"Our Western Regions owe a great debt to the Central Plains... We will repay this kindness for generations to co. We sincerely thank the chivalrous n who drove out the successors of the Blood Cult and returned Potala Palace to the Western Regions."
The martial artists of the Western Regions, who had lost both Potala Palace and So-noeumsa Temple, which were represented as the two major forces of the Western Regions, bowed their heads and expressed their gratitude to the 'Martial World Alliance' side.
With the palace lord of Potala Palace and the abbot of So-noeumsa Temple having passed away, it would take a considerable amount of ti for the Western Regions to recover their strength and regain their fa.
But their aspirations, facing a new beginning, were extraordinary.
'I will raise the Western Regions again!'
Nowhere.
Also, no one.
...could escape the harsh and cold winter.
The Western Regions martial world had also faced the harsh winter called the 'White Lotus Cult'.
As winter passes and spring surely cos.
A day will surely co when flowers will bloom again, trees will grow, and life will be in full bloom in the barren land of the Western Regions.
"You are too kind. Although we are martial artists who live and compete in different places, we are also martial artists who live and coexist under the sa sky. We are all like brothers. Returning Potala Palace is a matter of human decency. Besides, this matter can be said to be a feat achieved solely by the great disciple of the Moyong family, so it is right to give the credit to Young Hero Jin."
Abbess Hongryeon waved her hand at the repeated thanks of the Western Regions martial artists.
Of course, she wasn't just saying it.
Because the recapture of Potala Palace was an achievent accomplished solely by So-ah.
'Hohoho! So-ah, So-ah. This ti, you've really caused a big accident. You brat... it feels like just yesterday when you were running around in the Pipa Pavilion of our sect at the age of nine. When did you grow up and cause such a big accident? Thank you, So-ah.'
Once again, Abbess Hongryeon felt a sense of nostalgia as she looked at the smiling So-ah.
Suddenly, the image of So-ah at that ti, who had climbed Mount Ei with Myo-seon, holding onto Moyong Cheon's trouser legs with his fern-like hands, ca to mind.
'Elder God of War. Are you watching? Following in your footsteps, our So-ah seems to have beco the best master of the ti. Hoho! Of course, considering his resourcefulness and wisdom, he would probably surpass you. Please look after So-ah from the immortal world.'
Whether he knew the affectionate heart of his grandmother Hongryeon or not.
So-ah, as expected, did not disappoint and showed his personality by promptly uttering a vulgar remark.
"Hahaha! That part! There's no need to ntion it anymore, Alliance Leader. Because the heroes of the Western Regions have already promised to give
a cor.res.pon.ding! benefit for the return of Potala Palace. Right? Everyone?!"
'Th-That!'
'He can't read the room...'
'He's acting up again. Phew!'
'Amitabha... Young Hero Jin. Please co to your senses!'
'Who can stop that guy, who!'
Wi-ji Chan, Jeon Woo-chi, Wang So-yeong, Gwangwon Daesa, and Namgung Mun.
The elite friends who had also been selected for this Western Regions journey, closed their eyes at So-ah's behavior.
***
After the brief exchange of greetings between the masters of the Central Plains and the people of the Western Regions...
So-ah once again arranged a separate eting with the representatives of the Western Regions and tilted his teacup.
Now that the transfer of Potala Palace was over.
The ti had co to properly calculate the abacus.
Now!
Let's play properly among the players?
"Hmm-hmm! Anyway, it's a relief that you have recaptured Potala Palace and So-noeumsa Temple... Our 'Martial World Alliance' will now return to the Central Plains. It won't be an easy task, but I pray for the day when the Western Regions will stand tall as the hegemon of the outer world again."
So-ah bowed politely with an uncharacteristic respectful posture.
Of course.
It was probably his intention to give a good impression as much as possible before laying the groundwork.
"Young Hero Jin. Thank you once again."
"We will never forget this kindness for the rest of our lives."
"We sincerely thank the fellow martial artists of the martial world, including Young Hero Jin!"
Are you thanking
with empty words?
Before you say it, wouldn't it be nice if you just presented it to
on your own?
'Hmm... I have to throw the bait first so that I can bite it. Let's make a good picture, you old n!'
If he had his way, it was So-ah's honest feeling to make the first offer.
Give
this much!
He wanted to say.
But no matter how much of a materialist So-ah was, could he do that as the great disciple of the Moyong family?
Fortunately, as if they had noticed So-ah's anxious heart, one of the people from the Western Regions side cautiously opened his mouth.
"Young Hero Jin. How can we repay kindness with wealth? But since you have returned Potala Palace without any compensation, we think it is our duty to show our sincerity. We would like to give you a fortune, but in fact, it will take an astronomical budget to rebuild the Western Regions, which has been virtually destroyed. It is not much, but please accept this."
At the sa ti.
The Western Regions side presented a small wooden box to So-ah.
'It must be at least a gold ingot, right?'
So-ah opened the wooden box with a hopeful heart.
But.
'Huh?'
So-ah, who had imagined a gold ingot shining brightly in the box, could not help but be disappointed.
'Just silver?!'
In it, there was only about 10,000 nyang of silver.
Of course, 10,000 nyang of silver was not a small amount, but as much as his expectations were high, his disappointnt was also great, and since So-ah's personal assets were now comparable to anyone's, he could not be satisfied with 10,000 nyang of silver.
But.
'Phew!'
As expected, as if they were sorry for the small amount, a look of sha appeared on the faces of the people from the Western Regions side.
'Indeed. How much money would it take to maintain Potala Palace and So-noeumsa Temple and to grow anew? They must have chosen the practical benefits.'
So-ah understood the people from the Western Regions side.
'Ah! It reminds
of the salty Moyong family!!'
As they say, put yourself in their shoes.
So-ah projected the Moyong family of the past, which had to worry about its livelihood due to its extrely poor financial situation, onto them.
'I have a conscience too. I can't take the liver of a flea.'
So-ah was always like this.
He was endlessly strong to the strong, but weak to the weak, and although he would take from the rich, he was a person who would definitely give when he gave, considering the difficult circumstances of the poor.
In the end, So-ah smiled and shook his head.
"I cannot accept this money, everyone."
"Y-Young Hero Jin. Is it because the money is too little? Then we will give you a little more..."
"No! Seniors. I am a person who is fond of money, but I am not such an unreasonable person. Please use this money for the reconstruction of the Western Regions."
"Young Hero Jin!"
"Young Hero Jin!! How can we thank you!"
"How can we repay this kindness..."
At that mont when the people were so sorry that they didn't know what to do.
The corners of So-ah's lips curled up sinisterly.
"Instead."
"?"
"!"
"I would like to make a proposal to you, seniors."
"What is it, Young Hero Jin?"
"As you said, it will take an astronomical amount of money to rebuild the Western Regions. But the Western Regions is an isolated place, so money does not circulate. So..."
"..."
"I heard that there are so special products among the dicinal herbs that are born and raised in the Western Regions."
"Ah!"
"Especially, spiritual dicines like the thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum and the Heaven and Earth Pear Blossom Fruit have been missing for decades. I heard that they can only be seen in the Western Regions. Furthermore, most of the caverns in the Central Plains where one can obtain Gongcheongseok-yu have been excavated, so it is impossible to even see Gongcheongseok-yu anywhere. But I heard that the Western Regions is different. I heard that there are still cases where Gongcheongseok-yu is excavated from ti to ti, right?"
"Ah..."
"What's the use of having treasures? They are only useful when they are turned into money. Our Moyong family will make your dreams co true. Whether it's the thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, the Heaven and Earth Pear Blossom Fruit, or Gongcheongseok-yu. We will excavate, develop, and process all of them and sell them in the Central Plains for a huge amount of money. Of course, this business is mutually beneficial, so it will be a good deal for , and for the Western Regions side."
My goodness!
When on earth did he figure out all that?
The people from the Western Regions side were so dumbfounded that they couldn't say anything.
"With the abundant resources of the Western Regions and the skills of our Moyong family! This is completely alive!!"
So-ah, who was so excited, even hit the table with his fist and smiled brightly.
Moreover,
"Now! Just sign here!! I will send the dispatched personnel within two months."
Wasn't he suddenly presenting a contract that he had prepared at so point?
「Party A: The Western Regions Martial World (hereinafter referred to as Potala Palace, So-noeumsa Temple) grants exclusive and full authority to Party B: The Moyong Family in all trade and distribution with the Central Plains.」
「During the contract period, Party A (the Western Regions) cannot enter into a separate agreent with any other party other than Party B (the Moyong Family) for the distribution of the special products of the Western Regions.」
「Party B (the Moyong Family) has the duty to do its best for the benefit of Party A (the Western Regions), and Party A (the Western Regions) can terminate the contract with Party B (the Moyong Family) at any ti.」
「Omitted...」
The faces of the people who saw the contract turned pale.
'They say the Central Plains is a place where you get your nose cut off while your eyes are open!'
'When on earth did he prepare this?'
'It's brutal, so brutal. The generosity of the Central Plains!'
"Hahaha! I look forward to working with you in the future? My business partners!!"
It was So-ah, who had obtained the exclusive trade rights with the Western Regions with a truly unbelievable thod.
With this, the Moyong family had secured a huge scale of exclusive distribution rights, reaching the two major forces of the outer world, the North Sea and the Western Regions.
***
One month later...
"Th-This is!"
"Great Disciple!"
"Great Disciple!"
"Brother Jin! You're alive? Huh?"
"Hahaha! Of course Brother Jin is alive, did you think he was dead?"
"So you're saying?"
"The White Lotus Cult has been taken care of?"
"Kehaha!!!"
When the elite personnel of the 'Martial World Alliance' who had left for the Western Regions and So-ah returned to the main office, their friends who had been waiting for them, and all the martial artists, burst into a roar of fire and welcod them with brightened faces.
The people of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, who prostrated themselves before the returned young leader, Wi-ji Chan, and the Heavenly Spirit Unit chief, Hyun Dong-hwa.
The people of the North Sea, who knelt before the palace lord, Wang Bang-tae, and the young lady, Wang So-yeong.
And even the people of the Green Forest and the Waterway Fortress, who bowed their heads to the two leaders and burst into loud laughter.
Besides the people of the Orthodox Path, a variety of scenes were covering the Martial Alliance headquarters, so it was a truly rare sight.
"Kehkeh! Since the founding of the Martial Alliance, this is probably the first ti that all the forces of the martial world have gathered together and burst into laughter. Alliance Leader! In your generation, a peaceful era has been achieved, so the na of the situation will shine brightly in the history of the martial world for a long, long ti!!"
The Dragon Head Gang Leader, Hong In-geol, gave a thumbs-up to Abbess Hongryeon.
Today, even Abbess Hongryeon, who was always cautious, seed to have loosened up, and she said with a bright smile on her face.
"Hohohot! It is a truly happy day. There is no such auspicious event as this. I suppose a banquet is indispensable today, right?"
"That's right!"
"Good!"
"On a day like this, isn't it the duty of a gentleman to eat, drink, and be rry!"
Although he had never heard of such a gentleman's duty, as soon as Jang Beon-pal heard the word 'banquet', he let out a loud shout.
"Great Disciple!"
"Brother Jin!"
"So-ah!"
In the midst of the chaos, So-ah's close associates, Moyong Hwa, Dang Hwa-rin, Dang Il-gi, and Namgung Mun, the forr cadets of the Human Division, approached him.
So-ah patted their shoulders and opened his mouth.
"You've all been well, right?"
"You're saying that as if it's a given!"
"Did you really invade Potala Palace alone?"
"You've caused such an accident. Wow! Brother Jin's ideas are different from the start!"
Seeing his friends' bright faces, So-ah's heart also beca light.
Just then.
"As expected of our hell instructor. In the end, you even took the Blood Demon's head. Are you now acknowledged as the best in the Orthodox Path?"
Just as things were going well, Han-baek started to act up again.
Everyone was already secretly considering So-ah as the best in the Orthodox Path.
But in this situation where there were seniors like Gongseung Daesa and Yonggak Seonsaeng, and also the top masters of the black path like Wi-ji Chan, Jang Beon-pal, and Jang Beon-ha, and even the North Sea Ice Palace Lord, who was considered the top master of the outer world, did he really have to say such a thing out loud to feel relieved? You f*cking bastard!
Was what he wanted to say.
But.
"Hell instructor? The best in the Orthodox Path? Not a chance, you brat!"
An unbelievable sentence flowed from So-ah's mouth.
"I'm not a hell instructor anymore, I'm a God of War, a God of War! And not the best in the Orthodox Path!"
"?"
"I'm the number one master in the world!"
'My goodness!'
'Did his arrogance just increase while I wasn't looking?'
'This is why you shouldn't praise that person.'
The shoulders of Gwangwon Daesa, who was watching their bickering from a distance, trembled.
'Ah... now there is no way to catch up with Young Hero Jin, no way. Amitabha…’
(End of Chapter)
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