CHAPTER 197: CHAPTER 159: CHOOSING A TEAM

There’s absolutely no need to worry about the military changing personnel at the last minute or anything like that.

It is precisely on this premise that the military has this rule allowing commanders to choose their own people.

After all, it’s about working with a captain for a long time, so a commander would certainly prefer to choose captains with personalities that match their own.

So it’s better to let the commander make the choice themselves.

If, in the end, you can’t get along, you can only blame yourself, because your team members weren’t stuffed in by us...

At this moment, Kong Huaao pointed to the rows of neatly parked ships ahead, and then said to Fang Yu: "Next, go choose your own team and form a fleet of your own!"

Hearing Kong Huaao’s words, Fang Yu nodded and was about to walk toward the area where the ships were docked.

But just then, out of the corner of his eye, Fang Yu saw some familiar figures.

Shi Jun, Yuan Qing, Guan Xinxue, Chan Junzhe!

The four had already arrived early, each holding plaques representing the ship numbers, indicating that they had successfully chosen some of their preferred ships.

"What the heck!"

Fang Yu cursed under his breath.

He had just arrived, and these four guys were already here so quickly?

Doesn’t that mean all the good ships have already been picked by them?

"How did you get here so fast?!" Fang Yu was shocked and called out loudly to the four.

Upon hearing Fang Yu’s words, the four turned their heads toward Fang Yu and laughed: "The early bird catches the worm. We camped at the entrance last night, and as soon as the officer ID was updated this morning, we rushed in to select the ships!"

Fang Yu: ???

Fine, fine, even this has to be a competition?

Damn it!

Without a word, Fang Yu dove back into the cluster of ships.

He realized that his current actions were very similar to those of captains entering the job market early to select crew members.

Only now, he was choosing his fleet as a commander.

With a total of 50 ships at his command, he could choose 50 from this bunch of reserve ships to form his own team?

Fang Yu scanned the ships in front of him, suddenly feeling a sense of being overwhelmed by choices.

How to choose the most suitable ships from among them?

"Fang Yu, let me give you a tip: you can go ask the captains about their ship configurations."

"Ship cannons, modified assemblies, enhancements, enchantments, every ship is different, some stronger, some weaker!"

"We asked around, and we’ve pretty much chosen most of the ships with better configurations!"

Not far away, Shi Jun smiled at Fang Yu, who looked confused.

He waved his number plaques, indicating he had already picked many ships he favored.

Seeing this, Fang Yu took a deep breath, feeling somewhat regretful.

He didn’t expect these guys to be so competitive.

Now, it seemed all the well-equipped ships had basically been chosen by them, leaving him with only the leftovers.

It was easy to imagine that the leftover ships wouldn’t hold a candle to Shi Jun and others’ ships in terms of configuration.

But just then, a voice suddenly came from the side: "Is it Lieutenant Fang Yu?"

Hearing the voice, Fang Yu instinctively turned his gaze toward the source.

He saw a soldier in uniform standing on a ship that was not top-tier but not bad either.

The soldier’s uniform had an insignia of a ship’s wheel on the shoulder epaulettes, indicating he was not only a soldier but also the captain of the ship behind him.

Seeing this person, Fang Yu was slightly taken aback and then nodded, saying: "Yes, I’m Fang Yu. What’s the matter? Want to join my fleet?"

"Yes!"

The person nodded with a serious expression: "I heard that the battle at Lvchun Island was commanded entirely by Lieutenant Fang Yu. My brothers and I have long heard of Lieutenant Fang Yu’s reputation, and now seeing you come to select your fleet, I want to volunteer to join your team."

Hearing this, Fang Yu looked up and down at the ship behind this person.

This ship... could be classified as an elite-level ship, just like an average Blue Star Captain in the 30-35 range.

Not bad, but compared to some of the Lord-level ships here, it seemed a bit lacking.

However, Fang Yu didn’t choose based on the "ship" but directly said: "If you want to join my fleet, that’s possible."

"But you need to prove yourself, give me a reason to choose you."

Fang Yu spoke loudly.

Hearing Fang Yu’s words, the person grinned and suddenly jumped down from the ship to Fang Yu’s side, then lowered his voice and whispered:

"Lieutenant, are you worried that all the quality ships have been picked by others, leaving you with only the leftovers?"

Hearing this, Fang Yu did not deny it, continuing to look at the person, waiting for him to give a reason to be chosen.

"There’s no need to worry, Lieutenant. Actually, choosing a fleet also has its own intricacies. While it may seem like they’ve picked the better-configured ships, their final army may not be as outstanding as they think."

"Oh?"

Fang Yu felt intrigued and couldn’t help but ask: "Why is that?"

"Coordination!"

The person softly replied: "In fact, an army’s strength isn’t just about configuration... within the same level, the quality of the configuration comes second. What’s more important is team coordination."

"It’s not that high-config ships can’t be chosen, but if a team is only composed of high-config ships, then no one will concede, likely causing them to secretly compete with each other."

"A team where no one is willing to give way means it’s hard to develop real cohesion."

"But if Lieutenant Fang Yu chooses me... I can provide a team that’s already well-coordinated..."

The person smiled mysteriously and spoke softly.

"A well-coordinated team?"

Fang Yu took a deep breath and looked at the person, saying:

"Very well, you’ve successfully convinced me. What’s your name?"