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

Volga eventually received the reward from the commander.

However, Levi was too full from eating so many cakes to move, so Volga had to enjoy his reward by riding a horse.

"Um..."

Li Wei gently tucked Volga's long hair behind his head and looked into Volga's heart-shaped eyes.

"commander……"

"There's no need to rush," Li Wei said gently. "No one will try to take it from you."

"Well……"

Volga didn't speak, he just increased his speed.

Li Wei's communication device suddenly rang.

Volga and Livy paused for a moment.

"Hmm...who is it?"

Li Wei glanced at it and gave a wry smile: "Soviet alliance."

For some reason, every communication request from the Soviet Union was so "just right".

Li Wei glanced at Volga, asking her with his eyes whether he wanted to answer the call.

Volga, somewhat confused, continued with his work: "Is there something you need? Hmm..."

Li Wei, supporting Volga, said, "I don't know. If it's not a communication message, it's most likely something related to legitimate work."

Volga pouted: "Hmph... Hmph... Isn't what the Commander is doing now a proper job?"

"Yes, of course." Li Wei quickly reassured Volga: "Comforting ship girls is my job, of course it's a proper job."

"Since it's legitimate work, why be afraid of communication requests?"

Li Weiyi thought so too.

He wasn't going out to have an affair, so what was there to be ashamed of? He immediately connected the communication, and the face of the Soviet Union appeared in front of Li Wei, showing him the entire situation in the room.

"Commander! ... Uh, it seems I've arrived at the wrong time?"

Sensing Volga's reaction, Li Wei smiled and said, "No, you've come at just the right time."

Volga, caught off guard by the commander's sneak attack, cried out in surprise, "Eek!"

The Soviet Union couldn't help but tease the two: "You... I didn't expect that Comrade Commander would have such a hobby?"

"What I meant was to resolve the combat issue first before answering," Li Wei lied without batting an eye. "It was all Volga's request. He said your communication request was likely important work, so he told me to answer it like this."

“Commander, you…” Volga didn’t expect to be turned on by Levi. However, Levi used physical means to stop Volga from continuing to tell the truth. Volga could only vent his resentment at being framed on the main gun.

"Hehehe..." The Soviet Union chuckled dryly a few times: "It is indeed an important task."

Li Wei lay flat, letting Volga do his work, and turned his attention to the Soviet Union: "So, what's going on?"

“Some cultural relics of great archaeological value were discovered at the construction site. If construction is forced to continue, some of these relics may be damaged. In fact, several relics have already been broken without proper excavation. Fortunately, they can be repaired using current restoration techniques.”

The Soviet Union produced a simulation drawing depicting a rendered artifact that looked vaguely familiar to Li Wei, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

What is the value of these cultural relics?

“It can fill some historical gaps and enrich cultural development…” The Soviet Union thought for a moment: “For us ship girls, the greatest value is probably that we can get some artistic inspiration from it, which will help with our usual artistic cultivation.”

Li Wei said without hesitation, "Then stay."

Since it's useful, let's keep it. Although Li Wei wasn't particularly interested in archaeology, he wasn't one to waste resources.

“If a full archaeological excavation is to be carried out, then the construction of the port will be forced to be delayed again. The specific delay date will depend on the situation. If the excavation work is large-scale, it is possible that the delay will last for a month or even several months.”

Li Wei jokingly remarked, "It seems this location is indeed excellent; both the weather and the ancients admired it..."

"……Well!"

For some reason, Volga gave Livy a disgruntled "bite".

"Is there any problem with the postponement?"

“No problem, I’ll be staying here for a while.” Li Wei waved his hand dismissively, “As long as the construction process goes smoothly, it’s fine. At worst, it’ll be a little slow.”

"understood."

Seeing that the Soviet Union had not hung up the communication, Li Wei couldn't help but ask, "Is there anything else?"

The Soviet Union hesitated for a moment: "No, thank you. Have a good day at work, Commander!"

"Well!"

Volga took another bite of Levi.

……

For lunch, Li Wei had Belfast deliver the food directly to his room.

Belfast was already used to the situation in the room. She brought the food cart to Levi's side and even planned to feed the commander, who was unable to eat by himself.

"...It's fine to leave it here; I can eat it myself."

Belfast bowed and left the room.

Volga stopped working, opened the lid on the food cart, revealing the colorful, fragrant, and delicious Northern Union cuisine underneath.

Wow~, who made this? It looks so appetizing!

"...Are you admitting that the ship girls of the Northern Union can't cook this kind of food?"

“Of course, I know my sisters’ skill level myself.” Volga put a potato pancake in her mouth, finding it incredibly crispy and delicious. “So good! Mmm… I’ve never had such a good potato pancake before…”

"It was probably made by Long Wu." Li Wei also picked up a potato pancake and put it in his mouth. "It's really delicious."

Volga popped another piece into his mouth: "I wish I could eat this every day... Does Longwu cook for the Commander every day?"

“If you want to, you can usually get one.” Li Wei took the half-eaten potato pancake from Volga’s hand and put it in his own mouth. “I have another way to make potato pancakes even tastier. Want to try it?”

The ship girls eat mainly because it tastes good, while Levi eats mainly to replenish his energy.

Especially for physically demanding tasks like work, it's essential to replenish a lot of energy.

"Of course!" Volga's eyes lit up. "Can it taste even better?"

"Of course you'll like it, but... you'll have to work hard for it yourself."

Volga didn't understand at first: "Huh?"

Li Wei smeared the ammunition on Volga's lips: "Here, have a taste."

"It tastes even better now!" Volga savored it carefully. "It's amazing..."

Volga said with reluctance: "It's a pity that I won't be able to eat such delicious food many more times."

“In that case…” Volga suddenly exerted his strength, “Then I have even more reason to work! Commander! Please treat me to more of this delicious food!”

Chapter 281 Soviet Russia is Invincible

Li Wei originally thought that archaeological excavation work was tedious.

But the ship girls' enthusiasm was much higher than he had imagined.

These ship girls had never encountered anything like this in their home port, except for Shangri-La, who probably had relevant experience—now she was surrounded by ship girls and had become a highly sought-after figure.

This time, it was Soviet Russia who guided Li Wei: "Comrade Commander, are you also interested in archaeology?"

"just looking around."

Li Wei watched as the ship girls gathered around with great interest, carefully brushing away the soil around the artifacts with small brushes, gradually revealing the artifacts buried in the soil.

Are there many artifacts unearthed?

“Not many.” Soviet Russia took out a small notebook: “Currently, there are only about a dozen that can be confirmed as cultural relics, but they are all located in different places, which has caused some trouble for the construction work.”

Li Wei nodded: "I see."

"Commander, would you like to try it out? I think the ship girls really enjoy the process of discovering things step by step on their own. What do they call it... a sense of accomplishment?"

"Isn't Soviet Rossiya interested?"

Li Wei scanned the girl up and down, but found no trace of the excavation work on her.

"Hmm... I'd rather chat with the Commander than dig artifacts out of the mud."

"You've offended quite a few ship girls with that one sentence..."

"It was just a casual remark." Soviet Russia quickly realized the inappropriateness of his statement: "Comrade Commander wouldn't..."

“I’m not that free either.” Li Wei waved his hand. “I was just joking, don’t take it to heart. Speaking of which… is it alright to do excavation work in such hard permafrost?”

“The ship girls all have their own heating methods. After all, with ship equipment, even without firing, it’s easy to heat up the surrounding land a little.” Soviet Rossiya answered Li Wei’s question: “If the commander has any needs, a large building can be used to block the wind and snow before we can start working.”

"Then do it."

The communication devices in Soviet Russia rang.

She glanced at her communication device and said to Levi, "Commander, Aurora and the others said they've prepared a big meal for you today and invite you to come."

"go!"

After all, it's in the Northern Union, where there are only a handful of ship girls year-round, so there aren't many entertainment options available each day. Most of the ship girls' hobbies are related to food.

They walked with the Soviet Rossiya to a temporary building on the side, which was a temporary resting place for the ship girls participating in the cultural relic excavation activities. It was equipped with complete protective measures, including various ways to dispel the cold.

For example, enjoying a hot and delicious barbecue or hot pot meal.

For example, taking a warm, hot bath.

Soviet Rossiya led Levi to a corner of the building: "This is the bathroom."

"Commander, why don't you go take a shower first?" Soviet Rossiya handed a change of clothes to Li Wei: "You've been outside for so long, and since you're not our ship girls, you should at least consider the snow and wind."

Li Wei walked into the dressing room next door, and to his surprise, Soviet Rossiya also walked in without any hesitation.

Soviet Russia tried to find an excuse: "Commander, you've been out in the cold for a while. If you take a bath, you might feel unwell for some reason, so I'm here to help you."

Li Wei understood immediately.

Seeing that Soviet Rossiya's face was already a little red, she changed the subject to ease the girl's tension: "Is such a small bathroom enough for many ship girls to use together?"

“That’s certainly not enough.” Soviet Rossia calmed herself down and shook her head. “This building was originally intended for us to rest… ah, for the Northern Alliance ship girls who were building it. Because there weren’t many of them, we never expected such a huge demand all at once.”

Have you considered expanding it further?

Soviet Rossiya continued to shake her head: "There doesn't seem to be any need for expansion at the moment, after all... they're all ship girls..."

As he spoke, Li Wei had already taken off his snow-covered overcoat and was about to change into a bathrobe.

"Ah, Commander, let me help you..."

One second Soviet Rossiya seemed a little shy, the next her eyes lit up. Levi couldn't help but wonder if it was the high indoor temperature or shyness that made her blush.

Li Wei raised an eyebrow: "Just to help me?"

"Yes... ah, I'll help myself too..."

Li Wei couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Pfft..."

"Don't be nervous, I'm not going to eat you." Li Wei helped Soviet Rossia take off her coat: "Be normal, be confident, Rossia, you are excellent in every way."

"Um……"

Hearing Li Wei's words, Soviet Rossiya finally calmed down a bit. She had taken great courage to be so proactive, and even came up with a strange excuse—thankfully, the commander was experienced and saw through her thoughts at a glance.

"Well, Commander, are there any like the Soviet Union..."

“Each has its own advantages.” Li Wei helped the Soviet Rossiya change into his pajamas: “Even pajamas can’t hide it, it’s very nice, very magnificent.”

"That's right!" Soviet Russia proudly declared, "From any angle, we are the proud Pr.23 Soviet Soyuz-class battleships!"

Li Wei put his arm around Soviet Rossia and led them into the bathroom: "I hope you'll still be this proud in a little while."

"Hmm?" Soviet Russia was still completely unaware of the attack that might follow: "Could it be something even more dangerous than a blizzard?"

"Speaking of which, weren't you there that day?"

"When?"

"That was... the day Murmansk rallied you."