Daily life with the ship girl

"Commander, why do you have so few resources for each construction?"

"Little?" Li Ran touched his nose, he was a little puzzled:

"This is already the most consuming formula besides the aircraft carrier formula."

Lexington sighed. It seemed that the commander didn't know what the other admirals' major constructions were all about. That was good. It would save a lot of resources. She quickly changed the subject:

"Commander, where did you get these formulas?"

"How did you get that?" Li Ran was a little speechless. If I said that you are all characters from the game I played, Lexington would definitely think I was crazy. He pondered for a while and said:

"I guess I found out by chance. After all, isn't the construction formula something of a mystery? Whether it works or not depends on luck."

As soon as Li Ran finished speaking, the jumping numbers stopped at 4 hours and 50 minutes.

"Are these the two sisters of the Nelson class?" Li Ran breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time a little happy. He couldn't help but remember that when he first played the game, the first battleship he got was not Bismarck, but Nelson. Although the two sisters of the Nelson class rarely appeared in his main formation due to speed issues, he still missed them very much.

Finally, it's time to meet one of the two sisters.

"Commander? How do you know the ship's construction time?"

"Well, how can I put it? Anyway, I just know it. Let's not talk about it for now. I will continue to build the second batch. I hope it will come out this time..."

Li Ran applied the first formula to the second construction and pulled the lever again. The construction time jumped and then stayed at 4 hours and 10 minutes. He felt a little disappointed. Although these two times were not too fast, Li Ran couldn't help feeling a little disappointed without five hours.

Lexington looked at the commander's face and saw a flash of disappointment. She was a little worried.

"Is the Commander a little disappointed?"

"No, I can't say I'm disappointed, but I can't be sure who built these two. I'm a little too anxious. Let's not talk about this. Let's go. We've been delayed here for quite a long time."

"Yeah." Lexington nodded. She watched Li Ran turn around and leave the room where the construction equipment was located. Before leaving, she glanced at the two ticking construction times and thought to herself:

New sisters, I am looking forward to meeting you soon. ……

Li Ran and Lexington returned to the dock more than ten minutes later. Brooklyn and the Raiders had already boarded Bai Nuoyan's boat. After all, the intelligence discovered this time was of great importance, and as the admiral, Bai Nuoyan naturally had to accompany Li Ran.

Bismarck had been waiting for her admiral at the dock. When she saw Li Ran and Lexington finally coming back, she breathed a sigh of relief and came forward to greet them:

"Admiral, everyone is waiting for you."

"Well, sorry to have kept you waiting, let's go."

Bai Nuoyan watched Li Ran board their ship with Bismarck and Lexington. There was still a hint of envy in her eyes, but when she thought of the serious incidents that had happened in the Pacific and Atlantic theaters, a hint of gloom flashed in her eyes.

Hipper saw that her admiral looked unhappy, so she walked up to her and said silently:

"Admiral, you don't look well."

Bai Nuoyan turned around and looked at Hipper. She said apologetically:

"Xixi, I'm sorry. I finally got your approval, but I haven't given you a stable port. Am I really not suitable to be an admiral?"

"No, from the moment the admiral found me with the ship-slashing sword, I knew that all the years of waiting were worth it. Besides, as long as I stay with the admiral, it doesn't matter whether there is a port or not."

"Xixi, thank you."

……

Li Ran walked onto the deck and watched Bai Nuoyan and Hipper standing there talking. He thought about it and didn't go forward to disturb them, although he felt that the atmosphere between the two women was a bit weird.

Lexington watched Li Ran staring at Bai Nuoyan and Hipper's backs in a daze. She frowned:

"Admiral, do you want to remind Miss Bai to steer the boat?"

"No need, let them talk for a while. It's been almost a week, and we've been grateful for their help." Li Ran shook his head slightly and retracted his gaze. He saw Brooklyn and the Raider standing on the observation deck of the merchant ship and nodded as a greeting.

"Admiral, do you think the Pacific theater can withstand the two-line attack from the deep sea this time?" Bismarck was more worried about the deep sea attack in the Pacific theater, and her face looked a little serious.

"I don't know, but at least we have resisted now. Although the enemy is the Deep Sea Fortress Princess, I don't think the Pacific Theater will just sit there and wait for death. I am more worried about this batch of fake transformation cores."

Li Ran looked at the box that Bismarck was carrying. It contained the counterfeit transformation core found in the underground fortifications, as well as the investigation documents compiled by Lexington. He looked at the sea in the distance, where several seagulls were circling. He looked in the direction of the White Crane Line, and a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes:

"After all, the opponent is the Princess of Deep Sea Fortress."

Lexington and Bismarck remained silent.

"Admiral, that man has arrived." Hipper felt Li Ran's gaze, and she quickly reminded Bai Nuoyan.

Bai Nuoyan turned around, her face regained its composure:

"How's it going? Is it done?"

"Well, I'd like to trouble you to take us to the Thunder Guard House."

"It's okay, but seriously, why did you reject the kindness of those merchants? If you agreed to the request of a merchant, wouldn't it be easy to get a private yacht?" Bai Nuoyan teased Li Ran.

Li Ran thought for a while and said:

"Forget it. I won't take advantage of this. After all, I shouldn't owe anyone anything. You know that debts of favor are the hardest to repay."

"So do you owe me a favor this time?"

"This is also within the scope of the last cooperation. In addition, in the event of an emergency, other admirals are obliged to assist other admirals. This is part of the admiral code."

"You man, this is so boring. Forget it. It seems that I shouldn't have come to you for help. It's really unlucky."

Bai Nuoyan said this, and she and Hipper were about to return to the cockpit. After all, she was the captain of this ship.

"Bai Nuoyan?"

"What? What's the matter again?" Bai Nuoyan paused.

"Thank you for your help these days. When the things in the Pacific theater are over, I will let my ship girls accompany you to the Dawn Exercise Operation."

"That's good. I really shouldn't have come to your war zone. If only I had listened to my father earlier. Really..."

Li Ran listened to Bai Nuoyan's complaints and shrugged his shoulders. It seemed that he still owed this woman a favor.

Chapter 136: Arrival at the Thunder Garrison

The ship of Sihai Trading Company, the armed cargo ship called Princess Yunyan, set sail from Xiguang Port. Before leaving, Li Ran saw the golden Sea Fang carrier-based aircraft launched by Saratoga escorting them along the way. He smiled and said to Lexington:

"Your sister seems to care about you."

"This is her duty. After all, the commander agreed to let her and Richelieu manage the port area during this period of time. Therefore, the safety of the sky over the port area will be entrusted to her during this period of time."

"Yes, but I believe in Jia Jia." Li Ran leaned against the railing. This was the first time he had left Xiguang Island since he traveled through time. It felt a bit strange. He said with emotion:

"It's been almost two months in the blink of an eye, and summer is almost over."

"Yes, the port area has also grown little by little thanks to the efforts of the commander."

"Lexington, you are wrong. It is not because of my efforts, but because of your efforts that I am where I am today."

"Commander, are you still the same as always?"

"What do you mean as always?"

"Nothing, the sea breeze today is just right. I haven't enjoyed such a sea breeze for a long time."

"Lexington, what is your life like at the First Ship Girl Academy?"

"Life in the academy?"

"Well, I haven't asked you before. After all, it was thanks to Firefly that you were able to stay in the port area. I really want to know what that academy is like. I would like to go and see it if I have the chance."

"College?" A hint of tenderness flashed in Lexington's eyes:

"It's home, right? It was my home before I met the Commander. I can feel at ease there. Although I'm inevitably invited by those admirals repeatedly, that place is where Gaga and I have lived since we woke up."

"The feeling of peace of mind?" Li Ran muttered to himself, and he said with some frustration:

"If that's the case, then staying by my side isn't a bit..."

"No, it's not like that. Although the academy is great, it feels different to be with the commander. In the academy, everyone is just trying to improve their training level and rush around every day to find the meaning of life. Freedom girls may sound unrestrained, but without any ties, concerns or admirals, they still run into all kinds of troubles sometimes."

"What trouble?"

"For example, some shipgirls are belligerent, while others are lazy. When we get along with each other, since there is no admiral, the jokes we make sometimes go too far. The academy is often disturbed by the shipgirls. But, come to think of it, I really miss everyone."

"Lexington, you are worried about the academy, right? Such a big thing happened this time."

"Yes, but I believe the academy can handle it because York City and the others are here. The three sisters are very powerful, even more powerful than me."

"You are talking about Yorktown, Bumblebee and Enterprise." Li Ran sighed in his heart, but the fate of these three sisters in history was somewhat miserable. He felt that this time the First Ship Girl Academy was cut off from the outside world, and the situation of these three sisters might not be very good.

Lexington didn't know what Li Ran was thinking, and her tone was filled with bleakness:

"Yes, the three of them have always stood by the academy. This time, such a big thing happened in the academy. I think they must be very anxious now."

"Don't worry. Although the situation looks a little bad now, isn't war ever-changing? Maybe when the intelligence reaches us, the situation..."

Bai Nuoyan's voice suddenly came, interrupting Li Ran's words of comforting Lexington:

"Li Ran, something terrible has happened. I just received the latest telegram. Not long ago, news came that the situation on the White Crane Line has deteriorated! The First Shipgirl Academy has completely lost contact, and the reinforcements from the frontline Combined Fleet are trapped in the deep sea. The Governor of the Pacific Theater, Xiao Xiao, has urgently notified us to abandon the White Crane Line and retreat to the Second Line of Defense if necessary!"

"Abandon the Baihe Line!" Li Ran hurried back to the cab. He picked up the telegram and took a quick look at it:

"What do you mean by Line of Defense No. 2?"

"The White Crane Line has been moved back two hundred nautical miles, and a new line of defense has been constructed relying on the densely packed tutelary forts along the way."

"But in that case, wouldn't the Star Path Islands be abandoned?" Lexington's tone was full of disbelief. Giving up the White Crane Line would not only mean giving up a golden route, but also mean postponing the operation to rescue the First Ship Girl Academy indefinitely. In this way, the academy would be in danger!

"Yes, the scale of this deep sea attack is too terrifying. The Pacific Governor's Office has counted the number of deep sea fleets that attacked the White Crane Line and the First Ship Girl Academy through observation points scattered around. A rough estimate is no less than 1.5 million!"

Brooklyn watched Li Ran and Lexington hurriedly run into the cab. She and the attacker hurried in. As soon as she entered, she heard Bai Nuoyan say this. Her face suddenly changed.

The attacker was also panicking at this time, and she quickly asked:

"What about the admirals? With such a large scale of deep sea, didn't the Governor's Office react?"

"I'm sorry, but that's all the latest information for now. Li Ran, what should we do now? Should we still go to the Thunder Garrison?"

"Go, the Thunder Guard House is behind the White Crane Line and should be safe. However, I am not sure how long this safe situation can last. Do you have any way to contact the Governor? I have important information to tell him."

"Contact the Governor's Office?" Bai Nuoyan sighed:

"I'm sorry, I don't have the authority to contact admirals above the rank of general, let alone the governor. But if I look for Lei Ming, maybe I can get in touch with him."

"Then I'm counting on you. Please move forward at full speed. The situation is deteriorating faster than we can imagine."

Lexington looked at Li Ran's face, which turned pale. She was a little worried and said softly:

"Commander, do you want to?"

Brooklyn also reacted at this time, and she quickly shouted:

"Are you going to tell that?"

Li Ran smiled bitterly and looked at Bismarck with some confusion. He remembered that he had not mentioned the letter, but it was better to appease the emotions of several ship girls from the First Ship Girl Academy. He sorted out his confused thoughts and said:

"We still don't know whether that incident is true or not. If we can contact the Governor of the Pacific, maybe we can provide some intelligence and help. After all, it was the falsification of the transformation core that led to the failure of the front-line fleet. I think the situation is getting worse now. No matter who is behind it, I'm afraid the situation is out of their control. I'm afraid they are about to reveal their true colors.

It's just that the Governor's Office must have been caught off guard by the large-scale deep-sea raid. What we can do is to help the Governor calm down as soon as possible. Of course, the prerequisite is that we can contact him."

Everyone had to admire Li Ran's calmness. They nodded, and Bai Nuoyan spoke first:

"You are right. The purpose of making fake transformation cores is to make profits. Profits are what drive people to take risks. I don't believe that anyone really wants to let the Pacific theater be buried in the hands of the deep sea. If that happens, it will damage the core interests of the major families in the Pacific theater, which is the largest of the seven theaters. Once the Pacific theater collapses, those land countries will probably have trouble sleeping and eating."

"So we have to hurry up." Li Ran understood why the name of the disappeared naval base U was on the counterfeit transformation core, but he had never thought about the dirty politics. After all, he always believed what Lexington said, that the admiral should not interfere in politics and should not be involved in some secular wars. But now that the situation has deteriorated to this point, Lexington's good impression of the admiral may be broken.

Half an hour later, the "Princess Yunyan" of Sihai Trading Company sailed into the Leiming Garrison Pier. As Li Ran and Bai Nuoyan expected, the level of corruption on the front line was worse than they had imagined.

The dock of Leiming Garrison was dotted with ships flying various flags, and many of them had scars to varying degrees.

The arrival of Li Ran and Bai Nuoyan immediately attracted the attention of Atago, who was in charge of dock safety. She immediately used flags to signal the merchant ships to give way to Princess Yunyan.

The merchants still had some complaints, but when they saw a man and a woman wearing white admiral uniforms on the ship, they wisely chose to shut up.

Li Ran and Bai Nuoyan took their respective ship girls off the ship and saw the Atago.

"My two admirals, what are you doing?"

"I need to see you, Admiral Lei Ming, for an urgent matter. I have important information!" Li Ran said in a serious tone.

Atago's expression was solemn:

"Please follow me."

Chapter 137: True and False Investigation Team

Under the leadership of Atago, Li Ran and Bai Nuoyan came to the magnificent residence of Admiral Lei Ming. The Admiral's Mansion is also called the Garrison Mansion, so there is no need to worry about it.