Chapter 703: Apology Wine and Storytelling
There is no dining table in Su Xia's bachelor apartment. After all, he always eats in the cafeteria. Even if he occasionally eats something here, he just sits in front of the computer desk and eats.
If there is no dining table, the coffee table can be used as a dining table.
What if there is no bench? The sofa can be used as a bench, but it is a bit high compared to the coffee table that serves as a dining table. In this case, it is a wooden floor anyway, so just sit on it.
Now four people are sitting around the coffee table.
Although it was Su Xia's single apartment, Royal Ark acted more like the host here. However, it was she who insisted on treating everyone to an apology drink. She picked up the wine and poured a full glass into everyone's paper cup.
"Royal Ark, do you know the alcohol content of this wine?" Su Xia was frightened when she saw the full glass of wine.
"I don't know." Royal Ark picked up the bottle and turned it over and over. "Fifty-three degrees."
"And then?" Su Xia asked.
"What then?" Royal Ark was confused.
"For example," Su Xia coaxed, "Isn't 53 degrees a bit high? Did you pour too much?"
"Is it high?" Royal Ark said, "Not really. I think the Su family and the others were drinking 96% alcohol."
Su Xia wanted to say something but stopped, and finally gave up and said, "That's it."
"Here's the wine..." Royal Ark poured the wine and raised the glass to gesture towards Su Xia and Wudi, "I took it upon myself to take the admiral to spy on Wudi, which hurt both Wudi and the admiral... I'll drink it first as a sign of respect. I hope the admiral and Lord Wudi will be generous and forgive me."
Ark Royal raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp without any hesitation.
"Forgive me." Su Xia was afraid that Royal Ark would do something weird again. "I forgive Royal Ark."
"I also forgive you, senior." Wudi said.
"So soon?" Royal Ark didn't look satisfied. From this point, it can be seen that she wanted to apologize, but she was more interested in treating everyone to a feast and experiencing Chinese culture. "I took the admiral to spy on Wudi, and you became known as a peeping Tom... Wudi was seen naked, and you had no choice but to marry the admiral to keep your innocence."
"What's a peeping Tom? Everyone is just joking." Su Xia laughed, "It's just a peeping Tom. I don't care at all... Harasser, pervert, scumbag, I have many nicknames..."
As Su Xia was talking, he suddenly realized that everyone was looking at him and asked, "Why are you all staring at me?"
"Well, I heard that I want to hear the Admiral talk about the past." Royal Ark asked, and everyone, including Conqueror and Invincible, pricked up their ears. They joined the garrison relatively late, after Su Xia traveled to this world, and then the Su Xia who played the game and the real Su Xia were two different people.
"What do you want to hear?" Su Xia didn't mind clearing up everyone's confusion.
"Let me offer a toast to the admiral first." Royal Ark refilled her glass and raised it up.
As the Ark Royal raised his glass, the Conqueror and the Invincible raised their glasses.
Su Xia glanced at a few people. He knew what they were thinking. He raised his glass and clinked it with a few people. He said, "You can ask whatever you want. I can't promise to tell you... toasting is useless."
Su Xia didn't like drinking, and drinking would cause trouble, so he originally wanted to just take a sip, but he saw Royal Ark drink it all again. After seeing Royal Ark drink it all, Conqueror followed suit, and Invincible was not to be outdone. He was dumbfounded looking at the full glass.
"We've finished drinking it all." Royal Ark noticed that Su Xia was still holding the glass, "Admiral, don't you want to drink?"
"Drink, drink, drink now." Su Xia said, he hesitated for a long time, held his breath, picked up the glass and drank it in one gulp. The girl had already finished her glass, and as a man, it was really embarrassing to keep a goldfish.
After Su Xia finished his drink, he felt that there was something he had to say in advance, so he said, "If you guys drink, I will definitely drink too, but there are some things that must be said."
"What's the matter?" Royal Ark held the wine glasses and poured wine for everyone.
"Who taught you to drink like that?" Su Xia asked.
"What's the problem?" Royal Ark said, "I saw people drinking like that on TV."
"TV, don't watch TV." Su Xia said, "Can you believe those things on TV? Those heroes always ask the waiter to cut two pounds of beef. In fact, in ancient times, killing oxen at will was a serious crime."
"Where's the wine?" Su Xia picked up the wine glass. "That's not how you drink wine. If you drink a glass at every turn, that's pouring wine, not drinking it. You have to drink a little at a time, and chat while drinking... You have a story and I have wine. The story is long, so you have to drink the wine slowly, otherwise how can you tell the story if you get drunk all of a sudden?"
"I see." said Ark Royal.
"That's it." Su Xia finally felt relieved. "Just ask whatever you want to ask."
"I heard that the admiral used to be a scoundrel." Royal Ark was the first to speak, "He would lift up Oyoda's skirt and poke Helena's breasts...Missouri, Lady Sixteen, he didn't let anyone go."
Su Xia smiled and said, "That's true."
"Admiral, aren't you afraid of being beaten?" said Royal Ark.
The ship girl is not the admiral's slave. If the admiral goes too far, the ship girl doesn't mind taking action.
Su Xia replied: "I believe you won't beat me."
"Why?" asked Ark Royal.
"I don't know if you ask me." Su Xia thought for a while and said, "Maybe he can't bear to hit me, the admiral."
"It could also be because of the admiral's tyranny." Royal Ark said, "I also heard that the admiral used to steal everyone's equipment at will. He was simply a scoundrel."
"That's for the development of the garrison. Putting excellent equipment on one person will help us capture the deep-sea ship girls." Su Xia said.
"Is centralization good for national development?" Royal Ark muttered. She used chopsticks skillfully, scooped up a piece of enoki mushrooms from the boiled fish, and then a piece of chicken from the big plate chicken. The taste was much better than she had imagined. At this time, she found that Su Xia had not moved her chopsticks. She now stopped urging him to drink and started urging him to eat. "Admiral, why don't you eat?"
Even though he had weakened the dark dishes of the Royal Ark and Conqueror while they were taking a shower, Su Xia still hesitated when he saw those dishes and didn't dare to make a move. London left a deep impression on him.
Su Xia put some chicken into the bowl with shaking hands. Even though she didn't like drinking, it was better to drink than to eat those dishes. She said, "Don't forget to drink after eating the dishes."
"Cheers." Su Xia raised the glass, "One finger will do."
Everyone drank.
The Royal Ark forgot to ask Su Xia to eat, giving Su Xia a chance to get away with it.
"I'd like to ask the admiral what it was like when the garrison was first established?" asked Royal Ark.
"That's it." Su Xia thought for a moment and said, "One firefly, a little resource."
"The Admiral managed a Firefly with only a few resources to become what it is today." Royal Ark said, "The Admiral is such a powerful person."
"What else do you think?" Su Xia said, "What is the saying 'The admiral turned out to be such a powerful person'? Who do you think I am?"
"A gigolo who lives on nothing but food and waits to die." Royal Ark said, "Doesn't the admiral do nothing every day? He just plays with this and dates that every day."
"You really don't know why?" Su Xia asked back.
Royal Ark chuckled. She obviously knew. There were hundreds of shipgirls in the garrison, and there were a lot of people who could work, but the admiral was the only one. I don't know how many sisters in the garrison fought for the admiral.
"I heard that the admiral built the sister a long time ago?" asked the Conqueror.
"Yes." Su Xia said, "Newbies must have lions."
"Although it was built a long time ago, it is rarely used," said Su Xia.
"Why not?" the Conqueror asked, "Sister is so strong."
"Why else?" Su Xia subconsciously picked up a piece of chicken and put it into her mouth. As she chewed, her expression changed drastically. It was obvious that she was going to spit it out in front of the Royal Ark and the Conqueror. She could only put on a mask of pain. "The lion is strong , and she eats a lot. My limited resources can't sustain her."
"Let alone the Lion, I dare not send out Lexington, Hood and Renown heavy cruisers. I only dare to conduct exercises and training. Send out all destroyers to save resources and use them for construction." Su Xia said, "We will go on expeditions at the right time and try to maximize the expedition every day."
"Admiral Huang Shiren." said the Royal Ark.
"Royal Ark actually knows Huang Shiren..." Su Xia said admiringly, "That's amazing."
Ark Royal hummed.
"I suddenly want to ask," Su Xia said, "Why does Royal Ark like Chinese culture so much?"
Royal Ark thought for a moment and replied: "The clothes are beautiful, the food is delicious, and the stories are interesting... I like those martial arts novels and fairy tale novels."
"On the contrary, I prefer Western clothing, maid outfits, nun outfits, Lolita, Baroque, and Victorian dresses." Su Xia continued, "I like swords and magic, and I like Dragon Quest."
"Is it because you like swords and magic that you like Senior St. George so much?" Wudi was curious.
"No, no, no." Su Xia waved her hand and said, "I like St. George only because I like beautiful girls, not swords and magic, or Dragon Quest or anything like that. Don't get me wrong."
"Pervert Admiral." said the Royal Ark.
"This is not a pervert." Su Xia said, "Everyone loves beauty."
"In short," Su Xia said, "Royal Ark likes Chinese culture... It's fine to like Chinese culture, but I just want to say... Chinese culture also has many dross, such as the ancient requirement that girls should not go out of the house or bind their feet. We should abandon these dross."
"Anyway," Su Xia didn't dare to eat the dishes anymore. He raised his glass and gestured to everyone before taking a sip. "If you like Chinese culture, learn about it. If you encounter anything you don't understand, you can ask me."
"I've made note of that." Royal Ark nodded.
"That's it," Su Xia said, "Do you have any other questions?"
"I'll ask the seniors about their past." Wudi said, "I heard that the seniors were very powerful in the past."
Su Xia looked at Wudi and asked, "Isn't he powerful now?"
There were no benches, so everyone sat on the floor. Su Xia could only choose to lean against the wall.
"Don't be fooled by the fact that the U.S. is the only ship in the naval base right now. Among aircraft carriers, Lexington is unbeatable, Saratoga is getting stronger as more people join it, and the rising star of the enterprise, Yorktown can control the air and bomb... Missouri is the only god of guided missile destroyers, North Carolina is one of the four kings, South Dakota, West Virginia, Maryland are all powerful ship girls, and there are also large cruisers such as Alaska and Guam..."
Su Xia shook her head and said, "In the past, only Lexington and Saratoga could stand out from the American side. Not to mention the Helena light cruiser, the Raider was also a strong general in the garrison."
"Admiral, continue ." Royal Ark poured wine for Su Xia and kept picking up food for Su Xia, which made Su Xia worried.
Su Xia decided to avoid drinking and eating by telling stories. He continued, "In the past, there was no Veneto and no Richelieu... It's not that I haven't built them yet, but I have built them, but their fighting power is completely incompetent."
"Hood, Lion, Prince of Wales, Renown... Whenever we encounter a deep-sea fleet that is difficult to capture, we use them." Su Xia laughed, "I don't like Nelson and Rodney. I think they are too slow."
"Bismarck is no good. Poor Bismarck has never been glorious." Su Xia picked up the wine glass casually, but did not drink. "Until Beizhai was renovated and Beizhai slightly threatened their status... You may find it hard to imagine now, but at that time, aircraft carriers had no combat power at all. Their main function was to escort."
"As more and more ship girls were added to the naval base, more and more people were transformed... I can't remember when everyone was gradually surpassed." Su Xia fell into memories.
"Hood is the mascot of the Royal Navy and a real evergreen. She is a spiritual leader. As long as she is the flagship, it is easy for everyone to launch a fatal attack or sail at a higher speed, and she will never be eliminated." Su Xia said, "Prince of Wales is in trouble. Fortunately, she is a battlecruiser. I think Lion needs a change."
"The new generation replaces the old." Su Xia looked at the few people, all of whom were newcomers with potential, and couldn't help but sigh, "From now on, the world will still be yours. The future of the garrison depends on you."
"All I pursue is the strength that matches my name," said Wudi.
"That means you're invincible." Su Xia laughed.
"I'm still young and have a lot to learn. One day, I will surpass everyone," the Conqueror said confidently.
Only Royal Ark is silent. She is a salted fish. She just wants delicious food, nice clothes and to be beautiful every day.
Su Xia didn't know how a meal of apology wine turned into a story-telling session. Anyway, the meal lasted until late at night.
After seeing off several people, Su Xia cleaned up the room by himself. He could feel that after such a dinner, several people's sense of identification with the garrison had obviously increased, and their relationship became closer.
