Azur Lane: I Crossed the Graduation Port Area

Chapter 1564 Sophia

At this time, Sophia was wearing a black long dress, and her face was obviously younger than in his memory.

But Lin Lan was very confused, as it was the first time he saw Sophia wearing a pure black dress.

He remembered that Sofia had told him during their time on the board that she didn't like black because wearing this color made people look like they were mourning the dead.

Before he could recover from the shock and call out the other person's name, Sophia seemed to react faster than him and made a "hush" gesture to him.

"It's okay, it's okay, I was just crossing the road and was almost hit by a car.

"Anyway, I won't miss this opportunity. I'm going to attend the summit tomorrow."

After speaking to the person on the phone in a tough tone that didn't match her quiet appearance, Sophia hung up the phone neatly, and then walked up to him with a happy face:
"Dr. Lin Lan, I didn't expect to see you here! Are they your new ship students? They are so pretty!"

"Commander, who is she?"

Seeing the stranger suddenly interrupting their actions, Marco Polo first cautiously pulled Lin Lan behind him.

But what Marco Polo did not expect was that Sofia looked at her with shining eyes and praised her generously.

This made Marco Polo feel a little embarrassed by the praise.

Seeing that Sophia's sudden appearance disrupted their plans, Lin Lan sighed with a headache.

It looks like their plan to get rid of the agents in the city before the dinner is going to fail.

The reason why Sofia is called Ms. Silver Fox is not because of her long snow-white hair and cute looks.

It's because Sophia has extremely exaggerated observation skills and strategic wisdom.

Even if he was sure that the other party was not Sophia who lost contact with the 5th Task Force in the Endless World Sea in the game event plot.

But with the example of Anjie, he had no doubt that Sophia, who was suspected to be a replica of X, would be difficult to deal with.

What's more, Sophia is the leader of the Forward Front's chief Rubik's Cube R&D team. She is a good friend of him, Angel and Osta, and also their biggest competitor.

He couldn't just say outright that they were going to wipe out the agents of the Forward Front, right?

"Yes, let me introduce you to Marco Polo..."

After quickly analyzing the current situation in his mind, Lin Lan smiled at Sophia and introduced the identities of his four ship girls and the genius Rubik's Cube scientist to each other.

Of course, he also took the opportunity to arrange new identities for his four ship girls - the crystallization of the confidential Rubik's Cube Project from the Oceanic Federation Military.

The four ship girls' wives were in sync with him and greeted Sophia politely.

Sophia, on the other hand, smiled and sincerely praised each of his ship-girl wives, without asking him anything about the military.

But after that, Sophia looked at him seriously, with a complex and guilty look in her eyes:

"Um, Dr. Lin Lan, I'm really sorry about Richard.

"I have done my best to get the team to eliminate the negative public opinion about the ship, but..."

Before Sophia could finish her apology, Lin Lan waved her hand and said with a smile:

"I know. That incident is not your fault, and it is certainly not the fault of the Forward Front."

Although in his memory, meeting Sophia here at this point in time was simply not possible.

But after all, he had worked with Sophia for many years during the council period, so he knew how kind Sophia was by nature.

Besides, he had personally rescued the good man Richard, and it seems that the girl is still with his Northern Alliance ship girls, waiting for him to come home.

Seeing that there was no trace of blame on his face, Sophia breathed a sigh of relief in front of him, as if she had put down the burden that had been weighing on her heart for a long time:

"It would be great if you could look at it in a positive light. Hey, did you come here specifically to attend the Rubik's Cube Technology Summit?"

Hearing Sophia asking him, Lin Lan nodded:
"Yes."

"Eh? Could it be that the rumors on the Internet are true? Are you planning to propose to Cole at the dinner before the Charlemagne family does?"

After receiving his affirmative answer, Sophia immediately asked him curiously, her eyes full of expectation. "No, where did you hear this rumor?"

Although Lin Lan admitted that he did have this idea.

But when Sophia really expressed this idea in front of his four ship girls, he suddenly felt embarrassed and subconsciously wanted to change the subject.

Unfortunately, Sophia was like a cunning fox who saw through his intentions at a glance. She did not follow his train of thought and continued the conversation. She laughed and said teasingly:

"Hehehe~ Anyway, since you are here in person, it is enough to prove that this rumor is not groundless~
"Don't worry. Both Osta and Ange always say that you are destined to have a harem in the future. Cole actually told me that she doesn't mind at all."

Well, Lin Lan really didn’t expect that even Sofia would start to assist him.

He had long been certain that Cole didn't care about him having a harem. After all, in the city-state world, Cole's will had already noticed the bond between him and the ship girls.

The point is the four ship girls beside him...

"Miss Sophia, can I call you that?"

"Of course~"

"Can you tell us more about the commander and Cole?"

As he expected, after Marco Polo knew that he intended to delay the elimination operation, he took the opportunity to ask Sophia with a smile about the old stories between him and Cole.

"No problem. I'm very good at gathering intelligence~"

So just like that, Lin Lan and the four ship girls walked into the B&B at Sophia's invitation.

The large and tidy wooden house B&B was empty.

In Sofia's words, this is actually a property that the Front specially uses for senior officials to vacation in Hawaii.

Given the status and position of this silver-haired Rubik's Cube scientist in the Forward Front, it is normal for him to live in a villa alone when he is on a business trip.

"You came here alone? I thought you guys from the Forward Front were going to send a whole team of advisors, and you don't even have a bodyguard?"

Walking in the stairwell leading to the rooftop balcony garden, Lin Lan asked Sophia with some suspicion.

“Hey, don’t be angry. Affected by the Richard incident, the budget and status of our Rubik’s Cube Energy Research Team have also been deteriorating.

"The Supreme Council no longer trusts ships and has cut a lot of the budget for ship-related cube projects. That's why I can sneak out and relax."

As Sofia explained, several people came to the balcony garden and sat at the tea table under the parasol with a wide view of the blue ocean and the beach not far away.

Although he knew very well that this was the attachment area, Lin Lan still felt much better when he looked at the people playing on the beach and the endless ocean.

"Tell us quickly, how did the commander and Kelei know each other?"

"Haha~ I'm so impatient. Then I have to start from your commander's college days."

As soon as Marco Polo sat down, he couldn't wait to ask Sophia questions.

Although Louis IX, Flanders and Brest did not speak directly, they all looked at Sophia expectantly.

Seeing Sophia begin to recount the past in an orderly manner with a smile, the well-behaved Flanders instinctively picked up the teapot on the table and prepared to pour water.

Lin Lan was about to stop Flanders, but Sophia suddenly stopped talking and gently reached out to press the back of Flanders' hand.

"I don't know how long the tea here has been stored, so don't drink it casually."

"Um...thank you."

After a brief pause, Flandre immediately remembered that everything here was made of high-dimensional matter, and quickly withdrew his hand.

Sophia smiled apologetically, then continued to tell the four ship girls.

Obviously, this was just a normal interaction, but Lin Lan narrowed his eyes and pretended to look at the beach scenery, feeling extremely horrified in his heart.

He seemed to have vaguely guessed what the truth was about the high-dimensional world in this attachment area.

(End of this chapter)