High Tech System

Altered Memory?

Jin Sung was in the middle of the grassland, with the walls of the city still visible behind him, he walked with the others as he looks around to look for something, although the blazing orb makes the air hot, they did not drop any sweat because the cool breeze was constantly blowing towards them. Looking around he can see the lush grasses sway in motion while grasshopper sometimes would munch on them. hills and flowers also decorate the grassland as he could sometimes see them when he looks around.

Brugdath calmly followed Jin Sung's lead as he did not have any choices with the bomb still planted on his shoulder, he was quite unhappy about this situation but yet he also felt relieved, he was at a loss of his emotion and he was also unsure of the future, is it better to be their subordinate or someday come back and lead his old army. Although he said that he will join Jin Sung, he said that while he was influenced by the moment, and couldn't think properly about the pros and cons. His eyes were blank as his mind was occupied by this thought.

"Uh... Ignacio where is our vehicles?" Jin Sung look left and right but he couldn't see even the trail of the vehicles.

Ignacio stride out to analyze the environment, he lifts his heel and looks around before pointing towards a direction.

"I think it's over there sir." Ignacio walks towards the group before he returns to his original position; right beside Brugdath, ready to take action if Brugdath makes some unnecessary moves.

"Alright, let's go!" Jin Sung once again takes the lead as they move to look for the vehicle, Ignacio and his men were calm as they walk but Brugdath was quite confused.

"Why are you guys leaving your vehicle so far away?" Brugdath was bored and he thought he could pass some time by asking questions.

"Well, we left the vehicle near the gate, but not this gate." Ignacio glanced towards Brugdath warily, he did not have an ounce of trust in him, it was impossible for a general with a high position to surrender so easily it's just downright impossible for Ignacio.

Brugdath didn't know about what Ignacio thought so he asks another question just to pass some time.

"Who makes all these artifacts? I'm very curious because it is quite powerful compare to the canon we have."

Ignacio smiled, he was always happy and open if you talked to him about the artifacts that Jin Sung brought.

"It is lord Jin Sung himself that created all these, and of course your antique canons could not compare against it."

Brughdath had his eyes on the ground as he responds with a smile.

"Haha, you know that's not true right, our canons are much more powerful because they can kill Peak Foundation Building cultivators in one shot, I only said your artifact is more powerful out of modesty."

"Yes it can, but can your cannons hit cultivators in the first place, the shells were big and easy to dodge unless you shoot a man in close range, I doubt you could kill anyone with it!" Ignacio was quite irritated but he calmly replied. He can't let his beloved modern artifact be belittled by a man he just met, even if he was a general of an army.

Brugdath chuckle in contempt."You know we have meridian cultivators that could fix that problem right? I mean you are a meridian cultivator yourself, so you must know what I mean," Brugdath did a little laugh."Well, it's normal if you don't know because you live in an experimental city with an experimental system, hehe." Brugdath glanced towards Ignacio, his eyes were filled with ridicule.

Ignacio stared at the man."What do you mean by that?" He feels suspicious by the other man's way of talking and the way he talks to him, it feels like he was alienating him or some sort.

Jin Sung also noticed their little quarrel and can't help but curious."Tell me Brugdath, what do you mean by experimental?" Jin Sung felt that Brugdath's ridicule attitude hold some secret, although he is not sure if it's important for his goal or not.

Brugdath suddenly found himself caged between men as they stare at him, curiosity and oppression can be seen in their eyes, threatening him to talk and stop being mysterious.

"Haha, it's no big secret actually and it's not important, the emperor just wants to do a little test that's all." He had a confident expression on his face even with all the soldiers staring at him, maybe it's because he was of higher cultivation than them but Brugdath did not feel being threatened at all, he just wanted to pass time.

Jin Sung grabbed the string that is attached to him and Brugdath."Don't hang the carrot too high Brug, or I will pull the string!" Jin Sung threatened, making the soldiers take a few steps back to avoid the explosion that might or might not occur.

"Uh... It's nothing serious why would you have to threaten me like that," Brugdath panic as he saw Jin Sung slowly pull the string."Ever wonder why the city's name is out of place, and it has a different governing system than the rest of the city in Theulux?"

Jin Sung raised his eyebrow and released his hand from the string.

"Why?"

Brugdath sighed in relief when he saw Jin Sung put his hand down."He was testing a government system from a different kingdom, he also kidnapped some people, alter their memory, and put them in the city, you might think that there is no other language in this world but there is, you just have to look further," Brugdath calmly explains, he didn't put much thought about the information as it was insignificant and trivial. So what if the city has a different system, it doesn't change anything in the end, well except it does now that the rebel force is on the rise.

Jin Sung was startled by the information Brugdath casually gave. If this information was true, it meant that Jin Sung and Shi Sung are not from this Empire at all, altered memory? Didn't that mean he had to questions if his parents are dead and is Shi Sung his sister? He had to questions his whole life as that could be an altered version of him.

The mood turned silent, making Brugdath felt weird as he glanced left and right only to see the soldiers daze in their thought.

"Uh... Shouldn't we keep going? I'm feeling a little hungry." Brugdath couldn't stand the silence and more importantly, he couldn't stand the hunger, he was a body cultivator and body cultivators need to eat a lot to provide the proteins and energy needed to keep those muscles defined. He was afraid that if he did not feed his stomach soon enough his muscle would soften and lost their grace.

Jin Sung was snapped to reality by Brugdath's voice, the short man's hoarse and coarse voice did not pleasing to hear, but the man didn't seem to care as he urged Jin Sung to continue their journey to look for the vehicle.

Jin Sung nodded, putting the thought to the back of his head because he had a mission to accomplish first. He would probably search for his real identity when he succeeds in conquering the Theulux Empire.

"Let's go!" With that their journey began once more. On their way to look for the vehicle, they pass by some small hills, animals, and riverside. It felt like they were having an adventure instead, as they can see some animals they haven't seen before.

"Look over there," Brugdath pointed towards a direction, making everyone else turned their head in wonder. Jin Sung tried to focus on the direction Brugdath pointed but he couldn't see anything but grass. He focused his eyes again and finally, he saw it.

"Our truck is there." Jin Sung said with a smile, he was happy because all this walking had bored him. He set off towards the trails.

"You guys have food in your truck right, although I don't know what trucks you are talking about, at least I know it was big since there are quite many of you." Brugdath felt he should ask first just to make sure, if there is some food then he might not have to travel the journey with an empty stomach.

"There is food, an-" Ignacio was about to continue but Brugdath cut him off.

"Haha, good, that's all I need!" Brugdath felt happy and couldn't wait to see the truck and eat some food. After a while, they arrived at the end of the trails, but Brugdath still couldn't see the truck.

"Hey, don't tell me your truck is stolen!" Brugdath could not believe this happen to him, first, he got a bomb planted on his shoulder, okay he could handle it but now the truck is gone and he couldn't eat anything.

Ignacio walked in between Brugdath's babbling and grab something in the air before he pulled violently, Brugdath heard the flapping sound of paper, and a large object appears out of thin air. It was a rectangle carriage which has a weird-looking wheel and no horses at all.

"Your truck looks magnificent!" Brugdath stepped forwards to caressed the smooth surface of the container. "But it seems like your horses are gone!"

"We didn't need horses to travel with this, let's get on!" Jin Sung opened the container before he pulled Brugdath inside, which to his surprise were filled with a lot of stuff that he never saw before.

"Your truck looks like an armory," Brugdath commented as Jin Sung pulled him to sit."Wow, what are those big looking-sticks are? They have much bigger holes than your weapons, it must be more powerful right?" Brugdath's eyes glimmer like he found a treasure trove, he looked around left and right to see more weird devices that he did not understand what it's uses are.

A long stick that looked like a spear caught his eyes, curiosity got ahead of him making him stood to his feet and grab it.

"Put that down, That's an RPG!"