Inspection Again - Chapter 763



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Episode 763: I think I found a way

“According to the Emperor of the North Sea Empire, there is a castle to the west. That is the target that the North Sea Empire Test Group must conquer.”

The northward advance moved westward.

As Bukjin continued to fly west, he discovered another strange phenomenon.

As the color of the sky gradually turns crimson, an unknown wildness begins to simmer between the sky and the earth.

It was a change that was difficult to notice unless you felt it closely, as it did not have much of an impact on outsiders like Bukjin.

However, it had a strong influence on the group of demons living on the ground.

They transformed into bloodthirsty monsters as if they had been injected with a destructive agent, and they began to cross the territory and slaughter other groups.

Even within the group, they were attacking each other.

“So, in fact, the battle before wasn’t one where the sky turned crimson and the ruined castle was attacked, but rather, the half-human, half-beast at the time was influenced by a wild aura and turned into a bloodthirsty monster and started attacking the castle?

But why does the color of the sky change?”

A series of questions crossed Bukjin’s mind.

He continued to fly forward on his sword while leisurely eating grilled skewers.

Then, when he reached a place about five hundred li away from the desolate castle, he finally came to his senses.

Because there were traces of highly intelligent creatures active on the ground below.

In places with gentle terrain, there were as many as a dozen ‘farmlands’.

The ‘farmlands’ were divided and surrounded by high stone walls.

It seemed like a means to prevent it from being destroyed by demons.

The fields were planted with strange crops that looked like fruit trees, and on their branches hung fruits that looked like durians.

Around the ‘farmland’ were huge, ancient statues carved from rock, which seemed to be symbols of the tribe.

Bukjin thought it looked like the scarecrow he had seen on Earth in his previous life.

Like the scarecrows erected in rural areas to scare away birds that damage crops, this giant statue seemed to have a similar function.

‘If there is ‘farmland’, does that mean there are creatures with advanced intelligence?’

Flying further ahead, Bukjin was able to discover a strange mountain.

The mountain, which could only be described as ‘strange’, had a shape that was completely incomprehensible to human common sense.

The mountain was cut into squares on all sides, as if some terrible being had cut through the mountain range with great force.

All around, in front, behind, and on both sides, there were only dizzying cliffs that were between one hundred and fifty and two hundred jang high, and only the terrain at the top of the mountain was relatively gentle.

On top of that mountain stood a black castle.

As soon as Bukjin saw it, he felt familiar with it, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

The size and layout of the black castle were very similar to the dilapidated castle occupied by the North Sea Test Group.

The only difference is that the walls here are higher.

The lower part of the wall, about thirteen jang long, was made of pale yellow rock, while the upper part was made of black rock.

After closely examining and comparing the walls, Bukjin was able to draw one conclusion.

Looking at the old and mottled traces on the pale yellow part of the wall, it seemed that the pale yellow part was the original height of the castle.

And the twenty or so black walls above it seemed like they were built later.

In short, this wall is a wall that violates building codes.

If these twenty or so additional walls were demolished, a ruined castle would appear, very similar to the castle that the North Sea Empire currently occupies.

After the expansion was completed, the castle walls became very thick, and appeared to be about six jang wide.

Every thirty or so jang were three jang tall humanoid statues that looked like towers, like defensive turrets in Summoner’s Rift.

He was seen riding his horse along the wall, patrolling.

Their appearance is like… … .

“Are you human?”

For a moment, a glimmer of light appeared in Bukjin’s eyes.

Those new creatures were humanoid creatures.

No, to be exact, it’s the human race.

Their appearance was almost identical to that of humans.

The new figures that appeared on the walls seemed to be performing warrior-like roles for this group.

Their hair was black.

His skin was close to that of an Asian, and he seemed to be about eight feet tall.

The armor and helmet were very plain, even somewhat shabby-looking.

The armor only covered the waist and vital areas such as the heart, leaving the limbs exposed.

His muscles, which seemed to be carved from rock, were generating explosive power.

They used crude, simple weapons that appeared to be made of some metal.

He was even leading a tamed Cao Cao tribe battle horse.

They looked like primitive people from this world.

Bukjin started to get excited.

Finally, in this world, we see the existence of humans with advanced intelligence, other than ugly monsters.

‘Are these the forces that the North Sea Tribunal must conquer?

But doesn’t the existence of a certain degree of civilization mean that exchange and communication are possible? For example, conquering them by emitting charm, or something like that?

Doing so would avoid war and achieve the so-called ‘unification’ that the judging mission demands.’

In fact, Bukjin is a staunch pacifist.

He has had a principle since ancient times: ‘Don’t attack unless you touch me first.’

He rarely made the first move unless you bluffed in front of him.

If we can communicate with the highly intelligent race in this black castle, is there any need to fight them?

The best way was to inspire with love.

To do that, observation was necessary first.

‘Let’s take a look at the power of this ‘force’?’

Bukjin approached them cautiously.

However, he did not reveal his appearance and only looked down from high above.

Most of the interior of this black castle was ‘farmland’.

The ‘crops’ in the ‘farmland’ that took up more than 90% of the entire castle area were the same as the crops in the small ‘farmland’ outside the castle, but for some reason, most of them were withered.

Wretched stone houses and stone gardens made of piled black rocks were scattered around the withered and desolate fields.

Apart from this prominent building, no other tall buildings were visible.

What is surprising is that the ‘population’ of the castle is much smaller than initially predicted.

“I think there will be about 500 to 600 people?”

Their actual population was much smaller than the Northern Expedition had anticipated.

It was a big difference compared to the previous half-human, half-beast group.

He hid secretly and continued to observe them.

“The fighting power of each seems to be inferior to that of the monsters of the wilderness. The skills of ordinary warriors seem to be roughly at the level of a great warrior…

They seem to be training too. The skills of some of the captain-level warriors can be compared to those of martial arts practitioners.

Some people are so strong that they can be compared to heavenly beings.

There may be a strong person hiding in there. But it must be a very small minority, considering I don’t feel any danger from this distance…

To conclude, if it weren’t for that strange mountain and the illegally built walls, this human settlement would only last about ten days before disappearing from this small world.

Wait a minute. Even in the Demon Village, there were people with powers that were close to 5th or 6th level. If things were as they were, no matter how high the walls were, they wouldn’t be able to stop it.

Could it be that these human villages have some kind of secret weapon hidden away?”

The more Bukjin thought about it, the more complicated his mind became.

Little question marks popped up one after another in his head.

After thinking for a moment, Bukjin gave up on going inside the castle to explore and decided to go around the strange mountain and the black castle to explore this small world more deeply.

The advance circled the mountain and went deeper into the area.

But the next moment, he looked so shocked that he just had a blank expression on his face.

Behind the mountain, a surprisingly surging beach appeared.

The pale golden sandy beach was covered with colorful shells.

As soon as he set foot in this place where dazzling brilliance spread out dreamily, Bukjin felt as if he had jumped from a dilapidated wasteland into a lively cartoon.

What’s even more mysterious is that when you go about thirty meters away from the beach, everything disappears, as if you’ve gone to the end of this little world.

No sea water, no spray, no land… … .

There was only a night sky that seemed to be painted black!

What’s strange is that the sea water does not flow into the night sky, but instead constantly creates a spray.

As if it were connected to other sea areas that were far away.

The strange and beautiful scene instantly threw Bukjin into a state of panic.

‘This is unscientific. How can this be possible when it’s not even a science? Even if it’s the world of martial arts, this kind of scene is ridiculous.

Could this be a miracle?

No. No.’

No matter how I looked at it, it was clear that the scene unfolding before my eyes was real.

The small world’s territory suddenly disappeared here.

Or it’s broken.

‘Have we reached the end of this world?’

The North Jin attempted to cross the sea and approach the dark and quiet night sky, but failed.

It seemed as if some invisible, great force was keeping him from leaving the edge.

After several failed attempts, he finally gave up on approaching the night sky.

Bukjin returned to the sky above the black castle and hid in the clouds, looking down again.

He raised his middle finger and rubbed the space between his eyebrows.

“The situation in the western sector has already been explored. However, the situation of the humans living in this castle is unknown.

I don’t know what their fighting power is like, or what their attitude is towards foreigners. If I could figure that out, the pressure on the North Sea Tribunal would be a little less.

I think it would be a good idea to figure out a way to blend in with the crowd and observe the situation.

If you have the chance, you should use your charm to immediately charm the human tribe. That way, you can avoid having to fight with swords.”

Bukjin slowly gathered his thoughts.

At that moment, the gate in the direction of Jeongdong of the black castle suddenly opened quickly.

About sixty residents of Gosung came out, driving a shabby cart pulled by the Cao Cao tribe, and headed towards the ‘farmland’ at the bottom of the mountain.

Among the sixty were warriors wearing simple armor, as well as old people, women, and children.

They seemed to be going out to pick crops.

“I guess I’ve found a way.”

Bukjin smiled with the corners of his lips raised as if a good idea had just occurred to him.