Cruze sat on the bridge. Normally, the seat he was occupying should have belonged to Xiao Ran, but since he was leading this fleet, it naturally belonged to him.
The captain beside him was also an old acquaintance: Captain Gin, who had once served as Xiao Ran's tool in the Full Metal Panic world. That was right, the man had been promoted again and had become the captain of Cruze's flagship, though he was still only a captain.
Cruze himself was an exceptionally capable commander, so he had no need for another commander to serve as his flagship's captain and assist him. Besides, with so many warships and divisions in a fleet, capable commanders were everywhere, and the Staff Department could also fulfill a commander's role. Unless a flagship captain had other duties as well, his job was simply to manage one warship properly.
Cruze did not need his captain to be particularly outstanding. He only needed him to be responsible, steady, and obedient enough.
You did not need thoughts. You were just a tool. Thus, Captain Gin, who had once been used as a tool by Xiao Ran for a time, stood out and became the captain of this flagship. An excellent choice.
At this moment, Captain Gin had no mind to spare for the screen, watching the Hostile Alliance scouts who had clearly been discovered but still believed they had gone unnoticed as they cautiously approached the fleet. From this side, they looked rather like they were burying their heads in the sand.
Look at what they were doing: cautiously advancing at a crawl, moving in silence to hide themselves, receiving no response despite maintaining contact, trying desperately to sense the surrounding space. Step by step, they put on a thoroughly ridiculous display.
Every movement they made was