I Became a Commander in a Crappy SF Game.

Ch.299″I won’t give you time to prepare.” (2)

by fnovelpia

Just as the Walpurgis Alliance Clan’s little “pranks” were about to begin in earnest.

What was our Icarus doing at that time?

While Marian had temporarily left her post to discipline the Pirate Alliance internally.

“Jessica, what’s our current resource status?”

“6.2 million minerals and 1.75 million rare resources, sir.”

“Is the auxiliary building currently constructing the <Strategic Tactics Research Institute>?”

“Yes, it should be done in about 3 days.”

After confirming these basic matters.

“Finally, it’s time for something new to emerge.”

“It’s already that time, isn’t it?”

The ‘Behemoth’ class mobile growth platform thingy was finally nearing completion…

Anyway, I was filled with anticipation at the sight of what looked like a space chrysalis about to open.

More specifically, I was also busy collecting resources over and over again, just like before.

However, unlike last time, why did it take so long for the chrysalis to open(?) this time…

“I never thought about that—that the Behemoth class would need sufficient time to grow.”

“Well, last time it had plenty of time while traveling here from the monster faction’s territory… but not this time.”

That’s right.

Previously, since it had to waddle all the way here from the monster’s main base.

The chrysalis friend had plenty of time to grow robustly… but what about now?

-“Your package has been delivered, customer^^”

-“Thanks.”

Since the monster faction delivered it right to our base via ro—no, warp delivery.

The chrysalis didn’t have time to grow before delivery, so it had to develop diligently inside our base.

Moreover, in this chrysalis’s case, the “ship construction acceleration items” I occasionally use didn’t work on its structure.

There was no choice but to wait and wait without mercy.

What was strange, though, was that despite being called a “chrysalis,” it still devoured all the resources and ships we gave it.

For the past month, it just happened to look bizarre and disgusting.

But all it did was eat whatever we gave it, which made me wonder.

Is this what it feels like to grow bonsai or orchids?

But such an odd life was coming to an end today.

-Crack! Crack!

“Commander, the Behemoth-class mobile-growth platform is about to open!”

“Ohhh…”

After a month of waiting, regardless of what ship would emerge, it would be a free addition to our fleet’s strength.

I believed I could live happily even if only twin medium-sized monster cruisers emerged from the monster-style cruiser.

But what came out of that chrysalis was…

-Crack! Snap! Whoosh!

“Oh my god.”

-Slurp slurp.

“…Commander?”

“Eh?”

“What?”

“Eh, ngh, wook, woooooooah!!!!!”

Kraken.

Surprisingly, our one-in-a-million probability Kraken was giving birth to a second one.

“Huff, huuuff!!”

“C-Commander?!”

“Nuoooooooooooong!!!!!!!!”

“Commander? Please, snap out of it!”

“Wachapyaheuknongchukteunbbangmalangmalangbbangbbangpyongnooongwoowonoowoongnongnongnongnongjuuuuuuuuk!”

Naturally, in such a surprising situation, my brain temporarily malfunctioned due to excessive dopamine secretion.

As a result, I blurted out those bizarre sounds and then promptly fainted.

But that didn’t last long.

-Psshh! Hisssss!

“Ngh?!”

“You’ve finally opened your eyes, Commander.”

Thanks to Jessica, who injected me with a stimulant as soon as I fainted, I was able to enjoy meeting the second Kraken in a more composed state.

Of course, the news of the second Kraken’s appearance made Berial and Tiamat, who were in charge of fleet and aircraft command, rush to the command center as soon as I called them.

“Are you saying a new Kraken has emerged, Commander?”

“Finally, our main force will have over 10,000 carrier-based aircraft!”

In response to their reactions, I nodded happily.

“A one-in-a-million probability happened again, so I can die without regrets now.”

“Of course, you did fail a 100-pull right before this, though.”

“Gah…!”

However, regardless of our joy, the second Kraken was literally at level 1, having just been born.

“It’s smaller than I expected. Is it supposed to be like that?”

“Well… the original Kraken grew through continuous feeding and combat, but this one was just born.”

Compared to the existing first Kraken, it was unavoidably about a quarter of the size—a tiny little thing.

Of course, since Krakens themselves are enormous creatures, it was still larger than a battlecruiser, which gave me mixed feelings.

Anyway, given the situation, I first filled the second Kraken with carrier-based aircraft.

“Berial and Tiamat, take that one out for some combat training.”

“Understood.”

“Yes, Commander!”

I immediately assigned the two of them to level up the Kraken.

Then I checked the fleet status…

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Fleet Status

Total Points: 907/850 points

Aircraft Carriers: 4 ships, 70 points each = 280 points

Special Battleship: 1 ship, 65 points = 65 points

Battleships: 3 ships, 40 points each = 120 points

Subspace Submarine: 1 ship, 50 points = 50 points

Light Aircraft Carrier: 1 ship, 40 points = 40 points

Battlecruisers: 6 ships, 30 points each = 180 points

Heavy Cruisers: 4 ships, 10 points each = 40 points

Light Cruiser: 1 ship, 6 points = 6 points

Destroyers: 12 ships, 3 points each = 36 points

Escort Ships: 0 ships, 1.5 points each = 0 points

Patrol Ships: 5 ships, 1 point each = 5 points

Resource Mining Ships: 30 ships, 1.5 points each = 45 points

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Thanks to the completion of additional docking facilities while the chrysalis was growing.

An additional 100 points worth of fleet capacity had been added, and various ships had been added in the process.

But shortly after sending them off to work, I encountered a very unexpected situation.

-Beep beep beep! Beep beep beep!

“Huh?”

“Oh! Commander?”

With a sudden alert alarm, an NPC operator in the command center urgently approached me.

Jessica immediately went over to check what was happening, then came back to deliver shocking news.

“Um… Commander, the situation seems to be taking a bad turn.”

“That signal means someone’s invading from outside, right? Probably just unaffiliated pirates or a passing wild monster.”

“No, it’s not that. Another clan’s fleet is attacking our forward base.”

“…Huh?”

And before I could say, ‘What are you talking about, Jessica?’ event messages appeared before my eyes, proving her words true.

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<Event>

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<Event>

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<Event>

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˪<Ships sunk: 1 Destroyer>

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‘…What?’

And amid all these “under attack” messages popping up.

Looking closely, I realized it wasn’t just one or two clans attacking, which was making me extremely angry.

‘Why, why are they only doing this to me!’

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