Azur Lane: I Crossed the Graduation Port Area

Chapter 613 Arriving at Liaozhou (3000 words)
At dusk, above the light blue ocean, a fully loaded cargo ship flying the flag of Tianou Group was moving forward at full speed.

However, at the end of the wave being towed behind the cargo ship, three small wooden boats were following closely.

The seemingly simple wooden ship was gradually approaching the cargo ship at a speed that was not inferior to that of an ocean-going cargo ship.

"Captain! We have determined that those are the plundering boats of the Horned Ghost clan. They will be chasing after them soon. It's time to give the order to open fire!"

Luo Yuande, the captain of the Tianou Group who is over fifty years old, is sitting in the captain's cabin of the freighter with a pipe in his hand, looking at the three approaching red dots on the radar with complex eyes.

And a strong man wearing a sailor's shirt and sweating profusely pushed the door in. Before he even entered, he was already shouting anxiously.

"You still can't get rid of it..."

Luo Yuande stood up from the chair slowly, put the pipe in his hand on the table, and sighed regretfully.

They set out from the Tianou branch on Yuze Island to deliver the goods to Zhubian Island, the headquarters of the Tianou Group in Liaozhou.

But they were only halfway through their voyage. As soon as they entered the waters surrounding Inaba Island, they were chased by the Horned Demon Clan.

Even with the speed of the freighter, they had already gotten rid of most of their pursuers.

But Luo Yuande really didn't expect that in a place like Liaozhou Nine Islands, there could actually be a maritime vehicle capable of catching up with ocean-going cargo ships.

He had just observed that although the plundering boats looked wooden and had no wake waves behind them, they were able to catch up with their cargo ships.

"If I guess correctly, those plundering boats should be the technology of ancient Liaozhou. It seems that what the general agent said is true that the long-lived Horned Ghost tribe has the best preserved Liaozhou inheritance."

Luo Yuande sighed, recalling that when he was in Yuze Island, he overheard the rumors mentioned by the general agent of Yuze Island, and felt bitter in his heart.

"Captain, those plundering boats are just wooden ships after all. Our naval guns should be enough..."

After the man in the sailor shirt heard Luo Yuande's sigh, he was about to make a suggestion, but Luo Yuande suddenly changed the subject, stared at him, and asked in a solemn tone:
"First Mate, do you think we are really doing the right thing by transporting these goods?"

"Well... although the situation is urgent now, to be honest, when I saw them at the pier, I really felt sorry for my conscience."

When asked by Luo Yuande, the first mate's tone became a little weaker.

"Well, most of the rest of the crew thinks so too, so you don't have to feel guilty."

Luo Yuande sighed and turned his gaze to the three red dots on the screen that were about to approach their freighter.

A look of determination slowly appeared on his face, which already had many wrinkles:
"First Mate, you have been in Liaozhou for so many years. You should know in your heart that as long as the people of the Horned Ghost Clan do not attack them actively, they will not kill innocent people indiscriminately."

"And as the captain, I must bring each of you back to Oran alive."

Upon hearing this, the first mate's eyes widened, and with disbelief in his tone, he shouted:
"Captain, do you want to surrender and hand over the cargo to them? This is absolutely impossible!"

"I know that although there is not much profit in this commission, it is an order personally issued by Director Lu of Tianou Group. The general agent also attaches great importance to it. If the goods are lost, as the captain, you are the first responsible person..."

Before the first mate finished speaking, Luo Yuande raised his hand to indicate that he did not need to continue speaking.

"I have made up my mind. There are a lot of things wrong with Director Lu's order, and the general agent should also be aware of this. It would be better to just hand over those children to the Horned Ghost Clan..."

"Notify the chief engineer to stop the ship and prepare the mecha troops and the adventurer teams hired from the Adventurer's Guild for battle."

"I personally went to the deck to negotiate with the group of horned ghosts. Before that, no one is allowed to start a fight with the horned ghosts."

After Luo Yuande finished speaking loudly, the first mate opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something else.

But after seeing Luo Yuande's determined face, he could only hesitate to speak, and finally turned around helplessly to carry out the captain's order.

"Kidnapping children and bullying defenseless Liaozhou people... It's really ridiculous. Why do we Oran people descend to do such despicable things?"

"Has Director Lu really forgotten the principles of Tianou Group and isn't he afraid of being approached by lurkers?"

Luo Yuande looked at the closed iron door of the captain's cabin, whispered this sentence with some annoyance, took care of his uniform, and was about to leave the captain's cabin...

"DiDi Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di!"

The radar interface in the captain's room suddenly emitted a harsh warning sound, which stopped Luo Yuande's steps.

He looked sideways and found that the three red dots on the radar screen that were getting closer were getting farther and farther away from them, as if they were running out of power.

"Ok?"

Luo Yuande just felt confused and didn't understand why the horned ghost tribe's raiding boat suddenly gave up the pursuit.

But when he looked at the edge of the radar screen, he suddenly felt that his heartbeat stopped for half a beat.

A scary red skull appeared on the route in front of their freighter, and was approaching them at high speed!

Even the terrifying giant ocean monster he saw last year was just a silver skull on radar.

It is self-evident what this red terrifying skull represents in the radar system of their Tianou Group... The biggest obstacle that prevents them from returning to their homeland is the nightmarish and terrifying enemy-the Siren! ——
Time goes back to a few minutes ago.

"Commander, how do you know that using sirens to clear a path can drive away monsters?"

The Chongsakura Fleet, which came to the waters of Liaozhou Nine Islands through the gate network of the Siren Fortress stronghold, was following closely behind a chess player type II.

Noshiro and Shusuke were deploying their ship's equipment and conducting guard work on both sides of the chess player type II.

On the deck of the mass-produced destroyer at the forefront of the Chongqing Fleet, Lin Lan had already taken off his cotton-padded clothes and was only wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt under his navy uniform.

He looked at the sea at sunset and enjoyed the fresh sea breeze, which was extremely comfortable.

As expected, the Liaozhou Sea area was just as recorded in the information he had seen in the United States of Oran. Just as the girls from the Chongsakura Ship said, not only was the climate warm and pleasant, but the air was also rich in elemental energy.

Compared to the United States of Oran, he noticed this as soon as it was transmitted from the Gate Network.

As for why he can control the Siren Executor, it's pretty simple.

Because before they left, the Purifier specifically gave him the authority to mobilize Type II and below executors and mass-produced types.

Although this authority can only mobilize one executor or five mass-produced ships at a time, for him, it is already a great gift.

And he also decisively chose to mobilize a chess player as an aircraft carrier in that Siren stronghold.

"This question is very simple, Dafeng."

When Lin Lan heard the question raised by the sexy black-haired ship girl next to her, she just smiled lightly and replied:

"The instinct of living things is to bully the weak and fear the strong. The Siren has been entrenched in Liaozhou for so many years. Those ocean monsters are not stupid. They must have been defeated by the Siren long ago."

"Even ordinary animals know how to avoid predators, let alone monsters that already have intelligence?"

Hearing this, Dafeng raised the corners of his mouth and reached out to hold his arm. A pair of red eyes stared at his face and asked curiously:
"Then Commander, are you also the type who bullies the weak and fears the strong?"

"Forehead……"

Lin Lan admitted that he was confused by Dafeng.

But when he thought about it carefully, he found that he was really the type to bully the weak and fear the strong, especially when facing a proactive ship girl like the one in front of him.

"Speaking of which, we should be able to arrive at your temporary port area, which is Snow Sakura Island, tonight."

In the end, Lin Lan did not directly answer Dafeng's question, but chose to change the topic.

"That's right, Commander, we have now entered the waters of Inaba Island, the main island closest to Yukisakura Island. We will be home in the evening~"

Although Lin Lan didn't give a clear answer, Dafeng still didn't know the answer to this question after being exposed to it in the past few days, so he explained with a charming smile.

"I didn't expect the Siren to actually build nodes of the Gate Network so close to you. It seems that the Siren's control over the Nine Islands of Liaozhou is far deeper than we imagined."

After Lin Lan finished speaking, he looked at the vast ocean ahead, as well as Noshiro and Shusuke who were driving on the sea with the Chess Player II, and continued with a sigh:

"It's a pity that this time we only emptied the fortress of supplies, and Akashi was unable to copy the Siren's technology."

"If we can also build a door network, we can bring our comrades from other camps back to the port area faster."

What he hasn't said yet is that he is actually quite worried about the Purifiers and Cleaners who stay in the fortress and face the Arbitration Agency.

Those two high-level sirens should be regarded as the sirens with the least hostility towards him and his ship girls. If they were really arrested and formatted by the arbitration agency because of this experience, he would be very sad.

But Lin Lan thought that before they entered the teleportation portal, the Purifier confidently reassured him and the Chongying ship girls, and he could only suppress this worry in his heart.

As the saying goes, funny characters often don't lead easily.

He could only hope that there would be a chance to meet the Purifiers and Clearers again.

As for the Demon King who was handed over to him by the Purifier, he handed it over to Akashi.

Now he doesn't have time to deal with this hot potato, there are still things he must do.

That is to rush to Xueying Island as soon as possible and return to the seriously ill military commander Amagi.

Until Amagi's health improves, he probably won't leave Amagi even half a step.

As for the Demon King, let's just shut him up in the Siren's device and sleep until he wakes up naturally.

But just as Lin Lan and Dafeng were chatting on the deck, suddenly, Dafeng seemed to have discovered something and looked at him and said:
"Commander, a large ocean-going cargo ship that is slowing down has been spotted directly ahead."

(End of this chapter)