Daily life with the ship girl

Bai Nuoyan looked up and saw Li Ran's determined face. She suddenly didn't know what to say. Li Sanyan knew that his young lady's current situation was not suitable for talking about this. He said:

"Miss, leave these to me. Go ahead and do whatever you want. Our merchant ship is escorted by Admiral Li Ran's ship girls. We will definitely be able to pass through the Death Channel."

When Lexington heard Li Sanyan talking about the Death Channel, she wanted to speak out to stop Li Ran, but she saw the commander shaking his head, and she suddenly fell silent.

Because of a ship equipment, the members of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce who originally planned to leave the port at night had to stay temporarily for one night.

Chapter 34: The Girl's Secret

Li Ran did not put on airs. He helped the sailors of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce carry some tools. After all, they would have to spend the night here.

Bismarck led the goblins back to the cave where the Ship Spear House was.

Bai Nuoyan was very grateful to Ruo Duoruo for being able to unlock the secret of the alloy box for her. She gave the raw materials of the repair fluid as a thank you gift and wanted to pay for the repair costs as well, but Li Ran refused. Just kidding, favors are something that cannot be quantified.

Bai Nuoyan sat on the beach, holding the ship-cutting sword in a daze. She stroked the streamlined blade, which was cold to the touch. Her scratched hand had been bandaged, but her heart now felt as if it was pierced by a needle.

Lexington saw that everyone was busy and it was getting dark, so he took back the carrier-based aircraft. The ship girls wanted to help, but Li Sanyan declined. After all, his young lady was able to put her worries to rest after many years, which made him grateful.

Pinghai was very sensible and said that he was going to help his own admiral. Lexington originally wanted to help, but when she saw Bai Nuoyan sitting alone on the beach in a daze, she became a little worried. After thinking about it, she walked over to her.

The sea breeze blowing in her face carried the unique smell of the ocean. Lexington's long flaxen hair fluttered in the wind. She said to Bai Nuoyan:

"Miss Bai, it's not good to worry too much."

Bai Nuoyan raised her head, her eyes full of guilt, and she said:

"I don't know how she could be so stupid, Lexington, am I wrong."

Lexington didn't know how to answer, so she sat down and asked:

"Do you really want to be an admiral?"

Bai Nuoyan said in a low voice:

"think."

Lexington felt helpless. It was hard for this little girl to become the vice president of a business at such a young age. She said:

"If you want to, why do you give up?"

Bai Nuoyan said disappointedly:

"Because I failed the admiral exam, I can't awaken the initial ship."

Lexington shook his head:

"Who told you that you can't become an admiral if you can't awaken the initial ship? If you are really like this, then many people may never become admirals in their entire lives. You know the Pacific Governor Xiao Xiao, right?"

"know."

"He couldn't awaken the original ship either, but he still became an admiral and even a governor. Although many shipgirls in the Pacific theater said that this governor was a lazy person, and even those admirals said that this governor was a damn European spy, people still respected him. Do you know why?"

"I don't understand."

Lexington looked at Bai Nuoyan with a confused look in her eyes. She sighed and said softly:

"Because he has been recognized by the ship girls and the admirals. As for the title of admiral, as long as the ship girls recognize him, even if he is an ordinary person and even if he has not passed the admiral examination, he can still become an admiral.

Unfortunately, due to the frequent wars in recent years and the fierce attacks in the deep sea, in order to expand the admiral team as quickly as possible, the assessment system was thought of. However, because of this, many people missed the opportunity to become admirals. I don’t know to what extent you humans made this decision, but I think this method ignores the wishes of the ship girls. "

"The wishes of the ship girls?" Bai Nuoyan felt as if she had grasped something, but also seemed to have not grasped it. She said doubtfully:

"But isn't it fair to pass the assessment?"

"Is it fair?" Lexington asked softly with a tone of disdain:

"So does this kind of fairness make you suffer?"

Bai Nuoyan was silent. Indeed, this method was very fair. Everyone could take the exam, but only dozens of people could become admirals every year. She had actually complained about it, but her father always said that it was her fault that he couldn't do it. She had also lost interest in becoming an admiral in recent years, but the only thing she couldn't let go of was this thing, that person.

Lexington's tone was filled with sadness. Looking at the sun that had completely set, she said in a faint voice:

"Humans have always said that the ship girls are the product of longing, but humans have ignored the wishes of the ship girls. This strange way makes me feel puzzled."

Bai Nuoyan looked at Lexington in surprise. Her voice was a little hoarse, and her eyes were red from crying. She sighed:

"After all, human hearts are the most fickle. Humans are not like shipgirls. We will scheme against each other, get jealous, resent, and feel distressed. Sometimes I often think of the days I spent with her. Those were the happiest days for me at the Third Admiral Academy in Xia Country."

"What's her name? Is she a heavy cruiser girl?"

"Well, her name is Xixi, a very powerful heavy cruiser with some mysterious self-confidence. I still remember when I first met her, this ship girl was full of confidence, but she messed up a lot of things. Later..."

Lexington listened quietly to Bai Nuoyan telling the story of her and Blücher. Later, he found that the story was very simple. It was nothing more than Xixi getting into trouble and Bai Nuoyan helping to clean up the mess, and the two became friends after a few interactions.

Bai Nuoyan said later, she laughed at herself and said:

"I didn't know she was a ship girl before I took the exam. Really, she's a strange girl, mysteriously confident and extremely strong. Later, when I failed the exam, she just gave me this thing without saying anything. I thought she was also an admiral. It was not until later that I heard that Xixi worked at the ship girl headquarters and her duty was to be the admiral's swordsmanship coach. Tell me, am I particularly slow?"

"No, it's normal. The ship girls at the Ship Girls Headquarters always like to be guest lecturers at the Admiral Academy. However, the ship outfits were not deployed, and the Admiral Academy also kept it secret. It's normal that you don't know."

"Then why did she give me this thing? I went to the KanColle headquarters several times later, but they said there was no KanColle named Xixi. I searched for a long time, really, I..."

"Since you have been looking for a long time, why don't you continue looking?" Lexington turned his head and said to Bai Nuoyan seriously:

"You have to understand that each ship girl's ship outfit is the most important keepsake. Once it is delivered to a human, as long as the thoughts entangled in it have not dissipated, it proves that she is still waiting. However, the thoughts on this ship-slashing sword are very faint. If you don't make a decision quickly, I'm afraid that when you regret it, no one will be able to help you."

"But I can't find it. I've looked everywhere."

"Are you sure?" Lexington asked, "Have you searched everywhere?"

"Everywhere?" Bai Nuoyan was stunned. She suddenly remembered a place she had never been to.

Lexington looked at Bai Nuoyan's daze and knew that she had said everything she needed to say. The rest of the decision was up to her, so she stood up and left quietly.

Bai Nuoyan's eyes changed from confusion to determination. When she came to her senses, she found that Lexington had walked away. She shouted:

"Thank you."

Lexington smiled and waved his hand.

Li Ran was attracted by Bai Nuoyan's shouting and said to a sailor:

"Yes, put the grill here, you guys go ahead, I have something to do,"

Lexington watched Li Ran wipe the sweat from his forehead and walk to her side. She smiled softly and said:

"You must be very tired."

"No, actually I was a soldier before, but I haven't had a beach barbecue for a long time. By the way, what did you talk to Bai Nuoyan?"

Lexington blinked her eyes, gently gathered the hair around her ears, and said mischievously:

"This is just a little secret between girls. Don't tell the commander."

Li Ran curled his lips and waved his hand:

"Then I won't gossip anymore. By the way, do you like New Orleans barbecue or hamburgers? I just asked the people from the Four Seas Trading Company, and they prepared a lot of fruits and bread for the ocean voyage. By the way, Bismarck found a lake in the center of the island based on the information she got from the goblin mining team. She and Pinghai took people there to get water. Do you want to go and take a look?"

"Isn't the Commander responsible for dinner?"

"It's okay. They still have to organize the decorations. Why don't you want to walk with me?"

"Since the commander has said so, I will take a walk with him."

Li Ran felt relieved. He walked with Lexington and said:

"By the way, Firefly has taken a few Wakato fairies to the tutelary fort. The quick-acting repair fluid has been delivered. Since there is no dock, I don't know if it can help Jiajia. If you want to go back and take a look, I can go alone."

"No need, I'll walk with the Commander, Gaga isn't a child anymore."

"Ah."

The two walked towards the lake in the center of the island. As for why Li Ran knew the way, it was because he had the admiral's personal network. He only needed to ask in the exclusive channel, and he would be able to contact his own ship girl at the first time on the entire island, and he would know the route just by asking.

When they arrived at the lake, many sailors from the Sihai Trading Company were carrying buckets of water back home. When they met Li Ran, they greeted him politely.

Li Ran responded, looking at the light of the searchlight in the distance, and walked with Lexington to the island lake that Bismarck mentioned. Seeing Li Ran coming, Pinghai trotted over, holding a fish basket, and said as if offering a treasure:

"Admiral, I caught several fish."

"Very impressive, let me see, grass carp and carp, um, I'll make braised carp for you tonight, okay?"

"Well, Admiral is the best."

Lexington smiled and looked at Pinghai and Li Ran. They really looked like a pair of siblings. His commander didn't regard them as weapons at all. He was such an unpredictable person.

Li Ran held Ping Hai's hand and shouted to Bismarck who was fishing with his other hand:

"Bismarck, I didn't expect you can fish, too?"

Bismarck was a little annoyed. The fish was scared away. She turned around unhappily:

"Admiral, you're scaring the fish away."

Li Ran walked over with Ping Hai, saying:

"Sorry, sorry. By the way, have you explored this lake? Is there any danger nearby?"

Bismarck curled her lips. For the German cat, there was no danger. She said disdainfully:

"You mean the ingredients?"

Li Ran was stunned for a moment, and when he looked over, he saw several wild boars with long tusks. He said to himself, "Oh my God, this one must be at least 300 kilograms, and there must be more than ten of them." He couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic for the four sailors who were carrying wild boars to the deepwater harbor. He smiled helplessly and then remembered the purpose of his visit:

"I was just worrying too much. But we should go back now and they should be done packing. We're going to have a barbecue on the beach tonight. I'll show you my skills."

"Great." Pinghai cheered and shook Li Ran's hand:

"Admiral, I want barbecue, no chili."

"Row."

Bismarck heard what Li Ran said, she packed up the fishing gear she borrowed from Sihai Trading Company, picked up the fish basket, and frowned at the sailors struggling to carry the wild boar. She walked forward.

"Here, you guys take it, I'll do this." Bismarck threw the fishing gear to a sailor, then signaled the men to step back, and then picked up the wild boars, one in each hand.

Li Ran looked at the dazed faces of the sailors and Pinghai who looked eager to try. He quickly grabbed Pinghai and said, jokingly, the tough Bismarck is fine, but little Pinghai is so cute, just holding his hand will be enough.

If Bismarck knew what Li Ran was thinking, he would probably be so angry that he vomited blood. Lexington also wanted to go up to help, but those sailors seemed to be stimulated. They carried away the remaining wild boars in no time and ran away very fast.

Lexington looked helpless, and Bismarck walked up to Li Ran:

"Admiral, let's go back."

Li Ran felt a lot of pressure, nodded, and led everyone back to the shore.

One after another, the sailors on the island lake also returned to the shore.

Everyone lit a bonfire, and the chefs of Sihai Trading Company began to prepare the ingredients. Li Ran felt itchy, so he left the ship girls to help. Biss put down the wild boar and looked at Lexington who was staring at the direction of the garrison in a daze. She said calmly:

"Lexington, go check on your sister. Admiral, I will protect her."

"And Pinghai, Pinghai will also protect the admiral." Pinghai said unwillingly.

Lexington sighed. She was really worried about Saratoga, and said apologetically:

"Then I'm sorry for being rude. However, Pinghai, my carrier-based aircraft cannot take off at night. Please take some time to go to the sea surface. The deep sea has always been irregular. If the commander is on the beach, ensuring safety is the top priority."

"I understand." Pinghai responded.

Lexington waved his hand and went back to the garrison.

Bismarck went to help Li Ran. The German cat was a little concerned about her poor cooking skills, but she knew she couldn't do these things by herself. However, she was relieved to be able to help her admiral.

Pinghai said hello to Li Ran and went out to sea for inspection.

As for Juno and Quincy, they took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and, under the leadership of the goblin mining team, went to the beach in the western area of ​​the island.

"Juno?" Quincy was a little scared. In the dark forest, she seemed a little frightened.

"Are you scared?" Juno was curiously following the fairies through the woods. She heard the sound of waves in the distance and her friend's frightened cry. She patted Quincy's head helplessly:

"Stupid Quincy, you are a ship girl. If you are afraid of the dark, what will you do if you are fighting at night?"

"Don't hit me, I'm not stupid." Quincy felt a little aggrieved. Juno pulled her over to explore together, but she actually refused in her heart. Adventure was the most troublesome thing.

"Stop complaining. These fairies are treasures. After all, we ate Li Ran's meal, so we have to protect these fairies."

"Know it."

At the same time, Pinghai was patrolling the sea near the deepwater harbor. She was very serious. Juno and Quincy arrived at the coast. Quincy was responsible for protecting the fairies on the island, while she went out to sea to investigate the situation to avoid any accidents.

Thanks to the attentiveness of these two light cruiser girls, Li Ran's island avoided a crisis.