Daily life with the ship girl

"I didn't, Admiral. I just wanted to punish those guys a little. It seems annoying."

"Come here, don't just stand there like an idiot. I don't blame you, but you are not allowed to act so silly next time, okay?"

"Yeah." Jilin nodded hurriedly, then walked behind Li Ran obediently, rubbed his shoulders and said:

"Admiral, you're the best to Kirin."

"You, don't be so naughty in the future." Li Ran felt Jilin's little hand gently, and he felt it was great. The destroyer elementary school student was really the best.

However, this corrupt life was not what he wanted. He sat up straight and said:

"Okay, let's just let this matter pass. I'll pretend I didn't know anything about it. You go find Guo Kang. She's going to the dock. You go meet Z24 and Z28. After all, they are new guests. I think Bismarck will care. But she's not very good at taking care of children. You go help her."

"Well, Admiral, just leave it to me." Jilin giggled, then kissed Li Ran on the cheek and ran downstairs again.

Lexington just went upstairs and found that Jilin ran out in a hurry again. She took a cup of tea, walked into the living room, put it in front of Li Ran and said:

"Commander, what happened to Kirin?"

"It's okay. What? Did you make a deal?" Li Ran rubbed his brows when he saw Lexington coming over.

"Please sit down. You all have worked hard on the expedition, and I'm sorry that you have to worry about these trivial matters as soon as you come back."

"Admiral, have some tea." Lexington said softly:

"This is the duty of the secretary ship. Commander, there is no need to apologize. By the way, the old man seems to be more concerned about other things."

Li Ran sighed and said:

"It's Kirisanmu, what did he say?"

"He added a clause at the end of each clause that a piece of mist fragrant wood would be given as a gift. I didn't pay much attention to it at first, but for every 1,000 units of logs, a piece of mist fragrant wood would be given as a gift. It didn't seem like a big deal at first, but I counted the contracts for the first batch of transactions. For 100,000 units of logs, that meant 100 pieces of mist fragrant wood. It's obvious that the old man came here for this kind of tree."

"Yes, do you know the price of the mist fragrance wood?"

Lexington frowned, shook her head and said:

"I don't know, but I heard it's quite expensive. And we have this kind of trees on our island?"

"It's right there in the lake on the island. What do you think those bodyguards want to do? Didn't Ganolio come back with us? Why didn't he bring his bodyguards back with him?"

"Didn't he say those three guys were botanists?"

"Botanist? I'm afraid only one of them is. The others should be thugs or bodyguards. They have calluses on their hands. I was a soldier, and I can tell these guys have handled guns before."

"Have you touched a gun?" Lexington knew that although the oceans of this world were dominated by the deep sea and the human navy was in name only, there were still some firearms circulating among the six empires. These firearms could not harm the ship girls, but they still hurt the admiral who was an ordinary person. Her tone became cold:

"Should we chase them away? I'm afraid this kind of businessman is not very clean."

"It's okay. You don't have to be so cautious. Ganoluo is an old fox. He deliberately marked these in the contract to prove that he has shown his sincerity and now gives us the initiative."

"I don't really understand. Human transactions are too complicated." Lexington frowned, looking a little displeased.

"You don't need to understand. You just need to help me confirm that there are no traps in the contract. Leave the rest to me. By the way, I'm going to talk to Bai Nuoyan about borrowing a boat. After all, we don't have a transport ship right now, so I'm afraid we can't transport too many resources to Island C."

"What about the Black Gold Company?"

"Put this matter aside for now. I will handle it. All you need to do is help me take over Island C. Then, there will definitely be more and more big businessmen like Ganoluo in the future."

"Death Channel?" Lexington understood Li Ran's intention. Indeed, this is the edge of the Pacific theater. Going east is the Far East Theater, and going west is New England. However, if you take the Golden Channel, the transportation cost of long-distance ships has always been high. If you turn to Xiguang Island, not only will the voyage be shortened by more than half, but as long as you take the ABC Islands, you can bring personnel and materials to the port area. Only by letting all capital flow can the port area get better and better. Her eyes became brighter and brighter, and then she said with some admiration:

"It turns out that the Admiral has seen so far."

“No, this is the book “On Channels and Foreign Trade” that Richelieu read when I was sick. She made a lot of annotations on it, and talked about many key points on the importance of channels. It was based on the nautical chart sent by Bai Nuoyan that I saw the value of the Channel of Death. However, this name is not very nice. When we take control of the three islands, we will let the Channel of Death become the Channel of Hope.

But before that, you have to promise me that if the Deep Sea is too strong, don't fight hard. I don't want me to be alone in the port area. If that happens, I would rather you never attack."

Li Ran's sudden seriousness made Lexington feel warm in her heart. She smiled gently, and then said firmly:

"Commander, rest assured. Lexington will definitely help you achieve this goal. The port area will definitely become the most powerful and prosperous place in the world in the future."

Li Ran sighed and said:

"I just hope that there will be no more wars in the ocean soon, Lexington. It would be great if we could communicate with the deep sea."

Lexington saw that the admiral was being naive again, and she said with a sigh:

"Maybe one day, there will be a day."

Li Ran heard that Lexington was also unsure. He knew he was being naive again. He shook his head and picked up the cold tea. He took a sip and said:

"Don't talk about this anymore. It's too far away from us. Let's think about how to make some money now."

Lexington was amused by her admiral. She smiled and said:

"Commander, you know I like being around you more and more now, because it makes me feel comfortable."

Li Ran looked a little stunned. He was a little flattered. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Lexington continue:

"Although you are sometimes naive, unrealistic, and a little lustful, you are very sincere, very sincere to us. You would rather be a bad person than let us touch those bad things. It is really good to have you as an admiral."

Li Ran scratched his head and said:

"I feel embarrassed when you say that. Actually, I'm not that good. I'm just a little bit better than the average person."

Lexington rolled her eyes. After getting to know Li Ran, they were no longer as awkward as before. She said unhappily:

"Humility makes people progress. You said it yourself."

"How do you know this?"

"Ping Hai told me."

"Okay, I admit my pride." Li Ran put down the teacup, then lay on the sofa, looking at the ceiling, he said in a lazy tone:

"I would rather be proud to be your admiral."

"How cheesy! I'm not a little girl. Commander, I have to get busy now."

"Well, I'll make lunch and bring it to Bismarck and the others, and then I'll go talk to Sihai Trading Company about whether I can borrow their boat for a few days."

"Then let's split up." Lexington nodded and walked downstairs.

Li Ran stayed alone in the living room for a while, then walked to the balcony and looked at the scenery outside the window. He took a deep breath, then cheered himself up and went downstairs.

Chapter 98: I'm Not That Kind of Person [9th update, please subscribe~]

Li Ran looked downstairs and saw that only Guo Gan and Ji Lin were in the living room. He asked:

"Where's the old gentleman?"

"He went back first, saying he would come back when the admiral has time."

"Well, you two stay here to look after the house. I'm going to go out for a while."

"Admiral, I want to go too." Keeling hurried over and said.

"No, I have to finish my work quickly. They will be going back to Island C soon. Oh, Guogan, please help me prepare some food. I will make some lunch boxes when I finish my work and ask them to take them back to Island C."

Guogan nodded sensibly, then pulled Keelin into the kitchen: "Okay, okay Admiral."

Li Ran looked at the little guy's eyes rolling around, he had a headache, he had to deliberately scare him:

"Killin, you are not allowed to run around anymore, or I won't let you leave the port next time."

"Admiral, I will obey you. Please don't stop me from leaving the port. I am almost suffocating on this island. Oops, I bit my tongue again."

When Keelin gets anxious, he speaks faster and always bites his tongue.

Li Ran couldn't help but smile, then waved his hand. He walked out of the gate of the garrison, and said without looking back:

"It depends on your performance. I'm going to go out and do my work. Guokang, you have to help me watch over Jilin and don't let her run around."

"I understand, Admiral." After experiencing the fierce battle on Island C, Guokang had become much more mature, so she quickly agreed.

Li Ran felt relieved seeing that Guo Kang was so sensible. He walked down the steps in front of the door, feeling the scorching sun above his head, and headed towards the port.

A few minutes later, Li Ran arrived at the Sihai Trading Company's ship and just saw Bai Nuoyan jumping off the deck in a bikini.

Li Ran felt his eyes brighten up. He could hardly believe that she still had a good figure.

"Li Ran, why are you here?" Bai Nuoyan jumped into the water and swam for a while. She looked at Li Ran leaning against the railing of the bow. She poked her head out from the bottom of the sea, shook her hair, and her cheeks were a little red. However, the look in her eyes when she looked at Li Ran was not so hateful, so she did not say anything to him, but said strangely:

"What's matter?"

"There are indeed some things. Can you please come up first and talk about it?"

"You're such a killjoy. Wait for me." Bai Nuoyan looked at Li Ran with a frown on his face, as if something really happened. She felt helpless, then swam to the side of the boat and climbed up the rope ladder.

"Admiral, towel." Hipper was dressed coolly, but she did not dare to wear a bikini like her admiral. At this moment, she looked at Li Ran's eyes fixed on her and the admiral, and felt her heart beating violently.

Bai Nuoyan took the towel handed over by Hipper and wiped it. He was not afraid of Li Ran's gaze, but walked barefoot under the parasol, sat down, and said:

"Come on, you came here in such a hurry in the middle of the day. Did you just want to see girls' swimsuits?"

Li Ran looked slightly embarrassed. He swore that he really didn't choose this time on purpose. He sighed and said:

"I admit that you have a great figure, but I'm not that lustful. I'm looking for you because I have something urgent to tell you."

Bai Nuoyan shrugged, took the iced drink handed to him by Hipper, and said:

"Try it, this is iced fruit juice."

Hipper handed another drink to Li Ran. Li Ran took it and tasted it. He found it tasted good. He said politely:

"Thank you very much."

"Well, summer is great."

"Well, let's talk business."

"Okay, okay, you're such a spoilsport man. Tell me what you need my help with. Is it that old man Ganoluo is too difficult to deal with?"

"No, I want to borrow your boat. Didn't my ship girls go to capture Island C? Lexington and Bismarck came back first, but since we don't have any ships to deliver supplies, I wanted to ask you for help."

Bai Nuoyan put down the juice and stopped talking. After a long silence, she said:

"Okay, but I want to go there and see it myself this time, how about that?"

"You mean you want to steer the boat yourself?"

"That's right. It's too boring to stay here with you. Besides, I don't want to see that old face of Ganoluo."

"Okay then, I'll go back and get the supplies now, and then Lexington and the others will probably be back this afternoon."

"So urgent?" Bai Nuoyan was stunned for a moment, then asked worriedly:

"Is the war not going well?"

"No, I have a lot of things to do right now. Ganoliao is not easy to deal with. Of course, there are some other reasons. Then I won't bother you. I'll go to the warehouse first and see you later."

"Okay, then I'll ask all the sailors to come back. They've all gone out to sea to fish in their boats. Xixi, go get the radio communicator and ask those guys to come back. We have a mission."

"Understood, Admiral." Hipper nodded.

Li Ran heard Bai Nuoyan talking about the radio communicator. He felt a little interested and stopped to ask, but he heard Bismarck calling him:

"Admiral, are you free?"

When Li Ran heard Bismarck's call, he gave up asking about the radio communicator and shouted:

"I'll be down right away."

Li Ran returned to the port and looked at Bismarck's anxious face. It was the first time he saw a German cat so weak. He asked curiously:

"What's wrong? You don't look well."

"Um, Admiral, I have a request." Bismarck was not the shy type of woman after all. Although she was nervous, she still asked directly:

"It's about Z24 and Z28. I'm afraid they have nowhere to go now. Can we take them in until we find the whereabouts of the Black Cross Mercenaries?"

"Take him in?" Li Ran was stunned for a moment, then he thought for a moment and said:

"No problem. It's just right that you all are out. It's a bit boring for Kogan and Gillin to stay in the port area. It's good to have two more playmates. When they know the whereabouts of the ship girls of the Black Cross Mercenary Group, they can leave if they want. It's okay."

"That's great. These two little ones are a little shy. It seems that they have been deceived by other admirals before, so they still dare not see you." Bismarck breathed a sigh of relief. She stayed in the repair room of the dock for a whole morning and took a bath. She talked a lot with the two little ones. She hesitated for a moment and said:

"Admiral, don't you want to make them Minato's companions as well?"

"Eh?" Li Ran looked at Bismarck and asked. It didn't seem like something she would say. She said in a strange tone:

"That's not something you would ask, but I can tell you clearly that I will not force other ship girls to stay, nor will I threaten them with kindness. That would be too rude. Besides, do you think I'm that kind of person? I would be very sad if I did that."

Bismarck looked a little embarrassed. She shook her head and said apologetically:

"I'm sorry, Admiral. I was rash."