What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 233 Special Skills

Tang Wenzhen is not a second-time gamer.

This was also the first time he had seen the materialized second-generation ship girl appear in reality, and he curiously looked at Jean Bart's face.

It has to be said that although this two-dimensional face has changed somewhat after entering the three-dimensional world, it still retains a style that is very different from that of normal people.

Although still beautiful—sometimes so beautiful that they don't even look human.

Putting all that aside, Tang Wen couldn't help but admire how much fun those ship girl players really knew how to enjoy themselves.

The ship girl in front of me has a figure that is almost impossible for a normal human, the kind that makes people exclaim that "her legs are longer than her life".

As a French ship girl, Jean Bart has obvious French female blood, but her ponytail hairstyle is more in line with Asian aesthetics, and her outfit has a unique and ultimate beauty.

Tang Wen had no doubt that having her shoot an advertisement for Gaijin Company would bring at least an additional 50% effect.

"Commander, are you... alright?"

"Ah, I'm fine."

Tang Wen then realized that he had been staring at her for a long time... Wait, this is my ship girl, why can't I look at her?
Damn, is this even a human being capable of making such a cute sound?!
Those wicked Russians actually put this thing into reality.

Tang Wenke remembers that the collaborations with the captains weren't limited to ship girls; there were even collaborations with Star Trek and That Rabbit.

At least the monsters in Star Trek have some semblance of humanity, but the captain of the collaboration ship in That Rabbit is a rabbit!

How do you put anime rabbits into the real world? Won't that cause the uncanny valley effect?
Tang Wen shuddered. Don't just stuff all sorts of random things here! This is 1996, not 2077!

"Are you cold, Commander? I..."

Jean Bart looked at Tang Wen with concern, his pink pupils fixed on him.

"No, it's not."

The appearance of the ship girls made Tang Wen feel that the art style had changed suddenly, and he wanted to watch but was also a little embarrassed.

He couldn't quite accept the existence of non-humans for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he suddenly asked:

"Besides your captain duties, do you have any special skills that you possess here?"

Jean Bart: "Of course... I have my own voice pack during battle."

"..."

Tang Wen almost vomited blood. This is it?
But then he heard Jean Bart continue:
"The battleship Jean Bart is my body; it can be integrated into me, and I can release it whenever you need it."

After she finished speaking, she raised her slender hand, and the next moment the Jean Bart ship in the harbor turned into a beam of light and came into her hand, becoming a miniature, exquisite model.

Tang Wen's eyes widened. Having this function was incredible; it was like carrying a battleship with you at all times.

I don't know what it's for, but it's a nice feature.

He reached out and touched the miniature "Jean Barth" model, and heard a gasp of surprise and saw his face turn red.

"Commander, I'm sorry, I was being a bit sensitive."

Tang Wen fell silent.

"You go inside and wait there."

The ship girl obediently trotted into the hotel building. Tang Wen calmed himself down and felt that things had returned to normal.

What was he trying to do just now?

Yes, Halsey got the ship, which is why he was needed to come to Antarctica to set up the base.

By this time, the Sperm Whale 1 had arrived in the Atlantic Ocean and located several warships, making it ready for salvage.

Tang Wen then flew halfway around the world to the Atlantic Ocean to begin recovering the ships.

……

The Zero naval reconnaissance aircraft taxied to a stop in the bay and slowly docked. Yan Jian then climbed out of the cabin and jumped out.

He spent nearly ten days in the Spratly Islands, conducting a detailed investigation of the terrain of Lile Beach and Tang Wen's proposed renovation plan, and wrote down many suggestions. After going ashore, he went to look for Tang Wen, only to find that he was not there and could not be reached by phone.

I asked Hu Li, who was in charge of the matter, and she said that Tang Wen had to go back to the Nanyang Office and might not be able to answer the phone.

Yan Jian didn't think too much about it, but suddenly realized that Tang Wen might not have taken public transportation.

The thought of the other party illegally crossing the border every day made him shake his head; it was just too bizarre.

But going back to Southeast Asia now... thinking about the timing, it's almost Christmas.

He hadn't forgotten Tang Wen's Christmas Express mission, and according to his understanding, it was about to coincide with the supplementary meeting of the Convention on the Law of the Sea to be held in Geneva.

Did he anticipate this timing all along?
Yan Jian was deep in thought when he bumped into someone walking towards him.

After two "ouch" sounds, he held his head and recognized the person in front of him.

"Han Wu?"

"Old Yan?"

"You weren't..."

Han Wu covered his mouth with his hand and only let go when they reached a corner by the dock.

Yan Jian and Han Wu were college classmates. This guy was unlucky and was assigned to serve on a 037 anti-submarine tank weighing a few hundred tons. Later, he was transferred to work at a radar station and always thought about retiring. Unexpectedly, he came to Gaijin.

At this moment, Han Wu, dressed in a gold-plated uniform, took out a cigarette and lit it for him.

"Hongtashan cigarettes? You're willing to smoke that stuff?"

Hongtashan cigarettes are not cheap now, costing 7 yuan a pack, and actually even more expensive. Yan Jian has only smoked them a few times.

Han Wu chuckled and then told him about his salary at Gaijin and the extra allowance for going to sea.

He used to be the chief engineer on the Shuangyue, where he not only had a high salary but also received subsidies, so buying a pack of Hongtashan cigarettes ashore wasn't really a big expense.

Yan Jian gritted his teeth in hatred when he heard the number. If he retired, his demobilization pay probably wouldn't even be as much as this kid's salary for a few months!
However... the Navy is desperately short of personnel right now, and Han Wu is an experienced petty officer, so how could they bear to let him go?
When he asked the latter, the latter just chuckled. Yan Jian immediately understood and became even more furious.

Not only does he receive a salary equivalent to Gai Jin's, but he might also receive additional confidentiality allowances, making him incredibly wealthy!

"Hey, how's it going in Gaikin? Anything special? Tell me about it if you can."

Han Wu, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, thought for a moment and then said:
"There are so many! First of all, the treatment here is really good, and the treatment on the ship is even better. The Twin Moon used to be a Japanese warship, and when they used it for tourists, they modified it to be extremely comfortable. It's like a floating hotel. There's beef to eat every day, and the food is incredibly expensive!"

"Screw you, you know what I want to hear."

"To be honest... I feel that their ships are particularly obedient. They react very quickly to any command given by the captain."

Yan Jian was somewhat speechless: "Isn't that because you guys execute quickly?"

"No, he's the kind of... very special one. Although we also follow orders, he does it with great ease, smoothly, and quickly. I feel that although it's an old ship, the electromechanical systems are probably very new, and the design has been optimized."

"I also noticed that the ship's propulsion power can be very high at times."

The Agano's top speed is only 35 knots, but we actually reached 37 knots, and the engine's fuel consumption didn't increase much at that speed. This technology is very advanced.

Yan Jian nodded solemnly. He had heard others say the same thing before. Gaijin's ship engine performed very well even at high speeds, but the Navy's own tests were always unsatisfactory.

It seems they have their own unique manipulation techniques; I'd like to learn them if I get the chance.

"Yes, there is more."

Han Wu continued, "Since this matter has been leaked, it's no longer a secret, so we don't know if it's true or not."

A few days ago, I heard that several cadets from the Darian Naval Academy came and stayed here, saying they were learning how to operate an aircraft carrier. More aircraft carriers may arrive in Geykin soon.

"Oh, I know that." Yan Jian thought to himself that he had already heard Tang Wen tell him about it.

"It seems to be something like... Super Yorktown, even more advanced than the Navy's."

Yan Jian's ears perked up, and he grabbed him by the collar:
"Elaborate!"

(End of this chapter)