The Military Chef of a Ruined World - Chapter 449



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Episode 449: Seeking a Doctor (1)

The external role of the corps commander is played by Lieutenant Kim.

Although most of the work inside is handled by Minjae hyung.

nevertheless.

First of all, I am the real leader of this guild.

“Don’t look so disgusted. It’s not that much.”

“……yeah.”

There were a few items that only I could pay for.

I looked at the documents that Minjae had brought.

The Legion is now a fairly large organization.

Accordingly, various opinions and strategies are suggested by the unit members.

“First of all, Kim Jong-du… … this is a proposal made by the architect.”

“I want to build defense facilities in the border area between Seoul and Gyeonggi Province… ….”

“He’s a member of our unit now, but he’s from Gyeonggi Province. He must be wanting to help out since he’s learned that there are many dangerous monsters inside Seoul.”

“Hmm. This is okay.”

Minor things are taken care of by Minjae Hyung.

Among them, I had to make the decisions for the bigger ones.

“The following is a proposal for an amphibious landing operation, in which the coastal areas would be secured and a ship would be moved to the far south… … .”

“There might be some monsters lurking in the sea. This is too dangerous, so let’s put it on hold for now.”

“The following is a proposal for the creation of a personal guard unit for the legion commander.”

“… … How many times has that agenda been rejected, and why has it come up again?”

“If it was the same content as before, I would have ignored it, but the content and basis are being supplemented every time. It’s getting to the level of a decent thesis, and it’s so persuasive that I can’t just cut it off. Personally, I think it would be good to read it at least once… … .”

“I’m rejecting it again, because you might be convinced if you read it.”

“Well, I guess so. Next.”

It’s something like this.

When I’m staying in the military, I don’t have much to do because I have to approve agenda items that come up from time to time.

Whenever I returned to my unit after being away from home like this, there were often piles of work like this.

“And this is the last one.”

Proceed with business as usual.

Suddenly, there was only one document left that needed approval.

and.

“… … The scenario isn’t bad.”

I read the document carefully.

He nodded and said.

[Operation to recapture Gyeongsangbuk-do and rescue survivors]

“Let’s go like this.”

It was the moment when the [Legion’s] next move was decided.

* * *

“Then, let me explain the operation details again.”

A huge conference room built inside the Vimana.

Former squad leaders and platoon leaders of the [Legion].

Even in a place where everyone, including me, the corps commander, and Lieutenant General Kim Hyun-seok, the external corps commander, were gathered.

“The operational objective is simple.”

A man standing on the stage spoke up.

“Reclaim the Gyeongbuk region and rescue all survivors who are fighting for survival scattered throughout the Gyeongbuk region!”

and.

The person who brought up that topic was quite familiar.

Originally, he was active in Gyeonggi-do, not Gangwon-do.

A person who opened his eyes a while ago and accepted the offer to scout our unit.

[aiming]

[Intermediate Strategist]

He is currently the tactical officer for our unit.

The first operation has begun to be planned.

“Among them, the latter is the priority. Our goal for this expedition will be to reclaim the Gyeongbuk region while prioritizing the safety of the survivors.”

And after that.

The description of the operation follows.

A route for sending troops to the Gyeongbuk region.

A stronghold that must be occupied in advance to secure a supply line.

Where each unit should occupy, how they should cooperate organically and advance, etc.

“Originally, a strategic campaign that involved sending troops to such a distant location would not have been easy.”

Sending troops over long distances is actually not an easy task.

It was possible to launch [Bimana] during the Gyeonggi-do period, but not now.

“Fortunately, we are in a good situation.”

but.

Even if the situation is such that [Vimana] cannot be operated.

Our operation to reclaim Gyeongbuk will not be very difficult.

That makes sense.

“The survivors who have continued their struggle for survival in Gyeongbuk have promised to cooperate. I sincerely thank you for your cooperation.”

“What is gratitude? What are we supposed to be thankful for… … .”

The soldiers’ gaze is focused on one place.

There stood an old woman who looked quite old and the Awakened ones following her.

“As we reclaim Gyeongbuk, the first priority we must give to ourselves is cooperation with these survivors.”

We don’t have enough information though.

Survivors in Gyeongbuk would have been aware of the dangers of each region through their long struggle for survival.

With their cooperation, it seemed that the recapture of the Gyeongbuk region could be completed without great risk, although it would take a long time.

“Honestly… … I never imagined that you would help us so naturally.”

Okay then.

Yoo Jeong-bok, who was listening to our operation explanation, covered his face and said.

“We gave up on growing our own strength. The argument was that it was more important to survive than to die while growing strength… … To be honest, it was just… … that we were afraid of fighting to grow strength.”

“… … Guild leader.”

“There were many who fell while building up their strength. In fact, we also know that they were right. Just holding on and surviving until the barrier opened and calling for help from beyond… … It was a strategy that relied not on one’s own strength, but on luck. Even if one was lucky enough to hold on until the barrier opened, there was no telling whether others would help them or not… … .

But when we had a meeting in Seoul, she seemed quite confident about her choice.

Not now.

The reason is probably.

“Seeing Seoul so miserably destroyed… … I realized that was an absurd idea.”

Perhaps it was because they saw the area they had tried to ask for help in had been devastated.

“To be honest, when we were contacted by those so-called ‘government’ people, we thought we would have to give them a lot in return for saving us. But you guys… … don’t even want that.”

She spoke with a puzzled look.

Lieutenant General Kim shrugged his shoulders as if it were a natural thing to do.

“We are only doing our duty.”

“… … I see. Thank you.”

Well, of course, it’s not just because of obligation.

As the number of human survivors increases, the number of troops capable of resisting this destruction increases.

So, of course, it is necessary to keep as many people alive as possible.

‘The price won’t be that great anyway.’

Rather, it would be better if the legion bestowed grace.

It was better to leave the survivors in debt.

In order to deal with the threat from the ‘North’, we will need the cooperation of as many survivors as possible.

To erase the debt in order to elicit that cooperation.

Anyway, like that.

The main concern of the Legion now is.

It was focused on recapturing Gyeongsangbuk-do.

‘According to what the survivors say, there are quite a few survivors in Gyeongbuk.’

It is said that this was because several awakened people, centered around Yoo Jeong-suk, led the atmosphere.

Even if we fight and gain strength, we will not be able to overcome this destruction.

The mood is to hold out as safely as possible, conserve supplies, and wait until the barrier opens.

But somehow I managed to hold on by luck.

Of course, there were also drawbacks.

‘These are people who only focus on survival and don’t grow much.’

If we hadn’t opened the barrier so quickly in the first place, these people would have been wiped out sooner or later.

It’s the same now that the barrier has been quickly opened.

If only our structure were just a little bit delayed.

You never know when more people will disappear.

“Then, we will prepare the expedition force immediately.”

“We will also return to Gyeonggi Province and prepare our troops.”

Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Gyeongbuk.

A major operation carried out through cooperation between Awakened people from three regions.

It will consume a lot of materials and troops, and it will take a lot of time.

I never thought it would fail.

“then.”

and…….

It’s not something I think would fail.

“Everyone, work hard.”

“yes?”

I am.

I was thinking of doing my own thing separately.

* * *

“You’re not going to participate in the Gyeongbuk expedition?”

When I said so.

Private Jeon Gwang-il and Private Seo Su-hyeok asked with their eyes wide open.

“Why are you doing that?”

“Have you felt any signs of unease in Gyeongbuk… … .”

“No, no. That’s not it.”

Quite the opposite.

The expedition to Gyeongbuk didn’t seem to be that difficult, as I expected.

and.

“Me. In this type of war, it would be useless to join in.”

“Big… … Well, I wouldn’t say that.”

“That’s right. It’s useless, that’s it… … . A little less… … something like that?”

“… … .”

Sergeant Lee Min-jae and Sergeant Lee Sang-ah did their best to package it up.

Honestly, I didn’t really have anything to do on that expedition.

“If we were in a situation where we were overwhelmingly underdogs, I might be able to help by helping them find a way out through my cooking.”

However, information about the enemy has now been obtained through survivors in the Gyeongbuk region.

As the Awakened people of the three regions cooperate to carry out operations, the size of the force is also large.

In that situation, what would I do… … Hmm.

“How much combat rations are supplied?”

Even this is more efficient when done at the Vimana’s restaurant.

actually.

I already realized this during the war to occupy Gangwon-do.

‘The legion is already incredibly strong.’

Even if I’m away.

If it’s a legion, the operation will proceed smoothly.

‘Taejun said he’s reorganized his strength, so he should be able to pass that information on to Lieutenant Kim. The problem is that it takes a long time… … . It’s an expedition that’s definitely doable.’

If something goes wrong later, I’ll run to you.

That I don’t need to focus on that scene.

“So, are you staying in the Vimana, Sergeant?”

“No. That’s not it.”

of course.

The reason I said I wouldn’t participate in the Gyeongbuk expedition wasn’t because I wanted to get stuck somewhere, like a sergeant in his final years.

“When the unit is busy with other things. There is something I want to resolve in advance and move on.”

“Is there something you want to resolve and move on from?”

In response to the leaders’ questions.

I shrugged, reached into my pocket, and pulled out a piece of paper.

“What is that?”

“A piece of paper with rumors written on it.”

“rumor……?”

* * *

My room inside the Vimana.

Inside, there was now a large birdcage set up.

There was a fairly large blue bird nestling in the cage.

‘Jang Young-woong said that he would disappear as soon as he died.’

Honestly, I thought that would be the case too.

A life form born from skill.

It’s natural that the skill will disappear when the person who used it dies.

but…….

‘That guy, he was probably a creature made of magic.’

then.

Even though the sorcerer is dead… … .

‘I thought that if I fed him some food… he might last a little longer.’

With that in mind.

I tried to make and feed him dishes with as much magic power as possible.

and.

The result is this.

-Knock knock!

“Yeah, yeah.”

Lying in the cage right now.

That’s the bird.

‘The black one too… … I feel like the number of animals is increasing.’

anyway.

It meant a lot to me that I could keep that blue bird alive for so long.

A summoned creature with the power to bring rumors.

However, since it is just a rumor, there is a lot of truth to it.

It was quite useful in that it allowed you to request ‘specific rumors’.

‘Asking for information consumes quite a bit of magic power. I can’t make him ask for it often… … But he is definitely a useful being.’

Private Park Tae-jun’s information power is a bit weak now.

This means that we now have one more useful means of gathering information.

and.

I stand in front of the birdcage.

Sarak… … .

I unfolded the paper the bird had brought me.

‘At first, I was wondering what kind of rumor to ask.’

It is an action that consumes a lot of magic power.

It was necessary to give orders as carefully as possible.

Rumors that could reveal the source of the evil that is sweeping this world.

Or, a rumor that might reveal the identity of a system that would help us get to its source.

Or maybe it’s a rumor about something that could pose an immediate threat to us…

There were many choices in many ways.

In the end, the order I gave was this.

-I want to know about beings that specialize in healing the body.

In the process of resolving the issue that occurred in Gyeonggi Province.

My body was a mess.

There was also a problem with the morale of the soldiers, so they hid it.

The situation is so serious that several of the platoon leaders have already noticed.

‘I can’t do anything I want to do in this state.’

I’m a cook first and foremost, but I’m a cook first.

Being a cook and a soldier at the same time.

Now that my abilities as a soldier have disappeared, I have become limited in many ways.

I felt that clearly in Seoul.

furthermore.

{First, try to do something about that body condition.}

I already said that in advance.

There was only one answer.

-We need a way to solve this problem, or… … even if we can’t solve it, we can alleviate it.

With that thought in mind, I sent the bird away.

This is the rumor that the bird brought.

and.

“under.”

After seeing what was written on the note,

I couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

-I don’t know about others… … .

A while ago.

I remember what the person I met in Seoul said to me.

-You will come to me on your own.

At that time.

I used to wonder what on earth the basis of that would be.

I think I finally understand now.

“I thought I finally got out of here, but it looks like I have to crawl back in.”

That makes sense.

[Seoul, Gangnam]

[Rumor has it that a bizarre monster known as the ‘Surgeon of Death’ possesses the best medical skills, capable of reviving even the most corpse-like injured people.]

If it is as the rumor says.

That guy.

“I’m a doctor.”

surely.

Because he was a guy with a job that I had to go to.