Chapter 686: Same Front Line

Although there were many things I wanted to say, and although I wanted to stay a bit longer, the duty of a commander prevented Qin Ge from continuing to linger in the port area.

One hour later, under everyone's gaze, Qin Ge and most of the shipgirls boarded the resupplied command ship, sounded the whistle, and gradually left the harbor.

"Really punctual, Commander Qin Ge." Standing on the command ship, Hai Lun Na said to Qin Ge, "I thought you would stay in the port area for a while, but you said an hour and it's exactly an hour—how ruthless."

Qin Ge smiled and said, "Perhaps. Emperor Frederick once told me that on the battlefield we must discard all emotions and maintain absolute rationality, but the war has not ceased yet."

Being able to stop by Guandao to take a look at them already satisfies me. As for staying, heh, for us there will be plenty of time later; there's no need to worry about this chance to meet.

"That's right." Hai Lun Na smiled and said, "By the way, I quite like your port area layout, but some places need slight adjustments or additional buildings—what do you think?"

Qin Ge smiled and said, "If you like it, we can return to the port area together later and do as you say."

"Hehe, Commander Qin Ge is quite likable; perhaps if you had been there back then, things wouldn't have turned out this way," Hai Lun Na smiled.

"Huh?" Qin Ge stared for a moment, then realized Hai Lun Na might be referring to her world. He waved his hand and said, "Perhaps all this is fate's arrangement, letting me appear in this world and you appear before my eyes."

"However, as the saying goes, it's better to cherish the present than regret the past. Now I am by your side; you can tell me any unease or anxiety, and I will be a good listener."

"I understand." Hai Lun Na looked at Qin Ge and nodded, "I believe that day will come soon, and I look forward to its arrival."

The sea voyage is rather dull; although there are not many Siren fleets on this route, traveling from Guandao to Hawaii still takes a relatively long time.

Moreover, for easier management, the commanders of several factions returned to their respective faction's command ships. On Qin Ge's command ship, aside from Hai Lun Na and Flying Dragon, there were also Guanghui, Belfast, Tiancheng, as well as Donghuang's Anshan and Sakura Empire's Zuikaku, making the journey quite harmonious.

After sailing for several days, Qin Ge and company finally arrived at Hawaii, a place many in Qin Ge's world consider a travel holy land.

However, the situation here left Qin Ge and company with no leisurely thoughts; everywhere were ruined walls and broken ship wrecks silently telling them what kind of battle had taken place here before.

"Indeed so. Although we harbored hope when we came, the situation here is indeed very similar to that of Donghuang and Sakura Empire." Qin Ge, watching the wreckage continually surfacing on the sea and the visible ruins on the island, said to everyone on board.

"Isn't this situation quite normal? Although White Eagle's strength is considerably greater than that of Sakura Empire and Donghuang, their coastline is too long, requiring many defensive positions."

"Abandoning the front line is actually a very correct approach. Moreover, as I understand, although there is no arbiter here, Hemite and Tianpa Lans target the Atlantic Ocean, so we need to strengthen defenses there." Hai Lun Na said to Qin Ge.

"I've always had a question: Hai Lun Na, you should be a White Eagle shipgirl, right? But why, when you talk about White Eagle, do I clearly feel a distance, not a close feeling?"

Saying this, Zuikaku also glanced at Flying Dragon beside her, "Flying Dragon is the same; although I don't know what you've been through, the sense of distance is strong."

Qin Ge glanced at Zuikaku, offered no explanation; he had asked this question before and already knew the answer, but Zuikaku wasn't present then, so her doubt is natural.

"Indeed," Hai Lun Na said to Zuikaku, "the White Eagle I belong to no longer exists, and she does not exist in this world either; to me, White Eagle is merely a designation."

"Just as Hai Lun Na, to humans, is merely a ship's name, even though it represents countless shipgirls."

"This..." Zuikaku somewhat couldn't understand; perhaps because she herself has never experienced what they went through, she lacks this concept.

"Regarding this matter, you can discuss it among yourselves later, but for now we have nothing to do." Qin Ge smiled at the two.

"Zuikaku, I want to ask: do all factions' front lines have a command post similar to Donghuang and Sakura Empire's, and does that command post have a direct communicator linking to the faction's main headquarters?"

"Yes, this is basically standard equipment, and it's a method to facilitate information exchange between the front line and headquarters."

"Although building such things incurs a great cost, their effect is decisive, enabling the front line to link with headquarters instantly."

"Furthermore, even if Siren interference occurs as before, communication between the front line and headquarters can still be carried out, since they are wired." Zuikaku replied.

Qin Ge nodded and said, "That's fine then."

Zuikaku's eyes lit up and she said, "So you plan to find the front line headquarters on this island and then use their dedicated communicator to contact White Eagle?"

"Yes, we must know White Eagle's current situation; if they have already abandoned the western coastal defenses, then we will directly cross the Panama Canal to the Atlantic." Qin Ge said.

"Indeed." Zuikaku nodded and said, "This would also save us most of our time; it's a very good method."

Qin Ge smiled, picked up his communicator, and said, "Enterprise and Bisimai, you two send personnel to Hawaii Island to separately locate the front line headquarters and their supplies storage."

"We need to talk directly with White Eagle headquarters, and after making some estimates of our fleet, it's quite likely we will have to cross the Panama Canal; that voyage would be relatively long for us."

"Understood, Commander!"

From the communicator came the voices of Enterprise and Bisimai, and they immediately responded.

Two squadrons of shipgirls quickly appeared before Qin Ge, gliding toward the island at high speed.

"Now it's just a matter of waiting, Commander Qin Ge—what do you think will happen next?" Zuikaku asked.

Qin Ge watched the shipgirls gradually approaching shore, pondered a moment, and said, "Perhaps the outcome will exceed our expectations..."