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The three members of Northern United, who had left earlier, also came to the cafeteria early. Seeing Leon and his party walking in, Aurora took the initiative to lead everyone to their seats and sat down.

Immediately afterwards, Tashkent and Soviet Belaros came over from the back kitchen with plates.

"Sorry, only the ingredients we usually eat are prepared in this base, so... that's all for today's dinner."

After casting a slightly apologetic look at Leon, the two placed the dinner plates in front of everyone in turn.

However, after seeing the food on the plate, Leon suddenly felt that Soviet Belaros was talking ironically.

There are four meatloaf on everyone's plate. This meatloaf should be baked, and Leon thinks it is delicious just by smelling it.

Not only that, Soviet Belaros also prepared fried potatoes and a large salad for everyone. Leon even saw potatoes, cucumbers, eggs and meat in the salad.

There are two grilled fish placed in the center of the table. The portion of the grilled fish is also very large, and the whole fish is covered with milk and cheese.

"...It doesn't matter, since we are here, we will naturally do as the Romans do."

After everyone sat down one by one, Leon said to the North United people with some emotion. It has to be said that the hospitality of the North United still makes Leon very satisfied.

"Really? But... If you really want to do as the Romans do, Leon, you should try this."

Glancing at Leon, Soviet Bellarose took off her apron, and then she took out a wine bottle from her ship's space.

"Oh? This is...?"

"Vodka, our children in the Northern Union like to drink this, Leon, would you like to try it?"

Vodka! ?

After hearing the name from Soviet Bellaros, Leon's expression changed instantly. Even if he hadn't drunk it, he still knew the name of vodka. I can't afford to fall to the ground! ?

"Uh... Well, to be honest, I haven't drank vodka yet, and I don't know..."

"Never drink it? Then Leon, you should try it. Don't worry, the degree of this bottle of vodka is not as high as you think, it's only... more than 40 degrees."

Glancing at the bottle, Soviet Bellarose said to Leon with a smile on her face. Immediately afterwards, she took out a cup and poured a glass of vodka for Leon.

"Okay, then I'll try it today."

Gritting his teeth, Leon took the cup handed to him by Soviet Bellaros. Looking at the liquid in the cup, Leon swallowed subconsciously.

"Leon, why don't you forget it?"

Seeing Leon who was hesitant, Egil on the side whispered to Leon, Leon had never drank such a high level of wine before, if something went wrong...wouldn't it be a joke?

"It's okay, it's just a glass."

Glancing at Egil with a worried face, Leon shook his head indifferently, and then he drank the vodka in the glass in one gulp under the eyes of everyone.

"Hmm...it feels okay, can you give me some more?"

After finishing the wine in the glass, Leon didn't feel the strong dizziness. On the contrary, he only felt his stomach was warm. Not only that, he even wanted to have another drink.

"Oh? Do you really want another drink?"

Seeing Leon's plain face, Soviet Bellarose's eyes lit up. She just wanted to be polite. It's okay if Leon can't drink, but...

Now Leon looks like he can drink a lot! ?

"Really, this vodka tastes pretty good, and it's quite comfortable to drink."

"Okay! Then I'll pour you another glass!"

As soon as the words fell, Soviet Belaros filled Leon's glass with vodka again, and then she raised the glass to Leon.

"cheers!"

After clinking glasses with Soviet Bellaros in the air, Leon drank the vodka in the glass again, this time, a touch of pink appeared on his face.

"Can you still drink?"

Seeing Leon gulp down again, Soviet Bellaros continued to ask Leon with expectant eyes.

To be honest, Soviet Belaros has been performing missions during this period of time. The Soviet Union once established a rule that alcohol is not allowed during missions, so she has never drank.

Today, however, is a special case.

Because she wanted to welcome Leon and his party, Soviet Bellarose took out a bottle of vodka that she hadn't drunk for a long time, but... Leon's aura made her more interested.

"Of course, I've only had two glasses, such a delicious wine...how can I not drink a few more glasses?"

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This...

Looking at Leon who was drinking vodka cup by cup, everyone in Tie Xue and Sakura didn't know what to say for a while.

Although they wanted to prevent Leon from continuing to drink like this, but... Leon who was drinking vodka made everyone unable to see a trace of drunkenness.

Not only that, he is still chatting with people from the Northern United in a straightforward way, and the enthusiastic atmosphere makes them feel too embarrassed to interrupt.

What's happening here! ?Why does it feel like everyone has become an adult all of a sudden! ?

Silently eating the meat on the plate, Akagi and the others continued to observe Leon's situation from the corner of their eyes.

As soon as they found out that Leon was unconscious, they would immediately act to stop him.

Before that... everyone could only watch silently.

"Speaking of which, how are we going to meet the Soviet Union?"

Halfway through the drink, Leon asked Soviet Belaros a question that concerned him. You must know that the distance between Dongfang Port and St. Petersburg is very far, and the road is all land, so it must take a lot of time.

Although they can also go there by boat, but... if they do that, the White Eagle in the Bering Strait will definitely find them.

This was a secret operation that was kept secret from Azur Lane, so... when he asked this sentence, Leon actually already had the answer in his heart.

"It's very simple, go by land. Before that...we have to take a car to the railway station."

"Huh? Railway? You mean... the Trans-Siberian Railway!?"

Leon was taken aback by what Soviet Bellaros said. He remembered... The Siberian Railway should be in a state of disrepair! ?

Could it be that... the people of the Northern Union fixed it again! ?

"Yes, in order to fight the Sirens, we ended up modifying the Trans-Siberian Railway, and not only that...we also used the power of the Mental Cube and the technology of the Sirens, so...going from here to St. Petersburg is not a problem. It will take a long time."

Picking up a piece of patty and stuffing it into his mouth, Soviet Bellarose explained to Leon leisurely.

But... when the topic came up, everyone in the Northern United had a look of disappointment in their eyes.

"Oh...that's it, I see."

Leon also noticed the emotion in everyone's eyes, but...they just met, and it's not appropriate for Leon to ask you these questions now.

"But you don't have to worry, we will take the most luxurious carriage, and...you can also enjoy the scenery on the road, not only the sea area, but also many beautiful scenery in our northern union."

Stretching out his hand and patting his cheek, Soviet Bellarose cheered up and continued to talk to Leon. When he and Leon were talking about the Siberian Railway just now... Soviet Bellarose couldn't help but think of his companions.

And the targets of their northern joint operation... are those missing companions.

"Okay, then I'll look forward to it first."

Raising his glass to Soviet Bellaros again, Leon said to her with a smile on his face.

The task hasn't started yet, Leon feels that he can really take this journey as a trip, and...

He is now even more curious about the strength of the Northern United. It seems... like their iron blood, the Northern United's ship girls have not been idle during this time.

......

That night.

The feeling of dry mouth made Leon wake up from his sleep. Before that, he drank a lot of wine with the ship wife of the Northern United. Although he didn't feel much at the time, but now...he still can't bear it.

Turning over and getting out of bed, Leon fumbled for the switch of the chandelier in the room in the dark, pressed the switch, and then Leon saw the hangover soup on the bedside table.

The hangover soup was prepared by Chicheng, and Leon was a blessing in disguise this time, and no one disturbed him to rest tonight.

After drinking the hangover soup in one gulp, Leon looked out the window.

The starry sky is very poetic, and the snow-capped scenery makes Leon feel relaxed and happy. He stretched his hands crossed, and Leon suddenly became interested in going outside for a walk.

Leon just left, after getting dressed, Leon opened the door and walked out of the room, and went down the stairs with the handrail, Leon then pushed open the door and came outside.

The whistling cold wind kept blowing against Leon's face, which made Leon feel the bone-chilling coolness.He suddenly regretted that he didn't wear a scarf when he went out, but...if he went back like this now, Leon felt that he would be too lazy to come out again.

Stepping on the white snow, Leon just walked forward aimlessly. After a while, a white figure suddenly appeared in Leon's field of vision.

"Leon?"

The person in front seemed to have noticed that there was someone behind her, and when she turned around, she called out Leon's name with some doubts.

"Are you...Aurora?"

After walking a few steps forward, Leon finally saw the person standing in the distance clearly. Seeing Leon walking towards him, Aurora also walked towards Leon with a smile on his face.

"It's me, but...it's so late, why are you here?"

After greeting Leon with a smile, Aurora asked Leon curiously. It is already late at night, and logically... Leon should be asleep by now.

"I drank too much before, and I can't sleep now, so I thought about going out for a walk."

Covering his cheek with his gloved hand, Leon slowly said to Aurora, the cold wind at night really made Leon unbearable, but he could only do this now.

"Pfft~ Leon, you have to know that it's very important to keep warm here~"

The way Leon covered his face with his hands made Aurora couldn't help laughing, and then Aurora took out a scarf from her ship's space.

"Come on, wrap this up first, if you catch a cold because of it, then Frederick will make trouble for us~"

With a smile on her face, Aurora handed her scarf to Leon, and stretched out her hand to take the scarf that Aurora handed to her, and then Leon looked at the other party with a complicated expression.

"you do not mind?"

"What do you mind about this? Didn't Bellarose say it before? Ensuring your safety is our most important task this time, and your health is also a kind of safety~ So... you should wear it first alright."

Smiling softly at Leon, Aurora cast her gaze into the distance again.

Hearing Aurora's words, Leon stopped being pretentious. After putting on the scarf, Leon felt a little more comfortable.

"What are you looking at?"

Looking at Aurora who was still looking into the distance, Leon finally couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart and asked Aurora.

"Huh~ It's nothing, I'm just missing my companion."

Sighing faintly, Aurora turned her head to look at Leon. They had a drink together during dinner, and now...Aurora and Leon are quite familiar.

"Companion? Are you thinking about...the missing fleet?"

Looking at the melancholy Aurora, Leon continued to ask the topic just now. All he could think of... was the missing fleet.

"Yes, you mentioned the Trans-Siberian Railway at dinner before. At that time... I thought of them. They are a group of selfless ship girls who have paid a lot for the Northern Union..."

Eyes drooping slightly, Aurora said to Leon slowly, since Leon is going to be involved in this matter now, he should know these things.

"Is that so...Speaking of which, I've always been curious about why they...did disappear?"

"This problem... It's a long story. To put it simply, it was caused by our immature technology and insufficient decision-making at the time. Fortunately, the submarine they were traveling on had life-sustaining equipment in them. .”

With her hands behind her back, Aurora took the initiative to tell Leon all kinds of past events. At that time, the Northern United had just been established, and in some things...they had no experience.

And at that time, the sirens were still attacking constantly, so the search for the missing fleet was temporarily put on hold.

Later... the Iron Blood people left the Azur Lane first. At the same time, they also had a war because of their different attitudes towards the siren technology, and the sea area finally fell into the hands of the Iron Blood.

These were all things that happened before Leon was adopted by Sangvis, and Leon had vaguely heard about these things before, until now, the two camps have eased down.

"That's it... I'm sorry about this matter, but... this apology is only for me. I will not question any orders executed by Sangvis."

Each camp has its own interests, and Leon will not deny what Sangvis did before. Those things were done for the benefit of Sangvis, and...

Northern United did the same thing, and in this case...Leon can only say that everyone is mutual, there is nothing to say.

But... he himself still respects this fleet, and he got on that submarine without experimenting... Leon thinks that this is a commendable spirit.

"That's right~ However, when I say these things, I don't want you to apologize to everyone, I just want... Please help them."

This is also the purpose of the Soviet Union to let Leon come here. With Leon's help, everyone will be able to recover their strength quickly. In addition, the Siren's onslaught started again during this period...

Northern United really needs help now.

"Of course, now that I have set foot on this land, I must have made plans to help them, and...the battle between Iron Blood and the Northern United is also time to end, what do you think?"

Looking at Aurora with a serious face, a smile slowly appeared on Leon's face. Although Frederick didn't say anything about it, but... if he can come by himself, it means that Frederick is now I also have this idea.