It is Kokang and Changchun

　Everyone has put a lot of effort into this 10th anniversary event. Now we just have to wait for the update to be released in a few days. We will give a rich feast to all the new and old players who have supported us for ten years!"

　With so many online activities and rewards, offline activities are definitely necessary. Linglan then mentioned this: "Similarly, we also need to have offline gifts related to the tenth anniversary. I have tentatively decided to crowdfund the peripherals in the form of gift boxes. If the crowdfunding number reaches a certain number, the rewards will be increased!"

　"If it's crowdfunding, we need to first predict the approximate size of the buyers so that we can determine when to deliver the goods. Based on this, we can contact the OEM manufacturer to arrange the production rhythm." Ella, a capable subordinate of Linglan, reminded.

　Linglan rubbed her slightly stubbled chin, her eyes slightly raised to the sky as she pondered something. She counted with her right fingers and then made a prediction: "Hmm... I observe the stars every day and counted with my fingers. It should be around 50,000 people."

　"Fifty thousand people?" Ella was curious about the calculation process.

　"I roughly estimated it based on the turnover and the payout rate. If calculated based on our turnover before the Second Spring, the number of people who pre-ordered the gift box would not exceed 500," Lily of the Valley replied.

　Another employee asked, "Boss, is there any error in your calculation?"

　Linglan said, "There's definitely some margin of error, it's just a matter of more or less. Even if the actual crowdfunding amount is more or less than I estimated, the difference won't be that big. That little gap or surplus isn't a big deal. If it's less, we can make up for it, and if it's more, we can just sell it as spot goods."

　Thus, the meeting ended

　We decided to use 50000 crowdfunding participants as the benchmark and carry out all work around this consumption volume.

　Immediately, an employee of Huanmeng followed Linglan's instructions and launched a crowdfunding page on MoDian. The crowdfunding period was one full month (31 days).

　After get off work, Linglan drove home as usual and returned to the villa she had been living in. When she first entered the house, the most eye-catching thing was a vertical painting of the Battleship R Hood hanging in the most conspicuous position in the living room.

　Yes, for Suzuran, Hood is his life. When he first started working on Warship Girls, it was also because of his obsession with Hood. Otherwise, how could he have become the game's poster girl and the number 0001 ship in the ship guide?

　To some extent, the initial stage of KanColle was a product of Suzuran's self-satisfaction.

　It's said that when he first encountered Kankei, he said, "I want to make a Kankei with a Hood," which led to the creation of Warship Girls. Suzuran's words also became the basis for many Taijuns (narrow-minded Kankei players) to criticize Kankei R as a "copycat game." (PS: This is just a rumor, and its authenticity remains to be verified.)

　During the Spring Festival of 2021, when he learned in the police station that there was a KanColle for the first time in reality, Suzuran was particularly excited.

　But later, after Hood became a ship girl, he looked like the next door, and Suzuran felt very sorry. It's not that he has a problem with Azure Hood, but he loves the Hood in his heart deeply.

　He admitted that the Blue Hood's inner temperament, conversation, figure and appearance were all better. But even so, this Hood always felt like something was missing to Linglan, and she could never be moved.

　If one day, Linglan has the chance to date the real Hood, they would probably be friends at best. As for the level of love and affection, it is probably absolutely impossible.

　Linglan returned to her room and opened her phone to clean up the daily games she had played, including the games other than KanColle. For Linglan, cleaning up KanColle was meaningless because she was the "God" of that world, and whatever she wanted was just a matter of typing a few lines of code.

　After taking care of her other affairs, Linglan went to bed, hugged the life-size pillow of Ship R Hood, and prepared to enter the sweet paradise of Piran Port with him.

　Before Linglan went to bed, he kept thinking about something.

　"Maybe... apart from the fact that the game mode is too old, this is the upper limit of the second game of Junwu Meng Anthropomorphic. Even if the real character exists in reality, the average monthly turnover is about 1000 million." Linglan turned over and sighed inwardly.

　The anthropomorphic military weapons are relatively niche compared to those purely cute second-hand games. Even among those who play this type of game, a considerable number of them are not 2D military otakus, but come purely for the beautiful girls.

　Thinking of this, Suzuran couldn't help but sigh, "In order to expand the market, Azure chose to downplay the ship and historical elements, changing the audience, which ultimately caused a lot of dissatisfaction among the initial group. Their honest advice was unpleasant to hear, and they were even labeled as 'ship armor sages' by those who came after them... It's really sad."

　"There's nothing we can do. After all, Huangji next door is a purely commercial company. Even those of us who have ideals and uphold integrity can't make a lot of money. For example, me and Yuzhong...

　But this might be a good thing. If we were the hottest, we wouldn't have produced so many Cold War ships today... A blessing in disguise.

　Linglan felt that it was a good thing that KanColle was neither hot nor cold. He had released a bunch of Cold War ships because he had determined that KanColle was not very popular at the moment.

　During the continuous meditation, Linglan gradually became sleepy and slowly fell asleep, waiting to be woken up by the sun the next day.

　The next day, Linglan was not awakened by the sun, but by the ringing of his cell phone. He picked up the phone with sleepy eyes and saw that it was Ella calling.

　"Strange... Why would Ella call me at this time? Is there something important happening at the company?" Out of trust in her old friend, Linglan decided to answer the phone.

　"Hello?" Just as Linglan put the receiver to her ear, Ella's excited voice came from inside: "Linglan! KanR is alive! KanR is alive!"

　Suzuran was confused by Ella's excitement. "Not...alive? What are you talking about, Ella? Isn't the KanR always alive?"

　"Sorry... I was so excited that my voice changed. It's because KanColle is popular! It's on fire! It's so popular!" Ella explained again.

　"KanR is on fire? What's going on?"

　Ella said, "Lily, open MoDian now, search for Warship Girls, and take a look at the crowdfunding interface, and you'll understand everything!"

　Linglan followed Ella's instructions and quickly opened MoDian, only to find that "Warship Girls" was the top trending search term. He then clicked on it and saw that the crowdfunding had reached over 40 people!

　"Oh shit! My KanR is going to be popular again?!" This time, Suzuran was even more excited than Ella. This was only the data for the first day, and she couldn't even imagine what would happen next.

　Now Linglan was no longer carefree. She quickly opened the QQ work group and notified the employees to hold an emergency meeting this morning to discuss how to meet this far unexpected demand.

　Chapter 475: Linglan's Generosity

　After getting up, Linglan didn't even brush her teeth, eat breakfast, or even change into her pajamas. She immediately went to the garage and drove to the company headquarters to urgently discuss the tenth anniversary gift box.

　That afternoon, in Haikou, Hainan, Lao

　Zhan was riding his bike exceptionally fast on his way home today. It was because the express package from his comrade in Changchun had arrived.

　If he rode like this normally, his legs would be sore by the time he got home (LeBron James uses a bicycle to commute), but today he was like a chicken with its blood pumped up, and he didn't feel any discomfort even when he rode to the doorstep of his house.

　Maybe this is the power of love.

　As soon as Lao Zhan arrived at the entrance of the Cainiao Express Station, he got out of the car before it even stopped. He quickly pushed the parking lever, let go of the handlebars, and quickly walked into the Cainiao Express Station to find the package according to the pickup code.

　A few minutes later, Lao Zhan returned home and couldn't wait to take out the scissors to open the package. After opening the package, there was a box. After opening the box, there were a few mooncakes and a letter inside.

　Lao Zhan picked up the letter and read it. He couldn't help but smile. This letter was from Changchun to Lao Zhan. It said that she made these mooncakes as a Mid-Autumn Festival gift for Lao Zhan. It also included some sweet words and finally wished Lao Zhan a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

　"That's great! It's dinner time now. I don't even have to cook dinner. I can just eat mooncakes. I just don't know what they taste like..." Lao Zhan was very happy.

　Because they are homemade mooncakes, unlike the packaged mooncakes from the food factory where the flavors are printed on the surface. But Lao Zhan thought, no matter if it is a double ponytail, it definitely cannot be five-nut mooncakes, after all, Changchun and he don’t like five-nut mooncakes.

　Lao Zhan picked up a mooncake and sniffed it, but couldn't tell what it smelled like. "Tsk... looks like this wave is about to open a mooncake blind box."

　With an "Ah-woo" sound, Lao Zhan took a big bite of the mooncake. While slowly savoring its flavor, he looked at the appearance of the filling exposed from the bite surface of the mooncake to determine what the filling was.

　After a few seconds, James tasted it and made a possible judgment, "Is this... cheese? It seems quite delicious."

　As the cheese filling softens with chewing and saliva, it begins to soften, and part of it slowly mixes with the saliva to become a solution, and some familiar flavors begin to slowly evaporate.

　"Wait! This taste..." Lao Zhan tasted the familiar milky aroma.

　Old Zhan looked at the bite surface of the mooncake and said happily, "I understand. This must be the cheese made in Changchun using milk from those local dairy companies she mentioned before!"

　After swallowing the first bite, James took another big bite. This time, he bit towards the middle, biting off the piece with the highest cheese-to-crust ratio.

　"Even after being made into cheese, the unique aroma remains unchanged, which shows the high level of Changchun craftsmanship... But why doesn't she tell me the specific brand of milk?"

　Ten minutes later, there were only two mooncakes left from Changchun. Lao Zhan rewrapped the packaging and put the remaining mooncakes in the refrigerator.

　The remaining two were specially left by Lao Zhan for his parents to eat. When eating, you must consider your family and friends. This is basic etiquette in dealing with people.

　After eating the mooncakes, Lao Zhan returned to his room, turned on the air conditioner, and sat down on the bed. While savoring the aroma of mooncakes and milk lingering between his lips and teeth, he opened his mobile phone to surf the Internet for entertainment.

　In the Kantai community, everyone was saying that the Kantai R crowdfunding had far exceeded official expectations. Lao Zhan couldn't help but sigh: "The Zerg is not dead, it's just hidden."

　The screenshots show that the number of people who have participated in the crowdfunding has reached 45, and the amount raised has reached 2.2 million RMB. Such a huge amount of money has already completely blown away the initial crowdfunding goal of 200 million RMB set by Linglan.

　Just after Lao Zhan expressed his feelings, a group member sent another exciting new message.

　This news caught Lao Zhan's attention, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "Holy crap! Linglan raised the crowdfunding reward to 5 million RMB! Is the king going to do something this big?"

　The so-called crowdfunding reward tier means that every time the crowdfunding reaches a certain amount, new peripheral rewards will be unlocked. These rewards do not require players to spend extra money. In other words, they are like gifts from the merchant, added to the existing gift pack.

　So what's the reward for the last tier? A life-size, double-sided pillowcase, with the character depicted on the pillowcase decided by a referendum. The second tier offers a character-specific costume, also decided by a referendum.

　"Wow, Linglan is truly broke this time." While James was excited by Linglan's actions, he also felt a bit worried. "Even this 5 million RMB final target seems a bit high... Can it really be achieved?"

　"Don't underestimate the strength of the Zerg! Now that Kantai R is in its second spring, both newcomers and veterans are working together. What is 500 million RMB? China's population base is there!" Lao Luo shouted vigorously in the group.

　This news quickly spread throughout the Chinese internet, and once it spread throughout the Chinese internet, it inevitably spread to foreign websites. Some Kanjuku players on foreign servers also sought purchasing agents or direct crowdfunding.

　There was also discussion about exclusive character costumes and pillowcases, but everyone agreed that the vote was pointless because Lexington was very likely to be first.

　Meanwhile, Lexington (CV-2) had just finished air support for the front line, but due to some negligence, she was hit by a bullet in the deep sea opposite.

　Lexington's head was bleeding, with a few streaks of blood trickling down the left side of his face. The whole scene looked a bit scary, but in reality, it was just a minor injury to the bridge, nothing serious.

　在远

　The distant horizon was the bloody frontier. The smoke of gunpowder filled the air, the faint sounds of explosions and artillery fire echoed one after another, and the occasional streak of anti-aircraft tracer bullets streaked across the sky, all demonstrating the fierceness of the war.

　Now Lexington's stored ammunition has been completely used up. She is now returning in an orderly manner. After returning to the supply station to replenish ammunition, she will continue air support at another location.

　At this time, Saratoga asked her sister for communication access. Facing her sister's communication, Lexington of course agreed without thinking, after all, this was her closest and dearest sister (Zodiac sign: 6).

　"Sister, how are you doing on the front line?" Saratoga sent concern and greetings.

　Lexington used his self-cleaning ability to clean the blood off his head and replied with a smile, "I'm on my way back to the rear supply station. I'm not hurt. Sarah, why are you calling your sister now? Is there something wrong?"

　As soon as Sarato heard her sister was on her way back to the supply station, she knew she had chosen the right time to call, so she told her everything she had learned about the latest developments in the ship R:

　"I was just using the Wi-Fi at the repair shop and was looking at my phone when I saw the crowdfunding for the Kantai R 10th Anniversary Gift Box (over a thousand words omitted here)..."

　When Saratoga finished talking about voting on the pillows and costume roles, Lexington offered a suggestion: “Well… I think I should be singled out, otherwise it will undermine the fairness of the vote.

　Anyway, as the most popular player in the game, Huanmeng has already released enough for me. Isn't there an old Chinese saying, "It's not the lack of wealth that's worrying, but the inequality of wealth"? So it's better to leave opportunities for others.

　Of course, I'm just suggesting this. Ultimately, it depends on what Mr. Linglan wants to do. If Mr. Linglan doesn't intend to take me out alone, then I have no objection.

　Saratoga admired her sister's generosity. She asked, "Do you need me and Lily of the Valley to convey that?"

　"You can say it, but be careful about the way you say it. Don't let people feel that you are imposing your will. Instead, make them feel that this is a small suggestion that can be adopted or not." Lexington reminded in a kind voice.

　As expected of a wife, she is so gentle... Even when giving suggestions to others, she is so considerate of others and considers their feelings.

　"I understand, sis," Saratoga agreed, then she began to reminisce. "I just wonder who would come out on top if Azure's tenth anniversary also held a crowdfunding and casting vote like KanColle did?"

　The wife shook her head and smiled, saying, "Azur Blue isn't like KanColle, which has a single, unparalleled KanColle with an absolute advantage in popularity. So I'm actually quite envious of the people next door. At least the voting results are somewhat uncertain, unlike here, where it's almost certain."

　"It would be great if Sara was the most popular one like her sister... but unfortunately that's unlikely." Saratoga tilted her head and pouted.

　Saratoga knew that her high ranking on the Azure Lane popularity list was largely due to the buffs provided by the poster girl. If she weren't the poster girl, she would probably be an unknown entity in the thunder-ridden Azur Lane.

　It was Lexington's turn to speak. "Sarah, how are you? Are the repairs complete?"

　"Almost there. I think we'll be ready to go tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Sarah answered energetically, as if she wanted to show her sister her vitality so that she wouldn't worry.

　"Well, I believe Sarah will be able to create more glory in the next support battle. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up." Lexington prepared to say goodbye to his sister.

　Just as the call was about to be cut off, Lexington seemed to suddenly remember something and stopped, saying, "Wait a minute, Sarah, please help me order a deluxe gift box to show your support. I'll give you the money later."

　"Hehe~ Don't worry, sister. Saratoga has already asked Chinese netizens to buy your portion. I have thought it through very carefully!" Saratoga assured her sister.

　"If you want to show your support, Sarah, you can buy eight or ten...ah."

　Before Sara could finish her words, her sister stopped her, "Saratoga, you can't do this! We only buy what we need. You're not a businessman, don't do this!"

　"But...Santi bought dozens of copies yesterday."

　"She is she, and you are you. You are a communist. If Santi doesn't buy and sell goods, she wouldn't be called Santi." Lexington was ashamed.

　Lexington had always been clearly wary of Santi. She frowned slightly and asked, "By the way, did Santi tell me how much she wanted to sell these gift boxes for?"

　"The original price of the product plus postage is calculated based on the exchange rate at the time of purchase," said Saratoga.

　Lexington gave an intriguing smile. "Oh, she has some conscience. She knew not to bring bad things to Huan Meng on the tenth anniversary."

　Chapter 476 The Legendary Sevastopol

　No matter what Santi's ultimate purpose was in buying dozens of gift boxes at once, what is certain is that this money does contribute much more to crowdfunding than a normal person.

　With 19 days left in the crowdfunding countdown, the fundraising amount has exceeded 5 million RMB, which means that the final stage of the life-size pillowcase reward has been unlocked.

　So, the question now is, who will get the character portrait on this pillowcase?

　Previously, when Madam suggested removing her from the voting, Linglan thought about it for a long time but still couldn't make up her mind. Many players were joking that only by releasing a "Linglan Muzan" map would she have a chance of competing against Madam.

　What is "Suzuran Muzan"? This is a meme from ancient times. If you are interested, you can go to Baidu to search it. Otherwise, if I talk about it here, it will inevitably be suspected of padding the word count.

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　Leningrad, Soviet Russia

　Soviet Russia is facing its best economic situation since 1991, thanks to the victory of the revolution, the liquidation of oligarchs, effective anti-corruption and anti-crime efforts, and high economic cooperation with China.

　Compared with the past, the economic situation is very good, which will inevitably lead to a very good fiscal situation. Correspondingly, the fiscal budgets of various aspects of the country have increased to varying degrees.

　The Navy's budget was double what it had been before the Russo-Ukrainian War (in terms of purchasing power). The Red Navy's generals and shipgirls were so moved by this news that they nearly cried.

　Some are happy while others are sad. There are also objections to the huge increase in the navy budget. Even among the public, some people have criticized it, saying that the huge increase in the navy budget must be closely related to Aurora's background.

　The logic of these people's argument is very simple. Aurora is a warship and has always been from the navy, so it is natural to give more budget to the navy.

　But in fact, Aurora had never thought about it that way. You know, after the unification of Russia, she took the initiative to take off her military uniform, retired from the navy, and devoted herself to her work.