Daily life with the ship girl

"Privileges?" Li Ran smiled. This old fox seemed to be quite sinister. He deliberately chose this moment to talk about rewarding privileges. Was he trying to isolate himself?

Xiahou Yu knew that he must have been misunderstood again. He quickly waved his hand to signal Li Ran not to misunderstand, and then said to his friend:

"Shangguan, you go ahead and say it. I'm afraid my poor speaking skills will cause misunderstandings."

Li Ran was a little surprised, isn't it?

The lieutenant general named Shangguan said to Li Ran with a hint of apology:

"I'm sorry, Xiahou is always straightforward. What he meant was that if your merit reward is only exchanged for those resources, it would be a bit unfair to you."

"No, don't keep calling me that. It's annoying me." Li Ran waved his hand and said:

"I appreciate the kindness of the old gentlemen, but this time I promised to help Governor Chen Yao. If you want to thank someone, you should thank him. After all, I am not the admiral of the Far East Theater. If I take so many rewards, it will inevitably make it difficult for Governor Chen Yao to do his job."

After saying that, Li Ran blinked his eyes. Shangguan Lingyun understood what Li Ran meant. After all, if Li Ran accepted the official reward from Xia State, it would inevitably violate the admiral regulations. He thought Li Ran was worried about this, and then said:

"I see. Then we old guys won't disturb your fun anymore."

"Everyone, take care."

Li Ran stood up and spoke to several old men.

The other admirals did not hear clearly the discussion of the few people. After all, although they looked down on the generals of the Xia country, they were the managers of this city after all. What's more, most of their supplies this time were sponsored by the official departments of the Xia country, so they would be reluctant to give in.

However, Li Ran also became a big star this time, so after the old generals left, several people came up to greet Li Ran.

Li Ran also responded one by one. After all, it is better to make a good friend than to offend an enemy.

The banquet continued. Chen Yao finally appeared at the end of the banquet. He talked some nonsense, mentioned Li Ran's name, and listed Li Ran's achievements. Li Ran could only go on stage and introduce himself.

When these admirals in the Far East heard that Li Ran was from the Pacific Theater, they put aside a lot of their hostility. Although Li Ran had won the first merit in this battle, fortunately he would not stay in the Far East Theater for long. What's more, they did not like a protracted war. If their girls could return safely, they would be overjoyed.

Therefore, some admirals who were originally hostile put aside their hostility, and the atmosphere at the banquet became even more lively.

Li Ran was forced to drink a lot of wine without realizing it, and also made many friends with the admirals. In addition, Chen Yao announced the list of meritorious awards on the spot, and the atmosphere was pushed to a climax.

After the banquet, Li Ran, with the help of California, finally got rid of those enthusiastic admirals.

"Huh, I'm finally free." Li Ran was taken to the Governor's Office by Galilenia. He shook his dizzy head and said with a wry smile:

"Thank you."

"It's okay. This is what the admiral specifically told me to do."

"He really knows how to pick the right time. I'm almost drunk."

Chen Yao opened the door and heard Li Ran's complaint. He shrugged and said:

"There's no other way. After every war, if we don't appease the emotions of the admirals who participated in the war in time, there will be a big mess."

"Okay, I know you have your difficulties."

"Honey, help me get some hangover medicine. These guys are getting more and more noisy." Chen Yao rubbed his head and said to his secretary.

"I want one too." Li Ran didn't want to be polite to the guy who had cheated him, so he said to California.

"You really don't know how to be polite."

"I can't help it. You are the Governor. You can't be so stingy."

"I can't tell you."

California looked at the two men who were both a little drunk and bickering like little children, but he didn't say anything. He took a bottle of hangover medicine and went to make tea for Chen Yao and Li Ran.

After taking the hangover medicine, Chen Yao said to the secretary ship:

"I have something to say to Li Ran. Please help me send those admirals away."

"Got it." California nodded, then remained silent for a while, and whispered in the ear of her admiral and husband Chen Yao:

"I'll reward you nicely tonight."

Chen Yao slapped his wife's butt, causing California to roll her eyes, and Li Ran almost spit a mouthful of tea on Chen Yao's face.

When California left, Li Ran said slyly:

"I didn't expect you to be such a governor!"

"Haha, that's true manliness." Chen Yao drank too much and talked too much, but joking aside, he took a sip of strong tea, and then the alcohol subsided a little, and said with a serious face:

"The jokes are over for now, it's time to get down to business."

Li Ran also drank the strong tea and felt much better. He nodded and said:

"All ears."

Chapter 200: The Governor's Farewell Gift

Chen Yao was really drunk. Although the war was inexplicable, fortunately it was safe. After drinking the strong tea, he felt the bitter taste in his mouth diluted some of the taste of alcohol. Then he thought for a while and said:

"You should have heard the huge explosion last night, right?"

"Well, the strong wind makes my cheeks hurt."

"That's because before the Royal Ark came to Qiyun Port, another legendary ship girl had already set off for the waters near the Far East Deep Sea Habitat, but I only learned about what happened later."

"what's up?"

"The fierce battle between the legendary ship girl and the Deep Sea Dragon caused the explosion yesterday. Unfortunately, I sent people to investigate the place where the battle took place. In addition to the islands and reefs that were blown into pieces, that sea area has almost become a place where no living creatures are allowed to live."

"The extinction of all living things? Are you saying that the explosion caused the extinction of all living things in that sea area?"

"Of course not. The ocean has a strong ability to regulate itself. However, the investigators reported that the sea area of ​​hundreds of miles was boiling for an hour before the seawater returned to normal temperature."

"Hmm? What does that have to do with today's deep sea attack?"

"Deep Sea Dragon is the most valued deep sea light carrier under the command of Deep Sea One, and is also a candidate for the eighth deep sea flagship. In the fierce battle yesterday, not only did the legendary ship girl disappear, but even Deep Sea Dragon is still missing. So I think Deep Sea One came here this time not to really go to war with Xia Country, but to get an explanation."

"Want an explanation?" Li Ran frowned, and then he looked a little strange:

"Who is that legendary ship girl you keep talking about?"

"If I say that the real name of that legendary ship girl is unknown to even us, would you believe me?"

Chen Yao smiled bitterly. He was dealing with some things at the time. He pondered for a while and then said:

"About half a month ago, someone suddenly visited us, and then a group of people from the Far East Admiral Hawk came over, saying they wanted to introduce a legendary ship girl. Later, I only saw the veiled ship girl. But what's strange is that Tennessee and California both told me later that they could feel that the ship girl didn't seem to belong to this world."

As he spoke, Chen Yao stood up, walked to the window, opened it, and continued:

"Moreover, Tennessee said that the legendary ship girl is very strong, but her aura is very unstable, and she even has the breath of the deep sea lingering around her."

When Li Ran heard Chen Yao say that he did not belong to this world, his hands trembled. Fortunately, Chen Yao had his back to him at this time. He breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly reacted and asked quickly:

"What do you mean?"

"Tennessee guessed that the so-called legendary ship girl should have died a long time ago."

"How is this possible!" Li Ran became alert.

"Yes, my reaction was the same as yours. Whether it was a shipgirl or a deep sea, sinking in battle was equivalent to the death of humans. Although Tennessee was usually carefree, she would not joke about such things. So later I asked Yubari to help me ask the fairy tribe in my port area. It just so happened that the fairy tribe in my port area had a book that recorded many strange rumors about shipgirls and the deep sea."

"and then?"

"Later, Yubari told me that it is impossible for a ship girl to be resurrected. Even if a ship girl sank in a battle, it would take some time for her to return to the deep sea. If normal factors are excluded, there is only one possibility."

As Chen Yao was speaking, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew in from the window. The weather had not yet recovered from last night's heavy rain, so the wind was unexpectedly cold, causing Li Ran to shiver. He felt that what Chen Yao was about to say might be shocking.

Chen Yao seemed to have been sobered by the cold wind. His tone returned to calm, and he said slowly:

"This is possible. Someone used unknown means to transform the body of a dead legendary shipgirl. Although it sounds incredible, after all, even if a legendary shipgirl sank in battle, she should have immediately sunk to the depths of the sea. Salvaging it is nothing but a pipe dream. However, Yubari said that there was a shipgirl 30 years ago who did not sink in the sea, but sank in her own port area."

"You mean, it's related to the mysterious death of the former Atlantic Governor thirty years ago?"

"Accidental death?" Chen Yao sneered:

"If it was an accidental death, how could all six legendary ship girls die in battle? If it was an accidental death, why did the Royal Ark remain anonymous for all these years?"

"So you mean homicide?"

"Yes, to be exact, it was the pro-war faction at the Admiral Academy headquarters that colluded with the Deep Blue Light people and stole many of the research projects of the Nadorada Arms Manufacturing Plant, including several forbidden research projects that were abolished by the previous Atlantic Headquarters, namely the Artificial Ship Girl Project - Künstliche Mutter-Schiff Project."

"Artificial ship girls?" Li Ran stood up suddenly. He was shocked. Although he felt that there was nothing to say about the incredible things that happened in the world of the game he traveled to, the artificial ship girls were beyond his understanding. Because since he traveled to the world of the island, ship girls could be obtained only by salvaging and special construction devices, and he had never heard of artificial ship girls.

"Don't be so surprised. The plan failed, but the data was stolen. Some of the data were research reports on forging transformation cores. This was also the cause of the large-scale transformation core forgery case that occurred not long ago."

"Since it failed, what does it have to do with the ship girl you mentioned?"

"Because that legendary shipgirl is the former Atlantic Governor's secretary ship, the Great Elector, and is one of the few shipgirls who are said to not be in this world. I have found out through clues and Bai Kuang's perseverance in seeking revenge over the years, and I have been searching the world for relevant evidence.

Finally, I learned that the Elector was surrounded and trapped in the ocean not far from the port where the Governor of the Atlantic was originally located. After his body was salvaged, after so many years of painstaking investigation and my use of the Governor's authority, I finally figured out one thing with the help of the other six Governors.

The artificial ship girl project has not really stopped. It can be said that the resurrection of the Great Elector was the beginning of this project. And I think that when Tennessee said that the legendary ship girl was lingering with the breath of the deep sea, I think the identity of that ship girl should be the Great Elector without a doubt. "

"If you knew, why didn't you stop it?"

"I'm sorry. Although I knew that someone was using prohibited means to desecrate the body of the Great Elector, I didn't think about it until the legendary ship girl visited me. It was only after Tennessee told me those words that I vaguely understood the truth of the whole matter."

"What truth?"

"Whether it was the murder of the Atlantic Governor thirty years ago or the shocking explosion yesterday, the one who planned this incident was undoubtedly the Deep Blue Light. This group of lunatics, their goal should be to steal the deep-sea technology of the deep-sea habitat, but this time they obviously failed."

"Failed?"

"Well, I received several anonymous letters last night. Someone attempted to assassinate the Far East Admiral Academy branch at its opening ceremony. Unfortunately, the revenge of the Deep Sea disrupted the deployment of those rats. Last night, I asked Tennessee to rush to the north of the city, and indeed, he took down a base where the Deep Blue Light held a secret meeting. Now those guys have been handed over to the Xia government. However, because this matter involves too many admirals, I can't investigate it further, so..."

"So you want to keep things quiet?"

"Yes, I think some admirals were just deceived by some hawks. Now that the culprit has been found, it may cause chaos if they are implicated. After all, the power in the hands of those admirals should not be underestimated. However, this incident made me understand one thing. Someone is trying to destroy the established rules. Since our previous methods were too gentle, I think it's time to show some tough measures in the future."

Chen Yao said, feeling a little tired, and then sat back opposite Li Ran, picked up the already cold tea, and stared at Li Ran and said:

"I hope you are the only one who knows about what happened thirty years ago. Promise me one thing. If you really see the Royal Ark again, don't tell her the truth. There are only a few legendary shipgirls left in the seven war zones. I don't want anything to happen to her again. If that happens, it will undoubtedly be a huge blow to all of us admirals fighting on the front line against the deep sea."

Li Ran looked at Chen Yao who was serious. He took a deep breath. He would rather not have heard everything he heard today. He was most afraid of trouble. He originally thought that the Royal Ark had taken the letter and that was the end of it. He did not expect Chen Yao to reveal such a shocking inside story. He was a little annoyed:

"I'll just pretend I didn't hear anything today. I'm still thinking about some conspiracy. They're all troublesome things. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

"Wait, you agreed?"

"Well, why am I talking to Royal Ark about this? Are you bored?"

"Then aren't you curious about the plan behind the Elector?"

"What's there to be curious about? There's a saying in my hometown that curiosity kills the cat. Please, I'm just a trainee admiral. I just want to spend my life well with my own little piece of land. I've never thought about saving the world."

"Okay, it seems I was worrying too much." Chen Yao sighed, then walked to his desk and looked around, then said:

"This is a luxury private yacht given to me by General Xiahou Yu, the general of the Xia Kingdom. I usually have enough yachts, so I'll give this one to you."

"Huh?" Li Ran was stunned for a moment, then teased and said in a mean way:

"Governor, is this considered a bribe to me?"

"Go, go, go, love or not."

"Yes, of course. I'm going back to Hong Kong in a few days. I've been away for long enough. I'm afraid Lexington and the others will worry."

"It turns out that the rumors are true. The aircraft carrier goddess of the First Ship Girl Academy was really abducted by a trainee admiral. You're in trouble, kid."

"(ˉ▽￣～) Tsk~~ That's all, I won't say anymore, I've drunk a bit too much. By the way, if you have the chance, you're welcome to visit my port. Although it's not as lively as Qiyun Port, the scenery is nice."

"That's what you said. I'll bother you then."

Chen Yao said, stuffing the cruise ship key and a bag of documents into Li Ran's arms: "

"Get out of here, you drunk little bastard."

"(ˉ▽￣～) Tsk~~ Aren't you the same?"

Li Ran was somewhat touched. After all, Chen Yao could have stopped talking to a trainee admiral like him. But he still told himself. Before he closed the door, he said:

"If you run into trouble in the future, I'll come back to help."

Chen Yao was rubbing his brows and was about to say something funny when he heard the door being closed with a click. He did not continue talking but looked out the window at the sunlight slowly pouring in. He felt a little sleepy and fell asleep on the sofa.

After Li Ran went out, he saw California who had just sent away the guests, and said:

"Excuse me today."

"Have you finished talking?" California also responded politely, and then said:

"I'll give it to you."

"No, you should go see the Governor. He drinks as much as I do. Please stay."