Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 401

What he had wanted, he had achieved.

What he sought, he had found.

Moreover, there was even an unexpected gain on top of that.

However.

“……”

Lee Ro-woon’s face was not good.

A languid yet frowning face, as if a single voice kept echoing in his head.

-Heavenly Secret.

Future Sight.

Moreover, what they had done was not merely a prediction about one world.

It was a prediction about another world beyond the confined one.

And through that, they had devised a grand plan.

A massive plan to prevent the world’s destruction.

“It’s been a while.”

Lee Ro-woon said in a low voice.

“Since my head has been this turbulent.”

Unable to shake off the unresolved heat, Lee Ro-woon quietly leaned back.

A mind that was complex and complicated.

“Are you alright?”

Ha Se-min approached, looking concerned.

“I’ve never seen you like this before.”

“Like what?”

Lee Ro-woon straightened up, interlocking his fingers, and spoke.

“Like you’re about to explode.”

The languid eyes were no different than usual.

The hunched back and neck were also the same as always.

But those eyes.

The way the corners of his languid eyes curved upwards was definitely dangerous.

Above all.

Kukuku.

It was already a known fact that Lee Ro-woon’s energy, unknowingly emitted, was stirring up the Blood King Castle.

“Following the incident with Goddess Kang Eun-ha, there have been difficult matters.”

Things that had gone according to plan, yet also things that had not.

“But if it weren’t for you, my lord, none of it would have been possible.”

Resurrecting the dead Dang family, being given time to speak with the deceased Kang Eun-ha.

Finding the secrets of Mount Hua, hearing the secrets of the world.

And even bringing that body under his command.

These were things that no one in the Silver Sea could do.

Only you.

“Only Jin Cheon can do it.”

“That’s useless consolation.”

“It’s not consolation. It’s the truth.”

Lee Ro-woon, still with his fingers interlocked, looked at Ha Se-min.

“So.”

The curved corners of his eyes seemed to smile.

“What did you talk about with Kang Eun-ha?”

“……”

At Lee Ro-woon’s words, Ha Se-min closed his mouth.

Ha Se-min, who had spoken with Kang Eun-ha.

Unlike others, Kang Eun-ha had asked him to leave when she spoke with Ha Se-min.

“I’m just kidding.”

Lee Ro-woon said.

“If you talked separately, it must have been about me.”

“My lord.”

“But it wouldn’t be anything threatening to me.”

Trust.

“……”

Ha Se-min, without an answer, simply lowered his head quietly.

“Hoo.”

He stretched out his interlocked hands and yawned.

‘Thank you.’

The gratitude now was for Kang Eun-ha.

Whatever her sacrifice was, what she had gained by infiltrating a part of the chaos was significant.

More than anything, the deathly drowsiness that had been pouring in every day had subsided a little.

“Still, I need to clear my head.”

The method to use the secrets of Mount Hua was something Lee San-hoo was racking his brain over.

The secrets of the world were already under investigation.

As for himself.

‘Slowly.’

There was nothing he could do about it now.

So, for now.

“Let’s go out.”

It was time to leave the Blood King Castle.

* * *

“Have you arrived?”

Dang Hwa-young greeted Lee Ro-woon with a welcoming face.

She was called the flower of the Dang family because of her beautiful appearance, but after becoming the guild leader of the Silver Sea, her nickname changed to Poison Flower.

A flower with no expression.

It meant that a deadly poison and coldness flowed within her beautiful face.

Having lost so many of her Dang family members, and with no place to lean on.

There was always a shadow cast over her face.

“You look good.”

But now, her face was truly that of Dang Hwa.

A beautiful smile spread across her beautiful face.

“It’s all… thanks to you, my lord.”

It was a smile filled with genuine gratitude.

Although not all of the Dang family had returned to their original state, they had still reversed what they thought was impossible.

“I have assigned each of the Dang family members to their respective duties.”

Dang Hwa-young reported.

“I have selected a few experts in hidden weapons and poison and incorporated them into the Silver Sea’s military force.”

Experts in handling hidden weapons and poison.

They could easily deal with enemies using hidden weapons and poison, but the opposite role was also important.

To build resistance against hidden weapons and poison.

With the confrontation with the Assembly now certain, the knowledge and abilities of the Dang family would surely be a great help to the Silver Sea.

“Also, the Dang family’s blacksmiths have begun the production of divine weapons.”

Divine weapons.

The Dang family was originally in charge of producing the divine weapons for the martial artists supplied to the Assembly.

After the Dang family betrayed the Assembly along with the Je Gal family, there seemed to be a disruption in the supply of divine weapons, but the Assembly had already extracted the knowledge and soon began producing divine weapons themselves.

The Silver Sea had also obtained the production methods left behind by the Dang family’s artisans, but.

-It seems that it will take time to actually produce them.

The production of divine weapons was taking time.

However, with the return of the deceased Dang family members, and among them, the artisans who had been involved in the production of divine weapons, production was possible again.

“Also….”

It wasn’t over yet.

“The Soul and Spirit Physician is teaching medicine.”

Lee San-hoo.

Having further awakened his memories and powers through this incident, he was teaching medicine to the Dang family members.

Besides that, there were many and significant changes brought about by the full integration of the Dang family.

The integration of the Dang family.

“It is estimated that the Silver Sea’s power will be strengthened more than threefold.”

It was a rapid growth of the Silver Sea.

“Not bad.”

In this battle, the Silver Sea would act as a wall.

So, the stronger the wall, the better.

“There are quite a few forces that have requested to join us.”

As the conflict with Mount Hua was being discussed, forces dissatisfied with them were contacting them.

“Destroying the corpse disposal site was effective.”

“Do they think we have the ability to raid Mount Hua’s secret cave?”

“Yes. Until now, the evaluation of the Silver Sea was that it had grown threateningly, but was still lacking.”

Dang Hwa-young said in a calm voice.

“Although there was thought to be an unstable aspect with the revelation of the Blood Cult’s identity, now we are considered equal to Mount Hua.”

“And that’s actually happening.”

If the integration of the Dang family stabilizes.

‘The Silver Sea will be equal to Mount Hua even without me.’

It was as if they had shed their wretched past and been reborn.

“You’re doing a good job.”

“It’s thanks to the previous guild leader.”

Perhaps it was because she had spoken with Kang Eun-ha.

Dang Hwa-young was praising her even more.

“And it’s also thanks to you, my lord.”

Dang Hwa-young smiled.

The player she had once wanted to help.

She, who had once declared herself a fan of Lee Ro-woon, was now working with him, seeing Lee Ro-woon in a place incomparable to the past.

“Is that the end of your report?”

Lee Ro-woon asked.

“No, it’s not.”

And her expression changed.

“A request has come in.”

It was something Lee Ro-woon had been waiting for.

“It’s a request from the Association.”

If it was the Association.

“The Player Association?”

As it was something he had been waiting for, Dang Hwa-young nodded at Lee Ro-woon’s words.

“It’s about the appearance of an S-Class Gate, and a request to attack it.”

* * *

The place where martial artists belonged and were managed was the Martial Arts Association, the Assembly.

But there was another association in Asia.

-The Player Association.

A government organization where players belonged and were managed.

They were the shield and managers of the players.

All players in Asia had to register with the Player Association of their respective countries and be under their surveillance and management.

If they did not register, they would be branded as Red Players and live a life on the run.

As such, the Player Association was a powerful organization.

It was an organization that currently held the decision-making and command rights over more than a hundred million players.

“This is the S-Class Gate that has appeared this time.”

A meeting was urgently convened.

A blue, undulating gate appeared on the huge screen.

“……!”

The eyes of those gathered, especially those who were players, widened.

“Isn’t that the largest ever?”

S-Class Gate.

A gate whose very existence was called destructive.

It was close to the highest-grade gate that existed, and the breaks of the S-Class Gates that had occurred in the past had left behind massive casualties and even changed the world map.

The grade of a gate was measured in various ways, but it could also be estimated by the light emitted from the gate itself, its entrance.

The blue light of the gate also meant the amount of magic power latent in the gate, and depending on the amount of light….

“A chillingly blue light….”

The level of the gate was being estimated.

The light of the gate on the screen was truly a chillingly blue light.

“As you said, the level of this gate is thought to be the highest ever.”

Information that was classified as top secret and spread by word of mouth.

“For the first time….”

And also.

“It is also a gate with the possibility of being designated as an SS-Class Gate.”

It was a gate with the potential to create a new grade.

“There have been several places called SS-Class Gates until now, but they have not been recognized by official institutions. However, this time, the Association is said to have the possibility of directly designating it as an SS-Class Gate.”

“…….”

Silence filled the hall.

In the already chaotic domestic situation due to the conflict between Mount Hua and the Silver Sea, the appearance of an SS-Class Gate.

“And the attack on it is scheduled to proceed.”

“The reason you’re telling us this is….”

“Yes.”

Dang Hwa-young said.

“The Association has requested the Silver Sea to attack this gate.”

“……!”

The people in the conference hall murmured.

“Why?”

It was the first and all-encompassing question.

Why on earth had the Association made such a request to the Silver Sea?

Until the conflict with Mount Hua became certain, the Association had still had a decent relationship with the Silver Sea.

However, at some point, a conflict with the Assembly was established, and the Association had been subtly discriminating against them, and now that the conflict was certain, they had been openly discriminating against the Silver Sea.

-The Player Association.

Those who claimed to be for the players were, in fact, nothing more than subordinates and slaves of the Martial Arts Association.

“The request was not delivered through official channels.”

“……!”

At Dang Hwa-young’s words, the people in the conference hall were surprised again.

“…….”

What followed was silence.

Each was lost in thought.

This was not a matter to be taken lightly.

“It could be a good sign.”

There were two opinions.

“It means the Association has finally decided to switch sides.”

The Player Association was switching sides.

“It’s acknowledging that the trend is towards the Silver Sea.”

Mount Hua was declining.

The Silver Sea was rising.

That the world would now be the era of the Silver Sea.

That the Association, a collection of old men greedy for power, would not miss this opportunity.

But there was another opinion.

It was a suspicion that was too justified and also natural.

“It could be a trap.”

Lee San-hoo said, his eyes gleaming.