Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 41
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Apocalypse in Water Episode 41
Episode 41
Bomi also seemed to have the same feeling as me, so she quickly snatched the microphone from Hoyoung and shouted.
“Do you have a mole next to your left eye, priestess? And when you’re not happy, do you touch your nose with your middle finger?”
– Hey! Who is it?
Hyunwoo was surprised by Bomi’s sudden appearance.
– Where is Hoyoung? What happened, did you hurt Hoyoung?
“No. I’m here.”
Hoyoung spoke into the microphone.
“The person I just spoke to is my older sister.”
– Oh, right. I thought something big had happened.
Only then did Hyunwoo seem relieved.
“I’m sorry for startling you. I asked because you seemed similar to someone the priestess knows.”
– Yeah. But I’ve never really seen a priestess, so I don’t know.
According to Hyunwoo, it is difficult to get near the priestess because the priestess blocks approaching like an idol manager.
But no matter how you look at it, the cynicism and sarcasm shown in the argument with the legendary pastor seems to be Jiyeon’s fault.
The pastor who disrupted the worship of the Ark Church by telling them to go to hell was said to have returned crying like a child under the scolding of a priestess.
– How delighted the people were when the priestess said, “Please ask your god to drain some cold water from the world.” According to my father, the people cheered as if they were swept up in the excitement of a concert hall.
While listening to Hyunwoo’s story, Bomi and I looked at each other.
And then he asked with a look that said, ‘Isn’t that right?’
Without a doubt, we nodded.
I took the mic from Hoyoung and said.
“Hyunwoo, I’m sorry, but could you go to the priestess and check a few things for me?”
-Who else?
“Oh, my uncle.”
Hoyoung spoke into the microphone.
– That… seems difficult. I used to come to church occasionally, but I haven’t been coming at all lately.
“Why isn’t it coming out?”
Could it be that the Ark Church guys were performing human sacrifices?
No, if I were going to sacrifice people, I would have done it already.
And, isn’t she a priestess?
If you’re a priestess, what level are you?
Elder? Branch manager?
As far as I understand, there were no priestesses in the Ark Church.
What role and rank are you in?
– Rumor has it that a ritual has to be performed.
“Consciousness? What is that?”
– I don’t know that either.
Suddenly, a sound like something was being busily prepared could be heard from beyond the speaker.
– Ah! Dad’s here. I guess I should hang up now. Bye, Hoyoung!
“Oh. We’ll talk later, right?”
– Of course. I didn’t tell you how to conquer Midland in the Generation of Discovery.
“okay.”
So satellite communication was cut off.
Bomi shouted as if she had been waiting.
“Let’s head to that trash island or that slush island right now. We need to save Jiyeon.”
Bomi seemed certain that the priestess was Jiyeon.
I said, shaking my head.
“no.”
“You say it can’t be done? You’re not going to save Jiyeon? You said that saving Jiyeon and taking down the Ark were your goals in this world that’s submerged in water, right?”
“Oh, right.”
I nodded and answered.
Bomi shouted as if she was frustrated.
“Then what? Do you think the priestess is not Jiyeon?”
“No. The priestess is probably Jiyeon.”
“Then why aren’t you going?”
Bomi glared at me with a very angry expression.
I shrugged and answered.
“I don’t have a stomach.”
“You can just take the lifeboat.”
“I just wrote it down because it only goes forward. Lifeboats are not designed for long-distance voyages, and they are not designed to be equipped with a power source.”
“Then let’s make a new one. You’re MacGyver, aren’t you? Hey, I see you’ve already made plans to build a boat. Right?”
Bomi looked up at me as if she knew everything.
Dude, you’re quick-witted.
In fact, I was preparing various materials, including refined oil slicks from giant squid, with the plan to build a ship.
However, there were several problems.
“Bomi, how are we going to get to Trash Island?”
“How are you going? Let’s go by boat. Let’s build a boat right now.”
“haha.”
I laughed out loud and said.
“Hyunwoo said that the trash island keeps moving due to the currents and that you can’t tell where it is. So how are you going to find it?”
“Uh, uh. That’s… … .”
Bomi groaned and couldn’t answer, as if she hadn’t thought about it.
“Fuck! Birds! I hate water! I hate it!”
Bomi suddenly started swearing, as if she was very angry.
I thought maybe the kid was secretly swearing at me, but when I looked at him, it seemed like he was just lamenting.
By the way, it’s called X-foot tide.
Ah! If we use that fucking current, we might be able to find Trash Island.
An idea popped into my head.
I quickly ran up to the rooftop.
Hoyoung was startled by the sight and shouted.
“Hey! What is it? Mister! What’s going on? Where are you going?”
“haha!”
Bomi said with a laugh.
“I see, you’ve found a solution, sir. As expected from the all-powerful MacGyver! Isn’t that right, sir?”
I didn’t answer Bomi’s question.
I found something that might be a solution, but it needed to be confirmed.
I quickly went to Building 104.
In order to move smoothly between each neighborhood, we built a rope bridge between neighborhoods that we frequently visit.
The murky, gray current that had carried airplane debris and nuclear missiles moved from Building 103 to Building 104.
With its rough, turbulent current and billowing foam, the murky, gray tide looked almost like a living creature.
We occasionally checked on the birds in Building 104, as the creature occasionally delivered unexpected items.
Lately it has become a garbage dump due to the remains of giant squid, but last time a delivery vehicle was washed up on the current and it hit the jackpot.
We feasted on the gift set that day.
I went down to the first floor.
The current swirled like a whirlpool next to the veranda, strong enough to push my submerged legs away.
I hung a safety rope on the veranda railing and leaned out in case something happened.
Then, he took the notebook out of his bosom and carefully dipped it into the water.
However, the waves were so rough that I almost missed it.
I held the notebook firmly with both hands and waited until it was sufficiently wet before taking it out.
Will it really be the kind of map I had in mind?
The map that appears in the note seems to be a little different depending on the sea level.
A blueprint emerged from the Dragon Palace, and a map emerged from the sea around the apartment, including depth lines, as if it had explored the surrounding underwater terrain.
I didn’t quite understand why these different maps came out.
Well, the fact that the world is submerged in water goes against common sense and science.
But this was the reality.
It was a fantasy-like reality with monsters like the giant squid in the ocean, but I planned to make good use of this reality.
This will increase your chances of survival.
So I’ve been thinking a lot about notes.
And the conclusion we reached was that the difference was in the sea water.
The taste of sea water varies depending on the region, weather, and water temperature.
This is because the salinity, mineral content, and other elements of seawater are different.
I thought perhaps the notes were responding to these complex factors.
If my hypothesis is correct, wouldn’t a different colored, murky gray tide show a different kind of map on the note?
Just like the Dragon Palace blueprint came out, I hope that this time, too, I will get the map I need.
I opened my notebook with a prayerful heart.
Wow! Bingo! I got the map I wanted.
The bird drew a long map on his notebook, as if marking a path along the path he had traveled.
The scale wasn’t shown, but it seemed like a pretty long distance.
And there were no depth lines or diagrams, but instead the flow of the tide was indicated.
This could be a shortcut if you use the current well, like surfing the waves on a surfboard.
The bird seemed to have run quite a distance.
As I turned the page, the map continued.
“Oh! Is this land? Or is it perhaps a garbage island?”
On the twenty-fifth page, something was first seen floating above the water.
Judging by its size and location, it didn’t seem like a garbage island.
It was petal-shaped and hung sideways without entering the current.
Could this be a colony of sea lotus leaves?
It seemed similar to the one in the monster guide.
If so, I definitely have to stop by.
The sea lotus is a sedentary aquatic plant that can be eaten if you enter it by mistake.
However, if you know the guy’s characteristics, you can just eat the fruit and come out safely.
Then I continued turning the pages.
The map continued, but the trash island did not appear.
Although other points appeared occasionally, they did not seem to be islands or landmasses, but rather something floating on the surface of the water, like a colony of sea lotus leaves.
The mere fact that it wasn’t water made it worth the trip, but my current target was Trash Island.
Finally, the last chapter of the notebook.
As soon as I opened the page, a rough current appeared, but there was nothing floating on the surface.
I thought I’d find some clues about Trash Island.
I was disappointed, but comforted by the fact that I had figured out the map properties of the note.
The notes soaked in the seawater of the tide gave me information on the terrain of places I had never been to, like an observer from Star X Craft.
As you sail along the current later on, the map will expand and you will be able to discover Trash Island.
There is the issue of whether the tide in our apartment is the same as the tide in the trash island, but I will not give up on saving Jiyeon.
As I was trying to close the note, I saw a mark left by where I had held it with my hand.
I don’t want to ruin my precious notes.
I was surprised and looked at the handprint, but it wasn’t a handprint.
It looked like a child’s drawing, with jagged lines overlapping each other like a blotch.
This is a trash island.