I, Azure Commander!

That was all he had to say. George V did not stay for long. He left after saying this last sentence. Her daily tasks were very difficult. Lin Xiao had entrusted the biggest problem in the port area - what to eat every day - to the big brother who knew how to eat the most. So she often had to go out and think about what the whole family would eat next. It was very hard work...

After being enlightened by his sister, Hao did feel as if things had suddenly become clear, and his mood suddenly became different.

However, the innocent little Biscuit is obviously not good at taking the initiative. It is certainly impossible for her to become like Maomao or Yorktown all of a sudden. For her, expressing her feelings to the commander is obviously a long and arduous task.

Lin Xiao studied very hard. In addition to discussing the publication of the novel with Aunt Saint that night, he also took the time to contact the Amemiya family in District J. They are the leader in District J, so it is convenient for them to arrange some things. Districts A and C are all under the charge of Saint Louis.

There is no need to mention Area A, where Aunt Sheng made her fortune. There is no need to worry about Area C either. Since Aunt Sheng came here, she has been concentrating on managing the industries in Area C and developing the market here. In addition, she herself has a rich family background, is generous and famous, so her development can be said to be quite smooth. She has already established a firm foothold in Area C, and her assets have increased by who knows how many billions.

Of course, Lin Xiao didn't care much about this. Apart from supporting Aunt Saint, he never paid attention to the relevant details.

Lin Xiao is actually a more Buddhist type of person. It cannot be said that he is completely Buddhist, but as long as he can live a comfortable life, he doesn’t care how much money he has.

If he only had one hundred million, Lin Xiao would definitely have a headache, after all, he had so many ship girls to support at home, and the daily expenses were in the tens of thousands. But if he had one hundred million, he would definitely give up and never want to think about financial issues again.

So it makes no difference to him whether Saint Auntie has 100 billion or 1 trillion. If he runs out of money, he can just ask Saint Auntie for it, and she will give him whatever amount he asks for.

Of course, he was a simple man with little money to spend. It was not him who asked Aunt Saint for money, but the secretary ships who asked St. Louis to reimburse the port expenses.

If you think about it carefully, this is truly a saintly aunt who supports the entire port area.

It is precisely because of Aunt Sheng that Lin Xiao does not have to worry about the publication of the novel. For this matter, Aunt Sheng has already spent billions to buy several related companies and industries. Even the distribution of the novel is still uncertain, and she is already considering spending tens of billions to buy a large animation company.

Fortunately, she would usually tell Lin Xiao about such big things, so Lin Xiao persuaded her to give up.

After all, the spread of text is not as strong as that of comics and animation. Publishing novels is of course only the first step. However, we haven’t even taken the first step yet, so there is no need to think so far in a hurry.

It takes some time for a work to mature, and he doesn't have any competitors now, so it can be said that he is under no pressure.

By the way, the naming of the novel gave Lin Xiao a headache for a while.

I originally wanted a more high-sounding name, but I thought that a name that was too serious would be detrimental to its dissemination, so I decided to make it easier to understand. After much thought, I even held a meeting with the secretaries before deciding on the name of the work - "I, Azure Commander!"

Although it is a bit simple, it is easy to understand and not too exaggerated. It is relatively formal compared to "The Super European Commander's Observations" and "The Autobiography of the First Navy SEAL in History". At least it will not make readers feel socially dead when spreading it.

In short, after spending a few days to deal with these matters, Lin Xiao handed over the rest of the matters to Aunt Sheng and began to concentrate on reviewing and preparing for the final exam.

It is worth mentioning that not only him, but also other commanders of the Naval Academy are about to enter the review stage.

The Naval Academy has a lot of courses and the teaching pace is fast. In addition, most instructors' teaching abilities are not very high, so the situation for most cadets is not very optimistic.

So even though the course has not yet completely ended, the smart ones have already started reviewing previous content and finding ways to organize the knowledge points on their own for understanding and memorization.

As for the not-so-smart ones... they want to review, but they don’t know how. When they open the book, they are completely in the dark and can’t understand a thing. They are just like going to jail.

Miss Tang Xiaojiu, the second most European-American girl in our great academy, who was already famous before she even entered the school, is obviously one of them.

How should I put it... This child gives people the feeling that it is completely possible to imagine that she would be in such a situation.

To put it bluntly, it just looks silly and cute, and is truly a hero among mascots.

Although they have a former instructor named Rodney in their port, Rodney was originally mainly responsible for teaching ship girls. She is good at practical teaching and is not very familiar with theory. Even if she is a teacher who teaches theory, can she help her commander?

It seems that...

There is no such thing as tutoring classes for a profession like commander. If there are any, they are pure scams to fool young people who want to be commanders.

What should I do when there are so many difficulties and I can’t rely on myself?

I can only rely on my friends...

So, one day, when Lin Xiao was concentrating on studying, he suddenly heard a noise coming from outside the door.

I could vaguely hear the voices of children, shouting something excitedly.

It just so happened that he had been reviewing for a while, so Lin Xiao stood up and stretched his muscles, and also planned to go out and see what was going on.

……

"Everyone, stop her! This bad woman must be here to snatch the commander away!"

"That's right... The commander is our commander, he won't go with you!"

"The Commander loves us the most, he will definitely not abandon us...I don't think so, right? Wuwu~"

"So... we just came to talk to your commander about something. Who would let that guy take our Xiaojiu away?!"

Even Hinata had a headache when facing this group of children. He didn't know how to explain to them, or should I say, he didn't know how to explain it clearly.

You talk to them and they won't listen. Look at your commander! Aren't they here to compete with these destroyers for the commander's affection?

Unfortunately, Hinata was not good at speaking and didn't know how to refute, because his commander was indeed no different from a larger destroyer.

If you don't reason with them and act like you're going to be aggressive, that's even worse. You're bullying a child. It's shameful for an adult to bully a child! And these naughty kids will definitely call the adults at home right away... The most important thing is that they came here this time to ask for help.

Hinata didn't know whether to advance or retreat for a moment. She looked at her commander with an innocent look on his face and a somewhat aggrieved look on his face, but she was powerless to do anything. She felt really frustrated.

"What's wrong, what's going on?"

Just when Hinata was about to throw himself on the stage to yell at these naughty kids for his commander, Lin Xiao pushed the door open and walked out of the office, and saw a group of naughty kids at home, Xiao, Xiang, Lei, Dian, as well as Z26 and Z36, all of them were extremely naughty kids, and they all looked like they were righteously denouncing the commander. Even good kids like Hatsuharu and Yumu were included - even if they were good kids, they couldn't just sit there and watch their commander being taken away!

"Ah, the commander is coming out!"

"Commander, don't come out. You will be captured by the bad woman. Hide in the room quickly. Master Z36 will protect you! Master Z36 is the strongest!"

Lin Xiao couldn't help laughing, and put his hand on the head of the immature Z36, rubbing the cute girl's head.

As cute as they are, we can't really let these little naughty kids make trouble here. Lin Xiao was worrying about how to start the conversation when he saw Tiancheng walking in from the door at a very timely moment, looking at these naughty children with an angry look on his face.

"What are you all doing here? Didn't I tell you not to disturb the Master when he's working hard? Go play somewhere else."

Tiancheng's tone of voice was never harsh, but always gentle and soft. However, because she was so majestic, children were still very afraid of her and listened to her very well.

As soon as they saw Sister Tiancheng appear, the naughty kids who were "shouting" lively just now suddenly fell silent. A few good kids even lowered their heads and shrank their necks, looking like they were about to cry.

Lin Xiao patted everyone's head, said a few words of comfort, and then said: "Okay, go out and play, remember to come back on time for dinner, otherwise the emperor sister will be unhappy."

The Emperor and Amagi are the best ship girls to scare children. When these two names are mentioned, even the most naughty children will behave themselves.

If Tiancheng is present here, then naturally the emperor will be unhappy. If the emperor is present, then it will naturally be Tiancheng's turn. And if both of them are present... then there is no need for Lin Xiao to say these words. The children have all looked well-behaved, and no one dares to be the first to speak out.

The children dispersed after hearing Tiancheng's words. Lin Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief and motioned for the two to sit on the sofa. The maid quickly brought tea and snacks.

"Then you two can chat, my Lord. I still have some things to deal with in Tiancheng, so I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, Tiancheng nodded, turned and left.

"So, what's the matter?"

Lin Xiao glanced at Tiancheng's back and then asked.

"Um, Brother Lin Xiao..."

Tang Xiaojiu thought it was nothing when she came, but after what happened, she felt a little unnatural. She said slowly, "It's like this. I would like to trouble you to help me with my studies. I wonder if you have time..."

"Tuition?"

Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment, and Hinata immediately helped explain the reason behind the incident.

"That's it..."

Lin Xiao had not realized this problem before. Yes, in this case, commanders can only rely on themselves to study courses in most cases.

Even if you have questions that you don't understand and go to ask the instructor, the answer you get will most likely be "I don't know either." After all, it's okay if you let those ship girls read from the script, but if you want them to teach you in a professional way, it's really embarrassing.

But generally speaking, the problem is not that big. After all, what the commanders have to learn are mainly in the direction of liberal arts, mainly based on memorization and recitation. It is easy to solve by thinking of a solution by themselves. After all, most commanders are elites selected from all over the country, and their learning ability is at least not too weak. It is relatively rare to find a European emperor commander like Tang Xiaojiu who is obviously not very good at studying.

"Brother Lin Xiao, is this okay?"

Looking at the little girl in front of him blinking her eyes and looking pitiful, Lin Xiao really had no reason to refuse.

He also needs to review anyway, so one more or one less won't make much difference, so he can just think of it as reviewing with her.

Of course, because the subjects that needed to be prepared were not the same, he still had to review by himself most of the time. He could only help Tang Xiaojiu point out the direction and summarize the key points.

It just so happens that the college will be suspending classes in a while and letting students prepare for the exams on their own... Of course, we need a place to review together every day.

Regarding this, Lin Xiao's attitude was unprecedentedly tough and he was determined not to go out.

Lin Xiao didn't want to go to the library or somewhere else every day, but Hinata was worried about the commander coming alone. Finally, the two sides discussed and decided that after the academy was suspended, someone from their side would bring their commander over every day to study together and serve as Tang Xiaojiu's companion.

I don’t know if Lin Xiao is overthinking it, but with his keen intuition as a commander, just for this “study companion” spot, when they return to the port, there will definitely be a “bloodbath”.

Of course, the final result will most likely still be a rotation system. After all, the situation over there is different. Although there is a secretary ship, it is Rodney, but there is no marriage ship. In the competition for the commander, the secretary ship obviously will not have too many privileges. You are not a marriage ship, everyone is in the same situation, why should I obey you?

Chapter 43 Commander Lin Xiao found another way to be lazy

"By the way, speaking of..."

Everything had been discussed, and Hinata seemed to have remembered something, and asked, "There are so many ship girls in your port area, isn't there anyone who knows more about these book knowledge?"

Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he thought about it and it seemed to be true. Although generally speaking, as the actual combat party, the ship girl does not need to understand these things in detail, it is enough to know some general things and have a general understanding of the relevant knowledge system. In fact, this is how the teaching in the Naval Academy is conducted.

But the truth is, just like some commanders can carry grenade launchers to the front line, there are also ship girls who have a good understanding of the commander's knowledge system.

Although such ship girls are indeed very rare, it does not mean that they do not exist at all. With so many ship girls in the family, who can guarantee it?

In fact, most of the ship girls didn't know that he had started to review and prepare for the exam. They all thought he was still tinkering with his novel...

If that's the case, he can indeed find an opportunity to ask. If there is a reason... then can't he just be lazy?

What about organizing knowledge points, what about understanding the content of the book? Just wait for the girl at home to print out the organized key points and memorize them.

Lin's mind suddenly became active after he suddenly realized the truth. If there were no guests present, he would have convened a meeting with his secretaries on the spot to discuss the relevant issues.

After casually paying lip service to Hinata and making an appointment to have dinner together later, Lin Xiao said that he had other things to deal with and ended the discussion.

Tang Xiaojiu had classes soon, so she didn't delay and left quickly with Hinata.

As soon as they left, Lin Xiao started to call on the maid to gather all the secretaries and prepare for a meeting. He didn't care at all about the maid's contemptuous look as if she was looking at scum.

A moment later, the secretaries arrived. They thought something big had happened that made the commander so anxious, but they didn't expect that he just wanted to find a tutor. They were somewhat helpless.

However, everyone looked at each other and found that no one knew these things.

It's like there are few commanders who would have nothing better to do than carry a grenade launcher to the battlefield. There is absolutely no need for the ship girls to learn what the commanders need to master. Even a wise man like Amagi has only dabbled in some military-related fields and knows nothing about most of the things taught in the academy.

Of course, just because no one on the secretary ship knows how to do it doesn't mean that no one at home can help. But this can be done by asking the secretary ships later. Since they happened to be gathered together, Lin Xiao also discussed some issues related to the future development of the port area with the girls. When they had almost finished talking, it was getting late and it was almost time to eat.

Well, now my study plan is completely ruined. So, sometimes it’s not that you don’t want to study, but that things in the world are really unpredictable. What is this called? This is called force majeure, and there is nothing you can do about it.

The matter just passed like that. Lin Xiao was very excited at the time and was energized for a while, but after calming down and thinking about it carefully, he no longer held out any hope.

Who would have thought that after the secretaries asked one by one, they actually found someone who had learned that knowledge.

It was none other than Miss Hao who had just returned to Hong Kong.

According to George V, since there is less work to do in the port area and everyone has more free time, everyone's hobbies have become a little broader than before. In addition to making snacks and making tea, which almost all royal ship girls have, Hao's hobby is reading and studying.

Because I was very curious about the commander's affairs, but I felt that my contact with the commander was too superficial, and I always felt as if there was a barrier between them. In order to better understand the commander's thoughts, I read books that contained a lot of content related to the commanders. Including after the commander disappeared, because I didn't understand the commander's thoughts and wanted to understand the commander's thoughts better, since he was not around, I could only put myself in the commander's perspective as much as possible, so I studied the commanders' courses like crazy, even to the point of neglecting sleep and eating.

When Lin Xiao heard this, he was really touched and felt sorry at once. However, he didn't seem to realize that this was just Big Brother's one-sided statement. When he asked the person involved, Hao said that she had indeed learned a lot of courses that only commanders would learn, but that was purely out of interest, and it was not as exaggerated as his sister said.

This is a bit embarrassing. Lin Xiao really didn't expect that George V, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, would talk nonsense like this.

But it's a good thing that I asked. If I hadn't asked and just kept working hard, wouldn't that be a big loss? How much less time would I have spent slacking off and playing with Lolita!

As for teaching Lin Xiao his homework, Hao certainly had no reason to refuse. This girl, who didn't know how to actively communicate with the commander except by sending snacks, really came to bring cookies to Lin Xiao every day these days, making Lin Xiao feel embarrassed.

Now she finally had another way to contact the commander, which of course she couldn't miss. She could use the excuse of tutoring the commander to give him cookies.

Well... I don't know why, ever since being praised by Lin Xiao that day, Hao has become particularly obsessed with the cookies. It is said that he spends several hours every day making cookies and researching how to make them more delicious, and he has also consulted various materials and books for this purpose.

Maybe this is the cuteness of an innocent girl...

In short, with Hao's help, Lin Xiao's study life instantly became easier. Although according to Hao, she didn't know everything, after all, she had not studied systematically. However, even so, he could still provide Lin Xiao with great convenience and help, including the problems with Tang Xiaojiu, which were most likely solved by Hao.

It is precisely for this reason that Hao has been staying in Lin Xiao's room for five or six hours every day recently. Those who understand the situation know that they are studying, while those who are not clear about the situation or pretend not to be clear about it can't help but have wild thoughts.

The same goes for the children. Although they don't understand anything and can't think of any strange things, just being able to stay with the Commander for several hours is enough to make them envious...

Chapter 44: Exams over, released from prison

Studying days are never easy. Although with Hao as a "tutor", studying days are not as hard as before. The teacher will bring them snacks when he comes to class every day. Both Lin Xiao and Tang Xiaojiu like the cookies made by Hao. However, no matter how many good aspects there are, they can't cover up the pain of memorizing.

How can it be more fun to stay in the room and memorize lessons all day long than to play with those super cute little lolis?

Lin Xiao was fine. After all, he had experienced the baptism of education in the great Celestial Empire. Although he had not studied seriously for a long time, he could still find some of the original feeling and it was not so painful for him to memorize the books.

Tang Xiaojiu had a harder time. She had never memorized so many things before, and she would often lose focus while memorizing them. She often needed the supervision of the KanColle who came to accompany her to study.

There was no other way. No matter what, I couldn't fail the exam, right? At least I could get a passing score, and everything would be fine.

It's worth mentioning that the fact that Tang Xiaojiu came over to review together caused a bit of a stir in the port area. The ship girls were obviously treating it as a formidable enemy. After all, they knew very well the XP of their commander, and this petite, cute and adorable loli-type girl simply grew on his XP.

As a result, everyone in the port area was in danger for a while. If they were all marriage ships and competed fairly with each other, there would be nothing to say. However, as human beings, the other party obviously had some advantages that they did not have.

Humans and ship girls are different after all. This is not a question of whether to treat them equally, but an ironclad fact. Just like men and women are born with many differences in physical fitness and other aspects, ignoring objective facts and seeking so-called absolute fairness can only be said to be either stupid or evil.