Episode 1100. Volcanization of the entire central plain? (5)
Even if you apply heat, the water does not boil immediately. However, if continuous heat is applied, the water will inevitably boil over at some point.
The current situation was exactly like that.
People in Gangbuk did not react much to the news that a demonic religion had appeared in Gangnam. This is because Gangnam is too far away for them in the first place.
To these people, whose only job was to plow the fields every day, there was no way the hardships that occurred in Gangnam, a place they had never visited in their lives, could have touched their skin.
But what made me realize what was difficult to realize was a piece of news that came across the river.
– The Demonic Cult that invaded Hangzhou exterminated all Hangzhou residents, leaving not even a single rat behind.
– Hangzhou, once the most splendid city in the world, became a city of death in just a few days.
Everyone who heard the news could not help but be astonished and doubt their ears.
What kind of place is Hangzhou? Although it may not be the largest city in the world, it cannot be denied that it is the most prosperous city in the world. Even people who have never been there know it.
How could one not be shocked when such a place was destroyed overnight?
It’s not that these things never happened. Sometimes, when foreign enemies invaded from the north, a city would be completely destroyed and refugees would flee in a line.
However, this incident occurred not in the far north, but in the lower regions, which were unlikely to be invaded. The intensity of the shock could not have been the same.
“Is this really true?”
“Don’t you keep hearing the same thing? “It must be true!”
“No… no matter how strange the demonic cults are, does it make sense for them to suddenly appear in Gangnam? It didn’t fall from the sky. And… Hangzhou is such a big city that it’s ruined? “I guess I won’t believe it.”
“You man! “Don’t you think all commercial flights to Gangnam have stopped now?”
“Sa Sanghaeng?”
As a joke, there is a saying that commercial travel does not stop even if there is a war. It is said that merchants are people who will cross the battlefield if they can make money.
Even when the Yangtze River was completely taken over by the canal and they had to risk their lives to cross it, weren’t it the merchants of the central plains who took the risk and somehow continued to travel up the river?
The fact that those people did not head to Gangnam was clear evidence that something really big had happened across the river.
“So what happens now?”
“How can this happen!” “It will be the same as it was a hundred years ago.”
“No way…!”
People were instantly overcome with fear. And then everyone started to remember.
A story from a hundred years ago that has now been forgotten. Stories about the Demonic Cult of the past that were passed down word by word from top to bottom.
Exactly how ruthless those so-called demonic cults were.
It is said that during that terrible war, blood formed rivers and corpses piled up like mountains. The assumption that the war that made people shudder just hearing about it might break out again was enough to make even those who had no interest in Gangnam affairs tremble.
“Shouldn’t we stop it?”
“What and how?”
“No, in the past, didn’t Shaolin and Gupailbang come forward and stop the Demonic Cult? Then we have to do something this time too!”
“Shaolin? “That Shaolin is currently practicing Buddhism across the river from the Yangtze River.”
“Why not?”
“Hasn’t Gangnam been taken over by the Saepaeryun? “There is no way Shaolin would take the risk of jumping into a fire in a place like that.”
“What does all that mean! Where will the Demonic Cult decide between right and wrong? Didn’t they say that during the previous war, they desperately fought against the demonic cult, regardless of love or love? “I heard that Shaolin was the place that played the most active role in that war!”
“It must have been like that back then. But it seems that Shaolin is not going to be able to do that right now. “Otherwise, it looks like he doesn’t want to join hands with those Sapa bastards, even if it means dying.”
“What a fool…”
People look down on Sapa. But I am not afraid of its existence itself. This is because Sapa is already very familiar with them.
If you are unlucky enough to get involved, you could suffer great damage or even lose your life, but people who live ordinary lives will never have to get involved with Sapa throughout their lives.
To them, the black swords running rampant in the back alleys were several times more threatening than the huge Sapa gang that was known as a Sapae-ryeon or something like that. Therefore, it was not pleasant for Sorim to ignore Gangnam in the name of pride.
“Then when does Shaolin plan to move?”
“I don’t know. “When the Demonic Cult heads to Gangbuk, there will be a fight then.”
“Then what about Gangnam? Are there no people in Gangnam? Are you saying that those who live in a land controlled by scammers are not worth saving? “They just leave it to SPA to take care of it?”
“Have you ever seen those noble gentlemen paying attention to such things? Even when the floods ran rampant and civilians near the Yangtze River were killed in droves, they were nobles who were practicing illegal law on the mountain. “Was it Sacheondanga or Shaolin that saved the people at that time?”
“I… they look like the kind of guys I want to beat to death! As soon as he opens his mouth, he says nothing but smooth talk about negotiations and peace in the Central Plains! When something happens, you always step back and just watch. “If you’re going to question all of those positions, how on earth are people like Sagar any different from Safa!”
Once the water started to boil, it did not cool down easily.
The fear of the Demonic Cult, the worry that they might come to Gangbuk at any time, and the behavior shown by the Gupa Ilbang, led by Shaolin, all mixed together and began to boil over.
Those who are called the political faction of the midfield receive preferential treatment.
Even if they walk around with swords in broad daylight, they will not be stopped, and if they fight, they will not be stopped by the government forces. In turn, many people intentionally use the businesses they run more and even provide direct support to them.
The reason why all of that was tolerated was because there was a belief that the civilians would come forward and help them when they were wronged.
The government is a strict place and usually has no interest in the lives of the civilians. It is a place where people are intimidated and punished if they do not pay their taxes properly.
On the other hand, the political faction was a place that only helped them without taking anything from them. Therefore, the common people used to give more than just a crown of faith to the so-called political faction.
However, at this moment, the civilians who had been patiently holding back began to doubt their sincerity. How many people live in Hangzhou? With so many people dying, how can we trust those who are stuck on the floor and not moving?
“Then what should we do? Should I at least evacuate?…”
“Hey, man. Is evacuation easy? “How are you going to make a living if you leave here?”
“It’s better than dying. Would a spider’s web be like a living thing?”
“How is that different from dying? Are you going to make your wife and children beg for something?”
“That’s…”
The days continued with me just boiling inside, unable to do this or that.
When public sentiment, which had been boiling like this, was on the verge of exploding, news began to spread rapidly from Gangnam.
– The Demonic Cult that was in operation has been exterminated.
– The elites of the Cheonwoo Alliance, led by Hwasan, were dispatched to Gangnam and beheaded the leader of the Demonic Cult.
– Cheon Woo-maeng temporarily joined hands with Sapaeryun to defeat the Demonic Cult.
The citizens who heard the news that broke out simultaneously cheered.
“volcano! “It’s a volcano again!”
“I thought it would come out if it were my volcano! “Isn’t a volcano the place that solves any problem?”
“Yekki! How can this person only talk about volcanoes? “Didn’t you say that Cheon Woo-maeng moved together?”
“Isn’t that what it means! Hwasan is the leader of the Cheonwoo Alliance. “Cheonwoo-maeng is a volcano, and a volcano is Cheon-u-maeng!”
“That’s right, that’s right!”
For those who were trembling with anxiety, this news was like a sip of nectar.
“You cut off the head of the demonic cult leader? So, has the Demonic Cult been completely eradicated now?”
“You don’t know that. “Shouldn’t we see whether the Demonic Cult that appeared this time is the main force or not?”
“But anyway, doesn’t this mean that all those who showed up this time have been dealt with?”
“It seems like that. After all, the only thing you can trust is volcanoes!”
Most of those who raise their voices did not even know that the Hwasan sect existed just a few years ago. But now even those people had no hesitation in praising volcanoes.
Evaluation ultimately leads to performance and actions.
Even something that was not highly regarded at the time, if repeated consistently, eventually becomes powerful.
From the time when enemy forces broke out in the Yangtze River and even before that when Green Forest fell into chaos, Hwasan’s actions as he was the first to rush in and save the civilians were clearly remembered in everyone’s memory.
“While those stupid Shaolin people were just watching, Hwasan risked his life and ran to Gangnam.”
“What’s surprising about that anymore? “Wasn’t Hwasan originally a sect like that?”
“All the hard work is going on, but those scammers are going to put pressure on their necks again! “Things that even Sapa couldn’t do.”
“The whole thing about it being an old file room is completely rotten. Wow! “I feel so sorry for the rice I gave to those who were begging for alms earlier!”
People’s reaction was more intense than expected.
There were many people who looked upon what Hwasan was doing with a good heart, but there were no people who thought that their abilities and power were better than Shaolin’s.
However, the fact that Hwasan went to Gangnam and defeated the Demonic Cult was no different from evidence that Hwasan’s power was no longer inferior to that of Shaolin.
No, even if it is not enough, it is still the same. No matter how sharp the sword is, if it is not pulled out of its sheath, it is no different from a club. People began to pay attention to the dagger in front of them rather than waiting for the famous sword that was not drawn.
“I feel a little uncomfortable.”
“hmm? “What does that mean?”
“No matter what, joining hands with the Sapa guys is a bit…”
“What is this idiot talking about now? So did the Sapaelian massacre the people of Hangzhou?”
“That’s not true…”
“If you just watch people die so you don’t join hands with the Sapa, that’s just a betrayal! Is the job of the so-called prestigious political faction to defeat the Sa faction or to protect the civilians? What comes first? ok?”
“…That’s right.”
“Tsk tsk tsk. Didn’t you know that there would be people who would say the same thing as you about a volcano? Honestly, it would have been okay if we had just stayed behind like those Shaolin bastards did. However, despite the humiliation and risk, he went to Gangnam and rescued people, but I can’t praise him! “I guess I was wrong about you!”
“I was short-thinking. “Oh my gosh, stop getting angry.”
“Don’t ever say something like that again! If you say something like that for no reason, the next time something similar happens, if that volcano doesn’t move, only people like us will die! Do you understand?”
“Oh, I understood.”
Water does not boil all at once.
And the same was true for public opinion about volcanoes. The work that Hwasan and Cheon Woo-maeng have done over the years has warmed up the world little by little. And the moment it surpassed the boiling point of Demonic Cultivation, it finally began to boil explosively.
To a level that even Cheongmyeong and the court could not have expected.
