Shipgirls and Salted Fish Commander, Port Survival Guide

"Here, here, here! Give me as many as you want!" Jing Su simply took the plate of macarons off the table and handed it to Buqu.

"Wow, so many macarons! I, cough cough, Commander, this is against the doctrine! You're bribing me!" Although she said that, ever since Jing Su took the plate of macarons off the table, her defiant eyes had never left the plate.

"Ah, how can this be a bribe? Oh, strictly speaking, this is my great sin." Seeing the defiant expression, Jing Su was secretly pleased and cooperated.

"Eh, sin?" Upon hearing Jing Su's words, Bu Qu was stunned. What was going on?

"Think about it, this is a public place. If we take something, can we put it back? That would be extremely impolite. But I can't finish all these snacks by myself. You know my stomach can't handle that much food at once. I can't put them back, and I can't finish them either, so I can only throw them away. Wasting food is a huge sin."

"Oh, I'm so guilty. If a lovely, glorious little angel or knight could step forward and help me with this snack, I would be truly grateful to her." After saying this, Jing Su looked at Bu Qu with a smile in her eyes.

"Ah, uh, hmph, since there are tasks that can't be completed, then, then feel free to ask your knight—that is, the Unyielding—for help. Anyway, I am your knight now, and I will follow you for life. Don't be shy, just give me your orders!" Hearing Jing Su say this, the Unyielding raised his head, crossed his arms, and said proudly.

"Oh, that's really a big help! My proud knight is unyielding! Please help me finish this plate of macarons!" Jing Su was completely defeated. Seriously, this was cheating, it was against the rules! She was just too cute!

"Since you've said so, Commander, then there's really no other way. Just leave it to me. Oh, no." As he spoke, Buqu suddenly changed the subject.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"With so many of them, even I, a proud knight, can't completely eliminate them. So, as expected, we still need to seek outside assistance?" Unyielding seemed to have thought of something, her face flushed, and she stammered.

Actually, for ship girls, as long as they want to, they can eat as much food as they want without any problems. Their stomachs are like another dimension, they can never be filled, well, they are bottomless pits in the literal sense. They feel full, but as soon as they activate their ship equipment, they feel completely consumed.

In other words, it's actually quite simple for Unyielding to solve this macaron problem on its own; to put it another way, it's nothing more than...

"In that case, let's all eat this plate of snacks together. Let's persevere and cheer each other on!"

"Yes, I'll do my best, for the sake of a knight's pride! Commander, here, this one's for you~"

Chapter 189 The Troublemaker Arrives

The Vichy Church sent only four people for this sortie: Foch, Unyielding, La Galisoni, and Vauquelan. The squad was not fully staffed and did not even have any backline ship girls.

It wasn't that Clemenceau didn't want to send more people; it was just that they had already gained an advantage in this attack. Other factions had followed the established practice of sending only one squadron to the front lines, and sending two squadrons from the two factions was itself a challenge to the rules.

In fact, at other times, when it's time to provide support for the seasonal offensive, it doesn't matter how many people you send to the front lines, or you don't have to send any at all, unless the Sirens host themselves launch an attack. Otherwise, no matter how many people other factions send to the front lines, there's not much they can do.

If they encounter the Sirens, the colorful ships will step in. After the port split, the major collaborations were basically battles against the Sirens. The most ferocious one was when all the colorful ships in the port that could go to the front line went to the front line. At that time, the Maritime Bureau felt that the world was about to end. The warships that blotted out the sky and the eerie thunderclouds were all destroying the Maritime Bureau's mind.

That battle was fought in a chaotic manner. The Sirens came in a hurry and then ran away in a hurry. The port area fired a few symbolic shots, and then the Sirens' main engine retreated on its own, leaving behind a sea of ​​Sirens warships. Without the Sirens' main engine, no matter how many Sirens warships there were, they were useless in front of the ship girls.

Before long, the ship girls had cleared out all the remaining Siren warships. They even considered chasing back to the Sirens, but after finding the teleportation device, they discovered that the coordinate parameters had been deleted. They didn't know which world they would be in if they were teleported there, so they had to give up.

However, after that massive Siren invasion, the Sirens seemed to have been badly hurt. Although there were still a few occasional Siren invasions afterward, they would leave quickly as soon as they entered.

In short, the pressure on the front lines dropped sharply, and subsequent support became less of a priority. It wasn't that the ship girls didn't want to take it seriously; it was just that the Sirens had only been putting so little pressure on them, and sending too many people wouldn't get them anywhere.

Of course, the ship girls are still on high alert. The forces deployed in the port to the front lines have always been higher than the intensity of the battles they encounter, in order to prevent the Sirens from pulling any tricks or compromising their safety. With the current forces deployed in the port to the front lines, even if the Sirens send three Sirens mainframes at once, they can hold out until reinforcements arrive.

As for what to do if such a black swan event really occurs? Well, if the Sirens invest so much power at once, they're aiming to destroy the world. This also means that on the other side of the teleportation device is the Sirens' lair. The ship girls can just come and take over the Siren's base.

The ship girls are currently idle, partly because they can't find Jing Su, and partly because they can't find the Sirens' lair. There's a persistent rumor within the port that the Sirens were kidnapped by Jing Su, so some factions have been trying to go to the Sirens' lair to look for them, but they haven't been able to find where the Sirens' base is.

It is said that they found quite a few Sirens shipyards and brought back a lot of resources.

This is also the biggest reason why Yixian told Jingsu that the port area is not short of resources. On the surface, the port area does not have many resource mining sites, but who said that mining resources must be done in this world? Can't I mine resources in other places?

In short, Jing Su was quite shocked when she learned that the port was moving resources from other worlds, but she was relieved when she thought about the game's plot. It was something that ship girls could do.

Therefore, in each seasonal offensive, each faction usually sends only one team to the front line, with a full complement of six ship girls. Other factions have gone to great lengths to secure these six spots, making it extremely difficult to obtain even one.

However, for the dual-faction faction, they have exploited a loophole and can send two teams to the front line. If they also allow both teams to be at full strength, it will really anger the public.

Of course, the most crucial point is that if other factions were to give up and disregard all established rules, sending all their ship girls to the front lines, the dual-magic faction would be at a huge disadvantage. After all, the dual-magic faction doesn't have a large number of ship girls. And while it's hard to say about other factions, the Royal Navy faction is definitely capable of doing something like that.

Therefore, neither of Clemenceau's two units were fully equipped, and the composition of the units was not in accordance with Jing Su's habits. The Vichy camp's units were all in the front row, while the back row was all with Iris.

"Hey, I've finished the macarons~" It turns out that kids have no resistance to sweets, and the ship girls are no exception.

Although they had said they would eat together, once they started eating, Jing Su realized that she really couldn't catch up with Bu Qu no matter how hard she tried.

Jing Su was puzzled. Bu Qu's mouth didn't look big at all; it would be an exaggeration to call it a cherry-like mouth. The macarons at the banquet were almost as big as her fist. How did this little girl manage to eat one macaron after another?

'Could this be the legendary Schrödinger's mouth? It looks small, but once you start eating dessert, it becomes a bottomless abyss?'

"Commander, we're out of macarons~" Buqu pouted, looking aggrieved, as he stared at the empty dessert plate.

"I'll get it for you right away. Buqu, wait here for me. I think there's some more over there. I'll be right back." Buqu's hesitant words shattered Jing Su's composure.

'I can't take it, I really can't take it! This sound... I can't stay here any longer! My whole body is tingling, it's like being electrocuted!'

"Okay, Commander, hurry back, I'll be waiting for you here~" Upon hearing Jing Su's words, Buqu's eyes lit up and he said excitedly.

Although the Vichy Church, where the Unyielding Ones resided, didn't care much about religion, after unification, Cardinal Richelieu of the Iris did. So, no matter how indifferent he was, he had to put on a show and make a gesture.

Therefore, in the faction's base, it's actually quite difficult for Buqu to have many snacks. There's definitely no chance during work or study time, but it's possible during rest time. Unfortunately, there's not much good food in the faction's base. And recently, Buqu has become obsessed with watching food short videos. Every time she sees the expressions of enjoyment on those bloggers' faces in the videos, she gets so hungry that her drool often soaks her pillow.

Now that she's finally out, and at a banquet no less, she can naturally eat to her heart's content, especially since she's met her beloved Commander. Wanting to eat delicious food is one wish, wanting to be with the Commander is another. Now that both wishes are fulfilled, Buqu declares herself the happiest girl in the world!

Since Buqu has said so, what can Jing Su do? If he doesn't bring Buqu a fresh bowl of macarons back as quickly as possible, he'll be betraying the girl's trust!

So, Jing Su looked around and quickly spotted a new plate of macarons. It had just been served, and judging from the water droplets around the plate, the macarons were still freshly baked. They had cooled down quite a bit by now, which was when they tasted best.

Jing Su was overjoyed to see this. It was just like a pillow coming when you're sleepy. Originally, Jing Su's goal was a plate of macarons further away, but that plate had already been eaten a lot because there were many people nearby. If she brought it over, she would have to find it again in a short time. And there were no macarons left in other places.

Fortunately, a new dish was served, so Jing Su quickly ran to get it.

"Hehe, sorry, we were the ones who picked this plate first." Just as Jing Su's hand was about to touch the new plate of macarons, the plate suddenly flew up.

It turns out that just now, this plate of macarons was picked up by another person wearing an area mask. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a trio, with the person holding the plate being the leader.

"Oh~" Jing Su was a little helpless because someone beat her to it, but there was nothing to say. After all, she was indeed not as fast as the other person. Anyway, there was still a plate left, although it had already been partially eaten. But it was better than nothing, wasn't it?

"Hehe, sorry, we also reserved that plate." Jing Su had just turned around and hadn't even taken a step when someone behind her called out.

"?"

Jing Su was somewhat puzzled. What were these three people up to? Were they targeting her? She didn't seem to have provoked them, did she?

"Hehe, I don't know which family's second generation you are from, but some dreams are better left unfulfilled. Ship girls are not something you should aspire to. The waters here are too deep for you to handle." The leader patted Jing Su's shoulder lightly and said to Jing Su with a smile. His voice was sharp and hoarse, making people feel very uncomfortable.

"Is this... treating me like a rich kid who's just coasting along?" Jing Su raised an eyebrow, somewhat bewildered. She thought to herself, "Even though I put my coat, which symbolizes my status, on the chair, there aren't many people in the entire venue wearing military uniforms to the banquet. Even without that coat, I'm still a powerful military officer. Is this guy really that brave?"

However, Jing Su didn't have much to say. At most, she just felt amused. Before the banquet started, Chen Baxian had specifically talked to her, telling her not to lower herself to the level of these juniors if she encountered a few ignorant people at the banquet. These guys had already fallen so low that they were abandoned by their own families, which was already pitiful. So, she shouldn't scare them any further.

Jing Su originally thought that since she was wearing a mask and no one knew her, she wouldn't actively contact others and cause conflicts, so how could she easily encounter someone who didn't know what was going on? Now she realized that those who didn't know what was going on would just walk right into her life.

However, upon closer reflection, it doesn't seem surprising. After all, they are ship girls. Anyone who can gain the favor of a ship girl is destined for great success. Who wouldn't be tempted or envious?

So Jing Su could understand why these three guys suddenly targeted her; they had obviously recognized the indomitable ship girl's identity.

Or rather, it would be strange if you couldn't recognize them. Compared to humans, the difference in aura alone is very obvious, not to mention the figures of the ship girls, which are all devilishly good.

With her charisma and physique, she easily stands out in such a small group, and this is even more noticeable for a destroyer like the Unyielding.

First of all, the fact that a little girl appeared at the banquet is very strange. This is a way to repay kindness on the front lines. No matter how carefree the parents are, they wouldn't send their child to the battlefield unless the child herself possesses great power.

Therefore, destroyers are the easiest ship type to recognize among ship girls, while the others are battleships and aircraft carriers.

When Jing Su and Bu Qu were feeding each other, they didn't even think about concealing their whereabouts, so they were quickly noticed by those who were searching for the ship girls.

However, why should Jing Su hide it? Isn't it only natural for him to be affectionate with his own daughter?

Soon enough, all the second-generation kids in the venue who weren't dancing focused their attention on Jing Su.

Because of the distance, those people didn't hear what Jing Su and Bu Qu were saying, but it was clear that Jing Su had won Bu Qu's favor, and now they were feeding each other.

'Macarons?'

Within minutes, the others noticed that Jing Su was feeding them macarons, so they all started searching for macarons. Some even called the kitchen to ask them to bring over a new plate of macarons as soon as possible.

This is why Jing Su looked around earlier but couldn't find many macarons. Of course, seeing that new plate of macarons was also due to the efforts of others behind the scenes.

After a moment's thought, Jing Su understood the reason for what had just happened. His face darkened immediately. What was all this nonsense? How could he be dreaming like this? However, judging from the surrounding situation, it was highly likely that some kind of game had taken place that Jing Su didn't quite understand. In any case, the final winner was the guy who had just patted him on the shoulder.

Jing Su had nothing to say about what those three people were going to do. It wasn't like no one had tried to curry favor with the ship girls before, and they all ended up in terrible situations. So many predecessors had set a bad example for others with their tragic experiences, yet people still wanted to follow suit and court death. What could Jing Su do?

Jing Su said he didn't know what to do. He had to find some snacks quickly. There were no macarons left, but he couldn't go back empty-handed. He had to find something good to eat for Buqu.

At this moment, Jing Su was surprised to find that all the pastries in the entire venue that were similar in shape to macarons had disappeared.

'Is this really necessary...?'

Now, Jing Su was truly speechless. Was it really necessary?

"Hehe, kid, now you know how powerful our young master is, right? If our young master wants, he can even get Chen Baxian to personally serve him snacks." Seeing Jing Su's furrowed brows, the man's henchman was very proud and ran to Jing Su's side to show off.

"Oh, you have that ability?" Jing Su laughed when she heard this. Really?

“Of course it’s true. Our young master is not the same species as you second-generation losers.”

"So, your young master isn't human?" Jing Su interrupted before the other person could finish speaking.

"You!" Upon hearing Jing Su's words, the so-called young master was furious and almost ordered his men to teach Jing Su a lesson. However, he stopped himself before the words could leave his mouth, inwardly exclaiming, 'Thank goodness! I almost fell for your trick. You definitely wanted me to punish you as usual and ruin my reputation among the ship girls. How vicious! Luckily, I'm smart enough to see through your plan. Hmph, once I win the hearts of the ship girls, I'll teach you a lesson. Then I'll see what you have to say!'

I probably won't see it again after Chapter 190.

Jing Su didn't bother to care what this guy was thinking. He was such a brainless idiot, Jing Su felt it was a waste of his life to even glance at him.

Right now, the most important thing is to find some good food for Buqu. However, it seems that the entire banquet hall has been ransacked by that second-generation rich kid who appeared out of nowhere, leaving very few snacks.

What can Jing Su do? Call for reinforcements, of course.

'The dinner was organized by Chen Baxian, so he should be able to get me a new plate of desserts,' Jing Su thought to herself.

If even the organizers can't get the kitchen staff to talk to them, then Chen Baxian might as well quit and leave.

So Jing Su began to look around for Chen Baxian. Strangely enough, after announcing the start of the banquet, Chen Baxian disappeared. Jing Su searched for a while but couldn't find him.

"Hehe, no need to look anymore. I've collected all the snacks in the venue. You have no chance." Seeing Jing Su's actions, the man assumed that Jing Su was still unwilling to give up and was still hoping to use the snacks to satisfy the ship girl's fantasy, so he continued to mock her.

"Which family are you from? How did you end up with such a freak?" Jing Su raised an eyebrow, looking at the man in front of her as if he were an idiot.

"The Xie family of Kyoto, the patriarch of the Xie family is my second uncle. Are you scared now? You know how different I am from you down-on-your-luck second-generation rich kids, huh?" The man's face was full of pride, and his arrogance was palpable.

"Damn it~ Why is there a Xie family everywhere? This family is like a fly, buzzing around everywhere, it's so annoying." Jing Su was truly speechless.

"Xie An, what are you doing!" Just as Jing Su was about to say something, a loud shout rang out, startling the three of them.

"Cousin? You, you're here too?" Upon hearing the voice, the leading man froze, his whole body trembling.

Following the sound, Jing Su looked and saw that it was Xie Xuan, one of the two people who had been chatting with her when she first entered the venue.

If Jing Su remembers correctly, the other one should be Chen Tai. However, Chen Tai is currently dancing to the music in the center of the venue. It has to be said that Chen Tai is really going all out to show off in front of the ship girls. His dance partner is a burly man with a thick beard, who is two heads taller than him.

Jing Su commented that this guy was really going all out. The height difference was striking. Was it a beauty with a beast? No, a beautiful wife with a beast? That didn't seem right either. In short, the contrast was striking.

"You brat, do you know what you're doing?" Xie Xuan glared at Xie An when he heard his voice. After parting ways with Jing Su, he had gone to find Chen Baxian to confirm Jing Su's identity.

The news of the reappearance of the Lord of Dawn Harbor was so shocking that Xie Xuan dared not believe it, yet was willing to. The reason was simple: Xie Xuan was considered the most powerful of the second generation of the Xie family. If he followed the family's plan, he could surpass all the other families and become the leader among the second generation.

At that time, whether he embarks on a political career or wields military power, everything will go smoothly.

But Xie Xuan refused this offer without a second thought, and stubbornly stayed on the front lines with the other outstanding second-generation elites.

Why? It goes without saying! Who wouldn't be confused by a ship girl?

Xie Xuan once saw a scene in an ancient classic collection: "Guo* was ruined by a single glance." When he first saw this plot, he scoffed at it, thinking, "How could there be such a stupid person in the world who would ruin his life by a single glance? How could that be possible?"

Then, he saw the company on the front lines—a company that looked incredibly impressive!

Those melancholy eyes, that resolute expression, that stunning beauty, that enigmatic figure—everything about her captivated Xie Xuan.

Therefore, he refused his family's repeated requests to return home and stayed on the front lines, simply to be closer to the company.

The other second-generation members who remained on the front lines were also there for the same reason: they were unwilling to return to their families.

Because the best second-generation members are all on the front lines, the elders of the large families see that all that's left are the less capable ones, so they have to use them even if they don't want to.

Jing Su had a deep understanding of this. When he and Yan Zhan first went to sea, the second generation they encountered was a complete idiot, which made Jing Su utterly disgusted with these so-called families.

As for Xie Xuan, the commander the ship girls had been searching for, his sudden appearance was like a bolt from the blue. He dared not and did not want to believe it was true.

However, when he found Chen Baxian and asked him, Chen Baxian did not answer. Instead, he turned his back to him, looked into the distance, and remained silent.

Although Chen Baxian didn't say anything, his silence said it all.

When Xie Xuan returned to the venue in a daze, he found it clearly divided into two parts: one group was still dancing in an eyesore, while the other group was scrambling for snacks.

Just as Xie Xuan was wondering what had happened, he suddenly saw that Jing Su seemed to be entangled by someone. At this moment, Xie Xuan was very happy. He was jealous and angry.

Xie Xuan roared inwardly, "Why? Why have the ship girls been looking for you all these years, and not even giving me a second glance?"

So when Xie Xuan saw Jing Su being bullied, he felt a sense of satisfaction, thinking, "You've finally met your match! You're nothing special!"