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"According to the mission schedule, the day after tomorrow will be your first mission together with His Majesty..." Belfast couldn't help but chuckle at the thought of their meeting, reminding him:
"If you wish, you can ask His Majesty in person at that time..."
"The day after tomorrow? Okay."
Xu Huan felt he also needed to get some exercise.
Chapter Sixty is quite interesting.
The layout of the Royal Research Laboratories is somewhat different from other places.
Xu Huan followed Belfast into the palace. It was quite a long walk from the inside out. Looking at the soft carpet under his feet, the precious paintings on the walls, and the various flowers on both sides of the path that looked extremely valuable, Xu Huan couldn't believe that this was actually a place for conducting experiments and research.
After passing through the long pavilion corridor, he arrived at a very spacious hall, where the young man saw all sorts of precious instruments used for research.
After a quick glance, Xu Huan discovered that many of the instruments here were types he had never seen before when he was with the Human Alliance.
As a vanguard member of the People's Federation, his training included identifying valuable instruments and understanding their basic functions, in order to prevent accidentally damaging high-value instruments during missions.
It can be said that he had received special memory training on all sorts of strange and special instruments used by many races, including the Fallen Empire, but none of them were related to the instrument used by the ship girl in front of him.
It can be said to be the technology tree of the ship girls themselves.
After walking and curiously looking around for a while, Belfast led Xu Huan to a table that resembled a workbench.
A petite ship girl with a youthful and adorable face and golden hair was fiddling with two equally golden drills that looked extremely precious. From the young man's perspective, the two drills were almost as big as the ship girl's height, which made her body appear even smaller.
"Good morning, Kimbri..." Belfast greeted her with a smile.
"Good morning, Belfast! What brings you here, Belfast?" The petite ship girl looked up and answered immediately upon hearing Belfast's voice.
Then, her red eyes gently turned to Xu Huan, who was following behind Belfast.
"Who is this--"
"No rush, Purin!" Just as Belfast was about to introduce Xu Huan, Kimbri immediately shook his head frantically: "Let me guess, Purin! Nothing can stump me, Purin!"
After hearing this, Belfast could only cast an inquiring glance at Xu Huan.
Xu Huan waved his hand, indicating that it was nothing to worry about.
Kimbury suddenly jumped off the table and darted over to Xu Huan's side.
“I know all the ship girls in the port area, Purin! So you must be new here, right! Hehehe, I know everything, Purin!” Jinbuli circled Xu Huan twice and said smugly.
Then, Kimbri seemed to notice something different, and a hint of doubt flashed across his innocent and cute face.
To resolve her inner doubts, she began to rub against Xu Huan, her nose twitching constantly.
'This movement...it looks exactly like a puppy's!'
Xu Huan inwardly grumbled.
"This smell... Could you be Commander Purin?!" Kimbri blinked excitedly, then reached out and grabbed Xu Huan's hand, giving him a swift and forceful handshake.
"Hahahaha! It's your great fortune to meet me—we can go purin.purin together from now on!" Kimbri laughed heartily.
Xu Huan was speechless.
He underestimated how out of control Kimbury was.
The performance of the ship girls in front of us makes one wonder if they are really the all-rounders of scientific research and infrastructure in the Royal Navy and various ports.
Xu Huan felt that the AI robot in his home that was out of power and without internet might be more reliable.
Belfast, who was standing nearby, almost burst out laughing when she saw this.
"Hello, I'm Xu Huan—" Xu Huan was a little embarrassed, but still reached out and shook hands, then asked, "Um... I have a question, what is a puriin?"
From the moment they met, Kimbri kept saying "purin, purin," which sounds similar to "purin" but has some subtle differences.
"Its function? Its function is, of course, to instantly make everyone stronger! As for how it works, it's like this—"
As Kimbury spoke, he picked up the two gold drill bits from the table.
"This will help everyone puri! Puri! How about that, isn't I amazing!"
After listening, Xu Huan remained silent for a while, then looked at Belfast with a very puzzled expression.
There was no way around it; Kimbury's explanation was practically the same as not explaining at all. With Xu Huan's level of comprehension, he couldn't understand what the other party was saying at all.
“Master… Kimbri means she can help us upgrade and repair our ship equipment, thereby enhancing our combat capabilities,” Belfast explained with a smile.
See how down-to-earth Renbeifa's explanation is?
"I understand..." the young man nodded slowly.
He finally understood the meaning behind the sentence "may be difficult to get along with due to personality" that was added at the end of the information for some ship girls when he was looking through the data of ship girls from various factions.
If Kimblee is already a bit eccentric, then wouldn't the other ship girls be even harder to get along with?
Besides, Kimbri only speaks in a slightly unclear way; some ship girls are explicitly labeled as having violent tendencies...
If I can't control myself, I'll have to be ruthless and precise in my methods.
When facing this type of ship girl, we must deliver a powerful blow!
His random thoughts temporarily subsided, and Xu Huan took out the material fragments he had collected on the island from his storage device: "Miss Kimbri—"
"No need to call me 'Puriin'! That's too formal, Purin!"
Upon hearing Xu Huan's address, Jin Buli immediately shook the gold drill in his hand.
“Uh… okay, Kimbri, this is some material I collected from… from my hometown. See if it can be of any use to the port area?” After calming down, Xu Huan gradually began to get used to the way he communicated with Kimbri.
"Materials? Let this great king see Purin!"
After taking the drill bit from Xu Huan, Kimbri put it down and took it directly to the workbench to examine it carefully.
"It seems to be a material that I, Your Majesty, have never seen before, Purin..."
The novel sensation in her hand surprised Kimbrie. She tried to pry the hard piece in her hand, but it wouldn't budge.
But as the force gradually lessened, when Kimbury tried to bend it again, it immediately revealed its excellent flexibility.
"Huh?! This is interesting, Purin!"
Chapter Sixty-One: Mind Over Matter, Believe in Science
"This is a fairly common material in our hometown, and it is widely used in the military industry. As for its name, I won't go into it. Every race has a different name for this thing, and it's not that important anyway."
Xu Huan explained to Jin Buli: "Based on my understanding of mass-produced sirens, this thing should be able to directly block their small-caliber shells. As for its ultimate withstand capability, we still need to test it slowly. As for its structural properties and such, I am not an expert in this area, so I will leave it all to you."
He had heard that this material was inspired by a research institution within the Human Union, based on living metals, and that the technical barriers and costs were not high, so its widespread application in the port area should not be a problem.
As for living metals—
This inorganic metal possesses characteristics typically found only in living organisms. It automatically reverts to its original, shaped form, making it one of the rarest resources in the entire universe. Xu Huan himself possesses a tiny bit of it, but it would require completely dismantling and melting down his armor.
Perhaps we can consider it when the Siren crisis isn't so dire in the future, but for now... Xu Huan feels he still needs to ensure his own combat strength.
"Hmph, this little thing is yours to Purin!"
Kimbury was very excited to see the new material and immediately patted his chest to assure everyone, but then he said very seriously:
"However, it might take a long time for me to deal with this kind of unfamiliar material by myself, Purin!"
Analysis is a process, analyzing the materials and then creating them yourself is another process, and then applying them to the port area is an even longer process. No matter how unconventional Kimbury is, he can't quite grasp it.
"If my sister were here, the progress would be much faster, Purin!!"
"Sisters?"
I've heard of the Iron-Blooded Purple Bri Xu Huan. Could it be that there's a third person in the Bri family?
“Master, Jinbuli is referring to the Rainbow Cloth of the White Eagles…” Belfast explained.
“Jin Zicai… judging from the colors, shouldn’t Cai Buli be the older sister?” Xu Huan was a little confused about the hierarchy among the Buli sisters, but he didn’t think too much about it, since it was a matter between the sisters themselves.
However, after Jinbuli said that, Xu Huan did have some ideas.
The three Brie sisters are all versatile and capable individuals who greatly contribute to the port area. If the three of them could be brought together, perhaps the active metals on my body could be used for research?
"Is there any way to borrow Kimbri's two sisters from Ironblood and White Eagle?"
“Master… Belfast fully supports your idea, but Purple Brie is still a possibility, after all, the Royal Navy is not far from Ironblood… but White Eagle, their port is quite a distance from here, and most importantly, there are many very dangerous sea areas in between.”
"If you have to eat one bite at a time, then forget it."
After hearing this, Xu Huan gave up his somewhat unrealistic idea, but then realized that if there were only three Brie sisters, what would happen to the camps and ports that did not have Brie?
"The Brie family only has three sisters... currently serving in the Royal Ironblood and White Eagle factions respectively. Does that mean the rest, like the Sakura Empire, the Eastern Empire, and the Northern Alliance, won't have Brie's support...?"
“The Cherry Blossom Empire possesses Akashi, Master.”
"That...merchant?" Xu Huan recalled the green-haired, animal-eared girl he had seen in the ship girl data and asked with some confusion, "Isn't she a repair ship?"
“It’s not just a repair ship, Master. Each faction has its own unique characteristics. You’ll understand as you get to know them better…” Belfast nodded.
Akashi's name is quite famous in all the major factions and ports. Besides being one of the few repair ships, she is also very good at 'business'. It is said that you can buy almost anything you want from her.
As for the price... well, that's hard to say.
After all, no merchant is honest.
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