Chapter 93 (1/2)

Episode 6: Mafia Game / Chapter 93: Independent Troops (4)

TL: emptycube / ED: Obelisk

Since they were in the middle of a war, all the procedures were simple.

“With the name of Commander Mack of the Virgo Cl.u.s.ter, I grant the seven overseers of Earth the authority to use the military gate system.”

Along with those words, fingernail-sized metal shards floated up and rotated around the overseers, imprinting their souls and karma.

“Now, you have become warrior leaders of the independent troops of the Virgo Cl.u.s.ter. The exploration of the Virgo Cl.u.s.ter hasn’t finished yet. Your mission is to explore unknown regions and destroy regions occupied by monsters and their supply routes, ‘Kaluh Kapkun{1}’. As you aren’t being dispatched to other troops and are establis.h.i.+ng your own independent troops, I hope for your energetic partic.i.p.ation in this mission.”

The earthling’s placement evaluation grades were excellent. It showed that the seven overseers all had the qualifications to be a.s.signed as independent troops. Two of them even received a perfect score.

Still, the opinion that a portion of them would join the division troops for balance was predominant. However, Commander Mack broke their expectations and gave every overseer of Earth the right to form independent troops. That was how seven independent troops were formed. It was thought to be because she hoped they would partic.i.p.ate in the exploration more proactively.

Independent troops were granted the right to plan their own strategy while carrying out their missions without the interference of higher ranked troops. It was even possible for them to take action first and report later.

It was also normal for missions to be vague like ‘Explore XX Region’.

However, as their first mission was also a test, it was quite specific.

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Tangka, who heard the mission Earth’s overseers received, evaluated it like this,

“It’s a practice game. The Cayenne star system is a region discovered not too long ago, and the monsters there are weak, normally at the 2-3-star level. Also, that entire area doesn’t have the supply route, Kaluh Kapkun.”

Simply put, it was an easy mission. Perhaps it was because of this, but the day of the mission was imminent.

“Finish your preparations and leave in two days.”

All that remained for the seven overseers to do was run around hurriedly.

The most important thing to do was without a doubt ‘getting supplies’.

“Woahahahaha! What is all this! Did leader pop in and out of a place like this all by himself?”

“It’s my first time as well.”

It was Baek Seoin, whose mouth was agape, and Choi Hyuk who was shaking his head. Behind them were Ryu Hyunsung, Bae Jinman, Handke and Chu Youngjin. 6 people in total. That was the limit he could bring. The maximum number of people he could bring from Earth to the Laniakea using the ‘military gate system’ for ‘free’ was five people excluding the overseer. The cost would increase by an astronomical amount of Mission Points for every person he added after that.

“Looking around once will be like going around the entire world…”

Ryu Hyunsung said as he looked around with a pale face.

It was as he said. The ‘Laniakea Supply Store’ in front of them looked more like a planet than a supply store. Like those who believed the Earth was hollow, the floor of the enormou

s sphere curved upwards until it formed a complete loop. Countless buildings, some which surged up towards the sky and others which surged towards their heads, were erected on the floor. There were buildings floating in the s.p.a.ce in between the buildings with pathways going off in all directions. It was a suitable size for a supercl.u.s.ter which possessed countless cl.u.s.ters within it.

They soon heard the voice of the artificial intelligence in charge of this supply store.

{Welcome to the Laniakea Supply Store. Wherever you are in the supply store, you will be able to search through the supplies and receive samples through me. Also, it is possible for you to teleport to any store you like.}

They were currently in a situation where they didn’t know what supplies there were. What item would increase the entire strength of the Berserkers? Choi Hyuk suddenly recalled something and asked,

“Do you have a store that sells karma weapons?”

{We do. 6 People. It will cost 1,000 points to teleport there. Will you teleport?}

“Is there a cost even though we’re a teleporting within the supply store?”

{Yes. You need to be at least the rank of a commander of a cl.u.s.ter to teleport for free.}

“… We’ll teleport.”

Warriors who could fight better would be able to obtain more Mission Points. If they didn’t have any Mission Points, they wouldn’t be able to receive any service. Although he was uncertain whether this was a ploy to train better warriors through compet.i.tion or not, but the Flame Wing Alliance persistently fleeced its warriors’ currency, Mission Points, off them.

Whoosh.

The moment they felt their bodies float up, they had arrived at their destination. The store which sold karma weapons.

There was a black pond in the middle of the room. A red carpet surrounded the pond, and the walls were built out of old-fas.h.i.+oned timber. An elderly alien was sitting in a jelly chair with his ears drooped downwards. When he saw Choi Hyuk’s group appear, he mumbled,

“Earthlings? Hmmpf. It’s good that they aren’t from the d.a.m.n top 4 tribes.”

By the top 4 tribes, he meant the Flame Wing, Dark, Armored Soul and Speckled Light tribes.

The elderly alien bluntly asked,

“This is your first time, right? How much did you pay to teleport here?!”

Unsure whether he was asking or picking a fight and while everyone showed awkward expressions at the elderly alien’s blunt behavior, Baek Seoin alone answered right away,

“1,000 points.”

“d.a.m.n. Although that’s not much… Did you know those from the top 4 tribes don’t have to pay that?”

“Pardon? It said that you needed to be at least a commander rank for it to be free…”

“That’s only for sc.r.a.ps like us. Those exalted top 4 tribes, who made this alliance, can use it for free, regardless of their rank. Those b.a.s.t.a.r.ds need to work in black-hole mines for the rest of their lives.”

As the elderly alien swore, he got up from his seat.

“Anyways, why have earthlings come here? You shouldn’t be at a level to come to a store like this yet.”

“You know about earthlings?”

“Of course I do, you scoundrel! It’s been a long time since another species joined the alliance. The top 4 tribes constantly make all sorts of excuses as they look down on other tribes. ‘You got lucky’ is what I thought. Either way, this is a high-rank facility that can make karma weapons. It’s too expensive for rookies like you.”

The elderly alien continuously scolded.

While Baek Seoin felt awkward, Choi Hyuk asked,

“How much is a karma weapon?”