Chapter 403 – Chapter 41
Around the time when Kaicent was wandering around and managing the fishery(?).
“Continuing to recover?”
“Yes. Now they say it’s almost half.”
Lillian, with hair as dark as the deep sea and wearing a dress that was both elegant and dynamic, and Ferdo, the head of the castaways, were having a serious conversation in the conference room.
“Does this mean there will be more castaways like us?”
“I don’t think so. According to informants from various places, I have received reports that new species are not appearing in large numbers.”
Charlize, who has informants all over the Western Continent, answered Barnes’ question.
“In other words, only the sacred power of believers who serve foreign gods has become stronger?”
Silence followed as Lillian organized the information.
This is because such a special situation has not existed until now.
“What is clear is that this is not a very good situation for us.”
Everyone nodded at Neledriel’s words.
The drifter hardliners in the western part of the West Continent will expand their power even faster.
If you are a hardliner of the past, you can respond passively by watching and responding to the new situation.
However, the problem is that the foreign news sect members, who now make up more than half of the hardliners, have chosen a new leader named Kang Myeong-cheol.
Putting aside his bad relationship with Kaicent, it was impossible to live in peace just by looking at the way he showed.
“First, the scale… The administrative power of other cities… No… Just now…”
Lillian’s head became confused.
The stronger the power of foreign powers, the faster the time for western kingdoms to collapse.
This is the worst situation for her, as it will take her at least a few years to fully regain her function as a nation.
Because I realized that this situation wasn’t a one-time thing.
“Damn…”
All commoners can learn are production jobs such as farmers, tanners, and blacksmiths.
Even that must be learned over one’s shoulder by serving as an apprentice under a master.
Today, I was very resentful of my father for following the agreement between the kingdoms, in which knowledge of other things was punishable by death.
“Her Majesty the Queen.”
“Speak.”
Charlize thought of something and made a suggestion.
“How about using Artemis?”
“But… But…”
“I know what your Majesty is worried about. You will experience the problems you are worried about.”
Lillian worries about humanity being buried by the overwhelming convenience of machine intelligence.
In fact, the soldiers recruited for this war were so weak that they were wiped out within a day as soon as they stood on the battlefield.
It was entirely thanks to the power of Artemis that they were able to fight against knights and wizards.
“If we use Artemis’ power, all of this country’s problems will be solved. The problem will be decided later, but by His Majesty’s will.”
It is a matter of her will whether to return to the uncomfortable past even after experiencing the convenience of machine intelligence.
Everyone waited for Lillian’s decision.
“…”
Lillian, whose expression was frowning slightly, let out a sigh.
“I will dispatch the mayor of each city and several civil servants. All decisions must be made through them.”
Minimum safety measures to prevent humanity from being buried by machine intelligence.
This is the Maginot Line.
“Call Caicent.”
Lillian was determined not to become accustomed to the convenience of machine intelligence.
* * * * * *
“Oh…! His power is returning!”
Haha! Finally! I can feel the Lord’s blessings!”
An unknown city.
The foreign press union that occupied the place was delighted that the connection with God continued to strengthen.
Hehe. I can’t believe I can become stronger here.”
Kang Myeong-cheol was also pleased that the power of Justitana, which was connected to him, became stronger.
“Gulp. Gulp! How can this not taste good?”
After swallowing the pill as red as a lump of blood, he cleaned the inside of his mouth with the honey he had prepared in advance.
It’s so bitter and fishy that you can’t stand it unless you do this.
“There was nothing I could do about the taste.”
When the church member who brought the red pill answered dryly, Kang Myeong-cheol lightly hit him on the head.
“Hey. It’s not that you can’t help it, but you have to try. If you don’t do it, it’s over, right?”
“That… That…”
The church member was shocked by the sudden corporal punishment, but he continued to punish the church member.
As soon as he gained strength and was judged to have surpassed Kaicent, his hidden pettiness was unleashed.
“Morrison, it’s up to you.”
“He is the person we have been waiting for.”
However, the representatives of each denomination who were secretly watching the scene smiled with satisfaction.
“The important thing is to accommodate Kang Myeong-cheol’s pettiness. If you do that, you won’t have any other feelings.”
“That’s about it. It’s something that will be the last bastion, so of course we have to match it.”
Morrison, who has a soft expression, openly said that Kang Myeong-cheol was petty and shared his usage method.
“He is truly an amazing person. There is no way a human could be that ugly.”
“There was no one in our world who was so shameless.”
Kang Myeong-cheol, as explained by the moderate group, did not contain even 1% of lies.
No matter how bad it was, I thought it was a half-baked fabrication due to bad feelings.
-Morrison! Morrison!!-
At that time, I heard Myung-cheol Kang calling for Morrison.
“That’s good. Please pay attention to how I treat you.”
“Hmm. Then, thank you for your hard work.”
After receiving encouragement from his comrades, Morrison headed to where Kang Myeong-cheol was.
“Did you call me?”
“Why are you so late?”
“I’m sorry. I was trying to keep an eye on the people in the occupied area to make sure they didn’t do anything stupid.”
“Really? Well done. This is why we need people who are good at their work. They find things to do on their own without you saying anything.”
Kang Myeong-cheol treats Morrison, who saved him and even connected him with Justitana, like a subordinate.
But Morrison still puts on a kind face and just expresses his gratitude.
“But why did you call me?”
“Shouldn’t we gradually increase the scale?”
Kang Myeong-cheol did not forget his memory of having to be chased away like a dog by Kaicent.
Kaicent was strong at the time, but I remember that the others were all strong as well.
To deal with them, who now have a country, they must either build a huge army or raise elites.
“That’s true, but the humans in the West Continent have strong hostility toward drifters…”
“Is there strong hostility towards us? That’s good.”
“Yes?”
“There must be some who have divine powers that can bewitch or pollute the mind. They use that to rule over the people of the occupied territory. There’s no need to please those who don’t like us, right?”
Morrison smiled at Kang Myeong-cheol, who had come up with this conclusion on his own.
Instead of coddling the people of the occupied territory, they choose to simply rule over them with the power of foreign media.
‘It’s perfect. This person is the perfect sacrifice to become the last bastion.’
“It’s a wise decision. You have to be selective about who you give good intentions to.”
“As expected, we communicate well.”
“Can we decide the means and methods on our own?”
“Okay. Just make it right.”
With Kang Myeong-cheol’s permission, the fate of the people fell into hell.
“Oh, and.”
But his instructions are not yet finished.
“Once it reaches a certain size, send it to the Kingdom of LucyArcanel.”
“It means to understand their strength.”
“I heard that their soldiers were armed with strange armor and had the fighting power of knights.”
Once you dominate the Western Kingdom, your next target is the Kingdom of LuciArcanel.
This time I will definitely not move hastily.
We will steadily increase our power and crush overwhelmingly until we are confident that we can win.
‘Let’s make all four years in front of the kid. “
All the women who were with Kaisent were beautiful.
The beauties I saw in the old world were beautiful, but the women next to Kaicent were even more desirable because they had their own atmosphere and charm.
‘Everyone looked fierce. It would be fun to educate.’
The wife I married in the old world was intellectual and boastful whenever she got the chance.
However, since she was a comrade who participated in the subjugation of the demon lord, I left her alone, but eventually betrayed her former colleagues.
Not wanting to go through such an experience again, he pledged to thoroughly ‘educate’ him.
‘I won’t kill you kindly. I will make you watch your colleagues give in to me one by one, and in the end, I will torment you until you cry out as Ottogi to please kill me.’
* * * * * *
A bare plain.
Perhaps because it was a completely undeveloped area, the terrain was not flat but bumpy here and there, with trees and plants sticking out randomly and sparsely.
“What is it again this time?”
Bealderin, fully armed, growled at Kaycent, who had dragged him here.
But the boy, who had become accustomed to her life, answered with a smile.
“I brought a nice gift for my sister.”
“No need.”
“Eh. Not even listening?”
“Uh, no need.”
Until now, she had felt the shame of wanting to die several times because of the ‘gift’ that Kaicent had given her, but she resolutely refused.
“Haha. Don’t worry. I’ll really like it this time, Artemis.”
When I called Artemis’ name, with the sound of the wind cracking,
Kwaaaaang!!
A huge, round piece of iron fell.
“Huh? A lump of iron?”
Clap- Klick- Kiiing–
As if answering Bealderin’s mutterings, the chunk of iron moved around and instantly became a gigantic humanoid weapon.
A heavy weapon with a huge shield and sword.
She hadn’t painted it, so the color of the metal was clearly visible.
“What is this toy again?”
-This is a gas created to kill you.-
The auxiliary camera, which acts as an eye, sparkles as if glaring at the opponent.
Even though it is a machine, it gives the illusion of life.
“Hot! It sure looks like it’s made a little better than before. But that’s true.”
Bealderin exploded the anger and hatred that had been building up until now, spewing out so much murder that she couldn’t even breathe.
“Do you think that playing around with me will do something? It was made to kill me?”
Even to an outsider, it appears to be much better made than the machines we used before.
But her impressions were just that.
“Don’t look down on the jute people, machine.”
Bealderin was enveloped in arrogant anger as he wondered how much stronger the machine would become.
-After. This is it. I guess I’ve been living with organisms too long.-
Artemis muttered to herself in her anger.
-I can’t believe I felt anger just because of this much stimulation.-
She also changed her voice tone and revealed her anger.
Akina is disparaging her own abilities based on the weapons she created to deal with someone as strong as she is.
‘Wow. I had it in mind too.’
Kaicent felt fortunate to have arranged this sparring(?).
It seemed like Bealderin was about to explode in some way, and Artemis also lowered her voice tone when she mentioned the events of that day.
‘I hope this resolves the issue to some extent.’
“I will give the starting signal.”
“…”
-…-
Both people glared at each other without any reaction to Kaicent’s words.
“Then… Begin!!”
Deciding that this was a tacit approval, he hurried away by teleportation as soon as the start signal was given.
Whoa!!
“Wow. If I was close, I would have been in big trouble.”
The great sword of Bealderin and the sword of Artemis, which seemed to have been made to crush the opponent rather than cut them down, collided, creating a huge shock wave and splitting the ground.
“Hot! It’s definitely better than the toy I made before!-
-Are you okay? I will correct that evaluation right away.-
Ujijijik!
“Whoa!?”
As the pressure suddenly becomes stronger, Bealderin’s legs sink into the ground.
“This!”
When he is defeated in a battle of strength, he quickly swings his great sword and counterattacks.
Wooooow– Teow!!
“!?!?”
However, the great sword bounced off the shield even before it completely made contact.
Because there is an antigravity distortion field on her shield, the force she exerts is redirected in reverse.
Clap!
As Bealderin was left defenseless, the cannon armament attached to his back unfolded and appeared on his shoulder.
‘!!’
A mechanical doll that cannot feel any sense of life.
However, when Bealderin saw the round hole of a weapon she had never seen aimed at her, she felt a sense of crisis and twisted her body.
Cooooo! Pakak!
“Ugh!”
As the roar exploded, a groan escaped Bealderin’s mouth.
This is because there is a semicircular hole at the end of her side and blood is flowing out.
-It’s a shame. If I had stayed still, I could have sent you off nicely.-
For someone as strong as Bealderin, if it doesn’t explode at the level of a nuclear explosion, they will end up with only a few scratches.
That’s why they chose to fire sharply crafted bullets with a rail gun and concentrate their power by breaking through one point.
“Ha. Haha!”
Realizing that she was in danger and desperately avoiding it, Bealderin spread her wings and flew up into the sky to reorganize her.
“This is the worst! You really made it to kill me!”
Others would have tried to carefully check their power, but for Bealderin, such a passive approach did not exist.
“As an apology, let’s go!!”
-I said it was you who died!-
Kaang! Cancankang! Quack! Wood clatter!
Bealderin’s attack from the sky.
Every time the two monsters continued their offensive, the ground shook, cracked, and became a wasteland.
“I’ll just go now.”
-Yes. Ah, master. This is a message from Charlize. Lillian is calling and wants you to tell her to return.-
“Really?”
Of course, Artemis is fighting Bealderin, but he is not using all his computing power.
I use it more than usual, but that’s about 1-2%.
Of course, that is only the level needed to rule an entire kingdom.
“Then I guess I should go right away. Artemis.”
-Yes, master.-
“Have a good time.”
With those words, Kaicent teleported away.
Artemis, who no longer had anyone to pay attention to, launched an attack to kill Bealderin and devastated the land.
