Chapter 862: Prelude to the Party

After several days of storm, the weather finally returned to its former clarity. The sky was cloudless for miles, as if it had been washed clean by the earlier storm, turning a deep blue.

The bright sunshine shone on the sand, reflecting dazzling light, and Guandao finally showed its superiority as a vacation spot.

Several seabirds stood on the reef by the sea, their sharp eyes fixed on the nearby water, ready to take off and attack at any moment.

Suddenly a sound broke the beach's tranquility, startling the hunting seabirds into flight.

"Wow, the environment here is really nice; indeed, after waiting for the heavy rain to pass, coming to the beach for a vacation is an excellent choice."

"Yeah, but it seems the commander is still busy; it would be great if he could join us."

"The commander said he's working now; he'll come here after finishing work, so we should use this time to set things up. Otherwise, when he arrives and sees nothing prepared, he'll be disappointed with us."

"Exactly, this is a good opportunity; everyone should perform well."

"Hehe, Jiu Xiong, you're not shy at all."

"Hehehe, what's there to be shy about? The commander is naturally outstanding, and even I can't compare to Chai Jun."

"Chai Jun... well, she's too enthusiastic; I always remember how the commander was flustered by her."

"Hah, isn't it pretty good now?"

"I tell you guys to stop chatting and quickly take out the things we got from the Kitchen Goddess and set them up. Later the Royal Maid Corps will come to set up beach chairs and barbecue supplies; if they see us having done nothing, it would be embarrassing."

"Hi hi..."

At that moment in the office, Qin Ge withdrew his gaze from the window, looked at the document in his hand, and unconsciously narrowed his eyes.

"Tianying, when was this document from Bisimai obtained?"

Tianying beside him placed tea in front of Qin Ge and smiled, "It was just sent over by Z23 a moment ago, saying it must be personally reviewed by the commander. So commander, is this a very important document?"

Qin Ge smiled and said, "It can be said to be important, or not so important. We previously went to the Northern Union's secret room, didn't we? While we found many documents there, I actually wanted to bring back that city's servers, since its technology far surpasses our current world, but we lacked transportation at the time."

I didn't expect this thought to be noticed by Bisimai; she didn't take the servers, but she did pay attention to the technology there. She obtained many interesting things that could change our port area's life, and now she has listed them and asked me whether to conduct research.

"Ah? Commander, what are they?" Tianying asked.

"They are some interesting little gadgets, such as a remote video communication system, some drones, supercomputers and the like." Qin Ge said.

"Sounds interesting." Tianying laughed, "So commander, are you preparing to develop them?"

"Of course, but there's no need to develop such things at the test field; that would be overkill. I plan to have Bisimai take these data back and hand them over to Sakura Empire and Royal for development, since White Eagle and others are already researching ship equipment and modifications, so we wouldn't add extra trouble for them." Qin Ge said.

"Commander, actually our Sardinian Empire could also develop this; otherwise, could we be assigned to work on it?" Tianying's eyes shifted as she spoke tentatively.

Qin Ge laughed and said, "I'm just assigning this project to Sakura Empire and Royal to handle; you can also join the development later. Moreover, my decision doesn't mean I'm neglecting you, since these small items are numerous in quantity, and Royal and Sakura Empire have numerical advantages, allowing simultaneous research on many things."

In the future, when there are other research projects, I will also choose suitably to assign them to your Sardinian Empire.

Tianying's face immediately reddened, "Sorry, commander, I..."

"No need to say sorry, after all you also want to contribute to the port's development." Qin Ge laughed.

"Yes, commander." Tianying nodded, regaining her elegance and composure.

"Commander, when are you planning to go to the beach later?"

"Um... after finishing work and patrolling the port area, I guess they're still setting up; anyway the party will last one or two days, so anytime is fine." Qin Ge rubbed his nose and laughed.

"Hehe, commander couldn't be shy, could he? Everyone is really hoping the commander will fully participate in this swimsuit party." Tianying laughed.

Qin Ge rolled his eyes, "What's there to be shy about? I've seen them in swimsuits before; this time it's just more people. Moreover, I understand their intentions; when a response is due, I should give one."

"I feel the commander's current demeanor is quite different from what Miss Guanghui said earlier—more confident and composed." Tianying laughed.

"Cough... being around you all the time, regardless of previous personality, one gradually gets used to it." Qin Ge laughed, "By the way, Tianying, is your swimsuit ready? Don't neglect your swimsuit because of the secretary ship duties."

"I had it ready all along, but back then I wanted to invite the commander out to play; however, per port regulations, I had to wait until my turn as secretary ship. That wait lasted several months, but fortunately it's still timely now."

"... Well, sometimes one really is stretched thin, sorry." Qin Ge said apologetically.

"It's fine; I've always been able to understand the commander, and since becoming his secretary ship I also know why he's so busy." Tianying laughed, "So I hope you can relax your mind at the later party."

"Hehe, hopefully." Qin Ge laughed, "Then after I finish handling these documents, we'll go on patrol."

"Yes, commander." Tianying smiled.

The work proceeded very smoothly; by around noon Qin Ge had finished all the documents. He then left the office with Tianying and began patrolling the port area.

Perhaps due to the time, there were few people in the port area; even if encountering shipgirls, they were all wearing swimsuits on their way to the beach, even destroyers were like that.

Qin Ge smiled and greeted them, telling them he would come later, which let them head to the beach satisfied.

The time spent patrolling the port area wasn't long, especially at this moment. After completing a circuit, the two stopped at the dormitory building, preparing to go upstairs to change clothes and then head to the beach together.

"So commander, when you come down later, could you wait for me?"

"No problem, see you later."

"See you later."