Mr. Kim Strikes It Rich with Auto-Hunting [Novel] Chapter 81

Chapter 81

“Director, they say a reply just came from Egypt.”

“Yes, looks like it.”

How do I know?

Because a message just popped up.

[A subcontractor registration request has arrived.]

– درعرع

[Do you wish to accept?]

Of course.

Pressing accept right away.

[Subcontractor has been registered.]

[A new feature is added.]

[Worker Dispatch]

– Camp (درعرع)

Kya.

This is it.

“Todd, good work. Now that we’ve finished with Egypt, I think you can rest for a while, right?”

“Finally, the TV….”

“You should watch TV, and stare at the Han River view all day long.”

Our teddy bear, Todd.

He’d been singing about the Han River view over and over….

He probably hasn’t even been able to enjoy it properly, right?

With North Korea and all that.

It was always hectic.

Fortunately, things are roughly wrapped up now.

“Since they were organizations in India and Egypt, I thought it’d take quite a while at first, but it seems to have progressed faster than expected.”

“It seems to be because everyone got into a tight spot after Ralph Carter climbed to the 70th floor….”

“Looking at it, that seemed to be the case.”

India was like that, and Egypt was too.

They said they were right on the verge of giving up….

Well, nothing can be done about it.

The difficulty shot up drastically in an instant.

“Thanks to that, the loyalty toward the Director among hunters in those regions is piercing the sky right now.”

“Haha….”

I know this too.

Just looking at AwakenedNet shows it.

– What did the Manpower Management Director do again? The Indian and Egyptian guys are praising him??

– Again? Just a while ago hunters from North Korea came and praised him lolololololol

– Right now in India and Egypt, he’s not just a hero, it feels almost like a savior sent by god lololol

└ Understandable. I looked into it, and it seems he helped them out solidly. Before, he cleared an S-rank dungeon, and this time they say he even supported them with some weapons and potions?

└ Fr?

└ Yep, even the timing was right when they were pushed back to their border again and right before giving up, bam!

– What the hell kind of guy is he……

– He deserves to be called a savior lolol

Whoa.

What Is this.

Is this really AwakenedNet?

Someone might think it’s the Manpower Management Director’s fan bulletin board.

Looking here or looking there, it’s all about me.

Still….

“The timing was indeed nice.”

Yun Hajun, 23 years old.

The type to strike while the iron is hot.

What’s the point of holding back work?

If there is work, you should do it right away.

So I started contacting while sending requests, but….

Good grief.

Turns out their situation was urgent.

If they were total strangers, maybe not.

Since I planned to take them as subcontractors, I helped out a bit.

And the result?

——-

[Subcontractor Management]

※ Currently Registered Companies

– Eye of Truth (South Korea)

– Revolutionary Talent Unit (North Korea)

– गंगा रक्षक संघ (India)

– درع رع (Egypt)

——-

Ta-da!

India and Egypt have also completed subcontractor registration.

“Boss, bug there!”

“Hey, now. Don’t say that about letters from other countries.”

“But Boss, can see that? Arthur doesn’t know.”

As if I could read it.

The black stuff is letters, the background is the status window.

That’s all I know.

Even so.

“I studied up on what they mean. Just in case, Arthur, you memorize them too. The Indian subcontractor is the Ganges Guardian Coalition. Egypt is Shield of Ra, got it?”

“Ganji Coalition, Ra’s Sturdy-Sturdy. Memorized!”

“No….”

The nuance is completely different, you guy.

I said Shield of Ra, so you turn it into Ra’s Sturdy-Sturdy?

What on earth is Ganji Coalition anyway.

“Shield is sturdy-sturdy, not?”

“Hmm….”

Well, you’re not wrong.

Still, let’s be careful in front of those people.

They might cry if they hear it.

After they came up with a cool name, only for it to turn weird.

“Ah, Director. Have you registered the dispatch locations?”

Dispatch location?

Time to do it now.

Since it’s Egypt, to Egypt.

Swish, selecting and hitting confirm?

[Dispatch Location Registration Complete]

Done.

Now shall we check?

——-

Subcontractor Dispatch Location Registration / Management

1. Eye of Truth

– Currently Registered Dispatch Location: China

2. Revolutionary Talent Unit

– Currently Registered Dispatch Location: North Korea

3. गंगा रक्षक संघ

– Currently Registered Dispatch Location: India

4. درع رع

– Currently Registered Dispatch Location: Egypt

——-

Cleanly registered.

Nice.

Still, well.

This isn’t the main part.

The main part is right here.

※ Until Dispatch Reward Collection

– 4 days 7 hours 33 minutes 15 seconds

“Kuh…, 4 days until rewards.”

I’m already looking forward to it.

Just how much….

Will the dispatch gauge fill up?

I even expanded the subcontractors because of this.

It’ll give a lot, right?

On top of that, other rewards will come out too.

“What will come out? Materials? Magic stones?”

“Coffee!”

“Hey, what coffee. With just one magic stone, you can buy all the coffee.”

I’ll buy coffee with my own money.

The dispatch rewards need to be something proper.

Good crafting materials?

High-grade magic stones?

Things like this are good.

“Well, I’ll find out once I open it.”

For now, the subcontractor matter is all finished.

“Todd, go rest first.”

“What about Arthur?”

“Arthur, stay. I’m going to summon intermediate and low-grade workers to clear a few dungeon requests. Gotta train them.”

“Train? Good! Weak bastards, will call.”

Many a mickle makes a muckle, as they say.

Gotta stack request points in spare moments.

What about the 70th floor?

Hmm….

For now, I plan to rest for a few days.

Our combat workers.

Since they ran fiercely up to here, I should give them some vacation.

Let Todd rest a bit too.

SFX: Clack, clack-clack-!

Huh?

That bear punk.

Why is he typing again when I told him to rest?

Don’t tell me something broke out again?

“Director.”

“Yes, Todd.”

“An urgent contact came from the subcontractor, saying there is news the Awakened Management Bureau wants to relay quickly.”

From the Awakened Management Bureau?

Well, that.

Isn’t that a common occurrence?

They always contacted regarding requests.

This time must be similar.

…With that thought, I nod without much emotion.

“Someone came from China, and they said a few rather important things….”

“Huh? From China?”

And important things at that?

What did they say?

Let’s hear it.

* * *

“So…. A person named Li Wei, the Director of the Central Awakened Management Bureau, came. Is that it?”

“Yes, that is correct. According to information from the subcontractor, he is virtually the number one figure currently handling everything that happens in China.”

“Ooh…. A high-ranking person.”

“To briefly summarize only the core points first…….”

Such a person came into Korea quietly?

Furthermore.

“First is an apology. Next is how the Director views North Korea. Lastly, even the proposal Japan offered to China. Those are the three major agendas.”

For core points, there were quite a few.

What, there are three?

Well.

Since he had a lot to say, he probably flew all the way to Korea.

By the way.

“An apology?”

“Yes. They said he acknowledged all the tricks China pulled against the Director previously, and offered a sincere apology.”

Oh….

He coolly acknowledged that?

To think he even offered proper public compensation if wanted.

“This is a bit unexpected.”

“I agree. Looking at their actions so far, they seemed like bastards who would never acknowledge it.”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

“Ah, Director. He said he also has the willingness to apologize in person, do you perhaps want to?”

“Hey, now.”

This guy.

No, this bear.

Look at him asking while clearly knowing the answer.

As if I’d want to.

Absolutely not.

And, well.

There’s no need to go that far anyway.

“We already overturned everything once. My chest has long been relieved. And, they say that person didn’t lead it in the first place.”

“Correct. Since the Chairman back then, Zhang Zi’an, and the Special Operations Division head, Liu Hao, were the main culprits.”

Exactly.

Forget it, let’s talk about the next thing.

“What’s the North Korea story?”

“Ah, they said he asked if by any chance you want the North Korean Chairman seat?”

“Excuse me? That came from the Awakened Management Bureau?”

Ooh….

Li Wei or whatever.

That guy isn’t in his right mind either.

The people at the Bureau must have been bewildered.

“Tell them no thanks. What Chairman seat?”

“Yes, understood.”

If I wanted to do it, I would have done it long ago.

I’m comfortable just the way I am now.

I just want to leech off auto-hunting and enjoy the Han River view.

Politics or whatever?

Annoying….

“Japan asked to jointly put diplomatic pressure on Korea to obtain the Manpower Management Director’s weapons—”

However, this is another story.

What?

Put pressure?

“Hmm…. That is quite insolent.”

“I agree.”

Well, hearing it, there’s a reason.

Saying we don’t give weapons or whatever.

Still….

“They seem to have forgotten that they played dirty tricks first.”

You guys are hopeless.

“Todd, no matter what conditions Japan offers from now on, do not accept them.”

“Yes.”

Of course, this is just my thought.

Our workers were thoroughly enraged.

“Japan? Insolent bastards!”

“Loyalty! High-grade worker, Yeo Hae! If the Director just gives the word, I am ready to light the fuse immediately!”

No.

Calm down.

For now, well….

Since they’re just scheming from behind.

It’s still fine.

If they actually make a move?

Then, I have no intention of letting them off.

“Since we’re also preparing a Japan office through the Eye of Truth, let’s observe for now.”

Ah, suddenly I’m curious.

The Japanese guys.

They should know Admiral Yi Sun-sin well.

What kind of reaction will they have if they get hit by a cannon?

* * *

A secluded meat restaurant.

Awakened Management Bureau Section Chief Yoon Ji-hyuk flipped the deliciously cooked meat.

SFX: Sizzzzzle-!

“Kya…. Section Chief Yoon, you grill meat well.”

“Of course, Director.”

Whoa.

Just smelling it makes my mouth water.

Is the Director the same?

He can’t take his eyes off the meat.

“Shall we start with a glass of soju?”

“Sounds good.”

Clink!

“Keh-!”

Is it because it’s been a while?

Drinking one glass warms the inside, whew….

Still, it feels good.

“Section Chief Yoon, you’ve suffered a lot all this time. Eat to your heart’s content today.”

That gentleman must be in a good mood too.

A man who usually barely drank alcohol is even clinking glasses.

“Of course, I suffered a lot.”

Aey, don’t mention it.

Saving face like that?

Never doing it.

If you worked hard, you must show it.

This is Yoon Ji-hyuk’s creed.

Besides.

It really was hellish suffering.

“Battered here, battered there, phew.”

The Manpower Management Director’s subcontractor, Eye of Truth.

Since the day we first met those guys.

It was truly busy beyond belief.

No.

If it was just busy, that would be a relief.

“Sigh, damn politician bastards.”

“Kya! Splendid!”

As expected of our Director.

My heart feels refreshed.

Crazy bastards.

Even if the country falls, as long as their bellies are full, that’s enough, right?

Even when told the Manpower Management Director might leave the country if his identity leaks, they stubbornly demanded to let only them know or whatever….

“Hasn’t it gotten to the point where neither the Director nor I could even go home?”

“Indeed!”

And just when I thought things were slowly winding down.

Lo and behold.

Suddenly China’s number one came visiting.

“Good grief, to think I’d see such a person apologizing in person.”

“This is all because we have that much power.”

Korea?

No way.

It’s entirely the Manpower Management Director’s power.

If he were weak?

They would have turned a blind eye.

[This afternoon, the cultural properties returned by France arrived on Korean soil—]

That’s the same.

Good grief.

For France to return cultural properties.

And without any compensation.

Ah, there is compensation.

Since the Manpower Management Director decided to craft weapons….

Of course.

Weapon materials or labor costs are all separate.

Returning cultural assets purely as a token of gratitude.

To think this would happen in reality.

“Kya…. That’s that, right? Returned because the Manpower Management Director crafts weapons.”

“I heard so, it really is amazing.”

“Right?”

“They say the one who climbed to the 70th floor of the Tower this time was that person too.”

“When I first heard that, I thought it was a lie. Us on the same 70th floor as the US?”

The surrounding people watching the news were also buzzing.

Well.

Would it be just those people?

These days, everywhere you go, it’s talk about the Manpower Management Director.

However, I do want to point out one thing.

“It’s not the same 70th floor, though….”

“Of course. Unlike the US, we have no reason to be anxious.”

Why?

Because he climbed after the difficulty rose.

The country that reached the 70th floor first, the US.

However, that’s the end of it.

Ralph Carter.

Let alone the 70th floor, they say he can’t even clear the 67th floor.

Then what about our Manpower Management Director?

Forget the 67th floor.

He just cleared all the way up to the 69th floor.

Thanks to that, our country’s standing itself has changed.

“Truly, long live the Manpower Management Director, hurrah, hurrah.”

“I agree.”

Thanks to that, it was frantically busy.

Now that even that is finished.

We’ll be able to rest comfortably.

—With that thought, I was smiling and enjoying myself.

SFX: Ring-ring-ring!

Suddenly the Director’s phone rings.

The caller is.

[Bureau Deputy Director, Min Taek-jin]

Huh?

Suddenly?

Did something break out again in the dead of night?

For now, he answered.

“Huh? Urgent contact came from the US? Yeah, yeah, yeah…. What? Japan looks like it’s going to cause trouble?”

No, what on earth Is this again….