Shipgirls and Salted Fish Commander, Port Survival Guide

"You, you, you, me, me, ahhh!"

The avant-garde mind has crashed!

Chapter 155 Not Bad

"Haha, avant-garde, your expression is really cute."

Looking at Xiang Qian, whose head was still emitting white smoke, Jing Su laughed heartily.

"Well, well, anyone would feel the same way if they were suddenly treated like that, right?" Qianwei shuddered, stamped his foot, and turned to shout.

What Qianwei was referring to was the kiss Jing Su had given her on the lips when she wasn't looking.

"Ahem, sorry, sorry, but you were also at fault in this matter, Avant-garde~"

"Huh!?" Qianwei was stunned. He was the one who was bullied, so how come he was the one who was wrong in the end?

"Of course, it's because you're so cute, Qianwei. Any guy would do something wrong if you made that face~" Jing Su flicked Qianwei's forehead, then said seriously, "But Qianwei, how far is your room? We've been walking for a while now."

"We're almost there." Seeing Jing Su change the subject, Qianwei showed a wronged expression, thinking to himself: 'It's only because of you. If anyone else dared to treat me like this, no, it seems that no one else could get too close to me. They would basically be driven away as soon as they entered my field of vision.'

Hmph, looks like I'm still pretty good at pleasing the Commander~

Do I look cute?

Is this really the kind of adjective that should be used to describe a knight?

However, since the commander said so, I'll reluctantly accept it, hmph.

The place where Qianwei lived was a three-story villa. When he looked at it from a distance, he didn't think much of it, but when he got closer, he realized that the villa was quite large, at least much larger than the mansion in Plymouth.

Are all the Royal Navy ship girls this rich?

Standing at the doorway, feeling the gentle breeze, Jing Su felt a sense of being bewildered by the wind.

When I was with Guanghui before, the cards he casually tossed out all contained millions of credits. One credit could be converted into one dollar, and in terms of purchasing power, three dollars could buy a pound of decent rice.

Upon entering the Royal Navy's base, this feeling intensified. Putting aside everything else, the Royal Navy's base was truly enormous. Jing Su had walked so far, yet she still hadn't finished exploring the entire base. Moreover, almost every ship girl she encountered had her own house.

There are also communal dormitories. The boatmen prefer to gather in twos and threes to play, so most of them choose to stay in communal dormitories. Jing Su stayed in a communal dormitory on her first day at the royal residence. The decoration was like that of a so-called presidential hotel, with all kinds of facilities.

This avant-garde villa comes with its own garage, garden, and swimming pool. The third floor has a large open-air balcony furnished with sun loungers. Even without seeing the interior in detail, the exterior alone exudes an aura of luxury.

"Hiss~ Um, Avant-garde, there's something I've been wanting to ask you guys." Looking at the magnificent house, Jing Su was conflicted, but finally asked the question.

"What is it?" The vanguard, who was testing the key, called out without looking up when he heard Jing Su's question.

"How much money do we actually have?" After organizing her thoughts, Jing Su decided to get straight to the point.

"Money? How much money? Why is the commander asking this? Are you short of money?" The last key also failed to open the door. As he answered, under Jing Su's surprised gaze, he took out another set of keys and continued to try.

"Well, to be honest, we seem to live a very comfortable life, but in all the time I've been in the Royal Residence, I haven't seen anything related to company management or anything like that." Jing Su recalled the documents she had processed in Queen Elizabeth's office and, after confirming that she hadn't found anything related to money, continued, "I talked to Chen Batian from the Maritime Bureau, and he doesn't seem like the kind of person who would give our port area so many resources, or rather, the Maritime Bureau doesn't seem like an organization that would do that. So, I'm quite curious about where our port area's money comes from."

It wasn't just the royal faction; Jing Su had already sensed this when he was in the Eastern Huang faction. The Eastern Huang faction was also very wealthy, traveling on luxury cruise ships. After Jing Su went ashore, Yi Xian gave him a bank card, and Jing Su rubbed his eyes several times looking at the numbers in it.

"Well, there have always been people making money from this. Many so-called big companies outside have a considerable portion of their businesses that are shady. When it comes to transportation issues, they will choose to let the port handle it for safety reasons. If they want us to do a commission, it won't be that cheap."

Haha, of course, we won't accept overly unreasonable requests. The most common ones are long-distance expeditions, like transporting supplies to the front lines. The main client for these is the Maritime Safety Administration. They provide relatively few resources but pay a lot. Apparently, according to them, our port area doesn't have many people, only a little over six hundred at most. No matter how much money we spend, it won't make much difference. Spending money on us is much cheaper than maintaining an army.

Ugh, I feel like I'm getting ripped off by saying that. Hmph, I'll have to raise my prices from now on.

However, the money earned from commissions is only a small portion, basically just pocket money. It's usually smaller ships that like to do these commissions. For a rarity battleship like mine, a single transport commission doesn't even cover the resource costs.

The real big money actually comes from various companies; each faction has its own businesses, which are usually managed by the little yellow chicken. Therefore, Commander...

Whether it's the port area or the camp, they all have their own industries. It's just that we don't pay much attention to these things; they're usually left to specialists to manage.

However, some ship girls also use their own ships. I remember that Saint Louis from Eagle Union and Akashi Shiranui from Sakura Empire liked to run their own companies, and I heard that they did quite well.

"Ah, found it, this is it."

As they were talking, Qianwei took out a very small key, successfully opened the door, and gestured for Jingsu to come in.

"What are those keys?" Jing Su watched from the side as Qianwei searched for the keys. Qianwei changed the keychain three times in total, and each keychain was densely covered with keys. Jing Su hadn't noticed anything until Qianwei finished speaking, and then a terrible thought suddenly occurred to her.

'No way~'

"Ahem, these are the keys to the properties under my command. As royal knights, it is our pursuit to closely follow Her Majesty's footsteps. Her Majesty the Queen likes real estate very much, so I followed suit and bought houses. I bought any that looked good to me, but in the end, it seems that I am still more comfortable living in the houses of my own faction."

"Wow, you're so amazing! Do other people know about this?" Jing Su was dumbfounded. So many keys, all for real estate? How many houses is that? Thinking back to before she transmigrated, she was still struggling to figure out what to eat for her next meal. The contrast between her life and this was truly heartbreaking.

"This is nothing, Commander. If you like, just pick a few. There are so many, I can't possibly live in them all by myself." With that, Qianwei took out a new keychain and handed it to Jing Su. Then, without waiting for Jing Su's reply, he quickly walked into the villa and called out, "Commander, come in quickly. I quite like this house. There are a lot of fun things here."

"Ah this~"

Jing Su was stunned. Was she being kept by a sugar daddy?

"commander!"

The avant-garde shouted again.

"Coming!"

Silently accepting the key, Jing Su thought to herself, 'So be it if I'm being kept! This feeling, although it's strange, is truly amazing! Besides, every single one of these ship girls under my command is someone I've painstakingly trained. I deserve it!'

When Jing Su entered the room, Qian Wei was already telling the little yellow chicks to get to work.

"This thing is here, and that one too, bring it over quickly. It has to be the one on the far right of the second floor, that brand has the best taste. Commander, you've come at the right time, the setup will be done soon."

Before Jing Su could say anything, Qian Wei strode over to Jing Su's side, took his hand, pulled him to the sofa in the center of the living room, pressed Jing Su down on the sofa, and then sprawled on it himself.

"Phew~ This sofa is definitely more comfortable to lie on, Commander. How do you feel?"

"Hehe, I never expected Qianwei to be like this in private." Jing Su chuckled as she sensed Qianwei's languid voice.

"What do you mean by private or private? What, Commander? Can't I even rest after working all day? I don't know what happened today, Her Majesty the Queen dumped a bunch of paperwork on me. It's so annoying. Um, I'm not saying paperwork isn't important, but, how should I put it, this kind of thing should probably be over by now. I'm a battleship, you know, a rainbow-skinned battleship, a powerful battleship."

No matter how you look at it, I'm a legend on the battlefield. How can I possibly muster the spirit to be a soldier who can't shine on the battlefield?

Qianwei spoke rapidly, as if he were talking about a machine gun. It was the first time Jing Su had ever known that Qianwei could be so talkative.

However, recalling the avant-garde voice lines, she is indeed a ship girl who is very enthusiastic about fighting on the battlefield. But she is also a lazy girl, very easy-going, very serious. On the surface, she is meticulous and serious, but in private, she has a cute side. She is a bit chuunibyou and has a bit of a tsundere feeling. In short, she is a very cute girl.

"Hiss, speaking of which, Vanguard, I'm going to the front lines. How about it, want to come along?" Vanguard was being so direct and proactive. If Jing Su still couldn't see through it, then all the experience she had gained during her time living in the port area would have been for nothing. Vanguard was just right in terms of experience, qualifications, and combat strength, and Jing Su was also short of a support unit, so she decided to let her go to the front lines with her.

"Eh~~~ Really? Can I?" Hearing Jing Su finally say what he wanted to hear, Qianwei was overjoyed. With a burst of energy, he jumped right in front of Jing Su. Then, Qianwei seemed to realize that his posture was inappropriate. To maintain his persona, he coughed twice and said.

"Ahem, hmm! Feels much better! As expected of the Commander, he does do good things once in a while! That's what makes him a valuable squire of the Royal Guard. Now, you who wield my sword, please give the vanguard the next order!"

He said he wanted to solidify his persona, but as he spoke, Qianwei increasingly felt that what he was saying was not quite right. However, he still forced himself to finish what he was saying.

"Any command is acceptable?" Seeing Qianwei enter his chuunibyou (delusional) state, Jing Su laughed and followed along with Qianwei's words.

"Of course, leave everything to me. I always keep the duties of a knight in my heart." Vanguard patted his chest and said confidently. Unfortunately, the ups and downs that Jing Su had expected did not appear. However, it was true that although Vanguard's scale was much stronger than that of a certain steel plate, it was indeed a bit difficult to create ups and downs.

"In that case, let me pat your head."

"Huh?" Qianwei was stunned, and for a moment thought he was hallucinating.

“I said, pat your head~” Jing Su said seriously, her eyes slightly narrowed.

"Eh!?" In an instant, the avant-garde's cheeks flushed red, and he stammered, "Touching his head is... not a problem, is it? Ee-ah!"

With her head down and stammering, Qianwei didn't notice that Jing Su had already started acting after speaking. By the time she realized what was happening, her head was already close to a warm chest, and suddenly, white mist appeared again.

"Eee-ah, Commander, gently, gently~"

. . .

"Ugh, Commander, really, you didn't give me any time to prepare at all, how annoying." Lying side by side on the sofa, Vanguard nestled in Jing Su's arms and muttered.

"Oh, really? Then who was yelling so loudly just now, ooh!" Before Jing Su could finish speaking, her mouth was covered by a slender hand.

"Cough cough, wow, you're killing your husband~" Jing Su coughed twice after prying away Qianwei's small hands, pinched Qianwei's little grapes, and then recovered.

"Who told you to be so annoying? As expected, someone like you, Commander, should be locked in a dark room and let you enjoy things like candles and whips."

"Huh?" Jing Su's eyes widened when she heard Qianwei's words, and she looked at Qianwei with an incredulous gaze.

"Uh, Commander, please ignore what I just said. That wasn't me. It was some mysterious entity that possessed me, and I've already expelled it." Suddenly realizing that he might have said something serious, Vanguard quickly changed the subject.

"Haha, it's nothing, it's really something like something you would say, but I really didn't expect you to be like this in private." Jing Su repeated what she had just said. After all, Qianwei's behavior tonight was quite different from how she acted in front of others.

"As for the gap, it depends on who you're talking about. Anyway, we're already like this, so I don't think we need to keep trying to maintain a good image in front of the commander." The vanguard muttered to himself, then leaned against Jing Su, closed his eyes, and felt Jing Su's presence.

This is the scene she has always dreamed of experiencing. She used to fantasize about how romantic it would be and what preparations she would have to make for this moment.

But when the time actually came, it seemed very ordinary. There was absolutely no need for preparation. Everything was so natural and smooth.

'Hehe, but it doesn't feel so bad this way~'

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Chapter 157 They really are cute!

No matter how vigorous they are, their recovery ability has its limits. Jing Su had been busy all day and was indeed tired. Of course, the main reason was that Qian Wei was also tired. After all that work, she was yawning repeatedly and was just short of falling asleep in the pool.

Jing Su had nothing to say about this. She picked Qian Wei up from the pool, dried her off in the last moments before she lost consciousness, and then carried her to the bedroom to rest.

After finishing my chores, I quickly washed up and went straight to bed.

Nothing happened that night, and the next day, Jing Su woke up slowly, thanks to her good biological clock.

As soon as Jing Su opened her eyes, she realized that she felt heavy on her body, as if something was pressing down on her. Upon closer inspection, she realized that Qian Wei had somehow wrapped himself around her like an octopus.

Jing Su tried once, but couldn't break free. Feeling helpless, she lay on the bed, contemplating life.

Recalling everything that happened yesterday, Jing Su couldn't help but sigh, realizing that she seemed to be letting herself go more and more.

"Hmm~"

Whether it was Jing Su's actions that startled Qian Wei, in any case, while Jing Su was staring blankly at the sky, Qian Wei's eyebrows twitched and he slowly opened his eyes.

"Good morning~" Sensing the avant-garde gesture, Jing Su turned her head and gave a simple greeting.

"Eh, eh, eh, what's going on!" Qianwei was stunned for a few seconds, his head still half asleep and not awake yet. But soon, Qianwei's pupils suddenly contracted, and he jumped out of bed in a very strange way.

"Boom~"

In his excited state, the avant-garde obviously forgot to control his strength and used too much force, resulting in him jumping into the air and his head making a close and intimate contact with the ceiling.

"Wow~"

"Slap~ Slap~ Slap"

Leaping high into the air and descending from the sky, the newly awakened avant-garde gave Jing Su a major stunt.

"As expected of a royal knight, a legend on the battlefield. Ordinary people really can't do this pose." After the vanguard left, Jing Su could finally move her body. As expected, her body, which had been held by the vanguard for who knows how long, was now incredibly numb. Even clapping required all her strength.

"Hey, Commander, what are you doing on my bed! And why are you in that position!" The vanguard, who was dizzy from the impact, stopped covering his head when he heard Jing Su's words. He simply wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes and muttered.

In fact, Qianwei didn't mind sharing a bed with Jingsu; in fact, it was a scene she dreamed of. But when she woke up, she immediately realized that her position was very awkward. She felt too ashamed, which is why she spoke nonsense.

"That's a question for that idiot girl who can fall asleep in the pool. As for why she's in that position, I'd like to ask you that too. She looks honest, but she likes to get handsy after falling asleep. I can't do that myself. To be precise, even if I wanted to, you'd have to cooperate."

"No, stop talking, ee-ya!"

As Jing Su spoke more avant-garde, her head lowered and her neck turned redder. Towards the end, she even buried her head deep in her knees, as if she wanted to shrink away and never come out.

At this moment, Qianwei was also regretting his actions. How could he have acted so impulsively and said such things? How utterly embarrassing!

"Okay, okay, I'm so shy. I feel like getting up and getting dressed. What time is it? The sun is about to shine on my butt."

After a quick stretch and a few jokes, Jing Su got up and started getting dressed.

Obviously, after the efforts of the previous ship girls, the Vanguard has become quite experienced. At the very least, they have changed their clothes. As for why Jing Su knows where the clothes are,

Haha, this girl Qianwei has made her wardrobe transparent. She even put up a sign on the glass saying "Commander Change Clothes" because she was afraid Jing Su wouldn't be able to find it. Clearly, she had already anticipated what might happen tonight.

"Commander, I hate you!" Vanguard suddenly stood up, and after seeing what Jing Su was doing, he exclaimed again, then squatted down on the ground, curled up and trembling.

"Come on, we're an old married couple, why are you still bothered by these things? Qianwei, where did your battlefield heroism go? You need to straighten up a bit~" Jing Su found Qianwei's current state quite amusing, so she decided to provoke him.

"do not want!"

"Alright, alright, I give up. Here, take this outfit. It looks great on you~" Seeing Qianwei's resistance, Jing Su stopped, but she still wanted to try something fancy, so she carefully selected an outfit and tossed it to Qianwei.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's with this outfit? Commander, how am I supposed to wear this?!"

Taking the clothes Jing Su threw at him, Qianwei unfolded them and immediately felt his blood rush to his head, letting out a loud scream.