Thumbs Up, Level Up - Chapter 288

“I guess there is no need for me to hide it anymore. My job is [Daydreaming Executive].”

[Daydreaming Executive]

[Class: Eternity

Gains access to management knowledge that exists in the realm of the imagination.]

Snippets of information appeared in front of Ji-Cheok.

He did not see it with the [Eye of Divinity], which had evolved from his Divine Intuition and Eye of Observation.

Instead, this information appeared because A/B showed it to him.

‘Wow, I never knew he had that kind of ability. Let’s see it with my Eye of Divinity.’

[Daydreaming Executive]

[Class: Eternity

Daydreaming. Imagination. Illusions.

And dreams.

Who is able to glean management knowledge from the topology of the vast realm of dreams?

The one with this job can process knowledge gained by daydreaming and turn it into skills.

Main Skill: Evidence of the Daydreaming Realm. Technology of the Daydreaming Realm. Realization of the Daydreaming Realm. ****** (Information not available)]

‘He has a ridiculous job… And some of the information is not available. This must mean that my Eye of Divinity is not good enough.’

“So… This would mean that anything you imagine becomes reality, right?”

At Ji-Cheok’s words, Adam turned his body completely toward him and smiled.

“It’s close, but not quite the same thing. Let’s say you watch a sci-fi movie, for example. What you see in it is a figment of your imagination, right?”

“You can say that.”

“I can bring that into reality, but there are a lot of restrictions, quests, and resources required to make it happen. That is what this Sky Warlord is made of.”

‘Wow… That is one overpowered ability. I guess Adam Bronze’s guild isn’t the number one guild in the United States for nothing.’

The number one guild in the United States was under the government, and the number three guild was the Golden Horizon, so ABM was actually number one among civilian guilds.

Naturally, the number one civilian guild in America meant that it was also number one in the world.

“This is amazing!”

Ji-Cheok did not just say empty words. He actually meant it when he said that was amazing.

“The problem, which is also the benefit, is that just because I am pulling out knowledge from the sci-fi movies, does not mean I can create it. I have a job as an executive, not a creator. That is why I need to train my employees.

“So can you transfer skills to your employees?”

“Sort of. It’s more like a knowledge transfer than a skill transfer. If you sign on as an employee with me and get training from me to get the skills, it is as if you had Awakened even if you are not an actual Hunter. That is why my job is called Daydreaming Executive.”

“What if the employee’s contract is terminated? Like, if they leave or get fired?”

“Then my power goes away. They are entitled to my powers because they are my employees.”

“They must be very loyal to you then.”

‘As long as they are his employees, they can live as Awakened… That is a terrifying perk. But why isn’t that information shown by my Eye of Divinity?’

“I can tell by the look on your face that you are stunned. I bet you are thinking, ‘Why wasn’t that information shown to me?’ The principle is very simple. They are protected by the employment contract they signed when they became my employees. A confidentiality clause is pretty standard, no?”

«I am sure that their employment contracts have some kind of enforceable security power like a skill.»

‘I’m sure that is the case, because otherwise, the information would have been released.’

“Anyway, I’m sure you didn’t come here to talk about my abilities. What’s going on?” A/B asked.

“Well, I came here to discuss what we need to do for the future, but I didn’t realize you were in a place like this, and alone.”

His powerful senses were telling him that Adam was the only living being on this ship.

‘It is nice of him to trust me, but calling me when he is alone… He should really think about his safety.’

«Or maybe he has absolute faith that he is safe on this ship, which seems delusional in my opinion.»

‘Let’s not be so mean to him.’

“I am not going to ask you how you knew I was alone, so don’t ask me why I am here alone. I don’t want to tell you, because it’s embarrassing.’

‘He seems… incredibly sad. What the hell is wrong with this guy?’

«It is just that the timing was not right and he has something to be embarrassed about. Do not worry about it, Master.»

‘Uh… What does that mean? What’s going on?’

«He was originally on his way on this ship to help us in the battle against Mount Kunlun. It is just that before they arrived, we finished the battle.»

‘Ah… I see.’

«He probably wanted to make a dramatic entrance, but just ended up on this warship, alone.»

‘I see. I don’t know what to say. The important thing is, how the hell did you know that, Cheok-Liang?’

«I hacked into the ship’s electronic warfare program and equipment, which was hard to get into, but in the end they were no match for me.»

‘Sometimes I think you are way stronger than me, Cheok-Liang.’

“Uh… Hm… Okay, I will not ask. Shall we talk about business?”

“Alright. Hold on.”

A/B snapped his fingers, and a hologram appeared.”

“Alfred!”

“My name is Oswald, Young Master. It looks like you have summoned a visitor.”

“No, he came to me. I didn’t summon him.”

“I will have tea prepared.”

With that, the hologram of Butler Oswald disappeared.

“Autopilot mode. Return to my home!”

Ji-Cheok could feel the massive ship moving.

“The Sky Warlord will return on its own now. Let’s go.”

He snapped his fingers again. This time, a square door rose from the floor beside him. It was a regular wooden door with a handle.

‘Wait, that retro-looking door looks so out of place! We are literally on a futuristic warship!’

“This is my teleportation machine. It leads to my house. It took some work to build it.”

“What? Really?”

‘A teleportation machine?! Even I can only travel through space by myself right now.’

“Don’t underestimate the power of science fiction. Let’s go, shall we?”

Adam opened the door. On the other side was a richly-decorated room.

“Come in.”

He invited Ji-Cheok into his home.

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Ji-Cheok remembered when he used to watch movies at home. Even when he was poor, if he didn’t have some free time, he would have gone mad, so he needed time to relax to increase his productivity.

To do that, he needed a cost-effective way to take his mind off work. One of them was paid streaming platforms.

For a flat fee of ten thousand won per month, he could watch a lot of shows!

He used to watch Napflicks because it was the most popular platform and had a lot of shows. When watching any of their movies or American shows, there was one thing that was common throughout: the token rich man’s mansion.

Every mansion in the show had lavish rooms, and right now, Ji-Cheok was precisely in this kind of room.

What was even more amazing was that it was a different room from the last time he had been here. The ceiling was covered in celestial paintings that he would have expected to find in a European palace or museum.

Angels were flying, mythological scenes were recreated, and the ceiling they were painted on had to be more than ten meters high. The walls were filled with sculptures of smiling women, angry men, angels, nuns, and many more.

The floor was covered with precious-looking carpets and the furniture was antique.

There was a fireplace in one corner, with wood crackling and burning.

It had a very good atmosphere, to say the least.

“This is one of my favorite tea rooms, and it is very European. It was an idea from Oswald, and I love the vibe of the room.”

“It’s definitely nice. It must have cost a fortune to decorate!”

“Absolutely. I think it cost about ten billion in Korean money.”

“Wow…”

«I shall build you a room more luxurious than this, Master.»

‘No, you don’t have to do that.’

«But…»

‘I said nope.’

After quieting Cheok-Liang, he took a seat in front of the chair A/B sat in.

The butler, somewhat elderly-looking but stout and upright, soon brought out tea and scones.

“The scones are baked by Oswald himself, and they taste wonderful. They also give you buffs!” A/B said.

‘A buff? Let’s see…’

[Oswald’s Scone]

[Class: A

A scone baked by Butler Oswald.

Reduces fatigue by 100.]

‘Holy… How can a scone be an item? Does Oswald have skills related to cooking? Why would a butler have cooking skills?’

«I shall also acquire skills related to cooking.»

‘No, don’t do that.’

“So what do you want to talk about?” A/B asked.

“I want to meet the Blind Prophetess.”

The Blind Prophetess. Her Hunter name was Raine Seeker, and her actual name was Stephanie Jessica.

Ji-Cheok had heard quite a few stories about her, but he had never met her in person. She was one of the top-ranked Hunters in the country, and he had heard that she was also an Archmage. It was said that she used her divination skills to acquire magical spells and she had become powerful thanks to this.

Her divination skills felt different from whatever Ji-Han had. Ji-Cheok needed to meet with her and find out if she knew about the final battle. If she didn’t, he would have to make his own preparations, and if she did know something, he would have to find out how much she knew.

“Stephanie? Why?”

“I have it on good authority that there is going to be one final battle left, and if we can resolve it, Earth will be safe.”

“Safe from the apocalypse? Really?”

“Yes. The information came from the Gods, so I am willing to take it at face value for now.”

“Even the Gods lie, didn’t you know that?”

“Of course, I know.”

Just as humans lied, so did the Gods. However, they were not allowed to lie about transactions notarized by the System. It was possible to cheat in some way, like withholding important information, but they could not like outright, which was the beauty of the System.

“Hm… That means the information you have must be true. So you are trying to find out what the final battle is?”

“Yes, so that we can be prepared. Otherwise, even if we do manage to solve the problem, it could be devastating.”

“Or we could fail, and humanity could be destroyed.”

“That is also a possibility.”

“What do you think about the Sky Warlord?”

“Huh?”

‘That’s so random.’

“The warship is for combat, but it can also be used for migration. You know, like Noah’s Ark in the Bible. I think Kunlun Mountain, which is in your possession, works better as an ark, but I can’t use that, can’t I?”

Ji-Cheok nodded at his rambling explanation. If the end of the world was a foregone conclusion, it made sense to think of different ways to survive.

Just like how A/B had chosen to build an ark for migration.

Presumably, Bi-Ga was trying to survive in a similar fashion.