Chapter 258 – 258. Growth 1
“You’re here.”
“Yes. Nothing bad happened, right?”
“Isn’t this situation really a big deal right now…?”
The aftereffects of the potion seem to have improved a bit, but Seung-gyu’s expression is not very good, as if the current situation itself is burdensome.
“Let’s see…”
The three fish we caught initially. And a guy who can speak Korean. The last four caught.
A total of eight people. But the condition of the guy who can speak Korean is a bit strange.
“What happened? Tell me?”
“Uh… I told you…”
“Did you say something? Really!? How?”
“It’s just… It caused a little bit of unbearable pain for a long time.”
“No… You barely open your mouth with that?”
“Huh? Isn’t that what torture is like?”
“If you don’t speak, you die, and even if you do, you die… Then, isn’t it natural not to speak?”
“Well, logically, that’s true… But not everyone is logical.”
“I’m such a weak bastard.”
Well, on the day I met Minhee, the assistant manager next to the manager eventually opened up about Phase Out.
Seunggyu says that not everyone is logical… Actually, that’s true. When you struggle in pain, people say, ‘I’d rather kill you.’
“So. What do you say?”
“That’s a little absurd. I came here looking for medicine. I guess there’s a lot of it here. A lot.”
“Medicine? Fuck… Did you come to find Qin Shi Huang’s elixir of immortality… What kind of medicine… Medicine… No way?”
“Yes. The drug you think of.”
“Bong?”
“Well, there are many types of medicine. I don’t know what it could be.”
“No. Why are you crazy bastards looking for medicine here? Have their heads melted because they were pickled in medicine?”
“Well… There’s something I can point out a little bit.”
“Yes?”
“Why do you think there are so many MREs here?”
At Seung-gyu’s words, I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut and think.
When he first saw that many MREs after taking over the distribution center, he was shocked and surprised… Anyway, I didn’t think much more about it because this much amount came into my possession.
Okay. I didn’t have any further doubts after that.
However… It’s something I really should have been curious about.
Why is it here?
It’s a completely unexpected item. There are no US military bases or related facilities nearby.
“So…?”
“I don’t know about you, but… Ever since I came in here and saw this, I’ve always wondered: Why are there MREs in here? Why are there not just one box of them, but three freezers’ worth of them?”
“So?”
“First, the tentative conclusion is… That someone stole it. Somebody of considerable scale.”
“That’s right. It wouldn’t have been easy to get it in this amount… And it wouldn’t have been easy to move it.”
“Yes. In order to survive, someone or an organization prepared a large amount of long-term preservation food in preparation for this situation. But… Did they really prepare only food?”
“Hmm…”
“I didn’t tell you, but I also found a decent amount of gold.”
“Gold bars?”
“Yes. It’s of no use to me now… But it still makes me happy when I look at it.”
“Hmm… Well, if the currency loses its function, the only thing of value in the end is precious metals like gold…”
“Yes. Food needed for survival, gold that can become an asset since you don’t know what will happen after that. And?”
“Is this because medicine… Is like that?”
“I guess so. It’s expensive compared to its weight, and the drug itself would be effective. If you’re going to die anyway, you might have thought that it wouldn’t be a bad idea to just take some medicine and die in a trance.”
“Uhm…”
It’s medicine. Something like that is here? Okay. There might be. There are MREs and gold bars, so it’s not strange that there are medicines.
“But… Why suddenly come now?”
“Well, you didn’t know that much? Well, maybe you didn’t know for a while, and then you came here and got the information.”
“Okay. Well, let’s say that’s possible… But then, do you know where the medicine is?”
“I don’t know. I don’t think they even know the location. We haven’t even thought to look for it yet.”
“It’s medicine… Ha.”
It’s a world where you don’t have to worry about addiction if you cure the disease.
In the end, medicine is the best entertainment in this ruined world.
Normally, it would be a product that most people would shake their heads at because of its terrible side effects.
High risk, high return. The returns are huge… The risk is absolutely terrible. Poisoning and death. A vicious cycle with a definite end.
But that risk can be resolved with one skill. In the end, it is an item that only brings immense pleasure.
And it’s here? Haha… Fuck. I need to change the name of the logistics center. To Treasure Island.
“It’s not certain yet, right?”
“That’s right. Because I didn’t see the item. But if so many bastards came… Wouldn’t that add to the credibility? Otherwise, there wouldn’t be smoke coming out of the chimney.”
“That’s true, but… These bastards may be taking drugs as a group, turning their heads upside down, and being in a harsh place.”
“Yeah. Anyway, that’s the way it is.”
“It’s medicine… Ha. This is true.”
This is a number that requires thought. This is something you have to be careful about.
After thinking for a while, I looked at Seunggyu.
Seunggyu feels my gaze and looks at me. I feel like I know what to ask.
“Brother.”
“I don’t do it.”
“I know what to ask.”
“It’s obvious. If there is actually a medicine and there is a huge amount of it, you’re trying to ask what you’re going to do with it, right? Plus, Yu-jeong is also cured of the disease. It’s a perfect situation. Isn’t that what you’re asking?”
Also. I think making this person a leader was one of the greatest things I’ve done in my life.
I am very fortunate to have met such a smart and responsible person.
I may be superior in terms of force, but it is not easy to meet someone who can show respect as a person and as a man.
“Why don’t you do it?”
“I don’t want Yujeong’s skill to be a skill that can control someone.”
“Yes?”
“The fact that it can be treated at any time means that it can be treated at any time.”
“Ha… Did you even think about that?”
“Of course. If there is a lot of medicine, it means that anyone can be slaved with a small amount of medicine. You can keep a person in bondage with only treatment and constant rationing.”
“That’s right…”
“And if that happens, you end up living with a smile on your face. Moreover, even if addiction can be completely solved, it is a chemical reaction and different from a person’s dependence. Even if the body does not want it, the person’s perception is that it is. It’s a pleasure that can be cured at any time. Can the cure of the disease actually cure that perception?”
Also… I have deep thoughts. The depth is different from what I thought.
In a way I… I think I was thinking positively. About medicine.
You can use it however you want and completely reset it… It’s a little strange to refuse that.
Moreover, if you do that, you can also become proficient in disease removal skills…
But after listening to Seung-gyu’s words… It’s dangerous.
Awareness. I hadn’t even thought about that.
Is it a mental dependence, not a physical dependence? Because treatment can be done at any time, it will be easier to find it, right?
“I understand. I can feel something after listening to what you said.”
“If I find it, I’m going to spray it in a river in front of everyone. I’m going to spray it everywhere where it can never be picked up again.”
“That’s a good idea. The seeds of conflict need to be nipped in the bud and dug up by their roots.”
“Yeah. Something like that.”
First… That’s all about medicine.
If Seunggyu’s opinion is this firm, there’s no need to worry. Now… All that remains is to deal with them.
“Now then… Let’s deal with the rest.”
“What do you plan to do?”
“First… Who else is a skill master?”
“Yujin. Yeonseo, Miyeon. Minjoo.”
“Eujin… Has grown, right? Yeon-seo and Mi-yeon are plant sisters. Min-joo? Oh, oil?”
“Yes.”
“As expected, growth and plant control… Well… Let’s leave the oil alone for now.”
“Why democracy?”
“A little… Should I call it a spare? She had production skills anyway… So now she’s making her learn skills for attacks and battles.”
“Uhm… Well, Min-ju is a bit soft when it comes to killing people.”
“So, let’s leave it for a moment… Sigh. They are plant sisters.”
“Ah. Yeonseo and Miyeon said there was a skill they wanted to learn.”
“Huh? What?”
“Plant control and growth.”
“Huh? That’s already… Ah. People with plant control can use growth, and people with growth can use plant control?”
“Yes. I want to do that.”
“It looks like they are definitely going to be the plant sisters.”
“But it’s good for the distribution center. After all, those two are experts at growing plants. They built this fence… Plus, growth is useful.”
“That’s right. Growth is great. Honestly, if there were 10 people who just grew, they wouldn’t starve to death if they had a little bit of infrastructure.”
“That’s right.”
“Minjoo… Will she tell that girl to grow up too?”
“It’s still good.”
“Then what about Eugene?”
“Well, maybe it’s because I’m a patriarchal person, but I can’t ask girls to learn attack skills. I don’t want to make them kill people.”
“If you want to survive, you have to do it.”
I also had the same thoughts as Seunggyu… Not now.
Because he is the one who is trying to turn Seunghee, Mina, Se-Ah, and Anna into massacres.
But let’s just say it’s us… There is no need for places like logistics centers. Because it may be better to become a professional in each role.
“Then first… Let’s call those four.”
“Okay.”
Seung-gyu went in for a moment, and Yu-jin, Yeonseo, Mi-yeon, and Min-ju followed Seung-gyu out.
But why did everyone else follow suit?
“Why did everything come out?”
“That’s right. I couldn’t stop you.”
“Well, that’s good.”
The four women flinch slightly when I get closer.
“Do you know what to do from now on?”
Four women who say nothing. There’s no way you wouldn’t know. What is there to do when Chinese people are tied up and writhing on the floor?
“These guys are the ones who attacked this place. If they had stayed here, these guys would have been here. They would have trampled on your house, come in, killed all the men, and raped you. And what happened next… I don’t have to tell you, you know.”
Women who make impressions. It’s worth it. Both Eugene and Minjoo have already experienced this.
Although Yeonseo and Miyeon’s cases are slightly different… But that doesn’t mean you can’t understand the situation.
“And since you have mastered the skill, you need coins. The cause and motive are clear. Kill these guys with your own hands.”
There is no need to go this far.
All you have to do is take a picture of their neck or thighs and ask them to stand while looking at the women.
But I didn’t want to do that. You can’t keep hiding behind other people’s backs forever.
Even though each person has a role to play, they have to do it when they have to.
“I will go first.”
Eugene stepped forward.
Well, he didn’t hesitate when he shot and killed gangsters at the supermarket.
“Now.”
She smiled and handed over the machete, and Yujin calmly accepted it.
“Eujin.”
“Yes.”
“Do you want the next skill?”
“Me… I also control plants.”
“Hmm… Did we talk to each other by any chance?”
“Yes. I always hang out with Yeonseo and Miyeon. I’ve seen them use their skills a lot, so I know what it’s like. Besides… I think the more people can control plants, the more things they can do.”
“For example?”
“Nowadays… It’s difficult to make complex things because one person can only move one plant.”
“Hmm…”
It’s plant control. I thought it was definitely a trash skill, but I guess it’s not that trash only here.
“Okay, then. Kill one and tell me how many coins you have. I remember controlling the plants was definitely 100,000 coins.”
“Yes.”
“Start.”
Eugene is holding a machete and glaring at Jjanggae. She took a deep breath and hit one of the dogs in the neck, and the dog finally became good.
