Crossing the azure as a black dragon

"I've been wondering for a while, is this Donghuang?"

Black Dragon couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, this is Donghuang's independent port."

Helena nodded.

"I see."

Black Flying Dragon suddenly felt much more at ease with this port.

Did you see any houses you'd like to stay in along the way?

Helena asked.

"Huh? It doesn't really matter where you stay, right?"

Black Flying Dragon blinked, pretending to be admiring the scenery and not thinking about anything else.

"If you don't have one, you can stay here with me."

Helena was amused by the black dragon's silly appearance and smiled as she spoke.

"!?"

Black Flying Dragon's gaze suddenly sharpened.

"This house is vacant. If you don't mind, we can be neighbors."

Helena pointed to the house next door.

"Sure, that's great."

Black Dragon was immediately disappointed.

"Shall we go in and take a look?"

Helena didn't notice the Black Dragon's regretful expression.

"No need, let's go get the keys first."

Black Flying Dragon shook his head, "As long as there's a place to stay, there's no need to be picky."

　; "All right."

Helena didn't force him and led the black dragon further in. Soon they came to another river-divided area, where several particularly large buildings appeared, generally three stories high, and the rest were parks or open spaces.

"That's the school over there, the entertainment area next to it, and the area we're going over to is the office area."

The two continued upstream along the river, and Helena pointed out three buildings within sight.

"kindness."

Black Flying Dragon silently memorized it.

Soon, the two arrived at a disc-shaped building that covered an area of ​​about a thousand square meters. The building had many entrances, and many ship girls were going in and out.

"This is the office center. You can come here to see if you have any needs. Work assignments are also handled here."

Helena led the black dragon through the entrance.

"kindness"

Black Dragon secretly rubbed her hands together; this place was too big. She was trying to recall the way she had come.

Upon entering the building, there was a corridor. Helena skillfully navigated several turns and obtained the key that the Black Dragon cared about.

"You can move around on your own now, I need to go report on my mission."

With the key in hand, Helena's tour guide time was over.

"I'll go take a look too."

Black Flying Dragon followed.

Soon, Black Dragon arrived at a bright hall with four entrances. They were in one of them. Next to the hall were sofas for resting, more than a dozen service windows, and three large electronic screens.

"You can accept the commission from there, then go to the window to handle it. If you get tired, you can rest on the sofa."

After Helena finished speaking, she walked towards one of the windows.

"Roar?"

Upon hearing this, Black Dragon leaned closer to the screen and looked up at the commissioned tasks displayed there.

The screen was divided into many small boxes, ranging from small tasks like escorting fishermen to catch fish to large tasks like annihilating the Sirens, arranged in order from smallest to largest.

After searching for a while, she found a mission to escort a merchant ship. It required a total of four ship girls, and she was still one short. The bounty was 1,000 coins, the mission lasted for one day and one night, and the departure time was 1 p.m., which was about half an hour away.

"This one will do. You can't be without money when you first arrive."

After making up her mind, Black Dragon went to a nearby window, where a pink-haired, beast-eared ship girl was writing something with her head down.

"Hello, are there any slots available for commission number 226?"

Black Dragon knocked on the glass.

"Please wait a moment. Mission number 226. Oh, there's still one slot available. Would you like to participate in this mission?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Yue looked up at the monitor next to her and asked.

"Yes, do I need to register?"

Black Dragon nodded.

"Yes, please sign here."

Huayue pulled out a card from the pile of cards next to her, marked it, and handed it out along with a registration form.

Hei Feilong took the form and was relieved to find that it was in the familiar Donghuang font. It would have been embarrassing if it had been in a font she didn't recognize.

After signing the form, I handed it back.

"Black Flying Dragon? Hmm... The commission has been accepted. Please be careful when you go out."

After hesitating for a moment, Hua Yue gave Black Flying Dragon some instructions.

Thanks.

Black Dragon waved and walked to the side with the card in his hand.

The card is a small touchscreen that displays the details of the mission. Swiping to the side reveals a directional arrow pointing to the mission's destination.

"This is good stuff."

Black Flying Dragon clicked his tongue in admiration.

"Are you going on a mission?"

Helena turned in the quest and, coming to her senses, saw the Black Dragon playing with cards in the center of the hall, so she walked over.

"Yes, since we're already here, let's give it a try."

The black dragon responded.

"come on."

Helena didn't say much. The fact that the Black Dragon could survive alone in the wild showed that it was very vigilant. The escort mission was a good opportunity to familiarize itself with the commission process.

"Thank you for today, I'll go to the assembly now."

Black Dragon thanked Helena.

Helena nodded and watched the black dragon leave.

The task center.

"Hmm... I'll try my best again."

Helena turned and walked to the screen displaying the commission.

……

After following the mission signs and making several turns, the Black Dragon arrived at the meeting point – an open space in front of the dock where ordinary boats were placed.

Two ship girls had already arrived at the open space ahead of time.

"Oh? An aircraft carrier has arrived. It seems this mission will be completed smoothly."

The two girls, one with long yellow hair and wearing a blue and white striped T-shirt, shielded their eyes from the sun with their hands and saw the black dragon.

"You could handle this kind of task by yourself, why drag me into it?"

Next to the girl was a short-haired woman with brown hair wearing a gray-blue coat. Upon hearing the girl's words, she couldn't help but shake her head.

"It's no fun to always be fighting and killing. It's very important to balance work and rest."

Cleveland stood with his hands on his hips, his brow radiating undeniable confidence.

"Never mind, speaking of which, the next expedition mission is coming up soon, are you going to participate?"

Baltimore changed the subject.

"Of course I want to participate, but the spots are already full, and I can't get a spot."

Cleveland sounded a little disappointed.

"What a pity, me too."

Baltimore shrugged.

As they were talking, Black Flying Dragon arrived at the dock and was checking the route with a card when he saw two familiar faces.

"Hello, I'm Cleveland, a light cruiser."

Cleveland stepped forward and greeted them first.

"Hello, just call me Black Dragon, the aircraft carrier."

Upon seeing the two, Black Dragon's slight unease vanished. With these two by his side, even encountering the Sirens would be no problem.

"Baltimore, heavy cruiser, nice to meet you."

Baltimore also came up to greet them.

"Time's almost up, is there still one person missing?"