10. Deadly Hover Bike Rally (1)
10. Deadly Hover Bike Rally (1) – Why is that old man there…?
Northern space, the nature of the salt heavens,
The muscular, large man with long brown hair, Yeomcheonseongju raised his eyebrows as he looked at the communication screen floating before his eyes.
“Is Yeomhwanachael coming to the Totu rally?”
– Yes, Lord Seongju, our branch’s disciple confirmed that Yeomhwanachael came out of the hover bike repair shop.
“They’re really being sarcastic, saying it’s their territory.”
At the words of the branch manager, Totuga, Yeomcheonseongju frowned. It seemed like he would do something like that when he tried to avoid it by saying something about understanding the situation, but isn’t he acting too blatantly in defense?
I didn’t think the Samgeukhoe would just hand her over. But that didn’t mean I could tolerate her running wild in their territory.
“I know it wasn’t a request I made with high expectations, but I don’t feel good. Should I just let the kids go and take care of their business?”
– Calm down, my lord. Didn’t you say that we shouldn’t provoke the Triad Council too much before the Totu rally?
“······I know. I was just saying.”
It doesn’t sound like something I’d just said. The branch manager swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
In the first place, the Seryeong affair was just one of many pretexts laid before the full-scale battle began. There was no reason to provoke the Samgeukhoe without gaining anything in return, and even if it resulted in a small-scale rebellion, it would give them an excuse to gather troops.
Of course, the old master of Yeomcheonseong, who suddenly lost one of his children to infertility, the master of the Flash Fist, Ma Jin-gang, was running wild, saying that he would seek revenge. However, as the leader of a huge organization, the lord of Yeomcheonseong needed to calmly weigh the pros and cons without being entangled in personal feelings.
“There’s no need to act rashly and ruin things before the event even begins.”
The Totuga Rally, where all the martial artists who have ridden hover bikes from all over the universe gather. After the Totuga Rally, Yeom Cheon-seong was planning to declare war against the Samgeukhoe.
The masters of the Salt Heavenly Kingdom scattered throughout the universe. There is no better way to gather them together without suspicion than the Totoga Rally. The birthday party of the Totoga branch manager, which was to follow after a short break, was a good excuse to keep the masters of the Salt Heavenly Kingdom in Totoga until the other unmanned people from other places escaped.
Although the Yeomcheonseong Totuga branch is only a branch in name, it is a branch that is overwhelmingly larger in power and scale than other branches, as it faces the true nature of the Samgeukhoe and must compete for the interests of the Totuga Ronin Market. Since one of the elite courses leading to the Yeomcheonseongju is the branch manager of this Totuga branch, it is not at all strange for several people to gather to manage their connections.
– That is a wise decision. And in fact, even excluding that problem, it is not a good idea to attack Yeomhwanacha. It is unfortunate that Dong-an-woo-gong Lee Mok-jin is accompanying us······.
“If it’s Dong-an-woo-gong Lee Mok-jin······. The person who defeated Seo-cheon-geom-hu, the fundamentalist of qigong?”
Yeom Cheon-seong-ju frowned at the branch manager’s words.
He had seen the videos of Dong-an-woo-gong and Seo-cheon-geom-hu. As expected, he was amazed at how all sorts of strange incidents occurred in the world of martial arts.
“Come to think of it, was there a salt spill back then too?”
– Yes. Given the circumstances, it seems like they started moving together after the fight with Seocheon Sword Master.
“Tsk. Why of all people······. Then I guess I can’t touch him directly. I can’t openly confront someone like Dong-an-woo-gong. For now, let’s keep digging into the relationship between the two of them.”
– Yes, my lord.
Although he tends to be secretly looked down on because of his ridiculous nickname and old-fashioned thoughts, Dong-woo-gong Lee Mok-jin is a monster who easily neutralized Seocheon Geom-hu, who is considered to have no rivals within the same level of Hwa-gyeong.
If you mess with this wrong, it can really turn into a real problem. It was an extremely natural reaction for a black magician who only evaluated people based on power and danger, excluding useless factors like fame and distribution.
But that doesn’t mean I can just pretend I didn’t see it.
“But if you didn’t know at all, then what would you know? The report has been uploaded, so we can’t just leave Yeomhwanacha alone like this. We have to do something, even if it’s just to show an example to those below us.”
My personal reputation is also like that. Yeomcheonseongju muttered. Although it is nominally groundwork for a revolt, the fact that Yeomcheonseongju personally requested her new soldier is a significant matter.
If no action is taken even after learning of the whereabouts of the spirit who defeated the disciple of Yeomcheonseong, what will his subordinates think? And what about the parents of the person in question, the Seol Gwang-yeol-kwon? In that sense, the Lord of Yeomcheonseong also needed to make some kind of gesture of revenge, whether it was outwardly or seriously.
– But isn’t it too risky to lay a hand on her?
“Hey, who said you’d do it yourself? You’re just saying you’ll do the follow-up work.”
– If you say follow-up work······?
“You said that Yeomhwanachael would participate in the Totu rally, right? You had the cuckoos plant a virus in the hover bike OS. You could hide it quietly and then explode it at a crucial moment. Got it?”
– Hmm. Is that enough? If it’s Yeomhwanacha, it’s known that he’s not only good at handling spaceships, but also at handling hover bikes······. In the past, he even made it to the top ranks of the Totu Rally with poor equipment.
“That’s just a preliminary preparation. I’m going to add more flash heat to this. Do you know what I mean?”
-······You are indeed the Lord.
It’s common for drones to die during a Totu rally, and it’s not even necessary to mention that hover bikes malfunctioning in the middle of a race due to excessive load.
From the perspective of the Flash Fist, it is like setting up a stage for him to take revenge after giving him a moderate amount of medicine. If he sets up the stage to this extent, even the Lord of the Sea of Heaven will be satisfied. With this level of sincerity, even the Flash Fist, who has turned his back on his son, will not be dissatisfied.
The feeling of being cowardly doesn’t even cross their minds. To them, this kind of backstabbing is the most classic of classics.
During the fierce competition, the hover bike of the salty flame that caused an abnormality and the flash heat fist that shot her down after waiting for the right time. Not a bad picture. The branch manager nodded with a sinister smile.
– That’s a piece of cake for us. We’ll release the cuckoos when the time is right.
“I believe that since it is you and not someone else, you will do well.”
Yeom Cheon-seong-ju ended the call after giving the branch manager a round of encouragement. His blue eyes turned to the photo that appeared next to the panel.
“This is Dong-an-woo-gong Lee Mok-jin······.”
At first glance, he looks young, even boyish, but if you look at his intense gaze, he is by no means an ordinary person. He is the type of person who would be a huge headache if he got involved in a bad way. I just hope that his relationship with Yeomhwanacha is nothing special.
Beep. While he was lost in thought for a moment, he heard a notification that someone had come to visit. Yeomcheonseongju raised his head and opened the door. A middle-aged man walked straight towards him and lightly gave him a handshake.
“My lord. I heard you called.”
A blond Western man in his fifties with a large build, wearing pitch-black prosthetic limbs on both hands that did not seem to shine a single ray of light. Although Yeomcheonseongju was not small in stature, he was no match for the man in front of him, Majin Kang, who possessed the Flash Heat Fist.
His eyes, twitching with his slender muscles, were filled with hidden anger and heat. If he was this motivated, he could definitely handle this other task.
Yeomcheonseongju smiled faintly and spoke in a satisfied voice.
“I promised you. Now is the time to avenge my son. I will prepare a ship for you, so pack your bags and go to Tortuga.”
“I can’t possibly eat it.”
Hey. Mokjin said nervously as he got off the practice hover bike. Se-ryeong sighed softly.
“I thought there wouldn’t be any problems since my reflexes were good······.”
There’s a calculation error.
Since he showed off a trick that broke common sense by injecting internal energy into the boost transcer without QIOS at once, I thought he would be able to quickly adapt to controlling the hover bike. Wouldn’t it be strange if he didn’t in this flow?
But it wasn’t.
Mokjin had no talent. Specifically, the talent to pilot a vehicle.
The response speed and balance were both impeccable, but how on earth do you explain the phenomenon of the hover bike going up a mountain when you just turn the handlebars? No matter how well you packaged it, there was no explanation that was more appropriate than saying that you had no talent for riding.
“It looked easy when I watched the video, but it’s so complicated when I actually tried it. I thought I just had to move the rudder, but why are there so many things to touch?”
Mokjin grumbled loudly. He was already going crazy because of the hover bike that wouldn’t move as he wanted, and now he had to operate the settings panel of a custom machine that was so complicated it resembled a spaceship cockpit? It might be possible if he trained hard for a few years, but it was too much for Mokjin right now.
“I found out that this hover bike is supposed to handle complicated functions on its own, so why bother buying it and going through all the trouble? It seems like it’ll just get in the way of the race.”
Wouldn’t it be better to use something that was easier to handle, even if it was a little less powerful? From Mokjin’s perspective, such thoughts naturally came to mind.
The same goes for martial arts. If you need to learn and use them right away, it’s natural to choose simple and concise martial arts rather than complex martial arts with numerous variations and recipes. In that sense, it would be difficult for Mokjin to control a hover bike with his current method.
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But Serin flatly refused.
“If you want to survive in the Totu Rally, you can’t do it with a ready-made method. The difference is small, but it’s that small difference that determines the outcome.”
Of course, she couldn’t come up with any concrete countermeasures other than making a fuss. The best she could do was coach Mokjin to learn how to operate the hover bike a little better.
At this rate, it would be better to just send Mokjin to a position where he was focused on fighting. However, Serin wanted Mokjin to learn at least the basics of hover bike piloting in case of an emergency.
“Ugh… I don’t want much. Just something like you being able to take over the controls for me in case of an emergency?”
“Okay, I understand. I’ll give it a try.”
At Seolyeong’s words, Mokjin groaned and approached the hover bike again. Still, after trying several times, he seemed to be getting used to it, even if it was just a little bit.
If you practice a hundred or a thousand times, you will see the path. Mokjin made up his mind. Even the young Seolyeong was preparing with all his might and helping himself, so he couldn’t easily show that he was the oldest and a senior in the martial arts world. This was a matter of pride.
Just as Mokjin was about to get back on his training hover bike.
– Sister Wang, do you have a moment right now?
Suddenly, a communication came from Sunja to Seolyeong. Seolyeong opened the communication with a puzzled look on her face.
“Oh, it’s okay. What’s going on?”
– A guest has arrived.
Guest? Serin tilted her head to the side. Usually, guests who come to see her here in Totuga make an appointment after putting in a pipe in advance. Serin and her party were staying in the best room of the hotel under the Samgeukhoe.
In this situation, an unexpected guest. I don’t know for sure, but it can’t be a guest who came for a light reason. Se-ryeong closed her eyes for a moment, took a deep breath, and prepared herself mentally. Then, she asked Sun-ja, who seemed to be hesitating for some reason.
“Suddenly? Who are you?”
“that is······.”
Black Panther Chaeju Kim Seong-beom has come to visit.
“······Huh?”
At Sunja’s words, which she could not even imagine, Seolyeong blinked without realizing it and was unable to say anything.
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The Yeomcheon Castle Lord is of Irish descent. The Yeomcheon Castle has a fairly high proportion of white people overall, perhaps due to its roots. The Flash Heat Fist has a strong Viking bloodline.
In addition to the work of Seolyeong, Yeom Cheon-seong has also been continuously causing trouble for Samgeukhoe behind the scenes. It is all groundwork for a later conflict.
In the black world, hackers, especially professional crackers who plant viruses in their opponents’ systems, are called cuckoos.
Flash Heat is the master of the external attack of the Gaebeop faction. He holds a strong grudge against Se-ryeong, who made his youngest son, whom he would not mind putting in his eye, into a mortal.
Aside from his great talent in martial arts and his five virtues, Mokjin has no talent in handling vehicles. Even in Mokjin’s past, he had never ridden a horse. Naturally, he would not be able to pilot a hover bike that can move through space and sometimes even transcend the laws of physics.
In the case of custom hover bikes for racing, unlike off-the-shelf products, the driver controls all the detailed controls. This is to maximize performance. Usually, off-the-shelf products are limited to the top tier at best, and anything beyond that is known to be possible only when the machine’s performance is fully utilized.
Mok-jin is practicing hover bike control while crying and eating mustard, unable to even whine because of Seryeong’s serious approach. He keeps grumbling inside.
Sunja is engrossed in games she hasn’t been able to play in her dorm. Seolyeong isn’t interested in games, but Suyeong is surprisingly a hardcore heavy gamer. The game she’s playing right now is
Black Panther Chaeju Kim Seong-beom came to Totuga without any relation to Seryeong and her party, but when he heard that Seryeong and Mok-jin were there, he made time to come see them.
