Even in the world of Kancolle, I want to drive a robot!

The sound of gun blades clashing with sword edges continued, and countless sparks were generated. Every collision caused the surrounding air to shake, making the ship girl below cover her ears uncomfortably. All they could see were two shadows, one red and one blue, colliding continuously.

"Alright, the victory or defeat is decided. Kaga has no hope of a comeback... Phew, he still dares to fight Sirius in close combat at this time. He really thinks the other two are just spectators."

Waving his hand, Xia Bai asked Enterprise and Bismarck to tell the ship girls to stop watching, find a small stool to sit down, and pay attention to the mecha driving class later.

In fact, he is not sure whether he will continue to have a connection with Iron Blood and White Eagle, but who can predict what will happen in the future?

It would be better to teach them the basic points of mecha air combat all at once, so as to avoid the same stupid tactics and actions as Hu Teng and his team did this time in the future.

The purpose of the exercise is to find out one's own shortcomings in the contest of strength, and there is still room for improvement, but if these problems arise in actual combat, then it will be a real death.

Chapter 153: United Against External Forces

"The test results are out, meow!"

"It is true that the mental burden will be increased during the battle, but not much, just a small exponential increase... Commander, did you feel dizzy just now?"

"No, everything is normal. There is a slight bloating, but if you don't feel it carefully, it's like nothing." Shaking his head, Xia Bai answered Mingshi's question.

"Hmm..." Looking at the numbers on the display, Akashi said happily, "That's OK. According to my previous mental tests on the commander, I can deploy the RX-02 Possessed Mecha God while connecting six units at the same time."

"If there are more, there will be problems, so the limit is eight. Under normal circumstances, seven can avoid mental damage."

After receiving Akashi's conclusion, Xia Bai patted her head happily, turned around and said to 03 proudly, "Including me, there are seven of us, so this should be enough for everything to go smoothly."

"That's about right. Shiro, you are amazing enough on your own. With six mechas fighting together and multiple links as a trump card, you may not need too many ship girls."

She was brainwashing people subtly in order not to increase the number of opponents. Whenever there was something to do, she would bring up the theory of "fewer" ship girls, and Xia Bai would also start to think about the necessity of "more" ship girls.

Akagi on the side naturally understood the hidden meaning of RX-03, and ignored the previous gap, and smiled and echoed: "Sister... 03 is right, in fact, after owning the Sakura Empire and the Royal Family, dear, there will be no shortage of ship girls."

"Think about it. The Iron Blood's style of doing things is incompatible with ours, and the White Eagle has a grudge against Dear. It's ok to be allies, but absorbing them into the Red Axis will cause many conflicts."

As a ship girl of the Sakura Empire, whispering in someone's ear is her forte. If Akagi were in ancient times, she would be a fox like Su Daji, who spreads evil words to confuse the people and deceive the king.

Looking at 03 and Akagi with strange eyes, Xia Bai said puzzledly: "What's the point of you saying this now? I don't plan to absorb Iron Blood and White Eagle now."

"Now is now, and later is later. You never know when your mind will change."

"So you are now united against the outside world?" Looking at the two of them silently lowering their heads, Xia Bai sneered.

"Don't think I'm stupid. How could I not see your little trick? Humph, you dare to slander such a wise and powerful king like me."

"Where is my beloved Consort Dido? Where is General New Jersey? Take them away and give them thirty lashes."

If it were any other ship girls, they would definitely not accompany Xia Bai to go crazy here, but Dido was an obedient little maid, and New Jersey was a silly and stupid rabbit, so they immediately restrained the two of them from behind and dragged them back.

"Wait, we should just shut up!"

"Dear, please don't embarrass Akagi..."

I have to say that this trick is quite effective. Akagi is no match for New Jersey, and 03 is not as strong as Dido. Seeing that he is really going to be beaten with thirty lashes, he can only bow his head and admit his mistake to Xia Bai.

"Okay, let them go." Seeing that his commander's authority was upheld, Xia Bai spared Akagi and 03, waved his hand, and walked proudly towards the place where the ship girls gathered.

This was the first time that Xia Bai made RX-03 admit his mistake in a low voice. He felt so happy that even his steps became more confident.

Looking at Xia Bai's arrogant back, Akagi and RX-03 looked at each other helplessly, and they both discovered each other's bitterness. Xia Bai's IQ has improved, and he is no longer as easy to fool as before.

Slowly walking to the temporary platform built with sand, Xia Bai saw the ship girls below with expressions of deep thought, excitement, or loneliness, and clapped his hands.

"The exercise is over. I don't know how you view this battle, but I think you must be curious about the details of the various parties involved and the reasons for the failure."

"Perhaps some conspiracy theorists will think that I am showing off my military power, but I can honestly tell you that we are all allies of Azur Lane. This exercise is not a show-off, nor does it have any deeper meaning."

Seeing that Enterprise didn't understand his hint, or didn't want to understand his hint, Xia Bai didn't get angry. He still smiled confidently and said to the ship girls below the stage: "Seven, this is the exact value I can give you."

"This means that in the future on the battlefield, in addition to the Son of Prometheus, you will also fight together with seven mecha gods piloting ship girls."

"It's something to be happy about, isn't it?"

"I, I, I, Xia Bai, I have questions to ask!"

Looking at Baltimore who was jumping and waving his arms, Xia Bai nodded: "Okay, may I ask Baltimore if he has any questions?"

"I want to know, is there a chance to pilot a Mecha God without establishing a spiritual link?"

This question made Xia Bai's forehead turn black. Seeing Baltimore's innocent look, he understood that this guy wanted to get something for free.

"No, to pilot a Mecha God one must establish a spiritual connection. To even pilot a Mecha God on its own, the medium required is the Ring of Oath."

Xia Bai lied here. In fact, there is no need to establish a mental link, as long as he opens the operating authority. This is how Waryan drives the Mecha God.

But Yan Zhan is Xia Bai's best friend, so it is normal for him to use the back door. As for Baltimore, he rejected him and still wanted to get it for free, but it's impossible!

Hearing this, Baltimore lowered his head in frustration and retreated back into the crowd.

Establishing a spiritual connection is no small matter. She cannot choose Xia Bai as her commander just because she wants to fly the Gundam, not to mention that everyone in the White Eagle team cannot do without her.

"The problem with Bal's *** has been solved. Do you have any other questions? If not, I will continue."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a commotion in the fleet. A ship girl with light gray hair and wearing clothes with obvious fantasy technology colors raised her hand high. On the side, Essex and Ticonderoga, who Xia Bai was familiar with, looked as if they wanted to say something but hesitated.

"I, I have a question for you."

Seeing the other party's dress and appearance, Xia Bai pinched his chin and chuckled, "Essex class?"

"Yes, I am the Essex-class ship No. 3 - Dreadnought."

After introducing herself, the ship girl named Fearless stared at Xia Bai and asked, "I want to know if the mecha...Mecha God can break through the blue sky and reach the universe."

Hiss, this question really stumped Xia Bai, because the Son of Prometheus had never thought about breaking through the atmosphere alone. Apart from the channel during the full-scale combat, they had never tried to go into the universe.

Chapter 154 Summary

Although he didn't know what the meaning of Wuwei's question was, it also gave Xia Bai some deep thoughts about the universe.

It should be easy for him to break through the atmosphere alone, so why not find an opportunity to go out into the universe? The confinement cell where Shinano is imprisoned is also outside the atmosphere.

Forget it, there's no point thinking about it now. Without the 'echo device', I can't reach the confinement area even if I break through the atmosphere.

Xia Bai kept this matter deep in his heart and replied calmly: "Maybe, but I haven't tried it."

"Let's end the question session here. If Wuwei has any questions, you can ask me privately." Seeing that Dumpling No. 3 wanted to say something, Xia Bai quickly unilaterally ended the conversation and brought the argument back to the point.

"Let me first talk about the exercise based on my own understanding. First of all, in my mind, the best performers this time are Sirius, Glory, Awesome, Sheffield..."

"As for Kaga and Hutten, they performed the worst."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar among the ship girls present. They understood that Sirius performed the best. After all, the presence of Destiny Sirius was too strong. Whether it was the initial attraction raid or the subsequent close combat competition with Tsukuyomi, his performance was very good.

Just as Xia Bai commented first, New Jersey drove a Husky, and Sirius drove a Wolf King. They played their due roles in all aspects. As close combat bodies, they played to their strengths and avoided their weaknesses to the extreme.

As for Glory, there is no need to mention it. Everyone more or less knows that it is her first time to drive a mecha. Although she was a little unfamiliar with dodging Tsukuyomi's pursuit at the beginning, the restraining power she displayed after getting familiar with it did not seem like her first time driving a mecha at all.

However, they really didn't expect that Kewei would be ranked ahead of Sheffield, especially now seeing Kewei with his hands on his hips and an awesome look, they were even more confused.

Seeing the ship girls talking, Xia Bai pressed his hands downwards to signal for silence, and then explained: "It's normal that everyone doesn't understand mecha combat, but it's a fact that Kewei's performance is better than Sheffield's."

"I don't seek merit, but I do seek to avoid mistakes. This is my bottom line requirement for a ship girl who has just touched the Mecha God. It is true that Kewei did fail when she could have severely damaged Sirius, but whether she could have affected the battle situation is another matter."

"Whether it's using abilities or inducing Sirius to attack, the overall quality shown by Kewei in the exercise is indeed stronger than Sheffield..."

Then Xia Bai gave his own long speech, comparing the overall qualities of Kewei and Sheffield. The whole article mainly focused on two points: the maid was mediocre, while the fat dinosaur was quite explosive.

"That's enough about the two of them. Next, we will start to understand mecha driving from Kaga and Huten's perspective."

"First, Kaga, come up here."

Hearing this, Kaga, who had just come out of Tsukuyomi, walked up to Xia Bai with a grim expression, his white fox ears drooping limply on his head.

"As the one who has experienced the war, has the best driving skills, and has the most combat experience in the exercise, your performance is disappointing to me and others."

"Let's not talk about tactical issues. You are too focused on close combat. Tsukuyomi's weapons are not just floating weapons. He is also equipped with basic missile systems and beam cannons."

"After discovering that the Hui was not as inexperienced as you thought, why didn't you choose to use the beam to contain the enemy and move closer to the main battlefield?"

"Aerial combat is three-dimensional, and Tsukuyomi's mobility is also very fast. If you..."

When the usually unruly Kaga was scolded so hard that he didn't dare to fight back, the ship girls present finally understood what the commander's majesty was, and also realized that Xia Bai was not as gentle as he usually appeared.

He has always been very serious about fighting.

"So harsh... I didn't know you'd get scolded like this if you lost the exercise? Luckily I'm not flying a Mecha God." Baltimore felt a little scared when he saw Xia Bai scolding Kaga, and whispered to North Carolina beside him.

Rolling his eyes at the other party, North Carolina crossed his arms and whispered, "So I'm the commander of Sakura Empire... That's what commanders do, unlike us White Eagles who treat exercises so cheerfully."

"This is Xia Bai's way of preventing Kaga from making the same mistake again on the battlefield. Being strict is also for her own good."

"I know Xia Bai is doing this for Kaga's own good, but how should I put it... It's just the first exercise, there's no need to be so harsh."

Hearing the whispered exchange between the two, Prince Eugen chuckled and said, "Hehehe~ This is the weakness of you White Eagles. For us Iron Bloods, this level of reprimand is just right. We are also looking forward to such a commander."

"The problems exposed in the exercise will appear on the battlefield... If you can't even accept this level of reprimand, then you White Eagles should disband as soon as possible."

"you!"

After hearing Prince Eugen's ridicule, Baltimore glared and was ready to teach the other party a lesson. As a partner of justice, she specialized in attacking these weird iron-blooded heavy cruisers. But before she could take any action, she was stopped by North Carolina.

Pointing at Xia Bai, Beika shook his head and said, "Don't let him catch you as an example. Listen carefully first."

After looking at Prince Eugen meaningfully, Baltimore accepted North Carolina's advice and chose to keep quiet.

"You have such a good temper...you won't be fooled by this." Biting his finger, Prince Eugen turned his gaze to Xia Bai with a smile in his eyes.

During their brief exchange, Xia Bai had already changed the target of criticism to Hu Teng.

Now, this battleship ranked among the top three in the world, has lost its usual mystery as it lived up to its confidence when competing against Tirpitz. It seems timid in front of Xia Bai, and it only wishes it could bury its head in his chest.

"In the final analysis, I'm still not familiar with the difference between KanColle exercises and mecha combat. Always remember that it's not just your hands that can move, your brain must also be active, don't be single-threaded."

"There's no rule that says you can't use long-range firepower when you use melee weapons, nor does it say you can only attack in a straight line."

"Again, I emphasize that air combat is three-dimensional, and you can launch an attack from any angle... This is something that the carrier girls may understand very well."

"...I hope you losers will remember today's failure and work harder to hone your driving skills."

"Besides, starting from tomorrow until the day we attack the Solomon Line, we will offer special driving lessons. Whether you are from the Sakura Empire or the Iron-Blooded White Eagles, you can come and take the lessons regardless of whether you will have the opportunity to drive a mecha in the future."

If there hadn't been a temporary exercise today, Xia Bai really wouldn't have known that the wedding ships had such a big problem with driving, and they were still a long way from being able to fight alone and form a real combat capability...

Chapter 155 Leisure

'call out--'

The mecha flew over at low altitude, leaving a long trail. Air waves spread from it, blowing Xia Bai's hair apart. The deafening sound made him cover his ears.

"Hey, 21, don't fly so low. It's easy to accidentally hurt us, okay?"

In response to Xia Bai's strong condemnation, the mecha that had already driven away simply flashed the flashlight behind it to indicate that it understood, and then rose into the blue sky again.

Seeing Xia Bai's rather embarrassed appearance, 03 beside him chuckled and said, "I haven't seen Bai so serious for a long time...Aren't you going to look for your ship girl?"

After tying her hair up again with the hair tie Sheffield gave her, Xia Bai said, "I've been away for so long, I should do something for them."

"It won't take too much time to instruct the Son of Prometheus on his maneuvers. Besides, we'll have a 'fierce battle' soon."

"It's time to get serious. If you continue to be lazy, Ling-chan will look down on you."

Nodding, 03 set his sights on the mechas attacking each other in the sky and said nonchalantly, "That's right. If you continue to be so careless, it will not have a good impact on your shipgirls."

"Although the foxes of the Sakura Empire appear to be very docile in front of Bai, they are actually very warlike in nature. Apart from what is happening with you, what they love most is to fight the enemy on the battlefield..."

"Are you putting eye drops in my eyes?"

The original words stopped, 03 tucked the hair behind his ear, and said calmly: "You can hear this... It seems that what Akagi said is right, your IQ is high."

Raising his head proudly, Xia Bai said proudly: "When a man has been away for three days, he should be looked at with new eyes. You are too dependent on past impressions."

"Tell me, why are you applying the Sakura eye drops to me at this time? You can't possibly want me to go back to Splan Island at this time."

"I don't have such a stupid idea..." Shaking her head, 03 crossed her arms across her chest with a smile on her face, "Of course I'm saying this now because I want to take over the Sakura Empire. For this reason... Akagi and the others are my enemies."

"Fuck, you want to rebel against me!?" Upon hearing this, Xia Bai couldn't hold it in any longer. He took a few steps back and looked up and down at the RX-03 with a scrutinizing gaze.

It sounds good to say that he will take over Sakura Empire, but I'm afraid 03 wants to replace it.

Rolling his eyes at Xia Bai, 03 covered his forehead and said uncomfortably, "I just praised your IQ for improving, but now it's dropped again?"

"Even if I want to become the commander of the Sakura Empire, Shiro, do you think it's possible? Those foxes only recognize you now, and they will always recognize you alone."

"Then what do you mean?"

03This made Xia Bai confused again. If he didn't want to be the commander of Sakura Empire, then what was the meaning of joining Sakura Empire?

"I want to be the secretary ship and become the legal wife."