Laborer Mr. Kim Reaps Sweet Rewards with Auto-Hunting - Chapter 4

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Episode 4

“Oh….”

Articles, community posts, countless comments.

“It’s all about me?”

– Wait lol the original record for Chaos Tower floor 1 was 1 hour 27 minutes and this guy did it in 2 minutes??? How??
– Did he Awaken as SSSS-grade or something?
– Is that even a thing?
– Who knows lol but it’s gotta be something crazy like that or it doesn’t make sense lolol

What’s the internet saying?
Mostly shock.
But.
There were skeptics mixed in.

– Is that really such a big deal? Can’t you just level up and come back down and grind it???
– Honestly it seems like a lot of fuss….
– I bet the Hunters are just hyping each other up lol

Mm.
Fuss?
Level up and grind it?
They have no idea.

“That’s not how easy it is.”

Chaos Tower records only count on first clear.
Even if you clear a floor you’ve already beaten?
No record stands.
I was about to kindly share the information I’d looked up yesterday….
Wait?
Someone’s already posted it.
A lot of comments, too.

– Shut up if you don’t know lol
– Info: Chaos Tower records originally only apply on first clear per floor. So this guy cleared floor 1 at level 1
– No wonder everyone’s losing their minds….
– There’s always some people acting like they’re smart when they’re not lol

Yeesh, vicious.
Anyway.
The bottom line is—an insane record.

– There’s a theory that this is the same person who cleared the Cheongna dungeon
– That’s probably it, the timing matches lol
– Man, I’m really curious what they Awakened as….
– Gotta be something flashy lol sword saint or grand sorcerer or something like that??

Pardon?
No.
I’m the Director of the Personnel Management Office?

Well, anyway.
It’s strange.
People I’ve never met are talking about my life.
At this rate, won’t I end up getting photographed on the street later?
People asking for my autograph and everything?
He amused himself with the ridiculous fantasy.

“Ugh, just thinking about it gives me goosebumps.”

An ordinary young man, utterly unremarkable—Yoon Ha-jun.
Excessive attention was a burden.
Moderation was better in all things.
So then.

“Decision made. I need to keep this identity under wraps for a while.”

How long?
Well….
As long as possible.
Secrets don’t stay buried forever, after all.
Even if it comes to light eventually, at least I’ll have adapted by then….
But how do I adapt?
By going to the Dungeon.

“Might as well take a look.”

[An active Hunter explains how insane a 2-minute clear of Chaos Tower Floor 1 really is]

Huh?
That looks interesting….
Should I just watch that one?

[Why today’s new records don’t make any sense]
[Breaking: Shocking records that left the Hunter community astounded and the Awakening Management Bureau in disbelief]

Well.
Just one more article?
One more….

* * *

“Damn, it’s already eight.”

He’d only meant to read one article….
Somehow the hours had vanished in a whoosh.
The internet really is dangerous.
Time to get up now.

Current time: eight in the morning.
On a normal day?
Click, clack, click, clack.
He’d be well into work by now.
On a day off?
He’d sleep the whole day away.
The problem was.

“There’s no way I can sleep now.”

Having just Awakened.
News articles already circulating.
There was no sleeping through this excitement.
So then, he needed to move.
But where?
Into the dungeon!

Yoon Ha-jun.
A fresh-faced rookie who’d awakened just yesterday.
How do other Hunters find dungeons?
Obviously, he had no idea.
But did that stop him?
Nope.
Not a chance.

“I definitely saw it yesterday.”

The Personnel Management Office screen. A quick swipe.

——-
Personnel Management Office (Temporary)

[Worker Dispatch]
– Tower
– Dungeon
[Fixed Team Management (Locked)]
[Commissions (Locked)]
[Work Site Exploration (Locked)]
[Unlock Additional Features]
[Settings]
——-

There it was.
‘[Worker Dispatch] – Tower’ sent workers directly to the tower.
‘[Worker Dispatch] – Dungeon’ was…?
Obviously for sending them to dungeons.
But which dungeons?
He tapped it.
A list appeared.

——-
Available Dungeons for Dispatch

1. Starving Wolf Den – F-Rank
2. Spider Queen’s Nest – C-Rank
3. Small Spider Burrow – F-Rank
4. Fallen Giant’s Tomb – B-Rank
……
…
——-

There were so many.
Good thing several F-Rank options appeared.
For now, sending workers to F-Rank dungeons should work fine.

“This is insane.”

The more he learned about it, the more absurdly convenient it became.
Just the Worker Dispatch alone was already this sweet.
What about the other functions?

[Fixed Team Management]
[Commissions]
[Work Site Exploration]

Commission, worksite exploration.
Just from the name alone, it sounds like a fantastic feature!
But the real prize is, of course.

[Fixed Team Management]

“This is it. I can feel it.”

The laborer’s instinct screams with certainty.
Once this function unlocks?
I’ll be able to summon any workers I want, guaranteed.

But how do I unlock it?
Everything’s still locked….
Driven by curiosity, I reach out.
And tap.

Ding!
[Unique Skill Grade Insufficient]
[Required Grade – Bronze]

What?
Unique Skill grade?
Wait. Don’t tell me.

——-
Name: Yoon Ha-jun (Lv. 2) / South Korea
Occupation: Personnel Management Office Director
Unique Skill: Worker Summoning (Grade – Iron)
——-

There it is.
Clear as day.

(Grade – Iron)

So how do I raise it?
Tilting my head, I notice something.

“Huh?”

This time, the feature unlock tab glowed faintly.
A hint?
Let me try tapping it.

[Quest Unlock – 10 Low-grade Mana Stones]

Perfect!
This is exactly it.
My instincts are never wrong.

“Ten stones—that’s two hundred thousand won?”

Two hundred thousand won.
In the old days, I’d have needed to work a full day just to scrape that together.
I could afford it, sure.
But I might’ve agonized over it.
Now, though?

“That’s pocket change.”

Yesterday’s earnings.
Twenty-five Low-grade Mana Stones.
That’s five hundred thousand won.
But ten of them?
No need to think twice.
Definitely yes.

[Confirm]

I tapped it.

Ding!
[Quest Unlocked]
[A new quest has arrived.]

Something new appeared.

* * *

A new function had been added.
Quests.
So what’s the first one?

——-
[New Quest]

Complete Worker Summoning for Daily Living Purposes 1 time (0/1)
——-

Huh?
Daily Living Purposes workers?
What’s that supposed to mean…
It’s definitely not the Orc, Goblin, or Asher I saw yesterday.
Those are clearly not for living purposes.
Anyone can see they’re combat-type.
But if it’s for daily living purposes, maybe they’d clean or cook for me?

“That’d be pretty convenient.”

Daily Living Purposes Worker Summoning.
I checked to see if there were separate options, but there weren’t any.
So how do I summon one?
I sat with the question for a moment.

“Well, I’ll figure it out as I go.”

Yoon Ha-jun was quick to give up.
What’s the point of clinging to something that doesn’t work?
It only gave me a headache.
For now, I needed to enjoy the present moment.
How?
Simple—time to hit the Dungeon.

“Let’s go.”

The apartment was cramped, so I’d use the Rooftop instead.
I carefully scanned my surroundings.
Okay.
Nobody around.
So should I give it a try?

“Worker Summoning.”

[Summoning workers!]
[Grade – Iron]
[Summoning Range: Medium. All targets of Middle and Low grades]

Flash!
Light blazed across the room.
They materialized.

“Squeal!”

Orcs again this time.

“Are these the ones from yesterday?”

I asked them.

“Squeal! Squeal!”

They waved the Low-grade Mana Stones clutched in their hands, greeting me enthusiastically.
Yes, these are the ones.
Then I can trust them.

[Manual Mode] → [Automatic Mode]

I switched the setting.

“Squeal! Squeal! Squeal!”

Open the door while the orcs are warming up, and it’s flawless.
This is where the path splits.

[Deploy Workers]
– Tower
– Dungeon

Tower or Dungeon.
What’s the choice?

“Dungeon first, obviously.”

The Tower allows only one entry per day.
I’d heard it’s better to raise my specs as high as possible before entering, if ability permits.
Of course, within the limits of what I can manage.
So then—what are the capabilities of the Personnel Management Office?

[At your current grade, you may summon up to twice per day.]

Twice a day.
Sounds like I could summon more if I raise my grade?
Well, there’s no rush, so twice a day should be more than enough for now.

[Deploy Workers]
– Dungeon

[Enter the Starving Wolf Den -F Grade?]

No.
I’m not going, I’m telling you.
Just leave the door open.

“Cheep! Cheep!”

The orcs, who’d started chanting their safety slogan at some point, slipped right in.
Gone.

[Workers have entered the Dungeon.]
[Auto-hunting commencing.]

Hah.
Auto-hunting!
Now that’s what I’m talking about.
I wonder how long this one’ll take?

* * *

A short while later.

“Cheep!”

[Dungeon cleared.]
[Auto-hunting ended.]

The second Dungeon was down.
How long did it take?

[Clear Time – 00:09:37]

Insane.
Faster than yesterday.
Everyone was losing their minds over a 13-minute clear, and now nine minutes?

“Cheep! Cheep!”

Look at them sweat, will you.
They really did give it their all.
Work hard, and you earn your wage.
That’s only fair.
So what’s their daily rate again?

——-
Worker Résumé

Name: Orc Mob (5) / Low-grade
Special Skills: None
Daily Rate: 2 Low-grade Mana Stones
——-

Ah, two it is.
I gave them five yesterday, though.
No wonder they were so fired up.

“You’ve earned it! Work that hard, and you get five with the bonus!”
“Cheeeeep!”
“See you next time.”
“Cheep!”

Pop!
The orcs clocked out with the light.
And Yoon Ha-jun?
Time for another round.

“I’m itching to try the tower again…. When will an Upper Grade Trial Voucher drop?”

Maybe that’s what happens after you’ve had a taste of the higher ranks.
I don’t want to send Low-grade workers into the tower.
Medium-grade, that’d be different.
Okay, decision made.
If I get anything Medium-grade, I’m sending them to the tower.
So then.

“Worker Summoning.”

[Summoning a worker!]
[Grade – Iron]
[Summoning Range: All Medium and Low-grade targets]

So who’s going to show up this time?
I was curious….
Pop!

“Huh? Why is there nothing—”

Squelch.

Wait?
Squelch?
What’s that sound coming from below….
I lowered my gaze.
Squelch.
Something jelly-like undulated.

“Uh…, a slime?”

Oh.
So that’s what it is.
It’s wriggling pretty vigorously.

Squelch, squelch.
It’s oddly cute.
But can it actually fight?
I’m not so sure about that….

“Hmm….”

No, wait.
Come to think of it, the orcs looked the same way when I first saw them.
It’ll probably fight just fine.
Yeah.
I nodded, and clicked.

[Manual Mode] → [Automatic Mode]

I was thinking about opening a dungeon….
Huh?
It’s moving?

“Hey, where are you going?”

Of course there was no answer.
It kept moving.
Where to?
Crunch-crunch.
Down the stairs, and down again.
It reached the first floor.
And kept going down.
To the Semi-basement One-room Apartment.

“That’s my place, though?”

Correct.
I hadn’t even opened the door, but it squeezed through the gap.
Beep-beep-beep-beep!
I hurried in after it.

“What? There are so many. Where did all these come from?”

Dozens of slimes were moving around.
Crunch from under the bed.
Crunch from behind the refrigerator.
From the sink too?
Crunch-crunch.
They writhed about frantically before merging into one.
And then.

[Work is complete.]
[Would you like to dismiss the worker?]

Already?
I looked around.

“Wow…”

The place was sparkling clean.
All the dust that had accumulated was completely gone.
The food scraps I’d left piled by the door were nowhere to be seen.
Huh?
The dishes were even done?!
Is this the power of a household-duty worker?

This is incredible…
And the pay is dirt cheap too.

——-
Worker Resume

Name: Slime / Low-grade
Special Skills: None
Daily Wage: 1 Low-grade Mana Stone
——-

Just one Low-grade Mana Stone?
That’s practically free labor.
I can absolutely afford that.

“Here.”

Splat!
And so the slime clocked out.
A new message followed right after.

[Quest Complete!]

* * *

A quest.
In other words, a mission.
Completed it?
Then I get a reward.
Wonder what it’ll be.

[Quest Complete!]
[Living Purpose Worker Summoning 1 Attempt Completed (1/1)]
[Rewards]
– Unique Skill Experience
– Daily Worker Summoning Attempts Reset Voucher

“Excellent!”

First, the Unique Skill Experience.
So this is how you level it up—through quests.
The experience bar?
I can see it.

[(1/5)]

Since I gained 1 this time.
In theory, five completions and I rank up!
That’s promising.
And the next reward.

[Daily Worker Summoning Attempts Reset Voucher]

The option does exactly what it says—resets my summoning attempts.
If I use it now?
I can summon two more times.
And one last thing before the next quest appears!

——-
[New Quest]

Cumulative Worker Summoning Attempts 5 Times (4/5)
——-

This one’s a bit easier than the last.
Just one more summon and I’m done.
What reward will it offer, I wonder.

“I wish it’d give me an Upper Grade Trial Voucher…”

I thought there was no way to get one.
But seeing the Reset Voucher just now, it doesn’t seem impossible anymore.
If it shows up?
I’m sending it straight to the tower.
For now.

[Daily Worker Summoning Attempts Reset]
[0 → 2]

Fill the quota.
Right now. Summon.

“Roooarrr!”

This time a troll appeared.
What’s its grade?

——-
Worker Résumé

Name: Troll (2) / Low-grade
Special Skills: None
Daily Wage: 2 Low-grade Mana Stones
——-

Dull.
Low-grade again.
You’re heading to a dungeon.
Sent it to an F-Rank Dungeon again.
As expected, it was over in seconds.

[F-Rank Dungeon Cleared Successfully!]
[Clear Time – 00:10:33]

And with five summonings complete.
The quest ends once more!

[Quest Complete!]
[Cumulative Worker Summoning Attempts: 5 (5/5)]
[Rewards]
– Unique Skill Experience
– New Feature Unlocked: Monitoring
– Upper Grade Trial Voucher x1

“There it is!”

An Upper Grade Trial Voucher!
With this…
I can head to the tower.
Decision made. Time to go all in.

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