The shuttle exited the atmosphere and made its way towards the mouth of the wormhole that had been left behind.

On the shuttle, Richelieu walked to Zao's side. She gestured to the golden Paladin with her eyes, and then quietly asked, "New here?" ”

"Hmm." Zao nodded.

"Tsk... He looks like an upstart who wants to let everyone know how rich he is. Richelieu looked at Paladin's armor and said with a little disdain.

"Alright, don't talk about her. At least her arrival won't make the Admiral add more sisters to us. Although we are all ship mothers, we have long been accustomed to the Admiral having a large number of wedding ships. But personally, it's great that the Admiral's fleet isn't expanding! This means that the Admiral will pay more attention to the few of us, so I'm in favor of her joining. Yamato's thoughts should be the same as mine, after all, we are both Japanese! The king of Zao expressed his opinion of Paladin to Richelieu.

"Oh? Looks like a lot has happened to you in my absence! Can you tell me no? Richelieu was immediately interested.

"Let's go back and talk about it, it's really not clear for a while." Zao looked at Karl and said to Richelieu.

"Okay."

As the two spoke, the shuttle had already arrived at the location of the Holy Pawn-class strategic cruiser.

"Unleash that shuttle and wreck it." After boarding the Holy Pawn class, Karl said to the captain for the first time.

"Yes, my lord." The captain didn't understand why he did this, but he carried out the order.

Seeing that the shuttle was reduced to wreckage in the universe, Carl said to the captain, "Knock the wreckage out too." ”

"Yes, my lord." The captain was vaguely aware of something in his heart, and he asked uncertainly: "My lord, do you need to give a gag order to the marines who were in charge of your defense just now?" ”

"You're smart! Look at it, I'll let you command a battleship if you have the chance later. Karl encouraged the captain.

"Thank you, my lord, for your support!" The captain said gratefully.

After confirming that the wreckage of the shuttle had also been laser-cauterized into a lump of scrap metal, Karl said to the captain, "Alright, now let's go back." ”

"Yes, my lord."

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It was already evening when he returned to his villa in the academy, and Carl lay down on the couch in a paralyzed pose.

'I'm really tired today, but it's not bad. Although it is a pity that I can't contract with the ship girl in the future, but looking at Paladin, who is absolutely rare in the world, I suddenly feel that this wave is not a loss. Karl looked at Paladin, who was at the end of the line, and thought to himself.

Hearing the door knocking, Anne and Laetititia walked out of the dining room.

"Honey, you're back, this is what I did..." Anne had just come out of the dining room with a plate of things when she saw Paladin, who was the center of attention wherever she was.

Karl, who was slumped on the sofa, realized that something was wrong, and his backyard seemed to be on fire.

"Whoa!" The sound of plates breaking on the floor.

"Pedal Pedal Pedal T The sound of going up the stairs.

"Smack!" The sound of the door slamming down.

Looking at the closed door of Annie's room, Carl couldn't help but smile wryly. I only promised her two days ago that I would not add any more sisters to her, but in a blink of an eye, I brought back a Paladin, which is a loss for not keeping my promise!

Laetitia also walked over to Carl in her wheelchair, and she looked at Karl with a bitter look on her face. He asked with a smile: "Husband, you seem to have promised us before!" Do you want to take a concubine to help you recall? ”

"Letty, you go along! You know I'm not that kind of person, it's too much! Karl said dissatisfied.

"So what the hell is going on? Husband. I remember you weren't the fickle type. Laetitia put away her smile and asked seriously.

Karl pointed to Paladin who was standing in the living room and said, "Her name is Paladin, and her full name is the Paladin-class plundering ship, the lead ship. ”

"What? That's impossible! Didn't the Paladin sink two hundred years ago because of an ambush? Laetitia said with a shocked look on her face.

Karl spread his hands: "So who knows?" But after signing a contract with her, I will never be able to contract with the ship's mother again. ”

What does this mean? Husband, you always talk about the contract with them, but what exactly is a contract? Laetitia asked, puzzled.

It's complicated to explain, but you can understand it this way. That is, I can't establish any relationship with other ship girls in the future, which means that except for the eight ship girls, there will never be new ship girls to join us in the future. Carl said to Laetitia.

His feelings at this time are very complicated, as a man, an obedient and beautiful woman like the ship's mother, he naturally wants to have as much as possible. But his own reason told him that there were enough excellent women around him. If it continues to increase indefinitely, I am afraid that he will die at the assassination of his wife like the great nobles in the history of the empire who expanded their harem without scruples.

"In other words, husband, don't you plan to add more sisters to us in the future?" Laetitia asked.

"Do you think I'm going to have a crush on any other girl besides the two of you? Or, do you think I have so many ship girls, just with those girls who have undergone plastic surgery and genetic adjustment, I will be eye-catching? Carl said to Laetitia dismissively.

In order to increase the credibility of his words, he also deliberately shouted to Paladin, who was still standing in the living room, "Paladin, come here." ”

"What do you command? Your Excellency? Paladin walked over and saluted with his hand on his chest.

"Your Excellency? Who taught this? Yo! Husband, the concubine doesn't know when you entered another religion, but you're still an archbishop! Hearing Paladin's address to Karl, Laetitia hurriedly asked.

"I don't know what this is! That's what she called me from the first time she saw me. I'd like to ask her a good question! Carl said he was really confused.

"Husband, then you have to make her change her words. Religion ... Everyone in the room knows that the people on the Theological Council are not easy to deal with. Even if you are the head of the five major families, those people dare to trouble you directly. Laetitia reminded.

"Alright, I know that, I'll get Paladin out later. Where did you just come from? Oh yes, speaking of the question of whether it is eye-catching. Come, Paladin, you come to me. Karl beckoned to Paladin.