Chapter 514

Chapter 514. I never said that, you jerks. (2)

On top of that, additional stories started coming my way.

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**[Icarus-Venom Chat Room]**

– [Your Majesty]

– [I’ve come to deliver news you can’t refuse.] (Venom)

– [First, can you stop with the “Your Majesty” nonsense?;;] (Icarus)

– [This is more important.]

– [Oh, this isn’t just me. There are others too. Can I invite them?] (Venom)

– [? Sure.] (Icarus)

**[OdenSoup has entered the chat]**

**[Chat room name changed to ‘Icarus-Venom-OdenSoup Chat Room’]**

– [Hey] (OdenSoup)

– [Hey] (Venom)

– [Wait, what’s going on?] (Icarus)

– [What, you haven’t told him yet?] (OdenSoup)

– [Yeah, I was about to.]

– [Your Majesty, do you know that external factions have been approaching users who are acting as village chiefs in bases or settlements?] (Venom)

– [Huh?] (Icarus)

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It’s an absurd story, but since creating clans within my territory became a hot topic in galleries and such, rumors started spreading that external factions were suddenly meddling in my affairs.

Because of that, I felt a wave of immense confusion, but…

“…Wait, external factions?”

“Other clans or nomads… no, those so-called ‘Yellow Turban’ folks, maybe?”

“It’s better to listen to the end before thinking about it.”

“That seems like the better option.”

Jessica’s calm words helped me regain my composure, and I decided to focus on the chat again.

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**[Icarus-Venom-OdenSoup Chat Room]**

– [Explain in detail.]

– [Thoroughly.]

– [Exactly.] (Icarus)

– [Yeah.] (Venom)

– [Sigh, where do I even start?] (OdenSoup)

– …(omitted)…

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And after a while.

I heard the full story from those two village chiefs…

…like, “All of us, including village chiefs of settlements and potential clan leaders, have been contacted by the Central Base Alliance!” or…

“They asked us if we were planning to stick around for the long haul!” and so on.

After hearing the truth about things like the initial absurdity of territory seizures, I immediately decided to give orders to Jessica, who was beside me.

“Jessica.”

“Yes, Commander.”

“Contact the Barracuda and Spiralus defense fleets at the two Level 1 bases right now.”

“What should I tell them?”

After a moment of deep thought, I gave detailed instructions.

“Tell them not to engage in direct attacks, but to block any escape or other actions.”

“Yes, Commander.”

“And contact Belial and Tiamat. Tell them to lead the main force and mercenaries and deploy immediately.”

“Understood.”

I decided to take direct action to deal with those who were sneaking around behind my back after I had lent them space.

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Of course, I had no intention of hiding my actions, and honestly, it wasn’t something I could hide even if I wanted to…

As the defense fleets of all bases except Avalon and Arklight began to move, and my main force, including three Krakens, left Tanhoizer, the internal public opinion of the territory, as well as the galleries, started buzzing with excitement, wondering what was going on.

And that reaction soon turned into…

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**[Central Zone Neutral Zone Chat Room]**

**[Announcement: No nonsense about clans allowed]**

**[Announcement: Barracuda, Spiralus, X33, B554 base village chiefs and some docking users, stop messing around and surrender]**

– [What?]

– [What’s going on?]

– [???]

– [No further comments.] (Icarus)

– [To the base village chiefs and users mentioned in the announcement, as well as those feeling guilty right now,] (Icarus)

– [Either end this peacefully, or get beaten up and kicked out. Choose one.] (Icarus)

– [?????]

– [What’s happening?]

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As per my initial plan, the village chiefs of the remaining bases—Barracuda, Spiralus, and the Level 1 bases—as well as the situation I had grasped from Venom and OdenSoup’s stories…

Issuing orders or something.

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[Central Zone Neutral Zone Chat Room]

[Notice: Barracuda, Spiralus, X33, B554 base chiefs and some docking users, stop messing around and surrender]

-[Hey, wait, why is Barracuda targeting our base with their defense fleet?]

-[What’s going on all of a sudden??]

-[Icarus suddenly mobilized all their forces and started cracking down on the bases, what’s up?]

-[Krakens suddenly showed up at our colony, what’s going on??]

-[The Leviathan Fleet is moving, what’s happening?]

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As they began to exert pressure not only on the bases but also on the colonies in a full-scale show of force.

It seemed like the situation had gone beyond just being exciting and was now considered ‘peak entertainment,’ as people frantically posted about it in galleries and other places, spreading the situation far and wide.

No, it wasn’t just about spreading information… it was more like, well.

There’s no concrete evidence, but it’s just a hunch—maybe the chiefs ‘Venom’ and ‘Oden Soup’ got involved somehow.

Information that should’ve been known by only a select few seemed to have leaked out a bit.

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Title: Real-time Summary of the Icarus Kingdom Situation.jpg

Author: dd

Content: [A picture of three Krakens forming the shape of ‘Tiananmen’.jpg]

Quick 3-line summary:

1. The rumor that creating a clan within Icarus’ territory would grant you land is baseless nonsense.

2. Turns out, the people spreading this story were actually hired by an external faction to cause internal chaos.

3. Pissed-off Icarus mobilized their base defense fleets, main forces, and even the Leviathan Fleet to suppress the troublemakers.

Comments:

-[Tiananmen ON]

-[What happened to make things escalate like this?]

-[LOL, so all this chaos was just internal sabotage?]

-˪[Apparently? One of the clan leaders there is an acquaintance of mine, and they said they heard the story from an external faction.] (Author)

-˪[LMAOOOOO]

-˪[Legendary, but how did Icarus find out?]

-˪[Probably the chiefs who heard the story and rejected it?]

-˪[Not “probably,” definitely.]

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Anyway, this kind of talk started circulating everywhere, both inside and outside the territory, including in galleries.

While I was mobilizing my fleet for a full-on show of force, offering a chance for mercy and even preparing a way out for those who wanted to escape…

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[Central Zone Neutral Zone Chat Room]

[Notice: Barracuda, Spiralus, X33, B554 base chiefs and some docking users, stop messing around and surrender]

-[Your Majesty, will those who surrender now be shown mercy or something?]

-[There are probably a lot of people who didn’t know what they were doing, y’know?]

-[Yeah.] (Icarus)

-[Of course, if they don’t make us waste our energy, we’ll show mercy.] (Icarus)

-[So why don’t you come and surrender quickly?]

-[Icarus, this is all that clan leader’s fault!]

-[Honestly, I just went along with it for fun lol;]

-[I’ll give up the clan and the base, just spare me!]

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Barracuda, Spiralus, and the chief of X33, one of the level 1 bases, along with the ‘clan’ users who joined them.

Users who panicked upon seeing the Leviathan Fleet or my fleet started surrendering one after another, bringing an end to this ridiculous commotion.

Well, it was supposed to end, but…

The problem was right at that moment.

-Beep beep! Beep beep!

“Huh?”

“Commander! The commanders of the B554 base have eliminated their own defense fleet and command staff!”

“Wha-wha-what the heck.”

I have no idea what they were thinking, but I heard that users who had taken over a mere level 1 base, not even level 5, had eliminated their own defense fleet.