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

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To become a commander, besides possessing mental energy and affinity, the most crucial step is gaining the approval of the ship girls—

Just like the radiance at this moment.

While the classic trope of a hero rescuing a damsel in distress at a crucial moment is old news and a common trope in stories and novels, it also shows that such behavior easily wins the other person's favor or approval.

Moreover, the Royal Family also possesses its own secrets, concerning the Commander, which we'll discuss later.

"The aircraft carrier that Belfast was talking about must be you, right?"

Having temporarily led his opponent away from danger, Xu Huan showed no lingering affection for the soft touch in his hand. As he put down the radiance, a blue force field shield was erected.

"Yes...."

After calming his somewhat chaotic thoughts, Guanghui straightened his clothes and nodded.

"Sorry."

The matter was urgent. Xu Huan hesitated for a long time, disregarded etiquette, picked up Guanghui's wrist, which was already slightly stained by the thick smoke, and inputted his mental energy to check the other party's physical condition.

"Your internal condition... seems to be not good; it's a bit too much for you to continue fighting."

"Commander...we are now—"

The current situation is not optimistic. After a brief contact, Guanghui was able to confirm that Xu Huan was no ordinary person, but the fact that the other party had fallen into such a dangerous situation in order to save him made him uneasy.

We can't let anything happen here...

She was about to suggest retreating when the young man in front of her interrupted her:

"Stay inside the energy shield, you should be fine for a while. Use this crystal to focus on restoring your energy, don't think about anything else, trust me..." Xu Huan added, worried that the ship girl might not follow his instructions:

"Even if you want to help me, you need to restore your energy first, right?"

After saying that, he tossed down a crystal, and his figure flashed again, disappearing from the ship girl's sight.

The commander is really...

It's turbulent.

Radiance looked at the crystal in his hand that contained mental energy, immediately adjusted his breathing, closed his eyes, and quietly absorbed it.

Just as Xu Huan just said, if we want to help, the best way now is to recover our strength as soon as possible and not become a burden to the other side.

Moreover, the tone of the other person's voice also gave people a convincing feeling.

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In order to get to the front line of the battle as soon as possible, Xu Huan even consumed a large amount of stored energy resources, forcibly resetting the cooldown time of the jump device and performing two short jumps.

The price he paid was that his breathing was weak and he looked like he might collapse at any moment, and he would not be able to use the warp drive again for a long time.

"I'll have to talk to the ship girls' engineers when I have time, see if there's anything that can be improved..."

As the thin black armor gradually covered his entire body, Xu Huan looked towards the distant sky and sea.

The sheer number of planes and ships reminded Xu Huan of the swarms of insectoids that surged like a never-ending tide when he fought against the Zerg on a certain planet.

I feel a little nauseous...

Compared to large numbers of miscellaneous soldiers, Xu Huan is better at dealing with individual elites or leaders. This is also due to his training direction and combat style. After all, large numbers of miscellaneous soldiers can be dealt with by other specialized, wide-range weapons, which is much more efficient than dealing with them one by one.

"With so many of them, traditional methods and approaches seem insufficient for a quick resolution, and we also need to be wary of that humanoid siren who just attacked Radiance..."

As I was pondering this, a whooshing sound came from afar.

Xu Huan's ears twitched, and he turned slightly to the side. Immediately, a cannonball engulfed in crimson flames grazed past him. At such close range, he could even feel the intense heat within it.

Looking in the direction from which the cannonball came, a humanoid siren with an expressionless face was staring at him.

"If you weren't hiding, things would be much easier..."

Xu Huan smiled.

Chapter Twenty-Five: The Monarch

Just as Xu Huan had locked onto his target and was about to test the strength of his opponent, several Sirens fighter jets in the distant sky accelerated away from the main force and flew towards his location.

The machine gun kept spinning, and a series of shells rained down.

At the same time, the guns behind the Leader III also began to find their angle, their muzzles aimed at Xu Huan, their dazzling lights flashing constantly, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any moment.

The young man stopped and tapped his watch; a dark blue force field shield unfolded once more.

The shells rained down and hit the shield, but instead of exploding, they deflected at another angle.

This is a deflecting shield specifically designed for kinetic weapons, but due to various limitations, it can only deflect some low-damage shells. However, it is just right to deal with this wave of grunts.

but....

Xu Huan frowned as he looked at his reflection shield, which had been flashing non-stop since the beginning of the battle due to the intense and fierce enemy fire.

The Sirens' artillery fire poured down like a torrential downpour. Even though he managed to maintain a firm defense, he was in a very passive position. The humanoid Sirens beside him were poised to strike. If he continued to defend like this, things might get worse when the enemy's main force closed in.

We need to find an opportunity to finish this quickly.

Having made up his mind, Xu Huan took out the treasured test kit from the storage space of his watch and held one of the syringes containing a light blue liquid in his hand.

This is a reagent that allows people to quickly absorb external replenishment of energy in a short period of time. The technology is very mature, but due to its strong side effects, it is generally used to quickly replenish energy and restore physical strength after battle. It can be said to be one of the most widely used drugs in the United People's Army.

However, Xu Huan used it in another way—

Under the cover of the shield, he sprayed the reagent from the test tube directly onto his arm, and then took out dozens of crystals containing mental energy from his storage space.

Absorbing them one by one would be too slow, so Xu Huan simply stuffed all the crystals into his mouth at once.

This wasn't the first time he had used this somewhat barbaric method.

This method wastes a lot of mental energy compared to absorption, but it is the fastest.

"boom--!"

The sound of the crystal being chewed in the mouth sounded like hard candy.

As the liquid in the reagent gradually entered his body, the chewed and swallowed crystals began to rapidly replenish Xu Huan's mental energy, with a large surplus.

"A familiar feeling... but not enough."

Feeling the almost inexhaustible mental energy within his body, Xu Huan took out a few more crystals and threw them into his mouth.

Subsequently, the dark blue force field shield was finally removed, and the young man stood in the center of the intense artillery fire.

He raised his hand, and a subtle ripple gradually spread and rose into the air.

The rain of fire, the torrent of ammunition, and the diving fighter jets all seemed to freeze in mid-air after being affected by the ripples, as if a pause button had been pressed.

Time seemed to stand still here.

The deafening explosions and engine roars vanished, and the entire sea became clear and quiet.

Upon contact with the spreading ripples, the red light on all the mass-produced sirens gradually faded, and the ships seemed to lose power, with even the propellers gradually stopping, and the entire ships drifting with the waves.

A flicker of blankness and bewilderment crossed the expressionless face of the humanoid siren waiting in the distance.

Even the Radiant Light, which was rapidly recovering its energy behind them, looked up in surprise.

Disarmament, however, is only a large-scale disarmament.

Any living or mechanical being that is connected to the mind will be forced to press the shutdown button within the range of this ripple.

Xu Huan felt the mental energy within his body constantly replenishing and then rapidly dissipating, and once again put a few crystals into his mouth.

He looked at the humanoid siren in the distance and found that the other party was still staring at him expressionlessly, but its aura was much weaker than before.

"You can still move, though..."

Time was of the essence, so Xu Huan didn't hold back at all. With his feet firmly planted on the sea surface, and with the ever-rising waves, he flashed directly in front of the Sirens in just a few breaths.

Sparks flew from the muzzle of the cannon.

"boom--"

Xu Huan twisted his body, dodging another shell fired by the enemy at close range. He then immediately bent down and threw a punch, slamming it directly into the enemy's ship rigging.

"boom!"

A sickening sound rang out as the cannon muzzle and armor of the Ocean Leader III were smashed to pieces by a single punch. The man was sent flying backward, bobbing on the sea for about ten meters before finally coming to a stop.

"But he doesn't seem to be the type who excels in close combat..."

Just like when he first met Hu Teng, Xu Huan did not intend to kill him outright, but spared his life.

In his view, people who are alive are often more useful than those who are dead.

However, the other party didn't seem to appreciate it.

The Type 3 Ocean Leader mechanically raised its head and stared at Xu Huan without moving. Then, the remaining machine guns on the ship's hull began to slowly rotate.

"Can't communicate...no self-awareness? Like the mass-produced type?"

Xu Huan frowned, pulled out a pistol from his waist, and aimed it at the Vanguard III in the distance.

next second.

Amidst the towering flames, the humanoid siren in the distance was completely engulfed in flames.

He didn't fire a shot.