Azur Lane Mobile Front.

However, the scene in the picture left him stunned.

In the footage, besides the Shimakaze, there are several other ships that I've never seen before.

Judging from the markings on their bodies, they actually belong to the Ironblood faction?

Let's turn back time a little.

The island winds coming from Antarctica are moving faster than before.

Perhaps she had become more accustomed to the feeling of flying in the air, which made her increasingly skilled in controlling the aircraft.

In no time at all, she sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from south to north and arrived directly in the waters near Europe.

Meanwhile, Ironblood's secret operation was undergoing final preparations.

In a certain sea area, the midday sun shines brightly on the bustling sea surface, which resembles a bustling market.

On the sea, massive steel fortresses stand tall, and countless mass-produced ships are moving among them, carrying out their final work in an orderly manner.

In the distance, a huge circular area is particularly eye-catching.

At first glance, it seemed to be a door leading to some unknown place.

A tall, slender ship captain with short hair and dressed in black was standing not far from the circular area, carefully examining every detail.

Her ship's rigging, which resembled both a scythe and a spider, was somewhat intimidating to look at.

Coupled with her icy demeanor, even the other Ironblood ships, who were her companions, felt somewhat uncomfortable.

This person is none other than Ulrich von Hutten, who appeared once before.

This time, as Frederick the Great's special envoy, she will be fully in charge of this operation.

"Ebey, report on the status of the Phantom Light System."

"But...didn't you just ask that ten minutes ago?"

The ship's captain, who was called over and wore a black military cap and uniform, with long silver hair, visibly shrank back.

"Report on the status of the Illusionary Light System."

Hu Teng did not answer Yi Bei's question, but simply repeated what he had just said.

"The Illusionary Light System is functioning normally!"

Yi Bei snapped to attention and immediately answered Hu Teng's question.

"Very good, stay vigilant."

A barely perceptible smile appeared on Hu Teng's lips.

However, her smile lasted less than three seconds before an incoming communication caused her face to freeze again.

"Sir Ulrich, a report from the outer seas indicates that units are approaching your location at high speed from the air. I'm afraid..."

Peter Strasser's words caused all the ships present to raise their heads and look up at the sky.

There, a white shooting star streaked across the sky, its long trail still quite conspicuous even at midday.

"High-speed air units? This is troublesome. Elbe, scramble the fighters immediately!"

Air units are indeed difficult for Ironblood to deal with, but right now, even if they are difficult to deal with, they must be dealt with immediately.

The plan has reached its most critical moment, and there is no room for error.

As for this uninvited guest, it was naturally a lost rabbit.

"Uh...where am I...?"

"Huh? An airplane?"

The sudden appearance of carrier-based aircraft caused Shimakaze to stop immediately.

Seeing the aircraft that was clearly a ship's equipment, Shimakaze's eyes lit up immediately.

"There are people here! Shimakaze has found the way!"

Amidst the cheers, Shimakaze ignored the group of carrier-based aircraft, swooped down, and began searching for the aircraft's owners.

"Whoa! The opponent is too fast, I can't stop them!"

In just a split second, his carrier-based aircraft were left behind, which immediately made Yi Bei exclaim in surprise.

"coming!"

Hu Teng, on the other hand, had already fixed his eyes on the figure rushing towards him along the sea.

This time, it's clear that the people came prepared.

Just as Hu Teng was about to open fire, a somewhat rash voice rang out.

"Excuse me, where is this place? Shimakaze wants to go home~"

Immediately, the tense atmosphere vanished.

All the highly tense Ironblood ships suddenly deflated like punctured balloons.

"What...did you just say?"

Chapter 323: The First Meeting with Frederick the Great

Ulrich von Hutten's head was buzzing a little.

This thing in front of us ignored Ironblood's most advanced stealth system—the Illusionary Light System—and rushed straight to the most important part of the operation, all because she got lost?

Hu Teng pursed his thin lips, and a complex expression appeared on his tense face.

Judging from its name, the thing with rabbit ears on its head in front of us should be a Sakura Empire ship.

Then, considering her posture when she rushed over, it should be a ship that has been equipped with the new ship equipment.

There's no need to think twice; this thing must be from the Eastern Empire.

Then, Hu Teng carefully considered the distance from Donghuang to here.

"You said...you got lost here?"

After a long silence, Hu Teng's cool voice finally rang out.

"Hmm! Shimakaze is probably really lost. She was heading in the right direction before, wasn't she?"

Shimakaze straightened his helmet; after all, with two rabbit ears on his forehead, it wouldn't be very convenient to wear anything else.

"Whoo~"

Hu Teng let out a long sigh of relief and looked at Yi Bei and the others who were watching with curiosity.

“You guys keep an eye on her. I’ll talk to Frederick.”

Although Frederick the Great entrusted himself with full authority over this operation, the thing before him clearly exceeded the scope of the plan.

To some extent, Hutten, who had some connection with Frederick the Great, naturally knew far more than the few ships present at the scene.

Ironblood had been considering when to bring that commander from the Eastern Empire into the plan.

Now that the other side's people have barged in, what to do is no longer up to me.

"Hello~ It's me..."

Communication was established quickly, since Hu Teng was using the emergency channel.

"Hmm? Using the emergency channel, that's not like you at all~"

"Stop arguing, there's a problem."

Hutten was too lazy to explain to Frederick the Great, or rather, in front of Frederick the Great, this iron-blooded battleship always seemed to show some...rebellious sentiments?

Just as Hutten was still "pulling" with Frederick the Great, Shimakaze's communicator rang.

Completely unaware of his current situation, or rather, with his body moving faster than his brain, Shimakaze pulled out his communicator without a second thought.

"and many more!"

Shimakaze's action immediately caused tension among the Ironblood ships present.

This is the site of a top-secret operation. Are you planning to broadcast it live?

Without a word, Elbe and several other Ironblood ships immediately moved in, trying to stop Shimakaze.

"Ok?"

Shimakaze hadn't reacted yet; he only saw the group approaching him with serious expressions and instinctively tried to shoo them away.

Then, a sudden gust of wind rose from the sea.

Despite being warships, these Ironblood ships were blown about by the strong wind and tilted to one side.

A flash of blue light crossed his eyes, but Shimakaze ignored the Ironblood ships that had suddenly fallen over, because communications had already been established.

...

"So... you went all the way to Sangvis Ferri?"

In the communicator, the image facing Rob is shown as his eyebrows twitching wildly.

"Um... Shimakaze doesn't know~ I was definitely following the directions~"

Looking at the rabbit's mournful face, Rob felt a tightness in his chest. If this continued, he would have to keep nitroglycerin pills readily available in his office sooner or later.

"Hey, someone's looking for you."

Just as Luo Bo was having a headache looking at Shimakaze, Hu Teng walked over from not far away and threw the communicator in his hand at Shimakaze.

Shimakaze hurriedly caught the communicator, and of course, Robo's camera swayed wildly.

Once Shimakaze regained her footing, she had two communicators in her hands.

Then, under Shimakaze's control, the two communicator chat windows came face to face.

"..."

"..."

Through the communicator, they suddenly saw a completely unexpected person, and both Frederick the Great and Robb fell silent.

"Hey...why aren't you guys saying anything?"

Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Shimakaze tentatively asked a question.

“Nice to meet you, child, I am Frederick the Great.”

Upon hearing the name, Rob immediately felt a sense of goodwill towards it.

Although the way the other person addressed him was quite strange to Rob, he had a very favorable impression of the name Frederick the Great.

For no other reason than that he's a German bodhisattva, who wouldn't love him?

"Planned ship?"

Because Rob had seen this ship's name in a certain Minsk timeline, he tentatively asked about it.

"You know a lot, child."

It was that name again, and this time, Rob felt his brow twitch.

Although separated by two screens, the ship opposite, with its long black hair covering one eye, exuded a maternal aura. But could the Ironblood ships really handle her approach of wanting to be someone's mother right away?

"Your child has intruded into my operation."

"She got lost, and there was nothing I could do."

"I cannot let her leave before the operation is over."

"You can't stop her."

And so, through the two communicators held up in Shimakaze's hands, Robo and Frederick the Great, the controller of the Ironblood, had their first exchange.

"In that case, could you let this child participate in my operation? Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for her."

Frederick the Great abruptly changed the subject, proposing that Shimakaze be directly involved in the operation.

In any case, Ironblood's original plan had already reserved room for Rob.

However, it was not implemented at Prince Eugen's suggestion.

"Aren't you curious about what we Ironbloods are actually doing?"

Frederick the Great's dark golden eyes shimmered and swirled, making Robb's eyes appear like slightly dimmer discs.