Laborer Mr. Kim Reaps Sweet Rewards with Auto-Hunting - Chapter 79

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Episode 79

Tap, tap-tap-tap!

“Bear bastard, that tapping sound is so satisfying.”

Agreed.
The keyboard sound is nice.
Every time I see it, it amazes me.
A teddy bear doll. Todd.
His hands are clearly these stubby little paws.
But when you watch, he types like a machine.

“Todd seems way faster than me?”
“That’s right! Manager, you type slow! Sluggish!”
“Hmph.”

How is he and I even comparable?
Our work spheres are completely different.
I don’t have to dispatch subcontractor orders that fast.

“Manager, want a cup of coffee?”

First the illness, then the cure?
Still, why not.
Let me have a cup.

“This way! Over here is where you have to drink it!”

Ah…
I wondered where, and it’s the veranda.
The luxury of a single cup of coffee.
And a Han River view.
The aesthetic is killer.

……

Robin, quiet as always, is here too.
They’ve already adapted completely.
Look at them sipping coffee peacefully while taking in the river view.
The vibe is almost like New Yorkers.

“Robin, how do you like this place? Does it suit you?”
“…Yeah.”

Yeah.
I can tell.
Top-tier Worker, Robin.
What does she like?
Meat, and spacing out while looking at the view outside.
The veranda was always her private spot.
Since we moved, she’s liked it even more.
So much so that these past few days she hasn’t even trained—just stares at the Han River.
If you’re measuring satisfaction, Robin’s probably the highest.
But then again, I get it.

“The view here really is something special.”

A Han River view is definitely a Han River view.
There’s something soothing about spacing out and watching it.
Now I understand why people seek these views.
Though I wonder if it’s really something you’d want to stare at all day.
I got my answer quickly enough.
Well…
These Workers of mine.
Once they latch onto something, they barely ever tire of it.
Arthur’s obsessed with coffee every single day.
Rani’s the same way.

Thump, tap, thump, tap.

“Hehe-!”

She’s been crafting equipment for days now.
Every time I see her, she looks thrilled.
Of course, once everything’s finished, she gets exhausted.
But then?
By morning, her stamina’s completely restored.
And from then on, she’s laughing cheerfully again.

“Alright. Time to get started.”

That’s right.
If Rani’s working that hard,
I need to pull my weight too.

“Let’s head to Level 69.”

——-
Name: Yun Ha-jun (Lv. 69) / South Korea
Occupation: Personnel Management Office Director
Unique Skill: Worker Summon (Grade – Platinum) / Fixed Team Summon
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Yun Ha-jun’s current tower level is 69.
Just one more floor up, and?
Level 70.
That’s when many things change.
The Personnel Management Office functions open up, for one.

“I’m looking forward to it.”

There are quite a few functions I’ve had to put off using since moving, due to level restrictions.

——-
Personnel Management Office

[Worker Dispatch]
– Tower
– Dungeon
– Office (Truth’s Eye)
– Office (Truth’s Eye, Beijing)
[Fixed Team Management]
[Commissions]
[Work Site Exploration]
[Worker Training Center]
[Fitting Room (Unlockable)]
[Subcontractor Management]
[Additional Features Unlocked]
[Management]
——-

“Hmm….”

Most of these newly unlocked features are actually functional now.
The Fitting Room.
Dispatch locations within subcontractor management.
And additional feature unlocks too.
They all had a 70-floor restriction before.

“At least the shield function is active.”

This is…
basically a not-so-subtle push to get me to floor 70 faster.
The quests are like that too.

[Quest List]
1. Enter Chaos Tower floor 70.
2. Use the Fitting Room.
3. Configure subcontractors and dispatch locations.

All the quests I’ve received so far.
What’s the common thread?
Answer: floor 70 restriction.
At first, I had no idea when I’d break through it.
But now that I think about it—

“Once I reach floor 70, they’ll all unlock one after another. That’s sweet.”

This kind of thing is genuinely satisfying.
Of course, I still need to get to floor 70.
Fine.
Shall we head out right now?

“Come on, everyone gather around.”

Time to get to work.

* * *

My Workers, as reliable as ever.
The moment I called, they all assembled.

“Manager, where’s Yeo Hae?”
“Oh, that’s right…. I sent her on dispatch to Pyongyang. I’d forgotten about that.”

I should call her back now.

[Monitoring]

Yeo Hae, dispatched to Pyongyang early this morning.
It had been her own choice too.
She’d asked me to send her the moment she was summoned.
What’s she doing out there?
Let me turn on monitoring to see—

“Ugh….”

She’s trembling head to toe, fully submerged in the sea.
Is that Yeo Hae, or is she seaweed?

“Manager, what’s Yeo Hae doing out there?”
“Well, what do you think…”

It’s your fault she’s like this, human.
All that talk about willpower and overcoming things.
I inflate the bladder, and she ends up like that.

“But does it actually work?”
“How should I know?”

How would I know that?
You’re the one who said it…
Since you were curious, I thought I’d just ask and see.

“Yeo Hae, how is it? Feels like you’re overcoming the trauma a bit?”
“U-ugh…”
“Can’t you hear me?”
“I… can hear…”

Listen to that voice.
She’s practically lifeless.

“How is it? Do you feel like you’re overcoming it?”
“Yes! I’ll persevere!”

Hmm…
That answer’s not very convincing.
Just as I thought.
This method clearly isn’t the answer.
Still, let’s leave her at it for now.
She needs to try her best once before we give up on it anyway.
But.

“Come back for now. We’re heading to the 69th Floor.”

Arthur, Robin, and Unjang.
Three of them is plenty enough.
But why hold back?
Might as well go at full strength and finish it quickly.
I’m excited to test out the new function anyway.
So come back soon.
I’ll be sending you back to the tower right away.

* * *

[Chaos Tower 69th Floor Cleared!]
[Level increased.]

“Aah…”

Clean and simple victory.
That’s right.
Three Top-tier Workers—no wonder it goes smoothly.
Add an Advanced-rank Worker with firepower to match the highest, and there’s no reason it shouldn’t.

“Advanced-rank Worker Yeo Hae has completed the mission and returned! My loyalty!”
“Yes, good work out there.”
“Now I should be able to return there again, shouldn’t I?”

Huh?
Return where?
Don’t tell me…

“Pyongyang?”
“Yes! I’ll go and work through my trauma!”

No.
This lunatic training fiend.
You’ve been drowning yourself in the ocean since this morning.
And you just got back from climbing the tower.
And now you want to go to the ocean again?

“I mentioned it before, but you could rest a little, you know?”
“No! I can’t rest until I overcome my trauma and become a Top-tier Worker!”

Good grief.
This mindset is something else.
How am I supposed to stop them now?
Can’t be helped.

“Okay then, I’ll send you. Fight on.”
“Sir, yes sir!”

Park Mu-pal’s probably going to be shocked.
Once in the morning, once in the afternoon.
They’ll keep asking to go back to the ocean.
But, well.
I saved their life, so this much is only fair.

“Manager, are we calling the weaker workers now?”
“The lower-rank and lower-tier ones?”

Hmm…
I’ll call them eventually.
But not right now.
Since we just climbed the tower, I need to check what we got out of it first.

“Let’s verify the new features that appeared first.”

That’s the whole reason I climbed the tower in the first place.
I have to check it.
All right.
Let me start with the Fitting Room.
Fitting Room, let me tap it.

[Requirement — Chaos Tower Floor 70 or higher]

Right.
I’m already past that.

[Requirement met]
[You may now open the Fitting Room at any location you choose.]

“Perfect. That’s what I’m talking about.”

Already know where to put it.
The small room next to the entrance.
Wouldn’t it be more comfortable here?
Please, this way.

* * *

Whoosh!
[Fitting Room unlocked.]
[You can temporarily alter the appearance of any entity within the Personnel Management Office.]
[The altered appearance persists even outside the office’s range.]

Light flashed, and the Fitting Room materialized.
Something had changed?
Let me step inside.

“Hmm….”

It looked the same as before.
A bit different from the Training Ground setup, though.
No ON/OFF switches or anything like that.
I glanced around the space, then stopped.

“Oh, there it is.”

——-
[Select a target.]

– Yun Ha-jun (Manager)
– Arthur (Worker / Top-tier)
– Robin (Worker / Top-tier)
– Rani (Worker / Top-tier)
……
…
——-

The list continued scrolling downward.
What stood out was this:

“I’m on the list too?”

Interesting.
This could be pretty useful if I figure out how to use it later.
And—

“Looks like I can change the lower and middle-rank workers too.”

I scrolled further down and saw them listed.

“Typical Personnel Management Office….”

How does each feature work so cleanly?
Every time, it’s impressive.
Since this is new, I might as well test it.

[Designate a target.]

Well.
Who should I start with?
Then again.
Why hesitate?
I’ll just do them all.
Select all Workers.
Designate them, and then confirm?
Two options appear.

[Manual / Automatic]

“Hmm….”

Similar to the Fitting Room function.
The Temporary Disguise Voucher.
Back then?
It was random.
So you can change this to manual too?
I’m curious, but I can’t be bothered right now.
I’ll check it out later — for now, let’s just go with automatic.

I tapped the selection.
Whoosh!
Light flickered throughout the house.

“Manager! Where are you? Wasser, you’re Korean again now.”
“What?! Rani’s hair turned black too!”
“Heh, looks like the Manager did something.”
“Oh…? Unjang, how do I look now?”
“You look like a small child rather than a bear, sir.”

Wow.
This actually works?
Within the Personnel Management Office range.
So that’s what it meant.
Then it should work on other floors or the rooftop too.

“This is great, right?”
“Manager? You did this?”

Oh, Arthur showed up.
His manner of speaking stayed the same.
But.
His appearance completely changed.
From his clothes to his face, hair color, even his eye color.
Using a Temporary Disguise Voucher costs 2,000 Points at a time.
If I change all the Workers like this?
That would be 10,000 Points….
Now it’s free.

“Ahhh….”

And so today I declare it again.

“Long live the Personnel Management Office.”

And there’s no 24-hour limit either.
Which means—

“We can go anywhere now, right?”
“Wow! Then we can go to the amusement park? Rani wants to go!”
“Amusement park? Of course.”
“Really?!”

Just hearing about it seems to make everyone happy.
She bounced on her feet in unbridled excitement.
Why would an amusement park be a problem?

“When we have time later, let’s go on a plane too.”
“A plane?! Really? Rani likes that! Rani wants to fly!”

I know, I know.
That’s what I said before.
Later, we’ll do everything you all want to do.
Of course, that’s for later.

“Since we’ve already changed our appearance anyway, should we go eat some meat?”
“……Meat?”

What is it.
Robin, weren’t you on the Veranda?
Either way, her hearing is sharp.

“Yes, meat.”

A place more expensive and better than where we ate last time.
There’s one nearby.

“The meat that melted so tenderly on the tongue?”

So Unjang remembers.
Correct.
The meat we grilled separately in special packaging for you and the Orcs.
But you know what?

“By the way, meat tastes even better when you grill it yourself at a restaurant.”
“Ah…, is that so?”
“Of course.”
“This Wizard found it delicious the last time as well.”
“No way, it wasn’t on that level at all.”

I’m telling you twice to spare your ears from aching.
How can you compare grilling it at home with a burner and a frying pan
to grilling it at a meat restaurant over charcoal on an iron grill?
It won’t do.
I’ve got to show you properly today.
Oh.
Before we go though.

[Monitoring]

“Yeo Hae. We’re going to eat meat now, so come back.”
“Meat, you say?”
“Yes, beef that melts tenderly in your mouth.”
“Ah….”

How about that.
You want it, don’t you?
But look at you, hesitating.
They really are madcap training fiends.
Can’t be helped.

“That’s an order from the Manager. Return now.”

I’ll bring her back by force if I have to.
Might as well eat together while we’re at it.
I’m bringing the orc Workers with me today anyway.
What use is it if Yeo Hae doesn’t come?

“Yes! I’ll return at once!”

Okay.
In the meantime, while I’m waiting for you to get back.
Let me look into subcontractor management and oversight.

[Subcontractor Management]

Specifically.

[Subcontractor Dispatch Site Registration / Management]

This one.
What on earth is it?
I’ve always been curious about it.
Finally I can find out.
Let’s open it up.

[You register the dispatch sites of your subcontractors.]
[You can obtain rewards based on their activities at the dispatch sites.]

“Huh….”

So.
The subcontractors conduct activities and I get rewards?
Oh….
This is quite favorable, actually.

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