Chapter 155

Chapter 155

“... Thank you. I will use it if I have to show off my business card somewhere.”

Choi Yeonseung accepted the business card.

“Wait. That’s weird.”The debut release of this chapter happened at Ñòv€l-B1n.

“Huh? Is there a spelling mistake?”

“No, but... Why am I the CEO?”

“Haha. That isn’t it.”

“Ah. Is it an error?”

“It’s a joint CEO position,” Nguyen proudly said, rendering Choi Yeonseung speechless. Being parachuted into the company like this... Wasn’t this too much?

“I don’t really care about other people, but isn’t this a bit too much?”

Cursing Choi Yeonseung aside, their hardworking people could lose motivation if they saw this.

Nguyen shook his head. “No one will be dissatisfied with this. This industry is all about skills in the first place.”

The raid industry had such fierce scouts that a company could find its talent going to its competitor in the blink of an eye. Everything was allowed for as long as they were capable. In addition, the researchers saw and were convinced firsthand what Choi Yeonseung could create, so they certainly wouldn’t complain.

“The company always gives hunters preferential treatment to a certain extent. After all, if they’re offered a low position, they wouldn’t even consider joining.”

Hunters invited to join the company had to be offered a director or manager-level position, at the very least. That was how valuable a hunter’s abilities were.

‘They don’t just want me to slay monsters... No. I shouldn’t think like this.’

Choi Yeonseung reflected on his own thoughts. A hunter’s job wasn’t just doing raids. Fighting other hunters, throwing crazy parties, going on TV, and doing business could also be parts of a hunter’s job.

-You don’t seem to think so at all, Successor, so don’t overdo it.

No matter how hard Choi Yeonseung tried, it was surprisingly hard to change his mind. Values were hard to change!

“CEO... What does a CEO do?”

“We produce results. I know you’re busy, however, so I’ll take care of the complicated paperwork. You just have to do one thing: develop useful artifacts. However, ‘useful’ doesn’t just mean performance. It also means sellability on the market.”

Artificial artifacts had a highly competitive market. After all, it wasn’t just about items. This important industry was connected to the country’s national strength! All countries naturally wanted their companies to bring great performance, but the market was cold due to the fierce competition.

Out of the countless artificial artifacts that appeared in a year, only three or four survived. Hunters were very composed.

-If you are a Chinese hunter, then buy Hu Feng artifacts! Chinese people! Use Hu Feng artifacts out of patriotism!

-Do you want us to die in dungeon raids?

-The ■ing developer of this item should show themselves! Its magic isn’t working!

Even China with its strong control couldn’t force its hunters to use their local artificial artifacts. It was really hard to deal with the hunters once they exploded with anger.

“What are the conditions an item has to meet to bring in good sales?”

“It should be durable, imbued with versatile skills, have great damage, is generally usable, and have a great and cool design.”

“The design as well?”

“Yes, that’s also a very important factor.”

“... Continue.”

“Price, among other things, is also important.”

‘I’m already losing confidence.’

Choi Yeonseung started to worry that the cat constellation’s guidance made others’ expectations of him too high. He never thought he would end up working as a corporate executive in his entire life...

Nguyen laughed as if he noticed Choi Yeonseung’s worries. “You don’t have to worry too much. The short sword you made last time? We think that alone already has a significant competitive advantage.”

“Really?”

“Yes. However, the design of its hilt.... feels a bit childish, so there is a discussion about working on that part.”

“Principles are indeed important.”

As a constellation, Choi Yeonseung agreed, but for a different reason. Those who denied their own principles wouldn’t grow any further. The most important thing was to stay true to themselves.

With utter sincerity, Nguyen said, “I’ve always done my best so I won’t have any regrets if ever I have to step down.”

‘This is a big deal. He is crazier than I thought.’

Choi Yeonseung was stunned. To put someone he just met in the CEO position... What type of person was Nguyen?

[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ says you just have to do it.]

-... Yes, thank you.

The cat constellation was right. For the sake of this madman’s CEO position, Choi Yeonseung had to perform, even if just a little.

‘The goal is mediocrity. I’ll just produce average results.’

Choi Yeonseung’s objective was very conservative. He didn’t want to create an innovative model or a revolution in artificial artifacts. He just wanted to make sure that they would get sales as usual! At the very least, that would prevent this crazy guy from getting fired.

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There were many ways to make artificial artifacts, but one of the most prominent methods was to process Abyss materials. The materials from the Abyss were extremely susceptible to change. Their attributes would change depending on how many times they were hammered and how much pressure or heat was applied to them. Using various theories and statistics, the researchers tried to find optimal results.

What skills would an item have if made using a certain process? What would its durability and damage be? Through endless trial and error, they had to find a formula that would make it easy to mass-produce an artifact. Such discoveries were called golden formulas.

... The Frozen Blue Long Sword made by Choi Yeonseung had a level of completion so close to perfection that it no longer required further processes! That was only natural, though, since the cat constellation had taught him the process itself.

-Hmm. By the way, cat constellation. Can’t the people here just copy what I did?

Choi Yeonseung was a beginner in production, but he was a master of making full use of his body. People couldn’t knead steel and hit it with their internal energy like he did.

[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ says it won’t be as perfect as when the incarnation made it, but it isn’t impossible.]

They could do it with the powerful hydraulic press if they wanted to apply the same force Choi Yeonseung exerted whenever he hit the material with internal energy, and artificially lowering the temperature could replicate his release of cold air.

The technological prowess of humans surprised even the cat constellation. They could even reproduce the techniques without a single spell.

[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ says it is too awkward to use machines instead of a craftsman to mass-produce it, however.]

-Sorry. You have to put up with it.

Choi Yeonseung told the cat constellation. He had to bring results to this business, so he had no choice. How could Hwang Gyeongryong swear at China despite having so many factories in its territory? Craftsmen who created masterpiece after masterpiece would go down in history, but companies that produced hundreds of thousands of industrial products ruled the world!

-This reminds me of the old days.

-Uh. Did you have a knack for blacksmithing as well?

Choi Yeonseung’s eyes shone, making him look as if he would grab her by the collar and make her work immediately. It genuinely scared the goddess of sloth. At times like this, there was no successor!

-... No, I meant it reminded me of an old story about my household member.

The Goddess of Defeat and Sloth’s household member, a very outstanding warlock, had this idea one day.

‘Why get sentient workers? They have to be paid and fed, among other things. They’re extremely annoying. Can’t we just let the undead do chores?’

-Isn’t that a crazy idea?

[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ is dumbfounded, finding the idea insane!]

Most undead were incapable of doing intricate work. They could even barely follow dull and simple commands. A strong undead could handle it, but it was crazy to have such an undead do chores...

-No. That household member succeeded. He ended up creating a spell.

-... What? Really?

[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ is shocked!]

Magic to make the undead work. It was unbelievable. To think there was such a great magician...

[The ‘Manipulator of Dreams and Desires’ begs to have the secret revealed!]

Even the Manipulator of Dreams and Desires, who normally just quietly listened, couldn’t stand it.

There was really such magic!