Chapter 524: Doubts

"What's wrong?" Qin Ge raised his head and looked at Saint Louis.

Then Saint Louis told what Enterprise had previously told her, and this also caused Qin Ge to frown.

"Has a fleet of Level 4 Sea appeared within the Level 3 Sea? I feel this is a bit like the previous Siren Tide. But wasn't the Siren Tide already over?" Qin Ge wondered.

"Commander, you should know that the Siren Tide is merely a test the Sirens impose on the major factions. So no one can stipulate that it can come only once a year, and each time it can only happen at that moment." Saint Louis said to Qin Ge.

Qin Ge nodded. "Indeed, when I first came to this world, the Northern Union had already experienced a Siren Tide, and then, right after October, it encountered another Siren Tide."

"They are like this because they discovered the Monarch's Wisdom Cube, Wisdom Unit, and ship drill data."

"So is this another Siren Tide?" Saint Louis asked.

Qin Ge shook his head. "This is merely a possibility, but we dare not jump to conclusions."

The true situation will only become clear after Hai Lun Na and the others return to report, and if necessary we must promptly inform the other nine major factions.

"Because according to Xinong's dream, this time not only our nine major factions will be drawn in, so facing this disaster we must clarify the situation and then go through it together."

"Understood." Saint Louis nodded. "Before this, what does our fleet need to do?"

Qin Ge thought, then said to Saint Louis, "Notify the shipgirls heading to the Level 4 Sea for sortie and other commanders via long-wave radar, telling them to halt training improvements, form a fleet, and support each other returning to port."

"If something happens, everyone being in the port area means we can hold the port to defend it. If nothing happens, we can treat it as a holiday before the New Year and give everyone time off."

Saint Louis smiled. "I understand."

In the end Qin Ge still did not escalate the matter, since the New Year is approaching and everyone's mood is relatively cheerful.

If we were to speak of this, it would cast a shadow over everyone and make them tense. After all, the results are still unclear; if we jump to conclusions we would commit a major military taboo, so we should wait until everything is clear before informing everyone.

Afterwards Qin Ge also had Saint Louis go talk to Hu Feng to see whether the Maritime Affairs Bureau had discovered similar situations along Donghuang's coast; if Donghuang's coast showed this, we could be completely certain.

After chatting with Hu Feng, Saint Louis told Qin Ge the content of their conversation.

Donghuang had not seen anything strange lately, but the free Iris discovered the same thing in the Atlantic Ocean; however, other factions were just like Donghuang, showing no abnormalities, so basically nobody paid much attention.

Qin Ge could only temporarily leave it at that, waiting for Hai Lun Na and the others to bring back information.

Since surveying a sea area takes a long time, especially with such careful inspection, the time required will be even greater. So even if we want to know the result, we must wait a few more days.

"Commander, don't worry; according to our port area's current strength, even if we encounter a Siren Tide we will get through it safely." Saint Louis said to Qin Ge.

"I'm not worried about whether we can survive a Siren Tide; I just have some doubts about why this situation has arisen. Could it be because of Xin ze xi's appearance? But when we previously summoned Emperor Frederick, there was no reaction at all." Qin Ge wondered.

"Could it be that this is the case because Emperor Frederick was originally a Wisdom Cube personally given to you by the Sirens, so when you summoned her, they were already aware and took no action."

"And didn't you say before that when you summoned Xinong, the Purifiers appeared and attacked Sakura Empire? So I guess maybe it's because Xin ze xi is a sea legend you personally summoned, causing the Sirens to act abnormally." Saint Louis said.

Qin Ge thought, then nodded. "I don't rule out this possibility; if it's really like that, then this time is far more than just a simple Siren Tide."

"You should know that in our encounter with Sakura Empire, the Purifiers held back, which is why we won that battle."

"Now we can only take it step by step; once Hai Lun Na and the others return, everything will be clear." Saint Louis said.

"That's all we can do." Qin Ge nodded, put down what he was holding, and said, "In that case, let's go on patrol as usual in the port area. Today's work is finished; after the patrol ends, I still need to go to Guanghui's place."

"Guanghui?" Saint Louis narrowed her eyes, smiled, and asked, "What does the commander go to Guanghui for?"

"Guanghui invited Hood and the others to a tea party; since I summoned them we haven't had a proper talk yet, and today I'm also borrowing Guanghui's influence to chat with them."

"Otherwise we've been in the port area for days and never talked, which wouldn't make sense." Qin Ge smiled.

"What the commander says is also true, but I still want to go on a date with you when you have free time." Saint Louis said regretfully.

"A date?" Qin Ge smiled. "Since you want to go out, we might as well wait until tomorrow; anyway there's not much happening these two days, so after we finish we can early complete the port area patrol."

"Then it's settled; it seems we can only let the commander off today." Saint Louis said.

"What do you mean by letting me off?" Qin Ge said helplessly.

Saint Louis smiled. "Nothing much, let's go patrol the port area together."

"Mm."

Thus the two left the office together and walked toward the external stationed port area.

On the main road inside the stationed area, at this moment red lanterns have been hung on both sides of the road, and colorful ribbons have been pulled into rings. Although it looks somewhat fussy in daylight, once the lights are turned on at night it becomes extraordinarily stunning.

Looking at the scenery on both sides of the road, Saint Louis smiled at Qin Ge and said, "I heard our fleet holds an annual joint celebration party; will this year's party still be held?"

Qin Ge smiled. "Unless the Sirens launch an active attack on New Year's Eve night, the party will still be held."

However, I believe if the Sirens attack at that time, Biyu will definitely be very angry; lately she has been preparing a lot for the party.

"Hehe, indeed."