Chapter 694: White Eagle's Shock

After everyone was seated, Enterprise told Qin Ge, "Actually, we found that the Siren outpost sea area was also quite an accidental situation, and this situation actually begins with the Sardinian Empire."

The Sardinian Empire has a forward outpost in the Atlantic Ocean, and that outpost is named Madalena, located at this position in the Atlantic.

Enterprise opened the sea chart on the meeting table and marked Madalena's location for Qin Ge.

"Is this position in the middle of the Atlantic?" Qin Ge said, somewhat surprised.

"Yes, compared to the Pacific, this Atlantic range is relatively small for us, so in peacetime our measures might be more aggressive than those of Donghuang and the Sakura Empire."

We constantly dispatch Awakened Shipgirls to explore deeper seas, and exploration requires a forward supply base; Madalena is the Sardinian Empire's forward supply outpost." Enterprise explained.

Qin Ge nodded, "Understood."

"When the Siren Tide broke out, we actually had a premonition and had already withdrawn personnel from the forward outpost."

"But the Sardinian Empire's response might have been slower; they only withdrew after the Siren outbreak, and during their retreat they discovered a Siren outpost sea area in the deep Atlantic."

"Countless Siren fleets sailed out from those outposts, continuously launching aggression against neighboring factions. At that time we were all focused on resisting the Siren invasion, with no spare capacity, so we shelved this information."

"But as we have been defending for almost a month, all factions have suffered heavy losses, forcing us to shrink our forces, abandon some less important cities, and relocate their populations inland."

"Moreover, while the usual Siren Tide lasts about half a month, this time it has already lasted a month with no sign of stopping. We ran a statistic: if we continue this passive defense, we can hold out at most about two months before the front collapses and we lose sea control."

"So we have put this information back on the table; instead of passively wasting away, it's better to concentrate our elite forces, break through, and restore peace to the factions." Enterprise explained to Qin Ge.

Qin Ge nodded, "Your method is indeed good; destroying the Siren outpost will indeed stop those Siren fleets and fundamentally resolve this Siren Tide."

"Donghuang and the Sakura Empire are able to break out now precisely because we destroyed the nearby Siren outpost."

"But this is based on the assumption that there is no Arbiter in that Siren outpost sea area."

"'Arbiter?' Enterprise, Washington, and Saratoga exchanged glances."

Washington said, "Qin Ge Commander, we heard York City mention the Arbiter before, but she only heard it from your Enterprise, so what exactly is the Arbiter? Is it similar to the Testers, a high-ranking Siren humanoid command unit?"

Qin Ge shook his head, "No, according to my current understanding, the Sirens are internally divided into at least two organizations. One is the Research Institute, which contains the Testers, Purifiers, and other high-ranking Siren humanoid command units we have seen before, capable of releasing elite units called Executors."

"'Their duty is to conduct experiments in this world, including but not limited to mirror sea experiments and Siren Tide experiments.'"

"'The Arbiters are combat units belonging to the Sirens; their main purpose is to monitor and hinder the remnants' actions, protecting the Research Institute's experimental fields so experiments can proceed smoothly.'"

"'They are the Sirens' true combat personnel, capable of releasing elite units called Executors; currently estimated to be twenty-two in total, with their names and codes determined by the Major Arcana cards.'"

"'Three have appeared in this world so far: representing Strength is Stralenticus, representing the Hermit is Hermes, and representing Temperance is Tempalans.'"

"'Each possesses the power to destroy this world; frankly, even if we concentrate all our strength, we might still be unable to defeat a single Arbiter.'"

"'Hah?' Not only Enterprise, but all the White Eagle Shipgirls present opened their mouths wide."

Washington said incredulously, "Qin Ge Commander, are you joking? We've fought the Sirens for so long, yet we've only been exchanging blows with their experimental personnel?"

"'Moreover, the Sirens' combat units can destroy the world; even if all the Shipgirls in this world combined, they could not effectively strike them.'"

Qin Ge nodded, then looked to Xinzei nearby, "Xinzei, please trouble you to play the video of our previous battle with the Arbiters for the White Eagle everyone to see."

Xinzei nodded, "No problem, Commander."

Xinzei finished speaking, then reached out to adjust the projector's input in the meeting room; an image was projected onto the white wall. This image was exactly the footage of Qin Ge Fleet's battle with Stralenticus, of course also including the appearance of the Flying Dragon.

As the video played, the White Eagle members' earlier disbelief gradually faded, replaced by shock. Especially when they saw the Flying Dragon appear and engage in close combat with Stralenticus, they were shocked beyond words.

After the video ended, the White Eagle members' expressions still had not reacted. Seeing this, Qin Ge smiled and said, "So now you understand what kind of enemy we will face?"

"'At that time our fleet was not fully present, but with the few reinforcements from Donghuang, the number of Awakened Shipgirls in our fleet was definitely over twenty.'"

"'Yet even such a fleet facing an Arbiter could hardly inflict any damage. Do you think your United Fleet could strike an Arbiter?'"

"'I tell you, in that sea area there are at least two, possibly more, Arbiters, and their strength is not additive; one plus one is far greater than two.'"

"'This...' The White Eagle members fell silent; Qin Ge's image and words were like a bucket of cold water poured over their heads, making them recognize this cold, cruel reality."

"'Qin Ge Commander, we admit our plan is lacking, but I want to ask: who exactly is that black-robed Shipgirl appearing after the video?' Enterprise asked Qin Ge, after all that person had the upper hand against Stralenticus, forcing Enterprise to take notice."

"'It's the Flying Dragon, but not the Flying Dragon of this world; it comes from another world, belonging to an organization called the Remnants, and this Flying Dragon is the prototype of all Flying Dragons.' Qin Ge replied."

"'Prototype? Remnants? What does that mean?'"

"'As more and more new terms appeared, the White Eagle members stood dumbfounded; they suddenly realized this world had become somewhat unfamiliar……'"