Mr. Kim Strikes It Rich with Auto-Hunting [Novel] Chapter 80

Chapter 80

A new feature of the Manpower Management Bureau.

[Subcontractor Dispatch Location Registration / Management]

I had been wondering what this was.

Opening it up yielded an unexpected result.

“Earning rewards based on activities in dispatched locations, huh….”

What kind of activities need to be done?

What will be given as rewards?

I don’t know Yet.

To be exact, I’ll have to check it out myself.

“Shall I open it up once?”

The method?

Simple.

Tap.

When you press it, it pops up.

Like this.

——-

Subcontractor Dispatch Location Registration / Management

1. Eye of Truth

– Currently Registered Dispatch Location: None

※ Recommended: China (0.27%), Korea (0.05%)

2. Revolutionary Talent Unit

– Currently Registered Dispatch Location: None.

※ Recommended: North Korea (93%)

——-

“Hmm…….”

I get the gist of it.

So basically.

“I just need to register them to the recommended dispatched locations.”

Eye of Truth is China.

Revolutionary Talent Unit is North Korea.

I don’t know what the percentages behind them mean Yet, but.

For now, let’s register according to the recommendations.

[Register Dispatch Location]

[Eye of Truth – China]

[Revolutionary Talent Unit – North Korea]

[Would you like to register?]

[You can change the dispatch location after receiving rewards at least One time.]

Oh.

Changing is possible too?

In that case, well.

There’s even less need to worry.

“In the first place, they’re countries they originally operated in anyway.”

Immediately, confirm.

[Dispatch Location Registration Complete]

Okay.

Registration is finished.

Let’s glance over to see what changed.

——-

Subcontractor Dispatch Location Registration / Management

1. Eye of Truth

– Currently Registered Dispatch Location: China

2. Revolutionary Talent Unit

– Currently Registered Dispatch Location: North Korea

——-

“Oh…, did something change a lot?”

For now, registering dispatch locations is done.

And, right below that.

Receiving dispatch rewards popped up as well.

※ Until receiving dispatch rewards

– 6 Days 23 Hours 59 Minutes 47 Seconds

[Dispatch rewards accumulate differently depending on the subcontractor’s performance, influence exerted on the dispatch location, etc.]

I can’t get it right now.

Bummer.

Around 7 days until reception.

“So it’s at a One-week interval.”

That’s pretty long?

At this rate, I’ll have to wait a week to find out.

Just what are they trying to give to take this long….

Tilting my head, I took a glance.

“Huh?”

Something appeared below receiving dispatch rewards.

[Dispatch Gauge: 0]

Dispatch Gauge?

What Is this?

Isn’t there an explanation?

[Dispatch Gauge]

[One of the rewards obtainable from subcontractor dispatch rewards; accumulating the gauge allows you to dispatch workers to currently undiscovered S-rank or higher dungeons.]

Oh, it popped up.

Wait, what Is this….

* * *

The Dispatch Gauge, One of the subcontractor dispatch rewards.

It says that gathering the gauge allows dispatching workers to S-rank or higher dungeons—.

“Does that mean there are dungeons higher than S-rank?”

“Yes. That is correct, Director.”

No way.

This bear, seriously.

Then you should have told me sooner.

Really, now.

“I apologize. The rule is that I can only inform you when the Director gets close to the information.”

Again with those damn rules.

Phew.

Can’t be helped.

It’s not like our workers held back because they didn’t want to tell me….

Still, I’m a bit curious about this.

“Dungeons higher than S-rank, what about their names or difficulty? With our current workers’ level, they could clear them easily, right?”

“That is….”

Ah, why are you hesitating?

Don’t tell me.

“I apologize. That is Yet to be….”

“Ah….”

“However, I believe becoming stronger than now would be more certain.”

Man, that’s really harsh.

Honestly, rules should be unlocked around this point.

Blocking even this.

I heard from Todd before.

When information restrictions kick in, their mouths stay shut.

Even so, well.

“For now, I get the general idea.”

Dungeon names?

Well.

Probably something like SS-rank.

Actually, I don’t care much about that.

It’ll show up once I see it anyway.

What I was curious about was.

“So getting stronger than now is the safe bet, right?”

“Correct, Director.”

“Okay. That’s enough.”

Ways to get stronger.

Originally, it was vague.

How do you get stronger from Highest-grade?

It’s not like we can sweep up suitable relic fragments either.

But now?

“A method has appeared.”

If I build up the dispatch gauge, I can send workers to undiscovered dungeons.

Even S-rank or higher.

If so, what if I preview it through scouting first and go?

“Whether it’ll work or not, I’ll have to try it to know, but.”

If it works, I could sweep up any relic I want.

I’m looking forward to this already, aren’t I?

So basically.

“It’d be nice to slowly increase the subcontractors.”

Dispatch rewards.

They accumulate differently based on subcontractor performance and influence exerted on the dispatch location.

Which means?

The more, the better.

Why?

“Because this is also a type of auto-hunting.”

Need to go in person?

Nothing.

Register the subcontractor.

Leave them to operate at the dispatch location, and that’s it.

Then there’s no reason to refuse.

Since the more, the better—.

“The organizations in India and Egypt that we talked about last time. Please contact them.”

* * *

A conference room in Tokyo, Japan.

“A reply came from Korea’s Awakened Management Bureau.”

“Is that so? What did they say?”

“Rejection…, they say.”

What?

A rejection again?

“Phew…….”

The Prime Minister of Japan.

Hayato Miyamoto let out a deep sigh.

Just how many times has it been rejected by now?

“I don’t understand. We clearly offered proper conditions this time, so why on earth.”

“Still, since the UK, China, and Russia were also rejected….”

No.

How can you call that an excuse?

Are they the Same as us?

As For those 5 Great Powers bastards.

Didn’t they offer absurdly stingy conditions?

China is practically in a hostile relationship.

“Our Japan offered a lot compared to those 5 Great Powers bastards, and our relationship isn’t to that extent….”

Ah.

It is slightly lingering on his conscience.

Because pulling strings in several countries, including North Korea, got caught.

But North Korea is North Korea.

You guys are South Korea.

…With that thought, he sent requests several times, but what do you know?

[Weapon Crafting Request – Japan / Result: Rejected]

Every single time, it was flatly rejected.

“Uh…, Prime Minister.”

“What.”

“There is something you are forgetting.”

“What is it.”

“Seeing that the requests we planted across several Southeast Asian nations were rejected as well.”

Right.

There was that.

“Don’t tell me they’re continuously rejected too?”

“Yep.”

Ha….

Then we really did get completely caught.

Even so.

To hit us with rejections to this extent?

This isn’t right.

“How long can our Japan be swayed by a mere hunter?”

“That is true, but…, the method is…….”

Ambiguous.

However, it’s not like there is no way.

Prime Minister Hayato Miyamoto nodded and said.

“Isn’t it just that our hunter pool is lacking, not that we lack international power?”

“Correct.”

Admit what needs admitting.

Japan?

There are no talented hunters.

So much so that they couldn’t even enter the ranks of strong nations.

Because not a single bastard reached the 61st floor.

However.

Entering the political and economic realm?

They aren’t incompetent to that extent.

“Especially since the influence extended to Korean politicians is still intact, let’s use that.”

Korea and Japan.

As close as they are, they influence each other a lot in various ways.

That much has been seeded among politicians as well.

Now it’s time to collect.

“On top of that, although it is undergoing considerable hardship right now, China’s potential alone cannot be ignored. Since they’re currently being treated like dirt, it’s perfect.”

Actually, aren’t they the ones with more grievances?

He heard they’ve been continuously rejected until now.

If several countries including Japan apply pressure on top of that?

How is he going to handle it?

“Could doing that perhaps displease him?”

“Hey, what are you saying? No matter how outstanding the Manpower Management Director’s abilities are, he’s just an individual.”

“However, rumors say China thought so as well….”

“Ah, China?”

What happened in China.

Prime Minister Miyamoto knows as well.

But….

“We’re different from those foolish bastards.”

We haven’t committed atrocious acts.

What would he say while driving a blade in?

Just that his own mood is uncomfortable?

“If it comes to that, even if I were to die in the worst-case scenario, it’ll be fine since we can sway public opinion against him as a blood-crazed slaughterer.”

“Ha….”

“Besides, would he really go that far?”

Honestly, what are we lacking?

We presented conditions as good as other countries.

Targeting North Korea?

Well.

It’s not like it was directly aimed at South Korea.

The weapons are the Same.

In the first place, we couldn’t even smuggle them out.

“Therefore, proceed with it.”

“Yes, understood.”

* * *

गंगा रक्षक संघ.

In Korean, the Ganges Guardian Alliance.

The purpose is just as its name implies.

Reclaiming all regions of India, including the Ganges River.

However.

“Boss, it’s an emergency. They say the crazy monsters are expanding their zone and approaching again today!”

“Ha…. What about civilian casualties?”

“Fortunately, there are none Yet, but….”

“Phew, that’s a relief. Above all, life is most precious, so tell them to pull back immediately if it’s dangerous.”

“Boss, retreating just a little further from here puts us near the border….”

“Still, it would be better than dying. Convey it right away. That is an order.”

“I shall obey the order!”

For some time now, they had only been retreating.

“Clearly, it was manageable at first….”

The man called leader.

Vikram let out a deep sigh.

The Manpower Management Director.

After that benefactor and hero resolved the S-rank dungeon.

There were many changes in India.

Hunters scattered across the globe gathered.

Because they began recovering bit by bit with great effort.

The problem was.

Ding!

[Notice: Ralph Carter (USA) enters the 70th floor of the Chaos Tower For the first time.]

[From now on, the world will change.]

Yeah.

Everything changed after this global announcement.

The barely reclaimed capital, New Delhi.

A tower was erected at its center, and then—.

Kraaaaargh!!

From there, monsters began pouring out.

Even more?

They were bastards that grew stronger after the tower changed.

They tried to block them somehow, but—.

Now it was the limit.

“Manpower Management Director, I am sorry. Our homeland that you saved. We wanted to revive it by all means….”

India’s hero, the Manpower Management Director.

He heard he was still the Same.

Crafting weapons at a low cost.

India?

Doesn’t even have that leeway.

A person must have shame.

How could they submit a request when they can’t offer anything?

He heard Egypt was in the Same boat.

Ding!

Huh?

AwakenedNet notification?

[A request has arrived.]

What’s this?

What request all of a sudden?

Tilting his head, he opened AwakenedNet.

Thinking it must have been sent to the wrong person—.

“The client is…, the Manpower Management Director? He wants to meet once?”

Good heavens.

What on earth Is this?

* * *

“Asking us to pressure Korea together, huh.”

Director of China’s Central Awakened Management Bureau.

Li Wei scratched his head.

Why do I have to handle things like this too?

What is the Premier doing….

And.

“Are these Japanese bastards crazy?”

No.

If you want to die, die alone.

Why drag us into this?

“Ha….”

Is China not frustrated?

Honestly, probably even more so than Japan.

Those guys at least have economic leeway.

China?

Has Nothing.

Materials, resources, anything….

They were already completely stripped away as compensation when the S-rank dungeon burst.

By the Manpower Management Director, no less.

“He stripped everything away himself and now rejects us because the compensation isn’t pleasing?”

What a joke….

Of course, he knows better than anyone.

That this isn’t merely a compensation issue, but a punishment.

Grits!

“Thanks to those damn bastards, Zhang Zi’an and Liu Hao….”

Even so.

He must find a way to survive somehow.

Li Wei is different from his foolish predecessors.

Though not quite pro-Korean.

Bowing his head For China’s safety?

Not difficult.

“They said those North Korean bastards left the Chairman seat empty.”

Is it just the Chairman missing?

No.

He heard the powerful figures were completely purged.

The Revolutionary Talent Unit took that empty spot.

“With the Manpower Management Director behind them, huh.”

This….

If done right, a way to make a good impression might appear?

“For now, I’ll have to go to Korea in person and meet the Awakened Management Director.”

Meeting the Manpower Management Director would be great, but.

That’s probably impossible.

Meeting the Director and hearing the Manpower Management Director’s intentions?

That should be enough.

Japan?

“Reject immediately.”

Additionally.

I should take this news to Korea.

I don’t want to get scapegoated by feigning ignorance For no reason.