Shipgirls and Salted Fish Commander, Port Survival Guide

In terms of status, Glorious was Jing Su's first married ship, and the undisputed first wife in the entire port area. How terrifying was this status? Glorious was not only a married ship, but she was married to him much earlier than the second married ship. So much so that the port area's partners once thought that Jing Su only wanted Glorious as his wife.

Currently, in terms of status, perhaps only White Eagle's companies can rival Glory in the entire Hong Kong region.

During the most difficult period of the port area's development, Guanghui Enterprises joined the port area one after another. It is impossible to know exactly who joined first, but what is certain is that both of them made indelible contributions to the development of the port area.

Nowadays, the company is still active on the front line with its strong combat power, while Guanghui, as a veteran of the port area, is indeed not as strong as many rising stars. However, not fighting on the front line does not mean that Guanghui has retreated to the second line.

In fact, Glorious's influence in the port area is greater than that of many faction leaders. After Jing Su disappeared, when conflicts arose between factions, it was Glorious who mediated them, because everyone respected her.

"Okay~"

"Huh!?" The Duke of York was taken aback. She had already prepared herself for Glorious to refuse and was thinking about what reason to use to delay, but she didn't expect Glorious to actually agree.

'Damn it, does this mean nobody will be able to spend time alone with the Commander tonight?'

The Duke of York looked rather grim, feeling as if he had shot himself in the foot. But since she had spoken, and now that the secretary ship, the wedding ship, his wife Jing Su, and the port elders had all agreed to her request, he really had no excuse to refuse.

"Fine!" the Duke of York said through gritted teeth.

Chapter Sixty-Six: Commander, I'm Here

Glorious seemed to be in a hurry. After agreeing to the Duke of York's suggestion to take Jing Su to the lounge, he quickly turned around and walked in a certain direction, not giving Perseus and the others a chance to speak.

The Duke of York had no choice but to follow.

Royal honor would not allow the Duke of York to break his promise.

Glorious smiled, the Duke of York looked grave, and Perseus remained expressionless.

Everyone seems to have their own hidden agenda.

Along the way, they would encounter obstacles every few steps, but whether they were royal maids or various main warships, as soon as they saw that the leader was Glorious, they all turned around and ran away. The slightly more assertive ones might try to say a few words, but Glorious easily brushed them off.

"Sigh... well, it seems there's no chance today." Looking at the room drawing ever closer, the Duke of York sighed silently, thinking to himself, 'Today, things happened suddenly, and I wasn't prepared enough. Next time, I won't lose.'

Actually, no one was prepared to take action tonight. Under Queen Elizabeth's arrangement, everyone had their own specific tasks. Everyone was busy and knew that Her Majesty the Queen was the main character tonight, so no one planned anything.

However, things took an unexpected turn.

First, Jing Su failed to arrive at the residence on time, and Queen Elizabeth's arrangements did not proceed as planned from the beginning.

The carefully prepared snacks were not used, and dinner time soon arrived. It proved that it's best not to let Royal Navy ship girls into the kitchen unless absolutely necessary.

In the initial plan, there was no dinner component; it was still just snacks. However, the venue changed from the garden to the hall, the event changed from a tea party to a dinner party, and the food changed from various desserts to bread, sausages, and various cakes.

Even at this point, the ship girls still didn't have any ulterior motives, since the banquet was Queen Elizabeth's main focus.

But this time their commander didn't follow the procedure and suddenly said he wanted to have a hot pot dinner. By the time the ship girls confirmed the news, the venue was almost ready. At this point, everyone's little schemes began to emerge, but there was no time to make detailed plans.

Three women and one man stopped at a magnificent entrance.

"We don't have the key, so we can't open the door. Should we ask Her Majesty for the key?" This is our last chance to keep Jing Su outside.

This is why the Duke of York was so surprised when he heard that Glory had agreed to his proposal. The rooms in the Royal Faction are for exclusive use by one person only. Apart from the room owner, only the dormitory manager has the key.

Although these doors could not stop them if they really tried, the door to the commander's room was specially designed so that if it were forcibly broken open, it would make a loud noise and immediately attract the attention of those around them.

In other words, once Jing Su enters the room, unless Jing Su wakes up naturally the next day or gets the key from the dormitory manager, no other ship girl can enter the room without disturbing others.

"Hehe, it's alright. There's only one key to this room." Glory's joy intensified, but the Duke of York, preoccupied with how to abduct Jing Su, failed to notice this.

"Then how do we open the door?" Upon hearing this news, the Duke of York was overjoyed and hurriedly asked.

"As the rulers of the port, our commanders naturally have special privileges."

"privilege?"

“That’s right, all our doors can actually be opened with fingerprints, so even without a key, you can still open the door.” After saying that, Guanghui suddenly hugged Jingsu, grabbed his hand, and pressed it against a certain part of the door.

"Om~"

A slight mechanical whirring sound rang out.

A deep blue light flashed across the gate, and then, to the Duke of York's astonishment, it slowly opened.

"There's such a design?!" The Duke of York was stunned. Fingerprint unlocking? She had no idea.

"It's about keeping up with the times, but this feature was only proposed to His Majesty recently, so it hasn't been fully rolled out yet. In our base, only a few rooms have this feature," Guanghui said with a smile. Ever since she learned of Jing Su's return, she had been planning this operation tonight. After waiting for so long, it finally came in handy.

"Yes, can we add more people?" the Duke of York asked urgently. If more people were added to the unlocking team, it would be much more convenient in the future.

“It's possible, but it requires the permission of the Commander, Her Majesty the Queen, and the dormitory management.” Glorious glanced sideways at the Duke of York, thinking to himself, ‘This is the proposal I put forward; how could I let such a huge loophole slip by? Heh heh.’

"I see. Alright then, let the commander in. It's getting late, and I haven't washed up yet." Seeing this door, the Duke of York knew that the matter was settled. Glorious must have had his own plans, and he had ultimately lost.

However, giving up is not in the Duke of York's nature. This failure was due to the suddenness of the event and insufficient preparation.

Jing Su isn't just staying at the base for one night; there's still a long time to go.

Putting everything else aside, Queen Elizabeth has been planning this banquet for so long, and since it didn't happen today, she certainly won't give up, given her personality. Based on the Duke of York's understanding of His Majesty the Queen, he will definitely hold a grand banquet at the earliest tomorrow night, or at the latest within three days. That will be his opportunity.

'Heh, let's be tolerant for now; there's plenty of time in the future.'

The Duke of York was already pondering what attire he should wear to the upcoming banquet to best capture Jing Su's attention.

"I heard that the clansmen really like legs. When we were eating hot pot the other day, my eyes kept wandering to other people's legs. Hehe, maybe I should just go barefoot? But I can't just go completely bare-legged; that doesn't look as good. I have such great legs, I can't waste them."

After saying this, the Duke of York left first, without even going into the room to look around, just as she said, he hadn't even washed up yet.

Compared to the Duke of York's nonchalant attitude, Perseus followed Jing Su into her room, somewhat unwilling.

Perseus is the wedding ship. If it weren't for spending too much time with the Duke of York in the corridor, she would actually have had the best chance tonight. Unfortunately, Glorious appeared out of nowhere.

Glorious is too powerful for me to defeat, but at the very least, I have to drag Glorious down with me. As long as no one else has taken the top spot, I still have a chance.

"The room is a bit messy. Didn't the royal maids tidy it up?" Perseus frowned as she turned on the light and glanced at the room's layout.

"We've been so busy today. The maids were working like two people for His Majesty's tea party, and then they had to set up the hot pot banquet tonight. Where would they have time to clean up?" Guanghui gently helped Jingsu to bed, didn't even take off her clothes, simply covered her with the blanket, and explained with a smile.

"That's true." Perseus nodded, acknowledging the answer.

"Alright, let's go out and not disturb the Commander's rest." After tucking the blankets a few times, Glorious took the lead and walked out of the room. Seeing Perseus standing still, she urged him on.

"Um!?"

Perseus was puzzled. No action? That shouldn't be the case. But ever since he entered the room, his attention had been focused on Miss Illusion, and he hadn't done anything strange. Could it be that he was just being paranoid?

"Miss Perseus?"

"Okay, I'll come out." After looking around again and still not finding anything amiss, Perseus sighed, walked out of the room, and gently closed the door.

"It's getting late, I'll be leaving now. Perseus, you should get some rest too." Radiant said goodbye as the door closed.

"Hmm." Perseus nodded and left as well. However, as she turned away, she didn't notice the corners of Radiant's mouth curving upwards.

"Commander, I've arrived."

Chapter Sixty-Seven, Your Unique Light

"Click~"

The door closed, and despite her thousand regrets, Perseus simply left. Before leaving, Perseus glanced at Illumina silently, as if trying to read something from her face, but all she saw was Illumina's faint smile.

Having failed to obtain the information it sought, Perseus departed, leaving only its radiance standing in place.

After a long while, Guanghui suddenly let out a long sigh.

'Heh, even the last glimpse of me has disappeared. You watched for a full half hour! Honestly, don't you trust me that much?'

Just to be on the safe side, Glorious returned to her room. She knew that there were definitely others secretly watching her. Leaving now was both to appease them and to retrieve a key item.

"Let me check. If I'm not mistaken, this is the one Hao and the others released. Tsk tsk, this dose is said to be able to knock out an elephant. It's amazing that the Commander was able to hold out until just now. Or is it that Shi sold fake medicine?"

However, it doesn't matter anymore. Thanks to them, I, who was sent away by Her Majesty the Queen, became the ultimate winner.

"Hehe, found it, the antidote. And then, this is it. Akashi strongly recommended it. I wonder how effective it will be; I'm really looking forward to it."

Back at the door of Jing Su's room, Guanghui closed his eyes and carefully sensed the surroundings. When he was sure that no one else was around, he let out a breath. Although he had already given himself a lot of encouragement, he was still a little nervous when the moment actually came.

Out of respect for Jing Su, there are no surveillance cameras around his room, at least not openly.

As for whether there are surveillance cameras in private, Guanghui believes there are, because when she installed them herself, she found that the good spots had already been taken. She doesn't know who did it, but Guanghui doesn't care. Since she chose to install surveillance cameras in private, even if they record something, it won't be exposed.

After relaxing for a bit, Illustrious reached into her bridge and pulled out a key.

Unfortunately, according to Queen Elizabeth's plan, there was a banquet tonight. During the day, Glorious had a mission and was out. When he returned, he spent a long time choosing a dress and getting ready for the banquet, only to find out that the banquet had been canceled and replaced by a hot pot dinner.

However, since he was already wearing the formal attire and Jing Su was in place, Guanghui was worried that changing would cause problems, so he came out wearing the formal attire.

Formal dresses generally don't have pockets, but fortunately, the bridge of the Glorious is quite large, so if you squeeze it in, you can still use it as a pocket.

The key that Guanghui took out was the key to Jing Su's room.

"That's... the key to the Commander's room? Why is it in Illustrious's hands?"

In the shadows, countless Royal Navy ship girls who observed this situation through surveillance cameras cried out in their hearts.

"War-weariness, I think we need an explanation."

Warspite is the dormitory manager for the entire Royal Navy faction, and she has a spare key to the dormitory. The reason why others stopped paying attention to Glorious's subsequent actions after seeing Jing Su being taken to her room is because, as the commander, Jing Su's room does not have a spare key.

At least on the surface, there are no backups.

Therefore, instead of focusing on the non-threatening Radiance, it's more important to pay attention to Warspite, the only one who can open the room at this moment. After all, since Jing Su arrived at the base, his itinerary has been under everyone's watchful eye. Everyone knows what he has done, and he hasn't had time to get the room key. In other words, the key to Jing Su's room should be in Warspite's hands, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

But now, the only key to the room has ended up in Guanghui's hands.

Who cleaned the room today?

There were still some clear-headed people among the crowd, and soon some of them realized that, theoretically speaking, there was still a chance for the key to leak out.

According to royal tradition, Jing Su's room must be cleaned every day. Even if no one is staying there and the room is spotless, the windows must be opened for ventilation and the room must be cleaned every time someone comes and goes, so that Jing Su's room looks brand new every day.

"A traitor has emerged within the Royal Maid Corps?"

"No, impossible. The Royal Maid Corps is loyal only to Jing Su and Queen Elizabeth. When Jing Su is not around, they listen to the Queen. When Jing Su is present, the commander is the most important. Taking care of others is the mission of the Royal Maid Corps, and loyalty is their pride."

When faced with requests from their companions, the royal maids will do their best to serve them as long as they are not excessive. However, they are quite principled when it comes to matters of principle.

Today, the Queen herself sent Glorious out on a mission. Given the workload, she should have been busy until tomorrow, but Glorious was so capable that she not only finished everything today but even had time to come back and get ready.

"Is it possible that the people cleaning the room today were not from the royal maid corps?"

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

The Royal Secrets forum was in an uproar, with messages flooding the screen.

"It's not the royal maids who are cleaning the commander's room today. The royal maids are too busy to clean the room because they need to prepare afternoon tea for the commander and tidy up the whole castle. So I gave the task of cleaning the room to Little Swan."

To be honest, so much happened today, I really forgot to ask for the keys back.

Everyone else spoke anonymously, but this one was indeed posted by the person who disliked war under their real name. They had no choice but to use their real name; if they didn't explain, they would become accomplices. Now that they have taken the initiative to stand up and admit their mistakes, they can at most be considered negligent. But if they become accomplices, they will incur public wrath, and it will be troublesome if they want to rise to power later.

The ship girls may disagree on many things, but one of the few things they agree on is that the Commander cannot be monopolized. If anyone dares to monopolize her, everyone will take her down!

Even the more extreme ship girls like Akagi and Taihou agree with this view. However, it's unclear whether they will still think this way after they rise to a higher position.

Since they can't all enjoy it alone, the order of priority is very important. The higher the ranking, the more important the position in the commander's heart. Donghuang took the lead in taking the commander, which made many ship girls very angry. They thought it was due to cultural support or that someone used underhanded means, but they were helpless because they had no evidence.

The Royal Army paid a heavy price to bring Jing Su to their camp. It could be said that by getting the commander to their base, Jing Su was already halfway to victory. The only question now is who will be the first to arrive.

Radiant was powerful; even through surveillance cameras, he could sense that more and more people were focusing their attention on him.

Faced with this situation, what could Glorious say?

Of course, it's to declare victory!

Just as her name suggests, she is light, a light that shines upon the world.

At this moment, she is about to become a light that belongs solely to the Commander.

Radiant waved the key in her hand, smiled sweetly, lifted her skirt, twirled around, and bowed.

Then, he opened the door to the room and went inside.

Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Warriors Defeat the Dragon

(The author has done his best, but doesn't know how long he will live, so read and cherish it.)

"Click~"

Turn on the lights, and the pitch-black room quickly becomes bright.