Comprehensive Comics KanColle: Building a Dimensional Empire from Scratch

Even the eldest daughter Nishikino Maki secretly admired this place. Compared with this place, her own home looked like a thatched hut of a primitive man.

"I want some strawberries, oh, and some snacks, Kotori, Umi, what do you want?"

Honoka pointed here and there quickly, making Sonoda Umi's eyelids twitch.

"Don't, don't order anything rash. Things here might be very expensive. We're just students. Um...if we can't pay the bill, we'll have to work to pay it off, okay?!"

"The Xinghai Empire has no currency. All materials are taken as needed. There is no need to worry about it."

Beifa answered as a matter of course that every new member would make the same joke.

"All your living expenses here, including food, clothing, housing, and transportation, will be covered by the Star Empire. Even if you want an interstellar cruiser or a helicarrier, it will be free of charge."

"—The prerequisite is that you can pass the assessment of the Starfleet Academy and obtain the corresponding starship piloting and command qualifications."

"Oh……"

The girls truly felt like they had arrived in a utopian world.

"If that's the case, isn't that taking advantage of the Commander? Hmm..."

Nozomi Tojo scratched his face.

"As the saying goes, 'Those who don't work, don't eat.' Getting such high pay for nothing... makes me a little uneasy."

"Then please put more effort into your studies and don't let the commander down."

The head maid smiled and spoke.

"Especially in the idol business, well, everyone is looking forward to your future performances."

"Oh!"

……

……

"call--"

It took some time for the newly arrived girls to settle down in their respective residential areas. After putting away their luggage, they gathered together again.

As a routine procedure for new members arriving in the capital, they need to be taken to visit and understand the Star Sea Empire, as well as enjoy the standard benefits of the empire's citizens.

"Are you all ready? Let's go."

A spaceship was docked in the open space.

Lu Chen waved to everyone.

"what!"

The girls were startled.

"Point to the Commander?! Are you...are you with us?!"

"I happen to be free today, so just consider it my good mood and take you around in person."

Lu Chen smiled.

It would be nice to take some time to spend with the new idols, he really likes these girls.

He doesn't put on airs in front of the girls in the capital.

Honoka felt that this imperial ruler was more easygoing than the officials she had met on Earth before.

"Wow—like the overbearing CEO in a novel... No, ordinary people can't compare to him..."

"Those so-called young masters can only drive a sports car or a helicopter to pick up the heroine. How can they drive a spaceship?!"

The girls chattered a few more words.

Adolescent girls have thriving hormones and are always looking forward to the future and have infinite yearning for their future significant other.

After meeting Lu Chen, not to mention ordinary people and former classmates, even the male protagonists in novels felt several levels inferior to the ruler of the empire in front of him.

What kind of president of a multinational corporation, a big boss who is involved in both the black and white worlds, is he not now an obedient vassal on Earth, and his every move can only be arranged by Zhizi and the omnipotent angel?

"What are you standing there for? If you don't want to, you can ask Befa or the angel to take you there."

Lu Chen tapped the console lightly.

“Ah! Here it comes!!”

The girls rushed to get on the gangway.

It was always a pleasure to have a handsome commander accompany you when visiting another world.

The only drawback is that there are too many people. It would be better if we could be alone.

……

Swah——

The spacecraft slowly passed over the city in a cruising position at low altitude.

The girls gathered around Lu Chen, curiously observing the capital city below while sizing up the commander who was so mysterious to them.

"Here."

Lu Chen ordered the Universal Angel to distribute personal terminals to everyone.

"The history and most of the information about the Xinghai Empire are in there. If you have time, you can go back and study it slowly."

"I'll give you a brief tour of the capital, meet the companions you'll be dealing with more often in the future, and familiarize you with the situation here."

"Oh!"

The girls looked serious and a little nervous, and were taking notes.

"~This is the administrative district. From where you live, head towards the center. This is where Chaldea and the other teams are stationed. They're combat personnel. If you have nothing else to do, don't join in the fun at the training grounds. Be careful not to get caught up in the chaos."

"The area near the Golden Horn Bay is the shipgirl's port area. If you want to visit other galaxies, you can find a shipgirl to take you there, or you can ask the universal angel to take you there in a spaceship."

"Except for Earth, the solar system, the Milky Way, and the dozens of surrounding universes are all under the sphere of influence of the Star Sea Empire. As citizens of the Empire, if you have any needs within the territory, you can report them to Sophon and the Universal Angel for processing. The vassal worlds will unconditionally assist you."

"Oh……"

Everyone was staring at the star map in fascination.

The sentence "Any needs within the empire can be handled by Sophon and the Almighty Angel" alone fully demonstrates the majesty of the Star Sea Empire.

It is equivalent to an imperial citizen in the capital, holding an extremely high status in dozens of universes and being the overlord of everyone.

"Commander, so besides the ordinary human world, there are also worlds like those in the game, with heroes and great demons?"

Honoka moved closer to Lu Chen, eager to try.

"I, I, I... I want to go and see?! I want to adventure in another world too! Just like in the comics, I can travel through time and space in an instant!"

She gestured with her hands.

"Then there's a goddess guiding you, starting from the Novice Village, taking on commissions, fighting slimes, gaining experience, and finally challenging the Demon King to save the world, right?"

“This is standard procedure.”

Lu Chen rubbed her head.

"Yeah, just like in those anime you watch, with a whole universe full of aliens fighting interstellar wars with each other."

"But you are just ordinary people now. These worlds are too dangerous for you. If you go there now, you probably won't even be able to leave the Novice Village."

"Eh--"

Honoka thought about it and agreed.

Although she really wanted to go on a great adventure in another world with Muse's companions, since they were all ordinary students who were powerless, they would probably become Muse's Muzan, so she gave up.

"Commander, does the Xinghai Empire have idols too? When we first arrived, we met a senior named Shigure Qiluo. She was also amazing..."

Yazawa Nico asked.

"Who? Shigure Kirara? Again!"

An exclamation mark appeared above Lu Chen's head.

Although he respects everyone's hobbies and pursuits, considering that someone in Tianming once tried to use Shigure Kirara's singing as a sonic weapon, it seems that the idol profession is not suitable for her.

"Come on, I'll take you to meet the real idols of the Xinghai Empire. No, to be more precise, they are actually artists."

(Pictured is Umi Sonoda).

Chapter 1069: The Xinghai Veteran Artist with Both Virtue and Art

Swah——

After taking the new idol girls on a tour around the capital.

The shuttle landed near a theater in the central area of ​​the city.

Just from the outside, this floating theater is more magnificent than any theater on Earth.

It looks like a classical palace, suspended ten thousand meters in the air, surrounded by anti-gravity buildings.

The main building alone is as large as a small city, and the surrounding ancillary buildings and man-made landscapes stretch all the way to the other side of the sky.

It is grand, luxurious and sci-fi. Looking around, you feel like you are in the clouds.

"This is the Imperial Grand Theater. There are occasional performances in the Xinghai Empire, and it's also the largest performance venue in the entire Xinghai Empire."

"If there are any celebrations in the future, you can perform here."

Lu Chen stopped the spaceship and was the first to step onto the floating land.

“The design style here is based on the Pinocchio Theater, but on a larger scale.”

"what……"

"We're going to perform here in the future?"

Everyone looked up at the dome of the Imperial Theatre, their necks aching from looking up.

In the past, on Earth, having the opportunity to perform at the Tokyo Dome was the pinnacle of an idol's career. However, compared with the Imperial Theatre, the Tokyo Dome doesn't have even one percent of its aura.

Not to mention the performance, just walking into that incredibly large performance hall gives people tremendous pressure.

"It...it can accommodate at most 523 people?"

Sonoda Umi looked around and couldn't even see the end of the seats.

"Over a million, but normally they wouldn't activate such a large-scale device unless the Star Sea Empire was celebrating a major festival."

The Almighty Angel replied.

"Halal!"

A girl with a golden ponytail couldn't help but blurt out something in mysterious Russian, and the others also swallowed their saliva and were speechless for a moment.

In the two days since arriving in the Star Sea Empire, they have broadened their horizons much more than in the past decade or so.

The girls have not yet fully adapted to the transformation from being a native of Earth to being part of an interstellar super civilization.

"follow me."

Lu Chen led the girls through the theater corridor.

In a side hall not far away.

A woman with red hair, golden eyes, and wearing a tight uniform was sipping red wine while flipping through the book in her hand.

She has a mature and beautiful appearance, with an intellectual and calm expression on her delicate face. Even in the interstellar age, she still retains the habit of reading paper books from the pre-civilization era.

"The golden wheat fields sway in the wind~"

"Where is home for the traveler on horseback? Oh~ my love, may you and I never be separated~"

Eden hummed along to the vinyl record and turned a few pages of the book.

Suddenly, she sensed something, put down the book in her hand and looked up.

"Commander? Long time no see, what a rare visitor."

"Are you here to have a drink with me? I'm discussing the theme of our next song with Mockingbird. It's called 'Creation-and-Beyond.' How about it?"

Eden took the initiative to make room for Lu Chen and put down a glass of wine.

"No need for that today. Xiaolin Gentian made some good wine. I'll bring it to you next time."