I really don't have money for the ship girls.

St. Louis glanced at the auntie in front of the dormitory building. She had been rather impolite in stopping the two of them from entering, stating that girls were not allowed to enter the boys' dormitory. Since they would definitely not be able to get in directly, she noticed the countless gazes directed at her and Shoukaku and suddenly had an idea.

"I have a way."

St. Louis strode forward and randomly approached a boy who was about to enter, asking, "Excuse me, do you know which dormitory Ying Tian lives in?"

The guy who was approached was a little flattered and said, "I know him, he's quite famous."

"Could you please pass on a message to him, asking him to come out for a moment? We'll wait for him here."

The woman's smile was captivating, and the boy almost immediately agreed. Before leaving, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you friends of Yingtian?"

St. Louis crossed one arm over her chest and rested her smooth chin on the other, her purple eyes carrying a hint of sadness: "Closer than friends... How should I put it, I guess I'd say I was his ex-girlfriend who was ruthlessly dumped, just someone he played around with."

The boy stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief.

Then Shoukaku chimed in, not to be outdone, "Yeah, I thought I could become her wife, but my kindness was all for naught."

The sheer volume of information overwhelmed the boy's brain, and an incredibly melodramatic love triangle suddenly surfaced in his mind. It's true what they say, you can know a person's face but not their heart; the seemingly helpless orphan turned out to be a heartbreaker who played with people's feelings.

Watching the boy walk into the dormitory building, Shoukaku said to St. Louis, "What you're doing will trouble the Commander."

"Maybe it just makes the Commander look even more glamorous." St. Louis curled his lips. How could he be sad when he could meet the Commander? "You did it too."

"If my colleagues at White Eagle are like this, I certainly can't fall behind."

"Anyway, it won't interfere with important business."

At this moment, Ying Tian had just taken the small-powered induction cooker, which the dormitory had pooled together to buy, out of the cabinet and was preparing to cook dumplings.

Except for Liu Yang, who was still playing games, all the other roommates were standing on the balcony looking down.

"Is this dyed hair or a wig? Such a rare hair color. Could she be a new exchange student from the International College?"

"I don't know, but white hair, or hair that reaches my waist, I'm all better now."

"Is he waiting for someone? I wonder which lucky guy is it."

When his roommate saw Yingtian carrying a pot full of water in the bathroom, he waved to him and said, "Yingtian, come and see, there's a beautiful girl here."

"You see, I'm not interested."

"That's pretty impressive?"

That's how awesome it is.

My roommate chuckled and said, "After all, she had contact with Ms. Shi, and afterwards, all the other beauties paled in comparison. I understand."

"Understand you my foot! I am a man of integrity and have no interest in women."

"Yes, yes, after all, you are the man who personally escorted the campus belle Fu Ya home."

"That's her own fault; you can't blame society for someone's bad behavior."

Ying Tian just wants to cook the dumplings properly, eat them, take a shower, and go to class. Life is already so exciting; he doesn't need any other spice.

The water in the pot was bubbling away, and Ying Tian was about to put dumplings in when a somewhat unfamiliar boy entered the dormitory. He didn't know the boy's name, but he vaguely remembered that the boy lived in the same building.

"Is Ying Tian here? Your ex-girlfriend... your two ex-girlfriends are looking for you downstairs."

thump--

Water from the dumplings splashed onto Ying Tian's hands. He paused for a moment before realizing it, then quickly wiped his hands on his trouser leg.

"Are you mistaken? I don't have an ex-girlfriend."

"Anyway, I've delivered the message. They're waiting for you downstairs." The boy hesitated for a moment, then said, "Brother, a real man should be responsible for his actions. Hiding won't help. Apologize when you need to, take responsibility when you need to... Damn it, what did they do that made them unworthy of you? Damn it, damn it!"

Ying Tian felt completely bewildered. Seeing the boy walk out and his roommates casting glances at him, he emphasized again, "There must be some mistake. I've never been in a relationship. I'm a staunch advocate of singlehood, as you all know."

My roommate Liu Wenlong said thoughtfully, "Those two girls down there aren't waiting for you, are they?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

"Hard to say, but I feel you have a lot of luck with women."

Ying Tian was stubborn, but he was a little uneasy. At the same time, a suspicion was becoming clearer and clearer in his mind. He planned to finish his dumplings quickly and go downstairs to see what was going on.

Then people started visiting the dormitory one after another, including students and dormitory supervisors, and each one of them said something outrageous.

"Yingtian, you've been caught two-timing. Get off the boat right now, or people will cause trouble."

"Two girls claim to be your concubines and are waiting for you downstairs in the dormitory. Not bad, Yingtian, you're a real hidden talent."

"Yingtian, your ex-girlfriend is looking for you. I heard one of hers is pregnant..."

Snapped--

Ying Tian flung his chopsticks away, realizing he absolutely couldn't eat any more dumplings!

Chapter Twenty-Three: Mutual Manipulation

Ying Tian was not someone who cared about reputation. What was reputation anyway? Could it put food on the table?

However, while reputation can't put food on the table, it can certainly affect one's life. This was the case when Fu Ya framed him; he couldn't do part-time jobs, and his scholarship was affected. So, reputation is actually still useful.

Ying Tian had just established himself as someone who simply wanted to live a good life, but now he has an ex-girlfriend, is two-timing, and is even pregnant. Even eight more Princes of Wales couldn't clear his name.

So Yingtian didn't even bother to wash the pot before hurrying downstairs.

"My gut feeling tells me there's going to be some excitement."

"Let's go, let's go, Ying Tian is definitely hiding his true strength."

Besides Liu Yang, who was still enjoying the ranked matches, Ying Tian's other two roommates followed suit, along with many other onlookers. Who could resist a good show? One of the groups consisted of two beautiful women with exotic charms.

Ying Tian walked to the lobby on the first floor of the dormitory building. Two dormitory supervisors were at the door, and there was a large crowd of people watching the commotion. When Saint Louis and Xiang He saw Ying Tian come out, they smiled and waved to him warmly. The two slender women came up to greet him directly.

"Stop!"

Ying Tian gestured for the two women not to get too close to him. Saint Louis blinked, and Xiang He pursed his lips, both somewhat puzzled.

"Don't speak, I'll do it. First of all, I want to declare that I fully support women's independence and autonomy, and support gender equality. Fu Ya is just an isolated case and does not represent the whole." Ying Tian asked loudly, "Are you two sure you came here to see me? If you came here to defend Fu Ya, I'll leave immediately."

St. Louis nodded and then shook his head.

"My second question is whether any of you are pregnant. If so, I will call the police immediately. I have no money and no power, so you can't extort me."

Xianghe was a little confused. What did "pregnant" mean? She didn't know that rumors were spreading and getting more and more outrageous. She shook her head to indicate that she wasn't pregnant.

Ying Tian breathed a sigh of relief. Being able to communicate was a good thing, and this should clarify half of the situation.

“One last question.” Ying Tian paused, his voice not as loud as before, “Are you friends of Ms. Shi Aimin, uh, the Prince of Wales?”

St. Louis and Shoukaku nodded simultaneously.

Ying Tian's expression was somewhat subtle. After thinking for a moment, he waved to the two tall ladies and said, "Come with me."

As he spoke, Ying Tian led St. Louis and Xiang He toward the teaching area. As for the onlookers... at least they should know that pregnancy really doesn't exist.

It's break time now, so the further you walk from the dormitory area towards the teaching area, the fewer people there are. Even so, the two stunning women still attract frequent glances from passersby. There's no way around it; blue and white hair is just too rare. If it weren't for the two women's exceptional beauty and their relatively normal hairstyles, they would definitely look like a group of aristocrats in a funeral.

"Where is the commander taking us?"

"Let's find a secluded place to talk." Ying Tian turned to look at the white-haired woman who had spoken. She had a gentle smile on her face and an ethereal, graceful charm. Ying Tian tentatively asked, "Shōkaku?"

Shoukaku's smile widened, and he said with a hint of grievance in his voice, "The Commander can still recognize me, can't he?"

“With a definite direction, the features are indeed quite obvious.” Ying Tian glanced at the blue-haired woman on the other side. “St. Louis?”

"Hehe, I'm Saint Louis. Helena, the commander's favorite character, is my lovely little sister." Saint Louis smiled and bent down closer to Ying Tian, ​​his ample breasts swaying as if about to burst out of his clothes. "Wales said the commander hasn't fully accepted reality yet, but it seems Wales doesn't understand the commander well enough either."

“No, I really haven’t accepted reality.” Ying Tian struggled to look away from St. Louis’s chest. The shape and elasticity outlined by the fabric were far too stimulating for a young man at this distance. He took a breath and said, “That’s why I need to have a good talk with you before I can make a judgment.”

Yingtian found it hard to accept that the Prince of Wales was actually a ship girl, but the game company's employees couldn't explain many of the details. He had thought about it a lot over the past month and knew that sometimes the most outrageous answers could explain the most outrageous facts. However, all of this became unsolvable with the disappearance of the Prince of Wales, until the appearance of St. Louis and Shoukaku.

The three walked along the school road. Even during break time, it was not realistic to find a completely deserted place on campus.

St. Louis thoroughly enjoyed the walk with the Commander, though it would have been better if Shoukaku hadn't been there, or if Helena and Honolulu had been. Intending to tease Ying Tian, ​​she gently breathed into his ear, and seeing him flinch, she chuckled and said, "Commander, would you like to find a secluded grove?"

"No." Ying Tian knew that saying anything more now would only make things worse.

"This isn't a naval base; there are many outsiders here, so there are some things you can't do outside."

"What nonsense!"

"Hehe, what are you looking at, Commander? You can look."

"I didn't see anything."

Ying Tian didn't mean to, but when he looked towards St. Louis, he couldn't help but look downwards. The features were so striking that it was all his eyes' fault.

Shoukaku glanced at St. Louis, recalling what Amagi had told her before she left. It would be better if she could win over the Commander, but even if she couldn't, she should still keep St. Louis in check on Eagle Union. Shoukaku was unwilling to let this passionate and mature ship girl steal the spotlight. If 100 affection points meant unwavering devotion, then 90 affection points already represented passionate love. In reality, there was no difference.

"St. Louis, reason is a woman's virtue, don't interfere with the commander."

"Even the commander himself hadn't decided where to go."

"Then don't interfere," Shoukaku said softly. "Wherever the Commander goes, I will always follow him."

Ying Tian explained somewhat helplessly, "I just wanted to find a place with fewer people..."

"Not enough people is not allowed, but if there's no one, as long as it's not too outrageous, Shoukaku is fine." Shoukaku lowered her head slightly, a faint blush on her fair face, making it hard not to have impure thoughts.

"What do you mean by that?"

Ying Tian just wanted to say, "Why are you blushing like that?" So he simply stopped and, after making sure there were absolutely no Bilibili up-loaders filming videos nearby, randomly found a public bench next to a green belt, pointed and said, "This is fine."

St. Louis and Shoukaku sat down on the bench, and Ying Tian stood opposite them, saying, "Now we can talk things out properly. Who are you, what is your purpose in coming here, and what does it have to do with me?"

The two ladies didn't speak, but smiled knowingly and each extended their slender hands to pat the space between them.

"I'm not tired, I'm fine just standing here."

St. Louis narrowed his handsome eyes: "This is a big secret, you can't say it out loud, you can't hear me from this far away."

"It's okay, my hearing is perfect." Ying Tian paused for a moment, then explained, "I haven't showered yet; I was all sweaty this afternoon..."

"What does it matter?"

Xianghe ignored Yingtian's explanation and directly reached out to pull him up and make him sit between the two of them. Yingtian felt the fragrant breeze and soft touch on both sides, and he probably wouldn't be surprised to hear anything next.

"The flavor is quite strong." Shoukaku wrinkled his nose, his expression rather cute.

"I already said, I haven't showered or changed my clothes yet."

Ying Tian tried to get up, but two women held his thighs down from either side.

St. Louis smiled: "That's manly, very rare."

Shoukaku pursed his lips: "It's thick, but not unpleasant. Of course, cleanliness is also very important. From now on, you can let me wash all the Commander's clothes."

"Let's get down to business first."

Ying Tian kept his eyes straight ahead; he felt like he had fallen into a trap.

Chapter Twenty-Four: I Can't Afford to Maintain a Garrison Command

What Saint Louis and Shoukaku said was no different from what the Prince of Wales had said before. The only difference was that when the Prince of Wales came, he only had one contingency plan. Because he did not understand the situation of this world, and even less whether the commander who was the only link between the two worlds was reliable, the Prince of Wales did not insist on persuading Yingtian to accept this reality.

Now things are different. The naval base has agreed with the Prince of Wales's judgment and officially launched the Second Naval Base Project, so the purpose is clearer and the short-term plan is more detailed.

"In other words, you hope to support your naval base in this world through what I call spacetime affinity..."

St. Louis emphasized, "It's our garrison."

Ying Tian ignored him and continued, "Anyway, it's about strengthening the garrison's power, expanding the connection between the two worlds, and using this world as a logistical base, or even a sanctuary in times of crisis?"

“That’s right.” Shoukaku nodded and said, “So, the Commander has accepted this fact?”

Ying Tian took a breath, only to be met with an indescribable feminine fragrance. He could only straighten his body to enhance his persuasiveness: "First of all, the title of commander is really awkward. I cannot command you, much less am I an official."

"Yes, Commander."

"..." Ying Tian saw St. Louis's smile and knew that she was definitely doing it on purpose. He ignored it for the time being and continued, "Secondly, I did not completely accept your statement. I believe about 70% of it."

Shoukaku asked curiously, "What about the remaining 30%?"

Ying Tian explained, “My rational mind tells me that what you’re saying is probably true. After all, there’s no point in me being fooled in this situation. I didn’t see any cameras filming for the show nearby either. However, compared to the common sense I’ve developed over the years, this matter is still absurd and seems too fake, so I can’t believe it completely.”

"That makes sense. The commander is indeed very rational. He truly deserves to be our commander. I admire him so much."

St. Louis continued to draw circles on Ying Tian's thigh, oblivious to the delicate touch of the beautiful woman's slender fingertips. Even through a layer of fabric, it was enough to give one goosebumps.

"at last……"

Ying Tian finally couldn't hold back any longer. He reached out and pushed St. Louis and Xianghe's hands away from his thighs, saying, "Please have some self-respect. And you shouldn't be so close when you meet a stranger of the opposite sex for the first time."