“After acquiring a Port, there will still be many things for the Commander to worry about, but your Port's situation is special. Although you applied for the highest-level Port, your current Port personnel are too few. Therefore, after some discussion, Headquarters unanimously decided that for the next six months, you do not need to fulfill any Port obligations. You only need to manage your own Port issues, so for now, you just need to focus on developing your Port.”
Shangri-La once again delivered good news that delighted Wang Yu.
Wang Yu and Glorious exchanged glances. This was an unexpected pleasant surprise. With half a year for the Port to slowly develop, the initial pressure they felt would be significantly reduced, and some of the difficulties they had anticipated would be easily resolved.
If he had to fulfill all the Port's responsibilities from the start, his current Port's manpower would likely be completely insufficient.
Although new players rely on grinding, a body full of grind would lead to an early demise.
Moreover, true experts both grind and spend, so a Commander's career shouldn't be so competitive...
He just owed more favors. If he kept owing, he wouldn't be able to resist recruiting her...
Wang Yu took a deep breath. Anyway, with many debts, one doesn't worry. Since he had already taken so many advantages from Headquarters, he didn't mind taking a little more at this moment.
“Shangri-La, you know my situation. Although my former Port was very powerful, I don't have many usable personnel now. Currently, it's just me and Glorious. Also, because my former Ship Girls were so powerful, construction places too great a burden on my body. I can hardly construct all of them quickly. So, for my current Port, I am in urgent need of manpower.”
Wang Yu even felt a little embarrassed. Making another request at this time was truly too greedy, but he had to mention it. After all, he still needed Shangri-La's agreement.
Shangri-La nodded. It was precisely because Headquarters considered Wang Yu's current situation that they made the concession of six months.
“You don't need to open the entire Port for now. If you only operate a small part of the Port, most of the other work can be handled by Manjuu. As for maritime defense, Headquarters will still carry it out on your behalf. However, even so, your manpower is indeed a bit too low.” Shangri-La admitted what Wang Yu said. She couldn't not admit it, after all, Wang Yu currently only had two people, even with a generous count.
Even the lowest-level Ports are only applied for when a Commander has over twenty people. A situation like his, with only two people yet owning the highest-level Port, has never appeared in the history of Azure Lane.
If not for the special nature of that Port, it would probably have been difficult to get the application approved this time, but there's no need to tell him all that...
“So, you hope that our Headquarters can provide you with some more personnel? However, our Headquarters' situation is special. Headquarters usually does not directly interfere with Port development. This has been a long-standing unwritten rule.” Shangri-La said with a troubled expression.
It wasn't that she was unwilling to give more support, nor that she couldn't spare the manpower. Headquarters had many non-combat members.
It had always been this way: Headquarters and Ports were independent. It was said that this system was achieved at a great cost, and although history had been hidden, she didn't know what that cost was or who paid it, but this rule had always been followed, and no one had ever broken it.
Seeing that the warm-up was almost complete, Wang Yu no longer concealed his true thoughts.
He directly said, “I hope Headquarters can provide me with the support of one Ship girl.”
One Ship girl...
Shangri-La somewhat understood what Wang Yu truly wanted to say and looked at Wang Yu with a half-smile, “You Commanders are all the same. In just these few days, you've taken a fancy to our little girl.”
Wang Yu felt his shamelessness grow rapidly. He wasn't a particularly shy person to begin with, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to give an impromptu speech to Essex when he transmigrated.
After so many days of cultivating a bond with York between two chuunibyous, he now had an even thicker skin that ignored anyone's thoughts. One could only say that his previous worries about social death were too naive. Commanders would do anything to recruit Ship Girls.
And what if he died socially? Anyway, he had Ship Girls to support him...
He just played it cool, really cool...
Shangri-La looked at Wang Yu. To be honest, most Commanders now were trained by the Naval Academy, essentially coming from a military background.
Every Commander who successfully graduated and constructed could be called a prodigy. Even those Commanders specially recruited from inland cities, their excellence was still undeniable.
Commanders like Wang Yu, who could easily shed their Commander identity, talk nonsense to please a little girl, and blend in with children, were becoming increasingly rare.
It had been a long time since she had seen such a Commander. The Azure Lane system was becoming more and more perfect, and the Navy's status was becoming more and more stable, but some things, she didn't know when, had gradually changed...
She gathered her thoughts, looking at the fawning smile on Wang Yu's face, and then at his Secretary Ship Glorious, who was looking at Wang Yu with a hint of doting in her eyes.
Wasn't it precisely to prevent some things from changing that she joined the Naval Headquarters? Over the years, she herself had changed, but that initial belief, after all, had not been easily forgotten.
“If she agrees to go with you, we naturally have no objections. After all, in a few years, we were also planning to find an opportunity to send her to the Royal Headquarters. If you have the ability to recruit her, that's your own capability, and it saves us one less thing to do.”
Success!
Wang Yu's heart swelled with joy. This meant the matter was agreed upon.
As for York, can't I handle a little girl?
True heart for true heart, our friendship is everlasting, our bond can cross time and space...
York, prepare to be forever trapped in this cage called 'bond'!
“Since that's the case, there's only one last thing. Your Port is currently undergoing renovation. Based on the progress, it should be completed in two weeks at most. In five days, you will depart with the supply fleet. After about a week of travel, everything for your Port should be ready. So, Commander Wang Yu, you don't have much time. You'll need to put in a bit more effort if you want to persuade that little girl.”
“Don't worry, we definitely won't make you take an extra trip to Royal.”