The Disqualified Commander of the Abandoned Shipgirl

“Other approaches would be much riskier.”

"Why not deal with the Sirens first?"

"..." Lin Shen glanced at Nagato, "Why do you suddenly ask this?"

"I just thought that you might have considered it a long time ago." Nagato did not avoid Lin Shen's gaze.

"Yes, I have indeed thought about it a long time ago. Back then, before Akamori Yuaki came to us, I had this plan." Lin Shen did not avoid the topic, but told part of the story truthfully; "At that time, I even considered continuing to wander in the wilderness, slowly returning to Donghuang, passing through the Ice Field, and returning to the fork in the road - you don't seem to know this yet."

Lin Shen paused and said, "Back in Bingye, I could have accepted Bismarck's invitation, but I refused."

"I know about this." Nagato replied: "I asked Glasgow."

"What else did you ask?"

"The whole story of the formation of the fleet, and the fleet's goals and so on." Nagato found a place to sit down and said, "If we want to take action, there must be a direction. I was curious about the direction of the fleet, so I asked."

"...Then you should know why I rejected Bismarck in the first place."

"If I were to choose again now, would it be better to add mutants?"

"Join the mutants and go against all of humanity? Do you think this is a good idea, just like Polar Night, which has now become a terrorist armed organization?"

"..." Nagato was silent for two seconds, then said seriously; "If you were in command, the situation might be completely different. Sirens are more difficult to deal with than humans, and the risk would be much smaller. Moreover, if the fleet's goal is to 'save mutants', this is obviously a shortcut."

“……”Lin Shen was silent for a while.

He sighed. He had indeed thought so before.

But now it is clear that there is a better way to go.

A complete tear down is not the best option.

People have a very low acceptance of things that are not of their own kind.

Only a small number of "fools" are willing to give unfamiliar things a chance.

But the reality is that the minority always obeys the majority.

But if I explain this to Nagato, as a "mutant" herself, will she listen?

Even if you listen to it, it's meaningless.

The polar night is now completely violent.

They are constantly evolving into extreme militants.

"In short, I won't take this shortcut." Lin Shen gave up the unnecessary explanation and asked, "Is this what you came here to say?"

"...I guess so. It's just that there are some things I don't understand, so I want to figure them out." Nagato looked at Lin Shen and read the tiredness and unwillingness to talk from his emotions.

He is very tired now.

It's not physical fatigue, it's mental fatigue.

Anyone who looks at it will come to this conclusion.

Lin Shen is not a foolish person. If he insists on doing something that seems stupid, then there must be a deeper reason why he has to do so.

Nagato realized that he seemed to be thinking this way unconsciously.

Think deeper, rather than just scratching the surface of everything.

During the battle at A1 stronghold, when she received Lin Shen's order, she sensed such complex emotions from his soul fluctuations for the first time.

It was so obvious and strong that he didn't even have the mood to hide it.

That extremely irritable emotion was like a sharp spear pointed at himself, and it has not completely dissipated until now.

Nagato realized that perhaps this wasn't something that only happened on the first day.

Maybe it was already like this earlier.

It just hasn't been exposed yet.

Only in more extreme situations can more hidden things come to the surface.

"There is one more thing." Nagato spoke again.

"what's up?"

"The polar night is coming." Nagato said, "This time, many people will come..."

"..." Lin Shen closed his eyes, "Alright."

……

Polar Night’s operation was not concealed very well.

Firstly, it’s because the target has become bigger.

After all, if more than 20 targets moved so openly from the safe zone near Sakura Castle to the war zone, it would definitely alert the military's border defense forces.

If these twenty-odd targets were just ordinary clones, it would be fine. After all, the border troops are fully capable of killing ordinary clones directly, and there is no suspense at all.

But these twenty or so are mutants.

Moreover, it is a mutant that has caused quite a stir recently.

It is a violent armed organization that specializes in attacking and killing traveling trade teams, military forces, mines, and the borders of safe zones.

Its strength has long been proven.

Although, because of the presence of Akamori Yuaki himself and his strict orders, the border defense forces of several other safe zones were increased significantly, so no major losses were suffered.

But this is only relative.

In fact, there were still many civilian casualties, especially those living in the border areas of the safe zone who had no ability to move deeper into the area. During this period, many people were killed and injured due to the sudden surprise attacks.

Of course, no one cares about them at ordinary times.

But at this moment, when these people are combined together, they still bring a very high sense of danger to other people who are not involved.

That's why the military paid special attention to what these twenty-odd mutants were trying to do, and was ready to fight at any time.

The situation in Yingbao is special, and the border defense force is almost the strongest.

After all, he has been fighting with Sirens for many years, so he has gained some experience.

Under the surveillance of the military, these people simply passed by the safe zone.

Then go straight to the w7 war zone which is not a good place.

They deliberately avoided the garrisons along the way and avoided any conflicts with those troops.

These people have very clear goals.

Therefore, the military did not do anything.

They knew very well who was at the end of w7.

These guys are here to find Lin Shen.

And they found it so easily - without encountering any obstruction from the military along the way.

This is not a wilderness, but a place designated by W7 for resting. Not far away is the military garrison.

As a result, the army over there did not make any movement.

Just let these mutants come in.

Lin Shen still stayed in his room and asked the others to go out and receive the guests.

Many eyes were staring here.

Variants.

These three words have become very sensitive now.

If Lin Shen makes any "inappropriate" contact.

It can easily become a handle for others.

If it was before, Lin Shen would really need to avoid it and choose other more covert ways of contact.

but now……

But there is absolutely no necessity for this.

Ise was still the leader of the team this time, but compared to the last time they met, Nagato felt more coldness from her.

It's like a knife that is constantly being sharpened. Every time it is taken out, it gives people a sense of danger with a cold edge.

This is the feeling that Ise gives her now.

However, for Ise and the others, the chill shrouding Nagato and the figures behind him would only become heavier, not lighter.

They all knew that they had fought each other through blood and fire.

No one is any less than anyone else.

Nagato saw the same face as last time.

But it's not the same ship girl.

Even with the same name.

Another different aspect is the level of training.

The training levels of the twenty-five people sent by Jiye this time have all been raised.

Having reached the level 70 to 80 range, they can be said to be the elite among the elites.

Others cannot directly obtain information about the training level and can only observe indirectly through the soul network and the small planes on the aircraft carrier.

"Mr. Nagato, you have become stronger again." Ise looked at Nagato and the first thing he said was this, "Compared to the last time, your strength seems to have improved."

"You too." Nagato said, staring at Ise.

"Ah, after all, they killed a lot of replicas, so it's only natural that their strength would increase." Ise curled his lips, but there was no smile in his eyes. "They are not completely invincible. After a long time of contact, you will find this out. They just have more people."

"Do you still plan to continue your operation?"

"Of course. So, now, can you go back with us?" Ise asked as usual.

After the last time, she also figured out one thing.

It’s not that Lin Shen won’t let go.

It's simply Nagato's own problem.

If she insisted on leaving, Lin Shen would not stop her——

It's just that she doesn't want to.

She was still hesitating.

Hesitating cowardly.

When he thought of this, Ise felt that he could no longer control his surging emotions.

"Not yet," Nagato replied, "Not yet... Wait a little longer."

"Wait? How long are you going to keep us waiting?"

"It could be a month... or it could be half a year."

"It's been too long." Ise wiped the blade of his naginata with his fingers. "None of us can wait that long, and soon we will give the Sakura Empire a little surprise. After that, we will leave from here."

"Do you still want to continue? There aren't many of you left, right?" Nagato asked with a frown.

"Ah, yes, if we keep consuming them one by one, there will indeed be fewer and fewer of us." Ise nodded and said as if he was chatting casually: "In order to gather the current 25 people, we have also spent a lot of money. There are not many people left in the Sakura Empire, but how can we let others come to welcome our own flag?"

"Give me a little more time. There's no need to be so impatient. Can't you stop and slow down for a while?" Nagato said. "Besides, what you are doing now will not benefit the 'Chong Sakura' in the Midnight."

"…You are the only one who is not qualified to say that." Ise shook his head.

"..." Nagato was silent for two seconds. She really didn't understand why someone would want to do something that obviously had no chance of success? Moreover, when she looked at the other twenty or so shipgirls, she didn't see any fear or coercion on their faces. Instead, they all looked calm, as if they didn't take the upcoming battle seriously at all.

Don't they know the enemy's strength?

The possibility of this is not high.

Nagato still wanted to continue persuading them: "Go back, give me some more time, I will go back, but not now."

There's nothing I can do if I go back now.

She still has a lot of shortcomings——