Rust - Chapter 1011
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RUST [RUST]-1011
Ugh-
Dan Brown, who had been chewing the painkiller like candy, rinsed his mouth with cold water.
‘You’re going to intervene directly in the Vietnam Civil War? As soon as you finish recapturing Philadelphia?’
The bitter taste of painkiller disappeared from my mouth.
‘Are you addicted?’
War and victory. It was something that made my hormones run wild.
The greatest gamble of all was the gamble with one’s life on the line, and the greatest pleasure of all was killing one’s enemy and surviving.
The opposite is also true, if you are pushed to the limit for survival and are continuously exposed to stress hormones, there comes a point where you can no longer endure it.
PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) occurs. The past is mixed with the present, and life becomes immersed in that time, that event, and that battlefield.
Emperor Leon Bonnard’s declaration of involvement in the Vietnamese Civil War caused Dan Brown to reconsider Maru’s actions.
War and war continued.
Even if you pushed the other side overwhelmingly, war was war. The fact that you could only reach a conclusion through war was a pathological symptom in any way.
Such was the case with Emperor Leon Bonnard’s declaration of involvement in the Vietnamese Civil War.
Then, is it normal for the Holy Kingdom’s Vladi Maru Kalin to do what he does in Southeast Asia? At first, I had doubts, thinking, ‘Is he trying to check the Empire and Korea?’
The closure of the sinkhole straddling the borders of Laos, North Vietnam and Thailand was met with a change of heart after reports that the Laotian and North Vietnamese regimes who had blown it up had been overthrown.
Pushing aside the military and the regime, holding elections, handing over power, and leaving. What good does that do for the Holy Kingdom?
Closing a sinkhole? Is that important enough to overthrow a country’s government? If you think about it objectively, if a problem were to occur, it would have occurred in Southeast Asia.
Even if the immortal monster had explosive contagiousness and could spread through erosion, it could only spread in Southeast Asia.
It is now the end times.
There were no such things as civilian aircraft.
In fact, government-operated airships were the fastest means of transportation, and even these were only operated by the Empire and the Holy Kingdom. This was different from the previous mutant virus outbreaks that spread around the world via civilian aircraft.
The same was true of maritime transport.
When the container ship moved, there were warships following it, and there were no passenger ships carrying passengers. As the immortal monsters began to erode immediately after infection, the erosion progressed with almost no incubation period, making it difficult to sneak onto airships or container ships.
Unless someone had intentionally transported the immortal monster, it would have been nearly impossible for it to spread across the ocean from Southeast Asia.
Even if it was transported and transmitted, there was no guarantee that it would spread everywhere, because the immortal monster had a tendency to return to the sinkhole.
But, when they see a sinkhole, they turn their eyes away and sweep it away without considering the circumstances…
Taking a step back, Vladimir Kalin’s reaction seemed similar to paranoia and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
‘This is difficult. This is difficult.’
Dan Brown chewed another painkiller like it was candy. He hadn’t wanted a bitter painkiller, but he ended up taking just one.
It was definitely harder to save someone than to kill them.
Likewise, it would be better to save them and profit from them than to kill them. You must know that, but why would you kill them? Isn’t that excessive behavior and behavior close to PTSD?
It was also funny to say that the King of the Holy Kingdom was not in his right mind and that he should undergo a psychiatric evaluation. If he had mental issues, it would be in the Empire’s best interest to exploit them.
‘This is driving me crazy.’
Whether or not there was a mental problem, the situation was the same.
Despite the removal of the powers-that-be in Laos and North Vietnam and the holding of new elections, the Vietnam issue was not resolved.
The North could not leave the South, which wanted independence, alone. The South refused to be under the North, which only cared about its own well-being and discriminated against it.
If the King of the Holy Kingdom who is obsessed with that damn sinkhole is crazy, then is the Emperor of the Empire who is willing to go to war in Vietnam without any reason in his right mind?
‘FUCK!’
Now, it was not a confrontation with communism. Even North Vietnam asked for help from Korea. What would happen if the empire entered the war to help South Vietnam?
Kkadak-
Dan Brown chewed the painkiller again and looked out the window.
Waaaaaaaaa-
Long live the victory!
Long live the empire!
Waaaaaaaaa-
Long live His Majesty the Emperor!
The cheers of the people cheering for the empire’s victory were cut off in an instant as colorful confetti was scattered like flower petals.
[The Empire has triumphed.]
This was because the emperor started giving an impromptu speech during the ceremony.
[···They recaptured Philadelphia and advanced into Virginia and the Carolinas.]
People were excited by the speech that four states had been recaptured: Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
[And now a threat to the empire’s economy and security has arisen: a war in Southeast Asia.]
The Emperor’s speech continued, saying that the two most important things for the people of the Empire, economy and security, were threatened by events far away in Southeast Asia.
The content was simple. If the Southeast Asian market collapses, the empire’s economy will be shaken. Now that the economy, which was seeking stability, is collapsing, the empire’s enemies will take advantage of the gap and become active. Naturally, public order and security will also be shaken.
[This is not a question of regime competition or the ideological dangers that come with it, as in the old days. It is a question of real economics and the interests of the empire.]
Leon Bonnard continued his speech, arguing that this was a question of imperial interests and a matter directly linked to the empire’s influence abroad.
[If the Empire does not actively intervene in Southeast Asian affairs, the Holy Kingdom and Korea will take control of Southeast Asia, and the Empire’s overseas influence will be lost.]
Talk of losing influence meant losing profits. It meant losing the huge Southeast Asian market. People reacted to the talk of a budding economy slowing down.
[···For the future of the empire, we will actively intervene in the situation in Southeast Asia. If we determine that a military response is necessary, we will participate in the war.]
And the speech ended with the promise that he would win as he had done so far.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Leon! Leon!
Long live His Majesty the Emperor!
Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Long live the victory!
Long live the empire!
Dan Brown simply chewed on a bitter painkiller as he watched the people enthusiastically support the Emperor’s speech that he would not hesitate to enter the war in Southeast Asia for the sake of the empire’s economy and security.
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Ki-soon rolled around today too.
Being stuck in Detroit’s Vladick Tower and conducting diplomatic business via video call wasn’t easy.
This was because, although he had the ability to see emotions and use mental waves to sway them, he was unable to use it.
“Since I’m going to roll anyway, how about I go to Southeast Asia myself?”
[We have only postponed the frozen version. Please exercise caution.]
The artificial intelligence Diana coldly responded to Ki-sun’s complaints.
“Well, if it’s a suspended sentence anyway, wouldn’t it be better to work as effectively as possible?”
[It’s difficult unless you have some diplomatic achievements that everyone recognizes.]
“Ah, this is really frustrating. You know my ability. I can only see their emotions if I meet them in person, but if I only see them through a video call like this, I don’t know what their emotions are. You have to be able to use your ability to build up your reputation. If you know that, why are you being so picky?”
[It was not our intention to postpone the freezing.]
Ki-sun’s eyes narrowed at the words of the artificial intelligence Diana.
‘Us.’
Is that cage that includes humans?
Since Ki-sun had consistently argued that artificial intelligence should be kept in check, just one word was enough to grasp the situation. Just as he had kept artificial intelligence in check, artificial intelligence was also keeping him in check.
“For the sake of our sacred kingdom, is it right for me to be tied up here? Isn’t what I’ve done so far enough to warrant a judicial transaction? Or not?”
It was Ki-sun’s words that it would be better to release him for the benefit of the Holy Kingdom. He said it indirectly, but Diana, the artificial intelligence, was not one to understand.
[You misunderstand. We are not simply trying to restrain you. If we let you go, we will learn that when we do something wrong, we can avoid punishment by offering a corresponding benefit. Can you handle that?]
“······.”
Ki-soon’s squinted eyes became even narrower.
[Not only to keep you in check, but also for our sake.]
under?
Yes, it would be good if AI could control itself autonomously. But at the same time, it would be good if we could lock ourselves up as advocates for AI regulation.
‘You have no intention of letting me go.’
According to Diana’s words, no matter how much merit was earned, it would not be released. If the AI learns the idea of earning merit to cover up the fault, the only person who can handle it is Maru.
Ki-sun confirmed that Maru was trying to take his brother’s place under the pretext of rolling him, but the AIs had no such intentions.
‘Are you glad you were out of the quarantine room?’
But you can’t go outside the Vladiak Tower.
[This is a call from Imperial Chancellor Den Braun. Should I connect?]
“Connect.”
Ki-soon blinked squint-eyed at the old man’s sunken face.
“What’s wrong? Your face looks so ugly.”
[Haven’t you heard the news yet?]
“What news?”
[We succeeded in recapturing Philadelphia.]
I thought something serious had happened, but you were just contacting me to brag? Your voice tone and face don’t suggest that…
Artificial intelligence Diana reported through earset.
(The imperial army succeeded in recapturing Philadelphia and divided its legions to attack the states on the eastern seaboard. It has now succeeded in taking control of four states and is holding a triumphal celebration.)
(You must have been checking the situation in the empire in real time. Why are you so late?)
(It was discovered that the Empire had also begun to utilize artificial intelligence and supercomputers, so it was necessary to have time to confirm that the information was not manipulated.)
(and?)
(Emperor Leon Bonnard declared that he would actively intervene in Southeast Asia.)
(How much do you mean active?)
(Including military support.)
(Because it’s a deployment···.)
Information exchange with the artificial intelligence Diana took place. Ki-sun noticed the situation.
‘Is that why that old man’s face was rotten?’
If they had simply sent out security forces, their faces wouldn’t have been so pale. That would mean there was talk of directly intervening in the civil war.
‘This is ridiculous.’
Ki-sun was dumbfounded. The empire is going to intervene directly in the civil war? How are they going to supply the supplies?
The war in Philadelphia cost a tremendous amount of money, and now we have four more states. How are we going to secure them and provide supplies for the newly annexed people?
The question was where the imperial army would go. In Myanmar, the civil war ended when the Holy Kingdom ended the military. In Thailand, there was no civil war at all.
Then, what’s left is the Vietnam Civil War, the Philippine Civil War, and the Indonesian Rebellion. You want to push the Imperial Army into these?
At first glance, it may seem like it’s either that or that, but upon closer examination, the situation was subtle.
First of all, Vietnam was closely connected to Korea. If the empire sent troops to South Vietnam, it would have been in a situation of conflict with Korea.
‘If the empire were to send troops, it would be to the Philippines and Indonesia, since they would never do something like that.’
Both the Empire and Korea were trying to protect the Southeast Asian market. They were two countries that wanted to check the absolute growth of the Holy Kingdom’s influence in Southeast Asia.
‘Historically speaking, it seems likely that they will intervene in the Philippine Civil War?’
Dan Brown said to the thoughtful Ki-sun.
[His Majesty the Emperor has declared war on the Vietnamese Civil War.]
“yes?”
What?
No, why? Such a retard···.
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Kwajijijijik-
Bladed grass sprouting from the Garden of Death began to grind down the sinkhole immortal monster. The same goes for the shadow rat.
Crackle- crackle-
In the past, even if a shadow rat were to bite, it would turn into black particles, unable to withstand the infection and erosion of the sinkhole monster, but not anymore.
Shadow rats gnawed at the immortal monster. Dozens and hundreds of them gnawed at the immortal monster. And then the shadow rats slowly disappeared into black particles.
Beyond binding or tearing limbs with the vines of death, the physical power of the Garden of Death has become even stronger.
As Maru raised his hand to signal, the airship, which had confirmed the signal, began to pour seawater into the sinkhole. Chiiik- smoke rose.
The monsters crawling out of the sinkhole began to dwindle, with steam rising that smelled like rotten eggs.
As Maru, who had been watching the airship spraying seawater and salt, turned around, the garden of death that had spread out as if covering the entire sinkhole turned into black particles and scattered.
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