episode_0191

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“Well, you decided to leave too?”

Jae Sang-hae looked at Kang Chu-mo-ru, who told him that he had decided to quit the Geumui Commission, with a displeased expression on his face.

“That’s right. I really want to become a commander.”

“…Hmm. In that case, you may have no choice but to quit. It was a shame.”

“Now I have to tell Gwang Jae-ryeon the news… didn’t we go out together?”

“I met an acquaintance, so I guess we’ll have a drink.”

“I see.”

Jaesanghae was stroking his chin and thinking.

“It’s strange…”

When Jo Ga-ju left the Geumui Commission, Jae Sang-hae thought it was just Jo Ga-ju and passed it on. Jo Ga-ju was a stubborn and stubborn man, and he was harsh on himself.

‘There’s no way Instructor Ho couldn’t have expected this situation.’

It was Ho Cheon-an who gave the spear to Jo Ga-ju in the first place. And it was well known to everyone that Kangchumoru was passionate about deploying strategic tactics. Did Ho Cheon-an not know that fact?

Now that I think about it, his words and actions were quite strange. Saying that you don’t care about the outcome, or that you should bloom into your potential, or that you should walk your own path.

‘Wasn’t it a bit strange for those of us who were confirmed to become the Gold Council to be told to follow our own path?’

I took it to mean that you should set your own goals and work hard, separate from becoming a member of the Gold Medal, but looking at the current situation, it didn’t seem like that was what it meant.

Jaesanghae, who had been lost in thought for a while, raised his head.

“….No way. Probably not.”

If this is true… Jae Sang-hae shook his head to shake off his thoughts. It was just a hypothesis that passed through my mind. And it was also a ridiculous hypothesis. However, Jaesanghae could not shake off the suspicion that had already engulfed his mind.

Jaesanghae’s face was strangely distorted. If this assumption that came to mind was true, there would be some evidence left.

‘I guess I’ll have to find out…’

Jaesanghae placed his hand on Corn’s shoulder.

“Sorghum.”

“Hmm? What?”

“Can I ask you a favor?”

Jae Sang-hae spoke about the request to Corn’s ear, and Corn’s expression became strangely distorted.

“Hmm… I think it’s possible, but is there a need to do something like this?”

“Please. It’s important.”

Corn nodded at Jaesanghae’s serious-looking face. I had to work hard for a few days, but it wasn’t that difficult.

Even after asking Okseok, Jae Sang-hae went around the dormitory and asked for help from several of his classmates.

*** ***

Mak-yul opened his mouth as he looked at the huge shadow that covered his own shadow at once.

“This bastard told me to come early. I prepared by myself since dawn!”

“It arrived as quickly as possible. Today too…one of my classmates left.”

“Excuses…tsk. Anyway, everything is ready, so hit the metal first!”

Gwang Jae-ryeon looked around the workshop. The acrid smell of burning charcoal and briquettes mixed with the hot air, making it difficult to breathe, flowed into my lungs.

The atmosphere of a blacksmith shop is familiar to blacksmiths.

“It’s only been a few months…”

Gwang Jae-ryeon muttered as he held the tongs. After leaving the workshop and arriving in Luoyang, I took an exam and became a trainee for the screening test, where I stayed for one month.

“We have a lot of high-quality iron. I must have lost my senses after taking a break for several months. Just beat me to death today!”

No answer came back.

Mak-yul frowned and turned his head towards Gwang Jae-ryeon. Blacksmiths at the blacksmith shop become sensitive. All tools for cutting and smelting iron are extremely dangerous. A furnace that emits heat that cooks flesh just by being nearby. A piece of metal that spits out sparks every time it is hit. Even sharp and dangerous tools to cut such iron.

A blacksmith who had to handle such tools and hit iron bars had to be alert at all times.

‘Why does this son of a bitch get a job at the blacksmith shop just because he took a few months off?’

“…”

Mak-yul, who had been full of swear words, swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his throat.

Gwang Jae-ryeon was staring at the heated iron. Gwang Jae-ryeon is constantly opening and closing the door with an expression that makes her look like she’s about to put her face in a brazier.

I want to take out the iron and hit it right now.

Mak-yul smiled slightly as he looked at the back, expressing his feelings as clearly as his usual loud voice.

Gwang Jae-ryeon’s hand moved.

He picked up the ingot that was completely dyed bright red and placed it on the anvil.

Taaa!!

I immediately started hitting him with a hammer.

Taaang! Taaang!

‘My skills haven’t rusted much.’

Mak-yul laughed as he watched the bright red iron ingot changing shape as quickly as the sound.

*** ***

Luoyang Ashes.

A famous family with as many as eight generations serving in government positions.

‘It’s been a while.’

In a mansion of this level, where valuables would normally be placed, there were ink paintings and scrolls with words written on them. Jae Sang-hae felt the refreshing scent of paper and ink gently seeping into his nostrils, and he raised his arm and sniffed.

This was because I was reminded of the living room that had the smell of chicken and a widower.

It probably doesn’t have that kind of smell.

“Matriarch~ A son has appeared.”

Jae Sang-hae spoke while standing in front of the room of Jae Mun-seong, the head of the family and father. Jaesanghae chuckled as he heard a small sigh coming from inside the room, but then his expression hardened.

‘If it’s as I expected, it’s not something to laugh about.’

“..come in.”

“Yes. I went away from home for a while to take the Gold Medical Examination, and I’m finally coming back.”

“Well~ that’s how it happened.”

“Have you come to your senses now? Since you are not young anymore, shouldn’t you slowly find your own way?”

“Is there nothing that can be called my way? It’s okay to just live like this.”

Jaemunseong’s brows were wrinkled.

“ Since you failed the Geumuiui Exam, didn’t you come back home because you had nowhere to go? Until now, your talent allowed you to indulge yourself, but not anymore. If you don’t want to become a government official, pack up your house and leave.”

“No, father, aren’t you speaking too harshly?”

Jaesanghae said, slightly adjusting his tone. It’s as if he ran home hoping to be praised, only to be scolded.

Jaemunseong, who was reading a book, looked at Jaesanghae.

Jae Sang-hae read a hint of embarrassment in Jae Mun-seong’s eyes. Although Jae Mun-seong did not easily reveal his true intentions due to his long career as a civil servant, Jae Sang-hae was Jae Mun-seong’s son. Jae Sang-hae, who could see the small embarrassment that others could not, did not pull the fishing line hastily and put more effort into it.

“My father was displeased, but this Jaesanghae has a top-notch body. Is it just that? I have mastered all kinds of talents! If talent like this runs out, who will become the gold medalist? That’s right.”

“…So does that mean you passed?”

Jaesanghae made an exaggerated gesture and took out the belt he had hidden behind his back. Jaemunseong’s eyes widened as he looked at the imperial emblem engraved on his belt.

“Do you know what this is? Yuya, who visited the selection test center for this year’s Gold Medalist! princess! from! This is a gift from you! father! Take this opportunity to order a luxurious Byuksa wood box from Carpenter Jang. Since it is a gift from a princess, shouldn’t it be put in an equally precious box?”

Jaesanghae looked at Jaemunseong’s shaking eyes and continued speaking, feeling his suspicions becoming confirmed.

“The unit I belong to ranked very high, right? Hahaha! Now, if I just complete the training, I will become a gold doctor.”

“….”

Jae Sang-hae said coldly, looking at Jae Mun-seong who was silent and accepting the situation.

“But father, why were you so sure that I would be eliminated from the Geumui Committee?”

“…what do you mean.”

“Didn’t you know very well that I am top-notch? Am I missing my family crest? Are people missing? Or is your hair falling out? The person who has to worry about whether or not I will pass the gold and medical commission is acting like a merchant with reliable insurance. ”

For a moment, a heavy silence fell in Jaemunseong’s room.

“I just assumed that since you weren’t suited for the military, you would naturally be dropped from the Gold Medal.”

“Is that so.”

Jaesanghae’s frozen face eased and he smiled.

“Anyway, I stopped by for a moment to deliver the princess’s gift and to brag about it. Won, the training center is so poor and the storage space is so small that it is difficult to even place the supplies. If you don’t like the wooden box on the wall, make a hanging stand somewhere and store it in the reception room.”

“Don’t do that.”

Jaemunseong calmly turns his attention to the book. Jae Sang-hae looked at Jae Wen-seong for a moment and then naturally turned his back.

As Jae Sang-hae left the mansion, there was a twinkle in his eyes.

*** ***

“Hahahaha.”

“Hahahaha!”

Corn hung out with trainees from other units.

It was true that the Twelfth Division was looked down upon by other trainees at the beginning of training, but that did not mean that the other trainees had any ill feelings toward the Twelfth Division.

Rather, the other trainees secretly wanted to get to know the trainees of the Twelfth Division. Since we will all become classmates once we receive the training, it was advantageous to become closer to at least one person.

Since it was already corn that anyone could become a complete bully by investing just 1 Da-gyeong, it was no wonder that it seeped into the other trainees and made them laugh and talk.

“Wow, the time has already come. I’m going back now!”

“Goodbye! Let’s say hello later!”

“Sure. Hahaha!”

Corn separated from the other unit trainees and headed to the Twelfth Division barracks.

‘What is Jaesanghae trying to do by finding out about this?’

Please find out the origins of other unit members.

It was a request made by Jae Sang-hae.

“I found out the origins of the members of the sixth division.”

“ knows all the information about the passed unit members in a short period of time. As expected, it was a good thing I asked you.”

“Hehe. Well, I really enjoy making friends, so it wasn’t that difficult. okay. Now have you gathered all the information you wanted?”

“That’s right. Thank you.”

Seeing that Jaesanghae’s face suddenly darkened, Okseok wondered if he had granted the favor for no reason, but the story was already over.

“Sorghum.”

“Something?”

“What did you think when you saw Jo Ga-ju and Gangchumoru leave?”

“Hmm…I thought it was cool. Because I set a life goal so clear that I could win the Gold Medal of Honor.”

“Have you never thought of wanting to be like the two of them?”

“Well.”

Corn thought for a moment and then shook his head.

“Well…I like making friends, but that’s something I can do no matter what I do…I can’t think of anything as grand as those two that could be called the purpose of life.”

“That’s right.”

“Wouldn’t new goals arise if you become a member of the Gold Council and gain new experiences? So, for now, I plan to focus on training. Unfortunately, I was not born with a genius talent like Jo Ga-ju’s spear skill or Kangchumoru’s commanding skill, so shouldn’t I choose my path carefully? ”

“He’s a genius…”

Okseok watched Jaesanghae pondering his words and added, thinking it was a mistake. Wasn’t Jaesanghae proud of his talent?

“Of course, you are also talented. I’ve never seen anyone learn something as quickly as you.”

“Haha, won people too. It wasn’t easy for you to give me your time and do me a favor for a few days… but thank you so much.”

“Yes. I don’t know what you wanted to find out, but was it helpful?”

“It was very helpful. I guess now all I have to do is wait.”

Jaesanghae’s eyes turned to a certain direction.

It was the place where the ore smelter went to work at the gold and iron workshop every morning and returned late at night.

*** ***

“Did you complete it?”

“I don’t know.”

Gwang Jae-ryeon looked down at the secret path he had created.

At first, I made an ordinary bido. However, after throwing the rain sword, Gwang Jae-ryeon realized that he had thought wrong from the beginning.

‘I had a hard time learning secret techniques because my hands were particularly large.’

Because of his arm strength and large hands, which were twice as strong as others, Gwang Jae-ryeon had a hard time learning secret martial arts. Because for light refining, the Bido was too small and light a weapon.

‘This is the weapon I will use. ‘I can just make it the way I want.’

In this way, Gwangjaeryeon created a bido that reflected all the dissatisfaction he felt while throwing the bido. In general, a bido is the size that can be easily hidden in the palm of one’s hand when opened, but the one made by Gwang Jae-ryeon was closer to a kitchen knife than a bido.

Gwang Jae-ryeon realized this while throwing a rain sword that was not like that.

I was too greedy. I was very impressed with the light training, but in order to use this weapon, which cannot be called a secret sword even with empty words, I had to relearn the dark technique from the beginning.

From then on, the challenge of mineral refining began. In order to create an object that was easy to use and could be called a bido, Gwang Jae-ryeon repeatedly made a bido and threw it again and again.

So, it was the third day since we started making the monument.

Finally, I looked down at Bido, where I could confidently say that Gwangjae-ryeon was a finished product.

The material is black iron, which is heavier and harder than other iron. It was large enough for an average person to hide it in the palm of their hand, but the handle was unique. The handle of the bido was thick, and the lower part of the handle had a wide head like a nail.

Gwang Jae-ryeon took a deep breath, looked at the target, and then picked up the secret sword. The thick handle allowed the handle to be held stably even with large hands. Gwang Jae-ryeon used the standing shot that she had practiced tens of thousands of times.

I shake my shoulders, spread my arms, straighten my folded wrists, and all my strength converges into one point.

The index and ring fingers guide the path of the nasal passages, and the middle finger becomes the final launching pad for shooting the nasal passages.

Wow!!

Because the hands were larger than others, the fingers that were unable to properly hold the small handle were able to meet the handle with a thick handle and fulfill their role of holding the handle in place. The back part of the nasal passage, which boasts a large area like the head of a nail, stably receives the force of the middle finger.

Wow!!

The arrow struck the exact center of the target’s head, drawing a straight trajectory. As if to prove the power of the secret sword that contained ten percent of the extraordinary power of light refining, the target’s head split in two with a cracking sound.

Looking at that, the two people were convinced.

Gwangjae-ryeon’s unique Bido, which has high power and accurate accuracy, has been completed.

Gwang Jae-ryeon clenched his fists, and Mak-yul was happy, patting Gwang Jae-ryeon on the shoulder.

“You did it!”

“Hahahaha! That’s right. older brother! I did it!”

A drinking bar immediately opened in Makyul’s workshop. Gwang Jae-ryeon smiled, looked down at the six blades, and drank. Just looking at the six brilliant raindrops will make you intoxicated!

Mak-yul, who was looking at Gwang Jae-ryeon like that, made up his mind.

“Jaeryun.”

“What are you trying to say with your voice so low? It doesn’t suit me.”

“An investor appeared willing to make a large investment in the Geumcheol Workshop.”

“That’s right.”

“As you know, the Geumcheol Workshop is receiving huge investment from the government. Not only are they supplying weapons to the Luoyang Imperial Army, but they are also supplying weapons to the Jinyiwei.”

“Well, why are you repeating a story we already know?”

“Therefore, the Geumcheol Workshop cannot receive investment from those in government positions. A few days ago, the head of the clan hinted and left. I think that person could invest in the Gwangcheol Workshop.”

Gwang Jae-ryeon’s movements as he was passing the drinks stopped.

“…Brother.”

“Golden Committee? It’s an honorable position. But look at you now.”

Mak-yul pointed to the six blades made by Gwangjae-ryeon.

“Aren’t you the one crazy enough to drink alcohol with Bido? I’ll arrange a meeting tomorrow, so let’s talk.”

“…Stop it, bro.”

Gwang Jae-ryeon let out a long sigh.

“This is a workshop that fell into debt while developing a new steelmaking method. Who would invest in such a workshop?”

“Uh-huh! Even if it’s a big one! The degree of possibility is…”

“Even after you left the workshop, the workshop’s finances continued to deteriorate. Still, the virtuous work of previous generations shines through, and those in debt are not taking over the workshops. We can’t stop the interest from increasing, so the workshop’s debt has already exceeded 100 nyang.”

“Still, isn’t there a new smelting method being developed at the Geumcheol Workshop?”

“Hehe. How can a new metal smelting method just come out? After making a rough estimate, I realized that the investment cost alone would be an additional hundred nyang. Even if a new metal smelting method is developed… rest.”

Developing a smelting method does not immediately make money. After developing a smelting method, you have to sell iron based on that smelting method to make money from then on.

Bah!

“This bastard!”

Mak-yul screamed and hit Gwangjae-ryeon on the head with the bottle. Gwangjae-ryeon, who was drinking tremblingly, fell on the floor clutching his head after being struck by a bottle of alcohol that had fallen from a square.

“Keueoeook!”

“Did the Gwangcheol Workshop teach you to give up so easily? It’s so normal to act like you just drank some water! I’ll make room for you tomorrow, so you know that!”

“No bro…!”

Gwangjae-ryeon, who was about to protest, flinched as he saw Mak-yul raise the bottle again.

“Ah, okay! I will come tomorrow, I said I would!”

“Right now! Shut up and get ready to welcome the distinguished guests tomorrow! Cut off that wiry beard too! Tidy up your mane-like hair!”

“Ugh! Catch people! Catch people!”

Gwangjae-ryeon was kicked out of Gwangcheol Workshop after being beaten by Mak-yul’s bottle. Gwang Jae-ryeon sighed in relief as he saw Mak-yul, who was swinging a bottle and making a fuss, being dragged away by other people in the Geumcheol Workshop. He then sighed deeply again.

“….Invest.”

Would there be any investor who would invest in a workshop that was developing a smelting method and was deeply in debt? Even as Gwang Jae-ryeon thought that, he felt his heart pounding. Really…if only I could get the investment. Such a miracle is unlikely to happen, but if such a miracle does happen.

Gwang Jae-ryeon walked as if possessed.

As Mak-yul said, I didn’t know if I should at least trim my beard.