Azur Lane: I Crossed the Graduation Port Area

Chapter 1157: The Riverside Courtyard of the Donghuang Camp

The dinner venue was arranged by Harbin in an ancient courtyard overlooking the river.

This courtyard is in typical Donghuang ancient style, with many emerald green bamboos planted in the yard.

Lin Lan could look out across the bamboo forest at the entire river.

The Duanzhou River, dyed golden by the setting sun, flows slowly. From time to time, monsters leap out of the river, splashing water.

The group walked into the living room. Ying Rui took out the tea from the ship's storage space, while Zhao He tacitly went to the well in the courtyard to fetch a bucket of water.

"Huh? This teapot is actually electric?"

Lin Lan looked at the ancient tea set on the coffee table that Zhaohe had turned on the power switch and spoke with some surprise.

“Hehe, this is the courtyard where Sister Huajia lived when she organized the construction of the Duanzhou River defense line!

"After she led the barbarians to build a bridge at the lower reaches of the Duanzhou River, this courtyard became a temporary dormitory for our Donghuang camp!"

Fushun happily took out a few bags of snacks from the drawer of the coffee table and handed them to him:
"Look! The spicy noodles I didn't finish last time are still here, which means no one else has been here!"

"I think even if someone really came here, they wouldn't steal your spicy noodles..."

While complaining, Lin Lan took the spicy strips handed to her by the girl and distributed them to the good man Richard and Miss D.

“Oh, yummy!”

As soon as Miss D opened the package of spicy strips, took one out and put it in her mouth, she was deeply attracted by the taste.

Seeing this, Lin Lan also took out a spicy strip and put it in his mouth to chew.

In an instant, the familiar salty and spicy taste from childhood filled his mouth, making his eyes light up.

"Hehe~ I knew the Commander also likes spicy snacks."

Seeing his expression change, Fushun said happily:

"Next time Anshan sister says that I always eat snacks and not eat meals, I can refute it~"

Originally, Lin Lan was still savoring the childhood taste of spicy noodles, but when she heard Fushun say this, her face immediately changed:
"Snacks are snacks after all, but if you only eat snacks and don't eat meals, let alone Anshan, I won't agree to it."

"That's right! Our commander is still sensible."

Harbin smiled and reached out to grab Fushun's little head, then said to him:
"Wait until Kirov and the others are done and come over. I'll go to the wine cellar to clean up some of the Natlan old cellar. I have to say that Natlan's winemaking skills are pretty good."

The generous lady thought for a moment and added with a smile:
"Good man Richard told me that you blacked out after being drunk by the Water of Life. How dare you drink the Water of Life brewed by the Northern Union using the magic cube equipment directly from the bottle? Commander, I really respect you as a man."

Faced with Harbin's teasing, Lin Lan could only give an awkward smile.

It was only after he took a sip that he realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

After a while, the water boiled, and Ying Rui stood up and skillfully made tea for him.

"Commander and your two new companions, just walk around the yard. Leave the cooking to us."

The girl stood up and said to him playfully, and Taiyuan also said quickly:

"Then I'll go help the commander and his companions from the Northern Alliance prepare the bedroom. Sister Fushun, do you want to come with us?"

"Me? Well..."

When asked by Taiyuan, Fushun showed a thoughtful expression on his little face, and then said excitedly:
"I won't go with you. I want to take the commander to check the courtyard to see if there are any signs of intruders!"

As soon as Fushun finished speaking, Zhaohe looked at the naughty kid as if he was a fool:

"Are you stupid? If there really was an intruder, the alarm system here would have been triggered long ago." "What if there was an 'intruder' who could evade the alarm system, like a meta companion like the Mercury Memorial meta?"

Seeing that Fushun was still stubborn, Lin Lan smiled and tried to smooth things over:

"What Fushun said actually makes sense. We can just let her take us around the courtyard."

He actually knew very well that Fushun was just simply playful and wanted to drag him on an adventure.

However, he finally reunited with several Donghuang ship girls, so accompanying Fushun on the expedition was naturally a necessary part of the process.

"Hmph, since the commander has said so, Fushun, if you don't find any traces of the intruders, you should take the initiative to go on patrol tonight!"

Zhao He stuck out his tongue at Fushun, then looked at Lin Lan again:
"Stupid Commander, is there any particular dish you want to eat?"

"As for me, I love anything you cook. Zhaohe, just tell me which dish you made yourself. I want to try it."

Lin Lan also stood up, smiled, reached out and touched Zhao He's head and said.

Having experienced the double torture of the royal culinary hell and the escape a few days ago, he now accepts all the cooking skills of the Donghuang ship girls.

"Hey, look at our commander, he's become funnier than before."

Harbin saw that Zhao He was instantly won over by Lin Lan's pat on the head and these words, and his face was almost steaming with shyness, and he sighed happily.

After asking Miss D to contact Kirov, Tashkent and the others and send the coordinates here, several Donghuang ship girls began to divide the work.

Harbin took Ying Rui and Zhao He directly to the kitchen, while Taiyuan was responsible for packing up the bedding and sheets, and later went to Linjiang Market to purchase food ingredients.

To explain in Ying Rui's words, thanks to the fact that Hua Jia and Ding An had lived here before, especially Ding An, the ship girl of the transport ship, had good habits of saving, the condiments and tableware must be all available and packaged and sealed in the kitchen.

As for Fushun...

This naughty kid seemed to be always full of energy. He held Lin Lan's hand and brought the good guy Richard and Miss D to the courtyard.

"So where should we begin our adventure?"

Looking at the sky that had been dyed orange by the setting sun, Lin Lan asked Fushun with a smile.

Miss D, who became Fushun's new partner, smiled meaningfully and said to the lively guide girl:
"Friendly reminder, I have just scanned this place and found nothing unusual.

"If you fail to deliver, tonight, you will regret it."

Even though Fushun was an innocent and cheerful child, he realized what Miss D meant by "regret" and a blush rose on his cheeks:
"How can you enable cheats for the entire map before the expedition even begins? You'll lose the tense atmosphere of the expedition if you do this!"

"Okay, okay. I'll pay attention next time."

Miss D had just agreed with a smile, but Fushun's eyes rolled around, as if he remembered something interesting.

"Oh right! Commander, Commander, you know what? I heard from Changchun that Sister Ding'an built secret rooms underground when she built each base in Dongzhou."

"Building a secret room underground?"

Fushun's low voice successfully aroused the curiosity of Lin Lan, Miss D and the good man Richard.

Seeing the curiosity on the faces of the three people, Fushun seemed to become a little bolder and chuckled:

“Hehe, I’m not making this up, Changchun heard it from Sister Yixian.

“She said this was to make it easier for meta companions to contact us as soon as they arrived in Dongzhou and to provide necessary supplies.

"I think maybe before this, there really were other meta companions who came to Natlan like the Mercury Memorial meta, and even recharged in the secret room!"

(End of this chapter)