episode_0925

A little while later, Monggyeong in Shanghai.

public official.

It is certainly bad to see my taxes being wasted carelessly, but it is true that having more public officials at least makes administration more convenient.

“Shaanxi embraced Huashan, and Hubei embraced Zhuge. Will it be Shaolin next?”

“Well. Aren’t these people who only talk about Shaolin but are actually a tourist resource?”

I returned to Shanghai from Wuhan City separately with Cheonma Lee Ye-ryeong and settled down at a cafe around Mengjing.

Not only do I hear stories from people around the cafe, but I also have to prepare for the opening of Monggyeong in Shanghai.

“Like the Shaolin Temple, the people of the Murim League did not show up in Beijing’s dreamscape. Because of Palgahoe.”

“Although they are opposing forces in the world of Moorim, they have a strong image of being the government’s dog.”

“Then what about in Shanghai?”

Lee Ye-ryeong smiled and pointed at the people passing by.

“Which local government declared separation from the Central Party? Who wants to join them and become a military force, a military official, and a ‘hero’ who protects the region?”

“The group has already started talking separately with political forces. All those who promote factions want to become the sword and fist of each local government. And that…”

“It’s not just old-style rooms.”

Lee Ye-ryeong pretends to lightly swing a sword with his hand.

” Although the Murim Alliance created a force in the form of a group of two factions, isn’t it martial arts that there are all kinds of martial forces other than a group of factions?”

“Same with Saoemurim, there are many factions that do not join the old faction group.”

Hyeongsan Sect, Mosan Sect, Haedong Geomgak, Bukhae Ice Palace, etc.

“Is the name important? Affiliation is important. Those who do not have ties to the core base of the old group are making contact first with those who are not part of the old group.”

There is no big problem even if you say that a clique is a ‘clique that eats from the tail of the bungeoppang’.

Whether they eat the bungeoppang from the fin or cut it in half with a knife, most martial arts sects are just private armed groups, not ‘villain organizations’.

“Whether they are civil servants or military personnel, those with a red line cannot be hired, but most of the martial arts people are not ex-convicts, so there is no major problem in hiring.”

“Guys who have criminal records are being sorted out on their own through SNS.”

“Okay. And now, we need to find promising people among those who come to Shanghai’s dream world.”

Although we moved to Wuhan for a while, it is not a big problem to travel to another city for a short time or two.

“How, is there a good guy?”

“…No. doesn’t exist. Unfortunately, there is no such thing.”

I wonder if Lee Ye-ryeong, who has been active in China for quite a long time, might have a talent that is familiar to her, but she has not been able to search for talented people.

” Famous kids already belong to a clan, and they are better at finding hidden talents than I am. Did you just bring me on a date?”

“No way. I am not a leisurely person who would bring someone with SS-level abilities to public affairs.”

“What about taking a woman with you?”

“It’s better than taking a man with you.”

“It’s blatant?”

Lee Ye-ryeong giggled and took a sip of her pu-erh tea.

“Good. Well, since we’re on a date and looking for talent, I’d like to ask you something. Regarding the strategy of strengthening the power of local governments by hiring martial people as military personnel, do you think this is feasible?”

“Isn’t it obvious? If you’re trying to talk about politics-”

“No, no. That will be resolved once we eradicate all the corrupt people, and this is what I am saying.”

Ye-ryeong Lee made his index finger and thumb round like a ring.

“It would take a lot of money to feed people with special abilities, but where would you get that money?”

“…….”

“Did you know that the martial arts people have been restricting fireworks until now, saying they need to train hoyeonjigi to practice martial arts?”

“I know.”

When you think of eating at Moorim, the first thing that comes to mind is Byeokgokdan.

In modern terms, it could be called protein powder.

“Until now, the Murim people did not eat regular meals. I was told that I could only eat one piece of tofu a day, so I suppressed my food intake and cultivated nature.”

“Now that I’m out in the world, I’m sure I’ll be hungry from now on.”

“How are you going to provide the food they will eat? Well, no matter how much food Korea or America tries to export, there seems to be a limit. Is this part possible with Saturnalia?”

“There is one thing about that that I want to experiment with.”

I looked around for a moment and then took out my goblin bat.

“…What is it about using your own chopsticks in a cafe?”

“It’s not chopsticks. It’s a goblin bat.”

In a new form.

“What are you doing? Why are you bringing that up all of a sudden?”

“Lee Ye-ryeong. Do you know how long someone with this ability can survive without eating?”

“…… Let’s say water lasts for a week, but food can last for about a month if you just eat grass?”

“You’ll have to hold on. But can you appease your hunger?”

“Nothing. When you’re hungry, your eyes roll back, and a man-eating demon that eats people might even appear? There are frequent stories of ordinary people surviving by eating people when they are hungry, so why should it be so bad that they are people with superpowers?”

“Okay. Hunger cannot be appeased. But what if you could feel that ‘sense’?”

I grabbed the goblin bat (chopsticks) with one hand and swung it lightly in front of Lee Ye-ryeong.

“Ta-da.”

“…What is this?”

“What is it? It’s a piece of cake.”

In front of Lee Ye-ryeong, a bread as big as a fist appeared on a white bowl.

“What is this…? Was it made from mana?”

“It is a very special food made using a goblin bat. Would you like to try it?”

“You use mana to make food? …I guess I’ll give it a try first. Umm….”

Lee Ye-ryeong touched the outside of the gonggalbbang.

Then, a hole opened in the surface, the surface broke, and powder was scattered below.

“Wait a minute. This can’t be right….”

“Manage. Think of it as bread made by baking with mana.”

“…I’ve never heard of a goblin having such a cute and adorable ability.”

“Because it was never announced to the public.”

These are things that are known within the organization but are not specifically disclosed.

And not many people know.

“More than that, have you ever eaten gonggalppang like this?”

“Hmm…. I think it was served as a snack at a training facility for people with special abilities. First of all, I don’t think it’s a product sold on the market?”

“I guess so.”

Of course, the concept of this ability is basically ‘sharing of experience’.

Crispy.

“Hmm…. It’s not a house that’s good at baking, but it feels like bread mass-produced in a factory?”

“Accurate. Because it’s a gonggal bread from a baguette specialty store in Paris, France.”

“…Why does it taste like a factory?”

“There is such a thing.”

At the same time, the basis of that experience is related to my ‘present life’.

“So, how did you feel about eating it?”

“Hmm…. It just tastes so-so?”

“But it’s clear that you ate bread, right?”

“…….”

” Since I ate bread made of mana, I was consuming mana as is, but my senses clearly ate bread. Isn’t that right?”

“Hmm….”

Lee Ye-ryeong touches her lips.

“It’s not that the senses were deceived… but the perception was forcibly manipulated?”

“The form is bread and the taste is bread, so you can’t help but feel it as bread.”

“But it’s not made with flour, and it doesn’t contain butter, it’s just a lump of mana.”

“But it tastes like bread, right?”

“……Ha.”

Lee Ye-ryeong held up a broken piece of bread and twisted the corners of his mouth.

“Are you planning to use this to supply combat rations to people with special abilities?”

“…….”

“It’s okay for ordinary people, but people with special abilities can’t eat this for a few days, so will we reduce food consumption to a minimum with this? As a bonus, do you provide some mana to those with special abilities?”

“Doesn’t it look pretty good?”

“Hmm….”

Lee Ye-ryeong continues fiddling with the gonggalbbang with a complicated face.

“It should be good, but it’s a bit awkward if all you have is bread like this…”

“In that sense, a surprise for you.”

I kept tapping my goblin chopsticks on the table like a magic wand.

“How about this?”

“Waffle?”

“Mana has the same mass form, so you can just sprinkle syrup or top it with vanilla ice cream.”

“What else is there other than waffles?”

“There is also rice cake. First of all, ‘all foods that ordinary people can eat’ can be made.”

The trajectory of a human being’s life from childhood, entering school, serving in the military, graduating from college, and entering the workforce.

“My special ability, [material creation] using a goblin bat. The food I create by creating mana and changing its form contains my experience of eating food.”

Based on having eaten food several times, I can embody things that feel ‘familiar’ in reality.

” If we create a factory based on this ability, I think we can solve the food problem.”

“…something like this? No, isn’t this ability exclusive to goblins in the first place?”

“Not really.”

Basically, material creation and transformation are the unique abilities of goblins.

“In the world of extraordinary abilities, if you see and hear about other people’s extraordinary abilities and make them your own, wouldn’t that soon become your own extraordinary abilities?”

It is also possible to pass this on to others through education and teaching.

“Basically, the basis of this ability lies in ‘Churai’.”

“Chura, what?”

“When I eat good food, I want to recommend it, when I play a fun game, I want to share it, and when I read a fun and interesting novel, I want to share it with others.”

Goblin bat, material creation.

“For example, what would it be like if I made some fried chicken, seasoned chicken, and mana that I have tried and gave it to you to try?”

The basis of this ability is ‘recommendation’.

“Want to try it?”

“……Eating chicken at a cafe is a bit…”

“It’s okay. I spread a barrier, and this is just a chunk of mana in the shape of a chicken.”

It may be uncomfortable for some people to know that it contains the ‘experience’ that I have tasted, but if you eat it without knowing, there will be no problem.

“For reference, the gonggalbang from earlier is 10,000 won each, and this chicken is 50,000 won.”

“What? Why is it so expensive?”

“That’s right. This is about selling the experience of taste and the concept of eating.”

This is a form of blackmail.

“If you eat it deliciously, it has 0 calories.”

It’s truly healthy food.