Revisit Azur Lane

Chapter 122 Chat

Seeing that everyone enjoyed the cake and fruit so much, Zhou He only considered it briefly before smiling and walking into the kitchen. He spent 2 Home Coins to buy four large watermelons, cut them up, and had Hermione and the others serve them to the others. He then took a slice and sat by the window, munching on it.

"I haven't eaten watermelon in ages, even though it was summer before I transmigrated."

The melons produced by the system were of extremely high quality, with a crisp texture and very sweet juice. Zhou He slurped them up until the rind was pure white before licking his lips with lingering satisfaction, feeling saddened by the quality of his life before he transmigrated.

However, this melon would taste even better if it were chilled in stream water for a while.

"commander!"

Hearing the sound, Zhou He wiped the watermelon juice from his mouth with his finger, turned around and saw Yuudachi holding a plate of cake in both hands and offering it to him. Her face was a little red after she had struggled with Yukikaze for a while: "Commander, have some cake too!"

"Okay, thank you Yuudachi."

Zhou He didn't steal a single bite of the cake; he only tasted the extra part when the cream trimming failed. He took the cake plate with one hand and threw the melon rind in the trash can. Xi Li, on the other hand, smiled foolishly and then turned back to ask Yukikaze for more cake.

Because Zhou He had said that the cake was a gift for Yukikaze, Yukikaze immediately asserted her 'ownership' of it. She was very reluctant to accept Yuudachi's repeated requests, but considering that Yuudachi had shared the cake with Zhou He, she reluctantly cut a small piece for Yuudachi.

"So few!"

Yuudachi spoke frankly, and Yukikaze glanced at her and said, "That's enough for you to eat."

"..."

Seeing the two of them making a fuss, Zhou He smiled, picked up the plate, and walked out of the kitchen.

Most people in the port area are particular about their appearance when eating, even Long Island, who is leaning on Count Spee's shoulder, is barely acceptable.

Because there are a very few outgoing contestants who don't care about their image at all, such as Zuikaku and Jeanbart. These two squatted at the door eating melons, looking like little delinquents who ran out of an anime. Even Shoukaku was a little embarrassed to approach them and could only sit with Ayanami and the others and talk quietly.

"?"

However, after Zhou He went outside and observed the area for a while, he noticed that a few people were still missing.

"Commander! Why didn't you bring out such a good thing sooner?"

Unbeknownst to him, Zhou He walked to the gate and was spotted by Rui He. She looked up at Zhou He, her beautiful hair falling to the ground and piling up because she was squatting, which was quite amusing.

"I didn't expect this, and it's quite expensive."

Zhou He answered honestly.

"Expensive?"

Zuikaku isn't very good at valuing things; that's something Shoukaku does for him.

"Well, everything else is fine. As for watermelons, about thirty can be exchanged for our hot spring pool."

Zhou He picked up a piece of cake and put it in his mouth, answering in a somewhat muffled voice.

"So expensive!?"

Ruihe was startled. He looked down at the melon in his hand, then glanced at the remaining melons on the table in the hall. He put his melon on the ground, turned around and took out two more, only to have one snatched away by Jean Bart.

"Is it really that exaggerated? From now on, I'll throw you a fruit party every few days."

Zhou He saw this and realized that his way of thinking about life was too harsh on his ship girls. This port was their entire view of the world, and there were many things that the port didn't have, only when he brought them out could his ship girls have access to them.

'Logistics isn't as simple as I imagined.'

He silently stuffed cake into his mouth.

"Really? Isn't that too extravagant?"

Zuikaku's eyes widened, and he looked even happier than when he returned victorious from the Sirens.

"It's understandable to splurge occasionally, isn't it?"

Zhou He thought for a moment, then smiled and waved the fork in his hand. He hadn't noticed it before, but now that he had, he naturally had to make up for it.

"Hmm...that's what I think too, but Commander, you shouldn't worry too much about these things. You should spend the money on more important things."

After quietly agreeing, Zuikaku loudly offered his own suggestion.

"Hmph? I didn't expect you to underestimate me, Zuikaku. I'm a little sad."

Zhou He raised an eyebrow, never expecting that he would be the one being lectured by Ruihe.

"Commander, you're the one who always underestimates me, aren't you?"

Ruihe was very indignant. Zhou He had relied on her a lot before, but now she was always being used as a negative example.

"Have it?"

Zhou He decided to reserve his opinion on this issue: "You're overthinking it. Your combination with Shoukaku is an important part of the port's combat strength."

"..."

Mentioning Shoukaku, Zuikaku's gaze towards Zhou He became subtle. In her eyes, Zhou He's affection for her older sister was undisguised. Although Shoukaku had that kind of charm, she still felt a little uncomfortable.

"Anyway, don't overthink it."

Zhou He wasn't good at being stared at, so he awkwardly changed the subject, turned around with a smile, and left through the front door.

Zuikaku didn't chase after them, but continued to enjoy the melon. After all, enjoying the melon is the best thing ever!

The atmosphere in the living room was very harmonious. When Zhou He passed by, he overheard a few conversations, including praise for the fruit cake, discussions about where to go later, and recounting their brilliant performance in the battle.

'We're still too poor.'

Zhou He sighed inwardly that his ship girls were truly angels, but the accumulation of home coins was too slow. 29 coins a day seemed like a lot, but the time cost was huge. To increase daily income, he needed to increase the number of ship girls in the port. With more personnel, expenses would also increase, and it would still be impossible to effectively develop the port in the short term.

A little troublesome.

Frustrated, Zhou He returned to the kitchen, put down the plate, and turned to leave.

"?"

Yuudachi, who was eating cake, noticed something was wrong, jumped off the stool and followed. But when she looked out the door, she saw Hermione already following Zhou He, and her eyes widened slightly.

……

"The port's development funds... Commander, there's no need to rush. The port's development is already progressing very quickly, so slowing down a bit is perfectly fine."

Hermione followed Zhou He out the back door from the living room for a walk, and after asking him about his troubles, she gently comforted him.

"Ah."

Zhou He was also aware that his port district was actually developing rapidly, but now he wanted the port district to develop even faster, which was essentially a useless worry caused by his own self-imposed pressure.

But I just can't help but think about this question.

There wasn't much conversation. Zhou He led Hermione for a walk along the paved road. When they arrived at the new dormitory, between the dining room and the Ironblood Mansion, he pointed to an open space and said, "I'm planning to build a shopping mall here and put some items that are very rare or even nonexistent on the island in there. Hermione, can you help me think of some things that would make you happy?"

"understood."

Hermione only understood the gist of it, but that was enough.

The two circled around for a while, and when they turned back, they unexpectedly ran into Hu Teng, who was coming out of the hot spring in casual black clothes. A person's clothing really does affect their temperament. Hu Teng in formal attire gave off an aloof and unapproachable vibe, while Hu Teng in casual T-shirts, with steam rising from her body, looked like a slightly mischievous girl next door. Putting aside everything else, it made it much easier to strike up a conversation.

"You worked hard today. Hu Teng, how was your operation?"

Upon meeting, Zhou He greeted him naturally, while Hu Teng tugged at his collar with his fingers and said, "It's alright, barely passable."

"Hmm, no need to rush. In my opinion, you're just not used to the ship equipment yet. Once you get used to how you use it, you'll become very powerful all at once."

Zhou He placed high hopes on Hu Teng. Although he wouldn't compare her to the Mate ship, as a tiered ship in the game, Hu Teng had hard parameters comparable to the Iowa-class. From any perspective, Hu Teng would be a backbone force in the future port area.

"..."

"Commander, are you like this with everyone?"

Hu Teng listened to Zhou He's words, calmly looking at him and observing his reaction.

"Logically, that should be the case, but I'm not qualified as a commander and I can't do things to that extent."

Zhou He hummed in thought for a moment, then touched his hat and chuckled, "In the end, it can only be like this: we meet by chance and then I give him a lecture."

"Indeed, it's clear you're not an efficient person."

Hu Teng's gaze towards Zhou He softened. She had learned all of Zhou He's information from Yuudachi and knew that he was also a latecomer to the profession. However, she had doubts about Zhou He's choice to become a commander, as it was not an easy job.

"Uh, that's true, but I've been doing my job well!"

Zhou He was amazed at how amazing his ship girl was. She could figure him out in just a few days. Could it be that everyone else already knew that he hadn't actually done anything and mostly just spaced out and slacked off during work hours?

"This is your own decision, and I won't praise you."

Hu Teng wasn't interested in whether Zhou He had completed his work or not; someone would do it anyway… She glanced at Hermione, who looked like just an ordinary maid, but having been by Zhou He's side for so long, she was practically practically his secretary.

"Ah."

Zhou He smiled. He could already sense how difficult Huteng was to approach. Similar to Kursk and Tosa, but even more difficult to communicate with. Huteng was quite easy to talk to when it was first built (?), but now he couldn't find a way to get in touch with him.

"If there's nothing else, I'll go back and rest now."

Seeing Zhou He's speechless expression, Hu Teng averted his gaze and turned to walk into the command building.

"Commander, this Ms. Hutten has a rather unpleasant personality."

Hermione muttered something under her breath after everyone had left.

"It can't be called malicious; it's more of a form of self-protection."

Zhou He unilaterally believes that the nature of ship girls is 'good', and he remembers Hu Teng's personality, which seems to be the kind of person who will never trust you if they don't trust you, but will follow you with everything once they do.

Interesting.

"Really?"

Hermione was skeptical; it was the first time she had ever seen Zhou He so speechless.

"Just trust me!"

Zhou He won Hermione's approval with his cheerful tone, and then he had a video call with Kursk. Kursk was in his room, his clothes had been changed, and even his hair was still half-dry, obviously he had just taken a shower.

"Kursk, I want to dismantle all the ships that were towed back. Could you please take me there?"

Zhou He stated his thoughts, and Kursk, sitting opposite him, glanced at Hermione and nodded: "I understand, now?"

"The sooner the better."

Zhou He answered.