The Naval Base of the Unnamed Ship Girls

Going back several hundred years, when ancient humans still dominated this planet, the African archipelago was not yet a continent, and Area 11 was still an archipelago that had not yet sunk.

At that time, the Shimada family was already the most famous yakuza family in District 11.

The main residence of the Shimada family, Hanamura, was once a well-known place in the underworld.

According to this family's self-aggrandizing claims, the Shimada family can be traced back to the birthplace of Japanese archipelago civilization and is an ancient Chinese family with a history of over two thousand years... If that's true, then it's been over two thousand years now.

As for why it's called embellishment, it's because there's no evidence to prove that what the Shimada family said is true history.

Even if that's not the case, the fact that several masters of martial arts emerged from the assassination techniques that originated from this family at least proves one thing.

That's the Shimada family, a family of assassins.

Every member of this family has the blood of an assassin flowing through their veins... and it's a bloodline passed down only to sons.

This can be seen in Shimada Airi, the youngest sister of the Shimada family in this generation.

This assassination family was fortunate enough to survive the deep-sea invasion, and was then found by the first generation of Akagi... or more precisely, by the first generation of Kaga and Akagi's ships.

Through the trials... or rather, the turmoil of these two original ship girls, this assassination family gained new power and new missions.

That is to humanely exterminate those admirals who have committed unforgivable crimes.

"Mission accomplished!" Shimada Hanzo, the eldest of the three Shimada siblings, pulled the long arrow that had been stuck in Marshal Yingxia's chest.

As a professional assassin, Shimada Hanzo certainly wouldn't waste time talking to his target.

From the moment he approached Marshal Yingxia to the moment he completed the mission, the time elapsed was less than ten seconds.

Just as Shimada Hanzo had put his long arrow back into his quiver, he sensed a familiar presence and said, "I've won this round."

As Shimada Hanzo's voice rang out, his younger brother, Shimada Genji, appeared from another corner of the room.

"Yes, you won, brother." Shimada Genji didn't seem too bothered by his defeat.

It wasn't because his skills were inferior to his brother's; the two brothers' infiltration skills were roughly equal.

The main reason why Shimada Genji was half a minute slower than his brother was that the world was advanced in robotics, and the technology for detecting robots was also advanced.

Due to some past events, half of Shimada Genji's body was replaced by machinery. As a result, compared to his brother Masamune's infiltration, Shimada Genji single-handedly cut down most of the base's guards with a single sword.

The advantage of this unparalleled infiltration was that the South Dakota and the Yamato encountered few obstacles when they entered after receiving the mission's completion notification.

"Is it really her?" the land-based Yamato asked, looking at Marshal Yingxia's corpse.

Despite being a traitor, the two assassins still showed the former marshal the utmost respect due to his status.

“It’s her.” South Dakota said, staring at the marshal who had stirred up trouble and even escaped from her grasp.

It's about confirming that the objective was actually achieved, not just eliminating a substitute.

The Shimada brothers, Hanzo and Genji, began to remove certain marks of identity from each other.

For example, the shoulder insignia and chest badges representing the rank of marshal, as well as some personal identification documents, were all kept by this governor even after he was exiled to another world.

However, from now on, these items will be taken back to their home world by Shimada Hanzo and Shimada Genji and personally handed over to the Enterprise.

“Wait a minute…” South Dakota saw Shimada Hanzo take the pendant out of Marshal Yingxia’s collar and immediately said, “Give me that.”

“Mr. South Dakota.” Seeing that South Dakota intended to intervene, Shimada Hanzo immediately said, “This is against the rules.”

At times like these, ship girls are not allowed to interfere. If a starship girl like Adun had spoken up, these two admirals, whose professions are assassins rather than commanders, might have thought twice. But South Dakota is a native ship girl, so Shimada Hanzo refused almost without a second thought.

“There’s no need to bring up rules with me now,” South Dakota insisted.

Seeing South Dakota's expression, Shimada Hanzo hesitated for a long time, exchanging glances with his brother before finally handing the pendant he had just taken off to South Dakota, adding:

"I hope that Your Excellency South Dakota will not tell Captain Enterprise and Mentor Akagi about this."

“I don’t have such a big tongue,” South Dakota said, then examined the pendant in his hand.

The pendant is very simple, just a pair of twin stars spiraling together, and it's made from the most common metal.

It's neither a work of art nor a collectible; it seems very unbecoming of Marshal Ying Xia's status.

After examining it for a while, South Dakota, under the anxious gazes of the Shimada brothers, put the pendant directly into his pocket, and said before Shimada Hanzo could speak:

"Just pretend you didn't find it."

“Your Excellency South Dakota, this is against the rules,” Shimada Hanzo said, shaking his head.

If they were to be held accountable for the missing pendant after delivering these odds and ends, it would be a situation that neither he nor his brother could handle.

Compared to those admirals who had their own naval bases and fleets, and could be considered as having their own independent forces, he and his brother had the title of admiral but not the real power.

The ship girls who have been contracted are all temporary contracts formed to complete certain special missions together.

“If you’re worried, I can write a document for you myself,” South Dakota said, knowing what the two were worried about.

"Thank you very much, Mr. South Dakota." Shimada Hanzo, letting out a sigh of relief, turned to his younger brother and nodded.

Seeing his brother's actions, Shimada Genji picked up the fuel that had been prepared and poured it on Marshal Yingxia's body.

Even though their enemy had been declared a traitor and had died at their hands, the two assassin admirals still saluted the corpse that was gradually turning to ashes as they watched the fire ignite.

It's not because we're both admirals, but because we're both human...

Therefore, the South Dakota and the Yamato land-based ship did not take similar actions.

After the brief ceremony ended, South Dakota walked out and saw Izsa II, who was already waiting outside.

“I have bad news, and I have even worse news to tell you,” Izsa II said in a somewhat amused tone.

"Isn't there any good news?" the land-based Yamato grumbled.

"Compared to worse news, bad news is almost good news," Izsa II said.

“Speak, what’s going on?” South Dakota asked, frowning.

“If my senses are not mistaken, the governor who transformed from organic matter into inorganic matter sent out a wide-ranging message before his death. Any unknown species that could receive this message would awaken from their slumber,” Izusa II said.

"How large is the area?" South Dakota asked, his expression instantly turning grim.

"...at least it's enough to deliver to the unknown life forms on the other solid planets in this star system," Izsa II said with a smile.

"And the worse news is that after receiving this message, those unknown creatures also forwarded it to even more distant places."

"If nothing unexpected happens, we may be facing an entire universe of these unknown creatures."

"..."

Chapter 1452 Iron Fist Shatters the Black Hole

South Dakota's report was transmitted directly to Adun via an emergency encrypted channel. South Dakota remembered what Adun said when she told her about this communication channel:

“Every time you use this channel, which is called according to your experience, your mind will get one step closer to the Protoss ship.”

"I'm not sure what the consequences would be if I used too much in a short period of time."

"However, I will give you a list of several modification options so you can choose one yourself."

Compared to the Hyperion's absolute refusal, the South Dakota didn't seem to care whether it was a human or a Protoss ship.

To put it bluntly, she is a warship that has absolutely no racial views.

Even if it existed before, it would have been worn away long ago.

As a ship girl born in the deep sea, who finally escaped only to be imprisoned, South Dakota has a very high level of awareness.

At least South Dakota doesn't constantly preach the eternal glory of humanity like the Yamato on land. Similarly, South Dakota doesn't stop considering itself a human ship just because its body has become a Protoss ship.

However, South Dakota would prefer her change to be more formal; she doesn't want to experience the blunder of turning from a ship girl into a city girl again.

Using the classified channel a few times and then transforming is just too... casual.

So after learning of the existence of this communication channel from Adun, South Dakota forced himself to forget about it.

As a result, this belief was shattered beyond repair by reality.

South Dakota didn't want to waste a few days using other communication methods and have his family come to collect his body.

The enemy of an entire universe—just based on the conservative estimate from Izsa-2, the number of unknown species in this universe would take forever to count the zeros.

When South Dakota used this channel to communicate, Adun was watching with admiration as the Blood Throne and the mindless interstellar colony ship "Leo" fought, along with several other Protoss ships.

After receiving the message, Adun's expression changed slightly, and then he directly shared the South Dakota message with the other Protoss ships present.

Blood Throne usually blocks Adun's version of Kara's Light, and since she's currently fighting, she doesn't know anything about it.

Gan Cuisuo's expression tightened upon receiving the document, while Xiao Xu wore a playful expression, and Sebro's expression remained unchanged indifferent.

"Stop playing," Ardon said.

"Which eye of yours saw me playing around?! Kalai's Ark!" Blood Throne retorted.

It must be said that the unknown interstellar civilization colony ship "Leo," which had lost its sense of self and was left with only instincts, not only did not suffer a reduction in combat power, but also gained some improvement due to the method of modification.

Especially after she had no more scruples, she fought with a completely desperate style.

This makes things very difficult for the Blood Throne, because the Blood Throne doesn't want to risk their lives.

The combat strength was not far apart to begin with; one ship was fighting desperately with every move, while the other was struggling with various issues. As a result, the Blood Throne was suppressed and beaten.

...The ships of Adun weren't admiring the Blood Throne's combat skills before, but rather watching the Blood Throne, the Taldarim Mother ship, being bullied.

This is very rare.

Knowing that the Blood Throne couldn't defeat its opponent in a short time, Adun shook his head and pointed a finger into the distance.

The usually indifferent Sebroros's expression froze slightly, and a warning sign appeared on the floating window beside him.

Sebros had some reservations about Adun's somewhat reckless behavior, but unfortunately Adun had higher authority than her and bypassed Sebros, the administrator, to channel the Governor's Palace's energy into the Blood Throne.

As a result, the fortress-level psionic shield outside the governor's mansion dimmed instantly.

If, at this moment, the selfless colony ship "Leo" seizes the opportunity and fires an antimatter cannon at the Governor's Mansion, even if the Governor's Mansion doesn't turn into a spectacular firework, it will still experience a sudden descent from the sky.

Fortunately, the Blood Throne had a wealth of combat experience. When she sensed the energy flowing into her body, she knew what the Calais Ark behind her had done.

The Protoss, one of the three major combat races in the Koprulu Sector, possesses the most advanced black technology: the Psionic Matrix Transmission.

With the psionic matrix of its home planet Aiur as its core, it can transmit energy to Protoss bases anywhere in the galaxy without loss or delay.

Compared to Adun's material conversion technology, which was still a laboratory technique, the Protoss established their position as the dominant species in the galaxy during the Golden Age through this technology.