I, Azure Commander!

Dark horse, undoubtedly an unexpected dark horse!

Even though the other audience members present did not know the other party's background, they more or less understood that something interesting had happened and that there would probably be a good show to watch next.

At this time, the stands high above were already in an uproar...

Chapter 24: Victim transfer?

"Which academy is this contestant from? Damn, he's too strong!"

"This training level must be at least level 70 or 80, or even higher... and it's a gold-skinned battle rank. How the hell can this be a student?"

"Humph, the freshman of our academy got the ship girl by his own ability, why can't he be one?"

The one who spoke was Miss Victory, the dean of a certain Naval Academy from Area E, which undoubtedly acknowledged that Massachusetts was a contestant from their academy.

The light cruiser winner just now, Quejie, is from their academy, and the current battleship dark horse Massachusetts is also from their academy. This is more or less a bit outrageous!

By the way, the one who was “furious” just now was our Welsh College Principal.

In fact, although Wales liked to stir up trouble in the past, she didn't understand this kind of method of timing the performance to make the opponent fall into her trap and then consciously see through everything.

But as the saying goes, every failure makes you wiser. After being tricked by someone several times, Wales finally grew up and soon used the little tricks he learned on his old friends.

Her anxiety immediately made the other deans feel certain.

Wales had looked calm and composed just now, but now she was anxious, completely different from her previous performance. Why? Because a Massachusetts appeared, a Massachusetts that Rodney might not be able to beat, so she couldn't sit still.

This was enough to show that Rodney was this guy's last trump card. She had no other tricks up her sleeve...

Of course, in addition to Wales who was pretending to be anxious, there were many others who were really anxious.

After all, there are so many academies, and it is impossible for everyone to be so lucky as to recruit newcomers of incredible level. Several academies have fielded all newbie ship girls, without any high-level ones. They are basically here for free.

The deans of these colleges can only say that their luck was not good this year and they will try again next year.

However, it is different for those high-level ship girl players who originally thought they had a chance to win. Because they have a hopeful mentality, they will naturally get anxious when they see a dark horse like Massachusetts, and their defense will be easily broken.

Including Miss Washington, the dean of a naval academy in Zone A, who had won the earliest destroyer grouping, now had a look of grief and condemnation on her face.

However, based on Wales' experience of being cheated in the past year, she felt that this guy probably had some problems. He didn't look like he was really broken in defense, and at least 60 to 70 percent of it was fake.

Of course, the emergence of a player like Massachusetts is indeed a headache for the deans of other colleges. Even if Washington may have a backup plan in hand, it is hard to say whether he can defeat such a strong opponent.

After all, no matter how powerful your backhand is, you can't still have a ship girl above level 100? No matter how you put it, that's too exaggerated...

There was not a long pause, and soon, the final between the battleships officially began. Former academy instructor Rodney faced off against dark horse player Massachusetts. The moment the game started, both of them became serious at the same time, and it could be said that they were concentrating on the battle.

This was a duel that was almost completely different from the level of previous games. Both sides were aware of the other's difficulty, and both were veterans with good training and rich combat experience. Therefore, as soon as the battle began, various operations had almost reached a level that was almost incomprehensible to the newbies.

Rodney, as the most trained ship girl in her own port, went into the battle with the trust of her commander and fellow shipmates. Naturally, she didn't want to lose this game at all, so even though it was just an exercise, she gave it her all, as cautious as if she was facing a life-and-death duel with the Siren, and would never allow herself to make any mistakes that would give her opponent an opportunity.

But if she is like this, isn't it the same for Massachusetts across the street?

Everyone has a reason to fight, so in the end, it all depends on one's own ability.

Obviously, Rodney is still inferior to her opponent in terms of training and ship equipment. Even if she fights very hard, the final result will not change because of her will.

This battle lasted for a long time. It was the longest exercise so far, and it was also the most advanced and jaw-dropping exercise.

Those newcomers who had hardly ever seen a highly skilled ship girl take serious action, whether they were commanders or ship girls, were mostly dumbfounded at this moment, with their mouths wide open in astonishment.

I don't understand, but I was shocked.

Although Rodney was defeated in the end, when the moment of loss really came, she was calm instead. She showed a somewhat helpless smile and looked at her opponent who was also injured.

"What a pity, I still lost. Anyway, congratulations..."

Not wanting to lose does not mean that one cannot afford to lose. Since the result is already known, it is a fact that one is not as skilled as others. Rodney tried his best and did not make any mistakes, so there is nothing to regret.

The commander and other companions in the port area will not blame her for this. They understand and trust each other, comfort and tolerate each other. This is the true meaning of being a companion in the port area. She understands her commander and her companions, so she naturally has such confidence.

"you're good."

Massachusetts nodded and also affirmed her opponent. However, compared to Rodney, she was obviously not good at speaking. After saying this half sentence, although it seemed that she had more to say, she didn't know how to start. After holding it in for a long time, she finally uttered: "Thank you... um, no... sorry?"

Seeing the child struggling, Rodney's smile became more relaxed. He chuckled, shook his head and said, "No need to be like this. You won fairly and honestly. You are indeed more skilled, but..."

When Rodney said this, he actually showed some sympathy.

Originally, it seemed that I would be the one facing off against the ship girl from the port area in the end, but I didn't expect that I would be eliminated early, and the victim became someone else... So my defeat is not entirely a bad thing?

In the end, someone will get beaten anyway, and at least now that person is not her...

"You will encounter very powerful opponents in the future, so you must be careful. Also... I hope you can be as regretful as I am."

After saying this, Rodney waved to her, turned around and left.

Massachusetts looked at the other person's back, distracted for a moment and unable to understand what she meant.

"No regrets……"

Does that mean she will definitely lose...?

Massachusetts frowned slightly, but his expression remained calm, and he was not overly worried about it.

She believed in herself and her commander. No enemy was invincible. Success or failure could only be determined through fighting!

Chapter 25 A Temporary Rest

The duel between the battleships ended in a way that surprised everyone. However, the aircraft carriers did not cause any trouble. Everything was very normal. Not even a single gold-skinned aircraft carrier was seen throughout the entire match.

Of course, this is also because Tang Xiaojiu and Lin Xiao did not send aircraft carrier girls to participate in the competition, and the other contestants probably really did not have gold-skinned aircraft carriers. Otherwise, this competition does not limit the number of participating ship girls in a port area. Normally speaking, why would they not be allowed to board gold-skinned aircraft carriers?

In short, in the end, the Glory aircraft carrier, which had a good level of training and was one level higher than other newcomers, won the victory in the aircraft carrier competition. This also announced that today's individual competition has finally come to an end, and the real individual competition final will have to wait until tomorrow morning.

It was already late at this time. A hint of crimson clouds appeared on the horizon and the air was filled with a bit of chilliness, which made people shiver inadvertently. Coupled with their empty stomachs, they couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.

The lunch was basically just a makeshift meal, but it was time to have something good in the evening.

Lin Xiao was thinking about this, but couldn't think of what to eat for a moment. Just then he saw Tang Xiaojiu preparing to take her position surrounded by the ship girls, so he simply called them.

"Brother Lin Xiao, what's the matter?"

Tang Xiaojiu raised her head and looked at Lin Xiao. This girl was not much taller than Lin Xiao's destroyer. She was probably only up to Lin Xiao's chest. Whenever she spoke to Lin Xiao, she always had to look up, which made her look even more naive and cute.

"It's nothing, actually. Um... It's almost time for dinner, right? What are you guys planning to eat?"

"You lolita control, are you planning to seduce our little Jiu? I'm telling you, give up, it's impossible!"

I have to admit that this way of talking is indeed prone to misunderstanding in a sense. Hinata from Tang Xiaojiu's family is impatient and straightforward, and he said it directly, which made the atmosphere on the scene a little awkward.

Fortunately, everyone is relatively familiar with each other, otherwise Lin Xiao’s ship girl would naturally not be happy if other ship girls said bad things about her commander, and a quarrel might break out.

Lin Xiao was also helpless about this. He spread his hands and said innocently, "How can you slander someone's innocence out of thin air? I am a healthy, upright and excellent commander. What's wrong with me being a lolita control?"

"Tsk... I just saw you holding two lolis on your left and right, and playing some feeding play from time to time!"

Hinata threw out the "evidence" without mercy. Tang Xiaojiu, who had been watching the game seriously and had not noticed these, blushed immediately and looked at Lin Xiaoge in front of her with some shock.

In this situation, if it were an ordinary person, he would have been hit in the pain point and would have died on the spot. He would wish he could dig a hole and bury himself on the spot.

But who is Lin Xiao? He is a mature and steady commander, and of course he will not lose his composure at this time.

Facing Hinata's accusation, Lin Xiao remained calm and said, "That was just normal care for a child at home. If you want to say that, weren't you guys surrounding your commander and asking about her well-being? Or did you guys not feed her just now?"

"I……"

Hinata was suddenly speechless. After holding it in for a long time, she still seemed to be hesitant to speak. In the end, she simply snorted, muttered a few words, and ignored him.

Lin Xiao knew that he had gained an advantage but did not press on the victory. As long as he got his revenge, he would be happy and prepare to continue talking to Tang Xiaojiu.

As a result, Tang Xiaojiu suddenly looked at her fellow shipgirls in shock, and after a long pause, she managed to utter, "Everyone, are you all lolicon?"

"..."

"puff--"

Finally, Lin Xiao couldn't help laughing out loud. The scene immediately became noisy, with laughter rising and falling, and the atmosphere became more and more joyful.

It took a lot of effort to finally explain to Tang Xiaojiu that Lin Xiao is not a lolita complex, and neither are her ship girls. But looking at the girl's confused look, I guess she hasn't figured it out yet, and she will probably have to ask her own ship girls when she gets home.

How else can we say she is cute? Not only does she look cute, but her heart is also as pure as a blank sheet of paper, and she can always come up with some very interesting things because of this.

Anyone who stays with such a person will unconsciously smile and subconsciously pamper this lovely child.

Getting back to the topic, Lin Xiao brought up the topic of eating again and said that he had difficulty making decisions. The whole family was waiting for him to make a decision, but he didn't know what to eat. He came over to talk to Tang Xiaojiu and wanted to ask them what they were going to eat and see if he could give them some advice.

"Well... for dinner, it feels like I haven't had hotpot for a long time. I'm craving for it. By the way, Brother Lin Xiao, how about we go together?"

"Together?"

Lin Xiao looked at the ship girls standing behind Tang Xiaojiu, and habitually ignored Hinata's unfriendly look, "It seems that it is not impossible..."

As for hotpot, it’s not just Tang Xiaojiu, Lin Xiao hasn’t eaten there for a long time either.

After all, staying at the seaside all year round, his diet would naturally be mainly seafood. Although Lin Xiao didn't like eating fish very much before, it was mainly because he hated fish bones. Sea fish have relatively fewer bones, and the girls at home would always be considerate to help him remove all the fish bones, leaving no bones at all. Who wouldn't like to eat such fish?

Therefore, fish, shrimp, crab and clams are always indispensable for three meals a day, but the inland food is relatively less eaten. After Tang Xiaojiu said this, Lin Xiao also missed the beef rolls that were dipped in the spicy pot.

"Okay, then let's not hesitate. Let's go eat hotpot together. Hurry up...if we're late, there may not be a seat available."

Although in recent days, many restaurants have been temporarily closed to the public and specialize in the business of commanders and ship girls, there are still quite a few people participating in the competition. In addition, there are some people who come to watch and other local students. I think the hot pot restaurant business is still very hot. If you go earlier, you can get a larger private room.

"Don't worry about that, Commander. I have the hot pot restaurant's phone number. You can make a reservation right now."

Lin Xiao was just about to rush over with everyone when Noshiro suddenly spoke, causing him to pause.

Seeing the commander looking at her, Noshiro smiled and said, "I have collected the contact information of most of the restaurants and accommodations nearby, so you can make an appointment at any time."

As expected of Noshiro!

Looking at the dumbfounded expressions of Tang Xiaojiu's ship girls, a sense of pride rose from the bottom of Lin Xiao's heart, as if all these preparations were done by him...

Chapter 26: The atmosphere exploded instantly

After all, the contestants all come from different sea areas, and the presidents of various colleges have also come to watch the game, so this exercise naturally cannot last too long. Both the students and the presidents have to hurry back and cannot stay here for too long.

The students were under pressure from studying and the dean also had many things to deal with, so early the next morning, the real final of the individual competition officially began.

Although the team competition is supposed to start this afternoon, the rules can be changed if the individual competition does not take up so much time, even if it means leaving more free time for the players to wander around and have fun. There is no need to waste precious time waiting.

Of course, the reason why everyone feels this way is that they don’t have any expectations for this individual competition of KanColle.

The most intense battle has passed. Massachusetts, which emerged like a dark horse, won the game with a relatively large advantage, defeating Rodney, a former instructor at the Naval Academy. The aircraft carriers performed mediocrely. Under such circumstances, is there any suspense in the game?

It seemed like that was all, so everyone just went through the motions and wanted to finish the individual competition quickly. Now it was time to watch the team battles.

Compared to individual competitions, team battles obviously have more room for maneuver and are more entertaining, and are also the real focus of this competition.

Of course, what everyone is looking forward to even more is the "instructor exhibition match" between the various colleges. That is a real match between six instructors and six instructors. It can be said to be of full value. It is also the highest quality and most intense battle that most students can see in a long time.

That is also the focus of competition among many deans. After all, whether it is an individual or a team competition, if you win, it only proves that you are luckier this year. You may be lucky this year, but not necessarily next year. It's just a matter of time.

But the instructor drills are different…If you can recruit great instructors, that’s your ability as the dean, and if you are great one year and can win one year, then it’s very likely that you will win every year and make others unable to raise their heads.

Moreover, winning the first place in the instructors' exhibition competition is also a good opportunity to show the strength of your teaching staff to the outside world. Everyone knows that the instructors in your college are competent and the teaching staff is strong. Even if they are far away, they may be more willing to come to study here. This is also quite practical.

But having said that, there are not many highly skilled ship girls after all, and there are only a few ship girls willing to come to the academy to be instructors. How could the really powerful masters have the energy to teach the newbies?

Therefore, no one has ever gained too much advantage in this exhibition match. The difference in strength between everyone is not that big. It just depends on who is more cautious and who makes fewer mistakes, and sometimes even on who has better luck. As a result, there is nothing to say about winning or losing. Just like the match between Rodney and Massachusetts, although Rodney lost, he also played in his own style, and no one would look down on him.

The winning academy can only boast about itself at most, and cannot say anything to the losers, which results in this practical fight focusing on the academy presidents, and the "show effect" is not as good as the competition between students.

To put it bluntly, it is important and important, but there is nothing to show off in front of these peers, well, unless you recruit a powerful boss and beat the opponent...

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Having said that, the game still had to go on. At around eight o'clock in the morning, the field was already full of people. This was obviously not very friendly to people like Lin Xiao who were not used to getting up early.

Although his life is relatively regular now, that is only relatively speaking. In fact, he doesn't get up very early every day and basically sleeps until after eight o'clock.

And today?

It was only half past six, but Noshiro beside him was already urging him to get up, which made him feel a little listless.

Tang Xiaojiu is a very typical good boy. He goes to bed before midnight every day, so he looks very energetic. He even greeted Lin Xiao when he passed by.

Last night, the two ports had a small team-building activity. We had a meal together. Although we were not at the same table, we were in the same box. We chatted while eating. Overall, the atmosphere was very friendly. It was just that the ship girls of both sides were obviously wary of the other's commander, as if they were afraid that the other would snatch their commander away.

In Lin Xiao's opinion, these are actually completely unnecessary precautions.

He is a gentleman, how could he have any thoughts about other people's commanders? Tang Xiaojiu is indeed very cute, but just like those cute children at home, Lin Xiao only treats her as a sister.

She's just my sister.

While Lin Xiao was not fully awake and was engaged in some strange brainstorming, the contestants off the field had already arrived. They were the winners of their respective ship types, a total of five people, and the final battle would take place among them.

Just like before, because there are still five players left, there will still be a lucky player who will get a bye. Obviously, as a member of the scientific research ship, Azuma's luck is much worse than Rodney, so naturally she will not get such an opportunity.