Today's tutelary fort remains peaceful.

Yamato sighed. "I used to be irrational and wouldn't think about these things, but now it's different. I don't dare to gamble, and I can't afford it. I finally have my own identity, and I don't want to disappear."

Xue Cheng was somewhat moved. Could a life form like the Deep Sea Flagship, after acquiring rationality, also care about its "self"? If that were the case...

Xue Cheng was just thinking with his head down when Yamato's impatient voice rang out: "Hey, you bastard admiral, you haven't answered my question yet. Do you look down on me?"

"..."

"Wow, delicious, so delicious!" Yamato, wearing trousers and a T-shirt, sat in front of the table, skillfully waving his chopsticks to sweep the food on the table. In his left hand, which was placed on the table, there was a diamond ring shining brightly.

"You are so lucky to be able to eat such delicious food every day. Why wasn't I a KanColle when I was born?" Yamato's face was full of emotion and she was almost in tears.

Xue Cheng's face was full of embarrassment as he accepted the gazes of the Bismarck sisters and the Lexington sisters. Ning Hai, who had just finished work and had not yet taken off her apron, stood in front of him, supporting his knees with her hands, facing his constantly dodging gaze, and curiously scanning Xue Cheng.

Ning Hai never thought that while he was preparing lunch, his own admiral actually captured a deep-sea flagship. What happened during this period of time?

Fifty, Price

"Okay, stop looking." Xue Cheng placed his finger on Ning Hai's forehead and gently pushed the little face that was almost pressed against him away. He then handed a tissue to Yamato, whose mouth was covered in sauce. "Wipe it off. What do you look like now?"

Yamato, puffing up his cheeks like a hamster, took the tissue and wiped the corners of his mouth, mumbling, "If you want to improve your favorability, shouldn't you wipe it for me?"

Noticing that Lexington's gaze seemed to be getting sharper and sharper, Xue Cheng pursed his dry lips guiltily. He finally realized the majesty of the queen. Not only were all the work in the garrison taken over by Lexington, but even the Ring of Oath that he had not used up in the game was stored in Lexington's personal ship space. After coming to this world, it seemed that his role as the admiral had been replaced by Lexington.

Perhaps, as long as Lexington is willing, she can raise her arms and raise the banner of overthrowing the admiral's tyranny, and easily drive Xue Cheng out of power and become the world's number one shipgirl admiral. By then...

Xue Cheng's body shuddered slightly, startled by the fantasy in his mind. He shook his head, driving the absurd thought out of his mind, and then said, "Come on, how can you gain favorability from such a trivial matter? Don't think I don't know, you're just too engrossed in eating and too lazy to wipe your mouth."

"Tsk." Yamato curled his lips and glanced at Xue Cheng. "If you know, why don't you point it out? Really, how inconsiderate! I don't know how a ship girl from your naval base could fall for a guy like you who has no romantic feelings."

Bismarck blinked, looking at the wedding ring on her finger. She felt as if she was being looked down upon by the deep-sea creature. She tapped the table in front of her with her knuckles and said, "Yamato, although you have now joined our naval base and become the admiral's wedding ship, you must understand that this is merely a temporary solution to ensure our cooperation."

"Don't worry, I understand what you mean." Yamato said nonchalantly, "It's what you humans and shipgirls often call a title. From now on, I will use the identity of the bastard admiral's marriage ship to the outside world. That way, you don't have to worry about me getting involved with the navy and then destroying the bridge."

"That's good to know." Saratoga's face tensed as she spoke in a harsh tone, "From now on, you're not allowed to approach my brother-in-law. Also, when you return to the garrison, someone will be specifically responsible for watching you. You're not allowed to leave our surveillance."

"What? Are you kidding?" Yamato was stunned for a moment, then put on an expression of disbelief. He waved his left hand and showed the diamond ring to Saratoga. "Don't you already have this? After paying such a huge price, can't I still gain your trust?"

Lexington smiled faintly and said seriously, "This oath ring is just a symbol, representing the contract we have made. As for the rest, we haven't said anything."

"We will provide resources to help you gather deep-sea shipgirls and establish a stronghold. You will lead the fleet to fight for us as mercenaries, guarding against deep-sea monsters that may invade the coastal waters." Xue Cheng shrugged and added, "As for trust, just like you will never trust us, I will not choose to trust you just because of a nominal identity."

Yamato had a strange look on his face. He lowered his head and used chopsticks to stir the rice in the bowl, muttering something to himself. I don't know what he was saying, but he was probably cursing Xue Cheng and Lexington, the two stubborn guys.

When Xue Cheng's yacht returned to the garrison, it was already afternoon and the sun in the sky began to set, but the temperature had not dropped much. Xue Cheng stood on the deck, feeling the sea breeze, and saw from afar that someone seemed to be greeting him at the port.

"Admiral!" The yacht had just entered the harbor, and before it had even come to a complete stop, a young girl had already jumped on board. She put her arm around Xue Cheng's shoulders and gently punched him in the chest. Then she leaned close to Xue Cheng's ear and whispered teasingly, "Well done! You're worthy of being my admiral. You can even capture a deep-sea flagship!"

Xue Cheng smiled bitterly. The girl in front of him was tall and well-proportioned, with slightly curly brown hair draped over her shoulders. She was wearing a very fashionable outfit with exquisite jewelry, and looked like a model on the cover of a magazine. As she approached, a pleasant scent of high-end perfume wafted into his nose, making him feel itchy.

"Sorry, Missouri, have you been waiting for a long time?" Xue Cheng quickly guessed her identity, because right after her, another girl with sunglasses on her head and equally fashionable clothes jumped onto the boat, but with a somewhat ferocious expression. As soon as she got on the boat, she grabbed Missouri, who was clinging to Xue Cheng, and tried to pull her away: "Hey! Missouri, let go of the admiral!"

"What's the matter, Hindenburg, don't pull me!" Missouri said she was puzzled, but there was a smile in her eyes. It seemed that she had anticipated the other party's reaction, and her behavior of getting close to Xue Cheng was just to provoke the other party.

"How can you pull and tug in public? The Admiral will be in great trouble if you do this!" Hindenburg looked just like the initial portrait in the game, with an expression that looked a bit ferocious and crazy. However, her blushing face revealed a bit of girlish shyness, as if the person who was pestering Xue Cheng was herself.

"No." Missouri placed her palm on Xue Cheng's heart and said with a smile: "Feel it, Admiral's heart is beating very fast. This is clearly the feeling of being moved. If you don't believe me, let's exchange it."

Hindenburg was startled, seemingly tempted, but she immediately noticed the teasing in Missouri's eyes. She coughed lightly to cover up her gaffe and said seriously with a straight face, "Nonsense! I don't want to! It's so hot today. If we get close together, we'll sweat quickly and become sticky and uncomfortable."

"Oh?" Missouri put her arm around Xue Cheng's back, put her arm around his shoulders, and looked at Hindenburg with a smile: "Are you worried that your body will become sticky due to sweating, or..."

"Okay, Missouri, stop talking!" A somewhat stern voice came. A girl wearing a black swimsuit, with a hot body and only a coat on her body, who looked somewhat similar to Missouri, walked over. She nodded to Xue Cheng, her eyes fell on the Ning Hai sisters who walked out of the cabin, walked up to Missouri, raised her hand and gave her a slap: "Don't forget the children are here!"

51. Meeting of New Battleships

"Sister, it hurts!" Missouri let go of Xue Cheng and rubbed the place on her forehead where she was hit. The other party definitely used a lot of force, and a red mark had appeared on the place where she was hit.

"I want to make you hurt so that you will remember it!" The girl hugged her arms, her snow-white and delicate skin shone with a lustrous luster in the sun, making people dizzy. At least Ning Hai's eyes were already fixed on it, and his face was full of longing and yearning.

Big sister? So she must be Iowa? Xue Cheng only glanced at her twice before looking away. Of course, this wasn't because he was such a gentleman, but because it was his first time meeting Iowa, so he subconsciously wanted to leave a good impression.

Unfortunately, the ship girls in the garrison already knew what kind of person Xue Cheng was, so his efforts were doomed to be in vain.

After teaching his sister a lesson, Iowa greeted Xue Cheng, Lexington and the others, then turned his attention to the girl who was the last to walk out of the cabin.

The girl in front of him was wearing an ordinary casual outfit, which seemed to be the same one Bismarck had worn before. Since she was taller and fuller than Bismarck, the clothes seemed a little tight on her, and her graceful lines were also set off to be even more attractive.

Her face no longer had the crazy and slightly neurotic smile of the past, and even her signature sharp corners were gone. However, the strange aura on her body still made Iowa look dazed, as if the figure in his memory standing on the sea, laughing and fighting against the turbulent waves and heavy rain, overlapped with this girl.

"Yamato, it really is you." Iowa's gaze shifted downwards, landing on the glittering diamond ring. He said with some emotion, "I never thought there would be a truce between us."

"I never thought that one day I would have to bow down to a female pirate." Yamato curled her lips. Although she got the support of Xue Cheng's garrison as planned, and finally had a place to stay after the escort fleet was wiped out and the stronghold was lost, she was still very unhappy that she had to become the other party's wedding ship and accept control in the future as a prerequisite.

"Where are New Jersey and Wisconsin?" Lexington looked around for a while, and only Iowa, Missouri and Hindenburg came to greet him. The other two people in the plan were nowhere to be seen.

"New Jersey..." Taking advantage of her elder sister and Hindenburg's distraction, Missouri approached Xue Cheng again, hugged his arm, and said, "She ran away again. She unilaterally cut off all communication channels. I don't even know if she's still in the garrison. It's all because of elder sister being so strict with her."

"As for Wisconsin, she should be in the tavern in Nevada right now, right?" Missouri paused, then continued, "You know her hobby. Sowing discord is easier to do in a crowd. Alas, both the older and younger sisters are worrying idiots."

Seeing Missouri sighing, Iowa's brows jumped. He raised his hand habitually to hit her, but Missouri dodged it. Iowa wanted to continue chasing her, but Missouri used Xue Cheng as a shield and maneuvered flexibly.

After trying several times but still failing to catch the slippery Missouri, Iowa wanted to continue, but didn't want to act so childishly in front of the admiral. So, he stopped in frustration and looked at Lexington: "Aren't the three of us enough?"

Lexington shook his head, looking somewhat worried. It wasn't that he didn't trust them. As a new battleship, the Iowa-class had unquestionable strength, especially since Missouri had undergone a transformation and became a more powerful missile battleship. Usually, when the deep-sea flagship attacked, Missouri always served as the main force of the assault team.

The blueprint ship Hindenburg is also a very powerful battleship. Although it may be somewhat inconspicuous in a naval base with serious internal combat power, it can serve as a mainstay in other naval bases.

But Yamato is not an ordinary deep-sea ship girl. As a deep-sea flagship, even if her attributes are greatly reduced at this time, she is still enough to threaten most of the ship girls in the naval base. If a negligence causes irreversible consequences, Lexington feels that he will never be able to forgive himself.

"What about me?" A voice suddenly came over. Behind a pillar not far away, a girl wearing tight clothes and large alloy armor covering her legs, with a very technological look, turned out. She stared at Yamato without blinking, and her pupils released some warm emotions. Even Yamato, who was the deep-sea flagship, felt uncomfortable under her gaze, as if she was being stared at by some dangerous beast.

"It's Montana." Tirpitz waved his hand vigorously at the girl. "If we add Montana, there won't be any problems."

"Yes, there will be no problem with Montana." Bismarck nodded in agreement. Even Hindenburg, who looked arrogant and conceited, nodded in agreement with their evaluation.

Montana, a battleship designed with the historical Japanese battleship Yamato as its imaginary enemy, once became the largest warship ever designed by the U.S. Its theoretical maximum speed could reach 28 knots, and its firepower and armor were also very impressive. Unfortunately, its construction could not be completed due to the emergence of aircraft carriers.

After this ship girl was implemented in the game, Xue Cheng was stunned by her exaggerated attributes and skills. He took on the extremely low delivery rate and huge consumption to get her out of the construction pool. Later in the activities, Montana did not disappoint Xue Cheng's expectations and won brilliant results many times.

If it's her, plus Iowa and Missouri, even the unweakened Yamato might not be able to get an advantage.

"Montana, I'll leave it to you then." Lexington looked at the girl, who seemed to be in a state of frenzy, and said, "There's no need to restrict her movements too much. Just be careful of her doing anything dangerous. I'll clean out a villa for you guys, and I'll trouble you to live with me for the time being."

"No problem." Montana looked at Yamato with an eager look. In history, the Montana, which died before completion, was designed with the J-country super battleship Yamato as its imaginary enemy. After she was born as a ship girl, she always had a strong urge in her heart to fight against the Yamato ship girl.

It's a pity that Montana didn't have the chance to face Yamato head-on during the previous attacks by the deep-sea ship girls. Moreover, Montana knew in her heart that even with her unrivaled basic attributes, it would be difficult for her to defeat Yamato alone, and the ship girl Yamato had not appeared yet, so her wish had not been fulfilled.

But now, Yamato seemed to have encountered some changes, and his attributes dropped significantly. Even though he was still superior to himself, the gap seemed to be no longer as far as before. It seemed that his wish could be fulfilled?

52. Montana's Wish

"Hey, bastard admiral." Yamato stretched, and the slightly small clothes were suddenly stretched tight, which made Bismarck frown. He always felt that the part of his heart that had always been very confident had suffered a huge blow and was quietly shattered.

Yamato didn't notice Bismarck's mood. After stretching, he said, "Wouldn't you like me to visit your naval base? After all, I'll be living with you for quite some time to come."

"Sorry." It was Lexington who answered Yamato. The girl shook her head, glanced at Xue Cheng, who was being poked in the cheek by Missouri's finger, and said lightly, "The Admiral still has a lot of work to do. Iowa and the others will take care of small things like guiding the tour."

"Tsk." Yamato smacked his lips and continued, "Then find a time to introduce me to a senior naval official. After all, establishing a deep-sea garrison isn't something you can decide on your own, right?"

Lexington still shook her head. "We still need to discuss the specific details of the cooperation with the other sisters in the garrison. This is also to ensure our own interests. Until the results are known, please be patient."

Yamato's brows twitched. She looked at Lexington suspiciously, feeling that something was amiss. She said directly, "This is not okay, and that's not okay. Hey, you're making excuses. Are you trying to freeze me out and use me as your golden thug?"

Lexington's smile seemed innocent. "How could that be? Since we've agreed to cooperate, we will honor the agreement we made. Please rest assured, Ms. Yamato."

"Alright..." Yamato sighed. While the Deep Sea Garrison's affairs certainly weren't imminent, there was a pressing issue that needed to be addressed. She pointed behind her and said, "Well, at least get this lunatic away from me. That's all right, right?"

Lexington looked at Montana, who was standing close to Yamato, staring at her with eyes burning with fighting spirit. He once again rejected Yamato's request: "That won't do. According to our agreement, you must accept our supervision. Judging from Miss Yamato's ability, Montana is the most suitable candidate."

"Ahhhh!" Yamato scratched her hair irritably, ruffling her long, smooth white hair into a mess. She pointed at Montana and said angrily, "Okay, that's fine, but can you guys keep this girl under control? Looking at that look, I'm really worried she'll suddenly reveal her warship suit and blow me up with a single shot!"

"I just want to fight with you. Please practice with me." There was no expression on Montana's face, but it could be seen that she was not a nobody. It was more like she was not good at expressing her emotions. It was probably because the battleship Montana was not completely completed in history, so after appearing as a ship girl, her personality had some flaws.

"I don't want to fight you!" Yamato flatly rejected Montana's request: "What good would it do to train with you?"

"What do you want?" Montana seemed to hear hope in Yamato's words, and a hint of enthusiasm flashed in his calm eyes. "If you need money, I've participated in many battles and won a lot of bonuses. It seems... well, I don't have any idea about the amount of money. Anyway, if you win, I don't mind giving you all my property."

"If you want my equipment, that's fine too. As long as you defeat me, I can transfer those high-powered main guns the admiral gave me to you. How about that?"

"I don't need those things, so just give up on it!" Yamato decisively rejected Montana's challenge.

"Okay, Montana, stop it." Lexington stopped Montana, who was still unwilling to give up and wanted to challenge Yamato to a fight. He said to Missouri, who was almost hanging on Xue Cheng, "Please take Miss Yamato to settle down first. I have someone cleaned the room in advance and prepared all the daily necessities. I'm sorry to bother you for the time being."

"Did you hear that? Let's go, Admiral! Let's go!" Hindenburg roughly pulled the Missouri, which was like a pendant, off Xue Cheng. He then looked at Xue Cheng uncomfortably and said hesitantly, "Then, Admiral, we'll be leaving first, okay?"

"Thank you for your hard work." Xue Cheng nodded and said with a smile, "I will visit you later. You should settle down first. If you need anything, just let me know."

"Then it's a deal!" Missouri's eyes lit up after receiving Xue Cheng's promise. She picked up his hand hanging by his side and gently clapped it, "We've already high-fived, Admiral. You can't go back on your word like before."

Xue Cheng touched his nose and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely do it this time."

"I'm afraid it may not be the case this time." Iahua giggled, her plump upper body trembling slightly.

Watching the backs of Missouri and the others gradually disappear at the dock, Lexington looked around him. The sensible Ninghai sisters had politely said goodbye to everyone after the ship stopped, and returned to the cafeteria to help Yixian prepare dinner. On the way back, Tirpitz, who was passing by a comic book store, also received a batch of new goods and hurried back to check them out. The suspicious Bismarck followed him back.

The only person who remained beside him at this moment, besides the admiral, was a blonde girl who seemed to be gazing at the scenery in the distance.

"Gaga." Lexington's smile was so gentle that it seemed to melt people's hearts. "I don't know where Xingxing has gone crazy again. Go find her."

"Sister..." Saratoga turned around with an innocent look on her face. She shook the phone in her hand and said, "I just asked Phelps. They are having afternoon tea at the British Department right now, along with Essex and the others. You don't have to worry."

"That girl is a real pushover. I don't feel safe without someone watching her." Lexington said, "Gaga is your older sister, right? If Xingzhi acts up, you're the only one who can calm her down when I'm not around."

"That girl won't listen to me," Saratoga said indignantly. "Besides, she joined the naval base later than me as a ship girl, and her mission is still unfinished in history, yet she acts like my sister every day. I hate her so much, I don't want to care about her business."

"Jia Jia, you are disobedient again..." Lexington's smile became more and more gentle. She didn't say anything else. The admiral was still by her side, so she didn't rush to let the naughty sister recall her majesty.

Just as she was thinking this, she turned around again and found that the admiral next to her suddenly walked past her, got off the boat and walked towards the dock in the distance.

"Admiral, where are you going?" Lexington took a few quick steps to catch up with Xue Cheng and asked curiously.

"Let's go over there and take a look." Xue Cheng pointed ahead with his hand on the awning. In the distance, he could see two small figures sitting by the dock.

53. Odin Protects Fishermen

A little girl wearing blue, white and red clothes and a heavy military cap, looking a little rustic, was sitting by the dock, dozing off with a fishing rod in her arms.

Although the sun was still shining brightly, she was completely unaware of it. There was a smile on the corner of her mouth as she held the grass. She didn't know what kind of sweet dream she was having.

Various professional fishing tools were placed around her, the variety of which was enough to make any angler envious. But unfortunately, even with the help of such professional tools, there was still not a single fish in the bucket next to her.