Rust - Chapter 899



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RUST -899

Relations between Korea and the Holy Kingdom, which had disbanded the cannibal government and reestablished a normal government, were good.

There were some problems with the previous cannibal government stealing newborn babies that they were trying to export to various countries around the world, and taking away young soldiers from among the Night’s Watch who wanted to immigrate to the Holy Kingdom, but they still maintained good relations.

The Holy Kingdom provided Korea with smart farm technology to alleviate food shortages, and resolved Korea’s power and raw material shortages by brokering trade between the empire’s modular nuclear power plants and raw materials.

Korea, supplied with raw materials and electricity, demonstrated its unique productivity, which greatly helped the Empire and the Holy Kingdom produce large quantities.

As various parts factories began to operate properly, centering on cutting-edge parts, Korea showed truly formidable productivity.

The empire, which was mobilizing all of its national power to build a maritime city, was able to arm its 100,000-strong army with exosuits thanks largely to Korea’s productivity.

“Emergency assistance? What’s the problem?”

[It is said that the refugees started an armed riot.]

The AI ​​Diana uploaded the video taken by the stratospheric airship onto the monitor. The black smoke rising from the west coast of Korea, centered around Incheon, was serious.

“Didn’t you negotiate with the Chinese refugees?”

[They asked for the transfer of smart farm technology, saying that their relatives on the mainland are starving.]

The Korean government refused the crazy demand to transfer all of the technology to China, which was not a single China but rather a divided China, which was also the technology of the Holy Kingdom.

When the semi-threatening tactics failed, they brought in Chinese refugees, saying they would bring in their relatives on the mainland. The number of Chinese refugees, already estimated at over 15 million, quickly grew to over 20 million in just half a year. That’s an increase of nearly a million per month.

The west coast of Korea, including Incheon, was literally scorched earth. That’s a million a month, or five million in six months. If you include the uncounted numbers, the number could easily double.

Maru assumed the worst case scenario: the number of Koreans was around 35 million, and the number of Japanese refugees was between 10 million and 15 million.

But then the number of Chinese refugees suddenly increased to over 25 million, and it was estimated that the number was increasing by nearly 1 million per month in real time.

“It wasn’t like this until last year. What’s the reason?”

[Because we destroyed the other side’s dams and reservoirs during the civil war.]

China was divided into seven parts, each trying to control important regions. Uyghurs and Tibet were attacked by various Chinese forces as soon as they became independent.

This was because Uyghur had crude oil, gold and silver mines, and Tibet had water resources and vast rare mineral resources.

In a conventional war, these two places with extremely small populations would have collapsed in no time, but now is the time when faith and mystery really begin to have an influence.

[It is said that a Wheel-Turning Holy King was born in Tibet. It has been confirmed that a prophet was born in the Uyghur region.]

The Chinese military and police originally stationed there to control Tibetans and Uyghurs were absorbed. Then, Tibet and Uyghurs, who secured all nearby ammunition and weapons depots, became independent.

“You absorbed the troops that were stationed there? Wasn’t it known at first that the military there had rebelled?”

“I guess we have to assume that a powerful being has emerged. Maybe like you.”

Maru frowned at Ki-sun’s analysis.

“Isn’t Buddhism about Buddha taking away faith? Islam is about Allah taking away faith. So didn’t you say that most of the faith of the Christians was scattered into thin air?”

“In Tibet, there is a myth called the reincarnation of Buddha, and in the Uyghur side, there is also a myth called the rule of God and the blessing of God.”

In any case, China, which failed to conquer Tibet and Uyghur armed with powerful mysteries, suffered from the destruction of farmland due to the collapse of dams and destruction of reservoirs.

Here, all the crops that had survived the abnormally high temperatures were burned, and the food warehouses that were prepared for drought and famine were filled with only garbage.

The civil war became more intense because famine was imminent. The idea was to eat it all up. As the civil war became more intense, the number of refugees fleeing to Korea increased.

And Korea was unable to accommodate that large number of refugees. The population suddenly increased, food shortages resulted, and prices soared.

Chinese refugees began demanding autonomy in the areas they controlled. Starting with the demands for political power in addition to the refugee right to survive, the social system began to be put in danger in just 5-6 months.

“There would have been no shortage of troops.”

The force was close to 3 million, including the reserves. Even after disbanding the cannibal government and returning about 2 million to society, one million remained.

[It is reported that special forces from three Chinese countries connected to the Korean Peninsula by sea were sent among the refugees.]

“Special forces?”

[According to information sent by the Korean government, the movements of those who committed the violence were confirmed to be beyond the scope of ordinary people.]

Considering that he was a Chinese warlord, there was a high possibility that he was a cannibal. Even if he wasn’t a cannibal, it would mean that he was a person with awakened physical abilities.

“Is the purpose to steal technology?”

[The Korean government is also preparing for this, but it seems that information is leaking internally.]

Since there are multiple Chinas, does that mean there are multiple customers to sell information to?

“What are you going to do?”

Maru clicked his tongue at Ki-sun’s question.

“Tsk- Erica is recuperating, so you should come with her.”

Korea was a country that greatly reduced the burden of the Holy Kingdom and the Empire. After driving out the cannibals and restoring it as a country that could trade, it could not be left to be devoured by Chinese cannibals.

“What about the troops?”

“We’ll have to hire mercenaries to make up for the lack of escorts.”

If they sent cannibals or people with powers, it was important to break their momentum as quickly as possible. If they let their momentum go their way, ordinary refugees would also get swept up in it.

“Tell them I’m going straight to the Korean government. Tell them to maintain the control line at all costs.”

[Delivered.]

It was not easy for Korea, which had disposed of all the cannibals and their collaborators, to stop a large number of cannibal units, because it could not deploy its entire million-strong army against the Chinese.

They had to defend against mutant monsters coming from the ruined North Korea, control Japanese refugees expanding their influence centered around Busan and Gyeongnam, and even eliminate mutant monsters coming from the mountains scattered here and there.

Contrary to Maru’s thoughts, the number of one million was not enough. If the reserve forces were called up again, it would be difficult to produce the contracted quantity to be supplied to the Empire and the Holy Kingdom.

The cornered Korean government asked for help from the Empire and the Holy Kingdom. The Empire was unable to send troops to Korea because it was using most of its available forces to fight spiders, ants, and rats.

The same was true for the Holy Kingdom. Although the main force, including Kim Yang, was not in a good position to carry out an operation to recover the Canadian region, Maru made a decision. Ki-sun welcomed that decision.

“This is your chance. In Korea, you are not accepted as the protector of humanity, the savior, or the agent of God.”

“So, now is the time for you to appear as the God of Death?”

‘I am the god of death.’ Is that so? You’re not even a 12th grader.

“There is no need to mention the God of Death with your own mouth.”

“then?”

“Just do what you’ve been doing. I’ll figure out what you are.”

“What are you talking about?”

At Ki-soon’s meaningful words, Maru chuckled and said, “What are you talking about?”

“I’ll find out. I can’t help but find out. I’ll find out when I go.”

Ki-soon’s squinted eyes became even narrower.

Soon, white, elegant airships and giant airships sped toward a peninsula in the Far East.

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The Chinese Civil War was different from the beginning. When the seven Chinas were split, the split was centered around the military. So many people thought that the split was an illusion and a Chinese strategy.

As China split, America’s anger had nowhere to go, and although several events overlapped, the result was that America was also divided.

And behind them, there were clearly cannibals and vampires. Ki-sun’s analysis was that these so-called new humans were trying to destroy the existing order and create a new one.

“I guess they were trying to dominate through division. But it doesn’t seem to have gone as planned since the great disaster struck.”

“So. It is impossible for China to be reunified?”

“That’s the same for America. What happened when we neutralized the Confederacy?”

When the Holy Kingdom cut off the head of the Confederacy, it was divided into 12 counties, and they fought and fought among themselves endlessly.

“The moment a superior entity, whether a leader or a ruling class, dies, all those who were ruled will decide to become the ruling class themselves. That’s the characteristic of cannibals and vampires.”

“So is that the case in China too?”

“For now, we should consider Tibet, Uyghur, and Inner Mongolia as completely separated. The remaining four parts of China were torn apart by giant warlords. Would they give up their own power and bow down to someone else?”

“That’s right. The Chinese warlords are like that too. I thought they would first catch the forces that formed alliances and became independent.”

Ki-soon answered while looking at the frozen sea.

“Because there is no trust.”

It took a lot of sacrifice to conquer Tibet, Uyghur, or even Inner Mongolia. A world where faith is strength and mystery is real.

Even if they were cannibals and vampires, it wasn’t easy to handle the mystery created by a strong faith. After all, someone had to attack first to drain the power of the mystery, and there was no guarantee that the alliance wouldn’t strike back when their forces were reduced.

“I guess so.”

“There is no answer.”

The moment you attack the other side’s dam and reservoir, you have to consider that any negotiations or alliances are out of the question. The most you can do is have a ceasefire or non-aggression treaty for a certain period of time, but even that is no longer credible. This is the reality of China as analyzed by Ki-sun.

“So, stealing Korea’s smart farm technology, modular nuclear power plant technology, and other technologies will be a very important issue.”

“It would be a pain in the ass to go to war with Korea. Are you going to say that we should just steal their technology no matter what?”

It wasn’t easy to subdue a country the size of Korea through war. It was even worse now that civil wars had broken out between warlords. Ki-soon’s prediction was that the special forces sent to Korea would be that good.

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The situation in Korea was not good.

“We were able to protect the Pyeongtaek semiconductor complex, but we could not prevent Bupyeong from being breached.”

They were pushed back to Bupyeong without fail and are now being blocked in Bucheon. In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they are now at war with the refugees rather than controlling them.

The newly elected young president of South Korea sat with a sullen face and listened to the Army’s briefing. One of the reasons the Pyeongtaek semiconductor facility was safe was because there were US troops stationed in Pyeongtaek.

Now that all U.S. troops in Korea have returned, Pyeongtaek has become a major target for refugees and Chinese warlords.

The refugees were trying to pressure the South Korean government by taking the semiconductor base hostage, and the Chinese warlords’ special forces were constantly attacking Pyeongtaek to secure semiconductor technology and technicians.

“The warlords say they will calm the unrest if we promise to supply semiconductors.”

“Bullshit! Those guys who want semiconductors are sending special forces to steal technology and manpower!”

The opinion that Chinese refugees should not be viewed as refugees, but as Chinese soldiers and should be eradicated.

The counterargument is that if we do that, even the Chinese refugees who were not participating in the armed conflict will rise up.

The claim is that if Chinese refugees are indiscriminately attacked, the Japanese refugees, who have many capable people, may also exercise their right to self-defense and escape control.

There are even predictions that if Chinese refugees spread to the metropolitan area and the inland area and cannot be controlled, the entire Korean Peninsula will be in danger.

The atmosphere at the special response headquarters became increasingly serious.

[King Vladimir Kalin and Governor-General of Canada Bernard Green have arrived.]