Sihon tried to find out what the present was, but Siu told him he would have to wait and see. He spent a while wondering what his brother could possibly send him, and later that day he decided to name the water deer Bangul.
At the RV Entertainment group's building in Gangnam, Siu introduced his band to his brother's channel, which was called Healing in the Countryside. His sub vocalist, Kay, turned out to be watching the videos too, and he talked about how they helped him sleep. The rest of the group took their time assessing the channel, and they admitted that Sihon was quite impressive, since the way he made his dishes and everything else was very nice. They even talked about how professional it looked, like a photo shoot.
Because the videos were so good, they started speculating about how many followers he would hit in the near future. Siu suggested that they all visit his brother sometime, and they agreed to it. Then one of them noticed that Sihon had a water deer as a pet, and Siu was shocked, because it was the first he had heard of it.
Out in the countryside, Bangul and Sihon were growing closer by the day. Any creature that had tasted a druid's nature force became easier to connect with through wild resonance, and giving them a name helped bind the link as well, creating an invisible bond between them. This truth did not apply only to creatures that breathed and ran.
It applied to every living thing rooted in the earth. Sihon and Bangul explored the mountain, and after searching for a while he finally found a giant tree that he wanted to make his orin. In ancient times, druids called any plant they shared nature force with an orin. The plant became the eyes and ears of the forest on behalf of its master.
It was a way of marking territory. Sihon had already bought the entire back mountain along with the house, and he knew he needed a central hub to properly turn the place into his territory, which was why he chose the largest pine tree to be his orin. To his delight the pine gently shook its branches, as though answering his call.
With a smile on his face he told the tree that he looked forward to working with it. After his walk with Bangul, he decided to head to the village chief's house to check on the orchid she had mentioned. Then he noticed something strange in the distance, and when he investigated, he found that the ground had been dug up.
He looked closer and worked out that it had not been done by a wild animal, because the marks had been made by tools. There had also been the trap that hurt Bangul some time ago, and together those things could only mean that someone was trespassing on his land. He was furious that somebody was invading his privacy.
Even though he did not know who the person was, he decided he was going to teach whoever it was a lesson. He quickly figured out what he was supposed to do. In ancient times, the best way to handle something like this was to report it to the ruler of the territory, and that was exactly what he planned to do.
He hurried over to the village chief's house, but before he could say anything he was overwhelmed by the luxury that slapped him in the face. It was his first time there, and he had not known that the chief had such a lavish place. On top of everything else, the woman had a five-thousand-dollar electric bicycle. The chief was surprised to see him, because she had been on her way to his place too.
He asked why she was coming over, and she revealed that it was because of the dying orchid she had mentioned. She had already brought the orchid out with her, and she said she had been watering it but that for some reason it was still wilting. She told him that her late husband had cherished the orchid, which was why it was so dear to her heart.
Sihon took the orchid and assured her that he would take care of it. Then he told her he had something to report, and without hesitation he explained what was going on. After hearing his complaint, she said the culprit was most likely digging up wild roots or wild ginseng. She mentioned that setting traps and digging wild roots was illegal, since they had a wildlife protection act.
She assured him that she would notify the patrol unit, because what had happened was a clear sign that somebody had trespassed on his land. She told him, though, that the best thing was to catch the person red-handed. Sihon asked why that mattered so much, and she revealed that last spring she had caught some men trying to drive off with stolen wild shoots.
The police had let them go, because they claimed there was no way to prove whose shoots they were, since there were no security cameras anywhere. The chief said the thieves did it on purpose, knowing they could get away with it. Sihon was shocked to learn about this strange law, and the chief told him that the best solution this time was to declare a state of emergency.
Then she brought out a flyer detailing the agenda for the village meeting. She invited him to come to the village hall that evening, because they were throwing a welcome party for him. Sihon was stunned when he saw it, since it was the last thing he had expected. When evening came, he headed to the hall to attend the meeting and the so-called welcome party that had been organised for him.