Chapter 851: Unexpected Familiarity

「Qin Ge commander comrade, can you tell me what exactly is going on? Although I admit that Sea Legend Rank shipgirls are very strong, they aren't strong to this extent, right? This has completely exceeded the strength I could predict! 」

Soviet Belorussia looked at the Wuzang who had withdrawn its ship equipment, his eyes twitching, and couldn't wait to ask Qin Ge.

Qin Ge cleared his throat, then said to Soviet Belorussia, 「Strictly speaking, they are no longer called shipgirls but are referred to as warships. 」

「Warship! That means you, Qin Ge commander, have mastered the method of converting shipgirls into warships! 」 Soviet Belorussia said with straight eyes.

「Huh? You Northern Union also know about warships? 」 Qin Ge said strangely, after all, in his mind, few people in this world should know about warships.

「We certainly know, and the reason we know is because of this secret room. 」 Soviet Belorussia said, 「These you will see shortly, but I want to ask how the conversion of warships works exactly? Can this plan be shared? 」

Qin Ge shook his head, 「The reason my shipgirls can be converted into warships is mainly because of my existence; without me, the shipgirls in my fleet basically cannot be converted into warships. 」

Soviet Belorussia looked at the Flying Dragon beside him, speechless, and said, 「No wonder Yujin, after coming to this world, chose your port area; it's probably not without reason. 」

Qin Ge shrugged, 「No matter what, I belong to Azure Lane, and that will never change. 」

「Indeed, it's precisely because we acknowledged that about you that we have this operation. 」 Soviet Belorussia said, 「Well, we'll talk about that later; we're about to reach the location of the big door. Believe that the information inside will interest you. 」

「Hmm. 」

Sure enough, not long after, everyone arrived before a huge iceberg, which is said to be the only facility with an internal structure, and also the location of the big door within the secret room.

「Quite impressive, commander comrade, this facility is where we initially recovered important data. When we first entered, it wasn't as easy as now; only through the struggle and sacrifice of countless naval martyrs did we finally clear the Siren Fleet swarming around the facility, but in terms of outcome, our operation was victorious. 」 Kirov looked at the huge iceberg and said to Qin Ge.

「Indeed, discovering this place can be called a turning point of fate; precisely because of the research on intelligence recovery, the once near-collapsing Northern Union was able to maintain its wavering defense line and today return to the pinnacle of the world. Moreover, not only that, we have also recovered part of the Sirens' secret here. 」 Soviet Belorussia said while walking.

「The Sirens' secret? 」 Qin Ge wondered.

「This largely matches what we previously speculated, Commander Qin Ge, which is also why we previously supported Commander Qin Ge. We have found that the Sirens do not originate from the ocean but from a distant place, and their attitude toward our actions is not annihilation but rather filled with a sense of conspiracy. 」 Soviet Belorussia looked at the surrounding environment, took a deep breath, and said, 「Our past selves, not… and also including our present selves, have completely fallen into the trap set by the Sirens, and we continue to advance within that trap. 」

「That's indeed true; the data we currently hold also confirms this. 」 Qin Ge nodded, 「Moreover, some of it may be more detailed than what has been publicly released. I was originally planning to wait until you set up a contact point at my place before sending it to you, but since you've come, I will have Bismarck copy a copy for you later. 」

「Then many thanks, Qin Ge commander comrade. 」 Soviet Belorussia said.

While chatting, everyone finally walked into a grand hall, which, according to Soviet Belorussia's introduction, is the control room of this facility.

In the control room there is a huge-looking ice wall, and in front of it there is an operating table.

「So the key point this time is that I need to help you open the big door? 」 Qin Ge asked.

「I have reviewed the data given by Donghuang; Qin Ge commander's Cube adaptability should be the highest, right? And based on your ability to summon a Sea Legend, we are confident that the commander comrade's affinity with the Wisdom Cube can help us open this dust-sealed big door. 」 Kirov said.

Qin Ge and the shipgirls walked forward to observe, only to see in the central space ahead of the grand hall a metal operating table that appears to be some kind of control device, and on it there is also a recess that looks like it can hold a Wisdom Cube.

「No need to look, that is a special device for activating the Wisdom Cube. 」 Counterattack said with arms crossed, 「Only specific individuals with very high affinity for the Cube can activate it, and Qin Ge commander has that ability. 」

「Do you know this device? 」 Soviet Belorussia wondered.

Counterattack nodded, 「To us, this device is not mysterious. 」

「This symbol……」 Qin Ge suddenly saw a familiar yet unfamiliar symbol on the device.

「Huh? We didn't have this symbol last time we came; why does it appear this time? Could it be that changes occurred after Qin Ge commander comrade arrived? 」 Tallinn said somewhat doubtfully.

「No, I mean this symbol; I feel like I've seen it somewhere, but I can't recall it right now. 」 Qin Ge said, frowning.

At that moment, not far away, the Flying Dragon opened its eyes and said to Qin Ge, as if reminding or answering, 「Arbiter. 」

Qin Ge suddenly realized, 「Yes, that's the Arbiter that appeared last time; I have seen such a symbol on them. 」

「Arbiter? Could it be that this secret room is related to the Arbiter? 」 Soviet Belorussia exclaimed in shock, 「Who is the Arbiter? She certainly knows how the Northern Union and other factions have become like this, barely hanging on. 」

However, our knowledge of the Arbiter is really scarce; aside from that battle in the Atlantic Ocean initially, basically everything we know about the Arbiter comes from Qin Ge.

「So can you confirm which Arbiter this is here? 」 Qin Ge asked.

「Not certain; we'll only know after meeting her, but I have already caught her scent. 」 The Flying Dragon said with a meaningful tone.

Qin Ge looked at the Flying Dragon, his eyes rolling constantly in his heart. These people are acting too convincingly; if it weren't for Song Qingge's earlier reminder, he would probably have really followed their line of thought.

However, he currently has no clue about this place; it seems he can only lead his own fleet to charge into the stage prepared for him by the Arbiter and Yujin's joint effort.

「Then, activate the Cube. 」