Daily life with the ship girl

"Sigsby, you're not wearing any underwear."

Guilty, guilty, I didn't see anything, really, I don't know about vacuum loli or anything like that. Li Ran felt that he was really guilty.

But the destroyer is awesome.

Sigsby was very shy. She said timidly:

"That's very uncomfortable to wear, Sister Helena. You feel the same way."

Li Ran's ears perked up and he looked at Helena in shock.

Helena blushed. She just disliked the bra being too tight and too small, so she just went topless.

Seeing Li Ran staring at her chest, she felt a strange tingling sensation and couldn't help but say coquettishly:

"Admiral, how long are you going to keep doing this?"

"You big pervert!" Firefly looked at Li Ran's expression and headbutted him. Then Li Ran lost his balance and fell into the water.

"Firefly, you troublemaker!" Li Ran was a little exasperated, but then he saw the firefly making faces at him and he swam to the shore helplessly.

The wet feeling is really bad!

Li Ran shook his hair, and then heard Walkerlan shout:

"Sister Richelieu, what brings you here?"

"Well, I came to take a look. Hey, Admiral, why are you soaked again? You just recovered from your cold, and you are so worrying." Without saying a word, Richelieu took Li Ran's hand and said to Helena:

"I'll take the admiral back first, you take them to the dock and relax."

"I..." Li Ran felt a little speechless. He could only let Richelieu pull him, and then looked at her. The moonlight fell on Richelieu's long golden hair. The slender back of the French ship girl exuded a reassuring beauty at this moment. He boldly held Richelieu's hand and said:

"Well, Richelieu."

"Admiral, what's wrong?" Richelieu was holding Li Ran's hand. Just as she was about to break free, she heard Li Ran's voice sound a little strange. With slightly red cheeks, she looked at her own admiral, and then saw that Li Ran's eyes were very hot.

Li Ran looked at the handsome female knight and blushed. He thought to himself that Richelieu was indeed a romantic girl, so he said seriously:

"Thank you for taking care of me these days."

"It's nothing, Admiral, this is Richelieu's responsibility." Richelieu shook his head slightly, indicating that Li Ran was too polite.

"Well, thank you anyway." Li Ran smiled, then let go of his hand. He looked at the moon, feeling a little homesick. He murmured to himself:

"You guys kept me from being alone."

Richelieu pretended not to hear Li Ran's sigh. She thought to herself, is the admiral really worried? However, as a mature woman, she said softly:

"Admiral, please go back quickly, or you will catch a cold."

A gust of evening wind blew by, causing Li Ran to shiver. He nodded and said:

"Yeah, I see. It's a bit cold indeed."

The two of them walked slowly back to the tutelary fort side by side, the street lights stretching their figures very long...

Chapter 65: Operation Codename: Dawn

Li Ran went back to the garrison with Richelieu, then went upstairs to take a shower and change into dry clothes. He pushed open the door of the admiral's office and saw Lexington helping him sort out documents. He thought of the military meeting he was going to hold in the evening, and after thinking for a while, he said:

"Lexington, I plan to hold a military meeting tonight. Regarding your previous annihilation of a large-scale deep-sea fleet, I have not allowed you to take over the three islands due to resource issues. I just reached an agreement with Bai Nuoyan on some projects not long ago. The resource issue has been resolved, so I thought of gathering everyone tonight and asking for everyone's opinions."

"I have discussed this matter with Bismarck, Richelieu, and Helena. Regarding the follow-up attack plan on Mishima, we went out to sea for reconnaissance during the time when the admiral was recuperating. The main force of Mishima's deep-sea fleet was indeed annihilated by us four days ago. Now that the admiral has solved the resource problem, well, I'll go get the report and we can hold a military meeting."

"Well, then I'll contact them. The meeting will be held on the first floor. I'm going downstairs." Li Ran nodded slightly. It was indeed a wise decision to let Lexington be the secretary and the boss. No, it should be said that he was lucky to have Lexington. He had already witnessed his wife's ability to handle all matters of the port area. He was looking forward to what kind of surprises his wife could bring him in terms of coordinating operations.

Li Ran thought about it, walked out of the office door, went downstairs, and while walking, he notified the ship girls through the admiral's personal network about the military meeting to be held in the evening.

Lexington sorted out the documents on the desk, then went out and returned to his room to get the report.

Ten minutes later, in the restaurant on the first floor of Xiguang Garrison.

The restaurant has now been transformed into a place for temporary military meetings. All the ship girls are present. Li Ran sits in the main seat. On his left sit Lexington, Bismarck, Saratoga, Richelieu, and Helena. On his right sit Pinghai, Firefly, Walkeran, Kogan, Gearing, and Sigsby.

After confirming that everyone was present, Li Ran coughed and then announced the start of the meeting.

Li Ran took the report compiled by Lexington. The report did not have a name yet. He thought for a while and said:

"Today is the first official military meeting. The venue is a bit simple, so please make do with it. I called you all here for the following reasons."

Li Ran looked around. Everyone looked serious. Even the destroyers had tight smiles on their faces. He paused and said:

"First of all, regarding the issue of port resources, we relied on everyone's efforts to repel the massive attack by the Deep Sea. However, the port has always been limited by the lack of resources, so we have not been able to pursue the victory, and the matter of attacking the three islands has also been put on hold. Today, I discussed this with Bai Nuoyan, the vice president of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, and she has agreed to give me 1500 units of each of the four resources first.

So the resource problem has been solved. I would like to express my gratitude to Jia Jia, who has been in charge of the inventory of warehouse resources. Without her carefulness, I am afraid that the resource statistics work in the port area would be a mess. "

After saying this, Li Ran looked at Saratoga gratefully, and then continued:

"Now that the resource problem has been solved, the theme of our military meeting can be put on the table in advance. This is the combat report compiled by Lexington. I have taken a quick look at it and there are no major problems with the combat strategies in it. I have gathered everyone together today to ask if you have any opinions on the arrangement of the combat time?"

After saying that, Li Ran looked at the ship girls on the left. They were the main force of the naval base and also his main think tank.

Lexington was the secretary ship. She saw that all the sisters' eyes, including the commander's, were focused on her. She knew she had to make a statement, so she stood up, sorted out her words and said:

"Gaga and I have scouted the situation on the three islands. We have confirmed that 70% of the main force on Island C was wiped out by us a few days ago. We originally planned to capture Islands A and B first. In the current situation, if we have enough resources, we can capture the nearest Island C first.

However, in order to prevent accidents, the deep-sea fleet may be reinforced at any time on Islands AB, so we must guard against this. Therefore, we need to send a small team to monitor the movements of the deep-sea fleets on Islands AB in the reef area during the main attack on Island C, so that we can retreat safely when the offensive goes against us. "

After saying that, Lexington nodded to Li Ran and sat down.

Li Ran thought for a while and said:

"Does anyone want to add anything to Lexington's remarks? If there are no objections, we will pass it first."

Li Ran saw the girls looking at each other and nodding in agreement. He pondered for a moment and said:

"Then I will issue a formal combat order. There are two main plans for the combat mission of this operation. The first plan is to capture Island C in one fell swoop if the war goes smoothly to ensure the safety of the western foreign trade route. If there is spare capacity, we can annihilate Islands AB. The second plan is to consider that the war is not going well. If the number of deep-sea fleet reinforcements on Islands AB is insufficient, we will prioritize weakening the deep-sea manpower to the greatest extent, rather than capturing Island C. Do you understand?"

"Understood." All the ship girls responded in unison.

"The first formal military meeting of the Xiguang Garrison ends here. Let's adjourn." Li Ran still felt a little uncomfortable with such seriousness. He stretched and announced that the meeting could be dismissed.

But Lexington asked:

"What's the code name for this operation?"

"Yeah? As this is the first official operation of the garrison to capture the island, the admiral should have thought of a code name, right?" Saratoga blinked and asked quickly.

Li Ran saw that all the ship girls were looking at him. He also knew that this large-scale battle involved the future development of the port area. If the three islands could be taken, then the bauxite resources of Island C and the iron ore resources of Island B would further alleviate the problem of resource shortage in the port area. He thought for a while and said:

"This operation is codenamed: Dawn."

Lexington chewed on the name, her eyes becoming brighter and brighter.

Bismarck and Richelieu looked at each other and saw the determination in each other's eyes. Saratoga looked at Li Ran with sparkling eyes, Helena showed a thoughtful expression, Pinghai's face was flushed with excitement, and the destroyers were very excited, without any tension before the battle.

Li Ran thought that he seemed to have not arranged a flagship yet, but then he thought that if he designated a flagship, the battlefield might change rapidly, so he might as well give up the power, so he said:

"For this operation, you guys decide on the flagship and the specific arrangements. I'll just be a hands-off manager and not cause any trouble for you."

Hearing Li Ran say this, Lexington was about to refute, but seeing Li Ran shaking his head, she could only nod in agreement.

The ship girls looked at Lexington, the secretary ship, and saw that she had no objection to Li Ran's proposal, so they naturally did not object.

The first military meeting of the Xiguang Garrison came to an end, and the combat operation named "Dawn" officially kicked off!

Chapter 66: Heart to Heart

After the military meeting, Li Ran returned to the admiral's office to deal with some documents. After all, as an admiral, it would be irresponsible for him to leave many things to the secretary ship.

Moreover, he was somewhat concerned about what Lexington had said about the furniture merchant's visit, so he sat in his chair and thought about it, and called Lexington through the admiral's personal network.

"Commander? Is there anything wrong?" Lexington pushed open the office door a few minutes later, looking a little surprised.

Li Ran thought about it and asked:

"Didn't you inform Firefly and me this afternoon about the furniture merchant's visit? What exactly is it about? Ah, don't stand, sit down and tell me."

"Well, a furniture merchant did visit the port dock this afternoon. He claimed to be a furniture wholesaler from the Lancaster Empire, but it seemed that he was just passing by and seemed to have something urgent. I wanted to inform the commander, but he said he would come again in a few days. He just went ashore to replenish his water and then left. By the way, he has a business card for me to pass on to you."

Lexington said, pulling out a black card with a gold border from his breast pocket.

Li Ran took the business card and frowned. The text on it should be the common language of this world, which is Chinese (don't ask me why the common language is Chinese, it is required by the setting). He frowned. It said that the owner of the business card was named Ganoluo, his nationality was the Bluescott Empire, his business company was Bonoa Furniture Company, and his identity was a Black Gold Agent.

Li Ran was completely confused by this information. He thought about it and asked Lexington:

"Do you recognize this thing?"

Lexington shook her head, and then thought of some information she had learned when she was a free ship girl. She said:

"I don't know them, but I've been to the Bluescott Empire in the Atlantic theater. It's indeed a place that produces a lot of mid- to high-end furniture, and it's also a source of important iron ore. As one of the few island powers, this country has always had a very developed maritime trade thanks to the protection of the Kanmusu Headquarters and the Admiral Academy Headquarters. By the way, Miss Bai, as a maritime merchant, should have heard of it. Commander, maybe you can go ask her."

"Well, I understand." Li Ran nodded, threw the black gold card into the drawer, then looked at Lexington and yawned. Looking at the tiredness on his wife's face, he said with concern:

"Thank you for your hard work these past few days. You are tired. Go to bed early tonight. Don't rush the operation. Now that the plan has been decided, you should get enough rest."

"Commander, are you concerned about me?" Lexington said in a lazy tone, then shook his head slightly and said:

"I understand the commander's concerns, but until the threat to Mishima is eliminated, it's not time to relax."

Li Ran felt a little inferior to Lexington, who was so considerate and hardworking. How could he be so worthy? So he mustered up his courage and asked a question that had been hidden in his heart. He asked nervously:

"Lexington, I really want to know why you decided to stay. I know I seem to have asked this question before, but I have always felt that I have become a redundant person. You do a better job as a secretary ship than I do. Sometimes I think that maybe you don't need the admiral. If you leave me, you may not have to worry about so many things. After all, you have to protect the port area and even more so protect me as the admiral. You must be very tired, right?"

Lexington heard Li Ran start to ask these seemingly silly questions again, but she could sense the inferiority and helplessness hidden deep in Li Ran's heart, so she gently walked behind Li Ran, rubbed his shoulders, and then said quietly:

"Commander, the Ship Girls are indeed very powerful, but with great power comes responsibility. You have always said why the Ship Girls choose the Admiral. That is because the meaning of our existence is to protect. Only after we find the Admiral can we become even stronger. This kind of strength is not only in terms of force, but also in terms of spirit."

Li Ran was somewhat flattered by Lexington's gentle treatment, but he was more confused. He said with some distress:

"not understand."

"Commander, in fact, the name Kanmusu is just for convenience. Our full name is Battleship Girls. Since we are called girls, it means that although we have powerful powers since birth, we are always in an incomplete stage. This incompleteness comes from the soul. If we change to humans, it means that we must experience getting along with humans before we can experience some human emotions.

For us, the admiral is more like a banner to follow throughout our lives, and is also the key to preventing us from developing negative emotions due to our own overly powerful strength.

For us, negative emotions accumulated in our hearts are like a kind of poison. Many sisters have become deep-sea due to excessive accumulation of negative emotions. So, what you said, that there is no need to worry, is actually wrong. Precisely because we have power, we need to be more cautious and restrained, and prevent our behavior from getting out of control due to excessive power.

Therefore, the admiral is very important to us. Moreover, many things require the admiral to step in. This is a rule that everyone has subtly educated. The ship girls are responsible for fighting, and the admiral is responsible for dealing with contact with the outside world. Therefore, it is the admiral who is more tired, not us. You are not allowed to have such wild thoughts in the future.

As for why I stayed, well, maybe it was because I liked the admiral's reassuring aura and this wonderful feeling."

Lexington finished speaking so naturally, which made Li Ran feel somewhat understood. This could be said to be the first time he had such an open-hearted communication with his ship girl. He also understood that he should not have been so self-deprecating. He should have accepted such a fate when he confirmed the crossing, but he seemed not to have made the best of it. He laughed at himself, but also breathed a sigh of relief, so he gently patted Lexington's hand on his shoulder and said softly:

"Thank you, Lexington."

Lexington gently broke free from Li Ran's hand. She remembered that Richelieu had been worried for the past few days, and said in a calm tone:

"Well, Commander, the one you need to thank the most is Richelieu. When you were seriously ill, Richelieu stayed by your side all night, but you don't seem to have thanked her properly."

Li Ran was silent. He sighed, stood up, and walked to the window. Looking at Lexington's profile looking at him, he smiled:

"Richelieu, I've thanked you, but you've been working hard these days. The fireflies must have caused you a lot of trouble."

"No, they have been training harder since the commander fell ill."

"Really?" Li Ran smiled and looked at the moon in the sky, feeling warm in his heart.

Lexington quietly watched the moon with Li Ran for a while, and then she felt a little lonely in Li Ran, and she said softly:

"Commander, are you homesick?"

"Yes." Li Ran said bitterly, thinking that it was useless to miss home because he could not go back.

"So what is the Commander's hometown like?"

"My hometown, how should I put it? It's a small city. What I like most is the bougainvillea in my hometown. It's a pity that there is no bougainvillea here. Otherwise, it would be in bloom at this time of year. I really want to see some."

"Bougainvillea?" Lexington looked at Li Ran's profile. She secretly memorized the name of this strange flower, and then said with some anticipation:

"Commander, if I have the chance in the future, I really want to visit your hometown."

"Ah."

……

Li Ran and Lexington just enjoyed a rare moment of alone time in the office. A few minutes later, Lexington was called away by Saratoga.

He looked at the office where he was alone again, smelled the faint fragrance of Lexington lingering in the room, and continued to work on some trivial documents. At eleven o'clock, he returned to his room to rest.

The night passed quietly. The next morning, Li Ran got up at 6:30, washed up and went downstairs to prepare dinner. However, he saw Ping Hai busy in the kitchen. He greeted him and went into the kitchen to help.

A new day at the tutelary fort had begun like this...