Chapter 579

On July 8th, the sun shone brightly.

Qin Ge saluted the middle-aged man at the dock with Enterprise, saying, "Then I'll leave this place in your hands, Commander Xing."

"Leave it to me, Commander Qin," the man whom Qin Ge called Commander Xing returned the salute and said to Qin Ge.

"But are you leaving so soon?"

Qin Ge smiled and said, "If I leave, won't you finally be able to start your work?"

"Haha, that's true," Commander Xing laughed, looking enviously at Enterprise beside Qin Ge, and said, "Then I wish you all a smooth journey."

"Thank you," Qin Ge smiled and said, "Then we'll be off."

"Hmm."

When the farewells were finished, Qin Ge lifted his head and took a deep look at the gate of Gangqu, then turned and boarded his command ship with Enterprise without looking back.

As the whistle sounded, dozens of command ships slowly left the harbor and headed toward Guandao.

"Just leaving like that?" Guanghui looked at the gradually blurry Sun and Moon Island and said to Qin Ge,

"Exactly, because we're going to a new place to begin our new campaign," Qin Ge said with a smile.

"But this time, the commander just needs to stay in the base and work as much as possible; according to Yanzhan, the situation there changes frequently, and the likelihood of submarine appearances is also higher."

"That makes the whole sea area more dangerous, so for the commander's safety we must pay close attention," Guanghui said to Qin Ge.

Qin Ge shrugged and said, "Rest assured, do you think whether I go to sea now is under my control?"

"Even if they let me go to sea, it would be under the protection of many people, just like when we came to Guandao last time, or when we mobilized everyone."

Enterprise smiled slightly and said, "The commander is the one who oversees the big picture, like the marshal Donghuang spoke of, while we are the commander's generals."

"Going to the Front Line to resist the enemy, we are enough; the commander only needs to hold the fort at our base and deploy the next step's strategy."

Qin Ge winked at Guanghui and said, "See? That's what I said before. Now whether I go to sea is not under my control, and I'm not just with you all as before."

"Hehe, that's fine; the commander just needs to wait in the rear for news of our Victory," Guanghui laughed.

"Then does the commander prefer to stay in the rear or to sortie with us?" Enterprise asked.

Qin Ge thought and said, "I suppose it's better to sortie with you; if I always stayed at the base, I wouldn't feel the frontline gunfire and would gradually become numb to war."

"Because all the reports are just numbers, we can't empathize with you, can't feel your environment, and thus can't make the most accurate judgment."

"Although I also like fighting side by side with the commander, sometimes we must still make compromises for the commander's safety," Enterprise smiled.

"Ha, I know." Qin Ge smiled, glanced at the Sun and Moon Island that could no longer be seen, and said to everyone, "Let's go, into the cabin. Although the sunshine is great today, the wind is also quite strong."

"Hmm."

During the long voyage, dozens of Command Ships were arranged in neat formations on the sea surface.

Such a Grand Fleet naturally attracted Sirens' attacks, so the Sirens encountered along the way were far more numerous than those Qin Ge had met when he first went to Guandao.

Originally, traveling from Sun and Moon Island to Guandao without Sirens would take only two days, but now they had journeyed for over half a month before maintaining formation and reaching Guandao's port.

Entering the inner harbor from the outer harbor, all Command Ships docked at their respective piers in turn. Qin Ge's Command Ship moored at an exclusive dock, which directly faced the gate of Gangqu.

When everyone disembarked from the Command Ships, they saw Bisimai already waiting at the Gangqu gate with the shipgirls who had arrived early at Guandao.

"Commander, welcome home." Bisimai said to Qin Ge.

"Hehe, Commander, did you miss us?" Xin ze xi said with a laugh from the side.

Qin Ge smiled and nodded, "I've been thinking of you all the time, so as soon as I finished handing over the harbor area at Sun and Moon Island, I immediately brought everyone here. You've worked hard during this period."

"It's fine, this is what we should do." Bisimai said.

Qin Ge smiled, then lifted his gaze to behold the towering Gangqu gate and the endless stretch of buildings behind it.

"When I left, I remembered only a little had been built here; I never expected it to look like this when I returned. Those barbarians are truly impressive—by the way, where are they now?" Qin Ge asked.

"After our Gangqu was completed two months ago, I led them to build several temporary piers and supply points on the upper, lower, and right sides of Guandao; they are currently paving roads connecting those three supply points." Bisimai replied.

Qin Ge nodded, "Alright, that means our future sortie ports can be placed in any direction, and our shipgirls just need to take a vehicle on the island to get there."

"Yes, so Mingshi has stationed some cars and motorcycles there; when the time comes we can choose and see what they like."

"However, the main sortie port remains here, after all, we need to open the passage connecting the Donghuang Front Line and the Sakura Empire Front Line." Bisimai said.

As they spoke, nearly all the Command Ships had docked, and the personnel also disembarked from the Command Ships.

"Good heavens, this Gangqu is truly magnificent." Zhang Xiaotian exclaimed in surprise, "Commander, is this to be our base from now on?"

Qin Ge smiled and nodded, "Yes, that's what I told you earlier—this is it. How is it? Does it still meet your approval?"

"This place is simply fantastic, and I just saw from the Command Ship that the beach here is great too. The buildings are now so magnificent, far surpassing the harbor area on Sun and Moon Island." Wang Yueqin laughed.

"Yes, it's exactly to our liking." Guan Xue quickly nodded and said.

Qin Ge smiled, "If that's the case, then it's perfect. Next we'll settle our shipgirls, and tonight we'll hold a party to celebrate properly."

"Long live the Commander!"

A crowd of people laughed and joked, expressing their excited feelings.

Qin Ge chuckled, shook his head, looked at Bisimai and said, "They don't yet know the situation inside Gangqu, so we'll send people to take them to their respective dormitory buildings; once settled, they can move freely."

"I've already arranged this in advance, Commander, you can rest assured." Bisimai said.

"Hmm."