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

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"What about the other factions? I do remember the Northern Alliance has a ship girl who is a researcher, but as for the others..."

Belfast replied, "Actually, if we have to be specific, the four factions with the strongest overall strength in the camp already have their own research personnel."

The overall strength of a faction is determined by a combination of factors, primarily the number of ship girls, and other soft power such as resources.

"As for groups like the Hurricane faction, where Miss Royal Wealth resides, and the Sardinian Iris, aside from not having any particular need for this, a large part of the reason is that they cannot afford the costs involved, Master..."

If you don't have a lot of money, there's no need to support the Brie sisters, nor can you afford to.

Putting aside everything else, the research funding required each month alone amounts to a huge sum of resources, which is why the Royal Wealth often expresses envy with phrases like "you guys are a big force."

Xu Huan looked at the various very expensive instruments in the laboratory and nodded with deep understanding.

Many instruments may not look unusual, but they are actually huge money-devouring beasts. Not to mention the ship girls, even within the Human Alliance, there are many large instruments that consume the energy equivalent of an entire city's energy consumption in one hour just by being activated for one minute.

The topic of the Bri sisters came to a temporary halt, and Xu Huan took out the wild grass and shrub branches that he had picked earlier from the storage device.

"If you have time, could you please check if there are any unusual substances inside?"

"The Commander's request? Oh my! I'll take care of it!"

Kimbury patted his chest again.

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The next day, Xu Huantian opened his eyes before dawn.

The young man's subconscious biological clock remained perfectly in place. After washing up, he performed a simple test to assess his reaction and physical condition.

"My physical condition is good, but my reaction speed is a bit slower than before."

Xu Huan chewed on a protein bar to replenish his energy, glanced at the data displayed on his tactical watch, and pursed his lips.

Regarding his physical condition, he often trusts his own senses more than the detailed data from tests, especially when such data indicates a decline in his condition.

This is called the mind overcoming things.

As Warspite often says, don't be blinded by data; there are many other factors that can affect victory.

Of course, if the watch's data shows that his physical condition is significantly better than usual, he will still choose to trust the data more.

This is called believing in science.

A unique and highly flexible set of values ​​belonging to Xu Huan.

Chapter Sixty-Two Elizabeth

Since it was time for a rotating strike mission, Xu Huan told Belfast not to bring him breakfast as usual, but to simply have some energy bars.

After quickly tidying up his clothes, the young man estimated the time and, feeling it was about right, activated the warp drive, instantly teleporting himself to the port.

After waiting for about twenty minutes, some time had passed since the official departure time, and Xu Huan still hadn't seen Elizabeth.

The young man checked the time again and frowned.

The other party is late.

This wasn't the kind of lateness you'd expect for a date, shopping, or dinner; it was the lateness of a patrol to eliminate Sirens—a very formal military operation.

If this were on the battlefield, given Xu Huan's personality, he would probably kick Elizabeth out of his team the next second.

"But then again, it's really not surprising at all that Elizabeth would be late..."

Xu Huan patted his watch, watching the time tick by, and recalled what Belfast had said to him yesterday afternoon:

'Although Her Majesty is somewhat spoiled, she is still essentially a child. Many things are sure to happen tomorrow, so I'll trouble you, Master, to take good care of her.'

The young man's lips curved slightly into a smile.

I'll definitely take good care of her... Putting aside everything else, her personality needs some 'training and correction'.

Since he was just a child, he agreed to Belfast's request and also asked Belfast to secretly tell Elizabeth a few stories, some scary stories about sea ghosts.

As for what use it will be, we'll have to see how Elizabeth performs in a moment.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Xu Huan finally saw a car that looked extremely expensive just by looking at its decorations driving up from a distance.

Through the windshield, you can see that the driver is an old acquaintance, Warspite, who has a lifeless expression on his face and is talking to the people in the back seat.

"Your Majesty...you're almost half an hour late..."

"It's not a matter of status; you should always try to make a good impression when you first meet someone, right?"

"Your Majesty, the Commander is already waiting for you..."

"Uh...impatient? He doesn't seem impatient at all, but I think Your Majesty would be better off explaining this to the Commander later."

"This is not bowing down, it's basic social etiquette, Your Majesty..."

Although he couldn't hear the conversation inside the car, Xu Huan had at least studied lip reading, so he could roughly guess the conversation inside the car from Zhan Yan's helpless expression and the opening and closing of his lips.

As for the people in the back...

Perhaps it's because she's a bit short? Apart from her beautiful golden hair, it's not very clear what else is visible.

The car slowly pulled up beside Xu Huan. Yan Zhan, who was sitting in the driver's seat, quickly gave Xu Huan an apologetic look, then got out of the car and slowly opened the back door.

A pair of slender legs clad in white stockings slowly emerged from the car door, followed by a blonde girl in a white dress and wearing a crown.

She was slender and pretty. She looked at Xu Huan, who was silent in front of her, carefully examined him for a while, and nodded with great satisfaction.

"Hmph... You're the commander? You're a hundred thousand years too young to command me. But it seems I'm fairly satisfied, so I'll give you a chance—hmm, from today onwards you are one of my loyal servants!"

Then, with remarkable grace, she extended her hand, hovering it in mid-air, as if waiting for something, and then—

It just floated in mid-air.

Elizabeth waited a while longer, but seeing that Xu Huan in front of her was still motionless, she blinked gently and fell into a brief moment of confusion.

According to the etiquette she knew, shouldn't Xu Huan take her hand and then gently kiss it from above?

Why is the other person not moving? I've given such obvious hints.

Xu Huan ignored Elizabeth's so-called hand-kissing gesture, remained silent for a moment, then reached out and shook hands with her before saying to Warspite beside him, "Thank you for your hard work... Leave the rest to me."

"Thank you for your help, Commander... I hope you can take good care of His Majesty." Warspite gave him another look.

“Take care of? Shouldn’t it be me taking care of this commoner?!” Elizabeth was a little confused, but watching Warspite get into the carriage and drive away cleanly and without saying a word, and looking at Xu Huan’s expressionless face, she subconsciously sensed some danger.

"Elizabeth, right?" Xu Huan released his grip and asked irritably.

"That's right, I am Elizabeth, the flagship and symbol of the Royal Family! But what kind of tone is that? How dare a commoner like you speak to me like that? Don't think I won't teach you a lesson!"

"...Your tone reminds me of those impoverished feudal nobles."

"A nobleman? Of course I am a nobleman, just not a destitute feudal one!"

“I have met true nobles…”

Xu Huan recalled the bird-like natives he had encountered on a certain planet during a previous mission. They were friendly, dignified, and even tasted quite good…

In short, compared to others, Elizabeth was like a child whose mind was not yet mature.

"But I've never seen anyone like you. Has no one ever told you that if you're late, you should first apologize to the other person and then explain why you're late in order to ask for their understanding?"

"Being late... I have my reasons!"

When the topic of being late came up, Elizabeth's imposing manner visibly diminished: "I used to sleep until I naturally woke up, and I've never gotten up this early before. I only came here today to give you face. You know, I didn't have to carry out any missions before... Don't be ungrateful."

Xu Huan raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, somewhat surprised.

Judging from Elizabeth's tone, he could tell it was his fault and even felt a little guilty, which was better than the domineering and unreasonable character he had imagined.

"Now that you've explained, what about an apology?"

"Don't even think about it! I will never bow down to anyone!"

"Tsk..."

Xu Huan clicked his tongue, too lazy to say anything more.

Elizabeth will have a good time once we reach our destination.

"Let's get on the ship..."

Xu Huan arrived at the speedboat that had been prepared in advance and clapped his hands.

"Hiss—you're really going to send me out to sea in something like this?" Elizabeth looked at the very simple speedboat, and imagining herself feeling dizzy and disoriented sitting on it, quickly shook her head.

"When I travel, I must at least travel on a luxury yacht!"

"First of all... we're going on a mission, not a picnic. Secondly, many of the ship girls in the port area either walk on the sea or ride in prototype ships to get to the mission area... are you aware of that?"

Xu Huan could walk directly on the sea, but that would consume mental energy to maintain, which was naturally less economical than taking a speedboat.

"I know... it's not like I can't..."

The girl muttered.

“But I can’t. I’m not a ship girl, and I don’t have a prototype ship to travel with… So you either have to summon your prototype ship so I can get on, or you can come with me on this yacht.” Xu Huan sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

"You lowly commoner, wanting to board my ship after only our first meeting... You really are... you really are..."

Upon hearing this, Elizabeth's fair face flushed red, and she quickly crossed her arms over her chest, looking at Xu Huan with an incredulous expression.