Chapter 243: Even a Ronin Has the Loyalty of a Ronin (16)
In truth, there was probably no real difference in intelligence between primitive pre-modern humans and modern humans.
But where the difference stood out was that modern people were far physically weaker than their ancestors.
In exchange, they had gained adaptability to tools.
At the very least, modern humans could get the hang of manipulating tools with a bit of fiddling.
The same went for Qing, who quickly grew familiar with the controls of the Lingering Oil Torture Rack that Cheon Yuhak had memorized through endless scoldings from his own master—
("You can't even memorize that? You're going to sever every tendon of your disciple one day, just you wait. Ah, Divine Thief, is this where your path ends? Sigh...") and so on.
Coming from a manufacturing background herself, Qing knew one basic rule when handling non-electric primitive machinery:
Never force anything.
If you remembered that, nothing would break.
Thanks to that, after turning, tightening, and fiddling with the controls, Qing was able to operate the rack quite skillfully.
Unfortunately, during her clumsy attempts, she accidentally broke three of Gyeong Damgan’s fingers—
bending each one backward without even giving him the courtesy of savoring the slow sensation of ligaments snapping.