Revisiting Azur Lane

Yuli trotted after Zhou He, and after tinkering in the warehouse for a while, they picked up the bedding and walked out one after another. After reaching the second floor, Zhou He first followed Yuli to the room she had chosen to take a look - these were single rooms with bathing areas. There were beds, wardrobes and desks in the rooms. You could see the sea through the windows, the lighting was very good, and the space was enough for a single person to live in.

"Are you used to sleeping in a bed? Do you want a tatami mat?"

Zhou He was quite familiar with Japanese elements. He looked at the large bed that was 1.5 meters wide and curiously asked Yudachi who walked in. The latter answered without thinking: "No problem!"

"Well, I'll go up first then. See you later."

Zhou He turned and left with a bit of regret. In fact, he was very interested in tatami, which was somewhat similar to mat but completely different. There were also tatami in the warehouse, but it would be inappropriate for him to do it himself. It would be better to wait until some traditional Sakura Empire ship girl built a Japanese-style room before going to visit.

By the way, his favorite scene is to put two futons on the left and right in a Japanese-style room. It looks very intimate.

After spending some time making the bed, Zhou He opened the window of his room, letting the oncoming wind blow away the dullness in the room. The water of the bay in the distance was sparkling in the sun, and unfamiliar seabirds were circling in the sky. The natural beauty made him lean on the edge of the window with one hand to appreciate it.

Without interference from external forces, the lunch break became free. Zhou He sat on the bed and studied the system for a while. There were too many things in the home store, but he didn't see any items related to ship equipment research and development after searching for a long time. Therefore, he was convinced that the "ship drawings" and "ship parts" needed for scientific research could only be obtained through missions or going out to fight the enemy.

The system is encouraging him to go out and explore, instead of relying on his savings at home.

"..."

Recovering his consciousness, Zhou He glanced outside the door, stood up, took out a clean white navy suit from the closet, and walked out the door. He gestured to Yudachi, who was standing in the corridor with his hands raised to his ears and a frightened expression of "being discovered", and said: "How about this uniform?"

"Ow?"

Yuli took two steps back and looked up at Zhou He: He was a little over 170cm tall, and as a soldier, he didn't look qualified with his bangs that covered his eyebrows. But this didn't prevent him from being a handsome guy with fair skin and a very delicate appearance. In his casual short-sleeved shirt, he looked like a somewhat down-and-out brother next door, but with the formal military uniform, a chemical reaction occurred directly, and he had a very reliable temperament of 'being restrained after going through a lot'!

So she nodded seriously: "Very suitable for the Commander."

"Then wear this from tomorrow on."

Zhou He didn't care about his outfit. Since Xili thought it was suitable, he would just wear it.

He put his clothes back into the closet, turned around and walked with Yudachi, chatting as they walked out of the command center and came to the beach washed by the waves. He raised his hand and pointed to the front of the bay: "Yudachi, you will go straight from here in a while. Remember not to run off. I will watch you here. I will contact you through video after you run out of my sight. If you find anything strange or an enemy, tell me immediately. Do not approach or attack without permission, okay?"

"Yeah! I'll remember that."

Xili listened to Zhou He's instructions, and after he finished speaking, he paused for a moment before speaking: "Shall we set off now?"

"If you're in good condition, you can leave now."

Zhou He lowered his gaze to the top of Yudachi's head, which looked very touchable. Before crossing over, many people judged the height of ship girls based on anime and game-related things. Many destroyers in them were around 150cm or less. He estimated that Yudachi's height should be 155cm, which was just the right size and cute for him.

In other words, if the New Jersey guys really built him to be 1.92 meters tall, then he would be just the right size for these ship girls, and they would probably have to look up for daily conversations.

"..."

Zhou He started to have a headache.

"?"

Yuli noticed Zhou He's subtle emotional changes, but when he looked up, Zhou He poked his forehead with his finger, which distracted him. He covered his forehead, took a few steps back, and puffed up his cheeks.

"You look pretty good, let's go."

Zhou He withdrew his hand and smiled, secretly sighing at the terrifying beast-eared girl. Just now, he was daydreaming and his body subconsciously wanted to touch his head. Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough to change his tactics.

He doesn't want to be the kind of person who has no sense of boundaries.

"Well~Okay, Commander, please be safe at home and tell me if there is any danger."

Xili looked around at Zhou He's face but couldn't find any more information. He nodded in response, then walked away from Zhou He, looking back every few steps, and stepped onto the beach where the tide was washing.

Under Zhou He's gaze, blue visible twinkling starlight appeared beside Yuli. Those starlights surrounded her body, forming quantum entanglement to construct the virtual form of the ship suit, and finally condensed to wrap Yuli in it.

"Commander, I'm off again!"

Yuli took two steps forward and floated on the deep sea water. Before leaving, he did not forget to turn around and raised the claw equipped with a naval gun on the back of his hand to wave hello to Zhou He.

"Go ahead, and be careful."

The more Zhou He looked at her, the more he felt that KanColle was truly an incredible existence. She was both cute and handsome, and was worthy of being his favorite.

After receiving the response, Yudachi turned around happily and started sailing, while Zhou He took out a military telescope from the void (system warehouse) and stood on the beach, watching Yudachi go away until his back disappeared.

Chapter 6: Retreat When Encountering the Enemy

"It's so fast."

Zhou He, who could no longer see Yuudachi's back, put down the telescope. He vaguely remembered that the speed parameters of the ship girls in Azur Lane seemed to have been enhanced?

After counting on his fingers, he estimated that Yuudachi had already run ten kilometers away in less than ten minutes after he set out. However, due to the light, Zhou He could no longer see the small black dot after about six minutes. Compared to fighting on land, long-distance confrontations on the sea still rely on reconnaissance aircraft in the sky.

After taking a glance at the large gray map of the attack, Zhou He threw the telescope away and began to walk along the beach of the bay. The telescope that was thrown out disappeared from reality like the inverted appearance of Yudachi's ship equipment, and returned to the system warehouse.

The system comes with a portable warehouse, so even if this place is captured, he won't starve when he runs away.

The unpolluted sea and coast are very beautiful, and the natural ecology is self-evident. After a deliberate search, Zhou He soon found the small crabs fleeing on the beach leaving behind tiny footsteps. At the same time, he also saw many white crabs and big crabs lying on the sand and being washed out by the tide. After silently memorizing their positions, he walked to the grass not far from the beach and sat down. He stared at the 3D Xiaoxi interface for a long time, called out the function and unilaterally started the video.

Squinting his eyes, the projection occupied nearly half of his vision. The viewing angle was still on the right side of Yudachi. Looking at Yudachi walking against the wind with her long hair fluttering, Zhou He had a sense of déjà vu as if he was watching a movie. However, this time he did not focus all his attention on Yudachi, but observed the receding and surging sea from the side.

It is no exaggeration to say that he had never seen the real ocean in his previous life, let alone racing on the ocean. He tried to bring his own senses into the scene according to Yudachi's perspective - obviously it didn't work, his butt was still hurting from the grass roots, how could he bring it into the scene just like that.

"Ah, the commander is here."

Soon, Yuli noticed that someone was looking at her. She turned her head suspiciously and saw Zhou He with a blank expression on his face, and greeted him skillfully.

Zhou He nodded and consciously cut the video and the map on the system display screen. Looking at the still dim large map, he said, "Yudachi, can you calculate how far you have run? Report to me every five kilometers... five nautical miles."

"Oh, I should be thirteen nautical miles away from the commander now."

Yudachi gave the answer without much thought. Although she seemed stupid in real life, as a ship girl, Yudachi's natural ability to calculate far exceeded that of any normal human being. When her ship suit was deployed, it was almost equivalent to a destroyer operating at full capacity. She could identify directions, detect hostile creatures, engage in firefights, etc. instinctively, and she could control the distance even more.

"13 nautical miles, keep going."

Zhou He remembered it, and while supervising Yudachi's voyage, he found some side topics to chat with Yudachi: for example, asking Yudachi about her memories before she was built, her opinions on the ship girls of other factions after joining the port, the configuration of her ship equipment, etc.

The answers are as follows:

Yudachi has the memory of the battle experience of the 'Yudachi destroyer', but this memory comes from the history of the 'other world (the original real world)' and not from the world where Yudachi herself was born.

In the world she knew, Sirens had already existed before World War II or even before World War I, and she only inherited this combat experience from the Mind Cube to resist the invasion of Sirens, and did not inherit the war hatred from the camp (personal).

至于舰装，是完整的夕立号驱逐舰身上的配置：2x50倍口径127mm双联装炮，50倍口径127mm单装炮1座，2x40mm单装机枪，2x610mm4联装鱼雷发射器，两座深水炸弹弹射器，一共携带鱼雷16枚和深水炸弹16枚。

"You are so brave."

Zhou He listened to Xi Li's story and couldn't help but whisper. Just because he had the memory of the battleship at the beginning of his birth, he bravely stood up to face the unknown enemy like Siren. This can no longer be described as simple bravery.

"hey-hey."

While running, Yudachi smiled silly as if being praised: "Commander is very brave too. Coming to such a deep sea alone to open up a battlefield must have placed the hopes of countless people on him."

not at all.

Zhou He looked at the system interface. He didn't know why this thing brought him here. His willingness was not asked at all - but if he was really given a chance to choose, he would probably choose to come here.

Probably no Azure Commander would resist coming to this world and meeting and talking with real ship girls.

To put it more sensationally and realistically, even if you accidentally meet the ship girls of Azur Lane in a dream, and are unconsciously told "The Commander looks very energetic today", that kind of floating warmth will be remembered until the next morning and will not fade away for a long time.

"Ahh! I've been talking to the commander. Um, we've traveled 21 nautical miles now."

Suddenly, Xili remembered Zhou He's instructions and raised his voice to report.

"Got it, keep going."

Zhou He also restrained his scattered thoughts and focused his attention on the world map. He had already exceeded twenty nautical miles, which was almost forty kilometers when converted into kilometers. At least it could ensure that he would not be blown to the ground by a cannon outside the map in his sleep.

The location of the port area is very good. He only needs to develop for a period of time, research and develop anti-aircraft guns and install them on the surrounding mountains to perfectly defend against attacks from high altitudes. Coupled with the terrain advantage of the bay at the door, even if the Sirens really come to the door, as long as they are not weapons that can annihilate the terrain, he can resist for a while by acting like a turtle.

"25 nautical miles __29__ is more than nautical miles."

Under Zhou He's careful gaze, Yuli was also conducting a serious reconnaissance report, and even slowed down the speed a little, for fear that he would fall into the attack range of the Siren without paying attention.

"thirty."

Zhou He's sight moved horizontally. The moment he passed 30 nautical miles, a small area connected to the front of the headquarters was lit up. Then he subconsciously said, "Yuudachi, pay attention. There are sirens in your vicinity - with the location nautical miles ahead as the center point, within a radius of nautical miles!"

"what!!"

Yuli was startled and quickly reduced the speed to check his reconnaissance equipment. He heaved a sigh of relief after confirming that there were no hostile reactions or figures around. He curiously and carefully asked Zhou He: "Commander, how did you know there were sirens nearby?"

“…professional equipment.”

Zhou He realized that he was getting anxious, and he held his breath for a few seconds before uttering a few words in response to the question, while his eyes were still on the lit area: the icon that symbolized the Siren black battleship.

This place was indeed the same as the big world. Every area was occupied by sirens. He needed to send ship girls to light up and clear the sirens. After answering Yudachi, he focused his consciousness on that area. After more than ten seconds, his vision suddenly blurred. The map switched from the big world to a small area. Only the area around the 3D Yudachi figure was bright, and the rest of the place was pitch black. He needed to explore.

"it is good!"

Zhou He clapped his hands excitedly, then rubbed his sore eyes.

If he can see the small map, then the operability on his side will be greatly improved. When there is an aircraft carrier in the port in the future, he will let them send planes to explore the map. The places where the reconnaissance plane flies over will be lit up, and he should be able to see those Sirens that the reconnaissance plane has not discovered.

It has a God's perspective - at least in the sea areas that have been explored, he does not need to worry about being blinded by the Siren's black technology, and it saves the time and energy of sending his own ship girls to patrol and guard.

"Commander, are we about to charge into battle?"

Yuli's emotions were also aroused by Zhou He's exclamation, and he was eager to try: "Yuli, I'm very strong."

Zhou He came back to his senses and coughed lightly, comforting Xili: "Don't worry, Xili, you should scout first to determine the number of enemies and the types of warships."

"Good~"

Yudachi was full of energy and was having fun on the sea like a child on the loose. Zhou He could feel Yudachi's emotions from the S-shaped fog area that had been opened. He quickly comforted her and asked her to act steadily. At the same time, he simulated the battle scene between the ship girls and the sirens in his head.

It would be fine if the ship he was facing was a destroyer, as the shooting range and armament of both sides were similar. But he was afraid that he would suddenly encounter a heavy cruiser, aircraft carrier or battleship. Under the suppression of the shooting range, Yudachi would probably be killed with his small body. As the only child in the family, he had to be cautious.

Now that he was sure there were enemies around, Yuli slowed down, relying on ship-mounted equipment and vision for observation, and reporting the situation to Zhou He from time to time. This area of ​​sea was still very empty, with no reefs or islands that could serve as direction markers. It took Yuli a full half hour to clear the fog near the command center.

"Commander, I saw it."

After receiving Zhou He's order, Yuli began to explore outside, but after running for a distance, he suddenly stopped. He looked up and saw the black shadow that appeared and disappeared in the distance between the sea and the sky.

"I saw it too. Let's circle around it to see if it's a fleet."

Zhou He rubbed the back of his hands lightly and looked at the small Siren 3D icon that appeared on the map, thinking about giving orders.

Yudachi responded and started to conduct circling reconnaissance around the Siren destroyer in the distance - because of a more complicated principle (the arc of the earth itself), the radar that could normally detect enemy destroyers would have to get closer when facing a small creature like a ship girl.

Although the Ship Girl has to get closer to detect the Sirens through radar, the Ship Girl herself has specially enhanced eyes and can detect things far away even without relying on telescopes. Therefore, when reconnaissance aircraft are not deployed, the Ship Girl has an advantage in reconnaissance.

It took nearly half an hour for Yudachi to barely explore the area around the Siren destroyer. Unfortunately, about 15 nautical miles diagonally from the initially discovered Siren, there were also traces of Sirens, or even multiple Sirens, a miniature fleet of two destroyers and a light cruiser.

"It looks like I'm alone, but it's actually a trap."

Zhou He calculated in his mind that at this distance, the battle between Yudachi and the lone Siren must be resolved within a quarter of an hour or even less, otherwise they would be at a disadvantage of one-on-many.

The so-called resolution of the battle is divided into several stages: firepower coverage to sink the ship on the spot, firepower that cannot sink it and can only paralyze it and lose its combat capability to float, or cause irreversible damage to the opponent so that it continues to take on water and sinks.

With Yudachi's firepower alone...how far can he go?

After a moment's hesitation, Zhou He made a choice: "Xi Li, you retreat first. We need to wait until they are far away before dealing with them."

"Yeah, I see."

Yuli pouted. Although she was unwilling, she didn't say much. She remained vigilant and quickly withdrew from the area where the Siren was.

After Yudachi left, the area remained bright in Zhou He's system map, and the presence of the sirens could be seen.

"Don't be impatient, we have plenty of time."

Zhou He spoke to comfort Xi Li, and at the same time to comfort his own restless heart: "The flagship among these Sirens should be the light cruiser. When it leaves the fleet, we can sneak attack and capture it, and that will be our victory."

He didn't know how long he would have to wait for this opportunity, but he knew that the more anxious he was, the easier it would be to make mistakes. He couldn't make any mistakes because he had to be responsible for himself and Yuudachi.

"Yeah! I must kill them next time!"

Yuudachi was not discouraged and remained full of confidence.

"come on."

Zhou He responded with encouragement. As long as he could capture the flagship, he would get a Rubik's Cube. Then he could directly build a second ship girl to join the battle to fill the gap in combat power, which would be enough to divide the Siren fleet.

It was a crude and risky strategy, but it was enough for him right now.