The Naval Base of the Unnamed Ship Girls

“Okay,” Adon replied expressionlessly.

“But speaking of the Royal Oak…” North Carolina paused for a moment, then turned her gaze to the two deep-sea carriers, Wo-chan and Little E.

From the moment they entered this room, which represented the highest authority of the human ship girl faction in the Pacific theater, these two deep-sea ship girls, who made no attempt to hide, felt as if they were being escorted into the enemy's headquarters.

I'm fine, I have Yaton and aluminum materials, so it doesn't matter to me.

Little Ai, on the other hand, had already nervously shrunk into the corner.

When North Carolina looked over, Little E surprisingly learned the Hyperion's head-covering crouch defense technique without being taught.

"What's wrong?" Adun asked after glancing at Little E in the direction of North House's gaze.

"I remembered that the Royal Oak was going to shoot a new movie a while ago. Do you want to ask if you're interested in these two deep-sea ship girls?" North Carolina said with a smile.

"A new movie?" A somewhat puzzled Adon opened the forum on his phone, clicked on the video production section where Royal Oak was the moderator, and found the pinned post about casting new actors for a movie.

“The flesh of the defeated… uh… that’s quite straightforward…” Ardon, who almost blurted out the title of the new film, looked at North House with some curiosity.

North House, who was being stared at by Adon, spread her hands and said, "Running a bar is just a hobby of Royal Oak. Her main profession is being a famous producer."

"You mean you want Wo-chan and Xiao-A to be the main supporting characters?" Ya-Dun asked while scrolling down the movie description.

"Yes, it's originally a story about ship girls being defeated, captured by the Abyssal Fleet, and then corrupted. If the real Abyssal Fleet plays the villain, it will definitely be very well received." Judging from North Carolina's reaction, she seemed to be very interested.

After seeing the cast list, Yaton understood why North Carolina was so interested.

"Are you the lead actor?" Ardon asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah, a big name, I'm the guarantee of sales!" Bei Zhai said with a smile.

"Do you need more actors?" Ardon asked expressionlessly.

"Pfft..." Bei Zhai, who instantly understood what Ya Dun meant, spat out the fuel-filled teacup in his mouth.

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Chapter 437 Involved Personnel

"Your Excellency, you must be joking..." Bei Zhai said, his face full of black lines, and he emphasized the word "Governor".

If Enterprise hadn't been there, North Carolina, terrified by Adun, would have pounced on the Protoss Ark's lap to stop Adun's outrageous ideas.

"I hope Your Excellency is not joking like that." Enterprise, like North Carolina, spoke the word "Governor" in a very heavy voice.

"Are you interested?" Orange asked, handing the phone to Wo-chan.

"Wowowo!" Wo-chan exclaimed excitedly after taking a look, clearly very interested.

Unaware of what had happened, Xiao Ai stood up and secretly peeked at her captain's phone screen. Her already pale face turned even whiter.

If it weren't for the fear of saying something offensive that would make any one of the ship girls in the room, who could easily beat her up, remember it, Xiao Ai really wanted to stand on the moral high ground and criticize these ship girls for having such low morals that they had no sense of shame!

"If you're interested, then go ahead and act in it." Seeing Wo-chan's interest, Ya-dun immediately gave her the go-ahead, and casually asked Bei-zhai, "Are these kinds of movies easy to sell?"

"Of course, and the main consumers are the ship girls on the front lines. The pressure of war is too great, and they always need something to relax, which is why virtual games are so popular," North Carolina replied.

“That’s understandable…” Adun looked at Hyperion, who was bent over the table drawing diligently. In her memory, the human Terren Empire in the Koprulu Sector was also very popular in this industry due to the continuous wars.

Compared to the Terrans, the Protoss and Zerg don't have this problem. Oh, the exact nature of the Zerg is still uncertain, but the Protoss, due to their spiritual training, won't experience excessive pressure leading to self-collapse.

Even when you're stressed, you can resolve it through mental imagery... oh no, I mean, deep meditation.

Seeing that Governor Adun and North Carolina were still going to discuss this topic, Enterprise coughed twice and said:

"There are several individuals involved in the case whose cases require Your Excellency's judgment."

"The people involved?" Adon asked, puzzled.

"Yes, intelligence indicates that these individuals directly or indirectly aided the Retribution, so we need Your Excellency to decide how to deal with them," Enterprise replied.

"Isn't there an arbitration body responsible for the trial?" Ardon was a little surprised that such a matter would be brought directly to her as the governor.

If Ayton is not mistaken, the governor's job should be similar to that of the supreme ruler, whereby after a final arbitration by a council of arbitrators, the results are delivered to him, and only after the governor's permission and signature can they be implemented.

Ardon looked at the Enterprise with some confusion, wondering what kind of rule it was to come directly to the governor and ask him to make a decision.

“The proper course of action would have been to detain them first and then have the military court make a ruling after things calmed down. However, intelligence indicated that they had been in contact with you, Governor, so I had the military police bring them here first,” Enterprise explained to Adun.

"You rebuilt the military police?" North Carolina asked in surprise when Enterprise said that.

"The military police are just having a bit of trouble, they're not wiped out." Enterprise rolled its eyes at Northtown.

"I kind of regret not kicking him when he's down." It seems that in North Carolina's eyes, the military police in the Pacific theater are all trash.

As for why it was considered garbage, it's because when there was no governor in the Pacific theater, only the Enterprise, the military police were at their most powerful, to the point that they had to manage everything from clothing and food to housing and transportation.

Although the military police became slightly less daring after Enterprise stepped down from his position as military police general and became the chairman of the Central Academy Board of Directors.

However, North Carolina's hobby and the Royal Oak's main business remained the focus of attention for these nosy black men.

Seeing North Carolina's reaction, Enterprise just curled its lip, giving off an expression that said, "We have different values, so I can't be bothered with you."

When asked about the Enterprise's secret rebuilding of the military police, Ardon only gave the Enterprise a deep look until the Enterprise seemed a little nervous before saying, "Bring it over."

It seems that Enterprise had been prepared for Adun to personally adjudicate these people involved in the case, so the ship girls in the temporary governor's office only had to wait a short while before the people involved were brought in by military police in brand-new black uniforms.

Ardon discovered that the Enterprise was right; the so-called suspects had indeed been in contact with her.

Ms. Stephen, the CEO of Orange Technology Group, the Galaxy, which is smuggling some kind of secret cargo, and her captain, Orlov.

These individuals involved in the case were all handcuffed, restricting their movement. Because Galaxy was a ship girl, she had an additional pair of shackles—chained together with handcuffs—compared to Ms. Stephen and Captain Orlov.

The two men, both looking dejected, showed a hint of confusion upon seeing Adun sitting in the main seat on the ship.

After glancing at the two men on the ship, Adun asked the Enterprise, "What did they do?"

"During the time I was captured, it was Stephen who helped Retribution hack my personal terminal, and she also impersonated me in public," Enterprise began, explaining what Ms. Stephen had done.

"Playing yourself in public?" Adun was curious about how Ms. Stephen was impersonating a ship girl from the USS Enterprise.

“It wasn’t exactly acting. After cracking my personal information, Stephen issued commands on my behalf through a simulation system he created. Governor, do you remember that space-based weapon incident? It was Stephen who gave the permission,” Enterprise continued to explain.

“Even if it were you, you would allow it, right?” Ardon asked.

"Ahem... At least that won't happen in the future. All orbital space stations and space-based weapon stations in the Pacific Theater are directly under the Governor and do not need to be accountable to any Admiral," Enterprise said awkwardly without denying it.

“Oh…” Ardon pondered for a moment before asking Ms. Stephen, “Where is your daughter?”

“I sent him to the Atlantic War Zone,” Ms. Stephen, who had guessed Ardon’s identity, said without hiding anything.

"Should we chase them back? The Pacific theater needs to take a detour from the north to get to the Atlantic theater, so they probably haven't crossed the border yet," Enterprise added.

"Hmm...no need, don't let family members suffer." After thinking for a moment, Adun rejected Enterprise's suggestion and said to Enterprise:

“Since her main problem is impersonating you, then let's leave her to you for arbitration. Just submit the arbitration report to me,” Ardon said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Arden noticed that Enterprise and Ms. Stephen both let out a sigh of relief. It seemed that Enterprise and Ms. Stephen were either old acquaintances or had an agreement.

However, Adon didn't want to dwell on such matters, so he immediately turned his attention to the smugglers he encountered on the road and asked the Enterprise:

What did they do?

Chapter 438 A Quick Method

Unlike Ms. Stephen, who was just taken away and actively assisted the other party under the threat of the Retribution, the civilian transport ship Galaxy and its captain Orlov were also involved in the case, but this pair belonged to the unlucky ones who were implicated.

It was only because the Galaxy and Captain Orlov helped the Retribution transport some necessary goods that the Retribution betrayed them and imprisoned them, that they were captured.

The fact that the Galaxy and Captain Orlov, both trapped in the underground base, survived the self-destruction of the dumpling that had transformed into the Dark Ruler is truly a stroke of good fortune.

Unfortunately, this good fortune did not last long for them. Before Orlov and Galaxy could get rid of their shackles, they were captured by Enterprise.

As for why Galaxy and Captain Orlov were involved in the case, it was because the cargo they secretly transported was the prototype ship girl used by Retribution to create robots.

The reason they were considered unlucky is that of the more than 30,000 ship girl prototypes, they only transported this one batch, and this batch happened to be the last one.

To avoid alerting the ships Akagi and Northtown to their activities, the Retribution ordered the Galaxy and Captain Orlov to transport the cargo using their usual method: secret smuggling. As a result, they were swiftly and decisively discarded after their usefulness was over.

If it weren't for the fact that the Galaxy and Captain Orlov had crossed paths with Adun's ship on their way to deliver goods to Central Academy, the Enterprise certainly wouldn't have had much energy to deal with these two small fry. They would have either given them a warning and let them go, or dug out who was behind it and made them disappear.

"You mean the prototype used by the Nemesis to modify the core manufacturing robot was sent by the Galaxy?" Adun asked the Enterprise.

"Yes, and I've also identified that company that broke the rules," Enterprise said earnestly.

"Umbrella Biopharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of the Douglas Group. Although the Douglas Group is a cross-war zone conglomerate, I think they wouldn't dare to defy your will, Governor."

"That sounds familiar..." Adun was trying to recall.

“What does that sound familiar? It’s Richelieu’s estate,” Hyperion said, stopping his work and looking up.

"Oh right, I almost forgot." Whether he really forgot or pretended, Adon took his orange phone back from Wo-chan and dialed Richelieu, who was still being held hostage at the temporary naval base No. 666.

"What? You're asking me how to resolve this? You're really not asking me for compensation?" Richelieu on the other end of the phone was somewhat surprised after hearing Ayton's question.

"You really want me to seek compensation from you?" Ardon asked, somewhat puzzled as to why the call went through so easily.

"It's not hope, it's knowing that after Your Excellency Adun became governor, I've already had them prepare compensation." Richelieu, who hadn't expected Adun to be so indifferent to compensation, felt somewhat embarrassed on the other end of the phone.

To raise enough compensation to satisfy a governor's appetite, Richelieu had to ask Veneto, who was also a ship's hostage, to write him a lot of IOUs.

"To exchange for the Galaxy and Captain Orlov?" Adun asked Richelieu directly.

"Uh, it's just bail, bail." Richelieu realized for the first time that there was a reason why young master Charlotte called Ardon "Apkins" behind his back.

Since Ardon has brought it up himself, it means that the prepared compensation can only be used as bail, and other compensation will have to be arranged again.

After weighing the options for a few seconds, Richelieu decided to save the Galaxy and Captain Orlov, since this duo was far more valuable than any resources.

The adjective "the destroyer of all embargoes" is enough to demonstrate the capabilities of the Galaxy and its captain, Orlov.

"Yes, that's fine." As soon as Adun finished speaking, Captain Orlov's handcuffs and the Galaxy's handcuffs and shackles were instantly unlocked.

The two smuggling masters, rubbing their wrists, knew they had been released and quickly bowed to Adun in gratitude.

As Ayton watched the Galaxy's movements, he suddenly remembered something and said, "It just so happens that Richelieu is also in my admiral's naval base. Help me transport some things."

Upon hearing what Adun said, the Galaxy and Captain Orlov exchanged a glance and immediately declared that they would transport anything as long as it could fit.

Seeing this scene, Bei Zhai asked Ya Dun curiously:

"Are you going back to that garrison, Adun?"