Chapter 15

The construction room can be considered the place that Azure Lane Commander Academy cadets pay the most attention to every day, second only to the training field. As for why they pay attention here, it goes without saying—this place carries many commanders' dreams and many commanders' tears; who is European, who is African, is clear at a glance here.

However, regarding the things spread within the commander circle, Qin Ge wasn't very clear about them, but he was now full of excitement. As someone who studies various battle tactics and theories, being able to own a warship of his own, and moreover in the form of a girl—who wouldn't be excited?

"Hehe, you seem quite eager." The Prince of Wales looked at Qin Ge walking beside her and laughed.

"Of course, big-gun warships are a man's dream, and what's more, there are the two words 'shipgirl' in front of that dream." Qin Ge answered without hiding anything.

"Hehe, you're not hiding anything." The Prince of Wales laughed, "However, before you achieve a certain level of affection with your shipgirl, you must never mess around with her."

"Huh?" Qin Ge's face turned red, "I'm a decent person! I would never mess around with a girl."

"Oh?" The Prince of Wales looked at the bashful Qin Ge and said, "You've never been in a relationship?"

"Um... please don't say that in such a surprised tone— isn't it strange not to have dated?" Qin Ge said speechlessly.

"It's not strange, just that you look kinda cute." The Prince of Wales teased with a smile.

"Um..." Qin Ge remained silent. Since he had little contact with girls from childhood, and back at the naval commander academy there were mostly boys and few girls, so when it comes to talking about male-female relationships, he still has some innate shyness.

"Alright, let's not talk about that. Up ahead is the construction room; I've brought your Cube and supplies. Tell me, what type of ship do you want to prioritize building?" The Prince of Wales pointed at a building ahead and said.

Qin Ge paused, then said to the Prince of Wales, "Light cruiser or battleship."

"Oh, weren't you just saying that the most important thing was an aircraft carrier? Why do you now want to build a light cruiser and battleship first?" The Prince of Wales asked with a laugh.

"An aircraft carrier is indeed important, but a single one can't create a big advantage; sometimes its survivability is even worse than some destroyers. However, if it's part of a Fleet, that's another story. With destroyers relaying the enemy's target position, then using Carrier Aircraft for long-range devastating strikes—if the enemy counterattacks, light cruisers, heavy cruisers, and battleships are her strong shield! Only then can her ability be maximized." Qin Ge explained.

The Prince of Wales nodded, "So you're not preparing to build an aircraft carrier now, but waiting until the Fleet reaches a certain scale before preparing to build one?"

"Yes, so the best choice now is a light cruiser or battleship. Light cruisers have powerful radar and sonar systems; they can detect submerged submarines and distant enemies, and their strong anti-air fire can maximally reduce enemy aircraft carrier attacks on our side, plus they have greater firepower than destroyers, making them the optimal choice. As for battleships, it's straightforward: any enemy warship that appears on radar is a target for the battleship." Qin Ge said to the Prince of Wales.

"You seem quite rational, and you understand your own shortcomings very accurately, so I don't need to give you advice—since you already have your own considerations, just follow them." The Prince of Wales smiled at Qin Ge, saying she fully agreed with his understanding.

"Thank you, Dean." Qin Ge said humbly.

"No need, this is your own decision; I'm just asking. Come on, once we go up these steps we'll be there." The Prince of Wales smiled at the steps ahead.

"Yes!"

Actually, the construction room would be better called a construction hall; that was Qin Ge's first thought upon entering, because what met his eyes was a neat row of column-like devices.

Prince of Wales walked to the center of the construction room and said to Qin Ge, "Pick a construction device that looks pleasing to you."

"Uh... these construction devices are all the same; is there really a pleasing or not pleasing one to speak of directly?" Qin Ge wondered.

"Hehe, that's right; precisely because these construction devices are all the same, I'm asking you to pick one that looks pleasing, otherwise if a few Wisdom Cubes go in later and not a single shipgirl gets built, then don't blame the construction device for having a problem." Prince of Wales said teasingly to Qin Ge with a smile.

"Uh, don't worry, I won't do that kind of thing." Qin Ge said to Prince of Wales, "I don't believe in fate; if I did, I would have been dead long ago and wouldn't have lived to today, so any device will do."

"Hehe, you've got guts, not bad." Prince of Wales said with a smile, then took out a box from the Jia Zhuang Kong Jian and placed it on the ground, "Ten Wisdom Cubes, 7500 Supplies, and five Rapid Construction Tools are inside the box."

Qin Ge nodded at Prince of Wales, picked up the box at her feet, and walked to the construction device nearest him. Following the prompts on the construction device, he placed one Wisdom Cube and 600 Supplies into it. Watching the hatch gradually close, he pressed the start button on the construction device.

With a tremendous roar from the construction device, the whole machine started up. In an instant, lightning-like flashes of light burst from within the construction device's hatch, and this reaction lasted half a minute before stopping.

At that moment, Prince of Wales and Qin Ge both looked toward the top of the construction device's hatch, because if the construction succeeded, a row of times would appear here—the construction time required for the shipgirl.

Only see the screen on top of the construction device suddenly jump, and a time appeared above it: 1：20：00.

"Does this mean success?" Qin Ge turned his head to look at the somewhat expressionless Prince of Wales.

"Congratulations, as long as a time appears, it means success! 1：20：00, this time absolutely belongs to a light cruiser." Prince of Wales said speechlessly, "I remember this time should correspond to the A Ruo Tuo Sha class, Chuan Nei class, Lei Bi Xi class, and Agano class."

"It doesn't matter, as long as it's a light cruiser!" Qin Ge said excitedly, then casually picked up the Rapid Construction Tool from the box, placed it into the recess beneath the construction device, and after setting it, directly pressed the acceleration button……