The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 174

Episode 174: Surviving Winter (3) When

Lieutenant Kim

gave me a look that asked me what I was doing, he smiled lightly and winked slightly.

‘What a disgusting thing.’

When I was nauseous inside.

Lieutenant Kim said with a nonchalant expression,

“It is true that it is for the benefit of the civilians, but it is also an area where there is too little information. “I’m afraid that if we send our soldiers, something will go wrong.”

“Aren’t the soldiers very strong?”

“That is correct. We are by no means invincible. In particular, in recent battles, many soldiers were injured and the death toll was significant. “I think it is a bit premature to launch a large-scale operation now that the damage has not yet been recovered.”

“That kind of thing.”

“Think about it. If we go there and the operation succeeds, we’ll be happy, but what if our unit is wiped out? You will not only have to worry about the cold, but also food and monsters. “For us, it’s a bit questionable whether we should take such a gamble.”

Let’s say that Lieutenant Kim has no intention of ever taking back the power plant.

What became urgent were the leaders of the awakened people who understood the context of the conversation.

“Please, please.”

“We may be awakened, but it will be difficult for us to survive the coming cold.”

“Please think of it as saving people’s lives…”

But.

Lieutenant Kim remains steadfast despite their requests.

“Even if you say so. “The risk is enormous, but there is very little benefit to our unit.”

“…is it a benefit?”

“yes. “It’s a benefit.”

benefit.

About that story.

A few sharp-witted awakeners exchanged glances with each other.

“Okay then.”

“If I said there was a benefit, would the story be different?”

“hmm?”

Lieutenant Kim responds as if he is interested in what they say.

“Let’s hear the story.”

“This is how we do it. The Legion has authority over the power coming from that island. “If you just give us enough power to get through the winter, that’s enough.”

“Huh. They were the ones who provided the information, and from what I heard, it seems like the employees at the power plant over there are the only ones who can restore power. “Can we take that much with us?”

“Of course.”

“It is highly likely that we will not be able to recapture it alone. That much is natural.”

Leaders speaking while sweating profusely.

“That’s not bad. and?”

“yes?”

“…And what about Ra?”

Let the leaders of the awakened stutter.

Lieutenant Kim mercilessly kicks off his chair and gets up.

“ah. I guess the benefits were all I just mentioned. Well then, let’s stop talking here. I hope everyone gets in safely. “I’m not going to pick you up-”

“Wait a minute!”

After urgently seating Lieutenant Kim in his seat.

Those who were in trouble whispered among themselves in low voices.

‘no? No matter what, you want me to give you that much?’

‘I don’t think I should give that much away. It’s a matter of moving that army.’

‘Honestly, it’s painful, but… if we don’t accomplish this, more than half of the people will die even if we don’t do it in the winter. If you think about that, you should consider it a rather cheap price.’

‘Keuyeah.’

‘It’s better than dying while regretting it. ‘Because it’s a world where it’s not strange to lose your life at any time.’

After a while.

As if the story had come to a conclusion, one of the leaders of the Awakened hesitantly opened his mouth.

“Well… we have accumulated quite a few points.”

“I see. May I ask why you are suddenly showing off your points?”

“…I’m not bragging. These are points that we were able to save because we were able to easily obtain food and operate in a safe place thanks to the soldiers. so.”

“so?”

“…I would like to use this to purchase ability potions and give them to the soldiers…”

“Huh!”

Lieutenant Kim is greatly surprised.

It was a body movement that strangely looked like acting due to the excessively loud reaction.

“Are you sure it’s okay? “The ability potion must be worth a lot of money.”

“…The stronger the soldiers become, the safer we become. If you think of it as a kind of investment, it’s not such a waste. “If I hadn’t received combat rations thanks to the soldiers, all my points would have been lost because I had to buy things like rye bread.”

“indeed. “This is truly a great decision.”

Only then did Lieutenant Kim show a pleasant smile.

He said, holding the hands of each of the leaders.

“It is true that I am worried about the safety of the soldiers, but as a soldier, I cannot afford to ignore the problems of civilians.”

“….”

“Power plant problem. “Just leave it to us!”

“Ha haha….”

“Thank you. “Lieutenant Kim.”

The faces of the people shaking hands

were filled with forced smiles.

* * *

After the awakened people left.

I looked at Lieutenant Kim with an expression of boredom and said.

“Why didn’t you say OK right away when I nodded…”

“Hehe. After listening to the story, it seemed like we could benefit a little more. “I could say that the angles were visible.”

It’s ridiculous, though.

‘…but. This kind of angle has been seen by people very well since ancient times.’

If you think about it.

Because he had such political skills, he was appointed as the president of Baji.

I decided to ask just in case.

“Has anything similar happened so far?”

“hmm? haha. “I’m not bragging, but I think I owe a lot to the fact that our unit members can live without anything lacking.”

even.

I don’t think this is the first time I’ve benefited in this way.

It’s absurd to think that a man like that is my boss.

Now, as my subordinate, I have done something that benefits the unit.

To be honest, it was something to admire.

“and. “I just aimed for the angle as far as I could.”

“What’s the point of that?”

“If we had not been able to pay them additional compensation, we would have ended the discussion by simply securing the rights to electricity.”

“yes?”

“I’m surprised. Isn’t that what Youngjun wants you to do? “I want as many people as possible to survive.”

Many people have already died.

The number of surviving humans is small.

“If we can secure electricity, there is a lot of room to utilize the technologies of previous civilizations. Even if you are an awakened person, the winter is difficult to endure… but if you can secure electricity, things will be a little different.”

To maintain that minority power.

It was best to secure electricity.

“It’s good to make a profit as long as it helps our unit, but it’s also a loss if they die. “You think so, right?”

“….”

“this. “Maybe I thought wrong?”

I looked blankly at Lieutenant Kim’s face.

This guy.

Were you this perceptive…?

‘No way.’

If he was this talented, he wouldn’t have even heard of a retired officer in his unit.

Nevertheless, the fact that he is now demonstrating that level of ability.

‘Is it an effect of awakening?’

Lieutenant Kim gives the unit a command buff during each battle.

Thanks to this, I have accumulated quite a lot of experience and am now over level 20 and have entered the realm of [Intermediate Commander].

‘The job of commander is one that is born with various mental characteristics, including [Charisma].’

As a result of those characteristics growing with level.

He raised the incompetent Lieutenant Kim to a useful level.

What can I say about Lieutenant Kim changing like that?

Feeling a little overwhelmed.

“…After dinner, please come to the restaurant.”

“That can’t be right.”

and.

I had no intention of being stingy with someone who was good at their work.

“I’ll make you a snack.”

“Thank you, Youngjun…!”

In any case,

it is true that I caught what I wanted and was doing a good job.

“I will be loyal to you forever!!!”

Let’s say that we will give you a dish [full of ultimate happiness] as a reward.

He was openly drooling and expressing his gratitude.

‘This part hasn’t changed…’

He’s become quite usable, though.

Whether or not I should like the fact that it’s just a matter of cooking and boiling it.

* * *

After making a quick snack for Lieutenant Kim.

I am the elementalist of our guild.

I went to see Jeong Su-ah.

There is one reason.

‘If we can secure electricity, there’s nothing wrong with us.’

no.

It’s not that there’s anything bad about it.

Something that can bring huge benefits.

especially.

‘In terms of rebuilding civilization… it will have a tremendous effect.’

No matter what anyone says, the core of human civilization in the past was electrical energy.

The materials used to make that energy are varied, but whatever.

Although many people have died and everything that could be called civilization has been destroyed.

If you put a lot of time and effort into it.

Even though it may not be perfect, we may be able to restore civilization.

‘For that purpose, the village of Inje-gun was created.’

To do that.

First, we needed to attack that island where the power plant was located.

A remote island with no information about its interior.

But our unit has ‘spirit drones’.

Jeongsooah’s spirit bell.

I was going to ask you to use him to scout the inside of the island…

“Huh?”

The back of Jeong Su-ah seen from afar.

however.

She was talking with some unit members in a low voice.

-….

-…Sister….

-…Such a thing… As expected, Savior….

The voice was so low that even I, an awakened person, couldn’t hear it well.

“Jeongsu-ah?”

“…!”

Let’s approach to see what we’re talking about.

The people I was talking to looked at me in shock.

“…?”

“Guh… no. Corps commander?”

“Uh huh.”

I’m not sure.

When they saw my face, they clearly looked embarrassed.

“Well… did you hear what we were saying?”

“…no? “I didn’t hear it.”

“I’m glad everything happened.”

“….”

Thank goodness.

The same goes for that blatantly embarrassed look.

The same goes for talking so that others don’t hear.

This can’t be right.

‘Were you talking behind my back?’

I felt a little moisture building up in my eyes.

past.

It reminded me of my military life when I was just an ordinary cook.

‘Executives curse… ‘I did it very often.’

The battalion commander, who was good at his job, criticized me for being too strict.

Executives like Lieutenant Kim felt like public enemies.

Bad things are said about the officers among the soldiers.

It’s not really a strange thing.

‘I never thought I would be a part of that.’

Now I am the leader of this army.

In other words, in the past, it was the position of a battalion commander.

A position where it would be no surprise to become the object of gossip.

but.

I decided to be as generous as possible.

‘I’ve done a lot, so what happens to me is just karma.’

It’s not that I don’t feel a little sad, though.

A bright young cook is claiming to be their leader.

You may feel dissatisfied.

If it was a coup discussion or something like that, it would be a different story.

From what I remember, these guys are quite enthusiastic among the unit members.

“But what happened to the corps commander…?”

“ah. “Actually, there’s a place I’d like you to scout out.”

As long as you do a good job.

You can tolerate at least some gossiping behind my back.

It was clear that Jeong Soo-ah was trying to change her mind.

I decided to willingly give in to that intention.

After a while.

The inner self at the center of [Vimana].

At the top, Jeongsoo floats a small glass of water and looks into space.

“It’s true.”

When she opened her mouth, her eyes were sparkling aqua blue.

“I have the solar panels you mentioned. “Most things seem to be working normally.”

“oh.”

If only we could save that solar energy.

It’s a bit closer to restoring the previous civilization.

“But…”

But again this time.

It looks like he doesn’t want things to proceed easily.

“The panels are fine, though. “I can feel a strong presence from that side of the power plant where the panels are connected.”

“It’s a powerful presence. “To what extent?”

“I would say it’s to the point where Bangul is reluctant to approach that area.”

“hmm.”

There were a few cases where the water spirit was reluctant to approach.

‘Most of it was related to the military base.’

Against monsters strong enough to take over a military base.

The spirits are also reluctant to approach.

in other words.

‘That guy over there… should we think of him as something like that?’

but.

It’s not that I don’t have confidence.

Meanwhile, our unit members have also experienced steady growth.

By even learning martial arts, he has reached a level where he is completely different from ordinary humans.

Soldiers who have learned martial arts may be stronger than a single squad with a gun.

We have finally reached a level that seemed distant when dealing with Lizards in the past.

Military units too.

Including our unit in Hwang Jun-san, which prevented it from being taken over by monsters.

Ammunition battalion and tank battalion.

Successfully occupied a total of 3 locations.

No matter how powerful the monster is.

Our unit’s current strength is enough….

* * *

Qarring…!

Quagang…!!!

I once thought that

I had it too.

“…What on earth is that?”

The island looked fine from the outside.

Let’s approach there on the boat built by the engineers nearby.

“Going through that…”

“It’s too much, man.”

A large lightning bolt surrounded the entire island where the power plant was located.

Even if the unit members could withstand bullets, they wouldn’t have the confidence to withstand it.

A ton of lightning.