Azur Lane Under the Stars

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Upon receiving the news, the port area was thrown into complete chaos.

"Honestly! Why! Why did you have to wait until after Christmas to come back? If you had come back a couple of days earlier, you could have celebrated Christmas!"

Yorktown slumped over the table, looking deflated and distressed.

"Alright, stop complaining. Let's get moving and go to the dock together to pick up the commander and the others."

Hood nudged Yorktown.

"Okay." Yorktown could only struggle to get up.

"But I wonder what kind of person the Commander's mother is, and whether she'll be easy to get along with."

My wife was still very uneasy.

"Don't worry, I asked Belfast. She's supposedly a very easygoing person... or maybe even a god?"

"That's what Hood said."

"Alright, we can wait for the small talk and let's get the message out first."

Finally, the Duke of Abruzzi clapped his hands, ending the idle chatter.

"understood."

The women got busy.

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After another day and night of sailing, the main force returned to the coastal waters in a grand procession.

The sight of so many ship girls rushing over startled Alice, who was standing next door.

Wait, what's going on? Why are there so many people? Is it a hack? Or what?

But when she received a message from her senior, Ren Shuo, she was relieved. "Oh, senior has returned from his expedition. Then there's nothing for me to do... He even cleared out the mass-produced sirens in the vicinity for me. He's such a thoughtful senior."

Hehe, just slacking off~

Miss Alice was very happy. After all, as a royal princess, she was not short of money, so she did not need these mass-produced military equipment and supplies.

Alice prefers to be idle whenever possible; by this time, she has become a master of the art of command.

However, compared to Alice, who was kindly informed, things were much worse in Pennsylvania.

There are too many ship girls in Renshuo Port, even she, who often interacts with them, can't recognize them all.

So at first glance, there are so many unfamiliar faces.

Good grief, I thought it was the neighboring faction preparing to invade.

With this vote secured, the Royal Iris next door will belong to Free Iris!

Then they immediately assembled their troops and even began preparing to write their own eulogies after their sacrifice.

After they established their defensive line, fully armed and with expressions of heroic sacrifice...

An old acquaintance came from across the street.

Bismarck.

Huh? Bismarck?! Is this Ren Shuo's ship girl from his port?

Pennsylvania felt a little flustered. She had initially thought it was an enemy attack, but it turned out that the clown was herself.

There's nothing we can do; they have all the necessary paperwork for their expedition... After all, they decide how many ship girls they need for a merchant escort mission.

After all, the client is from St. Louis, one of their own.

With all the paperwork in order, Pennsylvania had no choice but to let it through... although not letting it through would have been an outcome as well.

Although I don't know what so many of them are doing out there, headquarters said not to worry about it, so I, as a mere branch office director, won't concern myself with it.

Anyway, as long as their own business is registered, the Maritime Safety Administration can still take a cut and collect taxes, which is a lot of money. They're very happy.

Pennsylvania smiled with great satisfaction as she looked at the large sum of money entrusted to be handed over to the Maritime Bureau for tax purposes.

If a single fright can swell the Maritime Safety Administration's coffers to this much, then let it happen a few more times; we can handle it.

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After the main force crossed the blundering defense line set up by the Maritime Safety Administration, it took a short while before they could see their own port area.

“That’s our port area…” Ren Shuo pointed to the port area and introduced it to Tiamat.

His words were full of pride and excitement.

I'm home. And this is the port I built from scratch!

Starting from scratch means having no money at all, finding ship girls by chance (St. Louis's return), dealing 999 damage in one hit (St. Louis's full sponsorship), and then building the port.

"Wow, my child is amazing."

Tiamat clapped her hands in a very cooperative manner.

“Master, Miss Yorktown and Miss Hood have come to pick us up,” Belfast whispered in Ren Shuo’s ear.

"Okay... Mom, I'll introduce you to your other two daughters-in-law later," Ren Shuo said.

“Mmm,” Tiamat said.

"Commander, welcome back!"

Hu De approached Ren Shuo with a smile and greeted him.

"Thank you for your hard work, Commander." Yorktown followed suit.

"Thank you for coming to greet me... This is..."

After Ren Shuo gave a brief introduction to both parties, Tiamat looked at Hood and Yorktown with great satisfaction.

The two women were also a little uneasy. Although Belfast had said he was a very easy-going person, they were still somewhat nervous.

"Hmm, very good. You have excellent taste, kid."

Tiamat nodded, looking quite satisfied.

This also relieved Hood and Yorktown, it seems that this hurdle has been overcome.

"Alright, stop standing here like an idiot. Let's talk about it when we get back to the port."

Frederick the Great stepped forward, breaking the somewhat awkward atmosphere.

The other girls nearby also smiled kindly. Even the usually quick-witted Hood and Yorktown would react just as stiffly when facing the Commander's mother.

After the group returned to the port in a grand procession, they scattered like birds and beasts.

Everyone was exhausted and wanted to go back and rest as soon as possible. Moreover, they had all spoken to Tiamat along the way, so they were among the ship girls who weren't in a hurry.

However, the other ship girls who stayed in the port area were different. They curiously peered into the office from the doorway.

People were crowding at the doorway, standing inside the house, and even hanging outside the windows...

There were so many people.

Tiamat, holding a cup of black tea prepared by Belfast, smiled and said, "Everyone here is such a warm-hearted person."

"I'm sorry, we've been a bit rude here..."

Belfast apologized as he poured tea for Tiamat.

"It's alright, it's alright, that's how it should be, it's more lively and fun!" Tiamat even thought it was great.

She was sitting on a stool without a backrest, while the ship girls were all sitting on sofas.

It's not that I neglected her, it's just that...

Tiamat's large horns at the back of her head almost reached her calves; if she were to sit on a sofa, she probably wouldn't be able to.

Belfast secretly made up her mind to have Akashi make a special sofa for her, otherwise where would the Commander's mother sit in the future?

"Alright, kids, come in if you're curious. It's okay, no one will say anything."

Seeing the children at the door who wanted to come in but were too afraid to, Tiamat's maternal instincts shone through, and she waved to the doorway.

Like a floodgate being opened, this sentence was the signal to open the valve, and the little guys at the door rushed in, chattering incessantly around Tiamat.

"Hmm, you're the Commander's mother? Then you're our mother too?"

"Should I call her... call her Mama?" Mutsuki tilted her head.

"Hehe, I'm a javelin, Mother!"

Javelin waved happily and moved closer to Tiamat.

“Um, I am… Z46, the Commander’s lover.” Z46 also stood in front of Tiamat.

"I am Kyiv, and my favorite thing is the commander."

A proper welcome turned into a handshake event.

Almost all the little ones shook hands with Tiamat and introduced themselves.

Tiamat also memorized everyone very easily.

"They're all really good kids, but unfortunately, only three of them are marriage ships..."

Tiamat looked quite disappointed; of her three wedding ships, one was Z46, one was Z23, and one was Kiev.

Ren Shuo could only offer an awkward smile; if all of these were wedding ships, it would be truly unbearable.

The little ones were easily satisfied; after shaking hands with Tiamat and getting to know her, they stood obediently to the side and watched. But the larger ship girls were a bit conflicted.

Their adult reserve prevented them from acting like little kids, but they also wanted to have a proper talk with the Commander's mother.

Frederick the Great stepped forward and said, "Alright, everyone go back first. There will be plenty of time to chat later. Now let's give our weary mother some space and time to rest."

Having said that, the large and small ship girls could only reluctantly disperse for the time being.

What remained were some wedding ships or flagships.

"Commander, you're finally back! I thought you'd forgotten about our Rome."

Before Ren Shuo could even breathe a sigh of relief, Littorio spoke up.

"Littorio!" Roma glared at Littorio and scolded him.

Didn't you see the commander's mother is still here? What if she leaves a bad impression?

"Haha, now that I'm back, we can finally make arrangements for what we promised Rome."

Ren Shuo said.

"Commander, what's the matter? Tell me."

The girls around were very curious.

It seems that the commander was preparing to go on a date with Rome when he suddenly left because of a message from the Dreamweaver.

Then he promised Rome something, but what exactly it was, it seems not many people know.

"That's right, he promised that Rome would be my fiancée, and then he wants to have a wedding like the one in Zhenhai..."

Although Ren Shuo appeared calm and collected on the surface, he was inwardly panicking.

If they found out, they'd probably be spending their next few days either attending weddings or on their way to one.

"A wedding...that sounds wonderful."

"Shall we discuss it together then?"

"Oh, great, great! I have lots of ideas too."

Contrary to Ren Shuo's expectations, they started discussing it with great interest.

why?

Chapter 665 The Battle of Room Arrangements

After Ren Shuo questioned him, he learned that his daughters had been secretly planning a group wedding.

At that time, all the wedding ships and non-wedding ships will have wedding dresses for all crew members. They can either design and buy their own dresses, or they can simply pick up ready-made ones and have them made.