Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 10



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#10. You need to take care of at least one more thing.

“Greeting each other, Commander. “Kim In-ho, our senior secretary for social affairs.”

“Nice to meet you, Commander. “This is Kim In-ho.”

“Nice to meet you. “This is Lee Kang-cheol.”

The President visited the Blue House and suddenly introduced the Senior Secretary for Social Affairs.

Maybe he was in his mid 40s?

Being a senior secretary at the level of a vice minister at such a young age would have meant being a great elite or having a special relationship with the president.

Anyway, it was a bit unexpected, but I thought there must be a reason, so I stayed quiet.

“I don’t know if you know, but the Senior Secretary for Social Affairs is in charge of overseeing social policies.”

“Yes, I don’t know the details, but I know the general idea.”

“Then it will be easier to speak up. It was thought that it would be difficult to lead the civilians accompanying the expeditionary force this time using only soldiers. So, I’m planning to entrust that role to Chief Kim. What do you think, Commander?”

“yes? So, are you saying that you are entrusting the leadership of civilians to Chief Kim?”

“ah! Of course, overall command authority still rests with the commander. However, I think we need someone to assist and take full responsibility for civilians.”

“Yes, that is true, but…”

Lee Kang-cheol said yes when the President said it, but it was a bit ambiguous.

Even now, officers and secretaries were dispatched from each administrative department to help the expeditionary force, and many of them supported the expeditionary force with their families as war approached.

There is no need for a high-ranking public official at the vice-minister level to come above him, but to be honest, Lee Kang-cheol is not very happy with the idea of ​​putting a young vice-minister in charge.

“Please don’t misunderstand anything. It doesn’t have any special meaning. “Working-level staff were dispatched from each department of the administration, but I still thought it would be good to have someone in charge of the whole thing, so why didn’t Chief Kim volunteer with enthusiasm?”

“I don’t mind, Mr. President. “I would be happy if a competent person could help me.”

“ha ha ha! Thank you for thinking so. Chief Kim is a very talented person. He passed the bar exam while in his fourth year of law school at Seoul National University, and after graduating from the training center, he studied at Harvard Law School in the U.S. and is licensed to practice law in Korea and New York State. Since then, I have had many different experiences. “It will be of great help when I go over there and lead a new Korea.”

“I will do my best, Commander.”

“Yes, let’s do our best.”

When I left the Blue House and conveyed this fact to Go Seok-man, he also tilted his head.

And the next day.

“Commander, I did some research about him.”

“okay? “What kind of person are you?”

“First of all, they all say that he is a very capable person. “The work is really done to perfection.”

“That would be natural. “If you got to that position at a young age, you wouldn’t be average.”

“And people who have worked with me say that I don’t have a bad personality.”

“Hmm, really?”

“but···.”

“But what?”

“They say no one is closer to you than is necessary for work. What should I say? Should I say that there is little humanity? And it seems to be true that the president has no special intention in supporting that person. Chief Kim himself has been very interested in the wormhole ever since it was discovered, and he strongly wanted to see him go.”

“hmm”

Considering Go Seok-man’s words, it seemed like there was no need to be so cautious.

Because in a situation where a competent person was needed, a person who was almost the ultimate in competence applied.

However, strangely enough, he didn’t seem to be the type of person I was very attached to, so I thought that if I had applied through a different route, I might have been rejected.

“You watch carefully. “I just have a bad feeling.”

“I knew.”

By June, the number of selected troops exceeded 7,000, and the number of civilians also exceeded 2,000.

“This is a situation where restrictions must now be placed. In particular, civilians should stop receiving it. “We started receiving it on a family basis, and now there are over 250 children under the age of 18.”

“How did there become so many?”

“There are essential personnel who have no choice but to know about the existence of wormholes, right? These are not only military personnel, but also administrative officials, researchers at government agencies and research institutes such as the Aviation Research Institute, and employees of defense industry companies. At first they refused or hesitated, but as the risk of war on this side increased, they supported it in large numbers. With my family. Of course, there are many military families like me. “You know Colonel Jeong Ji-woon of the Air Force?”

“Colonel Jeong? “Why him?”

“Colonel Jeong also applied. With her wife and two sons.”

“Hmm…”

A furrow was carved into Lee Kang-cheol’s forehead.

If there are more than 250 children among 2,000 civilians, that is more than 10% of the civilian population, which is a burden even for the expeditionary force.

At first, there was so little support that I approved the family to come with me, but it seemed like I would lose my days looking at the child if this continued.

“Have we secured all the experts in the required fields?”

“They say there’s a lot in some areas and there’s a bit of a shortage in some areas.”

“Where are you lacking?”

“I’m a medical doctor after all. “In that field, there are very few people who know of the existence of wormholes until they are selected.”

Medical staff such as doctors, nurses, and pharmacists are essential.

Although raising the medical standard of local Koreans was a secondary priority, it was impossible to subject expeditionary forces living in modern times to the poor medical technology of the 1940s.

Right now, Lee Kang-cheol himself was at an age where he was starting to squeak here and there.

“Did you say the maximum capacity over there is 15,000 people?”

“Yes, fortunately the outside of the cave is spacious. To be exact, there are five or six households of hunters and herbalists living at the 8km and 12km radius points, and there are no private houses further up to 14km. Thanks to this, we can use at least up to the 6km point. Of course, we have to cover it up.”

“Are they doing a good job of monitoring?”

“Of course. But they say they will have to bring him to our first camp soon. “Once the construction on the inside of the cave is finished, we have to work on the outside as well, but there is a high risk that they will notice.”

“Don’t treat me carelessly and tell me to take him with me in advance. “If you report it for no reason, it will be a pain in the ass.”

“All right.”

“And for now, don’t limit yourself and accept all who apply if they meet the conditions. Even if it’s a bit overkill, they’re all useful people there, right? “It will be the same when the kids grow up.”

“That’s right.”

“Tell Colonel Lee to secure a little more residence. Then it will be okay.”

“All right.”

“We also pay attention to securing medical staff.”

“I’m just saying it’s slower than other fields, that doesn’t mean it’s difficult. “We will have enough before the wormhole closes.”

“Keep up the good work”

“yes”

Materials have already exceeded the bulky items.

Now the diameter of the wormhole has shrunk to less than 20m, and every effort had to be made to send even more weapons and supplies before it shrinks further.

“what? The last 20 K1 tanks will be delivered on July 10th? The factory runs 24 hours a day! If you puncture this, I will die and you will die too! “One more week!”

“Rice is Shin Dong-jin, Shin Dong-jin! I told you to send squire Shin Dong-jin, but why did squire Cham Dong-jin come? what! Is it difficult to get Shindongjin seeds since they changed to Chamdongjin seeds because they have high yields a few years ago? Holy shit! Give me Shin Dong-jin! Shin Dong-jin! We must have a large harvest! If you don’t get it right, I’ll personally throw you into the Jeongdongjin sea! “Save me no matter what!”

“Milling machines and machining centers are all accepted! Laser cutter! “The latest 3D printer too!”

“hey! You’re out of parasite medicine! Where are the parasites these days? Do you want to see parasites coming out of my asshole? “More than 90% of the people over there have parasites!”

As time passed, Go Seok-man’s eyes became bloodshot.

Even though I couldn’t sleep properly, I had no choice but to do that because I tried to console and console him.

“Seokman, please sleep while you sleep.”

“Don’t stop me. If you don’t take care of it now, you’ll never be able to take care of it. “You have to take care of at least one more thing.”

“Whew! I get it.”

Even Lee Kang-cheol could not stop him.

Because what Go Seok-man said is correct.

In the end, there was no choice but to double the troops under Go Seok-man.

After July 15th, the diameter of the wormhole decreased to 11 meters, and more than 7,000 troops and 2,000 civilians had already crossed into the other world.

“Is that it?”

“Yes, Commander.”

When Lee Kang-cheol asked while looking at the large containers entering the wormhole one after another, Go Seok-man nodded.

“There are so many.”

“That’s what I’ve reduced and shortened. “It’s like a small data center.”

“I don’t know anything about that…”

“I didn’t know much, but it contains all the knowledge that mankind has accumulated so far. They said they excluded all pornographic content and filtered out all unnecessary things using AI. “The government sent the SMR mostly for the purpose of running it stably.”

“Even if you exclude porn, isn’t there everything like literature and music?”

“Of course. Movies, dramas, and documentaries are all included. “The books include all published e-books available both domestically and internationally.”

“How much storage capacity do you have?”

“Brother, your smartphone is 1TB, right?”

“this? Yes, this is Ultra 23 1TB. “Even after using it for four years, I could not use even half of its capacity.”

“Before you move on, change to a newer model. Smartphones are provided separately, but those who pass on buy several new models. If you want to use it over and over again, it’s the right thing to do. To put it bluntly, the smartphones we use today have better performance than the supercomputers of the 80s.”

“okay?”

“Anyway, that’s it. “My brother has not been able to fill even half of it in 4 years, which is 1 terabyte, so the amount of data we are taking is about 1 exabyte.”

“Exabyte?”

“Just think of it as having about a million times the capacity of your smartphone.”

“Ship, a million times?”

“The world has become better. “Just 20 years ago, a 1 exabyte data center would have required an entire 4- or 5-story building.”

“…”

Lee Kang-cheol has been realizing that he is getting older these days.

I remember that the hard drive capacity of the first personal PC my parents bought me when I was in high school was several hundred MB.

“To be exact, it contains two 1 exabytes. Just in case. And there is a separate one that stores only the really essential things.”

“Yeah, I see. But are you this good at computers? “I thought you were fifty paces away from me?”

“Hey, how do you look at people…”

“Is it suspicious?”

“Hum hum, actually, like my brother, I found out by asking the staff in charge. Hehehe!”

“Hey!”

Anyway, it was reassuring.

No matter what Exa is, it will take with it almost all the knowledge that humanity has accumulated so far.

As time goes by, the bottom line will be revealed, but for at least 50 years, we will be able to take a few steps ahead of any other country in the world.

Monday, July 19, 2027, 4 a.m. Taiwan time.

Push! Push! Push!

Quaaaang! Quaaaang! Quack!

The People’s Republic of China invaded Taiwan.