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“That’s such a ridiculous thing!”

One of the elders stood up and shouted loudly, but no one thought this was strange. The seriousness of the matter made the seemingly noble-looking elder of the Hwasan Sect’s hasty actions seem indifferent.

“I can’t believe it either, but it’s true. Even Baek Do-hyeon Som-joo did not go to deal with the bandits alone, but went with Ghost Spear Geum Ju-hoon Daehyeop. And they said that neither of them came back.”

““To the ghost window!””

Baek Do-hyeon, the small master of Hwaryongmun, may be young, but the reputation of Geum Joo-hoon, the ghost spear, was not something to be taken lightly. At least for the fallen volcano faction.

“Are you talking about the ghost spear that brought in many seeds of the Demonic Cult during the Great War and saved the lives of many true sect members in Shaanxi?”

“That’s ridiculous! He is not at the beginning of his peak, and his experience as a strongman is not short. How can he be defeated by bandits? Unless you’re fighting against someone as strong as the top pickers of wild vegetables in the green forest!”

Jinhwaryeong didn’t open his mouth either, but if he had been able to speak, it wouldn’t have been much different from what they were saying.

‘Except for the Jongnam faction, there is currently no expert in Shaanxi who has reached the pinnacle of excellence. If you are a Jongnam, there may be Hwaryeong-level and Chojeol-level among the secluded seniors, but there is absolutely no reason to mess with Hwaryongmun. Then who… for a moment… !’

Jin Hua-ryeong, who was thinking about who on earth could be a master of that level, suddenly thought of Park Hyun-sung’s face in Hwasan.

‘The man… ! Ah, no, that senior whose name I don’t know… No, it’s just weird… Ugh, really… ! ‘I don’t know what to call you!’

The suspicious man clearly showed before his eyes a sophisticated technique known as samadhi evolution, which can only be performed by those who have at least reached the pinnacle of perfection. However, he said it was just an unusual ability and told them to just ignore it. If it had been his usual evolution spirit, he would have taken his words at face value.

However, considering that Hyeonseong’s spirit was unusual and the mysterious events related to him, Jinhwaryeong could never take this lightly.

‘There’s definitely something to do with it. I didn’t say it directly and I don’t have any evidence, but I feel like I instinctively know something… .’

Jin Hua-ryeong, who was contemplating alone, was awakened from his thoughts by Mucheong calling him.

“Evolution Spirit! Are you listening to me!”

“…Yes. For a moment, I thought a little about the identity of the person who caused the situation. Sorry.”

“Tsk tsk… A guy called Great Disciple.”

Normally, he would have harassed Jinhwaryeong by saying that it was right and that he had caught the number of cases, but due to the seriousness of the current issue, he just glanced at Jinhwaryeong and continued talking.

“Anyway, we are planning to help Hwaryongmun right now in the search for Confucius Baek Do-hyeon and Ghost Chang. I ask that everyone here take their weapons as soon as they leave and control this news so that it does not spread too much to their subordinates.”

“Yes, I understand, Jang Moon-in!”

In an emergency situation, everyone dispersed without even being able to talk properly. Thanks to this, Jinhwaryeong was able to focus on the work of the clan without feeling alienated from others, unlike usual.

For some reason, I felt like the image of an unknown man kept flashing before my eyes.

* * *

“Huh, huh… Go, Kamihi… Oh my gosh… !”

Still, there was a battle, so shouldn’t there be some degree of glory and scars? After receiving his complete surrender, I slapped his face, and Somoonju continued to mutter like that, crying with his swollen mouth.

‘Keep crying.’

No matter what he thinks of me, I’m fine with it as long as I only hear good-looking information.

I decided to take him to a place away from the general warriors for a while and continue listening to his story.

“Now, tell me something. If you know anything.”

“What do you mean! Me, I don’t know anything… ”

“What is useless? Then you just have to kill them and get some information from other people… ”

“Oh, no! I am the master of Hwaryongmun! This is Baek Do-hyeon, the head of the Hwaryongmun, the second greatest sect in Shaanxi after Jongnam! Isn’t the information I have the most valuable?”

“Yes, yes, our precious Lord Somoon of Hwaryongmun. So, tell me some of that great information.”

“What do you mean? You have to tell me what you want to know… ”

Sreung…

“Ma, I will tell you! Now, let’s start with the purpose of this trip! First of all, this commercial trip brought in cherry blossoms from the west… !”

He seemed to have some sense of it, and when I silently pretended to take the sword out of its scabbard, he immediately opened his mouth and started talking.

As I listened to the various stories in silence, I could not help but be surprised by the situation of the volcanic waves, which were larger than I expected.

‘What is this, the volcanic faction is at the level of a public enemy? Even all of the Hwasan clan clans participated?’

I don’t know if Jinhwaryeong is aware of this, but the Huashan Sect’s position in Hwaeum County and the Shaanxi region was more like an outcast than expected.

-In preparation for this friendly meeting to be held between all the sects in the Shaanxi region, all sects are planning to bring in people from outside. Since it was carried out quite secretly, the volcano would not be discovered. No, to be exact, Jang Moon-in and several of his close associates probably know this. I feel like those people there are behind something.

‘The highest-ranking person in the sect is nothing more than an internal spy… There’s no way the clan can function properly like this.’

I don’t know the exact reason, but at least Jang Mun-in of the Hwasan Sect and the people around him were not on the Hwasan Sect’s side. No, rather, it should be seen as closer to the role of opening the door to the volcano’s enemies from within.

Considering that the quest I was given through dimensional random chat mentioned something about preventing the ‘extinction’ of the volcanic wave, I think this friendly meeting will be a decisive opportunity to bring about the extinction of the volcanic wave.

“So, is it the end? Is there more?”

“Oh, how much more information do you want! There’s no use saying more… !”

Sreung… !

“Well, come to think of it, I heard that Jihyeon (知縣 – Jeong 7th grade) of Hwaeumhyeon will soon be celebrating his birthday! This person likes bribes so much… !”

Somoonju, who heard the sound of the sword being drawn, began to spit out other circumstances and information again. Even the things you wonder if this is necessary.

Every time it seemed like he was going to stop talking, I took out the knife again and again, listened to him, and decided on my future direction.

‘It’s not a problem to simply pay back the money to Hwacheon Sangdan. We need to be more systematic and proactive in helping. Otherwise, I don’t think we’ll be able to prevent the destruction of the volcanic wave.’

The content of the quest was not about repaying the Volcanic Sect’s debt, nor was it about the Volcanic Sect achieving good results in friendly affairs.

Preventing ‘extinction’. That is the goal of the quest I obtained through the 3D random chat app.

‘I was wondering why there was a slight difference between what the Evolutionary Spirit wanted and the contents of the quest… Is this a result of these things being reflected?’

I was once again surprised by the situational judgment ability of my 3D random chat app. How did you get the information and make this decision? .

After briefly marveling at the mystery of the app, I looked at Somoonju again.

‘I think I can put this guy to good use if I persuade him well… ‘

Aside from abilities and such, the scoundrel in front of me is the small master of the Fire Dragon Gate that I must use to prevent the extinction of the Volcanic Sect. When you need some information, it is the easiest to obtain.

The problem is that he can’t listen to me without any consequences.

“What, what! I can’t think of anything anymore! It’s true! Well, stop putting that knife away!”

If he finds out that I need something from him, he will immediately think that his position has changed and threaten me in return. That’s why you shouldn’t try to solve the problem with nice words.

‘What should I do… Make him fear me and do what I say… ‘

I think it would be better to threaten him by some kind of hypnosis, or by planting a bomb inside his body…

‘wait for a sec. Inside the body? Martial arts?’

Suddenly, I remembered a martial arts magazine I read when I couldn’t awaken my magic.

To be exact, it means threatening by putting something inside the body.

if… Here too… perhaps… ?

An idea occurred to me, and I took out something modern through the inventory. Helena eats it sometimes because she likes it, and she often gave it to me in the past, too.

Rustling…

“Now, open your mouth.”

“What does that mean? Why do I open my mouth… !”

“Should I just kill you here and leave? Can I do that?”

“Ah, I got it! I don’t know what it is, but quickly… !”

Sigh…

The guy opened his eyes slightly and looked at me curiously as I opened the package in my hand and took it out.

“…peanuts? Why suddenly… ”

“Shut up and just swallow it right away.”

Pow!

“Oof! Wow… !”

I roughly put an unwrapped peanut into Baek Do-hyun’s mouth. He resisted, but I quickly put peanuts in his mouth and silenced him, so he swallowed it without realizing it.

And after a while,

“K, kaaa—!!”

“Go, Confucius–!”

“Mu, moul! Mouuul—!”

The guy was rolling around on the floor with his mouth open and drool flowing.

The warriors of Hwaryongmun, who were watching Baek Do-hyeon from afar, started screaming in excitement because they thought their master was dying.

“This guy! You hurt Confucius! This cruel… !”

“There is no danger to your life, so just shut up and watch.”

I grinned at the sight of Baek Do-hyeon leisurely opening his mouth and complaining of pain, or more precisely, it was so spicy that he couldn’t bear it.

‘What does modern capsaicin taste like? ‘Isn’t it hot?’

Clearly there is no such thing as capsaicin here. So you don’t know who it is, right? The first time I ate it, it was a bit spicy for me, but now I enjoy it to this extent.

After some time had passed, the real Baek Do-hyeon asked me while panting.

“Dae, what on earth did you feed me!”

“How about it? What does Mar-a-Lago taste like?”

“Go, what are you talking about? Could it be that you were feeding me loneliness!!!”

Baek Do-hyeon, whose face had turned bright red due to capsaicin, turned blue as if it had never happened when he heard the story of loneliness.

‘Fortunately, it seems that there is such a thing as solitude in this world. I wondered what I would have done if it wasn’t there. Phew.’

I was worried that maybe I had done something stupid, but it seems that there are things in this world that can roughly obscure the intentions of my actions.

Of course, he may not believe me, but for me, just pretending to make him think that way is enough.

“You have just swallowed a loneliness in this world that only I can decipher. If you don’t receive regular cancellation from me, your body will melt to death, feeling pain dozens of times the pain you felt a moment ago.”

“Tens of thousands of times?! No, melt?!”

It seems that the unfamiliar spicy taste was enough to make him mistake what I fed him for poison.

‘I’ve probably never eaten anything like that in my life in the first place, right? ‘Because he is a child of a noble family.’

Completely different from before, Baek Do-hyeon was restless even though he was tied up, opening his mouth and pretending to vomit.

“Yuck! Weeek—!”

But there was no way the peanuts, which were already melting gently in my stomach, would come out. If you want to vomit properly, I will also stop you. Because you might get caught.

After trying in vain for a while, he looked at me with empty eyes.

After confirming that I no longer felt the will to resist in those eyes, I smiled and thought again about what to do next.