Rust - Chapter 428



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RUST -428

“What did you just say? The Queen Maker program that was running successfully in Seattle has failed?”

The neutral voice was distorted harshly.

“I don’t know the exact circumstances, but it is certain that the Queen is dead, and the Princess, who was there in case the Queen caused trouble, is also dead.”

“That can’t be! That can’t be! That’s not the way the program ends! That’s not true!!”

The doctor, who had been screaming loudly, lost control of his anger and slammed his desk, smashed the monitor in front of him with his fist, then stood up and fell over.

The researchers who saw the doctor trembling and shivering approached him and inserted a syringe into his neck. Chiik- As soon as the drug was administered, the doctor rolled his eyes and lost consciousness.

“Is this person like this?”

“It’s not always like this.”

Lately, experiments that were close to success have been failing. There have already been three projects that were successful but ended up being destroyed, leaving only the final results. That’s why the pent-up anger has led to madness and seizures.

“I’ll leave the data here, so you can give it to the doctor.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

As the agent left the lab, a researcher was sneakily checking the data. It was reported that research equipment, supplies, and experimental data had also been blown away.

“I think I’m going to have a seizure again when I see this.”

And the following back page.

“huh?”

There was a rat in the photo taken with an instant camera.

Why is there a picture of a rat here?

I think the number is wrong?

As the number of researchers, agents, and personnel working in the field continues to decrease, this problem arises. I didn’t know how the doctor, who was already prone to seizures, would react to seeing a picture of a rat.

The researcher set aside the photo of the rat. It was fine, as he could just return it when the agent came. That is, until the female researcher found the photo of the rat and threw it in the trash.

The doctor came to his senses only after being sick for two full days.

The accumulated fatigue and stress caused the problem.

“If the Queen is dead, where is her body? You have secured her body, right? Where is it?”

“doesn’t exist.”

“Then does the princess not have a body on that side either?”

“yes.”

“If he died, how can there be no body? And if there’s no body, shouldn’t we look for it?”

“The body appears to have moved out of the microchip’s transmission range.”

The body was taken out of Seattle?

Hehehehehehe-

The doctor started to laugh.

The story goes that they knew the corpse was valuable and took it. That must mean they were aware of the research results.

“Ah- the new world is not easy after all. The old world collapsed too easily and too quickly, so I was mistaken. Yes. Illusion. The illusion that it is over now. The complacency of thinking that the trend has been decided.”

There are things that interfere with research. If they even took the body, that would have been certain.

There are those who destroy and steal research results, in Pittsburgh and now in Seattle.

Once is a coincidence, twice is a plan, and three times is fate.

Pittsburgh, Queen, Princess three times. These were the ones that showed the best recent research results.

Could this be a coincidence? It must be an inevitable and planned act called coincidence.

It was now a race against time. Would the world prosper under the perfect control of the new humanity, or would it descend into chaos under the tyranny of the old humanity?

“Hehehehehe – All labs are on high alert.”

“Huh? You mean level 1 alert?”

“They’re coming. I don’t know where they’re coming from. But they’re coming.”

It was inevitable, in the doctor’s view. If the bodies of the Seattle Queen and Princess were taken and studied, then they would definitely come. Those who found out about the results would definitely come.

“And the Noblesse program will start early.”

“Doctor! That’s dangerous.”

“Yes, it has not been proven to be stable yet.”

“It’s unreasonable to go straight to the next step without any results from Seattle.”

“I understand that you are upset because of problems with the project, but this is not an emotional decision to make.”

“Did you say you were emotional just now? Because you were angry?”

“······.”

“······.”

“Yes, yes. I’m angry, and I’m emotional. But let’s say the guys who attacked Pittsburgh and Seattle continue to attack other labs.”

“···that.”

“Just shut up and listen. As you all know, our labs are very interconnected. When Pittsburgh fell, the large-scale control and domination research came to a halt.”

“······.”

“······.”

“Seattle’s defeat has put a stop to the research on the new human race that compensates for the shortcomings of cannibalism. The remaining samples are limited, and the samples with a high probability of success are even scarcer. If we don’t start the Noblesse program now and something goes wrong, our dream of a peaceful world of order will end.”

“······.”

“······.”

The doctor left the room, saying he wanted to have a private conversation with the man who was now the director and chairman of Virginia Langley.

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Ulleungdo

There were several reasons why the Ojin Group fled to Ulleungdo rather than Jeju Island. Not only was there a naval base on Jeju Island, but there was also a significant amount of Chinese capital infiltrating there.

China was divided into seven parts and was fighting among themselves, but it was impossible to know what would happen the moment the Ojin Group took control of Jeju Island.

It was obvious that if I reached out and touched just one of the seven lumps, the other six would start to tangle.

So the place chosen was Ulleungdo.

The problem was electricity, but fortunately, Ulleungdo is an island created by volcanic activity, so it has the conditions to generate geothermal power.

There were concerns that the facility could destroy the ecosystem or be dangerous by stimulating volcanoes, but these are only meaningful stories when they become a way of life.

Under Na Ju-yeon’s orders, large-scale wind power plants and geothermal power plants were built on Ulleungdo Island. Despite the snow that began to fall in October, large-scale construction continued through mid-February and into March.

“It’s still cold even though it’s March.”

“It’s below minus 25 degrees in Japan right now.”

Even though most areas in Korea had temperatures below -20 to -30 degrees Celsius, there weren’t many people who froze to death.

I don’t know if it’s because of our culture of living in apartments, our preference for thick insulation, or our obsession with ondol heating, but we survived the sudden cold snap quite well.

But Japan was different. Most people had never experienced extreme cold except in Hokkaido, northern Honshu, or mountainous areas, but when the bitter cold continued for more than six months, the situation became serious.

“Why are you telling me that?”

“Mr. Chairman! The millions who have endured until now will die in vain. Please. Show mercy.”

The international community and the United Nations are already over. Since the Internet and communications were cut off, there is nothing left to talk about in the international community.

Communications were cut off, and long-distance travel became dangerous due to abnormal weather conditions. Planes were unable to take off or land. International cooperation was impossible.

From the moment UN agencies were taken over by Chinese capital and Russia and Ukraine went to war, the effectiveness of the UN has been questioned.

The situation was already serious, but then a war broke out between the United States and China. Even when a nuclear war broke out due to China’s preemptive strike, the UN failed to respond properly.

Wouldn’t it be impossible for China and Russia to agree to the unprecedented provision of unanimous passage by the permanent members of the Security Council for the dispatch of UN troops?

What is the point of an international organization that cannot regulate a country that has launched a preemptive nuclear attack? After all, now that transportation and communication have been cut off worldwide, the UN is just like a store that has closed.

“The refugee issue is something that should be discussed at the UN. It shouldn’t be discussed here.”

“People are dying right now, and the UN? Do you know what the UN is doing? Be honest. Do you want war? Or do you want terrorism?”

What difference does it make whether it’s the Korean Peninsula or Ulleungdo, rather than just dying alive?

“Why are you saying such harsh things…? You must have come here because of the rumor that I control the Korean economy.”

“···Is it war?”

As if he thought that Chairman Na Ju-yeon was teasing her, his sinister eyes raised their heads. Whirlwind- The tentacles swung like whips and struck the front of the woman who was lying face down.

“······.”

“Don’t get excited and listen. This side is a mess too.”

As Ki-soon, who had stopped the woman’s actions, stared at Na-ju-yeon, Na-ju-yeon sighed softly and opened her mouth.

“Wow, think about it. If we were in control of the Korean economy, why did we come to this tiny island? We cleared out all the bases we had in Seoul and the metropolitan area.”

“Isn’t that… for research where security is that important?”

“Are you saying that you’re going to bring all the family members of your company employees?”

“If a cure for cannibalism or an intermittent explosive disorder alone has captured the attention of the world, wouldn’t it be more reasonable for something even more serious to do so?”

The woman had a point. For perfect security, a place like an isolated island would be good. And since they were even building a large-scale power plant there, people who didn’t know could have thought that Ojin was doing something amazing there.

Na Ju-yeon laughed bitterly.

“Unfortunately, that is not the case.”

“······.”

Na Ju-yeon continued her story to the woman who was looking at her with distrust.

“The Korean government is crazy. If we were on the mainland, we could have lost everything, and if we resisted, there would be an immediate fight. That’s why we fled to Ulleungdo.”

“yes?”

Kim Ki-soon said to the woman who asked back in a voice that showed she did not understand.

“Unfortunately, the information is too late, Miss. The demand for the anger management disorder treatment and cannibalism treatment has suddenly decreased. It may be because the recipe was revealed, but the cannibalism’s contagiousness has been weakened. The same goes for anger management disorder. This is also a piece of shit.”

“That’s not the fundamental problem. The important problem is that the Korean government and other government officials are suddenly thinking positively about cannibals.”

Na Ju-yeon’s face darkened as she added explanation to Gi-sun’s story.

“That’s why they started to think that becoming a cannibal was advantageous for politics. It was advantageous for gaining power.”

“That. What?”

Na Ju-yeon took out her business cards from the woman lying face down with a blank expression. A business card from the Department of Homeland Security and a business card from Virginia Langley.

“If you haven’t seen this, you don’t deserve to be at the table. And neither do the millions of lives that are dying.”

“······.”

What does a business card mean?

The woman’s eyes, which had been blank, began to fill with venom again.

Na Ju-yeon read the poison and drove the wedge in.

“War? Are you going to fight the Ojin Group? As I said, the situation has changed. Even if you win the war against us, you won’t be able to feed tens of millions.”

I couldn’t believe it. I heard that Ojin Pharmaceuticals accounted for 45-50% of the Korean economy. They were feeding 20 million people, but they couldn’t feed a few million Japanese?

“I’ll give you some time, so you can check it out.”

“We don’t have time.”

“If we don’t have time to check the information, we’ll all die.”

“······.”

I understand that you’d rather go to war than just sit around and wait for death, but there’s a limit to that.

“War with Korea? Right now, the army alone has recruited over 2.5 million troops. In this situation, are you demanding that we accept refugees or else we will go to war? The current Korean government would welcome war with both hands.”

The body of the woman in the dogeza posture shook slightly.

Na Ju-yeon and Kim Ki-sun came out of the conference room, leaving the woman lying face down.

“Since that woman, Shim Eun-young, ran away to America and took all the capable Japanese with her, the reconstruction of Japan is out of the question.”

“It’ll take a long time, since I just sucked out the kernels.”

“And yet there are still millions alive. That’s amazing.”

“What’s millions? It must be in the tens of millions.”

Ki-sun, who had been chatting away, quickly handed over a file.

“What is this?”

“······.”

[HMR administration 0.012]

[No special notes.]

[···Increase in dosage. 0.015]

[No rejection.]

Na Ju-yeon’s voice turned cold.

“Where did you get this?”

“Manager Hong’s laptop.”

“Either way or not,” Ki-sun answered in a calm voice.

“Oh, really? So that’s why.”

“What is that? I looked into it separately, but I still don’t know.”

“Does he know?”

“Of course. I gave it to you before I came here.”

“And you’ve been pretending not to know until now.”

“I told you. I looked into it, but I didn’t know. That’s why I’m asking.”

“Why now?”

“I don’t think I can talk about it now. Earlier, we were talking about ‘business cards’ and ‘tables’. I wonder when it all started. And honestly, I’ve already made my money back if I’ve been working this hard. The power plant construction is finished, and all the important construction is finished.”

Na Ju-yeon said in disbelief at Ki-sun’s calm answer.

“Haa- So you’re saying it was there until you settled down?”

“Why are you so twisted? To be honest, I worked without complaining until I got settled in. That’s true. So. What is that? Since when did you start doing that?”

Na Ju-yeon, who had her mouth shut, nodded her head slightly.

“I know you have kids. Let’s talk about it. Talk about it. It’s Maru’s story. I have the right to listen, right? And if it keeps going like this, do you think you can handle it?”

Na Ju-yeon’s gaze briefly turned to the shaking tentacle head, then she nodded.

“···Yes, that’s right.”

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A sea with a snowstorm.

The airship lowered its altitude and lowered the submersible. The submersible rocked precariously in the waves that were over 3 meters high.

[No. That’s not it. Why a submarine?]

Kim Yang protested in a trembling voice, but Maru simply ignored her and said.

[The airship immediately ascends to the open sea and waits at maximum altitude.]

[All right.]

Maru’s first target was the city of Wilmington, a port city below Norfolk where the naval base was located.

[Dives into the water.]

A small submarine hid itself in the swirling white sea.