Absolute Regression - Chapter 321



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321st Our school does not allow this.

In a remote forest on the outskirts, I waited for Eunwol’s messenger sent by Gowol.

As the leader of Pungcheon and I decided to move, there was no one who could watch us.

If King Hwan were to move himself, the skills of hiding and light engineering that could follow and monitor our movements would have to be at the level of Uncle Hwi, who guards my father. But would such a person be common?

“If Elder Seong were a man of deep faith as you said, he would have had no choice but to resign from his position as elder.”

“Your disciple put pressure on you to kick you out?”

“That is very likely. “They may have desperately opposed the idea of ​​unification with a new country.”

And is missing.

“Do you think Sobaekta killed Elder Seong?”

I answered honestly.

“That’s a possibility.”

The eyes of the leader of the Pungcheon Church became cold.

“If that were the case… … “I won’t forgive him.”

I didn’t say anything. This issue was between the leader of the Pungcheon Church and his disciple, so it depended on his will.

At that time, a man arrived there.

The man who introduced himself as Hwang said that he was in charge of Eunwol’s external affairs.

Just from his gait, I could guess that his martial arts and light skills were not average.

Still, he looked ordinary. It was also a characteristic of the warriors active in Eunwol. People who are so ordinary that they never stand out among other people.

“I have noticed what you said. “The information Elder Seong asked us to find out was about Han Cheolbang.”

“Where is that place?”

Then an unexpected place appeared.

“This is Shinwoongcheolbang (新雄鐵房).”

The leader of Pungcheon tilted his head.

“Shin Woong Iron Room? “Was there a place like that?”

Shinwoongcheolbang outside the Saeui, which even the Pungcheon religious leader did not know about.

“You wouldn’t know it because it hasn’t been around for that long and it’s not that big.”

At Hwang’s explanation, the leader of Pungcheon nodded. Since he didn’t know, he probably thought that I didn’t know either, but I knew about Shin Woong-cheol’s room.

There was another name for Shinwoong Cheolbang in his life before his return.

Jungwon Jeilbang.

At the time when Hwamugi and the 10 Zodiac Kings took over Wulin, Shinwoong Cheolbang was the most famous iron room in the central plains. It was truly the best iron room, having hundreds of local iron rooms throughout the central plains and supplying weapons to most of the major clans. They made a huge fortune by selling weapons.

‘Shinwoongcheolbang started from here!’

Shinwoongcheolbang thought it had nothing to do with Hwamugi or the King of the Zodiac.

However, judging from their appearance in this situation, these people were also related to them.

“That’s unexpected. “I thought what Elder Seong was trying to find out was Hwayangmun (華陽門) or Heuksabang (黑沙幇).”

If we were to consider the size of the power, Pungcheongyo could be considered the Cheonmashingyo, Hwayangmun could be considered the Murim Alliance, and Heuksabang could be considered the Sado Alliance. So, when Sobaekta said that he would unite with the new world, he meant that he would hit Hwayangmun and Heuksabang and bring him to his knees.

Of course, I expected it to be an investigation related to them, but since it was my first time hearing about Cheolbang, it was natural to question the Pungcheon religious leader.

“Do you know why he asked to investigate Shinwoongcheolbang?”

The Pungcheon religious leader asked just in case, but the answer was the same.

“I don’t know why. Here is the information he took away.”

“Thank you.”

Huang left immediately.

I stood there with the leader of the Pungcheon Church and shared and read materials about Shinwoongcheolbang. The information was varied. There was a detailed description of the Ark and the people working under it, as well as how much weaponry was produced and to which sect it was supplied. There was even a layout of the building there.

“Surely Shinwoongcheolbang has something to do with the disciple trying to start a war. “Elder Seong found out about it and entrusted the investigation to Eunwol.”

“I think the same thing. Elder Seong looked at this material and ran out. There must be something that Elder Seong paid attention to.”

As he read the material, the leader of Pungcheon shook his head.

“I just hate numbers.”

A lot of the data was related to numbers. How much do you produce and how much do you earn? How much do you spend?

At that time, I noticed something strange in my eyes.

“Look at this. This is the amount of iron purchased last year. “It is ten times more than the year before last.”

“Right.”

“And this is the amount of ordnance they sold last year.”

“We weren’t able to sell that many weapons compared to the amount of iron we bought. “Is there such a difference?”

“But this year we bought more iron. “There must be a lot of stock left.”

“It’s definitely suspicious.”

We looked at each other, nodded, and then ran straight towards Shinwoongcheolbang.

* * *

Before visiting Shinungcheolbang, we bought a bamboo hat with cotton thread to cover our faces. We decided to visit as guests.

“It’s bigger than I thought?”

“According to the previous data, we purchased land near Cheolbang last year and expanded it.”

Numerous loaded carts were coming and going, and the sounds of metal pounding and bellows could be heard everywhere.

The guide welcomed us.

“How did you get here?”

“I came to buy a sword.”

“There are many types of kendo.”

“With the sword of goods.”

“Please follow me.”

The man guided us somewhere. He walked after him and looked around him. The good thing about coming as a guest was that I could look around the place with confidence.

In each building, shirtless, muscular men were busy making weapons.

At first glance, there was nothing suspicious. It was truly an ordinary iron room.

When I entered the place the man guided me to, there were several swords on display.

“Let’s take a look.”

After examining the sword there, I asked the man.

“Is there nothing better than being here?”

“There are excellent products, but they are very expensive.”

“let’s see.”

“Please wait a moment.”

After a while, not the man who guided us earlier, but a muscular young man entered.

“This is Hogyeong.”

Ho Kyung.

This person is also the person in the information received from Eunwol. Since the Ark was not visible to the outside world, the person who actually ran the iron room was Ho-gyeong Lee. The reason he came as a guest was because he wanted to meet this person.

“You want to see it as a superb product?”

He opened the box he brought and handed him the sword.

I pulled out the sword and examined it. Although it was not a famous sword or a treasured sword, it was a really well-made sword among common swords.

“Give me twelve of these.”

“Are there twelve bags each?”

Ho-kyung was surprised. The Pungcheon religious leader next to me also looked at me in surprise.

-You really don’t want to buy it, do you?

-I will buy it. You’ve come so far and are having a hard time. I’ll buy each of your guards a sword.

-Buy it with your own money!

-Of course.

Ho-kyung asked cautiously because he could become a big customer.

“May I ask where you are from?”

I touched the cotton thread in front of the bamboo with my hand. It meant that he didn’t want to reveal it.

“sorry. “I was rude because it seemed like this was my first time doing business with this department.”

As he was a man who dealt with a lot of military personnel, Hogyeong was very polite in his words and actions.

“There is someone who introduced me.”

“Who are you?”

“Elder of Pungcheongyo Church.”

I looked closely at Ho-kyung’s expression when Elder Seong was mentioned.

“Ah, I see. “He is a very wonderful person.”

He wasn’t fazed at all. I had a feeling that at least Ho-kyung had nothing to do with Elder Seong’s disappearance. Isn’t he missing by any chance? It’s a good thing he went into hiding voluntarily.

“Then you will carry the sword yourself.”

“exactly.”

“All right. Please wait a moment.”

Hogyeong went inside to prepare his sword.

I left the Pungcheon Bridge there and quickly came out. Eunwol’s information included a layout of the building here, so he took action without hesitation.

I met people along the way, but they didn’t notice me.

Amyeongbo, who had achieved great success, blinded them and led me deep into the iron room.

I wandered between buildings here and there. A rapid report was used, a shadow report was used, and a flashing report was used.

There was a large building in the most corner. A metallic sound was heard inside.

I felt that there were unmanned people hiding around there. Judging by the tight security, it appeared that the Ark was a place where swords were made. Just looking at this, it is no ordinary iron room.

Will they be able to recognize my hidden secret that has achieved great success?

I didn’t take that test today. Because what I was looking for wasn’t the ark. I was looking for the iron they bought. That much iron must have been stored somewhere, but even after searching everywhere, there was no place where the iron was stored.

‘Did they make it all in secret and send it somewhere?’

However, the size of the iron room was too small for that to be true.

At that time, I saw an empty lot full of weeds.

It was the land they bought last year that was in Eunwol’s data. It was a land that was purchased when something was being actively planned. If it was going to be left like that, why did I buy it?

I released dozens of rays of energy at the same time and looked around. They checked to see if anyone was hiding there.

At that time, I felt something on the floor of the vacant lot. At first he thought he was the one in hiding, but he wasn’t.

All my energy was concentrated there.

* * *

“The sword is ready.”

Ho-gyeong brought twelve swords, well-wrapped in leather, in a long leather pouch.

The Pungcheon religious leader was the only one in the room.

“Where did the others go?”

“I felt stuffy for a moment and went out to get some air.”

“I will bring you.”

Ho-gyeong was about to go outside, but the leader of Pungcheon spoke.

“First, let’s pay for the sword.”

I held on to buy time, but the leader of Pungcheon was secretly suspicious.

‘no way? Has Su Jiao-ju calculated this far? I will buy time by calculating. Yes, this ruthless and greedy leader of the small religion can get away with it. Gowol, Gowol. ‘I’m being ripped off all the way to Sae-eup.’

The head of Pungcheon calculated the price.

I took out the money as slowly as I could and counted it two or three times to check.

When Geommugeuk did not return even after finishing the calculation, Hogyeong went out.

Before I knew it, Geommugeuk had returned and was stretching out in front of the building.

“The sword is ready.”

* * *

Only after disembarking at a place far away from Shinungcheolbang did I tell the leader of Pungcheon the results of the search.

“I found out where the iron was.”

“Where were you?”

“There was a secret workshop in the basement. “We were making weapons there.”

Through energy extraction, it was discovered that there was a large underground space beneath the ground, and that constant subtle vibrations and noises could be felt there.

“The scale was enormous.”

“Preparations for war were being made there.”

The war required enormous amounts of supplies.

Materials are important, but the most important thing in war is not to let the other side know about your preparations. Sobaekta joined hands with Shin Woong Cheolbang and secretly prepared war materials. No, more accurately, it was King Hwan who connected these two.

“There must be quite a bit of supplies piled up there.”

“What are you going to do now?”

“I need to meet Sobaekta sometime.”

It was finally time to meet him alone.

“What are you going to do?”

“I would have expected that the fact that I revealed the plan to the leader would mean that I would also find out about it. If so, you might have something to talk about with me. “Now that I’ve beaten one card, I’ll have to check what other cards I have.”

The leader of Pungcheon smiled meaningfully. You may think that your student has finally met his owner.

“Oh, and this is the money it cost to buy a sword. Please take it.”

“That’s it. “It’s like a gift I gave to young people.”

“Are you going to regret it later?”

“If I’m going to blame you for this forever, I should buy it.”

I gave him the leather bag containing the sword I was wearing.

“Then give it to me directly. If the leader gives it to you, the escorts will really like it. “I will go to Gyojujeon Hall.”

The leader of Pungcheon Church accepted the bag and said.

“While I’m condescending, you can show me a taste of the real backwater.”

* * *

When I entered Gyojujeon to meet Sobaekta, he was drawing patterns on his face in front of a fairy tale hanging on the wall.

“Master Su, please wait a moment.”

Sobaekta came to greet me from longing.

“Take your time.”

I walked behind him. For a moment, I watched a unique line that would never exist in the world being created.

“Our school has three emblems in total. A teaching painting that symbolizes our school, a heavenly painting that is a symbol for going to war, and a weather painting that is drawn when someone dies. “The pattern I am drawing now is the pattern drawn when going to war.”

Indeed, the color and shape were intense. What I saw on the first day was Gyohwa, but now I am seeing Cheonhwa for the second time.

“What do you think? Would you like to draw it?”

“I decline. I guess you didn’t hear my rumor. “Because I am a pacifist.”

In his admiration, Sobaekta looked at me with a faint smile.

“I guess you’re very scared.”

“Isn’t it true that people who are cowardly go to war?”

Surprisingly, Sobaekta’s hand stopped for a moment and then started drawing again.

“Beware of cowards. “Because you never know what they might do.”

I asked him in a calm tone.

“You probably thought that if you told the religious leader, it would reach my ears as well, so why did you reveal it?”

“Because the teacher I remember was not the type of person to talk about important matters about our school to others.”

“Probably Master too. “If Master remembers you, you weren’t the disciple who did something ridiculous like this.”

He smiled in his longing.

“What is the real reason for this?”

“I did it to get your permission. If we’re going to go to war anyway, don’t we need your permission, either permission or acquiescence? If they just did it, they could use that as an excuse to attack us. “Aren’t you people who can do that?”

Soon, Sobaekta turned around, completing the painting on his face.

“Please allow our war.”

I could see it in his confident eyes. Even if you don’t allow it, he will start a war.

What makes you so excited? What made you so confident? What fooled you into thinking that our school’s blade would not be able to pierce the sandstorm outside the world?

“Okay. “We will state our official position.”

You’ll have to push hard to see his cards.

I spoke to him in a cold yet authoritative tone.

“This school does not allow you to wage war.”

An unknown heat bloomed in Sobaekta’s eyes.

Cold water was poured on the heat.

“So, wash your face and erase everything.”