Once they came to an agreement, Martial commissioner Derun drafted a contract that specified the details of the mission before Rui signed it and once the stamp of the Martial Union hit the document, it became official.
"So, now what?" Rui asked as he relaxed back into his seat.
"I'll have the department of foreign affairs and the intelligence department set up a team and a training program to train, instruct and brief you on everything you need to know to accomplish the mission as well as possible," Commissioner Derun informed him. "Unfortunately, that takes some time. We cannot subject you to ordinary training programs that our diplomats have gone through, that would take too long. Not even you with your supreme cognition could complete it within a reasonable timeframe, as we've agreed. That means our internal training department will need to cooperate with the department of foreign affairs and the intelligence department to come up with a tailored training and briefing program just for you and this particular mission."
"I understand," Rui nodded. "Can I access the historical reports and records documenting all of our diplomatic endeavors with the G'ak'arkan Tribe?"
"That can be arranged," Commissioner Derun nodded. "Although that will be thoroughly covered in the briefing program arranged by us, it won't hurt for you to go through them if you wish to."
They conversed extensively, discussing the details before the conversation finally came to an end.
Rui had a lot to think about on his way home, there were so many things to think about that he felt like he could do so forever.
"This will probably be one of the most unique missions that I have undertaken thus far," Rui murmured to himself as he sky-walked home. "At the very least, it's probably the only Martial Art barring training partner missions where my combat prowess is entirely irrelevant."
The Martial commissioner was absolutely right when she said that this was a unique opportunity. Where else would Rui have the opportunity to serve as an ambassador for the Martial Union?
Rui had already rejected the invitation to become an internal member of the Martial Union rather than just an external associate. This meant that, unless very necessary like it was in this circumstance, he would not be assigned to handle truly sensitive matters of the Martial Union.
Rui was firmly against putting himself in a position where he had to undertake responsibility for matters and people other than himself, and perhaps his family. While he did not regret this decision, and had no intention of changing it in the short term, it was also true that he would generally not be given the juiciest and most important of missions to the Martial Union.
"That's fine by me," Rui shook his head.
Once he reached home, he locked himself in his room, opening up his accounter as he accessed his inbox. He had already received documents of the Martial Union's diplomatic history with that of Vilun island.
He opened them, browsing through their history.
[Naval exploratory team EW778 'Eagle's Flight' daily report
Date: Year three hundred and seventy-one, 53rd August
Title: Discovery of a new island.
....]
Rui raised an eyebrow as he read through the report that preceded all the other files in the digital document that the martial Union had sent him.
"To think she literally sent me the entirety of all documentation of the Vilun Island since the very initial discovery of the island thirty years ago," Rui smirked.
What surprised Rui more than anything was that they only happened to discover the island thirty years ago. This seemed to indicate that the exploration and mapping of the world by the human civilization on the Panama Continent was disproportionately lacking behind other aspects of its progression.
This was an interesting revelation, but not one Rui focused on too much.
Rui read through the report of the initial discovery of Vilun Island. The team reached the island and immediately deboarded and began hastily scouring the island, after noting that there were no signs of civilization. This was as per protocols at the time, of course. The naval team was not supposed to make contact with inhabited land with clear signs of civilization such as the infrastructure of buildings, roads, ports, etc. They were supposed to merely record the location of the land before promptly returning to the Kandrian Empire.
However, this did not appear to be the case with Vilun Island. The island was covered in a lush, dense, and rich forest without any signs of human inhabitation. The naval exploratory team mistakenly assumed that the island was uninhabited and endeavored to explore the new island extensively.
They discovered valuable esoteric natural resources, yet the second they began aggressively extracting them, they received a shocking welcome from the Martial tribes of Vilun Island who retaliated after witnessing the outsiders harming their island.
The naval exploratory team suffered many casualties as they retreated and ran away from the island in a haste.
('Interesting,') Rui was faintly reminded of the story of Columbus with this tale. Of course, the outcome of that discovery was radically different. The fundamental difference between the opposite outcomes of the two discoveries was the balance of power.
The natives of Vilun Island were strong enough to drive away the naval exploratory team dispatched by the Kandrian Empire. However, the same could not be said for the natives of North America.
Ultimately, power was all that mattered.
Rui resumed reading through the files, gaining a broader understanding of the events that followed understand.
The naval exploratory team of the Kandrian Empire was part of a larger exploratory endeavor to map out the oceans while also seeking land and natural resources. The Martial Union partook in this endeavor by supplying the much-needed aquatic Martial Artists that at the time was a special niche in which the Kandrian Empire lacked enough of a foundation.
The discovery of a new isolated and small island filled with many Martial Artists was a much more interesting development to the Martial Union and the Kandrian Empire.
