Chapter 775: I Have Returned

They've come again, three people, sis.

Inside the Zhongying Cottage of the port area, Akagi walked in, looking at the one sitting there drinking tea, her words hinting with a hint of worry.

"Another three have come?" Tiancheng gently set down her teacup, eyes narrowing as she said, "Which faction and which ship are they all from?"

"Royal faction, the battlecruisers Renown and Repulse, plus the destroyer Hunter." Akagi replied.

"Renown and Repulse of the Royal faction?" Tiancheng nodded, "The supporters under the Queen's flag—I recall we already have a Royal ship in our port area, right?"

"Yes, the Royal Ark." As she said the name, Akagi slightly furrowed her brows.

"Heh, it seems our world has become the focus now." Tiancheng smiled, "Could it be because of My Lord? Interesting, but no matter how you look at it, this situation is advantageous for us—let's wait for My Lord to return before saying more."

"But sis, it seems Yujin has clearly taken our port area as their base in this world; if we clash directly with the Sirens, our port area will inevitably become the focus, which is not good for our port area's development." Akagi said.

Tiancheng smiled, "To achieve a breakthrough in strength, risk must accompany it; there's no free lunch in this world, and do you think staying elsewhere in the world would let you develop peacefully?"

"My Lord's radiance is too dazzling; even if Yujin didn't appear, our port area would inevitably be the Sirens' first target in this world—we've always been in danger, now it's just a matter of choosing."

"My Lord's plan this time is very simple: to cooperate with Yujin, giving our fleet a qualitative leap in strength in a short time, so that we can then stand on their stage and contend for the world's peace."

"Otherwise, without strength, everything is empty talk; under absolute power, strategy has no effect."

"Am I over-worrying?" Akagi sat down and said.

"Heh, this might be related to your experience; as a former leader of the Sakura Empire, you were highly sensitive to crisis, wanting to resolve any situation you couldn't control as soon as possible—but here in our port area, it's not needed." Tiancheng smiled.

"My Lord is someone who knows how to adapt; he's not as rigid as you think. Just like when the Purifiers came to play in our port area last time, he chose to let them be free. This already shows the point—sometimes war isn't the solution to everything, and perhaps for us there's something more important than war."

"Heh, I didn't expect you to think so highly of the Commander, sis." Akagi laughed.

"That's not thinking highly of him; I've always been by his side, so I understand his actions and his inner thoughts." Tiancheng smiled, as if saying something very pleasant.

"By the timing, he should be coming back soon, right?" Akagi asked.

"Pretty much. This time My Lord and they went to other factions, not for tourism but mainly for cooperation talks; according to the timing, they should be back at the port area in just a few days."

"As one of the current persons in charge of the port area, you should urge them to do well in patrolling the waters; otherwise, when My Lord returns and sees the entire sea defense in disarray, that will be a problem." Tiancheng smiled.

Akagi gave a wry smile, "Sis, for this work, do you think I would overlook it? Since the first day I returned to the port area, I've already had them carry out a strict maritime patrol schedule."

"Besides, with Hai Lun Na from Yujin's side, unless an enemy as powerful as the Arbiter appears, ordinary Sirens can't approach our port area."

"Heh, I was just saying it; I'm still very confident in your work." Tiancheng smiled, eyes narrowed.

"While the two were speaking, the door was knocked again, and a white figure appeared before them."

"Kaga, what's wrong?" Akagi turned her head and asked.

"The Commander, they've returned." Kaga said.

Akagi and Tiancheng exchanged smiles, and even Luan, sitting beside Tiancheng, smiled.

"It seems we're a few days ahead of schedule; My Lord is also a bit impatient. Come on, let's go welcome My Lord's return to port." Tiancheng laughed and stood up.

"Yes."

"Looking at the ever-closer harbor, Qin Ge felt especially relieved, finally about to go home. Although these days outside had been fairly comfortable, it still lacked the steadiness of being at home."

"The Commander is quite happy." Guanghui smiled.

"Of course, I'm finally home! I wonder what the port area is like now—has Biyu's injury healed, how's the situation in the nearby waters?" Qin Ge ticked off each point on his fingers.

"Heh, didn't we just meet the patrolling Commander Wu Hao? He didn't simply tell you the current situation of the port area?" Guanghui laughed.

"Well, although his words put my mind at ease quite a bit, but since he's not part of our fleet, I still need to confirm it myself." Qin Ge said.

"Alright, but I think the Commander doesn't need to wait any longer—look over there." Guanghui said, pointing toward the distant sky.

"A roar of aircraft engines rose as a formation flew from far to near over Qin Ge's head. Seeing the somewhat familiar Zero fighters, Qin Ge exclaimed in surprise, 'Those are the Sakura Empire's people—that must be Akagi and Kaga and the others; it seems they've already received the news of our return to port.'"

"That's for sure." Enterprise said behind Qin Ge, "Although our port area's communication facilities still can't compare to those of the other hotel factions, contact like this within the defense zone is still quite smooth."

Qin Ge smiled and nodded, "That Wu Hao—I still want to give them a surprise."

"It's probably not that Commander Wu Hao notified the port area, since our port vicinity has detection devices; whenever a ship approaches, the detector sounds an alarm, and the port area receives it too. Commander, you know all this, don't you?" Enterprise laughed.

"That's true, but I still harbor a bit of hope—however, seeing them like this shows that everything in the port area is going smoothly; this is the best outcome." Qin Ge said.

"Mm."

"As the command fleet slowly approached, the situation inside the harbor also appeared before Qin Ge."

"Seeing the Sakura Empire and Donghuang crowds waiting on the harbor quay, Qin Ge felt especially excited."

"Once the command ship had just steadied, he couldn't wait and went down the lowered stairs."

"You've worked hard, Commander—welcome back to port."

"Seeing everyone before him with smiling faces, Qin Ge nodded heavily, 'Mm, I'm back.'"