Ch.69Building Trust with Factions, Heart-Pounding Moments.

While there was that one hardcore fan who unknowingly poked at each other’s sore spots when we let our guard down.

But that wasn’t particularly important anyway.

As planned, I decided to gather information by browsing the gallery.

To see what public sentiment was like recently.

And also to check how others were reacting to the “trust relationship with factions” that came up during my conversation with Oxianor.

So I opened the gallery and started reading the first page about “trust relationships.”

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Title: Is this what a trust relationship is supposed to be?

Author: Anonymous

Content: [An eye monster gentleman shouting “you are idiot”]

I tried to be friendly with a monster, making monster sounds like “duh-ttae-i-duh-ttae-ttae” from the start

Then this so-called “intelligent terminal” docks me -10 trust for making “disgusting sounds” – what’s up with that?

Comments:

-[This guy expects nice words from someone he just met and talks nonsense to]

-[LOLOLOLOL human getting dissed by a monster, what a loser]

-[Starting with -10 means a rough road ahead, good luck]

-˪[Ah shit](Author)

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‘What an idiot…’

I felt my sense of reason fly away at the sight of a post trolling monster faction users right from the start.

The one fortunate thing was that it wasn’t just monster users who were doing stupid things regarding “trust relationships.”

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Title: I’m screwed, got hit with -30 trust

Author: XenosGum

Content: [Authentication image showing -30 trust from Earth Federation]

Ah shit

Comments:

-[What did you do to already get -30 trust?]

-[This really makes me curious from an observer’s perspective, what did you actually do?]

-˪[The officer asked me to give advice that would benefit the Federation, so I said the best defense is offense and suggested a preemptive surprise attack on other factions right now to guarantee humanity’s survival rights](Author)

-˪[…Hitler has been reborn as gay]

-˪[Were you there, mein Führer?]

-˪[Martyr Adolf failed to kill the evil Hitler]

-˪[Nazi gay]

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There was the chaotic “Operation Tank Earth Federation Trust” by a Xeno-hater who was filming his own “Mein Kampf” all by himself.

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Title: Why am I losing trust for being ugly?

Author: Orc

Content: [Profile authentication showing being insulted by a Western elf who despises him]

My character looks a bit like an a*oni

And this bug-eyed freak with protruding cheekbones tells me I look disgusting and immediately docks me -10 trust

How am I supposed to respond to this?

Comments:

-[LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL]

-[It’s the character you chose, just tough it out with pure grit]

-[Abandoned by heaven from birth]

-[Accumulate good deeds and virtue to shame the Xenovians]

-[Wow but for real your character looks disgusting]

-[LOLOL]

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There were users who made weird veteran character models and got massively disrespected by elves who “gain advantages for being beautiful.”

And users who suddenly found themselves having to build cooperation and righteousness between oppressors and the oppressed.

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Title: Recruited a pirate captain, and this bastard stole my ship and ran away

Author: Anomalocaris

Content: [Ship theft message appearing as an event]

Damn it, I gave him minerals, rare resources, a pirate crew, and even a destroyer

And this is how he backstabs me

I’m going to crack this bastard’s head open

Comments:

-[What kind of unfair event is this? LOLOLOLOL]

-[Lord, make me a righteous thief today]

-[You trusted a pirate? LOL]

-[Getting your ship stolen is truly legendary]

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There were users posting about chasing after pirate captains they had recruited at great expense who had stolen their ships and run away.

As faction-related complaints increased and users getting screwed over by factions appeared everywhere.

But as is always the case in life, when someone gets screwed over, someone else uses it to their advantage or shows off how much better they’re doing.

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Title: Quickly reached 50 trust with elves

Author: Raksha

Content: [Trust 50 authentication with Xenovia Empire]

Yeah

Aiming for 100 next

Comments:

-[How did you do it, you bastard?]

-[Guess you didn’t pick the Kong line for nothing]

-[Seriously, how?]

-[It hasn’t even been a week since faction selection opened, how the hell did you do it?]

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A rotten veteran posted authentication of reaching trust level 50 in less than a week.

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Title: Monster biological enhancement character model, thoughts?

Author: Horned One

Content: [Image of male and female characters with pretty horns and tails]

Succeeded with enhancements after trying

No stupid front tails or horn nipples appeared

I wanted to give the male character a front tail, but it seemed too bizarre

Anyway, sharing this preset for all you demon lovers out there

[Preset blueprint]

Comments:

-[This looks like it might have a virus]

-[Is this for version 1.16?]

-[LOLOLOL]

-[Wow, the 1.16 version preset I’ve been looking for was here]

-[Look at these old farts getting fully erect and kicking up a fuss the moment something they recognize appears]

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A character model veteran who, after diligently working on body modifications, created and distributed an “attractive” character preset that wouldn’t negatively affect combat.

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Title: Elves are pretty

Author: MonaLisa

Content: [An elf with a kind smile]

When I was fumbling around because I didn’t know what I was doing, they kindly taught me various things

And building trust with elves isn’t that difficult?

Just listen to what they’re saying and respond, do what they ask, and trust increases rapidly

By the way, I didn’t even put much effort into my character model, so seeing this makes me think people complaining about elves being jerks might just be doing something wrong themselves

[Trust +40 authentication]

Comments:

-[????]

-[Why is this person’s trust increasing so easily?]

-[Seriously, how did you do this?]

-[Impressive hook collector performance]

-[?????]

-[Please verify your profile]

-˪[Why?](Author)

-˪[Or post a picture with the elf, you don’t need to show your whole face, just eyes or something with a recognition filter]

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Title: Verification) Posting because you asked, but why?

Author: MonaLisa

Content: [A handsome man with only his eyes covered and a brightly smiling female elf beside him]

Yeah

Comments:

-[Holy shit, makes sense]

-[The elf lady is super pretty but the guy next to her is also full of plausibility, damn]

-[The elf lady’s face had the look of a “female” that she never showed me]

-[So that’s what a happy woman’s face looks like]

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Title: LOLOLOLOLOLOL

Author: Raksha

Content: [List of trades and quest completions for Xenovia Empire trust building]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Comments:

-[Uh oh, this guy’s going dark]

-[Did all that work and has lower trust than someone who just chatted a bit LOLOLOLOLOL]

-[LOLOLOLOLOL]

-[Don’t cry, just tell us what happened]

-˪[FUUUUUUUUUUCK](Author)

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Meanwhile, when a newbie posted trust verification alongside a veteran’s trust certification.

The veteran, who ranked 2nd, had a mental breakdown.

As always, the gallery was full of chaos in various ways.

I nodded my head, thinking “this is what a gallery should be like,” and continued reading through the pages.