Azur Lane Under the Stars

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Seeing the enthusiastic seashell-hunting team, Ren Shuo stood up and prepared to leave.

"Owner."

Sirius emerged from the bushes and bowed respectfully to Ren Shuo.

"Oh, Sirius... why did you come out of that bush?"

Ren Shuo was puzzled by Sirius's appearance. It came out of the bushes. Isn't that the Royal Ark's respawn point?

“Miss Hood sent me to see you, saying it was something urgent, so I took a shortcut,” Sirius explained.

"Hude? What's the urgent matter? Never mind, let's talk as we walk."

Ren Shuo naturally took Sirius's hand and walked towards the office.

Sirius's expression immediately became quite frilly. In fact, since being with Ren Shuo, Sirius's expressions have become increasingly varied... although only when facing Ren Shuo.

But it can be considered a good change?

"So, what is it?" Ren Shuo asked.

Sirius composed himself and then said, "Essex and the others have returned from their expedition. It's said that Essex was carried back."

"They carried you back?" Ren Shuo frowned. "What happened?"

It's just an expedition commission, isn't it? Besides, the Sirens are practically family now, so how could there be anything that could threaten Essex?

"I'm not entirely sure about the specifics either. Miss Hood should be able to explain once the master arrives."

Sirius expressed his apologies.

"Okay." Ren Shuo could only suppress his inner doubts, but he quickened his pace considerably.

…………

"What happened?" Ren Shuo asked as soon as he entered the office.

Inside the office, only Hood and Yorktown were present on the secretary ship, along with Shangri-La, who looked worried.

"The commander is here...sigh." Shangri-La sighed.

Ren Shuo panicked: "What's going on? Could it be..."

Something's not right, is it?

Ren Shuo had considered the worst possible outcome.

Then Shangri-La said with a pained expression, "Essex is a brainless idiot! I've told him so many times, don't lift the firepower restrictions, don't lift the firepower restrictions! But he just wouldn't listen! Now look what's happened, he'll be bedridden for many more days."

Ren Shuo breathed a sigh of relief. That's it? Thank goodness. No wonder they said Essex was carried back... she was exhausted.

While relaxing, Ren Shuo couldn't help but ask curiously, "So, what exactly happened?"

"We went out to handle some cases, and then we inexplicably ran into those guys from the arbitration body. We were thinking of taking a detour, but I don't know if they didn't recognize us, but that dark-skinned guy just started fighting. He wouldn't answer any questions we asked, so we were forced to fight back."

Shangri-La continued helplessly, "Then, that bastard, unable to defeat them, called for reinforcements. A lot of Sirens we didn't recognize arrived, and they ended up injuring Dreadnought. Essex got angry and immediately lifted the firepower restrictions, killing several of them."

"Then you'll find out, they were carried back."

Ren Shuo frowned: "That's not right. Even if Essex were under firepower restrictions lifted, it wouldn't need to fight multiple arbitration bodies, would it?"

"I find that strange too. Moreover, during the battle, those arbitration bodies didn't feel like ship girls to me, but rather like those irrational mass-produced types from before... Speaking of which, can arbitration bodies be mass-produced?"

"Shangri-La asked."

Ren Shuo shook his head: "I don't know that... Here's what we'll do, Sirius, go and call the Observer and Empres over."

Sirius slightly bent his knees and withdrew.

"Alright, we'll find out what's going on in a bit," Ren Shuo said.

Shangri-La nodded slightly, then complained, "Commander, you don't know, ever since Essex got this firepower restriction contact, he's become a complete brute, he just won't listen to any advice."

"She's having a good time with the lifting of firepower restrictions all the time, but the rest of us who were responsible for carrying her back are suffering. You have to talk to her about it later."

Ren Shuo laughed awkwardly, "Next time for sure, next time for sure."

Soon, Sirius arrived with the Observer and Empres.

"Hey, little master, what's the rush to call me here? Ah, is it because you want to unleash your beastly desires in broad daylight and pose me in all sorts of positions? How embarrassing~"

The observer immediately went into dramatic mode upon arrival.

Sirius's eyes narrowed: "Miss Observer, please have some self-respect!"

Ren Shuo said expressionlessly, "If you keep talking like that, I'll really turn you into this or that, and then turn you into a siren who can only 'hehehe' and roll her eyes."

"Can you do that? I can mimic a sea anemone and a dolphin, you know~ You're going to embarrass yourself!"

The observer is provoking.

Ren Shuo sneered: "I'll just force you to shut down the mimicry directly... I remember I have that permission. I'll use my permission to adjust your sensitivity to ten times higher than before, then you can laugh at me."

The observer's expression changed.

Oh no, I forgot, there's such a saying. So, she quickly lowered her head and apologized: "I'm sorry, I was wrong. I was speaking too loudly just now."

"It's good that you know you were wrong..."

Seeing that the topic was about to go off-topic, Empres was getting a little annoyed. She was still wearing her tavern waitress uniform, which Sirius had forcibly dragged her out of. Who knew if her boss would even give her a day off?

"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on? Get to the point! Did you call me over here to watch you two flirting?"

Empres curled his lip, his tone clearly displeased.

"How dare you talk like that? Let me tell you, young master, this Empres is such a wimp, so arrogant. Didn't we make sure she's not someone to mess with?"

The observers immediately fanned the flames.

"Hey! What are you doing?! Although I'm now the young master's subordinate here, I'm just performing, not selling my body! Don't even think about workplace shady dealings!"

Enpres watched Ren Shuo and the observer with great vigilance.

"Is this Empres? That mad arbitration body?" Shangri-La looked like she had seen a ghost.

Hood chuckled awkwardly, "There's nothing I can do. He can't use any of his abilities right now. He's completely restricted by his authority and can only work in the port area. It's been so long, and his boss is that Prince Eugen. I guess all his personality has been worn down..."

"Do you think it's because Eugen is so amazing, or because Empres is just too pitiful?" Yorktown pondered.

"Is there any difference between yours?"

Ren Shuo slapped the observer, who was a cunning little girl, on the head: "You better be normal!"

He then smiled at Enpres and said, "Ahem, I'm here to ask you some questions... Shangri-La."

Shangri-La quickly stepped forward and recounted what had happened.

"About this... I don't know. I lost contact with them a long time ago. You should ask the Observer," Empres said. "However, we do have mass-produced versions, or more accurately, clones. They're not as powerful as the originals and are generally used for guarding the area during arbitration experiments."

The observer closed his eyes, then slowly opened them: "I understand. I just asked the Dream Weavers. They seem to be working on some kind of observation point and deformity point."

"Observation point? Isn't that your job?" Ren Shuo was stunned.

The observer rolled his eyes: "You've sent several of our Sirens' civil servants to the port, and you said we weren't allowed to cause trouble, so we can only let those brutes do the job."

"So, what impact will this have on us?" Hood frowned.

The observer said, "Of course not, there might even be benefits. It's just a very simple variable experiment and observation."

“That’s good… but just to be on the safe side, we still need to send people to patrol the area regularly,” Yorktown said.

"No problem, whatever you want. I'll have the Dreamweaver and the arbitration body tell them not to come out all scrambling for violence. We're all one family..."

"That's what the observer said."

Chapter 563 My Hot-tempered Older Sister Essex

Although things have been clarified here, Ren Shuo's matter is not over yet.

He also wanted to take Shangri-La to the hospital to visit Essex and Fearless briefly.

Although it was their own fault, according to Shangri-La, even if they couldn't win, they could easily escape.

But for some reason, Essex has been a bit irritable lately and has chosen to confront things head-on.

Then he lay in the hospital.

It seems the goddess of the hearth isn't here today; Jarvis is on duty here.

Jarvis, who was holding a medical book, nodded slightly when he saw Ren Shuo arrive: "Commander."

"Jarvis, are you busy?" Ren Shuo asked.

Jarvis shook his head and put down the book in his hand: "No, I just thought I could read some books to enrich myself when I have free time."

Look, this is a true example of diligence and a love of learning! Z23, you and I must have a lot in common.

In comparison, look at the so-called teacher Sarah, what a slacker she is!

Teaching was just a perfunctory job.

Ren Shuo said with great satisfaction, "Keep up the good work, I believe you can definitely become a great doctor."

Jarvis glanced at Ren Shuo strangely, and his white-stockinged legs shifted slightly unnaturally.

"Commander, I don't want to be a doctor."

"Huh?" Ren Shuo was taken aback.

Jarvis said, "My goal is to become the best nurse-part-time caregiver."

"So you're reading these medical books and books about doctors because..."

Ren Shuo asked hesitantly.

Jarvis said, "It's to better fulfill your job as a nurse. As a nurse, isn't it normal to learn these things that doctors know?"

"...Yes, yes, that's normal." Ren Shuo was speechless.

Is this really a case of setting a bad example? First, PhDs and Masters graduates were scrambling to become low-level civil servants, and now Jarvis, who's qualified to be a doctor, is only thinking about becoming a nurse...

What does "dimensional reduction attack" mean?

After a brief chat with Jarvis, Ren Shuo, led by Shangri-La, went to Wuwei and Essex's ward.

Before I even stepped inside, I heard a grumpy older woman yelling, "That damn bastard! She started a gang fight! Once I'm healed, I'll go after her and fight her again! I'll beat her so badly her own mother won't recognize her!"

"No, no, sister, really, we finally got back, please don't cause any more trouble." Wuwei's distressed voice rang out.

Ren Shuo's hand, which was on the doorknob, froze. He turned around and looked at Shangri-La with a surprised expression, as if asking, "Is this Essex for the hell?"

Shangri-La silently covered her face: "Although I don't want to admit it... this is indeed Essex. I don't know what's wrong with him lately, he's been particularly irritable."

"That's not right, ship girls shouldn't have those days every month, so why are they so irritable..." Ren Shuo stroked his chin.

Shangri-La glared at Ren Shuo: "You can ask him yourself when the time comes."

After the joke, Ren Shuo pushed open the door, carrying fruit in his hand: "Jiaozi, I've come to see you!"

"Who are you calling dumplings! You..."

When Essex heard someone call her "Dumpling," her temper flared up again. She was about to scold him, but when she saw that it was Ren Shuo who came in, her momentum immediately subsided.

"Commander... I'm sorry to have troubled you to come see me. I'm sorry to have shown you my embarrassing side."

Essex said weakly.

Wuwei, lying on the hospital bed, was almost stunned.

Who else could you be but a beauty? Just a moment ago you were a powder keg with a fiery temper, how did you turn into such a delicate and submissive little bird?

"The commander is really amazing," Shangri-La muttered.

"What's wrong? Why are you in a bad mood lately? Are you throwing a tantrum?"

Ren Shuo casually picked up a stool and sat down on the edge of Essex's bed, placing the fruit on the bedside table.

"Here, I brought you some fruit especially... There are even lemons that the company gave you."

“Senior of the Enterprise… Commander…” Essex was so moved she was almost in a daze.

As a married ship, I have embarrassed my husband's family this time, but the commander and my senior, Enterprise, are still thinking about me.

It's simply... heaven.