The Martial Unity
chapter-2312

"…And so, I came back to you to consult you on whether the risks can be minimized."

The Gatekeeper listened to Rui's objectives, circumstances, and predicament with patience. It wasn't until Rui was done with his elaborate explanations of the matter that he offered his initial thoughts on the matter.

"A fascinating application of my technique that I have neither considered nor am interested in considering for my own personal usage," Sir Armstrong remarked. "However, I can understand why you would be deeply interested in this application thereof. The risks associated with conditioning the blood-brain barrier can be mitigated if the resolution of your senses is deep enough. This would allow you to witness exactly when the precise point of no-return is."

Rui frowned. "That's a sub-cellular level of microscopic resolution. Masters can discern individual cells to varying degrees depending on our senses, but that's not enough in this case. The membrane is porous enough to allow for the smooth exchange of gases and other organic molecules. In order to be able to detect the point of no return just before it's too late, I would need an even deeper sense. I would need to be able to perceive the very gaps through which the exchange of molecules occurs. That's not really a viable suggestion for me."

"…I suppose that's true. It is a level of resolution that I'm able to witness within my own Body, but I see now that it is indeed not a solution accessible to you." Sir Armstrong fell into thought. "Unfortunately, I am unable to speak thereto from my own personal experience because of how different my Martial Mind is. It is challenging for me to come up with a solution that is suited to the circumstances of the average Martial Master."

"Wait…" Rui frowned. "You can study your own Body at sub-cellular level?"

"And deeper," the Gatekeeper replied lightly, still immersed in thought about the predicament that Rui was consulting him about. "I have been able to build upon the foundation of anatomy, physiology, and cytology that I gained from the Divine Doctor with my own personal insights that have aided my body cultivation, conditioning, and evolution."

"That's incredible…" Rui faintly murmured. "No wonder you are progressing so quickly. Your Martial Body is far, far stronger than it was the last time we spoke. It makes sense that your senses and processing are also geared towards aiding you in training, which results in such ridiculous outcomes."

"Forsooth, but it is of no avail when it comes to passing on my developments to others such as yourself."

Rui considered his words. "If it's just about powerful senses, then I could get a Martial Sage to aid me with my training. Their senses are surely more powerful than yours in all regards by an enormous margin. Thus, they should be able to detect the point of no-return that you mentioned."

The Gatekeeper's stirred at Rui's suggestion with a knowing gaze. "That is indeed a resourceful solution, however…"

"Yeah, I know." Rui heaved a sigh. "The Martial Sages are too busy to babysit my training for a month or two."

Perhaps he had enough power and influence in the Kandrian Empire to make this request to one of them under other circumstances. However, there was absolutely no way that he could get away with a request like this in the middle of a war. And frankly, nor would he want to.

Martial Sages played the most important role in this war by far. All of Rui's treasures in the world didn't matter if the Kandrian Empire didn't possess the power to protect them and themselves from the storm of upheavals they would cause.

Diverting the precious time that Martial Sage spent protecting the Kandrian Empire and its allies to helping Rui train a new technique that wasn't going to significantly impact the war was the height of foolishness.

He doubted that any of them would agree to waste their time on this matter. While he certainly possessed the political power of a Martial Sage, in times like this, their significance to the nation far exceeded derivative power such as political power.

"Anything else?" Rui asked with a hopeful glint in his eyes.

"…Solutions exist, but I am unable to pass almost any of them on to you for one reason or another," Sir Armstrong replied with a heavy tone. "As I said, my Martial Mind is too unique for it. However, one potential solution that comes to mind is the power of esoteric substances. Specifically, anything that will continuously heal or regenerate your blood-brain barrier instantaneously so that you don't have to worry about timing the conditioning right. As long as you ensure that the rate of healing matches the rate of conditioning, you will have achieved what you want."

Rui mulled over the man's words. "I'm assuming that healing potions don't work more due to practical constraints. It would take an absurd amount of healing potions, more than I can justify, continuously pumped into me to ensure that I don't have to care about timing."

The Gatekeeper nodded. "Additionally, you can't consume them when exhaling them, leading to all sorts of problems."

Rui considered his words. "When you say continuously heal or regenerate me instantly, you mean something like the Tree of Healings?"

Rui hadn't forgotten that one of the reasons that the Sage assault had failed was that the Sekigaharan Sages had consumed fruits from the Tree of Healings, allowing them to heal from the critical wounds that had been inflicted on them. It was a remarkably powerful resource when in the hands of Martial Sages.

"The Tree of Healings is indeed one such resource."

However, neither saw the need to mention the obvious.

There was absolutely no way that Rui could get his hands on one of the fruits from the Tree of Healings because it was the treasure of a Sage-level powerhouse that hated his guts more than anyone except his father. There was no way that anyone in the nation would be willing to help him out.

"Damn, I wish I had someone in the Sekigahara Confederate who could get their hands on the fruit."