Chapter 490

Chapter 490. Don’t Leave Creativity to the Users (2)

But the confusion about the event itself didn’t last long. Eventually, the prevailing opinion became, “Hey, isn’t this just us decorating what we’ve made like an exhibition?”

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**Title:** How About Making Something in Advance for the Event?

**Author:** ㅇㅇ

**Content:** [A picture of someone using mechanical arms to create something inside the base.jpg]

There was no rule saying we couldn’t prepare in advance, right?

ㄱㄷ I’m gonna win a Nobel Prize with this insane invention.

Stay tuned, ㅅㄱ.

**Comments:**

– [Einstein, is that you?]

– [But what are you even trying to make?]

– [An automatic condom hole-punching machine]

– [Not sure about the Nobel Prize, but you’ll definitely win an Ig Nobel.]

– [Anyway, Nobel vibes, so it’s all good.]

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Even though there’s still about a week left before the event starts, it’s already stimulating the users’ “creative urges” like crazy…

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**Title:** If You’re Hyped for the Event, Hit Like ㅋㅋㅋ

**Author:** ㅇㅇ

**Content:** [A bizarre statue of unknown origin.jpg]

I’m joining this time too~

That’s my creation, lol.

**Comments:**

– [What is this?]

– [If I look at it wrong, it feels like it’ll snap my neck.]

– [You’re the neck-snapping friend, huh!]

– [It’s an android, you idiots] (Author)

– [Wasn’t this the twisted body of a sacrificial lamb from hell?]

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**Title:** Does Creativity Have to Be About Art?

**Author:** Mechanist

**Content:** [A strangely structured machine of unknown purpose.jpg]

Made this with some of our support-type superhumans.

It’s a fresh fruit juice generator.

**Comments:**

– [?]

– [But the base kitchen already gives us juice…]

– [We already have a juicer.]

– [No, it’s a juice *generator*. It creates the fruit’s flesh at a molecular level and then grinds it into juice.] (Author)

– [How the hell did you do that?]

– [What even is this?]

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With the users’ creative desires being so strongly stimulated, all sorts of weird things started popping up. Watching this in real-time, I nodded to myself, thinking this event was going to be lively in many ways.

However, Jessica, standing next to me, flicked my head with her rabbit ear and looked puzzled.

“Commander, aren’t you planning to participate in this?”

“Huh? Oh, the event?”

“Yes.”

I grabbed the rabbit ear she was flicking me with and fiddled with it, then declared confidently:

“Of course, I’m planning to participate.”

“That’s a relief to hear.”

After all, Grigri and Nero Nero had already made so many bizarre yet fascinating things together. And with the word “Expo” plastered everywhere, it seemed like practicality would be valued more than just artistic creations born from creative urges.

So, I decided to pick out the relatively normal creations from the pile of absurd and grotesque things Grigri and Nero Nero had made.

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– *Kwaaang!*

– “Uwaaah!”

– “Look at that! It’s a tentacle monster that attacks everyone indiscriminately, lays eggs, and corrupts females!”

– “What?”

– “And it even sprays hypnotic brainwashing waves and aphrodisiacs to keep its captives from resisting!”

– “How do you even know that?”

– “I was a test subject. Wanna try it too? ♡”

– *Sssk!*

– “Did you make another weird chimera? Please stop this nonsense and report it to Gryanarr.”

“…”

“I’ll have a word with Gryanarr and Nero later.”

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Things like adult-themed monsters that cross the line of decency…

– “Commander, we’ve received a petition to convert some male dormitories into female ones.”

“Why? What’s wrong with the dorms?”

– “A TS potion got mixed into the dormitory’s water supply, and a third of the male combatants turned into women.”

“…Jessica.”

“Partia and Bendalope are already on their way to handle it in combat mode.”

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…and TS potions, among other bizarre and grotesque creations.

I figured it’d be better to pick out the relatively normal ones.

Of course, this kind of…

About my thoughts…

“Commander, how can you ignore the masterpiece we’ve created?”

“W-well, it’s true… It’s so hard to generate enough to fill a bathtub through stamina enhancement…”

“How do you expect us to show this to others, you lunatics?”

Although the two mad scientists dragged in by Partia (combat mode) and Bendalope (combat mode) seemed to see things a bit differently.

Be that as it may, since I was the one with the final say, the opinions of these two crazy scientists were completely ignored.

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And exactly six days after the users had been diligently preparing for the event, news of the upcoming mini-event, as foretold, began to pop up before the eyes of all users, including myself.

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[General Notice]

<<[‘Astral Expo’ Event Guide]>>

[An event related to the ‘Astral Expo’ will be held in one day!]

[Having been deeply impressed by the various costume events and other events conducted by the Commanders themselves, we have decided to incorporate them as part of a full-scale event!]

[You can do it on your own or join forces with the superhumans!]

[Use all your creativity to showcase amazing inventions or outstanding works of art in the world of Astral Lagrange!]

[From simple flower pots to various excellent artifacts and costumes for superhumans.]

[Even ship equipment, anything is possible!]

[Content]

[After the update, the ‘Astral Expo’ management window will be opened to each Commander.]

[Through this management window, you can select and submit items for the Expo.]

[You can also include the name, description, or demonstration of the submitted items.]

[The submitted items will be ranked by the Commanders’ votes on the final day of the event!]

[Points to Note]

[The ‘ranking’ in this event is not related to the current rankings of the Commanders.]

[Any type of submission is possible, but ‘adult content’ must be separately checked to be submitted.]

˪[However, works that cause excessive disgust to a large number of people may be deleted or blocked at the discretion of the management team.]

˪[Commanders who upload such works may face disadvantages as a result.]

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“The points to note are quite thorough.”

“Yeah.”

Seeing the ‘points to note’ embedded in the event notice like that.

‘The management team must have really been through a lot.’

All the grandpa and grandma gay fursuiters and other miscellaneous stuff that had been flooding the gallery.

You could feel the management team’s determination to absolutely destroy anyone who mindlessly terrorizes the official event with ‘disgusting images.’

And it seems I wasn’t the only one who felt that way.

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Title: The part where you can feel the management team sharpened their knives for this event.txt

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [A zoomed-in image of the ‘points to note’ section from the event notice.jpg]

This is the first time I’ve seen them issue such a warning in a notice.

They must have really suffered a lot in the gallery.

Comments:

-[“Just catch one, and I’ll definitely tear them apart.”]

-˪[“With killing intent in every strike.”]

-˪[Lol, they’re trying to kill anyone who posts disgusting images with rapid hits.]

-[Honestly, I think it’s fine to beat up those guys who keep posting weird furry stuff in the gallery.]

-˪[Speaking my mind~]

-[I still remember that guy who made gore images with superhumans and posted them, where is he now?]

-˪[That guy kept provoking Menaldu and is getting blocked every 15 days.]

-˪[That’s some proper education.]

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Most users, having been victims themselves from time to time, found the management team’s response to be quite appropriate.

Along with that, they were offering pure praise for the event notice for the first time in a while.