“Commander Wang Yu, we have received your application to establish a Port Area. After our careful review, on behalf of Naval Headquarters, I welcome Commander Wang Yu to Azure Lane!”
Hearing this, the heavy stone in Wang Yu’s heart finally fell. Other things aside, the situation was basically stable.
“The Commander’s Agreement that needs to be signed has been placed on the table in front of you. You can confirm the contents of the agreement and see if you have any other opinions.”
Wang Yu looked down and indeed saw several pre-prepared documents on the table. The entire document was not extensive, only about four or five pages long.
Wang Yu opened the document and read it carefully. The document first affirmed his Commander status, belonging to the Xianggua Island Naval Headquarters branch. Then, it explained the location and area of his Port Area, the sea defense range of the Port Area, and the need to respond to Headquarters’ call during special combat periods. If friendly forces were attacked, he would need to provide assistance based on the situation.
Following that, his A-Class Port Area would need to provide 50 Wisdom Cubes and 100,000 Coin to Headquarters annually, and provide internship opportunities for at least ten cadets every three years… Wang Yu finished reading the entire document and confirmed that the basic content was not significantly different from what Shangri-La had mentioned earlier.
He then looked at the other several documents, all of which were identical copies, seemingly requiring multiple signatures.
Wang Yu handed the documents to Glorious. Shangri-La and the others had no objection to Wang Yu giving the Commander’s Agreement to his Secretary Ship for review. To a large extent, a Secretary Ship could almost represent the Commander’s will.
After Glorious finished reading the entire document, she nodded slightly and returned the Commander’s Agreement to Wang Yu, clearly also approving of its contents.
Seeing that Glorious also had no objections, Wang Yu no longer had any worries in his heart.
“I have no objection to this agreement.” Seeing Wang Yu express his approval of the agreement’s content, Shangri-La nodded slightly. Her gaze turned to the quiet people on both sides of the conference table: “Is there anyone else who has a different opinion on Commander Wang Yu officially becoming a Commander under Azure Lane?”
Everyone remained silent. This was merely a formality; since this matter had already been placed on the table, it was a decision that had long been made. Naturally, no one would voice an opinion at this time.
Seeing no one object, Shangri-La spoke again: “Then, Commander Wang Yu, you may sign and confirm the agreement.” Wang Yu took up the pen and signed his name in the signature field. He kept one copy of the agreement, and the others were collected and separately archived.
Wang Yu felt a great sense of relief. With this agreement signed, his Port Area was essentially secured.
Seeing the matter conclude, Shangri-La looked at everyone in the conference room and said: “Since this matter has been confirmed, I will now announce another matter. I will announce the latest appointment letter from Headquarters. Headquarters officially appoints Wang Yu to the rank of Azure Lane Naval Lieutenant, enjoying equal military rank treatment in all Azure Lane allied nations.”
This meant that if Wang Yu went to places like Northern Parliament or Royal, although he could not command naval forces, his Lieutenant rank would be recognized by all allied nations.
Wang Yu took the appointment letter, merely glanced at it, and then put it away.
Compared to the Port Area, this military rank appointment was not as important.
“Then,” a hint of a smile finally appeared on Shangri-La’s usually serious expression. She moved her chair and stood up, giving Wang Yu a solemn military salute; “Welcome, Lieutenant Wang Yu, to Azure Lane!”
All the Ship Girls stood up and silently saluted Wang Yu. Wang Yu had not expected this, and he quickly straightened up and returned a military salute to everyone.
This scene felt very ceremonial, and Wang Yu felt his recognition of Azure Lane rapidly soaring…
Now he had truly joined Azure Lane, obtained his own Port Area, and completed his second goal after transmigrating. He had also truly established himself in this world. Next, all that remained was to gather everyone in the Port Area again and expand the Port Area, and his life’s goal would be complete…
…
In Shangri-La’s office.
Without the serious atmosphere of the conference room earlier, Wang Yu finally relaxed.
He casually surveyed the decorations in Shangri-La’s office. The overall decor of the office was not much different from what he had imagined; it was a very simple office room. Aside from the room being slightly larger, nothing unexpected appeared.
Unfortunately, he did not see any sandbox models like sea charts. Instead, he could see many insect specimens and some fossil collections. He did not know if those fossils were real, but considering Shangri-La’s position as the head of the Naval Headquarters branch, it was unlikely she would display fake fossils in her office. The possibility of them being real was quite high.
“Hehe, how do you feel, Lieutenant Wang Yu? Are you regretting not becoming a Rear Admiral? I actually wanted to apply for a Rear Admiral rank for you.” Shangri-La smiled and spread her hands. Although she was still wearing her white military uniform, she wasn’t wearing her naval cap, so she didn’t look as serious and earnest as before.
Her face held a smile, as if friends were joking with each other: “Unfortunately, I myself am only a Naval Vice Admiral, so I can’t help you apply for such a high rank.”
Wang Yu felt a little speechless, a bit unclear if Shangri-La was intentionally teasing him about his earlier remark of being a Naval Rear Admiral. However, he didn’t pay too much attention to these issues. To be honest, being able to become a Naval Lieutenant was already surprising enough for him.
He had discussed it with Glorious before, thinking that Headquarters probably wouldn’t give him too high of an official position, that an officer rank at the Ensign level would be about right. Now, suddenly becoming a Lieutenant, Wang Yu understood in his heart that Shangri-La and the others had likely put in a lot of effort.
So, he didn’t mind Shangri-La’s teasing words and looked at Shangri-La, saying solemnly: “Shangri-La, ever since I came to this world, I have always been taken care of by you all. Thank you for your help.”
Shangri-La nodded, accepting his thanks.
“There’s no need to thank us too much. After all, you are now an official Commander of Azure Lane. From now on, we are colleagues. And many things at sea will probably require Commander Wang Yu to worry about more in the future. Everything for Azure Lane!”
“Of course, maintaining the peace and stability of Azure Lane is the responsibility of every Commander and Port Area,” Glorious responded with a smile.
Now that everything was settled, Glorious was in an excellent mood, and the smile on her face had not faded.
