After passing through the front door and entering the interior, vehicle control began.

People gathered in a row from the front row.

In the meantime, Tae-jeong and Park Se-ah were also present.

“Everybody’s belongings will be checked. Please show your ID one by one and come this way.”

Following the words of the leader who came out to meet them, they headed to the examination table one by one.

From basic inventory checks to time-consuming inventory scans.

After passing all the inspections, they boarded the waiting bus.

A window covered with something dark.

The executives who saw it spat out one word at a time as if they were full of energy.

“You blocked all the windows.”

“Be thorough.”

“Why did you put the iron cage on it? It’s not even a crime.”

“Everyone be quiet and go.”

At the words of the guild leader, the murmur subsided.

Soon after, the car started.

After about 15 minutes, they got off in front of a huge building.

“Everyone come this way.”

After following the guide into the building, they were each assigned a room.

Tae-jeong was in a room with Park Se-ah.

“You are free to walk around, but you are not allowed to leave the building. then.”

Shortly after the person who assigned the room left, the head of the planning department came in.

“Come to the guild leader’s room, leave the secretary behind.”

“All right.”

Yang Tae-sik’s room was the middle room on the top floor.

When I went inside, all the executives were already gathered.

“ah. did you come sit down ruler. Then, since everyone is here, let’s start the meeting.”

The content of the meeting was insignificant.

The guild had already shared enough about negotiations, and what they gathered now was about how to get out of here in case of an emergency.

So each of them went back to their room with their mission.

“Are you done?”

“uh.”

“What meeting was it?”

“It’s nothing.”

Normally, I would have said that, but today I couldn’t.

The content of the meeting is self-sufficient in case of emergency.

It meant that the safety of the non-awakened secretary or knight aide could not be guaranteed.

Of course, he had no intention of abandoning people easily.

Especially when it comes to her.

After lying in bed for a while and looking at Park Se-ah, Tae-jeong jumped up.

“Get some rest.”

“I’m fine.”

“Then rest.”

“Where are you going?”

“To the chief. Don’t follow me and rest.”

Tae-jeong, who went outside after asking for trust, went to the roof instead of the room where the general manager was.

Fortunately, the rooftop was open, and there were no tall buildings nearby, so it was an ideal situation for work.

“great. let’s try it somewhere Gerard, are you ready? It is the maximum altitude.”

-Yes.

As soon as there was no answer, Tae-jeong summoned a b6-1 unmanned bomber.

Then, 1,000 meters in the air, a dotted flying object appeared.

At the same time, when he summoned the aircraft and opened the display, the inside view of the Golden Lion Guild was transmitted in real time.

“I don’t think it caught the air defense network. I have no idea what is what.”

Due to the high altitude, the exact appearance of the building did not come into the eye.

Taejeong, who had roughly guessed the buildings by eye, had no choice but to revise the order.

“I need to lower my altitude. Let’s get down to half. If the siren sounds or magic comes flying, switch to inactive mode right away.”

-All right.

Following his instructions, b6-1, which was loitering in the air, began to lower its altitude.

The appearance of the aircraft that is getting more and more distinct.

As much as that, the information coming into the display became clearer.

-Current b6-1 elevation of 1,640 feet (500 m). Let’s switch to stealth mute mode.

“great. Where should I look?”

The building where Tae-jeong was was invisible when he entered, but it was a hotel called the Gold Lion.

Around it, there were a few commercial buildings and a medium-sized mart that were not particularly special, but there were no cars or people passing by, as if the fairly large intersection had been controlled.

“This is not an exile. You completely dropped it in the backcountry.”

It was about ten li in the southwest direction that the proper building began to appear.

[No. 6 Battalion Combat Training Ground]

[Golden Lion Public Library]

[Golden Lion 3rd District Guard]

“This is District 3. Look at the crowd in front of the training ground. Where are you going to war? Gerard, is everyone recording right now? ‘Cause I guess I’ll have to go back Put it all in your eyes.”

-All right.

There were no key buildings to say about the 3rd district.

Even after that, he toured various places to gather information.

Unfortunately, it was not possible to look everywhere due to the 5km reception distance limitation.

Only the 3rd district and the beginning of the 2nd district in the east were barely covered.

Taejeong, who retrieved both the plane and the bomber at the same time, crossed her arms and murmured.

“This is the limit here. I guess I’ll have to go inside a bit more. Shall we go down?”

Thinking about how to get a better result, Tae-jeong reached the hallway and went into her room.

By the way.

I saw someone else’s back with Park Se-ah.

A hunter with long, straight hair wearing light armor.

Since there were no female hunters in the negotiating team, he was presumed to be a member of the Golden Lion Guild.

I saw Park Se-ah standing in front of her with her head down.

Feeling offended at the moment, he strode forward and grabbed Park Se-ah’s arm and led her.

At the same time, he looked back at his long straight hair and spat out a harsh word.

“What are you? What is someone else’s rain… … .”

Taejeong, who had been spitting out the words, froze on the spot as if she had seen a ghost.

Because it was a familiar face.

You can never know that either.

“Choi Dasom, how do you feel… … .”

The identity of the long straight hair was Choi Da-som.

He was his first love and gave him his first breakup.

When asked by Taejeong, she greeted her with an awkward smile.

“It’s been a while, Taejeong.”

“What… It’s been a while. But why are you here?”

“Since you came, I’m sorry. I have contacted Seok-ho several times.”

“ah. have been too busy Once you’re here, sit down. Let’s sit down and talk.”

When Tae-jeong suggested a seat, she sat on the chair.

Then Park Se-ah asked them.

“How can I prepare coffee and tea?”

“done. what kind of coffee sit down are you okay You don’t like coffee very much.”

At Tae-jeong’s words, she paused and nodded her head.

“yes. I’m fine.”

“By the way, it’s been eight years since we’ve been together. I knew he belonged to the Golden Lion, but it’s amazing to see him like this. How are you?”

“yes. you?”

“As you can see. However, the 3 dragons and 7 are definitely different.”

“what?”

“Isn’t it controlled here now? No one will be able to come.”

“Ah, that… … .”

“I saw it on TV a few times. you have so many fans I’ve heard from Seok-ho, but it’s good to see that it’s going well.”

“It’s okay, what am I?”

“hey. There is also a lot of greed. That’s enough success. Oh yeah. Did you hear that too? A man named Choi Moo-hyeok, who is coming as an observer from Hansan Island this time. I heard it’s in the top 10 of the rankings. Have you met him?”

“no. I’ve only seen it once from a distance before.”

“Where have you ever seen such a great person? It’s different, it’s different. Well, 8 years here would be a lot of time for you too… … .”

She suddenly apologized to Tae-jeong, who was talking alone.

“Sorry.”

“what?”

“I’m sorry, Taehyung. at that time… … .”

Tae-jung cut her off.

“Dasom, I really wanted to tell you when we meet later. To me… Do not be sorry. I’m really fine You’ve done well, and I’ve done well in my own way, but it’s not appropriate in this day and age to apologize and receive an apology for talking about the past. Let’s just look at the present. I don’t even remember eight years ago, to be honest.”

“okay? I feel as fresh as it was yesterday.”

“Dasom.”

“okay. If that’s what you want, I won’t talk about it. But what are you going to do now?”

“What?”

“The conditions for betting in our guild won’t be easy.”

“Do you know anything?”

“What the golden lion wants is you. This negotiation was prepared for you in the first place.”

“know. I think I want to pour out a lot of swear words, but I have to apologize for our guild. I’ve been thinking about it enough.”

At Tae-jung’s words, she continued as if that wasn’t the case.

“It’s you, not an apology. I hope for your transfer.”

“What?”

At the unexpected words, Tae-jeong sighed and laughed.

It was because it was so absurd that I wondered if I had heard it wrong.

“You want my transfer? Here at the Golden Lion?”

“It’s been a while since we talked. From the time I started working in your guild.”

“These are funny guys. Aren’t your executives lacking? I have to say something that makes sense.”

“If you don’t agree to that condition, I’ll bet on even more absurd conditions.”

“Even now we’re going through things that don’t make enough sense.”

“Pyeongchang Maseok Processing Complex, Wonju equipment smelting plant. either one. Or maybe ask for both… … .”

“What? these are real… … .”

Annoyance welled up on Taehyung’s face.

The magic stone processing complex in Pyeongchang or the equipment smelting factory in Wonju were the core resource lines that were the foundation of the Xenix Guild.

A place so important that even if one of them disappears, the guild will stumble.

But, would you like to open a place like that?

“Will that never happen? Even if we are low in rank, it’s not such an easy place. You are thinking wrong now. Rather, why are you telling me this? From your point of view, aren’t we enemies?”

“enemy… What? Something… That sounds painful.”

“Because we have to distinguish between public and private life. But you won’t be on our side.”

“I can.”

“What?”

“I tell you… … .”

Dasom Choi, who was about to say something, looked at the jewel that was shining on the left side of her chest.

A signal announcing a call.

After hesitating, she got up from her seat.

“I have to go see it. It’s a call from the guild leader.”

Tae-jeong held out her hand toward her.

“I had a great time meeting you. And thanks for the info. Of course, the guild was intertwined in this way and the words came out a little sad, but you understand. We don’t have enough time to watch this and that. It doesn’t go far.”

Shortly after Dasom Choi left the room.

Tae-jeong urgently summoned the executives through Yang Tae-sik.

“What? Is that true?”

After hearing the inside story, the 1st engineering commander asked a question while picking up the car.

“Yes. I’m not sure, but it’s something an old friend gave me, so I can’t easily pass it on… … .”

“Have you seen these motherfuckers? Are you calling us to ask for something like that? Go back right away. There’s nothing more to see. what did i say From the beginning, these guys had no intention of negotiating. So that’s why I hit that nonsense. Which top tier guild would go so far with only two medium-sized castles on the outskirts? Pack your things.”

When the chief of the 1st engineering team jumped up and stood up, the personnel staff stopped him.

“Hey, why are you so excited? Keep your body tight.”

“Does this look like a pep talk now? It is impossible to give up the regional captain. However, if you give away either the Pyeongchang complex or the Wonju smelting factory, the guild operation itself is impossible. The fact that more than 50% of the total business comes from operating funds comes from there, the staff probably knows better than me.”

“know. I know Let’s hear the story first. Doesn’t the regional captain say he’s not a definite official? In times like this, you have to think calmly and rationally. There’s nothing good about being emotionally approached. So please sit down. The guild leader is here too.”

The personnel staff, who soothed the 1st engineering chief, asked Yang Tae-shik.

“What do you think of the guild leader?”

“I am of the same opinion as the staff. I’ve come this far and I just can’t go back. It won’t look good either. And negotiations start at the worst. Depending on what you do, it can change for the better. Did everyone take care of what they prepared? First of all, let’s proceed as we have prepared before and take a good rest. It’s going to be a pretty tough fight.”

“All right.”

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