I'm in the azure sky, and I have an anti-fraud app.

Veneto pointed to an open space in the port area: "Commander, I plan to build a large bathhouse here."

Li Wei's gaze was held firmly for a second by Veneto's slender, white fingers, before he found his and Veneto's current location on the map.

—Right next to the open space that Veneto pointed out, there was a small house, which was where the two of them were.

“Commander?” Veneto tilted his head slightly and looked at Levi.

Veneto's tilted head was so adorable that Levi couldn't resist and activated his hypnotic ability.

He was planning to do something interesting.

An hour is enough for a meeting between two people to end.

Livy incorporated some common sense and concepts into Veneto's understanding.

A gentler look appeared in Veneto's eyes.

She leaned gently against her commander and kissed Levi's chin: "Commander, is it alright?"

Li Wei's hands precisely found Veneto's weakness: "Of course, tell me your thoughts on the Grand Baths."

"……idea?"

"For example, how big of a bathhouse do you plan to build?" Levi loosened his hands and gestured in front of Veneto. "In terms of scale, how much land do you plan to occupy?"

Veneto rose and sat on the table in front of the two men, raising her beautiful feet, her leather boots making their presence felt in front of Li Wei.

"Excuse me, Commander, could you help me take off my boots? I... I have a little trouble bending over..."

"of course."

Li Wei complied with Veneto's request and helped her remove her boots, revealing her bare feet.

To Li Wei's surprise, he had mentally prepared himself for the possibility of encountering damp conditions, but the ship girl didn't seem to have that many functions, and her exposed toes remained clean and dry.

Veneto sat on the table, gesturing with his two little feet to indicate the width: "About... this big."

"How big is 'this'?" Li Wei mischievously asked, "You're just gesturing in the air, I can't really tell."

Veneto did not object to Levina's words, which were clearly tinged with difficulty. She devised a good way to convey her thoughts to her commander:

"Commander, why don't you just use your hand to show it and then compare it to the map?"

“Okay.” Levi tried to maintain his composure, gently placing his hands on the center of Veneto’s hull before comparing it to the map—he lightly scratched Veneto during the process, and Veneto’s face turned red, but he didn’t react otherwise.

"If it's that big..."

Veneto looked a little nervous: "Is there a problem?"

“The size is fine, but the location is not right.” Li Wei said seriously, “Look, here, here, and here, new roads will need to be planned in the future, and if the large bathhouse is placed here, it will affect the future planning.”

There was no road planning involved; Li Wei just wanted to play a few more tricks on Veneto.

“I see…” Veneto looked thoughtful. She simply used her feet instead of her hands, her small, translucent feet tracing patterns on the map: “Commander, what about here?”

"Here? Let me see..."

Li Wei stood behind Veneto, his hands once again finding the previous weakness: "Show me again?"

Veneto gestured again with his little feet.

“Commander, are you even listening to what I’m saying?” Veneto pouted her rosy lips. “Why do I feel like you’re not paying attention?”

Of course I was distracted...

Li Wei, whose eyes and hands were never idle, was fully enjoying the special pleasure brought by hypnosis—although if he said it directly, Veneto would certainly not refuse, and would even actively cooperate.

But this calm demeanor during hypnosis is the essence of hypnosis!

To get the commander's attention back to her, Veneto offered a kiss.

Li Wei: ...

I can't hold on much longer.

The two didn't separate until they were almost suffocating. Li Wei cleared his throat and said, "I understand your thoughts, and I'm moved by your sincerity. In that case, let's proceed with the land use according to your original plan."

Li Wei has once again transformed the common sense about Veneto:

"Next, describe to me the interior structure of your envisioned bathhouse."

"Good~"

Veneto sat back down on the table, this time facing Levi, but with her body twisted away. Levi found this position somewhat awkward, so he simply projected the map behind him.

Whether I can see it or not is no longer important.

In any case, the task requires meeting Veneto's corresponding requirements. As long as Veneto's ideas are not too outrageous, I just need to agree to them.

“For the entrance, I plan to place a sculpture,” Veneto explained gently, her feet moving continuously. Previously, Levi had taught her to use her feet like hands; now, she needed to manage both her upper and lower body simultaneously while communicating with the commander.

Veneto then fully utilized his intelligence and took over the work from Belfast that morning.

However, perhaps because he didn't have many skills, it was Li Wei who took the initiative to release it in the end, which prevented Veneto's work from "dying" from the beginning.

“From the entrance, it’s divided into several floors.” Veneto described his vision in detail: “In the very center, of course, is the large bathhouse, and all the facilities will be built around it.”

Li Wei nodded: "Mm..."

"Of course, for the sake of water quality, we can't go directly into the large bath. We have to go through..." Veneto was completely immersed in his own ideas, talking non-stop, which surprised Li Wei.

Is this the Sardinian ship girl?

Their enthusiasm for the bathhouse is so high.

Sometimes they even forget what they're doing with their feet.

Li Wei could only nod in agreement, trying his best not to let his voice sound off.

"As for the second floor, I plan to design it as a restaurant..."

Li Wei nodded: "Mm..."

"The third floor is mainly a rest area, and from there you can..."

Li Wei gave a thumbs up: "Hmm..."

"Special rooms can be set up on the fourth floor, such as high-temperature saunas..."

Li Wei clapped his hands: "Oh..."

"The top five floors will be designed as an open-air observation deck..."

Li Wei grasped those crystal-clear hands: "Mmm...it's coming..."

"Commander?" Veneto asked with a hint of curiosity. "What's coming?"

Li Wei paused for more than ten seconds, let out a long breath, and then casually lifted Veneto's golden lotus: "...It means that inspiration is coming."

Chapter Twenty-Three: Proactively Achieving Task Objectives

When Veneto left, he felt something inside his boots that he hadn't felt before, something that kept stimulating the soles of his feet.

It's a bit hot and sticky, and the texture is strange, but not unpleasant.

Ok……

What was my original purpose in inviting the commander?

Forget it, whatever it is, as long as I take a bath and change into a pair of tall boots, it'll be solved.

The adorable Veneto is still unaware that she has been hypnotized.

in the hut.

Li Wei stared at the "Incomplete" status of the task on the system panel and fell into deep thought.

Veneto's needs and ideas regarding the baths have all been granted, so why haven't they been completed yet?

Could it be because hypnosis was used during that time?

It shouldn't be.

Self-hypnosis merely facilitated deeper communication between the two, without altering Veneto's views on his bathhouse.

Could it be that Veneto's ideas about the baths were not the whole story today?

Li Wei thought about it more and more and it seemed more and more likely.

Based on the previous situation with the ship girls, calling him over was either to exploit him or to be exploited by him.

No ship girl has ever had a second fundamental purpose.

The missing parts of that Veneto meeting are then obvious.

Li Wei glanced at the time; it wasn't yet the agreed-upon time for the meeting to end—the meeting was originally planned to last two hours, but due to hypnosis, it was over in just one hour.

If it were any other mission reward, Li Wei might have just let it go, since mission rewards don't refresh and there's a high probability it'll be the same reward tomorrow.

Having already experienced the power of physical enhancement once, Li Wei couldn't wait even a day longer and wanted to get his hands on it immediately.

As the saying goes, health is the foundation of everything.

In the world of Azur Lane, your body is the key to getting along with the ship girls!

There's still an hour left, enough time to make amends.

Let's have a meeting in the bathtub then.

Li Wei took out his phone and sent a message to Veneto.

“Want to experience the baths firsthand? Of course, no problem!” Veneto couldn’t even wait to type; he sent a voice message directly: “I’ll come back and pick you up right now, and take you to experience our Sardinian baths!”

……

“Commander, this is my private bath.” Veneto, wrapped in a bath towel, led Levi into a room that was several hundred square meters in size: “Although it’s not big, it has all the basic functions. Commander, you can enjoy yourself here.”

Li Wei: ...

He originally wanted to complain that a bathtub of several hundred square meters was not big, but then he thought that he was in the Azure World now, so it was normal.

“Let me give the Commander a massage.” Veneto guided Levi into the water, sat on the steps by the tub, and squatted behind him. “I’m a little embarrassed that I talked to you so much this afternoon…”

“There’s nothing to be embarrassed about.” Li Wei leaned back slightly until he felt his back bump against a jelly-like texture. “After all, I’m your commander, so it’s only natural for me to follow your plans.”

"Veneto, on the other hand, had a sparkle in his eyes when he was describing things; he seemed very enthusiastic!"

“Commander…” Veneto was touched and put his hands on Levi’s shoulders: “Let me massage your shoulders.”

"Um……"

"Don't let my status as the leader of Sardinia fool you, I can also give massages! I'm just as good as those royal maids~" Veneto said with a hint of pride, "No ship girl would willingly admit defeat when it comes to serving the Commander!"

Li Wei enjoyed Veneto's technique and immediately felt a significant reduction in the fatigue he had accumulated.

“The Commander’s shoulder muscles are very stiff…” Veneto whispered in Levi’s ear, “The Commander should also take care of his health.”

A single sentence brought out Li Wei's wry smile.

How to take care of your health?

With hundreds of ship girls, one a day, I don't have time to take care of my health...

It's impossible to pay attention to one's body; the only way to barely withstand this is to continuously improve one's physical fitness through the system.

"Commander, move forward a little, let me help you relieve the soreness in your back muscles."

"Phew..." Li Wei let out a happy sound.

You know what, being able to stretch out your body and take a hot bath is really comfortable.

No wonder that a certain empire insisted on building a large bathhouse; Li Wei himself had also considered it.

Especially when served by ship girls, physical fatigue is swept away, and even the mind is exceptionally relaxed.

Veneto's small hands had just the right amount of pressure, without any problems, and her movements were even exceptionally considerate. She was willing to put herself in a slightly more tiring position so that Li Wei could enjoy the best massage effect.

He couldn't help but feel guilty about the hypnosis session that afternoon.

Such a lovely ship girl, and I still managed to tease her for a whole hour.

I won't tease you anymore, I'll just tell you directly.

I believe the adorable Veneto is different from other ship girls.

It's amazing, really. Veneto was soaking in the steaming water just like him, but her little hands were still icy cold. The comfortable feeling of being massaged on Levi's back was like the refreshing sensation of taking a big bite of an ice pop on a hot summer day.