"Of course." Yixian took the room card, thanked him and nodded towards Cleveland, "Let's go? Let's go back to the room first. We should be able to go out and play in the afternoon."
Cleveland paused after being interrupted, unable to ask further questions, and could only nod to indicate that it was okay.
In the following time, the ship girls really went out for fun. Under the leadership of Helena, they visited all the places worth visiting and had a lot of fun.
However, Ming Miao did not participate in this event. Instead, she went out alone and no one knew what she was going to do. As a result, when Liu Jun wanted to find her to buy equipment later, he couldn't find her.
Cleveland was in deep thought the whole time. A trip like this had turned into an atmosphere of making choices in life, which made Helena look at him worriedly from time to time.
Cleveland knew nothing about this. She was just pondering the meaning of Yixian's previous words. Although it would be okay to ask again, Cleveland always felt that her understanding would be deeper, so she is still in the process of contemplation.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye the happy time of the ship girls was coming to an end. After all, they had to meet the fat-faced and scumbag Commander Liu.
This birthday party was actually quite grand. Although no outsiders attended except them, the scale was still quite large. At least it was decorated with lights and colors.
In the evening, the entire port area is illuminated by lights. Although the lamps pulled everywhere have exquisite appearance, they always make people feel a little bloated.
The architectural style of the port area is relatively rigid, and there are fewer green plants. It is not as leisurely and comfortable as the port area at home. Of course, it may also be because these unfamiliar ship girls look at them with unfriendly eyes.
To.
The one who came to pick them up was Maryland. This battleship who loved fighting was very dissatisfied. While leading them to the venue, he complained:
"Didn't you say you were going to practice with me? Why did you all go out to play? I'm so bored in the port area these days..."
Tiancheng smiled and said, "I wasn't lying to you. I didn't agree on a time when I promised you."
Maryland realized it later, "...Ah? Are you kidding me? You're not going to tell me 'next time', are you..."
"No, I'll be able to play with you soon."
"Really? Tomorrow? What time tomorrow morning?"
Tiancheng shook his head, looked at the surrounding arrangements, and then replied: "Well... tonight."
"Tonight?" Maryland was stunned. She didn't expect this answer, but then she became happy again. "That's fine. I've worked overtime for so long, so I must have a lot of experience in night battles. Don't underestimate me when the time comes!
Tiancheng smiled, glanced at Commander Liu who was waiting for them in front of the restaurant door not far away, and then accepted Maryland's challenge, "I will do my best."
When the ship girls came to about five meters in front of Liu Jun, the tall man said at the right time: "Welcome to my party. Don't be too restrained. Just treat it like your own home."
Then he changed the subject, "Boss Ming, I've been waiting for you for a long time these past two days. I want to do a business with you. By the way... Nelson also wants to catch up with you. How about you spare some time after the banquet so we can talk?"
Ming Miao hummed and ignored him. Instead, Tian Cheng took over the conversation, "Thank you for your invitation, Commander Liu. We came here in a hurry and didn't prepare any gifts for you. I feel really sorry."
Liu Jun, who was ignored, looked better after hearing this, and said politely: "It doesn't matter. Being able to participate is the best gift for me. Ah... shall we go in first? Everyone is waiting inside."
"No, no, no, even though I haven't prepared any gifts, I still have to show my appreciation... Helena."
Helena, who was standing in the middle, nodded and played the previously recorded audio. All of a sudden, everyone, including the ship girls waiting in the restaurant, heard the voice from Liu Jun.
Chapter 352 Beat
[I established a relationship with her because I needed her identity. Her sister knew Helena, and I needed her to act as a bridge for me and find a way to bring the repair ship back.]
[Still don't understand? How could her sister refuse her brother-in-law's favor?]
【…】
As the audio content was gradually released, Liu Jun's face became worse and worse. He wanted Helena to stop playing it, but he was just an ordinary person, and the only ship girl who could help him happened to be one of the protagonists of the call.
Rodney didn't understand what was going on at first, but she was not stupid. Plus, the content of the audio was so specific that she realized what the audio was talking about after listening for a while.
Rodney's heart was filled with emptiness and powerlessness. She found that the happy past was just a joke. Her feelings even affected her sister.
After a little thought, Rodney understood the reason for Nelson's recent behavior, which made Rodney, who was already at a loss, even more guilty.
But she understood that at this moment, she had to put aside her personal feelings and fulfill her duties as a secretary ship.
"Let's stop here." Rodney took a step forward with a trembling voice, straightened his back in front of the ship girls who gradually walked out of the restaurant, "Is this what you call "compensation"? "
"I'm sorry, but this is necessary for us." Tiancheng looked at the ship girls who were gradually gathering behind Liu Jun and said softly, "I think it's necessary for you too."
Liu Jun's expression was very ugly, but he quickly adjusted himself, walked forward from behind Rodney, and smiled hypocritically, "This gift of yours is indeed a bit unexpected for me."
"Let's not talk about whether this audio is true or not. I invited you here just to express my goodwill. If possible, we can also do a business together, which will be good for everyone."
"But not only did you invade my privacy without reason, you also released it so openly, slandering my reputation. I think... since you have no intention of attending the banquet, please go back."
Tiancheng was not flustered when he heard this. He smiled softly under the gazes of many ship girls, "Commander Liu, I admire your wisdom. You can easily see our ill will towards you."
Liu Junren was not stupid. He clenched his fists after hearing this, but he didn't explode. He just asked again, "Is there anything else? If not, please leave."
"Haha... Of course there is. We have been forced to make this trip, but there is one more thing that has been delayed for too long."
"...What do you mean?"
Tiancheng did not answer, but just slightly turned to the side and brought Helena behind him to the front, "I think the ship girls in Guigang may have some misunderstandings about our Helena."
Liu Jun suddenly felt that something was not right, but he also realized that he didn't have any evidence on him regarding Helena's incident. Even if the other party told it, the damage would probably not be as great as this.
Helena should have felt aggrieved and angry, but Phoenix and Yixian were holding her hands, one on each side. The warm feeling in their hands made her dare to face the past, and she told them in detail how she and Phoenix left the port.
The Liugang ship girls, who had suffered two consecutive shocks to their worldview, had begun to feel a little confused, although they subconsciously did not want to believe what the "defector" said.
But looking at the back of the man in front of them, they found that without many filters, this figure that should have been so respected by them began to become extremely ordinary.
"...I am not saying this to gain your sympathy or apology, because I don't care anymore." Helena tightened Phoenix and Yixian's hands.
"I'm fine now, and I hope you can live well, but the truth is, how you live...what does it have to do with me?"
This may sound like Helena is a bit unkind, but when she followed her sister to leave the port, didn't the other ship girls have the same attitude?
"Helena, there is a price to pay for defamation. I can report you to the gendarmerie. Go away while I still remember our old friendship."
Tian Cheng was not afraid of this light threat, and immediately endured it back, "Don't worry, I have already contacted the military police for you, they should be on the way now, please wait a little longer, it just so happens that what we want to do has not yet been done.
It’s done.”
The repeated accusations finally made Liu Jun lose his patience. He had wanted to rely on the relationship between Rodney and Nelson to get the equipment at a low price or even for free, but he never expected the situation to turn out like this.
"Is this the end?! After all, this is my family affair. Is it your turn as an outsider to interfere? There are only about ten of you. Get out of here before I start—"
"boom!"
The strong vibration caused Liu Jun, with a stiff expression, to sit down on the ground, staring at the crack at his feet in a daze.
Although the ship girls of Liugang were still in a state of uncertainty, facing the possible threat, they instantly deployed their ship gear and pointed their guns at Cleveland.
Cleveland was not panicked at all. He stood between the sisters who were also unfolding their war suits and looked at the trembling man with an expression more serious than ever before. "Family affairs? Stop being funny."
Rodney was shocked, but as the secretary ship, she had to take responsibility, so she walked in front of Liu Jun, blocked the slightly embarrassed man, and warned Tiancheng:
"Please leave now. Attacking the commander is already a serious crime."
"This is the third thing we want to do." Tiancheng smiled friendly at Maryland, who had a question mark on his face. "Let's practice. Helena needs to get compensation from you for the injustice she has suffered for so long."
This is a blatant declaration of war. No matter how scumbag their commander is, the ship girls still cannot tolerate such provocation. Subsequent decisions can be made later, but the current conflict must be resolved now.
Rodney had no objection. She was very confident in the strength of her own ship girl, so she nodded coldly, "Okay, if we win, you need to apologize to the commander, hand over the audio, and leave our port.
Area.
"Of course." Tiancheng summoned the folded red umbrella and stuck it on the ground. "If we win, I hope Helena can get your apology."
Rodney gritted her teeth. She felt a little psychologically burdened by the situation where she was not in the right, but she had to agree. So she glanced at Liu Jun who had just climbed up from the ground, took a deep breath and responded.
"it is good."
ps: The third update is in progress. I said I have to update four chapters in full attendance, but the update volume has reached 12. I'll see how much I can write tonight. If I'm faster, I'll update four chapters. If I'm slower, I'll update three chapters. Can we postpone the fourth update to next month?
Chapter 353 Relieved
The visibility in the training ground at night is not as good as during the day. Even if all the surrounding lights are turned on, it only slightly supplements the light in the training ground, but the visual impact is still not small.
Amagi and others followed the ship girls in front to the training ground. After standing on the sidelines, they agreed on the training rules.
Rodney was aware that he had too many people, so he didn't say much, but chose to give the choice to Tiancheng, "One on one? Or a team battle, you choose."
"Hmm? No need to go through so much trouble." Tian Cheng smiled and stood in the center of the team. "Let's have a round-robin battle. The last one standing wins. How about that?"
Rodney was stunned for a moment, but did not choose to refuse. He just looked at his own ship girl behind him, not knowing who to let fight.
Maryland was the first to stand up. She actually didn't know what Helena had suffered. She just wanted to fight, and a round-robin battle was exactly the style of fight she wanted most.
Rodney pursed her lips and looked at the other ship girls, and found that their morale was surprisingly low, but in this situation she really had no way to deal with this problem.
After a short pause, no one volunteered. Rodney sighed and was about to join in when he heard a familiar voice coming from the darkness.
"Let me do it."
Rodney was stunned for a moment, looking at the blonde woman who had straightened her ponytails, "...sister?"
Nelson walked to the front of the crowd and looked at Helena across from him. "...I did misunderstand Helena before. I have to apologize to her. This can be regarded as a closure for my past stupidity."
Rodney didn't know whether Nelson was still angry or disappointed with her sister, so she didn't dare to say anything more and just nodded in agreement.
With Nelson taking the lead, the remaining ship girls who had deep misunderstandings about Helena in the past also raised their hands silently, looking with complicated expressions at Helena who was receiving encouragement from everyone by rubbing her face.
"Helena, don't be too nervous, just beat them up!"
Helena pursed her lips and smiled quietly, "Sister, don't you want to go on stage?"
"It's okay. You're the one who's been wronged. If you can beat them all down, I'll feel better."
Helena smiled and shook her head when she heard this, but secretly she had little confidence in her own abilities.
They have been stuck at a bottleneck for a long time, which means that the strength of all the older generation of ship girls should be not much different, with only differences in combat experience.
As the first person to play, Helena didn't want to leave too early. At this moment, she envied Cleveland's confidence so much that she wouldn't feel nervous or afraid.
Just as she thought of this, a large white shawl was draped over her body, and the ship girl she longed for was reaching out to help her zip up her clothes.
"It might be a little cold, so dress warmly." Cleveland helped Helena adjust her collar. "We will cheer for you from the sidelines. Believe in yourself, Helena."
Helena paused, chuckled twice, then said "OK" softly, and then walked out of the queue against the evening breeze.
Helena greeted Maryland, with whom she had been spending a few days, in a friendly manner. After they chatted for a few minutes, they went to their respective seats.
After Rodney fired a starting gun shot, both sides began to move rapidly at the same time.
Compared to Helena, Maryland had much less combat experience, but as a battleship, her inherent firepower advantage and heavy armor made up for this deficiency to a certain extent, so she was able to fight back fairly well.
But in the blurry night, Helena's radar still created enough advantages for her. Not long after the start of the game, she won the game with her own flexibility and insight.
The second ship to come on stage was also a light cruiser, and Helena won easily.
In the third, fourth, and fifth rounds, Helena's physical strength gradually decreased, and the scratches on her body gradually increased. Although she used practice bullets, the more times she was hit, the dense pain still had an impact on the battle.
A certain impact.
But she didn't want to end like this. She wanted to try harder, hold on a little longer, and vent out more of the grievances in her heart.
Listening to the "I'm sorry" words from every shipgirl she defeated, it was impossible for Helena to say that she was not touched at all. She just felt that the pressure on her shoulders was gradually dissipating, and she felt relieved.
stand up.
The people running and fighting on the field were not distracted, and the people watching outside were also very focused. Seeing Helena gradually showing signs of fatigue, Phoenix became a little anxious.
"Helena is running out of strength... Let me go? Let me go? Haven't we been fighting for so long? Is it okay now?"
"Don't worry, wait a little longer." Tiancheng smiled and looked at Helena running in the field tenderly, "Don't worry, she can do it."
Phoenix didn't understand where Tiancheng's confidence came from, but since the leader of the team said so, she could only be patient and wait.
Helena in the field gradually began to run slower and slower. A predicted shell from the opponent's battleship flew towards her forward defense line. With little physical strength, she probably couldn't dodge it.
Helena was just sighing and preparing herself for the pain when she felt a light coolness rising from her back and quickly enveloping her whole body. Then the pain everywhere quickly faded away and the lost strength reappeared.
Helena was stunned for a moment, and relied on the sudden surge of strength to dodge the almost certain hit. Then she reacted, ".. Damage control?"
Before she could figure out what was going on, she noticed a cool sensation coming from her main gun, and the radar scan became clearer and more detailed. She could even spot the opponent's weaknesses in the dim environment.
With the help of the power from the little commander, Helena reversed the situation, won the match, and extended her solo record to ninth place.
But after the energy of the equipment given by the commander was used up, Helena could no longer continue. But she was already very satisfied. Even though she was in pain and tired physically, the relief in her heart made her feel very good.
Looking at the shells coming towards her again, Helena even smiled and waved to the opposite side.
She had thought of her exit lines, but unfortunately she couldn't say them because Cleveland appeared out of nowhere and carried Helena away from the attack in a princess-carrying position amid Phoenix's angry shouts on the shore.
range.
Cleveland helped Helena press down her shawl, then sent her to the shore and smiled, "You have done a good job, our little princess of White Eagle. The rest will be left to an incompetent knight like me."
