The Martial Unity

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Rui got a closer look at Adventurer Town when he physically moved around by himself. This was much different from watching it from afar in his carriage. He had to admit the spirit and energy of the town was contagious.

Perhaps it was because everybody around him walked with a purpose, direction, and drive. This was a town where not a single normal resident remained. It existed solely for the purpose of serving as an avenue for consumers and suppliers of Beast Domain-related Martial Art services.

Every single person was searching for something.

Ambition and determination flickered in the eyes of the Martial Artists round Rui, be they Apprentice, Squire, or even Senior. No matter their Realm, Martial Artists threw who themselves in the Beast Domain day in and day out were built different from those who only completed regular and normal civilian commissions.

It was the difference between soldiers who were regularly deployed on the frontlines and those whose services in an army involved being extremely far from any danger.

Rui could instinctively tell that these Martial Artists were different. There was an edge in their eyes that conveyed implicit peril. These were Martial Artists who were forged in adversity that was born from throwing themselves in the Beast Domain.

Rui respected that, regardless of their Realm. He appreciated it because it was equally infectious. It subconsciously primed him for the magnitude that he was undertaking.

He couldn't help but notice that the number of Martial Seniors was proportionally low. And thus far, he had yet to see a single Martial Master.

It made sense.

to gain personal customers and clients outside of the guild or go procure missions in the mission library of the Adventurer's Guild, Martial Seniors, and Martial Masters were much more valuable and much more scarce

of governments and states to personally negotiate with them for an agreement on their services. They did not need

by virtue of reaching something close to the

Martial Seniors. It was easy to forget this simple fact in the

Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana that did not even have Martial Squires, let along Martial

the Kaddar Region and Vilun Island, Rui would today be considered to be unparalleled. Considering that Master Ceeran, when he was still a Martial Senior, was able to beat two Martial Seniors of the G'ak'arkan Tribe simultaneously. Rui, in his current state of power,

he entered Sage-level powerhouses like the Kandrian Empire that Martial Seniors were quite diminished in their significance. The moment Rui stepped out, he could almost instantly feel the esteem that came with being a Martial

had hidden their presence. Maintaining their furtive approach was more important than

STEP

arriving before a large and towering office of the

go," Rui remarked as the two of them weaved through

large space filled divided into

saw was

to

"Drink up, drink up!"

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what appeared to be a pub section with tables filled with drunk adventurers drinking away to glory. On the other side was an enormous board with what looked like application forms pinned to

them as commissions. They were on public