Azur Lane: I Crossed the Graduation Port Area

Chapter 1651 The Transaction between the Small Profiteer and the Observer
In fact, Lin Lan had already realized that Akashi and the experimental organization definitely had some private cooperation.

Otherwise, how could Akashi, a ship girl on a maintenance ship, travel freely in the sea area controlled and blocked by the experimental agency?
In addition, in the large-scale battles in the game, Akashi has repeatedly transformed into a "mysterious merchant" to sell supplies for the combat fleet...

“Leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist.

"Akashi, if you tell me the truth about your cooperation with the Observer, I can consider letting you go."

The small profiteer who was held in his hand and watched face to face, with both witnesses and evidence in his hands, finally gave up resistance in dejection:
"Let me make it clear first, meow. My cooperation with the Observer did not harm the Minato District. The Observer can testify to this, meow."

"I can attest to that. Ms. Akashi has never revealed any secrets about the port area before~"

The observer chuckled, acknowledging that Akashi was not lying.

Akashi then told the whole story, detailing the whole process of how he cooperated with the observer.

What Lin Lan didn't expect was that this matter had to start from when he first started playing the game.

At that time, his port area had just been established not long ago, and the various factions under his command had not yet formed a system.

As the leader of the experimental organization, the observer disguised himself as Feng Xiang, the owner of the aircraft carrier of the Sakura Empire, and sneaked into his port area during the Tanabata Festival. He also hinted that the ship girls should make chocolates for him to express their love, which triggered a series of interesting events.

Through the player's God's perspective, he naturally knew all of this.

But apart from him, Akashi was the only one among all the ship girls in the port area who discovered the observer's disguise.

And just like that, the Observers and Akashi started their secret cooperation from then on, and even the Purifiers and Builders were completely unaware of this.

"Commander, many of the hidden Siren supplies in the sea area where everyone attacked were arranged by me in advance.

"There are also many raw materials for changing clothes, which I secretly retrieved.

"Although I don't know why the observer wants to help us, meow, but you see, this is a deal that makes a lot of money with no investment, meow. How can I refuse meow?"

After hearing what Mingshi said, Lin Lan, Buqu, Walkerlan and Diguo all nodded.

That's right, if that were the case, the transaction between Akashi and the Observer not only did not harm the interests of the port area, but even provided great help to the construction of the port area.

However, Helena meta, who seemed to have known all this for a long time, smiled and reminded:
"But don't forget, this is not aid, this is a trade.

"Since it's a deal... Commander, shouldn't you ask this profiteer lady what she has provided for the Observer?"

Seeing Lin Lan and his companions looking at him unkindly, Mingshi hurriedly shouted:

"It's just the commander's regular physical condition report, meow. Those are public data. Even if I don't give them to the observers, they can still collect them, meow!"

Lin Lan looked at Walkerland, the pink-haired iris girl who was the first to join his port area among the people present, nodded and said to him affirmatively:
"Akashi didn't lie. The commander's health report is public data from the port area. At that time, your health was getting worse and worse, so everyone was very worried about you!"

After getting Walkeran's testimony, Lin Lan's eyes softened a little when he looked at Mingshi.

Unexpectedly, in addition to his ship girls, the observers were also very concerned about his health.

Come to think of it, if the Observer really forced Akashi to reveal the confidential information of the port area, even though Akashi seemed greedy and afraid of death, he would not really cooperate with the Observer. And what the Observer gave Akashi were actually some insignificant replacement raw materials, supplies and parts for Antix, a wealthy family.

Unlike the other ship girls, Antiks is an artificial intelligence that runs entirely on cube energy. Her ship equipment does not require oil to maintain its function, so it is definitely worthwhile to use these resources in exchange for information on her physical condition.

"Apart from my physical condition, did you trade anything else to the Observer?"

"No more meow! Really no more meow!"

Akashi said this, and added with a sad face:
"If everyone hadn't discovered that the commander was invisible and intangible, and that his health was getting worse and worse, I wouldn't have provided the observer with real data and asked her to help find a solution, meow!"

Although Mingshi was just trying desperate measures, Lin Lan could fully understand Mingshi.

Who told him that his body was really badly damaged at that time?
"Since you have a good attitude in admitting your mistakes, I won't bring up these old issues."

Hearing him say this, Akashi finally smiled as if he had survived a disaster.

But before Akashi could be happy, he pinched Akashi's cheek with a wicked smile:
"But let's be clear, I can let go of the past, but we need to talk about the fact that you went behind my back to the Observer to ask for the Gate Network technology."

"That, that..."

Seeing that the commander was not going to give up today, Akashi swallowed his saliva, as if he had made up his mind, and said with a painful look on his face:
"From now on, the port chain stores will permanently offer a 30% discount to the Commander. No, how about a 40% discount, meow?"

"You're sending me off at only a 40% discount? You need to think carefully. If Nagato and Akagi find out that you're cooperating with the Observer, what will happen to you?"

In fact, the permanent 40% discount of the Hong Kong chain stores under Akashi was a pleasant surprise for Lin Lan.

In order to maintain the usual relaxed atmosphere in the port area, he would naturally hand over all his assets to Akashi and Shiranui to manage and exchange them for Red Tips after returning to the port area.

All shops run by Manju and Bri in the port area require Hongjianjian, the port currency, for transactions.

Especially in the future, as the civilization of other worlds develops, he also plans to move the port area to other worlds to live in seclusion. By then, Hong Jianjian will be the hard currency of the port area's trade system.

But thinking that this was a rare opportunity to blackmail the small profiteer, Akashi thought that a mere 40% discount was too cheap.

The clever Walkerlan also understood the meaning of his words, and asked Buqu with a sly smile:
"Unyielding, do you remember what the Inquisition's punishment for treason and collaboration is?"

The little knight with white hair and black highlights answered without hesitation:
"Burning by fire, cannon fire, and flogging... but no one in the port area has ever been charged with this crime."

The conversation between the two Iris Daiki girls was heard clearly by Akashi, who was sweating profusely.

Although he would not be handed over to the Iris Tribunal for punishment.

But when Akashi thought of Akagi's methods, his hair still stood on end.

Even though he knew that the commander was joking and deliberately blackmailing him, Akashi knew that he was indeed in the wrong.

So the little profiteer finally shouted to Lin Lan with great pain:
"50% off, 50% off meow! Plus, future outfit changes will be permanently 50% off meow! Commander... Shiranui also has a stake in the Hong Kong chain store, this is already the lowest discount I can offer meow!"

(End of this chapter)