Azur Lane: Traveling through time and becoming a Siren!

Chapter 998 Heading to the Great Holy Domain

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The topic of "elders" asking "younger generations" about their marriages quickly came to an end.

Jiang Mengyue felt a little embarrassed to talk in more depth.

Xiao Meng was also the first person to know Jiang Mengyue's thoughts on this matter.

Xiao Meng thought this was normal; Jiang Mengyue's thoughts were common in this world.

Who doesn't admire ship girls? After all, the arrival of ship girls protected humanity and allowed humanity to continue to develop.

If it weren't for ship girls, humanity would probably have been pushed back to the Stone Age and gone extinct long ago.

Jiang Mengyue was a human in the past, and children's thoughts are mostly whimsical. There are many children who shout, "When I grow up, I want to marry you!"

Although Jiang Mengyue is not young anymore, Xiaomeng still thinks there is a chance that Jiang Mengyue will change her mind in the future.

At the same time, Xiao Meng also thought carefully about what to do if Jiang Mengyue did not change her mind in the future.

After thinking for a long time, Xiao Meng could only come to one conclusion: there was no way to solve it.

If Jiang Mengyue truly falls in love with someone, then apart from the other person inflicting a heavy psychological blow on her, no one can stop her.

That would be troublesome...

Emotions are a very complicated thing.

As one of the "guardians", Xiaomeng felt that she needed to find some time to talk to the real guardian, the Donghuang ship girl.

Ask them for their opinions.

Issues concerning children should not be ignored.

Another point is Jiang Mengyue's special nature. She was originally human and has relevant knowledge, rather than a ship girl. She was born with military discipline and shares the same great goal of fighting for humanity.

after that.

Xiao Meng chatted casually with Jiang Mengyue about things that had happened at school recently.

The meal is finally over.

There wasn't much to talk about on the way back, because Xiao Tiancheng wasn't there, and no one could stop Jiang Mengyue from using teleportation.

Jiang Mengyue and Xiao Meng had only taken a few steps when they were teleported back to the shrine.

After that, Jiang Mengyue continued to shine under the tree.

Although no one tied her to the tree anymore, Jiang Mengyue was still trying to increase the contact area as much as possible without making herself uncomfortable, in order to be efficient.

With nothing else to do, Xiao Meng called Xiao Tiancheng up the mountain again to continue teaching.

During this time, Nagato sensed the Divine Tree and remotely surveyed the situation within the Great Sacred Domain.

Everything seems to be going in the right direction.

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And so, a few more days passed.

The New Year is approaching.

During these few days, Xiaomeng only returned to PH Port a few times and went to NY Port once. The rest of the time she spent teaching Xiaotiancheng at the shrine.

With Commander Xiaomeng as her teacher, Nagato's lessons were naturally postponed indefinitely.

After all, the commander can't stay in Sakura Empire forever; she'll have to go back sooner or later. So she has to make the most of her time to let Little Amejo learn as much as possible.

During this time, Xiao Tiancheng also planned to have Jiang Mengyue listen together, so he changed the location and had Xiaomeng and her continue studying next to the Divine Tree.

Jiang Mengyue had absolutely no interest in Xiao Meng's lessons. She had her own ideas and methods for combat, so listening to the lessons was like listening to gibberish. She fell asleep after only a short while.

Unfortunately, for the sake of energy efficiency, they had no choice but to give up and Xiao Meng took Xiao Tiancheng back to the original place to teach.

until today.

Everything is finally ready.

Although the Divine Tree is still absorbing Jiang Mengyue's power.

However, according to Changmen's perception, the calamities within the Great Sacred Domain were balanced by Jiang Mengyue's energy.

The sacred tree was also nourished and rejuvenated.

The soul of Amagi, which was buried within, should have been mostly repaired.

News from various places has come that the sacred tree is no longer withering, but is instead growing more vigorous.

Nagato immediately decided that the fleet should set sail for the Great Sanctuary.

Sensation is useless; one must witness it with one's own eyes.

Meanwhile, just in case, Nagato will begin preparations for the Sage Technique.

After all, the impact of calamities is truly terrifying, and this is just in case.

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After a period of sailing.

The Sakura Empire fleet remained in what appeared to be an empty sea area.

Nagato stood at the very front of the fleet, at the bow of the ship, muttering something to himself with a devout air.

Soon after, during the ritual initiated by Nagato, the hidden objects in the previously empty sea gradually became visible.

It was a vast archipelago.

The archipelago was covered by a nearly transparent dome, which must be the barrier that Nagato mentioned.

Under the sunlight, the barrier occasionally reflected a dazzling brilliance back.

Beneath that barrier, in the center of the archipelago, stood a gigantic cherry blossom tree in full bloom.

That is the Great Sacred Tree, the central point of all the sacred trees in the Cherry Blossom Islands.

It was the first time Jiang Mengyue had ever seen such a large tree, and she was completely mesmerized.

Standing next to Jiang Mengyue, Xiao Meng noticed the outpost that had appeared near the fleet.

The outpost was so close to them, yet no one noticed.

It is likely that some kind of ritual was used to conceal this.

At this moment, Xiaomeng noticed that another Sakura Empire fleet had appeared on the distant horizon.

They are also moving closer to the Great Holy Domain.

Jiang Feng appeared near the two and said, "That is Lord Musashi's fleet. They must be here for the same purpose as us."

"Lord Nagato instructed me to inform you two that the fleet will remain outside the barrier. Please enter the outpost and rest for a while. We can proceed with the next step once everything is ready."

After giving the instructions, Jiang Feng left.

After Xiao Meng and Jiang Mengyue took a few photos with the Polaroid camera, Xiao Meng took some photos.

He then led Jiang Mengyue into the outpost.

The outposts on the outer perimeter of the barrier are small, man-made floating islands.

It's not big, with only a few courtyards. The ship girls living there have also planted some vegetables around the perimeter.

For a moment, Jiang Mengyue thought she had been sent to the countryside.

They had only taken a couple of steps when a cute little girl came running up to Jiang Mengyue and Xiaomeng.

She wore a red feather-knit coat, with various red butterfly-shaped decorations, giving off a sunny and warm feeling.

"Distinguished guests!"

The girl was out of breath from running, even though it had only been a few steps...

Perhaps they were in a hurry.

The girl took a couple of breaths and then pretended nothing had happened, beginning to introduce herself.

"Greetings, esteemed guests! I am Zuiho, one of the ship girls stationed at the outpost, a Shoho-class aircraft carrier!"

"You two distinguished guests will be resting on the island for a while, and I will be in charge of taking care of you during this time."

"Please follow me, my two distinguished guests, and I will take you to your resting place."

Ruifeng not only looks at the sun, but also speaks in a way that gives people the feeling of a little sun.

What puzzled Jiang Mengyue was whether the little ship girl really had the ability to be stationed in such a place.

Or is this the outpost's mascot?

There should be other large ship girls on the island.

However, judging from the type of ship, an aircraft carrier, this may be one of the reasons why she was sent here.

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Enter one of the courtyards.

From the outside, the place looks somewhat old-fashioned, but it has been cleaned extremely well.

They had been seated in the room for a short while.

Ruifeng then served a plate of desserts and tea.

At this time, Jiang Mengyue discovered that Ruifeng was always secretly observing her.

Even after being discovered, they acted as if nothing had happened.

Jiang Mengyue believes it's due to her appearance, since she looks exactly like Xiao Tiancheng.

Ruifeng then planned to serve them tea herself, but Xiaomeng stopped her.

"No need, thank you, Ruifeng, we can do it ourselves."

Xiao Meng took the teapot and poured tea for Jiang Mengyue and herself.

"Well... I'll wait outside for you two distinguished guests. Please feel free to call me if you need anything."

"Of course, if Lord Nagato has any plans afterward, I will inform you two distinguished guests as soon as possible."

After speaking, Ruifeng bowed to Jiang Mengyue and Xiaomeng and left the room.

They even thoughtfully closed the door.

After Ruifeng's footsteps faded into the distance.

Xiao Meng said, "Look at her, Jiang Mengyue, how sensible she is."

Jiang Mengyue rolled her eyes at Xiao Meng; she knew Xiao Meng was going to say that.

Whenever a particularly outstanding ship girl appears before them, Xiaomeng always says this about her afterwards.

At home, Tiancheng would treat Herofente like everyone else's child...

Jiang Mengyue was puzzled; why were all the adults the same?

Only Zhenhai and the others haven't made such comparisons.

After that, Jiang Mengyue ignored all of Xiaomeng's grumbling.

It all boils down to the same old things.

I just wanted Jiang Mengyue to be more well-behaved and sensible, and to stop her from causing trouble all the time.

After talking for a while, Xiaomeng was finally satisfied.

She then began to get down to business.

"I've only been dragged here by you to learn about your purpose. I only know that you want to revive Tiancheng and are working towards it. You haven't told me the details yet."

"What are your plans for the next step?"

Jiang Mengyue shook her head. "I don't know. Changmen and Tiancheng told me that there is a type of enemy in the Great Holy Domain that can be suppressed by my power."

“Suppressing it is actually good for Tiancheng’s soul. Let me think about the others.”

Because Tiancheng and Changmen had instilled a lot of concepts in her, Jiang Mengyue was confused and remembered very little. She only knew what she had to do.

"It seems that eliminating the enemy is beneficial to the Great Holy Domain and also to the Great Divine Tree."

"So all these geniuses of mine have been sticking to the sacred tree in the shrine every day to get some light. Now we should go in and check the situation."

Jiang Mengyue recalled what Tiancheng had said a few days ago when he asked her to "come out of seclusion" at home, and that was all she could remember.

It felt like Tiancheng had been secretly pulling the strings, while Jiang Mengyue, who was just slacking off, only wanted to do her job well.

She wasn't good at using her brain, so she didn't think much about these things.

Xiao Meng felt that asking Jiang Mengyue was pointless.

He sighed and said, "Why didn't you just handle these things yourself? Why did you have to drag me here?"

"How long has it been since you last visited the Cleanser? Can't you have her come with you?"

"I can't do anything here, I'm just like a tourist. I have work to do."

Jiang Mengyue said, "When I was in school, the Cleaners lived right next to me. We saw each other all the time."

"Besides, she has her own job, why would I drag her along?"

"The fact that I brought you here shows how much I value you; you should feel honored."

"I didn't let the Cleanser come. I guess the Cleanser is probably huddled in bed, secretly wiping away tears, wondering if I've neglected her and why I didn't let her help."

While repeatedly chanting my name, Lady Jiang Mengyue, I was pondering all sorts of things.

"I bet they'll find an opportunity to stab you in the back someday."

Jiang Mengyue muttered to herself, unaware that a portal had opened behind her.

As expected, Jiang Mengyue was beaten by the Eliminators.

After the cleaners left.

Looking at Jiang Mengyue, who was curled up with her head in her hands, Xiao Meng sighed helplessly and said, "Have you been watching some anime lately? How come you can imagine so much?"

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In my free time afterwards.

Jiang Mengyue was playing games on her phone in her room.

Xiao Meng then went out for a stroll.

When Xiaomeng saw Ruifeng sweeping the courtyard, she also helped out.

Ruifeng tried to dissuade Xiaomeng, citing her status as a distinguished guest, but to no avail. After finishing her tasks, she felt a surge of goodwill towards Xiaomeng and was extremely grateful.

After Xiaomeng complained about Jiang Mengyue for a few more minutes in a parental style, she...

I went for a stroll outside.

They happened to run into Nagato and Musashi, and were invited to join them to discuss their upcoming plans.

During this time, Xiaomeng learned a lot of important information.

Furthermore, it was learned that many of these details had been shared with Jiang Mengyue by the members of the Changmen sect.

This made Xiaomeng mentally criticize Jiang Mengyue several more times.

Afterwards, Xiao Meng, having nothing to do and with Jiang Mengyue refusing to let her go, accepted an invitation to join the next operation, becoming an important ally of Nagato and Musashi.

Therefore, Xiao Meng could no longer accompany Jiang Mengyue in the face of what was about to happen.

After the meeting.

Xiaomeng summarized it.

First, Nagato, Musashi, and the clandestine Amagi will enter the Great Sacred Domain to explore.

Check whether the calamity has been completely eliminated, and whether there are any remnants or hidden elements.

After confirming that it was safe, they split up and proceeded separately.

Musashi went to find the Great Sage and presented him with the custom-made ship equipment he had created for him.

Nagato went to the Great God Tree to check on the condition of the Great God Tree and Amagi's soul.

Then came Jiang Mengyue's appearance.

Jiang Mengyue entered the Great Sacred Domain and was led by Tiancheng straight to the Great Divine Tree.

Based on the condition of Tiancheng's soul, the group discussed their next plan.

Based on Nagato's speculation within the shrine, they should be able to directly enter the stage of reviving Amagi.

Xiaomeng's mission was to lead the fleet brought by Nagato and Musashi to guard the area.

If something goes wrong within the Great Holy Domain, Xiao Meng will have to use firepower to suppress the calamity and prevent it from escaping the barrier and bringing disaster to the world.

Xiaomeng needs to hold out until Nagato activates the Sage Technique.

If the situation is better, Xiaomeng can lead the ship girls from both fleets to provide support inside the barrier after ensuring her own safety.

Of course, the ship girls at the outposts are also under Xiaomeng's command.

Just in case, after the meeting, Xiao Meng secretly used her communicator to contact AF Port and PH Port, ordering a fleet to rush to the current location.

Whether or not they can make it in time is another matter. The important thing is that if a war really breaks out and becomes a protracted conflict, Xiaomeng will have a trump card to use.

If it's not needed later, Xiaomeng can use this fleet to escape.

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PS: This is still a combined two-part chapter.