Chapter 457: Legend

Qin Ge watched as Portland began introducing his sister to Belfast and Z23, couldn't help but smile, then continued his own construction.

This time he picked up two cubes from the ground, as well as 1,500 units of supplies, placed them into the special-type constructor before him, and pressed the activation button.

With the constructor's rumbling sound, a time appeared on its screen.

4:20:00!

Looking at this time, Qin Ge nodded; it seemed this would definitely be an aircraft carrier. Although the fleet already had many carriers, in Qin Ge's view, carriers were like Han Xin's troops—more is better.

After all, his favored tactic was the aircraft carrier: after the carrier-borne aircraft group seized air superiority, they would carry out carpet bombing.

Thus, Qin Ge quickly grabbed the rapid construction tool, placed it into the constructor's recess, pressed the activation button; as the constructor rumbled, the whole device began to vibrate, and the time on its screen instantly reset to zero.

The hatch opened, a golden light accompanied by smoke burst out, and a figure gradually became clear before Qin Ge, causing him to widen his eyes.

Qin Ge was certain he had seen this ship girl before, and not just once—each time she had held a high position.

She had silver-white long hair, wore a navy cap on her head, dressed in a black-and-white combat uniform, and draped herself in a huge black cape bearing her ship's emblem on the lower left.

As Qin Ge stared intently at the ship girl, she opened her eyes; upon sensing his presence, she began her self-introduction.

"I am Enterprise of the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier; Gray Ghost is one of my many nicknames. I wear a battle uniform soaked in blood, constantly reminding me of my heavy duty, but I will continue to be victorious until the war's end!"

That's right, Enterprise—the ship girl now standing before Qin Ge. He had previously seen two Enterprises: one was the Eastern Huang faction's front-line commander, the other was the White Eagle's leader.

Now he himself possessed his own Enterprise. This legendary warship of World War II could also be called the most legendary vessel in human naval history.

Qin Ge looked at the Enterprise before him, tidied his attire slightly, stepped forward, and formally extended his hand: "Hello, Enterprise. I am Qin Ge; from today I am your commander. I hope you'll guide me in the future, and welcome you to join my fleet!"

Seeing Qin Ge's gesture, Enterprise stepped forward and shook his hand: "Enterprise, second ship of the Yorktown class, reporting. I will show no mercy to the enemy, nor hold back; I will meet them with full force—that is my style."

Qin Ge smiled, then released Enterprise's hand: "Just entered the fleet; the most important thing now is to get to know your comrades. As for battle, there will be plenty of time later."

Although I'd love to personally introduce you, I still need to continue summoning our comrades, so go over there and find Belfast to learn the specifics of our fleet.

After I finish summoning, I will personally bring you back."

"Understood, commander; your current task is important. I'll go find Belfast next." Enterprise nodded, turned smoothly, and walked toward where Belfast was located.

Qin Ge watched this scene, twitched his mouth, then smiled, turned his head, and continued his own summoning.

This time it was the light constructor's turn; Qin Ge took out a wisdom cube and 600 units of supplies, placed them into the constructor, pressed the start button; as the constructor rumbled, a number appeared on its screen.

00:38:00.

A number that had never appeared before—Qin Ge pondered a moment, then inserted the rapid construction tool and pressed the activation button.

As the constructor rumbled, the hatch gradually opened; a purple light accompanied by smoke seeped out, and a figure gradually became clear within the mist.

This ship girl's hair had two colors: silver-white and cherry-red, like a yin-yang fish split left and right on her head. She wore a white and cherry-red alternating outfit, and it strongly bore the Eastern Huang style.

Could this be an Eastern Huang ship girl?

As Qin Ge pondered, the ship girl opened her eyes and introduced herself to him: "I am the lead ship of the Zhaohé-class protected cruiser, experienced…… omitted, data…… omitted, omitted omitted! All omitted!"

Qin Ge speechlessly watched the somewhat irritable and angry ship girl before him; perhaps this was the simplest introduction he had ever heard.

But he did learn the ship girl's name: Zhao He. According to his naval history knowledge, this protected cruiser class traces back to the Beiyang Government era.

She was ordered by the Qing government in the late Qing dynasty, funded by the Beiyang Government, and ultimately served in the Republic of China Navy as a protected cruiser. Moreover, her service history need not be as she described—everything can be omitted.

In history, the Zhaohé's mutiny contributed to the Eastern Huang democratic revolution, and facing national righteousness, Zhao He and her crew bravely confronted successive generations of the Sakura Empire navy, conducting the sole fleet-to-fleet naval engagement of the Sino-Japanese War at the Humen Fortress.

Thinking of this, Qin Ge looked at the somewhat impatient yet bashful Zhao He before him, stepped forward, extended his right hand, and said: "Hello, Zhao He. I am Qin Ge; from today I am your commander. Please guide me in the future."

Zhao He looked at the earnest Qin Ge; her shyness vanished instantly, she stepped forward and grasped his hand: "I am Zhao He of the Zhaohé-class cruiser—don't get it wrong. Also, I have a younger sister named Ying Rui; you must remember, no matter what she says, I am the elder sister!"

Qin Ge blinked: "How so—does your sister Ying Rui turn out to be very mischievous?"

"Mischievous?" Zhao He thought of her sister Ying Rui, then firmly nodded at Qin Ge: "Exactly, commander, you're absolutely right—my sister is extremely mischievous, so remember, commander, I am her elder sister!"

Seeing Zhao He's earnest expression, Qin Ge felt there might be some things he didn't know about this. Nevertheless, it didn't matter; for now he hadn't met Ying Rui, but after spending time with Zhao He he would learn the truth.