Give Zongman some collapse shock

"No, Yuexia is also fine. She thinks that the Bries are as magical as Houmu."

"..."

Fine.

Jiang Chen said no more, closed his eyes and calmly felt the Yamato. The golden mind cube in his body slowly released energy.

Yes, he has the mind cube.

That ability was originally the feedback from the Azure Fleet Girls' [Destiny Bond], but due to a lack of contracted Fleet Girls, it could only provide computing power, remaining in a state of incubation. Now, with the addition of the Azure Fleet Girls, that unknown ability was finally complete, and a golden mind cube was born within him.

The unprecedented growth in computing power made Jiang Chen feel like he had a "fantasy" in his head.

Thanks to this, the power of reason and law has gained further possibilities. As long as it is recorded in the Mind Cube, those that were previously impossible to create can now be easily materialized.

Even as long as the Rubik's Cube recorded the Sea Fog Battleship, he could directly materialize it.

Of course, the Rubik's Cube is still in the initialization state at this moment and is blank inside.

But that's not important!

The important thing is, Rubik's Cube! Rubik's Cube!

He has a mind cube, which means he can be a ship girl... doesn't seem right, a ship boy?

Pah! In short, the golden Rubik's Cube's data in all aspects is even higher than that of an ordinary Rubik's Cube. According to Wei Erwei's calculations, if it were transformed into a battleship, the hull that Jiang Chen could control would be a hundred times larger than the current largest hull.

Jiang Chen was very excited and prepared to try his hand at the Yamato.

then……

Nothing happened.

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Failed?

Jiang Chen looked bewildered, his expression visibly becoming lost.

Iona's expression also changed. The little girl's expressionless face revealed an inexplicable unease. She pinched the hem of her skirt with both hands, as if she wanted to express something, but she forced herself to appear calm.

"Hey! What happened to you two?"

Kiana was confused by the sudden change in the two people. From her perspective, Jiang Chen released energy without any warning, and then retracted it, and then the atmosphere between the two suddenly changed.

"Oh! It's nothing serious, it's just..."

Jiang Chen briefly explained his situation, looking for comfort as he spoke.

The white-haired ball is indeed a good brother. He took Jiang Chen's hand and put it on his waist. But the more he listened, the more something seemed wrong. Finally, he stayed in Bengbu.

"You're saying you picked up a passive skill for free that's as powerful as [Imagination], and from now on you never have to worry about studying again. No matter how difficult a math problem is, you can use the Mind Cube to instantly find the answer. Now, you upgraded that passive skill to an active skill, and because the Cube can't convert the expected combat power, you feel wronged and sad?"

Kiana said through gritted teeth.

Is this person showing off?

If I had such a convenient ability, why would I need to study those heavenly books under my sister's supervision?

Jiang Chen knew when to stop and before the girl got angry, he walked away calmly and came to Iona.

"Are you scared, Iona? I told you before that you have two cores, one of which is the super battleship Yamato. Whether it is for increasing combat power or commanding the Sea Mist Fleet, I will revive Yamato."

Jiang Chen said it nonchalantly.

He had told Iona about this a long time ago.

The revival of Yamato is inevitable, but the rhetoric needs to be slightly changed now.

The Sea Mist Fleet has two flagships: the first ship, Yamato, and the second ship, Musashi.

Due to a certain incident, a battle broke out between the two super battleships, and then the Yamato sank.

I-401, a submarine, a ship that should have never been associated with mental models, was given consciousness by Yamato at that time.

"I'm not afraid."

Iona looked up and gave the same answer she had given the first time she learned the truth: "I am the commander's ship, a weapon of war. If life and consciousness are given to me by Yamato, it is only natural that I return everything to her in return. Yamato has greater firepower than me and can be of greater use to the commander."

"But why is it that your answer doesn't seem as firm as last time?"

"I just……"

"Are you afraid? Afraid of death."

"die?"

"You've thought about the consequences of Yamato's revival, right? As someone who was born from Yamato's computing power, what will become of you after that computing power is taken away?"

"I'll...disappear?"

Iona's pupils shrank suddenly, and she subconsciously took two steps back.

"Hey! You're going too far! Why are you bullying her?!"

Kiana quickly stepped forward and hugged the girl in a protective posture.

Although I know that Jiang Chen must have a reason for doing this and I believe that Jiang Chen is right, Iona's appearance is too pitiful.

Can't you use a gentler approach?

Kiana conveyed her dissatisfaction with her eyes.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen turned his face away helplessly without explaining anything.

They didn't know that the current scene was being broadcast live to the blue ship girls elsewhere.

Some ship girls were disdainful, thinking that Iona's performance undermined the dignity of the Sea Mist Fleet.

Some are confused and begin to understand the concept of death.

Most of them remained silent, empathizing with Iona's plight. They were all shipgirls who had experienced decisive battles, their ships destroyed without resistance under Musashi's terrifying firepower. The fear that had been born in that instant was reawakened at this moment.

Death, disappearance, nothingness.

When death truly arrives, everything becomes meaningless: friendships with comrades, precious memories, the glory of the warship, its powerful hull, and the pride that comes with it.

Seeing that the blue ship girls were affected by the emotions expressed by their companions, they gradually began to remain silent.

Sea Mist King Kong frowned and walked forward to find Wei Erwei who had called them over.

"What on earth do you want to do by letting us see this?"

"If you ask me personally, my answer is curiosity. I'm curious. You who call yourself weapons of war, after you develop the emotion called fear, can you still be a qualified weapon?"

Wei Liwei was very calm: "In the final analysis, you are born powerful in this world, and there is almost no threat to your existence. Coupled with your own cognitive bias and lack of social interaction, it has created the current state of yourselves."

This is to defeat the heart of the Sea Mist Fleet!

"Just because you're curious?"

Sea Mist King Kong didn't understand: "What good will this do you? If everyone is afraid to fight, how can we continue to fight? What can we do now that we have lost our fighting power?"

The Sea Mist Fleet has already sworn allegiance to the Empire, so why is this happening?

Planting fear does not benefit the empire at all.

"You think so..."

Weiwei sighed softly.

When Jiang Chen approached her yesterday, she still thought it was unnecessary.

Now it seems that Jiang Chen had foresight this time. If he didn't take a drastic measure to completely change the mindset of these ship girls, there would be big problems in the future.

"But there's no harm in that, right? Honestly, I've studied you thoroughly. With computing power and Imperial technology, I can definitely recreate the Sea Mist Fleet."

Weiwei's words were merciless, even cold: "Since you think the others are useless, then please. I have already placed restrictions on them. You can destroy the cores of all the Azure Fleet Girls. I will create a batch of better and more qualified warships afterwards."

"you……"

Sea Fog King Kong suddenly turned around, looked at everyone's frightened eyes, and stood there in a daze.

On the other side, Iona changed.

The girl huddled in Kiana's arms, faintly trying to struggle to escape.

"What's wrong, Iona? Didn't we already agree to wake Yamato? As my ship, you wouldn't disobey my orders now, right?"

Jiang Chen walked over slowly.

"I am... the commander's ship. I am Jiang Chen's ship."

Iona murmured softly, struggling to stand up from Kiana's arms.

"Excellent! This is how weapons should be. Concepts like existence is justified, and the birth of consciousness necessitates the perception of the world—these concepts are completely unnecessary for weapons. Weapons don't need emotions, they don't need will. Iona, fear is nothing; it's only a moment of pain. Using your insignificance in exchange for greater firepower—this is the proper way to wield a weapon."

Hey!

Hey!

The sound of the soles of the shoes hitting the ground, every step was so heavy, as if stepping on the girl's heart.

Heart?

A mental model is a program, a core, not an organ like a heart... That's how it should be, it should be correct, it's correct! Commander, you're absolutely right!

However, Iona's expression, which seemed to never change, finally showed clear emotion for the first time.

Fear, despair.

"I am...the commander's ship, and I will follow...orders."

Iona's whole body trembled slightly.

"Very good, that's right."

Jiang Chen raised his hand and placed it on the girl's head.

A wave of energy spread out, as if it would destroy Iona's core in the next second.

This scene finally made the Azure Ship Girl who was watching the live broadcast react.

"do not want!"

When the first ship girl spoke, it was like a chain reaction. One, two, and then all the ship girls rushed out together, heading towards the dock.

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will die!

Will disappear!

Iona suddenly closed her eyes, and scenes from the past flashed through her mind.

In reality, Iona's consciousness was even more shallow than that of the other Azure Shipgirls. Shortly after her mind model was born, she was captured by the human navy. She only woke up once or twice, and her true contact with the world was only in the less than ten days since Jiang Chen awakened her.

If I think about it carefully, all the memories and emotions were brought by Jiang Chen.

Therefore, even if she was about to be destroyed by Jiang Chen, she still could not feel any hatred towards Jiang Chen.

but……

It's so hot. The core seems to be breaking. Is it because it's about to be destroyed, or... is there something wrong with the mental model?

"Click——"

A cracking sound was heard.

It was like my core was being crushed, I couldn't feel any pain, but I was inexplicably enveloped by an indescribable agony.

"do not want!"

Strange emotions surged in an instant, and fear was infinitely magnified.

Iona slapped Jiang Chen's hand away, turned around and ran away.

The petite figure jumped off the battleship, Klein's stance paving a path in front of the girl. And, seemingly subconsciously, Klein's stance formed a barrier, blocking Jiang Chen's path to catch up.

"Not a bad reaction, is it? She understood fear, learned to resist death, and thus, the weapon of war disobeyed orders and became no longer a weapon."

Jiang Chen smiled with relief.

"You're just an asshole. Can't you do it differently? I felt so bad for her just now."