I can see the Emperor's stats-Chapter 175
canal
“Make an excuse.”
“… … .”
Sai-Han, a master of the brain, lowered his head and was unable to raise his face in front of the leader. In fact, he was really upset. A plan that took decades was shattered in just a month or so.
Clearly, his plan was perfect. A significant number of figures, including the leader, were already manipulated or captured in the depths of Jeong Do-maeng, and traps that would deal fatal blows to Jeong Do-maeng were lined up throughout the faction's sphere of influence.
'If only it wasn't for that bastard's pretending to die!'
Rather than anger, Sayeohan was filled with desolation. Even if he told me directly, I wouldn't be able to sort out those traps faster than this.
Surprisingly, Jeong Do-maeng, who organized the Cheok-Ma-Eolsa Squad, was destroying the spy and the conspired forces at a terrifying speed.
'Could it be that Jeong Do-maeng sent spies to the main school?'
Of course, the Demonic Cult never did that. This failure was so absurd that even he, who is said to have the best brain in the Demonic Cult, could imagine such a thing.
“I apologize… … .”
“Is that all you have to say?”
The priest was observing him in a surprisingly calm tone. But he knew full well what would happen if he was judged useless.
"of course! There are alternatives!”
“Hmm… … .”
The leader looked unreliable, but seeing that he didn't kill him right away, he seemed to give him another chance.
“Tell me what your plans are.”
'phew… … .'
Saihan let out a sigh of relief and opened his mouth.
“Jeong Do-maeng’s response was unexpected, but it could be an opportunity.”
“A chance?”
"That's right. It is safe to say that the group called the Cheok-Ma-Myeol-Sidae is currently where most of Jeong Do-maeng’s main forces are gathered.”
As Sa Yeo-han explained, only the elite of the elite were gathered at the present time because each munpa scrambled to recruit people to make a contribution. There are so many applicants that it can be a headache to just pick one.
“I guess your goal is to hit them?”
"That's right!"
Saihan replied with a confident expression.
“According to the information I obtained, the Chuck and Marshal Division is aiming for this place.”
He pointed to a part of the map with his finger. The munpa there was a place called Daewoongmun, which was taken over by the Magyo a long time ago, but did not have much power. However, Sayeohan's true goal was not there.
Swoop.
His fingers moved slightly upwards from there. It was the place where the huge river that divided the Hwan Empire horizontally was located.
“Are you Janggang?”
In response to the words of the leader, Han nodded vigorously.
“I plan to fish them all in the Yangtze River.”
* * *
Meanwhile, Julius was also preparing his next plan.
“It feels like most of the big places have been sorted out now.”
“Thanks to the lord. Thanks to the success of the Cheokmamyeolsadae, the number of masters gathered in the alliance is gradually increasing.”
Originally, the Jeongma War was often a fight between the so-called prestigious political factions and the Demonic Cult. Small and medium-sized clans not only have a small number of masters, but losing them in the fight against the Demonic Cult would be a huge loss, so they don't send their core masters.
However, the atmosphere gradually began to change as the achievements of the Chukmamyolsadae became known. If you participate even in the smallest way, there is no opportunity like this to make the name of the Munpa known.
Right now Jeong Do-maeng was on the verge of bursting into tears with masters gathered from all over the world.
Upon hearing the situation, Julius' eyes lit up.
“Then, is it time to prepare for an all-out war now?”
Sufficient power was gathered, and most of the spies of the Demonic Cult, which were filled in all directions, were also organized. Now it was the turn of an all-out war with the Demonic Cult.
"of course. After the subjugation of Daeungmun this time, I plan to let the Cheokma-myeolsadae take a break from the army for a while.”
Jegal Nebula agreed and seemed to think for a moment. Then he opened his mouth with a slightly puzzled expression.
"really… I had some news to tell my lord, but it's too late.”
"hmm?"
“This is the matter of the Green Forest Alliance I mentioned before.”
“Hoo!”
Julius' eyes flashed open. Because it was one of the news he was waiting for the most.
“Are you sure he is there? The impressions I heard before are similar.”
“Actually, things got a little twisted. Originally, I thought it would be resolved when the messenger who went to the green forest returns this time.”
Jegal Nebula lowered his head as if he had no face. Seeing this, Julius replied with a puzzled expression.
“What happened to that group called the Green Forest League?”
“It's embarrassing to even call it a problem, my lord. I never thought that something like this would happen.”
“Tell me a little bit more.”
Jegal Nebula started to explain with a somewhat absurd expression.
“I know you’ve talked about the Yangtze Channel Alliance before.”
“I heard that. If Green Forest is a group of bandits, then Suro-maeng is a bandit?”
"That's right. It happened in the process of subsuming those two forces together.”
“… … .”
Eventually, after hearing the explanation, Julius muttered with a puzzled expression.
"therefore… Don't things go well because those who steal from the land and those who steal from the water fight each other?”
“You did a good job summarizing. It’s a pretty deep-rooted relationship, but once it comes to a conclusion, it is.”
“Huh… … .”
If you divide the group that steals in Murim into two broad categories, you can classify them as bandits and numbers. Needless to say, there are 72 bandits in the green forest… We talked about the Green League.
And in the Huan Empire, there was a great river called the Yangtze River that cut across the wide land from east to west. For short, it was called the Water Pledge.
“As I said before, these thieves are thieves, but their influence is surprisingly wide. In particular, the prestige of the waterway alliance in the Yangtze River is great.”
Compared to the Greenrim League, which usually designates a mountain and conducts its own business (?), the Waterway League conducts a lot of legitimate businesses, which are the control of waterways and the management of ships.
“If you want to use the Yangtze River, you have to run into them whether you like it or not. The skillful sailors on the river and many of the ships usually have connections with them.”
And the Yangtze River, which ran across the east and west of the empire, was also the fastest and most efficient means of transportation. The Tianshan Mountains, the base of the Demonic Cult, are located at the western end of the continent and are surrounded by rugged mountains, so it is never an easy place to go by land.
“So, I tried to contact the channel alliance early on. In order to efficiently move the masters belonging to the Cheokmadan, the waterway through the Yangtze River was essential.”
“But did it fail?”
“It's a trivial fight from the lord's point of view, but they are definitely Murim people, and it's easy to look down on them once their momentum in Murim weakens. It is even more so when people are moved by violence like them.”
"hmm… … .”
Yes!
The problem this time was the conflict between the Green Forest Pledge and the Water Pledge. Even though they were the same thief, they strangely hated each other very much. Perhaps the difference in sales methods (?) is the cause.
"joy! The giants of our mountain do not live pretending to be legitimate. The Yangtze River fish are not thieves, they are merchants!”
“Tsk! It's strange that there are still old-timey hooligans and mountain tolls.”
This was the difference between the two of them. Zhuge Nebula, who has explained this far, sighed.
"after… In fact, I didn't even know that something like that would happen because of such a trivial problem. The Waterway Alliance could have been solved with money, but... … .”
According to his explanation, the Waterway Alliance promised to cooperate as much as possible with the Chuck Horses as long as the money was paid. But the green blindness was a problem.
“They said that even if they died, they couldn't board the ship of their competitor, the Suromaeng. If you don't get on the boat, there's no point in pulling them in.”
As he mentioned earlier, if you travel by land, the base of the Demonic Cult is so rough that unless you are a decent master, your movement speed will inevitably drop. It is best to rent a boat from the channel and go by sea route, but they say that even if they die soon, they cannot board the boat.
“Isn’t that a bit acidic? If you press down with force... … .”
“It would have been worth considering ten years ago, but their strength is surprisingly formidable. In particular, the landlord of 72 houses, the Dragon King, was a person who belonged to the four great masters in the past. Strictly speaking, they are not a political faction, so they could easily join the Demonic Cult.”
[Jin Yeo-hae, King of the Land Dragon]
Ten years ago, he was a Shaolin secular disciple who had broken through to the level of a superman and belonged to one of the four great masters of the political faction. However, he suddenly disappeared one day and suddenly appeared as the owner of seventy-two houses in Green Forest, shocking all the Murim people.
And since the other seventy-two chaeju who received martial arts from him were also lined with outstanding masters, Nokrim was evaluated as a group that could never be neglected in the current Moorim.
After finally hearing all the explanations, Julius nodded.
"So, it's a problem that can be solved by persuading the head of the household to get on board."
“It is a surprisingly difficult task.”
Here, Julius smirked.
"Then, while I'm looking for people, I'll go and convince myself."
He had just heard that he had found one of his colleagues in the Green Forest League. He could have gone looking for it even if it wasn't for this problem, but it was a good opportunity.
* * *
The current location of the Noklimmaeng was located not far from Jeong Do-maeng. In the first place, they were summoned by the emperor and responded to the summons, albeit nominally.
And now, Julius was sitting face to face with the head of the Green Forest League.
“I’m serious.”
“My name is Julius.”
[Jin Yeo Hae]
Occupation: Swordsman, Superman (Grand Master)
Strength: S+ Quickness: S Intelligence: B+ Mental Strength: A+ Force Aptitude: A+ Force: S
Tendency: Stiff, eccentric, blunt
[characteristic]
Martial Arts (S+)
Geumgang Bulgogi - 4th level secret skill. Physical strength increases according to skill level.
'Amongst superhumans, it must be an intermediate level. It won't be that difficult to subdue.'
Julius checked Jin Yeo-hae's stats and warmed up just in case.
'As I heard, Sapa's people value strength more than courtesy.
However, Jin Yeo-hae asked a question before he even opened his mouth.
“Did you say your name was Julius?”
“… … !?”
Julius nodded with a puzzled expression. I wasn't surprised by the question, but it was because Jin Yeo-hae's blunt expression just changed to one of regret.
“Looks like you got it right.”
Jin Yeo-hae turned her head and shouted without waiting for Julius' answer.
“Who is large! The person you were looking for is right.”
"large?"
Julius muttered involuntarily. what is this again?
drooling.
At that moment, the door opened and a familiar presence entered the room. Recognizing that sign, Julius put on a happy expression.
“Noah! You were with them too!”
What came in was a tall young man! It was Nuada, who had been separated because of the storm. The two happily hugged each other and shook hands.
After that, Nuada opened her mouth first.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t join you sooner, friend.”
He looked a little apologetic, which was rare, as if it took him to join him now.
Shuk.
In the meantime, Jinyeohae happens.
“… … !?”
Julius, whose expression raised questions again, before he could ask anything, put his hands together and embraced him.
“Congratulations on meeting Daehyung’s friend again.”
'Come to think of it, didn't I say it was large?'
Julius looked blankly at Nuada. He sighed and explained.
"after… Actually, this has something to do with finding friends late... … . He kept saying things like asking me to become the head of the wild vegetables and handing over the chef.”
'iced coffee… … .'
Julius nodded inwardly. The information he heard was that he saw a western continentaler with an impression similar to Nuada among the green islands. However, I didn't know that he had gone to the point where the head of the household could serve them.
“The details… … .”
“I guess you can listen to it later.”
Julius had a rough idea of what this relationship had become. Of course, it wasn't that I wasn't interested in the process, but that wasn't what I was most curious about right now.
He turned to Jinyeohae.
“First of all, thank you for helping my friend. But is there anything you want to ask?”
"Is there a problem?"
“… … !?”
Julius was slightly surprised. Hasn't the tone become quite polite, unlike before?
“If you are a big friend, the distinction is also for me. Doesn't that mean you'll listen to orders or go under his command? You don't have to worry too much.”
At those words, Julius nodded and opened his mouth.
“Is there any other reason for rejecting our offer? I would like to take a boat if possible.”
“There is nothing difficult about it. The seals of the Channel Alliance are annoying, but this is also an order from the emperor.”
"hmm?"
Unexpectedly, Jin Yeo-hae had no objection to boarding the boat. But here another question arises.
“Then why did you refuse in the first place?”
At that time, Nuada opened her mouth with a shy expression.
“It is because of my request.”
“You?”
“If we get on a boat and go west, there won’t be a chance to meet you, will we?”
"aha!"
Julius nodded. It was a story that made sense. But now that I've joined him, there should be no problem.
'It turned out to be surprisingly easy.'
I spoke to him again, who was so relieved.
“Besides that, there is one more reason why I didn’t get on the boat.”
"hmm? What else this time?”
"after… It's a shame... … .”
A ray of fear suddenly passed over Nuada's face as he sighed. When he, who seems to have nothing to fear in the world, puts on such an expression, Julius also notices his eyes.
'What could be the reason?'
Nuada opened her mouth again.
"I've heard that the Yangtze River is a river, but it's like a sea big enough to float dozens of boats in a row."
As the saying goes, the Yangtze River was a huge river with a depth of several tens to hundreds of meters, causing great storms when the wind blew hard. Except for the fact that the waves do not rise high, there will be no big difference between a wide river and a calm sea.
'Wait, the sea?'
Hearing this far, Julius recalled the nightmare-like memories of his first voyage as well.
'Obviously Nuada... … .'
"ah!"
“Did you notice?”
Nuada had an expression of genuine fear. As the unified monarch of the northern part of the western continent, what he fears the most is... … .
“Are you seasick?”
“… … .”
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