episode_0184

In the process of negotiating the salary, there was some disagreement over whether or not to recognize the period of time worked as a county governor in Jungmo County as experience, but in any case, Jin Gung’s surprise joining brought about an effect that neither I nor Cao Cao expected.

First of all… Hee Ji-jae liked it a lot.

I loved it so much that when we finally arrived at Chohyeon, upon hearing the news, I jumped out on all fours, not even bare feet, and filmed a movie with Jojo. But to my surprise, when I was introduced as the new recruiter, Jojo immediately grabbed my hand. Because he threw away his wife and clung to Jin Gung.

“You’re really welcome…!”

“Yes? Ah, yes…”

It seems that Jin Gung secretly thought that there might be something like territoriality.

However, instead of being territorial, I was glad that someone who seemed to be a senior who started working first greeted me with tears in my eyes, but I also wondered what on earth was going on.

Thanks to this, Hee Ji-jae led Jin-gung, who had fallen into the trap of embarrassment, towards Pyo-guk, his workplace, as naturally as breathing.

As it was your first time, you would be very confused, so the comment that he would do his best to help you adjust well was a bonus.

As expected, he was an extremely noble Yoo In-gye, befitting the current first officer of Jojo’s army, and thanks to this, Jin Gung naturally joined the work while thinking, ‘Huh…?’

From the first day of work.

It was at that time that a synergy that neither I nor JoJo expected occurred.

Unlike Hui Ji-jae, who has excellent Il-shin ability but has little practical experience due to being buried in the outside world before getting a job in Jojo-gun, Jin-gung held the position of prefectural commander and worked hard in the field for several years, reaching a level not only in the military but also in civil engineering. He was an expert in literally every field.

As a result, I was better than anyone else when it came to how to handle work efficiently.

As Jin Gung began to fix the system that Hee Ji-jae had built while racking her brain, physical improvements similar to full-body plastic surgery were achieved across all areas.

Thanks to that, the number of employees working at the office increased significantly, and it stopped feeling a little creaky. Needless to say, it started to run smoothly as if it had been greased for some time.

Normally, when someone who comes in as a successor criticizes the system he or she has established, it is normal for the predecessor to feel offended, but Hee Ji-jae did not do that.

Instead of being offended, he actually liked it and even clapped his feet.

They say that a savior has finally arrived who can take us out of this tedious paperwork hell.

Jin Gung, who made the waist of Hee Ji-jae, who could be said to be his senior and archer, curved like a bow with such excellent practical skills, even had wide feet.

That’s huge too.

“So you are trying to attract these people to our side?”

“Yes, as long as Maengdeok gives permission.”

“Um… Teacher Jin?”

“Tell me.”

Jojo asked Jin-gung, who looked much better than when he met her at Jungmo-hyeon, despite going through a difficult situation on the first day of work.

Has this been discussed with Hee Ji-jae?

It is definitely a good thing that the number of talented people who can be employed is increasing.

Especially if it is a talent from the strategist side, whose weight is still relatively low compared to the armed line represented by Jo In, Ha Hoo Don, Ha Hoo Yeon, and me.

However, if you try to recruit talented people at random, you could end up in failure.

Not only is there no guarantee that there will not be spies from other forces among those recruited in this way, but if too many talents are introduced in a short period of time, the existing personnel may be alienated by them.

And that will soon lead to antagonism between subjects.

Was Jojo also concerned about the same possibility?

It seemed like it was because he bothered to bring up the story about Hee Ji-jae at this time.

Of course, the person who suddenly became the subject of worry seemed to be happy about the current situation.

In response to Jo Jo’s question, Jin Gung testified that it was Hee Ji-jae who ultimately confirmed the list he had brought in the first place.

‘but···.’

Although it is said that the workload has been relatively reduced thanks to Jin Gung’s joining, it is still the case that people stay up all night like eating a meal.

It’s been several months already… From Hee Ji-jae’s perspective, she must be desperately hoping to drag at least one more person into this hell, or rather, into our military so that she can escape from her daily life of working overtime as quickly as possible.

Well, Jojo, who could be said to be the final decision maker, seemed to have a different opinion.

“Um···.”

Have we used the power of the top and bureau operated by our side to conduct our own investigation into information on those targeted for recruitment?

After pondering for a while as I tapped the documents filled with someone’s personal information, I finally made a decision.

Cao Cao opened his mouth, looking straight at Jin Gong, who was standing there looking slightly nervous.

“First of all, I understand what you mean.”

“Then…?”

“However, no matter how urgent the situation is, we cannot just bring in people… For now, we will only recruit one of them.”

“When you say you are one of them… may I ask who you are thinking of?”

Then, why not send a letter or something to lay the groundwork or do something else?

At the sight of Jin Gung, who seemed to be saying just that, Jo Jo’s purple eyes once again turned to the document in his hand.

It looks like the decision hasn’t been made yet.

No, so who are the people written on that document?

I couldn’t suppress my curiosity, so I slowly craned my head to see if he felt my gaze.

Jojo smiled slightly and adjusted the hand holding the document so that I could also see what was written on it.

It must have been a moment when I was once again grateful for her meticulous consideration and looked at the contents of the document, which were much clearer than before.

Even to me who didn’t know much about the Three Kingdoms, a very familiar name caught my eye.

His name was Sunuk.

‘···wait for a sec.’

Sunuk?

Could it be that Sunwook from ‘Binchanhap’?

No, it’s like a title. Even so, Sunwook would definitely be under Yuan Shao…?

According to what I previously researched, that was the case.

I heard that he is gaining practical experience by running errands for his seniors.

But you’re going to pull Sunwook over here…?

Is that even possible?

From my point of view, I couldn’t help but feel skeptical because the scale of Yuan Shao’s army was different from ours.

If our company, JoJo, felt like a venture company, it was closer to an affiliate of a large company pushed by a large company with the goal of dominating the market.

Even though they are similar in that they were launched not long ago, the underlying infrastructure, talent pool, and even name value are much more overwhelming, so it goes without saying which one seems to have more potential for growth.

So, if you look at it objectively.

But would he leave that place and try to move to ours?

Even if I were Sun-wook, I think the moment he heard about our recruitment offer, he would have laughed out loud in bewilderment…?

Then, he must have cast Jogalja – I’ll commit suicide if I go to Jojo’s army – in the face of the person who came to scout him.

This is Jojo without Sunwook.

Is this also an effect of the game becoming a reality?

Or perhaps something went wrong due to my intervention.

There was a good chance either way.

So it was even more shocking.

I never even thought about Jojo without Sunuk.

It must have been a moment of shock at the possibility that had suddenly emerged.

Did he instinctively notice that my eyes were fixed on the two letters of the name Sunwook?

Jojo glanced at me and then pointed to the name and said.

“Here, a person named Sunmun-yak. What kind of person are you?”

“Ah, if it’s that friend… I don’t know anything else, but I think I can tell you one thing for sure.”

“···?”

“You will never regret recruiting us.”

That’s right.

Because it’s not just anyone else, it’s ‘Sunwook’.

This is Sunuk, who is called the constellation of Binchanhap.

“If Mr. Jin says so, he seems to be a person with quite outstanding abilities.”

“It seems like someone in the original family with eyes that are close to knotholes didn’t appreciate the friend’s true value.”

“It’s a good thing for us.”

“Yes, just…”

but?

“This friend has something unusual…”

“What if it’s a unique corner…?”

The moment a puzzled voice came out of Jojo’s mouth, Jin Gung’s gaze, which had always been directed towards Jojo, turned towards me for the first time.

“Gong Soo-hyeon.”

“Yes? Ah, yes.”

“Long Soo-hyeon, you tend to eat a lot more than ordinary people, right?”

Why are you suddenly asking me about things like how much I should eat?

Are you saying that he and Hee Ji-jae work overtime as if they were eating, but that they only waste food without doing anything?

A thought like that suddenly occurred to me, but facts are facts, so I nodded obediently.

“Yes, since I tend to be more active than others… I tend to eat twice as much as others.”

The moment I nodded, Jin Gung stretched out two fingers as if he was waiting.

Both right and left.

“Four times.”

“···?”

“You can think of it as eating exactly four times that much.”

No, isn’t that almost like an elephant…?