Azur Lane Under the Stars

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Hu Teng paused for a moment, then turned and saw Queen Elizabeth: "It's you."

"These new students have all come this far step by step. Many of them may not have the same talent as you, but they will be the backbone of the fight against the Sirens and the deep sea in the future."

“This is fresh blood,” Queen Elizabeth said, as if talking to herself, or perhaps chatting with Hutten.

"Perhaps..." Hu Teng said casually, "but he's still too green."

"Well, there always has to be a process."

Queen Elizabeth said.

"So, what is Your Majesty here for?" Hu Teng asked.

"It's nothing. After work, I just wanted to relax and come back here to see these young people. It always gives me energy and the strength to keep fighting," Queen Elizabeth said. "By the way, when you go back, please give my regards to King George V. It's been a long time. I forgot to tell your commander."

“It must be…right.” Hutten gave a subtle smile. “King George V asked me to bring you something.”

I really want to see how Her Majesty the Queen will react when she sees those gifts... After spending so much time with Frederick the Great and Prince Eugene, Hutten has changed a bit too.

Queen Elizabeth asked curiously, "What is it?"

"Make sure you open this when you get back." Hu Teng took the item out and handed it to Queen Elizabeth, then turned and left, waving goodbye as he went.

Watching the departing figure, Queen Elizabeth looked curiously at the box wrapped in red paper in front of her.

After taking a few more glances at the newlyweds rehearsing, he went back satisfied.

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Back in her office, Queen Elizabeth was about to open the box when she heard an enticing knock on the door.

"Please come in," Queen Elizabeth said.

"Chief, I'm coming in."

The person who walked in was Curaçao from the Maritime Bureau, dressed in a maid's outfit, holding a stack of documents in her hands: "This is the final draft of tomorrow's arrangements, which needs your signature. The deputy director has already confirmed it."

"Okay, I understand. Just put it over there, I'll sign it in a bit."

Curaçao put down the documents in her hand, noticed the large gift box in front of Queen Elizabeth, and asked curiously, "What is this...?"

"Oh, King George V, aren't you back in port? It's been a long time. Her commander was invited to this event and asked her to bring me a gift... Hmph, why bring a gift when you're here?"

Although she said that, it was easy to tell from the upturned corners of her mouth that Queen Elizabeth was in a very good mood.

“The deputy director of George V? What is that?” Curaçao asked.

“I don’t know, take it apart and see…bring me the scissors,” Queen Elizabeth said.

"Uh-huh."

The two worked together and quickly disassembled the object.

"What...what is this? Health supplements?" Queen Elizabeth's lips twitched as she looked at the large box in front of her with the words "health supplements" prominently displayed on it.

"Does a ship girl like me need this?" Queen Elizabeth was both amused and exasperated.

"Perhaps it's because the deputy director's commander was from the Eastern Huang. I remember when people from the Eastern Huang came to visit, they usually brought gifts like health products, fruits, milk, and the like."

"Is there such a custom? Never mind, let's see what it is." Queen Elizabeth became even more curious. She didn't need it herself, so if all else failed, she could send it to the governor and the others, right?

Upon opening it, Queen Elizabeth fell silent, and Curaçao was also stunned. Then, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Queen Elizabeth looked at Curaçao expressionlessly.

"What are you laughing at?"

“I thought of something… Pfft.” Curaçao couldn’t help but chuckle again.

Queen Elizabeth's face flushed red with anger as she looked at the breast enhancement pills and height-increasing calcium tablets in front of her, and she immediately started yelling.

"You bastard, George V!!!"

At this moment, King George V, who was eating in the port area, couldn't help but shiver and put down his chopsticks.

He looked up, somewhat puzzled.

Is someone talking about me? That's really strange...

Hmm? Could it be that Queen Elizabeth received something from me? Hmph, that was my way of showing her my affection!

Never mind, the afternoon tea in Dunkirk was delicious.

Chapter 509 What is a good friend?!

"This market is really... why is there nothing here..."

Ren Shuo and Dido walked home empty-handed, and even Dido's ship equipment space was empty of food.

For some reason, the vegetable market next door was completely empty, as if it had been sold out. The large shopping mall not far away was also completely sold out, although of course, the snacks were still available.

But all the ingredients for cooking are gone.

I need to make dinner, but I don't have any ingredients. What am I going to do?

Ren Shuo looked at Dido: "Alright, alright, I'm not blaming you. Who would have thought that there wouldn't be any ingredients for sale in these places? Even Belfast couldn't have imagined it. I guess they're still in the same situation as we are now."

"Really? Really?" Dido was still in low spirits, but looked at Ren Shuo with a glimmer of hope.

Ren Shuo nodded firmly: "Of course it's true, why would the Commander lie to you?"

Yes, the commander won't lie to you, but your master will.

If Belfast were here, she wouldn't just bring enough ingredients for one meal; she'd probably bring enough for the next few days, and even have some left over.

Hearing Ren Shuo's words, Dido's dejection instantly turned into happiness: "That's good..."

That's great, now that Master is like this, he won't abandon Dido because of these things, right?

"Then, Master, what about dinner tonight?" Dido asked cautiously.

Ren Shuo said, "Didn't Elizabeth say before that if you don't want to cook, you can go to the cafeteria? The Royal Naval Academy's cafeteria, it may not be the best, but at least the people cooking aren't Royal Naval ship girls who know nothing about cooking."

"Then I'll call Miss Hu Teng over." Dido took out her phone and started making a call.

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"So many people... Why are there so many people?" Ren Shuo was a little puzzled. In the past, the Royal Naval Academy didn't have this many people eating. Because the food in the cafeteria wasn't particularly good or bad, if any of his ship girls knew how to cook, they usually wouldn't eat in the academy's cafeteria.

But what's going on today?

In a daze, Ren Shuo even saw the university cafeteria he used to live in.

It was incredibly crowded, a sea of ​​people.

Dido returned and stood beside Ren Shuo, then reported, "Master, it's because the cooks in the cafeteria are the sisters Yi Xian and Ning Haiping from Donghuang that the number of diners has surged recently."

"Yixian and Shuanghai?" Ren Shuo was quite surprised. "I remember that ship girls from Donghuang are very rare, right? Where did Elizabeth come from?"

"It seems that because of this large-scale exchange activity, the Director was temporarily transferred from the Donghuang Maritime Bureau next door. He will have to go back after the event ends."

"Also, the reason why the nearby farmers' markets and some large supermarkets were emptied of food is because tomorrow's exchange meeting requires a large amount of food reserves."

Dido slowly told Ren Shuo the information she had gathered.

“No wonder then.” Ren Shuo thought for a moment. “Let’s wait in line, there’s no rush.”

They found a relatively short queue and soon it was their turn. They ordered a few simple dishes, got their food, and then the three of them found a corner to sit down and start eating.

"This tastes pretty good..." Ren Shuo said.

"After all, it's Yi Xian. Although it can't compare to the one in our port area, it's still very delicious," Hu Teng commented after taking a bite of the sea bass.

Dido said with some envy, "When will I be able to reach that level?"

Hu Teng looked at Dido in surprise, thinking to himself, "It's already good enough that you Royal Navy ship girls can cook. You think you can reach the same level? This kind of thing isn't something that can be accomplished just by trying."

The cooking skills of most Royal Navy ship girls are like math for many people: you can study and practice them to death, but it may not make any difference.

"Excuse me, there are no empty tables here. Could we share a table?"

As Ren Shuo and the others were eating and chatting, a somewhat familiar voice rang out. Looking up, Ren Shuo was a little surprised to see that it was the ship girls he had met when he was buying clothes earlier that day.

"Of course, please have a seat," Ren Shuo said with a smile.

It was only then that Ren Shuo realized that the seats that had been empty after the initial group of diners left had been filled by the next group of people, meaning there were only a few empty seats left at their long table.

Ren Shuo looked up, and the ship girl was also somewhat surprised: "It's you, the commander from earlier in the day."

"Hello," Ren Shuo greeted with a smile, without engaging in further conversation.

However, he was somewhat curious. Of the three girls, two were dressed the same as during the day, while the third had changed her clothes. Her all-black outfit had turned into a pure white, her eye ornaments had changed to white roses, and the shackles on her hands seemed to have been replaced with flower wreaths.

Although he was curious, Ren Shuo didn't ask, since the two weren't familiar with each other.

"Commander, tomorrow is the so-called exchange meeting, right? I really don't know what's so great about it. A bunch of people walking around with wine glasses, chatting... just like those idle nobles of the past."

Hu Teng scoffed at such parties, as she was a pragmatic and hard-working person who didn't particularly like these flashy but impractical things.

"Don't say that. This is also a place for newbies to exchange ideas and for experienced players to share their knowledge. This kind of mutual learning is very beneficial for the defense of the coastline."

Ren Shuo said.

“Master is right.” Dido said with admiration.

"Let's make this clear first, if there's any social interaction tomorrow, you should come. I'm still not comfortable with that," Hu Teng warned Ren Shuo.

Although Hu Teng has changed a lot, it's only in relation to the sisters in the port area. To outsiders, she's still a cold and aloof older sister.

"I know, you don't need to worry about it."

Ren Shuo smiled helplessly. He knew that he would be the main person in charge of the communication this time, since he had brought Hu Teng and Dido along. Sigh, there was no way to slack off.

However, according to Guanghui, the guy he met online, Bu Nao, is also studying at the Royal Naval College? And he's planning to travel or join the Maritime Bureau...

I just don't know if I'll be able to run into one?

Ren Shuo was lost in his fantasies.

"Elbin, I don't eat onions, can you eat them for me?" A somewhat serious voice rang out from next door.

Ren Shuo turned his head and saw the ship girl with light pink hair, who was wearing a military cap and looked very heroic.

"Hmm, okay..." Although her tone was weak, it was easy to tell that the girl was very happy. It seemed that she quite liked eating onions.

Ren Shuo couldn't help but take a second look; not many people like to eat onions.

And those heterochromatic eyes... always reminded him of his own daughters, many of whom also had heterochromatic eyes.

Moreover, that feeling of weakness always seemed familiar.

The ship girl who had panicked about her clothes remained elegant and poised, sitting upright and meticulously cutting the steak in front of her before eating, just like a noble princess, completely different from her cold and unapproachable aura during the day.

Could changing clothes really change one's personality? Ren Shuo was somewhat puzzled.

This setting... Ren Shuo suddenly realized, no wonder he had a sense of déjà vu.

Isn't this just a serious Bismarck plus a timid Dido, plus a white dragon who can switch personalities with a sword?

The more Ren Shuo looked at it, the more it resembled him.

"Sedlitz...that ship girl opposite the commander, isn't her name Hutten? Is that Hutten? The one from our Ironblood's old history?"

The white-clad ship girl spoke softly, her voice clear and pleasant to the ear.

“Hutten?” Seidlitz then realized that it was true; the commander always called out “Hutten Hutten” and wore that Ironblood uniform.

It's pretty much confirmed, but does the Hutten still exist in this world? It's truly something I've never seen or heard of before.

With a hint of curiosity, Seydlitz asked, "Excuse me, are you Ironblood Hutten? That legendary battleship from the old history?"

"I wouldn't presume to call myself a legend; I am indeed Hu Teng," Hu Teng said calmly.

"Wow, that's amazing... Commander, you can even build Hutten?"

Seydlitz said sincerely to Ren Shuo.

Ren Shuo smiled in response: "Just lucky. My name is Ren Shuo, and I'm the commander here to participate in this exchange meeting. And you ladies are?"

"You're Commander Ren Shuo?" Seidlitz and the others were stunned when they heard Ren Shuo introduce himself.

The elegant ship girl, who resembled a princess, couldn't help but cast her lake-blue eyes at Ren Shuo, scrutinizing him closely.

"It's me... What's wrong?" Ren Shuo was a little confused. Did he recognize these ship girls? He had no recollection of them at all.