Vibrant and bustling, yet somewhat dreamlike.
Commander Wang Yu directly inserted 20,000 resource coins into the Little Yellow Chicken recruitment device and chose to recruit 100 units of Little Yellow Chickens.
The resource coins instantly decreased by 10,000. However, unlike constructing Ship Girls, it didn't require consuming the Commander's own stamina and spirit.
In an instant, Little Yellow Chickens rolled out of the recruitment device like cannonballs, filling the entire construction room.
Wang Yu immediately assigned them all the tasks they needed to be responsible for and then left them to it.
The Little Yellow Chickens seemed to have their own internal management system; they would coordinate and divide all tasks themselves. Coupled with their ability to handle almost all types of work, Wang Yu truly felt their unscientific nature was comparable to that of Ship Girls.
Although maintaining the Little Yellow Chickens' existence would continuously consume resource coins, the resource collection devices were also constantly producing, and all the configurations in his port were top-tier. With this calculation, the income and expenditure of resource coins were basically balanced.
Soon, the Little Yellow Chickens had completed their internal division of labor and dispersed throughout the port in small teams.
Before long, the once empty port was filled with the busy figures of Little Yellow Chickens.
Wang Yu couldn't help but feel a sense of relief. As expected, delegating work made things much easier. The biggest tasks had all been delegated, and he could soon enjoy the happy time that belonged to a Commander.
Hmm, seeing the large port become lively, Wang Yu's heart was also filled with a sense of accomplishment.
This was the place he needed to guard for the rest of his life, and from now on, it was his and his Ship Girls' foothold in this world.
All major work in the port was now on track. Once a few scattered tasks were completed, he could begin his next construction.
As Wang Yu was pondering, a carrier-based aircraft flew in front of him, hovering in the air.
Currently, Glorious was the only aircraft carrier in the port.
"Glorious, is there something you need me for?" Wang Yu asked directly.
A gentle female voice came from the carrier-based aircraft: "Commander, communication with Headquarters has been almost fully established. Currently, the entire port's information communication system is running perfectly, and Xianhua City's communication system is gradually being restored as planned. Most importantly, Headquarters' operational funds for the port have also been received."
Wang Yu's heart was filled with joy upon hearing this information.
Was it payday? He definitely had to go and check it out.
"Then you go to the Command Center and wait for me, I'll be right there."
"Okay, Commander, should I ask York to come too?" Wang Yu thought for a moment: "What is York doing right now? I haven't seen her all day."
Glorious didn't answer immediately, likely searching for York's whereabouts with the carrier-based aircraft. Soon, Glorious's voice sounded again: "She's playing at the amusement park. Headquarters doesn't have anything like an amusement park. York was looking forward to it yesterday, but all the facilities in the amusement park weren't activated yesterday. Hehe, York is waving at me, she seems to be having a lot of fun."
Wang Yu couldn't help but think that children were, after all, still children.
"Then there's no need to call her for now. Let her play by herself for a while. You wait for me in the Command Center, I'm on my way."
Wang Yu walked directly towards the Command Center, as it was considered the first major event for the port, and it needed to be handled formally.
After confirming Wang Yu's identity, the door to the Command Center opened automatically.
Inside the spacious Command Center, besides Glorious, there were only a few Little Yellow Chickens working at the control panel, monitoring the safety of the surrounding sea area.
"Come, come, let me see how much operational funding Headquarters has given," Wang Yu said to Glorious with a smile.
Wang Yu felt exceptionally good now; even his body, which had been busy for so long, no longer felt tired.
Who wouldn't be in a good mood on payday? Who would complain about being tired while counting money?
However, digital transfers did take away much of the joy of counting money. He hoped that a larger number could compensate for the regret of not being able to count cash.
Glorious gave Wang Yu a sidelong glance. But since there were no outsiders present, she didn't pursue Wang Yu for losing his Commander's etiquette.
Let the Commander be happy for a while; this time it's fine, but it won't happen again.
"Commander, you should see for yourself."
Wang Yu walked to the control panel. Headquarters' operational funds were transferred to the port's public account.
What met his eyes was a string of zeros.
12345678......
He clicked and realized he seemed to have miscounted. Wang Yu gasped, making a huge contribution to the cause of global warming.
Before, when he was tallying the Wisdom Cubes, resource coins, crude oil, and other resources in his game port, he didn't have much of a concept.
But now that the Azure Lane coins had arrived, Wang Yu instantly understood another meaning of the Commander's identity.
"Is this what it feels like to be one of the most powerful and influential people in this world?" Wang Yu murmured, feeling his perception of this world completely shattered.
It was ironic that, relatively speaking, he quickly accepted the miracle of transmigration happening to him. He quickly accepted Ship Girls appearing in reality. He calmly accepted various magic and black technology appearing around him. He happily accepted his port's girls returning to his side.
These were clearly the things that should have overturned his worldview, and money seemed so insignificant compared to everything he had experienced, yet he shattered his perception of this world in front of this string of numbers.
So, this is how it is? Only now could he truly feel that he and his former self no longer had any intersection.
From today on, he was Wang Yu.
Commander Wang Yu of Tianqing Port.
Wang Yu moved his gaze away from the screen's data. He felt as if he had completely lost his sense of money.
Although he had long known that once one's status reached a certain level, money was just a string of data, after seeing such a long string of numbers, he could finally confidently pat his chest and say, 'I'm not interested in money.'
Now, all he needed was someone to play along, to highlight his 'cool factor'...
"Why is there so much money? Is Headquarters' funding so generous?" Wang Yu leaned back in his chair, spread his hands, and asked somewhat flippantly, looking at the screen. He was genuinely curious about this question now, just how rich Azure Lane really was.
Glorious walked behind Wang Yu and gently pressed his shoulders.
She vaguely felt that the Commander seemed different from before, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was, perhaps a change in his demeanor.
This change... this change was like those companions who had just joined the port, after being trained by the Commander, the change they experienced after defeating previously unimaginable powerful enemies on their first sortie...
One could only say that such a Commander seemed even more charming than before...