I, Azure Commander!

This reminder is no less than a life-saving grace!

Lin Xiao's mouth twitched as well. How should I describe the royal cuisine? Well, to be fair, it is very unique.

Looking down, even Xiao Tiancheng's expression changed, revealing a bit of fear. It seemed that the greedy little guy had been poisoned by the royal food when he was wandering around.

Chapter 22: Commander's Appearance

"In that case, let's go over and put our things down, and then go out for dinner together."

Du Ming immediately suggested, not forgetting to look at Miss Miao Gao, and asked with a shameless face: "Miss Miao Gao, do you want to join us?"

"No."

Myoko naturally refused expressionlessly. Like Liander, she was a ship girl who had no plans to find a commander for the time being, so she worked in the Maritime Administration. If it was work-related matters, that would be another matter, but in private, she would subconsciously avoid suspicion and would not have much contact with the commanders.

"Well, that's such a shame."

Du Ming shook his head helplessly, but he was not surprised.

As for salvaging a ship, naturally most of the attempts were rejected, as no one could salvage a ship easily. Even so, he was still keen on it. Whenever he saw a free ship girl, he would go up and give it a try. After all, only by trying could he know the result. If he tried a few more times, he would succeed eventually.

Several people entered the dormitory building, found their dormitories, put down their luggage and other things, then left the Maritime Administration and headed towards the nearby commercial street according to Myoko's instructions.

The commercial street is not far from the Maritime Bureau. After all, the wealthy groups such as the ship girls and commanders of the Maritime Bureau are very important target customers for them. They are often very generous and it is easy to make money from them.

After all, although the commanders cry poor every day, the units they talk about are all W. Not to mention the expensive and luxurious things, there will always be some money for food, drink and entertainment.

The same goes for ship girls. Even free ship girls without commanders, especially those with lower training levels, generally find it difficult to receive commissions, and the rewards are not very high. That is also compared with the consumption required for the attack and the expenses required to improve the training level.

For example, the escort mission that Xiao Tiancheng had done before was basically just the most common commission, but he also earned several thousand. Generally speaking, compared to ordinary people, commanders and ship girls are a relatively wealthy group.

Oh, of course, Lin Xiao at this time is an exception. He is truly penniless and can only live off Xiaotiancheng.

Walking on the bustling commercial street, the pedestrians around can't be said to be dense, but it is definitely not deserted. Occasionally, you can see a few ship girls walking on the street.

There are a lot more ship girls on the commercial street today than in the past. As for the reason... well, everyone knows.

"So, the question is, what to eat?"

Looking at the dazzling array of shops and restaurants in front of him, Fang Kang was a little dazzled for a moment.

Lin Xiao was also a little conflicted. He also suffered from difficulty making decisions, especially when it came to food. He would feel confused every time he went out. It seemed like he could eat anything, but it also seemed like he didn't want to eat anything.

But at night, he would rather eat noodles than rice and vegetables.

Of course, he didn't care what to eat, so he naturally looked down at Xiao Tiancheng and asked, "Xiao Tiancheng, what do you want to eat?"

Seeing that the two were struggling, Du Ming, who was ready to step forward and make a decision, shut his mouth and looked towards Xiaotiancheng.

Such a cute child, even if he is from someone else's family, of course I will still subconsciously pamper him.

"Hmm..." Xiao Tiancheng looked around, thought for a while, then raised his head and smiled: "Master, Tiancheng wants to eat that, is it okay?"

Lin Xiao looked in the direction she pointed. It was a high-end hotel at the end of the street that looked quite luxurious. It seemed a bit out of place with this commercial street. Just by looking at the decoration outside, one could imagine how high the consumption inside would be.

Lin Xiao's expression became a little complicated at this moment. He finally understood why Xiaotiancheng could consume ten thousand in a month.

But there is nothing she can do about it. According to her, the food cooked by everyone in the port area was so delicious in the past, so she doesn't want to eat some of the good food outside. Since she has money on hand, she often goes to high-end hotels to find food that tastes close to the taste of her former companions.

"Okay, let's go eat there."

Du Ming also nodded immediately. He didn't care much about food, and the same went for Hornet. The Bulldog did need a little care, but it was not a big problem. There would always be something she wanted to eat in that kind of hotel.

Of course Lin Xiao had no objection. After all, the money still belonged to Xiao Tiancheng. It was her money, so she could eat whatever she wanted.

"what?"

Only Fang Kang showed some hesitation. He was born in a county town, and apart from occasional banquets, he had never been to high-end hotels. Now he was only a quasi-commander and did not have much money on hand.

"What, you don't want to go?"

"It's not like that, it's just..." Faced with Du Ming's question, Fang Kang seemed to be at a loss as to how to answer.

"Oh, what are you talking about? Stop worrying about it. Let's go and have dinner. I'll treat you."

Du Ming didn't care about so many things. They were just trivial matters. It was the same for him back then. When he had his own ship girl and entered the Naval Academy, he would naturally get used to his identity soon.

So he half pulled and half dragged Fang Kang away.

"Hello, welcome."

When they arrived at the door of the hotel, the clerk at the door saw at a glance that the people in front of them were the commander and the ship girl. His brows and eyes immediately perked up and a sweet smile appeared on his face.

Especially for high-end hotels like theirs, their target is more towards high-income and high-spending groups like commanders and ship girls.

"There are six guests in total. We want a high-end private room. Is No. 1 private room still available?"

"It's empty."

As soon as she entered the door, she shouted to the front desk without thinking. After getting a response, she led everyone to the private room on the third floor with enthusiasm on her face.

She had been working here for some time and was quite experienced. She knew that these commanders and the ship girls wanted a quiet meal and were not short of the private room fee, so she naturally arranged it for them.

When they got into the box, she poured tea for everyone, handed out menus, bowed slightly, and waited outside the door.

Du Ming seemed to be accustomed to these things. Among the group of ship girls including Xiao Tiancheng, only Fang Kang and Lin Xiao were newbies. At this time, they were staring at each other, somewhat uncomfortable with such an occasion.

Where is this upper-class aristocratic treatment...Are the commander and the ship girl so prestigious?

Lin Xiao, who had just traveled through time, still had a somewhat one-sided understanding of the commanders and ship girls of this world. After all, he was not from this world, and he had no real understanding of past history, and his experience in this world was still very limited.

As a special group that possesses powerful military forces, guards the seas, and protects all mankind, the commander will of course be respected by the vast majority of people.

To be honest, the commander actually gives people the feeling of some kind of senior military officer, and he does have a corresponding military rank. In the eyes of ordinary people, these people are powerful and influential, especially the commander who has his own port area, who is in charge of a region, like the princes and heroes in ancient times.

There are naturally many people who want to become commanders because of these aspirations, but unfortunately anyone who holds such complicated ideas will not be able to pass the test of the ship girls, will not be able to pass the assessment of the Naval Academy, let alone be recognized by the ship girls and become a free ship girl.

"It's getting late, let's order some food quickly so the kids don't go hungry..."

Finally, it was Du Ming who spoke up to break the awkward atmosphere, and the atmosphere gradually returned to normal.

Chapter 23 The Mysterious Boss

After all, it is a relatively high-end hotel, so the dishes are still very rich. Lin Xiao took the menu and glanced at it. There are Donghuang cuisine, Chongying Iron Blood cuisine, and even royal cuisine, and they are specially listed in a very conspicuous recommendation area.

However, even so, anyone who knows a thing or two about royal cuisine will definitely not believe this so-called "store manager's recommendation."

Lin Xiao is not picky about food, and the adults are basically the same, so when ordering food, they are more considerate of the two children and order many dishes they want to eat, as well as many special desserts and drinks.

As for the price, it was not as exaggerated as Lin Xiao had imagined. Although the decoration was very luxurious, the audience was mostly ordinary people, and the price was not exaggerated. Even so, six people ordered more than ten dishes, plus the dessert box fee, it still cost about two thousand.

Perhaps due to the influence of Xiao Tiancheng and Du Ming, Lin Xiao gradually changed his mindset and now felt that a meal of 2,000 Donghuang coins was not too expensive.

The waiter confirmed the menu and went to inform the kitchen. Even if they started cooking immediately, it would probably take some time before the food was served. Everyone seemed bored and just chatted casually.

Lin Xiao and Fang Kang didn't talk much, but Du Ming was very talkative and could always find topics to talk about. As soon as the waiter left, he whispered, "Actually, Xiao Tiancheng said he wanted to eat here just now. There was a reason why I agreed so quickly."

The big dog curled her lips. She knew that her commander was going to start bragging again.

"Senior, what is the reason?"

Fang Kang became a little curious. Thinking back now, Senior Du Ming did give people a feeling of impatience.

Du Ming stretched his neck, glanced around seriously, and said, "When I was still in the Naval Academy, a classmate of mine was from Shuibo Port. He once told me a rumor that there was a hotel run by a ship girl on the commercial street near the Shuibo Port Maritime Bureau."

Lin Xiao and Fang Kang looked at each other, thought about it briefly, and found the problem.

"It seems you have noticed that, yes, this is the only hotel that can be called a hotel on this commercial street."

"so what?"

"so?"

Du Ming sighed, looked at the two unruly juniors in front of him with anger, and said unhappily: "Of course we should salvage the boat! Salvage the boat!"

"As a commander, if you don't think about salvaging the ship, what's the difference between you and salted fish? Not to mention that this ship girl runs a hotel, she's definitely a wealthy woman. If you can get this, you won't have to worry about resources anymore!"

"Think about it..."

He looked at Lin Xiao, "Don't you want to replace your little Tiancheng with a blue or even purple cannon? As long as you can get the proprietress of this hotel, not to mention one piece, it's not impossible to get a whole set of purple clothes!"

So rich?

Lin Xiao was surprised, because he had been chatting with Du Ming frequently recently, he had a certain understanding of the equipment prices in this world.

Purple naval guns usually start at over a hundred thousand. A complete set of purple equipment would cost at least four or five million.

but......

He understood the principle, but if he remembered correctly, Xiao Tiancheng's equipment... was all made of gold.

That’s right, it’s the kind of gold equipment that starts at thousands of W. The gold equipment is especially expensive, and the black and white bullets on Xiao Tiancheng are even more expensive - extremely expensive.

When I think about it this way, it seems like purple equipment and the like are just that.

The main reason was that Lin Xiao didn't think he could salvage the boat, and he really didn't have much of an idea of ​​doing so. He didn't even know where the girls in his own port were, so how could he have the time to "flirt with girls"?

Besides, most of the ship girls already have their original port areas, so it is impossible for him to get such ship girls.

Therefore, even though Du Ming said so, Lin Xiao still felt that it had nothing to do with him and he didn't care.

On the contrary, Fang Kang, a serious newbie standing nearby, was so excited by what he said that he looked like he was ready to charge.

"That being said, how can you be sure that the owner of this hotel is KanColle? Even if she is, so what? She may not even be willing to pay attention to you."

The wasp on the side curled his lips and mercilessly poured a basin of cold water on his commander's head.

"I'm sure it is... probably, at least I think so."

Du Ming seemed to be more stubborn. "My classmate is my best friend. He wouldn't lie to me. He said he once accidentally saw the boss of the ship girl. Unfortunately, it was too dark that night and he didn't see what she looked like."

"He also said that it was most likely a royal ship girl, so the royal cuisine would be placed in the position of 'store manager recommended'."

Du Ming finally used his trump card, which was also one of his greatest confidences.

When these words were uttered, everyone was really frightened.

Yes, if the owner of this hotel is really a ship girl, and a royal ship girl at that, then it seems to explain why royal cuisine is placed in such a prominent position on the menu.

"So, are you going to salvage the boat?" Lin Xiao asked.

"how is this possible?"

Unexpectedly, Du Ming acted very self-aware, "I guess she doesn't even want to see me... Such rumors have long been circulated among many commanders. There must be quite a few commanders who come here to spend money with the intention of salvaging the ship, including many bigwigs. Under such circumstances, she has still opened a hotel here for several years, which means that she probably has no intention of looking for the commander for the time being."

"Then why are you talking so much? What the hell are you talking about?"

Lin Xiao rolled his eyes. He really thought this guy was going to shamelessly give it a try.

"Hey, I'm just trying to liven up the atmosphere before dinner, and..."

When he said this, he rubbed his hands and smiled. It would be a lie to say that he really had no idea in his mind. Since he was already here, he couldn't not give it a try.

"When the waiter comes to serve the food, let her contact the store manager to see if he is willing to meet us. If he is, it means there is still hope. Even if it doesn't work out, it can be considered as having made another friend."

As he was talking, someone knocked on the door the next second, "Sir, your food is here."

Du Ming opened the door immediately and asked the waiter to find the hotel owner and tell him that he wanted to meet her.

Lin Xiao did not comment on this. Although he had no intention of salvaging the ship, he was still somewhat curious about the ship girl boss. He really wanted to meet her and see which ship girl's name she inherited.

Chapter 24: "Agent" in the Dark Night

It's getting late.

It was about eight o'clock, and even in the summer, the sky was gradually getting dark. At this moment, on the top floor of the hotel, in a luxuriously decorated room, a girl with ivory-gray short hair opened the curtains, revealing a huge floor-to-ceiling window in front of her.

She was wearing a black cloak, and there was no emotion in her golden pupils, as she just stared quietly at the street in front of her that was plunged into darkness.

"The city is silent at night, yet somehow makes people feel at ease..."

It's a pity, especially on a night like this, especially when she is alone, certain emotions in her heart become more and more overwhelming, pain and memories intertwined, condensed into a silent web, binding her tightly.

His thin lips moved and his eyes became dazed for a moment.

Subconsciously, I tightened my cape. When I wore this before, that person always said that I looked like a secret agent...

How ridiculous! It was obviously just his own delusion. She only had one job.

But, she has been laid off.

As the name suggests, I lost my job, and to some extent, I also lost the meaning of my existence...

When will the gap in my heart be filled by time?

She didn't know, but at least three years seemed too short.