Chapter 131: Origin

I grew up in such an environment, but when I was six, everything changed.

Qin Ge's voice began to grow low, and all the shipgirls gradually changed their expressions.

Because the family needed money for something, and at that time the family's savings were not much, so my parents could only take the boat far from shore to fish.

I remember that it was a dark night; the originally clear night suddenly changed, and a violent wind and rain began. At that time, our family of three were on the boat, because the family was poor and had no money to buy a bigger boat, so it was that kind of relatively old ship.

In that wind and rain, we kept drifting. But the storm showed no sign of stopping; instead, it grew bigger and fiercer.

Finally our family capsized; the waves smashed the old small boat to pieces. My father finally found a larger plank, put me on it, and he and my mother together held the plank as we drifted on the sea.

We three didn't know how long we had been drifting; on the sea the wind and rain still fell, and my parents were still in the water. At that time the night grew deeper, the temperature also grew colder, but fortunately the rain gradually stopped and the waves gradually calmed.

Just like that, I don't know how long passed; finally, when I regained consciousness, I only saw a distant steel warship approaching, and its searchlight found us three.

When I woke up again, I found myself on board, and that steel warship was our Nation's escort ship. The people who rescued me were our Nation's navy sailors.

Although I survived, my parents, having been in the water too long and with the temperature too low, were no longer alive. From that moment on, I became alone, with no relatives left.

Afterwards I worked hard to go to school, studied hard ocean-related knowledge, and finally applied to our nation's very famous Haijun Zhihui Xueyuan; after four years of study I graduated with honors.

I had originally planned to visit my parents' graves before reporting to the unit, but when I went to pay respects I did so; however, on the way back I encountered someone who had fallen into the water, so without thinking I jumped in to save them.

However, it happened to be the rainy season, and the river water surged violently, carrying that person to a place more than ten meters from shore. Using a rope thrown from the bank, I tied them up, then after watching them be safely pulled ashore, I really had no strength left and was swept away by the river.

When I thought I was dead, I never expected to appear on a small island in this world, and as soon as I appeared I was pointed at by a Siren mass-produced destroyer's gun...

At the end of saying that, Qin Ge couldn't help but laugh, after all back then he never imagined that someday he would be pointed at by a destroyer's gun.

What's more speechless is that at that time the destroyer fired, and I survived that gunshot; perhaps that destroyer's salvo was a welcome salute to my arrival in this world?

Although Qin Ge was laughing, hearing his words the shipgirls still felt a bit sad.

Banrenma said to Qin Ge, "Commander, from now on we are your family; you are no longer a lonely person. I believe your parents' spirits in heaven, seeing your current situation, will also be very happy."

"That's right." Everyone nodded; even the usually unemotional Prince Ou Gen couldn't help but become solemn.

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"Well, thank you all; after speaking I feel much better in my heart." Qin Ge said with a smile.

"No need to thank me; I actually feel the commander is a gift from heaven to us. In this world there has never been a commander from another world, and the commander is the first and our only one." Guanghui said with a smile.

"Perhaps it's really as the Prince of Wales Dean said, that I came to this world with some mission; however we've said these things before, and I will earnestly treat each day in this world." Qin Ge said to the few shipgirls.

"If the commander thinks that way, that would be best." Weineito said with a smile, "Hey, commander. Otherwise we could also hold a Spring Festival gala like in your world, each person preparing one or two performances, to be shown to everyone at that time; what do you think?"

"That's a good idea; it also lets everyone communicate, not only enhancing feelings but also making this Spring Festival more meaningful and lively." Qin Ge clapped his hands in agreement.

"Hehe, since the commander said that, then next we really need to prepare the performances well." Guanghui smiled, obviously she is very confident in herself.

"Then commander, any Reward?" Prince Ou Gen said with a smile.

"What Reward?" Qin Ge said to Prince Ou Gen.

"When we hold the gala together, we need to select the best performance, and the performer naturally should receive some Reward, so as to motivate everyone's enthusiasm and have them prepare higher-quality acts." Prince Ou Gen said.

Qin Ge nodded without thinking, "Prince Ou Gen's suggestion is good; then what Reward do you want?"

Everyone glanced at each other, but no one spoke; finally Prince Ou Gen brought it up again.

"For example, a reward like a one‑on‑one date with the commander for a day?" Prince Ou Gen said with a laugh.

"Uh… a one‑on‑one date with me?" Qin Ge said somewhat embarrassedly, "Using that as a Reward probably isn't appropriate; I doubt anyone would agree to such a Reward."

"No, I feel Prince Ou Gen's Reward suggestion is excellent; I vote in support!" Guanghui said first.

"Yes, I support it too!" Banrenma said somewhat expectantly, "A date with the commander for a day would be a great Reward; I feel no other Reward could be better than this."

"Ah?!" Qin Ge looked as Guanghui and Banrenma both agreed to this Reward, and he couldn't help but open his mouth in surprise; this seems a bit too childish, right?

"I also support this Reward." As Qin Ge expressed his surprise, the usually calm Nengdai beside him nodded in agreement.

"I also agree with this Reward; I have to say Prince Ou Gen's suggestion is really great." Weineito also smiled at this time.

"Ling Bo will also work hard to say…" Ling Bo said to Qin Ge.

"So this Reward is thus decided!" Prince Ou Gen declared decisively…