Chapter 1016 – #100. Utopia (1)
Utopia.
A perfect society with the best state that humans can think of.
“This is utopia.”
Many people think that the place they belong is utopia.
Even though it was a city where dozens of people died every day.
“There are a lot of sacrifices today.”
“I couldn’t help it. It was a zombie wave.”
It is said that in the early days of creating Utopia, the zombie wave could not be overcome and ‘him’ himself lured the zombies to another place.
Currently, it is ‘Utopia’, the only city where the human species can live and form a society, but it is said that many sacrifices were made before it had the defense facilities it has today.
There have been more than one occasion when Utopia almost collapsed due to waves of zombies coming in from time to time.
A utopia that was achieved by enduring and persevering like that.
Now humans were living like ‘humans’.
By making their own little laws and rules.
“I thought I had killed all the surrounding zombies, but I don’t know where so many zombies came from.”
“No matter how many times you kill them, zombies keep appearing. Do you know that? These days, most of the zombies that come in zombie waves come from the north.”
If Utopia was in the south, it would have been a little easier to stop the zombie wave.
The sea will be able to protect them from the zombie wave.
Or at least, if there wasn’t a country in the north that boasted a huge population, life wouldn’t have been so difficult.
“Are you saying they’re all foreigners?”
“That’s right. I guess there are very few people left alive there. That’s why they came all the way to us from far away.”
“Is there no one left alive anywhere other than us?”
“How many people are lucky enough to be chosen and survive like us? And I can’t believe there are more special people like him.”
The residents of Utopia, living side by side with a population of less than 10,000 people at most, thought that there could be no other survivors in this world than themselves.
It is said that in the past, they traveled quite far to find survivors, but at some point, they stopped conducting searches.
They thought there were no more survivors.
In fact, it has been a while since no survivors joined Utopia.
Utopia’s population only increased when people inside gave birth.
“I heard they are recruiting new pregnant women this time. What are you going to do?”
In a world where loved ones connect, good things have long since disappeared.
There aren’t that many ‘men’ in the first place, so how can you find someone to love?
The only cases where lovers become lovers are when women eat together.
Utopia was recruiting women who would become pregnant for a certain period of time for the future.
When you become pregnant, you receive top priority protection until the child is born, and you can receive all necessary items from the center until the child grows up.
Of course, the downside is that you have to try to get pregnant by sleeping with a man you’ve never seen before, and even if you do that, there are times when you don’t get pregnant.
However, because there were many things that could be guaranteed, it was so popular among young women that they had to close early when they started recruiting childbirth.
“I don’t know. I haven’t decided yet.”
“… I’m going to apply this time.”
“Are you serious?”
“Yes. I’m in my 30s now. They say they might not accept me if I get any older.”
When recruiting pregnant women, women of an age that can easily become pregnant are preferred.
If you were over 30, you were often rejected even if you submitted an application.
“If I waste my time hesitating, I think I’ll regret it later when I want to have a baby.”
“Is the only reason you have children because you think you’ll regret it? Why don’t you think about it more carefully?”
Pregnancy is a struggle, but no one knows that even after giving birth, the body becomes damaged and battle becomes more difficult.
The central government takes responsibility for the mother until the child is born, but after the child is born, the only target of support is the child.
The central government must do the work of handing over a body that has been damaged due to childbirth.
“They say women who have given birth are asked to do easy work for 1–2 years. They give time for the body to recover.”
“Do you think your broken body will come back in just 1–2 years? You know that once a bone is broken, it can’t go back to how it was when it wasn’t broken. Do you think it’ll be different with childbirth? It’s going to get harder and harder to come down, and then you make a mistake with your body. What will you do if you die?”
When it rains, the injured area aches.
That is a chronic problem that all Utopia residents have.
There is no one who has not held a weapon in their hand due to a zombie wave, and there is no one who has not suffered injury due to a zombie.
“Ah~ To be so broken.”
“Most women act carefree like that and then die in the zombie wave. More than half of the people who died this time were women who had given birth.”
In a utopia where there are very few men, men live a life completely isolated from zombies.
It’s not that the man lacked strength or ability, but it happened because the aftermath was completely different when a woman died and when a man died.
Women are plentiful, men are rare.
On the other hand, pregnancy is something that can only happen between a woman and a man.
It has become natural to protect men and to turn away women who are numerous.
“…”
“Are you still going to do it?”
“After hearing what you said, I suddenly don’t want to do it.”
“It may be a bit odd that the child is not my child, but there is a good system called adoption. If you are lonely, adopting can be a good option.”
“Were you thinking about adoption?”
“Yes. I think that’s the way I can live a long life and be responsible for my child until the end.”
What happens if you give birth to a child?
I can’t be by your side for a long time.
In many cases like this, the nursery facilities are well-equipped, but…
The shock to a child who loses a parent overnight will be difficult to bear.
“I need to think about it some more.”
“Well thought out.”
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“Is this recruitment closing early too?”
“Yes, it closed early.”
“Okay. What about men?”
“Thank you for your hard work last time. This time, there were no complaints, perhaps because we selected people with good looks.”
“Good job. Please continue to work hard.”
“Yes.”
The ‘Central’ that runs all administration in Utopia.
Since they were born in the democratic era, they did not want to return to the monarchy era, so several key figures who created utopia created a parliament called ‘Central’.
‘President’ was not selected on the grounds that excessive power should not be directed to anyone.
This was also possible because the person who should have been elected president declined the position.
Instead of a president, there were ‘members of the National Assembly’, and they held meetings and decided on the major issues of utopia.
‘Central’ is an organization created solely for the purpose of survival of mankind.
They are people who strive to ensure that those living in utopia can live ‘like humans’.
‘To rebuild a civilized society again.’
The world is already ruined, and I’ve even heard ridicule that nothing will change if they struggle.
However, despite such ridicule, JoongAng silently ran for the future.
Even though the possibilities are running out right now, I thought that could change over time.
If you focus only on survival in the present without looking at possibilities, you will continue to be a place where only survival in the present is important, whether 10 or 100 years from now.
‘But if we move for a better future, the future will definitely be different 10 years from now, or even 100 years from now. In the first place, the development of civilization that was achieved in the past was only less than 100 years ago.’
If a year now could help the future, it was worth the sacrifice.
If you’ve done it once, there’s no way you can’t do it twice, right?
‘It’s about recreating the peaceful world I remember. If it’s him, it’s definitely possible.’
A world without zombies.
For children born these days, ‘How is that possible?’ People may be confused, but adults who have vividly experienced the apocalypse think differently.
I am longing for the moment when I can enjoy true peace and freedom in a world without zombies like before.
‘He can do it if he is there. Creating a world without zombies.’
Although he is not as active as before, the existence of ‘that person’ who will bring back the once brilliant civilization of Earth still remains as a hidden card.
I thought that as long as he was there, it would only be a matter of time before Utopia would regain the appearance of the old Earth.
‘Because you have miraculous power.’
His power is completely kept secret.
In fact, it is difficult to explain to others.
The ability to bring needed items out of the blue.
Even when I asked the person concerned how this was possible, I never received an answer.
Now I have decided to just think of myself as a hero given to earth by God out of pity on mankind.
‘It’s actually true. It’s all thanks to him that this place could become a utopia.’
Her body trembled as her faith in Him continued to grow today.
“Ha, let’s calm down.”
The day will soon come when I can meet him.
At that time, I planned to release all the emotions I felt today.
‘His’ woman may not be good, but sometimes, if you work hard for utopia, you have the chance to fall into her arms.
And soon the day she had been waiting for would come.
‘I have to work harder.’
For her day, she was using her today for a better future for Utopia.
The work of ‘recruiting new births’ is considered the most important work for the future.
She checked and re-checked her work carefully, checking it again and again.
For the future of utopia.
And for him, the hero of utopia.
