Chapter 151: First Arrival at the Maritime Affairs Bureau

Although they were preparing Spring Festival–related work, the present time is still some distance from the festival. So after resting for a day or two, Qin Ge took his shipgirls and resumed the daily commissions.

Because Ninghai was already resting during the holiday, anyone who wanted to accept a mission had to go to the Maritime Affairs Bureau.

The Shenhua City Maritime Affairs Bureau is actually not far from the Commander Academy; otherwise, they wouldn't have specially sent personnel to the Commander Academy to carry out work such as supervising the use of command ships.

Leaving the Commander Academy and walking toward the civilian port from the academy, one can see a tall‑shaped building within less than three kilometers; that building is the Shenhua City Maritime Affairs Bureau.

"Speaking of which, this is my first time coming to the Maritime Affairs Bureau," Qin Ge said to the Banrenma who was going with him to accept a mission, as he walked into the bureau.

"When I first arrived in this world, Xu Xin told me that if I encountered difficulties I should go to the Maritime Affairs Bureau, and that when registering I had to go there first. But I never expected that this time I would come to the Maritime Affairs Bureau to accept a mission."

Saying this, Qin Ge smiled. He then recalled the time he had spent with Fushun. He had originally thought Fushun was a very helpful and gentle person, but as they got along he discovered that this girl was nothing but a troublesome brat, often giving Anshan a headache.

Moreover, basically every commander in the Commander Academy has been teased by Fushun, yet they are powerless against her. After all, his own shipgirls have not been cultivated; he can't beat her in a fight or even move against her, so he can already be considered the academy's tyrant.

Naturally, Qin Ge had also suffered quite a bit at Fushun's hands, but while suffering those losses he was also Fushun's customer, so even when he lost it was only a minor bit of teasing.

While Qin Ge was speaking and the Banrenma was listening, the two approached the Grand Hall of the Maritime Affairs Bureau.

"So many people." Upon entering the Grand Hall, the Banrenma involuntarily exclaimed in surprise.

Qin Ge also felt a bit dazed at that moment, having thought that fewer people would be accepting missions at this time, but he hadn't expected that the number of people in the Maritime Affairs Bureau would still be this large.

Moreover, most of the people coming here to accept missions are non‑commissioned officers, second lieutenants, or first lieutenants. Someone of his rank as a private simply does not come here.

Perhaps the pair's surprised actions caught the attention of a nearby staff member, a clearly female shipgirl, who walked over to them.

"Hello, I'm Achilles. Is there anything you need help with?" A shipgirl in a red‑and‑white sailor uniform walked up to Qin Ge and said to him.

Qin Ge hastily returned a military salute, since this was not his academy's familiar instructors; etiquette and courtesy still had to be observed.

"Hello, I'm Qin Ge, a cadet of the Commander Academy. I've come to the Maritime Affairs Bureau this time to accept some missions, so may I ask where the mission‑acceptance desk is?" Qin Ge said to Achilles.

"A private cadet?" Achilles glanced at Qin Ge's rank, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Don't you know that, according to the regulations, first‑year students of the Commander Academy are not allowed to accept commissioned missions?"

Qin Ge replied to Achilles, "It's true that ordinary first‑year students cannot accept commissioned missions, which is for safety reasons. But I have already received approval from the Commander Academy's dean, the Prince of Wales, to accept commissioned missions, and I have been carrying them out for almost two months."

"Oh? You mean the near‑sea commissions of your academy?" Achilles immediately realized.

"Yes." Qin Ge nodded.

"If you really have been doing commissioned missions for two months, then the Maritime Affairs Bureau here can look up the relevant records. Because you are a trainee commander, we must verify before allowing mission assignments; this is also for your safety and to ensure the completion of these missions," Achilles explained to Qin Ge.

"No problem." Qin Ge nodded and said to Achilles.

"All right, then please follow me." Achilles said, and led Qin Ge and the Banrenma over to a device resembling a counter machine on the side.

One could see Achilles operating it very skillfully, while repeating Qin Ge's information to him.

"You're Qin Ge, a first‑year cadet of the Commander Academy, right? I keep feeling that your name is familiar, but I can't recall where I've heard it."

Qin Ge smiled and said to her, "Yes, perhaps my name is fairly common, or maybe other commanders share it."

"Perhaps." Achilles nodded, then pressed the query button; the screen immediately displayed a set of personal information. However, this information made Achilles exclaim in surprise, "It's actually you!"

Qin Ge stared for a moment, and the Banrenma beside him also stared, because Achilles' voice was relatively loud, so many people in the Grand Hall also turned to look in that direction.

When they saw Qin Ge wearing a private's rank with a Banrenma beside him, many people's eye sockets instantly reddened, they muttered something under their breath, then turned away and went back to their own business.

But among them, one person walked over to Qin Ge's direction; he hurried to Qin Ge's side and said, "Instructor Qin Ge, why have you come to the Maritime Affairs Bureau?"

Qin Ge turned his head to look at that person, realizing he was a captain‑level commander, and recalled, "I remember you; you were one of the first to come with Zhang Shiping to attend lectures in the Grand Lecture Hall, and I recall you are the vice commander of a grand fleet."

"Hehe, Instructor Qin Ge really has a good memory; you're correct. That time I forgot to introduce myself—I'm Wu Mengfan, vice commander of the Qi Meng Grand Fleet." Wu Mengfan said while introducing himself to Qin Ge.

"I see, hello, Commander Wu Mengfan." Qin Ge smiled and shook hands with Wu Mengfan.

"So you really are the legendary Instructor Qin Ge." Achilles, standing nearby, looked at this scene and said to Qin Ge with some surprise.

When Qin Ge gave Achilles his first self‑introduction, she still dared not believe it, because she imagined Instructor Qin Ge to be a learned and talented person, surely an elderly commander, but she never expected him to be merely a private.

"That's right, Achilles; you're judging by appearance this time. We fleet commanders and vice commanders all know that Instructor Qin Ge is a commander holding the rank of private." Wu Mengfan said to Achilles.

"No, although Qin Ge's status as an instructor‑commander might shock me, my earlier exclamation of surprise was not because of his instructor identity." Achilles looked at Qin Ge and said.

"What is it then?" This time Wu Mengfan was left puzzled.

"Qin Ge, commander of the Star Sea Grand Fleet, a commander holding the rank of private." Achilles looked at Qin Ge and said, word by word.