THE SOUTHEAST EARTH FIRE GOD SWORD

PART 07'S

At night, Hongli invites La Gunta to stories on the beach. The full moon illuminates the night universe, reflecting silvery light to the surface of the ocean. Campfires are made to simply warm the body from the beach air.

     "How's your grazing progress, Gunta?"

     "Yeah good, sir. Suffice it to be self-defense, "said La Gunta while occasionally putting the pieces of wood he collected around the beach into the campfire. "About three more full moons we are ready to be joined in the ranks of the royal enlisted, sir."

      "Where's your master swordsman from?"

       La Gunta took a seat slightly beside Hongli's "She's a special swordsman from Asia as well, Tuan. His name is Dato Kandili. He was the best swordsman in the Kingdom of Tambora." (Asi \= palace).

       "Hmmm.." Hongli. "So your story, that the kingdom is looking for a temporary warlord?"

      "Yes, Sir. Because the commander who is also Jenateke is seriously ill. It's been a month, sir, but the expected stakeholder candidate seems to have not been found."

       Hongli nodded his head slowly. "What is the search for?"

      "The kingdom invites qualified warriors from all directions, except those from the territory of the enemy kingdoms. The warrior must be able to defeat the court warriors in storied fashion."

      "By the floor?"

     "Yes, Sir. At first the swordsman if he is able to defeat the test swordsman one on one, then he must then face five more warriors, then ten warriors, up to a hundred warriors."

     "Well, how heavy is the selection, Gunta?"

     "It's the same way, sir. Very heavy!But it's not impossible. Because Jenateke himself has such a level of knowledge. But the warriors who took part in the average fall when they faced only five test warriors." La Gunta Moti suddenly looked fixedly at Hongli's face then asked, "Maybe you are also interested in coming along?"

      "Hm...? Me...?" Hongli pretended to be shocked as he pointed his index finger at his own chest.

      "Yes, Sir. Whynot? In the past, the master of the royal court was also a warrior from the land of the Lord as well."

La Gunta looked momentarily at Hongli's entire figure, then replied. "Mada don't know, the piece of a high-scientist is exactly what it looks like. But according to mada's premonition, you have a high kanuragan science. Hm, at least from the look in his eyes, sir."

       "Ha ha ha ha ha..," Hongli laughed out loud to hear the young man beside him. However, in his heart he admitted the sharpness of the young man's vision and premonition. Then in a flat tone he spoke. "Indeed when I was young, your age, I was a disciple in a temple. But now I don't know if my abilities are still there or not. You are very rarely honed with fights, Gunta."

      "Then why doubt, sir?" la Gunta. His eyes reflected hope. "Who knows the good fortune of siding with Mister...?"

      Hongli smiled as he nagged, then asked briefly, "I see..?"

      "Yes, Sir!"

      Hongli lifted his face for a moment, revealing his crowed jaws and neck veins. Turning to La Gunta, he said with his words, "Alright. Worth trying!"

      Hearing Hongli's ability, suddenly La Gunta shouted in excitement. So excited, the young man unconsciously demonstrated his silat moves.

      "Cuiiii...! Hey.hey, heittt...!"

      Hongli was made to shake his head in order to witness his new 'victory' behavior. And, having been content to converse, they also departed from that place. Arriving at La Gunta's house tells of Hongli's desire to take part in the search for a future successor while the kingdom's warlord. La Mbili and La Hiri, both parents of La Gunta Marunta, were both happy and worried to hear the news.

         Hongli certainly did not consider trivial the level of knowledge of the Tambora Kingdom test warriors, even though he was a great swordsman. He was already full of salt acid in the martial world. Nevertheless, he needs to renew and re-establish the power of his moves, as well as to gather back his inner energy felt almost lost. He uses the atmosphere of a quiet beach at night to do this. The exercises conducted by Hongli are certainly not missed by his new family, namely La Mbila, La Hiri, and La Gunta Marunta. Every movement of such a fast and powerful style exhibited by warriors from this far country always raises admiration from the three. According to the assessment of La Gunta, the awesomeness of the moves exhibited by Hongli is still far above the level of the moves possessed by the master swordsmen in the kingdom. Until there was confidence in the young man's heart of responsibility, that this man who was past half-life was not a layman, or a fisherman he often told, he was, but he was a great warrior in the martial world. Huge expectations of future luck that can be achieved by the new family member is also believed in the heart of La Gunta Marunta and both parents.

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After everything has been prepared carefully, then in one sunny afternoon, accompanied by La Gunta and his father, La Mbili, Hongli also left for the palace square, where the provisional warlord stakeholder search test was conducted. Each one rides a horse. Dressed in the typical clothing of warriors from China, Hongli's appearance that afternoon looks so dashing and authoritative, describing him as a great warrior and very picky match.

          Arriving at the square, the test battle was going on with a rush and ferocity. There have been many warriors who have failed and fallen. Most of the failed warriors were carried out by the carpenters in conditions that had already died. The poor warriors were on average killed in the first stage of the test fight against the palace test warriors. The warrior participants are allowed to fight using their respective weapons of greatness. For example, a famous swordsman with his cane science, then he will advance with his stick, and will be greeted by the first examiner and so on with a stick game as well. Likewise the famous swordsman with his swordsmanship.

       Because the surrounding of the fight has been very crowded by the observers, La Gunta and La Mbili invite Hongli to take place in the southern corner of the fight, the fight, near the exit and entrance. It was in progress the fight of a twin-manned warrior against a master swordsman. Swordsman participants attacked the warrior examiner with moves that are so fast and clever. The pair of twin machetes in both hands moved and frowned like cycles, chasing wherever the body of the examiner swordsman moved. But strangely the examiner was only fighting it with his bare hands, and had absolutely no intention of using the same kind of weapons available on a wooden table placed in the northern corner of the circle.