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Chapter : 25
My Fortune and the Status Window (25)
There are people who can be swayed by clumsy words, and those who cannot.
To those who are easily pleased by awkward compliments, whose moods float lightly, or to the dull-witted who cannot discern right from wrong, one can always mix in some lies and conceal the truth.
But for those who are inherently critical…
Those who do not trust others easily, and who, through long life experience, can instinctively detect the discomfort hidden within sweet words…
And what if that person is a master of Hwagyeong (化境)?
A clumsy lie would backfire.
“It may sound absurd, but…”
“I’ll be the judge of that.”
I made up my mind.
I would tell this monk everything.
‘If I don’t explain the status window, he might kill me right here.’
It was clear that he was aware of the status window.
If I didn’t explain it today, he would surely conclude that I had some insidious purpose.
Is Hyegong my ally?
It was impossible to tell.
Likely, he felt the same confusion about my identity.
I had to show everything first.
It was only right for the disadvantaged party to make the first move.
That way, Hyegong could decide how to treat me properly.
“Although you may know… it was one day in Zhejiang Province, when I was living as a wastrel. I got thoroughly beaten by a thug named Hyeokseong and returned home…”
I began the story of how I obtained the status window.
After explaining that I had met my master and that the status window gave me missions and rewards, I continued, telling him that I could summon it at will to check my current situation.
“Wait.”
“Yes?”
“Can you summon it now?”
“The status window?”
“Yes.”
“The status window.”
With nothing to hide, I called the status window aloud.
[Name: Dancheon]
[Title: Wandering Warrior]
[Combat Power: 2,527]
[Rank: Second Class]
[Skills: Prajña Divine Skill, Nahan Step, Hundred-Step Divine Fist, plus 3 others]
[Active Mission: Kill 100 members of the Blood Bridge Sect]
[>Check Details]
“Hmm?”
My combat power had risen significantly.
It must have been thanks to the newly learned Hundred-Step Divine Fist and Nahan Step.
But the title…
Wandering Warrior?
It seemed Hyegong’s recommendation had been approved.
One of the clan leaders must have snatched the position.
As a result, my previous post had vanished like a mirage.
“So this is the status window you summoned, yes?”
“Yes? Ah! Yes. Can you see it?”
“Hmm…”
Hyegong crossed his arms and observed the summoned status window carefully.
It seemed he could sense the alien aura it emitted, but couldn’t see it clearly.
His cautious, confused glances confirmed it.
―Vroooom.
After examining the summoned position for a while, he suddenly called forth a qi sphere and hurled it at the status window.
“Uh… uh-oh?”
―Vroooom.
I was startled.
What if the status window shattered? Fortunately, the sphere and the window seemed to exist in completely different dimensions—they passed right through each other.
“Is it still floating?”
“Yes? Yes. It is.”
―Suuuuum.
“……!!”
Upon hearing it remained suspended, Hyegong now manifested a strong net in midair, instead of spheres.
What should I call it… a Qi Net?
In any case, he cast a square net about one pingfang in size toward the status window.
―Suuuuuumm!
Again, they passed through each other as if nothing existed.
“Even now?”
“Yes.”
A master of Hwagyeong’s attacks are useless! As expected of my master!
Amazing! I had anticipated some effect, but not this level. Heh heh.
“Is it an object from another world, or from the celestial realm…”
When his attacks repeatedly failed, Hyegong’s expression grew serious.
I had never seen him look so dejected.
A man always so confident…
Relax, sir. You are not weak. The status window is strong. Heh heh.
“Continue your story.”
“Yes. This status window gives me missions. If I succeed…”
I continued, recounting missions from Jiangsu, Taegam, Maeng Sopyeong, Gwak Eun, Baekhodan, and finally Hyegong himself… even the last mission that involved finding Hongmae.
“The reward for the mission is this manual?”
“Yes.”
“So that’s why the Nahan Step was so clean and precise.”
Hyegong pulled the floating Nahan Step toward him and chuckled, amused.
“Show me the Hundred-Step Divine Fist too.”
“Yes.”
I retrieved the Hundred-Step Divine Fist from my robe.
It smelled musky, but I had no choice.
“Indeed… it’s very close to the original form of our martial art. Better than what remains in Shaolin today.”
“I see.”
“Since you’ve also learned Prajña Divine Skill… you’re practically a Shaolin disciple, aren’t you?”
“Hahaha, somehow it turned out that way…”
Hyegong handed back the manual, laughing lightly.
The mood wasn’t bad.
I had worried he might get angry, thinking I had stolen Shaolin techniques, but he didn’t.
“What’s your next mission?”
“I’ll check.”
[Objective: Kill 100 members of the Blood Bridge Sect]
[Allies Available: Hyegong]
[Time Limit: 451 days 12 hours]
[Reward: Beast-Cleansing Elixir x1]
[Failure: Stage 4 metastasis of spinal cancer (liver, lungs, heart)]
“Ah… the mission involves the clan leader… no, sir…”
“My name?”
“Yes.”
“Is killing me part of the mission?”
“No. You are to kill the Blood Bridge members with him.”
“The Blood Bridge members?”
“Yes.”
“Inciting murder, huh… Heh heh. And if I fail?”
“It says spinal cancer, but I don’t know exactly what that means. Probably a fatal disease.”
“And the reward?”
“Beast-Cleansing Elixir. Do you know what that is?”
“It’s an elixir made from the blood of a hundred creatures with vital energy. It enhances internal power and aids in injury recovery.”
“Ah! I see.”
Beast-Cleansing Elixir!
Just the name sounds impressive.
It must be a higher level than intermediate internal elixirs.
If I take this, won’t I build first-class internal energy?
I can’t wait, can’t wait!
A first-class warrior, Dancheon! Heh heh heh.
