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

Noticing the smile on War-weary's face, Essex realized that this outgoing guy was teasing him. He turned his head away and stopped talking, taking out the Red Pointed Gun to replenish his carrier-based aircraft.

Seeing that Essex stopped talking, Warspite didn't get bored and started to repair her minor injuries like the other ship girls.

......

Inside the command center.

Amagi, Zhenhai and Ajax were sitting on chairs, discussing how to use Nagato's fleet to launch the next attack.

Not long after Tester Alpha escaped, the map representing Area E was completely lit up, and they could now see all the details of the area very intuitively.

All three ship girls believed that this was because all enemies in area E had been eliminated and the Atlantis mechanism was triggered, indicating that this area had completely fallen into their hands.

This was indeed the case. Just as the three were thinking about how to plan their next attack, Observer Zero appeared in front of them.

"Well done. Although Test Subject Alpha is a little dumb and not particularly strong, the fact that you were able to defeat her proves your strength."

"I told you before that this space has 12 areas. Now you have conquered Area E. As a reward, you can ask me three questions about Atlantis."

Faced with the sudden appearance of Observer Zero, Zhenhai and others did not feel any surprise, nor did they show any hostility. After all, they were teleported here by this guy.

To put it nicely, this place is called the "command center", to put it bluntly, this is a small dark room, a place used to imprison them.

“The strategy rewards...feel like a game.” Ajax muttered.

A smile appeared on the cold little face, and Observer Zero replied: "Yes, this is a 'game', a trial 'game'."

"Hehe~ Now it's time for the second question."

Ajax was very annoyed when he found out that Zero took what he had just said as a problem, whether the other party did it intentionally or unintentionally.

But adhering to the principle that the more you speak, the more mistakes you make, she just glared at Observer Zero fiercely and did not dare to continue wasting the so-called strategy rewards.

There are only two opportunities left to ask questions. Who knows when the next strategy will be successful. Any words must be carefully considered before they are spoken, otherwise who knows if this Observer Zero will make a fuss about it again.

After thinking for a while, Zhenhai winked at Ajax and Amagi and asked slowly, "Starting from Area E, the fastest and safest route to find Akashi in the Sakura Empire... This is our second question."

Unlike what Essex thought, Zhenhai believed that their main goal at this stage was not to explore other areas or find the Tower of Falsehood, but to find Akashi.

Bremerton is in critical condition and is relying on the treatment cabin to survive. Akashi, as a repair ship, can help her recover.

As for why they didn't look for the Kitchen Goddess, it was because of Akashi's special nature. In addition to maintenance, this Sakura Empire profiteer has all kinds of black technology on him that can help them better grasp the situation in this space.

"A wise choice. I thought you were going to ask me where the Tower of Deception or New Jersey are..."

Observer Zero waved his hand, and the shadow of the three-dimensional map on the light screen was lit up, and a red line extended from the long gate of Area E to the lit position.

"You are lucky. Akashi is in Area G, which is adjacent to Area E. It won't take much time to get there now. I have marked the route for you."

"Now there is only one last question."

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Zhenhai nodded with satisfaction, then turned his gaze to Tiancheng, signaling her to take advantage of this last question.

Even the wisest man can make mistakes. Zhenhai believes that Tiancheng should be able to find the areas where he has failed, and it would be great for her to find and fill in the gaps.

But Zhenhai could never have imagined that the questions Tiancheng asked would be so "explosive".

Chapter 262 On Xia Bai's Hunting Range

Contrary to what everyone present expected, Tian Chengjian took an unconventional approach. After thinking for a moment, he asked the last question with an expressionless face.

"Observer Zero...Are you the TB next to the Master?"

The smile disappeared, and Observer Zero returned to his usual expression, showing no sign of fluctuation. He replied coldly, "This is not a question about Atlantis. Are you sure you want to ask this?"

Staring at the pretty face of Observer Zero, Tiancheng said: "Sure... It doesn't matter whether you answer or not. The power is in your hands, and we have no power to force you to speak."

After a long while, Observer Zero moved his thin lips, uttered a brief word, and then disappeared from the command center.

"Yes."

With a relaxed smile on his face, Amagi turned to look at the puzzled Zhenhai and Ajax, and explained softly: "I asked this so that I can find out the attitude of Observer Zero."

"She is no longer ambiguous and no longer tries to hide her identity, which is a good thing for the whole occupation."

Ajax rolled her beautiful eyes, crossed her arms over her chest, and said unhappily, "Okay, we all know what you mean, no need to explain."

"Tsk, you are quite perceptive. You can actually connect those two identities. Now I finally understand why Observer Zero knows everything about us."

It was no secret that Xia Bai placed TB in the communication ring. Almost all the ship girls who knew what TB was knew it, but no one guessed it was Observer Zero.

You should know that almost every ship girl in this world has a communication ring, and each commander will also wear it. With zero technical ability, after hacking into the communication ring, he can easily eavesdrop on any ship girl.

All the news, secrets and plans in this world are almost completely exposed to the eyes of the Siren.

"Heh, you little piglet is really slow. You have been with him for so long but you didn't have any doubts at all. You even convinced yourself that TB is the artificial intelligence born in RX-02."

"You were blinded by beauty, what a fool..."

Seeing that Ajax was becoming increasingly dissatisfied, Tiancheng excused Xia Bai and said, "You know very well what kind of person the Lord is. How could he possibly guess that something that even we couldn't discover?"

"And Observer Zero has been avoiding meeting the Master. It is normal for him not to know if the Master is trying to hide something."

Zhenhai had also heard about TB, but he had never paid attention to it before. When he knew that TB was Observer Zero, his brain instinctively started to work, trying to figure out the impact of this incident on the entire situation.

After thinking for a while, she interrupted the conversation between Amagi and Ajax and asked uncertainly: "We are not the first to know TB's true identity... There should be someone in the Azur Lane or the Crimson Axis who knew it before us."

"I'm curious, as the creator of the communication ring, how did Akashi, who has backstage authority, remain in the dark about this matter?"

Zhenhai didn't know much about communication technology, but she knew very well that if the communication ring was hacked and someone used it for surveillance, then Mingshi, who was in charge of the backend authority, would definitely know about it.

No matter how high Zero's technical ability is, Akashi will be able to find some clues.

Tiancheng also heard the hidden meaning in Zhenhai's words, and said with a complicated expression: "Do you want to say that Mingshi knows about this... She is not the kind of ship girl who surrenders to force, nor is she a traitor who betrays her master for glory."

"I think she must have confirmed that Observer Zero poses no threat to the Master, and may even be of benefit, so she pretends to know nothing."

Although Akashi is greedy for money and has many minor flaws, Amagi is still very confident about the quality of her ships.

"Okay, now that you know it, it's not a big deal right now."

Ajax interrupted the two men's thoughts of continuing to explore, and said, "Why bother with these? Our main goal now is to consider winning the entire battle."

"As for what Observer Zero wants to do by disguising himself as TB next to Piggy, and what kind of conspiracy he has, we can put it aside for now."

Ajax actually had some guesses in her mind that Akashi was not the only one who knew this information in advance. She felt that RX-03 should have discovered it as well, but now was not the time to continue exploring the matter.

"Ajax, that makes sense. Let's work out how to use the Nagato Fleet card."

Pointing at the map on the screen, Zhenhai continued, "Look here... With only one fleet, there is little we can do, and dispersing our forces hastily is the worst option."

"My idea is to follow the route given by Zero and have Nagato and the others go to Area G to look for Akashi and solve the problem in Bremerton. We should be able to find a lot of companions in the process."

"But the problem we are facing now is..." Having said this, Zhenhai paused slightly.

"Is the route given by Observer Zero accurate? If she wants to trip us up, then this route could be very dangerous."

Ajax took over the conversation and analyzed, "What we know now is that there are intelligent sirens in Atlantis. The Nagato fleet will definitely not be able to withstand a battle with two or more intelligent sirens."

"Not to mention that we know about the existence of Arbiter Tempalans. Without any news about those guys, we cannot fight against an enemy of the Arbiter's level."

Tiancheng and the others were not worried about Xia Bai's current situation, because they assumed in their hearts that their commander was "invincible".

But New Jersey and Hutten are not invincible. If they were teleported to an area alone and met Tempalans, the consequences would be disastrous.

"It doesn't matter. Let the fleet follow this route."

After thinking for a moment, Tiancheng said softly: "Observer Zero has no need to harm us in this place. If she wanted to harm us, she would not have to use this method at all."

"Like she said, this was a trial, and we just got what we deserved."

Considering Amagi's grasp of "people's hearts", Zhenhai and Ajax did not hesitate any further and quickly decided to send the Nagato fleet to Area G.

While the three of them were discussing the details, Tiancheng was a little absent-minded.

Observer Zero's attitude towards them was too strange. Although Amagi had never had contact with him before, he could tell from the emotions in his voice that Zero was a very cold person and didn't have many emotions.

But judging from the two consecutive meetings just now, the other party is like a ship girl, with her own joys and sorrows. Could it be that this guy really has a close relationship with his master as the gossip in the White Eagle Port District says?

Chapter 263 The monarch is starting a boss fight!

If Nagato and the others were lucky enough to gather their companions easily, then the monarch was one of the particularly unlucky ones.

When she regained her vision from the thick fog, she found herself on an isolated island and had not found any companions so far.

No, let alone companions, the monarch did not even see the enemy after exploring the entire island. There was no signal in the communication circle, and the command center could not be contacted. There was no sound of wind, no seabirds, and no life around that could communicate.

When he wanted to leave the island and enter the sea, he found that an invisible wall had surrounded the island, and no matter what method the monarch used, he could not break it.

It was as if she was isolated from the world, and she felt extremely lonely. Fortunately, the monarch herself was a solitary person, so it made no difference to her whether there were people around or not.

After failing again in his attempt to contact his companions using the communication ring, the monarch sat on the beach expressionless, staring blankly at the dim sky.

"Is this also part of the battle... Commander."

Unable to fight and without an opponent, the monarch thought of Xia Bai when he was bored. She was not the kind of ship girl who liked to stick to the commander. Although she had become a marriage ship, it did not feel real.

Apart from the fact that Xia Bai's appearance would appear in his mind from time to time, which made his heart more fulfilled, the monarch did not have any special feelings after receiving the Ring of Oath.

"I've done everything, but why can't I be as happy as other shipgirls?"

Maybe it’s because we lack the experience of fighting side by side?

Thinking of this, the monarch looked down at her ring finger, and a glittering ring of oath caught her beautiful crimson eyes.

She has already obtained the power, and after possessing the Mecha God, she has become one of the most powerful ship girls in the world.

Before she had this power, the monarch longed for it, but after having it, she found that this was not what she really wanted.

What she wanted was always recognition, recognition from the royal family, recognition from her companions, and recognition from Xia Bai...

With a dejected look on his face, the monarch muttered to himself, "I'm not as strong as you think. It would be better if you were here... Commander."

Like humans, ship girls are social creatures. In this kind of completely silent environment except for themselves, the feeling of loneliness in their hearts is more stimulated, which lingers in their hearts.

Even a monarch who was used to being alone could not avoid such emotions spreading in his heart, not to mention that she was no longer alone.

Xia Bai's face appeared in his mind again. The monarch's beautiful eyes flashed slightly. He stood up from the sand and planned to try to contact other people again.

"Sizzle, sizzle—"

The sudden sound made the monarch stop what he was doing. The sound was like a sharp blade cutting through smooth glass and shattering it with a loud bang. A sharp pain was transmitted into his ears.

The monarch frowned and looked up at the sky where the sound came from.

She discovered that the sky had been torn apart at some point, with a huge crack occupying her field of vision, and a faint blue light emanating from the crack.

The crack was like a black hole, absorbing the sea water below. The light inside was enough to corrode the strongest heart and soul, causing it to fall into chaos in the void.

‘Rumble—’

As a loud noise came from the crack, the strange phenomenon in the sky slowly disappeared, and was replaced by a petite figure.

Snow-white skin, short silver hair covered by white gauze, as if she had not woken up yet, eyes half-closed, two ferocious armed cannons hanging on the sides of her slender waist.

There are black shackles on the white and small left foot, and the doll-like toes are painted with black nail polish, and behind her is a black jellyfish-shaped ship suit.

Even though he was far away, the monarch could feel the terrifying aura from the other party, which was cold-blooded, cruel, and indifferent to all life.

Sirens?

No, it's the Arbiter!

Having guessed the other party's identity, the monarch quickly unfolded his ship suit and tightly grasped the knight's sword in his hand.

The pale figure in the distance yawned slightly after landing in this space, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his cold eyes.

"Yawn~ Is this the fake space Atlantis created by Lord Zero? I finally got a vacation, but Lord Zero is really good at making trouble."

"Why did he drag me into this when he had a rift with the Judge? The same thing happened to Empres. He had to come to this testing ground."

Soon her brain recovered from the aftereffects of the teleportation, and a series of numbers flashed quickly through the eyes of the girl who was suspected to be the arbitrator, and then she set her sights on the monarch on the beach in the distance.

'boom--'

The air was shaken and made a sound like a cannonball. The girl flashed and instantly came in front of the monarch. The strong wind and waves blew away the sand, causing the monarch to squint his eyes.

Patting his clothes with his little hands, Tianpa Lansi floated in the air, staring at the monarch's face, and said in a cold voice: "Battleship Monarch... Can you tell me why you are here?"

Facing the girl's gaze, the monarch did not evade, looked at her, and said: "Before asking her, you should first tell her your name."

"What a strange etiquette..."

The girl forced a smile on her pale face and said slowly: "Arbitrator Tempalans... Tell me why you came here, KanColle."

It turns out to be the Arbitrator, and the Commander's enemy.

With this information flashing through his mind, the monarch sneered, took off his beret, and said lightly: "The reason why I came here is very simple..."