Chapter 476: The Lazy Secretary Ship

Inside the room, the window stood open, a light sea breeze blowing in. Tiancheng, raising her cup to drink tea, had her hair floating gently, the scene very beautiful.

Besides her, three people knelt there with calm expressions. Obviously, those three were Akagi, Kaga, and Luan.

"Older sister really isn't in a hurry at all, huh?" Akagi glanced at the calmly tea-drinking Tiancheng and spoke.

Tiancheng set down her teacup, fixing her gaze on Akagi: "What's there to rush about? Just because others have Awakened, do I have to rush too?"

"Tiancheng Elder Sister, it's not because the two from the Royal have started Awakening, but because I've seen Awakening traces on several people." Akagi said.

Tiancheng smiled faintly: "Isn't this a good thing? It means our fleet's strength is undergoing a qualitative change."

"But now they all have Awakening traces, while Tiancheng Elder Sister's training is already maxed out, yet there's still…" Akagi said.

Tiancheng smiled and said: "Then what? What do you want to say?"

"I…" Akagi just opened her mouth, but Tiancheng cut her off.

"Akagi, I know you've been in the Sakura Empire for a long time and held a very high position. But Sakura Empire is Sakura Empire, and here is our fleet."

"Don't bring your combative mindset into the fleet. Admittedly I now have no Awakening traces, but does that mean the monarch will look down on me because of this?"

Having said that, she smiled and looked out the window: "Although the monarch constantly craves power, he is actually an unexpectedly wise ruler. So there's nothing to worry about—just do your duty."

Akagi glanced at the calm Tiancheng and lightly nodded.

Meanwhile, Qin Ge had finished today's paperwork and work, stood up, stretched, and saw the Secretary Ship lounging on the office sofa.

Her regular rising and falling body, and the occasional sway of her tail, proved what the Secretary Ship was doing.

Seeing this, Qin Ge couldn't help but smile, walked over to the Secretary Ship, and lightly poked her face.

But such a slight action obviously didn't disturb the Secretary Ship's drowsiness, so Qin Ge instinctively changed the poke into a squeeze.

"Mmm…"

Finally feeling Qin Ge's movement, the Secretary Ship slowly opened her eyes, then saw Qin Ge's teasing smile.

"Ah… did I fall asleep again? … I'm very sorry…"

"Hehe, it's fine—I've long grown used to it." Qin Ge smiled at the beautiful woman before her: "Xinong, did you dream again just now?"

Xinong shook her head slightly: "When I'm by your side, I rarely have dreams; precisely because I'm with you, I feel more at ease."

Qin Ge chuckled: "Then that's good—I don't mind you sleeping beside me."

Among all the shipgirls, Xinong is probably the most special. She differs from the others, for the other shipgirls don't dream—or if they do, they've already reached the Awakening stage.

But Xinong is different: her dreams are a manifestation of her ability. Moreover, she dreams every day, and she once told Qin Ge this.

"I… I keep having all kinds of dreams—sad ones I hate to recall, happy ones I don't want to wake from… even reality to me feels like a dream… Commander, are you really real, or just a dream?"

But once, after being alone with Qin Ge and falling asleep, Xinong discovered she hadn't dreamed at all—and that sleep was wonderfully fragrant.

Since then, whenever Xinong sleeps she stays by Qin Ge's side for various reasons. Sometimes, when Qin Ge wakes at night, he sees Xinong curled up on his bed, sleeping beside him.

At first Qin Ge felt a bit embarrassed, because Xinong isn't a destroyer like Biaoqiang or Laffey, so sleeping together wouldn't raise eyebrows.

But she is an aircraft carrier, and moreover a strikingly built one, so at times it inevitably sparks imagination. Yet after learning the truth, Qin Ge gradually grew accustomed to it.

Just as Xinong now serves as his Secretary Ship, this sort of mildly intimate gesture has happened many times between them.

"By the way, after dreaming for so long, have you ever dreamed of becoming a battleship and Awakening?" Qin Ge asked.

Xinong didn't answer right away; instead she sat up from the sofa, looking somewhat languid, making Qin Ge's eyes stare. After all, Xinong's figure is fiery, even surpassing Guanghui.

"I haven't dreamed of becoming a battleship; even my recent dreams don't feel like that." Xinong said, tilting her head and occasionally twitching her ears.

Qin Ge looked at Xinong, withdrew his gaze from her chest, and said: "No Awakening traces? Then so be it—anyway, your strength now surpasses the monarch."

Yes, as Xinong's training level rose, upon reaching Full Breakthrough her progress became very swift, and she has now become one of the shipgirls with maxed training.

Even Akagi and Kaga marvel at Xinong's strength, for though she hasn't Awakened, aside from the unique things mastered by Awakened shipgirls, she already nearly matches their power.

One can imagine that, once Xinong Awakens, the resulting power boost could easily reach Akagi and Kaga's level—or even exceed them.

But Qin Ge doesn't hope Xinong will Awaken and then wrestle with Akagi and Kaga, after all, regardless, Akagi and Kaga are Sakura Empire personnel, and Xinong is too.

Furthermore, Xinong's temperament isn't combative; she's perpetually laid‑back, always seeming ready to nap, and still needs others to look after her.

After saying those words, Qin Ge looked at the white, pointed fox ears on Xinong's head, couldn't help but smile, and reached up to touch them.

"Commander, the ears… can't be touched." Xinong said, blushing, her voice tinged with a hint of allure.

Qin Ge naturally knows the ears are Xinong's weak point, but he can't control his hand, wanting to touch them. Besides Xinong's two fox ears, those few fluffy big tails are also spots he often wants to touch.

Although it seems a bit offensive, the feel is superb. After all, who could resist a tail like that of a big fox?

Of course, besides Xinong's, Qin Ge also likes to touch Changbo's tail……

Of course, this mustn't be known to others, and it's also a secret between Qin Ge and Changbo. If others found out, they'd surely think Qin Ge a pervert.