Capítulo 82: Chapter 82: Even the Iron Blood Must Be a Shrine Maiden?
During lunch, Lin Lan finally had time to ask Akashi about the shrine maidens, talismans, and the current situation of the Sakura Empire fleet.
"Commander meow, shrine maiden skills have always been a mandatory course in the Sakura Empire meow."
"From aircraft carriers to submarines, everyone needs to learn relevant knowledge, meow."
Akashi, who still loved fish the most, sat in her chair, her cat ears drooping, swinging her small legs, and happily eating the grilled fish brought by the Manjuu.
As she ate the fish, she continued to explain tirelessly about the shrine maidens in the Sakura Empire.
"Talisman is an important tool for shrine maidens, specifically used for exorcising demons and setting up barriers, meow."
"Like our divine child, Admiral Nagato, she is the most powerful shrine maiden meow, Akashi has only learned a bit of the basics meow."
"Aside from shrine maiden courses, everyone in the Sakura Empire also learns swordsmanship, tea ceremony, archery, and... how to seduce and charm commanders, among other things , meow."
Lin Lan was initially amazed that the Sakura fleet had to learn so many things.
But when he heard Akashi's last statement, he was instantly shocked and exclaimed,
"What did you just say? The last course you mentioned is what exactly?"
"Meow cough cough, I must have remembered it wrong, wrong meow."
The cat-eared loli shook her head repeatedly. Lin Lan didn't believe it was just Akashi's mistake.
Thinking about the seductive animal-type ship girls from the Sakura Empire, Lin Lan suddenly felt a lot of pressure.
What should he do? Perhaps he should eat more seafood to brace himself.
Then he remembered the so-called Demon King Army, and it turned out that the talismans from the Sakura Empire really worked against them.
This was unexpectedly fantastical. As a good materialistic man, Lin Lan had always regarded talismans as psychological tools.
"But, your talismans... really have the function of exorcising evil? Was that monster that attacked me really an evil spirit?"
The pure white light that had annihilated the Demon King Army's supreme leader in his spiritual world left a deep impression on him.
"Well meow, could it not be? At that time, Akashi saw a big black eyeball monster on you meow, and no one else could see it. Clearly, you were possessed by an evil spirit meow."
Akashi seemed to have no idea about the real identity of the monster, only thinking that he was possessed by some evil spirit.
Although, to be precise, that was indeed the case.
This also meant that the ship girls of the Sakura Empire, like the Liao Continent people, could see the monsters possessing people.
"Evil spirit... Is that why we couldn't defeat that monster?"
Ulrich, who had been listening to Akashi's words, deeply remembered this type of monster that couldn't be destroyed in a physical sense.
"I will make a report on this incident and suggest that Admiral Bismarck consult Admiral Nagato on shrine maiden techniques in the future."
It was the first time Ulrich had learned about such a monster in the world, and after careful consideration, she decided that future exchanges with the Sakura Empire should be conducted.
Lin Lan looked at Ulrich, who was seriously thinking.
Previously, in the game's plot, the Sakura Empire had actively approached the Iron Blood to exchange for Siren technology.
Now the situation seems to be reversed.
However, he imagined seeing Bismarck, Eugen, Ulrich, and Zeppelin in shrine maiden outfits in the Iron Blood fleet...
That didn't seem like such a bad idea.
Shrine maiden outfits were the best.
Akashi, who couldn't see Lin Lan's thoughts, continued to talk about the situation in the Sakura Empire.
"Before I left, the Sakura Empire was still relatively harmonious, meow."
"Everyone built a base on an uninhabited island meow and occasionally went to nearby islands with residents for fair trade meow."
Hearing Akashi's words, Lin Lan was stunned.
"Trade? Who were you trading with, and who was in charge of this matter?"
"The people on those islands all call themselves Liao Continent people meow. The trade was handled by my good partner, Shiranui meow."
Hiss, Shiranui...
Hearing Akashi's words, Lin Lan felt a deep respect and a cold sweat.
Even though he had guessed that the Sakura Empire's current location was near Liao Continent, knowing that Shiranui was in charge of the trade with Liao Continent made him deeply worried.
Of course, he was worried about Liao Continent.
He could only hope that the kind residents of Liao Continent wouldn't be swindled and ruined by this famous black-hearted merchant from the Sakura Empire.
"By the way, Akashi, have you heard of the Demon King Army and heroes?"
Having solved most of his confusion, Lin Lan casually asked Akashi about the Demon King Army and heroes.
"Meow? Commander, are you referring to those cosplay events in the port area before meow?"
Seeing the cute Akashi tilting her head at him, Lin Lan sighed helplessly.
It seemed she didn't know what the Demon King Army was.
However, Lin Lan was clear that someone must know about these things.
That would be the Sirens, the originators of everything.
As long as he could capture a high-level Siren capable of conversation, he could extract useful information from them.
But it's easier said than done. Actively finding a high-level Siren was quite challenging.
Generally, Sirens are mainly executed by human-shaped Sirens of the Executor type.
Executors are the most frequently encountered types of Sirens in the game, such as Pursuers and Lead Navigators.
These Executors are mindless killing machines with no independent will, and capturing them is useless.
High-level Sirens with their own will, like Purifiers and Builders, are hard to come by.
Thinking about the Siren Architect he encountered on the passenger ship, Lin Lan regretted not talking more with her.
After all, opportunities are fleeting.
Well, there was no need to rush this matter. Lin Lan mentioned it to Ulrich and didn't think about it further.
Speaking of which, Lin Lan remembered that in traditional Japanese RPG games and novels, heroes are indeed usually crossovers.
He didn't see any heroic traits in himself.
He had once longed for the identity of a hero, hoping to defeat the Demon King and save the world.
But he had long outgrown that age.
Being able to peacefully accompany his wives was his greatest goal now.
Lin Lan's only concern was the former hero mentioned by the Demon King Army's supreme leader, Abbott.
Since that former hero was also a crossover, would there be other crossovers in this world besides him?
After pondering for a long time, Lin Lan decided not to worry about it for now.
Even if there were other crossovers, could they have a fleet of ship girls like his?
Very unlikely.
After lunch, U101 and the others invited Lin Lan to play on the beach behind the office.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Lan agreed to their request.
After all, he was now more of a mascot, though he had always been like that.
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