Azur Lane Under the Stars

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York was also preparing to buy tickets: "Where is your port located?"

The Duke of York smiled mysteriously: "Don't worry, I've arranged everything."

She and Lützow looked at each other in bewilderment. Although it was strange that she had arranged this, since she had already said so, she decided to ignore it.

"Let's call this gathering a day... By the way, why are Emden and Thuringian in such a hurry to drag Elbin away? Is something the matter?"

York asked.

"It seems like they forgot to turn off the gas at home? I don't know either, those three free-spirited ship girls are always so free," Seydlitz said.

"So, it's disbanded?"

"Okay, let's get together again next time."

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York and Lützow went back to pack their things. The Duke of York had arranged to meet them at the dock in the afternoon.

In other words, the college and York's maritime authority are not far apart, so the season ends quickly.

Lützow didn't have the patience to organize properly; he simply stuffed all his luggage into the ship's equipment space.

Anyway, if I'm not satisfied with the port area, I can just come back later; there's not much stuff there.

York, however, was carrying large and small bags, which surprised the Duke of York: "Is this... all your wealth?"

York nodded: "Yeah, I found it pretty boring at the Maritime Bureau, so I submitted my resignation a long time ago. I was thinking that after this gathering, I would travel the world as a free ship girl. But after hearing about the port you mentioned, it seems quite interesting, so I'll make your port my first stop."

“That would be my honor,” the Duke of York said with a smile.

"Speaking of which, it seems like there are a lot of easygoing people in our hobby group," Lützow said with a grin.

"I wouldn't say most of them are just casual, but rather... aside from Seydlitz, they're all this easygoing?" York said.

“Let’s not talk about that anymore. Come aboard with me,” said the Duke of York.

"They even bought the tickets for us? How thoughtful of them!" York smiled and walked towards the ticket gate.

The Duke of York stopped her: "What are you doing? Why are you going towards the ticket gate?"

"If we don't go to the ticket gate, where do we go?" York was bewildered. "Are you telling us to just deploy our ship equipment and head straight for the Royal Navy?"

Although I don't know exactly which port the Duke of York is in, I do know that she comes from the royal family.

"Don't worry, just come with me."

The Duke of York gave a mysterious smile.

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By the time the two women realized what was happening, they were already on a luxurious yacht.

"You... came out in a yacht? That's so extravagant!" York exclaimed in surprise.

Lützow looked around at the incredibly luxurious yacht with a hint of envy; it seemed this port area was quite wealthy.

"This yacht isn't mine; it belongs to St. Louis in the port area. She seems to like shopping all the time, and she bought so much stuff."

The Duke of York explained.

"Your St. Louis in the port area is really rich, you like shopping and buying yachts..." York said with a forced smile.

"This is nothing, just a small amount of money," the Duke of York said nonchalantly.

"Excuse me for asking, how do you manage your finances in St. Louis? Do you trade stocks? Could you teach me a thing or two?"

Lüzoff's eyes lit up. If he could learn this skill, wouldn't he be able to make a lot of money at home with just a few taps, and then he wouldn't have to worry about food and clothing, thus allowing him to slack off even more?

"Oh, she doesn't trade stocks, she owns a company... You can look it up online, she has her own company in St. Louis."

After mentioning the company group's name, Lützow and York got together to look it up.

I was stunned when I checked. Wow, she's one of the world's 100 richest people, and definitely the richest among ship girls...

“That’s really impressive…” York and Lützow exchanged a glance.

The Duke of York smiled and chuckled. "Two have been brought back. Now it's up to everyone in the port to decide what to do."

She sent a message back to the port area a long time ago. I guess the port area should be starting to prepare by now, right?

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"Ah, it's news from the Duke of York..."

King George V, who was leisurely sunbathing on a beach chair on the beach, felt his phone vibrate on the small table next to him. He picked it up and saw that it was a message from his sister.

Then she casually glanced at it and put it back in its original place, picked up the juice, took a sip, and sighed contentedly.

The Prince of Wales was lying on the beach chair next to George V. Seeing George V's actions, he couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going to see what the news is?"

King George V casually waved his hand: "Relax, relax. That girl keeps messaging me lately, it's all trivial stuff. Besides, she's so powerful, what could possibly be going on?"

The Prince of Wales nodded: "Indeed, and every time I see her messages, it's torture."

"Didn't I tell you to teach her to at least speak like a normal person when she sends messages? Didn't you tell her that?"

"What gives you the illusion that your sister will obey?" the Prince of Wales chuckled.

“That seems to make sense. Who cares? We can’t control her anyway, so let’s just leave her alone,” King George V said.

"Lie down later, I want to eat some fruit." The Prince of Wales stretched out her delicate foot and pointed at George V.

"Can't you get it yourself? How can you be so lazy?" George V was surprised. He was always the one being fed by others, never the one feeding others... except for the Commander and Yuudachi.

The Prince of Wales, expressionless, raised his two hands, which were in casts: "How do you expect me to eat?"

"Pfft..." King George V couldn't help but say, "Alright, alright, I'll feed you..."

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A beach in the port area, surrounded by rock walls, looks very secluded.

But this place has everything you could possibly need: hammocks, sofas, waterbeds, mats, parasols, and more.

It's almost big enough to be a long-term residence. The food and furniture are all neatly arranged, and there's even a machine that's always working in the very center. It's a small space isolation device with built-in air purification, made using technology from the Sirens.

Not only can you feel the sunshine outside, but you can also be protected from rain and wind. It has its own internal air circulation and temperature regulation, so it can be said to be warm in winter and cool in summer.

This was something that Barr and the Vicious Ones swindled from the Purifiers by using five boxes of vanilla pudding.

The goal is to build their own secret base.

This place is the secret base where the wicked and Jean Bart often slack off. Few people know about it, not even Richelieu and Triumph.

Of course, Ren Shuo knew this, because he was also a member of the "Slacking Off Squad".

The vicious girl was enjoying the air conditioning, eating iced watermelon, and then curled up in her waterbed lounge chair, with iced cola and a bunch of snacks within easy reach next to her. On the other side were comic books, novels, and game controllers.

In front of them were the latest game consoles and game discs scattered all over the floor; of course, computers were also indispensable.

Jean Bart and the wicked seemed to have just had a dark duel. The wicked was huddled there eating melon seeds, while Jean Bart looked somewhat uncomfortable, covering his forehead.

The malevolent man looked at Jean Bart with a hint of surprise: "I really didn't expect you to get motion sickness in 3D games, especially since this is a ship girl game."

"And what about ship girls getting motion sickness... I can't take it anymore, let me catch my breath." Jean Bart felt a little nauseous.

"If you just run your ship's equipment a little bit, this debuff will disappear," he said maliciously.

“You think I haven’t tried it? I feel like it’s just my imagination…” Jean Bart took a few deep breaths.

No, it still feels disgusting.

"Then let's not play this next time, okay?"

He casually tossed the leftover watermelon rind into the trash can, wiped his hands clean with a wet wipe, and then picked up the "Original Demon" disc with some hesitation.

"Let's play the games we used to play."

“Speaking of which, that ‘Beating Up Kids’ movie is quite interesting,” Jean Bart said.

"No way, how bored would you have to be to play with something like this?"

"Humph."

"By the way, it seems your sister Kaixuan is looking for you. Aren't you going to see her?"

"No way! How am I supposed to slack off if I go? This is definitely a test of courage for me, I'm not going." The wicked man picked up his Coke and chugged it down.

Jean Bart stroked his chin, admitting he really wanted to go, but then Triumph made him find something wicked...

Do you think you should tie up the evil one?

Chapter 496 The Ghost Hunting Conference?

"I shouldn't have trusted you! You traitor!"

On a sweltering summer night, outside the forest belonging to the port area, the wicked woman was bound and writhing like a maggot, with a foot wearing a high-heeled sandal pressing down on her.

The owner of the foot flicked her long brown ponytail and said disdainfully, "When did I ever agree to that?"

With a malicious look on his face, he said, "Aren't we comrades? Didn't I say I didn't want to go? Why did you ignore my feelings and force me to come here?"

Jean Bart said very calmly, "Let me tell you about this. You think I would keep my promise to you? But what you don't know is that I received a commission from Triumph first!"

"As a pirate, shouldn't one have integrity and follow the principle of first come, first served when hired?"

Jean Bart became increasingly convinced of his own reasoning, and even put his hands on his hips with self-righteousness.

"Gulp, I've lost this time. Next time, I'll make you pay!"

With a fierce yet adorable expression, he triumphantly addressed Jean Bart and Richelieu, who was watching the spectacle unfold.

Jean Bart scoffed, then sat directly on the wicked man's back, raising one hand high before slamming it down onto the wicked man's little bottom.

With a sharp "smack," even the vicious one flinched: "What are you doing! That hurts!"

Jean Bart retorted, "Hmph, who gave you the audacity to speak like that? Don't you know who's in your hands right now?"

"Gulp, I'll remember this grudge," he grumbled maliciously.

"Alright, alright, let her go. She can't run away anyway... Gascoigne, keep an eye on her."

Richelieu gave the order to Gascoigne, who had been staring blankly at the rhinoceros beetle in the tree.

"Command accepted."

Gascoigne silently walked over to the vicious man who had just removed his bandages.

He muttered under his breath, "Ugh, this is so annoying. I didn't want to come. Playing horror games is fine, but this test of courage is so annoying."

Putting aside the love-hate relationship between the Free Iris here, the first group on the other side is preparing to enter the dark forest.

Ren Shuo kept his promise and led Neng Dai inside.

Honestly, Ren Shuo himself didn't know what exactly was inside. All he seemed to know were a few secretary ships and some scary ship girls.

Because some girls weren't interested, they didn't come. Therefore, no one knows exactly who participated in this test of courage.

"I'll teach you. Once you're inside, no matter how scared you are, scream like crazy and then pounce on the commander. That's how you blatantly take advantage of someone."

Outside the forest, Agano patted his younger sister on the shoulder, happily giving her a lesson.

"I get it... No, wait, what do you mean by 'taking advantage'?" Noshiro was almost fooled by Agano. "If you're afraid, you're afraid; if you're not afraid, you're not afraid. This is just like a date with the Commander, isn't it?"

For some reason, Noshiro blushed bright red at Agano's simple words and became somewhat incoherent.

"Oh my, oh my? What bad thing are you thinking about? Ee ya~ Noshiro~ H~" Agano touched her pretty face and twisted her body teasingly.

"Sister, you, you, I'm not talking to you anymore! Commander, let's go!" Noda pulled Ren Shuo inside.

Agano shook his head. Honestly, his little sister isn't cute at all. Can't she just stay where she is and let me tease her to my heart's content?

Watching the two go inside, Yorktown, on the other side, took out his walkie-talkie as their figures gradually disappeared: "Commander and Noshiro have gone in."

Inside the forest, Noshiro held Ren Shuo's hand tightly without letting go, and neither of them spoke. A sweet and ambiguous atmosphere filled the space between them.

"Commander, don't listen to what my sister just said. I didn't mean it that way," Noshiro hurriedly explained to Ren Shuo as she turned around.

Ren Shuo reassured Noshiro, "Don't worry, I understand. Agano just likes to joke around with you."

"It's good that the commander understands." Noshiro breathed a sigh of relief.

"But Noshiro, are you afraid of ghosts or not?" Ren Shuo asked as he and Noshiro strolled through the forest.

The forest was dark, but moonlight filtered through the branches and scattered among the trees. Combined with the twinkling fireflies and pairs of people, the dark forest had a unique charm.