Chapter 331: Rest

Qin Ge had indeed been exhausted during this period, wandering between the major factions, dealing with all kinds of things he had never encountered before, and on top of writing a new book, this left him somewhat mentally and physically drained.

After going upstairs, after greeting a few shipgirls, he went to his room.

Sure enough, Belfast had already cleaned his room, replaced the bedding with new ones, and also neatly arranged his luggage and tidied up the items on his desk.

"Ah, I really troubled her. When I have time, I'll definitely take him out for a good stroll." Qin Ge said with some feeling.

As for him, Belfast could be described as hardworking and uncomplaining; although she sometimes has a mischievous streak, overall she is a very perfect maid.

With that thought, Qin Ge took off his commander's uniform and hung it on the rack, then lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

He slept very soundly, no longer worrying about how to maneuver with the high-ranking officials of other factions, nor about the gains and losses of the competition; lying in the place he felt most secure, he let go of everything and simply rested.

While Qin Ge was sleeping, a few shipgirls came to his room, but seeing him sleeping sweetly on the bed, they all quietly withdrew.

Because they knew Qin Ge was exhausted; the pressure he bore was greater than any of theirs, and if possible, they wanted him to rest properly.

When Qin Ge woke up, it was already afternoon. He got up, put on his clothes, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and when he went outside, he found that his shipgirls were not on the second floor.

"Strange, where did they go? Why isn't anyone here?" Qin Ge muttered to himself.

According to her usual habit, at this time in the afternoon Guanghui should be holding a tea party with some skills in the public lounge, but there was no one there.

Qin Ge carried this doubt downstairs to the first-floor grand hall, and heard a bustling noise coming from the nearby meeting room.

Thus Qin Ge turned and walked toward the meeting room; upon reaching the door, he saw a lively scene inside. It turned out that personnel dispatched by the Nine Major Factions had arrived at the reception house, and the other shipgirls were currently receiving them there, which is why no one was on the second floor.

Qin Ge's arrival was naturally noticed by someone, and that person was the Evil One from the Vichy Tribunal.

She sat up from where she had been leaning over the conference table and said to the shipgirls, "Is he your commander?"

Everyone in the meeting room stopped talking upon hearing the Evil One's voice, turned toward the doorway, and indeed saw Qin Ge looking at everyone with a bewildered expression.

"Commander, you're awake?" Guanghui hurried over and grabbed Qin Ge's arm.

"Hmm, it seems a lot happened while I was asleep." Qin Ge looked at the people filling the meeting room and said to Guanghui.

"Yes." Guanghui nodded and smiled, "It seems that because the Prince of Wales brought Akagi and Kaga to arrange things at the reception house, and with the arrival of A Furore, the other factions learned that you, Commander, have returned."

So they all came to our house; as the host, we naturally had to entertain them, but as the Nine Major Factions' people kept increasing, our reception hall surely couldn't hold them all, so we came to the meeting room.

Qin Ge nodded with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, but why didn't you wake me up then?"

"It's not because you slept too soundly; after working hard for so many days, finally being able to get a good night's sleep, how could we bear to wake you up?"

"Moreover, handling such a situation isn't difficult for us, so we can manage it ourselves." Ou Gen Qin Wang said.

Then Bisimai and Weineituo beside them also nodded, and Weineituo smiled and said, "Commander, no matter how you put it, we two are also considered the flagship of a faction; although we're not currently in that position, handling these matters is still easy for us."

Qin Ge smiled and said, "Indeed."

After saying that, Qin Ge walked into the meeting room. While he was chatting with the shipgirls earlier, the shipgirls dispatched by the other eight major factions were paying attention to him.

Among them naturally were looks of surprise or smiles, and familiar gazes, because many of them had met in the Sakura Empire before, though some had never spoken to each other.

Of course, there were also some who had never seen Qin Ge, such as the White Eagle faction's Aisaikesi and the Evil One from the Vichy Tribunal, etc.

"I'm really sorry; after several days of long journey I got a bit tired, so I rested for a while, making you all wait." Qin Ge said to everyone.

"It's fine; Commander Qin Ge, after all, is human, and after such a long journey and hard work, he will certainly feel physically and mentally exhausted."

"We came today just to disturb you, but this is the order of the faction leader, so we must obey. Besides, we have nothing else to do today—just a greeting. In the future we may cooperate for a long time, so leaving a good impression is best." Yue Ke Cheng said gently.

"Then I'll take your kind words." Qin Ge smiled.

"Then, Commander Qin Ge, what are your plans for the next school year? Could you tell us here so we can prepare as well?" Hao Chuyan said.

Before, she hadn't asked about these things at the Prince of Wales's place, after all she was just a guest there, and Qin Ge had just returned; going to the Prince of Wales's place was for reporting.

"Plans for the next school year?" Qin Ge thought and said, "According to my arrangement, next school year I intend to shift the focus to the Grand Fleet."

Also, the tactics course will be handed over to the school, the newly arrived tactics instructor, and each day I will go out to take on commissions, trying to summon the Project Ship as quickly as possible.

When I'm free and resting, I'll arrange to write books, after all I previously promised the Nine Major Factions to write the book on information control rights.

As for the upcoming matters, we'll see how the academy arranges them; if I need to do something, I will certainly do it.

After Qin Ge finished speaking, everyone present nodded.

【32】 "It's fine; Commander Qin Ge, after all, is human, and after such a long journey and hard work, he will certainly feel physically and mentally exhausted."

【33】 "We came today just to disturb you, but this is the order of the faction leader, so we must obey. Besides, we have nothing else to do today—just a greeting. In the future we may cooperate for a long time, so leaving a good impression is best." Yue Ke Cheng said gently.

【34】 "Then I'll take your kind words." Qin Ge smiled.

【35】 "Then, Commander Qin Ge, what are your plans for the next school year? Could you tell us here so we can prepare as well?" Hao Chuyan said.

【36】 Before, she hadn't asked about these things at the Prince of Wales's place, after all she was just a guest there, and Qin Ge had just returned; going to the Prince of Wales's place was for reporting.

【37】 "Plans for the next school year?" Qin Ge thought and said, "According to my arrangement, next school year I intend to shift the focus to the Grand Fleet."

【38】 Also, the tactics course will be handed over to the school, the newly arrived tactics instructor, and each day I will go out to take on commissions, trying to summon the Project Ship as quickly as possible.

【39】 When I'm free and resting, I'll arrange to write books, after all I previously promised the Nine Major Factions to write the book on information control rights.

【40】 As for the upcoming matters, we'll see how the academy arranges them; if I need to do something, I will certainly do it.

【41】 After Qin Ge finished speaking, everyone present nodded.

"Looking at it this way, Commander Qin Ge's daily schedule seems rather busy." Yue Ke Cheng smiled.

Qin Ge smiled and said, "Compared to other commanders, I might be a bit busier, but I've spent the first half of this year living like this, so I suppose I've gotten used to this rhythm."

"With such a commander, it's no wonder the shipgirls under him generally have high proficiency; it seems your shipgirls already regard you as their role model." Sha En Huo Si Te nodded.

Qin Ge glanced at his shipgirls, gave a faint smile, and said, "I can't really claim to be a role model; all I can say is that I will do my utmost to make them stronger."

"They can go to more distant battlefields, and they can also survive better on the battlefield."