Chapter 212 – Too Much Power
When we talked about the introduction of a new currency, something suddenly occurred to me.
The point is that the concept of ‘money’ has become very blurred for me.
To go back to the past for a moment, I received a salary for quite a long time even after the world went bankrupt.
When pollution spread to the city, an emergency blockade was put in place and a riot broke out.
When the army lost one battle after another and even the connection with the outside world was cut off, and that single word ‘the end.’ Was engraved in my mind.
Even when the dark city was full of twisted shadows and I thought, ‘I’m truly alone now.’
When payday came, money came in regularly. And that too in cash.
Since the entire financial system was offline, Artemis took out an ATM in the city and paid in cash.
[Jinsu, this month’s salary.]
“…”
A cute-looking cargo drone rained down a bundle of 10,000 won in front of me.
If you pick one of them and scratch it with your index finger, it looks like it’s quite big and worth 1 million won per bunch. There are countless things like that.
“I think it’s too much.”
My salary is high, but it is definitely not on this scale.
[It is the sum of various allowances. Overtime allowance, overtime allowance, hazard allowance, performance bonus, annual leave allowance, disaster allowance, emergency standby allowance, concurrent job allowance.]
“I feel like they just took everything they had and put it together.”
A bitter smile came out at her reaction when she spoke so calmly.
Since we became friends with her, she has often paid Lupin for her assistant manager, but this time she felt like she was giving it away too openly.
“Oh, was it because of the concurrent job allowance?”
When I looked at the statement, I could see why it was so misleading.
All the top managers below me, the top manager, have died or gone missing.
Because of that, I was treated as having all the concurrent positions, and 80% of the salary they were supposed to receive went to me.
The result is a pile of money piled up before your eyes.
“But Artemis, what are you going to do now that you’ve received this? Even a piece of toilet paper wouldn’t be enough.”
He said, waving the bundles of money in both hands.
[You don’t know, right? The world might miraculously return to normal. When that time comes, thank me.]
“… It doesn’t make sense.”
Although the outside information that can be obtained is limited, it can be known through the feeling of a soldier who has crossed the path of life and death several times.
The world is coming to an end.
If nothing else, field commanders must be able to quickly recognize situations where they feel like things are going wrong.
A commander who fails in an operation can be understood, but a commander who misses the right time to retreat cannot be forgiven.
[But are you going to stay unpaid? If you give it to me, just say thank you and take it.]
“Yay, thank you.”
At the time, I thought it was Artemis’ principled stubbornness, but looking back, I think it was her own consideration or concern.
Even if I have someone to talk to that I’m not bored with, it doesn’t change the fact that I’m the only survivor left in this city.
I guess I decided it would have a negative impact on my mental state.
Could it be said that maintaining the regular event of payday is a kind of tranquilizer from Artemis?
‘Jinsu, your life remains the same. So, like an unspoken message saying, ‘Don’t worry about anything.’
I think that was the reason why I took up the hobby of collecting cash after the shelter was stabilized.
However, it naturally stopped when the maritime prison began accepting people and the city became more vibrant.
“Are we now in a position to go beyond just giving money to making things?”
More precisely, it became a position to order how much to make.
A slap.
As I lowered my posture, the warm water that was up to my solar plexus rose up to my neck and warmed my body.
I ate a course meal and took a dip alone in the large hot spring. By the standards of today’s world, it would be an absurd luxury.
In addition, he holds in his hands the power of life and death for countless people. You can make or give anything you want.
In this ruined world, how many people can imitate even a small part of what I enjoy so casually?
Wealthy people you might know by name, Middle Eastern royals, politicians who wielded enormous power, and superstars who dominated the entertainment industry and sports. You can’t compare it to anyone.
People become dumb when given too much authority.
“Hello, technician.”
Challang.
Artemis appeared with her hair rolled up.
It clearly exposes the naked body, full of vitality, between a girl and an adult.
This is probably possible because there is no shame in one’s beautiful body.
“What were you thinking so hard about?”
Artemis sat across from me.
She leaned back, draped her arms over the edge and crossed her legs.
She has a rough attitude, but if you look at her, and you can feel her elegance, she is indeed pretty and worth seeing.
“About the money that will be made in the future.”
“I think we’ve already talked about it enough.”
Artemis floated near the surface and splashed water at me with her toes.
Is this a reaction to having a fixed body without limbs? Artemis, who gained a physical body, likes handling her appendages more than anything.
Normally, he is quite calm, but when he enters the water like this, he cannot stay still even for a moment like a child.
“I guess that was enough for her head, but not for her heart. “I couldn’t really feel it.”
“What does it feel like?”
“You can even issue money while taking care of so many people. Even though it’s closer to a local currency, it’s getting closer and closer to the national level, right? Compared to when the emergency lockdown first occurred, and I was desperately trying to survive, I feel like I have come too far. “My perception of myself is still that of a technician and an employee.”
“Hmm.”
Artemis crossed her arms.
“It’s time to get used to it, but it seems like our noble class is too petit bourgeois.”
“What’s wrong with being petit bourgeois?”
“Of course it’s difficult.”
She pointed her index finger at my face.
“From now on, countless people will see your face on money every day.”
“Oh, please…”
She laughed as she looked at me horrified.
“How much do you want? Lowest unit? Or higher units? Should we do it the Korean way or the American way?”
In Korea, where the 50,000 won note was abolished along with the currency reform, the largest denomination became the 10,000 won note.
King Sejong the Great, the greatest treasure of the Korean Peninsula, still occupies that position. For the 5,000 won note, Mr. Lee I got off and General Yi Sun-sin came up.
On the other hand, in the case of the United States, the opposite is true.
George Washington, the first president and the greatest father of the United States, is worth 1 dollar, and Abraham Lincoln, the world’s most beloved president beyond the United States, is worth 5 dollars.
“Please take a look. “Don’t you see this is creepy?”
Artemis laughed out loud as he raised his fleshy arm. I feel like I’m in a good mood, which is rare these days.
“Well, you can’t see clearly because of the water vapor?”
“Look closely.”
Holding out her arms to Artemis, she stretched out her crossed legs instead of sticking out her head.
Her cute feet touch my arms.
“Oh, it’s true.”
A different kind of warmth and softness from a hot spring surrounds my arm.
The soles of her feet, which had a heavenly softness without a single trace of bad skin, rubbed and stroked my smooth arms back and forth.
“It’s really creepy.”
The movement was reminiscent of the markings of a feline animal.
Kkook.
Her big and index toes spread out in a pincer shape and squeezed my arm as if biting. Then, slowly scroll down.
“…”
Her lips, with a strange smile on them, were red and luscious like fruit even though she had nothing on them.
The white teeth that seemed to be made from the purity of the entire world beyond created a vivid contrast.
The complicated thoughts that had been filling her head just now were absorbed by that scene.
“Now the goosebumps have subsided.”
Her legs, as she slowly retrieves them, are as white as her marble. She slowly raised her head and felt her penis becoming erect.
Artemis has a strange smile on her face, whether she knows it or not.
“Would you please cancel all future plans?”
“Suddenly?”
Since the signal station was being built smoothly, preparations had to be made for after the spacecraft landed.
Tactical training on it was scheduled to begin.
Preparation to infiltrate and take control of the spacecraft and prepare for all kinds of threats that may arise in the process.
Furthermore, although it has not been confirmed yet, it is training for when I personally move to retrieve the vaccine as requested by Solaver.
Considering the application of newly developed weapons, it is not a task that can be completed in a day or two.
“My body.”
Artemis touched her chest.
The hand moves down a little and grasps the sufficiently swollen breast. White skin peeked out between her thin and delicate fingers.
“Now we will enter the final period of growth.”
My eyes, which had been focused on her chest, turned to her.
“Shouldn’t you greet me like you always do?”
The image of her that I am most familiar with, which I have only seen through the monitor.
She declared that it was time for the image of the Goddess, who had been my support in my most difficult times, to appear before me.
