How do I start a romantic relationship with a ship girl?

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"So, it means we can now determine the source of that mental energy?"

Inside the research laboratory in the Ironblood Harbor district.

The tall and voluptuous ship girl was looking at the latest research report in her hand. Her scarlet tongue inadvertently licked her alluring red lips, revealing a satisfied smile.

“Yes, Sister Frederick! I can confirm with 100% certainty that the mental energy came from Commander Buli!!” The petite Purple Buli waved the wrench in her hand lightly, equally excited.

"Just as I suspected..."

"It's Commander! Is Sister Frederick going to capture the Commander and bring him back to the port?"

"Bring them back to the port area? I think it's more accurate to say 'bring them back'..."

Frederick shook his head, his smile tinged with an indescribable emotion: "How could you treat that child like that... We should treat him well."

"squeak--"

The laboratory door was gently opened, and a ship girl with long golden hair, dressed in military uniform, walked in expressionlessly.

Upon hearing the sound, Frederick frowned slightly and discreetly slipped the report in his hand into his pocket.

She turned to look at the person who had entered: "Bismarck... at this hour, you should still be in command center on duty, right? How come you have time to come to the lab? This doesn't seem like something you would do..."

Bismarck glanced at Frederick's palm, saw that it was empty, and then looked at Zibuli.

"It's Bismarck, bli! You actually have time to come to the lab today, bli!" Although Zibuli's tone sounded very happy, a trace of doubt still flashed in her eyes.

Why are so many people in my lab today...?

But then, that doubt vanished.

Who cares, as long as it's lively, that's fine!

"I've handed over all the matters at the command center to Hindenburg for help... so there's not much to worry about regarding internal affairs in the port area for the time being."

Bismarck explained calmly, "As for why I'm here... Frederick, you should know the reason better than I do, right?"

"Oh? Interesting...."

Frederick raised his handsome eyebrows slightly.

Judging from his actions upon entering and what he had just said, Bismarck must have known something about it.

However, he had never told anyone about this, and Zibuli would never voluntarily reveal anything related to it. So how did Bismarck find out about this?

Or is it that the other side has also been secretly gathering a lot of intelligence?

“I don’t want to waste time with unnecessary words, and I’m too lazy to test the waters… We’re all on the same side, so let’s just be frank…” Bismarck began.

"You have intelligence on the commander, right? I need a copy..."

Chapter Seventy-Five: Candidates

Similarly, I can also provide you with some information that I have.

Seeing Bismarck's bluntness, Frederick remained silent for a long time before slowly taking out the analysis report he had hidden in his hand.

Frankly speaking, the information she currently possesses is very limited. At most, she can vaguely guess that there is some connection between her and her sister ship, Huteng, but it is only superficial and there is no concrete evidence.

She also desperately needed what Bismarck possessed.

"It's fresh out of the oven, I haven't even had a chance to look at it for long, and you've already caught up with it..."

“Yes, that’s right, that’s what we just analyzed!” Zibuli nodded in agreement.

"OK..."

Bismarck took it and began to read it carefully, line by line.

The night before, she had secretly witnessed the unusual aura of mental energy behind Zi Bu Li, so when she saw the analysis report and the result she had expected, she did not show any surprise.

Although her face remained expressionless, Bismarck's heart couldn't help but stir slightly when she finally confirmed the commander's information in black and white in the report.

After all, the Commander is far too important to Sangvis Ferri right now.

On the other side, Frederick saw that Bismarck's expression remained unchanged, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

There was no surprise or astonishment, only a calm expression.

Judging from their current behavior, this shouldn't be the first time they've been exposed to information related to that child... and it's possible they were exposed to it before I was.

If that's the case, then I'd better speed up my movements.

Always stay with me.

"Do you have the exact location of the island where the commander appeared?" Bismarck asked, looking up after reading the report.

“It’s already on record. Although it’s a bit remote, it’s very close to the waters under our jurisdiction. We can go there anytime if we want…” Frederick crossed his arms, making his already tight clothes even more prominent.

"Hmm... how many people know about this so far?"

Bismarck pondered for a moment before finally asking the question that concerned him most.

The commander's information must be kept as confidential as possible. Otherwise, if it is leaked, not only might nearby factions like the Royal Iris and the Northern Alliance come back to get involved, but even the Eagle Union and Sakura Empire might rush over after learning the information.

"Based on the information I currently have, it's just you and me."

"That's good... Where's Hutten?" Bismarck breathed a sigh of relief, then looked puzzled. "She disappeared for so long, I thought it was something you two had planned..."

“I don’t know about Hutten’s side either,” Frederick shook his head.

"Really?"

"If it were you... would you casually leak information about that child?"

"....Won't."

“She doesn’t know either, so she didn’t tell me about this, and I don’t even know her exact location right now.” Frederick narrowed his golden eyes:

"Alright... now it's your turn to tell me what you know..."

"From my perspective... I think it's very likely the Royal Navy; the Commander should be with the Royal Navy."

"feel?"

"feel."

“If I had certain information, I wouldn’t have come to you…” Bismarck explained:

"I used my privileges to access the wide-area detector and discovered that the Royal Navy's coastal cities had recently experienced a large-scale invasion by the Sirens fleet."

"What does the invasion of the royal coastal cities have to do with that child?"

“You know, about that very likely conjecture…” Bis replied, “There is an ‘attraction’ between individuals who possess mental energy.”

The so-called 'attraction' does not refer to the kind of captivating attraction in the usual sense, but rather to something akin to a fateful arrangement.

The translation is: Ship girls will eventually meet their commanders.

This attraction exists between ship girls and commanders, and also between commanders and sirens.

The relationship between Sirens and their commanders is usually not friendly, so it can be understood that the longer this goes on, the more likely Xu Huan, as the commander, will attract the attention of the powerful Sirens... or be hunted down.

"The royal coastal city had never before encountered such a large-scale Siren fleet invasion, and yet it happened so recently..."

Frederick muttered to himself, following the information Bismarck had provided.

"Yes... Although I have always had doubts about the royal family, the Sirens' sudden and large-scale invasion must not have been without reason."

Bismarck nodded, then looked at the analysis report in his hand: "And according to the report... it is impossible for an ordinary human like Commander to survive in the waters where the Sirens are active."

"So that child must have encountered a ship girl... and that person is most likely Hutten." Frederick, who knew the island's coordinates, recalled Hutten's previous mission direction and said:

"Her last mission was in that direction..."

“If my guess is correct, then the commander is almost certainly in Port Royal now…” Bismarck tossed the analysis report back to Frederick.

"What are your plans? To just go to their door and snatch them back?"

"I did have that idea at first... but those guys from the Vanguard and the Avant-garde aren't easy to deal with..."

Frederick gave a knowing smile and suggested, "If I'm not mistaken, then let me go see that boy... under the guise of a visit. And while I'm at it, I can assess his overall qualities for the port area..."

Are you going...?

Bismarck hesitated.

To be honest, if it weren't for her somewhat special identity within Ironblood, which would easily arouse suspicion from all factions if she rashly went there, she would think that the best candidate would be herself.

"What? Are you afraid I'll end up like Hu Teng, never to return?"

Frederick slowly shook her head, gazing out the window at the Ironblood Harbor district, and said leisurely:

“I’m different from Hu Teng… I believe that child can only receive better treatment and education in a tough environment…”

Bismarck remained silent for a while before nodding slightly in concession: "You...can, but you can't go alone."

"Oh? Who do you want to come with me?" Frederick asked, somewhat curious.

The people sent cannot be too much weaker than Frederick, after all, they need to play a role in restraining the other side, and there are very few ship girls in the entire Ironblood whose strength is similar to Frederick.

"Let's go with Hindenburg..."