Azur Lane Under the Stars

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Strencus felt somewhat aggrieved, "This is my own opinion."

"It's alright, just have the Dream Weaver inform those guys. If they have any complaints, they can come to me directly."

Ren Shuo disagreed, saying that when the time came, he would tie them up and keep them all.

Otherwise, if something goes wrong and the girl at home has to go on a business trip again, I won't feel at ease and will have to go with her. That would be so troublesome.

“Alright…” Strencus had no choice but to agree. You’re our boss, you’re in charge.

"So, now that we know about this world, should we go home or...?"

Richelieu asked.

Ren Shuo pondered for a moment: "Let's go and take a look. I'm also very curious about what kind of world this is... Besides, with you guys around, there's no need to worry about safety. Didn't Strynkus say that it's within a hundred years? There's still plenty of time."

“Since the commander has said so, let’s stick to the original plan and go to the largest city to take a look, and then we’ll go home,” Richelieu finally decided.

Chapter 569 Robbers! This is a group of...

The largest city is still some distance from the small island where they originally lived.

So the group traveled at a leisurely pace, taking the opportunity to rest on some uninhabited islands.

Some sirens did emerge during this period, but they were all quickly dealt with.

In the meantime, missiles also targeted them and flew over; these were clearly human-made weapons.

Then they remembered Langley's advice.

In this area, some commanders generally do not choose to leave the unoccupied zone because they are vulnerable to assassination. If your ship girls are well-trained, then nothing will happen, but if they are not well-trained, then you will be in big trouble.

Once the commander dies, people will immediately jump out and say that they know who did this, and that they are so-and-so. Then, the ship girls, blinded by anger, might do some irrational things in order to avenge the commander.

However, this is exactly what those who framed and slandered were happy to see. They could kill an insignificant person and gain a group of "ship girl berserkers" to praise their opponent. Why not?

As for the fate or condition of these ship girls after they get their revenge? Who cares?

Of course, even if it doesn't succeed, it can still incite the anger of some inexperienced commanders or ship girls, and then temporarily retaliate against the opponent. It can be considered that although it doesn't benefit oneself, it does harm others.

So over time, there are hardly any commanders wandering around outside anymore.

Ren Shuo and the others also learned about these things, and they would definitely not give these guys, who were like flies, who were ruining their exploration of this world, a pleasant look.

And they even attacked their commander? That's absolutely intolerable.

Although these so-called "assassinations" couldn't even break Egil's shield, a warning was still necessary. Moreover, with Helena, Shinano, and Strencus present, the source of the assassinations could be pinpointed without any errors.

Then, the battleships that were with them would unleash a barrage of main gun fire on the areas where the troops were located or the command posts. If you survived, you were incredibly lucky.

Perhaps it was because those ambitious individuals went too far that they incurred the disgust of almost all peace-loving ship girls, commanders, and the general public.

People applauded the destruction of these separatist regions, but thanks to those so-called military areas, which were free of civilians, Ren Shuo was able to plow the land with artillery shells without any worries.

Without their knowledge, Ren Shuo and his group inexplicably acquired many new titles.

Things like "warlord terminator," "righteous man," and "dawn of the new day."

For several days in a row, Ren Shuo and the others could vaguely see their destination.

Ren Shuo suddenly asked Strencus, "You said this world will be destroyed within a hundred years, right?"

Strencus said, "Yes..."

"Then what about the people and ship girls in this world?"

It wasn't that he was a saint or anything; Ren Shuo was just curious. After all, Ren Shuo's current view of other people was... "They're not my family, so what do I care?" He was just curious about their fate.

Will an Ember ship girl be created?

As the Dream Weaver said, a world that fails the exam will become an Ember Ship Girl after its destruction.

"There won't be any Ember Ship Girls. This isn't the main world; it's just a branch..."

Strencus understood what Ren Shuo meant.

"I see..." Ren Shuo was somewhat disappointed.

"Little Master, where do you think the ship girls come from?" Strencus asked.

Ren Shuo was taken aback: "I really didn't know."

“Parallel worlds, or branch worlds, are not the main world. The foundation of the world is very unstable. They may collapse on their own for various reasons, even without us Sirens coming.”

"Based on this, the humans in this destroyed branch world will be reincarnated into other parallel worlds... although they will lose all their memories. As for the ship girls, they will return to the space of the creator and wait for other worlds to awaken them."

“Indeed, I’ve heard Akashi mention it; there seems to be such a saying…”

Frederick the Great agreed wholeheartedly.

"I didn't know there was such a saying... I've learned something new." Ren Shuo's curiosity was satisfied.

"Alright, that's enough. Strencus, this is something the Observer asked me to give you—a one-time-use mimicry tool. Pretend to be a ship girl. It looks like the other side is coming. This will save you some trouble."

Avant-garde handed Strencus a small device, shaped like an adorable little octopus.

The latter did not object, silently used the device, and gradually became an unknown little ship girl.

"Stop ahead... Please state your purpose and submit to inspection."

Ren Shuo gave Richelieu and Frederick the Great a wink, and the two women understood. The group stopped, and the two women slowly drove forward.

“We have no ill intentions; we are simply relocating our commander from the AZ district to this area.”

"Is it that far? And you're bringing the commander along?"

The ground was clearly stunned, somewhat incredulous.

Then she saw a vast and imposing army, each one more powerful than the last.

Having learned about this world, the rest of the time was spent traveling and exploring, rather than necessarily gathering intelligence, so the group did not hide their power.

Along the way, they unexpectedly discovered some seabed mineral resources that were extremely rare even in the port area. So Ren Shuo directly ordered New Jersey to bring Shimakaze and Perseus to mine these ores here...

To be precise, it was the little yellow chick that Akashi brought over and the cats that directed the mining, while the three of them patrolled the area to ensure safety.

When you come to travel, what's wrong with bringing back some local specialties?

There are also many mineral sites along the way, all marked, so we visit them one by one.

"Young commander, a large number of powerful ship girls... I get it! You must be the 'Justice' port!"

The blonde ship girl who arrived looked at Frederick the Great and Richelieu with great excitement.

This left the two women, who had prepared a prepared explanation, stunned.

What the heck?

What the heck is 'Justice People Port District'?

"Sorry, I didn't understand... What is Justice Harbor District?"

Richelieu forced a smile.

"Oh, I forgot, that's what the various unoccupied territories call you, because you did a lot of gratifying things, like eliminating a lot of warlords and such..."

The blonde ship girl seemed to have lowered her guard. A ship girl with a certified commander who had done these things couldn't be a bad person.

Moreover, judging from this momentum, if the other side wanted to harm me, I probably wouldn't be able to put up any resistance and would just sink.

So why be so nervous?

"Are you here to...settle down?"

The blonde ship girl felt she had guessed correctly. In this tense world, who would be so idle as to risk traveling so far for tourism? The only possibility was that they were settling down here.

The blonde ship girl felt a surge of joy at the thought that her city would be guarded by so many more powerful ship girls.

"Well, I guess you could say we're settling down here. Could you please show us the way?" Richelieu continued, following the girl's lead.

"Okay, okay... Oh right, but the routine checks are still necessary, like identification and commander's credentials."

“No problem,” Richelieu said, indicating his understanding.

After checking Richelieu and Frederick the Great's identification documents and finding no problems, the blonde ship girl leisurely followed behind them as they approached Ren Shuo and his group.

Ren Shuo's identification was in Yi Xian's hands, while the ship girls, including Egil, quietly surrounded Ren Shuo so that they could protect him immediately should the enemy suddenly attack.

After the inspection, the blonde ship girl greeted everyone with a big smile: "Welcome to the Central District. This is the largest unoccupied area in the world, and also the most prosperous. If you encounter any difficulties, you can contact the official Maritime Bureau. We wish you a pleasant stay here."

The next step is a round between Yatsen and Richelieu, who are very familiar with the process.

Login, registration, and finding a place to stay—all done in one smooth motion.

However, Frederick the Great said it would be best to find a slightly larger place, or at least not too shabby, because there would definitely be visitors later.

It's estimated to happen in the next day or two.

Why?

Ren Shuo asked curiously.

Qianwei explained, "Because a day or two is enough time for us to clean up such a big house."

"They're quite considerate," Yi Xian added. "Alright, Your Majesty, why don't you come with me for a bit? We'll exchange some supplies or something..."

The currency and other valuable things in this world are different from those in the original world.

To avoid the embarrassment of being broke during this cross-world trip, St. Louis had Ren Shuo and his group bring along a lot of equipment that was useless in the port area but could be sold for a good price outside.

What? Why not bring gold?

You're traveling across the world, not across countries. What if gold isn't a hard currency?

On the contrary, wherever there are ship girls, equipment will definitely be the hard currency.

So, Yixian and Frederick the Great went out to sell the large and small bags of blue equipment.

This world truly lives up to its reputation as a branch world; compared to the main world, its technology is significantly behind.

In the Maritime Bureau of the main world, ship girls generally have some resources, so assembling a set of blue equipment is no problem for them, and they can even get one or two pieces of purple equipment.

But what about this world? Frederick the Great and Yi Xian noticed that having a set of blue equipment already made them top-tier ship girls. They estimated that even the so-called high-ranking ship girls only had purple equipment.

I doubt there will be a single gold one.

So selling so many blue equipment items is already a windfall.

Upon arriving at the trading market and paying the deposit, they quickly sold all their equipment, earning a large sum of local currency. Frederick the Great and Yat Sen then went to buy some groceries to take home.

"I never imagined that the blue equipment we don't want in our port area would be so sought after in this world," Yi Xian laughed.

“Indeed, this world is somewhat…backward?” Frederick the Great agreed wholeheartedly.

“Definitely. I estimate that the reason why so many minerals and resources in the near seas haven’t been developed is because of insufficient technology,” Yi Xian said.

"It's a good deal for us." Frederick the Great felt no remorse whatsoever for appropriating the world's resources for his own use.

Anyway, as I've already said, this world is going to be gone soon, and your technology isn't enough to mine it all, so you might as well let our port area benefit from it.

Originally, I planned to go home in a few days and treat this work trip as a vacation. However, Akashi and Reitoshi's research team begged and pleaded for me to stay longer so that they could mine more of the port's scarce resources to take back.

With recent scientific research and renovations, many scarce resources in the port area are running low. A rare mineral deposit near the coast has been completely cleared out by our own forces. If we want it back, we'll have to ask St. Louis to buy it from us on the black market at a high price.

After all, these are strategic resources, and the Maritime Safety Administration maintains very strict control over them. Unless you are incredibly lucky and find a resource site that no one knows about, you also need the technology to mine it.

This world is like a pillow delivered just when you're sleepy; it's practically a treasure trove for the port area!

Therefore, the port area is preparing to bring over a few more ship girl squadrons, along with the Commander Cat and the Manjuu, to mine.

"We're back."

Sun Yat-sen and Frederick the Great changed their shoes in the entrance hall.

"You must be tired. What did you buy?"

A familiar voice rang out, and Yixian and Frederick the Great looked up in surprise.

"Belfa? When did you arrive?" Yixian asked with delight, relieved that someone was now sharing the housework.

"The master and the port have made the decision to mine resources in this world, so they thought the master might stay here for a while. Therefore, they sent Hermione, Charybdis, and me to take care of the master's food, clothing, and shelter."

"Sirius and Dido originally wanted to come, but the port still needs someone to take care of them, so we didn't send them this time..."