I, Azure Commander!

Lin Xiaoke is still thinking about the money in their hands!

Strictly speaking, that was the port's money, which meant his money as the commander.

Although the port area is not short of money and does not need money much now, if the things that should be recovered are lost outside, it would be as painful as if the ship girl did not return home.

The journey to Zone J seemed to be particularly smooth, which made Lin Xiao, who had just rested for a short time and was busy for such a long time, very relieved. However, the good news did not seem to stop there...

On the second day after Lin Xiao returned to the port with the Sakura Empire's ship girls, a girl with blue hair and heterochromatic eyes came to the door.

Blue hair, heterochromatic eyes, who else could it be? Of course it was Ibuki who was not found in the J area.

This is also the girl that Lin Xiao likes very much. Naturally, she is holding the ring in her hand, and her shy look is particularly cute. The way she calls you "Master" with a blushing face makes Lin Xiao unable to stop.

In addition, she also brought a little girl with her. She was a cute little girl with white hair, like a well-behaved little bird. She also carried a small fat chick and a small schoolbag. She looked so cute that Lin Xiao almost had a nosebleed.

"So, besides Shinano, the only Sakura Empire shipgirls who haven't returned yet are the two profiteers?"

"It seems so..."

Noshiro sorted out the list, checked them one by one, and finally came to the conclusion - "Well, that's it, only these three are missing."

"Alas, if the search for the ship girl had been so smooth before, I would have brought everyone home long ago!"

Lin Xiao couldn't help but say with some emotion.

Why was it possible to find so many of our own ship girls so easily this time?

On the one hand, he was indeed lucky. Sometimes he could run into girls from his hometown when he went out shopping. Compared with the entire J District, this was undoubtedly an extremely small probability event, but he did run into them, and he ran into four of them at a time, directly "catching all" the girls of Kaohsiung level.

But although good luck is essential, it is not entirely due to good luck...

He had never noticed it before, but after officially arriving in Area J, Lin Xiao discovered that the connection between him and his ship girls seemed to be much closer than before. In the past, if he got closer, he would only have a vague feeling that his ship girls were nearby, but now it is almost like a human radar. If there are any of his ship girls within a mile radius, he can basically detect them immediately and can also roughly sense the other party's direction.

As a result, the process of finding a ship girl became so unexpectedly smooth. Not only this time, I feel that finding a ship girl will no longer be a headache in the future.

It would probably only take a year to travel through the remaining areas, and almost all the ship girls at home would be back.

But... when did such a huge change begin? Or, why did it become like this?

Lin Xiao thought about it and if such a change occurred because more ship girls were found, why did it take him so long to find the last few ship girls in Area E? He didn't have this feeling at that time.

And after that, if there was anything important, it seemed that he was abducted by the Siren...

Chapter 14: Unexpected Guests

It’s terrifying to think about it… It’s terrifying to think about it…

Lin Xiao was almost certain that this had something to do with the Sirens. Maybe they had done some "inhumane" transformation on him when he was unconscious. However, when he asked the Dream Weaver face to face, she flatly denied it. Lin Xiao saw that she was not lying and was confused for a moment.

It can't be because he became the Siren Commander, right?

Forget it. If you can't figure something out, you will naturally be troubled for a few days, but Lin Xiao is not the kind of person who likes to dwell on it. If you really can't figure it out, then just stop thinking about it.

There is less than a week until Chinese New Year, and I still have a lot to do next...

This time, Lin Xiao didn't need to take the ship girls out to purchase supplies. After all, the New Year was a big event in the port area, and preparations had to start long in advance. At that time, Lin Xiao was still in Area J and had not returned.

The warehouse in the port area is now filled with supplies prepared for the New Year. Food ingredients, needless to say, are stored in special ice storages. Some people simply wait two days before buying for items that have high requirements for freshness. Snacks do not need to be stored in the warehouse, but the quantity purchased is quite large, so much that it is calculated by tons, and still takes up a lot of space in the warehouse.

There is no way. There are too many children in the family, and they all like to eat snacks. Not only the children, but also the New Year is approaching and everyone has nothing to do. The older girls get together with nothing to do, so they will eat snacks and chat to have fun.

As a result, the consumption of snacks is naturally huge. I didn’t buy enough during the Chinese New Year last year, and later the children looked at the empty house pitifully. It was the Chinese New Year, and not many places were open, which made people very worried.

So we learned our lesson this year, and with a lot more people than last year, we simply bought a lot. I thought it was exaggerated enough at first, but because I bought it a few days ago, a lot of it has been sold out now. I guess there will be no problem eating it all, and no waste at all.

There are a lot of things to do at the end of the year, but as a commander, he doesn't have to worry about them. Lin Xiao has lived a comfortable life these two days. He doesn't have to do anything. Every day he just spends time with the ship girls at home, eating and playing. The only bitter thing is the daily homework.

Alas, thinking about how he was happy that his child was going to school, who would have thought that although he didn’t have to go to school, he had to hand in homework every day?

Children have their own pains, but adults do have their own difficulties, life is not easy...

What? You said that children don't need to go to school and suffer? That's not possible! As a commander, he has to hand in homework every day. As a ship girl in the port area, how can he be idle all day long?

Then we must follow his example as a commander and learn from him.

Lin, who doesn't feel that he is shameless at all, has obviously taken another big step towards being thick-skinned and has made considerable progress.

As the days passed, the Spring Festival was getting closer. What Lin Xiao didn't expect was that when the port was bustling with preparations for the festival, an unexpected guest suddenly arrived.

……

"Director Peter is very busy, how come he has time to come to my place?"

Lin Xiao sat on the sofa, looking at Peter Strasser opposite him with some surprise.

It has been a while since they last met, but they are in contact often. After all, they are not far away, and their port area is under the jurisdiction of others. It is common for them to upload their work schedules on weekdays, and occasionally they will call each other - of course, most of the time it is the secretary ship who calls her. As for Commander Lin Xiao?

Of course, they would go out to "fish out the boat". Even in the port area, they would just play with the children and were rarely willing to do these work-related tasks.

"Why, the holidays are approaching, and the work is done, can't I, the Director of the Maritime Affairs Bureau, take a break?"

Peter Strasser rubbed his brows tiredly, obviously he had been working overtime during this period.

"That's not true, it's just..."

"Just why come to you, huh?"

Peter Strasser naturally knew what he was going to say, and he himself had raised the question, but he did not answer it, not because he did not want to, but because he did not know how to answer it.

Yeah, why come here?

In fact, she herself didn't know. Logically, she should have a good rest after finally getting a few days off. In the past, she would usually lie at home for several days, not caring whether it was a waste of time or not. There were only a few days of vacation in a year, and even she needed a rest. Of course, she didn't care about holidays or not. Being able to lie in bed for a whole day without getting up was already a kind of happiness for her.

It’s just that before, I would feel relaxed and well rested after lying down for a few days, but since last year...

To be honest, Peter Strasser had to admit that although she was not a person who liked to be lively, during the holidays, she would at least want to feel the festive atmosphere a little, right?

——Thinking about these messy things in her mind, when she came to her senses, she found that she was already on the way here.

We were already halfway there, so there was no point in going back, so we just came over to visit.

How could she describe these things?

I really can't say it no matter what...

Lin Xiao didn't force her to explain herself clearly. He probably had some guesses in his mind. Since the other party was hesitating, he didn't say anything more and turned around to play with the children at home.

After all, Peter Strasser is the director of the local Maritime Bureau. Strictly speaking, their port area is under his jurisdiction, so he will naturally not neglect them. He serves them delicious food and drinks, and there are always ship girls coming over to chat with them.

However, her little sisters, knowing that she was coming, came to say hello, but they did not stay long and disappeared as soon as they turned around.

Prince Adalbert was naturally slacking off. Heinrich had been hanging out with Howe recently and was said to be trying to figure out how to become a wedding ship. Of course, these were just rumors and could not be taken for granted...

Peter Strasser was a little nervous at first. After all, even if he was the director of the Maritime Administration, it was obviously against the rules to stay in other people's port area and refuse to leave. But gradually he found that everyone was quite welcoming to him, and he gradually felt relieved.

However, there were many more ship girls in the port area than she had remembered, which made her feel a little emotional. Among them were even some she had never heard of, or perhaps some newly born ship girls, such as... the girl named Dream Weaver.

To be honest, she gave Peter Strasser a strange feeling, and he couldn't see through her at all...

Chapter 15: Hong Kong's Spring Festival

The Spring Festival is naturally the busiest time of the year in Hong Kong.

There is no such thing as winter and summer vacations in the academy in the port area, so the ten-day holiday during the Spring Festival is the longest holiday for the children. The children who are playful by nature are naturally looking forward to it, not to mention that the commander does not go anywhere during these days and stays with them all the time. They can see Commander Jiandong every day, and there is a high chance that they can play with the commander, and even kiss, hug and lift him up high.

Which kid in the port area can refuse the commander's warm embrace?

Once being picked up, the little face immediately turned red with excitement. She hugged the commander's neck tightly, then leaned forward to give him a kiss on the cheek, often making the commander laugh. Naturally, the commander would reciprocate by rubbing the cute child's soft face and giving him a kiss. Such a heartwarming scene would make anyone smile.

Well, except for the gendarmerie...

Unfortunately, the port area gendarmerie has no control over this. Not only the gendarmerie, but even the gendarmerie boss has no control over this.

Peter Strasser felt both amused and helpless when he saw the man holding the little loli and deliberately "showing off" in front of him. This Lin had hundreds of ship girls under his command, many of whom were very powerful. He was a great man of the time, and he was also very shrewd. Why did he appear so childish sometimes?

Shaking his head helplessly, Peter Strasser had known him for a while and had gotten used to it. Apart from shrugging helplessly, he had no other reaction.

The end of the year is approaching, and except for some ship girls who have to arrange related matters, everyone's life is basically easier than before. The only troublesome thing may be that the children at home have been on vacation recently, and they no longer have to go to class or do homework. Obviously, they have become a trouble. They start running around in the port early in the morning, and some even knock on the commander's door in the morning to ask for candy.

Such naughty children would naturally be sent away by the head maid who arrived in time. They would be scolded and then turn around to complain to their parents or teachers. All these accounts would be recorded, and they would have to bear the consequences when the holiday was over.

It's not that you can't come to play with the Commander, but you have to at least check the time. In the morning... can you just come casually?

The door must be locked tightly, and no one would open it even if someone came. However, the knocking and shouting would always disturb people's sleep, not to mention that sometimes it might disturb the commander from doing morning exercises.

Although festivals in the port area are lively, they always seem to be rather dull because there are too many ship girls. Even on weekdays, weekends or when the weather is good, the port area will become very lively.

The only difference may be that the port area will be slightly decorated during the Chinese New Year, and the meals will be relatively more sumptuous.

As for firecrackers, there is no need for that. If you want to hear a bang, you can just ask the ship girls to unfold their ship suits, load up the fireworks and fire them off. It is much more exciting and beautiful than fireworks...

Lin Xiao was a little bit unable to accept it at first, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be true. Even Peter Strasser held the same opinion, so he just let them go.

The first day of the new year may be the only day when children are allowed to knock on the commanders early in the morning.

Noshiro had already gotten up. When Lin Xiao was woken up by the children, he subconsciously touched the empty bedside, feeling a sense of loss.

I was always used to having a cute girl lying next to me when I woke up, but now that it’s gone, I’m a little uncomfortable with it.

However, I should get up early today.

Lin Xiao stretched out his body, relaxing his stiff body.

Well, his waist is a little sore, but it's not a big problem. It will be fine after a little exercise. His physical condition has indeed improved greatly compared to before.

He first responded and comforted the children outside the door, then got up to wash up, changed his clothes, and then opened the door.

"Meanwhile, Commander!"

When the children saw the commander, their faces immediately lit up with joy. They gathered around him and grabbed his sleeves.

"Well... well... if you don't give me a red envelope, I'll play tricks on you!"

The well-behaved little cat girl Hatsuharu said with a blushing face, stretching out her little hand to ask for a red envelope.

"Stupid Hatsuharu, this is not the time to say that!"

A smart child nearby immediately pointed out her mistake.

"Is that right?"

Hatsuharu showed a look of realization, and then immediately burst into tears, turning into a pitiful little cat girl, "Yes, I'm sorry, Commander..."

"it does not matter."

The child was so cute that Lin Xiao couldn't help but rub her head. Then he supported her armpits with both hands and picked her up.

Chuchun huddled in the commander's arms, her face flushed, and she put her arms around the commander's neck. Then she felt her face wet. If it were in the past, she would have been too shy and fainted on the spot.

But ever since returning to the port, the commander would often pick up this adorable little cat girl, kiss her, hug her and hold her up high. Gradually, Hatsuharu got used to it, and although she was still shy, she no longer fainted.

There were so many children outside the door that it was impossible to see the end of them, so Lin Xiao did not hold the little cat girl in his arms tightly. After a while, he put her down, took out a red envelope that he had prepared long ago, and stuffed it into her hand.

The red envelopes were bulging, but there was no money in them. It was useless to give money to children in the port area, so most of the red envelopes contained small snacks such as candies, and some rarer things such as candy coupons. Of course, there were also rarer things, such as...

"Yeah, what is this?"

The children rushed forward and snatched the red envelopes from Lin Xiao's hands. Xuefeng opened the red envelope and found a few candies and something like a note.

When I opened it, I saw handwritten words on it - Commander Kiss Coupon.

"Oh! Congratulations on winning the jackpot."

Lin Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "This is a special reward that the Commander put in the red envelope. As long as you get this coupon, you can get a kiss from the Commander. You can redeem it anytime you want."

"Who... who wants your kiss?"

Hearing this, Xuefeng's face immediately turned red, and then she turned her cute little face away with a look of disdain.

The tsundere Lady Yukikaze is really adorable... But she is just too embarrassed to do it in front of everyone. Once everyone has dispersed, she will naturally come over happily, and with a tsundere look on her face, find her favorite commander and give him a kiss.

Lin Xiaoke knows Xuefeng too well...

There are not only tsundere and shy lolita girls in the port area, but also children who like to act like a spoiled child or are relatively bold. When they saw Xuefeng got something good, they became even more excited. They opened the red envelopes in their hands, grabbed a handful of candy and stuffed it into their pockets, and then couldn't wait to continue digging into their pockets, trying to find something like a note.

However, naturally not everyone can have such a good thing. Many children soon lowered their heads in disappointment, puffing up their little cheeks unwillingly, and some even started to pull the commander's clothes and act coquettishly with tears in their eyes.

Lin Xiao naturally comforted them and thought silently. Although some of them did not have coupons, they still got hugs and pats on the head from the commander, and soon they were smiling happily.

After all, it is just playing a small game with children to add some festive atmosphere. If some children are unhappy because of it, then it would be putting the cart before the horse.

However, it seems that the grand prize has not been announced yet...

Lin Xiao looked at the few remaining children who were still opening their red envelopes. He had specially set up a grand prize in the red envelopes given to the children, and he didn't know which child would be lucky enough to win the grand prize.

According to luck, it seems that it should be Xuefeng's, but luck is still a rather mysterious thing. Although Xuefeng's luck is good, probably better than all the children here, but it doesn't mean that she must be the luckiest one among all the children. It doesn't make sense that she will definitely win whenever something good happens...

Luck is, in many cases, relative and not absolute.