Chapter 184 – Group Communication
The existence of our city is no longer a secret.
It is an official broadcasting base that provides useful information every day to the public scattered throughout the country.
Organizations with power and authority also maintain solidarity when exchanging materials or carrying out some large-scale operations.
Of course, most of the time they see us in person is from a distance.
In the form of seeing military helicopters passing over ruins or drone units moving in formation.
The evaluation seems to be good overall.
In situations where we are being chased by infectious agents or predators, if we escape the crisis thanks to aerial support fire at some point, they have transformed into people who passionately defend us.
From disbanding Lee Man-cheol’s army, which was on the verge of becoming a serious rebel force, to destroying the Noise Tree, which was a major obstacle to those searching north.
If evaluated strictly, there is a reason why the image of the shelter, which can be seen as an illegal armed group, is not bad.
That’s why we receive a lot of communication every day, most of which are requests for support under the guise of compliments or expressions of affection.
There are quite a few requests for influential people mentioned earlier, such as requests for occupancy, material support, technology and information sharing, and even the use of force.
Of course, there are also communications made with pure intentions.
[That’s fascinating. Could you please share this chemical formula?]
[Please pretend you didn’t hear what this friend said. Even if it is shared anyway, it is impossible to experiment or produce it.]
[Hey, don’t increase your debt unnecessarily. Because I get embarrassed when I ask for what I really need.]
The microphone of the person who said the last word said, ‘Hey, turn off the microphone and speak. ‘It’s all being broadcast.’ Was heard faintly.
Currently, the central control room screen has changed to resemble several chat programs appearing.
Various scientists were talking about various things, and the location of the transmission was displayed all over Jeju Island.
This is because during the infection war, the government moved famous scientists to Jeju Island to preserve intellectuals.
Depending on the circumstances of each individual’s equipment, some scientists only have their profiles up, while others are having conversations through video chat.
Of course, the special guest and moderator of this remote meeting is Artemis.
[I’ll just leave now. These are interesting stories, but I don’t think it’s a position where a geologist can be of help. I give way to someone better.]
A man with a Norse icon on it spoke slurredly.
He is one of the foreign doctors who visited Korea and became stranded as their way back was cut off due to the infection war.
They were talking about toxins that have a fatal negative effect on the nervous system of infected organisms.
When Artemis handed out some of the samples and recorded footage she was researching, she ran over with excitement, like a child who had been deprived of toys for years.
A beautiful girl in her late teens looks at him with a strange smile.
Artemis was taking my seat, wearing nothing but a white dress.
She leans back deeply and places her long, thin legs on the desk. Sandals are randomly rolling around some distance away.
“Are you here, Jinsu?”
Artemis greets me with a slight tilt of her head.
For me, I went to work normally, but my seat was taken away, and I found myself in a video chat room full of old men and old men.
“I felt sorry for refusing even though a group of scientists from Jeju Island were persistently requesting dialogue. “I was curious to see what kind of change in ideas I could get from the ongoing research, so I scheduled an online meeting to share some of the research data.”
There was no need to ask any questions because the materials Artemis handed over were accompanied by detailed explanations.
Most of them were quietly perusing or conversing among themselves, and among them, those who understood quickly spoke to Artemis.
[Is it also effective for insect-like mutants? In fact, the most threatening are insect-like individuals with the ability to conceive. They lay eggs like crazy.]
A scientist asked.
“Although there are individual differences, it produces sufficiently significant killing power. And it makes little sense to classify them as insect-type or mammal-type.”
Despite her appearance, Artemis’ voice was that of a mature adult. This is the voice I always heard through the monitor.
Well, if you were to explain complex scientific information in the voice of a teenage girl, they would be embarrassed as well.
“A common symptom when infection occurs is enlargement, and not only does the size change, but the internal structure also changes. There are more than one type that develops an organ that replaces the lungs and begins breathing through lungs.”
[Do you mean that insects develop lungs? Isn’t it already an insect at that point?]
A man in his 30s who appeared to be of leadern descent spoke fluent Korean.
“That’s right. But what does it matter? “Before we were insects, we were already creatures of the Earth.”
[…
When Artemis shared some anatomical data on insect-type infectious agents, it quickly became noisy again.
As she approaches the back of her chair, she tilts the back of her chair behind her, almost lying down, and looks up at me.
“Jeju Island is an infection-free zone.”
Her voice was back to that of a teenager.
A sound that is overflowing with vitality but with a bit of immaturity, and yet cannot hide the intelligence that comes out of it.
“They are competent people, but they cannot find a single infectious agent to use as a sample, and the leaders who rule Jeju Island have no interest in anything other than living comfortably on the island…”
“So to speak, is it like Picasso without brushes and paints?”
Artemis nodded.
“Should we say those scientists are in a state of panic? Even if there is no place to use it right now, it is too valuable a human resource to be thrown away.”
“The coup forces also just gave them rations and left them unattended?”
Artemis shrugged his shoulders.
“Anyway, talking to them is quite enjoyable. “I also achieved a turning point in my ideas, even if only slightly.”
She lifted her big toe and pointed at a segmented screen, at the end of which were several scientists engaged in a heated discussion.
“I see some talents that it would be a shame to have on the other side of the ocean.”
“Isn’t that too rude? “I think I’m doing video communication.”
“This image cannot be broadcast.”
Artemis grinned.
“Only my profile picture is published.”
A photo popped up along with her words.
This is Artemis, the saint I have always seen through the monitor.
A fascinating appearance wearing a gorgeous red shirt, skirt, stockings, and a researcher’s gown.
Because it was for a chat profile, it was cut off at the knees and small, but anyone who saw her would recognize that she was a peerless beauty.
“And what’s there to be rude about? “I should consider it an honor to be pointed to by my toe.”
She pointed her foot at me provocatively.
My eyebrows twitched involuntarily at her arrogant attitude.
“Oh, really?”
My grasp snatched her white feet like lightning. And she pressed Yongcheonhyeol firmly with her thumb.
“Aaaaah!”
A clear scream resounds along with an indescribably soft touch. There was a sharp pain inside.
“Apod! It hurts!”
The sight of her struggling with her hands outstretched, holding her feet against me, was extremely pathetic.
Because her legs were so long, I couldn’t even reach her if I stretched out my arms.
When he let go of her feet, Artemis broke down in tears and curled up in her chair. There were tears in the corners of her eyes.
She smiled at that and added a word.
“I’m going to kill you.”
Artemis turned on her double wick and tried to glare at me, but perhaps because of the pain coming from the soles of her feet, her eyebrows became flaccid from time to time.
“I thought you were stabbing her foot with her knife!”
“What kind of mermaid are you?”
“I can’t spare you!”
Even while we were engaged in a childish war of nerves, the scientists were actively discussing.
[Chief researcher?]
“… I’m listening.”
The story has also reached Artemis, so she can’t just confront me.
They continued to talk about the nature and mutation characteristics of infectious agents, their ecology, countermeasures, and weapon systems.
For your information, Artemis calls herself a ‘senior researcher’ without revealing her name for security reasons.
Although she was too young to be the chief researcher of a powerful force, no one dared to ignore her authority in the face of her enormous intelligence.
Artemis appropriately countered or suggested the direction of the story, and posted only the data requested by scientists that could be disclosed externally.
“I don’t think it will end anytime soon.”
When she turned around and tried to leave, she was caught.
“Why? “I’ll leave later.”
It looks like he’s okay with being angry just now.
“It’s just like the geologist who left earlier said. I don’t think this is the place for me to step out. “I’m an engineer, not a biologist or chemist.”
The moment she turned around to leave behind her, someone called her on her personal message.
[This is Yun Ho-seung.]
One of the talented scientists that Artemis pointed to with her toe, he is a very handsome man in his early 30s.
[Please again, can you tell me your name?]
“Didn’t I say that being a senior researcher is enough? Due to security regulations, I cannot reveal my name.”
Artemis answered in a polite, mature voice.
The tone was so tickling that it could hardly be considered Artemis.
[That’s because I want to meet you when the situation improves and travel to and from the mainland becomes possible. How is that possible if you don’t even know the name?]
Yun Ho-seung’s voice was earnest.
“The situation is improving… Isn’t that too vague? Moreover, I am in an inland region beyond numerous colonies.”
[I believe that there will be good results someday as we are all working to normalize this land. For me, I’m more afraid of breaking up like this without even knowing your name. After this debate, we may never meet again.]
Artemis stopped answering and looked at me.
“I heard that’s true? Shall I tell you?”
Her eyes sparkled with mischief. She was asking herself if she would leave in this situation.
[The senior researcher’s intelligence and passion for science are truly…]
Yun Ho-seung, who was gentle at first, probably got excited as he spoke, and began praising Artemis with quite a bit of passion.
It was a private chat, but did she become bolder because her reaction wasn’t so bad? The three people watching are embarrassed.
“That’s too much of a compliment.”
Artemis spoke humbly, but there was intentional joy in her voice. That stimulated Yun Ho-seung even more.
[Your voice is really beautiful.]
“That man has great sincerity, doesn’t he?”
But all Artemis gives him in return is a twitching gesture.
Her eyes and ears were fixed on me, and her arms were mobilized to cross her arms seductively.
In the end, the only thing she returns to him is White Feet.
“Even in mythology, it’s surprisingly rare for people to say such praise?”
In reality, the praise is treated like cookie crumbs.
Although her appearance was beautiful, she couldn’t help but laugh.
“More than anything, I’m honored that they stopped you from leaving.”
“It’s not called Artemis for nothing.”
“Is that a compliment?”
“Well, rather than a compliment…”
I gave up on going out and approached Artemis.
“Are you going to stay later?”
A beautiful face drunk with a sense of victory, as if I knew it would happen.
The shadow created by my upper body fell on her face, and her golden eyes were curved like crescent moons.
