How do I start a romantic relationship with a ship girl?

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Xu Huan witnessed the entire process.

How can someone change their expression so quickly?

Are all ship girls like this?

"You've already tried the formidable skill, right? Xu Huan, how did you feel?" Radiance spoke first, looking at the formidable one with a smile and a calm expression, before turning his gaze to the young man.

Upon hearing this, not only the three Ironbloods and Radiant, but even Fearless, who had just been somewhat enraged, perked up his ears.

If we don't investigate what just happened, how did Xu Huan manage to escape my [mechanical prohibition]?

She was also very curious.

"Based on my intuition... the terrifying [mechanical prohibition] is not, strictly speaking, a true time stop."

“Yes…we’ve already experienced that,” Frederick said meaningfully.

For a long time, there were some minor conflicts between the Royal Navy and the Iron Blood, and as the enemy ship girls at the time, they naturally experienced the formidable time-stop skill.

"The key to this skill is less about stopping time and more about temporarily nullifying the movement abilities of enemies within its range; the effect seems similar to stopping time..."

After Xu Huan finished expressing his feelings, he looked at the ship girls and asked, "I'm sure I'm right, aren't I?"

“Very accurate, child.” Friedrich smiled slightly and said, “When Miss Formidable’s skill is applied to a Siren or a ship girl, our movement module will stop working for a very short time, and then our speed will drop to zero.”

"After a brief period of time, the speed will gradually increase from zero back to normal. The effect during this period is similar to time stop, but there are some differences, since artillery shells and aircraft are still unaffected."

"As for the duration, that depends on Miss Formidable's mental energy storage. Generally speaking, when used in a direct combat situation, the whole process takes about five seconds. As for one-on-one combat... I'm not sure, but I believe you just experienced it, child."

As Frederick recounted his story, not only did Xu Huan listen with great interest, but even Ke Wei on the side kept nodding in agreement.

This legendary naval warrior is truly something else; everything he says perfectly reflects the characteristics of his skills...

"Ugh?"

Fearless suddenly frowned and looked at Friedrich: "Wait a minute... how can you, an Ironblood ship girl, know so much about my skills? Even if you've experienced them firsthand, you shouldn't have such detailed data..."

"Just some minor tricks, Miss Formidable. Your port should have detailed information on many of Ironblood's ship girls, right?" Friedrich replied in a very official manner.

Hutten and Hindenburg, standing to the side, also smiled knowingly at that moment.

“But none of that matters now…child.” Frederick turned his dark golden eyes to the youth. “I’m now very interested in how you will counter this skill…”

How can Chapter 183 be called stealing?

"This is actually quite simple. It's similar to what happened with you, Frederick. A simple jump can solve it directly."

Xu Huan raised his watch, and with a flash of blue light, he disappeared from his original spot and teleported directly behind the ship girl.

"After I figured out what the target of the so-called time stop was, this skill basically posed no threat to me."

To threaten the activation of the warp drive, one would at least need the ability to disrupt space, and Formidable's skills clearly do not reach that level.

"And what is that thing that you, the contractor, left behind, that thing that dissipates into energy specks after being hit...?" Hindenburg asked curiously.

“That was a holographic projection used to deceive the enemy. You should have seen the specific effects just now…” Xu Huan clapped his hands, and then his whole body turned into light spots and gradually dissipated in mid-air.

When everyone turned around, they found that the young man had returned to his original spot at some point.

"This thing isn't suitable for situations involving heavy artillery fire, but it can be quite effective in one-on-one or close-quarters combat... at least it managed to fool you just now."

"Also, I guess your next questions will be about that clock, right?"

“I don’t really care about that, but Miss Formidable should care a lot about it…” Frederick shook his head and smiled at the girl whose cheeks were already puffed up.

Any ship girl would be somewhat vulnerable when she sees her prized skills being easily countered by others.

It is just as formidable.

The pointer hadn't even reached its position when it was abruptly broken off; anyone who saw that would find it extremely difficult to accept at first glance.

Having recovered from her recent failure, she now stared intently at the young man, quietly awaiting his answer.

"Actually... the principle behind this is very simple. First, I can make some things whose intensity does not exceed my own mental energy disappear directly. I don't know why, but you should have experienced it."

When this was mentioned, Hutten and Frederick nodded in unison, as if on cue.

You should know that when they were about to use their skills, Xu Huan disarmed them directly. The profound sense of powerlessness from having their powerful weapons forcibly taken away is still etched deep in their hearts.

Of course, increasing the output intensity of mental energy might avoid such a situation, but the ship girls have no intention of trying it again.

Just consider it a special skill of the commander. Anyway, they're all on our side, and we won't suffer the same fate again. Besides, the Sirens don't have similar abilities, so there's no need to be too wary.

"And... recently, probably because I've been more physically active..." Xu Huan lowered his voice as he said this for some unspeakable reason.

He discovered from the very beginning that intimate behavior with the ship girls could significantly boost the strength of his mental energy, and the same was true for the ship girls, only the increase was not as obvious as his own.

In layman's terms, it means getting stronger and stronger.

Although it sounds a bit vulgar, it is indeed the case.

Recently, perhaps because he has been doing too many of these things, his mental energy seems to have unknowingly exceeded a threshold.

Then, Xu Huan discovered that he seemed to have mastered some new things, things that he could 'learn' from the ship girls.

This is one of the reasons why he is interested in finding the terrifying experiment today.

"So I've acquired a new skill, and today is the first time I'm using it... Heh."

As the young man spoke, he slowly raised his hand and gently drew a semicircle in the air.

Then, a huge, dark blue clock slowly appeared behind him.

"?!"

Everyone stared wide-eyed, speechless with shock at the scene before them.

Ke Wei was completely stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

She glanced at her ship's equipment, then at the young man opposite her.

If you are "prohibited by the authorities," then what am I?

As the clock hands steadily approached twelve o'clock, everyone clearly felt as if a very heavy iron block was strapped to their bodies, making even taking a single step extremely difficult.

Frederick frowned, silently calculating the time in his mind.

2....3.....4.....

As time passed, the heavy feeling on the ship girl's legs gradually lessened, and then, along with the disappearing clock, it vanished into nothingness.

"...4 seconds, which is slightly shorter than Miss Formidable's duration." Frederick spoke up the instant the sensation disappeared.

Hu Teng retorted calmly, "Hmm...and it doesn't have that forced zeroing effect like Miss Formidable's; it's like it's been reduced..."

"That's good... If someone is even better than me, then I might as well not live..." After hearing that the authentic skill was not as effective as his own, Ke Wei finally breathed a small sigh of relief.

After the experiment, everyone turned their keen interest toward the young man.

If Xu Huan could 'steal' the same skill from the ship girl, even if it had been weakened, the effect would still be unimaginable.

Take, for example, the simplest aura buff skills. It's hard to imagine how a Royal Navy ship girl with double Elizabeth's skills would perform on the battlefield.

"Xu Huan...is this putting a strain on your body?"

Guanghui, who hadn't spoken for a long time, asked with some concern.

Compared to the special effects of skill doubling or combination that others care about, she is more concerned about whether the young man in front of her can withstand the load of the corresponding skill consumption.

"It's alright...there's not much of a burden."

Xu Huan closed his eyes and silently sensed his physical condition. He nodded and said, "The mental energy I consume when I release a skill should be about the same as what you consume when you release a skill."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.

"And based on my experience... it seems like I can only master one skill at a time right now..."

As Xu Huan spoke, he suddenly thought of a comic book from long ago, in which the characters possessed special abilities that were difficult for normal people to achieve, but each person could only possess one at most.

But his situation is different.

“Now?” Frederick noticed the young man’s choice of words.

"Hmm... right now we can only have one, but if we improve later... we can probably 'learn' a few more, right?"

How can you call it stealing when the commander is stealing ship girls' skills?

Chapter 184 The Weaknesses of Iron-Blooded Army

After that, everyone cooperated very well with Xu Huan to practice and explore the specific effects of the young man's newly mastered skills.

Two hours passed, and with the help of seasoned naval veterans like Frederick Hutten, who summarized their experiences, they finally identified several key characteristics of Xu Huan's latest abilities.

First, the skill you want to master must be one that the ship girl has used in close-range situations, such as the [Mechanism Prohibition] skill that Formidable can use after closing the distance.

This is an extremely important premise, and it basically confirms that the underlying logic of Xu Huanxin's ability is replication, and it must be close-range, face-to-face replication.

Secondly, currently only one skill can be copied at a time. To obtain a new skill from a ship girl, all the original skills must be discarded. However, in the future, there should be a possibility of mastering multiple skills simultaneously.

Third, the copied skills do not have corresponding triggering conditions. For example, Xu Huan can freely choose one of the two effects achieved by odd and even shelling in Frederick's skills to trigger.

However, since Xu Huan lacks shipboard equipment and the so-called artillery function, the attribute bonuses he receives are mainly applied to his physical attributes. Similarly, the skills he gains from the aircraft carrier cannot be fully utilized because Xu Huan does not have carrier-based aircraft.

Fourth, Xu Huan's so-called CD, or cooldown time, is very short when using skills. This means that as long as there is enough mental energy, he can use it continuously until he is completely exhausted.