Shipgirls and Salted Fish Commander, Port Survival Guide

With an excited heart, trembling hands, and wide eyes, it was clear that Qianwei hadn't expected Jing Su to throw such a set of clothes at him.

"You'll have to ask yourself that. I found it in your closet. I thought you'd like it. It suits you quite well, doesn't it?"

"But, no, this, you, him, me, me!" Qianwei stammered incoherently.

Could she say that she bought these clothes on a whim while reading novels, after seeing certain scenes that made her blush?

After purchasing the clothes, Qianwei said that he was too embarrassed to wear them.

"What's there to be shy about? It's not like nobody in the base wears clothes like this. It's avant-garde. I think you'd look absolutely stunning in it. It would suit you perfectly. I'd love to see it!"

"Since you've put it that way, Commander, then alright!"

Since Jing Su has said so, what can Qianwei do? Of course, he has to give in to him.

'Commander, you're a jerk, you have a twisted sense of humor! Making me wear this kind of outfit! I know people in the port wear this kind of thing, but... but... mine is completely different!'

Despite her intense inner struggle, she inexplicably picked up one of the parts, and by the time she realized it, she had already put it on.

"Waaah, why did I have to wear this! My reputation is ruined! I'm so ashamed!"

Ah, well, it's already like this, so I'll just wear it for the Commander. Hmph, let me show you my vanguard spirit!

The avant-garde, in a self-destructive frenzy, frantically added accessories to his clothes. With his all-out effort, the originally numerous clothes were quickly put on, and the whole process was smooth and effortless.

"Wow, Qianwei, you're so skilled. This doesn't seem like your first time wearing this~" Jing Su exclaimed as she watched Qianwei put on the clothes while she was crying. She was so skilled that she didn't even need to look at the parts. She could just touch them and know where to put them. Amazing!

"Don't say it~ Waaah~"

This is absolutely the first time I've ever worn clothes like this. I'm sure I haven't been secretly wearing them every night! Ahhh!

Upon hearing Jing Su's statement, Qianwei felt as if struck by lightning, inwardly screaming, "What the hell?! How could she say that? She's so flustered, she just blurted everything out!"

"Young lady, your integrity is shattered to pieces~"

Seeing the despair on Qianwei's face, yet his hands were moving differently, Jing Su gave him a "Is this even possible?" look, implying, "Qianwei, this isn't just skillful, it's practically etched into your soul! How many times have you practiced? How can you be so proficient!"

What's that saying again? Don't try to carve everything into your genes!

"Ugh!"

With a strange cry from Qianwei, the scene fell into a deathly silence.

Even in her state of collapse, the avant-garde was still instinctively putting on her clothes. Just now, she put on the last piece of clothing—a short black hat with small flowers and a gold ribbon in the middle.

"H-how is it~"

Slowly rising to his feet, Qianwei didn't look directly at Jing Su, but turned his head away, swaying his waist, his azure eyes fixed on the ground, and a coy yet expectant voice came from behind him.

"It's hard to say." Jing Su squinted, a thought flashing through her mind.

"Hey, how could this be~" Upon hearing Jing Su's voice, Qian Wei deflated like a punctured balloon, his spirits quickly waning. So, all his expectations and meticulous preparations meant nothing to Jing Su?

Disappointment, sadness, frustration, and even a hint of despair filled Qianwei's heart with various sorrowful expressions.

"Eh!?"

Suddenly, Qianwei felt himself being tightly embraced by something warm.

"Sure enough, I still need to take a closer look. Oh my god, how can there be such a beautiful girl in this world? How can there be a girl who is a one-to-one replica of my dream girl? That face, that waist, that feel, oh my god, is she a work of art?"

Wow, you're so beautiful! You've captured my heart perfectly. This outfit suits you perfectly.

"Avant-garde, I love you so much. Having you in my life is truly wonderful."

"Eh!?" Vanguard's body rapidly heated up like an electric furnace, a fiery red blush creeping up his cheeks. He huddled in Jing Su's arms, his mind racing, shouting, "Commander! Commander! What are you saying?! I...I...you...you...ahhh!"

"Haha, avant-garde, you're so cute."

"Boh~"

'Buzz~'

Avant-garde's brain went blank, and circles of white mist emerged from his head.

. . . . . .

"Haha, avant-garde, what can I say about you? You actually rolled your eyes, impressive!"

"Commander, you still dare to talk back? Who told you to do that? No ship girl could stand it, okay~"

At the dining table, Qianwei, puffing out his cheeks, viciously bit into the bread in his hand. After hearing Jing Su's teasing, he glared back angrily.

"It's my fault, it's my fault. No, it's not entirely my fault. Who would resist if you, a trendy guy, suddenly dressed so cutely? I, a normal male, have already shown great restraint by not throwing you back onto the bed, okay?"

"Hey, H!"

Qianwei rolled his eyes at Jing Su, his gaze seeming to say, 'You think you've got this kind of skill?'

"Hey, you're getting cocky after I said a few words to you? You think you can take advantage of me just because I gave you a little leeway? Just wait and see." Jing Su raised an eyebrow, indicating, "Little girl, you're playing with fire."

"Cough cough~" Qianwei, who was drinking milk, almost spat it out. Recalling yesterday's madness, his legs started to go weak again.

"Ha, weakling~"

"No, no, I just don't want this outfit to get torn by some big bad guy. Yes, that's it. This outfit is really hard to buy." Qianwei bristled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, but his brain worked at lightning speed. He quickly adjusted his mindset and came up with a plausible reason. Anyway, whether Jing Su believed it or not, she already believed it.

"Hehe." Jing Su rolled her eyes at Qianwei, genuinely surprised that Qianwei was such a cute person in private. However, judging from her in-game voice lines, one could sense that she was a girl with a significant contrast between her inner and outer self. Then, as if remembering something, Jing Su said, "Speaking of which, Qianwei, how did you come up with the idea of ​​wearing a maid outfit, especially something like this? Um, you know what I mean~"

Yes, what Qianwei is wearing right now is her disguise—a wavering disguise.

The setting describes it as a maid outfit, but in reality, just by looking at the name of this outfit, you know it's not simple.

Overall, this wavering disguise, with its outer petticoat similar to the clothes that avant-garde usually wears, is different in that the slit cape skirt has been replaced with a round skirt with black trim. So when avant-garde stands up, he looks like he is wearing a maid dress.

But the most crucial point is that Qianwei wore extra-long black stockings. These stockings were really long. From a distance, they looked like a pair of pants. But upon closer inspection, the pants were actually translucent, and you could vaguely see her fair skin. Combined with Qianwei's incredibly long legs that seemed capable of crushing someone, anyone who saw them would have to exclaim that their heart was pounding.

Especially now, she's acting a little whiny, sitting on a bright red chair as if she's changed clothes, wearing high heels, pouting, her hands uncovered, her fair hands on full display, though she's wearing black gloves on her forearms. These gloves are quite form-fitting, and at the junction of her skin and the gloves, they give a dreamlike feeling.

In particular, the sheer black stockings on her chest, combined with the avant-garde and beautiful bridge of the ship, made her appear like a beautiful singer in the misty Jiangnan region, half-hidden behind a pipa, captivating the soul.

It has to be said that this outfit looks innocent and covers the whole body completely, but upon closer inspection, it is extremely charming. It must be said that it looks good in the picture, but it looks even better in person.

"Commander, what kind of look is that? Hmph, you're definitely thinking something bad. If you dare to compare yourself to the other maids, I'll gouge your eyes out~" With that, the vanguard pulled out a dagger from somewhere and twirled it with a flourish.

"Cough cough, no, no, how could that be?" Qianwei's move really startled Jing Su. If she wasn't mistaken, it was a real dagger, a blessed dagger. If it were thrown at her carelessly, something bad could really happen.

"Hey, Commander, you've actually become like this." Seeing that Jing Su's demeanor was off, the Vanguard thought that his words had moved him. Suddenly, he had an idea, and he changed from a half-sitting position to a prone position, calling out to Jing Su, "Since you're dressed like this, shouldn't I call you master?"

"?"

"As you command, Master..." As she spoke, the avant-garde's cheeks flushed again, and she exclaimed, "Ah, it's still too embarrassing! Hmph, I've been thinking since just now that making me wear this outfit is just a prank, isn't it?! No matter how you look at it... a maid outfit doesn't suit me at all... although, although this outfit is still quite cute..."

"That's true, it's really cute."

Chapter 158 White Horse and Royal Knights

After breakfast, Jing Su left Qian Wei's room. It wasn't that he didn't want to stay any longer, but Qian Wei was just too shy. Jing Su had provoked him so much that he absolutely refused to go out. To be precise, he absolutely refused to go with Jing Su. He said he still had to go to the office to handle some matters. Dressed like this, and having Jing Su accompany him, it would be obvious what had happened. If anyone could find out, Qian Wei felt that his reputation would be completely ruined.

Jing Su didn't have a good solution to this. What could Jing Su do after the girl had said that? Of course, he would forgive her, cough cough, of course, he would just let her have her way.

In Jing Su's opinion, being avant-garde nowadays is just being pretentious. No matter how much you deny what has already happened, it's just self-deception. It's better to just admit it openly. What's there to be ashamed of?

However, since Qianwei was unwilling, Jingsu wouldn't force him. She simply left him with a "good luck" before hurriedly leaving the room.

Before leaving, a small incident occurred.

Just as Jing Su finished putting on her shoes and was about to push open the door to leave, Qian Wei suddenly called out to her.

"Oh, I almost forgot, Commander, wait a minute~"

Looking up, Jing Su saw Qian Wei appear in front of her in a flash, his agile speed truly resembling that of a valiant warrior.

"What's the matter?" Jing Su was already used to Qianwei's loud and boisterous behavior; she was quite an unconventional girl.

"Ahem, here, take this~" With that, Qianwei took out a card from his pocket and handed it to Jing Su.

"This is?"

"A bank card, a bank card. There's probably a million credits in here. Commander, you're the head of the family after all. If you don't have some resources, you won't have any backbone when you're out in the world. Commander, take this card and spend it. Be generous when you go to the front lines, and don't let others look down on us."

One million should be enough, right? If not, we'll talk about it later; I'll send you another one.

"..." Jing Su fell into deep thought as she looked at the familiar black card that Qianwei handed her.

"Commander, if you think it's not enough, I'll try to get another card later. I've been buying a lot of houses lately, so there's a limit. Sigh, they said there was no limit to usage, but after just a few houses, they've restricted transfers. It's such a hassle. I should have known better than to apply through them." Seeing that Jing Su's expression was off, Vanguard thought he felt he didn't have enough money and quickly explained.

Despite their formidable presence on the battlefield, most ship girls actually dislike trouble. Credits, being an external resource, are easily obtained by them. Therefore, aside from ship girls like Akashi who are obsessed with money, almost all ship girls prioritize convenience. Consequently, ship girls from the same faction almost always have cards from the same bank, and they don't apply for additional cards unless there are special circumstances.

Ship girls like Vanguard, who have multiple cards because they like buying houses, are a minority, not just in the Royal Navy faction, but in the entire port.

To be precise, Vanguard doesn't have a clear understanding of how many cards she has. Basically, once she gets a card, she transfers money into it, uses it, and then throws it away. She finds it troublesome to transfer money from her port account to her bank card because Vanguard didn't reveal her ship girl identity when she applied for the cards; she applied as an ordinary person, so she didn't enjoy any of the corresponding privileges.

Once a credit card's limit is exhausted, transferring money into it becomes a hassle. You have to apply to the bank, wait for approval, and explain the source of the money. It's too much trouble, so it's easier to just get a new card.

Therefore, the card that Qianwei took out could not be transferred at will like Guanghui's card. Unfortunately, Qianwei had bought several villas in a row recently, and his bank card limit had been exceeded. Now, even if he had money, he could not transfer it into the card, and he found it too troublesome to reissue it.

Actually, her claim of going to the office to work was just a pretext. Her real purpose was to go to the bank and ask her account manager to open several more accounts for her. This time, she planned to transfer a lot of money at once so that Jing Su could enjoy herself while she stayed on the front lines.

Although in theory, Vanguard doesn't need to spend money to buy things at the front line. As long as she reveals her identity as a ship girl, she can use the port's public account to buy whatever she wants. However, Vanguard says that would be boring. She is really looking forward to the kind of scene in novels where someone pretends to be weak while actually being strong.

First, the commander was approached by someone.

"Hey, handsome young man, wandering around here all alone? Want to grab a few drinks with me?"

Then, the commander refused and was mocked by the wicked girl.

'Hehe, don't you even know what kind of occasion this is? What decent man would be loitering around here? Do you know how expensive things are here? Come on, let me pamper you~'

He then appears as a savior, rescuing the commander from dire straits.

'Ha, you villains! Let go of that commander! Let me—no, I mean, let me punish you in the name of justice!'

The wicked women, upon seeing themselves, were terrified. "A legendary warrior! Let's run!"

Subsequently, the commander he had saved developed a much stronger liking for him.

"Ah, Vanguard, I really owe you a lot just now. You're truly my guardian knight. Will you protect me for the rest of my life?"

He himself was fully armed, his expression serious. "Of course, my beloved commander, please entrust everything to me. The duty of a knight will always remain in my heart."

In the end, she and the commander lived happily ever after, and the other ship girls could only offer their silent blessings.

'Ah, what a match made in heaven! There's absolutely no way to beat them. There's really no hope of competing with the avant-garde!'

"Qianwei, are you alright, Qianwei?" Seeing Qianwei suddenly start grinning like an idiot, Jing Su was a little worried and called her name several times, but there was no response.

"Ah, I, cough cough, I'm fine, I was just thinking about some things." The vanguard, coming back to her senses, blushed and quickly changed the subject, recalling the embarrassing scene she had just imagined. "Cough cough, Commander, anyway, you can use this card for now, I'll figure out the rest."

After saying that, Qianwei hurriedly ran into the room to change her clothes. She was going out later, and she couldn't possibly go out in this outfit. It was too embarrassing. Besides, Jing Su had personally said that this outfit was very cute, and she couldn't bear to wear it to anyone other than Jing Su.

Let alone men, she didn't want to reveal this to even her female friends in the port area; it was a little secret between her and Jing Su.

"Okay~"

Seeing Qianwei leave looking travel-worn, Jing Su stopped refusing. He knew that refusing would be pointless; Qianwei wouldn't be able to take the card back.

'However, I have three cards now, all told. How should I put it? The ship girls are really rich! One card is a million dollars. When did a million dollars become so common? Although I feel a bit like I'm being kept, well, how should I put it? Awesome~'

'Hey, wait a minute, these cards are interesting~'

Including the card Qianwei gave him, Jing Su now had three so-called noble cards. When he took them all out at once, he noticed something was wrong.

'These cards, judging from the design, were issued by the same bank, but the designs are off; the profile pictures look so similar!'

To confirm her suspicions, Jing Su quickly took out her tablet and compared the image in the upper right corner of the bank card with the image on the tablet.

'My God, no way, is it really that scary?'

It's confirmed. Jing Su's feeling was right. The pattern in the upper right corner of this bank card is exactly the same as the pattern on the tablet produced in the port area. Jing Su had thought he was seeing things earlier, but now he has been comparing them repeatedly. He even had the navigator take photos on TB for comparison. The result was that the similarity was over 99%. Taking into account the error, it can be said that these are basically two identical pictures.

At this moment, Jing Su said that she was truly stunned.

It's important to know that all the electronic equipment in the port area is actually manufactured by its own factories, from hardware to software, from casing to chips, even a single screw.

After Yi Xian explained the matter to him, Jing Su finally understood why the Maritime Safety Administration was so wary of the port area. Apart from the issue of the port area being used to confuse the Maritime Safety Administration with its resources, the port area was practically a completely independent political entity. This group had high-end combat power and strong manufacturing capabilities. Now, Jing Su discovered that the port area even had enormous financial capabilities. If the outside world found out about this, who knows what might happen.

"However, something still doesn't seem right. If this bank is potentially controlled by the port, why are they restricting Vanguard and the others' transfers? From what Vanguard and Illustrious are saying, they have several cards with spending limits. Could it be that this bank isn't controlled by the port, but by a certain faction, or, to put it more bluntly, by a single ship girl? That can't be right; that would be too outrageous."

After analyzing the situation, Jing Su came to a conclusion that left her speechless. She decided to give up and, judging from Qianwei's demeanor, she would be leaving soon. There was no point in staying here any longer, so she might as well wander around and think about the remaining two slots.

Without further ado, Jing Su put away several bank cards, got up and left the avant-garde villa, ready to explore the Royal Base again. She had been there for almost two days, but hadn't even finished a third of it.

Jing Su didn't plan to go to the office; if she did, she would most likely be kicked out. Guanghui had made it clear that she should stay out of the public eye until she finished compiling the attack list.

Since that's the case, let's just wander around and see whoever we meet. Let's just let fate decide.