Chapter 188: If You Keep Going Like This, No Girl Will Like You

"Your performance was pretty good, Commander." Wang Yueqin ran up to Qin Ge after the match ended and excitedly said to him.

Qin Ge looked at the happy Wang Yueqin and the Atlanta and Phoenix following behind her, and smiled, "Not bad, just keep going steady like this; with your level, making further progress isn't impossible. Keep working hard, keep pushing."

"That's what the Commander said, but I heard Zhang Yingwei was eliminated; he seems to have run into a second-year student, and that person had four shipgirls, and under concentrated firepower attack, he was quickly wiped out." Wang Yueqin said with a sigh.

Qin Ge chuckled, "Zhang Yingwei is also a first-year student; moreover, he only has two shipgirls now, and running into a relatively fortunate second-year student, he will naturally be ruthlessly crushed."

There's nothing to be done about it, after all, on the battlefield no one can help him, and he can't coordinate with his shipgirls, so personal ability stands out—each shipgirl's training level, experience, and combat skills, etc., are all key to victory.

But having said that, losing to someone like this, Zhang Yingwei won't suffer too much; after all, he's already done very well. I heard Guanghui say that in her match, Zhang Yingwei defeated a second-year student with just two shipgirls, which is already quite good.

"I also defeated a second-year student, so why didn't the Commander praise me?" Wang Yueqin said to Qin Ge, her tone a bit playful.

"Your battle was clearly a crushing advantage of ship type, especially your Atlanta, which is an anti-air specialized ship. The opposing shipgirl's training level isn't high, and a single air raid had your Atlanta shoot down all her planes, which essentially rendered the entire carrier shipgirl useless."

"Besides, your Phoenix's training level has also increased; taking on a destroyer isn't easy, so your victory was completely normal—if you had lost, that would be abnormal." Qin Ge said to Wang Yueqin.

"Tsk, Commander, you're too blunt; if you keep going like this, no girl will like you." Wang Yueqin said to Qin Ge, the corner of her mouth involuntarily twitching.

Qin Ge was momentarily stunned, "Well, this isn't important; let's just talk about the matter..."

And just as Qin Ge and Wang Yueqin started bickering, Guanghui and the others clearly finished their drills in their own area and gathered in Qin Ge's area.

"Huh? Commander Wang Yueqin, how did you do in today's match?" Guanghui smiled, walked up to Qin Ge's side, and said to Wang Yueqin.

"Not bad, I advanced smoothly." Wang Yueqin said proudly.

"Then congratulations to you. When I came over earlier, I saw the two of you chatting heatedly here; I don't know what you were talking about." Guanghui looked at the two and asked.

"I was saying, your commander is really too blunt; if he keeps going like this, no girl will like him." Wang Yueqin directly said to Guanghui.

After hearing Wang Yueqin's words, Guanghui's eyes rolled, she smiled and glanced at Qin Ge, then said to Wang Yueqin, "I actually think the commander's personality is pretty good; although he's a bit more straightforward, it's still much better than keeping one's feelings bottled up inside, and I really like that about the commander."

Wang Yueqin was stunned for a moment by Guanghui's words; as a woman, she immediately thought of something, so she smiled and glanced at Qin Ge, "Commander, turns out you have this trick too, but for commanders like us, this really is the best choice."

But even when getting along with your own shipgirls, you should learn to be gentle and tactful; otherwise, being too blunt leaves no room for romance.

After Wang Yueqin finished speaking, without waiting for Qin Ge's inquiry, she said to Guanghui, Belfast, and the others, "Then I won't stay here to disturb you; I'll go back to rest first, tomorrow there's a new match."

"Mm, Commander Wang Yueqin, take care." Guanghui and the others smiled and nodded, seeing Wang Yueqin off.

Qin Ge watched Wang Yueqin's departing back, felt a bit doubtful, turned his head to Guanghui and said, "I always feel there's a hidden meaning in your words, but I don't understand what it means."

Guanghui stepped forward, smiled, and linked arms with Qin Ge, "The commander doesn't need to understand any meaning; just be yourself, no matter what happens, whenever and wherever, we'll always be by your side."

After Guanghui finished saying that, Belfast, Nengdai, and Banrenma behind her all smiled at Qin Ge in turn; this moment felt exceptionally warm.

"Alright, then we're heading home now, get some early rest, tomorrow we'll still be busy." Qin Ge said to everyone.

"Yes, Commander." Several people nodded, and Guanghui also released Qin Ge's arm, and together with the others they followed to his left and right, walking toward the Reception House.

The following matches continued as before, finally eliminating down to the point where each match had only three commanders. This was also the last day of the competition; the remaining 30 commanders were all gathered on the original meeting stage to draw lots.

After confirming the personnel matchups, 10 matches started simultaneously; the subsequent 5 matches would fill in whichever of the first 10 matches ended early.

Within Qin Ge's area, because it was a showdown between two second-year students, the proceedings could be somewhat slower. The final 5 matches were not held on his field.

After finishing his own field's match, Qin Ge brought the winner back to the side of the stage, waiting for the other five matches to finish before conducting a redraw.

Here there were already several people waiting; as for the other commanders, they now gathered around the side of the match field where drills were underway, observing the real-time situation of the drills.

After not waiting long, the final five matches also finished. Then a redraw was conducted for grouping, and the lucky one who got a bye this round also emerged from among these people.

Qin Ge looked at that person with some surprise, because that person was exactly Chen Bo Jun from his Grand Fleet.

"I didn't expect you to get a bye this round." Qin Ge smiled at Chen Bo Jun.

"I also didn't expect my luck to be this good, but even if I had to go out, I believe I could still get through this round smoothly." Chen Bo Jun said confidently.

After all, when he previously joined Qin Ge's Grand Fleet, he already had three shipgirls: Firefly, Wichita, and Nevada. Later, with Qin Ge's help, he successfully built the fourth shipgirl, Hu Feng, making his fleet more offensive, which is why he spoke with such confidence.

"That's true; although I don't know whether the second-year students in the other areas have strong competitiveness, I think if you put in enough effort this time, you could still compete for first place." Qin Ge smiled at Chen Bo Jun.

"Hehe, this time it's all thanks to the Commander not participating; otherwise, I don't think I would even have the thought of fighting for first place." Chen Bo Jun laughed.

"Actually, after the competition ends, there's a segment where you can challenge me, but this only happens after the team competition is over; if you really manage to get first place then, we'll have a match." Qin Ge laughed.

"Then I'll have to work hard." Chen Bo Jun laughed.