Just like in the game, when you pull the fleet commander out to lead troops into battle, there is a chance that very excellent traits will appear during the upgrade process.

But before that, he needs someone to take over temporarily.

That group of generals is no good.

Fortunately, after Von Neumeow's research, he discovered that Belfast's wonderful nature as a ship girl actually has the potential to be perfectly integrated into the servitor system.

This is also the premise for Belfast to be able to act as coordinator over the years with the authorization of Jiang Lianqiu.

However, this is where the trouble lies. Belfast has gone too far on the path of coordinator. Asking her to serve as the commander-in-chief of the military is almost equivalent to starting over. Not only will it not be worth the cost, but it will also immediately create a fatal vacancy for Jiang Lianqiu in the equally important coordinator position.

As for letting Jiang Lianqiu command the fleet himself, unless he transforms his brain into a semi-mechanized state, with flesh and blood weakening and machinery ascending, his efficiency in issuing orders in the command link will inevitably not catch up with the mecha servants.

Besides, how could a maid serve as a coordinator while her master serves as the hub of a war node?

Isn’t this rebellion against Tiangang?

Jiang Lianqiu himself didn't mind, but Belfast was strongly opposed.

So, naturally, Jiang Lianqiu turned his gaze to the ship girl.

Their growth potential is so strong that it is not a problem for them to evolve from ship girls who can only fight on the sea to starship ship girls. If the conditions are right, the possibility of a person with the core of a war node being born among them is even much higher than that of a mecha servant.

To be honest, among all the ship girls, Jiang Lianqiu thinks that the most suitable person for this position should be Frederick the Great.

Of course, Wales, Nagato, Yixian, etc. are also fine.

It’s just that these people are not here now, but it doesn’t matter, isn’t there a Hood?

The Royal Navy's Admiral-class battlecruiser was laid down in 1916, launched in 1918, and commissioned in 1920.

Until it sank, it had fought for a total of 21 years, participated in countless major battles, and served as a command ship countless times.

With the characteristic of ship girls that they can inherit the memories of the prototype battleships, Jiang Lianqiu believed that if Hood was willing, she could really learn, evolve and grow in a short period of time, and temporarily take on the task of commanding the battle.

Maybe with a burst of luck, Hood would soon acquire excellent commander-level traits, and then have the opportunity to continue this promising career forever?

As for whether Hood would agree, Jiang Lianqiu believed that with Belfast there, he didn't need to worry.

What's more, he also noticed the little gesture that Hood made when he exchanged glances with Guanghui just now.

I believe that it won’t be long before those ship girls will officially call me commander.

……Dividing line……

"Is this... a bathhouse?"

When they saw the large bathhouse in front of them, which was out of tune with the rest of the environment in the starport and was unusually warm and gorgeous, the four Royal Navy ship girls were stunned.

"Interesting." The observer licked his lips and his eyes fell on the wide bathtubs that were scattered around, of different sizes and shapes.

The water in the bathtub exuded a faint sweet scent, but that was not important. What was important was that she sensed energy fluctuations from the water that seemed to be of great benefit to both the ship girls and the sirens.

Although the four members of Guanghui were not as sensitive as the observer, their hearts were pounding and they were inexplicably attracted to the large bathhouse in front of them.

"Let's try it~" Belfast smiled. "This is a special device developed by my master, Von Neumeow, based on the characteristics of my Mind Cube."

"I believe you are all aware that all our abilities are based on the Mind Cube, and the water in this large bath contains a considerable amount of various energy elements."

"You can think of this as a recuperation facility, or even an evolution facility. Soaking in it can not only quickly repair battle damage, but it can even increase the energy output of the Mind Cube while maintaining a stable state."

"Over time, even without META, we can still demonstrate even greater strength than META."

The observer was shocked and asked urgently, "You know about META... Yes, with your monstrous technology, it's not surprising that you know this. Then let me ask you, do you have the technology to eliminate the irreversible META state and return the Mind Cube to normal?"

"Is it important?" Belfast asked back.

"Very important." The observer sighed. "I know some people who, due to certain events, became irreversibly metamorphosed and became... In short, those people are very powerful now, but they are also a headache."

"If you can help them recover, that would be great."

"Is this what you mentioned before, the people who survived the war?" Guanghui thought of something, "I wanted to ask before, is it because Beifa has not appeared since she came to this world?"

"Those other companions who didn't show up, but we clearly remember they were supposed to be there, are they... META?"

"Yes." At this point, the observer did not hide it, "For example, the guy who gives me the most headaches, Enterprise."

Chapter 109: The Deliberately Induced Observer

The sound of splashing water rang out continuously.

After taking off their clothes, the girls stepped into the pool one by one with curiosity and excitement.

The temperature of the pool water was not low, but it was nothing to them. Instead, it was at a level that was just comfortable for them.

"Woo~~~~ I really feel like my whole body has relaxed all of a sudden!"

She tied up her long hair and placed a neatly folded bath towel on top of her head. Guanghui held her rosy and hot face in one hand, her eyebrows curved into crescents, and she sighed happily.

"It would be great if there were a bathhouse like this in the harbor."

"Gulugulugulugulu..."

The observer buried the lower half of his face under the water, stared at Guanghui's chest with his eyes wide open.

How big is it?

It was so large that it could even float thanks to the buoyancy of the water. Observers even suspected that even if the Glory was severely damaged or even sunk, it would still be able to float on the sea with this talent...

Next to Guanghui, Shengli, who was on par with her, was slapping the water with his arms, and the splashing water just happened to splash on Guanqin's face.

As Shengli continued to wave his arms, the surging waves in the true sense made the corners of the observer's eyes twitch wildly.

She unconsciously looked towards Belfast again.

Although it is slightly inferior, it is still an extremely terrifying scale.

And that Sirius... Damn it, how come he's so big even though he's not tall and is clearly a light cruiser? You bastard!

There is a limit to how much small branches can bear!

As for Hood – damn, he’s a fraud.

It was so subtle when she was dressed, but now she was naked and in the pool, shaking so much that she felt dizzy. Could that thing be retractable?!

Is this right? It's not right!

"Your eyes are quite subtle, Siren." Hood raised his eyes slightly and glanced at her. "Is this also useful to you?"

"I should have mentioned what happened back then. The underlying logic and technology behind your Shimmering Light Project and our Anti-X Plan are the same."

When the past was mentioned again, the expressions of several ship girls changed.

The enemy they originally thought of was actually their comrade-in-arms in the distant past. Even until now, all the hostile actions they believed to be were scripts designed by the other side.

"Hey, you guys are not going to fight with me here, are you?"

"In this strange world, I can't contact the Siren host, and I'm all alone. There are four of you. If we fight, I might really disappear forever, okay?"

Although he said things that were quite unfavorable to him, there was always an unfathomable smile on his face, and there was no trace of vigilance in his expression.

Hood and the observer looked at each other for a moment, then looked away.

"Why don't you just tell us the truth?"

"And then?" the observer asked, "Even if you believe it, will humans believe it? Before the enemy actually appears, will they really give up their internal fighting and unite for a possible future enemy?"

"That's hilarious! The results of Laplace's demon calculations show that the probability is almost zero."

"Think about it. Even with the existence of our Siren, a big bad guy, in that world line, don't the major factions completely trust each other? Do you dare to say that there is no dirty work between you and the Royals? Even if you shipgirls can do it, can humans do it?"

"It's like this with us, if it weren't for us..."

Word after word stabbed into the hearts of the four Royal Navy ship girls like a knife.

"Ah!"

The observer laughed meaningfully again.

Belfast, on the other hand, had a nonchalant attitude and had no interest in anything about her hometown. She had already devoted herself to Jiang Lianqiu.

Seeing the atmosphere gradually becoming oppressive, Belfast thought for a moment and asked casually, "How are you doing over there?"

The sudden question took the four ship girls a moment to realize what it meant.

Instead, a gleam of light flashed in the observer's eyes.

"What I mean is, are you living well in the social system of that world?" Belfast didn't beat around the bush and directly pointed out the core of the problem.

No one is stupid - at least not Tejas and Hood.

The two seemed to have thought of something, and their faces gradually turned pale.

It is undeniable that in this world line, the ship girls are generally treated very generously, and the leaders of the factions are in high positions and have great say in the world.

but--

After a long pause, Hood gritted his teeth and asked the observer, "In the world line you mentioned, weapons like ours..."

The rest of the words were not spoken, but the observer knew what Hood wanted to ask.

How were the first ship girls treated by humans?

"Want to know? Let me tell you a story." The observer deliberately stretched out his voice. "The story is called - the Richard incident."

……Dividing line……

Good man Richard was originally a super popular idol ship and the spokesperson of the White Eagle military.

However, during an operation to salvage the military material Pandora, the good man Richard went crazy and transformed into a dark storm in the sea, indiscriminately attacking friendly forces, resulting in the annihilation of a large number of human fleets.

This so-called Pandora is the cube that has undergone META after the White Eagle military artificially catalyzed the mind cube to the extreme.

There are even conspiracy theories that believe that the White Eagle military deliberately allowed the good guy Richard to contact Pandora in order to experiment and make the ship girls meta - just like they used to conduct biochemical experiments on their own people and openly released viruses in their own cities in the past.

In the end, the good man Richard was convicted of treason. After this incident, the ship girls and the mind cube immediately triggered concerns about them in human society, and the ships of various camps were even treated inhumanely.

They are no longer trusted, their status plummets, and they are seen as a bomb in the world that may explode at any time.

It wasn't until the X invasion that the world was on the brink of destruction, and the ships were gradually put back into service.

……Dividing line……

Earth time, late at night.

After taking a bath, Belfast, feeling relaxed both physically and mentally, was walking through an aisle in the starport.

Outside the full-length porthole on one side of the aisle, the stars are shining, and a large number of starships can be seen passing by at every moment.

At some point, Belfast suddenly looked towards the shadows ahead.

"……you do this delibrately?"

The maid stamped her feet and stared at the person in the shadows.

"Are you deliberately guiding Hood and the others to join the master's army?"

Chapter 110: Observation: Marula! I met a perverted lolita control!

Walking barefoot on the cool metal floor, I watched my dear leisurely walk out from the shadows, stretching his arms comfortably, and said in a soft voice:

"Even if I didn't do this, they already had this idea. I just added a little fuel to the fire."

"What's more." He raised his hand to the corner of his mouth and looked at Belfast with a playful look, "Doesn't Belfast have the same plan? Everyone is running in both directions, how great is that?"

"Everything I do is for my master." Belfast did not deny his thoughts, "but you are different."

"You want us to help you deal with X"

"Is there a difference?" The observer pretended not to know. "They are different from you, Belfast."

"You've been in this world since you were born. Although you have memories of other people, they're like watching a movie to you. It's hard to say how much they resonate with you."

"But they—Hood, Glory, Victory, and Sirius—have actually lived in that worldline, and they won't abandon their companions there. So, their joining will inevitably lead your master to face off against X in the future."

"You underestimate the master."

Belfast shook his head slightly.

Only by becoming his ship girl can one clearly feel what this commander means to them, the beings who possess the Mind Cube.

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