Revisiting Azur Lane

Without pausing, she pointed to the spire in the distance and said, "But, they are not that powerful only to me. For you, the difference may be as high as that spire."

"Well, you are praising yourself in such a roundabout way."

Zuikaku immediately started laughing too.

Although Xuefeng said some polite words here, when the others saw Xuefeng's initial reaction, they realized that the arbitrator who was singled out as strong by both Zhou He and Xuefeng must be extremely strong and not an opponent they could handle at the moment.

"I don't know what level the Arbitrator is, but I'm not afraid. If the commander tells me to fight, I fight. If the commander tells me to retreat, I retreat."

New Jersey took two mouthfuls of rice, and there was a grain of white rice stuck at the corner of her mouth when she spoke, but the smile on her face was very calm, which was very inconsistent with her mindless speech that sounded like Yudachi's.

"You don't have to demonize the enemy. We'll know who's strong and who's weak on the battlefield after we fight."

After listening to Zhou He and Xuefeng's conversation, Hood stood up and made a speech based on the information given by Hermione. "According to the characteristics of this spire, our every move is under the watchful eyes of the Sirens. However, the Sirens have not sent troops to attack us for several hours. Either their forces are limited, or they are not clear about our combat effectiveness and dare not come easily."

"These two items are enough to prove that the enemy in this mirror sea is not that scary. Even if we have to evacuate, we have to take away some intelligence so that we can attack again next time."

Hood's conclusion that they could attack or retreat won the approval of most people. Some of them, such as Bismarck, agreed to collect intelligence, while more people thought that since they were all warships, it was too magical to judge the advance and retreat based on the combat ability of a single soldier. Could it be that their shells would be useless if they hit the so-called arbitrator?

"In this case--"

Seeing that the discussion was almost over, Zhou He made a summary: "We will spend one night here and explore outside for a day tomorrow. If we can't grasp it, we will evacuate directly."

"Commander, you are in projection mode. Do you want to sleep here too?"

Someone asked curiously, and others also looked at him curiously, while Zhou He nodded calmly: "I will spend the night with you."

"Then your body... won't it just be at the mercy of Jarvis and the others?"

After hearing this, Zhou He immediately looked for the spokesperson and quickly locked onto the Royal Ark. The latter tilted his head and whistled when he was discovered. He actually felt it was inconvenient, so he set the time to tomorrow. If it takes longer, it is hard to say what the situation is with his real body. He was a little worried that when he woke up after removing the projection, he would be lying naked on the operating table, and Jarvis would stare at him expressionlessly...

The picture was too abstract, so Zhou He simply chose not to think about it.

If he hadn't returned to the depths of the second port area every time he projected, he would have been offline long ago.

"Don't say anything that will affect our unity! We will spend the night outside. We need to take turns to guard against the Sirens' sneak attacks."

Zhou He waved his hand, ending everyone's whispers, and started calling the roll: "It's eight o'clock in the evening. We are implementing a six-hour rotation system. Xuefeng and the aircraft carrier are not in the rotation sequence. Stay alert. The first round of vigil will start with Nagato and New Jersey. At two o'clock, wake up the others and me to take turns."

"Order!"

Everyone had no objection, and some were even quite excited. They had hardly performed any night watch missions since joining the port area, and it felt so fresh to be ordered to stay up late!

"…Then I'll go to bed first and see if I can fall asleep."

Zhou He watched New Jersey preparing to go out to sea, nodded at them, and went straight into the warehouse not far away - there were ready-made houses to shelter from the wind and rain, so it would be stupid not to use them!

"Thank you for your hard work then."

Everyone at the scene began to say goodbye and divided into several teams to find a place to rest. Some people hid in tents, while others ran directly to the warehouse where Zhou He was.

Xuefeng was one, Hermione was the second, and then Tosa, Shentong, Hu Teng, Yorktown and others came in one after another and directly surrounded Zhou He in the warehouse, under the pretext of protecting him.

"?"

Zhou He had just made his bedding when he was surrounded by girls. He was stunned. Did he, a projection, need protection?

How can he sleep with so many people?

Chapter 184: Honest Iron Blood Member

Zhou He finally couldn't fall asleep, not because the sisters surrounded him too closely, but when he closed his eyes and prepared to rest, the system popped up a 'warning'.

The content of the warning was simple, that is, the projection would be removed as soon as he fell asleep.

"Ahaha, there really is no such good thing in the world."

Zhou He sat cross-legged on the spread out bedding, looking at the girls not far away who were sleeping neatly covered with quilts as if they were camping in the summer, and his mood was indescribably subtle.

He had never had or mentioned the topic of "sleeping together" with anyone except Yudachi. Logically speaking, there were many places to sleep here, so it shouldn't be a problem for him, as the eldest brother, to have an independent dormitory, right?

But this group of people followed him in, and had no intention of avoiding him at all, as if they didn't treat him as a member of the opposite sex, which made him very conflicted.

"Forget it, just think of me as a leader who is close to the people and popular enough."

Everyone at the scene seemed to have fallen asleep, and Zhou He himself did not wake up until about half an hour after pretending to sleep. During this time, he had been observing the movements on the system map. The two camps of Sakura Empire and White Eagle that he named were scattered all over the island, some ran far away, and some were close. The reconnaissance range was quite wide, but the safety in the middle of the night really made him sweat.

After waiting for a while, seeing that the time was about to reach ten o'clock, he got up and walked out of the warehouse along the path left by everyone when they made the beds. The door of these warehouses was a large horizontal iron door, which was very heavy and had a great visual effect. In order to facilitate rapid exit in case of a war, a small gate was opened here, which was just convenient for Zhou He to leave.

The projection of the system felt very real. As soon as he walked out of the door, a damp and cold sea breeze blew on his face. Zhou He had already gotten used to this damp and salty smell and its not-so-refreshing effect. He turned his head and looked across the makeshift camp formed by tents. There was a bonfire in the center of the camp, a warehouse facing the front intersection, and cooking utensils at the back. It was a very luxurious configuration as far as picnics were concerned.

"commander?"

There were still people around the bonfire. Yi Bei was hugging her legs with her hands, staring at the burning and flickering bonfire pitifully. As an aircraft carrier, she was exempted from the night watch duties by Zhou He, but was assigned the task of guarding the bonfire in the camp by Bismarck. She had been sitting here for a long time, enjoying the breeze and warming herself by the fire. When she heard footsteps, she looked up and saw Zhou He leaving. She immediately showed a happy expression like a lonely puppy seeing its owner.

"?"

Zhou He closed his eyes and pinched his brows. Was he too tired? Yuli's appearance and habits were very similar to a dog, so Yibei didn't seem to be any of the same, right?

When he opened his eyes again, he saw Yi Bei, who was suppressing his happiness and adding wood to the campfire. That's right, he walked over and sat beside the campfire: "Yi Bei, why didn't you go to bed? Is this the duty assigned by Bismarck?"

"Yes, Miss Bismarck was worried about resting in this strange place, so she arranged for me to keep watch, saying that I could go to sleep after they woke up."

Elbe poked the campfire with a wooden stick, causing the flames to explode. The firelight illuminated her delicate face. She spoke seriously but with a hint of frivolity, and there was a slight smile on her face, as if she was even satisfied with Bismarck's arrangement.

Zhou He was just about to say something when Yi Bei poked her hard and sparks flew into her hair. The latter uttered a sharp "Ahhh" and fell backwards to the ground. Her first reaction was to cover her hair, and her second reaction was to cover her mouth. Then she looked at Zhou He, as if she had done something bad. She looked like she was almost in tears.

"..."

Zhou He swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue, not knowing how to complain. Anyway, he stood up and leaned over to pat Yi Bei's hair gently, and smiled softly: "Fortunately, your hair is fine. Be more careful next time. If the sparks are big, your hair might be burned."

"Hoohoo, thank you Commander."

Yi Bei finally felt relieved. He let go, thanked her, and half-knelt on the ground to pat the dust off his back and butt. She also liked to wear skirts, but her skirts were very solidly made. They were red and black so they looked very thick. Moreover, when she stood up straight, the hem of her skirt fell below her thighs. Combined with stockings and long boots, Zhou He still approved of it.

But she squatted on the ground to brush off the dust, and leaned forward, which highlighted her advantages. She was curvy and had a great core. Zhou He felt that there would be no problem if he sat on it - of course, he was not confident enough to be so arrogant for the time being, so he took advantage of her busy time to stand up and look at the surrounding tents.

There were many people resting in the warehouse, but there were fewer people here. For example, Hood and Bismarck were here, as well as Count London and Spee. Elbe's exclamation seemed to wake some of them up. Zhou He saw someone sitting up, then unzipping the tent chain, sticking his head out, and looking at him.

"Commander, please take some rest."

It was London. She, without her glasses, glanced at Zhou He and then at Yi Bei who seemed to be touching the zipper of his clothes on his back. She said something in a daze and went back to the tent to lie down, leaving Zhou He with a frown on his face.

'Shh, I'm afraid my image here in London is the worst in the eyes of everyone in Hong Kong.'

Zhou He took a deep breath, raised his head and covered his face with his hands. How could it be such a coincidence? At the beginning, he tacitly acknowledged his relationship with Yudachi, but he was wronged in the following few times and didn't even have a chance to explain. It would be even more difficult to explain it afterwards.

He couldn't hold it in any longer, so he decided to find a chance to explain it to London. Whether she believed it or not was her business, and it would be bad for his physical and mental health to keep it to himself.

"Commander, hey, what's wrong with you?"

Yi Bei had finished his work and stood up, walked to his side, looked around nervously, and lowered his voice: "I seemed to hear someone talking just now. Oh no, Miss Bismarck must have been woken up too."

"I'm not sure, but it's better to pay attention... Well, Yi Bei, you should rest too. I'm a little reluctant to sleep in this strange place. I'll watch over you for a while."

Zhou He was a little depressed, but not angry. Although it was only a brief contact, he had already figured out Yi Bei's situation. This girl looked very arrogant and had the appearance of a little gangster, but in fact she was a super good girl! ?

At the beginning of the game, all the Iron-Blooded ship girls had some personality. Later on, the official seemed to want to release some normal people. Now it seems that they have indeed released some, but not completely. From a personality perspective, Yibei is normal, but as an Iron-Blooded ship girl, isn't it an abnormality for her to have such a personality?

"Really? Isn't this a bad idea?"

The first half of Yi Bei's sentence was a doubt about Zhou He's words, and the second half was a response to his proposal. After she finished speaking, she immediately shook her head: "No, it's very hard to stand guard alone. Commander, you should go and rest. I will stand guard outside. If there is a battle, I can provide support immediately."

After listening to Yi Bei's complete speech, Zhou He smiled and did not argue. Instead, he returned to the campfire and lay on the ground, looking at the starry sky in the sky, which was not sure whether it was real or fake: "Then let's go together."

"Commander, you can relax like this. Your clothes will get dirty. Ah, projection doesn't need to wash clothes."

Yi Bei did not sit down in a hurry, but walked back and forth to stretch her body. Seeing Zhou He's casual look, she could not help but say a few words, but to others it sounded more like she was talking to herself. Zhou He listened and wondered if Yi Bei was a rare talkative ship girl. If so, it would be too torturous for her to stay with Bismarck. Among the other six people, perhaps only Z23 would pay attention to her. U556 and 96 might also be possible, but the possibility was not high.

However, listening to the people around me muttering, the experience was unexpectedly good. Could it be because Yi Bei is a beautiful girl?

After the activity, Yi Bei continued to sit down and add firewood to the bonfire, and then chatted with Zhou He in a casual manner. For example, she usually just watched Zhou He from a distance, but today when she met and talked with Zhou He, it was indeed different from what she had imagined. She also mentioned Bismarck and others, saying that although they were usually cold and seemed to be bullying her, they were actually concerned about her... There were many more things. Zhou He felt tired after listening to them. His biological clock was already in the shape of early to bed and early to rise. He seldom stayed up late after coming to the port area, let alone forced to stay up late for no reason. He closed his eyes unconsciously several times.

Then I was awakened by the 'Warning' word that popped up in the darkness, and ended up becoming even sleepier.

He dozed off in a daze, and didn't know when Yi Bei beside him stopped talking. When he woke up again, Zhou He turned his head and found that Yi Bei was sleeping with his legs bent and his hands clasped on his legs. He was sleeping soundly.

"Good boy, what time is it?"

This refreshed Zhou He. He got up from the ground, got some fresh water to wash his face, and opened the system map to observe the situation. The problem with his system was that it did not provide time and date. Without a ship girl by his side, he could only guess and judge the time by the angle of the sun.

However, in the system map, the size of the fog has not changed, and the two teams sent out are still wandering outside. The only difference is that there are many traces of executors in the edge area, and not from a single angle, but in three directions. There are more than ten executors in each direction, and it is unknown how many more are in the fog.

"Night attack? That's so unethical. The Siren must have gone berserk."

Zhou He was cheered up, but was not in a hurry to wake up his family. First, the distance was still far away. Second, the night not only affected his ship girl, but also the Sirens. Releasing carrier-based aircraft at a long distance without a reference point was very likely to deviate from the direction. There was no small boss leading the team among these guys, so they would definitely not be able to synchronize with the data of the black tower. There was no need to worry for the time being.

Our ship girl will still have to fight tomorrow, so we need to get enough rest.

Zhou He stayed up late with Siren. After the short rests where he almost fell asleep a few times, he regained a lot of energy. Before crossing over, he was a man who usually went to bed at 234: pm. How could he not be able to stay up late here? He was not a virtual dog.

Listening to the sound of the campfire exploding and the sound of wind and insects chirping, Zhou He waited for the time when his patrol team would gather. However, those executors on the periphery unexpectedly did not continue to approach, as if they were waiting for something.

"Is it almost two o'clock?"

Zhou He narrowed his eyes, stretched out his hand and gently patted Yi Bei's back to wake her up. Then he heard the classic chant of "Sleep for Five More Minutes". He was amused in the middle of the night. After thinking about it, he leaned over to her ear and said, "Bismarck is about to wake up."

"!!"

Yi Bei was frightened. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked around. He wiped his lips instinctively and said seriously: "I'm not asleep!"

"Yeah, we didn't fall asleep."

Zhou He replied with a smile, and then lowered his voice: "Now I am going to pretend that I fell asleep, but was woken up by the sound of Bismarck and the others getting up. You help me cover up and say that I fell asleep while chatting with you here."

"understood!"

Yi Bei didn't understand the reason, but Zhou He was such a good person, he would definitely not harm her and Bismarck, so she agreed readily, and then supported her chin with one hand, watching Zhou He sit down, lie down and close his eyes.

Not long after, sounds of conversation were heard from the warehouse, and then several people in the tents gradually woke up. Each of them was like a human alarm clock, and began to walk out of their resting areas, making the quiet camp lively again.

"Why did the commander come here?"

Ruihe walked from the warehouse to the camp yawning, and saw Zhou He lying by the campfire. She covered her mouth and turned back. She didn't keep watch, but just came out to see if Zhou He was there.

Others had similar ideas, and everyone focused their attention on Yi Bei. Yi Bei kept her promise to Zhou He, and although she was in a hurry, she still hid the fact that Zhou He was not asleep. In fact, in Yi Bei's memory, Zhou He went to bed earlier than her, and fell asleep while she was chattering non-stop.

So she thought she was not lying, but she just didn't know why Zhou He wanted to hide the fact that he had woken up.

"Hmm? Is it time for the shift change already?"

Zhou He was 'woken up', rubbed his eyes, sat up, looked up at everyone, then squinted and waved: "It may be dangerous in the second half of the night, you must be careful."

"clear."

Bismarck did not look down at Zhou He, but knelt on one knee in a very handsome posture to keep his eyes level with Zhou He. After answering, she looked at Yi Bei: "Thank you for your hard work in keeping watch. Have a good rest."

"Yes!"

Elbe was really walking on thin ice in front of Bismarck, and his obedience was so puzzling that even Zhou He couldn't understand it. It could be said to be respect, but it could also be said to be fear. It was magical.

While they were talking about business, Hood seemed to be puzzled by Hermione and whispered to her, "Why did Zhou He come out alone?" Hermione was helpless about this - she had originally planned to follow Zhou He, but she didn't know if it was because she was sleeping in the same place with Zhou He that made her too nervous, and she relaxed after a few minutes and fell asleep.

In short, after discussion, a group of people began to step onto the sea collectively to take over. Yi Bei, who saw them off, happily invited Zhou He to go into the tent, but Zhou He declined. He was still conscious ≠ he was not tired. He would definitely not be able to hold on until the end of the exploration tomorrow, but he had to find a way. Even if he had to leave, he would at least leave after figuring out the situation.

He began to search in the mall and finally found a batch of drinks that could help refresh people, but he didn't know whether they would have any effect on the projected entity.

……

Chapter 185 The actors are here!

"Why hasn't this Siren attacked me yet?"

Looking at the sky that was turning pale, Zhou He observed with dry eyes the executors who were constantly stationed around. One wave came in the first half of the night, and another wave came in the second half of the night. The number was already close to sixty, but they still did not attack.

Is this a matter of martial ethics or not?

Fortunately, he was the only one who suffered from internal friction here, while the others had a good rest. New Jersey and Nagato and his group, who came back in the late night, have not gotten up yet. It is enough to show that the ship girls he raised are not so adaptable to battlefield life.