Daily life with the ship girl

"General, please go to bed early. Staying up late is not good for your health."

"Got it. I'll go to sleep soon." Li Ran knew that each ship girl had a different name for him, but Walkerlan's name always seemed a little strange to him. He thought about it and said:

"Walkeran, don't call me General from now on. I'm not an official. Just call me Admiral."

"Understood, General." Walkeran nodded.

Li Ran was somewhat helpless. It seemed that this habit could not be controlled for a while. He did not care about it and said:

"By the way, did Lexington arrange a room for you?"

"Yes, I won't bother the general anymore. I like the cake that the general prepared tonight."

Walker's cheeks flushed, and then she walked to Li Ran and kissed him lightly on the cheek:

"Thank you General."

Li Ran touched his cheek, feeling a little confused. Then he heard the sound of Walkeran closing the door. He shook his head, saw the cup of coffee, picked it up and took a sip. Then he exhaled with satisfaction, stretched his body, and continued to work. He wanted to draw up a detailed strategy for conquering the three islands of ABC.

Looking at the positions of the three islands on the sea chart, Li Ran thought:

It's time to plan your attack.

……

Walkerlan came out of the admiral's office with his cheeks as red as a ripe tomato. Saratoga was about to give Li Ran the resource input statistics sheet, but when she saw Walkerlan's look, her brows tightened. This perverted admiral, he even didn't let go of the little girl?

Then Saratoga knocked hard on the door.

This frightened Li Ran. He rubbed his aching head and said:

"Please come in."

Walkerland was a little curious about Saratoga's reaction. She looked at the older sister in confusion as she pushed the door open with a click, and then slammed it shut, feeling a little strange.

"Walkeran, where are you?" Firefly's voice came from downstairs.

"I'm upstairs, I'll be down right away." Walklan heard the call, withdrew his gaze from the door of the admiral's office, and went downstairs.

At the same time, Li Ran looked at Saratoga with a bad face, feeling a little confused. What happened to this sister-in-law?

"This is today's resource income statistics sheet. Please take a look, perverted lolita admiral."

Li Ran's face darkened and he said:

"I say, Jiajia, how have I offended you? Why are you so angry? Can't I change it?"

"Humph, perverted admiral, he can even lay hands on a destroyer girl!"

"Hey, I am more wronged than Dou E."

"Who is Dou E? Are you going to tell me those weird stories again to deceive me? Are you trying to trick me too?"

"Well, I really didn't."

"Hmm, what's wrong with your cheek?"

"This one is from Walkerland himself."

"Look, you still say you're not a perverted lolita."

"By the way, I don't have this..."

"Humph, quibbling, I won't listen."

"Then what do you want to do?" Li Ran was really helpless. Gia Jia's temper was even more changeable than the weather.

"I haven't thought about it yet."

Li Ran was so confused that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He sighed, looked at her seriously, and said:

"Jia Jia, I know you're still mad at me. I don't blame you, but I won't think about those things now. The Deep Sea Fleet has been appearing more and more frequently recently. Although they haven't attacked the port area, the Deep Sea has always moved without any regularity. Do you think I would tease a destroyer at this time? I'm not the kind of person who doesn't have that kind of brain."

Saratoga saw that although Li Ran was not angry, the fatigue between his brows was obvious. She felt inexplicably flustered. Did she really misunderstand?

Li Ran sighed. He was in no mood to explain these little misunderstandings at the moment. Instead, he pointed to a few places on the nautical chart and said seriously:

"Come and have a look. Our port is here. The three islands of A, B and C are here. Most of the outbound channels of our deepwater harbor will pass through Island C. As a carrier girl, you also understand the attack range of carrier-based aircraft. If the deep-sea aircraft carrier sends carrier-based aircraft to monitor these channels, do you think the materials outside the port can still be transported in?"

Saratoga saw that Li Ran was indeed working, not...

She felt her face burning and she blamed herself even more. It seemed that she had always been prejudiced against the admiral. A trace of disappointment flashed across her face.

Seeing that Saratoga hadn't spoken for a long time, Li Ran stopped his analysis and looked up at Jia Jia, who was playing with the corner of his clothes with his head down like a child who had done something wrong. He said softly:

"Gaga?"

"Ah, I'm here, Admiral."

"If you don't want to listen, go back and rest. I'll

Chapter 46: Two o'clock in the morning

Li Ran felt his feet were much better and continued looking at the nautical chart. Among the three islands, Island C was the closest to Xiguang Island. However, it was unrealistic to attack Island C right away where a large number of deep-sea fleets were stationed. Instead, Islands AB, which seemed to be farther away, were more suitable as priority targets.

He thought about it, and then began to conceive his plan. Before he knew it, the coffee was finished. Li Ran looked at the empty cup. The battle plan had already taken shape, but it was not yet perfect. Without coffee to refresh himself, he would easily fall asleep.

So he stood up and walked around the room, then opened the window. A gentle breeze blew in at night, which made him feel refreshed.

Li Ran quietly looked at the moonlight outside the window, listened to the occasional sound of crickets, and could vaguely hear the sounds of Firefly and Sigsby playing games downstairs. He smiled knowingly, this kind of life is really good. Although it is a bit tiring, everything in the port area started from scratch. It was the result of the joint efforts of himself and the ship girls. This feeling is really great.

Li Ran looked at the moonlight for a while, and his heart did not feel much melancholy, but full of energy. He knew that his current garrison was still very weak and the port area had just started, so he was more cautious about this strategy. He thought about it, picked up the empty cup, opened the door of the office, and went downstairs.

When Li Ran reached the stairs, he saw Bismarck in pajamas holding a glass of water. It was the first time he saw Bismarck in pajamas. It must be said that Bismarck in pajamas had a special charm in her every move, but she still had a serious expression on her face. When she saw Li Ran, she greeted him:

"Is the Admiral still awake?"

"You haven't slept either?" Li Ran paused, then thought for a moment and said:

"Bismarck, you are very beautiful when you are not in uniform."

Bismarck's cat ears stood up. She felt a very strange feeling in her heart and said with some difficulty:

"Admiral, if there's nothing else, I'll go back to my room and rest."

This time, Li Ran clearly saw Bismarck's cat ears move. He wondered if Bismarck was shy.

He looked at Bismarck going up the stairs quickly, and felt in a good mood, and his fatigue was relieved a lot.

"Admiral, are you still awake?" Helena was talking to Lexington, and when she saw Li Ran, she asked.

Li Ran watched the coffee blender crush the coffee beans and heard Helena's words. He said:

"I'm the admiral. You guys haven't rested, so I can't rest either."

As he spoke, the blender stopped running. Li Ran used hot water to make coffee. He felt very satisfied smelling the aroma. Then he walked over with the coffee and saw Lexington and Helena were surrounded by some design drawings. He put the coffee on the tea table and said:

“Did you draw all these?”

Helena shook her head, then pointed at Lexington and said:

"They were all drawn by Lexington. Admiral, you came just in time. We are thinking about what kind of new building to add near the garrison. Do you have any good suggestions?"

Li Ran thought about it and did not answer immediately, but said:

"Would you like something to drink?"

"No, Commander. It's late today. Don't drink coffee. You are not allowed to stay up late tonight. Got it?" Lexington looked at Li Ran's tired and sleepy face. She was a little worried. Her tone was gentle but full of irresistible flavor:

"If you continue like this, I, as the secretary ship, will deprive you of your job qualifications."

"Okay, I won't stay up late, okay? But you must have spent a lot of time drawing these things, right?" Li Ran looked at the drawings, all hand-drawn in pencil. He didn't know how Lexington drew them, but as a secretary ship for more than half a month, she must have been very tired. He said seriously:

"Thank you for your hard work over the past half month, Lexington."

Lexington smiled gently, shook her head slightly, and said:

"It's not hard. Commander, please tell me your opinion first. What kind of building should be built near the tutelary fort? I will discuss it with the fairy chieftain of the Rodo Rodo tomorrow."

Li Ran thought for a moment, took a few sketches, looked at them, took a sip of coffee, and said:

"There must be a dormitory for the shipgirls near the garrison. After all, there are not many rooms in the garrison. Well, there must also be a bathhouse, which is where the inlet canal is repaired. There is also a sword hall, a kyudo hall, and a cafeteria. Well, if there is any vacant space, some recreational facilities can be built for the destroyers. These are probably what I can think of."

Lexington nodded and said to Helena:

"Your thoughts coincide with the commander's."

"It must be a coincidence." A trace of panic flashed in Helena's eyes.

Li Ran frowned and said:

"However, we can put the construction of these facilities on hold. I have a military operations meeting tomorrow. Well, I will finish writing the strategy plan tonight. Don't look at me like that. I have been going to bed at 10 o'clock for several days. I am almost sick from being idle."

Lexington sighed, knowing that Li Ran would not easily change his decision, she said:

"Just this once."

"Well, this won't happen again." Li Ran said with a smile, then stood up and prepared to go upstairs.

"Your coffee." Lexington said helplessly.

"Oh, I almost forgot." Li Ran turned around, then remembered the destroyers still playing outside, and said:

"I'll leave those little guys to you."

"Don't worry." Lexington nodded slightly.

Li Ran nodded, picked up the coffee and went upstairs.

When Helena saw Li Ran disappear at the stairs, she teased Lexington:

"You care about the Admiral a lot."

"Stop making fun of me. Where were we just talking about..."

……

When Li Ran went upstairs, Pinghai had just finished taking a shower and came out wearing a bath towel with wet hair. She happened to see Li Ran and ran back to her room.

Li Ran touched his nose. Ping Hai had a great figure. He was about to push open the door of the admiral's office when he heard Quincy singing on the balcony of the living room on the second floor. Juno was listening beside him:

"There is always a night sky without stars

The North Star has always been guiding the way

Traveler

Go home soon

There are always some forests without moonlight

Lighted torches provide light

Hunter

Go home soon

......"

Li Ran listened for a while, and then remained silent. He did not disturb Quincy, but quietly opened the door of the admiral's office. Then the singing stopped, and he heard Quincy say to Juno:

"Juno, I miss my sister."

Li Ran felt a little guilty. He realized that he had let Quincy stay for more than half a month. He had forgotten that before Quincy became a free ship girl, she had been living with her sister New Orleans in the First Ship Girl Academy. He closed the door and sat back in his seat. After thinking for a while, he decided that it was time for Quincy to go back to the First Ship Girl Academy to report safety.

Juno himself had no reason to let her stay. Although he was unable to rescue the tsundere little cat-eared girl, he did not force her. After all, he had heard from Lexington about the relationship between the four sisters of the Atlanta class. The four light cruiser girls had rejected the kindness of many admirals, including the Governor of the Atlantic. He did not have the confidence that he could bring all four light cruiser girls back.

However, Li Ran didn't care much. The strongest light cruiser Helena was already in the port. He was not the greedy person because he understood that this was reality, not a game. Every ship girl was unique and a living being. He knew that it was impossible to salvage a ship or build something with just the movement of his fingers like in the game. He understood that he was starting from scratch and had to rely on himself for everything.

Feeling that he was overthinking, he shook his head and continued to check the nautical chart on the table. He was also a little tired. He glanced at the coffee cup and thought:

After finishing this cup of coffee, go to bed.

Originally thought he could rely on coffee to stay awake, but Li Ran fell asleep in his seat unknowingly.

Not long after Li Ran fell asleep, the door of the admiral's office was slowly pushed open, and Lexington walked in lightly. Looking at Li Ran who was sleeping on the table, she gently picked up the admiral's coat and put it on him.

Lexington looked at the documents sorted out on Li Ran's desk, and a trace of heartache flashed in her eyes. This was not the first time she saw Li Ran staying up until two in the morning.

She thought to herself: The commander is really a worry.

Lexington sighed and did not wake Li Ran. She slowly walked to the door and closed it gently.

The lights in the admiral's office dimmed.

As the lights in the admiral's office went out, the garrison fell into a rare silence, and the night passed slowly.