Su Xin knew the ending and couldn't bear to stay any longer. She wanted to quit, but when she saw Yixian, who was as tall as her, bit his lip and swore, she found this tragic and heroic scene unable to leave.
"...Well, talk to me for a while." Su Xin lowered her eyes and asked.
Yixian was stunned, then nodded in agreement, as if he was preparing to accompany this unknown sister who was about to sacrifice herself for him, or as if he was giving himself a last breath before the decisive battle.
"I don't know...your name yet."
"I... don't have a name." Su Xin sat beside Yixian with her knees hugged, carefully answering, "It's just a merchant ship. Usually it just transports goods."
"Really... But how did you know me?"
"Well... my captain mentioned in casual conversation that you are a cruiser built by Donghuang itself, called Yixian. He said... you are very beautiful."
Yixian was stunned for a moment, looking a little shy, pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time, then cleared his throat and shook his head: "...You are too kind."
"No, I also think he is right, Sister Yixian, you are indeed very beautiful."
"Well, how can you be so smooth-talking at such a young age?" Yixian stretched out his hand to touch Su Xin's forehead, but unexpectedly poked it directly, "Ah?!"
Su Xin paused, then pretended to frown and read, "Ah, Sister Yixian, you hurt me. It pierced my head and it gives me a terrible headache."
I thought I would be greeted with a familiar angry look, but unexpectedly, the other party seemed to actually believe it. He opened his mouth and retracted his hand in panic, then stood up and walked around the little conductor three times, as if he couldn't make up his mind.
"Really...really hurt? I can't communicate with them, and I can't call a repairman...it's all my fault. What if he is really hurt..."
"Eh? Ah... I was just kidding, I'm not hurt, not hurt." Su Xin looked at Yixian's tearful eyes, panicking, "Don't... don't cry, it's really okay, you can't touch me..."
At this moment, Yixian looked like a young girl in her twenties, still childish and with tears in her eyes, she looked more vulnerable than Su Xin had ever seen.
She sniffed and asked with red eyes: "...really?"
"Uh... huh! So don't cry, I was just joking..."
"...Nonsense!" Yixian raised his eyebrows when he heard that, glared at her with tears in his eyes, and complained softly, with a bit of his later style.
Su Xin couldn't stand the childish Yixian. The one at home always looked calm and gentle. Su Xin felt at ease when he occasionally acted coquettishly and naughty.
Although Yixian in front of her had a slender figure, there was still innocence in his words and his mental age was probably even younger than her. The guilt of making him cry suddenly surged up.
"My fault... I just didn't want to make the atmosphere so depressing..."
Yixian wiped away his tears and sighed softly, "The enemy is approaching, the strength gap is huge, and the atmosphere is depressing. How can we play around in the face of war?"
Su Xin felt extremely guilty. She wanted to hold his hand but passed him instead. She could only apologize softly: "...I'm sorry, I lost my sense of priority."
“...I don’t blame you. If you really want to make a fuss, even if you are unknown, you should still be a hero of Donghuang.” Yixian lowered his eyes and blinked, trying hard to hold back tears.
Su Xin was not good at talking and tried to comfort her, but was interrupted by the continuous explosions.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom -"
The gunboat in front suddenly opened fire at both banks and the water. The sound of gunfire was intense and the flashing flames from the muzzles lit up frequently, igniting the surrounding darkness. Su Xin could see it clearly even without opening her cat pupils.
"This is…..?"
"Destroying lighthouses, lightships, and navigation marks is the first task."
The bombardment lasted for a while, destroying all the buildings that could have been used as navigation marks. The air was filled with smoke and dust, spreading everywhere like fog, making it hard to breathe.
Yixian seemed to be used to it. He stood up and looked around. After making sure that the task was completed, he sat back down according to Xiao's instructions, "It's almost dawn..."
Su Xin didn't know what to say and could only nod dryly.
Yixian didn't care. He sat on the deck, propped up his chin with his arms, and looked at the gradient sky at the end of his sight.
"The sunrise always makes people feel relaxed and happy, but it's a pity that the smoke and dust block the view, so no one can appreciate the beautiful scenery." Yixian stared at the horizon and murmured softly: "If everything around us is peaceful and everything is peaceful, how wonderful it would be..."
"...There will be."
"Well, I appreciate your words."
At noon, the scorching sun was burning the earth. The temperature on the deck was extremely high. Looking around, it seemed that even the air began to distort.
Yixian looked up at the position of the sun, then pursed her lips and looked forward, where her seven sisters were, and they had arrived at the designated location.
"... After six years, we must part ways. I hope... I can go down to see you with the victory report."
As the order was faintly spread in the distance, seven warships with insufficient combat capabilities sank one after another, trying to use their hulls to build a wall for Donghuang.
Their bodies were swallowed up by the river water bit by bit. Su Xin vaguely saw a figure waving at them, but in the blink of an eye, it turned into smoke and disappeared in a flash.
Yixian's eyes were red as she tried hard to hold back her tears. She clutched the corner of her clothes and looked into the distance. At this moment, she could not afford to show her cowardice.
Su Xin's tears fell smoothly, but she couldn't make any sound. She just stood there silently. Her well-behaved appearance moved Yixian, whom she had just known for half a day.
"...I'm sorry." She apologized with her pale lips.
Su Xin couldn't bear these two words. She was just an outsider, and even the identity of the merchant ship was forged. She had made no contribution at all, so she could only lower her eyes and shake her head.
After the warships sank, it was the turn of the merchant ships. Although they were not large in size, they were lined up in rows under the command of the captain and staff, and silently sacrificed their lives.
Yixian couldn't bear to look any longer, so he looked away and looked at his friend beside him. She was so well-behaved and beautiful. Although she came suddenly and had no name or title, Yixian didn't think he would forget her.
Su Xin couldn't bear the weight of the gaze and called her in a low voice: "...Sister Yixian."
"...Can I give you a name?" Yixian sniffed, swallowed his tears, and said seriously, "I'll give you a name."
"...What?" Su Xin asked her.
"Lantiao, Jingzi, Dai Nu, Fu Mei..." Yixian lowered her eyes and murmured, "But... you are so well-behaved, these don't really suit you."
Su Xin understood and asked her, "Are you...naming me after orchid?"
"Well, orchids represent purity and indifference, and also represent sincere friendship. Qu Yuan preferred orchids in his life. I hope you can be as beautiful as flowers, and as virtuous and detached as him..."
"...Thank you." Su Xin tilted her head to look at her and smiled, "Lantiao is good, Jingzi is also OK, but I... prefer you to call me Xinxin."
Yixian was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses, "Yilan's graceful and elegant figure is pleasing to the heart and eyes, it's not bad."
Su Xin glanced into the distance and saw that the bow of the merchant ship was about to disappear. She didn't have much time left, so she simply took two steps forward and lightly touched the stunned Yixian.
"...I'm leaving now."
Yixian sniffed and replied, "I know."
"Don't worry, all your efforts will be rewarded. Donghuang's future is bright, just like Sister Yixian's."
"Wu... You only know how to say sweet words." Yixian's hand passed through Su Xin's body without any touch. "I won't let you, won't let you... wait too long..."
Su Xin stepped back and tried her best to smile brightly, "Well, Xinxin will leave first. We will see each other in the future."
"...good."
The well-behaved figure in front of him disappeared on the deck with a smile in an instant, leaving Yixian alone to look into the distance.
"..Xinxin, I hope that as you said, this world...can become as beautiful as you..."
"...?"
"...Susu?"
After her consciousness passed through the void and returned to her body, Su Xin opened her dry eyes and saw Yixian squatting in front of her.
The other person frowned slightly, stroked her cheek with a warm hand, and asked in a soft and caring tone: "What's wrong? You haven't moved for a long time. Did you fall asleep while sitting?"
When the little conductor heard the sound, his eyes suddenly turned red, and tears as big as beans rolled down his eyes, "...Woo..."
"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare? I've been here the whole time." Yixian took out a handkerchief and helped Su Xin wipe her eyes. "You're so old now, why are you still crying so much? You're almost an adult."
"Sister Yixian, I...I miss you so much..."
"Why are you acting like a spoiled child after sleeping? Okay...it's so embarrassing if someone sees you, stop crying, stop crying. If you miss me, you have to stay with me in the future, okay?"
"...Um."
ps: 1. This chapter does not allude to anything, the plot is fictional, please don't criticize if you don't like it; 2. "Xin Xin" comes from "Youlan Poetry" by Hao Jing; 3. There is no memory because of history, and it was the same when I traveled to Xiao Qibailin. If I didn't bring people back, Xiao Qibailin would lose all his memories after Su Xin left.
Restored to a ship.
Chapter 616 Class
"Susu, I want..."
"Well, let's eat. Sister, why don't you eat something too? The snacks you make are delicious."
"Well...then I will..."
"I can make black tea, but it's not that tasty. But it's okay to practice occasionally, right?"
"This...is not a big deal."
Yixian felt strange and just as he stood up from the sofa and was about to take a step, the little commander flipped out a book and said, "Is this the book? I often see you reading it, so I prepared it in advance."
"...It is this." Yixian sighed, took the book and asked Su Xin: "What happened suddenly?"
"Hmm? No, I just want to be nice to you. I don't have any bad intentions. You don't have to care so much, sister."
Yixian laughed and tilted his head to look at a certain rabbit, "I don't mind, but if you suddenly treat me like this, the other girl will be jealous."
Upon hearing this, Su Xin looked at Lafite, who was curled up in a ball with a wronged look on his face. After thinking for a while, she leaned over and gave him a kiss. After making sure that the other party's jealousy had subsided a little, she turned her head and stared at Yixian again.
Yixian had no choice but to let the other party watch. She recently discovered that ever since the little conductor cried for no apparent reason that day, he has become more clingy.
This feeling was actually quite fresh. It gave Yixian the illusion that she was being pampered, but she should be the one giving the pampering.
But seriously speaking, this is obviously a good thing, except... we have to coax little Lafite.
"Hmm... how about drinking an extra bottle of red wine today? Is that your compensation for taking advantage of me?"
When Lafei heard this, he became much happier. He immediately took out his own small cup and waited eagerly for Yixian to feed him. But suddenly he felt something was wrong.
"Before Lafite, you could drink as much as you want..."
Yixian touched her head, "Well, then... two bottles?"
"...Um!"
Su Xin knew that what she was doing was not right. It seemed that she was showing more pity. Most of the ship girls had a past that ended in tragedy. What she should do is to seize the present.
"...I need to be nicer to everyone."
Just as she was thinking about it, there was a knock on the door. Dido went to see what was going on and then came back with Z23.
Su Xin realized after a moment's thought that Z23 came to see her this time definitely because of the lecture hall that was about to start.
Seeing that they had something to discuss, Yixian simply took Lafite to another seat, leaving the coffee table empty for the two of them to use.
Z23 thanked him politely, then sat down opposite the commander, looking a little nervous, "Commander, regarding the course, I just received the class schedule..."
"Yeah, Ming also gave me a copy. School hasn't started yet, so we can discuss and make some changes."
"I have no problem with the course content." Z23 pondered for a moment and asked, "But why are all the teachers destroyers...?"
Su Xin is actually also very troubled by this matter.
The ship girls at home are used to being idle, and they have high expectations for the class, but after much thought, there are not many candidates who are suitable to be teachers.
Physical education class is fine. I lead the kids to play. As long as the teacher is a friendly person, it’s fine. It’s best if she doesn’t have any airs and can play with the kids.
In terms of personality, Cleveland is a good fit, and Phoenix is also OK, but after Su Xin thought about it again and again, she wrote Javelin's name on it.
As a royal ship girl, Javelin is polite and lively, like the girl next door. She is very popular among children.
Moreover, destroyers will naturally get along closer to each other than their big sisters, heavy cruisers and battleships, and their interests are more similar. I think the effect will be good.
Currently, the only professional courses offered are artillery and torpedo use courses. The artillery course is naturally in charge of Z23. After all, destroyers and light cruisers can be used, and he has also made some achievements in artillery.
Torpedo class...Ayanami is the best at using torpedoes, but considering her personality, Su Xin didn't dare let this former military police captain teach the class.
Because Su Xin always felt that with Ayanami's way of speaking, the course progress would be slow and straightforward, and the children would probably be distracted.
As for Xuefeng... I always feel that he will start bragging while talking, and even sacrifice the luck of the students in the class to create something big.
Finally, Su Xin decided to go it herself. Although her MAX-power torpedo was specially made by Yubari, she was still confident in her accuracy in throwing torpedoes with her bare hands.
"Not all expulsion, right? I'm going to try the torpedo class myself. The other classes haven't been decided yet. If they are too full, their learning efficiency will be low. Why not try this first?"
Z23 swallowed the words "You are actually similar to a destroyer" and nodded helplessly, then asked: "What about the number of students?"
"Will the destroyers come? As for the others... I'm not sure, maybe they will come to listen?"
Su Xin thought about it and said soothingly, "It's okay. The classroom is quite big. The class will start tomorrow. We can just check the number of people when the time comes."
Unfortunately, Mr. Nimi, whose artillery class was scheduled for the first period, was not comforted at all by these words. Instead, he became even more nervous and anxious.
"I...I'm not ready yet..."
