Chapter 422: Dark Owl Grand Fleet

After sailing for a day or two, Qin Ge and his fleet finally arrived at the garrison they were to defend.

This garrison is located on the southeast side of Sun Moon Island, the closest point to the Pacific Ocean; according to the winding map, its location is in Hualien.

Here, surrounded by mountains, the population is relatively sparse, and it is the place directly facing the Pacific Ocean Siren assault. The fleets stationed here are basically fourth-rank grand fleets or higher, up to fifth-rank grand fleets.

Because ordinary grand fleets find it very difficult to control the Siren Fleet assaults here, for them the daily battles they face are equivalent to the Siren Tide.

However, compared to the overlapping offensives of the Siren Tide, the Siren Fleet here is not that strong.

Before Qin Ge's Star Sea Great Fleet took over garrison duty here, a sixth-rank grand fleet named the Dark Owl Grand Fleet was stationed here.

The Dark Owl Grand Fleet is also a well-known grand fleet among Donghuang's grand fleets. Fleet Commander Li Chengyin is a colonel-level commander; the fleet's overall combat power is very strong, and it possesses five max-proficiency shipgirls.

Within the Dark Owl Grand Fleet, personnel are strong and capable; the fleet has over thirty commanders and more than three hundred shipgirls in total, making it a very capable grand fleet.

When Qin Ge met Li Chengyin, the latter gave him a feeling of exceptional sharpness.

"Star Sea Grand Fleet Commander, Qin Ge." Qin Ge said to the middle-aged man in naval uniform opposite him.

"Dark Owl Grand Fleet Commander, Li Chengyin." Li Chengyin looked at Qin Ge before him; the young man's shoulder insignia of lieutenant colonel shone brightly.

"I have heard of your name, and the teaching materials you wrote are circulating in my grand fleet. They are an excellent tactical summary; I always thought the author of such outstanding materials would be a veteran of a hundred battles, but I never expected it to be such a young talent—it truly opened my eyes."

"Commander Li, you flatter me; I merely gathered the wisdom of my predecessors, nothing particularly impressive." Qin Ge said humbly.

"Hehe, you're being modest, Commander Qin. If your teaching materials are just gathering predecessors' wisdom, then the defense battle of Shenhua City you commanded during last year's Siren Tide combat was genuine merit.

"I greatly admire you. Earlier, the Maritime Affairs Bureau contacted me, saying a third-rank grand fleet was preparing to come relieve our grand fleet's garrison, and I thought they were joking. But after seeing you, I realized I was overthinking." Li Chengyin said to Qin Ge.

"For Donghuang to have a commander like you is an honor for Donghuang, and also an honor for our commander circle."

Qin Ge smiled; although the Li Chengyin commander opposite him had a higher military rank and his grand fleet was of higher grade than Qin Ge's, he had no pretensions and was very easy to get along with.

"Someone like Commander Li, who willingly endures hardship and can struggle while stationed in such a place, is also an honor for our commanders." Qin Ge smiled.

"I say, you two can stop the flattery now; Qinglong Bureau Chief sent me here not to watch you chat. Now that Qin Ge Commander's grand fleet is in position, we will begin the handover." Hu Feng said to Qin Ge and Li Chengyin.

The two gave an embarrassed smile, simultaneously nodding at Hu Feng. Li Chengyin said, "Then let's begin the handover now, but before that I want to ask: how many commanders does Commander Qin's grand fleet currently have in total?"

Qin Ge replied to Li Chengyin, "There are seventeen in total."

"Seventeen? Might that be a little few?" Li Chengyin said to Hu Feng beside him.

Hu Feng smiled and said to Li Chengyin, "Hehe, Commander Li Chengyin, rest assured; Qin Ge Commander came here because Qinglong Bureau Chief and Yixian Chief Commander promised it. If his strength hadn't reached this level, would they have sent Qin Ge Commander here?"

"Let me tell you this: if we now let your two grand fleets conduct an exercise, the outcome is uncertain."

Li Chengyin looked at Qin Ge in surprise, "Alright, please forgive my dullness. Since it's been confirmed by Qinglong Bureau Chief and Yixian Chief Commander, I won't ask further."

"Please, Commander Qin, come with me; I'll hand over to you."

"Good." Qin Ge nodded.

The handover process went very smoothly; the two transferred everything from garrison documents to supplies, lodging facilities, recreational facilities, the port, and so on. Along the way, Qin Ge also brought Li Chenming over to take charge of some logistics facility transfers.

After circling the garrison area, Qin Ge and Li Chenming basically had a rough understanding of the situation here. The acceptance of missions, information processing, and supplies exchange with the Maritime Affairs Bureau also became clear.

Finally, a few people came together and arrived in front of an independent building. This building isn't particularly tall—only five stories—but its combat-effective area is relatively large.

"This is the residence of the Free Shipgirls. In our garrison area, there are over thirty Free Shipgirls. The highest proficiency among them is maxed out, the lowest has broken through twice, and now they are around forty proficiency." Li Chengyin looked at the building and said to Qin Ge.

"Max-proficiency shipgirls?" Qin Ge nodded. "Then how do they coordinate with the grand fleet?"

"They receive unified assignments; they are extra personnel attached to the grand fleet, and during normal operations they act together with the grand fleet." Li Chengyin said.

"Hmm, that means ordinary entrusted missions and patrol missions can be coordinated with them, right?" Qin Ge asked Li Chengyin.

"Yes, I'll take you inside to speak with her, and you'll understand." Li Chengyin said to Qin Ge, then led Qin Ge and Li Chenming inside.

In the building where the Free Shipgirls live, the first floor is a very large hall; when the three entered, several shipgirls were sitting there chatting.

When they saw Li Chengyin, Qin Ge, and Li Chenming walk in, several people stood up at once.

"North Carolina, it's great to have you here." Li Chengyin said to one of the blonde shipgirls.

"Commander Li? May I ask what you need me for? And who are these two?" North Carolina said to Li Chengyin, her gaze shifting to Qin Ge and Li Chenming beside him.

"Didn't I tell you before, or rather notify you these two days ago about the relief? This is the incoming Star Sea Grand Fleet Commander Qin Ge Commander and Vice Commander Li Chenming Commander.

"From tomorrow onward, they will be coordinating with you." Li Chengyin said to North Carolina.

"Oh?" North Carolina looked at Qin Ge, smiled, and extended her hand. "Hello, Commander Qin; please continue to guide me in the future."