Today's tutelary fort remains peaceful.

Ticonderoga chuckled. "Of course not. The surveillance system only covers public areas. It won't even be placed near people's homes. Otherwise, if it's exposed, the doctor will definitely be targeted."

"Definitely." Xue Cheng imagined the scene and couldn't help laughing.

"Well, Admiral, I'll be leaving first, but don't miss me." Ticonderoga blinked and said mischievously, "When you miss me, I might be hiding near you."

"I don't miss you at all! And if I catch you, you'll be in trouble!" Xue Cheng pretended to threaten.

Ticonderoga came to the balcony, controlled the instrument on his wrist to pop out a claw and grab a certain place on the roof, then jumped up, and landed lightly on the roof with the traction of the instrument, and then disappeared silently.

"It seems that I should talk to Yubari about the spider silk launcher when I have time." Xue Cheng touched his chin and muttered thoughtfully.

Shortly after Ticonderoga disappeared, there was a slight sound from the door behind him. As the door opened, Lexington walked in carrying a lot of bags. Seeing Xue Cheng standing on the balcony looking up at the sky, he asked curiously, "Admiral? What are you looking at?"

"Nothing, I just saw an eagle and thought it was Bear McCann." Xue Cheng lied without changing his expression.

"Then you must have seen it wrong." Lexington pursed his lips and smiled, putting the bag in his hand on the bed. "Jaga was once chased by Bell McCann in a carrier-based aircraft because he was making a fuss nearby. Since then, he has never dared to come again."

"Jia Jia has done this kind of thing before." Xue Cheng chuckled, "But he did the right thing. That chatterbox should be taught a lesson."

Lexington walked over. She looked at Xue Cheng's clothes and said angrily, "You reek of alcohol, and you've been wearing the same clothes since yesterday. Admiral, aren't you feeling uncomfortable? Come in and take a shower first. I've brought back some clothes. Admiral, try them out to see if they fit. After breakfast, we'll discuss the establishment of the Deep Sea Ship Girls' Garrison."

"Okay." Xue Cheng looked at Lexington's casual look, and she seemed to have entered the role of housekeeper. However, he did not feel disgusted as he did not like being told what to do. It was not because the person who was in charge of him was a beautiful girl, but because of the other party's concern that came from the heart and was not artificial at all.

'So being controlled by someone other than my parents isn't that hard to accept, isn't it?' Xue Cheng thought to himself.

There was no couple's bath as imagined, and even the changing of clothes was done by Xue Cheng alone. After Xue Cheng changed into a new set of clothes selected by Lexington, he, who had always been ordinary, actually looked a bit handsome in the mirror.

"Well, it looks much better now." Lexington stood beside Xue Cheng, smoothing his bangs for him, and said with a satisfied smile: "The Admiral's foundation is actually not bad, but he is too casual in dressing. He doesn't know how to choose a style that suits him, and he doesn't know how to take care of his hair, so he looks..."

Looking at Lexington, which suddenly stopped, Xue Cheng smiled and asked in a feigned anger, "How does it look? Huh?"

"You look old-fashioned, like an old man." Lexington gently hit Xue Cheng's shoulder.

"Hmm!" Xue Cheng covered his chest and said heartbrokenly, "Lexington, I originally thought you weren't the kind of girl who only looked at appearances. I was wrong about you!"

"That's not the case." Lexington cooperated with Xue Cheng's performance and defended himself, "But not looking at appearances doesn't conflict with wanting your husband to be a better person."

"If I gain weight and become a fat man, will Lexington hate me? Will he divorce me?"

Lexington thought for a moment and said, "If the Admiral gets fat, it means he's over-intaken and under-exercised. So I'll help him control his diet, work out, and get back to a normal figure. Then divorce will be out of the question."

Xue Cheng was a little surprised: "Is that so? I thought Lexington would say, 'No matter what the admiral becomes, I still like him the most'."

"But obesity not only affects your appearance, it also affects your health." Lexington said seriously, "Obesity can lead to many diseases. The Admiral is just an ordinary person, so he must pay attention to his health. This is also for the Admiral's own good."

"...You're right." Although he was just joking with Lexington, the truth in his words was correct. Xue Cheng didn't care much about his health. Like many of his peers, he took advantage of his youth to squander money, often drinking fat otaku happy water and eating junk food without restraint.

However, since he has traveled to this world, Xue Cheng doesn't want to lie in a hospital bed at such a young age, looking at the fallen leaves outside the window and counting the remaining time of his life. He feels that it is time for him to make a change.

"Lexington, is there a gym in the garrison?" Xue Cheng suddenly asked.

Lexington was stunned for a moment by Xue Cheng's question, but then he understood and said quickly, "Yes, it's near the central block. It seems to be run by George Evlov. Many people go there to work out."

Georgy Evlov? Xue Cheng thought about it and it seemed to be an old Greek armored cruiser. Because it had severely damaged the Turkish navy in battle, it was called "Satan's Battleship" and "Lucky Uncle George".

However, in the game, this ship girl had no chance to play at all because she had not been modified and was a slow ship with a speed of only 23.5. She had been placed there since she was obtained.

It was not until Georgy Evrov released a costume called Gym Coach that Xue Cheng paid attention to this ship girl again. He had the impression that although her figure was not the muscular type, her lines were very beautiful and pleasing to the eye.

68. Leipzig

After having a classic American breakfast at Lexington's house, Xue Cheng met Wisconsin, the accountant in charge of the finances of the garrison, as well as Leipzig and the goddess of the kitchen who were in charge of resource allocation in the office.

"This is what happened." Xue Cheng crossed his arms over his mouth, looking at the girls on the sofa across from him. "What do you think about establishing a deep-sea garrison? Can we afford it with our financial resources?"

"The Deep Sea Garrison?" Compared to her sisters, although Wisconsin's chest seemed barren, she had a pair of long and beautiful legs that few could match. Coupled with her exquisite and beautiful face, her charm was no less.

And Wisconsin also knows how to play to her strengths and avoid her weaknesses. She leaned back on the sofa, folded her hands in front of her, with a pensive expression, and her beautiful legs swayed restlessly. Occasionally, when she changed legs, her short skirt lifted up, revealing an alluring absolute area.

Wisconsin felt proud when she noticed that the admiral had cast strange glances at her more than once, but she did not intend to show it because the Lie family members standing by the window were casting unfriendly glances at her.

Wisconsin frowned and said, "There's plenty of room in the garrison, enough to house several hundred people. We can just carve out a dedicated area for Yamato and the others. There's no need for a dedicated residential area. Well, if they behave themselves, we can share the entertainment facilities and the commercial district with them."

"As for funding, if we calculate according to the standards of shipgirls, our garrison can probably still afford the expenses of about 150 people. This includes daily food, daily necessities, and salaries. If there are more, I'm afraid it will be..."

"There shouldn't be any problem with that," Xue Cheng said. "According to Yamato, high-ranking deep-sea shipgirls have absolute dominance over lower-ranking ones. As long as we keep each other in check, there's no need to worry about conflicts. As for the number of shipgirls? I didn't originally plan to take in too many deep-sea shipgirls. Otherwise, there wouldn't be enough force to suppress them. It would be no fun to invite wolves into the house. Well, let's temporarily set the number at 100."

"Supplies for a hundred people?" Aboard the same supply ship as Odin and Sukhbaatar, though Vesta looked like a young girl, she was noticeably more mature than her companions. Her bangs were tied back with a rubber band, and she rested her chin on her hand, pondering for a moment before saying, "There's no problem with the warehouse either."

Leipzig sat beside the Kitchen Goddess, his military cap pulled low on his head, his hands unconsciously clenched into fists on his knees. Noticing Xue Cheng's inquiring gaze, Leipzig raised his head, forced a smile, and said, "Well, there's no problem with combat resources. It's just that if we have an extra hundred people, our resources won't affect our turnover for the time being. As for the long term? The Admiral won't want to take full responsibility for the expenses of the Deep Sea Garrison, right?"

"How is that possible?" Lexington, who had been standing by the window, seemingly gazing at the distant scenery, turned around and laughed. "It's still only in the planning stages, so we'll cover the initial investment for now. Once the Deep Sea Garrison is on track, I'll take the results to Ella to negotiate. Anyway, we won't be at a disadvantage."

"That's good!" Leipzig's expression suddenly relaxed after hearing Lexington's words. He said with a tone of great relief, "It's good that I can still make money back!"

"..." The Vesta looked at her strangely. No wonder Leipzig had such a worried look on her face when she received the notification from Lexington that morning. Was she worried about this? The resources in the warehouse weren't yours to begin with, were they? Was there any need to be so concerned?

After hearing Leipzig's answer, not only the goddess of the kitchen, but also everyone else in the room was speechless.

I have heard privately that Leipzig has the nickname "Port Grandet", but few people have actually seen it. After all, the admiral has always been solely responsible for the distribution of supplies for the garrison. Others just think that the procedures required to get things from the warehouse are too cumbersome. I didn't expect her to be so stingy.

Xue Cheng found it interesting. It was certainly a good thing that Leipzig cared about the naval base, but he felt that Leipzig's purpose was not that simple. She seemed to simply enjoy the satisfaction of receiving resources and seeing the warehouse full of oil, ammunition, steel and aluminum.

Don't say that Xue Cheng judges others by his own standards. Leipzig's lines in the game clearly portray him as a greedy person. His lines after the wedding even seem to imply that he is picking the admiral's pocket under the pretext of covering him with a blanket while he is sleeping.

"What are you doing?" Leipzig noticed the strange looks in everyone's eyes. She knew the hidden meaning behind them and quickly defended herself, "I'm doing this for everyone's good. Is there anything wrong with saving resources? Even though the warehouses are already overflowing with resources, if the admiral overhauls a few times, everyone will be left starving. Have you forgotten the lessons we learned?"

"Ah, let's not talk about the past anymore. This is not what we are discussing now." Xue Cheng saw the fire coming back and said quickly: "Wisconsin, Leipzig, and Vesta, the rest of you go back and prepare. A large number of deep-sea ship girls may be arriving soon. The allocation of funds and supplies will be left to you. Lexington will arrange a few more people to assist you later."

"Why didn't you mention it?" Leipzig said angrily. "There was clearly no demand back then, but the Admiral always gave in to his gambling mentality and ordered a major construction every few months, using up all the resources we had worked so hard to accumulate. Not only did we have to maintain daily expenses, but even launching offensives became a difficult task! Am I wrong? Lexington, you should also tell me about the Admiral!"

"Leipzig has a point." Lexington turned serious as he spoke. "Although Admiral hasn't undertaken any major construction in a long time, he might feel the urge to rekindle it someday. Furthermore, with the addition of the Deep Sea Garrison, the expenditure on resources could be substantial. Even if we receive subsidies from the Governor-General's Office, we can't waste them carelessly. So, Admiral, can you give us a promise?"

"I promise that I won't touch construction again without everyone's permission, okay?" Xue Cheng nodded helplessly. In fact, he was also innocent. The construction activities in the game increased the probability of obtaining rare ship girls, which was very cost-effective. Moreover, many of the new characters had powerful strength. If you want to obtain them as soon as possible and enhance OX, you must build a lot.

As for having to eat coarse food after the major construction, from the player's perspective it is just a small matter that can be recovered after closing the port for a period of time. However, for the ship girls living in the naval base, it is a matter of life and death. No wonder they are nervous.

Sixty-nine, tacit understanding

After getting Xue Cheng's assurance, Leipzig left with the Kitchen Goddess in satisfaction, but Wisconsin still sat on the sofa, with no intention of leaving.

Saratoga waited for a moment. She felt that the occasional glances between Wisconsin and Xue Cheng were mixed with something she couldn't understand, and she really didn't like the feeling of being excluded. Gnashing her teeth, Saratoga said unceremoniously, "Wisconsin, the meeting is over. What are you still doing here?"

"Hmm?" Wisconsin raised her eyebrows in feigned surprise. She looked around, her gaze lingering on Constellation and Saratoga. She asked curiously, "What's the problem? Can't I stay here?"

"Of course not!" Xingxing had already noticed Wisconsin's little trick. She said in a nasty tone, "This is the Admiral's office. It's a place for work, not for some idler like you to come and use the air conditioning!"

"Oh, I'm a little confused by what you're saying." Wisconsin playfully swung his legs and said with a smile, "You say I'm an idler... Well, I'm just an accountant, responsible for the finances of the garrison. I'm here to report some work matters to the admiral. Is that a problem? On the other hand, it seems like you and Saratoga don't have any official duties, right?"

Saratoga blushed and said angrily, "So what if I don't have a job? You think you can do accounting? It's just using a calculator, right? I can do that too! What's there to be proud of?"

Wisconsin's smile remained unchanged. She was obviously sitting on the sofa, and there was a huge height difference between her and Saratoga who was standing, but at this moment, her slightly raised chin and smiling eyes gave off a sense of looking down on her.

Lexington sighed, turned around and looked out the window, while Constellation couldn't stand it any longer and tugged at Saratoga's arm, whispering, "Idiot, stop talking, it's so embarrassing!"

Saratoga knew her impulsive words were foolish. She quickly changed the subject, "Besides, you're just an accountant, but the Admiral is my brother-in-law and husband. As a family member, why can't I stay in the office?"

"Is that so?" Wisconsin tugged at the black stockings on her legs with her fingers, smoothing out the wrinkles. Then she held up her hand, revealing the diamond ring on her finger. "Come to think of it, I'm also the admiral's sister-in-law and his wedding ship, so my role isn't just to remember things. I'm also the boss lady and the housekeeper. Since you can keep me, why can't you?"

"I..." Saratoga was choked and speechless.

"Okay, Gaga, stop messing around." Lexington sighed. Saratoga was too childish, no match for her at all, not to mention Zodiac's naive personality. She retracted her gaze and turned around. "Wisconsin, you just said you were staying here to report something to the Admiral? I wonder what it was?"

Wisconsin shook his head. "It's just some financial expenditure issues. Lexington, don't worry about it. I'll just tell the Admiral."

"Tell me the same thing. I've always been in charge of the affairs of the garrison."

"But now the Admiral is back, and Lexington's powers will gradually be handed back to the Admiral. I think we should give the Admiral some time to adjust first."

"That makes sense, but the Admiral has only just begun to take over the affairs of the tutelary fort, and many things are already a mess."

"It's okay. Lexington is a good teacher. I'll leave the training in this area to you. I believe the Admiral will be able to adapt quickly."

"Then I'll leave the financial training to Wisconsin. Although Wisconsin is at the garrison, as a manager, he should at least be able to understand the financial reports. Admiral, what do you say?"

"Huh?" Xue Cheng was bewildered. This was clearly a war between women, so how could it suddenly come to him? He also felt something was amiss. The topic of Lexington and Wisconsin had changed so quickly. Wasn't this something they had discussed beforehand?

"I have no problem." Xue Cheng agreed after hesitating for a moment. In fact, even if they didn't say anything, Xue Cheng would find a chance to bring it up. He was not yet at retirement age and always felt that he should find something for himself to do. Besides, the teachers were beautiful girls like Lexington and Wisconsin. Even though he knew that they didn't have the same evil thoughts as he did, he still couldn't help but have some expectations in his heart.

"As long as the Admiral agrees," Wisconsin smiled charmingly. She glanced at her watch and saw that it was almost lunchtime, so she said, "Admiral, would you like to have lunch with me? I'd like to discuss this afternoon's lecture in detail."

Noticing Lexington frowning by the window, Wisconsin quickly said, "As for the evening classes, leave them to Lexington. Honestly, I like to go to bed early, so the arduous task of staying up late can be left to our wife. Is that okay?"

Lexington smiled faintly. "Not at all. This is all for everyone, for the Admiral. It's not about hard work. I'm often busy until very late handling affairs, so I'm used to staying up late."

Watching her sister and Wisconsin singing the same tune, Saratoga's face darkened, while Xingxing scratched her hair, her brows full of confusion. What were her sister and Wisconsin talking about? Why didn't she understand?

"Admiral, what do you think?" Wisconsin looked at Xue Cheng expectantly.

Xue Cheng shrugged and said a little embarrassedly: "Although I really want to agree to you, I already have a lunch appointment."

Xue Cheng raised his arm and showed the screen on his phone to Wisconsin. "Yixian invited me to have lunch with them, so..."

Wisconsin and Lexington exchanged a glance. Had their home been robbed without their knowledge? Could Yixian, seemingly so weak and never fighting for anything, actually be such a threat?

If you want to capture a man's heart, you must first capture his stomach. This old saying suddenly popped up in Wisconsin's mind, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought: Should I also learn cooking skills?

……

In the clean and tidy kitchen, Chongqing was hiding stealthily in the corner, holding a small mobile phone in his hand and grinning secretly, with a smug look on his face, as if he had done something great.

Perhaps she was so engrossed that she didn't even notice someone approaching. A small hand gently touched Chongqing's arm from behind: "Sister Chongqing?"

"!!" Chongqing was so frightened by the sudden accident that she almost threw her phone away. When she hurriedly put the phone back into her pocket and turned around, Pinghai, a little girl with silver-gray hair tied up in a bun, was standing behind her, looking at her curiously.

70. Chongqing’s Calculations

"So it's Pinghai." Chongqing patted his chest and said with lingering fear, "Next time, don't appear behind someone without making a sound. Scaring people can kill them. What's the matter?"

"Sister Yixian is looking for you." Pinghai's expression was innocent. She had clearly walked over humming a song, so how could she be silent? And why did Sister Chongqing look a bit like Zhaohe's expression when he was afraid of being discovered after getting into trouble?

"I'll be there right away." Chongqing breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the apron beside him and put it on. Then he said to Pinghai, "Help me tie the back strap."

"Oh," Pinghai replied. Just as he was about to help, he noticed Chongqing's shirt pocket was open, revealing a phone with a purple back. He remembered Chongqing's phone as white. So where did this phone come from?

Pinghai became curious, so he took advantage of Chongqing's back to him and took the phone out of Chongqing's pocket with a slight stretch of his arm.

"Eh? Pinghai, you..." Chongqing felt his pocket lighten, and before he could react, Pinghai succeeded. He rushed over and said, "You little rascal, give me back my things!"

Pinghai flexibly used the table to deal with Chongqing, and at the same time opened her mobile phone. To her surprise, the phone did not have a lock screen password set, so it was easily unlocked by her. When Pinghai saw the picture displayed on the phone, she was stunned.

"I'll let you down for being naughty!" Chongqing took advantage of Pinghai's distraction to hug her, snatched the phone back, and then quickly deleted all the chat records on it. Then he gently slapped her twice on the back with his palm.