Chapter 475

One side was anticipation, the other side was scrutiny; although this put Qin Ge in a difficult position, he still kissed.

But of course it wasn't the same kind of kiss as with Nengdai; it was just a light kiss on the Nautilus's cheek, and even that simple kiss made the Nautilus feel especially satisfied.

And Nengdai, seeing Qin Ge kiss like that, also let out a sigh of relief.

Afterwards Qin Ge let the Nautilus go play to one side, while he himself leisurely spent the following time with Nengdai until night fell and the stars speckled the sky, at which point the two were somewhat reluctant to head back to the dormitory.

Although Nautilus disturbed their dating process, it's undeniable that since they started dating, the relationship between Nengdai and Qin Ge has also become better and better.

The New Year's party they prepared remained lively, and because it was celebrated together with the Grand Fleet, it added an even more lively atmosphere.

Not only did the Grand Fleet shipgirls perform together, but the Free Shipgirls also held nothing back, contributing many performances as well.

More importantly, the Grand Fleet commanders led by Qin Ge were also pushed onto the stage by their own shipgirls in this atmosphere.

Qin Ge, needless to say, picked up a guitar and played a song; although he couldn't play or sing as well as the other shipgirls, it was still passable.

However, the others were miserable; Li Chenming sang a song, but his off-key tone made the entire Grand Hall burst into laughter.

Zhang Xiaotian and Wu Hao together performed a skit, which was quite impressive, but Chen Bo Jun's stern expression always made it hard for people to laugh.

The most outstanding was Wang Yueqin; usually she seemed rather carefree, but after a little dressing up and holding a guqin, she gave off a hint of classical beauty.

This surprised everyone in the Grand Fleet, especially since her guqin performance afterward bore some resemblance to the way Yixian used to play, which was truly astonishing.

Nevertheless, the party was a great success. Everyone in the Grand Fleet, the Free Shipgirls, and the envoys who came to Donghuang all felt a long-lost sense of relaxation and pleasure.

But good days always pass quickly; after the New Year, a tense and intensive sortie process began again.

But in March, a piece of information disturbed the fleet's calm. Because the Monarch and Banrenma both approached Qin Ge, with delighted expressions, saying, 'Commander, I had a dream.'

Perhaps for humans, dreaming is a perfectly normal thing, not worth being surprised about, but for shipgirls, dreaming is a highly unusual occurrence.

Because often, dreaming triggers the awakening evolution process. Just like Guanghui initially, the true reason for entering awakening was also due to dreaming.

'What did you two dream about?' Qin Ge asked, somewhat surprised.

'I dreamed I became a battleship sailing on a stormy sea,' Banrenma said.

'My dream differed from Banrenma's; I dreamed of a person drawing a blueprint on a sheet of paper, and on that paper there was a very obvious symbol, namely KGV,' the Monarch said.

Qin Ge nodded, 'That shows you two have already stepped onto the threshold of awakening. When Guanghui first awakened, she also dreamed of becoming a battleship sailing on the sea. So Banrenma, your situation is similar to Guanghui's; I believe that in the not-too-distant future, you too can become an awakened shipgirl of our fleet.'

As for the Monarch......

Qin Ge looked at the Monarch and then said, 'Because your existence is a battleship that has never existed before, your dream lacks a physical form; perhaps your true awakening success lies in completing that blueprint, after which the blueprint itself may become your true body.'

'That should be the case,' the Monarch said, feeling somewhat lost.

Qin Ge smiled and walked to her side, asking, 'What's wrong? Do you feel lost because your awakening dream differs from others'?'

The Monarch nodded and said, 'Somewhat.'

Qin Ge chuckled, 'Then why not think about it? Because you are that special one.'

Looking at the Monarch, who seemed slightly surprised, Qin Ge continued, 'You once told me that I am the most special one to you, and now your existence is also the most special one to me.'

So don't overthink it; just take each day seriously in the fleet. The past is merely history and already gone; seizing the present is what we need to do.

The Monarch smiled and nodded, 'I understand, Commander.'

Qin Ge chuckled, 'Your awakening is a good thing, because it shows that others in our fleet can also awaken; the rest is merely a matter of time.'

'Mm,' Banrenma and the Monarch both nodded.

Soon this news spread throughout the fleet, and the other shipgirls who had already reached full training level were overjoyed, all asking the two how to awaken.

After all, more than half a year has passed; several camp flagships have also reached full training level, and the first and second batches of shipgirls that Qin Ge initially summoned have likewise reached full training level.

As for the third batch of shipgirls, they are now only one step away from full training level; even the batch Qin Ge summoned at the base have all reached the level of full breakthrough.

After all, although only a little over half a year has passed, they have been in a sea area of Corrosion Level Four, and every fleet they encounter numbers two or more. It is precisely under such high-intensity sorties that all the shipgirls have achieved such great improvement.

But even though the shipgirls' training level has now risen this high, Qin Ge currently has no intention of summoning more. One reason is that not much time has passed since the last summoning—only a little over half a year.

Another reason is that, due to the constant sorties, the time spent communicating with the newly summoned shipgirls is also relatively limited, so trust has improved only moderately.

Furthermore, many shipgirls are gradually entering the full training level, shifting his focus from increasing the number of shipgirls to improving their quality—a crucial point.

Now that the Monarch and Banrenma have successfully begun awakening, it signifies that his fleet's strength is about to undergo a major change. At this crucial point, he should, based on the experience he and Guanghui summarized earlier, accompany those fully trained shipgirls and promptly enable them to awaken—that is the real task.

Everything is developing for the better, and Qin Ge has already seen the future of his fleet.