Shipgirls and Salted Fish Commander, Port Survival Guide

"touch~"

"Oh, Commander, are you alright?"

It seemed to have hit something not too hard, but anyway, it came to a stop.

"Hmm, I'm fine." Jing Su shook her head, using her hands and feet as if she had touched something soft and slippery.

"Waaah~ Commander~ No, not there~" Warspite's murmured voice came.

Jing Su then realized that she was pressed tightly against the chest of the war-weary man.

It turned out that when the speedboat was moving rapidly, Jing Su was thrown backward by inertia and landed on Warspite, who had just finished and entered the room. Jing Su's head was pressed against Warspite's chest, while her hand was touching Warspite's fair thigh.

"Cough cough, Warspite, are you alright?" Seeing this, Jing Su blushed, quickly stood up, coughed twice, and closed his eyes seriously.

Regardless of her appearance, Jing Su was internally screaming, "Those thighs are so smooth! They feel amazing!"

"No, it's nothing~" Warspite blushed. Just now, almost every sensitive part of her body was touched. Although the force was strong, it felt surprisingly good.

The cabin swayed slightly, and the effects of the previous intense acceleration began to dissipate.

"I really didn't expect this high-speed mode to be so extreme," Jing Su said awkwardly, looking at the numbers on the speedometer.

The numbers on the meter, when converted to kilometers, are almost 200 kilometers per hour. Is that really a speed a ship can achieve?

"This model was developed by the Northern Alliance. We've never used it before, and we didn't expect it to cause such a stir." Warspite had calmed down by now, stood up, dusted himself off, and answered.

"Northern Alliance, huh? No wonder. Their faith is so strong, it's no wonder they come up with all sorts of cutting-edge technology." Upon hearing that it was the Northern Alliance, Jing Su understood. This faction was known for its advanced technology. Although it might not look aesthetically pleasing, it was undeniably durable and reliable, or it had achieved the ultimate in a particular field.

"The technology they sold us, well, it just feels kind of weird," Warspite complained.

"Sell?" Jing Su noticed the key point. "Does technological exchange between factions still rely on trade?"

“Yes, yes, everyone’s energy is limited, and everyone has different strengths, so everyone will definitely have their own role.” Warspite nodded. “Some factions are good at fighting, some are good at management, and some are good at research and development. But in general, the most common communication between different factions now is buying and selling things. It’s not just technology; many unique products also circulate between different factions.”

"Oh, tell me about it." Now Jing Su was curious.

"Some cultural products, like those from the Donghuang camp, their tea and some quirky little gadgets are really delicious and widely available throughout Hong Kong. In terms of food and cultural products, their camp is basically the strongest in Hong Kong."

"Aren't you considering buying these things from outside?" Jing Su asked. Since Yi Xian said that the port area is not short of living supplies, wouldn't it be more efficient to buy things like what Yan Zhan just mentioned from outside?

"It's possible, but how should I put it, as the young people would say, it just doesn't have the right feel." Warspite organized his thoughts and said, "Actually, the most important thing is that it's too much trouble. Things we buy from outside, even food, need to be checked twice because there are always some annoying guys who stuff a bunch of tracking devices and listening devices into the supplies we purchase."

Every time we come back from grocery shopping, we have to spend a lot of time checking everything, it's so annoying. If it's not something like fresh fruits and vegetables that's more convenient to buy outside, we'd like to completely cut off contact with the outside world." Warspite complained bitterly, clearly annoyed by what she said.

“That’s definitely better to reduce the purchase volume.” After hearing the explanation, Jing Su nodded in agreement. “By the way, since it’s a procurement, is this procurement done centrally by our port area, or is it allocated among the factions themselves?”

"Yes, you can use your connections to purchase from outside sources. If you're far from the mainland, you can ask Akashi for help. Commander, have you forgotten? Before you disappeared, she was in charge of logistics and procurement for the port. But that cunning little cat always charges higher prices when you buy things from her, and you often end up with inferior goods. Commander, you should teach her a lesson when you have the chance."

"Um, I'll try my best~" Upon hearing that it was Akashi who was buying the items, Jing Su indicated that she understood.

Who is Akashi? She's a top-tier shrewd businesswoman in the port area. If you buy something from her, a 50% markup is considered a fair price.

"Since you know you're likely to get ripped off if you buy from her, why do you still buy from her?" Jing Su suddenly realized something was amiss and asked.

The fact that someone is doing this proves that it's profitable. Since it's profitable, there will definitely be competition. Akashi isn't the only greedy person in the port area; there's also Shiranui. Hmm, it seems like Shiranui is in cahoots with Akashi.

"Um, how should I put it?" Upon hearing Jing Su's words, Warspite suddenly turned red and stammered, "That Akashi guy is quite capable. He can get a lot of good things. Many people who can't buy things openly will go to her to buy them. Anyway, that guy only cares about money, regardless of what he buys."

"Oh, I see." Jing Su nodded, indicating that she understood.

In his understanding, the things that are inconvenient to buy openly are most likely military supplies, which can only be bought through the black market. Without connections, it is really inconvenient to buy these things. Akashi happens to be a top shrewd person in the port area, with plenty of clever ideas.

Jing Su thought this way, but Yan Zhan was thinking of a completely different picture.

"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I bought any picture books from Akashi. Hehe, I've been so busy lately that I forgot. I remember that book, 'The Domineering Commander Falls in Love with His Beloved Little Ship Girl,' should have been updated by now. Where was the plot again? Oh right, it's already updated to the wedding scene. I'm so looking forward to it."

It seems there will be a pregnancy and baby-raising scene later on. Ugh, pregnancy... I'm so embarrassed! What should I name my baby with the Commander?

"War-weary, War-weary~" Jing Su called out when she saw War-weary enter a strange state.

"Ah!" Warspite exclaimed, shouting, "No, not there!"

"?"

"Ah, no, Commander, are you calling me?" Warspite's face turned bright red in an instant.

"Here we are."

Chapter 87 What do you want to do?

Following the direction Jing Su pointed, the rim of an island gradually came into view.

"Is this the island where the wrecked ship landed? I don't see any ships," Warspite asked, gazing at the island.

"It's hard to say. Maybe they drifted to this island in a lifeboat, or maybe it's not even this island. Let's go up and check it out." The warship was moving too fast, and Jing Su didn't notice how far they had traveled.

"Okay." Warspite nodded, took out his tablet, and began to operate it.

Searching the island definitely doesn't mean Jing Su or Warspite going to inspect it, that would be too slow. We can just launch drones to search. If only the aircraft carrier shipgirls are present, it's even simpler, just launch carrier-based aircraft, but that would consume more resources.

"Commander, confirmed, it's here. There are distress signs on the shore." Warspite quickly reported the search results.

This is a small island, somewhat similar to the small island with coconut trees in a certain yellow block anime. Apparently, to increase the chances of getting help, the stranded sailors piled up stones in all four directions of the island to signal for help.

"If it really is this island, then what's it called again? Never mind, that client wasn't telling the truth. How can it be thirty nautical miles? It's not even twenty nautical miles. At such a close distance, didn't he send anyone over to check?"

While Warspite reported on the search progress, Jing Su took the opportunity to check the equipment, mainly looking at the flight distance. After all, he really didn't feel like he had been flying for very long; he had arrived in the time it took to chat with Warspite for a while, which spoke volumes.

"Could it be a trap?" Hearing Jing Su's words, Warspite tensed up. "Should I just bomb that island to the ground?"

At this point, one thought was that the more she looked at the island, the more suspicious it seemed. Based on the client's behavior earlier, she was certain that the commission was a decoy. Since the whole thing was a decoy, the island marked with the distress signal was very likely a trap as well.

“No need to be so extreme. What is the maximum range of our drones? Can we go to the island and take a look?” Jing Su stopped Warspite, who was about to deploy his ship equipment.

Even if it really is a trap, we can't bomb the island here, otherwise the shockwave will affect us. Because the boat is going very fast, by the time Jing Su stopped the boat, we were already very close to the island. If you can swim, you might be able to swim directly to it.

"Should we search the island?" Warspite began to ponder. "We could use the new unmanned reconnaissance aircraft developed by the Northern Alliance, which they say can be used on land, sea, and air."

Warspite quickly searched the warehouse and pulled out a gray, spherical object.

"There are things like this?" Jing Su exclaimed in surprise, thinking, 'Looks like I'll have to find some time to visit Beilian. Are there really this many interesting things?'

"Ah."

Warspite nodded, manipulated the ball a few times, and it sprouted a bunch of wings as thin as cicada wings. It quickly fluttered and flew towards the island.

"We have a signal."

Soon, the video feed returned.

The island wasn't large, and it didn't take long for Jing Su to discover three middle-aged men lying in a thatched hut, their faces pale.

"Can we come closer and take a look?" Jing Su asked gravely, noticing that the group seemed to be in poor condition.

"This device can check the condition of the human body."

Under Warspite's control, the small ball emitted light and swept across the three people.

"Commander," Warspite said after a moment of silence, "they seem to be dead."

"what?"

"The device indicates that there are no vital signs."

"How long have you been dead?"

"This device is not a professional scanning machine, but judging from the temperature difference with the environment, it will take at least two days."

“Two days.” Jing Su repeated the number to herself. “When did we receive this commission?”

"The system shows it was last night."

"Last night?" Jing Su's voice was calm, then suddenly, "Ah, last night."

"Commander~" Warspite looked at Jing Su with some worry. She could sense that Jing Su was on the verge of going berserk.

"War-weary, leave drones to search for intelligence on the island, notify the Maritime Bureau to come over, send them the coordinates, and tell that Councilor Chen that if he doesn't want to step down, he should get to that base as quickly as possible."

"Let's head back."

"Commander, are you alright? This isn't something to get upset about."

"Heh, angry? I'm not really angry, I just want to rip someone off~"

. . .

base.

"Ahem, what are you all standing there for? Hurry up and pull me up!"

"Yes, yes, hey you, don't you have ears? Hurry up, pull Young Master Xie up right now."

"Young Master Xie, my dear Young Master Xie, what happened to you after you went out?" Seeing Xie Fei's disheveled appearance, the stationmaster suppressed his laughter and tried his best to appear heartbroken.

"Fuck you!" The station chief's words only fueled Xie Fei's anger, causing him to explode. He roared, "Where's the cannon? Where's the cannon I told you to assemble? Is it ready?"

Xie Fei said he had never suffered such humiliation in his life. What kind of nonsense was this? They blew up his boat without saying a word. Luckily, before the boat sank, he grabbed a plank of wood. His phone was waterproof, so he quickly notified the stationmaster to come over. Otherwise, he would have really died there.

"Ah!" The stationmaster exclaimed in surprise.

"Don't tell me that I've been gone for so long and you haven't installed a single thing?" Xie Fei stared straight at the station chief, his anger practically bursting out.

"It's installed, it's installed, but, Young Master Xie, most of the equipment in our base is damaged. Only one mobile device is working, so..." The station chief was sweating profusely.

"So what?"

"So, we've only installed one, but don't worry, that one is the most powerful. It's been tested and is ready to launch at any time." Judging from Xie Fei's state, the station chief knew that this young man had offended someone. Judging from the information relayed by his men who were trying to rescue him, it was definitely a powerful force, probably the ship girl they had just mentioned. This must have scared him half to death.

'Is this bastard planning to attack the ship girls?!'

"Fine, fine, so this is how you carry out my orders?" Xie Fei suppressed the urge to fire the station chief immediately and roared, "What are you still standing here for? Since there's one, load it up! The coordinates are the one over there. Fire! Fire it hard! I don't care what kind of crap it is, it's all going to die!"

"Thank you, young master!" The stationmaster wanted to say something more.

"Go quickly."

"..." Upon hearing that they were really going to attack the ship girls, the stationmaster panicked, and a thousand thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and go! What are you thinking? Standing there like idiots, what did I do to raise you flying things like this?!"

"Ahem, you there, Xiao Chen, come here quickly! Young Master Xie has fallen into the water, caught a chill, and isn't feeling well. Hurry up and take him to the infirmary." The stationmaster gritted his teeth and shouted outside.

"What do you want to do? You've gone too far..."

Before Xie Fei could finish speaking, a cold, chilling voice rang out.

"Heh, what are you going to do to my commander?"

Chapter 88 These photos will interest you

"This must be Jing Su, Commander Jing. He truly is a young hero."

Jing Su had just arrived at the base and hadn't even had a chance to speak when she saw a middle-aged man walking quickly toward her.

"Who are you?" Jing Su asked, but looking at the security personnel in black suits around her, she had a general idea.

"My name is Chen Batian, and I currently serve as the Chief Representative of the Maritime Bureau." Releasing his grip, Chen Batian introduced himself.

"So it's Councilor Chen, I've heard so much about you." Upon hearing the introduction, Jing Su suddenly realized that her impulsive words had actually brought the current head of the Maritime Safety Administration over.

Jing Su has been in this world for a while, but he doesn't know much about the world's political landscape, nor does he care. He has so many beautiful girls in his life, and he doesn't even have enough time to spend with them, so he doesn't have the leisure to care about the political landscape.

However, as the saying goes, "the tree may wish to be still, but the wind will not cease," sometimes, when you're caught up in something, you can't help but pay attention.

For example, this case of misappropriation of resources and the recently concluded rescue order incident are both cases where people were sitting at home when disaster struck out of nowhere.

After all, the strength of the port area is what it is, and the front line still needs to rely on the combat power of the ship girls. The ship girls are extremely capable, and everyone else can see this clearly. Those who covet and those who are worried will inevitably emerge one or two at a time.

Jing Su had no interest in getting involved in the Maritime Bureau's affairs, but in order to prevent anyone from causing her trouble again, she used the rescue request form to set up a trap. If it succeeded, great; if not, it didn't matter. She could just self-destruct.

Now that the nominal head of the Maritime Safety Administration has come over, the matter is mostly settled. The rest depends on the subsequent negotiations.

Although she hadn't been in the world for very long, on the way to the Royal Base, Yi Xian had specifically mentioned a few people who needed to be taken seriously, and Chen Batian was one of them.

Chen Batian's origins are unknown. Because he was a spy, his identity information was deliberately erased. When the Sirens invaded, humanity united under immense pressure, but the forced union was full of contradictions and soon teetered on the brink of collapse and disintegration.

At this time, Chen Batian was suddenly promoted to the cabinet by the previous Chief of Parliament and announced to the outside world as soon as possible that Chen Batian would be the next Chief of Parliament. Since the Maritime Bureau was about to split at that time, no one paid attention to this guy who appeared out of nowhere.

In fact, even now, the public tends to think that Chen Batian was put up as a scapegoat. However, no one expected that Chen Batian was a man of great talent and skill.

Of course, since Chen Batian was practically parachuted into power and had no real influence, even though he was very capable, he was helpless in the face of the Maritime Safety Administration, which was on the verge of splitting up. At this time, the ship girls from Jingsu Port came knocking on his door.

Yes, Jing Su disappeared shortly after Chen Batian took office.