Chapter 740

From the moment Cleveland and the others stepped onto the 'battlefield,' the situation immediately changed.

Du Jiao Shou also quickly found Qin Ge's position and told him the full story.

Qin Ge, knowing the whole story, couldn't help but laugh; Guanghui truly perfectly fulfilled the duty of a marriage ship.

Then he stroked Du Jiao Shou's head, looking at her full of anticipation, and said, "Hehe, although it was Guanghui-jie's idea, I also thank Du Jiao Shou for your effort; with the plan changed, let's have a snowball fight between fleets."

"Mm, big brother, we'll work hard together, Du Jiao Shou will do her best." Du Jiao Shou beamed.

Although the numbers were still a bit lacking, with Cleveland and the others joining, Qin Ge at least wouldn't be focused fire. In no time, this snowball fight actually took on proper form.

Laughter and cries of pain rose and fell in the snow, adding a hint of warmth to this cold winter.

The snowball fight went on for a long time before stopping; both sides were just about exhausted, and they immediately sat together, panting continuously.

"Commander is cheating, actually calling Cleveland and her friends to help!" Benson said angrily.

Qin Ge was speechless, "Who let you all form a united front and gang up on me, so I had to call for reinforcements. Besides, you weren't having fun fighting either, were you?"

"Hehe."

"Commander, after we rest, shall we play together again?" Biaoqiang asked.

"No." Qin Ge quickly shook his head, "Our clothes are pretty much wet; after we rest we'll go back and change, then go skiing. Constant snowball fights are boring, too aggressive; I'd rather everyone relax a bit."

"Skiing? That's actually a good idea!" Baltimore said from the side.

"But there are too many trees here; skiing would easily lead to injury." Hai Lun Na worried a bit.

Qin Ge smiled and said to Du Jiao Shou, "Du Jiao Shou, could you trouble yourself to use carrier aircraft to check if there's any gentle slope nearby where we could ski?"

"Okay, big brother!" Du Jiao Shou nodded and stood up from the ground.

Between the blue light flashing behind her, ship equipment appeared on the deck before everyone's eyes. Under her control, several carrier aircraft flew into the air, heading in different directions.

It didn't keep Qin Ge waiting long; it seemed the carrier aircraft had just flown over the nearby woods when Du Jiao Shou's voice came through.

"Big brother, right beside this woods there's a slope that's fairly flat, with a gentle and long incline, quite suitable for skiing."

"Oh, I didn't expect it to be so close." Qin Ge nodded, "Thanks, Du Jiao Shou; recall your carrier aircraft. Let's head back together and ask the Northern Union if they have any ski gear."

"Okay."

After confirming the direction and venue, Qin Ge led a group of ship girls home to change clothes. Although ship girls don't get sick, wearing cold clothes in this season is still uncomfortable.

When Qin Ge returned to his room, he saw Belfast already inside, with fresh clothes prepared. It seemed she had spotted his return from the reception house window.

"You're still the most thoughtful." Qin Ge watched Belfast help him take off his wet coat, smiling as he said, "I'm planning to take everyone skiing later; will you come?"

"Miss Hood is preparing a tea party, so I need to go help; master doesn't need to worry about me—just have fun with everyone." Belfast smiled.

"Thank you for your hard work." Qin Ge reached out, embraced Belfast in front of him, kissed her, then let go.

After last night's events, the two acted more intimately and naturally than before.

"It's fine, this is my duty." Belfast smiled.

Qin Ge understood Belfast's temperament, so he didn't say much more; under her service, he quickly changed his clothes.

When he returned to the first floor again, he discovered someone was already waiting for him.

"Hehe, you're really quick." Qin Ge looked at the few little ones and laughed.

"We're not that fast anymore; the quickest to come down were Cleveland and Ta Shi Gan, and they've already gone to ask the reception house management about ski gear." Sims said to Qin Ge.

"Alright, how long have they been gone?" Qin Ge asked.

"It's been a while; commander, why don't you wait here a bit? I estimate they'll be back soon." Sims replied.

Qin Ge nodded and sat on the sofa in the grand hall, warming himself by the fireplace while chatting with a few destroyers.

Not long after, more and more people arrived; besides those who had just fought in the snowball fight, it seemed some capital ships had also come here.

"Heh, North Carolina and Washington, are you also planning to go skiing?" Qin Ge looked at North Carolina and Washington arriving together, and couldn't help but ask with a smile.

"Yeah, Washington originally asked me to go together this morning, but I had something to prepare, so my going‑out clothes were delayed."

"When it was time to go, I happened to hear Baltimore and the others say the commander was planning to take everyone skiing, so I decided to go with the commander—more people make it livelier." North Carolina laughed.

"That's fine; let's all go together. Later, returning to Guandao, it'll be hard to go out and play in the snow, unless we make a yearly winter trip to Donghuang or the Sakura Empire."

While chatting, Cleveland and her group returned together, empty‑handed, but from their expressions Qin Ge knew they'd achieved their goal; he guessed the items were in the Jia Zhuang Kong Jian.

Indeed, Cleveland came up to Qin Ge and said, "Commander, the gear is ready; we can set off now."

Qin Ge nodded, smiled, and stood up, saying, "Thanks for the trouble; let's set off together."

"Mm."

Amid cheers, a crowd escorted Qin Ge out of the grand hall's door. Just then, a few figures emerged from the side meeting room and saw the scene before them.

"It looks like Commander Qin Ge is very popular; you guys handle your relationship well. I thought there might be some friction among the faction leaders in the fleet, but it seems I was overthinking." Suweiai Beirala Luosi laughed.

"The commander is the soul of our fleet; although we ourselves have factions, being in the same fleet we have long ceased to have faction distinctions. To others, aren't we all the commander's ship girls?" Enterprise smiled.

"This feeling is really great; I don't know when the Nine Major Factions will become like this—no pursuit of mutual interests, no scheming against each other..." Speaking of this, Jiluofu gave a self‑deprecating head shake, "Tsk, how did I suddenly become sentimental?"

"Perhaps this is the commander's charm; anyway, there will still be many chances to cooperate later, so just pay attention and observe." Weineituo smiled.

"Mm."