Chapter 20: The Worker Training Center Opens

The next day, 8:00 AM.

Beep beep beep-!

Hearing the alarm he set earlier, Yoon Hajun opened his eyes.

“Morning already.

Let me just check my phone.”

[Moving Day]

He was instantly alert.

Right.

Today’s the moving day.

“Ah!”

The day he’d been waiting for.

‘Maybe that’s why?’

“I suddenly feel really refreshed.”

Ah, no.

I just slept well.

Usually, he wakes up at 5:30 AM.

Today?

[08:02 AM]

He slept over two hours more than usual.

Still, he had plenty of time.

[Moving Reservation – 10:30 AM]

Free time until 10:30.

“Everything’s packed and ready.”

He finished packing before calling Arthur and Rani yesterday.

Cleaned up neatly too.

Now, just have to grab the bedding and move all the luggage.

Then…

“I’ll just scroll on my phone a bit before heading to wash up.”

Relaxing in bed while checking the phone—this feeling is truly sweet.

[I Bojun Declares Challenge on Floor 60! Can He Really Make It?]

[After Floors 58 and 59, Floor 60? How Far Will He Go?]

Today’s feed was flooded with news about that.

Clicking the video message, it read:

[Breaking News! I Bojun has just entered the Chaos Tower’s 60th Floor!]

‘Already?’

It’s only 8 AM…

That guy’s really diligent.

‘Will he succeed?’

‘Will he?’

What’s there to ask.

“Of course he will.”

Ttakkeum, who made that sword for him.

I guarantee it.

It’s absolutely possible.

So, I Bojun, keep it up.

The news about the Tower raid that started early in the morning even reached Baek Hwarang in real-time.

“He just entered the Tower.”

“Yeah, I heard.”

A vague response.

‘But why is that no-good looking at him weirdly?’

“Why?”

“Just curious. You used to be really interested in I Bojun’s records.”

That’s right.

Catching up to that guy was the goal.

But…

“He’s gonna clear it anyway.”

“Huh?”

‘Floor 60? No way he can’t clear it.’

I Bojun’s holding the sword the Labor Management Office Head made.

‘What was it called again?’

‘Ttakkeum, right?’

“Sigh…”

Still, that’s a relief.

If only my sword was Fire Burst, I’d be annoyed…

[Fire Burst]

The name’s weird, but the sword itself… wow.

Every time I see it, I’m amazed.

Yeah.

‘What does the name matter?’

The performance is just ridiculous…

I Bojun’s sword, Ttakkeum, is the same.

No, actually, it’s even better than Fire Burst.

Maybe because the materials are better…

‘Anyway, holding that weapon and not clearing it?’

“If I Bojun were that incompetent, I’d have caught up long ago.”

He should clear up to floor 60.

‘From 61 onwards?’

I don’t know.

I’ve heard it gets seriously difficult there.

“I could still catch up now.”

“No, it’s fine. I don’t care about that anymore.”

‘What’s the point in catching I Bojun?’

The real deal is somewhere else.

[Who Is the Labor Management Office Head?]

Everyone guesses differently.

Some say he’s an S-rank Awakened.

Others say it’s actually a team made up of several people.

Well… stories like that.

“Ah, you mean that mysterious hunter?”

“Yeah!”

He deals that much damage to the Monthly Boss but hasn’t climbed the Tower?

Ridiculous.

He’s just not climbing it.

And if…

“That person and the Labor Management Office Head are the same or on the same team…”

Forget floor 60.

World number one is just a matter of time.

The US and others wouldn’t stand a chance.

“Ugh, I’m going to check out a dungeon. There’s a B-rank dungeon nearby; I’ll swing by there.”

“Again? Why so active lately?”

“Gotta work hard to keep up with the monsters.”

“Have to get as strong as possible.”

‘No matter how much the Labor Management Office Head’s sword is a gift, I can’t just watch the Monthly Boss get snatched away.’

‘Next time, I’m taking it.’

‘For sure.’

“Done.”

“Yes, thank you.”

Yoon Hajun, age 23.

Move completed.

From now on?

Not a semi-basement, but a two-room tenant!

“Wow, it’s spacious.”

***

Of course, saying the move is over means the real start has just begun.

There’s unpacking, cleaning…

A mountain of tasks, but?

[Fixed Team Summon]

[Arthur (High-grade)]

[Robin (Highest-grade)]

[Rani (High-grade)]

All called in for a house tour.

Hurry up and come over.

“Here we go!”

“Tada! Rani has arrived too!”

Everyone excitedly greeted each other, then suddenly paused.

The three looked around simultaneously.

“Are you guys meerkats?”

“Why do you always move your heads at the same time…?”

“Boss, where is this?”

“Where?”

“My new place. Told you yesterday I’m moving tomorrow.”

“Oh, right! Heard that! Boss, you’re living here now?”

“Exactly.”

Now it’s home.

Take a good look.

The two-room place has a big veranda, which is great.

“Wow! So spacious!”

Rani immediately started running around exploring.

‘Robin?’

“I knew it.”

He headed straight to the veranda.

Leaning on the railing, gazing out, spacing out.

Well.

‘Better than staring out the semi-basement window, right?’

It’s pretty high up, after all.

And the building even has an elevator.

“Boss! This place is huge! I love it!”

“Right? Right?”

“Yeah!”

“Good vibes all around!”

“I”

Ah.

Glad they like it.

Well then…

“You guys keep exploring. I’ll quickly finish up here.”

“Need help?”

“Rani can help too!”

No.

I have to clean and unpack everything.

‘How would you help?’

Also, there is someone to help with cleaning.

‘Someone?’

Ah, not a person…

Anyway.

“There’s a worker to help.”

[Fixed Team Summon]

[High Slime (Intermediate)]

Squeak.

A daily life worker, a slime.

And intermediate grade!

“Shiny? Is it different?”

“Oh, Arthur recognizes it?”

“Right!”

Of course.

It’s different.

They can’t be summoned anymore…

[Worker Summon (Grade – Silver)]

[Currently summonable grades include all entities ranked High and Intermediate.]

Yes.

It’s low-grade.

Normally it would show up once in a while to clean and leave…

I should’ve sacrificed the fixed team slot.

I regretted it, but suddenly a few days ago, it appeared.

‘So?’

Registered immediately!

Squeak squeak.

Our cleaning fairy, Slime.

As soon as it appeared, wriggling everywhere.

They all look similar to me…

‘How did Arthur recognize it?’

“Shiny?”

“Of course, I have to.”

Nodding, he clicked.

[Manual Mode] → [Auto Mode]

‘Set to auto, and?’

Squeak.

Split in half, then split again.

***

After a while, spreading everywhere.

‘In no time?’

“Spotless now.”

“Right!”

As expected, cleaning by slimes.

The house is sparkling.

Squeak.

[Task Complete.]

[Send worker home?]

‘Mana Stones?’

Of course, I’ll give some.

[Worker Resume]

[Name: High Slime / Intermediate]

[Specialty: None]

[Daily Wage: 5 Lower-grade Magic Stones]

“Thanks again today.”

Meaning, if you give it, Pfft!

Quitting time.

They always leave quickly.

“Wow~! Shiny shiny! So clean now!”

Right?

‘Maybe because it’s High Slime.’

Amazing, really.

Now, just unpack.

And I don’t have many boxes either.

Just a few to unpack, and done.

“Boss, is this all?”

“Yeah…”

“Completely empty!”

Of course it’s empty.

Moved from semi-basement to two-room!

I’ll fill things up little by little!

Anyway, the move is done, so…

“Let’s order jajangmyeon!”

“What’s that?”

“When you move, you have to eat something.”

“…Meat.”

‘What?’

‘When did Robin get here?’

“Meat, obviously. Sweet and sour pork, and it’s delicious.”

We’ll order sweet and sour pork and lots of other things, so look forward to it.

Ah, right.

“Wait a sec.”

One last thing.

Almost forgot.

Opening the inventory.

One ticket, swipe.

[Labor Management Office (Temporary) Relocation Ticket]

I got this from using request points at the semi-basement.

‘How to use?’

Tear it open.

[Using the ‘Labor Management Office (Temporary) Relocation Ticket’]

Pfft!

A flash of light.

Then,

[Relocating the Labor Management Office (Temporary).]

[You can use the office’s functions within this building’s range.]

Okay.

Relocation complete.

Let’s check it out.

[Labor Management Office (Temporary)]

[Worker Dispatch]

[Tower]

[Dungeon]

[Fixed Team Management]

[Requests]

[Worksite Exploration (Locked)]

[Worker Training Center (Unlockable)]

[Additional Features Unlocked]

[Management]

There it is.

Worker Training Center (Unlockable).

This is why I moved here; gotta do it right away.

[Worker Training Center (Unlockable)]

Clicking it brought up a message:

[You can open a Worker Training Center at your desired location.]

I already picked a spot.

This way.

[Confirm]

Clicked confirm in the pre-chosen room.

Pfft!

The entire room lit up brightly again.

***

[Opening Worker Training Center.]

[You can train your workers in this space.]

[Training ON/OFF]

Oh.

This is something you can toggle.

It’s off now.

“Same room as before.”

An empty, bare room.

‘Turn it ON?’

“Oh, what’s this?”

Suddenly much bigger.

No windows anymore.

The floor…

Feels like a different material.

No way.

I have to show this to the training instructor first.

“Arthur! Check this out!”

“Here I am, you called?”

He tilted his head and came over, eyes sparkling right away.

“What’s this?”

“Training center. We’ll train other workers here from now on.”

“Nice!”

“Hey, calm down.”

“You haven’t even called the workers yet, why the helmet?”

“No weaklings here?”

‘Hmm.’

‘No, wait.’

Since it’s come to this…

“Let’s just call everyone, run the dungeon, and eat jajangmyeon together?”

“Great!”

“Rani agrees too!”

“…”

Robin nods as well; everyone’s on board.

Okay.

But even if I call them all, it’s just one additional team.

[Fixed Team Summon]

-Orc Horde (Low-grade)

“Screech!”

Orc uncles wearing high hats.

They waved happily as soon as they saw him.

The first workers he ever summoned.

Invested quite a lot in them.

So he never released the fixed team and kept summoning them.

Now they’re stronger than most intermediate workers.

The power of training…

“Weaklings! Come here!”

Of course, in Arthur’s eyes, they’re still rookies.

So?

Training starts immediately.

“Beeping, booping?”

Rani came over to peek.

But it’s somehow different from usual…

“Quiet!”

“Right, so quiet?”

No sounds leak at all.

Entering the room—

Beep! Boop!!

“Not doing it right? Posture!”

Arthur’s voice, now like a tiger instructor’s, could be heard.

‘Coming out?’

Quiet.

“Oh…”

Glad I built the training center.

Soundproofing works great.

No worries about noise between floors.

“Beep! Boop!”

Rani seems excited in the new place.

Humming and running around nonstop.

Let’s just leave her be…

While training’s on, I’ll check some things.

First, missions.

[Mission List]

1. Upgrade worker rank once (0/1)

2. Clear Chaos Tower Floor 20

“Hmm… have to clear this to rank up…”

Actually, rank up?

I’m fine without it.

I’m satisfied as is.

But…

“Robin, do you really like looking out the window so much?”

No answer.

Just quietly nodding.

Yeah.

Robin really loves looking outside…

But he can’t when summoned.

So, it’d be nice if he came out every day by ranking up.

We’d also eat tasty food together.

So.

Let’s start with the Chaos Tower mission.

Rank up is optional, but this we can do.

“Robin?”

Look outside later, come here for now.

‘Why?’

I have something for you.

“Rani, let’s make Robin a bow too.”

“Okay!”

Opening inventory, giving materials to Rani.

She grabbed both hands full of materials.

Scurrying here and there.

‘Looking for where to make it?’

After a while, “Ah!”

‘Found it?’

Oh.

Went straight into the training center and took a spot in the corner.

‘Then?’

Thud, thud, thud, thud.

She started crafting immediately.

But…

“Screech!”

The orcs were curious about the sound.

Ding!

[The experience of the currently training low-grade workers has reached the limit.]

[Appropriate weapons are needed to advance to the next rank.]

‘Oh?’