Rust - Chapter 958



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Rust [RUST] – Episode 958

Given the nature of the Empire as a place where guns are free, it was to be expected that someone might shoot at the Ant Rescue Squad.

So, we installed a guidance device on the rescue team ants, but that was it. If they were humans who could provide guidance, there would have been no crime.

The rescue ant’s announcements had no effect on people who showed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) toward foragers and ants.

In that sense, it was argued that it was understandable for the imperial people to shoot at the ant rescue team, but does that mean that attacking the ant rescue team was justified?

If that’s true, then was Mr. Kim’s order to attack the looters who attacked the rescue team headquarters wrong?

From a humanitarian perspective, if it had been a peaceful world in the past, it could be seen as a mistake. However, if you look at it from the perspective of the situation where public security collapsed due to the earthquake and tsunami, it was a different story.

Above all, the moment when officially holding the Holy Kingdom accountable is linked to Dan Brown’s leadership and political power.

Could that really be a purely apologetic demand that distinguishes right from wrong?

In the end, the entity responsible for the safety of the rescue team was the Empire. Where were the Imperial troops doing and what were they doing to stop the looters from dragging the civilians to the rescue team camp?

If we were to make an extreme assumption, it could be argued that the Imperial military was lax in allowing the raiders to make their way to the Holy Kingdom Rescue Force camp.

“There is nothing to apologize for or take responsibility for. The Imperial Army was primarily at fault. If the Holy Kingdom was at fault, we decided not to intervene and sent a rescue team.”

[This incident will cause trust between the two countries to collapse.]

“Trust has already been broken. Since the Imperial Army failed to arrest and punish the marauders who attacked the rescue ants. Since the Imperial media failed to actively publicize the activities of the rescue ants. And since the Imperial Army failed to protect the rescue camp from marauders.”

[It was our mistake that the Imperial Army’s operations were not natural due to the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami. However, that does not mean that shooting unarmed civilians was justified.]

“The Holy Kingdom came to rescue, not to be plundered. Likewise, it did not come to become embroiled in political controversy as it is now.”

Maru expressed deep regret over the deaths, but did nothing more than that.

“The decision of the Holy Kingdom regarding this matter will remain unchanged.”

It was Maru who made it clear once again that there would be no formal apology or punishment of the commander.

This was an incident that completely changed the already good relationship between the Holy Kingdom and the Empire even after the declaration of non-intervention.

In fact, it could not have become such a serious incident.

If the Imperial press had not denounced this incident, if the Imperial Senate and military had not denounced the Holy Kingdom.

However, imperial politicians wanted to change public opinion through this incident. They needed an incident to change the public sentiment that had been turbulent due to the earthquake and tsunami, and this was a good incident that happened at a good time.

The same was true of the major media. Journalists who believed that it was right to decentralize power from President Dan Brown to Congress gave this incident major coverage.

(Holy Kingdom. The Imperial Army was at fault.)

(King of the Holy Kingdom. Tell him you have nothing to apologize for.)

(The Holy Kingdom is not at fault for the massacre of unarmed civilians.)

(Is there a reason why the ants that wreaked havoc in New York were sent to the rescue?)

(The disaster that struck Boston, the empire collapsed due to the earthquake and tsunami. Who benefited the most?)

(Half of the materials used in the restoration work were from the Holy Kingdom.)

The imperial press tore at the Holy Kingdom every single day.

“We need to adjust tariffs on Holy Kingdom goods.”

“Are you serious? If you raise tariffs, they’ll raise tariffs on our products too?”

“Our factory is in shambles because of the earthquake anyway. Domestic demand is more important than exports.”

“We are targeting the Korean and Southeast Asian markets for exports.”

“If we continue like this, the domestic market will be eaten up by the products of the Holy Kingdom.”

“We will now begin voting on the tariff adjustment.”

The economic link also began to weaken. The Empire entered into a period of political and economic decoupling with the Holy Kingdom.

“The tariff increase on Holy Kingdom goods has been passed.”

“A surcharge will be applied to all items except those necessary for reconstruction work···.”

Many factories were destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami, but those that survived were literally booming. In addition, tariffs were imposed on Holy Kingdom goods, causing the prices of Imperial goods to skyrocket.

It was a natural progression since lobbying was a legal empire.

“We must aggressively secure the market so that trade with the Holy Kingdom does not diminish.”

“I think we should reduce the scale of transit trade with the Holy Kingdom and change to direct trade.”

The Holy Kingdom, which had a large airship, transported the Empire’s goods to Korea and carried Korean products to the Empire. Although it was formally a transport agency, it was actually an intermediary trade.

“Before the Holy Kingdom currency was fully used as a reserve currency.”

“We will use a mixture of physical currency, imperial currency, and Holy Kingdom currency for payment.”

The empire decided to trade directly with Korea, Southeast Asia, and India.

“If we want to trade directly, we have to recapture the Panama Canal.”

“That’s definitely true.”

The Panama Canal was needed to facilitate direct trade, as the Empire’s airships could not handle the volumes.

“Let’s use this as an opportunity for the Imperial Army to restore its honor.”

“Now is your chance.”

Panama, which was swept away by the military ants, was a ruined country anyway. The story is that it doesn’t matter if we send imperial troops.

“What are the conditions for moving to the maritime city?”

“President Den Brown is not giving in.”

“Hmm. Even with the Holy Kingdom, you’re saying that? That’s unexpected.”

“I won’t continue to be stubborn as my approval rating continues to drop.”

“Let’s start with the Panama Canal.”

“Do you all agree that the Panama Canal is necessary for trade between Korea, Southeast Asia, and India? Are there any objections?”

“Then, let us begin the vote on sending imperial troops to secure the Panama Canal.”

Securing the Panama Canal was a priority.

If the Panama Canal operation led by Congress is successful, public opinion and public sentiment will be on the side of Congress. Then, the problems related to maritime cities will be naturally solved.

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Dan Brown agonized over the council’s decision.

‘Let’s reclaim the Panama Canal and trade directly with Korea and Southeast Asia?’

It wasn’t a bad plan. If the Panamanian government had been maintained in any form or if there had been many survivors, it might have been difficult to send in imperial troops, but that wasn’t the case now.

‘Besides, Panama was also devastated by tactical nuclear weapons, an earthquake, and a tsunami.’

Even ants couldn’t withstand tactical nuclear weapons and the resulting earthquakes and tsunamis.

All the wooden bridges across the Panama Canal were destroyed, and all the ants around the canal were swept away.

So if you were going to mobilize the army, now would be the time. Except that half of the Imperial Army’s current strength is being mobilized for recovery work and maintaining public order.

“We might be short on troops.”

“The military believes that it is possible if we deploy a contingent centered around the clone troop.”

“Are you suggesting that we send in the reserve forces?”

“yes.”

At present, regular soldiers were being mobilized for recovery work and security maintenance. In a situation where there were many instances where they had to see each other in person, it was burdensome to mobilize clone troops with identical faces.

“The damage to the clone production facility is severe. If we lose the clone unit now, it will create a power vacuum and it will be dangerous.”

“They say they will introduce a bill in Congress to mobilize the penal corps.”

Yeah, right.

Dan Brown smiled bitterly. The idea was to create an army of criminals in prison and looters on the loose.

“You know there’s nothing more dangerous than an uncontrolled army?”

“The opinion is that it doesn’t matter because it is not a unit targeting humans.”

Are you going to target ants and loot them? Or something.

Or are you going to disobey orders and turn the gun upside down? Then the ants will accept it?

The idea of ​​throwing the penal troop into the war against the ants was that the council and the military had nothing to lose. If they mobilized the clone troop and the penal troop at the same time, they could send enough troops. Above all, they judged that it would reduce the attrition of the clone troop.

“Not yet. We haven’t found the cause of the tsunami yet.”

The cause of the tsunami that swept through Boston and New York was not yet known. If any nation or force was targeting the empire, they might have taken advantage of the gap left by the withdrawal of troops.

With relations with the Holy Kingdom at an all-time low, the Empire needed to be extra cautious. Dan Brown thought so, but the council and the military thought otherwise.

“We must take this opportunity to empty the prison.”

“There are limits to catching and punishing looters.”

“Creating a penal unit is necessary for maintaining public order.”

“If you look at it as a type of judicial transaction, there is no major problem in legal theory.”

The parliament and the military strongly advocated for penal units and passed legislation for penal units.

“How is military training done?”

“Shouldn’t we at least have some basic training?”

“What training do criminals need?”

“Accidents will only happen during training.”

The tendency was to at least do basic training, but the results were not good. This was because accidents kept occurring during training.

“I can’t see any ants anyway, so I’ll just let it go.”

“Let’s just give the boss a temporary rank and convey the operational objectives.”

In this way, over 250,000 penal troops were deployed in the operation to reclaim the Panama Canal.

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“Shoot!”

“Kill them all!”

It was a mess as expected, and it was just as effective.

“It’s over there, over there!”

“This bullet is so powerful that it can go through trees and everything.”

A quarter of a million men armed with Korean-made bullets that could turn an armored vehicle into a honeycomb was by no means a small number.

The penal troop moved along the canal like a bamboo shoot. The clone troop followed behind them, providing artillery support and supplies.

“Ant colony discovered across the canal.”

“It’s shelling!”

“Don’t just bring bombs, bring some alcohol too.”

“Whew- here we go!”

155mm shells began pounding across the canal. The thumping sound of explosions and the rising flames were clearly visible.

“Everyone die!”

“You annoying little ants!”

“Damn it. At this point, send me a woman!”

“Wheww- Pussy! Push! Push!”

Amidst the frenzy of gunfire in the air, a man on the outskirts was sucked into the ground, his small screams drowned out by the gunfire and gunfire.

“Where did this kid go?”

“He must have gone to take a dump.”

Across from the charred remains of the penal corps, the burning ground was littered with ants.

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Maru laughed at the report that the Empire was forming a penal corps to retake the Panama Canal.

“It doesn’t matter.”

It wouldn’t have been so bad if the Empire had driven out the ants and taken control of the Panama Canal, since few exports could compete with the Empire.

“Aren’t you making fun of the ants? Ants are no joke.”

Miss Kim tilted her head.

“I guess they thought they could just use tactical nuclear weapons if necessary. After all, it’s not imperial territory, it’s Panama.”

I won’t use strategic nuclear weapons recklessly since they were used and then got hit by an earthquake.

[There were simulation results showing that the part where ants studied humans was dangerous.]

“I warned you last time too.”

I mentioned it once when I was talking about exterminating ants and spiders before they start to spread in the spring. If it were Maru himself, he would have prepared for the ants that would spread after the earthquake rather than securing the Panama Canal.

So many dead bodies from the earthquake and tsunami. Ants and bugs that will eat the organisms and multiply. They may not be visible now as larvae, but what will happen when they grow up?

“There are many smart people out there, so they will figure it out. How about Naruzu in Zurich?”

[Requesting support.]

[Here are the plants. Sort of like the vines on the outside walls of Detroit.]

[I think it will all be over in one go if my brother comes.]

A voice asking for help rang out in the report of the artificial intelligence Diana.

[The sacrifices of the Crow Search Party were great.]

[Something unusual has been discovered.]

[Mutant plants in Zurich appear to be able to modulate biological EMPs.]

There’s nothing I can do.

Given the circumstances, I tried to stick with it if possible.

The white Maru private airship soared high into the sky.

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“Coming!”

“Come on!”

“Aura-burning!”

“The King has descended!”

Gyaaaah!

The Naruz airship over Zurich was in an uproar.

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