The Martial Unity

Lashara smiled at those words, turning to Rui with an affectionate gaze. "…It is my favorite past-time."

Rui's smile was melancholic, for he knew that soon he would be departing from the Kandrian Empire and would not see her for several years to come.

"Then, you'll have to pardon me while I borrow this young man for a brief," Matriarch Nephi got up, withdrawing her hands from Lashara. "We have some important matters to speak about."

Rui waved the dumbfounded Quarrier Orphanage. "I'll be back in an hour or so."

The two of them sky-walked across Kandria toward the Ilvilia Forest, where the Silas Clan was settling.

"You have been blessed," Matriarch Nephi remarked with a profound tone. "That bastard Rael did a good job finding a family for you."

Rui smiled wryly. "Grandmother, when I'm gone…"

"Don't worry," she remarked. "I shall ensure that no harm shall befall the Quarrier Orphanage. Not now, not ever. Rest assured that my power will protect them always.

Rui heaved a deep sigh of relief. "…Thank you."

With that reassurance, Rui could probably stop worrying about the Quarrier Orphanage entirely. With the protection of a prophetic Martial Sage, the Quarrier Orphanage was essentially untouchable.

"Now then," Matriarch Nephi narrowed her eyes. "What did the Martial Sages of the Martial Union say to you?"

Kandria," Rui remarked. "At the same time, they were deeply interested in winning over the Silas Clan to the Martial Union. Now that the Silas Clan has

Martial Union

institutions that require loyalty and some amount of compliance with orders from superiors or the Underworld, where you will then become the enemy of the Martial Union and the Emperor," Rui informed her. "Of course, you can also go 'his' route and swear an oath of loyalty to

to agree to allow Sage Sayfeel

nation or swear loyalty and comply. The Martial Union seems like

interested in obtaining the Silas Clan's partnership and even giving you all a say in the Union's Fiscal Committee, which decides the allocation of the Martial Art budget. They are also proposing

willing to enter such an agreement unless the Martial

shrugged. "Only a minute proportion of the peak of human civilization, the Sage-level powerhouses, around the Panamic Continent that have the balls

Sages and Martial Masters just to get one's hands on the power of

quite attractive,

provide you with a more detailed report

in the continental dialect, and I prefer to rely on more

"Understandable."

his

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Silas

the clan. Considering how short a while it had been, they had made significant progress

you have about the Divine Doctor. I shall fulfill your request to me now that it is clear that you have obtained all the

to tell her everything that the information package covered. He also showed her several pictorial representations of data, including a map

present her summaries and distilled shreds

Matriarch Nephi narrowed her eyes a few hours later. "How fascinating. To think that he has managed to conquer death in this fashion. I wonder if the Silas Clan could employ their soul transfer technique to overcome the