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Although he had achieved his goal, Xu Huan didn't know when Elizabeth would recover from her current obedient state, so he took advantage of the fact that things had settled down and quickly left.
"Um...."
Elizabeth nodded obediently again.
Xu Huan looked at the girl, hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but gently kiss her cheek.
There's no way around it, Elizabeth when she's not being silly... is just too adorable.
You rarely see this kind of appearance on a normal day...
"Boh~"
"Let's go..."
Elizabeth covered her face, nodded blankly, and watched the young man leave.
Ten minutes later...
"What...what have I done?! And...and Xu Huan, how could he treat me like this..."
In the room, Elizabeth, finally recovering from her overheated state, stomped her foot in annoyance.
But looking at the crystal ring in her hand, and the slight dampness on her face from a long time ago, as well as the unforgettable gentle touch, Elizabeth hesitated for a moment before gently clenching her fist.
"Fine... I'll let him off this time, considering all the good he's done for the port... Once he returns from Ironblood, I'll definitely teach him a lesson..."
Elizabeth made some harsh remarks, but as she spoke, she covered her cheek that had just been kissed again, quickly returned to her room, and hid under the covers once more.
Outside the door, Warspite, having learned from Xu Huan that things had been settled, thoughtfully entered Elizabeth's room. Seeing the slightly bulging blankets, he asked with concern:
"Your Majesty... how are you feeling?"
Although he didn't understand how Xu Huan had persuaded his emperor, necessary concern was still essential.
"...I am very good!!"
The girl's buzzing sound came from under the covers, as if she had her head buried in the pillow.
"Then... what should we do with all the boxes in the room?"
"Just have Dido and Sirius move them into my treasury in a bit!!" Elizabeth's voice rang out, and then the blanket covering her visibly rolled a few times.
The girl rolled around inside several times.
"Wait a minute—remember to move the best boxes...to Xu Huan's place..."
"But... Your Majesty, the Commander's house is still under renovation..."
"Then let's wait until the renovations are finished before sending it over!!! Warspite, you're so noisy!"
"Well....?"
War-weary suffered a loss without understanding why.
Chapter 159 Bickering
Not long after Xu Huan left Elizabeth's room, just as he was about to return to his office to continue working, someone sent him a message through his communication device right on time.
The young man initially thought it was because he was planning to go to Ironblood, but the news quickly spread throughout the port, and several Royal Navy ship girls, such as Aurora and Illustrious, also planned to come and persuade him to stay.
But when he opened the communication interface, he found that the people who came to see him were actually several members of Ironblood.
'Child...could you come over to my place sometime? Hutten and Hindenburg are here too...'
Frederick sent a message, seemingly wanting to discuss something important with me, and even called on the other Ironblood ship girls as well.
"How much time has passed? The news that I'm going to Ironblood shouldn't have spread that quickly..." Xu Huan muttered to himself, somewhat puzzled. "Why are you looking for me now?"
From his perspective, apart from the fact that he received far more message requests from Ironblood this morning than usual, there haven't been any special events happening in the port area recently.
Could it be for this very reason? Something happened on the Ironblood side, causing a sudden increase in communications, with even the Ironblood ship girls in the Royal Navy contacting me?
"Let's go take a look..."
After agreeing to Frederick's request on the communication device, Xu Huan immediately turned around and headed towards the hotel apartment.
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He agreed...
Inside the room, Frederick put down his phone and nodded to his two colleagues, who were also from the Ironblood, beside him.
"Why does it seem like it's so easy for you to call over contractors, but I have to use a little trick?" Hindenburg rolled his eyes, somewhat annoyed, then looked at Hutten beside him.
"Hu Teng, have you tried calling her over?"
Hindenburg himself had successfully 'called' Xu Huan before, but that was when he was cooperating with his enemies and had to use many unclean methods.
Strictly speaking, it can't be said that Xu Huan came on his own initiative, but rather that he was 'seduced' by her. Although the results were similar, the difference in the process made Hindenburg slightly unhappy.
"Me? I haven't tried it..."
Hu Teng shook his head calmly, then added, "I always go to his house on my own initiative... and he has never objected to me going to his house."
“That’s very much like your style…” Hindenburg frowned.
"You're about the same."
Hu Teng gave a disdainful sneer.
"Alright... don't start arguing again..." Frederick looked at the two of them, raising his eyebrows slightly: "The child will be here soon... have you thought about what to say?"
After news of Xu Huan spread throughout the Ironblood faction, Frederick and his two companions began to consider how to bring Xu Huan into the Ironblood faction in a relatively safe way.
Before the news leaked, they could take advantage of the information gap and secretly enjoy some hot meat soup with the commander without telling their companions.
At that time, the three of them were, strictly speaking, on the side of the Royal Family, helping to conceal information about the commander.
The main point is that the less competition there is, the more advantageous it is for oneself.
Now that the news can no longer be kept secret, their first thought is to bring Xu Huan back to Ironblood.
The reason is quite simple: on the Royal Navy side, there are Royal Navy ship girls with advantages that are equal to or even far surpass those of the three of them. Once Xu Huan arrives at Ironblood, in a place where he is unfamiliar with everyone and everything, the three of them naturally become the people with whom Xu Huan has the closest relationship.
"I haven't decided yet... The contractor doesn't seem like the kind of person who's easy to fool... Otherwise, I wouldn't have used some tricks to get him to comply..." Hindenburg said, his plump thighs unconsciously rubbing together.
"Hiss—his mouth—"
“Stop… nobody here wants to hear your nonsense,” Frederick interrupted.
"Where is Hu Teng?"
“I don’t know…” Hu Teng crossed his arms and looked up at the ceiling. “I’ve never asked him to do anything for me…”
As the first ship girl to have a close relationship with Xu Huan, Hu Teng understood that her words would likely carry some weight in the young man's mind.
But she doesn't care anymore.
Hu Teng glanced at the crystal ring he always wore on his hand, and a gentle smile, different from his usual expression, appeared on his lips.
It would be best if Xu Huan wanted to go to Ironblood, but it doesn't matter if he doesn't want to. I won't put any pressure on him about this.
I'll just follow him wherever he goes...
Hindenburg noticed Hutten's gentle expression, and a hint of displeasure flickered in his eyes. He immediately feigned curiosity and asked, "You haven't even made any requests in bed? Hmm?"
"Hindenburg..." Hutten slowly clenched his fist: "Don't you think your words sound a bit too harsh at a time like this?"
Hindenburg smiled and replied, "I'm just curious about the Contractors..."
"Tsk... No wonder I had to resort to force. With your personality, I bet if I stripped you naked, tied you up, and threw you on the bed, Xu Huan probably wouldn't even give you a second glance, right?"
After taking a deep breath, Hu Teng calmed his somewhat agitated mood and pursed his lips.
Like a cat whose tail has been caught, Hindenburg was also hit where it hurt most by Hutten's words, and immediately retorted: "You have the nerve to say that to me... With your petite frame, Hutten, people who don't know you would think you're a destroyer? As sister ships, how come there's such a big difference?"
Hutten's figure is considered quite standard, but everything needs to be compared. Compared to Frederick and Hindenburg, she appears somewhat small, but she is definitely not comparable to the Cricket Destroyer.
"You two can argue all you want, but why are you suddenly dragging me into this?" Frederick, who was inexplicably brought up, covered his head in exasperation.
Ever since Hutten found out about Hindenburg's underhanded tactics, there's been a landmine between them. Whenever they're both present, the conversation inevitably turns to arguing.
And the topics were always the same, even the words used to belittle each other were almost identical. Frederick began to suspect that the two of them had memorized their lines to torture him together.
"What are you saying? Why are you so loud?"
While the ship girls were bickering, Xu Huan gently pushed open the door, looked at the three ship girls on the sofa, and asked curiously.
Huttenhindenburg immediately fell silent.
Chapter 160 The Great and Upright Xu Huan
Before Xu Huan opened the door, he vaguely heard some keywords such as 'methods' and 'figure'.
I had originally thought of listening to what the people inside were talking about from outside the door, but then I realized that it seemed a bit perverted, so I just pushed the door open and went in.
To his disappointment, the Ironblood ship girls immediately shut their mouths upon seeing him, leaving him somewhat disappointed despite his curiosity.
The three of them sat on separate sofas, forming a three-legged standoff. Xu Huan hesitated for a moment before choosing a seat next to Hu Teng.
Upon seeing the location chosen by the young man, Frederick frowned slightly, while Hindenburg bit his lip in displeasure.
Hu Teng didn't show much emotion outwardly, but his eyes softened as he looked at the young man.
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