Episode 552.
Signs of collapse (2)
“Is this really okay?”
Yeon Ho-jeong smiled at Paeyul’s question.
“Do you think you can rest just because your body is comfortable? “I need to give my mind some rest.”
“Hmm then why don’t you have a drink too?”
“Even though I am the person in charge of this mission, do you really think I have to drink it too? “I’m going to go outside and get some information.”
Paeyul whetted his appetite.
“Okay. “Then I’ll go get a drink.”
“yes.”
Yeon Ho-jeong said to Kang Ryang.
“You go and have a drink too. “Senior, I will fight alone.”
Before Kang-ryang could reply, Pae-yul was disgusted.
“done. “I’m comfortable alone.”
Kang-ryang shrugged his shoulders.
“You say so.”
“Then rest on your own.”
“That’s right.”
Kang-ryang followed Pae-ryul.
“Even if I don’t drink, I have to eat. “I’ll grab some snacks and go.”
“do whatever you want.”
So the two people left.
Yeon Ho-jeong shook off his wet hair and said to Hwang Seok-tae.
“Aren’t you going out?”
Hwang Seok-tae shook his head.
“I’m not an easy-going person like you.”
“I understand. “Rest.”
“Where are you going?”
“I wanted to take a look around the surrounding area.”
“If it’s to get information, it would be better if I go along. “There is a dark intelligence network here too.”
“I guess so. However, within Sacheon, it is faster to use our information network than the Heukdo information network.”
“Is it open?”
Chiri ririn.
Yeon Ho-jeong, wearing underwear and a school dragon sash, wore a neat white robe. He wore a black and white double dragon belt on his waist.
“I’ll be back anyway, so rest.”
Hwang Seok-tae shook his head.
“Let’s go together. “It seems like it would be difficult to rest comfortably just by staying still.”
“You’re a rather sensitive person. Okay, let’s go together.”
Just like that, the two people walked out on base.
Although the days are said to be chilly, the climate in Sacheon is warmer than other regions. Is that why? Even though it was evening, the streets were very lively.
“Surprisingly.”
Hwang Seok-tae, who was walking down the street, looked around and said.
“It’s normal to avoid martial people.”
Yeon Ho-jeong wore two large hatchets on his belt and an iron bar on his shoulder. Hwang Seok-tae was holding a red long spear that looked like it belonged to an infantryman.
The clothes were ordinary, but anyone could see that he had the appearance of being skilled.
But people didn’t seem to think of the two as being special. He didn’t try to approach me, but he didn’t even pay attention.
Yeon Ho-jeong said.
“It means that public security is good.”
“hmm.”
“The Tang family built a number of buntas throughout Sacheon. “There are also many factions of Cheongseong and Ami.”
Hwang Seok-tae nodded.
“It is truly an ironclad castle.”
Sacheonseong was the region where the three most famous factions of the Baekdo faction gathered together.
In most cases, it is difficult for an accident to occur. On the contrary, although there were many cases where back alley gangsters or unscrupulous merchants who set up Yeomwangchae caused problems, the martial people could not help but pay attention to the Daemun faction.
Moreover, when a problem arises in the lives of the people, they intervene faster than the government and pay maximum attention to safety.
For that reason, the Sichuan people trusted the Tang family Qingseong Amipa much more than the government officials. Also, due to the nature of the area being surrounded by rugged mountain ranges, few people went outside of Sacheon.
In other words, Sichuan Province was no different from an independent country. Even if all sorts of things happened outside, Sichuan Province was safe and prosperous.
This was the reason why people did not think much of the martial arts people even when they saw them.
“It’s public security.”
Hwang Seok-tae’s eyes deepened as he looked around.
Yeon Ho-jeong asked.
“Isn’t it new?”
“….”
“We are trying to prevent foreign invasions and everything, but in the end, what is important is not our interests. “I hope that this peaceful scene we see right now will not be destroyed.”
“….”
“Whether you dream of conquering the world or becoming the best in the world, no matter how careful you are, even those who are far from martial arts are bound to suffer damage.”
“Why is that so?”
“Do you know what those dreams have in common? “There must be an enemy and people must die.”
“….”
“I will become the best in the world… It’s a good dream. I think it’s romantic and a dream worth pursuing for the rest of your life as a warrior. But the moment that dream gains power and competition increases, these people have to bear the brunt of the damage.”
Hwang Seok-tae shook his head.
“It’s an excessive speculation.”
“I admit it. Maybe not. “The important thing is that it is highly likely.”
“….”
“I’m not saying you shouldn’t change the world. I too want the world to change. However, a world that experiences change is always accompanied by the sacrifice of those who previously enjoyed peace. “Small or big.”
Yeon Ho-jeong looked up at the sky.
There were many stars.
“Even if the world’s development is a little slow, I hope that the minimum safety of people’s lives is guaranteed.”
Hwang Seok-tae shook his head.
“I understand, but I think that’s too idealistic.”
“So this world is going crazy. “This is a world where it is difficult to guarantee even the minimum safety of people.”
“….”
“So you have to try. “Whether it is force, money, or power, those who have power should make efforts.”
“Powerful people are the same. “It may be a voluntary sacrifice, but we can’t criticize powerful people for not stepping forward.”
“Do you think so?”
“That’s right.”
“If we lived in a world where the majority of people did not suffer for food and were guaranteed a minimum of safety even though they struggled with life, maybe I would think like you.”
“….”
“My desire to be guaranteed minimum safety is ideal, but I think your opinion that you cannot criticize the indifference of the powerful is just a gimmick.”
“It sounds comfortable….”
“That’s right. I am not denying the principle of strength and the power of the jungle, but it would be good if such logic were also exercised on the basis of solid peace. “There’s no other reason why we’re different from animals, right?”
Yeon Ho-jeong laughed bitterly.
“Well, actually, even if I say this, I feel like the biggest animal.”
Hwang Seok-tae looked at Yeon Ho-jeong and asked.
“Do you dream of peace?”
“Is there anyone who doesn’t dream of peace?”
“Murim people cannot exist in a peaceful world. “Because we always have spear knives in our hands.”
“That’s why I think martial arts should disappear.”
“…!!”
“Maybe in the distant future.”
Hwang Seok-tae, who was quietly looking at Yeon Ho-jeong, shook his head.
“I don’t know. When I looked at you, I thought you were a more wild and unconventional person than anyone else. “I saw him as a ruthless person who would use any means possible if necessary.”
“I enjoyed it. “I am that kind of person.”
“But what you’re saying to me now is too idealistic and romantic.”
“There’s nothing wrong with dreaming of ideals, right? And, to put it another way, if Samgyo hadn’t targeted the midfielder, I might not have jumped into the world of Moorim so actively.”
“….”
“If that were the case, it might never have occurred to me that powerful people should work hard for the world.”
Yeon Ho-jeong laughed bitterly.
“In the end, it’s all just a family. “Even though I said this, if I survived this war, I also planned to return to my hometown and live by farming.”
Hwang Seok-tae chuckled.
“You make a living by farming?”
“It’s self-contradiction. Although people say that powerful people should work hard for the world, I am already thinking about living comfortably in my hometown. “Even though I know that my power is not small.”
“….”
“I’m not sure anymore.”
For a moment, Yeon Ho-jeong burst into laughter.
“There was a lot of unnecessary talk. You said so many things that you couldn’t take responsibility for. “Even though I thought about it for a long time and deeply, the way you talk gibberish makes me think I’m not that smart.”
Hwang Seok-tae chuckled.
“Don’t talk like that in front of others. “I’m being criticized.”
Yeon Ho-jeong shook his head.
“No matter how good the wolves’ strategy and tactics are, a wolf is still a wolf. “I am just that.”
“Then I’m worse than a wolf.”
“No. “It’s because they don’t know whether they are a wolf, a tiger, or a human.”
Hwang Seok-tae’s eyes wavered.
Even though it was said as a joke, it had a strange resonance.
Yeon Ho-jeong smiled and looked around.
“I will become a hunting wolf with good strategy and tactics, so you can only think about winning the war.”
“….”
“Of course, as a person.”
Hwang Seok-tae thought. Yeonhojeong is definitely different.
As the leader of the Mukryongbu’s Iron Team, he swore loyalty to Yang Cheon and wanted to manage the strongest unit in Black Island. From then on, he also wanted to become the strongest warrior in the world like Yang Cheon.
Probably most of the martial arts people are similar. I will continue to work hard today to become the best. When you realize that it is impossible, then you will want money or power.
However, Yeon Ho-jeong was not yet thirty and was full of worries about his place in the world.
That was surprising. They say everyone has a different way of living, but Hwang Seok-tae had never thought as deeply as Yeon Ho-jeong.
Even though I didn’t think it was something to be ashamed of, I felt embarrassed for some reason.
“You…”
“Hoo.”
Yeon Ho-jeong’s eyes flashed for a moment as he interrupted Hwang Seok-tae.
“As expected, it was a good thing you came out without drinking and looked around.”
“hmm?”
Hwang Seok-tae’s eyes turned to where Yeon Ho-jeong was looking.
There were too many people. I couldn’t tell who Yeon Ho-jeong was looking at.
“Open your senses. “Try to concentrate.”
Ugh.
Hwang Seok-tae sharpened the five senses with his internal skills.
A ray of energy caught in his senses at that moment.
“This energy…”
“Yes.”
Yeon Ho-jeong stared at someone carrying a luggage and wearing a bamboo hat far away.
“It’s Ami Pada.”
Hwang Seok-tae’s face was filled with surprise.
He said he was distracted by the conversation, but he is also an expert. If you have mastered your true spirit to the point where you don’t get caught in your own senses, you are not an ordinary expert.
“Amipa’s Bunta is five miles away from here. Just in case, I ended up meeting this person.”
“Are you going to follow me?”
“I have to follow.”
“It may have nothing to do with our mission. At this level, it may be better to borrow information from the open source.”
Yeon Ho-jeong shook his head.
“From the moment we learned that the Three Churches were attacking Sacheon, there was no part of Bangpa that was not involved in our mission.”
“hmm.”
“Besides…”
Yeon Ho-jeong’s eyes glowed a soft greenish-blue color.
The Yeonga Shindan rotated and awakened the Blue Dragon. Above his incredibly sensitive senses, the soft energy unique to the Blue Dragon Period scanned the area and brought him all kinds of information.
“You’re too careful.”
“Careful?”
“Regardless of the fact that Army’s Bunta is not that far off, this is Sacheon. “Ami’s status in Sacheon is comparable to that of Cheongseong or Tangga.”
Hwang Seok-tae’s eyes fell on the back of a nun far away.
He did not notice that the nun was cautious.
“Are you being cautious?”
“I can feel the tension from the sound of footsteps. Even though ARMY’s walking method is serious and deep, they step on the ground with their toes first. “It’s proof that he was incredibly nervous.”
Hwang Seok-tae’s eyes wavered. Yeon Ho-jeong was even hearing the footsteps of a nun far away on this noisy street.
‘It’s a monster.’
The corners of Yeon Ho-jeong’s mouth rose.
“I think something interesting will happen from the first day. Let’s go.”
Hwang Seok-tae thought as he chased after Yeon Ho-jeong, whose walking speed had increased.
As expected, this guy was a beast.
