Chapter 90: The Unexpected Appearance of the Ship Girl
There weren't many people in the construction hall today, probably because the sophomores had all gone out to do commissioned tasks, and all the first-year students except Qin Ge had gone to attend Maryland's fighting courses.
So this quiet construction hall made Qin Ge relax a lot. After all, the last time he built Belfast, there were several people surrounding him.
Although he would not be affected by those people standing behind him, he still felt some pressure. This pressure was no less than the pressure in class, but the kind of pressure caused by envy, jealousy and hatred.
He found a heavy construction machine at random, took out the materials and mind cube from Belfast , and put them into the machine according to the requirements. Qin Ge had done this several times, so he was very familiar with it.
After pressing the start button, there was a sound, but no time number appeared on the display screen of the builder.
This made Qin Ge stunned. He turned his head and said to everyone, "Uh...it seems that I really failed this time."
"Maybe it's because the Commander's previous constructions were too smooth? How about we try again?" The Centaur comforted Qin Ge.
"No, because we had already prepared for the possibility of failure. But when the failure really happened, I finally understood why those commanders loved and hated this construction..." Qin Ge said to the Centaur with a smile.
"Then Commander, come on!" The Centaur made a fist gesture and said to Qin Ge.
"Yeah!" Qin Ge nodded, then took out two more mind cubes from the mind cube under his feet, and then took out 1,500 units of materials and put them into the builder.
After pressing the start button again, a roar sounded instantly, and this time the roar lasted longer than the last time.
After the roar stopped, a time number appeared on the builder's screen!
5:15:00!
"5 hours and 15 minutes? Why didn't I see this number in the Ship Girl Encyclopedia?" Qin Ge turned around with some confusion and said to several Ship Girls.
Several shipgirls also shook their heads at the same time. Noshiro said to Qin Ge, "Commander, basically, the ships that last more than 4 hours are capital ships, so the ships that last 5 hours and 15 minutes should be the battleships under heavy construction."
Qin Ge nodded. Although he was still confused about the time, this was the ship he built after all. So he took out one from the fast construction tool and put it into the groove of the builder.
When Qin Ge pressed the button, a rumbling sound began to be heard. Along with this sound, the hatch of the builder gradually opened, and a dazzling golden light flashed out from the hatch.
This golden light was more dazzling than the previous golden light when he built the Centaur Noshiro and Belfast, and in an instant, smoke escaped from the hatch of the builder, filling the entire construction hall with smoke.
This peculiar scene made Qin Ge a little stunned. In the records of the Ship Girl Encyclopedia, he had never heard of the existence of such a Ship Girl.
Just as he was surprised, the hatch door was completely opened, and the smoke gradually dissipated as the hatch door was fully opened.
A woman with silver-gray naturally curly hair, wearing a red navy uniform and a black cape with a red lining on her left arm, and holding a navy command post in her hand, appeared in front of Qin Ge and his companions.
When Qin Ge saw this ship girl, he blurted out in surprise, "It's actually..."
At this time, the woman also said to Qin Ge, "Hello, Commander. I am Vittorio Veneto, the flagship of the Sardinian Empire. Although this question may be a bit offensive, do you have the confidence to command me?"
In this world, there is a type of ship girl that is very rare. There is only one of them. And such a ship girl is usually the flagship of a faction.
For example, the flagship of the Northern Union, the Soviet Union. Another example is the flagship of the Iron Blood, Bismarck. Another example is the flagship of the Liberty Iris and the Vichy Church, Richelieu. Another example is the flagship of the Sakura Empire, Nagato. And the one in front of us, the flagship of the Sardinian Empire, Vittorio Veneto.
These ship girls were the first to be born, and after they were born, no one could build them again. Therefore, many people excluded such ship girls from the ship girl illustrations.
This is why Qin Ge was very unfamiliar with the time of 5 hours and 15 minutes. Of course, there are also some warships that are not included in the Ship Girl Atlas for special reasons.
"Hmm? Commander, do you have some doubts about my problem?" Veneto saw Qin Ge standing there in a daze, thinking that he had doubts about his problem and was doubting his ability, so he asked.
"No, I'm just surprised that I could build you." Qin Ge said, "Also, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Qin Ge, and I will be your commander from now on. I believe that I can bring out your full strength, so please give me more guidance in the future."
Facing Qin Ge's neither humble nor arrogant voice, Veneto walked down with a smile and stretched out his right hand to Qin Ge, "I myself was looking forward to the birth of a great design, but after that nightmare night, I took over the flag, but in the end I couldn't win the victory for my companions... This is not a happy story. So, Commander, I am full of expectations for you."
Qin Ge, who came from another world, naturally knew what Veneto was talking about. He smiled and held Veneto's hand, "Don't worry, I will respond to your expectations."
Vittorio Veneto was named in memory of the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, the final battle of Italy at the end of World War I. Therefore, this battleship carries all the glory of Italy in the early 20th century.
After the Battle of Taranto, she officially served as the flagship of the Italian Royal Navy. Even though most of the battleships were damaged, she led the fleet to continuously intercept the Malta route, and almost maintained the Italian Navy's military presence in the Mediterranean with the strength of a single ship.
After the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Allies continued their air raids on the port of Naples, but Vittorio Veneto was once again protected by God and remained unscathed. In January 1941, she even became the only operational battleship of the Italian Navy.
Just like the story of Veneto, she was the most active battleship in the Italian Navy, but even as powerful as she was, she could not save Italy from defeat.
However, since they met in this world and became Qin Ge's ship girl, Qin Ge would naturally fulfill her expectations and win the final victory!
