Revisiting Azur Lane

Hood took two steps forward and came to Zhou He, staring at him with his sky-blue eyes: "If even you, the commander-in-chief, are working hard, and I, as a subordinate, ignore it, then this is not a situation that can be explained away by words like gaffe or dereliction of duty. In your eyes, the 'Hood' should not be such an 'arrogant' person, right?"

Although Hood was still smiling when he spoke, Zhou He on the opposite side was sweating profusely. However, he did not retreat, but raised his hand to straighten his military cap, and his tone was quite normal: "I was inconsiderate. In this case, can you and Jinqu help to carry this raft to the dock?"

"With great pleasure."

After Hood answered, he winked playfully at the other three people, squatted down, grabbed a corner of the raft with gloves, and cooperated with Yuli, Hermione, and Jinqu to lift up the useless raft, and followed Zhou He along the road to approach the pier.

The gesture of the few people attracted more people's attention. Cleveland, who was practicing dribbling with Montpellier on the side of the road, waved at Zhou He with a basketball in one hand: "Commander, what are you going to do? Do you need help?"

"no, I'm fine."

Zhou He raised his hand in response. His mood was quite delicate at this moment. Although he had long felt that Hood was not the arrogant aristocrat he often saw on the Internet, he had never thought that Hood was even more than he imagined. Well, should we say "people-friendly" or "pragmatic"?

In short, he still underestimated his own ship girls. As a commander, it was a bit embarrassing that he had such a mistake in his cognition and understanding of his own ship girls.

"It's not feasible to speculate unilaterally. I think I should be bolder and more direct in my communication in the future."

After discovering the problem, Zhou He thought about it and came to a conclusion. Just like Tosa, he acted very aggressively when he first joined, but in fact it was because he was too weak. This is something that cannot be judged by just relying on the 'game settings'. It is something that he needs to observe and discover on his own. And try it out.

——However, Zhou He had no idea that Ms. Hood behind him was feeling very happy because she discovered her commander's rare "mistake" and "corrected" it, and she felt like a mentor.

……

At the dock, a group of people followed Zhou He and watched the builders placed on the raft rising and falling with the tide. In front of the raft were Yudachi and Z23. Originally, Z23 was here with Hutten practicing ship equipment control, but was called over by Bismarck to help.

"Commander, why don't you just use lightning to punish him? Why do you have to send him back?"

Before leaving, Xili turned around and asked Zhou He curiously.

"Lightning strike punishment?"

Zhou He frowned slightly. This was a good solution. He hadn't thought of it before Lingmin hadn't mentioned it. But since he had already said to send her back, changing his words now would make him look like he had no position. So after a brief thought, he pointed at the Builder and said to Xili: "It's very simple to simply destroy the body, but it's meaningless. We are now in a confrontation with Siren. Sending her back to Siren can not only show our magnanimity, but also make Siren unable to figure out our true intentions. This is a strategy of confusing the enemy."

"Ah, ah?"

Yuli blinked and didn't understand, but everyone around her understood. However, their ideas were different. For example, Hood thought that Zhou He's on-the-spot reaction ability was really quick, while Bismarck thought that Zhou He had a lot of ideas, and Z23 was even more in awe, feeling that this matter was very important.

Anyway, Z23 and Yudachi towed the raft away, and Count Spee and Hutten followed to escort them. For some reason, the Royal Ark hidden in the lighthouse jumped into the water and joined them, and its configuration suddenly became luxurious.

After the crowd dispersed, Zhou He did not leave immediately, but discussed with Bismarck and Hood about conquering the Siren base. At this stage, they certainly could not take down such a large base with their manpower, but they could use various actions to wear down the Siren's manpower and the patience of the testers, and accumulate the necessary conditions for the general offensive.

Before mentioning this matter, Zhou He told the two about the map he obtained from the South Third District base.

"Sea map? If the situation around us is really like that, what we should do now is to conduct further exploration of the southern archipelago and the surrounding areas to confirm whether there is really only that one Siren base around, so as to ensure our safety during the attack."

Hood had a similar judgment as Zhou He and the others about conquering the Siren base, so after some intelligence exchange, he concluded that the current action should be taken: expand Zhou He's surveillance range.

"Well, I'll leave it to you guys tomorrow."

Now that all the Sirens nearby have been cleared, Zhou He has become much bolder. He plans to launch operations in the east, south, west and north directions simultaneously tomorrow. Bismarck and Hood will cooperate to explore and clear the Sirens in the East Fourth District and North Fifth District that were opened in the previous Mirror Sea Operation.

As for the exploration in the south, he planned to let Yukikaze lead the team. As for the members of the White Eagle, they would be responsible for supporting the Sakura Empire fleet in the rear and containing the Siren fleet that might attack from the west. Most of the White Eagles were in the front row, and most of the Sakura Empire's battleships were main battleships, so they would not be afraid even if a fight really broke out with the Sirens.

Just as Zhou He and Bismarck Hood came up with a follow-up action plan for the port area, an explosion was heard outside the port area.

"what's the situation?"

Zhou He frowned but did not panic. He looked sideways and opened the system map to check. From the map overview, he could see that there were no Sirens around, and Shokaku and his party had already entered the 30-mile range of the port area.

There is no situation within thirty miles, which means it is within the grid coverage of the port area. What happened? Could it be that Shokaku and his group who were returning home had a fight with Yuudachi and the others who were going out?

I ruled out the impossible situations that popped up in my mind and went straight into the dock to start a video. But when I looked at the situation inside, I exclaimed "Huh".

"what happened?"

Hood cast his gaze over, and Zhou He raised his hand to press: "It seems that some remaining Sirens were wandering around the port area and were killed."

This was Zhou He's blind guess, but it was also based on facts, because there was a new ship girl in the dock - the light aircraft carrier Elbe from Iron Blood.

The impression is not very deep, but he is also a plane flyer after all. What is more strange is that the Shokaku sisters must have observed the situation around the port area before the attack, so how could they have missed the Sirens?

With a doubtful attitude, he turned on Yudachi's video function: what came into view was Yudachi arguing with Yukikaze, and other people were also around, but not all of them were within the video range.

"Stop, what's going on?"

Zhou He walked a few steps to the side away from Hood and Bismarck, and stopped the quarrel between them. The two who heard the voice also fell silent for a moment, turned their heads and found the existence of the projection. Yudachi pointed at Xuefeng angrily and said, "Commander, Xuefeng struck the Constructor with lightning, and it almost implicated us."

"what?"

Zhou He turned his gaze to Xuefeng: "Xuefeng, did you find anything?"

"Builder, my biological radar responded after leaving the vicinity of the port area."

Xuefeng's mood has stabilized a lot, but it can be seen that she is not particularly stable, because she glared at Yudachi before she said this: "I suspect that the Builder is reconnecting with the host of this world. Even if she has been dead in the port area, she cannot be allowed to leave. Even if there is a one in ten thousand chance, the Siren cannot be informed of the situation in the port area."

"Then why is my radar not responding?"

Yudachi didn't believe that the dead would be resurrected. Her radar really had no response, and she couldn't understand how the radar could lock onto a builder without a ship suit?

"Hmph, my radar is specialized for sirens. I can lock onto her even if she's an observer in mimic mode."

Xuefeng turned his head away, not wanting to talk to the stupid dog.

"Snow Wind, Yudachi."

Zhou He understood, touched his chin and said, "I see, both of you are right, and there is no need to quarrel over Siren. The Builder is gone, so let's talk about it later when you come back."

"Got it." x2

The two of them seemed to have a tacit understanding at the moment, except that they glared at each other in anger after they finished speaking.

Zhou He was helpless when he saw this. He said that the builder was dead, so he was dead. How come he came back to life after leaving his house?

What kind of black technology creature is this? Next time I catch a Siren cadre, I’d better just strike him with lightning.

Chapter 147 Prepare for a rainy day

Not long after the video was disconnected, about ten minutes later, Xuefeng and his group appeared at the entrance of the bay. Usually, Zhou He stood at a distance in the command center and could not see the situation clearly, but he could see it relatively clearly from the dock. The ones running in the front were Yudachi and Xuefeng. The two were about ten meters apart and came directly towards him after entering the bay.

Although Zhou He was troubled by the quarrel between the two, his eyes passed over the two and fell on the girl who was sitting on the classic black and red shark head with legs crossed next to Z23. She had long fluffy silver hair and was dressed in mostly black, exuding a mysterious temperament.

The light cruiser Elbe from the Iron Blood had a strange ship structure, which seemed to be made up of two sharks. The shark under her butt was carrying the naval guns and other equipment, which was half immersed in the sea at this moment. The other end was on her left hand side. On her back was a deck runway divided into sections by joints. The black and gray color scheme made it look very heavy.

"What is this person's personality like?"

After taking a quick look, Zhou He looked away and fell into thought. The ones he was truly impressed with and had a deeper understanding of were all the old ships from the time when the game was first launched. As for the new ships, he was more familiar with the very powerful ones. In fact, he had directly served as a warehouse manager for most of the new ship girls floating in the middle reaches.

After all, he is just a game player. It is amazing for him to remember one hundred ships out of five or six hundred ships... He doesn't even dare to say that he has really remembered the personality traits of one hundred ships.

"Commander, what is that?"

The ship outfit style of the Iron Blood was so easy to recognize that Bismarck, who had no intention of joining in the fun, saw Elbe and took a few steps to Zhou He and asked in a low voice: As for the aircraft carrier of her own camp, the only one she remembered was the Hateful Monster. She had seen Zeppelin at Tirpitz, so who is this one?

"You can call her Elbe. It is an aircraft carrier converted from a passenger ship after you sank in the war."

Zhou He glanced at Yi Bei's information and gave a brief summary. It seemed that he, like Count Zeppelin, had not been completely modified. Manju helped in the game and completed the ship's equipment.

After thinking for a while, he added: "She should recognize your identity and cooperate with me."

"clear."

Bismarck thought that this word should be removed, but since Zhou He liked to say so, there was no problem. She looked slightly moved: "It's just that Yudachi and Xuefeng seem to have a conflict. It's because of the Builder."

"Yeah, I didn't expect that even after turning into that state, it would still cause me so much trouble."

Zhou He was amazed. After a brief thought, he came up with a plan to deal with the situation. He stepped forward to greet Yudaka who arrived first. It was not that Yukikaze ran slowly, but that Yukikaze did not land directly here. She landed at the landing point nearby. At this time, she stood there with a calm expression and had no intention of approaching.

"Yudachi."

Seeing the dog running to the shore impatiently to complain, Zhou He took the initiative and put his hand on her head, saying in a gentle tone with a smile: "I understand that you were following my orders, that's why you had an argument with Xuefeng, you have done a great job."

"Well."

After being touched and praised by Zhou He, Xili's momentum collapsed immediately. She pouted and whispered, "I really didn't notice that the Builder woke up, and no one else noticed it either."

"Actually, I didn't find any problems with the builder, just like you guys."

Zhou He smiled and followed Yudachi's words. He indeed did not notice that he could not observe any sirens within thirty nautical miles around the port area. But when Yudachi looked up at him, he continued, "But you also made a mistake."

"Ow?"

Yudachi blinked and tried to get away with it, but was stared at by Zhou He. He couldn't help but stick out his tongue: "Shouldn't I quarrel with Xuefeng?"

"That doesn't count. Your mistake is: you don't trust your companions."

Zhou He felt that it was normal for Yudachi and Xuefeng to quarrel like children. He didn't want to emphasize this. He looked into Yudachi's eyes seriously and said, "You can quarrel with Xuefeng because she almost struck you with lightning, but you can't quarrel with Xuefeng because your radar didn't lock onto the Builder. The Builder is the enemy, and Xuefeng is your companion. A companion is definitely more reliable than a Siren. This is beyond doubt."

"Wow~ But the Builder is dead, the Commander's plan..."

Yuli is very smart, but she doesn't usually use her brain. After being lectured by Zhou He, her ears drooped from both sides, her hands were spread out in front of her body and her fingers rubbed against each other, and her voice became softer. Her pitiful appearance made Zhou He feel that she was even more adorable. He couldn't help but stroked her hair and smiled, "I know Yuli's intentions. It's okay. This plan is just one of the plans. Even if it fails, it won't be a big loss for us. As long as you are here, I can make a thousand or ten thousand such plans."

Gouzi didn't hear all the words Zhou He said, but he roughly understood the meaning. He stopped and tilted his head to look at Xuefeng and asked in a low voice: "Then I'll go apologize?"

"Can you do it yourself?"

Zhou He took a deep breath secretly. He actually didn't want to preach, but even if he changed the way he said it, it would just be a roundabout way of explaining it. It would be better to just say it directly - after being with Yuudachi for so long, he knew that Yuudachi was not the kind of person who would make unreasonable demands.

"I'm a little shy, but! Since I was at fault first, I was at fault first? ... Hmm?"

Yudachi stood up straight, wanting to show off in front of Zhou He, but as she was talking, she seemed to realize something and stopped saying anything embarrassing. She broke away from Zhou He's hand and ran to Xuefeng's side. The first thing she did was to apologize. Her voice was very loud, just like when she had argued with Xuefeng before. When Xuefeng looked moved, Yudachi said something else, and Xuefeng let out a "Huh?" and the two started arguing again.

"Why are you arguing again?"

The members who returned later also arrived at the shore. After Shokaku got ashore, he saw that Yukikaze and Yudachi had "reconciled" but within a few seconds they started arguing again, and a troubled look appeared on his face.

"Ah, but Sister Shokaku, you see Yukikaze isn't as serious as before. It shouldn't be a big deal, right?"

Zuikaku followed behind and noticed that Xuefeng's face now had an unhappy expression of "Are you looking down on me?" instead of the previous cold expression when he was questioned and didn't even bother to explain more.

She smiled and said, "The commander still has a way."

"Well, it looks like they used the method of shifting the point of conflict."

After observing, Shokaku figured out something.

But it's a good thing if we can make a big thing small.

……

"first meet."

After dealing with the conflict between Yudachi and Yukikaze on the spot, Zhou He turned his attention to Yi Bei, who had been observing everything since he came ashore, with his eyebrows raised and a hint of contemptuous smile on his lips. He stepped forward to introduce himself and verbally welcomed him.

But judging from the attitude shown by Yi Bei, he was probably the most rebellious one in the entire port area when he joined.

"It's our first meeting. Commander, you really put on a good show."

However, unlike his rebellious appearance and speech, Yi Bei politely bowed to Zhou He in the interval between his words, and then his beautiful eyes with a rose-red background and blue highlights half-narrowed, smiling very elegantly, even somewhat similar to Hood in terms of nobility - but Zhou He vaguely felt that something was wrong, he had a considerable prejudice against the mental state of the Iron Blood members, so much so that he saw a bit of naivety in Yi Bei's smiling face.

So after a brief consideration, he said politely, "Thank you for the compliment," and spread his hands to introduce the person next to him to Yi Bei: "This is Bismarck from the Iron Blood..."

"Eh!? Miss Bismarck?"

Before Zhou He finished speaking, Yi Bei reacted to the word "Bismarck" as if he was under stress. He restrained his smile, took two steps back, clasped his hands in front of him, and bowed deeply to Bismarck to apologize: "I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry! I didn't expect you to be here too. Please forgive my rudeness!"

"..."

Zhou He was speechless. He turned his head to look at Bismarck and found that her expression was also a little tense. The two of them wanted to judge Yi Bei's general character through simple tentative exchanges. They never expected that this person looked and spoke very rebelliously, but her behavior was like a good girl from the royal family. No, even the royal family could not necessarily raise someone who respected superiors so much.

"I'm not angry, just stand still."

Bismarck naturally would not get angry over such a small matter, and raised his hand to stop Yi Bei from apologizing: "From today on, Yi Bei, you are a member of our port area, please try not to cause trouble to others."

"Yes, I understand!"

Elbe saluted on the spot. Not to mention Zhou He, even Hood next to him was puzzled. In history, she died one day earlier than Bismarck, but she had never heard of the news that Iron Blood had an aircraft carrier. This aircraft carrier was built several years later, but it still respected Bismarck. It was a bit envious.

"Commander, there is no air force in my team. Please allow Elbe to enter my fleet."

Bismarck was quite satisfied with Elbe and would accept her instructions without hesitation, so he turned sideways to ask Zhou He for instructions.

"Well, I agree. From now on, Yibei, you will temporarily follow Bismarck. Is that ok?"

Zhou He knew that Bismarck was making a move for him, so he nodded and looked at Yi Bei, who nodded without hesitation and replied: "I can."

"Very good. On behalf of everyone in the port area, I welcome you."

Zhou He was in a very good mood. He had thought Yi Bei would be a difficult person to deal with, but he didn't expect him to be so obedient. So he didn't need to worry about him.

A new member had joined the group after a long absence, and Zhou He really wanted to take her around to have a look. However, Xuefeng and Yudachi's presence was too strong, so he could only hand over the responsibility of being a tour guide to Bismarck, and he himself mediated the issue of Xuefeng and Yudachi's attempt to "fight to see who is right and who is wrong":