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　Okay, it seems that we have gone a bit too far, let’s get back to the French construction plan.

　Previously, in order to restrain Germany's continental balance of power, Britain approached France and said it would assist France's large-scale construction plan.

　Because Hood had leaked the inside scoop to Joan of Arc in advance, Joan of Arc was not surprised by Britain's actions.

　Macron was very conflicted at the time. He didn't want Britain to participate in the construction plan, but he also wanted the plan to be completed quickly.

　The same is true for Joan of Arc. Perhaps because of her history, her name, and the sisters she thinks about day and night, she is more anxious about this than Macron.

　She thought about this for several days and nights without rest, and had no appetite for food or tea.

　In the end, Joan of Arc, in the spirit of sleeping on straw and tasting gall, and the idea of ​​learning from Britain in order to defeat Britain, struggled to tell Macron that she had thought it through and asked Britain to help carry out the large-scale construction plan.

　After Macron and Joan of Arc reached a consensus, they told the UK that they agreed to this matter.

　But the good times didn't last. The Conservative government's anti-European and pro-EU stance grew faster than it anticipated. To protect itself, the government chose to confront the pro-Europeans, unilaterally announcing an indefinite suspension of cooperation projects without giving them any face.

　Although the British government did not say that it would completely terminate the cooperation plan, this is actually no different from terminating it.

　There was no other way but for France to face all this alone and continue with its large-scale construction plan.

　Macron inspected the Richelieu shipyard and asked the shipyard director, "More than 20% completed in just one year? Not bad, the construction efficiency is pretty good. Keep it up."

　The fast construction progress proves that the money invested in the project is still useful, and Macron is very pleased to see this.

　"But I'm curious how you did it? Working overtime?" Macron knew very well that his own people were very good at defending their rights. He was afraid that the factory director would work overtime indiscriminately and give the people outside a handle to hold against him, thus bringing disaster to himself and the large-scale construction plan.

　The factory manager waved his hand, somewhat helplessly, "No. Actually, I personally wanted them to work overtime, but there was a strike not long ago, so how could I dare?"

　Macron was even more curious. "So, in this situation, how did you achieve such efficiency?"

　"That's strange..." the factory director replied. "Many young workers and technicians in our factory are not very enthusiastic about other things, but they are very enthusiastic about building the Richelieu.

　They never work overtime, but they maximize their efficiency during normal working hours. I was very curious about this phenomenon and asked many young workers about it.

　These young workers all said that every time they work, they don't think of this job as building a ship, but as building beautiful women, girlfriends, and wives. Their enthusiasm has skyrocketed immediately!

　"..."

　Macron was glad that he sent Joan of Arc to the construction site for a detailed inspection. Otherwise, if Joan of Arc were here, he wondered what she would think of what he had just said.

　"Is the quality okay? Are there no corners cut?" Macron asked again. He was worried that the factory would tear down Peter to pay Paul - reducing quality to increase construction speed.

　"Mr. President, I assure you that there will be absolutely no quality issues. This is a national key project, so we must not be careless." The factory director swore.

　At this time, Joan of Arc walked out of the dock construction site and came to Macron to report the situation.

　"We have checked everything and have not found anything that does not meet quality standards."

　Macron listened to Joan's inspection report and praised the factory director, "Excellent! Keep it up. The great revival of the French Navy depends on you."

　Being praised by the president was a great honor. The factory director replied, "Thank you very much. We will definitely keep up the good work!"

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　Port of Toulon, France

　Evil, who had just returned from training, dragged his body, which was about to fall apart (psychological feeling), back to the dormitory, and lay on the bed muttering.

　"What kind of training... Forget about it. Lying on the bed is still the most comfortable. It's so tiring to pretend to be serious in front of everyone~"

　Evil, who has entered the state of a dried-up girl, flashed blue light all over her body, changed into pajamas, and prepared to take a nap.

　After a while, the sound of Evil's sleeping breathing could be heard softly in the dormitory.

　"Vicious! Don't sleep!"

　A voice sounded in the Evil's communication channel, waking up Evil who had just fallen asleep.

　She complained maliciously and lazily, "Sister Kongxiang, how did you know I was sleeping?"

　"If you don't lie down in bed after training, then I will write the letters of my name backwards. Don't I know what you are up to?" Kongxiang said carelessly.

　Vicious asked, "So...what do you want me to do? An expedition?"

　"Expedition still? Will you accept the commission? It seems you play a lot of games." Kong Xiang chuckled and made a little joke.

　Then Kong Xiang said, "Okay, actually, I'm just asking you, do you want some ice cream? There's a promotion in the cafeteria today, so you can have all you can eat."

　Ice cream is Evil's favorite. When she heard the word "ice cream", she sat up and became alert instantly. "Eat it! I'll be right there!"

　Vicious jumped up from the bed, changed his clothes, and ran straight to the cafeteria with the speed unique to the Utopian level.

　However, when Evil ran into the cafeteria, he found that the cafeteria was empty except for the cooks preparing meals in the back kitchen.

　Evil felt she was being tricked and questioned Kongxiang. "Sister Kongxiang, there's no one in this cafeteria. Are you trying to trick Evil?"

　"How could I lie to my dear sister?" Sora explained, "The ice cream giveaway is at the cost of the sailors having to practice an extra half hour, so of course no one's here at this hour."

　"Then shouldn't we practice more?" He scratched his head viciously.

　"Do you want to practice more? I'm so touched. Edu, you've finally grown up... I, as your eldest sister, am relieved!" Kongxiang opened her eyes and said in disbelief.

　Evil immediately denied it. "No, no, no, I think it's good to finish training on time... But where are you? Why can't I see you?"

　"I was just running laps in the playground. Unlike you who always stays in the dormitory? I'm on my way to the cafeteria now. Please wait for a few minutes. If there are other people, we can talk in the cafeteria. I'll hang up first." Kongxiang replied.

　After receiving the message, Evil waited in the cafeteria for a while. She certainly didn't want to wait in vain, so she looked around the cafeteria and a counter and an object in a corner caught Evil's attention.

　"This should be the place where ice cream is distributed!" The excited Evil immediately ran over to see what was going on.

　"Wow, it's true!"

　Evil discovered that there were not only various popsicles and ice creams in the freezer, but also a cone ice cream machine, which made Evil salivate with greed.

　She looked around and found that there was still no one in the cafeteria, and the cooks in the kitchen were cooking with their backs to her, working hard and not noticing the vicious arrival at all.

　"It looks like there's no one here..." Vicious turned his gaze back to the ice cream cone machine, and an idea came to his mind.

　"Hey hey hey~"

　She picked up the egg roll next to her, placed it under the outlet, and then pulled down the handle of the ice cream maker. A stream of cold, milky white ice cream fell into the cone-shaped egg roll continuously.

　Seeing that he had almost caught enough, Evil released the discharge handle and stared at the cone in his hand with greedy eyes.

　"It doesn't matter if I secretly eat one at this time, right?" Evil whispered to himself.

　"Wait!" Evil suddenly realized that at this moment, this situation, why was it so similar to the scene in the crosstalk theater during the live broadcast of the 4th anniversary of KanB US server - [A Day in the Port Ice Cream Shop]?

　"It's just a resemblance, it can't be such a coincidence. Besides, Dunkirk hasn't been built yet... I'm looking forward to her macarons though."

　Evil comforted herself in this way, and the lazy loli's delicate little tongue was getting closer and closer to the ice cream part of the cone...

　Chapter 242 The Price of Stealing & Which Animal Husbandry Company in Yingde is Stronger

　Just when Evil was about to enjoy the sweet and delicious ice cream, a major in training uniform came out from the door at the nearby stairwell, carrying a box of ice cream.

　"Is anyone here? Don't the soldiers still have 15 minutes before training?" The major, who was carrying ice cream, noticed some movement at the ice cream counter.

　Jing felt confused.

　The major was still a few meters away from the ice cream counter at this time, and his vicious figure was blocked by the ice cream machine, so the major did not see anything when he first entered the door.

　Although he didn't see Vicious, Vicious noticed the Major - and was startled by the Major's voice.

　"Oh no, it's the Captain! Why is he here?!"

　Evil was so frightened that she took a deep breath and didn't know what to do with the ice cream cone in her hand. In a panic, she swallowed the whole cone, including the ice cream and the egg roll, in one gulp.

　The chill of the ice cream stimulated Evil's mouth. Evil immediately adjusted his senses to avoid the discomfort of the cold, and then swallowed the ice cream cone whole.

　The moment he finished swallowing the cone, the major happened to walk to the ice cream counter, put down the ice cream box, and saw Vicious.

　Seeing Evil, the major greeted him, "Evil? Why are you here? Logically, shouldn't you be lying in the dormitory after every training?"

　"No, Captain... I... was just strolling around. It's time for dinner." Evil was sweating profusely, trying his best to hide his guilty conscience.

　Suddenly, Captain Vicious discovered that the stack of cones next to the ice cream machine seemed to be a little shorter than before he left.

　Although it was not very noticeable, with the relatively sharp insight of a soldier, he was 100% sure that his eyes were not mistaken.

　The captain stared at Vicious and asked, "Vicious? Did you try to eat the ice cream?"

　"What are you talking about? I... I don't know anything. Besides, even if I ate it, can't I just eat as much ice cream as I want today?" Evil pretended to be calm, trying to deceive the captain.

　"It's true that there's an unlimited supply. But before the dinner bell rings and the main force arrives, eating beforehand is considered stealing, which is a violation of discipline." The captain explained, then questioned, "Did you steal food? Vicious, tell the truth."

　Evil tried desperately to clarify himself. "I really didn't. I was just passing by and was curious, so I took a look around..."

　The captain said nothing, his eyes still fixed on Vicious, his gaze gradually becoming sharper.

　Evil was embarrassed by the captain's sharp gaze, and she tried to change the subject to relieve her tension.

　"Captain, what are you doing here with this box?"

　The captain looked at the box and said to Evil, "There's ice cream in it. I'm going to be distributing it today."

　"How could a major like you do this..." If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would have been hard for him to imagine what it was like for a major to distribute and manage ice cream in the cafeteria.

　The captain replied, "The kitchen team is short-staffed, and today, except for the ship girl and her captain, everyone else is doing extra training, right? So the higher-ups asked those of us who are free to fill in temporarily.

　However, I'm not the only one manning this counter. They said they'd send two people to look after it... There should have been an assistant, but he's nowhere to be found, and I don't know where he went."

　In order to increase the legitimacy of his presence at the ice cream counter and cover up the objective fact that he had stolen the ice cream, Evil didn't think twice and blurted out: "I'm just the assistant, I'm just a little late..."

　"Are you the assistant?" The captain, nearly amused by her malicious and clumsy acting, asked her in return, "If you're the assistant, then you should know your mission. If that's the case, why were you so curious about the box in my hand just now, and you had no idea what I was doing here?"

　"I..." Evil only then realized that he was too eager to cover up and let the cat out of the bag, and was speechless for a moment.

　Seeing that the window paper had been pierced, Xie Du had no choice but to admit it. "Okay, I... ate... ice cream."

　"Oh, I knew it." The captain shrugged.

　"Hello, Evil and Major Legrand!" At this time, Kongxiang just came to the cafeteria and saw Evil and her captain chatting together. He ran over and greeted them.

　Captain Legrand turned around, saw Kongxiang coming, and called her, "Kongxiang, you've arrived just in time! Come, take Vicious to the playground for a 50-kilometer run!"

　"Hey! We've just come back from running 50 kilometers, and the ice cream must have been taken away! What are you going to eat?" Evil protested very reluctantly.

　Captain Legrand lashed out with a venomous rebuke. "Ice cream? You've already overconsumed it! Stop the nonsense! It's just wishful thinking. Take her away!"

　The conversation between the two attracted Kongxiang's attention.

　"Huh? Evil just stole the ice cream? Yes, sir! Major!" Kongxiang said with a gloating smile, pulled Evil's arm, and prepared to take her to the playground.

　I was just worried about finding a good reason to get my sister to stay away from home and exercise more. I was so happy about the idea; now, a reason has come right to me.

　But the problem is that ships of the same class are evenly matched, and neither the Fantasy nor the Vicious can pull off the other. In terms of technique, the advantage won't be that big...

　After all, Kongxiang is the eldest sister in this class, and her advantage as an eldest sister is reflected here - she called Kaixuan and Ke'er to go to the cafeteria together through the communication, and carried Evil to the playground like a black man carrying a coffin, and everyone supervised her to run 50 kilometers.

　Ice cream is certainly delicious, and the process of eating it secretly and the joy after getting it are also certainly joyful.

　So, what is the price, Miss Vicious?

　This price is as you readers can see.

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　Guzhenkou Naval Port, Qingdao, Shandong, China

　One day while eating, Zhao He suddenly thought of something and asked Chongqing:

　Sister Qing, let me ask you something: which is more developed, the livestock industry in Britain or Germany?

　Chongqing answered without hesitation: "You are talking about animal husbandry. Of course, it's Britain. The whole of Britain is influenced by the North Atlantic Current and has a typical temperate oceanic climate. This climate is most suitable for the growth of juicy pastures. With such favorable conditions, how can animal husbandry not be developed?"

　Although Germany also has this type of climate, it is located further east and has a stronger continental climate than the UK, so it cannot compare to the UK in this respect."

　Zhao He suddenly understood and nodded, "So that's how it is. This is what it means when local climate and soil nurture local livestock, right?"

　"Well... that's natural. Britain's lamb production ranks first among EU countries." Chongqing disagreed with Zhao He's words, with a hint of pride in his tone.

　Zhao He blinked in confusion and reminded Chongqing. "Sister Chongqing, the UK left the EU a long time ago... although there's been a lot of public opinion lately for the UK to return to the EU."

　"Sorry, it was a slip of the tongue," Chongqing quickly explained. "It should be the first among Western European countries now."

　"Mutton? How about dairy cows?" Zhao He seemed to have a strong and tireless thirst for knowledge.

　Chongqing looked up at the sky, thought for a moment, and said, "Dairy cows? Are you talking about the number of dairy cows and milk production? In this regard, Germany is the strongest in Western Europe."

　"By the way, why are you suddenly asking me about animal husbandry?" Now it was Chongqing's turn to be curious.

　"No, I just wanted to brush up on my geography knowledge," Zhao He explained. "But maybe this explains the difference between Chongqing Sister and Zhenhai Sister."

　Hearing this, Chongqing seemed to feel something was wrong. "What's going on between me and Zhenhai? What are you talking about, you idiot?"