A few days later, his grandmother finally returned from wherever it was that she went. She heaved a tired sigh upon return, taking a good long rest.
Naturally, Rui couldn't contain his curiosity.
"How'd it go, grandmother?" He asked once she had recuperated for some time.
"Hmph, the Martial Sages of Kandria were stronger than I had expected. But I still managed to secure rank four."
Rui's eyes lit up at those words. "You mean you beat seven of them?!"
As far as Rui was concerned, that was incredible.
Martial Sages of the Kandrian Empire were stronger than their peers for the same reason that Kandrian Martial Artists of other Realms were also stronger than the average Martial Artist.
The Kandrian Empire had better everything as far as Martial Art went.
