Episode 556
“I have always seen how much my father and mother love each other.”
“… … .”
“And as you know, Thanos, my father has no lifespan. He will never die unless he chooses to. But he won’t live forever, or even hundreds or thousands of years. That’s just too much.”
“… … .”
“Because it’s harsh.”
The two have already saved the continent itself, developed education, advanced civilization, and reduced famine.
Although there were many who died in the middle, there were an overwhelming majority of people who were happy.
As a parent, I do my best.
“Shouldn’t we give it some more?”
“… … .”
“I know that. Ultimately, the House of Milos must be my successor. The names Valanti and Gunnar cannot lead this continent. In fact, they should not lead it.”
The seeds of conflict have been there for a long time.
Harvey Valantier is Melon’s best friend, but from the country’s perspective, he is unstable and annoyed.
Elizabeth Valantie is Jack’s sister, but she doesn’t use the last name Milos. She is very precious to Jack, but she is also a source of conflict.
This is the truth that must be ignored and the pain that must be silently endured in order for all this peace to be maintained.
If Jack’s children were to multiply there, and if they were to go around proving to the world that they were stupid and unworthy, then that one incident could cause something uncontrollable to happen.
Back to the beginning.
“When the time comes for my father to step down from the throne, who should take his place?”
Thanos, who was listening quietly, did not answer this question.
Jack had already made up his mind about this matter before he founded the Milos Empire.
Thanos remembers that.
Jack said this to Aveiro, the current prime minister of the Milos Empire and the prime minister who governs the entire Western Continent.
Don’t look down on me.
Even if you are connected to Elizabeth Valantie and have dozens of nephews and nieces under her, never set your eyes on the throne of the Emperor.
If you set your eyes on him, Aveiro and all his children will die immediately.
Of course, he didn’t say the last sentence himself, but Aveiro wasn’t stupid. And Elizabeth wasn’t stupid either.
Jack can do anything if he has to. People who take on more responsibilities can do anything.
Is that all?
He was even more explicit with his blood relative Gunnar, who was Jack and Elizabeth’s mother and maternal grandfather.
If I ever look down on the Emperor’s throne, I will annihilate all beings with the name Gunnar that day.
If we look at it through the method of elimination, in the end only one remains.
Currently the eldest son and child of Jack and Valentine.
That’s Daniel Milos.
In the end, Daniel has no choice but to become emperor in some way.
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The problem comes after that.
Can you admit it?
Is everyone satisfied with Daniel’s rule?
Aren’t you greedy for Daniel’s seat?
Daniel said.
“I don’t know about others, but I need to prepare.”
The wind blows coldly. Thanos’ hair flutters. A pleasant resonant voice rings out through the sound of the wind.
“I am.”
Melon, or rather Daniel, turns his head. His eyes meet Thanos’s. There is sincerity in his eyes.
“I don’t want to kill them.”
In a way, this was the key.
Harvey Valantier, and Aveiro and Elizabeth.
And Gunnar too.
Strictly speaking, if we look at it only by ‘bloodline’, the Valanti and Gunnar families are the same bloodline as the Imperial House of Milos.
Daniel had to be strong and prove it so that they would not have vain thoughts.
Daniel had already made up his mind a long time ago.
You will become someone that no one can suspect.
I will reign supreme to keep the peace.
Goodness alone cannot support the weight of the Milos Empire.
“I will not walk the king’s way.”
If there is anything blocking it, it will be broken and torn apart.
I am.
“I will walk the path of the barbarians.”
It will show the world that it can support weight.
As the crown prince.
As the next emperor of the Milos Empire.
Now is the beginning.
To be exact, it will start from there, on the Eastern Continent.
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Cheonhaseong.
It was a huge land with over 400 martial arts families, and it was also a trading city with hundreds and thousands of ships coming and going every day centered around a huge canal.
With a population exceeding millions and perhaps a greater importance than the Central Plains martial arts world, order is maintained by a single group.
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Cheonhaseong.
It is an organization that was established in the past by Ryu Jin, the current second-ranked martial artist in the Murim Series.
Ryu Jin led Cheonha Castle as the lord of the castle and continues to lead it to this day.
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Although this group did not call itself a nation, it was organized almost like a nation.
Everything in the canal is ruled by Cheonha Seong, and Cheonha Seong directly taxes the canal and also receives a certain amount of money from the martial arts world leaders.
It would be safe to say that it was a country, with only different words.
It is a new fact that the status of the Milos Empire is absolute.
Jack once said:
[We have no intention of touching any culture on the Eastern Continent, nor do we intend to force it on them.] [Those who wish to accept and interact with new cultures are always welcome.] [If there is anyone who forces or interferes with those who wish to learn with impure intentions, we will search the entire world and kill that bastard.] [We will let the Eastern Continent grow on its own if possible. As long as they do not do anything that is inconvenient.]
As the saying goes, the Eastern Continent grew on its own.
There were those who came to learn the culture and magic of the Western Continent, and there were those who combined those magics and martial arts to create a new type of martial arts, and naturally, the martial arts world changed.
Should I say that the quality has improved?
Ryu Jin, the Lord of the World, was also a warrior who achieved exceptional growth in the Eastern Continent.
He had already reached the level of a transcendent being, and he was an overwhelming monster, so much so that it was said that his power was almost on par with that of the ‘Dragon Lord’.
Should we call it the pride of the Eastern Continent?
Ryu Jin fought 1:1 with Cell, the Dragon Lord who was ranked 1st in the Murim Seoryeolrok. The result was a draw, but Ryu Jin admits that he was inferior in many ways.
That is why I accepted it proudly when my name was listed as second in the Murim Seoyeolrok.
People say.
If time passes, Ryu Jin will defeat the Dragon Lord Cell and sit at the top of the Murim Rankings.
There is a world under such a Ryu Jin.
In Cheonhaseong, excluding the castle lord and vice castle lord, there are five positions, starting from the highest: Juryeong, Daedangju, Dangju, Patrolman, and Silwon.
The history of Cheonhaseong is long.
It is a group that survived the fight against Ragnarok in the past, and it is a land that existed even before that.
Since even such a world is ultimately under the control of the Milos Empire, it has its own jurisdiction.
Rattling, rattling, the carriage shook just then.
He put down the file he was holding and let out a deep sigh.
There was no need to look any further. To be exact, I should say that I had already memorized it because I had seen it countless times.
The impression was simple.
“This is a mess.”
In other words, there is currently a jurisdiction of the Milos Empire in Cheonha Castle.
Of course, there is a chief of the jurisdiction, and under him there are administrative officers and inspectors.
What matters is how many there are.
First of all, each jurisdiction has one chief, one administrative officer, and one inspector. And I am taking office as an inspector.
That is, one chief, one administrative officer, and two inspectors, that is all there is to the jurisdiction.
It may seem like an absurd number, but there was a reasonable reason for it.
“A total of 82 reports of transfer, 16 dismissals for serious crimes, 7 accidental deaths, and 1 suicide.”
The reasons for reporting a transfer are ‘failure to adapt’, ‘depression’, ‘extreme helplessness’, etc.
The crimes were extremely varied and included serious crimes such as embezzlement, murder, and even rape, as well as accidental deaths.
“… … fell down the stairs, died from a ruptured blood vessel while practicing magic, died from slipping on the toilet while showering to urinate, died while fighting a martial artist… … .”
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This was no joke, and it was obvious to anyone that the research had been done sloppily.
It wasn’t the end.
“After receiving a report of a rebel force in Cheonhaseong, the inspector who began investigating was found dead the next day, and the martial arts family associated with him was destroyed overnight.”
It was absurd.
It smells so bad. Cheonhasung is a lawless place, as its name suggests, where all sorts of things happen, and most of the students from the academy who were dispatched there were not very good.
For 18 years, these things happened.
This is why Cheonha Castle became a place that all students in the academy avoided, and it was so notorious that people would rather go to prison than go there.
especially.
“Just one month after taking office as inspector general, the inspector general who was reinvestigating a past ‘rebellion’ incident suddenly committed suicide.”
This is something that happened relatively recently.
The incident where the previously mentioned martial arts world was destroyed overnight and the inspector was found dead, but the inspector who had decided to reinvestigate the incident was found to have committed suicide.
I picked up the file again and flipped through it.
Then I stopped at one page.
There was a picture of a woman with pink hair and a bright smile, with her personal information written underneath.
‘Name Elena, 16th Milos Academy Swordsmanship Department Honor Graduate, Talented in both magic and swordsmanship, if she kept trying, she would be able to reach the level of Master in the future. She had a very confident personality and was good at getting along with her classmates. Age 19, Age 19 when she died.’
The last line sticks strongly in my head.
‘While reinvestigating the Gwangmyeongse clan destruction incident, he hangs himself in the duty room and dies. There are no signs of murder. There is no will either.’
I tapped the carriage window with my hand.
The word ‘mess’ is very appropriate for this.
There was also information that several investigation teams had been dispatched to Cheonha Castle, but all returned without any results, which was strange to anyone who saw it.
If it happens by chance once or twice, that’s fine, but if it keeps happening, it’s not a coincidence, it’s fate.
This smells so artificial.
I feel nauseous.
Finally the carriage stopped.
The door opens and the coachman grins.
“Inspector, we have arrived.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at the coachman who was holding out his hand as if asking for a tip.
“I’ll take five silver coins.”
“Silver coins, five?”
“Yes. Five silver coins.”
It was obvious that they had come a long way. But considering the distance, two silver coins would have been enough, but five?
“This is, what is it? In Western Continent terms, it’s called premium, exactly that. Wasn’t it comfortable when you came? My carriage driving skills are the best in the world.”
It wasn’t even comfortable, I thought I was going to die from the discomfort.
It was so uncomfortable that I had to use an artifact to make my seat more comfortable.
Soon, a snicker comes out.
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When I handed the coachman five silver coins, he smiled brightly.
“Then, I hope you have a peaceful night.”
He drove off in his carriage.
I raised my head.
A huge but very shabby building comes into view.
This is the jurisdiction of the Milos Empire that exists within the city of Cheonha.
I became the inspector here today.
