Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 133



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Episode 133. A Strong Country, a Weak People, and Endless Evil 2

The space demons are the origin of the word ‘demon’. The word ‘demon’ became established when they were called by words that could not be called anything, such as ‘that’ or ‘those things’. The pronunciation in Datang is ‘Aeppa’.

Previously, they were only called ‘Demons’, but after the appearance of Pencant and Enrakisho, they began to be called ‘Mawebpa’, the ‘Space Demons’.

And this space demon race had characteristics that were clearly different from other races.

In short, the polar demons, Enrakisho, and the alien demons of the extreme western region are all ‘living creatures’. They are also creatures influenced by the gods.

In other words, the reason we can’t communicate with them is because their demands are too excessive… … In the very distant future, we may establish diplomatic relations with them on equal terms, and even protests against discrimination against the Demon Race may occur.

Well, they are truly evil and violent barbarians now.

But the Cosmic Demons are different. They are not ‘living things’. At least not what you would call living things, nor are they spirit-originated, memetic beings.

They are extremely, extremely heterogeneous beings born from mathematical logic and the providence of the universe. There is no ‘god’ for them. They simply collapse when they encounter divinity.

It was later revealed that these were the primordial gods, or in other words, the legacies and descendants of the original beings who created this world and the universe.

What they desire is an infinite greed for the surface and the underground, and the materials there, beyond the realm of logic. They imitate the highest intellect and emotions, and later they are called by a different name from the demons.

‘devil.’

The word Mawebpa soon becomes a word meaning devil. Devils fear God. So instead of fighting God, instead of confronting that transcendent being who shakes the heavens with his own will, they decide to take a different approach.

The demons decided to torment the gods. The first god feared the death and suffering of his family, and… … . Hanjutamal.

The basic policy of the country of Datang is to prepare for the future.

It’s about stockpiling surplus resources to prepare for transcendent events like famine, disaster, war, and even a week’s worth of disaster (a separate category from disaster).

By the way, what is the current state of the datang?

Because of the large population and enlarged military, the social infrastructure they should enjoy cannot be properly supported, so they cannot enjoy a proper society outside of the central region.

The demons have been patient and waiting until this moment. If they had been sooner, they would have been subdued immediately, and if they had been later, the social infrastructure would have been restored.

Demons use their possessed minions to gain power, bringing diseases from the Hanjutamal quarantine area and spreading them throughout major cities.

Starting from the remote areas where there is less defense against demons, or more precisely, where there is no education about demons, the Hanjutamal is spread intentionally and maliciously.

“It’s the work of the space demons!”

“These demons… … ! We must kill them all… … !”

All of this is an explosion of anger or fear, declaring a state of emergency. Because it has been a state of emergency all along, they are trying to tighten the entire country with a quarantine system that did not exist before.

“A single week’s journey will destroy even the most powerful of nations! Everyone must stop their pilgrimage and settle down in the villages! Otherwise, the epidemic will spread without end!”

The problem is that the Datang people no longer listen to what the central government says.

“Cutting the rations even further? You’re telling me to die. Eight. I’d rather run away.”

“Where are you running to! It might be the incubation period, so just wait for now… … .”

“I don’t want to be a swindler!”

“No, it’s not that bad, I said I’d die!!!”

Did I mention that the population was definitely close to a billion? Hmm. Nine, eight, seven… … . Wow! Seven hundred million in an instant! But it still doesn’t seem like enough to fill the hunger of a week.

Originally, it was a disease that could not be dealt with even if it had spread naturally. It was suppressed and repressed, and its influence was continuously reduced. However, the moment it spread maliciously through the devil’s scheme, it became unmanageable.

If there had been no Pencant, it would have been okay. Even if there had been Pencant, it might have been okay if there had been no Enrakishō.

But due to the alliance of the three tribes, the army has grown too large – and the local finances and administrative power have been depleted – and now the plague has broken out, it is no longer manageable. If we delay any longer, the population will now be 500 million, 400 million. It will continue to fall.

Then it’s over. The country of Datang will collapse.

“Come on! Make a decision! Please bring purification to this land with the power of a new person!”

“… …Moon!”

Seriously, here comes another act I never wanted to do.

The moon that prayed to Mainilun rains down a bombardment of moonlight, spreading it throughout Datang. The population of 700 million has decreased to 550 million. Where did the 150 million go? If you go to the ruined village, you will find a statue of a Datang person who has been turned into a jewel by receiving too much celestial magic.

Instead of eradicating the Hanjutamal that had spread among humans, all the infected people were turned into jewel statues. And now, the lifespan of the Datang people has been eaten away by an estimated 200 years.

It was the limitation of the ancient administration. Fortunately, All Chaun made a decision quickly, and thanks to that, a great disaster that killed over 200 million people was avoided.

But he just lay on the floor of Mainilun for a long time, crawling and crying. When on earth will this plague, which is too much to call evil, go away? How many more times must it eat before it stops?

It’ll take a few thousand years from now until Dr. El Kashan, who created the cure for Hanjutamal, comes along. Until then, well, we’ll just have to hold out.

“I can’t forgive you… … !”

And soon, in anger, he performs a ritual on the moon again, shaking the universe and taking revenge on the demons there. The demons will not be able to come down to Earth for a while.

Those who have already descended to the ground and those in the Datang have all died, but well… … . Still, tormenting the newcomers is the greatest reward for demons.

Surprisingly, the Hanjutamal spread from the border, but it was more deadly to purebloods, so more pureblood Datons died. The only ones who were okay were the Nonos.

“Nononono Hakang. As a representative of the Nonos, I hope you will help stabilize society.”

“Well, don’t worry! We don’t just do plays!”

And the last Anlair is more concerned with managing the stage of the world than the performance hall. He originally had talent not only in art but also in management.

“Let me explain the origin of the word ‘Hanjutamal.’ Long, long ago, there was a giant monster that wanted to swallow the moon… … .”

Nononono Hakang pushed away the atheistic science that was prevalent in Datang at the time and filled the curriculum with easy-to-understand and intuitive fairy tales and tales.

Actually, there is no difference. It seems better. Why shouldn’t we hurt others? It’s easier to explain this by saying, “God told us not to do it,” than by saying, “This is what morality is and this is what social norms are.”

It’s a bit ironic. The facts that were history in the mythical and legendary eras, the things that were explained as the world’s principles that could be understood within higher education, are now turned into myths, legends, and unbelievable stories in the next era.

It seems like the opposite of the educational curriculum on Earth. Usually, myths and legends are created for education, and then they are replaced with advanced educational curriculum.

In other words, for the Datang people, stories that convey emotions now take precedence over historical facts, scientific principles, and logic.

I actually felt more comfortable with that than with the highly educated Datonians.

“When you die, it’s just the end.”

“Hey, when you die, you’re reborn into this world as an animal.”

“Uh… … I guess it’s better to believe that.”

In other words, it was the birth of faith. Nononono Hakang ‘simplified’ the regular education curriculum that was being continued at the time, making it ‘efficient’ and ‘superstitious’, thereby resolving the problem of the educational infrastructure that was most lacking in Datang.

“You did really, really well!”

“This will have side effects.”

“Of course, so what? I’m happy that my family loves each other again and doesn’t discriminate.”

In fact, even the most educated purebloods have come to believe such superstitious tales.

In short, Daton was cursed by the sea and could not sail due to biological reasons, but in exchange for obtaining the fire of the sky, and Patchar was twice as strong as Daton due to evolutionary reasons, but in exchange for obtaining twice as much strength, his skin color became twice as dark.

But, that was easy to understand.

The Nono tribe’s dominance continued for hundreds of years, in fact throughout the entire era of Christianity.

With the racial characteristic of being okay with being infected with Hanjutamal, they quickly took over the empty positions of Datang and administrative bureaucrats, and through the ‘Hanjutamal immunity drug that only Nono can drink’ developed in this era, they solved the previous biggest problem of ‘Nono themselves are okay with being infected with Hanjutamal, but they spread it to others in that state’, and stood tall as an even more solid mainstream.

It’s the country of the Da-Tuns, so Datang. Oh, is it the other way around? Since they live in Datang, they’re called Da-Tung. That was the name.

But now, pure-blood Datons are less than 10% of the total population. 40% of the population are mixed-bloods, and the remaining 20% ​​are minor races such as Patchar, Gigad, Rulmo, Borin, and Iyakan. And the remaining 30% are pure-blood Nonos.

Considering that the majority of the people living there were of mixed race, either Daton or Patchar, ‘Nono mixed race’, it would not be strange to say that almost half of Datang’s population were Nono.

Nononono Hakang controls the story. He controls the media, and he wants to turn this country of Daton into Nono’s country.

As always, NonoNoNo Hakang was the representative of his own race. This seemingly good-natured Minniran had darkness in his heart, and with his cheerful stories, he controlled the world in the direction he wanted.

In any case, it was a positive result for the country of Datang itself. The Age of Faith. After overcoming the most difficult early stage and passing the middle stage, Datang finally finds stability and peace. Taxes are still high, the military is large, and the social infrastructure is still in shambles, but everyone lives knowing that happiness is possible.

Meanwhile, while Datang was suppressing internal problems, serious problems arose in the world.

“It’s real! It’s a jeweled statue in the shape of a dozen!”

“What incredible magical power… …! Maybe Mainnirun was made with this too? (*No).”

The tomb raiders, consisting of Baekkan, Erin, and Suin, come across the desert to Datang and are very happy. They came here after hearing that Datang is currently destroyed by an epidemic. The entire border town is full of people made of jewels, so if they take these and sell them in the north, they can make a huge profit.

Aha. I know what you’re thinking right now. Are you thinking that these grave robbers have been infected by the Hanjuta Mal ‘without knowing it’ and are spreading that horrible plague to the North?

No way. History doesn’t flow that way.

I am even just a narrator who is watching the world, but there is a misunderstanding that I intentionally blow up the show for the sake of ratings when the world is at peace and forcefully weaken the show because it is a crisis, but that is absolutely not the case.

“And look at this! It’s a softy with two horns on its head! I found it over there!”

“Oh oh! No way!”

“That’s right! It’s the Malrangmalrang that has been infected with the Datang endemic disease that absorbs all magical power! If you use this… … .”

“I can create a new donum that absorbs all magic power!”

“That’s it!”

“Then let’s take it up there and start researching!”

“What if we get caught?”

“It’s only contagious through spirits, so it’ll probably be fine!”

Folks, the average person is more stupid than you think.

All disasters in the world are largely caused by people.