1267 Isang espesyal na nilalang

"Ang Independent State.."

Heidi, the little loli and their group were all taken back when they heard Ye Wanwan's words.

Nagulat sila Heidi, little loli at ang grupo nila nang marinig nila ang sinabi ni Ye Wan Wan.

They naturally knew about the Independent State—the haven for mercenaries and the golden place for martial arts…

Natural lang na alam nila ang tungkol sa Independent State–isang paraiso iyon ng mga mersenaryo at ang dakilang lugar ng martial arts...

"Master, we've always aspired to go to the Independent State, but we never had the guts to go…" Heidi said with a smile.

"Master, matagal na naming gustong pumunta ng Independent State, pero wala kaming lakas ng loob para pumunta doon…" nakangiti na sinabi mi Heidi.

The Independent State had always been xenophobic. If outsiders entered the Independent State without a permit, the consequences were unimaginable. Even if a person had a permit, it was extremely possible for a person to lose their life in a place like the Independent State if they weren't careful.

Isang nakakatakot na lugar ang Independent State. Kapag pumasok ang isang hindi mamamayan doon ng walang permit, malaking kaparusahan ang naghihintay sa kanila. Kahit kung may permit ang isang tao, imposible na hindi ka mamamatay sa lugar na tulad ng Independent State kung hindi sila maingat.

It was a nearly lawless place…

Halos maging isang lugar na walang batas iyon...

Since the beginning of the Independent State's existence, all the rules were established by the Independent State's four great patrician families and the Martial Arts Union.

Simula pa noong nabuo ang Independent State, lahat ng batas ay ginawa ng apat na patrician families sa Independent State at ng Martial Arts Union.

One of the laws was: The Independent State doesn't permit anyone to bring modern weapons—whether small or big—like a gun into the Independent State. If anyone is caught doing so, any resident of the Independent State is allowed to beat the violator to death.

Ang isa sa mga batas nila ay: Hindi pinapayagan ng Independent State na magdala ng kahit anong modernong armas ang kahit sino man–kahit na maliit o malaki pa ito–tulad ng isang baril kapag pumasok sa loob ng Independent State. Kapag may nahuling gumawa nito, kahit sinong residente sa Independent Stats ay pinapayagang bugbugin hanggang sa kamatayan ang gumawa nito.

In the Independent State, carrying weapons was a form of humiliation to them.

Sa Independent State, nakakahiyang gawain ang magdala ng armas sa loob ng bansa.

This was why most countries didn't interfere with the Independent State.

Kaya halos lahat ng bansa ay hindi nangingialam sa Independent State.

The Independent State was considered its own independent world with its own laws. Moreover, laws that disallowed the carrying of guns and producing firearms weren't a threat to any country in the world, so there wasn't a single powerful country that wanted to conspire against the Independent State.

Tinuturing na may sariling mundo at patakaran ang Independent State. At tsaka, ang batas nila na hindi pinapayagang magdala ng baril at gumawa ng baril ay hindi malaking problema sa ibang bansa sa mundo, kaya walang sino man ang gustong makipagtalo sa Independent State.

For example, if a few powerful countries wanted to eradicate the Independent State, once the Independent State was destroyed, all the martial art experts and patrician families would flood into other countries.

Halimbawa, kung may ilang bansa na gustong sirain ang buong Independent State at kapag nasira na ito, lahat ng eksperto sa martial arts at patrician families ay susugod sa kanilang mga bansa.

At that point, without restraint from the Independent State's rules… the displacement of the ancient, martial-arts patrician families with immense backgrounds wouldn't be beneficial to any country.

Sa punto na iyon, dahil walang limitasyon ang patakaran ng Independent State… hindi magkakaroon ng maayos na kahihinatnan ang ibang bansa kapag pinalabas ng bansa ang mga sinaunang martials arts na eksperto at ng patrician familes na may malupit na pagkakakilanlan.

What was more frightening was that these ancient, martial-arts patrician families wouldn't have to obey the Independent State's laws anymore. The implications of allowing them to use guns and firearms were too horrible to imagine.

Ang nakakatakot pa doon ay ang mga ninunong martial arts patrician families ay hindi na susunod sa batas ng Independent State. Kapag gumamit pa sila ng baril at mga armas, mas lalong nakakatakot ang kahihinatnan ng lahat ng tumabla sa kanila.

Since the Independent State existed until now without any regulations or provocation from other countries, it must have its own complete set of rules and system.

Dahil nakatayo ngayon ang Independent State at wala silang nagawang masama sa ibang bansa, kailangan nilang magkaroon ng sariling mga batas at sistema.

"Master, do you need us to accompany you?" the little loli asked Ye Wanwan.

"Master, gusto mo ba na samahan ka namin?" Tinanong ni little loli si Ye Wan Wan.

Ye Wanwan contemplated for a moment before shaking her head. "No need this time."

Nag-isip muna si Ye Wan Wan bago siya umiling. "Hindi muna sa ngayon."

Heidi and Old Jiang might have some knowledge about the Independent State, but they had never been there. Ye Wanwan herself was clueless about the situation with the Independent State, so having more people there would actually be a hindrance.

Sila Heidi at Old Jiang ay may kaalaman ng kaunti tungkol sa Independent State, ngunit hindi pa sila nanggaling doon. Kahit si Ye Wan Wan ay walang kaalaman tungkol sa sitwasyon sa Independent State, kaya malaking sagabal kung nagkaroon pa sila ng maraming mga tauhan.

They didn't say anything more upon seeing that Ye Wanwan didn't plan on bringing them.

Wala na silang sinabi pa nang makita nila na ayaw na silang isama ni Ye Wan Wan.

The Independent State was an especially unique entity and was completely different from any country.

Isang kakaibang bansa kumpara sa ibang bansa ang Independent State.

Rumors said that martial arts were very prosperous in the Independent State, but they were a bit behind on things other than martial arts.

May sabi-sabi pa nga noon na masagana ang martial arts sa Independent State, ngunit hindi sila kasinh-moderno ng ibang bansa maliban na lang sa martial arts.

For example, magic in the Independent State was at least a decade behind China. Any great magician with talents in magic tricks would be able to earn a lot of money in the Independent State and would be respected.

Halimbawa, ang mahika sa Independent State ay isang dekada ang layo kumpara sa China. Makakakuha ng mamraming pero ang isanh mahusay na mahikero sa Independent State at rerespetuhin sila ng maraming tao.

Of course, that was if the great magicians who dared to go to the Independent State weren't discovered to be outsiders by the residents of the Independent State or didn't lack a permit. Otherwise, they would earn money, but whether they could retain their life to spend it would be a completely different matter…

Syempre mangyayari lang iyon kung ang mahusay na mahikero na iyon ay hindi matatagpuan ng mga tao sa Independent State na mga dayo lamang ito at wala itong permit. Kung hindi, makakakuha sila ng maraming pera, ngunit ibang usapan pa kung mananatili ba silang buhay kapag gagamitin nila ang kanilang yaman na naipon...

Except for that, the gambling scene in the Independent State wasn't weaker than that of big cities in some of the powerful countries, like Las Vegas.

Maliban pa doon, kasing lakas rin ng mga makapangyarihang bansa na tulad ng Las Vegas ang pasugalan sa Independent State.

Also, underground boxing competitions were also very popular in the Independent State. There were also matches between humans and ferocious beasts on top of human vs human boxing matches.

At tsaka, sikat na sikat sa Independent State ang underground boxing competitions. May mga laban sa pagitan ng mga tao at mga mababangis na animal, gayundin ang laban sa pagitan ng mga tao.