Chapter 372

Chapter 372. It’s time for a fun mid-check.

Of course, the world is vast, and there are many users. It was inevitable that some users would have even worse luck than our Icarus.

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Title: Can I f***ing brag?

Author: Byraktar

Content: [Proof of getting 3 SSS-tier items after 9,990 pulls.jpg]

[Image of a toad smoking]

Phew… Damn it.

Don’t you guys do this.

Comments:

-[???]

-[A guy even more unlucky than that unlucky bastard just popped up lololol]

-[LMAOOOOOO]

-[But you got 3 SSS-tier items, let’s have a drink.]

-[Aww, poor bastard, take this and scram.]

-[LOLOLOLOLOLOL]

-[This is truly legendary.]

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While Icarus was too busy to check the gallery, a “brag post” proudly popped up, showing proof of 9,990 pulls ending in disaster.

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Title: I’ve come to end this fight.

Author: Redhair

Content: [Proof of getting a guaranteed SSS-tier item on the 10,000th pull.jpg]

Shut the f*** up.

Why, why not meeeee…!

Comments:

-[…]

-[I don’t even know what to say to this.]

-[Perseverance king, holy sh*t.]

-[Hang in there, bro.]

-[Cry, cry to prove your innocence.]

-[He’s already crying, what more do you want him to prove?]

-[Wow] (Icarus)

-[This bastard immediately shows up when a victim worse than him appears.]

-[LOLOLOLOLOLOL]

-[I think the mod should shoot the celebratory fireworks for this poor victim, what do you think?]

-[LOLOLOLOL]

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And then, someone even posted proof of hitting the “pity” after 10,000 pulls.

Of course, Icarus, who had posted a warning notice earlier, and the users who were enjoying the drama, all gave their respects (not really) to the users with 10,000 and 9,990 pulls.

Though the parties involved definitely didn’t want that kind of attention…

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Title: 3rd place stays in 3rd place.

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [Icarus always ranking 3rd in the ranking event.jpg]

How is he even 3rd from the bottom in the gacha ranking LOLOLOLOLOLOL

At this point, isn’t it just fate? LOL

Comments:

-[So 3rd place is just meant to be 3rd place.]

-[Eternal 3rd place.]

-[Why is this comment posted 3 times?]

-[Why is this comment posted 3 times?]

-[Why is this comment posted 3 times?]

-[Stop spamming, you idiot.]

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Anyway, because of this, Icarus once again secured the 3rd place, teaching the gallery users the truth that 3rd place is 3rd place because it’s 3rd place.

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Anyway, after finishing that tournament (?) of who’s the most pitiful, and once again being forcibly reminded why I’m in 3rd place, I realized it was about time to check the current state of our base.

“So, Jessica, Jessica.”

“What is it, Commander?”

“Can you give me a detailed report on our current resource status?”

“Can I skip the fluff and get straight to the point?”

And in response to my reaction, Jessica, with a rather indifferent expression, agreed.

I nodded calmly, telling her to go ahead.

“To cut to the chase… our daily resource acquisition rate, including daily quests, is 100,000 minerals and 30,000 rare resources.”

“Hmm.”

“Excluding daily acquisition, our weekly rate is 2.35 million minerals and 900,000 rare resources.”

“…Is it because of the last update? It feels like it’s less than before we got Tanhoizer.”

When I showed a slightly annoyed reaction to Jessica’s report, she shrugged and said this was normal.

“Honestly, even if the previous resource acquisition rate was insane…”

“Isn’t it an understatement? When Commanders dock, they receive 3,000 minerals, 800 rare resources, and 200 gold each, right?”

“That’s right.”

“So, including those who docked at the Tanhoizer, you’re saying almost 2,000 Commanders are receiving resources?”

“···Thinking about it, it really is a crazy level of resource supply.”

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It felt like the developers had practically targeted me with this patch.

Every week, 6 million minerals and 1.6 million rare resources just pop out.

Not to mention 400,000 gold…

In just about a month, including three bases and the Base’s own warehouse, a 3,150-point Resource Warehouse would be completely full.

At that point, I could operate hundreds of mercenary units regularly, so it seems unavoidable for balance reasons.

Well… if it were just me possessing this world and everyone else were NPCs, it wouldn’t matter how much I ran wild.

But that’s not the case…

‘Hmm, what am I thinking?’

Anyway, my thoughts were drifting in a strange direction, so I had to pull myself together.

Jessica was updating me with new calculation results she found on the computer.

“Also, the final total is 3.05 million minerals and 1.11 million rare resources per week.”

“Oh, really?”

Seeing it like that, even though the developers nerfed us hard, a decent amount of resources is still coming in.

Seeing the surprisingly decent resource supply status, I felt the nightmare of 9,980 consecutive days fading a bit in my mind.

“So, Jessica, how much resources do we have now?”

“8 million minerals and 2 million rare resources.”

“···That’s all?”

But instead of hope, it was the harsh reality that filled the void left by the fading nightmare.

For a moment, I wondered if resource embezzlement crimes were finally happening in this damn game world…

But that was just a fleeting thought.

“Of course, the Commanders docked at the Tanhoizer haven’t paid resources for a week, or even close to two weeks, right?”

“···Oh, right.”

While negotiating docking fees, the contract was forcibly canceled due to an update.

Remembering that, and other issues that followed, I nodded in understanding.

“So, that’s why we have that much resources now.”

“Plus, you just started building new auxiliary buildings and a Dreadnought the other day, right?”

“Ah, right.”

And then, forgotten friends started popping up.

Looking at the results, nothing seemed wrong, so I nodded in satisfaction with the resource supply status.

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Anyway, with resources roughly at that level.

And with the prospect of 12 million minerals and over 4 million rare resources popping out in the next month, I thought it might be time to try a plan I’d been putting off.

And that plan was…

“Maybe it’s time to start restoring the Fortress Main Gun on the Tanhoizer.”

“Finally going for it?”

The project to restore the big, beautiful Fortress Main Gun, capable of wiping out dozens of fleets in one shot.

Of course, it requires 10 million minerals, 4.3 million rare resources, and 20,000 gold.

Given the current situation, we’d need at least two more weeks to gather enough resources…

‘Well, if we handle it like this, there shouldn’t be any major problems, right?’

In about two weeks.

I imagined leisurely firing the main gun at the trolls who keep causing chaos near the Tanhoizer and decided to take it easy for now.