Chapter 503: Commander, you go ahead and build first

As Li Chenming said, after this Siren Tide everyone had thoroughly integrated into the Grand Fleet's daily routine, no longer overreacting to things as before but staying calm.

Especially after seeing a substantial amount of points added to their fleet points card, several people finally understood what Li Chenming and the others had meant back on the watchtower.

They then applied for supplies and cubes, preparing for a big build. Qin Ge was also preparing for the big build; this time he planned to construct forty warship girls, and according to the previous allocation, he would build fifteen light cruisers and fifteen heavy ships, with ten special types.

So the focus shifted toward light and heavy types; as for the ten special types, Qin Ge actually hoped to get more submarines, since submarines are still relatively scarce in Gangqu, and although we can now organize an effective attack, wolf-pack tactics still aren't usable.

After Qin Ge had readied his supplies and cubes, he brought his secretary ship Tiancheng to the construction center, where he happened to see several others also building.

"Huh, Commander's here—why are you also preparing to build today?" Wu Hao felt someone standing beside him, turned his head, saw it was Qin Ge, and asked with a smile.

Qin Ge nodded, "My fleet hasn't expanded in a year, so this time I need to add some new people. Are you all here to build?"

"Yeah, after the Siren Tide we earned some points, then we exchanged our earlier points for some supplies and cubes, so we also want to expand our fleet a little." Wu Hao said.

Qin Ge chuckled, "Then how many warship girls are you planning to summon this time?"

"How many?" Wu Hao said helplessly, "I'm not as lucky as you, Commander. Getting just one would be a great success; a second would be like burning high incense; if a third showed up, I'd spend points on rare seafood to treat everyone to a better meal."

"Well, okay." Qin Ge rubbed his nose, "How about the others?"

"Luck is about the same—Li Chenming summoned a Royal Ark, he was so happy he almost cried." Wu Hao said helplessly, "Zhang Shaocheng summoned a Fog Island, Wang Yueqin summoned a Maya, and Zhang Xiaotian had better luck, summoning a Flying Dragon."

"Not bad, though Li Chenming actually has it rough—his three main ships are all flat-chested." Qin Ge couldn't help laughing.

"Yeah, I thought he'd never get past the flat-chested thing, but lo and behold he built a Royal Ark—though the Royal Ark's reputation isn't great, it's genuinely strong." Wu Hao laughed.

"And the new people—Guan Xue, Yun Zi, Jin Fei, how are they?" Qin Ge asked with a smile.

"They haven't summoned yet." Wu Hao said.

"Well, then I'll go out for a while and come back later." Qin Ge told Wu Hao.

"Mm, indeed." Wu Hao nodded, "By the way, Commander, how many warship girls are you planning to summon this time?"

"Around forty." Qin Ge said.

Wu Hao's eyelid twitched, "Cough, no wonder you're the commander."

Qin Ge smiled and was about to leave the construction center, but just then a voice suddenly called out to him.

"Commander, are you also coming to build?"

Qin Ge turned his head and saw that it was Guan Xue who had noticed him.

He smiled and nodded, "Well, you're all building, so go ahead and build first; I'll come over later."

"We're not in a hurry, so Commander, you go ahead and build first; I'd also like to observe the expert's building method." Guan Xue said with a smile.

Qin Ge stared for a moment; beside him, Wu Hao instinctively covered his face with his hand, and some in-the-know people also shook their heads.

"Cough, maybe it's better not to—I'm afraid it might discourage you." Qin Ge said frankly.

"It's fine; I've been discouraged many times already, I don't mind. Commander, please come." Guan Xue said, laughing.

"You really want me to come?" Qin Ge asked seriously.

"Yes." Guan Xue quickly nodded, and Yun Zi and the others beside her also nodded, wanting to see Qin Ge's summoning method, after all he already has sixty warship girls.

Qin Ge smiled and stepped forward, "Then rather than stand on ceremony, I'll obey."

At that moment, some elderly people had slowly stepped back, standing by the door watching from afar.

"Wu Hao, I just saw you and the commander chatting here a moment ago—how many ships is he planning to build this time?" Chen Bo Jun asked Wu Hao.

"Quite a few—about forty." Wu Hao said.

"Hiss, the commander's finally going to burst out the numbers?" Chen Bo Jun gasped.

"Heh, if I had the commander's luck and strength, I'd estimate my fleet would already be over two hundred." An old man said.

"But your quality is nowhere near as good as the commander's currently has." Wu Hao said, "Don't you feel that a large portion of the commander's warship girls are already maxed out in proficiency, with even the lowest‑level ones at over eighty proficiency?"

So the elite are sufficient; now it's just a matter of spreading out to increase quantity.

"Yeah." Chen Bo Jun nodded and smiled, "But I'm more curious about whether, when they see the commander's success rate later, they'll feel that being human is tough."

"Hehe, you're too wicked." Wu Hao said.

"We've all come step by step, and besides, the commander just said they insisted on having him build."

While Wu Hao and the others were chatting without reservation, Qin Ge walked over to the construction device and had Tiancheng dump the wisdom cubes, supplies, and rapid construction tools all beside it.

"That much?" Guan Xue was obviously startled by the scale.

Qin Ge smiled, "Yeah, this time I'm preparing to summon a few more."

"How many do you plan to summon, Commander?" Guan Xue asked.

"Forty." Qin Ge answered seriously.

"Please don't joke, Commander—especially with forty, are your supplies and cubes enough?" Guan Xue said, "In that big fleet I was in before, someone used over a hundred cubes to build only three warship girls. Commander, your cubes are many but still under a hundred—how could you possibly build forty warship girls?"

Qin Ge smiled, casually picked up two wisdom cubes and 1,500 units of supplies from the ground, placed them into the heavy construction device before him, and pressed the start button.

The construction device rumbled loudly in an instant, and everyone's eyes fixed on its screen; after it sounded for a while, it stopped.

A time appeared on the device's screen.

4:20:00!

In a moment, several newcomers stood stunned in place, while Wu Hao and a few others in the distance showed an 'as expected' expression. Then, smiling, they glanced at the few newcomers very close to Qin Ge, and silently shook their head.