Rust - Chapter 663



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RUST -663

In effect, this meant that all international trade would turn their backs on the Holy Kingdom. And that meant a warning that they would soon resort to war.

‘It’s war.’

AI Diana and Samantha also saw a high possibility of war breaking out. Isn’t this a bit funny? They made a firm decision for humanity and now they’re headed for war.

‘Shall I hand over the information on the slug monsters and the troll monsters that took over London and Paris?’

No. That wasn’t it. If they found out about the morph monsters and slug monsters, they would probably do something about it again. And there was no guarantee that war wouldn’t break out even if they handed over the information.

[The simulation results of the outbreak of war show that more than half of EU countries will arm themselves with nuclear weapons.]

Although the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, and China were officially nuclear-armed states, India and Pakistan were recognized as de facto nuclear powers, and Israel and North Korea were unofficially considered nuclear-armed states.

In addition to the countries that attempted to develop nuclear weapons, the countries that acquired nuclear weapons through nuclear sharing, and the countries that acquired nuclear weapons or abolished them after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

If we include countries that are developing nuclear weapons, then nuclear proliferation could occur at any time. In that situation, the nuclear attack by the Holy Kingdom was the spark that triggered nuclear proliferation.

“You’re going to arm yourself with nuclear weapons? Why would you do that to us?”

[···It is understood that the empire was put forward as a representative under the pretext of responsibility for nuclear proliferation as a result of the calculation.]

What is this? The Holy Kingdom is responsible for nuclear proliferation?

“So, if you don’t want the world to become a mess because of nuclear proliferation, with ‘You get one too, I get one too,’ then let’s just negotiate quietly?”

[Yes.]

Maru laughed to himself. In the history of mankind, the only time they negotiated quietly was when they chose their prey and ate it among themselves.

‘Do these things see the Holy Kingdom as a big prey?’

In fact, Maru was positive about nuclear proliferation. What’s wrong with ‘You get one too. I get one too.’

In the current situation, the country with the most perfect air defense system on Earth was the Holy Kingdom. If a nuclear weapon was fired at the Holy Kingdom, it would be intercepted, and once the floating city was completed in the future, most missiles would be intercepted.

There was also technology being created by mobilizing all of the kingdom’s technological capabilities. The Holy Kingdom’s top priority at the moment was the newly constructed floating city.

The technology being developed to defend the floating city is a barrier technology that utilizes the resonance phenomenon that is being developed by studying the super-vibration sound waves of the Eclipse.

In theory, it would require enormous energy, but it was not impossible for the Holy Kingdom, which had just begun to turn nuclear fusion into action.

If you start defending the floating city and its surroundings with a Resonance Barrier, you can stop hypersonic missiles and rail guns. It was like a large-scale defense barrier that appeared in novels and movies being recreated in reality.

‘Radiation shielding elements are already being used in building modules.’

The structure, which was made by mixing the artifacts of a mutated monster with new materials for radiation shielding, was made of new materials that were 20-30cm thick and showed properties equivalent to 4-5m of reinforced concrete.

So as time went by, the Holy Kingdom had no reason to care whether other countries stabbed it with bamboo spears or not.

“Should I just send it back?”

It’s obvious what you’re going to say?

[···This is the part related to the justification.]

Maru decides to meet with the Imperial envoy, following Diana’s advice that while AI and animals are fine, the people might think differently.

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“Tell them to come in.”

The Imperial envoy came in carrying no less than two brain-wave devices. The first thing that came to mind was a psychic generator. Why did Dr. Jack Neese’s brain-wave later manifest telekinesis and psychic abilities?

It was because of the influence of the Confederate secret bio-psychic generator. You brought two of those?

I was going to hear the story of the Imperial envoy, but he brought a bio-psychic generator? Maru looked at the Imperial envoy, still holding the Eclipse handle.

“That device. It looks like a Confederate psychic generator. Are the Empire and the Confederacy working together?”

“There is communication, but no hand-holding. And this is not a psychic generator, it is a biocommunicator.”

Maru-eun didn’t hide her determination to cut him down if necessary. He’s the imperial envoy and Nabal, and he just came in with something like that?

We need to turn the AI ​​kids and the guards all upside down. Security is important, but are we allowing them to bring in something that could be a terrorist weapon?

“Biometric communicator?”

“Yes. As you know, the new species can issue commands to lower-level individuals from higher-level individuals. By applying this, it is possible to transmit information over long distances using a bio-communicator.”

Do you want me to believe that? Maru was sensitive to safety and survival. Even if it was a bio-communicator, didn’t the Confederacy attempt to commit terrorism with it?

What if I use a communicator and it doesn’t work? I don’t know if I have strong immunity, but other people would be exposed to danger.

“Everyone get out.”

“Huh? Are you okay?”

“It’s okay. Get out. The electromagnetic and mental wave blockers are working.”

Kim Yang, who had been observing Maru’s expression, nodded and went out first. Hood and PD followed behind.

In the conference room, Maru, the imperial envoy, and Ki-soon, who had connected via text, remained. Maru did not hide his displeasure.

“I thought it was a big concession just to sign a non-aggression treaty with the Confederacy, but it seems the Confederacy doesn’t think so.”

“Please wait a moment.”

At Maru’s sharp reaction, the Imperial envoy quickly adjusted one of the two pieces of equipment. A trembling sensation passed through, but that was it. It didn’t connect.

“Huh? This can’t be happening. It was fine when I checked a little while ago.”

[Isn’t that because the mental blocker is activated?]

Ki-soon’s text appeared on the monitor.

“Is that so? This is just a communicator. I brought it because I thought it would be good to speak directly with important people in the Confederacy. And over here, President Dan Brown himself is preparing for the meeting.”

The envoy said, sweating profusely. I wondered why he had brought two brain-boosting devices, but it seemed that one was connected to the Confederacy and the other to the Empire.

Ki-soon’s opinion appeared on the screen that only Maru could see.

[This looks like the Confederacy and the Empire are fighting.]

The atmosphere was the same with the North American Free Trade Agreement, but now, looking at the Confederate specialty products(?) brought by the imperial envoy, it was clear that the two countries had joined hands.

The reason that the North American Free Trade Agreement was possible at the time was because the Empire had succeeded in building a new type of airship.

The Empire was able to operate an airship capable of navigating through cold weather, which was previously only available to the Holy Kingdom. The Empire used the new airship to transport representatives from the Confederacy and the Mexican Confederacy to the conference room.

And now. The Empire was using a new type of airship to send an envoy to the Holy Kingdom, and the evidence that it had stopped by the Confederacy was either a bio-psychic generator or a bio-telepathic communicator.

[They say there are no permanent friends or enemies in diplomacy, but it’s ridiculous that the Empire is using equipment from the Confederacy, which it says is its main enemy. They say it’s a bionic brain-like device, a telepathic communication device, but it might also be capable of generating mental waves. If it’s said that old man Dan Brown received it, that’s not good.]

[Why did the old man join hands with the Southern Confederacy?]

[Why did the Empire and the Confederacy join hands?]

[okay.]

After a while, letters appeared on the monitor.

[The goal of the old man is to unify North America no matter what. They may have agreed on the need to prevent our kingdom from monopolizing power.]

[What the hell is solo drinking. This is ridiculous.]

[Until now, the Empire has not betrayed us, and honestly, it is true that the Empire and we are not in a relationship where we can talk about betrayal or anything.]

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In fact, it was exactly as Ki-sun had said, but Maru was not happy. It was because he had made a promise with President Dan Brown when the Holy Kingdom was founded.

A promise to join the unified empire without war if the empire unified North America. Of course, it was a promise made on the condition that autonomy be recognized, but it was a promise made because it was judged that there was no need to go to war and set up a fight.

It wasn’t a formal treaty, just a promise, but Maru was sincere. But what would happen to that promise if the Empire and the Confederacy agreed to create a federal state?

Should the Holy Kingdom naturally join that federation? Should the cannibals become part of a federation of human farms and human serfs, sharing in the technology that has reached the singularity?

Maru’s cold eyes turned towards the imperial envoy.

“Let’s talk to President Den Brown first.”

The psychic shield went off, and the bio-communicator activated with a hum.

Pogurruruk-

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The Empire, having sent envoys to the Holy Kingdom, began to investigate London and Paris, which had been blown up by hydrogen bombs.

“Mobilize the elite units and maintain a first-level alert status.”

“All right.”

The investigation team mobilized the Empire’s most elite troops. The consensus was that if the Holy Kingdom had used the hydrogen bomb, there had to be a reason.

“We need to conduct a detailed investigation of the epicenter.”

“A hydrogen bomb exploded, and we need to investigate the hypocenter?”

“Yes. Think of the fragments of the Foundation.”

“Could there be something similar in London and Paris?”

“They have developed a hydrogen bomb in the Holy Kingdom, but they are not disclosing any information about it.”

“I see. So there is a reason for that.”

The United States used tactical nuclear weapons on Tokyo to eliminate the black tentacle monsters. As we later learned, the aftereffects of the tactical nuclear weapons destroyed the altar located underground in Tokyo.

The destroyed altar was brought to North America by the Japanese conglomerate Charlotte Group under the name of ‘Fragments of the Altar.’

After the death of Chairman Sim Eun-young, it appeared that all research materials held by the Charlotte Group were monopolized by the Holy Kingdom.

“It appears that the Holy Kingdom has absorbed the data that Japan was independently researching.”

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The story is that the Holy Kingdom monopolized the Ojin Group in Korea and the Charlotte Group in Japan. In addition, there was strong evidence that they had robbed Virginia Langley of her secret research lab before the formation of the Southern Confederacy.

“Just looking at the new exosuits of the Holy Kingdom, you can see that they have absorbed the technology of American companies.”

“Just looking at the airships they’ve built, the technological prowess of the Holy Kingdom is developing at an out-of-the-ordinary rate.”

The guys who stole the airships owned by the Department of Homeland Security as mercenary payments were producing airships that looked like UFOs in just over a year. Is this normal?

There were rumors going around that the Holy Kingdom had taken all the data from companies in Seattle, as well as from businesses in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

If the rumors are true, it means that the Holy Kingdom has swept away the technology of the United States, Korea, and Japan.

‘So, it must have been the singularity that was broken through first.’

There is even a suspicion that perhaps the British and French technology were also used to destroy evidence by dropping the hydrogen bomb.

[Mr. President. A Confederate agent has requested a meeting with you as a special envoy. He is requesting a private meeting with President Joseph Meyer of the Virginia Langley Company.]

President Dan Brown was introduced to bioengineering, which the Confederacy was independently researching.

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Pogurrurururuk-

[It’s President Den Brown. It’s been a while.]

“Vladimir Kalin. I see.”

What connects the two is the Confederate bio-communicator.

“But this is a Southern Confederate bio-equipment. Can we trust it?”

[···I think the issue of trust is a question of necessity.]

I believe because I have to believe. I don’t know if that’s what I believe, but he was the president of an empire that succeeded the capitalist United States of America.

“I see. So what are you trying to say?”

[They blew up London and Paris.]

Maru was struck by what Dan Brown had said.

“That happened? That’s surprising.”

[I don’t know. Isn’t the only country that can attack England and France the Holy Kingdom?]

Maru repeated what Den Brown had said.

“I guess there is no need to trust the Holy Kingdom anymore?”

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A terrible silence descended.