Chapter 483

Chapter 483. Just because the battle is over doesn’t mean the work is done. (2)

“Wow, it’s over!”

“Good job, everyone.”

After switching the stance of about 890 users, excluding the 123 users who fought against the Punishment Fleet, including those who had a report-grade ship…

I was leaning back on the command seat, thinking that the management should really prioritize convenience updates over anything else.

And just as I was melting like cheese, going “hooohhh,” our Princess Luka returned with her hobby fleet and headed straight to the command center…

“Ooooh, I never thought I’d see our report-grade ship here!”

“And unlike those vicious ones, it’s one we received as a gift.”

The user who entered my area was jumping around, wanting to see the report-grade Assault Invasion Ship they brought along.

But with so much to do already, having Princess Luka jumping around to see the report-grade ship only added to my confusion.

“Princess Luka? How about you go somewhere else to take a look for now~”

“Uuuh, well, Commander Icarus’s expression doesn’t look too good, so I guess I have no choice.”

“Go ahead and take a closer look, you can catch up quickly using the hobby fleet’s Harpy-class.”

“Ugh!”

Jessica, of course, and even Oxianor, who was suddenly dragged along when the faction dispatch disappeared, were putting in a loooot of effort to get the princess out of the command center.

Anyway, seeing Princess Luka being carried by Oxianor…

No, seeing her being forcibly dragged somewhere, wedged between Oxianor’s chest…

‘Wow, chest.’

…I started to struggle with the second issue that needed to be addressed.

So, what was that issue…

“By the way, Commander, there are a lot of wreckages and debris near Tanhoizer.”

“Ah, right, those.”

“The Commanders in our area and the salvage ships from nearby Commanders are fighting over them.”

“Ughhh.”

That’s right.

After fighting against the Xenobia Empire’s Punishment Fleet, the area near Tanhoizer was literally ‘scattered’ with an enormous amount of resources and ships.

If you’re lucky, you might find gacha ships or high-grade ships and equipment in good condition.

At the very least, you could get some resources, so…

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Title: Came to Tanhoizer to collect scrap, why is this place so hot?

Author: Scrap Collector

Content: [A space filled with debris, two users’ fleets fighting over a battleship with a huge hole.jpg], [Resource mining ships for scrap collection, at least 50 in the picture.jpg]

What happened to have so much debris and so many users coming to collect?

There are even dozens of Dreadnoughts destroyed.

Comments:

-[Sometimes I think I need to check the gallery more often]

-[This time, the user allied forces and the Xenobia Punishment Fleet had a full-scale battle near Tanhoizer]

-[So both sides crashed a total of 1.5 or 2 million ships]

-[Holy crap](Author)

-[[Link to the 2nd Tanhoizer Siege Battle summary post in the gallery]]

-[Go check this out]

-[Oh, thanks](Author)

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[Neutral Zone Official Chat Room]

[Notice: Be careful with scrap collection]

-[We fought hard, why are those guys taking it?]

-[I came to get my sunk ship, but another guy took my battleship and ran, damn it]

-[Just keep collecting resources]

-[Is collecting scrap better than mining in resource zones?]

-[Yeah, you just pick it up and get resources immediately, it’s faster and more profitable]

-[[Resource mining ships attacking each other to get a split Dreadnought.jpg]]

-[Ugh, damn]

-[Why are they fighting again lol]

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In such a way, after the battle, those who collect scrap to repair and resell, as well as users who temporarily switched to salvage work (?) due to the sheer amount of loot…

It was truly a scene of chaos.

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Of course, such chaotic situations only occurred in the very early stages.

“That’s not our territory, right?”

“Yes, it’s not.”

“It’s outside the boundary zone, you see.”

“But does the fortress main gun’s range reach there?”

“Uh… yeah, it does.”

“Then that’s settled.”

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Title: A Notice for All Tanhoizer Scrap Collectors

Author: Icarus

Content: [Image showing the range of Tanhoizer’s fortress main gun, covering most of the nearby debris areas.jpg]

All the scraps and debris belong to us.

If you recklessly charge in, we’ll blow you away with the fortress main gun.

Don’t try to hide behind fleets docked at Tanhoizer or other bases to avoid the main gun.

[Image of Marian making a bright V-sign for Icarus to take a photo, with the ‘Eclipse’ and pirate fleet looming behind.jpg]

The Pirate Empress herself is helping out the top VIP of the mercenary business.

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Comments:

-[Faction backing is so sweet lol]

-[LMAOOOOOO]

-[Let’s eat and live together, damn it]

-˪[Sigh](Icarus)

-[Icarus server truly normalizes resources]

-[Waaah, are you gonna hog it all for yourself!]

-˪[To be precise, it’s for all users within their territory to enjoy]

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Even though the repairs aren’t complete yet, they still pull out the fortress main gun for intimidation purposes.

Like Mona Lisa, they’re like, “I’ve got faction backing too, you fools.”

The constant clashes and disturbances near Tanhoizer’s debris zones were quickly suppressed and calmed down.

Of course, the Central Zone users, having survived as solo players, aren’t exactly lacking in guts.

Some sneak in, grab the debris, and run away.

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Title: What the hell is this guy lol

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [Image of a user using an anchor wormhole harpoon to ‘fish’ debris just a few meters outside Tanhoizer’s fortress main gun range.jpg]

Damn, this is an unexpected method.

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Comments:

-[We’re supposed to be playing a fleet battle game, but here we are fishing for debris]

-[And the accuracy is insane lol]

-[LOLOLOL]

-[What the lol]

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“I kept sensing wormhole activity and wondered what was going on, turns out this was happening.”

“These creative bastards in this weird place…”

Using forced salvage ships like Anchorage to snatch debris bit by bit.

Seeing us trying to block them, other users keep coming up with new methods.

Wondering what to do, I kept trying to use the chat within the territory to make kingdom jokes.

Feeling like it’s been a long time, I wanted to tap into their collective intelligence.

The problem is, about 5,000… no, 6,000 users joined in on my collective intelligence plan, and they’ve got a lot of pent-up stuff.

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[Central Neutral Zone Official Chat Room]

<Notice: Stop changing the chat room name, damn it]

-[How about selling it for money]

-[Or taking 10~20% of the collected items]

-[Instead of receiving results, how about receiving an absolute value upfront?]

-[?]

-[Unlike resource zones, debris zones disappear the more you collect]

-[So sell it like a 1-month subscription, and we'll work hard to collect during that time]

-[But what if they get wiped out before the month is up?]

-[Once it's all collected, it's our turn to act, right?]

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If we proceed like that, we'll turn all other Central Zone users into enemies, so I shook my head.

I decided to just take 10% of the collected items and grant collection rights to end the discussion.