Chapter 108 - IRO Official Forum (12)
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[Grania Empire Civil War Arc] Main Story Speculation Thread [World Quest]
This thread is for speculating on the main story of IRO.
However, as understanding the situation is also necessary, there's no need to strictly adhere to 'speculation'.
A [World Quest] involving all players (?) is already underway, so please also use this as a place to share information on those.
☆Current [World Quest] in Progress☆
[Expansion of Living Space]: Extermination of monsters from [Undeveloped Land], and [Development of New Towns].
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[General Speculator]
The achievement rate improved. Is it thanks to player guilds finally forming?
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Starting with [Majo Bell]'s [Silver Manor], player guilds in both the [Marsis Republic] and the [Grania Empire] seem to be pushing development forward.
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How did they manage to get noble connections in the end?
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Apparently, the quickest way is to clear unpopular requests one after another.
The adventurer's guild, [Merchant Guild], [Mage Guild], and perhaps the church? If you effectively demonstrate yourself as a useful presence there, quests for noble escorts or security will be introduced.
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Thanks!
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A simple question, but didn't NPCs form such guilds themselves?
It's strange that NPCs with such human-like AI haven't formed guilds themselves.
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No, they actually do.
In fact, most of the important figures in the [Marsis Republic] are apparently guild masters of such NPC guilds.
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Whoa, I thought the republican system meant no monarch, but so that's what it was all about.
Still, big-capital merchants?
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Yeah.
Apparently, it's about the influential big merchants in each city, and a few important people from the church.
If you're from the [Marsis Republic], you can find out at the adventurer's guild.
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There are NPC guilds in the [Grania Empire] and [Wolkelst Kingdom] too, but it's usually not openly advertised for recruitment.
By the way, most of them are 'official merchants' tied to nobles.
They might hire us for escorts or whatever, but generally, members are family-only.
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Don't those kinds of NPC guilds take on development projects?
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I think the content of this [Undeveloped Land] development is tough.
It's a matter of hiring us who just suddenly appeared, but considering trust, it's a gamble.
And if they're tied to nobles, there would be political implications too.
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In that sense, I feel like the [Marsis Republic] is putting the most effort into development.
They say the south side has progressed quite a bit, right?
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Although [Majo Bell] took the lead at the start, the 'Gales' kids are each bringing their fans along to do it.
By the way, the 'Gales' kids seem to be developing on their own, without requests. They're mainly building towns around the ruins they found.
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It must have been orders from above, but it's a shame they separated from the 'Gales' production team.
If [Roll]-chan and others had joined, they would have churned out all the necessary items.
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Um, since it's the [Marsis Republic], there are enough production players.
What's lacking are players to manage and direct them.
It's not something that can be handled with game skills alone, so there aren't many people willing to do it.
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Ah, so nobody wants to be a middle manager even in-game, huh...
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So, the [Paltheim Principality] was founded, but nothing much has happened since then, right?
I understand the civil war itself is ongoing, but what exactly is its aim?
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One thing for sure is that a part of the [Marsis Republic] was absorbed by the [Principality].
Apparently, it was originally a city closer to the [Grania Empire], or rather, to Paltheim, so it seems to have been annexed without much confusion.
Being far from the front lines probably helped too.
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Didn't the [Marsis Republic] side issue a 'statement of regret' or something?
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They haven't even issued an official statement.
Is it because there's no point in issuing one, or because they can't agree on what to say...?
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Perhaps the [Marsis Republic] side prioritized making a profit from the civil war by giving loans to the Principality, rather than needlessly provoking the [Grania Empire] and ruining their trade?
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That would be much better than going to war.
Judging from that PV, maybe it was all calculated, even the part where a portion was absorbed by the Principality?
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I don't understand why the [Marsis Republic] wasn't attacked by the [Grania Empire] until the civil war began.
The [Marsis Republic] is just a collection of various entities; they don't have much military power, do they?
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Exactly.
However, there's the [Demon Kingdom] behind the [Marsis Republic]...
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[Adventurer Whose Bias is Sacred]
Regarding Princess [Anshia] playing MMORPG normally.
It just feels wrong. Or rather, it's scary in its own way.
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Is there no possibility that she just tried it and found it genuinely fun? lol
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I checked the dedicated thread, and apparently, she's playing so harmoniously that it makes you wonder what her nickname '[Ice Princess Anshia]' was all about.
In that case, she should have gone to the kingdom where [Leona-sama] and Bell-taso are.
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Princess [Anshia] just can't help but tease Bell-taso when she sees her...
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She's just a complete sadist.
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It's also Bell-taso's fault for doing the whole 'Don't push it! Absolutely don't push it!' routine lol
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Imagawa [Saaya]-chan, who was on hiatus because of that [Uninhabited Island] matter, is apparently making a comeback.
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Oh, that's good to hear.
There's no point in dragging it out forever.
So, the sequel to the [Uninhabited Island] story?
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No, she's apparently restarting her character and will be looked after by [Roll]-chan.
Right now, [Roll]-chan is also stuck...
[Adventurer Whose Bias is Sacred]
Ah, the curse of skill level 7, huh.
Bell-taso said she managed to get [Elemental Magic] to 8 because she had [Basic Magicology].
That was a hot topic in the skill threads too, but I guess it means you can't just keep doing the same thing.
[Adventurer Whose Bias is Sacred]
Probably so.
[Mion]-chan's Shou-kun, it feels like his skill levels are rising incredibly fast, probably because he's making things he actually uses.
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Oh, you're right.
I thought it was because he's a versatile kid who can do anything, but skill levels play a part too.
No, if that's the case, how many more skills does [Roll]-chan have to learn?
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