Rust - Chapter 774



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RUST -774

You can’t leave a newborn baby in Korea. Chinese, Russian, Japanese, and Korean cannibals will come after it.

However, this does not mean that even the mothers were taken to the Holy Kingdom. It was difficult to accept as citizens of the Holy Kingdom those who could give birth and sell children due to economic factors.

The Holy Kingdom was originally a country that linked the right to vote and residency to the duty of national defense. But would pregnant women understand the duty of national defense in order to receive economic benefits?

I gave birth to a child and the military is mandatory?

The minimum requirement for applying to move into the floating city is military service?

This is discrimination against women.

Imagine if over a million pregnant women took to the streets to protest. Could you control that? What if something happened?

So, the story continued that even if you take a child, you should avoid taking it while pregnant.

[Sure. It seems like rapid growth would be more advantageous than taking a fully grown adult.]

The PD nodded. If you include the teachings of the HOLLY religion in the basic qualifications, they will be believers who have completed the basic faith course. Na Ju-yeon’s story was not a bad story.

[It’s definitely a more feasible story than just cloning a single entity to increase numbers.]

Hood didn’t object either. If they were to produce clones in units of one million and use them as a population, even citizens of the Holy Kingdom would feel uncomfortable.

There was controversy about the number of Naruz, which was around 1,000, but Naruz was within the military fence. Since ordinary people rarely met them, there was no problem.

But if we replace the population by selecting 1 or 2 million people as clones, what will the remaining 4 million think? Won’t they think of us as a country that consumes its citizens and replaces them with clones when necessary?

“I think it’s better than expanding the population by creating clones.”

Ki-sun Do agreed with Na Ju-yeon’s argument.

“However, there is a problem that the current system must be maintained for at least the next 3 to 4 months.”

The system built by the cannibals was a system that was maintained by thoroughly selling newborn babies. They made 1 million or 2 million and sold them to 7 countries, whether China or Russia, to turn the economy around.

[It would certainly be a good idea to fix the current system.]

[The simulation results using Samantha show that it is difficult to touch the current system.]

PD and Hood, who have experience in administration and information, analyzed Ki-sun’s story in real time.

By increasing the number of active-duty soldiers through conscription, they maintained public order and defense, and mobilized those soldiers to carry out large-scale farming and infrastructure maintenance projects.

We are mobilizing all remaining resources to provide economic benefits to pregnant women, inducing pregnancy and putting everything on the line to produce newborns.

The Korean economy revolves around two axes: labor exploitation and mass production of newborns. The moment anything is touched, the whole thing is in danger of collapsing.

[That’s true, but I think the military is the problem right now.]

Even if the command center of the military units deployed in the metropolitan area was reorganized in an instant, the problem was not over. The priority was to control the units whose command center had been completely destroyed overnight.

“All the high-ranking cannibals in the bunkers on Mt. Bukhan and Mt. Gwanak have been dealt with, and the cannibals in the metropolitan area have gone into hiding, so is there a need to take control of the military bases so quickly?”

[The military is dangerous. Especially an army without a command center becomes dangerous in an instant.]

Everyone seems relaxed, having never experienced an army suddenly storming into a village and taking away chickens and pigs. Based on Ms. Kim’s experience, it was only a matter of time before the army turned back in the current situation.

[If we are to maintain the current system, we must first decide what to do with the military.]

In her view, this was good and that was good, but the most important thing was to control the military base.

The cannibal government, the military under the martial law command, suddenly lost its superiors, so if they turn into warlords or rebels, won’t they be running around trying to catch them again?

Maru’s thoughts deepened because Kim Yang’s words made sense.

Is the current system sustainable? Or is it better to maintain it?

What if we overhaul the system? What happens then?

The provincial cities are still under the control of cannibals, so how can we normalize the metropolitan area?

As if he noticed Maru’s worries, Ki-sun brought up the story.

“I think what we need to do right now is to take control of the metropolitan area. If we can completely take control of the metropolitan area, we can slowly think about what to do in the future. The same goes for newborn baby supply, and since most pregnant women are in the metropolitan area, it’s easy to control.”

Maru, who had been quietly listening to Gisun’s story, made a decision.

“First, let’s continue to eradicate the cannibals. And let’s move towards holding a real-time national referendum as soon as possible.”

Miss Kim tilted her head.

[Real-time referendum? Is there a need to vote in this situation?]

“We are not the ones to rule. Then we should let them form their own government.”

The Holy Kingdom had a lot to do. Ki-soon understood Maru’s story right away.

“Are we going to buy time by voting?”

“okay.”

“It seems like voting management could be possible using artificial intelligence.”

[It is possible. If it is difficult with an assistant AI, Samantha can help.]

Real-time national referendum using artificial intelligence. No need to go to the polling station, and voting is done by authenticating oneself. There may be controversy over manipulation, but it is already a mudslinging mess.

The purpose of the election was simple: to create an impetus to maintain the current system for at least the next three to four months.

Now that the cannibals in power have been eliminated, public opinion will be formed around politicians who did not choose cannibals. The idea was to stabilize the army and provinces that had lost their command by linking up with them.

Ki-sun’s eyes narrowed as he checked the status board.

“Then it would be best to announce it as soon as possible.”

It would have been better to convey the exact situation before the chaos that followed the loss of the government, the National Assembly, and the martial law command overnight spread.

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Overnight, everything changed in Korea.

The government, National Assembly, and martial law command disappeared, and the command of martial law forces stationed in the metropolitan area and the main force near the Military Demarcation Line were completely destroyed.

[–The power that the cannibals had seized was taken back···.]

“Hey, what is that sound?”

“Yesterday’s emergency broadcast said that cannibals attacked Korea.”

“You’re manipulating things.”

In the past, they would have gone to Gwanghwamun to protest, but in this apocalyptic era, when making a living has become the most important issue, very few people were willing to protest with just an emergency broadcast.

The cannibalistic government cut off their livelihood by controlling electronic money. If there were male dissatisfied people, they would drag them into the military or make them into lunch boxes, but that was the end of it.

Since the man’s disappearance and running away from home were not originally the subject of the investigation, the only result was that those who expressed their discontent disappeared.

The situation of having suspicions but no evidence continued after martial law was declared. People who had become accustomed to such a situation could not easily participate in protests.

[···In order to normalize, the government and National Assembly will be formed through a national referendum held in real time in four months···.]

“Wait a minute. What are you saying?”

“They’re going to hold a real-time national referendum?”

“They must be trying to manipulate you. Do those in power change their words every day or two?”

“Watch the broadcast. The Holy Kingdom never intended to get involved in Korean politics from the beginning.”

“Did you just sweep it away so you wouldn’t get involved? You should be making sense.”

“What’s important is that you vote anyway.”

The broadcasting station bulletin boards and SNS were set ablaze with the words that the Holy Kingdom Expedition would return once the government and National Assembly were re-elected and formed.

[The Martial Law Command is a cannibal. After seizing power, they turned the Republic of Korea into a breeding ground.]

[···My friend who was covering the story said that the policy that only benefits pregnant women was strange. They raise pregnant women for food. My friend who was trying to broadcast this fact went missing···]

With the announcement that there would be a referendum, a series of revelations began to emerge.

Starting with the declaration of conscience that the ruling class that the Holy Kingdom had subjugated were in fact cannibals, the claim that the Holy Kingdom had not judged them according to law and order but was a merciless massacre spread in an instant.

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Inside the Maru private airship heading to Gangwon-do, Ki-sun’s image appeared on the monitor.

[The military unit control was temporarily managed by popular retired soldiers, and the broadcasting station was allowed to broadcast freely, centered around broadcasters who had been dismissed after martial law was declared, so the urgent fire was put out for the time being.]

The declaration to hold a national referendum was certainly effective. They took advantage of the gap to adjust the distribution that had been centered on pregnant women, normalizing the excessively concentrated areas, and also slightly improving the treatment of military units.

[Pregnant women are protesting, but public opinion is not bad because it has been excessive so far. And the treatment of soldiers has also improved somewhat.]

“Good job. It couldn’t have been easy.”

[It ended easier than I thought. The cannibals had a surprisingly good control.]

“okay?”

Although Korea was disguised as a market economy, it was actually a planned and controlled economy, so there were some aspects that were easier to manage.

The electronic currency that the cannibals had in mind was certainly easy to manage and control in terms of prices. Above all, it was also easy to recover the cannibals’ assets that had already been disposed of.

In one night, thousands of high-ranking cannibals were disposed of. If you consider the lieutenants and lower-ranking cannibals who had taken control of military units, it would be easy to assume that at least tens of thousands of people were killed.

Ki-sun was shaking as she sorted out the cannibals’ property. This was because the number of people Maru had sorted out on his own was greater than the number of people Kim Yang and the expedition team had killed.

[Is that suit okay? I feel like I’m seeing too much blood.]

It seemed like Maru’s method of killing his enemies had changed too abruptly. Whereas before he would have cleanly cut off their heads, now he was literally crushing them.

‘Even if it’s because he was hit by a special bullet, it’s too much.’

This was especially true when dealing with the military command center. Infiltrating and killing them stealthily, was it really necessary to grind them up like a blender? The cannibals didn’t even react?

[···I hope you don’t get drunk on blood. That’s really dangerous. Do you think a tyrant suddenly becomes a tyrant? You know that when you kill and kill, life becomes insignificant and you end up becoming a tyrant.]

“······.”

[I feel a bit awkward saying this, knowing full well that our situation is not one that warrants such considerations…]

“···I get it.”

[I’m sorry. It seems like I’m just nagging you. You’re the one who’s doing all the hard work.]

“Kid. Okay, I get it. Just do it. What the heck? So it’s over in a jiffy?”

[It seems like the fire has been put out. What remains are the Chinese refugees in Incheon, the Japanese refugees in Busan, and the major cities in the provinces. The refugees are demanding that they be officially recognized as refugees and given the right to vote, and the major cities in the provinces are demanding that they be recognized as special autonomous cities.]

“I’ll go and clean up the Russian submarines in the provincial capital.”

[It’s not easy in a large city, but when I checked, the cannibals were hiding and using ordinary people to speak out.]

“It doesn’t matter, right? If they’re representing the cannibals, they’ll know where the cannibals are hiding.”

[That might be true, but what if that was a trap? They know we’re good at tracking. Even if that wasn’t the case, you were in danger because they dug a double or triple trap, right? That suicide attack, you know.]

“so?”

[Let’s decide through a vote whether to make a provincial metropolitan area a special autonomous district. I think it would be a good idea to divert their attention to the vote, and then slowly track it down through a detective.]

“···Okay. Let’s do that.”

The voice of the assistant AI rang out.

[3 minutes left until arrival at Yangyang.]

[Connecting the stratospheric multipurpose airship and system.]

[Check information.]

[An object presumed to be a Russian submarine discovered off the coast of Sokcho.]

[It has been confirmed that Russian military bases are being built in Sokcho and Yangyang.]

[Currently, Russian troops and mutant monsters are fighting in Sokcho.]

[Russian military numbers: 47 in Sokcho and 32 in Yangyang.]

Maru, who had finished communicating with Kisun, spoke while holding Eclipse.

“I’m going to Yangyang.”

Sokcho is fighting a mutant monster, so it would be better to start by cleaning up Yangyang.

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A barrier made of containers.

A rippling space appeared above the Russian military’s temporary base, which had machine guns and missile batteries installed. The Russian military could not detect anything because the airship was equipped with both an optical cloaking module and stealth functions.

OMG-

A loud noise that seemed to suddenly appear out of nowhere in the sky. It was a person with a jetpack on their back who suddenly appeared from a low altitude of less than 40 meters.

“It’s an emergency. Emergency!”

Waaaaa …

Just as the siren wailed and the machine gun roared as the jetpack flew towards him, the man disappeared.

And then there’s the jetpack flying far away.

“What?”

“A person on a jetpack was flying at low altitude.”

“Jetpack?”

“Yes. It flew low over the base and then went out to sea.”

“··· Be on high alert. Turn on electricity on the barbed wire. Activate the minefields.”

“ancient.”

The soldier who saluted stopped in his saluting position.

“Then go.”

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“I told you to go.”

A strange sound answered the officer’s annoyed voice.

Crunch-