Azur Lane Under the Stars

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More importantly, it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. This saying can also be applied to ship girls. When you make them experience treatment that doesn't belong to them, they will feel somewhat uncomfortable thinking about going back to their original lives.

Of course, if you, as the commander, are not capable enough and the ship girls don't take a liking to you, then this statement doesn't hold true.

However, the three ship girls had a pretty good first impression of Ren Shuo. He was handsome, had a nice voice, and his personality seemed good so far.

Ambition and resilience are people who get along without any purpose, but Xiafei, as the eldest sister, was more cautious. After all, she was different from the two little ones and probably knew what her old nun meant, so her gaze held a scrutinizing quality.

"Commander Ren Shuo, will we be able to eat this every day for the next few days?" Bu Qu asked with a hint of anticipation.

Ren Shuo chuckled to himself, "I never expected her to be such a foodie."

He nodded: "Don't worry, we have these things in the port every day. We're having an event in the port recently, so the port is paying for everyone to eat. Normally, even if it's just one of the sisters from the port, she has to pay when she goes to Dunkirk. But it's not as expensive as outside, just a token amount is fine."

"This port area is truly blessed," Buqu thought to himself.

However, she wouldn't sell herself for a little food; that would be too degrading.

Just then, Purification, who was eating pudding, sneezed.

While having a snack, which also served as a break, Ren Shuo asked, "Speaking of which, is there really nothing wrong with your script? It feels like there are too many elements."

"Actually, it's fine. Everyone just does whatever they think is fun. This activity isn't about competing for rankings, so everyone assumes it's just a fun and playful activity."

Richelieu sat upright to one side and smiled.

“That’s true. With so many competitions, sometimes it’s impossible to have fun properly,” Ren Shuo agreed.

"But you guys have quite the imagination! What is this? A fusion and upgrade of Alice in Wonderland, The Three Little Pigs, and Little Red Riding Hood? And Shen Tong, what are you doing here?"

Ren Shuo looked at the script and glanced at Shen Tong.

"Well, Louis IX invited me, so I came to take a look and then readily agreed. The people in the Sakura Empire have already been assigned their jobs, so they don't need my help there anymore. Lord Amagi is overseeing things there."

Shentong replied with a smile.

For some reason, the little ones always seemed to have a harder time memorizing their lines than the older ship girls, so after we got through Chaffee's scenes in one take, we were temporarily idle.

Watching Buqu diligently memorizing his lines and Jinqu busily working on the side, Xiafei seemed to have made up her mind and whispered to Ren Shuo, "Commander Ren Shuo, could you show me around Guigang District? I've been here many times, but I've never really explored it properly."

“Of course, I would be more than happy to.” Ren Shuo made a “please” gesture.

The two left quietly, but Richelieu, who had just finished his work, smiled. Was this finally making some progress?

"Sister Richelieu, I want to wash my face. Where is a place to wash my face?" Buqu asked.

The poor little face was full of bitterness, it seemed that the so-called lines had made her feel bad.

Richelieu snapped out of his daze and pointed in a direction: "That's it."

"Thank you." Buqu said thank you, then thought about washing his face to relax.

Richelieu sent a message to all units, instructing them to be aware that the commander had taken Joffre out, and to pay close attention.

Then they went back to doing their own things.

Before they had been busy for long, they heard screams coming from the direction of the Unyielding One.

"Eee-ya!!!"

The ship girls present changed their expressions. Enemy attack? Impossible.

A brief reconnaissance revealed that although it wasn't an enemy attack, but...

Richelieu and the Supernatural were even more panicked...

Why is the Royal Ark in the Church of the Free Iris?

Chapter 552 The Observer Wants to Cause Trouble

How did you feel after walking around?

Ren Shuo strolled with Xia Fei on the dock in the port area. The sea breeze blew gently, lifting Xia Fei's hair, and an alluring fragrance wafted towards them.

Xiafei said with a hint of satisfaction, "Guigang District is quite impressive."

This wasn't just Joffre's flattering remark; Joffre had some knowledge of the port area. Although he hadn't fought at sea to avoid worrying the old nun, he sometimes took on clerical jobs at the Maritime Bureau to supplement his family's income.

So sometimes I would go to other people's ports with people from the Maritime Safety Administration to conduct research or something.

In her opinion, none of the port areas she had visited were as large or as prosperous as the one with Ren Shuo.

However, considering what Richelieu said about the many wealthy women in this port area who run companies outside, it's not surprising at all.

While touring the area with Ren Shuo, Xiafei also learned about Ren Shuo and her ship girl story... Although it was the kind that was publicly announced, it was still enough to shock her.

In order to protect the city, he ended up lying unconscious in bed for many years before finally waking up recently and bringing all his girls back.

But this sense of responsibility and noble character were enough to command Xiafei's utmost respect.

Moreover, Ren Shuo seems to be around 20 years old now. A few years ago... it's terrifying to think about. What kind of lucky commander is he?

"Oh my? Commander? And who is this?"

On their way back to the church, the two encountered Egil, who was holding the hand of a little Eugen who was holding an ice cream cone.

"This is Chaffee, who came to the port to help Richelieu. And this is Egil, and next to her is Eugen, my ship girl."

Ren Shuo explained.

Joffre was quite surprised: "Egil? Eugen the Younger?"

The erudite Chaffee knew of Egil's name, the blueprint ship girl? She never expected to see her here, and beside her was little Prinz Eugen... little Prinz Eugen?

The ship girls in your port area... they're weird.

“A guest of Richelieu, nice to meet you.” Egil was quite tactful.

Little Eugen blinked her seemingly innocent big eyes, but what pranks or tricks she was thinking were anyone's guess.

"Why are you bringing Eugen? Where is Eugen?" Ren Shuo asked.

"That guy, you know him well enough. You expect Prince Eugen to take care of the kids?"

Egil looked disgusted.

Ren Shuo thought about Prince Eugen's personality seriously, and realized that he was indeed not cut out for taking care of children.

"Commander, hug me."

Little Eugen finished her ice cream in a few bites, then casually wiped the ice cream off her hands with Egil's long skirt, and held out her hand to Ren Shuo with an innocent look on her face.

"Little Eugen!" Egil was furious; this was a dress she had just bought!

Eugen ignored him and continued to reach out to Ren Shuo.

Ren Shuo had no choice but to pick up little Eugen, supporting her bottom with one hand and gently stroking her little nose with the other.

"Can't you just get a tissue and wipe it off?"

Didn't you see how much your sister Egil looked like she wanted to kill someone?

However, Egil seemed to be used to taking care of little Eugen. Although he was very angry, he still took out a wet wipe and wiped little Eugen's hands expressionlessly.

Ugh, I have to do laundry again when I get back. I wonder if I can even get this clean.

"My new clothes..." Egil sighed.

Ren Shuo said, "Go find Xie Fei later. She has her own unique method for cleaning stains."

Egil was delighted: "Is that alright?"

“Don’t let Sheffield’s appearance fool you; he’s actually a sharp-tongued but kind-hearted person,” Ren Shuo said with a smile. “Go ahead without worry.”

“Alright,” Egil nodded.

Little Eugen blinked her innocent big eyes, looked at Chaffee, and said in a childish voice, "Commander, will this be my older sister in the future?"

Ren Shuo coughed and said, "Don't talk nonsense."

However, he secretly admired Eugen.

Xiafei was still smiling. These words had no effect on her. You could tell from Eugen's expression just now that he was a precocious little guy who was probably thinking of helping Ren Shuo salvage the ship.

This happens all the time. Every time we go to someone else's port, the commanders always subtly ask the research team's ship girls, either themselves or with the help of ship girls, if any of them are willing to stay.

Please, these ship girls, you either have to say you want them all, or you have to keep your eyes on one and keep chasing after it. Why cast such a wide net? Do you really think this is a fishing game?

While some ship girls might fall for this, at least Chaffee doesn't.

If you don't even dare to express your desire to salvage the ship, how dare you call yourself a commander?

he~tui.

Ren Shuo then added, "Not yet, but we're working on it."

Although Ren Shuo wasn't sure, Richelieu was very good at judging people. She had already hinted to him that with Joffre, he should just go straight for her and get her on his side. Once he had Joffre's side, he could easily fool the other two girls with the help of Joffre and the old nun.

Chaffee was somewhat surprised. She thought this gentle commander would hide his true feelings, carefully cultivate goodwill, and finally win him over. Instead, he just self-destructed.

However, I don't dislike this straightforward approach.

"Whether you become my commander or not depends on your performance," Joffre said.

Ren Shuo was very happy. This statement meant there was hope. If Xiafei, a ship girl with this personality, really didn't want him to be her commander, she would have directly refused. But after saying this, it basically meant that she thought he was quite pleasing to the eye and that they could develop a relationship. Once the trial period was over, she would acknowledge him as her commander.

What a great assist, Eugen!

Ren Shuo rubbed against Little Eugen's chubby baby face.

After chatting for a while, Egil took little Eugen back home.

After all, the longer something stays on a skirt, the harder it is to clean.

On the way back, I ran into quite a few girls, all of whom seemed very happy and gave off a genuine sense of ease and bliss.

This surprised Xiafei somewhat, and she couldn't help but feel a little curious.

I've been to ports with lots of ship girls before, but I've never seen a port like this one, where there are so many ship girls, and each one is very familiar with the commander, and the commander often plays around with these ship girls.

Is this commander usually this free? Or does he have his own unique way of spending time with each ship girl?

If Ren Shuo knew about her curiosity, he would definitely show off with great pride.

How about a bunch of secretarial ships in the secretarial team? How about the "slacking off" technique? And how about time stop?

I have to say, the abilities of the fearsome, the witch, and Peter Kurumi are just amazing.

It's very convenient in every sense of the word.

I had just returned to the church and pushed open the door when I heard Richelieu's angry shout: "Kneel down properly! Don't be awkward!"

Why is Richelieu so angry? It seems neither Joan of Arc nor Superior could have tried to calm him down.

Just as Ren Shuo was thinking this, Shen Tong's voice rang out: "Don't be like that, Richelieu..."

I knew it! Shen Tong would definitely come out and persuade them, after all, there are guests present.

Then Shentong immediately added, "Kneeling on durians is so boring, let's just use the keyboard and have her type out the Bible with her knees."

What on earth happened? Why are your supernatural powers like this?

He rushed to the scene of the incident, and then Ren Shuo was stunned.

Superpower, Richelieu, and Joan of Arc all looked chilled. Before them knelt Royal Ark, his face bruised and swollen from the beating. Meanwhile, Unyielding looked terrified, huddled in the small but reassuring embrace of Progress, trembling with fear.

Ren Shuo silently covered his face.

Okay, I still don't know what's going on in this scene?

It must be that guy from Royal Ark again; he scared the little guy.

No, I'm here salvaging the ship, and Richelieu and the others are here providing support. Is this how you're holding me back?

I don't think I've done anything to wrong you, Ark?

“The commander is here. What do you suggest we do?” Richelieu asked when he saw Ren Shuo arrive.

“Even if you ask me…” Ren Shuo rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. “What can I do? They’re the victims. Why don’t you ask them?”

Richelieu said, "We asked, but neither the Unyielding nor the Enterprising knew either. They said they had to wait for their sister to arrive. It just so happens that you, Joffre, are here too. Tell me, we were in the wrong in this matter. Do as you see fit."

Royal Ark opened her mouth, wanting to argue as usual, but Richelieu's lighthearted words silenced her.