I, Azure Commander!

In front of such top-level shipgirls, it would take at least a 100-level expert shipgirl to arouse some resonance in them and feel that it was quite remarkable. But these two in front of them...

Of course, Noshiro couldn't say anything bad about them. After all, with their training and combat experience, there really was no problem with the two of them fighting. So after a long consideration, she finally said, "You two are both experienced shipgirls. You don't look like newbies. According to my judgment, your training levels are probably above level 50."

"I see...So, who will win?"

The current battle situation between the two sides is still unclear. With his level of vision, it is really difficult to judge who has the advantage for a while.

"It's hard to say at the moment, but Quejie's training level should be higher, so..."

Noshiro shook his head. In fact, although it is hard to say, the ship equipment of Quejie itself is stronger than that of Birmingham, and it has an advantage in training level. Although Birmingham's equipment is slightly better, the final result is basically foreseeable.

As expected, as the battle continued, the gap between the two sides gradually became obvious.

Birmingham's situation was visibly becoming increasingly strained. Tang Xiaojiu's cheeks turned red with anxiety, but she couldn't help much. She could only try her best to follow what the teacher taught her, helping Birmingham to unleash skills, use skills to improve mobility, and deal with the opponent.

However, this was only an exercise after all, and the variables were far less urgent than in actual combat. Even though Birmingham tried her best to hold on and calmly waited for her opponent's flaws, the opponent was not a newcomer after all and did not give her any chances, so in the end, she still won the game.

Tang Xiaojiu lowered his head somewhat disappointedly, but Birmingham simply cleaned the paint off his body and returned to the stands with a smile on his face. After all, it was just an exercise, and as long as they tried their best, there was nothing to regret.

"Birmingham, wuwu~" Tang Xiaojiu pouted and looked at the ship girl in front of her with sadness and guilt.

This girl is so cute that when you see her, you will naturally think of hamsters or kittens, which are incredibly cute creatures.

"It's okay, Commander. It's just a game. We can just win next time..."

Birmingham immediately squatted down and began to comfort his commander.

When other ports lose a battle, the commanders go to comfort the shipgirls, but here, the shipgirls comfort their own commanders instead...

But if you were a ship girl, seeing such a cute commander, you would probably pamper him to death, right?

Cute things will indeed be treated preferentially. Of course, Tang Xiaojiu herself is also a good child, with a kind personality and a friendly attitude. She rarely gets along with others, but sometimes she is a little silly and slow to react.

The subsequent battle basically lost its suspense, and Quejie won the victory in the light cruiser group without any surprise. Therefore, on the special stands set up high up, there was naturally a scene of some people crying and some laughing.

"You are amazing, Victory. You hid it so deeply?"

"I felt something was wrong with her just now! She seemed to be joining the crusade against Washington, but in fact, she was just trying to fish in troubled waters. Now her true colors are revealed. Look at Quejie's training level. She must be almost level 60, right? If she were ten or twenty levels higher, she could be an instructor at the Naval Academy!"

"Eh? Why is that? You must have some really good contestants too, right?" Miss Victory, the dean of a naval academy in Zone E, was obviously not as experienced as the others. A royal lady had to remain elegant at all times, so naturally she could not argue with these guys.

"Don't bully Shengli. I don't believe you don't have a trick up your sleeve. Each of you is more pretentious than the other."

Even Wales couldn't stand it anymore. Although the eldest brother was the White Eagle ship girl (), he was the best friend of the Royal Navy ship girls. When he saw the Royal Navy ship girls being bullied, of course he had to come out to support them.

"Hey! Wales, you still dare to say that? You don't think we don't know that Rodney from your academy has been kidnapped, right? If a former Naval Academy instructor comes up, who can beat him?"

"Tsk."

Wales was shocked, and seemed to be in the wrong and had nothing to say, but what was the reality?

Among those who were accusing her now, one or two of them didn't look angry at all. What did this show? It showed that they still had a back-up plan, and it was a back-up plan that was no less powerful than the one used by the instructors at the Naval Academy.

Sure enough, these guys are all tough guys!

Now these guys must be thinking about suddenly using their trump cards to turn the tide, right? Maybe they are secretly happy about it now...

However, it was obvious that no matter how much they hid, it was impossible for them to hide more than her.

After all, what she was hiding was an unprecedented and unheard-of monster... Who could have imagined that there was a student who could produce a golden brigade that was more powerful than all of their instructors combined?

This isn't just a hidden trick, this is a hidden nuclear bomb!

Apart from anything else, she is an open card, what can you do?

It's like playing Landlord. You are the landlord and have a pair of kings and a plane in your hand. How do you lose?

Even if we change the rules and let these deans fight on their own, they can’t do anything… Wales heard that Peter Strassey didn’t believe in evil and insisted on trying it out, but he ended up not being able to defeat a vanguard ship…

So who is going to fight from Lin Xiao’s port area this time?

Hey...is this the joy of owning a "nuclear bomb"?

Sorry, colleagues, this year seems to be destined to be a good year for me...

Chapter 22: Azuma’s “Difficult” Battle

The light cruiser battle also came to an end, and unsurprisingly, the final victory was won by the Dejie, commanded by a commander from Zone E.

The battle between the light cruisers has come to an end, which also means that the battle between the heavy cruisers is about to begin. After watching the drama for so long, it is finally Lin Xiao's turn to go into battle.

That’s right, although Agatsuma is a supercruiser, as a type of ship that almost does not exist, it is naturally impossible to set up a competition zone specifically for it, so in the end, Agatsuma was classified as a heavy cruiser and had to participate in the heavy cruiser competition.

Finally, it was their own turn to play, so of course they had to support their own people. The ship girls who had been absent-minded and had no intention of watching the game at all now turned their attention to the training ground that served as the competition venue, and soon found Azuma.

When it comes to the heavy cruiser group, the number of ship girls is obviously much less than the previous destroyers and light cruisers, with only about ten contestants in total. These heavy cruiser girls naturally look much more mature and stable than the previous two groups of ship girls. There are mostly lolita in destroyers and mostly girls in light cruisers. When it comes to heavy cruisers, some of them are still girls, but they already have a bit of the feeling of older sisters, and the more mature ones have completely the flavor of royal sisters. For example, Aunt Saint is a very typical example.

Because of the small number of them, Agatsuma's appearance came unexpectedly quickly. Her first opponent was White Eagle's Pensacola, who is also one of the most common heavy cruiser ship girls. Although she has white skin, mediocre ship equipment, and not very high training level, she looks full of fighting spirit. It can't be said that she is confident, but more like she is happy to be able to practice with masters.

Unfortunately, she will probably have very little "gaming experience".

With my wife's level of training, it would be extremely difficult for her to hold back even if she wanted to.

"Before we start fighting, could you please tell me the title?"

Just as Azuma was thinking about how to prolong the battle as long as possible, cooperate with the commander's plan, and not appear too conspicuous too early, Pensacola on the opposite side asked.

From a fairness perspective, some ship girls may have obvious advantages or weaknesses, so in principle, players will not and do not need to actively reveal the name of the ship they have inherited.

But the fact is that many ship girls are easy to recognize. Even if you don’t say it, everyone can guess who she is. It’s just that although the one in front of her gives people a feeling that she is not simple at first glance, but with Pensacola’s knowledge, she can’t confirm which ship girl she is.

She had clearly learned a lot of relevant knowledge in class, but could it be that she had not yet mastered what she had learned?

"This one……"

Faced with such a question, my wife was naturally a little embarrassed. "Sorry, I can't tell you this for now, but you will know it in a while."

"Really? OK~ It seems my luck is not that good..."

Her intuition as a ship girl made her keenly aware of the opponent's unusual aura. Pensacola did not lament her bad luck. For her and her commander, failure was a foregone conclusion. In this case, she just had to enjoy the process.

"Then let's get started..."

Azuma didn't know how to respond. She was also a gentle girl. She felt a little guilty for bullying a newcomer like this. However, since this victory was for the commander and for the port, she naturally had no reason to escape. She would win this competition beautifully no matter what.

"Okay, let's get started!"

Pensacola took a deep breath, rushed forward with full energy, and went straight to my wife.

This surprised my wife a little, and she was stunned for a while.

"Instead of running away, you're coming towards me?"

"But how can I defeat you if I don't come over?"

Even though he knew that the chances of winning were slim, at least he could not lose in terms of momentum. Pensacola knew that if he fought in a normal way, he would most likely not be the opponent's opponent, so he simply took the risk and chose to fight in person. If he had a chance to attack the opponent when he was careless, he might still have a chance...

However, it turned out that she had thought things too simply.

Azuma's expression remained calm, and there was no reason to panic. No matter whether she relied on jin or escaped, no matter what kind of opponent she faced, as long as she had the commander behind her, she would never lose. She just followed the commander's instructions. Now was not the time to stand out, and she had to win the game as low-key as possible.

"Right now! You're being careless, Senior!"

Azuma's contemplation and concealment were obviously misunderstood as negligence and carelessness. Pensacola thought it had found an opportunity and fired a salvo of main guns, but Azuma dodged it just right at a very subtle angle, almost brushing past it.

This operation looks thrilling, but it was naturally done deliberately by my wife. She even pretended to be a little frightened. It’s just that this girl’s acting skills are really not good and her expression is indeed not very good.

Then, she fought with Pensacola for a while before finally winning the game with a "slight" advantage.

Pensacola was breathing heavily. Even though he lost the fight, his face looked very excited.

Sure enough, as long as she tried hard, she would be able to achieve something. If her level of practice was higher and she made fewer mistakes, maybe she could have won just now?

My wife was also sweating, but finally she was able to catch her breath and breathed a sigh of relief.

I have to say that for this expert, pretending to be weak is really a technical job. If she is not careful, let alone firing, she might even fall down if her ship accidentally hits the opponent. After dealing with her for such a long time, she must be exhausted.

There's nothing she can do. After all, this is the commander's order, so she can only do it. Well... shouldn't she learn from the other ship girls in the family and complain to the commander and act like a spoiled child?

Even though Azuma tried her best, her victory seemed to come very quickly. After her, there were still three or four groups of contestants still fighting, and Prince Eugen of the Tang Xiaojiu family was one of them.

Her opponent was not very powerful. To be honest, she was no match for Prince Eugen. It's just that Prince Eugen's output ability was really worrying, and the opponent happened to be a defensive heavy cruiser. As a result, the two of them fought each other for a long time before the winner was finally determined.

The first round of competition was over, and there were still six heavy cruisers left. Lin Xiao watched the competition a little more seriously this time. There didn't seem to be any very powerful ship girls among the heavy cruisers. Everyone was basically newcomers, so the fighting was evenly matched, and the battle lasted relatively longer.

In this way, Azuma can win the group stage without being so ostentatious, and then when the cross-ship type decisive battle comes later, the program effect will definitely be maximized, and the topic will naturally increase. The higher the topic, the wider the popularity, and Lin Xiao’s goal will be achieved... I just hope that this method can be useful, right?

Chapter 23: Unexpected Dark Horse

As expected, the competition between the heavy cruisers had no suspense and even ended a bit hastily, which made people feel unreal.

Although in addition to Prince Eugen of Tang Xiaojiu's family, there is also a super rare gold-skinned ship girl Minneapolis among the players, but both of them are obviously new ship girls, and their training level is not high. Even if Azuma holds back, the battle ends quickly and there is no suspense. In this way, even if Azuma did not perform very outstandingly, everyone still noticed the winner of the heavy cruiser to some extent, thinking that the other party is not simple, and began to speculate on the other party's identity. However, what is somewhat suspicious is that with so many people present, especially with many academy instructors and even deans, no one can confirm the other party's identity. Although there are more or less guesses, such as it may be the Takao-class ship girl of Sakura Empire, they are basically denied by themselves...

As a result, there were many different opinions about who the other party was, and no one could be sure.

Such a result is naturally the best. It is not too ostentatious, leaving the possibility for a subsequent sensation, and also generating a certain amount of discussion, allowing everyone to have a preliminary impression of Myuzu.

I have to say that, so far, this is textbook progress.

However, the topic and discussion raised by Azuma obviously did not last too long, because what followed was the highlight of the individual competition, the showdown between the battleship and the aircraft carrier.

Unlike the exercises between vanguard ships, aircraft carriers and battleships are obviously not on the same level as vanguard ships in terms of firepower or durability. If the exercises between vanguard ships are about the competition between the two sides in terms of maneuverability and tactics, then the exercises between battleships and aircraft carriers are more of a pure competition of firepower and strategic game.

From a viewing perspective, the latter is undoubtedly more intense and more straightforward.

Even if you are a layman, as long as you have some relevant knowledge, you can tell who can reload faster, who has stronger firepower, who has more carrier-based aircraft, and who can operate more precisely.

Among the exercises between aircraft carriers and battleships, the battles between battleships appear to be the most intuitive.

This is not to say that battleships do not require operation and only need to compete in firepower. In fact, the timing of reloading and firing, as well as some micro-operations to avoid critical damage are all very important, including constantly adjusting the angle of the muzzle according to wind direction and local position to improve the hit rate. In fact, there are really many things to consider, but from the perspective of viewers who don’t understand much, the duel between battleships is the most intuitive and easiest to judge.

——Whoever has stronger firepower, shoots faster and more accurately, is the stronger one.

The exercises between aircraft carriers are more complicated. The operation of aircraft carriers is actually the most delicate and complex, with regard to the application and release timing of different types of carrier-based aircraft, including the micro-control of each carrier-based aircraft. Therefore, the battle situation is also changing rapidly. No one can predict what will happen until the last moment. Perhaps a small mistake may lead to a complete loss...

After a break at noon, the battle series competition began first.

Compared to the large number of vanguard ships, the number of participating battleships is pitifully small. There are at least a dozen heavy cruisers, and what about battleships... there are only five in total, and they have to draw lots to see who will get a bye in the first round.

In the end, Rodney from Tang Xiaojiu's family had unexpected luck and drew a bye, which meant he advanced directly, which surprised Lin Xiao.

If I remember correctly, Rodney's luck is not very good...

But if we think about it from another perspective, isn't this also the luck of the other contestants?

——Lin Xiao thought so, and obviously did not think that any battleship could defeat Rodney, an instructor at the Naval Academy. He had even basically assumed that the final showdown would be between his own Azuma and Tang Xiaojiu's Rodney.

However, it turns out that things are not as simple as he thought...

The battle between the battleships had just begun for less than half a minute, and one of the matches was already over.

The loser was in a mess and looked confused.

She was not a weakling. The purple battleship Arizona was also a famous battleship. But... she was killed in an instant before she even had time to react?

Looking at herself covered in colorful paint, the girl began to doubt her life for a moment.

This undoubtedly quickly focused everyone's attention on her opponent.

With long flowing white hair and healthy wheat-colored skin, she stood on the sea with an expressionless face, showing neither joy nor sadness.

"It's a South Dakota-class ship girl!"

Someone soon confirmed this. South Dakota level means gold skin, and judging from the opponent's firepower, his training level is definitely not low, and he doesn't look like a newcomer at all.

"She looks a bit like Massachusetts, doesn't she?"

"That should be the case, but which ship girl she is is not the key now. The key is her training level..."

"Can you tell?"

"Are you kidding? If I can see that, I can still be a student?"

"But I guess he's at least level 60 or 70, otherwise he wouldn't be able to kill a level 30 purple-skinned battleship instantly in the first wave, right?"

Off the court, Rodney's originally relaxed expression quickly turned solemn. Even Lin Xiao was shocked. He looked at Frederick the Great with his mouth half open, who still looked calm.

"Frederick, can you tell the other party's level?"

Frederick the Great seemed to be waiting for him to ask questions. He looked over immediately after hearing what he said, with a doting and gentle expression on his face. "Don't worry, my child. It's probably a battleship with a training level close to level 90. It's not a difficult opponent for my wife."

"Level ninety?!"

Lin Xiao was completely shocked this time. Although that was what Frederick the Great said... Moreover, even battleships above level 100, or even level 110, would most likely not be able to defeat monsters at the Azuma Nakaron level. However, a training level close to level 90 would generally be scary enough in such an arena.

You know, even a former Naval Academy instructor like Rodney only reached level 70, less than level 80!

This meant that the other party's training level was nearly ten levels higher than the instructors at the Naval Academy! Even if Rodney was at the bottom of the training level among the instructors, this was shocking enough.