Revisiting Azur Lane

"Ah, is this so difficult?"

Lingmin showed a subtle expression. She had never come into contact with the Northern Alliance's ship girls, but she instinctively felt that the people in her own camp should be very enthusiastic. Kursk was a little strange.

"If you want to communicate with Kursk, pay more attention to the situation around me. Sometimes you can see her following me, although I may not know it."

Zhou He smiled and gave a solution based on his personal experience.

Because Tosa followed him, he had face-to-face communication with Kursk many times, and it seemed that they had become friends who could communicate with each other through conversation (?).

"Ah~ No wonder Commander you said she was an invisible bodyguard model."

When Lingmin heard this, his clever little brain immediately figured it out. Kursk's enthusiasm was probably hidden. If he really didn't want to communicate with others, he wouldn't be so close to Zhou He, or even serve as his personal bodyguard.

So she nodded to Zhou He and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Commander, to take good care of Kursk. She must be a good child."

"I will do it if you don't tell me."

Zhou He looked up at the bay. There were 21 ship girls in the current port area, and only a few would not take the initiative to talk to him, such as the Iron-Blooded U556 and Montpellier. Both of them recognized themselves as the big sister. If they were ranked from the lowest to the highest in terms of favorability, Kursk should be the one with the highest favorability.

The ship girls who obey his orders must value his existence very much. In return, he will work hard to be a good commander.

"Hmph, I'll be leaving now. Commander, I'll give this drone to you. Don't use it for anything bad."

Lingmin waved with a smile, turned around and walked away happily. Zhou He was left pondering Lingmin's last words. He reached out and grabbed the drone parked on the ground to check it out. Wow, it actually had built-in cameras, and more than one.

After confirming this, Zhou He looked up and around and took out the joystick again. He didn't notice it just now, but there was a hidden small screen next to the joystick, which was connected to the drone's camera without any delay.

"..."

nice one!

Zhou He stood up and walked into the command building holding the drone. He placed the drone and its joystick solemnly on the top shelf of the bookshelf in the office. Who knows, in the future...well, he could use this little gadget to observe the living conditions of his own ship girl.

I never thought that the things I made so easily could be so useful. Technology really changes our lives.

Zhou He sat back at his desk and picked up the book that was placed on the table for appearance's sake, thinking that it was about time to let Mingshi move around.

When it comes to making small toys, he believes that Akashi will not lose to Lingmin in creativity.

Chapter 79: Careful Thoughts

Since the restaurant and the dock were built, Zhou He intuitively felt that the command building had become quieter.

In the past, Hermione would often appear in his sight, as would Yuudachi and Zuikaku, and he would not think there was anything wrong with it while sitting in the office.

"Tsk tsk, at this point, am I still feeling lonely?"

After sitting in the office for a while and looking through the small houses in the Home Mall, Zhou He came to his senses and felt that the office was a bit cold. His thoughts ran far away in an instant - because he lived almost alone before the time travel, he unknowingly developed the habit of immersive thinking, and time passed very quickly inexplicably, resulting in that even if he wanted to write more manuscripts every day, he had to give up because it was too late.

"If you think about it, it's because Zuikaku and the others have people they want to be around, which is a good thing."

Having said that, Zhou He looked around the quiet and empty office, thinking that he had to find some way to make his surroundings lively. Although as a commander he had to consider the lives and hobbies of the ship girls, he couldn't neglect himself.

Anyway, let’s go out and replenish the energy of the ship girl first.

After finishing his thoughts, Zhou He pushed open his chair, tilted his head to glance at the drone on the top of the bookshelf, then pushed the door open and went out: This is a gift from Lingmin to him, and there is nothing wrong with putting it here for collection and display!

When he reached the second floor, he heard voices communicating on the first floor. He slowed down his pace and continued to go down. He lowered his head and took a look at the corner of the stairs. It turned out that the bait he had spread in the morning had paid off. Z23 was reading a celebrity biography. Surprisingly, Count Spee was also resting here.

He raised his head to make himself seem less deliberate, and took a look as he walked down the stairs. Count Spee was reading the storybooks he had selected. He didn't know which world these books were from, but the contents of the books were mostly a collection of the more authoritative content and stories from all over the world, and were very valuable.

His movements were not big, but they were easily noticed by the shipgirls. Z23 tilted her head and saw that it was Zhou He, and quickly stood up to greet him: "Commander."

Count Spee was not as nervous as Z23, but he also glanced at Zhou He and nodded.

"good afternoon."

Zhou He responded with a smile. After asking the two if they wanted tea, he went to the kitchen to pour himself a cup of hot water. Then he sat down in the living room with the cup in his hand and looked at Z23. He did not mention the book, but chose another topic: "Z23, you have been in the port for a while. How do you feel about our living conditions here?"

"Hey, this?"

Z23 had not expected Zhou He's change of tactics. He was nervous for a moment, just like a student who was absent-minded in class and was called on by the teacher to answer a question. However, he quickly adjusted himself and said after thinking for a while, "I personally feel it is great. The room is large and quiet. I don't have to worry about being disturbed when I read, think or sleep at night."

"Uh-huh."

Zhou He also had this feeling. Although the rooms at the headquarters were densely arranged, the various infrastructures were very complete and could be called luxurious single rooms. But the problem was that there were only single rooms on the second floor, and there were no open spaces like the offices on the third floor and the lobby on the first floor to accommodate more people. So he said, "This is just a temporary place for you to live. There will be better addresses in the future, so I would like to ask in advance, Z23, what do you think about the design of the living space and the space outside the room?"

Just as the different camps have differences in dining habits and tastes, there must be differences in living environment. Even for the same large manor, there will be design differences between the Royal and Iron Blood manors, which are both from Europe.

He needs to keep a close eye on it, so that when he builds houses for the royal family in the future, he doesn't build them in an iron-blooded style, which would make him look uncultured.

"Yes, it would be great if there was a dedicated library."

Z23 stuck to the point, spreading his hands and continuing to give examples: "Actually, a design like the headquarters is very good, but the space on the second floor is a bit squeezed. If there could be a large living room for communication and rest like here, and a separate kitchen and drinking area... well, that would be about right."

No one would dislike a house with a large space and complete functions, and the same goes for KanColle. However, the description of Z23 has a clear goal. It is an ideal design that allows many people in Iron Blood to enjoy a high-quality life together.

"Indeed, it's pretty much what I thought."

Zhou He pretended not to hear the word related to wine, he didn't like drinking, but European countries like Royal Iron Blood seemed to have a preference for drinking, as did the Northern Alliance, so he would not strictly forbid his own ship girls from drinking - currently he had not provided any wine service, if his own ship girls wanted to taste it, it would depend on whether they had the ability to do so.

He can make a horizontal comparison based on the requirements he got from Z23. The future fiefs of the Royal, White Eagle, Northern Alliance, Sakura Empire, Free Iris, and Eastern Glory factions are all approximate space designs, with only changes in the decoration design style. There may be ship girls who like to live alone, and he can ask about their needs and build them separately later.

"Thanks."

With a general idea in mind, Zhou He smiled and nodded at Z23, picked up the teacup and blew away the hot air on it. He could wait until the next attack to reward the MVP with the new house. The design of the coastal defense position would have help from Lingmin, and the internal construction of the port area was proceeding steadily. When he had some free time, he could explore more of the island.

"You are too polite, Commander."

Z23 first breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled and waved her hands, indicating that what she said was not enough to require a thank you.

In response, Zhou He just smiled at her, and became shy when Z23 saw it, covering his blushing face with a book.

"It has to be a destroyer."

Zhou He gave a thumbs up in his heart. He really liked destroyers now. It was not a romantic liking, but these little guys were easy to get along with and made him feel like a reliable adult.

The two of them were communicating with each other, while Count Spee was flipping through a book without being affected at all. She was not interested in these things at all.

Zhou He vaguely remembered that Count Spee was a quiet and eccentric person, but he did not avoid people because of this. He thought it was amazing that he could do this.

"?"

Being stared at by Zhou He's slightly admiring eyes, Count Spee looked up in a strange manner: "Any orders?"

"currently there is not."

Zhou He retracted his gaze and drank his tea quietly, looking outside the gate. The sunlight scattered on the road and the grass, allowing him to see very far. He could vaguely see a few figures swaying above the bay, but he didn't know who they were.

But he soon found out that one of them was Yudachi. She ran ashore from the bay at a very fast speed and approached the command center. Under Zhou He's gaze, she seemed to have been given a sprint buff. She jumped from a long distance across the gate, entered the hall like flying, and landed steadily with her hands flat on her back.

"awesome."

Zhou He put down his teacup and applauded, causing Yuuri to scratch his hair and giggle. He then stared at Zhou He and said, "Commander, just now, Sister Zuikaku and the others were free so they sent out a reconnaissance plane for patrol and found that many sirens were approaching us. I wonder what they are going to do."

"is it?"

Zhou He observed the map outside in the morning and did not find such a phenomenon. He shifted his sight to check every block on the attack map and found that there was indeed such a tendency, but the number of Sirens was extremely small, and they were all mass-produced. The two most threatening Siren fleets, the Executors of the South Third District and the West Fourth District, did not make any movement.

"Rather than the sirens coming towards us, Zuikaku and Shokaku want to practice with them, right?"

After reading it, Zhou Hezhao Xili blinked.

It is normal for the Sirens to retaliate after the testers and purifiers were killed yesterday, but the Executioner Fleet did not take any action, which means that these mass-produced types were not commanded to move closer, but were wandering unconsciously, and happened to move closer to the side where the number of Sirens was sparse, resulting in a phenomenon of moving closer to the port area.

"Is that so? How cunning!"

Yuudachi suddenly came to her senses and expressed her anger angrily. No wonder Zuikaku instructed her to come and report to Zhou He instead of everyone coming together. She was fooled again!

"Haha, after all, they are aircraft carriers, and their reconnaissance and attack ranges are extremely long."

Zhou He waved at Xili, and when she came closer, he pinched Xili's puffy cheek, but the feeling was too smooth and he couldn't pinch it, so he stretched out his second hand and held Xili's face together, squinting his eyes and feeling very evasive: "Let them handle it. It will be troublesome if these idle Sirens gather together without being dealt with."

"Well - then let them gather together and then we can all go together."

Feeling that Zhou He was very happy, Xili was no longer angry. She rubbed Zhou He's slightly rough palms on her cheeks and talked nonsense like a spoiled child.

Of course, Zhou He rejected this plan.

It is easy to deal with the sirens separately, but it is a small trouble when they gather together. Multiple small troubles added together will become a big trouble. He is not arrogant to that extent.

"With such a small number of Sirens, you won't have much fun if you go there, Yudachi."

Reaching out and ruffling Xili's hair, Zhou He stood up with a smile: "We will inevitably have to fight with the Sirens in the future, so there is no need to rush. Let's go and do more important things."

The pier has been materialized for a few days, but there is still no connecting road. While the weather is still good, I will spend some home coins to connect it to this side, so that I won’t be unable to go there in the future due to windy and rainy weather.

"Good~"

Yuli likes fighting, but he likes being with Zhou He even more. When he greeted him, he wagged his tail and followed him out of the command center.

"Ah."

Walking out of the headquarters, Zhou He measured the distance as he walked: "It's a big project."

Chapter 80 Ordinary Half Day

After handing over the task of clearing the area near the Siren to the sisters Zuikaku and Shokaku, Zhou He began to purchase cement roads in bulk.

It was a bit troublesome to build a road from the door of the headquarters to the dock platform. Taking the headquarters as the center, the dock platform was located in the lower right corner of the paper. The diagonal straight road was not suitable for the subsequent road arrangement, so a right-angle turn was required. With the cooperation of Yudachi, 15 home coins were spent very accurately to purchase a road with a length of meters, which harmoniously connected the headquarters and the stairs leading up to the dock platform.

"I think we can also lay out a little more here... We'll talk about it if there's demand."

Standing at the bottom of the stairs to the upper platform, Zhou He looked around at the grass and sand, and felt that it would look better if they were fully covered with roads. But then he thought of the design of the Siren Base, where the area near the edge of the sea was all covered with concrete. There was a sense of security, but the sense of life was missing.

His requirements for modernization are actually not very high, and he would rather preserve the original ecological environment as much as possible.

"The Commander is like a magician~"

Yuli has witnessed Zhou He working on the project many times, but he would praise Zhou He every time. That cute expression with a hint of surprise made Zhou He feel like he had done something particularly remarkable. No matter how many times he saw or heard it, he could always enjoy the sense of accomplishment.

Licking his lips, Zhou He smiled and waved his hand, then followed Yuli up the one-meter-high stairs to the dock platform. Although it is called a platform, its scale has actually reached the level of a village or even a small town, and it is quite vast when viewed from a distance.

"Yudachi, walk with me again?"

Turning his head to glance at the deserted dock area, Zhou He took two steps forward and turned to invite Yuli. As soon as he finished speaking, Yuli rushed over and hugged his left hand, a smile blooming on her face, and the answer was self-evident.

Zhou He smiled and rubbed her hair with his right hand, then took Xili into the dock construction area with many crossroads.

He didn't want to do anything special. The main reason was that Akashi said the production workshop here could be put into production at any time. He didn't take a close look before, so now that he had time, he came over to take a look.

There are also some less obvious divisions within this building complex. The industrial buildings are located inside, at the foot of the mountain, while outside towards the command center are mostly single-family houses, warehouses and open spaces, which is a bit like dividing the work area and the living area.

Although the living area doesn't have much charm.

Without wasting much effort, Zhou He came to a production workshop with a closed door. He stretched out his hand to pull the gate open. What came into his sight was heavy industrial equipment that was completely different from the assembly line he knew. Various cranes and fixed robotic arms were placed on the high platform. Even though Zhou He didn't know much about military production, he felt it was super cool at first. He even went forward to touch the unactivated robotic arm. The cold touch made him feel good.

There are three large production workshops like this in the entire industrial area. They are directly connected to the warehouse, so materials can be transported directly from inside by car.

"It's really exaggerated. No wonder there are not many countries that can truly master the production of cutting-edge weapons."

After the tour, Zhou He was a little amazed. Not to mention the technology of these several-meter-high large-scale production equipment in front of him, just imagining the amount of resources accumulated and consumed after they are officially put into use is astronomical. Few countries can put them into normal use.

Yuli also didn't know much about these things, nor was he interested in them. He just accompanied Zhou He to look left and right. After he left and closed the door, he forgot what he saw. However, on the way back, he saw a big tree in the green area and pointed to Zhou He with interest, saying something like "that place is suitable for swinging".

"Yes."

It might be just a simple mention to Yudachi, but it lifted Zhou He's spirits when he heard it. He had been planning to build something recently while fighting the Siren, and had forgotten such an important thing: a beach entertainment area must be arranged at the seaside for the leisure of their own ship girls, and an amusement park for the destroyers to play and have fun must not be left out!

These two places can not only allow the ship girls to relax, but also allow him to gain a lot of ship girl energy, killing two birds with one stone!

As the idea came to his mind, Zhou He subconsciously began to observe the open space and buildings in the residential area on the dock. This time, he would use the self-selected box given by exploring the mirror sea to open a house for his own ship girl to live in. Next time he explores the mirror sea to get rewards, he can directly choose a large amusement park to invest in.

He didn't like letting his own ship girl go out on adventures, but the rewards given by the system were too tempting. Compared to accumulating home coins every day, choosing furniture boxes by himself was too convenient.

I can only let the Siren near the port area suffer and let him swipe a few more furniture boxes——

That being said, he didn't know when he would find the next mirror sea, so he didn't rush to make plans for Yudachi. Instead, he patted his head and said, "I remember there seemed to be ropes over there in the warehouse. We'll go cut a piece of the tree trunks piled next to the headquarters and tie a swing to it."

"Really? Yeah!"

Yudachi's eyes sparkled instantly: "Can we tie two? Then I can swing with the commander!"

"Of course, I can tie up ten of them."

Zhou He laughed and took Yuli away from the dock area. He did not take the newly paved road, but walked in a straight line on the lawn back to the command center, went into the warehouse, and found a circle of rope that was 4 to 5 cm thick.