Crossing the azure as a black dragon

As they chatted, the group unknowingly traveled nearly a hundred nautical miles from the sea city of Sakura Empire. They encountered a squad of Sirens, but avoided them to conceal their tracks.

"I'll leave you here. I can get back by myself from here."

The black dragon stopped. In the area between the two countries, a small buffer zone had been left to avoid conflict. The sirens were more active in this zone than outside.

Her main concern was that the Sirens might attack her again, which would be disastrous for Longfeng and the others.

"Alright, please accept this map."

The dragon and phoenix didn't say much, but gave Black Flying Dragon a map with a route marked on it that was closest to the Free Port area. It was obviously prepared in advance.

"Thank you. I'll look you up again if I come to Sakura Empire next time."

Black Dragon accepted the map and thanked him again.

"Wait patiently."

The dragon and phoenix nodded.

Bye-bye~

Fubuki and Hibiki also waved goodbye.

……

Black Flying Dragon bid farewell to Dragon Phoenix and the others, and began to travel alone according to the map, being very careful along the way.

After running for several hours, the black dragon landed on an island near a port to rest.

"It's so boring being alone. How did I get through the time I first transmigrated?"

Looking at the boundless sea, Black Flying Dragon was speechless.

"I think I didn't go to the wrong place."

After hesitating for a while, Black Dragon opened the map to study it. The route given on it was not a straight line, and some places required detours, which made Black Dragon, who usually relied on the unreliable map navigation, very uncomfortable.

After resting, Black Dragon set off again. This time, her destination was a ruined port area, which she wanted to use to determine if she had gone the wrong way.

The number of Sirens on the road was still small, and it was rare to see a group of more than ten. The black dragons carefully avoided them.

"Huh, I didn't go to the wrong place."

After running for a long time, the Black Dragon's reconnaissance plane discovered a ruined port area. Although the location was off by quite a bit, it was generally correct.

It was getting late, and Black Dragon landed on the island to spend the night.

Crossing the ocean alone is a slightly romantic thing, but unfortunately, Black Dragon just feels bored right now.

Having grown accustomed to crowds, being alone all of a sudden can be quite unpleasant.

The port area on the island has been abandoned for many years, and the weeds have grown very tall.

Black Flying Dragon boarded the dock and walked into the abandoned area from the main road.

The Sirens' attacks were never merciless; most of the buildings in this port area were bombarded and collapsed, leaving only a few stone pillars standing there forlornly.

"Damn Sirens."

Black Dragon traversed the entire port area and saw traces of human habitation. Before it was destroyed, there must have been many ship girls living and working here.

Finally, Black Dragon found a clean spot and decided to make do there for the night.

This is the outside of a collapsed building, with large stone slabs piled up here. There is still some space inside, where she can go in to take shelter from the rain.

After running around all day, Black Dragon was too lazy to find anything to eat, so he sat down, found a place to lean against, and prepared to sleep.

Just as I sat down and was about to close my eyes, the Rubik's Cube on Black Dragon's waist lit up.

"WC?"

The black dragon was so startled that it stood up abruptly, and the Rubik's Cube was destroyed again.

"kindness?"

The black dragon squatted down again, but the Rubik's Cube didn't react. It sat down, and the Rubik's Cube started to light up again.

"There's a basement here?"

Black Dragon's eyes lit up. He took out the Rubik's Cube and stuck it on the ground. The Rubik's Cube miraculously shone with a faint light.

"Goodness."

Black Dragon was at a loss for words. She unfurled her ship equipment, drew her sword, and made a large X at the spot. Then she went inside to look for the basement entrance, but after searching for a long time, she couldn't find it.

"Strange, where's the entrance?"

Black Dragon paced anxiously on the ground. There was clearly energy below, but she just couldn't find the entrance.

"..."

Finally, Black Dragon made a drastic decision, took his long sword and plunged it downwards, then slid it forcefully, cutting out a square.

The distance between the basement and the ground was clearly less than the length of her knife; after the ceiling was cut open, the soil fell directly into it, stirring up a lot of dust.

Once the dust had settled, the black dragon stepped onto the patch of earth and jumped in.

"My beloved energy source, where are you?"

Using the light from the Rubik's Cube in his hand and the moonlight shining in, Black Dragon could roughly make out what the basement looked like.

In short, it was a mess. This place may have once been an underground study, with a lot of papers scattered on the ground and other equipment overturned and mostly damaged.

What Black Dragon was most concerned about was that there were many Mind Cubes on the ground, one at short intervals, about twenty in total. They were placed in metal slots that rose from the ground, and their positions did not change at all.

There's a problem.

Black Flying Dragon narrowed his eyes.

This setup is clearly intended to encourage someone to discover this place by collecting Rubik's Cubes, requiring a thorough, door-to-door search.

The basement wasn't big. After searching around, Black Dragon found a metal box in a corner. It was a combination lock box, and Black Dragon easily broke the lock with a single slash. Inside, he found a black notebook.

Black Dragon turned on the computer and found that a password was required to open it.

"In a basement of a port destroyed by the Sirens, there is a laptop that requires a password to open."

Black Dragon muttered something softly.

"interesting."

Black Dragon put the notebook back in the box and threw it out of the basement. Then she gathered up the Rubik's Cubes, wrapped them in her trench coat, and threw them out of the basement as well. Then she jumped out herself.

After that, she took the Rubik's Cube and searched everywhere, but couldn't find a second basement.

……

The next morning, Black Dragon rushed back with his notebook and Rubik's Cube.

However, it seems they went the wrong way this time. It wasn't until evening that Black Dragon spotted a group of ship girls through a reconnaissance plane. They were also on their way.

"Excuse me, how far is it from here to the free port area?"

Black Flying Dragon followed, wanting to ask for directions.

"Free port area? It's 130 nautical miles to the northwest."

The leading ship girl pointed out the direction to the Black Flying Dragon.

"Thank you."

Black Flying Dragon quickly thanked him, carrying the box in one hand and holding the clothes in the other, looking just like a corporate slave rushing to work.

Even though it was following the map, the Black Flying Dragon almost ended up in the South China Sea, which was quite embarrassing.

As night approached, Black Dragon finally returned to the Free Port Area.

"kindness?"

Before she could even get close, she saw many ship girls set off from the port area, splitting into several groups and leaving the port. Looking into the distance, Black Dragon saw Prince of Wales standing on the dock.

However, the Prince of Wales spotted her while looking into the distance and ran towards her into the water.

"what happened?"

The black dragon ran over to meet the Prince of Wales.

"There's an urgent mission. By the way, what's with that outfit? Did you bring some local specialties?"

The Prince of Wales changed the subject, giving the black dragon a rather strange look.

"There are no local specialties here; this is a 'treasure' I found in an abandoned port at sea."

Black Flying Dragon said irritably.

Even though she's a ship girl, carrying all these things all day still makes her arms ache terribly.

"Treasure in an abandoned port?"

The Prince of Wales muttered something to himself before boarding the black dragon at the dock.

"Mind Cube".

Black Flying Dragon raised an eyebrow smugly.

"You little rascal, we were all worried about you, and you went off on an adventure."

The Prince of Wales was speechless.

"I made an unexpected discovery. I'm going back to shower first; I'm exhausted."

Black Dragon smiled, bid farewell to the Prince of Wales, and returned home.

Time changed, and the next day arrived quickly.

After finishing his chores, Black Dragon took the box and the Rubik's Cube and left the house to go find Akashi.

Despite being ambushed by the Sirens and drifting to Sakura Empire, nothing has changed in the port area. There are just fewer ship girls to see during the day, but life goes on.

"Is Boss Ming here?"

Black Dragon arrived at the armory and shouted loudly.

"Yes, yes, yes, meow!"