Colonia Storm Tour

"Greetings, Lord Craig, the guest is waiting for you inside."

[Huh? Did the Azur Lane organization arrive this quickly? Even by the fastest ship, it would take several days. By plane? Since they came from the Crested Arms Islands, why didn't my subordinates notice and report it? What methods did the Azur Lane organization's negotiators use to arrive in a single day?]

Because Lin Haiyuan was still using mind reading, the mental activity and location of Soshar Craig, who was standing outside the sliding door, were completely exposed to his perception.

Oh, it seems they're quite surprised by how quickly I arrived here. This guy will probably try to find out how I got here, Lin Haiyuan thought to himself.

"Yes, you two go in first and serve this distinguished guest tea."

Before the words were finished, a short and stocky grizzly bear-like orc dressed in formal attire appeared in the empty sliding doorway. His bear ears and large face made him look like a rather honest guy, but considering that he was an officer at an intelligence station, one could tell that his honest appearance was just a disguise to conceal his identity and true job.

However, as he took off his shoes and prepared to step onto the tatami mat, his eyes immediately noticed the faint shoe prints on the tatami mat and the shoes on Lin Haiyuan's feet, and his nose twitched.

[There's no trace of other wild beasts. This guy sent by Azur Lane is completely human. But stepping into the tatami area wearing shoes... is he really from the Cherry Blossom Islands? He seems completely unfamiliar with local etiquette, and didn't the maids even inform him?]

“Sir, I know it’s not proper to step directly on the tatami mats with your shoes on, but I’ve also told the maids that I don’t want anyone to tamper with my shoes, so please forgive me.”

Lin Haiyuan believed that this was something that could be seen without mind reading, so he spoke it out without any reservations.

[Oh wow, they're really wary of us. They won't even let us touch their shoes. It's a little embarrassing to have our initial expectations so bluntly exposed.]

“Young sir who has come from afar, I know you are wary of us, but please trust our integrity. We would never do something that would damage our cooperation and trust, such as putting a device in your shoe to follow you.”

Although Soshal Craig thought so, he showed no embarrassment whatsoever, and instead offered a reasonable explanation for his subordinates' planned actions.

"Say what you will. I'm here today representing the Azur Lane organization to negotiate with the Astrea Empire. Can we get down to business now?"

Lin Haiyuan didn't take his half-hearted explanation to heart, so he went straight to the point.

[This human speaks Sakura Island perfectly, without any discernible accent. Is this guy really from the Sakura Islands? Let's leave that aside for now. Since he's representing Azur Lane to negotiate with the Empire, but the negotiators haven't arrived yet, let's kill some time with him and observe his behavior when he does *that* to test him.]

"We never expected Azur Lane to dispatch personnel so quickly, so the real negotiators are still on their way from afar. So please enjoy yourself first, sir. You know, coming to Huaxiao Tower without the company of beauties is a wasted trip."

As Soshar said this, he picked up his teacup and leisurely savored the bitter tea that the two kimono-clad female waitresses had just brewed.

What the heck? Enjoy yourself! You know, coming to Huaxiao Tower without beautiful women is a waste, right? Is this an invitation for me to act out a scene from a doujinshi and become one of those kinds of scenes?

"But I didn't order any women to come over. These two tea-making ladies are out of the question; I'm not interested."

Lin Haiyuan took a sip of the tea without any hesitation. His mind-reading ability indicated that the tea had not been tampered with and was indeed just ordinary bitter tea.

"How could we not have any women coming? Don't you remember the code you exchanged with our intelligence agents earlier? Bring up two black-haired female knights."

Soshal Craig clapped his hands lightly, making a strong applause, which came from outside the door.

What? Wasn't that just exchanging secret codes? It wasn't like you actually wanted to bring a woman, right? And you actually managed to get a black-haired wandering swordswoman?

Lin Haiyuan looked at the wooden sliding door that had been opened with a look of utter disbelief. Chun, the black-haired catgirl and wandering knight companion He Ye, whom he had met once on the streets of Dongtai Prefecture, walked into the room with shy little steps, her head down and her face flushed. She then sat down next to Lin Haiyuan and snuggled up to him.

"Hehehe, these two wandering knight girls are quite good, aren't they? They're a black-haired fox and a cat girl, and they're both virgins who haven't been deflowered yet, and they're so docile."

Soshar wore a knowing, lewd smile that any man could understand.

"Holy shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit, you're fucking too good!" This was the unspoken truth in Lin Haiyuan's mind.

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This plan is very bold.

Chapter Thirty-Five: The Trip to the Cherry Blossom Islands (Part Ten)

Isn't this black-haired fox girl the one I met on the streets of Dongtai Prefecture before, the one who even tried to stab me?! Isn't this fox girl a wandering knight? And she seems to have such a normal low immunity to topics like sex, so how did she end up working as a prostitute at Huaxiao Tower? Wait, if she really is a prostitute working here, why didn't I notice that when I was reading her mind? No, that can't be... Judging from her shy appearance and her mind being as white as bread soaked in water, she must have been drugged. The black cat girl next to her is the same.

Damn it, you intelligence agents are just like the CIA, starting to find these illegal ways to make extra money? Believe me, your intelligence agencies' combat effectiveness will plummet. You know, the CIA's ability to do things is now suspected to be even worse than the FBI's, and the IRS will always be the ceiling of law enforcement's combat effectiveness.

"It looks pretty good, but I'm really surprised by your intentions. You actually sent two wandering swordswomen up here just to exchange secret signals."

Lin Haiyuan seemed to readily agree, reaching out to pull Chun and Heye into his arms. They were under the influence of a drug, so they didn't resist at all when Lin Haiyuan pulled them into his arms and even rubbed against him obediently. He couldn't rashly say that this fox girl knew him and expressed her unwillingness to do this kind of thing, as that would bring unnecessary variables to the negotiations that followed.

[Those practiced movements... this guy's done this kind of thing with women quite a bit, he's a complete pro. Talking to someone like that is so easy.]

"This is not only a code, but also a small gesture of goodwill representing our willingness to establish an all-weather strategic partnership with the Azur Lane organization."

Soshar skillfully embraced the two female tea-serving servants in kimonos beside him and laughed. The two fox-like half-orc female tea-serving servants obediently took his arm.

This kind of good intention... would be fine if you sent me a woman I've never met, but you've sent me a woman I've met once before and who left a deep impression on me, so I can't just handle this lightly.

"This little bit of kindness is quite unique, and to be honest, I don't dislike it. But when negotiating, we should do things the proper way. After all, this is a matter of interests, sir, and it's not something that one or two women can influence."

Lin Haiyuan spoke so flawlessly that Soshar could not find any opportunity to exploit the situation.

"For males, what's more intoxicating and fascinating than armor and swords are the vibrant and alluring females who suit their desires. There's a saying in the Cherry Blossom Islands: 'Life is short, so seize the day.' The negotiators won't be here for a while, so why not take this opportunity to enjoy a night of luxury?"

Soshar said he even brazenly put his hands inside the blouse of the female kimono-clad waitress.

“That’s wonderful, sir, but I’d like a quieter room to savor the first taste of these two young ladies’ adventures, how about that?”

Lin Haiyuan's meaning was clear: he wanted to find the two wandering swordswomen to do "serious business."

[This was so easy! He actually wanted to go into that room we were using as a trap. Ha! We recorded the conversation, which guarantees us the upper hand in the negotiations.]

"Hehehe, of course no problem. Behind that sliding door is a separate room, specially prepared for doing this kind of thing. The maid will open the door for you and let you in, man."

Soshar didn't think too much about the possible tricks involved. He simply thought that Lin Haiyuan was eager to taste the fox girl and the cat girl. He didn't expect that Lin Haiyuan's vigilance had suddenly dropped. So a maid next to him got up and opened the sliding door of the secret room for Lin Haiyuan, making a respectful "please" gesture to invite Lin Haiyuan to enter.

So they're going to pull this kind of trick, but that's the kind of trick I'm least afraid of, and I have plenty of ways to counter it...

Lin Haiyuan, naturally, led the black-haired fox girl and the black-haired cat girl into the secret room behind the sliding door, and the voice of Soshar Craig came from behind him.

"If the negotiators are about to arrive, I will inform you here that you are ready to negotiate, so enjoy yourself until then, hehehe."

The kimono-clad waitress reached out and closed the sliding door again, then bowed humbly to Soshar and returned to his side. At that moment, a waiter opened the sliding door and entered.

"Sir, the secret room on Sky-11 has been opened. Should we record it? We can then use the video of that man doing 'that' to blackmail him into revealing Azur Lane's bottom line and agreeing to our conditions, so he can cooperate with us in deceiving his superiors?"

"Of course we need to record video and audio, but we need to be careful when recording and audio, and not let this male human notice anything. I feel that his strength is extraordinary. Go."

Soshar told the waiter, who was also an intelligence officer, to do what he was supposed to do.

Lin Haiyuan, having entered the hidden room, saw a scene identical to the previous Japanese-style room. He then sat cross-legged on the cushion, holding the black-furred fox girl and the black-haired cat girl, and activated his mental power to create a scanning wave, constantly searching for gaps in the surroundings where cameras and microphones could record video and sound.

Soon, Lin Haiyuan noticed something in the rectangular decorative window facing the night sky. There was no glass embedded in the decorative window. Then, a monkey-like figure was climbing up the wall with both hands, holding something, and approaching the glassless window where the secret room was located.

"As expected, you're playing the trick of hiring someone to secretly film and record. It's great that you didn't use magic to record, so I can give you a taste of your own medicine."

Without needing to say anything more, Lin Haiyuan channeled his mental power into the mind of the monkey-like creature climbing the wall outside the window, simply and brutally taking control of its mind.

"Haiyuanlin is my master."

The man outside the window was declaring his absolute submission to Lin Haiyuan in a stiff, deliberate tone. Such stiff speech could not have been produced without a simple, brutal, and more subtle form of mind control.

【Go and secretly film and record your superior, Soshal Craig, having sex. Do not let him discover you. After you have finished filming, convert the recording equipment and audio recordings into physical copies and give them to me for processing. Then return to your original position and wait for orders.】

Lin Haiyuan issued his orders to the intelligence officer in charge of secretly filming and recording via telepathy.

"Fight for the forest and the sea."

After answering, the monkey-like creature climbing the wall outside the window moved to the window of Suite No. 11 next to the hidden room like a crab scurrying across the beach. It raised its recording device, aimed it at the interior of Suite No. 11, and began recording. At this time, Soshar had already begun toying with the two kimono-clad female attendants responsible for dressing him, completely unaware that his subordinates had betrayed him and were using the recording device to record his indecent images!

Ah, I'm finally home! I can finally stop worrying about data usage. You know, buying 5G data three times brought in extra expenses.

This time, the Azur Lane event has brought all the ships under my command, and the four legendary ships are all complete! I've also completed the Winter Crown event!

Chapter Thirty-Six: Trip to the Cherry Blossom Islands (Part Eleven)

After using mind control to solve the problem of trapping himself and then trapping the unsuspecting person who had set the trap, Lin Haiyuan had to deal with the two docile black-haired fox girl and black-haired cat girl nestled in his arms. If he were someone like Lance, he certainly wouldn't mind eating these two beast-eared girls who came to his door, but unfortunately, he was not someone like Lance.

"Judging from your appearance, you don't seem like outwardly chivalrous but secretly prostitutes. And judging from your conversation, you don't seem to be involved in compensated dating. What are you doing here?"

Lin Haiyuan frowned and took out a transparent jar from inside his Altaïr armor. The jar was filled with a bluish-green liquid, which was a neurotoxin developed by Rushdie to combat mind control. It was designed to ensure that the user could resist widespread mind control and remain conscious. However, it could not provide direct immunity to mind control from mind control experts, mind elites, and mind masters. It also depended on the individual's willpower and could not prevent the reading of mind activity.

"Open your mouths, you two, I have something good to feed you."

Lin Haiyuan unscrewed the bottle cap and whispered to them. The black-haired fox girl and the black-haired cat girl blushed and opened their mouths with a "ha!" Their dazed eyes seemed to be expecting some sponge-like, clump-like biological tissue. However, this expectation would obviously not be fulfilled. Lin Haiyuan simply poured a small amount of neurotoxin into their mouths and then helped them swallow it by holding their chins. The main function of the neurotoxin was to keep people conscious when facing regional mind control, but it had other effects as well. It also had the effect of making people immune to paralyzing nerves. Therefore, feeding them some neurotoxin was the best way to wake them up.

Neurotoxins don't taste very good, so when they swallowed them, their faces showed obvious signs of nausea and discomfort. However, just one minute after the neurotoxins took effect...

Tsubaki and Kazuha, whose eyes were originally glazed and whose consciousness was ambiguous, immediately trembled in Lin Haiyuan's arms. Their previously glazed eyes widened instantly, and their confused consciousness was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over their heads. The unusually bitter taste in their mouths and throats clearly stimulated their physiological reactions.

"Ugh..." "This is..." Before Tsubaki and Kazuha could finish vomiting and nauseating, Lin Haiyuan covered their mouths with his hand. They immediately realized something was wrong through their sense of touch and smell. They were being held in the arms of a human and had their mouths covered. Just before they could break free, he spoke again.

"Shh! Quiet down, keep your voices down as much as possible, this is not a safe place."

To ensure that the fox spirit and cat spirit wouldn't cause trouble indoors, Lin Haiyuan imbued his voice with mental power, transforming it into an extraordinary, magical sound that would guarantee they would obey his command.

"Where exactly is this place? And who are you? Why are you holding me and Chun in your arms?!"

She whispered that Kazuha was the first to react, but she didn't recognize Lin Haiyuan. Even though Tsubaki had described Lin Haiyuan's appearance and features to her, she didn't notice him so quickly because of her limited perspective.

Chun's delicate nose twitched as she smelled the familiar scent, and her eyes fell on the belt of Altaïr's armor, which still left a deep impression on her. She immediately recognized who it was.

"Ah! This smell and this outfit... you're that perverted lecher who asked me where Huaxiao Tower was earlier! What are you doing here? Where are we?"

Chun lowered her voice and said with surprise and slight anger, glaring at Lin Haiyuan with murderous rage, though she couldn't see the upper half of her face hidden by the hood.

"I'd also like to ask you how you and the person next to you ended up here at Huaxiao Tower. This is a hidden room inside a suite at Huaxiao Tower."

Lin Haiyuan also lowered his voice to ask and answer their questions.

[Wait, why does my mouth and throat taste so bitter? Is this Huaxiaolou?! This perverted lecher is holding me and Kazuha?! He even asked how Kazuha and I ended up here?! Of course, it's to find out if you followed me here with a criminal gang of foreigners... Eh, how did Kazuha and I get into Huaxiaolou and end up next to this perverted lecher?]

"Let us go right now, you perverted lecher! Why are you holding me and Kazuha in your arms? You haven't answered any of our questions yet, and what did you feed us?"

Chun's thoughts quickly led her to recall the abnormal blank spaces in that memory.

"You perverted lecher?! Ah, this guy is the one Tsubaki was talking about! How did we get here? I and Tsubaki chased the shikigami bird to the Joyful Town on the north side of Anraku Ward. When we entered an alley, a car suddenly stopped in front of us. Then we heard strange wind and exhaust sounds... Uh, no memory after that! What's with this guy asking how we got here? Doesn't he know anything either? Come to think of it, my mouth and throat taste so bitter. Was I just fed something?"

"Answer my questions, you perverted lecher that Chun mentioned, what did you feed us? What's your name? Why are you holding Chun and me in your arms?"

She didn't get a direct answer from Lin Haiyuan when she asked the question, so she had to ask it again.

“I will answer your questions one by one, but before that, please stop making a fuss, okay? There are people outside the sliding door, and there are monitors watching us, you know? If they notice anything unusual, you're not thinking of rushing out of Huaxiaolou, fighting your way out of the entire Huanle Town, and escaping abroad, are you?”

Lin Haiyuan will not reveal the identity of the so-called surveillance agents outside or his true intentions to them at this time.

His words clearly had an effect; the fox girl and cat girl, who had been anxiously trying to break free and ask him questions, immediately became obedient and unwillingly huddled in his arms.

"A perverted lecher who takes advantage of someone in distress."

Chun turned her face away and whispered something, her fluffy fox tail slapping against Lin Haiyuan's arm.

"It's not bad, but it's not bad either, just as Tsubaki said..."

Hearing Lin Haiyuan's sincere and genuine words, He Ye knew it wasn't the time for them to make a fuss. However, his embrace made her feel slightly uncomfortable, so she patted Lin Haiyuan's back with her cat tail.