Revisiting Azur Lane

This wild red fox has taken on domesticated form.

Zhou He was relieved to see her so well-behaved. He stopped at the door and observed her for a while before turning around and going to the restaurant to order food. Unexpectedly, he got hungry quickly due to brain work. He simply ordered two dishes and a soup, and while eating he observed the situation in the test field. Xuefeng had already become friends with Agent XIV. The Type III Executors disappeared as quickly as small fish. However, this Agent fought with Xuefeng for a long time, and the battle ended after the meal. He glanced at Xuefeng's panel and saw that he had lost a lot of durability.

The ability of this ship to use electromagnetic interference is indeed very powerful. It's a pity that he was alone in the two battles with Yukikaze, otherwise it would be hard to say.

After finishing the battle, Xuefeng began to return. At the same time, the Purifiers had also arrived at the core base. From the map, it was a dark red fortress, the most attractive base he had ever seen. But soon, the entire base turned blue and white, and the red central axis turned into a sense of déjà vu of Azur Lane.

"Have the Siren's parameters been deleted?"

Zhou He thought about it, and soon he saw three of the five people in the fortress disappeared, namely Yudachi-Janbar and the Purifier.

He quickly switched to the large map and found that the three missing people appeared in the archipelago of the South Sixth District, overlapping with a small island. Then, the Purifier disappeared.

"All the agents in the test field have been sent away. How can a small purifier like you not die? I am helping you get rid of the suspicion of crime."

Zhou He was muttering to himself, but in his heart he felt regretful that the Purifier was sunk and no new members were dropped.

However, he has gained a lot from this attack - switch to the task interface and claim it with one click:

Mission ① Cube +2.

Mission ② Home Coins +38.

Task ④ Self-selected box furniture box x1, self-selected research and development drawings x6, self-selected parts x5, magic cube x3.

His core material, the number of Rubik's Cubes, has reached 28, and he has also collected three self-selected furniture boxes.

"Kirov and Skyhawk, plus the five cubes for the mission... What a pity, all the nearby Siren strongholds have been cleared out. I don't know when the next big harvest will be."

Zhou He felt mixed emotions, but he was more happy because there were still two Siren base islands waiting for him to take over.

He glanced at Kirov and Kursk, which also appeared in the big world, and glanced at the Siren Base in the West Fourth District, wondering whether to receive it today or tomorrow?

After thinking about it, his sights fell on the second port area in the South Third District - the base was within reach, so naturally he had to get it immediately, otherwise he would not be able to sleep well.

After looking around, he found a clean dining table and lay down:

Projection, start!

Chapter 200: Anxious (4)

On the sea illuminated by the faint moonlight, a speedboat was sailing against the wind and waves. The huge LED light in the front was very conspicuous at night. Even the fish under the water were attracted to follow the boat, wanting to pick up some insects to eat. However, there were really no insects in the sea, and the small fish were eaten by the big fish.

"The sea at night is really scary."

Zhou He, who was driving the speedboat, stared at the pitch-black distance. He only came here occasionally, but he could feel the insignificance of being a human being in this world. It was hard to imagine that those fishing boats had to face this disturbing and even panic-stricken scene on a regular basis.

Before going out to sea, he had already informed Yudachi and the other three, as well as Yukikaze, who had just finished a battle. At this time, he was moving at full speed according to the system map, and was in an ongoing two-way race with Yudachi who was also on the way.

The second port area is in South District 3, and Yuli and others are in South District 6. The total distance across the three districts is 180 nautical miles. Zhou He, who has been running for more than half an hour, looked at the map. He has entered the South District 4, and Yuli and others have also entered the South District 5. They will meet in an hour at most.

"From the map, there are only a few remaining warships at the Siren Base. Logically, it shouldn't be that dangerous. I wonder if Colorado has destroyed the counterattack firepower on land."

It was somewhat boring to rush on the journey. After Zhou He got tired of watching the darkness, he directly let the speedboat drive automatically. Then he began to check the situation on the map. The defense of the Siren base had been completely breached. The number of fleets inside was not even as many as the fleets floating around farther away. But if the observers controlled it remotely, at least thirty or forty or even more mass-produced fleets could be gathered at the base in one night. How could the place he had conquered with great difficulty (?) be taken back by the Siren?

So he decided to lead the army in person and completely take over the two bases - mainly because Yudachi, Yukikaze and the others had been fighting for a whole day, and he felt a little guilty for just talking, so he thought of using projection to greet them in person and comfort them, so that they would be more motivated.

"I'm obviously caring about my subordinates, why do you act like I'm exploiting them?"

The more Zhou He thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, so he finally gave up. At most he would suffer a little loss and let them squeeze him back in the future, which could be considered a give and take.

bump!

Suddenly, a wave hit the speedboat, and the whole hull shook. Zhou He was almost thrown off his seat. He moved his butt again and found a safety belt to put on himself.

……

"Damn you, Agent! You delayed me for so long."

Unlike the leisurely Zhou He, Xuefeng was lying on the white wolf and running wildly, gritting her teeth. If she had not been delayed by the agent for half an hour, she should have returned to the core base long ago and would not have lagged behind Yuli and the others for too long. She should have been happily accepting Zhou He's praise.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. A faint blue-white light began to emerge from her body, illuminating the area several meters around her. After a long time, she finally saw the bright fortress base in the distance. When she got closer, she pulled the white wolf's mane, and the whole wolf jumped up. It ran in the steel base with one step and one thump, making a sound of metal clashing. It ran all the way from the outside of the base to the entrance-corridor-core management room, and finally rushed into the two-meter-wide and three-meter-high portal connecting the big world and the test site.

After leaving the test site and returning to the big world, Xuefeng was still running wildly, but she suddenly realized something while rushing, so she adjusted her direction and ran straight towards the Siren Base - no matter how fast or slow she was, it would definitely be a great achievement if she could take over this base and give it to Zhou He!

The scene switched to Zhou He's speedboat. He had already met up with Yuli and the other three. Four beautiful figures, one small and three big, appeared inside and outside the small speedboat.

"Comrade Commander, you came here alone in the middle of the night with your headlights on. You really underestimated the dangers that the sea could pose."

Kirov looked at Zhou He who leaned over and hugged Yuli tightly. She recognized this passionate emotion, but she still had to say what she had to say. She stretched out her fingers and knocked on the ceiling of the speedboat, making a crisp sound: "This thing can't protect your safety."

"Well~ After all, it's just for traveling, I specially adjusted the speed, so I can run so fast."

Upon hearing this, Zhou He patted Yuli's back and slowly released his hand, but Yuli did not let go and still kept his hand on his chest, forcing him to communicate with Kirov in a very subtle manner.

"It seems that the commander is very anxious about the so-called Siren Base."

Kirov stretched out his hand and pointed at Yudachi, then pointed at himself and the two people outside: "But with the combat capabilities of the four of us, even if the military base suffers huge losses, it will probably be difficult to take it down."

"Don't worry, I've called in additional reinforcements."

With a smile on his face, Zhou He glanced at Xuefeng who was heading straight for the Siren Base, and said to Kirov: "I have set up the movement route. This time we will go directly around Xuefeng's side and take advantage of the night to completely clean up this Siren Base. There are configurations here that our port area needs very much at this stage, and we must take it down without any surprises!"

"understood."

Kirov stretched out his hand and shook hands with Zhou He through Yuli in the middle, his eyes firm and a slight smile on his lips: "I will carry out your will until dawn."

"Ah."

Zhou He felt very strange about her words. It seemed like she was saying that she would accompany him till the end of the night, or it seemed like she was talking about a more grand and distant ideal. After considering it, he answered seriously: "I will remember this promise."

"what!"

Kirov's eyes sparkled. After letting go, he turned around and walked out of the speedboat, facing Kursk and holding out his fist: "This is the beginning of a career and a turning point in history. We will change the world!"

"..."

Kursk turned his head aside. Kirov was ten or even nine times more difficult to deal with than Tosa. Tosa was more or less cold-tempered, but Kirov was like a ball of fire, making her feel uncomfortable all over.

She really admired Zhou He, who could deal with people of all personalities.

Jean Bart couldn't help but move away a little. She liked to speak with her fists, but not as exaggerated as Kirov.

Anyway, after completing his oath, Kirov leaped into the sea and followed Kursk, who wanted to escape but couldn't, his metal tail swaying left and right on the water, looking very anxious.

In the dim night, Zhou He and his group entered the South Fifth District, then turned sideways, and finally arrived at the side shift of Xuefeng, which was moving in a straight line.

Yudachi jumped into the water and caught up with Yukikaze, whose whole body was glowing. "What's wrong with you?"

"do not know."

Xuefeng knew of course that she was anxious and the space around her body was drawn into a state of resonance. She was in this state many times before when she shattered the world wall to open the channel.

But she couldn't say that she was anxious, so she slowed down and moved closer to Zhou He's speedboat. She raised her eyebrows at him sticking his head out and asked, "Why are you still running behind me?"

"Of course I'm here to see you, Xuefeng."

Zhou He was also very curious about why Xuefeng's whole body was glowing, but since she was very beautiful, it was no problem. He smiled and gave a thumbs up: "You took over this port area handsomely, and I will treat you to a midnight snack."

"I'm not like some greedy guy who's easy to deal with."

Xuefeng sneered - Zhou He thought for a moment and said, "I'll give you a massage when we get back."

"!?"

Xuefeng's eyes suddenly widened, but he hummed softly, "I'll think about it."

The light on her body became brighter, even to the point that Zhou He felt it was dazzling. He couldn't help but close his eyes, wondering if it was possible that Xuefeng would glow when she was emotional?

What a magical property this is.

"I'm going to lead the way, you guys follow."

Xuefeng also noticed the abnormality and suppressed the throbbing in his heart. Not wanting Zhou He to see through his true thoughts, he drove the wolf to the front - after his mood gradually calmed down, it was not so bright around him.

Chapter 201 Fully functional

The damaged version of the Siren Base, with Xuefeng as the vanguard, could not be said to be completely destroyed, but at least there was no sign of obstruction. The coastal defense artillery and the airport, which Zhou He was most worried about, did not say a word and did not respond at all.

From the time Zhou He's speedboat approached to the time it landed, not even a stray bullet flew over. Kirov, who went ashore with him, was amazed and lamented to Zhou He that he had never seen a warrior as fierce as Xuefeng. Yuudachi, who always liked to compete with Xuefeng, gave her face this time and did not argue about who was more powerful. Instead, he followed Zhou He cautiously and vigilantly observed the surrounding situation.

The landing location was very bold. They went ashore directly from the trumpet-shaped port built by the Sirens. The trumpet-shaped port was filled with the smell of gunpowder and engine oil. Even though the sea water was constantly washing it, the debris floating on the water was still everywhere. Warships that were broken into several sections and sank for the most part could be seen everywhere, with some of their heads floating out of the water and burning. And that was it - the visibility was low at night and only a small part could be seen.

This is the trace left by the Council. They have very sophisticated control over the destroyed area. The offshore protection areas such as the port suffered a semi-devastating blow, but there was not much damage on the island. The island where Zhou He landed has an overall terrain of low periphery and high middle. Standing at the port and looking deep into the harbor, you can see many functional buildings that emit light at night, such as the coastal defense positions on both sides of the port where the fire has not yet been extinguished.

Further inside the coastal defense line, I don’t know whether Siren will need the living and industrial area. It goes around the island in a big circle and belongs to the middle layer of the entire base. Above it is the core military base made of black material. From the map, you can see that there are airport platforms on the left and right of the base, and inside is the mountain. The base is halfway up the mountain, not at the top.

"This Siren base is well built, but it is too confident. The core building complex is exposed and no air-raid shelters have been built."

Kirov explored forward, talking as he walked. After walking for a while, he realized that Zhou He did not catch up with him. Looking back, he saw Zhou He was still standing at the place where he had just landed, holding his chin with one hand and frowning, as if he was looking at something, but his overall reaction was more like he was in a daze.

"commander?"

She turned back and looked around. Yudachi was standing by Zhou He without saying anything. Kursk was checking nearby warehouses that were intact or in ruins. In the distance was Xuefeng, who had just finished cleaning up the Siren but had not yet landed, and whose body was still glowing. "Are you waiting for Xuefeng?"

"Hmm? I guess so. Kirov, you go up first and check the situation. I'll be there later."

After being called, Zhou He came back to his senses and nodded to Kirov.

It’s not that he suddenly stopped being anxious, but that there were more important things - just when he set foot in this base, he heard a burst of wind chimes in his ears, like the severe tinnitus after rushing too much, which made him dizzy when he got off the boat and he had to stop to check the system.

This is amazing. The UI of the system interface has been updated. The normal six options remain unchanged, and two more options have been added:

The first new feature is called "Anchor Point". It's quite powerful. There are two function items when you click on it. The first one is called "Included Anchor Points" and the second one is called "Random Exploration". He clicked the question mark in the upper right corner and knew what it meant - in layman's terms, he can randomly anchor a large world similar to his place through exploration, or a large testing ground of Siren.

After the system is anchored, he can send out fleets to explore, and all the explored worlds will be recorded for easy entry and exit in the future.

It’s a very cool function, but it didn’t mention what kind of reward it would give. Zhou He gave up after searching for a long time.

Then there is the second new function, called "Medals". Clicking on it will take you to a medal collection room similar to that in the game, which contains various medals with patterns and camp designs, such as "Cumulative number of recorded ship girls", "Cumulative number of attack victories", "Cumulative number of ship girl drops", "Cumulative number of home coins consumed" and "Cumulative number of marriage ships", a total of seventeen medal tables.

At first glance, this function seems to be an achievement function, but when Zhou He scrolled to the back of the medal, he found something wrong: in addition to the cumulative total number of wedding ships, there are also separate achievements for the number of wedding ships for all factions. For example, he is now the cumulative number of wedding ships (1), Sakura Empire's wedding ships (1/2), and there are also White Eagle Wedding Ships (0), Iron Blood Wedding Ships (0), and other medals for all factions.

"You are trying to kill me."

I don’t know why, but when Zhou He saw these medals, he was complaining in his heart, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but rise. He couldn’t suppress it and felt very happy.

So I clicked on the three medals that were lit: 'Cumulative number of ship girls dropped', 'Cumulative number of scientific research ships 10', and 'Cumulative number of marriage ships 1'. I directly obtained the three medals, and then under each medal there was a line of small words 'Physical (mental) improvement', and there was also an option whether to wear it.

"Oh?"

There was a gleam in Zhou He's eyes, and he wore it three times with a click. It was not very obvious mentally, that is, what his eyes could see suddenly became clear. But physically, he could feel the muscles all over his body contracting and relaxing at a very strange frequency, as if his body was exercising hard. It felt great, but the abnormality disappeared within a few breaths, leaving only the already improved body, which made Zhou He have an urge to clench his fist and breathe forward twice.

"Okay, okay, so it's hidden here."

If there weren't other people present, Zhou He would have screamed in celebration. He would have said that as the commander of Azur Lane, how could he not have a strong body? It turned out that the function was not turned on.

It seems that conquering this Siren base is the final test planned for him by the system. Even the world travel function has been activated. Presumably, all functions have been activated, right?

Zhou He closed the system interface with satisfaction after gaining a lot. In a trance, he heard an unusual sound coming from the sea behind him. He turned his head and saw that it was Xuefeng riding a wolf approaching.

"All nearby Sirens have been destroyed."

Xuefeng jumped onto the shore, and the white wolf dug its feet on the spot before turning into a point of light and disappearing.

"Thank you for your hard work. Let's go up."

Zhou He, who felt that he was no longer the same as before, showed a confident smile, hooked his hand at her, touched Xili's hair, put his arm around her shoulders, and walked together into the depths of the Siren base.

Xuefeng looked back at the harbor full of sunken ships, and quickly followed Zhou He to his free right hand side. "I didn't do this. Besides the agent, has anyone else been here?"

"It's the Council's fleet. I have reached a small cooperation with them."

Zhou He nodded. The warships of the Council were really fierce. Although the executors inside were taken away by the agents, such a large number of mass-produced fleets were all sunk in less than an hour, and the military forces on the two islands were also destroyed.

If he had the chance, he really wanted to see what the super warship looked like.

"No wonder."

Xuefeng said "Oh". According to the information provided by the Purifier, the Council is a force built by many meta ship girls who gathered here in the early days. There is no doubt about its combat effectiveness.

However, the meta ship girls she met along the way rarely formed gangs, let alone established fixed organizational forces in the test field - she glanced at Zhou He, the situation in this world was really strange.

……

The reception at the Siren Base was unusually smooth. If there was any trouble, it was that many testers were defeated miserably, and for some reason the startup passwords for the electronic equipment here were all set to Zhou He's voice authentication. Kirov, who came in earlier, operated like a tiger, but in the end, he was no match for Zhou He who came in to ask what was going on, and the locked console was unlocked.

"Commander, have you really not been here before? I think it's okay to say that this is your private base."

Kirov's abilities were impeccable. Even though the computer console and other equipment were all written in White Eagle language, she was still very good at using them. She looked so skilled that she looked like a spy who had sneaked in from somewhere. With Zhou He's constant voice unlocking, she quickly entered the core database of the base and started looking for what Zhou He wanted.

"I don't know what's going on. I can only say that our temporary allies are really amazing."

Zhou He also found it ridiculous. He just spoke a few words to Colorado, but their core code was actually tampered with according to the tone of his words. No wonder Colorado was confident that he would bring back his speedboat and use it for communication in the future. He probably wanted to directly locate the space where he was through the communication between him and the speedboat.