ALL NOVEL 38
Chapter 38 mana coreThe president, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, and Director Park Woo-jae remain.
“The US seems to be able to block dungeons with only the power of the military, right?”
“The defense power of the United States is the best in the world.”
Of course, no one doubted it.
But you can’t drag aircraft carriers or fighters into the dungeon, right? Anyway, the only weapon that could be brought to the dungeon was a personal firearm.
It is a terrain that is very unfavorable to humans in combat, to the extent that heavy weapons are excluded from development.
‘There must be a lot of soldiers dying, and the monsters that come out of the dungeon explosions must be a pain in the ass.’
There are many uninhabited areas in the United States, China, and Africa. The dungeon there explodes and monsters come out, and those monsters gather and then… isn’t that really a problem?
That is why Korea was also conducting periodic surveys of Baekdu-daegan.
‘Even in the United States, it is difficult to defend a dungeon with only the strength of the military. I don’t know how long I’ll last.’
“How does Korea manage hunters? If you don’t take care of them properly, it’s going to be a serious problem.”
Minister Emile asked Park Woo-jae.
“Hunters are civilians, so you have to think of them as mercenaries. If you think of them as soldiers, it becomes more difficult to manage. He just creates a framework for them to function.”
“Isn’t that going to cause problems?”
“Wouldn’t it be a problem to exclude them? Rather, it will cause bigger problems.”
A person with power has a desire to use that power.
Manage them as hunters and make them use their power in the dungeon.
But if you block it, I wonder if it will cause a bigger social impact.
“Isn’t it better to attribute them to the military?”
Emily thought so too.
What if the Awakened people belong to the military?
“It may be possible because the US has a recruiting system, but in Korea… well? They were drafted and most of them were discharged after completing their military service.”
And those who have been discharged from the military dislike re-enlistment.
The Ministry of National Defense had already attempted such an attempt, but the direction was bad and the result was the worst.
Park Woo-jae thought that it might be possible in the United States.
Unlike Korea, the US takes great pride in its military status and treats them socially as well.
‘In China or the Middle East, the military might absorb the Awoken. Then… wouldn’t it be a bit dangerous?’
In China or Japan, perhaps they could be used militaryly and politically.
They were the two countries I hated the most.
‘For the criminal acts of the awakened, even in areas such as this kind of spying… should be prepared.’
“I have no intention of leaving the Dungeon Management Bureau and joining another company.”
“Haha, we didn’t come here for that purpose. Of course, that would be nice, but it is impossible.”
At Choi So-hee’s words, Agatha’s representative laughed and said.
“I am just curious. Mana Core is a great skill. We are currently researching and researching items from dungeons around the world. But no one knows the exact principle, nor the mechanism of operation.”
Yes it is.
In fact, when I developed the mana core, I did not know the principle. Because no one knew it was rune language.
“By the way, we developed something called mana core in Korea. I don’t understand the passing of research data. With research data, is research really possible? We think there is a separate core of this study.”
“The data we hand over is sufficient. It is enough to understand the basic principles.”
With that, Choi Sohee developed the mana core, so she is absolutely right.
But Agatha’s statement is correct.
The core of this skill is the rune language.
The most important thing is the ability to understand the runes.
You can’t give me this ability, can you?
“When we use the technology of the mana core to develop various weapons, isn’t that core technology holding us back?”
‘Thinking about it is like a mischief loaded with money poison.’
“So, in order to sell the core technology at a very high price later, why is it so easy to reveal the mana core technology?”
Yoon Tae-sung asked in a slightly sarcastic tone.
“Otherwise, how could such great technology be revealed so easily? Usually these technologies are not even patented. It is the country’s most important strategic asset, is it possible?”
“This technology is not very profitable. There is a limit to the magic crystal, so I can’t make it if I want to. Wouldn’t it be better to open up the technology to counter the threat of humanity, then?”
Of course, as a developer of the technology, you earn a little bit of money. Although the profit was small from the perspective of the company, it was a very large amount for the individual.
“Hmm… is that so? If you have any such skills, please disclose them to us. I will pay the largest amount possible.”
“I think you have that core skill. It’s probably a dungeon skill, so if you’re an Awakened, you might know it.”
The representative of Legion said while looking at Yoon Tae-seong.
“As you can see from the research data, there is no special core technology. We were lucky enough to develop it quickly, but if you look at the basic principles, you will be surprised that it is easier than you think.”
That’s not necessarily wrong.
The mana of the magic stone and the rune react to create a special power or ability.
How simple is it?
It was also the principle of the skill used by the Awakened.
However, the structure of the rune language was only so difficult that it was impossible to fully comprehend it with human ability.
“Hmmm… that’s right. Then I’d like to hear some advice on the weapons that were tested in Korea.”
asked the CEO of Lockheed Dynamics.
“I think it would be better to develop weapons that are required by the military. On our side, we focus on developing personal firearms that focus on rifles rather than heavy weapons.”
“I saw the video and the power of Barrett was incredible.”
The representative of Legion Corporation said.
Because the company that produced this barrett was Legion.
Originally a small company, it was acquired by Legion.
“It is difficult to use in dungeons. The rate of fire of the rifle is important.”
In fact, it is good to make weapons such as swords and shields in addition to rifles. Special Forces use swords well.
However, there is currently no magic stone to manufacture rifles, so they only develop and manufacture weapons as efficiently as possible.
“Rifles and grenades are enough.”
But in the US, I don’t know how to deal with boss monsters. Sending about 100 special forces and bombing them with heavy weapons?
There seems to be more casualties than expected.
“I’m not saying it, but it certainly seems to have a different core technology.”
A representative from Lockheed Dynamics said, and the representatives of both companies agreed.
These are people who have been lobbying and doing business all their lives. They were very quick-witted while talking, so I figured it out by looking at the attitude and atmosphere of Yoon Tae-sung.
“It is clear that the core technology exists in a person named Tae-Sung Yoon.”
“Hmm… First of all, time is urgent, so let’s start with making weapons using the skills of the mana core. Acquiring core skills will probably come after that.”
Minister Christopher Emil said.
First of all, you need to solve the problem of the dungeon. Guns crafted from mana cores were a great solution.
The current Pentagon’s position is shrinking.
To be precise, Defense Secretary Christopher Emil’s reputation is undermined.
After re-establishing his position, he can press Korea to acquire the core technology.
Korea’s mana core technology has signed license agreements with most countries that have the technology of weapon manufacturing.
There are not many countries that can build battleships, tanks, fighters, submarines, etc. But there are many countries that can make guns.
Rifles using mana cores could be modified very easily if only guns could be crafted.
The defense industry is related to the private sector.
A company that manufactures civil aircraft also develops and manufactures fighters, and a shipbuilding company makes battleships and submarines.
Or, they develop it at the National Defense Research Institute and entrust the production to a military company.
Of course, in the HD group, there is a company called HD Defense that develops and produces tanks.
However, only one company that signed a mana core license in Korea was Yuseong Machinery.
Yuseong Machinery was the only company in Korea that produced firearms developed by the Ministry of National Defense.
Oh In-gyu is the president of Yuseong Machinery.
Although they signed a mana core license, in fact, Yuseong Kigong also develops, but most of it is consigned production.
In other words, only the products developed by the Defense Research Institute are produced. So, when it comes to research, the precise processing of firearms has been the focus.
He even received the research records of Mana Core, but no one fully understood it.
“Write! I would like to use it properly.”
“The boss is also true…….. Who in our company understands such advanced technology? In my opinion, if you want to study this technology, you need at least the manpower to develop a nuclear submarine.”
“How long are you going to do only consignment production? The one we developed is the K7.”
It was a gun for special missions with a very good value for money. But the problem is that the gun is for special missions.
It sold a lot overseas, but the sales were so poor that it could not be compared with the K2.
“Heh heh, the K7 is still a very well made product because we worked hard.”
“If you want to develop it, you should have developed a basic rifle.”
“K2 is already holding up, what kind of rifle are you developing? Even after 20 years pass, the ROK military will still use the K2.”
The Defense Research Institute made K2 really well. The improved version will come out steadily, but there was no reason for it to be pushed away from the basic rifle of the ROK Army.
“I got a call from HD Defense. He asked me about my mana core.”
“In HD? They don’t need this.”
It is a technology developed for rifles. Why HD Defense that makes tanks?
“Why do they covet this when they make a lot of money?”
HD Defense It was a subsidiary of HD Heavy Industries.
They sold so many tanks that at one time there was even a saying that making a car in ‘HD Defense’ would be much better than ‘HD car’.
In other words, it was a military company recognized worldwide in the development and manufacture of tanks.
“So that’s it. In the US, the defense minister and the representatives of the three major military companies came to Korea, right? It looks like this is a bigger thing than we thought.”
Just looking at it with the naked eye, it was nothing special to say that it was a mana core. It just looks like a jewel-studded ornament.
‘If you attach this to the gun, it’s just that the monster is knocked down.’
Dungeons and monsters are interesting to everyone. Because it was strange and very closely related to safety.
Oh In-gyu also watches a lot of videos related to it.
Hunters upload a lot of videos in the dungeon on the internet.
“Isn’t the sniper rifle really that great? Even if you bombed even a grenade, you pierced something that was still intact.”
“It’s even more amazing to shoot it with it on your shoulder. That person attacked from behind, you cut off a person’s throat with a knife.”
Some still thought it was too bad. However, most of them believed that self-defense was right.
This is because most of them feel how dangerous monsters are.
“This is what I was thinking about. What if we could make something like PMC too? Even mercenaries can register as hunters.”
“Are we?”
“Most overseas military companies own PMC.”
“It’s a big company, and we’re a small business.”
“Are we an ordinary small business? Hoesande that supplies all firearms and ammunition to Korea. did you see this After developing one mana core, all weapon manufacturers around the world signed a license agreement. Earn money while attacking dungeons, and do research on this. I think the concept of war will change in the future. Rather than an arms race, we have to fight dungeons now.”
“It is, but we lack the capacity. I don’t have the ability or money to run a PMC, and I don’t have anyone to research that.”
“Hey, how long are you going to only do consignment production?”
“If you don’t like that, you should have invested in R&D. What kind of development do you do without money?”
It is difficult for SMEs to invest in R&D. That’s because you can’t have any effect right away.
But what if you don’t make any investments, you don’t have the technical skills, but you suddenly jump into this unknown technology world?
“How did HD cars become a global maker? This is because electric vehicles have turned the world’s automobile market upside down. Now the plates of war are turning upside down. Why would the Ministry of National Defense of each country focus on attacking dungeons now? That’s because the plates have already been turned over.”
“HD cars have already been able to do so because they have accumulated technology through steady car production, research, and development. Because we don’t have the technical skills to make weapons. Boss, then the company goes bankrupt.”
Although the development director said this, Oh In-gyu was convinced that the future of the company was in this technology no matter how much he thought about it.
‘Would you like to contact HD Defense?’