Today's tutelary fort remains peaceful.

"Then let me do it." Montana's face was calm. She jumped to the surface of the sea and unfolded her sci-fi-inspired ship suit.

"Okay, let me see if Montana, which is rumored to be designed with Yamato as the imaginary enemy, really has the power to match mine." For the first time, Yamato did not refuse to fight with Montana.

On this day, Yamato defeated all the first-line battleships in Xue Cheng's garrison. Although she did not win all of them, it was enough to prove her strength. Even though her basic attributes were greatly reduced and the main guns she was equipped with were not good enough, she was still superior to most of the same type of ship girls.

"I'm not reconciled!"

Yamato sat drunkenly on the edge of the bed, biting a dried squid in her mouth. The wine pot beside her exuded a strong aroma of wine, and the wine inside was obviously not low-alcohol sake. It was completely dark at this time, and there was only the slight chirping of insects in the silent night. Yamato looked up at the moon in the sky. The waning moon was just like her mood.

"Onee-sama." Shinano came out, holding a coat and draping it over Yamato. She said helplessly, "Are you still thinking about what happened during the day? It's all in the past."

"How could I not think about it?" Yamato turned around drunkenly, hiccuping and saying angrily, "Losing to Richelieu and Montana is one thing, but even Lion and Hutten dared to act so arrogantly in front of me..."

"Sister!" Shinano's tone was heavier, hinting at reproach. "Didn't they say anything after they won? Where does the arrogance come from?"

"That's right!" Yamato seemed really drunk. She squinted her eyes, stretched out her finger and gently pulled Shinano's cheek, mumbling, "As a younger sister, how can I speak for outsiders? You're really disappointing me!"

"And that bastard Admiral, we're both on a marriage ship, but he gave me that rubbish equipment. How biased! How can we possibly win with that attitude..."

"Sister, you are drunk. Come back with me to sleep." Shinano shook her head helplessly. She tried to support Yamato, but he did not resist. He leaned softly in her arms and let Shinano help her in.

As the loser, Yamato has his sister to take care of him, so his situation is not bad. As the commander, Xue Cheng should have enjoyed the fruits of victory with the ship girls, but now...

"Admiral." Lexington brought tea and placed it in front of Xue Cheng. He watched him carefully take it in his hands, pursed his lips and smiled: "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Sit down."

"Oh." Xue Cheng sat down with a cup of hot tea in his hand. The air conditioner in the living room was releasing cool air, so he didn't feel uncomfortable drinking hot tea in the hot summer.

"Where are Xingxing and Gaga?" Xue Cheng asked.

This is Lexington's home.

After dinner, Xue Cheng originally planned to go back with Shengyu, but Lexington called the head maid aside. It was unknown what Lexington said to her. When they came back again, Lexington was the only one left.

"I have something to say to the Admiral. Can you give me some time?"

Xue Cheng did not refuse, or rather, he had no reason to refuse. He could only watch Lexington take his arm and take him back.

"They're not here." Lexington blinked. "I asked them to go play in the square. Now there are only two of us in the room~"

Xue Cheng smiled bitterly. Although Lexington's tone was somewhat ambiguous and provocative, her face remained expressionless. She stared at Xue Cheng blankly for a long time before she sighed softly, "A little... a little jealous."

Xue Cheng's heart skipped a beat. Looking at the girl's seemingly resentful expression, he laughed dryly, "What? A perfect wife can also be jealous of others? Haha, that's really surprising..."

"Of course I will." Lexington rolled her eyes at him. "Although some scholars have proposed that shipgirls should be classified as subhuman or humanoid species, apart from the ability to control shipsuits, we are no different from ordinary girls. We can feel sad, cry, and feel jealous because of unfair treatment..."

109. How to Eat Pocky

"I don't understand what you are saying." Xue Cheng said stiffly.

"Whether it was coming to the garrison or becoming a wedding ship, it was clearly me who came first." Lexington didn't play dumb with Xue Cheng. She reached out, took the teacup from Xue Cheng's hand, and placed it on the coffee table beside her. She slowly moved in front of Xue Cheng and said, "King Kong, Richelieu, and perhaps others who were there when I didn't know. Unknowingly, everyone has gotten ahead of me..."

Xue Cheng quickly stepped back and said, "That doesn't count. King Kong and Richelieu both used force. I was forced into it. I'm also a victim!"

"But the Admiral didn't dodge or struggle." Lexington chased after him like a shadow, forcing Xue Cheng to the other side of the sofa. "If the Admiral doesn't like them, he can just push them away. Even the most shameless South Dakota wouldn't stick with him after being rejected by the Admiral."

Xue Cheng was silent. How could he not like her? He was not a gentleman. He had no resistance to the girl who liked him and whom he also liked.

He knew that he was hypocritical. Even though he had bad thoughts in his mind, he didn't know how to launch an attack because he was single. He had to wait passively. King Kong and Richelieu happened to be the type who could launch a direct attack.

Neither proactive nor refusing, when Xue Cheng was watching anime, he was very disapproving of those so-called herbivorous male protagonists. However, when he encountered the same thing, he realized that for his clumsy self, being passive was the best choice.

"Is Lexington blaming me?" Xue Cheng sighed.

Lexington shook her head. She had become a married woman not just recently. She had long been accustomed to and accepted the fact that her husband was a playboy. Lexington looked straight at Xue Cheng. She cared about something else.

"I just think the Admiral shouldn't be partial. We are all his wedding ships. Whatever they have, I want too."

"Okay." Xue Cheng agreed. He wouldn't suffer any loss anyway.

Xue Cheng straightened up and waited for a while facing Lexington, but the girl didn't move. Xue Cheng blinked in confusion and saw Lexington pursed her lips and smiled: "Although I don't blame the admiral, but you have been back for so long and have ignored my feelings and been so affectionate with everyone. I still need a little punishment."

As he spoke, Lexington slowly closed his eyes and slightly raised his chin, as if hinting at something.

Xue Cheng's heart was pounding. He swallowed subconsciously and looked around like a thief. Then he suppressed his excitement, put his hands on Lexington's shoulders, and slowly moved closer...

"Wait a minute!" Lexington closed her eyes, looking forward to the heart-pounding moment. Gradually, she could feel the warm breath approaching. However, at this moment, Lexington felt her shoulders relax. She opened her eyes and saw Xue Cheng stood up in a panic, walked to the balcony and pulled up the curtains.

"Admiral?" Lexington was a little confused.

"Nothing." Xue Cheng turned around and laughed dryly, "It's immoral, block it."

Lexington was confused and said angrily, "What do you mean by immoral? Kissing between husband and wife is normal, right? Besides, it's not a public place. How could anyone see us in our own home?"

That's hard to say. Xue Cheng secretly complained in his heart. Lexington didn't know, but he knew that Ticonderoga often followed him secretly. Maybe he was outside with his mobile phone ready to record it.

"It's okay, let's continue." Xue Cheng sat back on the sofa, but after the interruption just now, the ambiguous atmosphere disappeared. The two looked at each other, and for a moment they were a little at a loss.

Lexington thought about it, stood up, took out a small box from the refrigerator and put it on the coffee table.

"Admiral, let's eat this."

"Pocky?" Xue Cheng looked at the box in front of him. It was a kind of biscuit with a chocolate coating. It was a very common snack. However, among couples, another way of eating Pocky was developed.

Xue Cheng recalled an animation he had watched before, where two heroines fought over the last Pocky... Lexington took out Pocky at this time, obviously not just for a snack.

The girl opened the package, stretched out her slender fingers to take out a Pocky, and then held it in her mouth and bit it bit by bit.

She said nothing, and didn't even look in Xue Cheng's direction. She folded her hands over her chest, leaned back on the sofa, and half-closed her eyes. In the silent living room, apart from the subtle sound of the air conditioner working, the only sound was the "clicking" sound coming from Lexington's mouth.

Xue Cheng hesitated for a moment, then slowly stood up, walked to Lexington and leaned forward.

"Crunch." The sound of chocolate biscuits being bitten was heard, and Xue Cheng slowly moved, approaching Lexington little by little. The elegant fragrance mixed with the sweet scent of chocolate drifted into his nose, making his heart rate rise rapidly. As the length of Pocky became shorter and shorter, the distance between them became closer and closer.

There was a hint of panic in Lexington's eyes, his long eyelashes trembled slightly, and finally slowly closed.

The two lips touched each other.

After an unknown amount of time, Xue Cheng felt that breathing was a little difficult. He pressed Lexington's shoulders and slowly backed away. He looked at the girl who turned her face away, as if she didn't dare to look at him, with a faint blush on her face. His gaze slowly moved down and landed on her slightly swollen lips.

"Are you satisfied, my dear wife?" Xue Cheng teased deliberately. Although it was not their first kiss, it was the first time he took the initiative to kiss someone. Xue Cheng's heart was definitely not as calm as he appeared on the surface. He was just using jokes to cover up his inner turmoil.

Lexington bit her lower lip lightly. Although the admiral always called her "Madam" and other people in the garrison regarded her as the admiral's legal wife, that was only because Lexington had a gentle and quiet personality and was full of the temperament of a wife. In essence, she was just like an ordinary young girl, full of beautiful dreams and expectations about love.

So even though she can take the initiative to attack Xue Cheng, it doesn't mean she won't be shy.

However, she was Lexington after all. After a brief moment of shyness, the girl quickly recovered. She tilted her head, smiled softly at Xue Cheng's teasing gaze, and pulled out another Pocky from the box, shaking it at him: "Admiral...you don't think one time is enough, do you? I haven't finished the Pocky yet."

"What?!" Xue Cheng's expression froze. He slowly turned his head and looked at the box on the table. He hadn't counted how many Pocky sticks were in a box, but he remembered it being more than ten. In other words... at least ten more times?

110. Brave

Walking out of the villa, Xue Cheng looked back and saw Lexington still standing in front of the door waving to him. Under the dim light, her lips seemed particularly bright red. Xue Cheng subconsciously touched his slightly swollen and numb lips.

"I thought it would be at most ten times, who knows... why would Lexington's house have so many snacks!" Xue Cheng sighed in his heart. Some things are okay once, but if they happen too many times, they will become a punishment. He waved to Lexington, motioning her to go back, and then turned and left.

As night fell, without the scorching sun, the temperature in the air gradually dropped. Blown by the seemingly non-stop sea breeze, the temperature at night was much cooler. Xue Cheng walked on the path. Before leaving, Lexington had helped him change the bandage. The sprained ankle did not affect his walking. He took out his mobile phone and looked at the large group of people in the garrison.

South Dakota seemed to still be brooding over what happened during the day, and was saying something sarcastic in the group. Then he was scolded by Washington, who couldn't stand it anymore. The two of them started arguing with each other.

King Kong seemed to have heard about Richelieu as well, and probably felt a sense of crisis. At this moment, he and his sister Hiei were showing off about how they had captured Xue Cheng. However, as Wisconsin and Indomitable began to fan the flames, the conflict between South Dakota and Washington was intensified, and the atmosphere in the group became increasingly tense, so that no one paid any attention to King Kong at all.

Xue Cheng watched with great interest for a while, and suddenly he began to understand why Wisconsin was so keen on stirring up trouble and adding fuel to the fire. It was indeed interesting to watch a fire from the other side of the river, especially when the fire was started by himself!

The infrastructure in the garrison was very good, and most of the roads had street lights. Xue Cheng walked and looked around, so he didn't have to worry about bumping into anything or stepping on empty air. Before he knew it, he came to an intersection.

Noticing that the surroundings were getting darker, Xue Cheng put away his phone and looked around. The path he was going to take was remote and had no street lights. Xue Cheng turned on the flashlight on his phone and was about to walk over when he suddenly remembered the day he had just traveled through time and was ambushed by Hancock who was waiting on the roadside.

"...It shouldn't be, right? How could something like that happen one after another?" Xue Cheng muttered softly and was about to walk over when a slight laugh was heard. A young girl came out from behind a large tree that was so big that several people could hug it.

"How did the admiral know I was hiding here?" the girl asked curiously.

"..." Xue Cheng did not answer. The girl hid very well, and he did not have the ability to predict the future, so how could he guess?

Xue Cheng squinted his eyes and looked carefully at the girl in front of him. She had a headband tied on her long silver hair with a very special hexagram pattern on it, which seemed to be a badge. She was wearing a white long skirt with only two thin straps on her shoulders, revealing her delicate collarbone and round shoulders. She was wearing a pair of women's sandals.

"Brave?" Xue Cheng rubbed his eyes and asked in disbelief.

"It's me." The girl walked over with a smile. Seeing Xue Cheng's exaggerated expression, she rolled her eyes at him. "Admiral, are you surprised to see me? Or... Admiral, you don't really want to see me at this time?"

"Of course not." Xue Cheng shrugged and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had checked Yong Meng's information and recognized the ship emblem on her headband, so he didn't fall into a passive situation.

"I just suddenly remembered that one night a few days ago, I was attacked on a small road like this with no street lights."

The third ship of the Essex-class aircraft carrier, the Intrepid, was a ship built by the United States during World War II. Due to its bravery in combat, it was nicknamed "Figting'I'". However, because it often went to the repair shop, it also had two not-so-nice nicknames. It once participated in the battle to sink the second ship of the Yamato-class battleship, the Musashi.

The Brave in the game has an excellent basic panel. The "I" of the skill combat can not only be placed in an aircraft carrier formation, but can also play a role in a mixed team of U-series large ships. It is a relatively comprehensive and powerful aircraft carrier.

Apart from the strength factor, Yongmeng's portrait is also very cute. Unlike her sister Essex who is wrapped tightly, although Yongmeng is also wearing Essex-level uniform, it is much cooler, with a cloak, short skirt, suspenders, and a very charming figure. The dress she wore in Virginia Serenade made Xue Cheng lick her to death.

"Hancock, that idiot." Yong Meng smiled helplessly, "Admiral, aren't you scared by her?"

Xue Cheng shook his head. He folded his arms and took a few steps back, making a frightened expression: "The person who scares me now is you."

"Then why don't you flee, Admiral?" Yong Meng spread his arms and imitated the beast's "baring fangs and claws" and said, "If you get caught by me, be careful that I will eat you to the bone. I'm not that indecisive fool Hancock. I'm Yong Meng."

"Really?" Xue Cheng took two steps back and pretended to run away. "Then I can run away, okay?"

"No!" She rushed over fiercely, grabbed Xue Cheng's arm and held him tightly in her arms, not letting him break free. She raised her little face and made a ferocious look: "You dare to try to escape?"

After joking, Xue Cheng looked at the girl who was clinging to his arm and asked, "What's the matter with you Yongmeng coming to see me?"

Yong Meng chuckled and didn't say anything like "Can't you just come and see the Admiral if you have nothing to do?" Instead, he said frankly, "Because I really want to see the Admiral."

"Let me guess." Xue Cheng stroked his chin, a thoughtful expression on his face. "Because King Kong and Richelieu succeeded in succession, and he saw me being called away by Lexington last night, so he felt a sense of crisis?"

Yong Meng hit him lightly and said unhappily, "That's not the case. I'm not a coward. If I want to see the admiral, I don't need to make an excuse."

"So why are you here..."

Before Xue Cheng could finish his words, Yong Meng suddenly grabbed his collar with force. Caught off guard, Xue Cheng staggered and bent his waist involuntarily. Before he could react, he felt a fragrance all over his face and his lips felt slightly warm.

After an unknown amount of time, Yong Meng finally let go of the collar he was holding tightly. Xue Cheng, who was almost suffocating, hurriedly stepped back, gasping for breath after two steps, and looked at the girl in front of him with some fear.

"The taste of chocolate chip cookies..." Yong Meng licked his lips with the tip of his pink tongue, and said with a look of nostalgia: "Admiral, do you like snacks? You are really childish."

Xue Cheng smiled bitterly: "Didn't you just say that you didn't feel any sense of crisis? Then what does this mean?"

111. Night Battle with Ghosts and Gods

Yong Meng's face was full of innocence: "It's just to prove to the Admiral that as the Admiral's wedding ship, Yong Meng can do this kind of thing with the Admiral even without those excuses."

"Okay." Xue Cheng covered his face. He was used to seeing reserved types like Yixian, Shengwei, and Lexington, and the boldness of the straightforward type really made him a little overwhelmed.