Revisiting Azur Lane

With half-closed eyes, Zhou He went out and glanced at the office. After making sure that no one was there, he trotted to the first floor. The hall was still empty, but no longer deserted. Miss Tosa seemed to have used this place as a temporary dojo. She was waving her samurai sword at an extremely fast speed, and the silver light was dazzling. Yudachi was sitting on a small stool with a few steaming buns in her hand.

"Good morning, Commander."

Hermione walked out of the kitchen as if she had calculated the time: "Breakfast is ready. Do you want to eat now or wait a while?"

"Now."

Zhou He glanced at Tosa. With the help of the big fox's gorgeous appearance, his daily morning exercises turned into a gorgeous sword dance, heroic, handsome and beautiful.

It’s just right for dinner!

Today's breakfast is seafood meat buns made by Hermione herself, warm milk, and some stir-fried dishes. It is very rich.

"Are you used to having breakfast like this, Hood?"

Zhou He squatted at the kitchen door with a bowl in his hand, eating while appreciating Tosa's "dance", thinking of Ms. Hood who joined yesterday. She gave him a very strange feeling. Girls like Yudachi, Hermione, and Zuikaku were all girls with memories of ships, but Hood was unspeakably mature. Although she did not show it deliberately, her every move was mixed with elegant aristocratic temperament. It was obvious that she was deeply influenced by the memory of the "Hood".

"Is there a reason for this gap?"

He thought silently in his heart.

"Well, Ms. Hood praised Donghuang's culinary inventions, saying that she had become interested in Donghuang cuisine during her tour and finally tasted it today."

Hermione, who was helping with the milk, gave a very detailed account of Hood's reactions during his meal.

"Did the Imperial Tour pass through Donghuang?"

Zhou He was a little surprised. When his aunt was active, Donghuang seemed to have no chance to get a place?

"Well, I don't know either. Maybe I heard about it from the crew members who have been in Donghuang or the diplomatic personnel?"

Hermione thought for a moment and said, "After all, Ms. Hood has traveled all over the world, and her knowledge is far more profound than that of ordinary people."

"possible."

Zhou He felt that it made sense. After all, she was Aunt Hood, an ancient being whose active ship service was longer than his entire life. What she said must have reasons and evidence.

Otherwise, would my aunt praise Donghuang for no reason?

Chapter 30: Professional Mismatch

After a simple breakfast, Zhou He went into the warehouse on the first floor to search, and finally came out carrying a hoe.

"Commander, have you rested enough?"

After a period of intense exercise, Tosa only had a few beads of sweat on her forehead. Looking at Zhou He who looked like he was going to do some heavy work, she put the knife back into the sheath and spoke.

"That's about it. I'm pretty free at home, so I'll find something to do."

Zhou He answered casually, turned around and leaned back: "I paved the way to the hot springs, just think of it as exercise."

"Not bad."

Tosa nodded slightly, turned and walked into the kitchen to ask Hermione for breakfast. Yudachi, who was squatting in the corner, blinked, stood up and trotted to catch up with Zhou He.

Although it was called paving the road, what Zhou He actually had to do was to dig the soil down to a certain depth and then cover it with the road from the Home Store. Yesterday's rain had wet the land, and now when one stepped on it, the weeds would stick to the ground and not get up.

“How deep do we need to dig?”

Arriving at the back door, Zhou He looked down at the threshold that was slightly higher than the land: "According to the standard 25cm? But our port area is not open to traffic, so it would be okay to lower the standard to about 15cm."

15cm is roughly the depth of a hoe.

This was also a small attempt on his part, to see whether the road provided by the Home Store was of a fixed thickness, or was filled according to the depth of your digging. If it ended up being higher, he would find a way to add guardrails on both sides of the first road in the port area to ensure that it would not bulge too much and affect the appearance.

With expectations in mind, Zhou He took a few steps with the hoe, turned around to face the back door, spread his legs, used his waist to lift the hoe, and used the downward inertia to dig the hoe into the soil. Then he grabbed the stick and lifted it up, easily loosening a piece of the soil.

In his hometown before traveling through time, Zhou He would occasionally help with hoeing the fields. Although he didn't know how to grow vegetables, he could do hard labor.

With a start, Zhou He started to dig hard, and many small things hidden in the ground were turned out. The fresh smell of soil gave people a wonderful sense of security.

“It looks pretty good.”

Tosa brought breakfast to the back door and motioned to Yudachi, who was curious about the fun, to make some room, so he sat down and watched Zhou He working.

Just like when Zhou He watched her dance with the sword just now.

At the same time, in the bay in front of the headquarters, Hood stepped on the wet sand and observed the terrain of the port area. He was quite surprised: "This place is really great."

……

Zhou He still overestimated his physical strength, or underestimated the project of hoeing the land. The road in the home system is 1.5m wide. It seems that there is only a short distance, but in fact it will feel difficult when you start working.

After calculating ten meters in his mind, he stood up with the hoe in his hand. His lower back was so stiff that it seemed like it was about to burst, and his arms and hands were so sore that he couldn't use any strength.

"That should be about it. All we have to do next is move the soil away."

Looking at the three people in front of him who were pointing at the small things in the soil and seemed to find it very novel, Zhou He asked with a twitch of his mouth: "Is it ten meters?"

"Ok?"

Hermione glanced sideways, but Tosa was quicker, raising his finger and giving an answer: "Just dig up the place where you stand, that's enough."

"real or fake."

Zhou He took a quick look, gritted his teeth and continued working for a few minutes. When he was done, he said to the three people, "There is a cart in the warehouse. Who of you can help me push it over? There is also a shovel."

"Yes! I'll go!"

Yudachi raised his hand excitedly, turned around and ran into the command center. Hermione thought about it and followed him. Tosa looked at Zhou He, and their eyes met. The latter smiled and said, "Tosa, please find a place to push the soil. This soil may come in handy in the future."

For example, building a vegetable garden, making a mud stove and so on.

"Using honorifics again?"

Tosa took a few steps towards Zhou He, shook his head at the awkward smile on Zhou He's face, turned around and walked around a few times, and found several forcibly left engraving marks near the command building. Knowing that this might be the route for subsequent development, he walked a little further and found an uphill angle - when he looked back, Hermione had already started shoveling soil into the cart, and Yudachi was massaging the back of the upright Zhou He.

"That's it. Where's the paving material?"

She didn't care about Zhou He's laziness. Human physical fitness could not compare with that of the ship girls in all aspects. It could be seen that Zhou He could no longer lift his hands.

"No, ah, I mean I have another way of paving the way."

Zhou He answered on the spot. His brain was disconnected for a second before he quickly responded. A smile that looked like pride and expectation appeared on his face: "I will definitely surprise you."

"A boring trick."

Tosa snorted and turned to help Hermione. Zhou He then had a chance to take a break and shifted his attention to the system interface to check out Zuikaku's investigation results. He was shocked when he saw it.

The new section that was still full of fog yesterday has been explored by 70%. In the open area, the Siren fleet logo can be seen, including destroyers, light cruisers, heavy cruisers, as well as battleships, aircraft carriers and submarines that have never appeared before. Without further details, it is almost a normal full range of ship types.

There are many types and surprisingly many in number. When grouped together, there are nearly thirty ships. Including the foggy areas that have not been explored, there are probably as many as forty ships.

"With this number, a strong attack won't work. Should we lure the monsters in and defeat them one by one?"

Zhou He's brows, which were already furrowed due to his physical discomfort, furrowed even further. There was an island shown on the map, but only a corner was shown, and the rest was shrouded in fog. The Siren aircraft carrier formation was here, and it was the largest Siren fleet. I guess Zuikaku also judged that it was impossible to approach.

However, while ordinary Siren fleets drift and patrol aimlessly, this aircraft carrier fleet has been hovering near the island. Could it be that the ruins of the buildings on the island have some special significance?

He still remembered Task 3 in the task interface, which was to explore and occupy the Siren Base. The reward was materials used to launch the scientific research ship.

Speaking of research ships, he discovered in the battles of the past few days that defeating one hundred identical Sirens was actually the simplest task in scientific research. All that was needed were blueprints, ship parts, and ten Rubik's Cubes!

Ten Rubik's Cubes, what a concept! Now he can only get Rubik's Cubes from attack missions, and the conditions are extremely harsh. This alone is enough to put an end to his fantasy of having a scientific research ship.

"babble--"

Suddenly, Yudachi changed from pounding the back to kneading the waist, which made Zhou He shiver. The strange sound made Yudachi chuckle behind him, and even Tosa and Hermione gave him strange looks.

"Ahem, Yuuri, stop pinching me and take a rest."

Zhou He covered Yuuri's hand on his waist with his hand, but Yuuri held her hand with both hands in return. Yuuri moved from the back to the side and held Zhou He's hand, staring at it and stroking it seriously. Although the palm was so rough, it made her feel safe and warm.

She looked up at Zhou He who was at a loss: "Commander, can you use magic?!"

"No, uh, probably a little bit."

Zhou He didn't understand, but when he thought about the functions provided by the system to him, it should be magic to other people.

Anyway, Azur Lane is also jokingly called the Magic Lane, so it's normal that he knows some magic, right?

"Oh! As expected!"

Yuli was happy that his guess was correct. He put Zhou He's hand on his head, squinted his eyes and enjoyed it very much.

"..."

Zhou He originally thought that he understood Xili very well, but now it seems that he is still far from being able to understand girls' thoughts. In any case, he decided to pretend to be calm for now.

While he was touching his head, Tosa had already dumped two carts of dirt with his cart, leaving two wheel marks on the grass. He turned around and looked at the smiling Zhou He and Yudachi, frowned but didn't know what to say.

Hermione was not only good at housework, but also quite professional in physical labor. She shoveled several carts of dirt without getting her maid uniform dirty. After shoveling the dirt around Zhou He's feet, Hermione stepped aside and said, "Commander, the dirt has been moved. What should we do next?"

"Ah."

Zhou He switched the system to the Home Store, selected the cement road surface he had found before, spent 1 Home Coin to buy it (23 remaining), and then selected Preview in the warehouse. In an instant, a huge straight road phantom appeared in his sight. This phantom would move as his sight changed. After a brief trial, he understood how to use it. After canceling the preview, he nodded to Hermione and the others, "Let's go further away."

The two men were very obedient and followed Zhou He and took several steps back. Tosa, who was pushing the cart and looking back, also looked over.

'Preview, locate, confirm.'

Zhou He took three steps in one go and raised his hand forward as if to cooperate with the movement. A dense, shining but not dazzling blue light appeared in the pit in front of him. A standard cement road condensed in front of Zhou He and spread to the entire pit. In less than ten seconds, the muddy pit was covered by a solid and clean road, which was a little higher than the grass on both sides, just right. If it rained, the accumulated water would flow along the road surface to the grass on both sides.

"Wow, this is amazing, the Commander is so awesome!"

Yuudachi's eyes instantly widened and became round. She stepped forward and jumped on the gray road, running back and forth. The solidity of the ground made her exclaim.

"As expected of a commander."

Hermione became much calmer. As early as the moment she met Zhou He, she was prepared to accept everything Zhou He had to offer. It was just a matter of building a road and making a small scene.

"low profile."

Zhou He withdrew his hand, glanced in the direction of Tosa, and found that the latter was not too surprised, and suddenly felt a little disappointed.

This small movement was captured by Tosa. As a swordsman (?), she had excellent dynamic vision. She noticed Zhou He just by tilting his head. She suppressed her original surprise. This is the advantage of keeping a cold face for a long time. Even if you are very surprised, it will not show on your face due to the delay.

……

With a real road, the entire port area seemed to come alive. Yuuri, who was unable to go out due to the rain, released his nature of running and playing on the road. The sun, which was covered by clouds, also jumped out at this time. Zhou He, who was overworked, lay peacefully on the recliner that Hermione moved out and basked in the sun.

Today's workload has exceeded the target, so he plans to pave the rest of the road later.

“Everyone is here.”

Hood, who had just returned from a visit to the bay, heard the noise outside the back door. He came over and found the only road in the port area. His eyes lit up slightly: "This place is also very nice. I want to hold a tea party here today. Do you want to join?"

"tea party?"

This word was unfamiliar to Zhou He, Yudachi, and the others. Tosa, who was wiping and maintaining his knife, tilted the blade to observe whether there was anything missing in the sunlight, and responded casually: "Is it a new combat meeting?"

"Is there an attack mission?"

Xili understood immediately and came up to Zhou He to ask.

"No, don't you know, a tea party is that, a gathering unique to the royal family, where people drink tea and eat snacks."

Zhou He half opened his eyes. The little customs of the royal aristocracy should be known to everyone. It seems that his own ship girl does not know the common sense of camps other than her own.

"Then I want to participate!"

Without any hesitation, Yudachi chose to eat snacks, but Tosa lost interest in it. He stood up and swung his sword twice, then sheathed the sword as if he had found his form and looked at Zhou He: "No attack order today?"

"We haven't found out the situation over there yet, and there are no new sirens approaching the headquarters... If you feel bored, why don't you and Yudachi go further south? I'll let Zuikaku help you scout ahead of time."

After completely relaxing his mind and body, Zhou He's way of thinking also relaxed: "Go early and come back early, and you can still make it in time for lunch and tea party."

"Reconnaissance? Let's go."

Tosa closed and opened his eyes to switch his emotions, then walked away. Yudachi also greeted Zhou He and happily followed him.

"They actually sent battleships out for reconnaissance."

Hood looked at the two people leaving, walked to Zhou He's side, looked up at the forest and mountains in the distance and asked: "Could it be that the commander's search range is not limited to 90 nautical miles?"

"As long as it's a place you pass by, I will be able to search for the enemy in the future."

Facing the older generation of Hood, Zhou He sat up and gave a serious answer: "Besides, it was not me who drove Tosa and the others to attack, but they wanted to attack. I just used the intelligence I knew to help them judge whether they could attack."

"Yes, I was rude."

Hu De smiled and was about to say something when he heard Zhou He continue speaking: "Hu De, you said you were going to hold a tea party, so you should know a lot of dessert recipes, right? Can you tell me some? I also want to learn how to make desserts."