And if you don't mind me interjecting on this point, that is one of the big reasons that I think we should go to Shun. Chasing after Yunzi doesn't really seem like it will have that much merit, as you put it, other than trying to get her to be our Waifu. Going to Shun not only lets us help him when he needs us, it also lets us catch up on what has happened in the last two years. We also want to keep our connection to him strong. We have left him in the cruel, conniving clutches of the Eunuchs, and our anrcho-liberal friend Scholar-bro. He might need some quality time with his bro to keep sane.
That's fair. We need to get up to speed with what's been going on for the past two years. A lot has changed and it seems that Nie Wuxing has enough power to teach shitheads like Zhang Manxing martial arts techniques that are completely outside of his own school. My initial theory here is that Nie Wuxing got a bunch of spineless and corrupt-as-fuck types who would kowtow to him in charge of the Frathouse schools. That motherfucker got his hooks in deep, and Shun is the best way of getting an overview of the situation here, you're 100% right about that.
The other issue is that it seems that the situation is extremely urgent (though we don't know how exactly), so taking a few days to run after the Fire Cult could worsen the situation considerably. If we had waited a few days upon meeting Shun, he would have been forced to exterminate the entire area in which the Wudu Cult resided. You rarely have time.
As for our LIBRUL friend Xiahou Yu, it is only a matter of time before his horribly idealistic policies lead to a multikult China that will usher in an ITZ in the next ten years where life is cheap and baby meat is plentiful. I love Scholarbro, but some of his nonsense must be curbed. /wcds
I was under the impression that the big Fire Cult-Orthodox fight was at the end of the Year that Zhang had given us. If that is incorrect, then it is because I was wrong in remembering, not trying to revise anything. I was more pointing out that we had gone after side-mission after side-mission, all the while saying that we had plenty of time to finish what he had started.
I don't want to pass up this golden opportunity and let us get lost in trivial quests afterward.
That's understandable, you've swayed me on A. However, I felt the need to get that out of my system because I think A LOT of people get stuck on a particular choice and are unwilling to see the benefits of other choices or look at other alternatives. I'm not excluding myself here entirely, but I like to think that I give things a fair shake when I look at a choice.
Well, apparently, these merits aren't equal in people's eyes.
My problen with Shun is this: 'Dude, I've sat you upon the throne with the Mandate of Heavens, I've brought you the the most brilliant advisor I could find, you've got your constebulary, you've got one of the best secret agents watching out for you, WHAT THE FUCK ELSE DO YOU WANT FROM ME?'
The guy is asking for a favour because you've been best friends since you were both babies, he's not ordering you around.
We don't have an Emperor-Subject relationship any more; the man is asking us
as our friend to help him out with this predicament, not as our liege. I think that's the most crucial distinction here and that makes me want to help him even more.
As for the best secret agents, his #1 agent for a situation like this is not available:
“Is Tufan so important that Shun is dragging his lazy ass all the way out here?”
“You can ask His Majesty yourself. Actually, we have been trying to find you when it turned out that you had left Yinhu Island. His Majesty has an urgent mission for you back in Tang lands. There is trouble with the Eight Sects.”
“Really. Why would he need me to investigate the orthodox sects?”
“Why would I lie to you?” smiles Gao Ying grimly. “His Majesty has his reasons, and unfortunately due to the nature of my commitments I am unable to help him with this particular issue. Of course, it is up to you whether you want to come or not. His Majesty was very clear on that point. I do not have the time to explain any further.”
He can't get Gao Ying on this and since this is related to matters regarding the
jianghu, Xu Jing is his best bet. Given that we have some stature as a martial artist (though obviously not as much after "losing" to Jixuan Wuni) we're in the best position to take care of things.
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