Chapter 2403 – 2403. Eternal Eden
The woman on the screen, Yoo Seo-jung, spoke calmly but quickly.
“When I said ‘we,’ I meant me and your daughter. Yes. My daughter is also a player. Her class is Lord. Officially, my daughter is here to protect me… but in reality, she’s a hostage to prevent me from betraying them. Sung Yu-jin, please save us and guarantee us at least minimal freedom and safety. Then we will work under you.”
A daughter. So, it’s a case where a mother and daughter played the game together and ended up in this world.
Her daughter’s class is Lord. Among the four classes a player can have, it’s the most useless ability in the current reality. A Lord has the ability to strengthen subordinates who are loyal to them. The advantage is that they can forcibly awaken ordinary people and turn them into Awakened.
The biggest drawback of a Lord is that it’s ineffective without loyalty.
The existing powerful force, Ilwoo Group, would be very wary of Lords. Because they are specialized in dominating people, the mere existence of a Lord could disrupt the order of existing organizations. From the perspective of those who have already established power, Bionics would be several times more desirable than a Lord.
“We are scheduled to be transferred to the mainland in ten days. They say they’re closing the secret research lab on Tsushima Island. I heard that the Korean government has noticed something. Oh, and Jin Sung-hwa, the second daughter of the Ilwoo Group chairman, is staying here. She’s the one who ordered the release of variants and mutations at the Sunwol General Hospital in Gwangju.”
Gwangju. I did suffer a bit there. It was also in Gwangju that my reputation really started to spread.
“Yes. I’m the one who created the artificial variant Catherine that was released in Gwangju. …I won’t make excuses for what I did. No excuse will work anyway. …I’ll send the information about the secret research lab on Tsushima Island with this. I’ll be waiting. And even if you don’t come to save us… I won’t resent you.”
The video ended there. Na Chae-young tapped on the keyboard, bringing up the information about the secret research lab on Tsushima Island on the screen. It was a blueprint of the underground building. All accessible routes were marked. It also included a rough outline of the experiments being conducted at the lab. Human experiments were, of course, being carried out. Well, nothing new.
Unlike Technologists, whose focus is on mechanical engineering, Bionics’ abilities are centered around living organisms. They could grow and develop faster by conducting all sorts of inhumane human experiments. Probably all Bionics are secretly conducting human experiments.
‘The Korean government is probably doing the same thing? Though, it doesn’t seem like they’re targeting their own citizens.’
Whether they use criminals or foreigners, it was none of my business.
“It goes without saying, but there’s a possibility that this is a trap. Luring the desired prey with bait is a classic but effective trap. There are several traps like this in the game ‘Eternal Eden.’ Traps that deliberately spread advanced technology to lure people in.”
“Dr. Na seems certain that this is a trap.”
“It’s the Ilwoo Group’s secret research lab on Tsushima Island. The Ilwoo Group is grinding their teeth to kill you. That alone makes it highly likely to be a trap.”
Logically, that would be the case.
But I laughed.
“Dr. Na, if it’s a trap, we just have to eliminate it. As Dr. Na said, the Ilwoo Group and we are enemies. They’re already annoying. Let’s get rid of them this time. And while we’re at it, let’s get the technology from the secret research lab. If the video isn’t a trap? Even better. We’ll get a Bionic and a Lord.”
I needed a Bionic anyway. Variants and mutations will continue to evolve, and it’s better to have a Bionic to research them and gain benefits.
Just as Na Chae-young receives a boost in mechanical engineering research as a Technologist, Bionics receive a boost in biotechnology research.
“Even if it’s not a trap and we succeed in the operation and bring the mother and daughter back, there’s still a problem. Yoo Seo-jung’s daughter is a Lord. You’re not going to give power to Yoo Seo-jung’s daughter, are you?”
“Dr. Na, I think loyalty and faith can coexist. Well, even if they don’t, we can just create a small organization and use them.”
“…What if they grow their power and start a rebellion?”
“Rebellion? Let them try if they can. But I wouldn’t if I were them. Dr. Na, are you going to rebel?”
“I’m not crazy enough to not recognize the obvious. Fine. Since you’ve decided, we need to make a plan. Do you have a plan?”
“We’ll have to make one now.”
To be honest, I made it sound good, but… I’ve been curious about Yoo Seo-jung and her daughter since earlier, so it’s hard to concentrate.
“Jin Choong-hyun. He’s still here, right? It would be better to interrogate him again and extract information. We already got information, but there wasn’t anything valuable.”
Jin Choong-hyun.
An executive of the Ilwoo Group and the chairman’s grandson.
When we attacked the Busan headquarters last time, we cut off his head and brought it back. We interrogated him a few times and extracted information, but we didn’t get any significant information. His title as an executive was also just a title. He had very little real power.
“Oh, right. There was such a guy. I should go and mess with him.”
I went to the special confinement room where Jin Choong-hyun was. As soon as I opened the door, a foul odor hit me. He was tied to a chair and dead. He had starved to death. I interrogated him a few times and forgot about him, and he ended up like this.
I frowned at the stench and went closer, reviving him to interrogate him again. I didn’t get any significant information. The only thing I managed to get was a small piece of information about Jin Sung-hwa, Jin Choong-hyun’s aunt.
“M-my aunt has great ambition. Even though my father became the successor of the group, she couldn’t accept it and constantly challenged him. But she’s very aware of my grandfather’s gaze, so… she’s never caused any serious problems.”
“Is that all the information you have? You useless bastard.”
“N-no! It’s because I can’t think of anything! I will definitely think of information that will help Yu-jin! Please don’t leave me! Just kill me instead! Aaaaaaaah!”
I left the screaming guy behind. Whether he bites his tongue or starves to death, he has no future but death. This special confinement area is a place where no one but me can enter, so it was impossible for him to get help from anyone else.
• • •
Na Chae-young was frowning with her arms crossed. I suppressed my presence and approached her from behind, grabbing her chest. Squish!
“Kyaaak?!”
“As expected, Dr. Na. Your technology pouch is the best today.”
“You crazy bastard…! I told you not to touch me during work hours!”
Thump, thump, thump.
Na Chae-young hit my body with her elbow. Her strength was weak, so it didn’t hurt, and I ignored it and massaged her chest. She swung her elbow a few times, but eventually seemed to give up and relaxed her body. My hands went inside her top.
“You looked like you were in a bad mood. Is there something you’re stuck on?”
“…No. Thanks to you, I was able to successfully research the technology that went into this mole robot. A technology that interferes with communication in the surrounding area. Oh, it’s not a technology that uses radio waves. It’s a method that emits special waves. If we develop this technology, we might be able to create a barrier-like technology….”
My hand went inside her clothes, took off her bra, and massaged her bare chest.
“Oh, nice. So, we’ll be able to use a barrier soon.”
“Soon? It’ll take at least ten years, won’t it?”
“Can’t we get high-tech in an instant? Then what were you worried about?”
“I want to amplify the communication interference effect while miniaturizing the machine itself. That way, it’ll be helpful when we attack the secret research lab on Tsushima Island.”
“Is that possible?”
“It’s possible with technology. The problem is the material of the hardware. We need a new alloy.”
“Can’t we use Galchium?”
My right hand moved towards her skirt. First, I touched her knee, then moved up to her thigh.
“…No. Galchium has the property of absorbing electromagnetic waves, so it’s not good for communication devices. We can cover it to some extent with technology, but… we can’t use it for specialized communication equipment.”
“Hmm. You want something like a superconductor?”
“It would be nice to have one. The existence of a superconductor would be a revolution. In a different way than Galchium.”
“I can make a superconductor.”
“What?”
She broke free from my embrace and turned to look at me. Her top was pulled up, exposing her breasts, and her skirt was half off.
‘I was about to touch her pussy.’
I clicked my tongue inwardly.
Na Chae-young didn’t even think about fixing her disheveled appearance and grabbed my shoulder.
“You can make a superconductor. What are you talking about?”
I recalled the superconductor recipe I received from Zeus in the [God’s Atlantis] world and said,
“If you hit a metal made by mixing lead and copper with electricity in the order of strong-weak-weak-medium-strong-medium-strong, it’ll work.”
“……Please don’t joke about things like that. I was really excited for a moment.”
Na Chae-young’s eyes turned cold. She started to fix her clothes as if nothing had happened. Her nipples were clearly erect, so I thought I could do it once… but the mood was completely ruined.
My already erect dick started to hurt. It felt like my dick was scolding me for ruining the mood.
“A metal mixed with lead and copper. Dr. Na, you can make it in an instant, right? Give it to me. I’ll show you.”
“…What’s the ratio?”
“Roughly 9:1.”
Na Chae-young handed me the metal mixed with lead and copper, looking suspicious. I held the metal in my hand and created lightning. The output didn’t need to be strong. The important thing was the way I hit it with lightning.
Strong-weak-weak-medium-strong-medium-strong.
Zzzzzzzzz!
Lightning flashed. It didn’t even take three seconds. The metal that had become a superconductor floated above my palm.
“See. This is the negative effect of a superconductor.”
“…You mean the Meissner effect. But you, you really know how to make a superconductor…!”
Na Chae-young looked at the superconductor with sparkling eyes, then took it.
“We need to research it for mass production. I’ll report back when we have results.”
She went into the lab next to the research room. There was no time to stop her.
‘……Weren’t we going to have sex?’
It was too late to force myself on her because Na Chae-young was too happy. I was afraid of the consequences if I ruined the mood.
‘Well, I can hold her at night… should I hold Hye-jin now?’
• • •
A week passed, and it was the day of the operation.
Of course, the plan wasn’t to openly attack. According to the information Yoo Seo-jung gave us, the defense facilities were not ordinary. Especially the anti-air defense was enormous. If even one unidentified small drone tried to enter, an anti-air missile would be launched immediately. A helicopter? It would be blown up as soon as it got near Tsushima Island.
At this point, I wondered if it was even okay to build such facilities on Tsushima Island. It was possible. Tsushima Island was not Korean territory but Japanese territory. And the Ilwoo Group had a considerable influence in Japan as well.
I decided to move with Choi Hye-jin, Irina, Son Tae-hyung, and 12 members of the Holy Guard. Everyone was wearing combat helmets and winter clothes and began to move quietly.
First, we took a helicopter to Gangwon Province. With the help of the National Intelligence Service, we disguised ourselves as a rescue helicopter. Of course, the National Intelligence Service had no idea what we were planning to do.
When we arrived at the East Sea in Gangwon Province, we launched boats into the sea. Since flying in the sky was impossible, the start of the operation was to infiltrate Tsushima Island as quietly as possible with three boats.
