Azur Lane Mobile Front

"Have Zhenhai and the others gotten up yet?"

He figured the Royals were about to discuss serious matters with him, since Rob's trip to the Royals hadn't lasted more than a few days, and the Royals didn't have much time to waste with him.

"Apart from the lady from the company, all of your entourage have finished their meals."

"Please call them for me. I'll go to the company myself."

Robo knew her initial ship's habits inside and out. There was absolutely no way she would get up at this hour.

"I've already contacted them."

Belfast always seemed to have anticipated what Rob was going to say and always managed to get things done perfectly ahead of time.

"Thank you for your trouble." Rob glanced at the graceful Belfast beside him and reminded himself to be on his guard when dealing with this royal head maid. This lady was not as simple as she seemed.

Dragging his white coat out of bed, Rob was ready to formally discuss his "business" with the royals.

When Robb and his party entered the conference room, King George V, Grand Master of the Royal Knights, seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

After all, there were hardly any snacks left in front of her.

Looking around, Robb noticed that not only were the Knights of the King George V class present, but also two Illustrious-class aircraft carriers.

The Queen's faction, however, did not seem to see anyone arrive.

Then, Rob suddenly remembered something and looked at Belfast behind him.

(Does this head maid have such high authority within the royal family?)

After introductions and pleasantries, everyone got down to business.

"Lord Rob, I won't waste time with unnecessary pleasantries. Our Royal Navy needs that new type of ship equipment. Please name your price."

"New ship equipment? Why do you think I created that kind of thing?"

"Your Excellency, please do not underestimate the Royal Family's intelligence system."

Rob thought to himself, "We're in business anyway, so a token gesture will suffice," and readily agreed.

"Oh dear, it seems we can't hide it any longer."

Picking up the black tea in front of him, Rob decided to let the other party have a little moment of pride first, after all, you can't embarrass the other party too much when doing business.

"So, what price can the Royal Family afford?"

"Whatever goods you can provide, the Royal Navy will offer a price accordingly. If you can provide ship equipment like the Enterprise model, the price is entirely up to you."

The Royal Navy is certainly making a big fuss, wanting the Enterprise's Freedom Gundam right off the bat.

"Haha, Queen George V is joking. There's no such thing as selling arms or active-duty equipment. All I can offer are some less cutting-edge models."

"It seems you were prepared. May I take a look at the documents?"

"Of course!"

As he spoke, Rob handed the prepared documents to Belfast behind him.

The information circulated among the Royal Navy ships for a while.

King George V, who was leading the negotiations, threw the documents on the table in front of him.

"Your Excellency, I'm afraid this type of ship equipment will hardly meet our requirements."

"I can explain this problem."

Zhenhai picked up where the other person left off.

"What my commander provided wasn't a special-edition model like Enterprise's, but a mass-producible one. Naturally, its performance isn't as outstanding, but low cost and high volume—isn't that the Royal Navy's consistent style?"

Upon hearing this, King George V and the others present frowned. They all felt as if they had been subtly mocked.

"Moreover, the new ship equipment is not so easy to control."

Seeing that the other party seemed to be hesitating, Rob quickly stepped in as well.

"The biggest difference between this model I'm offering and traditional shipboard equipment is that it can fly in the sky. I think everyone here understands what that means."

After taking a sip of water, Rob continued his sales pitch.

“Traditional ships need time to adapt to this new type of ship equipment. If they are given a cutting-edge model with superior performance right away, they will not be able to form combat capability in a short time. Moreover, accidents during training will be unavoidable.”

"We also provide upgrades and replacements after the Royal Navy's ships have adapted."

After the sales pitch, Rob also stated that he was a conscientious business owner and would provide after-sales service.

"Your Excellency, we need some time to think about it."

Seemingly moved by Rob's words, the Royal Navy's ships began to carefully study the information he had provided.

Chapter 49: The Useless Person Development Machine - Law

I don't know what kind of discussions the royal family went through, but Rob doesn't care about that.

The next day, when Robb saw the dashing head maid come to him with a contract, he knew his deal was done.

The Royals truly live up to their reputation as a wealthy and established faction; they don't even need to haggle over the price when buying equipment.

If Rob said it would cost ten million per unit, they would really make it ten million per unit.

However, the royal family's requirements were a bit excessive.

Based on the principle that making money shouldn't be shameful, Robo decided to do a good job in after-sales service.

"According to the contract, the first batch will be delivered as a standard squadron of six flag-mounted aircraft. Then I will have the company provide a three-day basic training course for the ships commissioned by the Royal Navy."

After exchanging contracts with King George V, who was in charge of the talks, Robb began to discuss future cooperation with him.

"In addition, regarding the new ship equipment, although it is not mentioned in the contract, I still have to say something."

"Oh? What is it?"

"I don't want the equipment I provide to end up on the battlefield between my comrades. You know what I mean."

Knowing the Royal Family's usual style, Rob still decided to give them a heads-up, after all, he wasn't a real arms dealer who was happy the more chaotic the world was.

"Your Excellency, the world situation is constantly changing. Just like who could have known that Iron Blood and Sakura Empire would suddenly leave Azur Lane, the future is uncertain."

King George V naturally knew what Robb was referring to, and his words gave Robb a subtle rebuff.

"Others may not know, but the royal family certainly does. After all, I still have a lot of faith in the royal family's intelligence system."

After a slight pause, Rob said that some things are not negotiable.

"If this batch of equipment really appears on a battlefield where it shouldn't be, I will destroy it myself. I mean what I say."

After saying that, Rob led his fleet forward, leaving the Royal Navy members standing there looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Commander, were those words you just said somewhat inappropriate?"

Zhenhai caught up with Luo Bo in a few steps, and she had some objections to Luo Bo's extra remarks just now.

After all, it's a bit inappropriate to give someone a hard time right after finishing a business deal.

“Sister Zhenhai, you know the Royal Navy’s style. I can guarantee that the reason they are so eager for new ship equipment is because they suffered losses in the battle against Ironblood. This batch of equipment is definitely going to be deployed to the battlefield against Ironblood. You and I both know why Ironblood left Azur Lane.”

"Then why does the Commander still need to provide the Royal Navy with new ship equipment?"

"Because I need to quickly sort out the mess between the various factions and fight the Sirens."

Robb stated that his objective was clear from the beginning: to unite those who could be united, and then fight the Sirens.

Sure enough, before they had gone very far, a fleet of ships led by King George V caught up with Rob and his men.

"Your Excellency, Her Majesty the Queen has something else to tell you."

As if Rob hadn't said anything, the royal knight commander still wore a smile.

"What's the matter?"

"The Royal Navy will soon be conducting an operation involving iron and blood, and Her Majesty the Queen wishes that Your Excellency may attend and observe it. She especially hopes that Your Excellency can offer some suggestions regarding the operation of the new ship equipment that the Royal Navy will soon be commissioning."

Upon hearing this, Luo Bo's expression turned serious, and he exchanged a glance with Zhenhai beside him.

"No problem, that's part of the contract."

After dinner, Rob took the unicorn for a walk in the royal gardens.

"Brother, Sister Guanghui said that there will be another operation in a few days, and you will be going too. Is that true?"

"Yes."

"The unicorn is going too, the unicorn... wants to protect its brother."

"it is good!"

Looking into his "little sister's" hopeful eyes, Rob felt too embarrassed to refuse.

Anyway, I'll just be a bystander when the time comes, and with the company backing me up, I doubt Tiexue will be able to cause any trouble.

Besides, he still had a bunch of follow-up units that hadn't been delivered yet. Even if the Royal Navy was unreliable, they wouldn't put him in danger.

"Brother, can Unicorn... be like Enterprise in the future? Before, Illusion and I... told a lot of stories about Enterprise."

After strolling around for a while, the unicorn suddenly asked Rob a question, which caught Rob off guard for a moment.

"Of course, Unicorn. Do you remember the mecha I took you to see before? It has the same name as you. Maybe there's some special connection between you two."

"But...didn't the unicorn fail to synchronize before?"

Upon hearing her commander mention "Mr. Robot," the unicorn's voice became almost inaudible; after all, this new friend was still a secret from her brother.

"It's okay, it's okay. She failed many times at the beginning. Unicorn, you have to believe in yourself. Your name represents the beast of hope and possibility. I'm really looking forward to your future."

"Does a unicorn...represent...hope?"

After spending some time with the unicorn, Rob returned to his lodgings.

Although he was in the royal family, he was still the commander of the Eastern Empire and could not completely ignore the affairs there.

Therefore, he would call Yixian, who was far away in Donghuang, every day to update each other on their situations.

Just as Rob was about to open his room door, it was suddenly opened from the inside.

Behind the door stood Belfast, the Royal Head Maid, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"Welcome back, Your Excellency."

After greeting Rob, Belfast took the coat and other items from Rob before Rob could react and hung them up.

"Sir, the communicator is ready. Would you like a cup of black tea?"

"Oh, thank you. No need."

Ever since the head maid took over Rob's daily life, he always felt that she was omnipresent.

Whenever Rob needed to get up to get something, there would always be a pair of hands handing him what he needed, even before Rob had said anything.

Whenever Rob needs to do something, the other person always manages to get everything arranged perfectly before he does, so much so that you don't even know when she has finished.

Whenever Rob asked, the all-powerful head maid would always confidently reply, "Isn't this just what a maid should do?"

"Is a maid some kind of hero profession? It's so mysterious!"

Of course, Rob only said this to himself.

While enjoying the other party's service, Rob began his usual phone call with Yixian.

......

"Okay, Yixian, everything is normal on my end. I'll have to trouble you a lot more over the port area for now."

After ending his call with Yixian, Luo Bo stood up and stretched.

"Your Excellency, the bathwater is ready. In addition, the ship data for receiving the new ship equipment tomorrow has been placed on your desk."

Thank you.

While marveling at the attentive service, Rob also thought that he couldn't stay in the royal family any longer. The head maid was practically a cripple-making machine. After a few days, he felt like he was about to lose his ability to take care of himself.

Chapter 50: Taking the Whole Family to See the Grapes

The three-day training was quite effective.

As ships, they don't need to learn how to operate their own equipment; they only need to learn how to make the right choices on the battlefield.

In this regard, training alone is not very meaningful.

Looking at a fleet of former Royal Navy destroyers soaring in the sky, Rob could only think, why are the Royal Navy destroyers' pectoral muscles so exaggerated?