The Martial Unity

Rui exited the room, heading back to the viewing gallery before running into Master Ceeran once more.

"Ah, how did it go, Rui?" He asked eagerly.

"Interesting, but ultimately fruitless," Rui replied. "It probably won't be joining Her Highness' campaign."

"I see…that's a shame," Master Ceeran remarked. "If you're partaking in the Kandrian Throne War, then you only have two princes left. You might want to reconsider some of your choices. After all, you only have the People's Prince and the Underworld Prince, and both of them are bad choices."

Rui turned to him with a curious look. "Why do you think so?"

"It should be obvious. The Underworld Prince is a little bastard who caught up with the mafias and the black market. Sometimes, I don't understand why the Royal Family doesn't just clean that entire mess up with force." Master Ceeran snorted. "The People's Prince, on the other hand, is a peasant-loving prince who puts their interests above all. I'm surprised that any Martial Artist supports him at all."

Rui stared at Master Ceeran with a quizzical expression. It was interesting to see how a Martial Master of the Martial Union regarded the People's Prince. Apparently, a prince that put the people first was an eyesore. He wasn't sure why the Master would come to think in such a manner. Then again, he wasn't a Martial Master of the Martial Union.

At that point, he had diverged so much from the average human that they weren't even of the same species anymore.

Royal Family cannot wipe out the Kandrian Underworld for the same reason that no other state in the world has succeeded in curbing the black market," Rui replied calmly. "Supply always meets demand. Always. No amount of restrictions, sanctions, or proactive or reactive measures are ever enough to stop it. If it's illegal but highly demanded, people will get their hands on it, one way or another. The only way to destroy the Underworld is to legalize the trade of the black market. Otherwise, they will always lurk in the

the Royal Family does not have the power to find and annihilate

law enforcement and overcoming any hurdle. They understand the Kandrian Empire better than anybody else. They know this nation backward front and inside out. They know the chinks and holes in the system extremely well. They know it well

is stronger," Master Ceeran

will be involved," Rui heaved a sigh. "The losses this nation will be catastrophic, so much more that the

are essentially holding the nation hostage," Master

the disadvantage of the government being averse to it, which is why Prince Rajak is not able to get a lead even though he has the entirety of the third most powerful faction of Kandria behind him. The crowning ceremony officiates the ruler, and the government controls it; this is something even the Underworld can do nothing

Underworld was much more Martially powerful.

Prince would have surpassed the other six. Regardless, this wasn't something that was all that relevant to Rui. He would never accept the invitation of the Underworld prince;

up. "I've viewed the Karokann and spoken to Her Highness; there's

until next

finally descended the steps outside, leaving the viewing gallery. The crowd outside had diminished, but there were still plenty of people

about to sky-walk when a sign

security protocols: No sky-walking or

compared with other formal events hosting members of