The Martial Unity

Chapter 2125 Weighing Considerations

For a moment, Rui was shocked.

Then, his mind remembered all the ways that his father could have found out about his secret. Maybe he had ordered one of his Martial Masters to watch Rui's battle against Senior Frinjschia, or maybe Sage Sayfeel had spied on them the time he broke Kane through to the Senior Realm.

The details didn't matter.

What mattered was that his father now knew.

"Well, I suppose I ought to be grateful that you didn't bring it up until now," Rui grumbled lightly. "Still, you just couldn't help but include it in your plan, could you?"

Emperor Rael lightly shrugged with a hint of wry amusement. "I suppose I couldn't."

The two of them remained silent for a moment.

"If I were to refuse, I suppose you would attempt to persuade me."

"I would certainly try, but I'm afraid that it would be a failing initiative." Emperor Rael's powerful voice was calm. "You have grown too powerful. You still don't understand what it means to be a Martial Master in human civilization; perhaps you will learn more when you visit the Panamic Martial Federation. On top of that, you are especially unique and powerful in more ways than words can describe. I am unable to influence your decision as Emperor any more than what I am willing to do. I suppose the same is also true for the Martial Union."

lightly

They were true.

Rael had to offer him could compel him. His father was far too intelligent to even consider standard mundane bargaining

would outright scorn him if he dared to offer him political power. In other words, there was no way, even with

It was a constitutional monarchy where even the emperor had limits to the extent of his ability to command. He couldn't, with the authority vested in him as Emperor, order Rui to obey

could deploy the Royal Army to threaten and forcefully extract any service from anybody. But that would never happen for many

Rael asked with a relaxed tone. "Care to

a sigh. "Within reason, and as long as it doesn't meaningfully

heaving a sigh. "Within reason, and as long as it doesn't meaningfully impede my main

sacrifice his interests for

multiple treasures essentially free of cost. Even his father had to concede that he didn't owe this nation anything. Of course, that didn't mean

cost of your personal ambition. With the training manifold,

That was true.

that would translate to many hours of effort per day. This was especially unproblematic to Rui because he intended to employ the manifold to speed through at least some amount of time—gaining experience as

bunch of Seniors

no wonder that the Emperor was unperturbed by his

things that you should know," Rui told him solemnly. "My power to break Squires and Seniors through is not unconditional. There are