How a Catastrophic Necromancer Retired

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-At the time of the fire incident at a logistics warehouse in Gunsan, the rescue operation using a skeleton was successfully completed, and there were voices about the introduction of a skeleton that can protect the lives and safety of firefighters…

After a successful rescue operation at the warehouse, the news spread across the country.

The key is that they succeeded in rescuing all people and that a skeleton was mobilized in the process.

As this fact became known, public opinion arose among the general public that skeletons should be provided at other frontline fire stations to protect the safety of firefighters.

If you don’t know anything else, the fire department and firefighters are a group of civil servants most supported and liked by the general public, and at the same time, they are interested in protecting their lives in case of emergency.

However, contrary to such public opinion, the reaction of the firefighters at the scene was pessimistic.

“They don’t even give you a proper fire protection suit, but a skeleton? That’s nonsense.”

A fire-fighting suit that protects the lives of firefighters in a fire.

However, the reality is that even these fire-fighting suits were not supplied in a timely manner, so there were many cases where they were purchased with their own money.

“Isn’t the skeleton great?”

“Is that good enough? To be honest, if there were no skeletons back then and we should have entered, it was such a big fire that some of us might not have returned.”

Firefighters who would normally wear fire suits and survive the fire.

It must have been sweaty because the inside of the fireproof suit was hot and there was no wind.

It was a dangerous situation to the extent that they might have lost their way and died as they wandered back and forth without being able to make a proper judgment, feeling the fear of death as they are humans too.

However, when the skeleton was put in, the situation changed completely.

Being free from the fear of death and feeling comfortable, I was able to focus on saving people.

“Still, it comes out like that in the news, wouldn’t you seriously consider introducing a skeleton?”

The old firefighter snorted at the new firefighter’s hopeful words.

“I bet it will never happen. It’s obvious that we’ll be procrastinating on budget issues and everything else. Even if it was introduced there, it would probably take a month to verify that it wasn’t the right equipment?”

At that, the new firefighter sighed and said.

“Then you will have to spend your own money to use this. it will be expensive The demons say hundreds of millions of dollars.”

“It won’t be that much, but it will still be expensive.”

While the firefighters were having a conversation like that, the door opened and the chief came in.

The chief walked in dignifiedly and said.

“Come on, pay attention!”

Then the firefighters look at the chief.

“Everyone has been through a lot. Has it been hard lately?”

The firefighters spoke with absurd expressions at the sudden words of the chief.

“What do you mean when you come back from vacation?”

“There is still a long way to go.”

Then the chief laughed and said.

“Actually, I did some work with CEO Han Ji-hyuk while on vacation.”

At the word Han Ji-hyuk, the firefighters pricked up their ears and muttered.

“Were you with CEO Han Ji-hyuk?”

“what?”

Then the chief looked at the door and said,

“A representative! You can come in!”

*

I walked into the fire station at the words of the chief.

And then, behind me, a series of skeletons with their entire bodies covered in flame-resistant clothing and with cameras above their heads lined up.

“uh?”

Firefighters with surprised faces.

“Everyone, you have been through a lot. It is regrettable that I only now realize your efforts on the front lines to save people’s lives.”

I said, pointing to the skeletons with a confident expression.

“But now the suffering is over. Let me introduce you. This is an unmanned fire fighting skeleton that has been extensively modified with the help of the chief of the skeleton that was inexperienced at that time!”

“Fire skeleton?!”

I said, pointing to the camera hanging above the skeleton.

“At that time, I was in a hurry to use a cell phone camera, but this is a high-resolution camera for fire protection made with the help of our partner. Even in the fire, I can see without any problems.”

I then said, pointing to the fire boots and fire suits the skeleton is wearing.

“And all of these things. The fire boots were made with the help of a member of the shoe association, and these fire suits are… frankly, they were purchased from the market and remodeled.

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Modified fire suits that are designed to allow people to move comfortably as much as possible, but focus only on stopping the fire without all the convenience.

All of these were measures to protect equipment such as skeletons and cameras from flames as I cannot follow and use shields one by one.

In addition, flame-retardant material was applied to the skeleton’s bones, and fire-protection coating was also applied to it, literally a fire-exclusive skeleton.

“With the help of the chief, we have applied various rescue methods and know-how required at the site, so we will be able to save lives much more easily than before. oh And now, the convenience features have been greatly upgraded so that it can be operated without me.”

I took out a bone gauntlet, a bone mask with a small liquid crystal, and a small console out of subspace.

“This mask is linked to the skeleton head. What if I turn my head while wearing this mask?”

When I turn my head, the head of the skeleton next to me also turns.

“The skeleton’s head rotates and the camera can turn. Steering the skeleton is also not difficult. You can use this console to move the skeleton as if you were playing a game.”

When instructed by the console, the skeleton continues to move in the direction indicated by overcoming obstacles according to the pre-entered rough terrain frequency algorithm.

I said while controlling the skeleton using the joystick and buttons on the console.

“You can kneel or bend your back, and then you need some direct control? That’s when I use this gauntlet.”

Like the skeleton linked to the armor of the guild leader Kim Han-ul, a fire-fighting skeleton designed to perform the same action when the operator moves his arm.

I usually only instruct movement, but when I need to hold someone or grab something and move it, I use this gauntlet to manipulate it.

At that time, the chief next to me saw the firefighters and smiled brightly.

“I used it myself, and it was incomparable to the last skeleton. Of course, the gauntlet takes time to master, but once you’ve mastered it, you won’t have to go directly into the flames in the future!”

Then the firefighters who looked at the skeleton with a blank expression said:

“Wow, that’s awesome.”

“Are you a fully unmanned robot?”

Then a firefighter said with a bitter expression.

“It’s really good. It’s a problem because it’s the rice cake in the picture.”

“Why do you think so?”

“There is no easy way for the government to introduce it. As the performance goes up, the price will also be high, so I can’t even afford it with my own money.”

Then the chief said.

“Don’t worry about that. Because representative Han decided to donate these for the safety of the citizens of Gunsan City.”

“Gi, donate?!”

The firefighters smiled brightly.

“Really?”

Currently, the total number of on-site firefighters in Gunsan-si is 270.

Considering people handling fire hoses and first responders, the appropriate number of skeletons is about one-third of all firefighters, so at most 90 skeletons.

It means that even if you just give it away, it’s not a burden to me at all.

I nodded and said.

“of course. In all, I plan to donate 90 of them. We also provide free A/S for life. This decision was made to help the hard work of all of you who are protecting the citizens of Gunsan.”

So, in Gunsan, I decided to donate at all in order to increase my affinity for Seron and me and also to pass the verification of a strict and conservative civil servant society.

No matter how unverified, it will not be able to prevent firefighters from using the donated skeleton.

I heard that it is quite common to buy and use the equipment of the priest at your own expense?

In this way, by borrowing the hands of firefighters, verification is completed and the fire department as well as various 3D industries are penetrated.

“Oh oh!”

Then the firefighters cheered and said.

“Thank you very much! A representative!”

“What.”

I said with a bright smile.

“I wish you all the best in the future, everyone.”

For publicity and production of gossip.

*

Because it was a rescue operation using a skeleton that became a topic of discussion, the news that I donated 90 unmanned skeletons for firefighting quickly became news.

Naturally, when the situation became that way, it was said that it was too risky to trust and trust an unverified skeleton for important tasks such as saving lives among firefighters. Skeletons began to be put into the field in earnest.

And the activity of the fire-fighting skeleton that was put into it was truly dazzling.

When there is a fire, it is basic for firefighters to enter the interior after preparing such as catching the flames from the outside as much as possible and familiarizing themselves with the internal terrain. It became possible to deal with it by bringing it in once.

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As a fire-fighting skeleton that invested quite a bit of horsepower to have a stronger force than a human, it was possible to rescue a person more easily by lifting heavy objects as well as a few people with ease.

With such a quick input, there is room in the golden time and any obstacles are removed by force, so the success rate of lifesaving at the Gunsan Fire Department increases dramatically.

So now, when the fire department comes in direct contact, I was waiting to rent it out at a low price…

The conservatism of the civil service organization was stronger than I expected, but it was too strong.

Citizens want it, and front-line firefighters say it is essential equipment, but he hesitated and there was no contact.

As time went by, I was thinking about whether I should attack overseas first, and another 3D industry contacted me about unmanned skeletons first.

That’s the construction industry.

“You want to use an unmanned skeleton?”

A representative of a mid-sized construction company who suddenly contacted me saying that he wanted to meet him.

“Yes.”

“how?”

“A skeleton that is easy to operate, stronger than a human, and does not tire. It can also be operated from the rear, so safety is also ensured. And it is the construction industry that most needs the advantage of such a skeleton.”

The representative looked at me and said.

“Of course I know. It’s about that CEO Han Ji-hyuk is very sensitive to the skeleton’s connection to the job issue.”

It is worthwhile for me to work hard all this time.

Now even people I’m seeing for the first time know how much I care about the job issue.

“But aren’t unmanned skeletons practically more like unmanned piloted robots? That is, equipment, which requires human control.”

“Yes.”

“Then this increases people’s work efficiency, doesn’t it take away jobs?”

The representative leaned towards me and said.

“We have tested ourselves, and with this level of power and speed, we can achieve several times the efficiency of humans. They don’t get tired, so if people take turns manipulating the skeleton, they can roll the skeleton day and night, greatly shortening the delivery time. Of course, detailed work will eventually require human hands, but simple tasks such as transporting materials are quite feasible.”

It’s construction…

I was hesitant to advance because I only thought that I had to replace all the manpower by applying the construction algorithm to the skeleton, but it must have been too narrow a thought.

A skeleton who works as a worker’s equipment rather than replacing it.

If this is the case, coexistence with humans is possible.

However.

“Isn’t that the kind of job that will decrease that much?”

Firefighters are not a profitable business, so it ends with maximizing the rescue probability, but increasing efficiency in such a profitable business means fewer people are needed.

Like a transportable skeleton.

“You don’t have to worry about that. Do you know how high the ratio of foreign workers is in the construction industry now? Of course, I am not demeaning foreign workers. But they are people who can return to their home country or apply for a work visa to another country at any time if they don’t have a job. That means they have an alternative.”

“Foreign workers.”

They are also people who choose to work in Korea to support their families.

It is true that there are some people who deviate from among them and it is not well recognized, but they are also people like Koreans.

However, the decisive difference between them and Koreans is whether there is an alternative.

As they are people who decided to make money abroad in the first place, it doesn’t matter if they can make money in any country other than Korea, but Korean workers have to make the decision to leave Korea first.

Of course, the process will also be painful for them, but when will they make money and rebuild the Undead Legion while taking care of all that?

In addition, I have already U-turned dozens of overseas factories to Korea, resulting in a lot of overseas unemployment.

“good. It seems fine.”

Then the president smiled brightly.

“Really? Then, if you lend me a skeleton…”

“But I can’t just borrow it.”

If there is a possibility in the construction industry, you have to do it right.

Now I have two options.

Will I set up a construction company myself and push out the existing construction companies, or will I take charge of the production if they do business with the existing construction companies like existing businesses?

Naturally, my choice was the latter.

The latter is a shortcut for Seron to grow faster.

Of course, if Ceron pushes out construction companies and directly competes for orders, he will make more money.

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Maybe he could kill all construction companies and let Ceron Construction monopolize the market.

But even if I’m going all-in on a single construction business, I think it’s too inefficient for any large corporation to monopolize each of the construction companies and to be hostile to them all.

It is certain that they will somehow try to save the group’s cash cowin construction, but at least in the process, they will do everything they can, including playing the press, referring to the industrial destruction caused by skeletons in the process, and trying to pass regulations on skeletons for construction. it’s obvious

Of course, the longer the conflict continues, the more the image of Seron will be cut as it is, and if the regulations are passed, the entry of the skeleton for construction into the market will be delayed.

If that’s the case, I’d rather put the construction companies ahead and lend a skeleton for construction.

Wouldn’t construction companies, on the other hand, actively support the introduction of construction skeletons in order to use construction skeletons that can reduce labor costs?

Either host everyone or make everyone friendly.

Of course, making them an ally is overwhelmingly easy and quick.

I looked at the representative and said.

“Tell me about the structure of the construction industry.”

“Rescue?”

“I don’t know much about construction. You just need to tell us how things work when you win an order for a building.”

The president nodded and said.

“All right. Once a large construction company is selected as a contractor, through subcontracting below it…….”

Representatives who began to explain the general structure of the construction industry.

As I quietly listened to the story, I opened my eyes and said.

“for a moment. What did you just say? Heavy machinery, please tell me again.”

“Uh… First of all, construction companies often own the equipment they use, but he said that most of them go back to lending them to heavy equipment companies whenever they need them.”

“Are heavy equipment engineers hired by a heavy equipment company, not a construction company?”

“you’re right.”

A company with a structure similar to a transportable skeleton that borrows equipment with its employees.

Such a company can directly hire a skeleton pilot to block any unfair trade using a skeleton that may occur.

“It’s a good heavy equipment company.”

The CEO explained as if the introduction of a skeleton would push out foreign workers, not Korean workers… Is that really the case?

Are foreign workers and Korean workers the same thing that can handle skeletons?

That’s never going to happen.

From the point of view of a profit-seeking company, if the wage of foreign workers is cheap, it is said that Koreans may be pushed out by leaving the skeleton manipulation to foreigners.

If so, I am in direct control of the process itself.

Like a transportable skeleton, if Ceron directly hires a Korean employee and lends it as a set along with the skeleton equipment, the whole process is in my hands.

At the same time, if I monopolize the skeletons and workers, it is ultimately up to me to control the market.

Even if you get a contract for the project, if you don’t lend a skeleton worker because you have a relationship with Seron, you’ll have to use an expensive and inefficient human worker.

In addition, if this happens, even if there is a problem with a specific construction company, I can only lend my skeleton to another construction company, so it is even better because the risk I have to bear is extremely small.

Big money is good, but for the purpose of rebuilding the Undead Corps and retiring, it is more advantageous to have a stable money structure.

So it monopolizes manpower, not the construction industry.

A skeleton manpower office disguised as a so-called skeleton rental company.

I said with a bright smile.

“Wait a minute, I will start a company right away. The skeleton will be borrowed then.”