Azur Lane: I Traveled Through Graduation Port

After Feng Tao finished speaking, he looked at the ship girls behind him and said:

"Put in all the specialties from Lanjiang City that you brought for Brother Lin. He is a benefactor to me and to your comrades."

Feeling the strength of Feng Tao's grip on her hands, Lin Lan just smiled and replied:

"It's just my job. Leviathan was an unexpected situation. Besides, Brother Feng, you came all the way to see me. You really don't have to be so polite. Come, take a seat."

After a few polite words, Lin Lan invited Feng Tao to take a seat.

As soon as he sat on the sofa, Feng Tao sighed deeply, looked at Lin Lan, and said slowly in a regretful tone:

"Brother Lin, I already know about your difficult situation. In fact, I was thinking of sending you some practical equipment and supplies."

"But you already know that this time... six of my shipgirls died. The punishment from above is definitely very severe. I should be going to the military court of the headquarters to be liquidated soon, so, hey."

Lin Lan looked at the man in front of her calmly.

He naturally knew that Feng Tao's career as a commander would probably come to an end soon.

When he came to the Western Continent on a passenger ship, the two chess pieces destroyers who were carrying out the escort mission were detained and criticized by the entire Navy Department even though they were only seriously injured.

If nothing goes wrong when accepting a commission from a consortium, it's fine. However, if anything unexpected happens to the ship girl, the top brass of the Navy will definitely punish her severely.

"Brother Feng, how can I explain this matter? Everyone knows that the Navy Department is trying to get some development funds for its own port area. This is an open secret."

"You dispatched six light cruiser escorts at once, which is a very cautious deployment compared to most commanders... This matter is really not your responsibility, don't blame yourself too much."

Hearing Lin Lan's comfort, Feng Tao was silent for a while, then picked up the teacup from the table next to the sofa, ignoring the steam in the teacup, and drank it directly.

All.

"No, this is my responsibility."

Feng Tao's voice became low and hoarse, mixed with deep sorrow and pain:

"You know, Brother Lin, I was also the commander of the county port area like you."

"At that time, I only had one initial ship girl. With her help, I slowly cleared the sirens in the surrounding waters and gradually expanded the port area."

"Many years later, I was finally promoted by the Navy Department and became the commander of the large city port area in Lanjiang City."

"But from beginning to end, I have never forgotten the girls who stayed with me during the most difficult period..."

"I don't know how you view the KanColles, but to me, to me, they are my comrades, my family, my... everything..."

While speaking, Feng Tao, who was sitting on the sofa, had already bent down, covered his face with both hands, and was trembling all over.

Lin Lan did not say anything. He looked at Feng Tao who was sitting on the sofa opposite him. He knew very well that Feng Tao just needed someone to listen to him at this moment.

"You know what, brother Lin, I still remember how excited I was when she first spoke to me."

"I couldn't believe that the ship girl would actually take the initiative to speak to me and talk to me about something that had nothing to do with work."

"From that moment on, I made a decision that no one in Oran had ever dared to make."

"I... want to marry her. Yes, not in private, but marry her openly."

Lin Lan naturally knew who the "she" Feng Tao was talking about.

Over time, the chess piece ship girl will gradually acquire a certain level of intelligence under the company of the commander.

The "she" that Feng Tao mentioned is undoubtedly Feng Tao's initial ship.

In the United States of Oran, there has indeed been no precedent of publicly marrying a ship girl so far.

This is different from Lin Lan's game. The port commander of Oran treats the ship girls as weapons most of the time, and perhaps a deeper relationship would be that of comrades-in-arms.

Even if some commanders truly love ship girls, they will not take the initiative to put things like oaths out in the open.

"I have done a good job for my family, sent wedding invitations to many relatives and friends, and I even sent a request to the Navy Department."

"Our wedding was originally scheduled for today... haha, today... haha, hahaha..."

He was clearly laughing, but what Lin Lan heard from Feng Tao's words was only the endless sadness of a dead heart.

This man in his thirties had buried his face in his hands and was sobbing.

The three light cruiser girls standing behind Feng Tao came forward and stroked Feng Tao's back at the right time to comfort him.

Lin Lan also understood why Feng Tao's face was so pale and why there were so many bloodshot eyes.

"I'm sorry, Brother Lin, I made you laugh. I've been holding these things in my heart for too long, and I couldn't help it..."

After a long while, Feng Tao adjusted his mood. He wiped the tears from his face with his sleeve, raised his head and looked at Lin Lan with an apologetic look.

"No way, I understand your sadness. My ship girl is also very important and indispensable to me."

There was no falsehood in Lin Lan's words, he was very serious.

After saying that, he took out the small wooden box that he had put in his pocket in the morning, stood up, walked to Feng Tao who had a confused look on his face, and handed it to him.

"This is?"

Feng Tao took the wooden box handed over by Lin Lan, and also stood up, looking at Lin Lan with red eyes in confusion.

"After the route was restored, I went to that sea area again. I rented a submersible lifeboat and salvaged it from the seabed. Please... accept my condolences."

His words made Feng Tao's eyes widen, so much so that he failed two or three times in such a simple action of opening the small wooden box before he succeeded.

When Feng Tao saw the silver ring lying quietly in the small wooden box, he could no longer control himself. He fell to his knees on the ground, tightly grasping the ring in his hand and holding it against his chest, letting out a heart-wrenching wail.

"..."

Lin Lan looked with a heavy face at the man who was kneeling in front of him and crying loudly.

He knew that his mission was accomplished.

I have to admit that Feng Tao's original ship girl is much happier than other chess piece ship girls.

Unfortunately, the appearance of Leviathan prevented the two of them from being together in the end, and from creating what might have been the first covenant between a human and a ship girl in this different world.

Just as he was infected by Feng Tao's grief and felt equally sad, he felt a light touch on his shoulder.

Lin Lan turned his head and saw the Northern Queen Tirpitz looking at him with worried eyes, and the person who touched him was August with a gentle smile.

Lin Lan understood what this meant.

The two of them were telling him not to worry, they would not leave him like this.

Chapter 222 Shattered Sky is actually an experienced driver

The sad Feng Tao finally adjusted his mood after nearly ten minutes, his voice became completely hoarse.

"Brother Lin, I owe you another favor. I don't even know how to repay you for this."

After leaving the reception room with Lin Lan and walking to the first floor of the office building, Feng Tao looked at Lin Lan with an extremely grateful look and said.

"I've already told you that this is just part of my job. Are you really not going to rest in Lihu County for a while?"

Lin Lan, Tirpitz and August were all holding gift boxes sent by Feng Tao. He looked at the haggard Feng Tao and asked with concern.

"No, the Admiralty Fortress has ordered me to go there immediately for two consecutive days. I don't have much time."

Feng Tao shook his head and rejected Lin Lan's request to stay. Then, seeing that there were no other outsiders around except the two ship girls, he leaned close to Lin Lan's ear and whispered:

"The new commander of Lanjiang City, if nothing unexpected happens, is my close friend Zhao Rui. You may have known him at the academy."

After saying that, he took out two business cards from his pocket and stuffed them into Lin Lan's black cotton coat pocket.

"This is his contact information. If you have any difficulties, you can contact him. I will say hello to him."

"Also, if you are transferred to the East Continent in the future, my closest cousin Feng Lei is the port commander in Hengyue City over there. If you encounter difficulties in the East Continent, you can ask him for help. He won't refuse."

After saying all this, Feng Tao hugged Lin Lan tightly.

"Brother Lin, this is all I can do for you. I wish you and your ship girls will be safe and sound in the future. See you again if we are lucky."

Lin Lan also expressed her gratitude and comfort to Feng Tao again:

"Thank you, Brother Feng, for your trouble. I wish you the best. The same goes for you. I hope you and your ship girls are safe and that you can start a new life soon."

He watched Feng Tao and the three chess pieces and ship girls wave goodbye to him and leave the county navy office building in the drifting snow.

Lin Lan sighed deeply.

After Feng Tao leaves, the two may never have the chance to meet again.

Of course he knew Zhao Rui. He was the senior who was rescued by him together with Sun Dewang when he first met Leviathan.

The two business cards in his pocket showed that Feng Tao really intended to entrust all the available resources to him.

Sometimes, relationships are more useful than material resources.

Although this was the first time they met, from his intuition, Feng Tao was an upright person.

"My familiar, now that we have completed our work, shouldn't we get down to business today?"

Just as Lin Lan was in a daze, August's voice brought him back to his senses.

"Well, it's time to take you shopping. I didn't expect things to be done so quickly."

Lin Lan turned around and looked at the Iron-Blooded Witch and the Lonely Queen of the North, a smile appearing on her face.

He would never allow himself to experience the same sadness as Feng Tao in the future.

But right now, the important thing is to accompany his ship girls.

He took out his cell phone and checked the time. He originally thought that he would have lunch with Feng Tao before saying goodbye, but it was not even ten o'clock.

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Officer, are we going to take all these things with us?"

Tirpitz held the gifts sent by Feng Tao in both hands, looked at Lin Lan with his blue eyes, and asked for advice.

"I just took a look. These are Lanjiang specialties such as dried meat, dried fruit, and wine. Leave half of them here for Sun Xiaozhu, and put the rest in the ship's storage space first."

Lin Lan thought about it for a moment and made a decision.

After handing four bags of gift boxes to a passing office clerk and asking him to give them to Sun Xiaozhu, Lin Lan took the two of them out of the office building and returned to the bus.

Of course, he sat directly in the driver's seat, but because of this, he did not notice that the iron-blooded ship girls who stayed in the car behind were looking at his back tacitly.

It seemed like they had discussed some evil plan.

"So slow, so slow, so slow! What took you so long to come back?"

As soon as he sat down, the evil dragon girl Ruprecht, who had already restrained her smirk, rushed to the passenger seat next to him and complained to him angrily.

Garlic Shark U110 and Active Little Loli Z16 also came over holding Broken Sky's hands.

Lin Lan could see that they had already regarded Suiqiong as a good friend.

"Commander, where are we going to go later? If we go shopping, will there be candy~"

U110 stared at Lin Lan and asked.

"We have already calculated it quickly. As for candy, we definitely have it. There are all kinds of flavors. I guarantee you will have enough to eat later."

Lin Lan, who was questioned, answered the questions one by one with a smile and began to try to start the bus.

But at this moment, he suddenly discovered a serious problem.

The driving style of Orlan United buses seems to be different from that of Blue Star!

"Huh? Why haven't you left yet? Are you...not able to drive?"

After he tried two or three times and failed to start the engine, Ruprecht had already discovered something and asked questioningly.

Facing the Evil Dragon Girl's doubts, Lin Lan's self-esteem made him refute immediately:

"How can I not be able to drive? I have passed the A-class driver's license test before, but this car of the United States of Oran is different from the ones I drove before..."

"Hey~ What should we do, Commander? Should we call back the fat driver from before?"

After hearing what U110 said, Lin Lan was in a dilemma, wondering whether he should really call Sun Dewang back.

But just when he tried several times and still couldn't start it, and was determined to call Sun Dewang back, Shattered Sky, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke:

"Commander, can we let Broken Dome give it a try?"

Suiqiong's words immediately made everyone look at her. Lin Lan looked at the petite white-haired girl with some uncertainty and asked:

"Yes, you can, but can you really drive?"

"There are methods on how to drive vehicles in the Broken Sky's system library. Broken Sky wants to try it."