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Tirpitz closed the file, somewhat disappointed, but seeing her sister's bewildered expression, she calmed herself and gently comforted her, "Not every trip yields results about him... We've tried many times before, and we still haven't gotten any results."
“If it were like before... and we didn’t get any results, I could accept that. But this time the situation is a little different…” Bismarck said calmly, her tone tinged with disappointment.
"Huh? What do you mean...?"
Tirpitz was puzzled and confused.
Bismarck pulled another document from under the table and said, "Tirpitz, you should know I have a rather secretive intelligence channel..."
"know."
Tirpitz understood that the other party's so-called information channels were actually just cooperation with a small group of Sirens, which was not exactly a secret within the Ironblood leadership.
"Actually... I previously revealed some information to them about the possible existence of the Commander..."
"Tsk..."
Tirpitz raised an eyebrow in obvious displeasure.
Regardless of anything else, the safety of the commander is the bottom line for ship girls. No matter how much cooperation they have with the Sirens, revealing the commander's information to them is an unacceptable thing.
If it were her, she would never have done something like what Bismarck did.
"At that time, I hadn't been able to confirm whether the Commander actually existed... and revealing this information was also to use the other party's help to find the Commander."
"No matter the reason... I don't agree with this, sister."
“Actually, those people… their interest in the Commander…” Bismarck struggled to explain, her tone unusually hesitant: “In short, it won’t affect his safety.”
"Let's leave that aside for now. In short, they acted much faster than I expected after receiving the news, and they quickly obtained information about the commander..." Bismarck tossed the documents she had previously taken out back into Tirpitz's hands.
"Based on the information they provided, the Commander is currently in the Royal Port area..."
"...This is exactly the opposite of what Frederick and the others provided." Tirpitz immediately understood what Bismarck meant.
On one side are the cooperating sirens... on the other side are allies from the same camp. When the two pieces of information conflict, which side should we believe more?
After reading the information provided by the Sirens, Tirpitz remained silent for a long time before speaking softly, "Actually... Sister, you probably already have the answer in your heart, right?"
"Hmm... Friedrich and Hindenburg... and Hutten, these guys have quite a few tricks up their sleeves..."
"Ah... my sister is pretty much the same, isn't she?"
Tirpitz chuckled coldly, switching his address, and said, "Bismarck, didn't you initially intend to tell the others in the port about this? Even I only just found out..."
"This is to prevent the commander's information from leaking too widely and attracting ship girls from other factions..."
“You think that way, the royal family naturally thinks that way, and Frederick and the others who were sent there naturally think that way too... so everyone does the same thing.”
Tirpitz shook her head, then suddenly sighed: "My sister herself has similar thoughts, so naturally they will do the same..."
"This is all for Ironblood..."
"Doesn't my sister have her own selfish desires too?"
"I admit... I'm not a saint, but personal desires didn't account for a large part of it..."
Tirpitz looked into Bismarck's deep blue eyes, but saw no hesitation or remorse in them.
"Sister, you're still the same as before, you haven't changed much... What are your plans next? Are you going to go there yourself?"
"As the flagship of Ironblood... I can't stray too far from the port."
Bismarck shook her head and replied, "Tell all the information about the Commander to our comrades in the port... Isn't the Northern Alliance also very interested in this information? We should be able to offer a good price."
"Since everyone's got the idea of monopolizing it, then let's all stop playing and just honestly see who has the best skills..."
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"Hmm? So you finally couldn't hold back anymore?"
Friedrich looked at the latest explosive messages in the Ironblood Harbor group chat on his communication device, and his companions who kept messaging him privately. He lightly traced his knuckles in front of his red lips.
“It was bound to happen sooner or later. We can’t keep the truth about the contractors a secret forever…” Hindenburg and Hutten sat to the side, their expressions shifting between light and shadow, but overall they seemed quite relaxed.
They were all well aware that sooner or later they would be unable to keep the news about Xu Huan a secret.
Bismarck's action only accelerated this process.
But no matter what, they've already had a taste of the broth, so they have a certain advantage.
"At this rate, it probably won't be long before the news reaches the Northern Alliance Iris, right?" Hu Teng clicked his tongue in annoyance.
"Probably not in the short term... There aren't any ship girls in Ironblood that have good relations with the Northern Alliance or Iris." Friedrich shook his head slightly and said, "Compared to Vichy or Sardinia, I'm more worried about the Sakura Empire..."
Many of the ship girls in Sakura Empire act and behave in ways that are somewhat too radical, even from the perspective of Ironblood.
"As for Sakura Empire... it's still quite far from the Royal Navy, so news won't get there in a short time," Hindenburg chuckled. "And even if it did get there... it'd be under the control of the Eagle Union."
"You don't know enough about Sakura Empire... Many of them are crazy. If they confirm the information about that child, they'll probably come over without a second thought."
"That's true, after all, they're a faction capable of fighting against the White Eagles..."
Hindenburg and Frederick chatted back and forth, while Hutten, who had been silent for a long time, finally couldn't hold back his thoughts any longer:
"I feel like you've all gone a bit off-topic..."
"Oh?"
"Shouldn't the key issue now be Xu Huan's thoughts?"
Hu Teng said, "He's not an ordinary human... You should all know his strength. If we want to use force, he might give the ship girls some face for a short time, but in the long run, no one can control him..."
"Everything ultimately depends on his will."
"That kid's thoughts... I guess he's only thinking about getting rid of the Sirens first, right?" Frederick said, recalling the words the young man often repeated.
"In this respect, the Contractor is surprisingly upright... His actions make us look like ship girls who aren't doing our jobs properly..."
“Doesn’t it seem like…” Hu Teng rolled his eyes: “Do you think there’s been a single thing we’ve done since we met Xu Huan that’s anything serious?”
Since meeting Xu Huan, their main focus has shifted from eliminating the Sirens to the young man.
"You guys have really become a bit lazy... There's a saying in Donghuang—'The land of gentle pleasures is the graveyard of heroes,' and I think that's pretty much how we've been lately..."
“There’s no other way… taking down the contractors is also for the better countering of the Sirens… after all, the strength of the mental energy amplification is undeniable…” Hindenburg said with a smile.
Strictly speaking, the goals of fighting the Sirens and capturing the commander are not contradictory.
Just like you need to eat well to have the energy to do things, you have to eat your fill first no matter what...
"Do you really think so?"
Hutten glanced at Hindenburg, whose eyes were full of seductive charm, and curled his lip in disdain.
She knew the other person's temperament very well.
"That's just an excuse for you... As for me, I simply wanted to taste what a Contractor is like..." Hindenburg replied, "I can't help it... Contractors are just too delicious..."
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The Ironblood ship girls reacted very quickly, and the consequences of the leak of information about Xu Huan soon reached the Royal Navy as well.
"What are you saying? We don't quite understand."
Warspite picked up the long-distance communication device and, listening to the ship girl's voice on the other end of the line, said with a hint of helplessness, "We didn't intentionally conceal any information about the commander..."
The person on the other end of the phone seemed to want to confirm something more, but Warspite simply pressed the hang-up button.
"How many times has this happened today? Why are so many people from Sangvis Ferri calling to confirm the Commander's whereabouts...?"
"I guess the matter concerning the master can't be kept secret any longer..." Belfast said, looking at Warspite's somewhat dejected face.
"Do you think it might be a problem with Frederick's side? They're clearly on the same side, and we've been turning a blind eye to their transgressions these past few days..."
The more I thought about it, the more something seemed off about war-weariness.
How come the information that was kept so carefully is suddenly known to the whole world?
Although the overall atmosphere in the port area looks very relaxed, the Royal Navy has very strict confidentiality measures regarding information about commanders, making it virtually impossible for them to intentionally leak information.
Belfast shook her head: "I think it's unlikely... I know Frederick and the others' personalities well; they're very possessive of their master, and it's practically impossible for information about him to leak out from them..."
"Where did this information leak from? Could it be from the Royal Treasury?"
Having ruled out all other potential options, only the Royal Fortune from the Hurricane faction remained.
“Probably not…” Belfast shook her head again in denial: “This matter wouldn’t benefit Miss Royal Fortune at all…”
"So... it was leaked from the Commander's side? After all, the Commander didn't know that his information was being protected so well, so it was leaked unintentionally?"
The more Warspite thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and he slapped his thigh: "That must be it!"
Belfast covered her mouth and chuckled softly, "Then, Warspite, are you going to go and confirm with your master?"
"Uh... no need for that... after all, it's a matter that's unreasonable to begin with."
Warspite scratched his head sheepishly, then seemed to realize something and looked at Belfast with some confusion: "The Commander's information has been leaked... Belfast, why don't you seem worried at all?"
"I... am still a little unhappy, but this matter is actually not bad for Master, especially for Master's idea of fighting against the Sirens."
"Now, I'll support anything that benefits my master!"
Chapter 153 Iron-Blooded Invitation