Star Iron, building an empire starting with game development

Chapter 170 Meeting the Ship Girls

"I've already set it up so that no more new cells, the kind that evolve with life, will be created," the system said.

“That’s good. Although I don’t like America’s people, I can still save them if they’re just human.” Xing nodded.

"Beep beep~" The communicator rang, and a holographic projection of a general robot appeared next to Xing.

"Your Majesty, our progress in the Europa region has encountered some obstacles," the general robot reported.

"What happened?" Xing raised an eyebrow, intrigued.

"Several countries refuse to share a spaceship with people from other countries because of their own beliefs, and they accuse each other of being heretics."

"Heh~ Monsters are running rampant, and there are still people who worship a god who never appeared and never existed." Xing chuckled.

"Notify the robots to take strong measures. If they encounter resistance, they should engage in direct combat until the enemy is unable to continue fighting."

"Of course, if the other party feels that sacrificing themselves for the gods and dying one by one is acceptable, I can still free up quite a few seats," Xing ordered.

"Received!" The projection of the general robot disappeared.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..." In the sky, less than five minutes after Xing gave the order, a massive robot-based fleet appeared directly in Earth's high orbit, releasing an countless army of combat robots while aiming its cannons at the ground.

"Your actions seem a bit excessive," the system said.

"As long as humanity still exists in this world, that's all that matters to me. How many people there are, or how many have died due to various accidents, is not my concern," Xing said, waving his hand.

"In a world where monsters roam and there are no gods, it is already an act of great mercy that I was able to take away the human race."

"Otherwise, if they keep dawdling, my enthusiasm will wane, and humans can die however they want. Maybe I'll even unleash a wave cannon."

"Okay, whatever makes you happy," the system replied with a shrug.

"Your Majesty." The holographic projection of the general robot reappeared.

"The target country has surrendered, and the Laughers are entering the transport ship one by one under the control of the robots."

"Heh~ That's quite a quick change." Xing chuckled, then prepared to turn off the holographic communicator.

"There is one more thing, Your Majesty. The robot forces in the Americas region encountered some resistance, and several C-9979 landing ships were lost."

"Hmm?" Upon hearing the report from the general robot, Xing seemed to realize something and became somewhat interested.

"Tell me, is it a small squad of humans causing trouble?"

"Yes, but the problem has been suppressed. All the sabotage squads have been stopped by the B2 combat robots, and they are expected to be loaded onto the ship in half an hour," the general robot responded.

"Tch~ That's boring. I get it." Xing waved her hand in disappointment and then turned off the communication.

"You thought it would be one of those protagonists with individual heroism? Too bad~ Individual heroism is impossible in this world, after all, this is reality, not a movie or TV show." The system laughed.

"I was thinking of observing how powerful they really are," Xing sighed.

"Hmph~" The system started playing an unknown tune.

"How much of the human evacuation operation is left?" Xing asked the tactical robot beside him.

"The evacuation operation is 85% complete!" the tactical robot responded.

“Okay, let’s go, System. Take me back so I can meet the girls,” Xing said.

"Not going to act on your own?" the system asked with a smile.

"We shouldn't be teleporting around before we've fully integrated," Xing replied honestly.

"Hehe~ Let's go." The system said after opening a portal.

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Merging Worlds - Azure Starfield

"Whoosh~" On a huge island, a portal opened and Xing walked out of it.

"Commander!" Xing had just stepped out of the portal and hadn't even had a proper look at the port in the game when a little girl rushed over and hugged her instinctively...

"Little Santiago?" Xing asked after recognizing the little girl in his arms.

“Yes, Commander!” Little Santiago replied happily.

“Commander, welcome back~” Newcastle said from the side, with a row of royal maids behind her.

"System, their situation..." Xing looked at the much quieter ship girls and thought of the game's settings.

"I've made some adjustments to your thinking. Otherwise, if we followed the original game settings, over six hundred ship girls, dozens of meta ship girls, and dozens of collaboration ship girls would have squeezed you dry, believe it or not?" the system said.

"Oh, wait, you're a god now, so who knows, you might end up keeping them all bedridden for the next few days and nights?"

"Oh." Xing looked at the girls who had gathered around, and the six ship girls who had been pushed out at the front by them.

Those were the six girls Xing had made a vow with in the game.

"I'm sorry for leaving for so long. I... I'm back." Xing said with a smile, holding little Santiago in her arms, while little Helena beside her held onto her clothes.

"It's good to be back, my child~" Frederick the Great greeted Xing with a smile.

"Um... what do I look like right now..." Xing didn't know what to say for a moment.

"No need to worry, my child—we know everything about you thanks to the explanation from your mentor." Frederick the Great looked at the mature woman beside Xing.

“…Okay, I understand.” Xing glanced at Elena beside her, then nodded and said nothing more.

"My child, don't worry about the problems between us and other games. After all, we are the same." Frederick the Great walked over and gently hugged Xing, speaking words of comfort with a kind, motherly expression.

"..." Xing didn't know what to say for a moment, and could only let the Great Emperor hug her.

"So, should I call you Dad or Mom?" A cool voice rang out from the side. Xing looked over and realized the person looked somewhat familiar...

“TB?” Xing called out uncertainly.

"Hmph!" The little girl snorted unhappily.

"Okay, I don't remember moving around much, how did I grow so big?" Xing asked, puzzled.

"It was I, along with the six married ships and the flagships of various factions, who nurtured TB," Frederick the Great said with a smile.

"I see." After handing the little ship girls that Xingjiang had brought over to Frederick the Great one by one, he came to TB with a strange smile on his face.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, my daughter." Xing gently hugged the grown-up TB and apologized tenderly.

“…” TB did not respond, but instead raised his hand to hug Xing back.