Chapter 360

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Chapter 360. The Name of Your Ship (2)

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At that very moment, the suspicious schemes of bugs and tentacle enthusiasts (not really) continued.

Meanwhile, what was our Icarus up to?

“…So, there are people who want central docking between Avalon and Barracuda?”

“Yes, and besides that, there are more people requesting additional docking at two other bases besides Tanhoizer.”

‘G/A/A/A/A/H!’

Forget counterintelligence—despite being possessed by an SF fleet battle game, Icarus was walking the path of a true civil servant.

Of course, as always, the fact that this wasn’t my intention doubled the pain.

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About 3 hours later.

‘Thinking about it, it doesn’t seem like such a bad thing.’

After getting annoyed by all sorts of requests to become the “village chief (?)” of these guys.

I barely managed to hold onto my crumbling mental state and, after some deep thought.

Surprisingly, I started to feel confident that placing middle managers under me might actually work out better than expected.

After all, the current situation is somehow running smoothly.

But I’m the one handling the “village chief” duties for over 3,000 users all by myself, which is a pretty heavy burden, don’t you think?

But in this situation, what if I assigned a middle manager for each base?

“Hmm… village chief and village chief…”

“What are you thinking about to bring up such a topic?”

“There’s something like that.”

It seems way better than I thought.

Plus, even if they dock at the center of the base under my permission…

At the end of the day, I still hold the ownership of the base, so there’s no chance of the “village chief (?)” rebelling.

So, shortly after.

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-[What’s this announcement?]

-[Is this some kind of prank?]

-[Seems legit]

-[Middle manager? Isn’t that just a village chief?]

-[Village chief? Cancel that statement right now…!]

-[I’m gonna be the Hoxge!]

-[Shouldn’t we call it village head instead of chief?]

-[Middle manager sounds better than village head or chief]

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While idly lurking in a chat room someone had set up.

With the help of the user managing the chat room, I quickly posted an announcement to publicly elect middle managers.

Of course, there were some who weren’t happy with this method.

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Title: Today’s News) Icarus Triangle Zone is recruiting managers for the central docking areas of Avalon and Barracuda

Author: News Boy

Content: [Screenshot of chat room announcement.jpg]

TL;DR = Exactly what it says

If you’re interested, go check it out

Comments

-[Oh, open recruitment]

-[How is this any different from a clan?]

-[Unlike a clan, your back will always hurt?]

-[I… I am the village head…]

-[I’m gonna be the village head GOSU!]

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Since most people didn’t seem to have a big problem with it.

Following the very democratic process of majority rule, I proceeded with this open Hoxge… no, village head… manager election.

But what I didn’t anticipate was that after announcing the election for middle managers of those two bases.

In just 5 hours, over 5,000 users applied.

And the task of processing and selecting these applicants fell solely on me.

“GAAAAAAAH!”

“Commander, stop screaming and get it done quickly.”

At least Jessica could help with the simple paperwork.

But the rest was something even Jessica couldn’t assist with…

‘Why did past me push for this?’

Crushed under the disaster I brought upon myself, I had no choice but to let out a scream of agony.

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And at that very moment.

Even in the Corruption Clan, they could see Icarus’s recruitment post for central managers.

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-[<Icarus’s central manager recruitment announcement>]

Gallery Link>]

-[The timing is killer]

-[Good]

-[This is the moment]

-[For real]

-[While other users are busy going back and forth, if you quickly go and release the swarm of bugs, victory is ours] (Deputy Clan Leader)

-[What about the tentacle monsters from the monster cells?]

-[Those and the giant parasites are probably just for aggro purposes] (Deputy Clan Leader)

-[Aww, I worked so hard to make those]

-[They’re too big, can’t help it. I’ll also deploy mine for aggro dispersion] (Deputy Clan Leader)

-[Anyway, this is a stroke of luck, so make good use of it]

-[Hi there]

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From their perspective of infiltrating to gather information, Icarus’s recruitment post was nothing short of a godsend opportunity.

Not only the large and beautiful lure that attracts aggro well, but also the wriggling giant termite queen-like parasite.

Even the monster tentacles that look like walking thread balls, they prepared a massive amount of aggro-inducing creatures.

Then, they infiltrated the real spyware, ‘micro parasitic flies,’ inside, striving to uncover the target of their mission: ‘at least 50 points worth of unidentified ships.’

However, just as the Deputy Clan Leader packed up all sorts of things and set off, entering the Central Zone, it hadn’t even been 3 hours…

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<Notice: Share information immediately!>

-[Wait a sec] (Deputy Clan Leader)

-[We’re screwed] (Deputy Clan Leader)

-[?]

-[What’s the reason?]

-[Got caught by a raider-type player, currently being chased] (Deputy Clan Leader)

-[Ah]

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Recently, due to Icarus’s triangle zone, the atmosphere has dulled a bit.

But fundamentally, the Central Zone where Icarus resides is a den where countless solo players live a life of endless struggle.

Adding to that, nearly 2,000 users who were supposed to act as ‘carpets’ for such users have fled to the triangle zone.

Suddenly, without carpets, users who can’t taste the thrill of plunder naturally try to plunder passing users’ ships.

Of course, the Deputy Clan Leader of the Corruption Clan had prepared for this situation by modifying his ship’s equipment to focus on mobility and speed.

He was fully prepared to escape before being surrounded by any mediocre user’s fleet, but…

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<Notice: Share information immediately!>

-[We’re screwed]

-[Why is it so fast?]

-[Save me]

-[Help]

-[Ship’s gonna blow]

-[Help]

-[Damn, the engine’s busted]

-[Ah, damn it] (Deputy Clan Leader)

-[Our Deputy Clan Leader, seems like he’ll be mentally shattered when he returns]

-[From now on, let’s only go to the Central Zone after safety is guaranteed]

-[For real]

-[Agreed]

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The raiders in the Central Zone were more relentless than expected.

The Deputy Clan Leader’s SS-Class Destroyer, ‘Phantask-class,’ carrying the spyware, was caught in their relentless pursuit.

As a result, the SS-Class Destroyer went boom, losing most of its cargo and spyware, but…

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<Notice: Share information immediately!>

-[Escaped successfully via shuttle]

-[I’ll somehow make it to Tanhoizer and complete the mission] (Deputy Clan Leader)

-[Sob]

-[Deputy Clan Leader-nimu;;]

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The Deputy Clan Leader of Corruption, having successfully escaped via shuttle, now shows even more determination to gather information despite the ship’s destruction.

Whether it’s a blessing in disguise or something else… it’s truly a mystery.

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