Laborer Mr. Kim Reaps Sweet Rewards with Auto-Hunting - Chapter 14

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Episode 14

Sizzle-sizzle-sizzle!

“Wow! What is that smell?”
“It’s pork belly. That stuff.”
“Pork belly?”

Wait, no.
Pork belly, that’s right.

“If you’ve worked hard, you’ve got to treat yourself to something good, yeah?”

Pork belly after a hard day’s work.
A taste you never forget once you’ve had it.
One whiff of that meat browning to golden perfection, and
the moment you put it in your mouth?

Chomp.

There goes Robin drooling again.
Hold on.
It’s almost done.

“Smells amazing!”

Arthur and Robin get second place.
You two have tasted it before anyway.
So Lani here, eyes sparkling bright as stars beside me — she gets first piece.

“Thank you so much! I’ll eat well!”

First time I’ve heard her speak so formally.
Anyway.
She bowed first, then took it, and
blew on it a few times because it was hot, then bit down.

“Whoa—! What is this?!”

She must love it.
Eyes wide open, bouncing up and down on her feet like that.

“Good, right? Tasty?”
“Yeah!!!”

Her voice is pitched high with excitement.
When someone eats with that much happiness on their face, the person cooking feels pretty satisfied, you know.

“Have some more! Arthur, eat up!”
“…This too.”

What’s with you two.
You love meat that much, and yet you hold back?
Robin especially.
Even now you’re drooling and—

“It’s delicious! Really delicious!”

No, wait.
Now I get it.
If the meat’s that delicious—look at him bouncing around—I can’t begrudge him the extra.
I suppose.
Still.

“Arthur, Robin—eat up too. I brought plenty of meat, so go ahead and stuff yourselves. There’s more than enough.”
“Really?”
“Absolutely. Look here—different cuts of meat, liquor, drinks, snacks, and more. I went overboard.”

I even picked up beef.
All the best cuts, variety after variety.
Might as well throw a proper party for once.

“Sounds good!”
“…Sure.”

Finally, he’s picking up his chopsticks.
There we go.
Everyone should eat together.
As for me?
I’ll keep grilling until they’ve eaten their fill.

Sizzle!
I pile another full grate onto the fire.

Ding!
[A new quest has arrived.]

What’s that?
An Awakener Net notification.

“Huh?”
“What is it?”
…….

I pause mid-grill, and their heads snap toward me in unison.
What, are they meerkats?

“Nothing important. Keep eating.”

You all focus on the meat.
Let me check this real quick, and I’ll finish grilling.

[New Quest]

The requester is the Awakening Management Bureau.
Now that’s interesting.
Our regulars have sent through another request.
I wonder what this one is.
Opening it now.

[A-rank Dungeon: Queen Arachnid’s Labyrinth]
[A-rank Dungeon: Colossal Golem’s Stronghold]

Two A-rank Dungeons?
That’s huge.
If I clear both of these, that brings my total Quest Points to 8,600.

[Personnel Management Bureau Transfer Permit]
– 10,000 P (cost increases with each purchase)

So that leaves 1,400 P until the goal.
Maybe I’ll be able to move soon.
Of course, there’s one condition.

“Can Arthur clear an A-rank Dungeon alone?”

Robin can be summoned once a week.
Mid and low-rank Workers?
Hmm.
They probably won’t be much help.
Which means Arthur essentially has to clear it solo···.

“Mm···. I’ll give it a shot!”

Give it a shot?
That doesn’t sound like him.
Something felt off, so I glanced at Robin.
He shook his head slowly.
Ah.
So it’s going to be rough.
Understood.
In that case, rejected.
Let’s finish our team dinner instead.

* * *

Even after eating meat and drinking soju,
showing up for work is non-negotiable.
I drank the alcohol, not the construction site.

Yoon Ha-jun, twenty-three years old.
A Hunter and laborer who gets by thanks to Automatic Hunting.
So naturally, I clocked in.
And worked hard all day long.
Then, finally, quitting time.

“Kim, good work today. See you tomorrow.”
“Yes, sir. Drive safely.”
“Will do.”

The moment I get home?
I transform into the Personnel Management Bureau director.
I check what I should prioritize today.

——-
Name: Yoon Ha-jun (Lv. 10) / South Korea
Occupation: Personnel Management Bureau Director
Unique Skills: Worker Summoning (Rank – Bronze) / Fixed Team Summoning
——-

First, I take a quick look at the Status Window.
My unique skill rank—Bronze.
That’s the first thing that catches my eye.

“I need to upgrade that fast···.”

Level?
Doesn’t matter.
Anyway, it’s not like I’m the one running around.
The Workers are what matter.
But…
This isn’t easy.
It’s been a while since I climbed to Bronze, and I’m still stuck here.

“Still, I’m almost there now.”

[(7/10)]

Experience Points: 3.
Just three more Quests and I rank up.
Can I do it today?
Let me check the Quest list.

[Quest List]
1. Use Potion on Workers (0/1)
2. Accumulated Quest Completions 20 (17/20)

Oh.
I can definitely clear these.
Okay, decision made.
Today I’m going all out to rank up.
First, let me shower…

* * *

“Ah, that’s refreshing.”

Shower’s done?
I’m really ready now.
Time to work.
First, I’ll summon Arthur.

[Fixed Team Summoning]
– Arthur (Upper Rank)

“Boss! Great to see you!”

It’s become routine at this point.
I summon Arthur first, then the other Workers, and Arthur trains them before sending them out.
That’s the cycle I’ve been running.
Today’s no different.
Should we get going?

“Boss, should I call Lani?”
“Huh?”

Lani?
Why?

“Boss, I told Arthur—you said you’d call her again tomorrow.”

Ah, that’s right.
I did promise yesterday.

‘Boss! You’re calling Lani tomorrow too, right? Promise!’

A promise made in the heat of the moment is void…
No, I can’t say that.
Okay.
And Lani’s brought in quite a haul!
Might as well call her in.

[Fixed Team Summoning]
– Lani (High Rank)

“Ta-da! Lani’s here!”

The moment I summon Arthur and Lani both—
the quiet basement transforms entirely.

“Arthur, you got here first.”
“Ha! And Lani followed right after!”

It’s incredibly lively.
Not bad, actually.
For now.

“I’m tired. Let’s have some coffee first.”
“Oh! Boss, thank you!”

There she goes again.
Formal speech only when it suits her.
She’s picked up Korean remarkably well, I’ll give her that.
Anyway.
Arthur gets his cup of coffee.
And Lani, watching with those envious eyes?
I unwrap a candy I’d kept on hand and slip it to her—perfect.

“You can’t have coffee, Lani. Have this instead.”
“Wow! This is super sweet too!”

Now I need to figure out which dungeon we’re hitting today.
I pull up Awakener Net.
The list of accepted quests appears on screen.

[Quest List]
1. A-Rank Dungeon: Labyrinth of the Queen Tarantula
2. A-Rank Dungeon: Fortress of the Colossal Golem

Staring at it, I hesitate slightly.
Should I send Arthur out alone?
You never know what could happen.
While I’m turning this over in my mind—

“Boss? Arthur, want more coffee?”
“Yeah, I’ll take some.”
“Great!”

Watching him light up over a single cup of coffee stings a little.

I exhale slowly.

Right.
I know Arthur’s nature well enough.
Whenever something’s within his reach, he declares it easy with absolute confidence.
Robin’s the same way.
So we try it?
Which really means: I’m not confident about this.

Why push myself through an A-rank Dungeon if I don’t have to?
No reason.
If the deadline were tight, maybe. But it’s not.
Still, there’s this lingering attachment…
Hmm.
It’s pure greed, honestly.

“Ugh, Yoon Ha-jun. You rotten thing.”

Yoon Ha-jun might be reed-like in appearance, but he’s always been good at seeing himself clearly.
Realized it’s greed talking?
Then I need to let go of that attachment.
Before I waver any more—snap!
Today, I’m running straight through the tasks.

* * *

Two tasks show up on the current list.

[Task List]
1. Use Potion on Workers (0/1)
2. Complete Quests Accumulated 20 Times (17/20)

Which one first?
Easy answer.

“Both at once.”

First, I pick up a Quest from Awakener Net.

“Worker Summoning.”

Call them forth.
Send them to the Dungeon for the Quest I just accepted.

[F-rank Dungeon Clear Successful!]
[Clear Time – 00:07:21]

When they get back?

“Ouch, you’re hurt. Let’s get some medicine on that.”
“Squeek!”

Our goblins.
They’re startled at first, suddenly having something sprayed on them.
But their expressions brighten fast.
See?
Medicine, huh?

[Task Complete!]
[Use Potion on Workers (1/1)]
[Reward]
– Unique Skill Experience
– Low-rank Healing Potion x10

I used one and got ten back.
Pure profit.
Experience went up too.
Alright, next task, please!

——-
[New Mission]

Worker Rank Upgrade: 1 time (0/1)
——-

“Huh?”

What is this···?
A Worker Rank upgrade?
So that means—
I’m supposed to promote the low-rank workers to mid-rank···?
Is that even possible?
How?

“Sigh···”

This is exactly how it always goes.
There’s a reason I’m still Bronze.
The moment I make a little progress, a difficult mission pops right up.
Just like now.

“But something always works out if I keep at it.”

Well, this time should be no different.
I’ll figure out how to upgrade the workers later, anyway.
For now, let me just clear the other missions.

[Mission List]
1. Worker Rank Upgrade (0/1)
2. Cumulative Quest Completions: 20 (18/20)

Cumulative quest completions: twenty.
I cleared one today, so that leaves two more.
And my summoning count—?
I have enough left.
Phew.
I should stop here for today.

* * *

Once with the orc from my Fixed Team roster.
Once with Arthur.
I cleared two quests in quick succession.
Now I’m out of summons.
But even so—
The mission’s done.

[Mission Complete!]
[Cumulative Quest Completions: 20 (20/20)]
[Reward]
– Unique Skill Experience
– Quest Point 2x Scroll

“Somehow this feels underwhelming.”

Of all things, they give me a 2x scroll.
Lani would keep making those for me if I just fed her low-rank Magic Stones···
No, wait.
I should think of it as having saved fifty Magic Stones.
And now a new quest on top of that.
Please let it be an easy one.

Ding!

——-
[New Quest]

Complete 1 Crafting-Related Quest (0/1)
——-

“This is bad.”
“Lani, you can make things!”

Right.
I know I can craft.
But there are no crafting-related quests out there.

C-rank: 200 points.
D-rank: 100 points.
F-rank: 30 points.
Scraping together bit by bit until I hit 2,300 points.
I’ve been checking the quest board regularly, and…
Crafting-related quests?
I’ve never seen a single one.

What was it they said again?
Most people in crafting-related professions have affiliations anyway.
So nobody takes on personal requests or something like that.
Still, just in case, let me take a look real quick.

“Sigh… Still nothing, as expected.”

Can’t be helped.
If there’s nothing?
I’ll have to find it myself.
If I post on the free bulletin board that I’ll take any kind of crafting-related quest…
Huh?
Why are there so many new posts suddenly?

* * *

——-
Breaking News: Ranking #1 Lee Bo-jun Was in a Slump—Cause Revealed.

You all know how Lee Bo-jun hasn’t been doing Tower runs or dungeon diving much lately, right?
We’ve talked about it here before too.
A news article just dropped saying his weapon broke during a Tower run lol
That’s when his slump started lol
He told the Management Bureau he’d start Tower climbing again once he gets a new weapon lol
Does this mean his weapon is the one ranked #1, not him? Honestly no clue lol

– lololol
– So #1 ranking was just weapon carry?
– His weapon was pretty good tbh lol
——-

If someone’s ranked #1…
They’d be the one who climbed the Tower highest.
A slump because his weapon got destroyed?

“What kind of weapon was he using originally?”

I looked it up.

[Meteor Sword]
– The legendary mastersmith’s final masterpiece.
– Infused with the power of meteors.
– Ignores a portion of the enemy’s defense.
– Enables use of the special skill Meteor Fall.
– Increases resistance to light and wind attributes.

“Wow… that’s impressive.”

They said that was just the highlights of it.
Definitely different gear for the top-ranked Awakener.
Ah, right—he said it’s gone now.

“If Arthur used something like that, he’d just be flying around.”
“Flying? What do you mean? The weapon?”
“Well, it’s like this…”

I was explaining to Lani, who tilted her head in confusion, when I stopped.
Lani had definitely…
Said she could make a sword for Arthur to use.
So then, what about this?
Should I ask her?

“Lani, can you make a sword like this?”

She hurried over and looked at it.

“Hmm…”

She’s thinking?
No way.
I heard that sword costs tens of billions.

“Yes! If you give me the materials, I can make it!”

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