Azur Lane: I Traveled Through Graduation Port

Musashi's words made Lin Lan stunned again. The amount of information contained in this sentence was no less than what Musashi had just discussed with him.

He instinctively asked Musashi:

"You mean, it was Tiancheng who brought you directly from the port to Liaozhou?"

"That's right. Tiancheng was very sure that you would be in the direction of the Nine Islands of Liaozhou, and originally wanted to join forces with other factions in the port area to come here together."

Musashi showed a rare puzzled expression on his face, and recalled:

"But at that time, apart from our ships in the Sakura Empire, no one believed her, and no one could convince anyone else. We finally discussed and decided to go in different directions to look for you."

Chapter 630: Unusual Destroyer

Although Musashi's words were in a doubtful tone, they gave Lin Lan a great shock.

You know, as a hero, if he was summoned to travel through time normally, he would indeed appear in the Nine Islands of Liaozhou.

But how did Tiancheng know that he would appear in Liaozhou? For this strange world, his ship girls should not have known that there was a place called Liaozhou.

It seems that when he meets Amagi later, he will have to ask for advice from the top strategist of Sakura Empire.

At this time, he and Musashi were very close to the mountain shrine, and he also noticed that there was a dim white glow under the sacred tree in the shrine courtyard.

On the branches of the sacred tree, there were many white zigzag-shaped strips of paper hanging down like willow branches, swaying slightly in the cool mountain breeze.

I think this should be the legendary imperial coin.

Lin Lan had seen this kind of Sakura Empire prop used for prayer and exorcism in many anime works on Blue Star, but this was the first time he saw the real thing.

But just as he and Musashi had stepped into the flat area on the mountainside and were about to reach the main entrance of the shrine courtyard, he suddenly felt a sharp murderous intent locking onto him.

But the murderous intent disappeared in an instant. The next second, a low, but somewhat trembling voice of a girl sounded in his ears:

"commander?"

Following this voice, a girl with long silver-gray hair wearing a black and white furisode sailor suit and a black scabbard on her waist suddenly walked out from the main gate of the shrine in front of him and Musashi, which was originally empty under the moonlight.

A tall and slender figure, black and white fur ears on both sides of the head, and a pair of lake blue eyes filled with disbelief on the cold and delicate face.

Lin Lan immediately recognized this girl swordsman, who was clearly a destroyer girl, but whose appearance was more mature than most destroyer lolita girls:

Nagato's personal bodyguard, the third ship of the Shiraku-class, Jiang Feng.

Come to think of it, since Nagato and the others are now in the shrine, it is normal for Jiang Feng, as Nagato's guard, to guard the door.

"Jiang Feng, it's me, long time no see."

After Lin Lan recognized Jiang Feng, he greeted the dashing silver-haired girl with a smile and strode forward.

After hearing his words, Jiang Feng finally came back to his senses from his shock.

But this usually cold girl with long silver-gray hair turned her head away and covered her face with her white furisode.

The whispered words with a slightly crying tone floated into Lin Lan's ears in the quiet night:

"It's really the Commander... Such a familiar voice, such a familiar voice, there's no mistake..."

"During the days when you were away, I, I..."

Lin Lan walked in front of Jiang Feng and heard these few words. Her heart ached and she gently hugged the destroyer girl in her arms.

"I'm sorry for making you worry these days. I won't leave without saying goodbye again. Don't cry, don't cry."

He stroked the head of the slightly trembling animal-eared girl and spoke softly to comfort her.

It was also the first time that Musashi saw Jiang Feng express such emotion. She stood aside, quietly watching the two hugging each other, feeling deeply moved.

This Bailu-class destroyer Jiang Feng has superb combat skills.

Despite her technical attainments, she is one of the best destroyers in the entire Sakura Empire.

But Jiang Feng was very indifferent to most of his companions. As Nagato's loyal guard, he never played with the children of other destroyers.

Jiang Feng, who was held in Lin Lan's arms, adjusted her mood in just a few seconds.

Although there were still tears in the corners of her eyes, her tone had returned to its usual calmness.

"Commander, I'm sorry. I lost my composure just now."

Jiang Feng said this, but she still looked up at Lin Lan with a happy smile on her face, unwilling to look away.

Lin Lan let go of the girl in his arms and reached out to wipe away the wet tear marks on Jiang Feng's slightly flushed face.

He understands Jiang Feng better than Musashi.

When he was on Blue Star, he was very curious why Jiang Feng, who was only a destroyer, had such a more mature appearance.

The answer is brutal war.

The war forced Jiang Feng, who originally had innocent ideals, to experience separation and death again and again until he became numb.

In order to no longer allow himself to be weak, Jiang Feng closed his heart, abandoned his ideals, actively rejected all feelings from others, and completely transformed himself into a war machine.

It is also because of this that after becoming a ship girl, this destroyer ship girl is more mature in mind and appearance, and more aloof and cold than her other destroyer sisters.

Perhaps if it were anyone else, they would think that Jiang Feng had completely abandoned his ideals and accepted the cruel reality.

But Lin Lan could tell from Jiang Feng's two lines that this cold destroyer girl was still immersed in the pain of the past:

"Cannonballs are deadly weapons. The purpose of fighting is to destroy the opponent. No matter how many nice words you say, you can't hide this fact."

“The struggle… never changes.”

Although Jiang Feng's two lines are borrowed from others, they also indirectly show that Jiang Feng knows that the struggle is endless, which is why she has always been longing for the so-called "ideals" of human beings in her heart.

After reading this, Lin Lan vowed to save this destroyer child who had lost his ideals from the pain of the past.

So he set Jiang Feng as a secretary ship for a time, spent a long time accompanying the girl, and finally gave her the oath ring and the White Wedding Dress representing the oath.

He finally felt relieved when he saw the happy smile on Jiang Feng's face when he made the oath with him, and that Jiang Feng took the initiative to participate in the activities of other companions after the oath.

At this moment, the smiling face of the animal-eared girl with long silver-gray hair in front of him slowly merged with the smile on the screen in his memory, causing Lin Lan to feel a little dazed.

But he understood that now was not the time for him to reminisce about the past with Jiang Feng.

"Jiang Feng, Nagato and Amagi are all in the Imperial Divine Tree barrier, right? Can you take us to see Amagi first?"

Hearing Lin Lan's words, Jiang Feng nodded solemnly and said to him:

"Nagato-sama, the Great Senior, and the Great Sage are currently inside the barrier to help Amagi-sama suppress the deterioration of his body. Fortunately, Musashi-sama brought you back in time. I will lead you into the barrier now."

After saying that, Jiang Feng nodded to Musashi and turned around to lead the way.

Lin Lan and Musashi followed Jiang Feng's steps and came to the main entrance of the white-gray wall surrounding the courtyard of the shrine.

The sounds of insects chirping in the surrounding mountains and the sound of falling waterfalls gradually disappeared, and the light in the shrine grounds gradually became brighter.

Lin Lan secretly paid attention to all this and realized that they had finally entered the core barrier of the Imperial Sacred Tree within the barrier outside the mountain.

Although Musashi had not told him explicitly before, he guessed that the hinterland like this, which was highly valued by the Sakura Empire camp, must be composed of a large barrier outside the mountain surrounding a small barrier inside.

Sure enough, when Jiang Feng raised his hand and pushed open the tightly closed main gate of the shrine's courtyard, Lin Lan who walked in found that the scene inside the shrine was completely different from what he and Musashi had seen outside just now.

Chapter 631 As long as the commander is by my side

Entering the courtyard, the first thing that caught his eye was a sturdy, towering tree.

But unlike the tree he had just seen outside the courtyard, which had no leaves on its branches, the crown of this big tree already had many fresh green leaf buds growing on it.

There is no doubt that this big tree is the sacred tree that the Sakura Empire once used to collect the power of faith.

The faint white light spots like fireflies surround the trunk of the big tree in the shrine courtyard, giving it a mysterious and sacred feeling.

In addition, Lin Lan also discovered that the space inside the shrine courtyard was several times larger than what he had just observed from the outside.

The reason why he felt that it was much brighter here than outside was because at the bottom of the tree trunk, there was a diamond-shaped crystal emitting a soft white light.

Thanks to the enhanced vision brought by his military uniform, Lin Lan could clearly see a nine-tailed fox girl with long chestnut hair and wearing a black and red kimono sleeping with her eyes closed inside the crystal.

This beautiful ship girl has a slightly pale and haggard face, and looks about 80% similar to Akagi, but she does not have the aggressive and strong temperament of Akagi.

On the contrary, even though this nine-tailed fox-eared ship girl was still sleeping, Lin Lan could feel a reassuring tenderness from her.

The strategist of the Sakura Empire who had sworn to forever assist him, and the sister that Akagi valued the most—

The first ship of the Amagi-class battlecruiser, Amagi.

Seeing Tiancheng, who was originally gentle and considerate, now look so haggard, Lin Lan clenched his fists unconsciously.

He couldn't imagine what kind of pain and suffering this big fox girl from Sakura Empire had gone through during the time he was gone.

Now that he is back, he not only has to restore Tiancheng's body to its original state, but also has to find a way to completely cure Tiancheng's body.

But when he took his eyes off Amagi, he did not find Nagato, Mikasa and Unzen.

Just as Lin Lan opened his mouth to ask Jiang Feng, he suddenly found that there was a crystal clear blue butterfly resting on his shoulder.

Then, a pleasant and gentle voice came from behind him:

"Commander...sir?"

The butterfly flapped its wings and flew up as the sound rang out, leading Lin Lan to turn around and look.

But when he turned around, he was stunned.

He didn't know when, three Sakura Empire ship girls with different clothing styles were standing behind him, all staring at him.

Standing in the middle of the three people was a loli with fox ears and golden eyes, wearing a red dress in the style of the Sakura Empire's clergy and with smooth black hair.

The second flagship of the Sakura Empire Combined Fleet, the Nagato-class battleship Ichiban-ken, the Godchild of the Sakura Empire, Nagato.

At this moment, the little Loli on the battleship covered her mouth tightly with her hands because of shock. Her golden eyes were filled with mist and tears accumulated in the corners of her eyes as if they would fall down her round face at any time.

Standing on Nagato's left was a heroic woman wearing a white general's robe over her black military uniform, with her long black hair tied into a neat ponytail and a resolute expression on her face.

Mikasa, the fourth ship of the Shikishima-class battleship, was the senior flagship of the first Combined Fleet of the Sakura Empire and was involved in one of the most disparate naval battles in the history of the Blue Planet naval battles.

Just three

Li's resolute temperament was exposed because she stiffly grasped the golden handle of the saber in her hand, revealing that even though she had experienced countless storms, her heart was still filled with shock, excitement and excitement at this moment.

Finally, there was a tall woman standing to the right of Nagato, with a gentle smile on her face, like an immortal knight, with long flowing white hair with purple highlights, wearing a white high-split kimono, and holding a full-length sword.

The blue butterfly just now flew to the end of her hair where her left eye was covered by her bangs and stopped.

Obviously, the voice that called him just now came from her mouth.

The great sage of the Sakura Empire, the heavy cruiser girl incarnated by the will of Hai Ruo, Unsen.

"Nagato, Mikasa, and Unzen..."

Lin Lan whispered their names, feeling mixed emotions in her heart.

At this moment, he had a lot of things to say, but he couldn't say them.

Thousands of words can only be summed up in one sentence:

"It's me, I'm back."

Hearing him admit his identity, even though Nagato had already recognized his identity, tears still flowed uncontrollably at this moment and slid down his face.

Mikasa took a deep breath and strode up to him.

The senior smiled and patted his shoulder heavily. His amber eyes were filled with joy. He smiled at him cheerfully and said:

"Commander, I'm glad you're back. Oh, your body is just as Nagato said, it's much stronger than before, hahaha."

Feeling the strength coming from his shoulder, for some reason, Lin Lan always felt that Mikasa's tone was like praise from an elder.

But when he thought about it carefully, Mikasa was the oldest person in his port area except for the tentacle monster and the ship girl on the sailing ship, so it was normal for her to speak in this tone.

"Senior, please don't laugh at me. Even if I am in great shape, I can never catch up with you."

The originally heavy atmosphere became much more relaxed after Mikasa's words. Lin Lan also smiled and replied to Mikasa.

While he was talking to Mikasa, Nagato and Unzen also walked up to him.

As soon as Nagato reached his side, he reached out and took his hand, rubbing it against his cheek.

Although this cute little fox didn't say anything, the fact that she, as the Son of God, would make such an intimate gesture had already expressed her inner feelings without words.

As for Yun Xian, she still had a gentle smile on her beautiful face that seemed to be otherworldly, and said to Lin Lan:

"Shinano told me a few days ago that it might take more than ten days for the Commander and Musashi to return."