York and Amagi walked down the street, chatting and laughing. Amagi's cheeks were flushed. Ever since she confessed her feelings to the Commander last night, her cheeks had been burning. Now, Amagi felt only happiness and sweetness filling her heart, lingering endlessly.
Unconsciously, they had already arrived at the entrance of the zoo.
Wang Yu and York stood at the zoo's main entrance, looking at the bustling crowd before them, their moods differing.
York had an enraptured expression, starlight twinkling in her eyes, which were also full of longing as she looked at the surrounding scenery.
The environment here was very beautiful, with flowers, plants, and trees everywhere, and the air was filled with floral fragrance.
York and Amagi walked into the zoo. York's small head looked left and right, curiously observing everything around her.
Wang Yu smiled when he saw York's appearance. He knew York must be entering a zoo for the first time, which was why she was so curious. This was normal, after all, she was a child, her mind different from an adult's, and easily attracted by the scenery here.
Inside the zoo, various birds, lions, tigers, and elephants, all sorts of animals were kept in cages.
There were also many elk, pandas, and other things York had never heard of or seen before, and her eyes showed longing.
"York, you need to be careful," Wang Yu said softly, walking beside York.
York looked up at Wang Yu and said with a grin, "Commander, I'm the great York, the Super-Dreadnought Cruiser. How could anything happen to me?"
"...... Then I'm relieved," Wang Yu patted his chest, looking relaxed.
He had overthought it. Although York could be a bit mischievous at times, Ship Girls battle power was formidable, so even if she caused trouble, she wouldn't suffer a loss.
York pouted. She knew the Commander's worries were unnecessary, but York didn't say anything more. The Commander was worried for nothing, so she would magnanimously forgive him this once.
Her gaze fell on a panda not far away, her eyes immediately lit up, and then she ran towards the panda's cage.
That panda seemed to be a celebrity animal in the zoo, lying by the edge of its cage, curiously watching the group of bipedal creatures gathered around.
"So cute!" York ran to the panda, reached into the cage, and grabbed its two paws while the panda looked utterly bewildered.
"Awoo~~~" A piercing shriek echoed throughout the entire zoo.
"Ying ying ying!" The panda struggled continuously, trying to break free from York's grasp, but York's strength was simply too great, and the panda couldn't escape at all.
York held the panda's two paws and shook it vigorously. The panda finally realized it couldn't escape and simply stopped struggling, its two big, black eyes looking pitifully at York.
Seeing the panda's adorable appearance, York couldn't help but giggle.
"Amagi-jie, I really like pandas. I want to catch a few and take them home to raise," York said.
York's words made Wang Yu laugh and cry at the same time. Who taught York this? Did she think she was catching rabbits?
"Don't reach into the cage again, or the staff will kick us out." The people around them were already looking at them like monsters, which made Wang Yu a little uncomfortable.
He quickly pulled York away from the cage, to prevent anyone from coming to hold them accountable later.
"Commander, I was wrong," York quickly lowered her head, looking obedient and admitting her mistake.
"York, do you like animals very much?" Wang Yu asked. He hadn't known she had this kind of preference before.
"Yes, I like small animals. Those lions and tigers, they're so fluffy and look so cute and adorable," York said.
"And pandas, unlike sea animals, they don't have much fur and don't look good."
Wang Yu's eyebrows twitched.
"So, Commander, this giant panda is so cute, I really want to take it home and raise it." York pointed at the panda. The panda, which had been sitting on the ground blowing on its paws, was so startled by York's pointing that it tumbled backward, then stumbled and ran away with its tail between its legs, not looking back.
"York, you can't do that. This panda belongs to the zoo, so we can't take it to our Port," Wang Yu said with a smile.
York pouted when she heard Wang Yu's words, her face looking a little dejected.
Wang Yu looked at York in this state and couldn't help but chuckle. York's current appearance looked quite cute.
"Later, I'll try to apply to Headquarters to see if we can really raise one," Wang Yu still gave York some hope.
"My Lord, have you forgotten that our Port already has pandas?" Amagi had listened quietly for a long time and finally spoke with a smile to remind him.
Wang Yu didn't remember at first, then after a moment, he slapped his thigh, "Dabao and Erbau?"
York was a little confused.
Wang Yu patted York's head, "This panda can't be raised, but there are two young pandas in the Port that two Eastern Radiance sisters are raising. You can go see them later."
"Are they sisters from the same place as the Commander?"
"Yes, they're very easy to get along with. A few steamed buns will do the trick. They're even sillier than you, York."
York: ???
......
Wang Yu saw a large beast statue in the distance. He led the two to a zoo restaurant. This zoo restaurant was located in front of a towering giant sculpture. The sculpture was lifelike, depicting a group of fierce beasts, and next to the statue, there was a circular staircase with a row of tables and chairs on it.
Wang Yu and York sat at a table near the large sculpture.
"York, try this. It's very good," Wang Yu handed a plate of chicken wings to York.
York picked up a chicken wing, took a big bite, and found the taste incredibly tender. She called out to Wang Yu, "Mmm, delicious! Commander, you should eat more too!"
"Eat slowly, don't worry about the Commander. My Lord's appetite is quite large." Amagi spoke casually, and for a moment, Wang Yu wasn't sure if she had a hidden meaning.
"Hehe, of course, my stomach is the best too."
Wang Yu chuckled. His skill at being a kept man was unparalleled. There was probably no one else in this world who could compare.
"Commander, why are European animals and African animals separated? Can't they be together?" York, while eating, remembered the Commander's previous Popular Science. Her face was full of confusion. She had wondered this when the Commander introduced various animals before, but there were too many new things, and she hadn't had time to ask.
"In the animal kingdom, Africa and Europe are two independent races. African animals, like European animals, have their own territories. Their tempers are very violent and they are very dangerous. They are mortal enemies with European animals, and once their territory is invaded, they will fight to the death."
Wang Yu made things up on the fly. He was already sick of explaining things. He didn't know where York got so many questions; the more he answered, the more there were. The Commander was going crazy.
"Like the Siren invading our territorial waters?" York instantly understood. The Commander had said so many difficult things before, but now it was finally clear.
Sure enough, the King of Judgement was too stupid. He couldn't even explain such simple things and only now understood.
"Exactly, it's like the Siren turning love into hatred; if they can't have the Commander, they want to destroy the Commander. African animals can't become European animals, so every encounter between them is an endless battle." Wang Yu's eyes drifted, speaking casually, making it more and more outlandish.
Amagi gave Wang Yu a reproachful look. The Commander was always like this, always talking nonsense, what would happen if he corrupted the children?
Wang Yu saw Amagi glare at him, awkwardly rubbed his nose, and felt too embarrassed to continue making things up.
"Then are African Commanders also very violent, and do they fight to the death with European Commanders?" York remembered hearing the sisters discuss this at Headquarters before. At the time, she didn't understand what they meant, but now she did. The Commander was so amazing; no wonder the sisters used to say he was an Eastern Radiance Commander on the surface, but actually grew up in Europe.
What if other African Commanders bullied her Commander in the future? They were so violent and cruel, and the Commander was so good and gentle, he definitely wouldn't be able to beat them.
York's gaze at Wang Yu became subtle.
Wang Yu fell silent after hearing York's question. How should he answer this question?
"Well, they're not that violent, after all," he remembered those African Commanders who cried to their parents after failed constructions: "They've been so sun-dried that they have no temper left!"
Wang Yu said with a dry laugh.
"Oh, I see." York nodded in sudden realization. So, African animals were awesome, and African Commanders were weaklings. I understand everything now.