The fact that Su Xin, a new commander who had been in office for less than two years, was sent to H City was a strong indication of supervision and inspection.
Although it may be a good thing for others, for Su Xin, who has many special features, being ignored is what she wants most.
To this end, Su Xin must behave mediocrely and harmlessly enough during the event, and it would be best if she did not do anything extra and just stayed until the end of the event.
"So I have to stay at home for this event?"
Tiancheng tapped the table and thought seriously, "Actually... not necessarily? If the work can be divided up, can't you get out of it?"
Su Xin was a bit dull but not stupid. She quickly understood what Tian Cheng meant. "Are you saying that we should push the work of [exchanging remuneration] out?"
"Yes, at present, this is the only thing you need to be responsible for." Tiancheng thought for a while, "Ming happens to be planning to do business here, in fact, you can completely let her handle this matter."
"And for the ship girls, equipment is more important than supplies. If Ming is in charge of this matter, it is equivalent to having one more exchange option. Let's just say... it's a win-win situation, right?"
Su Xin was stunned for a moment, and felt that this plan seemed feasible, "But...what should I do if Vanya and the others come to find me?"
"Well, you just said..." Tiancheng's beautiful eyes moved and he chuckled twice, "You were busy resting during the day and only got up to eat at night, so you didn't answer my knocks."
"Hmm? Is that enough? If they ask me why I sleep during the day and don't rest at night, what should I say?"
"Because we were all out during the day." Tiancheng answered as a matter of course, and added confidently: "Don't worry, they won't ask, just say that."
Commander Su nodded doubtfully, with a little hope in his heart. If these two major problems were solved, he could indeed be considered free.
Shokaku is still responsible for makeup, and as for costumes... Actually, the ship girls don't necessarily wear their original ship uniforms to fight in the middle of winter, so it doesn't seem strange for Su Xin to wear her own.
But now there is still a question, "If I go outside, am I wearing too much? But... I have only been outside for a while today, and I feel like I am about to freeze. The wind will be stronger on the sea...?"
Actually, Amagi had no solution to this problem, but she felt that Yubari should be able to help. After all, the pair of external leg gear and the torpedo with maximum firepower were made by her.
Tiancheng thought so and mentioned it so. The young commander thought it made sense. The two discussed for a while and after finalizing their respective tasks, Su Xin wrapped herself in her coat and went to find Yubari.
After dinner, Yubari retreated into the room and seemed to be fiddling with something inside. From time to time, some noises could be heard from inside, which made the little commander very curious.
Fortunately, the noise was not loud. A few seconds after the commander knocked on the door, Yubari came out.
Seeing Su Xin shivering outside the door, Yubari didn't seem surprised. He welcomed Su Xin in first, then closed the door tightly and let her walk around the room.
Su Xin was indeed quite curious, mainly because the piles of square plates on the floor were so eye-catching that she walked forward and poked them gently with her hand.
"Soft?"
"Yes, it's mainly used for soundproofing." Yu Zhang didn't bother to be polite with Su Xin, and continued to stick pieces of soft material to the wall, "Otherwise it might disturb others."
"Oh...are you planning to do anything that might disturb others?"
Yubari stood on tiptoe and put a piece of material board on it. Then he sighed helplessly, "Mingmiao said he wanted to sell the equipment. It was too sudden. I didn't prepare the parts before I left. Now I have to make them again."
"Cutting, hammering, splicing, and trimming, each process is noisy. I have to go out during the day and can only come back to bang the equipment at night, which definitely affects my rest."
Su Xin nodded to show her understanding. Seeing that Yubari was so busy, she suddenly didn't know whether she should bring up this matter and hesitated for a moment.
Fortunately, Yubari knows his little commander well. "No one comes to visit you for no reason. So what problem do you have that you need my help with?"
"Well... I just want to ask you..." The little commander thought for a moment, "Do you have something like thermal underwear or a close-fitting electric blanket?"
Yubari was stunned for a moment, "...Ah?"
"It's just... it's too cold outside. If I go out pretending to be a ship girl, I have to wear a lot of clothes... but wouldn't that be weird? And it's not convenient to move around..."
"So you just want a portable electric blanket???"
Su Xin shrank her head, "Or maybe a super-large hot pack would work?"
Yubari began to think of ideas. "There are super-strong heat-collecting materials, but if you want to make them into a close-fitting and thin style... there are not many that meet the requirements."
"The built-in heating circulation system doesn't seem to work well..."
"Method...method..."
Seeing that Yuzhang was racking his brains for her, Su Xin did not go forward to make trouble. Instead, she took the board from Yuzhang's hand and began to paste it seriously.
Only after he had pasted the entire wall did the young commander put his hands on his hips, took a breath and took a break. Turning around, he saw Yubari still standing there in deep thought, without moving a single part of his body.
"...Why don't you just wear more clothes?" Su Xin cautiously asked, "It's not that we can't fight at all, it's just... well... it would be nice if we could move the floor heating in the room to the sea..."
Yubari was stunned when he heard this. He tilted his head to look at the concrete floor under his feet, then looked at the little conductor who was coming and going freely in only two pieces of clothes, and suddenly he had an idea.
"...Yeah, wouldn't it be nice to build you something that can keep you warm? As for the energy consumption...batteries? Not enough...A magic cube? I still don't quite understand it..."
Yubari took a small stack of white paper and began to immerse himself in writing the plan. Su Xin stood beside him curiously, and only understood half of what he was doing, but she could understand where the current problem lay.
She thought about what she had on her, then let out a soft "ah". "As for shoes... can't they amplify power? Can I take a part of this and convert it into energy?"
"Yeah!" Yubari pounded the table. "It's all overflowing anyway, so why not use some of it to generate electricity? You're such a face-paralyzed kid—ah."
After writing two strokes of the Yubari plan, she suddenly realized what she had just said. She was nervous and cursed herself for being so stupid in her heart while quietly turning her head to look.
"Is it okay, Mr. Yubari?"
Yubari was stunned, then glanced at Su Xin who didn't mind at all, and at the same time she breathed a sigh of relief and felt a lot more comfortable. Compared to the two titles of "Master" and "Commander", "Little Face Paralysis" was obviously more to her liking.
"Well, I think I have a plan. To put it simply, it's a bodysuit with a built-in heating system. I will use an interface to connect it to the shoes, and when the two are worn together, they can provide heating normally.
"I still have the previous drawings of the shoes. It's very simple to just make some changes. As for this suit..." Yubari shook his tail and smiled mischievously, "I need some detailed data about you."
"...Huh?"
"Take it off." Yubari took out a tape measure and prepared a pen and paper. "For science and for the mobile floor heating, take off your clothes and let me measure your size."
Chapter 460 Small Problem
That night, Yubari measured the dimensions very carefully, including but not limited to waist circumference, leg length and other data. Since it was a close-fitting piece of equipment, anything slightly off would result in a poor wearing experience.
It's a pity that the presence of the sports bra may cause some errors in some parts, but she thought about it and let it go. Anyway, she still needs to pad when putting on makeup, so it doesn't matter if there is one more or one less.
After recording the sizes, Su Xin was sent back by Yuzhang to rest. She didn't need to worry about the next thing, as Yuzhang would naturally give it to her after it was done.
The event started around the beginning of January. The reason for the ambiguous wording was that Su Xin actually didn't know when the event would start. It was only when she saw a lot of ship girls going out one day that she realized this.
During the first few days, Su Xin naturally couldn't leave casually. Vanya chatted with Chen Yang in the store every day, Ming Miao and Yu Zhang were busy with their own things, and she was the only one who was very idle.
Since that day when Chen Yang wanted to help but was rejected by the commander, he never came again. He probably felt embarrassed, which made Su Xin dispel some of her doubts and no longer be so wary.
There was no point in staying in the room, so Su Xin thought about it and decided to wrap herself up as a penguin and go out. She went downstairs and walked into the kitchen, where she successfully found the Kitchen Goddess.
It's not that she was kind-hearted and wanted to lend a hand, but she had to mention the handover of her work to the Kitchen Goddess first, so as not to arouse her suspicion by suddenly disappearing.
The kitchen inside the cafeteria is very large, with a countertop made of rectangular metal tables in the middle, and stoves, sinks, food processing areas, etc. scattered around it.
Early in the morning, the Kitchen Goddess was very busy. After all, breakfast could be easily prepared, but lunch required more preparation. Even if some of the ship girls did not plan to come back for dinner, she would still cook a lot of dishes.
The Kitchen Goddess was quite surprised to see Commander Su Xin coming to the kitchen. She thought that such a clean human girl would be pampered by the maids and basically would not be exposed to these things.
Since the exchange rate was discussed pleasantly, the Kitchen Goddess had a very good impression of the young commander, so she was less reserved and asked out of curiosity.
"Commander Su? Why are you here? Do you usually cook at home?"
Su Xin felt guilty when she heard the word "cooking". With Yixian by her side to guide her throughout the process, the food she cooked could barely be called "dish". If she was free to do whatever she wanted...
I always feel that the person who eats it will evaporate on the spot.
The Kitchen Goddess didn't wait for an answer. She glanced at Su Xin's serious expression and misunderstood. "So... I know a little, but I'm not very good at it?"
Su Xin thought about it and thought that “a little bit” would be no problem. Who knows how much “a little bit” is? So she nodded seriously and said, “Well, a little bit.”
"Oh... I really can't tell." The female kitchen god smiled and began to chop vegetables skillfully. "I thought you guys didn't cook much."
"...I really don't cook much."
The female kitchen god understood, "Well, then my guess is not wrong... Are all your ship girls out? Why are you suddenly in the kitchen?"
"Well... I'm here to help, and by the way, I want to ask your opinion on something."
"Oh~ You're here to ask for my opinion, right?" It was rare for someone to talk to her when she was cooking alone. The female kitchen god was in a good mood. "No need for help. Just ask me if you have anything to say."
Su Xin glanced at the vegetables in the sink, which were smoking. She thought the water must be hot, so there would be no problem washing the vegetables. So she struggled to push up a small part of her sleeves, and several layers of sleeves were rolled into a ball.
"...It's about exchanging nameplates." The young commander said slowly while skillfully unpacking and washing vegetable leaves, "I don't think it's appropriate for me to be in charge. In fact, there is a better candidate."
"A better candidate? Who? Are you talking about Miss Vanya?"
Su Xin shook her head. "I'm talking about one of my shipgirls. She's a maintenance ship like you. She's planning to open a shop on the island to sell equipment. I think everyone might need new equipment more than oil and money?"
The female kitchen god was stunned when she heard this, thinking, "Is there such a good thing?" She quickly put down the kitchen knife in her hand and turned to ask, "Are you serious? Can we exchange the badge for equipment?"
"Well, you can, but the price is actually the same as buying it directly with money, it just has one less procedure."
"That doesn't matter. What we lack now is actually a way..." The female kitchen god frowned slightly, "To be honest, after several activities, everyone has saved a lot of money and oil, but the equipment has not been updated much."
"Because there are no better channels to buy equipment now, the quality of the equipment we can buy is not high, and we don't have access to high-quality equipment. Most of the sisters are still using blank equipment..."
The female Vesta sighed, "Fortunately, the activity intensity of the Siren ships here is not high, otherwise if a fight really breaks out, it is estimated that many sisters will be injured in the battle..."
These small commanders could actually guess what was going on, but if she rushed forward to offer her warmth, not only would the other ship girls be alert, but the navy would also be able to get the news, and she would probably receive even more attention then.
Therefore, selling by lottery at a lower price is obviously a better way, which can allow both the non-organized ship girls and Ming Miao to gain their respective benefits and improvements.
"Well, I think everyone should really need that batch of equipment. It just happens to be a good opportunity for Ming to earn some pocket money. I can just go and exchange the nameplates together when the time comes. It will be convenient.
The Kitchen Goddess naturally agreed, and as she continued to cut vegetables, she seemed to be in a better mood. Even the sound of the knife hitting the chopping board became much crisper. However, she stopped cutting halfway.
"In that case... you have nothing to do, right?" The female kitchen god teased, "Well, after saying so much, it turns out you just want to slack off. Hum... I have to tell you that the kind and righteous Donghuang commander is actually a lazy idiot.
Bug~"
It was the first time that Su Xin was called lazy. She should not have said too much since she had achieved her goal, but she subconsciously made up an excuse, "I... because I go to bed late at night, so I always get up very late in the morning..."
"Hmm? Staying up late is not good. Your human body is too fragile. You need to rest and not play games until late at night."
“I don’t play games much…”
The Kitchen Goddess asked casually, "What do you mean by staying up late? If not playing games or reading novels, what else could it be--"
Su Xin was silent for a moment, thinking, "How would I know what the reason was that Tiancheng sister mentioned? You only told me and didn't ask more questions, but didn't tell me the details..."
He was thinking about just admitting that he was reading a novel, so he took Su Xin and looked up, only to find that the female Kitchen God, who used to chop vegetables quickly and efficiently, was now blushing and hesitant.
Su Xin:……?
The female kitchen god didn't dare to look back, she cleared her throat and forced herself to calm down, "Ahem... um... I, how about I look for some recipes for nourishing the body? They shouldn't be too bad if I learn them..."
Su Xin thought it would be too much trouble for someone to learn how to cook soothing dishes for her, so she declined. However, the female Kitchen God praised her for her "good health", but she didn't take it seriously. She washed all the dishes and left.
The subsequent matters were handed over smoothly. Su Xin felt that there was probably a large group among these wandering ship girls, and the news spread quickly. In the first two days, many people came to her to make records, but after that, there were basically no more.
Vanya was like an outsider, going between the dormitory, the canteen and the cafeteria every day, regardless of whether she saw Su Xin or not. The young commander once thought that she might have forgotten him.
Yubari's "Portable Floor Heating Kit " was also successfully launched. When it was handed to the young conductor, he was quite proud and boasted about the kit that was integrated with the external footwear.
"Look, it's lightweight, warm, washable, integrated, and easy to put on and take off. It's simply a perfect piece of equipment that has millions of advantages in one!"
The suit was all black, soft and elastic, and slightly reflective. Su Xin pinched both sides of the suit's collar and lifted it up. She found that the suit after unfolding looked like... an Ultraman suit?
Except for the head and hands, the suit covers all the skin below the neck. Su Xin doesn't even need to wear shoes, she just needs to put it on with socks, but it looks a bit subtle...
Like a latex coat.
The innocent little commander naturally wouldn't associate it with anything else. There was nothing wrong with an Ultraman suit, since no one could see it when he wore it.
Su Xin reached out and touched it. It had good heat-generating properties and felt comfortable. When Yubari said it could also absorb sweat, she was even more satisfied. However, when she saw the end, she discovered that there was actually a small problem.
"It's really amazing, but...how am I supposed to go to the bathroom?"
Yubari's happy expression froze for a moment. Facing the inquiring gaze of the little boy, she laughed dryly twice and took out a knife with gritted teeth.
"I...I want to change it?"
Chapter 461 Right?
Yubari admitted that it was indeed her negligence not to have considered this point, but she had never made equipment for people to wear before, and the few exceptions all happened to the young commander, so it was normal for him to be a little inexperienced.
So Yubari straightened her back, held the "Set " and left stiffly, preparing to go back and think of ways to make some improvements, and by the way escape from Su Xin's subtle look at her.
Commander Su was not in a hurry either. The heating problem was almost solved now, and the suit could be put to use after some minor modifications. As for makeup...there was no need to worry too much.
Since the makeup of "Little Sweet Orange" last time was able to perfectly deceive other unfamiliar ship girls, it doesn't seem to be difficult to use it in a different place in the winter event this time.
Thinking of this, Su Xin stopped going back to her room, turned a corner and walked towards Xianghe's room.
Xianghe's room is on the left. For this event, she still adhered to her usual style and chose to live next to Akagi. It is not too far from Su Xin's room, just two steps away.
As a good and polite commander, Su Xin always respects the privacy of every ship girl. Even if the relationship is good, she will knock on the door first to ask for consent.
