Chapter 88: I'm Still Poor

October harvest, it is naturally a harvest season, and Qin Ge's Strategy and Tactics Course also spread among the many Grand Fleets.

After this Siren Tide, everyone knew of the Commander Academy located in Shenhua City, and now there is an Instructor who is very good at lecturing the Battleship Tactics Course.

Shenhua City's great victory in this Siren Tide was precisely because of the defensive tactics he lectured, which also attracted more commanders to come listen to the lessons.

Every time Qin Ge gives a lecture, the Grand Lecture Hall is packed with people, and often even the shipgirls cannot enter; inside sit only some commanders.

After several courses, Qin Ge's accumulated resources have reached a terrifying figure. Even recently, whenever Ninghai sends Qin Ge a supplies slip, there is an urge to directly hand it over to the Academy.

As time came to December, Qin Ge's written book finally completed its upper volume. Upon receiving the original, the Prince of Wales immediately flipped through it and convened an Instructor meeting.

What this meeting actually needed to study was the validity of the various tactics and conclusions Qin Ge proposed in the book. Since when Qin Ge wrote the book, many battle examples and situations were spoken by them, this meeting on the validity of conclusions is merely a formality.

Because when Qin Ge put pen to paper, he had already convinced them with his tactics and battle examples; otherwise Qin Ge would not have written these into his own book.

After confirmation, the Prince of Wales, in the name of the Azure Lane Commander Academy, took Qin Ge's compiled textbook to the neighboring research area for publication.

Immediately, one set of this book was sent to the Front Line Naval Command, another set to the Maritime Affairs Bureau, and the rest remained at the Commander Academy.

At this time, Qin Ge also presented to the Prince of Wales the request he had previously made.

The Prince of Wales agreed after Qin Ge made the request, but she had a condition.

"Huh? Dean, do you mean to hire me a bodyguard in the school's name?" Qin Ge sat in the Prince of Wales's office, looking at her doubtfully.

"That's correct, letting you go out to take on commissions is fine, after all seeing the battlefield also helps broaden your vision, but the condition I told you, you must agree to." The Prince of Wales said to Qin Ge.

"But doing the academy's commissions isn't just in the near sea? Even if you run, you can't go far, so there isn't much threat, right? Moreover, if I go, I'd at least need to bring two shipgirls; their training levels are basically over 30, approaching 40, having already completed the second breakthrough." Qin Ge said to the Prince of Wales.

"But even so, there could still be danger, so for your safety I made this decision." The Prince of Wales said to Qin Ge.

"But other students also have no bodyguards and act on their own; if that's the case, wouldn't I be getting special treatment?" Qin Ge said somewhat unnaturally.

"Do you not even now realize what your existence means? It's because during your course, in the previous Siren Tide, the casualty ratio of Shenhua City's Grand Fleet was reduced by more than half, especially since you now have written your theoretical knowledge into a collected and disseminated work."

"So it represents that when the next Siren Tide comes, the casualty ratio of our entire Donghuang will drop by half. So your importance needs no further explanation from me."

"Besides, the bodyguards I send out are not meant to help you complete your commission tasks, but to assist you when you face mortal danger, as long as they ensure you don't die."

"The Prince of Wales's words were very reasonable and direct. If Qin Ge truly, because he agreed to go out on commissions, encounters a mistake or mishap, then she would surely bear at least half the responsibility."

"Faced with the Prince of Wales's words, Qin Ge thought and still agreed; indeed he is no longer the lone wanderer who came to Shenhua City alone, he now bears more tasks and mission."

"That's good, I heard from Mikasa that you recently want to do a Big Build?" The Prince of Wales asked.

Qin Ge nodded. "That's right, because the three shipgirls I previously summoned have already begun growing together, so I need to summon three more shipgirls and then have them start coordinating for the next triangle."

"Hmm, I believe you are not lacking in supplies; all you're missing now is the Wisdom Cube, right?" The Prince of Wales asked.

"Yes." Qin Ge nodded. "I also went to Mingshi's general store to ask, but unfortunately they currently have no Wisdom Cube for sale."

"Then I'll give you a slip; you can go to Ninghai to purchase it next, but since it's the academy's resources, you also must pay the corresponding supplies."

"Of course no problem, I also now have some savings." Qin Ge smiled slightly.

"Some savings? I doubt it's just that. Just from this recent course alone, your income is already over 100,000 supplies, right? And adding the previous, you probably now have over 1,000,000 supplies in savings? Don't forget, those supply lists were all opened by me."

"Uh… about that number, right." Qin Ge chuckled.

"This is truly a special case; other commanders in their first academic year painstakingly save supplies, and having saved 30,000 to 40,000 is already considered good."

"You, however, have not even finished a semester and already have over 1,000,000 supplies in savings." The Prince of Wales laughed.

"But this money still isn't enough to spend; I calculated, taking Nengdai as an example. To fully equip her ship equipment still needs around 20,000 supplies, and then comes the enhancement."

"Adding parts and supplies, these enhancements would total over 100,000 supplies. Then there are also the shipgirl textbooks, to improve her own skills, which would cost around 70,000 supplies."

"In other words, to fully cultivate one of my shipgirls requires over 200,000 supplies. That's why our world has the saying: ten years for an army, fifty for an air force, a hundred for a navy. These navy vessels are completely burned out with money."

Qin Ge spoke while spreading his hands with feeling, indicating he is still a poor person; just a light turnover would sink all his savings.

"Come on, your cultivation method is that of elite training; ordinary people can't afford such a method." The Prince of Wales laughed.

"If we're training, we must train to become elite; if not, wouldn't that be wasting these supplies?" Qin Ge said to the Prince of Wales…