novelsite Chapter 1173: Castle Tower
Chapter 1173: Castle Tower
Although both Shinano and Nagato wanted to see them, Nagato's side was obviously closer in terms of distance.
So Noshiro was thinking of waiting for them to come back from Nagato first. However, after walking out of the First Air Fleet's residence, Jiang Feng stopped.
"Well, after you finish talking with Lord Shinano, please come directly to the shrine. Lord Miko will be waiting for you at the shrine."
Noshiro was stunned for a moment, then said:
"Jiang Feng, wouldn't it be more convenient to go directly to Lord Shenzi first, and then go to Lord Shinano?"
Jiang Feng shook his head:
"Miko-sama has instructed that if other lords want to see them, they should go there first. And it may take an uncertain time for Lord Shinano to wake up, so just in case."
Noshiro thought about it for a moment and nodded.
"Then both of you, please follow me."
Noshiro led the two of them toward the port, as Shinano's residence was not on the main island.
On the other side, Jiang Feng quickly returned to the shrine and then came to Nagato.
"Nagato-sama, Tosa and Suzuki Futsuki were invited by Lord Shinano to Noshiro. As per your instructions, I have sent them to Lord Shinano first."
"Very good, thank you for your hard work, Jiang Feng."
"No, it is my duty to serve Nagato-sama."
Nagato opened his mouth and asked:
"Did anything unexpected happen when you went there?"
"Tosa seems to have had a conflict with the two masters of the First Carrier, but it didn't get to the point where they deployed their ships to start a battle, so it shouldn't be a big problem."
"There was a conflict. Is that really the case?"
Nagato sighed and said helplessly:
"I received a call from Musashi and learned some news. On the other side of the ocean, Commander Yang has already achieved technical cooperation with multiple factions. Among the factions that have communicated with him, the Sakura Empire is the only one that is not among them."
Nagato's worry was evident in her words. For her, who had been staying in the shrine for a long time, protecting the sacred tree was a very important responsibility, but this matter involving the future of the Sakura Empire also made her worried.
However, these are not things she can directly intervene in, and this is where her sense of powerlessness comes from.
There are three camps of Azur Lane, namely Donghuang, White Eagle, Royal, Sakura Empire, and Iron Blood, and two camps of Red Axis. Among them, Donghuang, Royal, and Iron Blood have confirmed that they are cooperating with Yang Sikang on satellite technology. Even the Sakura Empire government knows about this matter.
Although White Eagle did not cooperate with Yang Sikang in satellite technology, they received the most benefits from Yang Sikang. What's more, Yang Sikang's base was in White Eagle. Unless the White Eagle's ship girls suddenly went crazy, the help they got from Yang Sikang did not need to be considered by others.
The only one that is not involved in this is the Sakura Empire.
Although Yang Sikang asked Tosa and Suzuki Fuyutsuki to come to Sakura Empire, they obviously did not return with any special mission.
Everyone could see the combat power that Tosa displayed when fighting against the First Air Fleet. Although she did not see it with her own eyes, even Musashi had contacted her several times to mention the power displayed by Tosa, which shows its quality.
It was rumored that when Yang Sikang left Sakura Empire, he had a good attitude towards it. However, in the recent multi-faceted cooperation, he only missed Sakura Empire.
Thinking about the message he had asked someone to bring back when he left, Nagato could not suppress the uneasiness in his heart.
She couldn't help but wonder whether Yang Sikang's decision not to cooperate with Sakura Empire on a large scale was a precaution against certain things, such as avoiding technology leakage, facility destruction, or even... an all-round crisis in Sakura Empire?
If the purpose is to avoid danger and take precautions in advance, then what should Sakura Empire do with its current situation?
They had some predictions, but no clue. The prerequisite for avoiding risks is to know where the danger is, but now they know nothing.
The news of White Eagle has already reached Sakura Empire. If nothing unexpected happens, the two men will soon return to White Eagle.
Even if he had the help of Akashi and Yubari from the main family, that commander didn't look like someone who would be polite to the Sakura Empire for such a small help.
Also, the sacred stone.
Nagato still doesn't understand why the commander, when he came to Sakura Empire, would place the sacred stone in that place to provoke Yang Sikang, even though Akagi had always regarded the sacred stone as the key to awakening Amagi.
That behavior was too abrupt and very abnormal considering Akagi's personality.
Besides, why did she think that the commander would pay attention to the sacred stone at that time? Even more, how did Akagi know that the commander knew where the sacred stone was?
There are many questions, but few are answered. It is not convenient for her to leave the shrine. In every aspect, she can do nothing but worry. How can Nagato not be anxious?
And today, Musashi suddenly contacted her. After learning some things, Nagato finally decided to meet Tosa and Suzuki Futsuki.
She explained that Jiang Feng originally thought that Musashi might look for them, after all, it was related to the future of Sakura Empire. Although Musashi told her about this, there was also the possibility that he would take the initiative.
But unexpectedly, it was Shinano who wanted to see them...
Nagato was suddenly stunned, and a question quickly arose in his mind.
Shinano?
Shinano...why do you want to meet them at this time?
Nagato's mind flashed back to the thing that Shinano sent someone to send her when she woke up last time. When she received it, she didn't care much about it and just put it away.
"Jiang Feng, have you seen the painting that Shinano gave me?"
Jiang Feng turned around and replied:
"Nagato-sama, are you referring to the portrait of Commander Yang?"
At that moment, it was as if an electric current ran through his spine, and Nagato realized belatedly that the person in the portrait was Yang Sikang!
"Jiang Feng, are you sure the person in the painting is Commander Yang?"
"Well, although he looks younger than the Commander Yang I met, and his temperament seems different, but judging from his face, it should be him, right?"
Jiang Feng was also a little uncertain. After all, although the portrait of Shinano was very well painted, but because of this, the person in the painting had a completely different temperament from the calm and experienced Yang Sikang that Jiang Feng had seen.
"Jiang Feng, bring that painting to the shrine."
"Yes, Nagato-sama."
Jiang Feng immediately stood up and went to get the painting.
And the uneasiness in Nagato's heart was growing rapidly.
"It was a mistake. I should have thought of it earlier. Shinano was asleep most of the time. I should have paid more attention to the portrait she sent to me. I didn't expect that the portrait was of Commander Yang. So, what did Shinano see? And now she suddenly woke up and wanted to see those two people. Could it be..."