I really don't have money for the ship girls.

"Too late," Victory said, holding up his phone. "I've already taken a picture. It looks a bit like... Beauty and the Beast?"

"You're not allowed to post that in the port area's group chat."

"Don't worry, the only mobile phones that can communicate with the port area are the Prince of Wales's and your brother-in-law's two phones. We can't send them."

Even if she could post it, Seungri wouldn't. Posting this kind of photo at this time would just be inviting hatred. Seungri is just a bit willful; in fact, she has empathy and high emotional intelligence.

If we're going to post it, we'll definitely do it after we get back to the naval base; it's a commemorative photo.

So Yingtian, wearing an eye mask, stood in the center of the pool, while the others stood around the edge of the pool, surrounding him.

Prince Eugen said, "Commander, you can designate anyone."

Ying Tian thought for a moment and said, "Then it's Dido."

"Wow, Master actually chose me first! That means Master doesn't want to throw Dido away, but cares about Dido a lot!" The excited little maid tiptoed in the pool, her white, full breasts suddenly emerging from the water. Although Ying Tian didn't see it, for some reason, hearing these splashing sounds made him imagine a real and exciting scene.

"Dido, don't get so excited. Victory, switch sides with Dido, otherwise the Commander will be able to tell them apart immediately."

After a flurry of actions, Prinz Eugen said as he walked, "Alright, now Commander, you can use any means except taking off your blindfold to find the person you just designated. If you succeed, you can designate someone for Truth or Dare; if you fail, the roles reverse."

"I think you're just making things difficult for this commander."

"You know you're the commander, right? As a commander, it's only natural that you should know your ship girls inside and out. That's a commander's duty."

“Alright, let’s eliminate you first. You’re Eugen.” Ying Tian pointed in a direction triumphantly and said, “Haha, didn’t expect that, did you? I’ve lured you out.”

"Wow, that's amazing! I've completely fallen for their trap."

Prince Eugen spoke deliberately, then secretly climbed out of the pool, ran behind Dido and whispered a few words in her ear. The little maid blushed and agreed, quietly switching places with Prince Eugen.

Belfast and Radiance exchanged a glance and remained silent, while Victory blinked, ultimately deciding out of empathy not to disturb them.

While Prince Eugen was making his moves, Ying Tian was thinking. Theoretically, getting information out of him would be a good way to deal with him. However, the rules of the game dictated that as long as he could admit his mistake, the others would benefit the most. In that case, it would be difficult to judge based on words alone.

“There must be a reason why I chose Dido first.” Ying Tian paused, assessing the surroundings. “Because Dido is a quiet and unassuming maid. She may seem to have little presence, but she is always hardworking and conscientious. Moreover, Dido is really beautiful, with her silver-blue bangs and rose-red eyes. She is simply amazing.”

Sure enough, amidst such praise, the sound of water appeared to her right. Ying Tian immediately reached out and grabbed her shoulder: "It's you, Dido!"

"Sorry, it was me." Prince Eugen bit his lip, otherwise he would have burst out laughing.

"Eugen? What are you doing here?"

"What do you mean, 'How did I get here?' Commander, you don't think your little scheme has worked, do you? Of course we have a countermeasure." Prince Eugen grabbed Ying Tian's hand as he tried to remove his blindfold and said, "Don't cheat. Truth or dare."

"Tell me the truth."

"I only realized after hearing what the Commander said that you, who seem so proper, actually have feelings for Dido all along," Prince Eugen teased. "Tell me, Commander, where do you plan to seduce Dido?"

"What kind of question is this?" Ying Tian suddenly heard the sound of water coming from multiple directions, right in front of Guang Hui. How could anyone answer such a question?

"What question? A question about a dare? Don't tell me you've never had such thoughts. Let me tell you, ship girls can tell the truth from lies."

Ying Tian paused for a moment, thinking that everyone might soon be parting ways and not knowing when they would meet again. He clenched his toes in the water, took a breath, and said, "It's not that I have any ulterior motives, it's just that I occasionally have a little thought... Okay, in the kitchen, I saw Dido bending over to make tea in the kitchen, it was very attractive."

Prince Eugen blinked in surprise: "The Commander is actually the repressed type, isn't he?"

Ying Tian didn't refute. I just wanted to leave you with happy memories before we parted. Let me silently bear the misunderstandings and misinterpretations. Sigh, how great I am.

"Master, yes, anywhere is fine!"

Upon hearing the sound, Ying Tian immediately rushed in that direction, floating on the water and wrapping his arms around Dido's neck. He removed his blindfold, looked at the blushing girl in front of him, and said, "I've found you, Dido."

"Ah, Master~" Dido trembled all over, wishing this moment would never end.

"Well, I guess you've found it, Commander."

"What do you mean by 'consider'?"

"So, who are you going to choose, Truth or Dare?"

Chapter Ninety-One: Truth or Dare

Since every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt its debtor, Yingtian naturally chose Eugen without hesitation.

Princess Eugen also bravely chose the great adventure. She crossed her arms and looked at Ying Tian with a defiant gaze. Her brown eyes seemed to say, "I look down on you as long as you don't go too far."

"Extend your right hand and put it to your mouth."

"and then?"

"Lick your finger."

Eugen did as she was told, her slender white fingers moving in and out between her two pink lips.

"and then?"

"It's gone."

"That's it?" Eugen said with some disappointment. "The Commander's audacity is only so great."

Ying Tian said, "I see you haven't done this in a long time, so let me let you lick your fingers to relax."

Why would I do this?

"Of course she should suck her hands," Ying Tian thought, then realized he was being stereotypical again. But anyway, he couldn't very well ask her to do anything more outrageous. After all, Guanghui's gaze was fixed on him, without moving an inch, gentle and tolerant.

"Why? A great adventure is a great adventure."

The game continued, and this time Yingtian chose the unicorn because the little girl had a unique feature that no one else had: she was short. Everyone else, including Dido, could stand in the 1.5-meter-high pool with their necks and even their collarbones showing, but the unicorn had to hold onto the edge of the pool.

So, with his blindfold on, Ying Tian began to feel around along the water's surface. Of course, he would accidentally touch some unusual spots along the way. Hearing a soft groan from the soft flesh's owner, Ying Tian would casually eliminate a wrong answer.

"It's you, Unicorn."

"Unfortunately, it was actually me."

A pleasant voice came from in front of him. Ying Tian took off his blindfold and found that he was actually touching Belfast's delicate face. She deliberately shrank to the surface of the water and was smiling at the man in front of her.

"Disillusionment has been shattered. My head maid is actually capable of such underhanded tactics."

“Even I sometimes crave Master’s attention,” Belfast blinked and said. “I won’t hold back, so Master, choose truth or dare carefully.”

Ying Tian said, "Then let's speak the truth."

Belfast looked around at everyone in the pool and said, "There's a question everyone wants to ask, so I'll ask it: Who is the master's favorite person in the naval base?"

Ying Tian paused, noticing that Guanghui had perked up his ears, Dido was staring blankly at them, and Prince Eugen seemed indifferent. Ying Tian then truthfully said, "Prince of Wales."

"Hey, brother-in-law, you've gone too far. Wales isn't even a wedding ship." Victory splashed a handful of water on Ying Tian. Although many people already knew the answer, hearing it from Ying Tian still evoked mixed feelings.

"Commander, you're very brave to say that in front of the wedding ship."

Ying Tian shamelessly said, "I can be perfunctory, but telling the truth is the only way to show respect to everyone."

"Then I'm curious, who is the Commander's second favorite?"

"One question at a time. Don't look at me like that. Next time it's your turn, Prince Eugen, I'll choose Truth or Dare."

Ying Tian tried a different method, but still couldn't find the unicorn. Instead, she mistook it for Guanghui. Well, a certain part of her body was indeed about the same size as a unicorn's head...

At this point, Ying Tian realized that this was definitely a setup, but he didn't point it out and just let everyone have some fun.

I still choose truth.

Ying Tian winked at Guang Hui, but the gentle Guang Hui couldn't very well ask him who his second favorite was, could he?

Glorious pursed her lips and asked, "I'd like to know, is the Commander happier after becoming the Commander than before?"

“Of course.” Ying Tian looked into Guanghui’s eyes this time and said without hesitation, “I am very happy to receive everyone’s concern.”

Victory said, "Then why are you repaying kindness with enmity, brother-in-law?"

The sweet and touching atmosphere was instantly ruined by Shengli. Yingtian glanced at her and said, "Shengli, you're finished. You'll be sorry later."

"Hmph, I'm not afraid at all."

The next time, Ying Tian finally found the unicorn accurately. Under the little girl's expectant gaze, Ying Tian gave up on the prank and chose to hug the unicorn's petite body for a couple's swim. Then Ying Tian discovered that even a child's swimming style was much more accurate than his own.

He was caught by Prince Eugen again.

"Commander, I have a question."

"Don't ask, this time I choose dare."

"Then shout three times, 'I'm a scumbag.'"

"I'm a scumbag, I'm a scumbag, I'm a scumbag."

"You didn't even hesitate for a moment?"

“I would never have hesitated before, I would have absolutely refused to say such things, but now... it’s just the truth.”

"cheeky."

"It's all out of necessity. If I don't go to hell, who will?" Ying Tian said in a pretentious manner, then laughed at himself. "Are you still playing? If not, it's time to have lunch."

"Play!"

Yingtian designated Shengli for the next round. Faced with such a lively and enthusiastic sister-in-law, Yingtian decided to use the method of splashing water. The others were either loyal, gentle and considerate, or cunning. Shengli, who was as willful as she was, would definitely be able to explode in an instant.

However, after the first round of attacks failed, Ying Tian was met with retaliation from all sides. People everywhere were throwing water at him. He took off his blindfold and fought back, but he was outnumbered and could only fight back while moving towards the head maid.

"Don't even think about running away, brother-in-law, try my favorite big water bomb."

"Brother, don't be angry."

"Master, let me help you."

After the trouble was shifted to Belfast, the head maid was forced to join the commander's side, and a huge melee broke out between the two sides. They chased each other in the swimming pool, splashing water everywhere. The battleground even moved from the pool to the yard. Hands, water cups, teapots, everything that could be used was used to hold water, and almost everyone was soaking wet.

"Commander, don't run!"

"Brother-in-law, you're so despicable! You actually used my sister as a shield."

Amidst the upheaval, two figures entered.

"Wow, it's so lively..."

Then the Prince of Wales was soaked by water splashed on him by someone, and this unexpected turn of events caused everyone in the courtyard to stop what they were doing.

Looking at the yard full of people in swimsuits, the Prince of Wales brushed the water droplets from his forehead and said helplessly, "I and Edinburgh were working hard outside to finalize the contract, and here you are having a swimsuit party?"

Everyone looked at each other awkwardly. Victory secretly threw the water glass in his hand into the pool. Dido and Belfast found dry towels and quickly ran to the Prince of Wales and Edinburgh to help them dry off.

Ying Tian went over as well, feeling a little awkward being stared at by the Prince of Wales. He tried to make conversation by asking, "So fast, the contract is signed already?"

"Alright, after all, our terms are very favorable, and there's no need for any bargaining."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. It's good that it's done."

The atmosphere shifted slightly from lively to somewhat subtle, because everyone knew that the mission was complete, which meant it was time to part ways.

Chapter Ninety-Two: The Farewell of Sheng and Xiao

The atmosphere in the afternoon was a bit somber. Edinburgh went to Plymouth Mining Company, where both parties invited a third-party organization to confirm the implementation of the contract. There were also Chinese cultural relics obtained from Lord Maxwell, which were not allowed to be shipped by air. Therefore, Yingtian asked Belfast to find a professional multinational logistics company to transport them. Although the value of these cultural relics could not be identified, as long as they were cultural relics, they were priceless. They would be handed over to the country upon their return, and they could at least get two banners in return.

As for Ying Tian's flight back to China, it was scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. After all, with the mission completed, there wasn't much reason for him to stay in the UK. There were still a lot of things waiting for Ying Tian to handle back in China. He needed to find a suitable import and export agent, and if he wanted to build a two-way teleportation portal, he needed to find a suitable site. Even if it was a temporary teleportation portal, he couldn't experiment in a busy city center, because who knew what kind of commotion it would cause.

Moreover, so many ship girls came here under great pressure, and if they stay in this world after completing their mission, many people in the naval base will definitely be dissatisfied. Prinz Eugen knows this better than anyone.

"Everyone, cheer up! We should be happy that the mission is accomplished."

During dinner, Ying Tian couldn't stand the atmosphere. Almost everyone looked sullen and ate in silence. Occasionally someone would say a few words, but then the conversation would quickly fall silent again.

"Victory, actually I quite like you too."

"Oh."

"Just that?"

Victory lifted her pretty face, swallowed the fries in her mouth, and said, "Logically, I should be happy, but I'm really not in a good mood. Sigh, I can't help it, I just can't bring myself to praise farewell!"

"It's just a temporary separation. We can create a group chat and chat in it. We'll be able to meet again soon." Ying Tian comforted everyone, slapped the table, took a breath, and said, "There's something I've wanted to say to everyone for a long time... I'm a scumbag, but I like you all, I like you all."

As soon as he finished speaking, apart from the innocent little maid Dido and Sirius, it didn't resonate with anyone. After all, such words are quite effective when spoken one-on-one, but they become somewhat awkward when spoken to many.

“Master, don’t worry about us. Parting is always a little sad.” Belfast poured some black tea into Yingtian’s cup. “But we’ve already made some wonderful memories.”

“Everyone understands the reasoning, but I don’t want everyone to look like this.” Ying Tian thought for a moment and suggested, “Let’s take a group photo after dinner, so we can leave a picture and a memory.”

"Then I want to take a photo with the commander alone."

"If you shoot together, the photos can be more heartwarming; if you shoot alone, they can be more romantic."

"I'm all set. I'm very confident in my photography skills. See? My eyes are good at finding beauty."

After dinner, everyone went out into the courtyard, and with all the lights on, everything around them was illuminated as bright as day.