Shipgirls and Salted Fish Commander, Port Survival Guide

Jing Su didn't have a good solution to this. Since she liked it, she could just let her be. It didn't bother anyone else anyway. After all, the most important thing was for the child to have fun.

Although he could recognize Changchun at a glance, and there were quite a few petite girls playing together nearby, Jing Su decided that he should not go to play with Changchun for the time being. On the one hand, he knew very well what kind of crazy girl Changchun was when she went crazy. With so many small boats around, it was hard to say what kind of big trouble Changcheng, the king of the kids, would cause.

On the other hand, Jing Su thought that everyone was having so much fun at the water park, so she wanted to go swimming too. However, she didn't really want to go into the sea. After getting dry in the sea, she would feel sticky all over, which would be quite uncomfortable.

If you want to swim but don't want to go to a water park, then the only place you can go is an indoor swimming pool!

Just then, the White Eagle camp built a huge indoor swimming pool on the spot in just a few hours. It was open-air, with glass, and could not only be used for swimming, but also for parachuting, with platforms ranging from one meter to ten meters.

Just then, there didn't seem to be many ship girls in the pool, so Jing Su decided to find a spot to sneak a swim, as it had been a long time since she had swum.

Sneaking into the pool, Jing Su found a corner and looked at the clear water, momentarily at a loss.

At this moment, Jing Su suddenly remembered something very embarrassing: he couldn't swim!

Yes, the dignified port commander, the object of affection for all the ship girls, can become the Sea King, cough cough, the king of the sea, if he wants to, and he can't swim!

To be precise, a person can thrash around in the water a few times before sinking. How long they can survive depends on how much water they can drink and whether they can be pulled out before they lose consciousness.

However, he used to be able to swim a long time ago, or rather, he could float on the water for a while. But then something happened that made him afraid of swimming pools and terrified of being surrounded by water.

When I was a child, around ten years old, relatives came to visit and took a group of children to swim in a pool. Jing Su thought it was very interesting and happily followed along. However, she didn't expect that the pool was a converted reservoir, with the shallowest part being more than three meters deep and the deepest part being more than ten meters deep.

At that time, Jing Su was young and naive, and knew nothing. When she saw a safety officer nearby, she thought it was okay, so she put on a swimming ring and jumped into the water.

Unexpectedly, the swimming ring was too big for Jing Su at the time. As usual, Jing Su jumped into the water and started splashing around, but ended up flipping over and plunging headfirst into the water.

Because it was a swimming pool converted from a reservoir, the underground was pitch black, and Jing Su couldn't see anything. She instinctively splashed around, but still couldn't stop herself from sinking to the bottom.

Fortunately, Jing Su realized the situation at that moment. With her survival instinct kicking in, she managed to adjust her body position underwater and then jumped onto the surface.

Of course, Jing Su was still too young at the time. She jumped to the surface of the water and sank back down before she could even take a few breaths.

Then, it hit the bottom, bounced up, fell down, hit the bottom again, bounced up again, and so on. After countless cycles, Jing Su felt her arm being grabbed by a huge force, and she was lifted out of the water.

It turned out that when Jing Su fell in, there were several people standing nearby who immediately noticed someone had fallen into the water and quickly called for lifeguards.

As mentioned earlier, since it was a swimming pool converted from a reservoir, Jing Su had no idea what was placed underground. From the shore, the water was pitch black, and it was impossible to see what was inside. Everyone was extremely anxious at first, but soon they saw Jing Su jumping up and down, and they managed to rescue her in time.

After being rescued, Jing Su lay on a chair and spent the entire afternoon recovering. When her legs touched the ground again, she had no strength left and almost fell. It wasn't just fear; those few jumps had almost exhausted all of Jing Su's strength. Lying on the chair, no one offered her any energy drinks to replenish her energy, which explains her weakness.

In short, after that accident, Jing Su developed a psychological aversion to swimming pools. Normally, she would be terrified just to be surrounded by water, let alone swim.

"Commander, are you going swimming too? Want to join me?" Just as Jing Su was hesitating about whether to go into the water, a cheerful voice mixed with a touch of gentleness came from behind.

Looking in the direction of the sound, a dark-skinned, mature woman with long black hair and bright blue nail polish appeared beside Jing Su at some point.

Jing Su was startled. He realized that these ship girls, one by one, walked silently, suddenly appearing out of nowhere to scare him. And it seemed like every ship girl enjoyed saying that. Jing Su figured if this happened a few more times, his heart might break down prematurely.

In fact, the ship girls do study how to quickly get closer to Jing Su. A significant number of ship girls do not take the initiative to appear in front of Jing Su mainly because they do not know how to make the first move.

If we just greet her directly, it will seem too formal. What if it makes Jing Su unhappy or makes her think that there is something she needs to report?

Let's try to change the subject, but I don't know what to say.

This behavior is collectively referred to as a girl in love!

They are afraid that the other person will not pay attention to them, and they are also afraid that their behavior will make the other person sad.

At this moment, suddenly startling Jing Su becomes the first choice for the ship girls. Doing so not only avoids making them seem distant, but also quickly brings the two closer together, with excellent results.

Thus, Jing Su fell into a very strange cycle: sometimes he was walking on the street and no one was there, and sometimes a character would suddenly appear and give him a big fright.

Of course, there are also those like Nicoloso Dareco who play little games or do some strange things to attract Jing Su's attention and make Jing Su come closer on her own.

This is commonly known as waiting for someone to run into a tree stump and wait for them to grow!

However, most ship girls who are confident in their figure and personality will choose to take the initiative, like the one in the picture.

"Ahem, um, Northampton?" Having been startled so many times, she was already used to it. After calming down, Jing Su quickly sized up the other party.

As mentioned earlier, Jing Su cannot recognize a considerable number of ship girls in the port area unless she is frequently used, has distinctive features, or has been given a ring.

After spending so much time in this world, Jing Su became certain that there was a magical connection between him and the ship girls. This connection from the soul would make him unconsciously lean towards the ship girls, and their interactions would be very pleasant and natural. There were many things that Jing Su couldn't say to strangers, but with the ship girls, even if he had no prior impression of them, he could still get along very naturally.

Especially for couples who are getting married, their emotions are overflowing, and their interactions are no longer natural, or rather, they naturally take the final step.

The ship girl standing in front of Jing Su is quite unique. First of all, she is black-skinned. There aren't many black-skinned ship girls in the port area. They are mostly from the Eagle Union faction, such as Xiao Ming's class.

That is, the New Orleans-class heavy cruisers.

I recall that many of the South Dakota-class battleships were also black-skinned.

However, these dark-skinned people all have some totem-like patterns on their bodies, such as Alabama. But these ship girls are more like Asians who are not so tanned than dark-skinned.

The person in front of him didn't have any tutti, was quite black, not very yellow, and met all the above conditions. The only one Jing Su could think of was Northampton.

"Oregon City-class heavy cruiser Northampton II, hull number CA-125, reporting for duty!" Northampton was overjoyed to hear that Jing Su recognized him directly. He stood up, saluted Jing Su, and then gave a playful smile.

"Northampton II?" Jing Su was taken aback. How come there's a second ship? Isn't Northampton a Northampton-class ship? Also, if she remembered correctly, Northampton had a pattern on its left thigh. Why doesn't this ship girl have one?

"Ahem, well, Commander, this matter is a bit complicated!" Seeing Jing Su's puzzled expression, Northampton II coughed twice and explained to Jing Su.

It turns out that after Jing Su went missing, the ship girls began to explore ship equipment. In the past, Jing Su was in charge of this, and they only needed to accept the equipment. Therefore, the early ship equipment was consistent with the historical warships, and the ship cannons and decks were quite realistic.

But everything changed after the ship girls started developing their own ship equipment.

First of all, it's about letting your imagination run wild. Nobody knows exactly what ship equipment should look like, or what kind of ship equipment is suitable, so you might as well just do it your own way.

As a result, the ship equipment created by the ship girls themselves has been heading in a wildly bizarre direction.

For example, the Ironblood faction, wow, the way they've designed their ship rigs, you could say that the new ship rigs are practically unrecognizable as ship guns, they're practically biological creations.

Yes, the new ship equipment created by Ironblood Ship Girls can be considered as biological armor.

Meanwhile, White Eagle is racing towards a science fiction angle.

The new ship's equipment is full of fantasy.

However, after the new ship equipment was developed, another problem arose—who would wear this ship equipment?

After Jing Su disappeared, he not only left behind a huge amount of resources, but also equipment that several warehouses could not hold.

It can be said that almost every ship girl in the port area has her own ship equipment, so there is no need for her to use new ship equipment.

You should know that once a ship girl changes her ship equipment, the original ship equipment can no longer be used. What if the performance of the new ship equipment is not as good as the old ship equipment?

So, after discussion, the ship girls selected a group of test subjects to try out the new outfits, and then announced the new ship girls to the outside world.

In other words, the ship girl is still the same ship girl, but the ship equipment has been changed.

The explanations are already established. Historically, there have been many ship girls with the same name, especially in the case of the Eagle Union. When the original warship is sunk, the newly created warship can inherit the name of the old warship and become a second-generation ship.

That's how Northampton II came about.

"So, you changed your ship equipment and became the Northampton II, a second-generation ship?"

After hearing Northampton II's explanation, Jing Su was stunned and said quietly.

“Yes, so I am now both Northampton II, the first ship of the Northampton-class heavy cruisers and the fourth ship of the Oregontown-class heavy cruisers. Both of me.” Northampton II smiled gently and tried to pull Jing Su into her arms.

She felt like she was about to run into her sister's arms. She had been trying to create the illusion of a chance encounter, but after talking for so long, she couldn't hold back any longer.

I can't take it anymore, I'm coming clean: I just want to hold the Commander and have fun together.

To be honest, she wasn't actually that bold, so sure enough, she backed down just as she was about to make her move.

'Wow, it's the Commander! It's really the Commander! The Commander is right beside me! I really want to pick him up and swim with him in the water.' Northampton II was lost in thought.

"New ship equipment, huh? Have any other ship girls received new ship equipment? And, if they've been equipped with second-generation ship equipment, can they still use first-generation ship equipment?" Jing Su asked after a moment's thought.

Chapter 265 Coach, I Want to Learn to Swim

“Of course you can, Commander. You got a new phone, so your old one won’t work anymore? It will still work, just that you can’t use two at the same time,” Northampton said softly.

“That’s true.” Jing Su nodded. Although he really wanted to say that it was possible to use two phones at the same time, he thought that there was no point in worrying about such details. Knowing what the other person wanted to say was enough. Being too nervous would only lower other people’s impression of him.

"So, Commander, would you like to go swimming together? The water here was just filled and is still very clean. It feels so comfortable to soak in it~" After thinking for a moment, Northampton decided to muster up his courage and extend an invitation to Jing Su.

As she said before, changing to the second-generation ship equipment will not change the ship girl's personality. So, Northampton is still the same as before. As for what the same as before means?

She's naturally not very good at creating topics, and she's not very proactive or willing to take initiative.

Recently, spurred on by other ship girls, Northampton decided to make a concerted effort to seize the initiative before any other ship girls arrived at the scene.

"Ahem, well, how should I put it?" Jing Su was a little embarrassed, scratching her head and changing the subject.

"Can't I?" Northampton's aura dissipated, and she quickly deflated like a punctured balloon. Despite her impressive figure, which made her a true older sister ship girl, she was still the same as before. She was not good at finding common topics and was easily timid when she was with Jing Su.

"It's not that I can't, it's just that I'm not very good at swimming." Sensing the change in Northampton's mood, Jing Su knew that the other party must have misunderstood, so she quickly explained.

"Eh!? The Commander can't swim?" Northampton was stunned. The Commander of the Dawn Harbor District couldn't swim? This was quite a shocking piece of news.

"Who, who says a commander has to know how to swim? This isn't my job!" Jing Su said, her face flushed, trying to defend herself.

For a time, all the commander needed to do was make the ship girls happy. Swimming wasn't their job. Does that mean a general who can't shoot can't be a good commander?

Such remarks were uttered like bullets fired from a machine gun, filling the pool with a joyful atmosphere.

"Pfft~"

Seeing Jing Su blushing, Northampton suddenly covered his face and smiled, no longer feeling awkward. He sat on the shore, splashing his long legs in the water, feeling happy and carefree.

"Commander, you're so cute~"

"Uh, how is she cute!" Jing Su breathed a sigh of relief when he sensed Northampton's cheerful mood. To be honest, he didn't know Northampton very well; he had only heard rumors that she was a girl with a slight communication disorder.

According to Northampton herself, she is the leader of the Slowpoke Alliance, always realizing things only after they've already ended. She wants to try, but doesn't dare to speak up, and in the end, she just watches great opportunities slip away.

Jing Su commented that it's amazing that all the ship girls in the port area have some kind of problem; it's a wonder the world hasn't been ruined by these girls yet.

However, considering that the time between the creation of the ship girls and their deployment to the battlefield seems to be not very long, I can accept it.

There are still schools in the port area. For example, Z23 is a teacher of destroyers. The port area has been developing for so long and the ship girls are so well-trained, but they still need to go to school. However, they don't learn combat-related content, but rather some knowledge needed to integrate into society.

Most of the main force in the rear are relatively mature, but they still need to be educated occasionally, at least to be told what they can and cannot do. Destroyers are the ship type with the most severe polarization in the port area.

Some are mentally mature, but most are still childish. For example, in Changchun, if you don't keep an eye on them, they might run off to some place to fish with explosives.

Like today's swimsuit party, it all started when we sneaked out of Changchun to go fishing, and then we just went along with it and that's how it all came about.

But Changchun is quite mature at times, especially on the battlefield. He left Jing Su stunned.

Strictly speaking, in all the time Jing Su has been in this world, the only battle she has truly participated in was when she was on the way to the Donghuang base on the Donghuang cruise ship, where she witnessed Changchun in battle up close.

On the way to the front lines on the Royal Cruise, although they encountered battles, they were concerned for Jing Su's safety. Well, more importantly, Qianwei, this battle maniac, had been holding back for too long. If she hadn't remembered to leave some battle merits for her companions, she would have finished them off by herself long ago.

Jing Su was merely watching a live stream from the ship.

Changchun's bravery, decisiveness, and even proficiency on the battlefield made Jing Su overlook the fact that this girl outwardly appeared to be just a little girl.

"I was thinking that since I'm so bad at finding topics, I might have accidentally picked one that made the Commander uncomfortable. I never expected it to be like this." Northampton covered his mouth and chuckled.

"So what's there to laugh about!" Jing Su muttered helplessly, but she was still very happy inside. After all, being able to get along well with the ship girls was something to be happy about in itself.

Not to mention, the woman next to him was a stunningly beautiful, dark-skinned mature woman.

The port area boasts a diverse array of mature and elegant female characters, but there are actually quite a few dark-skinned ship girls. It must be said that spending time with such a ship girl is a unique experience.

“Commander, I heard from Bumblebee that you are a hidden sports expert in the port. Can I see for myself?” Not long after, Northampton broke the silence. She still wanted to drag Jing Su into the water. Since Jing Su said he couldn’t swim, as long as she dragged Jing Su into the water, there would be a lot she could do.

Northampton may be slow-witted, but that doesn't mean she's clueless. Now that Jing Su is right beside her, and there aren't any other ship girls nearby, the prize is practically in her grasp. If she can't even open her mouth to bite, she shouldn't be in the port; the other ship girls will laugh at her to death.

"Rumors, absolute rumors!" Jing Su quickly retorted. This kind of topic must not be allowed to spread. Right now, she can at least use her slender physique to stall for time. But if the other ship girls find out that she is healthy, she really won't be able to live like this. If that happens, even if she is athletic, she won't be able to exercise anymore.

"Ah, this..." Northampton was a little embarrassed. Had he picked the wrong topic again? Why was Jing Su reacting so strongly?

"Actually, how should I put it, I can't swim, which is partly because I almost drowned when I was little." Sensing Northampton's emotional shift, Jing Su knew he had caused a misunderstanding. He didn't want to be like those bizarre characters in melodramatic novels, having a mouth that's just for show, unable to explain misunderstandings, and then coming out with something like, "I think you should do this or that," when things get too serious.

Jing Su originally thought that such a plot could only be seen in her previous life, but she didn't expect that she could still see it online after coming to this world. This left Jing Su speechless. She could only say that no matter what world or scene, there will always be people with strange thought processes.

"Eh, Commander, you've experienced something so terrible?" After hearing Jing Su's brief explanation, Northampton covered his mouth with both hands, his eyes filled with sadness, followed by relief. He thanked every god he could think of, thanking them for protecting Jing Su so that he could still be alive and with them.

"So, ever since then, I've had a phobia of water and I'm not very brave enough to swim anymore," Jing Su shrugged and said to herself.

"Um, I'm sorry, Commander, I brought back some unpleasant memories." Soon after realizing what had happened, Northampton immediately remembered what he had just done by inviting Jing Su, and was filled with remorse, wishing he could disappear into the ground.

"Oh, that? It's alright. I was on the shore before you showed up, wasn't I? Today was all about challenging my inner demons, just like your performance earlier. As a commander, it seems strange that I can't swim, doesn't it?" As always, if there's a misunderstanding, find a way to explain it quickly. A person has a mouth to speak.

Northampton jokingly calls herself the leader of the Slowpoke Alliance, which already shows that she cares a lot about this matter, but she just can't seem to do it the way she wants.

In other words, Northampton is actually quite sensitive, and in this situation, it is easy for them to get stuck in a dead end and not be able to get out, which is commonly known as getting stuck on a nut and going to extremes.

Ship girls are inherently sensitive, and when they get fixated on something, they can be devastating—literally devastating. Don't underestimate the destructive power a crazed ship girl can generate. This can be seen from the fact that Roon was able to kill so many Sirens that they dared not send too many Sirens to her defense zone.

"Oh, I see. Well, well..." Hearing Jing Su's words, Northampton felt much better. Suddenly, a thought, or rather, a feeling of anticipation, arose in his mind. He wanted to invite her, but he didn't dare to speak up.