I, Azure Commander!

The crisis was resolved. After Sheffield confirmed again and again that there were no enemy ships in the nearby waters, he lowered his guard and stood behind Lin Xiao again.

A loyal maid is always a solid backer for her master on weekdays, and in battle, she will transform into a meticulous guardian to protect her master's safety.

At some point, Lin Xiao's hand suddenly rested on Xie Fei's head, gently rubbing her beautiful short hair.

Sheffield seemed to have not expected what was happening. He took two steps back in panic, took a deep breath, and calmed himself down. "Immediately after the battle, you started teasing the loyal maid. Is this also your interest, Master?"

Lin Xiao naturally didn't care about the girl's complaints, and instead counterattacked, "Then, beautiful maid, shouldn't you condemn and resist this terrible behavior?"

The golden pupils dodged his sight without a trace. Sheffield's voice remained calm as he spoke to himself, "The poor maid was oppressed by the power of her master and could not resist..."

Even as she said this, her eyes narrowed subconsciously, like a kitten enjoying this intimate feeling.

Although nothing happened, they were still sleeping in the same bed. During these two days, Lin Xiao and Sheffield became much more natural when they were together and were no longer so restrained.

Of course, he was still a little uncomfortable with the maid's meticulous service, especially when Sheffield helped him take off his pants before going to bed at night.

Logically speaking, he is not a baby who cannot take care of himself. This scumbag keeps saying that Belfast will spoil him into a useless person, but in fact he is doing the same thing and has no awareness at all.

As they were talking, the three sisters of the Königsberg class also returned to the ship and walked towards this side.

However, compared with their calmness and generosity during their previous meeting, this time the expressions on their faces were obviously much more embarrassed and seemed a little nervous.

"Are you all okay?"

Lin Xiao asked with concern.

"We're fine..."

As the eldest sister, Konigsberg nervously waved her hands repeatedly, and then cast a curious look at Xiao Tiancheng who was still in Lin Xiao's arms.

"Was the bombardment just now launched by this senior?"

She had already used the word "senior" in her words, which made Xiao Tiancheng a little uncomfortable.

After all, in her own port area, she is still a junior in terms of strength and qualifications.

But she still nodded politely and said, "Yes, it was sent by Tiancheng~"

Konigsberg's eyes suddenly became a little hot. You know, they had seen the main guns of the advanced battleships with a level of more than 80 fully broken firing before. However, even if you don't count the barrage of bullets that can only be fired with the support of the commander and the establishment of a connection with the commander on the mental network, the power of the main gun alone is obviously much inferior to the previous artillery attack.

With such a powerful bombardment and such a spectacular barrage, how high must this senior's training level be? Level 100?

"Commander, I, I, I... We didn't know you were such an excellent commander before. Please forgive us if we have offended you in any way."

Sister Konigsberg, who was usually steady and even a little strict, couldn't even speak clearly at this moment and saluted nervously.

"No need to be so nervous."

Lin Xiao smiled and saluted back, "Actually, there's nothing special about us. I hope everything remains the same as before."

Konigsberg nodded, hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but speak, "Commander, I actually have a question that is a bit rude. Please don't mind it."

"This senior, what is her training level?"

She looked at the small Tiancheng with eyes full of admiration and yearning.

"Of course, if you don't want to answer, just pretend I didn't ask. I'm very sorry to bother you..."

She then added nervously that, after all, asking about someone else's level of practice was not a big deal, but it was still somewhat impolite.

"Actually, it's not something that can't be said..."

Lin Xiao hesitated for a moment, looked at Xiao Tiancheng who was leaning on him obediently, and generously answered their questions.

"Well, Xiao Tiancheng's training level is one hundred and twenty."

Chapter 6: The cricket-shavings maid actually has such a brain?

As a generous commander, facing the questions of these ship girls in front of him, Lin Xiao will of course satisfy their curiosity.

So, he calmly said those words which were no less than earth-shattering to the Königsberg sisters.

"The training level of Xiaotiancheng is one hundred and twenty."

......

After seeing off the dazed Königsberg sisters who had not yet come to their senses, the captain returned to the deck from the lookout.

This time, there was no need to be so hasty, but looking at the expression on his face, he was obviously still a little dazed. There was no way, the scene just now was too shocking.

He had been on the ship for half his life and had come into contact with quite a few shipgirls, both small and large ships. He had also seen battleships firing their guns many times, but he had never seen such a grand scene.

He now understood why Miss Leander would confidently hand over the power of attorney to the commander. This small, sweet-looking, harmless ship girl turned out to be so terrifyingly powerful!

"Commander Lin Xiao, this time it's all thanks to you."

The captain then stepped forward and began to make some polite remarks, to which Lin Xiao could only respond politely.

"Nothing. Since I've accepted the commission, it's my job. Besides, it was Xiao Tiancheng who sank those Siren ships. If you really want to thank someone, you should thank her... Let me think, you can ask the cafeteria to prepare more delicious food for her at noon today."

"Okay, okay, no problem!" The captain patted his chest immediately, "Just tell me what Miss Tiancheng likes to eat."

Xiao Tiancheng lay in Lin Xiao's arms, just smiling implicitly without saying a word. It would be better to leave the negotiation with humans to the master.

"Also, Commander Lin Xiao, look at the anomaly in this sea area..."

As the atmosphere became more lively, the captain finally revealed the real purpose of his trip.

Obviously, the appearance of such an obviously abnormal thing as Siren in safe waters still made him very uneasy.

"Although I often sail on the sea, I don't know much about Sirens. If it's really dangerous, I won't sail this time. Let's go back and report to the Maritime Administration..."

The captain said this with gritted teeth. If the ship didn't run this voyage, he would lose at least one or two million Donghuang coins, which is equivalent to nearly a year's work in vain.

But even so, it's better than losing your life!

We are still in safe waters and we have already encountered Siren ships. If we go deeper, who knows what will happen?

"this......"

After he said that, Lin Xiao was a little troubled. He really had no experience in this and didn't know what it meant, so he was actually very conflicted.

For him, naturally nothing is more important than the safety of his own ship girl. If it would be dangerous to continue moving forward, even if he knew that his own girl was waiting for him at the festival, Lin Xiao would still choose to give up without hesitation.

What's more, he didn't know whether he could meet his own ship girl at the so-called festival, and his heart suddenly became more shaken.

"Owner......"

However, just as he was about to speak and express his agreement with the captain's opinion, Sheffield suddenly called him and interrupted him.

"I'm very sorry, Captain. Please allow us to discuss this matter."

Sheffield then bowed slightly and spoke to the captain.

"Okay, I won't bother you guys anymore, you guys chat..."

The captain was not a tactless man. He said hello and left quickly.

"Sheffie?"

After the captain left, Lin Xiao cast a puzzled look at Xie Fei.

"I'm very sorry, Master, this is something that should have been decided by you."

"I don't mind that, but..."

Lin Xiao waved his hands. He was just curious about why Xie Fei suddenly interrupted him.

"Sheffield guessed that you were thinking about our safety and wanted to accept the captain's suggestion and return to Shuibo Port?"

"That's true."

Lin Xiao nodded.

"Owner......"

Sheffield suddenly showed a helpless expression, "Although I am very pleased that the useless master still cares about his own ship girl, but please give us enough trust."

She took out the nautical chart she carried with her, roughly gestured at the planned route, and said, "Whether it is a merchant ship or a passenger ship, the route they take is determined after countless discussions and demonstrations by the Maritime Administration. Although the safest route will inevitably pass through some dangerous waters along the way, it will basically not go too deep. Our route this time is no exception. We are almost sailing in safe waters close to dangerous waters throughout the journey. As far as I know, there has never been a precedent for changing the danger level of an area that has been determined to be dangerous. In other words, a high-level siren will not enter a low-level danger area."

"what do you mean?"

"The only thing that's uncertain right now is the safe sea area. Although Sheffield doesn't know why there are Siren ships in the safe sea area, as long as we slightly adjust the established route from sailing along the edge of the dangerous sea area to sailing through the edge of the dangerous sea area, the upper limit of the danger level in the dangerous sea area can actually be controlled. It just may be a little more troublesome, and we will encounter more Siren ships."

"I see......"

Lin Xiao understood. In this case, as long as they sail along the edge of the dangerous sea and do not enter the "safe sea" that may have fallen into an abnormal state, the most they would encounter would be a Siren ship of level four danger, which is about level 40.

Sheffield and her men could easily deal with such ships.

Damn it, the cricket maid actually has such a mind?

Lin Xiao deeply felt that his IQ had been crushed.

This is just a trash maid. If she meets those truly strategic, intelligent and clever ship girls in the future, won’t she be played around by them and become a "useless person" who doesn't have to do anything or think about anything?

Damn it, a decadent life like that is just too...irresistible!

Seeing that Lin Xiao seemed to be persuaded by him, Sheffield seemed relieved, and then added: "In addition, we don't need to go back to notify the Maritime Administration. They have always sent people to monitor the daily conditions of various sea areas. They should soon discover the abnormality this time."

"That's good."

Lin Xiao nodded. This way, he had nothing to worry about and could just charge in and be done with it.

Chapter 7: Who says commanders are all gigolos?

After communicating with Sheffield, Lin Xiao felt more confident. Since the degree of danger was controllable and just the process was a little troublesome, it certainly would not stop him from going to the festival to find his girl.

So, he found the captain of the ship very confidently and said what Sheffi said, which sounded unsafe in any way.

The captain doesn't know so much. He just thinks that it would be more dangerous to keep sailing in dangerous waters.

But he still had to trust professionals in this matter. After Lin Xiao repeatedly promised him, he finally gritted his teeth and made the decision to do as Lin Xiao said.

If possible, he certainly didn't want to return in such a dejected manner. After the festival in Area J was over, the goods on the ship would be difficult to sell. By that time, the goods would be piled up and he would definitely suffer a huge loss. Since the commander was so confident and certain that nothing would happen, he might as well grit his teeth and take a gamble.

If he didn't have this courage, he wouldn't have chosen to travel by sea.

The captain's side was taken care of, and the next was the Konigsberg sisters. This was actually simple. Sheffield took little Tiancheng to their homes. Little Tiancheng put his hands on his hips, raised his little head, and acted like a senior, so naturally he knew whatever was said.

The Konigsberg sisters have not recovered from their shock yet, and they don't doubt Xiao Tiancheng's words at all. They are kidding... He is a senior of level 120. Not to mention the 4th level sea area, even the siren of the 10th level sea area is just a gift. What else can they worry about? Even the elder sister Konigsberg patted her chest and said that the patrol task will be handed over to them in the future. You two should rest well. If you encounter problems that we can't solve, we will trouble you again.

In this way, the plan was officially finalized, but the decision to do so meant that the next week or so would not be easy, and they could not completely relax even at night because they had to work the night shift. Such a heavy patrol task could certainly not be handed over to the Konigsberg sisters. After finally considering it, it was decided that Lin Xiao would be responsible for the time arrangements. Lin Xiao still had some selfish motives, and after communicating with the Konigsberg sisters, he arranged the time for his girls during the day so as not to affect their rest at night. Of course, he would also deduct a portion of the commissioned income as compensation to the Konigsberg sisters.

Whether they want it or not is one thing, but Lin Xiao cannot not give it to them. Even if they don’t want it, he has to keep it. If that doesn’t work, he can use Little Tiancheng to make them obedient 100%.

Of course, these things were not told to other ordinary passengers on the ship to avoid causing unnecessary panic, and everything that followed seemed to be just as Sheffield said. The number of times they encountered Siren ships increased significantly, an average of two or three times a day, but they were basically just small fry, and the Konigsberg sisters were able to handle them easily.

Five days passed by, and in the last two days of the journey, the cargo ship finally sailed in the most dangerous area of ​​this route - a sea area with a danger level of four.

On this day, all the passengers on the ship received the alarm and stayed in the cabin obediently. No one dared to wander around on the deck. Many timid people looked out the windows of their rooms at the endless sea. They were very nervous, fearing that a few dark warships would appear at any time and fire a shot at them in the face.

Even though the level 4 sea area posed almost no threat to them, Sheffield had never taken the level 40-plus Siren ships seriously after reaching full training level. However, to be on the safe side, mainly because Lin Xiao was worried, they still came to the deck early in the morning and were ready for battle.

However, everything seemed to be the same as the previous few days, with no changes until near noon, when they encountered the Siren's small fleet, which consisted of roughly seven or eight warships.

The Königsberg sisters were already having a hard time dealing with the Siren warships in the fourth-level sea area, so they had naturally communicated about this in advance. After discovering the Sirens, they were responsible for reporting their locations and then escaping. Within half a minute, shells would fall from the sky and carpet-bomb the Siren ships.

It is worth mentioning that after Xiaotiancheng opened fire several times in the past few days, combined with some information learned from Sheffield, Lin Xiao basically confirmed some things.

First of all, the ship girls in this world also have skills, but if they are independent free ship girls, it is basically difficult for them to use these skills, except for the ship girls above level 100 with extremely high training level and rich combat experience. And even if they can be used, the effect will be discounted due to the lack of support from the mental network. In contrast, if it is a port ship girl with a commander, when the bond with the commander is in place and a resonance of the mental network can be achieved, using skills will become very easy, and the effect will also be correspondingly increased to a certain extent.

This made Lin Xiao very happy.

Look, now who dares to say that commanders are all gigolos?

Our commander is also very useful, okay!

And it is said that if the resonance level of the mind network is high enough, the commander's mind can even briefly merge with the ship girl, allowing the ship girl to exert strength far beyond the normal level - well, in short, manual operation.

However, according to Sheffield, whether it is manual operation or helping the ship girls to release skills through the resonance of the mind network, it seems that it is not without cost. It will cause a certain loss of spirit to the commander himself. If used too much, it will result in fatigue or even listlessness. Of course, whether there are side effects and the size of the side effects seems to be related to the commander's personal soul strength.

In addition, some skills that were probabilistically triggered in the previous life seem to have the possibility of not being successfully triggered in reality. However, with the improvement of the ship girl's training level and the deepening of the bond with the commander, this situation will improve to a certain extent. Of course, it will only be a slight improvement. When it is time for some royal actors to play you, they will never be vague.

This was also the first time that Lin Xiao came into contact with these things. After all, Du Ming was still a newcomer and had very limited understanding of these things, and he had never mentioned them before.

After knowing this, Lin Xiao couldn't help but feel curious about the strength of his own soul. According to past experience, as a time traveler who had lived two lives as a human, it seemed that he would have a little bonus in this regard?

The specific situation is unclear, but at least supporting Xiao Tiancheng with a shot every day doesn't seem to make him feel uncomfortable.

No matter what, knowing this, Lin Xiao is still very happy. At least he feels that he is useful. Compared to those guys who only know how to live off others, he is simply the role model of the male protagonist in the KanColle novel!

Chapter 8: Siren Ship Girl

Back to the topic, after entering the fourth-level sea area, everything seemed calmer than they had expected.

After defeating the Siren fleet at noon, they did not encounter any enemy attacks until near dusk.