Chapter 519: Don't Doubt Our Determination, Okay?

Because the shipgirls preparing to join my fleet aren't here, I need North Carolina to go call them over.

So Qin Ge, when North Carolina entered the Free Shipgirls' dormitory, had Hai Tian call Enterprise over.

This time, most of the shipgirls preparing to join the fleet are from the White Eagle faction, so calling Enterprise over makes them more familiar, and Enterprise can also settle them in.

Hai Tian's work efficiency is still very high; before long she and Enterprise arrived together downstairs of the Free Shipgirls' building.

"Commander." As soon as Enterprise arrived, she greeted Qin Ge.

Hmm, Enterprise, do you still remember why I called you? Qin Ge asked.

"I've said it before, but I didn't expect that there would be so many people in the Free Shipgirls willing to join our fleet." Enterprise said with a smile.

Qin Ge chuckled, "I also didn't expect that; I only found out about this after contracting North Carolina this time."

It just so happened that Emperor Frederick said that during this period, taking advantage of the favorable conditions for development, we should increase our fleet's numbers as much as possible, so I prepared to take them into our fleet.

"Indeed, Emperor Frederick previously discussed this with us. Although our current manpower is sufficient, once we fully expand later, we will face a shortage of manpower."

So doing some preparation early is also better; moreover, if we have more people, we can afford our current consumption, and this also counts as an increase in our fleet's strength." Enterprise said.

"Actually, I'm worried that if I summon more shipgirls, it might draw interference from the Nine Major Factions." Qin Ge said to Enterprise, "When I was speaking with Emperor Frederick earlier, I hadn't thought of this, but only after coming over and walking past where the Nine Major Factions are located did I recall it."

Enterprise nodded, "This point was actually discussed by Emperor Frederick and us in a meeting before."

However, judging by the commander's recent speed of summoning shipgirls and our fleet's strength growth rate, as long as they don't make it explicit, we can cover it up.

Moreover, even if they do make it explicit, there's no need to worry; at this point, no one will start a major dispute, the most likely outcome being only some mild protests.

Moreover, we already have several envoys from various factions here; they've come all this way and know that the commander's actions have been very restrained, so they can also understand the large-scale summoning of shipgirls.

Furthermore, Emperor Frederick has already begun communicating with the envoys of several other factions these past days; I believe this issue won't cause a major reaction.

"Tsk." Qin Ge couldn't help but click his tongue, "Suddenly I feel useless compared to Emperor Frederick; she's planned all of this perfectly, and I never even thought about these things before."

Enterprise shook her head, "Commander, you must never underestimate yourself; your existence is the guarantee of our fleet's existence, and our fleet's progress to this point is also proof of your hard work all along."

Moreover, in tactics and large‑area planning, you are still the best. So everyone has their strengths and everyone has their weaknesses; don't be too hard on yourself.

Furthermore, given the fleet's current situation, you should feel happy. Because our fleet is growing at a very fast pace, I believe that in the not‑too‑distant future we will be able to meet the Sirens face to face and explore the truth of everything.

"Isn't that exactly the commander's dream? Let's strive together toward that goal."

Qin Ge fell silent for a moment, then nodded and smiled, "What you said is correct; maybe I've been busy for so long that suddenly having free time makes me a bit unadjusted."

But I will quickly adjust my mindset and then become a qualified commander.

"Yes, this is my commander." Enterprise smiled, "Keep moving forward."

Qin Ge smiled and nodded, "Yeah, I shouldn't be overly anxious. In the past two days, too many changes have occurred: the fleet's reform, the determination of the front‑line objective, and the need to prepare for new shipgirl summonings, etc."

But the problems also come one by one: one is the adaptation issue for shipgirls caused by the new reform; another is the adaptation issue for other commanders of the Grand Fleet; also, later, other Grand Fleet commanders following me into dangerous waters; and the problem of over‑expanding my fleet, which would draw tension from the Nine Major Factions.

These problems, although sometimes answers are already available, I still can't help but worry about them. As Emperor Frederick said, a single person's thinking has its limits; perhaps we should try to trust them, believing they can work with me to build the fleet's future.

At that very moment, North Carolina also walked out of the Free Shipgirls' building, with several shipgirls following behind him, some of whom North Carolina hadn't even mentioned just now.

"Commander, basically everyone from the Free Shipgirls who asked to join our fleet is here now." North Carolina said.

"Qin Ge Commander, hello." Everyone also greeted Qin Ge.

Qin Ge saw this scene, smiled and responded briefly, then asked North Carolina, "North Carolina, why are there extra people showing up?"

"When I went up to call them earlier, they also heard that you, Commander, want to form a contract, so some people who had previously remained neutral also want to form a contract with you, Commander."

"Moreover, this number already excludes some shipgirls that the commander's fleet originally had; otherwise the count would be even higher." North Carolina said.

Qin Ge was taken aback, then said to everyone, "Hello everyone, I'm very happy to see you all come here, and at the same time I'm quite surprised."

"Because I didn't expect that, among the Free Shipgirls in our garrison, there would actually be so many people wanting to join my fleet. However, you were all Free Shipgirls before, but you have also cooperated with shipgirls that have commanders. So you should know what joining a fleet entails."

"So I hope you all think carefully; once you join my fleet, the battles will definitely be extremely brutal and occur much more frequently, unlike your current free life as Free Shipgirls."

"But if you are determined to join my fleet, I can also guarantee here that every person who joins my fleet will enjoy the same rights as the shipgirls I summon; you should have seen Guanghui before—she used to be a Free Shipgirl."

"Qin Ge Commander, please don't doubt our resolve; once we've made this decision, we've already set our hearts on it, so when should we start the contract?" said one of the Free Shipgirls.

Qin Ge smiled, "If possible, we can start the contract right now."