Who are you calling a stable boy?!

Who are you calling the stable boy?! Author: Ibuki Piao

GM: I just saw in the chat group that you've prepared new character cards for tabletop RPGs? Here, let me see them. What's the character design this time?

Zheng Jing: I am the first disciple of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King of the Water Curtain Cave of Flower Fruit Mountain, the special envoy appointed by the Buddha, the Jade Emperor, and Guanyin Bodhisattva to retrieve the scriptures from the West!

GM: Oh, who is it? It's the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses—

"Who are you calling '弼马温' (Bima Wen, a lowly stable boy)?"

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The planned worlds include: Demon Slayer, Arknights, Type-Moon, Kamen Rider, Magical Girl, Zero no Tsukaima, Bleach, Naruto, Ainz Ooal Gown...

Volume 1

Chapter 1: Who are you calling the stable boy?!

[Recommendation eligibility confirmed, version information being entered...]

[At the request of the recommender, the version of this panel has been confirmed as: Tianwu]

[Version information is as follows: 1. Dungeon function is now available. 2. Exchange of local source creature items is now available. 3. Attribute enhancement function is now disabled, and the Heavenly Martial Forge function is now available. 4. Main quests and mandatory quests are now disabled...]

[Welcome to the courtyard, player Zheng Jing.]

So, I'm stuck with the protagonist's script from an infinite multiverse novel?

That would be a pleasant surprise.

Sitting cross-legged on a futon, Zheng Jing crossed his arms and looked serious.

Zheng Jing, 24 years old, is a student.

To be precise, they are college students who are about to graduate.

Logically, at this point, he should be like most of his classmates, contemplating whether to find a job or rack his brains to solve problems, while also struggling with his graduation thesis and internship report with his professor and DS teacher.

Instead of returning from the hospital, closing the gates of one's own old temple, sitting alone on a prayer mat in the main hall, staring blankly at the [historical records] that only one can see.

Okay, Zheng Jing admits that when he first woke up in the hospital bed and saw these things, he genuinely thought something was wrong with his head. He almost hugged the young and pretty nurse next to him and swore that he would never do anything abstract again.

But after repeatedly confirming that this thing that looked like a system could only be seen by himself, Zheng Jing still resolutely decided to save this reliable middle-aged man, whose hard work was evident from his hairstyle, from his concern for the doctor.

It also helps to lighten the burden on my not-so-rich wallet.

There's nothing I can do. I don't even know if I'll remember that jerk this month. Plus, there was that accident during the Monkey King movie shoot, so my activity budget for this month is probably...

"Snapped!"

Zheng Jing raised his hand and slapped his thigh with a crisp sound.

Just thinking about it makes him furious again!

Unlike most of his classmates, Zheng Jing doesn't need to worry about employment if he wants to.

Because there is a real family business for him to inherit.

The full name of the Great Sage Temple is the Temple of the Monkey King of Flower and Fruit Mountain, also known as the Temple of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, the Victorious Fighting Buddha.

This temple, which is said to have a long history, is one of the so-called eighteen scenic spots in Liquan City, the hometown of Zheng Jing. Although it is not as famous or popular as the other temples in the eighteen scenic spots due to the difference in building scale, it is still a key cultural relic protection unit.

Before Zheng Jing came of age, his adoptive mother was in charge of everything inside and outside the Great Sage Temple.

After Zheng Jing came of age, his adoptive mother, who always referred to herself as "Old Mother," revealed her true colors. After seeing him off on the high-speed train to university, she disappeared somewhere, laughing and having fun. Only the letters during holidays and the occasional video calls and phone calls that came with living expenses proved that she was just traveling around the world and had not really disappeared.

According to her instructions before she left, her good son Zheng Jing would inherit her mantle and be responsible for managing all affairs of the Great Sage Temple.

Zheng Jing really couldn't figure out just how much influence his mother had in the local area that the tourism bureau would actually entrust these tasks to someone like him who had just started college.

They are truly one who dares to speak and the other who dares to act.

Fortunately, over the years, Zheng Jingben has learned to do and helped with many affairs inside and outside the Great Sage Temple.

This naturally includes the annual Dasheng Opera performance at the Dasheng Temple.

The so-called "Great Sage Opera" is simply a sacrificial ritual in which the temple keeper dresses up as the Great Sage to thank him for protecting the region with good weather and abundant harvests throughout the year, and to invite him to descend to earth and share the joy with the people.

Because of its highly interactive nature, after the Dasheng Temple was officially listed as one of the eighteen scenic spots, this ceremony, which was originally mostly a gathering of neighbors for enjoyment, has become one of the key attractions driving the development of local tourism.

If we're really talking about "inheritance," then the skills of the Monkey King performance are indeed a unique art.

Zheng Jing started learning this unique skill from his mother when he was eight years old.

Therefore, since he took over the Dasheng Temple, the Dasheng opera has never gone wrong in the years.

...until today.

As a ritual for the enjoyment of the people, the Great Sage Opera doesn't actually have many rules, but there is one, or rather only one, rule that Zheng Jing's mother repeatedly emphasized he must abide by, from the very first time he learned the Great Sage Opera.

That is, once you impersonate the Great Sage and ask him to borrow your body to descend to the mortal world, you must not speak to anyone until you respectfully send him off from the mortal realm.

Zheng Jing didn't know why there was this rule, and his mother had never explained the reason, but over the years, he had never broken it.

...until today.

The Great Sage performance usually lasts for nearly two hours, during which the performers will parade around the temple in a manner similar to a street procession, interacting with people.

Today was the same as always, everything was the same.

As Zheng Jing walked through a certain block, he heard these words:

"Here comes the brothers! Look who's here? The stable boy!"

"Who are you calling '弼马温' (Bima Wen, a lowly stable boy)?"

Zheng Jing felt that he had blurted it out, as if someone had taken over his body and shouted it out decisively.

Then everything went black.

When he woke up again, he was already in the hospital.

His friend took him to the hospital. According to his friend, after he shouted that, someone in the crowd fell to the ground with a thud. Apparently, it was a popular internet celebrity on Douyin, so the street parade was inevitably affected.

The reason he was taken to the hospital was because after returning to the temple from his street patrol, his friend was about to help him put away the Monkey King costume and remove his makeup when he suddenly collapsed to the ground...

Zheng Jing scratched his cheek.

In junior high school, my homeroom teacher always said that the high school entrance exam was a turning point in life.

During the college entrance examination, the homeroom teacher always said that the college entrance examination is a turning point in life.

In college, my class advisor stopped talking about it.

The new counselor said that graduating with a bachelor's degree is a turning point in life.

But Zheng Jing realized that today might be a turning point in his life.

He just felt like he was getting lost at a crossroads in his life...

Shaking his head, Zheng Jing refocused his attention on the so-called courtyard player panel in front of him.

Now that things have come to this, let's take a look at the cheat we just got.

With this focused attention, Zheng Jing saw several options.

Personal panel.

Tianwu Furnace.

Copy.

Backpack.

Item exchange.

Courtyard Exchange.

He directly opened his personal panel.

Name: Zheng Jing

Class: Monk (LV1)

Vital status: In good condition

Power: 12

Agility: 12

Physical condition: 12

Intelligence: 12

Charisma: 12

Perception: 12

Professional skills

Combo (white): When attacking with bare hands, the attack becomes faster.

Unarmed Attacks (White): All your unarmed attacks will receive an additional damage bonus, including but not limited to attacks launched from body parts such as fists, elbows, knees, feet, and heads.

Martial arts: None.

Courtyard comment: How can someone be so incompetent even in this kind of world? There's definitely something to say about this dark-skinned PE student.

Who are you calling dark-skinned?

No, is your courtyard proper?

Scratching his cheek, Zheng Jing looked away from the comments and wondered what other surprises the other features might bring him.

Chapter Two: Hehe, I want to savor every bite!

First is this [Heavenly Martial Furnace].

As soon as Zheng Jing clicked on it, a small window immediately appeared in front of him.

Wow, awesome, it even comes with a beginner's tutorial.

That's very thoughtful.

In simple terms, the Heavenly Martial Furnace allows you to place martial arts techniques into it and then cultivate, refine, and strengthen them by adding suitable firewood.

According to this beginner's tutorial, cultivation is the most basic function of the [Heavenly Martial Furnace]. As long as there is enough [firewood], even the most difficult [martial arts] can be mastered in one go and proven forever.

The main theme is breaking into the Bodhi Gate at night, and mastering true skills quickly.

The deduction and enhancement functions are quite unique.

The Heavenly Martial Furnace can refine the martial arts skills placed within it, extracting their characteristics into various attributes.

Zheng Jing can not only improve the quality of these attributes by burning firewood and strengthen existing martial arts, but he can also combine these attributes to forge entirely new martial arts.

—See, isn't it quite unique?

If he were to switch to some high-fantasy martial arts world, Zheng Jing felt he could now start looking for a famous martial arts school to serve as a training ground, preparing to remain silent until he made a name for himself.

Unfortunately, after twenty-four years of life, Zheng Jing was convinced that the world he lived in was not even close to having high-level martial arts, let alone low-level ones.

Young man, let me tell you, the best way to take someone down is with a pistol.

As the saying goes: "Ten years to hone a sword, a smile to face the Marines, the foreigners are the ones who answer the question."

Whether you believe it or not, the idea of ​​divine protection is nonexistent in this world.

In modern society, how can one become a grandmaster if they have a gun but don't use martial arts skills?

...Probably not.

Zheng Jing scratched his cheek.

To be honest, now that even the system panel is here, he really doesn't dare to draw any conclusions.

Could it be that there's some kind of urban fantasy script waiting for him?

Well, if it really exists, then so be it.

He's already opened it, why bother with this and that?

If you have a cheat code but don't put in the hard work, how can you become a grandmaster?

Since we've gone this far, can't the tutorial at least give me a beginner's gift pack or something?