Chapter 107: Mission Completed

Banrenma's body was very soft, much softer than Qin Ge had imagined; previously, hearing people say women were made of water, Qin Ge hadn't believed it. But when he truly embraced Banrenma, Qin Ge finally understood the meaning of that saying.

That fragrant scent, soft touch, although it was just a light hug, this feeling made Qin Ge somewhat unforgettable.

Gently letting go of Banrenma, both of their faces were a little red; Banrenma's was from excitement and shyness at having her wish fulfilled, while Qin Ge's was the embarrassment of his first hug with a girl.

Before Qin Ge could say anything to Banrenma, Belfast beside him spoke in a resentful tone, "Miss Banrenma is truly happy; if the master could hug me, this maid, that would be great."

Although Belfast spoke softly, she clearly intended for Qin Ge to hear clearly; otherwise, given Belfast's personality, she wouldn't have said it outright.

Qin Ge twitched his mouth; after all, having just hugged Banrenma was already very embarrassing, and if he hugged Belfast too, he'd probably really make a fool of himself.

But thinking of Belfast's feigned resentful expression, and that they had just gone through a battle, Qin Ge couldn't bring himself to be harsh.

So he stepped forward and likewise embraced Belfast.

"Ah, I didn't expect this maid to receive even more from the master; I'm really somewhat neglecting my duty." Embracing in Qin Ge's arms, Belfast's lips curled slightly, feigning alarm as she spoke.

"Um, it's just a simple hug, no problem." Qin Ge said, and patted Belfast's back as well.

Actually, at this moment he was also very nervous, because the feeling Belfast gave him was completely different from Banrenma's. After all, compared in stature, Banrenma was more slender; embracing her felt like hugging a doll.

But Belfast was different; her figure was practically devilish. When embracing her, her whole body was soft and supple, causing an urge to well up uncontrollably in Qin Ge's heart.

However, given Qin Ge's self-disciplined nature, he still suppressed that urge, and afterwards somewhat reluctantly released Belfast.

"Hehe, it seems you've all finished hugging; then, Commander Qin Ge, it's time to go report." Guanghui smiled and said to Qin Ge.

"Good!" Qin Ge felt grateful inside; Guanghui's timely intervention at this moment made him quickly nod and then turn head back toward the direction they came from.

Watching Qin Ge stride upward, Banrenma and Belfast exchanged a glance and followed. Guanghui lagged behind, looking with interest at Banrenma and Belfast, smiling and shaking her head, but saying nothing.

Together they returned to the reporting office on Muboluodao, and the man who had received them there was still seated.

"Hello, mission completed." Qin Ge said, turning to take the medals that the man had given them earlier from Belfast and Banrenma's persons, and placed them before that man.

"You've worked hard; let me see your results." The man picked up a medal and glanced at it: "One five ships, one three ships, totaling eight Sirens mass-produced warships—not bad."

Hearing the man's sincere praise, Qin Ge said, "There's no way; within the range of air superiority, we could only find this many."

"Hehe, destroying eight ships is already impressive." The man said to Qin Ge, "Because these are the stragglers that slipped through from the Front Line; if we eliminate as many as possible here, the coastal Grand Fleet can have an easier time."

"That's really great." Qin Ge smiled and nodded, "Then what rating does this count as for us?"

"Of course it's a mission great success, an S-rank rating." The man said, taking out the mission slip Qin Ge had brought that morning, writing his just-spoken words in the evaluation column, and then stamping it with the seal from beside him.

After doing all that, the man handed the mission slip to Qin Ge, "Alright, you can use this to claim rewards at your Commander Academy; since it's a great success, you can receive the maximum rewards."

"Then thank you very much." Qin Ge said to the man.

"No need to thank me; I'm just doing what the facts dictate, and these things are yours by right." The man said to Qin Ge.

"Then we're leaving now." Qin Ge nodded at the man.

"Mm, take care."

After bidding farewell to that man at the reporting office, Qin Ge, together with his shipgirls and Guanghui, returned the same way to the high-speed command ship he had set out on that morning.

After boarding the command ship, Guanghui located the position of the Commander Academy on it, and Qin Ge then drove the command ship toward the academy.

After sailing a while, Belfast came to Qin Ge's side with a cup of steaming black tea, "Master, please rest a bit; let me take over the helm."

Qin Ge shook his head, "You've just gone through battle; you should rest more. Steering the ship doesn't take much energy, so I'll handle it."

"Actually, our battle didn't consume much strength either, because the power used then was derived from petroleum conversion, which inherently involves little loss."

"Moreover, you, Master, have been standing on the dock since this morning without even eating, so your consumption is actually greater than ours; therefore, let me take over from now on."

"What's most important for you now is to rest; I've already placed some snacks beside the table, so you can go have a tea party with Miss Guanghui and Miss Banrenma. When the tea party ends, we should be back at the academy roughly."

Belfast said this to Qin Ge, her words full of evidence, leaving Qin Ge with no way to rebut even in his thoughts.

Thus he handed over the helm to Belfast, took the tea himself, then turned and walked to the table in the cabin, sitting down with Banrenma and Guanghui.

"Today's mission went very smoothly, Commander." Banrenma smiled at Qin Ge, obviously in a good mood.

Qin Ge also nodded, "Indeed, we received a great success rating on the mission, and after returning we'll also be able to claim some extra items."

"By the way, Banrenma, you sank five Sirens mass-produced warships today; do you feel your proficiency has increased?"

"Hmm, I feel my proficiency has increased noticeably; indeed, combat raises proficiency far faster than regular training." Banrenma said to Qin Ge.

Qin Ge nodded, turned his head toward Guanghui beside him, "Guanghui, I've always guessed your proficiency level should be level 100, maxed out; I don't know if that's right?"

Guanghui smiled faintly, "Commander Qin Ge, your guess was spot on; my proficiency is indeed 100, but I haven't formally awakened yet..."