KanColle does not allow me to work from nine to five

"Okay."

It's another banquet. Liu Cheng feels that he has attended more banquets this month than in his two lifetimes combined.

Chapter 84 This is Sardinia, boy

After taking a shower and changing into casual clothes, Liu Cheng came out of the bathroom wiping his wet hair. Seeing Zara, Pola and Bolzano sitting on the sofa in the living room, he asked casually, "Aren't you going back to change clothes?"

"It's just a welcome party. It's not a very formal occasion."

Bora looked Liu Cheng up and down. He had been wearing the suit he wore on the show during the previous few days of the journey. Of course, he wore a navy uniform every day during the exercises. His current clothes were also very casual, without even a style. At first glance, he looked like a person who was a little unkempt. But even so, the more Bora looked at him, the more she felt that he was handsome and attractive. The person she and her sister liked was indeed outstanding in every way.

"So I don't have to wear a suit?"

"No, it's fine like this, let's go."

Zara stood up and motioned for everyone to go out together. She saw that Liu Cheng's hair was a little messy, so she walked over and wanted to help him fix it, but gave up after touching it. It was fine to be a little sloppy, as her man wouldn't mind anyway. Letting other people see his sloppy appearance would prevent them from having any thoughts.

Actually, Liu Cheng didn't really want to attend the banquet now. In the past two weeks, he had to attend various dinners from the political, business, military, entertainment and even socialite circles almost every day. Liu Cheng was already tired of being secretly taken advantage of by those 70-kilogram socialites who were not as good as the KanColle. Now he just wanted to live a quiet life for some time to recuperate.

But he must attend this banquet.

It is important to meet the other Sardinian ship girls including Veneto. After all, we will see them every day for a while. Liu Cheng also cares about the Donghuang ship girl. If she has black hair, Bolzano also has black hair, and her face cannot be seen clearly from a distance, but Liu Cheng knows that she is the Donghuang ship girl. It is a very strange feeling.

But what was more important was to get to know the royal ship girls. Some immature ideas were slowly sprouting in Liu Cheng's mind. His original plan was to first use the power of the Sardinian ship girl to confirm the extent of his influence on the Mind Cube, and then slowly look for opportunities to contact the ship girls of other forces. Now that he had the opportunity to contact the royal people first, he naturally had to seize it.

It is already July, and it is almost the hottest time of the year. However, in the port area of ​​Sardinia, the sea breeze is blowing, so it doesn't feel that hot. Since there are only more than 20 Sardinian ship girls living on such a small island of several square kilometers, the overall atmosphere is quiet and peaceful. Walking out of the guest yard, going up along the steps, and walking a few steps to a flat ground halfway up the mountain, what comes into view is a magnificent and majestic building with a classical Roman style.

Liu Cheng said: "It's spectacular, is this the office building?"

Zara: "No, this is a bathhouse."

Liu Cheng thought, aren't there just over twenty of you, yet you built such a large bathhouse, which should be more than enough to accommodate hundreds of people for food, drink, and entertainment. Then he saw a round arch-style building opposite the bathhouse, which was simple and elegant.

“That should be the office building.”

Paula: "No, that's the library and recreation room."

"I see." Liu Cheng pointed to a plain two-story building at the back and said, "That one must be a restaurant."

“No, that’s an office building.”

Bolzano pointed to the palace-like building next to the office building and said, "That's the restaurant."

Liu Cheng: “…”

Zara said with a smile: "I've never seen you so stupid before. How come you can't guess any of them correctly?"

Liu Cheng glanced at Zara and thought that it was because I had not yet put the stereotype of Sardinia as a country on the Sardinian ship girl. It can only be said that like water and soil breed like people. It seems that during my time in the Sardinia port area, I will definitely work from nine to five and have a relaxing and happy time. It's just a pity that there is definitely no men's bathroom, so I can't enjoy such a beautiful bathing place.

Liu Cheng is now quite familiar with banquets. Compared to eating, the most important purpose of a banquet is actually socializing, so most of them are designed as a self-service model, which allows guests to take food and wine freely, and then gather in groups of three or four to engage in social activities.

This restaurant in Sardinia not only looks like a palace from the outside, but is also beautifully decorated like a palace inside, with bright red carpets, colorful hanging lamps, and various exquisite works of art dotted around. Of course, what is even more beautiful are the ship girls with different styles in the scene, some mature, some cute, and each one is a beauty that makes people's eyes shine.

When Liu Cheng and Zara walked into the restaurant, they naturally attracted the attention of all the ship girls present. After all, he was the only male there, and it was hard not to attract other people's attention.

Littorio was dressed in luxurious black attire, especially the bra that was restrained upwards in front of her chest, which could only cover less than one-third of her white flesh. The deep cleavage further highlighted her tall and plump breasts. The woman with silver curly hair next to her should be Sardinia's flagship Veneto. She looked quite imposing in the dress, and her long legs were even more upright.

"Haha, the great hero who has made great contributions to our Sardinia is here." Littorio came up to shake hands and hug Liu Cheng enthusiastically, and his beautiful manners almost overflowed. "I'm sorry that I couldn't greet you in person. You won't blame me for ignoring you, right?"

Liu Cheng said with a straight face: "Yes, I am very disappointed now."

Littorio blinked her eyes. She was of course familiar with Liu Cheng. "It's my fault that you disappointed the beautiful lady. Tell me how I can compensate you."

"My requirements are very high. You must toast me a glass of wine later. Not even a sip less."

Littorio patted Liu Cheng on the shoulder and said, "Haha, no big deal. We won't go home until we're drunk tonight."

Veneto watched the interaction between her sister Littorio and Liu Cheng with some curiosity. When she heard about this human before, she was just amazed at how heroic he was, but she didn't expect that he was so familiar with the ship girls. Even between sisters, they rarely made such jokes.

Liu Cheng saw Veneto on the side, restrained his joking mood, and bowed solemnly, saying: "I guess you are Lord Veneto, greetings to you."

"Yes, I am the flagship of the Sardinian Empire, Vittorio Veneto. Friends, just call me Veneto." Veneto shook hands with Liu Cheng and said, "Hello, Mr. Liu Cheng. Thank you for your efforts in the previous exercise. You solved a big problem for us."

"That's my job."

Then Littorio took Liu

Cheng greeted all the Sardinian ship girls, the noble and elegant Roma, the lazy and lovely Empire, the mature and gentle Trento, the lively and energetic Nicoloso Darreco... Most of the Sardinian ship girls responded to Liu Cheng with kindness and curiosity. Although they had never met, Liu Cheng's deeds had been told many times by Tianying and others who participated in the exercise, especially Alfredo. She used her instinct as a young reporter to add fuel to the fire. In her version, Liu Cheng was already the Donghuang Superman who overwhelmed the violent Ron and tore the Siren apart to save Jean Bart.

Of course, he also met with the royal ship girls. Liu Cheng knew the royal ship girls who came to Sardinia this time, including Prince of Wales, Hood, Glorious, Belfast, Unicorn, and Zhenhai.

That’s right, the Donghuang ship girl who was visiting the Royal Family, Zhenhai.

Chapter 85: I, Hood, am no worse than Bismarck

It is very obvious that Glory is the royal armored aircraft carrier because the thickness of her chest armor is really exaggerated. Liu Cheng originally thought that Zara, Littorio and others were already amazing holy grails, but he didn't expect that there would be a ship girl who is even braver than them. Even so, her waist is still slender and her curves are amazing, worthy of being a wonderful creature like a ship girl.

With a gentle smile and elegant manners, Glory is as her name suggests, a truly gentle royal lady. Littorio, Skyhawk and others have a good personal relationship with her. The superficial reason why the royal ship girls came to Sardinia this time was that Littorio invited them to visit friends in Sardinia at Glory's request.

At this time, Guanghui and Tianying were chatting and laughing. The two aircraft carriers talked about black tea, desserts, and carrier-based aircraft. They always had a lot of common topics to talk about.

The Royal Battleship Prince of Wales, dressed in a bright red military uniform, is also a social expert. She has bright golden hair braided into spikes and draped over her shoulders. She is tall and straight-looking. She holds a glass of red wine and chats with the ship girls everywhere, appearing to be at ease.

After turning around, the Prince of Wales saw Hood sitting on the sofa in the corner, with Belfast standing behind her, so the Prince of Wales walked over and said, "Befa, why don't you change out of your maid outfit and enjoy the banquet for a while."

Hood had a lock of curly blonde hair draped over her chest. She smiled elegantly and said, "Look, Befa, Wales has come to persuade you. I told you, you don't need to care about me. You shouldn't just stand there when you come to the banquet."

"I'm a maid, so of course I should wear a maid outfit, even at a party."

Belfast had a faint smile on her face. Although she was only a light cruiser and the leader of the Royal Maid Corps, she was an outstanding ship girl who could remain perfect and elegant in any state. Even in the magnificent hall, wearing a relatively simple black and white maid outfit, Belfast remained calm.

"Besides, Wales isn't just talking about me, Hood. Since you're here to relax in Sardinia, you shouldn't just drink alone like this all the time."

Hood said helplessly: "You insisted on making me come, but I actually want to read a book and drink tea at home."

The Prince of Wales sat next to her and looked at the little girls running around in the banquet. Unicorn was shy by nature, but could not resist the enthusiasm of Leonardo and Nicoloso and the others. They were eating pastries together not far away, and she didn't even realize that there was cream on the corners of her mouth.

She said to Hood: "It's easy to have wild thoughts when you always stay in one place. Come to Sardinia to change the environment and mood. Don't think too much and relax."

"I understand your good intentions, but there's really no need to take care of me." Hood pretended to be relaxed and stretched his body. The silk fabric tightened under the force, showing his perfect body with curves and bumps. "Victory and defeat are common in the military. There is always sunshine after the storm. I don't care anymore."

"If you really don't care... Hey, who is that? We just suffered a defeat in Sardinia, why is she here?" The Prince of Wales suddenly frowned and looked at the door in disbelief.

Hood's delicate body trembled subconsciously: "Who is it? My eyesight is not very good."

"It's Bismarck... Oh, it's the Duke of Abruzzi. It's a bit dark outside, I thought it was Bismarck."

The Prince of Wales smiled in triumph, for Hood had nervously torn off a piece of the sofa covering when he had just heard the name.

When Hood saw the Prince of Wales' smile, she naturally understood everything. She said angrily, "Wales, it's because you are always like this that you can't become king."

"The king is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. I have no intention of being disloyal." The Prince of Wales smiled, then put his hands together and apologized to Hood, "I'm sorry, I went too far, but you obviously haven't let it go. Otherwise, you shouldn't have reacted even if you heard the name. In any case, I still hope you can get over it and see your elegant and calm smile again."

Hood pursed her rosy lips. How could she let go of such a thing? Bismarck, that iron-blooded and inherently evil guy, had deprived her of her elegance, ended the lives of her own soldiers, and tarnished the glory of the Royal Navy. Even though she had paid an equal price, it was not she who accomplished this revenge.

Bismarck's seemingly destined shot at Hood was so coincidental and unexpected that both sides found it unbelievable.

This shot left her with an indelible shadow to this day——

I was severely damaged by her shot only because of bad luck. As a battleship, my Hood is no worse than Bismarck.

However, this kind of thing may never be proven again in a lifetime. (Off topic, later, after official certification by Liu Cheng, the thickness of the armor

, Hood is indeed not inferior to Bismarck, and even more flexible.)

Thinking of this, Hood drank the red wine on the coffee table in one gulp, letting the wine ungracefully leak out of his red lips, leaving a wet mark on his snow-white skin.

Refusing the handkerchief offered by Belfast, Hood refilled his glass and stood up suddenly.

The Prince of Wales asked worriedly, "Hood, what are you going to do?"

"Since I can't calm down, I'll just be a little willful."

As he spoke, Hood, holding a glass of red wine, walked across half of the restaurant and came to Liu Cheng, who was chatting with Marco Polo. The royal lady with a faintly melancholy temperament raised her glass to him and said, "The one and only Mr. Liu Cheng, the royal Hood would like to thank you."

"Thank you, I just did some small things within my ability, it's not worth mentioning." Liu Cheng didn't react for a moment why Hood suddenly came to thank him, but he still stood up and raised his glass.

"No, what you did is very important." Hood said seriously, "Justice will inevitably defeat evil, but in the process, indulgence of evil will naturally make it grow wild. You used your wisdom and courage to thwart the evil conspiracy. It is indeed an unparalleled victory for justice. So I want to congratulate you. Please drink this cup and accept the thanks of a lady."

After saying that, Hood drank it all in one gulp.

"Well, I can't refuse such a kind offer. I will accept your thanks."

Liu Cheng could only return the favor and drink the wine in the glass. At the same time, he thought to himself, it seems that the royal family knows the inside story of the previous Gibraltar exercise incident, but he is not sure whether Sardinia told them or the royal family has been paying attention to the development of the matter? After all, they voluntarily gave up half of the jurisdiction of the Strait of Gibraltar.

“I hope you can continue to work hard and not give in to evil.”

"This is nature, the vast heaven and earth, righteousness lasts forever."

Liu Cheng thought, of course I will not surrender to the Iron Blood. When we meet next time to ask for rewards, it should be Tirpitz who surrenders to me.

Originally, he wanted to find an opportunity to take the initiative to chat with the Royal Navy's ship girls, but he didn't expect Hood to come up to him. Although they didn't say much, it gave Liu Cheng a reason to take the initiative. Before he could get up and go to the Royal Navy's ship girls to return a glass, someone else came over.

"Can I sit here?"

Liu Cheng was stunned for a moment when he heard the familiar local accent in Chinese, and then he said, "Of course, Miss Zhenhai."

Chapter 86 This Zhenhai is not simple

"Just call me Zhenhai. It's not easy to meet someone from the same hometown overseas. You don't want me to be fake polite and call you Mr. Liu Cheng all the time, right?"

Zhenhai said this and sat down next to Liu Cheng gracefully. She was wearing wide sleeves that revealed her shoulders and white armpits, and a white slim dress with black fabric embellished with platinum decorations only on her chest, which formed a strong visual contrast with her slightly exposed white northern hemisphere. Her black lace gloves and black stockings, together with her dazzlingly white skin, formed a beautiful picture of black and white.

Stunningly beautiful.

This was the first word that came to Liu Chengyi's mind after seeing Zhenhai, the seaplane carrier belonging to Donghuang. Perhaps it was because of her fellow Donghuang people, but her beautiful and charming style was absolutely extraordinary.

"Then I'll call him by his first name."

Liu Cheng smelled the faint fragrance of Zhenhai, like that of a water lily, and subconsciously felt close to him. What's more, it is true that the ship girls are protecting humanity, but the Donghuang ship girls are directly protecting the Donghuang territory and people. How could he not feel close to them?

"It is a pleasant surprise to meet a fellow shipgirl from my country in a foreign country."

"Yes." Zhenhai bent down slightly, lightly holding up his cheek, "I think our missions to travel overseas are similar."

Liu Cheng nodded with deep emotion. It was only after he recently learned about the things related to the Mind Cube that he gradually understood the situation of the Donghuang Navy.

Among all the powerful coastal countries, Donghuang can be said to be lucky, because of the existence of the island chain, it did not suffer too much damage even in the darkest time of the Siren attack. Now it has recovered rapidly. Compared with other countries that suffered serious losses, Donghuang is now the world's number one country in conventional power.

However, misfortunes often go hand in hand with fortunes, and blessings often go hand in hand with misfortunes. Not suffering too much loss from the Sirens and having few opportunities to face them directly also means that it is impossible to obtain a large number of Mind Cubes that are said to be technically inextricably linked to the Sirens. Therefore, the number and strength of the Donghuang ship girls are the weakest among all the major countries. Therefore, the Donghuang people who are prepared for danger in times of peace will try their best to cooperate with the navies of other countries. Liu Cheng's visit to Sardinia for exchange service is also one of the many cooperation projects of the Donghuang Navy. The purpose is to seek alliances and technology sharing. In this way, Zhenhai's goal is similar.

Zhenhai put a strand of long hair scattered on his chest behind his ear, blinked his long eyelashes, and looked sideways at Liu

Cheng said: "The people in the Donghuang Navy probably didn't expect that they would send out a unique and special talent like you. So far, it seems that I haven't done as well as you."

"No, I just did my job." Liu Cheng waved his hand. Maintaining humility is a good virtue of the Chinese nation.

"You also did a great job in extra work. I watched those shows. You were neither humble nor overbearing, and you were very graceful."

“You saw it too…”

"Why do you use that tone?" Zhenhai said with a tone of confusion, and then praised excitedly, "You have done a great job. You have made Sardinia and even Europeans more aware of the demeanor of Donghuang soldiers, and you have also sparked a wave of Donghuang cultural enthusiasm. All of these are beyond our expectations."

I had never been wary of Donghuang's ship girls in the first place, and how could I not be flattered by the praise from such a stunning beauty?

Liu Cheng said: "It's too exaggerated. In fact, a lot of it is propaganda for political needs."

"Not only that, I also watched that football match. Your last goal was beautiful. Serie A clubs are no better than this."

"It was actually a script. The opposing players were pointed at by our navy in the locker room... Ha, of course it wasn't that exaggerated, but I knew before the game that our team would definitely win. The Sardinian government wanted to highlight the power of the soldiers."

Zhenhai replied naturally: "You also need to have the ability to avoid being noticed by others. What's more, it's really hard to watch your live show every day."

"It's not hard to cooperate with the publicity."

"It's a bit against my will after all."

"It's not completely illegal..."

Liu Cheng suddenly felt something was wrong. Looking at the beautiful Zhen Hai in front of him, he seemed to be being tricked by her.

That's right, when Liu Cheng participated in these interviews, banquets and programs, he was not just cooperating mechanically, he also had a little selfish motive of his own, and an immature idea sprouted in his mind. If he wanted to realize such an idea, he must not only gain the trust of the ship girls, but also have some prestige in the human world. So Liu Cheng went with the flow and cooperated with the publicity, whether it was intentional or just for fun, it might be useful in the future.

Liu Cheng and Zhenhai were talking in Chinese, which Bora couldn't understand at all. Even if she was facing her sister, she was confident that she would not lose, but seeing them talking happily gave her an inexplicable sense of crisis.

So Pola quietly walked to the other side of the sofa and asked Marco Polo: "What are they talking about?"

"do not know."

"Don't you know Chinese?"

"Of course, I'm an expert on Donghuang." Marco Polo raised her snow-white neck to hide her slightly flustered look, and she said, "I said I didn't know because I didn't want to pry into their privacy, but they weren't talking about anything, they were just discussing food."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true." Marco Polo said confidently, "You don't understand. Donghuang, like Sardinia, has a profound food culture. When Donghuang people meet, they don't say hello. Instead, they ask if you have eaten. So it's normal to discuss food when you meet."

Pola was a little skeptical.