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

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"Miss Warspite spoke so frankly before, but in the end she doesn't want me to go to Sangvis Ferri, does she?"

"Uh...."

The young man exposed her war-weary thoughts, leaving her unsure of what to say.

Seeing this, Xu Huan reached out and gently pinched the ship girl's cheek.

"Well--"

Perhaps it was because the action was too sudden, or perhaps it was because pinching someone's cheek was such an intimate gesture, but in any case, Warspite's face flushed red after realizing the young man's action.

“Remember to speak your mind from now on. When did you become so hesitant, Warspite? You weren’t like this at first…”

"OK...."

War-weary dared not look Xu Huan in the eye any longer, and lowered her head. She felt her heart beat faster in that instant.

At the beginning... I didn't feel this way at the beginning.

"His Majesty is waiting for you inside, so... I won't accompany you in, Commander... I still need to go back and finish some unfinished work for today..."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work..."

After Xu Huan finished speaking, he watched as Warspite quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor.

For some reason, he felt that Warspite's footsteps were moving faster than usual, as if he were fleeing.

Chapter 156 Elizabeth's Conditions

After seeing off the somewhat impatient war-weary man, Xu Huan pushed open the door and found that the once empty hall had been filled with boxes of various sizes.

"Xu Huan...you've arrived? I've been waiting for you for so long..."

The girl's voice came from not far away, but because there were too many boxes in the house and the ship girl was relatively petite, Xu Huan looked in the direction of the sound but did not find Elizabeth.

"Hmm... Warspite said Elizabeth you needed to talk to me, so she came right away... Uh... Where are you?"

"It's here! Hiss—"

With a soft thud, a box about the same size as Elizabeth was gently placed on the floor, and Elizabeth clapped her hands lightly as she walked out from behind the box.

Although Elizabeth, who is petite in stature, seems a bit overconfident in the face of such a heavy and huge box, a ship girl's physical qualities and strength cannot be judged solely by her size.

Not to mention that although Elizabeth doesn't look like one, she is actually a battleship with powerful firepower.

"What's inside these boxes? They look quite heavy..."

"You'll find out soon enough; these are things I've been saving for a long time."

Elizabeth glanced around the room, then nodded in satisfaction and sat back down on her throne.

Looking at the young man, she recalled the relevant plots from those movies and novels, so she waved her hand in a similar manner and said very generously, "Please sit wherever you like... don't be too polite."

"Uh... okay."

Xu Huan looked around and finally found a chair squeezed by boxes in an inconspicuous place, so he sat down.

"I... uh... no, Xu Huan, how have you been enjoying your time in the royal family lately? Is life going smoothly for you?"

Elizabeth wanted to get straight to the point, but remembering that in movies and novels, people usually chat briefly before discussing things, she forcibly suppressed her urge to ask questions and instead tried to chat with the young man about everyday matters.

However, although she spoke the words, Elizabeth's facial expression was extremely stiff, not like she was having a casual chat, but rather like she was interrogating a criminal.

Xu Huan, who already knew the girl's intentions, wasn't quite sure what was going on with her sudden move, so he could only reply, "It's alright... everything's fine..."

"Oh...I see..." Elizabeth nodded thoughtfully.

Then, the two fell into an awkward silence.

"Uh...uh..."

Elizabeth realized that the situation seemed to be different from what she had imagined. She tried to say something to ease the awkward atmosphere, but her mind went blank, and she stammered for a long time without being able to utter a single word.

She still lacks experience in this area...

This whole series of actions not only failed to achieve the so-called important discussion, but also easily gave people the ridiculous feeling of a child trying to act like an adult.

“Actually... Elizabeth, you can just say what you want to say directly. You don’t need to beat around the bush like this. After all, we’re acquaintances, and it’s not like we’re meeting for the first time.”

At this moment, after a brief silence, Xu Huan finally understood the girl's thoughts and couldn't help but speak up.

Finally, after another brief silence, Elizabeth put her hands on her hips, suddenly raised her head, and regained her previous energetic demeanor.

Since I can't keep up the act any longer, then I'll stop pretending!

The people in novels and movies are not as high-ranking as me; they should be the ones learning from me.

"Uh... alright, then I'll follow your advice, Xu Huan, and return to my area of ​​expertise!"

"Yes...this is the real you..."

Elizabeth then casually crossed her legs on the throne, saying, "I've heard... Xu Huan, you're planning to go to the Iron Blood faction?"

Now we're finally getting to the main topic...

Xu Huan nodded very honestly: "Yes... I'll also take care of some important business."

Elizabeth didn't hear a word of what Xu Huan said next; only the two "right"s entered her mind.

"Since that's the case... then name your price."

"Uh? What? Name your price..."

"I'll put it bluntly here: as long as Xu Huan doesn't go to Ironblood... any request from the Royal Family that the Royal Family can fulfill, not just any matter, but also ship girls, we can agree to!" Elizabeth said with great confidence.

Not just things, but also ship girls?

To be honest, the proposal does sound very tempting.

After all, Xu Huan himself has a good relationship with many of the Royal Navy's ship girls... If he had any bad intentions towards others, wouldn't he be able to do whatever he wanted with this condition?

With this in mind, Xu Huan took a deep breath, calmed his agitated heart, and refused decisively:

"Actually... Elizabeth, you don't need to try to convince me with these conditions. After all, I'm just going there for a short time and will be back soon..."

Forced relationships are never sweet...

Moreover, he wasn't that thirsty.

"I don't care about any of that. I don't really trust the people on the Ironblood side!" Elizabeth shook her head, then mobilized her mental energy and gently raised her hand.

As the small, kneading hands waved in mid-air, almost all the boxes in the room opened at the same moment.

In an instant, the light emanating from countless gold and silver jewels illuminated the room. The brilliance of the gold and silver, and the various precious items, was dazzling. Xu Huan could even see the jewel-like aura permeating the air.

This was the first time in his life that he had ever seen so many jewels at once.

"These... are all my treasures. As long as you promise not to go to the Ironbloods, these can all be yours. How about it?" Elizabeth confidently presented her most prized possessions.

"Uh... to be honest, I'm not really interested in jewelry or anything like that..." Xu Huan coughed twice, once again simply and clearly declining the offer.

To him, all those jewels were nothing more than pretty but essentially useless metals...

His allure was less than that of a crystal imbued with mental energy; at least a crystal could save his life in a critical moment on the battlefield.

Elizabeth's terms might be very attractive to a so-called 'pirate' like the little octopus.

But he himself had no worries about food and clothing...

Gold and jewels... are not as important as a dinner with Aurora.

Chapter 157 The Heartless Xu Huan

"Are you really not interested at all?" Elizabeth's initial confidence plummeted when she saw Xu Huan's indifferent attitude.

According to the plot of the novel, shouldn't Xu Huan simply refuse or bargain for a while before accepting the goods directly?

Is there really anyone in this world who isn't interested in gold and silver treasures?

"I wouldn't say I have absolutely no interest, but I'm not really into it..." To save Elizabeth's face, Xu Huan thought for a moment and still expressed some approval of the wealth.

"And... Elizabeth, have you considered that if I were to stay because of some treasure, what if the Ironbloods offered a higher price? Would I just go there directly?"

Elizabeth seemed completely oblivious to Xu Huan's meaning, and confidently replied, "I haven't worried about this at all, because Ironblood is very poor. They simply can't afford the price I've offered..."

"It's not a matter of being poor or not... how should I put it..."

Xu Huan recalled the basic information he had learned about the various factions and began to weave a more easily understandable explanation.

To be honest, if it weren't for Warspite's request for him to "take care" of Elizabeth, Xu Huan probably wouldn't have bothered with all the explanations...

"Let's take White Eagle as an example. White Eagle can definitely afford it, right? What if White Eagle offers a higher price? Would I go to their port because of that?"

"White Eagle's words—"

Elizabeth raised a slight brow, then shook her head: "Although I'm also a little annoyed, I can barely accept what the White Eagles said, after all, the royal family has a fairly good relationship with them..."

Good grief, they completely ignored what they were saying...

Xu Huan's eye twitched. He abandoned his lecturing and said directly, "So, in Elizabeth's eyes, I'm just someone who goes wherever the highest bidder offers? An object to be bought and sold?"

The young man's tone was somewhat unfriendly, and anyone could hear the anger it contained.

"Well--"