Chapter 299: Trust Test

It can display a value range from one to two hundred; when a commander summons a shipgirl, that shipgirl's trust level toward the commander is usually around fifty.

And through long-term shared life and shared battles, this trust level will gradually rise. However, if your shipgirl feels that you, as commander, are not trustworthy, then this value will drop.

The limit for a normal shipgirl is 100; 100 represents complete trust, and also love. When a shipgirl reaches this affection level, it means she can accept the commander's marriage ring.

After becoming a marriage ship, the trust level will break through the bottleneck and rise again until reaching 200. At that point, it means the shipgirl is willing to do anything for you, including death.

Therefore, it can easily detect whether your shipgirls are truly yours, rather than recently contracted.

When Long Men said this, he looked at everyone and said, "So the test begins now; James, the commander of the White Eagle faction, will start first."

James, the White Eagle faction's commander participating in this competition, has four shipgirls: a battleship, a destroyer, a light cruiser, and an aircraft carrier. They are Arizona, Benson, Montpellier, and York City respectively.

When Long Men's voice called his name, Qin Ge looked toward the White Eagle direction and saw him and a few shipgirls walking out; it was visible that he still had a hint of nervousness.

After walking up to Long Men's front, Long Men opened his mouth as if to say something to him, then he and Arizona simultaneously placed their hands on the crystal ball.

In a moment, the crystal ball gradually became chaotic; a rotating ripple appeared at its center, and then a number, 87, appeared on the crystal ball.

After seeing this number, Long Men nodded, indicating that James's next shipgirl should step forward for the trust test.

Soon, just like the first Arizona, the subsequent shipgirls gave their results one after another; the highest was the destroyer Benson, with a trust level of over 92, and the lowest was the aircraft carrier York City, with 65.

Obviously, James's several shipgirls were all summoned by himself; otherwise, it would be impossible to achieve such high trust levels in a short time.

With a hint of relief, James and his few shipgirls stepped down from the stage, but as he was about to reach his own faction, his gaze turned toward Qin Ge, and he gave a provocative glance.

The meaning is naturally self-evident; in his view, Qin Ge, as a first-year student, could not possibly have so many shipgirls. Now that he does, the most likely possibility is that Donghuang wants to win this competition and has arranged cheating for him.

And his own faction leader not bringing it up means he wants him to embarrass himself in this test, heavily striking the Donghuang faction's face.

"Commander, what do you think our trust level could reach?" At this moment, Guanghui came up beside Qin Ge and said with a smile.

Qin Ge gave a slight smile, "I don't know; I've never thought about that."

"What if someone among us reaches a trust level of 100 toward you—would you give her a ring?" Guanghui said with a smile.

"Huh?" Qin Ge startled, then blushed, "Giving a ring for marriage—isn't that a bit too early now?"

"I didn't mean to give it right now; I just said if someone among us scores 100, would you give her a ring?" Guanghui asked, smiling narrowly.

As Guanghui's question came up, all the shipgirls perked up their ears, especially the first few who had been with Qin Ge, already looking at him with expectant eyes.

"Um." Qin Ge said embarrassedly, "I haven't decided yet; we'll talk about it later. Besides, didn't you also ask Mingshi last time?"

The oath rings at Mingshi's place can only be bought with red tips, and we don't even have a single red tip yet.

"So, if we work hard on missions and save up enough red tips, will the commander give us rings then? I believe many will be looking forward to that." Guanghui said with a smile.

"Cough..." Qin Ge cleared his throat, "We're still in the assembly; let's discuss this later."

Guanghui saw Qin Ge's embarrassed expression, knowing that pressing further might really cause his commander to explode on the spot, so he smiled slightly and stopped asking.

However, the question she raised left a deep imprint in Qin Ge's heart, as well as in the hearts of many shipgirls.

If a shipgirl's affection truly reaches 100, would Qin Ge give that shipgirl an oath ring?

Qin Ge hasn't decided yet, but he thinks he probably would give it; after all, having gone through wind and rain together, experienced battles, and progressed side by side, such experiences have long surpassed those of an ordinary couple.

Thinking of this, he suddenly recalled the books he had seen earlier in the academy library. Why does every commander have two or more marriage ships?

Perhaps it's because he doesn't want to disappoint their feelings, and also it's an accounting for the journey the two have walked together.

While Qin Ge was pondering, the commanders of the other factions successively came forward to test their trust with their shipgirls; and because they had relatively few shipgirls, it soon came to Qin Ge's turn.

Long Men watched the Vichy Tribunal commander and his shipgirls walk back, then turned to the final Donghuang faction and said, "Please, Donghuang's commander Qin Ge, bring your shipgirls up for testing."

Upon hearing Long Men's voice, Qin Ge immediately reacted, sweeping aside all his random thoughts, then turned and nodded to his shipgirls, leading them toward Long Men.

When they arrived beside Long Men, his expression softened; he smiled and nodded at Qin Ge and his shipgirls beside him, saying, "Then Commander Qin Ge, you have already seen how those people did it, so I don't need to teach you."

But remember, during the test, empty your mind and think of the experiences you've shared with the shipgirl being tested; likewise, the shipgirl does the same.

Qin Ge nodded, "Thank you very much for your guidance, Long Men; then we shall begin."

"Hmm." Long Men nodded and moved the crystal ball aside.

Qin Ge walked to the side of the crystal ball, then looked at his shipgirls.

"Commander, who should go first?" Ou Gen Qin Wang asked.

At this moment, Qin Ge's gaze fell on the farthest Nengdai; "Nengdai, the first shipgirl I summoned in this world, so of course she goes first."

For a moment, all the shipgirls focused their gazes on Nengdai; the usually calm and steady Nengdai also seemed a bit stunned……