Azur Lane: The Azure Life of the Tragic Admiral

Memphis said without a doubt:

“Even if you can reach that standard in one year, you will never reach the limit of what you can learn.

You have a future worth looking forward to, so there is no need to rush to move forward two years. What's more, the place you want to go is still such a dangerous place. "

"High risk, high reward, Miss Memphis."

Yang Sikang shook his head:

"I've been interning here for half a year, and the amount of resources I got is not even enough to buy a proper ship uniform."

After saying this, Memphis's expression changed slightly. Fortunately, Yang Sikang didn't look at her, but took a sip of the teacup.

"Two magic cubes, four or five thousand supply coins and some miscellaneous items, it's only a quarter of what we got from the previous battle.

Of course, I know that the reason why I received so many rewards in the previous battles was probably because I temporarily took over the command task and completed it well. But it is undeniable that the longer the internship lasts, the less benefit I will get. "

"That's because you just started your internship and haven't taken on any tasks yet, right?"

"That's true, but a large-scale battle between the Sirens and their home port is unlikely to happen again in three years, right?"

Memphis's expression turned a little grim.

This is indeed the case. The sudden appearance of the Siren near the home port as happened this time is only a rare case. Not to mention the past three years, such a thing has never happened in the past thirty years!

But even so, the port area QX-306 chosen by Yang Sikang is still a place where one is almost certain to die.

Taking a deep breath, Memphis said:

"Okay, you're right. However, the QX-306 port has already entered the abandonment process. Let's make another choice. It can't wait for you for half a year."

Chapter 32 'Negotiation'

Port Office.

Lexington, who was enjoying a delicious dessert, had just picked up his tea when the office door was roughly pushed open from the outside with a bang.

Her hand shook subconsciously, and the warm black tea immediately spilled on her hand.

Fortunately, I had already drunk some of the tea in the cup so it wasn't very full and only a little bit spilled out.

Lexington turned around and saw Memphis walking towards him with an angry look on his face.

"Oh, I'm at a disadvantage again?"

"You still said that!"

Memphis complained unhappily:

"How come that guy knows about our progress in abandoning the port area around QX-306?

I told him that the place would be completely abandoned within half a year, but he laughed at me! Damn it, do you know how embarrassing this is?

"Even Cleveland and the Enterprise wouldn't tell him about this. But Belfast, who is beside him, helped the Enterprise with its work for several months. Did he deduce this from other sources of information?"

"Damn it... I can't convince him. He's determined to go to QX-306. Nothing I say will work."

"Then let him go."

Lexington made another shocking statement, and Memphis' eyes widened immediately:

"But the evacuation work over there is already underway. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be abandoned in a year!"

"So let's just tell him the situation directly and see if he can accept it."

Lexington said as he stood up, but looked at the remaining tea with reluctance.

The wonderful afternoon tea has just begun and the snacks are not finished yet.

Memphis curled his lips upon seeing this and said sullenly:

"There's Belfast over there."

"Okay, let's go~"

Lexington's eyes lit up, and he decisively gave up the snack in front of him and walked away without any reluctance.

The royal head maid must have great skills, right?

So, less than half an hour after seeing Memphis off, Yang Sikang was dumbfounded as he watched Memphis come back with Lexington.

The teacup that had just been put back was taken out again, and the black tea was replaced with a new one.

Looking at the limited supply of snacks, Yang Sikang knew that Belfast would have to bake new ones later.

After putting down the snacks and tea, Belfast exchanged glances with Yang Sikang, then said goodbye and went upstairs.

Javelin's bedroom was upstairs, and judging by the time, she would probably be awake by then.

"What a delicious snack, worthy of the craftsmanship of the royal maid."

Yang Sikang had no reaction at all to Lexington's praise.

He just looked at Lexington, but his eyes were not focused on the lady, as if he saw someone else through her.

Although Lexington was curious, he didn't care too much.

"Commander Yang, you should know the reason why we came back. Is there really no room for further consideration?"

"After all, this is something that I have already agreed with the company. It doesn't make sense for me to change my mind just like that, right?

Besides, the QX-306 is going to be scrapped anyway, so what's the harm in giving it a try?"

Yang Sikang focused his eyes on Lexington, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly:

"Besides, wouldn't it be even better if I really had the ability to revitalize QX-306? There should be commercial routes over there, right?

If I fail to do so, the port area that was already about to be abandoned will just be attacked again. It won't be a big loss for Azur Lane, right?"

"But if we have to lose a promising talent, that's another matter. This is the evacuation briefing over there. If you insist on going there, the people who have been evacuated may not come back."

Yang Sikang lowered his eyes to glance at the so-called briefing and had no intention of picking it up to read.

"It doesn't matter."

The unexpected answer made Lexington frown slightly, and then Yang Sikang said:

"It doesn't matter to me whether there are many people or few people. As long as we can gain a foothold there, people will naturally gather here. Besides, we don't need the number of ordinary people to deal with the Sirens. A safe port, if we ensure this, the population will naturally increase, right?"

"I want the port of QX-306, not the people and money there. Just QX-306."

"Then Commander Yang."

Lexington also became serious, looked into Yang Sikang's eyes and asked:

"Have you considered the fact that QX-306 is one of the very few ports that has been completely destroyed by the Sirens?

That was not an area with weak defense. There were three ports around QX-306 that could provide rapid support, but without exception, they were all destroyed.

Why do you think you can gain a foothold there? Besides, Javelin and Belfast are going to take risks with you, right? "

Yang Sikang looked at Lexington's slightly angry eyes and felt much more relaxed.

Whether from the perspective of benefiting others or oneself, it is extremely irrational to choose a port area that is about to be abandoned and is already in the process of being abandoned at a rapid speed.

But Lexington obviously did not understand Yang Sikang's ambition. No, to be precise... no one should know Yang Sikang's ambition.

Although he once refused to become a commander, now that he has realized his responsibility and become a commander, he will not refuse to take it.

From the moment he decided to become the commander, he never considered muddling through.

As a time traveler, he knew very well that if he wanted to deal with the Sirens, he could not just rely on the existing combat power.

If you want to develop, you must extricate yourself from the quagmire of the struggle between ship girls and the navy, and commanders and commanders as quickly as possible.

QX-306 is one of the most suitable and unavoidable keys for him. As his starting point, there is no place more suitable than this port area.

Lexington, Enterprise, even Cleveland and Belfast all felt that he chose QX-306 simply because he wanted to return to where he appeared in this world and look for clues or something.

Admittedly, this is a small part of the reason, but it is far from all.

Naturally, he would not tell them the real reason, so Yang Sikang decided to use Lexington to help them strengthen their understanding of the reasons for their choice.

It’s better to act more arrogantly.

"If there is anyone who can regain his footing and stabilize the front on the destroyed side, it must be me, and only me. Only me."

"Confidence is a good thing, but blind confidence leads to destruction, Commander Yang Sikang."

“I was originally rescued from that sea area, and who knows if I was floating on that sea when it was destroyed?

Azur Lane has been keeping 24-hour surveillance on me for three months, isn't it because they suspect that I have something to do with the devastating blow to the port area caused by the Siren? Besides, it's not certain who is more powerful between the original commanders and me."

"It's not the place to get a newbie acquainted with port operations."

"But I will have to go there sooner or later. Isn't it more dangerous to travel a long distance to the sea without a port?"

Lexington frowned, and Memphis next to him looked like he was about to give up talking.

Yang Sikang's persistence was completely beyond Lexington's expectations, especially in terms of his self-confidence. This guy's arrogance made it impossible to tell that he was a polite person not long ago.

At this point in the discussion, there was almost no way to continue the conversation.

The core of the problem is that the company has already reached an agreement with him before. If Yang Sikang insists on not giving in, this matter really cannot be changed.

After a moment's silence, Lexington finally compromised.

"Since you're so insistent... let's change the subject of our discussion. What will it take for you to restore the internship period from one year to three years?"

Chapter 33 Negotiation Results

Javelin's bedroom.

In fact, Javelin had woken up ten minutes ago, but because he wanted to sleep for another five minutes, he missed the opportunity to get up and go out.

When she opened the door and heard the sound of conversation coming from downstairs, she quietly retreated back into the room, and soon Belfast came up.

The bedroom is not small and there is ample space for a dressing table.

Belfast talked to Javelin as she gently combed her hair.

At first, the two talked about some very ordinary things, such as food and the rumors they heard when Javelin played with others.

But as the conversation grew longer, the topic naturally turned to their commander as Javelin's hair was combed.

"Miss Belfast, do you feel that... the commander seems to be very anxious?"

"Perhaps it's because the Commander has too many things to consider."

Belfast replied, but seemed to feel something was wrong, so he continued:

"The commander is different from us. Javelin only needs to worry about getting stronger and following orders. I just have the additional task of taking care of the commander.

But the commander has to consider many troublesome things, especially those related to other people and forces. "

"Everyone has secrets, but the more secrets you have that you can't tell, the more pressure you'll feel. It's dangerous to have no one to confide in."

"The commander..."

"It seems that our commander has considered more things than others, but he is also much stronger than others. So, there shouldn't be any problem. Besides, don't you have Javelin here?"

"I?"

"Yes, Javelin, you are the commander's first ship girl. This is different."

Besides, the commander always seems more relaxed when Javelin is around, Belfast thought quietly in his heart.

Javelin was quite surprised by this and even felt quite pressured.

Because from her feelings, although she found that the commander's condition seemed abnormal, there was nothing she could do.

She had no idea what to do or what could be done.

Bringing up this topic was natural, but Belfast's answer was completely beyond her expectations.

It seems like... I haven't done anything?

“Javelin doesn’t need to do anything deliberately, it’s enough to just do what you think is right.”

Belfast said with a smile.

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In the living room.