Azur Lane Under the Stars

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At the dock, Dido and Avant-garde had already brought their yacht from the port area and were waiting there.

Ren Shuo waited below the ship with the three Radiant sisters.

Ren Shuo glanced at his watch: "Why aren't they here yet... Does it take that long to pack?"

Shengli grinned and said, "Brother-in-law, let me tell you, packing your luggage doesn't take too long, but fooling a young girl takes a long time."

Ren Shuo was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "So, your statement is based on the assumption that Bu Nao and the Goddess of War went to trick people into seeking revenge?"

“Isn’t that right? Look, here they come, and revenge is with them,” said Formidable.

Seeing the trio standing before him, Ren Shuo was about to speak when Revenge preempted him: "I belong to the Royal Navy, the Revenge-class battleship Revenge. I had a notable role in the Battle of Jutland. However, since then I've primarily served as an escort and haven't participated in much frontline combat, which is quite a pity..."

"Oh, right, nice to meet you in the future, Commander."

Ren Shuo opened his mouth, somewhat dumbfounded. "No, my plan was that you could lure people to our port for revenge, and then I would take my time to do it. But it's only been a short time."

Did you all trick me into joining the port area?

At this moment, Ren Shuo felt that if the girls in his port area stopped being ship girls and instead became a large-scale con artist group, they could probably make a lot of money.

Even though you were tricked, right? But ship girls, if you don't have that thought in your heart, no amount of trickery will work.

So Ren Shuo coughed to cover up his embarrassment: "Ahem... Please take care of me in the future, and welcome to my port."

"Enough with the small talk, let's get on the ship and go home. We can talk on the way," Guanghui said, clapping his hands.

And so, the group embarked on their journey home in a grand procession.

"By the way, revenge, you know, we have a custom after new members joined our port..."

"What custom?"

"Trade-in your old for a new one".

"Huh?"

"Come on, take off all your equipment... Alright, take a look at these golden pieces of equipment and see which ones you like, pick whatever you like!"

"Huh?! Really?!"

Once again, the revenge was overwhelmed by the wealth and power of the port area.

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At this moment in the port, Emden was having tea with Hood of the Royal Navy.

This is the white Emden. She prefers tea, but generally speaking, she scoffs at black Emden. She thinks that wine, especially red wine, the kind with a blood-red hue, is what she should drink.

"So, no wine?" Black Emden looked at the black tea in front of him, somewhat awkwardly.

White Emden then said, "Why not drink black tea? It's delicious, Newcastle's craftsmanship is excellent."

Hood, standing to the side, looked at the two ship girls in front of her with a surprised expression... or rather, at one ship girl?

I initially thought this was a rare ship girl mode with guardian spirits or dual souls, but it turns out it can actually appear? And it can even materialize!

Black Emden glared at him unhappily: "Not at all, only the blood-red color of red wine is worthy of me!"

"But in a sense, isn't the color of black tea more like that of red wine? Like the color of fresh blood or something."

White Emden calmly blew on his black tea and then took a sip.

"Hmph..." As a prime example of someone who would never reason with her if she could resort to violence, Black Emden snorted coldly and fell silent.

If Emden is considered to be a force to be reckoned with, then the two characters in black and white each hold half the power.

However, when it comes to eloquence and debating skills, if one is truly exceptional, then White Emden alone possesses eleven of them.

"How have you been feeling in the port area lately? Are you settling in?" Hood asked.

"It's alright," said Emden. "Everyone's very kind."

“Yes, look at Elbin, he’s getting along really well with that maid named Sirius, and he’s even thinking about joining the maid team for an internship,” Black Emden said. “And Seydlitz has been tormenting Lützow these past few days, or on his way to torment him.”

Emden took a sip of his black tea: "Who told Lützow to keep provoking Seydlitz?"

"But because of this, Raffi and Nicholas both came to us crying and complaining, saying why the little ones have to pay the price for what happened between the two older sisters..." Hood said, both amused and exasperated.

"These two guys probably disturbed the little one's sleep. Aren't you going to teach them a lesson?" Black Emden was always eager to stir up trouble.

"Lützow is alright, but Seydlitz isn't even a ship girl from our port yet, so it's not a good time to make a move," Hood said with a smile.

White Emden understood what Hood meant and chuckled, "Let's talk about it when your commander returns."

The two nodded to each other without saying a word and smiled harmoniously, only Black Emden frowned, unable to keep up with the rhythm.

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"You're back..."

After a long journey that morning, we finally returned to the port area.

Ren Shuo stretched out his arms and legs with a loud crackling sound.

"It's only been a little over a week, but it feels like it's been ages," Ren Shuo said enthusiastically, introducing the new recruits. "So, welcome to our port area!"

"Brother-in-law, Guanghui and I are going back to help Bu Nao and the others tidy up their rooms," Shengli said.

Ren Shuo nodded: "Okay, go ahead. Dido, you go too. I'll take care of them."

Dido replied respectfully, "Yes, Master."

After saying goodbye to Glorious Dido and the others, Ren Shuo volunteered to take on the role of tour guide, leading the three... no, plus Avant-garde, four newcomers on a tour of the port area.

"This is our main lecture hall; we usually hold group meetings here..."

"This is a school for children; all children need to go to school."

"And over here, this is the square. The flowerbeds in the square were carefully cultivated and planted by Yixian and Haitian."

Ren Shuo began to introduce the port area to the four ship girls.

The four newcomers were also quite surprised; this port area had everything!

There are pubs, cafes, teahouses, cinemas, amusement parks, and even shopping streets. I greeted each of the owners one by one... They were all ship girls who had just arrived.

Are there that many ship girls in this port area?

The group of people wandered around and eventually arrived at a garden.

Ren Shuo walked over with a black line on his face, looked up at the flagpole and said, "I saw you two hanging here from a distance... what did you do this time?"

"Commander, it is...it is..."

The Royal Ark and Royal Ark Meta hanging on the flagpole stammered for a long time, unable to give a coherent explanation.

Ren Shuo rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on: "Forget it, I guess you scared some little guy again... Just leave it hanging there, I even think you shouldn't go back to the dorm anymore, just stay here."

"No, Commander! Commander, don't go! Put us down first!"

Ignoring the Royal Ark's wailing, Ren Shuo led the four newlyweds away, who kept turning back to look at him.

"Commander, who are those two...?" the vanguard couldn't help but ask.

"Those two, they're the Royal Navy's biggest embarrassments, two Royal Ark ships, one of which is a Meta ship girl," Ren Shuo explained.

"What is Meta?" Several people were very curious.

"It's a long story, I'll explain it to you later," Ren Shuo said. "Let's check the time and go eat first. I wonder who's cooking today."

Upon arriving at the canteen, I encountered the female Kitchen Goddess at the entrance.

The goddess of the hearth's face lit up with joy: "Commander, when did you return?"

"Just now... what happened?"

"Perfect timing, I have work this afternoon, why don't you come with me?"

Ren Shuo chuckled: "Alright, so you already have a job as soon as you get back..."

"Who are these people?" The goddess of the hearth asked curiously, her gaze falling on the group.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce you, this is..." Ren Shuo began to introduce.

Chapter 524 Light, Light Speed ​​Ship Salvage?!

After introducing the new companions to the female kitchen god, Ren Shuo led the group to the canteen.

"Our port area's canteen is really amazing. Is Yat-Sen cooking today? Feel free to choose whatever you want to eat."

Ren Shuo appeared very generous.

"It's so hard to choose, they all look delicious."

Bu Nao seemed somewhat conflicted.

Ren Shuo said, "Let's pick the food we like first. There will be plenty of other things to eat later."

"Hmm, alright, Vengeance, Goddess of War, what would you like to eat?"

Bu Nao pulled his friends away temporarily.

Ren Shuo then asked the female kitchen god, "So, what's the work this afternoon?"

The goddess of the hearth said, "The infirmary can't be managed by one person, so I asked Yorktown to help me recruit people from outside, specifically ship girls."

"No, you think you can recruit anyone like this?" Ren Shuo asked with a strange look. "Isn't this basically letting them join the port area?"

"Let's give it a try. And there are even ship girls who have signed up. I'm going to interview one this afternoon." The goddess of the hearth said, hands on her hips, looking quite smug.

"Wow, there really are ship girls signing up..." Ren Shuo was quite surprised.

"Let's eat," the Kitchen Goddess said to Ren Shuo.

"Why not scratch them?" Ren Shuo looked around.

The female kitchen goddess stirred her soup as she answered, "They seem to have been taken away by Hu Teng."

"Hu Teng... I was hoping we could have dinner together." Ren Shuo sighed and started eating as well.

"Oh, right, Commander, there's a surprise when you get back."

"A surprise? What surprise?" Ren Shuo asked curiously.

"Well, how should I put it? You'll see when I take you to see it before the interview this afternoon," the female kitchen god said with a mysterious smile.

Seeing the female kitchen god like this, Ren Shuo could only suppress his curiosity and eat in peace.

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"So where are you taking me? Isn't this the royal dormitory?"

After Ren Shuo finished eating, the goddess of the hearth pulled him away, and they arrived outside the royal dormitory... or rather, the royal castle?

"Why do I feel like this castle has been renovated again?" Ren Shuo squinted, as if he had discovered something.

"Oh, this? A while ago, I think Abercrombie blew up the castle, so they just renovated the entire exterior. Otherwise, it would have been covered in soot from the cannon fire and looked terrible."

The Vesta couldn't help but laugh when she thought of how Abercrombie had been beaten up by a group of Royal Navy ship girls a couple of days ago.

"As expected of her..." Ren Shuo smiled strangely.

Did he know Her Majesty wanted renovations, and then, as a subject, he directly helped her get everything done?

“Alright, let’s go find Cheshire.” The goddess of the hearth walked familiarly toward Cheshire’s room.

"Cheshire? The cat has destroyed the house again?" Ren Shuo asked curiously.

"You'll see when you get here... Cheshire! Open the door, I've brought the Commander."

The goddess of the hearth knocked on the door, and the door opened eagerly the next second.

"Honey~ You're finally back~ Are you tired? Thirsty? Do you need Cheshire's full range of services? I missed Cheshire so much!"

Before he arrived, his voice preceded his arrival. Ren Shuo instinctively opened his arms, ready to receive Cheshire's cat pounce.

But instead of the expected weight, I felt my legs being hugged.

He looked down, somewhat dazed...

Gray hair with blue highlights, and a dark-patterned cat maid outfit...

How did Cheshire shrink?!