Laborer Mr. Kim Reaps Sweet Rewards with Auto-Hunting - Chapter 24

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Gold Advancement Trial.
So that meant….

“To rank up, you have to clear an S-rank Dungeon?”

All of a sudden?
That wasn’t how it worked before.
You just needed to fill your experience bar and your rank went up.

“Too bad. Robin would know this stuff right away.”

Maybe it’s because he’s top-tier.
Or maybe he just knows a lot to begin with.
Whatever I ask him, he usually has an answer ready….

“Rani doesn’t know!”
“Um….”

Right.
She probably wouldn’t know.
Arthur wouldn’t either, obviously.

“Arthur, I know! From Gold onwards, top-tier monsters? Can appear! That’s why, can’t rank up easy!”
“Oh? Really.”

He knows this?
That’s unexpected.

“Robin told me! Later when ask boss, Arthur tells!”
“Ah, I see…. But why wouldn’t he just tell me directly?”
“Robin say! Got problem?”

That’s so Robin.
Anyway, got it.
I mean….
Top-tier means the same rank as Robin.
Can’t just call him over casually now.

“So originally, high-rank employees like Arthur would’ve had to clear S-rank Dungeons.”
“Yes! Arthur, and other top-tiers!”

That sounds brutal just hearing about it.
No wonder it’s called a trial.
But….

“I’ve got Robin, though.”
“Yes!”

What originally needs top-tier employees to clear, I’m doing with a top-tier!
That’s insanely good luck.

“Wow! We’re really going to an S-rank Dungeon?! Robin said there’s tons of great materials there!”
“Yeah, we’ve gotta go.”
“Awesome!”

But I can’t go right now.
There are almost no S-rank Dungeons, you know.

“I’d have to go myself.”

First, let me check Awakener Net.
You never know.
An S-rank Dungeon might pop up anywhere.

* * *

“Hmm… nothing.”
“No S-rank Dungeons?”
“Nope.”

I checked the dungeon list for South Korea first—nothing there.
Other countries don’t have any right now either.
Well, one thing.
I did see a comment hinting that there’s one in China….

– Did anyone hear about that S-rank Dungeon appearing in China? Seems like it caused a stir.

That’s about it.
Anything else?
Nothing.
I searched, but found nothing.

“Anyway, even if an S-rank Dungeon appears, I can’t go right away….”

Right.
Actually, it’s a relief.
If there was an S-rank Dungeon, I’d get greedy.
Wonder if I should ask Arthur before someone else clears it….

“Arthur, want to go?”

But Arthur saying that—I reject it.
He cleared A-rank Dungeons on his own, and now he wants to tackle S-rank?
That’s obviously impossible.
Let’s just take it slow.
But I did pick up one piece of information.

“Rani, I found out what kinds of materials drop from S-rank Dungeons.”
“Rani wants to see!”

She wants me to show her?
Sure, let’s look at it together.

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Info) Only those who don’t know why the great powers control S-rank Dungeons

Curious why they control them?
To cut to the chase: it’s because of the rewards that drop.
Absurd items come out of them.

United States – Gram (Fragment) / Aegis (Fragment)
Germany – Gae Bolg (Fragment)
China – Robin Hood’s Bow (Fragment)

This is what the great powers have publicly disclosed so far.
What about the United Kingdom and Russia?
Molar.
They were wrapped up tight.
So there were people wondering what the hell that even was.
You can find it all online.
Equipment from myths and legends.

How about it—feel that?
Just looking at them, they’ve got to be absurdly powerful.
Items that drop from Raid bosses?
How could those possibly compare to mythical weapons? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Anyway….
Each nation controls S-rank Dungeons.
The reason the top-ranked Awakeners join national institutions all comes down to this.

Equipment from myths and legends?
Once it’s complete, I’ll give it to you first.
That’s how they tempt people.

– Wow, if they tempted me with something like that, I’d defect too ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ What floor of the tower are you on?
└ 32
└ Go in and try
└ Sure

– If these are fragments, the completed item must not be finished yet. Has any nation completed one?
└ Not yet ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ Weren’t S-rank Dungeons only appearing in powerful nations to begin with?
└ ㅇㅇㅇ The academic consensus is you need to go past floor 60
└ If it’s floor 60 and up, we should get one soon????????

– So it’s useless if you just have the materials? Well, S-rank Dungeons aren’t a big deal anyway ㅎㅎ
└ You’ve got to think about the future!!!
└ Besides, it’s not mine anyway ㅠㅠ
└ Sour grapes ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
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So here’s the conclusion.
They’re handing out fragments of equipment from myths and legends.
Looks like you need to collect multiple pieces to complete them.
Like the Chaos Key?

[Chaos Key Fragment]
– Fragment. Combine them and they return to their original form.

These fragments I’d already collected nine of.
Gather ten and the Chaos Key would be made….
Seems like the same concept.

“Hmm… Rani can use those!”
“Those?”
“Yeah! The fragments! I want them!”

She can use them?
They’re just fragments….
I tilted my head, then something clicked.
Right.
Rani had used a Meteor Sword Fragment before.
Could she use these materials too?
I asked.

“Yes! Exactly! Just like how Rani made that needle, we could bring them back to life!”

Wow.
That’s amazing.
Now I’m actually tempted to clear that S-rank Dungeon.

“Those materials…?! Rani, I want Robin Hood’s Bow!”

Even with polite speech, it won’t work.
That bow belongs to China, doesn’t it.
They’d never hand it over without us stealing it.

“Hmmmm….”
“Next time an S-rank Dungeon appears, let’s send Robin and clear it quick.”
“Yeah! I like that!”

But will one even appear.
Sigh….
I wish an S-rank Dungeon would drop from the sky around the time Robin’s summon cooldown expires.

* * *

Beijing, China.
The atmosphere in the Central Awakener Management Bureau was grim.

“We’ve just been pushed back to the 30-kilometer line, sir.”
“Why can’t we stop them?!”
“My apologies. These are monsters from an S-rank Dungeon, after all….”

How were they supposed to contain them.
There was no way.
The great powers they’d counted on refused their request for aid.
And the requests sent to top guilds across each country?
All refused.

“The whole world has abandoned us Chinese….”
“…….”
“Is there any other way to hold them back?”
“We’ve already mobilized every hunter in the country….”
“So there’s no way, then.”

Mobilized everyone?
They’d done that long ago.
And still they kept losing ground….

“We have no choice. We’ll have to release everything we have.”
“Director, that’s…!”
“It’s fine. The Chairman just gave his permission.”

The last resort. The very last resort.
Still, better than letting Beijing fall.

“Release all of it.”
“Everything, sir?”
“Everything except the fragments from the S-rank Dungeon. We need those for the future.”

The linchpin of present-day China.
The Central Awakener Management Bureau held an incalculable number of items.

[All manner of materials, high-grade metals, elixirs, premium equipment, monthly boss raid components….]

Most of it was currency-proof—things money alone couldn’t buy.
And they were offering it all as compensation.

– How are we supposed to trust China?
– They’ll take the help and then clam up like always.

The foreign hunters’ skepticism?
He understood it.
Which is why he’d made his decision.
Using the Awakener Net system.
He’d posted the commission under the name of China’s Central Awakener Management Bureau.
The system itself would calculate the Contribution Score.

“Surely this should satisfy the hunters.”
“Raid materials and elixirs—things money won’t buy even if you have it—should be plenty to get them moving.”
“Good. Proceed as discussed.”
“Understood, sir!”

The great powers.
Top guilds across the world.
And every hunter on the planet.
They’d gambled with nearly everything.
Surely this was enough to call them here?
Please. Save us.

* * *

China’s final card, played for the world to see.
A commission through the Awakener Net.
The rewards: treasures held by the Central Awakener Management Bureau itself.

The astonishing news spread like wildfire.

– Even if it’s risky, isn’t that worth the trip?
– If they really give all of that away…
– Wait, they’re even releasing raid materials? You could sell those to a top guild and walk away with hundreds of millions.
– The elixirs though lmao those are literally things you can’t buy no matter how much money you have lmao

Rewards that made eyes pop out of heads.
And there weren’t even participation restrictions?
Low-level hunters, high-level hunters—anyone qualified.
If you raised your Contribution Score, you’d get the reward.
With a little luck?
You could become the protagonist of your own rags-to-riches story.

– There are still people naive enough to trust China lol will they actually give that up?
– Hope we can even make it back
– ㅇㅊㅇㅊ Even if they do give it, they’ll find a way to squeeze us later lol

Negative opinions cropped up from time to time?
They were quickly drowned out.

– That’s why they posted it through their system lol
– Exactly lol with the system handling it, how would China even pull off a scam

A commission through the Awakener Net—there was no way they could withhold the reward.
That inventory they’d posted as compensation.
It would’ve already transferred to the Awakener Net system.
And….

– Honestly, even if they resolve this crisis, they can’t cause trouble anymore lol so they’d better behave themselves from now on?
– Right, gotta wait until another rank 62 hunter like Wei Jin shows up
– Otherwise we’ll have this mess all over again lol

Could they retaliate later?
No way.
How were they supposed to overcome the next crisis….

[China’s Top Ranker Wei Jin, Missing]

Second place—Chen Wei?
Currently climbing the 55th floor.
Seven floors apart might sound simple, but it’s a gap impossible to close in any reasonable time.
Unless the South Korean rankers acquired a Fortuitous Encounter….

– Chen Wei alone can’t possibly contain another S-rank Dungeon lol
– Right, if another S-rank breaks out next time they’ll have to ask other countries for help but if they got betrayed this round who’s gonna come lol
– They’re basically finished…….

In this modern age, the Tower’s height is national power.
Which means it all hinges on the existence of high-ranking hunters.
If they vanish like China has?
Their influence in the international community crumbles.

In any case.
China’s final gamble had succeeded.

“The terms are generous?”
“Yeah, once we completely drain the vault like this, we’ve got enough to move.”
“What about the Hwarang?”
“The White Tiger Guild is in, at least.”

Not just ordinary hunters, either.
Top guilds from various nations were mobilizing.

China felt reassured.
Yes.
With this much, they could contain it, right?
Or maybe they might even clear the dungeon….

* * *

“They absolutely cannot clear it.”
“Arthur agrees! Same thought!”
“Really?”

Looking at Awakener Net, the atmosphere seemed positive.
Lots of hunters heading over.
Top guilds like the White Tiger Guild going too.
Yet they still couldn’t contain it?

“Yes, if the Director steps in personally, they could clear the S-rank Dungeon.”
“But…?”
“I believe the compensation at this level is insufficient, in my judgment.”
“Insufficient compensation?”
“Yes. We should rake in everything—even fragments like Robin Hood’s Bow that they’ve been hoarding so tightly.”
“Huh? Rani approves! Rani wants that!”

Hmm.
Seems reasonable enough.
In my experience, I’ve never lost by listening to what the Hunters have to say.
The new High-rank Employee, I mean.
Why not hear what he has to offer?

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