I, Azure Commander!

Although this port is only a medium-sized port, it is one of the more convenient ports for docking if sailing from Area C. We can set up a branch here, and then build a larger regional headquarters in Port Remi, the most important port in Area E. By starting to develop with these two cities, we will be able to expand our business to the entire Area E soon.

When I think about it this way, I always feel like Saint Auntie seems to have been doing something extraordinary...

They took the elevator to the upper floors of the building. After taking Lin Xiao and the others to an office, the guide, who was still a little nervous, left in a hurry.

"Um, Mr. Lin Xiao, and everyone else... the manager is inside, I'll leave first... ah! That's right!"

At the end of her words, she seemed to suddenly remember something, and hurriedly took out a letter from her pocket and handed it to Lin Xiao.

"I'm so sorry, I forgot about this."

She bowed repeatedly in panic, her face turning pale. Lin Xiao smiled helplessly and indicated that it was okay.

"I see, thank you, go and do your own thing."

After waving goodbye to the girl, Lin Xiao opened the letter in his hand. As expected, the signature was St. Louis.

After carefully reading the contents of the letter, it was probably just as they had guessed before. St. Louis stated his arrangements in the letter and told them. What also concerned Lin Xiao was that at the end of the letter, St. Louis mentioned one more thing -

"By the way, Commander, since you didn't know about this until after you left, I didn't have the chance to tell you. I have prepared a special surprise for you~ Well, I wish you a pleasant journey, Commander, see you next time~"

"Surprise? What do you mean..."

Lin Xiao put the letter in his pocket, and then finally knocked on the office door.

"Boom boom boom——"

"Ah, please come in..."

It's a very cute girl's voice, and it sounds full of energy.

Lin Xiao tried pushing the door, but it was not closed, so he pushed it open and entered. He saw a brown-haired child popping his head out from behind the sofa, looking at this side curiously.

Behind the desk was a gentle and pure-looking older sister with white hair. The ends of her hair hanging down on both sides were pure black like thick ink, and looked like a brush...

These two... shouldn't be human?

——Just by looking at the appearance of this white-haired big sister, you can quickly get this information. It is obvious that they are more like ship girls than humans.

"Excuse me, is this Mr. Lin Xiao?"

The white-haired girl was sitting upright at the desk, looking at the documents in front of her seriously. When she saw someone coming, she raised her head and looked at Lin Xiao who was walking in the middle of a group of ship girls.

"I'm……"

"I see, the commander has finally arrived."

The girl opposite nodded when she heard this, then stood up. She was wearing a blue and white ancient costume, and looked like an ancient beauty.

"?"

What? Commander?

My own girl? No, who are you?

Lin Xiao racked his brains but couldn't think of any other ship girl in the port area who could match this one.

After all, such a bright hair color is still easy to identify, and my memory simply cannot find such a ship...

"Hello, Commander. I am Haitian, from Donghuang. I am new here and am not familiar with many things. Please forgive me if I have been rude."

"Haitian...Haitian soy sauce?"

Of course, Lin Xiao didn't say the second half of the sentence. Although the other party probably didn't understand the joke, he probably knew what soy sauce was.

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot to introduce myself! Commander, I'm Haiqi, the Haitian-class cruiser. I like opera and traveling... Well, that's all I have to say. Anyway, the commander will get to know me soon!"

"Haiqi...Haitian and Haiqi?"

Lin Xiao was even more confused. Does Guayou have these two ships? Shipgirls that haven't been released yet?

Donghuang Ship... Yes, now that I mention it, I seem to have some impression of it, but this impression seems a little too old, right?

Looks like... a 19th century ship? It was from the century before last... I mean, it was still the Qing Dynasty at that time, right?

I did understand what kind of ship girls these two were, but when they started calling him "Commander" as soon as they met, Lin Xiao was still a little confused.

"Is such that……"

As if he could see Lin Xiao's confusion, Haitian took a few steps forward and explained, "Haiqi and I were born in an unfamiliar sea area. We knew nothing and didn't know how to make a living, so we were once poor and destitute. It was the boss... well, boss, that should be the name; the boss took us in on the condition that we join the port. Although we don't know much about these things, we sisters will work under you in the future, right?"

"Excuse me, who is the boss you are talking about..."

"It's Miss St. Louis. She asked us to come here to arrange the launch event, but there are many things I don't understand... I'm sorry I can't help you... But I'm a little confident in cooking. Please let me cook dinner for you and everyone in the port area."

Is it true...

Lin Xiao now knows what a surprise is.

Should I say she is worthy of being called Saint Auntie? She has directly kidnapped two new and ignorant ship girls! They were confused and didn't understand the rules of this world, but they were tricked into the port area by Saint Auntie with the simplest food and accommodation.

Emmm, it seems a bit evil when I think about it this way...

But, is she Donghuang’s ship girl?

Lin Xiao looked at the dignified and elegant Haitian in front of him, and the lively and energetic loli Haiqi beside him. As the commander of Donghuang, he naturally preferred the ship girls of his own camp. Although the strength of the ship girls in the Donghuang camp was generally not high, and the ship equipment was not very powerful, he also married several ship girls. Alas, he didn't know whether the missile destroyer in the satellite would really appear...

Even if he did, he couldn't possibly attend the event here, so how could he help the girls at home transform? Sigh...

Chapter 19 (Using) Haitian to cook delicious food

"I roughly understand the situation... Then, as the commander, on behalf of everyone in the port area, I welcome you to join us."

If it was something that required Lin Xiao to spend time and effort to salvage the ship, he would probably be too lazy to do it, but if it was a ship girl that came to him for free, that would be a different matter.

Putting aside the question of who would refuse a beautiful girl who was given to them for free, after all, they were Donghuang's ship girls, and St. Louis had already agreed to take them in. No matter what the reason was, Lin Xiao had no reason to reject them.

"Thank you, Commander. Now, please listen to me explain the boss's plan..."

Because she is Donghuang's ship girl and was launched very early, Hai Tian seems to be more than just her appearance. Once she becomes a little serious, her temperament and conversation also have some of the style of the ancients. Her voice is gentle and pleasant, and it is really a pleasure to listen to it like the chirping of birds.

Lin Xiao, a native of Donghuang, felt this kind of enjoyment particularly clearly.

but……

"Since you've joined the Port District, don't call St. Louis the boss anymore. We're all family. Just call her by her name."

"That...Okay, I understand."

Hai Tian hesitated for a moment, but only for a moment. Although she lacked the common sense of this world, as a ship girl she still knew some basic information. Moreover, she had been cramming various knowledge during this period of time, so she had learned a lot.

In the port area, the commander is the biggest one, just like their emperor at that time, and whatever he says is the truth. Although St. Louis is their boss who took them in and they are grateful to him, in comparison, it seems that the commander's orders are more important.

After that, Haitian first helped Lin Xiao sit down behind the desk, then poured a pot of tea, and then began to point to the documents on the table and began to explain the St. Louis plan to Lin Xiao.

Generally speaking, it is similar to what Lin Xiao had imagined. However, the originally scheduled tour will still depend on Lin Xiao's own intentions. There are not too many cities in Zone E, so there are naturally not that many port cities, and even fewer medium and large port cities. As for where to hold the relay, it will depend on the local conditions and Lin Xiao's own wishes. Because it involves issues of publicity and schedule, a decision needs to be made as soon as possible.

This is a troublesome matter. Even though the capable girl has already sorted out all the relevant information about the entire port city in Zone E, Lin Xiao still has a headache just looking at the thick stacks of information.

I had no choice but to ask the girls at home for help as usual to refine and summarize the complicated information and roughly determine the city to go to first.

Although a carpet search is theoretically more likely to find all the ship girls back home, if you go to too many places and your schedule is tight, it may not be conducive to finding people, and there is no need to be so troublesome.

With so many important cities, there will always be their own ship girls. As long as you can contact a group of them, no matter if it is a few or a dozen or dozens, as long as you find your own ship girls in Zone E, you can probably understand the general situation of other ship girls.

After all, they are all in Area E. Even if they don't have much contact with each other, they probably know some basic information about each other.

Besides, what if the reality is different from what he thought, and the ship girls who came to Area E did not live separately, but all lived together? Then as long as he could find a ship girl, or find out a key clue, wouldn't it be a complete success, everything would be fine, and he could go home directly?

Of course, it's a good idea, but Lin Xiao estimates that the reality is probably not that simple. Previous experiences have illustrated an ironclad fact more than once - a port area without a commander is like losing its backbone and the hub of its soul. Although the ship girls in the port area still know each other and are considered friends, they are definitely not sisters. Even in the special situation of the Royal Fleet Girls with a queen, which can relatively unite the hearts of the ship girls, it is difficult to maintain it for a long time.

After all, the reason they live together is because of the commander. Once the commander is gone, the port area will be equivalent to no longer existing. Except for some good friends or serious sister ships, it is definitely not strange for other ship girls to choose to separate and pursue the life they want. No one... not even the queen, has any reason or qualifications to let them stay.

"That's about it..."

After a lot of effort, he finally decided on the basic framework of action. In addition, he temporarily changed the release event to a more advanced signing event. Although this might be a little tiring, it would be relatively more gimmicky. He could even have some of the reference prototypes of the ship girls in the book be present on site as a gimmick, which would instantly make this event popular among book lovers.

Although I don’t know much about business, as a young person of the new era, I still know these most basic marketing methods... After all, I have been cheated more than once, right?

Booths for games or anime that put a few handsome or beautiful cosplayers can immediately attract a lot of attention. If something is linked to a favorite game, people will buy it without hesitation, even if they know the price has gone up or that the product is not worth the price - for example, God knows how many cup noodles and ice cream bars linked to Azur Lane he bought.

"Is it already so late?"

After finishing these things, Lin Xiao looked at the time again and it was almost seven o'clock in the evening. He was a little hungry, so he folded up the results of most of the afternoon's work and put them under the book. Then he stood up and said, "Everyone has worked hard. So, about tonight's dinner..."

To be honest, if this had happened in the past, Lin Xiao would definitely have chosen to go out to eat, but there weren't many restaurants in District E that he could eat at. And mainly because Lin Xiao remembered clearly that Haitian seemed to have said that he would cook for them, so of course he still had to respect Haitian and everyone's opinions.

"Well...if you don't mind, I'll cook dinner. Although it may sound a bit boastful, I still have some confidence in my cooking skills..."

As expected, Hai Tian spoke, and seemed to want to show off a little. Lin Xiao was of course looking forward to it. After all, she was Donghuang's ship girl. When mentioning Donghuang's ship girl, one would subconsciously think that the other party could cook, right?

Chapter 20 Jealous Cookies

When talking about Donghuang’s ship girls, especially the older ones, one would subconsciously think that they are good at cooking, right?

For example, Yixian gives people the feeling of an all-round cook, and Ninghai and Pinghai, the buns they make must be delicious...

But in fact?

Pinghai and Ninghai do know how to make buns, and relevant information was mentioned in the voice message, but Yixian has never said that he is good at or even knows how to cook.

Although Lin Xiao believed that the other party could definitely cook and had good skills, since she did not mention it in the voice chat, it at least showed that Yixian was not so satisfied with her cooking level, at least it was not something worth boasting about or showing off.

But Haitian is different. This girl clearly said that she can cook...

That's really fascinating. What's her cooking level? To be honest, apart from anything else, just the name "Hai Tian" means that her cooking must be good.

"Okay, then I'll leave dinner to you... Do you need any help? Like, handling the ingredients or something? Even though I'm not very good with a knife, I can at least help you wash the vegetables or something."

"No... no need."

Haitian waved his hands in panic, "How can I let the commander do this kind of thing? I can do it myself... Haiqi, come and help me too."

"Okay, Sister Haitian."

Haiqi, who had been playing idly for half a day, immediately responded when he heard this and trotted over to his sister.

Hearing their conversation, Tianying and Azuma looked at each other, and followed them tacitly.

That being said, we can't really let everyone else take care of dinner for so many people. Commander, there's really no need for that. They should still go and help out a little.

Lin Xiao stretched, then walked a few steps to the sofa and lay down on it.

Biscuit smiled and sat down beside him, then began to massage his shoulders. Maomao also came to join in the fun, but he didn't know much about massage, so he just massaged casually without much strength. However, since it was a massage from a beautiful girl, it felt pretty good.

"Commander, Miss Haitian... is she very beautiful?"

"That's true!"

Lin Xiao responded subconsciously, recalling the image of Haitian in his mind. This girl was indeed stunningly beautiful, giving people a bright feeling.

"Then Commander, do you want to marry her as your wife?"

"..."

Lin Xiao realized something was wrong. He looked up at Cookie, but he didn't seem angry. Given Yi Hao's personality, he probably wouldn't care about these things that much.

only……

She did look a little disappointed at this moment, "Commander, you must like her very much, right? There's light in your eyes when you look at her..."

This was the first time I saw Hao Linxiao looking a little jealous. There was a look of grievance on her pretty face, and she looked so pitiful that it made me feel sorry for her.

Lin Xiao naturally wanted to refute it, but after thinking about it carefully, because Haitian did give him a stunning feeling, what Xiaobingjian said seemed to be true. Even if he denied it, it would only seem far-fetched. At this time, it would be better to just go for it and coax her.

Lin Xiao sat up, gently put his arms around the waist of the girl next to him, tilted his head to one side, bumped heads with hers, and the two of them were pressed close together. Because there were many ship girls at the scene, Hao's face suddenly turned slightly red and he felt a little embarrassed.

"Haitian is indeed very beautiful, I like her very much, but I like Cookies just as much!"

"Hmm...but Commander, you never look at me like that..."

Hao recalled the ups and downs and difficulties he had encountered along the way. Although he was already a marriage ship, he went through countless difficulties just to improve the commander's favorability before finally getting what he wanted.

But what about Haitian?

She had just joined the port, but she immediately won the commander's favor... It's not that she was jealous, but she just felt a little frustrated. She felt that the commander didn't seem to like her that much in comparison. The reason he agreed to her seemed to be more out of the commander's gentleness and his concern and affirmation for her.

This feeling was very complicated and hard to describe, but Hao definitely felt mixed emotions and was not feeling well at this moment.

"Little fool, that's because you are too beautiful and dazzling, so I didn't dare to look at you straight in the eye at first..."

Lin Xiao finally guessed what Xiao Biscuit was thinking. He scratched her nose with amusement and watched that delicate and even perfect face turning red little by little in front of him. He almost couldn't help but want to take a bite of that watery face.

"really?"

"Of course it's true... Although I've seen you before, we've been apart for so long. In fact, when we first met, the amazement in my eyes when I saw you was just as great as Haitian's. It's just that you were on the court and I was off the court, so you didn't see it. After that, when we met up close, you were so beautiful that I didn't dare to stare at you..."

"This...is like this..."