That Commander saw Wang Yu fall silent and thought that Wang Yu was discouraged by his words, so he continued to comfort him, "It's okay. Just take on more commissions issued by Headquarters. If your strength isn't enough, you can choose some easier ones to do first, so the danger won't be too great. As long as you accumulate more resources and do more constructions, your fleet will quickly develop. In a few more years, who knows, we might even be able to apply for our own Port Districts."
By the end, he had a look of longing, as if he saw a beautiful future many years from now...
Seeing his longing expression, Wang Yu still suppressed the words, 'I already have a Port District.' Let his dream last a little longer; it felt suddenly a bit cruel to shatter it. After all, dreams are the most important things not to destroy!
"What kind of commissions are these?" Wang Yu asked curiously, "Are there other Commanders who come to do these commissions?"
"They're mostly commissions for the construction of Xianhua City, since the new sea route here hasn't been opened yet, and escort missions are relatively few. Some Commanders whose strength isn't enough should come here."
After speaking, he leaned close to Wang Yu and whispered, "Have you heard? About that big battle before."
"It's said that Tianqing Port's fleet easily annihilated the Siren Fleet led by three elite Siren Executors. Those were three elite collaborative types, incredibly powerful existences, yet they were so easily annihilated."
"I heard that the alarm here had just been issued when the Siren Fleet was completely annihilated. Not a single ship escaped! Even the evacuation of Xianhua City had just begun when everything ended!"
He said with regret, "It's a pity I didn't witness that battle with my own eyes. It's truly hard to imagine what kind of battle it was. I still haven't seen an elite Executor..."
Wang Yu awkwardly rubbed his nose, too embarrassed to speak. Hearing such praise from others felt a bit strange to him.
And you should pray you don't run into them. Although Gascogne won very easily, the Headquarters'garrison fleet was almost destroyed before that... To be honest, a Commander with insufficient level meeting such enemies is just asking for trouble; they might not even have time to escape...
"Actually, it's not that big of a deal..." Wang Yu felt it was necessary to be humble, even if the other party didn't know who he was.
"No, no, no, you don't understand!" That Commander waved his hand, interrupting Wang Yu, his tone serious, "You are still young now, just became a Commander, haven't undergone systematic training, haven't experienced many battles, and don't understand the power of the Siren. So you can't comprehend what an elite Executor represents."
His tone became increasingly stern, afraid that this young Commander in front of him would misjudge the Siren's strength and make a big mistake: "You also can't understand what a fully-staffed Siren Fleet led by an elite Executor means. That is an existence capable of easily destroying a Port District, easily destroying a city. After you've spent some more time and experienced more commissions and more things, you will understand how terrifying that achievement is!"
Well, Wang Yu decided to drop the topic.
Being shown off in front of others was just too embarrassing. He was not like York, after all, who had such strange hobbies...
"So, was this Xianhua City construction commission created after that battle?" he continued to ask.
"It's always been there, but the income from this kind of commission isn't particularly high. And the establishment of a new Port District is bound to attract the Siren's attention, so not too many Commanders specifically came here before."
He explained patiently, recalling his own ignorant past, how he had come this far thanks to the guidance of his predecessors, and now finally had the ability to guide other new Commanders...
"But it's different now. Everyone already knows the strength of Tianqing Port. Although this Commander was never heard of before, the safety of this sea area can be confirmed. Everyone at least doesn't have to worry about destructive attacks from the Siren."
He paused, "Plus, everyone heard about this battle. Although the detailed battle situation is unclear, the battle results were publicly released in the combat report. So many Commanders are curious about this battle. I also happened to receive this commission at the time, to see if I had a chance to witness such a Port District."
After speaking, he gave a self-deprecating smile, "Although it's been over a year since I graduated, the strength of my Ship Girls is still not great, and I only have one main Ship. " After speaking, he looked at the quiet blonde girl standing beside him, then regained his spirits.
"Did you see her? This is Nevada, a very powerful main Battleship!"
"Hmm, she is indeed very powerful." No matter what, she's a main Ship, and her firepower is definitely far superior to smaller ships.
And Wang Yu remembered that back in the game, every time he built Nevada, she would love him to death, the kind that wouldn't leave even if you tried to chase her away, just constantly popping out of the construction interface...
Wang Yu carefully looked at the blonde girl. Her beautiful face was full of heroic spirit, and he could vaguely make out some resemblance to her in the game.
"Plus, the sea has been quite unstable recently. The Siren are a bit too active. Even escort missions that used to be very easy have become difficult. I heard that many Commanders have encountered Siren Fleet attacks in the middle of escort missions. I thought about it and decided not to do those dangerous missions anymore. After all, the strength of my Ship Girls isn't strong enough. I might as well do some simple missions for now. The safety of this sea area is guaranteed, so I just came here to do logistics."
He immediately added, "You'd best not do those missions that require going out to sea recently either. It's not worth risking for a little bit of resources."
Wang Yu nodded. He indeed had no intention of doing commission missions. He was already short on manpower, and the resources provided weren't much. Few Port Districts would take on these inshore missions; these missions were tacitly left for the true newcomers to develop...
It's just that, after graduation, do Commanders all live such wandering lives? Working to support Ship Girls is indeed quite difficult.
"But it doesn't really matter to me," that Commander said again, looking gently at the table full of noisy little lolis. The fruits on the table were almost completely gone, but there were still two plates untouched, seemingly ignored by everyone.
"Being able to protect them, I'm already very satisfied. Let those powerful Port Districts handle the dangerous things. And these cargo moving tasks aren't actually too tiring for the Ship Girls. If it weren't for saving resources and not using the power of their rigging, it would be even easier."
"By the way, who is this Ship girl of yours?" He looked at the little York who was eating and drinking heartily with surprise, "She doesn't seem to be a very common Ship girl; I haven't recognized her yet."