Chapter 436: Monarch

Ah!

Not only Qin Ge's shipgirls, but even Hao and Fanjī let out astonished cries at this moment.

"No Construction Device? Is this still a shipgirl?" Hao exclaimed in surprise.

Qin Ge looked at Hao and smiled, saying, "Don't you remember those shipgirls we salvaged? And you yourselves, these shipgirls who awakened autonomously on the sea—have you ever used a Construction Device?"

"This..." Hao was momentarily stumped by Qin Ge's question.

"So not all shipgirls need to be built with a Construction Device; research shipgirls are precisely the type that don't need one." Qin Ge said to everyone.

"Then, Commander, can we now build this research shipgirl?" Biaoqiang asked curiously.

Qin Ge nodded, saying, "Yes, it's not just me; even she can't wait any longer."

"Then how should we build it?" Hao asked the question that all the shipgirls were curious about.

Qin Ge smiled and said to Belfast, "Belfast, did you bring supplies and Cubes when you came out this time?"

"The supplies and Cubes left over from your last construction are all stored here with me, Master. How much do you need?" Belfast said, bowing.

"Thirty thousand units of supplies and five Wisdom Cubes." Qin Ge said to Belfast.

Belfast nodded and said, "I have all these things here, Master. Where should you put them—on the table or on the ground?"

Qin Ge looked at the layout inside the Command Ship, then pointed to an open space and told Belfast, "Just place the supplies and Wisdom Cubes on the ground there; everyone else, step back a bit."

"Yes, Master." Belfast nodded, walked to the spot Qin Ge indicated, placed the thirty thousand units of supplies and five Wisdom Cubes on the ground, and then the other shipgirls gradually moved away from that area.

After the other shipgirls had moved away, Qin Ge walked forward under their gaze, placing the still-purple-red-glowing Wisdom Cube in his hand among the supplies and the ordinary Wisdom Cubes, and arranged the ordinary Wisdom Cubes neatly.

After everything was ready, he stood up, stepped back one or two steps, and closed his eyes before the purple-red Wisdom Cube in front of him.

At that moment, the purple-red Wisdom Cube released a stronger light, enveloping the supplies on the ground and all the ordinary Wisdom Cubes within it.

All the shipgirls watched this miraculous scene, unable to help exclaiming in astonishment. Because the supplies and Wisdom Cubes visible to the naked eye, enveloped in the purple-red light, were rapidly diminishing, as if they were all being absorbed by the central purple-red Wisdom Cube.

Next, a mist emerged from within the purple-red light, while the purple-red light gradually grew darker. Until the mist completely enveloped the area, and no more purple-red light leaked out.

A faint cracking sound suddenly appeared, as if something had broken.

Only to see a golden ray of light suddenly burst forth from the thick mist. The golden light shot up into the sky, shining on everyone's faces, including Qin Ge, who was nearest to it.

And as the golden light shone, the thick mist seemed to begin moving; a whirlwind suddenly appeared, subsequently blowing the mist away, and a human figure appeared at the spot where the Wisdom Cube had just been.

Because of the whirlwind that had just appeared, everyone instinctively closed their eyes and raised their hands in front of their faces to block the wind. So when the whirlwind passed, everyone saw the figure standing there and couldn't help but open their mouths wide.

She had reddish-brown long hair, wore a naval cap on her head, donned a Royal navy uniform, and held a long staff in her hand. Her whole person bore an air of nobility and valor.

Especially Hao, she felt that the aura of this unknown shipgirl before her was in no way inferior to that of her George V. The aura spoken of here is not strength, but an inner-to-outer emanation of identity.

As the shipgirls carefully examined the newly appeared research shipgirl, she opened her own eyes, looked around, and then fixed her purple gaze on Qin Ge.

"First meeting, I am the Monarch battleship. Has the Royal navy become so miserable as to ask for help from me, who was once abandoned?"

It's no wonder the Monarch would say that, after all, everyone on this Command Ship is a Royal shipgirl, so when the Monarch first appeared and didn't understand the situation, she naturally assumed the Royal navy had become so miserable as to seek her help.

Qin Ge instantly realized and said to the Monarch, "Hello, Monarch. Perhaps you've misunderstood; although they are Royal shipgirls, they are no longer affiliated with the Royal navy. Because they are all my shipgirls, and that of course includes you."

The Monarch stared for a moment, watched Qin Ge extend his hand, and then took his hand in hers.

"Exactly, it's this warmth, this spirit; while I was in slumber, I could always feel it." The Monarch said, lost in thought.

Qin Ge also stared at this scene, a bit dazed, wondering why the Monarch, who had just seemed extremely arrogant, suddenly became like this.

"Are you all right?" Qin Ge said to the Monarch before him,

The Monarch nodded, "I'm fine, really fine."

Qin Ge smiled and said, "Let me introduce myself: I am Qin Ge, and from today onward I will be your commander. I hope to receive your guidance in the days ahead."

The Monarch's expression straightened, returning to that heroic bearing just now: "Royal Navy Monarch battleship, one of the abandoned plans of the George V-class battleship. Even if they are outdated and have flaws, they can naturally continue to exist..."

As she finished speaking, the Monarch's tone clearly carried self-mockery, and she also glanced sideways at Hao standing not far away.

Qin Ge naturally knew what the Monarch was saying, because back then the Royal navy's budget was tight and due to the war situation, the 15C plan was never put into use.

Qin Ge shook his head and said, "Actually, every model's existence has its necessity, combined with many specific factors of the time; we shouldn't wholly blame the Royal navy, after all, everyone had their difficulties back then."

"But now that you can appear here, that is the best proof of your existence; so instead of hesitating over whether you should exist, it's better to prove yourself to this world—your existence is the finest George V-class."

The Monarch couldn't help but laugh upon hearing that, "Ah, indeed. To me, you are the world's only special existence……Before meeting you, no one had any expectations of me."

"Rest assured, I will prove my excellence!"