Chapter 45 Opening Ceremony
September 1st may not be a special day for many people, but for the new commanders of the Azur Lane Commander Academy, it is the first day of school and the day they officially become newcomers.
Today, Qin Ge got up early as usual. After doing morning exercises, he returned to his house, washed and changed into his navy dress.
Formal attire is usually worn to attend formal gatherings or events, so Qin Ge, as an assistant teacher, must wear such attire at this opening ceremony.
After saying goodbye to the Centaur and Noshiro, Qin Ge walked to the door and found that Mikasa, who was also dressed in a ship uniform, also walked out of his house.
He was wearing the uniform of a navy admiral, with a white cloak draped diagonally across his body and a long string of rosary beads wrapped around the cloak. On his right arm, a Z flag was particularly eye-catching.
As if sensing Qin Ge's gaze, Mikasa turned around and waved at Qin Ge, "Qin Ge, good morning."
"Senior Mikasa, good morning." Qin Ge said with a smile and waved.
"That's great, let's go to the auditorium together." Mikasa said to Qin Ge.
"Yeah." Qin Ge nodded.
The way to the auditorium was not too far, and the two of them arrived at the scene in about ten minutes.
The opening ceremony was held in front of the auditorium. A platform was built under the large stone tablet. On both sides of the platform were rows of tables and chairs, and in the middle was a podium.
Under the stage, there were two squares of chairs arranged to divide the area. Obviously, one side had more chairs and the other had fewer. The side with more chairs was for this year's new commander, and the side with fewer chairs was for this year's second-year students.
However, it is not time for the opening ceremony yet, but the seats are already full of people. They are all looking forward to the moment when the opening ceremony begins.
When Mikasa and Qin Ge walked onto the stage together, Qin Ge clearly heard a commotion from below, and countless eyes were fixed on him. He thought they must be discussing his identity, Qin Ge thought like this, and then smiled.
"Here." Mikasa, who was sitting in the front, pointed to a table on the side. Qin Ge turned his head and saw a sign with his name on the table. Next to him was Mikasa.
The two walked forward and sat down. Mikasa turned her head and smiled at Qin Ge and said, "It seems that the dean is quite understanding. He was afraid that you would be nervous, so he specially arranged for me to sit next to you."
"Well, the scene today is indeed a bit tense, but that's just how it is." Qin Ge smiled and shook his head.
As a former top student at the Naval Command Academy, he had given lectures and speeches many times. Compared to the sharp eyes of his peers, the eyes of these first-year and second-year students were very gentle.
"Haha, that's good. Being able to face things calmly shows the demeanor of a great general!" Mikasa said with a smile.
Qin Ge smiled, pointed to the row of seats opposite him and said to Mikasa, "Senior Mikasa, whose seats are in the row opposite?"
"You're talking about the ones across from us. Those are the seats for representatives of the Navy Command, the Maritime Administration, and the local Chamber of Commerce. After all, although this is the opening ceremony of our Azur Lane Commander Academy, it also concerns the inheritance of the future navy, so naval units like them and representatives of local chambers of commerce are all here to watch the ceremony." Mikasa explained.
"Our row is the college's tutor team, and the row behind us is the logistics team. As for who they are, I don't need to introduce them to you, after all, you already know them all."
Qin Ge nodded and asked Mikasa, "I know about the Maritime Administration representative from books. Basically, it is the director of the Maritime Administration who comes every time. So what level is the representative of the Navy Command who came to watch the ceremony?"
Mikasa explained, "Because the headquarters of the Maritime Administration is in our Shenhua City, the director of the Maritime Administration comes in person every time there is a meeting, and this year's director is Canglong. As for the representative of the Navy Command, it's hard to say. Last year, it was the staff officer of the Kanmusu Department, Shentong, and the one who came before was Washington from the front-line command . So the dean didn't inform us who will come this year."
"Oh." Qin Ge understood in an instant, and when he was about to say something, he saw a figure appear next to Mikasa. It was Aurora. She was not wearing a white dress like usual, but her own cotton ship uniform.
"Heh, when I passed by your house, Mikasa, I knocked on the door and no one answered, so I knew you two must have come early." Aurora said to Mikasa, then turned her head and smiled at Qin Ge, "How is it? Are you used to the feeling of sitting on the stage?"
Qin Ge smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Senior Aurora. I feel fine and have not been affected."
"Haha, that's good." Aurora said with a smile.
"Good morning, you're here really early." At this time, another person came over and sat in his seat. He was the instructor of the aircraft carrier course, Langley.
"I've already told you, you can always trust Mikasa's sense of time." As she spoke, the female general sat in her seat and smiled at Langley.
"But compared to this, I'm more curious about Commander Qin Ge. Although he lives next door to Mikasa, I can see him doing morning exercises every morning." The attacker sat down and turned to Qin Ge and smiled. However, this action made her chest shake, which made Qin Ge's eyelids twitch.
"That's the normal routine of a soldier, Qin Ge. I'm very optimistic about your performance in my course." Red-haired Maryland sat down and smiled at Qin Ge.
"Maryland is right. Every morning when I see Qin Ge doing morning exercises there, I suddenly feel that the constraints on myself seem to have been relaxed. Let's do it together then." Mikasa said with a smile.
"If Senior Mikasa is interested, we can go together then." Qin Ge said with a smile.
"It's a pity that I live a little far from you, otherwise I would like to join you." At this time, a familiar voice sounded behind Qin Ge. He turned his head and found that the person who spoke was Anshan.
Moreover, other people such as the Kitchen Goddess, Yixian, Miaogao, Pinghai, Ninghai, Fushun and others also came to the platform and sat down.
"It's indeed a bit far." Qin Ge said with a smile.
When Qin Ge had just spoken a few words to Anshan and the others, Mikasa interrupted their conversation and said, "I didn't expect that the Navy Command would send her this year! It seems that the leaders at the top are also very concerned about the Siren Tide that occurred in the Northern Alliance this time."
Hearing Mikasa's voice, Qin Ge quickly turned to look at the table opposite him, and found that three people, led by the dean, Prince of Wales, walked onto the stage...
