The returning Martial Artists expected to return to celebrations and cheer for the victory that the Kandrian Empire had just secured. Not only did Rui survive, but the Kandrian Empire also managed to get their hands on Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Since this man had copied Rui's VOID algorithm, it meant that he too could trigger breakthroughs.
They could promise twice as many breakthroughs in negotiations.
This was an extremely good development.
Worthy of celebration.
Yet, when they returned, they found the Kandrian Empire in a mess.
Not a physical mess, but an economic mess and political mess, one that they didn't entirely understand.
Not only was the Royal Palace and the other institutions of the government extremely busy and consumed with sudden developments that had occurred very recently, the administration of the Martial Union also appeared entirely consumed in some sort of an emergency.