Chapter 3 – Go to the Territory to have a look

The morning of the office, sunken into a kind of abnormally strange atmosphere.

Wang Bo does not pay attention to the colleagues’ gaze and discussion, he sit in front of the work-desk and tested a few times, understood this so-called [Core of Landlord] is what’s up, speaking of it this play-thing is quite intelligent, when he think for it to appear, white colored heart-shaped crystal like would from his chest belch out, then change into crystal sand table. When he think for it to go back, it would disappear at his chest.

Found out [Core of Landlord] appearing and disappearing rules, Wang Bo tries hard to make himself calms down, sorts out about this [Core of Landlord]’s information.

After these tests he is already sure, this is not an illusion, [Core of Landlord] does really exists, but only himself can see it, others can not see it.
Additionally under coincidentally he also found out, that crystal sand table can be expanded, as long as he want for it to become big, then it will according to ratio expand, as if using mouse’s scroll to control computer’s map to enlarge alike. But can not be shrunk, sand table’s smallest is a square meter area.
The question is, this thing where is it from?

Subconsciously, he first thought of game development department, but after he went asking for a while, game development department’s staff resolutely and decisively* said did not develop such a game.
(TN : resolute and decisively, the Author actually wrote 斩钉截铁 zhan3 ding1 jie2 tie3 that literally means cut off nails cut off iron, doesn’t makes much sense, but it is an idiom that means with resolute and decisive manner, so eat it)

In this regard they do not have a need to lie, Wang Bo return to the seat, continue to sort out this strange game.

Game development department said they did not develop this game, but he really truly played this game, and even the game right now is existing in his mobile phone, like this he went to request a leave, go back home to take the test phone, search for the culprit.
Got on the train, Wang Bo sat down, after that suddenly he thought of something, which is yesterday when registering for the game, game’s pop-up a dialog box which in it a line said territory population is ‘1’, remark behind it explained that this one person is Landlord Wang Bo.

The problem appeared here, at that time here feels something is wrong, but he does not realize that is what’s wrong. Actually what is wrong is very obvious —— he did not input his own name, how did this game know the registered person’s name is ‘Wang Bo’?!

Thinking about this, Wang Bo’s body once again appeared cold sweat, he feels himself encountered supernatural events……

It really is a supernatural events, got back to the rental room he searched for that black colored testing phone, clearly remembered leaving it on top of the desk, but made the table turn to bottom faced sky, even the needle for picking/poking callus is already found, but still did not found that palm-sized phone. (TN : palm as in palm-reading, not as in palm tree. It’s so hard to find a suitable word using my way of translating)
Confirmed that phone vanished, Wang Bo sensitively realized, wanting to solve this supernatural event he must go to that so-called territory for a look. He still remember when he register for the game, his pick of territory is New Zealand Otago area a place called day do not fall territory (日不落领 / ri4 bu4 luo4 ling3).

The reason for making this decision, is because he knows himself toward New Zealand have no knowledge* at all, more does he not know what Otago area and day do not fall territory, but just yesterday when he registered flashed a glance, this place’s name is deeply imprinted in his mind, the memory is clear, as if remembered it a few tens of thousands times!
(TN : he actually used 没有了解 mei2 you3 liao3 jie3, which 没有 means don’t have, 了解 means understand or comprehend)

This obviously violates common sense!

There are more violating common sense thing!
After getting [Core of Landlord], Old Wang found out his body’s quality really suddenly changed a lot, runs quick, jumps high, power is strong, strong endurance, recently he climb stairs do not breathe heavily face does not turn red, when toward japanese romance action movie trains wrist power the lasting power is extremely strong……
(TN : Any male over the age of 15 should know what the past part there means. Xixixixi. Heck, some even started at the age of 10, but just to be safe since some people did starts late)

Previously when he look at the game’s manual, on it said as long as you got [Core of Landlord], weak chicken can also change to Tyrannosaurus, meaning he right now is just a little bit like a human-shaped tyrannosaurus.

Say do it then do it, Wang Bo is an action-type of people, the remaining time of the day he start to search online about the documents that night to be handled and flight schedule for a trip to New Zealand, at night he sleeps, again it is bird language flower scented*, high mountain and old castle, one familiar yet strange dream……
(TN : might have mentioned it on chapter 2, but just to be sure. *鸟语花香 / niao3 yu3 hua1 xiang1 / Literally means bird language flower scent / meaning a scene lovely to ears and nose pleasuring the hearing and smelling sense)

After sunrise and waking up,

He first searched for a while [Core of Landlord]’s condition, the result this play-thing is still here, even more obedient than a pet dog, inside the heart a call and it directly appeared, making him incomparably egg-pain*.
(TN: Yes, doesn’t make sense, it doesn’t make sense in Chinese too. 无比蛋疼 / wu2 bi3 dan4 teng2 /first 2 word means incomparably or extremely, the last 2 word doesn’t make sense, egg-pain. Dan4 = egg, teng2 = could be pain could be dote)

The more egg-pain thing is, he just arrived at the office and was called by HR director to his office, on the old man’s face hanged a professional fake smile, openly and secretly, site knocking-ly and lean strikingly* indicate to say the company consider his current mental condition is not suitable for work, to let him give himself a holiday and rest for a while.
(TN: 旁敲侧击 / pang2 qiao1 ce4 ji1 / literally as above, suppose to mean in some very indirect wording or method)

Wang Bo understand HR director’s meaning, the company is intending to fire him, what is that let him rest for a while, give himself take a holiday, it is just an imposing royal generosity’s way of saying to discharge that’s all. But toward that he was already prepared, company’s effective profit is bad, earlier this year already started to lay off employee, this time he himself was considered to have mental illness, it just so happens that gives the HR department to cut him off with an excuse.

Anyway he intended to go to New Zealand for a trip, this way thankfully do not need to wrong himself, directly a smack to the table and said: “Okay, director Cao, no need to trouble you to exhaust your mind, I resign.”
After hearing his word, HR director’s smile actually changed to really mean it a little: “Then you go back to write resignation letter, in total you need to write three letter, for the company, for the general manager, and also for your director Huang.”

Actually toward this work, Wang Bo had long do not want to endure anymore, the company’s prospect is bleak, the team’s atmosphere is messy, the leadership has no action, the colleagues has infighting, [Core of Landlord]’s appearance is actually helping him make a decision.

Took out the stationery, he began to write the resignation letter, think a little he has to write three letter, then he simply use three section to write. For general manager’s resignation letter is: ‘Boss, if the company is a woman, if you do her like this then she would had died early.’

For company colleagues’ resignation letter is: ‘Sorry, guys, brother me want to go save the earth.’

For yellow-faced huang’s resignation letter is: ‘Director Huang, you’re having ‘big aunt’* came for too long, if it doesn’t go then i’ll go.’
(TN: ‘big aunt’ / 大姨妈 / da4 yi2 ma1 / in chinese is another way of saying PMS)

After checking a bit the three resignation letter felt like there is no problem, Wang Bo then deliver to HR director. HR direction initially would like to praise his working efficiency is high, but the result after looking his three resignation letter, face directly became green, frowned his eyebrow and with angry eyes said: “Little Wang, you wrote like this is it suitable?”

Wang Bo doesn’t even turn his head: “If it is not suitable you write one for me, how, the company put me a hard working old staff to cut off, I still have to be thankful with respect* and said thank lord’s grand generosity**?
(TN: a few commonly used idioms/phrase here.
*感恩戴德 / gan3 en1 dai4 de2 / gan3en1 is be thankful dai4de2 is with kindness or respect.
**谢主隆恩 / xie4 zhu3 long2 en1 / this is a phrase that is actually used in ancient china when people say thanks to their master/lord/king they say it using this phrase, it is used to show outmost respect while saying the thanks)

Hastily packed up from his work-desk his personal stuff, he went back to the rental room preparing to go to New Zealand.

New Zealand is a big tourism country, and also value China’s relationship, because of that applying for tourist visa is not difficult. Taking advantage of applying for visa, he went back to visit his parent a bit, and then said recently work is not very smooth, and want to go out to travel and relax his mind.

After graduation, Wang Bo work very hard, so hard working until almost a desperate state. The two old people always persuade him at work just do your best and it is enough, do not need to risk your life, so when they find out he want to go overseas to relax his mind, conveniently they did not obstruct him, just remind him to frequently call.

Before leaving, Wang Bo went to find his left at hometown to develop old buddy Zhong Da Bao (钟大宝 / zhong1 da4 bao3), not only drink alcohol communicate feelings, but also said his sustenance: “Old Zhong, this time buddy go to New Zealand do not know might happen something, if something happened to me, at home my dad and mom you have to take care of them a little.”
(TN: Sustenance / 寄托 / ji4 tuo1 / means to leave a word for someone else to take care of something in case the person talking encounter some fatal incident / can’t find a better word for it, so eat it)

Zhong da bao is a young person whose age similar with him, whose conduct is very loyal, hearing his word directly smack his chest and said: “You rest assured Old Wang, if you had any trouble, your dad and mom is my dad and mom, your wife——damn, you bastard still haven’t have a wife——Argh damn it is not right, you went to travel what trouble could happen? Hearing your tone of word, why does it sound like you are leaving a will before dying a solitary death?

This bastard loyal is loyal, but his brain is not very bright, using current popular word saying he is two*. But his way of conduct is simple and enthusiast, Wang Bo from small to big knowing this friend, with him is one of the most open hearted person.
(TN: In chinese popular saying, calling someone number two is saying that person is less in something, or lower in some way, in a crude way might even be similar to calling someone idiot in English language)

Wang Bo listening to his confused word laughed a sound, said: “Nothing, going overseas for travel, there would inevitably be accident. But also who know buddy me might also strike it rich, at that time certainly would not forget you……”

“Strike it rich? How do you strike it rich?” Zhong da bao straightly stared at him, suddenly he fiercely inhaled a mouth of cold air: “Damn it, Old Wang are you going overseas to do MLM*? Let me tell you, even though I’m silly I also know, MLM those kind of thing should not be touched!”
(TN: 传销 / chuan2 xiao1 / Multi-Level Marketing / is some kind of marketing scheme where you need to get other people to join the MLM game for you to earn profit, it had once boomed around asia as a scam scheme. There are still a few MLM group around and nowdays they just directly reject being called MLM and comes up with various kind of naming to keep on living)

After hearing these words, Wang Bo even to wry smile required strength is gone.

The tragic thing is, at that time at Zhong da bao’s home playing is his neighbor, and then very quickly him (TN: referring to Old Wang) wanting to go overseas to do MLM’s news just spread over the neighboring villages. Wang Bo like this completely can not stay at home anymore, can only bring forward his return journey.