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

Number of times destroyed: 151

Weaknesses: deck, markers, core compartment

Status: Wants to get close to the Commander. Good morning.

Last time we were defeated: I comforted myself this morning by thinking of the commander.

Li Wei: ...

tsk...

After Levi came out of the simulation device yesterday, he did not stay overnight in Belfast. Unexpectedly, the head maid was still thinking about him and comforting herself when she woke up in the morning.

Belfast, unaware that her actions early in the morning had been seen through by the commander, maintained a perfect demeanor: "Master, is there anything you need me to do?"

Levi directly peeled off the paintwork beneath the Royal Light Cruiser, exposing all of Belfast's secrets.

"Yeah!"

"Tsk, Belfast, I didn't expect this..."

"This...this is all the master's fault..."

Li Wei: "I remember it wasn't long ago that we had our in-depth conversation, was it? It's only been less than two days, and you're already..."

Belfast was unable to defend himself and remained silent with his head down.

"Alright, since you've endured so much without launching a night raid, I'll reward you this once." Levi gestured for Belfast to come over: "Don't tell anyone, or you'll never have another chance."

Belfast understood immediately: "Rest assured, Master, Belfast will keep this a secret."

……

Upon entering the simulation device, the time was set directly to the morning of the next day. A full day in the simulation device was exactly twelve hours in reality. After leaving the simulation device, one could consider resting. This healthy routine wouldn't affect one's health. Li Wei even considered promoting it, thinking that it wouldn't be a bad idea to go on a killing spree in the simulation device every day.

Besides Levi and the Eagle Union ship girls, there were also ship girls from other factions present at the event. It seems that the Eagle Union's scenario this time was quite ambitious, so ship girls from other factions couldn't resist coming to participate as well.

Enterprise and Indiana have no objections to this, as long as it doesn't exceed the script and the experience of the commander and the Eagle Union ship girls is prioritized.

Yorktown smiled upon seeing Levi: "Gentlemen, today's activity is the 'Pioneering Experience'."

Vicious: "This sounds like a really tiring activity... I thought I could start off with the Commander..."

Kogan: "We cannot run away. It is what a knight should do to put in the effort at this time."

Pompey Magno: "While the name of the event gives a general idea of ​​what it will be about, what will actually be done...?"

Yorktown smiled and said, "Pioneering, as the name suggests, means opening up wasteland and turning it into a habitable environment."

Yorktown was explaining the precautions for pioneering to the ship girls, while Levi wanted to send Yorktown some detailed information, but failed miserably.

Well, real-world skills are still ineffective in the simulation device.

Yorktown: "The pioneers carved out their own world in the wilderness while searching for food and water."

Marco Polo's eyes lit up: "So, we're going to start from scratch here and plan a completely new town? I love that! Excellent! Let's build a town right here where everyone can admire the glory of Sardinia!"

New Jersey's smile held a hint of embarrassment: "Uh... actually, this is just a trial activity, so everyone just needs to build their own little cabin~"

Yorktown distributed materials: "We've prepared enough timber in advance, but some secondary processing will be needed. Don't worry, we've prepared all the necessary tools!"

Clemenceau raised his own question: "Hmm... this 'pioneering experience' can't be that simple, can it?"

New Jersey: "Of course, the time for planning and building is limited, as is the time for finding food and water. In other words, only those who successfully build a cabin within the allotted time... and solve the problems of food and water, are qualified 'pioneers'."

Li Wei: "Isn't this a bit too difficult?"

The herring suddenly appeared out of nowhere: "If the commander finds it too difficult, the food-finding part can be removed~ Look, this is a can of herring that I specially recreated. Although it smells a bit bad, it doesn't taste bad~ It can greatly improve the progress."

Li Wei: "...Isn't this practically punishment?"

To avoid punishment, the ship girls put their all into action—initially, it was to spend more time with the commander, but once they got really into it, they found designing their own homes quite fun. Especially building them themselves felt like playing with giant building blocks.

Some ship girls went to find food, some were designing and planning, and some were building houses in their imaginations—the simulation device could distort the laws of physics a little, which was just the right time to try things that were inconvenient in reality.

"Commander, over here..."

Li Wei heard someone calling his name.

He turned his head and saw that it was Yorktown gently tugging at his sleeve.

Yorktown…

"Shh!" Yorktown interrupted Levi, whispering, "Commander, there's another storyline prepared for you here~"

"Ok?"

Levi followed Yorktown to the back of the plank storage area, where he saw all sorts of food: "Yorktown, this is..."

"Since the Commander hasn't read the script, he'll definitely be at a disadvantage due to unfamiliarity, right? So Yorktown has prepared a small supplement for the Commander to alleviate his disadvantage~"

"is this okay?"

"The commander can also complete tasks on his own, and these are the rewards for the commander's tasks~" Yorktown kissed Levi, grabbed his hands and pressed them against his marshmallow: "Commander, you must know, right? One kill for one can of meat, how about it?"

Chapter 348 Gold Rush... Is This the Rule?

The afternoon activity was gold panning. This activity was well received by the ship girls, especially those who loved gold, who all came to participate with shining eyes.

"Gold panning? You can't take the gold out of this simulation, can you?"

"We can't take it out, but the discovery and harvest itself are attractive enough, aren't they?" Bumblebee laughed. "Commander, for today's gold panning experience, we have prepared different gold panning equipment for everyone."

Cleveland asked, "Huh? But the equipment for gold mining is just a few fixed items, I even asked Essex about it yesterday."

Bumblebee explained, "That's true, but Indiana thought it would be better to add some more innovative gameplay. So in addition to the basic river gold panning equipment, we've also prepared brand new 'magnetic fishing' equipment!"

The ship girls exclaimed in surprise: "Fishing?"

Bell added to Bumblebee's explanation: "Although it's called fishing, it's actually just using a nylon rope to tie a powerful magnet to and throwing it into the river to search for treasure. If you want to experience it, come to Bell to get a nylon rope and a powerful magnet."

Bumblebee: "If you want to experience a more traditional river gold panning, pick up the shovel and panning pot from me! Once you're all geared up, Bear Grylls and I will take you to a nearby river to start panning for gold!"

Just as Li Wei was about to make a choice, Bell pulled him aside: "Commander, you have a special storyline~, would you like to experience it?"

Upon hearing that the commander had a special storyline, the ship girls all turned to look.

"Then let's experience the special storyline."

"Alright~" Bell chuckled and led everyone to the river.

Some ship girls are already waiting here, such as a reporter from Sakura Empire.

Aoba: "Hey hey, the exciting and intense first Western Gold Rush Competition is in full swing! I'm your commentator for this competition—Aoba!"

"Commander, over here~"

Bell led the commander to the back of the group: "Commander, your mission is also very simple, which is to be the X factor in this gold rush competition!"

"X factor?"

“That’s right~” Bella laughed, “This time we’ve stipulated that all ship girls must maintain a single direction during the gold-digging process. They are not allowed to turn around, turn their heads, or resist the commander’s interference—of course, they say high risk comes with high opportunity. If the commander leaves some ammunition, the amount of ammunition in one go can be equivalent to gold~”

This is a novel rule. For the ship girls, whether considering the difficulty or their own comfort, having the commander leave ammunition with them is more cost-effective than going out and painstakingly panning for gold.

Aoba began his explanation: "Everyone is carrying out their gold panning work in an orderly manner... And over there—!"

"Oh! So Leonardo da Vinci created a gold-sifting system using the tools he had on hand to speed up the gold panning process..."

Leonardo da Vinci pondered his "harvest": "Hmm—? Why are only pebbles sifted through?"

Li Wei silently walked behind Leonardo da Vinci.

Since you're lacking inspiration, let me give you some.

Da Vinci's shorts became an aid in Levi's positioning. There was no need to completely remove the paint; by simply peeling back the camouflage slightly, most of the core module's entrance was exposed to Levi's view.

Da Vinci was forbidden from turning his head due to the rules, but no one else would do so. Da Vinci immediately guessed that the Commander was right behind him: "Commander..."

"So, any new inspiration?" Since he couldn't bear it any longer, and they were in a simulation, Li Wei didn't have time for more than a few minutes. One idea after another was passed on by Li Wei to Leonardo da Vinci, allowing her to...

"Even if the Commander says that... well... I can only say that something must be wrong... that's right... oh! I have a new idea—!"

"It seems there's a slight problem with Leonardo da Vinci's gold-sieving system... Let's check on the other contestants! Miss Alfredo! I'll leave more details to you!"

……

Alfredo Oriani: "Let's turn our attention to the magnetic fishing rig for a moment—! What an amazing afterimage! The Baltimore player threw the line into the spot she had already identified!"

After giving his inspiration to Leonardo da Vinci, Levi did not forget the other ship girls.

Alfredo Oriani: "Yes, there must be gold there! That's what the Baltimore player's face said!"

Baltimore: "Uh, actually I just threw it anywhere..."

Bremerton: "Oh dear, this is just artistic embellishment in commentary, Baltimore lady, get used to it soon~"

Baltimore: "Okay..."

Levi walked up behind Baltimore, who clearly already knew of his arrival and made a welcoming gesture, allowing Levi to easily begin the attack sequence.

“Baltimore? There must be gold there~, hmm…” Bremerton noticed the unusual situation in Baltimore: “Looks like the Commander is here~!”

Baltimore: "Commander..."

"This is to help you," Li Wei said, finding a good reason. "You don't want to be surpassed by other ship girls in terms of results because you found too little gold, do you?"

Baltimore was startled: "Since the commander has said so..."

Aoba and Alfredo ran around in the river, giving what they called "interpretations".

Herring: "No, no...! I just came to watch you guys have fun, I'm not participating...!"

Bell: "But the herring looks really excited...? And it even brought gold panning equipment, so it must really want to play with everyone, right?"

Herring: "Ugh, so nagging! I just grabbed it on the spur of the moment! What if I sweat a lot after panning for gold... and the Commander is so close..."

Mogador: "Hehehe, so even herrings suffer from sweating... Well then, Mogador will teach you a good method..."

Herring: "What method?"

Li Wei: "I don't care at all about the smell on you, Herring. In fact, I think a stronger smell is quite unique to you."

Herring: "Pointing at the Commander?!"

Mogador was still lost in his own world: "If I just take off my clothes, it won't be so hot..."

Joffre: "Please don't spread this wrong method to others. Also, please don't try to take off your cloak when you're out of my sight."

Mogador: "But... but the thought of the Commander panning for gold with everyone... makes me feel unbearably hot..."

Xiafei: "That's still not allowed!"

Mogador: "Ah! The commander is here! Commander..."

After some time, Bumblebee and Bell announced that time was up and began to inspect their gold mining results.

U-31: "I know it's normal to pull things out of a river... but why would they pull a torpedo out of a river...?"

Bumblebee gave an awkward but polite smile: "Ahem, we don't know what happened either... Anyway, everyone has been busy for so long and has reaped a lot!"

Bell counted them one by one: "Besides the torpedoes, there are wrenches, safes, pebbles... tires...?"

"What exactly did Santiago design at the bottom of the river...?"

"Huh... no one found any gold? In that case, we'll just have to choose based on the commander's records..."

Chapter 349 Essex is puzzled

Looking at San Francisco before him, Li Wei said speechlessly, "Even if you wanted me to teach you gold panning techniques... I wouldn't know how..."

San Francisco: "But all the ship girls the commander helped got rankings!"

Li Wei: This is a very complicated issue; you wouldn't understand it if you weren't there.

"Alright, since you insist, I can certainly help you, but the method might be a little different."

"Uh-huh?"

San Francisco got what it wanted – the so-called help.

San Francisco, hands on his knees, said, "...This is the first time I've ever known that this method can increase the efficiency of gold mining."

“No, no, no, I never said that would increase the efficiency of gold panning,” Levi corrected the flaw in San Francisco’s speech. “I only said it would help you get a ranking, not that it would increase the amount of gold you get…”