Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 308



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Who threatened to call me Cheonmahara with a knife? Episode 308

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The next day.

Ilmok set out on a journey with his group.

When we first went north, there were only about twenty people, but now there were easily over fifty of them.

From goods to be sold in the Western Regions to food to be sent to Xinjiang.

Because there was so much stuff to move, the number of carriages increased rapidly, and naturally the number of people accompanying the convoy also had to increase.

Repeat the movement in a northwesterly direction for several days.

They were able to reach a nomadic village they had previously heard of.

Could it be because dozens of carriages and dozens of people had gathered?

At first, the nomads looked at the group with anxious and reserved eyes, but later, upon seeing a familiar face, they pretended to recognize them.

“Haha. You really were preparing for trade with the West.”

“Hahaha. Just like last time, I’m thinking of staying here for just one day and then leaving.”

At Ilmok’s reply, the chief showed a troubled expression.

“Sleeping is not a problem, but I don’t think we will have enough food to feed this many guests.”

“Don’t worry. We’ve brought some light groceries with us. But if you’re going to have some meat, how about selling us a sheep or something? We’ll pay you a lot for it.”

“To that extent, I think it’s quite possible.”

After somehow finishing the discussion with the chief, Ilmok slyly revealed his true intention.

“Come to think of it, didn’t you say earlier that there was a shortage of food? Eating only livestock meat every day must be boring, so maybe you need some rice, wheat, or dried fruit?”

“… It would be nice if we had it, but the only things we can pay for are things like meat, fur, and leather from livestock.”

“Hahaha. Since we have been close for so long, I won’t charge you anything in return. But, will you accept a few conditions?”

“… I guess I’ll have to hear what the conditions are first and then decide.”

“Hahaha. It’s nothing. Since we will be using this road in the future, I was thinking of entrusting a few people to that tribe. Please think of the food you provide as a cost for entrusting them to us.”

At Ilmok’s suggestion, the chief seemed to hesitate for a moment and then nodded.

“The conditions aren’t particularly bad.”

“Hahaha. You thought well. Oh, and from now on, I will be coming and going from Mireukmyeonggyo quite often, but there will be times when I will be away. I will give you food whenever we trade, but in return, would you teach the language of this place to the people I left here? In return, the people staying here will teach you the language of the Central Plains and take care of the patients, even if it is small.”

When they said they would come regularly to trade and provide food, the chief accepted the terms without a second thought.

And the next morning.

Ilmok and his party took a day’s rest and then left the nomad village.

Leaving behind one box and five people.

A nomad man approached the five who were standing there blankly.

“Our language. Teach us.”

He was quite awkward and didn’t know many words, but he was the man in the village who spoke Chinese the best.

For half an hour the man taught the four the letters and language of the nomads, and for half an hour the five of the Maitreya Buddhists taught the man the Chinese language.

After such a simple language lesson, a middle-aged man spoke to the nomad.

“I am a member of the National Assembly. This is a female doctor. If anyone feels uncomfortable, please let me know.”

As he spoke, he pointed to himself and the woman next to him, then took out a needle and showed it to him.

Perhaps because the advance party had previously taken care of patients, nomads flocked to him to receive his examination.

While the congressman checks on each person’s condition, the female doctor assists him.

The remaining three would talk to the nomads waiting in line.

“We are Mi. Reuk. Myung. Gyo.”

“I ask for your continued support in the future.”

They were the ones who attempted to communicate through gestures, and in the middle of the conversation, they began to preach the name or doctrine of the Maitreya Buddhism.

And after the treatment was over, he took out some food from the box that Ilmok had left behind and distributed it little by little to the nomads.

“Hahaha. In our Mireukmyungyo, when we exchange gifts, we pray for each other.”

“Now, follow along. Maitreya has arrived! May all living beings be saved!”

In response to their cries, the nomads who received the food would imitate their speech with strange and awkward pronunciation.

Was it because they examined the sick and shared food?

The nomads also shared their food with them and enjoyed dinner together.

After a meal where we all mingled like that.

A woman carrying a lute on her back took the lute in her hand and began to play the instrument.

“Yeong~ Gwang Gwang Mireukmyeong~ Gyo~”

With the hymn that was sung endlessly in Gansu Province.

The woman who had come as a medical attendant to help her also sang the hymn with her, and the doctor and the other two men also sang awkwardly along with her.

The other two men were unmanned members of the Cheonmasin Sect, placed there just in case.

Was it because five people sang together? Or was it because of the addictive rhythm that is characteristic of hymns?

After a few days, the nomads began humming hymns without even realizing it.

Even when women were cooking, and even when men were herding livestock and giving them water and grass.

Through the mouths of those who cannot even pronounce it properly and do not know the meaning contained in the lyrics of the hymn.

“Yeon~ Gwan Yeonggwan Miryeongmyeong~ Gyo!”

Slowly, the hymns of the Maitreya Buddhism began to resonate throughout the northern grasslands.

* * *

After stopping by nomadic villages every two days or so and leaving boxes and people behind, Ilmok and his party finally arrived at the village of the former Mango tribe.

When they arrived at what was now an outpost, the party had been reduced to half of the number they had set out with.

‘I hope everyone is doing well.’

Thinking of the sort of missionaries left behind in each village.

Kaisan of the Kiyat tribe, who was now the representative of the outpost, bowed down to him.

“I see the incarnation of Maitreya.”

“Have there been any particular problems so far?”

“Thanks to the people left behind by the incarnation, there were no special problems.”

After receiving Kaisan’s report, Ilmok stayed there for a day and then, as before, left a few missionaries behind and headed west.

Accompanied by a woman and seventy children, originally from the Mango tribe.

After moving for a day, they arrived at the entrance to the eastern foot of Cheonmandae Mountain, where they rested for a day and crossed over to Xinjiang via the entrance where the terrain was relatively gentle.

After crossing over to Xinjiang, it became much easier to move around because it was the territory of the Tianma Sect.

After a comfortable journey that lasted several days and included stops in villages in Xinjiang, they were able to arrive at the headquarters.

After completing his half-journey, Ilmok headed to Cheonmajeon to report on what had happened.

“So, rather than crossing the Tian Shan North Road, I would like to use the northern grassland area from Gansu to the eastern foot of Tian Chen Tai Mountain.”

“Hmm. Are you saying that you’re intentionally choosing a stopgap measure?”

“Yes, Master. As trade increases, the fact that the Maitreya Sect is trading with the Western Regions will inevitably spread. Even if they lie that the Maitreya Sect has no connection with our new religion, that fact alone will cause a pack of lynxes to swarm them.”

“If you’re going to go to all that trouble to fool them, you’re going to trade as much as possible while they’re distracted.”

“Yes, Master.”

Cheonma thought about it for a moment.

Should we try harder to deceive our opponents, or should we deceive moderately and focus on trade?

It was a problem where it was not immediately clear which was the correct answer.

That is why Cheonma nodded with a face of understanding.

“Do as you wish.”

Since Ilmok has accomplished many things so far, I thought I would trust him and leave it to him for now.

“Come to think of it, you brought quite a few women and children.”

As Cheonma naturally moved on to the next topic, Ilmok told him about the events that had happened in the north.

“Based on my experience in the North, I think Batar is an expression meaning a sea level rise.”

Cheonma frowned for a moment after hearing the story about the Jarchigod tribe and the Blood Cult’s zombies.

“Going all the way to the north to collect the corpses of the deceased and turning them into zombies. And using the secret power of the Bloody Heavenly Demon. No matter how much I think about it, I can never forgive those insect-like people.”

At Cheonma’s quiet soliloquy, Ilmok let out a hollow laugh.

‘Certainly, the way of thinking itself is different.’

I was worried about the news of the corpse of a master craftsman being made into a zombie, but it seemed like he was just upset by their lowly behavior.

“First of all, I have instructed those who are active in the Mireuk Myungyo to focus more on monitoring the Central Plains and the Blood Sect.”

After finishing the story about the Blood Cult, Ilmok continued with the incident of catching a spirit and the anecdote about the Mango tribe. Finally, he told the story about the Oirat tribe.

“The Oirat tribe… Recently, we have been concentrating our manpower in Xinjiang and Gansu provinces, so it seems that we have been lax in monitoring. Who would have thought that they would have increased their power so much in the meantime?”

Cheonma, who seemed to be thinking for a moment, soon finished his thoughts and opened his mouth.

“I’ll have you add more personnel to the North. It seems like there’s going to be a disruption to your plans, so we need to increase surveillance.”

Ilmok laughed bitterly.

‘I don’t know where they’ll be drafted from, but the remaining people will be further divided.’

Since the Cheonmasingyo was already suffering from a manpower shortage due to rapid growth, the number of people doing reconnaissance had to decrease as the number of people doing other things increased.

But now was not the time to worry about others.

Ilmok was also a busy person who had to constantly travel back and forth between the Western Regions and Gansu.

“Lastly, the seventy women and children who have come with us this time are from the Mango tribe. Just like the slaves we brought from the West, how about teaching them the doctrines of the new religion and having them help with the work?”

Because this time, I’m going to bring hell to Kyomagak once again.

“Hehehe. I’m going to call Jinhak over, so I guess you can just relay the message.”

“… I need to go to the Western Regions to sell the goods I brought from Gansu Province, so I am thinking of leaving the headquarters right now.”

For some reason, I had a feeling that if I met Ambassador or Sergeant Major right now, it would be a life or death fight.

* * *

Ilmok and his group fled from the headquarters and headed to the West.

After leaving Xinjiang through the desert, they arrived at the grassland where the Ohalak tribe had lived in the past.

Meanwhile, a fence had been erected there, and the Black Tiger members and the Ohallak tribesmen were living there together.

“It’s been a while, Black Tiger Lord.”

“Hahaha. Thank you for your hard work going all the way to Gansu, Master Ilmok.”

Gu Yang-hyeok, who welcomed Il-mok warmly, told us about what had happened.

In general, these were stories of nomads who had converted to Islam and attacked like bandits.

Gu Yang-hyeok now had a face that was sick of Muslims. It wasn’t just Gu Yang-hyeok. Most of the people there had faces that were worn out from fighting.

Except for one guy.

“Hahahaha! I feel like my martial arts skills are improving day by day while I’m here. I’m really grateful that you sent me here, Master Ichimoku.”

A man crazy about fighting. He was a Dokgo-pae.

Even within the martial arts-revering Demonic Cult, it was clear that Dokgo-pae was an extremely crazy person.

“That crazy guy is talking nonsense again.”

“Please keep your mouth shut! Every time you talk nonsense, don’t the Muslims come storming in!”

The other Black Tiger Troops’ warriors glared at Dokgo-pae as if they were going to kill him, but no one attacked him.

“Hahaha! You’re always welcome, seniors!”

It seemed to be because of Dokgo-pae’s crazy reaction.

After a day of rest at the outpost, Ilmok and his party headed west again.

Since the trade route had already been opened, there were no special incidents.

There were two raids by bandits, but it felt like a daily occurrence here, so Ichimoku didn’t feel much interest.

Arriving at Merv via Samarkand, they sold five times as many goods to the local merchants as before.

After collecting a huge amount of gold and silver treasures, Ilmok bought some slaves like before and headed back to the headquarters.

“Then I will leave their education to the Kyomagak and go back to Gansu, Master!”

As expected, he fled to avoid Wei Jin-hak and Zhong Li-chu.

In this way, Ilmok was able to return to Nanju, Gansu Province after nearly two months, and there was good news waiting for him.

“The bow made from the horn and sinews of a spirit has been completed, Your Majesty.”

To be exact, good news for Jeong-Hyeon.