Rust - Chapter 463



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RUST -463

Woof! Woof!

The leader wolf began to grumble, turning over the flashcards.

The atmosphere in the wolf pack became heavy with the reprimand that they couldn’t even do this properly.

Hood, who had been watching the scene quietly, said.

“That leader wolf. He has incredible control.”

“Because a wolf pack has a clear hierarchy.”

In the world of survival in the great outdoors, hierarchy was an essential condition.

Consider a pack of wolves without a hierarchy. What would happen if one wolf said, “Let’s keep chasing the deer we were chasing earlier,” while another said, “That one’s over, let’s find new prey?”

Which group would have an advantage in survival: a group with a hierarchy and unified decision-making or a group with occasional conflicts of opinion?

“But that doesn’t mean that the side with a clear hierarchy has an advantage.”

Hood cited historical examples.

“This happened during World War I. There was a case where a general ordered an assault on an enemy who had dug trenches and built a stronghold, and annihilated his own troops. In a rigid class society, a single mistake by a leader can lead to the destruction of the group.”

Maru nodded.

I’ve heard of similar cases. Cases that came up briefly during training in the military. Cases where the Japanese Imperial Army died en masse during training in Hokkaido during the extreme cold, and cases where the National Defense Corps was rounded up and starved to death en masse during the Korean War.

So what did you want me to do at that time?

Does that mean I should hit you in the back of the head if you give me a stupid order from above?

I remember that happening.

“So? Are you trying to say that we have that problem too?”

Currently, the major decisions in the kingdom are being made by Maru. Is this a sneaky way to feed it to me?

“No, that’s not true. The King holds meetings frequently and gives AI ample autonomy.”

“however?”

“There was a story about wolves.”

He said, looking at the leader wolf with his hood down.

“That leader has put his men in danger twice. That’s why I told you.”

It’s true that he was beaten twice, after being beaten by Maru and then by a bear. The question is, is it a good idea to give power to such a leader wolf again?

If you think about it, it wasn’t a wrong statement, but Maru had a feeling that it was more of a quibble than an opinion.

“Hmm- I see. Is that why?”

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

“I’m sorry I’m late because I suddenly got busy, I hope you’re not upset.”

“···?”

Maru, who had said something incomprehensible, looked at Banban Hood with a deep gaze. The sudden change in atmosphere made her take a step back without realizing it.

“Suddenly. Why are you looking at me like that?”

“No. It’s nothing. I should have given you a reward for the negotiations I had with the Empire last time and for all the other things you’ve done well. You’ve been busy lately. I hope you don’t misunderstand, because I haven’t forgotten.”

compensation?

A reward?

A slight blush appeared on the face of the white half-hooded man.

‘no way···.’

Maru lowered his gaze slightly and took out a pink vial from his bosom and spoke.

“Then take it off.”

“Huh? Yes!”

The hood barely managed to calm his pounding heart.

How many times have I looked at myself behind a half-mask in the mirror?

Now, take off this black half…

Maru said something strange to Hood, who was trying to take off his face mask with his shaking hands.

“Huh? Why are you taking off your mask? I told you to take off your shoes.”

“···Huh? Shoes?”

Maru made a face of incredulity.

“There was some leftover from last time. Let’s start from there.”

“······.”

Her toes, which had been pressed together in a blotchy and ugly manner, were now white and wiggling unfamiliarly.

Even though Maru left the seat, he didn’t get up from the hood.

Wriggle- Wriggle-

Gomjira-AAAHHH!!!

Why don’t you show your face!

Whyeeeeee!!

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Ms. Kim was loitering in front of the kitchen where gomtang was being prepared.

Gomtang, simmered in a huge pressure cooker. It was gomtang made with real bear meat.

Yes, it was a pressure cooker.

A magical cauldron that can easily sweep away things like a witch’s cauldron.

pressure cooker.

Even flesh that resisted the chainsaw would melt away in front of the pressure cooker’s sincerity. There was no way to resist those whose bones and flesh had been separated anyway. Their only fate was to become moist and tender.

“It’s cooked after being softened with a meat tenderizer. It’ll be pretty good.”

“They say that bear meat has a wide variety of tastes.”

“This is a story about a friend of mine who cooked bear. He said that it’s better to eat it without expecting too much.”

The chefs smiled like uncles at the sight of Ms. Kim, who was looking very excited.

The chefs cherished Ms. Kim because she was truly happy every time she ate.

“How long did it take? How long did it take? It’s been 10 hours?”

“But you should open it after 12 hours.”

What was in the pot right now was bear meat that was beyond common sense. It wouldn’t have been strange if it took a long time, so the cooks said with a generous heart.

“I’ll be right back when I have time, so prepare a generous pot of boiled pork.”

“I will do that.”

Hehehe- Kim Yang headed to the conference room, leaving the laughing chefs behind.

If there had been no meeting, we would have witnessed the historic moment of completing the first gomtang.

Miss Kim was somehow filled with regret.

A hood appeared before her eyes.

Wearing strappy sandals with trousers.

The girl who had her feet wrapped tightly is suddenly wearing strappy sandals. Even though the weather has warmed up, it’s still chilly.

‘It looks like boiled chicken feet.’

The toes are also long and gray.

Come to think of it, the chickens raised on smart farms have grown a lot.

How about eating gomtang and then having some chicken feet and soju later tonight?

soju!?

Ah- right.

Soju ended up finishing with the Hanwoo.

Then, you can just drink it with vodka and ice.

huh.

It was a conference room where I felt good when I entered, but the atmosphere was not very good.

“Let’s get straight to the point. Diana, please summarize the current situation.”

[The briefing will now begin. Please check the screen in front of you.]

A map of Canada incorporated into the kingdom came to mind.

Starting with the area adjacent to the Welland Canal, the area marked in red is gradually spreading.

Then, the weapons of the enemies targeting the Welland Canal began to appear on the screen.

[Lightweight exosuits and cargo exosuits, early optical cloaking equipment, and even armor-piercing ammunition. After examining the parts and debris, it was revealed that the weapons were manufactured in the United States.]

Everyone was quiet because they had some idea of ​​what was going on.

[The results of the calculation showed that the force that handed over weapons to Canada and shook them was most likely the Virginia Company.]

It goes without saying…

Are these AI years talking about this while consuming expensive electricity and doing calculations?

Kim Yang’s eyes narrowed.

I glanced at the floor, and saw that Maru was sitting silently with his arms crossed.

[A difficult problem arose during the calculation. It was not possible to calculate how the Virginia Company, based in the southern region, was moving supplies to Canada.]

It wouldn’t have been impossible if they had been flying at night using airships, but that would have required going through New York State, the center of the empire.

Yeah. New York State. The most densely populated area of ​​airspace.

The story of Virginia Langley’s airship supplying supplies to Canada without being caught in the anti-aircraft net.

“It doesn’t look good.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

PD and Hood exchanged words.

[The hypothesis that the Empire’s air defense network information was passed on to Virginia Langley. And the hypothesis that the Empire turned a blind eye to Virginia Langley’s airship passing by is more likely.]

Compared to the vast territory of the kingdom, this side was severely lacking in manpower.

On the screen, as time passed, various resistance groups emerged in various places and began to disrupt the construction of the kingdom’s stronghold. And they did so in unison.

[Based on the calculations of enemy movements across Canada, there is a high probability that they are exchanging information using military communications equipment.]

Canada was not spared from EMP attacks either. The Toronto and Montreal areas in particular were definitely devastated by the EMP blast. But there was an organized armed resistance movement there.

The bitter winter lasted seven months. Seven whole months.

Even if they barely survived, they would have been battered and wounded, so it was not normal for people to gather together and engage in armed struggle while shouting, “Down with the kingdom!”, “Down with the empire!”, and “Long live a free Canada!”

“Even if Virginia had distributed a lot of equipment, it is not common sense for it to spread this quickly. And then there are untrained militias moving like this? It is virtually impossible.”

The more I looked into it, the more suspicious it became.

“Even if you use a military radio, it’s the same. In a situation where radio interference is severe like now, even a distance of 4-5km is precarious.”

Hood also agreed with the PD’s opinion.

“Even though the weather has cleared up, it’s still chilly in the mornings and evenings. It’s not easy to maintain body temperature, so it’s not normal for a militia to lie in wait for more than half a day.”

Miss Kim tilted her head.

“The guys who attacked the Welland Canal were well-equipped, but their actions seemed very inadequate. According to the map you’re showing me, they seem to be no less powerful than regular troops.”

She marked it on the map. It was an area where a small dot had grown into an ellipse.

“If it took only one hour for the territory to expand this much? This is impossible for humans. It’s almost 10km from one end to the other. You have to deal with mutant monsters, cannibals, and monster rats along the way, but 10km in one hour?”

Maru accepted Kim Yang’s words.

“It’s not possible without a human.”

“······.”

“······.”

“If we had deployed cannibals that had been given dominance, or if we had subjugated the cannibals in Canada, then the current expansion is not impossible.”

“······.”

“······.”

The conference room became quiet.

Maru took a moment to think and opened his mouth.

“Whether by airship or by land, we must cut off the supply line, so we must establish a position with the empire as quickly as possible.”

“Could the Empire have intentionally created the hole?”

“That won’t be the case. If we have no choice but to deploy Aegis ships to plug the hole, it would be a loss for the Empire.”

“That’s not necessarily the case. I’ll block the hole, so you can go in the opposite direction and hand over the Aegis ship.”

Kim Yang, who was listening to the PD and Hood’s story, wrinkled her nose.

“Why don’t we just get the cannibals and empty-headed rebels together and bang!? Dan Brown seems to have gone crazy too. So rather than getting involved in this issue, I think it would be better to just wipe out the Canadian side this time.”

The world is already ruined, so why not just take a look? It’s about blowing it up in a flash.

PD and Hood opposed Kim’s suggestion to dig a trap in the Toronto area and blow it up.

“Toronto is a metropolitan area with a population of over 7 million. It’s not an area that you can just blow away so easily.”

“Where is the area that can be easily blown away? If you have to blow it away, you blow it away.”

“I completely disagree. Toronto and its surrounding areas are famous industrial areas in Canada. They were destroyed by the EMP, but if the infrastructure can be saved, it would be a great area. Considering that it will be difficult to secure infrastructure as time goes by, I think it would be better to save it as much as possible.”

“Isn’t that infrastructure harder to fix? If we fix that, we’ll have to disperse the kids to guard it, and when we open up a hole for the reactionaries to install, and then we press down hard and bang! Why are you all making weak noises?”

Kim Yang, who had been glaring at the two with narrowed eyes, glanced at the clock on the wall and shouted.

“It’s time to make gomtang, so eat and do it.”

That’s because you’ve run out of sugar and your body is weak, so that’s why you’re making that sound.

If you make a hearty bowl of beef bone soup, it will go down well. Yeah.

Maru nodded, smiling faintly at Kim Yang’s shout.

“Okay. Let’s all eat and then continue.”