Chapter 288

Chapter 288. The Empire’s Three(?) Divisions (1)

Right after successfully wrapping up that rowdy ero-sensual competition, I came to learn three new facts.

First, it was about the ‘Temporary Clan’ that had been created just for that ero-sensual competition.

“Commander, you know that temporary clan nearby?”

“The one where that Vermouth guy was the clan leader?”

“Yeah, now that the competition’s over, they’re disbanding the clan and everyone’s going back to their original places.”

“Is that so… I see…”

It was already strange enough that they all rushed in just to run a competition, but to disband the clan and leave right after it ended? That’s something else.

Hearing that they kept their word and acted like true chads, I nodded in admiration. Truly impressive.

“Who would’ve thought they’d actually disband the clan.”

“In many ways, they were quite principled.”

“Indeed.”

And right after my assessment…

“Oh, by the way, Commander, before Vermouth left, he sent us something.”

“Sent something? What is it?”

“All the costumes we received while handling the competition.”

“…Costumes?”

It was a Pandora’s box(?) filled with all sorts of bizarre and erotic outfits from the ero-sensual competition. Some were even just straight-up hardcore.

‘I’ll have to bring everyone over later and let them pick something they like.’

Anyway, setting aside the competition-related stuff, the second thing I learned was that our 8th-stage base upgrade, which started last week, had finally been completed.

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<<<Base 8th Stage Upgrade Complete>>>

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<Base Upgrade Facility Possible List>

<Additional Docking Facility> (35,000 Minerals, 7,000 Rare Resources) <NEW!
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'Wow, the prices are insane.'

Now, just building one docking facility costs 35,000 minerals and 7,000 rare resources. And the two new additional buildings, when combined, require even more resources than the base upgrade itself.

Both Jessica and I were left speechless, thinking, "Isn't this just too expensive?"

But that aside, it's not like we're completely out of resources right now.

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<Time Remaining Until Completion: 11 days 1 hour 5 minutes 30 seconds>

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So, I immediately started building the docking facility to stick to the plan of producing more resource mining ships. Of course, as you can see from the time, it’s not something we can do right away.

After initiating the construction of the <Additional Docking Facility>, I decided to finish today’s daily quests and, as usual, browse through the gallery. And by doing so, I learned the third and final fact.

But what was it, you ask…?

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Title: Ero-Sensual is Over, Here’s a Quick Update

Author: News Boy

Content: [Changes in User Factions within the Xenobia Empire.jpg]

During the Ero-Sensual competition, while the Magellan Clan was still expanding within the Xenobia Empire’s territory, the Humanity Clan launched a large-scale invasion force towards Xenobia. And it wasn’t just the Humanity Clan alone—they brought along their affiliated clans too.

The situation after that will be explained as new information comes in, but for now, it seems that the users near the border of the Xenobia Empire and the Earth Federation have been completely devastated.

Comments:

– [What?]

– [Holy crap]

– [Wait, did Humanity suddenly attack the Magellan Clan?]

– [That doesn’t seem to be the case. If you look at the factions, there’s another clan between Humanity and Magellan.]

– [Oh, you’re right.]

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It’s not that, but the space Kanfu, which was thought to be annexed by the Magellan Clan that trampled the Latun Water Clan… No, it seems that Humanity, the largest clan, along with its sub-clans, has launched a massive invasion toward the territory of the Xenobia Empire.

‘Holy moly, holy moly.’

Of course, as the user ‘News Boy’ himself confirmed, there’s no proper information yet. So, I decided to stay silent and watch how this sudden invasion by Humanity would unfold.

And within less than an hour, ‘News Boy’ brought more concrete information…

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Title: Breaking News) The current situation in the Xenobia region is a complete mess.

Author: News Boy

Content: [Attached image of the current situation in the Xenobia Empire]

First, the situation we’ve grasped is as follows:

1. Humanity’s invasion force consists of at least 10,000 users from the main clan alone, with an unknown number from sub-clans, but at least 150 have been mobilized.

2. Half of the southeastern region of Xenobia, bordering the Earth Federation, seems to have been taken over by Humanity’s sub-clans.

3. However, contrary to expectations, the main force of Humanity hasn’t captured much territory, and their advance has halted.

4. Part of the Justice Clan’s territory has expanded, likely due to panicked users joining Justice after Humanity’s invasion.

5. The Magellan Clan is moving south, and in the process, they’ve clashed with some clans that were claiming neutrality but were being forcibly absorbed.

6. Users and small clans caught between Magellan and Humanity have formed an alliance to resist the Magellan Clan.

7. It’s been confirmed that the alliance includes the long-lost rank 2 player Raksha and former executives of the Latun Water Clan.

That’s about it.

There are other unverified and unclear stories, but the situation seems much more complicated than expected.

Comments:

– [????]

– [What is this crazy situation?]

– [Lol;;;]

– [One side is holding a sexy costume contest, while the other is busy fighting.]

– [But your eyes were happy, right?]

– [Just this once.]

– [LOL, are they filming the Three Kingdoms or what?]

– [Does anyone know what’s going on in Xenobia?]

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“Hmm.”

“What’s wrong, Commander?”

Looking at the incredibly complex battlefield situation, I couldn’t help but let out a sigh.

Jessica, who was making a strange face while looking at a bunny girl outfit with a carrot-shaped plug, asked me with a puzzled expression.

And after seeing the ‘Battlefield Update’ from News Boy, Jessica also…

“Ugh… the situation is really complicated.”

“Tell me about it.”

She let out a sigh just like me.

‘This is truly a horrifying battlefield. It’s like the Three Kingdoms, but in reality, there are four factions tangled up.’

And it’s a massive structure involving the 1st and 3rd ranked clans.

In the midst of this, I was surprised to hear about the return of Raksha, who not only survived but also became a key part of the alliance.

As the situation in Xenobia descends into chaos, I decided to press X to express my sympathy for the poor Magellan Clan, who must be having a headache over this mess.