Daily life with the ship girl

"Ah, nothing. I want it medium rare."

"Okay, wait a moment. By the way, Pinghai, we should have red wine."

"Yes, I'll get it." Pinghai nodded and went out to the newly dug wine cellar to get some wine.

The firefly also volunteered:

"Captain Admiral, how can I help you?"

Li Ran looked at the little guy with anticipation. He pondered for a moment and said:

"Firefly, um, let me think, go call everyone who is still outside."

"Well, I will make sure to complete the task." Firefly smiled and trotted out the door.

At this time, Helena walked down the stairs with wet hair, and then she nodded at Li Ran.

Li Ran looked at Helena wearing a short-sleeved home outfit and a miniskirt, and his eyes lit up. But then he thought that if there were guests, it would be better to have someone to entertain them. He thought about it and said to Helena:

"Helena, please entertain Miss Bai and the others."

"I understand. Admiral, you go and get busy." Helena looked at Li Ran wearing an apron and knew that her admiral would definitely cook. She had tasted Li Ran's cooking and was quite looking forward to it, so she nodded and said.

"Then I'll leave you first." Li Ran said to Bai Nuoyan, then went back into the kitchen.

Bai Nuoyan looked at Li Ran and Lexington talking and laughing with some envy. She said to Helena with emotion:

"Is your admiral always like this?"

Helena used a towel to tuck her wet hair, then she straightened her chest and felt that her clothes were still a little small. After hearing Bai Nuoyan's words, she glanced at Li Ran's back, then turned around and said to Bai Nuoyan:

"Yes, the Admiral likes to cook for himself. By the way, I'll make tea for you. What do you like to drink? Two days ago, a tea merchant came to our house and we bought some cloud tea, oolong tea, and some English black tea. I wonder which one you like?"

"Black tea, okay? I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night if I drink green tea." Bai Nuoyan said after thinking for a while.

……

Helena was in charge of entertaining Bai Nuoyan and Hipper, while Li Ran was processing the defrosted steak. He tapped the surface of the beef gently with the back of the knife to ensure the elasticity of the meat. After all, it was not fresh beef, and the taste of the beef could only be improved in this way. The taste was related to the quality of a steak, and this was a step that could not be sloppy.

The next step is to control the fire and cooking time. Since it is steak, sauce is of course indispensable.

Bismarck was busy in the kitchen. She did not go back to the garrison with Li Ran, but stayed at Dawn Lake. She had just helped many fairies replace the damaged equipment and was about to return to the port when she heard Firefly shouting:

"Sister Bismarck, the admiral asked everyone to go back and prepare to finish the meal."

"Got it." Bismarck looked at all the equipment and said hello to the fairies. Then she looked at the fireflies running towards her. She rubbed their heads lovingly and said:

"Let's go."

"Sister Bismarck, the admiral made steak tonight."

"Steak?" Bismarck's mouth curled up unconsciously. She thought to herself that the admiral really liked cooking.

On the street are some solar street lights designed by fairies, which are now lit up.

Bismarck knew that if she followed the dim lights along the way, she would be in the direction of the garrison. She asked softly:

"Firefly, what is a tutelary fort?"

"It's home, right? The Admiral is like an older brother, and we are all family members, and good friends of Firefly!" Firefly waved the magic wand in front, turned around and smiled at Bismarck, and then continued:

"In fact, the Admiral is more like a father, and Sister Bismarck is more like a mother."

Bismarck's face turned red unconsciously, her cat ears moved, and she felt a little strange. She said in a light tone:

"Tomorrow the bombardment training will be doubled."

"Sister Bismarck, I was wrong. I shouldn't have talked nonsense, Sister Bismarck~" The firefly hurried back, shook Bismarck's arm, looked at her pitifully and said.

"Don't act like a spoiled brat. I heard from Richelieu and Helena that you've been slacking off in training these days."

"No way."

The two figures, one big and one small, walked back to the garrison step by step while talking like this.

When Bismarck returned to the garrison, he heard Saratoga's voice:

"Siggs, you're not wearing any underwear, come upstairs with me."

"Sister Saratoga, this is very unkind of you, ah, wait a minute..."

Bismarck smiled. Sigsby was scolded by Saratoga for his special hobby. She touched Firefly's head and thought to herself:

Everyone who gets along like this in a naval base might be what Hipper called a family. They are noisy, but they live happily every day.

Bismarck looked at the lights inside the garrison, took Firefly's hand, and walked in.

Dinner began after Bismarck returned to the garrison. This was the first time that the garrison had guests come to dinner, but Bai Nuoyan and Hipper did not feel restrained, because Li Ran's ship girls were all very casual without exception, without any airs, and eating steak was a relatively quiet process.

Although Bai Nuoyan comes from a merchant family, she has been deeply influenced by Eastern and Western etiquette since childhood. Not to mention Hipper, she is a ship girl from Country G and has never liked to talk at the dinner table.

However, Li Ran is not a rigid person. He felt a little uncomfortable seeing that everyone was silent, so he thought for a moment, put down his knife and fork, and said:

"Well, everyone, please don't be so quiet. I'm a little uncomfortable with this."

Richelieu wiped the oil stains from the corners of her mouth elegantly. She looked at Li Ran seriously and said:

"Western food is a quiet process. Admiral, haven't you learned to calm your mind during these few days of training?"

"Well, Richelieu, I don't really care about these things. Besides, it's boring to have a meal without chatting. Don't look so stern. It's easy to get wrinkles."

"The Admiral is really..." Richelieu sighed. She was unknowingly influenced by Li Ran. Seeing everyone looking at her with a smile, her cheeks turned red with shame.

Bai Nuoyan said exaggeratedly:

"Wow, you are so skilled at picking up girls."

Li Ran looked a little embarrassed by Bai Nuoyan's bullying, but when he saw Richelieu showing a shy look, he couldn't help but smile.

"Admiral, what are you laughing at?" Firefly was a little puzzled. She tilted her head and looked at Li Ran and asked.

"Ah, nothing. By the way, how was your artillery training these days?" Li Ran felt in a good mood. He felt that the atmosphere at the dining table had become lively, and Saratoga also began to talk softly to Helena.

Firefly took a bite of steak, then squinted his eyes and said:

"Firefly is very serious."

Sigsby stuck out his tongue in a peculiar way, and said:

"Firefly, you are lying. You took us to see the seagulls today while Sister Helena was away."

"Hey, Admiral, you won't blame me, will you?" Firefly looked nonchalant, then turned his head to look at Li Ran and said with a smile:

"And seagulls are really cute, don't you think, Keelin?"

"Kilin didn't go to see the seagulls, woo..." Keelin saw Li Ran's eyes turned to him, and he became a little nervous again, and then bit his tongue again.

Li Ran couldn't help laughing, and he said happily:

"Although it's not good to be lazy during artillery training, I often skipped classes and slacked off when I was a kid."

"Commander, you will corrupt them by doing this." Lexington sighed, and seeing Li Ran starting to talk nonsense, she couldn't help but scold him.

Bai Nuoyan looked at Li Ran and his fellow shipgirls having fun together. She showed an envious look and said to Hipper with emotion:

"Hipper, this kind of life is so good."

A soft look flashed in Hipper's eyes, and she said to Bai Nuoyan who was sitting next to her:

"Admiral, don't be envious. Hipper will always be with you."

"Well, I can't stand it if you say such cheesy things."

"Admiral, please don't put your hands over me when we're eating." Hipper hit Bai Nuoyan's hand that was touching her chest, her cheeks slightly red, and she gave a scolding sound.

……

The dinner ended in such an atmosphere with laughter and conversation.

Then Li Ran invited them to stay for tea, but Bai Nuoyan refused, so he could only send Bai Nuoyan and Hipper back to the port, as they still had to go back to their own merchant ship to rest at night.

Li Ran watched them board the merchant ship, then wandered around the dock. This time he did not ask the ship girls to accompany him, and unknowingly walked to his newly built shipyard. This was the first time he saw this shipyard in the port.

Seeing the engineering goblins working outside, he greeted them curiously and then walked in.

Chapter 64: Under the Moonlight

Li Ran walked into the dock. This was different from what he had imagined, because strictly speaking, it was more like a bathhouse?

That's right, it was the bathhouse. Walking through the long corridor paved with wooden floors, he saw that the decoration inside was in a very modern style. The corridor was in the shape of a ladder, and there were two signs on the wall at the end. On the left were the heavy cruiser entry room, light cruiser entry room and destroyer entry room, and on the right were the aircraft carrier entry room, light carrier entry room, battleship and battlecruiser entry room.

Li Ran looked at the two signs, thinking about something. He said to himself:

"It looks like the ship girls are repairing separately, but I don't know what it looks like inside?"

As he spoke, Li Ran walked into the corridor on the left. There were some voice-controlled switches on the wall. He was a little surprised:

"Voice-controlled, how advanced? It's no wonder that it was built by the magical fairies."

I walked to the first patrol channel room and found that the bathhouse was not yet completed because there were still engineering goblins working hard inside.

"Um, did I disturb you?" Li Ran saw the engineering goblins stop their work and look at him, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Admiral? Why are you here?" A goblin elder came over, waved the ruler in his hand, and said:

"I'm Elder Li, in charge of the construction of the dock. I didn't know the admiral would come here today. It's too messy here..."

"It's okay. I just took some time to walk around. You guys just need to get busy. By the way, have you encountered any problems at work?"

"Problem?" Elder Li frowned, then pondered for a moment and said:

"Indeed, because your shipgirls had a big battle before, they used the dock in advance. Well, there are only 9 barrels of quick-acting repair fluid left. Well, many of the tiles in the channel entry room are not airtight. Also, the construction of the repair room is progressing slowly because there are not enough people. Now the dock can only temporarily bear two shipgirls performing channel entry repairs at the same time."

“How do we solve this problem?”

"Well, first of all, there is the problem of tiles. Six inlet rooms require 6 tiles. Also, the raw materials for the quick-acting repair fluid also need to be replenished as soon as possible. Finally, there are some large equipment needed for the repair room. These large equipment can only be built by humans, mainly including ship maintenance equipment, ship repair equipment, and ship inspection equipment. My people are temporarily unable to develop these. I hope that the admiral can purchase the finished products as soon as possible. We only need to buy one each. Otherwise, after this dock is built, I am afraid that the efficiency will not be greatly improved."

Elder Li was a very rigorous fairy, so he explained all the things that were needed to build the shipyard at once, and then looked at Li Ran.

Li Ran felt a bit overwhelmed. He originally thought that the dock didn't need too many things, but he didn't expect it to be so troublesome. However, this was inevitable. He pondered for a moment and then said:

"You will summarize what you need, and then have Team Leader Ruo Duoruo hand it over to me or my secretary ship in the form of a report. I will arrange it as soon as possible."

Elder Li nodded:

"Okay, then Admiral, I will continue to be busy. You can go shopping by yourself."

"Well, thank you for your hard work. I won't bother you anymore." Li Ran felt a little embarrassed. He hurriedly walked out of the patrol entrance room, looked at the other brightly lit entrance rooms, and sighed. He really owed these fairies a lot.

He thought about it and decided not to continue investigating. Instead, he turned around, walked into the corridor and left the dock.

When he went out, there was a bright crescent moon in the sky. The moonlight was very bright. Li Ran took a look at the brilliance of the sky. He took a deep breath, smelled the light salty smell of the sea breeze, and then cheered himself up:

"It seems that I have to work harder!"

He said this and was about to go back to the garrison, but he saw a figure standing at the dock, saying something to the sea.

Li Ran walked over with some curiosity and saw that it was Helena who was instructing the destroyers conducting evening training. He did not disturb them, but stood not far away and looked at the petite figures on the sea with interest.

Then he heard Helena's voice:

"Firefly, don't turn so sharply on the port side for evasive maneuvers. And Sigsby, your artillery fire is at too high an angle, lower it a bit. Keeling, don't be dazed. Walkerland, you hit the buoy again. Learn more from Kokang. Look at Kokang's tactical evasive maneuvers. He is much more skilled than you..."

Li Ran looked at Helena's back. It was the first time he saw the ship girls training. Helena's voice sounded a little tired, and he felt even more guilty. He watched the training come to an end quietly, then walked out of the darkness and greeted softly:

"Helena, thank you for your hard work."

"Admiral?" Helena had just notified the destroyer girls to go ashore, and then she heard Li Ran's voice. She turned around in surprise and said:

"How come the Admiral has time to come to the dock?"

"I sent Bai Nuoyan and the others back to the merchant ship to rest, and took a stroll around the area. By the way, do you train like this every night?"

"No, there is occasionally an evening offshore port training class. After all, the destroyer girls will be tired if they take evening tactical classes. So I discussed with Lexington and arranged two evening offshore port trainings a week. The theoretical classes were also reduced to twice a week. The effect is quite good, and they are very serious."

"Admiral, Admiral." Firefly's voice came, and she saw Li Ran standing on the dock and talking to Helena, and shouted loudly.

"Why is the admiral here?" Kogan was no longer wearing the thick shipgirl coat, but a sailor suit. She blinked her big eyes and said:

"Admiral, don't be lazy. Lazy people will be caught and sent to Siberia to dig potatoes!~"

"Got it. You guys have been training hard. You must be hungry. What do you want to eat tonight?"

"Hamburgers and fries." Sigsby started, and then a breeze blew, lifting her little skirt, revealing her snow-white skin that made Li Ran feel particularly sinful.

Li Ran quickly turned her eyes away, and then she heard Helena say: