Crossing the azure as a black dragon

"Don't worry about it, it's just on the way."

The Emperor replied with a smile.

"It's getting late, we should go prepare lunch."

Chiyoda saw Fubuki and the others, said something, and then turned and left with Chitose.

"Lunch? Actually, I'm quite interested in cooking. Could I help you two out?"

Black Flying Dragon's eyes lit up, and he followed.

She can cook Donghuang cuisine, but she knows less about Chongying cuisine, so this is a great learning opportunity.

"Hmm...if it doesn't take up too much time."

Chitose and Chiyoda exchanged a glance and reluctantly agreed.

"I see!"

Black Flying Dragon quickly assured him.

The three chatted as they walked toward the kitchen, leaving Yuudachi, Fubuki, and the others staring at each other blankly.

Chapter Ninety-Two: Silence

After lunch, the group went about their own business, and Black Dragon returned to the tactical room.

Upon entering the room, Black Flying Dragon glanced at the report on the table, hesitated for a moment, and then focused his attention on the equipment in the middle.

"Try this."

Tiancheng said that armchair strategizing is not advisable, so she should listen to him.

Walking over to the equipment, Hei Feilong tapped the glass cover three times. The glass cover immediately lit up like a touchscreen, revealing a dense array of parameter settings.

Let's start with the easy mode.

Black Dragon pondered for a moment and set environmental factors such as overcast skies, archipelago region, and no wind.

"If I don't have the parameters, then we'll use the Flying Dragon as the flagship, plus the Yuudachi..."

Regarding teammates, Black Dragon had some personal biases. Her ideal team would have someone similar to her or even better at commanding, so she put Tirpitz in.

Then they added two light cruisers, Cleveland and Helena, and finally Minneapolis, forming a six-person team.

The opposing force consists of fifteen mass-produced Sirens, including two battleships and two aircraft carriers, with the remainder being light and heavy cruisers.

After the settings were completed, the Black Dragon closed the settings mode, and the mirrored sea inside the glass dome immediately changed, forming the terrain that the Black Dragon had set up. Then, the two sides engaged in battle were generated.

Before the battle even began, Tirpitz led his team to hide somewhere, while Wyvern used his planes to scout around the Sirens' team. Yuudachi followed Wyvern, and the others followed Tirpitz, causing the team to split up.

"..."

Black Flying Dragon stroked his chin as he observed the situation.

Before long, the battle broke out. Hiryu's reconnaissance plane exposed her position, attracting the Sirens' attack. Yuudachi and Hiryu fought and ran, while Tirpitz led his men to flank and seize the opportunity to steal the enemy's aircraft carrier. They then engaged in guerrilla warfare and it took a while to wipe out all the Sirens. Although Hiryu and Yuudachi were not sunk, they were badly wounded.

"No way, Feilong is too stupid, he can't compare to me."

The battle ended, and Black Dragon shook his head.

If she were to replace the dragon, she could absolutely annihilate this mass-produced Sirens without suffering any losses.

After waiting for a while, Black Dragon made a second parameter setting, setting it to nighttime, light rain, with the flagship set to Enterprise, and the others remaining unchanged.

The final result was that the company acted as the front line, sacrificing one person's injury to ensure the victory of the others without injury.

Having used this, Black Dragon roughly understood that the parameters here were input based on the ship girls from the Free Port area, and were most likely Akashi's creation.

After figuring things out, Black Dragon stopped limiting himself to being the flagship and started setting up various six-person teams to observe how they would react when they encountered the same Sirens in different environments.

It's a bit like playing a game, and Black Dragon is getting a little addicted to it.

……

Two small

After a while, Black Flying Dragon walked out of the main hall and stretched lazily on the stone path lined with slender bamboo.

Battle simulations are interesting, but watching them for too long isn't good either. Only by leaving something to think about can you keep reminiscing about them.

Two hours later, six simulated battles were completed, and Black Dragon was digesting the information from these six games.

"Just how many good things does that stingy cat Akashi have hidden away?"

Black Flying Dragon pondered for a moment, then walked to the rest pavilion area and sat down to rest by the chessboard.

At this time of day, the front yard is practically deserted. A gentle breeze blows, and many red leaves drift from the backyard to the front yard. No wonder Chisui and her companion started cleaning early in the morning.

"It's so nice to have a big courtyard."

Black Flying Dragon looked at the front yard. Even with three large houses built, there was still a large open space. The only pity was that there was no fishpond.

"The yard is big, so cleaning it is hard work."

Suddenly, the door to the house next to the rest pavilion opened, and Noshiro came out, putting a small notebook that looked like a notebook into her pocket as she walked.

"Of course, if you want a better environment, you definitely need to put in more effort."

Black Dragon has also passed the stage of chasing dreams and knows the troubles of reality.

"Hmm, I happen to have some free time, want to play a few rounds?"

Noshiro walked to the opposite side of the black dragon and placed his right hand on the box of pieces next to him.

"I can't ask for it."

Black Dragon smiled and opened the chess box next to him.

After yesterday's crushing defeat, Black Dragon's shogi proficiency has improved considerably, and for a time he was able to go toe-to-toe with Noshiro.

"Oh?"

After a while, Shoukaku came out from the backyard and inadvertently saw Kuro and the other two. He walked over curiously.

"I am dying."

After a fierce battle, Black Dragon achieved its first victory, defeating Noshiro.

"I lost."

Noshiro didn't mind and began to restore the chessboard.

This is the second match. Noshiro won the first match, and Black Dragon tied the score in the second.

"I never expected you to be such a skilled shogi player."

Shoukaku sat down to one side and said casually.

"Don't brag. Noshiro is much better than me. He was just lucky just now."

Black Flying Dragon glanced at Shoukaku.

"It's not luck, but because you, Black Dragon, have improved so rapidly that you've reached the same level as me."

Noshiro did not agree with Black Dragon's statement and seriously refuted it.

"Being too modest isn't good, senior~"

Xianghe looked at Heifeilong with a smile.

"..."

Black Flying Dragon reached out and scratched his cheek, unsure how to retort for a moment.

In the third game, Black Dragon made a slight mistake, which Noshiro seized to checkmate.

"Could you let me spar with the senior on your behalf?"

After watching the entire game, Shoukaku realized that Black Dragon was truly something special, and he suddenly felt an urge to play.

"please."

Noshiro stood up and made way for him.

"Please remember to go easy on me, senior!"

Shoukaku said to the black dragon with a smile.

"That's natural."

Black Flying Dragon gradually got used to being called Shokaku and began to identify with it.

Then, the Black Dragons lost three games in a row.

Unlike Noshiro, whose moves were similar to Noshiro's, Shoukaku used different tactics in each of the three games, and Black Dragon was killed and his face was covered in blood.

"You're really amazing, senior."

Shoukaku was also surprised.

Black Dragon's learning ability is really strong; she is better in each game than in the previous one, forcing her to frequently change tactics.

"You can say such things after I've surpassed you."

Black Dragon revealed a slight smile.

"So competitive!"

Shoukaku joked around for a moment and then started the next round.

"We're back!"

While things were in full swing, Yuudachi pushed open the courtyard gate again and walked in with Fubuki and Hibiki, all three of them carrying small bags of snacks.

Soon, the three noticed the three people playing chess and gathered around them.

Then the Black Dragon lost again.

"Can I do it for you? I need to rest for a bit."

The black dragon placed its pieces and vacated its position.

"Please give me more advice."

Nobuyo took over and greeted Shoukaku politely.