Azur Lane Mobile Front.

"You are... Shoukaku of the Fifth Carrier Division?"

Shiranui forced her gaze to focus on the face of the person in front of her, and after a moment of recollection, she finally recognized the person.

The official name is Shoukaku of the Fifth Carrier Division, which has been dormant in Sakura Empire for a long time.

"No wonder we haven't seen the Fifth Carrier Division for so long, they've come here."

Shiranui silently muttered to herself while glancing at Shoukaku, whom she hadn't seen in a long time.

"Shiranui, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

As the representative for this mission, Shoukaku considered it carefully and decided to ask this ship, which was considered an oddity even in the Sakura Empire.

"Investigation, opening a store..."

Shiranui blinked and answered Shoukaku's question with a blank expression.

"Open a shop?"

"Hmm. There's no convenience store here. I'll come and see if there are any business opportunities."

After saying that, Shiranui looked around the room again.

"However, it seems the commander here is very poor. There's no future in opening a shop here."

"Ahem... Miss Shiranui, right?"

Rob, who had been listening for a while, felt that he couldn't let himself be looked down upon like that.

The room was simple because the construction team had stopped working at this time.

Once his port expansion project is completed, his port will certainly not be in its current dilapidated state.

"Human...judgment, the port commander."

Actually, after Shoukaku shouted that, Rob knew exactly what the trouble in the port had been about these past two days.

Shiranui, from Sakura Empire, along with Akashi, is a name that every commander would definitely write down in their notebook.

There's no other reason than that these two are truly unscrupulous businessmen.

If there weren't so few options, these two unscrupulous merchants would have been hung on streetlights in various port areas long ago as a warning to others.

However, even the commander who hated the two men the most had to admit that these two unscrupulous merchants could indeed get their hands on many things that were impossible to buy.

Equipment for ships, or even oath rings used by commanders and ships, can all be obtained by Akashi and Shiranui's shops as long as you can afford it.

Thinking about this, Rob suddenly had an immature idea.

It seems like I could hand over this port expansion project to these two unscrupulous businessmen?

"Ahem, Miss Shiranui, I have a big deal for you. I wonder if you'd be interested?"

Looking at Rob's face, Shiranui somehow felt that her business radar was starting to light up.

Chapter 126: Communications from the North

After hearing Rob's "big deal," Shiranui became completely energetic—no, her entire oni was energized.

The most obvious sign is the three will-o'-the-wisps around her, which are now big enough to be used as electric lights.

To my utter surprise, after wandering around Donghuang, I actually stumbled upon a port expansion project.

The last time I handled a deal like this was many years ago.

As a qualified businessman, having money naturally makes things easier.

Shiranui no longer wanted to dwell on the fact that she had almost been killed by a magic circle before.

After all, what's more important than making money?

That evening, Rob, along with Yixian Zhenhai, the head maid, and Richelieu, engaged in lengthy negotiations with Shiranui.

The reason Rob brought the other two along was simply because he felt that since they had been able to make it on the international stage for so long, they must have some skills.

As it turned out, his choice was correct.

These two ships successfully took control of the negotiation process in its later stages.

This also made Rob realize for the first time that British ships could indeed cooperate with French ships!

Finally, they talked until dawn before reaching a preliminary agreement.

Shiranui stated that she would be arriving soon with her construction team to begin preliminary work.

As for Rob's concerns about Donghuang's Spring Festival holiday, Shiranui patted her meager chest and said that her construction team never rests all year round and guarantees that the project can be completed on time.

"Sure enough, we should just hang this thing on the streetlight!"

After hearing Shiranui's answer, Robo couldn't hold back any longer.

For no other reason than that these two unscrupulous merchants are indeed hated.

After the negotiations were over, Shiranui declined Rob's invitation to stay for breakfast and quickly returned to her own territory.

Having just finished working all night, Rob decided to skip work today and announced a day off.

Then, he yawned and went back to his room.

The company went to bed early yesterday, and now he's huddled under the covers, with only his head sticking out.

"Honestly, it looks like a white hamster."

After a quick wash, Luo Bo scurried into bed.

I must say, having a big bolster really makes a difference.

The company was startled when someone suddenly hugged him from behind, and he almost jumped out of bed.

But when she turned around and saw that it was her own commander, she immediately felt relieved.

After all, things that should and shouldn't have happened between the two of them have already happened, so there's nothing left to hide.

Turning around, the company hugged Rob tightly and continued its sweet sleep.

...

In an unknown world, in an unknown sea.

At the apex of all the sirens, Observer Zero is receiving information from various testing grounds through his network.

An ancient memory suddenly welled up in her mind for some unknown reason.

"Get out of the way, Zero!"

The enterprise meta, or rather, the most primitive ship, the key point G, is currently burning with rage.

Not long ago, she witnessed her creator, a mother figure, turn to ashes in the flames of war.

However, the reinforcements that were supposed to arrive made no move whatsoever.

"The Judge is not receiving anyone at this time."

Observer Zero remained expressionless, as if the tragedy at Long Island Defense Line had nothing to do with her.

"Why, why didn't you send reinforcements! Even... managed to get through, why didn't you!"

"Because the outcome won't change, we've already failed."

...

Waking from her memories, perhaps what she just experienced was just one of Observer Zero's countless dreams, or perhaps it was a past she herself didn't want to recall.

"Every story, whether comedy or tragedy, should have its own ending."

"That person has appeared; his research from back then has finally been completed."

“’Jim’ has already set up the spacetime beacon; we must enhance our control over this time singularity.”

"All stories must be ended by our own hands."

"We still have hope."

"We are hope."

"We... are the hope."

"Empres, it's time to act..."

After saying all this, Observer Zero fell back into that long dream, and no one knew what kind of scene she would see in the dream this time.

"I have been waiting for this moment for a long time. This time, I can finally feel joy!"

An excited, mature female voice took over the discourse in this space.

The Sirens seem to be preparing to take their next step.

...

In the far north, in the offices of the Soviet Union, there was no one else but her ship.

A piece of intelligence from the south lay quietly on her desk.

"New ship equipment... airships. Heh~ It seems we haven't been out to see the world for far too long."

Just as she was marveling at how much the world had changed, a virtual screen suddenly opened in front of her.

As the other party recounted the information from this exchange, the eyes of the Soviet Union widened involuntarily.

"It's... the Mikoyan. This is truly... an unexpected bonus..."

"It seems you're quite satisfied. Then I'm relieved."

The sound from the other side of the screen was distorted, making it impossible to tell who it was.

Moreover, the sound was clearly distorted; at least to the Soviet Union, it was not the sound of any ship she knew.

"Consider this intelligence as compensation for the losses caused to you in the previous series of events, and as a token of our sincerity for future cooperation."

"What's their situation now?"

"I don't know. This is all the information I have. You'll probably have to investigate the specifics yourselves."

...

After a brief phone call, another urgent matter was placed on the Soviet Union's desk.

"Across the Bering Strait, the White Eagles have proposed a joint operation."

"However, perhaps I should try to find other forms of help?"

Looking at the few pieces of intelligence before them, the eyes of the Soviet Union began to flicker with uncertainty.

Now that the ancient faction has begun to bare its fangs, shouldn't I also re-establish our previous contact with them?

...

In Donghuang Port District, Rob had just finished catching up on sleep when an urgent telegram appeared in front of him.

"The Northern Alliance...invites us to conduct joint operations in the Bering Strait?"

Chapter 127: Mikasa Daisenbei: Let me tell you, the water in the Northern Alliance is flammable!

This was an unexpected telegram.

In Rob's mind, the Northern Union was always the kind of faction that was just there to be mentioned in the background.

The reason is simple: this faction has a very low profile.

Rob's only knowledge of this faction was probably the rumor that the Northern Union had been fighting the Sirens in the polar seas.

"Let's put it aside for now and have a meeting tomorrow to discuss it."

However, based on the principle that it was already late and not suitable to stay up late, Luo Bo decided to do it tomorrow.

The next morning, Robert got up very early.

There was nothing he could do about it. Early in the morning, Rob felt that something was off about his company's eyes.

After looking into that gaze twice, Luo Bo felt a dull ache in his back.

"Commander, a beauty's favor isn't something you can easily accept. Don't let it interfere with important business!"

Upon entering his office, he found that Zhenhai Yixian and the others had been waiting there for quite some time.

As Zhenhai saw Luo Bo enter, he held a cup of hot tea in his hand and kept glancing at Luo Bo.

Considering her suggestive words, Luo Bo had a feeling that this woman seemed to harbor some resentment.