Hoarding in Hell Novel

Chapter 58 Frostbite Dream (3)

The owner of the shelter was none other than the Sejong Research Center of the Department of Idiosyncratic Management.

Rather than being caught, the talent management department was interested in strategic assets in case of emergency as much as it looked at anything related to domestic dungeons, mana, and hunters.

The shelter, which Hyunmoo coveted, was also purchased by the Ministry of Education to be used as a shelter in case of emergency.

‘I’d rather be good.’

Hyunmoo thought as he watched the car coming up towards the shelter. Anyway, I had to meet the Sejong Institute once.

As soon as the car stopped, a middle-aged woman jumped out. She was a woman with a sharp impression, but somewhere she was familiar with her face.

‘Have you seen it on TV?’

As soon as the woman saw Hyunmoo, she put out her hand with a smile on her face.

“This is Do Won-kyung, the head of the Sejong Research Center. This is Kang Hyunmoo. You seem to have a much stronger impression than what you see in the photo? I tried to visit him several times, but he was not at home every time.”

“nice to meet you.”

He must have come home. When I was judged as competent, I wrote down everything including my address and phone number, so I thought it would be the case.

Hyunmoo turned to introduce Yu-min to Won-kyung Do. Then she saw Yu-min’s hardened face.

Hyunmoo recalled that she didn’t want to meet her Sejong Institute guy.

“Mr. Yumin.”

Do Won-kyung, too, did not have a comfortable face, but he reached out to Yu-min as well. But instead of holding his hand reluctantly, Yu-min bowed his head.

“Doctor Wonkyung Do.”

“Are you still in that lab? That kid is exploiting Yang Yu-min. Talent is a waste.”

“It’s a lot more comfortable than when I’m with Dr.”

There seems to be something in the past. Since both of them are working in the same field, I wondered if the relationship between a teacher and a disciple was like in the past.

As if a simple greeting was enough, Do Won-kyung immediately turned to Hyunmoo.

“It’s difficult to meet you. Kang Hyunmoo seems to have a busy schedule, so shall we skip the trivia and go straight to the topic?”

“Okay…”

“I know that you don’t belong to a clan, is that correct?”

“Yes.”

“That’s right. Did you say you want to buy this air-raid shelter? I’ll hand it over to you for free. And we can issue you an annual salary of 8,000, as well as public officials’ pensions, insurance, and a certificate of preferential treatment equivalent to that of a vice-minister. Wouldn’t you like to work at our research institute instead?”

The pace is so busy that it’s not exciting enough to keep up with it.

Usually, this isn’t something we talk about while standing right after we get out of the car, isn’t it?

“It’s not a job. There’s nothing I can do at the lab.”

“It’s not difficult. A few tests, a Q&A, and very occasionally a blood draw or a simple physical is enough.”

In other words, they will be hired as experimental samples. Even if Hyunmoo can lead the experiment, the essence does not change much.

“Did I look like I didn’t have enough money?”

“You can’t buy a building like this with money alone.”Do Won-kyung pointed to the shelter and said.

“Do you like to talk around or play language games? I’m sorry, but neither me nor Kang Hyunmoo are people who have to break schedules into minutes. If possible, it would be better to accept and reject, or to negotiate terms.”

Hyunmoo didn’t know whether to be offended or liked by the rude, straight-forward tone of his tone. Although it is his favorite usage, Do Won-kyung puts the words so honestly that it makes you want to pay a fee for the number of words.

Hyunmoo folded his arms.

In order to study one’s own abilities, Yu-Min’s ability alone is not enough. It would be much faster if the state helped, but the problem is the state.

He might try to intervene or question the source of Hyunmoo’s power.

“How high can the conditions be raised?”

“Do I look like someone I’m going to be pushed into negotiating terms? When I participate in an auction, I only ask for the highest price right from the start. If that doesn’t work, it’s over.”

“It doesn’t seem like such a generous condition.”

“It may seem that way compared to corporations. Originally, the country likes to pay less and slap other benefits instead. There are many things it can do for you.”

“For example?”

“Things that corporations can’t do, like tax benefits, amnesty, or exemption from the military. It costs less and it’s nice. Once you work together, you’ll see how much you can do.”

Surely it is. If Hyunmoo hadn’t already been exempt from military service as an orphan, he would have been tempted.

“It’s a condition, not a budget. If I join another clan, don’t argue.”

“If it doesn’t affect the lab schedule, there’s nothing I can’t accept. Again?”

“The confidentiality of the research content is guaranteed.”

“What is the confidentiality coverage?”

“It should not be leaked to anyone other than the lab and me.”

“good.”

Do Won-kyung grabbed Hyunmoo’s hand and shook it up and down vigorously.

“It’s something I wanted to ask, but it’s nice that Kang Hyunmoo talked about it first. Are these conditions sufficient? If you want to request more, please feel free to suggest.”

Hyunmoo was bewildered at Do Won-kyung’s cool acceptance.

Do Won-kyung is the head of the national research institute, and of course has an obligation to report on the research results.

Organizations that do not report are meaningless.

But are you accepting the promise that the research center and Hyunmoo will monopolize the research content?

Originally, I was planning to minimize the scope of confidentiality for Do Won-kyung, who is not comfortable with it. And he tried to contact him after checking the connection leading to the upper part from there.

Information that only a minimum number of people need to know will lead to real power.

***

Seeing the embarrassment passing by Hyunmoo’s face, Do Won-kyung called for joy.

‘I knew it.’

It was clear that he knew something about his constitution.

There wasn’t much he could figure out with a few drops of blood. However, if the Sejong Institute could monopolize Hyunmoo’s body itself, he could get better results than exploring hundreds of dungeons. Do Won-kyung had the confidence to do so.

‘Maybe the success of the plan can be hastened.’

Kang Hyunmoo is a beginner who has only just cleared the 1-star dungeon. He’s at a high level, so he’s around 7 or 8.

When he was still small, it was advantageous to keep it in his hand and manage it carefully. Even for this, absolute secrecy is required.

***

Meanwhile, Kang Hyunmoo saw Do Won-kyung’s smile and thought of the possibility.

‘Oh, you’re looking at me as a pyramid.’

A small existence that can be held with money and a few perks.

They see that they can keep them in the lab while providing generous benefits that are not in line with their abilities. The confidentiality conditions were also understandable in that context.

To Wonkyung Do, Hyunmoo is an unusual existence, not a great existence.

Rather than not having human eyes, he approached it from the perspective of a thoroughly logical researcher.

To the extent of a curious hamster that can be kept in hand and pampered and observed.

But how about

When you find out that the hamster can be a rip-off monster.

Hyunmoo smiled at Do Won-kyung and waved his hand.

For Hyunmoo, it was good for the other person to look down on him. That way he’ll feel better when he smashes that expression.

The promise Do Won-kyung made will hold Do Won-kyung’s ankles on her own.

The dream of the two of them began.

***

Jeoldusan Sanctuary.

This cliff, where Catholics were said to have been beheaded in the past, created a sense of eerie and sublime just with the story of the past. However, there was another strange space newly covered in the sheer cliff.

At some point, the cliff changes into a rough-hewn wall, and stone structures made of black stone appear.

A space where walls, columns, and statues that have been erected are standing clutteredly.

It was a three-star dungeon in the middle of Seoul, a truncated dungeon.

According to the principle of giving regional names to dungeons with less than 3 stars, the official name was a telescopic dungeon, but the name “Cleaning the Head” was not so light. And as its name suggests, it ate and ate many hunters.

The truncation dungeon was still waiting to dig out the heads of the unfamiliar hunters.

On a rainy night, a man dragged his suitcase and headed to the dungeon.

Unlike the 1-star Cheonggye dungeon, the area around the dungeon is surrounded by several layers of iron fences and a 3m high barrier.

A dormitory for company-level troops and a machine gun position were built right next to it.

They were all equipment in preparation for monsters that might come out of the truncation dungeon. Even among the guards, there was a hunter who was always on standby.

However, it could not be said that the boundaries were sufficient. A 3-star dungeon in the middle of a metropolis with a population of 10 million was threatening enough by itself.

In addition, the truncated dungeon, which has a flexible attribute, was a place where monsters were leaked out of the dungeon once a month.

“Stop, stop!”

A soldier spotted an approaching man on the wall and pointed his gun at him. Discovery was delayed because the direction they were usually wary of was towards the dungeon. A bright headlight shone on the man.

“What are you doing?””I’m a Hunter. I came here to visit the truncation dungeon.”

The soldiers standing on the border began to murmur. It’s not unusual for a hunter to find a dungeon, but it was strange to find it alone in the middle of the night when it rained.

“The return of Seong-Jin Ha’s team, who left the expedition a week ago, is delayed. If the goal of the expedition is not achieved within six days, we will meet around the entrance to replenish supplies.

At the same time, what the man took out of his arms was an item, a return order. If you had a return spell, you could return to the entrance even if you did not acquire a hearthstone.

The squad leader checked the entry and exit ledgers and confirmed that there was a team that had left a week ago. It was definitely time to run out of supplies by now.

It usually takes about a week to 10 days to completely clear the truncation dungeon. Soon the door opened.

The soldiers checked the man’s ID. He was an omnipotent, mid-level hunter. There was no baggage check.

Their job is to keep what’s inside the fence from going out, not what’s outside from going in.

The soldier returned the ID and said.

“Be careful. These days, there is a lot of volatility, so monsters may appear as soon as you walk in.”

Hunter silently nodded his head.

Every time he took a step between the silent sculptures standing in an orderly manner, the sound of rain and the quiet sound of footsteps resounded.

Then, only footsteps rang out. As the shimmering vision slowly returned to normal, what he saw was a huge labyrinth made of black Hyunmoo rocks.

There was no one waiting around. However, Hunter had no intention of finding them anyway.

The Hunter, who was about to open the large suitcase, hesitated for a moment, but he opened the suitcase as soon as he made up his mind. The goblin, who was crouching like magic inside, jumped out.

Despite the small size of the goblin, it was surprisingly flexible.

“Kiruk, is this over there?”

Hunter was speechless as he watched the goblin speak.

Even in appearance, it was different from ordinary goblins. His skin color was somewhat dark, his physique was much better, and his equipment seemed better than any other hunter.

“…what am I going to do here?”

“Uh, go.”

Kirsson motioned his hand without looking back. Hunter couldn’t believe the goblin he was talking to, nor the goblin who answered it.

However, he started by carefully checking that fact even before he received the job.

“…I no longer owe Mr. Hwiso Park. Talking monster, I don’t know what you’re thinking…”

Hunter mumbled unanswered words for himself, who seemed to go insane, and tore the return spell. The shape of the Hunter disappeared in an instant.

Kirsson looked around and took his belongings out of his suitcase. The black children’s raincoat contained the items needed for a short stay. It was here that Hyunmoo had to achieve the goal dictated by him.

“Creep…”

Then a pair of red eyes appeared in the darkness. A ferocious hostility was felt.

Kirsson remembered that before coming here, Hwiso Park said that hunters usually clear this place in about a week.

Kirsson thought how long he would take.

“If it’s at this level…”

Kirsson mumbled as he twirled the Winter Harvester’s scythe.

“It should be about three days. Kiruk.”