Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 127
Sand Mage Of The Burnt Desert Chapter 127
Episode 127 A
long time ago, humans wanted to reach God.
So a tall tower was built.
A tower named Babel.
The tower eventually collapsed due to God’s wrath, and humans were divided.
It was a legend from the mythical era that few people even remember anymore.
Neo Seoul is the Tower of Babel of the modern era.
The gigantic city that stood alone in the desert contained the wishes of humans who had longed to reach God in the past.
Inside Neo Seoul, state-of-the-art buildings that prospered before the great destruction stood poised to soar into the sky.
All districts were evenly developed, but the most luxurious and sophisticated area was the West district.
Neo-Seoul boasted a very advanced civilization, but the western district in particular boasted the most cutting-edge.
There were more mechanized people than anywhere else, and this characteristic led to the development of machines.
Here, magic was only an auxiliary means and not the main force.
The West District researched and developed machines for those who have awakened to mechanization. Thanks to this, it boasted a development speed that was superior to that of other districts.
The characteristics of the western district were also reflected in Kim Hyun-soo’s residence.
Numerous pipes and wires were exposed in the metal interior space.
Likewise, Hyunsoo Kim was sitting on a large chair made of metal.
Kim Hyun-soo’s appearance was no different from other people. However, much of his body was a mechanical prosthetic body.
However, with superior technology, it was made to be quite similar to the human body. So, with the naked eye, it was impossible to tell which part was a machine and which part was the real body.
His face was expressionless and his eyes were cold, as if he was wearing a metal mask.
Hyunsoo Kim was staring into space.
His eyes were shining red.
His eyes were also mechanical prosthetic eyes.
Kim Hyun-soo, who had been staring into space for a long time, opened his mouth.
“Three-legged crow!”
At that moment, someone’s voice was transmitted directly to his brain.
-yes! master.
“Report the situation.”
-To date, there have been seventy-two victims, all of whom have had their mechanical bodies taken away and discarded. It is presumed that the stolen machine body was disassembled into small pieces and ended up on the black market.
“Seventy-two people?”
-Now the number has increased by one more to seventy-three.
“Is the culprit also a scavenger?”
-That’s right.
“This is ridiculous. Seventy-three people were attacked by scavengers in just a few days? “I guess we looked like bigots.”
―The items flowing in from the White Bear Caravan are showing the worst compatibility with mechanized awakeners. It is calculated that if left as is, the damage will increase.
“What are the countermeasures?”
―The best way is to move the mechanical corps to eliminate the White Bear Caravan directly.
“That’s not allowed! “If we move the machine corps, it will give Jin Geum-ho an excuse to directly intervene in the West District.”
Kim Hyun-soo’s expression was distorted.
Kim Hyun-soo was not afraid of anything, but he was afraid of Jin Geum-ho, the mayor of Neo Seoul.
He clearly knew how great and scary Jin Geum-ho was.
Giving Jin Geum-ho an excuse to intervene would be nothing short of a disaster for him and the western district.
Therefore, I had no choice but to act as cautiously as possible.
“other ways?”
-Calculating.
The mechanical sound was silent for a moment.
Hyunsoo Kim quietly waited for his answer.
The three-legged crow was not human.
It was a supercomputer created through a combination of chance and science.
At the beginning of his awakening, Kim Hyun-soo accidentally entered a dungeon.
The dungeon’s owner is an ancient golem classified as S-class.
Kim Hyun-soo, who was still a child, was an opponent he could not dare defeat.
But for some reason, the Ancient Golem was on the verge of breaking. Thanks to this, Hyunsoo Kim was able to defeat the Ancient Golem and obtain the trophy.
One of them was the brain containing the Ancient Golem’s ego.
The Ancient Golem’s brain had been reset.
Hyunsoo Kim took the brain of an ancient golem and studied it.
However, for some reason, the computer used in the research and the ancient golem’s brain were combined.
The ancient golem’s brain combined with the computer was revived as a supercomputer, and Kim Hyun-soo named it the Three-Legged Crow.
The computer that became the main body of the Three-Legged Crow existed in a bunker a hundred meters underground.
Mechanized awakeners awakened in the western area are equipped with a communication module that connects them to the three-legged crow.
Thanks to this, Kim Hyun-soo was able to read the movements of those who have awakened to mechanization as if he were reading his palm, even while sitting here.
Ordinary awakeners are simply equipped with a communication module, but Kim Hyun-soo’s henchmen are equipped with auxiliary AI.
The auxiliary AI is a three-legged crowbar with its ego connected to it.
Assistant AI efficiently controls the movements and energy of mechanized awakeners, making them dramatically stronger.
For that reason, anyone with a mechanized awakening wants to become Kim Hyun-soo’s henchman and be equipped with an auxiliary AI. But not everyone is given that opportunity.
The quantity of assistant AI was limited, and therefore only a very small number of people were allowed to use it.
While I was thinking about this and that for a while, I heard the voice of a three-legged crow.
―As a result of the current power analysis, it is calculated that the alliance with Dongdaemun will be the most efficient.
“Dong Dae Moon? That group of fanatics?”
-yes!
“Why?”
Hyunsoo Kim frowned.
Even for Kim Hyun-soo, the ruler of the western district, Dongdaemun, led by Yo-han, was an unpleasant group.
It is not their military power that is scary, but their unity and fanatical belief in God that is disturbing.
A fanatic who was not afraid of death was quite tiring even for mechanized awakeners who had no blood or tears.
I couldn’t help but wonder when the three-legged crow, who couldn’t have known that fact, recommended Dongdaemun.
The three-legged crow’s explanation continued.
―Recently, Dongdaemun is in a difficult situation due to a series of failures. There is no major damage, but the authority of leader John has been greatly undermined and an opportunity for a turnaround is needed.
“reversal? “That could be possible.”
―All we have to do is put Dongdaemun in front and provide support.
“They save their face and we just take care of the practicalities.”
-you’re right.
“I like that.”
Only then did a smile appear on Kim Hyun-soo’s face.
-Then we will proceed.
“Do it that way.”
―I will carry out the Master’s orders.
Hyunsoo Kim nodded and sank deeply into the chair.
He looked out the window for a moment and asked as if something suddenly occurred to him.
“How many pure Koreans are left today?”
―The number identified so far is 3,724,319.
“Is that all there is to it?”
-If this trend continues, pure Korean bloodlines will completely disappear within a hundred years.
“It won’t be like that as long as I live. “The owner of this land is Korean.”
Although most of his body was replaced by machinery, his soul and spirit were purely Korean.
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Xeon looked at the metal fragments lying on the table.
It was the remains of the item that caused the explosion at the Goblin Market.
Because of this, five people died and twenty were seriously injured.
Due to that incident, the Goblin Market was turned upside down.
Yoo Se-hee immediately summoned the merchants and awakened people of the Goblin Market and began formulating countermeasures.
“The atmosphere has become a mess because of this one thing.”
“what is that?”
At that time, Brielle’s voice, who was locked in the room, was heard from behind.
Zeon said without even looking back.
“Did you stay up all night again?”
“uh!”
Brielle answered while rubbing her eyes.
Staying up all night while experimenting with alchemy was a daily routine.
Thanks to this, day and night are now completely reversed.
Brielle picked up the item on the table and looked around.
“This is made from the shell of a spiny trilobite.”
“Do you know the ingredients?”
“huh! “It is very rare, but if processed incorrectly, it explodes and is not used very often.”
“okay?”
“The spiny trilobite is a monster that is hard to find around here. Could it have been released from the White Bear Caravan?”
“I think so.”
“There are probably many safe ingredients, so why did they use something so dangerous?”
“It could have been done on purpose.”
“on purpose? why?”
It was when Brielle made a puzzled expression.
Thump thump!
Someone knocked on the door from outside.
“Who is it? “Is it Levin?”
Brielle carefully opened the door. Then, a completely unexpected person appeared.
She was a beautiful woman with long wavy blonde hair.
Above all, the blue eyes that looked like they were made of sapphires left a particularly impressive impression.
The moment she saw her, Brielle’s expression distorted. However, the woman did not notice Brielle’s reaction and asked cautiously.
“Is this really Zeon’s house?”
“That’s right, but who are you?”
“ah! My name is Mandy. “I came to see Zeon.”
“Mandy?”
“yes! “Is Zeon inside?”
At that time, Zeon heard Mandy’s voice and came to the door.
“What are you doing in my house?”
“You’ve come to the right place.”
“Please come inside first.”
Jeon brought Mandy into the house.
Brielle frowned as if she wasn’t happy about having Mandy in the house.
Mandy said, looking around the house.
“The house is very spacious and nice. “I didn’t know there was a place like this in the slums.”
“If you look carefully in the slums, there are quite a few useful places.”
“I think I understand why Zeon doesn’t live in Neo Seoul. “I think I would live there if I had a place like this.”
“If you like it, can you look for it?”
“We will do that gradually. “That’s not what I came here for today.”
“I guess so.”
Zeon shook his head.
Mandy wouldn’t have come to this dangerous slum just to have a chat.
Mandy said, looking straight into Xeon’s face.
“I came to ask for help from Zeon.”
“help?”
“yes! “Out of all the people I know, no one knows the slums better than Zeon.”
“It looks like you have business in the slums.”
“I was tracking the scavengers and lost them here. “I had no idea how to track it down, so I came to see Zeon.”
Although Mandy had lived in Neo Seoul all her life, the slums were an unknown world.
Unlike the well-organized Neo Seoul, it was so complicated that it was reminiscent of a maze and there were numerous dangers lurking around.
It’s not that I’m afraid of danger, but I still wanted to avoid the hassle.
The person that came to mind at that time was Zeon.
Zeon asked her.
“You tracked down the scavengers?”
“yes! “I ended up here while tracking them.”
“It looks like the scavengers are really serious, right?”
“It’s very serious. There are a lot of victims because of their rampage, so even City Hall can’t stay silent. So even people like me were mobilized to eliminate scavengers.”
“okay.”
“I want to end this situation quickly. To do that, it would be better to completely wipe out the base rather than catching the scavengers piece by piece.”
“Do the scavengers have a base? “Wasn’t it individual looting?”
“From what I checked, there is a network between them. We also received information that their base is somewhere in the desert. In that case, I think there must be a place somewhere in Neo-Seoul or in the slums where they can meet.”
“That makes sense.”
Zeon shook his head.
“How can you help me?”
“I will.”
“really?”
“yes!”
“and!”
Mandy let out an exclamation without realizing it.
This is because, unexpectedly, Zeon allowed it too easily.
However, Zeon did not allow it without thinking.
The slums were also suffering damage because of the items Damian had unpacked.
If I left it like this, something much bigger could have happened.
Zeon said as he put on the robe hanging on the wall.
“Let’s go.”
At that time, Brielle shouted urgently.
“I want to go too.”