Gelst Town Keeper's Office

He carefully kept notes with the pen in his hand, and every day he would record the events of the day in a notebook that he carried with him, and the details of each expedition he would write down in the Admiral's special notebook, so that he could apply to the government, the so-called Governor's Palace, and the College for supplementary and personal allowances.

This room, which was the Admiral's private space, was now intruded into two outsiders, two outsiders who rivaled each other.

"You're here to ask me to choose one of the two of you to be the secretary of the town's guard?" Ji Qi couldn't help but have a headache when he looked at Lexington and Wales, who were sitting in front of him without smiling, because he had a difficult choice, he had not set up a secretary ship for a long time. One is his current girlfriend, and the other is an all-round ship girl who is very suitable for the position, no matter how she chooses, she will break the heart of the other. Choose Wales, it will be considered biased by the rest of the ship's mother, and it is clear that Lexington is the most suitable candidate. Obey the will of the people to elect Lexington, and your real girlfriend will be sad again, although she has done it fairly, it is difficult to achieve justice in her heart. Everyone has selfish intentions, and prayer is no exception. There is no fairness in the face of private feelings, and even the iron-faced and ruthless justices cannot pronounce sentences on their relatives and friends in righteous words, and the hand that knocks down the gavel always trembles.

"Definitely. Now that the commander's town guard mansion has become more and more shipwives, I am afraid that it will not be convenient for daily management if a secretary ship is not selected. Lexington was the first to speak, and as the most promising candidate for this election, she first stated her position, just like the country cannot be without a king for a day, and the town guard cannot be without a secretary ship all the time.

"The same is true of my opinion." Wales echoed her voice, although she also wanted to get that honor, but she was very self-aware and knew where her abilities were, so she didn't prepare any tirade to plan the future development route of the town guard, she was not that material, no matter how hard she tried, it was in vain. So, she just walked into the Admiral's office with the mentality of giving it a try, as for the result, she didn't have to think about it, it must be this perfect aircraft carrier Niang won completely, of course, she could also choose to go through the back door and pray to the Admiral to make her a secretary ship, but that was the way she disdained. As a member of the British Royal Navy, she has her own pride.

"Then let's do it, I'll give you an exam question, whoever answers better is the secretary ship of the Gelst Guard's Mansion, second only to me in power, and when I'm not there, I can manage the entire Castle's Guard's Mansion with full authority. This is the privilege of the secretary ship, and it is also a manifestation of ability. Jiqi sat up straight, his expression serious, and his tone serious.

After all, the power of the secretary ship is too large, and it is crucial for the management of his own fleet in the future, so he has to choose carefully. If he is the king of ancient times, then this assessment will determine who is the prime minister who assists the king, the only difference is that there is no secretary ship, there is only one, once established, if she has not committed a major mistake, she has no right to revoke her position, unless she leaves her own office.

Therefore, like the vow, once established, it is almost destined for life.

The two ship ladies sitting in the candidate's seat also straightened up and waited earnestly for the Admiral's question. After all, huge power is what everyone yearns for, and even the ship's mother is not exempt from vulgarity. Once you sit in the position of the secretary ship, it means that you can give orders to other ship girls, and it also means that you must have greater ability and take on more responsibilities. With great power comes great responsibility, this is an eternal truth that is still used today.

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"Can any of you tell me how many resources our town guard has consumed today? And how many resources did you get? How can we do more with these limited resources in the future? Jiqi raises three questions that are not simple to say. The first two questions can be easily answered with a little care, but the third question is very elegant, it tests the overall situation of the shipwives and their views on the development of the town guard, if the first two questions are answered correctly in Wales and Lexington, then the third question becomes the decisive one, and the final result will be judged according to the final answers of the two people. The best wins, and the other is eliminated, just like the admiral's entrance test, which is simple and crude, crisp and neat.

"According to my calculations, we encountered a total of seven deep-sea expeditions today, six of which were Deadpools, three medium-sized and three small, and the last one was a deep-sea destroyer fleet, and we won every battle, destroying the other side." Lexington replied with every detail unhappily, "As for attrition, I have taken off a total of five sorties, two flights for the First Fleet and one for the Second Fleet, that is, the last battle takeoff, once for the Third Fleet, and once for the Fourth Fleet. And Wales fired ten times out of seven battles, and as for Saratoga," she paused slightly with a grimace on her face, "In all of the battles, she spent all her time paddling except for three reconnaissance missions, and didn't make any output." ”

Hearing this, the corners of Jiqi's forehead twitched a little, Lexington is really Lexington, and he doesn't save any face for his sister at all, and his judgment on her is that he paddled the whole process, without any output. Anyway, if you make fun of your sister like this, won't she break off the sisterhood with you? Jiqi complained fiercely in his heart.

"Finally, after the calculation," Lexington pulled out a prepared note from the breast pocket of his navy uniform, densely filled with numbers. It seems that she is fully prepared for this election and is bound to win. She cleared her throat and continued: "200 fuel and ammunition were consumed, 170 steel, and if Wales hadn't been hit by the bathyscapher in the end, there would have only been 120 steel for repairs and canals," Speaking of which, Lexington didn't forget to make fun of his competitors, if you weren't careful, you wouldn't have spent so much steel on repairs. "And aluminum is the most consumed resource in this trip, counting the few pieces of aluminum from each of the admiral's abuse of power, a total of 300 is consumed. The sum of the above items is 870. ”

Anyway, Lexington, do you even have to count the resources I took out privately? The corners of Jiqi's mouth twitched, he didn't know what the situation of the entire town guard would be like if such a budget-conscious shipwreck became a secretary ship. No, every time she cooks herself, she will jump out and tell herself, Admiral, you put too much steel, and if you can't finish eating, it will be wasted. Admiral, Admiral, you have too much fuel in this, and there will be rest of it, etc., etc., etc. In that case, I'll suffocate to death, right? Jiqi imagined his future life, and couldn't help but shudder in his heart.

"As for the harvest, we have obtained a total of fifteen expulsion cores, an aircraft carrier core, a cruiser core, plus a total of 2,400 resources from 600." Lexington took a deep breath and concluded, "On the whole, our trip to sea was very successful, and since we are still in the early stages of the construction of the town guard, I think we should try to minimize some unnecessary consumption," she said, glancing at Jiqi and Wales, like a stern-looking teacher, and criticized the two extravagant students again. "In this way, we can save more resources to buy a good ship, and in this way, I believe that our town guard will develop stronger."

The Lexington candidate finished his perfect speech and confidently awaited the judge's judgment.

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Ji Qi took a deep breath, his expression gradually became indifferent, and with a judgmental tone that was not mixed with any emotion, he said in a deep voice: "Lexington, I have to admit that you are perfect in all aspects, including calculation and control of the battlefield, but there is only one thing, you like to talk about data too much, and you care too much about small losses. He stood up, condescending, and his voice was low. I see my first shadow in you, and that's the only thing I'm not happy about. In the beginning, I was just a poor boy in the slums, living without food every day. When I entered the Enterprise Academy, I told myself that I had to save a little bit, and I couldn't waste any of it. ”

"But then, I found out I was wrong." Ji Qi seemed to recall the past, and said with a wry smile: "I will choose cooking at the beginning, the most important course is to avoid the ship's girls from consuming excess food, and not to eat inferior food made by the cooking machine. But then I learned that there are some things that cannot be judged by resources and external objects. Just like cooking, if you put more ingredients, the ship's mother will be satisfied because of the extra point, just as you judge me and Wales, I give Saratoga snacks because she is my ship's mother, I don't care about that bit of consumption, I'm talking about consumption rather than waste. In my opinion, the ship's mother is not a cold weapon, they will cry and laugh, they will be happy and sad, I will try to satisfy what they like, and will never consider whether it is worth it, in my eyes, there is only the word worthwhile, and there is no effort that is not worth it. ”

"As for the fact that Wales was wounded in the canal, it was not her fault, she was only injured when she was trying to block the salvo of deep sea expulsion for me, even though the shell was crooked and had no chance of hitting me." "So, Lexington, I want you to remember that there are things that are not worth it or not, and even if you are in danger one day, I will stand in front of you as desperately as Wales does, even if I lose my life." It may be contrary to what you think, but in my opinion, it's a surefire deal. ”

"I've been sure you're the last secretary to be the one to be on, Lexington." Jiqi gives the final choice and the final word. "As for Wales, I know she doesn't have the talent for it, and I know she's not here to try. But Lexington, I want you to remember what I said, no matter what you've been through before and what you've seen. But in my town guard's house, the shipwives are my closest family, and so are you. It's not worth saying anything about my dedication to my family, and I have to show my sincerity to my family, only in this way will you be a perfect secretary ship, and not a little disappointed like today. ”

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Lexington hung his head like a defeated rooster and bowed his proud head. She had expected that her opinions and opinions would be strongly endorsed and supported by the Admiral, and she was satisfied that she would sit in the position of secretary. But the reality was that the Admiral looked at him in disappointment, not very satisfied with his performance. Although he got the position of secretary ship as he wished, he couldn't be happy in his heart, like a student who won the first place but was denied by the teacher, lowered his head and silently thought about his mistakes.

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The word family was the first time she had heard it from the Admiral's mouth. In the countless town guards' mansions, she couldn't feel the warm atmosphere between herself and Saratoga at all, some only indifference and indifference, like a few strangers teaming up, and the only thing that maintained their relationship was the cold admiral and the ship's wife, and there was no other warm feeling.

And the first time I came to the town guard mansion and saw the admiral. He didn't put on a hypocritical mask to talk to himself like other admirals, but was honest and honest, cooking for the ship's wife he didn't know. He thinks about the feelings of the shipwives first, and then thinks about himself. He said that treating the ship's mother as a family member is not just talking, but really doing it. As for such a stupid thing as dying for the ship's mother, Lexington did not doubt that such an admiral with enthusiasm in his eyes would break his promise, as he said, there is no worthiness or not, only willingness. She believed that when danger came, the first thing the Admiral did was not to run but to fight. He is a man who does what he says and never lies.

She looked away and quietly looked at the defeated Wales, and found that she did not have any frustration at all, but looked at herself with a blessed look on her face, and her eyes were so sincere that no one would doubt them. And Jiqi, who was standing behind her, looked annoyed, with apologies in his eyes, and his hand stretched out in the air to comfort him trembled slightly, as if he regretted what he had just said.

It was an emotion she had never seen in the eyes of the Admiral—regret. As the backbone of the ship's girls, the admiral is like a dictatorial king, with supreme power and a heavy responsibility like a mountain, what is needed is an indomitable determination and the concept of taking into account the overall situation, and he must not shake his determination because of a certain ship's wife. The king will not regret it, and even if he does, he cannot let the shipwives who are courtiers realize it, and then they will lose their majesty as a king.

Therefore, what Lexington sees most in the eyes of the Admiral is a will as firm as iron, just like the wandering swordsman of ancient times, what he wants is the courage to never retreat, so as to have the motivation to keep going. And Jiqi is completely different from those admirals, if they are the generals of ancient times, the warriors who lead the charge with swords in hand, then Jiqi is a chef with a shovel in his hand, and carefully takes care of the eldest brother of each ship's mother.

Perhaps, that's why the Admiral is so disappointed in himself.

Lexington raised her hand and gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, feeling such a strong sense of frustration for the first time, it was a feeling she had never felt before, and it was so deep that it went straight to the bottom of her heart.