Laborer Mr. Kim Reaps Sweet Rewards with Auto-Hunting - Chapter 11

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Episode 011

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[Commission]

Seeking a Hunter capable of clearing a D-rank Dungeon in Hwacheon County, Gangwon Province.
– Management Bureau
Looking for someone to gather 5 Sharp Wolf Fangs. Paying well.
– Anonymous
Gyeongnam, Goseong. Urgently seeking personnel for C-rank Dungeon.
– Management Bureau
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Most of the commissions were from the Management Bureau.
Private commissions came up only occasionally.

“There sure are a lot about Dungeon clears. Not bad, actually.”

If I were to take one, how would the process work?
Curious, I decided to look it up.
I picked up my smartphone and searched.

[No Results]

Hmm?
Nothing came up.

“Well… I didn’t even know Awakener Net existed until recently.”

Awakener Net was a community for Hunters.
Ordinary people?
They knew nothing about it.
Most of them barely knew it existed.
So where was I supposed to look….
Oh.

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[Free Board]

Just Awakened yesterday, anyone got tips? Drop knowledge before you go
Why You Should Join a Guild
How much are they paying for C-rank Dungeon clears these days? The Management Bureau called me lol
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The moment I opened it, the board was packed with content only Hunters would understand.
This was it!
There were conversations, questions, discussions.

“Oh.”

There was a search function too.
I searched immediately.
A bunch of results came up….
I picked one and tapped it.

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Awakener Net Usage Guide A to Z for Beginners

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Next up: the Commission Board.

This one’s straightforward.
You can pretty much figure it out just by looking at it — the interface is that intuitive.
Self-explanatory.
Find the commission you want, accept it.
Clear the Dungeon, hit complete, and your reward posts immediately.
Easy, right?

The best part about Awakener Net? Perfect anonymity is guaranteed.
Dungeon commissions are mostly through the Management Bureau anyway, so they have to use their real names — but we don’t.
There are times when you want to acquire items quietly.

The system itself isn’t managed by people, so unless you expose yourself, nobody knows a thing.
So don’t worry. Use it freely.

Oh.
And remember — whether it’s the Commission Board or the Item Trading Board, everything goes through your Inventory, so check it first.
If there’s no space, it just vanishes.
I learned that the hard way….
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– Anonymity’s really guaranteed? Wouldn’t the admins expose everything if they wanted to? lol
└ It’s system-managed like the Tower of Chaos or the Status Window — where would admins even come into it;;;
– Why didn’t you tell me this sooner 😭 I saw this late and wasted a Magic Stone — who do I contact about it
└ Contact? Just ㅋㅋㅋ open your Status Window and file a report or whatever lol
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Okay.
I’ve got the gist.
So.

“Just watch my Inventory space and accept commissions.”

Let me check, then.
Inventory’s got plenty of room.
Commissions?

“If I’m going to take one, Dungeon clears probably are the best bet.”

Countless commissions posted under the Management Bureau’s name.
I scan through them quickly.
Most of them are Dungeons with not much time left on their clear deadlines.
When I tap the location,
it links straight to Awakener Net’s [Dungeon Information] page.
The regions vary.
What about the rewards?

“Oh, not bad at all.”

Dungeon Clear rewards?
Of course it’s mine.
They even throw in a bonus on top.
Low-grade Magic Stones, Potions, all sorts of consumables.
Not that I’d use them directly.
I can always collect them and sell them later.
Looking at the item trading boards, there seems to be decent demand for this stuff.
Sweet deal.

“The real question is whether the Workforce Management Office will recognize commissions taken from here….

Well, that’s simple enough.
I’ll find out when I try.
Might as well test it right now.

[Daily Remaining Summon Count: 3]

I used one meeting with the Management Bureau employee and clearing an F-rank Dungeon.
That’s all I’ve used so far.
So I have three Worker Summons left for today.
A test run or two should be enough.

“Is there something with reasonable difficulty and close by?”

I searched, and found something.

A D-rank Dungeon has appeared in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province. Seeking a Hunter who can clear it urgently.
– Management Bureau

This isn’t bad at all.
The location’s right next door.
I’ve already registered as a Hunter anyway.
There’s no problem with going and clearing it myself.
Might as well head over.

“I should go before it gets any later.”

After leaving work and clearing a dungeon, by the time I got back.
It’s already night.
Much longer and it’ll be dawn.
That’d mess with tomorrow’s commute.
Going back out is incredibly annoying.
But work is work.

“Ugh, let’s go….”

I stood up to open the door, then hesitated.
Wait.
What did that Management Bureau employee say yesterday?

‘Recently we’ve been getting continuous complaints. Dungeons clearing suddenly when no one’s around, just like now.’

Hmm.
Siheung is….
Could Worker Dispatch handle that too?
Let me check first.

[D-rank Dungeon, Mad Wolf Den]

It’s a dungeon the Management Bureau commissioned….
Is it on the Worker Dispatch available list?

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Available Dungeons for Dispatch

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15. Crazed Wolf Den – D-rank
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There it is!
The location doesn’t show in the dispatch list, but.
Same name, same rank.
If that’s the case….

“Confirmed. I have to test this, don’t I?”

First, I’ll accept the commission from Awakener Net.
And then.
Check the Workforce Management Office tab.

[Commission]
1. D-rank Dungeon, Crazed Wolf Den – Clear

Okay.
It shows up on the list.
This way I can earn Commission Points from Awakener Net commissions too.
Now I need to summon the workers.
First, I’ll head up to the rooftop.

[Fixed Team Summoning]
– Arthur (Advanced)

“Wasser, Watter!”
“Uh. Hold on a sec. I’ll call the others. I need to train them first before sending them out.”
“Training? Wasser knows. You make weak ones strong like good ones!”

Well, Arthur.
He’s not even human to begin with — how can you train him like one?
But anyway….
Let me just summon whoever first.

“Worker Dispatch.”

Flash!
Light blazed across the rooftop.

“Weak one, come?”

Squelch.

Nothing there.
Wait — there it is.
Slime.

“Huh….”

Squelch, squelch.

Yeah….
Glad to see you too….

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A Worker for daily life tasks: Slime.
Specialty?
Cleaning.
It finished in a flash and clocked out.

“Sparkling!”

Two summons left….
Seeing Slime just now made me suddenly exhausted.
This won’t do.
It’s quite wasteful, sure.
Better just push through and finish up.

“Let’s go, Arthur.”
“Roger that, heading out. Tower again?”
“Nope, not today. Somewhere else.”

[Worker Dispatch]
– Dungeon

[Rabid Wolf’s Lair – D-rank. Enter?]

Nope.
He’s the one going, not me.

“Dungeon, right?”
“Yep. Dungeon today.”

At least it’s D-rank, not F-rank.
Sending Arthur feels less wasteful that way.

“Right then, I’m off!”
“I’ll brew some coffee. Hurry back.”
“Coffee!”

[Worker entering dungeon.]
[Auto-Hunt initiated.]

Arthur’s in.
Now, the exit—

Screeeech—!

Right about the time the water started boiling for coffee.

[D-rank Dungeon cleared successfully!]
[Clear Time – 00:03:47]

Three minutes and forty-seven seconds?
That took longer than I expected.

“I’m back! Dungeon’s done!”
“Oh right. That was D-rank.”

Crazy.
Now that I think about it, that’s exactly right.
F-rank Dungeons average two hours to clear…
D-rank in three minutes?
Our Arthur truly is something else.
Absurdly fast, I’m telling you.

“You’ll buy me coffee?”
“Sure, why not.”

After all that work, a coffee’s the least I can do.
Now let me check the results.
First, I’ll pull up Awakener Net…

Oh, there it is. Completion confirmed.
Nice.
So it really was the right Dungeon after all.
This way I could clear them from home without breaking a sweat.
Absolutely insane.

“Long live Auto-Hunt.”

What about the rewards?
I hit confirm and they appear instantly in my Inventory.
Real-time sync—the system really does perform flawlessly.
Now for the Workforce Management Office window…

[Commission Complete!]
[D-rank Dungeon, Mad Wolf Den Clear]
[Bonus Compensation]
– Commission Points: 100

Excellent.
That’s settled then.
From here on out…

“I’m going to have to run through commissions for a while.”

Last night.
While browsing the Commission Point Shop, I spotted something.

[Workforce Management Office Relocation Permit]
– 10,000P (cost increases with each purchase)

So I need to save up 10,000 Points minimum just to move into a bigger place.
Which means.
Starting today, it’s grind time.

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Rumors spread fast among Hunters.
Especially rumors about money.

“The Management Bureau’s been real quiet lately. That’s weird—they used to shower us with bonuses when they needed Dungeon support urgently. It was sweet.”
“Wait, you don’t know?”
“Know what?”
“You must not check Awakener Net much. The Management Bureau’s been on fire lately. Look at the Commissions tab.”
“Huh?”

Commission tab?
Who looks at that stuff?
If anything’s urgent, the Management Bureau reaches out on their own anyway.
D-rank Hunter Kim Bonggil feels the same.
This is practically the second time he’s opened it.
The first time, it was packed with Management Bureau commissions…
Now it just feels hollow.

“Why are there so few?”
“For the past while, this person from the Workforce Management Office has been clearing everything that shows up three to four times a day.”
“Huh? Those? Why?”

Wait.
Before asking why.
Is that even possible?

The reason the Management Bureau bothers posting commissions at all.
It’s simple.
Hunters won’t clear them.
Why won’t they clear them?
Either the dungeon’s too tricky,
or it’s in some inconvenient location.

“But those dungeons are scattered all over the place. You’re saying one person clears all of them?”
“That’s what I’m saying. But you know what’s even crazier?”
“What? Tell me!”
“F-rank Dungeons take eight minutes tops. D-rank too, finished in under ten minutes.”
“What? Hey, don’t mess with me. That doesn’t make sense.”

Eight minutes for an F-rank Dungeon is already ridiculous…
But D-rank in ten?

“If you don’t believe me, check the completion records yourself. You can see them.”

Really?
Let me see.

D-rank, three minutes.
F-rank, seven minutes.
D-rank, five minutes.
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The person who cleared these commissions…
Workforce Management Office?
No, who the hell is this?

“There’s this rumor going around. Been circulating for a while—an urban legend, you know. Dungeons suddenly clearing with nobody inside them.”
“Yeah, yeah. It happened to me. I went to an F-rank Dungeon in Incheon that had just popped up. And it just cleared right in front of my eyes.”
“Word is it’s the same person.”
“The same person?”

Now that I think about it…
it does match.
The Clear Times being impossibly fast.
Clearing dungeons all over the place at once.

“Who could it be?”
“Who knows. But one thing’s for sure…”
“It’s some kind of impossible monster.”
“Yap.”

And so the rumors spread, growing wider with each passing moment.
The Guild Master of Hwarang, one of the five great guilds.
The word reached Baek Hwarang himself.

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“So you’re saying there’s a chance this is that mysterious hunter?”
“Yes, sir. That’s what I believe.”
“Hmm… There’s merit to that theory.”

The strength to clear a D-rank Dungeon in three minutes.
The mobility to simultaneously clear dungeons across different regions.
That’s right.
There’s a scent to it.
The scent of one man.
But why did they name themselves the Workforce Management Office?
Peculiar taste in naming….

“Go ahead and file a Commission request with that Workforce Management Office specifically.”
“How should we phrase it?”
“Tell them to sell Iron Turtle Meat, shell, or core if they have it. Make the price worthwhile.”
“Think they’ll accept?”
“If the Workforce Management Office really is that person who crashed the raid, they absolutely will.”

They won’t be able to use it anyway.
It’s worthless unless you have a Crafting Awakening-related ability.
And looking at them, they’re clearly not a Crafting Awakener.
So it’s junk to them either way.
They’ll happily hand it over cheap.

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“Director! Why? What is it?!”
“Oh, nothing. Someone just asked me to sell them the shell and core from this.”
“No way! This is mine!”

You take it.
You said you’d make something good out of it.
Who was that Commission requester again….
Was it the Hwarang Guild?
My apologies.
A senior-tier Crafting Worker just came through for me.
A senior one, at that.

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