Chapter 638: Setting Out for Donghuang

Because long-distance rush support is needed, relying solely on shipgirls gliding on the sea surface is insufficient, as shipgirls' speeds are not uniform, so a unified movement plan must be adopted.

Qin Ge stepped forward to explain the upcoming actions to the commanders of the Grand Fleet and arranged for them to defend the Gangqu. Then all the commanders were gathered onto two command ships, and the vacant command ships were used to load Qin Ge's elite shipgirls.

After personnel were assigned, Qin Ge and Bisimai led two fleets back to sea, heading toward the Donghuang Front Line and the Sakura Empire Front Line. The remaining shipgirls, together with the Grand Fleet members, returned to Gangqu to rest and resume daily operations there.

While the command ship was sailing, Qin Ge was forcibly ordered by the shipgirls to go to sleep. Since combat would be impossible for a long time ahead, replenishing energy at this moment is extremely important.

Although the ship was not very steady, Qin Ge fell asleep as soon as he lay down. Without the urging of battle, he slept for a long time; when he opened his eyes again, he saw Guanghui leaning against his bedside, eyes closed in a brief rest.

Qin Ge did not intend to disturb Guanghui, but perhaps because he had slept too long and his head felt groggy, after shaking his head twice he saw Guanghui smiling at him.

"You're awake, Commander." Guanghui said with a smile.

"Hmm, but it seems I disturbed you." Qin Ge said apologetically.

Guanghui shook his head. "No, I'm just leaning by the Commander's bedside because I don't want to disturb your rest. For us shipgirls, we only need a short rest each day."

"All right." Qin Ge nodded; having lived with his own shipgirls for so long, he naturally knew this, so he didn't dwell on the matter further.

"How long have I slept?"

Guanghui smiled faintly. "Fourteen hours."

Qin Ge was slightly startled. "Ah, that long! Did anything happen during that time?"

"Nothing major, just that one or two ordinary Siren fleets appeared in our route and were easily dealt with by Enterprise and the others." Guanghui replied.

After hearing this, Qin Ge nodded and looked out through the cabin window; outside was bright sunshine, seeming calm and windless.

"It seems that because of the Siren Tide, the frequency of ordinary Siren fleet activities has also decreased."

"Yes," Guanghui said, nodding with a smile, "so if the Commander hasn't rested enough, you can keep sleeping a bit longer. I'll wake you if an emergency occurs."

Qin Ge chuckled. "I've already slept this long; if I sleep more I'll pass out. It's better to get up early—I still haven't looked at the dossiers that Bisimai and North Carolina brought back."

"Then let me help you get dressed." Guanghui said with a smile.

"Okay."

As Qin Ge got up, Guanghui attentively dressed him in the commander's uniform and smoothed every wrinkle. From Qin Ge's expression, it seemed this had already become routine between them.

That's right; since becoming the Marriage Ship, Guanghui rarely stays with Qin Ge during the day to give chances to other shipgirls, but she often stays overnight at Qin Ge's place at night, which has become her privilege.

Whenever this happens, Qin Ge's personal maid Belfast arrives relatively late, so washing up and dressing are done with Guanghui's help, and Guanghui enjoys it.

After washing and dressing were finished, Qin Ge kissed Guanghui's lips once, saying, "Although it's not morning now, this can still count as a good‑morning kiss, right?"

Guanghui smiled and blinked. "Whatever you say."

"Then let's go see where we are now." After saying that, Qin Ge took Guanghui out of the room and into the command ship's grand hall.

At that moment Enterprise stood by the control console, Hai Lun Na at the nearby radar communications station, George V, Weineituo, and Zhenhai sat on a sofa nearby, and Belfast stood elegantly beside them.

"The Commander is awake." Zhenhai was the first to notice Qin Ge's presence; she smiled and said to him.

"Hmm, I slept a bit too long, really sorry about that." Qin Ge said apologetically.

"It's fine; the Commander has worked hard for so long, a bit more rest is normal. Even we shipgirls, after a period of combat, tend to rest longer." George V laughed, showing no concern.

"Hehe." Qin Ge chuckled. "Where are we now?"

Enterprise stepped forward and said to Qin Ge, "We have entered the Philippine Sea; it will take about one day to reach Ryukyu."

"That's quite fast." Qin Ge said in surprise.

"Yes, along the way we haven't seen much Siren fleet resistance, the weather has been excellent, so we've been moving at top speed the whole time." Enterprise replied.

"Hmm." Qin Ge nodded. "That's good; we should be able to reach the Donghuang battlefield by tomorrow. By the way, the dossiers you got from North Carolina and the ones Bisimai brought back?"

"They're with Hai Lun Na." Enterprise told Qin Ge.

"Oh, have you looked at their contents?" Qin Ge asked.

"We were going to look, but after discussing we decided to wait until the Commander wakes up." Weineituo said with a smile.

Qin Ge rubbed his nose. "Well then, since everyone's here, let's see what kind of dossiers we've harvested this time."

"Sure."

Soon Hai Lun Na projected a dossier onto the table, and several people gathered around to view its text.

"Internal document: meteorite impact point; looks like a military file, with a second‑level secrecy classification." George V said, looking at the document and smiling.

"According to this document's content, it also describes the Tunguska explosion. Based on this description, it should be considerably earlier than the 'Social Data: Deliberately Concealed Action' we read before." Zhenhai quickly inferred the document's timeframe.

"Yes, look at this paragraph." Guanghui pointed to the dossier on the table and said, "These meteorite fragments, due to their special nature, blend into the surrounding environment in a short time, so no fragments have ever been found at the site, and this secret has remained hidden to this day. Perhaps it is because this characteristic was discovered in research on the Tunguska region that it has attracted attention from all sides."

Perhaps it's because this characteristic was discovered in research in the Tonggusi region that it has attracted attention from all sides, right?

"Quite likely." Qin Ge nodded. "This also explains why the Tunguska explosion occurred in 1908, yet its peculiarities there were only discovered upon entering the Cold War era."