I, Azure Commander!

Peter Strasser took a book from a drawer and waved it in front of him.

"Director Peter also has the leisure time to read novels..."

Lin Xiao said as he sat on the sofa.

"I just read it occasionally when I have a break, but... it's not bad."

"Should I feel honored? The director of the Maritime Administration also likes to read my novels."

Lin Xiao smiled and spread his hands, then said: "Okay, let's stop chatting here. I won't be long-winded. I came here to ask you for help. Um, help with this..."

Lin Xiao said as he took out the official commander's certificate and placed it on the coffee table in front of him.

Chapter 53: Friends of Z Drivers

"So that's what it is... I was wondering when you would come."

Peter Strasser glanced at the commander's certificate on the coffee table and said, "Don't worry, I won't break my promise."

"So, with my current achievements, what rank can I expect to be promoted to?"

Lin Xiao asked curiously.

"Captain, it's mainly because of your contribution in the previous attack to wipe out the Sirens. Honors like the championship of the college competition can at most be used as an auxiliary factor in the judgment. It is impossible to promote your rank again because of this."

Peter Strasser seemed to know what Lin Xiao was thinking and said expressionlessly.

"Okay, we are all acquaintances, I won't make things difficult for you." This was something that could have been expected a long time ago, so Lin Xiao naturally had nothing to say. Besides, the rank of captain was not bad. There was probably no other captain as young as him in the whole world.

Besides, you can always find opportunities to be promoted in the future. Military rank is something that cannot be achieved in a hurry, but as long as your contribution is great enough, you can always get promoted.

Of course, compared to this, it is more important to find your own ship girl first. Improving your military rank is essentially for the purpose of better finding your own ship girl. You can't put the cart before the horse.

"What is the captain's allowance?"

"One million Donghuang coins a month, plus 600 merit points a year if there are no major mistakes at work, should be of no use to you."

"You can't say that..."

Lin Xiao shrugged. "How can something given for free be useless? It can at least help to supplement the family expenses. You know, it's not easy to maintain such a large port area..."

"Huh, Minato is really being supported by you, the commander?"

Peter Strasser naturally scoffed at this, "Isn't it the St. Louis in your port area who is raising him?"

"Aunt Saint is also my ship girl, so if we round it off, doesn't that mean she is mine?"

"Your shameless skills have been increasing..."

Peter Strasser rolled his eyes at him and didn't bother to pay any more attention to him.

"Okay, I understand. I'll arrange for you to apply for it at the headquarters in a moment. With your previous contributions, there shouldn't be any problem. In addition..."

Peter Strasser suddenly picked up the novel on the table, looked at Lin Xiao and asked, "Tell me the truth, how many copies of this do you have?"

"Saved manuscripts? What saved manuscripts? They don't exist..."

Not only did Lin Xiao not feel the slightest bit of guilt, he even felt a little proud.

"Not a word?"

“Not a single punctuation mark.”

"Okay...if it's you, I wouldn't be surprised." Peter Strasser said calmly.

"Does that mean my image in your eyes has plummeted?"

As Lin Xiao spoke, he unceremoniously took an orange from the coffee table, thought for a moment, threw it to Peter Strasser, and then took another one for himself.

"Stop talking nonsense in front of me. Do you have so much free time? There are so many ship girls in the port, why don't you go back to accompany them?" Peter Strasse took the orange, but put it aside without eating it. He put the novel back in the drawer and reached for the documents on the table.

"I still have a lot of things to deal with. Commander Lin Xiao, if you have nothing else to do, please go back."

"Really? You're going to chase me away after not seeing me for such a long time? I didn't even bring my wife to come with me to see you..."

Lin Xiao muttered a few nonsense words in return, but actually he was about to run away.

"Okay, then I won't disturb you from working. You can continue to be busy. You can come to our port area when you have time in the future to review your work. Don't worry, we will provide you with food and drinks."

It’s strange to say, even though they haven’t been together for a very long time, Lin Xiao and Peter Strasser somehow feel very familiar with each other, as if they have a tacit understanding like old friends.

As for Lin Xiao's words, Peter Strasser naturally did not comment or respond, and just quietly went into work.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao immediately left her office and quietly closed the door for her.

After leaving the office building and walking to the main entrance, the cute little girl Z28 was gone. Instead, she was replaced by another unknown child. However, the other party obviously knew Lin Xiao, so she greeted him. However, I don’t know if it’s because of her personality, but her attitude didn’t seem very good. Her clothes and appearance were also a bit weird. To be honest, she looked very immature…

The child doesn't seem to be in a good mood. He seems to be a very energetic type, but now he looks a little listless. I don't know what he is worried about.

Lin Xiao didn't take it too seriously. He just said hello to her casually and left.

You can't just go up and talk to a cute ship girl when you see her, right? Lin Xiao is not some weird lolita control freak.

When he got home, the first thing he did was to look for the children. As expected, they were still playing in the old place, but the space was limited, and there were only so many things to play with, so they were somewhat bored. Some of the children were already a little absent-minded, and when they saw the commander coming back, they all came up to him with full energy and chattered around him.

"Commander, Commander... When can we move to the new port?"

"It will be soon. It should be soon."

As Lin Xiao spoke, he picked up Hobi who asked the question, and then reminded him: "Even if you go to the New Port District, you can't be naughty, otherwise I will let Sister Tiancheng and Sister Dadi take care of you."

"Commander, we are all good and obedient children. We will never make trouble."

What could Hobi do when he heard this? He immediately started to act cute, blinking his eyes and looking at Lin Xiao pitifully, looking very well-behaved.

"Well, that's good. Come, let the commander give you a kiss~"

Lin Xiao kissed the cute child on the soft face. Hobi blushed and kissed Lin Xiao on the face in return. He hugged his neck and said happily, "I love you the most, Commander!"

I wonder what kind of expression this child will have when he finds out that he has to go to school in the New Port District...

"By the way, where are Z26 and Z36? Even Z2 isn't here."

Lin Xiao looked around and immediately noticed that three children were missing.

"They...seemed to say they were going to meet a friend."

"Friend? Isn't she the ship girl from our port?"

"I'm not sure... They just said they were going to see their friends. We've never seen them before. They just left not long ago. They were playing with us before."

"That's it..."

Lin Xiao nodded, feeling somewhat curious.

My friend, who could it be? A ship girl... or just an ordinary human child?

Chapter 54: The Port Area to be Relocated

In fact, it’s not that we don’t allow the children to make friends. Lin Xiao is not so controlling. I think most of them met their playmates when they were playing nearby, which is also normal.

But of course he was still a little curious. After all, this kind of situation was the first time. He was of course curious about who the other party was, and he was also a little worried. Although she was a ship girl, she was still a child after all, and it was still very easy to be deceived.

Of course, if the other party really has some obvious malicious intentions, I believe that my children will be able to see it. After all, they are not ordinary children, but destroyers. Even if they are deceived, they cannot do anything to them. Instead, there is a high possibility that they will be taught a lesson.

There are so many reasons. As a parent in Hong Kong, I still want to keep an eye on my children at home. But I don’t know where they have gone now. I will ask them when they come back at dinner time.

Even though he is a small child, he should still know the way home with the relatively reliable Z2.

Among the Z-series destroyers that have returned to the port, it seems that only the Z2 is relatively reliable. The Z26 and Z36 are both naughty children, one is mischievous and the other has a chuunibyou syndrome, and they are not reassuring at all.

Not paying too much attention to it, Lin Xiao played with the children in the yard for a while. When they were tired, he sat on a bench in the park. He picked up a little girl who was running around and held her in his arms, watching the children having fun and laughing.

It's really stress-relieving. It makes people relax without realizing it. Half an afternoon passed, and Lin Xiao didn't see many Z-driven children, so he took the other children back home.

The little ones didn’t arrive until dinner time, so they didn’t miss dinner. Otherwise, they would have probably been scolded by the eldest girl in the family.

Lin Xiao felt relieved to see them coming back, and for a moment he even forgot to ask about the friend they were talking about. Instead, he went to play games with Changdao and Prince Adalbert.

Nagashima-chan is a man of his words. I guess he has been saying good things about Lin Xiao in front of Prince Adalbert recently. It seems that Prince Adalbert's attitude towards him has become a little different.

Of course, after all, she is a new ship girl, so she needs time to get to know the commander, and then slowly cultivate and develop feelings for him. Unlike the girls originally from the port area, their favorability has long been full. Even introverted girls will occasionally boldly express their love. And the girls who have already received wedding rings and become wedding ships are even more amazing. Their target has directly turned to the commander's body. They are all like hungry wolves, full of enthusiasm, and will pounce on you if you are not careful, and whisper to you with your arms around your chest.

For example, a girl like Little Fox who is a bit shy will occasionally crawl under the quilt, or a girl like Sirius who is very proactive in serving others.

Speaking of this topic, there is one thing worth mentioning. Because of the embarrassing incident that happened when they just met again, Akagi and Kaga felt guilty for a long time and didn't dare to talk to Lin Xiao. Later, they apologized solemnly, but there was not much communication, and the atmosphere between them was somewhat awkward.

However, time will eventually dilute everything. As the days go by, those old memories are slowly forgotten in the corner of memory. Recently, Lin Xiao's communication with the sisters has become much more normal. Akagi has also returned to his original personality. Occasionally, when they meet, he will boldly come up to hug her, bury his head in Lin Xiao's chest and take a deep breath, and his face will immediately be flushed unnaturally...

How can a fox not be bitter?

Lin Xiao estimated that after a while, when he lifted the quilt one day, he might find not just one fox hiding inside, but two... maybe even three.

My back hurts just thinking about it...

It was evening as usual, and today was Sirius. The clumsy maid who had not been able to help her master take a bath for a long time obviously cherished every hard-won opportunity. She served her master very carefully, scrubbing him clean from head to toe. However, as soon as she squatted down, something seemed a little wrong.

Rubbing the legs gradually turned into touching the legs, then touching the thighs, then touching the calves, and then touching the calves.

Anyway, every time I let Sirius take care of me taking a bath, I would definitely feel extra comfortable after taking a bath, in every sense of the word...

The experienced Sirius knows many ways to relieve the master's back pain, which is commendable. But on the other hand, because of her dedication to serving, Miss Sirius often forgets herself and does not pay attention to the degree. Then it is inevitable that she will not only wash cleanly, but also squeeze really cleanly.

Lin Xiao, feeling somewhat empty in every sense, lay on the bed, holding the limp maid in his arms, looking at the dark ceiling.

If I count carefully, I have been spending quite a few days in decadence at home since I finished the exams. The port area has been built, and it is about time to pack up and move over in the next two days.

But there are indeed a lot of things here, and it is still troublesome to move them. I can live on the boat first and move the furniture and gifts here to the cruise ship. There are so many cars at home. The island in the port is quite large. Maybe they can be used sometimes. I can also drive them to the cruise ship. Otherwise, I can't just leave them here...

You can buy or rent a parking space near the port and park a few cars there, which will be convenient for use when you come to purchase in the future.

Another issue is the layout of the Xingang District. I have purchased a lot of furniture for them in the past few days and have sent people to deliver them there one after another. However, at least they will be put in the warehouse first. After that, they still have to decorate the dormitory rooms by themselves. If you think about it carefully, there are so many things to do that it is really difficult to finish them in one day.

I'll ask him tomorrow if I can help him with some specific matters. After all, he's the commander. Although the arrangements can be left to the shipgirls at home, he should also show some symbolic concern. At least he should show that he cares about the development of the port area...

As he thought about it, his mind became a little confused and his vision became increasingly blurry, so he simply closed his eyes, hugged Sirius beside him, and slowly fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, after breakfast, instead of playing with the children, playing games, or watching TV with a little girl, Lin Xiao called all the children who were about to go out to play, and then summoned the secretaries to learn about the relevant arrangements. It is better to move to the cruise ship today and transport all the things that need to be transported. After everything is ready, they can go to the new home tomorrow...

Chapter 55: Moving in Progress

"Sister York City, do you want to take these?"

"If you want, put them all in the car..."

"What about these? And the box over there."

"You have to take them all. The boxes contain all the daily necessities that have been sorted out. We will need them today, so we must take them with us. Then there is the pile of large objects over there. Bumblebee, you can move them. A child can't see the way if they have to move them."

"Oh, okay."

Bumblebee agreed readily, then picked up a washing machine with one hand, put a little effort on it, flipped it over his shoulder, and left with it easily.

The children also didn't seem to be struggling when moving things. At most, it was just like what Yorktown had just said, because the things they were moving were a bit big and they couldn't see the way clearly, they might bump into the wall, or they might bump into other ship girls who were moving things, or...

"Ouch!"

Lin Xiao was just walking out of the room carrying his packed things when a large cabinet bumped into him. He staggered and took a few steps back, but he did not fall. However, he still dropped some of the things in his hands.

"Ah! It's the Commander!"

Xili, who was originally moving things excitedly, suddenly put down the cabinet and hurried over to touch Lin Xiao's belly.

"Commander, are you okay?"

The surrounding ship girls also looked over nervously. In their minds, the commander's body was very fragile and he might get hurt if he wasn't careful.

"it's okay no problem……"

Lin Xiao waved his hands, the smile on his face somewhat helpless. This was just him. If it were any other commander, he would have to stay in bed for at least a month.

"This cabinet is too big. You can't see the way while carrying it. Let me help you."

Lin Xiao said as he picked up a few books that fell on the ground, and then handed all the things in his hand to Yuli, "Help the commander to move this over, and remember not to put it in the wrong place. Everyone's things are divided into designated areas."

"Hmm..." Yudachi nodded hesitantly, then revealed a distressed look, "But, Commander, won't it be tiring for you to move this? How about I do it..."

Being questioned by a kid...

Lin Xiao's smile became even more helpless. You know what, if other ports were moving, the commander would definitely have empty hands. At most, he would carry a few bags, and his hands would probably be sore. For things like sofas, washing machines, refrigerators, wardrobes, etc., forget it. Even if some things are not too heavy and can be barely lifted, he would still stumble when walking. It is impossible for one person to carry these things up and down the stairs and run a long distance.

But Lin Xiao's strength was obviously not comparable to that of an ordinary person, and he felt that he could at least help a little.

However, the ship girls obviously don't think so...

"Commander, why are you still here? Have you packed your things? If you have, give them to me. Come on, I'll take you downstairs. Wait over there first. It's not good for you to bump into anything here, and you'll be in the way."

As Bremerton spoke, he snatched the things that Lin Xiao had sorted out from the room and was about to lead Lin Xiao away.