Chapter XXIV
"Admiral...... Shall I come in? Accompanied by the sound of the door shaft turning into the room, it was the girl's crisp but slightly hesitant voice. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The girl half-pushed open the door, and from the look on her face it seemed to be troubled.
"Veneto? Please come in. The young man who was sitting in front of the electronic light screen was too busy to turn his head to look at the situation behind him because he was too busy to look at the situation behind him, and replied directly.
"Please close the door," the boy said in passing.
"Huh!?" , The girl who was standing at the door with some hesitation was surprised when it was inappropriate.
"What's wrong? It's more important to close the door ......", the boy seemed to notice that the girl's situation was a little strange, and finally put down what he was holding and turned his head to look at Veneto.
The girl with white hair and red eyes was wearing a set of pure white pajamas that she would only see before going to bed, and the wet breath was still wrapping around her, making people notice that she seemed to have just finished bathing.
Perhaps because of the light, the young man noticed that Veneto's face was slightly red, and as the admiral who had the responsibility to care for his ship's wife, he asked with great concern:
"Veneto? What's wrong? ”
"Ah, Admiral. There is no ......", Veneto, who seemed to be aware of his state at this time, tilted his head to avoid the young man's gaze, and even the electronic notebook in his hand was a little unstable.
"Hmm, is the door closed? What will be said next will be more important. Arrites asked, looking at the hidden door.
Veneto's gaze at the boy seemed complicated, but the girl didn't notice anything in his calm countenance.
After adjusting her breathing slightly, the girl turned and locked the door with her own permission.
As the flagship of Aritaus' fleet, what Veneto has obtained is not only the ability bonuses brought by the transformation of the flagship, but also some special permissions given by Aritaus.
For example, having a semi-separate bank account, a temporary substitute for Aritus to make decisions and legally binding signatures, and special privileges in Room 2 even have access to the door to Aritaus' bedroom. All of the above is a true manifestation of the uniqueness of being born as the flagship of the fleet.
"Considering that the radiation blocking effect of the cadet dormitories is not perfect...... Other protective measures are needed......", the boy seemed to be thinking about something, and released his mental power to form a closed boundary by some special means, cutting off part of the room from the outside world.
"Admiral??? , Feeling the familiar fluctuation of mental power, Veneto was a little confused.
"Please sit down, I'm here today to deal with something from before." As the boy spoke, he slowly mobilized the power of the radiation core that had been hidden in his body for a long time.
"Before, we found a lot of equipment in the ruins of the town guard mansion, and it just so happens that tomorrow I plan to sell the part that I don't need, so you can also help me sort it out." , along with the exertion of the ship's ability, the relics of Aritus's spiritual power can touch the existence of the subspace that maintains a close connection with him.
"Huh?!" , The white-haired and red-eyed girl made an inappropriate sound again, and the girl's voice was mixed with some kind of unexpected surprise.
"I thought the Admiral was ......", the girl lowered her head slightly, and a certain expectation between the original words disappeared in an instant.
"Veneto?" , as if he didn't understand why the girl had such a reaction, and Arrites didn't understand it.
"Forget it...... Sure enough, the Admiral is ......," the girl murmured in a low voice, unable to hear Veneto's final whisper, even with Aritus' enhanced hearing.
"It's really hard to call you here so late. I've been forgetting about the scattered shipwreckage stored in the subspace before, and I can sell it at the trading center on the fourth floor tomorrow when I'm on vacation, and I can also have an extra amount of available funds. Arites was serious about passing on his purpose for the night to Veneto.
The girl, who was originally a little frustrated because of disappointed expectations, also adjusted her mentality again at this time, and seriously understood what she meant by the admiral.
"The remaining liquidity of the Admiral is placed with me, and the consumption in the past month is quite normal, and if you don't consider unexpected circumstances, you can still leave some of it before graduation." Veneto's account was filled with the available funds that Arrites had divided. The larger part is stored in their own accounts and is not intended to be used for the time being.
"But it's not a good way to sit back and eat like this, and selling these unwanted ships can also make up for some of the funds." After liberating the ship's equipment and opening the subspace, Aritus continued to take out all kinds of ship's equipment from it and stack them on the workbench.
"Okay, I see. Let's sort and organize it first...... I'm in charge of the main guns, and the Admiral is in charge of the rest. After carefully understanding what he meant as an admiral, Veneto naturally nodded and began his work.
To confirm the specific performance of the ship, we still need to rely on the ship's wives. They may not be able to use many of the ship's equipment, but that doesn't prevent them from making some judgments about it. Of course, Aritus, who has the bloodline of a ship's mother and has awakened the ability of ship, can also handle this kind of thing.
"Two Vickers 41 Type 356 twin naval guns, six Mark VIII Type 203 twin naval guns, and four Mark 12 Type 152 twin naval guns...... These are all types that can be found in that list, and the remaining main guns don't seem to have much ...... record", Veneto quickly identified and separated the guns through the ship's capabilities, and of course some of them were not recognizable for the time being.
"The remaining doors will be set aside for the time being...... Well, I've got it sorted out here...... There are four Type 90 torpedo tubes, ten Erlikon 20 single-mounted machine guns, four Type 89 127 twin-mounted anti-aircraft guns, and two Walrus seaplanes...... None seem to be of much value. Arietes, counting the bits and pieces in his hand, counted.
The most important thing in the ship's mother's outfit is the main engine.,And this is closely related to the radiation core of the ship's mother.,Of course, it can't be taken out.。 Among the rest of the ship's components, the most important is the main gun, followed by the secondary gun, anti-aircraft gun group, radar fire control and other scattered parts.
"Admiral? So tomorrow am I going with the Admiral? After Veneto counted and sorted out, he found that the capacity of the subspace was limited, and he could only take out most of the stored resources to accommodate these ships.
"Well, by the way, you can ask Des Moines if you want anything, I remember the last report she said that her ship was equipped with missing parts." As Veneto was about to open the door to his dorm room and leave, Arrites said again.
"Got it, Admiral. Please rest well, too, for Veneto has never seen an Admiral rest so early...... the Admiral," the girl hesitated for a moment, but said the same thing. For some reason, she always felt that there were many things lurking in her heart as an admiral, but she was not easy to ask why.
"It's been hard for Veneto so late, I'll take care of my rest." Of course, Aritus could hear the concern in the girl's words. But he sacrificed some unnecessary rest time to know and learn more.
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At noon the next day, the central area on the fourth floor of the college
The fourth and fifth floors of the college are the same as student dormitories, but the central area of the fourth floor has not been converted into student dormitories due to the design and construction. As the area was not large enough to accommodate a sufficient number of large shops, the college also abandoned plans to transform it into a commercial district. Eventually, it was inspired by a certain class of students that the academy moved the equipment storage room and exchange, which were originally located on the basement floor, to the central area of the fourth floor.
At this moment, in front of a well-known store in the trading area, two pairs of teenagers and girls were looking at the neatly arranged ship uniforms and various weapons in front of the counter.
From the most numerous and most common anti-aircraft artillery crews, to the large main guns used by battleship wives, the weapons that will appear on the market are basically displayed here.
This is the shop of the famous merchant of the trading area, Paz.
It was because he heard from Avalon that he was familiar with the owner of the shop that Arritheus decided to buy and sell some of the ship's equipment together.
"Oh? It's Avalon, long time no see. Last time, you bought two torpedo tubes? What about performance? The young man, who was originally sorting out the list of goods on the electronic light screen, raised his head to look at the teenagers and girls standing not far away.
"Well, because it's the Tirpitz torpedo tube, my Bismarck can also use the G7a-T1 torpedo after it is refitted, and the effect is very good." , Avalon recalled the last time he bought the ship's outfit and seemed very satisfied.
"But Mr. Path, is there any news about the Flak-M42 Type 37 quadruple anti-aircraft gun I asked last time? The performance of the hand-pulled machine is really terrible......", Avalon asked with a little anticipation.
"Not yet. Although it was reported a few months ago that the U-511 submarine had appeared in a summoning ritual on the front line, I have not been able to get a ship of this type of rig due to the distance. Two days ago, a freshman asked me about it, but I left with the same regret. The manager of Paz, who looked young, explained to Avalon.
"Well, it doesn't seem like it's easy to get ......," Avalon had only asked with the attitude of trying it out, and he was not too disappointed that there was no result at this time.
"I'm sorry, because it's really too difficult to get, and the front line is said to have a heavy task, and it's normal that you can't make this new type of weapon." , Mr. Paz once again expressed his apologies.
Advanced equipment is not so easy to obtain, as not all admirals have the time to let their wives disassemble some of the equipment before making new ones. If it's just an anti-aircraft gun and a secondary gun, it's easy to say, it often doesn't take a day to be manufactured, but if it's a large-caliber main gun or something like a ship, it may take three or four days to be successfully manufactured, and during this period, the combat effectiveness of the ship will be greatly affected.
It is only the admirals who are still in the Naval Academy that can let their ship girls make some advanced ship equipment and sell them in exchange for a certain amount of money without involving the safety of the ship's mother.
The arms dealers on the fourth floor of the academy are engaged in this line of trading.
"But it doesn't seem to be you and your ship's mother who came this time? The ...... next to you Seems to be the one who was very famous some time ago, right? Paz quickly turned his attention to another teenager, Aritus.
"Well, it's the guy who summoned the third six-star ship lady with a white face." , Avalon interjected at the right time.
"I'm very interested in that Des Moines' gun...... A lot of people have also come to ask me about this, do you have this plan? ”
"If it's Des Moines' main artillery thing, I'm afraid your idea will be in vain. Des Moines and the other fellow shipwives in the academy tried, but no one except De Moines could use the MK16 Type 203 triple gun. Moreover, the college has sent me a letter of inquiry about this matter, and I have also informed the school of the whole process of the experiment. Alitus said with some pity.
"That's how it is...... Is it an exclusive ship...... It's a pity......", Paz seemed to notice the peculiarity of the naval gun.
"But this time I'm here to sell and buy some equipment." Accompanied by Aritus's words, Veneto quietly unfolded the subspace and took out several ship suits.
"Oh? If you want to install it, please place it on the Ordosian alloy rack over there, and the tempered glass here is estimated to not be able to bear their weight. You can also take a look at the list first......", Paz guided Veneto to the alloy shelf on the other side, and showed the light screen projection in front of Aritus's eyes.
"I'm going to think about ......", Arites flipped through the detailed charts, first looking for the right outfit according to the nationality of his ship's wife.
"Des Moines' report mentions the missing four seaplanes...... "Rittes kept flipping through the list of ships in the shop, and Avalon on the side also looked at another list of ships, looking for a target.
"Seagull SOC...... Anne seems to be carrying this, but the performance is mediocre......"
"Kingfisher OS2U-3? Seems not bad, but ...... There was a SC Sea Eagle, ......", Aritaus was slightly surprised, but immediately put it on his shopping list.
Later, Alitus looked for some equipment again, but unfortunately the ship's equipment suitable for Veneto's use was too scarce, and Aritaus looked through it and did not find the right equipment.
A few minutes later, Aritus, who had already selected several ship loadouts to buy, and Veneto, who had already moved all the ship loadouts in the subspace, were waiting at the counter for Paz to pick up the goods.
Alitus looked at the slightly increased numbers on his two accounts, but he was not too happy. This is only a temporary slowdown in the consumption of some funds, and if you really want to get a stable source of funds, you still need a more formal approach.
After watching Veneto load four seaplanes and some other ships into subspace, Aritheus was about to return to his dormitory when he heard Paz's voice behind him:
"By the way, some time ago, an admiral came to me with the 'Caracciolo', and at that time he found a lot of ship equipment but it was not suitable, and finally asked me to help contact someone who could help." , Paz said slowly.
Aritus, who has a considerable understanding of the brief history of human naval development, naturally knows that the Caracciolo class is the predecessor ship of the Veneto class in history, and it is quite likely that some of the ships of Veneto will be replaced by it.
"In this case, please send his mailbox and I will contact him." Naturally, Arritheus knew that an admiral who was eager to update his ship's equipment would of course contribute a certain amount of money in exchange, and he would be happy to make this deal.
In many cases, many admirals do not necessarily sell some of their ship's equipment. In some cases, I don't want to affect the combat effectiveness of the ship, but more often than not, I can't find a suitable seller, which hinders the replacement of the ship's equipment.
Of course, there are occasional cases where you can't find a more suitable replacement because your ship is too rare, and the equipment and weapons it carries are relatively advanced. Of course, it's extremely rare to find someone else unable to use it because it's an exclusive ship, as in the case of Des Moines.