Rust - Chapter 637



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RUST -637

The results of psychometric testing on these strange men were grim.

Those who fled fled underground, into wells, and into holes in the forest. In order to survive the bitter cold of minus 40 degrees and hunger, the survivors chose to become cannibals.

Initially, it was transmitted only through droplets or bodily fluids, but not anymore. So how can one become a cannibal?

···Let’s eat.

Although they were not cannibals, they ate the corpses of cannibals, and only a few of those who ate became cannibals themselves, preying on those who were not infected.

And time passed.

‘uh?’

It’s weird?

Erica noticed that the time she had just read was different from the time in reality. It wasn’t after the massacre that she became a cannibal.

They were cannibals who had been waiting for those fleeing the three massacres in the darkness of the underground, in caves formed by dried-up wells, and inside holes hidden in the shadows of the forest.

They ate anything in the dark. Cockroaches, rats, earthworms, snails, and even humans. Whatever it was. In the process of eating, eating, and eating, all the hair on their bodies fell out and their skin became bleached.

What replaced the hair was a sticky, oozing mucus. Spots that were easily blended into the darkness were writhing all over the body.

The cannibal’s memories of having forgotten that he was human began to be filled with eating. Unable to bear it, Erica vomited.

Wooweeeeek-

“I. I···.”

Erica couldn’t continue saying that she couldn’t do it.

“It’s okay. Go in and rest.”

Maru recalled the news he had heard when the cannibal incident broke out.

The countries with the largest Chinese population in Europe were France and Italy. These two countries, with their thriving luxury goods industries, imported the manpower they needed to produce handcrafted luxury goods from China.

In Italy, there were so many Chinese people living near luxury brand factories in France and Italy that there were cities where Chinese police were in charge of public security.

Having a lot of Chinese people meant there were a lot of Chinese grocery stores, which meant there was a lot of shrimp flavored powder.

When the number of Chinese people suffering from cannibalism increased, countries around the world began to hunt down Orientals because in their eyes, they were similar looking Orientals.

‘Kill him! He’s a cannibal!’

‘No- I’m not. I’m not.’

‘I saw that kid shitting on the street earlier!’

‘Kill him!’

‘Japan. Japan. Japanese. Watashiwa-‘

‘Korean. Korean. K-POP. Riverside style.’

There were Thais and Vietnamese among them, but they could not escape the anger of the Europeans who had lost relatives to the cannibalism that was spreading everywhere.

This happened because many Southern Chinese people looked similar to Northern Southeast Asians, and many Northern Chinese people looked similar to Koreans or Japanese.

As murders and violence against Chinese people increased, the Chinese people became indignant.

‘Cannibals? Cannibals? Aren’t you the ones!’

‘The words ‘Hongmo-gwi’, ‘Hwangmo-gwi’, ‘Byeok-an-gwi’ and ‘Gwi-sin’ were used to refer to you guys.’

‘Do you think you guys will be safe?’

‘Kaaaah- Thud- You guys, try it too.’

The Chinese who were infected with cannibalism but were not caught ran away and ran away, smearing feces and spitting everywhere. And their actions led to the widespread spread of cannibalism.

Even when the mutant virus spread, they spat on elevator buttons, water sources, restaurant utensils, and even bathroom faucets, as if they could not die alone.

In the short time it took for the cannibalistic disease to lose its ability to spread by droplets in the foreign land of Europe, the Chinese people’s vengeful(?) infectious power was expressed as something close to malicious.

And with the discovery of a cure for cannibalism from Ojin Pharmaceuticals, Europe began to pile up its bombs.

Those who became cannibals in North America were judged to be new humans. They were either members of influential families or wealthy people, or members of criminal organizations.

Since the superior individual can exercise dominance over the inferior individual, they did not hesitate to become cannibals and did their best to become the superior individual.

But Europe wasn’t like that. There were too many cannibals at once. If one cannibal appeared in a town of 1,000 people, it could pass without much trouble.

But what would happen if 50 out of 1,000 people were cannibals? If they had just one attack of hunger, at least 50 people would disappear. What if there were several more that ate more in an attempt to become a superior species?

There were cannibals who ate the cure for Ojin and controlled their appetites, but some said they ate and were only concerned with increasing their dominance.

As a result, common people gathered and started hunting cannibals, just like the witch hunts of old.

“Tsk- what a mess.”

Maru shook his head after checking the information extracted by the information extractor and the information confirmed by Erica with psychometry.

‘I don’t know if the witch hunt would have been successful and eradicated the cannibals, but it failed.’

The politically powerful cannibals succeeded in inciting the people who were holding their breath and then excited by the sight of blood.

‘Great France is starving, and it is because of traitors!’

‘France’s food self-sufficiency rate is over 300%. So why are our children starving?’

‘It is the British pirates and the American imperialists who smuggle French agricultural products that are starving us!’

‘Don’t trust the government. A government that plays to imperialists, a government that cleans the mess for pirates. Our survival is in our own hands.’

‘Arm yourself, citizens!’

‘Let’s punish the traitors!’

So the first victim was the Western Port area. The cannibals were fed and grew stronger amidst the overflowing corpses.

As higher entities began to emerge, the cannibals became organized. And the people, consumed by anger, turned into rebels and anti-government forces.

“What are you going to do about it?”

Dick Herold was cautious. Only he and that damn Dewey knew anything about the horror that was Vladimir Kalin.

“How···.”

“······.”

Most of the mercenaries thought it was an exaggerated rumor, or even if they had witnessed some of the scenes, they thought so. Now that they were capable, they could do that much.

Some people even openly organized mercenary groups and dreamed of independence. Dick Herold despaired at the fact that such fools actually existed.

Of the fifty-two people, fifty of them, excluding himself and Dewey, were equally ignorant. So Dick was able to be sure that his initial prediction was correct.

‘The idiots are either going to die or stay in Europe. One of the two.’

But what the heck… I’m the leader of the idiots?

Dick Herold was wronged.

The way to live long and prosper is to establish merit.

If they show results with those kinds of wastes, they won’t just throw them away. Even the thoughtless Dewey is quick-witted and can adjust to the mood well, so it wasn’t impossible.

Dick had to know what the plan was, so he could get the beat right?

“According to the original plan, we were going to get information from the West and then negotiate with the French government. But that seems like it’ll be difficult.”

“Yes, that’s right. Once the civil war broke out.”

The idea of ​​empowering the rebels was rejected. Since I knew that the upper echelons of the rebels were cannibals, I would not side with the anti-government forces unless I knew the opposite.

It was impossible to rob the French central bank without ignoring the French government, because France was also a nuclear power.

‘I wish the French government had collapsed.’

Was the Empire messing with information?

They said that all of Europe was in chaos.

It was a mess, but not this kind of mess. It was said to be close to civil war due to conflicts with immigrants, as well as religious and racial issues.

But when I came here and saw for myself, I realized that the Chinese problem and the cannibalism problem were bigger.

That was the case with the information that Dan Brown had given me, and honestly, I expected that by now the French government would have disappeared and become anarchy.

Even if it weren’t for the refugee crisis, racial and religious conflicts, I thought France would have collapsed. The reason I was so certain was because of the sudden climate change.

Even in France, except for the north, the climate was generally warm. Naturally, there was a considerable proportion of houses with poor insulation and heating and cooling.

I thought that since many houses spent the summer without air conditioning, they wouldn’t be able to withstand the sudden extreme cold and heat, but that wasn’t the case.

“As you know, the purpose of the expedition is gold. But things have gotten very complicated.”

Dick Herold swallowed dry saliva without realizing it at Maru’s straightforward story.

“The landing in the West was also to obtain information, but if we look at the results alone, it is meaningless. So I think we need a direct method.”

“Yes? What method···.”

“Lead the mercenary force and participate in the civil war. You will receive payment in gold.”

“Are you talking about the French Civil War?”

“Yes.”

“Well, I think I’ll have to discuss that with the other members.”

The evasive attempt to consult with the mercenaries did not work.

“Looking at the data, it seems like they were busy filling their own pockets like mercenaries. The two victims were also victims of their greed. Isn’t that right?”

“······.”

“What should we do with the fact that they say that they are mercenaries, even though the King is in charge of the government, and they are only interested in filling their own pockets?”

“That. That wasn’t all.”

Dick’s desperate protests were not a good match.

“Not all of them. Only one team did their job first. The team that searched the 3 o’clock direction. The rest of them were a mess.”

“······.”

Even if I understand that they want to suck up honey, I couldn’t stand those who have no patriotism or loyalty and are complaining about having awakened their abilities.

“All the weapons and supplies the mercenaries have been equipped with so far have been provided by the Holy Kingdom. Do you intend to continue using them for free in the future? Just as it is natural for mercenaries to seek profit, shouldn’t the Holy Kingdom also treat mercenaries as mercenaries?”

“······.”

Dick understood the hidden meaning in Maru’s words. He was right. The mercenaries who had come here were in fact expelled from the Holy Kingdom.

What this means is that they will treat mercenaries like mercenaries. It means that they will value all supplies provided to support mercenaries belonging to the Holy Kingdom.

The story is that you need to bring gold so that you can continue to use the latest equipment of the Holy Kingdom that you are currently using.

“You should think carefully about siding with those snail-like guys. If you side with them, you’ll end up getting stabbed. I know that someone who wanted revenge on cannibals wouldn’t join you, but I’m saying this out of concern.”

“Your Majesty. I am a citizen of the Holy Kingdom.”

Maru looked at Dick’s stern expression.

“Weren’t you dissatisfied with the fact that we made a non-aggression treaty with the Confederacy? And you didn’t apply for citizenship. Wasn’t that right?”

I knew everything. The conversation between me and Dewey. Could it be that all their conversations had been wiretapped?

I didn’t worry about wiretapping because there were no sanctions even though I made high-level remarks, but that wasn’t the case. They knew everything and just let it go.

“I. I thought I had received citizenship.”

“Misunderstood? That may be true. But I hope you won’t misunderstand from now on.”

Maru was cold.

From now on, I will operate freely as a free mercenary corps.

Maru moved the airship, sending Dick Herold and his mercenaries out with the promise that if they worked hard and built up a credit score through gold trading, they would be able to obtain citizenship.

“Go to Paris. I need to meet with the French government.”

If the King of the Holy Kingdom asks to see it in person, I will respond. What the Holy Kingdom needs is gold, and what the French government needs is weapons. The Holy Kingdom-made exosuits and new weapon systems will be more than enough.

[Destination: Paris. The fleet moves.]

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Paris, where we arrived, was frozen.

[There is no heat captured by the heating system.]

“······.”

There was no sign of life in Paris, the capital of France.