Abnormal crossing

Chapter 246 New Crew of the Fluttering Fluttering (Part 2)
According to the contract that Milo originally signed with Gu Wei.

Gu Wei will work on the Pulling Pulling for fifteen Alliance years, which is close to fifty Earth years. After the contract expires, both parties can discuss renewal.

During this period, Milo will provide Gu Wei with a pre-tax salary of 1200 Alliance Coins per month, plus basic benefits such as room and board and crew labor insurance.

be honest.

In the series of events that occurred during this period, Gu Wei's role far exceeded the duties he should have performed as a crew member.

His current position can be described as quite ambiguous.

For example, he was not part of the first combat formation of the Fluttering Fluttering, and his tactical and technical skills were far inferior to those of Milo, Kai, and Chestnut. His conventional lethality was probably not even as good as Nono's.

However, due to the existence of the Angry Fisherman and the Twilight Trigger, he may be assigned combat or other tactical tasks such as high-octane action or cross-dressing in certain situations, and may even become the key to victory or a turning point.

The banquet not long ago is the best example.

Without Gu Wei's unique characteristics, even Jin would likely have had a hard time breaking the deadlock—at least not so easily.

Of course.

Milo and Jin didn't just exploit Gu Wei relentlessly.

Whether it was the mecha instruction Kai provided for Gu Wei, the various medicines Jin prepared for Gu Wei, or the "Amir's Seventh Mobile Style" manual, all of these were far more than enough to make up for or even surpass Gu Wei's contributions.

In a sense, the two parties reached a balance of income and expenditure that was independent of the contract and somewhat dependent on tacit understanding or idealism.

However, on the other hand...

Although Gu Wei's current position is vastly different from the role stipulated in the original contract, the original contract still has considerable reference value in terms of its terms.

It can serve as a standard for signing new crew members, so Milo directly drafted the signing contracts for Ophelia and Berri based on Gu Wei's terms.

Old Berri's contract is for ten league years, with a monthly salary of 900 league coins.

Meanwhile, as a skilled worker, Old Berry can undergo regular competency assessments, and those who pass can receive a direct salary increase.

According to Milos's estimate.

Ten years into the League, or thirty years later, it's uncertain whether Ophelia will be able to return to Bosca, but old Berri should be capable of commanding the Khan.

When the contract between the two parties expires and is terminated, Berry can return directly to Molde to take over the captaincy left by Joaquín.

Ophelia's contract is for twenty league years, and her salary is relatively low, but Jin promised to take the time to teach and train her—for Ophelia, who inherited the Bosca, the latter is the key.

With Jin's guidance, Ophelia will definitely still be unable to directly confront the Kingdom of Biquli twenty years from now, but she should be able to try to manipulate a few waves of indirect confrontation.

Well, that is, provided that the Fluttering Fluttering doesn't die before then.
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Ophelia then took the contract from Milo, flipped to the end without even looking at it, and signed her name at the end: Ophelia Doyle.

Seeing this, Milo raised an eyebrow: "Ophelia, aren't you going to look at the specific terms?"

“No need,” Ophelia chuckled and shook her head, lightly touching the signature at the end of the contract with her fingertip, the electronic ink instantly solidifying: “Captain, your agreement to let me board the ship and give me a chance to leave here and truly touch the stars has already far exceeded my expectations. I trust you, whether I read the terms or not is not important.”

"Good awareness."

Milo gave her a thumbs up, then took a deep breath, his tone becoming much more serious: "Ophelia, now that the contract is signed, welcome to the Fluttering Fluttering. From now on, you will be our ninth crew member. Relax, there aren't any normal creatures on our ship. They're either goofballs or weirdos, so don't act like an outsider. Of course, you don't have to act like a human sometimes either."

"In short, don't be too tense. What's needed here are people who can help make the spaceship go faster and farther, not delicate and fragile porcelain. There aren't that many rules on the ship. Protect yourself, do your job, and then you can look up at the stars and the sea."

Milo's joking yet welcoming words flowed gently through Ophelia's heart like a warm current.

The girl's tense shoulders relaxed slightly, and the corners of her lips twitched up very gently. Then she raised her head again and said to Milo with clear and firm eyes, "I understand, Captain. I will integrate into the group life as soon as possible."

Done.

The girl then looked at Gu Wei and Jin and the others beside her, smiled, and bowed generously to them:

"Sister Jin, Sister Lizi, and Brother Gu Wei, please take care of me from now on."

Gu Wei and the others nodded to her in greeting.

It's different from when Gu Wei first boarded the ship.

Ophelia had been on the Fluttering Fluttering since the planet Mold, and nearly ten days had passed in total. For safety reasons, she and Adele had spent the nights on the ship together.

Therefore, although she did not access any of the fleet's secrets during this period, she got to know all the crew members, and even cloaked figures like Kai would nod and greet her when they met.

This girl has now become the ninth crew member.
At least in terms of social interaction, she integrated much faster than Gu Wei did at the time.

Gu Wei was naturally pleased with this outcome.

After all, Ophelia was younger than him in both age and experience, so once she joined the ship, he would no longer be the youngest.
Moreover, after Jin's training, Gu Wei's knowledge base has also improved, and it is not too far from the fourth level that Ophelia has received—this girl has only been studying for a few years.

Having a partner who is similar to you is obviously a good thing psychologically.

“Alright, let’s end the welcoming ceremony here,” Milo quickly regained control of the conversation after Ophelia and Gu Wei had finished greeting them. “Old Joe, besides the two spots, is there anything else going on with you… or rather, with Mold?”

“Yes, I was just about to tell you,” Qiao Kewen said with a serious expression as he looked at the device Jin had given him in the distance. “Thanks to the equipment provided by Ms. Jin, I really didn’t know that there were so many spies from the Kingdom of Bijuli on Molde. If they had spread the news, Station Chief Fujimori would probably have led his fleet to Molde tomorrow.”

"Oh?" Milo's interest was piqued. "Is it that serious? How many targets have been discovered?"

“Fifteen, and the number is still increasing,” Qiao Kewen said, still shaken by the answer.
"In the end, I estimate that there will likely be more than thirty or even forty, and more than half of them will be members of the Molde Federal Council, including one of the Dawn Councilors."

(End of this chapter)