Having understood the reasoning behind it,
Wang Yu could easily guess the reason Glorious made such a suggestion; his A-Class Port Area still had hundreds of Ship Girls eagerly awaiting construction.
Compared to other Commanders, who faced the difficulty of a powerful large-scale construction followed by five technology boxes.
Without any surprises, every one of his constructions was bound to yield a Ship girl.
And it would likely be a rare, powerful Ship Girls with their levels maxed out and all skills fully learned.
Time was therefore crucial for him.
His primary goal now was to build diligently. As long as he built enough, the goal of having a complete fleet and dominating the seas would soon be realized.
And as his foundation in this world, the A-Class Port Area should naturally be completed as quickly as possible. As for the A-Class Port Area being second-hand, some Commanders might care. But for him, it was no big deal at all.
In his previous life, how many people were desperate to buy a second-hand house? Now, a second-hand A-Class Port Area was given away with a click; what could he be dissatisfied with? Moreover, once an A-Class Port Area was established, changing it was not easy.
His A-Class Port Area was destined to develop into a super-large A-Class Port Area with hundreds of Ship Girls in the future. If he were to apply for a new A-Class Port Area construction starting now, it would truly be unknown when he would see its completion. Considering this, using and renovating a dilapidated A-Class Port Area was indeed the best choice.
Since he had made up his mind, Wang Yu was not the type to procrastinate.
He stood up from the recliner. After several days of recuperation, his body had clearly improved a lot. Although he still felt a little weak, it no longer affected his normal physical activities.
However, suddenly having to interact with his Ship Girls, Glorious, the experience from the game could not be fully applied to reality. Although the relationship between a Commander and Ship Girls was inherently close, it was impossible to become familiar enough to share everything immediately.
Coupled with the Secretary Ship's meticulous care, Wang Yu, who was just a 996 corporate slave in his previous life, had never experienced such meticulous care from a girl he liked.
What's more, Glorious was so beautiful and charming. So, after only a brief psychological struggle, he suppressed that slight sense of decadent guilt in his heart and began to enjoy the Commander-level patient treatment with a clear conscience.
However, as good as this life was, he could not continue to enjoy it with such a clear conscience forever.
These few days of enjoyment were enough. He was a dignified Chief Commander of Azure Lane. Lying around all day doing nothing, leaving all tasks to his Secretary Ship. Before, he could use the excuse of feeling unwell to numb himself.
But now that his body had mostly recovered, he could no longer accept such treatment with a clear conscience. The Ship Girls were working so hard. As a Commander, if he didn't work hard for his A-Class Port Area, what was the difference between him and a good-for-nothing?
Of course, for him, the biggest gain in these past few days was gradually getting used to the mode of interaction with Glorious under her care.
He reached out directly and embraced the somewhat dazed Glorious.
Feeling the beauty in his arms, her body only stiffened slightly before softening. The pressure from her front made his heart flutter, and his nostrils were filled with a refreshing fragrance.
A pair of hands wrapped around his back, holding him tightly, as if wanting to melt her body into his.
“Commander, why are you suddenly so intimate? Didn’t you not even want to hold Glorious’s hand before?” Wang Yu did not answer. He felt that men were indeed extremely superficial creatures.
However, after only a few days of interaction, he felt that he had accepted Glorious's love with a clear conscience. Similarly, he felt that he could now say “I love you!” to Glorious without any hesitation.
But he was not a pretentious person. Glorious was his first married Ship Girls in the game. She had always been one of his favorite Ship Girls in the game.
And after he came to this world and became a real Commander, Glorious had never hidden her feelings. He was not so cowardly as to not even have the courage to respond to others.
Seeing that Wang Yu did not respond, Glorious also seemed to feel Wang Yu's intentions. Neither of them spoke, they just embraced silently for a while, enjoying this hard-won warmth.
After a long time, Wang Yu's voice softly echoed in Glorious's ear: “You’ve worked hard these past few days.” His tone was sincere, his voice low and soft, as if he wanted to infuse endless emotions into his words. Glorious raised her head slightly. Her azure eyes, like brilliant sapphires, stared into Wang Yu’s eyes.
“What is Commander saying? Aren’t these all things I should do as a Secretary Ship? The development of the A-Class Port Area cannot rely solely on the Commander’s efforts. Only with everyone working together can the A-Class Port Area develop faster. This has always been the Commander’s promise to everyone: to develop a powerful A-Class Port Area and make everyone in the A-Class Port Area smile.”
“Mhm.” Wang Yu nodded gently. He didn’t remember if he had said such words, but he probably had. As for promises in the game, there were simply too many.
“I feel my body has mostly recovered, and it’s time for me to fulfill my duties as a Commander.”
A hint of mischief flashed in Glorious’s azure eyes. She said playfully, “But, hasn’t Commander’s body already recovered? Glorious has been checking Commander’s body carefully, did I feel wrong?”
Wang Yu hadn’t expected that his feigned illness these past few days had already been seen through. He couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, his cheeks flushed, and his hands, which were holding Glorious, were somewhat at a loss.
He suppressed his composure, just as he was about to explain something, he saw the playful expression on Glorious’s face fade. She returned to her familiar gentle demeanor.
The arms wrapped around his waist loosened, and Glorious gently twisted her body, breaking free from the Commander’s embrace. She pulled Wang Yu to sit down again, and after sitting next to Wang Yu, she poured herself and Wang Yu another cup of black tea.
“Since Commander has decided not to slack off anymore, Glorious will now report the specific details of applying for an A-Class Port Area. Commander, please listen carefully.”
Wang Yu quickly offered the pastries with both hands, adopting a serious expression and sitting upright, like a diligent student listening attentively.
Seeing the Commander's playful antics, Glorious chuckled softly, her voice as melodious as wind chimes. “These past few days, I’ve looked for Shangri-La several times, just to see if there’s any way to establish an A-Class Port Area as quickly as possible…”
“A-Class Port Areas are divided into three types: A, B, and C, based on their scale. This classification is largely determined by the strength of the A-Class Port Area’s fleet. For an A-Class Port Area to upgrade to an A-Class Port Area, the basic application condition is to possess the ability to survive in the greater world. There are fewer requirements for applying for other levels of A-Class Port Areas. Usually, a Commander can apply to Headquarters for a C-Class A-Class Port Area after reaching Commander level 30 or above and having a fleet size of 12 or more Ship Girls, meaning they can form two complete combat fleets.”
“This requires both the Commander and their fleet to possess a certain level of capability before they are eligible to apply for an A-Class Port Area. If the application is successful, Headquarters will fund the establishment of the A-Class Port Area. Afterwards, if the A-Class Port Area’s strength increases, they can apply for self-expansion, but this will require using the A-Class Port Area’s own funds to upgrade its scale. Headquarters will provide resource subsidies based on the A-Class Port Area’s level, the number of Ship Girls, and battle achievements. However, Headquarters also requires the A-Class Port Area to complete a series of tasks.”
Wang Yu nodded slightly. Listening to this, many conditions were indeed very favorable to the Commander, and A-Class Port Areas generally had their own autonomy. It felt like Headquarters was indeed more inclined to cultivate new Commanders.
First, it directly provided A-Class Port Areas to Commanders with a certain level of strength, which was almost like ancient kings allocating territories to their subjects.
Secondly, paying Commanders according to the A-Class Port Area’s level allowed the A-Class Port Area to directly detach from production and focus on development and growth.
The implementation of such a plan meant that Headquarters, or rather Azure Lane, had financial resources beyond imagination. How wealthy must they be to simultaneously bear the maintenance costs of so many A-Class Port Areas?
However, this was indeed a good thing. At least after becoming a Commander, he wouldn’t have to worry about the A-Class Port Area’s economy. He only needed to focus on developing the A-Class Port Area and fighting Sirens when necessary. Wang Yu felt that such a goal was quite easy to achieve.
Otherwise, becoming a Commander and still having to work for money would be too tragic.
Truly selling oneself to the A-Class Port Area…
In this way, the A-Class Port Area and Headquarters nominally had a very clear superior-subordinate relationship, but the Commander also had considerable independent autonomy, only needing to complete annual target tasks based on the A-Class Port Area’s level.
He just didn’t know what these so-called tasks were exactly, and how difficult they would be to complete.