Ch.377Ship Storage Service ‘The Hive’ (2)

And thanks to “someone’s” post that made it to the gallery’s top posts, the service became successful in a way I hadn’t anticipated.

“Commander, the internal space of the ‘Beehive’ is now completely full.”

“…This actually worked.”

In just 2-3 hours, I witnessed the remarkable sight of all the internal space I created in the beehive being completely filled.

And despite the space being completely full…

Perhaps because the structure made it impossible to tell from the outside how full it was inside.

*Boom! Bang!*

“Commander, more new ships keep arriving.”

“…This will turn into a complete mess if we leave it alone.”

Users kept showing up, recklessly bringing their unclaimed ships in packaged condition.

With all kinds of inquiries flooding in through chat, I temporarily stopped responding and decided to urgently write in both the chat and gallery that there was no space left.

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<Triangle Zone Official Chat Room>

<Notice: For mercenary-related business, go to -<Mercenary Chat Link>- here!>

-[Everyone, Tannhäuser’s ship storage can no longer accept new people](Icarus)

-[<Image of the completely full ‘Beehive’ interior with no empty spaces.jpg>](Icarus)

-[This is for real](Icarus)

-[Well well, it’s packed tight]

-[Looks like business is good, congrats]

-[You’re becoming more like a merchant as time goes by]

-[Hahahahaha]

-[Wow, it filled up fast]

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While the chat was mostly filled with users who were inherently friendly toward me, resulting in fairly positive responses…

In the gallery, however…

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Title: Stop Coming

Author: Icarus

Content: [‘Image showing no empty space inside the ‘Beehive’.jpg]

No more room

For real

If more come in, it’ll explode and die

Comments:

-[So you’re saying the moderator has become a scalper?]

-˪[Oh, that’s hot]

-˪[Dude…]

-[Hahaha no way, immediately 500 ‘unclaimed ships’]

-˪[Please just claim them already!!!]

-[Business is really booming]

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As always, there were responses from lunatics with either strange fetishes or just looking to provoke, along with various other incomprehensible reactions. It was truly baffling in many ways.

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If there was one fortunate thing, it was that despite the excessive crowding…

The initial chaos—where people fought over spots, claimed their ships just to fight and end up destroying them, or stupidly tried to steal waiting ships only to be pathetically shot down by the security fleet—was thankfully very short-lived.

How did this situation resolve itself?

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Title: Today’s News) Ship Storage Business Trending Recently

Author: News Boy

Content: [Image of a ship storage ‘Beehive’ built at a Humanity Clan outpost, larger than the one at Tannhäuser.jpg]

After seeing how well the ship storage business introduced by 3rd-ranked Icarus on the gallery a few days ago was doing,

Users and clans with outposts have all jumped into this business

However, some point out that this business ultimately exploits a loophole in the system

And could potentially lead to a very dangerous situation if mishandled

Comments:

-[Hmm interesting]

-[Our clan was also talking about trying this]

-˪[Hey, yours too?]

-[Well that’s quite interesting]

-[Just like Koreans, as soon as something becomes popular, everyone starts copying it, tsk tsk]

-˪[You’re doing it too]

-˪[Don’t you know? When I do it, it’s ‘adaptation,’ when others do it, it’s ‘copying’]

-˪[That’s exactly it]

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Title: I See Your Face Wherever I Go.jpg

Author: Anonymous

Content: [Image of a boy in a hero suit looking at a wall with a crudely photoshopped image of the ‘Beehive’.jpg]

Self-explanatory

Comments:

-[This is quite an old meme]

-˪[By our standards, it’s almost 10 years old, right?]

-˪[Yeah]

-˪[So what? Everything that’s come out since has been a mess, so nothing has surpassed it]

-˪[Take back… those words…!]

-˪[I take it back~]

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As evidenced by the increasingly mainstream posts from a certain well-known user, along with other trending posts…

The ship storage business I had launched was thriving beyond my expectations.

Although in the process, some users approached me asking if this wasn’t a violation of my intellectual property rights and whether I should take action against those copycats.

“Commander, shouldn’t we punish those people who are stealing your idea?”

“Huh?”

“I think so too, oppa.”

“Hmm.”

“How dare they steal what belongs to oppa? I feel like mobilizing all the alliance forces right now!”

“Oh my.”

Not only Jessica, but even Marian who had heard about the situation was showing anger.

To calm their fury, I calmly explained why that wasn’t necessary.

“Actually, I’m the one who spread it.”

“…What?”

“Pardon?”

“You see, the business was doing well, but there was chaos because we ran out of space.”

“Yes, that’s true…”

“And it became too much to manage.”

“Huh?”

“Look at this gallery post I wrote.”

With that, I showed Jessica the explanatory post I had just written.

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Title: Explanation(?) Post Due to All the Controversy.txt

Author: Icarus

Content: [Screenshot proving distribution of ‘Beehive’ blueprints via chat.jpg], [Image stating that making resources or money from the Beehive blueprint is strictly prohibited.jpg]

Since there seem to be a lot of concerns

I’m the one who spread it in the first place

Why?

I only expected maybe a few dozen users from the Triangle Zone to use it

I never thought thousands of users from the Central Zone, not to mention users from other zones, would come here for it

To be honest, there are too many of you coming and it’s becoming unmanageable

So please stop asking me questions about this damn storage facility

[Image showing elderly people and various gore images being posted in chat.jpg]

And to those who sent these, I’ve blocked you from all communities for 15 days, so behave yourselves

Comments:

-[That last part is really creepy]

-[Oh, so you were planning to distribute it from the beginning?]

-[This makes sense though. Since it’s using a loophole, claiming ownership could be dangerous]

-˪[What does that mean?]

-˪[If the admins later decide this is against the rules and force everyone to dismantle it, whoever claimed ownership would be held responsible, right?]

-˪[Oh]

-[Congrats]

-[I asked for information and got cursed images instead;;]

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While Jessica was reading my explanation post…

I tried to calm down Marian, who was still fuming despite my words, by pulling her close and gently squishing her cheeks.

“Eeeeh?!”

“Squish squish.”

“O-oppa, what are you doing?”

“The reassurance and trust calming project.”

My sudden action caught Marian by surprise, and she tilted her head back.

As I squished her cheeks, her expression showed 10% confusion, 10% embarrassment, 20% bewilderment, and 100% pleasure—a perfect 140% harmony of emotions as she questioned my actions.

But that didn’t last long. As I not only squished her cheeks but also stroked her head and massaged her shoulders, her anger quickly dissipated, and she transformed into a completely relaxed Marimarimari.