Chapter 124: Ordinary
Su Xia saw the lion, the lion she had always dreamed of.
Historically, the Lion-class battleships were designed as an upgraded version of the previous King George V-class. Four ships of the same class were planned to be built, but the outbreak of World War II delayed construction, and during this period, the design was modified again. Ultimately, they were not built, and the unfinished hulls were dismantled.
The strength of the Lion in the game can only be said to be average, with low detection, low luck, and problems with air defense and speed. The data is only above average among all battleships. Not to mention the consumption, the lack of mid-range defense is a big disadvantage. In short, most of the time it is just used as a transitional unit in the early stage.
When Su Xia obtained the Lion, there were not so many powerful battleships in the game. Many ships had not been released yet, and many ships had not been modified. Moreover, he obtained the Lion very early. I remember that he had been in the game for less than a week. Anyway, his admiral level was less than 20, and Helena had not yet been obtained. It can be said that the Lion accompanied him all the way to grow up?
Su Xia really likes the lion's portrait in the game, not only because of her plump upper body and invincible long legs, but of course those are also one of the reasons. Thick golden wavy long curly hair, wearing a crown, holding a lion head scepter inlaid with huge rubies, matching with gorgeous whalebone skirt and big puffy skirt, especially the proud face, and the queen's attributes, it is hard to stop.
As of the sixth anniversary of the game, in terms of the exquisiteness of the portraits, the portraits of Des Moines, St. George, etc. are simply ruthless, but in terms of temperament, Su Xia has always felt that no one can surpass her.
The lion in front of me didn't wear the gorgeous dress in the game, but just ordinary clothes, a white shirt with black trousers, and of course a pair of high heels, but her temperament was no less impressive. Another reason for her temperament was that she was very tall, and her height was very oppressive. Maybe it was also because there was a girl who looked like an attendant following behind her?
Su Xia looked at the girl with blonde ponytail standing behind the lion. He was sure she was the Vanguard.
The historical HMS Vanguard was the last British battleship in World War II. It was built as a replacement for the Lion-class battleship that was discontinued. Due to multiple revisions to the design drawings, construction was suspended several times and it was finally completed after the war. It could only be used as a review ceremonial ship and a cruise ship for royal visits for a long time.
"Admiral, why are you going to the cafeteria? Just go ahead... You know the cuisine in London."
Shi knew the whole situation, and even when she saw Su Xia lying on the bed, she remained calm from beginning to end. Like everyone else, she sat on the silver-carved armchair beside the bed, and Qianwei stood beside her, really like an attendant.
Almost everyone asked about it. Su Xia didn't want to explain anymore. He said, "It's a little complicated. I can't explain it all at once."
"What's past is past, it's all right." The lion said, "It's all right, it's all over."
Su Xia wanted to scratch his head. If other people came to visit him, most of them were like younger generations visiting elders, or employees visiting leaders. Of course, St. George was not like that. That was a wife visiting a bad husband. Why did Lion come to visit, and why did he feel like an elder or leader came to the ward to visit and comfort him?
Obviously, now is not the time for small talk. Shi just sat down for a while and stood up, looking at the Vanguard standing next to her, and said: "Vanguard, haven't you always been concerned about the admiral's condition? I told you it's okay, but I'm still worried. Now that the admiral is here, you can say whatever you want to say now."
The lion would not really think of her as the queen, and the vanguard as her attendants. They were never queen and attendants, but sisters.
"Ah, what are you talking about?" Hearing the lion's words, the vanguard was a little panicked and at a loss. He was a tall, serious-looking aide-de-camp, but his behavior at this moment was not in line with his image. "Admiral, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Su Xia replied.
The lion said, "Vanguard, is that what you want to ask?"
"Um?"
"I thought you would say something that showed your concern for the Admiral."
The vanguard faltered.
"Do you want me to speak for you?" asked the lion.
"No need." Vanguard said quickly.
"Then tell it yourself."
"There's nothing much to say..."
Shi glanced at the Vanguard, and she said to Su Xia: "Admiral, you don't know how anxious the Vanguard was after hearing that you ate London's food. He was restless. He came to see you several times when you were unconscious. Wales said that you woke up, and he kept urging me to come and see you."
"Really?" Su Xia looked at the vanguard who lowered his head, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Su Xia knew what the lion and the vanguard wanted to hear, and it was definitely not as simple as a perfunctory thank you. In the past, he would just play dumb, but he had made up his mind to try to respond to everyone if possible. He said, "The vanguard actually cares about me so much, I'm really touched."
Did this show that he felt her feelings and was really touched? Su Xia thought for a moment and added , "You are indeed my pioneer." That's good enough, and that's all I can say.
Avant-garde is a little embarrassed, what is my avant-garde?
King George V of England came a little later than the lion.
Unlike the lion, who was full of queenly style, King George V of England looked ordinary at first glance. He greeted everyone with a modest and decent manner. He walked from the door to the bed and sat down steadily on the bench. The series of actions were not very elegant or noble, but certainly not impolite. The greetings that followed were also similar to those of everyone else.
Su Xia's first impression of King George V of England was nothing special.
King George V of England finished his visit and walked aside.
The Prince of Wales saw that her sister came alone, so she asked curiously, "Didn't my younger sister come with you?"
King George V of England replied: "She went out at noon. She doesn't like to play with her phone, so she probably didn't pay attention to the messages in the group... The admiral is fine, so I didn't notify her specifically. Didn't you notify her?"
"I think the same as you do," said the Prince of Wales. "Since the admiral is fine, there is no need to notify her specifically."
"Yeah." King George V of England just responded without saying anything more.
King George V of England glanced at Su Xia, who was lying on the bed petting a cat. He seemed to like cats very much. She suddenly asked: "Except for our British department, does anyone in other departments know about the admiral now?" Before the admiral woke up, they were not in the mood to discuss so much, but now they must discuss it.
The Prince of Wales said: “I have been keeping an eye on the swarm and no one seems to know about this yet.”
"Now that the admiral has woken up, we can let them know," said King George V of England.
The Prince of Wales nodded.
Unlike before, when everyone came to visit one by one, said a few words and then left, and the next person came to visit. Lion did not leave after she came. At this time, she saw King George V of England and the Prince of Wales talking, and she walked over to listen, but did not interrupt.
King George V continued, "Let those little girls speak first, and test the waters a little. When people ask, we will speak. We are not hiding anything intentionally, but there is no need to mention trivial matters... Try to behave this way."
"good."
"Once everyone knows that the admiral fell into a coma after eating food made by London, everyone will come to hold him accountable," said King George V of England. "No matter what, London is our sister and we must protect her. A king who cannot even protect his subjects is not worthy of being a king."
"I know that without you telling me."
"After something like this, it's impossible to expect nothing at all," said King George V. "Instead of everyone taking the canteen by force, we should take the initiative to say that we are unable to manage it and hand it over to avoid losing face. And we are so proactive and sincere, it's hard for people to say anything."
The Prince of Wales said: "It is useless for us to say who will manage the mess hall. Only the admiral can say it."
King George V frowned slightly and said, "Of course I know... I don't mean to hand over the canteen to everyone, but to take the initiative to hand over the canteen to the admiral, and then disclose this matter. Wales , don't you understand at all?"
"I see," said the Prince of Wales, having to admit that his sister knew better.
"Then, we have to muddy the waters and divert everyone's attention from the fact that the admiral passed out after eating London food and that our British faction played a bad role here, to which faction will be able to control the cafeteria next." King George V of England looked at the Prince of Wales and nodded, silently asking, "Do you understand?"
"It's a pity that Reputation is definitely unwilling to intervene in such matters, but we can't make things difficult for her, otherwise she would be the best candidate." King George V of England said, "Glory, leave it to Glory."
King George V of England looked at the admiral again and asked, "How is the admiral doing now? He has not recovered yet. Does he have to stay in bed?"
"When he first woke up, he almost fell down when he tried to get up," said the Prince of Wales. "After eating a little and resting for so long, he looks much better now and should be fine."
"The admiral has recovered now, but not completely. He must rest. At least within the next two days." King George V said, "Wales, do you understand what I mean?"
"Sister, do you want to keep the admiral here?" Prince of Wales said, "If the admiral wants to leave, can we stop him?"
"The admiral's problem is easier to solve." King George V of England said, "He likes little Lolita. We have Little Lolita, Firefly, K1, M1, M2... The people the admiral likes include you, me, my sister, the Reputation Counterattack sisters, Hu De, Lion, St. George, Indomitable... There are too many to count. Otherwise, we can appeal to his emotions. In short, there are plenty of ways."
"If Lexington, Missouri, and Iowa came to him, the admiral would definitely not be so determined to stay." King George V of England said, "So the main problem is to hide it from everyone."
"I see," said the Prince of Wales. "I have one last question."
"What's the problem?"
The Prince of Wales said, "Sister, don't you hate conspiracies and tricks? You keep saying that those are just tricks. Conspiracies and tricks may be exposed, and once exposed, everything will be ruined. As a king, you must use open and aboveboard strategies. Move with the trend, act with the trend, take advantage of the trend, and be aboveboard..."
"Yes, why do we need to resort to conspiracy?" King George V of England bowed his head slightly. "Open conspiracy is not easy to achieve, so... even if it is a conspiracy, I like the admiral and hope he can stay with me more."
