Chapter 12

Haven't I told you before? Don't use ordinary people's thinking to consider the Commander Academy. Fushun looked at the surprised Qin Ge and said with a smile.

Although I also know the facilities in the Commander Academy are relatively luxurious, but being luxurious to this extent is too absurd. Qin Ge pointed at the small villa ahead and said.

What is this? You haven't even gone inside to look; the inside is what's truly luxurious. Although it's only two floors up and down, it has a gym, entertainment room, etc., all complete, and there's also a small swimming pool behind the house. Fushun explained with a smile.

Hearing Fushun say that, Qin Ge suddenly thought of a question: "Since the staff dormitories are like this, what are the ordinary commanders' dormitories like?"

The ordinary commanders' dormitories are naturally somewhat worse than the staff dormitories, but they are also standalone independent houses. However, the houses are not equipped with those unified gyms and entertainment rooms, etc., and the swimming pool is also a unified large swimming pool, with no separate provision. Fushun explained.

That's also quite good! Qin Ge said, somewhat surprised. Compared to his previous school on Earth, it's simply as good as it gets.

What's that? And isn't that supposed to be the case? Fushun said matter-of-factly. "Let me ask you a question: do you know how many people come to apply as commanders each year?"

Qin Ge shook his head. "I don't know; probably several ten thousand?"

Fushun shook his head. "Several ten thousand? Do you think everyone has that kind of fearless spirit? If tens of thousands applied each year, we would have long pushed our defended sea area from near shore to the open ocean, and there would be no need to equip every coastal city with commanders for patrol. To be frank, the number of people applying to be commanders each year is only about a few thousand, and most of them fail the Wisdom Cube adaptability test. Those who truly become commanders number only about a hundred or so, and those who can actually graduate are fewer than a hundred."

That few? Qin Ge was shocked by that number. "Moreover, why do those who become commanders number over a hundred, while those who actually graduate are fewer than a hundred?"

Fushun, while walking forward and opening the villa's door, said to Qin Ge, "After ordinary people apply to become commanders, they become apprentice commanders with the rank of private, then undergo a year of systematic study at the school. When they reach the second year, they begin to accept some simple commissioned missions at the school, trying to cooperate with shipgirls to complete the missions. Although these are simple commissioned missions, they are still filled with various dangers, so the number of people who can graduate each year is only under a hundred."

Qin Ge followed Fushun through the door, saw the rather luxurious interior decoration, and listened as Fushun continued, "Therefore, facing these two or three hundred trainees, the Academy naturally provides them with the best living support."

"What about these commanders after they graduate?" Qin Ge asked Fushun.

After ordinary commanders graduate, they will upgrade their private rank to non-commissioned officer rank, and after a year of commissioned missions, their mutual understanding and trust with shipgirls greatly improve. Furthermore, through these commissioned missions they can accumulate considerable resources; with these resources they can advance, expanding their fleet numbers, and they can also purchase more powerful ship equipment to replace for shipgirls, increasing their fleet strength.

After leaving the Academy, they have three options. The first is to join someone else's Grand Fleet, become a member of that Grand Fleet, stationed in a city's port area, just like Xu Xin who introduced you here.

The second is to join the Front Line Camp, facing the Sirens' challenge together with many commanders and shipgirls on the front line. However, this demands relatively high personal fleet strength; it is advised not to attempt it if you haven't reached the standard, as that would be purely a suicide act.

And the third type are loose cultivators or mercenaries; these people would not choose to join the Grand Fleet garrisoning the city or the Front Line camp, but instead would register at the Maritime Affairs Bureau. When ordinary people's merchant or passenger ships need to pass through some special dangerous sea areas, they would directly hire them from the Maritime Affairs Bureau to ensure the safety of their vessels. Fushun explained in detail to Qin Ge.

"I see." Qin Ge nodded.

"Hehe, but those are still far from you; for now you can't access them, so I'll tell you something about the present." Fushun said with a smile to Qin Ge.

"Mm, thank you." Qin Ge said gratefully.

Fushun stuck out her tongue, "Consider it a little compensation for you……"

"Compensation?" Qin Ge didn't understand.

Fushun shook her head, "This room will be where you and your shipgirls live from now on; the bedroom is on the second floor, while the kitchen, gym, and entertainment room are on the first floor. Going out the back door leads to the backyard, which has a small swimming pool. In the master bedroom on the second floor, there is a floor plan of the entire school, as well as the opening and closing times of places like the cafeteria and library; you can check the locations of various areas on it to quickly familiarize yourself with the whole academy."

"And then, I will help you get an Assistant Teacher identification; with this ID you can move freely around the Academy. Moreover, daily necessities and meals in the school cafeteria etc. are free of charge, but some special places normally require registration and permission before use, such as the training field, live-fire shooting range, etc. However, since you have the Assistant Teacher ID, you can use them anytime."

"That's not bad." Qin Ge smiled and nodded.

"Basically, that's the situation; when you have free time you can walk around the Academy more, and in about a day or two you'll figure out what each part of the Academy does." Fushun said with a smile, "Besides, there are several senior students living next to you; once you get familiar, you can go to them with any questions."

"Senior students?" Qin Ge wondered.

"That's right, they are indeed senior students. There's Mikasa teacher who teaches the battleship course, also Lanli teacher who teaches the aircraft carrier course, A Furore teacher who teaches the cruiser course, as well as the Assaulter teacher who teaches health and submarine courses, and the Lady General teacher who teaches the destroyer course, etc." Fushun said with a smile.

Upon hearing these familiar names, Qin Ge immediately understood what Fushun meant by "senior students"; indeed, these people, whether from history or meaning, are seniors in various senses. He then smiled and said to Fushun, "Thank you, I understand."

"All right, the keys are on the table; I'll now go get your Assistant Teacher identification for you. First tidy up your room, and I'll come find you later." Fushun said with a smile.

"Thank you!" Qin Ge bowed deeply to Fushun, thinking to himself, indeed he lives up to being one of the Republic's Four Great Misses; she is truly gentle……