Chapter 4: Being a shitty commander!
"No..." Qin Ge put the book in his hand on the table and sighed as he looked at the thick pile of books in front of him. He had been in this world for more than a month. With the support of Xu Xin at that time, he had gone through the most difficult period at the beginning. After recovering from his illness, he began to work part-time in the city while looking for a way to go home, and the library became the place Qin Ge came to most often.
He had read almost all the books related to space, time, ocean currents, river currents, history, etc., but from his expression one could tell that he had not found a way home after searching for so long.
But it was not completely without gain. As he read more books, Qin Ge understood more and more about the situation in this world. In fact, the longer he lived here, the more he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
The history of this world is basically the same , but unlike Earth, this planet is called Blue Star, and the country or camp he is in is called Donghuang, a familiar yet unfamiliar term. In addition to the Donghuang camp on Blue Star, there are also several major forces such as the Northern Union, White Eagle, Royal, Sakura Empire, Iron Blood, Free Iris, Maintaining the Church, and Sardinia Empire. After Qin Ge tried to compare them with several large countries in his original world, he found that everything was so similar.
However, due to the existence of Sirens in this world, internal fighting between camps is almost non-existent. Humans have a common enemy, which is Sirens. As Xu Xin said before, after several generations of efforts, commanders and shipgirls have driven Sirens out of the coastal waters, but there are still Sirens passing through the defense network formed by various ports, waiting for an opportunity to attack humans at any time.
"What a cruel world..." When Qin Ge knew all this, he sighed like this. Unlike ordinary people, he studied wars and battles, and he understood what was behind the wars. It was not glory, nor victory, but piles of bones.
Where is the saying that war is bloodless? Where is the saying that war is full of laughter? As I often hear in my own country, there is no such thing as a peaceful life, it is just that someone is carrying a heavy burden forward.
In the history of this world he knew, few commanders had a good end. Most commanders and their shipgirls died on the way to charge or on the way to retreat to protect the humans on the coast. They were never afraid of death, they would only sacrifice their lives for their ideals. I think the moment they became commanders, they were ready to merge with the sea.
Then, he turned his eyes back to the table, and a relatively small booklet appeared in front of him. The name of the book was "KanColle Miscellaneous Talks". Qin Ge quickly flipped through it, hoping to find something useful. Finally, on a page, he saw familiar words and discovered something strange.
"These ship girls seem to be from another world. They all belong to the same system and have the same battles. For example, the Denmark Strait and the Mariana Islands." Yes, why do I keep forgetting what I see in front of me! These ship girls are obviously the incarnations of the warships of World War I and World War II that I am familiar with, but there is no World War I or World War II in this world. Maybe...
With a long sigh, Qin Ge cast his eyes on the letter next to the pile of books. Seeing the beautiful handwriting on the letter, Qin Ge's eyes reappeared Xu Xin's proud smile. He looked at it quietly for a long time, "Commander? What a bunch of lunatics... What a lovely group of people!"
Qin Ge stood up suddenly, no longer with the confused look in his eyes, just as energetic as he was in the academy before. He picked up the envelope from the table and put it in his jacket pocket. He quickly put away the books on the table, and then walked to the library counter with them in his hands.
"Hello, return the book!" Qin Ge said to the librarian with a smile.
"Oh, it's you." Since Qin Ge came here often during this period, the librarian had remembered him. "What's wrong? Why did you finish so early today?"
Qin Ge smiled and said, "I have found what I was looking for, so there is no need to waste time here any longer."
"Oh, congratulations." The librarian smiled slightly. He felt the difference between Qin Ge's words and today's words. "Since you have found what you want, don't lose it. Otherwise, if you want to find it again, I don't know how much time it will take."
"Sure, see you later." Qin Ge nodded and smiled at the librarian.
"See you later."
After leaving the library, Qin Ge walked towards his temporary residence, which was a breakfast shop opened by two elderly people. Because the breakfast shop was only open until about eleven or twelve o'clock in the afternoon, he could go to the library to search for information at will, so he worked there part-time during this period of time.
Pushing open the heavy door, an old man was lying on a rocking chair, fanning himself, rocking back and forth, feeling very uncomfortable. Qin Ge chuckled and said, "Mr. Wan, are you being lazy again? Be careful that the old lady sees you like this and chases you all over the street with a rolling pin."
"She dares!" The old man whom Qin Ge called Wan Lao put down his fan and jumped up. He turned his head and saw Qin Ge and rolled his eyes. "It's you, kid. I said who dares to tease an old man like me. And Xiao Qin, haven't I told you many times to call me Lao Wan instead of Wan Lao? What should I do if you call me Wan Lao all the time and make me old?"
"Haha, I'm used to it. I can't change it." Qin Ge said with a smile, "Wan Lao, where's Auntie?"
"Old Wan!" Old Wan glared at Qin Ge and said, "Your aunt has gone to see her daughter and will be back in the evening."
"I was wondering why you were so leisurely today. Turns out your aunt isn't here." Qin Ge teased.
"I would do the same even if she were still here. This family is still named Wan, she can't turn the tables!" Old Wan's face flushed red as he shouted to Qin Ge.
"Oh, so that . I understand. I'll tell Auntie when she comes back tonight." Qin Ge said, and walked towards his room.
"I say, kid, you come back early for once today, but you tease me as soon as you come back. Could it be that you have encountered something happy today? Tell me about it and make me happy too." Although he had a quarrel with Qin Ge, Old Li Wan did not seem angry at all. Instead, he happily caught up with Qin Ge and asked the reason.
"Mr. Wan, I should probably leave here." Qin Ge said to Mr. Wan as he opened his door.
"Lao Wan!" Lao Wan corrected Qin Ge's way of addressing him again, and then asked, "What's wrong? Why are you leaving just like that? Did some bastard on this street offend you? Tell me, and I'll teach him a lesson! I'm Lao Wan's man, and no one dares to bully me!"
Seeing Lao Wan jumping up and down, Qin Ge shook his head and said, "No one is bullying me. I'm just planning to go to Shenhua City."
"Shenhua City? Why are you running so far?" Lao Wan stopped what he was doing and asked Qin Ge curiously.
"Go and be the commander." Qin Ge pushed open the door, turned sideways and said to Lao Wan.
Who would have thought that the originally cheerful Lao Wan's expression suddenly changed, with red all over his cheeks. "Say it again, what are you doing?!"
Listening to Lao Wan's angry voice, Qin Ge was a little puzzled, "To be a commander?"
"I'll beat you to death, you bastard, you're not a commander at all!" Lao Wan picked up the fan in his hand and hit Qin Ge in the face without mercy...
