Chapter 1028

Zhenhai asked, 'Then, in that star system, besides civilizations like ours, are there other civilizations?'

Yes, and the number is not small; many civilizations are at the same exploratory stage as us, and of course some remain in a state of ignorance. Among them, some have gradually fallen into slumber; they have passed their developmental stage and now cannot find the direction they should take, so the entire civilization has sunk into slumber.

The Dream Weaver explained, 'Adults call this slumber degeneracy.'

Wuzang laughed, 'Interesting, so we and them are now essentially on the same starting line; later, whoever has greater influence in that star system will depend on future development.'

That's right; that star system is not a stable one either. Currently it is in a period of vigorous civilizational development, and if we do not develop ourselves, we will face invasion by external forces.

So although we have ended the war of the past, we may soon face a new war.

The Dream Weaver said, 'That war will not take place in the ocean, but in the vast expanse of the starry sea, upon boundless space.'

Bisimai nodded, 'Indeed, to develop we need various resources. Although Gaia planet is precious, its resources are also limited. We must go to other planets in the star system to gather and plunder their resources to develop ourselves; the simplest method is to develop colonies.'

Enpuleisi asked, 'What does the leader think about interstellar colonization?'

Ha, how to put it? This is necessary for development, but before that we should first establish a simple direction, and we can all discuss it.

For planets that have resources and are uninhabited, gathering resources poses no problem; however, for planets that have already formed civilizations, we should, as much as possible, resolve things through negotiation, using a relatively peaceful approach.

Qin Ge looked at everyone and said, 'After all, new lands always need exploration, but we absolutely cannot allow a tragedy like that of the Native Americans to happen. Of course, this does not mean we must maintain absolute peace; if peaceful negotiation fails and the other side attacks us or does something detrimental to us, then we will have to adapt on the fly.'

Feilong smiled, 'Heh, as expected of the commander, this condition is not a big problem. After experiencing so much combat, if we can peacefully resolve the issue, we should do so as peacefully as possible; if we cannot resolve it peacefully, then we have no choice but to adapt on the fly, just as the commander said.'

Enpuleisi laughed, 'I am still fairly satisfied with this answer; of course, I am most satisfied with adapting on the fly.'

Qin Ge rubbed his nose; it seems that among these people, warmongers are still relatively many.

"Then, like future battles in the Xing Hai, could it be impossible for our true selves to fight? After all, our strength is limited now; even the Arbitrators' strength in the Xing Hai is only that much." Bisimai asked.

"So we can only build interstellar warships like in those sci-fi novels."

"For now it's like this, but it doesn't have to stay that way." the Dream Weaver said, "The Wisdom Cube can transform warships into what you are now; if we further study its performance, perhaps one day we can also turn those interstellar warships into ship girls!"

"If we reach that point, then you now only need to carry out the corresponding ship equipment modifications, and you can likewise become ship girls soaring in interstellar space."

"Well, that gap might be a bit far, huh?" Qin Ge chuckled, "After all, the road from ordinary warships to interstellar warships isn't just a short step."

"There's always that possibility, after all, our existence is possibility itself." Hai Lun Na laughed.

"That's also true."

After that, time passed quickly; everyone was very interested in the knowledge of the new universe and new star systems, especially regarding the roles they would later play, they were even more interested.

But no matter how long the meeting, there comes a moment when it ends; as night gradually fell over Gangqu, the celebration of the victory banquet finally began.

"How nice—I still remember when I first attended such a banquet, I brought several people with me; as soon as I appeared, I subdued those commanders. Hehe, thinking back on those days makes me laugh a little, but they are also very precious memories."

In the banquet hall, Song Qingge stood side by side with Qin Ge in a white naval uniform, watching the ship girls come and go through the hall, feeling somewhat nostalgic as she spoke.

"Hehe, if you ever get bored later, you can always come to my place; scenes like this will never just be memories." Qin Ge laughed.

"There will definitely be a chance." Song Qingge laughed, then she bumped Qin Ge with her shoulder, "By the way, why do I see that not many of your ship girls are wearing rings?"

Qin Ge blinked, "Not many?"

"I saw that it was less than fifty before; is that number still a lot?" Song Qingge laughed, "I mean, maybe your body couldn't handle those people back then?"

Qin Ge rolled his eyes, "That's not the case at all, and up to now, only a few people have actually formed that deeper relationship after receiving the rings."

"Why is that? Since your ship girls have accepted your rings, it means they've already devoted their body and mind to you—so why are you still hesitating?" Song Qingge laughed.

"Sigh." Qin Ge said helplessly, "Actually, at first I planned to give a ring only to Guanghui, after all, the world I originally came from practiced monogamy; perhaps that's just a moral constraint."

"Oh, then what happened after?" Song Qingge became interested.

"As you've also seen, I've given rings to dozens of people." Qin Ge laughed, "Guanghui told me that choosing to love only her would be unfair to the others, since some of them also love me just as she does."

"So afterward, I started going on dates one by one, giving rings one by one; fortunately we're not in that former world now, otherwise I would definitely be convicted of bigamy."

"Heh, can a commander's actions be called bigamy?" Song Qingge laughed.

"Hearing you say that, did you give rings to all of your ship girls? Even the destroyers and submarines weren't spared?" Qin Ge asked with a laugh.

"After all, everyone loves me—I couldn't possibly neglect any of them. As the saying goes, 'If I don't go to hell, who will?' Since I've already given out the rings, I might as well give them to everyone." Song Qingge spread her hands.

Qin Ge stared for a moment, then raised his thumb and said, "You're better at this than I am."

"Hehe, you can do that anytime too; if you want some Oath Rings now, just have the Testers help you—no need to go buy them from Mingshi." Song Qingge laughed.

Qin Ge glanced at the ship girls going back and forth, "Anyway… let's take it slow for now; I still have plenty of time with them, and when our feelings reach that point, perhaps I'll naturally give them."

"That's right."