Chapter 509: A Chance Encounter in the Office

Looking at Emperor Frederick before him, Qin Ge actually had a few doubts in his heart.

This shipgirl does not call herself "commander", but "my child". Such a way of speaking usually comes from a mother who dotes excessively on her child, so the meaning is especially clear.

Thinking of this, Qin Ge felt his head swell a bit. He originally hoped this shipgirl could counterbalance Akagi and Kaga, but he didn't expect that, looking now, she is yet another very distinctive shipgirl.

"Emperor Frederick, welcome your arrival."

At this moment, a somewhat stern voice sounded from behind Qin Ge. Qin Ge and Emperor Frederick unconsciously looked toward the voice, only to see Bisimai slowly walking up, with the Iron Blood personnel behind her.

"Bisimai, nice to meet you." Emperor Frederick said with a smile, then looked at the others and said, "The Iron Blood children all look very good, how nice."

"All this is thanks to the commander." Bisimai said, "How do you feel about today's welcoming ceremony?"

"The welcoming ceremony?" Emperor Frederick slowly glanced around, a hint of smile at the corner of his mouth, and said, "Is this prepared for me by my child? Although I'm already used to such treatment, I unexpectedly feel a bit happy today."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ge felt relieved in his heart, then nodded to the other commanders and shipgirls, after which they gradually left.

Having finished watching the entire battle plan's footage, staying here would be pointless. Moreover, his shipgirl had sensed danger when Emperor Frederick first appeared, so leaving here might be a very wise choice.

Not far away, Hao said to the Iron Blood's Scharnhorst, "Do you Iron Blood have any records of this Emperor Frederick?"

"No." Scharnhorst shook his head, "Actually, regarding the H Plan, the information we have is that H-39 was named Ulrich von Hutten, not Emperor Frederick."

"Then what is this Emperor Frederick?" Hao frowned.

The Iron Blood's Gneisenau, looking at the not-far Emperor Frederick with a frown, said, "I think she is very likely a variant of the H-39 Plan, just like your King George V class and Qin Ge's Monarch."

"Although they belong to the same class, changes in certain details can lead to a qualitative change."

"Perhaps." Hao nodded and said, "But getting back to the point, Qin Ge's fleet strength is growing stronger; not counting Akagi and Kaga, the number of people undergoing awakening in his fleet has already reached double digits, so perhaps the faction will soon recall us."

"I don't think so." Kai Xuan walked over from the side and said, "Although our purpose for coming here is almost the same, besides that purpose, it's more about maintaining a friendly attitude toward Commander Qin Ge."

"And now, Commander Qin Ge's strength and development have officially entered a rapid growth phase; improving relations at this time is more important than ever."

"Therefore, I think our future missions will mainly be diplomatic; as for reporting tasks and such, they have become secondary."

"That's right." Hao nodded.

While a few envoy shipgirls were chatting, Qin Ge also took Emperor Frederick and his own shipgirl and left the square for the dormitory building.

After arranging for the maid corps to tidy Emperor Frederick's room, her lodging was also considered settled.

Although he had just returned from the sea today, Qin Ge did not relax at all. After settling Emperor Frederick, he went to the office and began writing a summary report of this sortie.

Basically, every time he returns, the other fleets hand over their encounter reports to Qin Ge, who then compiles them uniformly and submits them to the Maritime Affairs Bureau.

However, just as he was organizing, a shipgirl dressed in antiquated clothing walked in.

"Huh, Hai Tian, how is it you?" Qin Ge raised his head, looking at Hai Tian who was holding a stack of books.

"Ah, Commander, why are you here? I thought you had already rested." Hai Tian looked at Qin Ge in surprise.

Qin Ge smiled, "I slept well on the ship last night, so I'm not that tired today. Thus, after settling Emperor Frederick, with nothing to do I came to the office to write a battle report."

"The commander really is diligent." Hai Tian said.

"Never mind me, what are you doing?" Qin Ge laughed, pointing at the books Hai Tian was holding in his arms.

"Tomorrow I'm supposed to be the commander's secretary ship, right? So I previously came over, took a look in the commander's office to familiarize myself with the environment."

"But I found that here are only professional naval warfare books and some office documents."

"So I wanted to go to my place and bring some classical poetry books over, so the commander can also read them in his leisure time to cultivate his temperament." Hai Tian said with a smile.

"Classical poetry?" Qin Ge smiled, "Back when I was in school I also learned a few classical poems, they were quite famous, but now after so long I've forgotten some."

"Oh, then how much does the commander remember now? Could you recite some for me to hear?" Hai Tian laughed, setting the books aside.

Qin Ge thought for a moment, then said to Hai Tian, "The bright moon of the Qin dynasty, the passes of the Han dynasty; ten thousand miles of long march, the soldiers have not returned; but if the Flying General of Longcheng were here, the barbarian horses would not cross Yin Mountain."

"This poem is the first of Wang Changling's 'Leaving the Frontier' by the Tang poet Wang Changling; the commander just recited the first one, Wang Changling also wrote a second one, I don't know if the commander knows it?" Hai Tian smiled.

Qin Ge shook his head, "I don't know."

Hai Tian then raised his hands and recited, "The steed newly mounted on a jade saddle, after battle the desert moon is cold; the city gate's iron drum still echoes, the dagger in its sheath still wet with blood."

"There's also such a poem?" Qin Ge exclaimed.

"Yes." Hai Tian nodded, "Does the commander know the meaning of these two poems?"

Qin Ge smiled and said, "The first poem expresses sorrow over endless frontier wars and the lack of good generals, with soldiers stationed long and not returning; thus, although it is written grand and magnificent, it actually contains some satire."

Qin Ge smiled and said, "As for the second poem, just listening to its surface meaning, it seems to describe having just experienced a thrilling battle; the specific meaning I haven't figured out yet."

"The commander has already said it very well; the meaning of the first poem is indeed as such, although it is written grand and magnificent, it does contain satire. However, that also reflects the people's wish to quell border troubles and enjoy a peaceful life."

"While the second poem depicts a battle that has just ended, describing the soldiers' confidence, enterprising, pioneering spirit, and moreover the poem's style is comparatively fresh and vigorous." Hai Tian smiled.

Qin Ge smiled, "Looks like I still can't match you."

"No, the commander's main job is to study tactics and strategy; if we also demanded that the commander be proficient in poetry, that would indeed be asking too much." Hai Dao.