Crossing the azure as a black dragon

Black Dragon reached up and touched the corner of his mouth.

She thought Nagato was going to say something very formal, but the way the conversation was conducted on the Sakura Empire side was still too strange.

"Well, in that case, I'll leave this matter entirely to you. Everyone in the port area will cooperate with your actions."

Nagato's ears twitched slightly upon hearing this, but her expression remained largely unchanged.

"I understand, leave it to me."

Black Flying Dragon nodded in a perfunctory manner, accepting the imperial decree.

"Oh, and there's something else. Tiancheng sent word that many high-ranking officials are unhappy with our involvement in politics. Since things there are all arranged, we'll be returning tomorrow morning. If it's convenient for you…"

Nagato nodded and spoke again, while looking at Black Flying Dragon.

"No problem, I'll make time to go."

Black Flying Dragon understood immediately and took on the task.

Now that Tiancheng is back, she doesn't need to figure out the plan for the ship herself. She can just wait for someone from Donghuang to come and talk to her in person the day after tomorrow, and that will solve the problem.

Black Flying Dragon was very satisfied with Tiancheng's timing.

Nagato turned and exchanged a glance with Soryu, nodding slightly after a brief exchange of glances.

"I've finished explaining things here. You can ask me any questions you may have."

Nagato spoke to the black dragon.

"Well, I came here today to ask you a question. As ship girls, is it possible for us to create ship girls using a construction device?"

Since Nagato had said so, Black Dragon didn't stand on ceremony and got straight to the point.

"can."

Nagato answered without much thought.

Is that okay?

Black Flying Dragon looked up at Nagato, somewhat surprised.

"As long as you build the equipment, anyone, regardless of their background or whether they're human or not, can create ship girls. After all, it's just a machine; it can be processed automatically by pressing a button... Are you asking this because you want to build your own team?"

Sōryū returned to the question about Kōbōrō in place of Nagato, and then asked a question in return.

Upon hearing this, Black Dragon felt that Azure Dragon's words made sense. There was only one construction machine, so how could it distinguish the differences between people? He had been thinking too far ahead. Novels were indeed unreliable.

Gathering his thoughts, Black Flying Dragon followed up on Azure Dragon's question and said, "Yes, that's indeed an idea."

"If that's the case, you can find a commander you trust and secretly carry out the construction using their construction equipment, without making it public."

Without much thought, Canglong offered his suggestion.

"Understood, I've finished explaining my question."

Licking his lips, Black Dragon got up, walked to the side, sat cross-legged, and began to think about where he should build.

There are currently two commanders who are familiar with her and listen to her. The first is Xu Tianyang from Donghuang, but this kid is still in the internship stage and probably has a hard time building ships. The other is Avira, but I just went there today. Would it be inappropriate to go to see her so often?

A ship girl who's always hanging around the port area, and she's become super close with that commander...

As she pondered, Black Dragon's expression grew increasingly serious. Her current state seemed very similar to that of the ship girl before she was rescued.

"Damn it, is this the allure of being a kept man?"

Black Dragon gritted his teeth and reluctantly gave up the idea of ​​going to the Port of Avira.

"..." x3

The three people next to him heard Black Flying Dragon's mutterings but tacitly pretended not to hear them.

"Lord Nagato, you may have heard that the Northern Alliance is working with countries around the Arctic Ocean to try to completely eliminate the Sirens hiding there. This is a great opportunity to understand the military strength of these countries. I hope someone can lead a team to conduct exchanges."

Noshiro sat upright in front of Nagato and very respectfully stated her request.

"Hmm, this matter is indeed worth considering. The countries in Europe are not to be underestimated. Military operations of this scale are very valuable for observation. I've noted it down, and I will give you an answer when Tiancheng returns."

Nagato hesitated for a moment, then ultimately passed the question to Amagi.

"Yes, if you go, please allow me to join the team."

Noshiro seems to like this approach a lot.

"it is good."

Nagato agreed.

The brief meeting ended, and Black Dragon got up and left the council hall. Although she was also quite curious about what was happening in the Northern Alliance, she couldn't leave here, so she simply pretended not to hear and lowered her head to think about where she should go to get a new initial ship.

After learning from Azure Dragon that the construction machine was just an ordinary machine, Black Flying Dragon guessed that he probably couldn't build a fully upgraded ship. However, he could still give it a try. After building it, he would have three people in his crew, and when they returned to the Free Port, they could legitimately move out of the small house and find a large yard to live in.

"Hmm... It does sound nice, but let's ask Yuudachi's opinion first."

Walking down the shrine's corridor, Black Flying Dragon put his hands behind his head, glanced at the clouds in the sky, and swayed as he headed toward the shrine's main gate.

Leaving the shrine, Black Flying Dragon walked to the edge of the third-floor railing and looked at the view below. A cold wind from afar swept past her, ruffling her silver hair.

"This port area is more suitable for living than I imagined."

Glancing across the bustling construction area, one sees ship girls training on the sea, patrolling further away, and those not engaged in combat strolling and resting on the lawn or other places. The scenery is quite nice, and without the trouble of the Sirens, the pace of life is perfect for retirement.

"What are you looking at?"

Not long after, Azure Dragon also came out and approached Black Flying Dragon.

　"there."

Black Flying Dragon was perched on the railing, pointing to the exit of the first-floor commercial street. Yuudachi and Yukikaze were huddled together, doing something.

Canglong glanced at it, then leaned his hand on the railing and said with a hint of helplessness, "You really like Yuudachi."

"well enough."

Black Dragon revealed a slight smile.

"The New Year in Sakura Empire is almost here, and time is running out. I don't know if we can get through it smoothly."

Canglong looked at the scenery on the two floors below and sighed softly.

The situation changed too quickly. We originally wanted to take advantage of the White Eagle's momentum to resolve the problems on the Sakura Empire's side, but we ended up getting caught up in it all.

"Hmm, it should be fine."

Black Dragon tilted her head. If all else failed, she would try again and spend some time dealing with all of Sakura Empire's Siren bases. Without the bases, unless the Sirens launched a full-scale attack, they wouldn't be able to reach this place in a short time.

"Thank you for your hard work these past few days."

Upon hearing this, Canglong chuckled twice and said...

"No, everyone has worked very hard. Eliminating the traitors is only the basic condition for the counterattack. We haven't even taken the first step yet."

Black Flying Dragon shook his head slightly.

The situation in this world is beyond her control. If the Sirens launch a full-scale attack, she can only defend Donghuang; she has no control over the rest of the world.

"By the way, that UN in Australia is very dangerous. Don't go there again. Let's prepare for war and wait for something to happen there."

Suddenly remembering something, Black Dragon turned to Azure Dragon and said.

“I know, Shinano also said that the United Nations is very dangerous, so we chose to place our temporary base in the safe Northern Union. But did you discover something by saying that?”

Azure Dragon responded, his eyes meeting those of Black Flying Dragon through his glasses.

"Well, an unexpected finding from this trip is that the military bases in Australia are using technology very similar to that of the Sirens. I suspect that Australia has been completely controlled by the Sirens."

Black Flying Dragon avoided eye contact. She didn't tell Nagato about it because the scene was too formal. If she did, Nagato, as the symbol of the port, would definitely make some decisions and arrangements. If she started messing around with things before things were clear on this side, things would become very troublesome.

"Is it that serious?"

Canglong frowned. The strength of the countries in Australia that are part of the United Nations varies greatly, but the commanders there also have ship girls, so they are not fundamentally different from them. In addition, there are the Sirens. If something goes wrong, it will definitely be a very big problem.

"We don't need to worry about Australia for now. Do you have any intelligence on Antarctica?"

Black Dragon yawned. She had dealt with the Australian commanders before, and those people weren't stupid; they wouldn't blindly follow orders from their superiors.

“Antarctica? There were records of it before the Sirens appeared, but it has been several decades since anyone set foot there.”

The Azure Dragon shook its head.

Did Shinano mention anything about that place?

Black Dragon was not disappointed; this was to be expected.

“Almost none. She brought us together, but also limited our range of operations. The Northern Alliance and the Sakura Empire were our main areas of activity, while we rarely went near Australia and the Eastern Empire.”

"The Azure Dragon said."

"So, Shinano's arrangements were indeed very conservative."

Black Flying Dragon looked at the Sakura Empire ship girls on the first and second floors. If Shinano hadn't restricted their movement, there would definitely be far fewer ship girls here.

It's a pity that after developing for so long, it was suddenly kidnapped by the Sirens and hasn't come back yet.

"It may seem conservative, but it is actually nurturing and protecting us."

Canglong adjusted his glasses and said.

"I know."

Black Dragon recalled the time when Shinano had accompanied her. The Sirens she encountered during her training in Sakura Empire were clearly not strong, but Shinano still followed her. Perhaps Shinano was worried that they would be ambushed by the Sirens.

Azure Dragon didn't say anything more. He watched the scenery with Black Flying Dragon for a while until the sun began to set in the distance. Then he stretched, and even though he was wearing winter clothes, his alluring curves were still outlined.

"I've been here so long without realizing it. It's getting late, I'd better go down and check the equipment."

After stretching, Azure Dragon spoke to Black Flying Dragon.

See you later.

Black Dragon waved to send Azure Dragon away, then pondered for a while before getting up and leaving.

Yuudachi and Yukikaze had long since disappeared. The reason she was lying here enjoying the breeze was because she felt that standing here made her look cool, and if any ship girls below saw her, they would definitely think she looked very handsome.

"I suppose Akagi thought the same thing, but unfortunately she misunderstood the concept of altitude."