Revisit Azur Lane

"..."

Hermione didn't quite understand why Zhou He was being so stubborn about this. He seemed to be enjoying himself so much during the process, so what was he afraid of? She wasn't going to eat him.

This was something she rarely couldn't understand, and she sighed softly: "I understand that the Commander wants to communicate with us more naturally, but before that, there seems to be a wall in the Commander's heart that I can't see through. Perhaps only Yuudachi can break through this wall."

"?"

Zhou He touched his forehead. Why did the topic suddenly become so abstract? Was he some kind of idealist being? There was a wall in his heart that only let Yuudachi in. How classic!

However, he was definitely most relaxed when he was with Yuudachi. The topics of conversation were because he knew what Yuudachi liked, and Yuudachi always gave him positive feedback... In other words, in the port area, he was only relaxed and at ease when he was with Yuudachi, while with everyone else, he was the one being accommodated? Is that why he had such a hard time?

Damn it! This is the truth?

Having realized the truth, Zhou He leaned on the table, his head resting on his hand, feeling quite hurt. Indeed, when facing anyone other than Yuudachi, he couldn't fathom their thoughts at all, didn't know what they were interested in, or how to make them happy.

"Is that so? It turns out I'm still not capable enough."

Having fully grasped the reason for the matter, Zhou He gave up thinking. Everyone's talents are divided into two types: one is innate and the other is cultivated. When it comes to women, Zhou He has neither innate talent nor the opportunity to cultivate it.

As for building good relationships with his own ship girls, he should act according to his abilities. The most important thing is to drive away the Sirens and develop the port. He can think about these things later when other ship girls from the "freebie" faction arrive at the port.

"What's wrong, Commander? Headache?"

Yuudachi's concerned voice came from behind. Zhou He immediately sat up straight, smiled at Yuudachi, and casually pulled a tissue from the table to wipe her mouth: "No, I was just considering the development direction of our port area."

"Hmm, I don't understand it very well, but the commander is really amazing!"

As Zhou He wiped away the oil stains that made his lips look even redder, Yuudachi gave high praise to Zhou He's casual remark.

"Yuudachi is the best, truly amazing."

The more Zhou He looked at Xi Li, the more pleasing and adorable she seemed. He couldn't help but rub her soft cheeks with both hands: "Can I still eat her?"

“Of course you can eat it!”

Yuudachi grabbed Zhou He's hand; when it came to cooking, she was serious!

"really not bad."

Zhou He expressed his approval. Xi Li didn't know why she was suddenly praised, but she liked being praised, so she was very happy. She wagged her tail and sat down on the chair next to Zhou He, her chubby but not fat legs swinging under the table.

"Hermione, thank you. You've helped me understand a lot of things again."

Once Yuudachi calmed down, Zhou He thanked Hermione: "Winter should be coming soon, and the amusement park isn't suitable for playing at this time. Next, I'll prioritize building a greenhouse garden with climate-regulating functions. It will probably be located near the house that Hood likes. I'll have to trouble Hermione and the others to take care of it then."

"Ah, yes."

Hermione quite likes flowers and plants, but she believes the location of the garden shouldn't be centered around the royal family: "However, I hope the garden can be located in a relatively central area, so that the Commander and everyone else can also relax there."

"I will think about it."

Zhou He did not refuse, and Xi Li, who was next to him, heard the words "amusement park" but did not make a fuss. Instead, she stared at Zhou He with sparkling eyes from her seat. Zhou He could not refuse her cute appearance and picked up the amusement park plan again, saying that he would start building it as soon as spring came.

As for whether the amusement park can start construction on time... Zhou He thought to himself that winter would last for 90 days if we calculate three months. How many Homeland Coins would he have by then? A mere amusement park is not worth mentioning. He'll just pay for it in full!

"..."

Hermione observed the interaction between Yuudachi and Zhou He, and they seemed to be getting closer.

Chapter 125 Scored twice

As consciousness gradually returned, Zhou He opened his eyes and saw the familiar ceiling; the room was dimly lit, as if it were the dead of night.

"You got up early?"

Zhou He wasn't entirely sure, but he was certain that Xi Li hadn't gotten up yet and was still lying on his left, breathing evenly. He didn't want to disturb Xi Li's sleep, but he also had his own difficulties.

Despite not having slept with others much, Zhou He was able to control his movements without being taught. He got out of bed without making any big movements, turned sideways and walked to the bathroom and balcony space separated by a glass sliding door, where he saw what was happening outside.

The sky outside was dimly lit, and the fog was very thick. Standing in the room, I could barely see the lights on in the restaurant area, and I couldn't see the entire restaurant building.

"It should be a nice day today, right?"

Thinking this to himself, Zhou He went to the bathroom to wash his face, then turned around to wash up and looked in the mirror. He smoothed his bangs, which were almost covering his eyebrows, and then tousled them up. Looking at his fair skin in the mirror, he thought he was not particularly handsome but still quite pleasing to the eye, and he smiled to himself.

Back in the room, Yuudachi was already awake, sitting on the edge of the bed rubbing her eyes. Her pajamas were wrinkled from moving around so much at night, and several buttons on her chest were undone, revealing what was hard to imagine on a young girl's rounded breasts.

Even Zhou He felt his heart race at the sight that stirred his instincts. He tapped his head, walked to the side, turned on the light, sat down on the bed, and helped her button up her clothes: "Sorry, did I wake you up?"

"It's not the commander's fault."

Yuudachi didn't resist, but simply shook her head: "It's time to get up."

"Shall we go for a morning workout with Jean Bart?"

After covering the northern hemisphere, Zhou He reached out and ruffled Yuudachi's hair. After dinner last night, he returned here to start thinking about how to build an aircraft carrier and how to deal with the enemy Sirens today. On the way, he wanted to see the night view and came to the window, where he saw Yuudachi sneaking around outside. So he called her over and used her as a body pillow for the night.

Whether he had ulterior motives or not is another matter, but having a sweet and soft little sister next to him while sleeping is a real treat. In addition, he completely dominates the situation with Yuudachi, so he doesn't object to Yuudachi coming to sleep in his bed.

"Yes!"

Yuudachi smiled and counted on her fingers: "Jean Barthes, Hutten, Cleveland and Montpellier, everyone loves morning runs."

"come on."

Zhou He smiled. He knew that morning runs were a very efficient form of exercise. In the first few days in the port area, he would run a couple of laps with the atmosphere. But recently, he had been losing motivation. There were many things he should do, but none of them met the conditions for starting immediately. He wanted to do them but couldn't, yet he still wanted to do them.

He clearly felt that he was being pulled in his own direction. He often fell into this state before he transmigrated, which, in layman's terms, was a kind of mental exhaustion without any reason.

However, he knew how to get out of this situation: set a small goal of taking down a few Siren cadres who surrounded the port area and accomplish it. By then, he would have accumulated enough resources and could start work on all fronts.

Inspired by Yuudachi, Zhou He also inspired himself. After getting dressed, he opened the door to his room and immediately saw a white figure standing not far away in the dim light. He smirked and said, "Yukikaze, you can turn on the light."

"I'm sorry, but this kind of environment makes me feel more at ease."

Yukikaze had also been squatting by the door yesterday. She could tell that she had scared him. She tilted her head, tucked a strand of hair behind her cheek, and looked behind Zhou He: "Is Yuudachi inside?"

"Inside, she's getting ready to go for a morning run with the others. Yukikaze, do you want to warm up too?"

Zhou He took two steps forward. Yuudachi, who was changing clothes inside, made Yukikaze's eyes widen slightly. She did not respond to Zhou He's invitation, so Zhou He had to make a statement: "Yuudachi has liked to sleep with me since she first joined the port. It seems that she feels more at ease when she is by my side."

"Is this so?"

Yukikaze then averted her gaze. She knew that Yuudachi was Zhou He's initial ship and the two had spent the most time together. She was simply curious whether a relationship like that between Zhou He and Yuudachi was normal.

From birth, all she has been exposed to is battle, battle. Many of her fellow ship girls talk about the so-called 'normal life,' but after living for so many years, she still hasn't been able to understand what a normal life is like.

In her view, Yuudachi, who is always happy, best fits the conditions for a 'normal life'. So, when she sees Yuudachi, she feels inexplicably annoyed. She can't tell whether this feeling is envy or jealousy.

"Good morning, Yukikaze. Are you here to see the Commander too?"

Hearing the conversation from inside the room, Yuudachi quickly put on the formal attire he had brought and came over with a grin to greet them.

Xuefeng stared at her and shook his head: "I came to find you."

"Want to go for a morning run together?"

Yuudachi blinked, hopped over to Yukikaze, and extended her hand in invitation. Yukikaze glanced at her palm and then turned and left.

"Ow?"

Yuudachi looked at Zhou He with a puzzled expression. The latter smiled and patted her on the back: "No refusal means consent. Go ahead."

"Understood!"

A smile appeared on Yuudachi's face as she lightly followed Yukikaze, leaving Zhou He to glance back at the room before turning to tidy up.

……

The fog persisted until 8:30 a.m. before gradually dissipating. During this time, Zhou He conducted a simulation design of the 'aircraft carrier' in the scientific research system and obtained the results.

The materials he obtained from dismantling the Sirens yesterday were enough to handcraft two aircraft carriers, each 370 meters long, 32 meters wide, with a draft of nine meters and a full load capacity of 48,000 tons. The carriers would have a top speed of 32 knots and carry a total of 95 aircraft, including 23 fighters, 26 dive bombers, 36 torpedo bombers, and 10 specialized reconnaissance aircraft.

Since the system's design is based on naval designs from World War II, there are no aircraft that would particularly excite Zhou He. However, the system has been reinforced on these old-fashioned carrier-based aircraft structures, making them at least usable in terms of numerical values.

In addition to consuming nearly 100,000 tons of supplies, he also consumed two aircraft carrier blueprints, 15 main gun components, 84 anti-aircraft components, and 24 carrier-based aircraft components. All the optional and general-purpose components he had collected during previous missions were used to complete the carrier-based aircraft components, leaving him with only main gun components, torpedo components, and anti-aircraft gun components.

Similar to patrol boats with automatic navigation, these two aircraft carriers have the ability to receive commands and act autonomously, similar to the mass-produced Siren models. The aircraft are also unmanned. Overall, Zhou He is quite satisfied.

So at this moment, he was discussing the details of this attack with his own people:

"So far, there are a total of four Siren officers near our port area."

Zhou He, holding a pen, sat around the coffee table in the center of the living room with Bismarck and the others. On the coffee table was a blueprint, with the red dot in the center representing the location of the port area. There was a Siren officer guarding each of his four directions: east, west, south, and north. They were all currently within the area of ​​the first district near the port area.

"The Sirens defending our south are Purifiers, the west are Eliminators, the east are Eliminators, and the Builders to the north are elusive, so she is not in this battle plan."

After marking the names of several Sirens on the map, Zhou He pointed to the Purifier and said, "She is the closest to us and is also the target of this feint attack. You guys pretend to break through the Siren fleet in this direction, while I observe and determine which of the Testers and Purifiers from the east and west directions will arrive faster. I will then pass this information on to you, and you will begin to move towards that direction. The goal is to give the approaching Siren officers a head-on blow and take them down directly."

As he spoke, Zhou He's gaze swept over the ship girls present. After a brief pause, he continued, "I don't think the Siren Purifier is a high threat. She's not as high a priority as the Eliminator or the Tester. When your main force gets close to one of them, I will send Yukikaze to intercept the other. When the two sides make contact, I will have the new aircraft carrier support Yukikaze to speed up her mission."

"After you finish dealing with both sides, you can join forces to deal with the Purifiers. I will make arrangements for the follow-up matters as appropriate."

Zhou He explained his rough plan, then took two steps back and sat down in a chair, waiting for others to speak.

"The commander's arrangement this time is somewhat risky. If it were a normal fleet, it would very likely be attacked from both sides and defeated en route."

Hood was the first to speak. She pointed out the most fatal flaw of this operation, but a smile played on her lips as she pointed to the blueprints: “However, considering the aftermath of our battle with the Sirens yesterday, the Sirens’ ships on the front lines will not have a particularly sufficient supply of ammunition. This is a plan worth trying.”

"One thing, Commander, isn't it too risky to send Yukikaze alone to stop another Siren?"

Bismarck wanted to press her advantage yesterday, but due to concerns about a sneak attack from the testers, they inexplicably separated today, with each person nearly two hours apart – enough time for them to defeat either one of them.

"Yukikaze's power is beyond your imagination. Don't worry, I have other plans."

Zhou He smiled. He knew how strong the meta-modified ship girls were. Even though Yukikaze's strength was halved, she was still not someone that a few experimental Sirens could handle. To put it bluntly, with his remote repair support, Yukikaze could take on all five Sirens by herself and then destroy the Sirens base in the West Fourth District.

Individual strength does not equal collective strength. What he wants is for all the top players in his own port area, so Yukikaze will have to make do here.

"Commander... will the Sirens send another fleet?"

Yorktown, who was in the lineup, observed for a long time and only asked timidly after confirming that no one would interrupt his speech. Zhou He frowned slightly at this question: "I also find this very strange. We have sunk a large number of Sirens in several attacks, but we have not seen large-scale ship resupply. There must be a Sirens conspiracy involved."

"No follow-up support?"

Upon hearing this, the people present and the onlookers all showed subtle expressions. Under Zhou He's system influence, unless there was an overwhelming number of Sirens, no one could compare to Zhou He in terms of logistical support capabilities.

"Of course, the Sirens still outnumber us by several times or even ten times, but they have now divided their forces, so the difference in numbers is not so significant."

Zhou He added that he could underestimate the Sirens because his family now had the strength to fight, but he could not let his family members underestimate the Sirens, as that would bring deadly danger.