The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 131
Episode 131: Dragon Soldiers (1)
[Build a restaurant.]
[One engineer will be drafted.]
[Build a blacksmith shop.]
[One engineer will be drafted.] [Build a training center.]
[One engineer will be drafted.
]
[Build a barracks.]
[One engineer will be drafted.]
[Build the 1st battery.]
[The 2nd battery…]
….
…
Overflowing with occupation points. After confirming that it is flying.
I chose all the buildings with names that I thought might be useful.
A building construction message fills your eyes.
“Do I still have points like this?”
Because the period of time the occupied territory was maintained was quite long.
Even though I touched every building that seemed useful, about half of the points remained.
‘It’s a bit disappointing that there’s no such thing as an [autonomous defense system].’
It seems that there are buildings that can only be unlocked after the fortress’s level increases.
If you think about it, even though the name is [Mobile Fortress], there are no related facilities visible.
If you raise the level of the fortress, those functions will be unlocked.
However, there was one phrase that bothered me a little.
[One engineer will be selected.]
Message from the system.
I looked down at the ground, wondering what it meant.
Soldiers look around, excited by the appearance of the fortress.
Stop.
Several of them suddenly stopped walking.
Guys standing in place and looking into space.
“Did a system message appear?”
It was a sight quite familiar to awakened people.
Bbbbbbpp….
I thought I was reading a message that appeared in the air. I can’t see the faces
of the guys running somewhere,
but they are probably awakened engineers.
Eat.
“It looks a little cute like this.”
If you look closely, they are old men with hairy legs.
The guys who arrived at the vacant lot started working on something.
[Restaurant under construction….]
[Time required – 3 hours]
[Bonuses are granted depending on the abilities of the engineers involved in the work.]
“Hmm.”
indeed.
Just because you tell them to build something doesn’t mean that a building is erected on an empty lot.
Engineers are needed as workers to construct fortress buildings.
And bonuses are given according to the worker’s abilities.
Then there is only one thing for me to do.
“I guess I should at least give it a try.”
The time required for construction is 3 hours.
It was enough time to cook the new cham and bring it to him.
“You’re new…!”
“Thank you!”
I traveled around construction sites and delivered the food I worked hard to prepare.
Although there was a drawback that construction did not proceed while eating.
That too for a while.
[of burning passion-]
“Ooooooo!!!”
Engineers who eat the food and begin work with enthusiasm.
As a result.
[Restaurant Lv.1 is completed!]
[No, this is!?]
[The worker’s passion and talent shines!]
[The level of the completed restaurant increases.]
[Restaurant Lv.2]
“… oh.”
like that.
All buildings were completed at level 2.
* * *
After roughly understanding the fortress.
I was sitting in a huge conference room in the inner city.
“You… are building buildings without consulting with the unit members.”
“lol. “I stopped getting excited when I saw the name of the restaurant.”
“…Good job.”
Minjae, who was to host the meeting, said.
“Thanks to the creation of the fortress, defense became much easier. especially.”
His gaze was outside the conference room window.
We headed towards the walls of the fortress.
[1st Battery Lv.2]
[2nd Battery Lv.2]
[3rd Battery Lv.2]
Huge cannons perched on the castle walls.
“A defense facility like that would be especially useful.”
All the defense facilities that can be built through overflowing points have been raised.
I was a bit shocked when I found out that these days it wasn’t a finished product.
In the end, there won’t be much difference.
The tanks in the ammunition battalion are also being moved here.
The defense equipment is equipped to the point where it couldn’t be better.
but.
If you asked me if I thought that would be enough, it wasn’t.
“We’re a bit short on manpower.”
The number of unit members in Chuncheon is approximately 200.
“About that. “First of all, some of the awakened people in the city have expressed their intention to cooperate.”
The city’s awakened people are still at a low average level.
I have already warned you about the strength and numbers of your enemies.
It was expected that most of the awakened people in the city, which had not yet grown sufficiently, would choose to flee.
‘After seeing the summoned fortress, I guess I thought it was worth doing.’
It was a fortress that surprised even me.
There were quite a few people who contacted me and said they would cooperate in defense if only a small amount of compensation was provided.
Most of the cost would be met with combat rations.
Since we had nothing to lose, we gladly accepted it.
“It’s not bad. “Umm.”
But that’s okay.
Because the level of awakened people in the city is too low.
‘What we need now is not such weak power.’
What we need now is elite troops.
We needed more strength, at least equivalent to the youngest level in our unit.
“What, Sergeant?”
“Where are you going?”
By the time other executives were in a meeting about defense operations.
I said, getting up from my seat.
“You guys are better at planning strategies.”
Combat workers basically have a high sense of combat.
Moreover, there are [commander] awakened people like Lieutenant Kim.
There would be no room for me to be involved in planning a detailed strategy.
“I have to do what I have to do.”
Because what I need to do now is not sit in a conference room and listen to that talk.
Leave the conference room and go down the stairs to the inner room.
-If there is no right way, shall I try my best?
Ariella spoke from the shadows.
Increase the number of vampires.
‘It’s not bad, though.’
She had recently been made a baronet.
The time required to increase the number of dependents has been significantly reduced.
I don’t know when the enemy will attack, but if we do well, we can increase the number to at least 100.
The average power of those vampires would have also increased a little.
Although there are some limitations.
Other than that, it is much more powerful than ordinary awakened people.
“no. “Your household can have up to 100 people.”
Vampires must be fed blood to sustain themselves.
For now, I can handle it to some extent with the monster’s blood.
As the number increases, there will come a point where you cannot handle it.
furthermore.
Vampires create power by ‘recycling’ criminals, most of whom are predators.
“There aren’t that many criminals in this city.”
-That’s right. With this supplement, it can be seen that the seeds have virtually dried up. There are not many monsters that can be vassaled.
At least in this city, the awakened people cannot help but notice our troops.
There aren’t many people around our unit who are big enough to commit crimes.
There is a possibility that the awakened people who left for other regions turned into looters.
At least around here, there isn’t much trash worth recycling.
-Do we really have to make only criminals part of the family? If necessary, it would be efficient to just take some weak humans and make them into your servants…
“Do you want to starve?”
-….
Becoming a vampire is actually a punishment worse than death.
I have no intention of turning even innocent people into vampires.
-Then what are you going to do? There may not be a way.
“There is no way…”
– Yes?
“The problem is that I am not sure about the method.”
Buildings built within the fortress this time.
Of those buildings.
There was one name that stood out.
[Barracks Lv.2]
Barracks.
If you interpret it in military terms, it is just a building where soldiers stay.
The rules of this world have become half-game.
And the word [barracks] has one meaning in the game.
‘A facility that extracts troops.’
* * *
After leaving the conference room, I walked towards the barracks.
When handing out new charms to soldiers who were under construction.
I also stopped by the barracks once.
My impressions at the time were simple.
‘This is a barracks?’
Step by step….
The place I arrived at was none other than the basement of Naeseong.
The first basement level of the inner castle can be said to be the center of the fortress.
there.
There was something like a small altar erected.
[Barracks Lv.2]
This altar is the barracks.
In the middle of the altar there was a large bowl where you could place something.
An altar built around the bowl.
Behind the altar was a large door with a strange pattern carved on it.
I also talked to the engineer who built this facility.
He just follows the blueprint that came to his mind.
I don’t know what it means or why it is in this form.
“Rather than a barracks… what should I say.”
Altar of demon summoning.
I mean, that’s what it feels like.
anyway.
I walked toward the elegantly patterned bowl at the center of the altar.
[Barracks Lv.2 is activated.]
Then a phrase appears before your eyes.
[Summoning of soldiers bound to the fortress becomes possible.]
[Soldiers currently bound to the fortress: 0/200]
[Summoning of soldiers is paused.]
[Please register the medium required for summoning.]
One last line of message Let’s see.
I couldn’t help but frown.
“You need a medium?”
What is that.
If a facility is built conscientiously, shouldn’t the soldiers come out for free?
“There is no way there is such a thing as a medium…”
I was muttering to myself in bewilderment.
[A medium that can be used for summoning {1} has been detected.]
[Dragon’s Tooth]
“…Isn’t it?”
A message that there is a medium that can be summoned.
‘Dragon’s teeth.’
It’s been quite a while now.
This is a reward obtained around the same time as Vimana.
“For sure… “When the human race first created a guild.”
Reward for creating the first guild.
Of course, I tried various ways to utilize this as well.
I once gave it to Mr. Park’s grandfather, but the processing failed.
I couldn’t even touch it because it felt like it was too high-quality material for me to cook with.
‘If you look at the details of the achievements, it is an item that cannot be compared to a Vimana.’
I couldn’t even use it anyway.
I put the dragon’s tooth on the bowl.
[Medium – Do you want to use ‘Dragon’s Tooth’?]
[Summon Troop – Dragon Soldier x10]
[Dragon Soldier]
[Dragon Soldier with great power and no less greed.]
[Soldiers they created to protect their treasure trove. ]
[The dragon soldiers, made from the teeth of dragons with great power, are the best guardians with a power so powerful that the dragons can trust them to entrust their treasure troves.] [As they are soldiers born to protect the treasure trove, they have something to offer
. It boasts high efficiency in defensive battles.]
[The mercenary soldiers never get tired.]
[They will carry out their mission until they are destroyed.]
“…Oh.”
The explanation about this guy called Yong A-byeong was not long at all.
It is a dragon’s tooth with great power.
They are the best guardians.
It seemed clear that he was an extremely strong guy.
Considering only the content of the achievement, the dragon’s tooth is an item comparable to the vimana.
This means that those 10 mercenary soldiers have a power comparable to this huge fortress.
“Still, it’s a little disappointing.”
I know it’s a powerful force.
There is only one thing that is disappointing.
[Caution!]
[The medium used for summoning disappears immediately.]
“Was this a one-time use?”
When summoning 10 dragon soldiers using [Dragon’s Tooth].
That precious item just disappears.
‘No matter how strong the power is, it’s true. ‘That’s all 10?’
no.
The system message just explained that it was strong.
I didn’t even see how strong it actually was.
10 dragon soldiers.
What if half of them are destroyed in this monster wave?
The damage would be considerable.
“Write it. “That’s such a waste.”
But let’s think of another way.
Even though I tried to think as hard as I could, I couldn’t come up with anything.
“I can’t help it.”
I hope these 10 are as strong as possible.
I hope it can be used for a long time without breaking.
The moment I prayed and was about to drop my tooth into the bowl.
“Sergeant Shin! “Are you here?”
“huh?”
Someone came down the basement stairs of the inner building and spoke to me.
“Gwangil? “What’s going on?”
It was Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.
I was probably participating in a meeting, so why am I here again?
“haha. Because the meeting has just ended. “I came to report the results of the meeting.”
“iced coffee. “I don’t mind reporting it later.”
“Sergeant Shin is our captain. This doesn’t make sense… hmm?”
This guy came to finish the strategy meeting and report the results.
however.
Gwangil’s eyes turned to the object in my hand.
“What is that in your hand?”
“Oh this. “It’s an item I got a while ago-”
“It looks like a bone. Are you trying to cook something with it? “Is that bowl like a pot?”
“….”
Dragon’s teeth.
If you look closely, the ivory-colored teeth look like bones.
There could have been a misunderstanding.
“It’s not like that. “Use this guy… hm?”
no.
wait for a sec.
Bones?
‘…It’s very similar.’
teeth.
And bones.
I once heard in passing that the components of teeth and bones are very similar.
There are several reasons why bones are not distinguished.
Basically, it’s a very similar concept.
And speaking of bones…
“Gwangil.”
“yes?”
“Are you a genius?”
“…???”
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il is puzzled.
I left him behind and went up the stairs and headed out of the castle.
“Sergeant Shin! First, you have to receive the report…!”
“later!”
I heard Gwangil talking something behind me.
I was sure.
It would be completely unimportant compared to what I’m about to do now.
Of course, the first place I went after coming out of the castle was.
[Restaurant Lv.2 is activated.]
[Correction is applied to the chef’s skill level.]
[Bonuses are added to the cooking results.]
It was a restaurant.
A facility that made me press the construction button as soon as I saw it.
I know because I already stopped by once.
Inside this.
“It looks exactly like a kitchen.”
A restaurant built inside a grand fortress.
The inside was not much different from an ordinary military kitchen.
Even the dining room of a great restaurant looks similar to a cafeteria at first glance.
“what. “That’s not important.”
My eyes also went to the various cooking utensils in the restaurant, but I ignored them as much as I could.
The place I walked to was in front of a huge soup pot.
A pot large enough to boil soup for a white person.
“Youngcha.”
I’m full of it.
Water was poured.
The composition of teeth and bones is very similar.
And if it’s a bone of this size.
“It’s perfect for making soup.”
The soup might be a little thin…well.
Isn’t all military cooking like that?