Azur Lane Mobile Front.

Gradually, more and more Ironblood ships appeared around them.

The Ironblood faction's unique bio-engineered ship equipment makes these steel behemoths seem almost alive.

On the sea, the occasional roar of a dragon echoed, making the royal family appear even weaker.

A giant dragon is circling in the sky.

The Royal Navy personnel immediately recognized it as the Ironblood's planned aircraft carrier—August von Passeval.

"Your Majesty, Edinburgh and I will do our utmost to open a path. Please seize the opportunity to break through."

Silently loading their main guns and torpedoes, Sheffield and Edinburgh were now prepared to be sunk.

Frederick the Great simply watched all this silently, as if looking at his own child playing around, smiling without saying a word.

...

It's unclear how much time passed, but the three members of the royal family managed to escape unscathed from the Ironblood's encirclement.

However, judging from the expression on Elizabeth's face, she must have suffered a considerable loss.

"Damn Ironblood, they actually..."

Thinking of this, Elizabeth missed Belfast, far away in the East, even more.

...

Formerly the Iris Kingdom, now a port of the Vichy Papacy.

Jean Bart, the current flagship of the Vichy Papacy fleet, was lying in his hammock flipping through a recent newspaper.

Suddenly, she sat up in the hammock, staring at the newspaper in her hand with a look of shock.

Because, on it, she actually saw news about her sister, Richelieu.

Since the Iris Theocracy split and Richelieu left for the royal family, Jean Bart has rarely received news from them.

The only thing known is that Richelieu had previously chosen to break away from the royal family and travel across the ocean to the East.

This time, Jean Bart never dreamed that he would see his sister's image in the newspaper's gossip section.

"It is rumored that Richelieu, the flagship of the Liberty Iris, has a personal relationship with the commander of the Eastern Empire."

"According to sources, Richelieu was seen leaving the bedroom of the Eastern Commander's office, suggesting a possible secret relationship between the two..."

Upon seeing this, Jean Bart tore the newspaper in his hand to shreds, picked up the wine that was placed aside, and took a big gulp.

She was a little confused. Based on her understanding of Richelieu, she couldn't imagine her sister being with a man.

"I must be crazy."

He shook his head, banishing the image he had just imagined, and let Barr lie back down in the hammock.

"Jeanbars, new instructions from the Vatican."

Before long, a ship wearing an off-shoulder uniform and with an extremely long ahoge (a single strand of hair sticking up) on its head walked over quickly, carrying a document in its hand.

"Say it!"

Perhaps shocked by the gossip just now, Jean Bart glanced at Vauquelin listlessly, too lazy to even get out of the hammock.

"The sanctuary on the Mozambique Channel appears to have been recently intruded upon by unidentified individuals, and we need to increase our vigilance."

"Isn't Algeria over there? What did she say?"

Upon hearing this, Jean Bart sat up, snatched the documents from Vauquelin's hand, and began to examine them carefully.

"Algeria investigated, but found nothing."

"The Vatican believes they are from the Free Iris faction."

"Free Iris?"

The mere mention of this name immediately brought to mind the gossip news he had just seen.

Suddenly, a nameless anger welled up inside me.

"Hmph~ It seems Richelieu is finally going to make a move! Tell the Papacy that I will personally go to the Holy See!"

...

Donghuang Port Area.

Robb had just hosted a grand welcome party for Cleveland and his delegation, who had traveled from afar, and was currently in talks with his companion from St. Louis.

"Miss St. Louis, what brings you here now?"

Looking at the ship in front of him, which exuded a captivating aura even while sitting still, Rob couldn't help but shrink back.

"I have a feeling this one will be very difficult to deal with."

St. Louis ran his fingers through his long hair, looked at Rob with interest for a while, and then slowly said, "So, this is the commander who was rumored to be having an affair with Richelieu?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Bo nearly lost his composure.

Since that conference, his international titles, in addition to being a conqueror of Sakura Empire, have included being the secret lover of a cardinal.

No one knows who has such ability, but in just a few days, this news has spread all over the world.

Even now, he's still a little embarrassed to meet Richelieu; it's too awkward.

“If Miss St. Louis came here to make fun of me, then congratulations, you have succeeded.”

Rob slumped onto the chair, declaring that the thing was beyond saving and it was time to start displaying it.

"Hehe~ I was just joking. I met that cardinal at the banquet just now, and I still believe in her character."

"So you only believe her, and not me?"

Hehehe~

Upon hearing Rob's accusations, St. Louis burst into laughter.

"Seeing that you are such a person puts my mind at ease. I was worried that Helena would be treated badly here."

After laughing for a while, St. Louis took a few deep breaths and continued.

“Commander, when I arrived today, I took a walk around the area during my free time.”

"Why is the commercial atmosphere here so weak? It's a pretty good location, so it should be quite bustling."

Upon hearing this, Rob immediately sat up straight, his eyes fixed on the alluring ship in front of him.

It seems like economics experts have come knocking on our door?

Chapter 206: The Battle Between Aunt Saint and the Unscrupulous Merchant

Rob was delighted with his conversation with St. Louis.

He decided that tomorrow he would have Ning Hai, who was in charge of the accounts in the port area, communicate with St. Louis to see if they could also boost the economy of the port area.

Seeing that it was late at night, Rob yawned and walked towards his room.

Just as he reached the door, it suddenly opened, and a fair, delicate arm reached out, grabbed Luo Bo, and dragged him inside.

Then the door slammed shut, and everything returned to silence, as if no one had ever been there.

Before he could even react, Rob was thrown onto the bed. Looking at Enterprise straddling him, he couldn't help but swallow hard.

At this moment, the woman's face was as cold as the ice that never melts in the polar regions, while her pajamas were not even buttoned up, making her more alluring than if she were not wearing any, like a raging fire.

She pressed one hand tightly against Rob's chest to prevent him from getting up, while her eyes scanned him up and down.

"You had a lot of fun last night, Commander."

Knowing this was a death trap, Rob could only keep his eyes down, his mouth shut, and wait silently for the company's wrath to descend.

Seeing that Rob didn't reply, the company didn't say anything more and just started digging.

Having just experienced a major battle yesterday, Rob was indeed panicked and quickly grabbed the company's hand.

"Don't do that, I have things to do tomorrow morning!"

"Heh~"

He was greeted by a cold smile from the company, a gradually unfocused gaze in its eyes, and increasingly rapid movements of its hands.

...

The next morning, Rob sauntered open the door.

Rob's legs trembled at the thought of the company last night; it was truly terrifying!

After breakfast, news arrived in the port area that Shiranui and Akashi had arrived.

Due to matters concerning Sakura Empire, the port expansion project in Robo has been delayed for some time.

The two unscrupulous businessmen have sent messages to inquire about the start of the project more than once.

So, the two, who couldn't wait any longer, simply went to their door in person.

As it happens, due to some matters, the previous port expansion plan is no longer suitable, and Rob is thinking of revising the plan.

Anyway, he's the client, so this is his right.

"Belfa, go find St. Louis and tell him I need your help."

Rob, who originally wanted to meet with Ninghai in St. Louis, changed his mind and thought that dealing with unscrupulous merchants could also demonstrate his business acumen.

So he immediately instructed the head maid to contact St. Louis, who was temporarily stationed on the White Horse.

People who meet Akashi for the first time are usually deceived by her cute appearance and then swindled out of a lot of money.

It must be said that this green cat's appearance is indeed quite deceptive.

Coupled with her unique "meow" verbal tic, Robb can only say that Richelieu, at least, would not be able to stand this.

"Oh, Commander, is this why you summoned me here?"

As St. Louis followed Belfast into the office, his eyes never left Akashi and Shiranui.

As two of the world's most notorious unscrupulous businessmen, their infamy is known to everyone from Europe to the United States, from the Northern Union to Australia.

"I didn't have time to tell you yesterday. The port expansion project is going to be handled by these two."

"Since these two are here today, let's have a good talk. Miss St. Louis, please feel free to speak your mind."

To deal with these two unscrupulous merchants, Rob assembled a powerful team consisting of Zhenhai, Yixian, Ninghai, the head maid, and the newly arrived Saint Louis.

The original plan was to invite Richelieu as well, but Cardinal Weak Cat, she might not be able to handle the situation.

Moreover, since yesterday, Richelieu seems to have something on his mind and is always absent-minded.

"Meow~ Commander of the Eastern Empire, we're just discussing business, there's no need for so many people, meow~"

Akashi's eyes darted around, and she could tell at a glance that these ships were not easy to deal with.

So she immediately used her most effective weapon—acting cute.

"Akashi, you're a little shy, meow~"

"So, could we talk about cats somewhere less crowded?"

“Ms. Akashi, Ms. Shiranui, as you know, the port expansion is a huge project.”

"As the commander of the port area, I can't make decisions unilaterally. After all, the port area is where all the ships live."

"So, is there a problem with fully considering the ships' thoughts?"

"N-nothing, meow~"

Seeing that his first plan had failed, Akashi shrank back and prepared to use his second tactic—feigning weakness.

"The customer is king, meow~ Akashi has no problems, meow~"

After saying what he had just said, Robo pulled his chair back, making it clear that it was now the ships' turn.

With this signal, negotiations between the two sides officially began.

During the negotiations, the ships immediately displayed different styles.

Ning Hai, the port's chief financial officer, seems to have only one requirement: to save money.

Perhaps because she was terrified of poverty in the past, she had to be meticulous about every detail of how she spent her money.

Belfast, on the other hand, is more focused on the quality of the project, given that the royal family has always been very wealthy.

Yixian, on the other hand, focused more on the practicality of the project and was rather resistant to anything that was flashy but impractical.