Chapter 44

Chapter 44. The Pirate Empress! The Empress, I Say!

And with everyone’s hearts pounding, even the lurking skeletons woke up.

Before the users’ eyes, the game company’s “group message” popped up with a *bling* sound.

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<Global Notice>

<Hello, Commanders.>

<As of now, the event chain “Pirate Invasion” has...>

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Of course, as always, no matter how hard they tried to write it, users never really read it properly.

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Title: Notice Summary.txt

Author: Summary Addict

Content: Open your mouth, here’s the explanation.

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Most users ended up reading the “summary” someone posted in the gallery shortly after.

But when the full notice and the summary were posted together…

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1. The ongoing “Pirate Invasion” event is confirmed to be proceeding normally.

(They probably wrote this because kids kept complaining it was taking too long.)

2. Clan system implementation.

(It’s just guilds or clans like in other games, no big deal.)

Now users can form proper clans and alliances.

3. Ranking system adjustments.

(Apparently, the current user rankings have serious errors, so after the event, rankings will be recalculated based on event scores.)

Oh, and the last one is super important.

4. The “Pirate Invasion” event will proceed to the next stage.

(Exact details will be announced next week~)

Comments:

– [Why are these jerks delaying it to next week again?]

– [LOLOLOLOLOL]

– [So with clans, will villain alliances or veteran alliances directly appear now?]

– [Does that mean the current rankings are useless?]

– [Pretty much, they’re trying to destroy the old rankings and create new ones.]

– [This is military-level efficiency.]

– [At least they’re updating the game.]

– [They’re holding us hostage and still updating the game.]

– [You don’t get it, here you’re supposed to demand snacks when the event is delayed.]

– [Oh.]

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Other posts were popping up too, but overall, it felt… lacking for something we waited half a year for.

But if you calm down and look at it, it’s actually a pretty substantial update.

Especially for users, the main topic of discussion was…

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Title: It’s only been 1 hour since the clan system update, is this for real?

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [Screenshot of user clan list from the status window]

What the heck, there are already dozens of clans.

Comments:

– [People I thought weren’t in alliances are, and those I thought were in teams aren’t.]

– [There are so many.]

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The opening of the official clan system tied to the game’s mechanics…

With proper clans now being formed through the system, unlike before, the gallery started to resemble a job fair.

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Title: Looking for a clan to take in a newbie

Author: Starry Night

Content: [Base screenshot], [Fleet screenshot]

I’m so lonely.

I want to learn from others and grow too.

I’ve fought pirates and won, and somehow won 2 PVP matches.

Comments:

– [Welcome, newbie!]

– [Fresh newbies get my upvote.]

– [This newbie seems a bit rotten though.]

– [This feels like showing off a collar at a slave market.]

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Some users were trying to showcase their charm to join clans…

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Title: Clan Recruitment) Evergreen Clan looking for newbies

Author: Willow Leaf

Content: [Clan logo]

No specific requirements, just have at least one cruiser from gacha or whatever.

Other than that, feel free to join.

Comments:

– [There are already 20 clan promotion posts.]

– [Nice clan.]

– [This feels like slave owners browsing a slave market.]

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On the flip side, regardless of scale, clans are also advertising to expand their ranks, among other things.

Unlike before the update, it’s clear that the gallery has become much more active in various ways.

Moreover, the recruitment efforts of clans aren’t just limited to gallery ads.

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Title: What is this?

Author: BabyHamsterYo

Content: [Basically a message saying they want to recruit you into their clan]

Out of nowhere, a clan I’ve never seen before started chatting with me one-on-one, saying they want to recruit me and all.

Is it okay to accept this?

If I accept, they won’t just strip me of my fleet, resources, and superhumans, right?

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Comments:

– [What kind of clan recruitment sounds like a long-term drug deal?]

– [LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL]

– [Doesn’t that just mean you look super attractive to that clan?]

– [Seems like you seduced them.]

– [You naughty little thing, huh.]

– [What the hell?] (Author)

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Quite a few users have been receiving participation invitations from clans near their bases, among other things.

It seems like an unexpected community boom has started in various ways.

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And since that was the case for me as well.

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– [Hey, any thoughts on joining our clan?]

– [Sorry, not thinking about it for now.]

– [Ah, okay, got it.]

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“It seems there are quite a few alliances of users nearby, more than I thought.”

“Is that so?”

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About 3-4 times, I’ve been approached with offers to join a clan.

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“But for some reason, Commander, you don’t seem interested in clans at all.”

“Well… not yet.”

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As for those offers, I’ve been expressing my refusal for the past week.

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“By the way, I didn’t expect someone who hasn’t even made a clan yet to contact you, Commander, asking if you’d consider joining.”

“Ah, that thing from a while ago?”

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Among them, there were those who hadn’t ‘yet’ made a clan but planned to soon.

They sent me chats encouraging me to join, impressed by my activity in the gallery.

But I politely declined those chats as well.

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Of course, Jessica and the others were all puzzled by my behavior.

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But there were reasons for my attitude.

First, the superficial reason was that if I joined a clan before becoming strong enough, I could get caught up in unnecessary disputes among users.

As for the other reasons…

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*Beep!*

“Oh, Commander? There’s a new update.”

“Ah… so the time has come.”

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Along with Jessica’s report, of course.

The contents of this announcement, which must have appeared before other users’ eyes by now.

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<Global Notice>

<Event 'Pirate Raid' Progress Guide>

<From this moment, the structure of pirate raids targeting Commanders will be reorganized.>

<1. The composition of pirates attacking Commanders' bases will be further strengthened.>

<2. The Pirate King will appear with his main fleet.>

<3. The Pirate King's invasion structure.>

<The clan closest to the main fleet will be prioritized for invasion.>

<If the Pirate King wins in a clan invasion, some of the users' ships will be forcibly seized.>

<However, ships obtained through the 'Multi-Dimensional Fixed Causality Generator' are excluded.>

<Clans defeated by the Pirate King will be permanently excluded from future Pirate King raids.>

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It was all because of the ‘Pirate King’s’ ‘Clan Priority Attack.’

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But contrary to my thoughts, the users’ reactions were more fired up about something other than the ‘Pirate King’s Clan Priority Attack.’

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– [WTF, where did my Empress go?] (763)

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