Chapter 112: Buying a Game Console

A few minutes later, Qin Ge grimaced at Ling Bo and asked, "Ling Bo, have you played before?"

"No, this is my first time touching this thing called a game console," Ling Bo said seriously, turning her head to Qin Ge.

"Is that so? Then let's try again," Qin Ge said to Ling Bo.

"Okay..." Ling Bo quickly agreed to Qin Ge's request.

After another round, Qin Ge reached out and shoved a game token into the game console, saying, "I just don't believe it..."

Then another one,

Another one,

After several rounds, Qin Ge finally realized and said, "Ling Bo, why don't we try playing a co-op stage-clearing game?"

"Okay," Ling Bo nodded.

Qin Ge immediately, delighted, grabbed Ling Bo's hand and sat down beside another machine, starting their co-op stage-clearing journey.

As the saying goes, if you can't beat them, join them. Perhaps because Ling Bo is a warship girl, her reflexes and operational skills are far superior to Qin Ge's.

For Qin Ge, playing a game should go from beginner to easy, then to skilled, then to expert, then to master. But Ling Bo is not like that; she goes from beginner straight to master...

So Qin Ge gave up solo PK games and opted for a team-based stage-clearing game. The fact proved Qin Ge's choice was excellent; under Ling Bo's leadership, the two advanced all the way, clearing the game with a single coin.

Watching the subtitles gradually appear on the screen, Qin Ge turned his head to Ling Bo and asked, "Ling Bo, you've played for so long—do you think you like playing games?"

"I don't know what 'like' means, but if it's about this game, I feel I'll play it again," Ling Bo said to Qin Ge.

"Then how about I buy you a set to take home? After your training, you can play in the dormitory, and you won't have to worry about having nothing to do," Qin Ge said to Ling Bo.

"Will the Commander still play with me in the future?" Ling Bo asked Qin Ge.

"Of course, some games are only fun when two people play together. When I'm free later, I'll also accompany you to play." Qin Ge smiled at Ling Bo, saying, "Just like today."

"Okay..." Ling Bo nodded at Qin Ge.

At that moment, Qin Ge saw in Ling Bo's eyes something called longing.

Thus Qin Ge stood up, took Ling Bo to the game hall's counter, and said, "Boss, do you sell game consoles here?"

The boss enthusiastically replied, "Of course, we have ones to play on computers, as well as game consoles; there are handhelds for single players and consoles for two-player games. What do you need?"

Qin Ge glanced at Ling Bo, then turned to the boss and said, "Give me a set of that two-player game console."

"No problem." The boss enthusiastically said, turned around, and took an unopened large box from the shelf behind him, handing it to Qin Ge.

"This is the latest game console from the Sakura Empire; it can play basically all games on the market, but it's a bit pricey."

Hearing the boss's explanation, Qin Ge shrugged indifferently and asked, "How much?"

"The Sakura Empire sells it for 3899 yuan, but you know it's shipped by sea, so here it could be a bit more expensive. However, since you're the Commander, I'll sell it to you cheaper—for 4500 yuan," the boss said to Qin Ge.

"Good, no problem." Qin Ge readily nodded.

This price really isn't high for him, or rather, if it lets Ling Bo find something she's interested in and lifts her spirits, then 4500 yuan is practically a steal for Qin Ge.

After paying readily, the game hall boss also gave Qin Ge a thick stack of game discs, told him how to use them, and then, with a full smile, saw Qin Ge and Lingbo out the door.

On the way home, Ling Bo looked at Qin Ge holding the game console and said, "Commander, thank you..."

Qin Ge shook his head and said to Ling Bo, "What for? You're my warship girl, I'm your Commander—we're naturally complementary."

"Although I don't really understand the meaning of what the Commander said... I'm a bit happy." Ling Bo said seriously.

Qin Ge chuckled, "As long as you're happy, that's fine. Speaking of which, I've noticed that many Sakura Empire warship girls have animal ears; even those without animal ears have devil horns."

"For example, like Nengdai and our neighbor Mikasa Senpai, but I've noticed your ears are quite special, Ling Bo—are they mechanical?"

Ling Bo touched her ears as Qin Ge spoke, saying, "I suppose so—is that strange?"

Qin Ge shook his head, "No, on the contrary, it makes you stand out and is very cute."

"'Are Ling Bo's ears... cuter? I don't really get it... as long as the Commander is happy.' Ling Bo said to Qin Ge."

"'Heh, what do you mean 'as long as I'm happy'? You're naturally cute.' Qin Ge laughed and said."

"'Mm.'"

As Qin Ge's laughter faded, the two gradually walked toward their house, while not far behind them, a figure emerged from a dim spot nearby and walked under the streetlight.

"'Hehe, interesting, really too interesting.'"

That figure brushed aside their white hair, watched Qin Ge and Ling Bo fading into the distance, gave a pleased chuckle, and then hurriedly followed after them.

Back home, Qin Ge went to Ling Bo's room, took the purchased game console, unpacked it, and installed it on the nearby table. Only after it was set up and debugged did he leave Ling Bo's room.

After reaching the living room, he glanced at the time and discovered it was already past ten p. m. Qin Ge couldn't help but shake his head, realizing he and Ling Bo had spent a long time at the game hall.

However, he didn't choose to go back to his room to rest; instead, he reopened the door and went outside to carry out his daily required training.

What he didn't know was that, at that very moment, on the second floor of his own house, a person opened the window, sat beside it, concealed by the curtain, and stared unblinkingly at Qin Ge running down the road.

For Qin Ge, this day was the beginning of everything—the day his fleet successfully got back on track, engaged in combat, and began to improve continuously.

But at the same time, for some others, today was also a special day: their first enemy sunk, first MVP earned, first embrace of their own Commander.

All of this felt like a dream, so this day was likewise the start of a dream and the beginning of love...