Rust - Chapter 632



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RUST -632

While the mercenaries and soldiers in Montreal were chanting ‘Naruz’, the Naru clones were busy organizing their ranks.

“What grade are you in?”

“what?”

“Production period.”

“3rd week of September?”

“Did this bitch get turned on? Three weeks? The third week of September at that?”

“And you?”

“You? You!!! You to the 2nd week of September? If it were just one week, your entire class would have been eaten by rats!”

“What the hell are you talking about?”

In the first place, since they were clones of the same original, there was nothing to divide the sequence.

The same goes for dividing by production period. Since they were already being selected in the order of Pentecost and were busy being divided into meat shields, there was nothing they could do but admit that they were selected a few weeks earlier.

Above all, since they are clones based on that Naru, it is impossible to easily determine their order. The only fortunate thing is that the four clones who attempted to escape early were acknowledged as superiors.

Unlike them who had borrowed the power of the Holy Kingdom to escape, the sisters who had attempted to escape early on certainly risked their lives and escaped first, so everyone acknowledged it.

“4-clone.”

“4-simin.”

“4-thousand and one.”

“I think the feel is extremely subtle.”

“Still, it’s amazing. You escaped alive.”

“There probably wasn’t any medicine.”

“I know.”

“Huh- Then what are you doing? I haven’t even seen the King’s face.”

“That’s true.”

“Haven’t they ever seen their brother?”

“Poor thing.”

The King was the light and the divine brother himself.

“Really. The King was awesome.”

“When I saw that, I thought I was going to suffocate to death.”

“Everyone, stop it. They’re about to cry.”

“Let’s just assume they’re above.”

The four people representing the 1,000 Naru clones were unanimously decided to do so.

The so-called 4-member system in which decisions are made by four representatives.

The 4 clones were shocked by this news.

“Who gets to elect a representative at will?”

“We are the representatives?”

“4 heads?”

“······.”

“We them?”

“Stop. Stop it.”

“Why are you all doing this?”

“······.”

The clones who had tasted the sweetness of life did not want to taste the bitterness of being a thousand Naru clones. That was the pain and agony of a thousand.

That’s understandable. Even for four people, each day is new and each week is exciting, but managing 1,000 people is crazy. If you keep up with all those things, your private life will definitely evaporate.

How long has it been since you learned the value of privacy in group clone life, and even in group life with 1,000 Naru? One person is in charge of over 250 people?

“I want to hit Kisun.”

“It’s all because of Ki-sun.”

“No. 17 Can’t you make them all good?”

“······.”

The sight of No. 17 staring intently into his eyes, slightly changing the subject.

“No, I really didn’t mean anything else, just be nice.”

“······.”

The other clones who saw that sight laughed in disbelief. By the way, instead of using something like the strangely named 4-headed dragon, why don’t we just use artificial intelligence?

Recently, artificial intelligence has been deployed in the military, so it would be convenient to control it with that artificial intelligence. Why do you suddenly have to talk about a representative or something?

Anyway, he’s a representative and a clone. I just thought it would be nice to see the king and be a bodyguard nearby or something.

“Why not just leave it to AI to manage it?”

“We can’t just leave Gisun alone.”

“Green Sooni is the culprit.”

“······.”

Come on, number 17!

They had hoped that by using their abilities to control the afflictions, they could give Green Sun a gift of hell! – but it was impossible. They decided to use the next best option to control Ki Sun.

Ki-soon, who was buried in paperwork, couldn’t greet them as ‘Clon Representative…’ when they suddenly barged in.

“I told you not to do that.”

“Are you crazy, Ki-sun?”

“Who decides to do that?”

“······.”

Ki-sun shook his head at the argument that it could be controlled by artificial intelligence.

“They say that the system in your home country has been changed so that you too can obtain citizenship in the future.”

“What does that have to do with anything?”

“that’s right.”

“What does AI control have to do with citizenship?”

“······.”

Ki-soon answered, scratching her head.

“It wasn’t my decision, so don’t frown like that. Oh- Why are you giving me PTSD? That policy was made by the king you like so much. If you have any complaints, tell the king.”

We will train the clones to be able to make independent judgments and decisions, and we will reflect this in our operations. We will let the clones elect their own representatives and run their own organizations. We will help them gain diverse social experiences, directly and indirectly.

“Your Majesty’s policy?”

“Your brother?”

“But you’re not suddenly asking me to become a representative.”

“······.”

“Because the clones unanimously chose you as their representatives. It’s not like you’re a red country, so unanimous… Anyway, they voluntarily chose you as their representatives, so it’s not a situation where you can ignore that. After all, this is the first time the clones have chosen their own representative.”

‘Then what is our opinion?’

‘Isn’t this the majority intimidating the minority?’

Before I could even put those thoughts into words, Ki-sun continued talking.

“If you don’t like it, convince the other kids and set new rules among yourselves. You can do it by voting, or by creating authority for your superiors and enforcing it with power.”

“That… what is enforcement?”

“Push your argument forward with power.”

“Why are you using such difficult words?”

“Don’t beat around the bush. They elected you as their representatives. Let’s start from there. Let them know that since they exercised their right to elect a representative, they must take responsibility for electing that representative.”

The clones exchanged glances at Ki-soon’s somewhat resolute response.

‘It doesn’t work.’

‘Then what should I do?’

‘There is no other way···.’

‘······.’

The four clones looked at each other with expressions that said, “I don’t want to do it,” and “Please help me,” but it didn’t work on Ki-soon, who was trained in many ways.

“Even if you make that kind of expression, it’s not okay. Resignation is impossible. If the kids who were unanimously elected resigned without doing anything, what do you think they’d say? They’d be scolded by the king. They’d really be scolded for not coming to their senses. If you can’t do it, tell the king directly. Don’t tease a strict person.”

“Gisun abandoned us···.”

“It’s not Green Soon.”

“Betrayal first. Betrayal second.”

“······.”

“What about betrayal? I can see what you guys are doing. The King has seen it clearly. You guys and the Unanimous kids should learn that if you do something wrong, you will suffer a bitter taste. That way, you can live independently even after you get citizenship. How long are you going to eat and sleep in the barracks?”

Kisun handed over the materials.

“If you don’t remember this information and don’t know, look it up carefully and make a judgment. Don’t just pass it over and experience the bitterness of life. If you know it, take it and go.”

Ki-sun waved his hand and sent them out. The clones who were kicked out blankly stared at the documents they were holding. So…

“What should I do?”

“Let’s read it first.”

“Give me the next one.”

“······.”

The evaluation of the clones who read the material was simple.

It’s complicated?

Human life is more complicated than I thought.

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Ki-sun, who had chased away the 4-Naru who had become the representative, wiped the corners of his eyes. Even though he had a new body, his eyes already felt heavy.

‘It’s best to learn through experience, but…’

Even though it wasn’t completely childish since it had the memories of the main body, the problem was that the memories of that main body were Naru’s.

What are Naru’s memories? Most of them are probably from elementary, middle, and high school. If you add some spice to them, there are probably memories of movies or dramas that were really fun to watch.

‘I gave you the information. I hope you look it up and take action.’

Ki-soon spoke to the assistant AI.

“What about the other clones? Is there anything special going on?”

[Waiting for dispatch at the barracks.]

“Aren’t there any kids playing in the break room? Aren’t there any kids in the gym either?”

[None. We’ve been waiting for 5 minutes and just chatting.]

These kids were trained for combat as soon as they were born and were immediately used as meat shields in actual combat. I thought they would be unusual since they were made for combat purposes, but their reaction was not as good as I expected.

‘I guess we have to assume that the concept of leisure does not exist.’

If there was no information about leisure activities, there was a high possibility that there would be no concept of making money and spending money.

‘I hope 4-clone does well···.’

“Oh, right – what happened to the mercenaries? The ones who asked for Naruz to be released?”

[There are soldiers among those people.]

“Are there any soldiers?”

[Yes. It seems that he was swept up in the atmosphere of the mercenaries.]

“So. What are you doing? I wish you would just stay quiet.”

[They are holding a small protest in front of the Governor-General’s Residence.]

“demonstration?”

[CCTV footage is being broadcast.]

[Holiday for Naruzu!]

[Allow Naruz to stay out overnight and go out!]

[Freedom for Naruzu!]

“This is driving me crazy.”

He was wearing a face guard and a helmet, but did anyone see his face? There were rumors going around that he was a clone, so there was a high risk of trouble.

‘Since it’s a clone, there shouldn’t be any problems no matter what. It’s obvious that there will be someone who does that.’

“Disband them. Do you know that those are Naru clones and still do this?”

[I would say it’s probably better.]

“···Okay. Tell the 4 representatives about the situation. Be careful not to get involved.”

[Delivered.]

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The four clones who became representatives gathered ‘Naruz’ who was waiting in the barracks.

“Aren’t these coming out quickly? I’ll show you how spicy it is.”

“This is all your choice, so accept it sweetly.”

“Are you laughing there? Are you laughing right now? Everyone, put your heads together.”

“······.”

The Naruz, who were clones who followed orders, would butt heads as ordered. It was a spectacular sight to see over a thousand of them do so.

“This. It feels weird.”

“me too.”

“Let’s roll it.”

“······.”

It was Representative 4 who felt like he had opened his eyes to something.

Ki-sun, who was watching the scene on CCTV, simply pressed his temple again.

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The end of the world.

The collapse of international trade meant the collapse of the modern market economy.

As the global supply chain began to break down, it was inevitable that prices would rise. And the empire was hit hard by this inflation.

“How much are these sneakers?”

“It’s $520.”

Since the dollar and the imperial currency were exchanged at a 1:1 rate, that means $520 for a pair of sneakers.

I could understand if it was a top-of-the-line shoe from a famous brand, but $520 was way over the line for a sneaker from a brand I had never heard of.

Whatever the circumstances, the citizens of the empire suffered from rising prices.

“A nail clipper set is $80? This was $10.”

“That’s because the imports have stopped. Even $80 is cheap now. The price will go up more when inventory runs out.”

Long ago, we aired a program called ‘Living without Chinese Products,’ but when a real ‘world without Chinese products’ arrived, it was impossible to avoid rising prices.

From the moment the import of cheap Chinese and Southeast Asian products was cut off, the prices of daily necessities were bound to skyrocket.

It was impossible to build and run all the factories for daily necessities in just two years, and if there was any spare money, it had to be poured into producing military supplies.

General Dan Brown looked troubled.

“The credibility of the Imperial currency is falling?”

“It seems to be due to inflation.”

By issuing new imperial currency and abolishing the existing dollar, the United States was able to wipe out its debts, but this inevitably led to problems with the currency’s credibility.

“It’s difficult if your credit rating drops.”

“Circumstances were captured where the kingdom’s coins were being mixed at the scene.”

“···Is it serious?”

“There is a real risk that the currency markets will be virtually eroded, although not yet.”