Chapter 3. The stage of user guidelines

Nam Chun-hui opened his eyes wide.

Suddenly, smoke gathered in the air, and took the form of a woman. And from it came the woman's mechanical voice.

"What is it, a ghost?"

The answer was not expected from the beginning.

It was a word that came out of his astonished mind, and as he had expected, she only devoted herself to what she was going to say.

"Jaiyina? What a name…"

The word “Jaiyi(災異)” means natural disasters.

And considering what she has done so far, there would be no better name.

Again, he heard a series of notifications that seemed to announce the time limit.

Instead of being surprised as before, he squinted at the woman, and he did not know why, but the shock did not last long. Anyway, it was more comfortable to see what was not seen.

Rather, he was curious.

"Hey! You're going to start over after a while anyway, aren't you?"

He didn’t expect an answer again.

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He fully opened his eyes again.

It seemed like the communication was possible unlike before.

"Oh! Is it all about me? I am the first and you are the second, and let's fix your name first because it is hard to call. Your name is Jaiyi, okay?"

Look at this.

"Dance."

Nam Chun-hui grinned.

It was clear that it had been renamed Jaiyi, and that "the current" was a clue that he could order something later.

"Ha-ha, it's funny."

He reached out his hand and pressed down on Jaiyi who was gathered like a fog.

At that moment, Jaiyi was scattered like a fog and returned to her place.

It would be a lie if he wasn’t stuffy or afraid.

More curiosity has lightly crushed a lot of emotions and concerns, and in fact, he has lived with the frustration and fear like a shadow for the past decade.

So now he was more comfortable.

"What are you?"

The same words were repeated again and again.

Nam Chun-hui finally burst into laughter.

'Well, if I get bitten by a tiger, I'll have to stay alert. Won't you bother me more than Nam Chun-ik?'

The word “optimism” represented Nam Chun-hui.

If he had had to be dead, he would have died when he had been kidnapped by a band of thieves ten years ago. So he could enjoy his life in moderation.

Nam Chun-hui had a curious look in his eyes.

"Did you say the stage of user guidelines? So, do I have to learn how to use it? Okay! Let's do it."

'Tutorial? What is it?'

Nam Chun-hui put his fingers on his forehead with his eyes closed tightly.

It was difficult to pronounce the words he did not know.

"Okay! From now on, explain it in combination so that I can understand, until I tell you to stop."

The shape of Jaiyi was scattered with a mechanical voice left behind.

'I’m so proud of the fact that I can communicate with her.'

A yellow arrow appeared where Jaiyi disappeared, and glittered.

'Come on?'

Nam Chun-hui stepped forward with an excited heart.

It was when he took a dozen steps.

The arrow pointed to the left before he knew it.

He turned and walked a dozen steps.

Then the direction changed to the right.

Nam Chun-hui turned his toes to the right with a frown on his brow.

"Hey! Wait!"

Sure enough, it headed back this time.

"Are you trying to train me with a baby's walking?"

'I am not a baby, but it is an action that anyone can do easily.'

The thought of being teased made him feel irritated.

Just before the irritation erupted, a line of phrases appeared at the top of the vision and disappeared.

Nam Chun-hui shivered with the throbbing feeling that ran through the spine, and he felt as if he had taken a bath for a while.

'What was this?'

It was something familiar.

At that moment, old memories spread out like thumb through the pages of a book.

When he was a child, his father invited a high-class martial artist, paying a large sum of money, and the man rubbed the bodies of the three brothers, and removed bodily waste.

The sensation was like the freshness of the time.

This was the Meridian Massage(推宮過穴)!

Nam Chun-hui jumped from place to place.

He was as light as a feather.

Perhaps if he practiced Cultivation Method(心法), the operation of Internal Energy(內功) would be more smooth than usual.

"Ha ha ha."

A laugh burst out.

At the same time, he realized the purpose of the tutorial.

It was clear that every stage of the tutorial would be rewarded.

It's like a request.

Qufu South Clan was running several teahouses(茶樓), taverns(客棧), one merchant group(商團) and one escort agency(鏢局), so he used to making requests and paying for it.

'Well, let me figure it out.

If I complete all the stages of user guidelines, I will receive ten rewards. Usually, the price that a Peak-class expert(絕頂高手) carries out Meridian Massage is thirty silver coins. And the total price is equivalent to a minimum of three hundred silver coins by simple calculation.

Great! Great! What's next?'

The concerns that had been weighed down were powdered to dust and disappeared somewhere. As if she were responding to the words of Nam Chun-hui, who was full of excitement, the notification of Jaiyi was heard.

Nam Chun-hui opened his eyes wide enough to be ashamed to shout loudly.

A line was drawn in the air.

It was not long before it became a square.

And there were large and small marks engraved on it.

It was like a map.

'Wow! This is the structure of our clan!'

"Hmm."

But the structure was a little strange.

Some were detailed, and some were roughly painted. There were even parts of the text that were painted black so he couldn't recognize it.

'This is my room…"

Nam Chun-hui quickly realized the difference in the structure.

His quarter was precise enough showing even where the tree was, but the ones of his parents and brothers seemed to be stopped drawing, and the drill hall and the outer garden, which he had not been interested in, were all black.

Ah!

At that moment, he was informed that Jaiyi gathered information based on his memory.

Nam Chun-hui moved quickly toward the drill hall.

The purpose of stage two was obvious.

'If I reveal the black part, I will be rewarded. I look a little smarter.'

It was only for a moment that he was proud of himself.

Even though he traveled around the outer garden for nearly two hours, the black part would not be brightened.

"Oh my! I'm tired."

Nam Chun-hui threw himself into a chair as soon as he returned to his quarter.

He waved nervously at the still translucent structure, but it scattered like a fog, then gathered again.

'Doesn't it make a sense to just visit?'

Nam Chun-hui tilted his head and took out a book that was piled on the table. It was the pedigree(系譜圖) organized by his father, Nam Un-gun, a few years ago. He opened out the structural chart drawn on the back page of the pedigree.

'Surely, Jaiyi is better.’

Considering the possibility that the book could be leaked, it was impossible to believe that there was a complete blueprint.

Nam Chun-hui opened his eyes as much as possible, when he turned the pages intentionally. It was when he read about the Yangsun Pavilion among the buildings of Qufu South Clan. Yangsun Pavilion was a warehouse that stored grain and he has never been to.

However, after confirming the date and purpose of the construction of Yangsun Pavilion, a part of the structure that had been dyed black would turn bright.

“Oh!”

Nam Chun-hui read the pedigree while correcting his posture.

When he read the pedigree three times, his mouth was full of smiles.

‘Is it working like this?’

Much of the dim structure has brightened up.

Perhaps the understanding of the building should be given priority over merely passing it along.

Having found a solution, to complete the mission was easy to do.

Nam Chun-hui made a series of visits to the inside and outside of the clan sequentially.

He also had conversations with other clan members he had been careless of. Even though it was an unsatisfactory conversation, the map brightened.

Two days passed like that.

Now Nam Chun-hui's head was carved with a complete map of Qufu South Clan. At least it was confident that he would not bump into the buildings even if he closed his eyes.

Then came the long-waited announcement.

The excitement that could only be expressed by the word “pleasure” stirred the whole body.

Since then, it has gone like dashing flow of torrents.

The tutorial was a practice stage.

Nam Chun-hui had to check the finances of Qufu South Clan to complete the third stage, and he exhausted his physical strength by swinging a wooden sword all day long to complete the fourth stage.

A month passed.

The straight saber(直刀) cut through the air.

Nam Chun-hui was training the clan martial arts to complete the tenth stage of the tutorial, and he heard the mechanical voice of Jaiyi about the time of the sunset.

There was a reward that made my whole body thrilled.

And the voice of Jaiyi filled his mind as if she responded to the pleasant smile of Nam Chun-hui.

This time he didn't hesitate.

Translator: Khan