Genius Salsu of the World to Be Destroyed - Chapter 102
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Episode 102
King Gojong’s bones were frozen.
“Oh, how… … !”
“I got out of the mountain before the truth got locked in. It would have been a headache if I got stuck there.”
Jongmyeong just froze in place and swallowed dry saliva.
Youngsoo looked around the room.
There were about 200 weapons of all kinds on display, neatly organized.
Swords and spears, of course, but also axes, shields, maces, whips, etc.
The types of weapons were all mixed up, but each and every one of them was of the highest quality.
But if you look closely, you can’t help but feel something is strange.
Youngsoo said.
“There is no consistent aesthetic to say that these are weapons collected for the purpose of collecting, and they are too different in type to say that they were collected for personal use. This is saying one thing.”
Yeongsu looked straight into Jongmyeong’s eyes and said.
“These aren’t collectibles. They’re loot. The weapons you seized after you killed the unmanned people in Goungsan. Isn’t that right?”
“…Why are you doing this?”
“Why the fuck, you were the ones who tried to kill me first.”
“… … .”
“Even the water you gave me before leaving for Goungsan Mountain, there was medicine in it, right?”
“That, that’s… … !”
Before going to catch the tiger, the expensive servant brought Youngsu a bowl of water.
Poisoned water that scatters the energy in your body, making it impossible to use martial arts properly.
However, Youngsoo, who knew this, pretended it was a mistake and dropped the necklace into the water bowl.
A ‘Unicorn Horn Necklace’ with powerful detoxification abilities.
That’s why I drank that water and felt fine.
“Anyway, it was a clever move. If the warrior dies, take his weapon. If you’re lucky enough to catch a tiger, kill the warrior and take both his weapon and his inner scepter.”
From the beginning, Gojongmyeong had no intention of handing over the internal affairs of the Great Tiger.
The purpose was simply to lure the unmanned people using the inner chamber as bait and take their favorite weapons and trinkets.
“But what can I do? I showed up.”
Yeongsu took out a blue lump the size of a ping-pong ball from his bosom and showed it to me.
It was the inner workings of the tiger.
Jongmyeong cleared his throat, thinking of calling his subordinates over.
“sir…….”
“Be quiet. The guy in front of you is the one who killed Daeho with one stroke. Do you think you can fight anyone you call?”
“… … !”
Jongmyeong said, gritting his teeth.
“… Young man, if you act so recklessly, you will surely regret it.”
“hmm?”
“Do you know how much tribute Goga pays to the Murim Alliance every year?”
The Murim Alliance.
A federation formed by the upper-level sects, so-called ‘Gupilbang’.
Although its power has been greatly weakened due to the large-scale invasion of the Demonic Cult, it is still one of the strongest organizations in the Central Plains.
“If I die, the Murim Alliance will definitely catch you and execute you, definitely!”
“Oh, that’s a threat.”
Yeongsu first packed the items into his inventory.
Jongmyeong was startled when he saw the object disappear into thin air.
“Wh, what… … ?”
“But I guarantee it, even if you die, the Murim Alliance will not come after me.”
“What… … ?”
“Because you will be treated as dead by the hands of the cultists, not me.”
Sling.
Yeongsu took out a longsword from his inventory and held it.
The Demon Sword Cronus.
Jongmyeong felt the energy flowing from the magic sword and became lost in thought.
Because it was an energy I had felt once before.
“Magi… … !”
Martial arts and magic arts used by demon cultists.
And the energy that the magic gives off is magic energy.
Jongmyeong immediately noticed the ominous atmosphere.
“You… …! Were you a cultist!!”
“No way. We’re going to kill all the demons anyway.”
“Hey! Is there anyone there… … .”
Yeongsu just lowered the blade.
A pitch-black blast tore through the ceiling, walls, and bell tower all at once.
Chahak!
Jongmyeong fell to the floor in two pieces.
The end where I couldn’t even scream.
Shh …
After absorbing Jongmyeong’s KP, Yeongsu turned his gaze to the weapons on display in the room.
“… It’s pretty good.”
Yeongsu began to sweep all the weapons that Jongmyeong had and was storing into his inventory.
At that time, I had collected all 200 weapons.
bang!
A group of expensive servants opened the door and rushed in at once.
“What’s going on… huh!”
“Your Majesty!”
The servants could not hide their bewilderment at seeing their master cut in half and dead.
But the confusion was short-lived.
The tips of their swords were pointed straight at Youngsu.
“You, my lord… …!”
“Hey, wait a minute. Are you the guy who brought me water earlier?”
“What?”
Chahak!
With one swing of the magic sword, he took on a similar form to his master and followed him.
“Eek… … !”
“This magic sword, if I hold it for too long, it will cause strain on my body.”
Yeongsu said as he pulled the magic sword and held it.
“Let’s finish this quickly.”
A little later.
Black blasts erupted in all directions, tearing apart the building in an instant.
Quagwagwa!
It took less than 15 minutes for the palace-like building to become a ruin.
* * *
Thud, thud-
Yeongsu walked along the path that followed the side of the mountain.
It was a road that even horse-drawn carriages could pass on, so it was relatively flat and wide, making it easy to travel.
‘Okay, so we’ve achieved our first goal of coming to the Central Plains.’
The mission to find the medicine to cure Hwang In-woo’s palsy is complete.
Now there were two things left to do.
One, find a doctor who can treat the palsy using that information.
Two, obtaining the blood of the blood horse, or the divine substance called blood jade.
First of all, I knew which congressman I should go to.
A member of parliament with terrifying skills, the so-called ‘God’.
Perhaps, in the entire Central Plains, there was not a single doctor whose medical skills surpassed Shin’s.
‘… Let’s put aside the question of whether we can call him a member of parliament… for now.’
Besides, Youngsoo knew where Shinui was currently residing.
But I couldn’t go to see the god right away.
It was the same reason as the tiger in Goungsan Mountain.
The place where the gods reside, ‘Uiryeonggok’, was also surrounded by a garrison.
A truth that is much more complex and dangerous than Goungsan’s.
If the fortress of Goungsan Mountain ends at making people lose their way, the fortress installed in Uiryeong Valley kills people instantly.
So naturally, in order to meet the god, you need to know how to solve the problem of Uiryeonggok.
The problem is… … .
‘The guy who has that map just so happens to be the leader of the martial arts world.’
He is the leader of the Mudanpa and also the leader of the Murim Alliance.
And the only one that Youngsoo considers his teacher.
Sword, no sword.
Of course, this kind of person is not the kind of person you would want to meet and meet if you wanted to.
There’s no way something like that would be possible for someone who has reached the pinnacle of the martial arts world.
However, this was not an opponent that could be taken away with violence as usual.
Moogang’s nickname is ‘Geomjon’.
It meant that he had reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship in the entire martial arts world.
Picking a fight with such a person was taking too much risk… no, it was just crazy.
‘And even if I could overpower them by force, I must not touch the leader.’
Because the moment you mess with the leader, your chances of getting your hands on the blood jade will be over.
‘In order to obtain the Blood Jade, you must wage war against the Demonic Cult.’
However, the only group that can establish an equal fight with the Demonic Cult is currently the Murim Alliance.
That’s why the leader couldn’t be touched.
‘Okay, let’s go with the plan. Get the blood jade, and then go find the god.’
And the first thing to do for that is… … .
‘It’s about creating an excuse to meet the leader of the martial arts world… But… … .’
Hwaaaaam-
A long yawn escaped Youngsoo’s mouth.
Because it was a good time.
The sun was shining brightly, but Youngsu’s body demanded sleep.
It was because of the time difference.
When I came here, it was late at night in Korea, but it was broad daylight in the Central Plains.
So, even though the sun was high in the sky, I was still feeling drowsy.
So I was walking without using lightness.
‘Let’s go to the next town and find a place to stay for a night. We have business there anyway… ‘
That’s when my thoughts reached this point.
“hey.”
An unfamiliar voice, not at all friendly, pierced Youngsoo’s ears.
“Put down everything you have and go back quietly.”
Four men surrounded Youngsoo.
Youngsoo nodded and muttered.
“Yeah, it would be a shame to finally step foot into the world of martial arts and not meet a single bandit.”
“what?”
The bandits began to approach Youngsu.
Youngsoo clenched his fists while laughing.
* * *
“Are you comfortable, brother?”
“The ride is comfortable. You would be a good rickshaw puller.”
“Hehehe, thank you.”
3 minutes later.
The bandits were walking along the mountain path, taking turns pulling the cart carrying the leader.
All four had bruises all over their faces and bodies.
It was the price of choosing the wrong opponent.
“I’ll take a nap then, so wake me up when we get to the next village.”
“yes!”
Yeongsu stretched out on the stool and started snoring.
The thieves were dumbfounded.
You entrusted yourself to a thieves’ cart and even slept?
This was a death wish.
But, as ridiculous as it was, they couldn’t lay a hand on Youngsoo.
Because there were no visible gaps.
Even if you ask them how a sleeping human could be flawless, they had no choice but to answer that way.
Because it really felt that way.
“I have arrived.”
“Oh really? Hmm, I slept well.”
Yeongsu stretched out his body and looked at the bandits.
Honestly, I was a bit surprised when I saw it again.
All four have KP of 0.
This meant that the bandits had never committed robbery or murder.
And this is also the reason why Youngsoo kept these alive.
Because there is no benefit to killing them.
Yeongsu said as he got off the sled.
“Hey, anyway, from now on, stop stealing and live a decent life.”
“Stealing is our job.”
“Do you want to get hit again?”
“No! That! You even cleaned the road yourself to do this! Then isn’t this also work?”
“Huh? You guys made this mountain path?”
“Rather than making it, I just expanded and polished what was already there… … .”
No, somehow the road was wide and comfortable.
“But what does paving the road have to do with banditry?”
“If you pave the road well, won’t more people come? People carrying a lot of goods will also come.”
“… … .”
Should I call this stupid or sincere?
“… Hey, if you put in that much effort, you can just keep collecting the tolls.”
“Huh? Then isn’t the amount of money you earn at once too little?”
“What if the people who got robbed spread rumors and stopped using this road altogether? Wouldn’t that be a bigger loss?”
“ah.”
The bandits began to murmur as if they had not even thought about that.
Youngsoo sighed inwardly.
In fact, there was an answer to the question Youngsoo just asked.
If you don’t want rumors to spread, just take their money and then kill them.
That’s the original way of bandits.
But their thinking didn’t reach that far.
In other words, it meant that they were not people who were so cruel as to commit banditry in the first place.
“Hey, how long have you guys been banditing?”
The four exchanged blank stares and then said.
“Huh… It’s been about 70 days?”
“Then what did you do before you started banditry?”
“I farmed.”
“But why did you give up the farming you were doing so well and do this?”
The mouth of the guy who had been answering fluently closed tightly at that question.
After some hesitation, the guy opened his mouth again.
“…Please don’t go and say anything, Grandmaster.”
“Don’t say anything.”
“It’s because of Hao Wenzhou.”
Haomenju.
As soon as that word came out, Youngsoo’s eyes widened.
“Mr. Hao Wenzhou, the Vice-Minister?”
“Huh?! You don’t know each other?!”
“I hate him so much. Keep explaining.”
“… Yes, well, that Haomunju demanded so much in tribute that we couldn’t help it. But we, who had no military skills, couldn’t just attack him… My father, who went to protest, died at the hands of the bastard, so in the end, we had no choice but to run away.”
“So that’s how it turned out… That’s good.”
“Huh? What did you say?”
“I was planning on killing Haomunju tomorrow anyway.”
The reason was none other than this.
Because that was the quickest way to meet the leader.