There was no word all night, and the next morning, Island A was full of people.

Those maritime merchants did not leave immediately, after all, Li Ran said at the bidding meeting that the island naming ceremony would be held in three days, and everyone could participate.

Therefore, they all intend to stay here for a few days.

After all, the opportunity to witness how a town guard works is not so easy to come across.

What's more, there are some good people among the maritime merchants, such as those who spread the news of Bismarck and others' victory, and some of them have already been prepared, which is an opportunity for many people to understand the town guard, and it is also the standard for those speculators to evaluate whether to cooperate with the Xiguang town guard.

However, just when everyone was looking forward to the ceremony in a few days, Li Ran was there, wandering around the garden near the office building.

In the morning, the destroyers were allowed to sleep until eight o'clock, and as for the others, they got up early like Li Ran, unlike Li Ran, the ship's wives got up early to go out on duty.

Li Ran walked in this garden that had not been carefully manicured, perhaps not a garden, because at this time, unknown wildflowers had withered.

He was walking, thinking about the bacon omelette made by Pinghai for breakfast just now, and he had made great progress, and he was so engrossed that he walked to the back of the office building unconsciously.

Li Ran watched the leaves falling, and in the early morning on the island, the wind was a little cold, and he wrapped his coat tightly.

Feeling that he had nothing to do now, he walked forward, through the leafy meadow, and then, somewhat bored, he sat down under a tree and watched a few dead leaves be blown away in the wind.

He felt a little melancholy, how long had he been in this world? Half a year, right?

Li Ran hasn't been alone like this for a long time, and he is usually accompanied by his ship's mother, but he is not alone.

It's just that it's a rare opportunity to enjoy his time alone, and he leans on the grass, not caring if the white admiral's uniform will get dirty.

"It's nice that the sky doesn't look any different from the Earth. ”

Li Ran looked at the blue sky attentively, occasionally a few white clouds drifted by, and if he was lucky, he could also see a few seagulls flying by.

Don't know where you'll be going in the future?

Li Ran touched the major general's epaulette on his shoulder, looked at the sky, and felt a little confused.

It was then that he saw Richelieu.

"Richelieu?" Li Ran paused for a moment and quickly sat up.

"Admiral, they said you were wandering around, and I didn't worry about coming to you. ”

"It's okay, weren't you in charge of night duty yesterday? Go back and rest, I'm not a child, I won't run around." ”

"Admiral, can I sleep here?"

"Yes, yes. Li Ran said with a smile, and then saw the "Military Wheel" that Richelieu had in hand anyway, and he asked curiously:

"You're still reading the book?"

"Well, refresh. Richelieu had always felt a little nervous as she lay down, and her conversation with Blucher the previous night had suddenly made her wonder what kind of person she was as an admiral.

Li Ran watched Richelieu lie down, today she was not wearing a slim knight's suit, but wearing casual clothes, and some places were inevitably gone.

Li Ran glanced at it and quickly looked away, what is wrong with Richelieu?

"Admiral, do you know? The legendary French saint likes to lie on the haystack and look at the sky like this, and I often wonder what the sky was like when Her Majesty was engulfed in flames?"

Why did you suddenly talk about such a heavy topic?

Li Ran was silent for a while, and he thought for a moment:

"Why do you say this all of a sudden?"

"Admiral, do you think we can really protect this sea and this clear sky?"

"If it were just us, it would be unlikely. ”

"In that case, why does the Admiral sometimes make contradictory choices?"

Richelieu said with a smirk, and then his eyes were still on the clear sky.

Li Ran was stunned, as if he had been asked, he had indeed made a lot of contradictory decisions, he had an unknown weed in his mouth, and then sighed and said:

"Contradictory self? Maybe, but I don't regret it. ”

"Did the Admiral mean that he would continue to move on even if he knew that the decision was wrong?"

"That's not what it means, how to say it, sometimes, some things need to be hit on the head to break the blood before you can turn back, if you don't even have the courage to hit the head, then how can you know what went wrong?"

This is a bit of a sophistry, Richelieu frowned, she felt that there seemed to be a trap in Li Ran's words, and then said:

"Admiral, you are quibbling, if you can avoid mistakes in the first place, then why do you still make mistakes on purpose?"

"Alas, Richelieu, sometimes decisions are not just made by looking at right and wrong, and when the head is hot, you may make stupid choices that make you feel suffocated, but it can't be helped, man is a creature that sometimes overpowers reason. ”

"But wouldn't it be better to restrain yourself?"

"Restraint?" Li Ran thought for a moment, then said with a smile:

"Richelieu, what do you think was the mood of Joan of Arc when she was burned at the stake?"

"This ......"

Richelieu was silent, she knew the deeds of Joan of Arc, and muttered for a while:

"It's sadness, isn't it?"

"No, I guess it's more of pity. Li Ran smiled and said with some sarcasm:

"Joan of Arc knew that she might meet death if she accepted that fate, but she still did it instead of choosing to resist, why is this? At that time, with her military exploits and popularity, she should have become an existence that will go down in history, but unfortunately, history has nailed her to the pillar of shame for so many years, do you think the decision of the Holy Lady was wrong?"

"This ......"

"I think Joan of Arc's thoughts at that time were still to put the country first, the Hundred Years' War between England and France, what a tragic era, but the end of this era was a rural village girl, and in the end the so-called bishop was speechless by this village girl, so why did she still accept the unjust fate, instead of choosing the one that looked like something and made a clear decision?"

Richelieu seemed to understand the meaning of Li Ran's words, and sure enough, she heard her admiral say in a calm tone:

"I don't dare to compare with the Holy Maiden, but the reason why I made that kind of decision is actually just because, I am your admiral, I must ensure the interests of the port area, and the decision I make must be from your standpoint, as for whether it will offend others, to be honest, I don't care, and I don't want to care, I'm not a good person, nosy things are the most troublesome, and you know that I'm the most afraid of trouble. ”

Again, Richelieu sighed, knowing that her admiral was speaking crookedly, but this kind of hooligan words, she felt hopelessly a little warm, and said in a faint tone:

"The Admiral is obviously a gentle person, why should he deliberately pretend to be indifferent? There are things that are difficult to unload once they are carried, such as responsibility, such as fate. ”

"Responsibility and fate?" Li Ran chewed on Richelieu's words, and when he came back to his senses, he found that the other party was already far away, and the faint aroma of lavender wafted in the air.

It is Richelieu who loves perfumes.

"I didn't expect to be interviewed so early in the morning, alas. Li Ran saw that the other party had lost interest in talking, and his heart warmed slightly, looking at the book that had been left behind:

"But it's nice to be understood. ”