Rust - Chapter 500



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RUST -500

The call ended with President Dan Brown asking for more time in response to Maru’s irrelevant remarks.

‘Well, no matter how many meetings we have, it’ll be useless.’

Maru had no regrets.

Repairing the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier you’re currently on? Repairing the half-destroyed Aegis ship?

All you had to do was set aside a year or two, build a dock, and fix it.

Without the technology and manpower, it would take more than a year?

It’s supposed to take 6-8 months just to get back to the Brooklyn Navy Yard anyway. It might take even longer if a monster rat swarm breaks out.

Hey, why don’t you just get it sorted out at the Newport News Shipyard near Norfolk, which is down south and can be fixed quickly?

Well, what if I go there and check and it’s a mess?

What about the flock of 50,000 to 60,000 seagulls that have settled nearby?

What if, by any chance, there’s a cannibal group, the Virginia Company, or a Confederate army stationed nearby?

Who’s organizing that?

Maru thought that the proposal he had made was not an unreasonable claim at all.

‘If the Empire talks nonsense, let’s just assume that we’ll be doing the repairs on aircraft carriers and Aegis ships ourselves.’

Separately from the repairs, I had been thinking of visiting the Newport News Shipyard. It wasn’t a joke that they were going to take two new aircraft carriers under construction. I really meant to do that.

If the dry rate was 70-80%, it was practically considered that the exterior was complete. In other words, it was enough to float on water. In that case, there were many uses for aircraft carriers that had not yet been finished with their interior construction.

First of all, the nuclear reactor. The smart nuclear reactor on the aircraft carrier had a much higher power output than the modular reactors made by the Empire. One of them could power a medium-sized city.

By the way, you could also get salt and distilled water. If you had these three things, electricity, salt, and distilled water, it would be easy to run the chemical industry. If it was difficult to use it as an aircraft carrier, you could just build a chemical plant there.

‘What? They’ll just tear down all the Newport News Shipyard facilities.’

It was Maru who thought that if General Dan Brown found out, he would be shocked.

[Urgent report from Yania Kim.]

“emergency?”

Mr. Kim’s personality is so urgent that it deserves to be labeled as such.

Maru, who was reading the report, made a dumbfounded expression.

“So. A special envoy for the Confederacy? Did I read that correctly?”

[Yes, I am watching it too.]

“These kids are out of their minds.”

The Kingdom Strike Force, led by Kim Yang and Director Yu Mark 2, was raiding Toledo. But where did these Confederate envoys suddenly come from and propose a non-aggression treaty?

“Are you kidding me?”

After poking and prodding until now, you think, ‘This won’t work,’ ‘You touched the wrong spot,’ so you want to immediately sign a non-aggression pact? If this isn’t a joke, then what is?

[It doesn’t seem like a bad situation for us if they want a non-aggression pact.]

Hood’s thoughts were different. Once they officially entered into a non-aggression agreement, wouldn’t they at least stop doing things so blatantly? How much resources had been wasted on maintaining the kingdom’s security?

[It is also becoming a bit burdensome to give special treatment to citizens. Even though the territory has expanded, the number of wolf units is not sufficient.]

A security system created to block spies.

It was a system that uniquely handled citizenship, where if a person without citizenship tried to sneak out of the city without permission or move secretly between towns, the wolf unit would chase them down and eliminate them.

“Is it that lacking?”

[Not only is the wolf unit insufficient, but the kingdom has grown too large to be secured by citizenship alone. The number of people defecting to the kingdom has also increased significantly.]

Realistically speaking, that’s how it was.

Because it utilizes the wolf’s sense of smell, the citizenship included incense, and manpower and materials were invested to periodically replace the incense.

If we only considered Detroit and its vicinity, it would have been manageable, but now that we had to cover the entire state of Michigan and eastern Canada, it was bound to be a burden.

Maru thought carefully about Hood’s words.

Certainly, the combination of wolf and citizenship was limited. The fact that the psychic generator, the knife-wielding woman, and the bread-and-butter girl entered Detroit was proof of this.

‘Those damn bastards.’

In fact, Maru didn’t know that holding out until now was a great feat. Hood continued talking to Maru.

[First of all, if we sign a non-aggression pact, wouldn’t they refrain from terrorism using mind-wave devices like we do now? At the very least, I think they won’t do anything obvious.]

“I don’t know, but just because we have a non-aggression pact, does that mean we can be sure they won’t do something about it?”

Even when the world was sane, they were the ones who put spies in our allies. In a world as chaotic as it is now, they couldn’t help but put them in just because we said we had a non-aggression pact.

[yes?]

“Suppose we make a treaty with the Confederacy, and let our security be relaxed, do you think the Virginia Company and the Confederates will just let that happen? Do you think we’ll just pass over the fish on the shack because we’ve made a non-aggression pact? I don’t think so.”

Maru was skeptical. No, beyond skepticism, he was filled with a gentle anger. This time, too. Wasn’t their terrorist attack a psychic attack?

‘Beauty trap?’

‘Internal strife fueled by jealousy?’

Whatever it was, it was a dirty attack to deal with. It would have been good if it had been suppressed and discovered early, but if time had passed, what kind of problems would have occurred… And then shamelessly

‘We don’t know.’

‘Do you have any evidence that we did it?’

‘Wouldn’t it be better to sign a non-aggression pact to avoid such unnecessary misunderstandings?’

Kim Yang’s report described their attitudes in detail. Maru’s mind was set on ‘Knock them all off. Swish-ss-.’

‘Since we have 7 Aegis ships and an aircraft carrier, what if we just push them into the southern seas and blow up all the infrastructure?’

Those southern kids who were talking about mutual aid are going to cry a lot, right?

The Imperial kids would love it so much they’d die.

‘Hold on. It’s a non-aggression pact.’

Maru’s gaze turned to the map. The Confederacy was a force of seven states centered around Texas. The main sea area was the Gulf of Mexico to the west of the Florida Peninsula.

The naval forces planted on the eastern side of the Florida peninsula were devastated by Maru. Seven Aegis ships that had been anchored to check the east and attack at any time were blown away, so the southern seas were virtually a no man’s land.

‘This time, they said they would absorb the 2nd aircraft carrier battle group, but they ended up blowing up the remaining Aegis ships… So the main base must have been completely emptied.’

The main base is empty?

I see.

That was the reason they hurriedly suggested signing a non-aggression pact. It was to prevent Maru from leading the Aegis fleet down to the southern base.

This could be useful.

‘If only we could deal with the flock of seagulls. And the Newport News Shipyard, and all, could nest nearby.’

“Use high-altitude reconnaissance to locate the seagull nests. If the Empire backs down, we’ll take control of the Newport News Shipyard and surrounding areas on our own. Have General Raymond Garfield prepare to bomb.”

[It is possible to take off from an aircraft carrier, but it is said that landing is difficult due to damage to the deck.]

“It doesn’t matter. After we clear out all the seagulls nearby, we can land on a nearby road or military airfield. Prepare the bombing with napalm.”

[···It is said that the 2nd carrier strike group was not loading napalm bombs because it was complying with international conventions.]

It was an agreement not to use things like napalm, white phosphorus, or nerve gas. Before the incident, the 2nd carrier strike group was in the North Sea, so they didn’t have those weapons.

“That’s ridiculous. No napalm, but you have tactical nukes?”

[yes.]

You can use tactical nuclear bombs, but for humanitarian reasons, you can’t use napalm, white phosphorus, or nerve gas. What the heck?

“I don’t know where the seagulls are nesting, but they’re not tactical nukes. While we assess the situation, let’s distribute napalm.”

Maru’s fleet slowly turned south.

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A city with smoke rising here and there.

Kkiyungkkiyung-

When Kim Yang’s exosuit appeared on the front lines of the Battle of Tullydo, the guards in the trenches jumped to their feet.

[Are those cubs werewolves or lycanthropes?]

[Not visible.]

Kim Yang’s eyes narrowed. The bastards’ tantrums stopped abruptly after the Confederate special envoy with a sharp look came in.

‘But it has nothing to do with the Confederacy?’

These were the guys who shamelessly came forward even though there was an abundance of circumstantial evidence.

In the past, this level of suspicion would have been enough. I would have just thought about it after getting my head together, but now, with the great next door, I had to hold back from acting out my thoughts as I pleased.

huh.

Phew-

[The contact ship has arrived. This is an emergency message.]

Kim Yang checked the data transmitted to the exosuit HUD.

‘What is this?’

‘So. 7 Aegis ships?’

‘You ate the 2nd carrier battle group?’

Her slightly frowning brow widened at the news that she had taken control of an aircraft carrier. As expected, it was the highest dignity.

What follows is what follows.

If we do it right, we could have two aircraft carriers. Maybe three.

‘Should we use the non-aggression pact to plant eggs?’

Then it would be better to give the self-proclaimed Confederate envoy some medicine. Then it would be no fun to just tell him, right? Kim Yang’s face turned into that of a mischievous child.

therefore···.

[Forward this to the Detroit administration secretary. This is an emergency.]

[ancient.]

PD, are you going to show us your skills after a long time?

huh.

Hotel bathroom.

A dark red liquid splashed into the sink.

Gulp-

A nosebleed from the nose of a headquarters agent.

“shit-”

The blood that soaked the front door so quickly that it was more like it was pouring out rather than flowing. The blood that was a cloudy color somewhere felt strange.

“fuc-k···.”

The headquarters agent, who was turning on the water in the shower to wash away the blood stains, looked in the mirror.

The noticeably pale skin, sunken eyelids, and deep dark circles literally created an atmosphere that could appear in a movie or novel.

“Whew- I thought telepathy had side effects so it had to be short.”

It was an urgent matter, so it was a price to pay for long-distance telepathy.

Gulp-gulp-

Even if I drank two liters of water in one gulp to quench my burning thirst, it was no use. At this point, the situation could not be solved with water. This was because my brain and nervous system were damaged by the side effects of the forced use of telepathy.

‘It’s dangerous if we continue like this.’

Even if it wasn’t to the extent of losing one’s mind, mistakes couldn’t be made. Five Aegis ships were immediately destroyed. No matter what, a non-aggression pact had to be signed.

The most important thing to be included in the treaty was a clause stating that the kingdom’s weapons would not be provided to others.

Otherwise, the result might have been as stupid as lending the Aegis ship to the Empire and not getting involved.

It was the same in the Russia-Ukraine situation.

‘We only provided weapons, we have nothing to do with the war.’

If kingdoms and empires were to emerge in that way, it would be nothing but a horror.

The headquarters agent checked the time.

There was still a lot of time left until the meeting time. So that was the problem.

Gulp-gulp-

The thirst that couldn’t be quenched with water was rising again. In this state, it would be difficult to maintain one’s sanity when meeting women like Yania Kim or Nanae Ono.

“Fuck. This isn’t going to work.”

The headquarters agent opened the door roughly and stepped out. His footsteps headed toward the field hospital.

“Where does it hurt?”

“Whoa- I need a transfusion pack.”

The field hospital medics were friendly.

“Yes? Is this an emergency? Where are you?”

“That’s not it.”

The agent used his power. It was not yet a perfect psychic power, but it was difficult for a normal person to resist. The agent ordered the medic whose eyes were slightly clouded.

“Rh+ O type, two packs. No, three packs.”

“Is it plasma?”

“No, with whole blood. With the most recent date.”

“Please wait a moment.”

Soon after, the agent who received the transfusion pack handed over a gold nugget. As time went by, the medic would naturally think that he had received the gold and handed over the transfusion pack.

‘We’ll also take care of things like blood transfusion pack inventory corrections and CCTV issues.’

As I was drinking the transfusion pack, I heard a radio broadcast.

[-chiiik- Our great Majesty Vladimir Kalin personally guided the lost carrier squadron to the kingdom···.]

[HOLY~♫ HOLY~♬]

[···Thus, our Holy Ark Kingdom currently has 9 Aegis ships, including the 2 Aegis ships in charge of defense and the 7 newly joined Aegis ships···.]

[HOLY~♫ HOLY~♬]

[With the addition of three nuclear submarines and a patrol ship at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River in Canada, the Faithful and Sacred Carrier Strike Group has been formed.]

[Under Him, the Holy Kingdom will realize the history of salvation. Oh- HOLY!!!]

Phew!

Blood spurted from the headquarters agent’s mouth.