Chapter 319: The Ship Girls' Opinion

Hehe, this matches what I thought the result would be; it seems the major factions aren't completely indifferent after all. Ou Gen Qin Wang said with a smile.

You don't reject it? Qin Ge said, somewhat strangely.

No, I think this is actually an opportunity for us. Ou Gen Qin Wang laughed.

The commander's value has now been seen by the major factions, so our future actions will be more unscrupulous. In the next stage we will fully improve our proficiency; as our proficiency grows stronger, our say will also increase.

That's right, we will become the tenth major force outside the Nine Major Factions. Bisimai said, eyes gleaming.

But wouldn't this affect the stability of Azure Lane? Qin Ge asked.

As for his own future, Qin Ge had never worried about it, especially after experiencing what happened in the Sakura Empire.

Fleet flagships, sea legends, project ships—these had never appeared in this world before, but now they appear one by one beside him.

If many of these were mere coincidences, no one would believe it—not even Qin Ge himself.

My lord, you overthink. Tiancheng smiled, "Believe what Akagi told you; it's not her perfunctory remark, but the result of her careful consideration."

My little sister, I really understand her too well. Having long served as the ruler of the Sakura Empire, she has etched the two words 'interest' into her bones.

If she lacked sufficient evidence, she wouldn't draw such a seemingly absurd conclusion. Therefore, she must have pondered deeply before reaching this conclusion, and she might even know something we don't.

Now that she, who values interests so highly, has made this choice, I don't find it strange that other factions would make corresponding choices.

But speaking of which, we shouldn't be worrying about these now; future arrangements still depend on Donghuang, so being anxious now is useless.

Ou Gen Qin Wang continued, "What's most crucial now is that we continue to hold our own power—for example, the project ship the commander now holds in his hand."

As Ou Gen Qin Wang spoke, he drew everyone's gaze to the purplish-red cube placed on the central table.

Commander, just who is this project ship? Do you know or not?

Facing Ou Gen Qin Wang's question, Qin Ge nodded, "I naturally know about this project ship, for she is one of the Royal Navy's George V-class design plans."

Originally, when planning the George V's main gun, there were proposals for 16-inch, 15-inch, and 14-inch guns; in the end, according to the naval treaty, the adopted plan was the 14-inch one.

And the Wisdom Cube now before us belongs to the original 15-inch plan for George V, so it's called the 15C plan.

In other words, she was originally part of the George V line? Guanghui said, suddenly understanding.

Qin Ge nodded, "Yes, if the George V class were really built according to this plan, she could very well be the lead ship of the George V class."

But in the end the George V class chose a 14-inch main gun, so she became a discarded plan.

I see. A weapon from design to success surely undergoes several revisions; this discarded one is truly pitiful. We should build her promptly and let her bloom again with her own light. Guanghui said.

But commander, how do we summon her? Is it the same as before, directly using this cube in the construction device to build her? Luodenni asked immediately.

Qin Ge shook his head, "No, her summoning method differs from yours. Perhaps to summon her, we need the help of several of your Royal main ship girls."

Help? Guanghui, Luodenni, and Banrenma asked doubtfully; the others also perked up, staring at Qin Ge, listening to his following words.

Yes, help. Qin Ge said firmly, "Because summoning her requires the combat data generated when your Royal main ship girls fight the Sirens."

Using this combat data as the foundation for the project ship girl's instincts, then using supplies and the Wisdom Cube to charge the cube, only then can she be summoned smoothly.

Combat? Guanghui said, suddenly realizing.

So summoning her may take a while; we need to engage in much combat before she can appear in this world.

So you three will have to work hard, and I'll wait for Bisimai and Xinong to raise their proficiency before continuing to summon ship girls, adding the Royal main ship girls to your three to speed up the process. Qin Ge said to the few people.

It's fine; combat is our instinct and duty. If, while fulfilling these duties, we can also let the Royal faction's project ship girl reappear in the world, that would be great encouragement for us. Luodenni smiled.

Hmm. Afterwards I will form a team with you three, reorganizing a fleet mainly tasked with commissions. I'll ensure this project ship girl appears in the world as soon as possible. Qin Ge smiled.

Speaking of which, we don't feel any hardship at all; after all, the commander's words mean we'll spend more time together. Guanghui said with a giggle.

Upon hearing this, Qin Ge felt a bit embarrassed, after all he had previously tested trust levels with the ship girls, which could also be called affection.

The affection levels of the several Royal ship girls toward him are extremely high—so high that if he now gave them rings, they would definitely not refuse.

However, commander, if the Royal faction has a project ship, other factions likely have project ships too; if we later find more project ships, how are the major factions preparing to handle them? Ou Gen Qin Wang asked.

For now, the only clearly identified project ship is this one before us; no project ships have shown up in other factions, so we don't need to overthink.

Furthermore, I estimate that when the leaders of the major factions meet tomorrow, they will surely bring this up, so we just need to wait patiently. Qin Ge said.

Hmm, but I think the best approach is to concentrate these project ships together, so they can unleash their greatest power in naval combat.

Otherwise, being too scattered, their performance would likely be no different from ordinary ship girls. Bisimai said.

These can only be discussed after they finish their meeting, and after we summon this project ship.

Perhaps the best outcome would be to gather all these project ship girls together in our fleet; but this is just a thought for now—who knows what changes may happen later.

For now we can only take steady steps, one step at a time. Qin Ge said.