The Disqualified Commander of the Abandoned Shipgirl

"What?" Downs looked at Glasgow in shock. "It must be fake, right? How could a mutant sign a contract with a human commander?!"

Several other ship girls also showed the same expression.

Because this is extremely counterintuitive.

It has never happened before.

"Did you coerce them?" Towns guessed immediately.

"As a gentleman, I said I would never do anything to coerce others, okay? Have I ever coerced you before?" Lin Shen asked back.

"That's not the case..." Towns stared at Glasgow and did not deny what Lin Shen had done before.

Even though he had a very advantageous environment, Lin Shen... still gave up on those occasions.

Let them leave safely.

You can question things you haven’t seen with your own eyes, but you can’t deceive yourself about things you have witnessed with your own eyes.

"Are you really not being coerced?" Towns asked Glasgow.

She, and several people around her, did not question whether Glasgow was a mutant.

Because the difference between the mutant and the replica is so huge.

Anyone who has seen both can basically notice it.

This is especially true for several ship girls who are mutants themselves.

Plus, Glasgow didn't install any replicas at all.

A closer look will make it clear.

"No, I signed the contract with the commander voluntarily."

In order to protect Lin Shen's innocence, Glasgow spoke at the right time.

"..."

Then there was silence.

The world is so big, it's amazing.

If you live long enough, you will see a lot of strange things.

Even mutants will put their lives in the hands of humans.

It was clearly humans who expelled them and carried out the cleanup.

Looking at the reactions of the several ship girls, Lin Shen smiled with satisfaction.

Ah, a satisfying book.

"I've already said it before, even if you don't agree to me, there will be someone who agrees to become my ship girl."

He said proudly, the emotion he exuded at this moment was surprisingly pure, just like a little kid showing off that he got his desired toy.

"...No, you didn't say that." Tang Si, who couldn't stand Lin Shen's smug expression, waved his hand and said, "And is it really not that she is too naive, so she was bewitched by you?"

"No matter how much you deny it, it's useless, Downs. Unfortunately, you have forever lost the chance to become my first ship girl. I guess you won't have this opportunity again in the future, alas."

"Guna! I'd rather be your first shipgirl! Even if I sign a contract with you now, I'll only regret it in the future!"

"Don't be jealous, Tang Si. You still have a chance to become the second one, no, the third one! You must seize it!"

"Only a fool would take advantage of such a weird opportunity, and what the hell is the third one?!"

At this moment, Lafite, who had already cleared away those troublesome Sirens and successfully upgraded to another level, came back.

"Look, this is my second ship girl, also a mutant."

Lin Shen helped Lafei brush off the dust on his hair.

"Thanks for your hard work, Rafi."

"……fine."

In fact, it didn't take much effort. Some of the sirens were too weak.

At this moment, Towns just felt that his worldview needed to be reshaped.

She couldn't figure out what was so good about this person... No, when she thought about it carefully, he seemed to be quite good.

Towns opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but no sound came out.

In the brief, strange silence, Nevada broke it: "This is not the place to chat. The Siren's support will probably catch up soon. We should leave."

Lin Shen also gave up the idea of ​​teasing Tang Si and asked, "Nevada, your injuries are very serious. With your current status, it will be difficult to find a chance to repair them, right?"

"...Well, it's indeed hard to find, but we can always think of a way. After all, the ice field is very large." Nevada replied after a moment's hesitation.

"The Ice Field is very large, but judging from the Siren's current actions, I'm afraid they are not going to attack the Ice Field. The people inside the Ice Field are probably on full alert. Are you sure you want to continue to sneak in when all of you are injured?" Lin Shen reminded: "If you are accidentally discovered... the consequences will be serious."

Nevada certainly knows.

But so what?

She smiled bitterly: "Anyway, we have long been accustomed to struggling on the brink of life and death. Every day we are hovering on the edge of 'what if'?"

For people like them, it doesn't matter anymore.

What if it's a little more or a little less, isn't it the same way?

"Do you need my help?" Lin Shen asked again.

"You want us to sign a contract with you again?" Before Nevada even opened his mouth, Towns asked cautiously, "Let me make it clear first, even if two mutants agree to your request, we are different from them and will not agree to it."

Lin Shen glanced at Towns, then turned his attention to Nevada.

She is the one who makes the decision.

"You heard it too," Nevada said.

"Well, but don't worry, I'm helping you for free this time. As for the invitation, I said it the first time, it depends on fate. If you agree, it's fine. If you don't agree, it doesn't matter. I will still help you." Lin Shen said in a calm and firm tone: "It doesn't matter even if you don't accept it, but for practical reasons, I suggest you think about it again. In addition... I already have a ship girl, so-"

Having said this, Lin Shen paused and looked at Tang Si who was alert.

"I won't bother you with invitations anymore."

"..."

This time, Towns did not rush to scold others, but suddenly, he felt like he had lost something.

40. Infiltrating the Ice Field

It is undeniable that Lin Shen is indeed the only human commander they have seen so far who would extend an olive branch to mutants.

Moreover, from the previous few contacts, it can be judged that Lin Shen really has no intention of forcing anyone to sign a contract.

Otherwise, he would have had plenty of opportunities before.

But even so...

“Mutants” also cannot easily trust humans.

Don't trust humans easily.

This is true whether it's Towns, Colon, Curacao, or Nevada.

Because this is the fundamental reason why they can stand here, and it has even become something like a creed. It is because they no longer believe in humans that they can break free from the cage of the past.

It is precisely because they do not trust humans that they are free even if they die in battle.

Their spiritual talents can completely detach themselves from other things and become completely independent.

Completely own the thing called self.

So, in fact, what Lin Shen wants to do is very difficult.

It was so difficult that even he almost gave up.

Anyway, he already had Glasgow and he had tried his best. After the absolute necessity disappeared, he naturally didn't want to force it anymore.

After a brief reflection, Nevada finally compromised with reality.

Have to compromise.

Her condition was indeed very bad and she could no longer fight any more.

The condition of the ship's equipment has reached its limit, and the oil reserves are on the verge of depletion.

As the leader of the entire team, Nevada knows the predicament they are facing better than Lin Shen.

"I see. Even if there's nothing in return, you'll still help us, right?"

Nevada confirmed again.

"Yes."

Lin Shen's response was brief and clear as always.

Just like a sucker.

"Okay, we accept your help."

"Sister-in-law?"

Towns wanted to say something, but was caught by Curacao who was standing beside him and then covered his mouth gently.

"Tang Si, this is the decision of the big sister."

"Woooooooo..."

Ignoring what was happening from Towns's side, Nevada and Lin Shen continued their conversation.

"We will not accept any of your requests, whether it's signing a soul contract or anything else. Is that okay?"

"Yeah, no problem."

"Ok."

Nevada's tense expression relaxed. After receiving Lin Shen's affirmative response and feeling the other party's harmless emotional fluctuations, the matter was finalized.

"Then follow me. I will lead you into the ice field."

Seeing that the matter was confirmed, Lin Shen did not linger any longer.

He and Jiang Qi acted separately. Judging from the time, they should be coming over.

The entire situation outside the ice field, combined with the information Jiang Qi had received before, made Lin Shen certain of one thing.

Siren wants to attack Bingye.

The reason is currently unknown.

And similar signal blocking has been adopted.

I don’t know what the situation is inside, nor do I know how the Bingye Command will respond.

In order to ensure that there are fewer variables, they need to enter the ice field immediately.

And solve the identity problem of Nevada and others.

A group of people followed Lin Shen, quickly left their original place and advanced into the ice field.

A large number of Sirens are slowly gathering here, but judging from the distance, they cannot surround us.

Unless they rush into the ice field now.

But it is highly unlikely. If they were going to launch an attack, they would have done it long ago.

Rather than delaying it until now.

There must be other reasons.

Lin Shen's mind was constantly speculating based on the existing information.

Nevada, who was following him, asked, "How are you going to get us in?"

It is not easy to pass Bingye's inspection.

But this is not easy, and only for mutants without commanders.

"It's very simple. When the time comes, you just need to pretend to be a clone."

"Pretending to be a clone? I see." Nevada quickly understood what Lin Shen meant: "But this won't have any impact on you? An extra team of ship girls suddenly appeared out of thin air?"