Chapter 402

Episode 402. Humanity is Awakening. (3)

And then I brought up the story about the Anatoria-Class that I discovered during this event.

At that moment, Princess Luka, upon hearing the story, went into a rage, shouting, “Why didn’t you bring it here!!!!”

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<Official Triangle Zone Chat Room>

<Notice: If you get scammed internally, don’t try to solve it yourself. Contact Icarus.>

-[Oh, is this the Triangle Zone?]

-[Is this really that infamous Central Zone? My chest feels grand.]

-[Hi]

-[Hi]

-[Did you guys come here as refugees because of the war?]

-[Nah, not really.]

-[We’ll be leaving tomorrow, so don’t worry too much and get back to work, everyone.]

-[Got it.]

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‘What the heck.’

Looking at the situation, not only was the base destroyed in the war,

but most of the ships also exploded, leaving only a few gacha ships of various types.

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<Official Triangle Zone Chat Room>

<Notice: If you get scammed internally, don’t try to solve it yourself. Contact Icarus.>

-[Anyone here who can do some repairs?]

-[I can provide resources for the time you can’t mine while repairing.]

-[?]

-[Oh, then I’ll do it.]

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Instead of turning from refugees into criminals, they’ve been acting like gentlemen the entire time they’ve been here.

Seeing this ‘Refugee Fleet’ exuding such an oddly relaxed vibe, my mind was filled with a growing sense of confusion.

But that feeling of strangeness didn’t last long…

They handed over the resources they had and entrusted the repair of their severely damaged ships to other users.

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<Coleslaw is requesting a chat with the Commander>

<Will you accept?>

<Y/N>

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The guy who claimed to be the leader of that refugee fleet suddenly sent a chat request, so I accepted it out of curiosity.

Surprisingly, they weren’t just refugees but a kind of rear strike force and spies directly hired by the Humanity Clan.

So, if they returned to the Earth Federation and Humanity took control of it,

they could dock at the base in an instant and enjoy wealth and glory, so they weren’t causing trouble here.

Of course, I listened with interest, saying, “What an intriguing story.”

But I couldn’t understand why they were telling me all this, so I expressed my confusion.

In response to my confusion, this user named Coleslaw said:

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<Coleslaw-Icarus Chat Room>

-[Well, aren’t you close with Humanity?]

-[I talked to our handler, and they said it’s okay to tell you.] (Coleslaw)

-[Uh… okay.] (Icarus)

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Hearing that, I felt increasingly puzzled, but Jessica, who was watching the chat next to me, said:

“Since it’s come to this, let’s use this as an opportunity to extract some information we don’t know.”

“Ah.”

Impressed by the solid plan, I nodded and proceeded to chat with Coleslaw—no, the Humanity spy team—and learned all sorts of minor episodes,

as well as the real cause of the conflict between the Loki Clan and the Biomass Clan, which I had no way of knowing before.

Of course, these facts were obtained in exchange for ensuring the safety of Coleslaw and the other spy users within the Triangle Zone.

The next morning,

after the 24-hour cooldown had passed and it was time to embark on the journey back to the Earth Federation,

they naturally ended the chat, preventing any further leaks of information.

Thanks to that, I felt a bit sad that such a valuable source of information was gone…

-Beep, beep!

“Commander, another Commander is requesting to dock at the Tanhoizer.”

“Oh boy, here we go.”

Of course, the coup d’état by the Earth Federation, initiated by Humanity this time.

Due to the Loki Clan’s formation of a dual front with Humanity and Biomass, wars broke out everywhere, so it seems.

In the Central Zone, PVP enthusiasts and solo players with nothing better to do were slowly docking onto the Tanhoizer, showing their desire to become mercenaries.

There were also ‘agent’ users still lingering on the Tanhoizer, aiming to profit from such users…

Naturally, there were cases where users would negotiate and then start fighting if they didn’t like the outcome.

I had to spend a busy time suppressing those who didn’t quietly hand over resources and instead fought among themselves.

Since I wasn’t going to join a clan, I didn’t need to worry much about the political games between clans…

Thoughts about Humanity spies were quickly half-buried in my mind.

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And while Icarus was busy tussling with wannabe mercenaries in the Central Zone,

Antares and the kids, no, Humanity, were leading nearly 180,000 users into a full-scale war with the Earth Federation…

Although they started off well by wiping out the Earth Federation’s patrol and main forces with a surprise attack,

At this point, Antares and Humanity executives were on the verge of mental breakdown due to the chaos far exceeding their expectations.

And the reason for that was…

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<Humanity Alliance Official Chat Room>

<Notice: Let's take down the Earth Federation>

-[Where the hell are the enemies?]

-[First, we need to know where we are.]

-[This is driving me crazy.]

-[Where’s the front line?]

-[If it’s outside the Earth Federation, just push in; if inside, figure it out yourselves.]

-[LOL?]

-[I’m hitting the Federation patrol base, someone’s hitting me, another user’s hitting them, the Federation main force’s hitting another clan.]

-[I’m going insane.]

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<Humanity Executive Chat Room>

<Notice: Urgent measures needed regarding the Earth Federation>

-[Guys, this is messed up.]

-[The situation is too chaotic LOL.]

-[Stop whining and come up with a plan.]

-[Elite members are already out there trying to figure out routes.]

-[Damn, we lost connection with the southeast of the Federation.]

-[Emergency support request from ‘Baryaktar’, the Federation main force is bringing siege assault ships like Ouroboros and pounding us, we can’t hold.]

-[Isn’t there a ‘Bernard’ base nearby? Tell the users stationed there to support.]

-[Those users went to ‘New Saint-Germain’ for an elite battle, so we lost Bernard instead.]

-[LOL.]

-[This is insane.]

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The chaotic, or rather, downright messy situation was burning their feeble brains in real-time.

If there had been a ‘front line’, they might have managed somehow.

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<Humanity General Staff Group Chat>

<Notice: Keep your sanity>

-[Ahhhhh]

-[<Current situation of the Federation and coup forces within the Earth Federation's territory.jpg>]

-[Here’s the latest situation.]

-[Damn it.]

-[It’s like mold on the wall.]

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There was no front line, let alone a distinction between ‘front’ and ‘rear’.

Both sides were only capturing bases point by point, while the rest were constantly fighting each other in real-time.

Suddenly, it became a war of all against all, leaving Antares and the executives utterly confused about where to even start.