Chapter 412: Another Pair of Sister Ships

Watching the two people gradually begin their conversation, Qin Ge and Belfast exchanged a smile, then turned and continued to start their own construction.

This time, the time displayed on the screen was 4:35:00.

Seeing this time, Qin Ge blinked; according to his knowledge, within this time there were only two levels, or rather two shipgirls. Of these two shipgirls, aside from the Zeppelin-class Zeppelin he had already seen in the Sakura Empire, he had not yet seen Tianying.

Not knowing which of the two this summoning would be, Qin Ge brought this doubt, placed it into the Rapid Construction Tool, and pressed the activation button.

As the Construction Device began to roar, the time on its screen quickly cleared to zero. After the construction hatch opened, golden light surged forth, and a figure gradually became clear in the smoke.

"As expected." Qin Ge nodded at the familiar figure before him; although its appearance differed from that of the Iron Blood Zeppelin Count he had seen before, the aura it exuded remained the same.

Wearing this black-red Iron Blood uniform, with the standard Iron Blood military cap on her head, her white long hair pressed by the cap and spilling onto the white cloak behind her, she exuded an oppressive presence, like a demoness.

"I am Zeppelin... although this name can be dropped, for the sake of convenience I'll still go by it." Zeppelin said to Qin Ge, her tone rather low.

Qin Ge nodded, extended his hand to Zeppelin, and said, "My name is Qin Ge; from today onward I will be your commander, and I hope you will guide me as well."

"Commander? Since all necessary conditions are met, let us begin… the finale's movement." Zeppelin said to Qin Ge in a low voice, yet she still held his hand.

"The finale's movement?" Qin Ge asked doubtfully.

"Yes, my wish is to destroy the world, but I won't ask for your help… because… you are already a part of it." Zeppelin said to Qin Ge.

Qin Ge felt somewhat helpless at this moment; he understood that many shipgirls have very eccentric personalities, especially since their naval histories in his original world can often be found mirrored in each other.

Just like the Zeppelin before him, one could say her life was fraught with misfortune. Originally, when World War II broke out in 1939, Zeppelin's overall outfitting progress had already reached eighty-five percent.

However, due to certain reasons, Zeppelin's outfitting progress was halted. Although in 1942 the Iron Blood Navy restarted its outfitting project, Zeppelin Count never entered service. By 1945, to prevent the ship from being captured, her naval personnel had to open the sea valves, scuttle her, and then detonate her.

Later, Zeppelin Count was salvaged by the Northern Union and used as a target ship for weapons testing, after which she was sunk again.

Perhaps it was this experience that caused Zeppelin's personality to become extremely twisted. Qin Ge could also relate to that, but for now, due to limited understanding, he will set this issue aside; later, when he returns to find the Iron Blood flagship Bismarck and discuss it with her, he will let her have a heart-to-heart talk with Zeppelin.

"Well, we'll discuss the option of destroying the world later; for now we still need to summon other companions." Qin Ge said to Zeppelin.

"True strength doesn't need companions, but since you said that, I'll just wait a bit." Zeppelin said indifferently, then stood behind Qin Ge, though she was farther from Belfast and Ticonderoga, so she simply stood there.

This gave Qin Ge a headache; for now he couldn't think of a good solution, so he could only put it aside for the moment and continue with construction.

Immediately, Qin Ge picked up the Cube and Supplies again, placed them into the Construction Device, held down the start button, and after a moment the device's screen displayed a time: 4:35:00.

Again this time, Qin Ge couldn't help but touch his nose, wondering if today he had been cursed; why had four constructions produced only two times? Then this time the thing that would definitely be built must be Tianying.

With this speculation, Qin Ge placed the Rapid Construction Tool into the Construction Device and pressed the activation button. The Construction Device began to roar, and as the hatch opened golden light appeared, a figure also emerged in the smoke.

As the smoke gradually cleared, Qin Ge's eyes widened instantly; seeing the familiar Iron Blood cross on the other side, he knew this shipgirl was certainly not the Sardinian Empire's Tianying, but rather an Iron Blood shipgirl.

He had a head of black long hair tied into twin tails, and wore a white naval cap on his head—at a glance it was the Iron Blood insignia, somewhat like the white military cap worn by Iron Blood's Tirpitz.

His attire was mostly black-red, with a white cloak draped behind him. As the shipgirl before him opened her wine-red eyes and looked at Qin Ge, she smiled and said, "I am one of the Zeppelin-class carriers whose fate was tragic, a B‑ship that never got to launch before being dismantled."

"As for the name Peter Strasse… it certainly sounds better than B‑ship, doesn't it?"

Listening to the shipgirl's self‑introduction before him, Qin Ge froze in place; then he turned his gaze toward the Zeppelin Count behind him, seeing she still had an indifferent expression. He showed no sign of the behavior he had just displayed at Bunker Hill, where upon seeing Ticonderoga he had immediately called out her name.

Peter Strasse also saw Qin Ge's action, looked in the direction he was gazing, and saw his own sister, the Zeppelin Count, truly standing there.

"Oh? Zeppelin, it seems you're also in this fleet." Peter Strasse said.

However, upon hearing this, Zeppelin merely nodded slightly, showing no great enthusiasm, as if they were merely casual acquaintances rather than sister ships.

But at this moment Qin Ge could not pretend nothing had happened; he immediately reached out his hand to Peter Strasse and said, "Hello, I'm Qin Ge; from today onward I will be your commander. Zeppelin is the one I summoned just before summoning you, so she arrived a bit earlier than you."

"I see." Peter Strasse nodded, took Qin Ge's hand, and said, "I am the Zeppelin B‑ship that never truly saw the light of day, now incarnated as Peter Strasse here. Time is limited, and there is still much to accomplish; let's get straight to the point."

Qin Ge looked at the confident Peter Strasse before him, feeling a sigh that indeed they were sister ships, and in some respects they were remarkably similar.

Zeppelin, upon appearing, wants to destroy the world, while Peter Strasse, upon appearing, wants to work; it seems the days ahead will be quite interesting.

Qin Ge smiled and said, "Now is the time to work; I need to summon more companions to join our fleet, to strengthen our fleet's power, so we can strike the enemy more effectively."

"Then I won't disturb the commander; I'll wait off to the side." Peter Strasse nodded and walked to Zeppelin's side.