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Chapter 375

Chapter 375. This is the Mercenary Mecca. (3)

Meanwhile, at the very moment our Icarus was giving up on the idea of the mercenary business…

The solo rankers who had talked to Icarus about the mercenary business were each letting out sighs of relief over the sudden turn of events.

However, their thoughts on why they were sighing in relief were all different.

**<Mercenary Chat Room>**

**<Notice: Agents caught doing business here will be screwed.>**

– [Oh sh*t]

– [We barely stopped Icarus from going into mercenary work;;] (Indypatible)

– [Good]

– [If that guy comes here, it’s game over]

– [Not a bad thing, honestly] (Laura)

Among the solo rankers, Indypatible and Laura, who had been mercenaries the longest, had essentially blocked Icarus from a “business” perspective.

And for good reason. If Icarus were to join the mercenary business as a member, his ridiculously overpowered “mercenary mobilization ability” could cause a major upheaval in the industry.

No, not just an upheaval—it could be a complete game-changer.

**<Mercenary Chat Room>**

**<Notice: Agents caught doing business here will be screwed.>**

– [I hate to say it, but if that guy joins, all the big clan requests will probably go to him]

– [Obviously]

– [Even before the Tanhoizer takeover, he could pull out a fleet worth thousands of users. Imagine how much stronger he is now after the takeover]

– [Lol, true]

It’s no joke. If Icarus were to seriously dive into this…

Based on the resource warehouses from three bases and the size of his own resource warehouse, users calculated that…

**<Mercenary Chat Room>**

**<Notice: Agents caught doing business here will be screwed.>**

– [How much did they say he could pull off?]

– [After the Tanhoizer takeover, if he goes all-in with max resources, he can maintain a force equivalent to 10,000 users for 2 to 3 days]

– [Holy sh*t]

– [How does one person maintain 10,000 users?]

– [That’s why it’s only for 2-3 days. After that, resources run out]

– [Crazy]

Icarus alone, even if only for a “short” time, could field a force of 10,000 users…

A number comparable to a “super-large clan.” For mercenary users, this was downright terrifying.

So, for Indypatible and Laura, who had been in the mercenary business since the early days and had the backing of their clans…

Whether they liked it or not, they had to keep that overpowered guy from entering this territory.

Meanwhile, the other two rankers, Menaldu and Königs, were different from Laura and Indypatible.

Menaldu, for one, just casually blurted out, “Mercenary work is tough, yeah,” without much thought.

“Honestly, mercenary work is hard if you don’t have connections.”

Unlike the other two rankers, Menaldu had always survived on his own, so his comment was purely based on his own experiences—a genuine piece of advice.

Königs, on the other hand, had his own thoughts…

“This could be a premium service later, right?”

Instead of agents and others branding themselves and competing on price—or rather, ripping off other users—if Icarus were to jump in…

There’s a high chance even Icarus would get lowballed.

So, Königs planned to stop Icarus now, wait for the industry to self-correct, and then push that overpowered guy into the mercenary business.

Of course, when the time came, he’d act as the agent, using Icarus to bring a massive wave of innovation to the mercenary industry and take control of the entire market.

And in the process, he’d have at least 1,000 mercenary and agent-related users in Tanhoizer…

Since it was a pretty tight situation.

If we just left it alone, there was a chance Icarus could get completely fooled by ‘other’ agents.

Königs subtly dropped hints to other rankers to cut off Icarus’s participation as a mercenary, just in case Icarus decided to charge in recklessly.

And with all four rankers thinking their own thoughts but acting the same way.

Our Icarus naturally decided to put aside the idea of becoming a mercenary, thinking, “Is that wrong?”… or so it seemed.

But because of that, as the thought of the mercenary business disappeared, inside Icarus’s now-empty brain…

Something new was starting to pop up.

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But just as I was thinking that, while casually looking around the base.

I happened to see a Bayern-Class (still packaged) left unattended between the turrets.

“…I think we can make good use of that.”

“Huh?”

I felt a brilliant idea pop into my head.

“Wait, think about it. We have a lot of docking points left, right?”

“That’s right. Most Commanders dock towards the inner part of the ‘Triangle Zone’ for safety reasons.”

“Then let’s use the remaining spots to offer a storage service for ships that other users are ‘scheduled to receive,’ like the Bayern-Class.”

“…Huh?”

“What are you even saying?”

Of course, to my words, not only Jessica.

But also Smeragi, who came to escort after Ignis, had a look and expression that screamed, “What on earth are you talking about?”

No, it wasn’t just their expressions…

“Commander, are you perhaps thinking of living as a businessman rather than a Commander now?”

“Hmm.”

“Isn’t that dangerous? If superhumans like me get deployed, all the ships we’re storing could get hijacked.”

“…Ugh.”

Contrary to expectations, their counterarguments were quite reasonable.

With the situation turning 2:1, I felt a strong sense of pressure for a moment.

But that was only temporary.

“Well… thinking about it, it doesn’t seem too bad.”

“Really?”

“Honestly, looking at the Commander’s eyes right now, it seems like you’re completely hooked on the idea.”

“Busted.”

Seeing the look in my eyes, Jessica delivered a sharp remark while also surrendering.

And just like that, my freaking awesome storage service business (?) naturally took off.

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Of course, this so-called storage service, or business.

Was a method that had absolutely no connection to the game system, more of a clever trick.

“But Commander, you can’t build additional docking facilities outside. How are you going to handle that?”

“If friendly neutral or regular neutral Commanders’ ships or superhumans try to come in, wouldn’t that be a problem?”

“Hmm.”

“Plus, even if the Guard Fleet and Defense Turrets are on strict patrol, to keep the ‘large number’ of ships on standby as you want… it’s honestly too wide of a range.”

“…That’s a valid point.”

Not to mention the potential mishaps.

Like crazy people charging in, ignoring the Guard Fleet and all.

Or ships getting damaged by occasional ‘meteor’ events.

There were a lot of things to prepare for, but…

‘Well, I didn’t have anything else to do anyway, so this works out.’

It was something I started because I had nothing else to do in the first place.

And for the really tough calculations that I couldn’t understand…

“Alright, Jessica, you can do it, right?”

“Ughhhhhh!”

“Fighting, I believe in you.”

With our incredibly high-IQ Jessica handling it.

I could just trust her and focus on the tasks at hand, one step at a time.

I Became the Commander of a T*ashy Sci-Fi Game

I Became the Commander of a T*ashy Sci-Fi Game

SF 똥겜의 사령관이 되었다.
Score 7.6
Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Released: 2024 Native Language: Korean
I found myself possessed in a game I quit three years ago. But it seems like I’m not the only one who ended up here.

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