Chapter 487: Newcomers Arrive at the Port

"I know about the Dido-class, but why do I see the Kent-class also wearing maid outfits? Could they also be members of your maid corps?" Qin Ge asked.

"Oh, you mean Kent and Suffolk?" He Min smiled. "Actually, they aren't members of the maid corps; the maid outfit is just their hobby. Although they sometimes help with cleaning, they are not under the maid corps' jurisdiction."

Besides our Dido-class and Town-class, there's also the senior maid corps, like the seniors of the Grain Goddess-class; they are the old-generation maid corps.

After hearing He Min's words, Qin Ge roughly understood the scope of the Royal Maid Corps. He couldn't help but smile; a maid corps could come up with so many variations—truly befitting the royal.

After chatting with He Min for a while, Qin Ge got up and went with her to patrol the port area today; afterward, it was a fulfilling day.

However, nothing much has happened in the port area these two days; everything is running normally.

However, after the patrol, Qin Ge suddenly had an idea; he gathered the currently idle commanders, held a small meeting, and the meeting's content was about the welcoming ceremony for the new commanders.

After all, they have joined our Star Sea Grand Fleet; not holding a welcoming ceremony would be hard to justify.

Thus, this idea gained much support; during this period, aside from normal sea patrols, everyone else had nothing to do, so they were still very interested in the welcoming ceremony.

So they said, let's do it; after spending two days, the whole base took on a festive air.

Not only did they clean and tidy up, they prepared lodging for the five commanders, and at the base's main gate they hung a very conspicuous red banner with words welcoming the new commanders to join.

Finally, on the third day, Li Chenming brought the new commanders to the port area of Riyue Island.

Because the port area's radar was on, as soon as their fleet entered the monitored waters, they were identified.

Immediately, Qin Ge summoned the other members of the Grand Fleet to come to the port together, including Hu Feng from the Maritime Affairs Bureau, to welcome them.

Although Li Chenming had thought they might be discovered by Qin Ge and the others upon entering the waters, this sight still surprised him.

Moreover, not only him, but the several new commanders who came to the port area were all surprised as well.

Looking ahead, Qin Ge and Hu Feng stood at the front, while the other commanders stood behind holding banners.

Immediately, Li Chenming hurried to Qin Ge's side and said in surprise, "Commander, this is……"

"Hehe, how is it? Isn't this welcoming ceremony nice?" Qin Ge smiled.

"It's not bad, but it's really somewhat over the top." Li Chenming gave a wry smile.

"Over the top? I feel it's fine; look, aren't they all quite moved?" Qin Ge said, then looked at the commanders behind Li Chenming.

Li Chenming involuntarily shrugged, then turned his head and said to all the new commanders, "Let me introduce you: this is our Star Sea Grand Fleet's fleet commander, Qin Ge."

"And this person is the acting representative of the Maritime Affairs Bureau stationed at Riyue Island, Hu Feng."

Although these new commanders are still a bit reserved, they are not lacking in politeness, so they immediately said to Qin Ge:

"Commander, hello! Everyone, hello!"

Qin Ge smiled: "Welcome, everyone, to join our Star Sea Grand Fleet; from today onward, we are one family."

After these few days of travel, I imagine you're also somewhat tired, so I previously had people clean your lodgings; now follow the other members to your respective bases to rest a bit.

In the evening, we will hold a grand fleet banquet, at which everyone can also get to know each other.

As for work matters, we'll discuss them at tomorrow's general meeting. Finally, I wish everyone a fulfilling service career in the Star Sea Grand Fleet.

Qin Ge's words were very brief, without much unnecessary talk.

Because these grand fleet commanders have just arrived today, they don't really understand everything yet; if I say too much at once, it would leave a bad impression.

So it's better to just rest and have a meal today, not talk about work, and wait until tomorrow.

Qin Ge's arrangement also surprised some commanders who had previously joined other grand fleets, but they quickly reacted and applauded gratefully.

As for the rest, naturally the other commanders of the Star Sea Grand Fleet took these new commanders back to their own resting places, then they tidied up their belongings.

However, Qin Ge and Li Chenming didn't go with them; the two stood at one side of the port, watching the commanders continually walk away, chatting.

"Five commanders, fifty-seven shipgirls, among them not a few capital ships—are these commanders all veterans?" Qin Ge asked Li Chenming.

"Not all of them; if you look at this file you'll understand." Li Chenming handed the file to Qin Ge, who, after a doubtful glance, immediately noticed something odd.

"Yun Zi, hehe, interesting." Qin Ge smiled. "This person's luck seems rather good."

"His luck is indeed very good, but compared to yours it's far worse." Li Chenming chuckled and shook his head.

Qin Ge chuckled; his luck is something ordinary people can't learn, but for ordinary folks, this person named Yun Zi is indeed somewhat outrageous.

"However, regarding this person named Guan Xue, are you sure the data isn't wrong?" Qin Ge asked.

Li Chenming shook his head: "How could the Maritime Affairs Bureau's file be wrong? Moreover, this person graduated two cohorts ahead of us; when he graduated, we had just entered the Commander Academy. Perhaps our luck has just been worse these two years."

"Nevertheless, he's quite full of zeal and drive, so I feel his execution ability is strong, and he dares to go to the front line; thus I included him in the list."

Qin Ge nodded: "No matter; I've said before that this recruitment drive is entirely your responsibility, so I have no objection to your decision."

"Now you should also go rest a bit, then prepare to attend the banquet together tonight."

"Hehe, I thought you'd hand over those matters to me as soon as I returned as commander, but I didn't expect you to actually give me a grace period." Li Chenming joked.

Qin Ge gave a dry cough: "I'm not usually lazy, am I? Do I really shirk responsibility that much?"

"No, I think you'll tell me you're going to sortie tomorrow." Li Chenming said.

Qin Ge chuckled: "Tomorrow I won't sortie; at the very least I need to train these new commanders a bit, and only sortie the day after tomorrow or after a few days, once everything in the grand fleet runs smoothly can I leave with peace of mind."

"That's right; then I won't stand on ceremony today—I'll go rest first." Li Chenming said.

"Hurry up and go, otherwise Z1 will come to my office every day asking when you're back, I'm about to get annoyed." Qin Ge laughed.

"Hehe."