Chapter 82

Chapter 82. Feel the Weight of the Armband (5)

Anyway, thanks to the secret technique of the management team, who pulled out all four great swords.

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-[Mom, I’m cold, let me in]

-[Management gays, show us the awesome event content already]

-[What the hell are they doing, releasing an update in a game that kidnaps and imprisons people’s minds?]

-[What?]

-[Seriously, this is amazing]

-[Every time these guys do something like this, I get confused whether I’ve been kidnapped and imprisoned in the game or if I’m just playing and have gone delusional]

-[These guys…?]

-[They act like they’re running a death game, but their actions are just a mess]

-[Why do they keep losing their dignity as they go?]

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Even though the gallery and chat were burning up with trivial complaints, the management team, who somehow dragged out the update and worked hard on something, finally succeeded in posting a very clear notice about what the new event was.

And what was the content of that event? I only got to check it out a full ‘8 hours’ after they announced the update.

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<General Notice>

<<New Event 'The Price of Favor' Guide>>

<From this moment, all general quests conducted by Commanders, as well as quests given by each faction, will grant Commanders a certain amount of points upon completion.>

<The ranking will be determined based on the accumulated points, and a special shop, usable only with event points, will be opened.>

<Since there are high-level characters and ships available only in this shop, we hope for your active participation and use.>

<<Update Details>>

<‘The Price of Favor’ Event Progression>

<Opening of a special shop window for ‘Favor Points’ earned through ‘The Price of Favor’>

<Please note that some gallery management rights may be transferred based on the ranking points of this event.>

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“…Oh.”

Unlike the ‘Pirate Raid’ event, this one felt like a proper game ‘event,’ and I felt quite satisfied with it.

However, apart from that satisfaction, I also felt that this event was quite cunning.

After all, those who are only after ‘benefits’—those who don’t care about the ranking—can get sweet rewards from the special shop mentioned.

But for those who aim to gain management rights through ranking or are obsessed with the ranking itself…

There will inevitably be significant restrictions on using the event’s special shop.

Moreover, judging from the notices so far, only the top 10 ranks were mentioned, which made some users wonder if only the top 10 would receive rewards.

‘Nonsense, as far as I remember, even lower ranks got rewards when I played the game.’

Common sense dictates that if only the top 10 get rewards and the rest get nothing, who would care about the ranking?

It’s just that compared to the top 10, the rewards might be slightly less.

But still, the higher the rank, the better the rewards—that’s a given.

Anyway, I felt that the purpose of this event was to make players choose between aiming for the ranking and giving up event rewards, or not caring about the ranking and just enjoying the sweet event rewards.

I thought most users would feel the same way.

So, as I headed to the Biological Research Institute with Jessica to pick up a quest, I sneakily opened the gallery to see how others were reacting.

But when I opened the gallery, the users’ reactions were a bit different from what I expected.

On the first page of the gallery, I clicked on the first ‘Event Analysis Post’ that caught my eye.

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Title: Newbies Must Read) Newbies, here’s what’s important in this event

Author: Maximus

Content: [Event Notification Message]

The key point of this event is how many quests you can receive from the ‘factions’ you belong to and how quickly you can complete them…

The key is whether you can do it or not.

And for that, the most important thing is the ‘trust’ system you can build with the factions.

If you’ve already worked hard to build up trust, you can take on and complete many quests to quickly earn points.

If not… well, no need to say more, right?

Anyway, enjoy the event, bye.

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Comments:

– [Tip posts are always appreciated]

– [Lately, there are a lot of people going around killing newbies, so thanks for the tip]

– [Ah, so trust is important]

– [So, if you strengthen your fleet along with building trust, you can sweep up all the points?]

– [Exactly, it’s not just about strengthening the fleet. By this point, you should also properly train at least 5 superhumans] (Author)

– [Huh? Why’s that?]

– [Because the quests given by the factions are literally ‘requests’ to the commander. Sometimes, they don’t need the fleet but just the superhumans] (Author)

– [Ah, got it, thanks]

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This tip post was strictly about how to earn event points, not about ranking up.

For a moment, I wanted to ask how to handle the ranking, but…

As I walked, Jessica, who was looking at the gallery with me, said:

“Well, the commander isn’t wrong. Most commanders either disappeared and came back like ours, or they’re new this time.”

“…I see.”

Hearing Jessica’s words, I realized I had been thinking wrong from the start.

I felt proud of myself for not voicing my earlier thoughts and keeping them to myself.

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Anyway, as I walked while looking at the gallery, I soon arrived at the entrance of the Biological Research Institute.

Opening the peculiar and grotesquely aesthetic automatic door (which is alive) unique to Gryanarr, I entered.

<<"You came at the right time, Commander Icarus.">>

“Oh.”

Surprisingly, Oxianor, who usually stays inside the cosmic pupa beyond the wall made of biological material, was outside chatting with Gryanarr.

“What brings you out here? I’ve never seen you come out first before.”

<<"Well, actually, the Queen conveyed quite an important message through our neural network.">>

“What’s the matter? I’m quite curious.”

<<"It's nothing much, just that as an intelligence terminal dispatched to the 'commanders' of our faction... she wants to test you all.">>

“Hmm.”

<<"It's not too difficult, just a simple favor from us.">>

Hearing that, I realized it was due to an update from the developers.

Nodding to Oxianor’s telepathy, I wondered what they were going to ask.

“Got it, so what do I need to do?”

<<"Well, first, I'd like you to defeat the fleets of nearby factions. It doesn't matter which one, just take out one.">>

“Easy enough.”

Fortunately, it seemed like a commemorative quest, the first of its kind.

At this point, I could handle it without any issues.

I nodded and immediately ordered Jessica to deploy part of the fleet.

“You heard that, Jessica?”

“Yes, I’ll organize some ships and deploy them right away.”

Turning my head from Jessica, I exaggeratedly gestured towards our eye-gentleman Oxianor to continue the conversation.

“So, anything else? If there are additional requests, I’m all ears.”

<<"Truly an excellent attitude. The Queen will highly appreciate your friendly demeanor.">>