The World of Sound - Chapter 34



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“And, I have something to tell you, Margin… … .”

“Oh, that’s it? It’s okay, so tell me.”

After the conversation with Cheonhwa came to a strange end, Mayeryeong turned her head and looked at Majin.

Just like with Cheonhwa, I asked if it was okay to tell the story here, and after receiving permission, I carefully revealed the information in the same way.

“There’s good news and bad news. Which one would you like to hear first?”

No, I gave him a choice just like I did with Cheonhwa before.

“I want to hear good news first.”

Margin, like Cheonhwa, chose the good news, and Mayeryeong swallowed hard before telling him what she had found out.

“After examining the item you provided, we confirmed that it was a pill composed of ingredients similar to those of the sleeping pill.”

“The sleeping group? Isn’t that the blood group?”

It was about the identity of the black elixir that Margin took from Heukhobang.

Because it was too dangerous to ingest directly, we entrusted it to Haomen for investigation, and the results are now out.

“What is the Sleep Unit, and what is the Blood Unit?”

As soon as he heard that, Marjin showed his doubts as if he knew something. It was something that Cheonhwa, who had only a shallow knowledge of the martial arts world, could not understand at all.

As he tilted his head as if asking for an explanation, Mayeryeong cautiously added an explanation.

“Both the Jamryukdan and the Mahyeoldan were emergency medicines used during the Jeongma War. They have in common that they allow you to temporarily increase your latent power to its maximum by triggering your latent power. In some cases, you can aim for the effect of raising your realm, but since it consumes your innate energy, the aftereffects were considerable. Enough to render the user a crippled person. Therefore, they were truly items that were only used in emergencies, or given to suicide squads that had gone on missions prepared to die.”

“Is this what they call Donggwi Eojinyong?”

“Yes. You can think of it that way. The difference between the two drugs is that Mahyeoldan stimulates the innate energy to trigger latent power while drawing out uncontrollable demonic energy. As soon as you use it, the demonic energy rushes to your marrow and you end up becoming a madman. Therefore, unless you are a demon who has reached a certain level, you cannot even control your power, but the power that it amplifies is greater than that of Jamryukdan. This is also the reason why the demonic cult members who used Mahyeoldan were considered nothing more than arrow shields or consumables. On the other hand, Jamryukdan was an item provided by the Murim Alliance. Likewise, after using it, your qi and blood become distorted and your innate energy is greatly consumed, making even daily life difficult, but after taking it, you can fully maintain your reason and, if you survive, you can look forward to the future.”

Although the two drugs had similar but slightly different properties, both had very extreme effects.

Even if you save your life by using the power of the sleeping group, it is extremely rare that you can even do light daily life, so it is no exaggeration to say that it is a supply item for the Donggwi Euijin, as Cheonhwa said.

“Then this is called the sleeping group… … .”

In that case, the rise of Baekwoongbangju’s realm was not incomprehensible, but the fact that it was caused by the power of the sleeping group and not the blood group meant another problem.

“No. That’s not true. After the Great Battle of Jeongma, the Murim Alliance was disbanded and the production of Jamryukdan was halted. Since even the production method was kept a top secret, it’s highly likely that some of the leftover medicine from the old days leaked out.”

This means that there may have been a political faction behind Baek Woong Bang.

If it was the Demonic Cult, then it would have been inevitable to suspect the Demonic Cult of being behind it, so it could be considered fortunate, but that is also strange.

Baekungbang, like Heukhobang, was a place that belonged to the Sapa, and although the boundary between the political and private sectors became blurred after the Battle of Jeongma, there was still a clear distinction between the political and private sectors.

Therefore, if it was true that someone in the political faction was manipulating Baek Woong Bang to attack Heuk Ho Bang, it could have easily developed into a major conflict between the political faction and the evil faction.

“Also, the Murim Alliance was not made up of only the Jeongpa factions, so it is possible that the item was in possession of one of the Sasa factions. It is too early to tell.”

“But that also means there is a possibility.”

Of course, it is difficult to conclude that the Murim Alliance was the work of the Jeongpa and the Saepa factions, as they joined hands and gathered under one banner to deal with the powerful enemy known as the Demonic Cult.

However, it was also impossible to conclude that it was not the work of a political party.

Although further investigation would be necessary to determine for sure, Margin’s face could not help but become quite serious, as there might have been some serious plot against the Sapa forces taking place somewhere.

“Okay, I get it. Is this good news or bad news?”

However, there was no reason to blame her since it was not Mayeryeong or Haomun’s fault.

Margin, who had a serious expression for a moment, looked back at Mayeryeong as if to ask if that was all.

She told them that she had good news and bad news, but the only commission she had given them was to investigate the Sleeping Group.

“No. The bad news is… … .”

So it was fortunate that it wasn’t the Demonic Cult, but Mayeryeong thought that perhaps the fact that the Jeongpa was doing something bad to the Sapa was bad news, but she shook her head.

He lowered his eyes as if he was sorry and told me the really bad news.

“The Black Tiger Clan has been destroyed.”

“What?!”

“Huh?”

The destruction of the Black Tiger Clan.

Although they had suffered some losses in the war with Baek Woong Bang, their annihilation was quite surprising.

Even though it was only the beginning of the climax, the Black Tiger’s inaction was not that easy, and there was no force that could fight them.

Also, it was widely known that the Black Tiger Ark was Margin’s agenda, so it was impossible to do something like that without intending to fight Margin.

“The Black Tiger Ark, which was the subject of Margin-nim’s agenda, has also died. The evil spirit… … I’m sorry. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to figure it out yet.”

“How dare those bastards… … !”

Gooooooooo-

In an instant, an incredible wave of energy swept around the enraged Margin.

The momentum was so fierce that it made Mayeryeong, who was relatively weak in martial arts, tremble, but she seemed to understand and did not try to stop Majin.

However, he simply calmly conveyed additional information that he knew.

“The number of thieves is unknown, but they are said to have been searching the grounds and corpses as if they were looking for something. Perhaps they are related to the Sleeping Group.”

“The sleeping group, Baek Woong Bang… … Are they the remnants of that group? No, I guess I should consider them the ones behind it.”

The grounds and corpses were strewn all over the place.

Based on that clue, Mayeryeong deduced that they were looking for something.

And although their identities were unknown, it wasn’t hard to guess that they were looking for the Submachine Gun.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be anything worth looking for in the Black Tiger Room.

“Thanks to that, they seem to have left traces but do not want to be known yet, so it will not be easy to track them down. I have instructed you to find everything that could be a clue, so if you are lucky, you may be able to find something additional.”

But other possibilities could not be ruled out.

Mayering, as expected of the branch manager of Haomun, immediately requested that all information be collected and relayed, and relayed this fact to Majin.

Although Guizhou is under the jurisdiction of another branch manager, since it involves a big shot like Margin, they decided to cooperate as much as possible to look into it.

“I should go and see for myself.”

But Margin said that he would go and check it out himself.

In fact, even if Margin moves directly, it would be difficult to obtain information beyond Haomun, but it is a duty that cannot be ignored.

It wasn’t just a matter of morality and duty, it was also his own responsibility.

Even if it had been known that he had taken over the Jamryukdan, the Black Tiger Clan might not have been destroyed.

Of course, I could have tried to deal with everyone involved, but I felt a needless sense of guilt.

“I guess I have to get revenge.”

However, he was not completely depressed.

We can’t undo what’s already happened, but at least we can get revenge.

“Let’s move separately for a moment.”

“Um… … Yeah. I guess there’s nothing I can do.”

That’s why Margin told Cheonhwa to move separately for a while.

There was still a lot to be gained from the map battle with Cheonhwa, but there were more important things to do right now.

Cheonhwa also had a regretful expression on her face as she heard the news about Heukhobang, but she couldn’t stop him.

But that doesn’t mean I can go with you.

He himself had only helped out with Heukhobang’s work for a little while, and he had other work to do.

I had to receive the items I ordered through the secret service and negotiate with the Jang Gangsu-ro general debt holder.

So, Margin was talking about individual actions, but he looked a little surprised when Cheonhwa, who he thought would be carefree, showed a different reaction.

“It’s okay. Just save up some living expenses for a while!”

… … Was it like that?

For a moment, Margin’s impression was distorted, but he wasn’t particularly angry.

Because it was just a miracle.

“Let’s meet again here for now. If we quickly travel to Gaeyang… … it won’t take twenty days for a round trip, but just in case, if we need to travel, leave a connection through Haomun.”

“Yeah, I guess so.”

It would take about twenty days one way to get to Akyang by following the route, but if Margin were to travel alone, it wouldn’t take even half that long at best.

Because you can just unfold your divine magic as you like without having to keep up with the pace of the carriages or the plowmen.

So Margin estimated that it would take about twenty days, including the time it took to thoroughly search the Black Tiger Room where the incident occurred.

However, since it was not known whether Cheonhwa would stay here until then or whether she would be able to return after finishing her work, it was decided to contact her through Haomen if it took longer than that.

Since Haomen is everywhere, it is easier to communicate with them than through other signs.

“Then I’ll see you then.”

“Oh, just a moment.”

Now that the appointment was made, it was time for each of us to go our separate ways.

However, Cheonhwa’s body was so hot that he quickly called out to Margin, who was trying to fly the new model.

“Why is that?”

“How about a round of martial arts before you go?”

“Bimoo? Ahem. Okay. Okay.”

The idea is to have a fight before leaving.

Are you worried about living expenses?

Margin thought about it for a moment, but it wasn’t exactly like that.

Because I just confirmed that he had a voucher worth 10,000 nyang.

Even so, since he is such a miser, he may have been trying to save up living expenses in advance, but if you think about it, it is not a bad thing for him, so he had no reason not to do it.

Although I was in a hurry, I wasn’t really pressed for time.

If you leave now and things go wrong, you never know when you’ll meet again and fight, so it was Margin who should have asked you first.

“If it’s okay with you, we can provide a place for you. I think there will be a lot of things that would be cumbersome for you two to fight.”

“Then please.”

It was also the first time that Cheonhwa had suggested doing a martial arts fight first.

Margin nodded, thinking that there might be a reason, and Mayeryeong stepped forward and said that she would provide them with unarmed equipment.

If experts like them were to engage in a fight, the repercussions would certainly be significant.

If you want a place where you can fight without worrying about such things, you have to leave the city, but doing so is quite a hassle, and on top of that, there are too many eyes watching you.

Since Mayeryeong wanted to hide and monopolize information about Cheonhwa as much as possible, she decided to give them the secret training ground used by Haomun, and the two headed straight there.

‘I don’t have the skills to go around and get beaten up, but something just feels off.’

So, the reason why Cheonhwa suddenly applied for the military service was because of a strange feeling of unease.

It could be said that it was a master’s intuition, but it wouldn’t be much different if it was said that it was a kind of reading of the weather.

Although he was a powerful Margin who could be dropped anywhere in the Central Plains without any problems, he was held by a strange sense that he should not be sent away like this.

If you can at least raise your martial arts level a little bit, then there won’t be a problem no matter what happens.

‘I can’t afford to lose my precious money.’

Moreover, in Cheonhwa’s view, the current state of Margin was like a flower bud about to bloom.

It has reached a state where it can bloom and blossom if only a certain trigger is given.

I wasn’t sure if I could blow it up now, but it seemed like it would be possible to get it close.

‘If we go up a level, we might be able to increase the free map price a bit more!’

Of course, if he had reached the level of a fully-ripened Iron Man, he could have said that he would no longer receive guidance, but Cheonhwa considered that unlikely.

Because the end of the road he must take is not a place like Red Iron Man.

I don’t know if he realizes it, but he knows that he will need more intense training and stimulation than before to get there, so he is not worried.

“Okay, shall we begin?”

As soon as he entered Haomen’s secret training ground, Cheonhwa lightly turned his wrist and grabbed the jade flute.

All the Haomen around here have already been taken over.

There was no specific plan for how long it would last, but Cheonhwa hurried a little as soon as he entered the training ground.

Today, I’m going to have to hit you a little more specially than usual, and for a longer time.

“Huh? Why is it so cold… … .”

As Cheonhwa swept the jade flute with one hand, the unarmed man was covered in cold air, no, in cold air.

The true power of the flute was revealed, and a strange phenomenon occurred in which frost covered all the land and objects.

“I guess you’re feeling weak!”

“Come. No, I’ll go first!”

I was struck by a cold wind, but the strange coldness did not go away.

Rather, it felt like frost was falling on my body, which had been heated by the iron blast.

That’s why Margin didn’t hesitate.

This is because we have already acknowledged that giving up three seconds or giving up a player is meaningless.

I am inferior to Cheonhwa.

It was an obvious fact that I didn’t want to admit, but I had no choice, so I immediately raised my red iron attack to its limit and rushed towards Cheonhwa.

“You’ll be a little more sore today than usual, so you’ll have to endure it. After all, things that are good for your body tend to hurt more!”

Cheonhwa smiled faintly at that margin.

Because the beating I was going to give him today was a bit special.

He was going to give him the same education that his master had always given him.

The very method that the master called a bloodletting and that he himself called a venting of anger was reproduced in Cheonhwa’s hands.