After this strange alternative competition ended, Su Xin, who was responsible for providing the prizes, was anxious for a long time.
Since the winner was Akagi, it would not be surprising no matter what outrageous demands the other party made. The casual mention of "giving birth to a child" alone was shocking enough.
But what the little commander didn't expect was that three whole days after the farce ended, she didn't receive any information about "wishes", and she even rarely saw Akagi.
If it weren't for the strong and completely impossible to ignore feeling of being watched when they sat at the same table for three meals a day, Su Xin almost thought that the other party was going to change his ways.
However, since Akagi has no intention of fulfilling his promise in the short term, Su Xin will naturally not rush to die. She even hopes that the peaceful time will last a little longer. It would be even better if the other party could forget about this matter.
It's a pity that the peace is only on the surface. There is only one Akagi in the port area who is well-behaved, but there are many other guys who are good at making trouble. None of them can make Commander Su worry-free.
After seeing the maid distracted for the sixth time and the overflowing milk staining the tablecloth, Su Xin, who was reading her elementary school textbook, sighed and silently closed the book.
"...Sister Dido, the cup is full again."
"...Huh? Ah... Ah... Ah, I'm... I'm sorry, Master." Dido hurriedly raised the pot in her hand, and some of the slightly dark milk splashed out and fell on Su Xin's soft white face.
The liquid, which was already somewhat warm, became much cooler after the short flight. It was not that hot, but warm. However, it came a little suddenly, which made the little commander stunned.
"Yes...I'm sorry...Dido was too careless. I'll help you clean her up..."
"Well...it's okay, it's just some milk tea, I can do it myself." Su Xin didn't care much and simply wiped it with a tissue. "What happened? You don't seem to be in good spirits."
Dido was panicked for a moment, but she was introverted and sensitive by nature, so even if there were some flaws in her expression, Su Xin, who thought she was familiar with ship girls, would not notice it.
Seeing that the young master didn't care much, Dido breathed a sigh of relief and replied in a low voice: "No... just... I didn't sleep well last night..."
"Well...why don't you go back and rest for a while, Sister Dido? I don't have anything to do today, so I'll probably be reading in my room."
"Master, do you really still dislike Dido's clumsiness? I'm sorry. Dido will concentrate on it next time. Master, just let me stay..."
As the maid spoke, her lips pursed, and she looked like she was about to cry out of grievance. Seeing this, Su Xin hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not say anything more.
Three days ago, she had seen what "acting" was, so she wouldn't be fooled so easily now. "Actually, you don't have to be so nervous. I really just want you to rest for a while."
"Master 909...
"...Okay, don't always have that expression. Even though I know it's fake, I'm still worried..."
Seeing that the little commander did not continue to drive people away, Dido breathed a sigh of relief, quickly changed the tablecloth, poured another cup of milk tea, and stepped back a few steps without saying anything.
In fact, her distraction was not caused by her sleep quality, but by the words that the maid senior Befa said to her before going to work this morning, which made her a little panicked.
[There's nothing that needs manpower around the commander, just a little cleaning, pouring water and passing things around will do.]
[The most urgent issue at the moment, in addition to the unknown request from Akagi, is that five days from now is also a more dangerous node. ]
[Although the commander probably doesn't care about Valentine's Day, other people in the port area don't think so, and there is a high probability that something will go wrong. ]
[I need to make some preparations with Sheffield first, in case we are unable to come up with any countermeasures when an emergency occurs that day.]
[In addition, we will also take this opportunity to make a "Dating Guide" for the Commander, just in case the Commander needs it, it will be a good reference. ]
[Anyway, Sheffield and I will probably be quite busy these days, so you may have to take care of the Commander's needs.]
[If you have anything to say, call me directly. If you are late... contact Miss Hu De and the others, or Secretary Jian Yixian. ]
[Well... I'll leave the Commander's personal safety to you for now. Come on, Dido.]
The new maid was extremely panicked. She had only been in the port for three days and she had been assigned such an important task. It was really difficult to handle.
After seeing the unscrupulous means used by some people in the port area, drugging, robbing, seducing, alienating, torturing, imprisoning, tying up, and playing shame games, any of these are possible!
Dido, who had suffered two of these attacks herself, naturally knew how serious they were, so she never dared to take her eyes off the little commander.
Even in the safety of her bedroom, she did not dare to relax at all. All she could think about were various horrible endings for Su Xin, none of which could be written down.
"This... this is too tempting... too scary, Dido must protect the master well!"
"...
"......elder sister?"
"Sister Dido?!"
The maid with smoke on her face was startled and quickly came back to her senses from her strange fantasy. After focusing her eyes, she saw Su Xin's extremely worried expression.
"Sister Dido...are you okay? You're daydreaming again...are you hot?"
"Eh? Ah... Thank you... Thank you for your concern, Master. I feel a little hot..." Dido responded softly while looking at her toes.
Su Xin smiled, stood up and walked inside, "Why are you still closing the window? The wind can't blow in. Well... don't worry about me, it's not very cold now—"
"Master can't open!!!"
The little conductor was stung by the slightly higher decibel voice and turned to look at her in confusion, "...Isn't it hot?"
"I... it's... it's not safe outside now. We can't give others a chance to take advantage of us, so we can't open the window. Master, please come back soon. Dido is not hot anymore!"
"...Unsafe? Are you afraid of a missile flying over here..." Su Xin muttered silently, but her body was very obedient. She turned a corner and walked back.
Seeing the maid's relieved expression, the young commander thought for a moment and asked her again: "Can I go out to find Lafite? Or Sister Yixian? Although they are not very busy, there are still some documents to be approved."
"No... No! As for the documents, Dido can help... Ugh... Dido can ask someone else to bring them over for you to approve. As for Lafite and Miss Yixian, Dido can call them and ask them to come over."
Su Xin was puzzled, "Sister Dido, why do you feel that the room is safe?"
Dido actually didn't know the answer to this question. She just subconsciously felt that it would be better to stay where she was. At least the closed doors and windows could bring her some psychological comfort.
Moreover, the limited space can give Dido a lot of sense of security, especially for a room like Su Xin's, which is filled with books. Although it is not crowded, the full bookshelves do fill the uneasiness in Dido's heart.
The rational Commander Su Xiao disagreed with this. Just as he was about to open his mouth to analyze the situation, the glass on the inside of the room was smashed with a loud bang.
As a ship girl, Dido reacted very quickly. When she saw the torpedo and screamed in fright, she also jumped up and overturned the tables and chairs, pressing Su Xin under her.
"Owner!!!"
"........."
Dido held the other man's head tightly in her arms. After waiting for a long time, she didn't hear the sound of the explosion or the gust of air. After hesitating for a moment, she timidly looked up at the torpedo rod rolling on the carpet.
“…Huh? It didn’t…it didn’t explode…?”
Su Xin took two deep breaths and stared at the ceiling, trying to ignore the two pieces of front armor that she was extremely jealous of, and then said helplessly:
"See? I told you that the room isn't safe either, right?"
ps: I was a bit absent-minded today, and only wrote one chapter. I decided to move it to tomorrow. I'm sorry. I will try to increase the number of chapters from tomorrow. By the way, can you accept the plot in the crematorium? [Everyone should know who I'm referring to ()]
Chapter 545 Life is full of crises 2
It has been three days since Changchun came to the port area. The time is not long, but it is definitely enough to familiarize myself with the surrounding environment.
I have been to places like the "free for dwarfs" amusement park, the open-air bathing pool where you can dive, the large training ground where you can watch others fight, etc. in Changchun.
Unfortunately, she had no interest in the above places, but was particularly fond of the restaurant in the port area and the Shiranui convenience store.
As for the former, there is nothing much to say. After all, food is the most important thing for people. Being able to eat delicious meals can definitely increase people's sense of happiness instantly in Changchun.
As for the latter, it is mainly because the store in Shiranui is relatively close to the shop, plus there are indeed many strange and eccentric products, so there are new discoveries every day in Changchun
The commander of this port area really has a lot of money. Although she is a little silly when drunk, this does not affect Changchun's high evaluation of her.
After all, the day after the farce ended, the Donghuang destroyer, which had just arrived, received a large sum of money from the other party.
It's not even this month's salary paid in advance, but pocket money for new members to buy furniture, clothes, daily necessities and other items.
Wow, this is really generous! Changchun looked up to his young commander because of this generosity.
"It's not that I'm greedy!"
"... Mainly because she gave too much."
Changchun sighed for two seconds for being so easy to talk to, and the next day he took the supplies and went to Shiranui to purchase some.
White tiger wood carvings, Gandalf figurines, Cthulhu Encyclopedia, Monkey King beating Calabash Brothers, whatever looked weird, she would buy it.
"Thank you for your patronage." Shiranui collected the money quickly and mentioned, "This Gandalf has been blessed. Someone bought it and successfully realized his wish. It's very effective."
Changchun was very interested in this kind of stuff related to the supernatural, gods and ghosts, and he immediately came closer and asked, "Who is it? Who bought this? Is there a curse? Did that person die in the end?"
I had only heard Ming Miao mention it casually, so how would I know those things? It was said that it was bought back from someone at a super low price because the beard of the figure was burned by incense.
"...Who would be stupid enough to burn incense to a Gandalf figurine? I guess he was trying to trick me."
The proprietress then shook her head to indicate that she didn't know. Changchun didn't feel disappointed seeing this. After all, legends and the like are mysterious and unfathomable.
When she was about to leave with a large box of messy things, she happened to meet Ning Hai who came to do some shopping. She put the things aside and greeted him.
"Ning Hai, good morning."
"Hmm? Good morning, Changchun." Ning Hai looked in a good mood wearing an apron until she saw the box of things on the counter. "What are these? Trash? Oh... Can I show you where the trash can is?"
"Eh? No, no, I bought it with my own money, I can't throw it away."
Ning Hai was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't understand. "Why buy these... Didn't I hear that the white-bearded uncle sold them to Portland? Why are they getting more stock... Could it be that they are still in short supply?"
Changchun arrived late, so he had no idea about these dark histories, but as the seller, Shiranui naturally knew about them, so at this moment his eyes were wandering and he didn't look at the two of them.
Ninghai had been poor for a long time, but now that he was rich, he had maintained a frugal character and immediately wanted to persuade Changchun to return the things.
When Shiranui heard this, she thought of some excuses, but she didn't expect the victim to not care at all. She took the box and hugged Ning Hai's arm and rubbed it.
"Oh... these are all my favorites. It's okay to buy them. Ning Hai~ It's okay. What are you here to buy? Do you want me to give you some advice?"
Compared with other camps, Donghuang does not attach much importance to seniority and age, so Ning Hai did not think the other party was impolite.
Compared to the well-behaved, naive, and kind-hearted Pinghai, Changchun was more lively and clever. He kept begging and begging, forcing Ninghai to respond.
"Okay, okay, if you don't want to quit, forget it. Stop shaking, your hands are going to break..." Ning Hai said angrily, and explained: "I'm here to buy ingredients for lunch. Is there anything you want to eat?"
"Oh~ braised pork! There are also steamed lamb, steamed bear paws, steamed deer tails, roast duck, roast chicken, and roast goose!"
Ning Hai listened to her chattering, his mind was a mess, he frowned and muttered: "Why do these sound so familiar..."
Changchun tilted his head back and laughed. After laughing, he patted Ninghai's hand and explained, "I was just kidding. I can't help you buy groceries. I'll go back first. Remember to make the braised pork!"
"I know, I know." Ning Hai waved his hand to signal him to leave quickly. After thinking for a moment, he added, "Oh, by the way, if you have nothing to do, why not go to the training ground? Otherwise, you won't be able to leave the house next time there's an event."
Changchun agreed verbally, but in her heart she was eager to stay at home. However, as a good child of Donghuang, it was really not right to take a salary for nothing. After thinking about it, she simply changed her mind.
The training ground covers a large area, and it hasn't been long since breakfast when people started fighting inside.
There were quite a few people standing on the shore. Changchun thought he would just take a look, so he stood next to the destroyers of similar height and looked inside.
The one conducting the exercise was Dunkirk, who had just joined the port area not long ago like her, and the one in charge of guiding the exercise was Hood, who was also a battlecruiser.
Neither of them was the type to fight to the death. Not only were their movements smooth and graceful, but the roar of artillery fire never stopped as they fought back and forth.
Changchun was watching intently when she felt someone poking the soft flesh on her waist. She shrank back, turned her head and saw that it was Mu Yue, who was much shorter than her.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
"Wait a minute, you'll have to drink with me and beat me, okay...? Kisaragi and Uzuki have teamed up, so I'm the only one left..."
Changchun looked around and asked her, "Aren't there also javelins and Z23... Oh, their names are Nimi-chan, they are more experienced than me, right?"
"But...but I have played cloth before..." Mutsuki secretly glanced at his sisters who were watching carefully not far away, "I...I am the elder sister, of course I have to be a good role model..."
Changchun actually had no objection. Although she nodded in agreement, she would not let down her opponent and deliberately lose the exercise.
Soon, it was their turn to participate in the combat simulation exercise.
When they came on stage, Kisaragi and Uzuki were praising Mutsuki in a low voice. One look at the little boy's rosy face showed that he was probably praised a lot.
Changchun rolled his eyes and warned before the fight began: "Mutsuki, don't underestimate the enemy just because I'm encouraging you. I'm not an ordinary destroyer!"
"Eh? What do you mean?" Mutsuki stared at the emoji curiously, "Can you fly a plane? Then...then I really can't beat you..."
"Even more powerful!" Changchun put his hands on his hips and started to brag, "I can launch missiles! You know the guidance, the guidance, the 'whoosh-boom!' kind?"
Mutsuki didn't understand and asked her, "What is... 'troublemaking?' It means... you are a destroyer who likes to make trouble?"
"Oh, it's a flying torpedo. You'll know when you see it!" Changchun held the torpedo rack to his chest, then pouted and started to work.
"call out--!!!"
"Huh?!" Mutsuki immediately covered his head and crouched down to defend when he heard it. The Changchun on the opposite side had its own sound effect. He raised his hand and pulled out the exercise torpedo, swung his arm and threw it over.
"Biu~~~Drink? It seems to have been thrown sideways?"
Mutsuki waited for a long time but didn't hear any sound. He raised his head tremblingly and was about to look around when he heard a faint sound of breaking in the distance and a woman's high-decibel scream.
"Crack!"
"Owner--!!!"
