The Derimont Bazaar experienced almost an immediate drop in the human trafficking sector of the market. The Minneson human trafficking ring fell almost immediately after Senior Minneson passed away.
The entire organization had been held together by his own personal strength, various conflicting people and modus operandi all held together by the power of a Martial Senior, they immediately crumbled from within, unable to sustain any cohesion that allowed them to perform a large number of operations.
Those in the upper echelons of the Saiful Region who were in the know could not help but heave a sigh of relief. Although they all had various conflicting interests, they could all agree that the Minneson human trafficking ring was a nightmare for the entirety of the Saiful region.
That was the reason that many rejoiced when it collapsed, and many grew even more curious about the force that caused the collapse of the human trafficking ring. Perhaps it was because of the grace of the Beggar's Sect, but the fact that Senior John had been the one to take him drew the interests of many powers.
No one knew who commissioned him, but someone had, and he was strong enough to take down the leader of the trafficking ring. Many wondered if this was a sign that Rui was going to involve himself in the matters of the Saiful Region and become a staple of the Martial powers of the region.
Yet, in reality, the opposite was true. Rui was already preparing to leave the Saiful Region while he completed a few more mundane operations.
There simply wasn't much it had to offer for Martial Seniors.
In the first place, there weren't many Martial Seniors that warranted a mission to target them in the first place. The number of missions and operations within the Saiful Region that could truly challenge him was too limited.
That was the reason he immediately consulted Sian about the options that he had for his next operation.
"The perfect execution of your mission is appreciated," Sian remarked. "The missions and operations that you can undertake after leaving the Saiful region depend on where you want to go."
"I'm heading towards the east," Rui replied with a hint of determination.
The time for running away was done. It was time for him to begin his journey back home.
"Specifically, I wouldn't mind missions and operations that can be completed while also training in the various avenues of opportunities for growth for Martial Seniors," Rui replied. "That would be ideal for me."
Sian considered his words for a moment. "It's not going to be easy to arrange potential missions and operations for you with a vague schedule and vague destinations. Rather than having me prepare missions for you, it will be ideal for you to approach the base of operations of our foreign affairs department that is closest to the location that you wish to remain at for a while and complete their operations with you."
Rui considered her words, nodding.
They had merit. It was probably best to just interact with the branches of the Beggar's Sect across various regions and nations than to continue corresponding with Sian across such a distance.
"I'd need locations of the various branches, though," Rui said.
Sian nodded. "We'll give you the broader general locations of the various branches across your journey to the east."
Rui raised an eyebrow. He didn't expect her to agree so easily. The locations of various bases of operations of their foreign affairs department were strategic intelligence that could be used to potentially harm them.
"Naturally, we won't be informing you of their precise locations," Sian remarked. "However, we will equip you with the means to be contacted by our various branches should you seek to find them."
"How will that work?" Rui asked, curious.
"We will equip you with a simple and inconspicuous badge." She replied. "If you wish to make contact with our foreign affairs branch at any given region. Then you merely need to wear the badge in that region, and it will be interpreted as a desire to make contact."
That was not only discreet and clever but also showed just how cohesive the Beggar's Sect was despite being so large and widespread. The more Rui interacted with this mysterious group, the more he was determined to never make an enemy out of them.
Even if their intrinsic militaristic power was not that high, the sheer amount of influence they wielded was off the charts.
"That works for me as well." Rui nodded.
The two of them hashed out some more details before their meeting ended. Rui was supplied with the badge before he left the book market of the Derimont Bazaar.
'It is pretty unremarkable.' Rui mused.
It was made out of ordinary steel, there wasn't even a shred of esoteric substances in it. In a way, it was representative of the Beggar's Sect that was able to hide in broad daylight under an unremarkable disguise.
He pocketed it, heading back to his personal quarters in the Zerendul Republic before quickly gathering his few belongings before leaving.
He hadn't even decided where he was going to go. All he knew was that he needed to leave the Saiful Region before his momentum stagnated in this dull region.
He had a decent array of options at hand. It all depended on which of the three paths of growth and improvement he wanted to go down first when it came to his Martial Path.
It wasn't easy, but at the very least, he knew which one it wouldn't be to start off.
'Primordial seed is definitely the hardest among them all.' Rui mused. 'Even getting started in this field is too hard.'
Because he was trying to tread completely new paths, the difficulty of success was much greater. With mental techniques and assassination techniques, although he would be most certainly developing techniques from scratch, or at the very least modifying existing techniques significantly, he would still be working on a pre-existing foundation.
He didn't need to invent mental or assassination techniques.
