Damn the World, Ride a Submarine - Chapter 22



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Episode 22 – Lee Hoi-young

Hyein stopped me. And she sat down on her knees in front of me.

“Stay still and don’t move.”

“…”

I had no choice but to stand like a stone, and Hye-in made me rely solely on my senses.

“Look at this! Even if a war breaks out across the ocean, the feeling is the same.”

When I tried to pull Hyein up, she grabbed both of my hands and prevented me from moving.

“Don’t think about anything, just feel this a little more.”

“…”

Hyein did not give up until the end.

Slowly, my mind went blank with gentle tension, and my whole body was filled with unbearable stiffness. As the tension eased like a dam bursting, a brief flash of light passed by.

I asked Hyein, who was catching her breath.

“Wasn’t it hard?”

“I didn’t know, it was hard. That moment is all mine. “Everything about you.”

With all the thoughts in my head disappearing, I held Hyein tightly in my arms. I quickly fell asleep with the sound of her breathing as a lullaby.

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next day.

He ordered all key personnel within the company to gather at the Yeouido office.

And then I moved to Seoul with Hyein.

It was my first long-distance drive in a long time, so I felt like driving was fun. When I arrived at the office, I prepared a few things and waited for people.

Except for Director Kim Wan-jun, all major executives below the vice president were gathered.

Director Jeong Si-wook asked, pointing to a mysterious object covered with a black cloth on the desk.

“What is this?”

“Try rolling up the cloth”

Let’s take off the black cloth. 1,100 gold bars appeared. It was 110 kg of gold bars that had been found in advance.

Anyone who saw the gold bars piled up on the table could not help but be surprised. He spoke to the surprised people.

“The people gathered here are the core of the company and my close associates. “I will share this gold with you all for safekeeping.”

“Yes~?”

“We will give each person 110 100g gold bars, or 11kg.”

“Oh ~”

“Please keep 10 kg for me, and 1 kg is a bonus for you.”

He was recently promoted to director. Director Hyun Min-seong, who was entrusted with the private submarine business, asked, unable to take his eyes off the pile of gold bars.

“… But how much is 11 kg of gold?”

“If you calculate the amount, it will be a little over 1 billion.”

“ah ···.”

“Everyone use your head. Please keep it in a safe and easily accessible place. I can find it at any moment. “You can give it to me then.”

Vice President Jin Min-gyu spoke while looking back and forth between the pile of gold bars and my eyes.

“But how do you put this in the safe?”

“This is the safe you can trust the most.”

It was decided that Director Kim Wan-jun’s share would be kept by Director Lee Shin-young and handed over to him upon his return.

The gold I gave away could become their retirement money. But maybe it could be a boarding pass to board the final ark.

After giving some requests and instructions to the employees, we headed to Databricks. It was to hold a development meeting between HWS and Riskscope.

…

The consensus at the HWS development meeting was that the ORI (Omni risk Index) index should be derived more accurately and quickly.

To do so, more powerful computing power and resources, as well as more advanced AI technology, were needed.

CEO Kyung-ho Lee’s opinion was to narrow the gap in AI technology through collaboration with Google. I thought that this super-gap technology could not be shared.

“CEO Lee.”

“yes.”

“I don’t think it’s a good idea to have Google or Microsoft as a partner.”

“In what way…?”

“Well, fair trade is easy, but fair collaboration is difficult.”

“ah···. I think I know what you mean. However, there are some things that are beyond our capabilities.”

“CEO Kyung-ho Lee!”

CEO Kyung-ho Lee seemed a bit taken aback by the sudden name call.

“yes?”

“We will make an early investment of 100 billion won in Databricks. “First of all, let’s avoid relying on other companies.”

“ah···. thank you thank you “I think I can do that.”

CEO Kyung-ho Lee looked somewhat excited with a mixture of surprise and confidence. He added a word to him.

“It won’t be like that. “It won’t be enough.”

“yes?”

“What I’m saying is, don’t try to solve everything with 100 billion, but focus only on development.”

“yes. All right. thank you thank you.”

He continued speaking while gesturing to CEO Lee Kyung-ho, who appeared to be in shock, as if to calm down.

“And there is one more thing.”

“yes. “I’m waiting for your word.”

“Please develop a separate version of RiskScope that can be used for investment and asset management.”

“Oh~”

CEO Kyung-ho Lee raised his head with a short exclamation and seemed to be thinking about something.

“I guess so. “It could really be used that way.”

“You will receive a call from our OSLAM team leader, Namgoong Han. “If you explain the system to your friend and discuss it, you will come up with a good method.”

We finished the meeting with CEO Kyung-ho Lee.

After wrapping up my Seoul itinerary for a few days, I returned to Tongyeong. It was nice to escape the hustle and bustle of Seoul and see the sea again.

I went out to sea and fished with Captain Kim Chang-gi, and when I could, I did it with Hye-in.

…

Then one day,

Good news has arrived. It was said that the main contract for the construction of submarines with Hanwha Ocean was about to be signed.

This was the result of Director Jeong Si-wook and Hanwha Ocean Vice President Han Gyu-dong taking active steps to persuade the military and authorities.

According to a message from Hanwha Ocean Vice President Han Gyu-dong.

If our contract with Hanwha Ocean to build a private submarine was canceled. It was said that the threat to introduce the German 218 class or the Japanese Taiga class was effective.

In addition, the final specifications of the submarine to be built were determined.

The total project cost was decided at 1.6 trillion won.

800 billion won, which is twice the amount of the Dosan An Window Ship.

Construction took place at the same time as development, so it was more expensive because development costs were included, but the displacement was significantly increased to 6,900 tons.

The Republic of Korea Navy’s newest submarine, the Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, weighs 3,700 tons.

For China to test ballistic missiles. Considering that the Blue-class submarine, which was built instead of a nuclear-powered submarine, weighs 6,700 tons. It was said that the displacement of conventional submarines was raised to the limit.

All armed systems were excluded.

All areas where torpedoes, ballistic missile launch tubes, and cruise missile vertical launch systems (VLS) were located were allocated as spaces for living and cargo loading.

Because there was no armament, the number of operating personnel was greatly reduced. And efforts were made to automate, further reducing the number of crew members required to operate the submarine.

especially. It was decided to develop osmosis-type seawater desalination equipment suitable for submarines to reduce the burden of loading fresh water.

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– Name of ship: Lee Hoi-young

– Length: 96.5m

– Total width: 11.7m

– Total height: 16.9m

– Displacement: 6,900 tons underwater / 4,000 tons on water

– Speed: 17 knots underwater / 11 knots on water

– Range: 27,520km on water

– Submerging depth: 300m

– Maximum depth: 400m

– Maximum dive time: 17 days

– Minimum number of people operating: 15 people

– Hull material HY-100 high-strength steel

– Propulsion method: Diesel electric propulsion / AIP propulsion system

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The name of the ship was changed to Lee Hoe-young with the Navy’s consent.

I wanted to follow our Navy’s rule of naming submarines from people who contributed to the anti-Japanese independence movement or national development and people who made contributions at sea.

After the conclusion of the Korea-Japan Annexation Treaty, Lee Hoi-young sold all his assets and went into exile in Manchuria with 50 members of his family.

Afterwards, he established the Shinheung Military Academy, and his younger brother Lee Si-young participated in the establishment of the provisional government, and all six brothers devoted themselves to the independence movement.

For a moment, I thought that although the goal was different, it was similar to my story. And I liked his anarchistic tendencies. His inclinations led his son Lee Gyu-chang to join and become active in the Black Terror.

…

Since the Lee Hoe-young is a private submarine, the weapons system has been completely removed. Defensive evasion equipment was applied as is.

It was decided to install various detection devices such as Active Sonar, Passive Sonar, and MAD, as well as decoys, in the same way as military submarines.

A separate project was carried out with several domestic and foreign companies to simultaneously develop an underwater drone equipped with a manipulator (robotic arm) and a device that projects it underwater.

In addition to the image sonar, the underwater drone also has an image transmission device that can selectively use sound waves and optical communication.

Depending on the situation, the underwater drone can act as a periscope.

Now all that’s left is to wait.

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