Chapter 854

"Being watched?" Qin Ge looked around in surprise, trying to locate the person Hu Teng had mentioned.

"Hehe, no need to look, Commander, she definitely won't be here." Xin ze xi laughed, "Such a cramped place isn't suitable for fighting; perhaps many ambushes have already been set up where we just came from."

Qin Ge froze for a moment, "That's right; even before we entered, Feilong sensed the Arbiters' presence. This is their turf, so our movements have been under their surveillance all along."

"What should we do now? Go back the way we came or continue forward to explore?" Soviet Belarus asked.

Qin Ge rubbed his nose, thought for a moment, then said, "Since they were already alert and monitoring us when we entered, a battle is inevitable no matter what. Since we haven't encountered combat yet, it's better to explore more."

"I also agree with the leader's judgment; no matter how, combat will proceed, but before fighting begins, we should explore as much as possible, after all our purpose here is to explore more, not just to fight."

"I also agree with this view; we've come this far, aren't you curious about what lies ahead?" Xin ze xi said excitedly.

"That's right, then let's continue exploring." Kirov said.

Everyone left the place resembling a combat command room and continued moving through the complex corridors; although there were many rooms inside the facility, overall the arrangement was orderly, and as they went deeper, the density of rooms decreased.

Moreover, thanks to Feilong's guidance, everyone saved unnecessary exploration time and found many interesting documents; one document about the Project Ship caught Qin Ge's interest.

After Qin Ge finished reading, he handed the document to Bisimai beside him and asked, "What do you think of this?"

"Regarding the Project Ship, our Gangqu has been conducting research; Monarch and Emperor Frederick are both types of Project Ship, and everything else we study later are also categories within the Project Ship."

As far as I know, the Wisdom Cube already contains data on some warships, which is why it can summon ship girls. If the commander's Walker Cube has sufficient adaptability, it can activate the data inside the Wisdom Cube, combine it with supplies, etc., to generate enough reaction, and then form a ship girl.

However, the number of such warships is limited; that is, once all historically existing battleships have been summoned, or once the warship data stored in the Wisdom Cube has been exhausted, it becomes impossible to summon another warship of the same name.

But this raises another issue: the military must develop, whether personnel or equipment. Our current existence can exert the Wisdom Cube's power, but cannot fully unleash all of its power.

Therefore, further design and possibilities are needed to explore the use of the Wisdom Cube. This must be the reason the Project Ship appeared—not only to expand strength, but also to achieve a higher level of mastery over the Wisdom Cube." Bisimai said.

"Regarding this, we've discussed it many times before; indeed it's true. This time we obtained some fragmentary data, which also confirms our speculation."

The Project Ship is data not recorded in the pre-made Cube, and also a warship that has broken through various restrictions and reappeared in the world." Qin Ge said, "But I have a question: from the moment we entered here until now, the signs appearing on the walls all indicate a situation—that the main subject of research here should be the Arbiter.

But documents related to the Project Ship have also appeared here—does that mean the Arbiter and the Project Ship have no connection regarding some of those?

After Qin Ge said that, the Flying Dragon walking ahead paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Qin Ge Commander's idea is not bad; there indeed is some connection between the two."

Qin Ge nodded. "Really? The Observer previously said that the appearance of Anticxes was a possibility as a replacement warship, but according to the Cube data we currently know, there is no data on the existence of Anticxes at all.

Then we can consider that the existence of Anticxes and the existence of the Project Ship are both data not recorded in the Cube, meaning they are new warships created by utilizing Cube energy.

Even if the Arbiter is now so powerful, it proves that humanity's grasp of the Wisdom Cube has advanced to the point where, through research and creation alone, we can construct such a powerful individual.

"However, although we know more and more, I am now more interested in the common enemy of Anticxes and the warship—what kind of existence could defeat such a powerful being?

"Could it be a higher-dimensional enemy, or is it a split coming from within?" Bisimai said while glancing at a few Yujin.

The Yujin ships neither spoke nor reacted, continuing to walk forward as usual. Although this action indicated they did not want to answer Bisimai's question, Bisimai showed no embarrassment or anger; instead, he gave a faint smile.

Everyone followed Flying Dragon into the door at the end of the corridor, and their view suddenly opened up. Before them lay a Grand Hall extremely similar in space to the previous one, with rows upon rows of seats extending forward. Where the Grand Hall's entrance should have been a door, there now stood a massive display wall made of dozens, perhaps hundreds, of monitor panels of various sizes pieced together.

"Does this look like a conference room? A place for holding major meetings?" Qin Ge said, looking at the layout before him.

"Yes, to be precise, this is where the Oceanic Federation and the Vanguard Front listen to the latest research reports. Research on Anticxes, research on the Project Ship, and even research on defense and counterattacks." Flying Dragon said calmly, his voice devoid of any emotion.

"So does that mean the city we are currently in is actually the city of Long Island?" Qin Ge asked.

"Pretty much, though it is no longer in Long Island now; this is merely a retained part." Flying Dragon said, walking toward the podium ahead.

After Flying Dragon reached the podium and pressed a button on it, the originally somewhat dim Grand Hall instantly brightened, and the abandoned equipment before everyone's eyes sprang to life, as if a meeting had just been held here.

But at the same moment, aside from Qin Ge, Flying Dragon, and the others who were unaffected, everyone else's movements suddenly froze.

At the same time, a projection appeared in the empty Grand Hall: on the exaggerated blue, jellyfish‑like massive Ship Equipment sat a girl completely wrapped up, with short white hair and only one eye exposed, seeming to gaze at Qin Ge.

"Alert, this area has entered safety mode; 1147 seconds remain until release."