The slightly weird commander's ship girl tour

Huang Chen coughed, feeling somewhat embarrassed. It was obvious that, apart from Nagato, Tiancheng and Beifa didn't care much about what he said.

However, although the question of whether it is tiring or not is still up for discussion, it is true that the workload of the secretarial ships is increasing. When Huang Chen first found the company, he would sometimes help out, but there were obviously not so many things to do at that time.

Just as Amagi had said, with the increasing number of girls in the port area, things were also getting more and more complicated. The three secretaries were clearly overwhelmed.

For example, in the past few days, Hood came to the office to help almost every day.

"I think we can gather a few more secretary ships." Huang Chen said hesitantly.

"Master, do you want to hold another selection?" Tiancheng asked.

"Selection..." Huang Chen thought for a moment and slowly shook his head. Selection was already a very labor-intensive task. To solve the increasing workload, starting with a heavy workload seemed counterproductive.

Even if selection is necessary, we should at least wait until the company returns.

"I have some ideas, but not now, at least until Enterprise comes back. Can Befa and the other girls help me in the next two days?" Huang Chen looked at the head maid beside him.

Tiancheng pondered, "Actually, as long as we wait for Tirpitz and New Jersey to return, all this work won't seem so overwhelming."

Oh, and them too.

Huang Chen suddenly realized that he had forgotten that Tirpitz and New Jersey were also members of the secretarial team. After they came back, the number of secretarial ships would exceed five.

He looked around the room and found that there were already four people in the room. Should he ask Befa and Hood to come and help?

It's not impossible, but it always feels a little weird.

Moreover, when Tirpitz and New Jersey come back, the other girls will also come back. Then there will be more people in the port area and more things to do.

"Master?" Tiancheng looked at Huang Chen who suddenly fell silent and asked softly.

"Nothing." Huang Chen shook his head, feeling that he had fallen into a strange mental trap. Logically speaking, this was not a big deal. There were many girls in the port area who could be secretary ships.

You can easily encounter dozens of them at the dock.

But the matter of the secretary ship is not that simple. As a position that has regular contact with the commander every day, it can be said to be quite sought-after. Huang Chen cannot just assign anyone he wants.

Of course he could, after all, he was the commander.

But if he had to pick one or two out of a dozen candidates, Huang Chen would have to explain and comfort the remaining girls. It felt very troublesome just thinking about it.

Of course, he can also just wave his hand and say I want them all, and then the office will turn into a vegetable market the next day.

It’s not that easy to get the girls to help.

Before it was Hood, now it’s Befa, if there’s someone else, it’ll probably be Glory.

After all, they were responsible for many things on Elizabeth's island, and their actual work was similar to that of a secretary ship, so it wasn't a big deal to ask them to come over.

If Veneto were called for help, Marco Polo would be able to bring Littorio over the next day.

"Not quite right." Huang Chen rubbed his chin and shook his head. "Let's put the secretary ship thing on hold for now. Since we can't increase revenue, let's cut costs."

"Abridgement? Master, do you mean to postpone some less important tasks?"

"It's not just that." Huang Chen picked up the document in his hand. It was the gaming club's application to use the second floor of the complex building as a base. "I just thought that some of the work could be handled by everyone themselves."

"It's just like the clubs nowadays. We just need to assign them function rooms, and then they can handle everything in the function rooms themselves. There's no need for the office to be responsible for everything."

"I think we can divide up logistics, cafeterias, security, and other aspects like this, and then the office and secretariat will just need to coordinate and plan."

This suggestion would be quite dangerous if it were made elsewhere, among other groups of humans.

Because the proposal amounts to stripping the office and the powers of the secretary-ship.

But for the ship girls and commanders, it is just an ordinary suggestion.

"I understand what the Master is thinking." Tian Cheng nodded. "It's probably about establishing subordinate departments under the office and assigning tasks and responsibilities."

Huang Chen nodded. That was what he meant.

Our port area is so big, and when it becomes a complete entity, it will have about four to five hundred people. It is obviously not possible to manage it with only three or five people.

But this way, my port area has become a little strange...

Huang Chen narrowed his eyes and suddenly looked strange.

In the future, there might be more positions like Minister of Finance, Minister of Logistics, etc. in my port area. Then, can I still be the president?

"Should we start this mission now?" Tiancheng asked. "This may take some time."

"Wait a minute." Huang Chen waved his hand. "It's just an idea. Let's put aside the unimportant things for now. Can I ask Beifa for help?"

"Okay, master."

Chapter 561 Losing Twice

I have said so much and thought so much, but in fact I have only pointed out a general direction.

There is already a shortage of manpower at the moment, so it is obviously impossible to divide the work into lower-level departments in the near future. It may take half a month.

But at least I have sorted out my thoughts, which is a good thing.

Huang Chen's duties as a commander are probably reflected at these times.

In short, after this discussion, the morning's work has come to a temporary end.

Huang Chen originally just wanted to help out, but he didn't expect time to pass so quickly.

You have to know that processing those documents is not his main job. His main job is to stroll around the island, chat with the girls and join in everyone's activities.

In short, it is to highlight your presence.

We did not return to the Windward for lunch, but went to the mess hall on the island.

Huang Chen really likes to explore new things. Although he walked into the island cafeteria with a fearless spirit of pioneering and exploration, the things inside did not surprise him too much.

It's just a bit monotonous.

Fish and chips, bean stew, vegetable salad, grilled bacon, dessert.

The taste is just average, not delicious, but at least not terrible.

This made him feel strange. He thought that he had been wrong in the past in blaming the girls of the royal family. Just because they were not good at cooking did not mean that they would cook dark dishes.

After all, there are only a few Royal Ship Girls commanders in the world, and it’s impossible for every commander to cook for himself, right?

Anyway, he felt pretty good after eating. Fish and chips, high in fat and calories, but high in happiness.

As a commander, he had certainly eaten many exquisite dishes specially prepared by girls, but fortunately, he still retained the ability to appreciate this simple happiness.

In the afternoon, Huang Chen simply strolled around the office and left, because Beifa asked Guanghui to come and help. The girl's work efficiency was much higher than Huang Chen's, so there was no need for him to add unnecessary effort.

He continued with his work, wandering out of the castle, planning to visit the industrial area in the afternoon. And last time, he had agreed with Neptune to let her be his matchmaker... so should he go find Neptune first?

He walked to the second floor, but suddenly heard footsteps behind the corner of the corridor.

Huang Chen didn't intend to care. If he happened to run into one, he would just say hello. If he happened to miss one, he would forget it. After all, his job content was relatively free, and there was no requirement to get along with the girls in a certain order.

But as he was walking, he found something strange. The footsteps seemed to be spinning in place, and the hesitation made him curious. He looked over and found that it was a blond dwarf walking back and forth in a tangled manner.

"War-weary."

Huang Chen gave a funny look and immediately changed his previous thoughts.

After that day, Shabai and Yanzhan seemed to have not come to see him. Did they want to pretend that nothing existed?

He had been thinking for a long time about how to turn the game around.

Unfortunately, there is only one war-weary one.

"Wow, Commander?" War-weary seemed startled, looking around nervously. "Why are you here?"

"I just went to the office." Huang Chen pointed upstairs, hugged his chest and looked up and down at Yan Zhan. He looked around and indeed did not find Elizabeth. Then he spoke with some regret, "Yan Zhan..."

"What, what's wrong?" The girl pursed her lips and answered cautiously.

This is already giving in... Huang Chen thought to himself, so, without Shabai here, this kind of thing will lose 99% of its fun.

If it were Elizabeth, she would definitely ask back with confidence, right?

"Um……"

Huang Chen hesitated for a moment, thinking that he might as well go find Elizabeth first.

"Commander, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have drugged you along with His Majesty, and I also wanted to take you back to the room and do something intimate with you."

War-weary looked at Huang Chen who was silent for a long time, and immediately said with a guilty conscience.

"Ahem, don't go into so much detail..." Huang Chen coughed a few times and looked around awkwardly.

If other people heard this, Huang Chen would lose face twice.

First of all, it is embarrassing to say this here. Secondly, it is even more embarrassing to be drugged by Shabai and Yanzhan.

He patted War-weary's head and pulled the girl to a small balcony nearby.

When I pulled my hand back, I touched the hair on the girl's head that looked like ears. Hmm, it was just a hairstyle after all. Although it looked like animal ears, it was just an appearance.

"Commander!" War-weary exclaimed, followed Huang Chen in a daze, and combed his hair in confusion.

"Nothing." Huang Chen paused, and suddenly didn't know what to say for a moment.

Warspite apologized so quickly that some of the things he had prepared were completely useless.

He sighed and looked at the sincere apology from War-weary. Suddenly, he felt complicated. Although he always said that Shabai and War-weary should give an explanation, he was not actually too angry.

After knowing the whole story, I felt more helpless.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. Actually, War-weary, you know I'm a very easy-going person. If there are some things, just tell me directly. There's no need to use strange tricks."

"Yeah." War-weary nodded. Although she wasn't the mastermind, she was also an important executor. Or rather, if it weren't for War-weary, the Silly White Plan wouldn't have been successful at all.

After all, it was she who went to Akashi to buy medicine, it was she who arranged it, and it was she who ran to the room carrying the unconscious commander.

"After all, you are my ship girl, and you are also my wedding ship. Although I am not a very competent commander and have disappeared for so long, I actually want to have a good relationship with everyone." Huang Chen leaned on the balcony railing and said in a chatty tone.

War-weary nodded. Although he didn't say anything, the guilt and remorse in his eyes were deeper than before.

"Just like now, a little chat, no need for any topic, just casually talking about anything. Although there is no black tea, no dessert, but we can communicate and open up to each other. War-weary, you can tell me whatever you think." Huang Chen rambled on.

The girl nodded heavily, as if she wanted to say something.

"If you're embarrassed, that's okay. I'm embarrassed too, but I've become thicker-skinned now, so you can't show it on the outside." Huang Chen chuckled as he spoke. "Yan Zhan, can you tell I'm a little nervous right now?"

The girl shook her head.

He continued, "There's nothing I can do about being nervous. I just want to have a good relationship with War-weary."

"Commander..." War-weary lowered his head deeply, "I'm sorry."

"Didn't we say we wouldn't talk about that?" Huang Chen shook his head and casually changed the subject. "By the way, what was War-Wan doing just now? He seemed a little hesitant."

War-weary lowered his head, "I'll have to think about how to invite the Commander to His Majesty's afternoon tea."

Chapter 562 Come again?

Huang Chen's expression froze.

He looked at War-weary deeply, then slowly supported himself on the fence with his hands and stood up straight.

Come again?

Afternoon tea again?

Can we change the routine?

The girl was startled and hurriedly explained, "No, it's not what the commander thinks. This is just a normal afternoon tea."

"Ordinary?" Huang Chen showed a surprised expression, which meant that it was not a trap specially prepared for him?

He was quite interested in this.

It was a tea party after all, and he had actually been very curious.

Although when I was on the Windward, I often participated in the small afternoon gatherings of Veneto or Sky Eagle, drinking some black tea, eating some snacks, and chatting together.

Logically speaking, this could be considered afternoon tea, but Huang Chen always felt it wasn't authentic.

It's like you kneaded the dough yourself, flattened it, put tomato and meat sauce, sausage and cheese on it, then baked it to make a naan, and then ate it.

Does this count as eating pizza?

Of course not, at least the above steps require a Sardinian chef to perform.