Chapter 508: Emperor Frederick

"Ha, finally finished!" Qin Ge looked at the purplish-red research Wisdom Cube before him and said to the people nearby.

"Hehe, after over a year, Commander, do you have anything you want to say?" Ou Gen Qin Wang smiled and said.

"What do you want to say?" Qin Ge chuckled, "Of course it's time to rest for a while; we've been fighting at sea this whole time, every time we go back to rest we leave after just a few days, and the New Year is coming up soon, right?"

"Yeah, the year's end is upon us in the blink of an eye; time flies." Weixi nodded and said.

"But I'm more concerned about when the commander will summon this research shipgirl—now, or wait until we get back?" Bisimai asked.

Qin Ge thought for a moment, then said to everyone, "Let's do it after we get back; when we summoned Xinong before, it caused quite a disturbance. If we summon the decision plan's shipgirl here, it might attract the Sirens' attention and bring unnecessary trouble."

So to be safe, we'll summon her after we return to Gangqu.

"Hmm, should we notify the other fleets next, or keep fighting until supplies are exhausted before heading back?" Bisimai asked.

"Let's head back; the current stage's mission is complete, and the next stage's mission needs to be decided at a meeting within Gangqu." Qin Ge smiled and said.

"Yes!" Everyone nodded, and Bisimai walked to the communications device to start contacting the other fleets.

Soon, the other seven fleets sortieing in the sea area also received the communication from Qin Ge's command ship. Everyone then began sailing toward the rendezvous point, waiting for the last fleet to arrive.

Taking Qin Ge's command ship unit as the flagship, the command ships of the other fleets formed a ring formation and began sailing toward the station.

After a day or two, everyone finally returned to the port, and the first thing was to summon the shipgirl inside the research Wisdom Cube.

Because this was a special summoning, as soon as Qin Ge returned he greeted all the envoy shipgirls from the other factions.

Although this Wisdom Cube was given by the Observer, Qin Ge still worried that a similar incident to what happened in the Sakura Empire might occur, so taking some precautions was wise, and moreover the other factions were also curious about the decision plan's shipgirl.

Thus, soon many people gathered in the station square.

Naturally, this included Qin Ge's shipgirls, as well as other commanders and their shipgirls from the Grand Fleet, the Free Shipgirls, and envoys from the major factions, etc.

Although the square was fairly large, gathering so many people at once still made it a bit crowded. Nevertheless, these people stood at the edges of the square, leaving the central area open for Qin Ge.

Qin Ge then took the cube emitting purplish-red light to the center of the square, placed it on the steps, and beside it were the corresponding Wisdom Cubes and supplies, etc.; he then proceeded with the summoning just as when he had summoned the Monarch.

At that moment, the purplish-red Wisdom Cube released a more intense light, enveloping the supplies on the ground and the ordinary Wisdom Cubes within it.

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

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

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

Qin Ge knew that the main event was coming up next.

Sure enough, within the thick mist a burst of colored light suddenly shot out. The colored light rose into the sky, illuminating everyone's faces, including Qin Ge, who was closest to it.

Just as when Xinong had been summoned before, that colored light pillar was substantial. Everyone in the station saw the soaring light pillar, including residents nearby, who all lifted their heads to watch this extraordinary sight.

At that moment, in the deep-sea outpost at the center of the Pacific, the Observer sat in his seat, and the screen before him showed the same scene.

"Hehe, it's been summoned; it's a bit faster than I imagined." The Observer smiled and said.

"So what's the next plan?" the Tester beside him asked.

"Plan?" the Observer smiled, "This is only the second one; why rush? When the third or even fourth appears, we can begin taking the initiative to attack."

"What about the target? Is it just him, or does it include others as well?" the Tester asked.

"Of course it's all the factions." The Observer smiled, "The lab rats of this world have been living too comfortably; they've awakened too slowly, and we indeed ought to exert some force."

"Hmm." The Tester nodded, "I also don't know how the Main World and the Primordial World are doing now."

"Unclear, being located in different spatial and temporal singularities, we cannot detect information from other worlds; who knows how they're faring there." The Observer narrowed his eyes.

"In any case, we first need to carry out the Judger's plan properly, then just quietly await mission updates."

"Understood."

Just as the Observer was moving to implement something on the screen, the light pillar before Qin Ge gradually weakened, and a figure began to flicker into view within the colored light.

Black hair flowed long down her back, a pair of red horns like a demon's grew on her head. She wore the standard Iron Blood uniform, but the skirt at the back of her clothing was especially conspicuous.

The overall color of her clothing was black, with red gloves at the edges, and the lining of the cape-like skirt was also red.

As everyone stared at the shipgirl before them, she opened her eyes. Her dark-gold pupils seemed to inherently carry an oppressive feeling, making Qin Ge vaguely sense some discomfort.

The shipgirl glanced around, seemingly understanding the situation, then fixed her gaze on Qin Ge before her.

"Welcome, my child, what would you like me to grant you? Gold, glory, or youth?" the shipgirl smiled and said to Qin Ge.

Qin Ge staggered a moment; such an opening line, he had never heard it before. But he quickly adjusted, "Hello, I'm Qin Ge. I don't currently need what you mentioned, but I need you to join my fleet to fight the Sirens together."

"Fight the Sirens?" the shipgirl gave a slight smile, "Since it's my child's request, I shall certainly fulfill it."

"Iron Blood Navy's Emperor Frederick battleship, one of the products of the H Plan. My child, if you suffer from insomnia, let me sing you a lullaby!"