Chapter 32: Worksite Exploration Unlocked

New Feature: Worksite Exploration.

What could this be?

I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere before…

“Isn’t it the Labor Management Office? It must have been there.”

“Labor Management Office? Ah…! That’s right.”

As expected, Todd.

He really knows everything.

Yeah.

No wonder it felt familiar.

It’s that feature that was locked from the start.

“If Worksite Exploration is unlocked now, does that mean all features are open?”

Then I should check it out.

Swiping through the Labor Management Office screen.

Labor Management Office (Temporary)
[Dispatch Workers]

• Tower
• Dungeon
  [Fixed Team Management]
  [Request]
  [Worksite Exploration]
  [Worker Training Center]
  [Unlock Additional Features]
  [Management]

That’s right.

Everything is unlocked.

Is there anything else?

I tapped [Unlock Additional Features].

[All features are currently unlocked.]

Nothing else.

• Interest

“After raising your unique skill ranks further, when you open the proper Labor Management Office instead of the temporary one, more features will become available.”

“So this isn’t the end?”

“Of course not, you’re the Labor Management Office Head.”

Uh…

I think it’s already overpowered enough as is…

And there’s more coming?

Crazy.

“It’ll take some time. You’ll need to raise your rank and all.”

“That’s right. Just take it slow.”

I’m curious what other features will come, but that’s for much later.

For now, let’s check out the new feature first.

[Worksite Exploration]

One thing all Labor Management Office features have in common—no duds.

Dispatching Workers is obvious.

Fixed Team Management? Overpowered.

Requests too.

The Request Point Shop will make your head spin.

So then, what about the new feature, Worksite Exploration?

It’s probably good too, right?

Let’s take a look.

[Worksite Exploration]

How to use all Labor Management Office features—tap.

I tapped it, and it popped up immediately.

[Please select the desired worksite.]
[Chaos Tower 1st Floor]
[Chaos Tower 2nd Floor]
[Chaos Tower 31st Floor]

First, the Tower floors appeared in a list.

Below them, countless dungeons.

[Collapsed Stone Tower – F-rank]
[Immortal Flame Tower – A-rank]
[Forest of Madness – B-rank]
[Lair of the Cave Troll – D-rank]
[Lower-grade Graveyard of the Dead – F-rank]

“That’s a lot.”

Seems like a list of all the places where we can dispatch workers…

If I tap any randomly.

[Do you want to start exploration?]
[Exploration is limited to once per day at your current rank.]

Once a day.

Well, it’s just a test anyway…

Should I ask the workers who are going?

[Summon Fixed Team]

• Orc Horde (Intermediate)

Arthur and Robin just finished work in the Chaos Labyrinth and are resting.

Orcs, you’re up.

“Chirik!”

The orc uncles with their high visors.

They wave cheerfully as soon as they see me.

In the other hand?

They’re clutching Rani’s weapons like treasured valuables.

Of course.

With those, they can even handle C-rank dungeons.

“Alright, pick the dungeon you want to go to.”

“Chirik! Chit!”

“Uh… anyone here can translate?”

“Rani! Rani will translate! The orc uncles said they want to visit the Lair of the Cave Troll!”

[Lair of the Cave Troll – C-rank]

“Here?”

“Yeah!”

Okay.

Selecting it right away.

[Starting Worksite Exploration.]

• Lair of the Cave Troll (C-rank)

A message appeared, then a screen popped up in front of me.

Alright.

Let’s see how this works.

Ziiiiing!

The hologram screen suddenly expands.

“Feels like watching Arthur and Robin fight!”

“Right!”

It’s similar to Monitoring.

If there’s a difference…

“Hmm… but there’s no one here.”

“No one went in!”

“Yeah, that’s right!”

Monitoring follows the workers’ movements.

Then, Worksite Exploration?

No one’s there, so it must move on its own.

“Hey? It’s moving! Look at that! Monsters are roaring ‘Kraang!’ and it’s flying between them!”

“What? You can’t see them?”

“Wow, that’s amazing!”

The dungeon’s residents are monsters.

Even in a C-rank dungeon like the Lair of the Cave Troll?

Of course.

Graaah!

Trolls glare ahead with bloodshot eyes.

Ugh…

Even their breathing sounds fierce.

But so what?

They don’t even know the exploration is happening.

“Chirik! Chirik!”

“The orc uncles told Rani that they memorized the path and will catch the boss monster right away!”

“Oh… that sounds good.”

This is a jackpot, isn’t it?

The Lair of the Cave Troll is a cave.

Usually, dungeons like this have complicated paths…

They’re going to take a look around first?

No need to get lost trying to find the way.

“But is this all?”

“Is there more?”

“I don’t know, but it feels lacking.”

Knowing the dungeon layout is important and good.

And it even shows the difficulty at the same time?

It’s like killing two birds with one stone.

But still, it feels unsatisfying.

Did I get my hopes up too much from other features?

=Ah

I sighed deeply from disappointment, then paused.

Huh?

What’s that?

“Stopped?”

Yeah.

After moving around a lot, it suddenly stopped facing a wall.

Battery dead?

Ziiing-!

Nope.

What?

The screen changed?

“You can see behind the wall.”

“Gomdori was right! Rani can see it too!”

“Wow, even I can see it!”

Me too…

It’s not like an X-ray or anything.

It shows everything behind the wall…

And there’s something there?

“Magic Stone, later!”

Then it stopped again elsewhere, and ziiing!

The screen switched again.

This time something else was visible.

“Is that a potion?”

“Probably.”

Wow.

This…

“Could it be detecting hidden rewards too?”

“Wow, even I think so!”

Right?

Sounds about right, doesn’t it?

Insane…

This is seriously awesome.

Hidden rewards in dungeons, secret ones.

Are they in every dungeon?

No.

They might or might not be there depending on the dungeon.

But one thing’s for sure.

“Finding them is huge.”

They say these are incomparable to normal rewards.

The problem is.

They wouldn’t be hidden rewards if they were easy to find.

I heard you need a high-level detection skill or insanely good luck to discover them.

And now this lets you get them effortlessly?

Kya…

“Long live the Labor Management Office.”

“Long live?”

“Yeah! Long live!”

[Worksite Exploration has ended.]

The new feature of the temporary Labor Management Office.

Worksite Exploration.

Its function?

Preview the dungeon.

Terrain.

The path to the boss.

And even the hidden rewards, all revealed.

Then?

Time to harvest.

[Dispatch Workers]

• Dungeon
  [Enter Lair of the Cave Troll – C-rank?]

“Alright, let’s go.”

“Chirik!”

[Workers enter the dungeon.]
[Auto-hunting begins.]

Our orcs enter with pride.

And the rest?

[Monitoring]

Gotta watch together.

Curious if there really is a hidden reward there.

“Hey! Orc uncles are carrying the treasure tightly!”

Shovels in front.

The rest follow behind.

The terrain matches exactly what we saw in Worksite Exploration.

So the path should be the same.

“Wow, so refreshing.”

“Super fast!”

Anyone watching would think they’re running.

When trolls appear, they’re instantly taken down, then they charge ahead.

After a while, they stopped.

“That’s the wall where the Magic Stone was seen earlier.”

“Yeah, Gomdori’s right!”

“Gomdori, I’m not a bear…”

“Kwaang!”

Like on cue with Rani’s signal, the orcs smash the wall with their hammers!

Of course, the wall crumbled.

Behind it was a pile of Magic Stones.

“Magic Stone! Later!”

“See, it really was there.”

If they break down the other walls, use potions, and go straight to the boss?

[C-rank Dungeon Cleared!]
[Clear Time – 00:15:37]

Cleared.

Not a single injury.

Time improved even more.

Our orcs.

At this rate, maybe they’ll reach B-rank soon.

“Chirik!”

Oh, here’s your share?

Yeah…

The dungeon’s hidden rewards.

So, what was found?

[Intermediate Magic Stone x30, Highest Grade Healing Potion x10.]

No way.

You get this much from a C-rank?

It’s my first time seeing Highest Grade Healing Potions.

From what I’ve looked up, Magic Stones and potions are actually the least valuable hidden rewards.

Then…

If different rewards come from S or A-rank dungeons?

“Oh…”

Just thinking about it feels sweet.

[First completion of Worksite Exploration.]
[Job Perk: Awarded ‘Temporary Exploration Range Expansion Scroll’.]

Oh, finally a perk.

The reward?

Temporary Exploration Range Expansion Scroll.

This is similar to expanding dispatch range…

So?

Does this mean I can send workers overseas?

I can’t resist this.

[Remaining Worksite Exploration Attempts: 0]

Done for today.

Tomorrow, let’s check out the India dungeon.

Yoon Hajun, 23 years old.

Labor Management Office Head.

Usually free of worries.

“Sigh…”

But right now.

For the first time in a while, there’s a worry.

Why?

“Ha! One! Two!”

Because of Arthur, who’s training so hard.

New feature test finished.

Now, free time.

I checked what the workers were up to…

Mostly the same.

Robin was spacing out, staring at the distant sky.

Rani was grinning, looking at fragments of the Blue Dragon Crescent Blade and Young Pasa’s Scale.

Todd?

No.

How on earth is that teddy bear typing…?

Anyway, everyone was enjoying themselves except Arthur, who stayed at the training grounds.

He’s been like that a lot lately.

Drinks one cup of coffee, then trains continuously.

“Arthur, why are you working so hard?”

When I ask,

“Because the weak ones get beaten. Gotta get stronger.”

That’s all he says.

Hmm.

Maybe because Robin got so strong…

Robin was already top-tier.

After acquiring a bonded weapon, he became overwhelmingly powerful.

But Arthur?

Still the same…

“Hmm.”

I want to level him up like the orcs, but there’s no way.

Better to give him a change of pace.

“Arthur, want to eat chicken or meat?”

“Good…”

He says yes, but his expression doesn’t change.

Not even food can distract him?

Then, how about this?

“I just got an item that lets us check out an S-rank dungeon in India.”

“Really!?”

“Yeah, how about it? Sounds fun, right? Arthur, you’ve always been interested in knight-type monsters there.”

“That’s right! Arthur is interested!”

Phew.

That’s a reaction.

He really wants to go.

An India S-rank dungeon request.

I don’t even know the conditions, but I’m thinking of accepting it anyway.

Got to get fragments.

Build up request points.

Two birds with one stone.

And if Arthur’s this interested?

We have to go.

So.

“Tomorrow we’ll explore, check the difficulty, then strategize.”

“Good! Let’s go!”

The next day.

As soon as we called the workers, we started exploring.

‘Select the country to expand the range.’

I chose India immediately.

Whoa…

Just like with China, a ton of stuff popped up.

Well, India’s big too.

Still, there’s only one S-rank dungeon.

[Starting Worksite Exploration.]

Temple of the Deathly Gold (S-rank)

Choosing it, the screen popped up.

Ziiiiing!

India’s S-rank dungeon, Temple of the Deathly Gold.

What appeared first?

Knights clad in gold from head to toe.

Gold piles stacked all over the dungeon.

No wonder it’s called the Golden Temple.

“Shiny! So bright!”

“Rani, do you want that?”

Asked her.

“No! That’s all fake! Rani doesn’t need it!”

“You can tell just by looking at the screen?”

“Yeah! Rani can tell!”

Our Rani.

So talented.

If she ever gets bored, she could open a jewelry store…

Anyway.

From what I read about India, after the S-rank dungeon broke, knights clad in golden armor and weapons appeared.

At first, people fought over those out of greed…

Kids…

That was all fake.

“Oh…”

While the exploration was ongoing,

The screen stopped at one place.

Huh?

Hidden reward?

I tilted my head, watching.

Ziiing-!

As expected.

Something appeared on the screen.

“Broken shield…?”

What is that?

Everyone was puzzled.

Rani raised her hand and shouted.

“Hey? If we have that, Arthur can get stronger!”