Rust - Chapter 779



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RUST -779

In Ki-soon’s view, the PD was a reasonably rational person.

It is understandable to be wary of artificial intelligence from a human-centered perspective, since Ki-sun also shared the same opinion.

Likewise, there was also a wariness toward the fields of biotechnology and genetic engineering. From a human-centered and human preservation perspective, it was natural to be wary.

What would happen if we were to endlessly affirm genetic mutations? To give a simple example, even cannibals would be included in the human category.

What’s wrong with including cannibals in the human category?

Isn’t the problem that all the actions taken in the name of the Holy Kingdom so far have simply amounted to mass murder?

If you think that way, King Vladimir Kalin is nothing but a brutal murderer and a war criminal. PD was wary of that.

“Where faith collapses, morality collapses and values ​​collapse.”

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He argued that cannibals and humans should be distinguished. He emphasized that humans and cannibals are different, just as sheep and goats will be distinguished on the last day.

“There’s an appetite suppressant? It’s basically a cure? Did that stop the cannibals from eating? We already know the results.”

From the imperial capital of New York, to the fallen cities of the Confederacy, to England and France, to China and South Korea, cannibals ate humans without exception.

The PD raised his voice, emphasizing that beings that eat humans and become stronger should not be included in the scope of humans.

“Yes. Will cannibals who eat humans to grow stronger abandon their behavior? The truth is that they have not stopped cannibalism until now. The country that faces that truth and punishes them is the Holy Kingdom. That is why they will target the Holy Kingdom.”

“So, you’re saying that we need to unite around the HOLLY church?”

The hood, which had been quiet, opened its mouth.

“That is it. Unbreakable faith, unchanging faith, that is what will unite the Holy Kingdom.”

“Isn’t that too much? In a country with a much higher percentage of atheists, is forced religious education no different from brainwashing?”

The PD’s eyes sparkled at the Hood’s sharp remark.

“Brainwashing. Are you saying that the rats have been brainwashed? Are you saying that the crows and wolves have been brainwashed? Are you saying that the HOLLY believers, including me, have been brainwashed?”

“No. You are free to believe. But I think it becomes brainwashing the moment you force it. That’s all. You say that only faith can sustain a country? Look at the empire. It maintains a democratic system, but it is holding up well. Even without religious education, which is tantamount to brainwashing.”

The PD smiled at Hood’s rebuttal.

The face was clearly smiling, but the eyes were still sparkling. Even Ki-sun, who was good at keeping a poker face, must have been flustered by that strange expression.

Despite the strange atmosphere, Hood did not back down. The mask covering half of her face served as a shield.

“Most of all, you know that the Minister of Administration is wary of fanaticism.”

“It’s not fanaticism. It’s rational faith.”

Ki-soon was inwardly amazed at the collaboration between reason and faith. PD carefully chose his words in response to Hood’s words that Maru was wary of fanaticism.

“Strong faith is not fanaticism. And with strong faith and belief, you can escape from temptation.”

The territory of the Holy Kingdom was vast. When the floating city was completed, the key figures would move to the floating city, but those who remained would be tormented by endless temptations.

“Soldiers on the front lines, in particular, would be susceptible to the temptations of cannibals and vampires.”

Their dominance also affected humans. Even high-ranking cannibals had an aura that was different from that of humans. It was difficult for ordinary people to resist their strong aura and charisma.

Vampires were added. Vampires were cannibals who had evolved to survive on only small amounts of blood, and vampires had such powerful dominance and charm that they could subjugate both cannibals and werewolves.

What if such a being were to tempt a soldier? Unlike when cannibalism was rampant, it is now difficult to become a cannibal, so the temptation to turn one into a cannibal would be a very sweet offer indeed.

The same goes for not getting sick and being able to grow stronger with effort. Above all, how can you endure the fact that you can become a predator rather than prey?

“Only faith. Only a firm belief will keep the soldiers from becoming corrupted.”

PD, Ki-sun, Hood, and Na-ju-yeon continued to discuss until late at night.

There was a wide range of debate, from the case of the Empire, the situation in the Confederacy, the causes of the collapse of Britain and France, to the situation in Korea.

PD seemed to be somewhat impressed by the system created by the ruling class in Korea. After taking control of the economy based on the central bank-issued digital currency (Central Bank Digital Currency: CBDC), they successfully isolated young men into the military through conscription, and increased the number of pregnant women and produced newborns using economic benefits as bait. In this way, Korea was reborn as a society of perfect control.

“It’s amazing. They created a controlled society that seems to come out of theory.”

Ki-soon felt somehow uncomfortable with the PD’s pure admiration.

The story that the cannibals succeeded meant that the Korean people failed to resist, or that the majority tacitly agreed to the cannibals’ rule.

“That could be the case in a society with a small territory and a densely populated population in a certain area.”

Hood also nodded. As a country with gun control, Korea was bound to have limitations in resisting the power of cannibals.

Civilians without weapons would become prey if something like a cannibalistic government appeared. That was the cruel reality.

Unarmed civilians at the end of the world.

Protest? Rally? Demonstration?

Would that be possible even if tens or millions of people died? If there were incidents like the killing fields despite armed opposition, would the cannibalistic ruling class be afraid of unarmed demonstrations?

If we recall that democracy collapsed in Hong Kong and the military took over Myanmar even when the international community was at peace, unarmed civilians would become cannibals’ lunch boxes.

The PD thought for a moment and checked the situation.

“Does he plan to accept Korean immigrants?”

[I know you think so.]

“Do you know how much you are willing to pay?]

[It seemed like they were thinking of around 2 million. Around 400,000 to 500,000 soldiers, around 500,000 to 600,000 women of childbearing age, and over 1 million newborns.]

Hood was skeptical about the claim that the baby was a newborn.

“One million newborns? Can we afford that? Our population is about four million.”

“It is fully digestible using the rapid clone growth technology.”

Hood frowned at Na Ju-yeon’s explanation.

“Wouldn’t it be better to be in your mid to late teens rather than a newborn? If you train for a year or two, you’ll be able to do your part.”

“It’s difficult because by the late teens, most of your values ​​have been formed.”

“Oh? Really? So, you’re going to use rapid growth technology to make them grow quickly, and use information injection technology to brainwash them? That’s what it sounds like to me. Isn’t it?”

Hood was originally a hacker. Freedom was in her veins. Dr. Jack Neese. The reason she rejected the hand that Dr. Brain Dungdung offered was also because of control.

Unlike her, who wanted to reunite with old acquaintances through the virtual world, Dr. Jack Neese wanted to become a god of the virtual world.

She could not join hands with the Doctor since he had confirmed his intention to rule over humanity under the pretext of preserving humanity.

The strong aversion to control and oppression was still the same. That’s why Hood was very annoyed by PD and Na Ju-yeon’s actions.

PD was trying to brainwash her with his faith, and Na Ju-yeon was saying that she just needed to inject information into a newborn baby.

If children are raised artificially and force-fed the necessary knowledge, how are they any different from clones?

“The gene pool is different from that of a clone that copies a single individual. Surely you don’t know that. Do you think it’s brainwashing? Not at all. You only need to use the content that has been reviewed, so don’t worry.”

“I don’t think raising a newborn is a bad thing. It’s not a clone, it’s an adopted child who is growing up quickly.”

Na Ju-yeon and PD joined forces to introduce a newborn. Hood really wondered what this was.

“Do you think that’s right? Both of you?”

“If we leave them in Korea, the newborns will go missing. It is difficult to raise more than a million newborns under the current circumstances.”

“You will end up filling the stomachs of cannibals. In that case, it would be better to adopt the Holy Kingdom.”

“Is that adoption? No. I say adoption. PD, you think we should include the HOLLY faith in the basic memory structure?”

“Yes, because it can instill in you a strong belief that you can resist temptation from the beginning.”

Hood thought about where the problem was coming from. So, the sacred kingdom that PD and Na Ju-yeon were creating was likely to be the same as a Korea created by cannibals.

“What do you mean? The Holy Kingdom is a kingdom ruled by Him. It is not like the ways of cannibals.”

PD became serious when Hood claimed that raising children through brainwashing and control would be no different from Korea under cannibal rule. Ki-soon calmed down the heated atmosphere.

[Since it is a matter for the King to decide, I will stop here. And isn’t it a well-known fact that the modern education process itself is a form of brainwashing?]

Some philosophers have argued that modern compulsory education itself is a massive brainwashing process, a process of molding people into the mold of what it means to be a member of society.

In any case, thanks to that stereotypical education, ‘socialization’ was carried out effectively, and thanks to that ‘socialization’, socially accepted values, behavior patterns, and relationship types could be formed and maintained.

[Let’s think realistically. Even if teachers educate children in a traditional way, that is still a form of brainwashing. Even if we leave aside the time and cost involved, there aren’t enough teachers to educate over a million children in the first place.]

Ki-soon’s story was straightforward. Perhaps because he himself was a clone, he had no qualms about using cloning technology.

[There are over 1 million newborns. Even Korea, with a population of over 35 million, would struggle. There is no other way for the Holy Kingdom, with a population of only 4 million, to handle this.]

It was inevitable that the children who had grown up rapidly would be ‘socialized’ and given memory implants to enable them to acquire a minimum level of education and value judgment.

[The situation is that people with abilities cannot get pregnant, and only ordinary people can get pregnant. Considering the long-term future, and considering the need to expand the gene pool, large-scale immigration and adoption of newborns are unavoidable realities.]

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“Samantha. What happens to humans?”

[As long as he exists, we will not go extinct. Xenia will survive too.]

“You say that too.”

[Because you are the one who declared that artificial intelligence like me is electronic consciousness.]

“Yes. That’s the kind of person he is.”

Hood, Xenia Rodden touched the mask that was split in half. One half had regained her former beauty. And the other half, with the clear image of her past, was reflected in the mirror.

What was hidden behind the half of the mask made of special material was a distorted past. She lost her family and friends to the government that tried to control information. That day, her dreams as a woman and her pursuit of the truth became charcoal.

Her dream was to build a virtual world and restore everything in it. And he showed that it was possible to live again in reality.

Now, a rapid cure was being produced for general use. It was less effective than the original cure, but if she wanted to, she could take the time to treat the other half of her face.

Every field was advancing by the day. Burn treatment was no exception. But she decided to wait. She hoped Maru would treat the other half of her face just as he had treated half of her face.

I remembered that I had treated the hands and feet, not the face. And then I had treated the body. Now, the only part left was half the face.

It must mean something. Hood held out both hands. Two hands, pure white. Two hands as white as a baby’s skin, with thin and delicate fingers.

“I found out through this meeting. The Governor General of Canada (Ki Soon), the Minister of Administration (PD), and the Research Department Chairman Na are all in danger.”

[All are loyal to the Holy Kingdom.]

“Apart from loyalty, it’s dangerous. What they’re pursuing could be the beginning of a controlled society, a controlled state.”

[Xenia. This is the end of the world. Strict control is necessary to survive the end of the world.]

“I admit it. But we are rational beings. I don’t think it’s right to try to solve problems by controlling rational beings.”

[So what do you want to do?]

“I want to talk to him about the limits of his thinking, so I can be given the authority to monitor others to see if they cross those limits.”

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Ms. Kim blinked her eyes, which had grown wide.

In the well-kept orchard, fruit trees stood in rows, free of weeds.

‘A magpie is managing this?’

I guess it would be hard for even people to do this?

Late summer to early fall.

The apple tree was full of ripe red apples.

Kiyung-

She reached out for a deliciously ripe apple.

“Eeeeeeeeek!!!”

As she turned her head at the strange sound, several magpies swooped down and blocked her path.

“Is this theft!” (Is this theft!)

[I haven’t even touched it yet.] (Roughly meaning that I haven’t stolen it.)

The magpies looked at each other and shouted in unison.

““Get out!””

No. These bitches···.

The corners of Kim Yang’s eyes slightly rose.