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The person who received Robo was Shinano's close attendant, Ryuho.

This light aircraft carrier, whom I had only met once before, actually had some opinions about Rob.

After all, Akagi, the person he admired, was dismantled and retired at Rob's suggestion.

And now, the Shinano-sama whom she serves will become this human's wife.

This series of events caused Longfeng to lose her composure.

However, since it concerned the reputation of the Sakura Empire, the Ryuho, who had extensive experience in various ceremonies, still received Rob and his party very well.

However, looking at Rob and the royal head maid behind her who had caused such a stir back then, Longfeng felt that she seemed to have overlooked something.

Later, Robb met Mikasa, who looked somewhat haggard.

"I won't say anything more, Commander. This is the procedure for the ceremony. Please take a look."

As he spoke, Da Senbei stuffed a whole bunch of things into Rob's hands, like handing him documents.

Rob felt a distinct weight coming from his hands and began to panic.

"I mean... isn't this... a bit too complicated?"

After just a brief glance, Rob felt his vision go black.

The ceremony arranged by the Sakura Empire was going to last for a whole week.

This is just an engagement ceremony. If they have a proper wedding later, are they planning to celebrate for a whole month?

"What are you saying? These are all necessary!"

"You should know that this is the first time such a ceremony has been held since the founding of the Sakura Empire."

"We are witnessing history!"

Seeing that Da Xianbei was somewhat displeased, Rob decided not to argue with her for the time being.

He handed the "document" in his hand directly to Belfast behind him, the meaning of which was clear: "Take a look at it for me."

The head maid understood immediately and quickly began to look through the pages.

As the head lady-in-waiting of the royal family, she has handled many high-profile ceremonies.

Compared to Mikasa Daisenbei and Nagamo's first time, Belfast was quite experienced.

She quickly pointed out some shortcomings in the ceremony and thoughtfully helped Rob reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Although the overall ceremony time was not shortened, under the professional guidance of the head maid, the time that Mr. Luo needed to attend in person was significantly reduced.

Having no prior experience in this area, Da Xianbei was completely taken aback by Belfast's words and couldn't find a chance to refute them.

"Madam Belfast, I admire you..."

In the end, Daisenbei managed to squeeze out these few words, which can be considered as admitting defeat to the head maid.

Belfast gracefully handed back the ceremony charter that Mikasa had taken earlier and stepped back behind Robo.

Rob calmly grasped the head maid's hand and thanked her for everything she had done.

Belfast's lips twitched slightly, instantly chilling Rob's heart.

Indeed, nothing in this world comes for free.

Chapter 287: Iron-Blooded, Mysterious Attitude

At night, because he needed to get up early the next day, Rob went to bed early.

Looking at the bright moon outside the window, Rob began to recall what had happened earlier that day.

If your maid suddenly does that to you, it's definitely not just because she's "greedy" and wants to steal a bite.

From Rob's understanding, many of the things Belfast did were not as simple as they seemed.

Although it won't have a particularly big impact on Rob or the port area in essence, it's still something to consider.

Robb could easily see from Belfast's actions today that she was building a team for herself.

In the port area, apart from the two maids who had just joined, she was the only one who had genuinely come from the Royal Family.

If she doesn't get these two maids under her control, she'll truly be all alone.

Today, Belfast ate meat in front of the two maids, which was clearly sending a signal: follow me, I'll eat meat, and you'll have soup too.

This situation has occurred before in the port area.

It's normal for ships to have their own little schemes.

At least recently, Luo Bo could clearly sense that Zhenhai had been helping Yixian, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

"The team has gotten too big, it's harder to manage!"

However, let's find an opportunity to remind her that some things are easier to resolve the sooner they are addressed.

With a sigh, Rob turned over in bed, preparing to go to sleep early.

At that moment, outside the door, Belfast, along with Sirius and Dido, was escorting a voluptuous woman in red to Mikasa's side.

This ship is none other than Taiho.

Even the well-informed Belfast had to admit that Taiho was truly an eye-opener.

She dared to break into her own flagship store tomorrow for its engagement ceremony; Belfast had no idea what she wouldn't dare to do.

Seeing Taihou still struggling desperately but unable to escape Sirius's grasp, Belfast waved his hand, signaling to leave quickly.

However, she still glanced at Sirius a couple more times.

Just now, that light cruiser's skills were truly remarkable.

No wonder he was transferred from the guard regiment.

...

Of course, Rob was unaware of this little incident that happened last night.

Neither the maid squad nor the Sakura Empire informed Robo about this matter.

After all, everyone has plenty to do in the next few days.

Before dawn, Rob was woken up from his bed by Belfast.

Today's ceremony will last from sunrise to sunset.

The ceremony itself, with the intentional arrangement of the large senbei, was already quite a hassle.

In an effort to bring some joy to the post-war devastated Sakura Empire, Mikasa indulged in an unusually extravagant display of wealth.

However, Shinano herself was the religious leader on the Sakura Empire side, and the rituals surrounding her were far more complicated than one might imagine.

If everything he was doing now wasn't beneficial to Rob's control of Sakura Empire, he would have immediately shown these "fairies" what it meant to break down feudal superstitions.

For the first two hours, Rob managed to hold on.

But as time went on, Rob felt more and more that this lengthy ceremony was simply unbearable for a human being.

What's even more outrageous is that he could clearly hear the steady snoring of a large white fox sitting next to him.

...

After several days of rituals, Rob felt that the phrase "walking dead" was the most fitting description for him.

However, he did not come away empty-handed.

At least after this, he probably won't encounter any more Sakura Empire people shouting strange slogans and demanding a one-for-one trade with him.

The White Eagle's attitude towards him is becoming increasingly unfriendly, and now is the time when he needs Sakura Empire.

Otherwise, Robo's mecha wouldn't be so easy to obtain.

After the ceremony, Rob did not return directly to Donghuang.

He stayed with Sakura Empire.

The Shoukaku sisters, who went to the Iron Blood Organization, brought back news that was very important to Sakura Empire.

Akagi delivered the Sakura Empire's sacred stone to Ironblood.

When Shoukaku announced this news, even Shinano, whose face had remained calm, couldn't help but change his expression.

However, the Ironbloods' attitude was quite interesting; they were willing to return the Sakura Empire's sacred stone, as long as Sakura Empire itself went to retrieve it.

"I...will go myself..."

The sacred stone holds great significance for Sakura Empire.

The loss of the sacred stone during the previous Tenyu Kaido Festival incident has always been a source of anxiety for the remaining Sakura Empire ships.

Even without Rob's intervention, which led to the Sakura Empire's defeat, the ships led by Akagi would still face considerable criticism after this incident.

"Hmm... alright then. I'll leave it to you, Lord Shinano."

Mikasa and Nagato exchanged glances and discussed their opinions.

In the end, they agreed to Shinano's proposal.

This was entirely an internal matter of Sakura Empire, and Robo didn't bother with it, sitting quietly to the side drinking tea.

"Speaking of which, since Akagi traded the Divine Stone for Ironblood, what did she get in return?"

Seeing that the members of Sakura Empire had decided on a solution for the Divine Stone, Rob put down his teacup.

“Commander, that’s exactly what I’m about to say.”

Mikasa took a sip of tea to moisten her throat.

"Akagi, which was obtained from Ironblood, is a technology called floating island fortress."

"A floating island fortress?"

Rob immediately recalled what he had encountered at the Long Island defense line, in the polar seas, and in the center of the NA seas.

It's quite obvious that this thing is either Siren technology or something derived from it.

Then, thinking of the old lady from the Royal Family, who was an enemy of the Ironbloods, Rob immediately realized what was going on.

"Akagi got tricked. This thing is probably outdated technology on Ironblood's side."

"That's right. But Ironblood has now returned the divine stone, which is undoubtedly an attempt to curry favor with us. Why is that?"

Information about war-weariness is not a secret among all factions.

Mikasa was well aware that this slow-moving sea fortress was a sitting duck under the Moonlight Microwave Cannon.

"I think I probably know the reason."

Shoukaku took over the conversation.

“When the Ironbloods were leaving, Prince Eugen once said to me, ‘How about we participate in a decapitation operation against the Sirens?’”

As soon as Xianghe finished speaking, everyone present changed their expressions.

"Ironblood, decapitating the Sirens?"

Rob thought he might be hallucinating.

Everyone knows that the Ironbloods and the Sirens are in cahoots.

Ironblood's advanced technology was largely acquired from the Sirens, and now they're saying they're going to carry out a decapitation strike against the Sirens. Have these two finally fallen out?

"Shinano, let's hold off on the Ironblood side for now. This matter is probably not that simple."

Chapter 288: Akagi's "Legacy"

Currently, Robo knows too little about Ironblood.

He couldn't tell whether Ironblood's invitation was a trap.

After thinking for a long time, he decided to leave the matter to the royal family for now.

Anyway, if the royal family handles it, Robb won't suffer any losses no matter what the final outcome is.

If Ironblood really wanted to fight the Sirens, Rob could have rushed there from Donghuang that very day and made it in time.

"Let's put this matter aside for now. I'll give Ironblood a reply later and stall for time."

Robo spoke up, and Mikasa and Nagato had no other choice but to temporarily place the crucial Divine Stone with the Iron Blood.

"By the way, now that Akagi has obtained the technology for the floating island fortress from Ironblood, what about the fortress itself?"