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Ep. 261

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Kesha Arma's First Command.

The headquarters, which looks like a large cylindrical pillar, boasts tight security like a fortress within a fortress. This is inevitable because the 1st Command Center is the only way to enter the space fortress' nuclear reactor. If the nuclear reactor is the heart, it could be said that the First Command Center is the brain.

And the fort's ruler, Montana Marcio, lives there.

Two men were talking in an office filled with precious treasures and rare stuffed animals.

"How are the preparations going?"

"The customers who were to put up the items for auction arrived at the military port an hour before. "All preparations for the reception were completed 30 hours in advance, so there are no issues."

"We must not fail this time. "You know, right?"

"of course."

Montana Marcio, a man of such overwhelming stature that he could hardly be considered an ordinary person, took out a cigar of an old-fashioned design and asked.

He handed out a cigar to the male Wolf who had been talking just a moment ago.

The name of the white tiger with impressive white fur is Kadoon. He is the assistant leader of the Marcio Cartel, nicknamed 'Snowclaw'.

"thank you."

Cardun politely accepted the cigar offered by Montana but did not light it. Montana knew he would do the same and lit a cigar by himself.

"I will use the credit I earned this time to make a deal with Megacorp. "If we do well, we will be able to purchase a usable planet."

"Are you thinking of buying a planet?"

"hmm. The current atmosphere in the Imperial Assembly is unusual. Due to the issue of Outspacer re-invasion, military build-up is becoming a public topic."

"You are saying that there is a possibility that Kesha Arma will also be mobilized."

Montana didn't respond to Cardoon's words, but took a drag on his cigar.

Although the Marcio Cartel rules Kesha Arma, the city's true owner is the cult empire. It was passed thanks to Montana's active lobbying in the Imperial Congress, but if the imperial policy is changed, it will no longer be here.

Therefore, Montana planned to use this opportunity to purchase a new planet and move the cartel's headquarters.

"If possible, it would be nice to be recognized by Megacorp Noble Capital, but it would be impossible to get there."

"Because the Carmelda family does not want our relationship to be revealed."

"It's unfortunate, but I have no choice but to be satisfied with this this time."

Afterwards, the two discussed the fortress operation and business for a while.

A few hours later, Kadun left the office. When he came outside, the waiting men caught up with him.

"What happened to the druggie thing?"

"Uh…I think it's not a drug, it's an infectious disease. The number of patients showing similar symptoms is rapidly increasing…."

"What?"

The subordinate who was reporting fell silent when Kadun frowned.

The highest person in the Marcio Cartel is the leader, but the 'most dangerous person' is Cardun in front of him. He never forgives his subordinates for making mistakes.

Kadun, who was glaring at his subordinate in silence, opened his mouth.

"Boss, you are concentrating on this business. "We cannot tolerate even the slightest mistake."

"Yes, yes!"

"Get it done within 12 hours. "Mobilize manpower and equipment as needed."

"Oh, that is…"

Despite saying that he would provide full support in the name of the deputy head, the subordinate did not reply that he understood. Instead, he just hesitates with an awkward expression.

"what?"

"Over those few days, the number of members leaving the organization increased. Probably because I was afraid of being infected by the medicine…Kek!"

This time, the subordinate was unable to finish the report. Because Kadun held his face with his hands. Soon, the sound of bones breaking was heard and the subordinate's body went limp.

"Are you going to tell me that now?"

Kadun growled, but there was no way the subordinate with his head crushed could answer. After killing his subordinate, he glared at other gang members. Then the subordinates quickly lowered their heads.

"Who is the next highest after this guy?"

"It's me!"

"The guy who left without permission is a drug addict or a germ. Take care of everything yourself. It doesn't matter how much blood you see as long as you don't touch the customers. "Kill all the suspicious bastards."

"Oh, I understand!"

"It's 12 hours. "Take care of it there."

Kadun disappeared, leaving behind the corpse with its head crushed.

The pirate, who was quickly promoted to executive, began giving urgent orders to his subordinates.

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The value of orbital habitat in space survival is very high.

There are hundreds of star systems and many more planets, so the reason for having an orbital habitat is simple.

Because you can install it wherever you want.

If you place something like a space fortress in a strategically important star system or a star system you want to make important, it becomes easier to take control of the star system. Therefore, among the large ranker clans, there are fewer people who do not have an orbital residence.

'Of course I am an exception.'

I am not the one who sets up orbital habitats, but the Amorph who infiltrates and destroys them. Many space fortresses were caught in my hands and turned into space dust.

Kesha Arma, my fortress, is one of them. This fortress is a space structure that exists in a system like the T&C Special Trade Center. Since it was not created by the player, even if it is destroyed, a new one will be created over time.

This means that you can attack it multiple times, not just once.

In fact, I destroyed Kesha Arma three times. And that too in different ways.

'I was a little worried because it was different from what was in the game.'

Now that I'm here, I think it's easier to conquer than the game itself.

I succeeded in controlling several members of the fortress's manager, Marcio Cartel, and was able to obtain quality information.

Currently, this fortress is not fully operational as it was when it was run by the Empire.

Due to maintenance cost issues, pirates operate and maintain life support facilities only in areas where they are needed. Only places that generate revenue, such as military ports or entertainment areas, and places that procure daily necessities, such as water purification facilities or food production facilities, are active.

In addition, areas where cult warriors are stationed or areas where religious facilities are concentrated are abandoned. All water and electricity supplies have been cut off, and only the oxygen supply facility and gravity generation facility are operating.

'There has never been an area left unattended like this in the game.'

Because wherever you go, there are cult warriors guarding the fortress.

I picked up the metal plate off the floor.

The metal plate had a symbol engraved in the shape of a diamond within a round circle and two triangles within it. Among the religious symbols of the cult, it is a sign mainly used by the Society of Prophets.

'Did you say that the circle symbolizes the world, the diamond, the eye, and the triangle symbolize wisdom and knowledge?'

Where I am now is the area where the prophets belonging to the Society of Prophets stationed in this fortress stay. There are many religious buildings made of metal around.

There are no broken buildings like in the arsenal area, but looking at the buildings whose markings have fallen haphazardly on the ground and have begun to corrode, it looks like they have not been touched by human hands for some time.

'They said no one would come except for those patrolling.'

So it could be said to be an appropriate place to hide.

Then my auxiliary organ detected a vibration in the air. Someone is approaching this place.

'You're here.'

It was a patrol ship flying in with all external lights turned off. The patrol ship landed in the square near me.

The rear hatch of the patrol ship opened, and familiar-looking creatures jumped out of it. A 50cm pink jellyfish and a white dragon with four red wings ran towards me.

｢Big baby!｣

｢Big adult｣｢Hello｣

No. 26 and Adhaida have been in the container ever since they arrived at the fortress.

Although I hadn't seen them for only a few days, they greeted me as if I hadn't seen them in weeks. Number 26 climbed on top of my head and Adhai gently rubbed his neck against my arm.

[Zuzuzuz (How are you?)]

｢Yes. "I studied alone."

"Me," "I was bored," "Sick Child," "It's not fun."

"I created a humorous program that combined elements that would make Gallagon happy. "That assessment is unfair."

Then, Mutant Screamer PS-111 crawled out.

"We request a reconsideration of the evaluation based on reasonable judgment."

"Look" "Too" "I'm serious"

Among us, the one who has changed the most after leaving the Dragon's Nest is not me, but PS-111.

Only the basic body shape, which looks like a combination of a spider and a scorpion, remains the same, but many other aspects have changed.

First of all, the size is bigger than before. The body length alone is 7m, and if you include the tail, it reaches 12m. The eight legs also became longer and thicker just as the body grew. Previously, the legs had exposed metal skeletons and muscle tissue, but now they were covered by a hard carapace.

Other than the legs, the metal skeleton was covered with animal skin and carapace. Anyone who looks at it might mistake it for a Hulk mutant or a genetically modified beast rather than a Screamer.

The head was a thick cable tangled around the still pale woman's face. The appearance is similar to before, but there is an added function: the psychic power adjustment function. Thanks to this, I can now send out waves in a similar way to talking to a monster's tentacles.

Another change is that four thin cables have been added under the chin. This was a new part because it was inconvenient to take out the cable from the back every time it linked to the ship's computer.

'I guess I should say that he resembles me overall.'

"indeed. "I guess you want to make this your nest."

While I was thinking about PS-111, the Mother of Heaven, who belatedly got off the patrol ship, spoke to me.

The original idea was to hide the kids in containers until they hit the fort, but things changed. Pirates rarely come here, so it's a perfect place for kids to hide.

[Zuzuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzuzuzu (It's an abandoned area, so it'll be okay)]

｢You're hiding in a religious area. "If it had been a game, it would have been absolutely impossible."

She laughed as she saw the symbols of the three major power organizations of the empire lying on the floor.

As she said, the cult values the teachings of providence above all else. Although I invaded Kesha Arma three times, I never attacked the middle religious area first.

'The first time with anything is difficult.'

After saying hello to everyone, I called one of the pirates on the patrol ship. He knelt in front of me with a happy smile.

"What has changed in the meantime?"

"The items to be auctioned arrived six hours ago, and some have been transported to the Third Command."

"okay?"

That's good news. What I'm after is the genetic essence of rare creatures that are scheduled to be sold at Kesha Arma's large-scale auction.

"Is the product management list also in the 3rd Command?"

"The total list is being kept by the Deputy Commander of the Second Command."

"When you say Vice President, do you mean Tiger Wolf?"

"yes. "I am a Kadun vice-mok."

I looked at my heavenly mother. She nodded her head in the affirmative.

In order for her to advance to the level of deification, she needs Wolff's heart, which can transform. A person named Kadun Bumok is an offering that meets the conditions.

'Great.'

If you catch the dock, you can achieve two goals at once.

'The preparations are finally finished.'

The seeds sown in Kesha Arma are slowly sprouting.

'The herald of great chaos is spreading quickly.'

The pirate infected with the 'Insanity Bomb' has already gone to the hospital. It seems that the above is not responding properly due to the auction, but in the meantime, the message of chaos is spreading like crazy.

Probably after about 3 or 4 days, you will be able to see huge crowds of people going crazy running wild all over the place.

If we attack the life support facility here, the damage will be greater. Since one of their managers is controlled by a parasite, they can attack at any time.

'Of course, that's something to do after eating all the rare creatures.'

"What more to report?"

A loyal minion answered my question.

"There is one more thing. We are currently organizing a large-scale search party from above to root out drug addicts. "It is expected that this place will also be included in the search route."

Search team.

I'm not particularly worried because I can hide without difficulty if I use my characteristics. Or, it wouldn't be a bad idea to capture the search team members who came to visit us and give them parasites.

'for a moment? Don't do that…'

Suddenly, a good idea occurred to me.

"Could it be possible to include a vice captain in the search party?"

"I'm not sure. Depending on the situation, it might be possible."

It is possible depending on the situation.

In that case, you can create the desired situation over there.

So that tigers can come to this abandoned area.

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