I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 115

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

#Chapter 115.
This was another development I hadn’t anticipated.
“An introduction?”
“Yes.”
Maria spoke with an impassive expression.
“They are capable individuals. Of course, the decision to meet them or not rests entirely with you, Jung Han-sung.”
At her words, Jung Han-sung narrowed his brow for a moment before speaking.
“When you say introduction, what exactly do you mean? Are you hoping I’ll meet them and recruit them into my Territory?”
“No. I’m merely offering to introduce them, nothing more.”
Maria seemed to think her explanation was insufficient, so this time she elaborated further.
“To be precise, think of it as me showing you a list of individuals who possess useful and valuable abilities. If you find someone among them you’re interested in, I can arrange an introduction.”
In other words, she was offering to provide a roster of people much like how the Mercenary Office displays recruitment candidates.
It sounded quite reasonable, but I couldn’t help but ask another question.
“Why?”
“Because it would contribute to the development of your Territory.”
Maria’s answer was straightforward.
“These are individuals unaffiliated with any Major Guild. I’ve been gathering information about such people since long before I contracted with you.”
“In preparation for eventually going independent?”
“Precisely. To be honest, even if I hadn’t met you, I would have left the Guild and struck out on my own.”
At that, Jung Han-sung nodded.
In truth, I had already sensed that Maria wished to escape the Guild’s influence.
The talk of investing in my potential and seeing my promise was certainly true and a significant reason, but beneath it all lay a fundamental desire to leave the Guild.
There was no need to pry into such personal matters.
“What sort of people are they?”
“For now, I can introduce you to approximately three individuals.”
Maria held up three fingers as she spoke.
“First is Ervan. He’s widely known as an alchemist.”
“An alchemist?”
“Yes. He’s awakened abilities in that field entirely, and he’s quite skilled at producing high-quality potions.”
“Wouldn’t the Major Guilds normally snap up someone like that immediately?”
Valuable production specialists like potion makers are treated with even greater regard than combat specialists in some respects.
Mediocre combat specialists might not significantly alter a guild’s fighting strength when recruited, but production specialists can benefit an entire guild’s operations.
Maria answered Jung Han-sung’s question simply.
“He’s received multiple recruitment offers, but rejected them all.”
“Why?”
“He found the prospect of becoming a potion factory within a Major Guild distasteful. To produce potions for use by such a massive organization, he’d spend nearly the entire day crafting the same varieties.”
It was a reasonable concern, though it was true that certain potion types saw the most use.
Wound recovery and mana recovery. Those two. Nothing proves more useful when climbing The Tower.
Maria continued speaking.
“Next, the second is….”
And so she introduced the third person before finally closing her mouth.
Jung Han-sung pondered the three people Maria had mentioned before speaking.
“If we’re recruiting, the first one—Ervan—seems like the best choice. I’ve been interested in potions for a while now.”
My Territory borders a Forest where various herbs grow naturally. I’ve been continuously considering how to utilize those herbs.
I’ve been gradually finding methods with the talented people I’ve recruited, but there’s still room for improvement.
Maria nodded in agreement and spoke.
“I recommended him precisely because of that characteristic of having an herb forest nearby. Ervan would be interested in that as well. If you’d like, I’ll arrange a meeting right away.”
“Good. Then please do that. Oh, and I’d like to meet the third person too.”
“Understood. Since they have a Workshop in the Neutral Zone, I’ll just confirm whether they’re operating when you visit.”
“Sounds good. Let’s do it that way.”
“Yes. Then I’ll contact them right away.”
The two of them rose from their seats after concluding their conversation.
Maria went to help Baek-seol with her work, while I headed to my home, lost in thought.
‘Recruitment.’
I hadn’t been planning to recruit anyone immediately, but hearing about the people Maria mentioned was quite tempting.
If they had mediocre combat abilities, I would have refused outright, but the people Maria spoke of were all individuals who could genuinely benefit my Territory and myself.
Maria likely understood that and carefully selected those who would be helpful before mentioning them.
‘I made a good decision recruiting Maria.’
I glanced back at Maria before entering my home, thinking this.
I had decided to recruit her for her talents, but it seemed she would prove even more valuable than I’d anticipated.
Whoosh—
With such thoughts, I returned home.
The moment I stepped inside, I spoke to Onyx.
“So, tell me. How did you suddenly remember the method to break the seal?”
At that question, Onyx poked his head out from his armor and answered.
―To be precise, I remembered it after consuming that Altar. It was as if sealed or forgotten memories were being unlocked.
“So it wasn’t coincidence.”
―It seems that way.
Onyx flicked his tongue and opened his mouth again.
―It’s not like I’m consuming Divinity or anything like that. Just having traces of it clinging to something is sufficient.
“Hmm. Can you directly observe and distinguish it yourself?”
―Of course.
“Then tell me whenever you see something like that. I’ll give it to you unless it’s absolutely necessary.”
―Thank you! Master!
At my words, Onyx shook his head happily before speaking again.
―Oh, and I thought of one way to utilize the Divinity.
“What? What is it?”
―Injecting that Divinity into the armor I’m dwelling in.
At Onyx’s words, I narrowed my eyes and looked at him again.
Seeing him keep spouting suspicious suggestions, I wondered if I should subject him to inventory confinement as punishment.
At that, Onyx hastily opened his mouth.
―I’m not asking you to hand over Divinity itself! It’s the same as consuming mana! Once consumed, it recovers over time!
“Divinity works the same way?”
―Exactly! Divinity cannot be transferred or moved freely unless you kill someone and absorb it from them.
Just like when you cast a healing spell on someone using mana—the mana consumed by the spell doesn’t transfer to them.
Similarly, consuming my Divinity doesn’t make it yours.
…This was Onyx’s argument.
―If you’re still suspicious, I’ll make a vow! I, Onyx, will never covet my master’s Divinity!
Onyx cried out like that, clearly feeling wronged.
Only then did Jung Han-sung calm his suspicions somewhat and speak.
“So if I use my Divinity on you now, you can unlock new abilities?”
―Not yet. Once my power recovers a bit more or my master’s Divinity increases, it should become possible.
“What, so it’s useless right now?”
―Still, shouldn’t I inform my master in advance?
At Onyx’s words, Jung Han-sung nodded. Well, there was no harm in knowing beforehand.
“Alright. I’ll keep that in mind. Anything else you need to say?”
―Nothing for now.
The conversation ended faster than expected.
Jung Han-sung acknowledged and then looked around inside Han-sung’s Home.
The egg was safely in one corner. Nothing particularly special beyond that. Arzka was probably preparing well in the Unique Space.
‘I should explore the Village a bit more.’
I had considered climbing The Tower further, but since I was already here in my Territory, it seemed better to explore this place more thoroughly.
I understood the current situation from Baek-seol’s reports whenever I visited the Territory, but seeing and confirming things with my own eyes was a different matter entirely.
Jung Han-sung opened the door and stepped back outside.
Since Baek-seol and Maria seemed to be earnestly discussing work matters on one side, Jung Han-sung didn’t disturb them and began wandering slowly through the Village.
“Greetings!”
The first place he visited was the Mana Stone Mine.
When Jung Han-sung suddenly appeared, the miners working there were startled and bowed their heads to him.
He nodded with a smile and asked a question.
“Is everything comfortable for everyone? Are you satisfied with the work?”
“Yes! Not at all, sir!”
“If anything, the working hours are so short that we wonder if we should even be working this much!”
The miners said so while pointing to one side.
“Those friends over there do such excellent work!”
Those friends referred to the undead. Yes, undead had been deployed to this mine as well.
Jung Han-sung let out an awkward laugh and asked.
“Doesn’t it feel uncomfortable working with undead?”
At that question, the miners hesitated for a moment, but when Jung Han-sung told them to speak freely since it was fine, they carefully opened their mouths.
“At first, it felt unsettling…. But not anymore.”
“That’s right. They work quietly and steadily, and it’s reassuring too.”
“That’s a relief.”
From the way he spoke, it didn’t seem like he was lying.
When I first deployed the undead for the village’s security and labor, there had been considerable resistance.
After all, an instinctive aversion to the undead was unavoidable.
But now they seemed to have integrated quite naturally.
“Isn’t it true that thanks to the undead, we’re able to live more comfortably than anything else?”
As one of the miners had said, the undead were indeed enriching their lives.
“If anything becomes inconvenient or if you need something, just let me know.”
“Yes!”
“Take care of yourselves!”
Jung Han-sung left the Mine and visited several other places one by one.
“Inconvenient? My lord saved our lives!”
“I’m sorry we can’t be of more help! That’s why we’re training hard!”
The next place I visited was the Blacksmith.
It was primarily staffed by those rescued from the goblins, and they were far more loyal to me than those at the Mine.
After all, I was their lifesaver.
The Blacksmith still wasn’t capable of producing proper weapons, but it was managing by handling the production and repair of farming tools that could be made immediately.
“Good. Then I’ll be cheering you on.”
“Yes!”
“We’ll do our best!”
Though somewhat burdensome, seeing those I’d rescued doing well gave me a sense of satisfaction.
The next place I visited was the Herb Workshop.
To be precise, it was a storage room combined with a workshop, where Lila, an herbalist, and Brisa, a potion maker, were working together to manage it.
“My lord!”
Lila must have been in the Forest, as only Brisa was inside.
“Everything going well?”
“Yes! Oh, this is a salve we recently developed! When applied to the skin, even simple scratches heal quickly!”
As Brisa said this, she held up a viscous black liquid in her hand.
Despite its appearance, the scent was surprisingly pleasant. Moreover, its effectiveness in treating wounds was certainly a good thing.
“Oh, that’s excellent.”
“Hehe, I’m developing it diligently!”
As far as I knew, Brisa hadn’t formally studied anything professionally—she’d only picked up a few things while working as an herbalist.
But I held her talent in high regard.
‘When you look at it carefully, she’s quite the hidden genius.’
This salve and several other things she’d developed through her own research proved it.
If Brisa could only gain professional knowledge, she would certainly become a great asset.
That’s why I’d arranged to obtain alchemy and herbalism texts for her.
‘If I manage to recruit an alchemist this time, it would benefit Brisa as well.’
I was also planning to meet with an alchemist.
Jung Han-sung smiled and nodded, then chatted a bit more before leaving that place as well.
Next, Jung Han-sung made his way to a relatively newly constructed building.
Click, click―.
Upon entering, he heard the sound of some mechanical apparatus at work.
“Ah, my lord!”
A woman seated before what resembled a loom turned toward Jung Han-sung and greeted him. At that, everyone nearby immediately rose from their seats and bowed.
Jung Han-sung nodded and, glancing to one side, spoke.
“Is that the fabric in question?”
“Yes! We’ve had finished products since two days ago.”
There lay bolts of cloth that appeared remarkably soft to the eye.
This was the workshop where the Weaver and her subordinates labored. And these fabrics were of considerable importance.
Woven from the peculiar plant discovered in the Forest, this cloth held the potential to become a specialty product of the Territory.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————