Revisit Azur Lane

She hoped Zhou He could put pressure on the Purifier to make her reveal all the information.

"You want me to apply pressure?"

Zhou He looked at Bismarck, who was stern and exuded a strong sense of pressure, and pointed to himself. It was obvious who was more intimidating between them.

"..."

Looking at Zhou He, who was dressed casually and was so calm that he had no military bearing whatsoever, Bismarck wavered for a moment, but quickly regained his composure: "Sirens cannot see your face. The unknown makes people feel more uncertain, so it is most appropriate for you to put pressure on them."

"That seems to be the case. I'll try it in a bit. What kind of intelligence do you think we're still lacking?"

Zhou He nodded, and Bismarck, after considering, said, "The Purifier said that she was stripped of her management by the Arbitrator, but based on her reaction during the previous attack, there is a high probability that she is able to share or mobilize the intelligence obtained from the Black Tower, just like the Arbitrator, as well as the situation of the Agents. With the core management of the experimental agency, she should know at least some of the Agents' abilities, if not all of them."

"rational."

Zhou He nodded. He knew that the Purifier hadn't told the whole truth. He wouldn't be surprised if this guy, who had betrayed them without a word, suddenly revealed that he was a double agent. However, forcing this guy to reveal all the information would indeed be a troublesome matter.

He glanced at the dock, but there was still no Purifier icon. This guy had tried twice, but the system still hadn't approved him. Either the system was incompatible with the Sirens, or the Purifier wasn't cooperating in good faith and was just messing around.

'Even if I were to execute the Purifier right now, I wouldn't gain anything; instead, I'd lose potential data and technology. So, if I refuse to cooperate with the Purifier, what will she lose?'

Zhou He looked away from the video and watched Anchorage playing happily in the training area. A word flashed through his mind: the joy of playing.

Is this person's happiness really that important to the purification of the kin?

He decided to give it a try.

After cutting off contact, he watched Anchorage practice tirelessly back and forth, and before he knew it, half an hour had passed in the sea breeze. Just then, Jarvis brought over a tray of tea from the command post. Anchorage saw it and ran back as well, each taking a cup of tea with Zhou He. But after just one small sip, her face scrunched up, and she stuck out her little tongue: "It's so hot, so bitter."

"It seems you're not old enough to drink tea yet, Anchorage."

Zhou He chuckled. He didn't actually like drinking it before, but after a major illness during the epidemic before he transmigrated, he started drinking hot water, and eventually evolved into drinking hot tea.

"Sigh~ Does this kind of tea get better as the plants get older?"

Anchorage looked at Zhou He with admiration: "Teacher is so awesome!"

"low profile."

Zhou He blushed and turned his head to see Jarvis's subtle 're-acquaintance' gaze. He almost choked on his tea and quickly introduced himself to Jarvis. Then, he leaned close to her and whispered that Anchorage's mental age was a bit childish, but it wasn't his fault.

"understood."

Jarvis responded calmly, then got up and walked towards the command post. After a few steps, he turned to Anchorage and called out, "Would you like some milk?"

"Milk? Is it also milk tea? The kind that's really sweet."

Anchorage's eyes lit up. Although she didn't understand why, she liked desserts.

"There are some differences, but they are both sweet. Please wait a moment."

As a nurse, Jarvis understood that Zhou He was telling the truth with just this one small probing question. Facing this 'child' who looked more mature than an adult, she smiled slightly, a rare occurrence, and left after gently comforting him.

"Teacher, can I come along?"

Anchorage felt Jarvis was also very friendly and wanted to get along with her, so he asked Zhou He for advice.

"Of course, don't be too naughty."

Zhou He smiled, thinking that Bismarck's side should be gathering by now. He watched Anchorage catch up with Jarvis. The height difference between the two was obvious, but the taller one didn't have the same composure as the shorter one, which was quite interesting.

This time, he chose Kirov, a new addition to the port area, to initiate video communication.

The camera panned to Kursk, whose calm face held a hint of helplessness. Kursk quickly noticed Zhou He's probing and spoke up, "Kirov, this is the commander."

"Commander is here? Haha, you don't know, we've met several times already."

After Zhou He adjusted his perspective, he saw Kirov smiling and greeting him. Unlike Kursk, this "outlier," Kirov possessed the unique enthusiasm of the Northern Union. Her silver, curly hair subtly covered her left eye, but her heroic spirit between her brows was undeniable. She was a resolute, cheerful, and beautiful older sister.

Throughout the game, the Sakura Empire faction best suited his preferences, but his personal favorite was the Northern Alliance faction.

It's really hard for him not to like such a warm, honest, and reliable older sister.

Chapter 193 Torturing Each Other

After making contact with Kirov, Zhou He was surprised to find that she and Kursk had not actually gone to the island at all. Instead, they were on guard around the island like the Purifiers. Their job was to be on guard, but according to Kursk herself, Kirov was chasing her and she couldn't shake him off, so she didn't have time to go to the island.

"That's amazing. No one in our port area could keep up with Kursk before."

After hearing Kursk's ruthless report, Zhou He couldn't help but praise Kirov, saying, "As expected of someone from the same clan, they show no mercy and are determined to catch up with you."

"Commander, you flatter me. I think everyone had more important things to do, so we couldn't focus on figuring out Kursk's unique movement pattern."

Kirov chuckled twice, then suddenly changed his tune seriously: "However! Commander, you also bear some responsibility for Kursk becoming so independent, for failing to guide her in the right direction in a timely manner."

"..."

Zhou He touched his cheek and looked at Kursk with a helpless expression. He couldn't laugh anymore, but since Kirov had criticized him so specifically, he could only accept it enthusiastically: "It is indeed my problem, but in my opinion, even without my correction, Kursk is still on the right track. It will just accumulate a lot of experience to avoid detours in the future."

"That's a brilliant answer!"

Kirov gave a thumbs up, looked at Kursk who was frowning, and smiled as he extended his hand: "It seems I underestimated Comrade Commander, and I apologize for that."

"It won't happen again."

Kursk, somewhat uncomfortable that Kirov had implicated Zhou He, nodded and asked Zhou He, "Commander, is there any mission behind this contact?"

"I need to speak with a Purifier. Please take me there. It will be easier to have a conversation when there are fewer people around."

Upon hearing this, Zhou He got straight to the point. His original intention was to use the video to get to know Kirov better, but he didn't expect the two of them to be playing a game of cat and mouse. However, it was also good. Even though Kursk liked to be alone, he was still a member of the Northern Union and would eventually have to act with others in the future.

Hopefully, the enthusiasm of everyone in Beilian will not make her feel panicked.

Pointing out the direction to the two who responded, Zhou He got up, carrying the tea tray, and moved from the stone steps to the wooden bench next to him. He then took a couple of sips of tea, watched the sea through the video, and felt inexplicably comfortable.

The two ran quite fast, and soon the camera showed Purifier controlling the little shark flying around. Zhou He was amazed by the latter's leisurely appearance. What kind of big heart could make him so relaxed when he was a double agent?

"Purifier, the commander has something to say to you. Be sure to adopt the right attitude and answer the questions honestly."

Kirov stepped forward alone, his face not particularly cold and his voice not particularly serious. He simply offered a few words of advice, showing the prisoner the utmost leniency.

'Confess and you will be treated leniently; resist and you will be treated severely.'

Zhou He silently supported the gesture, but did not deliberately strike a pose to appear imposing; he continued drinking his tea.

Because in the eyes of the Purifiers, he was probably just a blurry mosaic, a screen full of blurry mosaics. Just thinking about it made him feel nauseous. It was a wonder that both the Purifiers and the Observers were staring at him so intently. No wonder he was a model that had been upgraded to this day while bearing the pollution of the ominous signs. His mental state was stable enough.

After Kirov finished his opening remarks, Zhou He slowly spoke: "Purifier, we are about to head to the White Eagle's base. Before we officially launch the attack on Tova, I have a few questions that I need your answers to."

"How much do you know about the abilities of the remaining eight agents?"

Zhou He was too lazy to argue with the Purifiers, so he went straight to the core question.

Unlike when facing questions from the other ship girls, when Purification heard Zhou He's question, she lowered her head and counted on her fingers: "The Tier III one can only launch small planes like me. The two Tier VI ones can change their form according to the environment. The Tier VIII one can deploy a slight gravity wave, affecting movement within a small area. The two Tier I and X ones have strong recovery abilities and can release fog to divide the battlefield. The two Tier XIV ones can use electromagnetic and sound waves. The two Tier XV ones don't have any special abilities, but they cooperate very well with each other."

"Don't you know all of this?"

Zhou He's lips twitched. Her own ship girl wouldn't tell him anything when asked, but when he asked her, she told him everything. Did she really want to communicate with him that much?

"We only recently received intelligence that Tova became anxious after you defeated two of the agents, and other agents were also sent out to fight, accelerating the takeover of this testing ground."

Purification remained unfazed. Although she hadn't cooperated much with the Arbitrators, she had heard a little about their basic abilities. Lower-level agents generally possessed some of the abilities of higher-level Arbitrators. Although they were relatively weak compared to the Arbitrators, they were sufficient to deal with ship girls below the meta level and other forces.

"Heh, so you can indeed use these black towers to monitor the test site. No wonder Tova didn't kill you. Neither of you had complete control over this test site, did you?"

Zhou He chuckled. He had figured it out. The Purifier definitely hadn't gained control of the test site. Otherwise, given the guy's playful nature, he certainly wouldn't have surrendered so easily.

Tova definitely did not gain control, otherwise the first thing she would have done was to disconnect the test site from the external host.

As for who actually has control, that's not important. His goal is to destroy the testing ground, which means turning over all the enemies.

“You’re right! The Builders are really unreliable. It was the same last time, and it’s the same this time. If I hadn’t come to this test site, she wouldn’t have noticed the problem here. Theoretically, I’m in charge of this place now, but all the fleets were built by Tova herself and only obey her orders. She’s occupied the core of the test site as a base and won’t let me get close. So even if I have control, I can’t do anything.”

Purification scratched her head, closed her big eyes, and explained the situation somewhat embarrassedly: "I don't know why, but we can only enter this place and not leave. I'm trapped and can't go out to organize armed forces. I can't beat her, and if she kills me, I can't get out. So we're stuck like this."

"You're really unlucky."

Now that everything was clear, Zhou He's lips twitched, but he quickly suppressed his sympathy for the Purifiers: "If these things had been explained clearly from the beginning, our cooperation would have been much smoother."

"I don't think it matters. As long as that Meta Yukikaze is around, you'll take care of Towa sooner or later."

The Purifier opened its eyes and innocently spread its hands: "This is only the third day since you arrived, isn't it?"

"Only three days?"

Zhou He raised an eyebrow. His ship girl had never been away from home for so long before. He snorted and said, "I hope you'll still be this optimistic when the operative reinforcements invited by the testers and observers arrive."

"It doesn't matter. The agents made by Towa are no different from the agents outside. Once they're in, they won't be able to get out."

The Purifiers were completely evasive; what did reinforcements have to do with her? She only cared about her own happiness, as long as she could take the memories from here out and share them with the host!

Upon hearing this, Zhou He was immediately amused. He had been worried that the outside agent would be more powerful, but it turned out they were on the same level. What else was there to say? Let her in; if she couldn't be killed, then Xue Feng was simply incompetent.

"??"

Yukikaze, who was traveling with Yuudachi and the others in the distance, suddenly shivered, turned his head left and right and muttered to himself, "I feel like someone is talking bad about me."

"You're the one thinking about the Commander, aren't you!"

Yuudachi had sharp ears and immediately retorted loudly. Yukikaze was stunned when she heard it and ran quite a distance before letting out a startled scream, "Ha!?" which shocked the ears of the people around her so much that they covered them.

"The commander is indeed outstanding. He grows and transforms very quickly, and he switches smoothly between work and life. He is so considerate despite his high position. It is normal for you to admire him."

Jintsu approached from the side. She had noticed long ago that Yukikaze's mind had changed. Zhou He had asked her to teach Yukikaze, so she definitely wouldn't have a chance in terms of combat, but she could help Zhou He in this area. If Yukikaze could further improve her relationship with Zhou He, it would be good for Yukikaze personally, and it would also be good for everyone in their entire Sakura Empire camp.

As for monogamy in human society?

Regardless of whether they are human or not, the old human society in this world has been destroyed. According to the rules of the port, Zhou He's word is law. Ever since Zhou He said that there are different types of oath rings, she understood that Zhou He did not object to distributing multiple rings.

Even putting aside Yukikaze, with a little effort, she might be able to get one of them.

"Stop praising that guy all the time! It's because of you that he doesn't act like a commander."

Xuefeng blushed deeply after being spoken to, and somewhat exasperatedly started shouting back.

"That's your prejudice. Everyone has seen the commander's efforts; he will change the world."

Shen Tong frowned slightly. What kind of awkward personality does Xue Feng have? She likes someone, but she pretends not to care when she clearly does... It seems that her years of wandering have greatly affected her personality, making her unwilling to show affection to others.

"A commander is a commander, no matter what he looks like."

As Yuudachi spoke, she proudly extended her hand, making her oath ring sparkle. Yukikaze looked on with envy and jealousy, feeling like she couldn't stay there for even a second longer. She reached out and patted the white wolf, whose wolf face showed a human-like helplessness, but it had no choice but to speed up and break away from the group.

But in reality, no matter how fast she runs, everyone will eventually come together.

"Everyone, after being instructed by Comrade Commander, the Purifiers have something to say."