Chapter 490: Newcomer Welcome Party

Answering Guan Xue's question was Wu Hao, who smiled and said, "We few graduated two years ago, while the Commander and them graduated last year, so there isn't much of a gap between us."

As for why we can be stationed on Sun Moon Island, that's naturally because we possess that strength. Although our military ranks are relatively low, our coordination with the warship girls and their training level are comparatively high, already meeting the standard set by the Maritime Affairs Bureau, so we have the qualification to be stationed here.

Moreover, our goal is the Front Line; this place is merely a temporary foothold for us. Just as our Grand Fleet's name suggests, our goal forever is the vast starry sea, that boundless battlefield, and now we are merely undergoing some necessary training.

When we possess that strength, we will certainly go to the Front Line to welcome stronger challenges.

Wu Hao's voice, though smiling, was not taken as a joke by the newcomers at all.

They all knew what kind of place Sun Moon Island was, and they could imagine what strength a Grand Fleet stationed here needed to have. Especially since they had just graduated, the longest time among them was only two years.

Earlier they had said they had been guarding this place for a year, which means that when Qin Ge and them had just left the Academy, they had already arrived at Sun Moon Island and had been stationed here for a year.

Everyone couldn't help but feel solemn respect, and no longer dared to underestimate their strength at all.

The third person who stood up introduced himself, "I am Yun Zi, a Major commander, and I will humbly learn from all you seniors."

"Everyone, don't believe him!" Guan Xue said immediately.

Qin Ge looked at the somewhat embarrassed Yun Zi, then glanced at the others with a hint of anger, and smiled involuntarily, saying, "It seems there's still some story between the two of you that we don't know about; could you tell us?"

"Cough, just some old stories; there's nothing worth talking about." Yun Zi said.

But Guan Xue wouldn't let it go, directly saying, "He is a truly despicable person! When I just arrived at the Maritime Affairs Bureau this time, he came to me with a Corporal's rank, saying, 'Senior, I am a newcomer; could you teach me how to raise warship girls?'"

"I am a Sergeant, and although I haven't been out of school long, I certainly have more experience than those who just graduated. So I taught him many things, but you can know a person's face but not their heart!"

"I never expected that when we met again, he would actually have a Captain's rank and be accompanied by thirty warship girls. You say, someone like him, who pretends to be a newcomer all day, how can we genuine newcomers bear it?"

"And it's not enough that he pretends to be a newcomer; he even runs around beside us newcomers pretending to be one—it's utterly despicable!"

"Pfft..." In an instant, everyone burst out laughing, looking rather sympathetically at Guan Xue.

Qin Ge also couldn't help but be speechless, looking at Yun Zi and asking, "Is that true?"

"Cough, this is called building the newcomers' confidence."

"Commander, you see those Corporal or Sergeant commanders who often go to the Maritime Affairs Bureau; they appear nervous and lack any confidence."

"If at that moment a newcomer comes to them for advice, they will surely gain a lot of confidence, and later when facing matters they won't be overly cautious; when will my good intentions be noticed by them?" Yun Zi said to Qin Ge while venting.

Qin Ge's eyelid twitched involuntarily; no wonder Guan Xue just now had an expression as if she wanted to bite Yun Zi.

"Although I don't mind what hobbies you have, I hope you two can reconcile as much as possible, so these misunderstandings don't affect our future unity and cooperation."

Yun Zi nodded, "I will definitely restrain myself in the future."

Qin Ge couldn't help but be speechless; this was indeed him who started it. However, this is also normal, as there is a custom among commanders of sunbathing ships.

However, in the past two years, far fewer people have been sunbathing ships, after all this thing has been played out by the seniors. So many incidents of seniors posing as newcomers have appeared, after all their previous ranks are still retained.

Taking along a relatively weak rank, after picking a target they go over under the pretense of asking for advice, then they watch the other's performance. Seizing an opportunity, they then display their luxurious lineup before the other's eyes, and watching the other's stunned expression brings a particularly refreshing feeling.

So Yun Zi probably uses that method, but he didn't expect that Guan Xue had also entered the Grand Fleet, which is why this conflict erupted.

Fortunately, Qin Ge seems not to mind this matter; perhaps he simply isn't afraid of being sunbathed.

The fourth person stood up and said to everyone, "I am Jin Fei, a Second Lieutenant commander. Although I had previously joined the Grand Fleet, the great war two years ago scattered my Grand Fleet, and after reorganizing the Grand Fleet, I wasn't used to it, so I acted as a lone wolf for a period."

"But feeling like a lone wolf is fine normally; however, when you encounter a large-scale battle like the Siren Tide, you feel utterly powerless, so this year I decided to look for a stronger Grand Fleet."

"Hmm, Jin Fei, I've noted that. However, I see your dossier is also quite excellent; you personally have around ten warship girls, and their training levels are generally not low, so you indeed have the capital to be a lone wolf."

"However, now that you've joined our Grand Fleet, you must still primarily focus on teamwork, since we will eventually go to the Front Line, so the enemies we face will be stronger, and at that point relying solely on an individual will hardly be able to oppose them." Qin Ge said.

"Understood, Commander. Since I have already joined the Grand Fleet, I will certainly follow the Grand Fleet's system, as long as I don't make any excessively rude requests in daily affairs." Jin Fei said.

Li Chenming smiled, "Don't worry about this; our Commander is a battle maniac, ever since coming to Sun Moon Island he has plunged into the Corrosion Level Four sea, and basically most of the time he won't appear in daily affairs."

"Therefore, all affairs of Gangqu are handled by me and a few elders of the Grand Fleet; you can have any requests, as long as they are within reasonable bounds, we can satisfy them, it's quite humane, so there's no need to worry."

"Ah, does the Commander usually stay in the Corrosion Level Four sea when he has nothing to do?" Guan Xue exclaimed in surprise, and the others also looked astonished.

Zhang Xiaotian laughed, "The Commander and we are not people of the same world, so his role toward us is more of guidance, leadership, a beacon."

"You should know that the Commander currently has over sixty warship girls, and this is the result of deliberate control; if not controlled, I believe he would now have at least several hundred warship girls."

"A large portion of these warship girls have already reached full training, and all of them have completed their breakthroughs; one can imagine the strength of this fleet."

"So we all must really work hard; otherwise, saying this out would be quite embarrassing."

"Hiss, this is truly a senior!"