Chapter 385: After the War

"Commander, you should press this button, then press this button, that way you can unleash your special move." Biaoqiang, full of energy, was giving Qin Ge instructions beside him.

"I know, but I just can't beat Ling Bo; her reactions are too fast, I don't even get a chance to strike." Qin Ge said somewhat embarrassedly.

"That's true; even I can't defeat Ling Bo, she's really too strong." Biaoqiang said to Qin Ge, although she, who was full of energy, also became a bit discouraged.

Behind them, Du Jiao Shou was holding Youjiang, her cheeks flushed as she looked at Qin Ge, "Brother, keep going, Du Jiao Shou believes in you."

Si Peng Si also nodded, with a serious expression.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Ling Bo was expressionlessly holding the controller, watching Qin Ge and Biaoqiang talk, looking indifferent.

Qin Ge let out a helpless sigh, "Come on" didn't help at all—this was purely a difference in strength. But seeing Ling Bo's indifferent attitude, he couldn't bring himself to say "let's try again."

Qin Ge then rolled his eyes and said, "Ling Bo, let's play some two-player adventure games instead. Games like this fighting game, I feel I'm not really suited for it."

"Sure." Ling Bo nodded, then swapped out the cartridge in the game console and put in a new one.

Seeing this, Qin Ge let out a sigh of relief—if they played a cooperative two-player game, Ling Bo could still bring him along, but if they played a fighting game, it would be a one-sided beating.

Now Du Jiao Shou and Si Peng Si were still behind him; no matter what, he couldn't let these two little girls look down on him.

As a leisurely melody began to play, the two-player adventure game started. Qin Ge also became fully focused, embarking on the adventure in the game together with Ling Bo.

This is Qin Ge's current daily life; due to the recent Siren Tide, he had commanded the entire battlefield and overexerted himself, not only hurting his throat but also depleting his energy.

After returning from the battlefield that day, Qin Ge began taking a bath and sleeping under Belfast's care, and he didn't wake up until the morning of the second day.

Such a long time almost frightened his shipgirls, so they hurriedly brought Qin Ge to the school infirmary, found the Kitchen Goddess, and had her check his condition.

After the Kitchen Goddess examined him, she shook her head and told Qin Ge's shipgirls that he had no problem; it was just that prolonged speaking had overtaxed his throat, causing hoarseness, which would recover after some rest.

Moreover, it wasn't just his throat; Qin Ge's whole body felt weak, so he needed to rest for a period, during which he must not undertake any missions or work.

Furthermore, she prescribed him some medicine, some for treating his hoarseness and some for promoting energy recovery.

Having received the Kitchen Goddess's explanation, Qin Ge's shipgirls finally felt relieved. However, no matter what Qin Ge said afterward, they would not let him work again until he recovered to his previous state.

So bored, Qin Ge could only quietly rest in his room, but prolonged rest wasn't a solution; ultimately, urged on by Biaoqiang, Qin Ge ran to Ling Bo's room to play games with them.

Regarding this behavior, his shipgirls naturally knew about it, and they also tacitly allowed it, because as long as Qin Ge wasn't working, anything could be discussed.

Of course, during this period several people came to visit Qin Ge, including the Prince of Wales, Mikasa, A Furore, and some other instructors who had a good relationship with Qin Ge, along with envoys from the other eight factions who came to the reception house to see Qin Ge.

After all, everyone knew about the battle that took place outside Shenhua City's waters, and Qin Ge had created what kind of miracle, so these people naturally understood as well.

So after the visit, the Prince of Wales unhesitatingly gave Qin Ge an order: during this period he should focus on resting, and only after recovering his health should he do other things.

As for Qin Ge's feeble rebuttal, it was splendidly ignored by the Prince—after all, in this Commander Academy, her word is supreme.

Furthermore, after Yixian in the cafeteria learned of this news, she also brought a medicinal meal to the reception house and delivered it specially into Qin Ge's hands.

As for the other members of the Grand Fleet, after resting for two days they had fully readied their own fleets and began personal missions.

Because they clearly knew that the gap between themselves and Qin Ge was growing wider, they could only strive harder, in order to make up the difference, so that when Qin Ge needed them in the future, they could stand shoulder‑to‑shoulder with him on the front line.

It can be said that the final stretch of October passed in this way; the wounds inflicted on Donghuang by the Siren Tide are gradually healing. The Maritime Affairs Bureau is also working overtime to organize the battle information and details from each sea area, striving to distribute the mission rewards to every Grand Fleet as soon as possible.

When November arrived, Qin Ge could no longer stay idle; after resting for a few days he felt his body was fine apart from a hoarse voice, otherwise everything was back to normal.

"I say, I'm not that delicate; in fact, there wasn't really anything wrong before. I've already used this excuse to rest for so long—it's time to handle the upcoming matters." Qin Ge told his shipgirls.

"But the commander's throat is still hoarse; he still needs a few days of rest." Guanghui said to Qin Ge, with a concerned expression, the other shipgirls feeling similarly.

Qin Ge said helplessly, "After this I'll temporarily stop giving lectures, so I'll hardly need to use my voice; besides, my main focus now is finishing the book on information rights, and also taking on some missions to continue collecting combat data."

"But..." Guanghui wanted to say more, but was cut off by his older brother.

"There's nothing 'but' about it; I know my own condition very well, and I wasn't forcing myself earlier—I rest when I need to. Now I'm fine, so I don't need to rest anymore." Qin Ge said.

"It's already healed now, so there's no need to rest anymore." Qin Ge said

At this moment, Bisimai nodded at Qin Ge and said, "Since the commander insists on this, we'll go along with your wishes; however, if during a mission or while writing the book we notice any abnormality in your condition, we also have the authority to stop you from continuing."

Qin Ge let out a long sigh of relief and said, "Don't worry—if my body truly hasn't recovered later, you can let me rest and I won't refuse."

Thus, Qin Ge's life also returned to normal, everything back on track.