Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 5

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Chapter 5

Here, yes, that’s right, I was that stupid and pathetic. If I responded the same way, one of those guys behind him would surely cut off Cheong Myeong’s neck.

Especially that man with the small build.

His eyes are murderous… something’s not right.

He’s probably a Branch Office member named ‘Han Mu-rin’…

“Master Cheong.”

I came to my senses at the sudden voice.

“…Yes…”

“How could I not understand your heart?”

“…”

“I understand everything. That insurance contract in your hands must have been made unwillingly due to threats. Those three took responsibility for that matter, but strictly speaking, I cannot be free from that responsibility either.”

“…But…”

“These things happened because I was too soft, so it’s right that I take responsibility for it. But I can’t offer my neck, so I want to take responsibility in my own way. Will you listen?”

I was flustered.

I expected reproach, but instead he was doing something like an apology.

Really…

Is he crazy?

I swallowed and said.

“I will… I will listen carefully.”

“Good attitude. It’s simple. I’m thinking of entrusting you with over 70% of Seol-ap’s transportation from now on.”

It was a short statement, but why would Cheong Myeong be the owner of a trading company? It’s because he’s quick with calculations that he’s a company owner.

He could realize how big this was.

“…Master… Even though we’re a large trading company here in Seol-ap, we cannot take full responsibility for over 70% of Seol-ap’s transportation.”

“Why do you think you can’t?”

Cheong Myeong blinked.

“Well, you’re quick with calculations but your ambitions seem a bit small.”

“…Su… Surely…”

“To take responsibility for Seol-ap, you naturally need to have the appropriate size. Hire people and absorb the trading companies around you.”

I was dazed. Looking at such Cheong Myeong, Seol Woon-hwi continued speaking.

“Usually those without power make three choices. First is to charge in and die gloriously. Second is to bow down again and again even when seeing all sorts of dirty deeds. Third is to attach themselves to a stronger side.”

Seol Woon-hwi’s expression was serious, and Cheong Myeong’s expression listening to those words became serious as well.

“At least, whether you believe it or not, the strongest side in Seol-ap right now is me. If a stronger side appears later, whether you attach to them or not, that’s your choice, so attach to me now. I’ll give you an appropriate opportunity.”

“…Why… are you giving us such a great opportunity?”

“Whether you’re suited to run a trading company of your current size, or whether it would be fine for you to run a larger trading company, honestly speaking, I don’t know. But this is my way of taking responsibility.”

Seol Woon-hwi, who had been quietly looking at Cheong Myeong, spoke softly.

“Earlier I said those without power make three choices. Do you remember?”

“Yes… I remember.”

“Then what choices do those with power make?”

“…That’s…”

“Use them completely, or use them and throw them away when the sweetness is gone, or give them better opportunities to verify their qualifications – there are really many options.”

“…”

“I will make choices in my own way, so you make choices in your own way.”

He stood up from his seat.

“Do you need time to prepare?”

“…Yes. Please give me about two days.”

“Two days… Fine. And you’ll handle future transportation as well.”

“Th… Thank you!”

“And before starting transportation, come to the Branch Office with a proper insurance contract. I’ll tolerate taking care of things to some extent, but if you do nonsensical things like Ya Woon-sang, I’ll withdraw all previous proposals and Blue Cloud Trading Company will have to leave Seol-ap that very day. Of course, you’ll have to spill quite a bit of blood before leaving.”

“…Don’t… don’t worry…!”

Seol Woon-hwi nodded and turned around.

For now, I had lightly handled the matters at hand.

Now I’m thinking of raising my martial arts level a bit.

Coming outside, Seol Woon-hwi could see Cheon Pung sweating on his forehead and smiling brightly.

“Did you find it?”

“Yes. I found it!”

After receiving the ledger he handed over, I quickly skimmed through it.

Seol Woon-hwi’s eyes rolled ceaselessly, examining everything clearly as if he wouldn’t miss any part.

Then he stopped at a certain section.

Pfft.

A snicker escaped.

“They did all sorts of things.”

At those words, several of the Branch Office members flinched. However, Seol Woon-hwi pretended not to notice and began skimming the ledger again.

Then he stopped again and let out a snicker, read again and stopped – a total of three times.

Quietly thinking about something, he snapped the ledger shut and said to Cheon Pung.

“How much came from those guys’ quarters?”

“We found ten gold pieces and about five hundred silver pieces.”

There was a considerable difference from the amount written in the ledger. A whole 6 years. During those 6 years, only ten gold pieces and about five hundred silver pieces?

This doesn’t make sense.

But it was understandable enough.

Since they periodically embezzled money and sent it elsewhere, it’s right that it would be empty.

“What about goods?”

“We found some Spirit Pills, high-grade training resources, and weapons. We brought everything to the Branch Office, so you can check if you want.”

Seol Woon-hwi, who had been thinking about some of the contents written in the ledger for a moment, said casually.

“Among those Spirit Pills, are there Ice Heart Clear Spirit Pills, White Tiger Pure Essence Pills, Strong Body Pills, and White Jade Spirit Nourishing Pills?”

Cheon Pung thought for a moment and shook his head.

“Well, there are no Strong Body Pills or White Jade Spirit Nourishing Pills, but there’s one Ice Heart Clear Spirit Pill and two White Tiger Pure Essence Pills.”

“But high-grade training resources?”

“Yes. We found Pattern Grass and Ten Thousand Transformation Spirit Fruit.”

It goes without saying, but for martial artists, Spirit Pills are indispensable items.

They can be manufactured, some are made naturally, they’re generally expensive and hard to obtain, but their effects are permanent.

But as mentioned earlier, because they’re hard to obtain and expensive, not all martial artists can consume Spirit Pills.

That’s why training resources were created.

The stark difference from Spirit Pills is the price.

Training resources are cheaper compared to Spirit Pills, and while their effects are temporary, there are almost no side effects.

So most martial artists obtain and consume training resources. Some have them manufactured by pharmacists, and some go to reclusive god-like beings to get medicine.

Usually, general training resources only have effects on martial artists at the Smoke Qi Realm, but high-grade training resources are different.

They give great effects to martial artists at the Five Qi Toward Origin preparing to enter the Heaven and Earth Realm, and to martial artists at the Heaven and Earth Realm level.

“A guy who’s only at the Yang Guang Second Stage obtained top-grade training resources… What level did you say Bing Seol Geom Heun’s realm was?”

“Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown.”

“What about the sect leader of Ju-ryeong Sword Gate that Bing Seol Geom Heun belongs to?”

“Five Qi Toward Origin.”

“He entered closed-door training, right?”

“Yes.”

The picture roughly fits together.

“Cheon Pung.”

“Yes, Master.”

“Take the Spirit Pills and high-grade training resources I mentioned earlier to my quarters, and tell General Manager Seong to conduct classification work on the remaining items.”

“Yes. I will do so.”

Seol Woon-hwi’s gaze swept across all the branch office members.

It was truly a strange situation.

Among the branch office members who received Seol Woon-hwi’s gaze, some avoided his eyes as if they felt guilty, while others wore expressions as if they had resolved something.

Anyone could see it was odd.

Seol Woon-hwi smiled faintly.

“Everyone return.”

“Are you not returning, Branch Leader?”

“I have somewhere to stop by.”

“….”

“Let’s go.”

“Yes, sir!”

Woon-hwi turned around and began walking leisurely.

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The world of martial artists is ruthless.

Might makes right—in the world of martial artists, the strong’s words are law and the strong’s actions are order.

When it comes to distinguishing such strong individuals, there’s one criterion so obvious that most people wouldn’t even think to dispute it.

That is realm.

The Three Body Realms, which are the foundation and starting stage for martial artists; the Four Energy Training Realms, where one skillfully handles energy; the Four Heaven and Earth Realms, where one begins to open the upper energy center and manipulates natural energy; and the Five Realms of Martial God, where one handles Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.

Usually, all the renowned ‘strong individuals’ in the martial world without exception belong to the Five Realms of Martial God.

Among them, just reaching the first stage of Unity of Heaven and Man is sufficient to be treated as a strong individual, and if one ascends to the higher realms of Limitless Divine Manifestation, Dao Transformation Authority Truth, or Great Void Formlessness, they are revered wherever they go.

And the realm above that, the final stage of the Five Realms of Martial God called Primordial Sole Existence, is a realm that competes for supremacy under heaven, and from this current time until my death, and throughout the tens of thousands of years of Central Plains history, only about a hundred people have ever reached it.

Of course, those two hundred or so people are literally just the numbers ‘that I know of.’

There’s supposedly a realm called the Three Innate Realms that’s passed down only in legends, but I don’t know much about that realm either.

I’ve never ascended to it, nor have I ever seen anyone who has.

However, I have provoked them before.

Since their actions were so despicable, I burned down the Peach Garden, destroyed the Blood Stones that the Blood Cult was trying to offer them, and annihilated the Thunder Lightning Demon Sect that served as their lackeys.

To be honest, I did want to see them at least once. No matter what I tried, they never showed themselves.

It’s not that they don’t move directly—they cannot move.

That’s all I know about them.

Only those who received their orders ever moved, but anyway, I lived like a madman, and I’ll probably live like a madman in this life too.

Not having regrets is only from my perspective—to others, it would be full of incomprehensible actions.

There’s no reason to make them understand.

Like now.

I see a man before my eyes.

Around that man’s waist was wrapped a single belt.

It’s the symbol representing Il Gyeol-gae of the Beggar Sect.

Newly admitted disciples have no belts and are called Baek-ui-gae, and when they advance one level, they receive one belt to become Il Gyeol-gae, and when they advance again, they wrap one more to become I-gyeol-gae.

From Sam-gyeol-gae onward, they take charge of small branch offices, Sa-gyeol-gae become branch leaders of larger regions, and from O-gyeol-gae upward, they become deputy leaders managing multiple branches or protectors of those main branches, while Yuk-gyeol-gae manage multiple main branches, Chil-gyeol-gae serve as elders of the Beggar Sect headquarters, Pal-gyeol-gae are successors to the sect leader, and Gu-gyeol-gae represents the sect leader.

That’s right.

The Beggar Sect.

Those beggars, who could be called an information organization, wander all across the country, and Ten Thousand Year Snow Mountain was no exception.

The Beggar Sect’s Il Gyeol-gae, whose eyes lit up upon seeing me, asked.

“How did you come here?”

“Is there a branch leader inside?”

“The branch leader? Well, probably not.”

“Not there?”

“Yes, probably not.”

“Do you know who I am?”

The Il Gyeol-gae, who had been looking me over with strange eyes, smiled faintly.

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