The Disqualified Commander of the Abandoned Shipgirl

Every step forward you take is stepping over your own dead body.

It's similar for the ship girls.

All their abilities come from mental depletion.

It is foreseeable that when this loss reaches its limit, it will be the strongest and most dazzling time in their military career.

The veteran is not dead, but withered.

This sentence is really appropriate when used on the ship girls.

Some things are meant to bloom from the moment they are born.

Their light cannot be blocked even in the polar night.

26. Stronghold Conquest War (3)

After chatting with Lin Shen intermittently for a long time, McCall felt that his mental fatigue had finally subsided a little. Stress is positively correlated with mood. If your mood is always good, the stress value will drop quickly.

Even if it is upgraded, there is a positive attitude waiting for it, so it is not a troublesome thing to solve. But if it is replaced with a less positive mood, the negative state caused by the wear and tear on the mental level will double.

"Are you feeling better?"

“It’s much better now.”

"It seems that in the future, as a commander, I will have to work part-time as a psychological counselor." Lin Shen said as he pondered. After walking for a while, he and McCall started to walk back in the night.

"You are the only one who would think this way, Commander." McCall replied, "There are no mental problems to worry about for clones."

"But the replicas can't achieve the same brilliant results as we have now."

“No way.” McCall shook his head and looked at Lin Shen with a strange look. “Commander, do you really think I’m a fool?”

"No……"

"If they were clones, their performance would be even better. And if they were clones, the number of ship girls under your command who have signed contracts would be far more than just ten."

"...Well, the quantity is certain, but the quality cannot necessarily be guaranteed." Lin Shen said uncertainly.

"The quality can definitely be guaranteed." McCall didn't listen to Lin Shen at all. He waved his hand and made a conclusion. "Although I don't want to admit it, the clones are indeed more useful than mutants like us... They don't even need to rest at all, and they don't have any so-called psychological problems. Even if you, the commander, want them to die, you don't need to tell them in advance before giving the order. With your command ability, it will only be more powerful after the clones are combined with it."

"..." Lin Shen looked at McCall with a slightly strange look in his eyes: "When did you become so eloquent?"

"Commander..." McCall said speechlessly, "I'm really not an idiot."

"No, I mean... well, I just feel like these thoughts don't really suit you."

"I feel the same way. If I have the time, I might as well eat a couple more popsicles."

"Have you finished your supply of popsicles?"

"Not yet. Don't worry, my reserves of ice cream and popsicles are more than oil." McCall said with a little pride.

"Fill me with oil..."

"It's all right as long as there's enough oil. It's almost gone anyway. I'll go to Glasgow for more."

"We can't put everything in Glasgow either. She has limited space for ship installations."

"My ship's suit space is also limited!"

"That's why we should put in oil and spare equipment to replace it!"

The two argued a little, but in the end, Lin Shen did not force McCall to stockpile more oil.

There's no way around it. For some ship girls, their little quirks are everything.

Not bad for McCall, either.

She could still find something slightly familiar with the past, except for her love for ice cream.

In addition, many things have changed between her today and her past.

Even though the exterior packaging is the same, the interior has been completely upgraded.

In other words, it's wear and tear.

After returning to the rest base, McCall thought for a moment and asked, "Are you free tonight?"

"Ah?" Lin Shen was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and replied uncertainly, "I don't know. Maybe... maybe not."

After all, after being tormented by Hatsushimo so much, he didn't know whether Glasgow would join in the fun.

Or maybe, Lafite will come back and make up for what he missed during the day.

"What a busy man you are~" McCall said with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it." Lin Shen scratched his hair, feeling his thoughts becoming more confused again. "Anyway, the number of people should, probably, probably, not increase in the future... so it's okay, maybe, um... But if that kind of thing can be used to relieve mental stress, I don't have any objection."

"You can't possibly have any objections, right?"

"Well, that's right." Lin Shen admitted it frankly.

McCall looked conflicted: "Should I go and grab it, or not?"

"Don't ask me this kind of question..." Lin Shen said, "But I don't recommend doing what Hatsushiro did. Forget it, I'll pay a little more attention in the future and stagger the time so that we don't always squeeze together. I also want to be fair in this bowl of water."

“Wouldn’t it be better if we were huddled together?” McCall chuckled.

"Emmmm... I don't think it's very good." Lin Shen said "hmm" for two seconds, then shook his head. Although it's fun to go to a silver party, being alone also has its own beauty. In comparison, Lin Shen is not very interested in silver parties now.

"Don't all men like this?"

"Where did you get this information? Original memory?"

"more or less."

"You should read more serious things or learn more combat skills instead of wasting your time on such weird things."

McCall suddenly said seriously, "I think this matter is very necessary and formal."

"It's officially a hammer..."

"Hmph~" McCall snorted meaningfully, "Thinking about it now, Glasgow was really decisive at that time. He was too foresighted. Obviously, he regarded this matter as a serious matter that needed to be fought for, right?"

"Well..." Lin Shen wanted to defend Glasgow, but it seemed that he couldn't defend anything, so he could only nod his head, "Maybe, Glasgow...she has her own plans."

"Judging from the results, her plan was quite smart."

"That's true." Lin Shen paused as he looked at the lights at the rest area and looked at McCall: "So, what do you mean? Do you need me to make time for you?"

"Commander, you're not avoiding this kind of thing anymore~?" McCall raised his eyebrows.

"Is it not good?"

"It's a good thing." McCall did not deny it. He just took a step forward and jumped directly onto Lin Shen's body and hugged him tightly.

Lin Shen was knocked back a step: "Don't act so suddenly... What's wrong?"

"It's nothing. I saw Ayanami. The envy in her eyes was almost overflowing." McCall whispered in Lin Shen's ear.

"Ayanami..." Lin Shen turned his head and saw Ayanami. She seemed to be walking towards him, but then she slowly stopped.

“Commander, I think you should take the initiative.” McCall placed his chin on Lin Shen’s shoulder and wrapped his legs around Lin Shen’s waist. “Don’t always wait for girls to take the initiative… Well, whether we monsters can be considered normal girls is questionable.”

"I……"

"I can sense that someone is as anxious as I am." McCall interrupted Lin Shen and hugged him tightly for a while before letting go and getting off Lin Shen. He said, "We are monsters, Commander. No one treats us as humans. Therefore, the way you treat human girls does not apply to us."

"..."

"For us, the reason we dare not act is that we are worried about being rejected." McCall raised his head, looked into Lin Shen's eyes, and said seriously: "Anyway, that's what I did just now. As for the others, Commander, I suggest you go and confirm it."

"So that's what you're worried about..."

"of course."

"I just realized that I have been doing something wrong all along." Lin Shen smiled helplessly. He was worried that his actions would annoy people, so he was somewhat hesitant. But after changing the perspective, he found that it was not the case at all. Perhaps, the favorability value can indeed be used as a reference.

"Actually, I was afraid too." Lin Shen said, "Being rejected or something."

"I see..." McCall blinked, and felt his heartbeat inexplicably quicken, and a ripple appeared in his mind. "Then you don't have to worry about it anymore, Commander. For us - mutants, intimacy is a rare thing that we can't get. If we don't have any malicious contact, we have already won a lot. That's about it - that's how it is for me anyway. As for others, I won't make random guesses~"

“…” Lin Shen looked at McCall, who walked past him with a happy look on his face.

She walked towards the rest area, passed Ayanami who was standing not too far away, smiled and patted her shoulder, then said clearly: "Ayanami-chan~ The commander is a weak bottom. If you want to be like Laffey and the others, just tell the commander directly~"

"Really..." Ayanami asked blankly.

"That's right, you have to take the initiative, Ayanami~" McCall leaned close to Ayanami's ear and said, "Just press the commander on the bed, and then do it according to the process in the original memory. The commander will not refuse, nor will he hate you. He will only be very happy - if you don't believe it, just try it~"

"Really?" Ayanami seemed a little shocked. Although there was still no expression on her face, she turned her head to McCall.

"If you don't believe me, go and try it. If you don't try it, I will go. Well, if I hadn't seen you here, I would have tried it tonight."

"..." Ayanami was stunned for a moment, then watched McCall leave with a happy face, not knowing what good thing had happened to him.

She turned to look at Lin Shen who was walking over: "Commander."

"Don't just listen to what McCall says." Lin Shen said helplessly, "That guy is starting to become like Chu Shuang, and likes to talk nonsense."

"Can I be the same as Hatsushimo?" Ayanami ignored Lin Shen's words and asked this, as if she was eager to verify what McCall said.

After all… that is indeed a very tempting suggestion.

"What... are you like?" The expression on Lin Shen's face became a little subtle.

"That's it—" Ayanami recalled what she had searched out from her original memory, and then clearly said those two words: "Do it."

"..." Lin Shen was speechless for a few seconds.

Seeing the expectation in Lingnan's eyes, Lin Shen nodded: "Okay."

"Thank you--" After receiving a positive answer, Ayanami said happily.

Silly child, what is there to thank for?

There was such an obvious expression of happiness on Sanwu's face.

Lin Shen's heart was filled with emotion——

It turned out to be the case.

For mutants, not being treated maliciously is already a blessing.

They will naturally have more favorable impressions on people who can lend a helping hand to them.

But it depends on the person.

Some mutants don't appreciate your kindness at all -

Many mutants have lost the ability to continue to trust humans.

As for people like McCall.

Lin Shen felt that it was still just an increasingly rare exception.

He is lucky.

That's why we were able to meet.

And the timing is just right. I would like to do the same thing again at this point in time.

He had no confidence at all that he could still muster an army like the one he had now.

Although there are only ten members, they are enough to accompany him in the battle against Siren on W7's side.

Even in the subsequent battle to recapture the stronghold, Lin Shen is now 100% confident.

Even with his increasingly depleted mind, he could not stop this fleet at this moment—

Whenever he thought of this, Lin Shen would feel relieved.

His efforts were not in vain.

Luck favored him after all.

"What's there to thank for? I should be the one thanking you."

Lin Shen reached out and touched Ayanami's head.

The two walked together to the resting point behind them.

"why?"

"Just like you're glad to meet me, it's the same for me - it's great to meet you."