Azur Lane: I Crossed the Graduation Port Area

Chapter 1660: The Identity and Responsibilities of the Iris Ship Girls

While praying quietly, Richelieu's mind flashed through scenes of memories after leaving the home port.

Ever since the commander disappeared, she has always believed that the commander would return triumphantly and meet them again.

As the flagship of Iris, she is also the Archbishop who has the most devout faith in the Commander in the hearts of all her companions.

So ever since the commander disappeared in the home port, in order to allow everyone in the Iris camp to hold on until the moment of reunion, she has never shown any timidity or weakness in front of her panicked companions.

It is precisely because of her example that the Iris camp, which takes the Commander as its pillar of faith, has not fallen into an overall negative atmosphere. Everyone is constantly encouraging each other and looking for the Commander for the arrival of this day.

Especially since they learned from Tempalans yesterday that their god, their commander, had returned defeating all powerful enemies and was about to come to find them at the temporary port in Sardinia.

Richelieu was so excited that he didn't sleep a wink the whole night.

She thought of countless things to say when she met the Commander again, and how to greet the Commander and her new companions.

Just like when it served as the commander's secretary ship.

But when this moment seemed likely to arrive sooner than expected, Richelieu, who had never known what fear was, found himself a little afraid.

What if this was just an emergency rehearsal that Clemenceau had Gascogne conduct?
What if the enemy secretly invades the temporary port area?
Richelieu, who was originally a meticulous thinker, had countless random thoughts in his mind that he could not control.

Although he knew that the possibility of all this was very slim, Richelieu still did not dare to face the reality when his expectations were dashed.

So Archbishop Iris could only pray to the void god, whom he had not prayed to for a long time since he made an oath with the commander, in order to seek peace of mind for his inner restlessness.

However, at this moment, a private communication request in the fleet channel interrupted Richelieu's anxious prayer.

When he saw that the source of the call was the Inquisition, Richelieu answered it without any hesitation.

Before she could speak, a reassuring and familiar mature voice of a royal sister sounded:
"If my guess is correct, Sister Richelieu, you must be feeling confused and entangled right now.

"Hehe, just a friendly reminder, I didn't give Gascony the authorization to close the Aurora Wall... If you go too late, I will get back to that person before you.

"So don't worry. You have already sacrificed so much for everyone at Iris for this day to come. It's time to meet our commander."

Although the other party did not reveal his identity, Richelieu could tell who the person was who had sent the message specifically to remind him in a friendly manner.

The third Richelieu-class battleship, the leader of the Iris Tribunal, Clemenceau.

"Thank you, Clemenceau. I know what to do now."

After finishing the communication with Clemenceau, who seemed to be able to see into his heart, the uneasiness and confusion on Richelieu's face disappeared without a trace.

Bending down to pick up the holy book, tidying up the ends of his messy golden hair, Richelieu strode towards the dome cathedral.

Now that the God of Iris has overcome the hardships and returned to my side, there is only one thing left for me to do.

That is to use your best side to welcome the coming of God.

……

At the same time, as the light from the tip of Gascony's lance dimmed, Lin Lan also felt that the beacon of the door network node on the seashore was restarted again.

It seems that Helena meta has also noticed the closure of the Aurora Wall and is about to open the Portal Network.

"Good job, Gascon."

Looking at the short-haired girl in front of him taking back her ship equipment and lance, Lin Lan chuckled and reached out to rub Gascoigne's head.

The cute and adorable Big Gaga was obviously enjoying his head pat, with his eyes slightly narrowed and a comfortable smile revealed.

"I didn't expect that the Aurora Wall system was actually controlled by Lord Gascon himself. We thought it was Lord Clemenceau who opened it using the Inquisition facilities."

Foil, Epee, and Vicious also gathered around. Foil looked at Gascoigne curiously and exclaimed. "Speaking of which, I've always been curious. Aren't the Inquisition and your Knights of the Holy See the same system?"

Seeing the three Iris Knights looking at Gascoigne with disbelief, Lin Lan asked in confusion.

And the answer to his question was viciousness.

The Iris Lolita Knight with long white hair spread her hands and answered him:

“Although we, the Knights of the Holy See and our fellow Inquisition members, are all members of the fleet under the command of the commander, we are no different when it comes to attacking and fighting.

"But within the Theocracy, we and the Inquisitors have different responsibilities."

After Vicious finished speaking, the heavy sword of the Knight of the Church explained to him in detail:
“The daily work of the Church and the Vatican Knights is to conduct offensive combat training and guard and patrol the important and vital areas of the port.

"And most of the judges are involved in intelligence gathering and sorting, and processing internal affairs documents. Their training is mainly focused on reconnaissance, infiltration, and decapitation tactics.

"But nothing is absolute. When we are short of manpower, we will also carry out tasks together with the Inquisitor."

After listening to the popular science introductions by Vicious and Heavy Sword, Lin Lan roughly understood the missions that his Iris girls each undertook in their camp.

The Vatican Knights are the frontline combat force of the Iris Theocracy and will use their absolute strength to crush any enemy who dares to stand in the way of Iris.

The Inquisition is the cornerstone that ensures the operation of the Iris Theocracy.

While ensuring the camp's tedious internal affairs, the Inquisitors are also scouts for the Iris Fleet to collect battlefield intelligence and Iris Judges who perform individual special operations missions under extreme conditions.

In addition, the Vatican knights and inquisitors will switch identities at any time according to the content of the mission.

No wonder most of the Iris ship girls he met before he met the Knights led by Arthas in the city-state world were girls from the Inquisition.

The special mission of going to the interior of the Ministry of Education to search for Marco Polo is the area where the Inquisition is most proficient.

It would be safer for the Iris Knights composed of knights from the Holy See to be in charge of clearing the alien royal court controlled by the experimental agency in the frozen land of the Northern Territory.

Of course, Lin Lan also knew very well that in addition to the Vatican knights and inquisitors, the girls of Iris also had various identities related to the clergy.

For example, the oracle of terror, the missionary bard Brest, and so on.

I guess, except for the Inquisition under Clemenceau, most of the Iris girls are usually managed and commanded by Richelieu.

After roughly sorting out the division of responsibilities of the Iris Faction, the most special of all the camps in the port area, Lin Lan did not plan to stay in the Dome Cathedral for too long.

Since Helena meta and the others are about to arrive, it’s time for me to give Richelieu and the girls in the temporary port a surprise.

"Closing the Aurora Wall took up quite a bit of time. Let's set off quickly to reunite with the others."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gascoigne tilted his head in confusion, looked at him and asked:
"Master, why do we need to 'set out' to reunite with the other companions? Everyone in the fleet has discovered that the Aurora Wall system has been shut down and is heading here."

"?"

Gascoigne's completely unexpected remarks stunned Lin Lan:

"You mean... the noise of shutting down the Aurora Wall just now could be seen by the entire Iris Temporary Port?"

"Correct. Sister Jeanbal has arrived."

Gascon first gave an affirmative answer, and the next second he raised his hand with a smile, pointing to the main entrance of the cathedral behind him.

Lin Lan suddenly turned around and looked.

In the bright sunlight coming from the main entrance of the cathedral, although the tall Iris battleship lady was facing away from the light, her red eyes covered by mist still met his gaze in mid-air.

(End of this chapter)