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

People always change. Xia Bai didn’t think so before, and thought there was nothing wrong with being alone. But since he started getting along with the ship girls, he hated this feeling of loneliness more and more.

I'll go online and see what those stupid netizens have done. It seems like I haven't updated my status for a few days. I should also tell Sheffield and the others about my safe arrival in Sakura Empire.

So Xia Bai turned on the communication ring and prepared to have a video chat with the maid to ease his lovesickness.

‘Dong dong dong——’

"Shokaku? Just come in, no need to knock."

Hearing a slight knock on the door, Xia Bai thought it must be Xianghe who had returned and wanted to remind him of something, so he didn't sit up straight and just lay lazily on the ground.

The man opened the wooden door and walked in stealthily. When he saw Xia Bai, his eyes lit up and he said, "It's not Xianghe, it's Akashi... Akashi is here to give Xia Bai the key. Jiang Feng, that reckless guy, forgot about it, meow."

"Akashi!?"

Hearing the name, Xia Bai immediately turned over and stood up, looking at Mingshi who came to deliver the key.

She was short, with long, purple hair tied into a whip and hanging on the floor, her light yellow eyes sparkled with curiosity, her two cat ears swayed slightly, and her small hands were covered by white long sleeves, making her look like a little exile.

But Xia Bai knew very well that one should not judge a book by its cover. The other party was the famous black-tech ship girl who often invented practical items that far surpassed human technology. The communication ring was Akashi's masterpiece.

This was also one of the reasons why he insisted on coming to Sakura Empire after rejecting Shinano's arrangement.

After searching for a long time, he finally got what he wanted. He was still waiting for Kaga to introduce the other party to him, but he didn't expect Akashi to come to him on his own initiative.

So Xia Bai changed his attitude, earnestly asked Mingshi to sit down and then made tea for her. His inexplicably friendly attitude stunned Mingshi.

"I'm sorry for the poor hospitality. I only have some black tea brought from the royal family. I hope you don't mind, Akashi."

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip, Akashi said rather embarrassedly: "Xia Bai is a guest, there is no need to treat Akashi like this, meow."

Placing the key on the table, Akashi scratched his cat ears and said rather embarrassedly: "Actually, Akashi came to see you because..."

"Actually, I have something I want to ask Akashi!"

"..."

After the two of them stared at each other for a while, Xia Bai cleared his throat and said, "Then Mingshi, let me talk first. You can put my business aside for now."

Since both parties have something to ask of the other party, the one who speaks last can take the initiative and wait for the right price. Xia Bai was not idle on the Shigure every day, so he naturally learned these little tricks in conversation from Shokaku.

Mingshi didn't know that Xia Bai was playing these tricks on him, and said without any defense: "Then Mingshi will tell it first, meow~"

"Xia Bai, your ID on the online forum is RX-02, right? Akashi saw your mecha on the communication bracelet and was super curious."

"Can I borrow Akashi for some research? Meow, I'll return it to you soon."

After listening to Mingshi's idea, Xia Bai nodded: "That's fine. Mingshi, your idea coincides with mine."

"That's great, meow. Then Xia Bai, if you have anything to ask of Akashi, I can do it as long as it doesn't require money."

She seemed very happy to be able to study RX-02, and the excitement in her eyes could not be concealed. For a work ship, nothing was better than new technological products.

"I want Akashi to help me take a look at this." As he spoke, Xia Bai took out a few model-like things and placed them in front of Akashi.

This is the equipment he removed from RX-02. Just like the equipment of the KanColle, it becomes the size of a palm when removed.

With a curious look in his eyes, Akashi raised his hand and said, "This is equipment, right? These are all styles Akashi has never seen before. Is this what the Son of Prometheus brought with him?"

"Can you disassemble it, meow? Akashi will reassemble it for you."

As expected of a famous high-tech ship girl, she recognized the equipment at a glance and even claimed that she could disassemble it and then reassemble it.

"Well, this is our own equipment. Akashi, feel free to disassemble it. Just tell me if you find anything." Xia Bai was not worried that Akashi would damage the equipment. His fighting style mainly relied on the weapons that came with his abilities.

He didn't feel bad if it got broken, he just wanted to see what Akashi could do, to make more discoveries, and to lay a foundation for the sons of Prometheus.

Hearing this, Akashi took out the mechanical cat claw from his long sleeves, quickly disassembled the equipment, and then reassembled it again, with a thoughtful look on his face.

This series of operations took no more than three minutes, which really stunned Xia Bai. He thought Mingshi would take it back and work on it slowly, which would take at least a few days, but he didn't expect it to be done in the blink of an eye.

Feeling that the other party was indeed quite capable, Xia Bai had made the right decision to come to Sakura City. He asked softly, "Akashi, did you find anything?"

"Hmm...it's very strange, meow. Akashi has only seen white equipment at worst. Seeing grey equipment today is really an eye-opener." Akashi said very tactfully.

Although I had no expectations for equipment made by humans, this thing is just too bad. The output method, brake module, and line connection are all more outrageous than the last.

She even suspected that this was a 'genius' design that came from a human researcher whose brains were filled with sewage from the sewers. It would be a stretch to call it equipment.

As if he suddenly remembered something, Akashi said in surprise: "You sons of Prometheus usually fight the Sirens with toys like this?"

"Yeah, we don't have any other equipment, and the ship girl's can't be equipped, so we can only use this. Is there any problem?" Xia Bai said as a matter of course, picked up the 150mm beam cannon, and looked proud.

"This thing is quite useful against small Sirens. It can penetrate several at a time."

After hearing what Xia Bai said, Mingshi felt inexplicably sorry for him. It was too pitiful to treat such a broken thing as a treasure, so he opened his mouth to remind him: "Akashi advises you not to use this beam cannon anymore, meow."

"why?"

"Because the wiring is so messy, it might explode one day. Meow, Xia Bai, you don't want to be killed by your own equipment in battle, do you?"

Xia Bai: “…”

Is this what the self-destruct system on the RX-02 means?

Chapter 103 I, Xia, never wait for revenge

Putting down the 150mm beam cannon, Xia Bai looked sad and pointed at several other pieces of equipment with trembling hands, saying, "Will these... explode too?"

"Of course, meow, they're not even white equipment. Xia Bai, what stability do you expect from them? Only the purple engine is better." Waving his sleeves, Akashi showed a horrified expression on his face.

"You'll die miserably, don't use it, meow."

In response to Akashi's persuasion, Xia Bai quickly opened the communication ring and sent a message to RX-03, asking her not to test the Solomon Line recently, and it would be better not to attack, but to stay on Splan Island and wait for his follow-up notification.

RX-03 quickly responded that it had received the message. Smart 03 knew that his second brother would not speak without a purpose, so he did not continue to ask what happened. This made Xia Bai's heart, which had been raised to his throat, calm down.

It would be ridiculous if it really exploded during the attack. I dare not even think about that scene. It is too fucking outrageous. Those researchers should be arrested and shot.

After adjusting his mentality, Xia Bai said hesitantly: "I don't care whether these equipment Akashi can be modified, but other sons of Prometheus still have to use the equipment."

Now he can only pin his hopes on Akashi. If Akashi can't do anything, then many things will have to be postponed. It is impossible for him to engage in a large-scale battle and fight the Sirens hand-to-hand.

Xia Bai only dared to do this because of the special nature of Destiny Wolf. Anyone else doing so would be courting death.

Fortunately, Akashi didn't show any hesitation, but put the equipment into his long sleeves and said confidently, "Leave it to Akashi, meow. I was going to charge for it, but considering that you, Xia Bai, would let me research the mecha, I'll let it go."

The green cat ears shook, and Mingshi grinned in his heart. There is gain only when there is loss, and free things are the most expensive. Xia Bai doesn't need them, but there are still the sons of Prometheus left.

It's impossible for the other party to let her modify so many equipment for free. This is a huge order. As long as the equipment is finished, Hong Jianjian will fill her room.

Dreaming sweetly, Akashi patted his sleeves and continued, "Akashi will study these equipment carefully. If there is nothing else, Akashi will leave first. Remember to send the mecha over. This way, the progress will be faster."

Nodding solemnly, Xia Bai thought that as a fellow researcher, Mingshi was much more reliable than his seventh brother.

He stood up and was about to see Akashi off, but suddenly remembered something and grabbed him.

"Don't worry, I have something private to say."

Mingshi, who was humming a song, stopped and turned to look at Xia Bai's malicious smile. He became inexplicably nervous and thought of some bad things.

"Meow...what private matter? Xia Bai, tell me quickly so that Mingshi can go back and do his research." Her eyes were vague and she didn't dare to look directly at Xia Bai. She spoke hesitantly, and it was obvious that she had something to hide.

Xia Bai took out a small black notebook, opened one of the pages, and circled Mingshi's name: "I won't talk about the catapult that Yan Zhan asked you to help make. Mingshi, you should know how much money you have made by going against your conscience..."

Hearing the catapult of War-weariness, Mingshi breathed a sigh of relief. He did make a lot of money from it, but it was a small matter. It was a two-way fight, and Xia Bai couldn't do anything to her.

As long as it wasn't that matter, she could get away with everything else. Thinking of this, Mingshi heard Xia Bai's subsequent words.

"Akashi, since you helped me modify the equipment, I should have crossed you out of my hatred book and thanked you very much..."

"But the communication ring you sold to us Son of Prometheus was a defective one."

Hearing this, Akashi's tail hair stood up, and he loudly retorted: "Don't slander Akashi. Although Akashi is indeed a little greedy, he would never sell defective products. This is slander, meow. Akashi requires Xia Bai to compensate 100 red points immediately."

God can testify that these words were simply slander against her out of thin air. No matter how greedy she was, Mingshi knew that she couldn't damage her own business reputation. If these words got out, how could she sell anything?

Taking off the communication ring and slapping it on the table, Xia Bai said loudly: "That's great, since it's not a defective product, Mingshi, explain to me why my communication ring automatically puts other people's messages on top, and blocking them doesn't work."

"As the inventor of the communication ring, Akashi should know why this is the case. Don't tell me there are still people who can hack into your system."

"..."

The deafening soul-questioning made Akashi speechless. Even his ears drooped weakly, and his little hands were tangled together.

Seeing this, Xia Bai sneered, and was even more certain that the other party was selling fake goods, so he said calmly: "Three times the compensation for fake goods is very reasonable. I want to return the goods and exchange them for a new batch, and Mingshi, you have to return three times the original amount."

You dare to fool me with defective products? I will catch you tightly and blackmail you, so that you will know the price of being petty and cheap.

Refunding three times the original price is like asking for her life. Between keeping it secret and having her own red tip, Akashi chose the latter. He gritted his teeth and said, "It's not a defective product, meow. Someone...someone gave the red tip to Akashi to use the management system to manipulate Xia Bai's user."

"Akashi only does the job for money. Xia Bai, don't tell anyone else, otherwise Akashi's business will be ruined." After saying this with a sad face, Akashi hugged Xia Bai's thighs and begged for forgiveness.

If others knew that the communication ring could be operated in the background and had no privacy at all, who would buy it, not to mention that almost every KanColle has one of this best-selling product.

If those ship girls knew about this and came to find Akashi later, not even the Sakura Empire could protect her who had angered the public. The communication ring had a camera function, and no one wanted to worry about being secretly photographed every day.

Looking at Mingshi who was about to cry on his legs, the hard-hearted Xia Bai was unmoved. What a mess! He thought the ring was broken, but he didn't expect that it was all Mingshi's fault.

And let himself be harassed by perverts every day. Thinking of this, Xia Bai said coldly; "It seems that what you did, Akashi, is more serious than selling defective products... How about this, you transform all the Sons of Prometheus for free, and then tell me the address of the person who is watching, and let this matter go."

He didn't dare to push Mingshi too far. This profiteer cat would do anything for money. If she wanted to fight to the death and refuse to reform, Xia Bai would really have no way to deal with her.

Nodding frantically, Akashi took out a pen and paper and wrote something quickly, then gave it to Xia Bai and said flatteringly, "She lives in Sakura City. This is her detailed address, meow."

Looking at the route address in his hand, and the expectant look in Akashi's eyes, Xia Bai shook his head and sighed: "I'll let you go this time. I won't spread it around. Remember..."

"Remember to change the clothes of all the Sons of Prometheus. Akashi knows, meow. I won't delay you, Xia Bai, from going to find someone else to cause trouble. Akashi, I'll take my leave first."

After hearing Xia Bai promise not to talk nonsense, Mingshi quickly turned around and trotted out of the villa. Her heart bleeds at the loss of a potential business.

After crossing out Akashi's name and putting a red circle around the person he was looking at, Xia Bai took back the book of hatred with a grim smile.

Since the other party lives in Sakura Empire, she must be a ship girl from Sakura Empire. That's great. We can wipe out the two hatreds. Today is a good day.

After stretching his muscles a little, Xia Bai slowly walked out of the villa. He never waited overnight to take revenge.

Chapter 104: Walking into a trap

Dafeng was very happy, inexplicably happy.

She hasn't been so happy since she was caught by Chicheng and put in solitary confinement when she went to look for Xia Bai. It seemed as if every cell in her body was sending her signals of joy.

Recalling the magpie she saw in the morning, Dafeng's steps returned to her residence with a lighter touch. She always trusted her intuition, and now her intuition told her that something good was going to happen.

"Senior Akagi is really something. Even if he was put in solitary confinement, he wouldn't have confiscated the communication ring from Taiho."

Complaining quietly, Dafeng immediately and skillfully logged into the user account, wanting to see what photos Xia Bai had posted recently. It was a blasphemy to love that she hadn't looked at the man she loved for so long.

There was no other way. Daiho had just gotten the communication ring back from Akagi, but it took a lot of effort. Just now, Kaga obviously wanted to say something to her, but Daiho ignored him and hurriedly took the things and left.

Anyway, they also want to talk about joining the rebel faction. Dafeng has no interest in these things at all. She is a staunch neutral and does not take sides. She remains indifferent as to who will command her.

"It would be great if RX-02-sama could let Taihou join the Sons of Prometheus, so that we can see each other every day."

Thinking of this, Dafeng showed a sick smile, and she held her face and twisted her body as if no one was around. This scared Xuefeng who was passing by. She shouted that Dafeng was sick again, and then ran away quickly.

Seeing this, Dafeng paid attention to her manners. After adjusting her clothes slightly, she turned on the light screen on the spot. She wanted to go back to the room and watch it slowly, but at this moment she could no longer stop the excitement in her heart.

"Just take a look, Dafeng, just take a look at what Lord RX-02 has done recently." Saying this, Dafeng clicked on Xia Bai's homepage, his pupils dilated, and he swiped the screen frantically.

After a moment, he knelt on the ground helplessly, shouting unwillingly: "Why is there nothing... Why hasn't Mr. 02 updated anything for so many days..."

"It must be the royal bitch who imprisoned him... No, Taiho must hurry to the royal family."

She was going to the royal family, and was leaving tonight. Akagi couldn't stop the passionate love in her heart, and even if she was caught and put in solitary confinement again, she, Dafeng, would go.

No one can stop the ship girl from pursuing love, not even Nagato can stop her. After quickly thinking of a plan to smuggle away at night, Taihou decided to go back to her room to pack her daily necessities.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of Dafeng and blocked her view, causing her to look up with some dissatisfaction.

"Are you okay? Are you feeling unwell? Do you need me to take you to the infirmary?" Looking at the black-haired ship girl kneeling on the ground, Xia Bai stretched out his hand and spoke gently.

Seeing the person she had been thinking about day and night in front of her, Da Feng slowly stretched out her hand and whispered softly: "Da Feng...is this a dream?"

"Dream? What weird things are you talking about? This is undoubtedly reality." With a smile, Xia Bai grabbed Da Feng's soft and boneless little hand, pulled her up, and helped her brush off the dust on her body.

"Are you Taiho? I'm the son of Prometheus, model number RX-02. If you find it weird, just call me Xia Bai."

With a blush on her face, Dafeng said in an inaudible voice: "Well...I am the aircraft carrier Dafeng." She felt dizzy, and until now she couldn't believe that Xia Bai was really in front of her, and was so considerate to help her brush off the dust.

Is this the gift that God has given me? Recognizing Dafeng's unwavering love, Dafeng held her slightly hot face and lowered her head, not knowing how to express her love for a moment.

Seeing Dafeng like this, Xia Bai couldn't help but think of Dido. These two people should have the same shy personality and dare not look at strangers.

In fact, he was a little afraid to look at the other party, mainly because it was too big, even more outrageous than the terrifying and glorious ones, and his eyes would be easily attracted to it.

Jinghong's kimono couldn't completely conceal her impressive figure. Her pretty face was tied into two ponytails. The contrast between her temptation and childishness made Dafeng look unusually beautiful.