Chapter 695: Explanation

With difficulty, I told Enterprise and the others about the remnants and the knowledge of the prototype ships; from their eyes one could see a hint of confusion.

"So, we're actually no different from those fallen shipgirls?" Saratoga asked in disbelief.

Qin Ge smiled. "That's not the case; you're still quite different from them. Although they were also created by the Sirens, they lack intelligence, so they're just like ordinary executors."

"But you're different; you have the chance to break through the fabrications, and that chance is awakening. For them, awakening is merely a chance to break through fabrications, but for us, awakening represents greater growth."

"So you have now escaped those fabrications; in their words, you have become true warships."

"Are we merely true warships now? Then why is their power so terrifying?" Enterprise asked doubtfully.

Qin Ge hesitated before saying, "Actually I haven't obtained any intelligence on this, but it's certain that it's related to true awakening, and it's the true meme of awakening, becoming a prototype warship like Flying Dragon."

"You also know that in our world, shipgirls are all summoned from the Wisdom Cube; although the Wisdom Cube's energy is very peculiar, for shipgirls it still mainly constitutes their own being."

"And similar to Flying Dragon, where a battleship is directly transformed by the Cube into a shipgirl, that innate energy is stronger than that of shipgirls normally summoned from the Wisdom Cube."

"Thus it can be foreseen that such awakening will consume large amounts of supplies and energy, but it's not extremely difficult; the world has already changed, and anything is possible."

"I basically understand." Enterprise nodded, looking at Qin Ge with admiration, and said, "Qin Ge Commander, to gather this much information in such a short time of world change is truly remarkable."

"Moreover, as far as I know, Qin Ge Commander should be in his fifth year as a commander? He has already led such an outstanding fleet and already bears the demeanor of a faction leader."

"Being able to appear as a Breaker in such a dangerous situation is truly the greatest fortune for this world and for humanity."

Qin Ge waved his hand with a smile. "Actually I have no intention of becoming a faction leader, nor of becoming the tenth faction you imagine; if possible, I'd rather spend more time with my shipgirls at home."

"All I can say is that the flames of war have not ceased, and a commander's duty cannot be set aside. So this time I am willing to act as a Breaker to fulfill my responsibility and oath."

"After this great war ends, perhaps I will return to Guandao and become a commander who asks nothing of the world."

Enterprise smiled. "Perhaps it's because of what we've done before that Qin Ge Commander harbors some ill feeling toward our other major factions."

"But that is also somewhat unavoidable; facing the sudden appearance of such an outstanding commander, we are indeed eager, yet we still hold many doubts."

"If you were sent by the Sirens, what then? If your mind swelled, what then? These are uncontrollable factors, which is why we decided to dispatch envoys to be stationed in your harbor district."

"Saying this now might be a bit late, but I want to say this: when your strength reaches a certain level, you can no longer return to those simple wishes of the past."

"I know you have no intention of becoming the tenth faction, but the fact is you have already become the tenth faction."

Qin Ge spread his hands. "Well, however you see it, anyway the oath I swore under the Azure Lane banner will not change."

"We also believe that if it weren't for this, we wouldn't be having this conversation today." Yue Ke Cheng smiled. "If it weren't for the fact that I still have two sisters in White Eagle I can't let go of, I might really be preparing to join Qin Ge Commander's fleet."

"So we must admit that Akagi and Kaga had far-sighted vision, willing to give up their faction leader positions to join your fleet; perhaps their future paths will be much longer than ours."

Qin Ge heard this and couldn't help but laugh. "Perhaps all of this is destined fate."

"Um, although interrupting you like this isn't good, time might be running out." Washington interjected, "Qin Ge Commander, according to what you said, if there are two arbiters in the Atlantic Ocean, how should we break through this situation? Do you have any plans here?"

Upon hearing Washington say that, everyone turned to look at Qin Ge. Seeing Qin Ge nod, he said, "Regarding this matter there definitely is a plan; if there were no plan, I wouldn't have come to White Eagle."

"I've told you all this so you have a basic understanding of the current situation. Regarding how to break this situation, I want to ask a question: can you currently contact the leaders of the other major factions?"

Saratoga nodded. "Yes, although signals in this sea area suffer some interference, at headquarters we have dedicated lines to contact the other several factions, ensuring constant communication."

Qin Ge nodded. "That's good; next we will still carry out the plan you previously devised, namely to go deep into the Atlantic Ocean and destroy those Siren outposts."

"However, the difference is that it would be best to gather the elites of those factions in one area to meet up with us. Because the Atlantic Ocean is still vast, if we were scattered, there would be a risk of being picked off one by one by the enemy."

"Gathered together, even if we encounter the arbiters, we would still have the strength to fight one battle. Moreover, the Atlantic Ocean's signal is currently interfered with; if we gather together, we can unify command and dispatch, and our strength will not be dispersed."

"That's fine; we had already confirmed such a plan earlier, so now we just need to inform them." Enterprise nodded, but said, "However I have a question I want to ask Qin Ge Commander: what should we do about those two arbiters?"

Qin Ge said, "Those two arbiters, you don't need to worry; someone will come to deal with them."

"So you mean the remnants, that is just now's Flying Dragon?" Washington exclaimed excitedly, "Is she still in your fleet?"

Qin Ge shook his head. "Flying Dragon is temporarily not in my fleet, and it's not just her alone; including Hai Lun Na who came from another world, and Gneisenau, there are three people in total."

"When they came to White Eagle they temporarily left my fleet, because as I just told you, the number of arbiters added together is absolutely not as simple as one plus one equals two."

"So they are taking this time to go to the Atlantic Ocean to seek out remnants like themselves who have come to this world."

"Only then do we have a chance to win this war's victory."

"I see..."