[Episode 09] Gathering (4)
Kim Da-bin has been busy from yesterday to today without a moment to breathe.
After I was appointed team leader, I hired fourteen people whom I had been keeping an eye on.
Kim Jae-hyun started to run the team with a total of 15 people, including Yoo Hye-rin, who was directly connected to him.
Tasks such as supervision and management of public facilities and cleaning could be quickly taught, and the workload became much easier as people were spread out across the three public facilities.
I thought she was finally able to catch her breath, but yesterday a giant showed up and an emergency was declared, and since then new recruits have been pouring in and harassing her.
“So there are six people in total?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“You can go to room 503, building 113.”
Kim Da-bin looked at their backs as they left and calculated in her mind.
‘With this, the number of people in room 503 is 49. Can we squeeze in a little more? It’s tight.’
All new arrivals were accommodated in public facilities.
In fact, it was said to be a public facility, but it could be seen as having now become a refugee shelter.
Dozens of people will have to sleep in a small room without even being able to stretch out their legs properly.
That was when.
“Dabin! The 6th floor is finished being cleaned!”
Choi Hyeong-jun came to her and reported.
It was perfect timing, because room 503 was about to explode.
“Thank you for your hard work. Now, please clean up the 4th, 6th, and 7th floors of Building 110.”
“Building 110. 4th, 6th, 7th floor. Got it! Good work!”
“Yes, thank you for your hard work.”
The role that Choi Hyeong-jun took on was a type of cleaning.
The job was to clean up and remove furniture and other useless items so that more people could be accommodated.
Since he was a man of strength, he was able to organize things easily on his own.
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[It’s the 21st floor.]
[The door opens.]
As soon as Choi Hyeong-jun left, the elevator arrived and people started to rush out.
That behavior of constantly looking around made it clear that he was a newcomer who had come from outside the apartment complex.
“Excuse me. Who is Kim Da-bin here?”
As expected, it was as expected.
“Hello. Are you new recruits?”
“Yes. Actually, I should have come yesterday, but I washed up and ate, so it got really late.”
“Huh? What is that···.”
How are the new recruits supposed to wash and eat?
Then, Kim Da-bin discovered that the weapons they were holding were unusual.
They were armed with orc spears and bows.
‘That means···.’
Kim Da-bin, who was quick-witted, immediately asked the man who seemed to be the CEO.
“Are you on your way back from seeing Jaehyun?”
“Yes, that’s right. Ask Dabin anything you don’t know···.”
The fact that they met Kim Jae-hyun first and not themselves meant that Kim Jae-hyun considered them important.
Kim Da-bin, who figured it out, asked with a businesslike smile.
“What were you curious about?”
“They say that if you catch a monster, you get money. What does that mean?”
“It’s literally true. When you kill a monster, you get money, which you can think of as points. You can use that to buy food, electricity, and resources like gas. It’s best to experience it yourself, and since you have the equipment, why don’t you go out and hunt monsters yourself?”
The man nodded but did not leave the seat.
Kim Da-bin, who wanted to send him off quickly and get some rest, asked.
“Do you have any more questions?”
“I heard there’s a store···.”
“As the name suggests, a store is a store that sells items. However, if there’s something special about it, it’s that it’s state-of-the-art. When you order an item, it’s instantly created in a unique way. It’s like a kiosk, you know? It’s on the first floor, so I recommend you take the money you earned from killing monsters and go there to try it out.”
“Hmm. I see.”
It seemed like the man had no intention of going.
He was staring at Kim Da-bin, then suddenly extended his hand and made a statement.
“My name is Lee Jun-hyeok. Nice to meet you, Da-bin.”
Since she had been tired of receiving attention from men all her life, Kim Da-bin was able to read Lee Jun-hyeok’s mind right away.
‘You must be doing this because you want to hold my hand somehow. Anyway, this popularity thing.’
She pretended not to know and held his hand as she spoke.
“Nice to meet you, my name is Kim Dabin.”
“Haha. I think I had something else to ask···.”
The moment Lee Jun-hyeok continued talking while holding Kim Da-bin’s hand, a shrill voice was heard from behind.
“Brother Junhyeok. Let’s go hunt monsters. It’s late.”
“Huh? Huh? That’s right.”
Kim Da-bin expressed her gratitude inwardly to the woman who was glaring at her with sharp eyes.
‘He’s finally gone.’
Just as I was about to sit down on a chair and close my eyes.
“Excuse me. I came here because I was told to go find Kim Da-bin.”
When Kim Da-bin opened her eyes, this time there was a family of four there.
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“ha.”
I sighed and called them.
“Come this way!”
It was in the midst of such a hectic schedule of work.
“Team Leader Kim.”
“Ah! Jaehyun!”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
Kim Jae-hyun came to see her.
“It’s hard work. It’s all work done while receiving money.”
“Thank you for your consideration. Aren’t there any shortages of public facilities?”
“It’s still somewhat spacious, but if people keep coming in at the current rate, it seems like it’ll run out quickly.”
Then, Kim Jae-hyun summoned a note from the air and handed it to Kim Da-bin, saying:
“Here is a list of the units that will be newly used as public facilities.”
There were over 50 lakes listed there.
Kim Da-bin answered with her eyes wide open.
“I think we’ll be fine for the time being!”
“That’s fortunate. And···.”
Kim Da-bin felt something uneasy in Kim Jae-hyun’s apologetic expression and urged him on.
“Please speak comfortably, Jaehyun.”
“I just wanted to borrow Yoo Hye-rin for two days.”
“yes···?”
Yoo Hye-rin was the only one among her team members who took over most of the work.
So, what he was saying was that the only person who could take on the role he was currently playing was Yoo Hye-rin.
‘That means···.’
Kim Da-bin’s face turned pale as she noticed her planned future.
Kim Jae-hyun smiled calmly and said the cruelest words of anyone.
“Then, I ask for your help for the next two days, Team Leader Kim.”
“Ah… Of course!”
Kim Da-bin thought seriously for a moment.
Then, with a determined look on her face, she called him.
“Jaehyun.”
“yes?”
“···Can you give me a night shift allowance?”
Kim Jae-hyun nodded readily.
“I’ll give you double the amount.”
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When I came back after finishing the show with Kim Da-bin, Yoo Hye-rin and Seo Ye-jin were waiting for me.
As I came in, Yoo Hye-rin, who had been lying on the sofa, straightened her back and became tense.
“Did you have a good rest?”
“yes.”
“Then shall we start again?”
Yoo Hye-rin got up from the sofa and raised both hands into the air.
Then, purple, poisonous fog began to rise in the sky.
‘Warehouse storage, poison fog.’
Since the warehouse has a capacity of 100 kg, more gaseous poison fog was put in than expected.
As a result, Yoo Hye-rin’s mental strength is gone.
At first glance, Yoo Hye-rin looked very tired.
‘This won’t work.’
I went straight to the management window and raised Yoo Hye-rin’s level.
I had to invest 50 million won, but it was worth it. Now I am worth hundreds of millions.
The moment her level went from 25 to 30, Yoo Hye-rin was the first to feel the change and tilted her head.
“uh?”
“Why are you doing that?”
“I suddenly feel stronger.”
The speed at which the poison fog was created was also twice as fast as before.
‘Good.’
It was clear that his mental strength and skill proficiency had greatly improved.
[Exceeded the weight that can be stored in the warehouse.]
“That’s enough. You can stop making things now.”
“Oh, yes!”
The purple fog remaining in the air gradually faded and disappeared according to Yoo Hye-rin’s will.
“But is it really okay if I don’t go myself?”
“It’s okay. Just keep creating poison fog here and that’ll be enough.”
After finishing the pre-work, I said to Seo Ye-jin.
“Please begin now.”
“yes!”
When Seo Ye-jin sat cross-legged and practiced sensory sharing, the Absolute One saw a dark basement.
The stuffy darkness was filled with the stench of rotting corpses and the gurgling sound of air being sucked out of lungs.
This was on the tracks of the central station, which was full of zombies.
‘Warehouse open.’
Pusheeeeee―
The moment the poisonous fog began to pour out of the warehouse, a mouse ran down the tracks.
“Tamed Mouse (Lv. 3)”
A purple poison mist was spraying out from behind the small, unevolved mouse.
“Woooooooooo―!”
“Kwaaak!”
The zombies started to rush in, excited by the sound of the poisonous fog being sprayed.
however.
“Ugh!”
The moment I inhaled Yoo Hye-rin’s poisonous fog, my movements slowed down noticeably.
The poison fog basically had the function of a paralyzing poison.
If you inhale this, at first your movements will gradually slow down, and then you will collapse without being able to control your body. Then it is a deadly paralyzing poison that causes you to suffocate by paralyzing the diaphragm and intercostal muscles.
The zombies that inhaled the poisonous fog soon began to fall down one by one.
‘Okay. For now, paralysis works.’
First of all, I was a little worried about whether the poison fog would work on them since they were basically corpses, but fortunately, there was no problem paralyzing them.
But no matter how much time passed, the zombies did not die.
‘As expected.’
Zombies are already dead corpses.
You don’t die from not being able to breathe for a long time.
But just having the muscles paralyzed would be a great achievement.
Because there was a plan B for such a situation.
“Yejin, please.”
“yes!”
A swarm of mice hiding in the darkness burst out.
And then he started biting the necks of the fallen zombies without mercy.
Kwajik!
[You have hunted a zombie (Lv. 11).]
[Gain experience points.]
[120,085 won was deposited into the wallet of the absolute owner of the house.]
[You have hunted a zombie (Lv. 12).]
[Gain experience points.]
[212,112 won was deposited into the wallet of the absolute owner of the house.]
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Dozens of rats began slaughtering the zombies that had collapsed from the paralyzing poison.
Woohoooooooo―
In the process of hunting zombies, some individuals gained experience and evolved.
“Tamed Giant Rat (Lv. 7)”
The mice, which had grown larger, began to bite the zombies’ necks more and more aggressively, and quickly began to gain experience points.
‘Are you sharing the experience you gave to Seo Ye-jin?’
In addition to the basic salary of 100%, an additional 100% of experience points was distributed.
Mice also gain double the experience points from hunting.
That was when.
The mice that had the zombie’s blood in their mouths began to suffer.
‘what?’
After a while, the names of the mice changed.
“Tamed Zombie Rat (Lv. 5)”
There were also some small guys who turned into zombie mice.
“Tamed Giant Zombie Rat (Lv. 9)”
There were also mice that had evolved into zombies with larger bodies.
‘This was almost dangerous.’
It looked like zombie transformation was progressing when exposed to zombie blood.
In the case of Owen, who was at the forefront attacking with his claws and teeth, even if others didn’t know, there was a high possibility that he was infected with the zombie virus.
The worst-case scenario was avoided thanks to the tactics used with mice.
“Huh? This is… Huh?”
Seo Ye-jin was embarrassed.
She also senses what has happened to her cute mice.
“How are the mice that have turned into zombies? Do they listen to you?”
“Huh? Uh… They seem to be following my orders, but I think they’ve become a bit more aggressive.”
“That’s great. Then let’s continue working.”
Once again, fill the warehouse with Yoo Hye-rin’s poison gas, use Seo Ye-jin’s ability and the Absolute’s Eye to paralyze the zombies, and then finish them off with the mice that have turned into zombies.
By doing things that way, we were able to quickly annihilate the zombies that had piled up on the tracks from Jungang Station to Jagalchi Station.
At that time, Hadonggun’s party had entered the tracks at Beomnaegol Station and was heading towards Choryang Station.
‘It’s going smoothly.’
The operation proceeded as planned.
If we can safely arrive at Jagalchi Station, the summit is not far away.
I had a feeling that this time I would finally be able to save my family.
at that time.
[Unauthorized person attempts to enter.]
It was a notification that I had heard so many times before.
[An entity that satisfies the conditions for acceptance as a citizen has approached the corner of the house.]
[Would you like to offer citizenship?]
What was unusual was the number of citizens who came this time.
‘157 people?’
The number of survivors was considerable, as if they had been hiding in a group somewhere.
The moment they accepted citizenship.
[The number of citizens reached 3,000.]
[The ‘Economically Active Population Support Grant’ skill is unlocked as the number of citizens reaches a certain level.]
{Economically Active Population Support Fund}
They give jobs to citizens and pay them a stipend, which is a separate payment from the cash in the wallet of the absolute ruler.
※Daily wage
– Employee: 100,000 won (0/300)
-Agent: 150,000 won (0/100)
-Manager: 200,000 won (0/30)
-Vice President: 250,000 won (0/10)
-Manager: 300,000 won (0/3)
A pretty useful skill has appeared.
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