Lu Chen had no idea when Richelieu had appointed herself as a secretary ship.
But it was clear that her statement had an explosive effect.
The already pacified Taihou immediately challenged Richelieu to a duel.
The reason was that the secretary ship should be held by the strongest ship girl in the fleet.
Ten minutes later.
“You pest, you're gonna pay for this!!!”
The defeated Taihou was dragged away by Kaga.
Well, Richelieu is really the strongest fighter in the fleet.
“Commander, shall we continue our work?”
“But before that, in order to better fulfill my duties as a secretary ship, I have some questions I would like to ask you.”
Richelieu patted the dust off her clothes, took out a notebook from her bosom, and looked at Lu Chen seriously, as if nothing had happened.
“What are your dietary preferences? Is French cuisine acceptable? I am quite confident in French cuisine.”
“Any dietary restrictions? What is your usual schedule like…?”
“…”
“Isn't this the job of a royal maid?”
Lu Chen witnessed the entire battle, and was a bit dumbfounded.
“Royal maid? Are you craving ‘Looking Up at the Stars’?”
Richelieu was unfazed.
“Oh, yes.”
He thought for a moment.
In terms of food, the whole world seems to look down upon the British Empire.
As a sworn enemy, France's contempt for them is even deeper.
“However, Richelieu, let’s not talk about these minor things first.”
“Why did you take on the secretary ship's job alone? I haven't decided yet.”
Lu Chen smiled, looking at the flagship of the Free Iris.
Generally, such assistant positions are appointed by the Commander.
“I…”
Richelieu fell silent for a moment.
“Well, I think that as the flagship, I am better suited to be your secretary ship than the others.”
“I will do my best to help you solve problems, and in the event of emergencies, I am stronger and more suitable for combat…”
She was slightly lacking in confidence.
“…”
Lu Chen looked her up and down.
It's amazing, as a Cardinal, Richelieu is very serious in her work and can manage everything efficiently.
Moreover, she maintains a strong distance, giving people a sense of aloofness, a sense of not being of this world, “Do not approach.”
But once you get to know her, you can find that she actually has various cute little thoughts.
“It is invalid to self-appoint without the Commander's permission.”
Lu Chen deliberately emphasized the latter part.
“Then…”
“Do you want to re-appoint me?…”
Richelieu cast a cautious glance.
“Yes.”
“Ah? …It seems I was being a bit overzealous, I apologize…”
She sighed, a bit disheartened.
“Richelieu, I appoint you as my secretary ship.”
“Do a good job.”
Lu Chen patted her shoulder.
“!”
The sudden ups and downs made her expression incredibly complex, even a little dazed.
In the end, she could only respond with a determined gaze:
“I will bring you victory, Commander.”
…
The construction of the new capital city of the residence began without any industrial equipment such as cranes, excavators, and bulldozers.
Initially, Lu Chen estimated that it would take 30 days or longer to build a decent foothold.
Because he had seen the harbor district buildings, it was more than just a naval base.
It included drydocks, parts assembly plants, ship girl dormitories, aircraft assembly plants, artillery factories, and various other facilities, essentially a large military-industrial complex.
Its complexity was not inferior to a space base.
But when those Buri and chicks started construction, he could only exclaim:
“Once, I believed in science.”
The Buri and chicks were making bases with their bare hands.
Although their strength was not as great as that of ordinary ship girls, it was far superior to that of ordinary machines.
A few chicks dragged thousands of pounds of steel beams from the container, carrying them all the way to the construction site.
They carried them steadily, without a single wobble.
They would occasionally yell out “Ji”, “Ji”, “Jiu!” in a rhythmic chant.
Lu Chen understood why the ship girls were not worried about the chicks' safety and let them roam freely in the forest.
Come on, even tigers and lions would be kicked unconscious by these little chicks.
The Buri took the parts, pressed them in place with a click, took out a wrench and hammered away, and the building frame was built.
It felt like playing with Lego blocks.
These 改造娘 were entirely human construction machines.
No design drawings, no construction drawings, no structural mechanics calculations.
As for the parts that required precise processing, the drills of the Gold Buri and the hammers of the 彩布里 came in handy, and after a flurry of operations, it was done.
Heaven knows where the Buri's architectural knowledge came from, but their buildings were sturdy.
The large harbor area fought the Sirens every day, and was often subjected to carpet bombing by carrier-based aircraft, yet there was no major damage.
Lu Chen could only attribute it to the chaotic power of the Mind Cube and the Magic Navigation Route.
…
Half a month later.
North of Constantinople, Golden Horn Bay.
On the coastline once piled with rubble and materials, a magnificent naval base rose from the ground.
The surrounding tens of kilometers of land and coastline had been cleared.
The base was crescent-shaped, with a semi-enclosed harbor large enough to accommodate several aircraft carriers and battleships simultaneously.
This naval base was still slightly smaller than the harbor area, but it had a complete set of ship girl dormitories, repair factories, and weapon factories, and a complete military-industrial production line.
As long as there were sufficient resources, it could continuously produce torpedoes, naval guns, carrier-based aircraft, and other equipment.
Of course, it was the type in the Azure world.
The ship girls of the Vanguard Fleet were overjoyed.
The harbor was like home to them.
With a naval base, it was equivalent to having a new home in this world, and a sense of belonging.
On land, the entire city's ruins were completely flattened.
The tens of thousands of square kilometers of debris in the city had also been cleared.
It was clean and smooth like an airplane runway.
Yellow lines were drawn on the land, indicating the reserved locations for buildings.
There were residential areas, living areas, research facilities, and more.
All that was left was to start building the main urban area once the resources were in place.
“Ah, what a vibrant and thriving scene.”
Lu Chen couldn't help but exclaim.