Daily life with the ship girl

Li Ran knew that their worries were not unfounded. After returning to the garrison, more than an hour later, Lexington took the initiative to contact Li Ran through the exclusive channel. She said:

"Commander, the joint supply fleet has successfully entered the port."

Li Ran was dressed neatly. Although it was very hot to wear the formal admiral uniform in this weather, Lexington had taught him some common sense that an admiral needed to know in the past few days. For this kind of work of receiving supplies, the admiral had to come forward in person, so naturally he had to dress formally.

Li Ran adjusted his collar. The admiral's uniform was modified from a white navy uniform. The hat had a badge with a five-pointed star surrounding a ship. The fabric was quite breathable.

Li Ran was in the bathroom on the second floor. He looked at himself in the mirror and touched his smooth chin. He was asked to shave off his beard, which made him look a lot younger.

He took a deep breath, went downstairs, closed the door, and rushed to Deepwater Harbor. He walked through the forest path along the way, but he was feeling a little nervous and uneasy at the moment.

Lexington and Saratoga were still patrolling the sea, with all their carrier-based aircraft deployed to prevent the supplies from being attacked by the deep sea when being transported ashore.

Quincy and Juno were also beside the two aircraft carrier girls. As for Sigsby, the little girl was asked to go ashore in advance to wait for Li Ran. After all, her own admiral also needed a ship girl by his side, which was safer. Although Sigsby was very cute as a destroyer girl, the little girl's strength was enough to protect Li Ran's safety.

It has to be said that the way the ship girls consider things is always to put the admiral first. They do not think that the destroyer girls are weak, or that they can be avoided when issuing missions just because the destroyer girls are cute. In the eyes of the ship girls, as long as an admiral is recognized, then everyone's first priority is to ensure the admiral's safety. They can do whatever they want in private about being cute or acting coquettish, but protecting the admiral's safety is something they cannot do casually.

Sigsby tried to tighten her face. She looked at the people on the supply ship and said in a soft voice:

"Everyone please wait a moment, the commander will be here soon."

Everyone on the supply ship did not dare to underestimate this cute little girl, because at this moment, with her ship uniform unfolded and standing on the sea, it showed that she was also a ship girl, although Sigsby gave them the feeling of a little princess.

However, there are some things they dare not say openly, such as saying that the destroyer is the best. There are a few guys on the ship who are from the Inspection Department of the Admiral Academy Headquarters. These guys are similar to the gendarmerie in charge of the ship girls, but their reputation is not that great in the eyes of the admirals and the ship girls, but in the eyes of ordinary people, they are a very powerful agency.

Li Ran arrived at the deepwater harbor and saw ten ships parked neatly in the deepwater harbor. The originally empty deepwater harbor was now occupied by about a quarter. He saw the Sigsby ship uniform unfolded. The white ship uniform was glittering and had a special cute feeling. He shouted:

"Sigsbee."

Sigsby heard Li Ran's voice, and she immediately started the propulsion device and ran to the shore at full speed. She went ashore, put away her ship equipment, stood in front of him, raised her head and said seriously:

"Commander, the supply fleet has all arrived. Are they allowed to enter the port?"

"Allowed." Li Ran nodded. He touched Sigsby's head, led her to the shore, and shouted to the boat:

"Everyone, please wait for a long time. Please enter the port."

The leader of the joint supply fleet looked at the young man and smiled.

The leader's grandson is an admiral, so he chose to work in the Admiral Academy's Inspection Department. He is fully responsible for this fleet. Looking at Li Ran in his admiral's uniform, he remembered what his grandson looked like back then, so he said with full energy:

"Guys, work!"

Chapter 40: It’s time to test my bloodline…

The joint supply fleet is very efficient. These people are basically those who were dissatisfied with the war between countries a century ago and first settled in the Poseidon Islands with some admirals who went out to sea. They multiplied and later, thanks to the occasional training of the ship girls, they also became people who made a living by delivering some supplies to the admirals. Everyone of them is an excellent sailor.

Li Ran watched the supply fleet docking one after another. Fortunately, this deep-water harbor was large enough. Although it had not been repaired, it was a natural harbor. The water was deep enough for these fully loaded ships to anchor without running aground.

Li Ran met with the person in charge of the joint supply fleet. He straightened his collar. The weather was a little hot, but he had been a soldier before, so he could still bear the heat. He extended his hand to the middle-aged man and introduced himself:

"I'm Li Ran, the admiral of Xiguang Island."

The old man was the leader of the joint supply fleet. He smiled and shook hands with Li Ran:

"Xia Houbu, from the Inspection Department of the Admiral Academy Headquarters. I hope our supplies are not delivered too late."

"No, Captain Xiahou, you are joking. This supply is exactly what I need."

"Haha, you're too polite, little brother Li. You've become a commander at such a young age. You're really promising."

"No." Li Ran said modestly. He made a gesture of invitation, indicating Xiahou Bu to come under the shade of trees for a detailed discussion.

Xiahou Bu saw that Li Ran did not have any of the problems that other admirals had. He had a good impression of this young man. He said as he walked:

"Here is the list of supplies for this time. Please take a look. Since you are the first admiral to appear on the edge of the unknown sea this year, the supplies are naturally more and more diverse. By the way, because of the information we received from the First Ship Girl Academy Investigation Team and the Admiral Academy Headquarters Delegation, we have specially arranged an excellent construction team to help you build the port terminal. Of course, this time it is free of charge, but you need to be responsible for the safety of these personnel during the construction process."

Li Ran politely took the list and checked it. Lexington had told him that the construction team would help build a port terminal for the new admiral free of charge. Since the construction would last about a year, there was no payment, but they would have to arrange for food and accommodation and be responsible for security, which was a bit troublesome.

Li Ran knew this from Lexington in advance, but Lexington also said that this was just a necessary procedure for ordinary ports, but the construction team was too slow. There were already magical fairies in their own port, so of course they would trust their own docks to their own people, so he thought about it and said to Xiahou Bu:

"I've accepted the supplies, but I don't need a construction team. Team Leader Xiahou can have them help other garrisons."

Although Xiahou Bu was a little surprised why Li Ran didn't want the construction team to help, this was not the first time, so he nodded:

"That's fine. The Leiming Garrison has been attacked many times by the deep-sea fleet recently, and a lot of infrastructure needs to be rebuilt. Since Brother Li doesn't want the construction team to stay, I will let them go to the Leiming Garrison instead. What do you think?"

Li Ran nodded and said:

"Captain Xiahou, you don't have to consider my opinion. However, please reserve some tools for me. Although I have manpower, I don't have many tools in my port area."

Xiahou Bu smiled:

"Of course, except for the ten ships and the sailors, basically all the supplies are listed on the list. Please take a look and sign your name here, and I will go back and report."

"Thank you all for your hard work." Li Ran took over the dozen or so checklists and looked through them carefully. He found that in addition to 2500 standard units each of oil, ammunition, steel and aluminum, there were also essential daily necessities such as clothing and bedding, as well as some more practical household items. It was a pile of miscellaneous items that made people's heads swell.

However, Li Ran still finished reading it patiently. He had to be grateful for the supplies. Although the resources were not much, they helped a lot. Moreover, these supplies for food, clothing, housing and transportation were complete. What made Li Ran happiest were mechanical equipment such as tunnel boring machines, cement mixers, small trucks, and some engineering tools. These were originally brought by the construction team to build the port area. Now Li Ran only wanted the tools and not the people, so these tools also belonged to him.

The unloading of cargo lasted for several days. During these days, Li Ran did not act like an admiral, but helped the joint supply fleet to prepare meals. This greatly deepened everyone's favor towards him. Moreover, Li Ran's cooking skills were also top-notch. After the sailors completed the unloading, they also held a bonfire party on the beach.

During this period, a deep-sea fleet attacked, but was defeated by the Lexington sisters, so it was a close call.

After the joint supply fleet left, Li Ran looked at the several sheds built on the shore, where all kinds of supplies were stacked. He felt a little excited. Lexington and Juno escorted the joint supply fleet to the Thunder Garrison, while Saratoga, Quincy and Sigsbee were responsible for defending the port area.

Finally, it was evening and Lexington and Juno came back. Li Ran felt relieved and notified Saratoga to return to the port through the admiral's personal network. Sigsby was sent by Li Ran to notify the many goblins.

During this nearly one week, the magical fairies had undergone tremendous changes. First of all, their size. The fairies that were originally two or three centimeters in size had grown to more than ten centimeters in size. After hearing Li Ran's call, Ruo Duoruo called most of the members of the Ruo Duo fairy tribe to help transfer the supplies to a safe area on the island.

As the secretary ship, Lexington reminded Li Ran to repair the abandoned warehouse. Li Ran naturally agreed. Although the abandoned warehouse was mostly collapsed, the location was excellent. He said to Chief Ruo Duoruo:

"Then the port construction work and warehouse repair work will be left to you."

Chief Ruoduoruo patted his chest and said:

"No problem, Admiral, don't worry. If there are more fairies, your port will become the most beautiful and powerful place."

Li Ran nodded and asked the ship girls to get on a small pickup truck. This was the only vehicle left by the joint supply fleet that could serve as a means of transportation for the admiral.

Fifteen days later, Li Ran's port area was completely renewed, with the deep-water harbor undergoing the biggest changes. The concrete base of the dock and the main outline had been preliminarily completed. It had to be said that the magical fairies were indeed a magical race. Not only were they proficient in a variety of skills, but their new type of cement also played a vital role in this construction.

The cement road from the garrison to the deep-water port area was also built, but only the surveying and foundation laying had begun.

The abandoned warehouse originally located in the southwest of the garrison was also renovated by the goblins and became the largest building on Xiguang Island. It covers an area of ​​about sixteen football fields. The exterior is a pure steel structure that can effectively resist earthquakes. It is built in a simple way, but overall it is very sturdy.

After all, the resources include flammable items such as oil, so the goblins have also configured many measures in the warehouse to prevent fires.

Li Ran felt that the warehouse was of top priority, so he made a special regulation that open flames were not allowed in the warehouse area. He also discussed with Ruo Duoruo and arranged for thirty-six Ruo Duo fairies to be assigned to the warehouse area in three shifts: morning, noon and evening to carry out real-time monitoring. This measure was implemented by Ruo Duoruo.

……

Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

Li Ran has to deal with some reports submitted by Lexington every day.

After slowly adding furniture, the garrison became more like a home. Li Ran's admiral's office was the first room on the right on the second floor, with simple furnishings.

During the past half month, Li Ran has been responsible for reviewing some documents and finalizing some construction plans. However, with Lexington as the secretary ship, the pressure of clerical work has undoubtedly been much less.

Li Ran glanced out the window. He realized that he had been working from the afternoon to the evening. He glanced at the cartoon clock on the wall. It was already half past seven.

He stood up, put the documents in order, stretched, and stood by the window taking a deep breath.

Lexington pushed the door open and came in. In the past half month, her commander had undoubtedly quickly mastered the work of the admiral and worked very hard, which made her very satisfied. She said gently:

"Commander, dinner is ready."

Li Ran turned around, scratched his head, touched his belly and said:

"Well, eat, eat. I'm starving."

Lexington smiled softly and said with some reproach:

"Leave the paperwork to me from now on. This is the nth time the commander has wanted to take charge of it himself. If this continues, I won't be able to be the secretary ship anymore."

Li Ran was somewhat helpless, he quickly said:

"I'm not afraid that you'll be too tired. You'll be responsible for allocating work, and there's so much to do. I can still help you share the paperwork."

"Commander, there is something I want to tell you." Lexington hesitated for a moment, and then continued when Li Ran was about to go downstairs:

"Commander, should you go to the construction facility? The port is seriously short of manpower. I've talked to Gaga about this and both hope the commander can do a major construction. At least our garrison needs to have two full fleets. I calculated and there are still five vacancies."

"Big construction?" Li Ran thought about it. Indeed, his port area has gradually taken shape. In the past half month, the dock has completed the preliminary construction of coastal infrastructure, the warehouse has also been completed, and the materials have been stored in it. In addition, with the help of the magical elves, a large area of ​​​​open space for construction has been cleared in the woods around the garrison. However, he has not thought of the specific port area plan for the time being. Lexington's words reminded him that it is time for him to try his bloodline, so he nodded:

"Well, after dinner, let's go together. By the way, how many of the four resources are left?"

When Lexington heard Li Ran talking about resources, she looked a little happy:

"All the mineral resources on Xiguang Island have been explored. Except for bullets, which require an assembly line, the goblins' weapons experts are stepping up their equipment research. The other three resources are now going through the smelting equipment built by the goblins every day. About 100 units of oil are brought in every day, 50 units of steel are brought in every day, and 30 units of aluminum are brought in every day. Now there are 1800 units of oil, 2320 bullets, 1867 steel, and 2200 aluminum left."

"Well, the resource income is considerable, which is a good sign. By the way, let's eat first and not talk about work." Li Ran frowned. He knew the reason why the resource production efficiency could not be improved. That was due to the limitation of tools. The magical fairies consumed the production tools too quickly. In addition to maintaining the daily attacks of the ship girls, most of the original resources in the port area were also responsible for providing materials for the fairies to produce tools.

He and Lexington went downstairs and sat at the dining table. He thought about it carefully and decided that he had to find time to go to those countries outside to buy some necessary equipment and large tools.

Chapter 41: Proof from the former European Emperor

During dinner, Li Ran looked at his ship girls and Juno, who was still a little restrained, and said:

"Ping Hai is the one who cooked today, Juno, don't be so restrained and sit so stiffly."

Pinghai smiled and said to Juno:

"That's it, do you want to stay too?"

Juno snorted. She was still a little uncomfortable with the chopsticks, so she switched back to the knife and fork and continued:

"Ping Hai, if you say that again I will ignore you."

Lexington knew that Juno might have her concerns, so he said gently:

"Ping Hai, stop joking. Juno has a younger sister who studies at the First Ship Girl Academy."

Firefly and Sigsby were banging their plates, and Li Ran glared at them:

"Don't knock on the plate when eating."

"Oh." Sigsby stopped immediately and ate obediently. She sat next to Li Ran and said coquettishly:

"Admiral, I want to eat that."

Firefly didn't dare to knock anymore. She sat on the other side and said to Li Ran:

"Admiral, I want to eat too."

"Okay, okay." Li Ran smiled at the two funny guys. He stretched out his chopsticks and picked up a few pieces of ribs. This was the sweet and sour pork ribs Pinghai learned from him. It must be said that Pinghai has a good talent for cooking. He has been very busy these days. Basically, Lexington and Pinghai are the ones who prepare three meals a day. The taste is also very good and is welcomed by everyone. Li Ran put a few pieces of ribs into the bowls of Sigsby and Firefly, and then began to eat.

Everyone started to eat. Pinghai and Juno sat together. Pinghai whispered from time to time. Bismarck said lightly:

"Eat your meal peacefully and don't talk."

Pinghai stuck out her tongue. She had quite a bit of respect for Bismarck. In the past half month, she had been with Bismarck on every attack. Sometimes they practiced together, and she had learned a lot from her. She treated Bismarck like a teacher, so she stopped talking and started eating.

Quincy always had little sense of existence. She was very happy just watching her sisters talking and laughing. Moreover, Li Ran sometimes picked food for her, which touched the fool very much.

Saratoga kept picking up food for her sister, which made Lexington feel helpless:

"Stop pinching it, it's full."

"Oh." Saratoga pouted. She was a little uneasy. After all, there were many reasons why she stayed. Her little thoughts were seen through by her sister. Therefore, she had been particularly well-behaved in the past half month, but it was obvious that Lexington was still angry.

Li Ran saw that Lexington was still angry about Saratoga and said:

"Don't blame Jia Jia. She doesn't want to go to class. If she stays here, you can teach her. Aren't you better at controlling carrier-based aircraft than many of the carrier girls in the First Ship Girl Academy?"

"Commander, you spoil her too much." Lexington sighed. She looked at Saratoga, who seemed a little lost, and shook her head.

"Jia Jia, don't look under the table when you eat."

Saratoga raised her head when she heard this. She was very dependent on her sister and was afraid of making her angry. She raised her head and said coquettishly:

"Sister, don't be angry, okay? The commander is right. Those carrier girls in the academy are not as good as my sister. Wouldn't I be able to improve more by my side?"

"Okay, don't think that just saying nice things will do. The carrier-based aircraft training will continue as usual tomorrow. Commander, don't speak for her. This training is for the port area, and no one is exempt. Why don't you learn from Pinghai and see how hard she works." Although Lexington's tone was light, it made Saratoga's face bitter.

"Let's eat and not talk about this. Lexington, don't be so serious." Li Ran looked at Saratoga's face falling again, and he quickly winked at Lexington.

Lexington looked at Li Ran's expression and sighed in his heart. The commander was really...

The dinner ended in such a warm atmosphere. Li Ran waited until they finished eating, and then announced the news of going to Dajian. Although Firefly and Sigsby also wanted to take a look, Bismarck, as the person who led them to patrol the nearby waters tonight, said:

"We can't slack off on patrol work at night."

Just let the two little ones follow him out obediently.