Chapter 64

Episode 64. Faction Sentiment (3)

Of course, if it was just my delusion and I could actually join a faction already, that would be one thing.

But no way.

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<Global Announcement>

<Commander, have you had a good experience with the newly introduced factions this time?>

<Next week, an update will allow you to directly join these factions.>

<Once you join a faction, it will be complicated and time-consuming to leave, so please think carefully.>

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The global announcement from the admins confirmed that my thoughts were true.

Thanks to that, for about 3 days including today, the faction factions spouting propaganda in the gallery were targeted.

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-[Stop overhyping, lolololol](2)

-[These guys can’t even choose a faction yet, and they’re already scheming?](4)

-[No wonder they’re King Bando, already starting to divide people](15)

-[Dividing people? More like dividing opinions, lolololol](6)

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The laughter of neutral(?) and lone-wolf users seemed to dominate the gallery.

But exactly 3 days later.

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-[Just Earth Federation](15)

-[Kyaaaaaaah! Kweeeeeeeh!!](8)

-[Peace, love, country love, comrade love](9)

-[Just trust and follow the Empress](22)

-[Let’s kill those Xeno bastards and pirate trash, and reclaim humanity’s glory!](35)

-[Xeno haters, get lost lolololol](25)

-[From now on, let’s have a Kanfu worship session](46)

-[Ugh, you idiots, stop writing so much](2)

-[Kweeeeeeh](21)

-[I brought a well-ripened version of the Empress](251)

-[The post above is still undercooked, damn it](45)

-[It’s humanity’s divine right to rule this universe, period](56)

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The gallery, of course.

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-[Why did you abandon your hometown?]

-[Earth lovers, welcome]

-[The Earth Federation is the most perfect and greatest faction, period]

-[Yeah, tiny hexagon]

-[If you choose a monster, how do you get tentacles on a female character?]

-[You can’t just attach them however you want, damn it]

-[Sex]

-[So just go pirate or something]

-[Why are these guys causing chaos here too?]

-[Why? Because… it’s fun]

-[Gyaaaaaah]

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The global chat was flooded with all sorts of slander and shitposts, creating a small but brutally honest political arena.

And seeing those with a monster fetish made me wonder.

Did I make the wrong choice by picking a monster?

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“Jessica, Jessica.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Even though I logically explained to Gryanarr why monsters are good, seeing all this stupid nonsense makes me think…”

“Ah… yes.”

“Did I make a mistake choosing a monster? That thought keeps popping up in my head.”

“Ummmm…”

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Unlike the others who couldn’t see the community chat.

Jessica, the only one who could see it with me, couldn’t bring herself to deny my concerns.

Of course, that didn’t mean we had any real alternatives.

Just in case, wondering if choosing something else might be better.

I subtly asked Gryanarr, who was conducting bio-experiments on pirates, aliens, and monsters we captured in the newly built Biological Research Institute.

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“The conversation is over, Commander.”

“Ahem.”

“Besides, now that I’m obsessed with space monsters, why would I even mention the strengths of other factions?”

“…Now that you mention it, you’re right.”

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Gryanarr, who was supposedly conducting bio-experiments, was actually transplanting monster tentacles onto a bald pirate to cure his baldness. Faced with this brutal fact.

I could only nod in agreement.

And thinking more about it, there was no need to be swayed by the gallery’s slander.

‘Who am I? A top 3 high ranker, the master of the Pirate Empress…!’

I already have a faction under my command(?), so why should I be swayed by those who can’t even control a single faction?

Anyway, after thinking that.

To enrich my information, which, despite being a veteran, is practically no different from a newbie’s in terms of intel.

I ignored the gallery’s main page, filled with all sorts of slander.

I decided to work hard on my daily quests and explore the gallery wiki tab during the remaining time.

And finally.

The long-awaited update day arrived for me and other users.

···Actually, by now, we should have been enjoying that update.

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<Extended Maintenance Notice>

<The current update is taking longer than expected.>

<Estimated time remaining until the update is complete: About 5 minutes>

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Surprisingly, after kidnapping and holding people’s minds hostage.

The faces of the operators or developers, whoever they are, who dropped the ball on the update.

Users’ outcries were flooding the gallery, chat windows, and everywhere else.

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Title: Is this where the f***ing extended maintenance hits?

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [Extended Maintenance Notice Confirmation]

This is truly legendary, for real.

Comments:

– [Ah, you can kidnap and hold over 100,000 people, but updating is hard, huh? LOL]

– [Honestly, looking at the programming, it does seem difficult.]

– [LOLOLOLOLOL]

– [True.]

– [LOL]

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Of course, such fiery actions were short-lived.

Soon, a notification message that the update was fully completed was sent to the users’ eyes.

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– [The Earth Federation is waiting for your enlistment] (44)

– [Monster Gathering, just come and you’re good] (36)

– [Fun and exciting outer space play with Space Elves, let’s go] (37)

– [Trust and follow only Empress Nunna’s chest and thighs] (29)

– [Why are those pirate bastards only sucking up to the Empress?] (6)

– [“Where are you going?” “Neutral country.”] (5)

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Everyone, as if nothing had happened, quickly switched gears.

They began a frantic rush to chew, tear, taste, and enjoy the newly opened ‘Faction Join’ feature.

Of course, not all users rushed to join factions immediately after the update.

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Title: Isn’t it better for newbies to watch for a bit?

Author: Canned Tuna

Content: [Official Image]

It’s not anything else, but once you join a faction, it’s a hassle to back out.

If you leave while your favorability is ambiguous, sometimes they think you used them and send a fleet to your User Base.

There’s no disadvantage to joining late, so isn’t it better to judge after hearing what the scouts say?

Comments:

– [Oh]

– [This is it]

– [Honestly, this guy is right, newbies who don’t know better might get screwed if they just go by appearances or煽动 posts.]

– [What’s this? Newbie hate was rising, and now newbie lovers are appearing again?]

– [Those guys are notorious trolls, they’re idiots so you can ignore them.]

– [Oh, really? Didn’t know.]

– [Originally, you should judge after seeing what the vanguard does.]

– [If you blindly charge in, you’re doomed.]

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It seemed that many users were watching the trend after what some veteran said.

Of course, I was no exception.

That’s because the four factions had the characteristic of randomly changing their ‘tendency’ each season.

If you just trusted those煽动 posts and joined, you could get seriously screwed.

And finally, when the reports from the ‘vanguard’ who joined first started appearing in the gallery.

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– [What the f*** is wrong with these guys?] (5)

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“Oh boy, here we go.”

I finally took out the popcorn I had beside me and started munching while browsing the gallery.