Chapter 523

Episode 523. The Ancient Empire was full of romance. (1)

But unfortunately, even on the trusted Wiki tab, there was no information about the ‘Grand Cross.’

It’s not even that the information is ‘lacking,’ as seen in past events and such…

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Title: Are the Wiki officers not doing their job properly?

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [Image showing no search results for ‘Grand Cross’ on the Wiki tab.jpg]

Wake up, Wiki officers and veterans!

Why didn’t you spread the info about the new event?

Show me what you know!

Comments:

-[LOLOLOLOLOL]

-[Isn’t this the Wiki officers neglecting their duties?]

-[For real, LOL]

-[It’s so annoying that the Wiki officers are slacking off]

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[Wiki tab ‘Grand Cross’ search result: None]

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“Nope.”

“Nope.”

“It’s like the chest regions of Ignis, Bendalope, and Dornia.”

“Commander, if you say that in front of the actual people, Bendalope aside, the other two might burst into tears.”

The fact that there was absolutely no information left not only me but also other users quite puzzled.

But that puzzlement was soon cleared up when some veterans…

…no, when the demons who had been playing the game until the moment we were collectively possessed by spirits, posted about it.

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Title: It’s only natural that there’s no info on the Grand Cross event, E-U

Author: Emperor Penguin

Content: [Images of veterans and ‘demons’ bashing the Wiki officers and cursing.jpg], [Image of a toad looking pitifully]

Well, it’s our first time seeing it too, you jerks.

What the hell is that?

We don’t know either.

Comments:

-[Amidst the controversy, “I don’t know, lehu”]

-[For real, why should we be subjected to ‘I don’t know, lehu’ when we genuinely don’t know?]

-[Was it never there to begin with?]

-[But the game has been out for over 5 years, right? And there’s nothing?]

-[Damn, it’s a new event!!!]

-[Oh, damn]

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That’s right.

Even those demons had never seen such an event before, so it’s only natural that there’s no information.

“Wow! A new event!”

“Is it something completely new?”

“That’s right!”

“That’s amazing.”

Of course, as soon as such talk emerged, not only me but other users also started to get quite excited about the appearance of something ‘unknown.’

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Title: Let’s speculate about this event

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [Screenshot of the event announcement message.jpg]

First off, the event title is ‘Grand Cross.’

If we take the literal meaning, it’s just a big freaking cross.

But that’s rarely used in that sense; in reality, it refers to the alignment of planets in a cross shape in a planetary system.

A lot of people get confused about this, but when planets align in a straight line, it’s called a ‘Grand Alignment.’

Anyway, using such a term in this sci-fi world obviously refers to planetary alignment.

Considering that in this world, a super Dreadnought-class is no joke and is on the scale of a satellite or a small planet.

It seems like an event involving the alignment of planets might be happening.

Comments:

-[That makes sense]

-[But if you think about it, isn’t the scale too small? Some large bases are treated as entire planetary systems.]

-[Didn’t Earth get subdivided into detailed bases within the planetary system?]

-[No, dude, it’s a game made by Earthlings, so of course, Earth needs to be subdivided.]

-[Listening to that, it makes sense.]

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Title: Maybe it’s a planetary exploration event or something

Author: Menaldu

Content: [Screenshot of a past ‘exploration’ event.jpg]

They’re talking about planetary alignment, right?

Then it’s about time for a pure exploration event without combat.

Honestly, a lot of you just wander around space looking at stars without much thought.

Comments:

-[But the 4th anniversary and previous events were also non-combat, so another non-combat event?]

-[We want blood and pain!]

-[You bloodthirsty fighters]

-[Oooh, Abung wants blood and flesh]

-[Exploration is good too, but why now…]

“Is that even possible at this timing?”

“If you wanna go on a space trip, do it alone, damn it.”

“Man, they keep getting possessed by this war-torn world and fighting among themselves, geez.”

“Stop being such a lunatic, you idiot. Shut your mouth and go wander alone.”

“Why are you talking like that?” (Author)

“The guy who wrote this is a mod, and if you curse like that, you’re gonna get banned.”

“Ah.”

“LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL”

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Of course, amidst all these exchanges of opinions, some users would pick fights with the ‘mods’ and cause trouble…

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Title: Today’s Block List

Author: Menaldu

Content: [Picture of the user ‘Ppyak’ who was picking fights earlier getting banned for 15 days from the gallery.jpg]

Yep.

Watch your mouth.

Comments:

– “LOLOLOLOLOLOL”

– “LOLOL”

– “Gone in a flash.”

– “Lord, another one bites the dust today, AHHH!”

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And just like that, the mods cleanly took care of it, metaphorically hanging their necks out in the street as a spectacle.

It was truly a chaotic yet everyday sight seen all over the gallery.

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Meanwhile, unlike the users who were having somewhat sensible conversations within the lore, there were also users spouting downright ‘brain-dead’ opinions.

Like, for example…

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Title: If the planets align, can’t we shoot some insane cannon with that?

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [A Paint image depicting a ‘Stellar Engine’.jpg]

Like, imagine attaching this insane engine,

[Planets aligning in a row, and then shooting a massive beam through them.jpg]

Like this, y’know?

Wouldn’t that be cool?

I feel like instead of aircraft, a bunch of small ships would come out, y’know?

Comments:

– “Nah, this is a bit much;;”

– “Our game’s scale is huge, but ships like that? A bit too much;;”

– “If it’s planetary-class, it’s basically a base. No way that’s happening.”

– “But planetary-class has some potential, right?”

– “Remember, Super Dreadnought-Class is somewhere between planets and moons, and faction flagship is a level above that.”

– “This is brain-dead.”

– “Go finish your elementary school fantasy notebook, kid.”

– “Hmph” (Author)

– “Even if it did happen, honestly, if something that big and massive was running around, we wouldn’t be able to handle it.”

– “For real, even relatively small bases need dozens to hundreds of Siege Assault Ships to even make a dent.”

– “If it’s a planetary-class base, even mega clans with a dozen Super Dreadnoughts wouldn’t be able to handle it.”

– “Is that so?” (Author)

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Most users reacted to this user’s idea with, “It’s big and cool, but how are we supposed to deal with that?”

But the next morning, after the gallery was buzzing with all this chatter…

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[Global Announcement]

<<[‘Grand Cross’ Event Notice!]>>

[An announcement for Commanders regarding the ‘Grand Cross’ event!]

[In the distant past, the Ancient Empire created Titan-class Mobile Fortresses called ‘Grand Cross’, which have now awakened from hibernation and begun their activities!]

[These Mobile Fortresses, built using entire planetary systems, are equipped with three incredibly powerful Stellar Engines and a Black Hole at their core.]

[Using the gamma-ray bursts from the Black Hole, they can attack with the ‘Grand Cross Cannon’, named after the fortress, boasting immensely powerful area bombardment capabilities!]

…(omitted)…

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“It’s real.”

“It’s real.”

Me and all the other users felt a chill realizing that the ‘brain-dead’ user’s idea was actually true.

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