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

The destroyer's name seems to be Z21?

Looking at the cheerful, smiling loli ship girl, Su Yuchen finally recognized her from her in-game artwork through subtle details. If it weren't for her short green hair, stylish hat, and perpetually rosy cheeks, he probably wouldn't have guessed that this irresistibly cute little loli was actually a one-star German destroyer he'd barely glanced at in the game. However, this also helped him understand why Yuan Ye was so willing to be a loli-con.

"Haha... As expected, building a warship isn't so easy..." Following Li Yun, who was happily introducing the ship girls around her to her friends, Su Yuchen, on the other side, couldn't help but smile when she saw the girls affectionately pinching Z21's chubby little face. Regardless of whether she was rare or powerful, they were all kind and respectable ship girls, and they all deserved our love and respect.

Regarding this point, the boy had also reflected on his past behavior when playing games—he shouldn't ignore or even belittle them because of their weakness, because, in places you don't know, they are also working hard for their admiral, and are also silently contributing to your naval base with their weak strength... even if what they get in return is just your ruthless dismantling or strengthening them for other powerful ship girls.

Shaking his head, he vowed once again that no matter what kind of ship girl he created, he would treat her like family. Then he looked away and heard someone mutter resentfully, "God! Please forgive my mistake. Although battleships are powerful and desirable, cute loli destroyers are not bad either!"

Dewey, who was showing signs of becoming a lolicon, grinned and said, "As long as you don't discriminate against them or get called in for questioning by the military police someday, it'll be fine."

Time flew by, and as the trainee admiral's first construction continued in full swing, the number of cute lolis around the young man gradually increased. There were destroyers such as Fubuki, Z21, Z22, Cossacks, Eskimos, Punjabis, and Kashinyan Anthony, as well as a few rare two-star destroyers or light cruisers.

Inevitably, some of them share the same name, but apart from some similarities in appearance, they are quite different in terms of personality and other characteristics, so there is no need to worry about not being able to tell them apart.

Dewey was also summoned, but the battleship older sister he had hoped for did not appear. When he returned, he only brought back a three-star light cruiser ship girl named Kitakami, with short, purplish-red hair and wearing a sailor uniform. However, he didn't seem disappointed at all. After all, although a three-star light cruiser couldn't compare to a three-star battleship, it was still enough to make many admirals envious.

As for that cross-dressing guy… it seems cross-dressing didn't bring him any better luck. Instead, his three-star light cruiser Brooklyn, which he also brought back, was looking at him with an awkward expression. So, you see, these kinds of superstitious things are just for fun; why actually believe them?

One by one, everyone else around her had finished building their ships and were interacting and getting to know their ship girls, while Su Yuchen, who was still all alone, was the last one to arrive.

Under Dewey's encouraging gaze, he followed the smiling monarchical mentor through the heavy doors of the building and into a large, reinforced room with only one door and no windows. Under the illumination of the overhead incandescent light, he could clearly see the somewhat strange-looking machine located in the center of the room.

So that's the machine used to build ship girls... Su Yuchen silently examined the strange machine, which was completely different from what he had imagined. It had only one control panel, a few buttons, and a large opening that was probably for storing resources. Besides that, on the floor next to it, there was a circular pattern that looked like a magic circle from a fantasy novel. Staring at that complex "magic circle" that was completely out of place with its surroundings, Su Yuchen pursed his lips. Could such a machine really build ship girls? He was a little skeptical.

"So, Master Junquan, may I begin?" He turned to look at Junquan, who still wore that warm smile. It was time for him to receive his first ship girl since arriving in this world. Even though he considered himself to have a strong mentality, he couldn't help but feel nervous at this moment.

"Okay, go ahead." She nodded, her expression softening considerably. "But don't be nervous. You have to believe in yourself, Su Yuchen. I've heard that the ship girls who graded your exams all praised you highly, and I've also seen your exam paper. Although you lack some professional knowledge, you still possess many admirable qualities that can attract us ship girls. So be confident, I believe you will definitely build a ship girl that matches your vision!"

Seeing that beautiful smile, so much gentler than her usual one, Su Yuchen's face immediately flushed. He quickly turned away and shook his head. It was just a teacher comforting her student; it was the same for everyone. What was he thinking? Shaking his head, as if trying to shake the distracting thoughts out of his mind, he slowly walked towards the construction machinery not far away. Little did he know that before him, no student had ever been as lucky as him to receive such heartfelt encouragement.

Arriving at the construction machine, Su Yuchen found that all the necessary resources had already been loaded. He silently adjusted the numbers on the panel. Although he didn't know what formulas others used, he decided to try the most common and frequently used formula from his past gaming experiences: 4664, exactly two thousand resources.

Pressing the red button that signaled construction, and listening to the machine begin to hum, the boy held his breath. Growing increasingly tense, he didn't know what he should do, so he silently repeated his earlier vow: no matter who his initial ship would be, he would treat her like family. However…

However, a long time passed, and even as the machine's noise gradually faded away, nothing unusual happened. The room gradually returned to silence. Faced with this situation, Su Yuchen was somewhat bewildered. What happened? Could it be that the construction failed? Could he... could he really be that unlucky...? Completely at a loss, he awkwardly turned around, and behind him, Jun Quan was looking at him with worried eyes.

Understanding the meaning in her gaze, the boy suddenly felt dejected. Had he really come this far, only to find himself still unqualified to become an admiral? "I'm sorry, Xiaorou, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you."

While Su Yuchen remained silent, Junquan silently approached him. She sighed, frowned, and gently touched his shoulder. Perhaps she wanted to say something to comfort him, but her expression still seemed hesitant.

"It's alright, Su Yuchen, it's nothing..."

The silence lasted for a while, and just as she seemed to have finally made up her mind to say something, a belated, dazzling light suddenly shone from the circular pattern next to the construction machine...

Volume 1, Chapter 17: Radiance

As Jun Quan gazed in awe, a blinding golden light suddenly shone, instantly filling the entire empty construction room. Under the intense yet warm light, the two of them closed their eyes simultaneously, until the comforting light, like a spring breeze, gradually faded and disappeared.

The construction room returned to normal. The boy, having only slightly opened his eyes, vaguely saw a white figure on the circular pattern of the construction machine. He blinked, and his vision, blurred by the glare, cleared again…

With her flowing, soft, silvery-white hair, ocean-like, clear, deep blue eyes, and a pair of breasts that seemed about to burst out of her chest, the boy, speechless, was stunned as he looked at the gentle, holy woman smiling at him.

The boy wasn't the only one stunned. When that golden light shone, Junquan beside him found herself unable to think straight. She wasn't a novice admiral like Su Yuchen. As a ship girl, she knew exactly what that golden light represented—it was a legendary ship that only one could appear in the entire world at a time, an existence that no one had ever been able to obtain through construction, something that countless admirals wouldn't even dare to dream of!

Originally, she had expected that the boy she favored might be able to build a four-star ship girl, which was extremely rare. But now, she could say that she had witnessed a miracle, a miracle that broke the ironclad rule that five-star ship girls could not be obtained through construction.

A stunningly beautiful woman, exuding a gentle aura, gracefully stepped down from the construction platform. Her white gauze dress billowed elegantly in the air, smoothing out a slight wrinkle that had inexplicably appeared on her garment. She approached the still somewhat dazed boy. "I apologize, because of the victory just now… cough, something came up and I was a little delayed. So, are you my admiral?" Sensing the warmth emanating from the boy before her, her soft, melodious voice, like a nightingale's song, rang out, startling Su Yuchen from his reverie.

"Ah...you, hello, my name is Su Yuchen!" Su Yuchen, who almost bit his tongue, quickly responded, but looking at the unfamiliar face of the woman in front of him, he couldn't match her with a certain ship girl from the game.

Such a beautiful woman—if she were a ship girl from a game, he should be able to recognize her immediately, right? He was somewhat confused.

"Admiral, greetings! The Illustrious-class armored aircraft carrier, Illustrious, reporting for duty. May you bring love and peace to this ocean. May the Holy Light be with you!" Having confirmed the boy's identity, the ship girl named Illustrious immediately flashed her admiral a gentle, star-like smile. "But don't let my appearance fool you, I actually have a bit of a temper~ Last time we raided Taranto, I took the opportunity to bully them a little~"

My God! A five-star ship girl! And she's actually a full-fledged large fleet carrier! Illustrious's words were like a bombshell, once again leaving the newly restored monarchical power reeling.

An aircraft carrier! That's an aircraft carrier!! It's neither a destroyer nor a light cruiser, but a large ship type with combat power even surpassing that of a battleship!! Looking at Su Yuchen's seemingly unsurprised expression, she couldn't help but smile wryly. This is a gem among ship girls, of which there are only a handful in the entire world combined. If there were more of them, would there be any need to fear the deep sea? So you should at least show some surprise!

Illustrious? Upon hearing Illustrious's self-introduction, Su Yuchen was momentarily stunned. Wasn't that a ship girl from another game with the same role as her? Why was she appearing in this world too? ...Well, whatever. Regardless of which game she was from, she was now her ship girl, her initial ship. The young man banished all these useless thoughts, looked at her face, and said, "Yes! My name is Su Yuchen! Although I'm still very weak, I will strive to become an admiral worthy of you! So from now on, we're family!"

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Having completed their construction, Su Yuchen and the two ship girls beside her walked out of the construction room together. Junquan walked in front, her steps still somewhat unsteady, as if she had not yet fully recovered from the blow she had just suffered. On the other side, Guanghui, wearing her cute round-toed high heels, followed closely beside her admiral with a smile on her face. The voluptuous flesh on her chest jiggled with each step, as if it might burst through the bodice of her white dress at any moment.

Fortunately, the clothes she is wearing now are actually part of her ship outfit, so they can't be torn. Otherwise, the young man would really be worried about what would happen if his ship girl was exposed to others. Although they are currently only admiral and ship girl, it is hard to guarantee that this relationship will not change in the future.

The students outside the construction room had been waiting for a long time. When Su Yuchen and her two companions walked out of the door, the sharp-eyed Dewey and some other students immediately spotted Instructor Junquan and Su Yuchen walking in front. However, when they saw the figure next to Su Yuchen who was even more dazzling than Junquan, their gazes were fixed on her, as if they had been petrified. Even their ship girls couldn't help but fall silent.

Wearing white stockings, her long, slender legs and voluptuous breasts (at least an E cup) were stunning. Her perfect figure and face suggested she was more than just a light or heavy cruiser; this goddess was at least a battleship! Thinking this, everyone's gaze turned fervent, their eyes filled with endless envy as they looked at Su Yuchen.

When the boy arrived before Dewey with his ship girl, Dewey, whose envy was palpable, finally withdrew his surprised and amazed gaze from Glorious. He turned to look at Su Yuchen, who was smiling at him, and found that gaze increasingly annoying. Suddenly, he jumped up and shouted, "Hey! You white monkey! Take this spear!" He then made a gesture as if he were about to stab the boy with a long spear.

Volume 1, Chapter 18: European Seals

There was no way he would actually stab her. Under the warm and elegant smile of the radiant man, Dewey, who had always thought he was thick-skinned, immediately blushed and stood up straight. Amidst the envious and jealous gazes of the others, he pulled Su Yuchen aside and said, "You damned European, tell me! What exactly did you build?" He grabbed the boy's neck and secretly questioned Su Yuchen, who was both amused and exasperated by his actions.

How should I put it? Should I just tell you directly that I've built a five-star aircraft carrier comparable to Mrs. Leck? Regardless of whether you believe it or not, once such an earth-shattering event gets out, just as the mentor of monarchical power said, I'll definitely encounter countless troubles!

Although lying is not a good thing, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble for Glorious and herself, it's best to keep it a secret for now. After thinking for a long time and analyzing the pros and cons in her mind, Su Yuchen could only answer, "I didn't build anything. My ship girl is just an ordinary four-star heavy cruiser."

"An 'ordinary' four-star heavy cruiser?" Putting aside whether that infuriatingly ordinary four-star heavy cruiser is actually ordinary or not, it has to be said that this person's lying skills are really not very good. Even candidates who haven't become trainee admirals yet know that heavy cruisers are generally about the size of a female high school student. As for Illustrious... have you ever seen a high school student with Illustrious's perfect figure and mature, elegant, and gentle temperament?

Dewey glanced at Su Yuchen with suspicion. He wasn't naive enough to mistake a ship girl whose figure and temperament were no less than, and perhaps even slightly surpassed, that of the mentor Junquan, for a heavy cruiser. "Hey! Yuchen, we're friends, right? You can tell me this secretly, but I won't tell anyone else! Your ship girl doesn't look like just a heavy cruiser at all. She should be four-star, but at least a four-star battleship, maybe even a high-speed ship."

The lie he had just told was exposed, and Su Yuchen was a little embarrassed. He knew that it was a far-fetched way to call the Illustrious a heavy cruiser, but even battleships were extremely rare. He didn't want to damage the friendship that had just been established between them because he had built the Illustrious. In addition, the other person didn't really want to lie... "You... really want to know?" Helpless, Su Yuchen had no choice but to tell him the truth.

“Okay, go ahead. I know you want to keep it a secret, afraid that others will be jealous, so don’t worry, I definitely won’t tell anyone else.” Dewey nodded.

"Sigh... Well, don't be too surprised when I tell you." The boy sighed, organized his thoughts, and then recounted the entire process of building Radiance to Dewey, who was listening intently. "I don't know if you believe it... but actually, I built an aircraft carrier..."

The first sentence nearly choked Dewey to death. He pounded his chest hard, almost unable to catch his breath, and it wasn't until a while later, when his breathing was erratic from the shock, that he gradually calmed down.

Aircraft carrier? It's actually an aircraft carrier?! Dewey was dumbfounded. Although it wasn't reflected in the game, in this era where naval aviation was to surpass battleships and become the new generation of maritime overlords, he couldn't imagine how much help an aircraft carrier-class ship girl could bring to his admiral. However, he did know that with the increase in combat power, the rarity would inevitably increase as well. Otherwise, why would they only pray to build a battleship instead of an aircraft carrier before construction? It was simply because the rarity of aircraft carriers was even higher than that of battleships, so many people gave up on that elusive possibility.

"Her name is Glorious, she's an armored carrier. I haven't had time to learn anything else yet, but according to Mentor Junquan... her rarity seems to be... five stars..." Listening to the innocent-looking Su Yuchen continue recounting her construction experience, after hearing that second sentence from someone who had no self-awareness, the stunned Dewey felt as if something was wrong with his head. Otherwise, how could he explain why he had heard such shocking news?

Turning his head expressionlessly, he bit his tongue hard until the unmistakable pain made him jump up with a scream. Only then did Dewey realize he wasn't dreaming. Five-star!! A five-star aircraft carrier?! Aren't those ship girls impossible to obtain through construction?! This... this is too unbelievable!!

If the boy hadn't mentioned monarchical power, he would have thought the boy was joking! ...Now, he finally understood why the boy wanted to keep it from him in the first place. Putting aside whether building a five-star aircraft carrier would attract the attention and jealousy of others, a constant stream of trouble was inevitable.

Because of the powerful capabilities of aircraft carriers, they might be called upon by the Navy to assist in high-intensity deep-sea intrusions, and such battles would undoubtedly be fraught with significant risks. Even in ordinary times, merchants might come seeking escort services to protect their goods and ships. While the danger itself isn't high, arguing with these individuals about payment afterward is certainly not a pleasant experience. As the saying goes, "A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime." This saying certainly holds true.

After a long silence, Dewey sighed deeply, suppressing the unreal feeling of being in a dream, and said weakly to the boy, "A five-star aircraft carrier, huh? Since the birth of ship girls, no one has been able to obtain one through construction. You've truly accomplished a feat worthy of being recorded in history. I thought you were some kind of African like me, but I never expected you to betray the revolution so quickly and become a European SEAL that everyone wants to kill. Oh no, someone of your level would at least be from Mars." After saying that, he stepped aside without waiting for the boy's reply, knowing that if the two of them continued to whisper together like this, it would definitely arouse suspicion.

Seeing that the two had stopped talking, Glorious, who had been speaking to the mentor Junquan, also stopped. She walked over to the boy and then gracefully gave Dewey a Western-style lady's bow. "You must be the admiral's friend. My name is Glorious. Thank you very much for taking care of and helping my admiral."

The heartwarming smile threw Dewey into a panic once again. Amidst the teasing smile of someone nearby, he hurriedly straightened his clothes and then gave a perfectly standard bow. "Ah! Yes...yes! Hello! My name is Dewey, and I'm Yu Chen's good friend!"

"Yes, Mr. Dewey. We hope you will continue to help our Admiral in the future. The Glorious Society will be very grateful to you..."

Volume 1, Chapter 19: Showing You Off

"What?! A five-...five-star aircraft carrier?!" At the same seaside restaurant where he had arranged to have lunch with Su Yuchen, Yuan Ye suddenly slammed his hand on the table and stood up in disbelief. The tableware on the table slid to the ground with his movement, making a series of crisp "clinking" sounds.

The people having lunch in the restaurant were all drawn by the loud noise. Their eyes were filled with complaints because their meals had been disturbed. However, some observant people pricked up their ears after hearing Yuan Ye's scream, wanting to hear what the group of two stunningly beautiful women sitting there were saying.

"Admiral, please be mindful of your words and actions." Just as Yuan Ye was still reeling from this unbelievable news, the tall woman with long brown hair and glasses who had been sitting next to him suddenly spoke. She coughed lightly, adjusted her glasses, and then gave the excited Yuan Ye a rather imposing look. The latter immediately straightened up like a schoolchild who had made a mistake and obediently sat back down in his seat.

Her name is Tianlong, the first ship of the Tianlong-class light cruiser. She is the initial ship that Yuan Ye obtained in the construction organized by the academy today. Although she is only a two-star light cruiser, compared to most others, her starting point is already relatively high. Of course, except for the innocent-looking guy in front of her.

Although the result was already quite good, for someone, it was nothing short of a disaster! You see, the eldest sister of the Tenryu type, Tenryu, has always considered herself the disciplinary committee member of the port. She always has high expectations for her admiral and the destroyers under her command, and she also enjoys correcting all the faults of her admiral.

For all these reasons, this person is currently in a very difficult situation. He has to walk with his head held high, unable to leer at pretty girls, and he can't shout or make a scene that would damage his image. Even just now, when he saw the Glorious, who has probably made countless people eat their food, he could only stare tearfully at the vegetable salad on the table in front of him, not daring to do anything indecent. But this is for the best, Su Yuchen sighed. At least she no longer has to worry about this perverted lolicon getting arrested by the military police for molesting a destroyer.

"Well, well, don't get so worked up." Looking at Yuan Ye, who was being bullied like a lamb and had no temper left, Su Yuchen chuckled with sympathy. Just imagine if her initial ship was also Tianlong, although she wouldn't be subjected to all sorts of education and correction like Yuan Ye, being closely monitored every day would still be a terrifying experience. Just thinking about it made Su Yuchen feel that she had already broken out in a lot of sweat.

"Not excited? How could I not be excited! Five-star! You've jumped straight to the top of the Admiral ranks!" Picking up the dishes that had fallen to the ground, Yuan Ye pouted and used his fork to rummage through the tasteless vegetables on the plate. "Kuso, you European seal, and a European seal of the highest caliber at that, do you know how calm you look? It really makes me want to stab you to death with a spear!" After saying that, he pointed at the boy's expression, which showed absolutely no sign of being excited to death.

"I'm actually very happy and excited to be able to build an aircraft carrier like Glorious, but several hours have passed, and that excitement should have worn off by now." Feeling somewhat wronged, Su Yuchen helplessly scratched his cheek. He looked at Glorious beside him, who was elegantly and leisurely sipping her red tea, and the latter responded with a sweet and gentle smile.

Seeing this scene before him, Yuan Ye, as if hurt once again, covered his eyes in pain. "I know you're European, but have some compassion for your poor African compatriots in front of you!" Indeed, none of the European seals are innocent!

"The academy has specially given us a day to get to know our ship girls, so what are you planning to do this afternoon?" He turned his face away, deciding to avoid the topic altogether. Continuing with this topic would only hurt him more.

"Hmm... I'm going to the mall this afternoon. We haven't had time to buy our personal items yet, and I also need to buy Guanghui some new clothes. It's not good for her to always wear her ship uniform." Su Yuchen turned around, put down her fork, and answered after a moment's thought. Everything in Tsugawa City was definitely much more expensive than in her previous small town, but for him, now a trainee admiral, money was no longer an issue.

"Admiral, please don't move." But before Yuan Ye could respond, Guanghui's soft voice suddenly appeared in the boy's ear. He turned his head and saw that Guanghui's delicate face, as smooth as cream, was less than a foot away from his cheek, and his shoulder was already nestled in those wonderfully beautiful breasts that made him feel like he was floating on air.

The boy's face instantly turned bright red, but she seemed oblivious, taking out a clean white handkerchief and gently wiping the corner of his mouth. "Your lips had a little oil on them, I've wiped it off for you. Ah, why is your face so red? Was the food too hot?" Retracting the handkerchief, Guanghui finally noticed the boy's unusual expression and showed a worried look.

"No...no, that's not it." Su Yuchen, her face turning red at a visible speed, shook her head awkwardly. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Yuan Ye across from her, who seemed to have been fed so much dog food that he was about to burst, groaning and covering his eyes that had been blinded by the sweetness.

Looking at the scene before her, Su Yuchen was suddenly overwhelmed by a sense of luck. To be able to build such glory, she was truly fortunate…

Volume 1, Chapter 20: The Shopping Mall

After finishing lunch, Su Yuchen parted ways with Yuan Ye, who had been so overwhelmed by the show that he was almost in despair of the world, and arrived at a nearby shopping mall, attracting countless glances along the way.

For Su Yuchen, he was fine on his own, as long as he could make do. But now he had a girl by his side, even though she was his ship girl. Girls are delicate creatures, and they can't live as well as he can no longer do. So when he was choosing some daily necessities for himself and Guanghui in the daily necessities section, he had to be careful.

"Um... Guanghui, is there anything you want or need? I don't know what you usually use." Su Yuchen, squatting in front of a shelf, holding two bottles of shampoo from completely different brands, asked Guanghui, who was pushing a shopping cart behind her. The shopping cart was already filled with a variety of items.

"Huh? Me?" Clearly unprepared for the boy's sudden question, Glorious was somewhat surprised. After all, in the eyes of ship girls, everything about them was left to the Commander's decision. She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then quickly shook her head. "I don't really need anything special, Admiral can decide for me... But Glorious has a small request, I wonder if the Admiral can grant it?"

"Requests? Feel free to ask anything that's within my power." The boy turned around, looking at the increasingly familiar Glorious, and answered without hesitation. As an admiral, solving problems for his ship girls was his duty, especially since he had already sworn to treat her, like Xiao Rou, as one of his most important family members.

"It's nothing really... but when we're buying clothes later, could you perhaps buy me some turtlenecks? I don't really like dressing like this in front of other people... It would be fine if it were just you alone, Admiral." With a slightly embarrassed smile, Glorious made this tiny request, which hardly even counts as a request.

Su Yuchen readily agreed. This request didn't require any effort from him, and besides... the fact that his ship girl was dressed like this for him gave him a small dose of vanity.

After buying the daily necessities, Su Yuchen took Guanghui to the clothing store. Looking at the dazzling array of beautiful women's clothes, as a boy who knew nothing about matching, he had no choice but to entrust the important task of choosing suitable clothes for Guanghui to the sales assistants who were speechless with amazement at Guanghui's beauty.

Of course, as you know, the result of letting the sales assistants help you choose was that Su Yuchen ended up buying quite a few expensive outfits under Guanghui's embarrassed gaze. These included dresses, long skirts, trousers, shorts, shirts, chiffon blouses, high heels, and even a set of pajamas. Fortunately, Su Yuchen, now a trainee admiral, had already received his first month's salary; otherwise, with the little money he had brought with him, he might have been eating dirt this month.

However, seeing how radiant Guanghui, accentuated by those clothes, shyly displayed her beauty in various styles, and even managed to make countless men who accompanied their girlfriends to buy clothes forget where they were going, leading to arguments with their girlfriends, Su Yuchen, with a touch of malice, felt that spending twice as much money wouldn't be a loss.

After buying outerwear, underwear was naturally an option. However, standing at the entrance of the underwear store, Su Yuchen, blushing and feeling quite troubled, was unwilling to go in. It sold only women's intimate apparel, and it would be inappropriate for a man like herself to go in. After much hesitation, she finally handed her wallet to Guanghui, letting her go in and choose what she liked, while she waited outside.

Glorious went in alone, but because of her enormous breasts—so large that even the other women buying lingerie felt ashamed—the shopkeeper searched the entire store for ages before finally finding a few bras suitable for her F-cup size. This waste of time almost made Su Yuchen wonder if her ship girl had encountered some insurmountable trouble inside.

After buying daily necessities and Guanghui's clothes, Su Yuchen, looking at all the bags in front of him, had already arrived at the lobby and was about to go home when he suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to buy the ingredients needed for dinner. So he left Guanghui alone in the main lobby of the mall and went back. But when he came out with the food, he saw something he never expected...

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Under the soft lights of the mall lobby, Guanghui, dressed in new clothes, sat quietly on a public bench, waiting patiently. The black ribbon on her white wide-brimmed hat swayed gently in the evening breeze blowing from the entrance. Her slender legs were close together, and a pair of crystal-colored high-heeled sandals shimmered alluringly under her smooth, creamy skin.

Like a precious painting, beneath its beauty that could make even the most vibrant flowers pale in comparison, groups of men, oblivious to the passage of time, gathered at the entrance of the hall as if they had lost their souls, lingering there for a long time.

Despite not knowing how much harm her every move would cause men, she unintentionally doubled the mall's sales for the day. Oblivious to everyone else, she lowered her head, gazing at the light blue dress on her exquisite body and the various bags at her feet. A faint smile unconsciously appeared on her graceful face.

She was truly lucky to have met such a gentle, generous, and considerate admiral. She imagined her future life in the port would be very pleasant and happy… Gently pinching the cute little lace flower on her long skirt, she recalled everything that had happened that day, and a soft smile bloomed in her pure blue eyes. However, although the admiral was very gentle and composed, sometimes he could be surprisingly indecisive like a child, making one want to take care of him without even realizing it.

That's how ship girls are. When you treat these clever and insightful girls with your sincerity, they will easily discover your good qualities, no matter how short the time you spend with them may be.

But even in such a beautiful scene, some unexpected things always happen. As many men unconsciously glanced at Guanghui, a woman with dyed red hair and dressed very seductively walked towards the bench in the hall and "accidentally" bumped into Guanghui, who hadn't done anything but was now in trouble.

"Ouch, that hurts! What's wrong with you? Your leg's stretched out like that! Don't you have any sense of public decency?! Wait a minute, aren't you that woman on the train? You stole my wallet, didn't you?!"

Well, no wonder. After all, such a beautiful and kind-hearted woman looks like an easily fooled rich heiress, and now she's sitting all alone in the mall lobby...

Book 1, Chapter 21: Trouble

Wang Li is a shoe store owner who has worked in the mall for a long time. Although she is almost thirty and still single, she doesn't seem to realize it. After seeing off a group of enthusiastic but ultimately uninterested "customers" as usual, she finally sat wearily in front of her shoe store window after a long day.

Perhaps it was because of her straightforward personality, but even though her shop was located in the lobby of a shopping mall with the highest foot traffic, her business was still just average. She was happy to have some free time in the afternoon when no one was around.

Bored, Wang Li picked up the old radio on the table and listened to the jazz music she had heard countless times. Watching the bustling mall lobby, she felt increasingly bored and began to wonder if she should close the shop early today, go home for a delicious dinner, take a hot bath, and have a good night's sleep.

Imagining herself lying comfortably on a soft bed, she looked up, wanting to see the vintage wall clock she had bought for ten yuan at the flea market last month. The ticking of the hands reached her ears, but just then, through the bright shop window, a sight that surprised her caught her eye.

Reflected in the dark pupils was a young woman. Her graceful figure was slender and alluring. Her long, immaculate white hair was parted in two and rested quietly on her petite shoulders. Her delicate collarbones were slightly exposed, making her look incredibly beautiful and alluring. She had fair skin, a slender waist, and a charming smile on her bright eyes and white teeth. Beneath a simple dress, her full breasts stood out high, making her look like a fairy who had just stepped out of a painting.

What a beautiful woman she was! Gazing at that gentle face, Wang Li was somewhat amazed, forgetting her earlier plan to close the shop. Her gaze settled on a public bench in the lobby not far away. Although she always boasted that she was a well-known beauty in this mall, compared to the woman before her, she felt ashamed for the first time. She felt like a pitiful, ugly duckling, while the stunning woman was like a proud, noble swan from a fairy tale—no, to be more precise, it was like comparing a goddess descended to earth to a mortal…

She secretly glanced around and discovered a large group of men, all lustful but lacking the courage to act on their desires, who, despite considering themselves gentlemen, were stealing glances at the woman. She inwardly scorned them, even forgetting to turn off the radio that had finished playing music and started crackling. Wang Li began to speculate about the woman's identity. With that innocent and gentle smile, and those obviously expensive clothes, she must be a wealthy heiress. Perhaps she was even one of those legendary ship girls? After all, she had never seen such a beautiful woman before. If she wasn't an ordinary person, then she could only be one of those ship girls known as elves.