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

Besides these, the newly added deep-sea submarines have gradually become a major headache for everyone.

They hunted down merchant ships and cargo ships in the coastal waters without any escort measures, sinking one ship girl after another that was not good at anti-submarine warfare. However, the admirals, who were already short-handed, were completely helpless against them.

They appear and disappear unpredictably, unlike ordinary deep-sea creatures that float on the surface. Faced with such an enemy, the Governor's Office would only take the lead in regularly sweeping up areas where deep-sea submarines frequently operate when the problem of deep-sea submarines in a certain place becomes extremely serious.

Every year, the Naval Academy in Tsugawa needs to recruit thousands of new probationary admirals to compensate for the loss of admirals, and this number is only enough to meet the personnel replenishment needs of the large sea area of ​​Tsugawa.

Naval academies are scattered all over the world. Based on the total number of new recruits they enroll each year, one can roughly guess the number of admirals who die or retire each year.

Starting this year, the total number of newly recruited admirals has exceeded 100,000, a number that did not even break five figures more than a decade ago.

Those in power in various regions repeatedly reassured the people that the threat from the deep sea was getting smaller and smaller, because deep-sea invasions involving hundreds or thousands of ships, like the deep-sea flagship events, were rarely seen anymore. However, little did they know that compared to the deep-sea flagship events, which required a large number of naval bases, ship girls, and resources to suppress, those deep-sea "minor fish" that could appear at any time were the direct cause of the navy's increasingly strained forces.

Stretching the battle lines too far will result in weak regional forces, while shrinking the defense lines will leave people in some areas directly facing the threat of the deep sea.

Although on the surface things seem to be going very well, and people living inland haven't even seen what the deep sea looks like for a long time, only those who truly understand the situation know that the navy, the governor's office, and the naval bases and admiral ship girls in various regions have now been dragged into a tug-of-war that they least wanted to see.

In various encounters with the deep sea, engaging in a protracted war with them is undoubtedly the most unwise course of action. In the words of some who have studied the deep sea, the deep sea vessels that are sunk are not truly sunk; they simply return to the embrace of the ocean. Under the influence of the deep sea miasma, after a period of time, you will see the sunken deep sea vessels once again active on the surface of the sea. It's just that this process varies in length depending on the type of vessel.

The deep sea won't sink, but the sinking of ship girls is a real sinking. The reason we can still maintain a balance between offense and defense is simply because the current number of deep-sea ships is still within a controllable range, and humanity is desperately squeezing out production capacity and frantically producing and mining special resources for building ship girls. If one day those deep-sea aircraft carriers, deep-sea battleships, deep-sea battlecruisers, and other main warships that have been holed up in the far seas for years start to be deployed as frequently as deep-sea destroyers, then humanity's seemingly solid defense line will probably begin to crumble in a very short time.

Of course, no matter how critical or dangerous the battle was, none of this had anything to do with Su Yuchen, who was listening to his mentor Junquan recount all of this. He felt nothing at all. And even if it did, compared to other admirals who were lucky to have two or three ship girls, he, with dozens or even hundreds of ship girls at a time, had absolutely no need to worry about his life.

As for the cannonball that sent him through time? Cough cough... As long as we're careful to prevent something like this from happening again, that's fine. Besides, after being an admiral for over a year, I'm sure his ship girls will be even more careful about this than he is.

Throughout the entire lecture, the lecture hall remained quiet. Perhaps it was because the strict reputation of the academy's headmaster was so influential that even after the headmaster announced "get out of class dismissed," not a single person moved an inch before he left.

The guys on stage were not only punished by standing, but also by being forced to stand in a horse stance for half a class period. Their legs were getting weak from standing. Just as the bell rang to signal the end of get out of class, and they were finally free, Jun Quan suddenly told them, "Go clean the theater this afternoon." Only then did they leave with long faces, rubbing their leg muscles.

The boy also wanted to leave, but seeing everyone sitting still in their seats, he, who was more than half an hour late, didn't dare to be the first to get up.

Listening to the quiet atmosphere in the lecture hall, and seeing that the batch of documents had finally been processed, the monarch seemed to be about to leave with the mentor, but in the boy's sight, he suddenly saw the monarch turn her head and look in his direction.

Before anyone could react, she nodded slightly and then addressed the equally bewildered boy, who thought the academy headmaster was going to settle scores with him later.

"Su Yuchen, please come with me. There's something I need you to do."

Volume 1, Chapter 234: A Humble Maid

A sunny morning with a gentle breeze and bright sunshine is not just about feeling comfortable; for Tsugawa, which has just been attacked by a deep-sea fleet, the bright weather and sunshine are also soothing countless hearts that have been on edge again because of the deep-sea activities.

However, on such a comfortable morning, bathed in the dazzling sunlight, Su Yuchen, who had just been summoned by the academy dean Jun Quan, did not think so. If he had to describe his current mental state in one word, it would be panic, very panic, extremely panic, to the point that it was no less than when he first started building.

Once again, he passed by an admiral colleague who was leading his own destroyer to a destroyer class. The admiral stopped and stared in surprise when he saw him. The boy secretly wiped the sweat from his neck and, focused on walking, quietly looked up at his tutor, Junquan, who was carrying the lecture notes he had just used and occasionally rubbing the back of his hand with his slender, white fingers. On the other side, he saw the headmaster, Junzhu, with dazzling ochre hair and a quiet air of nobility and intellect that emanated from him with every step.

Indeed, the boy was so eye-catching precisely because he was flanked by these two ship girls, who were so famous in the academy. Although he didn't know what had happened to cause this situation, ever since Su Yuchen anxiously followed his monarch out of the lecture hall, this situation seemed to have naturally occurred around him.

He could understand why Junquan, his mentor, did this. After all, even though she was still his mentor, she was now his ship girl. But Junquan, the head of the academy, was neither his ship girl nor could she become anyone's ship girl because of her position as head of the academy. He really couldn't understand Junquan's thoughts.

"Su Yuchen, how are things going in the port area?"

The boy was secretly observing the monarch's flawless and beautiful profile, but to a ship girl with sensitive features, the boy's behavior was almost tantamount to openly staring at her.

She gently turned her head and gave the boy a peaceful smile, breaking the silence of the journey. For the first time, the monarch took the initiative to speak with the boy.

"Ah, yes. Lexington has already taken care of most of the backlog of matters for me. She said that the naval base is now ready to set sail at any time. Thank you for your concern, Headmaster."

A little embarrassed after being caught, Su Yuchen scratched his cheek and answered the monarch's question softly. Looking at the monarch's face, which was not as stern as rumored, but instead had a gentle smile, he suddenly felt relieved.

My wife told me that the academy director seems to have a very good relationship with my naval base, and also has a very good personal relationship with my wife and the others. So, as a friend, it's normal to care about my friend's husband, the admiral. It seems things aren't as complicated as I thought.

"Is that so? That's good. We'll need you to take good care of things at the Naval Academy. But I remember I told you before that you should just call me Monarch, Su Yuchen. I don't want to hear you call me Dean, especially you. Do you understand?"

"Eh?...Well, alright, Your Majesty."

The monarch's words did not carry much authority, but rather a gentle and comforting quality.

Having figured out the reason why the monarch was so kind to him, the boy didn't take it too seriously. Feeling the monarch's somewhat oppressive gaze, he simply nodded with some doubt and continued to follow the monarch and the monarch's authority toward their destination.

As for the reason why the monarch and mentor summoned him, judging from what the mentor, Junquan, had just told him, it seemed to be to commend him for the contributions he had made to the academy during the deep-sea activities a few days ago.

At that time, I didn't know that Mrs. and Jiajia were also my ship girls, but now that I do, the credit for the deep-sea capital ships that they sank naturally falls on my shoulders. To make up for this, the headmaster seems to have defied all objections and decided on her own to reward me with another construction opportunity.

………………

"My dear Su Yuchen, you're not the type to hold grudges, are you? Right? All those things I said to you before were just nonsense, please don't take them to heart. We're still friends, aren't we? Please be magnanimous and don't speak ill of me to the dean!"

Once again, in a familiar place, in a familiar space, she saw a familiar figure. The monarch had brought her to the academy's storage warehouse, where Leipzig was laboriously stuffing resources into that familiar construction machine. She hooked her arm around the boy's neck and grinned at him as she spoke.

When she accompanied her classmate, the dean, to handle the deep-sea attack, she had seen Lexington in person. From her, she learned that the disappearance was not entirely his fault. Considering how eager Lexington was to find her husband, she had reason to believe that if this legendary five-star meritorious ship girl, Lexington, found out that she had insulted her husband, she might, no, she would definitely get a good beating.

But before, how could she have imagined that the stinking European dog standing in front of her was none other than the infamous, legendary admiral of the naval base?!

Thinking about the special treatment the Dean had given this guy, thinking about how eagerly she was to find her husband when she met Lexington before, and thinking about how she had called this guy a "stinking scumbag" to his face before, and feeling the piercing gaze of the monarch and the power of the monarch behind her, Leipzig felt the cold sweat on her forehead seem to flow even more freely.

"Ugh...ugh...I understand...Leipzig instructor...let me go...I can't breathe..."

Feeling guilty, Leipzig momentarily forgot that she was a ship girl and almost fainted from being strangled by Leipzig. Unable to breathe, Su Yuchen immediately patted Leipzig's arm to make her let go.

To be fair, even if Leipzig hadn't pleaded with him, he certainly wouldn't have blamed her. Putting aside the fact that she was completely unaware at the time, so it was understandable, didn't he himself have thoroughly despised his current self before?

Gasping for breath, trying to recover his ravaged lungs, Su Yuchen nodded to Leipzig. But seeing the boy's relieved expression, Leipzig's eyes lit up and he immediately placed his hands on Su Yuchen's shoulders.

"Really? Su Yuchen, you lucky girl! I knew you wouldn't blame me! Okay, the construction machine is all set up for you. You just need to go up and adjust the formula and click to build, just like before. I hope you can create a new ship girl this time. Oh, right! You have to say a few good words about me to the headmaster, and I'll treat you to the school cafeteria next time!"

What's with this "Su Yuchen, the Lucky One" nickname?! It feels like it's evolved again! And when you ask people to eat, do you always treat them to meals at the school cafeteria? That way you don't have to spend a single penny, right?! Instructor, you're so stingy! Besides, I don't even remember promising to put in a good word for you with the headmaster! You're totally making things difficult for me, Little Doraemon!

Seeing Leipzig finish speaking and walk away without a second thought, the speechless young man immediately muttered a curse to himself.

Although he had heard that the Leipzig instructor was very fond of money, and that this was even reflected in the game, he never expected that the instructor's personality would be so out of line.

Ignoring her expectant gaze, Su Yuchen gently turned around to look at her mentor, Junquan, who was encouraging her just like before, and the academy headmaster, Junzhu, who had also come along this time. She pursed her lips and slowly walked to the side of the construction machine.

Thinking about how she had only been enrolled for a few days and had already received two opportunities for major construction projects, she realized that this was probably unprecedented and would never be repeated. And all of this was thanks to the people behind her and the naval base.

Looking at the familiar construction machine before him, the boy calmly pressed the button labeled "Construction" once more. A blinding light suddenly illuminated the wide construction platform. It wasn't until much later that he finally remembered he had completely forgotten to adjust the formula…

"Are you my commander? Greetings. I am just a maid, Belfast, and from this moment on, I dedicate my life to you."

While he was still in a daze, Su Yuchen heard an elegant and perfect voice slowly drift into his ears from in front of him...

Volume 1, Chapter 235 Belfast

Maids, as a profession or identity, must be one of the most popular professions among men in the world.

The beautiful girl, dressed in a gorgeous black and white maid outfit, willingly dedicates everything to her master, handling the tasks assigned to her perfectly and elegantly. Even in countless literary works, people's yearning for the profession of maid is reflected.

Walking through the beautiful campus, following behind the boy, there was also an elegant and graceful maid.

She wore a pure white and beautiful maid outfit, had long, gorgeous, and smooth silver hair with a special attack attribute, had a pair of slender and rounded legs in white stockings, had a pair of clear and calm blue-purple eyes, and a pair of full, bulging breasts that filled people with the expectation of pregnancy. In the words of most men, she was the perfect maid that countless men had long dreamed of.

Her name is Belfast. She is the third ship girl that the boy built in the Naval Academy's construction room a little over ten minutes ago. She is a five-star light cruiser and the second ship of the Edinburgh-class light cruisers. In addition to being a ship girl, she also has a very special identity, which is "the master's maid". Unlike the way other ship girl admirals address each other, she also calls herself "master" in a very special way, which makes people's hearts flutter.

The title "master" was not something he asked her to use. Just as Wisconsin, as an accountant, naturally took charge of the garrison's finances, she seemed to have an innate sense of being a maid, a maid who serves her master and fights for him.

"Is there a problem, Master? Is there something on my face? Why are you staring at my face like that?"

As the boy walked along the tree-lined path, he secretly observed Belfast walking behind him with an elegant and perfect gait.

Although this wasn't the first time he'd seen a maid—at Yue Lin's house, and when he'd accompanied Jia Jia on outings—he'd seen real maids before. But to be so close, especially to a maid who was entirely his own, was a first for the young man.

As someone who used to be very fond of the maid attribute, he once married the reputation in the game and almost married the counterattack. Belfast, who is also a maid and exudes a dashing and capable temperament, captivated the boy's nerves with her every move.

Staring blankly at the chain collar around Belfast's neck, which she called "imprisonment and loyalty" and "the bond with her master," or perhaps unable to bear the boy's furtive gaze, Belfast gracefully placed her hands in front of her and softly asked him a question.

The boy felt a little embarrassed to have his behavior discovered. He passed by an admiral who was captivated by Belfast's figure, and he awkwardly scratched his cheek before reluctantly withdrawing his curious and Belfast-identified gaze.

"I'm sorry, Belfast. It's my first time being so close to a maid, so I couldn't help but be a little curious..."

"I see. As a maid, it is our duty and obligation to meet our master's expectations and desires. If you don't mind, please enjoy this, your maid Belfast."

The boy's honesty and embarrassment earned him a gentle chuckle from Belfast behind him. As a maid, accurately grasping the master's intentions was a necessary skill for a mature maid. However, being a newcomer, she was still somewhat unaccustomed to the boy's scrutinizing gaze.

Sunlight shone on Belfast's long, elegant silver hair. On the walkway where people passed by from time to time, Belfast's confident voice immediately made the admirals and their colleagues around the boy gasp with envy. As a maid, and dressed in a gorgeous maid outfit, in the academy during recess, where admirals and their ship girls were everywhere, she immediately became the focus of everyone's attention.

Listening to Belfast's elegant voice, being gazed at with a smile by Belfast's bright eyes, and seeing the envious looks from some of his fellow admirals passing by, Su Yuchen naturally couldn't bring himself to secretly stare at Belfast any longer. Suppressing a trace of excitement and curiosity, he awkwardly waved his hand at Belfast.

"No, no need, Belfast. You don't have to be so accommodating to me. I was just a little curious. It feels a little embarrassing to say it like this. Let's not talk about this. I'll take you to the port area quickly and show you around later."

"Yes, Master... Ah, please wait a moment, there's a leaf stuck to your shoulder, let me remove it for you."

A refreshing fragrance brushed against the boy's cheek. Before he could react, Belfast, with an elegant and beautiful smile, gently plucked a leaf from the boy's shoulder, looked up at a little swallow perched on a branch above his head, and smiled slightly at him.

"It seems this is a gift from this little fellow to you, Master."

she says.

Looking at Belfast's gentle smile, for the first time, the young man became flustered. Except when facing his wife and Glorious, he had always been very confident in his self-control, but in the face of such a charming Belfast, his self-control seemed to suddenly become useless.

"Thank you... thank you, Belfast."

Watching Belfast gently tuck the leaf into the pocket of her maid outfit, the boy looked up at the swallow preening its feathers on a branch above him, then turned his face away and thanked Belfast.

Hearing her say from behind, "No need to thank me, master, it's my duty as a maid," he felt a little embarrassed. He could hardly resist such a loyal and exceptionally beautiful maid, and led her towards the bridge that was faintly visible in the distance.

"Our naval base is just across that bridge. It seems that we need to show identification to cross the bridge because of the headmaster's orders."

"But after a few more times, once the guards get to know you, they shouldn't need to prove it anymore."

Upon arriving near the bridge, the boy explained to Belfast, a newcomer, some necessary information about crossing it. However, as he looked up, he seemed to see a somewhat familiar figure carrying large bags of luggage walking out of the North Campus dormitory building of the college.

Volume 1, Chapter 236 Warning

A familiar buzz cut, a familiar face—he recognized the man. Apart from not wearing the Naval Academy uniform, he was in the uniform of a trainee admiral. He was the guy he had a less-than-pleasant conversation with during the lecture. His initial ship was the battleship Hyuga, and if he remembered correctly, his name was Zhang Hao.

Standing outside the gate of the North Campus dormitory, the boy paused to observe. He watched as Zhang Hao hesitated and handed over several full packages to a young man dressed as a temporary worker who was waiting for him outside. With his back to Belfast, the boy shook his head with a sense of helplessness and pity.

Is it true that Heaven is watching what people do?

Although he successfully became a trainee admiral, in that one and only conversation with Zhang Hao, the boy clearly felt Zhang Hao's pride in creating Hyuga. However, because of his subsequent arrogant and complacent actions, he also paid a heavy price for his arrogance and complacency in the naval battle with the Abyss the day before yesterday.

Previously, when he accompanied his mentor Junquan to resign, he happened to see the list of ship girls that had sunk in the naval battle a few days earlier on the desk of the head of the Monarch Academy. At the very top of the list, the ship girl that was listed first was Zhang Hao's Hyuga.

Battleship girls with powerful firepower and armor are always the first choice to be recruited in any kind of deep-sea attack. However, as a rookie ship girl who has just been created by her own admiral and has no combat experience whatsoever, Hyuga and some other ship girls will naturally not be sent to the front line of deep-sea combat.

According to Instructor Junquan, apart from his own team going to rescue her and the other instructors, most of the other first-year ship girls were assigned to the near sea to clean up any stragglers that might break through the defenses. However, perhaps because he was too confident in his own strength, Zhang Hao, who was commanding the Hyuga, completely disregarded the instructions of the instructor in charge of arranging the operation. Instead, he sent the Hyuga out to dangerous waters like the other senior ship girls.

I heard that he did this in order to gain more merits in the naval battle. If he succeeds, he can more easily gain a foothold in this year's probationary admiral committee.

But this one kick also completely ruined his admiral career, sending a kind and powerful battleship girl to the cold seabed not long after she was born.

He vividly remembered that Zhang Hao's resume was placed in front of the list of fallen ship girls, with a large red cross drawn on it in a very conspicuous red pen, which meant that the academy had determined that he did not have the qualifications to become an admiral.

"People's hearts can change."

He had heard his friends say this more than once, and his mentor Junquan had also said that Zhang Hao's exam results when he entered the university were indeed quite good. Being able to create a battleship ship girl like Hyuga truly proved that he possessed the moral qualities to attract ship girls. But having just created Hyuga, who could have imagined that he would turn out like this?

However, during a casual chat between Junquan and the academy dean, he learned that Zhang Hao's hometown had suffered multiple attacks from the deep sea. It could be said that the people living there deeply hated these deep sea creatures that could appear at any time and cause their families to be destroyed. If this was true, then it could indeed be one of the reasons why Zhang Hao acted so irrationally.

However, Zhang Hao, who disobeys orders and has an extreme hatred for the deep sea, possesses characteristics that absolutely cannot appear in an admiral, even if the Hyuga has not sunk. The Naval Academy would probably never allow him to graduate from the Naval Academy.

While the boy was still in a daze, Zhang Hao, who had already packed everything up and was about to leave the academy, left the dormitory with the helper he had temporarily hired to move things, and walked towards the main road where the boy was.

Although he was still wearing a clean suit, the spirit and pride he had displayed just days before were completely gone from his brow. His deep fatigue made him look extremely dejected and uneasy.

He walked forward with his head down without saying a word. Just as he passed the boy and Belfast, and brushed past the boy, he looked up and paused for a moment. Perhaps because of their conversation, he clearly remembered his identity.

He frowned slightly, as if he wanted to say something to the boy in front of him, but when he turned his head and looked at Belfast behind the boy, which was not glorious but equally dazzling, he was stunned. Then he lowered his head in disappointment, silently passed by him, and walked towards the main gate of the Naval Academy.

Although he didn't speak to him, the boy's gaze still followed him. Of course, he didn't want to kick Zhang Hao when he was down, nor was that his personality. But looking at Zhang Hao like this, he still felt a little uneasy. Putting aside Zhang Hao's departure, as someone who loved ship girls, hearing about the sinking of Hyuga and thinking of his own ship girl ladies whom he cared about and loved, he felt a sense of desolation, like the death of a rabbit and the sorrow of a fox.

He was certainly not as arrogant as Zhang Hao. He vowed to do everything in his power to protect those who trusted and loved him so much, but he clearly did not have that ability yet, and Zhang Hao's appearance just reminded him of this.

Trainee admirals who lose their ship girls due to the academy's conscription will receive compensation from the academy, the navy, and even the governor's office.

Generally speaking, in addition to receiving a very generous pension, they can still stay in the academy as usual to learn the basics of becoming an admiral until the new students enroll the following year. They don't need to take an exam and can get a new construction opportunity along with the new students.

Since this isn't their first time building, their chances of creating a ship girl will decrease. If they create a new ship girl, they can continue studying at the academy; otherwise, they'll have to leave the academy temporarily.

Of course, this does not mean that they have no chance. In addition to continuing to participate in the annual exams and continue to obtain the construction opportunity for new students every year, the academy will not cut off their monthly resource subsidies as trainee admirals in the short term. They can accumulate these small but useful resources and obtain additional construction opportunities when they have enough to build new ship girls.

However, all of the above only applies to trainee admirals who lost their ship girls due to accidents. Trainee admirals who were deemed unqualified to be admirals by the academy are an exception. Since they have been determined not to be qualified to be admirals, their lives can be said to be forever barred from the admiral profession. This is not only a rigorous approach, but also a responsible attitude of the kind and lovely ship girls.

"Master, do you know that gentleman from earlier?"