(PS: Finally, the battle between the sword maidens and the ship girls has begun. This can be seen as a way for the author to pay tribute to the sealed novel "The Last Admiral in the Ship Girl World" on Qidian... ...)
"That sword, I've never seen it before!" Nian Mingyue stared at the Qingpin Sword in Gu Han's hand for a long time but couldn't find any information about it in her mind. She glanced at the Suifu Sword, "Suifu, have you seen this sword before?"
"Suifu has never seen it, my dear Mingyue." Suifu tilted her head and looked at Nian Mingyue mischievously.
"Big Sister, there are countless ancient sword maidens in this world. It's not strange that there are one or two you haven't seen!" Song Hamama said casually. She didn't know that Nian Mingyue was also a genius, deeply researching sword maidens. She had once memorized the entire "Ancient Sword Record," which documented thousands of ancient sword maidens. In her memory, there was no information about the sword in Gu Han's hand.
"Interesting."
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For any ship girl born in Britain, black tea is an indispensable part of their life. If they don't drink a cup of fragrant black tea in the morning, at noon, and in the evening, they will be completely listless for the entire day.
Konggang is a typical example. Although she belongs to Fusang, she is a genuine British beauty at heart, with an unrelenting pursuit of black tea. Whenever she has free time, she finds a sunny spot with a gentle sea breeze, brews a pot of black tea, and enjoys a pleasant moment.
For example, now, Konggang is sitting under a deep blue sun umbrella, putting a pinch of tea leaves into the teapot, pouring in boiling hot water, holding the delicate handle, and gently shaking the teapot to make the tea leaves' fragrance blend into the water more quickly.
Although the tea is still steaming hot, Konggang, unable to resist the temptation of the black tea, impatiently pours a cup and drinks it in one go. The water temperature of this cup of tea is at least 90 degrees Celsius, and if a normal person drank it, their throat would be scalded. But Konggang is not afraid; she is a ship girl, and this temperature is like a bullet hitting her.
"Fire! It's a bit light." Konggang put down the cup, frowning tightly. What to do? The taste is too light.
"Damn, adding another pinch of tea leaves will do!" Konggang patted her head, feeling superior about her intelligence. Konggang is indeed the smartest ship girl in Fusang. So, she added another pinch of tea leaves and poured another cup.
"Fire! Still light!" Konggang was getting impatient. Drinking two cups of light tea made her mood very bad. She decided to be more generous and not be too stingy with herself. So, she added a large pinch of tea leaves into the teapot, not just a small pinch, but a large one, using all five fingers.
"Fire, why is it still a bit light!" Konggang decided to go all out. She put her whole hand into the tea leaves, grabbed a full handful, and stuffed it into the teapot. The amount was so large that even the teapot couldn't contain it, and a lot of tea leaves spilled out.
"Fire, although Shengwang, that old maid, doesn't allow me to put so many tea leaves, who cares? How can a mere black stocking maid scare Konggang? Wow, this fragrance is amazing, fire, Konggang is already excited!" Konggang lifted the teacup and deeply inhaled the rich aroma of the black tea, feeling the entire warship overloading.
"I'm going to drink it!" Konggang shouted, closed her eyes, and tilted her head back, ready to drink the cup of black tea in one go.
"Brown-haired barbarian, our ancestors' black tea is not for you to drink like a cow!" Before Konggang could pour the tea into her mouth, a blade appeared out of nowhere and cut a perfect cross into the cup, causing it to disintegrate in mid-air. The fragrant black tea fell freely, wetting Konggang's short skirt.
"Who is it!!!" Konggang stared with wide, bewildered eyes, looking at her hand still grabbing the air. When she realized what had happened, the boiler inside her instantly overloaded, the steam pressure skyrocketed, and she quickly stood up from the chair, scanning the surroundings. "Who is it, who dares to disturb Lady Konggang's tea time!"
"It's me!" The strange short sword reappeared behind Konggang, and two blades lightly sliced through her clothes, piercing her skin.
"System: -56"
"Damn, how can this enemy's defense be so high!" The one who attacked was none other than the killing sword maiden, Suifu Sword. As a killing sword maiden, their advanced skill, the second skill, is generally a skill that allows them to enter a stealth state.
Suifu had been fighting with Nian Mingyue for several years, and the sword marks had already reached six, making her a third-grade sword maiden. All her skills, including the advanced skill, had awakened. So, Suifu stealthily approached the tea-drinking Konggang, planning to ambush her when she was most relaxed. However, seeing her so disrespectful to the fine black tea, she couldn't hold back and attacked first.
"Why did Suifu suddenly attack? Didn't I tell you to wait until Konggang finished her tea and closed her eyes to rest before making a move?" Seeing the battle had begun, Gu Han questioned Nian Mingyue.
Gu Han's face was not good. They had agreed to follow his commands, but unexpectedly, Suifu disregarded his orders and acted first, completely ignoring his command.
"Suifu, why didn't you follow Gu Han's command and attack before she finished her tea?" Nian Mingyue's voice echoed in Suifu's mind. This was the mental link between the sword holder and the sword maiden, allowing Nian Mingyue to directly issue commands to Suifu through her will.
"I don't know why we had to wait until she finished her tea to attack. When is the best time to attack? It doesn't matter when we attack, does it?" Suifu's tone was very dissatisfied. In her view, the damage caused by attacking at any time was the same.
"Suifu thinks it doesn't matter when to attack!" Nian Mingyue explained to Gu Han.
"Hmph! How can it be the same!" Gu Han suppressed his anger. "When Konggang finishes her tea, her body will completely relax, and the weak parts of her armor will be exposed. At that time, Suifu can deal significant damage, not just 56 points of damage, which is like scratching an itch for her 49,500 HP."
"I understand, I will tell Suifu not to violate the command again!" Nian Mingyue quickly replied, though it was unclear if she really took it to heart.
"Never mind, tell Suifu to immediately enter stealth mode and wait for Zhen Shan and Chixue Mo to be in position."
"Understood." Nian Mingyue quickly relayed Gu Han's command to Suifu. This time, Suifu followed Gu Han's command well because, as a killing sword maiden, she could only deal the most lethal damage in stealth mode. In a direct melee, Suifu had no confidence in facing the tough Konggang.
"Passive Skill: Shattered Without a Trace: If the sword maiden Suifu does not take any damage in battle for 10 seconds, she automatically enters stealth mode. In stealth mode, she recovers 1% durability every 30 seconds. By consuming 10% durability, she can ignore any attack and forcibly enter stealth mode."
So, Suifu leaped, increasing the distance from Konggang, bent down, and her figure gradually became blurry. In a few seconds, she would completely disappear and re-enter stealth mode.
"Want to run? You broke Konggang's black tea and want to run!" Konggang's pigtails stood up in anger. "Let me show you the power of Konggang's 356mm guns, fire!!!"
As she spoke, a flash of light appeared, and a warship instantly materialized behind Konggang. Four twin 356mm guns pointed directly at the position where Suifu was about to disappear.
This is the ship equipment of a ship girl. Ship equipment is the fundamental power of a ship girl in battle, a miniaturized version of their warship form. Although the appearance is smaller, the power of these ship equipment is not reduced in any way.
"Bad, Mingyue, tell Suifu to immediately lie down and avoid the artillery attack." Gu Han reacted quickly, giving the order the moment Konggang revealed her ship equipment. However, Nian Mingyue was a bit slow, distracted by Konggang's ship equipment. By the time she reacted and relayed the command to Suifu, it was too late.
The four 356mm twin guns fired simultaneously, and after a blinding flash of light, eight massive shells formed a rain of fire, raining down on Suifu's position.
Suifu was too close to Konggang, only a few meters away, leaving her no time to dodge. She only managed to lie down halfway before a shell hit her left arm.
"Ahh!" Suifu screamed, and the impact of the shell sent her flying over ten meters away. The shield near her arm shook violently but, fortunately, stabilized and did not break.
"Mingyue, how is Suifu?"
"Not good. Although the close-range shield wasn't broken, she lost 980 energy points. Suifu's sword maiden form has a protection ratio of 0.1, and my sword element is over 43,000 quarks, so Suifu's shield energy is 4,300. Suifu can only withstand three more hits." Nian Mingyue looked worriedly at the nearby battlefield. "I will immediately order Suifu to use Shattered Without a Trace to forcibly enter stealth mode."
"No, Suifu cannot enter stealth mode now!" Surprisingly, Gu Han, who had just ordered Suifu to enter stealth mode, gave a completely opposite command. "Mingyue, tell Suifu to immediately get close to the ship equipment behind Konggang and attack."
"No, Suifu's protection ratio is too low. She can't withstand many shell attacks. She should immediately enter stealth mode and wait for an opportunity to attack!" Nian Mingyue strongly opposed.
"Now is the best opportunity." Gu Han didn't even look at Nian Mingyue. "Konggang's artillery needs 33 seconds to reload, which is common knowledge for every admiral."