Chapter 321 – May You Live Long, Mr.
There are common characteristics that each country showed when it entered the era of struggle for survival after the infection war.
The first is the destruction of the capital’s population centers.
Needless to say, Seoul Republic of Korea, Beijing in China, Washington in the United States, Paris in France, Moscow in Russia, New Delhi in leader, etc.
Even among military powerhouses, there is no country whose capital has not been destroyed.
The second is that most of the foundations for reconstruction are cities by the sea.
Isn’t the shelter built right along the West Sea?
China’s final resistance was centered on the eastern coast.
If their ancestors in the past built the Great Wall of China with stones, their modern descendants dug the Great Moat with cores.
The nuclear attack outside the coastal city was so strong that in some places, Ground Zero was connected like a ring, creating a radiation belt.
How amazing must it have been that even the infected could not cross that place and melted away?
However, it was also surprising that the communist party officials who had taken refuge from outside were secretly brought in, and the infection spread inside and collapsed.
Unlike China, which was wiped out, the United States somehow succeeded in surviving at the city level. Most of it is in the form of a point structure along the western and eastern coasts.
There were almost no cases where the entire city was operated, and it was more like fortifying a few small areas and setting up a camp.
The scope is expanding thanks to the weakening of infectious agents through vaccine distribution, but this is not always a good thing.
It is said that as the hegemony of the warlords has strengthened, the oppression suffered by American survivors has worsened.
And this tragedy across the sea had something to do with me.
[Oh my god, I never thought it would really be sent like this!]
Because there was an old radio friend living across the Pacific. It’s Mr. Hudson.
“Now we have some free time. “It’s not just transporting supplies with drones.”
[I am blessed to have you as the head of such a place in my later years.]
“When speaking, please speak closer to the drone. “I can’t hear very well because of the sea breeze.”
We succeeded in finding out Old Man Hudson’s location, developing a drone for crossing the ocean, and sending supplies.
[Alcohol! It’s alcohol! That’s Budweiser too?!]
“Didn’t you sing whenever you had time? You probably don’t like Korean beer anyway, so I had a hard time finding it and restoring it. “The taste may be slightly different.”
[Thank you! Thank you! Even if my dead wife appears in my dream and yells at me, I have to drink this!]
In the video transmitted by the drone, there was an old man shaking in distress while hugging a Budweiser.
The sight was reminiscent of Brazil’s famous grandfather embracing the World Cup trophy.
“It’s okay to drink, but why don’t you move to the hideout first? I’m afraid that I might get caught up in something. “If you move it with a drone, it could attract attention, so from now on, you have to do it yourself.”
[I have to go! Let’s go home quickly and drink in peace!]
A transoceanic transport drone specially produced just for Mr. Hudson!
It is equipped with its own unloading function. Materials have already been neatly loaded into the truck bed that the old man came in.
-Jinsu It’s not for you, why am I just for an old man…
It is programming and development beyond simple calculation. It’s not just for me, it’s for one old man.
When I first asked for it, Artemis was disgusted.
-One of my few friends.
-If you send it once, won’t you have to keep supplying it across the sea? It’s annoying.
A magic word saved for times like this.
-Please, honey… Huh?
-Ugh.
I hugged Artemis and kept whispering.
-Honey, I love you.
I patted her head, touched her shoulders, and occasionally rubbed her buttocks, so she quickly got the OK.
[That’s a really interesting-looking drone. I’ve seen many drones operated by the National Guard or raiders, but this is the first time I’ve seen anything like this. What are all these joints? It’s like it’s alive.]
“I can also send you a drone catalog if you want, but hurry first.”
[I understand.]
The sight of the old man rushing to the driver’s seat after tightly locking the luggage compartment is filled with excitement. When I see that, the corners of my mouth naturally go up.
“For your information, this is a drone that my wife developed herself. If it weren’t for that, it would have been impossible to send this amount of supplies to you across the sea.”
[Oh my gosh, please tell your wife that I’m grateful! Since ancient times, a man’s life will be enriched only if he meets his wife well. The size of the wallet is up to the husband, but the shine on her face is created by her wife.]
I turned off the radio for a moment and looked at the ceiling.
“That’s right, Artemis?”
Even though her body was in the hydroponics room, she must have been listening to this communication.
[… The old man says her mind is straight.]
It seems satisfactory to see that the evaluation has been upgraded from old to elderly.
[Well, this person fills his wallet with the money I earn.]
The latter pretended not to hear and turned the radio back on.
“We will provide additional material support next time. So never join the National Guard or civilian camps. Do you understand?”
[Of course it should be so.]
The world finding hope through the distribution of vaccines has once again instilled in the old man the will to live.
However, there is nothing that can be done about running out of supplies.
When the old man said he was contemplating joining another camp, we immediately found Artemis and were able to send supplies at the perfect time.
However, he just refused to bring it to Korea.
“Are you really not going to come?”
[If I live, how much longer will I have to go to distant, foreign lands? Then, even when I sleep and dream, the old woman won’t be able to find me.]
Isn’t it impossible for anyone to break the stubbornness of the elderly who want to be buried in their hometown?
For now, I was satisfied with just being able to enrich the rest of Old Man Hudson’s life.
Persuasion is something you can do whenever you have the chance.
[While getting out of the car and moving, we analyzed movements, facial skin color, and breathing conditions. Perhaps he was born strong, but there was no problem with his skeletal system and his breathing was stable. However, judging by the color of her skin, please tell her that she must take the enclosed vitamin supplement.]
“Is this what I call my help?”
[Hmph!]
I relayed to Mr. Hudson exactly what I heard.
[… Wasn’t your wife an engineer?]
“That’s right. Even the drone itself is unique.”
The number and arrangement of rotors, and the fuselage that combines organic and inorganic materials are absolutely not available on the market.
[But you even do a health check-up?]
“It’s not just the diagnosis. The vitamin supplements you are holding were also made by my wife. “If you just take one pill, you don’t need anything else.”
[An engineer, a doctor, and a pharmacist?]
Mr. Hudson’s voice was a mixture of uncertainty and uncertainty.
As much as he appreciates me, it’s not like he’s asking, ‘Are you kidding me?’
“Haha, don’t you believe it?”
[I even gave my husband a supplement that I personally developed, and this guy is crazy?!]
Unlike me, who just laughed it off, Artemis was angry.
But when she saw me talking happily with the old man, she finally let herself go.
* * *
Going back to the story of the coastal survivors, Japan across the water and Korea are no exception.
Not to mention food, it is also advantageous for securing salt. Salt is not often highlighted in disaster situations, but it is actually a very valuable material.
Due to the current situation, it is not possible to operate a salt farm, so even though seawater is simply purified and then used as is, it is a hundred to a thousand times better than nothing.
In addition, it can be said to be the best location because it can be located far away from inland infectious agent colonies, and since it is next to the sea, there are fewer areas to defend.
This was also revealed in meetings with military commanders.
Most of the garrisons with strong influence and useful military power were located close to the sea.
The problem is that these days, there are people who want to go to the police station.
[I would like to talk again about joining the Police Defense Force, which I mentioned last time…]
During a regular video communication, one of the commanders spoke carefully.
“Which one said it?”
I was looking somewhere else for a moment, so I missed who said it.
[Lieutenant colonel! Yeom. Jae. Hyeon.]
“Ah, Captain Yeomdae.”
I was speechless when I saw the middle-aged man raising his hand and answering politely.
Who would have thought to hear a rank-ranking officer repeating his rank statement like this, something that only a division commander would have seen.
“You were guarding the fishing village camp in Gangwon-do, right?”
[Yes.]
Lieutenant Colonel Yeom Jae-hyeon has been requesting for some time now to join Polis with his troops and residents.
“Are the supplies in your care poor?”
[That’s not true. You provided support last time, and new mines have been laid in the north. As long as the catch falls within the expected range, I don’t think there will be any problem with catching fish this winter.]
He strictly guarded Tanaka and answered politely.
[If our troops join, the security of the police will be much safer…]
Even before he finished speaking, the other commanders’ murmuring intensified. Most of it is criticism.
[No, if you are the only one who strays like that, what will happen to the people below?]
[Colonel Yeom. If you’re going to go, hand over your weapons and ammunition and go. You don’t like that, right?]
A commander who was politely angry and a commander who was a few ranks higher and was openly sarcastic appeared.
I understand.
If we are defending the northwestern part of South Korea, the central and northeastern parts of the country are being defended by the ROK Army garrison.
This is like a water filter, so as one garrison withdraws, foreign substances called infectious agents will flow down to the ship.
[We laid 400,000 landmines not long ago, right?]
Yeom Jae-hyeon spoke as if protesting.
[I wonder how much can be prevented with just 400,000… I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to ignore the manager’s sincerity.]
“It’s okay. And additional mines may be buried depending on the situation. “It’s difficult right now.”
Even though several years have passed since the country was destroyed, the commanders are becoming acquainted with each other due to rank, rank, and ties formed during the war.
There were commanders who were friendly with each other and others who only faintly greeted each other, but they maintained the minimum courtesy.
My role now is to keep this unstable link from breaking.
The bigger the discord between them, the more the gates of hell will open for survivors spread out everywhere.
* * *
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“Your face color is not good.”
Chrollo and Artemis greeted me when I returned from the meeting.
In the dense and dark hydroponic cultivation room, white light shines only on the area where they are.
It’s like encountering fairies walking in the forest at dawn.
“It’s always tiring to stop people who want to come and send them away.”
“Are there that many soldiers who want to move in?”
Chrollo said.
She had a face that was both joy and embarrassment.
I am happy that the number of warriors who will grace my halls is increasing, but it is also gloomy when I think about the supply of materials to support them.
“So far, there are only one or two people, but looking at the commanders’ attention, it doesn’t look like the number will decrease as the number increases.”
A fight even broke out at the end of the meeting.
-As a military commander, you have a responsibility to protect the people. If you leave the area with the excuse of making yourself comfortable, that is an act of treason.
– Did you say treason? If you listen to this and listen to it, there’s nothing you can’t say, right?
-What you are doing is the same as eating pork in Jeju Island. Is that treason? Don’t you know that leaving the operational area in wartime is punishable by death?
-What? Capital punishment? This bird…
Jae-Hyeon Yeom looked at me right before swearing and swallowed his words.
-The government is in a situation where it has collapsed, so what’s the big deal about moving the garrison? There is no one to give orders, so who will decide whether to leave the operational area?
Perhaps he wanted to go to the police, a colonel other than Yeom Jae-hyeon provided support fire.
-If you say that, what happens to all the soldiers who protect their positions in harsh conditions? What about the citizens who make a living under that protection?
-No, that’s what it says.
Even Lee Seong-bong joined in and gave Kusari, and only then did the atmosphere calm down.
“It’s a pain in the ass.”
Just thinking about the atmosphere of the next meeting gave me a headache.
“Welcome. Cool your head here.”
Chrollo took my hand and led me to where they were.
Perfect!
Artemis snapped her fingers and the cultivation ships moved at once.
The boxes with newly planted or growing root crops are moving away, and the boxes with lush green leaves are approaching.
Products of nature that give off a fresher, more refreshing oxygen.
They started to surround me.
