Chapter 628. Everyday Life Keeps Going On~ (2)
Meanwhile, as the superhumans and captains of Icarus were busy chatting away.
The other users residing within Icarus’s territory were also deeply engrossed in their own tasks…
Of course, unlike the superhumans, the tasks for users weren’t particularly grueling or intense.
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<Icarus Zone (Temporary) Official Chat Room>
<Notice: Currently selecting a new official name, many participants are welcome>
-[Kueeee His Majesty]
-[King of Negotiation]
-[Haha, it’s starting again]
-[His Highness is the one who will establish a republic!]
-[Go!!!]
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As always, the main activity was complaining about whatever Icarus had done.
Moreover, in the past, since there were barely a few thousand people, they mostly laughed and joked internally.
But with the addition of new base users, once the total population surpassed 20,000, it seemed as if courage filled their heads.
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Title: Icarus, who’s good at negotiation, crowned emperor? Lolololololol
Writer: Anonymous
Content: [An adorable image of a talking frog]
First off,
Good at negotiating, good at war,
Truly the reincarnation of Jesus, isn’t he the great Emperor?
Comments:
-[Lmao]
-[Blasphemy galore]
-[Crazy lol]
-[Ah, this is why Icarus feels so burdened]
-[The burden is heavy; it’s natural to dislike it]
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In such ways, there were those trying to spread their inside jokes around various galleries and places under the guise of “Icarus marketing,” attempting to propagate their memes everywhere.
Of course, such antics didn’t last long.
As expected, the nature of “inside jokes” meant only those who understood them found them amusing.
For outsiders who knew nothing, it was rather annoying.
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Title: Hey, you brain-dead kids, where do you keep crawling out from?
Writer: Anonymous
Content: [Furious frog image]
Seriously, how many times can you repeat the same joke?
You’ve been doing it dozens of times!
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do
You piece of st!
Comments:
-[Alright, stop this]
-[Mental pollution detected]
-[Check your SAN points]
-[Honestly, it’s really irritating, right?]
-[Right]
-[Sorry, I’ll stop]
-[Good job, let me pat you on the back](Writer)
-[Neigh neigh, Master Joo, let’s do that thing again today]
-[d*e!!!!!!](Writer)
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Although an oddball attached themselves at the end, causing the user to express extreme anger, eventually the dissemination of these inside jokes naturally subsided due to being labeled as “naver(?).”
Of course, just because they stopped broadcasting externally, it didn’t mean people’s tendency for inside jokes disappeared instantly.
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<Icarus Zone (Temporary) Official Chat Room>
<Notice: Currently selecting a new official name, many participants are welcome>
-[Let’s not recklessly broadcast outside anymore, okay?]
-[Got it]
-[Instead, let’s focus on creating a more powerful empire name]
-[Hahaha]
-[Finally, this moment has come]
-[Hurry up and suggest something cool]
-[What about Hourglass?]
-[It’s hard now since our territory isn’t shaped like an hourglass]
-[Ah, right]
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Our Icarus, despite hating it, was putting all his effort into creating the very “Holy Empire” that brought him joy.
However, unfortunately for the involved parties, about 20 minutes after it began, Icarus, having finished negotiations and clutching his sanity, discovered their efforts and crushed them in various ways.
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On the other hand, unlike the Icarus citizens indulging in inside jokes, another topic was circulating through the gallery.
And as usual, it wasn’t a meaningful topic but rather gained attention due to its peculiarity…
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Title: Yo, seriously curious—how do non-humanoid users have kids?
Writer: Anonymous
Content: [A frog image raising a question mark]
Really, aren’t you curious?
There are quite a few who chose non-humanoid forms during customization.
I’m talking about reptilian, avian, insect types, etc.
Plus, there are those who heavily modified their bodies like the old Biomass Clan, transcending humanity.
How exactly do these folks procreate?
Comments:
-[Are there even people like that who have kids?]
-[Yes, though rare, they do exist]
-[Whaaat;;;]
-[There are fish-type ones too, which is pretty amazing]
-[Is that true?]
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This was the burning question: “How exactly do non-humanoid users have children?”
Of course, some users reacted angrily to such inquiries, saying, “Even asking that is ridiculous!”
However, the gallery users, who had spent four years immersed but whose mental age hadn’t significantly increased, ignored such protests and focused on satisfying their curiosity.
And soon enough, the astonishing secret of life was revealed…
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Title: Well, duh, non-humanoids obviously reproduce in non-humanoid ways, bro.
Writer: Snakepark
Content: [A frog image looking unimpressed]
I’m a reptilian type.
No complications, just a cloaca where I lay eggs.
[Gleaming, polished eggs.jpg]
For real.
These are my eggs, aren’t they beautiful?
Actually, they’re unfertilized. I lived without thinking much, and suddenly they congealed and came out.
Comments:
-[This is weird]
-[If you lay eggs, how do you know what the babies will look like?]
-[X-RAY isn’t just for decoration](Writer)
-[Oh right]
-[How does laying eggs through a cloaca feel?]
-[It hurts, bro](Writer)
-[Who fertilized you?]
-[They’re unfertilized, idiot](Writer)
-[Didn’t read the text]
-[Tsk tsk tsk]
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Title: The offspring of reptiles look like this
Writer: Bugs
Content: [Baby images wriggling in egg sacs, with antennae and wings on their heads and bodies, prominent joints on limbs.jpg]
I gave birth, and they turned out semi-human, semi-insect style.
By the way, I’m non-humanoid.
It wasn’t me who gave birth; a superhuman got pregnant and grew them in a test tube.
Surprisingly, even with bug-like forms, they aren’t mass-produced.
Comments:
-[That would ruin user morale…]
-[Thinking about it, you’re right]
-[Raising dozens of kids simultaneously would break anyone’s mind—I’ve raised three in reality, so I know]
-[Wow]
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Thus, the Argonian childbirth show, which became a hot topic in the gallery, finally revealed its truth.
Surprisingly, some reptilian and avian users even authenticated laying unfertilized eggs, shocking most humanoid users.
And among all this, the biggest shock came from none other than the ‘fish-type users’…
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Title: Uh, bro, wasn’t this how it was supposed to be done?
Writer: Anonymous
Content: [Hundreds of eggs sprinkled in an aquarium with sperm spreading over them.jpg]
Hey,
Isn’t this how fish are supposed to do it?
Ah, bro, just sleep.
Ah.
Comments:
-[Yo, how many are those? Lmao]
-[Counted them, and it’s at least a thousand.]
-[This guy alone is boosting the average birth rate, bro lmao]
-[Sperm king gay]
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Somehow, a user appeared who genuinely produced and scattered over a thousand eggs, getting them fertilized.
Most users, witnessing such bizarre scenes, realized there was no need to worry about birth rates here, unlike in reality.
