I, a ship girl, am the savior of civilization.

Don't give me any talk about a sense of belonging to civilization or civic responsibility. If you want something, fine, give me money!

Capitalists are ruthless, just like no one on a battlefield will listen to martial ethics. If you can use your Lightning Spear and Arc to obliterate the opponent, who's going to watch you unleash a five-hit combo of Psionic Lightning Whip?

"Ahem, don't hang up, let's get down to business."

Lexington quickly stopped Laura from disconnecting, his attitude gradually becoming serious: "At least, Laura, you don't deny the fact that the two universes will eventually come into contact, do you?"

"uh-huh."

"So, you should also know about Aerriel and the Dark Forest system of another universe, right?"

"Mmmmm~"

Lexington looked worried, his voice filled with concern.

"Given the expansion rate of the dimensional portal, we will soon be able to officially meet with Aerriel. Although the characteristics of ship girls allow us to achieve multi-faceted and in-depth cooperation at the fastest speed, we are still not confident in preserving civilizations that have existed since ancient times."

"Meow~"

"What Huanmeng and Aierriel lack most is time, so is there any way for Huanyu to delay this process, or... Hey, are you even listening?"

Laura's nonchalant attitude probably made Lexington a little impatient, and Lexington's tone couldn't help but rise a few decibels.

"I'm listening, I'm really listening."

Laura sat up straight, looking like she was listening attentively, while putting the cake she had hidden behind her back back into Noah's Dimension.

"Well, actually, you don't need to worry so much."

Perhaps feeling that her attitude was indeed a bit lax, Laura explained to Lexington: "Within the galaxy, there are only two god-level civilizations that can pose a fatal threat to Phantom and Aierriel, and you don't actually need to face such opponents."

"Ignoring god-level civilizations, there are only about a dozen civilizations below that can be considered rivals to Huanmeng and Aierriel, so you don't really need to worry. As for who will be dealing with them, you should have a pretty good idea."

Having received Laura's affirmative answer, Lexington breathed a sigh of relief. Just as Laura had said, through the archaeological team's tireless excavation, fragmented information about past iterations was being captured.

Therefore, those civilizations that are capable of dealing with god-level civilizations are probably the remnants of ancient civilizations.

"In the future, there will definitely be more and more portals in the universe, and for Huanmeng, increasing contact is actually a great advantage."

The hidden cake and black tea were taken out again. Laura took a small bite and said, "When Huanmeng arrives in that universe, you can go to the Silver Heart. Huanyu has just established a galactic branch there, which should be able to help you."

After saying that, Laura didn't forget to promote the company.

"So, the matter of having Noah put pressure on Huanmeng before..."

Having said everything that needed to be said, Laura suddenly remembered this point and quietly reminded Lexington. However, Lexington's answer was unexpectedly firm.

"No, we still need to continue. If possible, could you please create a special enemy for Huanmeng, Laura?"

Lexington remained unmoved as Laura stared directly into her azure eyes: "The development of civilization requires motivation. The ship girl mental network can bring back the will of deceased ship girls and preserve it as a legacy memory after the next construction is completed."

"Among the other civilizations known to Huanmeng, only ship girls possess this ability. Therefore, we have even less reason to waste our time and fall into depravity because of it."

Lexington does present herself as a gentle wife, but her ability to become the flagship of the Fantastic Dreams is enough to prove her competence and vision.

When faced with Lexington's request, Laura remained silent for a moment, which was unusual, before nodding.

"Then, as you wish, Huanmeng will face her destined nemesis, thus serving as a warning to the gradually decadent ship girls."

Its name is Deep Sea!

149. Deep-sea flagship: Yamato

For ship girls, there is no admiral in this world.

This is not hard to understand. After all, human civilization is located in the SOL3 star system, which is quite far from the home port star system. Moreover, it is impossible for Laura to send all the wives of her entire civilization away.

PS: Actually, the truth is that it was Xue Fuluo Feng who did it; everyone in the port area is my wife.

The absence of an admiral means that the Phantom Girls have never encountered a natural enemy. Since the beginning of planetary civilization, the ship girls have relied on their mental network and immortality to advance at an unimaginable speed to reach where they are today.

Unconditional trust between them, eternal life, powerful individual strength... these are all advantages that ship girls have over other civilizations.

However, as a price to pay, the smooth sailing of their civilization has made it difficult for the Phantom Girls to unleash their full potential. Creatures with desires are inherently lazy, and in a long-term privileged environment, this genetic instinct of the Phantom Girls has gradually become dominant and widespread.

Synthetic humans with limited intelligence are able to perform a lot of basic tasks, and the favorable situation that has been maintained since the exploration of the galaxy has made the ship girls begin to lose their initial caution when they first came into contact with the stars.

Lexington could see that Phantom was falling into a sweet trap of self-deception, but sadly, Lexington couldn't stop the ship girls from choosing this path to the abyss.

Because Lexington couldn't find anything that could be the fleet's mortal enemy, except themselves.

And that's why Lexington found Laura. In Lexington's view, Laura, who was also a ship girl but had a mysterious background, was undoubtedly a pioneer ship girl who had been left behind. And in the long years they had lived through, they must have found a way to change the gradual decline of the Phantom Girls.

Fortunately, Lexington was found.

"The Deep Sea is a race that is completely opposite to the Ship Girls. Compared to the Phantom Ship Girls, the Deep Sea Ship Girls are more aggressive and have a stronger urge to destroy. Although they can suppress this feeling after becoming a higher-level Deep Sea, it is enough."

“If you have made your decision, then hand over this deep-sea core to your chosen person. But Laura must remind you that, as a price, Huanmeng will suffer trauma sufficient to provoke the wrath of civilization.”

Laura handed the deep-sea core, which shone with a fiery yellow light, to Lexington, then turned and disappeared into the spatial vortex, leaving the space to Lexington.

Lexington knew very well that if this seemingly harmless deep-sea core were embedded into any ship girl's body, it would be a betrayal of Huanmeng, and might even drag Huanmeng completely into the abyss.

The moment Lexington held this deep-sea core, she knew all the characteristics of the deep-sea ship girls.

Besides being highly aggressive, the Deep Sea Ship Girls are also more powerful than the Phantom Ship Girls. They essentially exchange the ship girls' pursuit of peace for power, and can even forcibly transform the ship girls into Deep Sea characters through Deep Sea power.

If things aren't handled properly, Huanmeng might really be completely wiped out by the Deep Sea.

However, if even the cute ship girls can't break free from their comfortable lives, then rather than being swallowed up by other civilizations in the future, they might as well be transformed into the deep sea.

However, we need to find a trustworthy ship girl to modify.

Thinking of this, the image of a certain ship girl who had always hated the current state of the Phantom Moe appeared in Lexington's mind.

Legendary battleship ship girl, Yamato.

If we're talking about who's most suitable to lead the Deep Sea, then Yamato, who was once a candidate for flagship, is undoubtedly Lexington's top choice.

A broad perspective, combat effectiveness, ideology... everything gradually aligned with the deep-sea flagship in Lexington's mind.

With that in mind, Lexington made a decision in secret. She was certain that Yamato would not refuse as long as she proposed the plan.

"Yamato? Come to my place, I need to talk to you about something."

--split line--

Fantasy Home Port, VV and Laura's cozy little house

After years of traveling around acting as a mascot, Veneto finally got a much-needed rest after Laura returned to her home port.

Sitting on the sofa, Veneto sipped his breakfast tea and leisurely browsed the daily interstellar news.

"Breaking News: A global giant has officially signed a business agreement with the Human Federation on the Tianjin Four-Star Alliance, which will provide strong support for the Federation's economic industries..."

"Phantom Moe has signed further diplomatic agreements with the Earth Alliance and the Human Alliance. Although no immigration project has been developed, the treaty related to interstellar travel has been completed. Ship girls are welcome to visit Earth and other places for sightseeing."

"A global corporation has discovered a unique cosmic creature in a remote galaxy. Its appearance closely resembles a pink pig. Professional analysis has revealed that this pink pig contains 600 times the protein of beef, making it extremely nutritious. Furthermore, this creature possesses remarkable self-healing abilities. Our company is currently attempting a cloning project. If successful, the low-cost, high-yield pink pork will become a boon to the people of impoverished planets..."

"The Starry Sea Community alliance has been formally established. Unlike the Pan-Galactic Trade Alliance, whose cooperation is limited to economics, the establishment of the Starry Sea Community will elevate Huanmeng's influence to a new level..."

Because Huanmeng has established friendly diplomatic relations with many countries, interesting news from other countries will also be published in Huanmeng Daily. And as a rare moment of leisure in the morning, Veneto never misses a single page.

While browsing interesting stories from other countries, Veneto caught a glimpse of several news items that had garnered significant attention.

[Shocking! A massive explosion has occurred at the research center of the home port's 3-star base. Leaks have been reported at the Alpha Crystallization Purification Equipment and the Dark Matter Research Station. Two garrison fleets have lost contact.]

[Emergency! The star base has detected two full-strength fleets approaching the home port planet. Communication is currently unavailable, and the flagship Lexington has sounded the air raid sirens!]

???

"When did Fantasy Daily open a fake news section?"

Looking at the message, it was a short message posted three minutes ago by war correspondent Lingbo Jiang. There wasn't even any specific content. If it hadn't been clearly published on the front page of the daily newspaper, Veneto wouldn't have bothered to even glance at it.

"Lola, have you seen the latest news?"

After thinking for a moment, Veneto sent the text message to Laura, who was petting her kitten beside him.

"Ok?"

Laura stopped what she was doing, glanced at the newspaper, and immediately knew what it referred to. Without a doubt, with Lexington handing over the Deep Sea Core to Yamato, a series of transformative events spearheaded by Astra had officially begun.

At this point, Laura recalled the process of Yamato merging with the deep-sea core and turning into a bunch of purple cabbages.

To summarize the key elements: binding and restraint, deep-sea tentacles, unidentified patterns etched onto the body and ship equipment, corruption...

However, before Laura could figure out how to explain to Veneto, a violent tremor came from beneath her feet.

What followed was the piercing alarm that echoed over the port area and the dazzling light created by the planetary shield that was activated in an emergency.

150. The Great Khan's War - Eve (PS: Regarding character design illustrations)

After being corrupted by the deep-sea forces, the two main fleets, under the leadership of the newly appointed deep-sea flagship Yamato, launched an indiscriminate orbital attack on the capital planet's home port. However, thanks to the protection of the planetary shield, the attack did not cause significant casualties.

The fleet closest to the home port system jumped back to the capital at all costs and engaged in initial combat with the Deep Sea Fleet. After each side abandoned dozens of battleship wrecks and more carrier-based aircraft, the Deep Sea Fleet ultimately chose to withdraw.

Afterwards, Yamato led his fleet to attack several supply bases belonging to Huanmeng. After obtaining enough resources to rebuild a spacefaring interstellar civilization, he swaggered away from Huanmeng's perception array and arrived at the planet "Abyss" that Laura had already arranged.

This was an accident, a peculiar rebellion. In this conflict, Huanmeng lost over 30,000 energy coins, 50,000 units of mineral alloy resources, and two nearly intact main battle fleets, which amounted to nearly two thousand warships of different types.

This loss is almost the most devastating one Huanmeng has suffered since entering interstellar space.

For a long time to come, Huanmeng's nerves will be on edge, and military enterprises will operate at full capacity to search for the deep-sea ship girls who call themselves the Annihilation Fleet.

To be honest, the birth of the Annihilation Fleet had a great impact on the other ship girls, especially after learning that the power of the deep sea could erode the core of the ship girls and change their personalities. The entire Phantom Moe was shaken.

As the story spread by word of mouth, the characteristics of the deep-sea core were gradually distorted beyond recognition.

It is said that when a ship girl is corrupted by the core of the deep sea, the evil deep-sea power will transform into a purple mist that will envelop her entire body. Then, it will nimbly invade the ship girl's most mysterious area, the core of the ship girl, like a tentacle.

Then, while the core of the ship girl is being modified, the ship girl will feel a special sensation spreading throughout her body, her thoughts becoming confused and chaotic, and she will eventually sink into darkness and become a deep-sea ship girl.

Moreover, this transformation is irreversible. Even the legendary ship girl Yamato was completely affected after coming into contact with the deep-sea power and became the flagship of the Annihilation Fleet.

Hmm, it seems like there's nothing wrong with this process.

Here's a tag for Sister Purple Cabbage at the dock.

It is obvious that Lexington's propaganda calling on ship girls to be hostile to Abyssal Awakening Phantom was very successful. In fact, if Lexington had not been fully aware of the inside story, Phantom's pacifism would probably have been directly shattered and replaced by militarism.