Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 78

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Chapter 78

 

Chapter 1

 

It had been a while since I was surprised.

 

Who is the owner of Cheon Rim?

 

There is someone called the ‘Rim Lord’, but their identity was never revealed even until the moment I died.

 

In fact, I never really tried to find out.

 

Cheon Rim has four men and women called the Four Main Gods. All of them were the actual owners of Cheon Rim.

 

Even I, who was the Blood Heaven Middle Commander, had only met two of them.

 

In the first place, when the Blood Cult unified the Central Plains, Cheon Rim was disbanded.

 

That was exactly why I never tried to find out.

 

But among those Four Main Gods, there was someone whom everyone trusted and followed.

 

That person was named Seo Hyo, and he was right in front of me.

 

This was truly strange.

 

“Seo Hyo… Western dawn… What a truly fine name.”

 

“…Now I’m getting scared.”

 

“What are you scared of?”

 

“Everything that Young Master says keeps matching with things in my head, even though it shouldn’t be possible. I keep thinking in my head that it can’t be, that it definitely can’t be, but I also think it might be right… It’s truly difficult.”

 

Simply.

 

I could say it really simply.

 

Where is the west?

 

If you grabbed a hundred passersby and asked them, they would probably all give different answers, but at least more than half would answer ‘toward Heavenly Mountain’.

 

Heavenly Mountain.

 

What was there?

 

The Thousand Year Demon Cult, the ruler of the primordial era, was there.

 

This means Seo Hyo was someone born from the beginning for the reconstruction of the Thousand Year Demon Cult.

 

I smiled slightly.

 

“Seo Hyo.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“What kind of person do you think I am?”

 

“…If an enemy, someone who must be killed; if an ally, someone who must be embraced.”

 

“Are you and I enemies?”

 

“I haven’t often seen someone I can communicate with this well. From my perspective, I think we could become ‘friends’.”

 

“Do you need my answer too?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Don’t interfere with what I’m trying to do, and don’t meddle.”

 

“…”

 

“If you do that, I will become your friend, and if not, one of us will definitely die.”

 

“…I will keep that in mind.”

 

“And we will take the gold mine on the Bong Rae side.”

 

Seo Hyo burst into hearty laughter.

 

“Ah… hahaha… Wow… You’re planning to take even that.”

 

“Weren’t you planning to give it from the beginning?”

 

“That’s right. I had left it as a negotiation tool, but you’re determined to take it.”

 

“If you were going to give it, you should give it properly. Isn’t that right?”

 

“Huh…”

 

“And you can open the black market in Cheongsu Village again.”

 

Seo Hyo’s eyes widened.

 

“After all, aren’t you merchants?”

 

“…”

 

“At least that’s what I know, so that’s why you had places like underground rooms, and you probably have secret warehouses too. Very large ones.”

 

“…”

 

“I’ll only store goods there… If you properly distribute the profits to Yang-ryeong, what reason would there be not to allow it?”

 

A smile appeared on Seo Hyo’s lips.

 

“That’s right. When operating the black market, there’s always the worry of raids, so we built separate underground rooms. If raids come and problems arise, people evacuate there. Now that we have such a reliable Young Master, there won’t be any raids, but since we already built it, we plan to use it as a warehouse. Yes, nothing else will happen besides that.”

 

“Good to know.”

 

“That’s right. And we’ll give you 20 percent of the profits.”

 

“No contract needed.”

 

“Likewise.”

 

Seo Hyo looked at me silently, and I also looked at Seo Hyo silently.

 

Seriously speaking.

 

Seo Hyo is dangerous.

 

Setting aside his intelligence, his guts and courage are exceptional.

 

If such a person becomes an enemy, it becomes troublesome.

 

However.

 

If he becomes an ally, he would be just as reliable.

 

It was obvious.

 

Seo Hyo was probably thinking the same thing as me.

 

“Have you organized your thoughts?”

 

“Yes. They’re organized.”

 

“It seems you thought of the same side as me.”

 

“That’s right. I thought of the same side.”

 

“But even though it’s the same side, there’s something we’re both overlooking.”

 

“What would that be?”

 

A strange smile appears on my lips.

 

“Your confidence and my confidence have different sources.”

 

Seo Hyo’s brow twitches.

 

It’s not like he’s wondering what I’m suddenly talking about. He’s thinking about the meaning of my words.

 

“Between true friends, there should be no secrets.”

 

“…”

 

“Can you call someone who holds your leash a friend?”

 

At those words, Seo Hyo’s eyes sparkled.

 

“I fully understand what you’re saying.”

 

“Do you really understand?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Then that’s fortunate.”

 

He probably definitely understood.

 

People as smart as him are rare.

 

“Should I see you out?”

 

“You don’t need to come out. It was truly… a beneficial conversation.”

 

“Likewise.”

 

With that, Seo Hyo left, and left alone, I quietly rested my chin on my hand. Using my brain after a while wasn’t bad either.

 

“Wow… Young Master, you’re amazing.”

 

I turned my head.

 

It was Manager Seong.

 

“No, you’re not only good at sword fighting but also at verbal sparring?”

 

“Me?”

 

“With just words, you brought in 20% of the black market profits and even acquired a gold mine.”

 

I stared intently at Manager Seong. Perhaps feeling guilty for no reason, Manager Seong flinched.

 

“Why… are you looking at me like that?”

 

“Do you really think it’s a benefit?”

 

“…Isn’t it?”

 

“From a material perspective, it would be a benefit. However, the underlying truth is far from beneficial.”

 

I looked in the direction where Seo Hyo had disappeared.

 

“It’s troubling.”

 

“What is?”

 

“Whether I should annihilate Cheon Rim or not.”

 

At that, Manager Seong smiled strangely.

 

“Indeed… you are different.”

 

“Me?”

 

“Yes. Normally, one would think of joining hands or bringing them under their command… but you think of annihilation first. Truly overflowing with dignity.”

 

I don’t know exactly what Manager Seong thinks of me, but the world I see is certainly not the world that ordinary people see.

 

Whether they become a threat or not, whether I can handle them or not, if I can handle them, how about now, how about later.

 

When considering all these details, if they cross the line, it’s right to eliminate them without mercy.

 

It’s not about calculating practical benefits, but about calculating efficiency.

 

Yes. Efficiency.

 

What judgment will Seo Hyo make, I wonder.

 

Is the lord of Cheon Rim really Yu Cheong, the vice leader of the Original Blood Sect?

 

From what I can see, Yu Cheong is not the lord.

 

When I was at the Original Blood Sect, I didn’t monitor Yu Cheong’s every move, but I can conclude that one thing with certainty.

 

Yu Cheong is not the lord.

 

Then how far does Seo Hyo’s authority extend?

 

It’s certain that Cheon Rim is related to the Thousand Year Demon Cult, but whether they receive Yu Cheong’s orders separately or move independently.

 

Several questions swirled in my head, but these weren’t problems I could answer right now.

 

If I wait and see, the answer will come.

 

But.

 

“What’s that letter in your hand?”

 

“Oh, this? It’s a letter that just arrived from the Main Palace.”

 

So saying, Manager Seong handed me the letter.

 

It read as follows:

 

-What was promised has arrived. Come to the Main Palace.

 

It was a letter sent by Father, and if it’s what was promised, there’s only one thing.

 

The Ten Thousand Year Fire Pear.

 

A smile forms on my lips.

 

* * *

 

All branch members received Woon-hwi’s summons and assembled.

 

With all of them gathered, Woon-hwi spoke.

 

“I’m thinking of going to the Main Palace. Won Yang.”

 

At the call, Won Yang raised his head.

 

“You’ll come with me. The rest will guard the branch.”

 

Won Yang glanced at Ju So-ah, then smiled brightly and took a respectful stance.

 

Then he naturally moved to Woon-hwi’s side, and at that sight, Ju So-ah chuckled.

 

Won Yang’s appearance, with his eyes now blackened, was a bit funny, so this couldn’t be helped. He doesn’t seem to know it himself though.

 

“And today, the gold mine between Yang-ryeong and Bong Rae fell into my hands.”

 

Everyone was surprised, but there was one person who was particularly shocked.

 

It was Ju So-ah.

 

“…Did Cheon Rim give that to you?”

 

“They did.”

 

“No, when exactly?”

 

“When you had your eyes open.”

 

She blinked. This was the first time she’d heard that Cheon Rim had come and gone, and in the meantime, he’d also taken a gold mine?

 

“And Cheon Rim’s black market will open again in Cheongsu Village, so keep that in mind. And.”

 

Woon-hwi, who had trailed off for a moment, took out a large piece of paper from his chest.

 

“The reason I called you all together today is because of the gold mine I just mentioned.”

 

Now there are people I can trust and delegate work to.

 

There’s Manager Seong of the Body Establishment Boundary, there are also warriors of the Five Energy Harmonizing Origin, and excluding Won Yang, there are two warriors of Yang Gwang I Hyeon.

 

“Although the gold mine has fallen into our hands, I have no intention of mining it directly. I’m thinking of delegating it… as you well know, most of the sects in Yang-ryeong have submitted petitions.”

 

The petition document to receive protection from the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace and share the future and end with the Snow Palace was itself a leash and also proof of loyalty.

 

So I couldn’t discriminate.

 

“I heard that the amount of ore that comes out of the gold mine in a month is roughly a thousand geun, and if refined, about ten geun of pure gold would be produced.”

 

One geun of pure gold has the value of a hundred gold coins.

 

And one gold coin has the value of ten nyang of silver coins, and one nyang of silver coins has the value of a hundred nyang of copper coins.

 

This is the basic monetary unit, and if properly refined, the ten geun of pure gold produced in a month has a total value of a thousand nyang of gold coins and ten thousand nyang of silver coins.

 

It’s not an enormously large scale, but it’s a very large gold mine for being on the outskirts of the Central Plains.

 

Naturally, the mining speed can also be increased.

 

According to the investigation through Jang Seok of the Beggar Sect, if pushed a little, mining up to two thousand geun of ore per month is possible, which means twenty thousand nyang of silver coins would roll in.

 

“I have no intention of showing favoritism. So I’m thinking of making an announcement.”

 

“An announcement, you say?”

 

“I’ve written it all down here, but I’ll tell you in advance. I will select sects to mine the gold mine. First, they must be able to supply the manpower needed for mining on their own. And second, they must have the financial capability to handle mining tools and labor costs. Third, above all, they must be able to regularly pay a fixed amount of tribute to the Yang-ryeong Branch. The rate is 20%. The maximum number of sects is four.”

 

The reason for saying this was simple.

 

“While I’m away, Manager Seong will take over the role of branch leader, and all of you follow Manager Seong’s orders. After selecting the four sects, whether to start mining or not will be left to Manager Seong’s judgment.”

 

Manager Seong from behind took a respectful stance.

 

“Thank you for entrusting me with such an important role. I will definitely meet your expectations.”

 

Woon-hwi stood up from his seat.

 

“Work hard.”

 

Thus, Woon-hwi departed for the Main Palace together with Won Yang.

 

* * *

 

The distance from Yang-ryeong to the Main Palace is considerable.

 

Walking there normally takes about four days.

 

Of course, this is when taking ample rest in between.

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