Chapter 769: Bait

At night, White Eagle's banquet proceeded as scheduled.

Looking at the two rows of medals on Qin Ge's chest, Enterprise smiled and placed the White Eagle's honor medal onto him.

"It seems that in the not-too-distant future, Commander Qin Ge will become the most renowned commander in Azure Lane." Enterprise said with a smile.

Qin Ge said helplessly, "Isn't it you several major factions who want to push me into that position?"

Enterprise smiled and said, "This is also a helpless move; in fact, we originally wanted to use the strength of the Nine Major Factions to jointly defend against the Sirens' invasion, but the result is that the current situation is not something we can control."

Moreover, Commander Qin Ge's sudden rise has given all factions a chance to catch their breath in a war capable of destroying all formations in this world, and I believe no one else is more suited for this honor and position than you.

"Is this what they mean by 'the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility'?" Qin Ge asked with a smile.

"That's about right; in such a chaotic world, people look forward to the emergence of a hero, and Commander Qin Ge is certainly capable of becoming that hero." Enterprise said with a smile.

"I feel like I might have walked into your trap without noticing." Qin Ge chuckled, "Well, but what soldier wouldn't want such honor? Even if greater danger lies ahead, facing these dangers isn't that exactly our duty as commanders?"

"Thank you for understanding; please believe that in our future battles, we will provide you with the utmost assistance." Enterprise said.

"That's actually a good idea." Qin Ge smiled, "I indeed plan to expand my fleet's scale next step; otherwise, I'm currently too passive."

Although there are many usable shipgirls, their strength is insufficient for multi-front warfare; only quantitative change leading to qualitative change can quickly solve this problem.

I believe in Commander Qin Ge's ability; you have built such a strong fleet in such a short time. Believe that with sufficient resources and time, you can certainly create an invincible fleet.

That time will also be our counterattack; after all, we are not sandbags that only take hits." Enterprise said.

"That's right, but a counterattack isn't just talk; we need sufficient strength and sufficient strategy, otherwise, given the Sirens' current surveillance, our idea would be seen through the moment it appears."

"Afterwards, they would sabotage our plan; by then, it would not have even started, and the plan would die in the womb." Qin Ge said.

"Hmm, what you said is indeed something we should pay attention to now, but saying these things now is premature; let's wait until Commander Qin Ge's fleet strength improves, then we'll make plans." Enterprise said.

"Good."

After chatting for a while, Qin Ge left Enterprise and returned to where his shipgirls were stationed; the earlier conversation was inevitably questioned by several flagship shipgirls, and Qin Ge answered truthfully.

"Counterattack?" Bisimai narrowed her eyes, "Although the Nine Major Factions are strong, they still can't unite as one rope; although they can achieve some level of cooperation on certain fronts, they cannot be as united as our fleet."

"So this idea is just a thought; however, hearing such words from Enterprise's mouth is not surprising."

Qin Ge's Enterprise gave Bisimai a strange look, "How do I feel that your words have hidden meaning, Bisimai?"

Bisimai calmly responded to Enterprise's questioning, "I'm merely analyzing the facts; I have no other intention."

At this moment, Qin Ge quickly said, "Alright, our own people shouldn't talk like that. Moreover, I don't think Enterprise is the kind of person Bisimai thinks you are; being a proper leader and having operated for so many years, always staying in first place among these factions, this Enterprise is not simple."

"Perhaps this counterattack plan is the bait she threw at our fleet; we can just ignore it for now, and if we lack absolute strength, we shouldn't even touch it."

George V nodded and said, "What the commander said is correct; perhaps Enterprise thinks you helped the Nine Major Factions this time, feeling very righteous, so she threw out this bait."

"This is merely a fact; each faction has its own interests, and as a faction's leader, one must first obey and respect one's own faction's interests." Soviet Russia said.

"White Eagle is not as simple as imagined; from the start, when we passed through the Panama Canal, Essex's research equipment already explained everything."

Qin Ge smiled and said, "I'm not that stupid either, so when we hold the cooperation talks tomorrow, we must strive for as many benefits as possible for our fleet."

"I'll leave this to you, Bisimai; I believe you are more than familiar with this matter."

"No problem, Commander; I'll take care of it." Bisimai said firmly.

"I wish this world weren't always full of scheming and deceit." Lisailiu sighed.

"We also hope for that, but the world won't turn according to our will." Enterprise said, "Perhaps only when our fleet truly stands atop this world will we possibly influence all factions."

Qin Ge nodded and said, "I think that day won't be too far off, but its arrival requires our collective effort."

"Of course, Commander." Several flagship shipgirls nodded together.

"Alright, the official business is done; now it's free time." Qin Ge smiled, "It seems I can't be idle today, but it's almost over."

"Almost done?" Weineituo chuckled, "Is the commander ready to finish the task? I don't know how many sisters are still waiting to dance with you."

"Cough, not many, maybe around twenty." Qin Ge replied.

"Hehe, you can probably dance with about six people per hour; for twenty or so, that's roughly four hours. Commander, keep it up." George V said with a laugh.

Qin Ge rolled his eyes and said, "What can be done? Once you've said it out loud, even if you hold your waist, you have to finish all the dances…"

"Hehe, it feels like the commander is suffering yet happy." Enterprise laughed.

"Yeah, seeing their happy smiles makes me very glad, so no matter how much I put in, it doesn't matter." Qin Ge said.

"Oh?" Bisimai looked at Qin Ge and said, "Commander, your words shouldn't be overpromising; right now, only part of our fleet is with you, while another part of the shipgirls are in the port area. If they find out you made such a promise here, I believe they'll also demand to dance with you."

"So tonight is far from over; I hope you prepare well, and believe that everyone in the port area is already very much looking forward to the day you return."

Qin Ge startled, unconsciously touching his waist, "Why do I suddenly feel pain?"

"Haha~"