Chapter 572: The Abandoned Command Ship

"Hah." Qin Ge took a sip of tea, set down the cup, then leaned on the sofa and turned his head to look inside the cabin beside him.

At this moment, Du Jiao Shou was smiling while squatting on the ground, teasing a small creature. Meanwhile, Youjiang was placed at her feet, also curiously examining this strange creature.

"I didn't expect them to like this so much." Qin Ge said with a smile.

"Yes, fluffy things are cute; most girls would like this. Although for me, I wouldn't say I like it, but I don't dislike it either." Weineituo said with a smile.

"But speaking of that, is it okay for the commander to just leave the port area? There isn't even a commander there now." Enterprise said worriedly.

Qin Ge waved his hand. "It's fine; Emperor Frederick is stationed there, so I'm completely at ease. Moreover, as our future permanent residence, we need to take a good look at it."

"That's right; once it's built, we'll all move to Guandao." Guanghui smiled.

"But once we get there, traveling back and forth will be relatively far. After all, according to the sea chart, Guandao is three thousand kilometers from Donghuang." Weineituo said.

"It's fine; having you all by my side is the best." Qin Ge smiled.

Upon hearing this, all the shipgirls in the cabin turned to look at Qin Ge, their eyes softening.

"Ah, the commander suddenly said such moving words, leaving one somewhat unable to resist." Ou Gen Qin Wang smiled, "It seems Guanghui has educated the commander well lately."

Qin Ge laughed helplessly. "No, this is just the fact; you also know my identity, so it doesn't matter where I stay."

"On the contrary, in this world, as long as you are by my side, all our bonds are here; isn't that better?"

"The commander saying that, I actually look forward to life in Guandao." Weineituo smiled.

"I'm looking forward to it too." Qin Ge said, then turned his head to look at the helm, where Bisimai was gazing intently ahead.

"Bisimai, how much farther?"

"Commander, we've only been sailing at sea for two days; according to the current pace, if we don't encounter the Siren Fleet, we should reach Guandao tomorrow morning." Bisimai replied.

Qin Ge chuckled. "Well, it looks like we still need a few days."

"About that, but in half an hour we'll be engaging; everyone get ready." Bisimai said in a low voice.

"Yes."

The route Qin Ge took is essentially an uncharted channel; at least since the Sirens appeared in this world, hardly any merchant ships have passed through here.

Because the waters along this route are all level four to five corrosion zones, and there may even be some Siren outposts, Qin Ge brought only the majority of the awakened shipgirls and high-level shipgirls from the port area.

In just these two days of travel, they have already encountered more than five waves of the Siren Fleet, which is why the earlier teasing occurred.

However, due to their strong strength, all battles ended in victory. After a brief rest, everyone continued onward.

Three days later, when Guandao's outline appeared in Qin Ge's vision, the shipgirls on board sincerely exclaimed, "This island is also a bit too big, huh?"

Qin Ge smiled. "Naturally, Guandao lies in the South Pacific and has always been a strategic point; in my world, the White Eagle has two military bases here, an air base and a naval base."

"This is the core of their blockade of Donghuang's second island chain; how could it not be large?"

Several shipgirls nodded involuntarily; they had also heard Qin Ge describe the situation of his world. Although they felt a sigh at how that world's situation developed to that extent, that world's worldview system does not affect the harmony within the fleet at all.

Generally, everyone regards what Qin Ge recounts as a story happening in another parallel world.

"But speaking of that, I wonder if there are any indigenous people on this island?" Qin Ge pondered, because in that world, Guandao indeed had indigenous inhabitants.

"I don't know, but even if there are indigenous people, it doesn't matter; this island is so large that the area our port needs to occupy is only a small part."

"So I think if there are indigenous people, we can also live in harmony with them and even provide them with corresponding protection." Weineituo said.

"Indeed." Qin Ge nodded.

During the conversation, several command ships, accompanied by vessels transporting manju, began circling Guandao, attempting to find a harbor where they could dock. Or rather, they were seeking a location to build the port area.

However, everyone's luck was still decent; they quickly found a natural harbor. According to Qin Ge's memory, this harbor should be the port of the White Eagle's naval base at Apla in Guandao in his world.

"What a large harbor, and it's also quite concealed, with a small sea outlet—truly a naturally formed harbor!" Even Bisimai was greatly astonished by this harbor.

"Yes." Qin Ge nodded. "From here we can directly reach Donghuang, and we can also cooperate in practice with the frontline position of Liuqiu."

"Furthermore, after leaving the harbor and turning right, it's the vast Pacific Ocean, so we have decided to establish our base here."

"Good!"

However, just as several ships were about to approach shore, everyone discovered that a command ship was actually docked inside this natural concealed harbor.

"A command ship?!" Qin Ge stared at the not‑far‑away command ship, already mottled with rust, his mouth agape.

Logically, a command ship should not appear here. This area is basically unexplored territory; even if there are passing command ships, they would only be on missions and would not venture this far south.

Yet the most impossible thing happened—reality often turns out to be this fantastical.

"Judging by its appearance, the command ship should be from Donghuang, and the hull shows damage; based on the corrosion level, it has likely been moored here for one or two years." Bisimai said nearby.

Qin Ge nodded. "Let's first dock, then you take a few people aboard to see what exactly happened."

"Yes."

Soon everyone disembarked. However, to prevent the command ship from running aground in the shallows, they dropped anchor when they were about twenty meters from the shore.

Qin Ge had originally intended to take the lifeboat on the command ship to the beach, but the sister shipgirl refused on the grounds of trouble, so he ended up being carried ashore on Ou Gen Qin Wang's back.

Although he clearly knew the shipgirls' intentions, Qin Ge still felt this was extremely embarrassing.

And just as Qin Ge went ashore, Bisimai also led several shipgirls onto that long‑abandoned command ship.