Of course, Huang Chen wouldn't deliberately tease the little girl - being malicious just means you're a little difficult to deal with.

He just continued, "Is there anyone else?"

"And Darek..."

"Oh, Commander, it's really the Commander!" Before Xibeifeng finished speaking, a very lively voice came from the side.

Then a purple-haired figure came jumping over from the side and threw himself into Huang Chen's arms like a young swallow flying into the forest.

Before the latter could even react, he subconsciously reached out with his big hand and held the little girl firmly. This was the result of time and the muscle memory left by countless interactions with the little Lolita.

"Commander! It's true! It's true!" The little girl shrank into Huang Chen's arms, still restless, and even poked Huang Chen's cheek with her fingers.

Then there was another giggle.

The northwest wind on the side was frightened by the sudden appearance of the little loli. After he reacted, he looked at a loss.

After a while, he said weakly, "Dareko, don't disturb the commander..."

Huang Chen was stunned. Although he didn't feel disturbed at all, and it was better this way, he was a little afraid of leaving a bad impression on the cute little northwest wind in front of him.

After all, they had just met again. From Huang Chen's perspective, this was the first time they met, and he always wanted to leave a good impression.

Then he slowly put Darek down.

The girl, however, didn't care about any of this at all. She just chattered happily, "I saw the Commander from quite a distance just now. I was a little bit skeptical at first, but I didn't expect it to be true."

Huang Chen just nodded and smiled.

The girl continued, "The Commander has been missing for quite some time this time. Did he encounter a strange storm at sea?"

However, before Huang Chen could answer, the girl continued.

"No way! The commander was very particular about the route, taking everything into consideration, including supplies, storms, and ocean currents. How could it suddenly disappear?"

"He must have been exploring a newly opened route, right? Ah... if it's a newly opened route, it's understandable that he'd been gone for so long."

The girl smiled and patted Huang Chen's shoulder. There was a smile in her light blue pupils at first, but it gradually faded.

His head, which was originally high and full of smiles, lowered unconsciously and murmured softly.

"Commander, though, next time there's such a long voyage, could you please take me with you? I'll definitely prepare the route carefully and won't cause any trouble for you, Commander."

Xibeifeng, who had always been emotionally calm, also seemed a little depressed.

Huang Chen sighed and reached out to rub the two little girls' heads. "I'm back, and I won't leave again. So there won't be any next voyage or anything like that."

Darek looked up, his face filled with disbelief. "No more sailings? No more sorties and exercises?"

Huang Chen's face suddenly darkened. "That's just a metaphor. What I meant was that I won't leave you anymore..."

As he was explaining, he suddenly noticed a sly look in the little girl's eyes, and suddenly realized what was going on. "Okay! You're kidding me..."

"Hehe!" Darek started laughing and rubbed his palm lightly, "Don't pull my hairband!"

The northwest wind on the side seemed to be a little slow to react. Looking at everyone's smiling faces, he thought for a long time and finally laughed.

Chapter 203 Elizabeth's News

As they were laughing, another little girl's voice suddenly rang out from the side, "Sister Northwest Wind, why are you here... Ugh! Commander!!"

Huang Chen looked over and saw a little girl who looked very similar to Xibeifeng, except that the color scheme was slightly different.

She has short silver hair, the outside of the hair is silver, but the inside is blue, and her eyes are also watery blue.

Apart from these differences, they look almost exactly the same.

But her personality was quite different, somewhat carefree. She circled around Huang Chen twice, pinching her snow-white chin with her slender fingers, "It's the real commander! No wonder Sister Xibeifeng ran away. And Dareko ran away too."

Dareko stuck out his tongue playfully, but Xibeifeng felt embarrassed and lowered his head slightly, "Sorry, Xibeifeng."

"Ah, Sister Xixifeng, I'm not blaming you!" Xixifeng shook her head nonchalantly, and suddenly reached out to Huang Chen, "Ciao! Commander, you're finally back. It's been such a long time! But it doesn't matter, Xixifeng doesn't mind!"

The girl said with a smile, and Huang Chen also felt very comfortable.

Southwest Wind's personality is even more cheerful than Dareko's, and it can even be said that he is a little heartless. Of course, this is not a derogatory term, but it means that no matter what unhappy things happen, he can quickly put them behind him.

As soon as she came over, the heavy atmosphere just now completely disappeared.

"Did everyone just come to Area K today?"

After everyone chatted for a while, Huang Chen asked.

"Ah, how did the Commander know that?" Southwest Wind's eyes widened in shock, while Dareko exclaimed in surprise, "Has the Commander been following our every move? Is that so terrifying?"

"How can it be terrifying? This shows how much the commander values us!" Xi Nan Feng said solemnly, then looked at Huang Chen. "Don't you agree, Commander?"

The latter found it somewhat funny. Apart from anything else, you two little guys are quite good at talking. You can even perform some language programs on the Spring Festival Gala.

Of course, there was no need to continue performing now, so he deliberately ignored the two crosstalk actors' eyes that looked forward to the cooperation of the live audience, and explained directly:

"I came here two days ago and didn't see you. Or was it just bad luck?"

"The Commander has been here?" Xi Nan Feng's eyes widened again. "So the Commander has been back for a long time?"

"It's been quite a long time..." Huang Chen nodded.

Meanwhile, Darek, standing by, asked curiously, "Commander, is our current port area in Area K? Commander, what are you doing here today?"

"No, the harbor area... The harbor area hasn't been decided yet. But it will probably be in Area C1. I came here today... Are you really coming to Area K today?"

The girls nodded.

"Then I am really lucky..." Huang Chen said with some emotion, and then explained the current situation of the port area to the three girls.

After listening to Huang Chen's story, the three little girls' eyes lit up like stars.

Darek jumped up excitedly. "Windward! We can sail on our own from now on. There's also a new harbor. Can I choose a site?"

Huang Chen looked embarrassed. To be honest, he had been busy with the Yingfeng these days and had forgotten about the site selection for the port.

But it's not a big problem. He may forget, but the company certainly won't forget. You can just ask the company later.

The little girl had some misunderstandings, "Isn't it possible?"

"Oh, why not?" Huang Chen smiled and rubbed the little girl's head again. Dareko rubbed it slightly and laughed.

Southwest Wind also said happily, "I didn't expect so many sisters to come back from Hong Kong!"

Although the northwest wind didn't say anything, its face was full of joy.

Huang Chen stood up and asked, "Is there anyone else who hasn't come yet?"

The three little guys were stunned, and then Xi Nan Feng remembered what happened before. His little face puffed up again, but he didn't say anything.

Darec nodded. "No, Sister Tianying and Miss Abruzzi are both in the hotel. Master Veneto went to the office to see the minister. I don't know if he's back yet."

Huang Chen's heart moved, "By the way, I still don't know what you are doing here. Are you planning to settle down in District K?"

"No," Southwest Wind interrupted, "We were invited to attend the ceremony by Queen Elizabeth II!"

"Tea party?" Huang Chen was stunned.

Darek, standing by, was even more surprised. "Aren't we traveling around the world?"

"Wait." Huang Chen stopped the two crosstalk performers from continuing their performance. He realized that there was a more important piece of information in the previous topic. "Elizabeth is in Area K?"

"Ah, it's not in Area K, but in a place in Area C3. They built a huge castle! And they invited us to attend its inauguration ceremony!" Southwest Wind explained.

"Opening ceremony?" Huang Chen was startled, then realized a more crucial issue, "Invited you? And who else was invited?"

"Also?" Xinanfeng blinked, then gave an awkward smile.

Huang Chen also realized that he seemed to be forcing these little guys too much. Since they were guests, they naturally didn't know how many people the host had invited.

However, this is good news. No matter how many were invited, a lot of ship girls were found this time.

but--

"What are you doing in Area K? Didn't you get your tickets?"

Huang Chen was puzzled. Even so, it was understandable to stay for a few days. What was Veneto doing at the KanColle headquarters?

"Eh? What did Lord Veneto say at that time?" Southwest Wind was suddenly confused.

Darek was rather puzzled. "Aren't we planning our next route?"

Huang Chen was speechless. These two guys were really unreliable. He looked at Xibeifeng who was standing beside him. The latter shrank his neck and said, "Let's take a break for a while. Lord Veneto seems to have heard that Miss Enterprise is the director here... Sigh?"

As she spoke, she suddenly realized something. Hadn't Enterprise already resigned and returned to the port? Could Lord Veneto find Enterprise?

She was a little confused.

But Huang Chen understood what was said beside him.

I was just passing by Area K and heard that the enterprise was a director here, so I went to find her.

It was such a simple thing, but the little girl was so confused.

He shook his head helplessly, and then lamented that Veneto was so slow to update the news. It had been almost a month since she left the company, and she still didn't know.

But the company just happened to come here today, so maybe we can meet each other!

After all, it is a company that can bring luck to everyone.

Huang Chen was thinking this when he saw a girl with gray-silver hair not far away looking around. Her red eyes seemed expressionless, but with a hint of innate arrogance.

Even standing among the crowd of young and beautiful ship girls, she stands out because of the noble temperament she exudes from head to toe.

Her eyes swept through the crowd and immediately noticed Huang Chen and several little girls here.

A hint of joy flashed across his face, then was replaced by calmness.

He walked slowly to Huang Chen with his cane and bowed slightly.

"Greetings, Your Excellency the Commander, Duke Louis of Abruzzi of Savoy, of the Empire of Sardinia, greets you."

Chapter 204: Flesh and flesh are weak, machines soar

Huang Chen was a little surprised, because Abruzzi seemed to know that he was there and came to find him specially.

Then the girl continued to explain, "Lord Veneto happened to meet Miss Enterprise before going to the office. She told us about the commander in the commercial street and asked Skyhawk and me to come look for him."

"Where's the Eagle?"

Abruzzi chuckled. "It seems my luck is a little better. I've found the Commander and everyone else. Sky Eagle might have to return empty-handed, but I just agreed with her to meet not far over there. Commander, please follow me."

Huang Chen nodded

Everyone followed Abruzzi to the side.

Along the way, Huang Chen was naturally observing this short-haired Sardinian ship girl.

Abruzzi's manners are quite elegant, and his every word and action carries the temperament of his aristocratic status.

But Huang Chen was more concerned about the girl's right hand. The metal palm shone with a unique luster in the sun. It was a prosthetic limb.

"Commander, do you care about this?" Abruzzi asked. She raised her hand, her fingers slender and flexible, just like an ordinary hand, and a look of pride on her face. "This is a symbol of honor and a medal of bravery!"

"The Duke of Abruzzi—the lord from whom my ship is named—once explored the Arctic. The extreme cold took away two of his fingers, and I inherited this honor!"

She said it with great pride that in her eyes, this was not some kind of defect, but a symbol of glory, an existence that made her feel proud.

"I'm just a little curious." Huang Chen shook his head. He certainly didn't have any dissatisfaction or disgust towards the girl, he was just simply curious.

Even though it looked like a prosthetic limb, made of alloy, it was quite dexterous and completely obeyed the girl's will, which reminded him of the mechanically enhanced prosthetic limbs in some science fiction movies.

Then I thought of the famous saying: Flesh and blood are weak, but machines can soar!

Of course, for Huang Chen now, mechanical ascension is no longer of much significance. In many senses, he, Huang Chen, has already left the scope of human beings and entered the realm of superhumans.

If he could just use a dump truck to shatter the void of his worldview, he would have basically succeeded in ascending!

I quickly arrived at the place where I had agreed to meet Tianying, but I still had to wait a little longer.

The few of them continued chatting. Abruzzi spoke in a calm and unhurried tone, with an elegant temperament. To be honest, it still put Huang Chen under great pressure.

As the saying goes, wild boars cannot eat fine bran. Huang Chen is a rough man through and through, while the Duke of Abruzzi in front of him is a true aristocrat.

When I talk to her, I always feel an inexplicable pressure. I am afraid that I will speak too casually, and I subconsciously want my words and actions to be more elegant.

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