Shipgirls and Salted Fish Commander, Port Survival Guide

Chapter 152 Sister, you actually stole your sister's...

"Commander, you're really neglecting your health." Seeing Jing Su's expression, Guanghui knew that he genuinely didn't think there was anything wrong with him, so he sighed and said irritably.

"Not taking care of your health? No, I've been fine lately, except, well, I've been going to bed a bit late at night." Thinking of this, Jing Su looked at Guanghui and Kewei with a strange expression. If there were any problems with her health, it would most likely be from staying up late. And the biggest culprits for her staying up late were the two of them, weren't they?

"What are you saying?" While Fearful seemed oblivious, Radiant immediately realized what he meant. Was being with me making you unhappy?

"Hehe, it's nothing, it's nothing. Actually, I'm paying attention to my health." Jing Su noticed that Guanghui's eyes were not right and quickly changed the subject.

"Health maintenance? You can't even eat on time, what kind of health maintenance is that? Commander, from now on, I must be present when you eat." Glorious said angrily, hands on her hips, "Even if you go to the front line or to another faction, I will tell the person in charge there that no matter what, eating on time is the bottom line."

"Ah, okay." Jing Su wanted to say something, but she swallowed it back. There was no way she could mess with Radiance in his berserk state.

"And you, Formidable." Seeing Jing Su agree, Glorious was very happy. He was just worried about not having a reasonable reason to stay with Jing Su. This time, he took the initiative and achieved his goal. Glorious immediately changed the subject to avoid Formidable noticing anything. "The Commander is with you. Is this how you take care of the Commander? You didn't just enjoy yourself and did nothing else, did you?"

"How can I feel comfortable letting the commander stay with you like this? Even if I agreed, others would have objections."

While the topic was being changed, what Guanghui said was indeed a lesson for the fearsome.

In other places, if the relationship is strong enough, no one can say anything about how the couple gets along. But this is Minato Ward, and if you do anything wrong, you'll be criticized immediately.

Needless to say, she is formidable; even her brilliance has been the subject of much gossip these past few days.

However, Radiant's confidence as the empress allowed her to disregard these things, but Formidable was different; her younger sister had always been a source of great worry for her.

This time, she was under external pressure to create an opportunity for Kewei and Jingsu to be alone. Did she really think that no one would look for Jingsu if she disappeared for an afternoon?

Although Kewei successfully won over Jing Su, judging from her subsequent performance, Kewei was not mature enough. However, Guanghui, being such a perceptive person, keenly sensed that Jing Su seemed to be different from the one she saw this morning.

The simplest example is that someone like Jing Su, who just hugged herself in front of Ke Wei, would never do such a thing, but now Jing Su hugged herself very naturally.

He got carried away and did it too, forcibly kissing Jing Su in front of Ke Wei.

'It seems something significant must have happened this afternoon to change the Commander's mindset. Was it Vigilante's doing? If so, then her position will be easier to secure.'

Glorious was originally worried about how to get other marriage ships to accept Formidable, after all, Formidable was not yet a marriage ship, but had successfully become one before the other marriage ships.

Currently, there are quite a few factions in the port area, some between different camps and some within the same camp. For example, different camps are naturally different factions, and even within the same camp, there are factions. They are generally divided by class, such as the Illustrious-class aircraft carrier, represented by Illustrious.

Among these factions, the most serious conflict is between the marriage ship faction and the non-marriage ship faction. The conflict between these two factions is actually very serious, but it was not apparent before Jing Su was not around.

Now that Jing Su has returned, the conflict between the married ships and the non-married ships will become increasingly intense. The married ships hold the priority of being in a superior position and are more natural when facing Jing Su, while the non-married ships have a larger number of members, and various forces are eager to make their move.

If others were to find out that Formidable, a ship girl who wasn't married, had also successfully risen to the top, the delicate balance in the port would be broken in an instant. Married ships would no longer have an advantage, and unmarried ships would no longer tolerate it.

In this way, Formidable has offended all the married ships. Even her older sister was incredulous when she realized what Formidable had done. Originally, Illustrious thought that it would be good enough if Formidable could kiss and hug her, and at most she could get a ring from a shop like Curaçao. She was still far from getting the Oath Ring.

Unexpectedly, the formidable one went straight to the point, which offended all the married ships.

You should know that the marriage ship is now splitting into two factions: one has successfully taken the position, and the other is still waiting. So many marriage ships haven't taken the position yet, what's the point of a non-marriage ship taking the position?

If Kewei weren't her sister, she would have thought the same thing when she heard the news: "You're already so arrogant without the ring, what would you be like if you got it? We have to suppress you."

However, if Kewei really solves Jing Su's mental problem, then everything will be different. It is the consensus in the port area that Jing Su has a mental problem. This was discovered by the Donghuang camp, which first received Jing Su, and was diagnosed by her Radiant.

As the commander of the port, how could he hesitate when facing ship girls? How could he ignore their various hints? Even Illustrious had to rely on some off-field factors to rise to the top. How could this be?

We girls don't care about these things, and we even wait for you to take the initiative. But you, a grown man, are hesitant and indecisive. That's just not right.

Therefore, if it is truly the formidable one who has resolved Jing Su's mental state, then not only the ship girl in the entire port area will be grateful to her, but also the ship girl in the entire port area.

'When we get back tonight, I'll question Kewei carefully about what exactly happened this afternoon.'

"Yes, sister, I know I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again!" Looking at Guanghui's eyes that were shining with a strange light, Ke's heart was filled with a chill.

"I'll deal with you later!" Guanghui glared at Kewei, but didn't say anything else. There were some things that were really not easy to say in front of Jing Su.

"Yes, yes, I'll do as you say, sister." Although she didn't know why, she could sense that Guanghui seemed to be in a pretty good mood.

"So, Commander, have you finalized your list? The fact that this happened today is largely due to your procrastination." After reprimanding Ke Wei, Guang Hui turned her fire on Jing Su.

She was genuinely angry about what happened in the cafeteria today. After all, she had actually witnessed what it was like for Jing Su, a ship girl, to have an upset stomach. She really didn't want to experience that kind of utter fear and the feeling of collapse that made her feel cold all over again.

In fact, Guanghui had considered posting a picture of Jingsu looking unwell in the group chat so that others could see it and be more mindful of the time if the commander was delayed again.

But after thinking it over carefully, Guanghui finally gave up the idea. Right now, the others only know that Jing Su has an upset stomach. If they knew what Jing Su was like when she was having an attack, and how serious it was, wouldn't that cause an uproar?

At that point, no words could calm the enraged ship girls.

In any case, whether it's Jing Su or the information obtained from Yi Xian, it all indicates that Jing Su's current physical condition can be gradually improved. There's no use in being anxious. In fact, Jing Su is much better now than when he first came back. As long as he maintains a regular diet and a regular sleep schedule—well, he still needs to work on his sleep schedule a little—he can gradually recover.

The relevant explanation has already been confirmed by Perseus. Jing Su's health is indeed improving, so he shouldn't act recklessly and cause panic in the port area, otherwise he would become a sinner.

"The list? It's not finished yet, but we've already confirmed two spots." Jing Su readily shared the list; in his view, it wasn't something worth hiding.

"Who are they?" Guanghui was somewhat surprised, surprised that Jing Su had managed to secure two spots so quickly.

In her plan, the war-weary messenger would be able to secure a position no matter what, whether it was due to seniority or personal connections. As for the remaining spots, Jing Su would probably have to worry about them for a while. She came here this time with the intention of helping to solve the problem, since it's not good to keep dragging things out.

“War-weariness and javelins,” Jing Su replied.

"Javelin, she's a good girl. It's indeed a good choice for her to push you, Commander, to the front lines." Upon hearing that the second person was Javelin, Glorious showed an expression of understanding and immediately praised the Commander, saying that the Commander's mind was indeed sharp and that the choice of person was excellent.

For the current Royal faction, or rather the entire port area, it doesn't really matter who goes to support the front lines. The White Eagle faction is strong enough to defend the front lines, so sending someone to the front lines becomes a matter of who is most qualified to go.

Ultimately, it comes down to comparing strength or seniority. Unfortunately, the Royal faction isn't known for its strength. While it boasts the strongest support capabilities in the entire Hong Kong region, it doesn't rank among the top combatants.

Of course, the fact that there aren't many top-tier players doesn't mean that the Royal faction is weak. Even if we don't count their support abilities, the Royal faction is still among the top three in the port area overall. Do you really think that the wealth left behind by the Great Royal Empire is made of water?

Guanghui greatly admired Jingsu's decision to send Javelin into battle. No matter how you look at it, it was a great choice. In terms of strength, Javelin is among the top in the Royal Navy in terms of extermination. That's pure strength. If you want to go any further, you'd have to send a top-tier gold-rarity support extermination like Jarvis.

The current offensive at the front lines makes it unnecessary for Jarvis to be deployed; in terms of strength, no one can say for sure.

In terms of seniority, Javelin, one of the four little ships in the port, is someone even Illustrious herself wouldn't dare say is more senior than Javelin. Javelin might have already been there when I joined the port. It's just that at that time, the port lacked combat power rather than ship girls, so many ship girls didn't actually have the opportunity to sortie.

Regardless of how you think about it, Javelin is one of the veterans of the port area. When she strikes, her seniority is so high that no one can say anything about it.

Jing Su said that Javelin went to the front lines to hang out with the other four. This was a very tricky angle. I never said I went to the front lines to get close to the commander. I just went to hang out with my friends. This way, I would get much less opposition from the others.

In terms of physique, Javelin has a youthful build, much better than a certain Eagle Union carrier. If you don't look closely, you wouldn't even know she's a destroyer. Moreover, Javelin is a very caring girl, so Illustrious would feel very comfortable sending her to the front lines.

'I'll give Javelin some special training later. I need to talk to her carefully about what to pay attention to regarding the Commander's food, clothing, and accommodation. Sigh, if it weren't for what Curaçao did, she would be the most suitable candidate.' Glorious thought to herself.

The incident she was referring to was actually Curaçao suddenly receiving a ring. No one knows exactly what happened, and Curaçao refused to announce it to the public, but it is an undeniable fact that she became the first non-married member of the ship to receive a ring.

In particular, Curaçao received the ring even before Queen Elizabeth, which is equivalent to offending a large number of people. Therefore, Curaçao cannot go to the front line. Curaçao herself knows this. Although the reaction in the canteen just now suggests that she is suspected of stealing, she ultimately did not explicitly bring up the matter.

"Guanghui, what's wrong? Is there a problem with this list?" Seeing Guanghui's expression change repeatedly, Jing Su thought she was dissatisfied with her arrangement.

"How could that be? Commander, the list you arranged is excellent. It's very good in every aspect."

"Hmm, as expected of a commander~" Ke Wei seized the opportunity and quickly agreed.

"Oh, I see. Haha, I thought there was some problem." Jing Su said happily, then her face fell. "By the way, Guanghui, do you have any suggestions? It's really giving me a headache to choose from this list."

"Hehe, this is your mission, Commander. I can't interfere." Glorious refused decisively. This kind of thing is purely offensive. After saying that, she was still worried that it wasn't safe enough, so she turned to Formidable and said, "Formidable, you can't say anything either. The Commander has to do it himself, hehe."

"Eh~" Jing Su's eyes widened, then she stared at Ke Wei.

"Um..." Under the watchful eyes of Jing Su and Guang Hui, Ke Wei's expression changed several times, her steps shifting rapidly before she finally took off running. "I'll listen to my sister, Commander, good luck!"

At this point, with Glorious having said so much and showing no sign of leaving, Fearless knew that she had nothing to do that night. As she ran, Fearless was still regretting it, 'Ugh, I should have kept the Commander in the room all this time. It's not like there wasn't any food. Sigh, what a mistake, what a mistake! Waaah, I regret it so much. Sister, how could you take your own sister's things? I'm your own sister! Waaah~'

Chapter 153 I Will

Although she had sent Kewei away, Guanghui did nothing else. She knew that the most important thing now was to finalize the list as soon as possible, so as to prevent others from having any ulterior motives.

Today, if she hadn't run over here as fast as she could, who knows what might have happened.

"Guanghui, where are we going?" Following behind Guanghui, Jing Su hesitated for a moment before finally asking the question.

After all, judging from Guanghui's expression, she was quite hesitant, as if she didn't really want to go to the place they were about to visit.

“Commander, I have someone in mind who would be very suitable to go to the front lines with you.” After a moment of silence, Illustrious replied.

“If Guanghui says it’s suitable, then there’s definitely no problem. But, judging from your expression, is there something wrong with this candidate?”

"To be honest, there isn't really a problem, but, well, how should I put it, well..." Glorious looked at Jing Su with a strange expression, sighed, and said, "Commander, you'll know once you see the person."

In terms of work ability, the person I'm about to meet is definitely one of the top in the royal camp, but only when Jing Su is not around. Whenever Jing Su is present, some very strange things always happen.

"Is that so?" Sensing the worry in Guanghui's words, Jingsu also had a bad feeling.

"Commander, we've arrived."

Standing in front of a detached villa, Guanghui said in a deep voice.

"Oh, is that so? Well, shall we not go in?" Jing Su asked, seeing that Guanghui didn't ring the doorbell.

"One, two, three, four..."

'Dong~'

Just as Jing Su was wondering what Guang Hui was counting, the door to the room was suddenly pushed open with a loud bang.

"Commander, you've come to see me. Is there anything you need me to do? I will do my best to accomplish it, Commander. Please give me your orders. Even if it means burning everything I have, I will do it!"

"I'll do anything to make you happy, Commander."

A soft voice came from behind. After seeing who it was, Jing Su's eyes widened. She glanced helplessly at Guang Hui. In a way, the person in front of her was indeed a very suitable candidate.

"Greetings, Miss Plymouth." Seeing that the person in front of him had indeed ignored him as he expected, Glorious spoke helplessly. He wasn't angry, after all, Plymouth was always like this, but there were some things he still had to make clear beforehand.

"Oh, it's Miss Glorious. I'm so sorry, I was so focused on the Commander that I neglected you. I'm really sorry."

Following Jing Su's gaze, Plymouth finally noticed Radiance's presence and apologized somewhat embarrassedly.

"Yes, Miss Glorious is Commander's lover and wife. She wouldn't harm Commander. We can talk to her. It would be even better if we could learn from her how to better take care of Commander."

That way, maybe the Commander will give me a second glance~

Jing Su's gaze towards Guang Hui made Plymouth quite jealous. She really liked that at this moment, Jing Su only had herself in her eyes. However, as taking care of Jing Su was her lifelong goal, she would not do anything to make Jing Su uncomfortable. Therefore, even though she was very upset, Plymouth would still smile at Guang Hui.

"Cough cough, it's nothing, it's nothing." Seeing Plymouth's reaction, Glorious sighed helplessly, thinking to herself, 'Miss Plymouth, although I know you care about the Commander, you don't have to be this extreme, do you? Sigh, did she really not listen to a word I said just now?'

Sigh... Is sending her to the front lines really a good choice?

At this moment, Radiant was also somewhat conflicted and wavered in her decision. After all, even though she had exaggerated Plymouth's infatuation with Jing Su to an extreme degree, it seemed that she had still underestimated him.

Plymouth is the kind of ship girl who truly values ​​Jing Su more than her own life.

To be precise, all the ship girls in the port area value Jing Su more than their own lives, but there are very few who are as extreme as Plymouth.

Plymouth is someone who, if Jing Su ordered her to commit suicide, would truly not hesitate to fire upon her own mental cube.

Throughout the entire process, if one hesitated for even a second, it would make one wonder if Plymouth had been possessed.

Guanghui had originally thought that since Plymouth cared so much about Jingsu, they would definitely be able to complete the task he was assigned perfectly. But now it seems that things might get really bad.

However, it's too late for regrets now. After all, if I hadn't told Jing Su beforehand, there would still be room for maneuver. Now that I've told Jing Su that Plymouth is the person I recommended, if I suddenly change my mind, I'll be offending someone.

Given how much Plymouth values ​​Jing Su, if she finds out that it's her fault for preventing her from being with Jing Su, she'll likely never have a peaceful day again.

Even though it was Illustrious herself who suggested sending Plymouth and Jing Su to the front lines, she still didn't dare to gamble on the consequences. In some ways, Plymouth was a more extreme ship girl than Roon and Akagi.

Based on our usual interactions, Plymouth is actually a very nice person. Communicating with her is almost never a problem, and if you ask her for help, she will generally do her best to help. If she is unable to do so, she will even apologize to you with great remorse.

In short, Plymouth is a very gentle and friendly older sister, but this only applies when Jing Su is not present. Once Jing Su appears within Plymouth's perception range, Plymouth will become the most extreme being in the world.

The numbers Radiant just counted were actually used to estimate how long it would take Plymouth to reach Jing Su. Mentally, it was about four seconds.

From the moment Plymouth spotted Jing Su to the moment he reached her, it took a total of four seconds. Based on this, Guanghui estimated that Plymouth's perception range of Jing Su was approximately fifty meters.

If you include the time spent on dressing and getting ready, it will only take longer.

When she calculated this data, Glorious was quite helpless. She knew that Plymouth cared about Jing Su, but she really didn't expect it to be so exaggerated. All she could say was that no matter how exaggerated the data was, it seemed to make perfect sense when applied to Plymouth.

In short, Plymouth's perception range basically covers the entire cruise ship. This time, Jing Su will be traveling to the front line on a small cruise ship, just over a hundred meters long.

After all, it's just a few ship girls going, and even if you include the little yellow chicks who are working, it won't take up much space. A cruise ship that's too big won't give people a good feeling. Of course, the most important thing is that if the cruise ship is too big, it's not easy for the ship girls to express their feelings to Jing Su. If it's too small, everyone will be too close together, and it's easy for them to feel awkward.

Therefore, for everyone's comfort, the final selected cruise ship was about 100 meters long, which is just the right size, neither too big nor too small.

However, given Plymouth's current situation, it's practically as if the entire cruise ship is within her perception range, which is not good news for the other ship girls.

What's terrifying about Plymouth is that she will do everything in her power to carry out any order Jing Su gives her. This order is unconditional; whatever Jing Su says, Plymouth must do her utmost to make her do it.

As a result, Plymouth would often escalate the situation. For example, if she was asked to destroy unnecessary documents, and the order came from Queen Elizabeth, Plymouth would simply throw the documents into the shredder and at most help send them to the incinerator, without doing anything else.

Whenever Jing Su issued this order, Plymouth's response was to deploy its shipboard equipment and fire a shot.

'The Commander's orders must be completed as quickly as possible!' This was Plymouth's thought as she did this.

Therefore, Glorious was genuinely afraid that if Jing Su gave some vague instructions while talking to other ship girls, and Plymouth overheard it, she might blow up the cruise ship.

"Plymouth, do you live here?" Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Jing Su quickly spoke up, trying to ease the tension.