The supply ship swayed in the sea. York reached out and gripped the doorknob of the cabin, then walked out of the room and ascended the stairs to the supply ship's deck. She saw her Commander and Glorious standing on the deck, gazing into the distance.
She happily ran over and held Wang Yu's left hand with her right: "Commander, are you scouting the boundless new battlefield?"
Wang Yu looked at her with a hint of amusement; "Is this your first time at sea?"
York felt a bit underestimated.
"Of course not, I experienced the vastness of this sea when I was born." Wang Yu understood she was referring to her experience of being brought back to Headquarters.
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about, it's my first time at sea too."
Perhaps it's as if the Commanders in this world are truly blessed by the sea. Even though it was his first time at sea, he didn't feel any seasickness; instead, he felt incredibly comfortable, like someone who had been drifting at sea for many years.
"But I heard Glorious say that the port has launched many times before?"
"Yes, it has launched many times, that's correct," Glorious pressed down on her naval cap. Today, she wasn't in her usual Ship Girls' riggings, but had changed into a pristine white naval uniform.
After changing, Glorious exuded a touch more heroism. Wang Yu had never seen Glorious wear other clothes before, and he was suddenly captivated by her uniform, feeling as if he couldn't maintain his composure.
"Although the previous port launched many, many times, the Commander was too lazy, only doing approval work at the port. He always ordered everyone to do this and do that, at most remotely commanding a few battles. Most battles were left for the flagship to command independently. And he wasn't even at the port every day; sometimes he would suddenly disappear and only return after a long time. He was truly too lazy."
Hearing his Secretary Ship criticize him in such a way, Wang Yu wanted to explain, but he also felt he couldn't refute it. After all, in the game, he cleared almost all stages using auto-battle.
If he could auto-battle, why would he manually control? Especially after the Operation Mode was introduced in the Great World, he would just max out his stamina before bed and let the Ship Girls fight on their own. After all, once stamina was depleted, his phone screen would go black, which didn't affect his phone usage.
As for being away from the port for long periods, that was also perfectly normal. He wasn't staring at the game every day. When there were no events, he would only enter the port at night to complete daily challenges, finish the three daily hard mode stages, set up commissions, manage the dorm, and start research, then his day of gaming was over.
Could this be said that he, as a Commander, was irresponsible?
I was quite dedicated during events...
By the way, Glorious, you never used to complain about the Commander to others like this. Now that York is one of our own Ship Girls, you talk about me like this? What about my Commander's prestige?
Wang Yu could understand York's feelings at this moment. Leaving the place she had always lived to go to an unknown place to live, there was bound to be some fear in her heart.
So, she urgently needed to run to the Commander's side to seek a sense of security. Thinking of this, Wang Yu tightened his grip on York's hand. At times like this, the Commander only needed to give his Ship Girls confidence.
Sailing at sea isn't always interesting. Once the novelty wears off, everyday brings repetitive scenery. Moreover, this was a very safe supply route, one of those safe sea areas where Siren rarely appeared. There were no wild Siren sightings along the way, and the route was calm. It quickly became boring.
The Ship Girls from Headquarters consistently maintained a distance from their Commander, and rarely communicated with him unless there was something important.
Wang Yu pulled out his phone. He needed to take a photo to commemorate this historic moment properly.
To record this first great voyage.
That's right, the technology of this world, or rather, the Wisdom Cube technology derived from the Cube, is very advanced.
However, corresponding to this was the weakness of the communication system. In the absence of a signal device, there was almost no communication capability. His phone was currently in an uncommunicable state.
The entire supply fleet should have a wartime communication channel, but the bandwidth of such a channel is limited. In non-essential situations, this channel would certainly not be activated to prevent a situation where communication is needed during combat but cannot be connected.
Although he couldn't make calls, taking photos was clearly possible.
He looked around and found a Manjuu, a general worker of the supply fleet.
Clearly, there wasn't much labor required during the ship's operation. At this moment, the Little Yellow Chicken was idle, pacing on the deck, not knowing what it was doing.
Wang Yu walked over and asked the Little Yellow Chicken to help the three of them take a photo.
The Little Yellow Chicken is a material product, produced by the Manjuu mass production device, and is an extended technology under the Wisdom Cube.
Although recruiting them does not require using the Wisdom Cube, summoning and maintaining them requires a continuous consumption of resource coins.
However, Manjuu can perform all sorts of tasks, including guarding the port, operating various equipment, and controlling various mass-produced fleets to fight as cannon fodder. They are practically indispensable little helpers for home and travel, truly the number one utility workers of Azure Lane.
Except for some Commanders who, due to life's pressures and insufficient resources, still need to recruit human labor to maintain the port's ecosystem, the vast majority of Commanders' ports maintain daily operations by recruiting Manjuu.
And although these Manjuu were not recruited by him, belonging to the public property of Headquarters, he was now also a nominal major of Headquarters. On this supply ship, he might not have the authority to command the fleet, but asking Manjuu to do some small tasks was certainly no problem.
Manjuu were also happy to help him with these small favors. Wang Yu and his two Ship Girls struck their poses. York, as always, made a V-sign with her hand. Wang Yu stood behind her, smiling, with his hand on York's shoulder. Glorious stood gracefully beside Wang Yu, smiling.
Their attire didn't look like a Commander with his Ship Girls, but rather like a family of three on a sea vacation.
Click, click, click.
Wang Yu stepped forward, took his phone from Manjuu's hand, and looked at the photos, finding them quite good. It could only be said that the camera pixel quality provided by Headquarters was excellent. Anyway, it was said that even if you threw it into the sea, as long as it wasn't directly hit by a torpedo, it could still function normally after ten days or half a month.
This might be a bit exaggerated, but the quality of this phone was clearly excellent.
Satisfied, Wang Yu put away his phone and casually pulled out a resource coin, handing it to Manjuu. Ignoring Manjuu's joyful expression, he returned to his Ship Girls' side.
"Let's go, let's go back. There's nothing more to see. We should reach our port in a few more days. Get some good rest these next few days; once we arrive at the port, I expect we'll be busy."
After everyone had looked at the photos, Wang Yu called for the Ship Girls to go back and rest.
It was foreseeable that the coming period would certainly not be easy...
