I, Azure Commander!

He won't play any fancy tricks with you. He will just use his skills and withstand your output without any problem. But what about her?

Azuma's main gun salvo and barrage of bullets almost sank her...

Is this the colorful ship? It really lived up to its reputation. Even a top battleship like her was like a child beating an adult when faced with the decisive battle plan, with almost no resistance.

This is still a vanguard ship. I can’t imagine how terrifying the legendary Frederick the Great would be if it was a battleship of the decisive battle plan level!

However, despite the shock and surprise in her heart, as the director of the Maritime Administration and as a ship girl who had fought against the real high-level officials of the Siren, Peter Strasser felt more happy.

Today's Azur Lane is no longer the same as it was in the past. With the birth of such a powerful fighting force, perhaps relying on their power, defeating guys like Observers and Purifiers is not so far-fetched.

At least she did feel a bit like what she had felt when facing those terrifying high-level Siren intelligent humanoids in the past when facing Azuma's almost dominant strength. That long-lost feeling of oppression... It could be said to be familiar.

Peter Strasser himself was not surprised by this result. Instead, he felt that it was natural. If even she couldn't defeat the top-level decisive battle plan, then it only proved that the so-called colorful boat was nothing special...

But for the other ship girls in the Maritime Administration, they were undoubtedly shocked to the point that they almost doubted the fate of the ship.

In their minds, Director Peter was already the most powerful among the ship girls. They had never seen her look even a little embarrassed during an exercise. However, this time, not only was she beaten badly, she also lost so completely!

Her opponent is even a vanguard ship?

Although her attack method does not seem to be that of an ordinary vanguard ship, it is still a vanguard ship. A vanguard ship defeated a top battleship in an exercise. What does this mean?

What kind of monster is the director's opponent?

All of this was seen by the little girl Z28. She was extremely shocked and looked at the gentle older sister who had just spoken for her with admiration.

Too strong... Really too strong! Is this the strength of the ship girl under Commander Lin Xiao?

Of course, along with this feeling of envy and pride, there is also a slight sense of loss.

The more powerful the shipgirls under Commander Lin Xiao are, the more she feels ashamed of herself. As expected, a mediocre shipgirl like her is definitely not qualified to join such a powerful port. Otherwise, she should not talk to Commander Lin Xiao in the future... She always feels that she is trying to climb up by talking to him...

The poor little girl seemed to be getting further and further away from the life she longed for. Looking at the people talking about her, she suddenly felt a sense of loneliness and isolation. She quietly left the training ground, found a bench at random, and sat on the cold chair in a daze.

Sometimes she would feel unfair and indignant. What if she was a super rare, even a legendary ship, a powerful and good-looking battleship lady? Then she would have the courage to speak directly, and no commander would refuse her request to join any port.

However, reality is cruel after all. No matter how beautiful the fantasy is, the first thing you see when you wake up every day is still the ceiling in reality. She is still the Z28, without powerful ship equipment, tall stature, and impressive figure.

The white swan standing high will not look down at the ugly duckling passing by. The people she cares about never care about her. Life has always been like this, muddled and dull.

To say how miserable she is... It seems hard to say. She has a stable job and the income is neither high nor low. At least she can support herself and not starve to death. She can even eat something good occasionally. Her life is generally going well. If she is not so ambitious, perhaps such a life is good enough, and she may even be the envy of many people. It's not that she is very satisfied with her current life, but she still feels a little unhappy.

Otherwise, I should spend more time at the training ground in the future...

The little girl swung her legs as she thought, many things cannot be changed, but if it's just about training, there will be some improvement if she works hard.

Although this improvement may not be helpful, it is still better than lying down like this.

How should I put it? At least it’s some psychological comfort.

With a helpless smile, Z28 took a deep breath and decided to go back first. He had to tell Sister Weser and the others that if he ran out alone, they wouldn't be able to see him and might get anxious.

So the little girl stood up and walked back slowly. As she walked, the inexplicable feeling of restlessness in her heart resurfaced again. Somehow, she wanted to vent. Her steps unconsciously became faster and faster. Finally, she stretched her calves and ran with all her strength.

Gusts of cold wind blew past her, and she felt as if she was about to fly. She felt as if she was suddenly free, and all her worries were left far behind. She ran harder and harder, and became more and more absorbed in her running. She even closed her eyes, tried to gather her breath, and finally yelled out: "Ahhhhhhh!!!"

With this roar, as if all the troubles were vented out, the little girl stopped panting, supporting her knees with her hands. She paid special attention to the left and right. Fortunately, because the Maritime Bureau is large enough and everyone is still in the training ground, no one can be seen... to... ao...

Before Z28 could even let out a breath and straighten up, she saw the super powerful big sister standing not far away, with the same posture as she was now, half-open mouth, staring at Commander Lin Xiao in a daze.

"..."

"..."

Lin Xiao looked at the cute little girl in front of him who had suddenly roared like a lion, and he had to admit that he was almost scared.

Doesn't this girl really have some psychological problems?

By the way, doesn’t the Maritime Administration care about the mental health of its employees?

"that……"

Lin Xiao pulled the corner of his mouth awkwardly, and for a moment he didn't know how to talk to this child.

"right……"

"right?"

"sorry!"

Z28 closed his eyes tightly, said this sentence quickly, and then turned around and ran away. His speed was no slower than when he came. Because he didn't look at the road, he hit a tree...

"Ah this?"

Lin Xiao was completely dumbfounded. He looked at the child's back and pointed at himself, completely dumbfounded.

Could it be that this was actually his problem? Did he scare the little girl? That's not right...Hasn't he always been popular with little girls? He should have a kind and honest face, so how could he scare a child?

It's really confusing...

The thoughts of a ship girl are indeed as complicated as those of other girls, making them impossible to guess.

Shaking his head helplessly, Lin Xiao hurried back to make preparations and take a few girls to visit the Xingang District.

I don't know what it looks like now, because in addition to the initial funding from the Maritime Administration, after Aunt Saint came back, they added money several times in succession. I think even if there were a lot of troublesome requirements later, the progress should be faster than expected.

Lin Xiao was not worried that the invested funds would be embezzled inexplicably. For such an important large-scale project, there would usually be at least two or three shrewd ship girls who would follow up and supervise the work. It would be almost impossible to do anything under the noses of those ship girls.

The teams in charge of the project are all big companies that know each other well. If they really do something tricky, with the power of the Maritime Administration, it would be easy to crush any company if they really want to take action.

Now is not the time when the Ship Girls were just born. The stability of the world situation now depends on the Ship Girls. The strength of the Ship Girls and the Commanders is getting stronger and stronger. The Ship Girls have also mastered a considerable voice. For example, the Maritime Bureau Headquarters can directly negotiate with the highest authorities in various regions. No matter which region it is, they will basically give face to the Maritime Bureau. No one wants to, let alone dare to offend the entire Ship Girl group...

Therefore, the purpose of Lin Xiao's trip was really just to explore the way and see how the construction of his own port was going. As for the specific project arrangements, both he and the ship girls in his family were laymen. Aunt Saint might know a little, but those of them who knew nothing should not get involved. He believed that Director Peter would not arrange a bad construction team for him.

Here is a lovely Z28:

Chapter 24 Z's Advice

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh-!!!"

In the dormitory of the Maritime Administration, a cute little girl with white hair buried her head in the quilt, holding her head and rolling around in shame, screaming all the while.

It was over, it was over. She was completely socially ruined today. She had repeatedly let her beloved commander see her embarrassing side. If it weren't for Sister Weser and a few other friends holding her back, she really wanted to jump into the sea and sink to death.

Perhaps it was a bit of an exaggeration to say that she was going to sink herself, but today was definitely the worst day since the birth of Z28. She hadn't recovered yet and was still immersed in the feeling of ultimate social death.

"So, it's about time, right?"

She was not the only one in the room at this time. Another little black-haired girl finally couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but say, "After all, he is just a mortal. Is it worth caring about him?"

"Z24 is an idiot, so she doesn't understand this feeling~"

Z28 finally stopped rolling around, but was clearly not convinced by his companions' complaints. He pouted and retorted.

"Huh? What idiot? I am the Demon King, the great Demon King!"

"Okay, okay, then, Lord Demon, can you please leave? I want to be alone for a while..."

Z28 obviously knew her companion's personality very well, and didn't care about her immature remarks, and directly ordered her to leave.

"Goooo~"

Z24 let out a mournful cry, curled her lips, and stopped saying those childish words.

No matter how childish she was, Z28 was her best friend here after all. They were all Z-Drivers, so they could be considered sisters. They usually got along very well, so she should always show some concern for her.

"So, if you really care about that mortal that much, why don't you just go and tell her? I really don't understand why you are so entangled..."

"That's why I said Z24 is an idiot! What if I say it directly and get rejected?"

Z28 reluctantly lifted the quilt, sat up and looked at his good companion.

"If you're rejected, just don't reject it... It's not a big deal. If he doesn't agree today, you can ask again tomorrow." Z24 was inexplicably called an idiot again, feeling a little helpless.

"If you get rejected for something like this, how can you have the nerve to ask a second time?"

Z28 obviously couldn't do anything about his friend. Normal people couldn't understand the thoughts of a chuunibyou, so he was too lazy to say anything more.

"Besides, how dare a mere mortal reject a friend of the Demon King like me?"

However, Z24 was obviously unwilling to settle down and continued to mutter to himself.

"You, please don't say these things in front of Commander Lin Xiao... He is a real boss. The ship girls under him are so powerful that even the director can't beat them!"

Z24 was obviously just playing in the dormitory and had no idea what was happening at the performance venue.

"Is there such a thing?"

Even the immature Z24 couldn't help but be dumbfounded. No matter how immature he was, he still understood how powerful the director was and would listen to his words. He didn't expect that the "mortal" that Z28 kept talking about was actually such a powerful figure?

"Isn't it? And the director lost so quickly... in just a few minutes."

After Z28 finished speaking, Z24 also fell silent. Although she was a little immature, she was not stupid. She probably knew that as a little kid, she couldn't afford to offend such a big shot.

"Then, if that 'mortal' is so powerful, doesn't he have any of our Z-Drive sisters under his command?"

Even though he knew that the other party was a big shot who he could not afford to offend, Z24 still seemed to care about the title of "mortal" and refused to change his words.

"This... I don't know, there should be one, right?"

Z28 was really stumped by this question. She didn't know that much about Lin Xiao. Apart from some information she had found out privately, she had only seen him a few times when she was guarding the Maritime Administration. It seemed that she had not seen the sisters of Driver Z during those times.

But they have so many Z-Drive sisters, and with such a powerful commander, there must be a few Z-Drive sisters in the port area, right?

"You're still calling me stupid, Z28, you're the stupid one! If there was, wouldn't things be easier?"

"Eh? Why?"

"Find a way to invite the Z-Drive sister from the mortal port area to come out. Let's treat her to a meal and ask her to say more good things about you on a daily basis!"

"Okay...it seems right...but, isn't this a bad idea?"

"What's wrong with that?"

Z24 curled her lips and said nonchalantly: "Although I don't really understand, but the fact that the shipgirls in the port area help their commander to salvage the ship, this can't be a bad thing no matter how you think about it, right?"

"Seems to be……"

Z28 nodded in confusion, surprised that Z24 was so smart, but also felt that what the other party said made sense.

"That's incredible? Any other questions?"

"there is none left?"

Z28 seemed to suddenly understand something and became excited, but then quickly became depressed again. She frowned and said, "But what if they are unwilling to help? Although they are all Z-drive shipgirls, their ships in the big port area are different from ours... Besides, how can we invite them?"

"It's you, not us!"

Z24 corrected the mistake in her words, "Let me make it clear first, I can help you, but I have no interest in that mortal, and I will definitely not join a port district that is so troublesome just thinking about it."

Z24 has heard a lot of rumors about the big port area. It is true that there are many powerful ship girls there, and there is also a high probability of meeting her sisters. But on the other hand, the big port area also means a lot of pressure. If she joins such a big port area, she will definitely be very busy every day. She may have to attack every day. She can't live with that kind of life. The work of the Maritime Administration is more suitable for her. There are not many tasks, and she can also slack off.

"Besides, these are the things you should consider, right? How should I know? At least there is such a method, which is more useful than you thinking about it here every day, right?"

"Ah."

Z28 thought so too, so he nodded, suddenly curved his eyebrows, smiled and said to Z24: "Thank you, Z24, if I really join the port area, I will definitely find a chance to treat you to a meal... Yeah, I will definitely not forget you!"

"Tsk, this demon king doesn't want your meal~"

Although she said this, Z24 actually felt a little uncomfortable. There weren't that many children in the entire Maritime Administration, and there were only two of them in the Z-series destroyers, so their relationship was quite good and they could basically be considered very good friends.

Especially for Z24, with her personality, Z28 can be said to be her only friend. She would feel reluctant to see such a only friend leave the Maritime Administration, leave her, and join the port area.

Now the other party says that she will remember her and come to play with her in the future, but I heard that once a ship girl joins the port, she will only have eyes for her commander, and will soon turn into a fool who only knows how to say how good her commander is. By that time, will she really still remember herself?

Even if it is possible, what if her commander moves away and no longer lives here?

It’s hard to tell what’s going on, so if Z28 really succeeds, maybe the day they part will be the last time she and Z28 see each other…

Thinking about these things in her mind, she really felt a little uncomfortable, a little reluctant, and confused about her future.

Will I stay in this Maritime Administration forever? I used to think this was pretty good. I also had a friend named Z28 who was also a Z-Driver. She lived a very comfortable life without so many worries. She actually had no interest in improving her training level, buying better equipment, etc., so she never considered these things.

But now, in a blink of an eye, her only friend will also join someone else's port like some of the ship girls in the Maritime Bureau. She will soon face the dilemma of being alone. Z24 is a little confused and even a little afraid of the loneliness that will come soon.

"I say... Z28, why don't you just forget it? I don't think the method I just mentioned is reliable. What if that Z-Driver in the port is a bad guy? If you go to her and tell her about these things, what if she turns around and complains to her commander?"

"No way?"

Z28 was obviously a little frightened, but she frowned and shook her head and said, "Where can there be a ship girl with such a bad taste?"

"Of course there are, for example, for example... for example, I am one of them!"

Z24 has begun to speak nonsense against his conscience.