In fact, the Peter the Great did not disobey orders as the Russians thought.


    Although she carries a strong Soviet vor, even her attire retains the old naval coat symbolizing the Soviet Red Navy. However, she also possesses all the memories of a warship, clearly knowing her identity as the gship of the Russian Northern Fleet.


    For the Russians, this old ship from the Former Soviet era is one of the fewrge surface vessels in the Russian Navy that can take on major roles. Losing this solitary nuclear-powered cruiser would be a significant blow to Russia''s maritime military strength.


    Russia today is no longer the superpower thatpeted with the United States in a bipr world. The Red Navy, which could face off with the United States Navy on four oceans simultaneously, has long dwindled beyond recognition.


    In the nearly thirty years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Russian Navy has not built anyrge warships over ten thousand tons for a full thirty years. The Peter the Great,missioned in 1998, was constructed during the Soviet era, and despite having been 80%plete, the Russians spent seven years to formallymission her.


    The Russian Navy, which once boasted over seventy nuclear submarines, is now unable to maintain its former glory; numerous Soviet-era ships have either been retired and stored due to budget constraints or dismantled due to aging.


    Nowadays, apart from a battered aircraft carrier, the Russian Navy only has four Kirov-rank ships over ten thousand tons left.


    But of the four Kirov-rank ships, the leading ship, The Kirov, was taken by Chen Yu to summon a Ship-girl. Among the remaining two, the second ship, The Fulongzhi, has been confirmed by the Russian government for disassembly owing to its poor condition.


    The third ship, The Kalinin, was supposed to undergo modernization along with the second ship, The Fulongzhi, but has yet to start due tock of funds.


    Though the sole remaining Peter the Great is in slightly better condition, she has remained docked as the gship of the Northern Fleet to reduce consumption.


    The current Russian Navy, much like these four old ships that once symbolized the mighty Soviet Red Navy, is worn out and hard to use, unable to keep up its former glory.


    It can even be said that if something should happen to the Peter the Great, the Russian Navy would lose the cruiser category entirely.


    Thus, the Russians are incredibly focused on the Peter the Great. After finally obtaining a quota to summon Ship-girls from Chen Yu, they chose not to use the Aurora, hoping that after bing a Ship-girl, the Peter the Great would revitalize and inject fresh energy into the declining Russian Navy.


    It must be said that, without considering the absolute loyalty of all summoned Ship-girls to Chen Yu, the Russians'' n was actually quite sessful.


    Despite having a strong Soviet vor, the Peter the Great is not a Ship-girl longing to revive the Soviet Union. She also remembers her duty as the gship of the Russian Northern Fleet.


    Sessfully summoned as a Ship-girl, the Peter the Great released a warship that originally requiredrge amounts of funds for maintenance and was not dared to be used liberally due to budget constraints.


    The saved funds could bepletely utilized toplete the modern refurbishment of the third Kirov-rank ship, renamed the Admiral Nakhimov, bringing it back into service.


    This effectively restored the two strongest ships in the Russian Navy to a state capable of providing military deterrence and added a powerful and well-conditioned New Demigod to Russia.


    It was truly a clever move, not only reversing the declining state of the Russian Navy but greatly enhancing Russia''s Transcendentbat power.


    The only issue here is that the Peter the Great, as a Ship-girl, is wholly loyal to Chen Yu. If Chen Yu were unscrupulous and wanted to y some underhanded tricks, Russia would be in dire straits.


    However, Chen Yu did not act in such an hical manner, only exining the current situation to the Peter the Great, asking her to stay in Russia temporarily and continue serving, simr to Britain''s HMS Victory.


    As for how long this service term would be, it depended on whether the Russians would act appropriately and when the Kirov-rank would be dmissioned.


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    "Chen Yu, may I ask if you''re interested in the Fulongzhi?" After the summoning, Chen Yu returned to the hotel. However, he hadn''t been seated for long before the Russians directly approached him.


    Listening to the Russians'' inquiry, Chen Yu disyed a smile but shook his head, replying, "The Fulongzhi''s hull is worn out, left in the cold northern waters for twenty years. It''s almost been forgotten by history. Even if I can summon her, due to her poor condition, the Demigod born would be in poor health. She''s not suitable as summoning material."


    Upon hearing Chen Yu''s words, the Russians seemed to have gained confidence and presented their proposal: "Mr. Chen Yu, our government wants to offer the Fulongzhi to you in exchange for another summoning of a Demigod. What do you think? If you agree, we wish to further negotiate exchanging the Aurora for the incarnations of the Kirov and the Fulongzhi as Demigods to work for our government..."


    "Exchanging two ships for four Demigods, your calctions are indeed impressive!" Chen Yu couldn''t help butugh as he looked at the Russian official negotiating with him.


    The Russians'' calctions were certainly well-thought-out; the Peter the Great had freed a main warship and provided a Demigod for the Russian Navy. So for them, exchanging one ship that''s about to be dismantled for another Demigod and the release of a main ship was a bargain.


    If they could use the Aurora to further exchange for the other two Kirov-rank summoned Demigods to serve Russia, even if only temporarily, it would greatly enhance theirbat power.


    After all, in this way, Russia''s Demigod count would exceed that of the United States, altering the originally disadvantageous situation between the two nations to an equal or even advantageous position.


    Moreover, by freeing up tworge surface main warships, the Russian Navy could save substantial maintenance funds, which could then be used for building new ships or upgrading these two vessels, conducting modernization, significantly boosting the Russian Navy''sbat capabilities, and changing Russia''s current state.


    However, all these calctions by the Russians relied on Chen Yu agreeing to the deal.