𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟒𝟐: 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐚 (2)
In an unknown location, there is an unknown interior.
There is no furniture or entrance, and the white light from the ceiling shines the whole ceiling in the angular space. A mechanical sphere floating by an anti-gravity device in the middle of the space spins its camera-like eyeball here and there.
“. . . . . .”
The emaciated Francis Darwin approached the front of the mechanical sphere. However, his eyes seem alive.
And judging from the fact that his body blinked translucently, we can see that he is a hologram in this place.
“Thank you for hiding me in the meantime. . . . Ark-nim.”
“Francis Darwin-nim. Your failure has caused mankind to go to war with one race.”
“Huh. . . . Is that entirely my fault?”
“The cause was provided by Darwin-nim. When Kreion went berserk, Darwin-nim’s response was insufficient. You were too obsessed with the success and credit of the project.”
“I won’t deny that. . . .”
New Ark Corporation, which manages dimensional passageways all over the galaxy.
People know that New Ark is a public corporation, but it is actually an unmanned corporation consisting of artificial humans.
Among them, Ark is an ‘artificial intelligence’ who is the manager and CEO of New Ark. The truth of New Ark is that the head is an artificial intelligence, not a human.
“I have conveyed Darwin-nim’s circumstances to President Seamus Polan of the Stellar Federation. Darwin-nim has established a new facility in the Defostelly Stellar State, so please go there.”
Darwin widens his sleepy eyes.
“A new facility?”
“The war with the chimeraz race created by Medusa-class Kreion is not expected to end easily. President Polan-nim has decided to submit an opinion to the UNF and prepare a grand chimeraz field manual and tactical measures.”
“But Apoptology’s chimeraz-related records are all. . . .”
“You don’t think I ordered the deletion of all that vast amount of data without backup data.”
“Ah, you’ve already stolen . . . no, backed up the data we were using from New Ark. . . .”
“Yes.”
“I didn’t notice at all for 18 years. It’s amazing that you took such measures without me knowing.”
Darwin muttered sarcastically, but Ark didn’t care.
“The human resources purchased from New Ark are in that new facility. Darwin-nim’s role is to train them as special chimeraz forces.”
“Grand chimeraz. . . . I want to refuse such a thing.”
“Since it is human resources created directly by the Darwin Foundation, it is appropriate for Darwin-nim to carry out this task. Since President Polan-nim has given you a chance to redeem yourself, please do your duty faithfully. The backed-up data and the Apoptology personnel who were scattered around were also placed in that facility.”
“Why do you trust me with such a task? Don’t you know how I feel about chimeraz?”
“It’s okay. I will monitor all of Darwin-nim’s activities. You cannot act recklessly about grand chimeraz-related tasks.”
Darwin has lost his freedom.
“. . . Exactly where in the Defostelly star system is the facility?”
“It’s the Warsaw satellite of the capital planet of Defostelly. Once you arrive at the spaceport there with the ship I prepared, I will guide you again.”
“Yes, yes. Thank you for giving me a chance to redeem myself. It is an honor to be respected by the president of a superpower following New Ark-nim.”
“I will convey the currently recorded conversation to President Polan as it is. Hurry up and go.”
“. . . .”
Darwin turns his back on the mechanical sphere and walks towards a wall that is nowhere to be seen.
Then he stopped walking, wondering if something was on his mind.
“I, Ark-nim.”
“Yes.”
“Is it true that chimeraz destroyed the dimensional passageway of Nemea Stellar State?”
“It’s true. Chimeraz has already become a quasi-national alien force possessing a means of space flight and planetary invasion. The UNF fleet will reach the Nemea Stellar State by tomorrow.”
“. . . Kreion must have retreated.”
“Is that so? If you have any basis, please let me know.”
“He destroyed the dimensional passageway there, judging that he could not defeat the UNF fleet. And if he had a colony site, he would go there . . . . He would raise an army. How can he change his mind about going to war with chimeraz? Incidentally, Kreion also said he wanted that.”
“Chimeraz are the enemies of mankind. They destroyed Apoptology and overthrew one of mankind’s civilizations. They are a hostile race that has caused numerous casualties.”
“No, if Ark-nim hadn’t attacked Kreion at that spaceport in the first place. . . .”
“It’s a thing of the past. And it was not my arbitrary judgment that mankind went to war with chimeraz. President Polan and the UNF consider them enemies.”
“Didn’t you try to make chimeraz a force for mankind? Later, if I get a chance, I can persuade Kreion. He will listen to me. It’s not too late yet.”
“No. It’s too late.”
‘This mechanical bastard!’
A huge decision cannot be easily reversed.
“Darwin-nim. The military activities of each country have been greatly reduced over the past 20 years as the civil war among mankind has disappeared. Some people like it as a peaceful era, but in order to gain an advantage against an alien race, it is absolutely necessary to have a stronger military force.”
“So?”
“This is also a judgment to turn the worst situation into the best opportunity. A powerful threat called chimeraz has emerged to mankind, and the UNF will inevitably grow stronger. And each country that sees the Nemea invasion will speed up military training and mass production of weapons that they have neglected so far.”
It was a cold remark, but Darwin could not think of anything to refute Ark’s will.
“Then Ark-nim. Just in case, do you or President Polan know where the main colony of chimeraz is?”
“We are searching the galaxy, but it seems like it will take a long time. Darwin-nim, do you know where the main base of chimeraz is?”
Even New Ark doesn’t know where the main base of chimeraz is. The time to track Kreion has already passed.
Darwin swallowed his saliva.
‘I have a rough guess about the area. . . . Should I tell that to you, you can-head bastard.’
It means that no one can hit the main base of chimeraz right now.
And if it can’t be done right now, chimeraz will come back stronger. The future that will come to mankind will never be bright.
However, Darwin chose Kreion over such things. It was because he had an inexplicable sense of unity and faith, and he had a great deal of resentment towards the decisions of New Ark and the UNF.
“I don’t know either.”
“Really?”
“I don’t know where the main colony of chimeraz is. . . . But we don’t have to try to find chimeraz. We’ll hear from them soon.”
“What news?”
Darwin meets the eyes of the mechanical sphere seriously.
And he warns with emotion.
“The news of the damage caused by the space monster, which invades regardless of planets, civilizations, and absorbs resources and technology, will spread throughout the galaxy.”
“How can you be sure of that?”
“Kreion’s last brake has been released.”
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