The Cursed Blacksmith Who Regressed - Chapter 80

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Episode 80

Jang Hae-hyeon’s permission was granted.

They decided to begin recruiting Tamer and Necromancer Players in earnest.

However, this time they decided to recruit only Tamers first, rather than recruiting both simultaneously.

The reason for dividing the order was for efficiency.

So they started by releasing news of An U-ju’s transfer as a primer article.

– Holy shit, An U-ju too?

– What the hell is happening with Master and Hyper lololololololol

– But didn’t An U-ju have shares in Hyper too?

– She must have sold them all. Honestly, the value of Master and Hyper shares dropped a bit because of Choi Hyun.

– Seeing the Sword Saint transfer, Gongwi must have felt some sense of crisis lol

– Isn’t it because they offered a lot of money?

– Come on, but there’s still Gonjo, right? …It was too much money to say that.

– It was too much money to scold me!

– Money is the best~!

Once again, the spotlight gathered.

In sync with that, they released additional news.

That Paragon was beginning to recruit Tamer Players in earnest.

Naturally, the reaction was heated.

In various ways.

– Huh?

– Tamers, that shitty job?

– Did they suddenly go crazy?

– Why are they doing this?

– What’s this about?

– Isn’t this some epic prank? lol

– Fact) It’s official.

– What are they planning to use Tamers for?

– Aren’t they making a zoo for employee welfare?

– Then I approve

People’s reactions were exactly two types.

Half surprise, half mockery.

That’s fine.

I don’t care.

In the end, I’ll be right.

Meanwhile, the Tamer community was in chaos.

To those whose future had been bleak due to one wrong choice, a major corporation had suddenly thrown them a lifeline.

Unless they were fools, there was no way they’d miss this opportunity.

The conditions were even good.

– Anyone who is a Korean citizen with the Tamer class can apply regardless of gender, age, or level.

The recruitment guidelines were exactly two lines.

There was no information about salary or benefits.

That’s fine.

As long as they could overcome the current hellish situation as Tamers, anything would be good.

Perhaps because of this, thanks to these radical conditions, with slight exaggeration, all Tamers existing nationwide flocked there.

Naturally, people with criminal records were filtered out.

This was a guild, not a correctional facility.

Choi Hyun prepared accordingly and a week later summoned the applicants to the headquarters building for the first round.

One peculiar thing was that he told them to bring any medications they were taking since the employment test period might be lengthy.

Other than that, everything else was prepared so they could rest assured.

Everyone found this statement puzzling but soon accepted it, and all the applicants began gathering at Paragon Headquarters.

The applicants admired the Paragon Headquarters building.

“Wow…”

“So this is that…”

“Paragon…”

“As expected, major corporations are different…”

All the applicants gathered in the headquarters auditorium.

In one corner of the auditorium, headquarters staff waited in suits, and each applicant was given a name tag with their name and application number.

The number of Tamers gathered today was 101.

A number that was small if you considered it small, large if you considered it large.

But since Tamers from across the nation had all gathered, it was by no means a small number.

That made sense since not all citizens had awakened in the first place, and among those, even fewer had chosen the Tamer profession.

When people gathered, Jang Hae-hyeon appeared.

“It’s nice to meet you all. I’m Jang Hae-hyeon, the President of Daesan Guild.”

Jang Hae-hyeon appeared instead of Choi Hyun.

He smiled and continued speaking.

“We will now begin the employment test. As previously announced, the employment test will be conducted over several days. However, depending on individual abilities, you may pass in just one day or it may take several days. There are no failures. As long as you don’t give up first, I stake my name, Jang Hae-hyeon, on guaranteeing regular employment for everyone here.”

A sudden bombshell statement.

At those words, all the applicants’ eyes widened.

“A-all pass guarantee?”

“Regular employment?”

“No, what kind of test are we taking?”

“Does this make sense?!”

It was even more surprising since there had been no mention of intern, regular employment, pass guarantee, etc. in the recruitment guidelines.

The conditions were too good.

So they became even more afraid.

If there was a test, naturally there should be elimination or failure, but Jang Hae-hyeon said he would definitely hire them as regular employees as long as applicants didn’t give up.

However, it didn’t seem like a lie.

That person was really Jang Hae-hyeon, the President of Daesan.

“Right, let’s do this.”

“I’m doing it.”

“How miserably have I been living until now.”

“Whether it takes a month or a year, I’ll pass by any means necessary.”

Perhaps because of that.

Everyone was surprised only briefly.

Soon they began burning with motivation one by one.

Confirming the applicants’ passionate enthusiasm, Jang Hae-hyeon smiled and said.

“Everyone seems motivated, which is great to see. Now then, from now on, please board the buses prepared outside and move to the test site.”

“Test site?”

“Weren’t we doing it here?”

A bewildered atmosphere.

However, everyone soon followed without complaint, and the buses carrying the applicants began moving somewhere.

After driving for quite a while, they arrived at a small condo located in Gyeonggi Province.

When they got off the bus, Choi Hyun, who had arrived first, was in front of the condo.

“Nice to meet you all. I’m Choi Hyun, the supervisor of the employment test that will begin today. First, after room assignments and changing clothes, we’ll gather here again.”

The waiting staff stepped forward to quickly assign test uniforms and accommodations.

The test uniforms were all tracksuit sets of the same color, and even the inner t-shirts and socks were all provided in the same design.

Perhaps thanks to the staff’s meticulous care, it took less than an hour for the applicants to gather in front of the condo again.

101 applicants with name tags attached.

Choi Hyun had also finished changing clothes.

But Choi Hyun’s outfit was a bit strange.

“Drill instructor uniform?”

“Drill instructor?”

“Military?”

It was none other than a military drill instructor outfit.

Choi Hyun, wearing sunglasses, smiled and said.

“Now, you all heard from President Daesan before coming here, right? Here, as long as you don’t give up first, you can all pass as regular employees of Paragon.”

Then someone raised their hand and asked.

“Employees, not guild members?”

“Yes, we’re recruiting employees, not guild members. Do you know the difference between guild members and employees?”

“I’m not sure.”

“Think of guild members as independent contractors. In contrast, employees belong to the company and receive basic salary, bonuses, and various benefits.”

“Ah…”

“The choice is yours after you pass. Now, shall we move to the first test site?”

They began moving.

Fortunately, just because he was dressed like a drill instructor didn’t mean he shouted things like “Left foot! Left foot!” or demanded formation and military discipline.

Had they walked for about 15 minutes?

The place they arrived at after moving was none other than a ‘Dungeon’ under Paragon’s control.

“Huh?”

“A dungeon?”

“Why?”

“Watashi?”

Then two people appeared in front of the dungeon.

It was Kim Ha-geom and An U-ju.

“Whoa?”

“What?”

“Sword Saint?”

“Gongwi?”

“Why are those people here?!”

The applicants began murmuring again.

Choi Hyun said.

“These two people here are safety personnel. You all know who they are, right? So even though the test location is a dungeon, if anything happens, these two will immediately be deployed to rescue you, so just relax and focus on the test. Now, let me explain the test method.”

Choi Hyun clapped his hands.

Then a hologram shot out from a pre-prepared projector item, and a map showing the inside of the dungeon unfolded.

“Attention! The dungeon’s name is ‘Forgotten Supply Depot’ with the boss room located on the 3rd floor. However, your test will only be conducted on the 1st Floor. That’s because the theme of this test is taming ‘Living Eyes’.”

“Living Eye?”

“What’s a Living Eye?”

“You know, that thing, moving armor.”

“Ah?”

Choi Hyun nodded and displayed a photo of a Living Eye.

A monster with small eyeballs and a body that looked like grayish-white liquid.

“Yes, that’s right. Living Eye refers to moving armor monsters. But it’s not actually armor moving by itself, but monsters that hide in objects like armor or weapons and move and control them. You just need to tame one such Living Eye. By the way, Living Eyes are…”

Choi Hyun kindly explained everything from Living Eye habits to how to catch them.

“Now I’ll take questions.”

A moment of silence.

They’re being so kind as to explain even how to catch Living Eyes, and this is called a test?

Everyone seemed momentarily confused, but soon raised their hands and poured out questions.

“If this is the first test, is there a second one too?”

“Yes, there is. But how many rounds there are will remain a secret.”

“Do we really just need to tame one?”

“Yes, as soon as you tame one, come out of the dungeon, prove it, then rest comfortably outside until the next test begins.”

“What about monsters we’ve already tamed?”

“You can keep them as they are. All we need is a Living Eye.”

“What if we can’t tame one?”

“Living Eyes have low taming difficulty. So just keep trying until you succeed.”

“But what if we still can’t?”

“Then you won’t be able to work with us.”

There were many strange questions too.

But he didn’t show it and answered them all, and finally all questions were finished.

Choi Hyun smiled and said.

“The preliminary research is already complete. Living Eyes are classified as having the lowest taming difficulty. So don’t worry and I hope for successful taming. By the way, weapons for the test are prepared over there, so feel free to choose whatever you’re comfortable with.”

At the place he pointed to, weapons made by Daesan were piled up.

“This test is not first-come-first-served. So please proceed as safely as possible. Of course, there’s no time limit either. As I mentioned earlier, unless applicants give up first, we won’t disqualify anyone. Now, let’s begin the first test.”

Clang-

Gongwi struck the gong she was holding.

Thus the first test began.

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