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

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Although the situation and environment on the Ironblood side were not a big deal for him, it was not difficult to bring one or two more Royal Navy ship girls with him.

Since Belfast and Warspite both want me to bring more people, I'll just go along with them.

As for things that are convenient, we'll just let the ship girls do as they please.

"That makes perfect sense, Master~"

Belfast smiled slightly.

Upon hearing this, Warspite also lifted his hopeful gaze from the pile of documents.

In fact, things are just as Xu Huan himself said. With three legendary seafarers around, and Xu Huan himself being no pushover, if they simply wanted to go to Ironblood, then they would basically not encounter any forces in the sea that could pose a threat to their group.

So, the reason for sending Royal Navy ship girls along is mostly to help out in special circumstances, but also to prevent the commander from not returning. It's also a good opportunity to gather more information about Ironblood.

Even if things don't go well, the Royal Family has been entertaining the Ironbloods for so long, it's not appropriate for them to be cold to their own people, right?

You should at least expect the other party to treat your people to some kind of hospitality.

"Okay...do you have any recommendations?" Xu Huan asked.

"As for that... there isn't one at the moment." Warspite, who had been silent for a while, spoke up again, "To be fair and impartial, the choice will have to be made by the Commander himself."

“Oh, I see… I thought you would recommend yourself, Warspite…” Xu Huan replied with a smile.

"Stop teasing me..." Warspite pouted. "The best reward will be for you and Belfast to come back early and ease my workload!!"

"Ahem... Actually, the pool of candidates isn't that wide when you really want to choose..."

Xu Huan took the port's roster from Belfast and explained, "First of all, I know that many of our comrades' historical prototype ships have some conflicts with Ironblood..."

Previously, the ships that came from the Ironblood side were all planned ships, and they didn't have much direct conflict with the Royal Navy's ship girls, so on the surface they were getting along.

“Generally speaking, minor conflicts are fine, but serious conflicts like those between Hood and Bismarck are best ruled out... What do you think?”

“Miss Hood will approve of your decision… Master.” Belfast nodded gently: “If Hood and Bismarck were to meet, a conflict could easily break out.”

"Following that, those holding important positions in the port, such as Warspite and Perseus, and to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Royal Navy headquarters, legendary-level combatants are also avoided from accompanying me..."

Xu Huan muttered to himself, then his eyes inadvertently caught sight of a name in the corner.

"Terrible?"

Chapter 177 The Formidable and the Javelin

The Illustrious-class aircraft carrier—Formidable, hull number 67.

The Illustrious-class aircraft carriers are the most famous fleet carriers of the Royal Navy. Compared to the Eagle Union and Sakura Empire carriers, they have a smaller aircraft-to-tonnage ratio, but stronger armored deck protection.

This is also reflected in the thick deck on the ship girls' chests.

Putting everything else aside, just look at the Radiance and you'll know.

Due to his overseas deployment, Xu Huan had basically never met with the enemy in the port area before. It was only after the Siren activity in the sea area increased recently that Warspite transferred the Formidable from the overseas deployment area back to the port area.

"Indeed, the historical prototype ship, I remember, had some grudges with Sardinia, right? It doesn't seem to have a particularly deep 'relationship' with Ironblood."

The young man had previously studied the background of each ship girl's prototype ship in detail, so although some of his memories were vague at this moment, he could still recall quite a bit.

For example, Belfast had participated in many similar missions against the Ironbloods, but the young man, who was used to having Belfast as his right-hand man, decided to bring him along.

In a sense, Xu Huan was also 'corrupted'.

“Yes, Master. Miss Formidable’s prototype ships are mostly active in the Mediterranean region, and they usually fight against Sardinian fleets. They also have some interactions with Ironblood, but not many,” Belfast explained to Xu Huan.

"Then...shall we bring Formidable along?"

Xu Huan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Hasn't she already returned to the port area? I'll go tell her... and say hello while I'm at it."

As a highly competent commander, what attracts him to the Formidable is not the thick armor that might exist on its Illustrious-class aircraft carrier, but rather some of its special skills.

Ship girls possess a wide variety of skills with diverse effects, making them a crucial indicator of their combat strength.

Xu Huan had a general understanding of many of the ship girl skills, but the most impressive one was the simple and straightforward [LuckyE] skill from the Enterprise on the Eagle Union side.

Invincibility plus double damage, and it seems that invincibility is only described in a conceptual sense.

He was somewhat inclined to try out the so-called invincible moisture.

Aside from the corporate characters, there are also many unique ship girl skills, with Formidable being one of them.

According to the intelligence data, her [Mechanical Prohibition] ability can temporarily achieve a time-stopping effect on the Sirens.

During this period, the enemy was unable to dodge the artillery fire and bombardment coming from their own side.

Without a doubt, it's an excellent support skill.

Xu Huan was naturally very interested in the so-called time stop revealed in it. After all, with the technology of the Human Alliance, there was still a long way to go before a true time stop could be achieved. And on this planet, there was actually more than one ship girl who could do this.

That's really interesting....

Similarly, he was somewhat interested in trying out the so-called time-stopping water.

I feel like getting some exercise...

Belfast paused slightly, then smiled and replied, "Miss Formidable? Yes, Master..."

Although among all the Royal Navy ship girls, considering factors such as personality and strength, Formidable might not be the most suitable one, she would naturally express her support since the young man in front of her had spoken in this way.

Belfast, who already knew Xu Huan's personality very well, also understood that the young man in front of her was most likely very interested in the other party's special skills.

"However, besides Miss Fearsome, Master, you'd better choose someone else to accompany you..."

"How about a javelin then?"

Royal Navy, J-class destroyer Javelin, hull number F61.

Xu Huan stroked the pages of the roster, recalling the girl with long, light purple hair, and chuckled, "She was quite talkative and energetic. When we met in the port area before, she was one of the few who would proactively offer to buy me grilled sausages..."

Unlike Ke Wei, Xu Huan often encountered javelins while aimlessly wandering around the port area.

Each time, the other person would greet me very warmly and sweetly, and would offer to treat me to something to eat.

Of course, Xu Huan refused very tactfully each time.

But Javelin never gave up on the idea and never showed any sign of disappointment. Every time he saw Javelin, Javelin always had a cheerful smile on his face.

She's a very cute and energetic girl.

I'll just bring them along on my way to Ironblood this time.

“Javelin…?” Belfast was once again somewhat surprised by the young man’s second choice.

She had thought Xu Huan would choose one of the sister ships of King George V or someone from the maid corps, but she didn't expect him to choose Javelin in the end.

Compared to the other ship girls in the Royal Navy, each with their own unique personality and outstanding appearance, if one had to use a very apt word to describe Javelin, it would be "ordinary".

Javelin was a very 'ordinary' girl.

Yes, she is so ordinary that she can be seen everywhere, so ordinary that perhaps only the word "cute" can be used to describe her.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with throwing a javelin?"

“No problem, Master…” Belfast pondered for a moment, then closed the small notebook in her hand, nodded and said, “Everything is as you wish.”

"You seemed to be trying to say something just now?"

"Javelin's combat ability is not outstanding. Like Belfast, her master... under normal circumstances, can only deal with a humanoid siren by himself at most."

Belfast explained, "If it were for your safety, Belfast would advise you to choose someone else... but as the master said before."

“Master is very capable, so these are not problems.”

"Ahem... Can I take that as a compliment to my abilities?" Xu Huan blushed and said somewhat embarrassedly.

“Master’s strength doesn’t need praise… The facts from before are undeniable.” Noticing the young man’s unusual expression, Belfast shook her head and continued, “It is Belfast’s honor to be your ship girl, your head maid.”

The young man waved his hand: "Alright, alright... let's not waste time with these platitudes..."

“A lovely reaction, Master.” Belfast pursed her pink lips and smiled. “I will inform Miss Formidable and Miss Javelin in a moment… They should be very happy.”

"Hmm...you go first, I'll go and meet them while I'm at it." Xu Huan nodded and closed the roster in his hand.

"Let's go and see what this so-called time stop is all about..."

Chapter 178 Fat Dinosaur

"What?! The Commander is taking me with him when he goes to Sangvis Ferri?!"

At the afternoon tea table, Fearsome and Radiant were savoring the afternoon desserts. Just as Fearsome put a small piece of cake in his mouth, he saw the latest message coming from his communication device and suddenly couldn't suppress his voice, shouting out in a low voice.

Without even wiping her mouth with a tissue, she hurriedly chewed the cake in her mouth a few times and swallowed it, then quickly tapped her finger to reply "received".

"How formidable..."

Glory looked at Fear's flustered appearance and sighed with a smile.

"Ah... I'm sorry, Glorious Sister... I lost my composure a bit." Realizing that she had lost control of her demeanor again, Formidable quickly patted her chest gently to calm herself down.

The ship girl has delicate features, white hair and red eyes, and an indescribable gentleness between her brows. Every smile and frown is very charming. She has more radiance than the gentle woman next to her, and she seems to have a rare liveliness and freshness.

Unlike the radiant, snow-white hair around her, her fearsome long hair was a different, less dazzling ivory white, with soft strands divided into twin ponytails that hung almost to the ground, and she had a very full amount of hair.

She wore a black and white dress, her long, snow-white neck adorned with ornaments. The heavy armor unique to the Illustrious-class aircraft carriers stretched the dress taut across her chest, revealing a thin white band deeply embedded in the deep cleavage of her chest.