Chapter 500 – [A Guide for Transcendentalists Traveling Post-Apocalypse]

I’m also good at provoking opponents, but if it’s the feeling of teasing and touching the other person’s mind, Ruri is superior.

Besides, provocation works only when sincerity is involved in using it. If you don’t put your heart into insulting and belittling the other person, you can’t move the other person’s heart.

“Right now, we’re in the cradle, eating, enjoying everything we enjoy? While you’re scared and hiding!!!!!”

– Four years! I should have caught it and tore it apart!!!!

“Yeah, so who’s going to use it? After all, if I let you use the cradle, it’ll only lead to war. Above all, can you create a world where you run a city that sells drugs or something?”

-You mean that is possible for a lowly person like you!!!

“Yes, I can’t. But what about Baekhee!”

Ruri passed the microphone to Baekhee.

“It’s me”

-I’m……

“Don’t call me Highness. I don’t remember having as a subject of the Spirit Empire anyone who would betray not only their duty but also their human duty.”

-…….

“There is no chance left for you. At the most critical moment, you hesitated and couldn’t move forward, and at the point of taking care of yourself, your defeat was decided.”

It was as if the two were playing a card game.

Whether it’s poker, or blackjack, or Yu-Gi-Oh… Oh, is the last one strange? Anyway, it’s a card game, so let’s move on.

When deciding whether to win or lose, Baek-hee’s bluffing tricks scared him off, and he handed over the initiative to us because he didn’t do what he had to do at the most important timing. In the end, all that remains is defeat.

Now, that split win or loss divides the winner and the loser.

“I won’t say much. Right now, the Orbital Bombardment Satellite, Cheungongan Mir, is aiming at that place, so just give the order and you will evaporate.”

-…….

“Any last words?”

– How, how can you look at that and be fine? If you saw the record of the cradle, then! I will remember the fear of those beings!!!!

“There is a difference between a small man who has no courage to look back on his sins and a man who bears the burden because he has to move forward. Goodbye.”

-Wait, not yet…

Unlike the last time, this time Baekhee cut off the communication first.

Then, call Muhwa and bring him in front of the switch to activate Cheungongan Mir.

“Do you want to press it?”

“Yes?”

“You are a good and sensible child. He came down to the south to pursue us and did such a thing to your village, but he did not get angry with us.”

“That… If you kill someone with a knife, it’s not the knife that’s at fault, it’s the person who wielded it.”

“It’s a matter of course. But few people know and practice it. Humans are such creatures by nature, so even if you were angry with us, I would have understood. But didn’t you?”

It was a story that proved the heart of Muhwa.

If he had listened to our story up until now, he would have been indirectly responsible for making the village like that, so it wouldn’t have been strange to hear it, but he quietly followed us.

Kind, strong, rational. Uhm, it was worthwhile to bring figs as well.

“You deserve it. The right to fulfill the revenge of your villagers and the revenge of other villagers who may have suffered the same thing. So I’ll give you the right to press this.”

“That……”

“If the responsibility is heavy, you can refuse. I’m just saying this because I wanted to respect you rather than my personal greed.”

Muhwa pondered in front of a button that would blow away thousands of lives if pressed.

But that worry didn’t last long. Fig is a strong child. She could endure killing people if it was the right thing to do.

“Thank you for giving in”

Soon, he pressed the button.

Those who live in the past defeat those who live in the present.

The legacy of past civilizations falling from the sky ushers in a new era.

Before long, a huge vibration hit the cradle.

*        *    *

It is said that penetration was emphasized, but the aftermath was huge enough to reach hundreds of kilometers around.

People in the vicinity who were caught in the aftermath must have died. Even if they did not die instantly, dozens of tons of sand that hit them would be enough to suffocate them. Only a handful of people survive, at most a handful. Anyway, I won’t disturb you.

Personally, I used my sensing ability to look for survivors, but it seemed that there would be no survivors left for them.

In order to survive in extreme conditions, what is needed is more mental strength than resources such as water or food. Without willpower as the foundation, no matter how abundant the resources are, they cannot survive.

Not to mention, it would be difficult to survive in the soil where food, drink, and even air are scarce. All that remains is a white skeleton.

Coo coo cooo cooooo!!!!!

The orbital bombardment left only a huge hole where the high-temperature heat rays had passed. Some of the sand was half hardened by the high heat and turned into glass, and some was still flowing and becoming a viscous liquid.

But compared to the vibrations felt down there, it was far less. The water gushing up from the underground amounted to tens, hundreds, no, thousands of times the amount of sediment pushed out by the orbital bombardment.

“Coming! Coming! Coming!!”

“This is a special seat”

“Wouldn’t it be dangerous?”

“I’m fine with my husband.”

“Goaaaaa!!!!!”

“Ruri, don’t talk like that while mixing nasal sounds?!”

We chewed on beef jerky, preparing to watch the water gushing from a distance away. Popcorn is the best at times like this, but I don’t have it, so beef jerky instead.

Eventually, the vibrations get closer. The bubbling sound of boiling begins to be heard from here.

Fuhuaaaaa!!!!!

Deep groundwater that was tens or even hundreds of kilometers below ground was ejected by the pressure. I felt the heat because it was a hot spring, but it was only about 100 degrees.

Even if the water that rises to the ground and cools down is lukewarm, it belongs to the cool axis, at least here. In weather where bare skin is likely to cause burns, it is okay to splash with warm water.

The towering water column was a truly overwhelming sight. It soars hundreds of meters above the ground, scatters in all directions, and falls like rain.

“Ooh, wow… Water is falling from the sky.”

“This is, really… It’s a superb view…”

Jin-gyo and Mu-hwa, the natives of this era, looked at the sight in dismay. Even the jerky that was mumbling fell on the floor before I knew it.

Come to think of it, I’ve never seen it rain in this era. Let alone rain, I have never seen a shade formed by clouds blocking the sunlight. Probably, the moisture on the ground as a whole star was not at the level to form a cloud.

However, if there is such a quantity, the nature of this planet will be enriched again.

Currently, it is the only water source connected to the underground at a depth of hundreds of kilometers among the water sources on this planet. It is questionable whether such a water source can be recreated in the future, but would it rise inexhaustibly enough to leave enough to use at least one country?

Soon, the pillars that rose from the underground gradually began to fade as time passed. Despite the distance, the water that covers the surface of the earth gradually begins to regain its blue color from the muddy water.

“This……..”

It was a lake

It was too small to be called a sea, but at least it was the only lake in the dry world.

It is such a huge puddle that a city can fit into it.

“Ahhh…….”

It was Ruri, no one else, who spoke with a voice filled with deep emotions.

What was in front of my eyes was not a mere city, but a scene that anyone in this world could call a paradise.

A paradise where anyone who is thirsty can drink, at least not die of thirst.

What might not have been a big deal in a place where you could drink tap water was like paradise for the people here. How big is the smallest thing. Those who have not seen and felt it will not be able to know.

“It’s a nice lake.”

“Lake, lake, um… That’s a good word. Anima Empire days?”

“Ah, isn’t there such a word here?”

“Even the word sea is all I’ve heard in passing. They say a place where water fills up to the horizon is called that…”

“Honestly, it was a word that only came out of the old story the village chief’s grandfather told me.”

Sparkling in the sunlight, the blue lake ripples. Approach it, scoop it up in the palm of your hand, and drink a little.

The water he drank in the city was soft water. But, as it is natural, it is because the water that has been filtered through the bedrock for hundreds of kilometers underground has come up.

To put it simply, look at the UK and Korea. Most of the water in Korea is soft water because there are many mountains in the first place. However, there is no such thing in England, so water contains a lot of limestone, so drinking it as it is is not good for your body in the long run. That’s why I mostly drink alcohol with low alcohol content.

“It’s a little hard water. But it’s okay for something that’s been pumped up from the underground. It tastes a bit like iron, but it’s rather good because it seems to have a lot of iron. It’s less lime… It’s good for farming.”

“Feel so good”

Muhwa rolled up her pants, revealing her calves, and dipped her feet cautiously and rejoicingly, as if she were stepping on a golden floor.

Compared to the weather, he seems to flinch slightly as if he felt the cold touch. We’re used to places like this, but for him, it’s the first time he’s ever dipped his feet in water.

“Huh? Look at that!”

“Huh? Are they sprouting already?”

“It looks like there was a seed in the sand.”

In the place where Jinkyo pointed, there was a very feeble and small but vivid green sprout.

It’s been a while since the water started to come out, but it’s strange enough to grow buds in just that amount of time.

However, it is understandable if you think that it is because it is part of the power of the great demon king of nature. I cannot dare measure the tenacious vitality and evolution of this star, as much as it contains fragments of the Absolute of Nature.

“The restoration of the natural environment will be faster than expected. A forest may be created after a year.”

It takes decades, not years, for a beautiful tree to grow, but with this much vitality, there is no problem.

All that remains is development. In order to establish an empire, they had to move quickly even now.

“Moving the facility to the ground and deploying troops along with it… You’re going to be busy. It’s going to be difficult for me alone.”

“I’ll help you for a while”

“For a while? Where is the founding contributor going?”

“Ah, Baek-hee’s eyes are the eyes of the boss who is excitedly trying to sharpen the ball!”

“We’re not even here anyway! Order the other kids!”

“First of all, I received it from the migrants…”

“Hey!”

The purpose has been achieved and all the responsibilities have been completed, but I tried to enjoy the trip as if I had traveled abroad anyway, but I don’t think I’ll give you the time to do so.

While we chatted, Ruri quietly looked at the lake she had created.

It’s not as blue as the sea beyond the horizon, but at least she achieved her goal enough to call it a paradise for those who see it in this world.

The difference is what happens after that. But even if things go awry later, this paradise will not disappear.

“Whee…”

Ruri called the names of her friends who died quietly.

A dead friend never returns, but his dream has come true. To be precise, it was Ruri’s dream, but at least it was definitely rewarding for the child Huiae-ran to steal the jewel.

“If you want, I will name this lake Hwiaeho.”

“Really? He’ll like it too.”

“It’d be better to leave a history and record. Even if ascending the throne in earnest is something later, today is the anniversary of the founding of the country.”

Sneaking, Baek-hee looked back at Jin-gyo and said.

“You will write it down.”

“Yes?”

“Become a secretary and record what we do in the future. You don’t have your own control, so it’s perfect for you to do as you are told.”

“Uh, um… I see.”

“I can teach figs from now on, and Ruri… So versatile, I can use it everywhere.”

“Guwaaaaagh! I can see my future self being torn apart!”

Ruri giggled, but then she came closer to me. She seems to have something to say.

“Mister, I’m done with my job. I have one last favor to ask of you.”

“What is it? Now the trip seems to have ended happily, so I listen to pretty much anything”

“What are you borrowing?”

“That’s as easy as it sounds… Can you lend me something? Among the things I have, what do you have that I can lend you?”

I got all of my personal items here, so even Ruri can get them all. Are you trying to borrow something as a transcendent?

However, various things made me miss my expectations, and Ruri laughed and exploded the bomb.

“I think the only thing left is happiness as a woman, lend me your dick!”

“Hey you crazy bitch!”

“My husband is mine!”

“Ah, I should have borrowed it from Shion!”

That’s not the problem!!!!