◈ Intelligence (1)
Mujin and his party, who escaped from Heuksi carrying one or two of the rescued people, first washed themselves in the Li River.
Since my body was covered in blood from the fierce battle, I had to rinse my body and clothes to minimize any traces.
Mujin held an interrogation session as the group dried their clothes and stopped the bleeding of each wound, and to give those who had been forcibly carried away time to come to their senses.
“Do you think you can get away with something like this? “The council will chase you all the way to hell!”
The branch leader, unable to move due to being overpowered by demonic blood, poured out a lot of evil towards Mujin.
“If you were scared, you wouldn’t even move. “You piece of trash.”
ah. Are they human traffickers? Is this an insult to trash?
Thinking of such a trivial thought, Mujin pointed out the guy’s pain.
“And, it’s not just the Amcheonhoe that’s chasing us. “Won’t you come after us in Sincheon too?”
“!!!!”
The guy, who couldn’t say anything due to the pain, looked at Mujin with shocked eyes.
The branch leader regarded this fight as nothing more than a territorial dispute between the factions of the four factions.
Just as the leader of the North Wind Pyo Kingdom regarded it as nothing more than a robbery by bandits.
That is why the branch leader did not choose the option of suicide.
“eww!! Ugh!!”
And now, my demonic and evil blood have been suppressed and I am in a state where I cannot commit suicide even if I wanted to.
“Now is the time to spit out everything you know.”
It was Mujin who kindly put a psychic pill into the mouth of the branch manager, who looked like he was desperate to die.
I didn’t have time to leisurely torture myself anyway, and I knew that I wouldn’t fall for torture or interrogation easily, so I decided to use a psychic pill right away.
“Does anyone know the names or identities of the great lords?”
But when I asked with the feeling that I was going to stab him for some reason, the branch manager answered.
“Huh. “I’m the only one who can guess what I heard directly.”
“Who is that?”
“This is the Apostle’s Order.”
The branch manager, who had lost consciousness thanks to Shim Ryeong-hwan, explained briefly in a flowing tone.
The story is that after growing the Black Poetry through slaves provided by Shincheon, he was ordered to become a supporter of the Apostolic Alliance.
This part was something I had already seen in novels, so it wasn’t anything special.
“Then why did you assume that Sadoryunju is one of the great lords and not the master of Shincheon?”
“It’s because the command was treating the Four Masters poorly.”
“… … “Why don’t they all just use bottoms?”
“Only once did I see the honorific expression used in a command.”
“respect? To whom?”
“I don’t know the details. It’s just that I’ve never seen an order that says, ‘This is the Lord’s command.’”
Mujin tilted his head at the branch manager’s answer.
‘The name of the organization is New Heaven, but the title of the top leader is Master of Humans?’
That person may be the leader of a dark faction, but for some reason, I felt uneasy.
Still, one thing that became clear was that there was a line higher than Hyuk Jin-gang, the sado training leader. Although I expected it to some extent.
“And again, don’t you know anything about your superiors?”
“Gakkeum, instructions used to come from the Seven Great Lords.”
“Seven continents?”
‘Is King Nang around here?’ I asked back with an ominous feeling.
“That’s right ah. Daeju Jeonryeooong used to bring the letter herself, and judging by the faint smell of sea and powder from the letter, I can’t help but think that Seven Daeju might be a woman who lives by the sea.”
However, Mujin frowned at the strange answer he received.
‘Speaking of the sea, there’s no way King Nang could be a woman, right?’
Take a moment to think about that contradiction. Mujin remembered some information he had heard recently.
“Is he the Seven Great Masters? “I heard one of the great lords died recently?”
“ah. iced coffee. Yes, that’s right. “I received a letter saying that I had become the Great Lord Yuuk.”
Mujin wanted to hit the head of the branch manager who was trying to catch someone, but he had already gotten used to it thanks to Shim Ryeong-hwan, so he eventually stopped.
After that, Mujin asked for some more information, and in the meantime, as time passed, the branch manager collapsed bleeding from the side effect of the psychic pill.
To erase any traces, Mujin threw the branch leader’s body into the Li River as fish food and then returned to his companions.
“Have you found out the location of the other points?”
Mujin flinched involuntarily at the words of Cheongsu Dojang, who asked with shining eyes that he was about to return home.
“I have found a few places, but I don’t think it will be difficult to get there right now.”
“How come?”
In response to Cheongsu Dojang’s interrogative question, Mujin looked at the people he had rescued.
“We can’t go to such a rough place with them, can we?”
“… … okay.”
Mujin asked with an uncomfortable expression towards Cheongsu Dojang, who answered in a voice full of regret.
“Why are you doing this earlier? “This is not normal.”
“… … Is that so?”
of course! The surroundings were too quiet to shout, so Mujin just hung his head.
Cheongsu Dojang, who looked at Mujin’s nod, opened his mouth with a somewhat complicated expression.
“I see. We will be careful. “Infinite Buddha.”
“… … .”
It seemed like there was definitely something going on, but it was difficult to pinpoint it, so Mujin just sighed inwardly and opened his mouth to his companions.
“Now let’s move slowly. “If we delay further, we may be traced.”
“Where are we going?”
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In response to Mugung’s question, Mujin pointed to the southeast with his finger.
“Haju County (賀州縣).”
A county located on the road from Guangxi Province to Guangdong Province. There, Jamryong led Dowolcheon to the path of becoming the best of Sapa. Intelligence was asleep.
That Jinang was one of the purposes of Mujin’s visit to Guangxi Province together with Gyerim Heuksi.
* * *
Guilin and Hezhou County were both located in the eastern part of Guangxi Province, but they were only close by the standards of a large continent.
If Mujin and his party were the only ones moving, they would have been able to move in half a day using light aircraft, but because there were people who came to rescue them, time was bound to be delayed.
They paid money to buy clothes in a small village they found on the way to Haju County, then disposed of their bandit clothes and slave clothes, then obtained a carriage from a nearby county and moved to Haji County.
“Hahaha! If you want to pass by here, you will have to pay toll to these old people!”
As one might guess, this is an area dominated by Safa factions, it was a bonus that bandits would pop out once in a while.
“S-sorry!”
“If you save me, I will come to my senses and live a good life. Daehyup!”
It didn’t take long to deal with the bandits.
After taking out fifteen bandits in an instant, Mujin glanced at the group.
‘Maybe it’s because everyone has accumulated practical experience, but it feels like their skills are definitely improving.’
Muyul and Linglin. And although Mugung’s growth was noticeable, it was Mugung that showed the most rapid growth.
It was probably only natural that he had a different level of talent to begin with.
‘But why on earth is he like that?’
From that perspective. This time, the movements of Cheongsu Dojo, who was dealing with the bandits, were somewhat strange.
The Cheongsu Dojang literally slaughtered the bandits who stood in their way, just as they did in the dark hour last night.
“Stop!”
However, right after Mujin stopped Cheongsu, who thought that a moderate amount of mental education (which meant making him into an asshole) would be enough, Cheongsu became noticeably sluggish.
It was as if the shaman’s sword techniques he had practiced over the past dozen years were like clothes that did not fit his body.
While it felt like my skill level had improved a few levels when I was practicing last night, it actually felt like my level of swordsmanship had fallen a few levels.
While Mujin was watching, wondering why Cheongsu Dojang was acting like that. Suddenly, Moo-kyung spoke up.
“Mujin.”
“huh? why?”
“Why on earth are there so many bad guys here? “It’s the same with that black eye from last time.”
“I told you. “Guangxi Province is said to be the territory of Sapa.”
“no. Even in Sapa’s territory, it’s strange. Normally, the government wouldn’t leave bandits or human traffickers alone, right?”
The other children seemed curious about that as well, and their eyes turned to Mujin.
With a bitter face, Mujin decided to tell the innocent children the truth about adults.
“That’s because the government office doesn’t function as a government office.”
“hmm? Is that okay?”
“It shouldn’t be like that, but that’s the way things are in the world. “There are many people who think it’s not a crime if you don’t get caught.”
As the military maxim, which is well known to all Korean reservists, goes, ‘If you don’t get caught, you’re not worth it.’ As long as you don’t get caught, all is well.
And this was an area with good conditions to avoid being caught easily.
“Originally, the imperial family should monitor the provinces, but the distance from Beijing, where the imperial family is located, to Guangxi Province is really long. “The same goes for Guangdong and Fujian provinces.”
So, in those three places, the local noble families and government offices were acting as if they were the imperial family.
“The less surveillance there is, the easier it is to be corrupted, and what the corrupt people like the most is bribes and kickbacks. “Instead of committing evil acts, the Safa forces are coexisting by offering bribes.”
“So the bandits are also paying bribes!?”
When Muyul asked with wide eyes as if he was surprised, Mujin shook his head.
“No, they just go on a rampage because security is weak.”
Are corrupt politicians interested in the lives of ordinary people?
Whether the money is stolen or not, the soldiers belonging to the government office only need to maintain their money and power.
“And while Guangxi, Guangdong, and Fujian are particularly severe, Guizhou, Zhejiang, and Hunan provinces are not much different. “It is less so in the northern part of each province and close to Beijing, but the southern part is almost the same.”
“Then, can’t forces from political factions come and fight instead of the government office?”
Mu-jin laughed bitterly at Mugung’s question, who had fantasies about fairy tales of heroism and the word “Dae-hyeop.”
“It’s difficult because of the Sadoryun and Sapae Chilju.”
The problem that appeared on the surface was theirs, but the real problem was with the political faction.
Although they have formed an alliance under the name of the Murim Alliance, most of the major powers belonging to the Gupa Ilbang and the Five Daesae clans are in a hurry to unite and increase their own power.
If a certain sect tried to fight against the Sapae Chilju, it was obvious that they would back off and support them and take advantage when they lost their power.
However, the situation of the Sa faction was not better than that of the Jeong faction.
Unlike the political factions that care about the cause, do those who act blatantly have the will to truly unite?
The Apostolic Alliance is just a temporary alliance to fight against political factions.
When the political faction was not attacking, they were fighting over territory in the south, fighting each other.
‘It was Jinan’s plan to delve into that very area.’
Do Wol-cheon, who went on a rampage alone until the beginning and middle of the novel, breaking heads regardless of whether he was a political faction or not, ends up becoming a ‘Murim hero’ in return for destroying the Cheonryu Sangdan and even the Zhuge family.
But Do Wol-cheon didn’t care.
Very important information in the war against Zhuge Sega. This was because it was discovered that Hyeok Jin-gang, the Emperor of Pacheon Swords, the leader of the Four Swordsmen and one of the Three Swords of the World, had a deep connection with the dark side.
Jegal Sega, who joined hands with the Black Demon, was planning to take down the shaman with the help of Hyeok Jin-gang through the Black Demon’s connections. To monopolize Hubei Province.
Of course, Do Wol-cheon tried to clear the name by revealing the truth, but he eventually gave up and chose a different path.
Thanks to a character who takes on the role of Do Wol-cheon’s intelligence from the latter half of the novel.
After secretly rescuing Do Wol-cheon, who was in a dying state as a reward for defeating the Zhuge family alone, Jinang spoke to him while he was resting in a hospital bed.
– Anyway, now that he has become a martial arts official, no one in the political faction will believe the words of the Daehyup. So, please take advantage of this situation.
– Use the station? What does that mean?
– Isn’t the current goal of the Great Alliance anyway, the Four Masters? No matter how excellent the martial arts skills of the Grand Hyeop are, it is impossible to fight against the entire Apostolic Alliance alone. So, it would be better to create a new force in Sapa. Fight proudly against political factions and use the prestige of single-handedly defeating the Zhuge Dynasty.
– … … Is there really a need to do such a hassle?
Create a subordinate force. That too, the Safa faction.
It was a plan that Do Wol-cheon, who was from a political faction, could not easily accept, but he had no choice but to nod his head in the end after Jinang’s explanation.
– Our goal is to grow our power as a faction and challenge the Apostolic Leader. If an external force approaches, the Safa people will band together and block the great alliance, but if it becomes a fight between internal forces, it will simply be a fight to determine the leader.
So, from then on, Do Wol-cheon began his journey as a full-fledged Safa man.
‘So, we need to get Zinang in as quickly as possible.’
Although he was a talented person who would be helpful in many ways in the future, something terrible was going to happen to him within a few years.
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