21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 778 - 774: Joan of Arc’s Worries (Please Subscribe, Request Monthly Tickets)

As the dispatched ship-girls returned one by one, the berths and docks of Minato Ward, expanded by Chen Yu, were also packed to the brim.

Missouri and Belfast, both perfectly preserved military ships, as well as Shoukaku, Zuikaku, and Akagi, which had undergone preliminary repairs and could be docked at the berths, still remained as wreckage in the docks for maintenance, along with ships like Nagato, Eugene, and Saratoga...

At a glance, this place no longer resembled the Necromantic Space of a Necromancer but rather resembled a large military harbor that recycles decommissioned second-hand warships.

However, among this group of veteran World War II ships, there was an advanced presence—the lead ship of the former Soviet Union’s Kirov-rank nuclear-powered missile cruisers, The Kirov.

This was specially fetched back from Russia by Hibiki and the children of the 6th Destroyer Squadron for the purpose of commemorating her experience serving in the Red Navy as a reparation ship after the war, according to Hibiki herself.

Chen Yu had no comments about this; having a nuclear-powered missile cruiser, especially of the Kirov class capable of launching nuclear missiles, why would he be unsatisfied? The only concern might be that The Kirov wasn’t old enough and had not accumulated sufficient Power of Faith, which might hinder the summoning.

However, compared to these ships with "corpses," the Ship’s Badges brought back by Hood were much easier to deal with.

These Ship’s Badges, carefully preserved by Hood, were currently stored in her dorm room, quietly waiting for Chen Yu’s summoning.

Compared to Kirov, it was somewhat easier to summon the legendary British warships of the World War II era that had "lain down their bones," for even though they no longer existed, they had these Ship’s Badges as a medium, combined with historical remembrance, making the summoning process easier than the former.

Therefore, making use of these Ship’s Badges to summon new ship-girls had been put on Chen Yu’s agenda, and the first to be summoned was the dutiful old lady, HMS Warspite.

"Queen Elizabeth Class, Battleship Warspite," a woman clad in a Victorian Era lady’s dress gave Chen Yu a curtsy and introduced herself in very standard London accented English, "Good day, Commander. Please allow me to stand by your side until the end of this life."

"Welcome, Miss Warspite," Chen Yu said, greeting her with gentlemanly charm as he looked at Warspite, who was full of British Victorian Era charm.

Indeed, this old lady did not disappoint Chen Yu’s expectations; as the only ship of the Second World War that had taken part in both World Wars and had numerous distinguished wartime honors, HMS Warspite, like HMS Victory, broke through the demigod threshold upon summoning due to the immense Power of Faith gathered.

However, unlike HMS Victory, which chose to become the Guardian God of the United Kingdom, Warspite did not seem to have acquired any Divine Duty. She merely solidified the Power of Faith she had gathered into Divine Rank without accepting the Divine Duty and authority born from that Faith.

Thus, even though this old lady had surpassed the demigod threshold, in a certain sense, she remained a demigod and was not truly one of the deities.

Of course, when it comes to combat ability, she was by no means inferior to the true deities.

"It’s been a long time, Warspite," Hood also greeted Warspite enthusiastically. After more than half a century, she finally saw her old companion once again, which undoubtedly made her very excited and happy.

Warspite seemed glad to see Hood as well, but the upbringing of a British lady prevented her from appearing too enthusiastic and excited, she merely smiled at Hood, "Indeed it has been a long time, Hood. I never thought we would have the opportunity to meet again. I thank fate for allowing us to reunite!"

"In the past, we fought for our country and the Royal Navy. Now, let us fight alongside each other once again for our commander," Hood replied to Warspite, but after these words filled with the smell of gunpowder, Hood also said to Warspite, "The tea is ready. Shall we have a long-overdue tea time?"

"I would be honored. It’s been far too long since I’ve savored the taste of tea," Warspite once again lifted the hem of her skirt, expressing her longing, and extended an invitation to Chen Yu, "Commander, if you would grace us with your presence, would you like to join us in appreciating the tea that Hood has prepared?"

"It would be my honor, but before that, I think we should finish our work first," Chen Yu smiled, looking at the deck fragments brought back by Bismarck that were laid out to the side.

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While Chen Yu was busy summoning the new Warship Girl, both Joan of Arc and Artoria residing in the castle felt the aura of Warspite’s summoning that broke through the limits of a demigod. This caused both of them to adopt a more solemn expression.

Artoria gathered a few of her knights to discuss their views on the matter. However, since she had a good impression of Chen Yu, Artoria only expressed some concern without seeing any other issues.

On the other hand, Joan of Arc, standing in the guest room she was borrowing, looked through the window toward the direction of Minato Ward and said to Gilles de Rais with a serious tone, "Gilles, your friend is quite remarkable! With the strength he possesses, he is certainly capable of breaching the Holy City of the Holy See."

"Mr. Chen has profound knowledge of necromancy; these are probably all his creations. If we wish to take revenge on the Holy See, we cannot do without his help. After all, just the two of us are nowhere near enough to defeat the behemoth that is the Church," Gilles de Rais did not directly answer Joan’s remark, but pointed out a fact.

However, Joan of Arc was still frowning deeply, considering her own goals. As a legendary military commander who led the French army to defeat the English at a mere teenager’s age and nearly end the Hundred Years War, Joan’s military prowess was unquestionable.

"Gilles, you should understand that in this world, there is nothing that can be gained without effort," Joan turned around to look at Gilles de Rais and spoke earnestly, "The help and sanctuary that Mr. Chen is providing us now can be seen as a reward for your past service to him. He may be a generous and benevolent man.

But Gilles, just as we could not build France’s hope on the benevolence of the English six hundred years ago, we cannot place all our hopes for revenge on Mr. Chen’s benevolence and generosity. We must find a way to change the current situation, at the very least we need something that can move Mr. Chen, making him willing to help us."