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

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The problem isn't that it's difficult to solve; the problem is that this thing will remain hidden in the shadows. The Sirens' direct attack actually makes it easier for Xu Huan to resolve the issue.

Since the alarm has already sounded, the royal family should have known about this matter long ago.

Tell me the specific details you have.

Xu Huan made no attempt to be distant and naturally said, "Also, please give me all the maps of the surrounding sea area, as well as the strength and configuration of your royal family."

"Good host."

Belfast slipped back into the hidden door and returned in less than twenty seconds with a large stack of materials. She quickly and efficiently spread out a map while continuing to report the situation:

"The attack was very sudden, and we don't know how they bypassed our patrol area. By the time we discovered it, they were already very close to the city..."

"I need a rough estimate of the time."

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Leader Type III

"It looks like there are about ten minutes left."

"Ten minutes? That's a bit too short for evacuating and dispersing people..."

Xu Huan raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you say that your comrades had already engaged the enemy?"

"Yes, Master, but she is alone and is an aircraft carrier. Her skills are more protective, so her delaying effect is not significant."

Theoretically speaking, a lone aircraft carrier would be much less effective against a well-organized Siren fleet.

"What about your Royal Navy's other ship girls? How many can arrive before the Sirens attack? Approximately how much of the force can be mobilized for the battlefield?"

"The attack was very sudden. Although an emergency notification has been sent through the faction communication channel, not many ship girls can arrive in a short time. Most of them are patrolling the outer outposts and sea areas..." Belfast replied.

"It's unclear how many ship girls can be deployed to the battlefield before the Sirens arrive, but the situation is not optimistic. In the best-case scenario, the first batch of support should be able to arrive via the teleportation array in about ten minutes."

"...Teleportation anchor point?"

Xu Huan was familiar with the term "teleportation," or more accurately, a warp drive. His tactical watch had a built-in short-range warp function.

A groundbreaking technological marvel, the warp drive can shatter the local spacetime continuity and reassemble it at the quantum level into a state exactly the same as the target location.

Although it consumes a lot of energy and takes a very long time to cool down and reset naturally, it can save lives in critical moments.

Did you expect that this planet also has similar technology?

However, it seems that the two teleportation points were set up in advance, and he could not go to any location within the range like he did beforehand.

"This is the place right now. This is a teleportation point set up by the royal family in the city, so that they can send reinforcements as soon as possible if the city is attacked."

"I understand... You mean as long as we stall for enough time, right?"

"Yes, Master. Right now, time is the most important thing. As long as we can hold out until the support ship girls arrive, we can minimize the losses. However, based on the current situation, it is estimated that the coastal areas of the city will probably not be able to be saved."

"Let's go to the port first. I also have two helpers here, they should be able to help." Xu Huan stood up and walked directly towards the alley exit.

"Yes, Master, but... a helper?"

Belfast had some doubts, but when she saw the two ship girls waiting outside the alley, she understood.

A ship girl got there before the Royal Navy...

"I know you have a grudge from the past, but don't cause any trouble before things are resolved."

Before the three could even make eye contact, Xu Huan pulled three crystals from his waist pouch and tossed them into the ship girl's hand.

"The battlefield width is currently unknown, and I may not be able to attend to you all for a while. Take these three items and use them if things get dangerous. Don't hold back. Your safety is the most important thing, understand?" The young man was expressionless and serious.

Since he was now the nominal commander, he didn't mind taking over battlefield command directly.

After all three of them nodded, he continued:

"The mission this time is to buy enough time for the Royal Army's reinforcements... Huteng, I'll supply you with energy in advance, so please take good care of them."

Considering the feelings of the other two people, Xu Huan used the word "care" very tactfully.

"Understood." Hu Teng nodded.

"Actually, I don't need to—"

Royal Wealth was about to retort instinctively, after all, it was an underwater vessel and didn't need too much care, but a cold look from Xu Huan made her swallow back the words she was about to say.

"If there are no problems, let's set off. I've already looked at the map. If you have any questions, you can ask Belfast."

After giving instructions and channeling enough mental energy into Hu Teng, Xu Huan tapped his watch and vanished.

When he landed and entered the city, he recorded the exact coordinates at the speedboat in the port. Now that time was of the essence and Royal Navy ship girls had already engaged the enemy ahead, using the warp drive to travel was not a luxury.

Unlike the others who were thinking of defending the area around the city, Xu Huan wanted to be a little more greedy.

He wanted to deal with the invading Sirens directly at sea.

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The sky was filled with black fighter jets, with only a few scattered white dots that could be vaguely seen weaving through them, constantly trying to stop the advance of the black swarm.

The roar of the Siren fighters and the deafening sound of artillery fire filled the air. Amidst the flashes of light from the explosions, the figures of ship girls in long white dresses could be vaguely seen.

At this moment, Glorious was completely enveloped in a circular light screen. As time went by, the shells fired from afar became more and more dense, constantly hitting the light screen and exploding, directly engulfing the ship girl in thick fog and a sea of ​​fire.

As she watched the approaching Siren fleet and the few humanoid Sirens whose figures she could vaguely make out, her worry deepened.

This attack was much larger than initially expected. The intensity, which was originally expected to last for five minutes, was now reduced to less than half the time before I was forced to use all my skills.

All the fighter jets in the hangar had already taken off, but facing the enemy's unreasonable number of aircraft, it was difficult to even slow down their advance, let alone gain air superiority.

Furthermore, as an aircraft carrier, it also entered the firing range of the enemy warships' guns.

If the enemy closes the distance again, even if she wants to retreat, she will be quickly overtaken by the enemy due to the aircraft carrier's maneuverability.

But if I back down now, there will be even less time.

A dead end with almost no chance of turning the tide.

Glorious sighed softly, looking at her light screen that was being bombarded. Remembering the five minutes she had given Warspite, she waved her hand, ordering the few remaining fighters in the air to try to fly back. Instead of launching attacks, she focused on flanking maneuvers to conserve her mental energy and use it more for her light screen skills.

But then, a shell emitting a yellow glow exploded directly on top of it, causing the already fragile light barrier to bleed and crack slightly.

"This is...."

Glorious looked into the distance, where a humanoid siren with an expressionless face was looking at her, and the muzzles of the ship's rigging behind it were emitting an eerie light.

"Leader III..."

Chapter Twenty-Four: Rescue

Besides its decent firepower, the Leader III also poses a certain threat to ship girls with its special armor-piercing shells.

Normally, the opponent wouldn't pose a significant threat to the Illustrious, but if their armor-piercing rounds were used now—

Like the last straw that broke the camel's back, with the appearance of the crack on the light screen and the continuous barrage of artillery fire, the entire light screen began to tremble incessantly, and the crack gradually spread.

In the end, the entire light screen turned into a spiderweb of fragmented circles, as if it would shatter at the slightest breeze.

Guanghui mobilized all the mental energy in his body, and his raised arm began to tremble slightly. He barely managed to maintain the light screen.

The next second, the leaders' shells came again.

"boom--"

Like the sound of shattering glass, accompanied by a flash of fire, the light screen, which had been trembling slightly, shattered in an instant, turning into fragments and specks of light that dissipated into the air.

The ship girl suddenly bent over, and a stream of red blood slowly flowed from her mouth.

She raised her head and looked at the humanoid siren in the distance. Her originally gentle face was now marred by blood, and her ship equipment was covered in a thick layer of black smoke.

The shell just now shattered her light barrier and hit the ship's runway, rendering her unable to take off her carrier-based aircraft again.

"...Am I going to collapse here today?"

Radiance watched as the next wave of fire rain followed in the sky, the intense heat it contained seemingly already palpable.

"Still not five minutes... I broke my promise."

She sighed, explaining that war-weary had instructed her to ensure her own safety while attempting to obstruct the enemy and to stall for five minutes.

Neither of these two things was achieved.

Instead of closing her eyes and resigning herself to her fate, Radiant looked at the cannonballs in the sky and raised her hand again, but the mental energy in her body, which had been exhausted, could no longer provide her with any help.

"sieve--"

The whooshing sound of wind cutting through the air was extremely similar to the sound of artillery shells slicing through the air, making it difficult to distinguish between them.

"??!!"

Guanghui only felt a figure flash past her eyes. The next second, when the shells exploded in the distance, she realized that she had been picked up by the waist without her noticing, and dodged the salvo from the previous round.

"name."

The ship girl lay in the warm embrace, raised her head, and met a pair of dark eyes.

Surrounded by a unique aura of mental energy, Radiance instantly understood the other party's identity.

“Glory…”

Her heart skipped a beat as she answered instinctively.