How to Live as an Immortal - Chapter 236
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How to Live Immortally Episode 236
236 I know
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Croft’s world was colorless from birth. The result of his excellent bloodline and a little technical assistance. His intellect far surpassing that of a genius did not allow him to act irrationally.
Maybe that’s why.
Emotions that are essential to human existence, such as family affection or love between a man and a woman, seemed like trivial concepts.
Even for Croft, there was someone who could be said to be special.
Craig Shen.
A man who was well-liked by everyone for his gentle and honest personality. He was Croft’s only older brother.
Although he seemed to have taken away all the conscience and morality that he should have had, Croft was never jealous or envious of him.
I was just proud.
When I looked at Craig, I felt like I knew what I had lost. So, being with him seemed to fill the emptiness in my heart, even if only for a moment.
“Being different doesn’t mean you’re wrong. So don’t let people see you as wrong and hurt you. You’re just different, Croft.”
Maybe it was because they accepted me without prejudice, even though I was a little different from others.
My father, who was keeping his distance from me without me knowing, and my mother, who was so frightened that she gave up on approaching me.
But his older brother, Craig, was different.
Of course. Wasn’t it the first time I felt the warmth of another person through his hands? At the time, it was so unfamiliar that I unconsciously pushed it away.
“Let go of this.”
“Your tail is hanging off. This is the first time I’ve seen you this flustered.”
“I wasn’t embarrassed, okay?”
“You’re not wrong, you’re just different. You’re just better at hiding things than others, so you can’t see them. There are emotions hidden in your small head that you don’t even know about.”
Craig strokes his hair, smiling so faintly that I can’t even remember it now.
“Listen to your inner voice. It may be useless, but sometimes you want to listen to it.”
As time passed and Croft grew up, he realized that it was advice from his older brother who wanted his younger brother to grow up to be a good adult.
Humans are motivated creatures. They are creatures that do not move unless they have a goal. In order to survive, they must at least be honest with themselves.
It was around this time that Croft became interested in forbidden knowledge.
That was the only area that was difficult to understand even with an extraordinary brain – in a way, it was inevitable. Of course, I didn’t show it on the outside. I just acted like a good student.
Meanwhile, Croft heard the news of Craig’s disappearance, gave up his dormitory life, returned home, and waited for his brother’s return without fail.
But even after several months, the miracle did not happen.
Just when it seemed like the case was coming to a close, his father returned with Craig. But the joy of reunion was short-lived.
Eyes that have lost their sense of direction and limbs that are floundering without being able to find their way.
Croft was helpless in front of his brother, who was different from before.
“… … Let’s pretend your brother is dead. Pretend we never saw him.”
Why does it have to be like that, and why did my brother become like that?
For the first time, I held onto my father’s trouser leg and cried, begging him to tell me, but no truth came out of his mouth.
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The Beastly Sword that Ryung-young boasted about had the power to destroy even a person’s personality – an experience that would have been traumatic for an ordinary person, but it was of no use to Croft.
Because you can control your reason and emotions at will, and are not swayed by impulse or instinct.
What’s more, he had an extraordinary past.
I was able to get up right away and regain my composure.
That’s why I got back to the main topic as soon as I recovered.
“You found me through a shortwave transmitter? It seems that leaving it to that child was the right thing to do.”
“So you left it there on purpose?”
“By the way, where is this place?”
“It’s one of Baekdu’s safe houses. Even if it’s Ryongyeong, it won’t be easy to find.”
Still, if it was a spring, he would find himself even if it meant resorting to extraordinary means. The great task he had to shoulder was that heavy.
Suddenly, Gaon’s eyes meet mine.
“You look like you have a lot to ask.”
“I saw a lot of interesting things while chasing consultants.”
“Please speak.”
“This is going to be a long story, is that okay?”
At the glance of his eyes, Croft realized his situation as he lay in bed―
“Don’t worry, if you get bored while listening, you can just go to sleep.”
He just yawned as if he was looking at something.
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The disaster at Set Colony was quite interesting, even for the unemotional Croft.
The bizarre species, Blob Kids, that Alpha Stroke seems to be involved in. The basis of this is―
“Is this the new genetic engineering technology that I’ve established?”
“That’s why I suspected you.”
“I wonder if he changed his mind and joined Ryong-young’s side.”
“You were the one who brought up the concept of superhumans when you brought up Alpha Stroke when we first met.”
“So that’s how I came to the conclusion that Blobkids might be the creatures I was involved with.”
“It’s not a bad starting point,” said Croft, who readily admitted his past.
“As expected, you can’t fool Mr. Gaon. Yes, I did help RYJ Company for a little while. I didn’t expect you to repay me in this way, though.”
“How on earth did the technology get leaked?”
“You’ve been watching me for a long time, to the point of spying on my entire server.”
“then…….”
Doesn’t that mean all the research up to now is useless?
Croft, looking at Gaon’s face filled with such thoughts, tapped his temple with his index finger.
“It’s okay, I just have a habit of not writing down important information.”
“So that’s why I tried to persuade you, even if it meant using violence.”
Although some questions were resolved, some questions arose because of it.
“It seems like there’s a consultant behind it. Have you ever met him?”
“No. He probably joined to fill the spot I left. He must be excited because RYJ Company’s goal is the goal.”
“I’m talking about raising superhumans.”
“Strictly speaking, it’s a little different.”
“how?”
“First of all, do you know the concept of a superhuman?”
“I know vaguely.”
From the last World War III, mankind learned a great lesson.
That means that nuclear weapons should remain as a deterrent and not be used as an actual force.
Indiscriminate use of force against an unspecified number of people is ultimately a shortcut to self-destruction—the need for a nuclear alternative was a demand of the times.
However, unlike the mature will, the technology to project it was immature and crude. The atmosphere changed drastically after entering the 24th century.
It was an instantaneous change in the paradigm of civilization that developed artificial intelligence and advanced into space. Technology-intensive research was conducted to determine the outcome of war with minimal damage.
The history of mankind is the history of groups.
As they realized the wisdom of forming a group and honed their civilization as top predators, their drawback was also clear: the absence of a leader was the starting point of the group’s collapse.
It goes without saying that it is more efficient to deal with the leadership than to wipe out the members, so a lot of clever ideas emerged like a fountain to end things quickly without considering war of attrition or a long-term war.
And that will soon led to enhanced humans, superhumans who surpass enhanced humans.
Even if World War 4 breaks out, there is only one way to prevent it from spreading into a global disaster.
But the research was fraught with difficulties from the start.
Because the individual who is comparable to a one-man army and surpasses the group is a being that directly refutes the history of mankind that has prospered by prioritizing the group over the individual.
For example, it could be said that it was an attempt to escape from the human species.
It is inevitable that it is designed from various directions.
I’ve seen Gaon a few times too.
Null_, which was invented to expand artificial intelligence, and Laurel, which has absorbed the characteristics of superconductors. It goes without saying that both were created with the goal of becoming superhumans.
The title of Swordsman, which has been passed down from generation to generation in the Miyauchi-gumi, could also be considered a talisman to honor superhumans.
“… … And the superhumans they think of as Ryungyoung are martial arts masters, commonly known as martial artists.”
Gaon tilted his head as soon as he heard an unfamiliar word.
“It’s not martial arts, it’s martial arts?”
“It is a term referring to martial arts that have been passed down orally since ancient times.”
Absurd origins.
If it were anyone else, it would be a moment to laugh, but Gaon couldn’t. Why wouldn’t it be? Right from the start, he was the one who had glimpsed a page of history.
Me.
It is an ancient martial art that originated from Siddhartha Gautama.
And it was the name of the technique that Gaon had honed over three hundred years.
“You guys have something like that?”
“Is that all I have? Even though it is only a part, I have succeeded in restoring the Muhak.”
According to Croft, in Yongyeong, they are given the title of ambassador and are treated with the utmost respect, higher than the officers.
“If I were to compare the masters of the Great Sword I fought last time, namely Muryong and the Great Master?”
“That person may be exceptionally skilled, but he is only a martial artist. Didn’t I tell you, in Yongyeong, martial artists are considered superhumans?”
It meant that the internal verification had already been completed. It was something that could be known just by looking at the fact that information was controlled so that it would not circulate to the underworld. If I had not heard it from Croft, who had once delved deep into Ryongyeong, I would not have known it existed.
“RYJ Company kidnapped me in order to train a martial artist. To learn martial arts, you need talent as well as the right physique.”
“I see.”
There is no limit to genetic manipulation based on the ability to transform. You can adjust any desired form and temperament at will. It is probably this technological feature that Tae-Yup has his eye on.
“Tae-yeop will never give up. In that sense, this task may be a bit burdensome for Gaon-ssi.”
“Why do you think so?”
“Taepyeong is no ordinary officer. He is one of the ambassador’s disciples.”
Lee Min Ho, White Lion.
It is said that he inherited martial arts skills from the ambassador and completely replicated the glory of the past, so his grandeur could be said to be comparable to legend.
There was even a history of defeating dozens of organizations opposing Longying without any assistance from slots or units.
“I’m not doubting Gaon’s skills. But I’m telling you that in the worst case scenario, you may need Baekdu’s help.
“People say that they doubt such things.”
The little things were good anyway.
Because I thought I would be able to see how the techniques that Na Han and Ryung Young claimed to be martial arts differed.
“I guess I should go first.”