Daily life with the ship girl

"Dad, you've become a lot darker." Bai Nuoyan took his father's hand and said with a frown.

"There's nothing I can do. It's my fate to be hard-working." Bai Kuang said with a wry smile.

"Hello, sir." Hipper said politely.

"Hipper, thank you for protecting Yan'er. She has caused you a lot of trouble."

"No, it's my duty to protect the admiral."

"Don't say anything, I brought the person here."

"Oh, look at my memory. This must be Admiral Li Ran mentioned in your letter. Please come in and talk."

"Hello Mr. Bai, I'm sorry to trouble you this time."

"No, I heard from Yan'er that she was able to become the admiral thanks to the guidance of your secretary ship. As for what Nuremberg said, I also hope to be able to help you."

Bai Kuang said this, then stepped aside.

Li Ran and Bismarck entered the room together, followed closely by Nuremberg.

"Yan'er, go make some tea." Bai Kuang and Li Ran sat down as host and guest, then said to their daughter.

"Okay." Bai Nuoyan pouted. Only when she was with her father would she show the mischievousness unique to a girl.

"It's like this, Mr. Bai, you should have guessed what I'm talking about, right?" Nuremberg said while Bai Nuoyan went to boil water.

"Of course, but I didn't expect that after so long, we could still find clues."

"You must have been brooding over your father's death, so you didn't want Miss Bai to be the admiral, right? In fact, you were..." Nuremberg actually knew the truth that Bai Nuoyan had failed the admiral assessment that year.

"Stop talking about it. Those are all old news. I didn't want to talk about those things anymore. But the death of Yan'er's grandfather has always been a mystery. The death of the former Atlantic Governor involves my father. I will find out the truth no matter what."

"Wait, what are you talking about?" Li Ran's head was buzzing. The amount of information was too much and he was a little overwhelmed.

Chapter 163: Deep Sea Black Technology Again

"It's inconvenient to talk about these things now that Yan'er is here. I will write to Nuremberg another day. By the way, you guys didn't come here just to tell me that you found a clue, right?"

Bai Kuang, who has experienced the ups and downs of the business world for many years, has been able to keep Sihai Trading Company standing for so many years despite the shadow of the death of the Governor of the Atlantic. He has long seen through that there must be more important information hidden behind the Nuremberg letter. At least for this young man, it is something he would do at all costs.

"I really can't hide it from you, Mr. Bai. Actually, it's like this. My ship girl Bismarck has a sister named Tirpitz. Due to some reasons that I haven't figured out yet, Bismarck came to this world too late. And I seem to have heard that a Bismarck sank in battle before, so maybe Tirpitz thought her sister had sunk in battle, but I think..."

Li Ran wanted to continue speaking, but Bismarck was present and he couldn't say it directly. Bismarck understood what he meant. She stood up and said to Hipper:

"Come with me and talk."

Li Ran was somewhat helpless. After all, these were just his own guesses, and it was hard for Bismarck to be so considerate. He looked at Nuremberg and wanted to get up, so he quickly said:

"My guess may also help you decide whether to stay in my port area, although you may find it a little ridiculous after listening to it."

"Ridiculous?" Bai Kuang frowned, then looked at Bai Nuoyan coming over. He thought it would be better not to let his daughter know about these things for the time being, so as not to affect her mood, so he said:

"Yan'er, go inform Butler Li. He is now busy selecting a store for our company in Qiyun Port. Oh, and take Bismarck and Hipper with you for a good look. Nuremberg, you should come with us."

"Okay." Nuremberg nodded. Although she really wanted to hear Li Ran's guess, she also knew that sometimes it was better for women not to interfere in conversations between men.

Bai Nuoyan pouted in dissatisfaction, and then said:

"Okay, stop being so mysterious. I'm leaving now."

After hearing what Bai Nuoyan said, Bismarck still asked Li Ran for his opinion.

Li Ran sighed and said:

"You girls should go shopping. It's a good opportunity to pick out some gifts for the little ones in Minato."

Bismarck nodded. Although she didn't like shopping, she knew that there were some things that Li Ran couldn't say in front of her, and she could understand that, so she said:

"Then Admiral, if there is anything urgent, send me a message."

"I understand." Li Ran nodded, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the girls walk out of the room.

"Brother Li, you can say whatever you want to say now." Bai Kuang watched the water boil leisurely, then stood up to fill the kettle, and said without raising his head.

Li Ran hesitated for a moment, then said:

"I'm wondering, if the ship girls wake up again after sinking in battle, are they still the same as before? If one of the sister ship girls sank in battle and the other woke up, is there any relationship between them?"

Bai Kuang's hands trembled slightly, then calmed down. He took the kettle, brewed some fine Jinhu white rock tea, and said:

"My father told me this question when he was still alive, but it wasn't my father who asked me this question."

"Who is that?"

"The former Atlantic Governor, even mentioning his name is now a taboo."

"What's the Governor's name?"

"I don't know either. To be honest, I have been struggling to keep Sihai Trading Company going for years in order to investigate the murder of my father, who was framed as the Governor of Atlantic. Fortunately, Yan'er has a talent for business since she was a child. I think she should have told you about her failure in the admiral qualification exam. In fact, that was my fault."

"Could it be?"

"Hipper should have recognized Yan'er at that time, but I told her about Yan'er's grandfather. For the sake of Yan'er's safety, I didn't want Yan'er to become an admiral. But later, I watched Yan'er grow up day by day, but she no longer smiled. It was not until I saw her often holding a strange box in a daze that I realized that although Hipper promised me that he would not be with Yan'er for the time being, he left hope for Yan'er.

As a father, I certainly cannot make the same mistake over and over again. It’s just a pity that I have always wanted to tell Yan’er about these things, but I was afraid that she would not forgive me, so I simply kept it a secret. Until I saw Yan’er again later, I was relieved when I saw her holding the admiral’s certificate and wearing the admiral’s uniform. ”

"And you noticed that after she became the admiral, the situation of Sihai Trading Company improved, right?"

When Bai Kuang heard what Li Ran said, he nodded and said:

"That's right, you hit the nail on the head. I didn't expect that even after so long, those people are still bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. My grandfather failed the admiral assessment due to pressure, and was later implicated in the sudden tragic death of the former Atlantic Governor. For a time, the Four Seas Trading Company basically had no place to stand. By the way, the Four Seas Trading Company was not called this name at the time. It should have been the Four Seas Merchant Alliance.

But all this is in the past. Over the years, I have mobilized many free ship girls to search the world for clues related to thirty years ago. I originally gave up after Yan'er became the admiral, but Nuremberg suddenly wrote to me when I was about to give up. I think this may be God's will for me to find out the cause of my father's death. "

"In fact, the reason why I was willing to take out the letter was because of Bismarck. By the way, you haven't answered the question just now."

"That problem doesn't actually exist. Shipgirls are a kind of existence that condenses thoughts. Once they recognize the truth about certain people or things, they will believe it. However, once they still have concerns and hope in their hearts, they will keep investigating until the truth is found out. The Tirpitz you mentioned must think that her sister didn't die in the war, and now Bismarck is by your side. If she knew, this would be enough in her heart. There is no need to worry about the past and the future. As long as you grasp the present and give them happiness, it is enough, isn't it?"

"I find it hard to believe that you are just an ordinary person. If you don't know me, you might think you are also an admiral."

"I'm old now, and I've experienced a lot, so I naturally understand. In fact, no matter how powerful the shipgirls are, the admirals have always been their weak spot. It was through Yan'er that I discovered that the admirals who are revered by the world actually have a lot of responsibilities on their shoulders."

"You're too kind. Actually, I came here this time just for Tirpitz's matter. She doesn't know that Bismarck has awakened, so she may be in Warm Harbor now. Nuremberg said that you have a way to prevent her from entering the North Sea, so if possible, I am willing to use that letter in exchange."

As Li Ran spoke, he placed the yellowed letter on the table, then looked at Bai Kuang seriously, waiting for his reply.

"Young people are always so impulsive. But only this kind of impulse can make the proud Bismarck recognize you. You can put the letter away. It will be very valuable in the future. I don't want you to pay anything. Just promise to owe me a favor."

Li Ran was helpless. He didn't expect that Bai Kuang wanted a favor. He thought about it and said:

"Mr. Bai, as long as you don't make excessive requests, and as long as it's within my ability and doesn't go against my original intention, including marriage, I can agree to it."

"You stinky boy, stop being so conceited. I won't marry my daughter to you. Well, since you have agreed, then I will show you my skills. The Four Seas Business Bank is not just talk." Bai Kuang laughed and scolded, then stood up and said:

"What are you still standing there for? I really want to drink tea."

"Oh, I'm coming." Li Ran quickly got up and followed Bai Kuang into the bedroom. He saw a telegraph machine, but this telegraph machine was gleaming with metallic texture, revealing a sense of future technology. Then he heard Bai Kuang say:

"Thanks to me for bringing this big guy here, otherwise I really might not be able to help you."

"What is this?" Li Ran was a little puzzled. He looked at the machine, which was only the size of a 24-inch suitcase and did not have a power supply or anything like that. He thought it was a little strange.

"This is a product of the Deep Sea. Even with the current military level of mankind, it cannot be cracked. This thing is the relic of the Nadorada Arms Factory thirty years ago. It is also something that my father never handed over until his death. It can receive video and audio from all over the world. The energy source is a kind of energy crystal from the Deep Sea, but the quantity is rare and it has no other use except for some Deep Sea products. So except for the small quantity of energy crystals, the price is comparable to the transformation core."

As he spoke, Bai Kuang inserted a black crystal into a groove of the machine, and then said:

"There are two of these machines. I happened to see them in the Shipgirl Tavern in Nuan Harbor the other day. I think Nuremberg should have told you about the Shipgirl Tavern. She should be your Shipgirl. You are so lucky. I was thinking how nice it would be if Nuremberg became Yan'er's Shipgirl."

When Li Ran heard what Bai Kuang said, he did not deny it but remained silent. He felt more and more that he owed Nuremberg more favors.

"Okay, don't look so gloomy. I'm just talking. Come here. I only have three of these crystals left. They can only keep the machine running for three hours. You better hurry up."

"Well, thank you, Mr. Bai."

Li Ran nodded, and then according to Bai Kuang's instructions, he moved his chair and sat in front of the machine. Then a virtual screen slowly emerged, showing "Linking".

Li Ran waited anxiously for a few minutes and found that the days were like years. Finally, an image appeared on the opposite side. He watched the image on the opposite side emerge with some nervousness, and then glanced at Bai Kuang.

"Let me tell you." Bai Kuang breathed a sigh of relief. He had only used this thing a few times and originally thought that the company would never need it again. Fortunately, he finally contacted the branch in Beihai. He sorted out his thoughts and then said:

"Xiao Ye, how are you doing recently?"

Chapter 164: Turning Point (Part 1)

Ye Qing is the owner of the only Ship Girl Tavern in Nuan Port. No one knows that this Ship Girl Tavern, which is famous throughout Nuan Port, has actually been secretly owned by Sihai Trading Company.

Normally, due to the special nature of the tavern, only ship girls are allowed to enter, so the customers have always been quite fixed.

However, the Ship Girl Tavern in Nuan Harbor has been unusually quiet recently. Ye Qing sighed. She knew that recently, because the deep-sea fleet in the North Sea seemed to be ready to move, the escort ship girls in Nuan Harbor - most of which were composed of unnamed ship girls, as well as the garrisons near the Arctic Ocean and Pacific theaters near Nuan Harbor have also dispatched large fleets to carry out an operation code-named [Barrier], which aims to prevent possible invasions of the North Sea deep-sea habitats into the North Sea Upper Corridor through 24-hour uninterrupted patrols.

And because the Ship Girls have been basically very tired recently, the business of the Ship Girl Tavern has been very slow these days.

After all, the ship girls now have heavy tasks to do. In order to ensure that they can respond to threats at any time, basically the ship girls who have completed their patrol missions are arranged to go back for corrections and will not come to the tavern.

Ye Qing was almost bored to death these past few days. Normally, around noontime, the tavern would have been filled with the conversations of the ship girls, but today it was unusually quiet.

Even the few nameless ship girls who originally served as waiters went out to help. Only in the early morning five days before the start of [Operation Barrier], a strange ship girl did not respond to the mission orders of the two major war zones to report to the commanders in charge of the operation, but went directly into her own tavern and stayed there for five days.

What Ye Qing found strange was that the two major war zones seemed to have sent people over, but she saw those people talking to the ship girl for a while and then left.

Ye Qing was very puzzled as to who this ship girl was and how she could ignore the highest operational orders from the two war zones. Unfortunately, she saw that this ship girl didn't seem to like talking much. After the [Barrier] operation began and the North Sea corridor was blocked, she had been staying in the tavern.

However, Ye Qing did not drive her away, because this ship girl was very generous, and since this ship girl arrived at the tavern, the order of the nearby commercial street has slowly recovered from the panic of the possible attack of the North Sea Deep Sea Habitat on Warm Port. This made Ye Qing very puzzled. Logically speaking, even if the two major war zones sent more ship girls to form a large fleet, they would not be able to calm the hearts of all merchants in just one week.

Look, she was looking at the empty tavern, and there was only the ship girl in black military uniform staring out the window in a daze. She was just feeling bored, when she heard a silent instrument making a rapid sound.

Ye Qing looked at the ship girl who turned her head and seemed a little confused. She could only smile, then walked into the back hall of the tavern and saw the instrument that Bai Kuang had given her when she went to the North Sea. It was now flashing a rapid red light.

"What is this?" Ye Qing searched for a while. Fortunately, the back hall was usually tidy. In addition, due to the special nature of the KanColle Tavern, there was no need to worry about thieves. Therefore, Ye Qing did not hide the instrument tightly and just put it in the corner.

So, after she found the deep-sea energy crystal, she found the groove and started the machine, but the dust on it made her sneeze.

"Aqiu!"

"Boss lady, are you okay?"

The ship girl's lazy but concerned voice came from outside.

"It's okay, just keep an eye on it for me, I'll take care of something."

Ye Qing rubbed her nose and fanned away the dust. She started the instrument according to the operating steps that Bai Kuang had taught her.

Then she saw a strange man's face appear on the other side of the screen, and then she heard Bai Kuang's voice:

"Xiao Ye, how are you doing recently?"

"Boss?" Ye Qing couldn't help but well up in tears. She just found out not long ago that the crisis of Sihai Trading Company was over. She also received a letter from Bai Kuang saying that Bai Nuoyan was already a trainee admiral. Now Sihai Trading Company was not afraid of provocation from those sea merchants. In the letter, he also specifically asked whether Ye Qing had been transferred back to the Sihai Trading Company headquarters located in the Atlantic Ocean from the Beihai branch. But Ye Qing was reluctant to leave. She had opened this tavern for almost ten years.

However, Ye Qing didn't expect that Bai Kuang would contact her again so soon. She was a little surprised:

"It's OK, Boss. Why are you in such a hurry to find me? If you have something to say, just send a telegram. Besides, isn't this instrument only usable in emergencies?"

"You, this is an emergency."

"What's wrong? Could it be that the company..."

"It's not about the company, it's about this little brother. Brother Li, please talk to Xiao Ye."

Li Ran looked at the middle-aged woman on the opposite screen, and his mouth twitched. Is this woman young? She is almost his mother. Although she is well maintained, obvious crow's feet can be seen at the corners of her eyes. However, Li Ran, who was born in China, knew that he had to be sweet when dealing with such a woman. If he called her auntie, he could guarantee that the matter would fall through, and even Bai Kuang might not be able to help him at that time. So he thought about it, and then said politely:

"Hello, Sister Ye."

"Young man, tell me what's the matter." As expected. Ye Qing felt relieved when Li Ran, this young man, called her "Sister Ye". You know, in the north, her skin became worse and worse. Many northern men called her "Aunt Ye", which made her angry. But this was the custom in the north, and she had no choice. Li Ran's "Sister Ye" finally satisfied her vanity and softened her expression.

In a place where the screen could not reach, Bai Kuang secretly gave a thumbs up, meaning that you kid can talk quite well.

Li Ran did not comment. His EQ was not low. Women all liked nice-sounding words, especially older women. If you mentioned her age, you would definitely step on a landmine. But if you said she was young, it would immediately add points to her first impression.

Li Ran saw that this trick really worked, and asked quickly:

"Sister Ye, this is what I want you to do. I want you to help me find out if anyone from Nuan Port has gone out to the North Sea alone recently. If there is such a person, please stop her."

"My dear, if you had contacted me a week ago, I really wouldn't have been able to find you. But now, I can tell you clearly that no one can go to Beihai because the Beihai maritime corridor is now under military control."

"What military control?" Li Ran frowned.

"Haven't you received the news yet? Oh, I forgot that the White Crane Line is still under attack by the Deep Sea Fortress Princess, and the First Ship Girl Academy has also lost contact with the outside world. No wonder you didn't know." Ye Qing patted her forehead, and then she continued:

"Boss, you contacted me just in time. If possible, please inform all the major war zones as soon as possible. It seems that there is a deep-sea fleet in the deep-sea habitat of the North Sea that intends to attack the North Sea Corridor. Now all the garrisons near Warm Harbor have sent the nameless ship girl and the ship girls of each garrison to carry out the sea blockade mission. The mission code is [Barrier]."

Bai Kuang frowned. It seemed that the situation was getting worse. However, he still nodded and said:

"I understand, but you should listen to what Brother Li has to say first. I'll go write the document now. Brother Li, you can have a good chat with Xiao Ye. I'll be busy now."