Su Xin was stunned for a long while, and murmured: "I never thought you would say such a philosophical word..."
The serious little Zeppelin couldn't hold it back immediately, he took out his cannon and poked Su Xin's soft belly. Being too familiar with each other had this disadvantage, they already knew each other's strengths and weaknesses.
"So what do you want to show me?"
Little Zeppelin thought for a moment, "Maybe he wants to prove... that you didn't save me in vain? I will be as happy as you want me to be, and I will bring happiness to everyone."
"Although you said that, don't you usually keep a straight face and act cool?" Commander Su complained silently.
Little Zeppelin blushed, showing her real cuteness for once: "I, I just can't stand this body! They all treat me as their peer!"
"But you're having a lot of fun. There's no need to restrain yourself. You may not believe it, but I actually understand how you feel."
The little Zeppelin whose curve returned to zero immediately glanced at the other party's flat body after hearing this, "...Oh, I believe it."
Su Xin was so angry that she slapped little Zeppelin's leg and said, "That's too fake. End the get out of class immediately and go pick up your friends."
Little Zeppelin looked at the time, nodded, jumped off his office chair, took two steps outside, thought about it and stepped back, "Aren't you coming with us?"
"Eh? You kids are playing, it's not good for me to insert it, right?"
"...They all know how popular you are among them. Ruyue carries the messenger bag you gave her every day, and she also said she had prepared delicious food, but you never went."
Su Xin felt very ashamed after hearing this. She always unilaterally thought that children have their own game circles and it was not appropriate for her to barge in rashly. But it turned out that the other party had no such intention at all.
Seeing that the other party was wavering, Little Zeppelin simply added: "Besides, we have agreed to hold an afternoon tea party with the Dragons today. It would be best if you could go."
"Longlong? Who?"
"It's the mechanical dragons." Little Zeppelin immediately summoned his three-headed mechanical dragons, sat on their necks and patted their iron heads, "They are also one of the guests."
The large mechanical dragon propped itself up so that little Zeppelin could look Su Xin in the eye, and then let out a strange cry.
“Gah!”
Su Xin thought of Spey's little shark, and after a moment of silence, she asked, "What are their names?"
"Hatred, resentment and despair."
"…What's your name?"
"What's holding me up is called despair, on the left is hatred, and on the right is resentment. Isn't it easy to remember?"
Su Xin was silent for a moment. She was actually quite curious about the mechanical dragon. After thinking about it, she agreed and took the maid to pick up Ruyue and the others. She also asked Lafei if he wanted to go with them.
Little Zeppelin, who was following behind, looked at Su Xin who was stepping on the bell and waving at the children, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
"But...what flower doesn't want to be loved by the gardener and bear its own fruit?"
"I can be greedy sometimes..."
Chapter 712 Kindness and Integrity Expel the Knights
Lafite has never been very interested in mechanical ship equipment. Plus, there are a lot of children there, and he would probably be asked to play house with them if he went there. So he thought about it and decided to give up.
Su Xin did not force her. She reminded her not to drink too much, and then, surrounded by the children, she set off for the newly built Tiexue dormitory.
Actually, the new dormitory is already habitable, but everyone has not started moving in yet and still lives in their original rooms. We went to Ironblood Castle purely because it is so cool!
In the ancient castle, there was a large metal chandelier hanging, and underneath was a red carpet with gold edges. Candles were lit all around, illuminating the staircase extending upward at the end of the carpet.
The stairs only went up to half a floor, then split to the left and right, winding up around the wall. On the half-floor platform, there was a photo of a person hanging. It was...
"Vampire Prime Minister - Sister Bismarck!" Mu Yueliang showed her little canine teeth and said with satisfaction, "How about it? Doesn't it look cool?"
Su Xin has always been very considerate of children. She immediately nodded in praise and glanced at the people attending the party.
The three sisters Mutsuki, Kisaragi and Uzuki, Kisaragi's two good friends, Little Zeppelin and Eldridge, the iron-blooded Z23, and Shiranui who followed them for unknown reasons.
Shiranui noticed the young commander's gaze, but didn't care much. She certainly didn't attend the party because she was interested in the mechanical ship suit, but because she felt there was a business opportunity.
Mechanical dragons are cool. Wouldn't a mechanical dragon with a skin be even cooler? What with the dazzling colors and additional armor? Even if a Blue-Eyes-White dragon suit is released, it's not impossible as long as someone is willing to buy it.
Although Su Xin felt it was strange, there was no reason to stop them from going, so she turned around and talked to the children, accepting their concern for her.
As the children had small steps, they walked for a while before reaching their destination at the back of the mountain, a small castle with a tough style.
I don’t know if Mingmiao made any subsequent modifications or what, but the castle now looks much more magnificent than in the drawings, and it has a very strong sense of déjà vu, very similar to the pointed castles in anime and movies.
"...It's bigger than I imagined." Su Xin sighed softly, tilting her head back.
Shiranui curled her lips. In fact, the original plan was indeed much smaller than this. It was just that a building materials factory was about to go bankrupt, and Mingmiao took advantage of it and upgraded all the camps with the same budget.
This is not only the case with Iron Blood's dormitory. The oversized villa on the left side of the line of sight should belong to White Eagle. The royal family even expanded the courtyard area and added a small garden, which is now full of lush flowers and plants.
"..suddenly I'm a little curious about how to upgrade the courtyard house... make it higher? Will she build an earthen building for me?!" The little commander thought as he entered the castle.
The heavy wooden door was pushed open, and the slightly dim interior came into everyone's sight, causing the children to exclaim in surprise.
The entire hall was carpeted, with a dark red base and incomprehensible patterns. There were old-fashioned candle-like hanging lamps on the walls, but the light was not very bright.
There was a metal-framed chandelier in the middle of the hall, but it hadn't been turned on yet. Below it was a long wooden table filled with all sorts of messy things.
There were already several mechanical ships at the table. They were casually perched on the chairs, watching the children making a fuss and making strange noises of unknown meaning.
The whole scene looked a bit scary at first glance, until a small shark performed a "live coconut eating" trick, and the coconut juice splashed everywhere after taking a bite, causing the shark sitting next to him to twist his body for a long time to wipe off the coconut juice.
"Click!"
"Chuckle, chuckle, chuckle
"Gah..."
Su Xin pinched her ears, not understanding anything at all, so she turned her head to look around the long table, and then saw two people who were also somewhat withdrawn sitting together.
After making sure the children were in good health with Teacher Niemi taking care of them, she stepped forward and said hello, "Spee, U47, you're here too."
The two people who were sitting around the small coffee table next to the stairs were startled when they heard the voice, raised their eyes and looked over, and saw that it was the young conductor, and nodded and greeted him in very synchronized manner.
"Susu, you are here too..."
"Commander, long time no see."
Seeing that there was no more room, Su Xin didn't pretend and sat down on the ground, propping up her chin and looking left and right, "Have you become so familiar with each other?"
Spey, who stood up to vacate his seat, was stunned for a moment, and looked at U47 uncertainly, "Should... count, right?"
U47 also wanted to help, but the maid got the chair before her, so she had to give up, "Yeah, forget it."
Spey was very happy to be recognized, and even the little shark beside the long table jumped along and rubbed against the mechanical fish next to it which was much bigger than it.
Su Xin was curious about this and asked her, "How did you become close? Do you play together?"
U47 shook her head and took out her phone to show the commander. There was an endless stream of chat records. Each sentence was very short, but the back and forth could be considered communication.
"She sent... a lot of messages."
"Well, I just think that relying solely on comments on WeChat Moments might not be enough, so..." Si Pei held the phone awkwardly, "We talked for a long time..."
This is a good thing. Spee is introverted and her family didn't have that many Iron Blood ships before, which made it difficult for her to take the first step.
Being on good terms with U47 now is a good start for both sides. If things develop naturally, it will be very helpful for integrating into the life in Hong Kong.
She was about to open her mouth to encourage him, but the three dragons from Little Zeppelin shouted in unison, "Gah!"
At the same time, the ancient pendulum clock in the hall rang twice, and Z23 released its small ship suit, allowing it to join the big family of mechanical creatures.
"Ka-ka..." The two mechanical dogs from Eugen welcomed the new kid and asked, "Ke-cha?"
Spey's little shark responded, "Giggle, giggle."
Su Xin's bright eyes suddenly dimmed. There was nothing she could do. She couldn't understand what they were saying because of the language barrier. She was obviously very interested in the communication between mechanical creatures.
Spey blinked and moved his chair closer, "I can help you translate..."
"Eh? Really? You actually understand?!"
"...My ship uniform is also in there, you have seen it, they like you very much..."
Although Spey had no expression on his face, Su Xin could sense a hint of resentment in it and hurriedly explained, "Of course I remember them. I'm just curious about the principles... Can U47 understand them too?"
U47, who was wearing light clothing, nodded silently and lifted his bib. It was obvious that he was not able to perform the duties of simultaneous interpretation, so he handed the task back to Spee.
Commander Su Xiao didn't mind and looked at Spey expectantly, "Can you help me? I'm very curious!"
Shui Lingling's eyes were really beautiful, and Spee himself had a very good impression of this good friend, so he did not refuse and immediately began to translate in a low voice.
"Zeppelin said [We are here], Eugen said [Welcome], and [Has the other adult's ship not arrived yet?], and my shark said [It should be]."
Wow, it can actually be translated. And Eugen’s two mechanical ship suits, which are probably dogs, seem to be very disappointed about someone’s absence.
Before she had time to think about "who is that someone", Su Xin heard the mechanical ship suits roar in unison, and amid the exclamations of the destroyers, they began to tinker with the things on the table.
Chewing coconuts and cracking walnuts were considered relatively mild cases. Eugen's two dogs picked up the metal bars and started chewing them. I don't know what the taste of steel bones is like.
Led by little Zeppelin, several destroyers also joined the banquet, picked some cracked nuts and started eating them along with the mechanical ships.
"...It was the same a few days ago, nothing much." Spey touched his face awkwardly, "Basically just...grinding my teeth?"
Su Xin nodded as if she understood, and watched Little Shark bite open the coconut and hold it to U47's Big Fish. Big Fish took it coldly, turned around and threw it in front of Mao Yue, then crawled back slowly in the other's frightened eyes.
"Well, you have a very good personality." The young commander glanced meaningfully at U47 who had buried her face in her bib and chuckled softly.
Spee also laughed. After all, the temperament of the mechanical warships was actually very similar to that of their owners. Sometimes you could tell a lot from their every move, including U47's little discomfort.
Su Xin didn't bother to tease him. She thought of the Royal Ark and saw Eugen's dog gnawing on an iron bone on the table. She immediately had an idea.
"Spee."
"...Um?"
"Can you ask Little Shark for me? I want to ask about Eugen's ship equipment. Where is the destroyer Hatsuharu in the bureau transferred to now?"
"Well... shall I try?"
So the young commander saw the mechanical shark dragging the watermelon stem and jumping in front of the mechanical dog. Both sides made a few noises to each other and then returned to their respective positions.
".·That's it?"
"Well...it said it's on a long vacation. It seems that the grandmother who took in Uiharu is old and needs someone to take care of her, so Uiharu asked for leave to go back for a while."
Su Xin felt it was odd. Wasn't he transferred away before? And the Royal Ark was nowhere to be seen. Why did he miss him so much when he was on a long vacation?
After hesitating for a moment, she sent a message to her secret agent maid Sheffield, asking her to go to the gendarmerie to inquire whether there was anything she could help with.
After getting the reply, she felt relieved and continued chatting with Spey and U47.
"U47, do you usually stay at home?"
The submariner shook his head, "Let's go to the sea... I like the feeling of being in the water, it's cool, and there are fish..."
"That's why I don't wear other clothes..." Su Xin paused, and suddenly remembered something, "Oh, by the way, I have a warm suit for you, so that even in the coldest weather, you won't feel cold in the water."
U47 didn't feel the water was cold. As long as the ship girl had enough oil, she wouldn't feel too cold or too hot. It was just that the maid took out the things too quickly, causing her arms to be stuffed with diving suit-like clothes before she could refuse.
"This is…"
"Hehe...Mr. Yubari made it. It can automatically adjust the size and temperature. It's also waterproof, fireproof, and shockproof. It doesn't need to be charged. It's super easy to use!"
To be honest, I really like this U47, mainly because it has good wrapping properties.
As a submarine, she wore swimsuit-like clothes all day long, so she would be shy, not to mention that her development was a little too advanced.
"...Thank you, Commander."
"You're welcome. As long as you like it." Su Xin smiled at her and turned to look at Si Pei who was a little envious. "Si Pei, you have it too."
"......? Are there any for me too?"
"Of course, I bought it especially for you!" Under Spey's expectant eyes, the little commander took the box handed over by the maid and handed it over, "A whole box of Cheetos!"
"(ou o) ..."
Su Xin held back her laughter and took a picture of Spey's silly and cute expression. She then passed the hair to Xiao, her good friend who had worked on the commission with her in the past. She then opened a package and put on the "nail nails" for the stunned Spey.
"Dangdangdang~ Isn't it cute?"
Spee blinked and laughed too. She hadn't worn her ferocious mechanical claws for a long time, and when they were suddenly mentioned, she was a little slow to react.
Just when I wanted to eat one to show that I liked the gift, Mutsuki, who appeared out of nowhere, ate it all in a few bites, without even having to clean up his fingers.
"What a shame, Shi Pei!"
U47 curled her lips and handed over a tissue to wipe her saliva. Su Xin smiled and took another box from the maid and handed it to Sparrow.
"Actually, the gift for you is a tea set. I heard from Sister Guanghui that you occasionally ask her for advice on how to make tea, saying that you want to learn how to hold a tea party for everyone in the Iron Blood in the future."
