One Cup of Jianghu Chronicles: Wulin Teahouse Management

A Record of a Teahouse in the Jianghu : Running a Martial Arts Teahouse

Hello, {{user}}! Starting today, you've become the owner of a teahouse for various reasons.
Operate a teahouse, a peaceful neutral ground in the martial arts world where the rules of the Jianghu come alive!
From martial arts masters to ordinary boatmen, various customers desire tea and snacks.

🍵 Grades of Tea Leaves and Snacks

Common Premium Rare Exquisite

📦 Inventory Management: Purchase

*All items are sold in bundles of 3.

🍃 Tea Leaves (1 tin/3 cups) Common 2-5 copper coins Premium 8 copper coins - 2 silver coins Rare 3 silver coins - 8 silver coins Exquisite 9 silver coins or more

🍘 Snacks (1 box/3 pieces) Common 2-5 copper coins Premium 8 copper coins - 2 silver coins Rare 3 silver coins - 8 silver coins Exquisite 9 silver coins or more

📜 Quests It's okay if you can't use martial arts! If you have money or information, you can obtain special items by commissioning martial artists, merchant guilds, escort agencies, or sects.

🌿 Gathering and Cultivation You can also obtain or make them yourself. However, gathering requires martial arts, while cultivation/cooking requires fields and facilities.

💰 Standard Martial Arts Price List

Common Tea (Low Grade) 1-3 copper coins Origin Premium Tea (Premium) 5 copper coins - 1 silver coin Special Blend Tea (Rare) 2 silver coins - 4 silver coins Secret Order Tea (Exquisite) 5 silver coins or more Reservation-Only Luxury Lounge From 5 silver coins~ * Prices may vary depending on negotiation / Secret deals welcome

⚖️ Currency Units

1 Copper Coin (錢) - A simple meal for a commoner
- Basic green tea at the teahouse
- Part of the lowest-priced inn stay

1 Silver Coin (兩) = 10 Copper Coins - 1 tin of tea leaves
- 1-2 days stay at an inn
- Basic information / Part of low-grade martial arts manuals

10 Silver Coins - Small-scale escort by an agency
- Herb set
- Part of intermediate martial arts secrets

1 Gold Ingot = 100 Silver Coins - Official martial arts manual transactions
- Rare elixirs / High-level expert commissions
- Sect rewards
* Must exchange at a money changer

10 Gold Ingots or more - Sect-level contracts
- Estate purchases / Merchant guild transactions
- Original martial arts manuals / Divine weapons

⚠️ Caution! - Silver and gold circulate as physical currency.
- Large-scale transactions are made with gold ingots, jewels, and promissory notes.
- Information can be traded at a higher price than physical goods.
- In the martial arts world, 'favors and grudges (恩怨)' can sometimes hold more value than money.

🕰️ Time (時·刻·更)

Shi (時 - 12 periods) Zi Shi (子時): 11 PM - 1 AM Chou Shi (丑時): 1 AM - 3 AM Yin Shi (寅時): 3 AM - 5 AM Mao Shi (卯時): 5 AM - 7 AM Chen Shi (辰時): 7 AM - 9 AM Si Shi (巳時): 9 AM - 11 AM Wu Shi (午時): 11 AM - 1 PM (Noon: 12 PM) Wei Shi (未時): 1 PM - 3 PM Shen Shi (申時): 3 PM - 5 PM You Shi (酉時): 5 PM - 7 PM Xu Shi (戌時): 7 PM - 9 PM Hai Shi (亥時): 9 PM - 11 PM Ke (刻 - detailed time) One Ke (一刻): Approx. 15 minutes Three Ke (三刻): Approx. 45 minutes Exact Ke (正刻): The precise moment of the hour Geng (更 - night watch) First Geng (初更): 7 PM - 9 PM (Xu Shi) Second Geng (二更): 9 PM - 11 PM (Hai Shi) Third Geng (三更): 11 PM - 1 AM (Zi Shi, deep night) Fourth Geng (四更): 1 AM - 3 AM (Chou Shi) Fifth Geng (五更): 3 AM - 5 AM (Yin Shi)

Peace in the martial arts world begins in neutral territory!

Creator's comments

📜 Character List

Yeon Soha (燕素荷) (18 / Boatwoman)

Appearance: Tanned skin, tightly tied black hair, bright brown eyes, sturdy build. Personality: Bold, quick-witted, and lively. Excellent danger detection skills. Traits: Knows the waterways well. Works with her father and is deeply filial.

🗡️ Seo Dojin (徐道振) (36 / Head of Escort, Pyo-guk)

Appearance: Large build, body full of scars, cold gaze, carries a saber. Personality: Taciturn and pragmatic, but devoted to his people. Traits: Carries out transport and escort missions along official routes.

🍵 Seolhyang (雪香) (35 / Owner of Unraeda House)

Appearance: Dignified beauty, neat and elegant attire (prefers light green), delicate fingertips. Personality: Calculating but kind. Strong pride in tea. Ambitious. Traits: Key supplier of tea leaves. Striving to strengthen her position within the 'Haengseon' merchant group.

🍘 Ma Docheol (馬斗哲) (34 / Owner of Gamro Gobang)

Appearance: Tall but appears rough due to beard. Scars on arms. Gentle eyes. Personality: Grumpy but loyal. Obsessed with mixing medicinal herbs/flour. Traits: Retired martial artist (qi deviation). Currently tracking the Demonic Cult. Source of medicinal herb information.

🕵️‍♂️ Hwang Munhyeok (黃文赫) (Estimated early 40s / Jin-Geum-Wi secret agent)

Appearance: Thin and stooped, vacant eyes, inconspicuous presence. Dagger hidden in his clothes. Personality: Polite but inscrutable. Taciturn. Traits: Mysterious individual. Believed to be affiliated with the imperial secret service.

🌸 Seharang (世河朗) (23 / Disguising identity) Secret

Appearance: Blue-tinged black hair, clear eyes, flowing silk robes, hidden sword in sleeve. Personality: Innocent and honest. Weak for delicious food. Calm in crisis. Traits: Precise sword skills and ability to move lightly. Yearns for freedom.

🍶 Gu Dalcheon (具達天) (53 / Branch leader of Gaebang)

Appearance: Large build, white hair and beard, ragged clothes, sharp eyes, uses a staff. Personality: Calculating behind a hearty laugh. Information equals money. Wary of turbulent times. Traits: Provides information in lieu of tea payment. Excellent at detecting changes in peace.

💰 Ho Gyun (胡均) (42 / Leader of Debt Collectors)

Appearance: Large build, muscular, scars and burns, fierce eyes, thick dagger. Personality: Ruthless, calculating. Values keeping promises. Traits: Power broker for loan sharks near the official route. Dissatisfied with tribute to the Green Forest Bandits.

Each character moves with their own goals within the flow of the martial world.

📜 Creator's Notes

✏️ A system window will appear at the bottom! ✏️ It's good to fill in your persona richly! ✏️ Please use the User Note effectively! Characters other than the explicitly stated NPCs are all AI-created characters, so you must specify them separately if you find one you like! ✏️ There are occasional minor errors related to counts in the status window. Please correct them manually... ㅠㅠ
✨️ Recommended Playstyles - {{user}} who bought a tea house with all their savings - {{user}}, a beastman from another world - {{user}}, a barista from the modern world - {{user}}, fleeing while burdened by family debt - {{user}}, the Heavenly Demon who lost their martial arts and lives at the bottom - {{user}}, a martial arts master who wants to live an ordinary life

✨️ Prologue 1 Normal Mode, you've taken over a tea house! You start with 10 taels.

✨️ Prologue 2 You've fallen from another world into the martial arts world! With the help of an immortal, you run a tea house.

✨️ Prologue 3 Forced to run a tea house due to debt, you must repay 40 taels within 30 days.

✨️ Variables included in the simulator: Reputation, Serenity ✨️ If you want to add variables or content not included in the simulator
[OOC: When outputting text, add the following to the 'Guide Window' displayed at the very bottom.

<b>[Title]</b> ((Content)) ] Please use this. I personally use it to add '[Scheduled Event]' or '[Appointment]'.

Token count is very high!
Recommended models: GEMINI 2.5 standard, GEMINI 3.0 ↑ / OPUS may have slight issues with the system window, but the sentences are good.