Chapter 642 Red
After the intensive decoration and arrangement during the day, the garrison is now filled with a festive atmosphere.
Especially as the sky gradually darkens and all the lights come on, the Christmas tree becomes beautiful against the colorful lights, and the festive atmosphere becomes even more intense.
Walking into the cafeteria, you can see holly wreaths hanging on the walls and pillars, as well as many ribbons, evergreens and holy berries as decorations. The food pick-up area is also decorated with small Christmas trees and gift boxes, and of course candles. The cafeteria's lighting used to be cold white, but now it has been changed to warm yellow.
Christmas dinner is the highlight of Christmas Eve.
Although many countries celebrate Christmas, different countries have different customs and Christmas food.
Now there is another problem. Most of the staff in the cafeteria are from the fishery and Japanese backgrounds. They have no idea about Christmas dinner. Among the few people, Colorado and others don't have much cooking skills. She was able to enter the cafeteria because of her industrialization. Tianying's specialty is dim sum, and there is basically no one who can control the situation.
This will make the whole Christmas dinner a bit messy. Dongpo pork with a Christmas tree toothpick stuck on it can also be a Christmas delicacy, and octopus balls placed on a plate decorated with green can also look decent.
Of course, those traditional Christmas delicacies are absolutely indispensable.
For a garrison with nearly 400 people, one roast suckling pig was not enough, they needed several. All of them were roasted until the surface was crispy and golden. The apples in the mouths were stuffed in later. Two of the apples of the roast suckling pigs were taken away and eaten by some troublemaker, so two more were added in the end.
For a chef like Yixian, even if he has never used a turkey as a food, it is mainly because turkey meat is too tough and is not used as a food in normal times. However, turkey is indispensable for Christmas delicacies, so he can easily learn how to cook it by looking at the recipe. All he needs to do is to clean the inside of the turkey, marinate it in advance, fill the turkey's belly with carrots, celery, onions, chestnuts, etc., and then spread a lot of spices on the surface before putting it in the oven.
There are many stories about how many ordinary chickens were made into "roast turkeys" according to the cooking method of roast turkeys. According to our reporter Kirov, Yixian made the first roast turkey and was very dissatisfied after tasting it, so he instructed Ninghai to make "roast turkeys" with ordinary chickens, but the roast turkeys purchased must be used up and not wasted.
Salmon is a must-have dish on the Christmas table, and there are quite a lot of varieties. There are raw salmon slices soaked in sugar and salt juice for three days, supplemented with lemon juice and mustard, which tastes delicious.
Normally, the British were not allowed to enter the kitchen, but today they had to prepare a lot of snacks for Christmas dinner. Their snack-making skills were barely good enough to avoid the curse, but they allowed only a few people to join in. London was not allowed to enter the kitchen anyway, otherwise Christmas Eve might turn into a dangerous night.
"Look at this, Admiral." Xiao Zhai's palms were filled with a pile of small cookies. "This is the gingerbread I made. It's made of honey, brown sugar, almonds, candied peels and spices."
Su Xia picked up a gingerbread and put it into her mouth.
Xiao Zhai watched Su Xia chewing the gingerbread she had prepared, her face full of anticipation, and asked, "How is it?"
The taste of the gingerbread can only be said to be ordinary, but the gingerbread made by Xiao Zhai is different. The reason why Su Xia didn't say anything was that he was thinking about how to praise Xiao Zhai. He had to praise him well. He pondered for a long time and said, "This gingerbread was not made by Xiao Zhai."
"I did it." Xiao Zhai said that there was no need for children to help decorate the naval base. Everyone was busy working, and it would not be a good idea for him to be the only one playing on the computer. After thinking about it, he ran to the cafeteria to help.
"No way." Su Xia shook her head, "I don't believe it."
"Why don't you believe that I did it?" Xiao Zhai asked.
Su Xia picked up a small gingerbread and said, "How could the gingerbread made by Xiao Zhai be so delicious? I've never heard that Xiao Zhai can bake. You think Yixian's is pretty good. Xiao Zhai can make such delicious gingerbread. From now on, all matters related to the cafeteria and Yixian will be handed over to Xiao Zhai."
Xiao Zhai tilted her head and took a long time to react. It was obviously her first time baking, and everyone gave her a lot of materials to entertain herself. The gingerbread she made was almost the same as the one made by Sister Yixian. She smiled and said, "I made it."
"Really?" Su Xia looked horrified.
"Really." Xiao Zhai nodded heavily.
"Do you really believe it?" Xiaohua suddenly interrupted, "It's not like everyone has eaten the gingerbread you made. You've eaten it yourself, so don't you have any idea of how it tastes?"
Xiao Zhai suddenly became dispirited.
"Everyone has different tastes... Compared to Shropshire, London's cuisine gets a 10 out of 10. I don't know how other people would rate it, but I think it's delicious," Su Xia insisted.
Xiao Zhai secretly glanced at Xiao Hua. Xiao Hua was really tactless. Can't some things be left unexposed to make people happy? After thinking for a while, he said unwillingly: "It doesn't matter. It's just that the admiral deliberately praised me. It sounds so good... Admiral, praise me more."
Su Xia was amused, picked up Xiao Zhai, and took a bite of her cute face. The gingerbread made by Xiao Zhai tasted just average, but Xiao Zhai in a cute Christmas outfit was 100% delicious.
Not only Xiao Zhai put on Christmas clothes, Xiao Hua also put on Christmas clothes. She usually tied her hair into two ponytails, but today she tied them into two buns, tied them up with ribbons and hung small bells on them. It was also very cute. It's a pity that Xiao Luo didn't see it. I don't know what her Christmas clothes looked like. Is she super cute?
Su Xia looked around and saw that everyone was wearing Christmas clothes.
There is a big problem with the Christmas outfits of these adults, as they all expose their breasts and long legs.
The company's Christmas outfit is black silk, while Joan of Arc's Christmas outfit is white silk, each has its merits.
The Duke of York's Christmas outfit was also black stockings, but that was all. Her chest was tightly wrapped, much more conservative than everyone else's Christmas outfits. So much so that Su Xia wanted to remind her that there was heating in the cafeteria, so she didn't need to wear so much.
Su Xia saw the silver-haired girl humming softly towards the window. Her Christmas outfit was a skirt. Since the Christmas event was planned by Missouri, he basically did not participate much. He did not know what role the silver-haired girl played in this Christmas event. He asked curiously, "Is Dido going to sing a song tonight?"
Dido, the first ship of the Royal Navy's Dido-class light cruiser.
Dido participated in a series of naval battles in the Mediterranean. In addition to surface combat, it was mainly responsible for air defense and escort missions. The last mission of the war was to go to Copenhagen to persuade the German Navy to surrender. On the way, it fired the last naval shot in the European battlefield. Then the surrender ceremony was held on Dido.
Dido in the game has no transformation, no skills, and definitely no chance to attack. It is worth mentioning that her portrait is quite cute.
Dido stopped singing, turned around, saw Su Xia, and nodded.
"Not bad." Su Xia praised.
"Thank you," said Dido.
Su Xia subconsciously looked at Dido's hands, which were a pair of mechanical hands.
Dido noticed Su Xia's gaze, and openly showed her hands, saying, "Don't worry, Admiral, it's okay."
"Yeah." Su Xia responded. He couldn't understand why Dido had a pair of mechanical hands. Could it be because the historical Dido was seriously damaged by a bomb on the way from Crete to Alexandria?
The bodies of the Dido sisters all seem to have some problems. Dido has two hands, and Yagur Sailor has one hand and one leg... Su Xia looked at the girl standing not far away and talking to Yagur Sailor. She had a slender figure, long silver-white wavy hair, and beautiful purple eyes like amethyst. If the right eye was not covered with an eye patch, it would be perfect. But even with an eye patch, it did not reduce her beauty at all.
That was Sirius, the eighth ship of the Royal Navy's Dido-class light cruiser.
The Sirius was originally assigned to the Home Fleet, and later transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet. As a member of the Q Fleet, it participated in the last naval battle in the Mediterranean - the Battle of Scollay Bay. It provided fire support in the Sicily and Normandy landing operations. Finally, it successfully survived the war and was retired.
The Sirius in the game is one of the few light cruisers that has five stars without modification. Although it is five stars, it is very difficult to obtain. After modification, it becomes six stars. After modification, the firepower is quite high. As an anti-aircraft light cruiser, the air defense is very high, and the anti-submarine is also quite high. If there is a shortcoming, it is the detection. With the skills, there are still many opportunities to attack, but the overall light cruiser is poor.
The game is quite amazing, not only does it have facial cleanser, but also... it is really very practical, and probably no player can refuse it.
Dido followed Suxia's gaze and saw Sirius. She said, "There's nothing wrong with Sirius' eyes."
Dido waved towards Sirius and called out, "Come here Sirius."
Sirius heard the voice and walked over, shouting, "Sister, Admiral... Is there something you want to ask me?"
"Take off your blindfold and show it to the admiral," said Dido.
"No need." In order to fill the port with everyone's laughter, Su Xia specially checked everyone's situation, including Sirius who was wearing an eye patch. "There's nothing wrong with my Sirius's eyes, they're just red, like the eyes of a deep-sea ship girl. I wear an eye patch to avoid scaring people."
“No.” The second-year Purple Quartz jumped out, “The Deep Sea Flagship is sealed in that eye. I sealed it in.”
Dido clenched her right hand into a fist and knocked on Amethyst's head. Her hand was a mechanical hand, and it was not as soft as an ordinary girl's palm. It was not pleasant.
Anyway, Amethyst held his head in his hands for a long time.
Hood's two cats, Ginger and Fishcake, both wore Santa hats.
The Snow Queen of Vengeance is fantastic.
Washington, who usually has a stern face, also wore Christmas clothes today.
It's normal for Quincy to cheat, and it's not worth worrying about at all.
Akagi was already extremely hungry.
The glorious Christmas outfit isn't bad either.
Kongxiang doesn't have a Christmas costume, only a reindeer costume, and the ball on her nose is a bit funny. The scary costume is similar, but the point is that she always has a stern face, which is really a bit inconsistent with the outfit.
"Ah, thank you Admiral Su for inviting me." Ella was also wearing Christmas clothes.
Su Xia glanced at Ella and said disdainfully, "Don't think I don't know. You're trying to trick me into inviting you over through the Victory."
"Some things are better known. It's not good for anyone if they are exposed." Ella laughed.
Compared to the Christmas event at KanColle Headquarters, I still prefer the Christmas event here. It is said that it has been prepared for a long time. Not only that, I have been staying in this garrison for so many years, and I have become accustomed to many things. I still want to celebrate the holiday with everyone.
Su Xia walked around the cafeteria and found that he hadn't seen Lexington.
"Where's your sister?" Su Xia found Saratoga. The neckline of her Christmas dress was a bit big, and it had to be said that the girl had the capital.
"Sister," Saratoga said, "I'm sorry."
"What do you mean?" Su Xia took out her phone and looked at it. "It's getting late now."
"Then I'll go and urge her," Saratoga suggested.
"Go ahead." Su Xia said.
"Then I'm leaving."
However, before Saratoga could leave, a commotion broke out.
Su Xia walked towards the cafeteria door in confusion, and Saratoga followed him. She had already seen a hint of red.
"Sister is here," said Saratoga.
Su Xia also saw Lexington. She was wearing a gorgeous dress, a hat with a huge brim, a big skirt, and a pair of long black legs with high heels. She usually only wore light makeup, but today she put on eye shadow and lipstick, a bright red. She was no longer as dignified as usual, and looked particularly charming.
"That's the dress I picked out for my sister," Saratoga said.
Su Xia paid no attention to Saratoga's words. He approached Lexington and looked at her carefully. Even now, he was still a little bit unbelieving and murmured, "Lexington?"
Lexington lifted his hair and asked, "Why can't the admiral recognize me?"
"The changes are quite big." Su Xia said.
"Is it a little different from usual?" Lexington said, "After all, I am the shining queen now."
"Hmm?" Su Xia was not quite used to the current Lexington.
"What? Are you stunned?" Lexington stretched out his hand toward Su Xia, "I allow you to kiss the back of my hand."
Su Xia quickly reacted because she often played role-playing games with Missouri. She took Lexington's hand, kissed the back of her hand, and said, "Yes, my queen."
"Lead the way," Lexington said.
Lexington walked forward in her high heels and noticed that everyone was staring at her. She suddenly squatted down and covered her face with her hands.
"No, it can't," Lexington said.
Saratoga looked at Lexington and sneered.
"Waste sister."
