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"This...to be honest, I need to think about it."

The main reason is that Liu Cheng has already discussed some psychological warfare arrangements with Zhenhai. If Hua Jia is to be brought along temporarily, an evaluation must be made. Liu Cheng is not the kind of person who makes promises easily or loses sight of the big picture.

"Do you still need to consider it?" Hua Jia said with some disappointment, "You and I are fellow Donghuang people."

"One yard owned by a yard."

"You're still my brother-in-law."

"I didn't say no, I need to think about it... This is a matter of principle."

In this way, the group chatted all the way to the cafeteria. There were already quite a few people gathered here. When Tosa saw Liu Cheng coming, he quickly stood up and pulled him over.

"I just sent a message in the group, planning to come find you. The first trial of the Sakura Empire has been confirmed."

Chapter 22: I see Yunxian and other ship girls as chickens and dogs

"Master Musashi is the leader of the swordsmanship of the Sakura Empire. With a single thought, he can cut through the purple thunderbolt. His power is so great that it cannot be imagined. If you want to marry Master Musashi, you must demonstrate a certain level of swordsmanship, otherwise you are not qualified."

"So the theme of the first trial is swordsmanship, and the rules are a challenge match."

"Since this is the first trial, to show sincerity and to ensure that the subsequent trials can proceed, the Sakura Empire will not send out its most powerful Lord Musashi, nor will it use the Sakura Empire Kendo rules. Instead, it will be a free fight."

"If the trial taker can defeat the three great swordsmen of the Sakura Empire - Takao, Zuikaku, and Unzen - two of the three will pass the trial."

"The wearable protective gear for this trial is a bamboo-cutting bamboo sword, three feet and nine inches long and weighing five hundred and thirty grams. It focuses on lightness and skill."

"The trial will be held in ten days as agreed. The Sakura Empire will welcome the trial takers before then."

Tosa introduced the content of the first trial, and everyone in the cafeteria started chattering about it.

"Let me tell you, Sakura Empire has a lot of reputations."

"They started off with this kind of physical confrontation. The Sakura Empire really has bad intentions."

"The Sakura Empire is the same. They are too clever for their own good. When it comes to swordsmanship and kendo, the Eastern Empire is the ancestor of the Sakura Empire. It is not their turn to show off. This first commander will definitely win."

"Hua Jia, are you so confident in the commander?"

"Of course I have confidence in my fellow Donghuang people. Sword Dao? At what level do you dare to call it Dao?"

Hua Jia's words were full of energy, and even Tosa had no way to refute them. After all, her position was very awkward. If she wanted to defend the Sakura Empire, it might convey the feeling that she didn't want the commander to win. So she simply ignored him and asked Liu Cheng for some compensation when no one was around.

Hearing about the content of the trial, Hua Jia wanted to join in the fun even more. She walked behind Liu Cheng and asked, "Commander, have you ever practiced swordsmanship in the army before?"

"Of course not, there is no such thing in the army...but I have practiced

Explosion-proof batons, and there was an instructor at the military academy who practiced Baguazhang, and he taught me some of the techniques of Ziwu Yuanyang Yue and Baguazhang, but of course I have almost forgotten them."

As Liu Cheng spoke, he picked up the contents of another piece of paper from Tosa, which contained the strengths and characteristics of the Three Musketeers of the Sakura Empire that she had summarized.

Kaohsiung is as cold as frost and as chilly as the moon. He swings his sword at least a thousand times every day. Even the most basic chopping movements have been perfected. The power of one sword is enough to chop wood and smash rocks.

Zuikaku, as his name suggests, is like a crane soaring in the sky. He draws his sword as fast as lightning and his body moves as swift as a ghost. He is particularly good at attrition warfare and each of his attacks is as powerful as splitting mountains and rocks.

Unsen, the sage of the Sakura Empire, has a swordsmanship that is just like her. It is as easy and casual as an immortal, and leaves no trace. She often hits her opponents at incredible angles. It can be seen that her swordsmanship has reached the level of a master who can do whatever she wants and defeat the enemy with every move.

"..."

Liu Cheng glanced at Tosa speechlessly, thinking, you are writing a novel, why are you trying to scare people with all this nonsense?

Tosa curled her lips. She thought to herself that she had her own difficulties. The commander was the man she loved, so of course she had to tell him the characteristics and flaws of her companions truthfully. But after all, she was still a ship girl of the Sakura Empire, so she had to maintain the face of the Sakura Empire. Otherwise, even if the Sakura Empire was under the commander's command, it would still be looked down upon. What could she do? It was difficult for her.

Brest leaned behind Liu Cheng and saw the contents on the paper and couldn't help but say, "It looks like it's very powerful, hero, can you handle it?"

"It's just for self-entertainment." Liu Cheng couldn't help but use ancient words, "I think they are just like chickens and dogs, just people who put their heads up and sell them. Although I am not talented, I can at least take their heads."

Tosa said seriously, "Commander, don't underestimate the enemy. In fact, apart from them, Mikasa, Kii, Ibuki, Hiei, Haku, as well as Sister Kaga and I are all kendo masters. We practice kendo skills together from time to time, and even fight in close combat against the Sirens. Many of them have mastered the skills to perfection."

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about you."

Liu Cheng emphasized again: "I mean these non-actual combat skills are just for fun. No matter how much you compete with each other, they can never be better than the fighting skills in our army. Don't forget, you and Kaga were both defeated by me."

Tosa was speechless for a moment. She narrowed her beautiful light golden eyes and pursed her thin lips in annoyance. Suddenly, she didn't want to talk to Liu Cheng anymore. She was so worried about him, but he didn't appreciate it at all. Damn it!

"You are so awesome?" Honolulu couldn't help but blurt out.

"Of course I'm awesome, that's why I can be your commander."

"That was not what I meant……"

Honolulu blushed a little. She thought of what St. Louis always said in her ear. She suddenly tightened her plump legs and her eyes began to wander.

[I think I am overthinking this. I am not being teased...right? ]

Fortunately, there were many ship girls surrounding Liu Cheng in the cafeteria, so not many people noticed the abnormality of Honolulu.

Liu Cheng also asked everyone to eat normally: "Okay, everyone, have lunch, don't worry, the first trial has basically been won. Of course, opening champagne at halftime is not a good tradition, everyone just wait for me to come back to celebrate."

Tosa clenched her fists and then unclenched them. According to her personality, if it was an ordinary person, she would definitely not care. However, the target was Liu Cheng, her commander, and the person she sincerely admired. She was concerned about his safety no matter what, and thought it would be better to take the initiative to find him in the afternoon.

However, before Tosa could take the initiative to find Liu Cheng, after dinner, Liu Cheng took Tosa to find an empty activity room. The maid had already laid out the cushions in the room. Of course, the bamboo sword was not ready, but two broom handles were found to serve as a temporary substitute.

"I thought you were really that confident."

Tosa lightly held up his smooth chin, his tone somewhat unfriendly, but in fact he could no longer suppress the smile on his face.

"Of course I have to put on an act in front of everyone, at least to prevent them from worrying, and to confuse the opponent later." Liu Cheng said as he closed the curtains, "Also, a great man in Donghuang once said that we should despise our opponents strategically, but take them seriously tactically and avoid conflicts."

"Don't worry, I'm not that petty."

Tosa held a broom handle and suddenly became fierce. "In the remaining days, I will imitate the style of Takao, Zuikaku and Unzen and give you hell training. Commander, be prepared."

"Of course we have to train, but we can't train like this." Liu Cheng picked up another broom handle and said, "They clearly know that you are on my side, and you are also familiar with Kaohsiung and the others' swordsmanship style, but they still told me the list in advance. They must have a trick up their sleeve."

Tosa thought about it and felt that what Liu Cheng said made sense. She frowned slightly and said, "Then how should we train?"

“So I closed the curtains.”

Liu Cheng said apologetically, "Do you still remember how I defeated you and Kaga? I may have to inconvenience you a little bit next."

Tosa: “?”

Chapter 23: Second Brother, Big Brother, I Am Invincible Too

Tosa sat against the wall with trembling legs, his messy bangs wet with sweat, his beautiful golden eyes were watery, it was just a normal exercise, but he was full of laziness.

"too

It’s a foul.”

Tosa bit his lower lip, half unwillingly and half helplessly saying, "You have such ability, won't I be able to defeat you in my entire life?"

"So you still want to defeat me. No wonder you always insist on being on top every night, but in the end you end up turning into a puddle of mud."

Liu Cheng lowered his head proudly, held Tosa's shoulders and kissed her sweaty forehead, "You are my woman, what's your opinion if you can't beat me for the rest of your life?"

"Hmph, don't get carried away. When we get to the battlefield, you still have to hide behind me."

Tosa's tone was full of pride and unruliness, but the smile on the corner of his mouth could not be concealed. No matter how strong he was, how could he not be happy when he felt the strength of his lover and heard his lover's words.

"That's true. I will definitely not try to be brave on the battlefield against the Sirens."

After admitting it, in the scientific spirit of controlling variables, Liu Cheng called Richelieu, who was good at fencing, over.

Tosa and Richelieu are both ship girls who are in tune with Liu Cheng and have had their mind cubes transformed. The difference is that Richelieu has not yet achieved a perfect harmony with Liu Cheng.

Liu Cheng rarely uses the ability to influence the Mind Cube except in the battle against the Sirens. Liu Cheng always feels that this semi-command method is disrespectful to the ship girls, and at most he uses it occasionally to increase the interest.

However, it should be used when necessary. As long as the purpose is pure, it is not despicable. If you have the ability but don't use it, will you just leave it to mold?

Soon, Richelieu sat down next to Tosa, sweating profusely.

Next is Reno, who doesn’t have telepathy, but has modified the Mind Cube.

"But I don't know how to do kendo at all, and this... any strenuous exercise will cause me to shake violently, and I can't even keep my balance."

Reno looked a little embarrassed, with her plump breasts rising and falling with her rapid breathing, but in fact, this star-chasing girl was more excited and surprised. She could actually practice against a superhero. In this case, wouldn't she be considered the commander's assistant?

"It's okay. Don't you like superheroes? Now just pretend you are Deadpool and swing at me quickly."

"Yes! I will try my best~!"

Five minutes later, Reno sat next to Richelieu. Sweat soaked the front of her white shirt, revealing her flesh-colored pinkness.

"It's really impossible to defeat the commander."

Reno thought about the scene where he was hit on the head by Liu Cheng's broom handle and was so startled that he almost lost his balance. Then Liu Cheng quickly grabbed him, held him in his arms, and patted his head to comfort him. He couldn't help but laugh foolishly.

The last is Hua Jia, who has neither telepathy nor has her mind cube been transformed by Liu Cheng. Her state is closest to the current Sakura Empire's ship girls.

"It would be more appropriate to ask Binjiang for this kind of thing, right?"

Hua Jia stood in front of Liu Cheng gracefully, like a Jiangnan lady walking out of an ink painting, but with a smile on her lips and she blinked at Liu Cheng with her eyes moving.

Liu Cheng understood immediately: "I'll take you to Sakura."

"Deal! Even if she's not Binjiang, I've learned a thing or two from her. Watch out!"

Three minutes later, Hua Jia sat next to Reno, panting slightly, thinking that the few moves he had practiced secretly were really mediocre.

Looking at his defeated opponents sitting in a row at the edge of the activity room, Liu Cheng became more and more confident.

It turns out that not only am I the second brother who is invincible, but I am also the eldest brother who is invincible.

At this time, Ron came in holding a box of mineral water. She saw several ship girls sitting against the wall. Each of them had a rosy face and a lazy look. Sweat stuck to their hair on their foreheads, and their long legs were either stretched out or curled up.

The mineral water suddenly hit the mat, and Ron's pupils became deep.

"Haha, you're having a party and not inviting me. That's too much."

Ron smiled dangerously, unbuttoning his shirt.

"Wait, Ron, you misunderstood..."

……

After completing the preparations for the trial, the next step was to select the people who would go to Sakura Empire together. In addition to Taiho, Tosa and Hanako, the final candidates were Glory, Plymouth, Cheshire, Charybdis, Janus, Javelin, Z23, Kuibyshev and Egil.

"Of course I'm happy to go with you. I'm enough to protect your safety." Egil frowned slightly, "But I always feel like I don't fit in."

Liu Cheng said seriously: "It's an illusion, it must be an illusion."

In fact, it is an illusion.

The candidate was decided by Zhenhai and Liu Cheng together. Ever since he learned about Tiancheng's plan, Zhenhai said nothing, but in fact he had always wanted to compete with him.

When it comes to calculating people's hearts, I can also use a little bit of my skills!

Since Tiancheng has already set the tone, it is not easy to start from scratch, so we have to stick to it to the end.

Therefore, Zhenhai specially selected some ship girls with gentle and amiable personalities who make people feel good at first sight. These ship girls have basically no grudges against the Eternal Empire, so that the ship girls of the Eternal Empire cannot feel bad about them. This forms a sharp contrast with the "evil", "horrible" and "despicable" Liu Cheng, making the Eternal Empire ship girls wonder why these angels were deceived by the devil Liu Cheng, and at the same time, they deepen their curiosity about Liu Cheng.

That’s right, although Egil considers herself to be a powerful and mighty sea god, in fact everyone thinks that she is a very easy-going person, which is indeed an illusion.

But before departure, the famous

August was added to the list, just because of an unexpected discovery -

The possession mentioned by the Siren Dream Weaver was accidentally discovered during a video call between Liu Cheng and Jean Bart.

At that time, under the instigation of Dunkirk, Jean Bart put on the ring given to her by Liu Cheng, and the heroic Iris girl became more tender like a wife.

Then Liu Cheng accidentally discovered that through the ring, even if he was thousands of miles away, Liu Cheng could influence Jean Bart's Mind Cube, and that ring was exactly what Liu Cheng had gotten for free from Akashi in Sakura Empire.

Therefore, Liu Cheng had another purpose for going to Sakura Empire this time, which was to find out the origin and uniqueness of this ring. Therefore, he needed August, who had scientific research capabilities, to follow him to see if he could obtain more similar items, or even imitate them.

Of course, this incident itself has already caused a huge uproar in the Hong Kong area and among the "loving family" group, and the situation is even worse than the previous split of the Red Axis.

Before setting off, Liu Cheng used all his skills to barely calm down some of the superficial disturbances.

Thousands of words condensed into one sentence——

"You actually gave a ring to someone? And it wasn't me?!"

Chapter 24: In times of crisis, only responsibility is needed

"I knew you were a scumbag before. Although Yixian often said good things about you and Sister Zhenhai was bewitched by you, that's just the eyes of the beholder. As long as Binjiang drinks and plays with her, she thinks he's a good man. Anshan is still a little naive."

"Even if you are my brother-in-law, I have to call you commander now, and I have to tell the truth. Even if you say that you like everyone equally, but there are so many ship girls around you, and you don't refuse them at all, you are a philandering scumbag."

"But I never expected that there would be no wedding, no wedding dress, and even no rings. It's not impossible to rely entirely on vows and love. The heart of a ship girl is eternal and unbreakable, but these things are not too much trouble, right?"

"Shipgirls are not ordinary women, so they can accept your philandering. To some extent, shipgirls are no different from ordinary women. They may say that these rituals are not important, but they still feel happy after doing them. Aren't you good at coaxing girls?"

"The most abominable thing is that you can't even treat everyone equally. Do you like Jean Bart so much? Why did you only give her the ring?"

Every word Hua Jia said was more hurtful than the last. Liu Cheng knew he was in the wrong and was too embarrassed to refute him. He just put his hands on the railing and looked at the sea in the distance.