"Cough... cough..." Su Xin coughed until her eyes turned red. Finally, as if she had recovered her breath, she hurriedly rushed to the boiled water on the table.
She gulped down two large glasses of water, then leaned back in her chair as if she had breathed a sigh of relief, took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Commander?" Lafei followed Su Xin, pinched the commander's wrist, and looked him up and down, "...Are you okay?"
"Hmm? I'm fine." Su Xin drank two more glasses of water and looked at the room full of her own ship girls, very confused, "What's wrong with you? Why are you looking at me like that?"
After saying that, Su Xin swept her mouth with her tongue, looking dissatisfied, "Did someone give me bitter melon candy? Why is it so bitter..."
Tiancheng stated the facts with a serious face, "You have been sitting there motionless for several hours."
"Me?" The little commander looked surprised. "Didn't I just absorb the Rubik's Cube? And then...you guys came back?"
The ship girls realized that the problem seemed to be serious, but before they could speak, the little commander seemed to be unable to wait and ran into the bathroom.
Everyone just watched as Su Xin picked up the toothpaste and toothbrush, then she wrinkled her face and began to brush her teeth carefully, complaining vaguely as she brushed.
"It seems like someone gave me this painful shave... Why can't I get rid of this Wei Dao swelling..."
The ship girls looked at each other in confusion, but the young commander seemed to be fine for the time being, and no one had eaten yet, so Helena and her family of three volunteered to pack dinner for everyone.
Five minutes later, the young commander came out with a frown on his face.
Rafi looked at Su Xin's still confused expression and asked her doubtfully, "Commander... is it still very hard?"
"Well... it's a little better, but I still have a taste of fossils in my mouth..."
Lafite moved closer, tiptoed a little, and sniffed before Su Xin could react. He found that there was no strange smell as Su Xin said, but only the orange smell of toothpaste, so he said to Su Xin:
“No bitter melon flavor…weird.”
The young commander covered his mouth and shyly took two steps back. Hearing this, he seemed to be in disbelief. "How is it possible... My tongue is still uncomfortable now. I was suddenly choked by this taste just now."
Tiancheng felt that something was fishy, but after all, Su Xin's feelings were only her own subjective impression, which others could not feel. The biggest problem at the moment was why Su Xin's computer was down for several hours.
Therefore, Tiancheng carefully described to her Su Xin's vegetative state over the past few hours, and in the other's surprised eyes, he took out his mobile phone, turned on the screen, and showed the time to Su Xin.
"This... maybe it's because I'm being transformed?" Su Xin thought about it and called up the virtual port in her mind to take a look. "The progress bar has indeed increased to 70... but why don't I feel anything?"
"No new ship equipment has appeared?"
Su Xin stood up and looked herself over. There were indeed no new accessories. "Could it be that it only enhanced my physique?"
Su Xin was about to think, but suddenly she seemed to smell something, "Are we having braised pork tonight?"
The ship girls were all stunned, not understanding why Su Xin suddenly said this. Before they could react, the door was suddenly opened, and Phoenix, who was standing outside the door carrying a pile of bags, smiled and said to the inside.
"Tonight's meal is very sumptuous. The Commander will definitely like it. Do you want to guess what it is?"
Su Xin rolled her tongue, "Braised pork?"
Phoenix's eyes widened. "How do you know?"
The little commander suddenly didn't know what to say. Could it be that this 10% progress bar only gave her a dog nose?
With a bitter face, she told the ship girls her guess, causing them to laugh uncontrollably. The nosy Nagashima even took a bag of potato chips and hid it behind her back, asking the little commander what it tasted like. The little commander answered all the questions one by one.
"Really...really..." Nagashima was very surprised by this skill, "You can smell it even though I haven't even opened the bag? If I can do that, then wouldn't I be able to get snacks for free?"
Su Xin sighed and stopped dwelling on it, intending to let the matter go. After all, this skill was of no help in improving combat effectiveness.
"Let's eat."
Su Xin took the dinner brought back by the three people, picked up a piece of vegetable leaf very attentively, and ate it carefully. However, when she was concentrating on eating, she suddenly smelled a familiar smell.
She suddenly turned her head following the smell and saw Lafite's head lowered instantly.
The young commander confirmed it again and again, smacked his lips, and murmured in confusion:
"...peach?"
Chapter 276: Farewell
Ever since he acquired an upgraded sense of smell, the little commander's life has become very inconvenient.
Because she found that the virtual port area did not just enhance her sense of smell. Many times, even if there was no food around, the little commander could smell inexplicable smells.
There were roast duck, braised meat, candy, coffee, and everything else. These flavors mixed together to form a strange smell that was very difficult to describe in words, making Su Xin miserable.
She didn't know where these smells came from, nor did she know how to solve them, because Su Xin found that only she could smell these smells, and no one else could.
Even if you wear a mask when going out, these various smells will pass through numerous obstacles and finally enter the little commander's nose without any reduction, mixing with countless other smells.
Because of this, Su Xin was unable to eat normally for several days. After all, no matter how delicious the food was, all she could smell was the mixed smell of various foods, and it was good enough that she didn't vomit.
The ship girls were also very distressed about this. In order to ensure that Su Xin had a normal meal, they had to keep a certain distance from Su Xin. It would be best if the little commander ate alone in the room. However, seeing the little girl alone, they were very worried.
And I couldn't bear it.
And it's not just like this during meal times. As long as there are people around, Su Xin seems to be able to smell all kinds of odors all the time, which makes life difficult for the ship girls in the port.
They were originally quite close to the young commander, and Su Xin always looked very depressed whenever she went on a long trip. Now, they couldn't even see him in person.
And even though the ship girls didn't say it, they were actually more or less uneasy about the smell they had on the little commander.
They themselves cannot smell this odor, so they don't know what kind of smell they are emitting from the little commander.
Phoenix was very depressed because when she asked Su Xin before, she was told that she had a sour smell on her body, especially like the vinegar on the kitchen stove.
This description hit Phoenix hard. After all, she is still a girl. Even if she is a little careless, she shouldn't be jealous, right?
So Phoenix started taking three to five showers a day, using up the shower gel very quickly, but according to the little conductor, the vinegar smell didn't diminish at all.
"Damn... I even put on perfume, but it still smells like vinegar..."
Phoenix was secretly annoyed, and when he saw Cleveland standing next to Helena and talking, he became even more furious. He jumped over as usual, shouting that he wanted to fight Cleveland.
With the example of Phoenix, the other ship girls became more cautious, fearing that their smell would become unpleasant in the eyes of Su Xin, so they always kept a certain distance from the little commander.
The young commander was numb, she had only experienced this kind of situation when she first arrived at the port area. It had been more than a year, and she didn't expect that she would have the chance to experience it again.
Now the progress bar was stuck again, so Su Xin started to change her clothes and go out to sea to gain experience. However, Tiancheng seemed less willing to use her tail to take the little commander out, because she was afraid that Su Xin would smell something strange.
Fortunately, Akagi didn't care much about this. She felt that if she could accept everything about the little commander, then the little commander must also accept herself completely. Therefore, Akagi was the person least affected.
She would follow the little commander every day and never ask what her role was like on Su Xin's side. This calmness made the other ship girls admire her very much.
Su Xin also breathed a sigh of relief because she found that the scent on Akagi was very pure and had never changed, and would not change due to time or place.
And Akagi's scent smells like her original fragrance mixed with some of Amagi's scent and a small amount of peach scent.
Although there are quite a few components, all three smell good, so the mixed smell will not be particularly harmful to the little commander.
However, when they went out, a large group of ship girls surrounded the two people, one big and one small, in the middle, and kept a distance between them. This strange scenery still attracted the attention of many people.
The ship girl who asked the commander last time whether he wanted to switch to her side was also present this time. She took every opportunity to ask the commander whether he had considered it.
"You see, they are isolating you. Why don't you bring your sister to our port? We are all big sisters there. They really want a little sister. They will all take good care of you."
The young commander sniffed the sweet scent like honey on the other party and politely rejected the proposal, which put the hearts of the ship girls who were staring at him not far behind him at ease.
Gradually, over time, the young commander began to figure out some tricks.
She discovered that this ability could actually be controlled to a certain degree. Previously, she seemed to have always maintained it at the maximum effect, so the smell she smelled was somewhat strong.
But after spending a long time with Akagi, she gradually got used to Akagi's scent and no longer paid much attention to things like smell.
As a result, one day the little commander suddenly discovered that her sense of smell seemed to have returned to normal, but as soon as she thought about this problem, her sense of smell would be maximized again.
This made her understand the mechanism of her ability, so she began to consciously train her thoughts and ideas, forcing herself to adapt to this sensitive sense of smell. In the end, just like walking on water in the past, she successfully mastered the control.
Skills of ability.
The ship girls were finally able to get in touch with the little commander again without having to worry about their own smell, so everyone hugged the little commander and rubbed him, kneading Su Xin's cat ears and sniffing him.
After that, when they went out to sea to collect resources again, everyone was a loving family. The ship girl who tried to steal the boy realized that she had no chance, so she gave up quietly.
In the following days, Su Xin went out with everyone to blow up ships to gain scientific research experience and collect mind cubes during the day, and played games with the children in the port at night.
She knew that the day when little Zeppelin would leave was getting closer and closer, and now they were only one coordinate away from the Purifier, and they might have to say goodbye.
Little Zeppelin knew this very well. She was reluctant to leave everyone in the port, but going home was something she had to do. After all, she couldn't let go of her own camp and had to go back to do her part.
Finally, in mid-August, Su Xin received a message from the Purifier.
Big Eyes Meng: [I'm ready, just come over here sometime, XX, XX]
Su Xin looked up at little Zeppelin, who was eating happily with cream on the corners of his mouth, pursed her lips, smiled helplessly, and then took out her cell phone.
He pointed the camera forward and pressed the shutter button, capturing little Zeppelin's ignorant yet happy look clearly in the photo.
Chapter 277 Return
"Go back... Go back there, and remember to eat on time, okay?"
"Yeah, I know."
"If...if you can, think of me sometimes...no...don't forget me..."
"No, what I said before...I will forget all of you as soon as I go back. That was just a joke. I will miss you often."
Ruyue pursed her lips, wanting to say something but not knowing where to start. She could only open her big eyes and look at little Zeppelin pitifully.
Little Zeppelin was quite open-minded. Although she was sad about the impending separation, fortunately she had prepared herself mentally for some time, so she was still relatively calm at the moment.
"I will eat and sleep on time, and I will be careful when fighting. Don't worry about me." Little Zeppelin smiled very sincerely and patted Ru Ruyue's shoulder. "Don't worry!"
Ruyue hesitated for a long time, but finally lowered her head, took off the black cat cross-body bag on her body, and carefully hung it on little Zeppelin.
"This... this is a gift from the commander... I want to give it to you, you have to cherish it..." After saying this, Ruyue secretly glanced at Su Xin who was standing in the middle of the crowd and remained silent.
Su Xin didn't care much about this. Once the gift was given, it belonged to the other person. She wouldn't have any opinion on who Ruyue gave it to. Besides, it seemed like Ruyue was reluctant to give it away.
So the little commander gently touched Ruyue's head and said, "It's okay, Ruyue, of course you can give it to me. I will make another one for you later.
Ruyue breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that, and felt relieved. She helped little Zeppelin adjust the shoulder straps and unzipped the cross-body bag.
"This... this contains... your favorite snacks..." Ruyue was very careful not to squeeze the package, for fear of ruining the appearance of the pastry, "It's a pity that I can only put so much..."
Little Zeppelin's eyes lit up, and his two little hands firmly grasped the straps, "I will! Thank you!"
Ruyue was shy and sad. After thinking for a while, she didn't know what to say, so she just hugged little Zeppelin gently, then ran to Eldridge's side and stayed there without saying anything.
Another ship girl who gets along well with little Zeppelin is Pinghai. Although she looks older than little Zeppelin, she is not much more mature and often plays with little Zeppelin.
Pinghai obviously didn't prepare a farewell gift. Looking at little Zeppelin's expectant eyes and the hand that was already stretched out in front of her, she pondered for a while, and then reluctantly took out something from the ship's space.
"This is the pot my sister and I have used for a long time." Pinghai held the very old and simple pot tightly, obviously reluctant to part with it, "Here... here you go. If you are hungry, you can use it to cook.
"Ah... you just gave me a pot? I can't cook!"
Pinghai explained seriously: "My sister told me that a small gift is more valuable than a token of affection. In ancient times, people even gave goose feathers as gifts. This pot is much more valuable than goose feathers..."
Little Zeppelin turned his head to look at Ninghai and saw that he also looked very embarrassed. He probably didn't expect Pinghai to keep the blame until now.
"Can't you change it?"
Pinghai was a little embarrassed, "I...I don't think I have anything else to give you. Can I have some buns?"
Little Qi Peilin shook her head. She didn't like eating buns, so why did she need so many buns? As for Pinghai's statement that there were no other gifts...
Little Zeppelin glanced at the little panda standing on Pinghai's shoulder and said, "Why don't you give this to me?"
"No." Pinghai immediately held the little panda in his arms. "If Erbao goes with you, Dabao will be very sad."
"Okay, okay." Little Zeppelin pouted, but still covered the pot with a plastic bag and held it firmly around his waist.
"Well... then I'm leaving?"
The ship girls nodded and waved to the little Zeppelin, "Goodbye, be careful on the road."
Little Zeppelin sniffed and smiled, "Don't underestimate the aircraft carrier! Um... let's go~"
Su Xin nodded and curled up into a small ball. Then Amagi picked her up. Little Zeppelin followed Amagi's big tail, jumped out of the door, and left the sight of the ship girls.
The ship girls looked at each other, and seeing how happy little Zeppelin was, they all breathed a sigh of relief and gently comforted the children who were somewhat unable to control their emotions.
"Not dancing anymore?"
Little Zeppelin was holding Su Xin's hand as they sailed on the sea. When she heard the question, she seemed to have just come to her senses and responded after a moment: "Ah... I won't dance anymore. It's all for them to see anyway..."
Su Xin nodded and didn't ask any more questions. She just took Amagi and little Zeppelin and drove out of the port where the ship girls gathered as quickly as possible, heading towards the coordinates provided by the Purifier.
Little Zeppelin didn't seem to be in a very good mood, but it wasn't very bad either. While she was cooperating with the commander to sail at a low speed, she also had the leisure to turn around and look at the sea view on the side.
