Rust - Chapter 401



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RUST [RUST]-401

After the MK Ultra project was revealed, public opinion was in an uproar.

This was because it was a shocking story that the intelligence agency kidnapped not only American citizens but also Canadians and conducted human experiments.

After the incident became known, Virginia Langley’s company’s credibility hit rock bottom, and it was often treated as a true black hole in novels, movies, and dramas.

Conspiracy theorists have claimed that Virginia Langley was involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, as well as in minimizing the aftermath of the MK Ultra leak.

Coincidentally, it was based on the fact that information was disclosed in 2001. If we look at the results alone, it is true that the controversy surrounding MK Ultra disappeared after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

After that, only the war on terror remained, and conspiracy theories persisted that the Virginia Company was working on the country.

Ultimately, the government created the Department of Homeland Security under the pretext of keeping Virginia Langley’s company in check and preventing terrorist threats to the mainland.

The problem is that the early Homeland Security was not normal either.

For the United States of America.

Serving one’s country means putting national interests first.

The same goes for protecting one’s country.

Protecting the United States meant protecting the interests of the United States.

Yeah, that was the problem.

That’s exactly what the Virginia Company claims.

Traces of digging into the national security priority. The shadow of the company was too deep in the roots of the hardliners. That’s how the war on terror was declared and the Department of Homeland Security literally ran wild based on the Patriot Act and the Homeland Security Act.

First, catch them. Anyway, lock them up. Isolate them. First, search and see.

How would the United States, a country where many people risk their lives for freedom and are sensitive about their privacy, accept the behavior of the Department of Homeland Security?

‘The government is trying to push for Big Brother (George Orwell, 1984).’

‘It’s an attempt to control the people.’

‘They’re going to try to undermine the Second Amendment based on terrorist threats.’

Now, conspiracy theories arose that the government was going to try to control guns. They were saying that they wanted to take away Americans’ freedom, take away their guns, and turn them into slaves. And the rage was directed squarely at the new Department of Homeland Security.

With Virginia Langley naturally out of the villain role, the villain who took over was the Department of Homeland Security. During that grand party, the MK Ultra, MK Naomi, and MK Delta technology and experts were all stolen by Virginia Langley.

Director Dan Brown lit up his cigarette again.

A gasp escaped my lips as the smoke filled my lungs for the first time in a long while. I felt the nicotine and its compounds contaminating my lungs and blood vessels. The face of my doctor who had warned me to quit smoking and drinking flashed by in my mind.

after–

A place nicknamed the Company. An agency that worked on assassinations, operations, espionage, counterintelligence, intelligence, manipulation, and cover-ups before the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.

There were three intelligence and investigative agencies in Virginia, but one agency in particular called itself Virginia. Those who said they were Virginia itself came to mind.

And now that Homeland Security agents have been brainwashed, that means Virginia Langley is working in New York.

There was a situation where they were trying to form a union with Texas as the center and secede from the Union. Looking at the way things are going now, the smell of their work lingers everywhere.

Divide and rule, divide and eliminate, divide and absorb were the company bastards’ favorite basic courses.

“So that’s why you did it like this? You knew that.”

The deputy director remained silent when asked questions by Director Den Brown.

‘Vice President. We can’t rebuild the United States with hard-line stances alone. We have to work together to resolve the situation.’

‘Join forces? So that only guys like Jerome will die? There was no need for that. All we had to do was push in the poison gas and that was it.’

‘······.’

‘Do you feel so bad about the deaths of the slum people? Why should we care about that now? We could have just blamed it on the cannibals who were escaping and spreading poison gas.’

‘······.’

‘Why on earth would you do that, knowing that it would be cheaper to clean up the trash than to put our children in danger?’

The conversation with the deputy director, whose way of doing business was so similar to the company’s, passed by in passing.

“The position of Vice President must be filled immediately.”

“Let’s just leave it like that for today.”

“All right.”

The Deputy Director also knew that the brainwashed agents had fallen into the trap set by Dan Brown. And the Deputy Director tried to use the brainwashed agents against him.

He wanted to use those who were working for the Department of Homeland Security to get rid of Director Dan Brown and take control of the Department of Homeland Security, saying he would get revenge on the Director.

It was only Dan Brown who knew that. The person who fell into the death trap he had set was not the director, but the deputy director.

Dan Brown collapsed next to the Vice-Chief’s body, which was cooling down. The Vice-Chief’s face, which could not close its eyes. Dan Brown closed his eyelids and said.

“Was I as greedy as you?”

Maybe it was greed.

Rebuilding the country while protecting liberal democracy and running the market economy as it is.

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“Let’s continue the work that was stopped in the middle.”

Maru, who had once again ‘stored’ Dr. Noedungdung, resumed the meeting that had been interrupted due to the assassination attempt.

“First, let’s start again with the tactical video.”

Two out of four people with enhanced physical abilities became wolf food. Half of them died. In the Vladiak Tower conference room. The situation of the people with enhanced physical abilities at that time was filling the monitor.

Kim Yang, the nurse, the hood, and even the psychometry were all surprised by the wolf’s cleverness. While a large wolf and a white wolf caught the two people’s attention from afar, other wolves dug through the accumulated snow and rushed at them all at once.

Kim Yang was impressed. The tactic that gave the Japanese military a hard time in World War II was tunnels, and the tunnels were also the greatest contributor to advancing the US in the Vietnam War.

‘The rats I saw in the missing person’s case in the village last time were like that.’

It was an ambush, but it was also a trap using a tunnel to disable an armored vehicle. The rats were also difficult to catch because they used the tunnel to escape later.

‘What if we tamed rats?’

The nurse was talking to the crow sitting on her shoulder. Come to think of it, she said she heard the rats squeaking when they were surrounded by rats in the church.

They say there are crows in the sky, but inside buildings and in sewers, rats are much better.

‘I think a wolf would be okay?’

Looking at its size, it seemed like it could be ridden instead of a motorcycle. Ms. Kim immediately raised her hand.

“Wolves seem to be as smart as crows. What if we tame them?”

“You want to tame a wolf?”

“It might be a substitute for words.”

Maru thought of the black horse.

A strange guy who only takes Ms. Kim and the nurse.

If I had to force myself to ride it, I would ride it, but I had no intention of riding it because it made me feel bad. After all, I was an expert at finding cannibals, so I wouldn’t kill him for making him feel bad.

“Wolves can run around in temperatures as low as -50 and they look big enough to pull a sled. Wolf rider. – That’s a good career too.”

“Former? What are you talking about all of a sudden? You have a black horse.”

It was Miss Kim who was talking nonsense, as if she remembered the corner housekeeper.

“It’s -10 degrees Celsius, but he’s still crying because he’s cold. Don’t kill him.”

“···Okay. Let’s check if it’s possible to tame a wolf first and then talk about it.”

Since snowmobiles are large vehicles, they are inefficient for reconnaissance or small-scale transport. But what about wolves?

When the wolf story came up, Hood immediately thought of the crow.

A crow trying to sneak some honey because the weather was cold. Playing chess meant that one could infer cause and effect.

The average estimated intelligence is in the early teens. The smart individuals are literally adults. I thought it would be like that since crows are known to be smart from the beginning, but that wasn’t the case.

“Wolf, and rat too, would you like to try it once?”

“A rat?”

“It’s the same in street fighting, and when fighting in buildings or underground, rats···”

“··· The numbers are increasing too quickly, which is not good.”

Hood’s expression became serious as he listened to the story.

I could understand the wolf. Even before the mutation, there were legends and stories about wolves being smarter than humans.

What would happen if mice with great reproductive capacity became smarter? Even the generational change was fast. What if there were more smart and strong mice?

Rats have developed a class society. Some species even elect kings, and when the king becomes weak, they betray him, just like early humans.

There was also a type that had the habit of pushing an attractive female when an outstanding individual appeared, weakening her strength, and then attacking and catching her to split the food.

This has been controversial due to the interpretation by zoologists that it is a type of cannibalism in which superior individuals seek to share their traits.

It is by no means a passing thing that rats displaying such diverse social aspects have grown larger and smarter.

Unlike Kim Yang and Hood who think of wolves and rats, the PD focused on what the two surviving ability users were saying.

[If you’re going to keep talking nonsense, then shut up. If you go to the satellite village, there are plenty of women. What the…]

[No. Who said anything? But you don’t give me time to go. I need to rest for two or three days to relieve stress, so what if I only have one day?]

[In a situation like this, it’s not worth taking one day off a week.]

[Let’s say that’s true. It’s the same when you go to a satellite town. Bartering? I went there with a padding and said, “How about this?” and the woman said, “This isn’t very good?” What the fuck. Bartering in a satellite town and a barter? What the hell are you doing?]

The part where the problem of bartering and the frustration of desire are clearly revealed. Everyone missed that part, but the PD didn’t miss it.

He had already felt the need to introduce a currency. He was just thinking about a method because using the dollar as it was would be easy to use, but it would cause many problems.

“There is something I need to touch on briefly.”

The population currently under direct influence is approximately 20,000.

If we consider the population living in the satellite villages, it would be at least 20,000, and if we include the population individually bartering, it would be at least 30,000.

“Bartering has its limits.”

What are you talking about all of a sudden?

Wasn’t the wolf story and the rat story coming up in the middle?

“The people with powers didn’t just say it in passing. It’s also difficult to maintain the satellite towns and Ark Towns as they are.”

“I don’t think there’s a shortage of supplies.”

The productivity of the smart farm at Vladiak Tower was literally on a different level. It was possible to grow three crops of wheat and rice, as well as soybeans and corn.

There was still plenty of supplies that had been filled from the beginning. Although it was a barter, since electricity and heating fuel were being exchanged, the amount of supplies accumulating was greater than the amount being consumed.

“It’s a question of desire.”

“Big- I see.”

“Even if it’s not necessarily a desire for something like that, like wanting to eat delicious food or wear nice clothes, there’s a limit to how much you can satisfy various desires through barter.”

“I guess so.”

“It’s quiet now because it’s winter, but when the weather gets warmer, everyone will want to go to New York where they can freely engage in economic activities.”

“Would that be a problem? We had a similar conversation last time, and didn’t we just let those who wanted to go go?”

Now we have nukes. When we didn’t have nukes, we had to increase the size to avoid being eaten, but now we have nukes, right? That’s why we just sent away the people who wanted to go to New York in the first place.

Since I had already been hit once, I wasn’t renting an exosuit. I didn’t care about the large caliber machine guns since I had plenty of them.

After acquiring nukes, and having amassed a considerable amount of them, Maru had no interest in large powers. At best, he was just tired.

But things didn’t go as planned.

“New York is probably in a very dangerous situation. What will they find when they get there? Will it be a free life? Or will it be a New York that is falling apart? They will come back. They will bring dozens of times more people with them.”

What if they went to New York and talked about satellite towns and Vladiak Town?

What would the people of New York, where people were killed by rats, froze to death in bitter cold, and gunfire was constant in the power struggle, think when they heard the story of Vladiaktown, its satellite town?

“If you don’t plan on killing all the people who flock here, I think it’s time to think about politics and economics.”

Maru sighed at the PD’s serious voice.

Ha- See-