Chapter 11: Labor Management Office’s First Dungeon Clear

Looking for hunters who can clear a D-rank dungeon located in Hwacheon County, Gangwon Province.

Management Bureau

Anyone who can bring me five Sharp Wolf Fangs? Buying at a high price.

[Anonymous]

[Urgently recruiting people for a C-rank dungeon in Goseong, Gyeongnam.]

[Management Bureau]

Most requests are from the Management Bureau.

Personal requests come up occasionally.

“There are a lot related to dungeon clearances. Not bad.”

‘If I were to accept one of these, how would it proceed?’

Curious, I looked it up.

I grabbed my smartphone and searched quickly.

[No results]

‘Huh?’

Nothing comes up.

“Well… back then, I didn’t even know AwakenerNet existed.”

AwakenerNet is a community for hunters.

Ordinary people?

They hardly know about it, just vaguely that it exists.

So where do you look then…

Ah.

[Free Board]

Just awakened newbie here, share any tips if you have them oo

Reasons to join a guild

How much do you get for clearing a C-rank dungeon these days? I live in the provinces but got a call from the Management Bureau kkkkk

The moment you enter, it’s full of content only hunters would know.

This is it!

There are conversations, questions, everything.

“Oh!”

There’s even a search function.

I searched immediately.

Lots of results…

I picked one and tapped it.

How to use AwakenerNet from A to Z for beginners

Next, the request board.

This place…

No need to explain much, you get the gist at first glance.

Pick the desired request, accept it.

After clearing, press complete and the reward is given immediately.

Simple, right?

The best part about AwakenerNet is complete anonymity.

Dungeon requests are mostly from the Management Bureau, so they reveal their real names, but we don’t.

Sometimes you want to quietly get your items.

Since the system isn’t managed by a person but by the system itself, unless someone posts it themselves, no one knows.

So don’t worry and use it.

Ah.

Note

Whether it’s the request board or the item trade board, transactions go through the inventory, so check it beforehand.

If you do it recklessly when there’s no space, the items just disappear.

I wish I hadn’t learned that the hard way…

Are you sure it’s anonymous? Doesn’t the admin see everything anyway? kkkkk

No, it’s like the Chaos Tower or the status window—managed by the system, no admins involved.

‘Should have told me sooner ㅠㅠ I lost magic stones because of this, where do I ask for help?’

Try opening the status window and ask there kkkkkkkkk

Okay, got it.

So basically…

“As long as I watch my inventory and accept requests, I’m good.”

Then let’s check.

Inventory has plenty of space.

Requests?

“If I were to accept one, dungeon clearing would probably be best.”

Countless requests under the Management Bureau’s name.

I peeked.

Most were for dungeons with little time left before deadline.

Tapping the location links directly to AwakenerNet’s [Dungeon Info].

Various regions.

Rewards?

“Oh, not bad.”

Dungeon clear rewards?

Of course mine.

Plus additional pay.

Low-grade magic stones, potions, various consumables.

Not really for my use though.

I can just collect and sell later.

Looking at the item trade board, demand is surprisingly high.

Sweet.

“The question is whether the Labor Management Office recognizes the requests accepted here…

Well, guess I’ll find out by trying.”

While I’m at it, let’s do it now.

[Daily Remaining Summon Count 3]

Met a Management Bureau employee and cleared an F-rank dungeon once.

No other summons used.

So I have 3 summons left today.

That should be enough for a test or two.

“Hopefully there’s something with moderate difficulty and nearby.”

Looked around, found one.

Looking for hunters who can urgently clear a D-rank dungeon in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province.

Management Bureau

This looks good.

Location is the next town over.

I’ve already registered as a hunter anyway.

No problem going there and clearing it myself.

Let’s go quickly.

“Better get there before it’s too late.”

The time spent going off work and clearing the dungeon—already night.

Any later and it’ll be dawn.

Would mess with work tomorrow.

Going back out now is such a hassle.

But it’s got to be done.

“Aaah, let’s go…”

I was about to get up and open the door but paused.

‘Wait a minute.’

‘What did the Management Bureau employee say yesterday?’

“Recently, we’ve been getting continuous complaints. That dungeons get cleared suddenly when no one is around.”

Hmm.

Siheung area…

‘Maybe it’s listed for dispatch workers too?’

‘Let’s check first.’

[D-rank Dungeon, Mad Wolf Den]

A Management Bureau requested dungeon…

‘Is it on the dispatchable dungeon list?’

[Dispatchable dungeons]

[Mad Wolf Den – D-rank]

There it is!

The dispatchable dungeon list doesn’t show location but name and rank match.

Then…

“Confirmed. Definitely gotta try.”

First, accept the request on AwakenerNet.

Then, check the Labor Management Office tab.

[Request]

[Clear D-rank dungeon, Mad Wolf Den]

Okay.

It’s on the list.

So I can earn points from AwakenerNet requests too.

Now, time to summon workers.

First, go up to the rooftop.

[Fixed Team Summon]

Arthur (High-grade)

“Here I come, here I come!”

“Wait up a sec. I’ll call the others, train them, then send them out.”

“Train? I know what that means. It’s making weak guys stronger!”

‘Hey, Arthur.’

‘How do you make someone who’s not even human into a proper person?’

‘Well, whatever…’

Whoever it is, let’s call them first.

“Summon worker.”

Flash!

A light flashed.

“No weaklings?”

Squelch.

None.

There! Slime.

Ah.

“Uh…”

Squelch, squelch.

“Yeah…”

“Nice to see you too…”

A life-related worker, Slime.

Specialty?

Cleaning.

Finished quickly and clocked out.

“Shiny!”

Now 2 summons left…

Suddenly seeing the slime made me tired.

No good.

Although it’s a big waste, better to finish quickly and be done.

“Arthur, let’s go.”

“Here we go! Are we heading to the tower?”

“No, no. Today it’s here.”

[Dispatch Worker]

[Dungeon]

[Do you want to enter Mad Wolf Den – D-rank?]

Nope.

Arthur’s going, not me.

“Dungeon, right?”

“Yeah. Dungeon today.”

Still, it’s D-rank, not F-rank.

Less of a waste to send Arthur.

“Okay, I’m off!”

“I’ll make some coffee. Come back fast.”

“Coffee!”

[Worker enters dungeon.]

[Automatic Hunting starts.]

Arthur, entered.

Exit?

Ssshhh!

Just as the coffee water started boiling.

[D-rank Dungeon Clear Success!]

[Clear Time – 00:03:47]

‘3 minutes 47 seconds?’

Longer than I thought.

“You’re back! Dungeon!”

“Oh, right. This was D-rank.”

Damn.

Come to think of it, yeah.

F-rank dungeons average 2 hours…

‘D-rank 3 minutes?’

That’s our Arthur.

Ridiculously fast.

“They’re giving me coffee?”

“Of course, gotta give it.”

“Since you worked hard, I gave him a cup of coffee.”

Now to check the results.

First, look at AwakenerNet…

Oh, completed!

Nice.

It was definitely the same dungeon.

If this works, I can clear dungeons comfortably at home too.

Crazy easy money.

“Long live automatic hunting.”

Rewards?

Clicked confirm and it was already in inventory.

Real-time syncing works great.

Next, Labor Management Office window…

[Clear D-rank Dungeon, Mad Wolf Den]

[Additional Bonus]

[Request Points 100]

Sweet!

That’s settled.

For now,

“I should take on more requests.”

Last night, while browsing the request point store, I found one.

[Labor Management Office Relocation Ticket]

10,000P (cost increases with each purchase)

Means I need to save at least 10,000 points to move to a bigger house.

So, From today, the grind begins.

Rumors spread fast among hunters.

Especially about money, they spread even faster.

“Management Bureau contacts have been scarce lately. What’s up with that?

When they urgently request dungeon support, they pay big bonuses, so it was sweet.”

“Huh. You didn’t know?”

“What?”

“Don’t you check AwakenerNet often? The Management Bureau’s been on fire lately. Take a look at the request tab.”

“Huh?”

‘The request tab?’

‘Who looks at that?’

If it’s urgent, the Bureau contacts you anyway.

D-rank hunter Kim Bonggil is no different.

This was basically the second time opening it.

First time was full of Management Bureau requests…

But now?

It’s strangely empty.

“Why so few?”

“Because since a few days ago, this Labor Management Office guy has been clearing dungeons 3-4 times a day.”

“Huh? This? Why?”

No.

‘Before asking why, Is that even possible?’

‘Why does the Bureau put up requests in the first place?’

Simple.

Hunters aren’t clearing them.

‘Why aren’t they clearing them?’

Either the dungeon is tough or

It’s in an awkward location.

“Those dungeons are scattered everywhere. One person clearing them all?”

“Right? But you know what’s crazier?”

“Don’t know! What?”

“F-rank dungeons take up to 8 minutes, D-rank even under 10 minutes.”

“What? No way. That’s impossible.”

8 minutes for an F-rank dungeon is already absurd…

10 minutes for D-rank?

“If you don’t believe me, see for yourself. You can check completion records.”

‘It’s real?’

Let’s see.

[D-rank, 3 minutes.]

[F-rank, 7 minutes.]

[D-rank, 5 minutes.]

…

‘Who cleared the requests?’

‘Labor Management Office?

Who is that?

“There’s a rumor going around recently. Mysterious dungeon clears happening when no one is there.”

“Yeah. I experienced that too. An F-rank dungeon popped up in Incheon. I went, and it cleared right before my eyes.”

“I heard it’s the same person.”

“Same person?”

Come to think of it…

Similarities.

Ridiculously fast clear times.

Clearing many dungeons at once.

“Who on earth could it be?”

“No idea. But one thing’s certain…”

“It’s an unbelievable monster.”

“OF”

The rumor spread widely.

Even reaching Baek Hwarang, guild master of the Hwarang Guild, one of the five major guilds.

“So this could be that unidentified hunter?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Hmm… that makes sense.”

[Clearing D-rank dungeons in 3 minutes.]

Clearing multiple dungeons at the same time with high mobility.

Right.

It smells like the same person.

But why name themselves Labor Management Office?

Unique taste…

“First, submit a request targeting Labor Management Office.”

“How should we do it?”

“Tell them to sell Iron Turtle Meat, shells, or cores. We’ll pay well.”

“Should we accept it?”

“If the one who raided the Management Bureau is the same, definitely yes.”

They can’t use those anyway.

Unless it’s crafting awakening, they can’t.

Clearly, not a crafting awakener.

So it’s trash to them.

Tell them to sell cheaply to me.

“Aiyo… if only I’d put the request in sooner, what a waste.”

“Boss! Why? What’s going on?!”

“Ah, nothing. Someone asked me to sell their shell and core.”

“No! That’s mine!”

“Right.”

“You keep it.”

You said you’d make something good with it.

Who was the requester again…?

‘Hwarang Guild?’

Sorry.

A crafting-related worker just popped up.

And a high-grade worker at that.