Azur Lane Under the Stars

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So, Akagi, why did you provoke her?

Hearing Ren Shuo say that, although she wanted to say something, she still grumbled and went downstairs under Tian Cheng's stern gaze.

“Commander, sit between me and Amagi.”

Chicheng pulled Ren Shuo to sit down, while also giving the Dream Weaver a provocative look.

Kaga opened his mouth, intending to ask, "What about me?", but instead let out a sigh.

Foxes have different joys and sorrows; never mind, I'm tired.

The dream weaver also felt a bit confused. No, this is your husband, not mine. And I don't even want your husband's body. Where does your sense of superiority come from, like an empress showing affection in front of a mistress and thinking, "As long as I live, you will all eventually become concubines"?

The Dream Weaver felt a bit dry, but when she thought about the fact that Akagi, regardless of the timeline, always seemed to lose her mind when it came to their commander, she immediately calmed down. Instead, she opened her jewel-like eyes and looked at Akagi with a hint of pity.

Look, this fox is so beautiful and pretty, but it's not very bright.

Feeling the Dream Weaver's gaze, Akagi instinctively felt a little annoyed, even though she didn't know what she was thinking.

She wanted to speak again, but Kaga, who was sitting on the other side, silently covered her mouth.

Sister, you need to be more careful! Can't you see that Tiancheng is almost at the breaking point? If you keep messing around, Tiancheng might really throw you out.

"Ahem... So, you saw the Maritime Safety Administration's request for assistance, right?"

Amagi spoke up: "I understand. They said they couldn't resolve the issue with the arbitration body, so they wanted to ask our port area for help... All expenses incurred in this operation will be reimbursed by the Maritime Bureau, and all spoils of war will belong to our port area. If they need our cooperation, they can fully cooperate. Of course, if they don't need it, they can withdraw from the battlefield immediately."

"It's hard to get anyone to work without pay. We're the ones putting in all the effort on the battlefield, and the spoils should rightfully be ours..." Kaga sneered, "Are you trying to get something for nothing?"

"You can't say that," Amagi smiled slightly. "It's a balance, and also a gesture of goodwill. The Maritime Bureau probably knows about our relationship with the Sirens, but the specifics are probably not very clear. Besides, in their eyes, we should be the port area that can restrain a large number of intelligent Sirens, right?"

"So, this can be considered a tacit agreement. We'll turn a blind eye to your deal with the Sirens, so you'll be too embarrassed to ask for payment, right?"

"If that's the case, then it's not entirely impossible," Ren Shuo thought.

"Ha, the weak have no bargaining power with us. If you don't give it to us, we'll take it." Kaga remained as cold as ever.

Amagi said, "Don't say that. Even if we are strong enough, we still have to compromise with the Maritime Bureau on some things. After all, before the resource converters in Akashi and Yubari are developed, we still have to buy some daily necessities and ingredients from outside the port. It's not good to make things awkward."

"We'll be living here for a long time to come."

Kaga pursed his lips and said nothing more.

"Then let's go rob it!" Akagi waved his hand.

Normally very smart, she becomes like a little sister in front of Tiancheng, too lazy to think, and in front of Renshuo, she is forced to be love-struck.

If you have both debuffs at the same time, your IQ will drop to negative numbers.

"Akagi, don't say anything..." Amagi's smile froze instantly.

"Oh." Akagi nodded.

"Ahem... Director Elizabeth and we're old friends, aren't we? Don't ask for too much, okay?"

Looking at Tiancheng's smile, Ren Shuo knew perfectly well what his bedmate was thinking.

"Don't worry, my lord, Tiancheng knows what he's doing," Tiancheng said with a smile.

"However, I also need to know some of the arbitration body's plans this time, what they are doing specifically, and their specific defensive arrangements... Miss Dreamweaver should know that, right?"

Amagi looked at the Dream Weaver.

The Dream Weaver glanced at Tiancheng: "What gave you the illusion that I would betray my colleagues?"

Amagi still wore a confident and all-encompassing smile: "The latest cooling waterbed and an endless supply of vanilla pudding."

“…Not enough.” The Dream Weaver turned his head away.

Ren Shuo was stunned. "Sister, where's your pride? What happened to not cheating your colleagues? You want extra money, right?"

“Then let’s add the latest and best sleep-aid incense. It’s made with the best materials sourced from St. Louis. Yat-sen put a lot of effort into making it.”

The Dream Weaver hesitated for a fraction of a second: "Deal. Let's talk about their defensive setup... Oh, and if you feel you don't have enough firepower, you can bring Empres and the Purifier along. Those two have been wanting to beat up those guys from the Arbitration Authority for a long time."

"Isn't Empres also an arbitration body?" Tiancheng was stunned.

"You think they're all of one mind? They're just doing their master's job. Otherwise, they're all powerful Sirens, who would submit to whom?" The Dream Weaver said, adding that if it weren't for Ren Shuo's mother keeping him in check, she probably would have started a fight.

"Row."

Amagi nodded.

With a wave of her hand, the Dream Weaver created a virtual screen made of light and shadow that appeared on the table, gradually rising and becoming more clearly defined.

It turned into a simulated battlefield sandbox. If Essex were here, she would recognize that this was where they fought back then.

“This is a map of that region. I’ll mark out all their defenses and patrol routes right away, and I’ll also give you their skills and countermeasures, but…” The Dream Weaver paused.

Amagi immediately understood: "I get it. Can we add some desserts that we can't finish?"

The Dream Weaver was very satisfied with Tiancheng's approach.

Ren Shuo looked at the two who had facilitated this wicked deal with a strange expression.

I have a feeling that this dream weaver, who was originally a cool and cute jellyfish, has also been turned into an ornamental fish by herself.

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"That big bastard Ren Shuo!"

At the headquarters of the Royal Maritime Bureau, roars erupted from the director's office, accompanied by what sounded like something being torn apart.

The ship girls working outside glanced at the director's office, which had its doors tightly shut, without any surprise, and then lowered their heads to continue with their own tasks.

So what if our own director lost his temper again? It's no big deal. He loses his temper almost every few days, sometimes over some trivial matter.

"Chief, what's wrong? What did Commander Ren Shuo do to offend you this time?"

Kent, the little maid who had been standing by her side, watched Queen Elizabeth break down and sighed as she helped her pick up the overturned work reports one by one and put them back together.

"See for yourself."

Queen Elizabeth was still furious.

"...This really is..." Kent's lips twitched.

This is truly outrageous!

"Don't think I don't know what they mean. It must have been done by those secretary ships or the flagship."

Queen Elizabeth began to grit her teeth: "Otherwise, Ren Shuo wouldn't be asking for such an exorbitant amount. Besides, I don't believe they don't understand the meaning of this secret deal; they're just pretending to be stupid."

"Your Majesty, you yourself said that it was Commander Ren Shuo's ship girls who caused this, so why are you scolding Commander Ren Shuo?"

Kent was surprised.

"Ren Shuo is the commander of those ship girls, so who else should we blame but him? As the saying goes, if a son is not taught, it is the father's fault; if the ship girls are not taught, it is the commander's fault... So Ren Shuo has to take the blame."

“So what do we do now?” Kent said. “We can’t come up with such a large reward all at once.”

"You don't understand. This is how that guy from the port area does things. He makes an exorbitant demand first, and if you don't agree or cooperate, he doesn't lose anything. He's a big company anyway... But if you agree, it's a windfall."

Queen Elizabeth knew the other party all too well; she could tell at a glance that it was Tiancheng and St. Louis making a hand gesture.

"So at this point... first use the Dragon Slayer Sword, then cut it in half, and finally slowly negotiate and spar back and forth."

Queen Elizabeth was already familiar with the routines of Ren Shuo and his port district.

"I see..." Kent seemed to understand but not quite.

"I'm going to cancel all my other commitments later and have a serious talk with them. They're not going to make us bleed!"

Queen Elizabeth was eager to get started.

…………

An hour later, in the work break area at the Royal Maritime Bureau headquarters.

Some ship girls, chatting idly over coffee during their breaks, whispered among themselves.

"What's wrong, Director?"

"I don't know, he looks like he's given up on life..."

"Has it been like this for more than ten minutes?"

"Hey, wait a minute, Kent, do you know anything?"

A blonde ship girl called out to Kent, who was pouring water for Queen Elizabeth.

Kent, however, looked puzzled and covered his mouth, remaining silent.

"Tell me about it."

Everyone became even more curious.

“I can’t say…” Kent shook his head frantically. If I said it, I’d die.

Is she going to say that the bureau chief was tricked again during the negotiations? That the other party didn't originally intend to ask for compensation, but just asked as usual, and then the bureau chief cut the price in half, and was still smugly thinking that he had made a profit?

When the bureau chief finally found out about this, he was completely devastated and shut up, muttering curses to himself.

Phrases like "vixen" or "big-breasted monster"?

Seeing that Kent didn't say anything, everyone could only regretfully disperse and continue their work.

Chapter 565 The Entrance to a Parallel World

The rising sun shines on the shimmering sea, and the occasional cries of seagulls carried on the wind create a very relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.

However, the girls didn't have the time to appreciate the beautiful scenery or enjoy the tranquil moment.

At this moment, they were rushing in one direction.

"Slow down, slow down!"

Shangri-La secretly lamented that it hadn't yet undergone that kind of high-tech transformation. Even a simple, comprehensive optimization and transformation couldn't compare to the aggressive and unstoppable Essex ahead.

After the coordinated operation was completed, the port began preparations, or more precisely, waited for Essex to recover before heading there to find another opportunity.

Accompanying them were the Purifier and Empres, of course, those two disguised as Observers.

Otherwise, even if there is a tacit agreement with the Maritime Safety Administration, this blatant appearance is still excessive.

Essex, having recovered, couldn't wait to come out, and there was no stopping him.

I was originally planning to give her some more time to rest, since the work there wasn't urgent. According to the Dream Weaver, it would be quite a while before the arbitration body completed its experiments and observations and withdrew.

"Shangri-La is too slow."

Essex said he had never suffered such a loss before and was determined to get revenge this time.

Just tell me, Vanguard Helena and Helena Meta, along with Yat-sen, and in the rear, besides myself and Shangri-La, Richelieu is also there, and the rest are Empres and the Purifier.

Just tell me, how can this lineup lose?

Apart from the embarrassing Shangri-La, which didn't undergo the high-tech transformation, everything else has been modified with high-tech... not to mention that Helena Meta and the Sirens themselves are high-tech.

"I'm slow? How dare you say that? If you arrive so fast and then run out of energy, don't blame me for embarrassing myself."

Shangri-La was both amused and annoyed.

"You don't need to worry about that!"

Essex said he brought a little gadget invented by Yubari that would instantly restore his stamina.

"Essex, Shangri-La is right. You're a backline ship girl, don't be so fast. Look at you, you're almost on par with the vanguard ship girls."

Yi Xian advised, and as she spoke, she moved closer to Essex, pressed down on Essex's shoulder, and forced her to slow down.

Essex was quite obedient to Yat Sen. After all, the ship girls Belfast, Yat Sen, Amagi, and Richelieu in the port area were all ship girls who were easy to obey and trust, with some exceptions, of course.

Seeing that Essex had finally listened to her advice, Shangri-La breathed a sigh of relief.

Shangri-La muttered to herself on the side.

What are you talking to yourself about?

Essex, who had been forcibly brought to stay with Shangri-La, asked.

"Nothing, just writing in my diary." Shangri-La held a small notebook in one hand and a pen in the other, scribbling something down.

"Oh, I see... Wait, we're about to go to the battlefield, why are you still writing in your diary?"

Essex realized something was wrong.