Episode 814
A tiger that does not live in a den (8)
“….”
The huge conference hall where people from the nine forces gathered was filled with only unknown silence.
Each of them was possessed of formidable force. As they entered a place that was bound to be uncomfortable, they were unconsciously emitting violent energy waves.
Surprisingly, the number was over twenty. It was an unusual situation with over 20 people in nine clans.
“Damn it.”
Go Boksan, the successor to Jangjiang Surochae, swore.
“If you call someone, shouldn’t they come quickly? Anyway, I wonder if this is too much.”
Towards the grumbling man, Seokdeung, the fire chief of the Gwangdo Room, spoke in a calm tone.
“Be patient.”
“what?”
“Is it because you come from a small group? There is no such thing as relaxation. After all, he must have been busy eating off other people’s stomachs and making a living, so how could there be such a thing as patience?”
Go Bok-san’s eyes were filled with death.
“Have you said everything you wanted to say?”
“Hwaam!”
Seokdeung yawned openly and asked Hwaryeon, the woman sitting next to him.
“What are you doing after dinner? Would you like to have a drink with me? “They say the food at the executive cafeteria here is so delicious.”
Hualien drank tea in silence. It was a cold and callous response.
It would have been embarrassing, but the stone lantern showed no such sign at all. I just smiled and followed her, sipping tea.
bang!
It was when Go Bok-san got up from hitting the table and was about to pull out the dagger attached to his waist.
“stop.”
Go Bok-san flinched at the heavy voice.
The main voice was Jo Pil-hak, the eldest son of Jo Dong-guk, who was recognized as the successor to Nokrimsanchae and the next head lender.
“Do you want to cause an accident in the master’s bedroom? Just do it in moderation.”
Pilhak Jo’s voice had weight.
In fact, among the successors, he was the oldest and also competed for the lead in skill.
Of course, no one ignored him because he was a bandit. Rather, the current Noklimchae had a greater number of people and military force than any other force.
Equipped with the unique brutality, intense wildness, and cunning of the Black Island, as well as enormous capital and organizational power, Nokrimchae was an organization that competed for the top among the Black Island forces of the time.
Goboksan’s lips twitched.
Bandits and bandits. It was a truly fitting combination, but Go Bok-san did not like Jo Pil-hak very much.
He was older, had great talent, and was already sharing the work of his father, Jo Dong-guk. Among the successors here, this is one of the few cases where he was recognized by the leader.
Go Bok-san, who was relatively weak, was someone he could never like.
Still, I couldn’t ignore his words. Although it is a world where water is wider and deeper than land, in terms of power, Janggangsulochae was bound to be inferior to Noklimchae.
Definitely.
flinch! flinch!
The successors sitting on either side of Jo Pil-hak flinched once in a while.
It was a reaction of the body, not the head. The heavy killing intent flowing from Jo Pil-hak’s body is pressing on their bodies.
Moreover, none of the people gathered here knew that Jo Pil-hak was in the worst mood.
“Tsk.”
Go Bok-san sat down. Of course, the gaze glaring at the stone lantern did not change.
There was silence for a moment.
“by the way.”
The one who broke the silence and opened his mouth was Lee Ja-gon, the successor to Heukdong Sangdan.
“Vice-lord, why did you invite these guys along with us?”
Lee Ja-gon pointed to the back of the round table where the successors sat.
Behind the successors stood one or two men and women. At first glance, they seemed like the successors’ bodyguards or servants, but in reality, they had their own positions within the gate.
“I wonder that too.”
Hobaek, the successor to the Jeonryong Sangdan, scratched his head.
“Looking at it, Jung-gu Heating doesn’t have any special characteristics, right? “He even said it tasted like rice.”
Hobaek pointed back with his thumb. Behind him, a man who appeared to be ten years older than him was standing with a stern expression on his face.
“That’s another amazing coincidence. “It’s similar here.”
Lee Ja-gon chuckled and turned while sitting.
The person behind him that Lee Ja-gon was looking up at was a hunchbacked young man who looked clearly sick.
“He can do math quite well, but he’s obsessed with the little things. “He has no ability, he only talks nonsense, and he’s not even attractive.”
match! match!
Even though he was slapped a couple of times as if he was used to it, the hunchbacked young man’s expression did not change. It was a more humiliating assault because not much force was used.
“It seems the vice-lord was bored.”
Go Bok-san got up from his seat as if he was frustrated and wandered around the conference hall.
“Ho-oh, too.”
Go Bok-san touched the wall of the conference room.
For a moment, greed appeared in his eyes.
“Amazing? This wall is not just a stone wall. “It was made by processing dark stones.”
Soboju Cheolwi of Ghost Hands asked in his characteristic raspy voice.
“What is Amyoseok?”
“It’s a rare mineral. I don’t know where it comes from, but it is harder than most iron and cannot be processed using ordinary methods. “It is very heavy, but it absorbs vibrations and allows air to flow well. It is said that really rich people use it to build secret rooms.”
Go Bok-san pounded the wall with his fist.
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He stuck out his tongue.
“It’s amazingly thick. I don’t know, but I don’t think there is any organization that has made a conference hall by processing amyostone this thick. “They say the Mukryongbu’s financial power is the best in the world, and it is truly enormous.”
Lee Ja-gon laughed.
“Isn’t that all money that came out of our pockets?”
“It would be nice to have a lot of money.”
“By the way, how do you know about the secret stone?”
“You can’t hunt someone down with eyes that can’t even recognize you.”
“Oh my! “Isn’t it natural that you have great eyesight?”
They are giggling and talking.
“You also have good personalities.”
A clean yet cool voice.
The main character of the voice was Hwa-ryeon.
“Are you pretending not to know even though you know? Or do you really not know? “Isn’t this the time to laugh and talk like this?”
Go Bok-san frowned.
“What do you mean?”
“Why would the Vice Lord have called them?”
The people Hwaryeon pointed to were those who did not sit at the round table.
Go Bok-san shrugged his shoulders.
“I don’t know that.”
“Then shall we talk about something else?”
Hwa-ryeon looked at Jo Pil-hak.
“I heard a rumor that Lord Nokrim Chaechae passed away.”
For a moment, there was silence in the conference room.
Tsutsutsu.
The killing intent that had been stirring in Jo Pil-hak’s body slowly turned into murder and flowed out.
Hwa-ryeon did not care about his life.
“And I haven’t met my father yet. “I haven’t been able to take a single step out of my room since I joined the Mukryongbu.”
There were some successors who came with the leaders at the Sobuju coronation ceremony, but there were also some successors who could not participate due to unavoidable circumstances. Hualien was the latter.
Lee Ja-gon spoke in a voice full of annoyance.
“It looks like there is work that needs to be done in secret. “When you do something in secret, doesn’t everyone similarly invite the leaders of their organizations together?”
“What’s important is that Nokrimchongchaeju passed away.”
Jo Pil-hak growled.
“If you talk nonsense one more time, I’ll cut off your limbs and put you in a pigsty, girl.”
Hwa-ryeon shook her head.
“I don’t mean to insult Sochaeju. “There’s something strange about this situation.”
Seokdeung asked quietly.
“What’s so strange, Yeon Mae?”
“Don’t call me Yeon Mae.”
“Haha, that’s harsh. “Anyway, what’s strange?”
“I haven’t seen the faces of the leaders and successors since they came to Mukryongbu. “The atmosphere is definitely not good.”
“What about the atmosphere?”
“The surrounding atmosphere was unusual from the entrance of the Mukryongbu to the room.”
“It was noisy and nice. It seems like the Mukryongbu will change a lot. Because of that Sobuju.”
Hwa-ryeon asked while looking at the stone lantern.
“You came with Lord Bangju during Sobuju’s coronation ceremony, right?”
“It did.”
“How much time has passed since Lord Gwangdo left for Daejeon with the other adults?”
“It’s been about five days, right?”
“Have you seen the Ark in five days?”
Seokdeung’s face hardened.
Only then did he realize that the situation was unusual.
“Nothing.”
“Then you didn’t find anything strange about it?”
Surprisingly, not only Seokdeung but also everyone else did not notice anything strange.
It was common in the Mukryongbu and within their organizations to call members of their subordinates and entrust them with their own tasks.
In fact, there were many cases where, when one task was completed first, the member who finished the task would wait indefinitely until the other member finished the task.
Of course, their position was unusual. However, if you look at the Mukryongbu, it will not be much different from the organizations under their control.
Moreover, the rooms assigned to each of them were extremely large and spacious. Meals were provided on time, and there was even space and side tables in the room to practice.
It’s frustrating not being able to see the sun, but for those who have trained in martial arts, it is a space and time they can spend without any difficulties. In fact, among them, there were some who focused on martial arts all day long because they wanted to break through the stagnant martial arts skills at that time.
“Isn’t it strange? It was so noisy outside that we couldn’t even leave the house. “Such cases are common, but even so, five days is too long.”
“What do you want to say?”
Hobaek frowned.
“Are you saying that my father was purged?”
Hwa-ryeon looked at Ho-baek in silence.
Silence was affirmation. To be precise, the answer was silence as to whether that was a possibility.
Hobaek chuckled.
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
“Are you confident?”
“of course.”
“How can you be confident?”
“Because I received a separate call from my father. Right up until yesterday. “It’s not just me, right?”
Hobaek looked around. The successors nodded and agreed.
Hwa-ryeon’s eyes became cold.
“You said you received a call?”
“why? “I guess you didn’t receive it?”
“Did you receive that contact letter?”
“Haha, Mukryongbu is a very large and maze-like place, but there’s no need to contact us by letter, right? “It’s not like we live in a different neighborhood.”
“Then who did you receive the call from?”
“Who are you?”
Hobaek unconsciously pointed at the hunchbacked young man with his hand.
“I heard from this guy and the others….”
At that moment, Hobaek stopped talking.
Only then did the whole group feel something strange and turned around. This was because they also received direct information from those who were later establishing the city.
Hwa-ryeon’s face darkened.
“Today… could be the last day of your life.”
It was then.
Kugugoogung!!
With a sound close to a roar, one of the rock stones collapsed and opened.
And Yeon Ho-jeong and Paeyul came in through the open door.
The successors sitting at the round table stood up hesitantly.
I should have said hello, but the word Sobuju had not yet entered my mouth. Moreover, everyone was embarrassed by the serious atmosphere that suddenly heated up.
In particular, Jo Pil-hak’s eyes as he looked at Yeon Ho-jeong were filled with madness. I was lucky that I didn’t draw my sword right away, as I was faced with an enemy who killed my father and younger brother at the same time.
“What are you doing?”
Yeon Ho-jeong chuckled.
“Have you got iron bars stuck in your back? “Have you never learned anything like etiquette?”
Only then did all of the successors bow down.
“I see you, Lord Sobu.”
“I’m meeting Lord Sobu.”
Yeon Ho-jeong nodded.
“It’s not enough to kneel down and receive me.”
“….”
“Anyway, why are you sitting here? I told my successors to sit down. “You are no longer heirs, right?”
“…yes?”
Yeon Ho-jeong’s smile turned cold.
“What kind of successor are these people who will soon be killed? They are corpse candidates.”
