I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 69

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#Episode 69.
Jung Han-sung stood before the gate for a moment, blinking blankly before finally stepping forward.
As he walked toward the center, people bowed their heads respectfully upon seeing him, some offering formal greetings.
“Master!”
Baek-seol, who had been standing in the center issuing instructions to the people, wagged her tail and approached Jung Han-sung upon spotting him.
“Did you sleep well?”
“Yeah. I feel much better after resting.”
My body still felt somewhat sluggish, but it was far better than before I fell asleep.
Back then, I felt as though I might collapse at any moment.
“By the way, it seems like there are more people here than before?”
“Ah, the undead brought back some people they rescued a few hours ago!”
“Undead? They did?”
“Yes!”
Baek-seol nodded and explained in detail.
“Following your instructions, the undead continue to hunt in shifts. This time, the ones who went to attack the goblin tribe brought back people who were trapped there.”
“Ah, I see.”
Jung Han-sung nodded and looked to one side.
A group of people had gathered there, looking notably thin and in poor condition.
At least they were wearing clean clothes, which Baek-seol must have provided separately.
“Would you like to speak with them? I’ve been wondering what to do about their situation! Since we rescued them rather than them just visiting freely, they’re technically prisoners of war.”
“Well, I suppose we can just let those who want to leave go. For now, let’s talk to them.”
Jung Han-sung headed toward the group of rescued people along with Baek-seol.
They stared blankly at Jung Han-sung as he approached, but upon seeing Baek-seol standing beside him, they quickly got to their feet.
“Are you perhaps the lord of this territory?”
“Ah, yes. That’s correct.”
“Thank you so much! We were able to save our lives thanks to you!”
“Thank you!”
Immediately, countless expressions of gratitude came pouring in.
The first to speak was a middle-aged man who appeared somewhat older, and he continued speaking with a respectful demeanor.
“I’m not sure how to repay this debt of gratitude…”
“I’m not looking for any compensation. Please rest well and then return to your homes.”
I was already earning money and items in abundance, and I had no intention of taking anything from people who had been held captive by goblins. That would be like squeezing blood from a stone.
However, at my words, the man’s expression grew even more troubled.
“That’s… the thing is, we have nowhere to return to…”
“What? What do you mean by that?”
When Jung Han-sung asked in confusion, the middle-aged man answered carefully.
“Most of us were captured by goblins while searching for a new place to settle. That’s why we have nowhere to return to.”
The middle-aged man provided a detailed explanation.
They originally came from a village that didn’t belong to any territory, but when monsters suddenly swarmed in, they felt threatened and began relocating when they were attacked by goblins.
The fortunate part was that they were rescued just two days after being captured.
Thanks to that, aside from the initial assault, no one else has died.
“I see. So there’s no one who needs to return home?”
“That was the case when I asked earlier. Ah, but not all of them are part of our group.”
The middle-aged man said this while carefully pointing to one side.
There stood two people with a distinctly different atmosphere from the others.
Both had slightly reddened skin and a rough appearance about them.
They had been listening to the conversation, and when their eyes met mine, they spoke in calm voices.
“We are both blacksmiths.”
“Blacksmiths?”
“Yes. We were captured long ago, but we survived because we knew how to forge weapons.”
Complex emotions flickered in the eyes of the man speaking.
Well, it wasn’t as though I had any reason to blame them for making weapons for the goblins.
I surveyed all the rescued people before opening my mouth.
“I understand. Then I will accept all of you as residents of my Village. However, except for the children, everyone must work.”
“Really? Thank you so much!”
“Thank you!”
At my words, the people expressed their gratitude with visibly brightened faces.
Their reaction was so intense that even I was taken aback.
After they had calmed down somewhat, I told them to rest for now, then moved away and asked Baek-seol a question.
“Why are they so happy?”
“It’s probably because, aside from the blacksmiths, these people don’t have any special skills!”
“Special skills?”
“Yes! The people we hire separately all have ranks and established professions, right? That means they all possess abilities above a certain level.”
Baek-seol explained in detail about the people hired through the Employment Agency.
From what I heard, registration there isn’t something anyone can do—it requires a more complicated process than I’d expected.
Of course, those who are exceptionally talented can skip quite a bit of that process.
“By the way, whether to accept immigrants who come looking to settle in the Village is entirely up to you!”
“Ah, I see. But isn’t it advantageous to accept them now anyway?”
“Well, until we reach around 100 people, the more hands we have, the better!”
Once the Territory grows to a certain size, I’m not sure, but in the early stages, more manpower is always better.
Especially since these self-motivated immigrants don’t require me to pay them like hired employees do.
In return, the immigrants can’t immediately work as skillfully as hired employees, but that’s something we can teach them.
“Fine. Then, unless there’s a serious problem, let’s accept people up to around 100, and for the labor distribution… I’ll take a look at it myself.”
I had originally planned to leave the labor distribution to Baek-seol as well, but I changed my mind.
A good idea had occurred to me as we talked.
‘I think I saw a useful channel before.’
I opened my subscription list and checked the channels I had bookmarked separately.
[The Dance Leading to Bellaron’s Ruin]
[The Abyss’s Crafting Hour]
[The Demon Grand Duke’s Special Gourmet Lecture]
[There Are No Evil Undead in This World]
[Soul Food Recipe That Even Ancient Gods Approved Of]
I scrolled down through the channels.
Then the channel I had in mind appeared.
[Legendary Foreman Orko’s Intuitive Work Classification Method]
Why did this catch my eye?
Because of Orko’s background. This man is… well, a legendary laborer.
How legendary? He started as an ordinary worker and eventually built a palace where gods themselves reside.
‘And since the current Village work is almost pure labor aside from the medicinal herbs.’
It was perfectly suited to the situation.
Jung Han-sung didn’t hesitate long before consuming a Bronze Ticket to subscribe to the channel.
[You have subscribed to …’s channel]
[Subscription period is 12 hours]
The duration was quite generous.
Soon, I felt the subscribed channel taking effect.
An ability that didn’t exist before manifests. It feels like a new arm is sprouting.
At first it’s quite awkward, but after a little time passes, I adapt as if it had always been mine.
‘Let’s see.’
I slowly scanned the people before me.
Until just now I hadn’t thought much of it, but now the feeling was different.
For example, looking at one man who said he came to settle here, I had this thought.
‘Fundamentally, his frame is very broad and sturdy-looking. He’ll use strength well.’
A basic assessment of physical ability.
‘And clearly his endurance looks good too. He’d probably hold up well even doing mining in caves for long periods.’
And going further from there, even inferences about personality and characteristics.
Of course, it wasn’t just a simple guess—there were multiple reasons for such judgments.
The mana dwelling in the body, the movement of arms and legs, how the eyes are directed, and so on.
Observing and judging multiple factors comprehensively.
“Could you call over all the people who came to reside here, not the ones who were hired?”
“Yes!”
Baek-seol immediately called out loudly at my words, gathering the people.
The people rose from their places as if they’d been waiting and lined up in a single file before me and Baek-seol.
I waited for the people to line up, then spoke in a loud voice.
“First, I’ve decided to accept all those who wish to reside here! Of course, you all should understand that I can’t feed and house you for free. From now on, I’ll be distributing work assignments!”
Originally I was going to use formal speech, but following Baek-seol’s advice, I decided to use casual speech instead.
If the Territory’s owner used formal speech, it wouldn’t establish authority.
In any case, the people showed signs of joy at my words.
I scanned from the person standing at the very front and spoke.
“Logging.”
“Logging goes this way!”
Baek-seol guided me directly from beside me.
“Mining.”
“Logging.”
“Logging.”
For now, those suited for logging and mining were the most numerous.
Among those who had come to settle of their own accord, many were physically robust.
“Hmm. Do you have anything you’re confident about?”
“Ah! Well, I’ve cut a lot of wood for firewood!”
“Good. Logging.”
Those who appeared to have aptitude in multiple fields were questioned separately. And among them, some mentioned work different from the existing classifications.
“I know how to weave cloth!”
“Weave cloth? So like a weaver?”
“Yes!”
“Hmm. Then let’s put you in weaving for now.”
“Thank you!”
After that, I added a few more people to the weaving division as well.
Since there were those who knew how, those who didn’t could learn under them.
Distributing the new people to appropriate tasks took less than ten minutes.
It was all thanks to my subscribed ability.
“Nine in mining. Ten in logging. Three in herb gathering. Six in weaving. And finally, four in the blacksmith. Total of 32 people!”
32 people.
My population had suddenly increased significantly.
Considering that each of them represented labor, it was a very satisfying change.
“Good. This should be enough, right?”
“Yes! And you should also look into buildings, merchants, and additional personnel!”
“Right. Everything must have been updated.”
I thought I was done with everything, but I wasn’t.
Still, since managing the Territory was also very important work, I carefully handled all remaining tasks together with Baek-seol.
By the time we finished, nearly an hour had passed.
This was only manageable because Baek-seol handled most of the work; otherwise, an hour wouldn’t have been nearly enough.
‘It would be nice to have more people properly managing the Territory.’
I thought of two people.
Maria and Cho Cheon-woong.
If both joined the Territory, they would be quite helpful.
Once they joined and merged their cores, they could receive various permissions that currently only I could control.
Of course, the core functions would still be limited to me.
Anyway.
“Then I’ll rest for a bit and go out somewhere.”
“Will you be climbing?”
“No, I need to go out again later, so I’ll do the climbing after that.”
Jung Han-sung opened his inventory and carefully withdrew something.
It was a gift from the Heavenly Demon—the key to the Demon Heart Pavilion.
“I should use this.”
After recovering my body further through cultivation, I planned to visit the Demon Heart Pavilion first.
‘What could possibly be inside?’
Given that the Heavenly Demon himself had given it, it was certainly no ordinary gift.
Jung Han-sung gazed down at the key, his eyes gleaming with anticipation.

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