Today's tutelary fort remains peaceful.

Chapter 291 Proposal ( words)

Richelieu wore a coat to cover his body. Although the ammunition used in the exercise could not cause any damage to the ship girl who had activated her ship suit, the clothes could not withstand the explosion and were burned with holes by the sparks of the explosion.

She wiped the black dust off her cheeks and looked at the girl not far away who was receiving cheers and applause from her companions in a daze. The scene was familiar yet unfamiliar.

I say it's familiar because every time I exercise with the ship girls from other naval bases, I receive this kind of treatment after the battle.

I say it feels strange because the person who becomes the hero today is not me.

In fact, until now, Richelieu still hasn't figured out how he lost.

It seemed... that the moment the flare was launched into the air, he was bombarded fiercely by the enemy?

Richelieu frowned. Perhaps she had suffered a huge shock. Her consciousness was a little fuzzy and she needed to concentrate to recall it.

The entire battle was very short, even less than three minutes. Richelieu had almost no ability to fight back under the opponent's fierce attack, and the attacks she managed to launch were predicted and avoided in advance. During the entire battle, she was unable to even cause some scratches to Constellation.

This... is simply a monster. Is there really someone who can be this strong?

"So powerful! Is this the senior's shipgirl?" A voice exclaimed from the side. Lin Xiaohe had come to Richelieu's side at some point, her face filled with amazement. "Such a fierce bombardment and near-perfect accuracy, is it really possible for a human to achieve that?"

Richelieu looked at his own admiral and felt the same way.

"Admiral..." Richelieu sniffed, looking ashamed: "I'm sorry that I couldn't win for you."

"Ah, that kind of thing doesn't matter." Lin Xiaohe waved her hand nonchalantly. "No one can always win. As long as we learn from failure and become stronger, failure is meaningful."

"For me, I would rather see Richelieu take it easy every day, rather than training obsessively just for the sake of winning."

"Admiral! You don't need this kind of consolation!" Richelieu pressed his cavalry saber at his waist with one hand and said righteously: "Winning victory for the Admiral is the meaning of my existence! Only victory can make me..."

"Ahh, what the hell is this French chivalry? That old-fashioned stuff, I really hope Richelieu can be thrown into the trash can." Lin Xiaohe pressed his forehead as if with a headache, then said seriously:

"But since it's Richelieu's idea, I certainly respect it. I just hope you can respect mine as well."

"Huh?" Richelieu was stunned.

"What I mean is..." Lin Xiaohe said, "I won't deny your pursuit of victory, but please also respect my desire to cherish you as a treasure."

“…”The Richelieu was severely damaged.

……

Sitting under the parasol, listening to the girls beside him screaming and cheering for the victory of the constellation, Xue Cheng scratched his hair in confusion.

In his opinion, facing an opponent that was barely level 40, even for the Richelieu, victory was a matter of course, and there was no need to be so happy.

Will adults feel proud of themselves for overthrowing kindergarten?

Lexington seemed to see Xue Cheng's confusion. She bent down and whispered in Xue Cheng's ear, "This is everyone's pride. It's called the strongest pride, and failure is absolutely not allowed."

"The strongest?" Xue Cheng was a little bit like Sister Li. It was like the masters in martial arts novels, the more famous they were, the more obsessed they were with winning or losing, and they would even commit suicide out of despair because of a failure.

In their hearts, there should also be such an inviolable pride, right?

Looking at Xue Cheng's expression, Lexington smiled softly: "Although I don't know what the Admiral has in mind, now is not the time for you to let your imagination run wild."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Xue Cheng looked at her strangely.

"Constellation just secured a great victory for the Admiral. Shouldn't you go congratulate her?" Lexington said gently, "Constellation has successfully upheld the honor of the garrison. The Admiral should reward her."

“…” Saratoga, who was standing on the other side, felt her heart tighten, and for some reason she had a bad feeling.

"But..." Xue Cheng spread his hands helplessly: "I didn't prepare any gifts."

"I knew it would be like this." Lexington flipped her wrist and stuffed a black jewelry box into Xue Cheng's palm: "I have already prepared it for the Admiral."

"This is..." Without looking down, Xue Cheng guessed what was in his hand just by feeling the familiar touch.

Bringing it in front of him, Xue Cheng gently opened the lid, and in the sunlight, a diamond ring sparkled.

Xue Cheng looked at Lexington in surprise.

Saratoga puffed up her cheeks in dissatisfaction

"Go quickly." Lexington gently nudged Xue Cheng, frowning slightly, with a hint of dissatisfaction: "This is what the constellation deserves. Doesn't the admiral like constellations?"

Xue Cheng shook his head. Although he was a bit silly, his silliness was cute. Coupled with the blessing of his Lie family bloodline, Xue Cheng actually had a good impression of zodiac signs.

It’s just that the two sets of illustrations and costumes of the constellations in the game are not to his liking, so he hasn’t given out the rings yet.

If Constellation could implement a costume that was as pleasing to his taste as Lexington and Saratoga, perhaps Xue Cheng would have given her the ring that should have belonged to her long ago.

Saratoga pouted. Although the admiral seemed to be still hesitant, it was obvious that he was moved. All he needed was someone to give him a gentle push from behind.

Damn it! She clearly didn’t even give me a chance to get close to my brother-in-law, so why is she suddenly helping that idiot Xingxing?

Saratoga thought with gritted teeth.

Of course, that’s because that idiot Zodiac sign doesn’t understand that much…

Lexington glanced at her lightly. Saratoga was not someone who was very good at hiding her inner thoughts. Based on her understanding of her sister, she could easily guess her inner thoughts.

Although Lexington didn't know the specific details of Saratoga's last date with the admiral, he was able to piece together a rough outline of what happened through the information he obtained from chatting with the admiral.

It should be that Gaga dressed up as himself and said something to the Admiral, right?

What a good sister she is. Lexington looked at her with a gloomy look.

Unable to resist Lexington's repeated urging, Xue Cheng took the ring and walked towards the constellation surrounded by people.

It was the first time to propose in front of everyone. To be honest, even Xue Cheng felt a little uncomfortable.

However, some things always have to have a first time. After a brief hesitation, Xue Cheng decisively put aside his hesitation, strode to the front of Constellation, looked at the smiling girl, and coughed lightly to attract her attention.

"Ah! It's the Admiral!" Xing Hanhan raised his right hand and swung it vigorously, saying proudly, "I won!"

"Yeah, I saw it all. Constellations are really powerful." Xue Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at her quietly.

"Really?" Xingzhi said smugly, crossing his arms and making a proud expression. "Some people were worried that I'd lose to that Richelieu. How could that be possible? Even if she's not as good as our Sister Li, not just any Richelieu can defeat me."

"Zodiac signs are really amazing." Richelieu praised with a smile in the crowd.

"Hehe..." Hanhan never knew what humility was. He put his hands on his waist with a smug look on his face, and his face was full of "Come and praise me".

Then, a black jewelry box was handed to her.

"..." The surroundings, which were noisy just now, became quiet, and a series of fiery gazes were fixed on them.

"Eh? Is this a reward?" Xing Hanhan didn't seem to realize that things were starting to go wrong, and looked curiously at the jewelry box that Xue Cheng handed over.

What a fool.

Xue Cheng held his forehead helplessly, then opened the jewelry box and showed the ring. He knelt on one knee, took the hand of Xingzuo hanging by his side, and said seriously: "I have always liked Xingzuo."

"I like the way you fight hard."

"I like your optimistic and cheerful personality."

"I like the smile you show unintentionally."

"I can no longer contain myself. The emotion that is about to overflow is my passionate love for the constellations."

"Dear Constellation, will you be my wedding ship?"

Xing Hanhan was stunned, with a hint of curiosity still frozen on his fair little face. Even a fool would not have misunderstood the ring in front of him and the explicit proposal lines.

Am I dreaming? Xingxing felt a little dizzy. She raised her hand and pinched her cheek, which hurt a little.

Looking around again, I saw gazes filled with amazement, envy, emotion and curiosity, which were so real and there was no sense of illusion of being in a dream at all.

So... it's real? I'm not dreaming? But how is this possible?

Perhaps happiness came too suddenly, and Zodiac Sign still hasn't recovered from the huge shock, but has fallen into doubt.

"This guy!" Saratoga complained softly, then cleared her throat and said loudly, "Idiot, what are you still standing there for? The Admiral is still waiting for your reply! If you don't want to, give the ring to someone who needs it!"

"That's right! If you don't want it, you can give me the ring! Admiral, I will definitely be a better wife than the zodiac!" Such a voice came from the crowd.

Constellation came back to his senses and quickly said, "Who said I didn't want to? I just fought and I'm a little tired!"

As he spoke, Xingxing snatched the diamond ring from Xue Cheng's hand and put it on his finger impatiently.

She raised her palm and admired it carefully in the sunlight. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that the admiral's expression was a little dull. She asked curiously, "Admiral? What's wrong with you?"

"I..." Xue Cheng looked at Xing Xing, pulled the corner of his mouth, smiled bitterly and stood up: "I wanted to help Xing Xing put the ring on my finger myself."

"..." After a brief silence, laughter broke out all around, and Xingxing realized that he seemed to have done something stupid.

……

"I never thought that an ordinary exercise would be turned into a proposal scene by my senior."

In the office, Lin Xiaohe sat on the sofa, swinging her legs, curiously looking at the furnishings in the room, and said casually, "Senior, you are really amazing, in every sense of the word."

It had been a while since the exercise, and Richelieu from Lin Xiaohe's family was taken to the bathhouse to be cleaned and changed into clean clothes.

Considering that Xue Cheng's naval base was absolutely safe, the remaining few people were led by the enthusiastic ship girl to visit the naval base. At this time, there were only her, Xue Cheng and Lexington who was making tea in the room.

Xue Cheng smiled helplessly and responded to Lin Xiaohe's teasing, "You're not bad either. I heard from others that just before I proposed to you, you and Richelieu..."

Xue Cheng coughed lightly and said in a deep voice, "I won't deny your pursuit of victory, but please respect my desire to cherish you as a treasure..."

"Ahhhh! Shut up! Ahhhh!" Lin Xiaohe felt as if a demonic sound had filled her brain. She fell onto the sofa and rolled around, screaming, "I didn't! I didn't say that! I didn't say that kind of corny stuff!"

"Is it really okay to deny it like this?" Xue Cheng looked at her with amusement: "If Richelieu knew, she would be very sad, right?"

"Wu..." Lin Xiaohe puffed up her cheeks and looked at Xue Cheng dissatisfiedly: "Senior, you are bullying me..."

"It was you who bullied me first." Xue Cheng said innocently, "I was just acting in self-defense. I'm not afraid even if it means going to a military court."

The two exchanged a few heated words and bantered, and Lin Xiaohe asked curiously, "By the way, is it true that there are rumors of deep-sea shipgirls in your tutelary fort?"

"It's true." Xue Cheng admitted it directly. There was nothing to hide about this matter.

"Can you take me to see it?" Lin Xiaohe's eyes were shining with stars. That was a deep-sea ship girl. I heard that there were several deep-sea flagships in the senior's garrison.

Yamato, Akagi, and Kaga, even though they are enemies, they still have huge popularity in the circle of naval admirals, and there are even fanatical admirals who form fan clubs.

Some people also dream of capturing the deep-sea flagship alive and realizing their ambition of unlocking the deep-sea atlas, but no one has succeeded.

Now, Xue Cheng's appearance has undoubtedly given them hope. Once this news is made public on a large scale, countless people will come to visit him in person to learn from him.

I really want to go to the deep sea recently. After all, putting aside the matters of Ismarck and Tirpitz, since the celebration is open to everyone in the garrison, I should naturally ask for their opinions.

But... Xue Cheng was thinking, and before he could answer, the door of the confinement room was suddenly pushed open by a strong force.

"Admiral!" A girl with a strong smell of alcohol, flushed cheeks and blurred eyes rushed in. She looked around and saw Xue Cheng sitting behind the desk, and walked straight towards him.