237 – Ah… Peekbudge
-Kugugugugugugugung······.
Ed’s air carrier carrying approximately 7.8 Million refugees arrived at the territory.
This massive body is so enormous that it can be called a ‘region’ by itself.
It began to slowly descend to the landing site facing the coast.
However, even though it was just landing, stones, dirt, and current were pushed around by the incredibly strong wind.
-Chwiiikik!
Aerial aircraft carrier fitted into the landing site like Lego parts.
A clanking sound was heard and the cracked ground began to become one with the aircraft carrier.
The various pieces of land that had been widened to fit the aircraft carrier surrounded the aircraft carrier and naturally became a fairy tale.
When the ground that had been divided like that surrounded the aircraft carrier, it was disguised as an ordinary land.
Currently, the passengers on board the aircraft carrier were entering the underground base one by one under what appeared to be this land.
“Hmm… “It’s been a while since I had a proper outing.”
The emperor wears comfortable clothes to hide his identity.
He was currently watching people getting off his ‘inventory’.
Because the purpose of the Orserk family is ‘preservation and integration of humanity,’ they are able to accommodate a large number of people with a large inventory for the preservation of humanity.
“Is mana consumption okay?”
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At that time, Ed approached the emperor and handed him a can of beer.
The emperor, who was handed the beer with a grin, quickly took a sip and said loudly.
“Just one sip of this is enough to cover it all.”
“···Using such a large inventory?”
“Well, you guessed it too, right? “I’m adding a little bit of power.”
···Power.
A special power that only the first Celestial being possessed in this world could use.
Ed nodded his head as he opened a beer.
He also took a sip, then looked back at the emperor and said.
“I will make sure your power is used meaningfully. “I will definitely win this round.”
The Emperor smiled and looked back at Ed.
This is a power that has a limited amount and requires careful use.
Ed seemed to feel responsible for using his powers.
Because the amount of power is absolute in all world lines, the power used in this round will not be reset in the next round.
“Okay, make sure to win this time. “I’m also thinking of using up all my powers in this round.”
“······.”
“But, I’ve been thinking about it. “Why did you suffer so many defeats?”
“······.”
“···I think it was to get to where you are now. The number of cases in which this level can be reached using the minimum amount of power. In order to reach this extreme probability, they created a system called ‘regression’ and threw you into so many hells. “To become something called ‘Edgar Fix.'”
“······.”
“So, I decided to go all in. “I’m going to use up all my power this time.”
“···Then, you…”
“Okay. I will finally be able to receive the blessing of oblivion. Sephilia is no longer me, but she finally becomes my daughter. I can live as her father for a while and then go. “Isn’t it a happy ending?”
Ed nodded his head.
If you think about it, he is an emperor who has endured until now, remembering all of the thousands of years that have passed.
His only wish is to be free from this great responsibility.
I want to end the cursed life of cloning my own children.
“Anyway, when are you going to use your powers? “I barely used it, except for the regression system.”
At that time, the emperor turned on his magic eye and looked into Ed’s power.
A power like the sea still lay dormant inside Ed.
Ed turned to the emperor and said.
“Well. “It will probably be used in the most meaningful place.”
“······.”
“For example, becoming Jesus.”
Ed said something meaningful and smiled.
***
The hallway of the underground base.
Carter, the minister of Altussen Kingdom who was now a refugee, was worried.
The idea of handing over all of one’s country’s goods to another country and trusting it to others is so unbearable that it is unbearable.
How can everything that the kingdom has protected over hundreds of years of history be handed over to the empire!
····Of course, I know very well that this is an inevitable choice.
The kingdom was about to be destroyed.
In order to save my life, I had to accept Count Fix’s conditions.
But instead of a kingdom, Carter wanted to prove that he was not wrong.
The truth is that Edgar Fix is just a hypocrite and a mere stooge of the empire.
‘Everyone will soon find out.’
However, he doesn’t even have to try to prove it himself.
Now that everything has been taken away by Edgar Fix, everyone here will realize it painfully.
Edgar Fix’s hypocrisy was only a mask for his own benefit, and he would eventually take and exploit everything.
Under the pretense of protecting the world, he was arbitrarily monitoring the skies of other countries with flying objects called ‘drones’.
They threatened to open trade with dreadnought battleships and forced them to open trade.
Although he spread newspapers and technology to the world, he also sucked all the capital into his country.
He first pretended to do the world a favor, but in the end, he is a man who never does business at a loss.
····After such analysis, Edgar advised the king to be wary of Fix.
[Ah. Welcome to Count Fix’s domain. I will give you instructions now, so please listen carefully.]
At that time, broadcasts were heard throughout the hallways.
To summarize, it was to use the portal according to the code assigned to you and move.
‘Hmph. Are you trying to dismantle their forces to prevent them from starting a rebellion? ‘It’s indeed Edgar Fix.’
Instead of Carter, who looks at his own identification code and sneers.
His identification code is ALM-000007, and because he is a Minister living in the Lucen region of the Kingdom of Altusen, he is named ALM-000007 by taking the first letter of each letter.
Minister Carter checked the portal labeled ‘AL (Lucerne region of Altuscen Kingdom)’ and moved there.
And as I went through the process of being separated by number again, I thought about this.
As expected, Edgar Fix knows how to systematically manage slaves.
He is said to be a cold-blooded person who pushes people into such a systematic system and drains them of their sweetness.
‘This is a deplorable thing. If such talent were in the kingdom, it would have surpassed the empire.’
Although he was an enemy, he was a truly desirable person.
A millennial talent with all abilities in diplomacy, politics, force, charm, and commerce filled with hexagons.
For such a talented person, he was born in the empire, so didn’t he end up selling the kingdom and being imprisoned here?
What would it have been like if Edgar Fix had been born in the Kingdom of Altussen?
Perhaps it was a kingdom, not an empire, that ruled the world.
After thinking about such meaningless thoughts, Minister Carter moved to the next location with a bitter smile.
“Thank you for your hard work. Thank you for following the control safely until late at night. Now, please go to your assigned accommodation according to your number and unpack your luggage.”
After going through the process of being sorted, sorted, and sorted, about 5,000 people gathered here.
Minister Carter was impressed as he moved to his quarters.
How can you classify so many people so quickly and accurately?
If the kingdom had such a systematic system, wouldn’t it have been easier to collect taxes and use those taxes to promote national projects?
“Woman, honey… This is my first time seeing such an amazing building.”
At that time, the woman next to her looked around the apartment with wide eyes.
Minister Carter said, stroking his chin.
“Indeed, it is a structure suitable for accommodating a large number of people. However, the facilities inside won’t be that good. “It will take time for us, especially as nobles, to adapt, so be prepared.”
The wife swallows her saliva at Minister Carter’s words.
Just like that, Minister Carter arrived in front of the door assigned to his quarters in a newspaper called ‘elevator’.
After swallowing my nervous saliva, I opened the door.
“Oh, no…?”
And, contrary to expectations, it was a cozy space.
Although it is a narrow space compared to his own mansion.
Everything we needed was inside.
The result was completely different from what I expected, which was that there would be no heating in a shabby warehouse.
“Oh, how can this be like this…?”
It was amazing.
Do you really think that all the people housed here can enjoy such a comfortable environment?
This kind of crazy welfare is provided to foreigners who are just refugees?
-Waaa!!
-Dad! This place is really great!
-Honey, can you see the warm water coming out here?
However, as I heard happy shouts coming from all over the apartment, it seemed like I was not the only one receiving special treatment.
Obviously, everyone who is housed here enjoys this tremendous welfare.
‘····You must not let down your guard. ‘I don’t know what kind of harsh labor I will endure.’
However, if there is something to give, there is something to receive.
There was no way that such welfare could be enjoyed for free.
Thank you for providing such top-class accommodation.
This means that they can thoroughly pick themselves out and eat them.
Because if you were Edgar Fix.
For the infinite glory of the empire, he would have thoroughly treated foreigners.
[Ah. Here’s your guide. Migrants who have moved into building 101, please gather in the vacant lot under the guidance of the government officials waiting in the apartment hallway. I’ll say it again. [In building 101…]
At that time, an announcement was made.
Minister Carter’s expression hardened with a look in his eyes that said something was coming.
The people here are gathered together to do group labor.
“1037 People in building 101, with a total of 1,037 people. “There is nothing wrong.”
Let’s all gather in such a huge empty space.
The civil servants who guided them counted the number of people, and the civil servant who appeared to be in charge reported.
Then, the high-ranking official in charge of the entire building 101 issued another order.
“Go to the distribution center.”
“”Yes!””
····Distribution pipe?
Carter could not believe his ears.
A distribution pipe means a pipe that distributes food.
You really want to share food with them?
‘No, they’re probably asking you to do something related to food.’
Minister Carter chuckled and shook his head.
As if providing such cozy accommodations wasn’t enough, they would also provide meals from the first day.
That kind of crazy thing─
“Now, everyone, please stand in line in order and receive your allocated food.”
It was happening right in front of my eyes.
Before he knew it, Minister Carter was holding strange foodstuffs called ‘ramen’ and ‘canned tuna’ in his hands.
“If the quantity is insufficient, cook rice with the rice in the bag. As I mentioned earlier, the way to cook rice is with an electric rice cooker…”
After receiving training on how to cook ramen and how to cook rice, Carter returned to his dorm.
He cooked ramen using induction as instructed.
And let’s slurp eat it.
“Hmm!?”
My eyes widened.
Although the smell is unusual, the taste is quite excellent.
“Hururup! Hururururup! “Hururup!”
He and his wife ate ramen mindlessly.
I ate tuna with it, rolled it up with rice, and finished it all off.
Even he, a nobleman, thought that a meal like this was quite a good meal.
‘Edgar Fix isn’t the kind of person who can take a loss like this…?’
But on the other hand, I was reluctant.
There is no way he, who is good at calculations and has an excellent mind, would take on such losses on his own.
Mr. Carter decided to wait and see the situation a little longer and began living here.
By the time he had been living here for a week, Carter’s thoughts had changed a little.
‘I don’t manipulate you…’ He just provides constant training to help him adapt to life here. Are you saying you want to get them used to this place first and then work for you?’
But even though it was the second week, he did not particularly mobilize for labor.
In the second week, all we had to do was classify people into each occupation and assign them appropriate tasks to maintain life here.
So, it was just about teaching blacksmiths how to repair various machines, farmers how to use tractors, and butchers how to manage freezers.
It provides education to develop vocational skills according to new technologies.
“This is something called a computer. It is a newspaper that helps input/output and exchange/manage data.”
And he himself became the director of the apartment management office.
Since he had been working on policy and diplomacy as a minister of the kingdom, he was entrusted with the public duties of managing the overall management of the apartment complex and coordinating conflicts between residents.
‘Maybe… I misunderstood…’
When the third week came, the wariness about Edgar Fix began to disappear.
The innovative systems and systematic management systems he had imagined are all being implemented here.
As expected, the reasonable management system and excellent infrastructure have improved the quality of life of the people to a far higher level.
He, who devoted his life only to the kingdom’s infinite glory, came face to face with the utopia he thought he would never see.
‘Maybe… Maybe Edgar Fix… Really wants to save humanity…’
He has been living here for a month.
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What was thought to be ‘Edgar Fix’s ambition’ began to fit together like a puzzle.
The reconnaissance drone that monitored the sky 24 hours a day was not floating around to invade other countries’ lands, but to collect information to settle the people in this natural fortress.
The clamor to open ports with dreadnought battleships was merely a build-up to revitalize world trade.
And it was the money to build this crazy infrastructure and fortress that spread various newspapers and brought wealth to the empire.
Various food production factories, which were thought to be ‘Edgar Fix’s evil plan to control world food’, were also intended to stockpile food in preparation for such disasters.
In other words, everything he did was done solely for the salvation of mankind.
“Ahh… Pickbergy…”
It was foolish.
He was so blinded by his country’s interests that he failed to see the big picture of Pickburge.
Even though Pickbudge was criticized by narrow-minded nationalists like himself, he did not reject the reconnaissance drone that was meant to save humanity until the end.
If you think about it, the first thing a person in power does is to crack down on joining, but Pickbudge just quietly did his job no matter what anyone said.
Even twisting the corners of his mouth to sell the country was nothing more than a false villain’s act to settle humanity in this fortress.
“aaa… Pique….”
After gaining enlightenment, Carter abandoned his foolish thoughts.
And was given permission to go out as a ‘diplomat of the Imperial Kingdom of Altussen’.
This is to participate in an event where diplomats from many countries around the world gather in one place.
“Edgar Fix’s demon is devouring the world. “It has already been subjugated to five kingdoms or empires.”
“Did you hear that rumor? In fact, the person who is driving the devil is Edgar Fix. “It is a rumor known to everyone who knows that the empire used a trick to easily swallow up another country.”
“This is a bastard who will tear you to pieces and kill you.”
But the main opinion of this meeting is that Edgar Fix should be overthrown.
As a key member of this group, he had also framed Ed.
However, now that I know Pickbudge’s true feelings.
Carter found it difficult to bear the words coming out of this meeting.
Soon, Carter, one of the organizers of this meeting, entered the entrance of the conference room and shouted.
“Go!!!!!!!! I will not forgive anyone who insults Pickberg!!!!”
It was the moment when the person who hated Edgar Fix more intensely than anyone else turned to being pro-Edgar Fix.