Chapter 2155 Choices of History

Chapter 2155 Choices of History

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The Panamic Martial Federation was an enormous organization whose mandate gave it authority over the entirety of the Panama Continent. Due to the sheer scale of its jurisdiction, it had not one but four different headquarters for the four quadrants of the continent.

In other words, Rui didn't need to travel outside of East Panama to get his little briefing done.

"Of course," Master Zentra continued, "each branch has a Martial Master from each powerhouse around the entire continent. Thus, you will be judged and evaluated by each of the powerhouses across the entire Panama Continent."

Rui narrowed his eyes. "Judged and evaluated? You make it sound like I'm being prosecuted."

"Nothing of the sort," Master Zentra reassured. "However, you will be evaluated based on your threat level. This includes not just combat ability but also things like how dangerous your Martial Embodiment is to normal humans. I suspect that you will hit the highest score in that regard."

Rui raised an eyebrow. "It is rather curious that an organization that purports to exist by, for, and of Martial Art cares about the common folk."

"It is too impractical and would send humanity into a dystopian civil war, the likes of which this world has never seen," Rui mused knowingly. "Even the two Martial Revolutions of the Age of Martial Art would pale in comparison to the destruction that a war to enslave humanity would pan out. While Martial Art is the most powerful force in humanity, esoteric technology is fearsome enough to partially keep humanity in check."

After all, there was at least one Sage-level powerhouse that relied on esoteric military technology. The fact that all other Sage-level powerhouses relied on Martial Art primarily was proof that Martial Art was the strongest by a significant margin.

"On top of that, siege weapons are too destructive. In a war between Martial Art and esoteric technology, the former would win, but the latter would spread too much destruction, leaving behind a burning continent that might as well be uninhabitable," Rui further analyzed the reasons that such a war had been deemed an undesirable end. "Indeed." Master Zentra nodded. "That was why the Federation ultimately pursued harmony with humanity as a whole. That comes with certain constraints on Martial Artists of the Upper Realms. We cannot run around incapacitating entire nations with our Martial Embodiments without having humans hating Martial Artists. If we did this, this would reduce the number of Martial Artists that would be born from humans. The few who did become Martial Artists would also hate other Martial Artists for the suffering that they endured as humans. It would increase discord among Martial Artists and would be bad for Martial Art in the long run."

Rui understood the rationale for why the Panamic Martial Federation would focus on regulating the relationship between Martial Art and humanity. If they have decided to pursue a cooperative relationship, then it made sense to ensure that humanity would always have a positive relationship with Martial Artists.

"The reign of the Master Realm was perhaps the period where humanity hated Martial Art more than any other time in history due to the tilt towards psychopathy that Martial Masters underwent during that era," Master Zentra explained. "Martial Art was scorned as evil in many parts of the continent, which led to the birth rates of Martial Artists hitting record lows. The Panamic Martial Federation was created precisely to avoid this outcome. And it has largely succeeded in regulating humanity's relationship with Martial Artists for the sake of Martial Art."

He turned his gaze to Rui. "Today, Martial Arts has a largely positive image in culture due to Masters and Sages staying their hands against large population centers due to the consequences that the Panamic Martial Federation will inflict upon them if they become a liability to human civilization. Yet, that is just one of many things that the Panamic Martial Federation does to protect humanity."

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