Rust - Chapter 724



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RUST [RUST]-724

The meeting where the crow mating expedition(?) was decided has ended.

On the surface, it was an expedition to bring back a mate for crows and target the migration of magpies, but in reality, it was a search party formed to understand the situation in China and Japan and track down fragments of the altar.

“But why did you say that with your eyes? Why not say it with words?”

Kim Yang said with a look in her eyes that said, ‘A secret just between the two of us?’

Maru ignored Kim Yang’s gaze.

“Do it in moderation. … In moderation.”

“No, I was just curious.”

Hee-juk – It was Ms. Kim who was smiling in a somewhat annoying way.

That was the reason why Maru did not openly give an order to search and reconnaissance China and Japan.

Because it was embarrassing to talk about cutting power when you said you were going to focus all your power on building a floating city and on safety and survival.

However, after hearing Na Ju-yeon’s story, it seemed a bit odd to suggest sending a search party to check China and Japan.

‘I didn’t feel uncomfortable either.’

Was it because the distance was far? It was even more so because the touch was so quiet. So I gave Ms. Kim a hint, but she understood it well and then picked on it and smiled meaningfully.

“Stop laughing?”

“huh-”

A smile and look in her eyes that seem to say, ‘I’m the only person you can trust, right?’

As Maru’s forehead began to furrow slightly, Ms. Kim turned away from the Dodo-Dok spot with a face that said, ‘Oh no, did I go too far?’

“I’m going to go get the kids ready.”

“···You never know what might be out there, so be sure to prepare yourself well.”

“huh.”

Kim Yang and the guards were perfect for actively searching and assessing the situation while they were at it. The only thing I was worried about was that the altar, which was as strong as Eclipse or Stiletto, was broken…

“Don’t just answer vaguely. If you feel it’s dangerous, just escape immediately.”

“Okay.”

Hee-juk-

This year···.

Maru looked at Ms. Kim, who was avoiding the seat, saying, ‘Ah, it’s hot.’ Maru’s worried gaze was fixed on her back, which somehow looked pleasant.

‘The conflict is intense.’

The conflict between Hood and Kim Yang was serious at the moment. Both sides had a point, but it didn’t seem good to keep clashing.

‘The difference in basic values ​​is inevitable.’

If we were to be exact, if Hood was hacking into illegal data hidden by a certain organization, then Ms. Kim was an assassin sent by a certain organization to assassinate Hood.

Hood, who was targeted for elimination for hacking information concealed by an organization, and Kim, who came from a dictatorship and lived in the Chinese underworld before working as a company cleaner.

The concepts that the two people thought about had to be completely different.

[Citizens’ reactions to this spider incident have been summarized.]

Diana compiled the citizens’ reactions.

[Citizens are not nervous even after watching the spider fight video.]

“You’re not worried that things could get worse at any time? Have you become more tolerant?”

[Because there have been many dangers so far, but they have been prevented without causing any damage. It also had an effect because many people have come to believe that ants are not enemies, seeing that they are being used to repair damaged roads all winter.]

“···So you think it’s possible that the same thing could happen with spiders, just like it did with ants?”

[That’s possible.]

“This is really···.”

Maru felt a strange sense of whether he should say this was good or bad. It was good that the citizens of the Holy Kingdom trusted their national defense.

It wasn’t a spider. It was a biological weapon that was used against humans, but the citizens didn’t feel a sense of crisis.

‘Was it too safe?’

Maru’s eyes became slightly narrower.

[As ants are increasingly being used for maintenance work, a small but growing number of people are beginning to think that ants are taking away human jobs.]

“They must be construction workers.”

[Yes. Even among those who were friendly at the beginning of the construction, some are now turning negative.]

People were being regulated not to work during the day because it was too hot. Since there were no such regulations, the ants were working in shifts 24 hours a day, so they started complaining.

‘Is this a fight over a bowl of rice?’

The participation of ants in construction has resulted in a decrease in the proportion of construction work done by humans. Even when using industrial exosuits, such as those used in the bear room to transport building materials, they cannot keep up with the efficiency of worker ants.

“I understand that you feel lighter because you won’t have to work overtime or on weekends, but there’s nothing you can do about it. The construction of the floating city and the maintenance of the facilities need to be done as quickly as possible. Are there any other issues?”

[Since even basic communication is impossible without pheromone equipment, there is a growing trend of people hating ants.]

“Let’s say the ants are like that, but what about the other side?”

[There are people who are expressing their opposition to assistive AI. There are also people who are dissatisfied with the Crow Guard.]

“I told you to leave if you don’t like the system of the Holy Kingdom, but you’re not leaving and you’re complaining?”

He doesn’t want to leave the kingdom, and he wants to say what he thinks and wants. That was the problem. There was a situation where rumors like AI ruling the sacred kingdom and crows spying on humans were slowly coming out.

If it were the early days of the Holy Kingdom, you could have just banished them regardless of how you felt, but now that they are established, banishing them for saying something like that would be tantamount to admitting that you are monitoring and controlling them.

And if that kind of talk reached Kim Yang’s ears, he would insist on a hard-line policy, saying that all reactionaries should be sent to the coal mines, and it was obvious that there would be a clash, saying that Hood’s claim was based on a misunderstanding and that it should be made transparent to the public.

Kim Yang would go with the search party, and Hood was also overflowing with work, so there wouldn’t be any problems for now, but it was true that things were turning out a little strangely.

The crows and wolves had been living in the Holy Kingdom for a period of two years at the shortest, and three years at the longest. Now that they were free to visit government offices and banks, and even buy snacks at the supermarket to their liking, a strange atmosphere was brewing in the Holy Kingdom.

Imagine seeing a crow buying something at a convenience store and paying with a terminal. At first, it would be cute and amazing. But what would you think if you knew that the crow was paid to do security work?

It was surprising to see large wolves going into a 24-hour unmanned pet store to buy and eat late-night snacks, but what would you think if you later found out that they were wolves belonging to a scout corps and that they used their monthly salary to buy a house with a subsidy?

A life worse than a crow?

A job worse than a wolf?

Citizens who initially reacted positively changed their minds after seeing crows and wolves exercising their economic power.

As ants, which people thought were pests, began to wander around in their hundreds of thousands, claiming to be helping with the maintenance work, more and more people began to waver.

‘It’s difficult.’

This was a human problem, and strictly speaking, a social problem and a political problem.

Holy Kingdom.

A country where the king’s will becomes the political decision.

If you think about it simply, it is a simple situation, but on the contrary, if you touch on the deep-rooted human-centrism in people’s hearts, it becomes an uncontrollable problem.

Even among humans, there are likes and dislikes and even hatred based on skin color, political beliefs, religious beliefs, and values ​​about life, so it was not easy to become “We Are the World” with creatures that are completely different species and even outside the mammalian category.

[How about making the HOLLY Church the state religion and making all citizens of the kingdom members, as the administrative director suggests?]

Artificial intelligence Diana advised.

“That won’t do.”

It was not a question of efficiency, but the enforcement of religion inevitably caused problems.

[This is an efficient way to solve problems. After checking the cases of the sage gods that appeared in various tales, you have met the requirements of the sage gods. It is considered unreasonable not to use this.]

Diana, Samantha, and Tria were different from the AI ​​Maru knew from the beginning. They were closer to artificial consciousness than AI.

Memories of the first time I pressured them(?) came to mind. Things that became quiet with a single swing of the knife. The time when Kim Yang threatened me with a suicide device. The time when Tria couldn’t let go of Dr. Noedungdung.

If they were just AI, the threats wouldn’t have worked. Now that I think about it, they were very similar to humans. They were similar, but they were definitely different.

Even now, the concept of religion and God was different from that of humans. Diana judged faith based on efficiency. If we take it to the extreme, the concept of God could be reduced to economic logic or social values, but Maru had no desire to be treated as God in that way.

[No, you are wise enough.]

huh?

Maru found it strange that the artificial intelligence Diana kept pushing the sage god.

[The field mice and sacred rats are already believed to be gods, and so are the crows, wolves, acid gulls, and the mutant monsters that joined later. And those who go to HOLLY Church believe that they are sent down by God, the apostles of God, and the incarnation of God.]

Diana’s persuasion continued.

[The results of a quantum computer calculation. The results show that intangible beliefs can sometimes affect the material world. And the results show that the altar is likely a device for materializing and actualizing something supernatural.]

“What? Is this a story that Na Ju-yeon and the researchers also know?”

[Researchers judged the results to be unscientific and interpreted them as a computational error.]

“······.”

During World War II, there were stories that the German Nazis were seriously studying ancient artifacts and the occult. There were also theories that the Japanese Empire was conducting occult research and practicing large-scale witchcraft and curses.

The scientific community reacted to this by saying, “This is a lot of nonsense,” but the spiritual and mystical world was completely different.

There were occult stories floating around the internet, such as, could the difficult-to-understand previous record have been a coincidence? And, isn’t there a reason why it suddenly collapsed despite its momentum?

Among the movies related to World War II, there were many that were based on true stories about Nazi Germany’s creation of biological weapons, and in Japan, there were also stories that horror movies such as “Tatajiki” (a sorcery that involves sacrificing people to build structures that can withstand earthquakes) and “Curse” were based on true stories.

When a scientifically absurd story was run on a quantum computer and the results came out as, “That could be possible?”, the researchers were embarrassed and ignored it as an error.

“So, there is an inter-species conflict in our kingdom right now, and the quickest and most reasonable way to resolve this is to designate the HOLLY Church as the state religion and for me to ascend to the position of a wise god?”

[Yes, that’s right.]

Diana answered immediately.

“That’s it for now.”

Maru shook his head.

“Gods with supernatural powers? I can understand animals like rats, crows, and wolves, but not humans. If cannibals or vampires have powerful powers, is it natural for them to be treated as gods?”

[Powerful cannibals or vampires can create a mythical context when placed in the position of evil gods.]

“What about the ability people? If strong ability people appear, do they also become wise gods? Or do I have to get rid of all the ability people in order to become the only wise god? Could it be that, like in polytheism, powerful ability people are given the role of lower wise gods or angels?”

[It is a good way to create an efficient social structure through calculation results.]

“First of all, that efficient social structure is a problem. Let’s stop there and talk about the sage god or whatever.”

[All right.]

Ha- I’m getting caught up in all sorts of things.

However, once the floating city is completed, most of the problems will be solved.

“What happened to the exosuit with the core?”

[There are currently three types of cores that have been successfully developed.]

There were three types of reactors: one that used nuclear fission, one that used nuclear fusion, and one that was made in the form of a nuclear battery.

The core of the ultra-small reactor had a relatively low output and had to replace the nuclear fuel every 10 years or so. The core that applied nuclear fusion had a relatively high output and had to add fuel every 4 to 5 years. Finally, the core in the form of a nuclear battery had a very low output but could supply power for more than 20 years.

[These three cores will be used in the armor and exosuits deployed in this operation.]

The story was about determining an effective core system through a demonstration experiment.

“What did Ms. Kim ask for?”

[It was a micro-reactor-type core.]

“Mr. Kim’s private plane must be changed to a nuclear fusion reactor.”

[All right.]

Given Kim Yang’s nature, he might have caused the reactor to run wild and used it like a small nuclear weapon. Maru was not one to allow that to happen in the first place.

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One summer, with repeated heavy rain and scorching heat.

Crow Mating Expedition. The magpie migration airship sets off west.

“Who took my nuclear reactor? Whoever did whatever he wanted!”

Kim Yang shouted as he inspected his private plane.

[His Majesty Vladimir Kalin ordered the conversion to a nuclear fusion reactor.]

The Black Drake’s assistant AI answered calmly.