Hiding A Logistics Center In The Apocalypse Chapter 189

Hiding the Logistics Center in the Apocalypse Episode 189

Twin Brothers (2)

Time passed, and a few days later.

The dimensional line that had been circling Gradiva finally encountered the new transport ship.

-······!

Suddenly, vicious criminals stormed the ship,

The crew of the transport ship fell helplessly to the sound of the black magician's lullaby.

As I slowly closed my eyes, unable to resist the sleep that was coming my way, the alarm button on the transport ship remained stiff as ever.

and······.

“Aurel is also great.”

“Of course. That’s because I’m a warlock······. If it was arcane, I would have easily worn something red.”

Now, the plundering of transport ships is in full swing.

I was observing the scene in real time with Buendia through the satellite system of this 'Logistics Situation Room'.

As if something had just occurred to him, Buendia added, stroking his beard.

“By the way, that’s a good thing. The ability to clone yourself······.”

The monitor showed the face of my older brother, Kim Seong-gyeom, walking across the deck.

To be exact, it is not the person himself, but a clone created using awakening abilities.

There were only two clones that could be created at this level, and one of them was a member of the pirate group.

Swish.

I took my eyes off the monitor for a moment and looked to the side.

On the soft chair next to me sat my brother, his tongue sticking out and his eyes rolled back as if he was lying down.

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

“Hmm······. It seems like you’re concentrating properly.”

I was in the middle of handling the clone body.

Because by using his powers, he could switch his consciousness into a different clone at any given moment.

The clone, who was practically like an older brother, was busily going down below deck with Aurel to collect the magic stone.

For now, it feels more like an avatar than an alter ego······.

'Because it's the first time. It'll get better and better.'

For now, it's just a trial run.

It's only in the beginning that you have to enter the consciousness and move yourself.

Once the principles of action are set and mastered, the characteristic of this ability to clone itself is that it moves on its own without any special control.

Thud thud.

My brother was moving exactly as he had said.

And finally, I entered the cargo hold containing the magic stone.

In the middle of the cargo bay, enveloped in blue light, the clone pulled out a piece of paper with a yellow talisman overlapping it, accompanied by a fluttering sound.

“Product recall.”

Jiiing!

As the clone holding the paper shouted softly, a large portal appeared.

Then, it started to devour all the magic stones that were piled up in the cargo hold.

Shuhwaaaaah!

<Ability Test> that contains my subspace abilities.

Thanks to the addition of Daichi's amulet, he was able to retain his abilities for up to two hours.

Of course, thanks to using <Shopaholic> to store the test paper in a subspace, I was able to copy and retrieve it at any time regardless of the time.

One thing to note was that the <Ability Test> could not contain the entire awakening ability, but could only contain one effect.

In short, what I had stored this time was not the entire subspace ability, but only <Product Recovery>, and in addition to recovering magic stones, it could also be used as a convenient escape device.

'Thanks to that······ the risk burden has been greatly reduced.'

Even if the test paper fell into the hands of someone, it wouldn't be a big problem.

Even if the portal was opened with <Product Recovery>, only registered people could enter the subspace, and likewise, only registered items could be accepted, so there was no way for strange items to enter the subspace without permission.

Shuhwaak!

In that way, the portal sucked up the magic stones······.

“I think it’s almost over.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

All that remained was to clean up.

First, Aurel manipulated the remaining magical stone count listed in the cargo.

Then he came back up onto the deck with his clone, and began erasing the memories of the sleeping sailors one by one.

Buendia nodded in satisfaction as he watched his brother's clone and Aurel skillfully perform their roles.

“I think it was a good idea to divide up the roles. We’ll be meeting the transport ship every few days… I can’t just pass it by because I’m busy.”

“We don’t have to move ourselves.”

That was the role of the 'Pax Pirates', which was founded a few days ago.

The infiltration team consisted of vicious economic criminals, Aurel, who was in charge of destroying evidence, and finally, his brother's clone, who was in charge of recovering the magic stone and creating an escape, so it was practically a dream team or something like that.

As if to prove this······.

Tiring!

[There are 1,613,390 magic stones remaining.]

“Good.”

My bank account balance has grown nicely.

***

"then······."

Your pockets must have gotten fatter too.

I decided to move up my rank to 5th rank, which I had put on hold for a while.

The 8th, 7th, 6th, and finally the 5th tier underwater.

The content of the application was revised based on the original text of the Constitution as amended by the court.

As a result, the conditions for all hierarchical applications could be unified to only 'magic stones'.

“It’s expensive, but it’s okay.”

The cost of the 5th tier condition is 1 million magic stones.

My bank account balance suddenly dropped to 600,000, but I didn't feel any regrets.

The Pax Pirates, who roam Gradiva, will provide magic stones as soon as they encounter a transport ship.

I paid the fee right away······.

Wheeeeeek!

A thick, five-tier repulsive force enveloped my entire body.

“······Alright.”

The hierarchy restrictions currently in effect on Earth are only six levels.

This means that if the invaders come in according to the rules, they can be dealt with without much difficulty.

I felt a new sense of excitement at finally being one step ahead of my enemies, but along with that, another question came to mind.

'Now······What will the Chamber of Commerce do?'

There were still conflicts and civil wars between the awakened Earthlings.

But if we look at the 'invasion' itself, the Earth was clearly in a state of calm.

Isn't that right?

The dimensional headquarters established on Earth has completely disappeared.

The Angels of Florence also retreated from the Earth, and even Barnaul, which had been preparing for terror, was counterattacked and completely destroyed.

It was also true that they were secretly pursuing me on charges of selling my application for a promotion······.

'It's about me alone.'

It could not be a punishment for me, Kim Jeong-gyeom, but for the entire planet.

While I was so keen on my senses······.

“My lord.”

Whee!

Lancelot, in his trance-like state, brought me news.

As expected, the Chamber of Commerce appeared to be preparing for its next move.

It is none other than······.

“A mercenary camp of the Chamber of Commerce has been established in Africa. Now, against the Earthlings······.”

It was a way to reach out to our planet.

“We are recruiting pioneers.”

***

Wheeee······.

This is the North African desert, where dry sand dust flutters.

As usual, the blazing sun was hovering near the horizon, but this time, one unusual sight was capturing people's attention.

“······Is that it?”

Kugugugugu······.

A huge portal appeared in the middle of the desert, echoing with a huge vibration.

Inside the portal, which seemed to have punched a hole in the landscape, lay an old, ominous-looking castle, like a mirage, in pitch-black darkness.

A giant portal leading to an unknown dimension.

That was the route to the 'mercenary camp' that the Chamber of Commerce had set up.

As soon as I arrived in North Africa, I was greeted by a message from the Chamber of Commerce, which was 'seeking pioneers'.

Tiring!

[Guidance from the Multidimensional Chamber of Commerce]

[We are recruiting participants for a new pioneering project targeting Earth-dimensional beings.]

[The settlement is 'Bereshti' and no separate hierarchy restrictions are imposed.]

[If you wish to participate, please go through the installed 'Mercenary Camp Portal'.]

[20% of the profits you earn from 'Bereshti' will be automatically deducted as a commission.]

“······.”

Pioneer business.

It can't mean anything else.

Enter the portal and massacre its inhabitants.

The Chamber of Commerce had turned the pioneering work they had been doing on Earth upside down and was now encouraging us to invade other dimensions.

As I was starting to shiver at that shameless suggestion······.

Buendia added, stroking his beard, as if he knew something.

“If it’s Bereshti… it’s the domain of the vampire count. It seems like things have really turned sour with the Chamber of Commerce.”

“A vampire?”

It wasn't even an ordinary pioneering project.

The enemies were vampires, and if I recall from our previous encounter in Romania, they were too powerful a race to be called victims.

“This isn’t the typical form of a pioneering project. The Chamber of Commerce is trying to destroy a whole dimension… I think all the higher-level dimensions have permission to pass through Bereshti by now. By the way, the county would be at the level of a mid-level dimension, but this is the first time I’ve seen it completely destroyed like this.”

The exact cause of the fight was unknown.

What is certain is that the Chamber of Commerce has turned its back on Bereshti.

And under the pretext of a 'pioneer project', they were trying to destroy them.

“I’m going to blow my nose without touching anything······.”

There was no reason to go along with their rhythm.

Whether it was pioneering participation or whatever, honestly, it would have been okay if I just ignored it.

but······.

Tiring!

[The target amount for the 'Bereshti' development project has been set.]

[If the target amount is not reached, passage from Bereshti to Earth will be fully opened.]

“It’s practically a threat.”

“I see, right?”

In reality, it was a sham recruitment exercise.

If we are lukewarm about pioneering, it will only end up backfiring on Earth.

In short, it was like, 'If you don't want to get hit, go and hit first.'

-Growling.

As expected, people were gathering around the giant portal.

This is the area where all sorts of civil wars between the Awakened are taking place.

But when the Chamber of Commerce gave them a common enemy, they started to cross the dark portal one by one as if they were possessed.

Moreover, some people even muttered things like, “This is not the time for us to fight among ourselves,” and “Let’s protect the Earth.”

But Bereshti didn't seem to think deeply about the fact that we would be the invaders, or that those who had blocked our attacks might invade Earth in return.

To kill, or to be killed.

Buendía asked me for my opinion on the binary choice presented by the Chamber of Commerce.

“What are you planning to do?”

“If it’s the Baekjak territory······ would there be a higher-level organization higher than the dimensional headquarters?”

“Normally, it would be just the Dimensional Headquarters. It would take something like a Dukedom to establish a central headquarters. But now that we’re engaging in a large-scale development project by bringing in the higher dimensions… there’s a high possibility that an organization higher than the Dimensional Headquarters has come in.”

Of course, I liked their pioneering work.

What I wanted was a higher-level organization within the Chamber of Commerce, and an application for a higher level of hierarchy that could be issued by that organization.

Now that I have moved up to the 5th level, it is time to apply for a 4th level or higher.

In addition, there was one more reason.

“I should try using a tracking mirror too.”

If a higher-level organization is established, personnel to manage it will also be dispatched.

I planned to mirror the faces of high-ranking officials and trace their movements to find out their secrets.

Valuable confidential information, such as the location of the Chamber of Commerce headquarters.

“Let’s go, it’s a mercenary camp or something.”

So we decided to participate.