Revisit Azur Lane

"..."

Xuefeng glanced at Zhou He and then quickly lowered her head. Whether in the original world or in the many worlds she had experienced, she had never seen a human like Zhou He.

In the world she was born in, ship girls were purely weapons of war, used to fight the Sirens. Humans did not regard them as real life. In the many worlds she traveled to afterward, there were also worlds where ship girls held military power. However, in those worlds, humans also regarded ship girls as weapons of war, but they acknowledged their human rights and abilities and used them in a more moderate way.

In the world where Zhou He lived, there was no national faction to dominate. All the power in the port was concentrated in his hands, yet everything was done with their needs in mind. He emphasized security in his attacks and did not maintain a balance of power among factions, which completely overturned her preconceived notions about human rulers.

"What's wrong? You can order more if you're still hungry."

Zhou He looked at Xue Feng's strange behavior. Although it seemed abrupt, could it be that Xue Feng had a very high level of affection for him?

"Idiot! How much do you want me to eat this morning? Do you want me to turn into a fat pig?"

Xuefeng was furious at Zhou He's innocent look. She stood up, slammed her hand on the table, and stormed off.

"...When it comes to being unreasonable, Yukikaze is definitely the better one."

Zhou He's lips twitched. Compared to Xuefeng, Hammanman really seemed like she was being coquettish.

But was his guess right or wrong? What if Yukikaze really liked him? Should he, like in the game, first take out the wedding dress and ring and wave them in front of Yukikaze, then say they were prepared for someone else?

Wouldn't that be too abstract?

"Stop it, stop it!"

His thoughts wandered off, and Zhou He quickly patted his cheeks. What was wrong with him? He had only convinced everyone to accept his relationship with Yuudachi, so why was he being so narcissistic? Even if Yukikaze was incredibly generous, he couldn't be more generous than Yuudachi, could he?

"Well, let's check the situation outside."

Zhou He exhaled a breath of hot air and started scanning the areas where Sirens had appeared, activating the system interface.

Chapter 158 Entertainment Project

Although the Sirens were not discussed yesterday, Zhou He still took the time to observe the situation in the north.

Two days ago, the Sakura Empire and Eagle Union fleet, mainly composed of Shokaku and Yorktown, rushed to the aid of the Hood Squadron in the north, annihilating almost all the Sirens fleets that were heading south. Then, throughout yesterday, not many Sirens from the north moved south. Currently, the total number of Sirens in the three regions of North 5, 6, and 7, along with all the Sirens on the east and west sides, is about eighty.

This number sounds huge, and it is indeed huge, but compared to the number of the Sirens' fleet before, it's like a kitten facing a big cat. With just the thirty-one ship girls who went out, they could just rush up and wipe them all out.

That's the magic of numbers!

"However, we still need to be careful. With only a distance of about two hundred nautical miles, there's no guarantee that the observers won't control these Sirens' aircraft carriers to launch beyond-visual-range air strikes."

Once Zhou He was in working mode, he frowned and continued to check each area one by one, finding the locations of all the aircraft carriers and heavy cruisers in the Siren fleet. There were five aircraft carriers and thirteen heavy cruisers. Four of the aircraft carriers had gone with the escort fleet to the Siren base in the west, while the remaining one was wandering around in the North Sixth District.

The situation was similar for the heavy cruisers. Five went to the Siren base, while the remaining eight were scattered in the border area between the North Fifth and Sixth Districts. Judging from their sailing routes, they seemed to be preparing to disperse to other directions.

"The observer is already in operation."

Zhou He narrowed his eyes, thinking of the small number of Siren fleets he had encountered during his previous exploration, which were wandering around. These wandering forces were very likely specially arranged by the observers, so that as long as those forces lost contact, their location could be deduced from the location of the lost contact.

As for why we used such an old method instead of looking at satellite maps directly?

That only shows that even the Sirens' advanced technology couldn't enable satellites in space to accurately lock onto 'people' at sea.

After all, their system uses an abstract 3D God's-eye view, so it's quite reasonable that the Sirens can't do that.

"They're quite cautious, and their location is too far away, making it inconvenient to take the initiative."

After confirming several times, Zhou He regretfully closed the sortie map and switched to the research ship interface, where he could clearly see the number of heavy cruisers sunk by Anchorage: 34/100.

100-34=66.

If he sinks another 66 Siren heavy cruisers, he will be able to acquire his first research ship.

From Yukikaze's meta growth curve, we can see that the faster a ship girl with good base stats grows, the more tanky she is. When playing the game, he felt that Anchorage was quite durable, so her stats should be pretty high, right?

"..."

Zhou He thought about Anchorage and suddenly fell silent. Compared to its numerical values, Anchorage's physique was definitely at a late-game level, but its mentality was set to a child level. He would probably have to take care of this big kid on the side, and he really didn't know if that was something to be happy about.

"Oh well, raising kids is something that's bound to happen sooner or later anyway, so the sooner I experience it, the better."

Thinking about it, he finally came to a conclusion after the waiters brought him breakfast. He reached out to help carry the plate to the table, smiled and thanked the waiters, and then started eating.

Since his student days, Zhou He has always been faster at cooking than the average person, let alone when someone is waiting for him. After finishing his meal in a few minutes, he got up, threw down a wad of napkins, and walked to the door. There he saw Xuefeng squatting by the door, tearing a green leaf inch by inch.

"Is it fun?"

Zhou He walked to a nearby shrub, broke off a leaf, and tore it apart little by little with his fingernail along the veins.

He used to do this often before he traveled through time: if he saw leaves hanging down by the roadside, he would pluck them.

"Isn't it because you were too slow to come out?"

Xuefeng pouted and complained, throwing away the leaf fragments in her hand, patting non-existent dust off her skirt, and came to Zhou He's side: "I've seen Jiang Feng fishing on the sea before. She said it can train your spirit, but I don't think that's any good."

"Hehe, everyone has their own unique way of exercising. It's just that Jiang Feng's method is not suitable for you or me."

Zhou He remembered Jiang Feng, who was a little fangirl and bodyguard of Nagato. Even her voice lines after marriage were about urging the 'Commander' to spend more time with Nagato, which was somewhat similar to Yorktown.

"By the way, did she catch any fish in the end?"

After taking a couple of steps, Zhou He suddenly asked a question. Xue Feng paused for a moment, then decisively shook his head: "I don't remember."

"Do you know how to fish, Yukikaze?"

Chatting idly, Zhou He led Xuefeng to the coastline. The sound of the crashing tide was very loud, and the waves wet the beach, changing the color of the sand.

Xuefeng did not answer this question, which clearly meant she didn't know how—Zhou He had seen Xuefeng's memories, but they didn't include her experiences traveling through different worlds, or perhaps he had forgotten them.

But none of that mattered. He grabbed with his right hand, and a black cloth bag containing the fishing gear appeared in his hand. He held it out to Xuefeng: "I know a little bit. Let's learn together slowly."

"...You really can?"

Xuefeng had initially thought he was too stupid for not asking Jiangfeng before, but upon hearing Zhou He's words, he immediately raised his head, clutching the fishing gear bag to his chest, his tone filled with suspicion.

"I've gone fishing with friends twice."

Zhou He chuckled lightly, and Xue Feng had no idea where his confidence came from.

In short, Zhou He went to the dock, brought up the system and entered the scientific research interface. He found a five-meter-long covered speedboat in the 'ship', invested some resources and a self-selected design blueprint, and then deployed it in the middle of the berth.

Countless blue lights appeared around him and then coalesced into a white speedboat. The front three and a half meters were covered, and the stern a little over a meter was open-air. It was nearly two meters wide, but looked very light. Zhou He felt that the snow wind could easily capsize the boat.

"From today onwards, this will be the number one fishing boat."

Zhou He paced back and forth on the extended dock, observing the ship's appearance. He then turned and waved to Xue Feng: "Get on board!"

"you…"

Xuefeng looked at Zhou He, seemingly wanting to complain but then giving up. She nimbly took a step and jumped onto the boat, causing it to rock slightly. Xuefeng didn't feel anything on the boat, but seeing Zhou He's wide eyes, she suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "This boat is too light! Won't it capsize on the way?"

"Huh? I don't think so."

Zhou He thought the Xuefeng was too heavy, but it turned out the boat was too light. He waited a while and then jumped onto the boat. The moment he landed, he could clearly feel the boat swaying, but not much. He quickly grabbed the edge of the awning and stabilized himself.

"Really."

He marveled at the sight. On his last trip, he had used a 50-meter patrol boat, which was incredibly stable. This one, ten times smaller, clearly demonstrated the power of the ocean.

"Oh no, will I get seasick later?"

Despite the subtle glances from Xuefeng, Zhou He walked into the driver's seat. After checking the controls, he started the engine and began to move. At first, the boat swayed a bit when the tide was hitting it, and he had to hold onto the steering wheel. After moving to a more distant location, the boat gradually became more stable. Only then did Zhou He pull up a map of the surrounding area and choose a spot about four nautical miles from the bay's exit for sea fishing, which was still within the safe range of the island.

"Alright, let's start adjusting the fishing rod."

The small boat also had an autopilot function. Zhou He readily let go, took out his fishing gear bag from the system's storage, put it on the ground, and started rummaging through it.

"How to adjust?"

Xuefeng had already taken out his fishing rod, holding the bottom with one hand and pulling the tip with the other. This was different from the fishing rod Jiangfeng was using.

Upon seeing this, Zhou He smiled and took out his own, then grabbed the frame of the fixed-use pen and walked to the back: "Just learn from me."

A semi-novice and a complete novice got together and studied various things. It took them almost half an hour to finally set up the fishing rod according to the instructions—and then they began to study the bait, baiting, and casting.

"..."

After fiddling around for a while, the two finally let Yukikaze go into the sea and use radar to locate the fish, skipping the baiting stage.

"Your Highness Zhou He, is fishing such a tiring job?"

Xuefeng wasn't afraid of getting tired, but being around Zhou He always made her nervous, and when she called out "White Wolf," her forehead was already covered in a layer of fine sweat.

"Perhaps it's because sea fishing and river fishing are different."

Zhou He slumped down at the stern of the speedboat, no longer pretending; he was just a fishing novice, while his friend was the expert.

If he had known this day would come, he should have gone and learned how to go fishing when Cleveland asked him to.

"So there are things you're not good at too."

Sitting on the white wolf's back, Xuefeng had a good view of Zhou He sitting on the boat. As he looked down, he suddenly laughed and became proud.

"Yes, we still have a lot to learn."

Zhou He unbuttoned two buttons on his shirt and answered with a smile.

"Useless! Hmph~ Wait, I'll take you to find a school of fish."

Xuefeng patted the white wolf, gracefully walked to the speedboat, and chained the white wolf and the speedboat together. The man and the wolf began to drag the man and the boat behind them at high speed on the sea. The power was amazing, and seawater would splash onto Zhou He's face from time to time.

"really not bad."

Zhou He closed his eyes and enjoyed the sea breeze. This unconventional boat ride made him feel very relaxed. He never thought that there would be such a big difference between riding a small boat and a large boat.

Boom!

Suddenly, a loud explosion came from afar, startling Zhou He and Xi Li.

"what happened?"

Zhou He called out and opened the system map, but found no Sirens approaching the port.

"I don't know, but I haven't found any enemies here."

Xuefeng returned and received a similar answer to Zhou He.

Just then, the sound of heavy artillery fire came from afar. The two looked at each other in surprise. Zhou He opened the harbor door in bewilderment and saw that the ammunition reserves of Tosa and Kaga had visibly decreased.