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Rui thoroughly enjoyed his tour of the headquarters of the Panamic Martial Federation. It was the first time that he had come across such an ungodly amount of resources dedicated solely to the progression of Martial Art.
It gave him the impression that even if Martial Art were to lose an immense amount of power and capital one day, the Panamic Martial Federation possessed the ability to sustain the growth of Martial Art on its own.
In that regard, he had to admit that it truly was by, for, and of Martial Artists.
One of the reasons that he didn't aggressively spread his knowledge of science was because he was concerned that it could undermine the dominance of Martial Art. He didn't know whether Martial Sages would be able to deal with siege weapons armed with powerful processing power and accurate data.
He would have been less concerned if Martial Transcendents were actually assets that exercised their power. But given that Martial Sages were effectively the peak of Martial Art, he had been wary of the impacts he could have.
However, after seeing how much the Panamic Martial Federation put into Martial Art, he could not help but believe that Martial Art would prevail no matter what.
Of course, he was aware that this was far from an objective analysis and, rationally, it didn't change much.
Regardless, the countless training facilities that could train just about all primary fields of combat and their various sub-fields were a truly amazing sight.
Massive chunks of the surface of the tectonic plate were dedicated offense, defense, and maneuvering. Within them, countless sub-sections dedicated many resources to all conceivable sub-fields within them.
"Ah, I'm afraid to inform you that your slot has not yet been assigned, Master Rui," the employee at the counter began when he approached. "That is not what I'm here to inquire about," Rui stated with a calm voice. "I believe that I'm allowed to book appointments with members of the Panamic Martial Federation's advisory council, right?"
"Of course, Your Mastery. Are you perhaps interested in booking a meeting with anybody in particular?" Rui nodded. "Sage Kole Kellin."
He didn't miss the micro-reactions from her body language and the mental ripples inside her mind when she heard his answer.
"...Of course, Your Mastery," she replied with a perfunctory response.
"Is anything wrong?" Rui raised an eyebrow. "Ah..." Her expression grew troubled. "You can speak freely, you know." "I'm sorry, Your Mastery." She bowed her head. "However, Her Honored Sagehood very rarely accepts meeting requests from anybody, I'm afraid."
Rui narrowed his eyes. "Is that so...?"
It matched the intelligence reports that his father had supplied him with, which reported that she was pretty insular and rarely communicated with anybody. Thus, it begged the question of how one could possibly get in touch with her.
"How much would it cost to get her to see me?"
The employee grew more uncomfortable at the implications of his words. "I'm afraid we do not have such provisions at the Panamic Martial Federation."
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