Chapter 182: Hai Lun Na's Change

After parting with Anshan, Qin Ge and his shipgirls chatted while heading to the training field of the faculty area. Perhaps it could now be renamed the training field of the Star Sea Grand Fleet, because for an entire semester he and several other members of the Star Sea Grand Fleet have trained their shipgirls there.

Sure enough, upon arriving at the training field, the other personnel of the Star Sea Grand Fleet were already there, because this morning there weren't many classes; it was all end-of-semester training and practice.

"Good morning, Commander." Wang Yueqin waved at Qin Ge from afar, and upon hearing her voice, the others quickly turned and began waving at Qin Ge.

Qin Ge also smiled and waved back, "Good morning, everyone. You've been very diligent these two days, coming here to train this early every day?"

As the two groups approached, Zhang Xiaotian said to Qin Ge, "Isn't the Exercise League about to start soon? So we want to do some extra tactical training to try for a good placement."

"Yes, that's true. But your regular training has already been hard; I believe you can all vie for a better placement." Qin Ge said with a smile.

"Commander, are you going to participate in this Exercise League? If you do, then we'd have no hope." Zhang Yingwei asked.

"Without discussing whether Qin Ge will join the league, just with your current lineup, you'd have no hope against some tough second-years." Li Chenming said jokingly with a laugh.

"Hehe, after all their pressure isn't as great as the Commander's; as long as they perform well on the spot, they can still compete. But if the Commander enters the race, with his eleven shipgirls he'd be an overwhelming force—we've never managed to beat the Commander even when we team up." Zhang Yingwei said.

Zhang Yingwei's words made the others nod in unison, especially Chen Bo Jun; although as a second-year he is actually quite strong in the Grand Fleet, compared to Qin Ge the gap is huge.

"Exactly, Commander, are you entering? If you do, then we feel we don't need to fight for first place—it would definitely be yours, and we'd basically be struggling just to get second." Wang Yueqin said.

Qin Ge smiled and shook his head, "This time I'm not appearing on the field as a competitor; I've been invited by Anshan to join the judging panel for this Exercise League, so you can relax."

"Qin Ge, you became a judge?" Li Chenming said in surprise.

"That's right; I just came back from Anshan, where she briefed me on the content and precautions of this Exercise League, so rest assured—I won't be competing this time." Qin Ge smiled at the few people.

"That's really a pity." Zhang Xiaodao said, though his words carried no hint of regret, but rather a bit of relief.

After all, the pressure Qin Ge puts on them is truly enormous; because of such a commander, they have been desperately training over the past half year, chasing after Qin Ge's footsteps.

However, this is also a good thing; given their current strength and ability, it's already rare to find peers who can match them, and their bonds with the shipgirls are very deep.

"Alright, train well; the Exercise League starts tomorrow. When the time comes, strive for a good result, but let me say this up front: on the battlefield I won't look after anyone—you have to rely on your own strength and work hard." Qin Ge smiled at the few people.

"Don't worry, Commander. If we still needed your care on the battlefield, we'd have no face to join your Grand Fleet; this time we will definitely work hard and strive to earn greater honor for our Grand Fleet." Zhang Yingwei said.

"Hehe, that's good." Qin Ge nodded, "In the coming time I will have Guanghui lead my shipgirls to conduct drills with yours, and give you final pointers before the big match, also hoping to give you a bit more combat experience."

"Good." The few people nodded and said.

The opposing drills continued until noon; after they ended, the few people went together to the cafeteria to eat, then each returned to their rooms to rest. After all, the Exercise League starts tomorrow, so today they must rest well, replenish energy, in order to achieve a good result in the competition.

After Qin Ge returned to the Reception House, he went straight to his room, because his teaching materials still had a final bit left to finish writing, and now is also a critical moment.

And shortly after Qin Ge began writing, a figure carrying a teacup walked into his room and placed the teacup beside the desk where he was writing.

Feeling someone beside him, Qin Ge belatedly raised his head and said, "Oh, Hai Lun Na, is it your turn to be the Secretary Ship today?"

"Yes, after Luo Denni finished her duty as Secretary Ship she handed the work to me, so for the coming week I will serve as your Secretary Ship." Hai Lun Na said to Qin Ge.

Qin Ge set down his pen and said to Hai Lun Na, "How have the recent training and commissions felt?"

"Everyone has been good to me and especially helped me; whether training or commissions, everything has gone well." Hai Lun Na said to Qin Ge.

"I also think your complexion looks very good now—much better than when you were first summoned by me." Qin Ge turned, holding the teacup in one hand, and smiled at Hai Lun Na.

"Recently, because I've relaxed quite a bit..." Hai Lun Na said somewhat shyly to Qin Ge, thinking back to how she looked when first summoned, which now also makes her feel a bit embarrassed.

"It's good to relax; before your nerves were too taut, and now this is the true Hai Lun Na—after all, besides being a shipgirl, Hai Lun Na is just an ordinary girl." Qin Ge said with a laugh.

"Yes, my nerves were indeed too taut before, but I can be like this all because the Commander has always been by my side giving me courage—plus every time we sortie together we can achieve victory; the Commander is a very reliable person." Hai Lun Na said to Qin Ge.

Qin Ge rubbed his nose and laughed, "Hehe, if you keep saying that about me I might become arrogant."

"The Commander wouldn't be arrogant, because Hai Lun Na knows the Commander's mindset is to treat every battle as if it were the final showdown." Hai Lun Na said to Qin Ge.

"You've noticed all that?" Qin Ge said in surprise.

"Actually all the sisters in the fleet know that, so in every battle we also exert our full strength." Hai Lun Na said to Qin Ge.

"Mm, I will also continue to work hard."

After Qin Ge finished speaking, he and Hai Lun Na exchanged a smile, and their relationship grew even closer……