I, Azure Commander!

Lin Xiao looked at the dog that suddenly came in speechlessly, pulled it over to her, held it in her arms, and started tickling her belly.

"Commander? Ugh - it's so itchy, hahahaha..." Yuli tried to struggle, but Lin Xiao refused to let go easily. After scratching her belly, he rubbed the little loli's soft face before finally putting her down and saying, "You heard wrong, it's Manhattan, not stewed Harman... And don't trick Harman into the pot later, she's easy to fool, she'll be fooled if you say it..."

"Oh."

Yuudachi showed a somewhat regretful expression as if his secrets were exposed. You see, these naughty kids can do anything, especially when no one will get hurt. That's why they need to be disciplined so that they can learn more common sense.

"Okay, the commander is discussing something with the adults. You go ahead and tell the other kids not to make trouble here for now, or I'll have Amagi spank you later - take off your skirts and underwear and spank you."

"Okay, I get it now!"

Yuudachi quickly glanced at Miss Amagi, who had an expressionless face but was obviously unhappy, subconsciously covered her butt, and ran away in a hurry. Probably no children would dare to make trouble now.

If we talk about who the children in this family are most afraid of and who they listen to the most, it must be Dadi and Tiancheng who are tied for first place. If either of them behaves in the slightest way, the children will immediately turn into good boys and will never dare to be naughty again.

Of course, the commander is an outsider. All the children in the family... or should I say all the ship girls, like the commander the most.

After coaxing away the dog that suddenly intruded, Lin Xiao continued to discuss the serious matters at hand with the girls in front of him.

Because the venue is not in Lombard City, it naturally means another long journey, so not all the ship girls can go - there are children at home who have to go to school, and some ship girls have to go to work, so some people have to stay behind to take care of them. However, compared with the previous time, this time we are going to "fight" after all, so we can bring a little more people, and try to bring some more powerful ship girls.

Although Lin Xiao knew that even if he brought a big loser like Changdao, he would be able to kill everyone in the field, but since this was a good opportunity to increase his popularity and make a splash, he would naturally make good use of it.

If you want to show off, then you have to show off to the best of your ability, right?

There are no clear regulations on the ship girls that can participate in the competition in a port area, but there are still some slight restrictions on the competition system.

The college competition is divided into two types of competitions: individual competition and team competition for the KanColles, and the results and rankings are calculated separately.

As the name suggests, the individual competition is a one-on-one duel between ship girls. First, there is a competition between ships of the same type, and then a draw regardless of the type of ship, until the final winner is decided. Such a competition is theoretically beneficial to the ship girls in the back row. In the past, the winners were basically all battleships such as battleships or aircraft carriers, and most of them were battleships.

This is in itself the difference in quality between the ship girls of different types of ships. The strong is strong and the weak is weak. Although there is a division of labor, it is also a fact that there is a real gap in strength. There is no fairness or unfairness in this.

In theory, multiple shipgirls can participate in the individual competition in one port area, but Lin Xiao is not going to do so - it's like sending ten shipgirls to fight, and in the end, it's just ten girls in the family fighting each other, why bother? One is enough, there is no possibility of overturning, as for who to send, Lin Xiao naturally has his own considerations.

If we consider it from a common sense point of view, the most powerful ship girl under his command now is definitely the Emperor. Not to mention the rookie competition, even if you count all the veteran ship girls in the world, it can be said that no one can beat the Emperor, unless Hanhan Rabbit jumps out herself, then the two of them can still fight back and forth.

What? You're asking about Shinano? That big white fox probably fell asleep in the middle of a fight, so it's definitely no match for the Emperor and the silly rabbit...

However, Lin Xiao was not going to let the Great Emperor take action, or rather, was not going to let the Great Emperor participate in this individual competition. As for the reason... of course it was not to be reckless, nor was it to take it lightly, but he wanted to choose the style of play with the "most barrage".

Everyone thinks that the protagonists of the individual competition are the battleships, and that the vanguard ships and the battleships are not at the same level of combat power in a one-on-one duel. But he chose to do the opposite, so that he could have enough topicality and create a shocking and unexpected effect.

Therefore, the final candidate for the individual competition was confirmed to be Azuma.

The mechanism of the other team competition is relatively complicated, because most of the newcomers only have one ship girl, so the team competition is based on the team system, that is, a trainee commander sends out a ship girl, and six commanders form a team. A total of six ship girls form a complete team to fight as a team and determine the strongest team.

There was no need to hesitate about the candidate for Lin Xiao to fight, it was naturally the emperor.

What? You ask why I need to bring more shipgirls when I only plan to play one in both games? Don't ask, the reason is just to support the show...

Of course, it's not just that. There is also a "lively" show for this college competition. Each college sends its own instructors to conduct exercises, showing the newcomers what a real "high-end game" is, and motivating these young commanders and ship girls. By the way, this is also another "battlefield" for the colleges to compete with each other, not only the students, but also the "teacher strength" will be compared.

Not surprisingly, Wales shamelessly invited "foreign aid". Lin Xiao thought that it would not be good to let the real instructors who were still working at home skip classes to fight. The Emperor and Azuma who had already appeared could not fight again as instructors, so he simply brought a few more ship girls, and then play with a few of them from other ports.

Anyway, even if there are no colorful boats, we can still play casually...right?

Lin Xiao naturally believed in the training level of his own ship girl and did not dwell on this issue. Instead, he began to compile a list of people who would be traveling with him, except for the Emperor and my wife.

This is another headache. As a commander, you can't be partial to one girl over another. If she went out with you last time, it's best not to bring her this time. You have to switch to another ship girl...

Chapter 13: The Fox Watching the Child

If Lin Xiao remembered correctly, the people she brought with her last time out seemed to be Aunt Saint and Hai Ma, plus Sheffield and Tiancheng, as well as the little fox Jiang Feng and my wife.

So in principle, these ship girls will not be brought along this time. After all, as a commander, one has to be more fair and just.

However, my wife is an exception because she is going to take part in the war, so she has to be taken along again. Another contestant, the Emperor, is naturally also in the traveling queue.

After that, they need to gather six ship girls to form a whole team to participate in the team competition. Lin Xiao thought about it and finally decided on the combination of Nagato, Mikasa and Skyhawk.

Originally, the last position in the back row was planned to be given to Kotenjo, so that all the ships from Sakura Empire could be coordinated and Nagato could play a greater role. But then he thought that there seemed to be no need to seriously study how to form a team to improve combat effectiveness. What he needed was fairness and a sense of shock at first glance.

From this point of view, Skyhawk is obviously an excellent choice. As for the front row, Ron takes one position, Lord Xuefeng takes one position, and the last position was originally intended for Sirius, so that they could bring a maid with them, so that someone would take care of everyone's life on the road.

But Lin Xiao thought about it carefully, and felt that Sirius was a little clumsy. It was not that he disliked her, but it seemed unrealistic to expect her to take care of people. Moreover, although Sirius did not go last time, she had accompanied Lin Xiao out many times in the past. In addition, there were more and more ship girls recently, and things were getting busier and busier, so Noshiro seemed to be gradually neglected. Lin Xiao finally made up his mind to take Noshiro with him. This girl had worked hard for so long, and now she had several other secretary ships to help her deal with affairs. It was just the right time for her to give her a short vacation to let her adjust her mood.

Thus, the travel list was decided, and Lin Xiao was basically the only one who was considering the whole process. Although it was a meeting, it was not easy for a secretary to speak up about such things, as he might be suspected of having selfish motives.

Although the secretary ship is designated by the commander, if it wants to win the support of the people and manage the port area well when the commander is away, it must also establish itself properly and not give people the impression that it is biased and self-interested.

Otherwise, if you act against your conscience and always think about yourself or the sisters you have a good relationship with instead of the Hong Kong area, some people will naturally be dissatisfied and resentful over time.

Even if they don't have any selfish thoughts in their hearts, they still have to avoid suspicion. At this time, they just need to wait for the commander to make the decision.

And when the commander included herself in the list of colleagues, to be honest, Noshiro was a little surprised...

Perhaps it was because she had been a very busy ship as the number of things to do in the port increased day by day? She seemed to have gradually gotten used to this kind of life, and she didn't feel wronged or bad about it.

She knew in her heart that she had received extra favor from the commander, and was very lucky to have met the commander very early, thus gaining many beautiful memories that other sisters might never be able to compare with.

For her, this is enough to satisfy her. After all, there are so many ship girls in the port area, and no one can ask for too much. At least she once had a period of time when she was "loved alone", so for Noshiro, she takes many things lightly and is relatively more Buddhist.

Of course, being a Buddhist doesn't mean not wanting to do it. If there is such a chance, how could she let go of the opportunity to be with the commander?

So naturally she happily agreed with a look of joy on her face, her eyes full of endless surprise and expectation, and a touching smile on her pretty face, she was still incredibly beautiful.

If you get a wife like this, what else can a husband ask for?

Lin Xiao didn't know how many times he had marveled at Noshiro's beauty. He wanted to gently hug the girl's slender waist, look at her alluring neck, and sit together to whisper something.

However, after the short meeting, Noshiro still has other things to do as the secretary ship, and there is obviously no time for intimacy. Lin Xiao also has to continue to complete the finishing work of the first volume of the novel recently, and when he is tired from work, he will have to go to accompany the children at home. Although the commander's life is salted, it is not necessarily idle, and there are still many things to do.

Of course, compared with the ship girls who work diligently, he as a commander does give people a feeling of being idle. It just seems that way, and actually... it is indeed the case.

If you really look into it, as a commander, you don't think about attacking or salvaging the ship all day long, but just hide in the room and fiddle with your B novels. You can't be considered dedicated at all.

The time that is truly considered "working" every day is when I play with the children at home, and on some nights, I can barely communicate with the ship girls and stabilize their moods.

Of course, whether the commander is competent or not is basically a false proposition. After all, the key to determining this issue lies in the attitudes and opinions of the ship girls in his port area. And how could the ship girls be willing to say even a bad word about their own commander?

After all, they are just a group of lucky people who are spoiled.

Of course, if we change the angle, the same is true for some ship girls, such as Nagashima, or Nagashima, and Nagashima...

After being busy with the content of the novel for a while, he finally managed to finish writing the content of the first volume. The next step is to polish and revise it before he can officially debut. However, there is no need to rush. Lin Xiao plans to prepare everything and wait until there is a gimmick that is attractive enough, and then take the opportunity to implement his "debut" plan.

After slacking off enough, it was time to work for a while. Lin Xiao stretched lazily and walked out of his study. He went to the yard downstairs and saw that, as expected, the children in the family were playing together, attracting the attention of passers-by.

However, they seemed to know that they were not ordinary children but ship girls, so no one dared to approach them casually. After all, children may not always be able to pay attention to the limits, and sometimes the way they play is a bit scary. Bumblebee, who is in charge of supervision, usually lies on a lounge chair to bask in the sun with a book on his face. It is obvious that he is slacking off and has no intention of watching the children at home.

There was a white fox lying in the grass nearby, wagging its tail lazily and looking up from time to time.

Well, it turns out that it’s better to trust a fox than a bumblebee…

Chapter 14: Day of Departure

He took two steps forward and picked up the royal fox that was basking in the sun. He held it in his arms and rubbed the fox's warm belly. His cold hands finally felt a little warmer.

Although it is already spring, the temperature will not rise so quickly in a short time, so the fox hand warmer is still very useful at this time.

The fox was basking in the sun comfortably, occasionally looking up at the naughty kids. As long as they didn't get into trouble or hurt others, he didn't have to worry about it. This kind of "task" was still very leisurely. Well... he also had to pay attention to whether Mutsu was being naughty and report to his master when he got back.

However, just as it was enjoying this peaceful afternoon, it suddenly felt like it was "flying" up, and then a chill came from its stomach, making it shiver all over. It turned around with grievance, and sure enough, it was him again.

It had suffered this a lot in the winter before. It was either caught by Lin Xiao to cover his hands, or used by Nagato to warm his feet. In short, it was just a fox used as a heating tool.

These two people really don't even consider foxes as human beings...

Is it easy to be a fox in this port area? It has to fight when there is a fight, and it can't rest when there is no fight. It is either used to warm hands, or run around to help get things, and occasionally it has to play the role of a nanny and do the work of looking after children.

It's just a pitiful and cute little fox... How innocent is a fox? Why does it have to suffer like this?

She had a lot of thoughts in her mind, but of course she didn't dare to resist. She just yelled a few times, then completely relaxed her whole body, started to act recklessly, and allowed the other party to knead her.

What else can I do? Give him two claws on the face? Then I will definitely have fox stew for dinner tonight...

Lin Xiao didn't continue to torment it. He rubbed it well, making its fur messy, then put it down and let it continue to laze around on the grass.

Although it was rubbed, the commander's arrival meant that its work was done and it could now bask in the sun with complete peace of mind.

Thinking about it this way, it’s not a loss... Yu Hu muttered to himself, yawned lazily, slowly closed his eyes under the sunlight, and fell asleep comfortably.

As for Lin Xiao, when he was petting the fox, the children in the family obviously noticed him, so they immediately gathered around the commander, making joyful sounds in their sweet voices, and each of them was a cute little angel.

I picked one up and held it in my arms, then weighed it. It was very heavy. Then I took another look and found it was Ximu, a big kid now.

When the child was picked up by the commander, his face naturally flushed, and he felt shy and excited. Ximu was a gentle and good child. He leaned on the commander's chest, looked at him timidly, with a sweet and somewhat shy smile on his face.

"Ah! Commander, I want a hug too!"

"I want it too, I want it too..."

"Snowwind-sama also...please allow you to hug me~"

Lord Xuefeng was as arrogant as ever, raising his little head proudly. His cute look made Lin Xiao couldn't help laughing.

He teased Ximu in his arms and rubbed her furry cat ears, making the little girl's face blush even more. After a while, he finally put her down and did not hug other children. Instead, he asked, "What were you playing just now?"

Playing with children is something he is familiar with. After all, he does it every day, so he will naturally gain some experience over time.

After that, he played with the cute little lolis. When they were tired, he took them home for dinner. Before leaving, he did not forget to pick up the sleeping Yu Hu and wrapped it around his neck like a scarf. You know what, it was so furry and warm.

Yu Hu was woken up, but was too lazy to move. He was still dazed and half asleep, just hugging Lin Xiao's neck with his limbs.

This is Lin Xiao’s daily life. It cannot be said to be very rich, but it is just a very plain daily life, but it is still warm. The only pity is that the place is not big enough, and the children are obviously not having enough fun. There are also outsiders around, and although they will not point fingers, the glances from time to time make people realize this and still make them subtly uncomfortable.

As I said, everything will be fine once we have our own port area...

Days passed one after another. Lin Xiao did not learn more about the college competition. All he did was polish and revise his novel, play with his children at home, and pay his taxes at night. Just like that, a week passed... It was almost mid-March when Wales finally came to his house again. He didn't say much, just one sentence: "Get ready to go."

Naturally, preparations had been made long ago. Although Lin Xiao was definitely too lazy to move, with so many ship girls at home, they had naturally made all the preparations long ago, whether it was luggage or food, or things that might be needed on the road or there - anyway, the cruise ship was so big that it could hold a lot of things, so they were all loaded into the cruise ship's warehouse in case of emergency.

After all, it is a big competition among all the well-known naval academies. There seem to be quite a lot of new commanders participating in this academy competition. Except for Lin Xiao who drove his own cruise ship, the other commanders and ship girls all took the academy's large cruise ship. The total number of commanders is about thirty or forty people. They all have good grades and are excellent in the training and rarity of ship girls. In contrast, the total number of ship girls is around fifty or sixty, which shows that there are still some European emperors who have more than one ship girl. For example, Tang Xiaojiu brought seven or eight ship girls this time, which is almost the same as Lin Xiao. Even so, he still left several ship girls at the academy, so you put it... there is really nothing you can do about the existence of European emperors.

Of course, the above data excludes Lin Xiao. If he is included, the ratio between commanders and ship girls will be even more "unrealistic".

After all, they were from the same college and were participating in the competition together, so even though Lin Xiao was traveling alone on his own cruise ship, he still followed everyone else. The two cruise ships were sailing side by side and set off together.

But the embarrassing thing is that even though the Naval Academy is not short of money, the size of the cruise ship is not smaller than Lin Xiao's, but the details of the decoration... are very different.

Private things and public things are different after all. The design of the Naval Academy's cruise ship both inside and outside is still in the style of a "high-end dormitory", which is of course very different from the Saint Aunt's upper-class taste and high-end design.

Chapter 15: Can a maid take over?

When the two cruise ships merged together, Lin Xiao, who was standing on the deck of the luxury cruise ship basking in the sun, naturally quickly became the focus of attention.

"It's that outrageous European emperor..."

After all, they were all freshmen of this year. Most of them had met Lin Xiao before and knew his deeds. They all recognized this guy quickly.

“Is this his own cruise ship?”

"It seems so... But it seems that although he was very European before, he didn't seem to be very rich? Why is there a private cruise ship now?"

"I don't know..."

At this point, the topic came to a brief end. As the cruise ship began to sail, more and more people came to the deck. These commanders were all trainee commanders, and this was only their first year at school. Most of the newcomers had not experienced many long-distance voyages. In addition, this was the first time for most of them to take a cruise, so they were somewhat excited.

Of course, their excitement seemed to be extinguished after they saw the luxury cruise ship next door, and instantly turned into very complicated emotions.

How should I put it... It's like when you are eating instant noodles and suddenly you see someone eating barbecued meat and seafood, then would the noodles in your bowl suddenly lose their flavor?

The situation is similar now.

"Do you think there is a possibility that this cruise ship is not actually his?"

Suddenly someone in the crowd spoke.

"If it's not his, then whose could it be?"

——Everyone hadn't reacted yet, but someone said this, and the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became very awkward.

If it's not his, then it must belong to his ship girl?

Judging from the nature of this European Emperor, he might have caught a rich woman... ?

What the hell!

The new commanders who realized this immediately had green eyes. You said you want to salvage a ship, then salvage a ship, even if you get a purple-skinned girl or a gold-skinned big sister, we are all dead unlucky and can't stop you or snatch it from you, but you salvaged a rich woman, isn't that a bit too much?

How can there be such a person? He doesn't need to do anything, just fishing for the boat and his life will be perfect. He has everything he needs and doesn't need to worry about anything...

As expected, they and the European Emperor are irreconcilable. With spears tightly grasped in their hands, they will find a way to kill all these European dogs one day.

Lin Xiao did notice the situation here, but he didn't care. He sat leisurely on the lounge chair, wearing sunglasses, and basking in the sun comfortably. Because their cruise ship was relatively high, he could look down at those indignant Africans. The life of the European Emperor was so plain and boring.

It's a pity that there aren't enough maids at home. Without a maid standing by my side, something is always missing...