Chapter 30

Chapter 30. Lone Wolf vs. Troll (8)

Of course, when my tea-bagging got around…

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-This damn old-timer piece of crap, f*** f*** f*** f*** f***…(1)

-Give me back my cruiser, you a**hole (2)

-Is it fun to bully newbies with that OP gear, you b****? (1)

-Newbie has gone dark, folks (12)

-Give it back, dammit (3)

-You f***ing b**** (3)

-Give it back (5)

-Why is this newbie acting like this, dammit (7)

-You f***ing a**hole, give me back my stuff, dammit (6)

-If you think the guy spamming is trash, hit that upvote lololol (4)

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The guy went full rage mode and started spewing all kinds of curses in the gallery.

Naturally, that kind of response was bound to completely wreck the community’s morale in real-time.

But our MelonMelon, who had already lost his mind, was treating the gallery like his personal diary, pouring out all his emotions.

Though, maybe because of that…

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Title: The raging newbie kinda gives off yandere vibes

Author: Peperoncino

Content: [Image 1]

Kinda looks like an obsessive girl trembling over the guy she’s into, so it’s kinda hot.

This is it for today.

Comments:

-[???]

-[One crazy guy shows up, and now another crazy guy pops up, dammit]

-[Dear God, please]

-[What do you mean “girl”? 95% of the players are dudes, dammit]

-[Gay gay gay]

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Because of his trolling…

It was truly unfortunate to see him becoming the target of all kinds of lunatics across the gallery.

Haha, what a mess.

Of course, as time went on, his madness only got worse.

So, while I was handling some work, I closed the community for a bit.

After about an hour, I opened it again and saw…

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-Newbie slaughtering old-timers, die die die

-Newbie slaughtering old-timers, die die die

-Newbie slaughtering old-timers, die die die

-Newbie slaughtering old-timers, die die die

-Newbie slaughtering old-timers, die die die

-Newbie slaughtering old-timers, die die die

-Newbie slaughtering old-timers, die die die

-Newbie slaughtering old-timers, die die die

-What the hell, this spammer is insane (11)

-Newbie slaughtering old-timers, die die die

-Newbie slaughtering old-timers, die die die

-Newbie slaughtering old-timers, die die die

-Please, just hold your breath for 5 hours, you spammer b**** (6)

-Newbie slaughtering old-timers, die die die

-You f***ing b****

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Title: Newbie slaughtering old-timers, die die die

Author: Melon

Content: [Image 1]

Old-timers acting like weed killers, die die die die

Comments locked

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The guy had completely gone dark, literally spamming the entire community gallery and throwing all kinds of tantrums.

Even while spamming, he locked all the comments, which was just bizarre.

I couldn’t even begin to understand what was going through his head.

But watching that mess made my fingers itch, and I felt like I wanted to curse at him too.

However, Jessica, who had been watching me from the side, tilted her head and asked a question.

“Commander, are you planning to write something on that community?”

“Hmm…”

Normally, she wouldn’t say a word about this kind of thing, but this time she suddenly brought it up.

Wondering why, I looked at her with a question mark on my face.

“I haven’t decided yet, but is there a problem?”

“No, it’s just… this is purely my opinion.”

After hearing my question, Jessica hesitated for a moment.

Then, nodding slightly, she spoke up as if giving me advice.

“If you step in now, Commander, wouldn’t you just become their next target?”

“…Hmm.”

After hearing Jessica’s words, I thought…

Turns out, if I step up unnecessarily over there, it’ll just fuel their tantrums even more.

Even if I throw more firewood into the burning furnace, all I’ll get back is their crazy outbursts.

And then they’ll blame me for adding the firewood, making me, the victim, take the heat for no reason.

So, I took some time to think deeply about how to respond.

But that didn’t last long.

While I was pondering like that, staring at the Community Window I had open.

Suddenly, the flood of spam posts by Melon started getting deleted en masse.

To be precise, they were being deleted page by page, and in the process, some other users’ posts got caught in the crossfire.

Anyway, the important thing is, as I watched this mass deletion happen in real-time, I stared at it with a mix of confusion and amusement.

Oh right, in times like this, I should check the chat window.

With that thought, I quickly opened the chat window to check, and sure enough…

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-[From now on, it’s time to praise the armband!]

-[Mom, I wanna be the armband! Mom, I wanna be the armband! Mom, I wanna be the armband!]

-[Armband punch! Armband punch! Armband punch!]

-[He’s… a god!]

-[Damn, you’re late, wtf;;]

-[If you’re mad the armband came late, hit like]

-[This is the chat window, you idiot]

-[Oh]

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As I watched the late-arriving ‘Armband’ unleash its community-wide deletion, an unexpected wave of armband praise posts swept through.

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Anyway, after that minor event, a week has passed since then.

Now, I wanted to check how much progress had been made with upgrades, ship production, and fleet normalization.

So, I decided to open the Status Window for the first time in a while to check my fleet’s status.

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Fleet Status

Cruiser: 1

Destroyer: 9

Escort Ship: 12

Patrol Ship: 10

Resource Mining Ship: 6

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‘Hmm, the fleet’s condition is decent.’

Although, thanks to fighting some guy whose name I’ve already forgotten, all the small ships like Escort Ships and below got wiped out.

Even now, a week later, the recovery rate is still quite lacking compared to when those ships were at their peak.

Honestly, what’s the point of Patrol Ships and below now?

Are they just for scouting ahead and securing warp points during long-distance fleet jumps?

And their only real value is as decoy tanks to keep the Destroyers and above from getting pummeled.

In fact, later on, even Destroyers might end up feeling the same way.

As the game progresses, whether it’s users, pirates, or even the yet-to-appear Space Monsters.

The further you go, the more massive ships start popping up everywhere.

Like it or not, those who know this have to start preparing for it.

Of course, there’s a reason why only 8 small ships were added in over a week.

With that thought, I turned my eyes to check our Shipyard line.

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<Shipyard 1: Cruiser construction complete in 14:00:12>

<Shipyard 2: Cruiser construction complete in 15:21:07>

<Shipyard 3: Cruiser construction complete in 07:39:15>

<1-hour speed-up items remaining: 15>

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Looking at my pretty Cruiser fleet, still under construction in real-time.

I couldn’t help but nod in satisfaction.