episode_0309

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dawn.

Roningaekjan’s dance hall.

“Immigration!!”

“Uh-huh! You guys can’t even concentrate properly! Eight movements, forty times! Implement!”

“Aaaaa!!”

While rolling the Ronins, I realized what true regret is. Unlike soldiers who train all day, Sichuan soldiers have to finish their training at dawn and go to work.

I couldn’t just shake them off like a dry rag, no, I couldn’t help but feel the plight of those who couldn’t concentrate on their training. Is there anything else this sad?

“Ugh, damn it. Is this really training?”

“I don’t know about Ho Cheon-an, but there’s no reason for the daughter-in-law of the party to lie.”

The ronin people grumble and walk unsteadily as they enter the guesthouse to eat breakfast. Well, no matter how bad it looks, you don’t have to worry because you will recover in some way by the time you go to work.

If you are feeling unwell, you will receive easier requests than usual.

After a pleasant early morning training, I sat down with my companions, including Yoo Yu-yeon, and discussed future matters.

“It is said that Ho-kyung left Sacheon immediately with his subordinates.”

“That’s right.”

It was something to be expected. Would the supreme leaders of the Saffron faction located in Sacheon leave Ho Gyeong, who was seriously injured, alone? Ho-kyung also knew that fact well, so he must have fled from Sacheon right away.

Hogyeong wasn’t even grazed by my attack.

It’s just that the weapon was cut off.

Still, I suffered quite severe internal injuries, so I will have to pay more attention to strength control from now on.

“How do you plan to move forward?”

“Um.”

When I only heard Kangchumoru’s words, I couldn’t make a good decision, but after coming to Sichuan Province and experiencing various events, my mind was somewhat organized.

To be precise, I should say that I can estimate what Jeongcheol’s numbers mean.

Jeong Cheol turned Sichuan Province into a trap.

A sweet trap that holds me back and stalls my time.

To be honest, my current situation was a honey pot that most martial artists would not even think about getting out of. In his hometown, where he was always persecuted, he was praised and respected as a hero, and it was an ideal environment in which no flower expert would appear even though it was the peak of the world.

All the circumstances were in place for the country to reign as the loser of Sichuan Province.

Jeong-cheol wants me to spend time in Sacheon.

So, I had to quickly do what I had to do and leave Sichuan Province.

And if you have to deal with something, you should do it completely so that it doesn’t have to come back.

To do that, there were quite a few things that needed to be done.

“First, we have to clean up the shaded areas of Sichuan Province.”

“I knew so.”

The black cat nodded and held out a document containing detailed information. Detailed information on the forces led by Heuksakwon Xusik, Danranggyeom Macha, and Seobokpyeon Jikjik, as well as the structure of other miscellaneous forces were neatly organized.

In fact, it was safe to say that the balance between the political faction and the Sa sect in Sichuan Province was already tilted toward the Sa sect.

Currently, there are only two supreme leaders of the faction in Sichuan Province.

Gaemyeongbu, who was one of the three great masters of Sichuan Province, was captured by Yeo Il-ye and disappeared into the dew of execution.

There were two supreme leaders of the political faction, but there were three supreme leaders of the Sa faction in the shadows and a security guard was being installed outside, so it can be said that the pendulum was actually tilted toward the Sa faction.

Energy and energy were big problems, but the most urgent problem right now was that the underworld in Sichuan Province was saturated.

With the three supreme masters holding a tight grip on the underworld, the Sa Sect forces flowing into Sichuan Province will carry out their brutality in the sunny areas like Hu Gyeong, and their actions will lead to damage to the people of Sichuan Province.

To prevent further damage, it was essential to quickly clear out the underworld.

I looked back toward Yoo Yu-yeon, organizing my plan in my head.

“Will you be able to borrow the power of the Sichuan Province clans? Even if I handle this matter myself, it will mean nothing if another supreme expert takes his place in the shadows.”

“The sects of Sichuan Province are not completely stupid. This was my first time experiencing a Sapa invasion, so I allowed the supreme powers to take root, but now that I have gained experience, it should be okay. If you need the power of political factions, I will negotiate.”

I conveyed various demands and requests to Yoo Yu-yeon.

Yu Yu-yeon is better suited than me to negotiate with the Sichuan Province clan. Parts that required cooperation with the Sacheon political faction were left to Yu Yu-yeon.

Now, let’s finalize the plans after discussions with the Sichuan factions… Let’s attack the Sa sect forces first.

I unfolded the underworld’s power map and looked for a target to attack.

“Where to start?”

“Personally, I think it would be a good idea to start from here.”

I chuckled when I saw where the black cat’s finger was pointing.

“That’s definitely true.”

A place to visit tonight has been decided.

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“Thank you for gathering here for all your hard work.”

“No. How many people in Sacheon are as busy as the president?”

Sichuan political faction meeting convened by Yusajeon.

All the lords of the platinum sect participated, and many of the golden sect also attended.

After exchanging well-wishes, Yoo Yu-yeon got to the point without delay.

“I’m sure you’ve all heard the rumors about Sichuan Nangin No. 28.”

“Of course. How could you not know about the hottest rumor that is heating up Sacheon right now?”

Sichuan Nangin No. 28, who defeated Baek Ho-do and Ho-kyung in a public place. A nickname, Noegeomnangin, was created and quickly spread throughout Sichuan Province.

“No. 28 will move to clean up the underworld. To be exact, it will take down three people.”

“Umm…! Was the rumor that he had returned to eradicate the Sacheon faction in Sichuan true?”

“It’s not bad news.”

Everyone’s complexion brightened upon hearing the news that No. 28 was moving to take down the supreme master who had settled in the underworld.

“I have a few questions.”

Everyone’s attention was focused on the remarks of Mokgangtan, the head of the Rosary Gate.

“I think there is a high possibility that the three people living in the dark will feel threatened by No. 28 and join forces. Perhaps, rather than the three joining hands, the two will join hands and attack No. 28 after No. 28 eliminates one competitor.”

The leaders of each faction agreed with Mu Kang-tan’s remarks.

“Do you have any solution for that? It’s not that I doubt No. 28’s skills, but it’s not easy to deal with two top experts in an enemy territory. Moreover, there is no possibility of the three joining hands from the beginning.”

“I see. I am also willing to help Yeonyu. I am willing to stay by No. 28’s side as long as there is a suitable cause to provide us.”

Yoo Yu-yeon felt that the world had changed as she looked at the ink gangtan of the rosary and the sweet citron of the Jajangmun. These are the leaders of the clan who want to stand side by side with the Sichuan ronin.

“Thank you for your encouragement, but we have measures in place for that.”

Yoo Yu-yeon thought of Ho Cheon-an and his group staying at Ronin Gaekjan these days and smiled bitterly inwardly. How many supreme masters are staying at the Rongin Gaekjan, and how can we stop their tricks?

“Mmm. I guess so.”

In response to Yu Yu-yeon, Mokgang-tan and Yeon-yu sighed with regret.

Nowadays, the clans of Sichuan Province were in dire need of achievements.

In order to restore the trust of Sichuan people, new achievements were needed, but the opportunity never came.

“Instead, I would like to make a different request to you two.”

Yu Yu-yeon said with a grin as she looked at the two people licking their lips with regret.

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Yeongyangru’s Rouju Sa Chaeyong looked down with helpless eyes.

“What is this! It’s not a scam!”

A regular customer of the base base screamed loudly. Where the customer’s hand was pointing, a two-sided die was visible.

Sa Chae-yong, an ordinary person who had not learned martial arts, could not see the dice on the scene clearly, but it was still obvious what was happening below.

“An extra came out of the dice! Since when did Yeongsangru start doing such low-level tricks…!”

Sa Chae-yong closed his eyes tightly. This was because the words that it was a low-level trick were pierced into Sa Chae-yong’s heart.

It was exactly as the regular said.

‘That rat…’

Yeongyangru fell into the hands of Jikjik, Seobokpyeon.

Sa Chae-yong calmly accepted that fact. It was a well-guessable fact that the Sapa faction would flow into Sacheon Province due to Jeong Cheol’s decree.

In fact, since it was located in Sichuan Province, it has been aiming for ridiculous special interests, but it was natural for the Safa faction to intervene in the Giru or Juru gambling house business.

There will be additional expenses called protection taxes, but the business itself will still be able to continue.

Sa Chae-yong felt like beating up his past self for thinking like that.

“Uh, what are you guys!”

“Please come out without making a fuss.”

“This is fraudulent gambling! I’ll be quiet…”

The regular customer’s face instantly turned pale. It was only natural that a sword was draped around his neck.

“Ha, hey. Your actions are a disruption to business. Business disruption!”

“Ah, I understand…! I’m going out, so put away your sword!”

“This kid, you still haven’t come to your senses? Are you saying it’s hindering business? Are you going to ruin someone else’s business by talking nonsense and then just leave?”

“What are you talking about! Adding dice from the game I was playing…”

“Dice? Where is that?”

The regular customer hurriedly looked at the gambling table at the sight of the Sapa warrior, but the dice had already been put away. However, even though the dice were removed, the people around them saw the weights that came from the split dice.

But the regular customer realized that this was of no help to him.

Even in my workplace, Giru, these are the people who threaten people with knives without hesitation. Who would want to hold a grudge against people who don’t know what they will do outside the base?

“What if I interfered with someone else’s business? I have to ask for compensation.”

“This is ridiculous…”

In the end, the regular customer emptied all the money in his pocket and was kicked out of the store.

With gloomy eyes, Sa Chae-yong looked at his subordinates who were flirting with their money bags.

‘You bastards…’

While Sa Chae-yong ran Giru, he put his reputation as a gambler on the line and always followed the rules of gambling.

Even if they use tricks outside the base, they do not touch anyone who comes inside the base.

There is absolutely no manipulation of the gambling scene that takes place inside the base.

What happens in the gambling hall in Giru is that the result is acknowledged no matter what the loss.

Also, the management of the gambling hall was left solely to the skill of the gambler.

By strictly following those principles, Sanghwaru was able to stand tall as the best gambling center in Sichuan Province.

The greed of the officials was destroying the reputation of Sanghwaru.

Contrary to the thoughts of Sa Chae-yong, who thought that all he had to do was pay an appropriate protection tax, Jik-jik greedily tried to eat everything.

Jikjik, who reduced private hires to bosses, ran Yeongsangru as he pleased.

All the experienced gamblers who were receiving high wages were driven out, and their positions were filled by novice gamblers who used cheap fraud tools.

So, where would a gambling house run properly?

Yeongyangru was already considered the best gambling place in Sichuan Province.

Customers who came expecting to compete against high-level gamblers often became angry at clumsy gamblers who used cheap and fraudulent tools.

Each time, the subordinates of the official pointed knives at those causing the disturbance, threatened them in return, and then took their money.

Sa Chae-yong understood well why his subordinates were doing such things.

This was a threat.

They threatened to sell Sanghwaru at a low price and get out of business since they were going to ruin it like this anyway.

Sa Chae-yong decided to give in to the threat.

After all, as an old gambler, wasn’t this a foundation he set up to enjoy gambling in a different way? Therefore, if Yeongyangru could remain as a mecca for gamblers, they were willing to hand over Giru even at a low price.

However, Jikjik even ignored Sachae-yong’s request to preserve the existing operation because he would hand over Yeongsangru at a low price.

The reason was also surprising.

[At best, on the topic of Rouge, how dare you put conditions on this person? Get out of here!]

“Hahahaha!!”

Sa Chae-yong chewed his lips at the laughter of his subordinates. Will we have no choice but to watch the gamblers’ sacred place become a mess and eventually hand over the game at a cheap price?

That was when Sa Chae-yong was swallowing his anger.

The entrance became noisy.

There stood a Sichuan ninja with a sword on his back.