KanColle does not allow me to work from nine to five

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——I still have flour on my hands. If you don’t let go, I’ll hit you in the face.”

"Go ahead and take the photo. Just lick it clean for me when the time comes."

"Abnormal~"

"It's abnormal. I miss you abnormally."

Perhaps love words may make people shy, but Liu Cheng knows that the longer the reunion, the more you cannot be stingy in expressing your emotions. Your thoughts are sent to the mountains and rivers, and your words are simple but can touch people's hearts.

Eat dumplings, set off fireworks, stay up all night...

It was not Chinese New Year but it was better than Chinese New Year. It was just that Zhenhai gave Liu Cheng to Yixian at night, and finally this beautiful plum blossom bloomed on the snow-white sheets. She was like a gentle beauty who gathered the spirit of heaven and earth in one body. Her peerless charm made people extremely intoxicated.

Yixian only stayed in Tiexue for two days. On the second day, after she, Zhenhai and Liu Cheng fell asleep in each other's arms, she took this military advisor who had been away from her homeland for a long time back to Donghuang to celebrate the New Year.

However, when the Lunar New Year really arrived, the Iron-Blooded Port District welcomed guests from the Sakura Empire and Iris. Ostensibly, they were here to discuss a new alliance, but celebrating the New Year was also one of their goals.

"Commander-sama..." Akagi narrowed his eyes, his straight nose twitching constantly, "there are many smells of other women."

Akagi's gaze was passionate and dangerous, like a greedy beast craving for prey. Liu Cheng's heart skipped a beat, and he said very calmly: "Indeed, there are Amagi, Kaga, Tosa, Taiho..."

"I know everything, too."

Kaga interrupted Liu Cheng and stared at him with eyes as sharp as a knife.

Liu Cheng's heart skipped a beat again and he asked, "What did you know?"

Kaga frowned slightly: "You and Tosa actually ran away without telling me."

Tosa put his hands on the back of his head, and his thin pink lips curled up and pouted: "Well, I accidentally let it slip, and Kaga-san thought I was showing off. Of course, I didn't mean to do that."

Now Liu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. This was just the beginning and could be said to be the least serious matter. It was much minor compared to his philandering. Then he saw Dafeng's unbelievable eyes.

So Liu Cheng couldn't take a holiday during the Chinese New Year.

Although in a sense, Liu Cheng was also very happy, and everyone was even happier.

After the Chinese New Year, the international situation took a sharp turn for the worse. The Sakura Empire and the Northern Alliance confronted each other near the Bering Strait. The Royal Family demanded to return to the Strait of Gibraltar. The negotiations with the Iron Blood broke down. The Iris government announced the dissolution of the parliament in an attempt to force the resolution through...

All this seemed to have nothing to do with Liu Cheng. He even temporarily left Tiexue and the center of the storm.

Chapter 100 Liu Cheng and Marco Polo's Ambition

In March, when everything comes back to life, a small boat sails out of the port of Sardinia and heads towards the vast ocean.

There are white clouds floating in the air and blue sails dotted around. We have just come out of the severe winter season and the sea breeze blowing on our faces no longer makes us feel cold. In fact, over the next period of time, the climate will quickly warm up due to the influence of the warm and humid air currents from the Atlantic Ocean. The superior Mediterranean climate is pleasant all year round.

Liu Cheng stood on the deck at the bow, but the warm wind could not smooth out the wrinkles between his brows. Although he had been very happy in Sardinia these few days, no matter how the outside world changed, Sardinia was still peaceful. No matter how windy and rainy it was, I was bathing in the Roman Baths. Taking a hot bath in the winter was really refreshing. Even when Veneto volunteered to help scrub Liu Cheng's skin and almost rubbed it off, or when Littorio entangled in the water, causing Liu Cheng's skin to wrinkle, not to mention that Miss Tianying served him until he fell asleep and almost bit the source of happiness in Bolzano, he was still very happy, especially with the company of Zara and Pola.

It was at this time that Liu Chengcai fully understood Veneto's ambitions. If conflicts and disagreements could really be avoided by just getting everyone to the bathhouse to take a bath together, it would save a lot of time and effort.

Fortunately, Liu Cheng is not as naive as Veneto, who is full of majesty. Naturally, he cannot live a leisurely life like her, sunbathing during the day, hot water bathing at night, and soy milk bathing at night. Although Veneto will take the initiative to sit on Liu Cheng's waist and hips late at night, interlocking her fingers with her beloved, and then twisting her slender and soft waist seductively while her light gray slightly curly hair is rippling everywhere. But the flagship of Sardinia is not suitable for taking the lead in rebellion, or in other words, Sardinia's existence in this iron-blooded, upcoming new alliance is itself a great uncertainty.

Because Sardinia is so joyful.

Although Sardinia is not without powerful forces and ambitious people, it is too joyful.

This time, Liu Cheng came to Sardinia from Tiexue, and then from Sardinia to the real destination Iris, because he fully realized this point. Perhaps it would be better for Sardinia to remain in the new alliance than to clearly oppose division.

Liu Cheng sincerely thought that it would be great if everyone was like Sardinia, especially Iris, who was about to arrive. It was said that the situation inside the country was already tense. Liu Cheng went there with a tough mission, but it was also a self-exile under the mediation of all parties.

Iris is not the center of the storm, but it is the place where the two ideas collide most directly. It depends on whether the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind prevails over the east wind.

"I can see you're very nervous." A confident voice sounded behind Liu Cheng. Marco Polo walked to Liu Cheng with high spirits and also leaned on the railing. His bulging chest was left with a shallow dent by the railing. His mature and bright face was full of uncontrollable smiles. "Don't worry, this time you and I will represent Sardinia and Iron Blood to negotiate with Iris. In name, there seems to be no priority, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that

I am the master and you are the assistant, so just leave everything to me. After all, not everyone is as talented and ambitious as me, so you just need to be an assistant and build momentum for me."

Liu Cheng couldn't help but think that it was actually Bar who took the initiative to invite him to Iris to help other Iris ship girls with the mind cube transformation, and the Iron Blood side asked him to represent the Iron Blood to negotiate and build momentum. Of course, there are some deeper reasons, including a game between him and Tirpitz and Frederick the Great, but in the final analysis, Marco Polo was the one who was brought along by the way, and it was a way for the Iron Blood to show that every camp joining the new alliance has equal status. Old Ma, you seem to feel a little good about yourself.

However, in view of Marco Polo's long-standing ambition, Liu Cheng immediately nodded and said, "I understand. Red flowers need green leaves to set them off. You are the red flower and I am the green leaf. I will definitely not hold you back."

"What a great insight! I wish everyone was as sensible as you."

Marco Polo nodded with great satisfaction. She stretched her neck, lowered her head slightly, and looked at the side profile of the man in front of her who had won the hearts of many ship girls. Her long blue hair spread out in the sea breeze: "By the way, I heard that besides Zara and the others, there are many other ship girls who like you. Don't you have bigger ambitions?"

Liu Cheng blinked: "What ambition?"

"Conquer, rule, climb to a high position!" Marco Polo gestured in the air with high spirits, and said in an excited tone, "In-laws have always been the most traditional and effective political means since ancient times. Your marriage with them means that you have mastered many political resources, and of course you have the means to maneuver. If you want, you can play a greater role under my command. When the time comes, I will let the glory of Sardinia spread across the entire sea again, and you can also realize your great ambitions, just like the commander and the general, the emperor and the prime minister, it will also be a good story in the future."

At this point, Marco Polo felt as if the entire Mediterranean was at her feet. She had already imagined the scene when she represented Sardinia this time and successfully persuaded Iris to join her army, and finally turned the tables in the iron-blooded alliance and became the undisputed commander of all the ship girls. If Liu Cheng cooperated well at that time, it was not impossible to consider letting him carry the several-meter-long red cloak that she wore behind her when she was coronated. That would be the highest honor.

In this regard, Liu Cheng just couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the several battleships of the Sardinia Veneto class are really of the same lineage, Veneto is wishful thinking, Littorio is confident and unrestrained, Marco Polo is ambitious but incompetent... All I can say is that the Sardinia stage is here, come and have fun.

"I really don't have such big ambitions." Liu Cheng leaned on the railing, watching the waves rolling up white foam hitting the hull, and couldn't help but sigh, "My original dream was to marry a ship girl, and now it has been exceeded. Later, I also hoped to have a leisurely life from nine to five, with no worries about food and clothing, but this is still a little difficult now. As a general officer, I have almost reached the pinnacle of a soldier. Then I will drive away the sirens and return my country to me, but this is not a career that can be accomplished overnight. Now that I think about it, I am actually quite unambitious. Many things are out of morality and sense of responsibility. After all, there are some things that no one else can do but me, because I have special abilities."

Marco Polo curled his lips and said, "You are so unique, don't you really have any other ideas? It's really surprising..."

"Actually, there is a little bit." Liu Cheng said slowly.

"What idea?"

"Forget it, let's not talk about it."

It was too inappropriate for children to see black cheongsams and big breasts, so Liu Cheng decided not to reveal his evil side in front of Marco Polo.

"What? You boring human."

Chapter 101: Am I being kept as a mistress?

The Iris Port area, which had been closed to Liu Cheng before, was now open. There was no strong electromagnetic interference, and the underwater ocean currents were easily overcome by the boat's engine. After seeing the small island in the Iris Port area, the boat's automatic driving system found the dock and berth very smoothly and quickly sailed in the predetermined direction.

However, the imagined lively scene of welcoming people with open arms did not appear at the dock, nor did the Iris ship girl who opposed the split stand up and give a cold warning, which made Marco Polo, who was looking forward to a grand welcome ceremony, a little unbelievable.

"You two are the only ones here to welcome us? Or do you have other surprises planned for the future?"

Marco Polo was the first to walk onto the dock. After shaking hands with Jean Bart and Dunkirk, she looked back curiously. There was no red carpet or flowers. Or were there actually many people hiding behind the trees holding fireworks streamers, waiting to give the guests a French romance?

Jeanbal's eyes were all on Liu Cheng behind him. After shaking hands with him, he said to Marco Polo perfunctorily, "Do you want a grand ceremony?"

After shaking hands with Jean Bart, Liu Cheng shook hands with the beautiful woman with long silver hair beside her. The Iris battlecruiser, Dunkirk, was a majestic knight of the church on the battlefield. He had met Liu Cheng once before during the exercise in the Strait of Gibraltar. Now wearing her daily clothes, Dunkirk looked slender, fashionable and beautiful, with a picturesque look and a radiant look.

Moreover, Dunkirk's emotional intelligence was obviously much higher than Jean Bart's. She blinked and said to Marco Polo: "Everyone knows the purpose of your coming, so we deliberately concealed your whereabouts. If you quarrel with the opponents as soon as you arrive, it will be difficult for everyone. It is better to wait for a while.

"

Marco Polo was not someone who didn't know when to advance or retreat. After all, this was Iris's port area. She nodded and said, "That makes sense. Then you lead the way."

Dunkirk walked up to Liu Cheng, made a gesture of invitation and said, "Mr. Liu Cheng, please follow me."

At the same time, Jeanbal said sternly: "Marco Polo, come with me."

Liu Cheng and Marco Polo looked at each other, the latter frowned and said, "What do you mean, we are going to different places?"

Jeanbal raised his eyebrows: "Any opinions?"

Dunkirk said quickly, "You have traveled a long way, we will arrange a place for you to rest first. Liu Cheng is a man after all, so it is not convenient for him to live in our ship girl's dormitory. Please understand."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Marco Polo raised his chin and said to Jean Bart with some displeasure, "If you have a reason, tell me. I'm not the kind of person who can't understand. How can I be your ally with such a bad temper?"

Jeanbart just snorted lightly, her eyes still on Liu Cheng.

Although Dunkirk's words made sense, Liu Cheng still knew that there must be something wrong, especially since Jean Bart's performance was not normal. However, Liu Cheng stretched and said, "It just so happens that I am a little tired, so I'll just follow the host's lead."

Hearing Liu Cheng's words, Jeanbal seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and her expression became more relaxed. She said to Marco Polo, "Come with me."

"Okay, I'll just bear with it for a while."

"Mr. Liu Cheng, please follow me."

"it is good."

Jean Bart and Marco Polo climbed up the steps of the dock, while Liu Cheng followed Dunkirk along the embankment along the coast.

The weather is very good today, so the layout of the Iris Port area can be clearly seen as far as the eye can see. The styles are quite different from those of Sardinia, Iron Blood and Royal. There are not many tall buildings on the island, and the houses that can be seen are scattered. It feels a bit like the European countryside in oil paintings, with trees and large flower fields everywhere.

"How is it?" Dunkirk noticed Liu Cheng's gaze and took the initiative to ask, "Is our Iris's port area not worse than Iron Blood?"

Liu Cheng kicked the stones on the gravel road under his feet, and they fell into the sea, splashing water. The flower beds on the side of the road were also made of broken bricks, giving it a primitive beauty.

“It’s very beautiful, it feels like an oil painting.”

"I knew you would like it." Dunkirk took Liu Cheng around the corner and said, "It must be hard to think about this and that all day long. You will feel better when you see beautiful natural scenery."

"Indeed it is."

The beautiful scenery, the generous and enthusiastic Iris Girl, and the leisurely stroll along the beach made Liu Cheng feel quite relaxed. He couldn't help but joked, "But speaking of difficulties, it seems that you have a harder time."

Dunkirk blinked her eyes. She was very smart and understood Liu Cheng's meaning immediately. She said, "I can't help it. I am Jean Barr's good friend. She is a straightforward person and doesn't know how to bend around at all."

"I prefer dealing with straightforward people, but you must be helping her since she hasn't suffered much from someone like Jean Bale."

"Yeah, it's very hard."

Dunkirk lifted her hair by her ear and turned her head to look at the man who could make Jean Bart fall in love with her. It seemed that she could not see anything extraordinary about him for the time being. She smiled and said, "So please be considerate of me and Jean Bart."

"I'm ready to forgive her."

Liu Cheng saw a long wooden bridge over the sea at the end of the road, leading directly to a building built on a reef in the distance. He probably understood Jean Bart's purpose.

Following Dunkirk onto the wooden bridge, it is about three or four hundred meters away. The building area is not small, and you can still see some putty on the outer wall. It is obvious that it was built not long ago. It is surrounded by the sea on all sides. It can be said to be a room with an unbeatable sea view.

"This is the house that Jean Bart specially prepared for you. Isn't it beautiful?"

"It's beautiful..." Liu Cheng pulled the door of the room but didn't open it. With the help of Dunkirk, he entered his fingerprint and opened it. "There's the sound of waves at night. It must be very noisy."

"Don't worry, all the materials in this building are made of double-layer soundproof cotton. As long as the windows are closed, there will be no noise. If that doesn't work, we have prepared noise-proof earplugs."

"The moisture should be quite heavy. Is it possible that he has rheumatism?"

"We took that into consideration. Although the room looks very retro, it actually has all the necessary furniture, including a smart dehumidifier."

“The area doesn’t seem very large.”

“There’s a basement, and there’s a gym in the basement.”

Liu Cheng paused, looked at Dunkirk and said, "So, I was made a concubine in the Barkin House?"

Dunkirk blinked. "That's understandable, but I don't think she would force you if you objected directly."

Chapter 102: Facing the Sea, Spring Blossoms

In fact, this building built on the reef is not small. It not only has a large flat floor above ground and a basement, but also a yard the size of several basketball courts in front of the beach, which is full of various green plants that have not yet bloomed. There is an indoor swimming pool under the ceiling upstairs and a separated bathing beach outdoors. Liu Cheng even saw a white ragdoll cat in the garden.

The room is decorated simply but not simplistically. The kitchen and bathroom facilities are all available. There is a large bookcase in the living room, which is neatly filled with

There are many books, from world classics to magazines and tabloids.

Dunkirk said: "This is specially prepared. There are all kinds of books on the bookshelf, some are relaxing and some are serious books like "On War". If you want to kill time, you can read for a long time."

Liu Cheng did not comment, but continued to walk inside. There was an open kitchen with a Chinese stove. It looked very new and had never been used.

Dunkirk opened the refrigerator, showing the rich storage inside. She said, "You can cook whatever you want to eat. Of course, you can also ask me to prepare it for you. Leave your contact information later, or just press 1 on the phone in the room to contact me."

Liu Cheng thought that this was very thoughtful. Going forward, there was a bedroom with a floor-to-ceiling window and a sea view. A large bed was placed in the middle, with black and gray sheets, quilts and plain pillows. It was Jean Barr's aesthetic style. However, the most eye-catching thing in the room was the two computers placed side by side in the place where the cloakroom used to be. Just from the appearance, it can be seen that the configuration is not cheap.

Dunkirk introduced: "These two are the latest computers, both of which are the current top configurations. There is a 10G optical fiber in the room that is directly connected to the outside network through a gateway. In that cabinet, yes, that one, there are also various consoles and handheld game consoles. Anyway, all the ones available on the market are ready. The game account is in the document on the desktop. It is a special fully open account that is directly purchased by the government."

Seeing this, Liu Cheng finally couldn't help but sigh: "I'm so well prepared. Bal is planning to use both soft and hard tactics to keep me here."

Dunkirk smiled: "This is how much Jean Bart loves you."

"Why are there two computers?"

"One for you, and one for Jean Bart."

"As I recall, Jean Barr doesn't even know how to use a cell phone?"

"Just learn, and with love you can overcome all difficulties."

Liu Cheng tapped on the blue keyboard and couldn't help smiling. He thought, where can you play games with a blue-axis keyboard? He could only say that they were really trying to cater to his hobbies. However, he still didn't quite understand it. He felt a little touched, but also a little distressed.

Walking out of the game room, Liu Cheng sat down in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the room, crossed his hands in front of his chest, and looked at the ebb and flow of the sea outside. After seeing such sea views so many times, it seemed that it was just like this, but it did give people a very peaceful feeling.

Dunkirk thought Liu Cheng was angry about such an arrangement. After all, such an arrangement that seemed to put people under house arrest would not be acceptable to many people no matter how well prepared it was.

The generous and enthusiastic Iris girl pursed her lips, sat down opposite Liu Cheng, and explained to her friend, "Jean Barr likes you very much, but she is such a straightforward person. She doesn't know how to like someone, and you can't be with her all the time, so naturally she wants to lock you up and keep you to herself. But since she likes you so much, she will definitely respect your opinion. As long as you protest to her righteously, there is still room for maneuver."

Liu Cheng thought for a moment, then said, "Actually, you arranged all this for her, right?"

Dunkirk tilted her head and said, "Couldn't it be because of Barr's love for you that he personally decorated your residence bit by bit?"

"Too delicate, Jean Bart doesn't have that ability." Liu Cheng waved his hand, looking very understanding, "You said it all, Jean Bart is a straightforward person. If it were her, she would probably just tie me up in the dungeon with a big iron chain, and just give me food and water so I don't starve to death."

"That's not the case. After all, Jean Bal is the ship girl of our Iris. She is as romantic as anyone else."

Dunkirk's scarlet eyes blinked as she said, "After confirming that you were coming, Barr was both happy and distressed. She was happy because she could meet you, but she was distressed because she said you had a unique charm that would definitely harm our Iris sisters. So she asked me to come up with an idea that would have the best of both worlds. There is no such thing as the best of both worlds in this world, so I can only arrange it this way."