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

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"That's the seat prepared for you..."

Resentment traced a line between her fingertips and her lips as she explained:

"When a nun kneels down, she does more than just pray."

Chapter 80 Mutual Influence

After drinking two more pots of tea, Xu Huan felt that the medicine he had been injected with was about to stop working, and a strange taste began to appear in his mouth.

To avoid being seen as having other problems by his enemies, and to avoid being tormented by his regained sense of taste, the young man quickly made up an excuse to leave.

However, it was really difficult to return the key that the other party had given him, so Xu Huan had no choice but to keep it.

When the alluring nun uttered the last words, 'Kneeling is not just about praying,' perhaps because of the overly seductive tone, he suddenly felt a jolt in his heart, a brief, inexplicable feeling arising within him.

A very strong impulse arose, but it was quickly suppressed.

However, Xu Huan has not understood the specific meaning of what the other party said since he left. Could it be a very strange religious ritual?

Or perhaps it's something else I don't understand?

If I can't figure it out, I'll stop thinking about it for now.

We'll have plenty of time to get to know each other in the future, so we can ask the other person for help when the opportunity arises.

Putting aside the related matters in his mind for the time being, Xu Huan headed straight for the royal research laboratory after leaving the church.

According to the original plan, after wandering around, I should go to Kimbri's place to check on the progress of his research and also get some answers to my questions.

Oh, and I also need to get a communication device for the little octopus while I'm at it.

As a commander, I have made contributions and done things for the port area. Even if I haven't made any great contributions, I have still worked hard. It shouldn't be a big deal to use my personal power to 'embezzle' a communication device, right?

The port's rules and regulations stipulate that the commander's power is essentially unlimited.

......

Five minutes later, Xu Huan, who had arrived at the laboratory door, pushed it open and went inside with practiced ease.

Having learned from his previous experience, he seemed much more adept this time. After making a few simple turns, he arrived at Kimbury's workplace.

The ship girl, holding a drill in both hands, was sitting at the analysis table wearing a special kind of black sunglasses. Hearing the footsteps of someone approaching, she turned around, took off her glasses, and revealed some heavy dark circles under her eyes.

Kimbury, who had been tasked with helping analyze materials these past few days, was busy all night last night due to the Royal Family's internal investigation.

All told, this petite ship girl hasn't had a proper night's sleep in almost three days.

Upon seeing Xu Huan, Jinbuli's somewhat weary face immediately brightened: "Commander?! What brings you here, Purin?!"

"You've worked hard these past few days... but you still need to get some rest..."

Seeing Kimbury's rather dark circles and his forced energy, Xu Huan glanced at the running time displayed on the analyzer and frowned.

The normal working hours and rest periods in the port area are set by Perseus, which is very reasonable and scientific, ensuring that people are in a state of high energy throughout the day.

Take Xu Huan, for example.

However, judging from the operating time displayed on the instrument, it's clear that Kimbury was secretly working overtime, and possibly even staying up all night.

"Is Kimbury not following the prescribed schedule lately?"

"I'm so excited about seeing this rare new material that I can't sleep. It's not that I'm deliberately staying up!" Kimbri shook his head and waved the drill in his hand.

"A diligent research spirit... but even the most exciting thing is still an act of overworking one's body..."

Xu Huan sighed and quietly stuffed the sleep aid from his storage space into his pocket.

If Kimbury is still so excited and unable to sleep when he leaves, it will be necessary to force him to rest.

Children need to rest more to grow.

How's the progress lately?

"The recent progress in materials research is very fast! We should have the most basic results in a few more days!"

"Thanks for your hard work...."

Xu Huan nodded.

The speed was much faster than I had imagined; it must be the result of Kimbury working day and night to catch up.

Moreover, it seems that I haven't encountered any technical bottlenecks, so I can save myself some trouble for now.

He took out his phone and asked Warspite to arrange two days of leave for Brie, then asked, "Are there any spare communication devices in the port area?"

"Communication devices? If it's not the kind you have, Commander, that comes with default highest-level access, I have plenty of those, Purin!!"

As Kimbury spoke, he pulled a large plastic trolley out from under the table, inside which were neatly stacked piles of cell phones of various colors.

"A lot is fine... I can take one, is that okay?"

"No problem, Purin! No need to be so polite with me, Purin!!"

Xu Huan selected a red one that best suited the little octopus and placed it into the storage device, smiling with satisfaction.

With the first two objectives accomplished, the next thing that Xu Huan was more concerned about was this:

"I came in a hurry last time and left in a rush, so there are some things I haven't resolved yet. That's why I'm here this time and I need Kimbri's help to answer some questions..."

"I will do anything I know to help you, Commander!"

"It's actually about mental energy... the relationship between ship girls and commanders." Xu Huan recalled the information he had seen before, as well as what he had learned from the ship girls—

'The more active the ship girl's mental energy, the stronger she will generally be... In other words, the higher her emotions rise, the stronger she will become.'

Xu Huan knew that his mental energy could elevate the emotions of ship girls, thereby increasing their strength and power.

But after spending these past few days together, especially with Yuanchou just now, Xu Huan realized that his ability to control his mind was gradually declining.

It's not spiritual control, but emotional control.

Leaving aside Belfast and Hutten, let's take the grudge from earlier as an example.

In the past, Xu Huan would never have been so moved by the other person's romantic emotions during their first meeting, to the point of being thirsty.

After all, he had received specialized training in this area.

Therefore, after ruling out other possibilities, there are basically only two reasons.

First, the other party does indeed possess special abilities in this area, just like each ship girl has a unique skill.

As for the second question, that's what Xu Huan needs to ask right now—

"I know that my mental energy aura can enhance the mental energy of ship girls, making them more emotional and stronger... But will ship girls have the same effect on commanders?" Xu Huan asked.

In other words, do ship girls also experience heightened emotions...?

This perfectly matches the scene between the young man and his grudge just now.

"I thought it was some kind of problem, but it's just this, Purin!" Kimbri's face, which had been slightly tense, immediately relaxed upon hearing this.

"The Commander must have noticed something about this recently, Purin!! Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked me such a question, Purin!"

"You mean you can?"

“Yes, Purin!!” Kimblee explained matter-of-factly.

"Forces are reciprocal, and so are mental energies! How could mental energy be affected in only one way? The relationship between ship girls and commanders is two-way!!"

"I see..." Xu Huan nodded slowly to indicate that he understood.

Therefore, it is understandable that my ability to control my emotions has decreased.

It turns out that the ship girl's mental energy also affected her...

I thought it was just my own lustful nature.

This aligns perfectly with Belfast's previous explanation of the relationship between ship girls and commanders within the port area—since they can influence each other, then 'dedication' certainly cannot be considered an advantage for commanders.

"Can this influence be controlled at its root?" Xu Huan asked again.

In any case, if you lose control over your emotions, many bad things can easily happen.

"Simple suppression is still possible, Purin! But if you want to control them fundamentally, it seems there's no other way but to stay away from the ship girls, Purin."

After explaining, Kimbri asked with some doubt, "This mutual influence helps increase the strength of mental energy, which means it can directly make you stronger!"

"Why is the Commander thinking about controlling Purin? Does the Commander hate ship girls and want to stay away from them?! Am I going to be hated too, Purin?!"

"Uh...that's not what I meant..."

Xu Huan quickly waved his hand, stopping Jin Buli's divergent thinking.

He simply wanted to strengthen his control over all aspects of himself.

"Does the Commander have any other questions for me, Purin? Ha-yawn—" Having received a denial, Kimbri relaxed again, rubbed his eyes, and let out a long yawn.

"some..."

The next question was one that could easily lead to misunderstandings for ship girls, so Xu Huan carefully considered his words before asking:

"I know that the Sirens also possess mental energy, although it's somewhat different in type, but I'd like to ask if there's any such influence between the Sirens and me...."

"I don't want to let the enemy affect my emotions on the battlefield."

Xu Huan asked the question but received no reply from Jin Buli.