Su Xin took it obediently and watched Yu Zhang leave the room. After Befa closed the door, she fell limply on the bed which was not as soft as the one at home.
"Ah... I understand how Sister Kewei feels."
Yixian looked at her and shook his head helplessly, "Come closer, let me massage your shoulders, okay?"
"No, my shoulders aren't sore, but I'm tired of imitating Sister Hood and the others. They keep being polite and it takes a long time to say just two sentences..."
"But the effect is pretty good, isn't it?" Yixian leaned over, brushed away the little commander's bangs, and pressed a cool handkerchief against his face. "Will it feel better?"
"Yeah, much better now. Oh, by the way, he said that if there are no accidents, it will take about twelve days to arrive. Fortunately, I don't get seasick..."
This somehow touched Tiancheng's funny bone. She laughed softly for a long time, then shook her head and sighed, "Technically speaking, we are all ships, and I didn't see you hiding."
"How can it be the same?" The little commander stood up with a groan, took out his phone and sent a message to the two big guys who were still in the port area, "They said they don't want to suffer, so they will teleport directly. If only I could do the same..."
The mumblings were all irrelevant, and Yixian was used to it, so he put away his handkerchief and took out the book to continue reading.
Amagi sat for a while and then stood up and left, intending to go check on the ship girls on behalf of Su Xin, and by the way, persuade Shokaku not to provoke Akagi on the ship.
The head maid, Befa, was still working hard to clean the not-so-big room so that Su Xin could live more comfortably.
The young commander, contrary to his usual behavior, was playing with his cell phone. From the system notification sounds that sounded from time to time, it seemed that he was chatting enthusiastically with someone.
As a married couple, Yixian does not hide his curiosity in front of his wife.
She put the bookmark in place and closed the book, then leaned over to the other person and asked softly, "Susu? Who are you chatting with? If it's your sister, can't she just walk a few steps outside?"
"Hmm? Ah... it's Silly Bai. She's usually so arrogant, but as soon as I told her I was leaving, she sent me so many messages. They all seemed to mean the same thing, telling me to be careful."
"Well... that's also a token of my kindness. The event will last for such a long time, so don't think it's troublesome to reply to messages and ignore them, understand?"
Su Xin kicked her legs, quite happy, "No, she's just a tsundere. Actually, she's easy to get along with."
Yixian slapped Su Xin's butt in annoyance when he saw this, "Don't kick around. If the sheets are dirty, your sister Beifa will have to clean them up."
"Hmm? Then I'll take off my shoes... Never mind, Sister Beifa, can you come out of the bathroom for a moment? I want to wash my feet~"
"The hot water has been prepared for you. You can come in directly."
“Okay!”
Chapter 877 Life at Sea (1
The days on the boat are not interesting at all, except boring.
Most of the ship girls who have fought countless times are tired of the boundless sea, and they don’t like the scorching sun outside, so they basically stay in their rooms.
The signal strength of the mobile phone dropped sharply as it left the shore. It was barely possible to make calls and send text messages, but it was a bit difficult to surf the Internet.
Although the ship is sailing near the coast, the signal coverage in different areas is not the same. Sometimes even watching a 360P video on the ship can be stuck like a PPT.
This kind of life with slow internet speed is somewhat torturous for Changdao, Evil, Changchun and others, but fortunately, stand-alone games can still run normally.
Su Xin was in a more miserable situation. She was often suspected by Her Majesty the Queen who was working far away in the bathhouse. Even if she took a screenshot of the low signal on her cell phone, it all depended on luck how long it would take to send it out.
However, news about Shabai has indeed been coming frequently in the past two days. Su Xin also learned from him that several people have moved into the port area, and also received a comment from Shabai that he is "rich enough to rival a country."
Unfortunately, based on the other party's current financial situation, the commander has reason to doubt whether the money in the pocket of Elizabeth, the leader of this "country", is enough to eat KFC a hundred times.
Ye, Tianhou and Haiqi would occasionally send messages to ask about her recent situation.
After all, they have all settled in the port area, so it is only right for them to pay attention to the commander. Besides, they really like this leader who is excellent in all aspects.
The Brie sisters were more casual, and had no intention of greeting. They spent the whole day wandering around the port area, messing around with the barbarians on the construction site.
The Canglong sisters and Longxiong and the other two followed the team to attack. This choice has already shown their position in a sense, and it is only a matter of time before they leave their hometown and switch jobs here.
The people in the cafe are not under Su Xin's control. The actual leader is York City, but they have a close relationship with the port area.
Apart from the more familiar Harman and Yorktown who sent a few words of concern, the other coffee shop employees did not disturb them rashly and remained quietly in the contact list.
As for the worker Eugen, it is said that he is already in the process of resigning.
She planned to rent a house outside for a month or so, and then register to enter Hong Kong and move into Tiexue after Su Xin came back, so as to avoid the authorities making a fuss and blocking her review.
The barbarians are also busy constructing dormitories for the Sardinia, Iris and other camps.
It is worth mentioning that after consulting Jean Bart, Dunkirk, Louis IX and others, Su Xin decided to integrate [Liberty Iris] and [Vichy Church] and build only one building.
Of course, her external statements were to save space, but privately she certainly hoped that both sides could get along in a friendly manner.
Besides, Siren and Embers live in the same building next door, so this idea is completely feasible at the moment.
"So I'm the only one with the biggest problem...?"
The little commander who was leaning against the bed reading a book sighed. She had no idea how things would develop after docking. She thought for a moment, but to no avail, so she simply decided to do her job well first.
"Come on, Sister Beifa, let's go shopping."
"Okay, Commander."
Last time, Su Xin wanted to learn about the new ship girl so she visited the dormitory of Sakura Empire, but in the end she was disrupted by Taihou who took the initiative to add accessories.
Apart from Mizunotsuki, Jiangfeng and I-13 who were not at home, there were only two ship girls, Agatsuma and Shinano, with whom she had never had a serious conversation.
Originally, there were four second-phase scientific research ships to be launched, but the official notification came too early, so she and her family had to go on a business trip before July.
Since the purpose of supporting the operation had been achieved, Su Xin no longer insisted on graduating the second phase, so as not to attract more attention and also indirectly reduce the number of times she visited.
It was late afternoon, and the young commander wasn't sure if Shinano was awake, so he knocked on Azuma's door first.
My wife was as gentle as ever and politely invited the two to come in. As the room was not big, the head maid was unwilling to sit down out of courtesy, so she and Su Xin had to sit on the edge of the bed facing each other.
"Commander, are you here this time to continue the conversation that didn't go on last time?" My wife picked up the bottle of mineral water on the bedside table, unscrewed the lid and handed it over.
Su Xin was not polite and took a sip, then nodded, "Well, no need to be so official, I just came here to chat casually."
"I always feel that many humans would say this, but the actual situation is completely the opposite." Agatsuma smiled and added softly: "But the Commander should be an exception. After all, your current age does not quite fit this doctrine."
"Ah... I took it as a compliment?"
"Of course, in fact, I do mean that."
The young commander nodded and was about to ask "How are you adapting?" But he felt that the topic was too dry. After thinking about it, he had no idea and fell silent.
My wife seemed to have anticipated this situation and took the initiative to say, "Since we want to get to know each other, why don't we just talk about our hobbies first?"
"Ah... OK, my hobby... reading? Satisfying curiosity? Probably these two things?" Su Xin touched the tip of her nose, feeling a little embarrassed, "I also touched Noshiro's horn last time."
"There's no need to feel embarrassed about this, Commander. This is normal. If you have any questions, feel free to ask." Agatsuma took out his sword and handed it over.
Su Xin took it and took a look at it. The wooden scabbard was wrapped with a white strap. It was a very simple style. When it was unscabbarded, the blade was sharp and the surface was smooth. It was a very good-looking knife.
"Well, thank you. Here you go."
Azuma took it with a smile, "Haha, as for me... I don't have anything particularly interesting. In fact, I think I'm pretty ordinary."
"No, you are already special just because you have a unique type of ship in the port area."
"You mean the large cruiser?" Azuma thought about it and didn't think it was outstanding. "In the final analysis, it is a product between a battleship and a heavy cruiser. It is not as good as the best, but better than the worst."
Su Xin shook her head in disagreement and explained seriously, "You can think of it this way. You have more firepower than a heavy cruiser and are more flexible than a battleship. Your abilities are impeccable."
Azuma smiled, "Well... I found that the commander is quite good at comforting people."
"After all, I was comforted in this way before... I always felt that I was not good enough and was bad, but you helped me become confident?"
The young commander said, without waiting for my wife to speak, he took out a piece of metal from his pocket and stuffed it into my wife's pocket. "Oh, by the way, keep this well, okay? Everyone in the family has one, and it can be used as an emergency repair device."
"Hmm? What is this? A little...wrench?"
"Well, I should have told you last time, but Canglong and the others were there, so I didn't mention it. The environment isn't right right now, so I'll tell you when I have the chance. Anyway... keep it safe!"
Azuma curled her eyes and carefully put the metal piece away. "I understand. After all, it is the first gift the commander gave me. Of course I have to keep it well."
"Although, that's not what I meant, but it would be best if you could do this."
"Yes~Yes~Thank you, Commander."
"Hehe...you're welcome~"
Chapter 878 Life at Sea (2
As a member of the "Minato Ward Sleepy Club", Shinano always looks groggy and half asleep.
Su Xin wanted to talk to her, but unfortunately she couldn't find a suitable opportunity. After all, ship girls don't need to eat in essence.
If you can't see him before and after meals, it will be even more difficult at other times.
In desperation, Su Xin had to send a message to the other party and decided to wait until she received a reply before visiting.
Fortunately, although Shinano is sleepy, he still has a circadian rhythm, so Su Xin finally waited for the full moon at dusk, and the invitation from Shinano
Shinano: [Sorry, I got up a little late. You can just come in. ]
The commander quickly replied "OK" and then took Befa straight to the other party's room. She hesitated for a moment on whether to knock on the door or not, and finally chose to go in directly according to the instructions in the message.
Su Xin was actually extremely serious and looking forward to this interview.
After all, the opponent is Shinano, the third ship of the Yamato class, and the only two ships in the port area that are over two meters tall. The ship is even equipped with several spherical divination wheels that display the changes of stars and the moon.
It must be said that apart from being easily sleepy, her mysterious attribute was absolutely maxed out, which forced Su Xin to show her most mature performance.
Not to mention respecting the other party's schedule, she even thought about her opening remarks. But when she walked in, her high-end filter was instantly shattered.
I saw the aircraft carrier with a magnificent physique like an enlarged white fox, curled up pitifully on the bed, with its several big tails trying to squeeze into the quilt, but it could not cover it tightly.
Seeing someone coming in, she opened her hazy eyes, calmed down for a while, then sat up from the bed, rubbing her forehead.
"Well... you came really quickly, please take a seat..."
Su Xin looked around the small room, tidied up the scattered clothes on the sofa, and then found an empty seat to sit down.
Shinano tilted her head, waited for the commander to sit down, and spoke softly: "Sorry... I'm always asleep, next time you can just come in and wake me up..."
"Uh, it's okay. I just wanted to come over and chat. It's nothing important. If you're sleepy, I'll go back first."
"No, I also want to talk to you." Shinano supported the bed with one hand and yawned lazily, holding up her loose nightgown. "What do you think of the word 'fate'?"
Su Xin was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect that the topic would be this abstract right at the beginning. "Destiny? Well... Logically speaking, 'destiny' is innate, while 'luck' is constantly changing, but I actually... don't really believe in this."
"Don't you believe it...?"
"Hmm...did I say something wrong?"
Shinano shook her head. "No, it's normal to have different opinions, but... I am the exact opposite of you. I think the word 'fate' covers too many predetermined endings..."
Before coming, Su Xin checked the relevant historical data of Shinano and learned that ten days after its completion and 17 hours after its first voyage, it was sunk by a single ship, Archerfish, due to a series of "coincidences".
The "largest aircraft carrier at that time" eventually became the "warship with the shortest service history." In a sense, this was indeed Shinano's unavoidable fate.
The topic was a bit heavy at this point, and Su Xin didn't know how to respond. Fortunately, Shinano seemed to have just mentioned it casually and didn't intend to go into details, "Oh, by the way..."
"Um?"
"Although I didn't listen to the whole interview last time, I heard you vaguely say that you are curious about tails, ears and other parts... Is that right?"
The atmosphere changed a little too quickly. The little commander was stunned for a moment before reacting. He nodded awkwardly, "Ah... That's it."
Shinano smiled warmly, "In that case, would you like to try my tail...?"
"Well...if you don't mind."
The big fox didn't say anything else, but just lay back on the bed silently, covered himself with the quilt, and then moved his tail, which couldn't fit under the quilt, to the edge of the bed, looking like he was about to fall asleep.
Su Xin understood, and silently took out a comb, found a small spot on the edge of the bed to sit down, placed the snow-white tail with a slightly blue tip on her legs, and gently combed the hair.
This trick always seems to work well against canines. At least from Shinano's happy facial expression, we can tell that he is in a very good mood.
"Huh. You are here with me, feel free to do whatever you want. After all, it is inevitable that I was awakened by you..."
Although Shinano's altitude is comparable to that of Frederick the Great, the feeling it gives people is completely different from that of the emperor.
Rather than feeling oppressed, she was more like a lazy large dog, curled up in a nest of inappropriate size, allowing her owner to do whatever he wanted to her without any resistance.
This made Su Xin, who loved furry things, feel even more pity for the nine tails. She combed the tails inside and out, and helped to position them so that the quilt could just cover Shinano and her tails, who had fallen asleep at some point.
"....The bed is a little small. How about we help her move the sofa to the end of the bed? Otherwise, she won't be able to straighten her legs..."
Beifa, who had been silent since entering the room, advised softly: "I'll take care of this kind of thing. Please help pay attention to Miss Shinano's sleeping state. If she shows any signs of waking up, please let me stop."
The little commander nodded and stood by the bed, looking at the peacefully sleeping aircraft carrier. The head maid quickly moved the furniture at the end of the bed and moved the small sofa over, barely increasing the length of the bed.
Logically speaking, the increase of 30 centimeters is enough for Shinano to stretch his body, but the only flaw is the bedding. Unless he covers himself with two quilts on top of each other, his feet will still be exposed.
