Chapter 297: Reactions from All Sides

While Qin Ge was holding a meeting with his shipgirls in the room, the other factions were simultaneously reporting the situation here to their own faction leaders in the hotel.

"Oh? I didn't expect a naval legend to appear, and from Donghuang no less? Interesting." The Iron Blood flagship Bisimai said to Ou Gen Qin Wang.

"Not only that, I don't know if you've looked at the tactical teaching material I sent you earlier?" Ou Gen Qin Wang asked.

"I have." Bisimai nodded.

"So what's your evaluation?" Ou Gen Qin Wang asked.

"I can't think of any other faction's commander who could write such a masterpiece? However, with this tactical teaching material, it might not show immediate effect this year, but next year."

"Whether it's the Siren Tide or routine sea operations, both can greatly improve the survival rate of our Iron Blood commanders and strengthen our Iron Blood faction's strength." Bisimai said.

"Hehe, it seems you've given this tactical teaching material a high evaluation." Ou Gen Qin Wang laughed.

"Stop beating around the bush, Ou Gen, who gave proof of this tactical teaching material? And which commander or shipgirl wrote it?" Bisimai asked.

"This is the one I told you about, the Donghuang commander Qin Ge." Ou Gen Qin Wang said.

"Really... it's too unexpected." Bisimai was stunned for a moment, then said in an exasperated tone.

"Hehe, I've never heard you speak in such a tone before; it really is surprising." Ou Gen Qin Wang laughed.

"Indeed, and he's also from Donghuang, plus you just mentioned Donghuang's missile; it looks like Donghuang's rise is imminent." Bisimai said.

"Yes." Ou Gen Qin Wang nodded, "However, Donghuang's rise isn't a bad thing, at least for us."

"Also, now setting aside faction differences, the only ones likely to uphold the Azure Lane's tenets are probably Donghuang and the free Iris." Bisimai sighed.

"That's probably true." Ou Gen Qin Wang said, "But speaking of which, it's also funny that the two factions able to uphold the Azure Lane's tenets aren't the strongest among the Nine Major Factions, and we seem to have gone a bit crazy."

"Ou Gen, watch your words." Bisimai said to Ou Gen Qin Wang.

"Ah, a moment's feeling has made you laugh at me." Ou Gen Qin Wang said, "So what now? This Nine Major Factions gathering has produced such a monster; it looks like we Iron Blood have nothing to do with this."

"You've already thought of it, haven't you? Even if we can't get it, rather than let other factions obtain it, we might as well let Donghuang have it."

"Moreover, it looks like Yixian's side is preparing to push this commander Qin Ge onto the Azure Lane stage, rather than letting him focus on developing in Donghuang."

"This is also good; in the future, our interactions with this commander may increase. For someone capable of creating miracles, maintaining good relations is often better than having poor relations."

"Furthermore, given Donghuang's nature, perhaps she will make public the secret data of this fleet exercise and the wisdom unit, so we suffer no loss." Bisimai said, pressing his hat brim.

"Hmm, for now we can only do this; at most we'll lose just a Cube. Moreover, what exactly that Wisdom Cube can summon remains undetermined; perhaps giving it to the miracle-worker is also a very good option." Ou Gen Qin Wang said.

"Leave the Sakura Empire matter to you to handle fully; as long as it doesn't harm our Iron Blood interests, anything is permissible." Bisimai said, nodding.

"Understood." Ou Gen Qin Wang nodded.

"This scene also occurred in the other factions; the basic talks were largely the same. Although each faction leader felt great surprise at the birth of the naval legend, they did not intend to change the situation."

"Because everyone knows that a naval legend alone is insufficient to lead humanity's faction to victory. Moreover, this naval legend hasn't matured; though stronger than ordinary shipgirls, each faction leader is no ordinary shipgirl."

"Meanwhile, in the deep sea outpost elsewhere, the Purifiers who had gone berserk on the battlefield are now standing obediently somewhere, showing no trace of their former battlefield madness."

"Hehe, I didn't expect this world to really give me a surprise—when did Donghuang silently develop a missile destroyer?" The white-haired girl said, sitting on the octopus ship equipment and looking at the screen.

"Should we increase research on Donghuang?" The Tester said.

"Sure, give them some pressure; I'd like to see if they can go further." The girl smiled.

"After she finished speaking, she turned her head and looked at the Purifier beside her: 'How do you think you completed this mission, Purifier?'"

"Hehe, not bad—at least you didn't let them see all that information, right?" The Purifier said with a giggle.

"Hehe, that's true; without your sortie this time, some problems would indeed have remained hidden."

"However, your device clearly has a shield attached, so why did you wreck it so badly?" The girl said, her expression changing.

"Those are all acts of force majeure; what battle can avoid damaging armor? Those shipgirls aren't fools; I've already been quite careful this time, and the Tester was even directly killed by someone else last time." The Purifier defended.

"Although the Purifier's words carry some mockery, the Tester beside him remained unmoved."

"The white-haired girl also froze, then said speechlessly: 'The Tester did that out of necessity for the mission; your mission this time really didn't require sacrificing such a heavy cost.'"

"All we needed was to let them know our strength; as for what you've done… never mind, this time you won't be punished long—just five days."

"Ah? Five days!" The Purifier said, looking bewildered.

"Actually, only two days are needed, since your device takes three days to repair." The Tester beside him said.

"Huh?" The Purifier's face drooped, "Alright, five days it is; this should be the least we've ever had."

"Then go to the maintenance bay to remove your device, then enter the system; after these five days are over, there will be more tasks assigned to you." The white-haired girl said, smiling.

"Really?" The Purifier's formerly worried expression instantly turned excited: "What mission? Can you tell me in advance? Does it require fighting?"

"The white-haired girl's eyelid twitched: 'Go to confinement first; I'll tell you when you come out.'"

"Okay, I'm going to confinement now!" The Purifier said, then floated off toward the door, leaving the white-haired girl and the Tester with a helpless expression.