The Naval Base of the Unnamed Ship Girls

“By the way, boss, speaking of fortifications,” Charlotte said to Tidu, pulling a new blueprint from her satchel and unfolding it in her hand, “Are we really going to do this?”

"Is there a problem with this? This is a classic design from the Multi-Turret Cult." Tidu looked at the hedgehog-like coastal defense design and didn't understand why Charlotte was puzzled.

"Classics are classics..." For example, Charlotte's father, that battleship fanatic admiral, is one of the standard archbishops of the multi-turret cult. This design was drawn by his father when he was bored. Because there are enough turrets, it is even regarded as a classic design by the multi-turret cult.

Unfortunately, no admiral was willing to try this "classic" design on their own naval base; Lady Tidu was the first to dare to do so.

"But didn't you say you wanted to build a commercial cargo port?" Charlotte said, somewhat puzzled. If all these turrets were erected, it would already be a fortress.

"Ahem, I only realized after I made the decision that this beach faces the deep sea. To ensure the safety of the logistics and prevent them from being disturbed by those deep sea creatures, it's natural to put more gun emplacements here." Tidu made up a reason to cover up his mistake.

“Then let’s build the port in a different location. According to the map of this island, isn’t there a crescent-shaped natural harbor on the west side?” Charlotte said, pointing to the map of Temporary Naval Base No. 666 on another map.

"Oh, haha, this area? Anyway, I'm going to build it here. You just need to do the work." Tidu was a little embarrassed to say that the area was indeed quite suitable as a port, but it was more suitable as a breeding ground for specialty products. Tidu's future wealth would depend on that area.

“…Okay.” Knowing that the boss must have a reason for doing this, but was just unwilling to say it, Charlotte simply pretended to be clueless as well.

Even Ti didn't know why the port was built in this location.

"A port? An airport?" When he heard Tidus want to build a port and shipyard while they were having barbecue, Adun subconsciously thought of it as a mothership airport.

“Airport? What’s that? I mean, we’re building a commercial shipyard to open up trade routes and increase the naval base’s revenue. Look at all these deep-sea specialties, it’s a waste to just leave them lying around!” Tidu said, explaining his idea to Adon.

"Oh, I see. This place is quite nice." Ardon, who was drinking vodka like water, tilted his head and pointed to the sand at his feet.

"Tsk, do you even know what a port is? Are you even a ship girl?" This was the first time Ti had ever seen a ship girl so ignorant about ports and docks.

"It's probably because my understanding of ports is different from what you're talking about. Don't worry too much about the details." Realizing that his admiral was referring to the kind of port used by surface ships, Adun changed the subject.

"Let's not talk about the water depth, because that's easy to solve. The main problem is that this area faces the deep sea, which isn't really suitable for building a commercial port," Tidu asked, echoing the same question Charlotte had asked him afterward.

“I think it’s the most suitable one. You’ll understand later.” Adon said with a mysterious smile, recalling the Deep Sea Princess whose relationship with Tidu was unknown.

"Alright, I'll put your suggestion on the back burner for now." Although she didn't agree immediately, Tidu still took Ayton's suggestion to heart.

So after Adon and Omega Yuriko wreaked havoc on this beach and the surrounding woods, Tidu, remembering Adon's suggestion, decided to do as his Omega Proof had said and build it into the first commercial port of Temporary Naval Base No. 666.

For deep-sea ship girls, just add more cannons.

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Chapter 115 Xiao Bei Found a Great Sword

The emergence of ship girls has affected all aspects of human society, from war to industrial production to daily life. For example, the transportation industry is even worse off than the entire heavy industry, which has been reshuffled.

Of course, the transportation industry here does not refer to the most basic express delivery, but rather to the transportation industry involving large-scale logistics.

Things that used to require dozens of freight cars to transport can now be thrown into the ship equipment space of a dozen or so ship girls and transported directly to a bus. Even in the deepest mountains and forests, it only requires these super girls to walk a few more steps.

While there are still some scattered courier services on land to keep things afloat, the ocean shipping industry has been completely wiped out.

Putting aside the fragility of a man-made cargo ship in the face of deep-sea ship girls, just in terms of cargo capacity and speed, ship girls have already swept the old ocean shipping industry into the dustbin of history.

Transporting tens of thousands of tons of materials and raw materials is like ordering a pizza on land that will be delivered in thirty minutes, with a free delivery if it's a second late.

The technology behind shipboard space systems is incredibly advanced.

However, the ship's equipment space is not a panacea. For example, living things and organisms cannot be put in it. Otherwise, when Lord Charlotte comes, we can just have a ship girl throw him into the ship's equipment space.

This is why Tidu wanted to build a port. As someone who was very ambitious in making money to support her family, Tidu wanted to trade mainly seafood such as deep-sea six-legged crocodiles, and naturally, the fresher the better.

Although if this port were to be completed, in the eyes of the ship girls and admirals who were unaware of the situation, it would be a large-scale attack port for the front-line naval base of the war zone.

Incidentally, it might also become a holy site for the multi-turret cult.

"Boom..." As Admirals Tidu and Charlotte revised the design drawings, the final underwater blasting operation was completed amidst a deafening explosion.

"Are you sure it won't affect the geological structure?" Tidu asked with some doubt as she struggled to stand firm.

"This time the power was a bit too strong, probably to clear out the rocks that were smashed out of the seabed. The prince should be very professional in this area," said Charlotte, who had finally learned her lesson and picked up an umbrella to hold over her head.

"If anything goes wrong, you'll have to pay full compensation," Tidu threatened.

However, a few minutes later, the two admirals completely forgot about the idea of ​​checking the results of the explosion, because the deep-sea heavy cruiser Xiao Bei, who was in charge of the underwater work, retrieved a crystal longsword with a rather unusual style.

"Huh, is this an ornament from your deep sea?" Tidu asked curiously as she took the crystal longsword that Xiaobei had picked up and looked at it. She noticed that both sides of the crystal blade were engraved with incomprehensible characters.

Regarding Tidu's question, both former Deep Sea Colonel Wo-chan and Deep Sea Heavy Cruiser Xiao Bei shook their heads in unison, indicating that this was not the style of the Deep Sea.

To demonstrate the credibility of her statement, Wo-chan even pulled out a sword belonging to the commander-in-chief of the deep-sea fleet from her ship's equipment space. The sword, made entirely of black metal and twisted randomly, was completely different from the one Xiao Bei had picked up, both in style and material.

Furthermore, Xiao Bei also stated that the inscription on this crystal sword, which appears to be text, has never been seen in the Deep Sea Fleet before.

"It's probably just for decoration," said Tidu, who, seeing that even the well-informed Prince of Wales admitted he had never seen similar writing before, wanted to swing the sword but was afraid of breaking it.

"This isn't ordinary crystal, is it?" Charlotte noticed something was off immediately. If it were really made of crystal, there was no reason for it to have survived the explosion that the Prince of Wales had tampered with.

“Yes, I’ve never seen such a material before.” Not only the Prince of Wales, but even the Head Maid, Renown, shook her head after examining the sword, indicating that she had never seen anything like it before.

"Could it be a product of some ancient civilization?" Tidu said, her imagination running wild.

"If it were truly some product of an ancient civilization hidden on the seabed, it would have been unearthed by the deep sea long ago." Charlotte's statement was based on evidence. After the emergence of the ship girl species, the human faction's exploration of the ocean was no longer as extensive as before, and their understanding of the moon was far less advanced.

The unsolved mysteries of Atlantis and the exact location of the Mu continent have all been unearthed by the ship girls.

If there truly is some unknown ancient civilization sunk in the area controlled by the deep-sea ship girls, there's no reason why the deep-sea ship girls, who are even more adept at deep-sea operations than the ship girls themselves, wouldn't know about it.

"That makes sense. Could it just be a prank?" Tidu scratched his head, looking puzzled. "Why don't we leave it here for now and show it to the veteran ship crew when we take Admiral Adon to register in a few days?"

“That’s a good idea.” Charlotte knew that the old ship girls that Tidu was talking about were veteran ship girls who had lived long enough, and some of them had even evolved from the deep sea during the first battle. Compared to those ship girls, the Prince of Wales’ knowledge was nothing.

"But are you sure you won't get blasted out by those old guys, big sister?" Charlotte still remembered what her big sister had done on graduation day.

"Ha, ah, well, we'll talk about that later." Thinking about what she had done, Tidu felt that it was best not to return to Central Academy for the time being.

"Hey, you two humans, stop talking about yourselves! I found this sword, so theoretically it should be mine. I get to decide what to do with it," said Xiao Bei, who had seized several opportunities to snatch the sword back from Tidu.

Although it's a custom among the Abyssal Ship Girls to keep what you find, Xiao Bei, being cautious, didn't reveal that the saying "might makes right" is also a custom among the Abyssal Ship Girls. For example, if a Princess takes a liking to something in Xiao Bei's hand, Xiao Bei wouldn't dare refuse.

"I didn't steal it from you. Besides, what would a ship girl who only fires cannons need a sword for?" Tidu subconsciously ignored the deep-sea commander's sword that Wo-chan had just taken out.

"Can't I give it to my own admiral as his personal sword?" Since Tidu was only his own admiral's admiral, Xiao Bei, who was one rank below him, had no problem arguing back.

"...Does Adun need a sword?" Tidu asked curiously, not quite understanding.

"Aren't all admirals supposed to carry a sword?" This time, Xiao Bei was a little confused.

“Official admirals do indeed have swords.” As she spoke, Tidu pulled out a sword from her ship equipment space that was more decorative than practical, and said to Charlotte with an envious look on her face, “How about I trade with you?”

"No!!" As she said this, Xiao Bei hugged the sword she had picked up from the sea tightly to her chest.

"..." Tidu took a deep breath and shouted, "Adon!! Where are you!! Your Deepsea subordinates have been neglecting their duties for three days and are now causing trouble!!"

Charlotte, covering her ears, remarked that her shouts echoed even on the beach; the leader truly lived up to her reputation as the founder of the Central Academy Lion's Roar Club!

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In order to avoid being blessed by some readers to become a girl, I've decided to follow their wishes today... double update...

(Sometimes I really don't understand why people only want to read two chapters a day and not three or four.)

Chapter 116 The Great Sword with the Wrong Art Style

"It's just a sword, why are you making such a fuss?"

Before Tidu's lion's roar had faded, Adon, who appeared out of nowhere, stood beside Xiao Bei, holding the crystal sword that Xiao Bei had just been holding in her arms.

"Am I wrong? As my ship girl's ship girl, Xiao Bei actually disobeys my orders."

Startled by Adon's sudden appearance, Tidu immediately pointed at Xiaobei and said.

"I'm Admiral Admiral Adon's ship girl, not yours. Why should I listen to you?" Startled by Tidu's shrewish roar, Xiao Bei, ignoring when the crystal sword in her arms had ended up in Admiral Adon's hands, hid behind Admiral Adon and said to Tidu with a disgruntled expression.

"Koyaton is my ship girl!" Ti didn't understand what Xiaobei meant.

"But I'm not your ship girl!" Xiao Bei followed the principle that "if you're not in charge, even a county magistrate is useless," especially to assert the correctness of her not needing to listen to Tidu, she added: "Besides, even Admiral Adun sometimes disobeys your orders!"

This refers to the scene where, even though Ti had already forcibly ordered Adon to stop beating Omega Yuriko, Adon still resolutely said "no."

"You!" Clearly enraged, Tidu turned her cannon towards Adun and said, "Aren't you going to take care of your own ship girl?"

"Isn't it an admiral's duty to favor his own ship girls?" Adun said casually, ignoring Tidus and Xiaobei's argument and carefully looking at the crystal sword in his hand.

"Isn't it the admiral's duty to guard the seas and protect the rear?" Charlotte said quietly, before being immediately pulled aside by the head maid, Renown, who covered her mouth.

"..." Tidu, whose words were completely blocked by Adun and Charlotte's tacit cooperation, stomped her foot and said unhappily, "Okay, okay, you're right, but Adun, after looking at it for so long, did you even understand what this sword is?"

"Hmm..." In response to Tidu's question, Adun, who was still examining the crystal sword in his hand, simply hummed in response.

"What are you talking about? Did you find anything?" Tidu asked, shaking his fist in front of Adon, who was completely focused on the task at hand.

"Hmm, I've made a discovery," Adun said, a puzzled expression on his face.

"What discovery?" Adon's question drew the attention of Tidu, Charlotte, the Prince of Wales, the Head Maid, and even Wo-chan and Xiao Bei.

“This sword…” Adun said, twirling his sword. “It’s made of crystal.”

With a loud crash, a thud, a splatter, and a thud, several bodies collapsed onto the beach, which had been burned to a crisp.

"Adon, do you think we're blind? This sword looks like it's made of crystal." Tidus, struggling to his feet, gave Adon a look that said, "Adon, are you kidding me?"

"Oh, so you all knew all along." Ardon, seemingly oblivious to the inappropriateness of his words, continued with a serious expression, "The problem now is, I simply can't figure out what this crystal is."

"The problem is that we don't understand where this crystal came from. Neither the Prince nor Renown knows. So when you go to the Central Academy to register as an admiral in a few days, show it to those veteran ship crew members. They should know."

Charlotte's reminder made Tidus retract her original urge to bring Ardon along to show off her good luck.

“It’s not that simple.” Ardon’s expression remained serious.

"It's just that we don't know each other, it's okay, I won't criticize you for being ignorant." Unaware of the meaning behind Adon's serious expression, Tidu stood on tiptoe and patted Adon's shoulder, venting her anger with words.

Without responding to his admiral's complaints, Adun looked up and glanced around. He saw Nelson hammering the turret with a small hammer, pointed, and the resources placed next to Nelson flew towards Adun.

"Huh, where are the resources?" Nelson, who had finished tapping the cannon shaft and was about to tap the cannon barrel, found nothing. He looked up and was about to wonder when he saw the scene of Adun refining resources that he had seen before in the Prince of Wales's Glory Form.

This time, Adun didn't condense much material. After the material was transformed into crystals of roughly the same weight as the crystal sword that Xiao Bei had picked up, Adun returned the remaining material to Nelson.

"Adon, what are you doing?" Tidu asked curiously, having grown accustomed to Adon's various behaviors.

"Try to replicate this crystal." In response to Tidu's question, Adun manipulated his psionic powers to make the crystal sword in his hand float in the air. The psionic crystal that was also condensed floated to the side of the crystal sword and gradually shaped it into the shape of the crystal sword.

"Adon, your ability to make counterfeit art is quite professional." Looking at the two crystal swords that were exactly the same, even the words on the surface were identical, Ti felt that if she closed her eyes and then opened them again, she would definitely not be able to tell which one Xiao Bei found and which one Adon had counterfeited.

"Still not quite the same, strange, isn't this material natural?" It seems that Adun is not satisfied with his masterpiece.