Chapter 184

Chapter 184. Sometimes, the solution to a complicated problem is right next to you. (1)

While I was deep in thought, our bunny-bunny Jessica seemed to have gone somewhere for a moment.

With her usual expression, she came to inform me about the current resource situation at the base.

“Commander, due to recent fleet repairs and defense facility maintenance, our resource status is very poor.”

“That makes sense.”

Of course, I didn’t need a report to know that.

Among the large ships, only the Kraken and Overseer survived, along with two standard heavy cruisers.

Most of the small ships were also wiped out…

But the biggest problem was that too many of our resource mining ships, the backbone of the fleet, had been lost.

“First, regarding the current daily resource supply, even with the newly produced resource fleet, we only have six ships, so the supply rate is quite low.”

“Hmm.”

“Recently, with the increased production efficiency at the base, we’ve managed to reach 4,500 units of minerals and 900 units of rare resources per day…”

Jessica, trying to lighten the tense atmosphere by briefly mentioning the base situation, soon shook her head and emphasized the seriousness of the situation again.

“However, our resource fleet, which used to account for most of our resource supply, is now only providing about 3,000 units per day, Commander.”

“Tough times.”

“But with the mining facilities at the forward base starting to operate fully, from tomorrow we should be able to gain an additional 2,000 to 2,500 units of minerals and about 100 units of rare resources daily.”

“Hmm.”

Fortunately, the forward base we had set up earlier was now fully operational.

With daily quests added to that, we should be able to maintain a daily supply of over 10,000 units.

Of course, one might ask where the 500,000 units of minerals we got as war rewards from fighting and defeating the Unity Clan went…

As mentioned earlier, we were currently running four regular shipyards and one large shipyard at full capacity to repair the fleet.

On top of that, we had to rebuild the defense facilities that were completely destroyed during battles inside and outside the base.

We also couldn’t delay base construction any longer.

And we had to finish building the “Monster Fleet Production Facility,” a quest related to monsters that had been postponed due to the sudden war.

It seemed like we were trying to do everything at once now that we had some breathing room.

“So, how many resources do we have left?”

“Hmm… including the resources currently being transported, we have about 60,000 units of minerals and 9,000 units of rare resources.”

Despite having secured 500,000 units of minerals and 50,000 units of rare resources, our wallet was in a pitiful state.

That’s why I was dissatisfied with the treatment of the captured superhumans in this situation.

Well, it wasn’t so much about their treatment as it was about the fact that my precious superhumans were being turned into permanent base fixtures.

Frankly, the idea of just abandoning them was incredibly frustrating.

But even if we wanted to abandon them, we couldn’t do anything about it right now.

If we really tried to abandon them, where would the rewards we fought so hard for go?

‘Ugh, this is so annoying.’

I did consider asking the gallery for a solution, but…

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Title: How can I quickly increase favorability?

Author: España

Content: [Image of a superhuman (a burly male character) with -50 favorability.jpg]

He looks really pissed, but if this keeps up, he might desert the base.

I’m trying to increase his favorability, but every time I catch him trying to escape, the favorability I managed to raise just resets.

Help!

Comments:

-[Gaygayaya…]

-˪[This person is a woman]

-˪[Oh, really? Then it’s bunnybunny…]

-[Lol, it’s impossible]

-[This guy was also a demon from the central zone]

-[If you got him as a war reward, just keep him quiet in the base and make him do nada-nada]

-˪[But then you’d have to leave another superhuman behind] (Author)

-[Well, that’s true]

-[There’s no other way, just accept it]

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I had to spend a long time pondering over this sudden problem.

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Anyway, after days of such agony, while the Kraken was on a semi-forced diet…

“Yaaah-! It’s a double patrol ship!”

As soon as I quickly adjusted the number of resource mining ships to 20, I pressed the button to simultaneously construct 4 patrol ships to serve as decoys and evasion tanks, releasing some of the built-up stress in a rather ambiguous way at that moment.

“Commander? Oxianor and Gryanarr want to see you.”

“Those two?”

At the monster envoy in the base, Oxianor, who had somehow ended up being half-integrated into our superhuman forces, was one thing.

But why is Gryanarr coming?

Thinking about it briefly, I did wonder why they were coming.

‘…There must be a reason. Ah, maybe I should ask them if there’s any way to deal with those things.’

Since I knew those two wouldn’t come without a reason, I decided to accept their request for a meeting, whatever it might be.

And shortly after, the two appeared and immediately explained why they had come.

First, Oxianor’s case…

“Commander Icarus, haven’t we started the construction of our fleet production facilities?”

“Hmm, that’s right.”

“Thanks to that, Princess Luka wanted to express her gratitude to you for executing her requests as quickly as possible despite the recent unfortunate events.”

“Ah, I see.”

The moment her words ended, her ‘suit’ made of writhing tentacles and flesh, which was always impressive no matter how many times I saw it, left a strong impression.

An event message, which I hadn’t seen in a while, popped up in front of my eyes with a *bling bling* sound.

But the reward was something that truly exceeded my expectations.

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<<<Quest Clear Reward for 'Why Aren't You Building Infrastructure?!'>>>

<100,000 Minerals, 10,000 Rare Resources>

<Incorporation of a small monster fleet consisting of 1 Harpy-class light cruiser and 5 Gargoyle-class mobile destroyers>

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“…A fleet?”

“Yes, although it’s an unwritten rule to remain neutral in battles between commanders…”

At my dumbfounded words, Oxianor, who had been scratching her cheek with a claw-covered finger, pondered for a moment what to say.

Then, waving both hands, she made it clear that this was not her doing but rather the work of her superior (?) Princess Luka.

“Princess Luka said that thanks to your efforts, a secret alliance with the Pirate Alliance has been formed, so she decided to add a bit more to the reward for this matter.”

“Ooh.”

“Although our nest is currently busy producing a large number of ships, so we can’t give you that much of a reward…”

“No, no, this is more than enough!”

Seeing Oxianor maintain a humble attitude, truly embodying the image of a gentleman (?), I nodded my head and immediately shook her hand, not hiding my joy.

“Thanks to this, I have a bit more leeway in my fleet, thank you!”

“Hmm, I didn’t expect you to be this excited.”

Of course, now that all users are starting to use cruisers, battleships, and carriers in earnest, one might wonder what’s so great about a squadron consisting of just 1 light cruiser and 5 destroyers…

But where in the world are free ships common?

Just the fact that, as an additional reward for a normal quest, they’re giving you a small fleet of ships for ‘free’ is already quite impressive.

-*Whoosh!*

“Commander, 6 ships have appeared in front of the base.”

“Kya.”

And it’s not like those free ships take time to arrive.

Who wouldn’t like it if they were given immediately?

Anyway, with those thoughts in mind, I once again thanked Oxianor.

Then, I turned my head toward Gryanarr, who had been looking at the monster ships beside me.

“Hmm, so I get Oxianor, but Gryanarr, why did you come?”

“Me?”

And at my words, Gryanarr, who had turned her head back, gave a mischievous smile…

“Commander, you’ve been having a lot of trouble with the superhumans you’ve captured lately, right?”

Seeing her immediately pinpoint my concern, I realized she must have come with a solution to that problem!