Chapter 15: Life Problems at the Tutelary Fort
His companions sneaked away and no one knew where they went. Su Xia was left alone. Naturally he was no match for the Great Devil Lexington. It would be more accurate to say that he had no ability to resist the attack of the Great Devil Lexington. He was defeated miserably and dared not even look at Lexington anymore.
Don't pursue a desperate enemy, too much is as bad as too little. Since she had already won, Lexington did not choose to pursue the victory. Seeing that the admiral had become an honest child, she picked up her phone to check the time, stood up, and said, "Admiral, please sit down for a while. I'm going to prepare dinner."
"Yeah." Su Xia responded. How can a defeated general talk about courage?
It was not until Lexington left that Su Xia, who had raised the white flag in defeat, finally had a chance to take a breath and regain some morale. He looked towards the kitchen and saw Lexington, who was wearing an apron with his hands behind his back. He took a deep breath, stood up and walked towards the kitchen.
Lexington spotted him and asked, "Admiral, why are you here?"
Su Xia said, "Didn't Lexington say he wanted to try my cooking?"
"It's not right to ask the admiral to cook when he comes here for the first time. Admiral, go back and watch TV or play with your phone. It will be ready in a moment."
"Lexington doesn't believe in my cooking skills?" Su Xia said, that's why some people don't remember their mistakes and don't learn from their failures.
"At least let Lexington show off today. I want the Admiral to taste Lexington's cooking skills." Lexington whispered, "It is said that if you capture a man's stomach, you capture his heart?"
Su Xia lost again, completely, and no longer had any will to resist.
"Tomorrow, let's try the Admiral's cooking again tomorrow." Lexington said, pulling out a pair of glasses from somewhere and putting them on, holding the frames with both hands, "What do you think, Admiral? Lexington, the glasses girl."
"Can."
"Is it okay to just have one?"
Su Xia looked around and said, "Well, it looks good."
"Admiral, please look at me," Lexington said.
Lexington, you are a little too much. If a tiger doesn't show its power, do you think I am a sick cat? Su Xia looked at Lexington, was silent for a long time, and said sullenly: "I see."
Lexington smiled and said, "Who looks better with glasses, me or Hood?"
I haven't seen the confused glasses girl yet, but even if I have, Su Xia said, "Do you wear glasses in addition to wearing an apron when cooking?"
"What a cunning admiral." Lexington muttered, and she walked to the refrigerator, "Prepare to chop onions, put on your glasses in advance."
Su Xia saw that Lexington's refrigerator was filled with all kinds of food. According to the information he had collected, the garrison was on an island in the ocean. There were no towns or villages on the island except for the garrison. He said, "I'm a little curious, where did you buy these ingredients?"
Lexington said, "In the supermarket, of course."
"Supermarket?" Su Xia said, "The supermarket in the garrison?"
"Yes." Lexington said, "The supermarket in the garrison is mainly run by Japanese people, and they purchase goods from outside the island. I don't know the specific situation."
Su Xia smoothed her hair and said, "Do you all cook at home?"
"Basically, we eat out occasionally."
"Doesn't the garrison have a cafeteria?" Su Xia remembered that in the game, the garrison had a restaurant, or a cafeteria. Was it good luck to open a box and get a toast that gave him experience points? At this time, he found that Lexington was looking at him with a strange look. "Any questions?"
"Admiral, have you forgotten who you appointed as the mess hall chef?"
"Let me think about it..." Su Xia remembered and slowly uttered the word, "London."
"So you still remember it. Yes, it's London." Lexington said, "London is the head chef, and she brought all her British sisters into the cafeteria to work as chefs. There's also Houston, who used to share the same fate and was called the 'master of dark cuisine' by everyone. Now it can be said that there's a chaos of demons there?"
Even Lexington felt a little worried when she thought of that horrible scene. She said, " Even the British department is the same. No one dares to go to that cafeteria now. Everyone either cooks at home, or... Yixian opened a Chinese restaurant, the Japanese department opened a izakaya, and the Italian and French departments are not far behind..."
Lexington asked, "So why did the Admiral arrange London to be the head chef in the mess hall? Is there any special meaning?"
Su Xia was silent for a moment, then said, "Interesting."
"That's something an admiral would do," Lexington said.
"Mine." Su Xia admitted her mistake, and then asked curiously, "You just said supermarket, right? Do you go to the supermarket to buy things...just pick them up, or do you need to register, or pay money?"
"Of course it costs money." Lexington said, "No matter what you do, you need to spend money. It's better to say that the cost of living in the garrison is quite high. Everyone always says that paper is expensive in the port area."
Lexington looked at Su Xia and said, "Admiral, focus on attacks, expeditions, exercises, construction... Those are important things. It's fine to focus on them. Otherwise, how about paying more attention to the small things from today on?"
Next, Su Xia learned a lot of things from Lexington.
Different garrisons have different management methods.
For a small town garrison, there are not so many requirements.
For a larger garrison, there are many things that must be paid attention to. It seems that the ship girls have different personalities, some are more diligent, and some are more lazy. It doesn't make sense that the hardworking people get the same rewards as the lazy ones. This is unfair, and the big pot is not good.
In short, in this garrison, the garrison covers all the basic expenses of food, clothing, housing and transportation. Of course, since the cafeteria is controlled by London, no one wants to enjoy the benefits of free meals. There is also a considerable amount of pocket money every month, but the cost of the garrison is relatively high.
As for where the money for the garrison comes from, the KanColle headquarters allocates funds based on contributions.
Anyway, if you want beautiful clothes, expensive jewelry, or luxury cars and yachts worth millions or tens of millions, then go and work hard to make money. The garrison will not care about these things, otherwise it will be endless.
If necessary, the garrison provides jobs such as librarian, warehouse manager, purchaser, office clerk, etc. Among them, the secretary ship can only be appointed by the admiral, and those important missions such as sorties and expeditions with rich must also be arranged by the admiral.
The garrison also encourages everyone to open stores in the garrison, such as Chinese restaurants, izakayas, bars, coffee shops, clothing stores, etc. Everyone can open their own stores based on their own abilities. Of course, there are some things that cannot be done, such as casinos.
Of course, everyone in the tutelary fort is a sister, so some things don't need to be so clearly divided. Anyway, you are thick-skinned, calling me sister, or pretending to be pitiful or something - most people can't do such things - running around to eat, drink and get things for free, there is nothing they can do about you, just rubbing your face hard as a reward is enough.
"That makes sense." Su Xia nodded after hearing almost everything.
"I thought the admiral would have some objections, such as thinking that the management of the garrison is too utilitarian and lacks human touch because everything is based on money." Lexington said, "If the admiral has any objections, these rules can be changed at any time."
"I have no objection, otherwise we can't...reputation, counterattack. They like the job of maids, so they can really enjoy their services with peace of mind, without any benefits? Bei Zhai is lazy and eats a lot. All she does every day is play games. Should the garrison pay for her game gold?" Su Xia said. He hated the big pot meal. Of course, if he was taking advantage, that would be another matter.
Lexington smiled: "You don't know, Bei Zhai is a small rich woman."
"Where does she get the money?" Su Xia asked, "You said earlier that there are bonuses for attacking. Is that money she earned from attacking?"
“No.”
"So how does she make money?"
"You'll find out," Lexington said, and she looked at him in a way that made him a little worried.
"Tell me, I'm curious." Su Xia asked.
"You'll know." Lexington still refused.
Su Xia wanted to continue asking, but suddenly thought of something very important: "Speaking of which, I have another question."
"What's the problem?"
"For the strong shipgirls, they can get bonuses by attacking, of course they deserve it." Su Xia said, "Compared to them, some shipgirls have never had the opportunity to attack... I mean, the naval base should be more like a big family than a company, and some rules can't be too cold. Are there any considerations for those shipgirls who are not strong enough?"
"The admiral is very good at management." Lexington praised. Indeed, the more you work, the more you get. But just like the tax ladder system, the weak must be taken care of.
"No." Su Xia said.
"Don't worry, Admiral. Yes, the garrison will take care of those people." Lexington said, "For them, the garrison will help them find a good job, provide interest-free loans if they want to open a store, and even tax exemptions for the initial period... Admiral, you don't know that those who stay in the garrison may be richer than those who often go on attacks."
A lot of nouns popped up in Lexington, and Su Xia was a little confused. It felt like... the naval base was like a city, the ship girls were the residents, and the admiral was the manager.
A super, super important matter, Su Xia asked: "Um, Lexington, as an admiral, I should be able to enjoy those benefits, and about my salary..."
Su Xia is not that shameless. He has not fulfilled his responsibilities as an admiral and has no reason to ask for an admiral's salary, but he really has no money left... He doesn't have to pay the mortgage or worry about the renovation money, but the problem is that he can no longer live in that house.
Lexington asked, "Does the Admiral have no money?"
"What do you mean?" Su Xia said shyly, "A little bit, didn't you say that the cost of living in the garrison is relatively high?"
Lexington looked at him and nodded, "Don't worry."
"Don't worry, Admiral. I have it."
