Chapter 232: You Know More Than I Do

Life on the ship is actually quite boring, because the space is just that big and there are only a few people, but Qin Ge is still fairly used to it.

Because his usual life is also rather dull, aside from training the shipgirls each day, most of his time is spent preparing lessons or reading books to enrich his knowledge.

Thus, leading a dull and tasteless life on board didn't affect him much.

Because Donghuang and the Sakura Empire are still far apart, and this time we're not going to the outskirts of the Sakura Empire but to its main island.

So along the way, Qin Ge spends most of his time bringing a book to the second deck of the command ship, finding a spot where he can feel the sea breeze, opening the book, and reading there for an afternoon.

Of course, besides him, there is also one person like that: the Iron Blood flagship Bisimai.

Usually Bisimai never smiles, her expression is rather stern, so many people aren't overly close to her, especially a few destroyers who, upon seeing Bisimai, are too frightened to speak.

Perhaps sensing this, Bisimai also likes to come to Qin Ge's side to read together, so she won't seem so out of place.

Recently the Iron Blood faction still has too few members; counting Qin Ge's fleet, there are only Bisimai, Ou Gen Qin Wang, and U96—three people. Needless to say, U96 naturally spends every day with those destroyers.

As for Ou Gen Qin Wang, he isn't particularly talkative either, especially when he's with Bisimai. Aside from discussing official matters, personal topics are rarely brought up, perhaps because he knows Bisimai's personality is like that, so he doesn't bother to mention them.

Thus, in such a large fleet, only Qin Ge can chat relaxedly with Bisimai and discuss some strategy and tactics.

However, others also join Qin Ge when he's reading, chatting about things unrelated to combat, which eases the atmosphere and prevents it from becoming too gloomy.

But among these, there is one thing that makes Qin Ge a bit embarrassed, after all, because the ship sails on the sea, especially when there's plenty of sunlight.

A few shipgirls like to wear swimsuits and sunbathe on the upper deck, and since a shipgirl's skin color is what it is, even too much sun won't change it.

This also makes many shipgirls quite fond of the beach, so these days, when Qin Ge is reading on the second floor, he often sees several shipgirls in swimsuits chatting and greeting him; after saying hello, they go to the deck outside the leisure area to start sunbathing.

This situation gives Qin Ge a headache, or perhaps we could say he's a bit embarrassed. After all, aside from a few destroyers, the other shipgirls in his fleet have remarkably impressive figures.

Especially when wearing swimsuits, that certainly shows off their impressive figures to the fullest. And Qin Ge, no matter how you put it, is a man who naturally likes beautiful things.

Thus, repeatedly looking at this extremely tempting scenery, he can't help but let his imagination run wild.

Moreover, the crucial point is that sometimes his shipgirls will pull him along to sunbathe, and Belfast even thoughtfully prepared swim trunks for him, making it harder for him to refuse.

Thus, as time passes day by day, Xu Fei's initial embarrassment about this has gradually turned into numbness.

"The sunshine today is really nice, though speaking of which, Commander, you've gotten a bit darker these days from keeping us company." Guanghui smiled and said to Qin Ge, who was lying in a chair nearby reading a book.

"Got darker?" Hearing Guanghui's voice, Qin Ge put down his book, glanced at his arms, and said, "Indeed, I've gotten quite a bit darker."

"But this actually makes you look very charming." Ou Gen Qin Wang said from the side, "Although the previous commander's physique was also not bad, being fair and clean still looks a bit delicate."

"Heh, is that really delicate?" Qin Ge chuckled and said.

"Of course, if you don't believe me, you can ask others." Ou Gen Qin Wang laughed.

"I actually think the commander is fine." Bumblebee lay on the other side and said, "But commander, is the book you're holding really that good? You've got several beautiful women lounging around—doesn't that beat reading?"

"Pfft…" Qin Ge was choked.

In an instant, everyone around laughed and gave Qin Ge a meaningful look, wanting to hear how he'd explain himself.

Qin Ge said helplessly, "This kind of thing really shouldn't be lumped together, okay? After all, our goal afterward is the front line, and the time is rather tight now; I want to use this period to properly improve myself, at least to get a good result in the later competition."

"But I think, Commander, are you putting too much pressure on yourself?" Lie Kexingdun said, "Although I was summoned by the commander and haven't seen what your fellow commanders of the same batch are like, I've also heard Guanghui and them say."

"Your current strength and thinking have already surpassed theirs by several levels, so I think you actually don't need to put that much pressure on yourself; occasionally relax, balance work and rest, and you'll learn even more."

"Exactly, the commander is just putting too much pressure on himself." Bumblebee said, "I've noticed that the goals you set for yourself have never been about your peers, but always farther away—such goals are actually not feasible at all."

"Actually, I still somewhat understand the commander." Guanghui smiled, "The commander keeps striving so that we can survive better on the battlefield, because he's lost loved ones before and doesn't want to lose us too."

Qin Ge laughed after hearing that, put down his book, and said, "What you say is all right, so I won't read today."

"Now that's more like it." Bumblebee hehehed.

At that moment, Belfast came out with a plate of desserts and juice, placing it beside everyone's table.

Qin Ge looked at Belfast and said to her, "Belfast, have you sent it to them?"

The "them" Qin Ge mentioned naturally refers to Kongou and the others. Belfast nodded, "It's already ready, Master; I'll bring it over to them later."

Qin Ge thought for a moment, "Or we could go together; after all, that would be more polite."

"You're not planning to make a move on Kongou and them, are you?" Guanghui laughed.

"Hehe, I don't think so, after all our commander is quite shy." Ou Gen Qin Wang said.

Qin Ge gave an embarrassed smile and said to Ou Gen Qin Wang, "You know more than I do."

Ou Gen Qin Wang laughed and said, "Hehe, naturally."