Chapter 44 – Plunder (3)

Loot (3)

Kkeudeudeuk-!

The car door being ripped open with a bloody scream of death.

I clenched my fists in preparation for the car alarm that might sound.

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A vehicle that doesn’t give out any warnings to my contrast.

I was able to guess the reason after scanning the black box in front of the rearview mirror.

‘It was discharged because of the black box.’

Well, it’s not even the middle of winter now.

Most likely a parked vehicle’s discharge is due to a black box left on.

I pressed my knee on the driver’s seat cushion, which didn’t show much to explore, and scanned the back seat.

A pink basket that comes into my sight.

It appeared to be a bath basket that the car owner carried to the bathroom.

Rustle –

I hurriedly grabbed the basket and inspected the contents inside.

Toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, and colorful bath products filled with difficult English.

At first glance, the bath basket used by a woman, not a man, naturally smiled brightly.

I can give this to Seolhee Cha.

“… Err—the manager.”

At that moment, a cautious voice calling me from behind.

I put a pack of cigarettes and a lighter left in the passenger seat into the bath basket and pulled myself out of the driver’s seat.

Chin-!

Then he said while looking at Koh Goh-hun who took the bath basket in a daze.

“The eunuch, you take care of the cigarettes. Bring a lighter whenever it comes out.”

Fire is an important element that you never know when you might need it.

In addition, sooner or later, the zombie corpses disgustingly left in the smoking area had to be burned.

There was nothing more stupid than not burning a corpse left around while worrying about hygiene.

“And wasn’t there a way to get that oil or something out of the car? I think I saw something like that somewhere. Find a kid who can do it.”
“Yep!”

Koh Jang-hoon nodded his head broadly and appealed to me that he understood clearly.

“And-“

In the midst of giving assignments, his eyes narrowed slightly.

The first name the eunuch called me was obviously awkward.

Hehe— how are you? Do you like it?”

Koh Goh-hun, who noticed my notice like a ghost and hurriedly asked.

I asked him with a frown on my face.

“Aren’t you the director of the Librarian?”
“You’re right. Now, it’s out of place to be called director, and that’s why you don’t like words like Your Majesty or Your Highness– then, you’re the owner of the library in accordance with your place and status, so the Librarian.”

How are you?

“Chunshik and I put our heads together and tried our own tricks, hehe-“

Koh Goh-hoon crouches as usual while holding a pink bath basket.

Seeing the guy’s straight eyes and smirking mouth, a blank laugh came out of his own accord.

“Then, if you eat Banseokdae, you will be called the president, and if you eat the city of Seoul, you will be called the mayor?”
“If you want to be called that, of course.”

My waist bowed a little deeper without any change in expression at my question.

I looked down at the guy’s face full of obviousness and let out a small smile.

“… It’s ridiculous.”
“Lol-“

Gao Ji-hoon, who is busy laughing while looking at me.

I waved his hand lightly to mean that he would do whatever he wanted, then opened my mouth again.

“It’s done. Please recite the progress quickly.”
“Yep-! As you said, the 6th floor is almost finished. All unnecessary furniture and decorations in the reading room and seminar room are also being moved downstairs.”

The factor that can best visually represent power is ‘height’.

Being high up, living on a high floor.

Living above others was proof that he enjoyed more power than those below him.

“All food is also being moved from the basement to the second reading room on the 6th floor, and Woojin and Minjun are thoroughly supervising. As soon as everything is moved, we will announce the second reading room as a new food warehouse, and we will carefully guard it through Sejun.”
“Good.”
“Hehe- Of course, as you said, we will assign a new seminar room as a room for the search crew, and we will also assign the rationed female campers.”

Living on the top floor was a sure sign that you were at the top of the organization.

I intended to properly stimulate the sense of superiority and fulfillment of being different from others by allocating the search crew’s shelter on the 6th floor.

“How many seminar rooms are there in total on the 6th floor?”
“There are a total of 14 seminar rooms, and currently 5 have been assigned to the search team’s rooms.”

So that means there are nine more seminar rooms.

“Did Ahn Se-joon and his girlfriend ever fail to keep their food bags properly?”
“So far, we are keeping it well with no errors between records.”
“Good.”

I nodded my head in satisfaction, then opened my mouth to Koh Goh-hoon again.

“Gather all the campers this evening and tell them clearly. Sejun Ahn will also be assigned to the seminar room on the 6th floor with her own girlfriend.”

The reason for the assignment is a reward for faithfully protecting the food bag.

“Yep.”

Looking at Goh Goh, who immediately nodded without a moment’s pause, a faint smile suddenly leaked out for a moment.

It was because when I notified the camp members of this fact in the evening, their faces naturally came to mind.

For the camp members, it’s probably too ridiculous a reward.

You might think that it is no different from throwing dog gum to a dog that guards a house that a thief doesn’t even want to rob in the first place.

After setting a very strong example in front of all the survivors on the second floor, no one thought to rob my food bag.

Besides, the example is rewarded for keeping the food bag well…

There is no such thing as irony.

But—making them think that way was the point of this award.

When a person can no longer see the way up, he throws the stone he is holding in his hand to those above him.

It was human nature to throw stones at the back of the head of those who tried to squeeze through if there was a path to climb and witnessed it.

If he can climb and knows how to climb, he will not be hostile to those who stand above him.

Because you unknowingly identify yourself with those above you.

An insignificant camper who went up to the 6th floor just to protect the food bag that no one thought of stealing.

Because that insignificant camp member, Ahn Se-joon, could soon become himself.

Just because you listened to me well, you went to the 6th floor, which means you were chosen by me.

One of the key points was to give everyone hope that if they listened to me, they would be able to go up to the 6th floor.

Oh- and…

“… Did you check?”

Koh Goh-hoon hurries to get close to me in response to my subtle question.

Even while no one was in sight, he carefully opened his mouth, covering the corners of his mouth.

“Yes. Really, like the director said, water comes out.”

Even now, as if in disbelief, Koh Goh-hun widens his eyes and shakes his head from side to side.

Tring-!

[Tyrant Exclusive Destiny]

[One. Preparing for the Founding of Korea]

[1-1. Create a forced spot]
[Heaven, Earth, Human (天, Earth, Human)]

[Bonus of Tyranny (Always Hide)]

[Oasis in the desert Lv.1]

[Generates and stores 300L of potable groundwater per day, limited to the territory secured by the tyrant.]

[Tip: It is not possible to increase the level through points for the grace selected as a fate reward. Increase your exclusive stats to unlock more destinies. As fate is unlocked, your favor will naturally rise.]

A particularly highlighted option among the status message messages that greeted me after taking over the library.

[Select the first grace of the tyrant.]

[One. The first step of modernization]

[2. Oasis in the desert]

Eunhye No. 1 seemed to have a high probability of being an element related to electricity, seeing modernization and whatnot, and No. 2 was an element related to water.

And I chose the element that is more desperately needed in this situation.

“Is the water flushing down the toilet?”
“Yes. The electricity was all cut off, but the water went down!”

After – ok

Yeah, I’m not being that picky.

With no regrets, I smiled relievedly as it seemed that the most annoying obstacle had been removed.

“Really, this is more of a miracle than a miracle. Even the Jesus of old had swollen bread and fish in the miracle of five loaves and fish, but no one has ever made water out of nothing!”
“… Was it Christian?”

Once again, Koh Goh-hoon blinked violently and showed signs of starting the operation, so he hurriedly threw a question at him.

“Hehe- You can think of this as an element that philosophy and religion cannot be separated from each other. Medieval philosophy-“

My expression naturally subsided at the vibe of the Department of Philosophy that pops out firmly even if I pay attention once.

It’s only after seeing my face like that – Koh Goh-hun, who shuts his mouth wide.

“… It is unreligious.”
“Okay.”

He nodded his head slightly in response to the question that finally crawled out and began to follow instructions that he had almost forgotten.

“In the evening, when everyone is together, announce that water will be available.”
“Yep.”
“And from then on, I keep an eye on whether or not there are cubs using water.”
“Yep.”
“If you ever get caught using water secretly, bring it to me right away.”
“… Yep.”

I will set a very good example.

I thought I would manage not only cigarettes and condoms, which are luxury goods, but also water as a reward from me.

So-

“Certainly, among the puppies that I rolled today, the one who worked the hardest will be showered and shown to everyone.”
“Yep.”
“Because we don’t have enough groundwater yet, we collect feces and urine every day and bury them in the ground.”
“Yep.”

And-

Even if you give instructions again and again, there is no end to the situation.

As I was quietly choosing what to do next, the sound of urgent footsteps rang in my ears.

A foolish face watching me from the road and running at full speed.

“I’m Jojangnim!”

Haha-! Haha-! Haha-!

Kim Woo-jung, who hastily stopped in front of me and took a rough breath, pointed to the road.

“Joe, Captain, there’s something you need to look into!”

Koh Goh-hoon’s head quietly approaches Kim Woo-jung’s ear.

He whispered something, and Kim Woo-jung, who was listening to it, let out a small exclamation with an ‘Ah’.

“And, there’s something the director needs to look into!”

Correcting the title he used to call me, his finger is still poking the road.

A foreman, a manager, or—

When I gestured to him to guide me, Kim Woo-jung hurriedly started walking the way he had come.

Me and Koh Goh, who follow Kim Woo-jung’s footsteps.

Tumble- Tumble- Tumble-

Beyond Kim Woo-jung, who was hurriedly walking and guiding me, the search crew, already gathered in one place, entered.

Poo-!

[A Tribute of Obedience]

[You have earned 1 point.]

At that moment, the clunky blunt sound and the notification sound of the status window echoed to me.

A truck comes into view, completely overturned in the middle of the road.

Park Tae-ha, standing on top of the overturned passenger seat of the truck, was holding the monkey wrench and wiping the rotten blood from his face with his sleeve.

“I didn’t know because the truck was completely overturned, but when I got on top, the logo appeared to be a vehicle that the captain, ah—the director should check, so—”

Kim Woo-jung hurriedly took turns passing the truck and me over unrefined prior information.

He nodded his head, indicating that he had roughly grasped the context, and increased the speed of his steps.

“Chief.”

The search crews hurriedly lowered their heads after confirming my approach.

I gave them a small nod and stood on the back of an overturned truck.

After taking a good look at the truck, his face naturally becomes stained with anticipation.

I could immediately understand why the search crew had called me in haste.

“It seems to be a convenience store order vehicle.”

Park Tae-ha checks the logo once again on top of an overturned truck and delivers it to me.

I grabbed the gray lock in my hand with a strange smile.

If this is the vehicle that was responsible for ordering convenience stores within the university—

This was the road to the library, not too far from the main gate, and it was no different than the entrance to the filthy wide rock.

Of course, this one vehicle wouldn’t have been in charge of all the convenience stores on campus, but-

Deuddeudeuk-!

Locks and car doors being ripped off like paper in my sincere hands.

A musty smell leaked out of the truck that had exposed itself at once.

Deuddeudeuk-!

I lightly removed the remaining door on the other side and quietly stared at the inside of the truck, which had been bathed in sunlight for the first time in a long time.

The brown boxes were messed up rather chaotically, perhaps because the vehicle had been overturned.

Perhaps after I had already stopped by the convenience store in front of the college, I could see the contents of the ripped box sticking out as much as possible—

Several discolored boxes were also seen due to broken drinks in glass bottles.

However, what I saw was much more food that was stored intact than food that looked so damaged.

One Two Three Four Five-

A tearing smile lingered on his lips every time food leaked through his eyes.

“… Oh.”

In the end, I let out a short exclamation and opened my mouth slightly.

An unexpected jackpot hit.