Chapter 901: Welcome Back to Port

Gangqu has been busy lately; the commander used to have time to accompany us, but now he's almost always stuck in the office and can't come out.

Guanghui sat at the side of the round table, holding the teacup in his hand, looking toward the office area outside the window.

Yeah, a lot has happened recently." Hood nodded and said, "From the beginning with Sakura Empire, Sading, then Donghuang, Royal, Iron Blood, Iris, and even the Northern Union... now all factions are barely holding on; if it weren't for our fleet's help, this world would probably have collapsed by now.

Although the commander is right, we must serve as the banner of this world, but now we have spread our forces too thin. Although each faction has only sent a small team there, combining the eight factions gives over forty, nearly fifty people deployed overseas.

I always have a feeling that the Sirens want to disperse our forces, then combine their main force to attack us." Guanghui said.

I don't think that's the case; the commander is also guarding against this, so despite sending out so many ships, they are mainly elite and rare vessels." Hood said.

Of course, I'm not saying they're not strong; it's just that most of the main-force warships are now in Gangqu, and the commander is probably worried about a sudden Siren attack—otherwise he wouldn't have arranged the deployment this way." Victory said from the side.

Well... he should know what to do; being able to bring so many factions together, I'm sure he anticipated this." Yinlishabai said, coughing.

I'm not worried about that, but about whether the commander's body can keep up. Although Belfast has been by his side taking care of him, the commander... sigh." Guanghui sighed.

Don't worry, the Kitchen Goddess and Vampire regularly give the commander check-ups, so his health is absolutely fine." Hood said.

By the way, George V and the others are coming back today, right?" Yinlishabai asked.

Yeah, I heard that not only personnel from other factions under Royal are returning, but the combat data collection of the research warships is already complete, so Royal will be able to have more maritime legends then." Hood smiled, "Light cruiser Pulumaisi, Neptune, heavy cruiser Delieke, plus the previous Monarch and Chai Jun, Royal now has five research warships."

Heh, after all, we are the Royal Fleet." Yinlishabai laughed.

However, as the ship conversion is about to finish, I feel the final battle is drawing nearer. The Sirens definitely won't let us fight after we're fully prepared; they'll surely pull some tricks." Guanghui said.

Now we can only keep waiting.

In the office, Qin Ge rubbed his sore eyes, just having sat up. He felt a pair of warm hands pinching his shoulders, easing his nerves.

Thanks, Belfast." Qin Ge turned his head to speak to Belfast behind him.

You're the one who's been sitting from morning till now; why not get up and move around? Sitting like this for so long is bad for your health." Belfast said thoughtfully.

Qin Ge thought for a moment, opened the file beside him, and said, "Logically, Wuzang and George V should be back today."

Yes, if nothing happens on the way." Belfast replied.

They are inherently very powerful warships; as long as the Arbiter doesn't intervene, nothing can stop them." Qin Ge said, glancing at the time.

Hiss, is it already this time? Let's go to the harbour together to meet them, and also get some exercise." Qin Ge said.

The welcoming preparations have been made by Miss Enterprise; you don't need to run that far, master. It's better to just walk around the office and wait for them to check in." Belfast said.

Still, let's go; the morning work is mostly done, and I'm not too tired now. They've been out there for so long—if they see me welcoming them when they return, they'll probably feel better." Qin Ge said.

Heh, master is still like that." Belfast released his fingers from pinching Qin Ge's shoulders, "Then I'll accompany you on the trip, master."

Qin Ge laughed and stood up, "Then thanks, Belfast."

Amid their laughter, the two left the office and headed toward the inner harbour. Although the harbour is said to be some distance from the office area, it's actually not far, because the inner harbour is right next to Gangqu.

After walking for over ten minutes, the two arrived at the inner harbour, where they immediately saw Enterprise's busy figure.

Huh, Commander, why are you here?" Enterprise quickly noticed Qin Ge's arrival and hurried over to ask him.

I've finished reviewing the documents, see what time it is now—I guess George V and the others are about to return, so I came here to welcome them." Qin Ge smiled.

Didn't I say I'm here? The commander has been busy all morning; take this time to rest." Enterprise said helplessly.

Heh, you can't stay idle. Besides, I think if they see me welcoming them when they return, they'll be happier." Qin Ge smiled.

Enterprise couldn't help but laugh, "Indeed they'd be much happier, but if they knew the current situation, they'd feel the same as me and hope the commander can rest more often."

Well, I'm not that fragile; don't worry. Compared to when we fought together before, this workload is tiny—I can still handle it." Qin Ge said.

Alright, since the commander is here, I can't exactly send you back, then? Just wait here a moment; according to the latest patrol post information, they're almost here." Enterprise laughed.

Hmm.

Sure enough, as Enterprise said, we didn't wait long before seeing several command ships slowly entering the harbour at the inner harbour's entrance.

After proceeding to the dock and stopping the ship, one by one figures disembarked from the command ships. Although they looked somewhat tired, everyone seeing their comrades welcoming them here, and Qin Ge smiling not far away, felt that everything wasn't so exhausting after all.

At that moment, two figures quickly came up to Qin Ge and smiled at him, saying, "Commander, we're back."

Well, thanks for your hard work, welcome back to the port.