Azur Lane Mobile Front.

Noshiro, who had retreated behind Shinano, breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it was discovered early this time. You know, Lady Shinano's sleeping posture is not very elegant.

If Lord Shinano were to embarrass himself in front of the Eastern Empire, the Sakura Empire would be laughed at for the next century.

As for herself, as a close attendant, she probably had no choice but to commit seppuku to atone for her sins.

...

Shinano, who had just been woken up, was probably still a little dizzy, so she sat there quietly without saying a word.

But the large tail behind it kept swishing, which made Rob feel itchy inside.

That tail looks so cute!

Perhaps it was after petting Yukikaze's ears that Robo discovered a new hobby. Looking at Shinano's tail, Robo suddenly felt that accepting Shinano like this wasn't such a bad idea after all.

Following the direction of Shinano's tail, Rob's gaze also fell upon Noshiro not far behind.

This ship with two sharp horns on its head also caught Rob's eye.

"This is probably the perfect girl-next-door high school girl!" — Rob.

Perhaps because she hadn't slept very deeply this time, Shinano woke up relatively quickly.

Before long, her unique voice came out again.

“These days, I have traveled all over the entire Cherry Blossom Country using my own methods.”

"The current Sakura Empire has lost its faith and has no motivation to move towards the future."

"Therefore, I must first rebuild the faith of the Sakura Empire."

"You may change the Sakura Empire's faith at will later, but for now, please follow my method."

"This is my lifelong request."

After saying all this, Shinano solemnly bowed to Rob in gratitude.

Originally, this should have been a very formal scene.

However, these days accidents really do come out of nowhere.

Shinano's shrine maiden outfit was not exactly a proper outfit to begin with.

The overly open neckline revealed a large portion of Shinano's ultra-high-class bridge.

A gesture of bowing forward made the situation even more serious.

Therefore, all that Rob could see was a vast expanse of white.

Rob, reacting quickly, immediately turned his head away.

Just kidding, both of my Oathship Ships are here, so I have to be careful about everything.

As it turned out, Rob was indeed prescient.

After Shinano finished bowing in gratitude and straightened up, the collar of her shrine maiden robe, which had been drooping, slid down slightly.

If it weren't for the effective intervention of the bridge in Shinano, this shrine maiden's robe would probably have fallen to the ground on the spot.

Noshiro, quick-witted and agile, stepped forward and helped Shinano adjust her shrine maiden robes.

Just to be on the safe side, I pulled the collar up a little higher.

Through this experience, Rob also realized that the new flagship of Sakura Empire was not only confused when she was half asleep, but she was confused at all times.

Just moments ago, she was looking at Noshiro, who was pulling her clothes, with a puzzled expression, completely unaware of what had happened.

"Ahem, Commander, actually, we have other things to discuss with you this time."

Mikasa coughed twice to draw Robo's attention, then immediately changed the subject.

"As you probably already know, Sakura Empire's financial situation isn't very good right now."

"So, I'm afraid we'll need you to think of a solution, sir."

Mikasa Daisenbei wasn't wrong about that.

St. Louis had discussed Sakura Empire's financial situation with Rob.

When Rob, a novice, saw the report submitted by St. Louis, he was taken aback.

If Robo postpones his attack on Sakura Empire for another year or two, Akagi will likely starve himself to death.

The already resource-scarce Sakura Empire, under Akagi's leadership, conducted various research projects on ship equipment and magic cubes.

Rob could compile a list of ships that weren't even built yet.

As for the Sakura Empire people?

Akagi has already collected all the taxes from the Sakura Empire ten years later!

The current Sakura Empire isn't even a mess. If Akagi had a mess to deal with, then Robo has completely turned that mess upside down.

"You can go find St. Louis about this later."

Rob didn't look at the pile of things in front of him; he was thinking about a problem.

Mikasa Daisenbei brought Shinano to propose marriage, and after finishing the proposal, she started asking for money. Rob looked at her like a mother-in-law asking her son-in-law for a dowry.

"Okay, there's actually something else."

Seeing that Rob didn't want to talk about it, Mikasa had no choice but to give up for the time being.

She then pulled another document out of her pocket.

"This was found while sorting through Akagi's belongings."

"Just before the day of the incident, Akagi and Ironblood reached a cooperation agreement."

"The current situation is that we, the Sakura Empire, have paid the price, but no one is going to collect what the Ironblood side has to offer."

"Furthermore, Ironblood recently sent an invitation to Sakura Empire to visit their latest technology."

Upon hearing this, Rob picked up the document.

"What kind of cooperation does Akagi have with Iron Blood? What did Sakura Empire give to Iron Blood?"

The document is not very clear, and the specifics are probably only known to Akagi himself.

"I don't know what kind of cooperation it is. But we have investigated clearly what our Sakura Empire handed over."

"It is the Sea God Stone."

At this point, a bitter look appeared on Mikasa's face.

Akagi, she handed over the Sakura Empire's national treasure.

"what is that?"

“My appearance is inextricably linked to the Sea God Stone.”

Rob understood Shinano's explanation. He could handcraft high-end items of the Yamato class.

"Wait, no, you mean, Ironblood sent an invitation a while ago?"

Suddenly, Rob noticed something suspicious about Mikasa's words.

It's been several months since the Sakura Empire was defeated by Robo.

Even if Ironblood's information network is not very efficient, they should have received the news within a week or two.

Despite this, Ironblood still sent an invitation. What do they want to do?

"Commander, they are inviting you."

Zhenhai, who was standing to the side, spoke up. Today, she was holding a round fan and looked quite stylish.

"Invite me?"

Rob fell into deep thought.

The sudden appearance of Ironblood caught Rob off guard.

"However, for now, the commander should remain inactive."

"Since it was an invitation from Ironblood, they should at least have someone to contact them, no matter what."

"As for their purpose, we can just ask them later, right?"

With a gentle wave of his round fan, Zhenhai exuded confidence, completely dispelling Luo Bo's doubts.

As expected, Zhenhai is always reliable.

Chapter 228: The Whole Big Operation

After seeing Mikasa and Shinano off, something new happened on Robo's side.

Because the Sakura Empire switched sides, the Sirens' protection no longer existed.

The defense situation in the surrounding area has become more severe in the past two months.

To strengthen defenses, new units must be deployed as soon as possible.

After accumulating resources over this period, Robo had some more supplies in his account.

The system, at this opportune moment, made its presence known.

[Notify the host that a limited-time auction is about to begin. Please prepare accordingly. Powerful mechs will be available only after this time.]

Even Rob, who was already fully aware of how terrible the system was, couldn't hold back anymore.

"I'm the only one here, and you've even set up an auction house. Who am I supposed to bid against, system?"

[Please don't worry, host. This system has specially arranged for a certain number of AI assistants to participate in the auction alongside you. This ensures you have a complete experience.]

"Boiled!"

This time, Rob was so angry with the system that he couldn't recover for a long time.

He slumped onto his sofa, and it took him a long time to gradually come to his senses.

"What did you auction off? Let me see."

Knowing that getting angry with the system was useless, Rob could only see what the system had given him first.

According to his memory, the ships in the Russian auction houses were usually rare and out-of-print items.

However, there are no rare or discontinued items in the system, so this can be ignored.

That leaves only one other possibility.

Get a sneak peek at the super war game.

The thought that he hadn't even gotten his hands on a proper X-class mecha yet, and that the system might just throw out a Super Battle unit, made Rob immediately restless.

Not for any other reason, simply because we don't have enough money.

Because he had just paid the project funds to Akashi, and due to other expenses, Rob's current accounts were not well-stocked in terms of supplies.

Given the system's track record, this auction would require hundreds of millions, or even billions, of worth of goods to win.

It is quite difficult to gather such a large quantity of supplies in a short period of time.

"Perhaps I should make another trip to the Royal Palace?"

Rob, who was short of money, immediately thought of the royal family, this wealthy landowner.

The upgrade plan for the mechs over there is almost finalized, so it's time to reap the rewards.

If I just work hard and sell a little more, I can make enough money.

As for Iris, we can just give Richelieu and Jean Bart some powerful mechs later, and that will solve the problem.

Moreover, if Ironblood makes a move, Royal will definitely know something about it.

After acquiring the new mech, given that little queen's personality, she would definitely go to Sangvis Ferri to test her "knife" on them immediately.

In that case, Robo could also learn about the current situation of Ironblood from the sidelines.

As for Ironblood's inexplicable invitation, Rob can make a more specific judgment after that.

"Belfa, contact the Royal Family for me and tell them I'll be going there in a few days."

"Understood, Master."

After a moment of silence, the head maid finally replied to Rob.