Revisiting Azur Lane

After the applause time was over, Zhou He naturally added a self-selected construction reward on the grounds that the Iron Blood Camp's gains were not much different from those of the first place, and nodded to Hood and Bismarck: "It's late today, you can come to me tomorrow when you have time to redeem the prize - as for now, it's time for everyone to enjoy the fruits of their labor!"

After delaying the time for a while with speeches, the barbarians began to serve the prepared fish dishes, and the scene suddenly broke out into cheers.

……

"It's not good to eat too well all of a sudden."

The next day, Zhou He walked out of the bathroom with a sullen face, holding on to the wall with his hands. He stood by the window of the sink and looked into the gray distance. It had been a long time since he started the day with a stomachache, and the experience was as bad as ever.

"call."

After a long time, Zhou He, who felt a little better in his stomach, returned to the bedroom. On the bed was Xili, who was still sleeping soundly on his side. Usually, he was the one who woke up early, but today Zhou He woke up first. The cold wind did not make him sleepy, and he did not want to disturb Xili, so he put on a coat, sat at the table, and began to check the resources in the system.

After accumulating over the past few days, the number of Home Coins has reached 195, the highest in history. At the same time, there are 3 Rubik's Cubes, self-selected furniture boxes, and some other materials.

'Give the Royal Faction a rally point. I wonder what kind of reward Bismarck will ask for this time.'

Zhou He excluded the 2 self-selected furniture boxes that needed to be spent and reserved one box as a guarantee. The home coins plus today's daily allowance could reach 229, which was enough to buy a large building or two small or medium-sized buildings.

The building he most wants to photograph at the moment is the shopping mall.

The main reason is that one does not want to put the clothes purchased from the mall in the warehouse, which would seem very tasteless. It would be a good idea to set up a big mall, choose a place to hang all kinds of clothes, and let one's own ship girls go to buy them for free. It can also allow the ship girls shopping in the mall to kill a lot of time.

If the design is large enough, a cinema, game room, basketball, badminton and other sports venues can be set up in the mall, saving the trouble of building a sports center.

As for the self-sufficient logistics design - the workload is too large, and it is definitely impossible to figure out the completion process in a short time. We can only take pictures of the main functional buildings for the lives of each camp before considering it.

'Mall, clothes, projector, game console...'

Zhou He looked at the amount of Homeland Coins and suddenly felt that he didn't have much money. Why did he feel poorer the more he saved?

When will Yudachi have enough money left over for her ring?

"Forget it, let's take a look outside first."

After browsing the Home Store for half a day, Zhou He took a breath and turned his eyes to the attack map. There was no distinction between day and night in the system. Once the map was opened, everything was bright. A glance at the overall map showed where there were sirens and where there were no sirens.

The most obvious thing on the map is the Siren Base in the West Fourth District, where there are two bright 3D figures stacked together, one is the observer and the other is the tester. Then there is the mirror sea of ​​the southern archipelago. The black vortex rotates in real time on the overview map, which is also very eye-catching.

There are only two places near the port area that have not been conquered. From the intelligence, it seems that both sides are not easy to chew. We don't know how many troops are hidden in the Siren Base, and we don't know what the situation is in the Mirror Sea. Moreover, the positions of the two are tricky and they are in a pincer attack. If we want to attack the Mirror Sea, we must pass by the Siren Base. If we force our way through, our retreat will be cut off. The Siren Base itself is not easy to attack, and we can't be sure that the Purifiers in the Mirror Sea will not come out to reinforce.

"The next step is long-term work. We have to find a way to make use of the base in the South Third District."

Even in the morning when his mind was clearest, Zhou He found it difficult to think of a way to break the impasse. The only option was to increase the size of his own port area, increase the number of combat personnel, destroy the Siren Base head-on, and then go south to retake the islands.

"Maybe after we finish building the port today, we can build two ship girls to test the waters."

Having made up his mind, Zhou He supported his face and forehead with one hand and squinted his eyes. After ten seconds or so, he stood up, sat back on the bed and slowly lay down. He was very careful but still disturbed Yuli. However, the dog just burrowed into Zhou He's arms in a daze and fell asleep again.

Sure enough, it’s still warm in bed.

After a while, Zhou He fell asleep in a daze. When he opened his eyes again, he happened to meet Yuli's red eyes. He was instinctively startled and it took him several seconds to react. He put his arms around Yuli's shoulders and pulled her into his arms with a smile. He tilted his head and rubbed Yuli's ear with his cheek: "Why didn't you call me when you woke up?"

"Hoo, hoo, the commander is sleeping too deeply, I can't wake him up."

Yuli buried her head in Zhou He's chest, her tail wagging with such joy that it was almost flipped over by the quilt.

"Oh~ Turns out it was my fault."

Zhou He didn't care, he just wanted to talk to Yuuri. Just by the brightness in the room he could tell it was at least seven o'clock. Yuuri would wake up around six o'clock, but she would lie with him for another hour.

Such a clingy dog ​​is so cute!

Perhaps he had already made up his mind to marry Yuudachi, and the anxiety he had felt in the past few days had calmed down - even so, he couldn't help but get angry when he was in such close contact with Yuudachi early in the morning, so he rubbed Yuudachi's hair, let go of her and sat up.

'I'm awesome.'

Zhou He expressed his affirmation of his own tenacious will. The fact was that today’s construction shooting session also made him excited, not to mention the two temporary constructions. He couldn’t wait to add bricks and tiles to his own port area.

I just don't know to what extent the construction will attract the second meta ship girl.

After a simple wash, Zhou He looked back at Xi Li who was still rolling on the bed. He couldn't help but go up to her and pushed her down on the bed. Facing her curious and expectant eyes, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, so he said, "I have to go to work. If someone can kiss me, it will give me more motivation."

chirp~

Without any hesitation, Yudachi put his arms around Zhou He's neck and kissed him on the face, then stuck out his tongue with a smile: "Commander, keep working hard."

"..."

Zhou He's eyes flashed across Xili's lips, and his heart suddenly accelerated, but he still held back, raised his hand and tapped Xili's brow: "Who taught you this?"

He didn't believe that Yudachi, who didn't even know what a vow ring was yesterday, suddenly became enlightened.

"Jean Barr!"

Xili betrayed the person without hesitation. Zhou He was speechless. He got up from the bed, touched the cheek that had been kissed, thought for a moment and said to her: "Go ask more."

"Good~"

Chapter 163 Construction Today

After staying with Xi Li in bed for a while, Zhou He left the bedroom contentedly. When passing by the front of the office, he chose the latter between "letting Hood Bismarck come up to find him" and "he'll wait downstairs". He pushed the door open and took a look at the camp site he had noted down before, and went downstairs after memorizing it.

It was already bright outside and the second floor was very quiet. When Zhou He arrived on the first floor, the first thing he saw was Hamanman sitting on the sofa. Her bright sky-blue eyes were staring at him, as if she was examining something.

"I didn't do anything bad. I was just planning my work schedule for today so I came down late."

Zhou He didn't feel good about having to explain himself even though he had done nothing wrong.

"Who asked you?"

Harman put his hands on his legs, looked away while speaking, and said coquettishly: "I'm just waiting for Sister York City."

"York City is also up late?"

Zhou He asked casually as he walked. Harman glanced at him and pouted: "No, it's a bit windy today. Sister York City went to change clothes."

"Ah, thanks for the reminder."

Zhou He blinked, said something as he passed by her, and then left the hall directly. A cold wind blew in his face, making him squint his eyes. Looking into the distance, he could see that a large area of ​​the sky around him was covered by clouds, and it seemed that it was going to rain.

"It's not very polite to have it raining today."

Below his sight, Zhou He saw Cleveland, who was carrying a bucket to catch seafood on the beach. Further away in the bay was Elbe, who was adapting his ship suit, with Hutten assisting him. Both of them were wearing mechanical dragons, and it looked quite interesting when mixed together.

'Bismarck's dragon is a little small, but Cai's Bismarck dragon is very big. I wonder if the system will judge them as two ships.'

With inexplicable thoughts in mind, Zhou He turned and walked towards the restaurant. He happened to meet a group of people including Nagashima, Ayanami, Kasin, etc. who came back from dinner and were chatting about something. Upon careful listening, he found that they were talking about the game. He couldn't help smacking his lips. How could he not meet such a group of companions when playing games? He was so envious.

As for the possibility that his own shipgirl was addicted to the game and not doing her job? His evaluation was that she was just addicted, and he would cover it if anything went wrong. After all, he was still hoping to get involved in it after his "retirement"!

"Morning, Commander."

A group of people greeted Zhou He politely. Zhou He smiled in response and passed by them and arrived at the restaurant. Through the doors and windows, he could see Ms. Hood and other royal members drinking tea elegantly inside. They seemed to be discussing something. When they noticed his arrival, Javelin and London stood up and bowed to him through the door.

Although from the game it seems that Queen Elizabeth's nobles don't do much, the middle and lower-level members are polite, capable and active. They look a bit old-fashioned, but the physical feeling they give him is great. It is worthy of being a camp that claims to be able to train useless people for the commander.

He pushed the door and walked into the restaurant. After nodding to a few people, he did not rush to ask about the construction matters. Instead, he sat down at a window seat and began to order food. Then he leaned on the table with his hands clasped together and looked at the scenery outside. The vast green grassland has become a thing of the past. The grassland now has become a non-mainstream appearance, with a mixture of withered yellow weeds, relatively green weeds and bare ground. It is natural to say that people with high emotional intelligence are very natural, while low emotional intelligence is very sloppy, which is something that needs to be addressed when building the square.

"Before the temperature drops completely, find a reason to take photos of the White Eagle and Sakura Empire bases, and then proceed with the official design."

Zhou He narrowed his eyes. It was not that he did not want to transform, but there were many things that needed to be paid attention to in the construction of the port area. It would be easy to pave the road after shooting the base first and then adding some functional buildings around it. If the road was paved first, the subsequent choice of building locations would be very rigid and could not be chosen anywhere.

Of course, all these difficulties stem from insufficient economic conditions. If he could build the entire port area in one go, it would only require three simple steps: drawing a map, surveying the terrain, and bidding for houses. There would be no need to be so fussy.

"Once the bases of several major camps are completed, all the cubes will be built."

He has made up his mind that he definitely won't be able to get along well with all the ship girls one-on-one, just like London, Elbe and others now. After the new ship girls come out, he will let the old members of each camp start to familiarize themselves with the situation. They only need to know that he is the commander-in-chief.

Anyway, as the commander, his job is to direct the general direction of the port's development. When the time comes, he can set up many secretary ships to help announce or handle various faction conflicts and private matters. If he has to do all the real work himself, won't he die from overwork?

"..."

Zhou He sighed slightly in his heart. With his ability, he could only achieve this level.

"What's troubling you, Commander?"

Hermione, who was delivering the meal instead of Manju, came over and placed bowls of breakfast in front of Zhou He. She leaned over with the plates in her hands and asked in a warm voice.

"It's not a problem. It can be solved naturally in the future."

Zhou He nodded, but did not elaborate. Even if he told Hermione and others that there was no money for construction, it would only cause more trouble for them.

"Well."

Hermione did not ask further questions, but walked behind Zhou He and looked in the direction he was looking at. She soon caught the element and smiled and said, "Commander, do you want to transplant or plant some trees here?"

"Let me think... let's plant some ornamental trees next spring."

As soon as Zhou He picked up the spoon, he knew Hermione had guessed his thoughts and couldn't help laughing twice: "After the royal manor is built, remember to leave a room for me so that I can use it when I visit guests in the future."

【boom】

As soon as he finished speaking, he was hit on the head, and the dinner plate made a crisp scream. Not to mention Zhou He, even Man Jue who was passing by and Hood who was far away were shocked.

"hiss."

Hermione's neither light nor heavy knock made Zhou He rush forward, but he was more confused than angry. He touched his deflated hat and looked back at the angry Hermione, then shrank his neck immediately: "Did I say something wrong?"

"Yes."

Hermione bit her lower lip lightly, suppressed her somewhat depressed emotions, and corrected the command word by word with a serious expression: "The Commander is not a guest, but a host, so you can't say 'be a guest', but 'come back (home)'. If others hear you say this, they will definitely get angry. Do you remember this?"

"remember."

Wrong. He said this purely out of the instinct of survival. When Hermione nodded in satisfaction, Zhou He realized that Hermione complained that his words were too unfamiliar - it was not his fault. After all, in his subconscious, whoever he built a house for, the house belonged to that person or group. Even if he was the designer and builder, he could not say that the house belonged to him. That was too overbearing, right?

"Hmm! Commander is really smart."

Hermione praised Zhou He very smoothly, and her tone was just like coaxing a child, but Zhou He thought that this kind of praise might be a little childish for a child, but it was just right for him.

So he selectively lost his memory and started eating.

Hermione stayed here for a moment and then walked away. Ms. Hood asked the reason, and Jinqu and Jarvis came to seek advice. However, everyone soon realized that this way of getting along only applied to Hermione. Zhou He's tolerance towards other people might not be as lenient as Hermione's.

In short, it was not a big problem and Hood and others were relieved. If they criticized their superior in public, the serious case would be brought to a military court, although there was no such thing in the port area.

Not long after, Yuli also hurried over to have breakfast. Zhou He was drinking hot water after finishing his meal. He stood up, rubbed Yuli's hair, and left the restaurant with Hood and his group as if nothing had happened.

Standing on the road in front of the restaurant, Zhou He raised his hand and pointed to the area next to the Iron Blood Mansion, which could be reached directly from this road: "There is a place over there that I think is good. Do you want to go over and take a look?"

"Well, please go first, Commander."

Hood took a look at the Iron Blood Mansion. In her opinion, it would be best to place the mansion a little further inward, preferably in the central area of ​​the port, so as to better demonstrate the royal dignity.

However, from the memories obtained, it is clear that the Royal Navy and Iron Blood are "neighbors". Perhaps she can respect some historical facts and reluctantly be neighbors with Bismarck again - in this way, the Royal Navy ship girls joining the port area in the future may be more realistic.

The group walked for a few minutes and came to a grassy open space on a higher level. Standing here, they could see the foot of the mountain in the distance with a broad view. Turning around, they could also see almost all the current buildings in the port area. There were open spaces nearby, so there was a lot of space for development.

These advantages are exactly why Zhou He chose this place as one of the locations. The reserved beach leisure area is not far from here. If no one is willing to settle here, he plans to build his own summer palace here, surround it with a wall, put an open-air hot spring inside, plant some vegetables and fruits, build a pavilion, and have fun in the summer!

"Look, how does it feel?"

Zhou He did not explain, but let Hood and the others observe on their own. After all, his preference can only represent himself. If he said too much and was too subjective, it would affect Hood's thinking and judgment.

"Please allow us to discuss this."

Hood was an experienced driver and judged the advantages and disadvantages of the conditions here at a glance. He signaled to Zhou He and followed London, Hermione and others to gather in a group. It was not until this time that Zhou He discovered that the Royal Ark was not with them. Since joining the port area, the Royal Ark's hiding rate has been close to that of Kursk. However, there is a place in the port area where a large number of destroyers gather.

He guessed that the Royal Ark was currently peeking through the window next to the game room, so he moved some distance toward the beach, took out his telescope and glanced next to the headquarters. He was somewhat surprised to find no trace of the Royal Ark.

In fact, at this time, Royal Ark was playing games with Ayanami in the Japanese-style room, smiling from ear to ear.

……

"Commander, our manor is located here."

After a brief discussion, Hood's proposal to develop within the island was rejected by everyone. This was the first time she ran into a resistance within the camp. When she turned around to communicate with Zhou He, her voice was a little weak.

"Don't you need to consider other positions?"

Seeing that Hood seemed reluctant, Zhou He pointed to the inner area between the dock platform and the headquarters and said, "There are two more sites over there. Let's go take a look?"

"No need for that. The view here is very open. You can see the sea when you wake up. It is the ideal location for our manor."

Hood refused decisively. She had her own ideas, but this was the location chosen by everyone. This was not the royal family in history. The ship girls in the camp were willing to support her out of respect for her. She was not so confused as to distinguish between the big and small kings. Moreover, being neighbors with the Bismarck Iron Blood camp was a plus point for her, so she was not particularly resistant.