Chapter 391

After exchanging greetings with Qin Ge, the perceptive Lisailiu turned her gaze to the place where the shipgirls of the Eight Major Factions stood behind Qin Ge.

"Commander, they probably aren't our fleet's shipgirls, right?" Lisailiu asked Qin Ge.

Qin Ge nodded. "That's right. They are high-ranking shipgirls from the other Eight Major Factions in this world, and they are all awakened shipgirls. They came here to help me grow."

"I'll explain the specifics when we get back to our lodgings."

"Understood." Lisailiu nodded.

From Qin Ge's words, she could sense that Qin Ge was hiding many things. The fact that the other Eight Major Factions' high-ranking officials were present meant that she was now in one of those factions, and the figures opposite were familiar to her, except there was no Donghuang presence—meaning her commander was a Donghuang commander.

Moreover, they were strong, because Qin Ge said they were all awakened shipgirls. And since her position had so many construction devices, her commander certainly wasn't the only one; there must be many commanders.

Yet the fact that the Nine Major Factions jointly paid attention indicated that her commander possessed extraordinary abilities. However, her commander had not introduced her to those people, instead telling her to discuss matters later when they returned, which suggested that protection alone was not so simple—there might be other implications.

Lisailiu noticed a few Wisdom Cubes and supplies at Qin Ge's feet, then smiled and said to Qin Ge, "I suppose the commander hasn't finished these tasks yet, so I'll wait nearby."

"That's best. Actually, you don't need to wait by my side; over there are our fleet's shipgirls, including Belfast, whom I've long followed, and the other shipgirls just summoned. You can go get to know them—I'm sure everyone will welcome you warmly." Qin Ge pointed toward Belfast's direction and said to Lisailiu.

Lisailiu nodded. "Then I'll head over first. See you later, Commander."

After Lisailiu finished speaking, she walked toward Belfast's direction, just as Qin Ge had said; the few shipgirls there stared intently at her arrival.

Qin Ge smiled at the scene, then recalled that she still had two shipgirls unsummoned, so she picked up two Wisdom Cubes and 1500 units of supplies and placed them in the heavy construction device.

As the heavy construction device began to rumble, the device's screen soon displayed a time.

2:05:00.

Seeing that time, Qin Ge breathed a sigh of relief; this time it would definitely be a heavy cruiser.

He then picked up the rapid construction tool at his feet, placed it into the construction device's slot, and pressed the activation button.

The heavy construction device began to vibrate and shake again; as it shook, the time on the device's screen instantly reset to zero, and immediately the device's hatch opened, a golden light accompanied by smoke seeping out, and within the smoke a figure flickered in and out of view.

When the smoke cleared, Qin Ge made out the figure. She had a pair of animal ears and long black hair, with a white hairband tied at her ears, and a black tear-shaped mole beneath her right eye.

She wore a white military uniform, white high-heeled shoes in the morning, and black thigh-high stockings on her legs, giving her a particularly alluring appearance.

As Qin Ge carefully examined the newly summoned shipgirl, the shipgirl opened her amber-yellow eyes, looked at Qin Ge, and instantly her expression turned to delight.

"Oh my, what an adorable commander~ I'm Atago, and from now on I'll let big sister take good care of you."

When Atago spoke those alluring words, Qin Ge momentarily froze. "Cute? Is that how they're describing me?"

Having been in this world for so long, she had heard plenty of praise, but most of it said she looked spirited or handsome; no one had ever called her cute.

Moreover, the shipgirl immediately treated her as a little brother, and Qin Ge had let her guard down completely. Still, the name Atago was very familiar to her.

He then gave a light cough, stepped forward, and extended his right hand: "Hello, I'm Qin Ge. From today on I'm your commander; please guide me."

But what he hadn't expected happened: Atago didn't shake his right hand like the other shipgirls; instead she reached out with both hands and grabbed his right hand into hers.

Her eyes filled with smiles as she said to Qin Ge, "Since the commander has given such a formal introduction, as an older sister I naturally ought to formally introduce myself.

"I'm the number two ship of the Kaohsiung-class heavy cruiser, flagship of the Second Fleet—Atago. Many sisters have fought under my command; no matter the mission, feel free to leave it to big sister me, hehe~"

Qin Ge instantly felt embarrassed by Atago's proactive move, wanting to pull his hand out, but found Atago tightly gripping his hand, and for a moment he couldn't pull it free.

Thus he could only patiently listen to Atago finish speaking, his face showing a somewhat helpless smile.

"I understand, Atago, but could you please let go of my hand for now? After all, there are still other people watching." Qin Ge said to Atago.

"Hehe, what's the big deal? It's only natural for an older sister to hold her younger brother's hand, so don't worry about others' glances; as long as the commander feels happy, that's fine." Atago said indifferently.

Qin Ge was momentarily speechless; he suddenly realized that Atago happened to counter his personality, so he could only think on his feet, pointing to the Wisdom Cube at his feet and saying, "Although I'd like to chat a bit longer with you, you can see that there's still some work unfinished here, so you can first get acquainted with our Fleet's shipgirls.

"Then, after I finish the work, I'll bring you back to our place; how does that sound?"

Atago looked at Qin Ge's somewhat evasive gaze and guilty expression, her smile becoming even more radiant. She released Qin Ge's hand, smiling as she said, "The commander is right; we still have proper business to attend to, so I will wait for the commander to finish these tasks."

"Besides, we've only just met today, so the older sister won't rush things right now."

When Atago finished speaking with a smile, she slowly walked toward the direction of Belfast under Qin Ge's somewhat helpless gaze.

Although Qin Ge didn't say where his Fleet's shipgirls were, Atago could easily tell based on the situation.