Shipgirls and Salted Fish Commander, Port Survival Guide

Now that we can see the company thriving, the happiest person is undoubtedly Belfast, who has taken care of it for three years. Over those three years, she has built a deep friendship with the company. Belfast's joy at seeing her good friend regain its vitality is beyond words.

"Great! I'm really looking forward to spending a wonderful day with you, company."

Since the company has said so, what can Jing Su do? Of course, she has to agree.

'Ugh! My best friend really is the one who stole my husband. I'd better just leave her alone!'

Chapter 228 Why Did This Happen?

Although somewhat frustrated, Belfast felt happier overall than saddened to see the company emerge from the shadows, whether as a partner in the port area or as a close friend.

'As expected, I'm still very unhappy!'

She was happy, but seeing the person she liked and her best friend doing "misbehaving" together—or rather, it was her best friend doing it all while her beloved passively accepted it—made Belfast furious.

At this moment, Belfast suddenly realized that by excluding the bigwigs from all sides, she seemed to have indirectly helped Enterprise. Now, in the huge banquet hall, there wasn't a single ship girl of enough weight to stand up against Enterprise.

As a veteran of the port area, and a secretary ship and marriage ship, the company already holds a superior position in the port area. Even disregarding the data, in terms of combat power alone, there are very few people in the vast port area who dare to say that they can definitely beat the company in a one-on-one battle.

After all, the company's "Big E" is truly excessive. In the game, it's already god-like in one-on-one combat, and now that it's become reality, it's even more outrageous. Can companies in this world actively choose when to activate "Big E"?

In addition, aircraft carriers have a field of vision advantage, and battleships would be really scared if they fought one-on-one with them. Aircraft carrier ship girls are a matter of luck. If they are lucky, they may have a slight advantage, but if a real battle starts, unless Enterprise makes a mistake, they will basically be dragged down and killed by Enterprise once the war drags on.

If I had to say, the highest win rate for a group of high-speed destroyers against Enterprise is to quickly close the distance, launch torpedoes at point-blank range, and if they hit the target, they win. If they miss, it's time for the next round. After all, once you're face-to-face, Enterprise will absolutely not give you a second chance to attack.

The notion that aircraft carriers are weak in close combat is a joke to Enterprise. Heaven knows why Enterprise's aircraft carrier is so strong in close combat. The Sirens on the front lines know this all too well. Ironblood Ron's favorite thing to do is to rely on his strong armor to charge into a group of Sirens and engage in hand-to-hand combat, showing off his ability to tear Sirens apart for the staff watching from the rear.

In reality, Enterprise was the ship that annihilated the most Sirens in close-quarters combat on the front lines. Like Ron, Enterprise was defending a single line of defense, but as an aircraft carrier, Enterprise was much more efficient at killing enemies than Ron.

When faced with sirens, companies often adopt a "one-against-one" approach: launch aircraft to eliminate the sirens' backline first, then send the remaining frontline warships into close combat, ostensibly to save resources.

But in reality, they were venting their inner frustrations. With Jing Su gone, every ship girl was suppressing a fire of anger in her heart. If they didn't release it in time, the ship girls would have a mental breakdown.

Each ship girl has her own way of relieving stress. The Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth spends all sorts of money on shopping sprees. In three years, she has almost bought up all the land near the Maritime Bureau headquarters. The Royal Navy's maids mainly take care of their companions. Seeing the smiles of relief on their faces when they are taking care of their companions makes the maids feel healed.

Roon, a war maniac, fights relentlessly from morning till night, clearing the map with extreme violence. Roon is one of the few ship girls in the port who can frighten the Sirens. However, even as ruthless as Roon is, she still cannot match Enterprise in terms of map clearing efficiency.

However, this is also the point that the ship girls in the port are most worried about. As a ship girl who is recognized as only knowing how to fight, Enterprise makes many ship girls very worried because her state is too strange. The strangeness here is mainly in terms of mental state. Many ship girls have diagnosed that Enterprise is likely suffering from depression.

While it seems strange for a ship girl to get this disease, it makes perfect sense when applied to Enterprise. Whether in history or in this world, Enterprise has every reason to be melancholy. Historically, it carries the hopes of the nation and shoulders the future of the people. Enterprise must stand against the entire enemy fleet on its own.

Here, having lost her lover, Enterprise finds it difficult to find any way to vent her inner pressure. Enterprise is a battle maniac, and to others, it seems as if she can do nothing but fight. This makes the other ship girls in the port quite worried about Enterprise's mental health, and Belfast is specially sent to take care of Enterprise throughout the process.

There's no way around it, I'm really worried about the meta-ification of enterprises. With the strength of enterprises, once they become meta-ified, they could probably turn the whole world upside down.

However, it seems that there are voices within the port area saying that given the psychological resilience of the company, even if it turns evil, it would still be in the lawful camp, or at least be the kind that can be communicated with. Some even infer, based on the theory that there is no second ship girl, that the company will not actually turn evil at all. After all, there is already a Meta company in other worlds, but it is unknown what it is doing now. But no one dares to gamble on this possibility.

Despite her inner displeasure, Belfast was, after all, the perfect head maid. Standing beside Jing Su and Enterprise, she silently shielded them from the gazes of the other ship girls.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the winner tonight is practically another name, thanks to Belfast.

As the overall commander in charge of setting up the venue, Belfast not only took on the task but also gained the power to make personnel arrangements. With this power, Belfast had a lot of room to maneuver and eliminate threats to herself.

In the simplest way, she could use personnel scheduling to delay the entry of those threatening ship girls. Given Jing Su's personality and the unspoken agreement among the ship girls, by the time those big shots entered, she would have already won over Jing Su.

At that point, even if the other ship girls are unhappy or unwilling, they will have no choice but to accept it.

For example, since Garden Cheshire's behavior is out of control, Belfast arranged to pick up Jing Su. As a result, these two ship girls didn't have time to attend the banquet on time. To be precise, they didn't have time to pick up people and change clothes at the same time.

As for why we didn't change our clothes before setting off, that involves the issue of surprises and the possibility that the waves might be too high and our carefully prepared outfits might get wet and dirty.

Of course, the ship girls on the front lines all knew that going to pick someone up would mean missing the banquet, and everyone accepted this fact. So Belfast wasn't deliberately causing trouble. It was a matter of mutual understanding and willingness to accept the consequences.

However, to Belfast's surprise, despite her efforts to hold back a group of big shots, she forgot about the most formidable one.

What's the situation at the banquet now?

Garden Cheshire is not here, Akagi Taihou is not here, Ron Eugen is not here either. It can be said that important figures like the second-ranked White Dragon are not present at the moment. Bismarck may be important enough, but given Eugen's actions, there is no need to worry. Yorktown may have enough charisma, but Belfast brought the Enterprise in, and seeing her sister's withdrawn state, Yorktown will not take action.

Belfast arranged for their grudge to go and pray, supposedly to bless the commander. Naturally, the grudge wouldn't refuse, and took along a group of big shots from both sides of the French army. If it weren't for Clemenceau's insistence, there wouldn't be a single French ship to be seen now.

In the kitchen, Belfast asked Fengxiang to help control Taihou Akagi, citing concerns about the situation getting out of control. Fengxiang readily agreed. The Northern Alliance was the simplest option; Belfast used ten tons of vodka and a subsequent promise of support to settle the matter.

Sardinia doesn't need to be bothered; they'll start fighting on their own. It's said that Littorio and Veneto are currently engaged in a fierce battle with Marco Polo. One of them wants to seize the commander and declare herself the supreme secretary ship, concentrating all power in the port. Everyone is telling her to stop messing around and make a fool of herself in front of the other factions. The two sides are fighting each other to their hearts' content.

It's fair to say that there weren't many influential figures present who could influence the course of the banquet. Belfast had initially thought she was a shoo-in and that she would be the winner tonight. The thought of being able to take care of Jing Su filled Belfast with joy, and she even had the energy to work.

Unexpectedly, truly unexpectedly, the company's three-year-long period of isolation was completely cured the moment Jing Su arrived at the front lines!

If I hadn't personally taken care of Belfast for three years and known her specific situation, Belfast would have suspected that she was faking it.

'Beware of fire, theft, and best friends; the Commander's words are indeed true!' Belfast felt her heart was bleeding as she watched Enterprise's increasingly intimate actions. If only there were any troublesome ship girls around, Enterprise wouldn't be so arrogant.

'I was so stupid, really. I just thought the company might cause some trouble, but I never imagined it would be this kind of company.'

"Belfa, are you alright? You look uncomfortable."

Perhaps it was the overflowing resentment, or perhaps the sharpness of her aggrieved gaze, but in any case, even standing behind her, Jing Su noticed Belfast's odd behavior. Turning her head, she saw that Belfast's expression was definitely off, and quickly asked what was wrong.

"Ah, Master, I'm fine." As the perfect head maid, Belfast instinctively never showed any bad aura in front of her master. Upon hearing Jing Su's concern, Belfast raised her head and straightened her chest, causing the chains on her chest to make a crisp sound.

"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright." Jing Su was also annoyed. How could you be alright in this situation? If you're alright, then something bad is going to happen to me!

Question: What would it feel like for a melancholic, older woman who has been feeling lonely for three years to suddenly receive rain after a long drought?

That's absolutely terrifying!

Jing Su finally understood Enterprise. So this is what the real Enterprise is like. But thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem wrong. Enterprise is one of Jing Su's favorite ship girls. She has seen all of their voice lines and she has always been his secretary ship.

When you're alone with the company, their voice is sweet and very lively and proactive. Throughout the process, the company basically takes the lead in the subsequent actions, and the player, as the commander, can't get a word in edgewise.

"Commander, where were we? Oh, right, I also know a place with an underwater cave. It's very spacious. Let's go explore it together sometime." Before Belfast could say anything, a fair arm wrapped around Jing Su's shoulder, and a soft voice whispered in Jing Su's ear.

It was a company, and the company went straight up to her. She pressed her whole body against Jing Su. You have to know that she was practically naked right now. This dress, which was as thin as a cicada's wing and breathable and cool, was practically the same as not wearing anything at all when she was so close!

Jing Su could even feel the touch of those adorable buds, and even rubbed against them a few times. This almost killed Jing Su. As the saying goes, once you've tasted the marrow, you'll know the flavor. Jing Su was no longer in a state of having experienced such things for a long time. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was deeply moved.

The company's persona is quite formidable, even among the many beautiful women in the port area. This aloof and noble mature woman, a Valkyrie, is now lowering her status and trying to get close to you. Who could resist that?

No, it seems that from the company's perspective, this isn't about lowering her standards; it's an action that perfectly aligns with her public image.

"Honey~ I'm here~ Did you miss me~"

"Darling, where are you? Cheshire is coming to find you~"

Just as Jing Su's mind was in a complete mess, unsure of what to say or do, two excited voices came from the doorway.

A savior has arrived?

No, wait, these are two new terrorist groups!

"Huh? How could this be, so fast?" Hearing the voice, Jing Su was on the verge of tears. She hadn't even settled this business yet, and now two more had come along. Meanwhile, Bei Fa was completely dumbfounded.

According to her plan, Garden and Cheshire should still be putting on makeup. Given their love-struck minds, they would never come out to see Jing Su unless they dressed themselves up to be absolutely perfect.

But now, Garden and Cheshire not only came to see us, but they were also dressed up quite well. Although they weren't quite in perfect condition, compared to most other ship girls, these two had a silly charm and good figures, which was a plus. After all, not everyone dares to go and get close to Jing Su in public.

Clearly, Belfast had spent too much time in the office. Although she was in charge of arranging everything at the meeting, the other ship girls all had their own initiative. Once they were out of sight, Belfast couldn't fully control what the other ship girls would do.

For example, when Garden and Cheshire went to pick someone up, they played a little trick. They didn't have time to get ready after picking someone up and coming back, but they could have returned early. Under normal circumstances, the two women would not want to be separated from Jing Su, but this time was different. Eugen gave them an excellent reason.

Because Eugen cheated and manipulated the entire camp to secure his own rise to power, Garden and Cheshire had no reason to return with Jing Su.

In fact, this was all thanks to Belfast's top-level design. According to her plan, sending an ambitious ship girl like Eugen to pick up Jing Su would make her unable to restrain herself and would end up taking care of the commander. In this way, the entire Ironblood faction, as the intruder, was automatically excluded from tonight's winning list, effectively eliminating an entire faction.

Unexpectedly, this gave the two super big shots time to get ready and rush in at the last minute.

Belfast was already struggling to cope with just one company; if two more came along, wouldn't they have even less of a chance of winning?

Why did this happen?!

Chapter 229 Such a commander is so cool!

In Belfast's plan, the purpose of all that was to delay the big shots from other factions so that she could have Jing Su all to herself.

Unexpectedly, the big boss couldn't hold on and his best friend stole the commander right under his nose.

Watching Enterprise, even with the arrival of two new powerful ship girls, still clinging to Jing Su, Belfast felt like crying, silently lamenting, "I can't do anything~ Waaah~"

"Oh, my dear, have you missed Cheshire? I think about you every single day, every minute, every second. Come here, my dear, give me a kiss."

"Hehe, Honey, how's my outfit? Aren't you mesmerized? Hmph, you definitely are! I'm the Garden Commander, and we're about to start singing. Let's dance together! Don't say you can't dance, okay? Rejecting a girl is very impolite!"

The thing Belfast was worried about has happened. Among the ship girls on the front lines, Garden and Cheshire are definitely at the top of Belfast's list of concerns.

These two ship girls can ignore everything else around Jing Su. As long as they see Jing Su, they will want to rush up and get close to her. Other ship girls can't stop them, let alone persuade them. When Garden or Cheshire are around, never try to persuade them. As long as the topic is related to Jing Su, Cheshire and Garden will take the initiative to steer the conversation towards getting close to Jing Su.

The key is that if you're with everyone, it's fine. These two have their own unique understanding of how to get close to Jing Su. Belfast tried to subtly transfer the two away, but failed.

Like now, even though I've already been asked to pick them up, and they definitely won't make it to the banquet according to the schedule, I still insist on picking them up, attending the banquet looking my best, and even... I want to get close to Jing Su!

Now it's obvious to everyone that the winner tonight is the Enterprise, but Garden and Cheshire completely ignored the Enterprise and went to dance with Jing Su on their own.

This is because Enterprise has a relatively good temper. If it were another ship girl with a bad temper, she would probably have fought with Garden and the others on the spot. Of course, ordinary ship girls really can't beat these two.

Seeing this, Belfast sighed softly. Judging from the performance of these two, even if she won in the end, she probably wouldn't be able to protect Jing Su. At least during the banquet, she definitely wouldn't be able to protect her. Who knows, she might be dragged away by that ship girl halfway through.

Of course, Belfast had anticipated this situation. What she cared about was never her performance at the banquet. Eating alone is never conducive to unity. Belfast always saw herself as the perfect maid. She just wanted to be by Jing Su's side at the banquet and be the first ship girl to help when Jing Su needed care.

Moreover, the outcome of the banquet is what the final winner values ​​most. This is what Belfast values ​​most, and it is something that no other ship girl can take away from her. This has nothing to do with strength, but rather with Jing Su's personality.

Since Jing Su's return, his every word and action has been closely watched by every ship girl in the port who aspires to be close to him. After observing him for some time, the ship girls say that Jing Su is still the same Jing Su: gentle and decisive. Once he has made up his mind about something, he will not be disturbed by the outside world.

In other words, as long as you win over Jing Su at the banquet, even if Jing Su is snatched away by someone else halfway through, the winner doesn't need to worry. They can just go to Jing Su's room and wait after the banquet.

This is also the key reason why companies didn't react much to Garden and Cheshire's actions. They had already secured the most important point, so there was no need to compete for the rest. As the saying goes, those who try to monopolize everything will be attacked by others.

In the port area, always remember this: whoever dares to hoard resources is the enemy of the port area! You can say it and that it doesn't matter, and no one will care, but if you dare to do it, no matter who you are, you will be ruthlessly suppressed by all the ship girls in the entire port area!

"Hehe, Commander, it's finally time to meet you... However, it seems there are quite a few eyesores around. Let me 'clean up' them first before we have our loving exchange~ Hehehe"

Just as Jing Su was about to say something, a chilling aura came from outside the door. The voice was clear and melodious, making the listener feel a chill involuntarily.

"Boom~"

With a loud bang, the main entrance to the venue was violently blown open, and debris flew everywhere.

"Protect the commander!"

Upon seeing this scene, all the ship girls present immediately went into battle mode, their eyes warily fixed on the doorway.

"Ah ha, so many people, hehehe, it seems there are quite a lot of pests to clean up~" Amidst the smoke and dust, a ship girl with brown hair, red eyes, and nine fox tails flowing behind her walked into the venue in wooden clogs.

"Aka, Akagi?" As the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, Jing Su squinted and looked closely, then blurted out the question subconsciously.

"Hehe, yes, I am the glorious First Carrier Division, known as the Invincible Fleet, Akagi."

Ah, the commander's voice, ah, I can't take it.

Commander, are you thinking of me too? I'm coming right away, I'm coming to be with you right away!

After Jing Su spoke, Chi Cheng seemed to get excited, covering her delicate face with her hands, her face flushed, her voice charming, and the fox tail behind her began to sway rhythmically.

Even from a great distance, Jing Su could still see that Chi Cheng's eyes seemed to be gleaming with a sharp light. Stared at by that fiery gaze, Jing Su swallowed hard, her body trembling involuntarily.

"Hehehe, this is quite a 'feast' too!"

Just then, another voice that instilled fear rang out.

‘Boom~’

Another loud bang.

This time it wasn't the main gate, but...

"Hey, the wall's broken!" Cheshire stood in front of Jing Su, his eyes wide, and said with a blank expression.

Upon seeing that the newcomer was Akagi, she relaxed her guard somewhat. The distance was so great, and she was a ship girl from the port. Even if she rushed in front of her, she couldn't take her beloved away. It was better to take advantage of the moment when her beloved was still in a daze and snuggle up to her.

'Hehehe, is this my dear's body? Ah, that strong chest, it feels so reassuring. I wish I could stay in my dear's arms forever. I'm rubbing against you, rubbing against you!'

While Cheshire was trying to get close to Jing Su, a ship girl with voluptuous breasts and a plump bottom emerged from the thick fog. She wore black stockings, a tight-fitting suspender skirt, and a small red cape. Her hair was light pink.

Overall, this ship girl has a voluptuous figure, looking round and plump, but her figure is amazing. According to Donghuang culture, she is the type that can be born naturally!

"Ron, is that Ron?" After a moment of silence, Jing Su suddenly spoke.

As mentioned earlier, since the ship girls in the port area are quite similar in many ways, there are a considerable number of ship girls that you can't recognize at first glance. But those that you can recognize are definitely the kind that leave a deep impression and have distinctive features.

Roon is one of them. Looking at the entire port, ship girls with Roon's figure are top-notch. She is the kind of person you can't forget after just one look. Not to mention, once you learn a little about Roon's personality, you will never forget her.

Oh, I can't forget that if I really couldn't control Ron, people might die! People might die literally!

Sometimes Jing Su would wonder what would have happened if, back in the port, the first ship girl she saw was Roon, and she had acted as if she didn't recognize her, just like she did at the beginning.