Chapter 138 – 138. End of Base Clearance

A few days have passed since Eunha vomited loneliness.

The underground warehouse was cleaned by the slaves and decorated so that Son Ha-eun could play with the corpses. For several days, Hellas tried to unite the god idol with solitude, and now the god idol was covered in black slime and turned into a fountain that periodically produced ectoplasm.

Perhaps thanks to that, the entrance to the underground warehouse changed like the entrance to a demonic cave. Even before entering the underground warehouse, a black and turbid aura threatened visitors, and even passing nearby gave a very ominous feeling, making it a place that no one wanted to approach, let alone slaves.

“Do you like the new workshop?”

“Yes. It’s very comfortable and has a lot of tools. Very good.”

He handed over the entire science lab to Hellas.

He called in Hwang Soo-min, his favorite student, and Jeong Ji-yeon, who became his new student, and tidied up the science lab from time to time.

Even a huge pot of unknown origin was airlifted through Hajinseong and placed in the center of the science room. After pouring the green liquid into the pot, Hwang Soo-min stirred it all day long. With it, he said that he could make various potions, so he was looking forward to it.

“So… Long-distance communication is possible?”

“Yes.. Through guild chat…”

“As for the guild chat, you, the guild manager, can read everything, right?”

“Yes.. That’s right.. I’m a transmission tower in the middle… I can peek into the private chat history of all guild members..”

“Hmm.. Ok. Very good. Do you know how far the communication distance is possible?”

“That… I haven’t tested it… But I know it cuts off if you fall too far. Also, it is not possible to input content that is too long. Also, if more than three people use it at the same time, the function stops…”

While listening to information about the guild manager class after summoning Yoo Hye-ji, I noticed a very unusual function. Guild members who are named on her guild roster can communicate with each other at a distance, she says.

This is a skill that will be of great help in the future. For example, it seemed to be of great help when the team members were separated, such as in the forest of the missing, or when they had to search a wide range, as well as when the party was divided and acted.

The only regret is that it can’t be used if you are too far away from Yoo Hye-ji. I’m glad it seems to work even if it’s a little off. And if it didn’t work, it could figure out that you were far enough away that it wouldn’t work, and if it worked, it meant you were close, so you could use it as a companion detector.

For that reason, I first took the time to write down the names of the players at school. With instructions to use it briefly only when there is a really urgent need.

“Jinseong-ah. Have you organized?”

“Yes. I ended up organizing a group of 4 people. We also struck a balance between the classes.”

“Good. Then let’s search the area right away.”

Upon hearing about the guild chat function, I ordered a group of awakened slaves to search the area. They go around in groups of four, looking for field bosses, scouting the surroundings, robbing commercial and residential areas, and carrying supplies to schools.

After they diligently bring the captured items to the entrance of the school, the non-awakened take charge of sorting the items and taking them to the warehouse or other places where they are needed to organize them.

For reference, all chores inside the school are the responsibility of non-awakened students. Non-awakened people are in charge of all household chores, including laundry, cooking, and so on. Because I can’t let you play with a subject that has no ability. I’ll have to pay for the rice.

“Uh… Uh, I miss my mom..”

“I’m sorry.. Please… Save me…”

The auditorium was filled with elderly and disabled people who had nothing to do. They are being supplied with only the minimum amount of water and food that they will not die. Being alive is more useful and useful than a corpse.

And for those who are neglected in the auditorium, the only future left is to sacrifice for the community or transform into a new existence as an Alcid infection and become a school vigilante and unpaid security guard.

First of all, since the efficiency is not very good even if the elderly are made of Alcid infection, I plan to make it as a sacrifice for our survivors’ camp in the future. Or leave it here until it becomes useful.

And the handicapped people, especially those who are physically fine but mentally a little sick, decided to give a particularly glorious blessing of evolution. Because they have the best conditions for infection.

The body is usable, but the mind is sick. It’s just a matter of replacing that spirit with a more high-performance one. You can call it a software upgrade. It’s like upgrading windows.

“Jiho Yoon.”

“I’m Hajun Yoon, Master.”

“Uh.. Kheum. Make five of these people your own people.”

“Hehe.. I see.”

Yoon Ha-joon, an Alcid infected person, looked very happy. Whether it be a person or an animal, everyone feels the utmost pleasure at the moment of succession, that is, at the moment of ejaculation.

And in the case of Hajun Yoon, an Alcid infected person, he seems to feel pleasure close to ecstasy when he infects the human body with the larva he has created.

Or maybe he was simply happy to have his own people. Anyway, up to this point, all the alcid larvae that Hajun Yun had packed were consumed as potion ingredients by Hellus’ hands, but this time I plan to use them a little differently.

“Mom…”

Yoon Ha-joon approached a man who is 30 years old but has borderline intellectual disability and is looking for his mother.

“Soon, you’ll be able to see her mom.. Don’t worry buddy..”

Approaching the disabled man, Yun Ha-jun took off the mask he was wearing, and soon Alcid larvae crawled out of his nostrils and burrowed into the disabled man’s mouth.

“Ugh.!!! Aaaaa!!!!”

“Poetry, fuck.. What is that!!!”

“OMG!!! It is a monster!!”

People in the auditorium screamed in unison and stepped back. The disabled person who had been injected with the larvae by Ha-Jun Yoon fell to the floor, twisted his body grotesquely, and soon lay still without budging.

“That’s how it changes.”

“If you’re curious, the owner can also…”

“Stop the bullshit. I can really kill you.”

“Hehe… I’m sorry…”

Soon, a disabled person infected with larvae jumped up from his seat. Then he looked around and then looked down at his hands.

“I… I… What the hell…”

“Hey.”

“Uh.. Everything, you.. Ha.. Haha… How can it be…”

The man who was intellectually disabled looked at me and smiled for a long time. Then he bowed his head and thanked me. The antennae of the insects protruding from his head were wriggling, which was very disgusting.

“Now. My mind clears up a bit. Thank you for the great blessing.”

But this guy’s way of speaking is just… A nuance that seems to have increased his intelligence thanks to me. What case is this?

“Hey, Hajun Yoon… What is this?”

Hehe… What is it? It has only evolved into a greater being by taking a step back from being human.”

“You… No, you guys… Were memories preserved as they were before they changed?”

Hehe… I haven’t told you in detail about our biology… We gnaw through our hosts’ brains and take over some of their memories and emotions. Same case with me. I received some of the memories and emotions of a human named Hajun Yoon. In the case of that guy, it seems to be a little more strongly imprinted. I am more aware of the time when I was a human before than the fact that I am Alcid…”

“I see… Hey. You. What is your name?”

“My name is… Byeong-ho… Byeong-ho.”

“Yes, Byeongho. Come on, get down on your knees.”

If infected with Alcid, the previous slavery stigma is erased. So you have to re-label it.

“Ah… Of course… I don’t intend to fight you… I just… Want to meet my family..”

“If you go back to that look, you will be rejected. You’d better cover your face.”

Byeong-ho already knew how strong I was. Contrary to how Yun Ha-jun initially rebelled to escape, he immediately fell on his knees and swore obedience.

I put a slave brand on his forehead and handed him a mask. I brought several copies with the intention of putting them on my face from the beginning. Alcid infected have ugly faces like the flies in the movie Fly.

Maybe it’s because I’ve encountered a lot of dirty and terrible things, so I don’t get hurt anymore, but since there were slaves who saw Yoon Ha-joon’s bare face and didn’t eat properly for three days, I made him cover his face as thoroughly as possible.

“Now, the other four come here too.”

So, he gave the blessing of knowledge to people with intellectual disabilities. They became one with Alcide and their intelligence increased, and the Alcids who received part of their memories decided to live their lives in their place.

Honestly, in my situation, if the disability can be corrected by making the face look a little ugly… I think it’s worth trying. This is not a peaceful 21st century, it is an era of disaster where it is natural to die if you do not have power. And intelligence is a very important factor for survival.

“Yoon Ha-jun. Take them to Hajinseong. I will give you a job.”

“Heh heh.. I see..”

Soon, Alcid infected, who were intellectually disabled, left the auditorium following Yoon Ha-jun. After they finish their day’s work, they will be able to go see their families who have taken care of them. Of course, I couldn’t take off my mask in front of them.

‘Anyway, mushroom humans will be mass-produced soon… It would be a waste to use usable humans only as sacrifices.’

It occurred to me that there are so many places to use human resources here and there.

“And you guys… If you agree to become test subjects, I’ll let you out of here.”

This time, people in wheelchairs, people with reduced mobility, or people without arms were called in front of me. These are non-awakened people with no class and people with physical disabilities.

“Poetry, a test subject… That’s what…”

Their minds were intact. They are just people who are very uncomfortable. Even so, originally, there was no reason to use them while feeding them, but yesterday suddenly appeared. It was useful, but it was too useful, so it was a suggestion from Talon Hellus.

“An experiment will be conducted. It’s an experiment to replace your uncomfortable body… With a new one.”

At my words, the disabled people chattered among themselves. Then, a woman in a wheelchair asked me.

“You mean… Replace this body with a new one…?”

“Okay. However, the experiment is still in the planning stage. Also, I can’t tell if it will succeed or not. And you’ll probably get sick. You might die during the experiment.”

“Uh…”

The reason it is still in the planning stage is that no subjects have been recruited for the experiment. I’m trying to give a chance to relatively young body abnormalities here. Older people are more likely to die during the experiment, so leave them out for now.

“I heard that individual willpower will play a very important role. That’s why I’m asking your opinion first without giving an order to become a test subject. This is almost your only chance to get out of your wretched body. Why don’t you get a new body and join the great evolution?”

The Great Evolution… You can call it the Energization Project.

Of course, this is still just a vague plan at the very abstract stage, but… After talking for almost 10 hours between Hellus and Jeong Ji-yeon, they said that there is a 70% chance that the human body can be replaced with a machine. .

Of course, rather than replacing the body, it seems more accurate to say that the brain is put into an automaton. Anyway, since Hellas had excellent knowledge in human body modification, it was worth entrusting him once the test subject was ready.

Of course, that’s also the story when Jeong Ji-yeon’s class successfully evolved from an engineer to a magic engineer.

“Ha, I want to…”

“I… I… I don’t want to sit around like this… I also… I want to help…”

One by one they raised their hands. Of course, there were still a few people who didn’t know what to do, but they are people who missed the opportunity that came after a long time.

I left the idiots who couldn’t respond to the opportunity in the auditorium without any money, and went straight to the science room where the alchemy workshop was set up with only the four men and women who raised their hands.

“Are they them?”

“Uh. I want to try it.”

“I see… I see… I can feel the will in my eyes…”

Hellas greeted his four applicants with eye contact. I watched them and asked Hellus.

“By the way, Hellus, didn’t you say you were a second-class alchemist when you first bought it? But it’s not 1st grade, it’s 2nd grade… Isn’t it too useful?”

“Ah… There’s a heartbreaking story…”

Hellas spoke briefly of his past.

To sum it up roughly, Hellas entered the famous Alchemy Workshop Guild and became an assistant to an elf alchemist, but the elf alchemist refused to promote him to first class for 50 years in order to serve as his assistant until he died of old age. . So, when I heard Hellas still not knowing how to make an elixir, I almost burst into tears.

‘Even in a fantasy world… Graduate students are tough…’

Indeed, Hellus was a graduate student who had not graduated for nearly 50 years and had become corrupted. But, of course, the professor in charge is a slave to the Apocalypse world…

‘There must have been a crooked reason… He didn’t turn his hometown into a mess…’

It was also understood that he knew various pagan and esoteric knowledge on the subject of alchemists. It must have been to kill the professor.

“Anyway, please. If this experiment succeeds, you will benefit greatly.”

“Of course.. It’s an opportunity to escape the sorrow of a short-lived species.. In theory, there is no problem. It’s just that I didn’t have enough time, resources and an assistant as good as this…”

Hellas smiled at the witch Hwang Soo-min who was stirring the pot and Jeong Ji-yeon who was tinkering with something.

“Then I’ll go and see. Good job everyone.”

“Yes! Please take a look..!”

I came out of the science lab.

I’ve finished almost everything I’ve been doing with this one. Now is the time to level up by hunting the field bosses that appear in the city center.

I plan to level up enough, purchase items from merchant NPCs, including the black market and peddlers, and then hunt down the kings of the underworld that will pop out of the ghosts after matching the equipment.

Because they said they have clues to finish this DLC…