12. Qigongcheolbang Forge World of Warriors’ Galaxy (6)
12. Qigongcheolbang Forge World of Warriors’ Galaxy (6) – Did you receive your education at home on martial arts novels?
There is a guest house with a panoramic view of the blue, beautiful lake.
Among the noisy customers, a young Jeomsoi is running around busily, holding a plate full of food in both hands, and the customers who seem to be in a good mood are throwing a couple of coins to her. With the fragrant smell of alcohol, the cork of the secret Yeo-ah-hong or Jukyeop-cheong is opened, and the customers holding glasses filled with it clink their glasses while making their own toasts.
It was a scene that seemed like something out of a classic martial arts movie.
And in such a scenery, the only person who seemed out of place was Seol-ryeong, who was sitting there looking out the window in her usual black leather pants, jacket, and tank top.
“This is a meeting room that was carefully arranged, but you have such a careless appearance. You have no sense.”
Seolyeong turned her head at the sound of a voice next to her. She saw a man standing next to the table with his arms crossed inside his uniform, not knowing when he had come.
A man looking down at her sitting in his seat with a bored expression. His face was like that of a sculpted young man, with his long black hair down to his chest and a long stick in his mouth, but Se-ryeong slightly wiggled her eyes.
‘Look at this guy.’
Even though he came here to ask for a favor, he started a fight with his clothes the first time we met. He really is a guy who didn’t learn how to raise his children well.
Even if it’s a bar with a nice atmosphere, it’s not like it’s a noisy guest house in the style of classical martial arts. What kind of dress code do you have to follow when you make the meeting room this maniacal?
But the one who was regretting it right now was herself. Se-ryeong, who knew how to properly control her anger, stood up from her seat, calming down her pent-up emotions.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Serin, the bounty hunter known by the pseudonym Yeomhwa Kwai-geom.”
The man sat down, ignoring Seol-yeong’s outstretched hand, and snickered.
“What’s with the Yeomhwa Kwai-geom? It must be Yeomhwa Nachal. I’ve heard of that nickname before. They say he fights like a Nachal on fire. Jeomsoi, over here, a bottle of Jukyeop-cheong.”
This kid? The man’s attitude made Serin’s forehead turn red. It hadn’t even been ten seconds since they met, but he was already so angry that he wanted to throw a bamboo stick at her.
“It’s Meister Jeong. Time is running out, so let’s get to the point.”
“······I was introduced to Glory of Totuga. She is a master who creates internal energy drives.”
“Is this a request to build an internal drive? I’ll tell you in advance to avoid any trouble, but I don’t deal in mediocre items. I can’t waste my precious time on a shoddy mid-to-low-end drive.”
“······yes?”
“Still, I’ll give you a technician of an appropriate level, judging by Glory’s face. She can easily handle up to the upper-level Beta level, so you don’t have to worry about her skills.”
That level of sincerity would be enough. The man who had said that, Meister Jeong, took a sip of the bamboo leaf tea that Jeom So-i had brought. It was as if he had said that he had finished talking.
“under.”
Seryeong was dumbfounded. It was rare for someone who was called a master in a qigong studio to be arrogant, but this was just too much. It would be understandable if he was a master, but this was an extremely arrogant attitude from a mere master.
‘Hold on, Serin. It’ll only harm me if I get angry at that idiot.’
Seolyeong clenched her jaw and thought of the people she could endure one after another. If she lost her temper here, she wouldn’t be able to give a shit to that sly bastard who only had a flashy face, and it would only harm her.
And crucially, the thing she brought wasn’t exactly a crude item, as he said. Right now, more than anything, she desperately needed a line with a master craftsman.
Okay. You are a noble person who only handles high-class items, right? Let’s see how much you can handle. Serin opened her mouth while looking at the man.
“The item I’m requesting is the Alpha Prime Core.”
“······Alpha Prime?”
The man’s expression changed at Seolyeong’s words. He leaned his upper body closer to the chair where he had been leaning back, and opened his mouth as if he couldn’t believe it.
“Is that true? I don’t think you’re the type to be able to save an Alpha Prime.”
“Hmm, I guess you don’t really watch TV. A few days ago, Totu won the rally prize.”
“Is that the Totu Rally…? If so, it’s not impossible for an Alpha Prime-class core to be available as a prize there.”
“If you have any doubts, please check later. And······If possible, I would appreciate it if you could introduce me to a master craftsman of the highest level.”
You won’t be a master craftsman anyway, right? The man’s eyebrows twitched at Seolyeong’s words, which had some serious substance.
“Alpha Prime Core. Okay. You brought the commission fee, right? My technology isn’t cheap, so it’ll be a bit expensive.”
What the hell is this? One of Seolyeong’s eyebrows rose.
“Yes? No, please introduce me to a master of the famous level······.”
“Unfortunately, there’s no point in introducing a Master of the highest rank, even if his name is like that. The minimum for someone to be able to write a letter of introduction is a mid-level master. If you want to make a direct request, that’s not even enough.”
But I don’t intend to ask you for help. Just as Se-ryeong was about to ask, the man opened his mouth again.
“You’re lucky. There are a few people in the Qigong Shack who can handle Alpha Prime-level cores, even if they haven’t reached the rank of a master craftsman. And coincidentally, one of them is right in front of you.”
‘······Isn’t this kid just trying to make a fool of himself?’
Perhaps noticing Seol-yeong’s suspicious gaze, the man crossed his arms and continued speaking.
“If you don’t believe me, you can get it notarized by the Gi-Gong-Bang General Corps. When a famous master processes an Alpha Prime Core, the output is around 90% on average. If it’s below 92%, I’ll refund the entire commission fee. Can you believe these conditions?”
“······I’ll think about it.”
Serin reserved judgment for the moment. She couldn’t trust the man named Meister Jeong, but it was a different story if he was the notary of the Gi-gong-bang General Corps. If she couldn’t place a request to a famous Meister anyway, then the shameless Meister in front of her might be the best opportunity.
“The commission fee should be around six hundred.”
“······Six hundred?”
“Why are you so surprised? It’s a reasonable price considering the insurance in case of failure. Even if he’s a great craftsman, it wouldn’t be less than this, if anything.”
Serin was speechless at the enormous amount. Excluding the core price, the labor cost alone was six hundred. Six hundred was an amount that could be easily raised by pooling all of the assets he had accumulated so far.
“I’ll send you the address, so if you decide to make the request, come and see me. I don’t plan on taking on any other business, so do whatever you want then.”
Well, let’s end the story here. I have a lot to do. The man who said that emptied the bamboo leaf tea and lightly snapped his fingers.
And with that, Serin’s vision was darkened.
“What the hell, did you get your home education taught in martial arts novels?”
Seolyeong roughly ripped off the telepathic space connector from behind her neck and swore. Sunja asked as she tidied up the connector cables that had fallen to the floor.
“I guess you don’t have a very good personality?”
“Glory, that old bastard, he’s clearly determined to f*ck me. How is that scumbag still alive?”
“Calm down, Unnie. So what happened?”
“I don’t know. He said he could handle the Alpha Prime Core, even though he’s not a master craftsman, and he asked for six hundred as a fee.”
“Six million credits is a bit pricey, but it’s not a total waste.”
“I heard that they’ll get it notarized at the Gi-gong-bang headquarters and give a refund if the output doesn’t meet 92%.”
“Is that a good deal?”
Sunja, who was good at calculating money, quickly added. Regardless of whether the other person had a good or bad personality, she had no complaints as long as she could use the money wisely.
“Then what are you doing, your attitude is f*cking shit!”
“Seolyeong, speak politely.”
When Mok-jin frowned and pointed out the thick curse words, Se-ryeong flinched. Although Se-ryeong was known to be very talkative, she couldn’t help but exercise some self-restraint in front of Mok-jin.
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But this time, Seolyeong opened her mouth as if she felt wronged.
“But I told you that that little brat really had no answer. His tastes were like those of a true otaku, really······.”
“A nerd? What is that?”
“What are you? A weirdo? Something like that.”
“What happened to make you do this?”
“I went into the cyberspace and connected to the meeting room, but well······.”
Seolyeong explained the events in the brain space. From the meeting room design that was full of mania to the constant swearing that irritated her with every word. Mokjin’s eyes lit up after hearing the whole story.
“It’s a guest house with a beautiful lake view······. I really want to see it sometime.”
Although he gave a long speech about the arrogant and conceited nature of Meister Jeong, what really made Mokjin react was the part about the meeting room that brought back memories. It was because he had been seeing only dreary scenes since waking up in this era, and had been feeling increasingly homesick lately.
If there was a time when my condition improved even a little, it would be when I was in the Volcanic Citadel. Of course, the Volcanic Citadel was quite different from the past martial arts world.
“I’m interested in hearing your story. Can I do that thing called the telepathic space?”
“Well? Why not just implant a bio-terminal?”
“That’s a common story. Because of the conflict between the brain signal and internal energy operation, martial artists must link it with the internal energy drive and make dedicated settings, but there are no research cases for users of internal energy.”
Mokjin looked dumbfounded at Sunja’s words. As an ancient man, he could not understand Sunja’s answer, which was full of engineering.
“I’m saying that there’s a high chance that it won’t work.”
“I see… That’s really a shame.”
“Don’t be so disheartened. I’ll take you to a tourist planet with a nice view later.”
When Mok-jin visibly became sullen at Sun-ja’s unexpected words, Se-ryeong lightly patted Mok-jin’s shoulder.
“Let’s go to the Qigong studio and check it out. Who knows? If you’re lucky, you might run into a master craftsman in trouble on the street and help him out.”
“Putting aside the fact that your intentions are impure, aren’t you being too expedient?”
“Can’t you even think about that?”
Seolyeong grumbled at Sunja’s merciless criticism.
Even though there was no way out, she honestly felt that it was too much of a stretch to entrust her precious Alpha Prime-class core to someone who was either a master or a craftsman. After all, there is a saying that empty cans make the most noise.
Is there no other way? As Seolyeong was desperately trying to find another way, he heard Sunja’s slightly cautious voice in his ear.
“······Over there, Sister Wang.”
“So I went to the craftsman’s house and repented my sins… Huh? Why?”
“Well, there was a problem when Queen Unnie accessed the telepathic space.”
“Problem? What is it?”
“······Hmm. That······.”
“What, why are you taking so long?”
Seolyeong raised an eyebrow as she watched Sunja hesitating uncharacteristically. What happened again to make Sunja react like that?
Mok-jin, who couldn’t stand to watch, opened his mouth on Sun-ja’s behalf.
“It’s about the Zhuge family.”
“Zhuge Liang? Why those bastards? Did they reveal their disgusting personalities to the world again? They’ve been doing this for more than a day or two.”
No, that’s not it. Sunja answered with a deep sigh.
“It just so happens that Jegal Hee and Mirae Se-gae are at the Qigong studio right now.”
“······what?”
Jegalhee.
As soon as that name was mentioned, Serin’s face distorted into an evil grimace.
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The meeting room in the brain space is like a kind of virtual chat room implemented with a personal line. Naturally, uninvited people cannot access it, and depending on the intention of the room manager, they can be kicked out, banned, or muted.
Naturally, he logs in to the meeting room as an avatar, and the classical martial arts-style young man avatar of Meister Jeong reflects his taste, which he has carefully customized. On the other hand, Seolyeong has no interest in avatar settings, so she just scanned herself roughly.
Meister Jeong spent a lot of money, time, and effort designing the meeting room to bring back the classic martial arts sensibility. Meister Jeong is a classic martial arts fanatic, which is rare these days.
Meister Jeong’s painstakingly implemented meeting room skin ‘Dongjeongho Cheonghwagaekjan’ allows you to order food and drinks, as well as eat and drink, and even stay overnight. Sometimes, random events such as the appearance of a master or a fight between martial artists also occur.
Meister Jeong is actually very cheap and arrogant. It’s not the concept. It’s only the way he speaks that is the concept.
Meister Jeong values lore-friendliness, so he likes it very much if you match the classic martial arts atmosphere, but gets irritated if you don’t.
Meister Jeong and Glory have never actually met, but are just four friends who met in the cyberspace and became close. The two met in an online battle royale game.
Realistically, the position of a master of internal energy drive is not something that can be held by an individual who has never met anyone.
It is not impossible to handle the Alpha Prime Core even if you are not a master craftsman. The only important thing is whether you have the ability to extract more than 80% of the output. According to the statistics that have been released so far, if you can extract more than 90% of the output, it can be considered successful. Meister Jeong is one of the few people who can handle the Alpha Prime Core well due to his deep knowledge of the internal energy drive.
The commission fee of 6 million credits (about 6 billion won in 21st century Korean currency) is quite cheap. If you advance to the level of a master craftsman, it can sometimes exceed 10 million credits depending on your skill level.
Although Serin is known for her sharp tongue, she has sworn less since she started hanging out with Mokjin. This is because Mokjin would notice her every time she swore harshly.
Mokjin has been feeling homesick lately, missing the green mountains and rivers of the past. That’s why he was very disappointed to hear that he couldn’t access the telepathic space.
Because internal energy and brain signals conflict, martial artists must separately link their internal energy drives to access the brain space. However, even if they link their internal energy drives, they cannot use their internal energy in the brain space. That is why martial artists who compete only with their opponents without internal energy in the brain space are popular in the brain space.
There is a legend that there is a lost technology that allows one to freely use internal energy in the cyberspace, but there are no actual confirmed records.
Seolyeong was planning a very foolish plan to visit the master’s house and just barge in. Seolyeong hated Meister Jeong’s swindle to that extent.
Seolyeong hates Jegal Hee, one of the successors of the Jegal family, very much.
