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“Come on in.”
Fifteen men gathered in a secret meeting room used for secret work.
They look neat and ordinary, but they are all drug addicts and gambler hunters who are addicted to snow white.
I looked at the Hunters who were seated and said.
“You must have heard the story, right?”
“Yes. I was told what country I had to work for.”
A Hunter said with his eyes shining.
“Did you get any good numbers?”
Of course, the hunters who think I’m going to hit the back of the government.
I said with a smile.
“no. It literally means working for the country.”
Actually, I pondered for a while whether or not to meet them in person.
I was thinking about meeting the government in person and telling the government that I was disguised as a national hunter under my instructions.
But when I thought about it, it was a useless worry.
In the first place, they all know of my existence.
It doesn’t change much if you add one to whether or not you gave direct input instructions.
What I had to do was not whether to meet them or not, but how to make sure they never betray them.
“The government created a hunter training school that recruits national hunter civil servants. You have to enter there, get a hard education, and then become a national hunter who works for the country.”
At my words, the Hunters said with an absurd expression.
“… Yes? are we? A national hunter?”
To be a national hunter for them, who have to keep their distance from the state job more than anyone else who is tired of drugs, gambling, and snow-white fruits.
Don’t be fooled.
“Yes.”
Those who know better than anyone that without me, the monster arena gambling they enjoy and the supply of snow white fruit will cease.
So they cannot easily betray me.
But nothing is absolute in the world.
These are hunters who have a weakness for me, but at the same time they are also my weakness.
So, I thought about sending in a hunter who has no connection with me by blackmailing them as evidence of crime, but if that happens, the binding force on them is too weak and the risk of betrayal increases even more.
The stronger the binding, the more you know about me, and the more dangerous it is, and the weaker the binding, the higher the probability of betrayal.
If so, it is best to give them a clear reason not to betray them.
“You must work as a national hunter through a training school. Oh, of course, your income will plummet. half and half.”
The people in front of me are making several times more money than their original ability, so the sense of deprivation must be even greater.
The Hunters murmured and said.
“No matter how much you are president, this is a bit… .”
From the worry that they might get caught in the state job, stained by crime, to the declining income.
“Of course, don’t worry. I will make up for all the insufficient income separately. And criminal charges?”
I said with a smirk.
“I need my cooperation to prove that. Will I really cooperate with the government? Even if I get diarrhea again, do you think I won’t have the strength to bury one of them?”
I was the one who passed without any problem even after completely burying one prosecutor.
“Of course, I know that this will not be enough. It’s easy to just live the way you do now, but it’s hard to live under the old government and lead a suffocating life. So let me make a suggestion.”
A bait that will appease their dissatisfaction and prevent betrayal at the same time.
“I will grant your wishes.”
“… wish?”
“Yes. Money is money, power is power.”
I said with a smile.
“After working for 10 years, I will pay you money so you can play and eat for the rest of your life. Or push me from behind and help me get to the highest possible position in government.”
these are squishy
You have to hold it tight as tight as the hook.
Starting with them, if you win the majority of national hunters, you don’t have to worry about betrayal from then on.
Betraying me is going to make me betray my colleagues at the same time.
“Uh… 10 years.”
“If you give me the same money as now… Surprisingly, it might not be that bad.”
I said with a smile.
“Isn’t it obvious that the organization will be bigger than it is now? One way would be to create a decent position within the organization after retirement. Anything else you want?”
Then a hunter quietly raised his hand and said,
“May I ask for a skill seat?”
“Yes? It’s a skill stone… .”
“At that time, the skill stone would have been interpreted quite a bit, wouldn’t it?”
I said with a smile.
“That’s enough.”
The hunters who had been thinking about it for a while nodded their heads one by one and said.
“All right. Let’s try it.”
“me too.”
I got up from my seat and said.
“Great. Then, I wish you all the best in the future.”
There is no need for additional explanations, such as how to get the information.
Everyone must have noticed what I wanted in terms of paying extra money and granting wishes anyway.
“ah. For your reference, after entering the Hunter Training School, contact with existing members is prohibited. Of course the same goes for me.”
Cut out the correlation with them as much as possible.
“Then how do you get in touch? .”
“We will contact you.”
Even if they are not, the Hunter Agency has many civil servants who were bought from me, so the information is sufficient.
What is expected of them is not information, but the government’s armed control, so please contact them when necessary.
I said as I left the conference room door.
“In the future, we do not know each other. Do you understand what I mean?”
“Yes, of course!”
* * *
The Korean Hunter Training School, which was thirsty for the support of hunters, welcomed them and actively used it for publicity.
Hunters who succeeded in infiltrating very smoothly.
Now, they will be educated and reborn as state civil servants to work for the country.
“Let’s split the organization.”
The snow-white tissue grew more and more enlarged day by day.
And the bigger you get, the more dangerous it becomes.
Isn’t it called diversified investment?
I’m going to divide this organization up and make each one move separately.
At the same time, they transfuse new hunters, gradually severing their relationship with each other.
“Then we infiltrate the hunters separately in each organization.”
if it goes like this… .
I said raising the corners of my lips.
“Even hunters who infiltrate will not recognize each other.”
In other words, even if you try to betray, you don’t know who the spy is, so you create a ridiculous situation where you can’t betray.
“Good.”
I, who had a happy expression on my face as I thought about my future plans, said again.
“Oh, by the way, just two percent is not enough.”
It is good to infiltrate the hunters, or it is good to take full control of the government’s hunter organization.
But there was one crucial problem.
It’s their skills.
You can only reach a certain position by pulling it from the inside and pushing it from the outside to reach it, but in the end, a hunter can prove it with his skills.
The hunters I infiltrated are all low-level hunters who neglected hunting because they were obsessed with making snow white fruit.
It is possible to grow through hunting while performing national duties, but how high is the probability of that?
I murmured, rhythmically tapping the desk with my fingers.
“After all, the best thing is to have the upper-headed person be my person… .”
Just like the bribery of low-level police officers running on the field, low-level positions have their own merits, but they are still not as good as the superiors.
I took out the list of guild member candidates from the drawer and looked through it.
“Hmm.”
A list of about 10 candidates who were successful in their previous lives, but who were ultimately eliminated due to various disqualifications.
“This is enough to pass at least an executive position.”
The problem was that most of the characters on this list had big personality flaws.
Hunters, like Yeom Chang-soo, who are discriminatory or have a clear anti-skeptical temperament.
I pondered for a moment, then closed the list again and said.
“Whatever you think, these guys are not.”
They don’t have any particular weaknesses, so they’re virtually uncontrollable.
I pondered for a moment, then said with my eyes wide open.
“Wait, do you really need to find it?”
If not, why not just make it?
Currently, there are many students at the Hunter Academy, and one way is to select and send talented and useful ones among them.
Even if it’s not a weakness, like Jae-Jin Lee, he can be blessed with grace and eat it up.
Besides, the process of ascending to the executive rank will be easier than the hunters who are tainted with crime.
No matter how good your skills are, the verification process is essential for national positions, especially for executives.
In this respect, the hunters of the organization are at a disadvantage.
“I have to do this myself.”
In the meantime, I managed to manage by giving scholarships to excellent students, but it was only indirect management to the last.
You need to have direct contact with me in order to play like this.
You also need to understand their tendencies.
“Secretary Kim.”
“Yes.”
“Please bring me the academy student test results.”
* * *
Yang Seung-woo looked at the Jeongin Development Headquarters building with a look of anticipation.
“Are you a scout?”
After awakening, Yang Seung-woo, who quickly completed the first-level course and immediately started the second-level course, has grown rapidly by showing off his prominence in the second-level course.
In addition, Yang Seung-woo, who was envied by Lee Jae-jin in a special lecture, was even painted with snow.
Such Yang Seung-woo was called by Jeong In-soo today.
“Let’s go in.”
Yang Seung-woo entered the headquarters building like that.
“welcome. What did you come here for?”
Yang Seung-woo bowed his head and said at the friendly guidance of the receptionist.
“hello. My name is Seungwoo Yang. I have an appointment with the representative… .”
“Oh, Yang Seung-woo. You can go straight to the representative room. The representative is waiting for you.”
After such a simple procedure, Yang Seung-woo finally stood in front of the representative office.
“CEO, Seungwoo Yang is here.”
“Please come in.”
Yang Seung-woo opened the door to the representative office at Jeong In-soo’s words and entered.
“hello! This is Seungwoo Yang.”
“haha. Nice to meet you, Seungwoo Yang. Please sit this way.”
* * *
Yang Seung-woo.
The most promising and promising hunter in the Hunter Academy.
Hunter Academy focuses on theory and martial arts education.
However, since the skill of a hunter is determined by how many monsters he catches, the growth rate of Hunter Academy students is bound to be slow.
Nevertheless, the reason why hunters apply to the academy is to more easily adapt to the higher dungeons and learn weapon skills that are suitable for them to further increase their efficiency.
However, Yang Seung-woo, who showed considerable growth even under such conditions, was a clear prospect.
Of course, no one knows what the limit is.
As I don’t see anything in my memory, my skills may have stagnated in the middle, but the situation is very different now from my previous life.
Because of my active intervention, many hunters who would have lost their lives in the dungeon survived.
Among them, a promising hunter who died without even seeing it in his previous life may survive and show all of his abilities in this life.
“Nice to meet you, CEO Jung.”
I said with a smile.
“Nice to see you too. I see some of the best prospects in the academy.”
Then, Yang Seung-woo scratched the back of the head as if embarrassed.
“Ahaha. You’re the best prospect. I was just lucky.”
Yang Seung-woo is shy at unfamiliar compliments.
“Look, how long ago did you get a scholarship?”
Scholarships awarded to outstanding students.
It wasn’t a lot of money compared to Hunter’s income, but receiving a scholarship itself proves that you are superior to others, so those who receive a scholarship can only earn the envy of people.
“Yes. Thankfully, there are a lot of people who looked after me.”
“haha. It’s not that they looked down on me, but that’s how good Seungwoo is. The reason I asked to see Seungwoo today is because of the full tuition waiver.”
Then Yang Seung-woo said with a surprised expression.
“Are you completely exempt?”
“Yes. Of course, considering the income of hunters, it may be a small amount of money. However, I am a person who made a lot of money through dungeons and hunters. So I’ve always wanted to contribute something to the Hunters. That’s why the academy was created. So, I would appreciate it if you just think of it as my sincerity.”
Yang Seung-woo nodded at my words and said.
“That’s great. Creating an academy to contribute.”
“It was nothing. Anyway, starting today, I will no longer receive tuition from Mr. Yang Seung-woo. So, save that money and use it to buy good equipment later.”
Now, shall we take a quick look at the liver?
“By the way, Mr. Yang Seung-woo.”
“Yes?”
“Mr. Yang Seung-woo, what do you think of the current situation?”
“What is the current situation?”
“Was it too abstract? Well, what do you think of the society that is changing due to dungeons and hunters?”
Yang Seung-woo paused for a moment at my words and said.
“uh… I never seriously thought about it.”
“I always think.”
I looked at Yang Seung-woo and said.
“Hunters will become stronger and more numerous in the future. What will happen to this society if there are more and more individuals with such a powerful force?”
I glanced at Yang Seung-woo and said.
“And how should governments respond to a changing world?”
As if in a pressure interview, he brings up the subject and first understands what kind of person Yang Seung-woo is.
“… I think the government should continue to play a certain role.”
I said with my eyes shining.
“Even if you put pressure on the Hunter?”
“… Until recently, I was also a public figure. So, I am well aware of the public opinion. Everyone envy Hunters, but at the same time fear them. Hunters and guilds are the only authorized armed forces in Korea.”
The first officially recognized armed forces other than the military and police.
It is an accurate judgment.
“In order for a society to be formed, all constituents must fulfill their respective roles. If everyone became a hunter and hunted, society wouldn’t work. In other words, Hunters also need ordinary people. In that regard, I think it is necessary for the government to take center stage and make sure that the general public is no longer anxious.”
Yang Seung-woo tells a principled and ideal story, perhaps because the time is not yet ripe.
That’s right.
Because Hunters need the role of ordinary people in order to survive.
However, when the overwhelming power gap widens, from then on, the concept of subordination, not interdependence, changes.
I said with a smile.
“The government needs to play a role… So, if the government asks Yang Seung-woo if he has no intention of working for the country, how will you respond?”
Then, Yang Seung-woo expresses his displeasure.
“Ah, that’s a bit… .”
That’s right.
What’s wrong with a promising hunter, so why would you apply for a national job hunter?
“haha. That’s what I just did. But that’s it. Most of the national hunters now are made up of low-level hunters who volunteered to escape. Here, a talented hunter as talented as Mr. Yang Seung-woo will be able to stand out in no time. Wouldn’t it be quite rewarding to play a role as a balancer between ordinary people and hunters as a member of the government?”
Then Yang Seung-woo was silent for a while and said:
“Balancer… .”
However, it seems that Yang Seung-woo is not interested at all.
“Then you can really become the head of the national organization and take charge of an axis of the Republic of Korea.”
Yang Seung-woo waved his hand at my words and said.
“Oh, no. What talent do I have?”
I said with a smile.
“Anyway, it was a good conversation. Please do your best in the future, Seungwoo.”
* * *
“Yang Seung-woo.”
There is still a pure side.
I think it will come off if you twist it well.
“Once you put yourself in a national position while citing a grand cause, it’s easy to do the next.”
Being pure is very attractive.
That’s why it’s so easy to corrupt.
Will that heart be maintained even after becoming a national hunter?
It must also be that most of my colleagues are the worst hunters I have put in.
Silent black.
If you get close to black ink, even those close to you will be dyed black.
“I’ve never seen a person who doesn’t change the taste of money and power.”
It mobilizes the hunters of the organization to homogenize the government hunter organization itself.
Later, even if the government realized that their hunters were going in a strange direction, it was already too late.
Even the power of such hunters would be regrettable from the government’s point of view.
Of course, there is a possibility that Yang Seung-woo will keep his faith until the end, but that’s it.
You have to stand alone and stand alone, because if all of your subordinates are black, the organization will never run normally.
“CEO, Yuna Kim has arrived on the first floor.”
“Please come up.”
National Hunter is just the beginning.
The talents of the Hunter Academy are sometimes conciliatory, and if necessary, they are placed in various parts of society, even by finding weaknesses.
Anyway, the world is messed up by giant guilds.
Then I have to decorate the mess to my liking.
I said raising the corners of my lips.
“We create a world where no one can trust and no one can trust.”