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Chapter 147

147Hwa collective intelligence

Old Man Choi, a native farmer from Naju and a priest of life and abundance belonging to the Pantheon, has been a believer of Leon since he first visited here..

How many years have I been staring at the land polluted by magic and becoming barren?.

There are dozens of people who lost their land in Naju and were mired in debt as they continued to pour expensive purifiers from the magic tower..

Is it only Naju? Many places in Korea were contaminated with toxins, and it was not just farmers who lost their place to live and were forced to live in foreign countries..

Their hope is that one day a powerful purifier will come out to cleanse the polluted land and they will be saved..

However, my country could not do anything about the land polluted by magic, and had no choice but to wait and believe in empty promises without any promise..

「Jim is the lion-hearted king. He is the knight king who represents all gods and represents the knights of glory..」

But then he appeared.

He purified the land, something even the wizards of the Magic Tower could not do, and the goddess of life and abundance descended on this land..

The feeling I felt when I first consumed the blessed crop is indescribable..

Not only did I suffer from back pain for years, my liver hardened, and teeth that had been replaced with dentures grew new. I heard that Mr. Kim, the neighbor next door, has also recovered from dementia..

The population in rural areas is mostly elderly. In today's smart era, what young people lack is common to the world..

Elderly people get sick quickly and get injured easily. For those who have left the prime of their lives and are just waiting for the day to die, Leon's existence is the beginning of a new era..

They became younger, healthier, and gained strength they never had even in their prime..

By eating the crops blessed by the goddess and following the noble decrees of the gods, various blessings came to them..

"Old man Choi!"

"Uh, Mr. Park.."

Old Man Choi approached Mr. Park’s workshop, where he repaired farm equipment and tractors in the village..

While running a hardware store and repairing broken tractors, he greatly benefited from the pantheon, and his quality greatly improved as he believed in Heto, the god of iron and blacksmithing..

"What are you doing??"

"This time, I was tinkering with Sir Yappy's improved tractor.."

Yapi was training the pantheon's followers weekly using holographic drones..

Among them, Mr. Park was receiving rapid training as an iron and blacksmith priest..

"Aren’t there people who are setting up vegetable gardens at home these days? I made a sickle and a hoe to use there. How about it? How many will you buy??"

"hmm……."

Old Man Choi was troubled. According to doctrine, the tax rate is applied to the produce of the land, but the tax rate is not applied to small-scale vegetable gardens of about 12 pyeong..

When I asked His Majesty why, he said that he did not view personal gardens as an extension of the mainland farmland, but rather as a personal hobby..

Now that he can be said to be the highest priest of the Naju Plain Demera Church, he realized that the doctrine of the pantheon was not as strict as he thought..

'Social order is not maintained through regulations and regulations, but rather relies on conscience and good will..'

It is a system with many loopholes that can be exploited as many times as necessary. But old man Choi rather saw that as a blind spot..

The souls of those who are unclean will be torn to shreds after they are thrown..

"hello hello?"

It was then. The reason why a white man with a nose that does not fit in the rural countryside of Korea came to visit me..

"Ugh? Who are you??"

"Oh, my name is Dennis and I'm a United Nations investigator.."

"Yuuen?"

"Why didn't they say that an inspection team or something was coming this time??"

Now that I think about it, I heard from Lady Hari of the Pantheon that an inspection team or something is coming from the United Nations..

With the absurd charge that Pantheon is ‘oppressing human rights’.

Old Man Choi and Mr. Park’s gaze narrowed..

"It's no different──"

Dennis continued to ask questions in a manner that was as friendly to local residents as possible..

They are believers belonging to the Pantheon that enforces the Ten Structures. I can't help but be dissatisfied!

"Wow, a European gentleman is very interested in our village.~"

"Well, Udeul Village is doing well these days.~"

The voice was friendly, but the two old men's gaze was as sharp as a hawk. Then Dennis carefully brought up the topic..

"People who work here. It looks like there are a lot of exotic people. Are they all foreign workers??"

Dennis knew their identities. That's right. They are half man and half horse. For example, they are his predecessors who are demon followers..

Seeing them being forced to work in this smelly countryside brings tears to my eyes..

"No. Your Majesty has given you permission to make things easier for these old men.~"

"staff sergeant… yo. this?"

That's right! The corners of Dennis’ mouth rose..

"Are they believers of the pantheon??"

"……."

Old Man Choi was silent with a smiling face. Dennis was startled by the old man's gloomy gaze, but raised the level of his questions further..

"What is the salary and a few questions about the working environment?──"

"Huh~ Is this guy with spiky hair talking? How can you be so interested in the circumstances of your Majesty??"

Dennis is embarrassed by Mr. Park's angry voice..

"Oh no, that's not it……."

"Why not! It's like they're exploiting those Chunsiks.!!"

When Mr. Park suddenly attacked him with a sickle, Dennis got scared and backed away. Crazy old man, what are you doing with a weapon imbued with holy power?!

"If you feed me and put me to sleep on time, I will do everything for you! Eight sitpearl! Are you looking at me like a village bastard?!"

"Stop it."

"Old man Choi…!"

"Oh, isn't it a shame to His Majesty that you can't control your temper like that?."

"Okay……."

Old Man Choi glared at Dennis with disapproving eyes..

"Mr. Yuen, let’s talk again later. I'll take you out and take me on a tour of Adlehunty Village.."

"Ah, yes… Yes……."

Dennis had no choice but to step down because of Mr. Park, who was so polarizing. Old Man Choi said while staring at his back..

"Mr. Park."

"yes."

"Kids, take your tools with you. Tonight, I'm going to make a big deal.."

United Nations inspection team. They had to painfully feel the fear of a closed society in the countryside..

* * * *

So.

Residents who were not satisfied with the UN survivors' human rights inspection team poking around the area raided their lodgings in the middle of the night and hung Director Luise and the inspection team members..

"With porridge!"

"I'll hang the devil!"

"Those damn things should be burned to death.!"

Louise couldn't understand the residents' crazy collective intelligence and violent actions..

Is this really Korea, one of the developed countries??

No matter how rural it is, they hang an inspection team dispatched from the UN like this.?

"This doesn't make sense!"

While doing human rights research, Luise repeatedly encountered threats to her life or soldiers who used coercion to steal data..

But there was never such a thing as burning to death like this..

"Everyone, please calm down. What's going on? We apologize if we made a mistake.."

Louise first tried to calm the mob. But her desperate cries had no effect at all. She didn't understand the language.

'right! I left my interpretation device behind.!'

The interpretation device Hari gave me. I couldn't kick it because I had to rush it. If this continues, it looks like I'm going to be burned at the stake.──

-Kikluk!

It was then.

A cute, minimal-sized mechanical spider approached the UN inspectors who were about to be burned at the stake..

"Sir Yappy!"

"Did the driver come?!"

When Yapi appeared, the residents all split up. The bloodshot gaze that had been filled with madness just now was replaced by respect and admiration..

-What's going on?

"Those guys are devils!"

Mr. Park shouted. Residents who agree with his voice.

"Those guys were going around asking if the Majesty of the Pantheon abused people.!"

"Those things that are soggy. We couldn't stand it because they tried to report it in a biased way, saying it was a very dishonest thing to do.!"

"What, what…!"

Louise felt unfair. Isn’t this kind of tour of the surrounding area something reporters do too??

Of course, even if this struck their blind spot, it usually ended with them keeping their mouths shut or kicking them out..

It makes no sense to hang someone like this.!

"Hey, Sir Yacht Spinner! Do you plan to tolerate such unfair atrocities?!"

Louise placed her hopes on the mechanical spider who would make a rational decision..

Yes, even if the residents are like that, you shouldn’t do that.!

-Kikluk. the trial begins.

"yes?"

"Me, crazy! This is crazy!"

"We belong to the United Nations! By what law are you going to judge us?!"

-This is the Holy Grail Knight of the Pantheon.

"yes? How is that??"

-The Grail Knight of the Pantheon is above the law..

"What? What nonsense is that?──!"

"Wow…!"

"judge the devils!!"

The protest was drowned out by the cheers of angry residents. Yapi immediately began a heresy trial..

-This judge will provide real-time interpretation for the defendants. in front of witnesses.

The first person to respond to Yappy's words was Mr. Park of the hardware store..

He, who was getting good grades while listening to Yapi's hologram lecture, first bent his waist at 90 degrees to Yapi, the Grail Knight of the God of Iron and Blacksmithing..

"My name is Park Chang-ho, who runs a local hardware store.."

-yep

Okay, let's hear what they say. Luise and the UN staff were all listening to Mr. Park, when he suddenly shouted with his pointer..

"Those kites are possessed by the devil.!"

"yes?"

"No, what does that mean? The devil!"

Mr. Park glared fiercely at the protests of UN employees..

"That poor bastard! What an unlucky looking guy with blue eyes that suddenly comes to visit! Didn't Your Majesty abuse innocent people?!"

"Oh, no, I don't say it that directly.…!"

"What kind of person is your Majesty! Aren’t you the one who saved our village from ruin? Isn’t he the one who connected the gods with us?!"

A person like that is being accused of human rights oppression! Does this make sense?!

""That's right!""

There was no logic in Mr. Park’s words. But that was enough for the fanatical residents..

-next witness.

"I am Choi Deok-su, a lowly servant who serves Demera, the goddess of life and abundance.."

Old Man Choi, who led this riot, looked at the hanging UN inspectors with a sad gaze and continued speaking..

"Those guys are devils."

-The basis is?

"The devil is called the devil. My instincts tell me so.."

"What a crazy old man!"

"It’s here! R U Crazy?!"

"That damn bastard dared to insult Mr. Choi!?"

"Kill it! Take out the devil and burn him in the fire.!"

The inspection team was beaten back for making an obvious protest. They became discouraged in an increasingly harsh atmosphere..

"There's another reason why I doubted them."

-what is it.

"When I looked at the half-demon guys, their eyes were exactly like the eyes of a devil. It's the evil, nasty and dirty eyes of the devil. Sore……."

Old Man Choi pointed to Dennis in a quiet but confident voice..

"Those two guys have gray eyes, that's the look of the devil.!"

"What are you talking about, you senile old man! My eyes are always like this!"

"Shut up, you devil eyes.!"

Dennis felt like he was going crazy with injustice. No, that old man guessed like a ghost, but he had the eyes of a devil, so he was a devil.?

Isn’t this nonsense that doesn’t have any logic?!

"My instincts are speaking. Those kites are clearly devils.!"

When Mr. Choi's testimony ended, residents cheered with pickaxes and shovels, and forced testimonies continued..

"Rover at my house hasn't eaten since those devils came.!"

"It's clearly the devil's fault that Rover doesn't eat.!!"

"No, why is it our fault that your cow doesn't eat?──!"

""Shut up, you devil.!!""

-Wang Wang!

"Look at how our little boy barks at those devils! Isn’t that proof that they are the devil?!"

"Goram! Aren’t dogs magical animals? Recognizing the devil!"

"What's with the dog barking?──"

""Shut up, you devil.!!""

-Defendants. There is a counterargument?

When Yappy gave her a chance, Louise urgently shouted.

"It's unfair! We are not devils at all!"

As a UN official who values ​​human rights, Louise spoke about the basis for what she has done throughout her life..

The need for human rights to be respected even for criminals and the world that excessive punishment will create..

Her logical and systematic counterevidence was understandable to everyone..

-recognition. not logically unreasonable.

Yapi accepted their logic. The monster of mechanical logic does not deny sound logic..

but.

"Those bastards are devils. I saw it."

"admit. acknowledge the devil."

"They say that's the devil, I'll bet my wrist!"

Disorderly collective intelligence. That almost unreasonable claim──

-recognition. There is a need to confirm for sure. blast furnace.

Yapi thought it was reasonable and withheld judgment. They did not dismiss the trial, which, by all accounts, was close to a violent crime.!

"What are you thinking? Are you trying to torture us? The world will never recognize that──"

-I try to burn it with fire.

"……yes?"

"Wow!!!"

"As expected, Sir Yappy! It's a famous decision.!"

A sudden sentence to be burned at the stake. Luise and the UN staff looked pale..

-If it burns, it's a devil. Or is it a person.

"Hey you bastard!!"