Daily life with the ship girl

"Sister Lexington, why are you as nagging as the admiral? It's okay, it's just a minor injury."

Lexington looked at the resolute Sigsby, then glanced at Pinghai who was leading the way in front, and she thought to herself:

It’s great that these children have grown up. The commander will definitely be very happy.

Chapter 84: About Ship Equipment

As a relatively outstanding light aircraft carrier girl, the Commando has always been good at anti-submarine warfare. As soon as she heard Pinghai's report, she knew that Lexington's team must lack anti-submarine warfare equipment, so she immediately released the [TBF Avenger] anti-submarine torpedo aircraft that she had not used.

Pinghai led the way in front, listening to the carrier-based aircraft flying overhead, a hint of envy flashed in her eyes, because she was the ship girl who inherited the soul of the Pinghai light cruiser warship, and she still remembered that naval battle deeply in her memory.

However, she was not disappointed, because she thought of Li Ran. She believed that her admiral had done everything to help her realize her naval dream, just like the ship-mounted main gun in her hand that had undergone experimental modifications. She had a hunch that her admiral would definitely lead the C country's ship girls to become the most powerful existence in the world, and she had no doubt about it.

So, Pinghai sorted out his emotions, took a deep breath, and told himself not to be discouraged, but to work harder!

Brooklyn looked at the ship girl in front of her. She should be a light cruiser girl like her, but her speed was so fast, and the radar she was equipped with was more sophisticated than hers. However, she looked at the ship equipment on Pinghai, which was a bit outdated. She asked Lexington with some doubts:

"Which country is that ship girl from?"

Lexington heard Brooklyn's words and answered as she sailed:

"She is the rarest C country ship girl."

"C Country Shipgirl?" Brooklyn's eyes flashed with deep confusion. She seemed to have rarely seen C Country Shipgirls, or in other words, basically no admiral had a C Country Shipgirl. It seemed that for some reason, this country's Shipgirls had not appeared for a long time. Now she actually saw one. Looking at the cheongsam on her body, Brooklyn exclaimed:

"The clothes of Country C are indeed unique and beautiful. If I have the chance, I would like to try them on too."

Lexington felt the same way. She had heard Li Ran introduce that Pinghai was wearing a cheongsam, one of the Chinese ethnic costumes, but it was not the most beautiful one. She said without turning her head:

"What Pinghai is wearing is called a cheongsam. I heard that it shows off a woman's figure very well. But I heard from the commander that the most beautiful classical clothing in his country is the Hanfu, which is a clothing with a history as long as that of China and can show off an elegant temperament even more."

"Really?" Brooklyn frowned. She imagined herself wearing a cheongsam and smiled bitterly. She was afraid that cheongsam was not suitable for her.

The raider interrupted the chat. Although she wanted to interject, the submarine had already appeared, so she quickly said:

"A deep-sea submarine squadron has been spotted to the west. Be careful to avoid deep-sea torpedoes coming from the northeast. Senior Lexington, prepare for follow-up bombing. A large number of deep-sea light cruisers are gathering around this group of deep-sea submarines."

"Understood, Pinghai, quickly notify Richelieu and Bismarck to retreat first and prepare firepower to suppress the deep-sea light cruiser group. Notify the destroyers to prepare to evade torpedoes. Also, tell Gaga not to feel sorry for the carrier-based aircraft and to step up cooperation with my bombing. You and Helena will be responsible for covering her retreat. Don't worry about me. Brooklyn will be in charge of air defense and escort. I am safe."

"I understand." Pinghai started to move forward at full speed after listening to Lexington's words.

Brooklyn originally thought that Pinghai's ship structure was a bit backward and its speed must not be high. However, when she saw that Pinghai's speed was comparable to that of a destroyer, she was a little confused. She asked tentatively:

"Lexington, is Ping Hai really a light cruiser?"

Lexington smoothed her hair that was messed up by the sea breeze, and then looked at Pinghai's receding back. She said with emotion:

"Yes, but she seems to have undergone an experimental transformation. Now it has only increased its speed and the caliber of its main guns. She is a very hard-working ship girl. She is determined to become the strongest light cruiser ship girl."

"Very strong, I can feel it." Brooklyn nodded. She could feel the unyielding aura emanating from Ping Hai, and she could also feel the vitality of this girl. She couldn't help but cheer up and said with a smile:

"The strongest light cruiser girl? I won't lose to her, hehe!"

The attacker was also inspired by seeing this friend. She felt very happy. Brooklyn had always been sunny, but he was always worried because he had been blaming himself for the injury last time. She breathed a sigh of relief and was very happy to see that her friend had finally regained his spirits. Then she shook her ship uniform like a flag with full energy and shouted in a tender voice:

"Take off, everyone is a good kid."

Lexington looked at the Raiders releasing forty [Sea Fangs], she was a little envious, but she also released her own BTD, she said to her schoolmate:

"This is Sea Fang, great kid."

"Yeah, but it took me a lot of effort to bring it home. Hehe, sister, haven't you changed your ship uniform yet?"

Listening to the attacker's words, Lexington felt a little helpless, but she immediately smiled and said:

"Right now, the port's resources are tight, and we don't have time to build ship equipment for the time being. But I believe the commander will let each of us change into more powerful ship equipment. Besides, no matter what kind of ship equipment it is, it depends on how you use it. My BTD and [F2A Buffalo] are also great kids."

"Okay, I got it, senior sister. I understand." The attacker nodded seriously, then she concentrated on operating the carrier-based aircraft, and together with Lexington's carrier-based aircraft formation, rushed towards the direction of the deep-sea light cruiser group.

……

As for Li Ran, he was actually right in front of the construction device.

After having barbecue with Jilin at the beach, Li Ran chatted with Jilin about some things, such as their usual training. Then he realized that he had been neglecting a problem, which was to upgrade the ship suits of his ship girls, that is, to put on more powerful ship suits.

"Gilling, are you saying that the fighters Lexington has been using are the initial carrier-based aircraft [F2A Buffalo]?"

"That's right. And Sister Jiajia is the same. They both use the initial ship equipment. I heard them say that they were free ship girls before, so it was very troublesome to buy many fighters and bombers. Many construction equipment of the garrison was not available to free ship girls, and the First Ship Girl Academy did not have its own construction equipment. So Sister Jiajia often said that she wanted [Sea Fang]. It's a very strange name. The name of this fighter sounds scary."

"【Sea Fang】?" Li Ran muttered to himself. He thought about it and realized that the resources of his garrison now were less than fifteen hundred for all four items. Perhaps it was because they knew that the resources were scarce that they had never told him about replacing the ship's equipment.

Li Ran sighed, staring at the construction device in a daze, and carefully recalled the construction formula of [Sea Fang]. However, he was really unsure, because the ship equipment that appeared in the construction formula was random, and through understanding these days, he understood that in this world, not every construction can be shipped, but he may have always been lucky.

If it was luck, I hope I can continue to be lucky this time. He took a deep breath and said to the construction device:

"Start the second type of construction."

"The second type of construction is now open. You have two more chances this week. Please select the proportion of construction resources for the ship equipment."

Chapter 85: Analysis: Deep Sea Replica

Li Ran listened to the artificial synthesized sound of the construction device, his palms full of sweat. Ever since he knew that the construction would not always produce results, he felt that his previous luck was really good, but now he was a little nervous.

People often say that ignorance is bliss, but once people know certain truths, they tend to be timid. At this moment, he is very worried that if the ship equipment he is building is not shipped, then hundreds of resources may be wasted.

"Admiral, are you nervous?"

Jilin looked at Li Ran in a daze, she quickly shook his hand, then raised her head, thought for a moment and said seriously:

"Sister Helena often told us that we should be decisive in making decisions, courageous in fighting, and focused in doing things. It is easy to get confused if we let our minds wander. That will be dangerous on the battlefield and make life difficult for us."

Li Ran smiled bitterly. He was lectured by Jilin again. However, what Helena said made sense. Yes, it was really troublesome to think too much when the time came. It was time for him to put aside those unfounded worries.

So, Li Ran rubbed Jilin's golden hair, took a deep breath, and said to the construction device in a firm tone:

"The ratio of the four resources is: 20 units of oil, 20 units of ammunition, 10 units of steel, and 130 units of aluminum."

Then, without waiting for the AI ​​to ask, he simply lowered the lever.

The AI ​​was a little slow this time, and seemed to pause for a moment before continuing:

"This is a brand new formula for shipbuilding. Do you want to record it?"

"Record it." Li Ran said perfunctorily, and then stared at the ticking time. His heart tightened, and then he saw the time stopped at 48 minutes. He shouted excitedly:

"And it is!"

Seeing the admiral so happy, Jilin asked in surprise:

"Admiral, can we really produce those planes with such few resources?"

"Yes, I can. I'm going to try again while my luck holds."

Li Ran actually didn't have any hope, but he really made a move. With only one chance left, he didn't have any psychological burden. If he could make it, that would be the best. If he couldn't, he could let Lexington replace it with [Sea Fang] first.

So, Li Ran used the same formula to build the ship equipment for the second time. A miracle happened. The construction time was still 48 minutes. He was stunned. He thought his luck couldn't be so good.

"Admiral, it's another forty-eight minutes."

"Yeah, now Sea Fang can fight one for each person."

"Sister Jiajia must be very happy."

"Well, but there may not be enough aluminum again."

"Admiral, let's expel the expedition. We can take on some escort commissions. Sister Lexington said the pay is pretty good."

"Let's talk about it later. Let's wait until you have a higher level of training."

"Okay." Keelin pursed his lips, feeling a little disappointed.

Li Ran sighed, ruffled Jilin's hair gently, and said:

"Don't be so sad. I'm not stopping you from fighting. There will be opportunities in the future. But you have to train hard and don't be lazy like Firefly."

"No, I don't have any."

……

On the other hand, with the help of the Raiders, Richelieu and Bismarck left the front line in advance under the radar warning of Helena, avoiding the danger of being attacked by deep-sea submarines. You must know that the biggest threat to battleship girls is torpedoes, and submarine torpedoes are the most troublesome existence for these high-firepower battleship girls.

Richelieu was faster than Bismarck, and she sailed ahead, saying without looking back:

"Bismarck, these carrier-based aircraft are not from our port area. It seems that Lexington and Saratoga don't have them."

Bismarck frowned, she was also a little confused, and replied:

"It should be an anti-submarine torpedo plane, probably a friendly force."

Pinghai watched Bismarck and Richelieu safely withdraw from the front line. She greeted them and stepped forward to escort them.

One after another, the ship girls of Xiguang Island withdrew their positions, and a few minutes later, everyone gathered near Lexington.

This is to prevent carrier-based aircraft from accidentally injuring torpedo planes during anti-submarine operations.

The raiders operated the TBF Avenger anti-submarine torpedo aircraft and began attacking the deep-sea submarine.

Anti-submarine torpedo aircraft are different from ordinary torpedo aircraft because, in addition to being able to fight like ordinary torpedo aircraft, they can also severely damage enemy submarines underwater by dropping depth charges on submarines. Their lethality against submarines is in no way inferior to the deep-sea bombers of destroyers.

However, anti-submarine torpedo planes are very vulnerable and need cover from bombers and fighters during combat, otherwise the anti-aircraft guns of the light cruiser can easily tear these fragile torpedo planes into pieces.

Lexington also knew this. She released all her carrier-based aircraft. At the moment, she didn't care about the consumption of resources. According to the information she got from Brooklyn, the deep-sea port area here is actually a deep-sea habitat. In this case, these submarines blocked in the V-shaped channel must be cleared as soon as possible, otherwise, they will be overwhelmed by the deep-sea destroyers and deep-sea light cruisers that continue to emerge from the deep-sea habitat.

Lexington spared no effort at this moment, no longer worrying about the possibility of carrier-based aircraft being shot down by the anti-aircraft artillery of the deep-sea light cruiser. She began to frantically pour out firepower, and her various difficult carrier-based aircraft operating skills stunned Saratoga. It was the first time she saw her sister so serious.

At this moment, Jia Jia didn't care about the carrier-based aircraft that lost contact after entering the airspace above the deep-sea harbor. At this moment, she released all of her remaining 48 carrier-based aircraft. She never liked training, but she always took her sister as her goal. Seeing her sister so serious at this moment, a trace of shame flashed through her heart, and she gritted her teeth:

"Sister, Jiajia will never be lazy again!"

Helena, Brooklyn and Pinghai, the three light cruisers, gathered together. They were the radar station of the current joint fleet. At this moment, the three of them shared the radar and finally found out the true appearance of the deep-sea harbor. Helena watched as her carrier-based aircraft had successively destroyed all the local units that emerged from the V-shaped channel, and the deep-sea submarines had also been cleared out. However, she could not relax.

Pinghai also looked pale. She said in a hoarse voice:

"How come there are so many!"

Brooklyn also took a deep breath and felt her scalp tingling:

"The amount of deep sea creatures inside this deep sea habitat is too terrifying."

Helena frowned. She keenly sensed that something was wrong. Although the red dots on the radar were dense, they seemed to be flashing non-stop. She thought for a moment and said:

"Don't you think these signals are a little strange?"

Brooklyn and Pinghai looked at each other, then froze for a moment. They looked at their radars and found something wrong. Pinghai said tentatively:

"You mean these red dots are all false signals?"

Brooklyn frowned. She looked at the carrier-based aircraft that were still bombing her not far away, and suddenly thought of a question:

"Helena, are the deep sea creatures you encountered numerous but weak?"

Helena listened to her sister's question and nodded.

"Yes, not only is their firepower weak, but they have almost nothing to lose except their numbers. Even destroyers can be sunk with one shot. This is different from the deep sea we usually encounter."

Brooklyn showed an expression of "as expected". She thought for a moment and analyzed:

"I understand. These deep sea creatures are all copies, not real deep sea creatures. In other words, this deep sea habitat no longer has a real main force. There may only be one guy guarding the habitat, who wants to use these copies to scare away invaders."

Helena was stunned for a moment, and she quickly asked, "What is a replica?"

"As we all know, there are many reasons for deep-sea transformation. Some become ship girls as soon as they wake up like us. Naturally, there are also deep-sea ship girls as soon as they wake up. However, some deep-sea ship girls become deep-sea after the ship girls sink or fall. And some advanced deep-sea girls can use the power of deep-sea harbors to awaken the deep-sea girls that have not yet awakened in advance. However, because of the early awakening, the number of these deep-sea girls is huge, but their true strength is less than one percent of the fully awakened deep-sea girls, so they are called clones." Brooklyn explained, and then she looked at Helena and Pinghai's doubtful expressions, and she continued:

"I know you may not believe it, but think about it, if there are really such a large number of ship girls in this deep-sea harbor, why don't they attack? On the contrary, these deep-sea ships seem to want to defend themselves with the V-shaped strait. I even suspect that they are waiting for reinforcements."

Helena was immediately shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. Indeed, she had overlooked that the advanced deep sea creatures were intelligent. She quickly said:

"No, I have to report this to everyone immediately."

Chapter 86: Arrival - The Pier Shrouded in Black Fog

Brooklyn looked at his sister's anxious expression and sighed. He didn't expect that the sister he had been looking for for so long would actually recognize the admiral. Moreover, the power in his sister should be transformed, which was really incredible.

Brooklyn became more and more curious about who was the man who could become the admiral of so many priority ship girls.

Pinghai watched Helena go to report. She felt that she still had a lot to learn, so she asked:

"Which, what is a deep sea harbor?"

Brooklyn knew that this light cruiser girl named Ping Hai was very studious, and she liked it very much, so she explained:

"Deep-sea harbors are actually deep-sea ports. However, they are different from ordinary deep-sea ports. These deep-sea harbors often have one or two high-level deep-sea shipgirls. Some are even sunken shipgirls who have awakened and fallen into the deep sea because they are unwilling to accept their fate. However, deep-sea harbors often appear in the deep sea, and it is rare to see them on such small islands."