Azur Lane Under the Stars

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"What are we eating? There'll be something to eat later, elbow! Elbow with me!" Da Vinci couldn't wait.

"Sirius, could you please collect these plates? Duke Abruzzi and I will take them ahead," Ren Shuo said.

“As you wish, Master,” Sirius said.

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"Oh, Commander, what a rare guest! What brings you here for sightseeing today? And who are these two?" There was only Lino in the research lab for the time being, and he was very happy to see Ren Shuo arrive.

"These two are our guests, Leonardo da Vinci and Giuseppe. This is Reno, one of our port's inventors," Ren Shuo introduced them.

"Hehehe, I'm Lino, hello everyone." Lino smiled brightly and took the initiative to be friendly.

"Hello," Giuseppe replied with a friendly smile.

Compared to Giuseppe's composure, Leonardo da Vinci seemed like a devoted fan seeing her idol.

"Senior Rino! I've heard that your scientific research is amazing!" Da Vinci exclaimed with admiration. "I never imagined you were a ship girl from this port! I'm so glad to finally meet you in person!"

"You know him?" Ren Shuo looked at Lino suspiciously.

Reno also looked blank: "No, I don't remember."

"Ah, I got a little too excited... Senior Rino, I'm a huge fan! I haven't missed a single article you or Professor Yubari published in the magazine, I've read them all!"

“Ahaha, I see. But unfortunately, Yubari isn’t here today,” Rino said.

"A magazine?" Duke Abruzzi asked curiously.

"Yeah, before the commander woke up, we were wandering around outside, doing some research, and then..."

Reno explained.

“I understand now. I never expected that I’d have such a renowned scientist by my side all this time.” Duke Abruzzi patted Rino on the shoulder and smiled.

"It's all just a title. It's mainly because Akashi and Yubari don't like to show their faces in public, so many of the articles weren't actually written by me; they were just published under my name."

"Speaking of which, I happen to have some new ideas. Shall we discuss them?"

Reno extended an invitation to Leonardo da Vinci.

"Eh! Can I?! Am I really honored?" Da Vinci felt overjoyed, his head buzzing from the unexpected gift.

“Of course, since they are guests brought by the Commander, then it’s fine,” Reno said.

“Then I shall gladly accept your offer, Senior Reno!” Da Vinci felt that this was the happiest moment of his life so far.

"Hmm, the two of them are over here, so what about me? I'm not interested in this..." Giuseppe seemed to still be resentful because he hadn't finished his food when he was dragged away.

“You know, didn’t we agree yesterday that I would take you to see Joffre? Aren’t you a ballet dancer? You and Joffre will definitely have something in common,” said Duke Abruzzi.

“Yes, we can exchange ideas.” Giuseppe remembered.

“Well then, Commander, we must take our leave,” said Duke Abruzzi, and then led Giuseppe away.

"..."

Ren Shuo remained where he was, watching the two women walk away, and then looked at Reno and Da Vinci, who were having a heated discussion. He felt like he was superfluous.

You promised to spend the whole day with me!

I even canceled my date with Da Fengfeng!

People's joys and sorrows are not all the same...

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"Hahahaha! As expected, Yixian, you're quite interesting! You're really strong!"

In the bamboo forest of Donghuang, Yixian changed out of her usual blue and white cheongsam and into a more ancient-style female warrior outfit. Her hair, which was originally loose around her waist, was tied up, giving her a heroic and unrestrained look.

Holding a three-foot-long sword, his curvaceous figure resembled a drawn sword.

Before her stood Binjiang, holding a thousand-times-the-mill umbrella, her hair slightly disheveled.

The scattered bamboo leaves around the area clearly indicate that a fight had taken place.

Yi Xian slowly sheathed her sword, and her sharp aura instantly became gentle and graceful.

"You flatter me." Yi Xian chuckled lightly.

After Zhenhai returned, he became the secretary ship again, and Yixian was freed. However, Binjiang dragged her here for a friendly sparring session.

"Ah, that's great, that's great! It's really nice to have someone to spar with every day."

Binjiang sat cross-legged on the ground with an air of nonchalance and said.

"Haven't you fought anyone else before?" Yi Xian asked curiously. "Don't you have quite a few colleagues?"

"Sparring with them is a test of the ship girls' strength. But when it comes to martial arts sparring, nobody's willing to fight me, so I'm itching to get my hands dirty," Binjiang said.

"Hmm, speaking of which, I'll go see Haitian again tomorrow. Her nine-section whip is incredibly powerful."

"Who told you that?"

Yi Xian took out a cushion, sat sideways next to Bin Jiang, and then took out a small tea table and various tea ceremony tools, and began her performance.

"Hmm, Zhenhai said so. She said that Haitian may look like a rich young lady, but she's quite a fighter. Last time, a mass-produced type tried to ambush her at close range, and she just whipped him in half with her nine-section whip..."

"Pfft, that's true, but you're not free tomorrow. Weren't you supposed to be organizing their intelligence?" Yi Xian put down her tea in front of Zhen Hai and said.

"Yeah... Sigh, never mind, let's finish the work first. Once I'm done with these things, I'll have a good time." Binjiang clapped his hands and said.

"Hmm, have some water."

"Oh, wow... Yixian, your skills are truly amazing! This tea... I've finally tasted such authentic Donghuang tea..."

Looking at Binjiang's moved expression, Yixian asked in surprise, "Don't you have that over there?"

"What's the big deal? Those Eastern Huang ship girls over there, the only thing I usually see is myself in the mirror. I don't drink tea with humans..."

"Don't you know how to do it yourself?" Yi Xian asked, somewhat puzzled. As a ship girl from Donghuang, she might not know the proper tea ceremony, but she should at least know how to brew tea, right?

Put in tea leaves, pour in boiling water, wait for it to steep, and then drink the tea.

Everyone would be okay.

"Mainly because in that world, these things are very expensive, and the tea I bought was all of poor quality, so I haven't bought any more," Binjiang said.

Yi Xian looked at the girl with pity. Had this girl suffered too much in the past?

So she took out two more cans of tea from her ship's equipment space: "Poor kid, here, this is tea that we roasted ourselves, absolutely authentic, drink it when you get back."

"Oh! Thank you so much!" Binjiang's eyes lit up.

Although I enjoy drinking alcohol, drinking tea is also a habit of mine.

“We’re all family, no need to be so polite. We’re a large and well-off family, so just let us know if you need anything in the future,” Yi Xian said.

Chapter 586 Trying to determine who is luckier by building

In the days that followed, Ren Shuo spent time with each of the ship girls he had neglected a little, and with the help of Shinano, he also became a master of time management and fed each of his married ships.

Incidentally, my liking for Giuseppe and Leonardo da Vinci is also steadily increasing. At least when we meet, the greetings are no longer so formal, but rather as casual as those between friends.

Furthermore, Binjiang compiled all the information about several of his acquaintances, including their personalities, into numerous documents and sent them to the port area. The port area then carefully discussed the strategy plan.

What really upset Ren Shuo was why they didn't involve him in the negotiations. Did they mean that as the commander, who was in charge of salvaging the ship, they wouldn't even give him a chance to participate?

Honestly, there's no sense of participation at all in salvaging the boat... It's so easy, so satisfying.

cough cough.

In short, Ren Shuo has been completely idle these past few days.

The drama troupe was originally scheduled to leave after their performance and rest period.

However, given St. Louis's financial power, the group leader immediately decided to stay in the city for a while longer, treating it as a vacation for the group members.

St. Louis mainly covers the food and lodging. With so many artists under its management, supporting a drama troupe is a piece of cake.

"So, it's really great that our captain has finally let us out to play," Da Vinci remarked as he discussed mechanical matters with Reno.

"Congratulations!" Reno, who knew the inside story, said with a smile.

"Hehehe, I'm staying in your port area for the time being! I've benefited greatly from my exchanges with Senior Reno. Senior Reno, you won't look down on me, will you?" Da Vinci asked.

"Don't worry, I'm very hospitable. Feel free to stay, all meals and lodging are included!" Reno patted the thick armor on his chest and made a "poo, poo" sound like a slime.

Lingmin patted his chest and declared, "From now on, you're my friend. I'll protect you in the port area!"

As he spoke, he patted his chest, making a "thump thump thump" sound.

"Excellent!" Leonardo da Vinci exclaimed with delight.

Senior Lino is a good person, and Senior Lingmin is also a good person. They like to teach me a lot of knowledge.

Ren Shuo is a kind person. She often brings gifts to the research lab, and I get some too, including milk tea, cakes, cookies, and even various Chinese pastries.

Ah, and there's also Miss Yixian, who taught me the dance of Donghuang. This port area... is full of good people!

Da Vinci happily continued his discussion with Reno about robotic arms.

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"Wow, I didn't expect Miss Xiafei to be so flexible!" Giuseppe looked at Xiafei, who was doing difficult yoga poses, with great envy.

Although I am very flexible, I am not quite up to par with Xiafei. I really don't know how she trained.

"I think it's alright. You haven't seen Haiqi... he's absolutely terrifying, his flexibility is incredible." Xiafei had the privilege of witnessing Haiqi practice once, and even she herself felt somewhat ashamed of her own flexibility.

"Really? Is that true?" Giuseppe said.

"Of course it's true, but Haiqi's flexibility isn't the best in the port area."

"This is what Duke Abruzzi added as he casually flipped through a book," he added.

"Really? There are even more flexible fish than Haiqi?"

Even Xiafei was somewhat surprised.

“Haven’t you heard that cats are liquid?” Duke Abruzzi laughed.

"Could it be... Akashi?" Xiafei covered her mouth, her face filled with disbelief.

"That little cat who's really good at scientific research?" Giuseppe was also stunned.

"Yeah, Akashi offended Akagi once, and then to avoid being caught, she put herself inside a water dispenser bottle. Although she left the opening slightly open... I don't know how she got in."

Duke Abruzzi was still amazed when he recalled that scene.

“The world is full of wonders,” Giuseppe exclaimed.

"Who can say otherwise?" Duke Abruzzi said casually. "Speaking of which, I heard you're on holiday? Annual leave?"

"Yeah, that stingy vampire, that miser, finally gave us a break." Giuseppe's joy was impossible to hide.

"Your team leader? That strong woman?"

The Duke of Abruzzi had heard of the director of this drama troupe in St. Louis.

She rejected the high-salary offer from a company under St. Louis and started her own drama troupe. With her excellent vision, she made many human stars and ship girls famous.

Although she was very strict, the eldest sister respected her. However, her dedication to working overtime and taking the lead earned her the nickname "vampire."

Well, in general, it's like a combination of both intense work and heavy spending when it comes to work.

"Now you can finally relax? Is there anywhere you'd like to go?" Duke Abruzzi asked.

"Who wants to go out? It's so hot, and all you get when you go out is a sea of ​​heads," Giuseppe said with a look of disgust.

After thinking for a moment, she continued, "I think I'll just stay home. Besides, I came here to hang out with you guys, didn't I? Da Vinci was coming here anyway, so I just came along. It's just a pity that the eldest sister has no one to keep her company."

"You're here for a vacation in our port area, right? Shouldn't you get an entrance fee?" Xiafei laughed.

"Tickets? Hmph, they don't exist. We're friends, aren't we, Duchess?" Giuseppe grabbed Duke Abruzzi's hand and started shaking it.

"Alright, I won't charge you an entrance fee." Duke Abruzzi smiled with satisfaction.

Raising my little sister these past few days has been worthwhile; she's learned to call me "older sister" and even act cute... That's great.

"By the way, aren't you worried that your boss won't be around to keep you company since you've come all this way?" Xiafei asked.

Giuseppe waved his hand: "It seems that the eldest sister felt that she had been resting for too long these past few days, which was too sinful, so she found Littorio and Veneto and asked them to undergo special training as ship girls... and then Littorio and Veneto even brought the Empire with them."