The slightly weird commander's ship girl tour

"To be honest, I haven't really thought much about the location of the port area." Huang Chen scratched his head and said with some surprise.

Although I have lived in this strange world for so long, many unimaginable things have happened, such as the inexplicable appearance of memories, the inexplicable strengthening of physique, and the long-lost ship girl.

But he still had a dreamy feeling.

Even in daily life with the girls, he can feel and understand emotions that are difficult to express in words, and truly regards these elves on the sea as his own family and an inseparable part of himself.

But deep down, there is still a feeling of unreality.

Before nightfall every day, I always feel hesitant, as if I am just a traveler, a passer-by. Maybe when I open my eyes the next day, the world will have returned to its original state.

Huang Chen didn't know where this uneasy feeling came from, but when the ship girls discussed the construction of the port and selected a site, the feeling suddenly dissipated a little.

"My lord, do you have any requirements for the climate in the port area? For example, how about area S23? Or some warmer places in area C1?" Tiancheng asked softly.

"Commander, you can come to my place. There is an abandoned dam there. It can be used as a port area after some renovation." Dafeng said with raised hands excitedly.

"It's still too cold here." Huang Chen shook his head. Although he really liked the snow scene, it was still too cold.

For example, he was feeling quite uncomfortable right now, with cold hands and feet. So why were they discussing these issues in the cafeteria? It was so empty, so cold!

"A warmer place? Tiancheng understands. What about the sea area? Are there any requirements for the sea conditions?"

Huang Chen frowned and said, "Try to go to a safe place."

"Is it a safe sea area?"

"Not necessarily, but..." Huang Chen suddenly seemed to remember something and said excitedly, "If we build our own port, can we build it next to someone else's port?"

"For example, let's find a particularly powerful port district and become its neighbor. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Tiancheng blinked, not knowing what to say. Taihou, on the other hand, suddenly became excited again and waved her arms, "Commander, come to our place. There is a large port next to us with more than 20 ship girls!"

"Ahem. Dafeng, don't forget what I said before." Tiancheng finally couldn't help it and coughed twice. Then Dafeng was stunned, and then he became stiff like a stone statue, twisting his neck with a dry laugh.

He rubbed his hands, smiled at Huang Chen again, and then walked to the back kitchen of the cafeteria.

"What is she going to do?" Huang Chen was a little confused, and then he saw Dafeng rolled up her sleeves and started washing dishes.

"This..." He raised his eyebrows and looked at Tiancheng and Enterprise at a loss, "Is this also what we agreed on before?"

It feels like bullying.

Although Dafeng was a bit troublesome before, didn't you guys already solve it in the room? Is this step still necessary?

Then Dafeng suddenly picked up one of the plates, with an intoxicated look on her face. She put it in front of her nose and smelled it, and even seemed like she wanted to lick it.

"This is the plate you ate on before." Qiye looked at Huang Chen and said. This sentence made the latter shudder. He asked in disbelief, "It's not that serious, right? Before..."

He didn't finish his words. If he was so excited about a plate of food, then what about the food he couldn't finish before?

"Before..." Tiancheng sighed suddenly after hearing this, "I underestimated Taihou. After the commander left, I wanted to throw away the leftover food. Although it was a pity, if I forced it to be eaten, I would have to start the ship to digest it, which would also be a waste. But in the end..."

"In the end, it was eaten by the phoenix." Enterprise said quietly, "We tried to stop it, but failed."

Huang Chen didn't know what to say for a moment. He was silent for a moment, then looked at Qiye and Tiancheng, "Let's continue with the previous question. What were we talking about just now?"

"Sea area." Enterprise gave a somewhat helpless smile. "Commander, we don't need to worry about this aspect. As long as we don't build the port area on the front line, there will be no problem."

"Also, if we want to borrow the power of the KanColle headquarters, then we'd better establish a port area in a place where there is a shortage of people, and at least take on some of the responsibility of guarding the sea area."

"Is that so?" Huang Chen grinned and laughed dryly. "I am a little bit presumptuous, but... since you said so, shouldn't we go to the KanColle headquarters and ask which areas are most short of people?"

"Can't we discuss it for a long time and then the other side doesn't need it?"

"That's not necessary." Enterprise shook her head. "It's just generally speaking, there's a shortage. But since the Commander said so, we can discuss it with the people at the Kanmusu headquarters. If they happen to be short of people in a certain area, perhaps they can cover part of the port construction costs."

"Of course, we still have to pay the bulk of the bill ourselves."

"Is that so?" Huang Chen nodded. "You can contact your company. Isn't there an old friend you know in Area C1? Speaking of which..."

He suddenly thought of something and added, "So that person knows about our port area, right?"

"Yes." Enterprise nodded, but Tiancheng looked a little confused. "I heard the master mention an old friend in Area C1 before. Who is it?"

Huang Chen also looked at the enterprise with a puzzled look.

"Amagi definitely knows, but the commander doesn't know if he still remembers it." Enterprise thought for a moment, "St. Louis. He was mainly responsible for logistics at the time, so he had more contact with us."

"Oh. St. Louis, I remember now." Tiancheng nodded.

Huang Chen, however, still looked bewildered. He then shook his head and said, "Forget it. If I can't remember, forget it. In that case, let's put the location of the port area aside for now. What should we discuss next?"

"Let's discuss the construction of the port area, the layout, structure, what buildings need to be built, the functions of each building, etc." said the enterprise.

"Perhaps we can follow the layout of the old port area," Tiancheng said, then looked around as if searching for something. "It's a bit inconvenient to talk here. Why don't we change rooms? At least we can use paper and pen to sketch out a plan first."

"I have it here." Enterprise reached into his pocket and pulled out a notebook with a pen inside. He then smiled faintly. "Even if it's a sketch, it's a bit too sloppy here. Let's go to another room."

Huang Chen nodded. He had long felt that this place was too cold and wanted to move to a warmer place.

Half an hour later, Taihou finally finished washing all the dishes and looked up excitedly, "Commander...eh?"

The cafeteria was empty.

Chapter 122 Planning Issues

There are a lot of things to discuss.

The issue of the location of the port has been put on hold for the time being. Now it has only been determined that it should be in a place with a pleasant climate. Other options need to be discussed with the KanColle headquarters.

But further other plans need to be put forward.

First of all, there are various buildings and layouts. Although there is no actual terrain, they are generally coastal. A general model can be extracted and planned.

After the specific site is determined, minor adjustments can be made according to the terrain.

Based on the previous port area planning map, the types and needs of some basic buildings were first determined, including playgrounds, dormitories, office buildings, entertainment buildings, warehouses, and docks.

Then we consulted with others and added a large bathroom, a playground, and more.

Of course, some very strange suggestions, such as racecourses and ski resorts, have been kicked out.

In fact, every time Huang Chen thought of the images of the former port area in his memory, and then thought of the deserted park in the suburbs of Fengcheng, he felt deeply moved.

Such a large building complex was once the port area. It nominally belonged to me, but it also experienced the Sirens bombing and was finally transformed into a park. It can be said that it has experienced many vicissitudes of life.

Every time I think back on it, I feel a sense of historical weight.

And now there is another thought: How much money would it cost to build such a port area?

After thinking about it for a while, I felt a little numb on my scalp.

But such sighs were immediately overshadowed by something even more distressing. Even with the past port area planning as a reference, rebuilding the port area now is still a huge problem.

What kind of playground do you need? How many do you need? Do you need a running track? Do you need a soccer field? If you want a soccer field, do you need turf?

What kind of dormitories are there? Are they group dormitories? Single-person apartments? Dormitories with multiple bedrooms? Are they divided into different groups? How big are the rooms? Do the rooms need gas?

Or perhaps some open space was carved out in the harbor area so that the shipgirls could build their own houses?

What kind of office building would it be? In addition to the commander's office, would there be a secretary's office? Would there be other offices for managing logistics, commissions, combat operations, exercises, and so on?

What kind of entertainment would the recreational building offer? A game room? An arcade? Indoor pool, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, or badminton? A reading room? A movie theater?

How big should the warehouse be? How big should the dock be? What facilities should the playground have? And so on and so forth. A series of questions began to arise during the discussion. The three of them continued to discuss until it was almost time for dinner, but they only came up with a very vague plan, but it was basically concluded.

"This thing is more tiring than I thought." Huang Chen let out a long sigh and couldn't help rubbing his forehead and temples with his hands. The storm of thoughts in the afternoon made his head a little sore.

In front of him was a small pile of A4 papers covered with various words and pictures. This was the result of the three of them working for an entire afternoon.

"Is it so complicated for other commanders to build port areas?" he asked with some confusion.

Enterprise shook her head. She felt okay. "Other commanders...if you don't want to go to the United Port Area after graduating from the academy, you can be assigned a garrison. These are all built uniformly by the Kanmusu Headquarters and there's a template."

"Template?" Huang Chen raised his eyebrows, suddenly becoming interested. "Does the company know about this? Let me take a look."

"I know..." Qiye said, took a piece of white paper from the side, started to draw a simple picture, and handed it to Huang Chen after a while.

"This..." The latter looked at the simple pattern on the paper and was a little confused for a moment.

"There's only one playground, and then one building. The first floor is usually offices, warehouses, cafeterias, etc., and the second and third floors are rooms. The commander can arrange them freely. Before taking over the garrison, he can also contact the shipgirl headquarters to make some small-scale renovations."

“The reference is of little significance.”

Huang Chen nodded. Not only was it not big, it could basically be said to have no reference value at all.

"Because there aren't many shipgirls among the freshly graduated students of the Commander Academy, a large shipgirl wouldn't be suitable. Of course, the commander can also expand the port area according to his own needs in the future."

"The Kanmusu headquarters will have a dedicated team to provide support and assistance. However, when I was at the Kanmusu headquarters, I only encountered one expansion application."

"As for the port area, they also have a template. It's based on the tutelary fort template with some modifications. They enlarged the playground and separated the dormitories into a separate building."

"Add some auditoriums, sand pits, swimming pools and other facilities according to the commander's needs."

Huang Chen nodded. He remembered the port area he had seen in Silk before, which was also quite simple.

"Knock knock—" Suddenly there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Huang Chen was a little confused and walked forward to open the door. "Is it time to eat?"

Then Akagi's figure appeared, and Kaga was still standing silently behind her.

"Commander, are you hungry? Akagi has some snacks here!" When Akagi saw Huang Chen, his eyes lit up, and he put everything else behind him. He reached out and held his arm, and then actually took out a plate of Japanese sweets from somewhere.

"Commander, Akagi made this by himself~, please try it soon, Commander." As she said this, she smiled charmingly.

"Delicious!" Huang Chen was a little shocked and found it hard to accept, but he still ate one under Akagi's gaze and gave a thumbs-up. "But what are you doing here? Are you here just to deliver Japanese sweets?"

"Oh, I almost forgot." Akagi looked as if he had suddenly realized something. He then glanced past Enterprise and directly at Amagi in the room. "I've already asked at the pier, and the tickets are no longer available through normal channels."

"However, there are many cargo ships stranded at the port. If we are willing to provide escort, we should be able to obtain navigation permits. It's just that the conditions on the cargo ships are a bit unsatisfactory. However, some small cargo ships seem to be doing well."

"Or it could be a ship run by the Kanmusu headquarters. There should be one at the end of the month."

Tian Cheng nodded slightly after hearing this. This was something he had expected. "Has the Railway Bureau asked about this?"

"The Railway Bureau is under a lot of pressure right now. Many cruise ship passengers have moved to the railway, but tickets are still available. However, it is not possible to book a lower-level carriage," Akagi continued.

Hearing this, Huang Chen sighed. Booking the next level of carriage would have been the most ideal solution, as it could have prevented all possible problems from various aspects.

If it doesn't work now, there's nothing we can do.

"Master, what do you think?" Tiancheng did not make a decision after hearing this, but just looked at Huang Chen.

"Let's buy train tickets. Taking a freighter or something is still too troublesome." Huang Chen sighed and suddenly asked, "When will Xianghe and the others come?"

During the previous discussion, we learned that Mogami and Mikuma had already gone back to inform Shokaku and Zuikaku.

"It's about half a day's journey." Tiancheng lowered his head slightly. "Maybe they'll come tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Actually, I thought about letting them stay at the hot spring resort together before, but they didn't come later."

Chapter 123 Strange Sounds

It was almost time for dinner, and after chatting for a while, everyone got up and went to the cafeteria.

At this time, there were already a few people sitting here and there. The chef was Suzuya, and the main dish was stewed fish, served with some side dishes such as pickles, which tasted quite good.

Speaking of this, I have to sigh that people's physiques are really different. Almost any of the ship girls from the Sakura Empire are not good at cooking.

Even someone like Kaga, who looks cold and aloof, is surprisingly good at making wagashi.

What Akagi had taken out before was what Kaga had taught her to make - and she could make it herself, but she just thought Kaga's was better.

Normal people would see Kaga like this, with a cold face, sometimes even laughing wildly, and words like fighting, strong, struggling, and pleasing.

For a girl like this, can you imagine that she is actually a cook secretly?

Compared with them, the White Eagle's ship girls pale in comparison, so much so that even a dark cuisine master of Malani's level is qualified to enter the kitchen.

Why is this? It's because we don't have enough people! Not only can't we cook, but there aren't even many people who can cut vegetables properly.

Bumblebee and Essex have gone out many times, camping more than once, and Huang Chen doesn't know how many times he has cooked. The last time he grilled a fish, it still left a deep impression on him.

The company always claims that she has inherited the true teachings of the Kitchen Goddess, but she doesn't even eat the food she makes. When she is alone, she prefers to survive on various canned foods.

This is not groundless. Huang Chen also has experience or lessons. He remembers that once the dessert after a meal was popcorn, and the company suddenly became interested, rolled up its sleeves and started to participate.

He said that he couldn't cook complicated meals, but he could easily make popcorn. The result was an eye-opener for Huang Chen.