Crossing the azure as a black dragon

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask if you know the Sirens' detection range? That is, the specific distance and altitude of their anti-aircraft fire."

Black Flying Dragon asked.

She found it strange that sometimes her reconnaissance planes could fly over the Sirens without being detected, but yesterday when she went to attack the Sirens, she was attacked directly.

"Warning range? Not sure. The Sirens don't seem to be using radar for detection. If we want to launch an ambush, we won't be detected as long as we don't expose ourselves to the Sirens."

Helena shook her head.

"I see."

Black Dragon was somewhat surprised.

"You were able to sink five Sirens all by yourself, you're so amazing, how come you didn't even know these things?"

Z2 glanced at the Black Dragon from the side.

"Yes, I hadn't paid attention to this before. Now, because the number of carrier-based aircraft is limited, we can't just try it out."

Black Flying Dragon was very humble; in terms of length of employment, everyone present was her 'senior'.

"I see; I'll go ask Sister Zeppelin when I get back to the port."

Z2 thought that Black Dragon's words made sense.

"grateful."

Black Flying Dragon quickly expressed his gratitude.

"In future battles, don't let the Sirens discover your location. Focusing on the sea surface will lead to a great loss."

Z2 reminded him in a flat tone.

"I will be careful."

Black Dragon blinked, realizing that Z2 was referring to the possibility that the Sirens might have submarines.

"Um, is Freeport very big?"

After talking with several people, Black Dragon became curious about the port of their destination, which seemed to have collected a lot of wild ship girls.

"It's so-so, just average."

Z2's answer was not specific enough.

"The port is huge! You can easily get lost if you're not careful."

Bush answered from the side.

"Oh~ There's a fleet of fifteen Sirens fifty nautical miles to the east. Should we engage them?"

Just as Black Dragon was about to say something, the carrier-based aircraft gave some rather ominous feedback.

"Don't worry about it. We'll send a team to fight after we report back."

Upon hearing this, Helena took out a small notebook from her pocket and wrote down the specific data.

"I see."

Black Dragon nodded.

The group moved steadily forward, and after making a large circle, it began to turn westward, with more and more ship girls coming into Black Flying Dragon's sight.

Soon, she saw a cluster of buildings situated on the horizon.

Chapter Three: Everything Has a Beginning

"Wow, it's huge! Are there really no human commanders here?"

Black Flying Dragon felt a little panicked as he watched the massive complex of buildings approach.

The port in front of us is at least tens of thousands of square meters, with its own ship harbor and training waters for ship girls. Towering lighthouses stand at intervals along the pier, and the piers near the ships have a large number of mechanical cranes and large containers, inside which are hidden several gun barrels that look like crane components.

"Don't worry, this is our port. Bush, you and Z2 go back first. I'll take Black Dragon for a short walk."

Helena smiled and spoke to the two destroyers.

"Good~"

Bush obediently sped up, and Z2 followed closely behind, leaving Black Dragon and Helena to slowly approach the port.

"Isn't this port beautiful? Without this port, we wouldn't know where to go back to."

Helena gazed at the harbor, her eyes somewhat dazed.

"It's beautiful, but surely the commanders didn't build this port for free?"

Black Dragon withdrew his gaze; the expenses of taking in so many ship girls were no small sum.

"Yes, we accept commissions from all over the country. For example, the patrol mission we just carried out was actually commissioned by the fishermen in the area who were a little uneasy. The port will take 30% of the money from the commissioners as maintenance costs."

Helena nodded.

"That makes a lot of sense."

Black Flying Dragon pondered for a moment, and realized that this place was a large-scale labor base.

"Okay, let's go register first, it's over there."

Helena pointed to a small pavilion on the shore, located at the far left edge of the beach near the pier, where a few children were playing.

"kindness."

Black Flying Dragon had no objections.

The two slowed down and arrived at the beach, where they put away their ship equipment. They then walked towards the registration desk, which looked like a park pavilion. Inside sat a silver-haired maid wearing glasses, who was resting her chin on her hand, seemingly struggling with sleep.

"Miss Edinburgh, wake up."

Helena walked into the pavilion and patted Edinburgh on the shoulder, startling the maid who immediately looked up.

"Um, is there something you need?"

After being woken up, Edinburgh calmly pushed up his glasses and looked at Black Dragon and the other man.

"This is the new ship girl. Please register here."

Helena pointed at the black dragon.

"Hello, I am Black Dragon, an aircraft carrier."

Black Dragon introduced himself to the seemingly unreliable maid.

"Black Flying Dragon, aircraft carrier... I understand. Are you planning to stay here permanently or just temporarily?"

Edinburgh took out a small notebook, wrote down Black Dragon's name, and then looked up to ask.

"Let's stay here temporarily."

Black Dragon thought for a moment and then answered.

"Okay, please come with me to the residence office to collect the key to your residence."

Edinburgh didn't react in any particular way; she closed her laptop and stood up.

"No need to trouble yourself, I can take her there."

Helena stopped Edinburgh.

"Ah, well... then I'll trouble you."

Edinburgh blinked and sat down again.

"That's fine, let's go."

Helena looked at the black dragon.

Black Dragon nodded and followed Helena onto the dock.

The port's docks were raised about two meters using a cement-like material to effectively prevent waves from wetting the ground, and there was a special ramp for the ship girls to go into the water.

"The staff here are all ship girls. If you don't want to go out to fight, you can apply to become the caretaker of a certain functional building and you will have a fixed income."

Helena explained as she walked.

"I see."

Black Flying Dragon surveyed the dock. The dock was a five-meter-wide road with green trees and streetlights along the way. Every so often, there were general stores. The sea breeze occasionally blew by, which was quite comfortable and did not have the oppressive feeling that he had imagined.

“The area around the dock is mostly functional buildings, while the residential and office areas are located further inside.”

Helena stopped at a fork in the road.

Are there any specific rules here?

Black Dragon and Shanghai Lena.

"Rules? Does this mean violence is forbidden?"

Helena thought for a moment.

"I see."

It doesn't seem like there are any restrictions.

As they chatted, they moved from the dock into the area and soon arrived at a partitioned area formed by a wall of trees. Behind the trees was a river that wasn't too big, with several bridges in the middle. The buildings on the other side of the bridges changed; they were mostly small houses with courtyards, each occupying about 80 square meters. The courtyards were separated by walls, and there were many ship girls chatting in twos and threes along the passageways.

Black Dragon followed Helena across the river and then strolled through the streets of the residential area, which resembled a small town. In addition to residences, there were many shops with a wide variety of goods. Further along, there were large apartments, a sports field, and a promenade.

"So this is what ports are like?"

Black Flying Dragon gained knowledge without making a sound.

"We're here. This is my home."

While Black Dragon was still pondering where he would live, Helena stopped.

"kindness?"

Black Flying Dragon looked in the direction indicated and saw a two-story building, a Chinese-style house, with...

There is a house with a similar shape.