Chapter 3 Do you want to be a commander?
"Are you interested in being a commander?"
When Xu Xin asked this question to Qin Ge who was reading a book, he was confused, especially when Xu Xin was smiling shyly. Qin Ge instinctively felt that he looked like someone doing pyramid schemes.
"What do you mean?" Qin Ge put down the book in his hand and said to Xu Xin.
"Qin Ge, you are a military man, right?" Xu Xin did not answer Qin Ge's question directly, but asked a different question without giving him a chance to answer. "Don't deny it, it's very obvious from the way you stand, sit, speak and behave. Especially this thing that I found difficult to read after learning it, but you can read it with gusto." As he said that, he picked up the book "On the Decisive Role of Commanders in Naval Battles" that Qin Ge had just put down.
"Cough..." Qin Ge coughed, feeling somewhat helpless. It turned out that he had not yet stepped out of the learning atmosphere in the academy. Once he encountered a topic that interested him, he could not help but get immersed in it.
"So I'm very curious, why aren't talents like you commanders? Although I also know that many talented people didn't become commanders because their adaptability to the Mind Cube is not up to standard, they are also working in the headquarters. And you, obviously, don't look like one of them, and I don't think you're the kind of person who's afraid of death. So can you tell me why?" Xu Xin looked at Qin Ge and said solemnly.
"I don't know. I don't even understand the basic situation now." Qin Ge told the truth. He understood that if he told a lie now, he would have to use countless lies to cover up the lie in the future. It would be better to be direct now, avoid some major issues, and just tell the truth.
"It seems that what I said just now was correct. You must have suffered some sequelae from the bombardment of that Siren destroyer." Xu Xin said seriously.
"Maybe." Qin Ge smiled helplessly.
"So, do you want to be a commander?" Xu Xin asked the original question again.
Seeing him raise the question again, Qin Ge asked, "Can you tell me what the commander needs to do?"
Hearing Qin Ge ask this question, Xu Xin immediately sat up straight, "Commander, this is a great profession. Its duty is to protect, to protect the coastline, to protect the future of mankind. Every commander is a brave man among humans. Everything they do is to help humans regain the coast and go back to the ocean!"
"Why? Is it because of those Siren ships?" Qin Ge looked at Xu Xin's serious tone and couldn't help but ask seriously.
"Yes." Xu Xin's tone became a little heavy. "Many years ago, when humans were still in the midst of a civil war, the ocean was still the domain of humans. But when the Sirens appeared, everything changed completely. They descended from the sky and destroyed the entire human fleet with their powerful firepower, forcing humans away from the coast and back to the inland. From that time on, humans lost the ocean and the coastal coastline.
However, there are always people who are unwilling to give up in the midst of hardship. They wandered along the coastline, trying to use the remaining means to attack the Sirens, but all failed. At this time of despair, they found girls in the sea who were fighting against the Sirens, and those girls are our current ship girls!
In this way, they formed an alliance with those girls, formed an effective force to fight against the Sirens, and became the first generation of ship girls and commanders. Later, step by step, to today, humans can return to coastal cities to live. Although sometimes they face the Sirens' sneak attacks, it is much better than the days when they could only hide in the inland. "
It was a very plain story, but it was very important in Qin Ge's heart. He couldn't imagine how humans felt when they were driven away by the Sirens and had to hide inland. But the navy of his original nation also experienced the tragic and heroic struggle of burning their boats to keep the invaders out of the inland. The commanders that Xu Xin just mentioned were the same as his predecessors, all men worthy of respect!
However, "I'm sorry I can't agree to your request for now, because I have more important things to do." Qin Ge said so. No matter how respectable those commanders were, his first priority now was to go home, back to the world that originally belonged to him.
"Yes, everyone has their own ideals. We cannot blame anyone for what they do. This is just my expectation. I just hope that more people will join us to safeguard the future of mankind together ." Xu Xin nodded. He was prepared for Qin Ge's refusal. After all, he couldn't force others to do anything, not to mention that Qin Ge was a stranger he had just met.
"I'm sorry, you are a group of brave people." Qin Ge said this, and then he lowered his head and said nothing. As a brave man, how could he not be moved by their deeds? But he also had his responsibilities and missions, to go back to his own world and use what he had learned to serve his country.
Xu Xin shrugged and smiled at Qin Ge, "It's okay, the ship will arrive soon, and you can return to land then. If you need help, go to the local maritime bureau, they will do their best to help you."
"Thank you." Qin Ge looked up and nodded at Xu Xin. In his eyes, Xu Xin at this moment had a majestic light that was so shining .
"You're welcome. Protecting every human being is what our commander should do!" Xu Xin said with a smile, and then took Tangs back to the cabin.
The yacht's engine was still roaring outside. Qin Ge rested his head against the wall, feeling a little lost. Could he go home? Classmates, teachers, those familiar faces flashed before him one by one. Qin Ge couldn't help but murmur, "Maybe they think I'm dead? Is it that traveling to this world and continuing to live is a reward for good people? ... If there is a reward... then let me go home..."
But no one answered him. He suddenly felt a little cold and tried to curl himself up, but it was in vain. Qin Ge stretched out his body helplessly and put his hand on his head, "What should I do..." Just as he was feeling melancholy, the sound of the engine outside slowed down. He knew that they were almost at the shore.
"We're here." Xu Xin's cheerful voice sounded, and Qin Ge quickly stood up and walked towards the hatch. After walking out of the hatch, he jumped onto the dock under the light, and Xu Xin was already standing there with his ship girls Downs and Aretosha.
Seeing Qin Ge approaching him, Xu Xin took out a larger envelope from his pocket and handed it to him. "It contains a map of this city, some money, and a letter of recommendation for the Azur Lane Command Academy written by me. Don't rush to refuse. You are in this state and you are injured. If you don't rest well and recover from your injuries, you will probably be disabled. I don't have much money on me, so after this is used up, you will have to find a way on your own. And this letter is with you . The academy will start in September, and you still have two months to consider whether to go or not. It's up to you."
Qin Ge looked at Xu Xin's smiling eyes, nodded , and solemnly took the envelope that was as heavy as a thousand pounds to him from his hand.
"Thanks!"
"You're welcome. This is what our commander should do!" Xu Xin said with a proud look, and then waved at Qin Ge. "Okay, we'll meet again if we're lucky. I'm leaving now!"
After Xu Xin finished speaking, he turned around and left the dock with his two ship girls. Qin Ge stood there, watching the backs of Xu Xin and the other two until they disappeared. He then held the envelope in front of him.
"May we meet again..."
