Chapter 731: It Snowed

"How many days until we reach the Northern Union?" Qin Ge sat on the sofa in the command ship's living room, speaking to the monarch beside him.

"We'll arrive in two days." The monarch replied, "Is there something you need, Commander?"

Qin Ge shook his head. "I sense something abnormal; I don't know if you've noticed. Although there is a safe period after the Siren Tide, so much time has passed that we've been at sea without encountering a single Siren fleet."

"The situation you mentioned, Commander, we have indeed noticed, but so far nothing unusual has occurred, and our fleet's carrier shipgirls have sent their carrier aircraft deep into the Atlantic interior, finding nothing abnormal."

"Perhaps it's because this Siren Tide was exceptionally strong, thus extending the safe period?" The monarch frowned, then said to Qin Ge.

Qin Ge pondered for a moment. "I don't know; perhaps we can no longer use our previous mindset to assess the current state of the world."

"That's right; after the world changed, we truly can't rely on our old mindset, and perhaps the Siren Tides have always been subject to change." The monarch said.

"It's possible, but no matter what happens in the future, we must be fully prepared." Qin Ge affirmed.

At that moment, a figure sat beside Qin Ge, asking, "What were you just saying, Commander? What do you mean by being fully prepared?"

Qin Ge turned his head and saw Xin ze xi dressed in a woolen outfit, holding a cup of hot coffee.

"Are you still used to it?" Qin Ge asked with a smile.

"Are you talking about the weather, Commander?" Xin ze xi did not answer but instead countered.

Qin Ge nodded. Not long after departing from the Royal, the weather suddenly turned cold, and snow even began to fall on the sea. The shipgirls who had long stayed in the warm south were delighted; almost every command ship's deck was filled with people enjoying the snow.

There were also submarines and destroyers playing on the sea surface, making it lively.

"Although I had never seen snow before being summoned by the Commander, my memory retains a recollection of snow; moreover, my namesake, New Jersey, experiences distinct seasons, so I am quite accustomed to this climate." Xin ze xi said with a smile.

"But you still need to take warm-keeping measures; recently the temperature in the Northern Union could drop to minus forty degrees." Qin Ge said concernedly.

"Understood, but the most important thing is still the Commander; you should also pay attention to your own warmth measures." Xin ze xi said.

"Hah." Qin Ge pointed to the coat he was wearing, "Hey, even before reaching the Northern Union I'm already bundled up like this; once we get there, I'll turn into a zongzi."

"Hehe, actually the Commander looks rather cute in this outfit, all plump and chubby." Xin ze xi laughed.

Qin Ge smacked his lips. "Cute is cute; as long as you're happy, that's fine."

"Hehe, then what were you and the monarch just discussing, Commander? Your expression looks a bit grave." Xin ze xi asked.

The one answering this question was not Qin Ge, but the monarch.

"It's the issue we discussed together yesterday." The monarch said calmly.

As for the other people in the port area, she has always been this aloof; only when facing Qin Ge does she show a smile.

"Hmm, she's a bit like Bisimai."

"However, unlike Bisimai's inability to express emotions, the monarch is entirely due to her own thoughts."

Upon hearing the monarch's answer, Xin ze xi suddenly realized, "So that's why the Commander said we must be fully prepared?"

Qin Ge nodded. "Although this crisis has passed, it doesn't mean the crisis is over. The arbitrators and the mass-produced warships previously deployed by the Sirens are things this world originally didn't have, so we cannot rely on our old fixed mindset to consider future matters."

"Therefore, we must be cautious in all things and cannot afford the slightest carelessness."

"Hehe, although the Commander said that, we should still consider things from a positive angle.

"Perhaps it's because the Sirens used up their stored power in this Siren Tide and haven't recovered yet, making the sea area appear so calm.

"Once they regain their vitality, I believe this sea area will become lively as before." Xin ze xi said with a laugh.

"Hmm, that's also an explanation; I hope that's the case." Qin Ge said with a smile.

"So the Commander doesn't need to consider anything else now?" Xin ze xi's eyes shifted.

Qin Ge wondered, "Yes, what's up?"

"It's snowing outside again; I wanted to go out and see it with the Commander, so I came over to get you ready." Xin ze xi said with a laugh.

"Alright, let's not go to the upper deck; the sea wind there is too cold. Let's just look outside the living room corridor." Recalling the scene of previously accompanying these shipgirls to watch the snow, Qin Ge hurriedly said.

"Sure, where we are isn't important; the most important thing is being together with the Commander." After saying that with a smile, Xin ze xi stood up, took Qin Ge's hand, and walked outside.

Upon reaching outside the cabin, snow like ice crystals fell straight from the sky, landing on the sea surface and vanishing. Gazing along the sea, Qin Ge suddenly saw several people playing on the water.

"Tsk, Ta Shi Gan is fine; her ship equipment is naturally very warm, but aren't Biaoqiang and the others cold?" Qin Ge frowned, looking into the distance.

"As long as we activate the Wisdom Cube, we won't feel the cold; although there is some effect, it's not significant." Xin ze xi, who was beside Qin Ge, said.

"But why does the Northern Union's ship equipment consist entirely of thick woolen garments?" Qin Ge wondered.

"That should be due to environmental factors." Xin ze xi replied, "Just as I said, although activating the Wisdom Cube means we won't feel cold and combat can be more autonomous,

but we do occasionally go ashore; at those times we stop activating the Wisdom Cube, our bodies become like ordinary girls', and of course we feel cold."

and the Northern Union's attire is clearly made according to that environment; wearing it guarantees body temperature even without activating the Wisdom Cube."

"Ah, that's how it is." Qin Ge suddenly realized, "It seems I still need to keep learning; for such common-sense issues, I should study them more in the future."

"Hehe, if the Commander is willing to learn, I can teach you later." Xin ze xi said with a laugh.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you." Qin Ge readily agreed.

"Hah, it's settled then; let's go watch the snow together first."

Ha, it's settled like that—let's watch the snow together first.

Hmm.