▶ Start from the beginning ▷ Continue ▷ Recall from saved point
There was no reason to worry about what to choose. Seol-Hwi’s gaze went straight to the third option.
■ 95th year of the Heavenly Calendar, Chapter 2-1. Three choices presented by the Earth Demon □ 98th year of the Heavenly Calendar, last day of the first month, warrior training completed (Geum Man-jung's trust) □ 95th year of the Heavenly Calendar, Chapter 3-8. [Successful in becoming a Core Warrior] 1st year of Bonus Story
And then the second choice, the 98th year of the Heavenly Calendar, was selected.
Up until this point in time, Seol-Hwi had continued to complete his missions and had lived his life to the fullest every day. That’s why he wanted to go back to this period.
< Returning to ‘98th year of the Heavenly Calendar, last day of the first month, warrior training completed.’>
Seol-Hwi’s vision was obscured by a bright light. When it disappeared, he was standing in his room at the Demonic Sect.
By now, Seol-Hwi was quite familiar with this kind of situation. One moment, he’d be fighting for his life, and the next, everything would be calm and peaceful.
“It’s nighttime…”
Seol-Hwi muttered, while looking out the window. From what he remembered, this was when he had just gotten back from his warrior training.
< Combat power increased due to mastering White Light Body Demonic Martial Arts.> < Combat power increased due to mastering White Light Body Demonic Martial Arts.>
As expected, although his internal energy and health didn’t return with him, his awareness of his martial arts had increased, and so his current combat power did as well.
All of Seol-Hwi’s abilities were reflected in his status window.
Seol-Hwi [Hidden Truth command unit captain] Super master level Health: 1.2 million/ 1.2 million Internal energy: 2.4 million/ 2.4 million Combat power: 11.8 million Coin 2 [Two lives]
It’s a little less…?
Seol-Hwi recalled his memories from battle - the realization he had when fighting Mount Hua’s Gu Yeom, which raised the White Light Body Demonic Martial Arts up to the advanced level.
At that time, the AI had said that Seol-Hwi’s combat power was 12 million.
Ah, right. This was before I completed the mission.
Seol-Hwi seemed to understand why his combat power had decreased compared to before. It was the next month, not this one, when he finished his warrior training.
After going to talk with Jeokpa and officially resolving the mission request, he’d increase his combat power.
Seol-Hwi opened the door and went outside.
His life was one of constant struggle, only thinking about how to survive and get stronger. And it will still be the same in the future. If he doesn’t fight properly, the crisis will continue.
But at least right now, there was a comfortable place to live, and a space where he could rest.
“And…Who is the AI…?”
Seol-Hwi suddenly thought of the AI who lectured him angrily before his death.
The AI seemed to know all about the future. Not only did it tell Seol-Hwi the special abilities he could acquire, but also about events which had yet to happen.
So Seol-Hwi was curious.
Was the AI someone who had gone through a similar situation as him? Could it be that the AI was just a product of the system?
Or, was the AI someone who resisted the same curse that it lectured Seol-Hwi about?
I guess I’ll have to wait and see.
Seol-Hwi searched for his combat methods. There were some things that he wanted to check.
<Combat Method, Free>
It looked like he couldn’t use Turn-Based at the moment. He didn’t know why, but the system didn’t allow it.
Next, Seol-Hwi tried switching to AI.
It was because he remembered the AI saying he wouldn’t be able to summon it for a while.
<Seol-Hwi can not use AI Lv2.>
As expected…
There was no way to choose AI as a combat method.
After all, the AI did say that it’s impossible to summon it without first reaching Peak Demon level.
“I need to think about what else that guy said.”
Seol-Hwi recalled the AI’s previous words.
-Hey, you bastard! In order for this story to be as good as it can be, you need to develop your health and internal energy. Why didn’t you complete it in order?
Make sure to develop my health and internal energy…And resolve other people’s requests…
-A special skill which comes from raising the Flame Aggregating Demonic Martial arts to the advanced level.
Sura Exploding Flame Arts…
-What I am going to show you is the Supreme Wind God. It isn’t an easy ability to use, even after you learn it. The requirement isn’t combat power, but a certain amount of health and internal energy. Be sure to learn it. This is a skill which can be gained once the Four Peak Demonic Martial Arts hits intermediate level.
Another special skill, Supreme Wind God.
The AI spoke about these two, and said they’d be of great help in times of crisis.
“I need to change the way I practice…”
Seol-Hwi focused on what the AI said about health and internal energy. Until now, he had concentrated too much on combat power.
But the AI had emphasized health and internal energy for a reason. It was the essence, energy, and spirit of the body.
For example, Unified Elimination Demonic Martial Arts and White Light Body Demonic Martial Arts. Whether it was demonic martial arts or regular martial arts, the basics were in the spirit of one’s body.
Should I try it?
Seol-Hwi looked up at the sky, and a thought ran through his head. In his situation, it was difficult to know how to practice and train.
But there was something that just might have the answer.
<Combat Method, Simulation Lv2> <Analyzing Seol-Hwi’s martial arts...> <...> <Analysis complete.> <Which simulation would you like?>
To the last question, Seol-Hwi said what was on his mind. He decided to borrow the strength of the system to find the right solution.
“Tell me how to increase internal energy and health.”
<Analyzing...>
After a while…
<Found it!>
Seol-Hwi’s expression brightened when the words he waited for appeared. With this, Seol-Hwi could get stronger. He believed so.
Until he saw the results. 1
<Special Lecture Training that will definitely raise your health and internal energy within 6 months!> <Daily Routine> Run for 100 km (180 reps) Climb mountain (Full trip) 1947 m above sea level (360 reps) Four hours of cultivation under a waterfall Four hours of sitting on a stone wall and meditating
“Special lecture? What…?”
Seol-Hwi was speechless.
<Please set the schedule for 2nd month of 98th year (30/36)> ▷ Accept mission with subordinates [Receive Earth Demon’s mission] ▷ Schedule for the subordinates ▶ Receive mission ▷ Warrior Training
It was the dawn of a new day.
Seol-Hwi chose to receive a mission from Jeokpa, just like he did in the previous timeline.
<Will you move with your subordinates?> ▷ Together ▶ Alone
This too was the same as before.
[Jeokpa] “You're here. I have something I wanted to tell you.” [Jeokpa] “Oh! You already did the mission?”
And of course, the same dialogue.
Since it was a mission that had been completed during the warrior training, the mission ended.
<Geum Man-jung's mission has been resolved.> <3,000 gold… already paid!> <You can purchase or craft the equipment you want.> <Secret map (1/4)… already received!>
The money in Seol-Hwi’s toolbox, and the secret map, were not duplicated because he had previously received them from the system.
<Seol-Hwi will be rewarded appropriately.> <Health increased by 300k.> <Internal energy increased by 300k.> <Combat power increased by 1 million.>
Seol-Hwi increased his health, internal energy, and combat power. There was also something he had overlooked in his previous life.
[Geum Man-jung] “You're here! We have lots of good products in stock. What would you like to purchase?"
Last time, I passed over this because I thought I’d save the money for later, but now…
[Weapons] Willow Leaf Blade [For Imugi] 600 Gold Crescent Blade [For Yong Jin] 600 Gold Ancient Sword [For Jeok Song] 600 Gold Hook Scythe Spear [For Yorim] 600 Gold Ghost Arrow [For Seo Ryeong] 600 Gold
Weapons that cost exactly 3,000 gold in total.
Seol-Hwi bought all of them and completed his shopping.
<Imugi's combat power increased by 550k> <Yong Jin's combat power increased by 600k> <Jeok Song’s combat power increased by 750k> <Seo Ryeong’s combat power increased by 900k> <Yorim's combat power increased by 650k>
Seol-Hwi nodded in satisfaction after looking at the notifications in front of him. By purchasing the right weapons for his subordinates, their combat power had improved.
[Geum Man-jung] “Good. Call on us anytime. We'll be waiting."
The system’s version of Geum Man-jung disappeared.
<For 28 days, Seol-Hwi can freely choose what to do.>
Seol-Hwi immediately left to find the right place to train.
“Captain? What’s our destination?”
“Are we heading somewhere important?”
“Why did we take so much food?”
It was the beginning of the 3rd month in the 98th year of the Heavenly Calendar.
Seol-Hwi’s subordinates questioned him regarding the sudden reason for their journey to the Central Plains. But Seol-Hwi didn’t answer them.
They followed Seol-Hwi for a few days, until they arrived at an unknown village in Cheong Hae. Then, they were forced to hike up a steep mountain.
The subordinates later found out that this mountain was called Daetong Mountain, where cold wind blew from the west, and the Cheong Hae Lake was located under their feet.
It was so high that anyone going up the mountain would suffer from altitude sickness. Seol-Hwi had scoured the area during his free 28 days, and chose this mountain for him and his team to train their martial arts.
“Wow, the view here is amazing!”
Imugi, who was unloading the luggage on his shoulders, wiped his nose and looked at the lake on the other side.
Because they were currently at the top of the Daetong, the scenery of mountains, meadows and lakes stood out to him.
“Are you here just to relax?”
As Yong Jin spoke, Jeok Song, who was next to him, tapped him on the shoulder.
“Forget it. Anyway, isn’t that guy a little out of his mind?”
“True.”
“What did you say?!”
Imugi immediately became furious after hearing their words.
“Come on, the Captain’s going to tell us something. Everyone, gather over here.”
Yorim took the lead to round everyone up.
Seo Ryeong, who was watching from the side, shook her head at their antics, before joining the others.
“Listen carefully. Starting today, we will train here.”
“Huh? Train?”
“With the Captain too?”
Seol-Hwi’s subordinates were shocked. Normally, their training was done alone, so this was unexpected.
“That’s right. I will be training alongside you. For about half a year, we’ll be staying at this mountain.”
Seol-Hwi looked at his team carefully.
“This is special training that will raise your internal energy and health. We are here…”
He looked at each one of them and said,
“To create skills that can never be beaten by anyone else.”
Seol-Hwi was confident.
To raise the strength of himself and his subordinates, he’ll take full advantage of the Simulation.
