Although Wang Yu wanted to build a fleet quickly, he could not conjure the materials needed for shipbuilding out of thin air.
Now that he wants various materials, he can only use Hahara Mio's relationship.
One way was to directly use the raw materials stored in her port area, but she had just finished repairing her own ship, and the landlord's family didn't have much surplus food.
Wang Yu couldn't do the painful thing of directly asking others to provide materials to help him build a ship.
The second way is to go to sea to fight the sirens, and rely on combat merit to exchange materials with the Admiralty.
This method was favored by Wang Yu at the beginning. Annapolis itself has strong combat power, and the appearance of the ship girl is even more powerful, and can play a great role in the fight against the sirens.
In this way, he can help Hahara Mio eliminate more siren fleets floating in the ocean.
In this way, his request for shipbuilding materials can be considered justified.
However, it is now a very cold winter. The daily temperature has dropped below minus ten degrees. Basically, there is a snowfall every two or three days. The calm bay areas on the shore with no waves even have signs of freezing.
It's obviously not a good climate to go out and fight.
Hahara Mio had told him before that her port fleet would not go out to clear out sirens in the winter. This was a holiday for the ship girls. The warships would either enter the dry dock or stay in the port, waiting for the spring of next year. Warming weather and then leaving the port.
No one wanted to go out to fight, and Wang Yu couldn't tie her up.
Wang Yu actually thought about going out with a single ship to fight a small-scale Siren fleet, but after considering the pros and cons, he gave up this plan - if the battleship was injured, he would have to come back to find Habara Mio Shu, which would not be worth the loss.
Therefore, he can only place his hope on the last method——
A special mission for this world naval administration.
As mentioned before, the Navy Headquarters sometimes assigns special tasks to commanders, which are completed by the commanders of various port areas. These special tasks are usually accompanied by generous rewards. Although Habara Mio is in the middle of winter, She doesn't plan to go out to fight, but if there is such a special mission, she will make an exception.
To put it simply, Mio Hahara's idea is that she can't fight on her own, but she will still take on tasks if there are any.
For example, the last mission where she met Wang Yu was a small special mission, and she received certain military merit points and resource rewards. Those resources entered Mio Hahara's port during the maintenance period in Annapolis. District warehouse.
Wang Yu thought that when encountering these special tasks, he would get a share of the pie if he contributed.
It's just that these special missions are usually accompanied by emergencies, such as a large number of sirens suddenly appearing in a certain place blocking the waterway, such as clearing out a key siren fleet, or escorting important figures from the Navy General Administration, etc.
In a word, these tasks are rare.
Even if it does happen, it may not be the turn of the joint port area where Hahara Mio is located.
Therefore, Wang Yu did not wait for a similar situation.
This also made him extremely depressed. It seemed that he could only wait until next spring to take the second method.
…………
Time passed slowly, and Wang Yu began to get used to the feeling of having someone by his side.
Since he could not sail out of the harbor, he and Anna settled peacefully in this two-story building.
During the day, Wang Yu would either hold various books in this world and read them carefully to learn more about the world, or he would take notes to conceive of the future direction of himself and Anna.
And Anna will use some strange means to contact the ship girl's ability - specifically manifested in controlling the ship body across a certain distance. For example, many times, Wang Yu can see that although Anna is sitting peacefully not far from him, But the guns of the Annapolis anchored on the sea were constantly rotating and pitching...
At night, they sat by the warm firelight and chatted about whatever they wanted to talk about, letting the topics fly around.
Wang Yu seemed to have rediscovered the warmth of "home" that he had lost for a long time.
Of course, occasionally they would wander around and take a look at the winter scenery of the fjord in the Habara Mio Port area.
In a blink of an eye, the new year is approaching.
Although the two worlds have similar year, month, and day divisions, the dates are still different. When Wang Yu left the previous world, the season there should still be spring, but in this world, it was indeed late autumn.
So with the arrival of the New Year, Wang Yu was somewhat emotional.
I just celebrated the New Year not long ago, and now I have to celebrate the New Year again.
This new year will never end.
Mio Hahara's port area is gradually becoming more lively.
They seemed to have a routine during the New Year. When Wang Yu sat by the window every day, he could see various buildings being decorated with colorful lanterns and ribbons - even the warships parked in the port were more or less decorated. Some decorations were hung...
On a whim, Wang Yu discussed with Anna whether to decorate the small building where they lived.
Anna thought for a while, built a ladder and climbed up to the roof, and then carved a flower on the thick snow on the roof...
Wang Yu was speechless.
But eating is still the most important item in this house - Anna got a lot of ingredients from the battleship, and with some things sent over by Hahara Mio, she can cook every day's meals in a variety of ways.
Fortunately, with Wang Yu's persuasion, she limited the amount of food per day to what two people could finish.
And on New Year's Eve, she seemed to be celebrating by cooking a table full of meals.
Wang Yu's mouth twitched as he looked at the dinner plates on the square table - what is pain, it is when the world's top delicacies are placed in front of you, but you know that it is difficult to eat them all because of the food limit.
And just when he wanted to ask Anna to stop for a while, Mio Hahara suddenly came to visit in the snow.
"Happy New Year in advance."
She brought some small gifts and smiled.
Wang Yu welcomed her very much, and based on the principle of wasting less, he quickly invited her to sit down and have dinner together.
Mio Hahara originally wanted to decline, but when she walked into the house and saw the sumptuous meal on the dining table, and Anna who was still carrying plates out of the kitchen, she was stunned.
The food was said to be delicious, delicious, and even though Hahara Mio didn't eat it, she knew by looking and smelling that the food would definitely taste good.
She looked at the table and then at Anna: "...Why is Miss Annapolis so good at cooking?"
Wang Yu shrugged: "I just did too much, so you came just in time... Doesn't your ship girl know how to cook?"
Hahara Mio sat in her seat confused: "Yes, I do. Miss Kongo is very good at making black tea. Miss Amagi and Mrs. Kazehaya also know a lot of Sakura dishes. Eugen is a good chocolate maker, but none of them can be as good as An. Miss Napoli is so versatile... I see that there are dishes, soups and desserts on this table, and the dishes are very different..."
Wang Yu sighed: "Maybe it has something to do with the advanced kitchen on the Anna ship..."
Hahara Mio: "?"
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."
Wang Yu handed her a pair of chopsticks: "You came all the way on such a cold day just to wish me a happy birthday?"
When Mio Hahara heard this, she quickly slapped her forehead: "By the way, you interrupted me and made me forget what I was going to say. That's it. I came here this time because I have something I hope you can help me with. I'm here. I’m looking to borrow a boat from you.”
"Borrow a boat?" Wang Yu subconsciously looked out the window at the warships parked on the sea: "Annapolis?"
"Yes, just now, I received news from the Navy Headquarters. There is an urgent siren interception mission, which requires a certain amount of warships from my port area. Therefore, I need the support of you and your warships - of course , I won’t let you help for free.”
When Wang Yu heard this, he felt happy.
This is exactly what I wanted to do. I originally thought I would have to wait until next spring, but this is just the right time.
