Even in the world of Kancolle, I want to drive a robot!

"As a commander, you don't learn anything. You just leave the affairs to Amagi and Nagato, and live a carefree life. You are just a slacker."

"It is not the behavior of a gentleman to be easily provoked by outsiders and to bear grudges. I have no regard for the emperor's face and am narrow-minded, so I am not worthy of being a leader."

"..."

Hearing this, Yixian, who was listening attentively, couldn't help but lower his head, thinking in his heart, did he really make a mistake? Judging from the way he and Xia Bai interacted, the other party was not that bad.

Hai Tian, ​​who had just returned from making tea, was even more stunned. He placed the tea set on the table and asked in confusion, "Although I have never formally met this person, I have only seen him from afar, but everyone in the Sakura Empire speaks highly of him."

"The Sakura Empire's shipgirls are unruly and have lofty ambitions. If Mr. Xia Bai is really such a person, how could he be in their eyes?"

"Hehe~" Zhenhai smiled meaningfully, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said lightly, "The Sakura Empire shipgirls worship the strong, and he happens to be a strong man... When speaking for their commanders, they will naturally have a filter, and their words cannot be trusted."

"Besides, I see too many coincidences in Xia Bai's experience, and he is also closely tied to the Siren leader, which is quite strange."

After thinking for a while, Haitian sat opposite Zhenhai, poured himself a cup of tea, and asked curiously, "Does he have any advantages? When I came in, I heard that you gave him a passing score of 60."

You have to know that Zhenhai's vision is extremely high. In the past, Mingyang and her friends had cooperated with the garrison before, but those commanders were not in her eyes and she only gave them a score of 40 at most.

Now that Xia Bai can be given a score of 60, I guess he is not as terrible as Zhenhai said.

Shaking his head, Zhenhai tucked the ends of his hair behind his small ears and said with a smile: "My passing score is not 60 points, but 90 points."

Haitian, Yixian: “?”

That means you criticized Xia Bai so badly that you almost trampled him into the ground. Are you kidding us?

Seeing the two people's puzzled expressions, Zhenhai touched the wound bandaged by Yixian and said with a smile: "Everything has two sides. Xia Bai's shortcomings may also be advantages in the eyes of different people."

"For example, when he was a hands-off manager, that could be considered as him trusting people and not employing people he doubted; and when he and Elizabeth ran out of the meeting room, that could also be considered as him not being stubborn and self-willed, but rather playing to his strengths and avoiding his weaknesses, allowing his subordinates to display their talents."

"The most feared thing in military and political affairs is people pretending to know everything and making comments. He knew exactly what his level was and chose not to hold everyone back."

"Zhenhai, you just criticized..." Yixian was almost confused by Zhenhai. How could he talk like that?

"I'm just exaggerating. When shortcomings are magnified infinitely, the gravel piles up into a mountain, and it becomes like this."

With long sleeves covered in mist, Zhenhai crossed his legs and folded his hands on his lap, saying confidently, "That's why he needs our help. He is now like a rough stone that has not been polished carefully. Although the brilliance is not yet apparent, he is already excellent enough."

"Advice is hard to hear. Akagi and Amagi may have thought about polishing him, but the Sakura Empire will only indulge him in this regard, and those two are not capable enough in this matter."

"What really deserves criticism for Xia Bai is his unclear relationship with the Siren leader, which is also the reason why I deducted points from him."

Sometimes he demoted the person to the ground, and sometimes he praised him to the sky. Yixian and Haitian really couldn't figure out Zhenhai's thoughts.

"By the way, doesn't Haitian want to know his strengths?" Staring straight at Haitian, Zhenhai's mouth corners curled up slightly.

Mumu nodded, and Haitian said: "Well, I am a little curious about what kind of excellent person Xia Bai is in Sister Zhenhai's heart."

"Don't worry, let me ask you in return, what do Haitian and Yixian think an excellent commander should be like?"

Looking up and thinking for a moment, Hai Tian answered carefully: "A good commander should be well-read?"

"In my opinion, as long as the commander has good moral character and integrity, that's all." This was Yixian's answer. It can be seen that the Donghuang leader has very lenient requirements for the commander, but there is almost nothing that catches his eye.

Shaking his head, Zhenhai slowly said: "Wrong, you are all wrong."

"A commander who can be considered excellent must have outstanding military achievements. As long as he can lead the ship girls to victory at the lowest cost, he is excellent."

"Having good conduct is a small matter. A commander who is favored by the shipgirls cannot be morally deficient. Being well-read is nothing more than your own wish, Haitian."

Haitian lowered her head in embarrassment after being touched by Zhenhai. She herself was fond of reading poetry and books, and she always had a book in her hand. She also had a bookish temperament, so she naturally hoped that her commander could have a common language with her.

Gently tapping Haitian's head, Zhenhai continued, "And Xia Bai is the best among the best. She has never been defeated since she appeared in the sight of the Blue Lane, and I have never heard of any ship girl around her sinking."

"He is unparalleled in the world. He loves war and is good at it. He has no strategy but is resourceful. The title of 'Savior' in the rumors is not groundless, but accumulated through battle after battle... Even the human army almost worships him."

"Based on this alone, he deserves the word 'excellent'... not to mention that he is gentle to others and has an almost pathological preference for the ship girls around him. He is a saint inside and a king outside, and never gets angry at his own people."

"I have good intentions in my heart. I just talk about the enterprise, but in my heart I have already forgiven it... Maybe the bad thing is that I am more indecisive in some aspects."

"If he is chosen as a commander alone, he may not be the best choice, but as a commander and husband, he is undoubtedly the best choice."

At this point, Zhenhai's mouth curved into an arc. Judging from the situation when she met Xia Bai today, the "nails" she had intentionally or unintentionally planted should have taken effect.

Mr. Xia Bai, the ship girl is not as innocent and beautiful as you imagine...

Chapter 178 Come on, drag him down and give him 30 lashes

The counselor Zhenhai's sharp comments on Xia Bai were just a minor episode after all. After talking about this man, Yixian gathered all the Donghuang ship girls together to discuss the meeting just now.

Xia Bai himself didn't know that the inexplicably hostile Zhenhai had such a high opinion of him. He was now sitting in the main seat with a big move, and Akagi, Kaga and other ship girls were standing on both sides, while Amagi and Nagato were kneeling on the tatami, looking aggrieved.

'Pa-ta--'

Putting the teacup heavily on the table, Xia Bai pointed at the two and scolded, "You feel wronged? I feel wronged too."

"Tell me! Why are you secretly plotting with Zhenhai? Are you ready to fly away? Do you take me, the commander, seriously?"

The words were as sharp as a knife and like the sound of spring thunder, causing the two foxes, one big and one small, to tremble a few times. They could not bear such heart-piercing words.

Quickly leaning down, Tiancheng said softly: "Zhenhai's test was made by Tiancheng without careful consideration and on his own initiative. Please forgive me, my lord."

"This can only happen once, not twice. Tiancheng promises there won't be a next time."

This was the first time that the brown fox saw Xia Bai so angry. Although she knew that he was just pretending to be like this and the ending would definitely be to raise him high and then put him down gently, she was still a little scared.

As the brain of Sakura Empire, she secretly colluded with Donghuang strategist to test the commander. Even if her starting point was good, it was a bit too much.

"You want to do it again! What can the commander-in-chief of the Royal Guard do? Drag her away and give her thirty lashes."

Noshiro, who was suddenly called out by Xia Bai, was stunned. Amagi still had a very high prestige in the Sakura Empire. If she really wanted to be beaten, would she be able to do it? But this was the order of her favorite commander.

Now he couldn't move or stay still. With his heart in turmoil, Nodai asked in a low voice, "Do you really want to fight?"

"You mean you want to rebel too?" Xia Bai glared at Noshiro fiercely and shouted, "Where is General Kaohsiung? Drag Noshiro out and give him thirty lashes."

However, the whole room was silent, and Kaohsiung did not come out to answer. Just when Xia Bai was puzzled, his personal guard Jiang Feng reminded him coldly: "Commander, Kaohsiung..."

"Ok?"

Noticing that Xia Bai was looking at him with displeasure, Jiang Feng quickly changed his words and said, "Your Majesty, the General of the Cavalry is not in the court."

If it was the Jiang Feng of the past, he would definitely not change his mind and cooperate. It can only be said that Xia Bai's "toxicity" was too great, corroding this cold and taciturn destroyer, making her willingly do such a childish thing.

Nodding, Xia Bai gently touched Jiang Feng's little head, and then said: "Atago, drag Prime Minister Tian away."

Others are afraid of Amagi, but Atago is not. She has long wanted to punish those foxes of Shigeki. After hearing what Xiaobai said, she immediately walked out of the fleet, folded up her sleeves and prepared to take action. But then she thought again, she felt that something was missing.

"Wait, why don't I have any official position, sister?"

"Then I will appoint you as General of Chariots and Cavalry."

"Under the cavalry, not bad."

After being conferred the title, Atago seemed very happy. She quickly walked behind Amagi and held her arms with both hands. Just as she was about to drag her out, Xia Bai, who was sitting on the main seat, spoke again.

"Oh, forget it... General Atago, please stop. Prime Minister Tian is weak, so I will let her go this time."

Even though Amagi's health has improved recently, with the ship girl's body, she would be fine even if she was bombarded by a bazooka at close range, let alone dozens of blows, but Xia Bai still couldn't bear to punish her.

Just as Zhenhai said, he had an almost paranoid preference for this guy called KanColle, and the emphasis in his tone was the limit of what he could do.

"Forget it, forget it. I don't want to talk about you two anymore. Let's just leave it at that." Waving his hands helplessly, Xia Bai leaned back on the chair with his forehead in his hand and sighed.

Xia Bai forgave the two, but Tiancheng and Nagato also knew their mistakes and bent down to apologize again.

"I'm sorry, my lord... Tiancheng will definitely keep today's mistake in mind."

"Me too."

"I already said I don't want to discuss this anymore..." Pressing his nose, Xia Bai asked slowly, "What was the result of your meeting today? I heard from Yixian that it was not particularly ideal."

After exchanging a glance with Tiancheng, Nagato frowned and said dejectedly, "Yixian is right. We haven't come up with any specific solutions."

"That Prince Eugen is really abominable. No matter what Tiancheng suggests, he always makes a few quibbles and finds faults in everything."

"It was the same with Frederick the Great. We were talking in a good tone, but she interrupted us and we went off in another direction."

Nagato got the news here that Shinano's situation was already very difficult. Xia Bai was not in a hurry because she couldn't remember for some reason, but she was very anxious.

But this matter cannot be revealed to Xia Bai now. Seeing that the two Tiexue people kept interrupting, Lord Chang Meng was really annoyed and wanted to give them both a shot.

"Emperor Frederick the Great and Prince Eugen... let's have some time to work together these few days. It would be inappropriate if I came forward to force them."

Hearing this, Tiancheng pulled on Nagato's sleeve and softly agreed, "Your Majesty is right. For such a massive battle, we can only take our time. If we rush for quick success, we will end up in failure."

"It's no use to keep pestering them. I think we should just kill Frederick and Prince Eugen."

Such an explosive idea could only be proposed by Akagi. Of course, she didn't mean to kill those two people, but just wanted to cancel their right to participate in the meeting.

Although Akagi is not interested in the big gray fox, he still has to consider what is more important. Welcoming the other party back will be a win-win situation with no harm. Before that, any grudges can be put aside.

Shaking his head, Xia Bai said calmly: "Forget it, I'll find a reason to ask Bismarck and the others what they think tomorrow. It seems that the combined fleet cannot be completed overnight."

"Thank you for your help. That's all for today. Don't worry too much. Go back and have a good rest."

In fact, there was nothing to discuss. The Sakura Empire, the Royal Army, and the Eastern Emperor had just arrived, and today's meeting was just the beginning of the coordination among the major camps.

Soon, Tiancheng and Xia Bai were the only ones left in the originally crowded room.

Even Chicheng could see that he was tired and chose to leave, but Tiancheng did not leave consciously. Xia Bai asked curiously, "Anything else?"

Tiancheng did not say a word. He stood up from the tatami and locked the door. He walked slowly in front of Xia Bai with lotus steps. His beautiful lavender eyes seemed to be filled with mist and his lips were slightly open.

"Tiancheng does have something important to discuss with the Lord."

"..."

The action of locking the door looked so familiar, and it was somewhat like Befa and the others. Xia Bai wondered if a ship girl like Amagi would have any bad intentions.

Chapter 179 Treat with Sincerity ()

Although the impression that the Sakura Empire has always given to the outside world is that there are many foxes, it is actually not an exaggeration. It's just that the fox ship girls are all famous, such as Akagi Kaga, Amagi Nagato, Tosa Kii, etc. Over time, the saying that the Sakura Empire is full of foxes has spread.

The ship girl with fox features is considered a symbol of power of the Sakura Empire. Few people are happy to deal with a girl with a big tail and fox ears, and the same is true for Amagi.

Her relationship with Akagi is the same as that between Kaga and Tosa, they should have been sisters, but for some reason the ship types were changed, Akagi, which was supposed to be an Amagi-class battlecruiser, and Kaga, which was supposed to be a Kaga-class battleship, became aircraft carriers.

What exactly happened between these four foxes, why did Akagi and Kaga form a fleet and call each other sisters...all of these are hidden in the history of the Sakura Empire.

Xia Bai couldn't take care of these things at the moment. What he needed to figure out first was why Tiancheng stayed alone and locked the door.

In the past, the other party has always been known for his intelligence and never did anything messy like Akagi and Daiho, but a fox is a fox after all, and no one knows what the purpose of Amagi's actions is.

Could it be that this is a 'predatory' behavior that every fox has?

After thinking for a long time without getting an answer, Xia Bai asked awkwardly: "Let's talk about the important things tomorrow. I'm a little tired. Tiancheng should also go back and rest quickly. You've worked hard today."

Shaking his head, Tiancheng took off his vermilion coat with black edges, leaving only a black slim kimono embroidered with mountain bird patterns, and slowly walked to Xia Bai's side.

"Thank you for your mercy, my lord. Tiancheng will be fine." Her cherry lips slightly opened, and a faint fragrance seemed to come out. Miss Strategist knelt obediently beside Xia Bai.

It feels a bit weird, I'm sitting on a chair and Amagi is kneeling on the tatami...

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Xia Bai stood up, pushed away the chair, sat cross-legged on the ground, and said, "Just say it... Tiancheng, you know that I hate the Riddler the most."

"Hehehe~" Tiancheng smiled meaningfully, held Xia Bai's hand, and scratched his palm with his slender fingers.

"The master seems to be under a lot of pressure in front of me, and it seems to be the same in front of Miss Yixian... Is there a difference between being unfamiliar? Tiancheng also wants to get closer to the master."

Xia Bai couldn't tell whether this was a hint or an explicit statement, but he knew that if someone was too attentive without any reason, he was either a traitor or a thief, not to mention a fox like Tiancheng who had both great wisdom and small schemes.

He immediately broke free from the delicate hand and shouted, "Stop trying to be a fox and hunt me. Just tell me what you want to say, don't try to be so witty here."

If Akagi and Dafeng were using this kind of trick to get something for nothing, Xia Bai would have already taken up arms and attacked them. However, from his understanding of Tiancheng, he knew that the other party was not that kind of superficial fox.

Now he is so humble that he even uses the beautiful fox trick. He must have some ulterior motive, and it is not for his own body.

Seeing Xia Bai's defensive look, Tiancheng lowered his eyes and said softly, "My Lord, why do you have to do this? Tiancheng really wants to get close to you."

"Don't give me that crap. It's more appropriate for Chicheng to say this, but you Tiancheng..." After a pause, Xia Bai glanced at Tiancheng for a few times, and then said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid you must have something wrong to say this."

"While I'm still in a good mood, confess quickly! Otherwise, you'll suffer the consequences."

After Xia Bai exposed his thoughts, Tian Cheng said with an embarrassed look, "Actually, I wanted to discuss the Three Letters and Six Etiquette with the Lord."

"Three books and six ceremonies? You don't think Yixian is serious, do you?"

"Whether it is true or not, we must make it true. Yixian is the leader of Donghuang. If she marries us, and gathers the strength of the three major camps of Chongying, the Royal Family, and Donghuang, we can..."

Before he could finish, Tiancheng noticed the displeasure in Xia Bai's eyes. He immediately stopped talking and lowered his head guiltily, his fox ears trembling.

She just said that there would be no second time, and now she is secretly making connections with Donghuang, hoping to "sell out her master for glory". Rationally speaking, she should give up this idea, but the huge benefits involved can't help but make her strategist instinct restless.

"Well, you probably accepted the benefits from Donghuang, and instead of thinking about how to attack the Solomon Line, you just think about your love affairs... No wonder Chicheng is unfriendly to you now."

When Tiancheng heard Xia Bai mention Chicheng, he trembled in his heart and asked slowly: "What did she say about me?"