Rust - Chapter 554



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RUST [RUST]-554

“I’ve almost cracked all the security files, is there really a need to go all the way to the West?”

Ki-soon said to Maru, gesturing to the storage device that had LED lights flashing here and there.

There were materials acquired from the secret laboratory of a former Japanese pharmaceutical company. Some were destroyed, some were exclusively kept by Charlotte, and some were openly copied by Maru, so a considerable amount of materials were secured.

Most of the data copied among them had insane security levels, so it was practically a pie in the sky. But now, there was a quantum computer + grape bunch with artificial intelligence and supercomputers.

“I need to know exactly what Chairman Shim said.”

“Well, back then, our level was a bit low to openly argue with Sister Sim.”

One of the stories Sim Eun-young told at the time was that China, Japan, and the United States were involved in the mutant virus incident.

There were unbelievable stories. Japan predicted that China would surpass the United States in the future and secretly lined up with China, and the United States found out and punished Japan.

You may not believe everything, but one thing is certain: it is true that Japan transferred a lot of technology to China. Japanese shipping companies and Chinese shipbuilders built shipyards or invested in them in an attempt to overthrow the Korean shipbuilding industry.

As Japanese technologies entered the country, Chinese shipbuilding not only grew in appearance, but also, importantly, the qualitative and quantitative growth of the Chinese Navy exploded.

“My sister’s story has gone a bit too far. To be honest, the story that China made a secret pact with Japan and tried to attack the United States is a bit much.”

“Still, it was strange to see the way things were back then.”

Japan transferred shipbuilding-related technology to China, and as if that wasn’t enough, many Japanese companies set up joint ventures or built factories in China.

Diplomatically, it seemed as if Japan and China were in conflict, but in reality, there were only a lot of jokes and no direct long-term sanctions like there were in South Korea.

It was strange. If China had done even half as much as it had done to Korea, or even half as much as it had done to Japan, Japan would have been in a lot of trouble.

China’s contribution to maintaining low prices in Japan could not be ignored. In fact, if China had made up its mind to catch up with Japan, prices in Japan would have had no choice but to soar.

Ki-soon said this while looking at the quantum computer and the bunch of grapes that were working hard.

“Does it matter now what China and Japan were thinking? At the time, the United States was trying to use Japan to block China, and Japan was trying to do things like rearm while making tough statements against China, but then a major earthquake and a series of volcanic eruptions ended everything.”

There, as the virus situation changed into a mutant virus situation, Japan literally fell into chaos. In order to secure the technology and data abandoned in that cesspool, the Northern Theater of China and the US military clashed with each other, and it was a mess.

“I said that the mutant virus incident was not natural.”

“Sis, you’ve come this far, do you want to go back and hear more?”

At the time, Chairman Shim said that Japan’s response was essentially allowing the mutant virus to spread.

Ironically, China’s response at the time was similar. Internally, it prevented the spread, but externally, it spread Chinese tourists around the world.

“No. I need to check what you mean by saying that humans infected with the mutated virus become ingredients for the medicine.”

“What does that mean? Given the current situation, does it really mean anything? That’s literally it. The quantum computer has almost completely broken through the security. Just check the data and go. Don’t waste your time.”

He calmly told her not to make a wasted step, but in reality, he was worried. Speaking of the deterrent powers possessed by the Holy Kingdom, one was nuclear weapons, and the other was the very existence of Maru.

A being that can create a sea of ​​blood the moment it infiltrates any place. In a special environment like a city, could it be compared to a small tactical nuclear weapon?

Naturally, both the Empire and the Confederacy would want to erase Maru’s presence by carpet bombing him if they were to capture him without leaving any evidence.

If only the satellites were out of service due to radio interference and stratospheric dust, there would have been dozens of satellites and high-altitude drones circling overhead.

So, Ki-sun wanted to stop Maru from going to the western region himself. There was no way that would happen, but Maru could die from a single bullet.

Maru responded calmly to those worries.

“Can’t you just save it before you go?”

“You crazy kid. I had no choice but to do it because of the barnacles, you little punk. How dare you say it’s okay for a sane kid to get killed while showing off. You have no fear.”

Maru snickered at Ki-soon’s words that were sticking to the facts. Well, that’s just how Ki-soon is.

“Aren’t you scared?”

“It’s fucking scary. Put a dick on your head and talk to me. That’s scarier.”

Well, it was like that when you wear it on your head.

The expressions of the two people who had been giggling suddenly became serious.

“And cloning isn’t always 100% successful. I had to discard a lot of things before I succeeded, so what can I say about you who got screwed even more?”

It was fortunate that the result was a success, but in fact, the restoration of the fusion of the snail and the snail was not easy. There were unexpected things that happened during the cultivation process that was thought to be normal.

“It wasn’t easy for me either, but honestly, I can’t guarantee it for you.”

It was already Ki-sun who had been running a simulation to replicate Maru. Although the term clone is somewhat repulsive, there was already a similar being that had occurred naturally.

Identical twins.

Twins who share the same genetic DNA. Even if it’s twins, what’s the difference between quadruplets or sextuplet twins and 4 or 6 people who were cloned?

Moreover, twins differ subtly depending on their eating habits, lifestyle, and environment. In some cases, they differ so much that it is hard to believe that they are twins.

From height to face shape, skin type, and even IQ, the results were so different that it was hard to believe they had the same DNA.

Even Ki-sun himself would have had a hard time guaranteeing it if it weren’t for the combination of a quantum computer and a bunch of grapes.

“That’s why I said we should secure the Empire’s cloning technology. I didn’t object to your request to reveal information about the possibility of rejuvenation and eternal life.”

Because if there were no combination of grape bunches in a quantum computer, even if they told you about rejuvenation or eternal life, the possibility of it being realized would be slim.

Maru felt both dumbfounded and relieved that his thoughts had been read.

“You little shit- did you?”

“Yeah. You didn’t even know that much? And why did you do a simulation?”

The easiest way to conquer America. Wouldn’t it be neat and tidy with a hundred thousand Maru? Pay attention to the pronunciation, exactly a hundred thousand Maru.

However, the simulation results were skeptical. It was questionable whether even 100,000 would be selected properly.

If you think about it, that’s what happened.

Unlike Ki-sun, who was an ordinary person except for his fusion with a snail, Maru showed overwhelming killing power even when he had only the physical abilities of two or three adults.

What was most overwhelming was his reflexes and agility. Moving over 10 meters in one step, splitting an RPG warhead, tearing apart a yacht, and splitting a building were all things that were beyond common sense.

Even when they tore apart yachts and cut up helicopters and KTXs, there were no special knives like the Eclipse.

A truly magical swordsmanship.

Can you properly replicate a floor that’s been cut like that?

In biotechnology, where even the slightest difference can lead to very different results?

The simulation results are skeptical.

So, the conclusion was that restoring the floor was not easy.

“The simulation results came out like that, so please. It’s not just you. Ms. Kim, the nurse, and the psychometric guys also had low success rates.”

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The more unique the ability, the harder it was to revive while maintaining the same ability. For example, assuming that Maru died and was revived, the probability of Maru maintaining the same fighting power as now was very low.

In terms of games, it’s similar to raising a character to the max level, dying, and then being resurrected at level 1. If you make a hundred thousand Baekjeong Maru, what’s the point if a hundred thousand regular Maru comes out?

“As I said before, that’s why the Empire’s cloning technology is so unique. It means that they’ve been able to reliably produce clones that have inherited a certain portion of Director Yu’s abilities.”

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‘I’ve been to the West for a while now, so I guess I’ll have to stop by the Empire too.’

It would be best to deal directly with President Den Brown.

Ki-sun shook her head after seeing Maru’s expression.

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When we unpacked the storage devices we brought from Japan, we found some strange things. Some of the information was the same as when we cracked the AI ​​supercomputer, but there was also other information.

“Overall, what my sister said was true.”

“I know.”

Berserker Pole used in the Busan Charlotte Uprising. The psychotropic drug that is the raw material for the new combat stimulant was extracted from a mutant virus.

Behaviors of those infected with the mutant virus: Extreme violence, enhanced motor skills, and decreased intelligence.

“Should I call it a decline in intelligence? Or a loss of rational judgment? In any case, the IQ is similar to the fluctuations. Is that why it happened?”

“Do you want to go?”

Ki-soon nods his head up and down while looking at the threatening Maru.

“Hey, I see the symptoms are starting to appear. Well, at least now I know the reason.”

“Do you know why now? Do you just want to get hit?”

As Maru silently raised his fist and glared, Ki-sun slyly changed the subject.

“By the way, you guys are full of crazy people who were planning to infect the people and turn them into raw materials for medicine.”

It was an idea that seemed to come out of a horror movie or novel.

Starting with the explanation that they increased the waiting time at regular crematoriums and directed people to mobile crematoriums in order to extract raw materials from those who died from the mutant virus.

It clearly contained the malicious control process that treated the people as raw materials, including the creation of a makeshift hospital to procure raw materials due to a lack of hospital beds.

“Hah- Is this really true?”

Ki-soon shook his head after seeing the data showing that they had conducted human experiments using the mutant virus incident. For them, the chaos caused by the virus was the best opportunity. A chance to conduct a large number of human experiments.

What if I die?

If you say he died from a virus, that’s it.

Since the body was taken to a crematorium, naturally the evidence was destroyed.

“Japan, China, America. The whole world is a paradise for crazy, psychotic kids.”

The largest investor in China’s biological laboratory was the United States, the design was done by Europe, and the construction supervision was done by Japan. What the world…

The same was true of the two Japanese pharmaceutical companies that Maru had raided. It wasn’t just the pharmaceutical companies conducting the experiment alone; countries around the world were involved.

“Hey, that’s enough. Japan is ruined, and China has split into seven parts. What are you going to do by meeting Chairman Shim now? America is a mess, too. And from what I’ve seen, you’re not even the torso, you’re more like a feather.”

“There’s something missing from the data here. It really bothers me.”

Maru felt somehow uneasy.

Ki-soon said, not knowing whether or not he knew about the roughness of the floor.

“It seems to be related to rapid healing, but what are you going to do with that? Are you going to extract human juice and make rapid healing? Or grind it up to make Berserker Paul? No.”

“No.”

“Then there’s no need to go and get involved.”

“no. ”

“Oh, my. What is it?”

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Maru was a little embarrassed as to how to explain this uneasiness.

‘Era-. I don’t know.’

“I feel really uneasy. I’m going to meet Chairman Shim and talk about the latest news, and at the same time, tell him to destroy the related materials.”

“Sir, are you crazy?”

Ki-soon became serious. If I told him to discard the data, would he just say ‘yes’ and discard it? The recipes for the rapid healing potion and the Berserker Fall?

“Tell me honestly, is something stressing you out these days? Is that why you just want to fight?”

“No, I mean, it really feels strong.”

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Sim Eun-young, sitting with her legs crossed, tapped the armrest as she spoke.

“So, are you saying that the reason you came all the way from the Holy Kingdom to here is because you feel dirty?”

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“So what? You’re saying that I should discard all the rapid healing potions and Berserker Fall recipes because they’re so uncomfortable? That’s ridiculous. They say that those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come…”

“Ah- Sister. Don’t look at me so crookedly and finish the story… Hey, you too, put your hands off the knife for now. Let’s talk. We decided to talk, right?”

Maru replied in a slightly hushed voice.

“Chairman Shim seems to think differently?”

Even as the tension slowly began to ease, Sim Eun-young’s fingertips, which had been tapping the armrest, suddenly stopped.