“This area is the dormitory district, specifically for Ship Girls to rest,” Pennsylvania said, pointing to a newly appearing villa area.
Wang Yu saw the White Eagle flag flying in the center of the dormitory.
“This is the White Eagle’s dormitory area. The dormitory areas of other factions are dispersed in other directions. The Ship Girls’ dormitory area surrounds the outside of the port’s central location. Each faction’s Ship Girls have their own independent dormitory area, which also serves to guard the Command Center. Enemies can only attack the Commander’s area after passing through the Ship Girls’ area.”
“Such opportunities are, of course, rare. Judging the war situation is also a required course for Commanders. However, this layout will make Commanders susceptible to embezzlement by their own Ship Girls at any time. Many Commanders have complained that they have no freedom at all...” Pennsylvania said, making a joke that drew a burst of laughter from everyone.
Wang Yu also realized that this fiery older sister was overly outgoing, her chatter simply unstoppable.
After passing through the White Eagle’s dormitory area, they entered the true core area of the port.
Wang Yu felt as if he had arrived in a giant garden. Wang Yu could even see a huge Ferris wheel in the distance. Before, from the supply ship, he could only see a lush green forest on the island. The entire port was hidden within it.
And now he truly saw the full scope of the port, and he felt incredibly shocked.
“Is that an amusement park?”
“Yes, that’s the port’s entertainment area. All of the port’s commercial streets are concentrated there. It’s a place for Ship Girls to relax, and the teaching and training areas are also concentrated in that block. These are the main places for Ship Girls’ daily activities.”
Wang Yu had wondered what an A-class port would be like, after all, it was touted as the top-tier port, so some luxury was expected.
But he hadn't imagined it would be this luxurious. Previously, he had envisioned the port perhaps being like Naval Headquarters, merely occupying a large piece of land by the sea.
Well, now it seemed his perspective was indeed too narrow. This wasn't just a port; it was practically a miniature city. Functions like living, education, commerce, entertainment, transportation, and medical care certainly wouldn't be lacking.
Based on his knowledge from his previous life, Wang Yu estimated the scale of the entire port. With sufficient supplies, the entire port could comfortably accommodate over ten thousand people for normal activities. In extreme cases, this number could be expanded by more than ten times.
At this moment, Wang Yu had only one thought: Headquarters is truly rich.
However, seeing Glorious and York beside him looking completely normal, as if a port should naturally be like this, Wang Yu felt even more that he truly had too little experience.
Perhaps for some Ship Girls, her entire life would only be spent in this one place, the port. Although the port is vast, it is so tiny compared to the entire world. In her eyes, the port and the Commander are her entire world.
Suppressing the turbulent thoughts in his mind, and passing by the buildings that Pennsylvania said could be arranged freely, Wang Yu finally arrived at the very center of the port, the most important area of the entire port.
“This is the Command Center,” Pennsylvania said, pointing to the central building, where the signal tower, or rather, the signal transmission device, was located. The signal tower was built to mimic the communication device in the Commander System and can amplify signals using the Commander network. The communication for the entire Xianhua City basically relies on it.”
Wang Yu was a little surprised. A signal tower is a necessary condition for communication; this was something he had known for a long time. But did the signal tower borrow technology from the Commander System? Does this mean the Commander System is also man-made technology?
Regarding the origin of the Commander System, Wang Yu had never received a clear answer. It was only said that some time after the appearance of Ship Girls, the Commander System began to emerge.
Wang Yu scratched his head, deciding not to ponder this difficult question. This Commander System was clearly not something that could be produced by the technology of this world.
It couldn't be that the Siren gave it to the Commanders, could it?
However, Wang Yu felt this was also not very realistic. Because, from what he currently understood, various aspects of the Commander’s abilities revealed an unscientific feeling. Rather than a kind of black technology, it seemed more like an overall cheat code given to the Commanders. While it couldn't be said to be completely out of place with the overall style of the world, it was still quite different.
On the contrary, his Tianqing Port module integrated into the Commander System without any sense of incongruity, as if it were naturally made.
“So the Commander’s office is also located here. The Command Center and the Commander’s office are the main places for the Commander to work, and many Commanders live directly here anyway, there are plenty of rooms.”
Damn, living at the company is truly terrifying.
But I guess I'm the boss, so it's fine...
Wang Yu suddenly thought of a question: “So, when there was no Commander here before, what was the communication situation in the entire Xianhua City like? It couldn’t be that all communication was completely stagnant, could it?” Wang Yu knew that communication in some inland cities was basically cut off, but Xianhua City was a coastal city, would it also face such a situation?
Pennsylvania glanced at Wang Yu with a hint of surprise: “Communication wasn’t cut off, but the entire communication system was greatly weakened, with only a limited few communication lines maintaining normal communication. But as a graduate of the academy, how could you not even know this?”
Wang Yu gave an awkward smile. Since Shangri-La hadn't publicized his identity, he had no intention of explaining.
Pennsylvania just assumed he was a second-generation rich kid looking for a gilded resume and paid him no further mind. Pennsylvania continued with a touch of emotion in her gaze: “Xianhua City used to be a prosperous metropolis, but… it’s always like this. It rises because of the port and will decline because of the port. Now that Flower Port has a Commander again, Xianhua City might just have a day to prosper once more.”
Pennsylvania then took Wang Yu to see the building where the construction devices were located. It seemed that to prevent Siren attacks, these important devices were stored in separate buildings.
The Wisdom Cube collection device, material collection device, and crude oil conversion device were all housed in the same building.
These three devices, as their names suggest, are special devices that produce Wisdom Cubes, resource coins, and crude oil resources. The output of these three devices is affected by the port’s Commander level and the number of Ship Girls. Furthermore, they will interfere with each other within a certain range of the sea area.
And they will emit huge signals; once activated, the base's location is basically completely exposed.
Wang Yu's biggest impression of these devices was that they were expensive. In his personal component module, these devices were for sale, and their prices were equally prohibitive for Commanders.
This is also why the port needs to provide a large amount of resources to Headquarters every year. These devices are all resources leased by Headquarters to the port. All other various black technology devices come from Headquarters’ friendly support.
It took almost an entire day for Pennsylvania to clearly introduce the various situations of the port to Wang Yu.
By then, it was almost dusk, and Wang Yu felt a little embarrassed.
Many Ship Girls were still waiting at the port, but Pennsylvania didn't have so many thoughts. In her opinion, this was just part of her duty.
She took out a handover document and handed it to Wang Yu: “After you sign it, I can go back and report.” Wang Yu took the handover document, confirmed the contents, and quickly signed his name. Both sides breathed a sigh of relief.
Pennsylvania soon decided to leave: “I know you might be busy during this time, so I’ll take my leave first.” She paused, then spoke again: “The main fleet stationed at Headquarters will not withdraw from Flower Port within the next six months. We will be stationed and carry out missions at the Naval Logistics Base within Xianhua City. If you truly need help, you can directly contact the logistics base in Xianhua City.”