episode_0171

After that, Park Sang-cheol searched for a topic to continue the conversation.

Muhammad spoke in poor Korean, asking for understanding as he had been very bored.

Honestly, I could understand. Fortunately, I met other people before it was too late.

If I had to keep working with the same people like these people, I would have been mentally exhausted.

We spent a day or two talking about things we didn’t know about each other.

It might take a day or two for me to focus on work and try to look away.

Additionally, in order to survive here, a closed community has been built, so it will be even more difficult to meet new people.

Since I had suddenly appeared in such a situation, I felt like I would want to talk about a new topic with a new person.

Well, it was a good thing for me too.

I needed more information about this force.

That way, Kang Si-woo and the other people at Hyeonrimgwan will have more options to choose from.

“So, what are the rules of this community?”

“Oh, the rules?”

Park Sang-cheol laughed as if it was a fun topic.

Park Sang-cheol, who was already joking that he was an intellectual, had a chat with Abdul and Muhammad.

Fortunately, after waiting a bit, I was able to hear the story I wanted.

“Because most of the people in this community belong to the industrial complex.

So the rules are based on those established during the industrial complex era.”

“Ah… ”

“Sometimes we piece together what is needed, and sometimes we all decide together.”

“Do I need to memorize it?”

It seemed like I would probably stay here for a while.

And just as it is said that when you go to Rome, you must follow the Roman laws, here you must follow the laws here.

So I tried to memorize it if I needed to.

Because I think it would be better to just score points.

However, Park Sang-cheol said something more unexpected than expected.

“No, I guess not? Are you going out to the outskirts?”

“Uh… No?”

“Then there is no need to memorize it. If you only take on a few tasks, the rules are quite lax.”

“Ah… ”

“You roughly understood it, right? Just take care of it yourself.”

To be honest, I didn’t understand, but I nodded.

Fortunately, Abdul explained it further, so I was able to understand it at least roughly.

So, the problem was that there were very few people in this community.

The majority of the total number of people is about 40 people who deal with looters and zombies on the outskirts.

Living with the same people in a small area for several months must be stressful.

There were so many things to worry about, so it was impossible not to get mentally tired.

So, it seemed that only the minimum work needed to maintain the community was carried out, and that they periodically rotated with the outskirts.

I felt like that reduced my mental fatigue.

“Well, I don’t think there’s any need to go out to the outskirts.”

“Good. I think I would be grateful if we worked together all this time.”

Abdul said, raising his thumb.

I nodded. Anyway, I went to the outskirts and there was nothing for me to do.

It’s not like zombies are coming, and it’s not like looters are coming.

It seemed like just setting up traps and patrolling would be boring.

So, it seemed like it would be busier to stay near the industrial complex.

Since I am a person who gets bored without work, I thought it would be a good idea to use this time to learn about farming.

“True. Do you know anything about the power structure of other forces? Rules or something.”

It seemed like the information that could be obtained here would be limited.

No matter how much information you can obtain from the outskirts of Chukdong-myeon, there are limits.

It was possible to know to a certain extent, but it was clear that detailed information about the saint and such would have to be found in person.

As if my prediction was correct, Park Sang-cheol opened his mouth in a slightly uncertain voice.

“I only know roughly the hierarchy and such.”

“Oh, please tell me that too.”

“Hamodan has a total of five ranks. leader. Vice leader. Cadre. Leader. Crew.”

“Something… It’s something.”

It was a mysterious feeling that I couldn’t put into words.

It’s like that once you hear the name.

Park Sang-cheol laughed and continued his explanation.

The leader said he just felt like a leader overseeing the entire Hamodan.

The vice-captain said that he would help the leader expand the territory of the Hamodan.

There was one officer assigned to each region, and if what I said was correct, there were probably five of them.

“It is convenient to think of the captain and crew as just regular workers.”

“Ah, it feels like Jo Won and the leader are the same?”

“That’s right. I didn’t feel like I was set on doing anything in particular.”

So, I thought it would be okay to think of it as roughly doing everything.

I thought it would be convenient to think that each person was invested in the work they were good at.

However, since there were five ranks, it seemed like it would be a very vertical atmosphere.

But perhaps it was different from what I thought, and Park Sang-cheol shook his head and said.

“Harmodan’s ultimate goal is to run the organization with a protection tax.

So, I welcome an unbiased discussion toward that goal.”

“Ah.”

“After listening to the story, it seemed like a fairly free atmosphere. Rather, the vertical structure… It’s the Citizens’ Union side.”

“Huh?”

Even though they are a predatory force, at first it seemed like they were advocating democracy.

When I first heard about it, I said it was moderate.

Since these communities usually place importance on names, they seem to emphasize a horizontal structure in their own way.

Whether it is observed or not.

However, looking at Park Sang-cheol’s reaction, it seemed like he was blatantly forcing a vertical structure.

“They say they decide among themselves what level of civil servants they are and discriminate against them to a great extent.”

“It’s scary… ”

“You cover your eyes and say nothing. So be careful. In a world like this, there aren’t many communities that work well.”

“Kung!”

“Yes, yes. Taengchil. The fruit is frosty and you are hungry.”

While Park Sang-cheol was playing with Daeng-chil for a while, I asked someone else about their ranks in detail.

Fortunately, Abdul said he knew about class and explained it to me.

In the Jinju Citizens’ Union, the lowest class was a prisoner.

It was a class given to someone who did something harmful to the community or broke the law.

In addition to being treated as virtual slaves, everyone said that they now manipulate people without hesitation.

The next class is citizens, and Abdul explained that it is a truly ambiguous class.

It is not that they have contributed much to the community, nor are they hostile to the community.

It was said that the majority of people who are neither public officials nor prisoners are called citizens.

And there are civil servants from level 9 to level 1, which seem to vary depending on their contribution to the community or level of force.

Lastly, it was said that the mayor is the highest rank in the Jinju Citizens’ Association.

“A friend told me.”

“Ah… ”

“He’s still having a hard time because of that.”

I thought that my friend was dead, so I smiled sheepishly.

Still, isn’t it okay to be alive?

As I continued to listen to the story after that, it seemed that people who ran away in this way were often accepted into the industrial complex.

Of course, most people are sent to Hamodan or other areas…

It seemed that there were people who had no choice.

“Wow, I’ve done one full turn.”

Park Sang-cheol said while looking ahead.

I also looked ahead, but I couldn’t tell what was spinning.

Other people explained that there was a dog house in front of them and that that was the standard.

After walking for a few more minutes, we came across a dog house that appeared to be used by Taengchil.

“There is a real doghouse.”

“Kung!”

Taengchil crawled into the doghouse as if he had been waiting.

Then, the simple expression on his face a moment ago changed to a fierce one, and he crouched down and watched the surroundings like a faithful guard dog.

Of course, he didn’t forget to give me an innocent look.

I was so shocked that I just laughed. If Noh Chang-hoon had been next to me, he would have joked that even dogs recognize pretty things.

“Let’s go in and rest. You said you woke up, but it looks like you were tired after going around for a while.”

“Then I’ll go in first.”

“Okay, see you in the morning.”

Park Sang-cheol walked to another dorm, saying he had to change shifts.

Abdul and Muhammad seemed to be going home, saying it was time to sleep.

I saw those people off for a while and walked down the dark street.

I wanted to patrol one more time, but there was no need to refuse consideration.

No, it might not have been consideration. It could be a warning.

It could have been telling me to get some rest and not to wander around too much.

So I just came back home, but again there was nothing worth doing.

Out of consideration for the woman, there was no one in my house.

There were at least two or three other houses I saw on the way.

So I couldn’t spend time naturally talking to someone.

It might be better if you brought something fun.

I chose to put food in it if I had a place to put it.

“Ah… ”

If I had known this would happen, I would have brought at least a trump card.

You can also spend time practicing magic tricks.

I didn’t know I would regret adding more food, but what can I do if things go wrong?

I still sat still and zoned out, but that only lasted about 10 to 20 minutes.

In the end, I couldn’t bear the pain and got up and closed the door.

I closed all the windows and windows, drew the curtains, and stood in the center of the room.

Since I already had time to myself, I thought it would be a good idea to review the techniques I learned from Kang Si-woo.

Why, I feel like I’m rusty after not doing anything for a few weeks.

It was shadow boxing, not gymnastics, on a moonlit night, so I thought it would be quite a sight if I got caught.

If there was a woman boxing at night without the lights on, I would think I was crazy.

But I was too bored to think about it, and eventually I started practicing passionately.

Fortunately, no one came until morning.