The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 23

Episode 23 Enlistees

“I have a favor to ask.”

“yes?”

“We would like you to officially join the unit.”

Please join the unit.

“Have you already joined? “I think we are protecting them quite well.”

“You know that’s not what I meant, right?”

“…whatever.”

About 20 survivors.

They came to our unit and came under our protection, but…

‘Strictly speaking, they did not become part of the unit.’

They are only in a protected position.

They say that in exchange for protection, they share in the unit’s minor tasks and do them, but that’s it.

They are.

Not our comrades.

“It might not be a bad thing to be protected by the soldiers. but. “That way you won’t be able to survive.”

“hmm. “I’m willing to work hard to protect you, right?”

“No, because it’s this kind of world. Unless you fight to survive on your own, when a crisis comes. “They will just be weeded out and die.”

“I understand what you mean, but it’s a bit sudden.”

“It’s something I’ve been thinking about since the day Mr. Kwon Chang and his group betrayed me.”

Criminals.

Fortunately, our unit was made up of awakened people, so we succeeded in dealing with them, but they were originally part of Lee Sang-ah’s group of survivors.

If it weren’t for us, Lee Sang-ah, the only awakened person, wouldn’t have been able to stop them.

‘If you think about it, they were just lucky.’

It was a situation in which it would not be surprising if they were completely wiped out.

In the meantime, I saw that we were steadily increasing the number of awakened people.

After seeing people eating monsters to survive, they realized that survivors must also try to survive.

They have to protect themselves.

“…acceptance itself is possible. But if that happens.”

In military terms, conscription of civilians during wartime.

Get out of your protected position.

You must fight with us against the monsters.

“Have you heard the opinions of other survivors?”

“This is something that has been discussed after sufficient meetings. We also need the strength to survive on our own. in other words.”

“You want to join our unit as an awakened person.”

“yes.”

“Joining us also means that you have to obey orders as a member of the unit.”

“Lieutenant Kim seemed like a good commander. “There won’t be any big problems.”

At those words, I could hear the soldiers watching our conversation from afar snickering.

Come to think of it, these people still think of Lieutenant Kim as our commander.

‘hmm. It’s something like that. Just let me know later.’

After talking with him in many ways, it seems like his resolve is sufficient.

The other soldiers around him didn’t seem particularly reluctant either.

In that case…

‘There would be no reason to refuse.’

I held out my hand to Mr. Ivory.

“Welcome to join our unit.”

“…! thank you. “I will work hard so that I don’t become someone else.”

* * *

surprisingly.

The words that I would work hard were not empty words.

“You said these fish are monster meat, right?”

“Yes, but.”

“Then I guess you also trimmed the scales and leather?”

“yes?”

The ‘realization of lizard grooming methods’ that I learned through the skill was a way to cleanly groom an object, whether intended or not.

Thanks to that, the purpose was to cook and obtain lean meat.

The skin and scales of the lizards were trimmed quite neatly.

“The leather is tough and thick… but these scales are ridiculously hard.”

“It’s a monster called Lizard. The scales and leather you mentioned are not easily penetrated by bullets. “If you don’t have a gun, there’s no way to deal with these monsters other than attacking their weak points.”

Right now, the stray lizards are flowing in one or two at a time, so it’s at least worth dealing with.

Let’s just assume that the same number of people are facing each other on the plains.

Monsters you probably would never have been able to defeat if you didn’t know their weaknesses.

“It’s good!”

“yes?”

“There are clothes you don’t wear in the military, right? “I’ll borrow some of them.”

After saying that, Mr. Ivory took the Lizard’s by-products and the clothing used by the dead soldiers and disappeared somewhere.

Even Chieftain’s by-products.

And the next day.

“Can you please take a look at this?”

“…This!”

[Steel leather command uniform]

[Steel leather command uniform]

What she brought was a military uniform.

Beret and military uniform boots.

A combat uniform set complete with field jacket.

The difference from the military uniforms we know is that they are painted with black and gray patterns rather than defense colors.

And the system message is showing that name.

“It’s a military uniform set that can be made out of leather.”

“…oh my god.”

“Like you said, the Lizards’ skin has incredible defense power, right? “It is so difficult to handle unless you are an awakened person like me… The Lizard’s scales have high defense, but they are a bit thick, so we strengthened the defense by filling them only in areas where movement is not restricted or in vital areas.”

[Steel Leather Command Combat Uniform]

[A set of leather armor made with great care by a novice tailor.]

[A costume made from by-products of the Chieftain-class Steel Lizard, famous for its strong defense. It has extremely high resistance in many ways, and the Chieftain’s magical power remains minutely, giving various effects.] [Physical resistance is greatly increased

when worn.] [

When worn, magic property resistance is increased.]

[When worn, the attribute [Lesser Charisma] is granted. .]

[Strength and agility stats increase when worn.]

The command uniform is made of Chieftain leather.

The regular combat uniform seemed to be made of lizard leather.

There is no need to mention special combat uniforms.

The regular combat uniform was also a very good item, although there were differences in that the effects were lowered by one level or did not have any effects such as granting special characteristics.

Lee Sang-ah.

Former occupation: Tailor and costume designer.

Current occupation: seamstress.

‘Production line…!’

Why didn’t I immediately think of this after hearing about the occupation?

Like I made a dish with lizard by-products.

Lee Sang-ah created the armor.

‘The only item that increased stats was the [Clan Token] obtained through group skills.’

A badge in the form of a dog tag.

The increased abilities alone helped greatly in improving the strength of our unit members.

And the same goes for the equipment she made.

A phrase that not only increases abilities but also increases resistance.

We, who had previously been wearing military uniforms that were meaningless against monsters, can now be properly armed.

Also, maybe it’s because he was originally a costume designer.

The design also feels quite sophisticated.

but.

“It looks like a military uniform, doesn’t it?”

“After all, you are all soldiers, right? “I designed it in a way that could express that identity.”

“….”

Of course, there is no better design to express one’s identity.

‘If you look closely, there is no difference.’

Although it is a military uniform with a digital pattern, the biggest difference is that it is a black and gray base.

The color arrangement is reminiscent of riot police operating in cities rather than the army.

In the case of field jackets, they were longer than familiar items.

The length is almost like a long coat, enough to cover half of the thighs.

“The larger the area of the armor, the more useful it is.”

Military uniforms with digital patterns were excellent for camouflage, but they were not of much help in an all-out war against monsters.

However, this combat uniform looked good enough even assuming it was used to fight monsters.

“First of all, the performance was slightly different for officers and soldiers. “The command uniform made of chieftain leather is for officers, but it is worn by the commander, Lieutenant Kim, or other commander-level officers.”

“Oh, about that. “I am now the commander of our unit.”

“yes?”

Although it was a little late.

Lee Sang-ah joined the clan perfectly, even sharing the fact that I was the commander.

And under her leadership.

The arming of the troops has begun.

“What kind of clothes can increase your stats…!”

“Touch it. “This is leather.”

“It’s a leather military uniform, so is it okay to move around comfortably like this?”

[Steel leather combat uniform] was issued to the awakened soldiers.

It wasn’t just clothes that were given.

“The warriors will probably need more defense. “I made it possible to wear additional armor on the inside.”

“For those of you who are awakened shooters, come here. “This is a version with magazine pockets so you can insert a magazine.”

“Youngjun, you said you use a knife, right? “I made it possible to hang the sheath on my belt.”

The design itself does not change much, but slight differences are made depending on the type of awakened person.

Any requests made by the awakened person receiving the costume are immediately reflected.

Thanks to this, even though it is a formal uniform worn by all unit members, it was customized according to each individual’s personality.

and.

“Can I take it?”

“Gwangil, you are the leader of the warriors. “Who wears it other than you?”

Including Lieutenant Nana Kim.

[Command Combat Uniforms] were issued to leader-level awakened leaders.

The command uniform is equipment made from Chieftain by-products.

Unlike the Lizards that still attack troops in small groups, it was also rare equipment as there was no source of materials at the moment.

That last one.

“Sang-ah, I think you can make it to suit yourself.”

“yes?”

Result of discussion with unit members.

It was decided to do it as Lee Sang-ah’s part.

“No, why me….”

“Because I am the representative of the survivors. “In a way, it’s like a leader level.”

“…Isn’t this a meaningless title when you join the unit?”

“no.”

Representative of survivors.

Certainly, they may have to be treated as the same soldiers when they decide to join our unit.

But…

“We will be leaving the unit soon.”

“What is that…”

“If we go outside, other survivors may join us.”

“….”

“Mr. Sang-ah, you must take care of those survivors.”

Dealing with the survivors you will meet outside.

There is nothing that unit members can’t do, but we have never experienced life as survivors.

A person who lived in a destroyed world as a leader of survivors.

She is the right person.

“Because you are also a production awakener who distributes equipment there.”

“…It has become a more important position than I thought.”

“I know because I’ve experienced it myself. It may be a little nerve-wracking, but you’ll get used to it quickly.”

I was also designated as a clan leader overnight.

Still, humans are adaptable animals, so I quickly got used to it.

“It’s okay to say it in return, but it’s from our side.”

I handed her the item I had in my arms.

“This…?”

In the case of an ordinary soldier, after transferring to a unit, he is supplied with an assault rifle such as the M16 K2 as his personal weapon.

The same goes for most officers, unless they are special forces.

However, there are a few exceptions.

“Is it… a pistol?”

“It’s K5.”

Special cases such as warrant officers or chief petty officers.

They are supplied with handguns rather than assault rifles.

‘In the case of our unit, the battalion commander, chief sergeant, and surgeon. ‘Three people.’

Three pistols that lost their owners.

These are the guys that were neatly stored in the corner of the command and control room.

‘I can’t waste my time throwing it away.’

One of them is the highest ranking member of our unit.

It was given to Lieutenant Kim, who had awakened to become a [novice commander].

Although he was nominally in a position similar to that of a battalion commander, Lieutenant Kim, who was focused on command-related characteristics and skills, had poor combat-related skills.

‘I plan to use another tablet.’

The weapon I am using is a long sashimi knife that belonged to his deceased successor.

It’s a weapon suited to my trait of ‘dagger proficiency’, and it’s also strangely familiar to me, so I’ve only been using this sword as an armament so far, but… ‘It

has its limits.’

The first time I felt it was during the fight with the Lizard Chieftain.

I was well aware of the weaknesses of the Lizard race.

However, the Lizard Chieftain was so huge that even if I stretched out my sword with all my might, I could not even reach its weak point.

Warriors, wizards, etc.

It is said that combat-type awakeners have skills or characteristics that can respond to such situations.

But I am a production awakener.

This is the result of determining that a secondary weapon is necessary as it lacks combat-related characteristics.

The same goes for Lee Sang-ah, who is an awakened person in the production industry like me.

“…I guess I’ll have to work hard.”

She accepted the gun with a clearly nervous expression, as if the fact that she had been issued with a pistol that would normally be impossible to take out seemed to be quite a big deal.

In this way, the armament of the unit members was to some extent completed.

* * *

A few days later.

“Mincheol follow me.”

“Yes… yep!”

“The child was scared. “I’m here, so don’t be too nervous.”

A senior soldier, who has already awakened, takes the private and approaches the dying monster.

“Hey, don’t be scared, don’t be scared!”

“If you actually try it, there’s nothing special!”

The soldiers watching nearby also shouted and encouraged the private.

and.

Sigh!

“I did it!”

“Congratulations. “You too are now an awakened person.”

Private Jang Min-cheol.

The youngest member of our unit successfully awakened.

[Conditions are met.]

[More than 100 people (100/100)]

[Leader recognized by the majority of people (1/1)]

[Guild (100 people)] was successfully formed.]

[The guild is Unlike a clan, which is an early form of a temporary group or party, it is a full-fledged social group with a proper form.] [Establish positions,

establish discipline, and establish order.]

[Impose the order you have created on the world.]

[ It becomes possible to designate a lieutenant.]

[You can designate a lieutenant to share the guild’s work.]

[Deputies can be somewhat involved in the guild’s internal affairs and can communicate from a distance through guild messages. Make your decision carefully!]

[The guild name has not been decided. Please specify the guild name.]

[Large region – This is the first guild in ROK.]

[Small region – This is the first guild in ROK.17.]

[Achievement achieved – Union formation.]

[Rewards are given to those who get ahead. .]

[Reward – Dragon’s Tooth]

All preparations are complete.

Now it’s time to leave.