The Disqualified Commander of the Abandoned Shipgirl

If he was born at that time, he would definitely be a top commander on par with Akamori Yuaki or the fifth Tiancheng.

But unfortunately, he was born a little too late.

The current Sakura Empire does not need such a good fighter.

At least, Kawahara Katsu doesn't need to.

"We must crush him to death, but not too much..."

Kawahara Katsu murmured.

But soon, his reason told him again.

That does not work.

Either don’t do it, or do it thoroughly.

With the military achievements Lin Shen has made now, it would be useless to just put some minor obstacles in his way.

It might even backfire on you.

If left alone, his and Sakura's rise behind him will be unstoppable.

If you want to stop it by force, you have to resort to war.

Otherwise it’s better to do nothing.

"..."

Kawahara Katsu pondered over this decision for a long time and finally decided not to take any action.

We have to wait a little longer...

Lin Shen avoided this opportunity.

Just have to wait for the next opportunity.

Given Lin Shen's belligerent attitude, Kawahara Katsu knew that this opportunity would come soon.

He doesn't even need to do anything, it will be delivered to his hands.

……

The military mobilized 500,000 troops to hunt down more than 200,000 Sirens and won a great victory.

Although it was a one-sided suppression, it still cost the loss of many replicas.

The tone of this so-called "massive attack by 700,000 Sirens" was thus lightly laid out.

When Lin Shen received the news of the great victory, he was already on his way back to Sakura Castle with [Sakura].

He was not surprised to receive this news.

"This time when we return to the safe zone, we should be able to rest for a long time, right?"

Hatsushimo came over and asked.

"Well, I will indeed take a break for a while."

"Haha - I can finally have a good rest."

Hatsushimo muttered.

"I want to take a bath in the larger restoration pool."

"Yes, yes."

"We'll also have a big celebration party!"

"Yes, yes."

"And then have a big silver party!"

"meeting……"

“Yes, yes, yes—!”

"What the hell!"

Lin Shen hit Chu Shuang on the head.

"Can you stop thinking about silver all the time?"

"We won a great victory! Of course we should have a big party to celebrate!"

Hatsushimo retorted.

"Alright, alright, that's all you have left in your little head."

"Isn't this enough?"

"What a ghost!"

Lin Shen rested his elbows on the edge of the car window, his chin supported by his clenched palms, looking speechless.

“Isn’t that good?”

Tirpitz, who was driving, said with a smile.

"What a ghost... But it is true that you can relax a little."

The first strategic step after arriving at Sakura Castle was finally completed today.

Lin Shen naturally felt relieved, but he did not completely relax.

More troubles are yet to come.

Kawahara Katsu's counterattack, Sakura's feeling lonely after being pushed to a high position, the expansion of his own combat power, the direction of the next attack, how to create a cycle of fighting to support fighting?

These are all big problems.

It is not an easy task to build a system from scratch that relies on fighting to support fighting and becomes stronger with each battle.

Without the funds allocated by Akamori Yuaki from another military department, how would Lin Shen maintain such terrifying expenses?

Even if the casualty rate can be lowered, it will only be a temporary solution.

In order to keep it running for a long time, a self-circulating system is needed.

The entire continent was devastated, and large areas of lost cities had not completely lost their function.

There are even many people who survive in the "wilderness".

It's just that I can't go back.

They can only huddle together for warmth, and smaller groups wander in the wilderness, their whereabouts secretive.

Larger groups organized armed forces and established their own territories.

Those private armed organizations that roam in the wilderness, chasing money and freedom, have barely built a bridge between "civilization" and "wilderness."

Not all commanders will find a good place after graduation.

Not all commanders are developers who follow the formal process to develop their soul power.

Lin Shen has taken the first step.

After this, his gaze will sweep across the entire sub-continent.

Besides the devastation and the embers of the old times, there is also... opportunity.

The materials needed to build ship girls rely on mines. In addition to the basic metal veins, these mines contain something special yet common.

That thing didn't originally exist on the Blue Planet.

But later, it happened.

It seems like it appeared with the ship girl.

I don't know how it appeared, it's like it fell from the sky and was born out of thin air.

In short, this thing was called a "meteorite" by the first person who discovered it.

It is said that it looks like the starry sky.

Later, after research and analysis, it was named "Star Stone".

This thing is used when building ship girls, to create equipment for ship girls, and also for arming. It seems to be a very special energy source.

Lin Shen had naturally looked up a lot of information.

However, the appearance of Tirpitz casts a huge question mark on "necessity".

It seems that the birth of a ship girl does not require these materials, and a mental magic box alone is enough.

why?

Lin Shen is not a researcher and is too lazy to think about such questions.

In short, Star Stone is the cornerstone of the entire KanColle technology system.

It won’t work if it’s gone.

Other basic metals may be in short supply, as they can be squeezed out if we try hard enough.

But Star Stone can’t do that.

If you want to get rich quickly, this thing is the most cost-effective option.

Of course, this is for Lin Shen himself.

“Sometimes you don’t need to overthink.”

Tirpitz spoke in the quiet atmosphere.

"You've been directing all day long. Take a good rest."

"…Let's talk about it when we get to the safe zone."

Lin Shen rejected Tirpitz's proposal.

"Kawahara Katsu is not an ordinary person. He attacked me before because he didn't estimate my ability. After two or three attempts, he will not be careless anymore. If he attacks me again next time, it will definitely be a sure kill. We must be on guard."

"..."

Tirpitz sighed.

But I didn't continue to persuade him.

Now, the entire [Sakura] is supported by Lin Shen alone.

No matter all the threats that will be faced, future development directions, plans, etc., it is almost difficult for anyone else to intervene.

All Glasgow could do was help out and do some physical work.

Lin Shen still has to go over all the decisions and analyses to make sure there are no problems.

Even in a battle, the fleet is now being pulled forward by Lin Shen.

It couldn't even provide effective enough support to help him share more of the burden.

For example, the siege of the A4 stronghold.

If Lin Shen wasn’t here, it’s hard to say what the outcome would be.

But, a special Siren that can block interference from soul power appeared in this place.

The resistance that Lin Shen encountered was actually very great.

He was now almost single-handedly trying to break through all the pressure coming his way.

Although the fleet followed by his side, it was just following.

It can even be said to be holding us back.

At least, before Lin Shen decided to fully use the clones, his stubborn use of mutants was, objectively speaking, putting shackles on himself.

The convoy sped along the long road.

In the quiet atmosphere, Lin Shen closed his eyes and rested.

Tirpitz would glance at him from time to time.

No reason.

Just want to take a look.

Originally, Glasgow should have been in charge of the driving seat.