Daily life with the ship girl

Li Ran was standing at the dock. He touched Keeling's head, frowning as he looked at the large fleet. It should be the furniture tycoon, Ganoluo.

Li Ran felt a little hot. Wearing the white admiral's uniform was a bit stuffy in this kind of weather. However, Bai Nuoyan told him that these big businessmen had quite a wide network of contacts, so he should dress more formally to appear more serious.

Li Ran straightened his collar, and then watched a small boat being lowered from the large fleet. On the boat, there was an old man in plain clothes, accompanied by two servants in western clothes, who were driving the boat over.

It was the first time he met a so-called big businessman. Although the other party had given him a business card before, he was busy conquering Island C and opening up external shipping routes, so he forgot about this matter. When he received Bai Nuoyan's message in the morning, he was a little confused.

Li Ran waited until the other party came ashore, took Jilin's hand, and walked up to him:

"Hello. Welcome to Xiguang Island. I am the admiral of this garrison, Li Ran."

"Hello, you look so promising young man. I wonder which Admiral's Academy you are studying in?" The old man's eyes lit up and he asked with a smile.

"I haven't studied at the Admiral Academy. I've only been an admiral for less than two months. Don't stand here. You must be Mr. Ganolio. My garrison was busy suppressing the deep sea before, so now there are only me and Gilin left in the port area. Gilin, say hello to them."

"Hello." Keeling felt uncomfortable looking at the burly men in suits, so she played a prank and aimed the ship's main gun at a thick tree, and then with a "boom!", the tree fell down.

Cold sweat immediately broke out on Ganoluo's forehead. He glanced at those guys and thought they were so blind. They were looking for death. He looked at the little girl Kirin and knew that she was really the ship girl of those sea Valkyries. He knew that if he and others dared to show any hostility towards the young man in front of him, their fleets combined would not be able to defeat this little girl.

So, Canolio pretended to be a little panicked and asked quickly:

"Admiral, I wonder what you mean by this?"

Li Ran didn't know why Jilin suddenly opened fire, but it didn't matter. She shrugged and said:

"Killin might not be in a good mood. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

Ganoluo didn't know how many ship girls Li Ran had. He originally thought that he could import these high-quality logs from this island at a low price. After all, Li Ran looked too young. But when they met, this young man gave him a warning and seemed difficult to deal with. He walked side by side with Li Ran and said casually:

"It seems that the Admiral's port area needs to be rebuilt."

Li Ran shrugged and said generously:

"Yes, I am very poor. I lack money, resources, supplies, and manpower. Anyway, I lack everything."

Ganuo was a little confused. He had been a businessman for so many years, but this was the first time he saw someone like Li Ran who did not hide his purpose. He was so straightforward that he was a little stunned. He didn't know what to say, so he thought for a while and said:

"Then I wonder if you, Admiral, are interested in cooperating with me?"

Li Ran looked at the garrison and made a "please" gesture, saying:

"Please stand up first, let's sit down and talk slowly."

Ganoluo looked at the two-story building in front of him, which revealed luxury in its low-keyness. He felt his eyes brighten up. This mansion was more stylish than the so-called mansions of dignitaries he had seen. He nodded, then walked into the hall of the garrison with Li Ran.

"Please take a seat, old sir. I don't have any good tea here. To be honest, I am just a trainee admiral. Many of my supplies are provided by the Kanmusu Academy and the Admiral Academy, so you can see that my place is a bit shabby. Please don't despise me, old sir."

"Are you from Xia?" As a home furnishing tycoon, Ganoluo has always known how to enjoy life. Xia's porcelain, silk, tea, and swords are the four wonders of the world. He himself has done some research on the tea ceremony, and seeing that Li Ran's tea-making technique is quite skilled, he asked hurriedly.

"I'm not from Xia Country, my hometown is probably far away, a small country, um, in an unknown sea. I was brought to the island as a refugee. I won't tell you more, the story is too long. Please, old sir."

"So, there really is a new country in the unknown waters?" A gleam of light flashed in Ganoluo's eyes.

Li Ran's face flashed with a mysterious look. He didn't know what was in the unknown sea. But it was easy to fool people, so he said mysteriously:

"To enter the unknown sea, you have to pass through many deep-sea areas, so there is no communication between the unknown sea and the known sea."

Ganoluo was skeptical. He knew that Li Ran was definitely not telling the truth, so he quickly changed the subject and said:

"Admiral, how about we talk about cooperation?"

"Cooperation?" Li Ran put down the teacup and looked at the three burly men in suits behind the old man. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and then he said:

"Old sir, why don't you ask your servant to sit down and have a drink."

"No need, Admiral, you don't have to worry about them. Here is a contract, please take a look." Ganoluo said calmly. He waved to his subordinates, then took out a real cowhide briefcase, took out a contract, put it on the table, and gently pushed it in front of Li Ran.

Li Ran didn't expect Ganoluo to be so straightforward. He laughed and said:

"I like straightforward people, but contracts and such are all fake."

Ganoluo felt something was wrong when he heard what Li Ran said. He saw the smile on Li Ran's face disappear. He felt a little scared and asked:

"I don't know what the admiral means?"

Li Ran is not a good man. He knows that these capitalists would not come here from afar without huge benefits. And through chatting with Chief Ruo Duoruo, he roughly knows that the most valuable thing on his island is a precious tree called mist fragrance wood.

There were originally a few of these trees at the port, and there were more of them near the lake in the island, where there was a large-scale mist fragrance forest. He probably understood why Ganoluo was so impatient, so he said with a smile:

"Well, I do know a little bit about the old gentleman's identity. As a big businessman, he would not do anything without profit. I didn't know that the old gentleman came from so far away and chose to go to a small place like mine instead of other garrisons. I feel very uneasy."

Ganoluo felt as if his intentions had been seen through. You know, he had been in the timber import business for many years, and just recently he saw that there were several mist fragrance trees on the shore of this island being treated as garbage. He wanted to sneak onto the island to investigate, but Li Ran's ship girls were watching him closely, so he never found a chance. This time he just wanted to use the excuse of cooperation to confirm whether there really were mist fragrance trees. If so, he would definitely be able to make a fortune.

However, Li Ran's words seemed to know his intention. Ganoluo forced a smile and said:

"Admiral, you are joking. To be honest, there are many types of logs on your island. If you keep them, they will only serve as building materials. Why don't you give them to us for detailed processing? You provide the logs and I will be responsible for processing. Then we can split the profits 40% to 60%, 40% for me and 60% for you. How do you think?"

If Li Ran didn't know that there was such a thing as mist fragrance wood on his island, he would still be tempted. But he checked and found that this mist fragrance wood is one of the hundred precious plants in the world. A living mist fragrance wood is worth one million ocean coins. The furniture made of mist fragrance wood has the magical effect of "surrounding the body with mist fragrance, lingering for many days, refreshing the heart and mind, and refreshing the mind". A set of mist fragrance wood furniture costs less than 500,000 ocean coins, and it is in short supply.

He didn't know whether Ganoliao came for the mist fragrance wood, but he couldn't refuse it just like that. He pondered for a while, and then came up with an idea. He thought about it and said:

"How about this, I'll give you an answer in a while. My port area is a bit slow right now. If you don't mind, old sir, I'll accompany you around the island?"

There was a flash of excitement in Ganoluo's eyes, but his face remained calm and he said in a calm tone:

"Then I'll trouble you, Admiral."

Li Ran shook his head slightly, then said:

"But please wait a moment, old man. I'll change into some lighter clothes."

"No problem, please do as you please, Admiral."

"Jilin, treat the old gentleman well and don't make trouble, okay? I'll go upstairs to change my clothes." Li Ran touched Jilin's head and said lovingly.

"Okay, I got it, Admiral." Keelin nodded obediently, then held a lollipop in his mouth.

Li Ran left the table and went upstairs to change his clothes. After that, Li Ran took Ganoluo and others to wander around the island. Except for some forests that had not been explored yet, they basically went around all the places. However, Li Ran was reluctant to take Ganoluo and others to the lake on the island.

More than an hour later, Li Ran brought the exhausted Canolio to the lake on the island. He found that the old man's eyes became very hot when he looked at the mist-scented wood swaying in the wind on the shore. He thought to himself that he came here for the mist-scented wood.

At the same time, five figures slowly appeared on the sea northwest of the Xiguang Garrison, including Bismarck and others who were officially returning to the port.

"We're almost at the port, everyone hold on, Z28, are you okay?"

"It's okay, don't worry, Sister Miao." Z28 shook her head firmly, indicating that she could still hold on.

Lexington took back the carrier-based aircraft. She saw that the speed of the group was a bit slow, but she did not urge them. Instead, she reported a good news:

"There are no deep sea creatures in the nearby waters. It's confirmed to be safe. As long as we maintain this speed, we will be back in port in half an hour. Everyone hold on."

Everyone agreed in unison. The reason why the speed was a bit slow was because they had to take care of Z24 and Z28. In addition, Bismarck's speed was not high to begin with. Although the damage was repaired this time, her speed was still greatly affected. Without full recovery, the team's speed naturally could not be faster.

Guogan looked towards the port area. She was at the end of the team and saw that Z24 was struggling to navigate. She said with concern:

"Are you okay?"

"It's okay." Z24 shook his head stubbornly.

Guokang fell silent, and the team moved forward slowly. This was a test for Z24 and Z28, but the two little guys were unexpectedly strong, which made Bismarck both pleased and distressed.

Half an hour later, the port's dock came into view, and Guo Kang breathed a sigh of relief:

finally reached.

Chapter 95: The Defeated Tycoon [Sixth update, please give me a reward QAQ]

When Lexington came back, he immediately contacted Li Ran through the exclusive channel.

"Back?" Li Ran heard Lexington's communication request. He looked at Ganoluo who kept circling around the mist fragrance tree, thought for a moment and said:

"Finish your important tasks first, then come to Island Lake. The furniture tycoon you mentioned last time is here."

Lexington stood at the dock and nodded slightly:

"I understand. I'll have Bismarck accompany them into the canal. I'll be there right away. By the way, Kogan, go back to the garrison and prepare lunch."

"Got it, Admiral. Leave lunch to me." As Li Ran's ship girl, Guo Kang could hear the conversation on the exclusive channel, so she immediately agreed.

Li Ran saw them about to hang up the call and asked quickly:

"Who's injured? Is everyone back?"

Lexington felt warm in her heart and said:

"Only Bismarck and Kogan returned first. The others are stationed on Island C. They came back this time to bring some repair barrels. As for the injured and lost Z24 and Z28, it seems that the mercenary group they belonged to encountered a deep-sea attack and got separated. I'll tell the admiral the details when we meet."

"Well, it should be fine if we give it to Bismarck. That's it for now."

Li Ran hung up the call. Jilin had been eating a lollipop beside him. After Li Ran finished speaking, she tilted her head, pointed in the direction of Ganoluo, and asked:

"Admiral, what are those people doing?"

Li Ran touched Jilin's golden hair, then smiled and said:

"They are thinking about how to send us money."

"Eh?" Keelin tilted his head and said:

"You are lying. How can anyone think of giving money to others?"

Li Ran smiled and said:

"This is called business. You will understand it later."

Jilin seemed to understand, but she pursed her lips. The little girl's interest in complicated things always came and went quickly. She immediately asked another question:

"Admiral, will there be a lot of people here in the future? Jilin doesn't like so many people coming here. This is a place for everyone to rest. It will be very noisy if there are too many people."

When Li Ran heard Jilin's frank words, he was stunned. Yes, he originally wanted to build this small village in the lake on the island so that his own ship girls could have a place to rest. How could he let others come in just for business? However, it would be too painful not to kill this old fox, Ganoluo.

Li Ran squatted down, then kissed Jilin on the forehead and said:

"I promise you, this place will only belong to you from now on, okay?"

Jilin was stunned by Li Ran's action, then she pouted and said:

"Then Admiral, I will sleep with you tonight."

"Ahem..." Lexington came to Li Ran's side without knowing when. She didn't feel anything when she saw Li Ran kissing Jilin, but Jilin's words made his wife's forehead throb. She coughed and her tone was a little cold:

"My dear commander, would you like to go to the gendarmerie for tea?"

Li Ran's heart skipped a beat, and before he could explain, the sensible Keelin felt that Lexington was angry. She walked over, shook her hand, and said coquettishly:

"Sister Lexington, don't blame the Admiral. I was afraid of the dark at night so I wanted to sleep with the Admiral, and the Admiral slept on the floor."

Li Ran waved his hands, somewhat afraid to look Lexington in the eye. After all, no matter what, sleeping with an elementary school student on a destroyer was a sin.

Lexington looked at Li Ran without making any excuses. She felt a little strange in her heart. She wanted to be angry but couldn't. She heard that Jilin didn't seem to be lying, so she sighed and said:

"Then I'll let Kokang stay this time so you can have a companion. Since we're away, the commander's safety is in your hands. Island C still has some things to deal with."

Li Ran heard some fatigue in Lexington's tone. He raised his head and summoned up the courage to say with concern:

"Um, are you in big trouble?"

Lexington shook her head, a breeze blew through her flaxen hair, she smiled and said:

"The capture of Island C went smoothly, but we didn't expect it to be so large, and the aluminum resources on it are very rich. Oh, and we also found a complete fairy tribe. This fairy tribe has a few engineering fairy spirits, who can manufacture transformation cores. However, the leader of this blue fairy tribe said that the commander must go there in person before they can officially work for the tutelary fort."

Li Ran frowned and was about to speak when he heard Ganoluo's voice. He saw that the furniture tycoon was talking to the three burly men in suits beside him, and those men in suits were trying hard to record something.

After explaining some things, Canolio confirmed that his men had written them down, and then he shouted to Li Ran from a distance:

"Admiral, are you interested in opening a luxury resort here?"

Li Ran was a little upset when he saw that his words were interrupted. He said to Lexington:

"We'll talk about the business later. Let's deal with this old guy first."

"Old man?" Lexington felt that her admiral might be in a bad mood. A gleam of brilliance flashed in her eyes, and then she said confidently:

"Leave it to me. However, Commander, do you really want to build a tourist resort open to the public here?"

"Listen to that old guy's fart. He's just trying to change the subject. He must be here for the saffron trees, which are the trees by the lake that emit a sweet fragrance. Don't you all like to enjoy the cool under these trees? Bismarck likes to come here to fish because there are so many saffron trees here."

"I understand, but Commander, are you going to sell it or not?"

"Sell, but not a lot, and make sure the other log business doesn't fail, understand?"

"Commander, you are so cunning."

"I can't help it. I'm poor. To support so many people, I have to work hard to make money."

"Then let me negotiate, but Commander, you must cooperate with me when necessary."