Chapter 13

Episode 13. The Result of the Second Gacha…!

But just as I was about to brag about it on the community forum.

A thought suddenly crossed my mind: “Is what I’m doing really okay?”

“Wait a minute, isn’t this going to be a huge problem if I mess up?”

Even though my shattered mentality had rapidly recovered, and the dopamine rush made me feel good.

My weak rationality grabbed hold of my sanity, and I couldn’t help but think that this was way too risky.

After all, this game was originally a PVP game.

At this point, less than a month after the server (?) opened, was I really going to brag just because I had one SSS-class level 1 character?

It’s not like the chat system, which is completely anonymous. If I did something like that on a forum where the poster’s name is visible.

As the saying goes, “Even if your neighbor buys a house, your stomach will ache,” which has been a thing among Koreans since forever.

Wouldn’t users with far greater firepower than any pirate come swarming in and utterly destroy my base?

But those thoughts were fleeting.

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-[I got an SSS-class, lol] (6,233)

-[Shouldn’t we block people who don’t even have a Two-S or Three-S?] (63,998)

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“It’s been a really long time, Commander.”

“Oh?”

“Whether it was before hibernation or now, it seems like you haven’t changed at all, Commander. I find that truly comforting.”

“Hmm.”

“Anyway, let me introduce myself again. I’m the Puppeteer, ‘Belial.’ From now on, I’ll follow your orders, Commander.”

As soon as the character who introduced herself as ‘Belial’ finished her introduction.

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[Belial]

[Level 1]

[Type: Mid-Range Heavy Army]

[Specialty: Puppet Manipulation]

[Stats]

Health: A

Attack Power: C+

Physical Defense: S-

Magic Power: SSS

Magic Defense: SS+

Agility: S

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Looking at the naturally appearing status window, I nodded and uttered words of welcome.

“Just like Pashtira, it’s been a long time for you too, Belial.”

“Yes, Commander.”

Watching Belial nod curtly, I was reminded of all the unfairness that could happen while playing the game three years ago.

Especially when I saw Belial, who had an exceptional ability to stop superhumans from assassinating long-range firepower units like Pashtira.

I felt forgotten memories resurfacing.

At the same time, before I even felt the need for someone to take responsibility for the gap between close and long-range caused by Ignis and Pashtira.

Seeing her appear as the one to take on that responsibility, I felt a very complex mix of emotions.

But even with those thoughts, I couldn’t just stand here dumbfounded.

“Let’s head to the command center first and have a detailed discussion.”

“Understood, Commander.”

I decided to take the newly appeared Belial and the others to the command center to have a proper discussion.

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A short while later.

“Nice to meet you, senior.”

“Hmm… So, your name is?”

“You can call me Ignis, Belial.”

“Nice to meet you, Belial. I owe you a lot from before…♡”

“Hmm…”

Sitting in my dedicated seat in the middle of the command center, I watched the three women engage in girl talk while reviewing various quest situations.

After all, there was no immediate attack.

And I didn’t know any tricks to quickly level up the newly appeared Pashtira or Belial like I did with Ignis.

So while the three were chatting, I checked and reviewed quests, including daily quests.

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[Daily Quest Clear List]

[Expedition Resource Mining 1 time](Cleared)

[Resource Mining 3 times](Cleared)

[Resource Mining 10 times](In Progress)

[Ship Construction 1 time](In Progress)

[Scrapping Old Ships 1 time]

[Base Upgrade 1 time]

[Superhuman Upgrade 1 time]

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The daily quests were flowing smoothly as always.

The resource mining ships moved automatically, so the resource quests were being completed on their own.

As for the ship construction quest, following a post I saw on the community last time.

Since it’s unclear when a large-scale attack might come, I’ve been constructing ships one by one whenever the cooldown resets.

And as for scrapping old ships, it’s meaningless right now since every ship is precious.

As for base upgrades.

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[Base Upgrade Facility Possible List]

[Shipyard](300)

[Resource Warehouse](100)

[Research Facility](500)

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‘Is this all that’s left already?’

It clearly seemed like this should be a ‘general quest’ rather than a ‘daily quest.’

But following the incomprehensible policies of the developers, it was set up this way.

I glanced up and looked ahead.

-Chatter chatter chatter chatter

‘Hmm.’

It seemed like the girl talk would continue for a while.

So I lowered my head again and focused on these darn quests.