Damn the World, Ride a Submarine - Chapter 30



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Episode 30 – Rakagigar

Team leader Namgoong Han cleared his voice and continued speaking.

“And… Mr. Representative!”

“something! The beast’s heart must have been racing. Please speak. haha”

“yes. “I bet the 1 trillion won allocated to a separate account last time on energy-related futures (futures) such as crude oil, coal, and gas.”

“great. It’s okay to lose everything. No need to worry. ”

” ··· ah”

“But I feel like Team Leader Namgoong! “You must be rich.”

“It would be nice if that were the case, but…”

Team leader Namgoong Han. Even if he became rich, he prayed deep in his heart that he would be allowed some time to enjoy it.

…

Sonyattore may or may not know that the world is in chaos. He was heading across the calm ocean to Naha, Okinawa.

After a long and tedious voyage, we stopped at Naha.

I needed a break, but I didn’t book a separate accommodation. Any anxiety made it impossible to leave the ship.

Even while Captain Kim Chang-gi and his crew were busy repairing and supplying the ship. She did not go out of the cabin. I was only looking at the risk scope of my laptop and smartphone.

– smart

I turned around at the sound of a knock and a sign of greeting. Hyein was standing there holding her satellite phone with a smile on her face.

“I think there is good news.”

“Uh, really? who?”

“This is Hanwha Ocean Vice President Han Gyu-dong.”

I quickly picked up the phone as if stealing it.

“yes. Vice President!”

“CEO! “I have good news to share.”

“oh! yes. “Come on.”

“I think the launch of the Lee Hoi-young will be possible in the next six weeks.”

“Wow!”

I ended up screaming without even realizing it. I felt like I had found a lost key. To me, the submarine was like a key to the next world.

“ha ha ha”

“sorry. I’m happy… But how? “Did it dry this quickly?”

“yes. I mentioned it earlier. “The specifications of the submarine unit produced in the aborted project matched well with the standards of the Lee Hoe-young.”

“oh!”

“In addition, the level of completion was so high that it was possible to use it as is with only minor modifications. “I think the displacement will increase slightly to 7300 tons.”

“Wow! thank you “This is really good news.”

“And there’s one more left.”

“…?”

“Developed as a next project. An internal agreement was reached to install a new propulsion system on the Lee Hoi-young. “The speed will increase, fuel efficiency will improve, and the range will increase.”

“Wow! “It’s really timely.”

“Is it timely?”

“… It was the right moment to appease my impatience. haha”

In fact, before even touching the submarine, I was afraid that the world would collapse. I wanted to talk.

“ha ha ha”

Although I was talking on the phone. The next world and the next events filled my mind.

“Oh, and did you check the secure email I sent you?”

“yes. Has confirmed. It’s a great project. Hanwha Ocean will also actively cooperate.”

“Fortunately, the. “What about the government and the Navy?”

“yes. We have also contacted the government and navy you mentioned in your email. “The authorities are rather glad that the project is being promoted by the private sector.”

“is it so?”

“It seems like they see this as an opportunity to naturally obtain sensitive technology and military information. and ···.”

“And?”

“The National Intelligence Service contacted us first. “This deputy manager spoke as if he knew the CEO.”

“Oh, that person…”

Deputy Director Lee of the National Intelligence Service was a person with whom I had a mixture of evil and fate, gratitude and hatred.

“Do you know the CEO?”

“Yeah, I know. “What were you talking about?”

“yes. Although Russia is not an enemy country, it is a sensitive country, so be careful. “I added that this project is beneficial to the national interest, so please cooperate actively.”

‘Is headquarters still inspecting me?’

Although I had some doubts. I felt lucky that it didn’t interfere with my work.

“It went well. You may be busy, but we ask for your continued interest. Then our OSL Vice President Jin Min-gyu will contact you.”

“all right. And there was a message from Deputy Director Lee of the National Intelligence Service.”

“Say yes.”

“They are telling us to proceed with this project without consulting with the authorities.”

“It’s always been that way.”

“yes?”

“When diplomatic problems arise. This is to remove your feet. There will probably be no record of anything other than verbal cooperation.”

“Acquire technology and information. “If it becomes a problem, we take responsibility for it.”

“You don’t have to worry about that part. “We are prepared to prevent any harm to Hanwha Ocean and the Vice President.”

“no. it’s okay. I also went through many twists and turns to get here. And as an engineer, this is a project I definitely want to take on.”

“Now that you say that, I feel a lot lighter. thank you.”

…

My mind became busy. As soon as she finished resupplying at Naha, she departed for Tongyeong without rest.

You may or may not know my impatience. The ship moved slowly, very slowly, towards the open sea.

As I felt the sea breeze on the deck of the yacht, I lit a cigarette.

I don’t know where it came from, but a group of dolphins were swimming and guiding the boat as if competing with Sonyatore for the lead.

“Whoa~”

As I exhaled the smoke I had inhaled deeply, I thought about the next world, the next thing, and the next me.

I pictured the submarine Lee Hoi-young floating in the distant sea among the dolphins following us.

Before I knew it, the ship was sailing past Jeju Island. I could see Hallasan Mountain trapped in the clouds.

Even though I felt that the majestic sight was being overshadowed by some anxiety. As I recalled the good news that Vice President Han Gyu-dong delivered, I felt a small shiver.

‘It’s 6 weeks. The submarine will be launched in a month and a half.’

…

As the ship approached Tongyeong, we began preparing for our itinerary in Korea. I opened the laptop and checked the personal information and interview schedule of the second captain candidate.

It was then.

A red breaking news alert flashed on the screen.

Scary news followed.

The Earth, groaning under human arrogance, let out the last breath it had held in. Iceland’s Laki (Rakagigar) volcano erupted again.

It was the same volcano that erupted in 1783 in 934 AD, causing a volcanic winter similar to a nuclear winter.

illuminated by video. The sight of Laki Volcano erupting was as if an army of demons sleeping underground were pouring out.

I was afraid.

Experts and scientists continued to analyze the unprecedented large-scale volcanic eruption. It began to transform fear into horrifying horror.

An unprecedented large-scale forest fire that occurred simultaneously on three continents. Two massive volcanic eruptions followed without a break.

He explained that force majeure natural disasters will bring new risks that are difficult to predict.

And China’s nonsense and Russia’s madness, which accelerated it, added to the complex technological disaster.

It was said that the synergistic combination of traditional natural disasters and technological disasters would result in multiple disasters that could not be dealt with.

The Natech (Natural Disaster Triggered Technological Disaster) disaster, which is becoming more massive in the form of serial and complex disasters, has become a reality.

In a very short period of time, less than two weeks, a chain of events occurred that exceeded the tolerance of the Earth.

In particular, it was revealed that the massive eruption of Rakagigar Volcano was a trigger that triggered a new type of catastrophe.

The headline of an article predicting the imminent reality of a great disaster caught my eye.

The title was borrowed from the Stark family’s saying ‘Winter is coming’ that appears in A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones).

In that the volcano erupts and great winter comes. ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ felt like a prophetic book.

I couldn’t believe it.

The article felt like an April Fool’s joke.

The article said that it would be a scary season starting this winter.

The use of fossil fuels will rapidly increase. It was said that due to continued warming, the cooling of the Earth, which has passed the critical point, will accelerate.

Within a few years, the Earth’s climate will undergo a cataclysmic change. It will change into a climate comparable to the Little Ice Age.

This will trigger another economic, social and ecological disaster, he said in a tone full of fear.

The last sentence of the article, which states that nothing can be predicted about the next world, is ‘The time has come for humanity to learn compliance, not challenge and response.’ It was.

I was scared.

My imagination made the fear even greater.

I got goosebumps.

There was no time.

Winter was coming.

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