At this moment, Su Xin, who originally liked quietness, suddenly began to dislike this quiet atmosphere. She didn't have time to think and the words came out of her mouth.
"Are you unhappy?"
Little Zeppelin nodded and shook his head. After a long silence, two crystal beads suddenly fell down. This made Su Xin panic. She hurriedly picked up the handkerchief on the table, but her palms were covered with cream.
Little Zeppelin took a deep breath and sniffed, "Well...it's okay, I know where you are anyway, I can come over to play with you later."
“…I may never see you again.
Little Zeppelin opened her mouth but said nothing. After a moment, she stood up, walked over to sit next to Su Xin, reached out and grabbed the hem of the little conductor's clothes and stopped talking.
Seeing this, Su Xin said before she had time to think: "Can you stay?"
Little Zeppelin's hand that was grabbing the hem of his clothes suddenly tightened, and then loosened it all at once, "No... No!"
The little girl, who was shorter than Su Xin, pursed her lips and said firmly, "Tie Xue really needs me, I have to go back to help!"
Su Xin came back to her senses and felt that she had taken it for granted, so she nodded and said, "I am too selfish, I'm sorry.
"I will prepare well, just do whatever you want." Su Xin exhaled and touched little Zeppelin's head, "Be happy, we will all miss you."
"......Um."
SX: [Purifier, are you there?]
Big eyes cute: [???]
SX: [I have a question for you.]
Big Eyes Meng: [Ask me. After you ask me, I will consider whether to tell you or not. ]
SX: [Why wasn't Zeppelin surprised by the change of form? She was a ship before, wasn't she?]
Big Eyes Meng: [Change the question. ]
SX: [Little Zeppelin’s memory before this seems a little fuzzy, he only knows a rough idea of everything, why is that?]
Big Eyes Meng: […Why are you so obsessed with it?]
SX: [It’s “she”, not “it”. ]
Big Eyes Meng: [It is just data. It is inappropriate to use human pronouns. ]
SX: [She is also a ship girl, no different from humans. ]
Big Eyes Meng: [It won’t be the same after I go back. ]
Big Eyes Meng: [People are born as people, shipgirls are born as shipgirls, and ships are born to be ships. They are just the product of accidents. Even if they change their form, it is only a temporary change.]
Big Eyes Meng: [Before it came, it was a ship. Ships have no consciousness or memory. Moreover, in the world over there, it has not yet been successfully built.]
Big Eyes Meng: [Don’t waste too much time on it. Its ending is already determined and it won’t remember anything.]
Big Eyes Meng: [Including you. ]
Chapter 260 Tail
The ship girls who had originally wanted Su Xin to make adjustments on her own discovered that their little commander seemed even more unhappy. He frowned every day, as if he was under a lot of pressure.
The same thing happened to little Zeppelin. He looked depressed the whole day. Even if her favorite cake and dessert were placed in front of her, little Zeppelin showed no interest and just stared at the ship girls.
This made all the ship girls, big and small, in the port area very anxious. After discussing it, they decided to split up and act, with some helping the little commander solve the problem, and the others trying to find ways to make little Zeppelin happy.
The candidates for Little Zeppelin's side are relatively easy to determine. We just need to send those in the port area who can cook and make snacks, as well as the destroyers who often play with Little Zeppelin, and we will be able to do it right.
Su Xin's side is not easy to deal with. They don't know what problem is troubling Su Xin, so they can't choose the most suitable ship girl to solve the problem.
After much deliberation, everyone suggested letting the resourceful Tiancheng deal with the little commander's troubles.
Tian Cheng had few opportunities to interact with the little commander recently, because the more anxious she was, the more she would be noticed by the other party. The silly roe deer in the past was gone, and now Su Xin was more like a vigilant kitten, jumping up the tree at the slightest sign of trouble.
On the wall.
Later, she learned to go with the flow, stopped deliberately pursuing progress, and tried to be less impatient, so that she could get along normally with the little commander.
Of course she was happy to be asked to interact with the young commander this time. After all, putting aside her special feelings for Su Xin, it was normal for a ship girl to care about her commander.
So Tiancheng packed up her things and changed her clothes. She took off her red robe and changed into a more casual Japanese home clothes, which made her look a lot gentler and more approachable.
I heard that the young commander was reviewing documents in the command room. In fact, Tiancheng and Helena had already classified them before, which ones should be approved and which ones should not be signed, but the young commander still took them all out.
Watched it again.
Tiancheng knew that Su Xin was just bored and wanted to find something to do, not that she didn't trust their work ability. However, it was rare to see a little commander so anxious.
Arriving at the command room, Tiancheng knocked gently on the door, then turned the handle and went in. As expected, the young commander inside was buried in reading documents, and the things on the table were in a mess and piled up in a heap.
Tiancheng walked closer without saying a word, stood beside the little commander and looked at him for a while, then stretched out his hand and gently covered Su Xin's eyes, "Don't look anymore, Su Su."
Su Xin tightened the pen in her hand, and finally leaned back obediently with her straightened waist, leaning against the wide back of the chair, looking very tired.
"Sister Tiancheng..."
"Hmm? Is our little commander finally going to confide in me?"
The young commander didn't react and remained calm, which made Tiancheng smile helplessly.
She leaned over the back of the office chair, lowered her arms, and gently placed them on Su Xin's shoulders, patting them lightly, "Are you tired?"
“… a little bit.
"Hmm... can I give you a pinch?"
Su Xin didn't say anything, so Tiancheng took it as her consent, and then he gently massaged her shoulders.
Tiancheng had never studied massage properly, and his shoulder massage only involved applying force and pressing. The little commander had never had his shoulders massaged by anyone, so he just felt itchy all over and uncomfortable.
I don’t know if Tiancheng used too much strength or the little commander was just too weak, but after only a short while of pinching, Su Xin shrank her head and shook her head to refuse.
"No, no, my shoulders aren't that tired..."
Tiancheng saw that the little commander's expression was no longer dull, so he let go of his hand and said with a smile: "It seems that I still need to practice."
"So why is Susu unhappy? Everyone is worried about you."
"I... I don't know..." Su Xin thought of little Zeppelin and what the Purifier said to her, "... I think what she said makes sense, but I don't want to admit it."
Tiancheng didn't ask who this "she" was referring to. He just leaned down, hugged the little commander's neck from behind, and gently touched his face against her soft black hair.
"Then we won't admit it."
"...Huh?"
"Since Susu doesn't want to admit it, then just don't admit it." Tiancheng counseled in a soft voice, "This is your idea, you can stick to it, there is no need to force yourself to agree with others' opinions."
Su Xin was puzzled, "Is this also possible?"
"It's not always necessary to insist on doing the right thing." Tiancheng stood up and helped the little commander clean up the messy desk. "Just like staying up late is not good, there are still many people who choose to go to bed late."
"These are personal choices. As long as they are harmless, do not affect others, and are reasonable and legal, you can certainly stick to your choices."
Tiancheng stomped a stack of documents on the table, sorted them out, thought for a moment and added, "Of course, I don't really recommend doing this. After all, staying up late is really bad for your health, isn't it?"
Su Xin thought for a while and nodded, "You are right. I will stick to the right approach in other matters, but I will not easily change my attitude when it comes to little Zeppelin.
Tiancheng heard the familiar name, blinked, and didn't ask any further questions. Instead, the young commander took the initiative to describe what had happened to Tiancheng and complained.
"She said Zeppelin was data, and that when she returns, she won't remember us..."
Tiancheng finally understood why these two people were in a bad mood recently. It seemed that little Zeppelin would leave soon, and the thing that the little conductor was worried about was probably a memory problem.
But there is no way around it. The choice was made by little Zeppelin himself. All they have to do is respect each other's choice and give their blessings.
So Tiancheng pulled the little commander up, took her to sit on the sofa, took some desserts from the space, and stuffed them into the little commander's mouth.
"It doesn't matter." Tiancheng said, "Since she can't remember us, we can just remember her.
"Even if we can't see each other again, this memory won't disappear from our memory, right?"
Tiancheng wiped the corners of the little conductor's lips with his handkerchief again, and then said: "All good things must come to an end. We should respect little Zeppelin's choice and wish her a happy life at home, right?"
"Cheer up, because if you have a sad face, little Zeppelin will also be wrinkled every day. People who don't know will think we are bullying her."
Su Xin sniffed, "...I will remember her."
Tiancheng smiled and replied, “Of course.
"...the dessert is too sweet."
"Hmm...I'll put less sugar next time."
"...Tail."
Tiancheng smiled, and his fluffy fox tail hugged Su Xin tightly, "Okay~Okay~As you wish..."
Chapter 261 Scientific Research Confirmed
Su Xin adjusted her mentality quickly. After hugging the big and fluffy fox tail and rubbing it for a while, she regained her former spirit.
She is a commander, and her every word, every action, will more or less affect the ship girls in the port. She can't always be so depressed.
So Su Xin simply explained the whole story to the gathered ship girls during dinner. She omitted the identity and origin of little Zeppelin and simply said that little Zeppelin would be leaving soon.
"Her home is very far away. We probably can't get there, so I will ask the Purifier to take her home."
"We may not see little Zeppelin again in the future." The little conductor paused, "But there is nothing we can do about it. I hope everyone can cherish this time."
The ship girls were silent for a while, looking at the little Zeppelin who hung his head and didn't speak, not knowing what to say.
Pinghai was about to put the bun into her mouth, but she stopped when she heard this. She and little Qi Peilin had been getting along very well in the past few days, and she was a little overwhelmed when she suddenly heard that the other party was leaving.
She stared at the buns in her hand for a long time, and suddenly said, "Ah... If it's far away, you should bring more buns so you don't get hungry..."
Ming Meow: "Yes, yes, I can give you a lot of snacks, meow, free of charge, meow!"
Yixian: "Well, I will make more desserts for you these days. If you have any preferences, please tell me in advance."
Little Zeppelin sniffed and sobbed to comfort the others, "It's okay...it's okay, I will go back sooner or later, my family needs me..."
"Don't worry, I...I will be fine. Don't forget who I am. I am the first aircraft carrier of Iron Blood, the hope of the future of Iron Blood, Count Zeppelin!"
"Besides, why would my family treat me unfairly? Maybe after I go back, I will be so happy that I will forget all of you."
Little Zeppelin wiped his tears and smiled adorably, "But I still have to make snacks for Sister Yixian!"
Yixian smiled and responded softly, "Okay."
The young commander who knew the truth didn't want to mention it. He just rubbed little Zeppelin's head, walked back to his seat under the other's coquettish gaze, and started eating silently.
In the few days before the summer event, the children in the port area were having fun. They seemed to want to experience all the interesting and wonderful things.
Tickets to the amusement park are free for a limited time, and all kinds of snacks are supplied unlimitedly. Upon learning that the young commander had secretly booked the whole place, the little yellow chickens were all in high spirits and worked diligently at their own stalls.
The children were having fun, so Su Xin was also happier. She looked at the little ship girls who were screaming on the roller coaster, then turned and walked towards the command room.
The problem of little Zeppelin was solved, but there were still some other issues that she needed to consider and decide.
First is the scientific research ship girls in the virtual port area. She can see the six ship girls of the first phase of scientific research, Neptune, Monarch, Ibuki, Izumo, Ron and Louis IX.
According to the unlocking method in the previous life, one should gain a lot of experience with the ship girls of the required camp and consume a certain amount of materials and magic cubes before finally developing it successfully.
But in the little commander's virtual port, there are not so many restrictions and requirements, and supplies and magic cubes are relatively easy to solve. The only problem is that she is not sure which one she should work hard to build first.
In fact, according to the current situation in the port area, there are still few battleships that can provide firepower output.
Nagashima, Miss Hood, Amagi, Shokaku, Ark Royal, if you don't count the repair ship Ming, there won't even be enough for two teams.
There are quite a lot of small ships at home. Although Su Xin has no prejudice against this, small ships have weak firepower and insufficient output. This problem will become more obvious in future missions.
If we have to divide into several groups to carry out tasks in the future, the output pressure of the battleship will be much greater, and one person must take the lead to successfully complete the task.
Thinking of this, Su Xin couldn't help but shook her head. After several choices, she gave up the research and development of the four front-line pioneer ship girls and prepared to make a choice between Monarch and Izumo.
Due to the current lack of damage, the commander finally chose the Monarch who performed well in the game and gave up the research and development of Izumo (the Monarch won Ron's vote).
However, the total experience point was 300 million, and it was hard to say how long it would take for her to get it by herself. Therefore, Su Xin made a choice and put the issue aside for the time being.
The next question is how to gain experience. In fact, Su Xin hasn't figured out how to go out to sea with the ship girls. She can't pretend to be "wild" again, right?
Now many people recognize her face. Even if the little celebrity Su Xin pretends to be someone else, someone has to believe her.
Besides, the commander's ship equipment is indeed quite unique. Even though it is equipped with an external torpedo plate, Su Xin, who does not even have a ship equipment or a destroyer gun, still easily attracts other people's attention.
She thought about it over and over again but still couldn't find a solution, so she looked to the retired researcher Yubari for help.
