Chapter 53 – Call for Mobilization (2)

The emergency call line is a communication system newly introduced by the military as a result of a major change in the mission system of the active and reserve forces due to defense reform.

There are several uses, but the main use is to efficiently manage reserve resources in situations where the national mobilization order is declared or training that assumes it.

Not only reserve soldiers, but also firefighters, police officers, medical workers, and other civilian resources required by the country are all included.

In particular, reserve officers with a high importance need emergency line assistance because it is difficult to connect in an emergency situation, unlike active duty officers who are always under control.

It works in any disaster situation because it is operated automatically in a small unmanned underground bunker.

[You have connected to the emergency call line. Currently, only reserve force call information can be viewed.]

The woman’s voice, always heard on the answering machine, said.

As the command system of the government and the military has disappeared, the function of guiding civilian technical personnel or fallen soldiers to an appropriate position is paralyzed.

Only emergency call-up information for reserve forces controlled by an automated program can be checked.

This is to read the reserve army mission set in advance according to an algorithm in peacetime, so it maintains its function even if there is no command center.

[Choose the command you want. If you want to check where you will be convened, go to number 1,
If you want to connect to an AI agent, press 2, if you want to connect to a human agent, press 3.]

I pressed 2 times.

[You have selected AI agent connection. The agent is a toy artificial intelligence based on frequently asked questions. Asking short, narrow-minded questions can help you get the information you want. Connecting to an agent.]

Because it is an AI counselor, the announcement to refrain from abusive language that begins with “I am someone’s precious family” Was not played.

[Loyalty! You have accessed the reserve force emergency call information inquiry system. What are you curious about?]

A young man’s powerful voice, contrary to the ARS female voice from earlier, responded.

Hoguk, the army mascot, is the male voice assigned as a voice actor.

“I am Reserve Officer Seo Jin-soo. I want to know the unit or defense base I was assigned to after the mobilization order was declared.”

[Please enter your service number and security code for summoning officers.]

I entered the numbers through the touchpad.

[Confirmed. Commander Seo Jin-soo has been organized as the defense commander of the Busan National Assembly building.]

Because the infection spread so quickly, the capital had already been captured by the time the national mobilization order was declared.

It’s funny, but Korea has already had this experience, so it succeeded in moving a major administrative agency to the southernmost point pretty quickly even in an emergency.

As a result, a provisional National Assembly building was built in Busan.

Originally, the reserve captain would have been organized as the commander there, but now, whether active or reserve, everyone has long since become corpses or monsters.

The automated reserve force management system led to the succession of the command system, and I was given the position of commander.

However, since the roles of the reserve and active duty are distinct, an automated system cannot grant me the status as a reserve officer just because all active duty officers are dead.

“The position of commander of the defense of the Capitol must have been finally assigned after succession, right?”

[That’s right.]

“How many successions have I had in total on my way to that position?”

[There have been 621 successions, Commander.]

From now on, this is the main point.

This AI counselor can not only inquire about convocation, but also can inquire in detail about the military law related to it.

“If the base in charge is changed due to the succession of the chain of command, can the commander exercise authority over the previous base?”

[Impossible. Just as the Commander was assigned a new base, a new Commander will be placed in the previous position. As soon as a successor is assigned, the predecessor loses control.]

“What if the successor also dies?”

[A new successor is assigned.]

“What if that new successor dies, and the next successor, and the next successor after that, all die one after another, so there are no more people to be assigned?”

The AI ​​agent did not answer.

I’m not ignoring my question, I’m analyzing the relevant information.

You’ve never been asked this kind of question before.

“It only takes as long as analyzing laws and precedents. If it were you, you would have found the answer before I finished my question.”

[Of course. When he was in the United States, he also worked as a lawyer.]

Artemis said in a confident voice.

The image of a career woman running through his hair with the back of her hand comes to mind.

“Is that possible? Artificial intelligence going to court?”

[Of course not. But why don’t we have a pants lawyer in the courtroom? The most important thing in a court battle is to find and collect deadly data, and prepare for the expected pattern of attack by the opponent. Rather than mobilizing tens of thousands of lawyers for that kind of thing, it’s better for me to use one.]

Hey, if it were her, a one-man corps, no, a one-man defense corps would be no problem.

“So what about the history?”

[12 wins and 1 loss in 13 matches.]

“Have you ever lost?”

I was genuinely surprised. Artemis lost?

[During the trial, 2 kg of heroin was found in the trunk of the defendant’s car. What to do with me?]

“Wow.”

Certainly, if you beat that, it would be in the realm of purchase, not the realm of skill.

[In addition to the court case, I saw the effect of cost reduction with legal advice and tax work that I took care of. Even so, they sell me at a bargain price.]

It seems that he has become even more upset because of the memories that he had forgotten or that he had buried.

But even appeasing Artemis has gotten quite a bit of a knack now.

By the time the displeased voice changed to an angry voice saying, “Stop it because it’s unfamiliar,” The AI ​​agent’s analysis was over.

Some people may ask back what is the difference between being upset and being angry, but well, there is a big difference when it comes to her.

[You’ve waited a long time. I’ll give you an answer.]

Said the AI ​​agent.

[If there are no more successors, the base will be left vacant. In this case, the importance of the base may be re-established depending on the war situation or material situation. It is also possible for senior commanders who were deployed at higher bases to be called back to the previous base.]

The military statute provisions and precedents based on that part were output as messages.

[If a strategically important base is vacant, a person who meets one of the three conditions may declare or concurrently serve as a commander.]

“What are those three conditions?”

[First, the most senior among the troops belonging to the base should declare the provisional commander.]

In a word, it refers to position succession. Shouldn’t a noncommissioned officer take command if all the officers die, and even a soldier if all the noncommissioned officers die?

It’s meaningless because there can’t be any survivors at the destination.

[The second is to receive defense missions from a brigade commander or higher among units belonging to the area.]

As long as the army is annihilated, this is meaningless.

[The third is to obtain temporary control authority by ordering an emergency requisition for the base from the highest-ranking reserve commander.]

When strategic facilities and research facilities are in danger of being captured by the enemy, it is to requisition important data, materials, and key personnel and return them to the rear or destroy them altogether.

Since the active duty troops are busy with an all-out war, these chores are taken care of by the reserve units.

“In the third case, is it possible for the reserve commander to send himself out with his own authority?”

If this doesn’t work, it’s stealing. I’m the last remaining senior reserve commander, so who am I to give orders to?

[Available.]

Nice!

“How many reserve officers do you officially have left?”

Official here refers to a person who has left a record of communication in the Armed Forces network in any form, that is, a person whose survival has been confirmed.

[Commander Seo Jin-soo is one of them.]

Of course.

“Then, you mean that you can exercise the authority to enter and control all facilities selected as reserve base defenses as the commander?”

[That’s right.]

“Can it be done remotely?”

[No. In this case, you must visit the base in order to officially exercise your authority.]

The two most secure places in the world are the military and the research institutes that develop new technologies.

The places I’m aiming for are both of those things.

If you try to acquire authority through an irregular route such as a hacking tool, the security system will be triggered or the stored data will be automatically destroyed.

In the end, I had to go myself.

“How to obtain permission?”

[Fingerprint recognition, iris recognition, voice recognition, etc. Are all possible. These bases have prepared a reserve personnel registration system in advance in preparation for wartime situations.]

“In short, you’re saying it’s enough if I go to my body?”

[That’s right.]

“Okay, send information about all bases here.”

Immediately, the location information for the four-digit bases came over.

“Active soldiers fight at the front, but reserve soldiers guard the rear.”

From the standpoint of the country, the former will be important for immediate survival. What can you do when you defeat the enemy in front of you?

But war cannot be fought with guns and ammunition alone.

An infrastructure that sends electricity and water to various parts of the country.

Administrative organization for efficient management of the people.

Research institutes and factories containing technologies in all fields that have been developed and developed over a long period of time.

Even if you win the war right now, if all these things collapse, you will lose your back.

If active duty commanders protect the country’s survival during wartime, reserve protect the nation’s future.

The country has already disappeared, but technology and knowledge still remain neglected everywhere.

After rebuilding the shelter and rescuing countless survivors, I began to see my next goal.

In the list delivered by the AI ​​counselor, research centers and production bases of numerous defense industries and famous companies were recorded.

These are places that are no different from the future foodlines of the country and companies, so security is managed very strictly.

However, as a reserve commander, I can exercise my lawful requisition authority.

As long as you enter, you will be able to bypass the security system and bring any amount of material or technology.

One of them catches my eye.

‘MetaCraft Cybernetics’

It is a defense industry located only 3km away from here.