How to fall in love with a ship girl?

Royal Fortune answered immediately, and Hu Teng nodded slightly.

"That--"

Xu Huan looked at the parts of the two ship girls' bodies that were different from humans—the tentacles of Royal Wealth and the short horns on Hu Teng's head.

"Do you need to cover these areas? Or is that all?"

"Oh yes!"

Royal Wealth heard this and was about to stuff the tentacles into his hair when Hu Teng took out two bracelet-like objects from the storage space of the ship suit:

"No, I have a mind shield that can reduce the presence of the ship girl."

"After wearing it, even if you are walking on the street carrying a car, they will just treat you as an ordinary passerby and will not think it's strange and look at you twice."

".....Why haven't I heard of this thing?"

Royal Fortune was somewhat at a loss.

"There are quite a few shipgirls with non-human features. Even though they rarely come to the city, they developed this product to avoid being misunderstood as sirens and causing panic... Almost every camp has one." Hu Teng glanced at the girl calmly:

"This thing was developed quite a while ago. How long have you been at sea?"

"But I still want to remind you that this is to reduce the sense of presence, not to eliminate it and become invisible. It won't work if a lot of tentacles suddenly grow on the street."

Chapter 16 Can You Notice Me?

To experience the heart of a city, one must look at its streets.

After Xu Huan and his party landed at the port, they finally arrived at the city guarded by the royal camp after a short walk.

Unlike the less busy port, the streets are bustling with cars and pedestrians. The windows of roadside shops display a variety of goods, constantly attracting people's attention. Some pedestrians are in a hurry, while others are leisurely strolling and shopping.

People chatting about life in cafes, children playing on the grass in parks, and old people chatting leisurely, together form a picture of life, which contrasts with the blue sky and white clouds, making the city like a colorful painting. Everyone is depicting the beauty and vitality of this city in his or her own way.

When people are in it, they will have a unique sense of security, which makes them relax.

Not normal...

Xu Huan frowned slightly.

He didn't see any worry, panic or fear on the faces of people passing by.

It was as if the threat of the Sirens was just a distant dream.

"Because a city without the protection of ship girls cannot be guaranteed to be safe...so most of the humans around here will live in the cities near the ports of nearby large camps, so there are so many talents." Hu Teng walked beside Xu Huan, half a step behind, and explained.

".... What puzzles me is that the threat of the Sirens is far from being resolved, so why don't people here feel nervous at all?"

The enemy is clearly not far away and may approach at any time.

"As for this... firstly, this place is quite far from the sea where Sirens appear, and secondly, the Royal Family is indeed strong enough to resist Sirens' invasion. Even if they encounter a very difficult situation, they will try their best to delay it and issue an alarm notification."

Royal Wealth listened attentively, then interrupted, "I know this! In the records of all the cities attacked, the city guarded by the Royal Family has not suffered any damage so far."

Hu Teng was interrupted by the royal wealth and glanced at it coldly before continuing: "She is right, but there is also the most crucial point, which is also the key factor for the human beings living there to behave like this - the flagship of the royal camp, Elizabeth."

"...A popular vase? Does her existence represent any significance that could help maintain stability?" Xu Huan thought about it and found a very appropriate metaphor.

Stability+++

"That's not the case... Elizabeth herself is technically half a child, and she does have some important meaning, after all, her name is there... But the main reason is because of her special ability, something like an energy field. As long as you are within the range, you can receive a lot of 'blessings'."

Hu Teng pointed upwards, "For example, for humans, it means calming people's hearts and calming their emotions. For the Royal Navy's shipgirls, it means improving their combat effectiveness."

Xu Huan also knew that when the methods of using mental energy were different, it could indeed have different effects on ordinary people.

However, he himself had not studied the aspect of calming the mind and soothing the heart, and most of his energy was focused on how to use it against the enemy...

As for the people in the city now shrouded in glory...is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Although what Hu Teng said sounded normal, in a sense this kind of "blessing" was probably compulsory.

Compulsory calming of emotions...

Xu Huan looked at the peaceful passers-by on the street and didn't know what to say.

"Commander, don't worry about this. These people have been informed before entering the city... They are all aware and willing. Just ask any passerby, they must know their current situation... But what can we do?"

Hu Teng said softly: "Most of the people here are humans living nearby, and the routes to the truly safe inland areas have all been cut off by the Sirens..."

"It's still Siren's problem after all."

Xu Huan sighed and temporarily put aside his doubts.

Royal Wealth looked at Hu Teng constantly explaining things to Xu Huan, feeling a little strange: "Come to think of it... How can you, a steely ship girl, know so much about the Royal family's affairs? It seems like you know more than I do..."

She had quite a few "deals" with the royal family, and she thought that in terms of her understanding of the royal family, she would not be inferior to Hu Teng...

I didn't expect that when this time came, I could only sit quietly as a listener, and even if I wanted to say something, Hu Teng would give me a contemptuous glance.

"These are all common sense... Miss Royal Fortune, have you never taken the initiative to learn about them?"

"...Your shipgirls from the big camp must know more than us. What common sense? Why don't I have this common sense?"

“…”

Hu Teng was too lazy to pay attention to him, but when he turned around again, Xu Huan in front of him had already disappeared in the crowd.

"...Where's the commander?"

"Xu Huan...wasn't he right in front of us just now? Could he have gotten lost accidentally?"

"We may have lost him... But don't worry, there shouldn't be anything in this place that can pose a threat to him."

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A relatively quiet alley.

Compared to the hustle and bustle of the streets outside, these alleys winding through the city center seem much quieter.

Generally speaking, no matter how bright and beautiful a city looks, there will be many gray areas inside where the sun cannot shine...and such places usually contain a lot of useful information.

This is also the reason why Xu Huan walked into this alley after walking on the street for a while.

But as of now...he hasn't seen any human being since he entered the alley.

"It's really clean... spotless inside and out." Xu Huanpo sighed meaningfully.

Slowly turning a corner, a seemingly inconspicuous bookstore suddenly appeared before my eyes.

The signboard was tattered and looked as if it had been in disrepair for a long time. The orange light shone on the mottled walls. There were crumpled books on the shelves, and through the window, one could vaguely see the word "recipe" on top.

A silver-haired woman was standing in front of the bookshelf. She was wearing a blue and white dress. From the back, she had a very graceful figure, but her face could not be seen clearly.

"Can there be guests in a place like this?"

Xu Huan was a little curious and pushed open the door. The tinkling sound of wind chimes broke the silence in the store.

The table next to the door was empty, with only a lazy British shorthair blue cat squinting comfortably.

No boss?

He looked at the silver-haired beauty who was looking for a book over there and said:

"Hello, miss, may I ask——"

Before he could finish his words, the other party turned around in confusion.

"Oh? You...can notice me?"

Chapter 17 Master

The blue-purple eyes were rippled with water, the straight nose bridge, and the slightly pursed cherry lips made up a bright and beautiful face.

There was a broken chain around her slender neck, and she was wearing a white maid uniform. The top wrapped around her chest and was slightly tightened, making the snow-white waves on her chest look very majestic. The hem of the dress was very long, almost dragging on the ground.

"Oh? You...can notice me?"

The beauty in front of him asked curiously.

Xu Huan suddenly realized something and looked at her wrist.

Sure enough, the other person's fair wrist was wearing the same mind-blocking bracelet that Hu Teng had just taken out.

The person in front of me...is she another ship girl?

And if you can find people in this city now...most of them should be ship girls belonging to the royal faction.

Many ideas of how to conceal the matter flashed through his mind in an instant, but in the end, Xu Huan simply and neatly admitted it.

After all, I am not trying to infiltrate with no skill, and the other party is not a Siren. Instead, he is a potential ally. If the other party does not take any action, there is no need for me to take any action.

"Yes...I'm not blind."

"Um...."

The silver-haired ship girl looked at Xu Huan curiously, her eyes full of autumn water kept scanning Xu Huan's body, and finally, stopped on his face.

"You don't have His Majesty's blessing, which means it won't take more than half an hour to get to the city. However, even if you walk non-stop from the outer city, you won't be able to reach this place in half an hour..."

"So, it's more likely that you are not affected by this..."

The ship girl continued to talk to herself, with no intention of stopping.

"And people who are not affected by mental energy usually have their own mental energy... So, sir, what do you think about this sudden visit?"

Xu Huan shook his head and said directly: "Actually, I just happened to be passing by."

He really just happened to pass by and came in to take a look out of curiosity.

"Just passing by?"

The ship girl smiled slightly, walked slowly to the door, and blocked the way out: "This store... even this alley is completely covered by mental energy. It is impossible for ordinary people to walk in, let alone just passing by?"

Faint ripples began to appear in the air, and the ship girl in front of him directly summoned out her own ship suit.

"Good at changing and disguising. Among the sirens I know, there seems to be only one that can match her..."

"Ms. Observer, I admire your courage to sneak in directly, but at this point, are you still not going to reveal your true identity?"

Among the Sirens, the one who is good at disguise and change is a Siren named Observer, and there is a high probability that she is in human form.

Xu Huan kept this information in mind.

Then, he stretched out his hand, and the mental energy in his body surged wildly. As his palm pushed in the air, the ship equipment summoned by the ship girl in front of him was pressed back forcefully. The ripples in space were smoothed out again, and the entire store was directly locked by a strange air pressure.

Disarm.

It's different here than at sea. If there is a conflict, people may die.

and....

Why do these shipgirls always like to show their weapons and prepare to fight right away? It's the same with Hu Teng and the shipgirls in front of him. Is it because the threat and pressure from the Siren before was too great?

Xu Huan was a little puzzled.

So the little octopus is pretty friendly?

“??!!”

The ship girl in front of him was caught off guard by this sudden situation. Her pupils shrank slightly and she looked at Xu Huan in shock.

She once again mobilized her mental energy, trying to summon out the ship equipment that had been forced back in, but no matter how hard she tried, the energy in her body was like a pool of stagnant water filled with lead, suppressed and motionless.

Not only that, even the movements of the body seemed to be frozen, the energy in the body was locked, the body subconsciously rejected the commands from the brain, and trembled slightly with fear.

The person opposite me...is not on the same level as me at all.

However, the aura of this mental energy—

Not a siren.

The brain is racing.

If we connect all the previous things together, then the most likely answer remains.

The person I have been looking for for a long time finally appears...

The ship girl's eyes suddenly became much clearer.

"You are not a ship girl who specializes in combat... at least not a ship girl who is good at hand-to-hand combat, otherwise you wouldn't be unable to move, but it seems so..."

"That Siren called Observer is probably not as strong as you, otherwise you wouldn't have the confidence to block the door by yourself."