Chapter 699: Command Authority Belongs

Hearing Ninghai say that, Enterprise furrowed her brows; she was the one who had seen that video material, and the Arbiter had been emphasized countless times in Qin Ge's mouth.

Looking at the gradually deadlocked venue, Enterprise recalled what Yue Ke Cheng had told her when she arrived.

"Qin Ge Commander is a commander who harbors ideals, and he is truly capable of putting into practice the existence of Azure Lane."

"With our communications with Donghuang and Sakura Empire cut off, Qin Ge Commander could have completely avoided coming here to take risks, yet he still came."

"Therefore, we White Eagle should not speak opposition at this time; we should instead support him. This world is gradually changing, and I believe Chi Cheng and Kaga surely see farther than we do."

"The future pattern may perhaps change because of this war, for the era will produce some great individuals, and Qin Ge Commander is precisely the person born for this era."

"Thinking this through, Enterprise addressed the several factions: 'White Eagle supports Qin Ge Commander as this operation's leader, not only because his strength surpasses everyone present, but also because he represents the future, he represents hope.'"

"'You White Eagle?' Bisimai just began to speak, and Enterprise shook her head."

"'We White Eagle have considered this very clearly; the world has already changed now, so the pattern previously formed by this world should undergo corresponding changes.'

"To be frank, our various factions were basically in name only, even when we held meetings together we were nitpicking. Saying something unpleasant, Azure Lane, in our eyes, is more like a self‑deceptive slogan than an actual alliance."

"Enterprise said up to this point, sighed, then looked at Qin Ge and said, 'Qin Ge Commander could completely choose to recuperate after rescuing Donghuang and Sakura Empire, but he hasn't; he has consistently upheld the promise he made as Azure Lane Commander.'"

"Carrying this belief, carrying this aspiration. Setting out from the distant western Pacific, crossing the entire Pacific to reach the Atlantic—what kind of spirit is this?"

"Those present are not exactly easy to move, but I just want to ask: if other factions encountered such difficulties, would you be willing to muster your faction's strength to help?"

"Moreover, on the battlefield strength decides everything. Qin Ge Commander's fleet already has more than forty Awakened Shipgirls. Adding the Sakura Empire and Donghuang forces standing beside him, their total has reached sixty‑plus, approaching seventy Awakened Shipgirls."

"This is an absolute advantage over our several major factions; I believe someone will say his Awakened Shipgirls have not been awakened long, and essentially they are not as formidable as our Awakened Shipgirls."

"But don't forget, among our factions there is hardly any Sea Legend Rank individual."

"Although I cannot predict the world's future, Qin Ge Commander is absolutely standing above us now, let alone mentioning his previous battles with the Arbiter."

"Enterprise stopped speaking here; what she wanted to express had become very clear."

"Seeing this, King George V could not help but smile and said, 'Since White Eagle has also stated its position, then Royal will also state our stance.'"

"Royal has no intention of contending for fleet leadership or such matters; for us, being able to smoothly eradicate the Siren Tide is the most important thing."

"Therefore, the current situation is very clear: Qin Ge Commander not only has experience fighting the Siren Arbiter, his own fleet is strong, and he also maintains good connections with those remnants."

"These are all necessary keys for us to obtain victory in this battle, so Royal has decided to support Qin Ge Commander as the leader of this operation's plan."

"After King George V finished speaking, Qin Ge somewhat unexpectedly opened his eyes and looked toward King George V."

"'Hehe, don't be surprised, Qin Ge Commander.' King George V smiled, 'Being able to let Gneisenau and Scharnhorst praise you so highly, I know your strength, and being able to resolve the Siren outpost in your own region in such a short time, and also help Sakura Empire and Donghuang resolve their respective Siren outposts, can explain everything.'"

"I believe you can lead us to seize victory in this war, and your earlier reminder also greatly reduced Royal's losses."

"Qin Ge smiled and nodded, 'Thank you very much, King George V, for your trust.'"

"'Currently four factions have already agreed, and these four factions represent the vast majority of our force, so do you few factions have any opinions?' Enterprise looked toward Bisimai and the others and said."

"Bisimai did not speak, but Lisailiu, sitting not far from her, did speak."

"'We Free Iris have no intention of seizing this command authority, so we abstain. But if someone becomes the commander of this fleet, we Free Iris will surely follow them left and right, becoming their most reliable partner.'"

"Those present were not overly surprised by Lisailiu's choice, because they were fairly familiar with Free Iris."

"'If that's the case, then there's nothing more to say.' Bisimai looked toward Qin Ge, 'This battle shall have Qin Ge Commander as overall commander; I also want to witness, to be able to let another commander I greatly admire.'"

"Regarding Qin Ge's information, Bisimai still grasped much of it. Including the intelligence brought back by Gneisenau and Scharnhorst and others also enabled her to make this decision here."

"'Now that the commander has been decided, let's go ahead and draft the battle plan; there isn't much time to waste.' The Soviet Union smiled and said."

"'How strange, the Northern Union actually has no stance this time.' King George V said."

"The Soviet Union explained, 'Qin Ge's ideals and aspirations are consistent with those of the Northern Union, so to us we are comrades.'"

"'In that case, what is there to argue about? For comrades sharing the same aspirations to command this battle, the Northern Union is willing to fight shoulder‑to‑shoulder with him, and to give our all.'"

"'Then what about the Sardinian Empire and the Vichy Tribunal? Do you have any reservations about this decision?' Enterprise asked."

"'You've all said that, so I naturally have no reservations. Moreover, the Sardinian Empire this time has brought out only a limited number of personnel, and the strength it can provide is just this.'"

"'Although we wish to let the Sardinian Empire's prestige spread across this sea, for now our faction is of paramount importance; command authority and such, the Sardinian Empire withdraws.' Weineituo said."

"'The Vichy Tribunal is the same; now is a critical moment—if we can unite, that's best, but at the very least we cannot allow other disputes to arise, so we also withdraw.' Letbal said."

"'Alright, all major factions have stated their positions, so the commander of this operation's plan shall be Qin Ge Commander.' Enterprise said, 'Now we move on to the next agenda item, the deployment for this operation.'"