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Frederick the Great turned sideways and said admiringly, "You have meticulous insight, integration of resources and intelligence, and bold but reasonable speculation. You have shown yourself to be a leader."

"Of course I'm very happy when you praise me like this, but it's a little exaggerated."

Liu Cheng waved his hands. Even he could not stand Frederick the Great's tone, which seemed like he was proud of his own child.

"That's not an exaggeration." Frederick the Great restrained his expression and became a little serious. "I want to tell you this, and I must make it clear to you before you arrive at Iron Blood."

"In fact, I have been paying attention to you before you participated in the Gibraltar Strait military exercise. Tirpitz must have told you about our Iron Blood's intentions and movements. How much do you know now?"

Liu Cheng said: "I think I have basically understood it."

"Well," Frederick the Great nodded, and continued, "Bismarck and I both believe that what the Iron Blood is doing now, to reintegrate the forces of the Ship Girls, is the best solution to the problem under the current circumstances. Regarding the other path proposed by Tirpitz, that is, to have a third party, humans, to integrate the Azur Lane, I was completely negative at first. In my opinion, if you want to achieve a complete victory, you must remain absolutely rational. If you mix in emotional factors, it will cause unexpected and uncontrollable results. And I don't think humans have the ability to lead the Ship Girls."

"But firstly, it's because of Tirpitz's insistence. Secondly, you have indeed shown characteristics that are different from ordinary humans. Thirdly, if possible, I don't want to fall out with the ship girls of other forces. Tirpitz is a companion of the Iron Bloods. As long as it is not completely impossible, I am willing to give the children the opportunity to try and make mistakes."

"It turns out that even I am bound to make mistakes when I make judgments without sufficient information."

Frederick the Great paused, looked at Liu Cheng who was thinking, and continued, "Your subsequent performance and the ability and responsibility you showed were far beyond my expectations. Or maybe this is the effect that Tirpitz wanted to achieve, to gradually change our attitude towards you, to believe that you can bring miracles, and to involuntarily place more expectations on you. I can only say that she is worthy of being one of the most talented children in our Iron Blood. She has made me look at you with new eyes and start to seriously consider the possibility of the idea proposed by Tirpitz."

After he finished speaking, Frederick the Great did not continue talking. In the cabin where some noise could still be heard, the clouds in the sky were rapidly retreating from the porthole. She looked at Liu Cheng with some loving eyes, giving him some time to digest and absorb this information.

There was a lot of information in Frederick the Great's words, but after Liu Chenglue thought about it for a moment, he understood the key point. The key was not the cause and effect, but that she was telling herself that she actually knew everything.

"That's right. I didn't come to Iron Blood this time to implement its will." Liu Cheng looked directly into Frederick the Great's eyes and said truthfully, "In my opinion, a false unity is much better than a complete split. I think the actions currently implemented by Iron Blood are only a temporary solution and cannot truly resolve the contradictions in Azur Lane. My existence is a variable, so I hope I can play a role in mediating, or even unify Azur Lane. Of course, I also think that this is much more difficult than what Iron Blood is doing now, but I will do it."

Frederick the Great raised his eyebrows and said, "Then what do you think the possibility is? People's minds are unpredictable. Even if you have cured Bismarck and Hood, and can cure Akagi and Yorktown in the future, I think your chances of success are still less than 20%. Some conflicts are already too deep to be reversed."

Liu Cheng said firmly: "Everything depends on human efforts. I don't want to calculate the possibility. If you do it, there will be a chance. If you don't do it, there will be no possibility at all."

The two looked at each other. Even when facing Frederick the Great, Liu Cheng did not show any fear. Although you are very strong and the leader of a powerful force, you are not omnipotent. This is the confidence that Veneto's clumsiness in bed gave him.

"Good, good, really good."

Frederick the Great opened his plump lips, not hiding his admiration for Liu Cheng, and said, "Tirpitz was not wrong about you, and neither was I, so I will propose another idea, a perhaps more reasonable one."

Liu Cheng asked, "What is it?"

"I invite you to join Iron Blood, not to serve in Iron Blood, but to join our Ship Girls' Iron Blood." Frederick the Great extended his right hand to Liu Cheng and said, "As a member of Iron Blood, you will integrate the other seven major Ship Girls forces. You will command them, and you will become an Iron Blood leader who is equal to us. In this way, you can unify all the Ship Girls forces. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"

"I don't think I can kill two birds with one stone..."

Liu Cheng frowned slightly. Frederick the Great's tone was very passionate, but he immediately found the problem. If this was the case, it would still be equivalent to the other seven major forces.

They are inferior to the Iron-Blooded. Moreover, when Liu Cheng has the identity of an Iron-Blooded instead of being a detached human being, he loses the natural rationality of integrating the forces of the Ship Girls.

"Don't be so quick to refute." Frederick the Great directly held Liu Cheng's hand, which was smooth and warm. "I didn't ask you to accept it. I just wanted to convey this idea to you before you arrived at Iron Blood. I hope that during your time in Iron Blood, you can experience Iron Blood with this idea. I believe you may have a new understanding."

"Anyway, my child, welcome to Iron Blood."

Frederick the Great hugged Liu Cheng again and stroked his hair gently. Liu Cheng had no choice but to accept it. After all, it was not forced.

"I understand. I'll take it easy."

Chapter 5 Welcome to Iron Blood

Liu Cheng understood what Frederick the Great meant. He hoped that Liu Cheng would not work and live in Tiexue with an aloof attitude, but would join Tiexue to experience everything about it.

She hoped that Liu Cheng would become a member of Tiexue, rather than temporarily serving in Tiexue as an exchange officer of Donghuang as he was doing now, and certainly not hold the idea of ​​going against Tiexue's next action from the very beginning.

But Frederick the Great himself said that even she would make mistakes when making judgments without sufficient information.

She didn't know completely that Liu Cheng was now very successful in Sardinia, had connections in Donghuang, acquaintances in Iris, and close connections in the royal family. Even in Iron Blood, he already had several supporters, including Iron Blood's flagship and her sister. Liu Cheng's vision had long been destined not to be limited to Iron Blood.

However, Liu Cheng will not deliberately disrupt Tiexue's next action plan. He will even do his best to provide help to speed up the situation. This is the strategy he decided after a long talk with Zhenhai all night. Some things must be given first in order to be taken.

The speed of a helicopter is not as fast as that of a fixed-wing aircraft, so it took quite some time to enter the Iron Blood airspace. Moreover, this trip did not go directly to the Iron Blood port area, but would transfer to a yacht near the Kiel Port. After all, these so-called Royal Guards were just the ostentation of Frederick the Great's travels, and they could only be seen once or twice a year. Of course, they were not qualified to enter the Iron Blood port area.

Frederick the Great could actually choose a faster means of transportation such as seaplane, but that would shorten the time he spends with Liu Cheng. He could also choose not to bring his personal guards, but then other ship girls would follow him and he would not be able to be alone with Liu Cheng. Even Frederick the Great would have his own little thoughts.

It was just an interest at first, but after we met, it became more than just an interest.

In the eyes of Frederick the Great, Liu Cheng was like a child who was trying hard to gain recognition from adults. His reliability, maturity, humor and other abilities and personality were cute in her eyes. He was really a hardworking and good child.

"Frederick, I can quite well feed myself, really."

"This is an iron-blooded etiquette, and also my thanks. Child, open your mouth, ah~~"

Iron-blooded etiquette? I don't believe you.

Liu Cheng still opened his mouth and took the spoon full of food from Frederick the Great. He wanted to get closer to Frederick the Great as soon as possible. The taste was very ordinary, but when he saw Frederick's smiling eyes, it seemed to become delicious again.

In the cabin, Liu Cheng talked a lot with Frederick the Great. He tried hard to put the two of them on an equal footing. Frederick the Great also showed respect for him, but such respect was not respect for a companion, but more like care for a junior.

Before the helicopter landed, Liu Cheng couldn't help but say, "Frederick, I want to emphasize one thing to you. I have been an adult for five years. If you expect someone my age to act like a spoiled child to you, it won't be cute at all. It will only make you feel disgusted."

Frederick the Great asked bluntly: "Why?"

“Because it’s just disgusting.”

"I've never experienced this before, can I try it?"

Liu Cheng took a breath and decided to let Frederick the Great accept the reality. He raised his voice and said, "I'm so hungry. I'm almost starving to death. I still want to eat, eat, eat..."

"vomit--"

Liu Cheng couldn't stand himself, he retched to the side, turned to Frederick the Great and said, "Isn't it disgusting?"

"No... so cute."

Frederick the Great held his face with one hand, and something extraordinary seemed to have awakened in his dark yellow eyes, and his serious expression was definitely not a joke.

The corner of Liu Cheng's mouth twitched. It seemed that the aesthetic sense of this iron-blooded leader was a little distorted?

"Can you say that again?"

"Sorry, no."

"Tell me, child, what do you want me to give you? Anything is fine, as long as you act coquettishly to me again."

"No, I don't have any desires."

"That's not cute."

"Cute isn't the right word to describe a grown man like me."

"You're also cute when you're trying to be strong."

"..."

Liu Cheng gave up. It turned out that every ship girl had a unique personality.

The helicopter landed on the helipad near the port, and the speedboat had already been prepared in the dock. Liu Cheng never saw the blond young man named Hans again. He didn't know whether he had been dealt with or what. He was just an adult kid and was insignificant.

Liu Cheng boarded the speedboat driven by Frederick the Great and headed for the Iron Blood Port area far out in the ocean.

At the same time, the dock at the Tiexue Port area was also bustling with activity.

Not only are many ship girls interested in Liu Cheng, a human, but also because when Bismarck came back

The sensation caused at that time meant that it was not just that she had recovered her strength.

The Bismarck of the past: a pocket-sized ship, a flag whose symbolic significance far outweighs its practical use, and the ability to defeat the enemy only by strength, unable to rely on temperament. Because it was distracted by iron-blooded affairs, it was surpassed in combat power by Frederick the Great and Hutten, and was not a very outstanding battleship.

The current Bismarck: a powerful ship armor that blocks out the sun and the sky, a mighty mechanical dragon that looks strong at first glance, exuding a mature and reliable temperament (wife temperament), and still being strong after fighting Hutten for three hundred rounds. It is a hero among battleships.

And all of this is because of a human being.

On the embankment of the pier, Prince Heinrich, with a cheerful smile, chased another black-haired girl, saying non-stop: "Magdeburg, hit me with a cannon, hit me with a cannon and try!"

"Heinrich, do you know that what you said is very ambiguous?" Even the carefree Magdeburg took the trouble to grab Prince Heinrich's braid and told her to stop running around.

"I don't know!" Prince Heinrich was a lively and innocent boy, and he spoke with confidence.

"Then why do you want me to shoot you?"

"Become stronger! As long as you defeat me and let the human coming over to heal me, wouldn't it be like Bismarck that I will become stronger in an instant!"

Magdeburg said unhappily, "What if he can't cure it?"

"If it can't be cured, then it can't be cured. Let's try it first."

"You... I'm a light cruiser, I can't beat you, goodbye!"

Magdeburg ran away. Long experience told her not to try to persuade Prince Henry, who was a fool and it was useless.

"Humph, it's really funny to pin your hopes of becoming stronger on something like this."

The proud girl with blonde twin ponytails walking beside Prince Eugen is the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper. Yes, although she is shorter than Prince Eugen and has almost no breasts, she is Prince Eugen's sister.

Prince Eugen pretended to be thoughtful, looked Hipper up and down, and said, "It's not impossible to try."

"You, Eugen, what do you want to do?"

Hipper suddenly felt a little chilly and protected her slightly petite body with her hands. She had been traumatized by the bullying of her sister.

Chapter 6 Humph, only idiots would fall in love with humans

The ship girls all have very unique personalities.

For example, Magdeburg is a lively girl with a bit of a middle school mentality, Prince Heinrich is a carefree and silly girl, and Lutzow is often unmotivated. At this time, she also walked to the dock. She pounded her plump and slender thighs, thinking that she had walked hundreds of meters just to see Liu Cheng. She had worked so hard. This time, she must ask Liu Cheng for some compensation.

Admiral Hipper is the No. 1 Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser. Prince Eugen described his sister as a tsundere with blonde hair, twin ponytails, flat breasts and a tsundere personality. Although she always regards herself as an elder sister, she lacks her elder sister's temperament in terms of figure and personality. Usually, it is Prince Eugen who takes care of her, and is often teased by this somewhat sinister sister.

Although this is also a symbol of a good relationship between sisters.

"I'm telling you, don't sneak attack me, don't try to use me as an experiment. I don't want this method of becoming stronger. Only the weak would take shortcuts."

"Oh?" Prince Eugen raised his eyebrows. "Hippel, you mean that Bismarck is a weakling?"

"No, I didn't say that! Bismarck was different, she was forced..." Hipper explained quickly, and then saw the smile on Prince Eugen's face, and stamped his feet angrily, "Eugen, you are joking with me again, how childish!"

"Really?" Prince Eugen changed the subject, "I just thought that since you came here specially to greet Liu Cheng, you must be curious about him. If I use you as an experiment, I can help you get closer to him."

Hipper felt as if her foot was stepped on. She crossed her arms in panic and shook her ponytails proudly: "Huh? Who is curious about him? I just want to accompany you. Humph, being a sister is really tiring."

Hipper's voice was so loud that many people turned around and looked at her.

"I don't think you're really curious about Liu Cheng."

"Right, I told you, Ron, you are more sensible."

"So it's best not to be curious about Liu Cheng in the future, otherwise..." Ron narrowed his brown eyes with a smile on his face, "otherwise if you fall in love with her, it will be difficult to deal with."

"Exactly. What if I... Huh? What kind of idiot would fall in love with a human? How stupid."

Ron said, "I like him."

"..."

Hipper didn't know what to say next. He was so annoyed. How could a human being have so many troubles? He had decided that even if he came to greet him out of curiosity, he would never treat him well in the future.

Ron continued, "I am just an idiot, and I am happy to be an idiot."

Prince Eugen couldn't help but say to himself, I am a fool too, and a dishonest fool at that.

The matter of Ron and Tirpitz is also one of the reasons why many of the Iron-Blooded Ship Girls are curious about Liu Cheng. After all, there has never been a precedent of a Ship Girl falling in love with a human, just like there has never been a human who can actively communicate with a Ship Girl. Ship Girls are also women and have gossipy attributes. Even if they are just to watch the fun, they like to come and join in.

Soon, when the sunset, which was about to dye the sea orange, was about to sink below the sea level, the yacht belonging to the Iron Blood appeared in the sight of the ship girls at the dock.

After stopping there for a while and passing the automatic identification friend or foe system, it drove into the iron-blooded port area at normal speed.

"Wow, I'm so excited. My heart is about to jump out of my chest."

The pink-haired girl z25 tightly held her sister z23's hand. She stood on tiptoe and looked towards the dock from the crowd, afraid of missing a scene.

z23 was pinched by her sister and it hurt a little. She showed a helpless expression on her pretty face and said, "Why are you so excited?"

"Of course I'm excited. That's a human being, a human being who can understand us." Z25 gestured with his other hand and said, "It's eight feet tall, eight feet around the waist, big shoulders and a round waist, with double pupils, fox ears and cat eyes, and a furry tail. It can make people pregnant with just one look. It's simply a divine beast."

"What kind of nonsense is this? Where did you hear this?"

z25 said innocently, "I heard the elder sisters discussing it. Sister Magdeburg, Sister Elbe, and Sister Prince Rupprecht talked about it in a very convincing way."

"What? None of them are right." Z20 couldn't stand it anymore, and turned around and said, "Big brother is not like that. Don't listen to their nonsense."

"But that's what my sisters said."

Z20 raised his head proudly: "I met the elder brother during the last exercise. They haven't seen him, so they can only talk nonsense. Who do you think you should believe?"

"This one……"

I believe that a real sister is still a good sister. The CPU of z25 is about to burn out.

"What nonsense?" Yi Bei, who was wearing a leather iron-blooded military uniform and a wide-brimmed hat, had beautiful long silver-white hair combed into many strands and let down. As a light aircraft carrier, she was not tall, but had a very good figure. She put her hands on her hips and said, "This is our reasonable speculation. You all said that Liu Cheng is both reliable and cute. Of course, to be reliable, he must be strong and fat, and to be cute, he must be furry. To be liked by Ron, he must have superpowers..."

At this time Ron turned around and looked at Yi Bei in confusion, because she heard Yi Bei calling her name. Yi Bei immediately stopped talking. She didn't dare to call herself a bad girl in front of Ron. When Ron became bad, everyone would have to stand aside.

At this time, the yacht had already stopped at the dock. Liu Cheng also followed Frederick the Great up with a trolley case in his hand, and waved and greeted the ship girls he knew from a distance.