Chapter 578

After the builder crisis within the seas was quelled, the port area where Qin Ge was stationed went a long time without encountering any other invasions.

Other commanders and ship girls carried out their commissions, and those who went to the Corrosion Level Four sea area for special training did their training.

Time quickly arrived at June; within the port area, the ship girls gradually stopped their commission tasks and focused all their efforts on inventorying supplies and transportation.

Because soon, Gangqu will be handed over; at that time they will have to go to their own base. To avoid being overly burdensome when leaving, they must now directly transport some things to Guandao.

Thus, for an entire June, Qin Ge's ship girls repeatedly traveled back and forth on the route from Sun Moon Island to Guandao.

And when Hu Feng sent Qin Ge a notice, the items inside Gangqu had almost been moved.

"Early July?" Qin Ge looked at Hu Feng and asked.

"Yes, after all it's been over half a year; the Maritime Affairs Bureau can surely find a Grand Fleet that can be deployed here." Hu Feng smiled and nodded as he said.

"That's fine; during this period we've transported most of the things to Guandao, and the remaining scientific equipment and such can be handed over to Mingshi to bring over when the time comes."

"After the handover, we can then go to Guandao." Qin Ge said with a smile.

"Yeah." Hu Feng said, "Will we be stationed at Guandao from now on?"

Qin Ge nodded, "Most likely yes; perhaps we will take Guandao as our base and scatter the fleet across the entire Pacific Ocean."

"Scatter the fleet across the entire Pacific Ocean?" Hu Feng chuckled, "Estimate only your fleet could pull off something like that."

However, we should still be cautious lately; since the appearance of Siren humanoid command units in the outer seas of Gangqu and around Free Iris, other factions' sea areas have successively seen other situations.

"We still cannot confirm the Sirens' next moves, so I suggest that your Fleet, when it hasn't received definite intelligence recently, should mainly focus on defense."

Qin Ge nodded, "I understand that too; so this is merely a future goal—it's impossible to immediately scatter my Fleet across the Pacific Ocean right now."

"That's good; I am really looking forward to that day. If we could control the entire Pacific Ocean, then presumably the people of Donghuang and the surrounding areas could live peaceful and prosperous lives."

"I think by then your name will surely be recorded in the naval histories of all factions." Hu Feng said.

Qin Ge laughed and shook his head, "Leaving a name in history? Forget it—whether this goal can be achieved is still uncertain, so just do your best."

"Hehe." Hu Feng laughed, took out a box from the Jia Zhuang Kong Jian and handed it to Qin Ge, "By the way, this is for you."

Qin Ge suspiciously took the box, "What is this?"

"Just open it and you'll know," Hu Feng smiled.

Qin Ge opened the box with a hint of doubt, and what met his eyes was a set of rank insignia; he exclaimed, "This is a Brigadier General's insignia—is it for me?"

"That's right; actually, according to your merits you could have been given this long ago, but you never went to the Maritime Affairs Bureau to process the rank promotion, so we just assumed you forgot."

"However, this time you're going to Guandao, which is very far from Donghuang, and later you probably won't have time to handle these matters, so the Qinglong Bureau Chief helped you with it."

"Anyway, as you and Yixian Supreme Commander said, you will also be included in Donghuang's establishment." Hu Feng said with a smile.

"However, ranks such as Brigadier General, Major General, General, and even five-star General, Admiral of the Navy, etc., must be personally issued by the Zhi hui bu; the Maritime Affairs Bureau can only confer up to Brigadier General rank."

Qin Ge smiled and touched the Brigadier General insignia with his hand, "Heh, before coming here I was still a Colonel, but now leaving this place I'm already a Brigadier General—it's happened rather quickly."

"Compared to other commanders, it's indeed much faster—for example, Zhang Yaowu, whom you rescued last time, has fought on the Front Line for over ten years, is now in his forties, and only holds the Senior Colonel rank." Hu Feng laughed.

"What about the other members of my Grand Fleet? Their ranks should have also been promoted, right?" Qin Ge asked.

"Yes, according to their merits, although not as extravagant as yours, they are still much faster than other commanders; basically they are now around the Lieutenant Colonel rank." Hu Feng responded.

"Tsk." Qin Ge clicked his tongue, but didn't say much else.

In wartime, many legendary figures are born; their ranks are not tied to seniority but to battle achievements.

If placed in the peaceful era that Qin Ge is in, it would be impossible to be promoted to Senior Colonel without sufficient seniority and achievements.

"Alright, that's about it; the direct contact information for Yixian Supreme Commander has already been given to you, and as for the contact information with the Maritime Affairs Bureau, it has been handed over to Emperor Frederick—just get in touch directly if anything comes up." Hu Feng said.

"Where will you go after you return?" Qin Ge asked Hu Feng.

"The Maritime Affairs Bureau—where else could I go?" Hu Feng said with a smile.

"Aren't you part of the Zhi hui bu? I always thought you were directly under the Zhi hui bu." Qin Ge said, after all Hu Feng can directly contact Yixian; to say he has no relation to commanders is impossible.

"No, I belong to the Maritime Affairs Bureau, but I handle coordination work between the Maritime Affairs Bureau and the Zhi hui bu, so I'm fairly familiar with both sides." Hu Feng explained.

Qin Ge nodded, "I see; I originally thought you were sent from the Zhi hui bu to the Maritime Affairs Bureau."

"Hehe, it's rare to see Qin Ge Commander guess wrong; looks like my work is still pretty good." Hu Feng laughed.

"Ha, then just trouble you for a few more days." Qin Ge smiled.

"No problem, we're already this familiar." Hu Feng smiled and waved his hand, "Then you go ahead and be busy; I'll head out first."

"Mm."

As Hu Feng's figure left the office, Qin Ge chuckled lightly, then rose from the desk, walked to the side window, and looked at the distant beach.

The scenery before his eyes remained as familiar as ever; he had been gazing at this view for nearly two years. Leaving here now still made him somewhat reluctant, just as it had when he left the Commander Academy before.

However, as a commander, as the commander of the Grand Fleet, he must learn to let go of such farewells.

Whether it concerns familiar people or familiar places, there will always be a new battlefield waiting.

Just as Qin Ge stared out the window in a daze, the office door was gently opened, and a suave figure walked in, looking at Qin Ge standing by the window and said.

"Commander, Mingshi has brought the latest news; our scientific equipment and some large items have been taken to Guandao, and the remaining things we can just bring when we leave."

Qin Ge nodded, "I understand."