Today's tutelary fort remains peaceful.

Xue Cheng rubbed his temples with a headache, too lazy to play dumb, and said with a wry smile: "Um, Miss Ella, I don't think I have offended you, right?"

"You didn't offend me?" Ella's breathing suddenly became rapid in the receiver, and there was a bit of resentment in her tone: "You forgot the good things you did so quickly? Do you want me to help you think about it?"

"..." Feeling Ella's deep resentment, like that of a woman in the boudoir, Xue Cheng almost thought that he had done something against the will of heaven and earth to her. He coughed lightly and said, "I have been behaving myself recently. I don't think I have offended anyone, right?"

"Just stay in your place, huh..." Ella sneered. This guy was indeed a well-behaved person. Ever since the deep-sea flagship attacked a few months ago, his garrison had closed the port and refused to go out. Not to mention sweeping out the deep-sea ship girls and protecting the waterway, he even ignored the tasks assigned by the Governor's Office. Even when she added some new equipment to the trophy shop to lure him, he remained indifferent.

Are the attributes of the newly added equipment for exchange not good enough?

If that were the case, Ella would feel better. However, those equipments made several nearby garrisons jealous. However, due to their lack of strength, they were unable to accumulate enough spoils and merits to exchange them.

But even such top-notch equipment still couldn't impress this man. In Ella's opinion, this was no longer just a disregard for her work, but a blatant contempt!

"You've forgotten what happened yesterday so quickly?" Ella sneered. "You usually ignore even the Governor's Office's missions, but yesterday you went crazy and sent the fleet on an attack. And to review your report, I had to work overtime even though it was my day off..."

Feeling Ella's resentment deepen, Xue Cheng couldn't help but feel nervous, a little worried about retaliation, and quickly changed the subject: "Okay, enough small talk, I have important information to give you. The specific situation is this: today..."

Xue Cheng had just started talking when Ella on the other end of the line suddenly sneered, "Important intelligence? What important intelligence can you tell me? Could it be that they've married off another destroyer and are worried about the military police coming to their door, so they want me to take care of it?"

"Uh..." Xue Cheng was stunned for a moment, remembering that he had indeed married several cute destroyers and submarines in the game.

If he were still in his original world, this matter wouldn't have mattered much. At most, he would have been teased. However, after entering this world, the meaning of this matter was somewhat different. Xue Cheng coughed awkwardly twice and said with a wry smile, "Ms. Ella, please stop. I really have some very important information to tell you."

"Important information? What kind of important information could a useless admiral like you, who's been missing all day and whose port is almost overgrown with weeds, have?" Ella sneered and said, "But I'm not like you who doesn't know the importance of things. So, don't say I didn't give you a chance. If it's truly important, come to my office tomorrow morning at nine o'clock and report it to me in person."

"But..." Before Xue Cheng could say anything, the call was suddenly disconnected. When he wanted to call back, he got a notification tone saying "The other party's phone is turned off."

Of course, Ella didn't turn off her phone. She simply blacklisted Xue Cheng's number and leaned against the bedside, a smug smile on her face as she muttered softly, "You always ignore me, so I'll leave you alone this time too. Humph, a tiger doesn't show its might. Do you really think I don't have a temper?"

Ella was feeling proud, but Xue Cheng was dumbfounded as he looked at his phone. He glanced at Yu Zhang beside him and said helplessly, "Ella... has she always had such a bad temper?"

Yu Zhang blinked. She had something like a Bluetooth headset on her ear. Through this device, she intercepted the conversation between Xue Cheng and Ella and heard it clearly.

Yubari naturally knew why Ella was so angry with her own admiral. She suppressed a smile and said in a serious tone, "Actually, Miss Ella has a very good personality. We rarely see her get angry with others. She is also very patient when guiding the new admirals. We have never seen her deliberately embarrass anyone. Maybe... she hasn't been feeling well recently. After all, she is a girl."

Is Ella feeling unwell? Ticonderoga scoffed as he held his coffee. Although he didn't know the woman's background, according to her intelligence, she was no ordinary woman. Not only could she equip a ship suit and transform into a ship girl to assault the deep sea, she could even teach them some practical tactics. Her true identity was definitely more than she seemed.

How could such a being possess the physiological characteristics that only ordinary humans have?

40. Navy SEALs

The next day, the alarm clock that Xue Cheng had set in advance rang on time. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and stared at the unfamiliar ceiling for a long time. After confirming that his experience yesterday was not a dream, he yawned and slowly got up.

Waking up from this strange bed again, Xue Cheng looked around and found that there was no one else in the room. It seemed that Chongqing's appearance here yesterday was just an accident. Xue Cheng smacked his lips, not knowing whether he was disappointed or relieved.

Last night, when leaving Yubari's underground base, Ticonderoga originally planned to come back with Xue Cheng, but was stopped by Yubari with a kind smile on his face. When he returned to his room, the tied-up Tirpitz was nowhere to be seen, and Xue Cheng was the only one left in the empty villa.

"This shouldn't be the case, right?" Xue Cheng stroked the stubble on his chin and muttered to himself, "Wasn't it said that the admiral would be the center of attention in the garrison?"

Xue Cheng's words seemed to have some kind of magical power. As soon as he finished speaking, there was a slight sound from the door lock, and then the door was pulled open. A girl in a navy uniform and a blue feather hair ornament appeared behind the door. She looked at Xue Cheng who was sitting on the bed in a daze, and frowned: "Admiral, didn't you lock the door before going to bed?"

Xue Cheng came back to his senses. He looked at the neatly dressed Lexington and greeted him with a smile: "Oh, Lexington, good morning."

"Admiral!" Lexington saw that Xue Cheng didn't answer his question, and raised his voice slightly: "You are not a child anymore. Remember to lock the doors and windows before going to bed!"

"Lock the door?" Xue Cheng looked around. He had only his bed clothes and a cell phone with him. Even the charger was from Yubari. Apart from that, he had no other belongings. He shrugged at Lexington and said, "Do you think this is necessary? I don't seem to have anything worth remembering, do I?"

Lexington bit her lip. She was certainly not worried about thieves. There were no ordinary humans in the naval base. All those living here were the ship girls under the admiral. Among these ship girls, many had a good impression of the admiral. This man did not seem to realize how popular he was in such an environment.

The admiral's situation is like throwing a cute little white rabbit into a pack of wolves that have been hungry for more than ten days. Everyone wants to take a bite of this fat meat, but if you are not careful, you will be eaten to the bone.

Although she thought so in her heart, Lexington did not remind Xue Cheng of her plan, because she was also one of those who were eyeing the admiral, and she might have more plans than others.

"Admiral, I heard that you are going to the Navy branch to meet Ella today? Do you need Lexington to accompany you?" Lexington asked.

"How did you know?" Xue Cheng was a little surprised. He, Yubari, and Ticonderoga should be the only ones who knew about what happened last night, right? How did Lexington know?

"Ticonderoga told me that last night." Lexington smiled, his eyes revealing a wisdom that seemed to see through everything.

"Oh..." Xue Cheng also guessed something. It seems that the relationship between Ticonderoga and Yubari is not solid.

Seeing Xue Cheng didn't say much, Lexington chuckled and said, "Ella has always been prejudiced against the Admiral. If you two meet... I'm generally responsible for the affairs of the garrison, and I have more contact with Ella. Otherwise, it would be better for me to accompany the Admiral."

Xue Cheng thought about it and felt that what Lexington said made sense, so he agreed: "Then I'll trouble you to accompany me, Lexington. Well, I just got up and haven't cleaned up yet. Please wait for me."

Lexington smiled and nodded.

Xue Cheng stood up and stretched. He was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, so there was no need to hide. Just as he was about to leave, he seemed to remember something and suddenly stopped and asked Lexington, "By the way, I heard from Yu Zhang that there seem to be a lot of new admirals in Ella's office?"

"That's right." Lexington looked at his own admiral in confusion, not knowing why he suddenly turned the topic to the Navy branch. "Admiral, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing." Xue Cheng's lips curled up into a smile, that smile was faintly filled with an indescribable malice, making people want to slap him hard at a glance...

Liu Yun is a trainee admiral who just graduated from the Naval Academy. Due to his excellent grades during his school years and his good luck, he was able to build several relatively rare ship girls early on.

There's a saying in the admiral community: no matter how humble an admiral might be, once he builds a rare shipgirl, he'll instantly transform into a seal jumping out of the sun on the shore. Liu Yun was no exception. Originally, he wasn't keen on sunbathing his ship, but after trying it a few times, he fell in love with the feeling, as if possessed.

Soon, all the students in the academy had been exposed to the sun by him in various ways. At this time, Liu Yun had already obtained his graduation certificate. He only needed to wait for the Navy Headquarters to arrange a garrison for him and he would be able to become an admiral guarding a sea area. So he temporarily ended the addictive game of drying boats.

However, the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. Just when Liu Yun was taking the ship girl to the naval branch to handle the formalities, he saw a young man in a naval uniform on a bench under the shade of a tree. Next to him sat two little girls who were eating ice cream carefully.

Liu Yun knew at a glance that the two little girls were ship girls. After all, few normal humans would dye their hair silver-gray unless it was for the pursuit of individuality. He pursed his dry lips and hesitated to step forward and talk to them.

"Admiral..." The secretary standing beside him hesitated to speak. Liu Yun turned around and gave her a strange look, then said, "Zuihe, what's wrong with you?"

The girl standing next to Liu Yun was the ship girl who inherited the name of the J-country aircraft carrier Zuikaku during World War II. She was also the rarest ship girl under Liu Yun. She looked at Liu Yun hesitantly, knowing that her admiral's bad taste had struck again, and the admiral with the little girl was probably his chosen target.

Sighing, Zuikaku tried to persuade him, "Admiral, don't be like this. You should find a hobby that suits you better instead of building your happiness on the pain of others."

"No, you don't understand." Liu Yun shook his head and said seriously, "Look at that man. Although he's wearing an admiral uniform, he looks around nervously. It's obvious that he's still a new admiral. As a senior, if I don't take the initiative and let him experience the cruelty of the admiral circle, I'm afraid he won't be able to withstand it if he encounters a bigger seal."

41. Iron Plate

"Aren't you afraid of getting yourself burned instead of being burned?" Zuikaku tried to make a last-ditch effort. "Look at that little girl. What if she's a shipgirl even rarer than me? What would you do?"

"Don't worry, that's impossible." Liu Yun smiled confidently, "After all, I'm a top student from the Naval Academy. I've memorized the Ship Girl Guide by heart. There aren't many little ship girls with silver-gray hair, or similar hair colors. What's more, they have typical oriental faces. They're obviously sister ships of the Ninghai class. Well, although their star rating is not low, their rarity is not that high."

Liu Yun's eyesight was indeed sharp. He guessed the real names of the two little girls based on their appearance without even seeing their ship uniforms. However, when he said this, Liu Yun did not show any pride on his face. Instead, there was a hint of jealousy.

As he said, Ninghai-class ship girls are not rare, but there are not many that can gather two sisters. What's more, the Chinese ship girls occupy an extremely special position in the hearts of the Chinese people. So even though the rare and powerful Zuikaku is standing next to him at this time, he has a feeling that he has already lost.

This feeling of jealousy made Liu Yun even more determined to show off his feelings to the other person. He winked at Ruihe, who had a helpless look on her face, indicating that she should act according to the circumstances. Then he took a step forward and pretended to walk towards the other person casually.

"Hi, hello." Liu Yun walked over to the other person and greeted him. Seeing his surprised look, he forced a gentle smile and said softly, "My name is Liu Yun, and I'm a trainee admiral."

As the saying goes, don't hit someone who smiles. Although he didn't recognize the man who came to speak to him, he nodded politely and introduced himself: "My name is Xue Cheng, and I'm the admiral of the Deep Sea Garrison."

"Deep Sea Garrison?" Liu Yun was stunned. What kind of name was that? Was there such a garrison in the nearby waters? Or was this man named Xue Cheng just an out-of-town official?

"Ah, please don't mind it. It's not a famous garrison." Xue Cheng smiled. Compared with the big guys who have been dominating the rankings for many years, he is really not worth mentioning. He has been playing for so many years but has not reached the maximum level. Many of his avatars are gray, and his collection rate is only over 90%. Compared with the big guys like Chuanqi in the same period, he is like a small shrimp and a complete lazy guy.

However, Xue Cheng was not completely uninformed about this world. He had long ago learned from Yubari and Lexington that there was no so-called Ship Qi giant in this world, and that the configuration of his own garrison was already luxurious, and there was no rival in the whole world.

Perhaps it was for this reason that Xue Cheng's garrison was not well-known among ordinary admirals. Only when his strength reached a certain level could he get some words from some channels.

According to Lexington, the Navy Headquarters downplayed the existence of its own naval base because it was worried that it would undermine the self-confidence and enthusiasm of ordinary admirals. It was also to prevent some people from becoming complacent and thinking that no matter how big the problem was, someone would cover it.

Liu Yun blinked and saw that the other party was sincere and there seemed to be a hint of inferiority in his tone. He nodded and believed what Xue Cheng said.

"So it's you, Senior." Liu Yun put on a surprised look. He looked at the two little girls leaning against Xue Cheng, who were curiously observing him with their big eyes. He asked casually, "I just built the Zuikaku today, but I'm not very good at academics, so I'm not very clear about Zuikaku's strength. May I ask, Senior, what do you know about Zuikaku?"

"Zuikaku?" Xue Cheng thought about it. The American aircraft carriers in the game were too powerful and dazzling, and the portraits of the sisters Shokaku and Zuikaku made it difficult for him to be interested. Although the portraits became much prettier after the changes, he never trained them, so their level remained at level one until the game was shut down.

However, although Xue Cheng's Zuikaku was only at the initial level, he wasn't completely without a say. The information he'd found on the encyclopedia indicated that even after the upgrade, Zuikaku wouldn't be considered a top-tier carrier. So, he composed his words and tactfully said, "Well, while Zuikaku's stats are excellent, they're still a bit inferior to American aircraft carriers."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of Liu Yun and Zuikaku changed. Zuikaku began to regret that he had just tried to stop his own admiral from exposing him to the sun, while Liu Yun was stunned.

Director, is the script wrong? After I announced Zuikaku's name, shouldn't this guy, who can only go out with two little girls in light cruisers, be basking in the sun? Why didn't he show envy or hatred, but instead shamelessly criticized Zuikaku's shortcomings?

Liu Yun was deeply dissatisfied with Xue Cheng's remarks, but he still pretended to be humble and asked, "Is that so? I also think the Zuikaku isn't very strong. Aircraft carriers are not only extremely dependent on equipment, but also have trouble with supplies. Destroyers and heavy cruisers are better."

"Yes, as a new admiral, you will be very short of resources in the early stage. Destroyers and heavy cruisers will be more suitable for new admirals because of their low consumption." Xue Cheng replied.

"So that's how it is." Liu Yun made a look of sudden enlightenment. He turned around and exchanged a glance with Zuikaku, then asked, "Senior, you know a lot. I guess you must have a lot of aircraft carriers and ship girls at home. Could you please teach me how to match aircraft to aircraft carriers?"

"Aircraft combination..." Xue Cheng pondered for a moment. Compared to the simple three-gun and one-bomb configuration of most battleships, aircraft carrier configurations were more complicated. He thought for a moment, then selected a relatively common configuration from his memory and said, "If the goal is to seize air superiority, you can choose a three-fighter and one-bomb configuration, or simply go all fighters. If the goal is to increase output, consider an all-bomber configuration."

"As for choosing a plane... well, you might not have that many resources during the novice stage, so gambling on equipment is not recommended. So for fighters, you can choose beginner equipment like the Sea Fang Gale. Later, if conditions permit, you can switch to a hero plane with higher anti-aircraft value."

"As for bombers, you can choose common ones like the TD-Destroyer in the early stages. In the mid-term, you can consider switching to the Wyvern bomber. Once your fleet is formed and has sufficient strength, you can consider acquiring the -25, or accumulate spoils of war and exchange them for the A-2 and XA2J bombers from headquarters."

"..." Liu Yun's expression twisted. At this moment, he was very sure that the other party was playing a trick on him.

42. Anti-killing seals

TD-Destroyer is fine, although the market price is very expensive, but with Liu Yun's wealth, he can still get it if he grits his teeth. But when did Sea Fang and Gale become novice equipment?

Also, how did the Hiryu bomber become a mid-term transitional piece of equipment? As for the A-2 and XA2J, there were only a few in the entire Celestial Empire. I heard they were scooped up by the Navy Headquarters and later awarded to an admiral with outstanding military achievements. And they actually let me accumulate spoils to redeem them?

As an admiral who already has his own garrison, it is impossible for him to have no knowledge of equipment. So there is only one possibility, that the young man in front of him named Xue Cheng is definitely a veteran. His idea of ​​showing off his boat must have been noticed by the other party a long time ago, so he wanted to show off himself in return.

However... a sneer appeared in Liu Yun's mouth. Showing off ships and equipment also requires capital. At least you have to own them before you can show them off to others. Boasting will only bring shame upon yourself. This old fox can only bring two light cruisers when he comes to the naval branch. He is definitely not a European.

Thinking of this, he revealed a look of sudden realization and said, "So that's how it is. If you hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have understood it. After all, my initial ship was the battleship New Mexico, so I only focused on studying battleships..."

"By the way, there must be a lot of -25, A-2, and XA2J bombers in your tutelage, right? Also, can you tell me which shipgirl your starting ship was?"

"My initial ship is the destroyer Firefly." Xue Cheng's answer made Liu Yun's mouth curl up. Although Liu Yun himself was far inferior to those newbies who had their own lions, he was an out-and-out European among his classmates because he had his own battleship at the beginning. Xue Cheng's initial ship was only Firefly. Just looking at this point, he had already won.

"As for the planes..." Xue Cheng continued answering. He frowned and thought for a moment before slowly saying, "As for the A-2 bomber, I think I only have one in my naval base, and two XA2Js. I do have quite a few -25s, though. Well, there should be enough to arm an entire aircraft carrier formation with some left over. The rest are just some hero planes. While their attributes are decent, they're still inferior to these."

"Boast!" Liu Yun and Zuikaku exchanged a glance, already branding Xue Cheng a liar. Putting aside the fact that only one person currently possessed the A-2 and XA2J, could the -25 be distributed evenly among the aircraft carrier formations? For an ordinary admiral to possess even one of that kind of top-tier equipment would be enviable, yet he actually had some left over after distributing it all?

If Liu Yun hadn't been well-mannered, he would have probably cursed loudly by now.

Although Liu Yun didn't curse out loud, his anger still lingered in his words. "Wow, Senior, you're so impressive! Where is your tutelary fort? Can I visit you?"

Going to visit someone else's home on the first meeting? Xue Cheng frowned. This subconscious action was clearly a sign of guilt in Liu Yun's eyes.

Xue Cheng didn't care what Liu Yun thought. Although he had the intention of making friends with colleagues and building up his network, he never liked people who were too familiar with him. Moreover, it was not convenient for his own garrison to be directly exposed to the eyes of ordinary admirals. Thinking of this, Xue Cheng shook his head and declined, "Sorry, there are some problems with my garrison, so it is not convenient for me to receive guests."

Liu Yun took Xue Cheng's words as an excuse. In reality, many boasters are like this. They talk a lot when they are boasting, but when the audience asks to see it with their own eyes, they will stammer and find all kinds of excuses to shirk.

However, just as Liu Yun was secretly curling his lips, ready to expose Xue Cheng's "lie" with sharp words, the Ning Hai sisters, who had been silent all this time, suddenly brightened up because of their arrival. They pointed to a place not far away and said, "Admiral, look, Sister Lexington and Sister Gaga are back!"

Lexington? Gaga? Liu Yun was startled, subconsciously looking in the direction Pinghai pointed. On a small path not far away, four girls of varying heights and hair colors were slowly approaching. The girl in the lead had long flaxen hair and looked no more than eighteen or nineteen, yet she exuded a mature and gentle aura, like a married woman. Could she be Lexington?

Well, the blonde girl next to her, even though her forehead is covered with bangs, you can still see that her forehead is slightly wide, and her appearance is 70% similar to Lexington next to her. Is it Saratoga?

The other two girls, the one with white hair had her hair sticking up like cat ears, and was chattering to the girl with long pink hair next to her. The pink-haired girl with a plump figure had a listless expression on her face, and it seemed that she didn't hear what her companion said.

Could they be Bismarck and Tirpitz? Based on their features, Liu Yun quickly searched his memory for shipgirls who matched their appearances. He turned stiffly and looked at Xue Cheng, who had just stood up from the bench with a smile and greeted the four shipgirls, "Lexington, Bismarck, thank you for your hard work."