As the final step in declaring the official establishment of civilization, the founding ceremony of the Star Sea Alliance was naturally put on the agenda.
In the morning, the sun slowly rose from the horizon, casting its first rays of light upon the azure sea.
On the naval base square, the ship girls and the Bries stood in groups of three or two.
They all wore black and red uniforms, even the Bries had changed into the standard black dress.
In these early days, although resources were scarce, they squeezed out some materials to make a new set of clothes for everyone.
Compared to their usual clothes, the fabric was much more abundant, but it actually made them look even more valiant and heroic under the ship girls' beauty.
"Strange, just changing clothes makes me feel completely different."
"Is the sense of ceremony so important?"
Kaga said, fiddling with her sleeves.
Because everyone was wearing the same clothes, she couldn't help but feel a sense of collective belonging.
As if she had always belonged here.
"Uniform is an important part of military management."
Essex nodded.
As a war weapon, and a natural soldier, she fully agreed with Lu Chen's idea.
If you say that in the usual port area, the ship girls wore their own casual clothes, looking like a free amusement park.
Here, it's more like a collective.
Soon, Lu Chen and Richelieu also walked out of the base building in their military uniforms.
He wore a tall black and red military uniform, paired with a youthful and handsome face, like a true general.
Compared to the previous few days, his demeanor was more resolute.
The morning sun shone on Lu Chen, and the ship girls were stunned for a moment.
"This is our commander..."
They stood in rows of neat formations, no longer chattering among themselves.
The founding ceremony of the Star Sea Alliance, also the first flag-raising ceremony in this world, began.
"Play the music!"
With a command, the square was filled with the sound of stirring and powerful military music.
This was also completed by Lu Chen and the ship girls together. There were several ship girls in the Vanguard Fleet who were quite accomplished in music.
Then.
Accompanied by the military music, the red flag with a gold eagle emblem, illuminated by the morning sun, slowly rose up the flagpole, fluttering at the highest point of the naval base.
"The Star Sea Alliance is officially established today."
Lu Chen spoke in a low voice.
Although the ship girls below, including the Bries, were only a few hundred in number, it was ridiculously small for a civilization.
But it was a good start, and a necessary ceremony.
From now on, this place would no longer be a settlement, a colony, or a place for playing house, but a place that would stand as a civilization, competing with other civilizations in the multiverse.
"We will start from Earth, leave the sea, head for the stars, and plant the eagle flag in every world in the multiverse."
"We will cooperate with friendly worlds, work together for development, and crush all enemies who stand in our way."
"Let our friends admire us, our enemies fear us, and establish a super civilization spanning the universe."
“……”
Lu Chen declared his ambitions and plans to the crowd.
The embryonic form of an unimaginable super civilization, spanning dimensions, appeared in his mind.
"Wow——"
The ship girls were excited.
Kaga, Belfast, and others were amazed by Lu Chen's courage and leadership.
The flagships of the major fleets led several times the number of ship girls he did, yet none of them had the same awe-inspiring spirit and vision as he did.
Heading for the stars, vying for control of the galaxy.
Although everything was just starting now, their overall strength was not strong.
But they were willing to lend a hand to their commander, to fulfill this grand dream.
Taiho, even more so, looked at him with hearts in her eyes.
"Ah...Commander..."
"Indeed, I did not misjudge you..."
"I will, personally offer you victory, no matter which world, as long as you want, Taiho will offer it to you..."
"Thank you, I look forward to your performance."
Lu Chen nodded to Taiho from the stage.
"Ah..."
The heavy cruiser was already so excited she was about to faint.
Richelieu and Illustrious couldn't help but look at each other.
Undeterred, with lofty ambitions, they, as war weapons, needed a commander just like this.
"It feels like we'll experience a lot of different scenery in the future."
The two ship girls whispered to each other.
……
"Whew——"
After the ceremony, Lu Chen returned to his office at the naval base.
At the beginning of the founding of the nation, there were countless problems to solve.
The ship girls also changed back into their casual clothes and went about their business.
The uniform was only worn for expeditions and important ceremonies, and daily attire was still determined by personal preference.
"Quite the spirit, Commander."
Richelieu also changed into her usual attire, brushing her golden hair as she spoke.
Her eyes were filled with admiration and a tenderness rarely seen.
"I feel like I'm not just a Blue Star ship girl anymore, but a member of the Star Sea Alliance."
"How can that be? That's your old home, you'll have to go back to fight the Sirens someday."
Lu Chen laughed.
"But we can discuss it later, maybe just merge the port area into the Federation."
"Tsk, greedy as a snake trying to swallow an elephant."
Richelieu chided lightly.
"Why don't you say just pull the Sirens in too?"
"It's not impossible."
Lu Chen thought that if the Sirens had intelligence, could communicate, and could reason, maybe they could be recruited.
What's the point of fighting the ship girls on the same planet, they might as well go to other worlds and beat up aliens together.
Integrating the two technologies together, maybe they could even come up with something like a blackened ship girl...