Chapter 776: Eliminating the Hidden Danger?

"Ah, my own place is still the most comfortable." Leaning against the windowsill of the room, Qin Ge smiled and looked out the window.

"Commander, you've worked hard on this trip, you've been busy for over a month, right?" Zhenhai said with a smile.

Qin Ge quickly shook his head, "No, actually I've been fairly relaxed over the past month; after all, I can recognize my own position, so I usually leave faction negotiations to Bisimai."

After all, her personality is very steady, suitable for this work, and she also has relevant experience. Many things in this require reasoned argument; regarding the fleet's interests, I think it's best to leave it to professionals.

"And what about the Commander, are you assisting from the side in planning the big picture? Or are you doing something else?" Tiancheng said, squinting her eyes and smiling.

Just now, when she returned from the port to Qin Ge's room, she saw some shipgirls wearing something on their hands; previously, there were only two such items in the port area, one on Guanghui's hand and the other in Qin Ge's office.

But this time, suddenly so many appeared, which surprised her. Could her commander have had a change of heart? Did she suddenly get the whimsical idea to open a harem?

"Cough." Qin Ge cleared his throat, "Actually I've also been busy all this time, but unlike Bisimai, she handles external negotiations and diplomacy for the port area, while I handle internal affairs."

"So is this the reason those rings appeared?" Zhenhai said with a smile, "Could it be that the commander's temperament suddenly changed, wanting to open a big harem in our fleet?"

Usually known for being cautious and meticulous, Zhenhai this time laid the matter out openly, showing how great an impact Qin Ge's decision had on his shipgirls.

"Actually, it's not about opening a harem; I have no desire to be a petty emperor." Qin Ge rubbed his nose, "How to put it? After the war ended, I've been thinking about a question: having gone through such a great war, you always charge forward—why is that?"

"Perhaps it's for the justice in our hearts, or for belief, or simply because you are my shipgirls. So I thought for a long time; since I became your commander, I have the responsibility to let you feel joy during wartime lulls."

"But I can't stretch myself thin enough to care for everyone, so I thought of this Oath Ring, using this bond to bring you all peace of mind."

"So I used some of the red-pointed resources within our port area, bought a batch of Oath Rings from Mingshi, and then, during each faction's occasion, took the opportunity to invite some shipgirls with usually good relations and gave them the rings."

"Hehe." Tiancheng and Zhenhai laughed together upon hearing this.

"Can I say, this really has the commander's style?" Tiancheng said with a laugh.

"Indeed, it's very much the commander's style, after all, not many people would sell themselves when faced with matters." Zhenhai said with a smile.

Qin Ge looked at the two teasing strategists, dumbfounded, "Well, it turns out you both knew—are you teaming up to deceive me?"

Tiancheng shook his head, "The commander got it wrong; actually we didn't know originally, but after your explanation and connecting it to your previous work style, everything makes sense."

Actually doing this is beneficial for our port area, and it also lets many shipgirls feel much more at ease; one could say the commander blundered into solving a looming hidden danger.

"Ah?" Qin Ge opened his mouth, "A hidden danger?"

Tiancheng nodded, "I want to ask the commander, does your return this time mean you want to increase our port area's strength in a new round? And with our current scale, we can completely summon more shipgirls to build a strong and capable port area."

Qin Ge nodded, "Indeed I have that idea, and I plan to start summoning shipgirls tomorrow, letting them familiarize themselves with the port area during this pre‑New Year period, then we'll all celebrate the New Year happily together."

After the New Year we can redeploy training and research plans; we should seize this opportunity to communicate as much as possible with Yujin's side, fully enhancing our port area's strength so that when the next war breaks out, we won't be mere spectators as we were this time.

"So, it's the commander's accidental action that eliminated a looming hidden danger," Zhenhai said with a smile. "Before, there was only one marriage ship in the port area—Guanghui—and although there was another chance placed in the commander's office, that opportunity was not many."

"If suddenly the same number of shipgirls as in the port area appeared, it would likely create a sense of loss, because competition was already fierce; adding even more competitors would make everyone's hopes very slim."

"Afterward, such emotions would slowly ferment, then erupt and cause the port area's various factions to split, each faction group wanting your favor, and would again evolve into the situation of the Nine Major Factions."

"Cough, no way?" Qin Ge froze.

"Commander, don't forget we are not just warships but also women; women will do anything for the man they love." Zhenhai said with a smile.

Qin Ge quickly waved his hands, "Tsk, don't say that, I can't bear it……"

"But the fact is just that; hasn't the commander noticed? Do you feel that since you gave out the Oath Rings, the shipgirls of each faction have become more harmonious?" Tiancheng asked.

Qin Ge rubbed his chin, "Indeed, that's true; previously Ou Gen Qin Wang rarely interacted with Guanghui, but after giving her the ring, the two now interact considerably more than before."

"This is the change," Tiancheng laughed, "Before, their identities were Iron Blood shipgirls and Royal shipgirls; because Iron Blood and Royal don't get along, even if they were in the same fleet they could only work together, and empathy would be largely impossible."

"But when you gave her the ring, their identities changed, because they now share a common identity—your marriage ships."

"Is that so?" Qin Ge suddenly realized, "Originally there were many intricacies here. Well, actually my original intention was just to make them happier; if this behavior resolves some hidden dangers existing in the port area, then it's a pleasant surprise."

"Hehe, perhaps it's precisely because you, Commander, care more about others that you accidentally eliminated the hidden danger that was about to erupt." Zhenhai said with a smile.

"However, I still have one thing I want to ask the commander: have you considered the shipgirls of Donghuang and Sakura Empire?"

As soon as Zhenhai said that, Tiancheng also turned toward Qin Ge, hoping he would give a satisfactory answer.

Qin Ge smiled, "Don't worry, I've already planned it; all are accounted for."

"Hehe, then we'll wait for the commander's action."