Return of The Mount Hua – Chapter 1466. Let’s make history (1)
Editor: Hoamzz
Co-Translator: Xoxo
The carts that entered Huayin stopped all at once.
"Ei! I told you to arrive by morning! You're damn slow!"
"D- Didn't Dojang tell us to control our speed so the cargo wouldn't get damaged!"
Even Namgung Dowi, who would at least consider it once if Chung Myung told him to fry fish in water, couldn't hold back and protested. But the response he received was enough to send him to the distant horizon.
“Tsk, tsk. The problem is, when I tell you to do one thing, you can only do just that one thing. You should’ve made sure the goods weren’t damaged and arrived on time!”
“….”
“You’re so incompetent!”
“Guh….”
Jo-Gol quietly patted Namgung Dowi's slumped shoulders as his soul left his body.
"You have to accept it now."
"......This?"
“You’ll get used to it, soon.”
While Jo-Gol was comforting Namgung Dowi, Chung Myung jumped down lightly from the luggage cart and carefully examined Huayin's situation.
“Hmph. This is….”
Hwang Jongwi, who flinched at the sharp and displeased gaze, carefully opened his mouth.
"F- First, I congratulate you on your safe return, Dojang."
“Yes, yes. Sangdanju-nim, have you been well too?"
"Yes! Thanks to Dojang's concern..."
“Well, you were just hanging out in the rear, occasionally sending supplies, so I guess there’s no reason not to be well. Ah, I’m jealous.”
The joy that had been beaming on Hwang Jongwi’s face immediately contorted. Was that something to say to someone who had been so busy handling the tasks assigned from the rear that he couldn't even catch his breath?
“We were busy in our own way......"
“For someone claiming to be busy, your complexion looks a little too good? Been eating well, have you?”
…Now he remembered. This human was originally like this. Since he hadn't seen him for a while, it seems there was an automatic beautification process in my head.
"Ah, setting that aside. You must be busy right now, so what are you doing here?"
“Oh, I was just about to tell you. We were discussing with Grand Sect Leader the matter of relocating these people to Xi’an.”
"Yes?"
"It seems Huayin lacks the infrastructure, so there are shortcomings in hosting these people. If it were just the martial artists, that might be different, but as you know, there are also Tang Family members here...."
"Xi’an?"
“Yes, Xi’an….”
"Xi'aaaaaaaan?"
Hwang Jongwi quietly closed his eyes. Seeing that damn Taoist bastard's eyes gleaming with whites showing, it seemed he had made some mistake again. It was a familiar sight, but somehow more nostalgic after so long.
“What nonsense are you talking about! If I had intended to comfortably host those yangban, I would have gone to Xi'an long ago, why would I have sent them here?"
"Th- That's true, but..."
“If we do that, the only ones who benefit are the people of Xi’an. Why would I spend my money to do good for others!"
"F- First of all, Xi'an people aren't just others...."
No, and the money going into that isn't your money either, Dojang-nim. It seems there's a slight misunderstanding, you should get your concepts straight a bit...
"No infrastructure, you say?"
“Tha- That’s right. Realistically….”
“Then just make it!”
In that instant, the soul drained from Hwang Jongwi’s face.
"It's not that simple….”
“Aaah. It’s doable, doable. I know because I've done it, if you try to make it, you can make it quickly!"
Hwang Jongwi covered his face with both hands. Watching sympathetically from the side, Hyun Jong placed a warm hand on his shoulder.
“Do you understand?”
…Somehow, this yangban was even more annoying. Hwang Jongwi sighed deeply and opened his mouth again.
"I see what you're saying. If we build a facility here that can accommodate these people as Dojang says and secure the supplies to feed them, Huayin would become incomparable to what it is now."
Of course, it couldn't possibly match Xi'an, which is Shaanxi's largest city, but it could develop into one of Shaanxi's prominent cities.
“But Dojang. Realistically, the manpower to do all that work is absolutely insufficient. Laborers are not something you can get just by giving money..."
“Ah, seriously, why do you keep saying such frustrating things?”
"…Yes?"
“Why would we be short on workers? We’ve got more than enough of them right over there.”
"…Uh?"
“Tang Gaju!”
“Yes.”
Tang Gun-ak, who had been silently listening to the conversation from behind, stepped forward.
"Map."
"What? Ah! A m- map! Yes! Bring a map right away! Hurry!"
When Hwang Jongwi shouted, several of the members of the merchant guild ran quickly and returned holding the rolled up map in their arms.
They spread it out fully. It was a detailed topographical map of Huayin, centered around Mount Hua.
“Hmm.”
Tang Gun-ak, who had carefully checked the terrain of Huayin, nodded slowly.
"To what extent is what you want, General?"
"Well, for now..."
Chung Myung scratched the tip of his nose.
"We obviously need to accommodate everyone here."
"Mhm."
"Plus we need a place that can accommodate additional personnel who will come and the small and medium sects that want to join us."
"Mm, certainly that much..."
"And training grounds for the kids to practice, armories to store weapons, warehouses for grain and daily necessities..."
“….”
“Ah! And houses for Tang Family, of course. On top of that, we need to make places for the Mount Hua disciples punk come down from the mountain to live and inns for the new merchants or those coming and going for supplies to rest, so..."
The more Chung Myung chattered on, the paler Hwang Jongwi's complexion became. At this point, wasn't he basically talking about building an entire new city?
"Is that all we need to do?"
"Ei, what are you talking about. This is just the beginning."
"…Hmm?"
"If there are that many people, naturally we'll need water too, right? So naturally, we'll need to dig about ten or so new wells. Ah, we should also make one proper main street and pave it. Well, there'll be plenty of other small tasks too."
Tang Gun-ak nodded slowly.
"I roughly understand. But there's a slight problem with this plan."
“What is it?”
"As you can see, Huayin has Mount Hua at its back, so the city can only expand forward."
“Right.”
"However, perhaps because of Mount Hua's topography, the front side also generally has many small hills. If we build buildings as is, the city will end up winding and crooked. That may be an advantage in terms of defense, but it’ll definitely limit the city’s expansion.”
Hwang Jongwi nodded vigorously. This was precisely the decisive reason why Huayin had never grown into a large city.
A city was not something that grows simply by being in a good location. More than anything, those who reside there must be able to comfortably build houses and live.
Huayin, located at the foot of a rugged mountain called Mount Hua, could never become a large city just because of its topography.
"If this problem isn't solved, it can only become a half-baked city. Though I suppose that's fine if you're willing to accept it."
Hearing those words, Chung Myung smiled contentedly.
"Tsk. I put it simply, but you still don’t get it."
"Hm?"
“What is a flatland in the first place? It’s land without any ups and downs, right?”
“Right. But there’s no such flatland around here…”
"Then just make it."
Tang Gun-ak, who had been calm and composed all along, twitched his eyebrows for the first time.
“This…?”
"Yes."
“All of this…?”
"Yes!"
As even Tang Gun-ak was left speechless, Chung Myung smiled even more contentedly.
"Gaju-nim. If you work perfectly according to the situation, it becomes an achievement, right?"
"…Yes."
“But if you go beyond the circumstances and get things done beyond perfect, that becomes history.”
“….”
"Now then..."
Chung Myung turned his head and looked into the distance. He could see the numerous small mountains jutting up raggedly throughout Huayin.
"Let's make some history with this opportunity."
“…….”
"Come, come! We're busy. Let's move! Hurry!"
Soul departed from Tang Gun-ak's mouth.
"From here, to here!"
“….”
“Flatten it.”
The martial artists of Namgung Family holding farming tools in both hands just stared at the map Chung Myung was pointing to with vacant faces.
'Where does it start and where does it end?'
‘Does Shaanxi read maps differently from Anhui?’
'There's no way, right?'
Of course, that couldn't be the case. Even though Jungwon was a vast landmass and each region had different ways of living, map-reading couldn’t be that different, right?
Nevertheless, there was one reason they harbored doubts.
"Um, excuse me, Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword?"
"What?"
"That... if it's as you said, that means to level the mountains in front of this and make it flat, doesn't it?"
"Yes. You understood well."
"B- But while I understand 'from here,' I'm not quite sure where 'to here' is..."
Chung Myung scrunched up his face and clicked his tongue in displeasure.
“No, it’s drawn right there. What’s that, this?”
“Umm… a river?”
“No. If it’s that thick, it’s a stream.”
"Anyway, it's flowing water."
"Right! A stream. It's right there! There!"
The heads of Namgung Family martial artists, who had been murmuring among themselves, all turned at once.
“Where…?”
"Argh! Are you all really blind? It's right there. Right there between the mountains!"
Countless hills, too large to be called mounds, and somewhat awkward to be called mountains, were overlapping. And between them, a faint stream could be seen, so distant that it was barely visible.
Everyone smiled quietly as they stared at that faint white line on the map.
'It can't be.'
'No.'
'It shouldn't be. It absolutely must not be!'
Yet no one dared voice their doubts. Because it felt like the moment they unnecessarily opened their mouths, fate would be decided.
But as always, when a group grows large, there’s bound to be at least one person without any sense of tact.
"B- By any chance, is the stream you mentioned that thing over there?"
“That bastard….”
Namgung Family martial artists recoiled in horror and tried to cover the speaker’s mouth. But it was too late. Having already heard those words, Chung Myung nodded repeatedly as if impressed.
"Keu, as expected of Namgung Family, you catch on immediately. You guys are much better than your frustrating young master."
“….”
"That's right. You just have to level it up to there. Easy, right? Once you’re done, take a break.”’
“…Take a break?”
Level all that and then take a break, you say?
“Tha- That’s, Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword….”
“Oh, and just so you know, I’ve already divided up the land appropriately for each sect?”
"Yes?"
What kind of out-of-nowhere statement was this?
"But after doing that, one chunk this big was left over. Keuung. When you're old, you should just die."
“….”
"So here's the thing."
In that moment, a smile spread across Chung Myung's face. It was a smile that a demon from hell might make.
“The sect that finishes last takes care of that part too. So take your sweet time."
At that moment, the gazes of Namgung Family martial artists turned violently in another direction.
Kwang!
And they saw. The sight of Mount Hua bastards and the Northern Sea bastards fiercely destroying the mountain. Everyone, without exception, had their eyes crazed.
Fire lit under the Namgung martial artists’ feet.
“S- Start!”
"Move it, you bastards!"
“No, but the number of people per sect is different! This is unfair..."
"Fair or not, grab a damn shovel, you idiot!"
"Uwaaaaak! We just can't be last!"
It’s not like talking reason to that man would ever work anyway.
Namgung Family martial artists screamed and charged at full speed toward the small mountain rising before them.
Chung Myung smiled contentedly.
"Everyone's really enthusiastic and listens well."
So good of them. Hehehehe!
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