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Z20 waved excitedly and shouted, "Big brother!"

Z25 was a little disappointed. With one nose and two eyes, he was indeed handsome, but not as interesting as the legend said. He had no tail and was not furry. Z23 blinked and stared at Liu Cheng intently. Tirpitz was the man she longed to be, and anyone who could be liked by Tirpitz was also the object of her longing.

Yi Bei shrugged his shoulders, stuck out his tongue, and said with a look of regret: "What? How come he looks so normal? It turns out he is just an ordinary human being. I still had too high expectations of him."

"I knew it." Hipper's voice was very low. She was just being venomous to show off her eloquence, not to offend anyone. "Only a fool would fall in love with a kid like him who seems to rely on luck and has no ability at all."

“But I think he’s very handsome.”

Blucher appeared beside the sisters at some point in time, and the innocent and lively girl always disappeared in an instant.

"Calm down, Blücher, and use your brain!"

"But Hipper, you came here, didn't you just want to get close to him?"

"Ha, who would want to get close to someone like that!"

Hipper finally couldn't help but raise her voice. When she recalled this moment countless years later, Hipper, who was no longer so stubborn, had to admit that she had said many insincere words in her life, but this was the one she regretted the most. If she hadn't been so stubborn, she wouldn't have been reduced from a sister to a younger sister. Even her distant sister Tallinn died earlier than her...

Chapter 7 You Live Across from Ron

Although the port area of ​​​​Iron Blood is also a small island, it looks completely different from Sardinia at first glance. There are not so many green areas and beaches. At first glance, many dark-toned buildings are neatly arranged, and the heights of the trees on both sides of the road are uniform. It gives people a pleasing look and a depressing and solemn atmosphere, which matches the black color of the Iron Blood military uniforms very well.

Even though he was just standing on the dock, Liu Cheng could see that this small island of Iron Blood was much larger than Sardinia. After all, whether in terms of scale or the number of ship girls, Iron Blood was an order of magnitude larger than Sardinia. This time, it seemed that most of the ship girls came to greet Liu Cheng and Frederick the Great. Liu Cheng listened to Frederick the Great's introduction and shook hands with them one by one.

In fact, although there are a large number of Iron-Blooded Ships, each of them is very recognizable, and not all of them have stereotyped personalities. It's just that the names of many of the Ships are a bit subtle, Nuremberg, Königsberg, Magdeburg, Regensburg... Prince Heinrich, Prince Adalbert, Prince Rupprecht... z1, z23, z46, u101, u110, u556... Liu Cheng has tried very hard to remember these names, but it is still very difficult to match their appearance with their names all at once.

"Ha, you don't want to shake my hand, do you? What are you dreaming about?"

"Oh, hello. I just want to get to know you. If you don't want to, we can talk about it later when there is a chance." Liu Cheng nodded politely and shook hands with a beautiful girl with a lovely smile. "Blücher? Nice to meet you."

"Forget it, since this is our first meeting, I'll just do it reluctantly..."

Before Hipper could react, he had already raised his hand in the air, but Liu Cheng just nodded and shook hands with the next person. Hipper's mouth twitched, and his heart felt sour at first, and then furious. Humph, he is shameless, who cares?

"Yeah, seeing you makes me feel better all of a sudden!"

"Miss Blücher, I feel the same way."

Seeing smiling faces still makes people feel happy. What, I just missed a ship girl, right?

"Eugen, nice to see you again."

"Yeah, it feels like a long time has passed... Oh, by the way, the blonde with twin ponytails who just refused to shake your hand was my sister, Admiral Hipper. She is a person who says one thing and means another, so I ask you to be more tolerant of her in the future."

Liu Cheng blinked: "If you say one thing and mean another, then isn't that the same as you?"

Prince Eugen smiled slightly, his eyebrows curved into a beautiful shape, and said in the same mysterious and ambiguous way: "Yes, the same as me, so you can't hate Hipper."

Hipper was in a bad mood and had already turned around to leave, but he vaguely heard Prince Eugen talking about him. He turned around in a panic and said in a timid voice: "Eugen! Who are you calling the flat-chested tsundere?"

"No, absolutely not." Prince Eugen said seriously, "Hipper, you are neither flat-chested nor tsundere."

"Yes, I'm certainly not poor..."

Hipper tilted her head slightly, and then saw the firmness of Prince Eugen's chest. She lowered her head again and could see her toes without any obstruction. She was ridiculed again, and many of her colleagues couldn't help laughing. Hipper suddenly felt sad and snorted, saying, "Really, it's a waste of time to be here with you guys."

Having said that, he turned around and left, “You guys with big breasts are really going too far!

Prince Eugen smiled apologetically at Liu Cheng, then quickly chased after him and apologized to Hipper in detail. Hipper held his head proudly and ignored his sister completely, but of course he would forgive her in the end, after all, they were sisters.

At this moment, Liu Cheng suddenly felt that the tsundere Hipper was also very cute, especially having a sister like Prince Eugen. It must be very hard, although it seemed that the two sisters had a good relationship.

There are still few ship girls like Hipper. Most of the ship girls who meet Liu Cheng for the first time are still quite polite. After all, Liu Cheng is the one who healed Bismarck. No matter what, they will naturally have a good impression of him. After the preconceived first impression, even some ship girls who think it is very awkward for human males to enter the Iron Blood Port area will not show it at this time, but will have their own thoughts in their hearts.

Germany: [Humph, a low-level animal... But it seems that it is not bad to have him be my servant. A human servant who is unique in the entire ship girl circle is worthy of my unique identity. ]

Yi Bei: [I haven't played a trick on a human yet. I don't think he has any ability to resist the monthly fee group ⑥九④九三⑥①三五. It must be very interesting! ]

Prince Heinrich: [Cure! Cure! Get stronger! Get stronger!]

Liu Cheng, who was being stared at by all kinds of eyes, certainly didn't expect that he was being paid attention to in all kinds of ways, and would face all kinds of encounters and sneak attacks in the future. He didn't have time to think about these things now, and was chatting and reminiscing with the ship girls he already knew.

Bismarck was ready to be hugged and kissed by Liu Cheng again, but she couldn't refuse him even in front of so many people. However, Liu Cheng just blinked and shook hands with her. Bismarck felt warm in her heart. She didn't care about dignity, but in front of everyone who was iron-blooded, she hoped that she could still be a leader that everyone could place their hopes on.

Hu Teng's expression was a little complicated, because she had personally experienced how powerful Bismarck was now.

When shaking hands, Hu Teng's yellow eyes stared at Liu Cheng's face, with a half-smile on his stern face: "I didn't expect you have the ability to directly interfere with the Mind Cube. Ha, you're really good at hiding it."

Liu Cheng said bluntly: "If I hadn't come into contact with the ship girl, I wouldn't have known that I had this ability."

"That's right. Anyway, the request I promised you is still valid. Come to me if you think of it."

"That's natural."

What surprised Liu Cheng the most was Ron. Originally, Liu Cheng thought that Ron must have accumulated a lot of negative emotions during this period of time. After all, seeing Zara, Pola, Hood, and Bismarck joining the "Loving Family" group (Veneto and Bolzano themselves did not want to be known by other people for the time being, the Prince of Wales did not come in due to some concerns, and Bismarck was pulled in by Tirpitz)... Bal didn't say much, and Liu Cheng only replied to one or two sentences in private chat. Ron might have already sharpened his knife, prepared the formaldehyde, and was ready to kill her husband.

Not really.

Ron was still gentle. When he saw Liu Cheng, he shook hands, gave him a gentle hug, and even prepared ice water for him, which made people feel like they were in spring breeze.

Liu Cheng suddenly felt comforted, thinking that Ron must have truly understood that there are still many things in this world worth looking forward to, and that they do not have to be driven by jealousy, resentment, and killing. He is not as important to Ron as he imagined. Although he is a little unwilling, it is a good thing overall. Ron is certainly qualified to live a normal and happy life.

Tirpitz said, "We have prepared a banquet, but before that, I will take you to your room to put your luggage and rest."

"Okay, is it opposite your room?" Liu Cheng joked.

"No, but it's on the same floor." Tirpitz winked at Liu Cheng and added, "Across from Ron's room."

"

Actually, you can just stay in my room.”

Ron looked at Liu Cheng, her cheeks slightly flushed, and her brown eyes showed her love and possessiveness without any concealment.

Only then did Liu Cheng realize that the truth was not as simple as he thought.

Chapter 8: Iron Blood also has differences

There are four parallel three-story buildings in the center of the Iron Blood Island. The overall layout is very similar to some elementary school teaching buildings. The floors are not high but each floor is very long. There are twelve rooms on each floor. There are also sky corridors connecting the second and third floors to facilitate residents to visit each other.

Liu Cheng was not arranged to stay in the empty building, which was usually used to entertain guests. This in itself represented an attitude. Iron Blood did not entertain Liu Cheng as a guest, but hoped that he could join Iron Blood, not only because he healed Iron Blood's flagship, but more importantly, he had such value.

The Mind Cube is the core of the ship girls and the core element of all the strength of the major ship girl branches in Azur Lane.

If a ship girl wants to get a little improvement, she needs the dual training of technology and actual combat. Even if it is a technical upgrade of the ship's equipment, it is necessary to consider the adaptability of the mind cube and the degree of fit with the individual. Previously, Bismarck's ship equipment could not be upgraded and it had been stuck here.

In general, if a ship girl wants to become stronger, she first needs to increase her control over the Mind Cube through exercises and actual combat, and steadily improve the energy output of the Mind Cube. Secondly, if the energy output exceeds the upper limit of the existing ship equipment, then the ship equipment must be upgraded and adapted. This depends on the technological level of different ship girl forces.

Therefore, the strength of a ship girl is inseparable from her own talent and hard work, as well as the technological level of her force. For example, in the Northern Alliance, the ship girl is very powerful, but the ship equipment is a bit rough. For example, in the Donghuang, because the number of mind cubes is scarce, she took a different approach and pointed out the missile ship equipment technology tree, thus taking another path.

However, the appearance of Liu Cheng seems to have the tendency to break this rule.

Liu Cheng felt that his ability was very important, but Sardinia's reaction did not seem very enthusiastic, which gave Liu Cheng the illusion that it was not that important. Iron Blood would not entertain like Sardinia. Both Bismarck and Frederick the Great understood the importance and infinite possibilities of Liu Cheng's ability.

If Liu Cheng can really improve the strength of the Iron Blood Ship Girl, this may even be a way to resolve the contradiction - if, I mean if, just relying on the Iron Blood Ship Girl can sweep the Sirens and be yourself, then what forces do we need to integrate? What contradictions are there? What Warspite, Enterprise, Richelieu, you all hide behind us Iron Blood, just watch our performance, and you are responsible for shouting 666.

Therefore, after Frederick the Great discussed with Bismarck, they hoped that Liu Cheng could join the Iron Blood Research Group to conduct relevant research on the Mind Cube. After telling Liu Cheng about this on the way to the dormitory, Liu Cheng readily agreed. He also urgently wanted to have a clear understanding of his abilities. Always using some idealistic means to communicate with the Mind Cube like before was not a safe measure after all.

This is also one of the purposes of Liu Cheng coming to Tiexue. After all, Tiexue’s technology touches people’s hearts, and those who understand will understand.

The style of the Iron Blood is obviously different from that of Sardinia. The facade of the dormitory building is a plain gray-black color, and there is no decoration in the corridors inside, except for the Iron Blood military flag hanging on the wall. There is a pot of blooming cornflowers on the shoe cabinet next to the door of each room. Compared with the castle in Sardinia, it can be said to be simple and unpretentious.

The room was spacious, a standard one-bedroom and one-living room, with all the modern furniture. Liu Cheng could feel that some of the decorations and layouts in the room were full of tender love, such as the cold drinks in the refrigerator, the four corners of the coffee table covered with pink cushions, the pillows of three different heights on the bed, and the computer quietly sitting in the bedroom, with its mouse, keyboard, RGB case, and water-cooled quad graphics cards...

Tirpitz asked, "Is the room okay?"

"I'm not picky about where I live, and this one is pretty good." Liu Cheng said sincerely, "Tirpitz, Ron, thank you for your arrangement. I like it very much."

"And Bismarck, she was involved too." Tirpitz patted a little bear doll on the sofa and smiled at Liu Cheng, "This is what she put here."

Hearing this, Liu Cheng pulled the little bear's ears. Thinking of how Bismarck would quickly change from an imposing leader to a helpless soft cat after being lightly touched, he couldn't help but smile knowingly. No matter how cold the appearance is, there is actually a warm heart hidden.

After putting down the luggage, placing the clothes in the closet, and placing the daily necessities on the table, Liu Cheng discovered that in addition to the soap and shampoo that had been prepared, there were also strange items such as lipstick and eyebrow pencil on the bedroom table.

"These?"

"It's mine." Ron twisted the pink hair beside his ear and said as a matter of course, "Prepare it in advance, so if you need it in the morning, you won't be in a hurry."

It was irrefutable, as if it were a declaration of sovereignty.

Liu Cheng subconsciously glanced at Tirpitz, who just blinked and didn't comment.

The canteen of Tiexue is next to the dormitory building. A sumptuous banquet was prepared to welcome Liu Cheng's arrival. Although Tiexue can laugh at Sardinia for other things, it is really lackluster when it comes to food culture. The staple food is all kinds of roasted meat, including the famous German salted pig's trotters and sausages, some stews made with sauerkraut and cheese, and beer.

The foamy hot beer exudes the aroma of malt throughout the cafeteria.

The ship girls gradually walked in from the main entrance of the cafeteria, and basically they randomly found a seat at one of the dozens of small tables for six. It was obvious who had a good relationship with whom. The scene at this time fully demonstrated the discipline of the iron-blooded ship girls. Even the little loli who was staring at the food on the table did not take action first, and was waiting for Bismarck to speak.

Bismarck waited until almost everyone was present, then stood up and said, "I am very grateful for everyone's concern for me during this period of time. As you can see, with the help of Mr. Liu Cheng, I have fully recovered my strength. Fortunately, I am very grateful to him."

The ship girls of Iron Blood applauded, some of them for Liu Cheng, and most of them for Bismarck. As the flagship of Iron Blood, Bismarck is very popular within Iron Blood and has many fans.

"So I invited Liu Cheng to come here. Not only can he communicate with us, but he also has the power to influence the Mind Cube. In the coming time, he will work and live with us. I hope everyone can treat him as a member of Iron Blood. He will also become the first human member of Iron Blood."

This time, many iron-blooded ship girls looked at each other in surprise. Ron, Huteng and others took the lead in applauding. Some ship girls followed along in a daze, while some had not yet reacted.

"Bismarck, are you kidding?"

A navy-haired ship girl stood up and expressed the doubts of many people.

Chapter 9 I am a gentleman, not a lecher

"Of course I'm not kidding. This is a decision made by Frederick the Great and I."

"I'm not questioning your decision."

The figure was extremely tall and slender. The ship girl who stood up had two dragon horns on her head. Her blue hair was combed into beautiful double ponytails from the two horns. She was wearing a dress that looked like a tight leather jacket. The upper part of her body was almost all translucent gauze, which completely wrapped her perfect figure. The most prominent part was the two teardrop-shaped fullness on her chest. It was because of this outstanding appearance and unique dress that Liu Cheng recognized her at once. She was the iron-blooded light cruiser, Regensburg.

Regensburg crossed his arms, with a proud expression on his beautiful face. "He cured you, and that alone deserves some respect. However, there are many ways to thank him, such as money, power, and real estate. These are all things that can satisfy human desires. In other words, it is understandable to hire him to work in our port area, but is he really qualified to join us? I doubt it. After all, he is just an ordinary human being."

Her words represent the inner thoughts of some people. The Iron-Blooded Ship Girls have their own pride, and they identify very well with their identity. Now, suddenly a human has appeared and wants to join Iron-Blooded. Even if this human behaves quite extraordinary, it is difficult for them to accept it for a while.

"Of course he is qualified, that is indisputable."

Bismarck's tone was not to be refuted. Even if she was just an iron-blooded leader instead of Liu Cheng's lover, she would still approve of such a decision. Regardless of other things, Liu Cheng's ability to heal the mind cube was enough. After all, no one could guarantee that no ship girls would be injured in the future battles with the Sirens. However, Bismarck did not want to take the initiative to explain it. If some ship girls relied on this and were too reckless on the battlefield and got injured, it would be bad.

Magdeburg pulled his sister's hand, signaling her to forget it, but Regensburg still said somewhat defiantly: "Just because he has the ability doesn't mean he has the glory, perseverance, and most importantly, strength that the Iron Blood represents. Without these qualities, I cannot agree that he is a member of the Iron Blood."

The atmosphere was a little awkward. Bismarck didn't want to explain anything more and planned to use her authority to suppress it. She believed that with Liu Cheng's affinity for the ship girls, as long as they got along for a period of time, everyone would naturally be convinced.

But at this time Liu Cheng stood up and said politely: "Thank you Bismarck and Frederick the Great for your kindness and inviting a human like me to join the Iron Blood. I am flattered. After all, you are all such noble and powerful beings, and I am just an ordinary human."

Hu Teng pursed his lips, looked at Liu Cheng and sneered silently, "How shameless you are! You are slowly eroding my defenses. What an ordinary person you are."

"So it's normal for everyone to have objections. I also feel that I'm not ready to join Iron Blood." Liu Cheng said, "How about this, I finish my work here first, which is equivalent to a period of probation. Everyone in Iron Blood can supervise me. After a while, see if I can pass the assessment and then decide whether I should join Iron Blood. How do you think?"

Bismarck knew what Liu Cheng was planning, but she had no reason to refuse.

"I think it's ok, does anyone have any comments?"

"No more." Regensburg looked at Liu Cheng proudly and said, "I will always keep an eye on you. If you behave like an inferior being, I will not be polite."

Liu Cheng nodded and said, "I understand. I welcome your supervision. I think I am pretty good."

"Haha, don't get carried away."

This is barely over.

Bismarck invited everyone to raise their glasses and drink, and the atmosphere became a little warmer after a glass of beer.

After Liu Cheng sat down, Ron pinched Liu Cheng's waist and said bluntly: "Don't do anything to Regensburg, I will be jealous."

"What are you talking about? I just spoke a few words to her."

"Don't underestimate me. I know what you want to do." Ron narrowed his brown eyes, and his surging presence was placed on the table, highlighting his unique uprightness and elasticity. "You let them supervise you, which is equivalent to giving them a legitimate reason to approach you, right?"

Liu Cheng said frankly: "Yes, I also want to integrate into Iron Blood as soon as possible. I will feel more comfortable if more people agree with me."

This is of course the truth, but he just didn't tell the whole story. The recognition Liu Cheng wants is not just the recognition of joining Tiexue.

"Is that all?"

"I am a gentleman, not a lecher."

Liu Cheng spoke with confidence, saying that those who did not respect women's wishes were lechers, while he and his lover were in love with each other and would never cross the line without the woman's consent, so he was certainly a gentleman.

"I believe you." Ron tilted his head, his beautiful pink short hair falling down, "But if you lie to me, I won't forgive you."

"When have I ever lied to you?"

Because of Liu Cheng's presence, many ship girls felt a little restrained at first, but the alcohol content of Iron Blood's hot beer was not low, and after a few drinks, they became bolder.

"Speaking of which, how can you influence the Mind Cube? Show me how!"

Wearing a black skirt that revealed a pair of long beautiful legs, Prince Ruprecht put her hands on her hips, looking as proud as a young lady and speaking in a matter-of-fact tone.

Liu Cheng was not angry. He just picked up three slices of sausage and threw them into the air, then caught them with his mouth. Prince Ruprecht opened his pink eyes wide, thinking that Liu Cheng was showing off his special skills. However, he didn't catch any of them, and all three slices of sausage fell on the table.