Hiding a House in the Apocalypse - Chapter 366



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Episode 372 150. Interview (3)

His name is Nam Deok-yeong.

The heyday was about 20 years ago, and it was very popular even by many celebrity standards.

As a popular star, he was rumored to have dated many actresses, caused issues, and became a victim of rumors, but he fell short of being called the best of his time.

Could we say that he is one of those mass-produced stars who shine brightly by taking advantage of his common youth?

His objective position was between the 1.5 and 2nd teams.

What really made him famous was his unusually early retirement and transition to managerial career.

It is questionable whether he created a masterpiece.

His work was popular among Europeans who wore tuxedos and dresses, but was shunned in Korea.

Maybe European movies weren’t fun.

This is clear from the fact that there were almost no European films released in Korea before the war.

Nam Deok-yeong, who was coldly ignored in Korea, won a film award in Europe.

It changed him.

The narrative of a handsome actor who retired at an unusually young age and worked his way up from the bottom to become a director and win awards at international film festivals had enough appeal to pique the interest of many people.

People started looking for who Nam Deok-yeong was again and soon they found out who he was.

Nam Deok-yeong became a director who was famous for being very common and famous.

His career ended when the attention of Europeans in tuxedos and dresses shifted to another, third-world figure, but it is needless to say how much he earned at the peak of his career.

If we were to compare these Keystone bunkers to something, it would be a military base.

No, it’s the military base itself.

The underground structures, connected by passageways, were a heterogeneous combination of two forms: a typical military bunker and a natural cave.

As I was sitting blankly on a camping chair in a large space that looked like a living room, Keystone brought me coffee.

A fragrant smell.

The body is also strong.

It’s capsule coffee.

Just like Dragon C, who once stockpiled a huge amount of coffee beans in his bunker, Keystone also kept a large quantity of capsule coffee in his bunker.

“I don’t drink alcohol, but I have to drink coffee. I think I’m at the stage where I’ve gone beyond caffeine addiction and my body runs on caffeine as a raw material.”

There are things to do right now, but our Viva! Apocalypse! users have more important rituals to attend to.

Introducing the bunker.

You can skip the cheap, low-cost bunkers that Emgu used to live in, but if you decorate it to this level, it’s our manners to give the bunker owner a chance to brag.

As three children poked their heads out of the hallway to look at us, Keystone introduced his bunker in a clear, low-pitched voice befitting an actor, savoring the aroma of coffee.

“The Japanese army set up a coastal artillery position here. After the war was lost and the Japanese left, the Korean army took over, but when strange phenomena occurred in North Korea, all the troops were sent to the front lines, and this place was also abandoned. Luckily, I was able to purchase it through a connection I had.”

As expected, it was a military base.

Excluding the structures that appear to be natural caves, the artificial concrete ceilings were excessively low, which seems to have been designed that way from the beginning rather than due to cost issues.

“Originally I was going to use it as a set. You know the story about the guy who escaped from India and survived alone in a bunker for two years?”

I nodded along with Emgu.

It’s a pretty famous story.

How the wealthy Indians who had built air-raid shelters were dragged out of the shelters by the poor and massacred, with only a few surviving and barely escaping from India.

“But there was a source on the Chinese side. They said that war was bound to break out.”

As Keystone clapped, adults appeared beyond the children in the hallway.

Three women and four men.

Some people had corners similar to Keystone.

Maybe it’s a blood relationship.

“This is my wife.”

A tall, slender beauty waved her hand.

“hello.”

“I’m Chinese.”

The woman nodded.

“If you are interested in Chinese factions, you have probably heard of the New Revolutionary League.”

“······.”

I don’t know.

But I don’t want to pretend I don’t know.

Why, I’d rather be looked down on by this kid than die.

Luckily, our Captain M9 said what I wanted to say.

“What is that? It’s not even the name of a Chinese restaurant.”

“To put it simply, they are one of the new radicals. Sammu. That is, they have no great ancestors, no great connections, and no wealth. They are a group of outsiders who share three characteristics. They would not have been able to enter the government, but when the chairman suddenly died and the country collapsed, they pushed out the old chairman’s faction and seized military power. They were the ones who started the war. When the chairman’s faction tried to resolve the chaos and start a purge at the party level, they fired nuclear missiles at the United States. That’s how the war started.”

Keystone looked at his wife.

“My wife’s uncle is a general in the New Revolutionary League.”

It seems that he probably got information that the war was certain to occur along similar paths to Keystone and me.

I don’t know the exact factional affiliation, but a senior member of the National Guard gave me a similar order to prepare for war.

“How many years have you been preparing for this?”

I asked in the most serious and reserved tone I could muster.

So much so that the air itself weighs down and sinks.

Emgu looked at me in surprise, but he ignored me and stared at Keystone with intense eyes.

Keystone, who had been staring at me, averted his gaze and stared blankly up at the ceiling where a single incandescent light bulb was hanging by its wires.

“I started preparing in earnest about a year before the war started, but in fact, I started organizing this place more than five years ago. As I said before, I was going to use it as a set. But when my wife gave me the signal, I canceled all the work and went all-in on this.”

There was a time when the saying, “Money is everything” was popular.

In reality, before the war, South Korea was a society where money was everything.

Things like social prestige and face were thrown to the ground as worthless under the widespread cynicism, and the social leaders who should be setting an example were shamefully transparent in showing what they value most.

I emphasize this over and over again, but bunkers also cost money.

A man with a lot of money can build a much nicer, better, and more perfect bunker.

Of course, it would be meaningless if we prepared foolishly like the Cheon Young-jae family, but if Cheon Young-jae’s father had done Viva! Apocalypse!, he wouldn’t have met such a ridiculous end.

Long denigrated and distorted, our Viva! Apocalypse! is the bible of those preparing for destruction.

“As you can see, the members are my younger sibling and cousin. I also served my father, but he passed away not long after.”

“That’s right. But didn’t a lot of refugees come to your house?”

Emgu asked.

Keystone sighed and nodded.

“A lot of people came.”

“Where did everyone go?”

“······This place may look nice to live in, but it’s not a good place to live. Especially not for someone who isn’t prepared.”

“What does that mean?”

This time I asked.

I heard a similar story from a soldier earlier.

“······A pirate appears.”

“pirate?”

“They probably live on the island to the north. They usually watch through binoculars, and at night, they land silently on something like a yacht and kill and kidnap people.”

“Pirates······.”

I have touched on this before.

Why a deserted island is not a suitable place for an apocalypse.

The ocean may seem closed, but to some people it is a gateway to the wide-open world.

It appears that Ganghwado survived because it is a large island and Keystone adapted well to it.

But to Keystone, pirates are a kind of benefactor.

“Thanks to those guys, all the guys who had set up camp in front of my territory were cleaned out. But this place is a good place to be. When one guy gets kicked out, another one comes. And it keeps happening.”

Keystone pointed to the younger-looking women who had appeared together.

“He’s a survivor. He married his niece.”

“Do pirates still appear?”

“Maybe he’s alive.”

Keystone sighed and changed the subject.

“Anyway, that’s all for this story. Don’t we have other things to do?”

Yes, that’s right.

Today’s goal is to cover the area where Kang Han-min has established himself.

Another question has arisen, but I am not the only one who is curious.

Keystone asked Emgu, pointing his finger at me.

“By the way, why is this guy Skelton here?”

He tilted his head.

“Is there anything that requires this guy to come?”

Emgu answered.

“Skeleton. He’s a hunter even if he looks like that.”

“Hunter.”

Keystone smiled wickedly.

“Old school?”

“Yes.”

I answered, glaring at him.

Keystone glanced at me and sighed.

“Well, an old school hunter is still a hunter. It’s better than nothing. Since you said you were a hunter, I thought you were at least Awaken······.”

He tilted his head.

I know he’s a very shameless guy, but was he really this shameless?

“Beak.”

Said a word.

Keystone glared at me with surprise and anger.

I could hear the men around me fiddling with their guns, but I paid no attention.

I stared at him quietly.

Keystone glared at me as if he was angry too, but he looked away first like before, as if he had read some emotion in my eyes.

“······ha.”

Sigh.

As if telling me to listen.

I am not one to sit still.

“Don’t you have a father?”

“what?”

“You didn’t get any home education?”

Even though this kid is a user of our bulletin board, I don’t like this guy very much.

There are plenty of people who have fought over the years, but I didn’t even feel basic respect for that Keystone kid.

So, unlike other users who had a bad relationship with me at one point but then became friends again, I never had a chance to become close with this guy, and I had no intention of becoming close with him.

“Ah. This. Why are you fighting here? Everyone, calm down.”

Emgu came between the two.

But, since I was already hurt, and Keystone, who was also hurt more than me for some reason, there was no way to resolve the conflict.

As they were glaring at each other with cold eyes, Emgu eventually shouted.

“Fuck, seriously! I didn’t even come here to get dizzy.”

It may sound crazy, but it’s true.

But I couldn’t give up, so I kept my mouth shut and stayed still, and Emgu took the Keystone family out.

After a while, Keystone and Emgu returned.

Keystone bowed his head first.

“sorry.”

“······.”

“I spoke carelessly. I spoke as I usually do, and I feel that it offended you. I apologize, Skeleton.”

“i get it.”

I don’t think I have any feelings of pity towards that person.

It wasn’t regret but necessity that made him bow his head.

I don’t know what that is though.

“Why did Kang Han-min apply?”

Changed the subject.

“I’m also interested. As you know, Kang Han-min and Na Hye-in are heroes who are called saviors, right?”

“······.”

“I’ve lived here for a long time, so I know the geography well, and I’m already familiar with Kang Han-min.”

“You know Kang Han-min?”

Keystone nodded.

“Oh. I was trying to make a biopic about him. That’s when I met him.”

Keystone looked into the distance and smiled faintly.

“······He was a mysterious person. Yes. He had that kind of expression on his face, as if he understood all the principles of the universe.”

I held back a snort.

Kang Han-min?

He is not transcendent or anything.

He is just one of the Alpha Awakened who was born with a particularly strong power among the level 10 Awakened.

Alpha Awakeners aren’t just strong people.

Na Hye-in is also an Alpha Awakened person, and I know she has appeared in various places around the world.

It’s not even the strongest ability.

Awaken, who is said to be the reincarnation of Shiva who appeared before the fall of India, is said to have demonstrated powers that are worthy of being called the strongest in humanity, in front of hundreds of thousands of Mumbai residents.

“······.”

The Kang Han-min I know is a bit quirky, but he’s a fun guy and a dangerous guy.

He doesn’t know the middle ground.

A vulgar person like Keystone who naturally tramples on and slanders others because he is slightly above them will never be able to properly evaluate the strong people.

“Kang Han-min knows me. We even ate together. He really likes soy sauce marinated crab.”

A man who appeared to be Keystone’s younger brother came out holding something.

This is soy sauce marinated crab in an airtight container.

It looks like it was probably soaked in water.

“The problem is the process of getting there.”

Keystone knew where Kang Min-i was located in Ganghwa Island.

But there are many dangers on Ganghwa Island other than pirates.

Hostile refugees driven inland by pirates, remnants of the Chinese army that occasionally appear on the island, and mutations.

“I’ve seen mutation black goats. They usually ignore people, but when they’re in a bad mood, they’ll knock people down and trample or crush them until they die.”

In short, I knew the way, but the road to get there was so difficult that I asked for support.

Of course, like the sinister guy he is, he didn’t say what he would gain from this.

Perhaps there were behind-the-scenes negotiations with Woo Min-hee.

I don’t know the whole story because I wasn’t invited to Fox Code, but this is probably the most likely interpretation.

Of course, the greatest contributor to making this happen is Keystone’s delusion.

“Once I can get there, Kang Han-min will meet me. We ate together and talked. He even got my autograph.”

Filled with unfounded confidence, Keystone followed us along with his younger brother.

Click- click-

While Emgu was busy taking pictures, Keystone also took pictures of the surroundings without stopping with his camera.

I glanced at him, and Keystone noticed my gaze and turned his head.

“Do you like movies?”

He shook his head.