Daily life with the ship girl

"By the way, Nuremberg, Miss Bai said you had something urgent to talk to me about?"

Although Nuremberg was surprised that Li Ran knew her good friend, she still wanted to talk about business. She slapped her forehead:

"I almost forgot the main thing, this is it..."

"Wait, since you have something serious to discuss, I won't bother you for now." Leipzig found it a little strange. She had always been rigorous and meticulous in her guidance of Nuremberg. Since she had decided to approve the man in front of her as the admiral, it was equivalent to her becoming an outsider. She knew that there were some things that were inconvenient for her to be present as a free ship girl.

"No need, Nuremberg, you decide. Leipzig is also your friend, not an outsider." Li Ran had originally given up the idea of ​​salvaging the boat, but now that Nuremberg knew Leipzig, he had to try it no matter what. Last time he didn't want to repay a favor, but this time he could always say that he gave it a try with his own efforts.

"Well, it's not a very important matter. Mr. Bai told me that he reported the intelligence he learned from Nuan Port to the Governor of the Far East. Now the Governor's Office of the Far East has dispatched six emergency investigation teams to the other six war zones to build communication agencies.

By the way, there are some latest news. The First Ship Girl Academy has been out of danger, and the deep-sea fleet of the White Crane Line has been successfully repelled by the Governor of the Pacific. Now the White Crane Line has gradually restored its smooth route.

There is also a rumor about the letter in the Admiral's hand. Mr. Bai learned from the Governor-General of the Far East that someone from all over the world has said that he is willing to spend 10 million Ocean Coins to buy it, but the source of the information is unknown for the time being. That's about it."

Li Ran thought for a while and frowned. Although he was a little surprised at Bai Kuang's ability, he could actually be related to the governor of a major war zone. It seemed that the last time he went to Leiming Garrison, he also heard the Pacific Governor say that he also owed this Mr. Bai a favor. In this way, it is even more certain that Bai Nuoyan's family must have a close relationship with the accidental death of the Atlantic Governor thirty years ago.

Li Ran thought that now that the crisis on the White Crane Line had finally been resolved, Tirpitz should be able to return earlier.

As for the rest, he doesn't care for the time being.

However, Li Ran was somewhat surprised that the price of the letter was so high. He hesitated for a moment and said:

"Nuremberg, who do you think might have spread the rumor about the high price of recycled letters?"

Nuremberg frowned. She listened to the sound of heavy rain outside. In fact, she had no idea at all. She had traveled around the world for so many years, not just for fun, but more to help Bai Kuang investigate the cause of death of Bai Kuang's father and what connection it had with the mysterious death of the former Governor of the Atlantic.

After so many years, apart from the only physical evidence related to that year found at Li Ran's place, the other clues were either fragmentary or had huge discrepancies in time. She thought about it and then said:

"I think the most likely possibility is the organizations that were involved back then."

"【Deep Blue Light】?" Li Ran frowned. The so-called organization that emerged in his mind was related to the one thirty years ago. He himself had personally experienced the thrilling incident at the Thunder Garrison, and he also knew the culprit of the Transformation Core Fraud Case. All of them pointed to this so-called "Deep Blue Light" without exception. However, Li Ran still didn't know what kind of organization this was.

Nuremberg stood up, made a cup of hot tea for Li Ran, and said:

"The admiral's guess is very likely, but we cannot rule out the possibility that other organizations want to muddy the waters. We have too little information now, and we still cannot sort out the connection."

"Then let's not talk about this. What I care about now is when Tirpitz can come back. I don't want to disappoint Bismarck." Li Ran shrugged. Anyway, these things have little to do with him for the time being, and he doesn't need to go out of his way to find such a big trouble. He thought for a while and said:

"Can we contact Nuan Harbor again?"

"There is no way for now, but Mr. Bai said that if Ye Qing is in Nuan Harbor, I believe he can convince Tirpitz to give up the idea of ​​going to the North Sea. Moreover, Nuan Harbor is on the verge of a war and is ready to deal with the invasion of the North Sea deep-sea habitat into the North Sea Maritime Corridor at any time. I am afraid that Tirpitz will not be able to break through the blockade and enter the North Sea for the time being."

Li Ran felt a little anxious. When he was talking to Bei Zhai, the other party was drunk. Who knows if Bei Zhai would think that it was all a dream? That would be terrible. He thought for a moment and said:

"That's just a possibility. No, I can't rest assured until Tirpitz gives up the idea of ​​going to the North Sea. We must contact Warm Harbor as soon as possible."

"In that case, Admiral, you can go talk to the Governor-General of the Far East. An emergency investigation team responsible for the Arctic Ocean war zone will go to Warm Harbor tomorrow. If you ask them for help, we can contact Warm Harbor in a week at the earliest, or half a month at the latest. However, if possible, let Bismarck write a letter to Tirpitz. This way, Tirpitz can believe that his sister did not die in the war."

"Well, you're right. I'll go talk to Bismarck first." Li Ran slapped his forehead. Yes, since there happened to be an official ship of the Far East Governor's Office going to the Arctic Ocean theater, it should be okay for him to send a letter. He immediately couldn't sit still:

"You guys talk first. I'm going to find Bismarck and try to resolve this matter."

"Admiral, be careful." Nuremberg watched Li Ran run out in a hurry. She looked at the cup of tea in front of Li Ran without touching it, and sighed leisurely.

Leipzig took off her military cap, revealing her beautiful short blond hair. Her red eyes reflected Li Ran's departing figure. She turned her head and looked at her old friend, who looked worried at the moment. She couldn't help but teased:

"Nuremberg, you really look like that weakling in Emden."

"You, you don't understand. Your mind is only thinking about salary. Look, you got cheated this time." Nuremberg came to her senses. She knew it was a joke from her friend and fought back without showing any weakness.

"Who knew there were such disgusting people in this world?" Leipzig said with disgust, but then he thought of something:

"By the way, do you have time tomorrow? Emden is here too. She's taking care of Xiao Zhai. Oh, and she just met the lost U96 not long ago. You can take this greedy brat back home. Otherwise, I'm going to be annoyed to death by her."

"U96 ran so far?" Nuremberg smiled bitterly and asked:

"Is she okay?"

"Emden said he was injured when he first came back, but he is fine after entering the canal. He is alive and kicking now. But he always likes to snatch snacks from Xiao Zhai. It's giving me a headache."

"Okay, I'll say hello to the admiral. Since there's nothing else to do right now, I'll go over with you."

"Well, I'll go down and wait for you."

"See you later."

Nuremberg nodded, then watched Leipzig adjust his hat and leave the room. A hint of relief flashed in her eyes. The missing U96 had always been a worry for her. Now that the last stone in her heart had fallen, she felt the pressure was suddenly much less. She walked to the window, opened it, and looked at the rain outside which was still pouring down. For the first time, she felt that a rainy day was not so bad after all.

Chapter 176: A Cloud

Li Ran hurried to Bismarck's room and told him his plan. Bismarck also thought it would be safer to write to her sister Tirpitz, so she nodded and said:

"Then wait a moment, Admiral. I'll think about what to write."

"Well, write it as soon as possible before the evening. Didn't Miss Tennessee from the Governor's Mansion invite us to dinner? As long as we can bring it with us when we go to the dinner, it will be fine."

"Well, then, Admiral, can you give me a little private space?"

Bismarck was not used to writing letters in the presence of others, which made her feel very uncomfortable, so she hesitated for a while before speaking to Li Ran.

"Oh, of course." Li Ran was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head and was about to go out, but saw Nuremberg running towards him and almost bumped into him head-on.

Li Ran quickly stepped aside and said:

"What's going on? Why are you running so fast?"

"Is such that……"

Nuremberg told Li Ran about Leipzig's invitation to visit her home, which made Li Ran a little puzzled. He said with some doubt:

"She invited you, so you can make your own decision. You don't need to ask for my opinion."

"But, didn't the Admiral agree to let us join your port district once the matter of Tirpitz is resolved?"

Li Ran felt a little embarrassed when he saw Nuremberg's serious expression. It seemed that this was what he had expressed at the beginning. So, by asking him, Nuremberg was putting himself in the position of the ship girl in advance?

"Well, go early and come back early. As for umbrellas, I bought some and you can ask the waiter to get them. Just tell him what I said. By the way, if you need gifts, I bought some dolls and you can pick some and bring them with you."

"Then I'll go over first. Leipzig will be waiting downstairs."

"Go ahead, the sooner you go, the sooner you'll be back." Li Ran felt that the conversation with Nuremberg revealed a slightly awkward feeling. After all, the two of them had not yet formally established a bond between the admiral and the ship girl, or a relationship similar to a contract, so Li Ran always felt that it seemed a bit strange for him to do this.

However, now that the matter had been resolved, it had finally come to an end. Li Ran watched Nuremberg go downstairs. He let out a breath, then stood in the corridor, watching the drizzling rain and the dark sky that looked like a monster swallowing something. He vaguely felt that this heavy rain was not a good omen.

"Oh, maybe I'm just too idle. I just took a breath and started to have random thoughts again."

Li Ran drove away those unlucky thoughts from his mind with amusement, but he didn't know why a chill suddenly penetrated every corner of his body.

He shivered suddenly, reached out to touch the rain outside, letting the rain soak his palms, and at the same time, a loud noise suddenly came from the distance.

"This is?"

Everyone at the Qiyun branch of Sihai Trading Company was alarmed. Everyone looked towards the place where the explosion occurred and saw an extremely huge mushroom cloud rising into the sky.

Li Ran initially thought it was his own hallucination, but he rubbed his eyes hard, and then he felt the ground shaking. Then, a huge gust of wind blew in his face, making him somewhat unsteady on his feet, and everything was clanging. However, the strong wind went away quickly as it came, and calm returned after a moment.

Then, Li Ran heard a car passing by downstairs. The loud speaker roared through the rain, reporting a shocking news:

"Emergency notification from the Governor's Office: A violent volcanic eruption has occurred in a volcanic archipelago called Anlan, 100 nautical miles away from Qiyun Port. A dangerous tsunami is approaching Qiyun Port at a speed of nautical miles per hour. Please evacuate to the top of Qiyun Mountain outside the city!"

……

"Tsunami?" Li Ran was stunned. He was about to talk to Bismarck about this, but he saw Bismarck hurriedly open the door and asked him first:

"Admiral, did you hear that explosion just now? That was a noise that could only be made by colorful ship suits. I'm afraid it wasn't a volcanic eruption."

"Wait, you mean, there was a battle between the ship girl and the deep sea in the sea that caused such a shocking explosion? The mushroom cloud I saw just now didn't look like something that could be caused by an ordinary fierce battle."

“Admiral, you underestimate the deep sea and the ship girls. No matter which side, as long as the training reaches the top level, that is, level 100, after awakening certain abilities, once they are pushed to the limit, the energy that the ship equipment can carry is enough to exceed the imagination of all human research institutions.

If you humans were in danger, your potential would be stimulated. Once the ship girl or the deep sea is in danger of death, the potential that can be released through the ship equipment is enough to set off a small earthquake or even a small tsunami. "

Bismarck thought for a moment, then explained to Li Ran the admiral's misunderstanding.

"Oh, but why would the Governor's Office or the government conceal this?" Li Ran frowned. He listened to the announcer walking away, looked at the heavy rain in confusion, and fell into deep thought:

"And who could have caused such a scene? We can see the red mushroom cloud from such a distance. It doesn't look like a good omen at all."

Bismarck listened to the worry in Li Ran's words. She looked up at the gorgeous blood-red mushroom cloud. The blood-red color exuded an extremely deadly smell. This feeling made Bismarck feel terrified to the core.

That's right, it's not fear, not terror, but horror, as if you suddenly hear someone scratching a blackboard with a sharp object, making a harsh sound and then feel creepy.

"Admiral, I'm afraid this explosion is not a good sign."

"Yeah, with such a big commotion, I guess the Governor-General must be extremely anxious."

Li Ran looked at it for a while, then retracted his gaze. He looked in the direction of the Far East Governor's Office and said thoughtfully:

"I'm afraid that the Governor seems to know something."

"Admiral, what do you mean?"

"I don't mean anything else. I just think this rain and this explosion are just a coincidence, aren't they?"

Li Ran vaguely realized that something bad was happening. However, he was not stupid enough to rush around for something that was not necessary because of his intuition. He hated trouble the most. Thinking of this, he regained his composure and said:

"Never mind. The sky won't fall, and guessing here won't help. Compared to this, I'm more concerned about how your letter is written."

"Ah, it's written, but are we still going to the party tonight?"

"Go ahead, why not? Whether this explosion was a natural accident or a man-made accident, it has nothing to do with us. Just eat and drink."

Li Ran said indifferently. Bismarck sighed. But the admiral was right. Instead of worrying about it, she might as well solve some of her own problems first. She swore to herself:

No matter what the connection is between this rain and the explosion, I, Bismarck, swear that as long as someone threatens the admiral's safety, I will ensure the admiral's safety even at the cost of my own life. I swear on the honor of the crystallization of German technology!

What Li Ran didn't know was that since the explosion, fate has linked him to everything that happened thirty years ago through that letter, and this blood-red mushroom cloud may just be a manifestation of some omen.

Li Ran and Bismarck walked out of the Sihai Trading Company's Qiyun branch and found that people on the street were rushing to one place. Li Ran thought for a moment and then said to Bismarck:

"Sure enough, this Far East Governor must know something."

"Then what do we do now?"

"Wait, I think the Governor is doing this to evacuate the common people. Anyway, what time is it now?"

"It's almost half past five."

"Then let's wait for a while and leave for the Governor's Mansion at six o'clock. You see, the streets are so chaotic now, so we should wait until the people are in a panic for a while and order is restored before we go there."

"Oh, I see."

Bismarck nodded. For the first time, she felt that the so-called intuition did exist. She subconsciously moved closer to Li Ran. She was very concerned about the cause of the blood-red mushroom cloud just now. She vaguely felt that perhaps this disturbance was not caused by a natural disaster, but was man-made. In that case, it would prove that there were at least close to full-level ship girls, or even legendary ship girls, who had a fierce battle with advanced deep-sea intelligence in the ocean.

"Admiral, I don't like this rain anymore."

Li Ran was thinking about how to ask Chen Yao what caused the explosion, but he heard Bismarck express his dissatisfaction in an obscure and tactful way for the first time. He smiled and said meaningfully:

"Yeah, I also think this rain is coming at a very bad time, but what I hate more is that this kind of weather is very suitable for doing some sneaky things."

Bismarck felt the same way. She looked at the heavy rain that blocked her view. This kind of weather was undoubtedly very unfavorable for fighting. But on the other hand, because of the bad weather, some shameful actions could be covered up by the heavy rain, which meant that there was no evidence.

Bismarck looked at the huge mushroom cloud that was slowly fading, and her intuition told her that perhaps something extraordinary was going to happen after the mushroom cloud disappeared.

Chapter 177: Loneliness

At exactly six o'clock in the evening, Li Ran saw Li Sanyan trying to calm the shop assistants, but he had no intention of leaving. He thought that Bai Kuang, the patriarch of the Bai family, must have known that something like this would happen. No wonder the Qiyun branch of Sihai Trading Company only experienced an initial panic before immediately returning to calm.

However, this feeling made Li Ran feel bad. He originally thought that after going through so many things, he and the Bai family should have established a cooperative relationship. Unfortunately, the Bai family obviously did not really regard him as a friend, or rather, it was Mr. Bai who did not regard him as a friend. He said meaningfully:

"Bismarck, I want to go back to the port area. I don't have any friends here."

Bai Nuoyan had just received news from her father. After thinking about it, she decided not to tell Li Ran. After all, this matter was ordered by the Governor of the Far East, and she would have to take root in the Far East war zone in the future. As for the deeper reason, Bai Nuoyan did not want Li Ran to be involved. She sighed and happened to see Li Ran and Bismarck standing side by side at the door. She was about to step forward to say hello, but heard what Li Ran said.

When Bai Nuoyan heard this, she was suddenly confused. Father, you said you would give up the investigation, but when Li Ran came, you changed your mind. This time, Sihai Trading Company may really lose a partner. Is it really worth it?

Li Ran now felt that he had been a little self-indulgent from the beginning. Except for Nuremberg and other ship girls, it could be said that he did not have a single human friend since he came to this world. This was the first time he felt fear, and only Bai Nuoyan prevented him from getting stuck in a dead end.

But today's rain, the loud noise, and the crowds running around in panic made Li Ran feel deeply lonely. As a time traveler, he could be said to have no one to rely on in this world. Even this time, he wanted to help Bismarck, but it was only because of the letter in his hand, or because of Nuremberg's face that he could do it.

"Come on, the rain has stopped, and we have had enough trouble. Let's go to the feast."

Bismarck listened to Li Ran's words, revealing deep fatigue. She just walked to Li Ran silently, then gently held his hand, nodded and said:

"Ah."

Feeling the warmth in his hands, Li Ran smiled, opened the umbrella, and stepped into the rain with Bismarck.

Bai Nuoyan stared blankly at the man's back as he disappeared in the rain. She felt that perhaps her father had made a wrong decision this time. She was about to run out but was stopped by Li Sanyan.

"Miss, the master has sent a letter. He told you that you don't have to attend the opening ceremony of the Far East Admiral Academy the day after tomorrow. You can start your job at the White Maple Islands tomorrow morning. The matter of the garrison has also been approved. Governor Chen Yao said that the place is close to the edge of the unknown sea, so various personnel and supplies have been prepared in advance. He also sent elite escort ships to escort the supply fleet. Miss, you can set off tomorrow morning."

"Oh, I got it." Bai Nuoyan sighed. She could only let Li Ran disappear in the rain. As for the so-called dawn exercise, it was just an excuse for Bai Kuang to deceive his daughter.