Chapter 879: Plan for the Public Port Area

Just after docking, Qin Ge saw the bustling construction scene on the island, but it was all being carried out by the Manciu, while the shipgirls stood to the side, looking at the blueprints.

Naturally, the sight of the command ship docking also drew everyone's attention, and the shipgirls led by Enterprise quickly rushed over here.

Within this area, most are shipgirls, and only the commander can come here as a command ship. After the zone deployment, the commanders of the grand fleet are basically stationed in each direction of the island; otherwise, if there's nothing happening in their own sector, they wouldn't come here.

And now, knowing that construction is underway here and that docking is possible, only Qin Ge can do so.

"Commander, how did you come over?" Enterprise walked up to Qin Ge, who had just disembarked, smiling and asked, "Under normal circumstances, shouldn't you be on a date with the secretary ship today?"

Qin Ge rubbed his nose and said, "Nonsense, calling it a date with a destroyer? We were just playing together. Besides, I'm also very concerned about the port area's future communication facilities."

Enterprise smiled and said, "All right, construction is underway now. Actually, if you wanted to come over, it would be the same to wait until the building is finished and you receive the documents before coming again."

"Coming over after construction is finished would mean something different than coming now." Qin Ge said, "Moreover, this time I'm not coming to demand anything; it's just an idea I had before, and I think it can be carried out this time."

"An idea?" Enterprise asked puzzledly, "What idea does the commander have?"

Qin Ge said, "I want to make this place not just a communication base, but also a public port area."

"A public port area?" Enterprise instantly thought of something, but she couldn't be sure what the commander meant.

Qin Ge looked at Fearless and the others and said, "For a long time, each faction has mainly pursued its own interests, rarely considering others'. Thus, although Azure Lane is called an alliance, it is still very loose."

But that was how it was before; after experiencing the previous Siren Tide, you can also notice that the Sirens are no longer as easy to deal with as before. Relying on a single faction already makes it hard to resist their attacks—have you considered that the previous Arbiter didn't deliberately target any one faction, and all factions have already suffered huge losses?

So if the next large-scale operation concentrates its forces to attack a single faction, what would the outcome be? I think you can also figure that out.

Therefore, I believe future warfare should focus most on joint operations. When a faction is in trouble, depending on the situation we can exclude fleets formed by commander-led fleets or awakened shipgirls. Of course we must also retain a certain counterattack capability to prevent the Sirens from using a feint to draw us away.

If we continue with each faction only sweeping snow from its own doorstep, the result will be being nibbled away one by one, and ultimately the future of this world will fall into darkness.

In response to this situation, I think we should first set an example, so establishing a public port area here at the communication tower also counts as fulfilling my earlier promise to other factions to build a joint combined operation.

"I think the commander's idea is great; this is also what we need to do. Relying on a single faction's strength is absolutely unable to oppose the Sirens; we must unite. Only by adding our strength together can we gain an advantage!" Enterprise said, nodding.

"Commander Qin Ge's proposal is excellent, though we are not the decision‑making level of our faction. But we believe that with you setting this example, and after we return and submit this information to them, they will surely respond strongly." Fearless said.

"Indeed, without Commander Qin Ge's help last time, frankly speaking, whether our faction could hold on was a question. This idea is beneficial for our future defense and offense strategies; it's a very good proposal, and I believe the Grand Archbishop's judgment will surely approve it." Terrible said, nodding.

Several other people also expressed the same view as Fearless and Terrible, after all Qin Ge mentioned these things for their benefit, and his port area contains several Yujin, so there's nothing to worry about.

But now that this action has been taken, it is more for the sake of this world, and such behavior makes them respect us even more.

"Ha, someone has to step up and do something, and compared to you all, I think I'm more suited to step forward." Qin Ge laughed, "So what do you think the public port area should be built like to be better? I'd like to hear your opinions."

"If it's to serve as a public port area and also as a combat hub, I think besides the necessary resting place, we must also set up a warehouse to conveniently resupply ammunition, oil, and other supplies." Enterprise said.

"That's essential—rest area, warehouse, meeting area—these are all required; otherwise it couldn't be called a public port area." Qin Ge said, "Also, what do you think about setting up an entertainment area? Since combat keeps everyone in a high state of tension, proper relaxation can also ease the pressure brought by war."

"I think this proposal is fine, but the entertainment area doesn't need to be too big; the items can be kept ordinary. After all, it's still established for combat—moderate relaxation is okay, but excessive relaxation is not." Fearless said.

"That's right, besides this I suggest setting up a trade area. Although some things can be shared, we can also take some of our faction's more advanced items and trade them with other factions, thus achieving complementarity." Blessing Warmth said.

"That's an interesting proposal, and we can adopt it, but what else?" Qin Ge asked.

In the following time, everyone raised some interesting design areas; of course some are feasible, some are not. Even for the infeasible ones, Qin Ge will explain the reasons.

"In short, from now on we'll take our island as an experimental point, planning and constructing the feasible items on it, and this task will be entrusted to you, Enterprise." Qin Ge said while looking at Enterprise.

"Don't worry, Commander. I will definitely implement this in the next few days, and with the Manciu's help building it, I believe it will go very quickly. When you come over next time, you'll be able to see a relatively complete public port area." Enterprise said.

"Hehe, that's great." Qin Ge nodded, "It's getting late now; I should head back to the port area. If anything happens, just report to me immediately. Also, arrange personnel to strengthen patrols around the port area—the Sirens have recently begun to recover, and a new round of battle is about to start."

"Yes, Commander!"

On the way back, Cool Moon watched Qin Ge's silhouette, hesitated a moment, and then asked.

"Commander, I always feel that building the public port area is thankless hard work." Cool Moon said.

Qin Ge laughed and said, "You only need to remember one thing: the Sirens' target has always been us; building the public port area is just an excuse. What matters most now is establishing prestige and gathering strength."

"Oh?" Cool Moon somewhat understood but not fully.

"Hehe."