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

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Just a few days ago we were all in the same boat, eating, drinking and having fun together, but who knew that a few days later we would have to make an appointment to even see each other.

“This is a necessary procedure, Master,” Belfast explained softly, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.

"For your health's sake, not many of your companions in the port currently know your location and information, so you might not realize it. But once it's made public, if no restrictions are implemented, your home will be filled with ship girls every day..."

"Alright, you guys do what you think is best." Xu Huan actually preferred quieter people, so he didn't say anything more after hearing this.

As long as Belfast and the others don't restrict their personal freedom, it's fine.

They probably don't have the ability to restrict it.

Aside from visiting Aurora these past two days, he's spent most of his free time supplementing his knowledge of battle information related to ship girls and sirens.

After some tutoring, he gained a basic understanding of the Sirens' models and combat methods. However, he was somewhat confused by the ship girls' various skills.

For example, there is a ship girl in the Royal Navy named Formidable, whose skills, according to the description, seem to cause an effect similar to time stop.

According to Xu Huan's own understanding, it is extremely difficult to achieve true time stop. Even the Human Alliance, which has been developing for so long, has not yet reached the true threshold. So why can a ship girl's skill have such an effect?

Another example is a ship girl named Frederick the Great from the Ironblood faction, whom Xu Huan had heard of before.

Her skills seem to be related to artillery fire, but what's really strange is that her odd-numbered artillery fire has different effects than her even-numbered artillery fire.

How was this achieved? Was it due to a special loading method within the ship's hull?

Xu Huan was a bit confused, and even Belfast, who was standing next to him, wasn't quite sure about it.

"If you want to know for sure, you'll have to go and confirm it with them yourself, Master..."

"understood."

Xu Huan himself had a technique to create a similar effect by stopping time, which was somewhat plausible. However, he couldn't quite figure out the principle behind the odd and even number of artillery shots.

"Frederick the Great..." After memorizing the name, Xu Huan picked up another book and prepared to continue studying other subjects.

This time, after gaining a basic understanding of the current planet and recognizing the ship girls and humanoid sirens of various factions, Xu Huan finally came into contact with the more core aspects of the Royal Navy.

"This is your port's deployment information and duty roster?" Xu Huan frowned and turned to look at Belfast:

"Are you really planning to show me something this important directly?"

Chapter Forty: Your Majesty?

In addition to what was just mentioned, Xu Huan discovered that the address of each Royal Navy ship girl was even marked above.

With this intelligence, he was essentially in a state of having supernatural insight within the royal family, able to go wherever he wanted.

“This is perfectly normal, Master.” Belfast didn’t think there was anything wrong with it.

"As a commander, you need to understand every detail of the port. Moreover, you are very skilled in combat, which can help us make some improvements."

"Alright, but there's no need to write down everyone's address next time. We rarely need to use that kind of information, and... it's not very convenient. If needed, I'll ask you to help notify them."

As a healthy, upright, and mature adult male, Xu Huan should be avoiding any appearance of impropriety.

"As for the port's patrol and defense deployment, I can help take a look..."

Belfast's eyes flickered slightly, but she finally nodded gently in acknowledgment.

The owner seems to be much more upright than I imagined.

However, not long after, Xu Huan narrowed his eyes in confusion.

"Who set this up?"

"It's Miss Warspite, Master."

"War-weariness? That's a really bad idea..." The young man tapped his fingers lightly on the paper a few times, then slowly shook his head.

On the day the Royal Family was attacked, he felt that there were some problems with the Royal Family's defenses, otherwise Glorious wouldn't have almost been in trouble. Now it seems... he was right.

"Master, you said that I would relay your words to Miss Warspite afterward. And to prevent your information from being leaked, we will issue orders in Miss Warspite's name until you have fully recovered."

"Okay, you can arrange these things."

Xu Huan nodded and continued, "Defense deployment isn't a geometric problem like in mathematics; it's not about having as large an area as possible... Doesn't Warspite consider combat effectiveness and support speed when assigning a single ship girl to patrol an entire sea area?"

Considering that it was at sea and that the royal family itself was severely lacking in underwater vessels, Xu Huan did not plan to set up any overt or covert sentries, but instead tried to be as pragmatic as possible.

"As for the reason, I do know a little better, Master. Warspite once said something like this: the area of ​​sea she controls can be maximized..."

"Maximize the controlled sea area... Do you ship girl factions even have this concept of territorial claims?"

"No, Master. It's just that this way we can get an earlier warning of the Sirens' invasion."

Upon hearing this, Xu Huan sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

Do you often encounter Sirens during your patrols? What actions do you take upon encountering Sirens?

"We often encounter scattered Sirens, which can usually be dealt with by the Royal Navy ship girls. If there are a few more, we will call for support, just like Illustrious did before."

As mentioned before, the number of Sirens is almost limitless, making it virtually impossible to completely eradicate Sirens from an area of ​​the ocean.

They are like ghosts on the sea, constantly emerging on the ocean, and from time to time they will come in groups to launch attacks.

"If they're all mass-produced, this method isn't too bad... but if only one ship girl is in charge of an entire sea area, haven't you considered the possibility of encountering advanced humanoid sirens?"

Xu Huan pointed to himself: "If it were me, a lone ship girl might be killed without even being able to send out any warning signals."

Belfast was deeply moved by Xu Huan's words.

That was her thought when she first met the young man in the bookstore.

They will die silently.

"First, we need to narrow down the area of ​​control. Each area should be managed by at least two ship girls. Also, all missions outside the area are not allowed to be carried out alone. If a mission must be carried out alone, the situation needs to be explained."

"Then the patrolling ship girls need to maintain a certain distance from each other, and the two need to communicate with each other every five minutes. Each sea area needs to report the situation to the port area every half hour."

"The patrol ship girls should be complementary in type, and the same ship type should be avoided as much as possible."

"The patrol ship girls are no longer responsible for clearing out Sirens except for lone mass-produced Sirens. They only need to send the coordinates back to the port, and then the fleet in the port that is specifically responsible for clearing out Sirens will go there."

"The cleanup team also adopts a rotating duty system to ensure that the strong lead the weak, so that more ship girls have the opportunity to participate in actual combat."

Xu Huan kept talking, while Belfast kept writing down the contents in her memo.

This was the first 'order' issued by the young man in his capacity as commander since he joined the Royal Family.

Xu Huan, who initially only intended to recuperate at the Royal Hospital for a few days, gradually and unconsciously entered the state of a commander.

"By the way, does Perseus not have a rotating constellation?"

As Xu Huan was speaking, he suddenly remembered the ship girls he had seen in the medical room the night he arrived, and asked a question.

"That's right, Master. Perseus is generally in charge of the medical room in the port area, and the medical ship girls in the port area basically don't need to go out to perform missions."

"Alright, let them take turns on duty from now on, but they don't need to participate in patrols. They can just join the mopping-up team on duty. There should be at least one medical ship girl in the team every time they go to sea."

Xu Huan felt that the royal family had not made full use of its abundant medical resources.

How can you go out to hunt Sirens without a team doctor?

In some emergency situations, there's no time to wait until you can return to Hong Kong for treatment.

Ship girls cannot be created indefinitely like sirens.

"Okay, master."

"If she has any objections, she should come and report them to me herself, and explain the reasons in writing."

Xu Huan's methods were swift and decisive, a habit he had developed over a long period on the battlefield, but that did not mean he never listened to the opinions of his subordinates.

Being stubborn and self-willed is a major taboo.

"By the way, this ship girl... I don't think she has any responsibilities, so why can't I see her name on the patrol duty roster...?"

Xu Huan suddenly pointed to the very center of the entire port area, where a very eccentric blonde girl was prominently displayed.

Its small canine teeth are slightly visible, making its face very cute, but it cannot hide its arrogance at all, making it the kind of person who gives you a headache just by looking at it.

Queen Elizabeth.

The current flagship and leader of the Royal Navy.

Xu Huan had read the previous materials and had also received Hu Teng's explanation, so it was impossible for him to be completely unaware of such an important figure. Clearly, this move had some special significance.

Belfast, unaware of the young man's intentions, explained, "Master, she is Her Majesty Elizabeth..."

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty is of no use to me. Every soldier is equal. Just assign him a suitable position..."

"Understood, Master, but—"

Seeing Belfast hesitate, Xu Huan smiled and said, "I know you have difficulties. My name will also be added to the duty roster, so I'll put it on the duty roster when I'm on duty with her."

You have to be the bad guy yourself...

Chapter Forty-One Crickets

That afternoon, when Belfast left Xu Huan's residence, her pockets were almost full of memos, filled with Xu Huan's opinions on the royal family and future development plans.

As Xu Huan himself said, professionals should do professional things, and he doesn't concern himself with anything other than matters related to combat.

Some of these arrangements might harm the interests of others, and Xu Huan left these similar requests to Belfast and Warspite to decide for themselves.