Transmigrated into Azur Lane

"I remember when we were about to hit the ground, a white light suddenly appeared, and then the car was gone..." Lin Dong began to recall the scene at that time. Even now, he had only just realized the strangeness. He was still a little dazed after his brain was invaded by the data stream.

……

"Professor Ma, what's your opinion?" the middle-aged man in military uniform asked another bespectacled man at the conference table.

“He is on the verge of a mental breakdown. His facial expressions and movements don’t seem like he’s lying, and the lie detector didn’t detect anything,” Professor Ma replied, adjusting his glasses.

"continue"

After hearing the analysis, the middle-aged man in military uniform spoke into the microphone in front of him.

……

Do you know these two people?

The officer asked, holding up photos of two little girls.

In the photo, two little girls are holding up white cardboard signs with numbers printed on them, with their height measurements displayed on a white background wall behind them. One of the little girls is clutching the cardboard sign with tears in her eyes, as if she has suffered a great injustice, while the other little girl is holding up the cardboard sign with a disdainful expression, looking away from the camera with an extremely uncooperative gaze.

Although the scene was somewhat comical, Lin Dong couldn't laugh at all.

"This is... Spence and Ford!?"

Chapter 5 Construction

"Do you know them?" the interrogating officer pressed.

At this moment, Lin Dong's heart was in turmoil, and countless keywords swept through his mind: Azur Lane, ship girls, white light, car accident, cross-dressing, and the headache that came on for no reason.

Combining these clues, Lin Dong began to analyze them continuously. Finally, Lin Dong recalled Spence's first words when they met, "Commander."

"Time travel?" Lin Dong began to ponder the possibility of time travel again. What army would be so bored as to solemnly examine him using two ship girl illustrations from a mobile game? Besides, he had already met Spence and Ford, but the transition from the two-dimensional to the three-dimensional world made it impossible for Lin Dong to recognize them immediately.

"I've traveled through time!" Lin Dong made a firm judgment in his mind.

Lin Dong began to ponder how to answer the questions in a way that would put him in a favorable position, because in his limited understanding, the worst outcome was being dissected and studied. Driven by his survival instinct, Lin Dong squeezed every last brain cell into preparing for the upcoming interrogation.

Having made up his mind, Lin Dong began to answer.

"I know them, I am their commander."

"commander?"

"Yes, Commander, they obey my orders."

"..." The interrogator silently tapped the iron table lightly with his fingers. This was his secret signal to his superiors, because the content of the interrogation had exceeded his authority.

"Are you an officer of the White Eagles?" the interrogating officer asked shortly after receiving instructions through his earpiece.

"No."

"What does 'commander' refer to?"

"The profession of commanding ship girls".

"Do the ship girls pledge their loyalty to you?"

"Yes."

"You're lying!!! Ship girls only pledge allegiance to the nation. In the past 90 years, there has never been a case of a ship girl pledging allegiance to an individual!" The officer suddenly stood up and pounded his fists on the iron table, shouting in an attempt to break Lin Dong down.

“Spence and Ford are examples,” Lin Dong replied, trying to appear calm.

The interrogating officer fell silent again...

Meanwhile, the conference room on the other side erupted in argument again. How could the tight surveillance of a military region allow an ordinary person to appear out of thin air? Moreover, there was a ship girl witnessing the incident. This was a ship girl world, not a cultivation world. All the clues pointed to an absurd answer: time travelers. In fact, a country's imagination can run wild, because they already possess the most secrets in the world. Besides, cases of time travelers weren't uncommon in Donghuang.

"This is the Eastern Empire of Azure Star. You're not from this world, are you?" The officer asked, trembling, the most foolish question he had ever asked in his life.

"No." Lin Dong had no way of explaining why he was in the military region. He guessed that there must be a huge team watching him in secret. He wasn't a professionally trained agent, so he couldn't lie if he wanted to turn the tables.

"The interrogation is over. You can go home now."

……

Donghuang has too many questions to answer. The isekai (otherworld) setting is somewhat acceptable to Donghuang, since the creation of ship girls is due to the Sirens organization that suddenly descended from another world. But why did the ship girls pledge allegiance to Lin Dong immediately after being built? Moreover, according to the testimony of Colonel Ning Hai present at the scene, these two little lolis reached a training level of over 30 after being built, which is simply unimaginable, because in this world, a ship girl with a training level of 30 needs to accumulate experience from at least 50 small battles.

In the days that followed, Lin Dong was interrogated continuously, and the military also used various methods of mental torture to put immense pressure on him in order to ensure the accuracy of the intelligence.

"So in your world, it's perfectly normal for a commander to have hundreds of ship girls, right?"

"Yes."

How many ship girls do you own?

"More than 160 ships"

Why do the ship girls built on December 24th pledge allegiance to you?

"I don't know." Lin Dong mechanically answered the questions he had been repeatedly asked these past few days. The lie detector wasn't foolproof; Lin Dong wasn't lying. His answers were entirely about the current situation in the Azur Lane game. It seemed that Donghuang had never imagined from the beginning that the so-called commanders Lin Dong described were a bunch of bald, lazy people glued to their phones from morning till night.

……

"Here is a Rubik's Cube and unlimited building materials. Now it's your turn to build it." The interrogating officer led Lin Dong to a warehouse filled with supplies.

This decision was also the only way that Donghuang could come up with to verify what Lin Dong said. Although Donghuang's army was extremely powerful, its navy was the weakest in the world. Lin Dong's appearance gave Donghuang hope for the rise of its navy.

Lin Dong's heart clenched. These past few days, he had planned countless survival strategies for another world, and building ship girls was definitely one of the best options in his mind. With a bit of luck, he could create a glorious waifu and teach the Eastern Empire a lesson in no time. During these days, Lin Dong had also learned about the awkward position of the Eastern Empire's navy through indirect intelligence gathered during interrogations and analysis. However, tragically, he was unaware that the Eastern Empire's army was among the strongest in the world.

……

After Lin Dong placed the Rubik's Cube on the building materials, he waited for it to be activated. Lin Dong also began to examine the pile of building materials, but no matter how he looked at it, the so-called building materials were just a pile of scrap metal, or more like the remains of something. However, the most urgent task was to build, so Lin Dong did not continue to investigate.

This construction was different from the last one. As soon as the Rubik's Cube was activated, the data stream deep in Lin Dong's mind began to react.

The pain was much less than last time, and Lin Dong could only guess that he had gotten used to the pain. At the same time, the headache also made Lin Dong breathe a sigh of relief, because he also guessed that the headache, which he had no idea was related to the construction.

As the Rubik's Cube was being sucked in by a whirlwind, the supplies didn't stop even after exceeding the amount needed to build the main structure. Lin Dong, who was building it for the first time, had no idea what this meant, but the high-ranking officials watching the scene were thrilled.

Finally, after absorbing more than two normal units of supplies, the Rubik's Cube stopped spinning and emitted the white light that Lin Dong was familiar with.

As the white light gradually faded, a blonde girl appeared before Lin Dong, with a bold smile, a playful single ponytail, a black skirt with red trim, and a stylish white cloak that moved without wind.

The girl glanced at Lin Dong's haggard face, then at the surrounding army, and immediately shielded Lin Dong behind her.

The blonde girl, with her back to Lin Dong, turned her head and smiled as she spoke.

"Leave it to me, Commander."

Chapter 6 Cleveland

Lin Dong recognized her instantly upon seeing her dressed as a young girl.

Cleveland, the strongest gunner cruiser in Azur Lane, is also one of the strongest front-line cruisers. Although the popularity of the once-famous "Three Gods" has declined due to the increased difficulty of game updates, and some even say that the "Three Gods" have fallen, Cleveland still stands firmly in the top tier of T1 with her impeccable all-rounder. She is respectfully called "Daddy Cleveland" by the community, and some shameless people even omit the "Cleveland" and call her "Daddy".

At this moment, Lin Dong wanted to abandon all his morals and grab Cleveland's leg, yelling "Daddy, save me!"

Through the connection between the Mind Cube and Lin Dong's spirit, Cleveland seemed to have also felt the grievances her son had suffered these past few days.

Lin Dong also had great confidence in Cleveland. As the first fleet under Lin Dong's command, Cleveland was not only fully trained and had high favorability, but also used the best weapons in the village: fully upgraded Cleveland cannons, fully upgraded gold-plated 127mm twin secondary guns, and fully upgraded gold-plated twin 113mm anti-aircraft guns.

Lin Dong just wants to ask one question.

"How can we lose when Cleveland is on top of the game?"

however……

"Commander, um... do you have any oil?"

Cleveland scratched his head a little embarrassedly and asked.

What kind of oil?

Lin Dong was a little confused.

"Oil, without fuel I can't power the artillery."

Cleveland pointed to the ship's equipment hanging on his waist with a matter-of-fact expression.

"........."

……

"She's very strong, definitely top-tier in skill, and has already broken through to the third stage. I'm no match for her at all."

Ning Hai, who had arrested Lin Dong in a cubicle next to the warehouse, looked at Lin Dong and his companion through a mirrored glass and spoke to the middle-aged man in military uniform beside him.

"Okay, let him come over here."

The middle-aged man in military uniform nodded to indicate that he understood and then gave instructions to the adjutant standing behind him.

……

Lin Dong, being sensible, led Cleveland into a compartment of the warehouse, guided by a soldier.

Lin Dong recognized the square-faced middle-aged man in front of him as one of the big shots of Donghuang.

"Hello, Lin Dong." The middle-aged man forced out what he thought was a kind and friendly smile, after all, he hadn't needed to do this kind of thing for many years.

"My surname is Cheng, Cheng Haonan, Marshal of the Eastern Empire Navy."

"Hello, Marshal Cheng."

After listening to Cheng Haonan's self-introduction, Lin Dong quickly grasped the outstretched hands of the other man. Although he was prepared, he was still somewhat intimidated by the man's aura upon first meeting him.

"I apologize if my previous investigation offended anyone, but I hope you can understand," Cheng Haonan said with a smile.

"No, no, I understand, haha."

"Are you interested in developing your career in our Eastern Huang Navy?"

"Of course, of course, it's my honor."

"Haha, it's settled then. On behalf of all the officers and soldiers of the Donghuang Navy, I welcome you!" Cheng Haonan was very pleased that Lin Dong was agreeable.

"Thank you, but I have a suggestion."

"Oh? Go ahead."

"I am only responsible for the security of the Donghuang Sea. I will not accept any orders to actively attack other human forces. I demand the establishment of a new independent department for me."

"Aren't you afraid you won't be able to get out?" Cheng Haonan's attitude changed instantly.

“My ship girls come from various factions, and I will never allow them to attack their homelands, nor would they agree to it. My ship girls also do not like to interact with humans, and they cannot work with the navy, so it is necessary to establish a separate department.”