It's time to give out the rings, Admiral!

"The resources are all ready. As for the equipment, just let him pick any item from the armory as planned. Now, the legendary lucky girl, Su Yuchen, would you please come with me?" After saying that, she turned around, used a key to open the very heavy iron door behind her, and then went inside first.

What the heck is "lucky tycoon"? I used to be incredibly lucky when I played games, you know? Do you know how long I struggled to get all 24 B-25s? He muttered to himself, then stepped over the table and followed along with Radiant and Monarch.

As soon as they passed through the iron gate, the boy and Guanghui, who were visiting for the first time, were somewhat surprised to find that it was actually a huge and amazing warehouse. Hundreds of high-powered incandescent lights hung from the towering dome, making the entire huge space feel bright and airy.

"The equipment room is on the right. Just pick out any equipment you want from there." Following Leipzig's finger, Guanghui and Su Yuchen looked through the glass wall at the cabinets on the right that resembled a library, displaying all sorts of equipment.

Although most of what we see are low-tier, one- or two-star equipment like the G-country twin 37mm anti-aircraft guns and Zero-class sea scouts, there's no way around it; this world can't mass-produce equipment like in a game. According to the mentor, a large portion of the equipment here actually comes from retired or sunk ship girls. To solve the problem of limited quantity but high demand for equipment, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it anyway.

However, even so, the equipment they painstakingly acquired was only a drop in the ocean compared to the demand. Most ship girls, even after retiring, still couldn't fill all their equipment slots.

"Mentor, is it alright?" Su Yuchen looked at Jun Quan beside her. The young man was filled with gratitude for the mentor who had helped him a lot since they first met, who had applied for awards for him and Guanghui and had done his best to bring them all the way here.

"Well, just pick whatever you like, Su Yuchen. Although the Glorious already has an excellent dive bomber like the Destroyer, you can never have too much equipment. You never know when it might come in handy."

"Radiance, what kind of equipment do you want?" Having obtained his mentor's permission, the boy walked into the equipment storehouse with Radiance. Looking at the various different pieces of equipment on the shelves, the somewhat dazzled boy began to ask Radiance for his opinion.

If this were a game, Su Yuchen would definitely choose to equip Glory with another fighter jet or bomber to enhance its combat power, based on his rich experience. However, for now, he decided to let Glory make the choice, since he couldn't be sure whether his experience in the game would still be effective in the real world.

"Hmm... Illustrious doesn't know what to choose either. Why don't you help me, Admiral?" But it seems that the person forgot that Illustrious, just like herself, had little experience. Seeing Illustrious's equally bewildered face, Su Yuchen had no choice but to rely on her own experience and choose a carrier-based bomber called Comet.

It wasn't that he didn't want to choose something better, but in his memory, this three-star bomber with a +9 upgrade was already the best bomber in the entire inventory.

After leaving the armory and registering with Leipzig, Su Yuchen thought it was all over and was about to take Guanghui back to catch up with Instructor Langley's class when Leipzig pulled out another key and led them to the adjacent storage room, which was also separated by a glass wall. Inside, the storage room was filled with steel, aluminum, oil, and other resources, which were packed in metal boxes.

Volume One, Chapter Fifty-Two: My Sister!

Inside the warehouse, boxes printed with different resource patterns were stacked together in categories. Between the resource piles, which were several meters high, a narrow path divided them in two.

The group followed the path in, still behind Leipzig, sandwiched between two metal crates almost three or four times their own height on either side. For the first time, Su Yuchen directly experienced just how enormous the resources, which were numbered in the game, really were. She opened her eyes wide in surprise.

Just like a country bumpkin visiting the city for the first time, silently estimating how much of the resources that almost filled the entire warehouse could support his large-scale construction, someone suddenly discovered a place that seemed a bit strange.

The resource boxes on the right side of the path all looked brand new, but the boxes on the left were covered with a thick layer of dust, and a couple of them even had some color fading. There were also more of them on the left than on the right.

As the boy's footsteps slowed, Leipzig, who was leading the way, turned around and saw Su Yuchen wiping dusty boxes with her hands. Noticing the confusion in his expression, Leipzig also stopped. "Those are the resources temporarily stored here at Naval Base 183. Because their admiral has gone missing, the ship girls at Naval Base 183, who needed to search for him, were worried that the resources left at the base would be stolen, so they asked the headmaster to bring them here."

"There are over 200 million resources in each category, more than double the resources used for new student enrollment construction that were transported from the Governor's Office last month... Tsk, I really don't understand where they got so many resources. By the way, Naval Base No. 183 is the legendary naval base that you admirals keep talking about."

"Hey, Leipzig, this is confidential! How could you just blurt it out like that?" Hearing Leipzig casually tell one of her students about the confidentiality of Garrison No. 183, which was personally stipulated by the headmaster, Junquangan felt a slight headache and quickly reminded her that if she angered the headmaster, the consequences would be terrible.

"Relax, relax, this guy won't just tell anyone anyway." Leipzig waved her hand fearlessly, and looked at Su Yuchen, who thought she had found out something she shouldn't know and was afraid of being called in for tea by the headmaster, and nodded nervously. Leipzig shrugged, showing no remorse whatsoever, and turned around to urge the boy to continue following her inside.

"Dare to abandon his ship girls and go missing? That damn admiral is nothing but scum. I really don't understand why the headmaster cares so much about Naval Base No. 183. Ah... never mind, I need to finish what I have to do so I can have more free time to earn some extra money."

"Achoo..." As Leipzig's voice, full of disdain, rang out, as if reflecting something, Su Yuchen, who was about to continue walking forward with Leipzig, suddenly felt a chill down her spine and then let out a big sneeze.

He subconsciously turned his head and saw two ship girls behind him looking at him with concern.

"Admiral, are you feeling unwell?"

"Su Yuchen, are you catching a cold? You should always make sure to keep warm."

Hearing the two beautiful ship girls' concerned voices, the boy rubbed his nose and shook his head with a warm feeling in his heart. "Thank you for your concern, Glorious and Monarchical Mentor. I'm fine, my nose just suddenly got a little itchy."

Smiling at the still somewhat worried Guanghui, Su Yuchen, not paying too much attention to the matter, continued walking inside. Soon they arrived at an open area behind the resource pile.

Watching Leipzig walk aside and fiddle with a machine that resembled a crane, the boy, observing his surroundings, suddenly realized that the space behind the storage room was remarkably similar to one he had seen in the construction room a few days earlier. A steel platform stood on the empty floor, upon which was painted a circular pattern that clashed with its surroundings. Staring at the strange yet familiar operating platform standing before it, the boy involuntarily uttered a sound of disbelief, "Mentor, this is…"

"Don't be so surprised, Su Yuchen. The equipment you just received was a reward for Guanghui, but this one is yours." Seeing the boy ask the question as expected, Jun Quan smiled and gently pinched a strand of hair that was hanging down by his face. "I went to great lengths to get this construction opportunity for you from the headmaster, so don't let me down."

The boy nodded blankly. Not only had she given Glorious new equipment, but she had also gone to great lengths to present him with such a precious gift. Staring blankly at the face before him, and recalling everything he had done for her, the boy suddenly felt a pang of sadness. He knew just how scarce the resources for building ship girls were, and he knew how difficult it was to secure a building opportunity for a trainee admiral in this academy.

However, she did it anyway, even though it required a great deal of paperwork, even though it required the approval of many officials, even though her actions might cause the dean to misunderstand...

He remained silent with his head down for a long time before letting out a long sigh. All he had done was retrieve her wallet, but her actions truly deserved to be repaid with boundless gratitude. Thinking of the few people who had received construction awards from the academy since its founding, he really didn't know how to repay such a great kindness.

"Tsk, this damn machine." Ignoring Su Yuchen and Jun Quan, who hadn't spoken for a long time, Leipzig kept pressing the start button, but couldn't hear any sound. Frustrated, Leipzig kicked the control panel of the old, unresponsive crane angrily.

She walked to the side and, in stark contrast, effortlessly lifted the metal sealed box—a weight that clearly couldn't be lifted by several adults—and then ruthlessly tossed it into the resource-depositing entrance of the construction machine. As the ground trembled twice, Leipzig waved to the startled boy, "Alright, you there, come over here and press this button. Once you're done, we can call it a day."

After this little incident, Su Yuchen, whose thoughts had been scattered, nervously wiped the sweat from his forehead. Now he finally understood why some senior admirals called being an admiral a hidden high-risk profession. He secretly memorized that he must never anger his ship girls. The boy walked nervously to the control panel.

Pressing this button means that the burden on her shoulders may become even heavier. Looking back at Radiance and her mentor Junquan, who were giving her a thumbs-up, Su Yuchen took a deep breath and casually pulled up the formula she had used to create Radiance last time.

"Hey, hurry up. Even if you're incredibly lucky, it's unlikely you can create a ship girl on your first try. You might as well just get it over with and not waste my time." Having witnessed countless attempts at building ship girls that ended in failure, Leipzig seemed convinced that the boy couldn't possibly create one a second time, so he urged Su Yuchen, who still seemed somewhat hesitant.

Well, as the admiral, this moment was bound to come eventually. Whether I could create it or not, as long as I could have a clear conscience, that was enough. Holding her breath, Su Yuchen gently pressed the button.

The next second, amidst Leipzig's jaw-dropping astonishment, a gentle purple light emerged from the circular pattern.

"What!... What, what, what, what, what..."

Ah, the Purple Epic. He'd barely finished speaking before being proven wrong. Completely ignoring the Leipzig man's utterly disgusted expression and the mentor below the platform who was covering his eyes, the boy, who should have been excited but was strangely calm, looked up at the pattern above. There, a stunningly beautiful little girl with light purple hair, holding a pony-like doll, was looking at him with a charming gaze.

"Ah...I am...Royal Navy...Unicorn...Admiral...Can I call you brother...?" A soft, sweet voice, like a heavenly melody, came from the girl's cute little mouth, making the boy standing in front of her feel as if he had been electrocuted.

"That voice... is it a unicorn?"

"Ah! Shining Sister!"

Book 1, Chapter 53: The Devil

As soon as Langley entered the main entrance of the aviation tactics classroom, he was surprised to find that something seemed to have changed in his classroom. Looking at Su Yuchen, who was sitting upright between two beautiful girls, one tall and one short, Langley felt a little uneasy for some reason and raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Why?! Why is there another ship girl in my classroom after just one day?! Could it be another aircraft carrier girl?! Su Yuchen, are you some kind of devil?!

"Um... Su Yuchen, who is this...?" Forcing himself to calm down, Instructor Langley shakily placed the classic air combat examples he had prepared for Glorious on the podium, and then asked the boy anxiously.

"This child's name is Yu-chan, Yu-chan from Unicorn... She's my good friend... Hehe..." While whispering to Unicorn and Illustrious, the boy quickly looked up when he heard Instructor Langley's question. "Sorry, Instructor, I forgot to introduce her. She's a new ship girl I just built this morning..."

As he spoke, he turned his head and looked encouragingly at the unicorn beside him, who was wearing a beautiful white dress and had become somewhat reserved because of Instructor Langley's question.

"Good morning... Instructor Langley... I... I am... Royal Navy... Support carrier... Unicorn... I was originally born to support Illustrious sister..." Being looked at by her admiral with those eyes, not wanting to disappoint her newly gained brother, Unicorn hugged Yu-chan in her arms and mustered up her courage to look at the light aircraft carrier Langley on the podium.

"Later, I also acted with many other older sisters... Everyone was very kind to me..." After saying that, the cute girl looked at the boy again with her clear, purplish-red eyes as if she wanted to claim credit. "The unicorn has been active in many places... Isn't it very trustworthy, brother?"

Now she finally understood why there were so many lolicon in the world. Listening to the unicorn's soft and sweet voice, and being stared at expectantly by those pure, gem-like eyes, Su Yuchen couldn't bear to say no. She couldn't help but reach out and stroke the unicorn's long, light purple hair. "Mmm, the unicorn is really great and very trustworthy."

Receiving the expected praise and feeling the reassuring touch above her head, the unicorn's slightly flushed face broke into a bright smile. "Hehe, you can praise me any more, brother..."

Ah... as expected, another light aircraft carrier that's far more advanced than mine... Hornet, where are you? I desperately need your help right now.

Watching the three people below the podium interacting happily like a family of three, Langley, not only feeling fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), but also feeling that her teaching career was full of hardships and obstacles, trembled as she took off her glasses. She slowly turned to the page of today's lecture notes, and then painstakingly wrote the words "Air Superiority and Fleet Air Defense" on the blackboard with chalk.

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It was almost noon. Because she had been thinking about how to take care of Unicorn and Glorious in the future, Su Yuchen had no idea what Professor Langley had talked about in class and walked out of the main gate of the Aviation Tactics Department with Glorious, who was holding Unicorn's hand.

Looking up at the sun, which was already high in the sky and had been taking over almost all of someone's daily life, Guanghui, as usual, began to inquire about the plans for lunch today: "Has the Admiral decided what you want to eat for lunch today? Since I don't know if there's anything you don't like to eat, Guanghui doesn't dare to make a decision on your own."

Glorious's words reached the boy's ears, causing his gaze to involuntarily drift towards the unicorn sandwiched in the middle. Perhaps guessing his admiral's thoughts, before he could even ask what the unicorn liked to eat, Glorious interrupted him with a smile, "Don't worry about the unicorn, Admiral. The unicorn has always been a good girl; she's not picky about food."

"Yes...yes, brother...unicorn isn't picky about food at all." Looking at the unicorn, who was still holding Yu-chan in her left arm, and nodding obediently, Su Yu-chen gave an awkward dry laugh. "Really? Unicorn is such a good boy. Then let's have some refreshing desserts for lunch. Unicorn must like sweets too."

...But then again, does that mean in your eyes, Glorious, I'm just a picky eater?

"Look, look! That guy over there is with two ship girls! Judging from his uniform, he looks like a freshman!"

"No way, it's only been a few days since school started? One of them must be someone else's ship girl, right?"

"Who knows? But recently there's been talk about a super-rich kid who got two ship girls as soon as he enrolled. Maybe he's that super-rich kid?"

"Tsk, so he's from a rich family. Well, that makes sense. By the way, I heard that starting yesterday, all students from the Naval Academy can get a 50% discount at that really popular Chinese restaurant in the city center. Shall we go check it out?"

"Really? I've heard from many people who've been there that the food is really delicious. It would be a shame not to try it!"

With the two ship girls, one big and one small, Su Yuchen gradually arrived near the central fork in the road of the academy. As the number of people around her gradually increased, she felt that she would attract more attention than before. Having anticipated this situation, Su Yuchen secretly wiped away her sweat.

That's for sure. In this academy where you can count admirals with two ship girls on one hand, a guy like him, leisurely strolling down the main road with two ship girls, is practically a rare sight, comparable to a giant panda. What's more, the two women beside him possess beauty that is outstanding even among ship girls.

Pointing and whispering under countless different gazes, Su Yuchen, who never imagined that she, who had no money or power and came from a remote town, could one day enjoy the privileges that only the privileged could enjoy, felt no pleasure but rather was tormented. All she wanted now was to get back to her dormitory as soon as possible.

However, just before that, he overheard two female trainee admirals walking not far from him secretly discussing him.

"Yinyin, look at that admiral next to you with two ship girls. Could he be Qin Hanwen, the handsome second-generation Gatti you mentioned?"

"No, although he also brought two ship girls with him, Qin Hanwen is a little better looking than him."

"Sorry, I'm not good-looking and I'm bothering you." The boy, who had overheard their entire conversation, twitched his lips and mentally complained. Although he would forget such a trivial incident as soon as he thought about it, what surprised him was that the radiance beside him suddenly said something that made him feel quite astonished.

"Why do humans always focus so much on appearance when they look at someone? Shouldn't inner beauty be the most important thing? Besides, I don't think you, Admiral, are inferior to anyone else, don't you agree, Admiral?"

"Yes! Brother... the unicorn thinks so too."

Perhaps it wasn't surprising that she would say such things to someone as gentle as her admiral, but her voice clearly reached the ears of the two girls. Watching the two complete strangers run away in embarrassment, Su Yuchen, blushing slightly, was quite surprised to find...

Glorious, who is usually so gentle that he never raises his voice, has suddenly learned to roast people.

Volume 1, Chapter 54: Feigning Idiot

Because he hadn't expected to get a second ship girl so soon, when he came out with Illustrious before, he had only bought the daily necessities that the two of them needed. In addition, Unicorn didn't have any clothes to change into besides her white ship outfit dress.

After lunch, they rested for a while, and around two or three o'clock, Su Yuchen took Radiance and Unicorn to the commercial area outside the academy once again.

Accompanied by two stunning beauties, one older and one younger, Su Yuchen inevitably became the focus of attention and envy among the men in the mall. As she walked through the huge mall, Su Yuchen busily selected various daily necessities and clothes for Unicorn.

Although there were a few funny little incidents along the way, thanks to her previous experience and with the help of Radiance, Su Yuchen eventually completed the task of providing clothes and supplies for the unicorn without any major mishaps.

After having dinner at a restaurant near the college, Su Yuchen, who had long wanted to throw a welcome party for Radiance and Unicorn, ordered a table full of dishes. When she dragged her tired body home, carrying her empty wallet and a large bag of clothes that the sales assistants had persuaded her to buy for Unicorn, it was already past nine o'clock at night.

After piling all the things she bought onto the coffee table, Su Yuchen listened to the unicorn behind her, who was now familiar with her and less reserved, chatting happily with her radiant sister. She marveled at how strong women's shopping abilities were and finally got a chance to rest for a while. She plopped down on the soft sofa as if she never had to get up again.

He stretched with a comfortable "Ah," and soon his gentle, soothing voice came from beside him, "Thank you for your hard work, Admiral. Please rest for a while, I'll go and prepare a bath for you."

Looking at Glorious, who had just comforted the unicorn and was about to go to the bathroom to run a hot bath for herself, Su Yuchen was momentarily lost in thought, perhaps because she was too tired. She suddenly felt that the whole scene looked like a happy family of three. Su Yuchen quickly stopped her, "I'm fine, Glorious. You and the unicorn go take a bath first. The unicorn looks a little sleepy. I'll run the bath myself later, don't worry about me."

After a moment's hesitation, Glorious turned around and looked at Unicorn, who had quieted down and was now yawning, showing signs of sleepiness. Although she was a light carrier, Unicorn was still a little girl, and it was indeed time for her to sleep. "Alright then, I'll take Unicorn to wash up first. Please wait a moment, Admiral."

The unicorn followed Radiance into the bathroom, leaving Su Yuchen alone on the sofa in the living room. Touching his face, unsure of what to do, he began to reflect on everything that had happened that day.

For someone who had just adapted to the pace of life at the Naval Academy, the birth and addition of the Unicorn was indeed an unexpected surprise. Thinking about how she had created the Unicorn that morning using a reward that seemed to have come from nowhere, which had surprised Leipzig and Shen Yanlin so much that they hadn't uttered a word until they came out of the armory, Su Yuchen secretly grinned, unsure whether she was feeling helpless or happy.

However, what happened today has disrupted everything I had planned. A few days ago, I was thinking of bringing Xiaorou over and having her stay temporarily in my dorm room, which still had an empty bedroom. Now, I'm afraid I'll have to make do with her and rent her a room closer to the college.

Besides these, living expenses are also a big problem. My recent extravagant spending has left me with only about half of my salary this month. Well, although there are many worries, these aren't major issues for Su Yuchen, who loves ship girls. Since she's made up her mind to take care of them, what problem can't she overcome?

Moreover, with the addition of Unicorn Sister, a weakness in her "fleet" has been filled. Glorious now has an escort carrier, making future exercises and dealing with the Abyss much easier. Of course, she wouldn't say that she wouldn't mind giving those who dared to cause trouble for her and her ship girls a barrage of attacks from Comets and Destroyers.

Listening to the pattering water coming from behind the bathroom door, and the occasional laughter mixed in with incomprehensible words like "Admiral" and "Brother," more than half an hour later, the drowsy Su Yuchen finally heard the bathroom door creak open.

"Hmm? Glorious, are you and Unicorn finished washing up? I've already made Unicorn's bed. You take her..." The boy stood up, trying to rouse himself. He wanted Glorious to take Unicorn to the bedroom to check if there was anything missing, but when he saw the scene before him, he swallowed back the words he was about to say.

Her long hair, still glistening with water droplets, was piled high on her head. She was still steaming, and Radiant and Unicorn, wrapped only in a bath towel, emerged barefoot from the bathroom. The short towel barely covered some of her private parts, leaving her pale thighs and half-exposed breasts exposed, bathed in a soft pink hue from the dim light of the living room.

Feeling a tickle in his nose, the boy, blushing as if he were drunk, quickly turned his head away. Although he had seen Glorious walk out of the bathroom wearing only a bath towel before, the sight of him standing next to the petite unicorn made him blush and his heart race even more.

"Radiance, why did you come out wearing only a bath towel again? And you even let the unicorn..."

"Hmm? Is there a problem, Admiral?" But Glorious seemed not to understand the boy's meaning at all. After listening to his words, she simply tilted her head symbolically. "Oh, right, Admiral. I've already prepared hot water for you. Please go and take a shower, and then get some rest."

She was perfectly fine in her pajamas when she first arrived, but she's been like this for the past few days. Whether Guanghui genuinely hadn't noticed or was pretending, Su Yuchen, realizing her persuasion had no effect, shook her head and forced herself to focus elsewhere. She looked at the unicorn, who was already a little sleepy but still clinging to her, and said, "Tired, unicorn? Then hurry up and go rest with Guanghui-neechan."

Nodding slightly, the unicorn said to the boy in her endearing voice, "Mmm... Goodnight, brother."

Book 1, Chapter 55: Radiance and the Bathroom

Watching Glorious lead the unicorn into the bedroom, Su Yuchen, who had been running around all day and had hardly had a proper rest, was finally able to take a nice bath to relax.

Stepping into the bathroom, which still smelled faintly of shampoo, the boy casually tossed his uniform, which he had worn all day, into the washing machine next to him, and eagerly sat down in the bathtub where the water temperature was just right.

"Ah... this is definitely the most comfortable time!" Feeling the warm liquid enveloping her body, it was as if all the fatigue accumulated throughout the day had been taken away. She slumped down like a puddle of mud, staring at the ceiling and humming comfortably.

Considering I'm still just a trainee admiral, and I'm already this exhausted just from taking Illusion and Unicorn to class every day, I wonder what my physical condition will be like after graduation when I'm assigned to a naval base and facing a constant stream of missions...

"Hmm, for the sake of my future happiness, it's time to add exercise to my daily schedule." Suddenly feeling a pang of worry about his future, the boy calmly turned over in the bathtub.

A thin mist filled every corner of the bathroom. After a while of quiet, feeling a bit bored, the boy started counting the tiles on the wall next to him. He didn't know how much time had passed, but when he felt he had soaked long enough, he wanted to get up to wash his hair and dry his back. However, Su Yuchen suddenly heard the sound of slippers stepping on the floor from outside the bathroom door.

Hmm? It's Glorious. Has she already put the unicorn to sleep? Hearing the familiar footsteps, the boy assumed Glorious, having settled the newly arrived unicorn, was returning to her bedroom. He wiped his face with water and didn't think much of it… However…

"Admiral, it's me, Glorious. I'm coming in." Before the surprised man could even process the meaning of the words, the graceful figure that suddenly appeared on the frosted glass of the bathroom door was pushed open with a "creak." Glorious, still wrapped only in that short bath towel, was reflected on the boy's retina.