episode_0186

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Time passed quickly.

“This place! This weapons management team here is my!”

“The supply officer told me to leave it for recycling sometime last month!”

“Put it away! The princess is visiting and you leave such dirty things behind!”

“Chung!”

Princess Yuya’s visit, that is, the selection test for each unit of the National Guard’s Gold Guard, is just around the corner. The Geumuiwiwibu was in the midst of its final reorganization.

“Clean it up!”

“Throw it away!”

“Fix it!”

The entire Geumuiwibu is in a state of excitement as they undergo an untimely makeover. Song An-seong also ran around the Geumuiwibu all day because of his leadership.

“No, does it make sense that there is not enough space in the warehouse? According to the ledger, 30% should be empty now.”

“That’s…miscellaneous things that can’t be captured in the ledger…”

“Get it sorted out right away. What are the items that are not included in the ledger? Isn’t this a product of the laziness of administrators who did not fill in the details? Organize and tell the administrators to fill it all in by tomorrow morning, even if it means staying up all night!”

“Chung!”

Song An-seong grabbed his throbbing head. As I dug through the entire Geumuiwibu, old remnants came out, and as work continued to fall out among them, I was bound to have a headache.

‘I need to cool off for a moment.’

Of course, cooling one’s head did not mean resting. I was planning to go to the training center, which is currently the most important in the Geumuiwibu, and observe the trends.

The entire Geumuiwiwibu was shaking and working hard, but the hottest place in the Geumuiwiwibu could only be the Geumuiwiwi training center.

Everyone was accelerating their final training under the passionate guidance of the instructor.

‘hmm.’

Song Ansheng nodded. Even before the mock battle, he was a jockey whose average ability was lower than that of any other jockey, but starting from the mock battle, he trained more passionately than any other jockey, and the results were unfolding.

The appearance of trainees who are not ashamed of being compared to any other jockey.

Of course, even among these well-trained trainees, there were some who stood out.

“Do not add commands to 3, 6, or 9. Do you understand?”

“Evil!”

“Ready for move 8!”

“Ahh!!”

It was the twelfth that was still rolling.

Song Ansheng, who had just shown a satisfied expression, changed to a worried expression and sighed.

Now, anyone can see that the capabilities of the Twelfth Division were several levels higher than that of other units.

After the mock battle, other training units gritted their teeth and tried to catch up with the Twelve Division, but by the time other units started running, the Twelve Division’s growth rate had already accelerated.

The growth rate of other units was not bad, but the growth rate of the Twelve Units, which had already gained momentum, was different from the other units.

By all accounts, the Twelve Units were the favorites for the championship.

‘I don’t know what the external advisor is doing.’

The operation to destroy Ho Cheon-an’s reputation was initiated by Hwang Myeong. Even though the imperial name is unofficial, the imperial name is imperial. Is Ho Cheon-an going to directly rebel against such an imperial order?

Song Ansheng looked at Hutianan from afar. I’ve already said this several times, but Ho Cheon-an only repeats that he hasn’t forgotten his original purpose.

Out of frustration, I complained to Song Chang-sik, but Admiral Song Chang-sik also had a strange attitude and only said that he respected the external advisor’s decision and did not take any action.

“Well, it’s your decision…”

Song Ansheng shook his head. I had tried enough to persuade him, so talking about it again now would just be a waste of time. Song Ansheng was too busy right now to risk such a waste of time.

“Next is the inspection of each unit’s test site…”

Song An-seong sighed as he thought about the mountain of inspection items that came to mind and took a step forward.

The group exam, in which half of the trainees were eliminated, was approaching.

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An elixir of the seven elements.

Sun, Moon, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

The Japanese and Yang attribute elixirs were solved by the fortune-teller group.

Moon, the sonic elixir was solved with the confiscated property of the golden family.

Now you can get the fire attribute elixir by returning to the Fortune Chang Sect.

The water elixir was solved by combining Hwari’s Naedan.

I purchased the wood element elixir from a merchant shop that had been robbed by bandits.

The metallic elixir was also obtained from the confiscated property of the Golden Family.

And today, I visited the Imperial Palace Secretariat to obtain the local elixir, which would be the last piece of the Seven Elements.

In the end, I was unable to find time to learn the image library, so it was not until the last week that I was able to visit the royal palace library.

I had high expectations for the Imperial Palace Vigo, but I never got to go into Vigo.

Usually, in martial arts circles, you go through an event where you walk around the big room and pick up a dung knife that you don’t know why it’s there among the luxurious treasured swords and elixirs, but…

The reality I encountered in the world of martial arts was to wait in the reception room at the entrance until the warehouse manager came to retrieve the item I wanted.

“This is an altar made from 10,000 years of pure earth. It can be said to be the most obvious indigenous characteristic.”

“I see.”

I just nodded at what the Vigo manager said.

Since it is the soil itself, it is naturally a 100% indigenous property. Even when I was a 15-year-old Hocheonan and living the life of a slob, I never ate dirt, but to become a top expert, I had to scoop up dirt and eat dirt.

With this, I used up the two cards I received as a reward for the audience.

I felt relieved when the two cards, which were too big to carry around in my arms, disappeared.

“Congratulations, senior. Since there is no way to take the elixir from the Fortune Chang Sect, I have now collected all the elixirs of the Seven Elements.”

“Thank you.”

Now the black cat is completely accustomed to wearing cotton and controlling the energy in its eyes. Even though he is wearing cotton thread, he has learned how to eat without showing any flaws.

Now, even black cats can wear cotton yarn and travel normally.

“Will I be finished as an instructor at the Geumuiwon tomorrow?”

“To complete the test perfectly, you have to study at your full speed after the exam.”

“Hmm.”

As of today, the four-week training schedule has ended.

Tomorrow is the day to take the exam that will determine the trainees’ success or failure.

As soon as the test is over, the result will be determined, but the instructor’s job does not end there. Even for trainees whose grades have been decided, there are things to take care of for up to a week.

Upon completion of the first ability test, second unit training and group test, and third training course, you become an official Gold Medical Officer.

Until this third training course begins, instructors must manage trainees. If you pass, you have to manage the trainees, and even if you fail, there are still things to do. Sending trainees back to the provinces or persuading them to become imperial soldiers. Like doing administrative processing.

“Princess Yuya will be coming too, so behave yourself well. If I’m too friendly, I’ll be in big trouble?”

I smiled bitterly. The day the black cat dragged me to the gambling house. After the gambling was over, the two people separated from me and chatted for a while. I think something probably happened between the two of you at that time.

Perhaps they shared each other’s secrets. Until then, Black Cat would have thought that Hyuk Kirin was just a member of the royal family, but now she clearly recognizes her as a princess.

If so, did Black Cat also reveal his secret to Hyeok Kirin at that time? I was curious as to whether he would have told me about things like Wolbokdang or the lunar delay.

“Hyuk Kirin, how far did you talk with Daehyeop?”

“You don’t need to know that. Because it’s a secret between women!”

“Okay, I understand. Do it yourself.”

I asked him occasionally over the past four weeks, but the black cat put up an impenetrable wall and wouldn’t tell me anything.

“Don’t worry about useless things, senior, just focus on tomorrow’s work!”

I asked for no reason and all I got was nagging.

“Tomorrow….”

okay. Tomorrow is important.

Because it is the day to reap the fruits of a month’s investment of time.

“Yes. Tomorrow is an important day, so I have to go up quickly and absorb the elixir.”

“Senior…is that how you treat an important day?”

The black cat scolded me as if it was ridiculous, but I thought differently.

The die has already been cast. All you have to do is wait until the dice that have started rolling stop.

It was no exaggeration to say that the results were already available.

So now we have to prepare for the next one. The way to absorb the elixir as quickly as possible is the way to prepare for the future.

“I scoop up dirt and sleep.”

“…What?”

He stood up, giving the black cat a question.

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“Give me the princess!!”

“Everyone, bow your heads!!”

Everyone in the exam room bowed in unison.

Sabak. Sabak.

Even though there were over a thousand people, there was silence where not a single breath could be heard, and the only sound that could be heard was the sound of stepping on the golden carpet. The sound did not stop until it reached the head of the podium.

“Admiral.”

“Chung! Admiral Song Chang-sik of the Gold Medal! I answer the call of the princess!”

“I am truly happy that the National Assembly has welcomed me so warmly. I am concerned about the hard work of the Geumwiwi, so please give an order to withdraw the courtesy.”

“Everyone wake up!”

“Chung!”

Trainees, instructors, and gold medal officers all stood at attention with trembling hearts.

And when he saw Princess Yuya, he let out an exclamation in his heart.

Princess Yuya, wearing a gorgeous golden costume and all kinds of luxurious decorations. It was a garment, a costume, and had enough power to overwhelm people, but what was felt first was warmth.

The power of tolerance that coexists with the momentum that overwhelms the crowd. It wasn’t enough to be said to be intense, but it was enough to seep into people’s hearts and leave a good impression.

Princess Yuya smiled lightly and slowly looked around at the trainees, instructors, and gold medalist. For a moment, Princess Yuya and Ho Tian-an’s eyes met and then naturally dispersed.

“I am truly relieved to see not only the members of the Gold Medal Committee but also the spirit of the trainees being sacrificed like this.”

“Chung! The princess’s praise is truly glorious!”

“Choo!”

“Hehe, it wouldn’t be a good idea for me to talk at length. We will see the fruits of the trainees’ sweat and effort. Please do your best everyone.”

“Chung!”

The trainees, whose morale was greatly boosted by the fact that the princess was watching them, answered loudly. Regardless of the battalion, the faces of the trainees showed a strong determination.

Song Chang-sik, who felt the trainee’s determination, raised his hand and raised his voice.

“Start the selection test!”

Wow!!!