Revisiting Azur Lane

Kursk glanced at the heavy rain outside the window and said, "Today's weather is not suitable for entering the forest."

"Well, see you later."

After a few brief exchanges, Zhou He squinted his eyes and smiled before cutting off the video. Then he took a long breath and decided to use video less at home in the future, as it was a bit stimulating.

Chapter 25 The more people there are, the more headaches there are

It was still raining heavily outside. Looking out through the door, the distance was all white. After Zhou He cut off the video, he looked for Tosa's whereabouts on the first floor, and then found her in the reception room. Surprisingly, Hermione was there too.

"Ah, Commander~ Would you like a cup of hot tea?"

Hermione had just poured a cup of tea for Tosa, and when she found out that Zhou He had arrived and asked this question, he had actually poured the tea and placed it next to the table. It was called a reception room, but in fact it was just a spacious room with two tables and four chairs on each side. Now there were a lot of empty rooms in the command center that were not in use, so any table could be used as a reception room.

"Thank you."

Zhou He came to Tosa to test the waters, and pouring some tea would be a better way to have a conversation, so he nodded and sat down at the table, with a table and a chair between him and Tosa. The distance was just enough to prevent Tosa from doing anything bad to his almost broken body out of displeasure.

"Give me... Um, Yudachi, do you think there will be a rainbow after the rain stops?"

Zuikaku also wanted to drink tea, but before she could say anything, Zhou He frowned and winked at her. He immediately grabbed Yudachi, who wanted to go into the house with him, and led her to the gate of the headquarters to watch the rain. The innocent Yudachi was naturally diverted. The rainbow was a very romantic sight. She exclaimed and squeezed her paws in anticipation: "I heard that there is a high probability of a rainbow after the rain, there will be a rainbow, right!"

"If the rain stops and a rainbow appears, how about we ask the commander to let us go out and look for the Siren?"

The topic shifted here, and Zuikaku started talking about the Sirens again. If the Sirens were defeated, there would be a chance that a ship girl would appear, and there would be a chance that Shokaku would be brought along. If she had not had to obey Zhou He's orders, she would have rushed out and fought the Sirens to the death.

It just so happened that Yuudachi was also a restless person. When he heard her words, he clapped his hands in front of him, then put them together and prayed for the appearance of a rainbow after the rain.

The two of them were plotting their little plans here, and Zhou He in the reception room was also thinking about how to approach Tosa for a conversation. Yesterday and the day before yesterday, Tosa was the first to speak. Facing such an unpredictable and cold woman, he really didn't know how to find a topic to talk about. He could only pretend to blow on the teacup, glancing at Tosa from the corner of his eyes from time to time.

Zhou He thought he had hidden it well, but in fact, it was very obvious, with many loopholes. Tosa didn't notice him for the time being, but Hermione did. After a little thought, she walked over to Tosa and said lightly while adding tea, "Ms. Tosa, did you encounter any troubles today?"

"Nice!"

Although he didn't know Hermione's motives, Zhou He instantly raised his fist in his heart and pricked up his ears, waiting for Tosa's answer.

"trouble?"

Tosa's scattered gaze gradually converged, and his slender fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the chair: "It's not that complicated. I'm just thinking about how to improve my abilities."

"!"

There it is, the unique ambition of the ship girls.

Zhou He thought that Tosa was thinking about the pair of bad things he inherited. Since that wasn't the case, he didn't have to worry about stepping on a landmine suddenly.

Hermione had discovered through Yudachi and Zuikaku that the Sakura Empire's warship girls were very belligerent, so she wasn't particularly surprised. She leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Ms. Tosa, do you mean the improvement of combat capabilities, or...?"

"Yes and no."

Tosa shook his head slightly, and turned his head to look at Zhou He who was eavesdropping: "Even a weak commander is trying to make progress. I wonder if I, who have become a strong man, still have room for improvement."

"…Tosa, if you could be more humble, that would be considered a big improvement."

Zhou He, who was drinking tea when he was suddenly called, almost burned his tongue. He swallowed the tea with hot steam in his mouth, put the teacup on the table and responded in a nonchalant tone.

"If there is someone who is stronger than me, I don't mind being humble."

Tosa didn't buy it at all, and a faint smile appeared on his brows: "Commander who doesn't even have the courage to talk to me is really far from this standard."

"Goo."

Zhou He felt like he was stabbed in the chest. He was inexplicably annoyed and wanted to refute, but he swallowed the words back: "Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. I can't guess what you are thinking, so I naturally dare not talk to you without permission."

He didn't have the gift of eloquence, and he couldn't say flowery words out of shame - if he really had the courage to talk to the person with expressionless face, he would be able to see through people's hearts, and he wouldn't have been lonely for twenty years before traveling through time.

As for whether Tosa still has room for advancement, he glanced at the system and switched to Yudachi's panel in the dock options. There was no level division, no skill improvement, and no breakthrough, but one thing was that the ship girl's parameter panel would grow.

For example, Yudachi's initial lightning strike was 108, and now it is 110, and the durability has also increased by 20 points, and other attributes have also changed by 1~2.

Even though it seems small now, but with repeated attacks over time, one day, Yudachi's panel will be upgraded to be on par with light cruisers. Heavy cruisers may be a little difficult, but there is still a chance.

He didn't hear Tosa and the other two talking when he was looking at the panel. He turned off the system and looked over again. He found that there were some subtle changes on their faces. He raised his eyebrows in confusion and pretended that nothing had happened. "Regarding the question of the rising space, you are actually in the adaptation and running-in period with the ship equipment. As long as you fight with the Sirens for a long time, you can increase the adaptability, and various values ​​during the battle will also be improved."

The two of them probably didn't understand what was meant by an improvement in panel values, so Zhou He made up a term called adaptability.

"..."

Tosa frowned slightly. Yesterday, Zuikaku and the other person said that "Zhou He was very familiar with their existence." She presumptuously believed that Zhou He had conducted a thorough research on them inside and out before taking office, so that he could naturally adjust to a state of harmonious coexistence with them after meeting them. However, this does not seem to be the case.

Of course, she would not say such things, but took over Zhou He's speech: "Is that true?"

"You may not believe me, but it is true. You should experience this later. You are not using the full power of your ship suits at the moment."

Zhou He didn't want to give a detailed explanation, as long as the meaning was clear, it would give Tosa some motivation.

In the game, Tosa is still very gentle after marriage, but Tosa before marriage... is the one in front of him, who speaks very bluntly. Strong is strong, weak is weak. He is not a stranger-free person, but if you are not strong enough, you will be ridiculed if you go there, and it is the kind of ridicule that you cannot refute.

"Hmm, use combat to enhance the compatibility with the ship's equipment?"

Tosa's eyes moved slightly, after getting the complete ship equipment, she thought she was already very strong, she didn't expect that now was her weakest period. This made her a little restless, and she hurriedly asked about their attack arrangements.

'Suffered. '

Facing Tosa's sudden request for a fight, Zhou He's heart was pounding. Just Yudachi and Zuikaku's requests for a fight had already made his scalp numb. Now there was another Tosa who would debate with him. He could only laugh dryly with a guilty conscience: "Let's talk about it after the rain stops..."

Before he finished speaking, Yuudachi's excited voice came from outside the door: "Commander, come and see, the rain has stopped outside, and there is a rainbow."

"..."

Zhou He's cheeks trembled, and he silently picked up the teacup and walked out of the reception room. Seeing Yudachi wagging his tail and smiling, his heart was instantly healed, and his voice became gentler: "Where is the rainbow? Let me see it too."

"there!"

Yuli came over at a trot and tried to pull Zhou He, but seeing the teacup he was holding, he didn't dare to use force. He just pulled the corner of his clothes and walked in front of him to point the direction. Zhou He also followed Yuli to the gate with a smile. The rain outside had stopped, and even the dark clouds had mostly dispersed. The rainbow that Yuli mentioned was at the front entrance of the bay, like an illusory bridge connecting the two sides.

"Really beautiful."

Zhou He praised out loud. It was the first time he had seen such a solid rainbow. Or rather, he had never paid attention to this natural phenomenon before traveling through time. He had been playing with his phone all the time.

"Hmm, so, Commander~"

Yudachi nodded repeatedly, clasped his hands into claws in front of him and smiled very obediently: "Zuihe and I want to go out to sea~"

"Go play with the Siren, huh?"

Zhou He naturally turned his gaze to Zuikaku who was whistling against the wall. He had experienced variations of this routine many times in the past few days, but he didn't know why Zuikaku always pushed the matter of asking for a fight to Yuudachi.

"Is such that."

Yuli repeated the matter of 'asking for a fight as soon as Rainbow appears' and looked at Zhou He expectantly, waiting for his answer.

"Then let's go out and have a look."

Zhou He's gaze stayed on Zuikaku for a moment, and he used his free hand to touch Yudachi's hair, which felt very good. "There is a Siren fleet of more than ten ships to the west of our port area. The largest ship is a heavy cruiser. You and Tosa go together to deal with them."

"Great!"

Yudachi cheered happily, rubbed Zhou He's palm on tiptoe, and happily ran to the reception room to inform Tosa. At this time, Zhou He looked at Zuikaku again: "I have a guess, I don't know if it's right, Zuikaku, do you think I'm a lolita control?"

"What does lolita mean?"

This really stumped Zuikaku. She had not inherited some common sense that was too advanced, so she spread her hands and said, "If you are referring to Yudachi's matter, generally speaking, matters like the request for an attack should be conveyed to the secretary ship, right?"

"I'm surprised you would care about such details, Zuikaku."

Zhou He calmly skipped over the matter of lolita and sighed in surprise.

"No, no, no, I want to ask you, Commander, who do you think I am? Even I will abide by the rules, okay?"

Zuikaku opened his eyes wide and defended himself feeling very wronged.

Zhou He also felt that there was something wrong with him at this moment, and nodded to apologize: "Yeah, sorry, I said something weird."

"Hehe, I forgive you."

Zuikaku generously let Zhou He go: "But why did the commander let us go so easily today?"

"I'm not in good shape today. I don't have the energy to debate with Tosa."

Zhou He sighed, "Today, Zuikaku, you will be the flagship. Take good care of Tosa and Yudachi. I will let Kursk follow you to help you later. You don't need to contact her. Just let her act alone."

"Oh~ So there are people the commander can't handle."

Zuikaku understood everything as soon as she heard it. She thought that Tosa was probably also a member of the fight-seeking faction like them. She was persuaded by Zhou He yesterday, but she couldn't persuade him today so she had to let him go. Thinking of this, she immediately smiled happily.

"The main reason is that the number of Sirens approaching us has decreased in the past two days. I think we can take this opportunity to explore further."

Zhou He shook his head. Tosa was indeed difficult to deal with, but he really didn't want to attack. No matter how much pressure Tosa put on him, he would not let go.

"That's it."

Zuikaku thought about it, smiled and patted his chest: "No problem, the exploration work is left to me. Commander, if you have any specific arrangements, just tell me."

Zhou He picked up the cup and drank a sip of hot tea, then gave a goal: "Look for other islands."

We'll have a fight with the Sirens today, so there's probably no chance of opening the map. However, you can ask Zuikaku to send a plane to look outside the area. If there is an island, expand there first.

"Order."

Zuikaku was full of energy. He saw Tosa and Yuudachi coming out of the living room out of the corner of his eye. He leaned over and touched Zhou He with his shoulder, asking him in a low voice when he would tell them about the world outside the port area.

"I'll tell you when you explore a little further."

How could Zhou He know what was going on in this world? He only knew the situation within 90 nautical miles of the port area. However, making up a story would be too disrespectful to his own ship girl. He couldn't do it anymore. His head was hurting.

"Ok!"

Zuikaku gave a thumbs up, turned around and conveyed the goal of this attack to Siren. Tosa had no objection to Zuikaku being the flagship. She had undergone surgery when she was built, and if she had not been terminated she would most likely have been an aircraft carrier. Naturally, he also knew that aircraft carriers were more capable than battleships.

"Wait a minute, I'll draw you a picture."

Seeing that they had almost finished their conversation, Zhou He felt a little uneasy about letting Zuikaku go to scout the enemy situation alone, so he ran upstairs to the office and drew out the number, types and movement routes of the sirens in the west and north, and then came down and handed it to Zuikaku.

"Then we'll set off. Commander, don't worry. We might bring back a new person today."

Zuikaku looked at Zhou He's hand-drawn map, which was so detailed that she could launch air strikes directly without any reconnaissance. She smiled and patted Zhou He's shoulder, then happily took Tosa and Yuudachi out of the door on the water-filled grass.

"Commander, do you really not need me to accompany you?"

Hermione came to Zhou He and asked quietly, and the latter shook his head slightly: "I want to see how strong Zuikaku's fighting power is when working with Tosa."

Regarding the anti-submarine issue, Zhou He felt that there were no submarines roaming around his home. If there were any submarines, the system map should have shown them, so there would not be any deliberate trap left for him.

After finishing the task, Zhou He added: "I will let Kursk go with me, don't worry."

“I hope everyone can return safely.”

After Hermione knew Zhou He's idea, she didn't say anything more. It was very dangerous for Zuikaku and the others to attack like this, but it would also allow Zhou He to understand their combat capabilities more thoroughly, which would be of great reference value for future tactical arrangements.

Chapter 26 There is Europe ___

The rain had just stopped and the bright sunshine penetrated the clouds and spread over the earth. The grass was full of small pools of water. Standing at the gate of the central command post on the grass, three figures walked out one after the other. After a brief exchange, the tall woman in a coat took the map and left quickly.

"commander…"

Hermione watched Kursk leave, with doubts in her heart. The sea was definitely not a place to fight alone. She could understand Zhou He letting Kursk be a loner, but it was too dangerous to let Kursk act alone in battle.

"Don't worry, I already have an idea of ​​the location of Kursk."

Raising his hand to stop Hermione, Zhou He gave an unclear answer.

Each ship girl has a unique personality. As a commander, he cannot and should not erase the personalities of the ship girls. In his opinion, the most correct approach is to find the tasks that these ship girls can perform and the positions they can hold within the scope of his control.

As for Kursk, he plans to assign her to the position of mobile security. When he is worried about arranging a team to attack, he will let Kursk follow and help. If a ship girl with a similar personality appears in the future, he will also assign her to this position.

The ship girls all have extremely high combat skills, and will know what they should and should not do at any time based on the known intelligence. Even if there are ship girls who are not sociable, he can give orders at any time and share the battle situation, so that they can cooperate without meeting each other.

"It turns out the commander had already made arrangements. I was overthinking it."

Hermione put aside her doubts, thought for a moment, stepped forward and lightly touched Zhou He's back with her fingers. The latter was startled and turned back suddenly, only to see Hermione smiling and retracting her hand, "The Commander's work yesterday overworked his muscles. It just so happens that I know a thing or two about massage relaxation. I wonder if the Commander is willing to give me a chance to show off?"

"massage?"

This unfamiliar word made Zhou He stunned for a moment. He never thought that he would experience this kind of service. After being reserved for a moment, he nodded: "Then I'll trouble you, Hermione."

"It is my honor to serve the Commander~"

Hermione humbly stepped back and welcomed Zhou He back to the command center.

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