Shipgirls and Salted Fish Commander, Port Survival Guide

Being with other ship girls might make you a little hesitant; girls can be shy, you know~

Of course, shyness is part of the romance between young couples, and that feeling of wanting to resist while also wanting to win can really ignite Jing Su's desire to conquer.

Now outdoors, Jing Su could see that many ship girls were standing on the sea, sailing in this direction. At some point, the roar of airplanes could be heard in the sky. Obviously, a considerable number of ship girls had changed their clothes and arrived at the scene.

"Alright, Commander, it seems our blissful time alone is about to end." Binjiang slowly stood up. At this moment, she could feel several sharp gazes focused on her. Clearly, placing the bridge on Jing Su's head had deeply provoked many ship girls, causing them to break down.

Binjiang originally intended to ignore it, thinking, "I'm just doing this to my own husband, what can you do about it?"

Then, amidst these gazes, Binjiang felt a familiar sense of melancholy.

'Oh no, I started making sweeping generalizations and hurt my best friend!'

So I immediately got up and stood to the side, pretending to admire the scenery.

In short, I've done everything I could in such a short time. Plus, I have no desires or wants. I've successfully made it to shore, and that's how confident I am!

"What are you saying? Aren't you happy when you're together at other times?" Jing Su suddenly had an idea and tried to use some gentle persuasion.

"Commander, you're being naughty~" Binjiang rolled her eyes, indicating that she refused to answer this kind of question.

Each faction has ship girls who love to surf the internet intensely. In the Eastern faction, Changchun is a bit of an internet addict. She always asks Binjiang to scan her face, and after that, she just squats down next to Binjiang to play games. As a result, Binjiang has also learned a lot of internet slang.

Therefore, Binjiang knew that Jing Su was just talking nonsense because she was out of her mind.

However, it must be said that these little bickerings between a young couple, happening once or twice now and then, are quite entertaining.

"Ahem, yes, yes, my wife is right to scold me~" Jing Su blushed, thinking to herself, "I just wanted to see your reaction."

After all, her relationship with Binjiang was characterized by an exceptionally strong sense of being kept, as if he were her little wife.

Well, it seems that, in reality, there really is no difference.

"It's good that you know you were wrong~" Binjiang smiled as she looked at Jing Su. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the new earring on Jing Su's ear, and a thought struck her. Her best friend had added something to Jing Su's outfit, so she couldn't be left behind~

Of course, there's no need to add another accessory in a short time; it's too obvious and will be seen by other ship girls, especially since several heavyweight ship girls are coming soon. The Eastern Empire and Royal Navy are two factions that rose to prominence relatively early and are already in the spotlight. Being too greedy will make them targets of other factions.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that other ship girls considered Yi Xian to be one of the superiors, she wouldn't have been able to rise to the top so easily this time.

Like the previous ones such as Garden, Akagi, and Ron, they were almost suppressed as soon as they emerged. This is the current situation on the front lines.

Everyone wants to rise to the top, but everyone knows that if you rush into it, you'll be targeted by other ship girls in no time. Unless you're a top player, you probably won't see Jing Su again before the end of the seasonal offensive.

Yi Xian is a ship girl that everyone thinks has successfully taken the position, but in reality she hasn't. So when she was able to add a symbol of her feelings to Jing Su in front of everyone, everyone just thought that Yi Xian was just making up for it. Who knew that Jing Su would be so unmoved by such a beautiful woman as Yi Xian?

Of course, Binjiang knew why Jing Su remained unmoved. Back at the Donghuang base, even if Jing Su wanted to make a move, she didn't have the opportunity.

However, Yi Xian didn't buy a ticket, so he bought one himself. It was such a good opportunity, with so many people watching, to assert his dominance!

"Commander, stretch your legs out here~" Binjiang said cheerfully, thinking of this.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Jing Su was a little confused, but he still did as he was told. Anyway, he was sitting in the chair, reclining. Even if he didn't want to, Bin Jiang could just move his fingers and stick out his legs.

"Hehe, in Changchun parlance, it's like giving you a buff~" Binjiang said mysteriously.

"?" Jing Su was puzzled at first, then her pupils contracted and she exclaimed in surprise.

It turned out that Binjiang's hand was glowing yellow as he gestured on Jing Su's calf. The strange sensation made Jing Su unable to help but exclaim in surprise.

"What are you doing?" Binjiang's actions were sudden, catching him completely off guard. Unable to resist, he could only silently complain.

"Haha, I told you, I'd give you a buff, Commander~ Haha, all done~" Soon, Binjiang laughed heartily and withdrew his hand.

Jing Su immediately looked down at her calf and saw a lifelike phoenix on it.

"You..." Jing Su rolled her eyes. Your so-called buff is to print a pattern on my leg?

“Dragon on the right, phoenix on the left, now it’s symmetrical, ah, my OCD is so satisfied~” As Binjiang waved his finger in the air, a golden dragon appeared on Jing Su’s right leg.

"What is this?" Jing Su was stunned, and subconsciously made a sound, "Oh, it's from that time?"

But soon, Jing Su recalled that on her first day in the Donghuang camp, before she could even stand properly, Bin Jiang dragged her into the bridal chamber. Inside the bridal chamber, she was completely dazed from being plied with alcohol, and her only memory was that Bin Jiang seemed to be gesturing something on her legs.

The next day, when Jing Su got up, supporting her back, there was a large yellow patch on her calf. Jing Su thought she had gotten something unclean on it, so she ran to scrub it. While washing, a dragon appeared on her calf, which gave Jing Su a fright.

Fortunately, Changchun was there and explained to Jingsu that this thing was a condensation of Binjiang's spiritual power. As long as this was there, no matter where Jingsu was, Binjiang could find Jingsu immediately. It was also a life-saving device. If Jingsu were to suffer a sudden injury, this thing could provide emergency relief.

While healing Jing Su, she will send out summons to the surrounding area, just like a lighthouse in the dark, making it extremely obvious so that other ship girls can find Jing Su's location immediately.

According to Changchun, Jing Su actually had many auras left on her body. She could recognize two of them, Binjiang and Yixian. The others were too numerous and she wasn't familiar with them, so she couldn't recall their names.

After saying that, Changchun also left a trace of his aura on Jing Su so that he could find her at any time.

It took Jing Su a long time to process what she had done.

However, Jing Su's first reaction was whether doing this would affect the ship girls. The answer she received was that it would definitely have an impact, since it was, after all, diverting her own power, but there was no need to worry about it.

Since most of the ship girls in the port have reached their maximum training level, and ship girls can gain power through battle, they usually have a lot of surplus power stored up when they go out to sea. What is consumed is only the storage, and it does not have much impact on the main body.

Only then did Jing Su feel at ease, but she fell into deep thought about the golden dragon pattern on her leg.

According to Yixian, this was Binjiang's little mischievous hobby—leaving a pattern to scare Jingsu, since Jingsu had suddenly disappeared for so long without warning. Binjiang stated that this behavior must be punished.

The power left on Jing Su can be categorized into different forms by the ship girls. Most ship girls leave it directly inside Jing Su's body, but Binjiang is different; she leaves it on her skin and uses it as a tattoo.

Of course, it's just a scare tactic.

After some time, the golden dragon pattern on Jing Su's leg disappeared, or rather, Binjiang hid it after Jing Su went to another faction.

Actually, after drawing a dragon for Jing Su, Bin Jiang also drew one on his own leg in the same spot, but he usually kept it hidden. When he was wearing a swimsuit to find Jing Su earlier, Bin Jiang showed the dragon to Jing Su, and Jing Su's eyes almost popped out. Now that he's changed into his secretary outfit, the golden dragon is hidden again.

Then, spurred on by Yixian, Binjiang decided to paint another phoenix for Jingsu, so they would be a pair, which would look much better together.

"Haha, how about it, Commander? Isn't it beautiful? I practiced for a long time!" After finishing, looking at her work that she had prepared for so long and finally achieved her goal, Binjiang laughed heartily.

"Well, it looks pretty good~" Since Binjiang was like this, what could Jing Su say? Of course, she had to go along with her. But to be fair, Binjiang's skills were indeed quite good. The phoenix she painted was lifelike, and the golden dragon was extremely majestic. The more Jing Su looked at it, the more she liked it. She even had the urge to ask Binjiang to paint another one for her.

After all, the feeling of Binjiang's delicate, slender fingers gliding across my skin was like an electric shock. The sharp nail polish, the warm temperature, the slight stinging, and the itching—according to Binjiang, I'm rubbing you with salt! You can't get such good technique anywhere else.

"Hey, Commander, that's a pretty perfunctory answer."

"Well, that's fine then, hehe, Commander. If you see any designs you like, you absolutely have to tell me. I've found this kind of thing quite addictive; it's really satisfying to see beautiful designs come to life on your own hands!"

"Ahem, um~"

Chapter 258 The Cat That Fell From the Sky!

While Binjiang was clamoring to pick out some nice designs for Jingsu and then print them on her body, a massive army of swimsuit wearers had already arrived at the scene.

The ship girls, dressed in their finest attire and showing off their figures, quickly locked their attention on Jing Su, who was currently on the cruise ship. As for Bin Jiang, who was standing next to Jing Su, they completely ignored her.

Perhaps, it's not that indifferent.

'咻~'

With a whooshing sound, a tiny thing flashed past Jing Su's eyes, startling him!

"Commander, danger!" Upon seeing this scene, Binjiang's alarm bells rang loudly. He immediately shielded Jing Su behind him, channeling his power and preparing to deploy his ship equipment and enter combat mode.

"Whoosh! Ah, Commander, sorry, I didn't mean to shoot you like that, hehe~"

Just as Binjiang was looking serious and Jingsu was completely bewildered, a lively and cheerful voice came from behind them. Looking in the direction of the voice, they saw a cute girl with pink hair, big eyes, wearing a pink halter bikini, holding a transparent life ring and a pink parasol, with a small sandal hanging from her wrist and platform sandals on her feet. She had somehow appeared behind the two of them.

"Little, Jiajia?" Jing Su blurted out after just one glance.

"Yo~ Commander, hello! I'm Saratoga, Lexington's sister~. You can call me Saratoga, but don't add 'little' to it, okay? Saratoga, I'm working really hard to grow stronger~"

Hehe, Commander, your reaction just now was too slow! That wouldn't work on the battlefield!

See, Jiajia tricked me so easily~

Upon hearing Jing Su's voice, Xiao Jiajia turned around, displaying a very happy and lively demeanor. Clearly, she was in a very good mood at that moment.

According to the group, Jing Su has lost his memories of the port area and can't remember what the ship girls look like. To be more precise, if a ship girl stands in front of Jing Su, he can recognize that the beautiful girl in front of him is a ship girl. After all, even if an ordinary person has superb makeup skills, it is not easy to become a ship girl, not to mention that the temperament of a ship girl is very different from that of an ordinary person.

In a crowd, you can tell at a glance who is a ship girl and who is wearing makeup.

Therefore, Saratoga believes that it must be because the bond between Jing Su and himself is too deep that he can directly call out his name.

What is this called? This is love!

Her relationship with Jing Su had transcended time and space, and even though Jing Su had lost his past, he could still recognize her at a glance and call out her name. Is there anything more romantic in the world?

Of course, if Jing Su knew what Saratoga was thinking at that moment, he would definitely be quite embarrassed.

Admittedly, I can't name most of the ship girls, but that's because the number of ship girls in the port is really not ordinary. Even without considering retrofits, equipment, and collaborations, there are at least five hundred ship girls.

In addition, Jing Su has always played Silent Flight, and her daily routine involves using two phones: one to run the game and level up and increase affinity, and the other to watch videos or do other things.

This meant that Jing Su knew the girl in front of him was a ship girl, but it wasn't easy for him to call out her specific name. There were so many beautiful ship girls, and unless he really liked them or used them very frequently, Jing Su really wouldn't know their names just by looking at their illustrations.

Not to mention that when a two-dimensional character illustration is converted into a three-dimensional figure, there will be differences between it and the original image, making it even more difficult to distinguish.

Sometimes, even when looking at photos, Jing Su might not be able to recognize who the ship girls are, which is actually the key reason why he often falls into self-doubt.

The ship girls eagerly awaited his arrival, like roses yearning for love and longing for Jing Su's nourishment. Unfortunately, Jing Su, like a blind butterfly, could never distinguish between the different roses.

Jing Su had considered taking the time to compare the photos and get to know them, but unfortunately, he didn't have the time. Almost all of Jing Su's free time was spent being dragged away by the ship girls for various reasons to interact with them. During the day, just like when he was with Binjiang, he didn't even have much time to look at his phone. At night, it was even worse. It was a blessing that the ship girls thought he was working too hard and were letting him conserve his energy so that he could get a good night's sleep.

On the other hand, the ship girls themselves didn't leave many photos in the world. Not long after Jing Su disappeared, Dawn Port split up. In addition, after the navigator TB couldn't find Jing Su for a long time, he fell into a deep sleep. The ship girls couldn't log into the original system, so they developed a new system on their own.

With Jing Su absent, the ship girls have collectively fallen into a state of isolation, so this new system is used entirely as a work system. Almost no one posts comments on it, let alone shares photos.

As for the system used for daily communication, it goes without saying that everyone hangs out with their own friends and hardly ever actively expands their social circle. Thus, people who know each other don't need to post photos, and people who don't know each other won't bother to make friends, let alone have the opportunity to post photos.

In conclusion, despite the fact that the port area has existed in this world for so long, and with Jing Su missing for three years, these beautiful elves have surprisingly left very few photos in the world.

Now, even with Jing Su's return and the restart of Navigator TB, Jing Su still cannot find photos of the ship girls. The reason is simple: with the resources of the port, they had already searched every place in the world that could be searched long after Jing Su disappeared, but they still couldn't find them despite such a large-scale and intensive search.

Many ship girls are pessimistic about whether Jing Su still exists, so they have sealed away all memories related to Jing Su as a memento. In other words, even if there were photos of ship girls in the past, they have now been physically sealed away by the ship girls.

No matter how powerful TB's computing power or how advanced its functions are, it can't access things that aren't connected to the internet.

Therefore, even if many pretty girls in the port area stand in front of Jing Su and greet him, Jing Su can only know that they are ship girls, but he really can't remember who they are or what their names are.

Of course, Jing Su doesn't not know any ship girls. She often looks at the ones she frequently uses and likes. For example, she has always served as the secretary ship since the position of secretary ship was created. Among the ship girls she frequently uses that are not secretary ships, there are such as Jarvis and Prinz Eugen.

However, among the many unfamiliar ship girls, Saratoga is definitely an exception among exceptions.

Jing Su not only knew her name, but also remembered her well; she was someone who could be recognized at a glance in a crowd.

The reason is simple: firstly, Saratoga is the mascot of the Chinese version of Azur Lane, and every time there's an update, Saratoga's playful avatar is the first thing you see; secondly, the character Saratoga herself is also very meme-worthy.

For example, when discussing which ship girl fleet is the largest in the port area, opinions will vary, but when it comes to who is the most balanced, Saratoga is definitely on the list no matter when or where.

In particular, Saratoga is also an aircraft carrier, a main force in the rear, which makes it even more of a topic of discussion.

Saratoga appears frequently in the storyline, making her arguably the de facto leader of the Eagle Union faction.

"Senior Saratoga, it's best not to make jokes like that in the future. It would be bad if the Commander got hurt."

Before Jing Su could answer, Bin Jiang spoke first, her tone extremely unfriendly. It wasn't just that her private rendezvous with Jing Su had been disturbed; she was genuinely angry.

Now she realized that the aircraft that had just attacked Jing Su was a Saratoga carrier-based plane, only it hadn't grown larger.

When the ship girls are in battle, whether it's a cannonball or a plane they launch, it takes a period of time to transform. The cannonballs and planes that are just thrown out are about the size of toys. After flying in the air for a while, they will turn into cannonballs or planes of normal size. If the transformation is not completed, the power of the cannonballs will be much smaller.

The higher the training level of the ship girls, the faster the conversion time. When they reach the level of Binjiang who is fully trained, they can actively control the conversion time of the shells. It can be said that as long as they want, they can keep the shells and planes at the size of toys.

But this is also what angered Binjiang. A shell that hasn't been fully transformed is still a shell. Human beings are just mortals and can't withstand even a single hit. Not to mention that what just flew over was an airplane at such a high speed. Even if it were a fast stone that hit Jing Su, it could seriously injure him.

Jokes are fine, but Binjiang thinks this kind of joke is going too far!

If Jing Su hadn't been by his side, Binjiang would have even been planning to challenge Saratoga to a duel.

"Hehe, Miss Binjiang, are you angry? If you're angry, why don't you think about this: if the Commander had really gotten into trouble just now, would it have been my fault or yours?"

My plane took ages to get to the cruise ship. You're a light cruiser, isn't keeping the planes airborne your mission?

How did they let the plane get here so easily?

Saratoga completely ignored Binjiang's angry glare, and instead said something with a smile that silenced Binjiang.

Yes, being with Jing Su made her too happy and she neglected safety. This was a point that Binjiang couldn't get past no matter what, because she had indeed let her guard down.

If the plane that just flew over hadn't been Saratoga's, but rather an enemy's, Jing Su would already be lying in a pool of blood by now. At that point, no matter how angry Binjiang got, it wouldn't have mattered.

"Cough cough, Binjiang, calm down, it's alright. Jiajia knows her limits. The plane was flying around the fence just now. Although it was scary, there shouldn't be any risks." Sensing that the atmosphere was getting increasingly tense, Jing Su quickly spoke up to mediate.

"Hey, Commander, Saratoga-senpai is right. Just now, I did get carried away. As a ship girl, I was too careless."

"Senior Saratoga, I apologize to you!" After a moment of silence, Binjiang grinned and bowed slightly to Saratoga.

However, before Saratoga could say anything, Binjiang immediately made amends: "However, it would be better if you didn't make such jokes again in the future. You scared the Commander just now. If something happens because of that, the consequences could be dire."

After saying that, Binjiang reached out and pulled Jing Su into his arms. Just then, Jing Su was still on the chair, and Binjiang was also on the chair. The two of them were in an unusually ambiguous position!