Azur Lane: I Traveled Through Graduation Port

After they got familiar with each other, Lu Yangshu let go of Lin Lan's hand, then looked at the miserable ruins behind Lin Lan and couldn't help but said:

"Lin Lan, I'm a few years older than you, so you shouldn't mind if I call you Xiao Lin, right? How did your port become like this?"

Hearing Lu Yangshu's question, Qi Yue also looked at her junior who had not yet graduated curiously, wanting to get an answer.

"Senior Lu, Senior Qi, just call me Xiao Lin, it's okay."

Lin Lan had lived at least a dozen years longer than the two men in front of him. As a former veteran in the workplace, he had a youthful and shy smile on his face, which made it impossible to spot any flaws.

"As for my port area... well, it's a long story. Feng Tao is very anxious over there, so why don't we go out and carry out the mission first, and I'll tell you slowly on the way."

Lu Yangshu and Qi Yue nodded. Feng Tao was indeed in a hurry, otherwise they would not have rushed over overnight.

So Lin Lan asked the iron-blooded ship girls who were pretending to be chess pieces to get on the yacht, and he followed the two seniors to the second floor of the yacht.

After the yacht sailed to the seaside, Lin Lan immediately pretended to take the initiative to let Mainz take the three Z-drive little loli, deploy the ship equipment and start escorting.

However, seeing the black and red shark-like mechanical ship suits of the four of them, Qi Yue frowned slightly and asked:

"Xiao Lin, your shipgirl's outfit... why do I feel that it doesn't look like our style?"

"Well, I have to talk about my experience after coming here."

Lin Lan had long known that the strange appearance of the Iron Blood fleet suit would arouse the curiosity of other commanders.

But it seemed that Qi Yue and Lu Yangshu had not experienced the previous decisive battle before, and Lin Lan felt relieved.

“When I first came here from the academy, the port area here was dilapidated, but there were still a few buildings that could barely maintain the port area’s functions.”

"The ship girls I created using the Mind Cube given to me by the academy were originally completely normal, exactly the same as your ship girls."

"But within two or three days, the sirens in the surrounding seas went crazy and began to attack my port area crazily."

While Lin Lan was making up his story, he looked around the sea with fear in his eyes.

It was as if he was afraid that a siren would suddenly appear and attack him.

His pretended demeanor also attracted the attention of Lu Yangshu and Qi Yue, who listened to his story carefully.

"I was almost killed by the Siren's carrier-based aircraft. Fortunately, my ship girls risked their lives to dig me out of the rubble."

"Later, we conducted guerrilla warfare against the Sirens around the seashore and rivers. My shipgirls ran out of ammunition, so we had no choice but to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Sirens."

"I don't know why, but after many hand-to-hand battles, as if they were corrupted by the Sirens, their ship outfits gradually became like this."

"My poor girls, they stayed at their posts faithfully for me and to protect Lihu County even though they were affected by the power of the Sirens..."

Lin Lan's voice became lower and lower as he spoke, as if he was trying to vent the pain that he had been suppressing for a while.

At the end, he even covered his face with his hands and started crying.

It was like a new soldier who had experienced a brutal battle and recalled the terrifying battlefield.

"Ah this..."

Lu Yangshu and Qi Yue were both dumbfounded. It was the first time they had heard that a ship girl could become like this due to the influence of the power of the Sirens.

No wonder they looked at this junior with such a vicissitudes of life in their eyes just now. It turned out that he had hidden too much pressure in his heart and did not show it.

"I have no signal here, and no logistical supplies. In the end, we can only fight the Sirens in hand-to-hand combat."

"My girls and I swore to never let a siren enter the river and attack Pear Lake County again, even if it meant sacrificing ourselves."

"It's just that I can't understand why my request for support fell on deaf ears, and why the senior officials of the Navy didn't tell me about the situation here in advance..."

"I came here with the belief that I will die, but what about my ship girls? They are all still children. Are those high-ranking officials in the Navy still human?!"

Lin Lan's tone became more and more sad and angry, as if she was completely out of control.

However, neither Lu Yangshu nor Qi Yue blamed him for saying such disrespectful words towards the Navy Department.

After all, if they had experienced such an unimaginably cruel and bloody battle, they would probably not be much better off than this poor junior.

After hearing their commander's crying, the wolf pack lolita and Weser standing on the deck downstairs all had their mouths twitching and tried hard not to laugh out loud.

Commander, you are too good at pretending. We almost believed you!

Chapter 203 Lin Lan: What is a veteran actor? (3000 words)

However, compared to the iron-blooded ship girls who were trying hard to hold back their laughter, Lu Yangshu and Qi Yue were really frightened by Lin Lan's tearful performance.

Lu Yangshu gently patted the back of the poor junior who was crying and convulsing all over, to comfort him.

Then he looked up at Qi Yue, his face full of contempt.

Being looked at by Lu Yangshu in this way, Qi Yue's usually cold face turned slightly red with shame, and she turned her eyes away, not daring to meet Lu Yangshu's gaze.

She had heard in her family that the Navy Department currently had many shortcomings, the most typical of which was the insufficient support for remote port areas.

This junior student blamed the Navy Department's top brass for not providing support and intelligence, which made her, as a direct relative of the Navy Department's top brass, feel very guilty.

Thinking of the ruins of the port area that was completely inconsistent with the prosperous scene around Lihu County, she couldn't help but begin to reflect on herself and what the Navy Department had done over the years.

Perhaps, what Lin Lan did was worthy of being called a true soldier, a true port commander.

Before the two of them could speak, Lin Lan wiped a tear from her face again and continued to speak in a crying voice:

"That, that escorting destroyer girl wearing a blue hat with a bow, she used to be such an obedient and lovely child..."

"But it was this series of brutal battles that caused her to be shattered by a Siren cannon in order to protect me..."

"Later, her ship suit gradually changed into a ferocious appearance to facilitate close combat... But every time I was in danger, she would be the first to stand in front of me..."

"You tell me, how can I dare to report this to the higher-ups? What if the senior officers of the Navy mistake them for sirens and capture them for research? How can I leave them?"

When Lu Yangshu heard Lin Lan's cry, his blood boiled, and he patted his chest and promised him:

"Don't worry, Xiaolin. No one has seen the changes in your ship girl today. Anyone who dares to report the changes in your ship girl to the higher-ups is really a piece of shit!"

Even though it wasn't stated explicitly, Qi Yue understood who Lu Yangshu was referring to.

"Such loyal and righteous shipgirls should be treated as heroes. I will not disclose their situation to the senior members of the Navy Department."

Qi Yue looked at Z23 and others who were escorting diligently on the sea, and finally spoke with conviction.

"You've suffered, Xiaolin. Tang Yanxing was really too much. Although we have never met before, if you have any difficulties in the future, please tell me and I will do my best to help you."

Seeing that Lin Lan seemed to have adjusted his mood, Lu Yangshu patted Lin Lan's shoulder hard to comfort him.

"There are not many commanders like you. We should all take you as an example. You will definitely become a great hero like Luo Tao in the future."

Listening to the words of his senior, although Lin Lan still pretended to be deeply moved, he couldn't help wanting to laugh out loud in his heart.

He didn't mean to deceive these two people.

After all, the fact is, if he hadn't met the ship girls from the Iron Blood camp, how could he be sitting here acting like this?

He had been killed countless times by the Purifier's fleet or by Bolt, the county magistrate of Lihu County's Demon King Army.

As for the Iron Blood

Lin Lan was not worried that the origin of his mother's ship equipment would cause much unrest.

Until now, Orlan's knowledge of the Sirens was limited to their combat aspects.

They didn't even know that the Mind Cube they were using was fake, let alone having the energy to study what changes would happen to the ship girls during battle.

After being comforted by Lu Yangshu, Lin Lan pretended to be gradually recovering and began to slowly chat with the two of them about past events in the college.

"The Tianxing Financial Group is really going too far! They didn't dare to do it so blatantly when I was still a student, but now they have kidnapped and assassinated me!"

Upon learning that Lin Lan was almost assassinated in the academy before, Lu Yangshu clenched his fists and cursed the Tianxing Group.

Through the observation just now, Lin Lan has already seen that Senior Lu Yangshu has a straightforward character and also hates Zhuhai Business Association very much.

The female commander named Qi Yue was not talkative and always avoided his gaze for some reason.

Since these two colleagues have no bad intentions towards him at the moment, Lin Lan is also happy to see this situation.

It would be best if we could arrive at the location early, resolve the matter, and then send these two seniors back smoothly.

Compared to dealing with these people, he still felt that it was more practical to live a peaceful life in the port area with his ship girls.

So while Lin Lan was finding some topics to chat with the two of them, it soon became noon.

At this time, their yacht had already left the mainland and went deep into the ocean.

Lu Yangshu and Qi Yue also asked their chess pieces, the ship girls, to unfold their ship equipment and began to escort around the yacht.

After all, this is the Siren home ground. Except for the occasional large ocean-going ships in the distant sea, everything around is the blue ocean.

"Speaking of which, why we weren't attacked by sirens on the way here is a little unscientific."

During lunch, Lu Yangshu couldn't help but wonder why he didn't notice any Siren attacks along the way.

Their lunch was portable military rations prepared by Qi Yue. Lin Lan had to admit that the female commander had made very thorough preparations.

"Maybe the Sirens' recent attacks have been too fierce, so the Sirens in this area are starting to gather their strength."

Lin Lan answered casually.

This was his negligence. The Sirens around him had already been cleared out by the Iron-Blooded Ship Girls, so they could not be easily seen.

The mass-produced Sirens and humanoid executors usually enter standby mode when they do not receive orders from high-level Sirens.

However, compared to the mass-produced type, the humanoid executor Siren, although without a mind, can autonomously analyze the surrounding situation and choose whether to actively attack or retreat.

For Lin Lan and the Iron Blood camp, whether it is the mass-produced type I or the executor, they are equivalent to ordinary sea enemies in the big world.

If there weren't too many of them near the port area, they wouldn't even bother to fight. This kind of attack with no benefit is a pure waste of oil and ammunition.

However, for cargo ships and passenger ships sailing from the United States of Orlan, these mysterious and erratic Type I Executors and mass-produced types are like landmines that may appear at any time and pose a fatal threat.

Therefore, hiring a ship girl to escort the route is not a big deal, even if the Zhuhai Commercial Association and the Navy Department do not agree with each other.

Willingness is still the general trend and cannot be stopped.

The Tianou Group, in particular, appeared to be at odds with the Navy Department, but in fact had long since turned a deaf ear to the orders of the Zhuhai Chamber of Commerce.

I am in the Western Continent, and your Zhuhai Chamber of Commerce’s headquarters is in the Eastern Continent. How can you control me?

However, except for the Tianou Group, which is extremely dependent on the shipping industry, the other four conglomerates of the Zhuhai Chamber of Commerce have extremely poor relations with the Navy Department.

After all, they all rely mainly on other industries as their mainstay, unlike the Tianou Group which is basically on the verge of bankruptcy without shipping.

If Lin Lan had known that there would be no Sirens along the way to cause Lu Yangshu to notice something was wrong, he felt that he should have asked other members of the wolf pack to disguise themselves as Siren submarines.

A feint attack is more deceptive.

"Siren does sometimes mobilize troops from other sea areas in order to attack a certain direction. It seems that Siren will make a big move recently."

After eating the dry food biscuits in her hand, Qi Yue picked up a cup of hot water, blew on the hot air and spoke softly.

This made Lin Lan look at Qi Yue a few more times.

Knowing this, it seemed that the female commander knew more about Sirens than he thought.

"I hope it's not Yalang City. The coastal defense facilities there are still under repair. If the Siren really attacks, Luo Tao will be in trouble."

Qi Yue's explanation dispelled Lu Yangshu's doubts, but at the same time, he also felt a deep sense of worry in his heart.

After all, both of their port areas are under the jurisdiction of Yalang City, so if the main force of the Siren attacks, they will definitely go to support.

As a commander, no one would want his ship girl to be hurt.

But there was no other way. As it was their duty, they could only pray that the Siren would not choose Yalang City for this round of attack.

Seeing these two people full of worries, Lin Lan felt calm at heart.

This is currently the area where the Iron-Blooded Ship Girls patrol on a daily basis. If Sirens are really discovered, that would be a big problem.

But in a while, they will sail out of the sea area where the Iron-Blooded Ship Girls patrol on a daily basis.

Lin Lan glanced at the sea behind the yacht. He knew that the Iron Blood main fleet must have been following behind.

I don't know if Bismarck and the others have had lunch yet...

So, in the solemn atmosphere where the three people were thinking about completely different things, their carrier-based aircraft soon discovered the trace of the mass-produced Siren.

However, for these mass-produced Sirens that are not even executors, even if Mainz and Z23 do not take action, the other chess pieces and ship girls can easily deal with them.

KanColle has a natural advantage in the battle against mass-produced Sirens.

Even a chess piece destroyer ship girl can easily defeat a Siren I-type mass-produced heavy cruiser that is several times larger than herself.

In order to take care of Lin Lan, Lu Yangshu and Qi Yue both asked their ship girls to take the initiative to attack, trying to avoid harming Lin Lan's ship girl.