Ch.619″The era is now calling for an empire.” (4)
by fnovelpia
Despite all the nonsensical chatter that went back and forth…
Looking at the results, unlike when I only heard from the “Shanghai” base users, the disadvantages had now largely offset each other and disappeared.
“But Commander, doesn’t this mean that unlike Shanghai, the bases will now have a structure where they organically complement each other?”
“Hmm, I suppose so. After all, some of them originally belonged to the same clan.”
“Then wouldn’t that solve our defense issues? Plus, as others mentioned, this would eliminate the only weakness in our current territory.”
“…That’s certainly true.”
On top of that…
“Commander, I heard that new bases and other commanders will be joining us soon.”
“If that happens, the defense of your territory will become even stronger.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, that’s exactly right.”
Not only were Berial and Decarabia, who had their own command experience, being friendly, but other mercenary leaders were also showing goodwill.
Above all, these people weren’t acting out because of some evil conspiracy. They genuinely felt threatened by invasions from surrounding users or the indifference of higher-ranking(?) clans.
They saw me as a lifeline and were desperately clinging to me for survival.
After deep, dark contemplation…
“Hmm, then I’ve decided to accept those folks.”
“That’s a wise decision, Commander.”
I decided to partially accept the demands of the users from about 10 bases still campaigning in the gallery—actually 12 bases now (2 more had been added).
However, I was determined to swiftly suppress any “controversy” that might arise from accepting them.
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<Holy Hourglass Empire Official Chat Room>
<Notice: No Clan Formation – by Icarus>
-[I’ll say it again, not forming a clan](Icarus)
-[At least not yet, thanks](Icarus)
-[How could you do this, Your Majesty!!]
-[Your Majesty, please reconsider!!]
-[LOLOLOLOL]
-[Their brains are already consumed by roleplaying]
-[LOL]
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Of course, my response triggered violent outbursts from users calling themselves “self-proclaimed subjects of the Icarus Empire.”
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<Holy Hourglass Empire Official Chat Room>
<Notice: No Clan Formation – by Icarus>
-[Now is the time for everyone to take collective action!]
-[Yeah!]
-[Yeah!]
-[Yeah!]
-[Huh!]
-[What are you trying to do?]
-[We’re going to demonstrate as subjects in front of Daedalus, everyone come out and protest!]
-[Are you crazy LOLOLOLOL]
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I could even see them doing absurd things like staging protests in front of Daedalus, claiming this was the perfect opportunity to declare an empire (= clan) and wondering why I wouldn’t do it.
Of course, everyone—myself, Jessica, other superhumans, other users, and even the participants themselves—knew that such actions were meaningless, just a form of “recreational activity,” a kind of WWE performance that most people smoothly went along with.
However, as always, some overly immersed users and others who didn’t understand and took the bait showed genuine outbursts…
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Title: Watching these Icarus territory idiots is pure entertainment
Author: Anonymous
Content: [GIF of people sending one starship and one superhuman each to dance strangely in front of Daedalus, claiming to protest]
They’re protesting for Icarus to form a clan so everyone can join in
Meanwhile the man himself is gritting his teeth, ignoring the protests, and insisting “never clan”
Comments:
-[This is just the usual WWE]
-[They’re committed to the concept]
-˪[Life’s too harsh not to engage in such role-playing]
-˪[Agreed]
-[But some of them seem way too serious about it]
-˪[There are always people who don’t realize it’s WWE and get seriously involved]
-˪[That’s exactly what’s happening]
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Apparently, when some of the 10,000 users docked at Daedalus uploaded this to the gallery, these bizarre antics spread everywhere.
Of course, no matter how much they acted out, once I firmly declared that I had no intention of creating a “clan” for the time being…
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<Icarus-Village Chief Meeting Chat Room>
<Notice: Handle disputes between bases here – by Icarus>
-[The new bases will keep their existing users as village chiefs]
-[As always, if you cause trouble, you’ll be dealt with mercilessly](Icarus)
-[OK](Chicken-dulgi)
-[Are the clans staying the same too?](Bophal Rabbit)
-[Yep](Icarus)
-[But seriously, you’re not thinking of creating a clan this time?](Vermut)
-[Well… to be honest]
-[We’re here, and there are plenty of other users who could serve as clan officers](Wiridi)
-[Honestly, in terms of user numbers, you’re now the largest force after the 4 major clans and their allied clans LOL](Venom)
-[The scale is getting so big, wouldn’t it be hard to manage without forming a clan?](Odeng Tang)
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It was only natural that the “village chief” users who had settled in the area would express their confusion in the chat room about my firm stance.
But there was a good reason why I still wouldn’t form a clan and maintained the same loose kingdom-like structure as before.
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<Icarus-Village Chief Meeting Chat Room>
<Notice: Handle disputes between bases here – by Icarus>
-[You know that Snow Leopard guy]
-[Seeing him have a mental breakdown after being forced to take over a clan makes me want to avoid it even more](Icarus)
-[Ah](Wiridi)
-[Ah](Vermut)
-[If you brought in Snow Leopard, I’d have to agree;;](Venom)
-[Using factual violence while not even being an adjutant, how cowardly](Odeng Tang)
-[LOLOL then I accept LOL](Tsmelling Vice)
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That’s right.
Snow Leopard, who was recently “forced” to create the Blizzard Clan in a situation very similar to mine, was experiencing quite an ordeal trying to manage and supervise his colorful users.
Between Raksha and her followers, the medium-sized clans (former factions) that joined, and various other small factions all mixed together chaotically…
He was dealing with incidents far more serious than mine on a daily basis…
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Title: Don’t Become a Clan Leader
Author: Snow Leopard
Content: [Image of a smoking toad]
Don’t do it if they tell you not to, damn it
Comments:
-[Sigh, damn it, Brother Pongpong]
-[Hey Snow Leopard, what’s the problem?]
-˪[These bastards have internal faction fights splitting into 64 pieces](Author)
-˪[Oh, Don’t worry, Snow Leopard, I’m here]
-˪[Then be clan leader instead of me, MegaChad](Author)
-˪[<Image of an extremely angry Western man’s face>]
-˪[Shut the F**k up Snow Leopard!!!! How dare you say such trash to me!!]
-[Even MegaChad wants to avoid being clan leader to these jokesters LOL]
-˪[LOL it’s not clan leader, it’s like being a group project leader LOL]
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He kept posting pessimistic messages about his current situation in the gallery.
He was showing with his whole body what results I would face if I became a clan leader now.
When I brought up Snow Leopard’s situation, our damned jokesters and questioning village chiefs stopped asking further questions.
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