The Third Fleet's handover went quickly. The temporary commander leading it was straightforward: after verifying Nie Yun's identity and credentials, he readily handed over command of the fleet and its accompanying records, then returned to Military Headquarters to report.
Including the Ranger, Nie Yun now had a small fleet of thirty-one warships of various types, with more than a thousand personnel under his command.
Soon afterward, Nie Yun brought Catherine and two Silverwing Guards to the largest frigate in the fleet.
Nie Yun looked up. The enormous warship was about two hundred meters long, a size larger than the Ranger. Its brand-new, mirrorlike armor gleamed brightly enough to reflect a person's face.
It still bore the Winged Race's signature design style, like a work of art!
According to the records, this warship was an Azure Feather-class dedicated command ship currently in service with the Twin Stars. Its firepower might not have been exceptional, but its defenses and communications and command systems had been enhanced. It would become the new flagship of Nie Yun's Third Fleet.
While Nie Yun admired his future flagship, a dozen or so Winged Race officers who had been waiting beneath it approached him. Leading them was a female officer with the allure of a mature woman.
"Lord Alsace, I am Amelia, captain of Ship EH65446. My officers and I have been awaiting your arrival. Welcome aboard!"
The female officer raised her right wing slightly from behind her, folded it over her left chest, and bowed a little in a standard Winged Race military salute.
Nie Yun surveyed the group before him and returned the salute with a smile. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Captain Amelia, and all of you!"
Amelia was also studying Nie Yun. More precisely, she was studying him with a scrutinizing gaze