“This is the port’s budget for the next six months, including construction and combat supplies. Of course, the most crucial Wisdom Cubes and material resources are not included; you’ll need to figure out how to acquire those yourself,” Glorious said softly, pressing on Wang Yu’s shoulder.
Even just the basic resource supply was quite a lot. As for strategic resources like Wisdom Cubes, Wang Yu wasn't too worried. Once the port reached a certain scale, he could send out fleets to farm, which would both give his Ship Girls and him experience, and allow them to acquire extra resources from the Siren.
Wang Yu began to manipulate the screen, pulling up a more detailed billing report.
The vast majority of the bills were issued under the guise of fixed expenses for maintaining an A-class port. Although his port had few people, Headquarters still allocated funds according to A-class standards. Everything was handled according to regulations, with no deductions whatsoever.
Another portion was his fixed salary as a Major Commander; this was his personal income.
Wang Yu checked the bills. While these amounts weren't as staggering as the public accounts, they were certainly generous.
I love it, I love it! I will always be loyal to Azure Lane!
After that came the salaries for Glorious and York as Ship Girls.
Ship Girls’ salaries had their own calculation method. First, the base amount was generally determined by their ship type; usually, Main Fleet members received significantly higher treatment than Vanguard Fleet members. Then, there would be a certain degree of adjustment based on the Ship girl’s military achievements. However, neither York nor Glorious had any military achievements to report yet, so they were currently on base pay.
Wang Yu’s own salary was deposited into his personal account, but the Ship Girls’ salaries went directly into the fleet’s public account.
If a black-hearted Commander were to embezzle a Ship girl’s salary, he wondered if Headquarters would provide legal recourse? This thought popped into Wang Yu’s head for no reason, and then he couldn’t help but laugh at himself; how could any Commander do such a thing?
Wang Yu pondered for a moment and decided that since funds were so ample now, he couldn’t let his girls suffer.
He remembered that in the game, on Valentine’s Day, the Secretary Ship would secretly save up resources and give them as a gift to the Commander. The first time he received Glorious’s Valentine’s Day gift in the game, because the gift could be opened, he impulsively clicked on it to see what it was. After clicking, he regretted it.
Glorious’s Valentine’s Day gift was gone.
It only gave a small amount of resources, some material coins and crude oil. He couldn’t even remember how much it was, but it was very little.
He wasn’t complaining about the small amount of resources; how could a Secretary Ship’s sincerity be compared to a tiny bit of resources?
If you asked him how he felt, it was regret, deep regret.
In short, even if he wanted to chop off his impulsive hand, the opened gift could never be returned.
Perhaps there were too many Commanders who had done the same foolish thing, so the official rules were later modified for the next event, changing it to giving the Commander an unopened gift as a collectible.
This was a very thoughtful change. Wang Yu also completely managed to control his hands.
If it can’t be opened, how can you click, click, click?
Try being impulsive again, I dare you?
Thinking of these things, Wang Yu couldn't help but smile knowingly; these were all memories from the past.
He turned and smiled at Glorious, saying, “I remember you used to give me gifts on Valentine’s Day, but back then the port didn’t have salaries, so were you using your own private money?”
No sooner had he spoken than Wang Yu felt the hands that were massaging him pause.
A slender hand pressed down on his head, rubbing it a few times, messing up his hair.
Wang Yu immediately and wisely kept silent. Who doesn't have a little private money?
“Hmph, if the Commander doesn’t pay us, are we to blame?”
Wang Yu remained silent, playing the ostrich, and the matter was gently passed over.
“The port’s signal emitter has been reactivated. You’ll need to set up your own accounts later, and also get phones and other similar items. Every Ship girl who joins the port will do the same from now on. Next month, add a batch of new communication devices to the supplies needed, and then you can buy whatever you want yourselves. For these matters, I’ll trouble you, Glorious, to take care of them.”
After speaking, he flashed a slightly wild smile, shamelessly stretching his neck and leaning his face towards Glorious.
“At that time, Commander I, will abuse my power and raise your salaries.”
Glorious gave the Commander, who had suddenly become childlike again, an exasperated look. She thought that this could be considered securing some extra benefits for the sisters in the port, so she would make a small sacrifice and let the Commander get away with it.
She gently lowered her head, her lips touching his like a dragonfly skimming the water, a brief touch and then gone, leaving Wang Yu covering his face and grinning foolishly.
Having settled the next item, this Commander had one less thing to do, bringing him a step closer to his goal of comfortably living off others, and he even got a little something extra. If it weren't for the port’s ambition of collecting all ships still awaiting him, he would have felt his life was already complete.
For a port, the most important resources are always Wisdom Cubes, material coins, and crude oil—these strategic resources.
The operational funds provided by Headquarters are just some Azure Coins, which at most can only improve the living conditions of the port, and do not significantly help in increasing the Commander’s strength.
Azure Lane controls the seas and coastal city tax revenues held by all humanity. In today's perilous oceans, they operate a unique bodyguard business, earning money at great risk.
Therefore, money is never in short supply, but strategic materials like Wisdom Cubes are different; all ports lack them.
And it's not just Commanders who lack these; everyone wants these strategic resources that can build Ship Girls.
Countless people are buying Wisdom Cubes and other various resources at high prices, just to become a Commander through another channel.
After all, the Commander Academy has limited spots, and one can only gain entry after their Wisdom Cube synchronization rate and academic performance reach a certain standard.
And materials like Wisdom Cubes are explicitly regulated by Azure Lane, only occasionally appearing on the black market, but more often than not, they are priceless and unavailable.
Unless a Commander encounters a special situation where they are truly desperate for money, they would not engage in the loss-making business of exchanging construction materials for money.
After all, both rich and poor Commanders understand that it's easy to exchange construction resources for money, but it's much more difficult to exchange money for construction materials.
Azure Lane had clearly considered this situation, providing every port with an excessive amount of operational funds, also to prevent the outflow of more strategic materials. This way, with all ports having no shortage of money, smuggling strategic materials for money becomes a completely unprofitable business.