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

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'Part of the reason... Commander, you can guess where my hands are right now.'

'No guessing... what's the other reason?'

'OK....'

After the ship girl sent those two words, there was no further communication. Just as Xu Huan was wondering what was going on, a phone call came through.

It was still that slightly aloof, smoky voice, carrying a unique allure:

"Commander... I've just received some new information..."

"Ok?"

Realizing that the other party had finally gotten down to business, and recalling his own analysis and research in the command room that night, Xu Huan asked:

"Any recent news about the Sirens?"

"No... it's a little more serious than that." The ship girl said seriously.

"Oh? Tell me about it..."

Xu Huan sat down on the sofa again, focusing his mind.

"I just received some reliable information from the port area... it seems there's some big activity going on, and it's very likely aimed at the Royal Family or Xu Huan."

"A big move? What do you mean? And what do you mean by 'aiming at me'?"

Xu Huan was stunned. It seemed from Hu Teng's words that he had been targeted by the Ironblood ship girls.

"The source says that Ironblood's naval legends seem to have been mobilized quite a bit recently, and their target direction appears to be towards the Royal Navy."

Hu Teng explained, "Actually, they asked me about the commander's and my personal movements not long ago. At the time, I didn't say much to keep it a secret, but the reasons I made up probably couldn't fool them, so they've most likely realized something now..."

"Can you confirm who will be coming?"

"As far as I know... it will at least include my sister ship, Frederick the Great, but I'm not so sure about the others..."

"Understood..."

Xu Huan nodded, his tone relaxed: "I thought it was something serious. I'll just inform Warspite and Elizabeth tomorrow and tell them to prepare for welcoming our guests..."

"Uh...? Commander, don't you need to make some defensive preparations?"

"Why do this? Isn't the other side also a ship girl?" Xu Huan frowned in confusion.

"Besides, getting to know more ship girls from the Ironblood side would be helpful in fighting the Sirens, right?"

You should know that some secrets about the extermination of the Sirens are still kept by Ironblood. Xu Huan has been craving this information for a long time, and this time he finally has the opportunity.

"Too...."

Hu Teng took a deep breath and realized that he had made a very serious mistake.

The arrival of other Ironblood ship girls had little impact on the commander; the most affected were probably the Royal Navy and himself...

After all, all of this was based on the tacit understanding that they didn't want the commander's information to be leaked, which would lead to more competition.

But Xu Huan himself didn't need to.

As the commander, he simply welcomed the arrival of the other ship girls.

They are the ones who should really be making defensive preparations.

Chapter Ninety-Five: Fighting

After the matter was resolved, Xu Huan had a good night's rest at home and replenished his energy.

Since he came to the port area, his daily life has become much more fulfilling than before.

Literally, it means fulfillment.

There are many ship girls in the port area, and it is very energy-consuming for Xu Huan, the commander, to get along with them.

And it is foreseeable that as port affairs gradually increase, he will have less and less time to be alone.

We should cherish this rare personal time...

It seems that a certain gene within me that's prone to slacking off is starting to awaken.

So today, after washing up, the young man stayed at home a little longer, not leaving until almost time for his shift, arriving at the duty room just in time.

Belfast was the only person in the duty room because Warspite was on duty last night.

When the young man opened the door, Belfast was on the phone at her desk. Judging from the serious look on her face, it was probably not an easy problem to solve.

The young man felt a sudden jolt of fear; a bad feeling washed over him.

I just finished analyzing the Sirens' activity trend yesterday, and today it seems like something urgent has happened. Could it be that the Sirens' activity has suddenly exploded and they've launched another attack?

Upon seeing the young man enter, Belfast quickly put down the phone, her tone somewhat anxious: "Master... I just received news that F2 is experiencing some intrusions, which may be difficult to resolve."

"F2? Is it that far? It's almost at the very edge of the area they're responsible for..."

Things unfolded exactly as he had predicted, only the speed at which it happened was much faster than he had imagined.

"Yes, the ship girl in charge of that sea area today is Miss Monarch."

"Hmm...we met once at sea before..."

Thinking of that tall, aloof beauty, Xu Huan suddenly realized something and frowned:

"Didn't we agree that there should be at least two people in a group? Why is it just the monarch alone?"

"The F2 area is the most remote and the most extensive... so the deployed forces have been reduced accordingly."

Befa explained.

"Really?"

Xu Huan raised an eyebrow, noticing Belfast's somewhat insincere expression, and realized that things weren't as simple as they seemed: "Tell the truth..."

"Well... uh... for some reasons, the monarch's relationship with her other royal colleagues is not very good, and she is usually in a state of obeying orders but not summoning them."

Belfast shook her head: "If it weren't for you, Master, persuading her yourself, arranging a job for Miss Monarch would be quite difficult."

"Personality issue? Tsk..."

The young man sighed.

If we were to say which of the key issues that a commander needs to address is the most difficult to resolve, aside from fighting the Sirens, it would be the issue of getting along with the ship girls.

There are a lot of ship girls with personality issues, so getting along with them is a difficult task.

The opponent is a powerful weapon of war, and conventional management methods are unlikely to be effective.

It can only be built up through time and effort...

"From now on, Elizabeth should have Warspite go with her, and I should be assigned to the same duty group as the monarch," Xu Huan said, having come up with a relatively reliable solution.

"To be in the same group as Miss Monarch? Yes, Master..."

"Also, you mentioned the F2 sea area, right? I'll go check it out in a bit... Based on the actual situation, you can arrange follow-up support, and have the medical staff prepare..."

Thanks to his warp drive, Xu Huan travels much faster than the ship girls.

Upon hearing this, Belfast said with some concern, "Master... are you going by yourself? I don't recommend you put yourself in such a dangerous situation. These things can be handled by your companions. For your safety, it's best if you stay in the port area..."

"I'm not used to sitting in command; my combat style definitely requires me to be on the front lines..."

Moreover, considering the time frame, I haven't been able to move around much in a long time.

The last time we went out to sea, we didn't encounter any Sirens. Instead, we were busy catching the traitor. This time, we happened to encounter a Siren invasion, so we took the opportunity to stretch our legs.

Xu Huan waved his hand, and the leg that had just stepped into the threshold of the command center turned back away.

"Oh, by the way, tell Guanghui that if things don't go smoothly, tonight's invitation might have to be postponed again..."

"Understood, Master."

Belfast watched the departing youth, sighed softly, clasped her hands to her chest, and silently offered a simple prayer for him.

After a while, the phone in the command center rang again.

Upon receiving the intrusion message, Belfast asked Kimble to check the information transmitted by the mind detection instruments in the relevant sea area. According to the time, the analysis results should be available now.

The ship girls also need to decide the scale of their support forces based on the test results and information from Xu Huan.

"What? Not the Sirens? And there are already signs of war breaking out?"

Belfast was somewhat surprised to hear the news from Kimbury.

Upon receiving the intrusion information, both Belfast and Xu Huan instinctively regarded the Sirens as the hypothetical enemy, without considering the possibility that they were ship girls from other factions.

If it were ship girls, given the current situation in the major ports, there would be absolutely no need for them to fight.

Unless both parties are stubborn, there is no possibility that they might resort to violence at the slightest disagreement.

If it's a monarch...

That's certainly a possibility.

"I need to tell Master and Warspite about this right away..."

After reading it aloud, the head maid hurriedly left the command center.

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