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She went up the stairs to the second floor, walked through the corridor, and arrived at her bedroom.
The Deep Sea Will pushed open the door, and Deep Sea Taihou was sleeping on her bed.
The Will of the Deep Sea quietly watched the Deep Sea Taihou, then coughed softly: "Ahem."
Upon hearing the Deep Sea Will's cough, Deep Sea Taihou, who was still asleep in bed, seemed to receive some kind of command and sat up abruptly. She knelt on the bed, her legs tightly together, and cautiously looked at the Deep Sea Will.
The Will of the Deep Sea sat down next to the Deep Sea Taihou: "Are you satisfied now?"
The deep-sea phoenix nodded.
"Then, as agreed before," the Deep Sea Will extended its hand to the Deep Sea Taihou, "give me a copy."
Deep Sea Taihou cautiously reached out and slowly grasped the palm of Deep Sea Will.
Since everyone is a spiritual being, passing on a memory is not difficult.
The Deep Sea Will quickly received the memories transmitted from the Deep Sea Taihou.
As the Deep Sea Will sensed that memory, a faint blush gradually rose on her cool face.
Finally, the Deep Sea Will nodded and smiled gently at the Deep Sea Taihou, who resembled a kitten: "Pleasant to cooperate."
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
Xiaobai slowly withdrew from the spiritual world. She sat up in bed and looked around in a daze.
The sunlight was no different from when Xiaobai had fallen asleep before.
That's true. From the time Xiaobai fell asleep to when she woke up, not much time had actually passed.
Xiaobai sighed helplessly, reached out and touched her lips, her expression subtle.
After what just happened, Xiaobai couldn't fall asleep either.
She threw back the covers, got out of bed, and slowly pushed open the door to the room.
Outside the door, hanging on the tall, deep-sea metal mountain were ship girls, mostly Nia's destroyers. Xiaobai looked closely and it seemed that even Fubuki and the others were there.
That's how destroyers are, right? Xiaobai didn't care. She walked out of the room and closed the door behind her.
"Xiaobai, you woke up so quickly?" Nia's voice rang out beside Xiaobai as soon as she stepped out.
Xiao Bai looked over and saw Nia squatting by the sink washing vegetables.
"Hmm, I woke up because I wasn't sleepy." Xiaobai smiled at Nia and then walked to her side.
“Staying up late is bad for your health, and staying up late without sleeping is even worse. Xiaobai, you should go back and lie down,” Nia said to Xiaobai.
"It's okay, I slept in yesterday," Xiaobai said.
“Really?” Nia asked.
Xiao Bai pointed to her eyes: "Nia, do you see any dark circles under my eyes?"
“…” Nia looked at Xiaobai’s face.
Xiao Bai's skin was fair and tender, and her features were so delicate that they looked like computer CG. There were no dark circles under her eyes, and not even the smallest mole.
“…I was overthinking it.” Nia sighed and said apologetically to Xiaobai.
"Hehe." Xiaobai chuckled.
Actually, Xiaobai didn't sleep last night. After all, a group of ship girls were discussing how to deal with the Deep Sea Bismarck and the others. They spent the whole night treating the seriously injured Deep Sea Bismarck, so the room was noisy and Xiaobai couldn't sleep.
However, even if he can't sleep, Xiaobai is full of energy. With the support of the ship equipment, Xiaobai doesn't feel like he has any problems even if he doesn't sleep for a night or even a week or two.
The act of sleeping is merely a habit, something I do because I'm too bored at night.
"Xiaobai, what are you going to do with that mountain?" Nia asked Xiaobai.
"Ah... well... um, I'll go ask the Admiral's Guild later," Xiaobai said.
"Oh……"
"Nia, are you really not going to share some?"
“No, really, no need,” Nia said.
Nia is not a pretentious person. When faced with difficulties that she cannot solve on her own, that is, when she should accept help, Nia will never refuse, and will even take the initiative to seek help.
But things are different now. Nia's life is stable, and at this time, Nia doesn't want to accept Xiaobai's kindness anymore.
This isn't about whether she feels she can repay the kindness. In fact, in Nia's heart, she has already repaid Xiaobai's kindness for several lifetimes, so a few more won't make a difference.
As for why she didn't want to accept Xiaobai's kindness at the moment, Nia thought for a long time and only came up with one reason: she didn't want to leave Xiaobai with the impression that she was a lazy person who liked to eat.
Zhang recommends a book called "The Ode to Light Begins in the Warriors' Tribe," by the famously prolific author, the same author of "Island Frontline" not long ago. You can find more details about his achievements by checking the book's tags; he's known for updating so frequently that even his editors have advised him to slow down.
MapleStory fan art
The following is a brief introduction
"Warrior Village is a great place, I really like it there."
Yu Xian shrugged and flashed a bright white smile at the person who had asked him the question.
What a hearty smile.
"What? Do you miss home?" Yu Xian scratched his head. "Of course I do! After all, home is a place where I can play games all day without anyone saying anything. It's not like being in Edelstein pretending to be stupid to those Blackwing bastards every day."
What are your thoughts on the God of War?
Yu Xian clapped his hands together.
"That's my boss! A war goddess! You know? The kind who can take on an entire army single-handedly! One swing of her axe could send that old geezer Ban Leon flying!"
It all started with a purple butterfly. Yu Xian began his journey to enjoy another world.
He couldn't help but smile as he successfully emerged from the cliffs of the Warriors' Village.
With the blessings of the tribe and the chief's instructions, Yu Xian finally made his voice heard throughout the world.
"Let me be healthy!"
Chapter 685 Saratoga's Little Secret
Seeing Nia's resolute attitude, Xiaobai knew that Nia probably wouldn't accept it this time no matter what, so she had no choice but to give up the idea of giving away the deep-sea metal.
"Alright then," Xiaobai said.
"Oh, of course. If you need to move deep-sea metal, don't forget to come to me. I have quite a few ship girls here, they can help you out, Xiaobai," Nia said to Xiaobai.
Xiao Bai smiled faintly and agreed to Nia's request.
Nia seemed very happy that she could help Xiaobai. After Xiaobai agreed, a happy smile quickly appeared on Nia's face.
Nia was still washing vegetables, and Xiaobai didn't want to disturb her. After saying a few words, she walked towards Yixian's room.
Little White still remembers what the Deep Sea Will promised him in the spiritual world.
Xiao Bai passed by the towering deep-sea metal peaks, turned a corner, and arrived at Yi Xian's gate.
Just as Xiaobai was about to knock on the door, she realized that Yixian's room door was not closed properly.
The door to Yixian's room was slightly ajar, with a crack still visible.
In Xiaobai's memory, Yixian closed the door after entering the room. Did Yixian go out?
Xiao Bai grabbed the doorknob with a puzzled look, gently pulled the door open, and went inside.
Yi Xian did not go out. Just as Xiao Bai entered the room, Yi Xian was squatting in front of Deep Sea Bismarck, who was covered in bandages, and examining the bandages on Deep Sea Bismarck's body.
On the other side, Deep Sea Tirpitz, her eyes slightly glazed and looking as if she had been woken from a dream, sat blankly on the bed, draped in Yi Xian's blanket. Saratoga and Constellation were huddled around Deep Sea Tirpitz, waving cat toys around in front of her.
"Deepsea Tirpitz seems so gentle, her composure is amazing." Constellation murmured as she held the cat toy in her hand and waved it in front of Deepsea Tirpitz.
“She doesn’t like this,” Saratoga said to the constellation while pulling a bottle of Coke she had just bought from her ship equipment space.
Sure enough, the moment Saratoga pulled a Coke from her ship's storage space, the Deep Sea Tirpitz sitting in front of her perked up immediately. She stared at the Coke bottle in Saratoga's hand and reached out to grab it.
Saratoga quickly held the Coke high, preventing Deepsea Tirpitz from touching it.
Seeing that Deepsea Tirpitz had shown interest, the Constellation next to Saratoga quickly took out a poster from its ship equipment and spread it out in front of Deepsea Tirpitz.
"Do you feel it?" Constellation asked Tirpitz.
"..." Deep Sea Tirpitz looked at the constellation poster, feeling nothing at all.
Xiao Bai stood at the door, looking at Saratoga and Constellation who had inexplicably appeared in Yi Xian's room, and became somewhat interested in what the two of them were doing.
Yi Xian noticed someone behind her. She turned around and glanced at Xiao Bai. Just as she was about to greet him, Xiao Bai waved his hand, indicating that Yi Xian shouldn't be so formal.
Little White walked up behind Saratoga and the constellation: "Saratoga, what are you doing?"
"Eeeeeeeeeeeee!!!" After hearing Xiaobai's voice, Saratoga and Constellation screamed like cats whose tails had been stepped on, and then jumped high into the air.
The sisters turned around and looked at Xiaobai, quickly putting the things they were holding behind their backs and looking at Xiaobai with nervous expressions.
"Huh?" Little White looked at Saratoga in confusion. "Saratoga?"
Saratoga was covered in sweat: "I...I..."
This was a rare sight for Saratoga, and Xiaobai couldn't help but become curious. She glanced at the poster in Zodiac's hand and asked, "Zodiac, what's that poster you're holding? Can I see it?"
“Uh…” Constellation’s shoulders twitched, and she glanced at Saratoga a few times.
"..." Saratoga did not provide any astrological feedback.
The constellation, looking resigned, handed the poster to Xiaobai.
Xiao Bai took the poster, slowly unfolded it (which was almost crumpled by the constellations), and looked at it.
The large poster features various anime characters, with a white-haired girl in the center wearing an admiral's uniform and striking a cute pose.
The familiar style of the characters is still fresh in Xiaobai's memory; it is indeed a work by Tirpitz.
Xiaobai looked down and, sure enough, there was a large line of text below the poster that read, "Please look forward to the third volume of the Yuru Kantai Collection."
"..." Xiaobai fell silent.
Saratoga was drenched in sweat.
This story begins quite a while ago. Most of the ship girls in the naval base knew that Tirpitz could draw, especially after the autumn deep-sea event, when it became common knowledge. Taking the doujinshi incident as an opportunity, Tirpitz's artwork, "Yuru Kantai Collection," also became known to many ship girls.
Saratoga was one of them.
As one of the few ship girls who didn't participate in the doujinshi incident, Saratoga was still resentful and unhappy about it. However, no matter how unhappy she was, after seeing the doujinshi that could be described as a work of art, Saratoga couldn't help but admire its wonderful plot and visuals, and became a big fan of Tirpitz.
After that, Saratoga even went to look for the normal version of Swaying Ship Girls and found the first and second volumes of the manga, which were selling very well on the market.
After reading the collected volumes, Saratoga also became deeply fascinated by the comic. She waited and waited for Tirpitz to draw the third volume.
However, since the end of the Autumn Deep Sea event, nearly two months have passed, and news of the third volume has been out for more than a month, but Tirpitz's Swaying Ship Girl has not been updated even once in the magazine.
Saratoga once brought Coke and potato chips to Tirpitz to ask about the third book, but Tirpitz was lying on the living room floor like a scrambled egg, clicking away on the controller while giving Saratoga a simple reply.
"I'm tired of drawing."
Saratoga's world crumbled in the face of Tirpitz's utterly matter-of-fact reply.
That seems to be true. Tirpitz finished drawing the second volume of "Wandering Ship Girls" when it was the first chapter of the "White's Guide to Conquering the Seas" series. Now, a very long time has passed, and Tirpitz has indeed not updated "Wandering Ship Girls" for a long time.
Saratoga then asked, "What about the third volume of Shipgirls?"
"Gone." Tirpitz replied casually.
Then Saratoga pounced on Tirpitz and viciously grabbed Tirpitz by the neck, and the two began to wrestle in Bismarck's house.
In the end, this incident did not affect Saratoga and Tirpitz's friendship. However, Tirpitz later explained to Saratoga that she was indeed tired of drawing and did not want to draw again for a while.
Saratoga thought about it later and realized that this kind of thing was quite in line with Tirpitz's lazy personality. Although somewhat disappointed, Saratoga could only wait for the day when Tirpitz would rekindle his interest.
The situation took a turn after Xiaobai caught Abyssal Tirpitz. After seeing how innocent Abyssal Tirpitz was, easily tricked into going home by a few words from the ship girl Tirpitz, Saratoga's little head started spinning.
The Deep Sea Tirpitz seems to be very similar to the ship girl Tirpitz, sharing similar hobbies. Conversely, does the Deep Sea Tirpitz also have the same special talents as the ship girl Tirpitz? Like drawing or something?
Shipgirl Tirpitz is probably unreliable; that person is too laid-back. Hoping that Tirpitz will ever get the urge to write is like hoping that Washington will attend Hood's tea party in a little skirt.
Saratoga then shared the first and second volumes of "Swaying Ship Girls," along with a special collector's edition, which she treasured in her ship equipment, with her older sister. In a very short time, she won over her sister, who seemed to have developed a considerable fondness for Shiro. Then, while Shiro was sleeping, the two of them sneaked into Yixian's room and used all sorts of sweet talk to entice Deepsea Tirpitz, hoping that she would develop an interest in "Swaying Ship Girls" and thus inspire her talent in drawing.
However, Saratoga's plan was only halfway through when he was caught red-handed by the person in charge.
Xiao Bai looked at the poster in his hand with a heavy expression.
This poster is the normal version of the ship girl poster, not the appalling version from the Autumn Deep Sea event, so Xiaobai didn't have much of a problem with it.
"Saratoga..." Little White called out to Saratoga.
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