Chapter 187: Schedule

Although Qin Ge knew he had fallen into the Prince of Wales's trap, he did not refuse to write a book about night combat.

Because if he put in a little more effort to write a book, more people could gain an advantage in night battles, thereby greatly increasing their survival rate, he would be willing to do so.

Just as when he previously wrote tactical teaching materials, Qin Ge never thought of treating his knowledge as his own bargaining chip; instead, he shared it so that more people could gain a chance to survive from that knowledge.

After all, this is an all‑out war between humanity and the Sirens, and he is merely a small piece of this war.

After learning the reason, Qin Ge acted immediately; that night, returning to the Reception House, he drafted an outline for the Night Battle Manual. Only when he realized it was already late at night.

Looking at the outline he had drafted in his notebook, Qin Ge let out a breath and then stretched.

At that moment, a hand holding a cup of hot tea appeared before Qin Ge's eyes. Qin Ge took the tea, thanked the person beside him, then froze, turned his head, and saw Belfast standing beside him, smiling at him.

"Belfast, what time is it? Why aren't you asleep yet?" Qin Ge asked Belfast.

"As master is still awake this late, how could a maid dare to rest before master?" Belfast said with a smile.

"What nonsense are you talking? I got a sudden urge to write, and once I start I want to finish it in one go. You should rest when it's time to rest; besides, even though your identity is that of a maid, don't live centered on me." Qin Ge said to Belfast.

"I'm sorry, Belfast cannot agree to that condition, for when you summoned me, I swore allegiance to you and will devote my whole life to you." Belfast said with a smile.

"You…" Qin Ge sighed helplessly. Having gotten along with Belfast for so long, he knew Belfast was very stubborn, or rather very principled, so whatever he had decided would not easily change.

"Well, I'm about to sleep too, so you'd better go rest now."

"Master, you've worked a whole day; you can't skip washing up, so let me serve you to finish your ablutions first." Belfast said with a smile to Qin Ge.

"I realize that if you keep taking care of me this attentively, I'll eventually become a useless person." Qin Ge set down his teacup, stood up, and said to Belfast.

"How could that be? Master, you are a person of firm will; such minor attentions could never turn you into a useless person." Belfast said with meaning.

"So you want me to increase the intensity from now on?" Qin Ge rolled his eyes involuntarily.

"If master is willing, then increasing the intensity is not impossible." Belfast said with a smile.

"Well, forget it, this is fine." Qin Ge quickly said, because he couldn't help recalling the scene where Belfast lifted her skirt, which was tempting.

If she were to attend to him like that, he believed even with his firm will he could not hold back, after all he is still a man, right?

After Qin Ge finished washing up and put everything away, he gently pulled the door shut and left Qin Ge's room. Qin Ge also let out a breath, then lay down and quickly fell asleep.

With the arrival of a new day, everyone went early in the morning to the exercise field. Because today is the second round's draw ceremony, and the winners of the second round must be decided today.

Since each region had 38 participants in the first round, the first round produced 19 winners in total. These 19 regional winners will redraw to determine the rankings for the second round.

Thus among these 19 people, one will surely get a bye, meaning that today's second round only needs to decide nine matches to finish today's fighting.

After the draw was completed, the nineteen commanders, each with their fleet girls, waited in the preparation area. The commander who drew the bye was a first‑year commander.

He waved his number‑10 ticket happily at the acquaintances behind him, but looking at the expressions of those he waved at, they did not share his joy; instead, they felt an urge to beat him up.

Qin Ge watched this scene, smiled and shook his head, then called out the persons who had drawn the first and nineteenth numbers for the second round, handing them the communication devices and other items needed for the drill match.

Since it was already the second round, there was no need to explain the match rules one by one. This made the pre‑match preparations quicker. When Qin Ge boarded the small boat steered by Hai Lun Na to go to the judges' area, the fleet girls of both sides had already taken position.

"Both sides' fleet girls are ready; the drill duel now begins officially."

With Qin Ge's command, the new round of the Exercise League officially kicked off.

Compared to the first round's battles, the second round's fights were more polished. Both sides kept probing and pulling, exploiting their fleet girls' strengths. They tried to break the enemy with effective means and their own understood tactics, but this also made the match last longer.

Therefore, after all the second‑round matches finished, the required time was actually a bit longer than the first day's. However, as the referee Qin Ge could clearly sense everyone's progress.

At least during night combat, they were no longer clueless like headless flies on the first day; instead they made reasonable arrangements and responses.

As a member of the Qin Song Star Sea Great Fleet, Wang Yueqin also won steadily in this round. Perhaps it was because she was paired with a first‑year commander, but regardless, she had won, and that was the best outcome.

After the third day's matches of the Exercise League officially ended, only 100 commanders remained, scattered across the various sectors.

Then came the fourth day, when the true showdowns began. Each sector's ten commanders will redraw to decide that sector's five slots; then those five will redraw again, and after two bouts, the top three of each sector will remain.

After entering the fifth day, the top three from all sectors will be combined for another redraw to decide the top fifteen. Moreover, because there were many commanders this time, the Prince of Wales announced again that the top fifteen would receive match rewards.

Then, from those fifteen, another redraw will decide the top eight. After that, they can proceed round by round to determine the final standings.

Therefore, this Exercise League will conclude the individual competition on the fifth day, after which the team competition will be held.