Come and connect with me!

Yamato nodded and did not argue. The silver-haired beauty saw that she was not speaking from the heart and just smiled silently.

"Tap."

At this time, a rustling sound came from above. Yamato reflexively put her hands on her waist. She raised her head and narrowed her narrow eyes. She saw a ladder standing under the plaque outside the hall. Ayanami was standing on tiptoe, holding the iron-cutting sword high in one hand, and poking the plaque hard.

One end of the ladder was against the ground, and the other end was on the wall, about ten meters high. Ayanami was also wearing a red and white shrine maiden costume, with mechanical ears sticking out from her hair. The combination of the ancient shrine maiden and the trendy mechanical feel gave people an exceptionally novel feeling.

"What is that kid doing?"

Yamato asked confused.

“She’s helping.”

Nagashima walked slowly at the end of the team, holding his hands behind his head, and spoke leisurely.

"I'm using a rag to clean the dust behind the plaque now."

Ayanami above heard vague voices, and she finally cleaned up the area behind the plaque with two quick pushes. She put the Zan Tie sword against her back, immediately let go of it, and flipped sideways in mid-air, landing steadily on the ground.

"Ayanami, the mission is over!"

The moment the matter was settled, he still said this calmly.

"Ok?"

As soon as she came down, she felt a breath from outside Fusang. She turned her head left and right and saw this group of people.

"Commander, and everyone, how long have you been here?"

Ayanami's calm face flushed slightly, and she seemed a little embarrassed.

"Just arrived."

Wuming stood still, and no matter how hard Shancheng tried, he couldn't move him at all.

"By the way, how many people are here to help?"

It’s okay for a stay-at-home girl like Nagashima, most likely she came here to slack off, but since someone like Ayanami has come here, Wuming can’t help but feel curious.

"Z23, Lafite, Javelin, all here."

After a pause, Ayanami continued.

"Originally, only Ayanami came to help, but after everyone heard about it, they came as well."

Wuming nodded to indicate that he understood.

As for the team building of the Royal Four, he understands it.

"But what is Rafi doing here?"

He really didn't understand this.

"Shouldn't she be taking a nap at this time?"

As a senior member of the Daytime Napping Club and a contender for the championship of the Sleep Anywhere Contest in the harbor, Lafite is not very energetic when he has nothing to do.

"Rafi is taking a nap."

Ayanami's eyes wandered, and then she explained as if to comfort herself.

"Taking a nap at the shrine."

"...Okay, I have no doubts."

Wuming chuckled and stopped asking questions.

"Ayanami, have you cleaned up here?"

In the hall, the voice of z23 was also heard.

"Well, I just finished cleaning, z23, how about you?"

"I just finished sweeping the floor. The next step is to move things. Javelin has already gone over, and Rafi has also been carried over by her and placed on the cleaned chair."

z23 was wearing a black apron, a red headscarf on her head, and gloves on her hands, looking like she was about to do some housecleaning.

"Hey, is the Commander here too?"

"To be honest, I'm quite hurt by your appearance of "wandering here."

Wuming scratched his face and said in an awkward tone.

"So, the Commander didn't actually just wander over here?"

z23 asked suspiciously.

"No, you're absolutely right. I did just wander over here."

After Wuming finished speaking, he saw the disgust on Z23's face becoming more and more obvious.

"It's just as I expected. However, if you help Sang with his work now, you will get extra compensation. Commander, you can also come and do some work. You can exercise and get souvenirs."

Z23, who felt deeply sorry for his commander's behavior of always eating and basking in the sun, spoke with a seductive look on his face.

"souvenir?"

Wuming raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, it's a limited edition souvenir!"

Ayanami's eyes lit up and she took out a piece of grid paper from her pocket. Six of the eight grids on it had already been filled in with colors.

"As long as you complete a round of tasks, you can get a limited edition shrine maiden costume. This time you have to grind!"

Chapter 1144 Another Choice

The so-called players are the kind of people who can't even move when they hear suffixes like "Limited" and "Unique". They feel uncomfortable when they think about the collection rate not being 100%.

"Yorktown?"

As soon as the limited edition shrine maiden costume was mentioned, Wuming immediately thought of the person next to him. The latter showed a helpless expression under his gaze.

"I came here to help on my own initiative."

Yorktown raised his hands, feeling that he was shot innocently.

"Okay, then what about z23? Did you come here for the limited edition too?"

Seeing the silver-haired beauty's eyes filled with anger, Wuming stopped asking questions and instead became curious about what could drive the z23.

"It's Javelin. She wanted to join in the fun. As for me, I came mostly to accompany everyone. On the other hand, shrines are something that Iron-Blood doesn't have. As for churches, I'm relatively familiar with them, but shrines are quite mysterious to me. Fuso happened to be back, so I came here to help."

As he said this, z23 pulled out a notebook from his pocket, unfolded the pages and turned them over so that Wuming could see long passages of beautiful handwriting on it.

"I want to know what the difference is between the real shrines and the ones in books. In this case, the best way is of course to conduct an on-site inspection."

"Should I say it's worthy of being called Z23?"

Wuming sighed.

"He is truly a 100% top student."

I always maintain sufficient curiosity about things, but I am not superstitious about books. This serious attitude will never make people dislike me.

Ayanami also raised her hand silently.

"Z23 She even spent an hour researching the corresponding etiquette before coming to the shrine."

"Hey, don't talk about this kind of thing, it's embarrassing!"

z23's face flushed and her voice became softer as she spoke.

"You don't need to worry about it. Sister Fuso is actually very tolerant of non-shrine maidens."

Shancheng still pulled Wuming's arm and smiled foolishly at z23.

"After all, many requirements are used to restrain oneself, not to blame ordinary people."

As she said this, the cat priestess wrinkled her nose and showed a tired expression.

"To put it simply, it's used to control me."

There are only three serious shrine maidens in Minato at present. Fuso will definitely not care about Shinano, so in the end, they can only keep an eye on her.

Wuming reached out and touched Shancheng's head, and the latter let out a low hum.

"I'll help you persuade Fuso, be a little happier."

"Mmmmmmm!"

The cat priestess immediately raised the corner of her mouth and revealed a reassuring smile. No matter how big Fuso was, it couldn't affect Wuming.

"Commander, is this really okay?"

A cold voice came.

"If a mountain city always stays like this, it will never be able to truly grow."

Wuming raised his eyes, a little confused by Yamato's sudden interruption.

"Growing up and having someone to rely on shouldn't conflict with each other."

He said to Yamato.

"No, that's not right. Mountain City should be more independent, or expand these concepts."

Yamato's golden fox ears twitched, and her eyes fixed on Nagashima, who looked carefree beside her.

"Excuse me, if Yamashiro was just an ordinary human shrine maiden, then this protection would be normal, because human shrine maidens are just civilians. However, she is not only a shrine maiden, but also a magic cube ship. With the responsibility that comes with this power, it is impossible for her to live like this forever."

She knew about Shirataka's Nagashima, that was an aircraft carrier that always looked unmotivated, but no matter how unmotivated it was, it would not be as completely useless as it is now. The same was true for Sakura Empire's Yamashiro. Loving to be lazy does not mean being lazy. Human society requires division of labor, so most people are allowed to be mediocre. But the same cannot be said of the Rubik's Cube ships. The seemingly light fists can blow up mountains, and the white five fingers can tear apart the mass-produced ships that are rampant on the sea and the ocean currents. If it were not for the importance of the sacred tree system in Sakura Empire, even the shrine maiden would not be able to stay in the shrine every day.

"Eh......"

Shancheng shrank her neck when she heard what was said. She secretly looked at Wuming's expression, but the latter did not fall into deep thought because of this.

“Yamato, have you ever been to the countryside?”

Wuming paused and spoke. He was not in a hurry to refute Yamato's idea immediately, but planned to give an example first.

"...No, please speak frankly, Your Excellency Commander."

Yamato was dressed gorgeously, wearing a light and intricate kimono. Every inch of the fabric was painted with fine patterns. From any angle, it was impossible to associate her with the countryside, and she rationally remained silent about unknown matters.

"If you give a mind cube to a farmer who has been cultivating the land for generations, he will most likely use the cube's ability to emit light to make a lamp that doesn't consume electricity. He can't imagine that this tiny cube can even supply energy to a town, nor can he use this energy source to create a cube ship."

"So, I am that backward and ignorant farmer?"

Yamato raised an eyebrow.

"And outside of this [rural area] of Sakura Empire, the cube ships can sleep all day long?"

"No, it's not that we can sleep all day, but when technology reaches a certain level, the mainstream tactical system in this world will definitely change. To put it more cruelly, we can start to distinguish between soldiers and civilians. The situation in the port area is even more advanced. Those who want to be soldiers can become soldiers, and those who are not interested in fighting can become civilians."

Wuming said in a calm tone.

"Yamato, have you ever thought about what you want to do after everything is over?"

"I?"

Yamato, who was still dizzy from Wuming's remarks, was caught off guard by Wuming's question.

"I don't know... Even if we defeat the Sirens, there will be others, and there will still be no way to end it in the end."

Yamato opened his mouth, thought seriously, and finally shook his head helplessly.

"So what do you like to do?"

Wuming asked with a little curiosity.

"Dazing off... I guess. When I was the flagship, I was very busy every day. After I retired, I was also conducting research on the planned ship. Basically, I had no free time. Being able to do nothing and look into the distance without thinking about anything is already a very relaxing time for me."

Yamato murmured.

"That sounds terrible."

Wuming sighed.

"Well, I've said this many times, but since you're a newbie, I'll say it again."

He cleared his throat and spoke.

"I want to give everyone in the port, including you, a chance to choose, an option that no longer requires them to spend their lives as a Rubik's Cube ship."

Yamato opened her eyes wide in surprise. When Wuming said this, his figure was deeply reflected in Yamato's eyes, which made her heart beat faster and a sense of throbbing surged from her chest.