Chapter 179: Honorary Instructor

Commander, this is a good thing. After being awarded the medal, your commander's resume will gain this entry. Thereafter, whether raising your rank or handling matters, this will be used as the standard for judgment.

Inside the public lounge, Guanghui looked at the notice from the Prince of Wales to Qin Ge, and said to the somewhat worried Qin Ge.

Beside him, Weineituo nodded and said, "The medal is a symbol of military honor; many want it but cannot obtain it, and would give their all for a single medal."

But you, Commander, have not only obtained it this time, and I believe you also deserve this medal.

At this moment, Qin Ge said involuntarily, "It's not a matter of deserving or not; rather, in the Commander Academy there are still some instructors who diligently and silently devote themselves."

Moreover, regarding the lectures, Mikasa senior explains them more vividly than I do, and the Maryland instructor is very strict and serious; this honorary instructor medal, no matter how you say it, shouldn't go to me.

Hehe, I now understand why the commander feels troubled,' said Ou Gen Qin Wang with a smile beside him. 'The commander thinks his experience is still shallow compared to the other instructors at the school, so even if he brings some achievements to the school, he still believes such merits should be yielded to others, right?'

As Ou Gen Qin Wang spoke these words, the others couldn't help but look toward Qin Ge.

Facing the gaze of everyone, Qin Ge involuntarily nodded and said, 'Indeed, the achievements I have now created are all based on what I learned in my world at that time, so I am merely a transmitter of knowledge.'

And Mikasa senior, A Furore senior, and the others are those who summarized battlefield experience after enduring several great wars. Therefore I think my experience is still shallow compared to theirs, and receiving this honorary instructor medal would make me feel unworthy.

'Commander, you seem to have misunderstood something,' Ou Gen Qin Wang said.

'What?' Qin Ge looked at Ou Gen Qin Wang with some doubt.

'I'm saying you've misunderstood something,' Ou Gen Qin Wang said, his tone turning stern. 'Undeniably, Mikasa and A Furore indeed achieved great feats on the battlefield before, and the knowledge they now lecture on is what they gained from those battles.'

But this honorary instructor medal is not meant to reward their battlefield achievements. Rather, it measures how much their knowledge increases other commanders' chances of survival and victory.

Evidently, during this year you have been at the Commander Academy, the knowledge you taught has brought change to the entire Donghuang Azure Lane. Although the Prince of Wales arranged for you to collect fees, the change you brought is undeniable.

In last year's Siren Tide, the Donghuang commanders had a much lower fatality rate compared to commanders of other factions. All this is thanks to you, Commander. If you feel unworthy of this honorary instructor medal, then others are even less worthy.

Listening to Ou Gen Qin Wang's explanation, the female shipgirls present all nodded. Indeed, this is the reasoning: whether writing textbooks or letting other fleet commanders and vice commanders come to observe, Qin Ge has made tremendous contributions to the entire Donghuang this year.

Looking at Qin Ge deep in thought, Guanghui smiled and said, 'Commander, I believe the Prince of Wales made this decision after careful consideration, and I think, compared to others, you deserve this honorary instructor medal more.'

'This...' Qin Ge raised his head, involuntarily showing a wry smile, 'I always feel embarrassed.'

'There's nothing to be embarrassed or proud about, because this is what you deserve. And if you, Commander, feel unworthy of it, why not strive harder in the future so that you become worthy of this honorary instructor medal?' Ou Gen Qin Wang said with a light laugh.

Qin Ge nodded accordingly, 'It seems I can only do as Ou Gen Qin Wang said and work harder on my lectures from now on.'

'As long as the commander understands, just relax and await the day of the awarding ceremony.' Ou Gen Qin Wang laughed, 'Moreover, I saw in this notice that, because of outstanding performance, the Donghuang command staff will personally come to confer the medal and rank upon you; I just don't know what rank they will raise you to.'

'I think it should be a petty officer rank,' Qin Ge said to Ou Gen Qin Wang. 'After all, only second-year graduates are awarded petty officer ranks, and I haven't reached second year yet, so it probably won't be too high.'

'I think it will be higher,' Guanghui smiled and said to Qin Ge. 'Because if they were only going to award a petty officer rank, there would be no need to go to all the trouble of having the Donghuang command staff come personally to confer the rank.'

'But now they have come, so I believe the commander's rank this time will definitely be at the officer level. I just don't know whether it will be second lieutenant, first lieutenant, or captain.'

'I think it should be a bit more than a second lieutenant, given the commander's age here, and I believe this is also a form of encouragement,' Weineituo said.

'I also think it should be a bit more than a second lieutenant,' Ou Gen Qin Wang nodded.

'Actually, no matter what rank is awarded, this represents the Donghuang command staff's affirmation of us commanders, and the higher the rank, the easier and faster it will be for commanders to enter the front lines in the future,' Guanghui said.

'That's also true,' Qin Ge nodded to everyone, then let out a breath and said to the shipgirls, 'Thank you for your guidance; without you, I might have worried over this for a while.'

'Hehe, didn't the commander say before? We are a family, so as a family we should naturally help each other. Previously the commander always helped us train, we considered our own matters, but now it's our turn to step forward and consider the commander—this is what family means, right?' Guanghui smiled.

'That's right, I overlooked that,' Qin Ge said with a laugh.

'By the way, commander, when does the awarding ceremony start? Is it held together with the graduation ceremony?' the centaur beside him said.

Qin Ge nodded, 'Yes, according to previous convention, we first hold the awarding ceremony, then begin the graduation ceremony.'

'Then it's coming up soon,' the centaur said.

'Indeed, there's less than half a month left; it will arrive soon,' Qin Ge said with a laugh.

'Biyu and Hai Lun Na are both nearing level 50 now, commander—haven't you forgotten something very important?' the centaur said.

'Are you talking about summoning a new shipgirl?' Qin Ge laughed.

'Mm.' The centaur nodded, and the others also looked toward Qin Ge, because we had clearly made a plan earlier to summon a new shipgirl when Hai Lun Na and the others reached level 30, but now they are already at level 50 and yet we have seen no action from Qin Ge...