Chapter 681: Rendezvous

The morning sun had just risen, and there was still some mist over the sea. However, on the harbor above the Sakura Empire's main island, many people had already gathered, gazing out at the distant sea as if waiting for something.

Finally, when the sunlight covered the sea, a fleet slowly appeared from the distant horizon and proceeded toward the harbor's location.

The crowd gradually became excited; even the usually stern shipgirls now showed smiles on their faces.

The fleet moved quickly; it didn't take long before it reached the vicinity of the harbor, and this fleet was the unit led by Qin Ge that had cleared the Siren outpost waters.

On the command ship, Qin Ge said to Feilong, who was leaning nearby, "We'll be at the Sakura Empire soon; how do you feel?"

"No." Feilong glanced at Qin Ge and shook his head, "I was previously a ship of the Sakura Empire, but that Sakura Empire is not this one."

"I know, but do you have a sense of belonging?" Qin Ge asked with a smile, "Just as I come from another world, I feel a strong sense of belonging to this world's Donghuang."

The same characters, the same culture—this is what our blood and genes have given us. For you, although this Sakura Empire is not the one you came from, their culture remains consistent and does not change much just because it's another world.

Feilong stared for a moment, "What you say is true, but for us there's no leisure time to think about such things."

Qin Ge shrugged, "Staying vigilant at all times is good, but prolonged vigilance makes people tired. There isn't much danger now; in such safety, it's better to relax and trust your comrades with your back."

"Is this an order?" Feilong asked.

Qin Ge shook his head, "No, this can only be considered a suggestion."

"I understand," Feilong said, though he still maintained his previous posture.

Qin Ge smiled and then turned his head.

Although Feilong always looks cold, Qin Ge believes someone who rushes upon receiving a signal couldn't be heartless, and this feeling has been confirmed over the past few days of interaction.

Overall, Feilong is cold on the outside but warm inside, and getting along with him is still very easy.

After Qin Ge had anchored in that sea for one day, Ninghai and Ping Hai had already arrived and joined them.

After the rendezvous, everyone set out for the Sakura Empire; at that moment they discovered that the signal jamming over the Sakura Empire had been cleared. Qin Ge then quickly contacted Bisimai and her group, learning that their battle was also nearing its end, and they agreed to meet at the harbor of the Sakura Empire's main island.

After a journey of over a day, the fleet finally approached the harbor dock under the gaze of the Sakura Empire personnel and another squad of shipgirls led by Qin Ge, slowly docking.

When Qin Ge stepped out of the cabin, he saw Bisimai, Emperor Frederick, Tiancheng, Zhang Men and others already waiting there. Beside them were the flagship Zhang Men of the Sakura Empire United Fleet, as well as Xianghe and Zuikaku and others.

"You've all worked hard," Qin Ge said after disembarking to the approaching crowd.

"Commander," the crowd replied with smiles.

"My son has also worked hard; I heard that an Arbiter appeared in your area, and seeing you is wonderful." Emperor Frederick, without minding others' gazes, walked forward and embraced Qin Ge, saying,

Qin Ge stared for a moment, then reached out and hugged Emperor Frederick, saying, "I'm fine; although some special circumstances arose, we also gained unexpected allies, ultimately lifting the siege on Donghuang."

"Quite the close call; I never expected Donghuang to produce an Arbiter." said someone nearby.

Qin Ge smiled, released Emperor Frederick, and told the crowd, "Actually, before we went to Donghuang we had already received news that an Arbiter would appear there, but we still went ahead without hesitation; thanks to the help of Feilong and Hai Lun Na and the others, we managed to repel Si Te Lian Ku Si."

"Number eight, the Arbiter representing power?" Bisimai asked.

Qin Ge glanced at Bisimai with some surprise, "It seems Genaisennao has told you quite a bit of information."

Bisimai nodded, "Indeed, we learned some information from her that we had never known before."

Although Qin Ge and Bisimai had communicated before, they had only roughly spoken about it without detailing the specifics, which is why this issue arose.

However, aside from our own shipgirls, there were also high-ranking officials of the Sakura Empire here, so Qin Ge didn't say much to Bisimai and went over to Zhang Men and the others.

"Commander Qin Ge, I, on behalf of all of the Sakura Empire, express my gratitude; without your assistance, the Sakura Empire would surely suffer heavy losses this time." Zhang Men looked at Qin Ge and said.

"Lord Zhang Men is right; without your aid, the Sakura Empire's own strength would find this very difficult." Zuikaku said gratefully.

Qin Ge smiled, "This is our duty, and also my promise to you."

However, now is not the time for celebration; although the crises in Donghuang and the Sakura Empire have been resolved, the dangers facing other factions continue, so I hope the Sakura Empire can support some awakened shipgirls to join us in rescuing them.

"No problem; in fact, before Commander Qin Ge arrived, Bisimai had already told us about this, and Akagi senior and Kaga senior had also said so."

Therefore, we decided to dispatch our Sakura Empire's finest forces. Including ourselves, the awakened shipgirls total fifteen.' Zuikaku told Qin Ge.

Qin Ge was not as happy as one might expect; instead, he frowned and looked at Zuikaku, saying, "Although I'm very pleased that Zuikaku can send so many shipgirls to follow us and assist, your Sakura Empire's situation surely still needs reconstruction and deployment."

Therefore, will drawing out so many awakened shipgirls affect your future plans?'

Zhang Men shook his head, "Let me oversee the Sakura Empire's reconstruction; as for the 5th Carrier Division, they can accompany Commander Qin Ge to aid other factions."

Qin Ge nodded, "Since you've already discussed it, I won't add more. Time is pressing; we must quickly resupply here with supplies, then cross the entire Pacific Ocean—I hope you can help."

"Of course, we have prepared all the necessary resupplies, and they are right near the harbor, so we can proceed with resupply immediately."

"Furthermore, besides resupply, we have also prepared some newly produced command ships to replace the losses of Commander Qin Ge's fleet's command ships." Zuikaku said.

"Then thank you very much."