Chapter 585: Temporary Meeting

The next day, as soon as Qin Song arrived at the office, he had Ou Ruo La go find the several faction leaders who were present.

Although Ou Ruo La had some doubts, she still immediately followed Qin Song's order and went to find the other faction leaders right away.

Among those who came, aside from Enterprise, Weineituo, and Zhang Men being faction leaders, the others were all the responsible persons of their respective factions.

After all, Bismarck of Iron Blood, Emperor Frederick, and the Soviet Russia of the North Union, among others, were not far away on Saipan Island, and it would take some time for them to return.

For example, Lisailiu is still at sea, leading the shipgirls of Free Iris and the Vichy Tribunal in collecting combat data from Gascogne, and cannot return in time.

This time the meeting was not held in the conference room but in Qin Song's office. Because the school had little to say, at most just reminding the shipgirls and collecting some other anomalies.

"Commander, why did you urgently have Ou Ruo La call us over? Is there something?" Enterprise sat on the sofa in the office and asked Qin Song.

Looking at the approaching shipgirls, Qin Song smiled and said, "There is something I need to tell you, and then you will inform the shipgirls of your respective factions."

Last night, New Jersey told me something: she said the scale of the Siren Fleet has been gradually increasing recently, but the numbers are still relatively low, so you might not have noticed it during combat.

So I hope that in your future patrols, or when you sortie and encounter the Siren Fleet, you will pay attention to its size, course, and the distances and timing between them.

"Pay attention to this—do you suspect the Sirens will make some big move soon?" Weineituo asked.

Qin Song shook his head. "Not just recently—it's been like this all along. Have you noticed? I feel that since our last encounter with the Constructors, the Sirens have begun some actions."

Combined with the Cleansers incident that occurred near the Free Iris faction and the various envoys returning to their own factions, I believe this is no coincidence.

Perhaps all the major factions have encountered something similar to what we experienced before. Therefore I can be confident that the Sirens have begun to gradually change from their previous strategy.

Although it's only minor skirmishes in some local areas now, we cannot rule out that these are smoke shells meant to confuse us, using them to conceal their true intentions.

Just like this time New Jersey discovered the increase in Siren Fleet scale, if we confirm it is indeed so, then it is very likely they have chosen the 'boiling frog' approach.

As the Siren Fleet continues to expand its scale, it will unknowingly cause more casualties among commanders and shipgirls. Although we do not understand why the Sirens are doing this, it will certainly be very bad news for us.

Moreover, the Siren Tide is imminent; if the main battleships of each fleet in the current tide increase, it will greatly strengthen the number of the Siren Tide.

This would cause some regions resisting the Siren Tide to see their defenses collapse instantly, inflicting greater casualties on coastal cities and residents. Consequently, the trust built between shipgirls and humanity would be questioned, making subsequent matters much more troublesome.

Enterprise kept nodding as Qin Song spoke, and said, "Commander, then what are you preparing to have us do?"

"Pay attention to any abnormal points between Siren Fleets; if a large-scale anomaly appears, we should promptly notify the nearby Donghuang, Sakura Empire, and White Eagle factions."

"Although we now consider ourselves lone wolves, we should not deliberately isolate ourselves; we should unite all possible forces." Qin Song said to everyone.

"Understood, Commander." Several people said in unison.

At this moment, Qin Song turned his gaze to Prince Ou Gen and asked, "Ou Gen, how is the situation over at Saipan Island? During the Siren Tide, could we have mass-produced warships serve as cannon fodder?"

"According to projections, it is possible, because mass-produced warships are not as difficult to manufacture as the artificial warships the commander previously understood. One only needs to construct them using Cube energy, adding the Sirens' wreckage, and they can be built." Prince Ou Gen said.

"Peter Strasse and her team have already set up the test facility, and progress on both sides is going smoothly." Prince Ou Gen said.

Qin Song nodded, turned to Enterprise, and said, "Enterprise, recently you and Weineituo should organize more awakened shipgirls or fully trained shipgirls to go to the Level 6 sea area to prepare for hunting."

"I think our harbor's Manniu Project should also start making progress. This would greatly help our research and test facilities."

"Furthermore, after the meeting adjourns, I will summon a batch of shipgirls to fill the vacancies in our usual research positions, which also counts as reserving our backup forces."

"Yes, Commander." Enterprise and Weineituo nodded.

At this moment, Zhang Men hesitated a bit, but finally could not help saying to Qin Song, "I, I can also sortie!"

Qin Song turned his head to the blushing yet determined-eyed Zhang Men, thought for a moment, and said, "No problem, Zhang Men, you will organize the Sakura Empire's awakened shipgirls with you as flagship to hunt in the Level 6 sea area."

"Yes!" Zhang Men replied delightedly; she had prepared herself for Qin Song's refusal, but his answer exceeded her expectations.

Qin Song chuckled, "Are you that happy just to sortie? I thought you usually just stay quietly there and didn't like to sortie."

Zhang Men quickly shook her head, "Although I do not like war, if war can bring peace to the fleet and help everyone, then I cannot shirk my duty."

"Hehe, Commander." Enterprise said to Qin Song, "Every shipgirl longs for peace; even if they become worthless after peace, they would still spare no effort."

"But this does not mean they fear war or dislike it; for them, war is merely the necessary path to peace."

Qin Song laughed, "Indeed, you were born for war—how could you fear it? Then this meeting ends here. Regarding what I told you earlier, you must pay close attention when you sortie recently."

"If you detect large-scale abnormal behavior, you can report it directly. No matter what I am doing at the time, even if I am asleep at night, you can drag me out of bed."

"Hehe, Commander truly is strict with himself, but rest assured—if a large-scale anomaly is detected, we will certainly notify the commander promptly." Enterprise said.

"Alright, dismissed."

Following Qin Song's order, several people came and went from his office……