Learn one small skill every day

"Who are we? Just think of us as a ghost ship that drifts around the sea and occasionally interferes with the development of civilization. There's no need to delve into the details."

Before Bunise could board the boat back, Bai Miao called out to her.

"Wait, tell me the coordinates of your civilization."

Bunise's chest tightened: "What...what do you want to do?"

"We don't need anything. We don't know the coordinates of your civilization, so how can we visit you in the future? Don't be nervous, we are friendly."

Bunis knew that this group of people had methods far beyond her imagination, and that they would know even if she didn't say anything.

It would be better to be more open and show a cooperative attitude.

"The main continent of the Olin civilization is quite far from here, but the nearest sub-region is only a few thousand nautical miles south of Stemen. In short, just keep heading south from Stemen and you will find us... Compared to other civilizations, we are easy to identify."

"Okay, I've got it. You can go now."

Upon seeing that Bunis and the others had returned unharmed, the Major General expressed complete incomprehension.

He had only gone to the captain's cabin to report the situation and ask for the opinion of this experienced old navigator when he came to his senses that the Gaia had already been attacked and all the officers on deck had been killed in action.

What terrified him most was that the early warning system was completely unable to detect how the other party was attacking.

The discovery of an attack and the occurrence of an attack happen simultaneously.

Moreover, although the ship was attacked, only the very front of the deck was destroyed, which did not affect its navigation.

It's as if the other party is intentionally letting me off the hook.

After listening to Bunis's report, the major general remained silent for a long time, smoking one pipe after another.

“I understand… This was indeed a major mistake. Let’s do as they say. This way, the other Titans will give up the search for the ghost ship.”

"Furthermore... in future operations, no officer on board is allowed to go to the deck. If we encounter an enemy with high precision next time, we may repeat the same mistake."

The major general learned a great deal from this experience.

"Yes, Major General."

Watching the Gaia sail away, Bai Miao returned to his captain's cabin.

Emma was busy coordinating the establishment of the new department and wasn't there yet. After taking a shower, Bai Miao saw that there was still some time before 10 PM, so he wandered around the Endless Energy Ship.

"Good day, Captain!" "Good day, Captain!"

The crew members greeted Bai Miao warmly.

"The captain finally deigned to come down and see me?"

Irina's voice sounded from behind.

"Just wander around, just wander around."

Since finding the first accessory, Irina's attitude has undergone a complete 180-degree change. Bai Miao clearly felt that Irina's eyes had become much clearer after Kaguya boarded the ship.

"Captain, why are you so cold? Since you're already here, why don't I show you around the operations management department? Even when we don't have salvage missions, we still don't let our guard down."

"In order to better salvage, we are also constantly developing a new generation of diving equipment."

Irina practically had "Please praise me" written all over her face.

"Captain, where are you? You're not even in the captain's cabin! Where have you gone?"

Suddenly, Emma's voice came over the loudspeaker in the hallway.

"Oh... Emma is looking for me, I have to go back right away."

Bai Miao hurriedly ran back, but after taking two steps he turned back and said to Irina, "Well done, keep it up!"

"You're just giving me the runaround again."

Irina gave a soft hum, but the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up slightly.

"Why are you in such a hurry to call me back? This isn't my business."

Bai Miao returned to the captain's cabin and saw Emma sitting in a chair, holding a stack of documents and flipping through them with a serious expression.

What do you mean by "it's none of your business"?

"Let me put it another way. Isn't this the time for the all-powerful secretary to shine and take over the work that the captain can't handle? So what are you looking at?"

"The division of the medical department into different areas, the definition of job duties, and the psychological assessment reports submitted by the human resources department..."

"What were the results of the psychological report?"

Bai Miao was more concerned about this.

"They are typical psychological abnormalities, and to some extent they all have self-harm and pica. However, after their memories are erased, their monotonous lives of thousands of years are no longer relevant to them. Having no memories is truly a blessing, isn't it?"

Emma made a pointed remark, and Bai Miao tactfully changed the subject.

"We're going to find Shiyan soon. I heard a lot of things to be careful about when facing Shiyan from Kaguya. Are you familiar with them?"

"I don't know, and I'm not interested. The ship will stay one last night tonight, and the ministerial meeting will be held early tomorrow morning as usual to decide on the new course."

Emma stood up: "The search for the parts is nearing its end, so please keep your spirits up and keep going."

At the ministerial meeting the following day, Bai Miao fully realized what it meant to prioritize performance.

All the ministers were dressed in formal attire and ties, looking very neat, and their eyes were full of fighting spirit.

Bai Miao actually really wanted to see sailor uniforms, but it wouldn't hurt to change into formal attire occasionally for a change of pace.

As is customary, Bai Miao explained how he found Kaguya, and then directly released the last direction.

Today's duty minister is Gong Ni. Bai Miao repeated Bunis's question, hoping to get an answer.

"Isn't this the ship you built? I didn't know that either."

Gong Ni simply claimed to know nothing when asked.

"Captain, do you have some misunderstanding about the R&D department? We only manufacture weapons and armor, we don't deal with this kind of thing."

"Where's Emma? Have you heard of her?"

"hehe."

"...Could we change that seven-day work schedule? Let Kaguya cover for me tomorrow, I'll talk to her about it."

Emma looked up: "Actually, you'll need to reschedule after the new department is established."

"That's fine then. Have Kaguya report for duty tomorrow."

Kaguya was clearly unfamiliar with this process.

When it was her turn to be on duty, she sat blankly in her seat, staring at Bai Miao behind the holographic projection, then looked at Emma: "Is this some kind of new operating mode?"

Emma said somewhat impatiently, "I think the minister's handbook should specify how to assist the captain during watch duty."

Bai Miao coughed twice: "Why are you being so fierce?"

Then he asked Kaguya, "Is there anything you'd like to eat or drink? I prepare refreshments for the department heads who come to work here almost every day."

"I'll be happy with just plain tea."

Holding her teacup, Kaguya glanced down at it and smiled, "The tea stems are standing up, it seems good luck is on its way today. Ah... perhaps you've forgotten this saying, please don't mind."

Bai Miao repeated Bonis's question.

Kaguya looked troubled after hearing this: "Captain, when you built Noah's Ark, you were prepared that the restoration of civilization would take tens or even hundreds of thousands of years. In such a long period of time, even the slightest deviation would lead to drastically different results. This includes the possibility that the ocean would interfere with the technological creations on board."

"You didn't anticipate this. But in the early stages of the Ark's voyage, course deviations and such disturbances aren't a major problem, as long as it doesn't sink. The ship's propulsion system is mechanical, so it won't be affected. The most important thing to consider regarding potential interference is what you plan to do after the three of us disembark, and what you intend to do to recover the years we've spent together, right?"

We're back to square one.

When Kaguya was around, ocean interference could be ignored, and it was probably not a big deal at the time. It was only after Kaguya left that Noah probably started to think about how to solve the problem of ocean interference.

But Kaguya is gone, so she certainly wouldn't know the specific method.

Could it be that by searching for anomalies every night, I am actually eliminating interference from the ocean?

Bai Miao then asked Kaguya if she knew anything about the anomaly.

Emma interrupted calmly, saying, "I think the other ministers would know more about this issue, because Minister Kaguya hasn't handled a single abnormal incident yet. In that case, we'll need to add a few more cameras to the monitoring room, corresponding to the medical department."

"Why can't we just move the surveillance cameras from other departments to the medical department?"

"The medical department uses uncharted territory previously occupied by other departments, so naturally surveillance needs to be installed. Now that you've retrieved two spare parts, I think the other ministers will be happy to answer the questions you've been longing to answer for so long. You're probably the first captain to know the truth."

Seeing that Emma was no longer hiding anything, Bai Miao breathed a sigh of relief.

She still supports me after all.

"I'm sorry, Captain, I can't answer your questions."

"It's nothing. Right now, I'm more unsure of what I should know. I have a living history recorder like you, but I don't know how to use you."

"Please don't use that word...you should say 'consult'."

Kaguya seems to be quite sensitive to these kinds of words.

"Then let's consult... Speaking of which, with Kaguya here, even if we don't find anything unusual, will we be fine?"

Emma rolled her eyes at Bai Miao: "Although you won't die, you'll still feel pain. If you don't want to see your beating heart and bulging blood vessels, I suggest you pretend Kaguya doesn't exist."

"I need to know the truth about this unusual event immediately. You need to tell the other ministers to write a report for me on parchment. Every minister needs to write one, and I need to see it."

"I have already notified them."

Emma nodded: "We should receive their report in about an hour."

During the agonizing hour of waiting, Bai Miao discovered that Kaguya wasn't quite sure how to use the holographic projector on the table, so he simply started teaching her step by step.

"Wow, I didn't know it could be done like this? This system has been upgraded to this extent; it's so much more convenient than before."

"It's definitely been developing slowly over the years. Let me teach you an even more advanced way to play."

"Amazing!"

Emma watched the two of them getting along well and tossed the documents in her hand onto the table: "Captain, you don't need to teach the new minister how to work. If you're bored, why don't you deal with these documents that are originally your responsibility?"

Kaguya also felt it wasn't right to leave Emma alone, so she picked up the documents on the table and said, "Let me help with that too."

Emma was stunned, and after a long while she stammered, "This, this is what the captain should do. You can't spoil him."

Chapter 135 Unpredictable and Unavoidable