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He looked down and found that Kimbury had fallen asleep on the table at some point.
He was breathing evenly and looked like he was sleeping soundly.
"Never mind... this isn't important."
Chapter 81 The Little Octopus Reads a Book
After settling Kimbri, who had fallen asleep from exhaustion, Xu Huan carried the communication device he had prepared for the little octopus to the guesthouse in the port area.
Compared to other royal residences, the inn was far more luxurious in terms of scale and decoration, and even the barbarian servants responsible for various chores were the most fully equipped.
It is said that each room has a contact number by the bedside that leads to the back office. As long as the royal family can provide something or food, just make a call and a Manjuu waiter will deliver it to your door within minutes.
Given Elizabeth's wealthy and ostentatious nature, it's not surprising that the guesthouses in the port area are run like this.
After all, it is a venue for royal receptions, and anything related to diplomacy represents the face of the royal family.
If the guests don't have a good stay, where will Elizabeth put her face, and where will the royal family put their face?
At this time, there were only two guests staying in the guesthouse: Hu Teng and Royal Fortune, who had come to the port area with Xu Huan.
After obtaining Xiao Zhangyu and Hu Teng's room numbers from the front desk and the chat room, Xu Huan was somewhat surprised to find that the two rooms seemed to be next to each other, so he took the elevator directly to their floor.
"After delivering the communication device to the little octopus, if you have nothing else to do, you can go sit with Hu Teng for a while..."
The walls of the corridor are adorned with paintings of various art styles, while the floor is covered with a luxurious carpet in gold and red stripes. The carpet is so soft that stepping on it feels like stepping into a ball of cotton.
Upon arriving at the room in Royal Fortune, the young man confirmed the room number and then gently knocked on the door.
Several seconds passed without any response.
"...Can't you hear me? Or are you not in the hotel?"
The young man frowned, checked the house number and time again, and then applied a little more force to his hand.
"Dong dong dong..."
"Who is it?! Who is it?!"
A slightly disgruntled voice came from inside, and it was clear that the owner of the voice was somewhat annoyed.
Slightly hurried footsteps approached, and an impatient voice became clearer as the door opened—
"Hu Teng, didn't I say I wouldn't eat it—"
The girl had messy hair and a sleepy look in her eyes, as if she had just woken up. Her loose T-shirt hung down like pajamas, revealing her bare shoulders and a large expanse of her full breasts. A crystal pendant was deeply embedded in her long neck.
The ship girl's whole body was languid and tired, except for her white legs under her shorts, which remained straight.
She stared at Xu Huan outside the door, stunned for a long while, before wiping her eyes and exclaiming in surprise, as if she couldn't believe it, "Xu... Commander, what brings you here?!"
The girl was initially shocked, but her face was immediately filled with surprise and delight.
"What...aren't you happy to see me? I brought you something..."
"Welcome, welcome!!"
The girl nodded vigorously with a grin, then suddenly realized something, touched her messy head, and looked back at the room, which was even messier than her hair...
Why did the commander come at this time... I wasn't prepared at all.
The novels and stories I had rummaged through were lying in various corners of the floor, along with the empty snack wrappers, half-finished drink boxes, broken potato chips, and takeout orders that I had somehow managed to get back at some point.
It wasn't that she was too lazy to tidy up, but rather that once you get hooked on a novel, it's easy to lose track of time, especially with the ample food and drinks provided by the royal family...
The surprise on her face froze instantly. She swallowed hard and cautiously turned her gaze back: "Commander...would you like to wait a while before coming in? Give me a little time?"
"Wait for you a while?"
Looking at the girl's messy hair, Xu Huan realized that there seemed to be some things related to the little octopus's face that hadn't been cleaned up.
He had similar experiences before, so he nodded in agreement.
"Okay, does Hu Teng live next door? I'll go sit with her for a while first, and then come and call me when you're better?"
"Hutten?! No, no... Commander, you can't go there!"
Upon hearing the name, Royal Wealth immediately grabbed Xu Huan's hand, locking the young man firmly in place.
If he goes to Huteng's place, will he come back tonight?
Or even if Xu Huan wanted to come back, Hu Teng probably wouldn't let him go.
She had known Hu Teng for quite some time, and she was well aware of just how awful this Ironblood ship girl's personality was!
"We can't go there?"
"Uh... I mean, Commander, you can just come in... you're not an outsider anyway." Little Octopus said this with her eyes lowered and her cheeks slightly flushed.
To prevent Xu Huan from changing his mind, she simply pulled him into her room by the hand, and then had the tentacles hidden by the door help to close the door cleanly and efficiently.
The two entered the room and saw that it was filled with all sorts of things, and there wasn't even a clean place to sit down. The little octopus's face inevitably turned bright red again.
"Let's make this clear...no laughing."
"...It's okay, I understand."
Xu Huan was deeply moved by the scene before him.
Once upon a time, my room was almost exactly the same as the one in front of me, also filled with all kinds of snacks and electronic devices for various purposes, and even more messy because of the many figurines and models.
However, this bad habit was gradually corrected after he awakened his psychic powers.
The little octopus started tidying up the house while blushing, and Xu Huan joined in as well.
"Little octopus, you hardly ever go out? I thought you were the kind of person who can't stay still..."
"I really can't stay idle... But as a ship girl from another faction with a criminal record, there are many places I can't go if I stay within the Royal Navy... I don't want to go back to sea... but I also don't want to be too far from the Commander."
Royal Wealth explained hesitantly, his voice becoming increasingly faint at crucial points:
"You've been so busy lately, so you've been spending your time in your room reading and eating..."
"Reading..."
Just then, Xu Huan picked up a book lying on the ground and began to flip through a few pages.
The book seems to be about a romance novel, with themes like princesses and knights. It appears to be reaching its climax, with the male and female protagonists having their first night together.
The more the young man looked, the stranger it seemed.
It's not for any other reason than that the content of the book is written too explicitly, with some parts described in great detail, even bordering on erotic.
"Hiss—is this the kind of book you usually read?"
Chapter 82 The Pirate's Tentacles
"What kind of movies are you watching?"
The little octopus had just finished tidying up a spot when it heard this, and curiously poked its head over, looked at the book title, and said:
"I haven't read this book yet... Judging from the title, it's supposed to be an adventure story, so I took it back for now. What's it about exactly?"
During their time at home, Royal Fortune basically read through all the stories about maritime treasure hunting in the port area. After finishing the ones about the sea, it was time to move on to the ones about land.
Many books were taken from the library simply because of their titles or the fact that they were related to adventure and treasure hunting, without paying much attention to the content inside.
"Ahem... If you're interested, you can find out more. It's the kind of thing related to love and romance." Xu Huan coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment.
"Love? It's meaningless..."
Upon hearing that it was a convenience that he wasn't particularly interested in, the little octopus immediately lost interest.
However, thinking that this book was the kind that could attract Xu Huan's attention, the little octopus gently pulled the book from Xu Huan's hand and began to flip through it.
Then, the air fell silent.
Looking at the somewhat explicit words in the book, Royal Wealth couldn't help but clench the book in his hand.
"So... Xu Huan, you prefer this type?"
"No, I just flipped through a few pages randomly."
After turning a few more pages, the previously limp tentacles on the head of Royal Fortune began to perk up.
She swallowed hard, looked up at Xu Huan, and asked, "Really...?"
"Commander, you... really aren't even a little bit interested?"
"It would be a lie to say I have absolutely no interest in it, but it's far from being something I like," Xu Huan replied clearly.
Books on this kind of content are fine to read when you're bored to pass the time, but if you really want to talk about the relevant content, young people feel that it's not as interesting as hands-on experience.
Just after answering, Xu Huan suddenly felt a sticky sensation on his arm. He looked down and discovered that a tentacle that originally belonged to the Royal Treasury had begun to slowly wrap around his arm and was showing signs of tightening slightly over time.
The young man raised an eyebrow and was about to take a few steps away to create some distance when he discovered that his feet were being slowly wrapped around by two tentacles that appeared out of nowhere.
It had a force pulling it toward the girl.
Royal Fortune's eyes remained fixed on the book in its hands, its long neck occasionally making swallowing motions, seemingly unaware of the actions of the tentacles it controlled.
It's as if I've fallen into some kind of strange state.
"A little octopus?"
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