CHAPTER 251: CHUNGMUGONG

Chungmugong is not simply a term referring to one person.

It means the highest-ranking military official who received the posthumous title of Chungmu among those who achieved military merits.

But that name was mentioned by Poseidon, the god of the sea.

‘Then there’s only one person.’

A person that Poseidon, the god of the sea, would recommend for collaboration.

Among them, there is only one person called Chungmugong.

“No way.”

“Hmm! Do you perhaps know? To recognize just from the nickname, indeed he too should have done the New World.”

Poseidon seemed very proud. Even [Only subscribed to the right gods] was surprised by this god.

He looked as if he thought it was worth the trouble to bring him.

“Now, take a look. And let me hear your thoughts. Getting Chungmugong’s abilities through collaboration is just a bonus.”

Following Poseidon’s words, Ethan opened the collaboration video with trembling excitement.

The title was simple.

-How to Gain Overwhelming Advantage in Naval Battles -With God, Chungmugong

As the video started, Poseidon appeared.

And next to him.

‘It’s real.’

The distinctive armor and hat.

The sword at his waist.

Though he had never seen him in person, he could tell from the intense aura emanating through the video.

It was definitely someone Ethan knew.

‘Yi Sun-sin.’

Admiral Yi Sun-sin.

If Poseidon was the god ruling the seas of Greece and Rome, Admiral Yi Sun-sin was Korea’s national hero and the god of the sea.

As long as Yi Sun-sin guarded it, no one could cross the sea to enter the Korean peninsula, so calling him the god of the sea was not just a nickname.

To think that the great hero Yi Sun-sin would appear in Poseidon’s collaboration video.

‘He said it was difficult to persuade him.’

And what was more surprising was that he hadn’t done the New World.

‘To think that someone of Yi Sun-sin’s caliber didn’t participate in the New World. If he had participated, I could have definitely helped him.’

But his decision was also understandable.

‘Of course, not participating suits him better.’

As he was a figure that appeared frequently not only in history books but also in dramas and movies, being an indispensable figure in Korean history, Ethan, who was Korean, also had a firm image of Yi Sun-sin. 𝘳åꞐＯ𐌱Ɛ𐌔

-……

Yi Sun-sin in the video was truly the embodiment of a general. His eyes were full of strength. The intensity felt from them was impressive.

The Yi Sun-sin he had seen in paintings and statues gave a very gentle impression, but seeing him in person was a completely different, powerful impression.

‘His appearance truly befits the title of general.’

Even the aura felt through the video was as strong as that of Hercules or Hang Woo.

-Poseidon has been saying that he has been of great help, knowingly or unknowingly, in all the battles I’ve fought.

His expression showed that he wasn’t too pleased to be here.

-Well, that’s not important. I fought several naval battles throughout the Japanese invasion and never lost once. Although I was made a criminal several times by my own side.

Yi Sun-sin smiled, showing his teeth.

-There was not a single defeat. I won victories in every battlefield I stood on. Poseidon insisted that I tell this story.

Poseidon standing next to him was looking at Yi Sun-sin with sparkling eyes. He must have begged desperately to film this collaboration video.

-He asked me to teach how not to lose in naval battles, but I said I don’t know such things.

Chungmugong fiddled with the scabbard at his waist.

-All I know is how to win.

At Chungmugong’s words, Poseidon next to him nodded his head repeatedly, even opening his mouth.

-If you know yourself and know your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles and win a hundred times. If you know yourself but don’t know your enemy, you win once and lose once. If you don’t know yourself and don’t know your enemy, you will surely lose in every battle. This is an eternal theory. So what’s important is to thoroughly understand myself and the opponent.

Yi Sun-sin was a god specialized in naval battles.

-Tactics are important, and strategy is important. But numbers are not so important. With a solid strategy and tactics, you can win against 133 ships with just 1 ship. That’s how I won.

Naval combat power wasn’t an ability Ethan needed right now. But if he were to engage in a naval battle, it would be fair to say that there was no god as certain in that ability as Yi Sun-sin.

-I can’t explain all my strategies and tactics with this one video. So I’ve decided to convey only two of my powers through this occasion. The eyes to see the battlefield, and my most proud.

As Yi Sun-sin gestured, a huge ship appeared next to him.

-This is the turtle ship.

-You have learned the Eyes of the Great Hero.

-Skill added: Eyes of the Great Hero (S)

-You have learned to summon the Turtle Ship.

-Skill added: Summon Turtle Ship (S)

-It’s up to you to achieve victory with these two powers of mine.

With those words, Yi Sun-sin disappeared. Poseidon, left alone, clapped his hands.

-If you want to achieve overwhelming victory in naval battles, you just need to hone these two powers of Chungmugong along with my power. With those abilities alone, you’ll never lose on the sea in your lifetime. Then, I’ll see you in the next video.

The video ended with his greeting.

Poseidon, who had been watching Ethan, looked at him with eyes full of expectation.

Ethan first pondered over the video he had just seen.

‘I never thought.’

Who would have imagined that by subscribing to Poseidon, he would gain Yi Sun-sin’s power as well?

“What do you think? This video certainly has tremendous competitiveness. I think it will be a definite weapon to raise me one level higher in the ranking battle.”

“Lord Poseidon.”

Ethan’s head was full of ideas. He strongly felt how to make shorts.

As Poseidon said, this collaboration video was competitive.

It had many elements that could make Poseidon, who was already in the upper ranks, skyrocket like Cheok Jun-gyeong.

Especially naval battles.

‘Because it contains abilities that can give overwhelming advantage in naval battles.’

The god of no defeats.

Yi Sun-sin’s achievements of boasting invincibility could leave a strong impression on subscribers.

“I will help you.”

Poseidon smiled brightly at Ethan’s offer to help. His distinctive hair swayed every time he smiled.

“Good! Great! Then let’s talk about the details!”

“First……”

Ethan first requested to be taught in detail about Sea God Power. He added premium subscription and merchandise as conditions.

“If you do that, I will make shorts of the collaboration video.”

“Hmm! Those aren’t difficult conditions. Alright, let’s do that.”

Ethan and Poseidon shook hands.

“It’s a deal.”

***

Ethan boarded the ship and closed his eyes, falling into meditation.

The merfolk looked at him and started talking.

“What’s this all of a sudden.”

“He seems to be lost in thought. I guess we’ll have to wait for now.”

“Isn’t he just sleeping?”

Even as they said this, the merfolk stood guard over Ethan, prepared for any emergency that might arise.

Hydroscale was on standby with only his head above the water surface. Normally, there would be no need to worry about giant monsters once they reached the water surface. But the situation was different.

A giant sea monster could suddenly rise from below and swallow the entire ship.

How long they waited like that.

Snap.

Ethan opened his eyes.

“Are you done thinking? I think we should go back……”

“Let’s give it a try.”

“What?”

Ethan leaped and went down into the sea.

“Ah, no, leaving the artifacts here… Huh?”

The merfolk were confused. Ethan’s artifacts were left on the ship.

Ethan had just entered the sea with his bare body.

The surprised merfolk watched Ethan going down into the sea.

But Ethan was fine.

“…What’s going on?”

He seemed to have no problem breathing, and his movements were completely different from before.

“What on earth did he think about……”

“Is meditation that effective?”

Swoosh-!

Ethan’s movements through the water were similar to those of the merfolk.

He had no fins, nor did he have the characteristic mana of fish-people.

At Ethan’s different movements, the merfolk could only watch with bewildered faces.

“I’m going to eliminate the whirlpool.”

Ethan looked at the whirlpool.

‘I thought it might be.’

Magic was placed on top of the natural whirlpool. And it was quite high-level magic at that.

‘Placing magic on top of a whirlpool. That’s something only an Archmage of 7th circle or higher can do.’

Even for an Archmage of 7th circle or higher, it wasn’t something that could be done carelessly.

A whirlpool is part of nature. If you think about it, it can be seen as a kind of disaster.

Placing magic on something unstable and unpredictable was almost an impossible feat.

‘If this is the work of the Dawn Council bastards, it means at least an apostle of 6th rank or higher has come.’

Ethan circulated the mana inside his body.

‘The ability to analyze and dismantle alone is not enough to solve this.’

If you can’t get close to the whirlpool right away, even if you know there’s magic on top of it, you can’t do anything about it.

‘To think they would place magic on top of a whirlpool.’

But now Ethan can dismantle that magic.

‘It’s not like I have little mana like when I had to leave it to Roanna before.’

During the Prochet revival quest, he didn’t have enough mana to dismantle magic.

But now Ethan had contracted with Lyuka, the Master of Mana, and was in an awakened state.

-Sea God Power is activated.

On top of that, he had thoroughly learned Poseidon’s Sea God Power.

He learned not only how to use it but also how to apply Sea God Power.

Originally, the application of Sea God Power was an advanced course that had to be learned through videos using likes.

But the power of Ethan’s shorts was formidable. Poseidon taught Ethan all of his powers in exchange for the shorts.

‘Grab the water with your hands.’

Move as if tearing it apart and advance strongly forward.

‘Sea God Power is most powerful when in water. The ability itself disappears when you go out of the water, but it has a definite influence in the water.’

Ethan took a deep breath. As he breathed, he could feel the power of the sea entering his body.

But that power scattered immediately.

‘Damn Extinction.’

Of course, he had expected this.

Ethan focused once again on the power of the sea that had entered his body. And just before the power of the sea scattered, he released it as if spewing it out and moved forward.

Swoosh-!

Ethan approached the whirlpool in an instant.

He could feel the fierce power of the whirlpool right in front of him, but Sea God Power perfectly protected Ethan’s body.

‘I won’t take damage anyway.’

Ethan had many defensive skills.

Among them, the one showing great effect right now was Sea God Power, which allowed him to move surely in this whirlpool area.

-Ah, don’t!

Hydroscale shouted as it saw Ethan approaching the whirlpool.

-Ah.

Then he opened his mouth wide. Ethan was already analyzing and dismantling the magic. Exactly 1 second after approaching the whirlpool, Ethan completed the analysis and dismantling of the magic.

“What?”

-Ah, it’s done.

The huge whirlpool disappeared in Ethan’s hand.

Hydroscale quickly changed his words at the sight.

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