Chapter 279: If Miracles Had Color

Amid everyone's expectations, indeed, a line of numbers appeared on the construction device's screen.

5:15:00!

Upon seeing this time, the people of the four factions were momentarily stunned, and in an instant turned their gaze to Littorio of the Sardinian Empire.

Because the construction time for the Sardinian Empire's Weineituo-class is exactly five hours fifteen minutes, and since Qin Ge already has the lead ship of the Weineituo-class, Vittorio Veneto, it would naturally mean that if this time appeared again, it must be another ship of the Weineituo-class.

Littorio was also very surprised at this moment; looking at that time, she couldn't help exclaiming, "Is this fate? It's terrifying!

If my sister ship really appeared, then Qin Ge's subordinates would have collected all the Weineituo-class ships in this world!

Not only Littorio, but other people of the Sardinian Empire also looked with complex eyes at the man standing before the construction device.

If what we had heard about his deeds were merely rumors before, then the facts we ourselves have witnessed now are far more than just rumors.

"I might now believe it, but even if the Iron Blood's Bisimai were to step down and invite you over, I doubt you would go," said the Iron Blood's Prince Ou Gen, standing beside Qin Ge's Bisimai, with a tone of astonishment.

"Yes, here I might see a miracle. But if I were to go to the Iron Blood now, I would only see internal conflict." Bisimai lightly pressed down the brim of her cap, gazing ahead at her own commander.

"I'm actually a bit envious of you," said Prince Ou Gen, glancing meaningfully at his sister ship; the slight upturn of his lips clearly showed delight.

And the sister ship shares her experience; when the sister ship shows such a smile, it proves they have been redeemed.

"This is my commander," said Qin Ge's Prince Ou Gen, pointing meaningfully, "Don't forget what you promised."

"How could I forget? If a miracle could be exchanged for supplies, I would gladly use all of the Iron Blood's supplies," laughed the Iron Blood's Prince Ou Gen.

Immediately she looked ahead; at this moment Qin Ge had taken out the rapid construction tool and was placing it into the recess.

After Qin Ge placed the rapid construction tool, he quickly pressed the rapid construction button on the construction device.

Only see the construction device before them emit a booming rumble, and at the same time the string of numbers on its screen instantly reset to zero.

But when Qin Ge was preparing to welcome his shipgirl's arrival, he suddenly noticed that the string of numbers, which had just reset to zero on the construction device's screen, began to appear again.

This puzzled him, and it also puzzled the other shipgirls; they all turned their eyes to the nearby Xianghe, who likewise looked astonished.

"Impossible, this machine is clearly fine—how could such a situation occur?" Xianghe hurried into the machine, speaking while examining it.

"Yeah, this machine was only used a few days ago—how could it have such a problem?" Zuikaku also looked bewildered.

"Could it have suddenly broken down?" Qin Ge asked doubtfully.

"No, ordinary construction devices usually last over ten years, let alone this Mingshi‑made one," Xianghe said, shaking her head.

"Then what should we do about this?" Qin Ge asked, looking at the unmoving time on the construction device's screen, feeling puzzled.

"I don't know; perhaps no faction has ever encountered this situation," Xianghe said, turning her head to look at several senior officials of the other factions.

Indeed, the senior leaders of the four factions all nodded simultaneously, and George V added, "The construction device shakes with each build, so its inherent strength is very high; it won't be damaged so easily."

"But… this…" Qin Ge looked at the construction device before him, rather speechless.

Just as everyone was looking at the construction device, a figure came running in from the gate of the construction hall, shouting while running.

"Lady Xianghe, Lady Zuikaku, something's wrong!"

Everyone simultaneously turned their heads toward that figure, discovering a girl with apricot‑yellow hair, a pair of cat ears, a small bell hanging between her neck, wearing a shrine maiden's kimono, and white thigh‑high socks on her legs.

Xianghe said to the newcomer, "Manshao? What's wrong, you're in such a hurry?"

"Lady Xianghe, while patrolling here we found the entire Divine Tree shaking and emitting light. We immediately called the command department; they said you were nearby, so we rushed over," Manshao explained anxiously.

"The Divine Tree is shaking? Emitting light?" Xianghe said in disbelief; thus everyone rushed out, since their construction site was beneath the Divine Tree, but Qin Ge at that moment was still staring at the construction device and did not follow them out.

When the people came outside and looked up at the Divine Tree, sure enough, just as Manshao had just said, the entire Divine Tree was shaking and emitting a strange light.

Amid everyone's attention, however, they discovered that the other four factions had also arrived, all looking up at the light‑emitting Divine Tree.

At that moment, in the shrine beside the construction hall, the shrine's priestess Zhang Men was awakened by the Divine Tree's condition, quickly running outside and lifting her head to gaze upon the Divine Tree.

"What on earth is going on?" Xianghe said, looking at the Divine Tree, utterly shocked.

"I don't know, but the Lady Zhang Men over there should know," Zuikaku said, having seen her when Zhang Men left the shrine; thus when her sister asked, she immediately pointed her out.

Thus a group of people immediately ran to Zhang Men's side and asked, "Lady Zhang Men, what's wrong with the Divine Tree?"

Zhang Men was still gazing up at the Divine Tree; hearing Xianghe's voice, she turned her head to look at her.

"The Divine Tree is excited, for fate has descended!" Zhang Men said, looking at Xianghe with a shocked expression.

"Fate?" Everyone was at a loss.

But at that moment, the light above the Divine Tree gradually gathered together, forming a pillar of light that shone downward.

And the people discovered that the spot illuminated by that light pillar was precisely the construction hall they had just run out of.

"This is!" Xianghe exclaimed in shock.

"Who is summoning the shipgirls?" Zhang Men, seeing this, quickly asked Xianghe.

"Commander Qin Ge!" Xianghe replied swiftly, glancing backward to locate Qin Ge's figure, but found that Qin Ge was not behind her.

"Where are the others?" Xianghe asked anxiously.

"The commander should still be inside!" Guanghui, who had come out with the others to check the situation, responded to everyone.

"Hurry, the situation inside is unclear, and that beam of light obviously contains tremendous energy; if Commander Qin Ge remains in the construction hall, he could easily come to harm—quickly get him out," Xianghe urged urgently.

"I'll go!" Guanghui said, starting to run toward the construction hall, but at that moment the light pillar burst forth with a powerful energy, throwing back a great distance everyone standing beneath the Divine Tree……