Rust - Chapter 793



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RUST -793

Magpies flew up with blank stares, overwhelmed by the endless orchard.

Flap-

Softly-

Even though I flew up to the 5th floor of an apartment building, I couldn’t see the end of the orchard.

Kaaa? (Is this real?)

Kaaaak? (This isn’t a dream, is it?)

I thought the orchard that I could circle in a flash was a huge orchard. Is this an orchard?

Magpie Village Chief Magpie felt terrified at the size of the orchard. It seemed impossible for the village magpies alone to manage even a corner of the orchard.

Flap- flap- The village chief magpie, who had regained his senses by flapping his wings vigorously, let out a long cry.

Kaaaaaaaaa- (Everyone gather around first.)

At the call of the village chief, the magpies that had been flying in all directions came to their senses.

Is this really our town?

Yes. That’s what I promised.

By the way, that’s true.

First, I need to put in some feathers.

The first thing to do is to set the area.

Magpies are territorial birds, birds with clear boundaries. So, the first thing we did was to establish our territory in this orchard.

But this whole place is our territory?

I guess I’ll have to lay a lot of eggs to manage this?

But it’s winter now. It’s not the time to lay eggs.

It’s okay. It’s okay.

The humans here said they would give me a nice house and plenty of food until I was released.

What can we do in the winter? You all saw it. Our territory.

If you want to manage that, you have to start by laying eggs.

As the crows stopped laying eggs, the Korean magpies that were brought in began to work hard to increase their numbers.

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As autumn passes, the mercury quickly drops below zero.

Caw? (What are those kids?)

An orchard where fruits were left to grow naturally without human management. Last year, when the crows came to visit the place where the fruit was frosted, they saw an unpleasant bird.

They were similar in size or slightly smaller, but they had similar cries and started to freak out as soon as they saw the crow.

Kaaaaaaah! (It’s a crow aaaaah!)

Caw? Caw! (Where? Which way?)

Magpies flocked out of the building and swooped down on the crows pecking happily at the cooled fruit.

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Ki-sun sighed after being informed of the situation.

“So you’re saying that the crow and the magpie were fighting?”

[Yes. Fortunately, there were no deaths, but it was a fierce fight with over 30 injuries.]

“No, why did the crows go to the orchard?”

[Last year, I went to an abandoned orchard before winter and ate some fruit.]

Ki-soon’s heart pounded at the story of how, during the long, bitter winter, she wanted to eat cool fruit before eating only dried fruit.

“So you’re saying it flew over 200km?”

[Yes. He said that since it was an abandoned orchard the year before and the year before, he thought it would be the same this year.]

But the magpies attacked him out of the blue, so he just fought back.

[They are demanding the orchard for themselves, saying they would rather manage it themselves than hand it over to the magpies.]

“First, let’s tell the crows that the magpies have taken over the orchard. And let the magpies know that the crows are on the same side.”

When I brought them here, I clearly taught them that crows are on the same side, so why are you talking nonsense?

[The magpies claim that a flock of crows came and stole the food···.]

“No. How can you call it stealing just because you ate fruit that grew naturally before you even started farming?”

When Ki-sun was dumbfounded, the soldier who went out to mediate explained.

[If the orchard was transferred, wouldn’t the fruit produced there also be transferred?]

“······.”

These.

The situation was already complicated by immigrants, but magpies and crows were causing trouble.

What should I do?

As Ki-soon was worrying, urgent reports started coming in from here and there.

[The magpies claim to have killed their fellows.]

[The magpies claim that the crows kidnapped and killed the young magpie.]

[This is the case of the disappearance of a magpie and a crow.]

[The atmosphere is not good, as the other person is the culprit(?).]

Ki-sun immediately contacted the king.

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The Holy Kingdom’s administration was thrown into a state of emergency due to the sudden increase in workload. Not only was it necessary to prepare for the long winter, but there were also over two million immigrants.

Even with a four-month preparation period, dispersing over two million immigrants throughout the Holy Kingdom was no easy task.

“There won’t be any major problems as we provide sufficient training in virtual reality.”

Out of the 2 million, 1 million were people who had their memories implanted and rapidly grown into newborns. They were rapidly grown to the age of about 16 or 17, and they were also given the necessary knowledge, so there was no major problem.

The problem was the remaining one million.

There were 200,000 soldiers in their 20s and early 30s, and 800,000 women in their late teens and early 20s. The 800,000 women included Korean women, as well as Japanese, Chinese, and Taiwanese refugee women.

The original plan was to fill the force with 500,000 Korean soldiers and 500,000 Korean women, making a total of 1 million, but the Korean government said it would be difficult to remove that many soldiers at once, so it was adjusted to 200,000.

The same was true for women. Taking 800,000 Koreans alone was necessary because Korea’s sex ratio was so poor, so they received support from refugees.

Not only was it to adjust the sex ratio in the refugee camps, which were tilted toward the female, but it was also to prevent the production of newborns in the camps, which was showing signs of this.

In this way, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Taiwanese women immigrated to the Holy Kingdom. It was good that the number of women increased by 800,000, and the imbalance in the fertile sex ratio was resolved at once, but the problem was adaptation education.

“Why aren’t there any problems? There are so many empty-headed women.”

“I think you will have learned a lot about the differences between Korea and the Holy Kingdom through virtual reality.”

“You should have just shoved in the necessary information. I wonder if that would be okay. What kind of experience would those women who call going around playing simulation games do?”

Kim Yang uploaded a SNS post on her monitor detailing her experience in virtual reality.

#New life in the Holy Kingdom, #Capital of the Kingdom, #Great Nature of Canada, #Healing, #Cafe in Toronto, etc. There were tons of hashtags that made you feel like you were traveling abroad.

“If we don’t catch these guys from the beginning, there will definitely be problems. If it’s not one or two, but hundreds of thousands of people start making a fuss on SNS, the mood will be ruined in an instant. We need to bring them to their senses by running a simulation of barracks life or extreme survival.”

“We came from Korea, where the metropolitan area and big city infrastructure are alive, to the Holy Kingdom. I thought that the first thing we should show women who came to this unfamiliar environment was the advantages of the Holy Kingdom over Korea. That way, they would naturally blend in well.”

Kim shook her head at Na Ju-yeon’s explanation that it would be more effective to show them that they can live happily in a better environment rather than scaring and threatening them.

It was a statement made without any knowledge of the world.

Once the eyes are raised high, they cannot be brought down easily.

The greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

Who should I vent my disappointment on?

Yourself? Or those around you? Or the immigrant Divine Kingdom?

Since ancient times, when you are cold and hungry, you realize that having a warm back and a full stomach is happiness.

“If you only run simulations of what’s comfortable and good, what will happen when you encounter the harsh reality? Will you live on antidepressants and cause problems? You need to come to your senses now, or you might have problems for a long time.”

Maru agreed with Kim Yang’s argument. Thinking back to the old Naru, his heart felt heavy. If there were hundreds of thousands of women with similar styles coming in, that wouldn’t be the case.

“Ms. Kim is right. If we’ve shown you the bright side so far, we should know the dark side now. Not everyone can live in Detroit, and not everyone can go to the floating city.”

The Holy Kingdom was a place of gender equality. Not equality of outcome, but equality of opportunity. That’s why to become a citizen, you had to do military service.

Not joining the military is also a personal choice. If you do not serve in the military, there are restrictions on voting rights and residence. In the future, there will be restrictions on moving into new cities including floating cities.

It was necessary to know that behind the outward appearance of the Holy Kingdom, with its splendid infrastructure, affluent lifestyle, and perfect security, there were these rules.

PD also nodded. The rules for the Holy Kingdom included the HOLLY doctrine, so religious education was also essential.

“Even if only half of the 800,000 people respond to the draft, the problem of the shortage of troops will certainly be resolved.”

Even children raised to the age of 16 or 17 would become military resources after gaining experience for 2 or 3 years, and the regeneration unit was already an excellent force.

“This expedition has resolved the shortage of troops and manpower. I don’t plan on using this method to recruit large numbers of personnel. I hope to train and integrate the personnel who have arrived this time as well as possible.”

“Okay, I’ll make sure to reflect that in the simulation process.”

“Okay. By the way, have you caught all the spies, gang members, and cannibals?”

“yes.”

Since you can check memories while connecting to virtual reality, it was certain that you would be able to catch spies, gangsters, and cannibals.

“We also filter out those with ideological problems or mental illness.”

“Yes, I will do that. Then what will we do with the people who are filtered out like that?”

Kim Yang said it would be a waste to kill or banish him.

“I think it would be good to become a computer. How is it? I wonder if cannibals can also become computerized.”

Hood and PD looked a little uncomfortable, but they didn’t openly object. Maru was the same.

Kim Yang was persuaded by Maru’s silence.

“Isn’t it a waste to banish them or make them brainwashed anyway? If we develop brainwashing technology, it seems like we could use it on criminals. And if we can apply it to cannibals, wouldn’t we be able to use cannibals as labor? I think we need to give it a serious look.”

It was certainly a waste to deploy the military for such a dangerous operation. It wouldn’t have been a bad idea to use spies, gangsters, and cannibals.

“Let’s give it a go.”

“I will do that.”

Na Ju-yeon smiled faintly at Maru’s decision.

[The Governor General of Canada has requested a video call. Should I connect?]

“Connect.”

Ki-soon’s expression in the video was not good.

[A crow and a magpie are fighting. The fight escalates before there is time to stop it. The crow claims that the magpie killed its comrade, and the magpie claims that the crow killed its comrade, making mediation difficult.]

“Tell them to stop fighting and fall back right now because I’m coming. Warn them that if they keep doing that while I’m here, they’ll get killed.”

The magpie and crow, who had been fighting fiercely, called a truce at the news that Maru would come in person.

Kaaaak! (You’re all dead!)

Kaaaak! (You guys are the ones who are going to die!)

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Maru headed to the farm where the first murder(?) incident occurred.

As the sleek, deck-only airship landed in a clearing on one side of the orchard, the soldier who had been intervening immediately jumped out and saluted.

“How did he die?”

Maru, who had received the salute, got down to the main point.

[There was no body.]

“There is no body?”

Are you saying that they destroyed evidence? Considering the intelligence of crows and magpies, they could have committed the perfect crime.

[yes.]

“You said he died without a body?”

[Ouch! The crows started attacking the magpies, saying that their fellow had disappeared from the orchard and that the magpies had killed him.]

“so?”

[The magpies claim that after the crows attacked, the fight grew bigger as young magpies went missing.]

“There are no bodies on either side?”

[four.]

Maru asked the nurse to listen to both sides of the story, then asked Erica to do psychometry.

‘If it’s Erika and Nurse, you’ll know which one of them is lying.’

The weather suddenly became cold, and frost covered the fruit trees. Maru took a step toward the orchard shining white.

After a while, the nurse’s voice started to be heard as background music, saying, “Ahhhhh. Really?”, “Ahhhhhh! Really.”

[Shall I prepare the vehicle?]

“No. I’ll walk myself.”

A vast and expansive orchard.

The scale of the problem required pesticide spraying by airplane or helicopter, so the escorting guards advised them to use a vehicle, but Maru chose to walk.

That’s because I thought I might miss some parts if I just drove by.

‘I feel uneasy.’

The strangest thing was that there was no body. The magpie or crow was smart, so it was possible that they killed the opponent and hid the body.

‘Did you kill her and hide her? If you did, Ki-soon, who can see emotions, would have noticed. And there’s no way to avoid Erica’s psychometry.’

Seeing that an hour had passed and there had been no further conversation, it meant that the crows and magpies were not lying.

‘Do you think both sides killed each other?’

What the hell is going on?

Thud-thud-

A transparent thread was stepped on between Maru’s footsteps.