Revisiting Azur Lane

But the size of the gap was such that it was okay for Kaga to win, but no one else could tell if he said Tosa won, which inexplicably made him feel a little confused.

"Commander, what nonsense are you talking about? You announced the results of their competition. What's so unacceptable about that?"

Zuikaku looked at Zhou He strangely. She, Yudachi, Javelin, and Z23 all had similar reactions. However, Hood, Bismarck, Shokaku, and Shentong understood what he meant. Hood and Bismarck exchanged a few words in a low voice, then walked out and said with a faint smile, "Commander, there is no need to overthink things. For situations like this, just announce the winner and loser normally. As the parties involved, Tosa and Kaga must have felt it more deeply than us and you, the commander, and they must have known the outcome."

“…I didn’t think it through properly.”

Zhou He thought about it and felt that it made sense. He hesitated because there was no precedent and the winning and losing lines of these two people were so close, so he put pressure on himself.

The thinking methods accumulated from life and work before the time travel seem a little redundant here.

Feeling confident, Zhou He talked to Ruihe and the others who were confused and changed the topic. He also waited for the two sisters who had recovered from their injuries and returned from sparring.

Although they have exactly the same ship configuration, when the two stand side by side on the sea, Kaga's ship equipment looks thinner than Tosa's. Zhou He compared the two and finally came to the conclusion that Tosa is bigger than Kaga (fuller), so the shape of her ship equipment also changed accordingly.

"Hey!"

Kaga seemed to have noticed something, and he stood on the sea and raised his hand to protest: "Commander, what are you comparing? Hurry up and announce the results. Who won?"

Zhou He remained calm upon hearing this. He walked to the edge of the water and glanced at the two people: "The rule of this competition is whoever hits the other first wins. Unfortunately, Kaga won."

"Huh, isn't it a matter of course that I will win?"

Kaga raised her eyebrows and revealed a smug smile. She was not upset by Zhou He's weird words. Instead, she felt happy about it. It was this unexpected result that could prove her strength.

'It's not good to be too proud.'

Zhou He intended to adjust Kaga's mentality, but gave up when the words came to his lips. It would not hurt him to make Kaga happy. At worst, he could let Kaga follow others to get familiar with the rhythm of fighting against the Sirens when they attacked next time.

So he turned his attention to Tosa who was quietly landing at the pier.

Tosa didn't stop after dismantling the ship's equipment and landing, but prepared to leave directly. Zhou He immediately walked over after seeing this, worried that Tosa's morality would be damaged: "There is no obvious gap between you and Kaga. There is luck involved in the battle, you should be able to understand."

"Luck is also part of strength."

Tosa didn't seem to have any particular emotional changes. She glanced at Zhou He and said, "It's not just a matter of luck. She put a lot of pressure on me during the battle. Her own strength and combat experience are not bad either."

"The memory that Kaga inherited is the memory of being born as a ship girl. Her control and proficiency in ship equipment are higher than yours."

Zhou He hummed, but still informed Tosa of the situation. Without waiting for her to reply, he continued, "Even if you don't want to admit it, this Kaga is indeed your sister in name only. You should be able to do it if you give her some leeway, right?"

"..."

Tosa stared at Zhou He. From the moment they fought, she felt that she was tricked by Zhou He using the information criterion. However, she did not hate this method. She just said, "Being humble is something that a sister should do, right?"

"That's reasonable, but Kaga has only been a younger sister before. This is her first time being a sister, so there will definitely be things she doesn't do well."

By now, Zhou He had become accustomed to being followed by Tosa, and he could barely keep a straight face and not show any fear, and told Tosa a little about the situation of the Battleship Kaga.

At the time when Battleship Kaga appeared in the event, Tosa was not born yet. At that time, Kaga was very close to Akagi of the same period, and they could be said to be strong rivals. She often challenged Akagi's sister Amagi. Although she seemed unconvinced, she had actually been attracted to Amagi and was taken care of by Amagi as her second sister. After being transformed into an aircraft carrier, she became Akagi's sister.

"Is that 'Amagi' very strong?"

The construction plan of the Kaga-class Tosa is different from that of the Amagi-class Amagi. Even though she inherited the rare memories of the historical Tosa, she had never known of the existence of the Amagi. She had previously learned about the existence of the Amagi from Zhou He and Kaga. Now, comparing the life trajectory of the battleship Kaga, she began to be interested in the Amagi.

"It must be very strong."

Zhou He couldn't say for sure. Tiancheng was set as a sick beauty in the game, but in the plot, she could indeed lead the team as the flagship and fight against the battleship Kaga: "At least she is stronger than Kaga."

Tosa nodded slightly. This was right. The person who could convince Kaga must be stronger.

"Tosa!"

The two walked away and whispered. Kaga waited behind them for a while but couldn't help but come over: "Are you talking about any interesting topics? If you have any questions about combat, you can come to me. I will guide you and let us become stronger together!"

"..."

Because he was defeated by Kaga, Tosa was more patient in the face of this annoying girl who seemed to have a sister complex. He turned sideways and looked at her: "So-called strength is not just about fighting. If you want to be my sister, this level is not enough."

"Humph."

The intelligence filtered out other words. When Kaga heard the word "sister", his tail was lifted up to the sky. He pointed at himself with his thumb and said, "My strength is reflected in my life and in every aspect of life. No matter what the problem is, just come to me."

“This confidence is admirable.”

Tosa, who had just heard that Kaga was beaten by Amagi in all aspects, naturally didn't believe her nonsense, but he didn't embarrass her anymore: "There is a Northern Alliance hunter named Kursk in our port area. If you can find her outside the headquarters, I will admit that you are qualified to be my sister."

"Oh?"

When Kaga heard this, he followed with great interest and walked with Tosa: "Is there anything special about Kursk that makes you care so much about him?"

“He’s a very interesting guy.”

Apart from Bismarck, what Tosa cares about most is Kursk. At this point, she suddenly paused and called out to Kaga who was about to slip away: "If it were that Amagi, how would he respond to the condition I proposed?"

how could I know?

Zhou He complained in his heart and thought of the easiest way to meet Kursk. He turned around and asked Tosa to put his ear close to him, and then lowered his voice to the lowest level: "Amagi will probably ask a few questions and then let me ask Kursk to come directly."

Tosa retracted his ears and realized that Amagi was indeed a smart guy.

"Does the Commander also know about Amagi?"

At the mention of this familiar name, Kaga perked up, and after interrupting the topic, he praised Amagi with high praise, and then sighed with regret: "It's a pity that in the end I couldn't really decide the winner with her."

"Oh?"

Kaga had said this before, but this time there were some more details. Noticing this, Tosa subconsciously wanted to ask Zhou He, who knew everything, but found that this guy had already run away. He was really curious about what had happened to Amagi, so he had no choice but to ask Kaga again, and the two gradually walked away.

Zhou He, who had run away, returned to the dock and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two sisters coming together.

Whether it's a sparring match or a chat, the ultimate goal is to bring the two closer together. After all, to Tosa, Kaga is a stranger, and this stranger appears and wants to be her sister with a strange attitude. Even he wouldn't be able to stand it - probably.

"Thank you for your hard work, Commander~"

The dock is very large, and after Kaga and the other two left, the spectators quickly got into their own rhythm of activities. Hood and Bismarck seemed to want to conduct joint training, and after several rounds of exchanges, Z23 and Javelin went into the water again. Yudachi and Shokaku and Zuikaku welcomed Zhou He back.

"I never thought that Kaga-senpai would have such a passionate period."

From yesterday to today, Shokaku still feels unfamiliar with the behavior of the battleship Kaga. The aircraft carrier Kaga she encountered in the mirror sea is the behavior that Kaga would show in her memory.

"Haha, there will be many more magical things you will encounter in the future."

Facing the Shokaku sisters, Zhou He felt quite comfortable. He came to Hood and Bismarck while chatting and laughing. After a little inquiry, he found out that the two of them were indeed planning to have the Royal and Iron-Blooded ship girls who joined the port area undergo joint training. However, the intended goal was not to allow the ship girls of the two camps to cooperate in battle, but to create a new life and battle memory to cover the inherited historical memory.

To put it simply, it is to abandon the contradictions left over from history that come with the memory of the ship and create a life that truly belongs to them.

However, this project is also in its infancy. After all, the memories of many ships are intense and profound. If we really want them to get rid of those emotions, we need someone to give them time to resolve them.

So Zhou He was entrusted with an important task at the end of Hood's speech: "Commander, I'm counting on you."

"?"

Punctuation marks popped up in Zhou He's head. The historical conflicts currently encountered by his port area were not strong. The reason he was able to bring everything together was because he knew the ins and outs. Do you want him to solve all the remaining problems of the Royal Family and Iron Blood?

He had no knowledge of the Iron-Blooded Royals other than Hood and Bismarck.

"Forget it, think positively, and don't arrange work for today."

Soon, Zhou He gave up thinking and sat on a bench by the dock, looking at the blue sea and sky in the distance.

Being lazy occasionally is part of the job!

Yuli very much agreed with this kind of sunbathing behavior. He lay down next to Zhou He directly, resting his head on his legs, squinting his eyes and enjoying it very much.

After a while, Zhou He's legs became numb and he couldn't move.

……

The morning passed leisurely. After lunch, Zhou He learned his lesson and decided to make good use of the afternoon time. As a result, Cleveland somehow found a fishing rod in the warehouse in the dock area and found Zhou He, who was full and wanted to take a nap on the lawn.

"fishing?"

Zhou He was not an experienced fisherman, but he had a great interest in fishing itself. Unfortunately, Cleveland and Montpelier were both members of the safety pants faction and did not make Zhou He stand up. So the two sisters carried their fishing rods and went out to fish.

With his hands behind his head and squinting, Zhou He suddenly saw a black shadow flash before his eyes and stop in mid-air. He opened his eyes and was surprised to find that there was a rather simple-looking drone in the air, which was fluctuating up and down slightly and stopping in the air.

"commander."

Before he could wonder, someone came running over. Zhou He sat up and turned his head to see Lingmin running over with a simple remote control stick. She waved the stick in her hand excitedly: "This is the drone I spent the whole morning assembling. What do you think, Commander?"

"Assembled it yourself?"

Zhou He was very surprised. Although it looked crude, it was a bit exaggerated that he could assemble a drone from scratch in just one morning.

"Yeah, hehe, this is the strength of a genius mechanic, it's amazing, isn't it."

Lingmin was very happy controlling the drone to fly back and forth down the mountain, which looked very fun, so Zhou He got the remote control stick in exchange for praising Lingmin a few words. After a while of operation, he found that the flying altitude of the drone was only about four meters and it could not rise any higher.

"I originally wanted to use it to find Kursk, but unfortunately there were problems with the design and I couldn't score very high."

Lingmin saw that Zhou He was trying to improve his skills, so he quickly explained.

"Looking for Kursk?"

Zhou He seemed to have heard something similar this morning, and nodded quickly: "I didn't see Kursk when I attacked yesterday, so I wanted to make something like this to help me find her."

"So that's it."

It was Zhou He who transferred Kursk away, but he didn't say anything. After landing the drone, he half sat on the lawn and looked up at Lingmin: "I plan to build fortifications in the port area in the near future. Lingmin, do you know anything about the design parameters of the coastal defense artillery?"

"Know a little bit."

Lingmin thought about it and realized that the coastal defense guns and the naval guns on the ship were similar, but one was fixed in place, while the other moved around with the warship.

"That's just right."

Zhou He took a look at the drawings in the system warehouse. Since he had time and help, he might as well develop a sample of the coastal defense artillery first.

Chapter 78 A Little Fun

"The commander should be clear about the operating logic of the coastal defense position, right?"

Listening to Zhou He's words, Lingmin didn't mind her own port becoming more solid and secure, but when she looked around, she was the only one there besides Zhou He. Even if the fortifications were more advanced, they would require labor to build them, right?

"Probably. I can imagine it."

Zhou He hadn't gotten up yet. He sat on the lawn and counted on his fingers: "Enclose a piece of land to build a military area, dig underground space to store ammunition and maintain circulation, then open a road to move the assembled guns and other equipment over, occasionally go over for maintenance, and wait for the enemy troops to approach, and then put it into use when it is needed?"

"…In theory, that's right, but what about the more specific matters?"

Lingmin knew Zhou He was an outsider, so she didn't beat around the bush and hooked her hand at him: "Building positions, paving roads, assembling equipment, and operating and maintaining them all require a lot of manpower and material resources. Just these things alone will take everyone in the port area several months or half a year to barely complete one."

"These are indeed things that need to be considered seriously."

Zhou He understood what people said, and he nodded in agreement: "I don't think that these things can be completed in the short term. Don't we have a lot of production workshops at the dock? I want to make some samples of the coastal defense equipment and put them into production first."

"Ah, if that's all."

Lingmin also understood. She touched her chin and asked, "What type of equipment is the commander going to produce? An old-style fortress, a new mobile turret, or are you going to directly research missile-related weapons?"

"Um…"

Zhou He turned his gaze towards the system interface and found the research list of ship equipment. The weapons that could be manufactured individually were all used by ship girls. If he wanted to find weapons designed to normal specifications, he had to pick them out from the battleship design drawings and models provided by the system.

As for the missile system he wanted most, the system only contained the modified guidance and drive templates of the Four Great Vajras of Donghuang.

Historically, the modernized New Jersey also had a missile weapon system, but probably because the New Jersey Modified is not implemented in the game, it is not in the system either.

"For now, let's just tinker with the mobile turret."

After searching, Zhou He did not go directly to the missile route, because this thing is not like ordinary artillery shells. If you want to mass-produce it, it requires a great consideration of the industrial level. He will explore this sea area more in the future to see if he can seize Siren’s production base for his own use.

"Lingmin, you guys are pretty good at this, right?"

He was talking about the Northern Alliance, the behemoth that once competed with the White Eagles for supremacy and possessed the strongest steel torrent in the world.

"Just so-so."

Lingmin heard the yearning and admiration in Zhou He's words, put one hand on his waist and snapped his fingers with a smile: "Although I have never formally touched anything on land, for a genius mechanic like me, it is not a problem at all. I can come up with a rough design plan tomorrow. At that time, will you supervise the implementation, Commander, or will I start the production workshop myself?"

"Leave it to me first."

Zhou He did not doubt Lingmin's design ability. Even if there were some minor problems in Lingmin's initial design, he would put the parameters into the system and the system would adjust itself to be reasonable.

From this aspect alone, his scientific research system is quite considerate. Even though he is a military novice, he can still develop relatively reasonable things.

"understood."

Lingmin nodded, and when he was done, he looked up at the second floor of the headquarters: "Commander, do you think Kursk is in her room now? I can find her by searching room by room?"

"No, Kursk said she's a hunter, but some of her habits are similar to those of animals. If you go into her room, she might not want to live there again."

Zhou He quickly raised his hand to stop her. Although they were both Northern Alliance ship girls, the difference in personality between Lingmin and Kursk was too great. Compared with this strange trick, a serious communication would be more appropriate.