Ch.22Party Time for a Week (4)

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**Title: MUST READ) Newbies who are dying because they can’t mine resources, look here**

**Author: Arcadia**

**Content:** [Fleet vs Fleet Battle], [Fleet vs Fleet Battle 2], [Pirate Destroyer Split in Half], [Large Fleet Inspection]

I see some socially inept losers trying to hunt down newbies just to save themselves

We have no intention of doing that

No need for further explanation, only newbies who can’t mine resources because pirates raided their resource zones should contact us

10 veteran fleets standing by at all times

**Comments:**

-[Wow, today the old-timers are really reliable]

-[Today they’re giving piggyback rides instead of making us carry loads]

-[I actually requested help and they really came, wiped out the pirates in the resource zone, and left;;]

-[Pirates get cleaned out, newbies get resources, veterans get experience points – win-win!]

-[Maybe I should apply too…]

-[I got raided by pirates and requested support, but then got raided by a player who turned pirate. Can I really trust you guys?]

-[The comment above is truly pitiful]

-[Even that first-class loser will have to grit his teeth and leave now]

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Surprisingly, a post had appeared where about ten veteran players openly declared they would help newbies by punishing malicious trolls.

‘Wow…’

Is this what they call humanity or whatever?

To be precise, those veterans’ post was more like a support package for newbies who couldn’t withstand pirate invasions.

And regarding malicious trolls, it was just a simple warning.

But while there was only one troller, judging by the fleet numbers mentioned in the post…

They had clearly formed a kind of loose alliance with at least 10 members.

I couldn’t help but find this user alliance, which had formed faster than expected, truly interesting.

When I shared these thoughts with Jessica and asked for her opinion,

Jessica thought for a moment, then nodded and stated definitively.

“Indeed, the Commanders are trying to establish a new alliance… a clan.”

“That’s not exactly it, but I suppose it’s not wrong either.”

But when I shrugged my shoulders in response to Jessica’s comment, she just stared at me silently.

Wondering if there was a problem, I stared back intently.

The impromptu staring contest eventually ended with my grand victory when Jessica blushed shyly and bowed her head deeply.

‘I win.’

Of course, since we weren’t 7-year-old kindergarteners,

We didn’t end the conversation there and decided to discuss in detail what the problem was.

Honestly, I should probably know why she was staring at me so intensely.

But in response to my question, Jessica just shook her head as if it was nothing.

Then she began asking me if I had any thoughts about creating a clan.

“Commander, would you consider preparing to establish a clan yourself?”

“…A clan, huh.”

It wasn’t a bad idea.

In the vast universe, having even one person to help would provide tremendous security.

But personally, I thought it was premature to discuss this right now.

So I shook my head and told Jessica it wasn’t time yet.

“It’s not a bad idea, but for now I need to focus on growth.”

“Hmm… yes, I’ll follow your decision, Commander.”

Of course, I only meant that I wouldn’t take the ‘initiative’ myself.

I did express my willingness to accept if more powerful friends extended their hands…

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The next morning.

“…A familiar ceiling.”

Unlike usual, no event message appeared when morning came.

Finding this suspicious, I checked in at the command center.

Jessica, who was always at the command center before me (making me suspect she might actually live there), appeared.

But unlike yesterday, she was bouncing around excitedly, shaking her rabbit ears as she ran toward me.

“Commander! Are you awake?”

“Yes, did something happen while I was asleep?”

“If something had happened, wouldn’t you have been the first to notice, Commander?”

At Jessica’s smiling response, I nodded and thought about the ‘adjutant’ characters like her.

Unlike other characters, adjutant characters served to relay events and messages from the game company, as well as the ‘status window’ that users see.

I realized that even in this kidnapped and confined state, I had come to rely on Jessica quite a lot without really noticing.

‘…What is this sentimentality?’

Anyway, while I was thinking, Jessica continued speaking.

“It’s strange today, wasn’t there supposed to be one more day of pirate raids?”

“That’s what I understood too, but for some reason no additional event message has appeared yet.”

At Jessica’s words, I quickly checked my status window, but there was no update about the pirate frenzy event.

Not knowing what might happen, I wanted to be prepared for anything.

I ordered Jessica to check the base’s defense posture to prepare for any contingency.

At the same time, I tried to open the community window to check the gallery for any reactions or news.

Right at that moment, a notification sound rang out and an event message updated before my eyes.

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<Notice>

<The ongoing <Pirates’ Frenzy!> event has been terminated one day earlier than scheduled due to the Commanders’ amazing efforts.>

<The pirates have suffered far greater damage than anticipated, making it impossible to continue the event as planned.>

<We sincerely apologize to all Commanders who suffered damage due to the excessive difficulty, as well as for our inability to continue the scheduled event.>

<As an expression of our apology, we will add extra rewards to the event compensation.>

<Reward: 1 Destroyer, Various Resources and Currency>

<Additional Reward: 3,000 Minerals, 10 Free Uses of Multi-Dimensional Fixed Causality Generation Device>

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Seeing the contents of this message, I couldn’t hide my surprise.

‘Is this really the same stingy game company?’

Giving out 10 free pulls as compensation, something everyone had only considered a ‘meme’?

As soon as I saw this message, I immediately opened the community window to check other people’s reactions.

I was wondering if I might be dreaming.

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**Title: From now on I withdraw all support for Astral Lagrange**

**Author: Anonymous**

**Content:** [Bald man radiating a holy aura]

From today I am no longer in a supportive relationship

Astral Lagrange and I have become one body, united

Any attack on Astral Lagrange will be considered an attack on me

My love…

My light…

My darkness…

My life…

My joy…

My sorrow…

My peace…

My soul…

**Comments:**

-[Are you in love?]

-[Everyone has lost their minds]

-[Are you really pledging loyalty just because they fed you?]

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**Title: Upvote if these pig-dogs have no shame**

**Author: UberMenschLovesGas**

**Content:** [Game company praise image]

For real, these guys were cursing the game company until yesterday, but now they’re going wild just because they got some treats like actual pig-dogs

Don’t you ever criticize the game company again lololololol

**Comments:**

-[So you’re not going to use your 10 free pulls?]

-[We don’t know what happens if the game ends, so we should be grateful for whatever they give]

-[Comment above is right, if this was just a game that would be one thing, but this isn’t exactly that, is it?]

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Seeing the entire community on fire, I couldn’t help but shake my head.