Crossing the azure as a black dragon

"Hehe, we've known each other for a very, very long time."

Santiago looked up with a hint of pride.

"Alright, Santiago, keep this notebook safe. Let's decide what to have for dinner tonight."

Before Yuudachi and Shigure could speak, Kurohiryu stepped forward, clapped his hands, and changed the subject.

"Oh! I know a really good barbecue restaurant nearby, want to try it?"

Santiago closed his laptop and pointed to a shop across the street from the square. It seemed that because it was just night, there weren't many people lingering in the vicinity.

"May I?"

Black Dragon turned to look at Avira who was walking towards him.

"Sure."

Avira looked expectant, seemingly having never eaten dinner at a roadside stall like this before.

"Wuhu, let's have barbecue! Let's have barbecue!"

The moment Avira answered, Yuudachi became excited, waving his hand and running a short distance toward the barbecue restaurant before turning back to urge Black Dragon and the others to hurry up.

Black Flying Dragon shook his head helplessly; Yuudachi really had a special fondness for food.

Chapter 112 "Afraid You'll Get Proud"

"Hmm~"

Stretching on the bed, Black Flying Dragon stood up, pushed open the window against the wall, and blinding light shone in from outside, illuminating half of the bedroom.

"I can't take it anymore, if I rest any longer I'll become a cripple again."

Black Flying Dragon exhaled a breath, took out a set of summer clothes from the closet, put them on, straightened his hair, and left the bedroom.

Since Avira made breakfast three days ago, it's been ready every morning when she wakes up, and her cooking skills are getting better and better.

Black Dragon, realizing that her position as head of the family might be threatened, couldn't help but discuss it with Avira. Unfortunately, she couldn't persuade Avira.

Without the pressure of getting up early to cook, Black Flying Dragon returned to his lazy dog ​​state after just a few days.

When they arrived on the first floor, there was no one in the hallway or the rooms.

"Ah, today seems to be the day Wales returns."

After washing his face in the bathroom, Black Dragon suddenly remembered the arrangements he had made with Wales.

These past few days, she's been going to the branch port every morning. Although it's just a formality, she's still gotten to know quite a few ship girls, and the number is soon to be over three digits.

"Looking at it this way, that girl from Wales is really amazing. She can remember so many people in the Freeport District perfectly."

After washing up, Black Flying Dragon yawned and went to the backyard.

The cherry blossoms I bought last year have grown a bit bigger and now have flower buds, preparing to bloom.

Black Flying Dragon added clothes drying railings to both sides of the yard. A gentle breeze blew the bed sheets fixed to the iron bars, making the backyard look less empty.

After searching the house without finding anyone, Black Dragon drank a cup of hot water, reached out and opened the portal, and stepped into the port command room covered with a light red carpet.

"You're here."

The Prince of Wales was alone in the command center. Instead of working, she stood by the window looking out at the water park under construction in the distance. Sunlight brushed against her cheeks, illuminating her slightly serious expression.

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

Black Flying Dragon stepped forward, his gaze falling on the construction site. Manjiu's work efficiency was as high as ever; the foundation had been dug in just three days, and construction should officially begin soon.

"I said I'd go back today, how about we postpone it a little longer?"

Wales rested his right hand on the wall and tilted his head to look at the black dragon.

"Panic?"

Black Flying Dragon raised an eyebrow.

"Why would I panic? It's just that things haven't been calm at sea lately, and I'm worried you won't be able to handle it if I go back now."

Wales' gaze swept across the black dragon's face before turning to the distant sea.

"In just a few days, everyone has realized that the sea projection is nothing more than a strange trick of the Sirens. Moreover, during this time, a large number of Manju have gone to build ports at sea, and escort teams are spread throughout the entire Donghuang. If there is any problem, I can deal with it immediately. You can go back with peace of mind."

Black Dragon raised the corners of his mouth slightly, stepped forward, and patted the Prince of Wales on the right shoulder.

"...It's precisely this kind of inexplicable self-confidence of yours that makes me uneasy."

The Prince of Wales removed Black Dragon's hand, turned around, walked to his desk, opened a drawer, took out a stack of communication records, and handed them to Black Dragon.

"What mysterious confidence? I call this being well-prepared and confident."

Black Dragon couldn't help but mutter a complaint, then reached out and took the record handed to him by the Prince of Wales and flipped through it.

This information wasn't discovered by ship girls or vessels that went out on missions, but rather obtained by the Navy Headquarters through unknown channels regarding the current maritime situation in foreign countries.

The first page contained the information Tirpitz had previously mentioned to her: the disruption of the joint military exercises between the White Eagles and the Northern Alliance by the Sirens. However, the information here was more detailed. The attacking Sirens were over thirty meters tall when they appeared, and their enormous size, when shrunk, resembled a coelacanth. After appearing, they stirred up the seawater and launched an attack on the combined forces of the two countries. Their attack methods mainly involved ramming their massive bodies and firing lasers from all over their bodies without any blind spots, causing great casualties to the combined forces. They were suspected to have been repelled by New Jersey and others.

The following pages record similar incidents. The Northern Alliance was attacked the most, appearing four times, followed by the White Eagle three times. Similar Sirens also appeared on the front lines of Iron Blood, Royal Navy, and Sakura Empire.

All the major powers were attacked, but Donghuang remained silent.

"From this, we can see that the Siren, who are the pro-war faction, obviously don't want to fight us anymore. They know you are in Donghuang, so once they appear in Donghuang territory, it will inevitably bring huge trouble."

The Prince of Wales, with one hand resting on the table, spoke to the black dragon.

"It's alright. In a month or two at most, there will be a huge breakthrough in the research and use of Rubik's Cube energy. Once the technology is popularized, these seemingly troublesome things can be dealt with quickly."

After reading through all the information about the incident, Black Dragon returned the paper to Wales and said...

"Besides, the Sirens have been causing trouble for a long time. You can't just abandon the Free Port and keep working for me all the time."

After a pause, Black Dragon shrugged and added.

Based on intelligence, these suddenly appearing Sirens are not capable of overwhelming ship girls and national fleets. They can be dealt with by sheer numbers. In terms of strength, they should be stronger than the Annihilators, but they are far from reaching the level of experimental subjects.

That's true...

The Prince of Wales put away the report, seemingly still somewhat hesitant.

"How about this, I'll open a portal in your room to your and Eugen's bridal chamber. You can come over and observe Tiancheng whenever you have free time, okay?"

Black Dragon looked up at the snow-white ceiling, a sudden inspiration struck him, and he smiled at Wales.

Wales glanced at the black dragon, somewhat surprised.

"Didn't you tell me to inspect the port area every day? Some of your arrangements are too obvious, and people are giving me feedback directly."

Black Dragon shrugged helplessly.

Tiancheng has been traveling back and forth between Free Port these past few days.

Between the district and the sub-ports, she spent most of her time communicating and exchanging ideas with the ship girls in the port area. Prince of Wales took this opportunity to try and find out what Amagi was up to.

Perhaps because Tiancheng was behaving too normally, the Prince of Wales became increasingly uneasy about him.

"..."

The Prince of Wales was speechless. She had specifically asked the Royal Navy's ship girls for help in private, but she never expected that these people would betray her and sell her to the Black Dragon.

"To be honest, I don't understand why you are so worried about Tiancheng. Just like you said, I am the core here, and even if Tiancheng wants to do something, it can't bypass me."

Black Dragon sighed and began to try to persuade the Prince of Wales.

She couldn't stand the mutual suspicion between her two best friends; in her view, it was a complete waste of her time.

“That’s true. My older sister has been covering for me for so long, it’s time for me to go back.”

Wales did not answer Black Dragon's question, but what she said afterward was indeed hers, and there's nothing to refute.

"You might not believe it, but I don't believe everything Tiancheng says, nor do I do whatever she says."

Black Dragon saw that Wales still seemed uneasy, so she had no choice but to be frank with him.

Actually, she also felt very strange. She cooperated with Amagi's actions because the content of the actions would not affect others, and they were basically all about fighting the Sirens. But now there were rumors that she would do whatever Amagi said.

If she really listened to Tiancheng and didn't consider anything, why would she go back to Donghuang? Wouldn't it be better to just carve through Chongying and become a mountain king?

“I naturally believe what you say… but now you should understand why I said the two port areas are not the same.”

The Prince of Wales smiled and turned to walk towards the door of the command room.

"...Are you worried that Tiancheng will become too powerful, so you want to check her here?"

Black Dragon frowned, recalling what Wales had said before.

“Once you get used to these rules, you will subconsciously look for people who may pose a threat to you no matter where you go. Amagi is well aware of this, so she never stays in the Free Port Area for long.”

Wales waved his hand.

Black Dragon has many advantages, but also some hidden disadvantages. Its biggest disadvantage is that it often shows them too obviously. For example, its attitude towards Amagi is obviously different, as if Amagi is not on the same level as everyone else.

But that's all. Hei Feilong might be a little biased towards people, but he won't be biased when it comes to things. For example, if Tiancheng asks Hei Feilong to do something, he will do it if she explains the reason. And if she asks Hei Feilong to do something, he will do it if she explains the reason.

So, she wasn't actually worried that Hei Feilong would be fooled into doing something stupid by Tiancheng, but rather that Tiancheng had figured out everything about Donghuang.

Since Amagi will eventually return to Sakura Empire, giving her such a platform to showcase her abilities means that if a clash occurs in the future, they will be at a great disadvantage.

"Just hearing about it sounds like a lot of trouble, no wonder so many unaffiliated ship girls are unwilling to go to the free port area."

Black Flying Dragon rubbed his temples and complained.

"This is none of our business. If it gets involved, it's just a few faction leaders involved, and it doesn't affect other people's lives."

The Prince of Wales quickly stated that they would not take the blame for this.

"So you're saying I'm really that attractive?"

Black Flying Dragon followed Prince of Wales downstairs. Were all those hundreds of ship girls in this port here for her? She wasn't some earth-shattering heroine.

"Stop being so conceited. Ultimately, the main reason for using your name to gather other ship girls is to bind you to Donghuang. Another reason is to send a signal that the Donghuang government is beginning to take our ship girls seriously, which means telling everyone that they can live a normal life like ordinary people in Donghuang."

The Prince of Wales clicked his tongue and waved his hand.

"Although I had already thought of this, it still hurts to hear you say it out loud."

Black Dragon was greatly shocked and clutched his chest in an exaggerated manner.