The Disqualified Commander of the Abandoned Shipgirl

"Ah... I can do that." Royal Ark replied after a moment of silence.

"What are your plans next?" Lin Shen asked.

"Well... I don't have any plans. I feel like I can't stay in Sakura Empire anymore, so I plan to go somewhere else." Royal Ark said vaguely.

"The Northern Union or the Iron Bloods further west?" Lin Shen seemed to have gained clairvoyance. He ignored the Royal Ark's attempt to hide the truth and asked directly, "Or will you join Bismarck?"

"Uh... I've considered all of that." Royal Ark sighed and replied helplessly.

It's really stressful to be in contact with a guy with such ridiculous insight and analytical skills.

No matter what you try to hide, you will be caught.

Then it was opened.

"If you're not in a hurry, stay here for now."

"H...ah? Why?"

"We are a little short of manpower. Your strength is pretty good. We can use it for a while."

"That's quite direct, but I have no intention of taking Kuroyoru with me to be buried with me."

"Your mission is outside the Central Weaving Area. You can evacuate at any time. After signing the equal contract, you will share the map detected by the soul network and be able to know the enemy's movements at any time."

"..."

This way you won't get into a desperate situation.

Royal Ark now really felt that all his concerns and thoughts had been seen through.

At least, leave some underwear, right?

Lin Shen didn't care about Royal Ark's thoughts and continued, "In return, I will take care of your repairs. You can soak until it is fully restored."

"Deal." This time, Royal Ark agreed without any hesitation.

The cost of repair is too expensive.

If it could be replaced with fighting, that would be the best.

If the night were to take care of it.

This repair will cause their funds to collapse completely.

The funds originally used to purchase oil and equipment would be drained in an instant.

The cost is very high.

If we can avoid this, it will be a big help.

"Then it's a happy cooperation."

Lin Shen nodded without any surprise.

With ease, he recruited another usable fighting force.

Although it is temporary.

But looking at the attitude of Royal Ark, Lin Shen knew how to extend the time limit.

It's just money.

“A pleasure to work with...”

Ark Royal looked odd.

She always felt that this was Lin Shen's intention from the beginning.

I've been completely eaten to death...

But she couldn't guess what Lin Shen was thinking.

I totally don't understand the logic behind Lin Shen's actions.

Following Lin Shen, everyone went through the entrance into the underground research institute.

"Commander Lin, are you sure you can rescue Nagato?" Royal Ark finally couldn't help but ask.

"Yes." Lin Shen's answer was very concise.

"Commander...you're not going to put yourself in danger again, are you?!" Chu Shuang, who had been holding back from speaking, finally couldn't help but rushed forward and asked.

“Stop scratching…” Lin Shen helplessly grabbed Chu Shuang’s claws that were reaching out to his face.

"He was unconscious for so long last time! If it happens again, it will be a big problem, right?!" Chu Shuang did not let go and still hugged Lin Shen from behind, with her chin resting on the top of his head.

"Don't worry, don't worry. If there is a problem, it will happen sooner or later. Besides, there are necessary reasons for doing this." Lin Shen comforted.

"There's no necessary reason!" Hatsushimo didn't accept this explanation.

"Ah..." Lin Shen knew that if he didn't give out some more specific reasons, Chu Shuang would probably not let go. Moreover, Glasgow didn't stop him, obviously he had the same intention.

Lin Shen exchanged a glance with Glasgow, and after confirming, he spoke directly.

"For us, Nagato must be saved."

"Why?" The first person to ask the question was Tirpitz. She had been thinking but was completely unable to keep up with Lin Shen's thoughts.

"...Is it really okay for us to hear this kind of thing?" Royal Ark asked with a strange look on his face.

Lin Shen's words revealed a lot of things.

If Nagato "must" be rescued, then doesn't that mean Jiang Feng is just being tricked "by the way"?

Because the prior intelligence and thinking are not equal.

So we can only fall into complete passivity.

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, our deal has been finalized." Lin Shen replied, rubbing Jiang Feng's fox ears. "If you want to go back on your word, that's fine. It's your freedom to break the deal. Jiang Feng, the same goes for you."

Jiang Feng: "..."

She was not the only one who was speechless at this moment.

So does everyone else.

The Royal Ark repeatedly felt that Lin Shen seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog.

Three times she thought she saw something clearly.

All of them were overturned.

"Are you so confident?"

Ark Royal asked, spreading his hands.

Why does Lin Shen look so weird no matter which direction you look from?

All very different from ordinary people.

"This has nothing to do with my confidence. It's just your own choice. Every time you make a choice, the choice is in your own hands. You have to bear the consequences of your own choices. Just remember this."

"..."

103. The first construction failed

Go down along the passage in front of you.

There were no guards inside.

The group easily arrived at the gate of the abandoned research institute.

This place was in a state of disrepair due to the previous battle.

Traces of artillery bombardment can be seen everywhere.

I don’t know how long the load-bearing walls can hold up.

Chu Shuang lay on Lin Shen's back and did not get down. It seemed that she would not get down without an explanation.

They all knew how difficult it would be to accomplish what Lin Shen had promised.

In comparison, all the previous battles can be said to be minor skirmishes.

Moreover, this time they forcibly snatched the super rare ship girl from the hands of the Central Orihime District...the consequences are totally unpredictable.

Anyway, he was wanted just for sneaking in.

No matter how bad things get after this, it probably won’t be that bad.

At most, it would just increase the reward...

"Hurry up and tell me, Commander..." Hatsushimo kept squeezing Lin Shen's face with her fists, "You're not just interested in this ship girl, are you? You already have me!"

"Alright, stop guessing. I'm really scared of you." Lin Shen had to reach out and move Chu Shuang's fist away. "If I have to say it, I can sum it up in one sentence. Do you think there will be two Nagatos in this world?"

"How could there be two flagships?" Chu Shuang replied directly. This question did not require any thought.

She didn't see any problem with it.

But the others were instantly awakened.

"...Is that so? So that's how it is." Tirpitz frowned and muttered to herself. She suddenly understood.

Even though I understood it, I still couldn't understand why Lin Shen was so brave.

The cake that you can eat is your cake. If you can’t eat it, you will only eat yourself to death.

Isn’t Lin Shen afraid of starving himself to death?

After a little thought, Royal Ark had the same question.

Well, the reason is known, but why this or that answer is obtained is still unclear.

"What do you mean?" Hatsushimo turned to look at Tirpitz, but the latter was looking down in thought and had no time to answer her. She glanced at Ayanami and Raffi, who also didn't understand and didn't seem to care. Glasgow's expression didn't show anything either.

“What do you mean——” Hatsushimo could only ask the source of this question.

"Stop pushing, stop pushing. You're going to squash my face." Lin Shen said quickly.

He used the soul network to scan the entire structure of the institute and found that some places were shielded.

However, areas that have not been shielded can still be detected clearly.

All that remained was to determine whether the construction line could be started again.

Then find a place to drop off your building materials and Mind Cube.

Although Lin Shen has a lot of mind cubes on him.

However, not many special materials related to construction were prepared.

I can only try it for now.

While leading his men to explore the structure of the research institute, he responded to Hatsushimo's question: "It's just a simple logic. If Nagato is here, all the Sakura Empire's shipgirls who have the slightest intention will run over there. Those who don't have such strong intentions will also be restricted in their actions. It's just like the saying goes, 'Be careful not to use the weapon when you're hurting a rat.'"

"What does that have to do with us? I don't care!" Chu Shuang said.

"I know you don't care, but Jiang Feng does. Our fleet will expand in the future. If there is one Jiang Feng, there will be a second and third similar Jiang Feng. Do you understand?"

"Well... we don't know how long that will be. Is it necessary to think so far ahead?" Chu Shuang was still very dissatisfied.

These ideas are too far-fetched, but now Lin Shen is about to do that dangerous thing.

One is the imminent danger, the other is the danger of taking action in the future.

"This is what a commander should do. You don't need to think so much. Just follow my instructions."

Lin Shen put Chu Shuang down, and then found a way to open the closed shield doors.

The fog surrounding the entire institute is being dispelled bit by bit.

Soon, Lin Shen found the corresponding place.

"Glasgow."

He stretched out his hand and waved.

Glasgow came over and put the construction materials that had been stored long ago into the corresponding places.

How these things will be used, and how the entire construction line will work... Lin Shen has no idea.

He just needs to know how to operate this finished product line.

Anyway, research is not what the commander should do.