Azur Lane, will there be constant gunfire after peace?

"Akashi!"

Du Lin recognized the figure lying on the table. It was Akashi, the proprietress of the store in the port area.

"It's about to go bankrupt? What's going on?"

Akashi rested his chin on the table and swung his baggy sleeves listlessly:

"It's literally closed down. After the war, the business of the store has been bad."

During the war, Akashi, together with several ship girls in the port area who were good at scientific research and machinery, tinkered with a lot of things.

Some of these equipments are useless, but some of them have effects that cannot be underestimated.

Therefore, some very ambitious ship girls who are eager to gain more power will go to Akashi's shop to purchase.

Although he is often criticized by customers as a "swindler", Akashi is indeed making a lot of money.

But now those good days are completely over.

Volume 59: Chapter : Pandora's Box Opened on Its Own

"There are almost no customers in the store now~ The best-selling item in recent days is just a copy of the commander's room key, but this kind of item can't be sold continuously~"

"Wait, a key copy?!"

Du Lin instantly became alert, as if he had heard something extraordinary.

"Ah..." Akashi, knowing that he had let the cat out of the bag, quickly covered his mouth and said with a wandering look:

"What copy? Akashi doesn't know, meow~"

Du Lin stared at the profiteer in front of him, he knew the other party's style of doing things very well.

As long as the price is right, Akashi is even willing to sell the rope with which to hang himself.

He is an example of someone who loves money more than life.

As for Du Lin's room key...Akashi has a chance to get his hands on it.

Could it be that the long queues I saw in front of the store a few days ago were because of this?

"Damn Akashi!"

Du Lin was about to rebuke, but Belfast came to smooth things over:

"Oh, Master, please stop blaming Miss Akashi~"

"Befa, why are you begging for her? Wait!"

Du Lin suddenly had an idea, and he looked at the head maid suspiciously:

"You...didn't buy it too?"

There was a sudden silence in the room.

"Haha~"

Belfast's expression remained unchanged, he was just smiling.

Sure enough, I bought it!

Befa also did the same thing by secretly buying the key to his room.

Du Lin was deeply shocked by this fact.

"Ah, Master, don't be so disappointed." Belfast comforted:

"Please think about it. People are willing to pay a high price to buy the key instead of attacking directly. Isn't this a reflection of the value of the key? You don't think... a door and a lock can stop everyone's enthusiasm, right?"

Du Lin said nothing.

Although this is a fallacy, if you think about it carefully, those who come to the port area to buy keys are really restrained.

Even Du Lin knew that the door lock of the room could not protect himself. Its only function was to create the illusion of being "protected" for Du Lin.

The only thing to be thankful for is that Du Lin has been sleeping in the office these days, otherwise...

"Hey, Akashi, come here."

Du Lin waved to Akashi.

The profiteer boss came over:

"Commander, is there anything you can do for me, Akashi? As compensation, I'll give you a discount, meow~"

"You're still thinking about making money at this time..." Du Lin was speechless. He asked in a low voice:

“How many keys have you sold so far?”

Akashi's eyes wandered again:

"Sorry, meow, our store strictly protects the privacy of our customers, meow~"

Du Lin: "Stare——"

"I...I know, meow~" Akashi panicked and responded by shaking his sleeves:

"Big... maybe dozens of them? Akashi can't remember, but... but definitely not a hundred, nya!"

Dozens of...

The corners of Du Lin's mouth twitched. The thought that there were dozens of people in the port area who had access to his room made Du Lin a little nervous.

Belfast leaned forward and whispered:

"Master, I understand your feelings, but please don't change the door lock."

Du Lin glanced at the head maid:

"Indeed. After all, even if a new door lock is replaced, the new key will be circulated in the port area soon, right?"

"Hehe~ That's it meow!"

Akashi shook his sleeves:

"After all, it is because everyone has this need that Akashi chooses to do this kind of business~ That's right, it is the invisible hand that controls everything, it has nothing to do with Akashi~"

"Really?" Du Lin pulled Mingshi in front of him and rubbed the green cat's head with both hands:

"Then come and experience the power of my big, visible hand!"

"Ah~Ah~Please let me go, please let me go, meow~"

Du Lin's actions looked extremely rough, but in fact they were very well controlled.

Although Akashi said "please let me go", he actually enjoyed Du Lin's rubbing very much, and his throat made a series of "gurgling" sounds.

After a while, Du Lin, feeling satisfied, let go of Mingshi, and the proprietress also remembered the original purpose of her visit.

"So, Akashi came here hoping that the Commander could help think of a solution. Without hot-selling products, our store will really go bankrupt, meow!"

"Let it go bankrupt. Isn't this what you call the invisible hand?"

Although he teased, Du Lin couldn't bear to see Akashi's shop go to ruin.

After all, although Akashi is a profiteer, she can often come up with something interesting.

The glasses that could show the KanColle’s affection for him were a great proof of this.

Obviously, Akashi hopes that Du Lin can give her advice and help her find products that can sell well.

"Let me think..."

Du Lin fell into deep thought, and for a moment he couldn't think of any good solution.

After the war, the ship girls in the port area had almost no special needs.

Daily food, clothing and other necessities are centrally supplied by the port area. Under such circumstances, it is difficult for the girls in the port area to have any necessary expenses.

No, it should be said that there is no awareness in this regard.

After all, everything in the past was for war, everything was for becoming stronger.

Under Du Lin's influence, everyone is moving towards this goal and there is no need to consider other things.

Now that peace has come, people no longer need to fight, but their habits have not been completely changed.

What Du Lin needs to do now is to guide them to discover and face their own "desires".

After thinking this through, Du Lin suddenly had a brilliant idea.

"Ok?"

Belfast, who was standing nearby, noticed that Du Lin was smiling at her.

"Akashi." Du Lin turned his head and looked at the other party:

"I have a great idea that will definitely help your business flourish."

Akashi's eyes suddenly brightened, and he looked at Du Lin expectantly:

"What is it? What is it, meow?"

Du Lin crossed his legs and shook his fingers.

"Think about it, isn't everyone's current attire very monotonous? Most people only have the same style of clothes in their wardrobes. If your store could have more beautiful clothes, would people take the initiative to buy them?"

These words were like thunder in Akashi's ears.

"No...that's right! Why didn't Akashi think of that!"

In his excitement, Akashi even forgot his habit of saying "meow".

Perhaps because he was accustomed to life during wartime, Akashi overlooked another need of everyone in the port area - to win the favor of the commander.

The commander is also a man, and men like beautiful women.

All the ship girls in the port area are so beautiful that their looks alone cannot make up for the difference.

In this case, suitable and beautiful clothes can be a huge help!

No one doesn't love beauty, not to mention that this kind of beauty can attract Du Lin's attention.

Thousands of thoughts surged through Akashi's mind, and she instantly thought of countless plans to implement them.

Du Lin smiled, knowing that there was no need to continue.

However, Du Lin didn't know that Akashi and he had completely different core and starting points for the same thing.

Volume 60: Chapter Port Area Renovation Plan

"Thank you, Commander~"

Akashi waved his wide sleeves towards Du Lin:

"In return, Commander, you can enjoy a 5% discount when you shop in our store in the future, meow~"

"Only 95% off?! Akashi you are too stingy!"

Du Lin complained repeatedly, but he also knew that it was unprecedented to get the stingy Akashi to promise a permanent discount.

"Then I'll go prepare. When I'm ready, I'll put up an advertisement in the port area. Commander, you must come and show your support then, meow~"

After saying that, Akashi ran away in a hurry.

When it comes to making money, this lady boss's enthusiasm and drive are amazing.

After Akashi left, Belfast looked at Dulin:

"Master, your suggestion..."

"That's right." Du Lin put his hands behind his head:

"The clothes I bought for Belfa can't be wasted, right? It's a waste to keep them in the closet. Once the clothing store in the port opens, Belfa can change into those clothes at any time."

This is exactly the starting point of Du Lin's proposal.

Now everyone in the port area knows about Du Lin and Belfast's date, but the private clothes that Du Lin helped Belfast choose is a secret known to outsiders.

Just an ordinary date caused a huge uproar. If the private server matter was exposed, the disturbance would be unbearable.

Du Lin didn't want to bother Belfast, he could see that the head maid liked the costume very much.