Revisiting Azur Lane

"Oh! Can we help too?"

Cleveland found it very interesting the last time he went fishing. After hearing what Zhou He said, he came over with great interest. Yuudachi and Z23 also observed Zhou He's techniques with great interest.

Thaw the meat in water, and use flour soaked in water to clean the wild delicacies brought back from Kursk. Then cut the vegetables and lay them out. When the meat is almost thawed, cut it into large pieces directly, and then use the iron skewers that come with the patrol boat to skewer them and pass them to the three people for observation: "It's about like this. Cut and skewer more of what you like. I'll go out to make a fire, and when Hermione comes, you can tell her the steps."

"Good~"

The learning ability of the KanColles was also strong. After watching Zhou He's tutorial, the three of them tried it in the same way. Zhou He watched from the side and found no problems. He picked up the lighter on the table and prepared to leave. When he passed by the living room, he saw Zuikaku with his hands behind his head, looking at him comfortably. He stopped and pondered for a moment.

"I see, what can I do?"

Before Zhou He could speak, Ruihe raised her hands in surrender and sat up. She knew when Zhou He arranged for her to go fishing that Zhou He was a casual person and did not treat her as a regular aircraft carrier at all. Now that he was staring at her, she had already accepted her fate.

"you…"

Zhou He was a little uncomfortable with Ruihe's initiative, but it was a good thing that someone was willing to help, so he raised his hand and pointed at the casserole in the kitchen: "See if there is a rope, help me take the pot out."

"okay."

Zuikaku walked over obediently, while Zhou He got off the boat and returned to the barbecue pit and lit the grass ball with a lighter. After placing the charcoal next to it, he explored the surroundings, pulled out all the weeds that could start a fire and threw them into the small fire. He slowed down when he saw the charcoal start to burn on its own, and used the iron skewer he brought from the kitchen to poke the charcoal balls to make them gather together so that the heat could be fully transmitted.

"Commander, I'm here. Hermione said you might be able to use these things, so I brought them along."

When Ruihe approached, he saw Zhou He squatting in the corner and couldn't help but smile. He placed the casserole, rope, cooking oil and other cooking bottles next to him, and found an empty seat to sit down, put his arms on his legs and looked up at the sky.

Neither of them spoke, and there was silence for a while.

After a long while, Zhou He, who was sure that the charcoal had grown, began to fiddle with the bottles and jars that Zuikaku had brought out, and said casually, "Zuikaku, you fell from the siege of Siren, but Shokaku might not have been born stepping on Siren."

"Yes."

Zuikaku exhaled. She sank many Sirens, but none of them had a ship girl dropped, let alone Shokaku. She shifted her gaze to Zhou He who was lowering his head. "However, Commander, you also said that maybe carrying our thoughts with us will help us reunite faster. Maybe we can see her in the next attack."

"Yeah, I'll help too."

Zhou He responded. There were so many ship girls who had not joined the port. The probability of dropping Shokaku during his next construction or next attack might be 99% or 1%. This was equivalent to fishing for the character he wanted in the permanent pool of the game. If he was lucky, he would get it all at once, but if he was unlucky, he would have a cerebral hemorrhage.

After thinking for a while, he decided to comfort Zuikaku, so he said: "Actually, I also want Shokaku to join Minato. She can bring great help to me both in combat and in life."

"Hey, Commander, do you know Sister Shokaku's personality?"

Zuikaku was now interested. She guessed that Shokaku must be the gentle sister, but whether she was the real one was still a question.

"Haha, unlike you, Shokaku is very caring and is the most suitable person in the Sakura Empire..."

Being a wife.

Zhou He stopped talking. It would be a disaster if he said this.

"What is the best role?"

Zuikaku asked curiously, and Zhou He's eyes turned: "Actually, I also know her general personality, but Shokaku must be very gentle, and she really wants to meet Akagi Kaga."

"I want, too."

Zuikaku said that she was worthy of being her sister: "I just don't know if those seniors have normal emotions. Also, they must have a deep obsession with Enterprise, and they won't reconcile maturely like Hood and Bismarck. I guess it will cause a lot of trouble for you, the commander."

"..."

Zhou He was silent after hearing what she said. The two sisters Akagi and Kaga were quite attractive to him, but the attraction was less than the trouble that came with it.

"Hopefully they can join the port area later," he said.

"I agree. Without Sister Shoukaku, I can't win the argument with them."

Zuikaku nodded in approval.

Boom.

There was a sound of wood falling, and Zhou He knew that Kursk had returned. He picked up the rope, stood up, and saw a pile of firewood at the corner, but did not find Kursk.

“That guy is here.”

Zuikaku immediately looked around after following, and when he found no one there, he shrugged regretfully: "I really hope she can talk to the new people in Minato."

"You spoke to Kursk?"

Zhou He glanced sideways and felt speechless when he saw the latter shaking his head. Think about yourself before thinking about others.

"Commander~"

There were voices calling from afar, Zhou He looked back and saw that all the guys who had recovered had arrived. The one running in the front was Yuli, who was holding a large plate filled with grilled skewers piled up like a mountain in her arms. The others also brought some things.

"Let's cook first."

Zhou He greeted Yuli and the others with a smile, and told them to wait until the meal was ready before going to find Kursk.

Chapter 56: The first major construction!

The light gradually approached from the end of the horizon, dispelling the darkness and coldness of the night. Smoke was still rising slowly from the ruined base dock. The patrol boat on the shore was slightly rising and falling with the waves, and a figure had already appeared on the rear deck.

"Well, it's more comfortable to sleep at home."

Zuikaku stretched as he walked, then came to the guardrail and half-knelt down to feel the oncoming sea breeze, watching the sun gradually reveal its feet in the distance.

"Instead of just sitting here, why not go out and do some reconnaissance? The commander is still resting, and there might be sirens approaching."

Tosa walked out of the lower room of the patrol boat, glanced at Zuikaku, and jumped directly off the patrol boat. He found an open space, lowered his body, grasped the sword at his waist, closed his eyes, and felt it calmly, trying to swing the best sword.

“What a strange treatment.”

Zuikaku was used to being ordered around, but she still felt that the way her own port used aircraft carriers was not right. Was it because there was no pressure for logistics and maintenance? Reconnaissance aircraft carriers were prioritized, and war aircraft carriers were prioritized for air strikes, and they still had to do odd jobs at home.

Before you know it, you've become a babysitter.

Thinking of this, Zuikaku jumped down with his hands on the guardrail. He fell into the water first, and then the ship's equipment began to appear. He ran forward for a distance smoothly using inertia, then turned around and looked back, was stunned for a moment, and then staggered back to the shore.

Swish!

Tosa drew out his sword, which flashed with a cold light, and swung it diagonally upwards in front of him. When he was done, his momentum disappeared and he turned around to sheath the sword. He saw Zuikaku sitting at the dock, and took two steps forward and looked up, and saw Zhou He standing on the top balcony overlooking the area below. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"You two, are you wondering why I got up so early today?"

With the dock there, the top deck of the patrol boat is actually not that high, so Zhou He can talk to the two people without any hindrance. From the slight reactions of the two people when they saw him just now, he can judge that in the eyes of these two people, he must be the lazy guy who sleeps until the sun rises every day.

Although this was indeed the case, getting up at 6:30 was already very early for him. Today he was sleeping on the sofa which was not very comfortable and the tide outside was too noisy. After waking up he could not fall asleep and could only come out to enjoy the scenery.

"It's good for the commander to know."

Tosa really didn't show any mercy to Zhou He, and after that she went on practicing sword swinging - Tosa was very self-disciplined in sword swinging, but because the fox's tail was too furry, Zhou He could only see the tail dangling under her skirt, and his hands and heart were itching.

"Ah, it's the Commander!"

The others also woke up and went out one after another. Yuli ran to the rear deck and immediately found Zhou He. He went up the stairs to the third floor in two or three steps and squeezed into his arms. He happily shook his head left and right and pointed to the sun in the distance: "Commander, look over there, it's sunrise."

"very beautiful."

Zhou He, who had not slept well to begin with, was rubbed by Xili, which was like a warm pillow in his arms. He could not help but squint his eyes.

"Yudachi really enjoys being with the Commander."

The rooms on the lower level of the patrol boat are not all single rooms, there are only a few double rooms. Z23 and Yuli live together, and they go out together at this time. Seeing Yuli being able to naturally mingle with Zhou He, he envied her for being so honest with him.

"After all, she is the initial ship. Among the thousands of ships, Yuuri was the first to come to the commander, so naturally she likes the commander the most."

Hermione, who was wearing a classic maid outfit, agreed with a faint smile.

Hermione did not get up early today but went out with everyone. The reason was that all the ingredients were eaten up in the barbecue yesterday, and Zhou He did not replenish the stock. Even if she got up, she would not be able to prepare breakfast. She was a little lazy.

Soon after, the sun slowly rose, and Zhou He was dragged down by Hermione to spend Home Coins to buy breakfast ingredients (flour, etc., 1 Home Coin) and prepare breakfast.

After a simple breakfast, the active Yuudachi and his companions went out for a stroll in the sun, while Hood and Bismarck sat in the living room drinking tea, focusing their eyes on Zhou He, waiting for instructions for today's mission.

Zhou He was also drinking hot water. He had already thought about the arrangements in the morning. He looked at everyone and said, "Although I really want to give everyone a break, our location is very suitable for another round of exploration. After a short rest, I will build new people and then make arrangements for the personnel and exploration direction."

"A newcomer?"

Hood hesitated for a moment and said, "It was the same before. Could it be that after we fight the Siren, Commander, you will be able to get the resources for construction?"

"Yes."

Zhou He had nothing to hide: "After you engage in a large-scale battle with the Siren, I will get construction resources just like completing the mission targets. If I can manually dismantle the Siren's hull, I can also gain other resources in addition to construction resources."

In the beginning, he had to let Yuudachi and others go out to complete the mission in order to protect himself, but now he arranges the mission for the normal operation of the port. After all, there are so many people, and if he doesn't find something to do, it will definitely not work for everyone to stay together and do nothing.

Even if he was cruel enough to let his own ship girl change her job to a civil engineer to cut trees and dig soil, his own ship girl might not be willing to do it after a long time, so he could only expand outward.

Everyone present knew Zhou He's magical powers as a commander and were not surprised. Hood went straight to the point: "How many people are joining this time?"

Zhou He stretched out four fingers.

He now has eight Rubik's Cubes, but it is not convenient to build too many people at one time. Not to mention the management issues, the most direct problem is that there are eight more mouths to feed at once. He feels numb just thinking about it. Even the self-selected furniture box he got yesterday, he was struggling to decide whether to exchange it for an independent new dormitory, or a large dining room with a few little yellow chickens stuffed in it.

There is no need to talk about the dormitories, as they can be used by more people. As for the restaurant, he is mainly attracted by the little yellow chickens inside. I wonder if they will be materialized along with the restaurant. As a commander, he can take charge of the logistics affairs, but he certainly does not have enough energy to do everything himself. If he can have a dedicated cooking team, it will be much easier for him.

"Four people?"

There were not many people, but it made the eyes of several people present move slightly. Zuikaku, who was eavesdropping outside the door, poked her head in. Even if she didn't say anything, Zhou He knew what she was thinking. He didn't know whether Xianghe would appear, so he could only pretend not to see her.

The specific matters have been discussed, and Zhou He discussed with Hood and others about the Siren base and test site. The base is right here and can be seen and touched. It cannot be something from another world, but Hood has other ideas about the test site.

"Commander, you once said that the Sirens invaded multiple worlds for experiments. If that's the case, then they must have chosen different worlds with variables."

Hood held the cup of hot water that had turned into warm water. "From this, we can make a simple judgment. The memory we inherited is equivalent to watching a movie, but King V and his men are different. They seem to be born as ship girls, and they have no memory of the history of battleships and wars."

"So even though their test site is in this world, their prototypes are from other worlds. The Siren must have thought about the possibility of the test site being discovered. In order to prevent the test site from being discovered and exposing more information, they used some kind of equipment or program to prevent the chess pieces in the test site from being able to leave the test site on their own even if they awaken... Even the chess pieces themselves have been tampered with, so they can't really come to our world."

"In short, these experiments of the Siren are most likely carried out in multiple worlds through some kind of technology. In this way, even if the bases in a certain world are completely breached, the intelligence obtained is what they want to show the invaders, and it is still within the controllable range of their calculations."

Zhou He almost couldn't understand Hood's round of inferences.

After understanding it, his first reaction was that the Sirens in the game were not that smart. But then he came to his senses and thought, what the hell do he know about Sirens? In the game's plot, the KanColle side had never been able to overcome the Sirens' calculations. There was even a time when the things released by the Sirens allowed the ambitious people in each camp to speculate and engage in all kinds of meaningless internal friction.

The only time was when Frederick the Great led his troops to rebel and destroyed the Builder's host in advance. This was thanks to the outsider Black Sea Mother, otherwise the main fleets of each camp would have been reset on the spot.

"Makes sense."

Zhou He trusts the judgment of his own ship girl more than his own feelings, not to mention that she is a wise woman like Ms. Hood who has traveled all over the world and has served longer than he is.

"…Commander, do you understand?"

Seeing Zhou He nod after being stunned, Ruihe outside the door twitched his lips, came in and hooked his palm at him: "Hood means that even we may be part of the Siren experiment."

"This is impossible. Our existence must be outside the scope of the Siren's experimental plan."

Zhou He's gaze suddenly narrowed and he answered in a decisive tone.

"Uh."

Zuikaku's momentum instantly dissipated. It was the first time she heard Zhou He say something so sure. She shrank her neck and said, "Commander, how can you be sure?"

'Because I'm an outsider.'

Zhou He naturally wouldn't say that he came from outside the Azure Universe and couldn't possibly be part of Siren's plan. Instead, he smiled confidently and said, "You will know it later."

"Ah~"

This riddle made everyone present show subtle expressions. Even Bismarck, who was serious, pulled his hat. She could understand Zhou He's confidence, but she didn't know whether this confidence was blind or he really knew what was going on.

"Anyway, let's save this topic for now and make plans after we find the next Siren test site for comparison."

Zhou He knew that what he said was a bit of a charlatan, but he made full use of his privilege as a commander, stood up, forcibly froze the topic and walked out: "I will go to welcome the new members, and you guys should also prepare for the attack."

"Can't we do it here?"

Ruihe brushed shoulders with Zhou He, turned around and followed him out of the living room curiously.

"Come along, and you'll find out."

Zhou He waved his hand, jumped from the deck to the dock, greeted Yuli and others who came over with a smile, stood on the dock and called out the construction page, adjusted the number of constructions directly, and carried out four consecutive constructions in one go.

boom!

The metal door collided as expected, and familiar words appeared on it.

But in reality, a sudden gust of strong wind made Zhou He and others either squint or look away, and after a few seconds everything was calm.

"Where's the wind coming from, Commander...eh?"

Zuikaku complained disapprovingly and wanted to ask Zhou He how he welcomed the new members, but when he looked forward, he saw four figures appearing in the ruins of the originally deserted port area, and they were even separated.

"Hello!"