Episode 623
After the deep conversation with Jack, Melon’s expression was not good.
That’s a given.
I didn’t have any evidence or certainty, but I could guess it through intuition.
Of course, that might not be the case.
Everything I think about now could be just a simple happening. It could be a leap of faith, or it could be a delusion.
Because not everything was certain, I had to doubt and doubt again.
After that, Melon tried to move straight to the Duchy of Valanti.
I was thinking that it might be a good idea to meet my aunt and mother and have a chat, and then I got a call from Yeongwol at a good time.
There was news that the new building for the Eastern Continent Inspectorate had been completed.
I already have a wedding ceremony planned for this evening. What good will it do to go to the Duchy of Valanti with my complicated mind?
I wonder if my mother or aunt knows about this suspicion.
Wouldn’t it be pointless to throw a huge stone at the hearts of two people who don’t know anything? Wouldn’t it be causing harm to them?
When we talk about speculation, it is when we have a firm conviction that it is true and have evidence. Not now.
So I just went to the Eastern Continent.
Melon, who arrived at the Eastern Continent, looked around blankly.
There were quite a few people there.
Yeongwol came and introduced himself as the experts in organ formations, and that they were the ones who set up all kinds of formations on Kunlun Mountain during the Cheonmasingyo era. They were the ones who created the huge field, which from this moment on will be the Eastern Continent Inspection Office and the Cheonmasingyo Cheonhaseong branch.
Because he told them such stories, Melon shook hands with each of them and told them about their hardships, telling them some words of encouragement.
Of course, I paid the price.
And it was only then that Yeongwol noticed that Melon was not in a good mood.
So, my little event stopped there.
The melon turned inward.
A huge hallway unfolds.
There were no decorations or anything like that because it had only just been completed. That was then.
When I passed the halfway point, thump.
A small sound rang out and the space changed.
It’s a formula.
Melon could feel what effect this formation was having at the moment.
First, my senses became dull. My vision gradually became blurry and my body felt heavy.
It was interesting. Without raising his spirits at all, Melon took another step. Exactly one step.
The moment you take that one step, you hear a squeal from the right and left.
I took a step forward and turned my body to the side. Two arrows flew past me on either side. At the same time, another arrow flew in from the front.
This time I moved too. The more I moved my body, the more arrows flew around me and my body became even more dull.
It was interesting.
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At this level, I feel confident that I can easily handle beginner master level tasks.
Melon looked around.
In that dark space, Melon found just one thing.
A shining space.
I immediately kicked the seat in that direction. If there’s a way in, there’s a way out.
The same goes for the formation.
Finding the way to survive between the path to death and the path to survival was easy for Melon, who had good senses.
Yeongwol, who was next to Melon, asked her, who had come out in an instant.
“It’s a formation called the Dream Soul Thousand-Ri Movement of Apostasy. It basically dulls the senses and at the same time, shoots steel arrows imbued with mana like crazy. There are exactly 1,900 arrows in the current formation. You can add spears, cannons, or anything else instead of arrows. What do you think?”
“It’s okay. I think beginner masters will be able to handle it easily, and intermediate to advanced ones will be quite difficult.”
“Those people I saw earlier were unmanned personnel belonging to the ‘Black Blood Squad.’ I would like to appoint them as the general manager of this building. Is that okay?”
He nodded. Melon added this.
“You don’t have to ask my opinion about who to appoint.”
“… … .”
“Because I trust that you will only appoint those who will follow your orders and not block my way.”
“Thank you… thank you.”
He shrugged.
Yeongwol continues speaking to Melon.
“There are several more digits installed, but… … I’ll just turn them off.”
Melon nods.
Melon continued walking.
We headed towards Daejeon, which was inside the building.
This place was very luxurious, even though there were no decorations or anything like that.
There were exactly ten columns of great height and great thickness, each with exactly ten steps leading to the top, and at the top of each of these was a throne.
Melon slowly climbs the stairs.
After sitting on the throne, I looked around.
be high.
That thought came to me first.
I thought it was too high from the start, but the melon was already on top.
This height is about right.
It has the potential to go higher and it must go higher.
Melon is not satisfied with this.
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“Wasn’t there a message left behind by the bride and groom?”
“Yes, there wasn’t any.”
“It seems that the announcement that the Cheonmasingyo would operate 30% of the canal was quite shocking to the Sahonje.”
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Of course. How can you ask for 30% when you have complete control?
That’s why we made a promise.
Because the wedding ceremony had something to say and Melon also had something to say.
It’s almost time.
Melon stood up from the throne.
Now it’s time to bring in 30% of the canal.
* * *
I thought about the Sahonje.
This kid is more shameless than I thought.
He kept talking nonsense about the future and reconstruction of the Cheonmasingyo, but it turned out that he was just a punk among punks.
I took a deep breath and opened my mouth.
“… … Give me 30% of the canal… … . To be honest, it was a demand I could never have imagined.”
“I tried to keep it as brief as possible, but was that really it?”
I’m speechless. What the hell are you trying to do?
“Master, everything else is fine. But demanding a share of the canal… … is a completely different story.”
Melon shook her head at these words.
“You’re asking for a share? No. There’s some misunderstanding. Asking for 30% means asking for 30%. I’m not asking for a share.”
“… … 30%… … . I don’t understand. Why 30% of all things? The canals are wide. Among those canals… … . Oh… … . No way.”
Sahonje realized this while talking.
Sacheon, Shaanxi, Bangsan, and Tangwang.
The four regions represent the Tianha Castle. To be exact, the Tianha Castle rules over these four regions.
It’s been like this for not just years, but decades.
What is important here is why the region is divided into four: Sichuan, Shaanxi, Bangsan, and Tangwang.
It was simple.
The great canal that runs through Cheonhasung passes through those four regions.
That means there are four management offices in one canal.
And 30% of them.
The one that boasts exactly 30% of the size is the ‘Sacheon Canal’.
It was simple.
“… … Are you asking for the Sacheon Canal?”
“Now we’re starting to understand each other a little bit.”
“… … .”
“Why? Is there a problem this time too?”
“Of course. No, isn’t this too sudden? Asking for a canal, no, asking for the Sacheon Canal. It’s just.”
“just?”
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“Doesn’t that mean you want to give me all of Sacheon? Cheonhaseong has ruled over four lands. No, Cheonhaseong is what was placed on four lands. Does it make sense to ask for one side of Cheonhaseong to be taken away like that?”
Melon asked with a serious expression.
“Is there any reason why not?”
“……yes?”
“Rather, I feel like 30% is very little.”
What the hell is this?
As I was thinking like that, Melon suddenly called out to me.
“Hey, Lord Daewon.”
“… … Yes, Master.”
“Are you very embarrassed?”
“Yes. I am embarrassed.”
It’s more than embarrassing.
Melon continued.
“Don’t panic and think about it lightly. I’m not here as the head of the Inspectorate, but as the leader of the Cheonmasin Church. So I’m asking for 30%. What does that mean?”
“… … .”
“You don’t know? This is disappointing.”
“… … Please speak frankly.”
“It’s simple. How many people have complained about Cheonhasung monopolizing the canal until now?”
“There were quite a lot.”
“What happened to them all?”
“Every single one of them was wiped out. There may be survivors, but I don’t really care where they make their nest. Anyway.”
“Because you won’t be able to show your teeth?”
“yes.”
“Then what about the Cheonmasingyo?”
The corners of my eyes furrowed in anticipation of the wedding. To be honest, I had been skeptical.
Is this kid really demanding 30% for that reason?
“Daewon Dangju, as the leader of the Cheonmasingyo, I do not like the fact that Cheonha Seong controls the entire ‘Eastern Continent Canal’.”
“… … .”
“That’s why we’re having this conversation now, because we want to resolve it as peacefully as possible. If the head of the Daewon Party thinks so, wouldn’t it be very conscientious if it’s 30%?”
“… … .”
“You have to answer.”
“… … Conscientious, whose standard is that?”
“Of course it’s my standard. Why? Is it unreasonable?”
I couldn’t answer. It wasn’t irrational.
If they had asked for half, I would have absolutely opposed it. If they had asked for another region instead of Sacheon, it would have immediately escalated into armed conflict.
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But 30%, and a region called Sacheon.
To be honest and blunt, who rules Sacheon now?
Although it is nominally a world power, it is ultimately ruled by the Office of the Inspector General.
Most of the patrolmen, including the lord, were cut down one by one, and hundreds of the soldiers were beheaded.
Melon.
No, Daniel Milos.
That man beat them all to death. Now, in Sacheon, the Inspectorate is almost a place where absolute power is exercised. In addition, the head of the Inspectorate, Melon, is already a symbol of fear at least in Sacheon.
“… … Sacheon… … .”
It’s true that it shouldn’t have been done that way.
If we really think about it, it would be right to negotiate not the entire Sacheon Canal, but half or even less.
Although the Inspector General’s authority has been used to cover up various issues and gain benefits, it is absurd to give up the canal.
but.
Right now Ryu Jin has something urgent to do.
It would be not only inefficient but also meaningless to clash with Melon, who has now taken office as the leader of the Cheonmasingyo, or point weapons at each other.
The four-legged reaper said.
“First, I will speak to the lord. As you know, I am the head of the Daewon sect. I do not have the authority to grant a canal or anything like that.”
“I would like to receive an answer by today.”
“… … Yes. I will definitely give it to you today. However, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to give you a good answer in terms of content. I hope you understand this as well.”
Sahonje gave a model answer and Melon was convinced.
Rather than making a request to Sahonje, it was like making a request to Ryu Jin anyway, and in this case, it was best to find common ground through a 1:1 conversation with Ryu Jin.
Melon intended to conclude the negotiations by the end of the day and set the transfer of the entire Sacheon Canal as the ‘minimum’.
No matter how Ryu Jin came out, Melon had no intention of backing down. As the leader of the Cheonmasingyo, he had to stabilize and convince his followers. He had to produce results at this time when he was at his strongest and most united.
Yes, Melon stood up from her seat.
Melon, who had moved to the Eastern Continent Inspectorate, waited quietly.
1 hour, 2 hours.
So after three hours, exactly three hours, the answer arrived.
The wedding ceremony came in person, he said to Melon.
“The Lord said that he accepted all of the leader’s proposals.”
Melon doubted her ears, wondering if she had heard wrong.
This easy?
“The Lord, who has made the grand decision to give up everything, asked me to convey these words.”
“What did you want me to tell you?”
“He asked me to convey that the existing tariffs must be maintained.”
I couldn’t seem to straighten my furrowed eyebrows.
What the heck are these guys?
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