Azur Lane Mobile Front.

"Oh, this. This was repaired by the Major General after that incident to commemorate those involved. It's normal that you don't know it." Seeing that Luo Bo was unaware of the situation, the staff member on duty quickly explained to the two of them.

The two exchanged a glance and quickly went inside.

As you step through the gate, the first thing you see is a statue.

Amidst the ruins and smoke of battle, the figures of the company employees fighting bravely in the sky are particularly eye-catching.

Rob nudged the company with his elbow. "Look at you."

Robb can't say for sure, but it's certainly strange that visiting a memorial only to find that it commemorates one's own feelings.

The company representative paused and looked around carefully for a while, then continued walking inside without saying anything.

Inside were photos taken after the war, filled with ruins and devastation. In the harbor, bombed ships were still burning, billowing smoke. The two gradually recalled what that hell on earth looked like. Their expressions grew increasingly somber.

The memorial hall is small; you can walk around it in just a few minutes.

Afterwards, both of them were naturally in a rather heavy mood.

"Don't think about it anymore, it's all in the past." Rob patted Enterprise on the shoulder, signaling her to come out of her memories.

"I'm fine, Commander. I was just thinking about some things."

What are you thinking about?

"Tell me, why do wars happen?" The company paused slightly.

"How would I know? These days, some people would even fight over whether tofu pudding should be sweet or savory." Luo Bo chuckled.

"Huh?" This answer immediately stumped the company.

Perhaps tired from walking, Luo Bo led the company to a roadside bench to sit down. After sorting out his thoughts, he slowly said, "There's a saying in Donghuang: 'Wherever there are people, there is a world of intrigue.'"

"what?"

"It means that as long as there are people, the conflict will not stop." Seeing that the company didn't quite understand, Rob explained it to her in a different sentence.

"Anyway, what we need to do is smash the head of whoever starts a war!" Rob said, clenching his fist and punching the sky hard.

"Pfft~" The company was amused. "Yeah, smash his dog head in!"

"Don't laugh, I still need you to smash those guys' heads in." Getting playful, Rob suddenly reached out and tickled the company.

The company, caught off guard, immediately retaliated, and the two men ended up rolling around in a heap.

After laughing for a while, the two of them were probably about to burst out laughing. So they stopped what they were doing and slumped down on the bench.

"By the way, Commander, why did you stand behind me when I blocked Shoukaku's attack today? If I hadn't blocked it, wouldn't you have been in great danger? Please don't do that again. You should have gone to a safe place immediately."

Once they caught their breath, the company began to criticize Rob's behavior that day.

“I’m here! Your back is the safest place!” Rob confidently retorted to the company’s criticism.

"Commander, you..."

"Don't worry, don't worry. Even if you don't believe in yourself, you have to believe in me! I've always believed in you."

Seeing that their commander was making strange remarks again, Enterprise gave up on the idea of ​​getting Rob to admit his mistake.

Unfortunately, Rob is pushing his luck.

"Ugh, sitting like this makes my neck uncomfortable." Then, he looked at the company's long, slender legs. He then leaned his head on the company's lap.

"Nice!" Rob said, feeling comfortable as he finally got his hands on a lap pillow.

"Commander!" Enterprise was both embarrassed and angry, but she couldn't do anything about her commander and didn't know where to put her hands.

"It'll be over in a minute."

Ultimately, Rob's shameless behavior earned him a beating from the company. Of course, the guy declared that he was wrong this time, but he'd do it again next time.

The next day, despite the old man's best efforts to persuade him to stay, Luo Bo insisted that he had a lot of things to take care of and had to return to Donghuang.

After saying goodbye to New Jersey, Rob and the Enterprise boarded a private jet and embarked on their journey home.

Meanwhile, at a port in Sakura Empire, the heavily injured Shoukaku lay on a hospital bed, showing no signs of waking up.

Zuikaku and Mikasa looked at the ship's hull, which was now beyond recognition, in the dock, their faces full of worry.

The repair team leader whispered a few words in their ears, making their expressions even more unpleasant. Already in a bad mood, Zuikaku grabbed the man by the collar.

"You're telling me my sister Shoukaku can only be retired and dismantled? Believe me or not, I'll dismantle this place of yours first?"

"Zuikaku, don't be impulsive." Mikasa first calmed Zuikaku down, then apologized to the man, and then asked, "Please try your best to fix her. This is very important."

Seeing Mikasa's expression, the man swallowed his initial refusal and instead said he would try his best to repair Shoukaku's hull. He then hurriedly left, seemingly to prepare something.

"Senior, Shoukaku-nee...!"

"Don't worry, there will be a way." Although Mikasa herself didn't believe that Shoukaku's hull could be repaired, she still comforted Zuikaku in this way.

After all, Sakura Empire doesn't have the same overpowered damage control and repair teams as Eagle Union.

"Senior, I want revenge!" Zuikaku seemed to have made up her mind. She could never forgive the seniors who had turned Shoukaku-nee into this state.

“I understand, but right now, we can’t fight against Akagi and the person behind her. We need more help. For example, Nagato.”

"Lord Nagato?"

"Yes, but that's not enough. Ideally, we'd have the help of that young man from Donghuang to have a chance of winning."

Mikasa couldn't be certain whether the method Akagi used to transform Shoukaku back to its previous form could be replicated. If such a thing were to reappear, she would have absolutely no way to counter it.

If their efforts fail, Sakura Empire might truly be doomed.

Thinking about this, Mikasa fell into deep thought.

She needs enough leverage to secure Rob's long-term support.

Suddenly, an extremely bold idea popped into her mind, and even she herself was shocked by this idea, which could be described as "rebellious".

She glanced at Shoukaku, who was still unconscious, then at Zuikaku. Lost in thought, she left the dock. There were some things she needed to confirm.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Are you even afraid of North Carolina?

As soon as Luo Bo returned to Donghuang, he immediately began working.

After all, the profits from this operation haven't been calculated yet, and this is a crucial matter that will determine how we live from now on.

So Luo Bo gathered the company, Yi Xian, Zhen Hai, and Ying Rui together to carefully calculate the profits from this transaction.

Looking at the number of mass-produced chess pieces destroyed after the joint calculations by the enterprise and Yixian, Luo Bo smiled with satisfaction.

"After this operation, it should be enough to keep the port area running for a while." Luo Bo flicked his fingers at the report that Hai Tian had just recorded, and still not satisfied, he checked it carefully again.

I must say, Ms. Ying Rui's handwriting is truly beautiful. It's elegant and graceful, gentle yet strong. In comparison, Luo Bo's handwriting is indistinguishable from something a dog could have pulled out.

After confirming everything was correct, Robo instructed his ship to send a telegram to Mikasa, attaching the results of his calculations and reminding her at the end that it was time to pay.

Just as Rob was still thinking about how to spend the money after he got it...

On the White Hawk side, a new operation is underway.

A small fleet consisting of a light cruiser, two battleships, and several mass-produced ships is conducting an investigation in a region that appears to be a mirror-like area.

After receiving coordinates from a mysterious signal, the task force immediately set sail, but when they arrived at the location indicated by the signal, all they found was scorched earth.

Siren wreckage, now silent, floats everywhere on the sea. Clearly, someone has already gotten there first.

"This is indeed the area indicated by the mysterious signal, but it seems we're a step too late."

The SG radar, which had been transformed into a hairpin, was still operational, but there was no signal within its range.

This made the blue-haired girl wonder: who sent the signal, and who destroyed all the sirens in this sea area?

"Ugh~ Who did this? Could it be those guys from the 'New Sakura Empire Alliance' from before?"

With silver hair and wearing a White Eagle Navy summer officer's uniform, but with his shirt completely open, revealing a black crop top underneath, the ship scratched its head. After making such a long trip, only to end up inhaling someone else's exhaust fumes, its mood was naturally not good.

(Big Rice Cracker: Don't mention it, I'm busy, I don't have time.)

"Judging from the damage, it's more likely that this was caused by our firepower than by the weapons of the Sakura Empire or the Royal Navy."

Beside the silver-haired ship, a blonde woman dressed similarly but with her top properly on picked up the conversation.

Judging from their highly similar clothing and ship equipment, they should be a pair of sister ships.

"Ugh! Seriously, let's explore around first! If all else fails, we can just drag a few Siren wreckages back to report! Helena, I'm counting on you for the intelligence." The silver-haired ship scratched itself, making its beautiful hair all messy.

"Don't worry, the SG radar is still working perfectly."

As the fleet's investigation deepened, the expressions on everyone's faces gradually became serious.

This ruin, filled with the smoke and debris of war, always exudes an unsettling atmosphere.

"There's a reaction on the radar! Right in front of us!"

"After wandering around for so long, finally someone has come out!" Upon hearing that something had appeared, the silver-haired ship couldn't help but rub its hands together, a "friendly" smile on its face.

"Washington, being energetic is a good thing, but don't be impulsive."

"Hey, it's alright, it's alright. Even if there are enemies, I'll blast them to smithereens with my 16-inch cannon!"

Seeing that her younger sister didn't take her words to heart at all, North Carolina moved her lips but didn't say anything more.

Well, North Carolina seems a bit weaker than its sister.

(Washington: Are you even afraid of North Carolina?)

Following the direction indicated by Helena's radar, the group finally spotted the first living person to enter this area of ​​water not far away. Or rather, a living siren.

"There is no matching model in the database. This is a new type of Siren!" Helena, who was the first to discover the enemy, quickly compared the enemy with her own database. Sure enough, it was a Siren model she had never seen before.

"Interesting. Devastated ruins, a new type of Sirens, unknown signals—someone's trying to set us up." Washington analyzed the situation, his smile becoming even more "friendly."

"Fire control radar is functioning well. All personnel, prepare for combat!"

With North Carolina's command, the 16-inch cannon unleashed its firepower on the sirens ahead.

The new sirens were not as troublesome as expected; after a few rounds of fire, they were reduced to part of the wreckage on the sea surface.

"It's not that impressive! I was so nervous for nothing." After thinking for a moment, Washington put on what he thought was an appropriate smile.

As a smile trainee who has practiced his smile for two and a half years, Washington believes he can put on a suitable smile in any situation.

"Another enemy unit has appeared and is approaching our position!" Helena continued to perfectly fulfill her duty as the "eyes" of the entire fleet, detecting the newly appeared enemy at the first moment.

"Huh? There are even Sirens trying to get themselves killed?" Washington, who hadn't had enough of the fighting yet, immediately exclaimed, "Great! They've come!"

Just as the White Eagle's task force was engaged in combat with the Sirens, in a secluded corner of the sea, two high-ranking Sirens were watching everything.

"The special observation target 'Key Point G' has not yet been found, but the White Eagle task force has entered the sea area as planned."

"The bees have been attracted. Next, we need to figure out how to lure out the 'key point G'. Otherwise, this plan will be meaningless."

"Deploy all the Executor series aircraft we have to the target area; they're all older models anyway."

"Understood, begin deployment immediately."

"For now, let's prioritize the search. As for the White Eagle cowboys, let's treat it as a practical test."

"Understood, system resources are being reallocated."

"So, how do I lure you out this time? 'Key point G'."

This will bring them back to the White Eagle Task Force.

After sending all the Sirens to the bottom of the sea once again, Washington was in a good mood, saying that these weaklings were no match for him.

But North Carolina looked worried, and being more observant, she noticed something unusual.

"I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I feel like these new Sirens... seem to be mimicking our combat methods."

"Huh? Isn't that interesting? It'll be a good opportunity for them to see the real White Eagle fighting style!" Washington didn't take his older sister's worries to heart.

Just then, Helena sent the coordinates of a new enemy, so North Carolina put aside her thoughts and prepared to observe these new sirens carefully in the upcoming battle.

Chapter Twenty-Three: There are so many companies these days

After clearing out two more rounds of Sirens, even Washington had to admit that these Sirens were becoming increasingly difficult to deal with.

"Really, you were right. They are studying." Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Washington observed the surrounding sea.

However, apart from the usual ruins, nothing else was seen.

"I've been searching with the radar at full speed, but apart from the Sirens, I haven't found any other signals," Helena said weakly, recounting the work she had just been doing.

"Hey, Helena, stand up straight, don't be so weak. You'll make yourself easy to bully!" Washington walked up to Helena and patted the girl's delicate shoulder hard.