Revisiting Azur Lane

When most people were observing the platform, Yuli had already spotted Zhou He lying on the dock basking in the sun. He happily left two waves on the sea, then slowed down, slowed down again, stayed beside Zhou He, stretched out his hand to support the surface of the dock, touched the ship's equipment and climbed up, then lay directly in Zhou He's arms at lightning speed, so that Zhou He had just reacted vaguely when his left hand had been lost.

"Yuudachi? Welcome home."

Zhou He yawned, turned over and hugged Xili in his arms, stroked her hair with his right palm, and smiled as he smelled the familiar smell of the sea.

"Hmm~"

Yuli made a strange sound like a cat purring, rubbed against Zhou He's arms, and squinted his eyes.

Because of Yuudachi's actions, others also discovered Zhou He's presence, but the familiar hug between the two made everyone have different expressions. The old members were used to landing on their own, and the new members, Javelin and Harman, were shocked and covered their eyes with their palms open, stealing glances at the two while following them to land.

"Owner-supplier relationship? It seems to be even deeper."

Jeanbal glanced at the two of them. Although it was only a short time, she realized that Yuudachi had a very strong intuition. Zhou He, who made her so dependent and obsessed, was at least a reliable guy, regardless of his ability.

"Commander, what's going on here?"

After Cleveland got ashore, he looked at the platform, squatted down next to the two of them, and poked Zhou He's cheek with his finger, "Could it be that he was inspired by seeing the Siren base and used up all the resources?"

"The first half of the sentence is correct."

Zhou He opened his eyes lazily. Fortunately, Cleveland was wearing pants, otherwise he would have gotten the benefits for free again.

After patting Yudachi to get her up, Zhou He sat up, snapped his fingers and said with a smile: "Actually, this is the attitude our port area should have, but I was unable to materialize this area before."

"Hey~ is that so?"

Cleveland retracted his finger and turned to look at the huge complex of buildings, agreeing with Zhou He's statement.

After all, how could there be a port area with only a lonely headquarters building?

Chapter 61: Differences between Sister Ships

Yesterday at the Siren Base, Zhou He's many ship girls had a good tour. This time they saw that there was a more luxurious and solid house at home. Zhou He, who was originally drowsy, was pulled up and acted as a half-tour guide.

It just so happened that as a tour guide he didn't go in to take a serious look, so he just chatted with the crowd and wandered around the spacious corridors, tall work sheds, warehouses full of steel and other materials, and decorative square gardens, as well as unattended houses.

This platform had very complete functional equipment, and with the remaining materials from when Zhou He dismantled the Siren destroyer and light cruiser last week, he could even start building ships - of course, his family didn't have the manpower or the spare capacity.

"If you are interested, you can move here."

After a quick walk around, there were not many people around Zhou He. A group of little guys including Yulichi were playing hide-and-seek with Cleveland. Also following him were Bismarck, Hood, Tosa and others.

His ship girls can be divided into two types. One is like Yudachi, who has a casual personality and lives her own life without caring about other things. The other is like Hood, who has a strong sense of management and is interested in the development route and personnel arrangements of the port.

"Well, this side looks pretty good."

At this time, Hood took over Zhou He's words, and with his slender fingers resting on his smooth chin, he scanned the surroundings and smiled, "But the style here is more industrial. If you really want to move in, you have to spruce it up a bit, otherwise it will be too plain and you won't feel satisfied with life."

"Makes sense."

As Zhou He walked around, he felt that something was missing here. When he heard Hood's speech, he nodded as if he had realized something. "As expected, you are more careful. I don't pay attention to such details. If I have a chance in the future, I will purchase some materials to do a simple renovation here. I will have to ask you to take charge and give me guidance then."

"We are also glad to be able to help the commander."

Hood replied with a smile.

“…Is this how high-end people communicate?”

Zuikaku, who was following at the end of the team, asked Tosa in a low voice, and also brought along Avatar, the new Sakura Empire companion who looked very smart.

"Can't you see? The commander is following Hood's conversation style. Royal nobles probably like this kind of tone."

In fact, Tosa didn't like this frivolous way of speaking. She had now almost figured out Hood's identity and position in the royal family. However, this was his lifestyle, and she had nothing to say.

"No wonder the commander didn't sound so nice when he spoke to us."

Zuikaku suddenly realized that Tosa couldn't stand her belated realization and silently distanced herself from her. She really hoped that there was a strong man with a temperament like Bismarck in the Sakura Empire camp, otherwise she might switch to become a registered Iron Blood ship.

And Jintou watched the scene where Tosa moved away with disdain and Zuikaku followed with a smile, and he roughly understood the relationship between the two and felt that he had collected quite good intelligence.

Not long after, Zhou He and his party arrived at the edge of the harbor platform. Looking into the distance, they could clearly see the new restaurant on the left side next to the command center. Zhou He took the opportunity to introduce the restaurant and Manju, and said that they could adjust the meal time according to their preferences in the future.

It would be nice for everyone to eat around the table like one big family like before, but Zhou He’s ability is really limited and he can’t support the increasing number of diners, so this is the only way.

"Hmm~"

Hood smiled lightly and did not comment. Zuikaku seized this opportunity and jumped directly to the lawn under the stairs. He turned around and looked at Zhou He, patting his chest: "Commander, compared to these little common sense in life, I want to know more about our next outing plan. You see - I can't stand being chased by those guys and running back in a hurry."

"..."

Zhou He's eyes twitched, because they were covered too tightly, and he had no idea what Ruihe wanted him to see.

However, before they got home, Zhou He did think of a simple countermeasure. He inadvertently turned his head to look at Bismarck and Hood, and found that the two of them also made a listening gesture, so he pretended to be thoughtful and brewed for a while: "Yesterday I also explained to you the internal structure of the Siren, and the new Siren you found today is the Siren elite individual called the Executor."

"From the fact that they pursued the carrier-based aircraft on a large scale after discovering them, and gathered together to guard after completely losing their target, we can judge that their aggressiveness and organization are far superior to the mass-produced Sirens."

Zhou He took two steps to the side and turned around, so that he could observe the reactions of everyone in his family. He then continued, "At present, these guys are entrenched in our north, east, and south. If we want to defeat them and reclaim the sea area, we must first determine their individual combat effectiveness and fighting methods."

"Therefore, based on their characteristics of actively searching for the enemy and pursuing them, you should maintain the current team configuration for now. If there is an opportunity, I will arrange for you to separate the executors who are following from the east and west directions and conduct actual combat observation. The specific timing of the attack will be determined by me."

Although there are many sirens in the South Third District, since Changdao and Zuikaku have run away a lot of the fog, Zhou He can still find opportunities to divide and attack the sirens through observation from a God's perspective.

Seeing that Zuikaku was eager to try, Zhou He added, "Don't even think about it today. We don't know the enemy's combat capabilities yet. If you can't eliminate the invading executors in a short time after your attack, then the large force behind them is very likely to hear the news and discover this port area."

Yes, this is the point that Zhou He is struggling with. It is ninety nautical miles from the South Third District to here. It sounds far, but for a being like the Siren that has no idea of ​​time, it is too close. It is at most three hours. If the opposing aircraft carrier takes the initiative to send aircraft for reconnaissance, then the Siren will know that there is a gathering place for ship girls here in less than an hour.

He didn't want to give up the port site with such a good terrain.

"Of course, this is just my personal opinion. If you have any opinions, you can also express them. With collective thinking, perhaps there will be a better way to deal with it."

Finally, Zhou He turned the topic to the people in front of him - he could not count on Zuikaku, but the other four were all powerful characters with both literary and martial skills, and were definitely more than capable of defeating a half-baked commander like him.

"The commander's judgment is reasonable."

Bismarck agreed with Zhou He's arrangement. As the saying goes, one should plan before taking action and know when to stop before achieving success. One should first understand the enemy's capabilities and then formulate a corresponding plan. As a newly appointed commander, it was quite good that Zhou He could take this into consideration.

"I have no opinion."

Tosa glanced at Zuikaku. She was confident in her abilities, but if it was easier to win, she would naturally choose the latter.

"Me too."

Shentong followed Tosa's speech at the right time. Although she had been trying to lower her presence on the road, she would definitely follow up with a speech after Zhou He's speech. She didn't need to be too conspicuous, just let everyone know that it was assumed that she was also judged by Zhou He as a member of the military team.

"I also agree with the commander's arrangement."

Hood agreed and hesitated for a moment, frowned, and finally decided to say one more thing: "Commander, I have some immature ideas about the west side of the port."

The port area is surrounded by enemies on three sides, except for the west, where there is no particular problem. According to her idea, she could conduct in-depth exploration to the west. If she could find land, she could use the land as a new base and launch an offensive against the Sirens on the sea without any scruples.

"Land?"

This problem has troubled Zhou He for a long time. Since there is no external source of intelligence, he doesn't know whether there is land in this world or whether there are other "allies" to fight against the Sirens.

After thinking for a while, Zhou He turned his head and looked at Zuikaku: "Zuihe, you like to deal with the Sirens outside. Tomorrow I will arrange for Yudachi and several other destroyers to explore the west. You can help them guard and explore the way. How about it?"

"In that case, wouldn't it be safer for me to just use a reconnaissance plane to search for it?"

Although she really wanted to fight back and seek revenge, she still had to listen to Zhou He's words. Zuikaku expressed her own opinion on finding land. Because the density of sirens nearby was too high, her reconnaissance aircraft would start to avoid them as soon as they spotted the sirens, and never ran to the maximum distance to take a look.

"This is indeed safe, but you might miss some situations. In short, as long as you protect Yudachi and the others, there will be no danger."

Zhou He shook his head. Zuikaku was very useful in detecting the enemy's surface enemies, but it was completely unable to discover the special features of the mirror-like sea. From a certain perspective, these places were even more important than the existence of land.

Zuikaku scratched her head. She also knew that Zhou He's terrifyingly accurate enemy detection function was indeed better than her reconnaissance aircraft in terms of reconnaissance, so she nodded: "Okay then."

Snapped!

A crisp sound came from Zhou He's clasped hands, and then he looked at everyone and said, "Okay! That's all for today. I asked Manju to prepare lunch for you in advance. It's almost time, so let's go eat first."

Since that time with Yudachi, he understood a truth, that is, planning is one thing, and actually taking action is another, so before actually taking action, he would not make too detailed a report. If Hood and others asked more detailed questions, he, a half-baked person, would not be able to pretend.

"Hmm, Commander seems to be very optimistic about the restaurants run by those 'Manchu', which makes me look forward to it, but if the food is not as delicious as I imagined, I will have to trouble you to work overtime~"

Among the people present, Hood was always the first to talk about the topic raised by Zhou He. Although the logic of this statement was a bit problematic, because Miss Hood was very charming, Zhou He thought that working overtime was not a bad thing. He smiled and praised Manju's cooking skills. He guaranteed to everyone that Manju would definitely satisfy their imagination of the dishes of the camp.

"Is it really that powerful?"

Zuikaku, who just cried out that he couldn't swallow his breath, forgot what he said and hooked his finger at Zhou He: "Those strange-sounding creatures are better at cooking than you, Commander?"

"Each one has his own merits."

Zhou He wanted to hold down her fingers, and said with one hand on his waist, "It can be said that the dishes cooked by each person will taste different, just like me, Hermione, and Xianghe who will join the port in the future. If you can't get used to Manju's standard dishes, you can come back and continue to eat the food I cook."

"Then I'll just eat the food that Sister Shoukaku made."

Zuikaku made the choice without hesitation, and Zhou He nodded: "I'll let Shokaku help me cook, too."

"That won't do. Sister Shokaku is mine. Commander, you better do it yourself!"

"What's the matter? I've been feeding you for so long, so it's okay for you to give me some."

"no--"

The two of them started arguing for no apparent reason. The people nearby shook their heads in silence as they listened to this nonsensical conversation. They hadn't even joined the port area yet, but they had already started making reservations.

"Hermione would probably be sad if she heard what the Commander said."

Hood turned sideways to cover his cheek with the back of his hand, and lowered his voice a little, but Zhou He stood very close, so he heard it clearly. He couldn't help scratching his hair, and stopped the awkward chat with a smile. He said hello to a few people and walked into the building complex: "I'll go notify the others, you go and take a look first."

"..."

"Zuihe, do you think the commander is using words to induce you, to create the shadow of an excellent sister to comfort you? In fact, your sister's personality is similar to yours. As sisters, how big can the difference in personality be?"

Watching Zhou He leave, Tosa turned his head to look at Zuikaku who had returned victoriously, and suddenly became more aggressive.

"Uh, I don't know either."

Zuikaku's expression froze for a moment, but she soon smiled, took a few steps forward to Tosa's side and said with a smile: "Are you envious, Tosa? The Kaga-senpai I know is quite inhumane. It's a pity that he's not a gentle sister~"

"I would like to see with my own eyes how inhumane she is. Do you know the magical power?"

Tosa raised his eyebrows and asked about her magical powers. Zhou He had said before that Kaga who turned into an aircraft carrier was very similar to her. Could it be that he was also inhumane?

"I know a little bit, but it's not appropriate to judge Kaga after she became a ship girl based solely on historical events. Perhaps after she gets a real body, she will radiate some human light?"

Shentong thought about it and decided to speak realistically.

"..."

Tosa frowned slightly, then relaxed with relief, reached out and patted Zuikaku on the shoulder: "I'm sorry, I just said something out of turn. There must be sisters with very different personalities in the world."

"I do not know."

For the first time, Zuikaku found that he seemed to see through Tosa's thoughts, but surprisingly he didn't feel superior. He thought for a moment and said, "I remember the commander said that Kaga-senpai, as a battleship, is quite interesting. As a true sister ship, perhaps in the commander's opinion, Tosa you are also very interesting."

"Absolutely impossible."

Tosa was very sure that Zhou He's attitude towards her had changed in recent days, but at the beginning, he was truly uneasy about her presence.

"Ok?"

Zuikaku tilted her head and crossed her arms. In her opinion, Zhou He was trying very hard to get close to Tosa. Wasn't that because he was interested in her?

Strange, was her feeling wrong?

Chapter 62 Style

Thanks to Zhou He's efforts, he found the people who were playing hide-and-seek on the harbor platform one by one and brought them back to the newly built restaurant in the port area.

Everyone paid considerable attention to Manju, a doll-like yet full of life. In particular, Yudachi was the one who, if not for a slap from Jeanbal on the back of his clothes, would have pounced on Manju, who was holding the sign, and killed him like a hungry wolf.

Of course, in the end, the Manju was caught by Yuudachi, and he confirmed again and again that the Manju only looked like a chicken, but was not a chicken in essence. He squeezed it in disappointment and then let it go.

As for the dining experience, unlike Zhou He's single cooking skill, Manju followed instructions and prepared different cuisines from the four camps of Heavy Sakura, Eastern Glory, Iron Blood and Royal. Although some dishes did not look very good, Zhou He saw that the guests seemed to like them very much after tasting them.

"Commander, why are you just standing here watching? Aren't you going to eat with us?"

Zuikaku picked up the golden-brown pork chop that looked delicious with a fork, pointed it at Zhou He, and asked casually.

"Before you came back, I tested the cooking skills of these barbarians for you."

This time the meal was seated at separate tables, and Zhou He sat at an empty table nearby and observed. When he was questioned, he covered his lips with his fingers and rubbed them lightly, then released them and smiled.

Ruihe lowered his head and took a bite of the pork chop, squinting his eyes and making a humming sound. Zhou He couldn't hold back his excitement when he saw that happy little expression. He moved his chair away, stood up, walked to the door, supported his lower back and took a deep breath. After exhaling, he felt a lot more awake. He lowered his head and walked in the yard outside the restaurant. In the meantime, he observed the open space between the restaurant and the command center. He felt that he could build a small courtyard here for Hood and the others to hold a tea party.

"Ok?"