Chapter 387: Could She Be an Idiot?

As Qin Ge pressed the start button on the Construction Device, it rumbled to life, but the sound didn't last long and gradually faded away.

On the display panel of the Construction Device, a time appeared.

00:19:00.

Nineteen minutes, and since it was in a light Construction Device, it was basically certain to be a destroyer.

"With this time, only that type of shipgirl could be it?" Qin Ge smiled at the time and said, then immediately took out a Rapid Construction Tool, placed it into the slot of the Construction Device, and pressed the activation button.

In an instant, the Construction Device began to rumble, the time numbers on its screen immediately reset to zero, and its hatch slowly opened.

As the hatch opened, smoke and mist billowed out, and a blue light began to shine. A slender figure appeared within the mist, looking very ethereal; when the mist cleared, the figure became visible to everyone.

Her light gold hair was tied into two ponytails, she wore a blue-and-white naval cap on her head, and her clothing resembled a student uniform.

Upon seeing Qin Ge for the first time, the shipgirl gave a gentle smile, as if meeting an old friend after a long absence, and said, "From today onward, I'll be moving in with you, Commander~ Please take care of me~"

Seeing the shipgirl so friendly toward him, Qin Ge stared for a moment, then stepped forward and smiled, saying, "Hello, I'm Qin Ge, your commander from today onward. I hope we can work well together."

When the shipgirl saw Qin Ge extend his hand, she stepped forward, shook his hand, and introduced herself: "I'm Enthusiastic, the third ship of the A-type destroyer class. Well… aside from the glorious sister's achievements, there's nothing particularly noteworthy about me, though I did my best back then. In any case, it's great to meet you, Commander, and I hope we can get along well from now on."

Qin Ge smiled and nodded, "Of course."

Enthusiastic laughed, then, guided by Qin Ge, stepped down from the Construction Device's platform, saw the Wisdom Cube and supplies still placed at Qin Ge's feet, and said somewhat surprisingly.

"It seems your work isn't over yet, Commander; I thought we could chat a bit longer together."

Qin Ge said apologetically, "I have a lot of summons to prepare today, so I can't stay and chat with you properly; however, the Belfast over there is also one of your Royal Navy shipgirls."

"So why don't you, Enthusiastic, go over and greet Belfast first, let her brief you on our fleet's current situation, and after I finish my summons, I'll bring you back home, and we can talk at length then."

"Of course no problem, Commander should focus on work; I can go find Miss Belfast myself." Enthusiastic smiled, waved at Qin Ge, and headed toward Belfast's direction.

Watching Enthusiastic walk a few steps to Belfast's side, Qin Ge smiled reassured, then again took out a Wisdom Cube and 600 units of supplies from the ground, placed them before the Construction Device, and pressed the start button.

As the Construction Device rumbled back to life, Qin Ge's heart began to race. This time, compared to before, the Device's rumbling was louder and the duration longer.

After a few minutes, the Construction Device gradually quieted down, and a time quietly appeared on its screen.

01:10:00.

Seeing this time, Qin Ge stared for a moment, because he clearly knew that this time corresponded to only cruisers.

This includes the Atlanta-class and the Königsberg-class; naturally, there's no need to elaborate on Atlanta, as Wang Yueqin's first shipgirl is Atlanta, a shipgirl with exceptionally strong anti-air capabilities.

Qin Ge is more familiar with the Königsberg-class, since the instructor teaching him tactics, Köln, is the third ship of the Königsberg-class.

Thus, with anticipation, Qin Ge picked up a Rapid Construction Tool from the ground, placed it into the Construction Device's slot, and pressed the activation button.

In a moment, the Construction Device began to rumble loudly, and the time numbers on its screen instantly reset to zero. Soon after, its hatch began to open slowly, a golden light shone out together with the mist, drawing everyone's gaze, and all eyes turned to the light Construction Device before Qin Ge.

As the smoke cleared, a figure appeared before Qin Ge and the other shipgirls. She had long red hair, but it was tied into two twin-tails with hair clips, and she wore something resembling a student uniform, though it looked rather disheveled.

And as Qin Ge carefully observed the shipgirl's attire and appearance, she opened her eyes and looked at him with her blue eyes.

Qin Ge gave a slight smile, intending to greet the red-haired shipgirl with a smile, but her next action shocked him.

She suddenly leapt out of the Construction Device, landed in front of Qin Ge, and exclaimed in a very cheerful tone, "Hello~~ I'm San Diego, the cruiser that earned the most stars in World War II."

Seeing such an energetic shipgirl, Qin Ge couldn't help but smile, and just as he was about to say something, San Diego interrupted him.

After finishing her self-introduction, she burst out laughing without restraint, muttering to herself, "Hehe, a simple and proper self-introduction complete! I'm so smart!"

Qin Ge's eyebrows rose as he looked at the shipgirl calling herself San Diego, and a big question mark appeared in his mind.

Could this shipgirl be an idiot?

However, Qin Ge wouldn't be so foolish as to directly ask San Diego if she were an idiot; instead, he kept his doubt to himself and extended his hand toward her.

"Hello, San Diego, I'm your commander, Qin Ge; please continue to guide me in our work."

"Huh, want to shake hands? Okay." San Diego said in surprise, then broke into a grin, extended her right hand, and shook Qin Ge's hand.

"I'm San Diego! I heard I'm the ship that earned the second-most stars in the war after Enterprise, big sister; I don't really know what stars are, but I always feel awesome!" San Diego said.

Qin Ge nodded; San Diego was indeed correct—the stars she mentioned are battle stars, honor stars painted on a ship's hull for combat merit, a decoration specially awarded by the White Eagle Navy.

In World War II, for the White Eagle Navy, the ship with the most honors was Enterprise, while San Diego, with eighteen battle stars, became the second-most distinguished White Eagle warship of the war.

Over her lifetime, she participated in thirty-four combat operations, sailed a total distance equivalent to circling the Earth twelve times, yet never underwent a major overhaul and lost not a single person.

Furthermore, when the Sakura Empire surrendered and Enterprise returned home damaged, she thereby earned the honor of being the first warship to enter Tokyo Bay, and during the Sakura Empire's surrender ceremony, she was also anchored alongside the Missouri.