Crossing the azure as a black dragon

Black Dragon looked at all the big screens and found that there were a lot of requests to pass the time, including requests to help nearby residents find lost dogs and hire temporary mail carriers.

After some deliberation, Black Flying Dragon chose a mission to escort an old man out to sea for fishing.

She prefers tasks with more freedom to those with predetermined goals.

"This is the mission card for this mission. Um... these old men are regulars in the port area, so please be patient when talking to them."

Hua Yue handed the card to Black Flying Dragon, hesitated for a moment, and then gave him a word of advice.

"I understand, don't worry."

Black Dragon took the card and acknowledged that he understood.

"In this day and age, someone still dares to go out to sea to fish. This old man is truly a remarkable old man."

Following the instructions on the mission card, Black Dragon set off from the dock and ran north for a distance until it arrived at a small dock with a few speedboats moored there.

Four energetic-looking old men were sitting on the dock talking, with their fishing gear piled up beside them. When they saw Black Flying Dragon, they didn't wave immediately, but waited until they were sure she was coming towards them before waving.

The four elderly men, two of them tall and two shorter, were already wearing life jackets. One of the tall men didn't look like an Asian, but that wasn't something Black Dragon should care about.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. Hello, I am the ship girl in charge of this escort mission. You can call me Black Flying Dragon."

Black Flying Dragon arrived at the dock and introduced himself very politely.

"No need to be so polite. My cousin and I both have the surname Zhou. This is Lao Yang, and this is Lao Shan."

The old man surnamed Zhou smiled at Hei Feilong and gave a brief introduction to the other three people, his tone carrying a slight local accent, but Hei Feilong could understand him.

"Everything is here, you can go now."

The older cousin, who had grown a tuft of beard, skillfully took over.

That's quite a question, it seems. He's been asked quite a few questions by the ship girls who came before.

"Okay, do you need my help to steer the boat?"

Black Dragon walked to the side, brought out two toolboxes, and considerately inquired. Monthly fee (group 69493) 6135

"No need, no need, we can drive it ourselves."

The request was rejected, but Black Flying Dragon didn't mind at all. She was just saying it as a formality; she wouldn't dare to actually drive it herself.

The four men were all rather thin, but they were quite capable. Although they looked to be over fifty, they moved with remarkable agility and quickly boarded a speedboat, which sputtered away from the dock.

Black Flying Dragon deployed its ship equipment and followed beside them, sending out several reconnaissance planes.

Chapter Eighteen: Cleverness

Soon, the old men stopped on the sea and skillfully took out their fishing rods to start fishing.

Black Flying Dragon found a place to sit at the front of the speedboat, and of course, she put away her ship equipment.

The reconnaissance planes that were sent out on patrol were not affected and continued to operate according to Black Dragon's orders.

"it's beautiful."

Black Flying Dragon;; Looking at the mangrove forest in the distance, even just looking at the sea, one can see a beautiful view.

The speedboat hadn't gone very far; she could even see some land in the distance—a fairly safe location.

Unfortunately, even in such a safe sea area, she didn't see any fishing boats passing by. From the perspective of the reconnaissance plane, there were some work boats, but not many, and they were all accompanied by ship girls.

The old men behind were talking quietly, but since they were so close, even if Black Flying Dragon didn't want to hear it, he could still hear them.

They were discussing how to get Black Flying Dragon to come fishing, and after some urging, a rather short old man was pushed forward.

"Hello, I'm Yamashita. If Miss Black Flying Dragon doesn't mind, would you like to chat with us?"

The old man who claimed to be from the foot of the mountain hesitated for a moment, but still came over to talk to Black Flying Dragon.

"Of course, is your surname from the Sakura Empire?"

Black Dragon was a bit afraid of trouble, but he knew he had to be patient with the elderly, so he agreed without much thought.

"Yes, it's a little embarrassing to say, but twenty years ago I came to Donghuang from Sakura Empire. I was so attracted by the beauty of Donghuang that I settled down there."

Yamashita explained with a smile that he was speaking the language of Donghuang.

"I see, Donghuang is indeed very beautiful."

Black Flying Dragon picked up the conversation, stood up, and walked from the front to the middle of the speedboat. This was the driver's seat, and further ahead was the fishing spot where the old men fished; the area wasn't very big.

"He's saying things like that again. He's clearly taken a fancy to that girl and doesn't want to leave."

The old foreigner, who didn't seem to be from Donghuang, heard their conversation and made a loud joke.

"A slender and graceful lady is sought after by gentlemen, so how come you've ended up here too?"

Yamashita was teased and retaliated without holding back.

"I like the food in Donghuang, so can't I stay?"

Old Yang said with a smile.

After a few words, the atmosphere became lively. Hei Feilong found a place to sit down and chatted casually with the old men.

From their words, Black Dragon learned that due to the intensified Siren invasions in recent years, more and more young people were no longer willing to rely on the sea for a living and went inland, leaving only a small number of elderly people who were unwilling to leave and stayed behind.

This is a very frustrating situation. Ship girls can maintain the apparent safety of the sea area, but they cannot protect the safety of fishermen at all times. It is normal for everyone to be afraid.

As they chatted, the elderly men seemed to forget that they had come to fish and began to tell stories of their past. It was quite a wonderful thing that three people from different countries could have such a happy conversation together in their later years.

Black Flying Dragon listened with a smile. She probably understood that these old men didn't actually want to go out to sea to fish; perhaps they just wanted an excuse and someone to listen to their stories.

No wonder Huayue reminded her to be patient. As for why these old men would invite ship girls to listen to their troubles, that's not something Black Dragon should be thinking about.

Happy times are always short-lived. Soon it got dark, and Black Flying Dragon took the old men back to the shore.

"Thank you so much."

When they parted, Shan Xia thanked the Black Flying Dragon.

"It's me who's here. I've benefited a lot from hearing everyone's life experiences."

Black Flying Dragon responded politely and watched the four old men leave.

"..."

The task was very easy, but Black Dragon was somewhat moved after completing it.

She left the small port and sailed a distance at sea. In the evening, there were many people collecting shells on the beach, but the sea was deserted and desolate.

……

After returning to the port area and submitting the commission, Black Flying Dragon went to the gym for a while and didn't go home until late at night.

"You're back so late, did you go out to sea again?"

Helena was sitting in front of her house enjoying the night view when she saw the Black Dragon and asked it a question.

"I went out for a walk. Did you eliminate all the sirens from yesterday?"

Black Flying Dragon nodded, opened the door, and brought out a chair from his house.

The two houses are separated by a narrow path less than a meter wide, allowing them to sit at their doorways and talk.

"The battle went smoothly; we've wiped out another large group of Sirens!"

Helena

His tone was quite excited, suggesting that this sting operation had dealt a heavy blow to the Sirens.

"Speaking of which, a commander will be returning to the front lines in a few days and has asked us to help clean up the nearby sea area. Black Dragon, are you interested?"

Helena extended an invitation to the black dragon.

"Clearing the waters off the front lines? That sounds interesting. Are there any limits on the number of people allowed?"

Black Flying Dragon raised an eyebrow, immediately becoming interested.

"No, I heard that the area was recently captured by the Sirens. A high-ranking military officer from the inland region personally came to issue the request, which was to reclaim that sea area."

Helena shook her head.

"Really? Then add me to the list."

Black Dragon heard the name sound familiar, but without thinking much of it, he reserved a spot for himself.

"If we all work together, we can definitely drive the Sirens away."

Helena smiled.

"kindness."

The black dragon responded.

After chatting with Helena for a while, Black Dragon went back to his room to sleep.

The next morning, Black Flying Dragon went straight to the dock and practiced swordsmanship on the sea, attracting the attention of many passing ship girls.

During her break, a destroyer invited her to join in the fun, but she politely declined.

"You're still working so hard."

The Prince of Wales passed by at noon, and Black Dragon was just swinging his sword on the beach.

To be honest, the Prince of Wales did not dislike Black Dragon's personality; on the contrary, he admired it.

"If we put in a little more effort and take down a few more Sirens, when will Kaohsiung and the others be back?"

Black Flying Dragon sheathed his sword, stood up straight, and gazed into the distance.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it will be today. As you know, there are many unexpected situations at sea."

The Prince of Wales crossed his arms and looked into the distance.

"There's no point in you just waiting here. Why don't we go have some tea and rest for a bit?"

The Prince of Wales thought for a moment and then spoke to the black dragon.

"That's possible, but Wales, you've been coming over quite often these past few days. Are you waiting for someone to come back?"

Black Flying Dragon stowed its ship equipment and casually remarked as it stepped onto the dock.