Shipgirls and Salted Fish Commander, Port Survival Guide

"Hmm, I have a feeling the Commander is a little afraid of Hama-chan. Why is that? Hama-chan is a very nice person. Could it be that they've had some kind of conflict?"

Changchun felt as if struck by lightning; she suddenly realized that she seemed to have discovered something extraordinary.

"Oh, the Commander went to find Yixian~ Haha, alright, we've had so much fun together, it's time for him to rest." Upon hearing Changchun's urgent report, Binjiang was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter, stopped preparing the ingredients, and indicated that he understood.

"Hey, Binjiang-neechan, aren't you angry?"

"Angry? Why would I be angry? Just because the Commander won't eat with me?" Binjiang laughed even harder and asked Changchun in return.

"Hey, but you've gone to so much trouble to prepare delicious food for the Commander. Shouldn't he be very angry if the Commander doesn't come?" Changchun felt that if Jing Su didn't get to eat the steamed buns that he had worked so hard to prepare, he would probably be depressed for a long time.

Putting himself in her shoes, Changchun felt that Binjiang had worked so hard to prepare lunch for Jingsu, only to have it all go to waste, and he must be in a bad mood too. That's why he rushed over to talk to Binjiang.

"Haha, it's not that serious. It's just a meal. If the commander doesn't want to eat, then he doesn't have to. I'm not that petty. Anyway, I've enjoyed everything I was supposed to. It's time to let go. Otherwise, your sister Yixian might turn against me~" Binjiang briefly recalled the scene just now, her whole body trembled as if she had been electrocuted, her pretty face flushed, and she crossed her arms over her chest.

It wasn't just a memory; it was also a cover-up. Only then did Binjiang realize that the blush on his bridge hadn't faded yet, and he couldn't let Changchun see it.

Thinking of this, Binjiang seemed to realize something and quickly said, "By the way, Changchun, you'd better go back quickly and check what the Commander and your sister Yixian are eating. If I'm not mistaken, the Commander's expression right now must be quite something!"

"?" Changchun looked puzzled. From the beginning, from Jing Su's behavior to Binjiang now, everything made her suspicious. She felt as if something terrible had happened.

"Haha, hurry up and go, don't keep your sister Yixian waiting~" Binjiang waved his hand, urging Changchun to leave quickly.

"Oh~" Seeing that the other party seemed unwilling to let him stay any longer, Changchun had no choice but to leave without asking any more questions.

"Phew~ That was close." After confirming that Changchun had left through his senses, Binjiang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and slowly got up. "Thank goodness, I reacted just now. If Changchun had seen me like this, Yixian would probably have fought me to the death. It's not good to set a bad example for the children."

But seriously, is Changchun really a child? He's quite tall.

Well, not really, Anshan is where it's mature.

Never mind, I need to get dressed quickly. Seriously, I was in such a rush that I only wore a little lace top before leaving the house. Oh no, I need to wash up quickly. Hopefully, I won't run into anyone else!

It turns out that at this moment, Binjiang was dressed quite lightly, and compared to her outfit, even a bikini was considered quite covering.

After a passionate encounter that left Jing Su completely exhausted, Binjiang, still not satisfied, offered to let her leave and give her a nourishing soup so they could continue their battle in the afternoon. This terrified Jing Su, who ran away without a word.

However, Jing Su was clearly unaware that he had already reached an agreement with Yi Xian. He had essentially taken advantage of the situation during the day, seizing the opportunity to grab Da Bao. Thinking about it, it was indeed time to give it to Yi Xian, or rather, to let Yi Xian experience this ultimate thrill.

"Hmph, from this perspective, it's indeed reasonable to let the Commander take a break this afternoon. In that case, I won't cause any trouble this afternoon. Yixian, you should thank me properly. Tonight, I'll escort you~"

Hey, speaking of which, where are my stockings? They couldn't have been torn to shreds again, could they...?

Or, we could ask Yixian for a few later...

She wouldn't really hit me, would she?

Although the stockings don't necessarily need to be taken off while you're busy, they end up becoming props, adding a lot of fun.

"Speaking of which, Yixian seems to really like wearing stockings. The ones she wore today, I remember... were white stockings, but white stockings aren't good, they don't feel very nice. They have to be black stockings."

Oh dear, Yixian, what can I say about you? You always seem to run into trouble at crucial moments.

When the commander first arrived at the base—well, I managed to intercept him that time—then when he arrived at the Royal Base, it was over before it even started.

Now I'm speechless. It's already in my hands, and it turns out it's wearing white stockings.

While white stockings are great, well, they don't feel quite as striking. Don't you usually like wearing black stockings?

Why are you wearing white stockings today?

No, as her best friend, I have to find a way to help her.

Thus, a strange plan began to take shape in Binjiang's mind.

......

"Commander, you've come at the right time. Hurry up and eat while it's hot!" Yi Xian urged, looking at Jing Su sitting at the dining table.

"..."

"Is it not to the Commander's taste?" Yi Xian picked up a few dishes with her chopsticks, tried a bite, and found the taste quite good.

"This...it shouldn't have anything to do with taste..." He pondered, looking at the oysters, stir-fried pork with chives, goji berry tea, and ingredients floating in the slow-cooked soup on the table.

"That's American ginseng and deer antler slices, definitely those two, and goji berries too! Good heavens, Yixian, what are you doing?!"

Jing Su suddenly realized that escaping from Binjiang might not be the best option.

Over by the river, the flowers have been watered almost thoroughly, last night and this morning. Even if we continue watering them this afternoon, the flowers that have been moistened won't crave dew as much anymore.

But Yi Xian is different. Several of her plans have been disrupted by various strange reasons or accidents.

In other words, at this moment, Yi Xian is a rose waiting for love in the desert, with a budding flower hidden in her heart. From Yi Xian's eyes, Jing Su knew that no amount of sincere comfort could soothe her now; it would be a life-threatening situation for him!

"Sister Yixian, Commander, I'm back! Oh, so much delicious food~" Just as Yixian was about to personally feed Jingsu and have a feeding play, Changchun arrived at the right time, freezing Yixian's hand that was stretched out in mid-air.

"Ahem, it's good to be back, it's good to be back. Please sit down!"

Fist, hard!

Yixian stopped himself from punching Changchun, signaled him to eat quickly, and then decided to have Changchun clean up later. As for the pots and pans that Changchun might break in the process, it didn't matter. No matter how many he broke, he would be locked up for as long as he could!

At this moment, Yixian finally understood that she was probably cursed. Whenever she was about to reap the rewards of victory, someone would always appear to cause trouble. From her best friend Binjiang, to her good comrade-in-arms Royal Camp, and now, her good sister Changchun!

"Um... Sister Yixian, are you... are you alright?!"

A major crisis struck. Suddenly, Changchun sensed immense danger. As a member of the Donghuang camp, Changchun could play around in all sorts of ways, yet she always landed safely, all thanks to her strong intuition. But now, Changchun's sixth sense told her that she had to leave immediately, or something terrible would definitely happen.

But as Changchun looked at the delicious dishes on the table, she felt a little reluctant to leave. It had been a long time since she had seen such a sumptuous meal.

In just a few seconds, Changchun became an inescapable city.

Because, well, Jing Su has finally found a lifeline, and she can't let you get away!

"Hey, Commander!" In her hesitation, Changchun suddenly found herself floating in the air. It turned out that Jing Su had lifted her up and placed her on his lap.

"Come on, Changchun, what do you want to eat? I'll get it for you!"

"Uh..." Changchun was sweating profusely, her heart pounding with panic. Her stiff head slowly moved toward Yixian, and then she saw a scene that left her stunned.

Yi Xian was seen resting his chin on one hand, while fiddling with a broken chopstick in the other... Wait, why is the chopstick broken?!

Yi Xian squinted, humming a song, looking kind and peaceful, but Chang Chun was terrified no matter how she looked at her. She wanted to escape, but she couldn't.

I could explain it away by saying I couldn't bear to part with the delicious food, but now there's really no escaping it.

'Being able to feel the commander's embrace before dying isn't so bad, is it?'

Changchun, having come to her senses, decided that since things were already at this point, and she was already at rock bottom, she might as well just give up and start climbing out.

"Commander, I want this, and that, and... oh, that looks delicious too, Commander, I want it~"

"Okay, okay, you can have it all, but don't waste it, you have to finish it."

"Hehehe, don't worry, just leave it to me. And if I can't finish it, you can eat it for me, Commander~"

"You little rascal, you're so cute."

"Hey, Sister Yixian, come on over! Let's eat together. Commander, don't just put food on my plate, Sister Yixian's bowl is empty too~"

"Haha, yes, Yixian, come sit here. We're already this close, why bother with all this formalities?" Feeling that Changchun was trying hard to save herself, Jing Su sighed. This girl is quite quick-witted, why can't she use her intelligence for something more meaningful?

"Okay, Commander~" Hearing Changchun and Jingsu's back-and-forth, Yixian took a deep breath and said helplessly.

'Hmm, actually, thinking about it carefully, things aren't so bad as they are now.'

"Wow, so much delicious food! Sister Yixian, Changchun, and Commander, hehe, it seems we've come back just in time!" Cheers rang out from outside the door; it was the patrol team returning to their unit.

"You've come at the perfect time! Everyone, please take your seats and enjoy your meal while it's hot!"

"Hehe~"

Chapter 317 We'll Always Be Together

"Commander, these are the documents submitted from the front lines. Please take a look."

In the office, Jing Su looked at the mountain of documents in front of her and sighed silently.

Because Changchun disrupted Binjiang's lunch, Jingsu was intercepted by Yixian. In order to protect himself, Jingsu suggested that he use the afternoon to process documents, and Yixian would serve as his temporary secretary to assist him.

Yi Xian thought that since the tonics she had given Jing Su would take time to be absorbed, Jing Su had been thoroughly depleted by her best friend Bin Jiang from last night until this morning. Jing Su's condition when she came to eat just now had given her a big fright, and she had thought that Jing Su had some kind of acute illness and was about to die.

When she heard about the ingredients Binjiang had prepared for Jingsu's lunch, she felt a wave of dizziness and silently prepared extra supplements for Jingsu. Being asked for so much, she couldn't possibly be unable to handle it that night!

In order to better get along with Jing Su and avoid being disturbed again, Yi Xian assigned tasks to almost everyone on the ship. Bin Jiang led a patrol team, while the Four Great Warriors stood guard on the deck. If any abnormality was found, they were not required to conserve ammunition and could open fire directly. If the situation was urgent, missiles could be launched without prior application.

Thus, the office became a private world for Jing Su and Yi Xian.

"Wow, there are so many documents!" Even though she was prepared, Jing Su still felt dizzy when she saw so many things to deal with.

“Commander, there are many things that can’t be handled without you in command post.” Yi Xian chuckled when she saw Jing Su looking dizzy and walked over to her, taking the opportunity to massage her shoulders.

"Is it because they have no other choice? They're just slacking off!" Enjoying the firm massage from Yi Xian's delicate hands, Jing Su relaxed her body, swaying back and forth in rhythm with Yi Xian's movements, while muttering to herself, "I clearly gave them the decision-making power, look at this, do these 'good morning, good night, good afternoon' documents really need to be handled by me..."

"Hehe, now the Commander knows how chaotic the port is without you, right?" Yi Xian seized the opportunity to deliver a concluding remark to Jing Su, leaving Jing Su somewhat speechless.

As the saying goes, "one should do one's job in one's position." Now that Yi Xian is acting as the secretary ship of the port area, she naturally has an obligation to let Jing Su know what the situation was in the past. The core purpose is to tell Jing Su that the port area cannot do without her and not to disappear so easily again.

"..."

'This is bad, it seems I've made the atmosphere rather awkward. Oh, Yixian, such a good opportunity to be alone, and you're actually handling official business. What can I say to you?'

Yi Xian felt a sense of tension in the atmosphere and secretly regretted her decision. She had finally gotten a chance to be alone with Jing Su, but it seemed that Jing Su had ruined it.

'Sigh, no wonder my plans are always ruined by others. It turns out the biggest spoiler is myself~'

"You all had a tough time back then." After a while, Jing Su spoke up to comfort him. Although Yi Xian was standing behind him and he couldn't see her expression, Jing Su could still feel the change in the atmosphere. He realized that his silence had put invisible pressure on Yi Xian, so he quickly spoke up to comfort her.

"From now on, Commander, please stay by our side. Every moment with you feels like a dream, and I'm afraid that when I wake up... No, it's nothing. From now on, Yixian will always be by your side."

Moved by Jing Su's sincere feelings, Yi Xian blurted out such a sentence. However, after regaining her composure, Yi Xian did not want to continue this heavy topic. She decided to save such words for the evening, when that would be the time to develop their relationship.

"What are you saying? With you all by my side, how stupid would I have to be to leave? I'm sorry for my previous disappearance, but I can promise that it won't happen again. Either we stay together, or we leave together," Jing Su said decisively.

"Yes, Commander, no matter what, Yi Xian will always be by your side. Please let Yi Xian be the strongest blade in your hand. I am willing to help you overcome all obstacles and ride the waves." Yi Xian's voice was equally resolute.

"Pfft, haha~" Suddenly, Jing Su burst into laughter, "Wait, aren't we working now? Why is the topic suddenly so heavy, as if we're about to experience some major crisis? It's just going to the front lines to award medals and commend Yorktown and the others, let's lighten the mood."

Yes, Jing Su's trip was to award Yorktown a medal for its significant military achievements. However, the official explanation was that he was going to meet Yorktown, or to put it more bluntly, to get close to Yorktown.

In this way, it can both encourage the ship girls on other defensive lines and comfort the soldiers, achieving two goals at once. The only problem is that Jing Su's kidneys are likely to be severely damaged.

Although Jing Su felt that Yorktown's gentleness and thoughtfulness shouldn't be too exaggerated, who knows what the outcome would be if they didn't actually fight it out in a real battle?

Glorious is gentle enough, isn't she? It was Glorious who caused Jing Su to be unable to get out of bed for the first time. She even held a banquet late at night, and Jing Su was drugged by some ship girl, and then Glorious picked up the corpse.

Hu Teng was gentle enough, wasn't she? Half of the strange things that covered Jing Su's body were caused by her, and she suffered a lot.

Belfast was gentle enough, right? Jing Su's legs still go weak when she thinks about her now. You know, the two of them only had sex once, and they ended up having a child.

Therefore, you can't judge this kind of thing based on the ship girl's personality at all. Who knows what Yorktown is like?

You should know that Yorktown's sister company, which seems dull and naive, is like a madwoman in bed. In just one night, it showed Jing Su what it means for human strength to be limited.

Therefore, Jing Su was truly prepared to die when he went to the front lines to comfort the soldiers.

However, to his surprise, the real test was not on the front lines, but on the road after making contact with Yorktown!

Since the other factions had not yet completed their original missions, the Donghuang faction, which had already completed the clearing mission, took on the task of escorting Jing Su to the front line. The Donghuang faction, which possessed four powerful generals, was surprisingly strong in other aspects, except for its slightly weaker defensive capabilities.

Especially at this stage, with the Sirens invading in large numbers, it presents an excellent opportunity for missiles to shine.

In fact, as guided destroyers, Changchun and the others cannot launch missiles indefinitely. Missiles have too much kinetic energy, and even with the power of ship girls, they still can't withstand continuous firing.

Therefore, after each round of missile launches, the guided-missile destroyers have to rest for a long time before they can launch again. However, this time Yixian brought out all its resources, bringing Binjiang and the four main destroyers to the front line. Fushun's ship equipment is still being tested and will not be deployed for the time being. The remaining three guided-missile destroyers will take turns launching. As long as the launch interval is well controlled, they can achieve continuous bombing.

In conclusion, it is not surprising that the Eastern Empire faction was able to achieve its goal of eliminating the enemy forces the fastest.

So the Donghuang faction, whose main force was idle, took on the task of escorting Jing Su to the front line. The other factions looked at Binjiang and Yixian with smiles on their faces and felt so resentful. If they had known there would be such a good opportunity, they would have fought harder in the previous battles. If it was really necessary, they could have called over more main force members. But now, even if they wanted to work harder, they were powerless to do so.

For the ship girls, escorting Jing Su is a great mission, as there are plenty of opportunities to develop relationships or get close to her. But for Jing Su, this trip is nothing short of a workout for her back muscles—no, it should be called torture. And this is only the first day of the trip!

No, it should be said that on the night of departure, Binjiang dragged her into the room. At that moment, Yixian, who wanted to find an opportunity to be intimate with Jingsu, suddenly realized that she had made a mistake, a huge mistake.

'I was so stupid, really! I was so focused on bringing Binjiang along to better protect the commander that I completely overlooked the fact that Binjiang herself was the biggest threat!'

When Yixian discovered that Binjiang had practically dragged Jingsu to the room, she felt a pang of pain in her heart. The opportunity she had worked so hard for might just end up benefiting Binjiang.

Thinking about this, Yi Xian suddenly realized that she had found the reason why the topic of conversation with Jing Su was so heavy.

'Shall we talk about something lighter? Hmm, what kind of lighter topics are you referring to? Tea ceremony? Needlework? Those don't seem appropriate to discuss in a work setting...'

Yi Xian's original idea was to chat about pleasant and lighthearted topics to enhance their relationship, and now that she has received Jing Su's instructions, she is racking her brains to come up with a better plan.

'Hmm? I've got this!'