As the first human to set foot in the Port Area, and in such an outrageous way, by crossing worlds, Lu Chen received the collective attention of all the ship girls in the Azure World.
Not only was the reception room filled with ship girls, but outside, there were destroyer lolis crowding the door and windows, peering curiously at him.
"Please, use."
Belfast walked in with a teapot, bowed slightly, and poured tea for Lu Chen and the several flagships.
She placed a few plates of fruit, pastries, and snacks on the table, and then stepped back.
Every move she made carried the confidence of a perfect maid, but she couldn't help but steal a few glances at Lu Chen.
"Thank you."
Lu Chen took a sip, the head maid's skills were indeed excellent.
"We have roughly heard about the situation from Richelieu."
After a brief introduction, Enterprise, dressed in a white naval uniform, was the first to speak:
"You come from another world, and you possess the ability to penetrate space. Can you tell us how you did it?"
"Is it the power of the Sirens? Rumor has it they are doing similar research..."
"No, you can just think of it as a superpower. I can open up passages to different worlds, as long as I can observe that world."
Lu Chen thought for a moment and explained.
"Oh..."
"Then can you tell us about things in your world? You must come from a great civilization?"
"What other worlds are around our world?"
The other ship girls were immediately interested and crowded around, like children waiting to hear a story.
"Okay."
Lu Chen waved his hand.
Swoosh——
The high-dimensional star chart unfolded before them. With a few civilizations marked on it, he began to explain them one by one:
"Look, this is the Azure Lane world, the one we are currently in..."
"The world directly above it is called 'Date A Live,' where there are some things called Spirits. They use magic."
"The world next to Date A Live is called the Honkai Universe. They research Honkai Energy and are constantly fighting the Herrschers. On the other side is the Fate Universe, where people summon Servants to fight. King Arthur is actually a cute girl..."
"Can Spirits use magic? Of course, there are those who control time, and those who summon..."
The ship girls listened intently.
These wondrous worlds held a great appeal to the ship girls who had always stayed in the Port.
Even the usually focused and duty-oriented Head Maid Belfast, unconsciously stopped her work and gathered behind the others to watch.
"Can you contact other worlds through this diplomatic interface? Like how you did with Richelieu just now?"
Enterprise also squeezed next to Lu Chen.
She had heard that the Sirens were researching some messy mirror universe technology, but something as convenient as Lu Chen's was the first she'd seen.
"Hmm... Shall we greet someone else?"
Lu Chen clicked on the Demon Slayer world.
Z—— After a flurry of snow on the screen.
A young man in a suit, tall and with pale skin, appeared on the holographic interface.
He was tinkering with some experimental equipment, and when he saw the suddenly lit screen, he was startled:
"Who are you?!"
"Wow—— It really connects to other worlds!!!"
A bunch of ship girls gathered around Lu Chen, commenting on Muzan Kibutsuji:
"So, this is the Demon King you were talking about? He doesn't seem very powerful..."
"He doesn't seem as scary as a Siren Cleanser."
"He's afraid of the sun? If we drop a hydrogen bomb on him, wouldn't he be done for?..."
"???"
Muzan in the Demon Slayer world was completely baffled by the scene before him.
A bunch of people from an unknown world, observing him like monkeys through a holographic screen, and occasionally saying strange things.
For example, "He seems so weak." "Can you show us some Blood Demon Art?..."
Worse, any attack wouldn't work on the holographic projection, and he didn't have the ability to jump across worlds through the network to beat up Lu Chen.
So, he could only rage helplessly in place.
...
After ten minutes.
Lu Chen put away the world map. He didn't communicate with any other worlds again. One was to minimize interference with the original timeline, and the other was for safety reasons.
After all, beings like Origin Spirits and Awakened Ones might have the ability to travel between worlds. It's better not to provoke them for no reason.
The ship girls all looked somewhat unsatisfied.
"Unexpected, unexpected, there are so many places, so many strange people and things outside the world..."
"I thought fighting the Sirens here was the meaning of life."
Enterprise leaned back on the sofa, gazing at the ceiling.
"Hmph, when I have the opportunity, I must go and see what the British Empire is like in other worlds!"
"What? The Empire of the Sun never sets has fallen?! What? We are not the world's number one?!"
Queen Elizabeth adjusted the small crown on her head, startled enough to almost fall off the chair.
"The vast universe, how vast it is. Is this the feeling of being a mayfly in the vastness of the world, a drop in the ocean?"
Yixian's expression moved slightly, and she shook her head and sighed softly.
She wore a white floral cheongsam, dignified and elegant. Every frown and smile exuded the classical charm of a Dong Huang ship girl.
"Cough."
"However, Mr. Lu, your situation seems a bit dire?"
"Living alone on a dying planet, must be lonely?"
Richelieu didn't pay much attention to other worlds, her gaze remained on Lu Chen and the place he came from.
"It's fine."
Lu Chen smiled.
He thought there was nothing wrong with starting naked. At least he had ship girls as neighbors.
The Honkai World next door was in a precarious state but still fighting hard against the Honkai. He could still go find Pink Elf later.
It was better than having a fallen empire on one side and a die-hard exterminator on the other.
"So, that's about it."
"I think we can reach some kind of cooperation, right?"
Lu Chen looked at the ship girls.
He actually wanted them to call him Commander instead of the somewhat unfamiliar Mr. Lu.
But he had to earn his position, and there was still time.
"Yes! I think we can talk about cooperation!"
Before the flagships could speak, a small ship girl immediately raised her hand.
"There are other worlds! If we can't beat the Sirens here, then we can just move the Grand Port to another world!"
"Let's all move to the Earth in that world, then we won't have to fight anymore!"
"..."
"Are you a French ship girl? Are you already thinking about running away?"
Lu Chen asked curiously.
"My world is pretty big, you can move over if you want..."
"Huh? How did you know I'm from the second fleet of the Vichy Church... "
Bang——
The little ship girl got a rap on the head from Richelieu, and she crouched down, clutching her head.
"First of all, in the war against the Sirens, we must fight to the end."
Richelieu coughed awkwardly:
"Secondly, cough, Mr. Lu, I hope you don't have any prejudice against the Free Iris and the Vichy Church's ship girls."
"Let's discuss the cooperation agreement."
"The Port sincerely wants to cooperate with you, and hopes to bring prosperity and development to both worlds."
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Pictured: Yixian