Chapter 285

Chapter 285. Ero Renaissance. (1)

And while the base upgrades were in full swing…

“Commander, Commander.”

“What?”

“I was thinking, if we keep adding more ships and building structures at level 8, won’t we run out of resources?”

“…That’s a valid point.”

Looking at the level 8 upgrades, it was clear that the additional buildings would consume an insane amount of resources.

And as Jessica mentioned, we also had to consider the resource consumption from building more ships.

To prepare for this, I decided to come up with a plan.

But honestly, there wasn’t much I could do in the current situation.

“Jessica, are there any large-scale resource zones nearby that haven’t been mined yet?”

“Hmm… there’s one, but it’s a place where 15 other commanders are already mining together. Is that okay?”

“Ah, then no.”

A forward base is meant to monopolize a resource zone, so it’s not something you can just plop down in a shared area.

Of course, with a level 5 base, we could handle 5 or even 10 people attacking us.

But those 15 commanders weren’t even in the same clan—there were at least 5 or 6 different clans mixed in there.

If I just went ahead and declared, “From now on, this area belongs to Icarus!” and dropped a forward base, I’d be asking for trouble.

– “That bastard, acting all high and mighty just because he’s level 5? What a joke.”

– “Since we already took down Raksha, let’s take down Icarus too, shall we?”

– “Deal.”

…Yeah, it was pretty obvious how things would go.

I’d seen firsthand in the gallery what kind of disaster Lutton Water caused by recklessly picking fights with everyone around him.

Not wanting to accumulate unnecessary karma, I decided to avoid that resource zone.

But since there was no suitable place to build a forward base at the moment, I had to find another way.

“Let’s see… once the level 8 upgrade is complete, we’ll build docking facilities first and increase the number of resource mining ships.”

“Is that what you’re planning?”

“Yeah, pretty much. If we discover a new resource zone later, we can build a forward base there.”

“Got it.”

And the repairs for the two battleships were already underway.

We didn’t need to build any new ships, and the daily quests were already in progress…

Realizing there was nothing urgent to do at the moment, I felt satisfied that I finally had some downtime.

So I decided to head straight to the gallery and upload the reverse bunny strip show I filmed recently.

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Title: How’s this?

Author: Icarus

Content: [Marian in reverse bunny cosplay looking embarrassed.jpg], [Female superhumans striking subtly different ‘bunny poses’.jpg], [Pashtira and Lephan showing off diagonal mochi rice cakes♡.jpg]

Huh?

They just randomly showed up wearing this.

The rest are all photos I took, so just take a look.

[Pashtra making an erotic expression while naturally showing off her armpits.jpg]

[Lephan and Marian, with slightly visible nipples, blushing as they make a V-sign.jpg]

[Jessica, looking annoyed, wearing a bunny girl headband on top of her rabbit ears, making it look like she has four ears.jpg]

[Smeragi, whose ‘rabbit ears’ turned out to be tentacles in disguise, making an “ahegao” face when touched.jpg]

[Partia and the bearded pirate, along with bald pirates, striking bizarre poses.jpg]

[Bearded Liran with flaming nipples(?) reaching climax and Gryanarr crying in reverse bunny version.jpg]

The last two are too much for me to handle alone, so I’m sharing them.

Comments:

– [WTF, everything’s good but why are the bald guy and the bearded guy with Partia in the same shot?]

– [You should’ve posted Partia in normal reverse bunny mode, not battle mode, you idiot.]

– [Oh… this is kinda messed up… the last one, damn it.]

– [WTFWTFWTFWTFWTFWTFWTFWTFWTF]

– [Everything else is borderline R-18, but why are the last two…]

– [“Damn it, Commander, what’s with this outfit!”]

– [“Can’t you feel your chest burning!”]

– [Crossdressing is something only real men can do, you know.]

– [You idiot, that’s not something you make a bearded male character do.]

– [The last one’s practically a softcore pic.]

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Of course, Jessica, who was next to me, tapped my head with her rabbit ears and expressed her dissatisfaction.

“Hey, Commander.”

“Yeah?”

“We wore this to show you, not to satisfy the visual desires of random people.”

As she said this, her cheeks…

As Jessica puffed up proudly, I let out a snicker and calmly opened my mouth to speak.

Well, it wasn’t just opening my mouth—I also sneakily showed her “various images I hadn’t uploaded yet.”

“You know, the ‘real deal’ is usually something only I get to see, Jessica.”

“…”

“That’s just bait. Through that, the gallery will once again usher in the era of Ero-Renaissance.”

When I revealed my grand plan for the Ero-Renaissance, or the Great Ero Era, Jessica’s reaction was… something.

‘I really don’t know what to say.’

“I really don’t know what to say.”

“Oh.”

She looked utterly confused, her expression, tone, and gestures all perfectly synchronized in her bewilderment.

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Anyway, I wasn’t sure if I should be happy that I was carefully preserving (?) their “truly erotic photos.”

Or if I should scold myself for abandoning my responsibility as an admin and boldly running the “lewd pic marathon.”

Meanwhile, I decided to watch the Ero-Renaissance (?) bait slowly sprouting up in the gallery and the resulting fashion show.

But maybe because it was me, of all people, the one with the armband, who turned lewd pics into some kind of guideline.

Not only the usual creative folks but also those with a craftsman’s spirit beyond the average person started quietly rolling out all sorts of creative outfits.

Not to mention, various “bold” gentlemen kept appearing.

‘Yes, this is it. This is exactly what I wanted.’

As the situation I had hoped for unfolded, I felt a deep sense of satisfaction welling up inside me.

But what I hadn’t anticipated was that this so-called “Ero-Renaissance,” or Ero-sance for short, would somehow position me as the “host” of the event.

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Title: Ero-sance) I’m joining our superhumans’ fashion show too

Author: Blanca

Content: [S-rank superhuman female character covering only her vital areas with a belt.jpg]

How is it?

Me and other superhumans worked hard to create this.

Comments:

– [Delicious.]

– [Wait, is she wearing nothing underneath?]

– ˪[Yep.] (Author)

– [So spicy.]

– [Let’s send this to Icarus too.]

– [Pursuing eroticism so hard it’s not even EVEN anymore.]

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Title: Ero-sance) It’s not all about exposure, y’know

Author: Clan Leader Joa

Content: [A horned female character in a perfectly fitted suit and coat, standing casually.jpg]

If you don’t know that the art of covering up is the essence of allure, you’re all just kids.

Never forget that suits are the epitome of allure.

Oh, but of course, just that would be lacking for something called “Ero”-sance.

[The female character takes off her coat, revealing the suit is actually cut open from the armpit to the side chest and just above the waist.jpg]

[Detailed structure of the pants, where pockets should be, but instead, the pants are completely open, exposing the entire pelvis.jpg]

Comments:

– [Brilliant, teacher!]

– [Ah, the hidden art of allure. 10/10.]

– [This is what’s truly alluring. It looks all covered up, but with just one layer off, boom—soft, smooth skin pops out, and wow, just wow.]

– ˪[Dude.]

– ˪[You’re going wild.]

– ˪[Our clan leader’s always been obsessed with suits, and now this.]

– [Let’s send this to Icarus too, event time.]

– ˪[Yep, planning to.] (Author)

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Thanks to users mistaking this as some kind of participatory event, my personal inbox and gallery notification inbox were being terrorized in real time.

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‘Aaaah, please stop!’