Chapter 1737 Frustrating Answers

Chapter 1737 Frustrating Answers

Rui had to admit that Prince Raul's critiques were more than just valid; they were sound. As a Martial Senior, Rui could commit murder and get away with it pretty easily. In fact, the Martial Union essentially used the crimes to justify squeezing out free labor from Martial Artists as a punishment

Martial Artists were not straightforwardly imprisoned for many years or decades. They were sentenced to Martial labor, as dictated by the Martial Union, which would squeeze them of all the value they could during this time until they served their sentence and were free.

On top of that, the sentences for assault and battery were crimes that were treated with a slap on the wrist, with sentences of labor that lasted months at most.

Essentially, the Martial Union used this as a way to gain free Martial labor. The Kandrian government used this as a way to delegate what would be an expensive judiciary process for imprisoning powerful Martial Artists under the standard penal code.

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However, Martial Artists were a precious and vital resource.

They could not be locked up; it would weaken the Empire twice, once for losing the power that the Martial Artist had to offer and another for having to dedicate the same amount of power needed to ensure that the Martial Artist was actually locked up and didn't escape with force.

They could not be locked up; it would weaken the Empire twice, once for losing the power that the Martial Artist had to offer and another for having to dedicate the same amount of power needed to ensure that the Martial Artist was actually locked up and didn't escape with force.

Even if the Kandrian Empire could successfully implement this, it would dramatically weaken the nation, which was highly undesirable considering how many enemies the Kandrian Empire had inadvertently made.

This was the dilemma of the Age of Martial Art.

It was one that Prince Raul did not like.

"What if the path to least suffering is a civil war?" Rui calmly asked.

"...Then I will do everything in my power to ensure not a single person suffers. We Kandrian Ruffians will protect, feed, and house every person who needs it," Prince Raul heaved a quivering sigh.

"It is impossible to prevent the flames of war from spreading suffering," Rui snorted. "I fear from the bottom of my heart that you may be right," Prince Raul smiled sadly.

"What if the path to least suffering is maintaining harmony?" Rui raised an eyebrow.

"Then that is the path I will go down," Prince Raul firmly replied. "However, I do not believe that this is the path to least suffering. I do not believe that the best we can do is to let hundreds of thousands die over the years. I do not believe that is the very best we can afford to do."

Rui shook his head. "This is the price of Martial Art. This is the price of power."

"Then it is not a price that I am willing to pay," Prince Raul's voice grew stronger.

"Would you reject Martial Art?" Rui raised an eyebrow. "No, as I said before, I am not anti-Martial Art itself. But I will not accept the price of more than a hundred thousand dying every year," Prince Raul shook his head. "If Martial Art is unable to comply, then Martial Art may need to cease to exist."

"Hah," Rui shook his head. "What an asinine thing to say. You will spread more suffering if you try to get rid of Martial Art itself."

"People are kinder than you think, Rui Quarrier."

"You think kindness will get rid of the deaths caused by Martial Art, or Martial Art itself. You think kindness and 'heart' can fix all our problems?!" Rui grew frustrated.

"I am a firm believer in the human heart." Prince Raul smiled, ignoring Rui's outburst.