Solo Swordmaster

#681. I have a problem.

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A secluded mountain road with few people.

There was a person walking there.

Although it resembles a mubok in that the legs are clearly visible.

It is a traditional dress that is too flashy for a martial art in that it is embroidered with silver thread on expensive silk.

Even the cotton thread that covered the face.

The appearance of a girl walking alone on a mountain road with a unique appearance in many ways was so strange that it made people feel uncomfortable.

“stop! Do not approach any more!”

So it was.

The two warriors blocking the road sharply stopped the girl.

But that was only the first time.

“It is unexpected. I didn’t expect to see the great swordsman of the prison guard in a mountain like this.”

“…do you know who we are?”

“Among my distant relatives, there is someone who went up to Wonnanguk and came into contact with the knights of the prison guard.”

Maybe it was because it was unexpected to meet someone who recognized their clan at a glance in this distant country.

The two warriors, whose sharp eyes slightly softened, continued their conversation calmly.

“Now this place is under lockdown.”

“Are you talking about lockdown?”

“exactly. So go back immediately.”

Thinking of the relationship with which I recognized the Munpa, I would advise you not to roam around here for a while.

relatively politely.

However, the girl muttered quietly as she saw the two warriors speaking in a strict tone that did not allow for objections.

“That is troublesome. I must pass through here.”

“Do you mean to force it past?”

“It can’t be. I am simply begging for mercy.”

with a grinning smile.

The girl put her hand in her bosom.

Then, in order not to provoke the two wary warriors, I slowly took out a pouch and held it out.

thug

The two warriors hardened their faces at once when they saw the thick silver yuanbo that appeared in their wide open pockets.

“Are you going to buy us with your money?”

“do not misunderstand. As I said before, I just want to repay the kindness my relative received from the knights.”

“…how much is the reward?”

“yes. However, I would appreciate it if you would be lenient, even considering the relationship with my relatives.”

“Mmm.”

Before I knew it, I saw another pouch the girl had taken out and swallowed dry saliva.

The two warriors, exchanging glances as if thinking about each other, asked in a more polite voice.

“Could you possibly know the hamza of that relative?”

After a while.

Say hello and welcome.

After kindly receiving the pass.

As the girl moved to the depths of the mountain again, a trembling murmur passed through her head.

[It’s so amazing every time I see it.]

“You mean paying money to pass through the checkpoint?”

[Including that, this and that.]

I was happy.

A blue bird came down from the sky and perched on the girl’s shoulder.

Yuna-kyung scratched her head with her wings as if she didn’t understand at all.

[Actually, you’re getting paid, right? Bribe takers are everywhere.]

Of course, he was a PAB agent in his lifetime.

For Yuna-kyung, who has traveled all over the world with Limon and experienced the cultures of each country, the level of bribery is nothing new.

Nevertheless, there was a reason for Yun Na-kyung’s strange expression.

[If you received a bribe, you accepted it. Why do you have to ask and confirm who the acquaintance was

before accepting it ?]

[Isn’t that the word for bribery in the Chinese language?]

“It’s a little different.”

[What’s different?]

“To understand that, you need to know the characteristics of the Commonwealth of China.”

To Yun Na-gyeong, who asked shyly.

Li Qingyu explained calmly.

“The Commonwealth of China is one of the largest countries in the world. Especially in terms of population, it is by far the best.”

[I know that too.]

“That’s how Guanxi came about.”

[…Is the country too big and crowded?]

“Yes. This Commonwealth of China is too big to have a sense of identity just because we are of the same nationality.”

The fact that the land is wide means that there are many borders out of control.

In the end, not to mention government and welfare, even taxation and criminal law are not properly implemented depending on each region, or there are places where they do it arbitrarily.

There was no sense of belonging as a nation.

It was more so at the point where 77 countries were forcibly tied into one federation.

“Here, other federations, as well as the villages right next to each other, are bound to be strangers.”

If there is not enough food due to drought.

Rather than wait for help from the government, which may come years later, they kill and loot strangers.

Of course it’s fast and sure.

No one knows if the body is buried.

There are plenty of new passers-by.

Knowing that fact, even strangers always prepare to run away with a knife when they visit an unfamiliar village.

In other words, the first strangers seen in this country can only be regarded as enemies or preliminary predators.

“That’s why we need to identify ‘friends’ who will benefit from establishing a smaller and more definite relationship than the ambiguous country or nation.”

[Is that Guanxi?]

“That’s right.”

bound by meeting

If you make one mistake, it will collapse.

Making another relationship through a certain relationship.

The relationship is more like an alliance between countries than a friendship between individuals.

And since it is natural for allies to give and receive gifts to strengthen their relationship, they should not regard it as a bribe.

After carefully explaining.

Li Qingyu chuckled.

“If I hadn’t sold my relatives, alumni, acquaintances, and friends, more than half of the checkpoints I’ve passed so far wouldn’t have been solved with money.”

[Then what would happen?]

“Well. Perhaps the helpless girl did what the soldiers of the enemy country would do?”

or just trying to steal money.

doing more than that, etc.

I’m glad we parted ways smiling and laughing at each other.

Looking at Li Qingyu, who spoke calmly, Yu Naqing put on a tired expression.

Why a guild rather than a warlord?

Or rather, whether an organization called Munpa, which is more like a vigilante or a gang, rules the Commonwealth of China and the people take it for granted.

Because I thought I knew now.

If the law is far away and the fist is close.

An armed force group united by such guanxi would be a stronger and more reliable ally than the government.

[…You manage to live in a country like this.]

“It’s the opposite.”

[Yes?]

“Because it is a place like this, it means that our family has been able to survive until now.”

from hundreds of years ago.

Even though he was rejected as a demonic cult.

It was thanks to that deep Guanshi that the Black Dragon clan was able to survive in East Asia protected by Limon.

Looking at Li Qingyu as he spoke with a grin on his face, he tilted his head for a while.

In the end, Yuna-kyung, who gave up on understanding, turned to the question.

[By the way, is it necessary for the princess to come out in person like this?]

“Is it necessary?”

[You’re very busy right now.]

It’s not just the Russian Khanate that was influenced by the LW products launched by the World Federation.

any neighboring country.

any competitor.

All of them purchase LW products to increase their competitiveness.

The Seven Dragons were distracted just by keeping it in check.

Even now, there were even opinions that it would be better to stop losing Bahamut and replace it with an LW product.

Leaving your seat in this situation?

Even if it wasn’t Yuna-kyung, it was something to be embarrassed about.

“I have a little problem.”

[Will it take?]

“I think I’ll have to meet him to know for sure, but…”

The path so far.

Moonpa collapsed on her.

Wei Ling’s findings, etc.

A few bizarre facts that I found by collecting various information.

And the white-haired witch’s military power, which is too good considering that she is a master of hermitage and exaggerated, etc.

Recalling the reason why she had no choice but to come out of the Black Dragon Palace.

Li Qingyu said quietly.

“If the White-Haired Witch is the World Federation’s main pitcher, we’ll have to kill her before she gets in the way.”

* * *

After the last revolution.

The number of prisoners in Gulag has multiplied.

It was because there were so many captured revolutionaries at the time.

However, not all collaborators of the revolutionary government were captured by the Gulag.

Not only did Gulag have a limit on the number of people to accommodate them, but they ended up with a fine if possible even for the sake of quick national normalization.

Even Bachemensky, a high-ranking member of the revolutionary government, tried to appease him.

significant felon.

Or, it would not be an exaggeration to say that there were very few cases where anyone was imprisoned in a Gulag unless they were a member of the revolutionary army.

That’s why Bachemensky was also expecting it.

I was expecting it…

“…is this true?”

“According to our children’s investigation.”

“….”

“Why can’t you trust me?”

“Not like that.”

Bachemensky shook his head.

As a member of the Revolutionary Army, he knows best how thorough the silver dragon clan’s public surveillance system is.

Besides, there’s no way to fabricate such false information.

It was clear that this data was true.

That’s why he couldn’t help but be bitter.

“I was just a little surprised.”

“What a surprise.”

looking at him like that

Catherine giggled.

Then he passed over the copied documents and continued talking happily.

“Assaulting the supervisor with a work tool on the day of the revolution.”

“If you don’t go around nearby restaurants and distribute alcohol and food to commemorate the revolution, you’ll be threatened as a reactionary.”

“As an act of banditry, plundering the homes of first-class and second-class citizens and extorting most of them.”

“Accusing a citizen who usually sided with the government as an okrana, and then obtaining a forced confession under threat and joining the revolutionary government with that credit.”

“Insulting a passer-by by stripping naked on the roadside for lack of revolutionary spirit.”

“Accepting bribes and arranging the admission of those who lack ability, and introducing them to good positions.”

“Again…”

literally one after another.

After setting all kinds of records.

Yekathrice put down the papers and smiled.

“It wouldn’t have been easy for a minor to run wild like this in such a short period of time.”

“…”

“Well, with such outstanding talent, he could have become a black wizard and even made a counter-revolutionary army. is not it?”

Indeed, looking at Yekathrice laughing mischievously, Bachemensky couldn’t help but make a more somber expression.

Even if he is the head of the counter-revolutionary army.

A boy who seemed normal on the outside.

I didn’t know that Dmitri’s record would be this splendid.

And the fact that all of this happened in the revolutionary government he was managing made his heart heavy.

“Leave it that way.”

“Huh, if your sister says so.”

It’s a pity that I can’t play more.

Instead of Yekathrice, who licked her lips but kept her mouth shut unexpectedly innocently.

Lynn opened her mouth seriously.

“Anyway, according to this data, one thing is certain.”

“That minors should also be included in the death penalty?”

“…I’m not going to talk about that.”

Let politics do what you want.

After saying just cut it off.

Lin continued.

“The important thing is that before he was arrested in Okrana and imprisoned in the Gulag, Dmitri was just one of the common kids.”

no matter how many accidents

Dmitri’s past is common.

It happened countless times under the revolutionary government.

In fact, there are testimonies that Dmitri was arrested in Okrana after running away in a hurry.

Even so, the reason why this material can only be special.

Yekathrice pointed out with a grin.

“You mean the legacy of the Dark Dawn is hidden somewhere in this Gulag?”