Revisit Azur Lane

Soon, the impromptu meeting ended, and the participants began to contact others who were not interested in the meeting. Within minutes, apart from the one who was slacking off, the other 28 ship girls gathered here to follow Zhou He's orders.

"Yukikaze, can you do that?"

Zhou He quickly found Xue Feng, who was silent, in the crowd, explained the task she was in charge of, and asked her questions.

"What do you think, Your Highness Zhou He?"

Xuefeng raised an eyebrow. She remembered that Zhou He had praised her just last night, so why was he asking this stupid question again today?

"They are just mass-produced individuals of the experimenters. For you, Yukikaze, it should be just a matter of meeting them."

Zhou He didn't need to think about this problem in detail. The ship girls who went crazy during the meta-transformation process might be recycled by the Sirens to become henchmen, but the meta-transformed ship girls who didn't go berserk, once they completed their transformation, their power would be at least at the level of the Arbitration Agency, which was something that the Experiment Agency simply couldn't withstand.

"That's it."

Standing on the lawn, Yukikaze crossed her arms, her slightly raised chin revealing her current mood.

"Ah."

Seeing this, Zhou He smiled slightly, looked up and squinted to observe the sun peeking out from the fog and clouds and then being quickly covered up again. At least today was a good time to make a move.

"OK OK."

As the conversations at the waiting area gradually subsided, Zhou He clapped his hands and drew everyone's attention: "This operation is an encounter-annihilation battle. Bismarck, T-Hood, Shokaku, and Yorktown, you four will serve as the flagships of your respective factions and command the operation. Jean Bart, you will temporarily join the White Eagle Group. Kursk and Lingmin, you will temporarily follow Bismarck. Does anyone have any questions? If not, we'll be setting off soon!"

"I me me!"

Yuudachi quickly raised her hand, and after Zhou He nodded to her, Yuudachi pointed at Yukikaze: "Commander, isn't it too pitiful that Yukikaze is all alone?"

"..."xN

A moment of silence fell over the room, and Zhou He couldn't help but grin: "Don't worry, I'll find Xuefeng some help in a bit."

"understood!"

Yuudachi nodded, her serious expression making Yukikaze unable to get angry, but she was still very annoyed. Yesterday, she had proven her strength to Zhou He.

Today she wants to let everyone else in the port area know that she has not wasted her time all these years!

Chapter 126 So-called Efficiency

As always, Zhou He watched his girls' departing figures, narrowed his eyes, and shifted his gaze to the research interface projected by the system. He directly brought up the aircraft carrier plan that he had simulated in advance last night. After repeatedly confirming that he had enough resources, he selected 'Construct'.

Even with a weapon of aircraft carrier caliber, the system did not pause at all during its construction. In the process of construction, it also corrected some architectural problems that Zhou He had left in the manual selection process. In just one second of loading, Zhou He's first true 'aircraft carrier' was completed. He only needed to deploy it to realize it.

'Deployment'

Zhou He took two steps forward to the edge of the tide, placing the massive warship that had been obscuring his view as far as possible into the depths of the bay. After silently reciting a mantra, enormous blue light fragments appeared in the air above the bay and converged into a ball, printing out the complex structure of the aircraft carrier from bottom to top, like 3D printing. Zhou He's eyes widened as he stared at the colossal object that had appeared out of nowhere—

Although he felt satisfied with being able to command the ship girls, what man wouldn't want to own his own massive warship? The ship was brown when it entered the water, and the deck was painted pure white when you looked up. The bow was equipped with an anchor, and the red number 01 was on the hull a little further back. Beyond that, Zhou He could only walk diagonally to see the elevators and radar and other devices on the island superstructure.

"There's one more ship, but we need to get 01 out first."

Zhou He licked his lips, switched to the dock, and clicked on the extra 01. Apart from it, the dock was full of anime girl icons, and it was no exaggeration to describe it as out of place.

The warships modified by the system have an AI-like control center inside, which stores combat plans and authorization codes to obey Zhou He's commands. Because of the system's unique friend-or-foe identification capability, there is no need to worry about accidental damage. At the same time, these warships can be controlled by commands or manually.

As for manual control, entering the dock and long-pressing the icon will display two options: 'Input Command' and 'Control'. With the new toy in hand, Zhou He unsurprisingly chose manual control. The system interface instantly changed to a rectangular overhead view, with a switch option in the upper right corner to switch between first-person view and overhead view. For his first time, Zhou He honestly used the God's-eye view to control it. He first locked onto 01, then drew a movement trajectory for it, making it sail out of the bay and stop about 1 nautical mile to the left of the bay entrance.

After designing and finalizing the operation, Zhou He released control. The No. 01 aircraft carrier, hundreds of meters away, instantly started up. Its enormous propulsion directly stirred up the surrounding seawater. Under Zhou He's watchful gaze, it gracefully retreated to create distance, then turned a corner and sailed straight out of the bay. Because of its enormous size, even when it was outside the bay, Zhou He could still see its presence.

"Phew, my heart is beating a little fast."

Rubbing his slightly flushed cheeks, Zhou He felt his heart beating faster than when he was taking a bath with Yuudachi. However, he quickly calmed down and materialized the No. 02 aircraft carrier in the bay, positioning it one nautical mile to the right of the bay entrance, just like he had done with the other ships. The two ships were about two to three nautical miles apart, and Zhou He judged that this distance should not affect the take-off and landing of the carrier-based aircraft.

Just as Zhou He finished setting up the two aircraft carriers, the sounds of artillery fire and explosions came from afar, causing Zhou He to focus his attention and switch the interface to the attack map.

"Purification, let me see your ingredients."

Zhou He immediately locked onto the Purifier zone in the South Second District. He muttered to himself as he saw the bright 3D images of Purifiers in the zone. However, after several minutes, he only saw the Purifiers moving left and right, showing no intention of retreating or joining the battle.

"A wait-and-see attitude? What about the others?"

Narrowing his eyes, Zhou He switched to the east-west direction, to the area where the testers and the eliminaters were located. It was obvious that they were moving towards the south zone 1, which was the zone where the battle was taking place. After taking some time to compare, it was clear that the testers' movement speed was much slower than that of the eliminaters. The eliminaters had already reached the edge of the zone, while the testers were still in the central area.

"The Cleaner... this guy has a bit of a chuunibyou vibe, could it be that he got angry after being hit?"

Because the Cleaner wasn't very active in the story, Zhou He didn't have a deep impression of her. He only knew that she was a bit of a goofball when she talked. Now it seems that she's probably just a hothead.

"It's just you."

Having locked onto the target, Zhou He immediately relayed the message to the four flagships: Shoukaku, Bismarck, Yorktown, and Hood. At the same time, he instructed Yukikaze to naturally move to the west and told her to lock onto and eliminate the Eliminator as quickly as possible to avoid being surrounded by multiple Siren officers.

"Now that the pieces are in place, let me create some more variables during this period of encounter."

Having set his goal, Zhou He decisively switched the interface to the construction tab: "Construct three times."

At this stage, he doesn't want to increase the number of ship girls too much. This construction is just to distract the enemy's Siren officers so they can coordinate with Yukikaze to decapitate them. The firepower of three ship girls plus two aircraft carriers is enough to be called a surprise attack.

boom!

The sound of metal gates clashing seemed to echo in his ears. Zhou He turned around, and three figures appeared on the previously empty beach and the distant lawn.

First, there was a purple-haired girl with animal ears wearing a blue sailor uniform and a katana at her waist. Her legs, encased in black stockings beneath her skirt, exuded an idealistic aura, making Zhou He unable to resist taking a second look.

Secondly, there was a black-haired girl with a single ponytail wearing a blue navy T-shirt and a metal nameplate around her neck. Her bangs covered her left eye. Because she had appeared so many times in the game, Zhou He also took a few more glances at her.

The third one is even more significant. In the game, she is labeled as a lolicon, but in reality, she seems to be just a deportee. She is an incredibly cool but often disappointing fellow prisoner. In the official history, she gave Bismarck an important blow. She is the famous Royal Ark!

"Ashigara, Cassin, Ark Royal."

Zhou He silently recited the names of the three in his mind. In this world where even Hu Teng's performance was unsatisfactory, he had abandoned the simplistic idea that rarity equals strength. Even white-rarity ship girls in the game would be formidable fighters in reality!

Facing the three of them, he raised his hand and said, "This way!"

The three, who were still a little dazed, snapped back to reality upon hearing his voice and approached with calm expressions. Royal Ark was the most proactive among them. She first glanced at Cassin, and in that instant, a strange sense of responsibility arose in her heart. She quickly walked to the front and waved to Zhou He, saying, "You must be our commander. I am Royal Ark, an aircraft carrier from the Royal Navy. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Hello."

Zhou He nodded to her, pointed to the command building behind them, and then spoke: "My name is Zhou He, and I am temporarily serving as the commander of this port area. The reason for summoning you all here... I think you all know without me having to explain."

The explosions in the distance gradually became more frequent. Zhou He, as an ordinary person, could hear them, so the three ship girls could hear them even more clearly.

"Is it a siren attack? I am Ashigara of the Myō-goku class. Commander, please give the order."

Ashigara reacted quickly. She looked up at the sky behind Zhou He, then quickly focused on Zhou He. Her expression was calm and her gaze was firm, making her seem very reliable.

Cassin, who was standing close to the Royal Ark, didn't seem very interested in these matters, but she still spoke up: "I am Cassin, a destroyer from the White Eagle. I hope the commander can explain the situation."

"Ah."

Zhou He smiled. This draw was really good. He spread his hands and called out the names of the three people one by one: "Ashigara, Kashin, Royal Ark, as the commander, I am happy to see you. The operation we are currently conducting is a battle to break through the Sirens' encirclement. The ultimate goal is to destroy the Sirens' base, which is a hundred miles away. Right now, we are fighting against several of the Sirens' executives."

"Your mission this time is to appear on the battlefield as a surprise force, to disrupt their assessment of the battle situation."

Zhou He's initial plan was simply to send a few to deal with the Sirens around the port area, but he didn't expect to land such a big target as Royal Ark, gaining an extra aircraft carrier. Naturally, the target could be raised. So he turned his attention to Royal Ark: "Royal Ark, you will be the temporary flagship, leading Cassin and Ashigara in an attack from the southwest. The objective is to catch up with the advance team. You will encounter other aircraft carrier crew members along the way. Ashigara and Cassin, you two will act as escorts and keep watch. As for Royal Ark, I need you to launch carrier-based aircraft to attack all humanoid Sirens in the southeast direction up to 100 nautical miles away. Do I need to repeat myself?"

"Hmm...we'll join forces with the advance troops for escort, and then I'll launch an airstrike on the Sirens to the southeast, right?"

After a moment's thought, Royal Ark looked at Ashigara and Cassin after Zhou He nodded. They both nodded as well: "Understood."

"Keep it up, I'll prepare a celebration feast for your return."

After explaining the situation, Zhou He watched the three leave with a cheer, then switched interfaces to relay the message to the others and kept a close eye on the location and distance between Xuefeng and the Cleaner.

As we all know, a two-way journey is the shortest distance in the world. What would normally take more than an hour or even two hours to travel over sixty nautical miles can be covered in less than half an hour with this two-way journey.

At this moment, the testers were in the farthest East Second District, while the Purifiers were in the nearby South Second District, slacking off. Bismarck and the main force had just entered South First District and were located on the western edge. The Purifiers had also entered South First District. Yukikaze was in the middle of the main force and the Purifiers, less than fifteen nautical miles away.

"Aren't the Slayers afraid of the snow and wind?"

Zhou He was puzzled by the map, but that did not affect his battle plan. He directly issued orders to the two aircraft carriers, 01 and 02, to lock onto the Eliminator and launch an attack!

……

"These ship girls are really powerful. Even a mixed force of mass-produced and executor types is no match for them."

The Purification Queen, hiding in the South Second District, observed the distant battle and felt the speed at which her subordinate fleet lost contact. The corners of her mouth turned up in an exaggerated smile, and her arrogant appearance made it seem as if she had raised the ship girl team that was currently wreaking havoc.

'However, the fact that it could restore a irrational meta ship to normal, and even possess hidden powers, makes this singularity truly formidable. Thankfully, the Purger is an idiot.'

After the initial excitement, the Purifier began to make her own plans. She naturally didn't want to fight against normal meta ship girls, as that would be asking for trouble. However, the Observer deliberately positioned them this way to attract these ship girls out. But if these people really attacked, should she run or not?

I don't know how much longer it will take for the builders.

Suddenly, she received feedback that the Cleaners and that meta Yukikaze had clashed, and nearly a dozen enemy fighters had inexplicably appeared in the sky. The fleet, which had not been resupplyed to begin with, was now being attacked by the enemy, and air superiority was about to be lost!

"Are there any masters?"

Purification was quite surprised and began to connect with the observer at the base to ask if her plan had failed.

On the other side, the Blood Rage-inducing Cleanser faced Yukikaze—she wasn't afraid at all. Ordinary meta ship girls are unpredictable, but Yukikaze is very honest. She had been badly beaten by them a few nights ago, so in her opinion, Yukikaze's strength couldn't be that great.

"They finally escaped, but then they just walked right back to us. How foolish!"

Despite looking down on Yukikaze, the Cleanser cautiously began charging her Shark Cannon from outside the destroyer's firing range. However, just as she started charging, black and white aircraft swooped down from high above, completely obscuring the sky. These aircraft ignored the escorting ships around the Cleanser, locked onto her directly, and dropped a large number of explosive charges.

"What!?"

The Cleaner never expected that an aircraft would break through the air defenses and arrive at her side at this time. This sudden crisis forced her to deactivate her stored energy to evade, but the number of bombs dropped was too large. The seawater that was blown up rose and fell, and with the spray of water, she was shaken so much that she could not tell which way was which for a moment.

The bombing lasted for nearly a minute. The Cleaners, who had been hit by several bombs, finally recovered and were about to retreat when they looked up and saw a giant white wolf running wildly from a distance. The wolf's snow-covered body raised its hand and aimed at her, making a shooting motion as playful as a child.

Bang bang bang!

The unassuming destroyer fired its main guns in unison, and one of the shells struck the Cleaner, who was raising his hand to try and block it.

boom!

A huge ball of flame shot into the sky, and the figure of the Cleanser was sent flying like a broken rag doll. The ship's equipment disintegrated in the air, and the parts fell into the sea with a thud.

"Is this the extent of the mass-produced individuals produced by the experimental agency?"

Ignoring the shells coming from all directions, Yukikaze sat steadily on the wolf's back and approached the Eliminator. Amidst the explosions, countless carrier-based aircraft swooped down from the sky, and the Sirens warships that had been swaggering around fell into a sea of ​​fire.

The most popular Cleaner was also hit by a finishing blow, and his figure, which had barely managed to get up, fell completely.

"The Cleaners are dead, air superiority is lost, we can't hold them off anymore!"

The Purification Princess, who was further away, could no longer sit still. If she didn't run away soon, the planes in the sky would bomb her!

"No, it's already done."

The observer's slightly flippant voice rang out.