Breath of The Interferer - Chapter 28
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Blue night of Jeju Island
Kishin was locked in the room, but he didn’t feel any great discomfort. There were many books in the house, and as Kishin read them, his understanding of the world deepened. Of course, there may be a gap between books and reality, but that can be overcome slowly.
The entire Gangwon-do can be roughly considered the Shin family’s territory. However, the count, who has independent operational rights as a border count, is responsible for the defense of the entire east coast and must also support the battlefield in Jeju-do. The defense of Gyeongsang-do and Gangwon-do is commanded directly by the count himself, and Hamgyeong-do is under the responsibility of the second son, Shin Mu. The person in charge of Jeju-do support was the count’s younger brother, Viscount Shin-hu, but unfortunately, he lost his life in a fight with a monster.
“Shingi, you go to Jeju Island and fill your uncle’s position.”
At the count’s words, Kishin simply nodded. At the academy, no one would question him for speaking inappropriately. However, Kishin was very careful with his words because he thought that if he opened his mouth in front of his family, they might find out that he was not a divine being. Kishin did not know that the people at the academy knew much more about divine beings than those in his family.
Kisin, who was officially appointed as a 4th-rank officer, rode a moving ship and moved to Jeju Island. The officer has the command authority of a battalion commander and is given two stars. This is a possible personnel action because he is a direct descendant of a noble family and the son of the Count Shindo.
The mission given to the Kishin who arrived at Jeju Island is to protect the safety of the residential area on the east coast. According to research, the monsters gather at Tsushima Island and when they reach a certain size, they head to Jeju Island. After causing a commotion on Jeju Island, they disperse here and there. Jeju Island’s mission is to eliminate as many monsters as possible and reduce the burden on other defense lines.
So the eastern residential area, where monsters gather the least, became the responsibility of the god. The safest area is the factory area in the center, but that area is too important to be left to a swindler like the god.
Kisin looked at the statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin standing tall in the central square of his residential area. At that time, someone approached Kisin and greeted him politely. It was Fūshin Su-gil, one of the representatives of the Japanese. He admired the famous Japanese general Fūshin Su-gil and changed his name to Fūshin Su-gil.
“Does Your Majesty also admire General Yi Sun-sin?”
When the Japanese said that he was Admiral Yi Sun-sin, he felt somewhat uncomfortable. When Ki-sin nodded, Poong-sin Soo-gil continued talking excitedly.
“The person I admire the most is Admiral Yi Sun-sin, and the person I admire the second most is Poongsin Su-gil. I couldn’t dare to tarnish Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s name, so I changed my name to Poongsin Su-gil.”
“Do you know about the Imjin War?”
“Of course. We have seen it all since the beginning of the Imjin War. In order not to forget the sorrow of losing territory, we have kept written records from generation to generation.”
It is truly absurd to hear such words from a Japanese person. But here, the Japanese are poor people who lost their country to a monster.
“Thank you again for recognizing the legitimacy of the Japanese provisional government on Dokdo. The kindness of His Excellency Shindo and the Shin family will never be forgotten by the Japanese people for the rest of their lives.”
Shinto approved the provisional government established by Japanese refugees on Dokdo in exchange for the Japanese refugees’ participation in the defense of Jeju Island. Most people in the Korean Empire looked down on the Japanese, believing that the Japanese were the cause of the monster disaster. After being persecuted for hundreds of years, they must have been deeply moved to have the provisional government officially recognized.
“If you have time, please tell me about the Imjin War.”
It was one day in the year of Imjin. Suddenly, the sky turned red, and Mt. Fuji erupted without warning. However, instead of lava, monsters sprang out from Mt. Fuji. All the livestock raised at home died instantly, perhaps because they were startled by the monsters’ murderous intent, and wild animals fled in all directions.
The Japanese, accustomed to natural disasters, ran away, hid, resisted, and each took care of his own life. Upon hearing the news of the monster, Fengshen Sugil led an army of 400,000 men and engaged in a full-scale war against the monster, while secretly stealing talent and resources. In case of defeat, he sent the best Japanese to Joseon or the Ming Dynasty to escape.
In the first battle, they had fought off the monsters with great difficulty, but monsters now classified as level 2 began to appear. Among them, the level 3 monsters that occasionally appeared had incredible resilience and took a long time to kill. However, Poongshin Soo-gil and his warriors won the second battle as well. However, before they could celebrate their two victories, the third group of monsters came rushing in, with their backs turned to the sunset.
For the safety of those who were evacuated, the army of the Fengshen Shugil fought until the last man remained, and thanks to this, 600,000 Japanese people were able to leave Japan by boat. However, the monsters who had taken over all of Japan swam across the sea toward Tsushima Island.
The existence of the monsters was made known through refugees from Japan, and the king decided to go into exile in the Ming Dynasty. In order to ensure a safe exile, he deliberately did not inform the people and moved north under the pretense of inspection. However, three days after the king left, the truth was made known to the people, and rumors spread throughout the country, centered around Gyeonggi Province.
The people of Gyeongsang and Jeolla provinces, which were close to the monster but far from Gyeonggi Province, heard the rumor late and hurriedly fled north with their bundles. At that time, General Yi Sun-sin, who had personally cut off the heads of the generals who insisted on fleeing with his sword, gathered the navy and army forces and gave a speech. For the sake of the ignorant soldiers, General Yi Sun-sin conveyed his will in simple terms.
“Let us die and save them!”
The number of scouts sacrificed to check the movements of the monsters alone is two thousand. Those who finally found out that the monsters were moving toward Jeju Island boarded ships and moved to Jeju Island. After arriving at Jeju Island, Admiral Yi Sun-sin destroyed all the ships, once again strengthening his determination not to leave Jeju Island alive.
“That is the place where the general’s ship was wrecked. Every New Year, we Japanese go there and bow to Admiral Yi Sun-sin. Thanks to the general’s one month of holding out on Jeju Island, only 400,000 Japanese were able to survive.”
Most of the monsters headed to Jeju Island, but some headed straight north. The king, who was in exile in the Ming Dynasty, had the misfortune of encountering a small group of monsters, and the royal family was annihilated by the monsters as the ministers and soldiers fled in all directions.
There were monsters that followed those who fled northward, but they were easily defeated because they could not exert their strength in the cold. Every year, when winter came, the humans pushed south, and when summer came, the monsters pushed north again.
As time passed, humans became stronger and more agile. And through arduous training, some people began to surpass human limitations. Slowly, humans learned how to fight monsters, and through strategic moves, they gradually reduced the monsters’ territory.
But the monsters suddenly changed their pattern. Instead of the monsters they had always faced, the people who faced new monsters were defeated again and pushed back to the north. This was a disadvantage because information exchange was not properly conducted. Those who felt the need for a unified nation established the Korean Empire. However, the Japanese refused to submit to the Korean Empire.
“We will return to our ancestral homeland, our land, and we will plant the Japanese flag on that land. No matter when, humans will eventually defeat the monsters, and if even one Japanese person survives and plants the Japanese flag on Mount Fuji, we can all die smiling.”
‘Damn it, the Imjin War became the Imjin War and the Japanese became the victims. Admiral Yi Sun-sin saved hundreds of thousands of Japanese people who were the main enemy. What the hell is going on?’
Kisin, who already had many preconceived notions, could not be moved by the touching story of the patriotic young man, Pungsin Sugil.
‘Surely they won’t start claiming Dokdo as their land just because we recognized the provisional government, right?’
“Your Majesty, shall I show you the weapons factory?”
The Japanese are strict and strict, so most of them get jobs in factories. Since there are no monster warnings anyway, Kishin, who has time to spare, heads to the weapons factory along the wind god tree road. The weapons factory manufactures guns and ammunition. Melee weapons are not mass-produced, but are individually made by field craftsmen. This is because the demand is not as high as for guns.
“Mr. Poongshin Soo-gil, why is there only one type of gun?”
The explanation of the wind god’s path was as follows. It is almost impossible to catch a monster with a normal gun from stage 4. Even if you tie it up so that it cannot move and shoot it, it takes more than three minutes. This is because its recovery is fast. That is why from stage 4, you use specially made guns and ammunition. All of those guns are handcrafted by field artisans and are not produced in factories.
“Class 1 ammunition is small. That’s why it has low recoil. Since the ammunition is small and light, it can hold more than twice as many bullets as Class 2 ammunition. Because the recoil is low, you can fire rapidly without much burden. Of course, since most guns are not fired directly by people, the lack of burden means that the gun doesn’t break down easily.”
Second-grade ammunition has a special warhead treatment that provides strong penetrative power. However, it is large and not suitable for rapid fire. If only first-grade ammunition is used, the stopping power is weak, and if only second-grade ammunition is used, the rapid fire power is weak and it is not possible to form a net. Therefore, the two are mixed in an appropriate ratio and used.
Grade 3 ammunition is more expensive than a single magazine of a gun. Grade 3 ammunition, which explodes once after being embedded in a monster’s body, has extremely high lethality, but it is too expensive to use freely. The reason it is expensive is because it is slow to produce. The material cost itself is similar to Grade 2 ammunition, but it is much slower to produce.
“In the beginning, there were guns suitable for level 1 ammunition, guns suitable for level 2 ammunition, and guns suitable for level 3 ammunition. However, guns that shoot level 2 and level 3 ammunition break down easily. Then, as the ratio of level 2 and level 3 ammunition decreases, the consumption of level 1 ammunition increases. Level 1 guns do not break down easily, but if they fire frequently, the failure rate becomes higher than normal.”
So the idea is to shoot all three types of ammunition with the same gun. If you can shoot all three types of ammunition with one gun, you can always maintain the desired ratio. And since the price difference between a tier 1 and a compatible gun is only a little, it costs much less. The money I’m talking about here is not currency, but various resources such as materials and manpower.
‘And if you only produce one standard, you can achieve much higher productivity. Whoever came up with that idea, it’s really amazing.’
After observing the production flow of the factory, Kishin asked Poongshin Soogil to write down the production volume of each production part. It is a program that he had created when he was working at the company before, and it is a program that increases production efficiency and reduces resource consumption. Although he cannot write a program, if he works hard for a few days and calculates it by hand, it seems that he can increase efficiency by at least 15%.
You have to somehow stand out and find a way to return to your original world. Not to mention the inconveniences of daily life, it is a place where your life is threatened at any time. If Kishin’s memory is not wrong, this is the time when the monsters’ patterns change, so it is several times more dangerous than usual.
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