Shipgirls and Salted Fish Commander, Port Survival Guide

Then, Xie Xuan saw that the person surrounding Jing Su was his cousin, Xie An!

It's worth it!

dying!

Xie Xuan immediately rushed towards the crowd at full speed, and then heard Xie An's mocking words.

"Brother, I was just teaching a lesson to someone who doesn't know his place. Don't worry, I've done my research. I know all the second-generation elites in the venue, the ones you can't afford to offend. He's not in the album the clan leader gave me." Xie An was initially a little hesitant when he saw Xie Xuan, but he quickly mustered his courage and whispered to Xie Xuan.

"So, so, you, you..." Xie Xuan was struck dumb, his face turned deathly pale, his finger trembling as he pointed at Xie An, and he almost fell to the ground.

Xie Xuan admitted that he wanted to see Jing Su make a fool of herself, but the premise for him to do so was that their family could not be the laughing stock!

"Brother, what's wrong, brother?" Xie An, who was sent to the front line, was quite perceptive. Seeing Xie Xuan's expression, he suddenly panicked. Had he offended some powerful figure?

"Marshal, Xie An is still young and doesn't know his place. Judging from his appearance, he has drunk a lot of wine and is talking nonsense. Please forgive him for the sake of him being just a child!" Seeing Xie An's puzzled expression, Xie Xuan wished he could punch him and send him flying, but now was not the time to do so.

Xie Xuan was filled with remorse. How could he have been so foolish as to take his good-for-nothing brother, Xie An, away? He knew perfectly well that the so-called relatives still in the family were all scoundrels, yet he still believed his family's one-sided story.

This is going to mean the whole family will be buried with them!

'Marshal!?'

Xie An was wondering why his usually proud brother was suddenly adopting such a humble posture, but when he heard Xie Xuan address Jing Su, he froze on the spot, a chill spreading from the soles of his feet to his entire body, and his mind went blank for a moment.

"Marshal? How could he be a marshal?! How could he be a marshal at such a young age?!"

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

What...what did I do?!

Xie An, whose hands and feet were ice-cold, suddenly felt dizzy and lost consciousness.

Whether Xie An was faking it or was truly ruthless, the slamming of his fist on the ground was quite loud, with a 'Duang~' sound that was even louder than the music playing. This immediately drew the attention of everyone around, who turned to see what was going on.

After such a farce, the banquet naturally couldn't continue. Upon hearing the news, Chen Baxian rushed to the scene. After making a brief inquiry, he almost collapsed in shock. What kind of mess was this?

"I am so sorry, Marshal. Please forgive my foolish brother. He is just an ignorant fool who doesn't know anything, is blind to talent, and is a complete idiot..."

"Stop!" Seeing Xie Xuan bowing repeatedly in front of her, Jing Su's eyelids twitched wildly.

"In short, don't let him appear in front of me again. He's like a fly, buzzing around. Since you said he's an idiot, then don't let him go to the front lines. With his IQ, he'll only cause trouble if he goes to the front lines."

Jing Su didn't speak; it was Chen Baxian who spoke. Now he understood what had just happened, and his heart was pounding. How dare they? Of all people to provoke, why did they have to provoke Jing Su?

Is this someone we can afford to mess with?

"Marshal, what do you think!?" Xie Xuan didn't answer Chen Baxian, but looked at Jing Su again.

"That's fine, it really is like a fly, quite annoying," Jing Su replied with a smile.

In truth, Jing Su felt quite helpless, wondering if she was one of those characters in novels who were hated wherever she went? Why did people always seem to provoke her whenever she went to other places?

Just now, it seems I didn't do anything. I simply connected with my ship girl, Unyielding, at most feeding each other. That's nothing, we haven't even reached the point of holding hands yet.

Jing Su said, "If I send you kisses, hugs, and piggyback rides, how would you respond?"

However, Jing Su could more or less guess why these people harbored such hostility towards her. Simply put, it boiled down to two words—jealousy!

These people might think, "Why is it that after all the effort I put in, I couldn't even get the ship girls to look at me? Why is this guy who just appeared out of nowhere being treated like this by the ship girls?"

They were unwilling to accept that their long-term efforts had yielded no reward, and they refused to believe that they had been outdone by an unknown person. In addition, these so-called second-generation rich kids were all young and had not experienced many setbacks under the protection of their families.

That's why I felt so angry when I saw Jing Su suddenly appear.

When you genuinely feel that you are better than the other person and have the power to easily 'manipulate' them, few people can resist the urge to show off.

In Jing Su's opinion, these guys just wanted to prove one thing to the ship girls: I'm better than that kid!

And that's the result, right?

As for why people keep picking on her, Jing Su guessed there were probably two reasons. One was, as mentioned earlier, jealousy and a desire to show off. The other was that these people might really be able to manipulate her at will.

After all, just as Xie An said, he was someone the entire audience couldn't afford to offend. His family had given him a photo album; those whose photos were in the album were people he couldn't mess with, and those whose photos weren't were up to him to do with. Jing Su, of course, was not in that album.

He had only been in this world for a short time, and when the ship girls were looking for him, they couldn't even produce a single photo.

Strangely enough, according to Yi Xian, the ship girls had spent a long time with Jing Su, but when Jing Su suddenly disappeared, they were surprised to find that there wasn't a single photo of her in the entire port area.

What terrified all the ship girls was that not only did they not have a photo of Jing Su, they couldn't even remember what Jing Su looked like. It was as if their memories were covered by a veil, and every time they tried to recall, Jing Su's appearance would be obscured by this fog, and they couldn't remember any details at all.

If the ship girls hadn't found concrete evidence of Jing Su's existence in the port area, and if a considerable number of the ship girls hadn't possessed the oath rings given to them by Jing Su, they would have gone mad long ago.

Even the port area doesn't have any photos of Jing Su, let alone the Maritime Bureau. In addition, since the handover, the port area has basically stayed in the port area and has hardly ever been outside.

Therefore, for other factions, rather than believing that Jing Su is the so-called commander that the ship girls have been searching for for three years, they are more willing to believe that Jing Su is just a lucky guy who somehow gained the favor of the ship girls.

Since Jing Su had never revealed his identity, the others investigated but couldn't find any evidence that he had a powerful background, so they bullied him relentlessly.

In their eyes, you're just an ordinary citizen, what makes you think you deserve the favor of the ship girls?!

This is why Jing Su is easily disgusted wherever she goes; as the saying goes, "A child carrying gold is a devil in disguise."

"This..." Upon hearing Jing Su's explanation, Xie Xuan looked troubled. If he really did that, Xie An would be completely ruined. But thinking of what Xie An had said, Xie Xuan had no choice but to nod.

"I'll arrange for someone to send my mentally challenged brother home right away."

Xie Xuan stiffened and slowly moved his body out. He knew that something big was about to happen to the family. This Xie An was really out of his mind!

Xie Xuan, as a leading figure of the younger generation, dared not cause trouble everywhere. He always spoke politely to everyone he met, regardless of their social status, even if the other person's family was less well-off than his own. He didn't want to make enemies; having more friends was always better than having more enemies. This was going to the front lines. Although he had the protection of ship girls, he would still be fighting on the battlefield. To have conflicts with his future comrades was like asking for trouble.

Actually, at this moment, Xie Xuan felt somewhat sorry for Xie An. He might never see him again. He had caused such a big trouble for the family. Whether Xie An could return alive was uncertain. The best outcome Xie Xuan could think of was that the speedboat he was on would crash halfway and sink into the sea.

Chapter 191 Watching a Movie

After Jing Su returned, he did not reveal his identity, mainly because he found it troublesome. If other forces knew that he was the port commander, it was foreseeable that countless people or forces would come to cause him trouble.

Jing Su said, "Wouldn't it be better to spend more time with the girls in my own port area?"

However, after tonight's bizarre incident involving a second-generation rich kid, Jing Su knew that her identity could no longer be hidden.

If we can't hide it anymore, we can't hide it anymore. Since it's already been exposed, there's nothing we can do. This day was bound to come eventually.

Of course, revealing one's identity isn't without its advantages. For example, now that Jing Su has reappeared at the banquet, the way others look at her is filled with fear and shock.

In a way, they also witnessed history.

The commander that the ship girls of Dawn Port had been looking for finally appeared right in front of them. It has to be said that, in terms of appearance alone, he is truly impressive.

'Are ship girls also obsessed with looks? Do they like handsome guys?' For a moment, many people's eyes lit up, but after seeing Jing Su's appearance, they were discouraged. They couldn't compare. They really couldn't compare like this.

Although a considerable number of the second-generation elites on this ship are scoundrels, there are still some who are intelligent. To be precise, a significant portion of them are like Xie Xuan, who have been working on the front lines for several years.

Seeing Xie Xuan's way of addressing Jing Su, and combining it with the ship girls' behavior towards Jing Su, these people quickly guessed Jing Su's true identity.

What one person knows is a secret; what two people know is common knowledge.

The news spread like wildfire, and everyone's gaze towards Jing Su changed. A powerful figure had suddenly appeared before them, and many people couldn't adjust to this unexpected change in status in a short time.

Noticing the strange looks from others, Jing Su smiled inwardly and left the venue.

Everything that happened tonight proves once again that it's definitely more comfortable to be with my own daughter.

"Commander~" Stepping onto the deck, he was greeted by Vanguard and Fuxi, who had been waiting for a long time.

Upon seeing Jing Su appear, the girls rushed to greet her.

"Commander, I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to turn out like this." Fuxi rushed to Jing Su's side immediately, her apologetic expression heartbreaking to see.

"It's alright. Who could have predicted this? Besides, I didn't suffer any loss, did I? In fact, I've learned something from watching a good show," Jing Su reassured her with a smile.

As he said, although encountering someone like Xie An was somewhat annoying, Jing Su had always treated this guy as a source of amusement, so there was really nothing to be unhappy about.

A spoiled child, ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, always thinks that heaven is the greatest and he is second only to heaven. Such people are actually easy to see in daily life. If you get angry for a while every time you see one, then you can't live like this.

In her previous life, Jing Su had to stay in bed for a period of time to recuperate. During that time, with nothing to do, she liked to surf the internet. That's when Jing Su witnessed the diversity of humankind; across the internet, people would always argue for all sorts of inexplicable reasons.

Jing Su had also tried debating a historical topic with someone, but as the discussion progressed, she realized something was wrong. The other person wasn't there to discuss the topic at all; they simply felt that she had lost face by not saying it and were just making a fuss. In the end, Jing Su even brought up the original historical texts, but the other person was still rambling on and on. Eventually, everyone else couldn't stand it anymore.

Since then, Jing Su has rarely argued with anyone, especially online. Getting so angry that she's practically dead inside is a loss, even if she wins the argument. Her health is her own, and getting hurt from anger would be a huge loss.

So, when facing Xie An just now, Jing Su really treated him as a joke the whole time. After all, from all aspects, this guy was just an old child whose mind hadn't matured. She didn't know how his parents could let him go to the front line.

Although Jing Su said that nothing was wrong, Fu Xi was still very guilty and angry. She had finally managed to get Jing Su on the ship, and before she could even get to know her, this happened. If they weren't at sea, Fu Xi would have wanted to go and wipe out that Xie family from Kyoto.

It's true that Bok-hee is a caring older sister, but that only applies to her own people. When facing enemies, Bok-hee always insists on leaving no one alive. Whether they are enemies or potential threats, Bok-hee believes they must be wiped out completely.

However, as a relatively introverted faction, the two magic factions don't really have much influence in Kyoto. If they really want to cause trouble, they might have to go to the Eagle Union faction.

'If I remember correctly, the Eagle Union seems to have a ship girl doing business in Kyoto. Maybe I can ask her for help.' Fuxi began to think. No matter what, she had been disgusted by someone. Perhaps Jing Su herself didn't care, but Fuxi really couldn't pretend she hadn't seen it.

"So what should we do now?" Qianwei interjected at this moment. Although she had indeed thought about ruining this boring banquet and taking Jing Su back as soon as possible, she definitely didn't want it to end like the situation just now.

In terms of temper, she was much fiercer than Fuxi. As a ship girl who had already successfully made love, before Jing Su came to the deck, the vanguard had already reported the events of the night to the camp's base via satellite phone. As for the follow-up matters, she left them to her queen to handle.

Queen Elizabeth may be arrogant, but when it comes to protecting her own, she's definitely among the top in the entire port, or rather, every ship girl is protective of her own. However, as the leader of her faction, Queen Elizabeth has much more room to maneuver than Foch.

Moreover, the Royal Faction has considerable influence in the capital. Although they haven't yet established a company there, the Maritime Bureau's headquarters is located near the Royal Faction's base. They can simply go to Chen Batian's place and demand an explanation.

Without an explanation, the royal camp won't say anything; at most, they'll just replace the councilor.

The aftermath has already been handled, so the most important thing now is to quickly 'soothe' Jing Su's wounded heart. What? You say Jing Su isn't hurt? I say he is hurt, he is hurt.

Their own commander is in such a terrible state, being treated so disgustingly; they must feel very uncomfortable.

So, naturally, they need to be comforted. Since comforting is needed, it's inappropriate to have other people around. The best place is a cozy room, preferably with a big bed, where the two of them can support each other, and then... hehe~

"How about we watch a movie together?" Just as Qianwei was lost in his fantasies about a wonderful future, Jing Su pondered for a moment and then spoke up.

Jing Su originally thought that since everyone was dressed so beautifully, it would be a waste not to hold a complete banquet. Besides, judging from the regretful expressions on Buqu and Javelin's faces, she knew that the two girls hadn't had enough to eat, so Jing Su definitely had to find a way to satisfy the two little gluttons.

However, considering that neither the Vichy Church's ship nor the speedboat he was on was very large, there was indeed no space to hold a banquet or even a party.

Going on a cruise is out of the question, as there's no time to prepare now. Besides, even if we did, it would be too late by then, and we definitely wouldn't have enough fun. So, we have to give up on that idea.

Considering the preparation issues, and wanting to create a setting where things could start quickly, where everyone could eat and drink to their heart's content, and where everyone could chat and laugh, Jing Su could only think of watching a movie.

We can't have another barbecue, especially with such a big wind and waves; it's hard to even set up the grill.

“I have no objection,” Fuxi said immediately upon hearing this.

When it comes to watching movies, it's best to go somewhere nearby. Fuxi originally thought that after all that, there wouldn't be any other activities for the evening, and even if they wanted to, there wouldn't be time to set up the venue. Unexpectedly, Jingsu suggested watching a movie. This was simple; the ship had a projector.

If you feel the image isn't immersive enough, you can have the Navigator TB act as a projector for a 3D holographic projection – the scene will be absolutely stunning.

Moreover, there are many things that Fuxi can do during this process. She doesn't think that the Royal Army's small speedboat would have any supporting facilities. Even if it did, it could still pull Jing Su onto its own boat.

Once on your own ship, shouldn't you arrange seating? If you get hungry during the movie and want something delicious, shouldn't you cook something? If you want to discuss the plot, shouldn't you be able to chat about it?

There are so many things we can do here.

Therefore, Fuxi wholeheartedly agreed to Jingsu's proposal!

"Well... alright, if the Commander wants to watch a movie, I can do that too." Vanguard's face froze for a moment, looking somewhat helpless. Originally, she had planned to take Jing Su back to the cruise ship directly, put in a little effort, and as soon as they returned to the cruise ship, she would immediately drag Jing Su to her room, and no one else could say anything about it.

He just didn't expect that Jing Su would suggest watching a movie, and he really couldn't refuse, since it was indeed a very good suggestion.

"Watching a movie with the Commander? Wow, is this what they call a date? My Mind Cube is suddenly getting hot, what should I do? I'm kind of excited!"

Now that Jing Su has made her decision, the next step for the ship girls is to get things done.

"I'll go arrange the equipment!" With a forceful leap, Fuxi jumped directly off the deck. This ship belonged to Chen Baxian and was still some distance from the Vichy camp's ships. Going directly across the sea would be the fastest and most convenient way to deal with the situation.

“I’ll go find some movies.” La Galisoni then stepped forward, saying that he happened to have a few particularly interesting movies in his collection, and then followed Foch’s lead and jumped off the deck.

"I, I'm going to find something delicious!" Buqu said excitedly, raising her right hand high. Before Jing Su could say anything, she quickly ran back to the cabin. Buqu was probably the ship girl from the Vichy faction who liked to run to Chen Baxian's cargo ship the most. Her purpose was simple: to find something delicious.

It's not that their own camp doesn't have good food; the recipes of the two mages are among the best in the world. It's just that they were going to support the front lines this time, and the ship they were on was a small cruise ship. It wasn't big, and there wasn't much space to put ingredients. As the saying goes, even a skilled cook can't cook without rice. No matter how good your cooking skills are, you can't make anything delicious without the right ingredients.

However, thanks to this, Buqu has a pretty good understanding of where the kitchen is on cargo ships and what good food is available.

"I...I..." Vauquelan also raised his hand, but after holding it up for a while, he suddenly realized that he didn't know what to do and felt a little embarrassed.

"Haha, why don't you sit next to me later, and we can watch a movie together?" Jing Su said with a smile, patting Vauquelan's hair.

"Hey, me too! I want to sit with the Commander too!" Before Vockland could react, Javelin quickly ran to Jing Su's side and pleaded with him.

"Okay, okay, let's sit together, let's sit together~" Jing Su naturally wouldn't object. This was Javelin, after all, a woman with a youthful figure and a mature mind. Having her with her would be...in a word—awesome!

'Damn it, they beat me to it!' Seeing that Jing Su had already arranged the seats, Qianwei silently shut his mouth, which was about to speak, and silently shed tears in his heart.

'Ugh, I wanted to sit with the Commander too! Vanguard, Vanguard, what are you being shy about? Just go for it! What's there to be afraid of? See, now you don't have the chance!'

"Avant-garde!"

"Hey, I'm here, what's up!" Upon hearing Jing Su's words, Qianwei, who had been lost in thought, suddenly jumped up, clearly quite startled.