Daily life with the ship girl

"Well, okay, to be honest, I really hope you can be reunited, even if you don't become my ship girl..."

"Admiral, if you say that again, I will be angry. I swear on the honor of Germany that Bismarck will only have one admiral in this life."

"Bismarck?"

Li Ran heard that the other party was angry and wanted to explain a few words, but found that the other party hung up. In fact, since he traveled through time, he felt a sense of inferiority and fear in his heart. That's why he didn't want the ship girls to make some decisions they didn't like because of him. But now it seems that every decision made by the ship girls will not be changed. He sighed:

Forget it, I'll find a time to apologize.

Li Ran felt that he would be very incompetent to be an admiral.

He shook his head and continued cooking. Then Guo Kang and Ji Lin came in with their heads down. Guo Kang hesitated for a moment and said to Li Ran:

"Admiral, are we useless?"

Li Ran heard Guo Gan's words, and then looked at her and Jilin with their heads down, looking unhappy. He was stunned for a moment. It seemed that the two little girls' self-esteem was stimulated by Bismarck's words. He stopped what he was doing and said to them:

"Although you are still very weak now, I firmly believe that one day you will be stronger than anyone else. What you need to do now is to live a good life for me and be happy. Stop daydreaming and go entertain the guests."

"Yeah." Kogan and Jilin heard what Li Ran said. As ship girls, sometimes, as long as they get a compliment from the admiral and feel the admiral's trust, they will not be confused. This is also the meaning of the admiral's existence. As a banner of the ship girls, he guides them in the right direction when they are confused.

……

At this time, at the Xiguang Island Pier, Lexington watched the last batch of supplies being transported onto the ship with the help of the sailors of Sihai Trading Company. She suddenly discovered through the carrier-based aircraft she had launched earlier that a large fleet was approaching on the sea not far from the port. There was a thunder flag on it, and she knew that this flag represented the Thunder Garrison that they had assisted in the battle before.

So she quickly contacted Li Ran and said:

"Admiral, it seems someone has arrived at the Thunder Garrison. It should be a delegation or something. They may be coming to visit."

"Thunder Garrison?" Li Ran put the ingredients into the pot, then covered it with the lid, frowned and said:

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, it should be them. I have been to the Thunder Garrison once. Their flag pattern is the thunder symbol. I can't mistake it."

"When do you think they'll arrive?"

"It will take about half an hour. The ship looks quite large. It also looks like it is not just a delegation from the Thunder Garrison. There may be other merchants who want to discuss cooperation."

"Well, wait until I finish the work at hand and change my clothes and go over. By the way, I'll let Guokang and Jilin go over. You should go back to Island C as planned this afternoon. Leave these negotiations to me. Island C is now the primary place for our port area to operate. I believe that if Guokang and Jilin are here, they will not dare to act rashly."

"I've told Bismarck that she has to stay. Someone has to be responsible for arranging work for Island C. However, if the port is full of destroyers, we won't be sure of your safety."

"Okay, but I hope you can focus on the affairs of Island C and not worry too much about the affairs of the port area."

"Ah."

The two hung up the call. Li Ran sighed. Things suddenly became more and more complicated. It was really a headache. He sighed and shouted to Guo Kang and Jilin:

"You two should go to the port pier and help your sister Lexington. I'll be there in half an hour."

"Well, Admiral, Z24 and Z28 also want to go over, and wanted to ask if you can."

"They want to go over too? Okay, but wait until they finish their meal. Guokang, you and Jilin just need to take good care of them. Jilin, you are not allowed to make trouble. Do you hear me?"

"Okay, Admiral, you are really long-winded, I will skip it."

Li Ran shook his head, then brought out the German food and greeted Z24 and Z28. He took off his apron and said:

"It's time to eat. You must be starving."

Z28 smelled the fragrance and said timidly:

"It tastes like home-cooked food, sister. I want to eat it so much."

When Z24 heard what her sister said, she was still a little hesitant, and was then pulled by Guokang to sit down at the dining table.

Guogan said to Z24:

"Eat something. The ammunition depot is full, but your stomach should be empty. Let me tell you, the admiral cooks delicious food."

Li Ran breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Guo Kang was so sensible, and then said:

"Guo Gan, I'll prepare lunch boxes. When they've finished eating, you take them to the dock and wait for me. I'll be there soon."

"Okay, I understand, Admiral." Guo Kang nodded.

Half an hour later, Li Ran, wearing a clean white admiral's uniform, faced the scorching sun and watched a fleet slowly approaching not far from the port.

Chapter 103: The world is bustling with people seeking profit

"Commander, it's hot." Lexington looked at Li Ran wearing the admiral's uniform. Even though the admiral's uniform was very breathable in such a hot day, it still had long sleeves. She felt a little distressed when she saw the admiral sweating profusely.

"It's okay. I was a soldier before, so I can handle it. By the way, what do you think they are here for?"

"It's probably because of that Miss Bai."

"She?" Li Ran was a little confused, then he understood. When Bai Nuoyan left, he asked her to help advertise for his garrison and expand its influence. However, he didn't expect that the influence of Sihai Trading Company was so great?

"Well, maybe that old gentleman also contributed to the situation." Lexington looked at the old man standing at the bow thoughtfully. He seemed to understand something, so he said playfully:

"I'm afraid they saw the value of the death route."

"Well, I've been to the Golden Channel several times before. Although there are many garrisons there, it is also attacked more frequently by the deep sea. On the contrary, we are in a remote area, on the edge of unknown waters and known waters. Well, I think that the seven governors may have some major actions targeting the unknown waters again."

"I'm just a trainee admiral anyway. These big shots' affairs have nothing to do with me. I just want you to have a better life."

Bai Nuoyan's voice came from behind Li Ran. She teased, "Isn't that a little too unambitious?"

"Ambition?" Li Ran shrugged and said indifferently:

"I don't have any idea of ​​saving the world. That's too naive."

"You are the first person who has said this to me. So, what do you think of these people?"

"What do you think?" Li Ran looked at the seagulls circling in the sky. The sunlight was a little dazzling. He said in a playful tone:

“We have a saying in our hometown.”

"What?" Bai Nuoyan looked at Li Ran who was pretending to be deep, but did not point it out, and continued to speak in line with his words.

"The world is bustling with people all for profit, and the world is bustling with people all for profit." Li Ran pretended to be very advanced, and then looked at Bai Nuoyan with deep thought. Even Lexington was stunned. He continued in a low voice, saying deeply:

"Merchants are just a bunch of speculators. They come here only for the value of the Death Route. I don't know how rich the so-called New England is, but if a route can be shortened by one day, they will save a lot of money at sea. I think the three islands are probably being targeted now. Lexington, you know what to do."

"Commander, do you mean that all three islands must be taken?"

"That's right. I'm not a philanthropist. Since I'm a businessman, it's not too much for me to charge a toll and set up some checkpoints."

"Li Ran, I didn't expect you to be so insidious?"

"Miss Bai, I'm not targeting you. You are now an admiral, so you should understand the difficulties of a poor man like me."

"You are poor?" Bai Nuoyan was a little bit unbelievable. She sighed and said:

"But you're right. I'm an admiral now, too. I just want to ask, why did that old fox Canolio come here?"

"It's a trade secret. Fine, I won't tease you any more. Since we're both new admirals, I'll tell you."

"Hurry up and speak, don't waste time."

"You know Kirikamu, right?"

"Mistwood, this thing is very rare. Wait, is there any wild mistwood on your island?"

"Yes, there is a large area of ​​​​the lake on the island, but I didn't know it before. But I am studious, so I read some books and happened to come across an illustration of rare plants. So I asked the fairy tribe on my island. As nature's favorites, they helped me investigate the information of various trees on the island and found that there are large areas of mist fragrance trees near the lake on the island."

"What a lucky guy." Bai Nuoyan said with a sigh, she said jokingly:

"If I hadn't become an admiral, I would have competed with that old guy no matter what."

"Oh? From what you said, isn't it good to make money?"

"It's not bad, it's just that when sailing on the sea, I used to ask for escort commissions. Looking at those ship girls, I thought that if I were also an admiral, my ship girls would definitely become the best escort ship girls. Now that I have really become an admiral, I feel that it is actually the greatest luck to be able to meet Hipper. I now want to rely on my own efforts to build a garrison for me and Hipper."

"Very romantic, but you're not a lewd person, are you?"

"What is a lily?"

"Oh, nothing." Li Ran looked at Bai Nuoyan with a confused face and changed the subject:

"By the way, do you know what trading companies those flags represent?"

"Well, there are people from the Free Trade Alliance, the Black Gold Trade Alliance, and some small merchants. The Free Trade Houses include the Wuli Trade House from the island country Fuso, the Liuli Trade House and the Qiyun Trade House from Liuli Island. The others are all small merchants. As for the Black Gold Trade House, it is not as important as Ganoluo. There is the Thyme Trade House responsible for spice trading, the Linglong Trade House responsible for porcelain business, and the Ziyun Trade House responsible for tea. Most of them are from Xia Country and Lancaster Empire, but the Thunder Garrison also sent people here. I find it very strange?"

"I'm afraid the admiral of this tutelary fort is still upset about the light mother Centaurs being sunk by the deep sea."

"Indeed, but aren't you afraid that he will snatch Mishima's business from you?"

"Don't worry. The Thunder Garrison cannot guarantee air superiority, which means there are no aircraft carriers in their port area. They are probably here for an escort mission, or just a simple greeting between admirals."

Bai Nuoyan's eyes flashed with a hint of amusement. She waved her hand, then walked towards her boat, saying without turning her head:

"Maybe. You'd better open your eyes. These businessmen are very shrewd."

"Thanks for the reminder." Li Ran said to Bai Nuoyan's receding back.

Lexington had been listening to her admiral and Bai Nuoyan saying wow, then she spoke:

"Commander, do you feel a little troubled?"

"It's not a big deal. I'm just worried about what gifts to buy you when I make money."

Li Ran made a joke, causing Lexington to roll his eyes.

Afterwards, Li Ran chatted with the ship girls for a while, and then watched the fleet approaching from afar...

Li Ran said to Lexington:

"We should go and greet these guests. After all, it's not easy for them to come from afar."

"Commander?"

"how?"

"Why don't I stay? I'm still worried..."

"It's okay. I believe in Bismarck's ability. Besides, as a secretary ship, I can't let you sit idle."

"Okay, then I'll finish the matter of Island C as soon as possible. If time permits, we'll try to take ownership of the three islands within half a month."

"Don't be too hasty. Let's take it step by step. The key is to transform the core. By the way, when we are done here, you and I will go to the construction device."

"Ok?"

"Anyway, after we finish dealing with this mess, I have a small gift for you to take back to Gaga."

"understood."

The two men finished their conversation, and behind them, the destroyers were chattering and pointing at the various ships.

Finally, the ship girls of the Thunder Garrison who were responsible for the escort went ashore ahead of time. These people happened to be people Lexington had dealt with before.

Chapter 104: Sunbathing and Being Sunbathed

Lei Ming stood at the bow of his ship, looking at the man in the white admiral's uniform on the dock, and then watching his own ship girl go ashore. He believed that the Fuso would definitely give the man a big surprise.

"Admiral, my sister has given the signal, we can enter the port."

"Yeah." Lei Ming is in a very good mood now. This time there are so many merchant ships that need to be escorted by his ship girls. He has earned at least 100,000 ocean coins after this mission. Moreover, he has also heard that the admiral of the Xiguang Island Garrison is a new trainee admiral and he should not have any good ships. The last time he heard his ship girl say that Lexington brought the ship girls to his port area, and also said that the ship girl who was called the aircraft carrier goddess by the First Ship Girl Academy found the admiral, he didn't believe it.

Lei Ming thought that these were just jealous people who didn't even have a battleship. However, when he saw the women around Li Ran, he was a little concerned, especially the woman with flaxen hair, who made him feel that his wedding ship, the Shancheng, was a little overshadowed.

However, now that he saw everyone getting off the boat, he felt embarrassed to stay on the boat any longer. He held Shancheng's hand and walked down the ladder under the envious gazes of those merchants.

Li Ran looked at the merchants standing on the dock, saluting the man in the white admiral's uniform. He asked Lexington curiously:

"who is he?"

"It should be the admiral of the Thunder Garrison. The ship next to him is her wedding ship, the Yamashiro."

"Oh, so that's it." Li Ran didn't feel anything, but he felt that showing off like this was a bit uncomfortable.

Lexington also knew Li Ran's mood. After all, this was her own port area. These people came and didn't give her admiral face. She looked at the ship girl who looked like Yamato Nadeshiko and felt that her unnaturally large breasts were too despicable. She immediately shook her head and said to herself:

Lexington You can't think like that.

However, the commander is not in a good mood. Well, what should we do?

Lexington's beautiful eyes flashed with a gleam, and then an idea flashed in her mind. She looked at Gu Ying, who had communicated with her several times in the First Ship Girl Academy, and said:

"Gentlewoman Furutaka, this is my admiral."

As she spoke, under the gazes of the other ship girls at the Leiming Garrison, she took the initiative to hold Li Ran's hand.