Chapter 809: Finally Seeing You

Looking at Xinong before him, Qin Ge furrowed his brows, then showed a look of sudden realization, "I remember now, I've seen you before, that time, in my dream."

Xinong laughed and shook her head. "Qin Ge Commander, that time it wasn't in your dream; rather, through your Xinong, you were brought into my dream, and it is still so now."

Qin Ge blinked. "Your dream? Why would I appear in your dream, and moreover seem to have self-awareness?"

Perhaps some strange connection has formed between me and your Xinong, allowing us to cross myriad worlds and link our dreams together.' Xinong said.

I still don't quite understand, or perhaps you're being too mysterious for a mere mortal like me to grasp. But what about my Xinong? Earlier she said she would bring me into her dream—where is she then?' Qin Ge asked.

Xinong raised a finger and said to Qin Ge, "Isn't she always by your side?"

"Impossible..." That was Qin Ge's first reaction, but when he looked in the direction Xinong pointed, he discovered a blue Phantom Butterfly had landed on his shoulder, and the inexplicable feeling assured him that this Phantom Butterfly was indeed Xinong.

"Xinong! Also what..."

Qin Ge was completely bewildered; this phenomenon couldn't be explained in words, so he lifted his gaze to the Xinong opposite him and asked, "Why is she like this?"

"Because she has used all her power to sustain the connection between me and you, making this time not as brief as last time." Xinong smiled. "So, Qin Ge Commander, I can now tell you some things."

Qin Ge furrowed his brows. "Is that the Chosen One you mentioned before?"

"Yes, after all this time, you must have noticed something about yourself that sets you apart from others, right?" Xinong asked.

Qin Ge nodded. "I do have some special traits, but that doesn't necessarily mean I am the Chosen One, does it?"

Xinong laughed and shook her head. "I have always been contemplating fate; the cause and effect cannot be explained in a few words. You may doubt it, but you cannot change this."

Moreover, there has been someone who has long wanted to meet you; I believe that once you see him, everything will become clear.'

"Someone wants to see me?" Qin Ge wondered.

Just then, Xinong before them gently closed her eyes, an indescribable feeling spreading from her, and instantly the dream space was torn open, a figure appearing before the two of them.

"Huh? Xinong, what's so urgent that you're looking for me?" the youth said doubtfully, then turned his gaze toward the direction opposite Xinong, and Qin Ge's astonished expression entered the youth's view.

"Ha, so you must be Qin Ge? Finally I've met you."

The youth's excited gaze left Qin Ge a little dazed. "Who are you? Why do you know me? Could it be that you are Xinong's commander?"

"Commander, what a familiar title, but as you said, I am indeed Xinong's commander." The youth said somewhat nostalgically, "Let me introduce myself first—I am Song Qingge."

"Song Qingge?" Qin Ge thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Sorry, I've never heard your name."

Song Qingge waved his hand with a laugh. "Ha, isn't that normal? If you had heard my name, that would be strange. But at last I've met you—last time you appeared in Xinong's dream, I was a step late; this time it seems we finally have a chance to talk properly."

"So you are the Chosen One he spoke of?" Qin Ge asked.

"The term Chosen One is actually quite accurate—not only am I, but you are as well." Song Qingge said. "Have you played Azure Lane?"

Qin Ge blinked. "So you're also a transmigrator? I see, but sorry, I've never played Azure Lane; my classmates recommended it to me before, but because I was preparing to apply to the Haijun Zhihui Xueyuan, I never did."

"Huh? You haven't played Azure Lane, yet you're a Navy commander?" Song Qingge involuntarily rubbed his nose. "Damn, I thought you were an otaku like me, but it turns out you're actually a soldier."

"Actually, not really—I'm just a graduate of the Commander Academy, not yet formally assigned to a unit, and due to an accident I ended up in this world." Qin Ge said.

"Haha, you're far stronger than I was back then, but if that's the case, all the better." Song Qingge laughed. "How has your world developed, or rather, how many shipgirls do you have now?"

"My world? It just went through the Siren Tide; the Nine Major Factions suffered heavy blows because of it, and the addition of Yujin and the Arbiter caused many commanders and their shipgirls to perish, leaving only a few still alive."

"But I believe greater troubles await us, so beforehand I summoned with all my might, already calling forth about five hundred shipgirls." Qin Ge replied.

"Have Yujin and the Arbiter entered your world? It seems their Guardian Plan has already been activated." Song Qingge laughed. "Hey, do you want to know the truth of this world? What lies hidden behind all this?"

"You know?" Qin Ge asked.

"Of course, I've walked your path as well, though our methods differ, but I imagine our feelings are the same."

"Aren't you being messed with by those Sirens and Yujin's Riddle People, making it hard to eat and sleep well?" Song Qingge laughed.

Qin Ge nodded. "Indeed, whenever I want to learn something, they always say my strength isn't enough, and only when I reach a certain level will they tell me—it's really frustrating."

"Haha, their routine never changes." Song Qingge laughed. "Although what they say is true, I'm sick of that routine, so I'll leak you some insider info."

But you must remember what I tell you—you must never tell anyone else; as long as you know it yourself, that's enough, understand?

Otherwise, if they find out I told you something and it ruins their plan, those people will definitely curse me behind my back.

Qin Ge nodded. "Don't worry, I keep my mouth shut."

"Hmm." Song Qingge laughed. "In fact, ever since you met Xinong, we've already known your Numbered World, and precisely because of that, your Numbered World has changed, becoming a much broader experimental field."

The purpose of this experimental field has shifted from its original goal to the implementation of a plan, which concerns the future of all shipgirls across worlds—that is, the Guardian Plan I just mentioned.

This plan has a single purpose: to test whether you can act as the guardian of all shipgirls and lead them to survive in the vast, boundless Xing Hai.

"Huh?"