Rust - Chapter 930



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RUST -930

It was shocking that the holy water consecrated at the Holy Church was effective.

[I don’t know if there is a real God, but it seems that priests and pastors with strong faith can make holy water.]

[Holy Cult?]

In the existing Holy Church, Maru was regarded as the incarnation of God, the agent, and the savior. Despite the doctrine that Maru is the savior who will save humanity according to God’s will, the holy water was created.

[Yes, it was definitely an effective remedy.]

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Now, the concept of Maru itself is changing from the existing agency concept centered around the PD to the god of death and the master of fear.

According to the existing doctrine of the Church of Christ, most of the beliefs created by believers were directed toward the one and only God in heaven.

However, Catholicism, Protestantism, and various other denominations actually created usable holy water, and now even the Holy Church has created its own holy water.

[So we ran into a bit of a problem.]

[I see. This must be a headache for the PD as well.]

Ki-sun immediately responded to Na Ju-yeon’s story that a problem had arisen. The fact that holy water appeared despite believing according to the existing doctrine of the Holy Church could be evidence that the existing doctrine was not wrong.

[Because the one who says, ‘The King Chosen by God’ gets the legitimacy.]

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It would be the same if they released a video of illegal armed refugees being cleared out in Korea. They would say it was because the one and only God allowed them to be wiped out.

Going to an independent divinity like the God of Death, the Lord of Terror could be seen as a betrayal of the one god who gave one’s abilities.

[We should see that not only pseudo-religions but also existing large religions are starting to gain power. It seems likely that they will have a direct influence···]

This was the same for Catholic and Protestant denominations. Holy water that could counter immortal monsters. It even had effects similar to what was believed to be holy water in the Middle Ages.

It has the effects of sterilization, disinfection, and regeneration, albeit weakly, and it also provides mental and physical stability. It is a holy water that shows significant effects that are too effective to be considered a simple placebo effect.

When the holy water that Na Ju-yeon had asked to make just in case was actually created, the religious world was astonished. This was because a miracle had actually happened.

In addition, as rumors spread that each religious sect had created a holy water, the religious power began to grow little by little. In this way, the number of atheists who converted to existing religions began to increase.

[It is not dangerous yet, but there is a risk of religious conflict in the future.]

[That’s definitely true. In a way, the conflict between Philippine rebels and government forces is also connected to religion.]

The rebels were Muslim and the government forces were Catholic, so Ki-sun’s words were not wrong. However, in Maru’s view, what was important was not a religious or faith-based issue.

[Let’s stop there.]

Nothing changed when it became possible to make holy water. In a situation where even rats show faith and create beliefs, it was rather a late reaction for humans to use religion to create holy water.

Is there any possibility of conflict due to religion?

Then all you have to do is restrict entry into the floating city.

In the end, it was a simple problem.

Maru saw a bigger problem.

It was a question of making a living and a question of human values.

A large-scale production facility was built in the floating city, but it did not require manpower. This was because the unmanned production system was realized by mobilizing all of the science and technology that had reached a singular point.

In other words, should we say that the need for humans in the production of goods has disappeared? That meant another end. That meant the collapse of the capitalist market economic system.

To avoid confusion, Maru and Gisun tried to select as many people as possible who were related to the military. When selecting residents of the floating city, they tried to give priority to soldiers and their immediate families.

Likewise, researchers and technicians were also given priority for assignment. However, the combination of artificial intelligence and robots has succeeded in completely replacing human productivity.

If the reason humans are needed is not to produce and consume goods, then what is the purpose of humans?

Ki-soon and PD said that the reason humans are needed is to create faith. However, even that faith could be produced by artificial intelligence and replaced by animals.

It was the declaration of the artificial intelligence that believed in Maru and the praise of the rat herd.

So why do we need humans? Why do we need humans who are neither soldiers nor researchers nor technicians, nor talented in special areas like cooking or art?

[As I said last time, humans are needed for faith. Compared to a pack of rats, the faith sent by Japanese refugees is stronger?]

Wasn’t the reason for revealing the ability in Korea to gain faith? Even if humans were to be separated from the subject of production and consumption, the need for humans would still be sufficient.

[Protestantism and the spirit of capitalism. So, Protestantism and Western capitalism went together. The spiritual background that allowed the capitalist market economy to grow was the Protestant spirit that was different from the Catholic spirit of the Middle Ages.]

[so?]

[I think it’s the same now. If the capitalist market economy collapses and a new order emerges, I think there will be something religious in it. PD Ajae and I thought that something religious had to be related to you.]

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If you don’t like it and give up, the existing major religions will take your place.

What would happen if a huge religion that created ‘holy water’ delved into the emptiness of human existence that resulted from the collapse of the capitalist market economy?

Ki-soon and PD thought that part was dangerous. They thought that before that, a religious system centered around Maru had to be established.

[So? The existing big religions will cause problems?]

[Because faith has been revealed as ‘holy water’, there is a high probability that it will become a problem. I think it would be best to sort it out as quickly as possible before that happens.]

I thought the floor was empty and all, what a joke. How could you find emptiness without safety and survival?

[Emptiness and all, it’s only meaningful if you’re alive. What’s the use if you’re dead?]

Even when the Holy Church was formed, there was a sense of crisis that humanity might perish. There were many who chose the Holy Church in order to survive the end times.

From Maru’s perspective, which prioritizes safety and survival, the existing large religions seemed uncompetitive.

Even religions that succeeded in creating ‘holy water’ could not immediately kill mutant monsters, immortal monsters, cannibals, werewolves, and vampires.

The only ones who could fight and kill them were Maru, who dealt with death, and the army that followed Maru. No matter what the existing major religions tried to do about the changed world, it was not something that could be changed right away.

So what was important was not the religious conflict, but the unidentified guys.

[What’s important now is the unidentified guys. There are guys who may have ties to the Philippine government, rebels, and even the Korean government.]

Maybe because they were connected to everything, I had to know what they had done and what they were planning.

[What happened to the information?]

[They implanted a device that destroys the brain immediately after death.]

Na Ju-yeon posted a photo of the skulls of the guys that were dissected. The brains were completely messed up and the gray matter had degenerated and turned blue.

[Since you spread death when you caught those guys, your electronic devices must have gone dead?]

[Analysis results. It was confirmed that a self-destruct device resistant to EMP (Electro-Magnetic Pulse) or biological EMP was used by applying biochip technology.]

[Researcher’s head too?]

[Yes, I checked all the heads you sent, but I couldn’t extract any information.]

[Isn’t there a way?]

[I think it’s possible if we can neutralize the biochip and then extract the information.]

The idea was to capture them under anesthesia or transport them while they were asleep using cryopreservation techniques. After that, the plan was to find and remove the biochip and extract the information.

[Let’s try that.]

Saying that meant I was going to go catch those guys.

[Are you going straight to Japan?]

[We’ve blocked all the sinkholes in Mindanao, Philippines, so they’ll go to the sinkholes in Japan.]

[There are many places in the world where volcanoes and earthquakes have erupted. Would they go to a sinkhole in Tokyo, Japan? Surely… You wouldn’t be offering yourself as bait, would you? Since they know your strength, there’s a risk of being caught in the act.]

Ki-soon had a point, but Maru knew intuitively that they had to catch them this time.

[Their technology is formidable. They say we first broke through the singularity, but they are already making and using biochips. The more time we give them, the more dangerous it becomes.]

[Child – Then what are you going to do about the sinkhole in Japan? The Philippines sinkhole was small enough to be blocked, but what are you going to do about Japan?]

When Kim Yang’s expedition team confirmed the sinkhole in Tokyo, they lost members to ‘infection’ and ‘erosion’. They were infected and eroded in an instant, so much so that no one knew when or how they were infected.

As it was the largest and oldest sinkhole, it might have been more dangerous. The bigger problem was that the sinkhole in Tokyo was so huge that filling it with sea salt and seawater was nearly impossible.

[What if we treated seawater like this?]

What if we connected Tokyo Bay and the sinkhole with a pipe, pumped out seawater using a pump, and poured it out? There was no power problem because there was a modular nuclear power plant.

[The defense and perimeter are centered around Major Roy Stern and the armored personnel carriers.]

Ki-soon nodded at Maru’s opinion.

‘So you were thinking of bringing in a force led by Roy Stern?’

[I understand the armored unit, but why the crow unit?]

Even if it was transported by a large transport ship, there was a limit. If it was packed too tightly with crows, there was a possibility that a biological EMP would be triggered, putting the airship at risk.

That’s why Kim Yang took a lot of Black Drake-class airships with him on his expedition. He had to have enough space to carry and bring back crows, so he couldn’t help it. So why did he insist on taking the crow unit to the Japanese sinkhole operation despite such problems?

[There was a person in Korea who could control a flock of birds. If there was anyone among them who could control birds, they might get beaten up.]

Pigeons were the same, and so were birds of prey. If they could control the birds, there was a good chance that air supremacy would be an issue.

[We need plenty of crow bombs.]

Maru immediately began his expedition to the Japanese sinkhole.

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There were two main objectives of the operation. One was to pour seawater into the sinkhole. So the goal was to lure the guys who wanted to take control of the sinkhole to the place where the pump and modular nuclear power plant were installed.

[The water pump installation is complete.]

[Let’s get started.]

Dozens of giant plastic pipes began to bulge with seawater and pour it into the sinkhole. A low rumble began to form beneath the massive sinkhole as the seawater poured down like a waterfall.

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[Chick- No later than 12 o’clock.]

[Chief – No curfew after 3pm.]

[Beep – Nothing after 6 o’clock.]

[Beep- 9 o’clock sensor response. Enemy.]

As Maru had expected, the guys were approaching the sinkhole.

[Beep- It split into the module nuclear power plant direction and the sinkhole direction.]

good.

Their movements were as expected.

[Beep- A large flock of birds discovered over Tokyo Bay!]

[Beep- It’s a bomb!]

[Chick- Birds carrying bombs are heading towards the modular reactor!]