Shipgirls and Salted Fish Commander, Port Survival Guide

Although she said that, Tova was practically on the verge of a breakdown. If she hadn't realized there was only one cup of milk tea before and had taken Jing Su's to drink, then now she had deliberately shoved her own milk tea into Jing Su's mouth, leaving her no room for excuses.

'Ouch, what am I doing! Damn it, why is this happening! What is going on?!'

Towa was on the verge of tears. From trying to lick the milk tea on the ground to now shoving the new milk tea into Jing Su's mouth, if anyone in any other place had said that any of these things would happen to her, she would have torn that person to pieces, put them back together, and torn them up again.

As a result, now all of these things have happened to her. Jing Su is still around, occasionally letting out a wail. Without the core by her side, she can't even erase this memory.

As one of the world's top intelligent AI beings, Tova has an exceptionally good memory. Due to the limitations of the armory's computing power, she sets the memory trigger condition to automatically retrieve relevant memories whenever she encounters a related object, thus reducing the pressure on computing power.

Unexpectedly, the actions she had taken to alleviate the pressure on computing power were now going to kill her, because the anchor point of both memories was Jing Su. Whenever she saw Jing Su, the relevant memories would be automatically retrieved and replayed for her in ultra-high definition, without any blind spots!

In other words, throughout this journey, Tova has been constantly watching her own memories of death, feeling utterly helpless and on the verge of tears. After the memories have cycled through multiple times, the built-in system will determine that these memories are extremely important. At that point, even if she regains control, she will not be able to delete these memories!

"Alright, we're here!" Just as Towa was frantically reliving his own self-destruction, Jing Su's gentle voice came, almost causing Towa, who was watching the related memories again, to bump into her.

"Huh? Where are we?" Jing Su's shout instantly dispelled the related images, allowing Tova to refocus his attention on reality.

Of course, seeing this scene, Tovana was on the verge of tears. Jing Su, who was the anchor of the memory, dispelled the memory scene with a single sentence, which meant that the relevant memory had been viewed enough times and could not be completely deleted!

"The shopping mall, to be precise, is a place that sells clothes," Jing Su explained simply, pointing to the sign at the entrance.

Because the entire world is made by Jing Su, the shopping malls here are different from the large commercial districts outside.

Jing Su specially set up a place to store women's items such as clothes and jewelry, so that Towa could choose to his heart's content. In order to make herself feel a little involved, she also put some men's clothing in there, and now, coincidentally, it comes in handy.

"A place that sells clothes? What are you doing here?" Tova asked instinctively, startled.

"Thanks to a certain silly siren, my clothes are ruined. There are still many things to go through, and I can't just run around in these dirty clothes. It's sticky and uncomfortable."

Besides, Tova, you're so beautiful, this is a good opportunity to prepare some clothes for you. I've never seen you change your clothes in all your life; don't you get tired of wearing the same thing every day?"

Jing Su simply said that, to be honest, he had long disliked Siren's clothes. It wasn't that they were ugly, but that he had never seen Siren change her clothes over the years. With such good looks, she always wore the same clothes, what a waste!

"You... fine, okay~ If you don't pick something nice later, I won't let you off the hook!"

Tova instinctively wanted to refuse, but the words came out like this.

'Damn it, what's wrong with my outfit? Why do I have to change it...? I don't think he said it looked bad, he just said it was annoying to wear the same clothes all the time?'

Is he saying he's been watching us all along?

So, my daily life...

No, I'm not among the sirens observed from the Dawn Harbor area!

That's not right either, what does it have to do with whether I'm here or not!

Ugh, whatever, if it doesn't look good, I won't let you off the hook!

Although that's what she was thinking, Tova herself didn't realize that the crown on her forehead was flashing. Sirens who knew Tova well knew that this was a sign of her happy mood, and the fact that it was flashing so brightly proved that she was very happy.

'Hmph, didn't he just say I'm pretty? Hmm, I can't remember, anyway, he said I'm pretty~'

"Come on, try this on. Your skin is very fair, so light-colored clothes will suit you well. This dress is very nice, would you like to try it on?" After entering the mall, Jing Su quickly got into character and hurriedly picked out a beige dress for Tova.

Having been in this world for so long, putting aside other abilities, Jing Su has mastered the skill of picking out clothes for girls.

"Since it's your decision, then I'll give it a try~" In her heart she wanted to refuse, but what she said was that she agreed. By the time Tova came to her senses, the dress was already in her hands.

'Well, it's just a piece of clothing. Consider it a temporary measure. Once I regain control of the core, I'll tear you to shreds.'

At this point, what else could Tova do? He had no choice but to accept his fate.

"Wait!" Just as Tova was about to change his clothes, Jing Su suddenly exclaimed.

"What's wrong?" Tova raised an eyebrow. Could it be that the clothes he picked for me were a trap, and now he's having a change of heart and wants to tell me?

"No, you changed your clothes right in front of me? The changing room is over there..." Jing Su's vision went black. He finally understood. This Siren was either mentally unstable or missing a screw. In short, she was just plain stupid!

"Cough cough, I, I know, I just wanted to test you!" Tova's pupils contracted sharply, and he quickly grabbed his clothes and ran to the changing room.

"Hey, do you even know how to change clothes? You're running so fast, do you want me to teach you..." Jing Su was slightly taken aback when she saw Tova running out while holding onto her skirt. When she first heard Tova's complaint, she thought to herself, "Isn't this shameless?" But seeing the way Tova was grabbing her clothes, she couldn't help but worry, "Does this girl really know how to dress?"

Don't let yourself go in with a perfectly fine set of clothes and come out with two tattered pieces of cloth.

“I’m not stupid, a mere dress is no problem for me!” Tova roared.

"Good luck!" Jing Su silently prayed for Tova. 'But speaking of which, there are really a lot of good things here. I might as well take this opportunity to pick out some clothes for myself. This milk tea is sticky and disgusting once it dries.'

"Um... um, are you still there?" Just as Jing Su was about to leave, Tova's uncertain voice rang out. The voice was intermittent and a little soft. If Jing Su hadn't had sharp ears, she wouldn't have heard it clearly.

"Huh? What's wrong? What happened?"

“Um, you…I…” Tova stammered.

"What happened?" Although she had a general idea of ​​what was going on, Jing Su still couldn't believe it. No way, it was a dress!

"I don't know how to wear this outfit, can you help me?!" After a while, Tova's voice suddenly rang out throughout the mall, in short, he was going all out.

"..."

Chapter 332 The Body Still Tells the Truth

"Hmm, isn't this great? It suits you perfectly."

After all that fuss, Jing Su looked at Tova, who had changed his clothes, and exclaimed in admiration.

"What, what kind of..." Standing in the dressing room, Tova poked her head out, her face flushed, refusing to come out no matter what. Judging from the gestures in her hands, it was not hard to guess that she was covering her chest and stammering, too afraid to come out.

"Ahem, what happened just now was an accident. Who could have guessed that you had everything inside..."

"Ahhh, stop talking! You bastard! When I get out of here, I'm going to make you..."

"I understand, I understand. You want to tear me to shreds? Let's talk outside." Jing Su shrugged, walked straight to the front, and pulled Towa out.

"Yeah!"

"You're so beautiful, why are you shy?" Jing Su tapped Towa on the forehead and said cheerfully.

'You can only take action once you're outside? It seems this guy doesn't have much fighting power in this world, which explains her previous behavior.'

However, one has to admit that someone who acts like a cold and aloof queen in public is actually like this in private? The contrast is quite striking.

I vaguely remember there being a ship girl with a very contrasting personality in the port area, hmm, Hakuryu?

I'll hang out with her sometime.

"You!" Tova gritted his teeth, but quickly straightened his back and said proudly, "Of course! Don't you know who I am?"

"By the way, I have a question for you. Can I keep the clothes I wear here when I go outside?" Jing Su, who was just about to enter the changing room, suddenly asked as if she had thought of something.

"What? You want to leave now? I won't allow it, it hasn't been that long!" Tova said instinctively, quickly becoming alert.

"What are you thinking? Didn't I just say that you got my clothes dirty and I need to change them? Of course, I have to ask in more detail. I don't want to lose my clothes while walking around; that would be terrible."

"Huh? So you brought me here just to change your clothes?" Tova put his hands on his hips, clearly angry again.

"How could that be? I'll just change clothes while I'm at it. Going to a store while shopping is a classic activity. Even if you hadn't gotten my clothes dirty, I would still have come here."

What? So eager to leave me? You can't bear to part with me?

"Who said I couldn't bear to part with you? I just haven't gotten my revenge yet. If you just run away, I... ahhhh!"

"Get lost, you bastard! Change your clothes right now! It's like nobody cares about you!"

After saying that, Towa forcefully pushed Jing Su into the dressing room and shouted, "This is the world of mental images, which is also a kind of material world. The things you create here can be taken outside. But the premise is that you have enough understanding of what you create. If your understanding is insufficient, they will immediately dissolve once you leave."

'Damn it, what am I supposed to explain to him? Doesn't this just mean I've lost one more thing to laugh at?' Tova wailed inwardly, 'What's wrong with me?!'

"Oh, thanks~" Jing Su expressed her gratitude after receiving Towa's words.

So once you go outside, the clothes you're wearing will be gone, you can understand it that way, right?

Thank goodness I asked beforehand, otherwise I might have been mortified. This girl, although her words weren't very pleasant, was surprisingly quite cute.

Well, if you don't look at the worlds she destroyed.

Not long after, Jing Su came out of the dressing room and saw Tova sitting on a nearby chair in a daze. Just as she was about to go over and ask him something, she suddenly felt a gust of wind. When she came to her senses, she saw that Tova had appeared in front of her at some point.

"Hiss, you can teleport? You scared me!" Jing Su trembled, genuinely startled by Tova's sudden appearance in front of her. Just moments ago, Tova was sitting at least ten meters away from the locker room, and in the blink of an eye, Tova appeared right in front of her.

“You’re surprisingly… quite good-looking~” Ignoring Jing Su’s words, Towa stared at Jing Su intently, her pretty face flushed, and murmured.

"Hmm?" Tova spoke very softly, and even though they were face to face, Jing Su could barely hear him.

“I’m telling you, you look presentable, you’re dressed up, you’re not bad looking at all,” Tova said, turning his head away and speaking in a trembling voice.

"Hehe, then thank you for your kind words, Miss Towa!" Jing Su replied with a smile. "It's my first time wearing clothes other than a naval uniform, and I was a little worried that they wouldn't fit."

"Those bastards under your command... cough, those ship girls, didn't you prepare any other clothes for them?" Tova noticed something amiss. What did he mean by never having worn clothes other than military uniforms? What kind of life was this, so exaggerated?

"Yes, I do, but the situation is rather complicated, so I've simply continued wearing my military uniform."

Given the port area's productivity, let alone clothes, even if you wanted to live in a different house every day, it would take several years to complete the rotation.

One of the key reasons Jing Su always wears military uniform is to reduce competition among the ship girls in the port area. He has never lacked clothes since the moment he returned to the port area. Not to mention other places, in the Donghuang camp alone, Binjiang thinks of all sorts of ways to drag him into the room every day.

One of her most common excuses was to give Jing Su clothes and accessories, claiming that she wanted Jing Su to change into them so she could admire them. At first, Jing Su really thought it was just a simple gift of clothes. But after she changed into the clothes, before she even had a chance to ask what they looked like, Bin Jiang took her to bed.

Later, just one look from Binjiang made Jing Su's legs tremble.

So Jing Su has no shortage of clothes, but having plenty doesn't mean she can wear them!

Clothes are more conspicuous than rings. With the technology in the port, it's easy to leave special marks on them. If you wear them out, other ship girls can immediately tell who gave them to you, which can easily make them angry.

So Jing Su was also helpless. He had a lot of clothes, but for the sake of harmony in the port, he could only leave them aside. Unless he was attending a banquet or special occasion, such as a tea party, a party, or swimming, Jing Su always wore his naval uniform outside.

Wearing the same clothes every day minimizes the chances of other ship girls secretly competing with each other.

The saying "It's not the scarcity of fame that's the problem, but the unequal distribution of it" perfectly illustrates this point

"So, this is how they treat you?" Seeing Jing Su's helpless expression, Towa felt her core working rapidly. She didn't know why, but she just felt very uncomfortable. Then, Towa subconsciously cupped Jing Su's cheeks and whispered, "Here, you can wear whatever you want~ No one will interfere with you."

"Huh?" Jing Su was stunned. What's wrong with this girl now?

After quickly reviewing what had just happened in her mind, Jing Su came to a surprising conclusion.

'Could this guy have misunderstood something?'

"Don't worry, although this arsenal is an old model, its defensive capabilities are still quite reliable. The ship girls who came out with you don't have very strong armor-piercing abilities, so they won't be able to break in for a short time." Seeing that Jing Su was a little confused, Tova explained.

'Case solved! This host definitely misunderstood something. She probably thought I was being abused by ship girls in the port...'

Not knowing how to answer, Jing Su could only bite the bullet and say, "Then, I'll leave it to you."

"Okay, don't worry, just leave it to me~" Towa pinched Jing Su's cheek, his voice and expression extremely gentle.

'Haha, seeing that surprised look on his face, I suddenly feel so happy, I'm practically cheering! I finally got the better of this bastard, so satisfying!'

"Okay, where are we going next?" Seemingly realizing that her actions were a bit intimate, Tova blushed slightly, quickly moved away, and walked up to Jing Su to ask.

"Why don't you go shopping at the mall?"

What are some good clothing stores to browse?

Don't girls all like shopping?

"I already have one outfit, what's the point of shopping? It's a waste of time!"

"That's a statement befitting your status!" Jing Su gave a thumbs-up and praised Tova.

"As Sirens, we reject anything that wastes time and undermines efficiency," Tova said solemnly, arms crossed and a sharp expression on his face.

"Agreed!" Jing Su nodded.

Jing Su has always had one attitude towards clothes—as long as they're wearable, that's fine. If it's a special occasion that requires dressing up, he has special clothes prepared for it. But on ordinary days, he just wears whatever makes him happy.

Therefore, Jing Su did not understand the phenomenon of people spending hours browsing the streets online. He originally thought that people spent so much time shopping to compare prices and choose discounted products, but he later realized that many people just enjoyed browsing the products and spent the whole day shopping without buying anything.

Another type is the shopaholic. When they see something they like, they don't ask the price or try it on. They just ask the shop assistant to pack it up and take it away. A lot of the ship girls in the port area are like this. For example, Binjiang. That girl doesn't go shopping. She goes straight to buying things. Do you remember what I mentioned earlier about Binjiang using clothes to seduce Jing Su into her room?

After being pranked several times in a row, Jing Su couldn't help but ask Bin Jiang how many clothes he had. Bin Jiang thought for several minutes and said that he couldn't count them.

It turns out that in order to ensure that he could successfully attract Jing Su every time, Binjiang specially prepared several warehouses of clothes and bought all the men's clothing in the nearby shopping malls in one go.

Two different philosophies coexist in the port area, with a sufficient sample size. This has trained Jing Su so that whenever the ship girls call her out for a stroll, she can quickly adjust her behavior according to their habits.

For example, right now, Tova's shopping philosophy is just like his: as long as it works, that's fine; whatever is convenient is what matters.

As someone who was constantly being dragged shopping by girls in the port area under various pretexts, Jing Su was extremely pleased with Towa's shopping philosophy. He had finally found a kindred spirit!

Of course, Jing Su also knew that Tova's thinking was largely due to her being an intelligent AI life form. AI prioritizes efficiency, and as an existence capable of shaping worlds, Jing Su didn't think that a Siren host like Tova would lack clothes.

Wearing only one set of clothes on a regular basis is most likely because they genuinely find it troublesome.

"Hmm? Why do I feel like you're making fun of me?" Tova raised an eyebrow and turned to ask Jing Su.