Rust - Chapter 499



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RUST -499

Negotiations with the Empire were shorter than expected.

This was because there were two new aircraft carriers under construction at the Newport News Shipyard. One was 72% complete and the other was 85% complete.

The Holy Kingdom is going to eat all of this?

If that’s the case, the Empire has informed them that it will withdraw its hand and that they should take control of the shipyard and fix it themselves, whether they eat or not. This is not a negotiation, but a notification.

Maru felt a little wronged. Who knew there were two ships? If there were two ships, they could have split one ship between them, so why were they so sensitive?

[It can’t be helped that they’re sensitive. The Empire went to great lengths to absorb the 2nd carrier battle group.]

Upon receiving information that the Southern Forces were negotiating with the 2nd Carrier Squadron, they sent three heavily armed Legend-class patrol ships and two ocean-going patrol ships, but they ended up fighting the Southern Forces and ended up going to Yonggung.

The already weak naval force has been further reduced. What would happen if Maru brought the 2nd carrier battle group and 5 Aegis ships?

“Really? Any other information? Anything else I should pay attention to?”

Maru checked the precautions in Hood’s report.

[The Navy Yard, which is being rebuilt in Brooklyn, New York, also appears to be having problems.]

“We had to eat the Newport News Shipyard anyway. What’s wrong with the Navy Yard?”

[There is information that monster rats have begun to appear in that direction. There is information that a meeting was held recently to ask Yania Kim and the Royal Guard of the Holy Kingdom to exterminate them.]

“Monster rats. Didn’t you exterminate almost all of them? I heard you killed most of them with VX gas, but a few of them developed a resistance to the nerve gas.”

I couldn’t send Kim Yang and the guards because I was busy clearing out the villages in Canada. Hood was a bit slow in responding because he was looking through the hacked data.

[Ah- That’s right. It’s said that the rats that had developed immunity started to reproduce in large numbers at that time. It’s highly likely that they increased by about 16 times in 3 months···.]

“crazy-”

Maru shook his head at the incredible reproductive power. It wasn’t just their numbers that had increased. The problem was that they had developed a tolerance for nerve gas, and were able to run wild like some kind of adrenaline rat.

[···The Empire has also deployed troops to eradicate the monster rats, but their numbers are insufficient.]

Because Maru had taken away all the exosuit production parts and equipment in the western region, exosuits were treated as a specialty of the kingdom in trade with the empire.

The Empire had an overwhelming need, but was always short on supply. As a result, the ratio of exosuit units to the size of the Imperial Army was low, and there were too many battlefields where exosuit units were needed.

It was inevitable that the number of exosuit units permanently stationed at the Brooklyn Port and Navy Yard was woefully inadequate.

[They say they are putting all their efforts into rebuilding the Navy Yard, but it has been concluded that it will take about 6 to 8 months for the shipyard to be fully operational. If the monster rat problem breaks out, the deadline is likely to be extended indefinitely.]

“Huh- Exosuit? If it’s an exosuit, aren’t we short on supplies too?”

[It’s definitely not enough. I need to provide some supplies to the newly absorbed village vigilantes.]

Even if the Empire was in trouble, there was nothing they could do for now. This side was also in a situation where their noses were three inches apart. The exosuit was essential to maintain the base and villages in the Canadian direction.

Aren’t you telling me to kill the cannibal and take the person with the ability and then die there if I don’t give them the exosuit?

“Huh- Okay. Miss Kim didn’t report anything separately?”

[None as of now.]

Although they were using the small airships that they had successfully produced as ferryboats, they could only make two round trips per day. Even then, if the location changed or they moved, it took time to find them.

The same is true now. We moved to swallow up the second carrier battle group and came back to the waters off New York, so it took a long time for the contact ship to arrive here following the signal left behind.

“How about the Newport News Shipyard?”

[Information from the Empire states that a flock of seagulls is living nearby. It has been determined that only three large flocks are located there.]

“A flock of seagulls? How big is it?”

[There are reports that the Imperial Estimates put the total number of the horde at over 50,000 to 60,000.]

There was so much more than I thought.

50,000 to 60,000 monster seagulls? What on earth do they eat to maintain that number?

“It would be difficult to check on seagulls with a drone, right?”

[yes.]

“First, let’s catch some seagull samples. We need to figure out what they eat and live on. And then we’ll have a separate conversation with President Dan Brown.”

[What time should we meet?]

“Stop by two hours.”

First of all, I had to have an open conversation with President Den Brown.

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‘It’ll probably be a year or so before the Brooklyn Navy Yard shipyard is operational. We’ll decide what to do with the repairs after that year.’

‘And the Empire will keep its hands off the Newport News Shipyard.’

‘If the kingdom takes control of the Newport News shipyard, they can repair and build ships themselves.’

After saying, “I don’t care. You guys figure it out.”, General Dan Brown felt a little relieved.

“Are you okay?”

“What else is not okay?”

Even though a force consisting of one aircraft carrier, seven Aegis ships, and two nuclear submarines ripped from the Empire dominated the waters off New York, Chancellor Dan Brown remained calm.

It wouldn’t have been bad if Vladimir Kalin had suddenly changed and started a war to eat the empire. If the kingdom attacked and eaten the empire, how would the Confederacy and other states think and respond?

It was okay for the war to start again like that. It was important that no matter what anyone said, all citizens remembered the United States of America.

When the war is over and North America is unified, regardless of who wins, the call for the revival of the United States of America will begin from below.

“I understand your concerns, but Vladimir Kalin does not start a war so easily. He cannot start one.”

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Although there were problems with the carrier battle group, I never imagined that we would be able to capture the carrier with just one sword.

“Are you scared? What are you scared of? Are you scared that Vladimir Kalin will suddenly appear and cut off all your balls?”

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“Are you afraid of the kingdom? Are you so afraid of the army led by Vladimir Kalin that your tongue is frozen?”

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Despite its great power, the kingdom had a fatal weakness in times of war. It lacked skilled soldiers, except for Vladimir Kalin, Jania Kim, and the guards and the so-called knights.

Even if they tried to cover up the gap created by the lack of soldiers with exosuits, nuclear armament, and new weapon development, their fundamental weaknesses could not be overcome.

A hastily constructed kingdom, a hastily constructed army, hastily constructed politics, and hastily constructed values ​​could collapse in an instant. Knowing this, they would be desperately trying to find weapons to protect their kingdom.

“Vladimir Kalin’s limits are as far as they go. Can’t you see that the heads of the Virginia Langley guys in the south are still attached? If they’re scattered in a viscous tissue, you can’t cut off their heads even if you want to. If there are multiple heads like a hydra, then that means there’s nothing he can do.”

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“No matter how overwhelming the killing power, there is nothing that can be done. There are limits to individuals.”

“That limitation doesn’t mean that you can capture an aircraft carrier alone, right?” President Dan Brown raised his voice at the sly gaze of the chief engineer and the congressman.

“Vladimir Kalindo knows his limitations as a single person. His own limitations. He is overly greedy for weapons in order to overcome his personal limitations. He may be strong as a monster, but he is not Superman. Is the kingdom your enemy? Is he your enemy? Should you do anything he asks you to do with your sword? Do you expect the Empire to do that?”

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General Dan Brown rebuked his engineers, whose minds were frozen by the ominous rumor that he had captured an aircraft carrier alone.

“Vladimir Kalin is a man of common sense.”

In the words of President Den Brown:

‘No. That sensible guy said he’d eat the entire aircraft carrier himself?’

‘You want me to shut up and repair the aircraft carrier first?’

The gazes of the director and the members of the National Assembly staring at him were piercing.

“···Big. That common sense thing is. Yes. It means that you get what you give and do what you receive. If he said he’d eat it all, he’d say he’d give us what he ate, otherwise we wouldn’t have to deal with him. So instead of worrying about that, let’s focus on our own work. What happened to the U+ clone?”

The program planned with Director Yoo’s body was the U+ program. The plan aimed to mass-produce clones with rejuvenation and powerful fighting power.

The secret laboratory of the Department of Homeland Security was raided by the cannibals’ ability agents, and most of the embryos, test subjects, and research materials were lost. Fortunately, some clone tissue samples remained in the storage facility. Based on that, research began again.

“We succeeded in proliferating cells, but failed to identify the rejuvenation mechanism.”

“Rejuvenation is possible, but is cloning possible?”

“Memory is the problem.”

There was another technology that was lost along with the U+ program. Memory extraction and implantation technology. In order to create a usable clone, it was necessary to be able to extract, copy, and implant the memories of the main body. However, when the lab was attacked, much of that technology was also lost.

“We succeeded in implanting a clone embryo using somatic cell division, but without the memories of the U+ original, he is just like a strong child.”

“Is there nothing left?”

“That’s not true. But what kind of memories do you have left….”

“I guess you have to try it to know.”

“Yes.”

“Is there any way to find out what the memory is as quickly as possible?”

So large-scale human experimentation began in the Empire, because it was too late to find another way.

There was intelligence that the Confederacy was already producing meaningful results from cannibal experiments. Intelligence that they were experimenting with biological devices created using the characteristics of cannibals and power users.

In addition, it was said that research on lycanthropes (werewolves) and aristocrats (vampires) based on cannibals had also reached a certain level of progress.

To fight them, powerful abilities were needed. The production of powerful clones was urgent.

[It is time to communicate with Vladimir Kalin.]

“Connect when you come in.”

It was a request for exclusive communication.

President Den Brown entered his office and prepared a cup of black tea filled with ice.

Just take a sip. Gulp-

“Huh- connect.”

[Connected.]

Maru’s voice came out of the speaker.

[Chick- This is Vladimir Kalin.]

“This is Dan Brown.”

[One aircraft carrier each under construction at the Newport News Shipyard.]

“It’s half and half. There are two aircraft carriers, but their construction conditions are different.”

[First, the repairs on the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers will be prioritized, and the Empire will do the aircraft carriers with the highest repair rate, followed by the Kingdom in that order.]

“Let me think about it a little more. It would be a bit much if the Empire were to shoulder all the manpower, materials, and technology.”

As General Dan Brown was about to sit down, Maru answered in a somewhat detached voice.

[Please make a quick decision. If the Empire doesn’t want the carrier, they’ll just toss it for scrap metal.]

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You want to tow an aircraft carrier that’s under construction at the Newport News Shipyard to scrap metal?

[Weren’t you unaware of it anyway? If we just pretend it never existed, it’ll just be scrap metal. The same goes for the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. Who would die without an aircraft carrier? We can just pretend it doesn’t exist and live.]

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This kid was serious.