Chapter 353: Emergency Repair Tools

Although he slept relatively late the night before, Qin Ge still woke up at the same time as before the next morning.

Perhaps Belfast had already anticipated this situation, so she entered Qin Ge's room at the same time as usual the next day. When she saw Qin Ge looking at her with an apologetic expression, Belfast felt both annoyed and amused.

What's annoying is that even though he had worked hard all day yesterday and only went to sleep very late at night, he still got up at this time, showing no regard for his own body.

What's amusing is that his commander remains that strict, self-disciplined commander; neither fatigue nor any other situation can defeat him. But whenever people notice, he always reveals a hint of an embarrassed smile.

Facing such Qin Ge, she said nothing, but as usual carefully tidied his attire. Once everything was in order, she went out with him and dined together with everyone.

At 8 a. m., everyone arrived punctually at the warehouse's gathering point. The other fleet members had also arrived on time, so Qin Ge simply greeted everyone before entering the warehouse together with them.

"Good morning, Ninghai." Qin Ge greeted Ninghai at the counter.

"Good morning, Commander Qin Ge. I don't know if yesterday's mission went smoothly?" Ninghai said with a smile.

"Hmm, everything went very smoothly, and on our way back we even encountered a medium-sized Siren Fleet and secured a victory in battle." Qin Ge told Ninghai.

"Oh? Did you encounter combat on the way back?" Ninghai exclaimed. "How were the battle losses? Were any shipgirls or commanders injured? Exactly when and where did the battle occur?"

Qin Ge turned to look at Belfast, who took out from her Ship Equipment Space the combat report Qin Ge had written in a hurry last night and handed it to him. Qin Ge received it and then passed it to Ninghai in front of him.

"The time, location, engagement details, loss ratio, and other data have already been written in this combat report. Could you please trouble Ninghai to forward it to the Maritime Affairs Bureau?" Qin Ge said to Ninghai.

Ninghai took the combat report from Qin Ge's hand, glanced at it briefly, and exclaimed in surprise, "What a neatly written combat report! Does Commander Qin Ge know that after encountering a Siren Fleet at sea, one needs to write a combat report?"

Qin Ge said with a smile, "These are all thanks to Guanghui. It was because of her reminder that I wrote this combat report after the battle ended."

I heard that after submitting this combat report to the Maritime Affairs Bureau for verification, one would gain extra Grand Fleet points and receive Grand Fleet combat supplies, among other things.

Ninghai glanced at Guanghui and smiled. "That's correct; the Maritime Affairs Bureau indeed has this regulation, which is to give every Grand Fleet more motivation to destroy Siren fleets."

"I'll keep this document here and submit it to the Maritime Affairs Bureau later. By the way, after you completed your mission yesterday, where is the mission receipt?"

"Here it is." Qin Ge said while pulling it out of his pocket. "Are our mission rewards distributed directly by you, Ninghai?"

"Yes, although I don't know exactly what you're doing these days, any matters concerning you—whether it's the Maritime Affairs Bureau, the Commander Academy, or even the General Headquarters—are all given green lights."

"I've never seen such a situation before, but since the higher-ups all think this way, I dare not ask further. However, I believe whatever you're doing is definitely for the benefit of Donghuang, so if any problems arise, feel free to come find me anytime." Ninghai said with a smile.

"Then thank you, Ninghai." Qin Ge smiled and didn't say anything else.

Because if Ninghai could know, then the Prince of Wales squadron would surely not hide it from her. Since Ninghai hasn't been notified, it means she still isn't allowed to know these things, so as the person involved, he also shouldn't speak further.

Ninghai took the mission receipt from Qin Ge's hand, glanced at it, then confirmed and pulled out two cards from the drawer beside his counter, handing them to Qin Ge.

After Qin Ge received the cards, before he could see what was written on them, Ninghai explained to him.

"One of these cards is for Grand Fleet points. Since you are currently a first‑class Grand Fleet, you can only upgrade to a second‑class Grand Fleet after accumulating enough points."

"As Commander Qin Ge is the Grand Fleet commander, you surely know that the difference between a first‑class and second‑class Grand Fleet isn't just about increasing official members—it also concerns increased material supplies."

"Therefore, each time you complete a Grand Fleet mission, the corresponding Grand Fleet points will be added to this card."

"The other card is the Grand Fleet supplies card. Inside it are several items recorded: oil, supplies, combat supply vouchers, special exchange vouchers, and so on."

"Using this Grand Fleet supplies card, you can draw supplies at any Maritime Affairs Bureau location. This is also to facilitate each Grand Fleet's combat needs and provide cross‑regional combat supplies."

Qin Ge nodded repeatedly at Ninghai while holding the cards, his heart filled with excitement. After all, receiving these two cards meant that the material supplies for his Grand Fleet members were now guaranteed, allowing him to fully focus on strengthening the Grand Fleet's strength.

Afterwards, Ninghai walked into the warehouse, carried out several blue box‑shaped items, and placed them in front of Qin Ge.

"What is this?" Qin Ge asked doubtfully.

"This is an Emergency Repair Toolbox." Ninghai told Qin Ge, "When fighting at sea, shipgirls may sustain various degrees of damage. For minor or moderate damage, they can still return to shore and receive repairs at the specialized repair facilities of the Maritime Affairs Bureau."

"However, if the situation is urgent and returning to shore for repairs isn't possible, this Emergency Repair Toolbox can be used to repair the shipgirls' damage, restoring their combat capability."

"Ah? Isn't this just damage control?" Qin Ge wondered.

"Yes, it is a type of damage control, cheaper than standard damage control and suitable for widespread deployment." Ninghai explained with a smile.

Qin Ge nodded, knowing the price of damage control—one unit can cost over ten thousand supplies—so many commanders sigh at the thought of acquiring it.

"Nevertheless, despite that price, every commander keeps one or two damage control units on hand, because its function is to instantly restore a severely damaged ship to normal operation—an absolute lifesaver in battle."

"However, such equipment is not used frequently in peacetime; most commanders, after battle, either have the shipgirls repaired at the Maritime Affairs Bureau or use emergency repair tools in urgent situations."