Chapter 601: A Wildly Imaginative Hypothesis

What an interesting report.

Qin Ge looked at the report in front of him, raised his head, and said to Ou Gen Qin Wang and Zhenhai who had come to the office, "When you were doing this, were you discovered by the Purifiers?"

Ou Gen Qin Wang laughed and said, "No, oh, the Purifiers, oh no, should be called Purification Parent."

Now in our Gangqu we have fun every day, completely oblivious to her surveillance and investigation.

"Purification Parent..." Qin Ge was at a loss for words, thinking of how the Purifiers went berserk on the battlefield and, in the Sakura Empire incident, how close they came to death, "Who gave her that name?"

"Biaoqiang and them, Commander, what do you think? Isn't she pretty cute?" Ou Gen Qin Wang said with a smile.

Qin Ge smiled, "She is pretty cute; if she can stay that cute forever, it wouldn't be impossible for her to stay long-term in our Gangqu."

"Then it depends on when her next mission is." Ou Gen Qin Wang said, "However, Commander, what do you think of this report?"

Qin Ge lowered his head, glanced at the report in his hand, and placed it on the desk, "This routine feels somewhat familiar."

"Familiar?" Zhenhai wondered, "Could it be that you, Commander, have encountered this before?"

Qin Ge laughed and shook his head, "No, no, I'm talking about this routine. You know I come from a different world; in my world there are many novels and movies."

In those creations, the world being destroyed is a common occurrence. For example, a biohazard outbreak, the whole world overrun by zombies, the surviving humans can only barely survive in shelters.

Another example is encountering aliens whose technology is several dimensions ahead of Earth, able to easily wipe out this planet or the solar system, etc.

So when I saw your report, I felt a sense of déjà vu.

Ou Gen Qin Wang laughed in realization, "Ah, that's it; I was wondering why you showed no surprise after reading the report, but seemed rather calm."

"How about we play a game? If we set it up, excluding our world's history and creating a new Earth whose history is roughly the same as this world's."

"If that world was the first to have shipgirls, when do you think the appearance of shipgirls occurred?" Qin Ge asked with a smile.

"Based on all the shipgirls that have appeared so far, the most likely time for their emergence is after the Second World War you mentioned, Commander."

"Because you previously said that many battleships born in the twenty-first century you inhabit never manifested in this world, and most battleships are from before or after the Second World War." Zhenhai said.

Qin Ge shook his head, "Yes, but that's not precise enough. More accurately, it should be during the Cold War, when after WWII there was a technological explosion, and humanity did some things that could be called earth-shattering."

"Launching satellites into space, manned spacecraft for lunar exploration, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, nuclear bombs, electronic computers, and a series of other epoch-making things that sprang up like mushrooms after rain during those decades."

"So if we set it, adding a shipgirl's birth here would be quite normal."

"But according to what you said, Commander, at that time humans only used nuclear power, while the Cube's energy is superior to nuclear power; how could humans obtain Cube energy?" Zhenhai said, quite interested.

Qin Ge smiled, "That's quite simple; in such fictional works, either a terrestrial mutation produced this Cube ore, or an extraterrestrial meteorite, a gift from the cosmos."

"What an interesting idea! So what happens next? What would humans do with the Cube, Commander?" Ou Gen Qin Wang asked with a smile.

Qin Ge thought, "Surely they would research the Cube's uses; even though it has the power to destroy Earth, as long as it hasn't done so, scientists' fervor cannot be stopped."

"Then, when the Cube's energy is revealed, governments will surely intervene, directing its energy toward military use. After all, compared to bulky nuclear power, the Cube's energy is far more portable."

"Following this logic, the first warship equipped with Cube power becomes obvious."

"Oh? Who is it?" Ou Gen Qin Wang and Zhenhai asked in unison.

"The Enterprise nuclear-powered aircraft carrier!" Qin Ge said to the two of them.

"Enterprise?" Ou Gen Qin Wang exclaimed.

Qin Ge smiled, "It's not the CV6 of our Gangqu, but the CV65. The world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and also one of the earliest nuclear-powered carriers to be retired."

"This is what I deduced from the history of my world; although it may not represent the history of the Sirens or your world, I feel it's not far off."

"Suddenly I feel your speculation is already very close to reality; so what comes next?" Ou Gen Qin Wang said, quite interested.

"Hah, you still want to keep listening?" Qin Ge laughed, "Surely in that research they discovered the Cube could resonate with warships, giving birth to the first shipgirl."

"But I'm not sure who that shipgirl is, and she doesn't need a name; after all, as the first shipgirl she is merely a designation."

"If a nation and its government came to possess such advanced weaponry, the first thing she would surely do is announce it to the world and demonstrate her strength with a clean, decisive victory in an exercise or war."

"Seeing that, other nations would naturally follow suit. Given that the timing was right during the Cold War, this would spark a new round of arms race."

"During such a technological explosion, an energy that breaks balance appeared; I dare not imagine what will happen in the end. However, I believe that if the facts truly match my expectation, humanity will ultimately reap what it sowed."

"Therefore, to salvage a future already set in stone, the surviving humans would surely do some crazy things, such as altering the past."

When Qin Ge said this, Ou Gen Qin Wang and Zhenhai's eyes were already shining brightly.

"Well, all this is just my speculation, the result of a wild imagination. As for whether the future will really be like this, I find it hard to determine."

"According to the movies and artistic works from my world, things could very well be like this, so saying this is just me joking with you; please don't take it seriously."

Qin Ge hurriedly explained, fearing that his offhand big talk would make the shipgirls take it seriously.

Ou Gen Qin Wang narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Commander, perhaps sometimes the truth is just this simple?"

"Huh?"