Chapter 502

Episode 502. Now, the base is at level 10!!! (1)

It’s truly fortunate, although I’ve pointed this out myself multiple times before…

Unlike before, the Earth Federation as a faction has shrunk so much compared to its original state.

Even though I’ve become the owner of the Earth Federation, it doesn’t mean there’s a massive change in the gameplay.

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Title: But why aren’t the old Earth Federation users switching to Icarus? LOL

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [Image of a toad shrugging its shoulders]

Since you’ve become the Secretary-General of the Earth Federation,

Shouldn’t all the old Earth Federation users switch to Icarus? LOL

Comments:

– [That’s not it]

– [The Earth Federation we knew was taken over by Humanity, so Earth Federation affiliation = Humanity faction affiliation]

– [What Icarus took over is just something wearing the Earth Federation’s mask, basically just an NPC]

– [But why was it announced? ㄷㄷ]

– [We don’t know either]

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As other users have mentioned, it’s just called a faction, but in reality,

The hidden forces that were supposed to function as such were largely wiped out during the Humanity rebellion.

Even though the Leviathan Fleet’s power has increased, it’s just a ‘stronger mercenary group with a base,’ and its status has plummeted.

As a ‘faction,’ its functions were completely taken over by Humanity, which gobbled up the Earth Federation’s main bases and capital.

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Title: So, the clear central king remains the same, right?

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [A crudely edited image of a Kraken head and Leviathan bridge superimposed on cartoon characters]

So, the guy straddling two factions vs. the Earth-less Earth Federation’s thrilling battle now becomes a guy straddling 2.1 factions?

Comments:

– [What’s a 2.1 faction?]

– [They’re really hyping up the Earth Federation, treating it as a 0.1 faction]

– [Since it only has one base, just treat it as a mercenary group]

– [How did the awesome Leviathan and Earth Federation end up being treated like this? LOL]

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Title: “Hey hey hey, say it one more time.”

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [A deformed character’s head with the Earth Federation logo, surrounded by characters from the Pirate Alliance, Space Monsters, and a Kraken head, being kicked around]

“Not even blinking!!”

“Oh, iron lump.”

“Huzzah~”

“Why don’t you have a faction? No family?”

Comments:

– [LOLOLOL]

– [Ugh, the trauma from school days]

– [I joined the Earth Federation army right after seeing that]

– [Triggered PTSD, man;;]

– [How do you enlist in a place that’s already ruined?] (Author)

– [ㄷㅊ Federation exists in my heart]

– [Is the Federation’s symbol color red?]

– [Soviet gaygay]

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The incident that happened not long after the 4th-anniversary event settled down in just 3-4 days.

“It’s like a pot’s resilience.”

“It wasn’t a story worth burning for long.”

“Hmm.”

“That’s how the world works.”

Thanks to that, my indigestion caused by unnecessary stress subsided, and I could enjoy a very peaceful time.

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And while I was enjoying that time, I received some good news…

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<<[Faction-specific special building (current faction 'Space Monster') construction complete!]>>

[Building Name: Monster Ship Cell Regeneration Amplification-Evolution Facility]

[From now on, ‘Space Monster’ type ships can recover at the base even if they are moderately damaged!]

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After more than 2 months since the construction started, or slightly less, the faction-specific special building,

The ‘Monster Ship Cell Regeneration whatever’ construction was completed.

And the completion of this splendid auxiliary building means that this base can finally move towards the glorious ‘Level 10.’

“Jessica, Jessica, the time has finally come for this base to upgrade to level 10.”

“Finally, this day has come, Commander.”

Jessica and I, with our hearts pounding, decided to open the management window for the 10th level upgrade of the base right away.

But the moment we opened the upgrade management window…

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[Base 10th Level Upgrade]

<<[Required Resources: 7,550,000 Minerals, 3,210,000 Rare Resources]>>

[Facilities to be Unlocked Upon Upgrade]

˪[Additional Docking Facilities]

˪[Resource Warehouse]

˪[Large-scale Ship Modification Facility]

˪[Autonomous Evolving Biological Mutation Platform]

˪[Multi-Dimensional Phase Conversion Modification Collective]

˪[Autonomous Tactical Drone Development and Control Matrix]

˪[Outlaw Alliance Contact Office]

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‘What the heck is this?’

Even though it’s a story from 7 years ago, whether I like it or not, it’s pretty hazy.

But still, the list of facilities that popped up for the ’10th level’ upgrade was completely different from what I vaguely remembered.

I tilted my head, wondering what was going on…

“Commander, as you always do in such situations, why not try using the Wiki tab?”

“Ah, right. Let’s check it out after so long.”

Even a village dog learns to recite poetry after three years, and seeing our Jessica mentioning the Wiki tab before I did…

I felt a deep sense of emotion, nodded, and immediately turned on the Wiki tab to check the information.

But when I entered the gallery, contrary to our expectations, the level of information was quite low…

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Title: Why is there so little info on the 10th level base upgrade?

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [Screenshot of the gallery Wiki tab search results for ’10th level base upgrade’, completely empty.jpg]

Why is there nothing?

Why?

Why???

Comments:

-[Aren’t the Wiki officers doing their job?]

-˪[What do you expect from people working for free?]

-˪[What are you talking about? Don’t you know Wiki officers and badge holders get 5 million gold a month?]

-˪[What?]

-˪[Are you saying badge holders and Wiki officers are hired part-timers by the management? Ah!]

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‘What the hell is this guy?’

No matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find any explanation about the 10th level upgrade.

I wondered if our godlike Wiki officers were neglecting their duties, and my head tilted again.

But while thinking that, I saw a new post in the gallery…

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Title: No Wiki tab article on the 10th level base, E-U

Author: Mithril

Content: [Image of a toad smoking a cigarette]

Nothing special.

Just before possession, 1-2 months ago, they did a major overhaul of the base system starting from the 10th level.

It was one of the attempts to save the dying game.

The problem is, by then, the remaining users were almost extinct, so almost no one knows about it.

Even those who do talk about it, old-timers downvote saying it’s different from what they know, so cross-verification is often not done properly.

And when it comes to the Wiki tab, the management reviews it to confirm if it’s correct or not.

But because it’s such an old event + few experienced users + those users rely on memory, there are many gaps.

Due to this insane collaboration, the 10th level base-related Wiki articles keep getting rejected.

Comments:

-[How do you know?]

-˪[I’m one of the Wiki officers](Author)

-˪[A mysterious Wiki officer reveals themselves here]

-[Then share what you know, please]

-[Show us what you know!]

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With the appearance of a user who presumably played the game right before possession, I nodded at the gallery.

Watching the user post a new article, I hoped to gain some additional information.