Daily life with the ship girl

"It looks good, but I don't think it suits you very well."

"is it?"

Bismarck was stunned for a moment. She looked at Li Ran with an aggressive look in her eyes. Then she heard Li Ran whispering firmly in her ear:

"Well, of course, your beauty is only for me to see, no one else can."

Bismarck's cheeks suddenly felt hot, and then he was pushed into the fitting room by Li Ran.

"Admiral, what's wrong with you? Don't you like it?" Nuremberg looked at Li Ran pushing Bismarck back to the fitting room, she was a little confused.

"No, I've checked. We still have to go shopping later, right? Isn't it inconvenient to wear a skirt?"

Li Ran lied with his eyes open. Although it was very prestigious to take his ship girl out wearing such beautiful clothes, Li Ran had just had enough of other men pointing fingers at his ship girl.

"Oh, I understand." Nuremberg came forward and whispered in Li Ran's ear:

"Admiral, are you jealous? Or do you not want others to appreciate Bismarck's beauty? Admiral, do you just want to enjoy it all to yourself?"

"Uh, you should change back into your clothes later. If you want skirts, wear them when we get to the harbor."

"Admiral, don't you like it?"

"No, I don't know how to put it, I just feel a little uncomfortable."

Li Ran frowned. There was nothing he could do. Some of the skirt designs were too bold. He was not careless enough to do that. It was better for him to just enjoy such interesting clothes by himself.

"Oh, I understand. But it takes a long time for girls to try on clothes. Admiral, don't be impatient. By the way, what kind of clothes do you think Lexington would like? I just saw a shoulder bikini, a very bold one. Do you want to take one back?"

"Well, you know more about these things, but bring a few more sets, as well as Rodney and Reputation. Oh, and bring a few new maid outfits for Reputation."

"I understand." Nuremberg nodded, then pulled Li Ran towards the entertainment area.

"Is this a love area? Isn't it inappropriate to be here?"

Li Ran said this, then looked around and found that the styles here were really great.

However, Li Ran is not really a fan of bold styles, he is still somewhat conservative, so when Nuremberg chose some inappropriate clothes, he stopped it in time.

During this shopping spree, I bought twelve skirts and dozens of sets of underwear in various styles, including cute, hot, charming, classic, and so on.

When checking out, the cashier smiled widely, gave Li Ran a 10% discount, handed him the Golden Rose VIP card, and said:

"A total of thirty-six thousand ocean coins."

When Li Ran heard the price, he secretly smacked his lips. Then he remembered that he didn't know if he had enough money in his card. He swiped the card with some trepidation, and then he successfully paid the bill. He asked the cashier anxiously:

“Is there enough balance on the card?”

"Enough, sir, is there anything else you need?"

"No, just help me pack it." Li Ran sighed and looked at the pile of shopping bags. He felt a headache. These clothes were not expensive, but after all, he still had to go shopping later, and it was still a bit troublesome to carry so many things.

"Admiral? Why are you frowning?" Nuremberg looked at Li Ran with some confusion and frowned.

"Ah, with so many shopping bags, can we really still go shopping?"

"Is that what you're worried about? Don't worry, the admiral won't really be asked to carry anything. Just put it in the ship's equipment space."

"Ah? The ship's space can be used like this?"

"Yes, Admiral, what do you think we should do if we can't find a place to anchor during our attack?"

"I see." Li Ran nodded. No wonder Xiao Zhai could take out a camera out of thin air just now, and U96 seemed to be eating snacks all the time. He always thought that the ship equipment space could only store ship equipment, but he didn't expect it could also be used as a storage space. It was really convenient. Then he thought of a question and asked:

“Can everything be stored?”

"No, the ship's space is limited. It can't hold much stuff, and it can't hold living things. But it can hold some food. However, except for submarines who will store a lot of food in the ship's space, other ship girls generally don't carry too much food."

"What about fuel and other resources?"

"We cannot carry four resources. This is also one of the limitations of the ship's equipment space."

"Oh, that's quite convenient. By the way, will these increase your weight?"

"No, Admiral, don't worry. If you really feel bad, I'll make it up to you with a loving breakfast tomorrow morning."

Nuremberg said this boldly, then seeing Li Ran's face blushing, she smiled and put away all the bags.

The shop assistants were not surprised. After all, they had seen many ship girls in the store, and they had long known the magical methods of these ship girls.

After leaving the "Meng Ji Zheng Yi Clothing Store", Li Ran remembered that the card she got from Nuremberg should not have as much as 30,000. She walked side by side with Nuremberg and asked:

"I remember there wasn't that much money on the card originally?"

Nuremberg was silent for a moment, then said:

"It should be Mr. Bai's compensation."

"Compensation?" Li Ran's mouth was bitter. He still minded Sihai Trading Company's sudden termination of the contract. But then he shrugged.

"Well, I just happen to be worried about having no money to spend."

"Admiral?" Bismarck also heard the conversation. She walked to the other side of Li Ran and said with some concern:

"Are you okay?"

"Nothing, why do you ask suddenly?" Li Ran smiled, then shook his head and said:

"Let's not talk about these annoying things. Let's go and see the night view. Maybe after tonight, we won't come here again for a long time. Let's leave some good memories tonight."

"Well, no matter what, my sisters in Minato and I will stay with the Admiral. You think so, too, don't you, Bismarck?"

"Yes." Bismarck was still very frugal with her words. She nodded seriously and said:

"Admiral, please rely on us more in the future."

I don't know why, but when you say this, it makes me feel like I'm a gigolo.

Of course, this sentence can only be kept in mind. Li Ran is not that stupid. He just nodded:

"Then please give me your guidance in the future!"

Chapter 207: Leipzig's Hobby

Li Ran, Bismarck and others continued walking on the street, and unknowingly arrived at the station where the coastal railway stopped.

Li Ran looked at the signboards on both sides of the railway with the help of street lights. There were some people like him who were waiting for the arrival of the coastal railway train.

Across the railway, you can already hear the sound of waves, and the sea breeze blowing in your face makes you feel refreshed.

"I didn't expect there would be so many people here so late at night." Li Ran sighed.

"Mr. Li, this may be his first time here, so he feels strange. However, the night view of the east coast of Qiyun is one of the ten most beautiful night views in the world. If we hadn't just experienced the thrill of the deep sea attacking the port during the day, there would be more people here. However, today, most passenger ships are prohibited from going out to sea, so you won't be able to see the complete night view at night."

"That's as it should be, but it's okay. It's nice to be able to listen to the sound of the waves and feel the sea breeze. By the way, I see that the eastern coastline seems to be full of cliffs. Where do the passenger ships depart from?"

Leipzig heard Li Ran's question and replied:

"I didn't expect you to observe and listen carefully. The east coast is indeed full of cliffs. However, the starting point of the coastal railway is the Business Street Station in the eastern district of Qiyun. If we take the train, we can reach the only private dock in the east in half an hour. That place was jointly established by the wealthy businessmen of Qiyun City. If we are lucky today, one or two merchants should open for business."

"Didn't they say that going out to sea is prohibited? Why are there still merchants opening businesses?"

"The ban on going out to sea is for sightseeing cruise ships. As long as they do not exceed the warning range of 50 nautical miles from the coastline, that is, within the range of those warning buoys, some passenger ships can still operate as usual. However, because the war has just ended, merchants may have considered the problem of deep-sea ships returning. In the past, after the deep-sea ships were defeated, some sporadic deep-sea ships fled to the east coast. As a lesson from the past, merchants may not dare to receive tourists for safety reasons before the ship girls who usually take on the escort commissions of passenger ships return."

"That's a pity." Li Ran could understand. After all, human lives were at stake. Moreover, the passenger ship was not like an armed merchant ship that could send out warning signals when in danger. If it really encountered a deep sea, it would be very dangerous without a ship girl escort at night. However, Li Ran remembered that he was the admiral and was surrounded by ship girls, so he smiled and said:

"But if you guys are here, it shouldn't be a problem for us to charter a yacht."

"That's right, we can protect our own travel safety, even if we encounter the deep sea, we are not afraid." Leipzig's eyes lit up. She would come here to take a look after completing each mission in the past, and today was no exception. However, usually there would only be sporadic deep sea in the waters near Qiyun City, but now it is after the war. She originally felt a little regretful, but after hearing what Li Ran said, she remembered her identity.

"That's fine." Li Ran smiled, then looked at Xiao Zhai biting the candied haws, and she smiled and rubbed her hair.

Xiao Zhai looked up at Li Ran in some surprise, and then continued to eat his candied haws.

Li Ran felt that Xiao Zhai was very cute. He turned his head towards the sea and sighed:

"It would be great if there were no disputes in the ocean. No one would have to worry about the danger of being attacked by the deep sea. Then, no matter how late it is, we can enjoy the night view of the sea."

"Is there no ocean of strife?" Emden murmured softly, then looked at the back of the man in front of her, a strange light flashed in her eyes.

Leipzig curled his lips and said:

“I wouldn’t make any money that way.”

"You, your mind is full of salary. If there were no disputes in the ocean, couldn't you buy a ship and do business yourself? Or do you just want to work for others and don't want to be a boss's wife?" Nuremberg laughed and knocked on Leipzig's head.

Leipzig touched his forehead and muttered:

"It hurts. Why are you the same as Emden? I was just talking. Who doesn't want to be a boss's wife? But don't I have enough money saved?"

"Who told you to change all your money into gold bars?" Emden said unhappily.

"Ha, gold bars are great, they look so beautiful when they are golden." Leipzig disagreed. For her, she would not squander the money she earned, but exchanged it for gold bars. However, the price of gold in this world was not high, and the exchange rate with the ocean currency was about 1:0.9, which meant that the price of gold was slightly inferior to the value of the ocean currency.

"You are really stupid. Gold is not as valuable as ocean coins. I told you not to read those messy books." Emden was a little helpless.

Li Ran was stunned by what he heard. He interrupted:

"Gold is worthless?"

"Yes, the value of Ocean Coin and gold is about 1:0.9, so those gold merchants have cast gold into jewelry, and only Leipzig would think of exchanging it for gold bars. I really don't understand what's so good about those gold nuggets." Emden sighed, she grabbed U96 who wanted to run away, and continued:

"I have used the gold bars in my room as table legs. I don't understand why Leipzig doesn't spend their money and instead uses it as gold bars."

"Maybe Leipzig was a dragon in Western legend in his previous life." Li Ran joked with a smile.

"What is a dragon?" Xiao Zhai raised his head in confusion, then spit out the hawthorn seeds and asked curiously.

"Dragons in Western legends like to collect golden treasures, such as gems and gold. That's why there are so many legends about dragon slayers. The most famous one is the story of Siegfried killing the evil dragon Fafnir."

"Oh, so is Sister Leipzig also a dragon?"

"How can she be a dragon? She can't breathe fire." U96 complained, and then she found out that Xiao Zhai had never heard of Siegfried's story. She made a face and said:

"Stupid little house, you didn't know dragons."

"Humph, you're the stupid one." Xiao Zhai glared at U96 angrily, and then said:

"Uncle will tell me, right?"

"Yes, I'll tell you the story of the dragon slayer Siegfried later!"

Li Ran smiled and then felt in a good mood. The bickering between children was the most interesting. Besides, it was easy to deal with if they liked to listen to stories. Li Ran had told many stories to Firefly and others, but they were all fairy tales. He seldom told these passionate stories. It was a good opportunity for him to recall them in case Firefly and others wanted to listen to them in the future but he could not remember them.

"I want to hear it, too." In fact, U96 had only heard the name of the dragon. This was when she was diving in the sea before, and sometimes she would surface near some passenger ships and hear some crew members talking about it. But she really didn't know what a dragon was specifically. The reason why she complained about Xiao Zhai just now was just because she wanted to win once.

After all, U96 has always been striving to be like her predecessor, the ace submarine U47. Her dream is to become the best hunter, so she is particularly interested in legends about treasures.

This is also the reason why she often dives into the seabed without telling Emden and others. After all, there are many shipwrecks on the seabed that contain some strange things. Once she likes something, she will bring it back. In U96's eyes, the ocean is her hunting ground, the deep sea is her prey, and so are the treasures.

"Okay, the train is here. Let's get on and I'll tell you guys on the way." Li Ran smiled and said to the two kids.

Emden handed U96 to Leipzig and went to the front to buy a ticket. Because Li Ran did not reveal his identity as the admiral, he still had to queue up to get on the bus.

Li Ran didn't want to attract other people's attention. After all, it would be bad to be watched when going out to play. What's more, he was surrounded by such beautiful women, which was enough to attract attention. He didn't want to be treated like a monkey all the way.

Chapter 208: Meteor Shower

Li Ran, Bismarck and others got on the car, and then Xiao Zhai and U96 immediately moved closer to Li Ran, and Xiao Zhai couldn't wait to say:

"Uncle, tell me the story of Siegfried."

Li Ran thought about it and decided that he still liked some ancient legends, especially the stories of ancient heroes. The story of Siegfried slaying the dragon was adapted from the German folk poetry "The Nibelungenlied" and the Nordic "The Volsung Saga".

However, Li Ran didn't remember the details very clearly. He just knew that Siegfried's prototype should be well-known from a certain game. As for the dragon-slaying part, he thought about it for a while, then said:

"Siegfried, he is a blacksmith..."

Li Ran told the story quietly, and then the train became quiet unconsciously. Although most of the people who came to see the night view were couples, there were also many with children. Children were fascinated by these legends, and it could be said that it was children's nature to love listening to stories.

"...When Siegfried found out that the sword was his father's, he melted it and killed the evil dragon (giant) Fafnir. Because his lips had touched his bloody fingers, the magic of the dragon's blood enabled him to understand the language of birds. At that time, a little bird warned him to be careful of Mimei's tricks, and Siegfried killed Mimei...."

Li Ran looked at the curious Xiao Zhai and U96, and he felt satisfied, so he continued to narrate:

"Later, the evil Queen of Burgundy used a magic potion to make Siegfried forget Brunhilde..."

Xiao Zhai couldn't wait to ask:

"What else? Uncle, tell me quickly."

Li Ran adjusted his throat and then said:

"Later, the treasure sank to the bottom of the Rhine River and became a legend. You can ask your sister Meow about this. She should know about it."