Shipgirls and Salted Fish Commander, Port Survival Guide

"Hmm? What is this cloud?" She said it was based on her feeling, but when Jing Su picked up the photo and glanced at it, her brows immediately furrowed.

Chapter 174 What is this?

"Boom! Boom boom!"

"Haha, that felt great!"

In a flash, materials flew everywhere, and a terrifying sound rang out—the mournful wail of the Sirens.

"Wow, Miss Avant-garde is so fierce."

Through high-precision satellites, images of the battlefield were transmitted to the cruise ship, where Jing Su watched along with Javelin and Perseus.

"Ahem, to some extent, yes, it is." Although they were enemies, Jing Su was already too afraid to continue watching; it was just too tragic.

The only problem is that the Sirens are intelligent machines with no emotions. If they were deployed to the front lines, they would be somewhat unsuitable for children.

"How should this combat report be written? Should it say that the vanguard tore apart the Siren warship? Or should it say that the former Grand Knight stood tall and slew the Sirens?" After a moment of silence, Perseus, holding a tablet, asked quietly.

"How was this written before?" Faced with Perseus's question, Jing Su found a tissue, wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, and asked.

"I don't know. Whoever writes the battle report, it's been a long time since I've seen a battle like this with other people observing." Perseus placed the tablet in front of Jing Su, and this time his tone was different. It was easy to tell that Perseus was a little unhappy.

After a moment's thought, Jing Su understood what Perseus was angry about. She was angry that she had been missing for so long, and that the sisters in the port had been fighting their own battles for a long time, not having fought side by side like they were now.

To be precise, it was two decorated ships that went out together. However, this time, it was basically only the vanguard that was fighting, and Warspite didn't manage to catch many enemies.

Even the Vanguard, a member of the colorful ship, doesn't have many opportunities to go into battle, let alone Perseus. Don't underestimate Perseus just because she's only a gold-tier light carrier. In terms of seniority in the port, she's much older than the Vanguard. Many people, including the Vanguard, have gone into battle with Perseus, who has been protecting them.

However, after Jing Su disappeared, many ship girls were no longer suitable for sorties. There was no way around it; without Jing Su keeping them in check, ship girls from other factions would feel somewhat awkward when interacting with Perseus.

They're not exactly rivals, since they used to fight side-by-side in the same fleet. But they're not exactly rivals either, because it's uncomfortable for them to be together. As a result, many support-type ship girls haven't had a chance to sortie.

The Royal faction is particularly prominent in this regard; no other faction in the entire port has more support than the Royals.

Basically, every team in the Royal faction has top-tier support characters. This has been the case since the port was established. Even excluding combat support, the Royal faction basically covers all the leveling support roles.

Leaving aside Perseus, Unicorn, whose personality seems delicate and reserved, has also brought out a large number of ship girls. Unlike Perseus, Unicorn still has a chance to play. Firstly, Unicorn's support ability is very strong. As a rising star, Unicorn's ability has increased by more than one level after the modification. Secondly, it is also because Unicorn is a member of Illusion. Yes, Unicorn has a faction, and her affiliation is very obvious. She was taught by Illusion and is an extension of Illusion's influence on the front line.

Perseus was angry mainly because she hadn't launched an attack in a long time and had even forgotten how to write a battle report, which made her, who was so proud, very depressed and frustrated.

"Okay, okay, sweetheart, don't be angry, okay? I'll find a way to make it up to you when we get to the front lines." Sensing Perseus's unease, Jing Su secretly put her arm around Perseus's waist and whispered in her ear.

"Hmm." As one of the synonyms for tsundere in the port area, even though she had already given herself to Jing Su, this action still made Perseus a little shy. To some extent, tsundere is equivalent to high attack and low defense. Perseus is more special. She has low attack and low defense. She doesn't even need to say anything. One action can turn her into a steam princess.

"Commander, Commander, Miss Vanguard has finished the battle, probably." Just as Jing Su was about to do something, Javelin's voice suddenly rang out.

"Wow~"

Perseus and Jing Su were struck dumb and quickly separated.

"Ahem, what? It's over? So fast?" Jing Su, whose ears were slightly red, coughed twice and looked at the video.

"Yeah, I can only say that she's truly amazing, she's really incredible~" Javelin said in an admiring tone, seemingly oblivious to Jing Su's odd behavior.

"Oh, I see. Let me see." Jing Su looked at the projection and her eyes widened instantly.

This scene is too brutal.

On the sea, a beautiful paladin stood tall and graceful, her face flushed, panting heavily. The sea breeze tousled her golden hair, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone upon her, creating a scene of breathtaking beauty.

"Phew, that felt great~" An unnatural blush flashed across her face as Qianwei exhaled a breath of stale air. What in this world could make her feel more joyful than letting a battle maniac engage in a thoroughly enjoyable battle?

Well, there really is.

After a satisfying encounter, Avant-garde quickly recalled his previous time with Jing Su, during their passionate lovemaking. In terms of pleasure, that was just as enjoyable.

'Hmph, looks like I'll have to reward the Commander properly tonight, hehe, this is also a reward for myself~ Hehe~'

"Ah, Miss Vanguard, so the battle was this fierce?" After searching several times and making sure no remaining enemies were missed, Warspite sailed to Vanguard's side and said in a resentful tone.

"Ahem, well, thank you for your hard work, Miss Warspite. And, I'm sorry, I think I overdid it a bit." Upon seeing Warspite, Vanguard belatedly realized his mistake, his face turning slightly red with embarrassment.

I had a great time fighting in front of them, but it seems I got a little too carried away and didn't leave many monsters for Warspite.

"It's alright, it's alright, there will always be patrols. When we get to the front lines, we'll still have a chance to fight to our hearts' content." Warspite was a ship girl with a relatively good temper, and besides, she had fought the Sirens before. She had surrounded and blocked the fleeing Sirens' warships on the flanks and sank quite a few of them.

Actually, Javelin was originally supposed to go with them, but they were too impatient, or rather, the vanguard ran too fast, and Javelin hadn't even boarded the boat before the speedboat drove off.

When they arrived at the location, there was no one to patrol the battlefield. Perseus was on the cruise ship, which was too far away, and the combat effectiveness of the planes flying over was not guaranteed. Helpless, they could only send one person to surround and block the fleeing Sirens.

As for Plymouth and Sirius, Vanguard and Warspite didn't even consider sending them along. First of all, Sirius could be paired with Perseus, and the two of them together would be even more powerful. With the two most capable fighters on the cruise ship leaving, those left on the ship would naturally be prioritized to ensure their combat effectiveness.

Sirius was left behind to protect Jing Su, and Plymouth dared not take her with them. If they had, not only would Warspite not have been able to achieve much in this attack, but even the Vanguard might not have been able to gain many victories.

Plymouth, having received Jing Su's exact instructions, was no different from a mad dog. Warspite might not be fully aware of this yet. Vanguard had fought alongside Plymouth before and had witnessed Plymouth's madness on the battlefield. He vaguely remembered that time when they were supposed to be attacking a certain meta, and after several attempts, they failed to defeat it, which drove Jing Su crazy.

Regarding his past memories, Qianwei doesn't remember much, but he vaguely recalls this sentence: "Why can't we hold on? The equipment is fine! Hey, Plymouth, give it your all! If you put in a little more smoke, you'll get through, right?"

Perhaps my memory is a bit jumbled, but that's roughly the gist of it. Then, after Jing Su finished speaking, Plymouth went berserk. In the next battle, facing the enemy's relentless bombardment, even Egil was seriously injured and forced to retreat, but Plymouth remained steadfast. Even when he was down to his last sliver of health, he still stood on the battlefield and finally defeated the enemy with a sliver of health left.

That time, Plymouth's madness terrified everyone present, including Ron, who was known for his expertise in battle. After seeing Plymouth's performance, Ron's expression turned serious.

Therefore, no matter what, we absolutely cannot bring Plymouth into this battle, otherwise something bad is bound to happen.

Warspite originally thought that Vanguard was just one person, and no matter how good he was at fighting, he couldn't possibly wipe out all the enemies by himself. She thought that there would be some left over. However, Warspite underestimated what it would be like for someone who had been holding back their fighting spirit to return to the battlefield.

In order to have a thorough and satisfying battle, the vanguard even stopped shelling and the casually painted battleships actually went to the front to engage the Sirens in close combat.

This is why there are wrecks everywhere on the sea. The battle went something like this: the vanguard kept an eye on the Sirens' cannon fire and quickly sailed to the side of the warship.

Destroyers can be taken down with a single punch, light cruisers with a punch and a slap, and when they encounter heavy cruisers, the vanguard will let out a strange cry, then draw its sword and cleave the warship in two with a single blow.

Warspite said that he had heard voices like "Royal Sword, Flash!!!" more than once. Sometimes the Vanguard would be slow to realize that there were people watching, and he would feel embarrassed about his embarrassing actions. But after a short silence, he would start yelling again.

For example, a scenario like this: "The skill name is... Ugh, it's too embarrassing, I'd better not say it. But since you've heard it, I'm sorry, Mr. Siren, I can only ask you to disappear!"

Then, with a loud 'boom,' a dazzling fireworks display was created over the sea.

"As expected, as a royal knight, it's only on the battlefield, oh, and when I'm with the commander, that I truly feel alive. The feeling of fighting is really comfortable~" Seeing that Warspite didn't say anything, Vanguard closed his eyes and began to savor the battle just now, making a 'high' sound.

"Fist, hard!" Seeing the vanguard's appearance, Warspite frowned. You're having a good time, but what about me? I got splashed all over by the seawater stirred up by your battle waves. Now I'm drying off only to get soaked again. It's been like this several times, sticky and uncomfortable.

It would have been better if I hadn't said anything. But once I did, the war-weary person said, "You really think I'm good-natured if I don't do something?"

"Ahem, Miss Vanguard, when you get back, remember to do a battle debriefing. Your fighting style was really too inelegant. The Commander watched the whole thing. I think you don't want to leave the Commander with the impression of a barbaric knight, do you?"

“Eh!???”

The vanguard screamed in agony, his face turning deathly pale in an instant. He thought to himself, "Waaah, it's all over. I was so focused on the battle that I forgot the commander was watching. Ahhh, that means the commander saw my shameful performance."

Oh no, what am I going to do? I can't get married. Oh, wait, I'm already married. That's good.

No, this still won't work! Waaah, Commander, I'm not what you think!

Warspite broke the avant-garde's defenses with just a few words. The avant-garde squatted down with a "whoosh," and his entire background turned gray.

"Alright, Miss Vanguard, let's be compassionate later. We just received a communication from Perseus. The commander is on his way. Let's clean up the battlefield quickly."

"Yes~" The vanguard, on the verge of tears, slowly got up and listlessly began to change out of his ship equipment. The main thing was to change out the little yellow chick hidden inside the ship equipment. As a magical mind cube technology, the little yellow chick can be stored inside the ship equipment. However, when it is stored inside, the little yellow chick is in a standby state. It will be reactivated after contact with air. The overall sense is like hibernation.

"Manjiu~ Manjiu~"

As specialized little yellow chicks, they looked puzzled when they saw the battlefield in such a mess, but after muttering a few words, they began to clean up the battlefield under the leadership of a leader.

After the little yellow chicks started working, Vanguard shook his hair and began to inspect the battlefield. Of course, he wasn't there to check the pile of wreckage he had created, but to check if anything had been missed. Jing Su was coming over later, and what if a few suicide ship cores hadn't been cleared properly and exploded?

"Miss Warspite, what exactly is in here? The Sirens have placed so many warships here, and how did they manage to shove so many in without anyone noticing? Is there a problem with the frontline patrol network?"

During the inspection, Qianwei glanced at the islands glowing in the distance and finally couldn't help but ask his question.

She was so focused on fighting that she didn't pay any attention to her surroundings. However, as a long-time comrade-in-arms, Vanguard knew that Warspite must have done everything he had missed during the battle.

“I don’t know.” Warspite shook his head. “At present, we can only confirm that there is a strange signal transmitting device on that island that has been transmitting signals to the outside world. We will only know what it is when the lamp arrives on the island.”

"There shouldn't be any risks, right?" Upon hearing Warspite's words, Vanguard began to tense up. She wasn't worried about her own safety. With her level of training, there weren't many beings in this world who could harm her. Even if the entire island in front of her was covered with bombs, she could just treat an explosion as a gust of wind blowing over her.

But the problem is, Jing Su is coming soon. What if something happens to him, who is only human?

"That's why we're being asked to go up and take a look. But according to the information from the detector, there are no dangerous items on the island."

"Oh, then what are we waiting for? Let's go up quickly."

"Ah."

"Wait, this is it!"

Chapter 171 Enclosing Territory

"So, this thing is a resource production point?" Jing Su was completely bewildered after reading Warspite's report.

"According to the test report, this island does indeed produce resources, including oil resources that the port area desperately needs right now." Warspite's expression was very excited, clearly very happy. After all, for the port area, losing equipment or money was irrelevant; it wouldn't have much impact on combat effectiveness.

The so-called ship equipment is actually an external weapon, which can be understood as an added item. The ship girl itself comes with ship equipment, and after equipping ship equipment, the ship equipment deployed by the ship girl will not change much.

The only problem is the resources needed for sorties. Without oil, ship equipment is just for show, or even worse. At least setting something aside doesn't consume resources.

When Glorious discovered that Jing Su had the ability to allow ship girls to launch attacks without resources, everyone was very happy. They originally thought it would reduce the ship girls' dependence on oil. However, they later discovered that this might have an impact on Jing Su's health. After the news spread, many people were very angry, not because they couldn't get rid of the dependence on oil, but because they were angry that Glorious had dragged Jing Su to do experiments without understanding anything. Fortunately, Jing Su was not seriously injured.

If something happens to Jing Su, the ship girls from other factions will bombard the Royal Navy's base.

Currently, not only Glorious and Queen Elizabeth, but even Warspite has received messages from other factions more than once, demanding that they stop the testing experiments. Glorious had already stopped the experiments on their own initiative without anyone else having to say anything. Jing Su had even asked Glorious why they only tested it once and then stopped, but Glorious brushed it off with other reasons.

In fact, the port area is not lacking in resources now. In the past, it may have lacked some ship equipment resources, but oil resources, which are related to combat power, are something that every faction pays great attention to. Take the Royal Navy faction, where Warspite is located, for example. The resource points that the Royal Navy has opened up and the oil resources it has stored over the years are enough for them to launch ship equipment attacks for a whole year without any other source.

It looks like a lot, right? And it is indeed a lot. However, compared to some other crazy factions, the Royal Navy's resource reserves are relatively small. For example, the Eastern Empire faction, which Warspite is an absolute resource hoarder, has its resource reserves calculated based on the number of its own ship girls that can be deployed. They reserve resources based on the resources of the entire port area. Warspite doesn't know exactly how much they have stockpiled, but based on the information revealed so far, the daily output of the Eastern Empire's exposed resource points is enough for the entire port area to fight non-stop for a month.

That's not all. Despite such a large output, the Eastern Empire faction is still accumulating resources. Among all the factions in the region, the Eastern Empire and the White Eagle are the most enthusiastic about stockpiling resources. It's understandable for the White Eagle, since they are on the front lines and fighting, so it's normal for them to suffer greater resource losses. However, the Eastern Empire is hoarding so many resources that many people are wondering if the Eastern Empire faction is planning something.

In short, influenced by the White Eagle and Eastern Empire factions, the entire port area and all factions are now hoarding resources. Whenever they have the chance, they hoard resources and refuse to use their own resources unless absolutely necessary. They also seek reimbursement from the Maritime Safety Administration whenever possible. This is the fundamental reason why the Maritime Safety Administration once considered itself to have a great influence over the port area.

Compared to other factions, the Royal Navy hoards relatively few resources. After all, the resource points needed by ship girls are generally located at sea, while Golden Week is located near the Maritime Bureau headquarters and on the mainland. Even if a resource point is found and mined, transporting it back to the base is a troublesome matter.

Therefore, the Royal Army chose to build storage depots on the ocean. There aren't many resources at the base; they're all at sea. If they can't be transported back to the base, can't I at least store them?

Of course, having no resources in an emergency is the same as having no reserves. Queen Elizabeth had carefully considered the idea of ​​changing the base of operations. However, the port area does need a window to connect with the Maritime Bureau. Now that Jing Su has returned, similar issues have been proposed to Queen Elizabeth. However, since the Royal Army's focus has been on the mainland in recent years, although there are many resource points, there are not many suitable bases—they are all too small.

The royal faction consists of high-ranking nobles who have a great need for territory. Not to mention Hood's habit of building racetracks everywhere, even Queen Elizabeth's hobby of building castles on any open space she sees makes it impossible for small islands to accommodate so many people.

Therefore, war-weary would naturally show a joyful expression upon seeing this resource production point.

This island is huge. Resource output is secondary. The key thing is that it's huge, really huge!

It's hard to say exactly how big it would be, but it would be more than enough to move the entire royal residence over.

"How's the production?" Standing so close, Jing Su could clearly feel Warspite's joy and thought that if he was so happy, the production must be very high.

"Commander, resource output doesn't matter, the key is, this island is really big~" Warspite waved her hand, a happy expression on her face. She was already thinking about where to build a small villa later. Jing Su was here now, so she dragged him to find a plot of land and quickly plan a nice house, and then do~ the things she loves to do.

Indeed, building a house together with your husband is much more enjoyable!

"?" If you don't know how the resources are produced, why are you so happy?

Jing Su was a little confused. Could it be that he was happy because he had found another resource point? The reason sounded quite reasonable, but it seemed out of place in the context of the Royal Army. What was this strange sense of disharmony?

Jing Su said she didn't understand, but seeing Yan Zhan so happy, she decided to let her be. Did the reason matter? The most important thing was that her wife was happy.

"Hey, where's Vanguard?" Thinking of this, Jing Su suddenly realized that Warspite was here reporting to her. Judging from the video footage, the main force in this battle was Vanguard. Given her personality, shouldn't she be running up to her at this time, proudly and shyly reciting some strange words? But now there's no news of her at all.

Not only has the avant-garde disappeared, but it seems that even the little yellow chicks that were busy before have vanished.

"Oh, her? She's already off picking out territory." Hearing Jing Su's question, Warspite's voice was full of resentment. What did she mean by 'Miss Warspite, you've done your patrols, leave the rest of the inspections to me.'

"Inspection my foot! The best spots are all taken! You fought the war, I handled the logistics, and in the end, you get all the benefits. What am I supposed to do? It's outrageous!"

The more war-weary I became, the angrier I got; I was so angry I could grind my teeth.

"Warspite, what's wrong? You don't seem to be in a good mood?" Jing Su, who was always paying attention to Warspite's expression, quickly noticed something was wrong and asked with concern.

"Cough cough, it's nothing, I was just thinking about some unhappy things." Hearing Jing Su's words, Warspite suddenly realized, "Hey, so what if Vanguard finds a good place first? Do you have the Commander with you? Little Warspite, don't think that just because you're taller or have a better physique than me, it's all just for show. A really good house is one that you find together with the Commander, one that shares memories, that's what makes a home."

"Commander, let's go find some territory~" With that thought, Warspite didn't care about reporting anymore. The two tufts of hair on her head swayed back and forth, clearly looking very expectant.

"Okay, then, lead the way~" Although he didn't know what had happened, Zhan Yan's mood was like a rollercoaster, one moment happy, the next angry, and now he was very happy again. But why bother? His own wife was happy, wasn't that good enough? Jing Su also had some questions to ask.

So Jing Su instructed Plymouth and Sirius to tidy up the camp and spend the night on shore. Javelin was to clean up the battlefield. Although the battle was very violent, thanks to her basically tearing the Sirens apart with her bare hands, the ships were surprisingly well preserved. The core of almost every Siren warship was preserved, and these things still had value for recycling.

Perseus remained on the cruise ship, conducting reconnaissance to prevent the enemy from appearing.

Subsequently, Jing Su, led by Yan Zhan, toured the island, or more precisely, the explored areas.

"Commander, look at this place. There are flowers, grass, and trees. If you build a small villa here, the birds will be singing and the air will be fresh. It's just that there might be a lot of mosquitoes. We'll have to put in some effort to get rid of them. Bugs are so annoying." Before long, Jing Su was pulled by Warspite into a small grove of trees.

As Warspite said, this place is indeed very nice, with a quiet environment, pleasant scenery, and even a stream nearby. It is indeed a good place to build a villa.