Azur Lane Under the Stars

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Ren Shuo felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this. After all, the Commander, as those who know, know, this guy just freeloads around the port area.

My meager salary goes entirely to buying things for the little ones or my daughters.

So, Ren Shuo's current salary is basically for girls who accidentally spend all their money each month and then need money to buy things.

"Commander, you should also be more careful with your own wallet. They've taken it all." Hood's tone couldn't help but sound a little complaining.

"Haha, we're all family, it's fine." Ren Shuo didn't care. Now that he was a commander and had a group of rich women in his family, he had a very indifferent attitude towards money.

I don't like money, I have no interest in money.

The few players who made it to the semifinals, and the third and fourth place finishers still have one ticket.

"What is this?" Ren Shuo looked at the cat paw on the coupon, somewhat confused.

"Well, this is all thanks to Akashi's generous sponsorship."

Hu De smiled and looked in Akashi's direction, and Ren Shuo also looked over and laughed.

Akashi looked utterly miserable; anyone who didn't know better would think his shop had been robbed clean.

"Could it be a discount coupon?" Ren Shuo wondered, thinking about Akashi's lifeline.

"No, that's not right. How can a discount coupon be a reward for third or fourth place? That's too low."

"...What did you do?"

Seeing the corners of Hu De's mouth gradually curl up, Ren Shuo suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"It's nothing serious. This voucher means that for the next ten minutes, you can go to Akashi's private warehouse and take as much as you want, and use whatever tools you like to carry it."

Hu De's words stunned Ren Shuo: "Holy crap, this is even more outrageous than the Ten Great Tortures for Akashi, isn't it?"

"Moreover, it can be any tool, even ship equipment space."

Hu De casually remarked.

Ren Shuo looked puzzled, guessing that these two coupons alone would be enough to empty half of the contents of Akashi's warehouse.

"This was a decision made by my wife and Yixian. After all, besides Binjiang, quite a few weapons were damaged because Akashi used inferior ones... including my wife."

Hu De smiled slightly, pursing his lips.

Ren Shuo suddenly realized, no wonder, this has backfired on the secretary ship. In addition, Yi Xian is quite protective of her own, so after some back and forth, she made the decision directly.

"I hope Akashi is alright," Ren Shuo said gloatingly.

The second-place prize was a month of paid leave. Although it wasn't as valuable as Akashi's voucher, Ayanami liked it very much.

A month of paid leave! I can play games to my heart's content in the dorm. I can go find Long Island and ask for some games over.

"Hmm, what exactly did you guys prepare for the first place? Why do you still want me to go up?"

Ren Shuo was led to the center of the meeting hall by Hu De, completely bewildered.

Surrounding them was a secretary ship that wore a subtle smile.

Yixian took over the duties of the announcer at Haitian, holding a microphone and a small box in her hand.

"So, for the company that comes in first place, the reward is quite tempting... although it's not really useful to you as a company."

Yi Xian opened the box she was holding, revealing a small item inside.

The scene fell silent immediately, followed by an uproar like a tsunami.

"The Ring of Oath?" Both the company and Ren Shuo were stunned.

The man also subconsciously glanced at the ring he had put back on his finger after the game.

"Does this mean I have to propose to the company again?" Ren Shuo was both amused and exasperated.

"No, there's also this."

Yorktown smiled and took out two documents. Although he couldn't make out what was written on them, Ren Shuo could still recognize his signature.

"What is this?" Ren Shuo felt something was wrong.

“Ahem, Yorktown, say it out loud,” Hood said.

Yorktown smiled at Ren Shuo, responded, and then read aloud: "I agree that as long as you have this document, you can request that I propose to all the ship girls listed in the document..."

After that, there was a whole bunch of stuff, but to sum it up in one sentence: the reward for first place is a spot on a wedding ship!

The scene immediately became quite a sensation. If the various secretary ships hadn't anticipated this and given the flagship a little warning, the situation would probably have spiraled out of control.

Saratoga suddenly lost interest in the lollipop in his hand, slammed it to the ground, and growled, "Braise!"

"If I had known it would be this reward, I would have used every underhanded trick imaginable—poison, drugs, traps…"

Little Akagi bit her nails in annoyance.

"We ship girls can't be affected by drugs or poison, right..." Yuudachi muttered to herself.

"you shut up!"

"rua!"

"Hehe, hehe, it's actually this... Wow~ This is a really great reward~ It's really nice~"

Atago smiled, but her eyes seemed to have lost their luster, and the katana she had spent a lot of money to make for the competition was twisted into a pretzel.

Kaohsiung looked distressed. "Damn it! If only I had known, if only I had practiced harder..."

"I can't accept this! I can't accept this!"

"Waaaaah, Commander, my Commander!"

The diverse expressions of people on stage surprised Ren Shuo, who exchanged a glance with the company.

Then the company stammered, "But...but I'm already a married ship!"

"So, this thing is kind of a double-edged sword for your company..."

Yorktown was a little embarrassed. They only thought it was fun when they started this, but they didn't expect what would happen if the winning ship turned out to be a wedding ship.

"Wait, wait! How come I didn't know I signed this? And it even has a stamp on it?"

Ren Shuo quickly asked.

"This one?"

The eyes of the group of secretaries on the ships seemed to wander.

"Belfa, you speak!"

Ren Shuo called roll.

Belfast, exasperated, could only explain, "Because when you were chatting with everyone, you wouldn't just sign any documents that were casually handed to you without reviewing them..."

"...You guys are really something..." Ren Shuo was speechless.

He wasn't angry about this, but he felt that he had been too careless. What if there were some bad documents?

Yes, I need to get rid of this bad habit in the future.

"So, this document... is useless?" Ren Shuo stroked his chin.

"No, since it was our oversight, the decision on how to handle this document is up to the company—whether it's destroyed or transferred, it's fine."

Yorktown clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Oh, by the way, I don't recommend that you destroy it, company."

The company was helpless, realizing that its sister just wanted to make a spectacle of it.

"Sister Enterprise! Give it to me!"

"Mr. Enterprise! You are my god!"

Such shouts echoed throughout the stands, and if someone hadn't been holding them back, a group of people probably would have rushed up and begged the company.

The company was also in a dilemma and didn't know how to handle it for a while.

"Ahem... Let's get this straight first, it must be something the company voluntarily gives you. You can't steal it or rob it, understand?"

Yi Xian coughed and added.

"Don't worry, we know the rules best."

A group of ship girls acted like obedient children, but the complex light flashing in their eyes made the company feel uneasy.

Damn, what's with this feeling of being a piece of meat that's fallen into a wolf's den? Is this how the commander usually feels?

The company instinctively felt a chill.

"Given how suddenly this happened, the company has two weeks to consider things. Everyone, let's do our best."

Hu De smiled and made the final decision.

"Keep it up, company." Ren Shuo no longer felt there was anything wrong with this.

Anyway, I've gotten a wife for free. The company is the one who's worried. I just need to prepare to open the blind boxes.

With these thoughts lingering in his mind, Ren Shuo began to relax and enjoy himself.

After the announcement that the event was over, the company had just put the documents and ring into its ship equipment space when it was surrounded by a group of ship girls. It was so fast that it barely touched the ground, and it didn't even know how it had left the venue.

Ren Shuo was taken away by Yi Xian and Zhen Hai, and the group of secretaries also went with the enterprise to watch some fun.

As for the newcomers, they remained rooted to the spot.

Those in the stands felt it most clearly.

In that instant, when the final reward was announced and the company was offered a transfer of ownership, the atmosphere was tense, and there was a palpable sense of mutual pressure...

It really gave them a fright.

Are these ship girls really that hard to find husbands?!

Each and every one of them, who are usually so easygoing, suddenly become like this when it comes to commanding... This is the war of the gods.

Brest's eyes lit up; he was determined to see the final result!

Chapter 618 Training with Donghuang?

Regardless of what kind of turmoil the company will face next, Ren Shuo is certainly not under any pressure.

However, I'm quite curious about what Yixian and Zhenhai are planning to do by taking me away.

Our destination is the bamboo forest in Donghuang.

In an open space, the little guys from Donghuang had been waiting for a long time.

Ren Shuo was a little curious. What was going on here?

What are you doing here?

Ren Shuo looked at Ning Hai, whose face was serious, and couldn't help but ask.

"Isn't this the martial arts competition? None of the kids made it to the final four, so everyone thought we'd all come together for special training."

Yi Xian explained with a smile.

Zhenhai added, "Then the little ones thought of you, Commander. As the commander, it's only natural for you to help them with special training, right?"

"Well, it's not impossible... but I have no experience with it."

"The commander doesn't need to be experienced. All you need to do is help everyone carry the training equipment, cheer them on, and hand them water."

"As for the specialized data collection and guidance techniques, that's my job," Yi Xian said.

What you're saying makes me feel like I'm just a handyman.

Ren Shuo thought to himself.

"It's not that it's impossible... but why are you guys from Binjiang here too?"

Ren Shuo looked at Binjiang and Brest's group, who were sitting on the side.

"Hmm, would you believe me if I said I'm here for special training too?" Binjiang said to Ren Shuo.

Ren Shuo snorted: "If you throw away that bottle of wine in your hand, then I'll believe you."

"In the entire Eastern Empire, there were originally no people who liked to drink. How come you have become an anomaly?"