Marco Polo: Forging Sardinian Glory, Our Duty!

In the area where the flagships were discussing, Queen Elizabeth subconsciously looked in the direction of the Royal Ark, which was being pulled away. As if hearing the Royal Ark's words about being her loyal guard and staying by her side, Queen Elizabeth's expression darkened.

"Belfast, contact the Military Police and keep a close eye on the Royal Ark. We absolutely cannot let her run off again this time!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Belfast looked in the direction of the Royal Ark, sighed, and then followed towards Avant-garde.

Aside from that, no one else paid attention to the farce caused by the Royal Ark. With the Commander suddenly missing, everyone's focus wasn't on the Royal Ark anyway.

...The matter of the Royal Ark being taken by the Military Police... For everyone else, it was too normal!

Who in the port didn't know the Royal Ark?

She was a pervert who, to satisfy her destroyer fetish, even suggested to the Commander that the destroyers play on the beach at a unified time every day, claiming it was unsafe to play by the sea.

How novel! As a ship girl who could tread on the sea as if it were land, playing by the seaside was somehow unsafe...

Tsk, it could only be said that the danger didn't come from the sea, but from the Royal Ark herself.

The Royal Ark was taken away by Avant-garde, and no one cared! The Royal Ark spent more than half of the 365 days of the year in the Military Police prison. Avant-garde was just taking her home!

Only Marco Polo silently glanced in the direction the Royal Ark was taken, turning her face away, as if finding the Royal Ark's thoughts too... short-sighted. That's all the Royal Ark amounts to! Marco Polo shook her head inwardly.

When the Commander is not in the port, there are so many things they can do!!!

Lala went to get the signal transmission equipment, and by then, the flagships had mostly finished their discussions.

The work in the port would still be led by the current secretary ship, Queen Elizabeth, with the assistance of the flagships from other factions to maintain the port's operations. At the very least, they had to ensure that the port the Commander returned to was the same as when he left!

A series of relatively conservative strategies were decided upon one by one by the flagships. The port, without the Commander, could not afford any more disturbances.

The flagships were all satisfied with and agreed upon these decided conservative strategies, but Marco Polo, who was listening in, had a unique idea.

"I've always believed that the secretary ship should be granted the power to act on behalf of the Commander, especially when the Commander is not in the port!"

"And now, with the Commander away from the port, the correctness of my idea is extremely evident!"

Marco Polo, sitting next to the Sardinian Empire's flagship, Vittorio Veneto, explained her thoughts to Queen Elizabeth and the other flagships.

"Marco Polo, be more specific."

Queen Elizabeth looked at the suddenly speaking Marco Polo and blinked, wanting to hear what suggestions she had.

"When the Commander is present, the secretary ship is his most capable assistant. When the Commander is absent, the secretary ship should act on his behalf, taking responsibility for developing the port even better! This way, when the Commander returns, he will be even happier to see a more prosperous port! Isn't that right?"

Queen Elizabeth seemed to think Marco Polo was right and nodded subconsciously. However, she saw Vittorio Veneto, the flagship of the Sardinian Empire, shaking her head at her repeatedly.

Queen Elizabeth was a little confused. So, she continued to ask Marco Polo.

"So, Marco Polo, what do you think we should do?"

As if feeling validated, Marco Polo's voice became more passionate.

"During the Commander's absence from the port, we should select a more capable secretary ship to lead the port towards greater prosperity."

Upon hearing this, Queen Elizabeth's expression changed.

"Are you implying that I, as the secretary ship, am incompetent?"

Marco Polo nodded decisively.

"That's right, I do think so! Queen Elizabeth, to be frank, you are too indecisive and too conservative!"

Queen Elizabeth's face tensed with anger. She now understood why Vittorio Veneto had shaken her head at her. Marco Polo was being rather infuriating! Seeing Vittorio Veneto preparing to stop Marco Polo, Queen Elizabeth shook her head at her, signaling her not to intervene yet. She wanted to hear Marco Polo continue and understand exactly where she was incompetent.

"Specifically?"

Marco Polo seemed oblivious to Queen Elizabeth's narrowed eyes and Vittorio Veneto's glare.

"The policies you and the other flagships just decided on are too conservative! They're just about hunkering down and protecting the port! While this will undoubtedly make the port safer, from another perspective, the port is wasting time on development!"

"When the Commander was here, the port was constantly developing under his efforts. Now that he's away, your idea is to keep the port as it is. Isn't this a betrayal of the Commander?"

Queen Elizabeth gritted her teeth.

"So, if it were you, what would you do?"

"Of course, I would lead the port's fleet to conquer a vast territory! Don't you think the port is a bit too small on the map? We should take the initiative, expand the port's area, and give the Commander a big surprise when he returns!"

"The Commander possesses such a powerful fleet, yet the port is so small. Don't you think the Commander lacks ambition? We should help the Commander see more of the distant scenery, let the Commander have more..."

"Enough, Marco Polo."

Vittorio Veneto, the Sardinian flagship, stopped Marco Polo's speech and then covered her face in distress.

"I apologize, Queen Elizabeth and everyone else, for letting you witness this."

After speaking, Vittorio Veneto looked at Marco Polo, her tone somewhat stern.

"We are the Commander's ships. We must act according to the Commander's will, not coerce the Commander to act according to our will!"

Vittorio Veneto's tone became even more severe.

"The Commander is very kind to us and willing to tolerate our flaws! However, now that the Commander is not in the port, I will not indulge you as he would!"

Marco Polo was choked by Vittorio Veneto's words and was about to retort when she was stopped by Vittorio Veneto's threatening gaze.

"Marco Polo, you need to reflect on your actions! Go to the Military Police! Being roommates with Royal Ark won't be so bad!"

After speaking, Vittorio Veneto called Littorio over and looked in the direction of the Military Police, instructing her.

"I'm leaving Marco Polo to you. Take her to the Military Police and make her cellmates with Royal Ark! Tell the Military Police that Marco Polo gets out when Royal Ark gets out!"

After Marco Polo was reluctantly taken away by Littorio, Vittorio Veneto apologized again to Queen Elizabeth and the flagships of the other factions.

"Marco Polo has a very strong personality, you could even say ambitious. I apologize for letting you all witness this, especially Queen Elizabeth. I am truly sorry."

"It's alright. What she said wasn't entirely without merit. While her methods were too extreme, some of her points can be considered. The plan we previously set was indeed a bit too conservative! However, Princess Lala is back now. We can discuss this matter further at a later time."

Queen Elizabeth saw that Vittorio Veneto had already played the bad cop and hadn't thrown a tantrum.

The flagships of the other factions also nodded in agreement.

Finally returning from the command center, Lala held a strangely shaped little machine in her hands and approached Queen Elizabeth and the others, gesturing to them.

"Ta-da! This is the signal broadcasting tool I invented earlier. After a little modification, we can try to search for the signal of Super Game Maker No. 1!"