Revisiting Azur Lane

Less than ten minutes after the order was issued, sharp explosions and artillery fire were heard in the distant sky. Looking up through the telescope, one could see the black and blue and white aircraft groups engaged in combat.

Zhou He was unable to observe the battle close to the port through the attack map, but he believed in the two "veterans" Yudachi and Kursk and the two battleships Nagashima Jeanbart, so he shifted his attention to the larger encounter taking place in the distance.

Before the attack, Hood specifically mentioned the point that repairs should be made too promptly, so Zhou He did not carry out repairs when he saw someone injured this time. Instead, he carried out repairs when he saw someone was below half health. Sure enough, he still felt that it was very dangerous to let his own ship girl fight outside with less than half health. Modern warfare is a very unreasonable way of fighting. It is possible that at the same time, a ship girl will be hit by artillery fire from different enemies at the same time. If the durability of the ship's equipment is not enough to be broken, then the ship girl will die instantly, and he will not have more than one second to react.

Therefore, even if his "doting" would make his own ship girl lose her sense of crisis, he would not say anything like letting his own ship girl grow up in danger.

Because the ship girls under his command do not need to grow in crisis, they only need to keep harvesting and crushing mass-produced and executor Sirens, and their attributes will increase - returning with a great victory is the norm for his ship girls.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, a new 3D figure appeared in Zhou He's sight. He concentrated a little and saw the appearance of this new member clearly: he didn't know whether she was wearing a nurse or maid outfit, and her dark purple and gradient shoulder-length hair covered her right eye. Judging from the icon of the figure, she had some of the attributes of a silent loli.

"Jarvis?"

Zhou He couldn't remember the name and personality of this ship girl, so he ran to the dock column to check the introduction of her ship. She was the lead ship of the Royal J-class destroyer and looked very reliable.

The dock's portrait was more vivid than the 3D figurine. Zhou He also recognized the figure's attire and touched his chin in surprise: "In addition to the maid corps, the royal family also has a nurse corps?"

The more he played the game Azur Lane, the less he understood and paid attention to the new ship girls. The ones that impressed him the most were only the old ships from the early days of the server and the colorful ships that were maxed out. Some of the new ship girls that other players liked very much were nothing more than puzzle pieces of his ship hegemony. He built them and put them in his home. When there was a vacancy in the attack team, he would pull them out and train them until they reached level 120, then replace them and continue training. He had no emotional investment at all.

"Maybe it's because I don't have enough energy."

Thinking of his experiences before traveling through time, Zhou He could only say that he did not suffer from Yu Yu Syndrome and relied on his own unique skills to relieve himself. His daily life was repetitive and boring, but he was in a state of mind where he even disliked playing games because it was a waste of time.

what.

Zhou He bid farewell to the bitter past and simply conveyed the order to the newly joined Jarvis to "follow Hood to fight and return to the port area." The specific character of this person can only be determined after personal contact. I hope he is a good boy who is as easy to talk to as Javelin.

The appearance of Jarvis does not mean the end of the battle. Even the battle at home has escalated. Another Siren fleet turned back after Kursk and others took action. The sound of artillery fire was very scary. However, Zhou He observed that the blood volume of Yuli and the other four was quite healthy, so they should not be under much pressure. After conveying the order to Hood and Bismarck to "retreat to the port directly if you feel tired", he turned around and went to the restaurant run by Manju to order lunch.

……

"Commander! This is the new member we found!"

After waiting for the battle near the port to end, Zhou He went out to welcome their return, and at the same time, he also welcomed another new member: the girl who was pushed in front of Zhou He by Yudachi like a treasure, with a smile on her face but her hands unconsciously grasping her clothes - Bush, a Fletcher-class destroyer from White Eagle. She has fluffy purple hair that goes over her ears, similar to Jarvis but without the gradient. Her white clothes and coat are slightly larger and a little loose. Although she is very nervous, she smiles softly and looks very cute.

"I am the commander here, welcome to join us, Bush."

With Jarvis in front and Bush behind, Zhou He was genuinely happy to see the two destroyers join him. He bent his legs, barely keeping his eyes at the same height as Bush, and smiled as he stretched out his hand to welcome them.

"Thank you."

Bush felt the strong goodwill released by Zhou He. In addition, he looked more like a family brother than a soldier, so he gradually relaxed. He touched Zhou He's palm with his fingers and shook hands with him. He said lightly: "This way, I will join the port area."

"Well, let's work hard together."

Zhou He smiled and said polite words, then he realized that he felt like an old weird uncle, so he stood up straight and coughed lightly, his eyes fell on Yudachi and others: "Of course, Yudachi, who discovered Bush, you are also very remarkable, and the experiment I expected has also been successfully achieved. Next, you should rest first, and you may be needed to greet the others who are returning later."

"Good~"

Being praised, Yudachi squinted his eyes happily, wagged his tail and turned around twice, then suddenly woke up as if he had noticed something, and trotted towards the restaurant.

"The Commander is truly amazing."

Changdao also left a light sentence with a meaningful smile. She didn't say anything when Zhou He questioned her, and she ran away like a real ghost without paying attention. As for the rest, Bal scratched his ears and didn't say anything, but he stared at Kursk who did not avoid them and returned together. He approached with interest and wanted to talk to him, but found that no matter how she accelerated or even ran, she couldn't shorten the distance between her and Kursk. She was immediately excited, and the two of them ran wildly into the deep forest on the island.

"Everyone in Minato is an interesting person."

Bush didn't actually understand much of what was said, but seeing everyone else communicating and interacting so naturally, he instinctively felt that the port area he had joined was very good, and he smiled happily.

“I often think so.”

Zhou He put one hand on his waist and looked at the four people who ran away one after another. After he finished speaking, he paused for a few seconds before asking Bush in a low voice: "There are many ship girls from the Sakura Empire in our port area, such as Yudachi who just sent you back, and the 5th Carrier Fighter and others who have not returned from the attack. Bush, can you accept living with them?"

"Eh——Five Carrier Battles!?"

Bush, who was originally very happy, lost his smile instantly when he heard Zhou He's words. As if he had thought of something, he was very scared and squatted on the ground, shivering while clutching his hat tightly. He looked cute, but was actually even cuter.

Zhou He was stunned for a moment, then quickly squatted down and half-knelt beside him, gently stroking Bush's back, and comforted him in a gentle voice: "It's okay, Bush, don't be afraid. The Sakura Empire shipgirls who joined the port area won't hurt you. Besides them, your White Eagles' Cleveland and Montpelier are also here, as well as that unreliable-looking Nagashima. If anyone scares you, you can go find them, or you can come find me, and I'll punish them."

With so many ship girls joining the port, this is the first time that someone like Bush is so afraid of ship girls from other camps. The key point of the trigger is the Fifth Carrier Battle. Could it be that Bush's prototype ship was sunk by them?

"Really?"

Bush turned his head to look at Zhou He, with tears in his beautiful purple eyes, and he looked really scared. Zhou He did not dare to be negligent and quickly promised that if any aircraft carrier from the Sakura Empire came to cause trouble for her, he would lock that aircraft carrier in a small dark room and starve her for several meals.

——Shokaku would definitely not have such a childish mentality, but Zuikaku is different. If she knew that Bush was afraid of the Sakura Empire’s aircraft carriers, she might just come over and scare him.

"Well, Bush is causing trouble for the commander."

With Zhou He's comfort, Bush gradually calmed down, and his little face turned red as his mood calmed down. It was obviously the first time they met, but he was seen in such an embarrassing state. He was so shy!

"The purpose of my existence is to solve your problems - but Bush, why are you so afraid of the Sakura Empire's aircraft carriers?"

Zhou He first expressed his own position, and then observed that Bush's emotions were stable before he carefully asked tentatively, could it really be a historical remnant left by Shuanghe?

"Because... their planes are terrible. It's not enough for them to bomb us from the sky. After that, they also want to crash into us. It's so terrible!"

Bush hesitated for a moment, but still whispered the reason.

"A plane crash, a suicide attack, it's really scary."

Zhou He thought to himself when he heard this, wow, this kid actually ran into the Kamikaze Special Attack Force, that makes sense - after his operation, several of his own aircraft carriers have already mastered the technology of using planes to ram ships.

It's really a sin. I have to remind them next time not to be discovered by Bush, otherwise the children will be scared and cry again.

"That's right! How can there be such a person without any sense?"

Perhaps with Zhou He's help, Bush boldly complained about the Kamikaze suicide attack methods he remembered.

"That's right."

Zhou He nodded in agreement. Their plane was an unmanned aircraft, so it didn't matter if it was damaged, but in history, it was piloted by real people. It was difficult to understand what kind of sick thinking the people who gave the orders and carried out the operations had in the Sakura Empire.

Chapter 85: Victory or defeat!

Compared to the battlefield in the west which ended in less than an hour, there were more Sirens invading from the north and east. The battle there was at a stalemate for a long time, until the sun set and was obscured by clouds, and the port area finally welcomed back the soldiers who had gone out to fight the enemy.

"This is where things get complicated."

After landing on the shore, Zuikaku used her hands to comb her hair which was wet and almost dried on the way back to the port. She, who was always cheerful and cheerful when attacking the enemy, now moved her head. With her frown and stern face, she seemed like a different person compared to her usual demeanor of hanging around in the port area.

As for the reason, Zhou He had already learned it from Bismarck and Hood: the Sirens faced in previous attacks were mostly fixed in number, and no matter how large the scale was, there would always be a time to completely clear them out, but this time the Sirens were real. They were coming from afar in an endless stream, and even the weakest mass-produced ones could not easily win when the number reached a crushing level, and they even fell into a disadvantage due to their reduced physical strength.

This time on their return voyage, they could be said to have narrowly won, but could also be said to have been defeated.

"I understand the situation, but it has been confirmed that the Sirens cannot capture our port island. You don't have to worry about safety for the time being. Now that you are home, you should have a good rest. I will arrange for the Sirens to handle the follow-up matters."

Zhou He did not think the current situation was very tricky. It was indeed troublesome for the Sirens to approach on a large scale, but that was all, because his port area already had enough combat power. Compared to now, when he first crossed over and only Yudachi had to work hard to deal with the Sirens, that was the real difficulty.

Zhou He, who had sorted out his thoughts, clapped his hands and looked at all the people who returned to Hong Kong calmly, with a calm smile that he had practiced: "Compared to this matter, I actually made a hidden plan today, which is to select several members who have grown the fastest in today's attack, let them have the final showdown, and reward the winner with an independent villa or manor."

"what?"

Everyone, including the newly joined Jarvis, was stunned for a moment after hearing his speech, but the meaning of this sentence was very simple, and everyone reacted as soon as they came to their senses. Zuikaku directly threw away the troubles brought by the sirens outside and raised his hand to point at the headquarters and the restaurant, which were more like independent buildings from the dock: "In the port area, the infrastructure is so...ah, Commander, what do you mean by growth?"

She originally wanted to complain about the poor infrastructure and was thinking about building a big villa, but then she thought about it and realized that the infrastructure at the dock was quite complete, but she just didn't live there and had no use for it, so she quickly changed her mind.

"It refers to the combat adaptability and the growth of basic combat values."

Zhou He had previously told Tosa that fighting can increase the compatibility with ship equipment and make it stronger, but he didn't mention it to other people, so he raised his hand and gave everyone a simple science popularization: that is, all the ship girls who join the port area will gain "ship equipment compatibility (experience)" after fighting against Sirens and other things, and the ship equipment values ​​such as resistance (durability), bombardment, and reloading will be improved.

His growth refers to the ship girl with the most attribute growth in this battle - he previously suspected that the more Sirens were sunk, the more experience points would increase, but if we talk about the number of kills, Zuikaku, as an aircraft carrier, has been a grand slam from the beginning to now, and her experience points and values ​​should be far ahead, but in fact, her numerical growth is not much different from that of others, so he feels that the judgment of experience points here should be more complex and comprehensive rules.

On the eve of the war, he spent some time recording all the main attributes of his own ship girls, and he compared them during the return process. The ones who grew the most in this battle were Shokaku, Bismarck, Hood, Tosa, Graf Spee and Cleveland respectively.

Others also had numerical increases, but not as much as these.

"Of course, the reason I received this sudden reward is mainly because I happen to have the corresponding resources. It will not affect the normal construction of the port area. It is a special product outside the regular port area construction and development."

Facing the crowd who were dealing with unfamiliar information, Zhou He took a step back and made a statement of responsibility, then directly named the top six who had made the most progress: "You are the members who have entered the finals this time. Now you will be divided into three groups to compete in rock-paper-scissors."

"mora?"

"Isn't this too hasty?"

Someone raised a question. Zhou He looked sideways and saw that they were Zuikaku and Kaga. The two were not standing together, but the aura they exuded was unusually similar. They were attracted by each other's voices while talking and even looked at each other, the kind of look that made their momentum continue to rise.

"Haha, the so-called rock-paper-scissors game is not a simple game."

This time, before Zhou He could explain, Hood had already revealed a wonderful expression of 'I've seen through everything'. He held his chest with one hand and smiled gently: "Scissors-paper-scissors is not just about luck, but more about confidence in one's own abilities, the degree to which one knows the opponent's character, and strong enough judgment."

"Ahaha, don't make things so complicated."

Cleveland raised her hands and protested slightly when she heard this. She felt that Zhou He just wanted to quickly decide the winner and send the things out.

She had also observed that the number of members in the port area had increased too fast recently, and the command building was already a little overwhelmed. Zhou He suddenly designated a villa manor as a gift, which obviously showed that he hoped to have more rooms to accommodate the new members. As for the residential area next door to the dock, to be honest, it was indeed habitable, but moving there would make her feel like she was being left out. At least she didn't want to move there.

"Come on, big sister!"

U556, who ran the slowest and came ashore last, was wearing a very revealing bikini. She was soaking wet as she cheered for Bismarck. Z23, who was standing next to her, saw Zhou He's gaze shifting to her, and quickly reached out to pull U556 behind Bismarck, avoiding Zhou He's gaze. She couldn't help but lectured him, "Don't wear such revealing clothes when diving. Wouldn't you feel shy if the commander saw you?"

"Hmm? No, that's what a swimsuit is like."

U556 reached out and touched her arm to shake off the water droplets. She asked Z23 in surprise, "Z23, would you feel shy if the commander saw you in your swimsuit?"

"this…"

Z23 was speechless for a moment. After a little imagination, she shrank her neck. If Zhou He stared at her swimsuit, she would definitely feel shy, not to mention the situation where she was the only one wearing a swimsuit when everyone else was dressed properly. So she answered seriously: "Yes, please pay more attention to common sense."

"Common sense."

U556 thought for a moment, not quite understanding what common sense meant.

"Z23 is right. U556, go back and change your clothes. This will be over soon."

Bismarck was listening to the conversation between the two. Even for her, wearing a swimsuit in front of a large crowd was a rather challenging task, so she agreed with Z23's opinion. She didn't want her commander to develop some strange interests and hobbies.

"Yes~"

U556 readily accepted Bismarck's order, saying something like "Big sister, please win the victory quickly and then take a bath together", and left the beach under the cover of Z23.

In addition to the few people here, other camps also had a brief discussion, but soon, the six named members were divided into three groups, 1-2,3, 4,5-6, and -.

"Please give me more advice."

When facing Bismarck, Shokaku bowed his head politely and observed him briefly. However, Bismarck was a master of facial expression management, and it was impossible to get even a little information from his facial expression. He could only concentrate and ask, "Excuse me, shall we decide the outcome in one round, or two out of three, or three out of five?"

"One round."

Bismarck acted very indifferent. She was prepared to take Hood's sudden nonsense seriously, but judging from Zhou He's casual attitude, this sudden activity plan was most likely a temporary plan to divert their attention.

At the same time, she was also very clear that Zhou He must have thought of the follow-up arrangements before taking action, that is, no matter which side wins this time, other people will get corresponding compensation arrangements as time goes by, so no matter whether she wins or loses, the manor she hopes to get "that can accommodate all the iron-blooded people to live together" will definitely be there.

"Yes, that's rude."

Shokaku smiled lightly, folded the long sleeve of his right crane wing with his left hand, and raised his right hand slightly to make a fisting gesture. Bismarck on the opposite side also raised his hand slightly. After counting 3.2.1 silently, the two punched at the same time - Shokaku spread out his palm and made a "paper" gesture, while Bismarck on the opposite side made a "scissors" gesture.

"I lost."

Shokaku naturally withdrew his hand and bowed slightly to Bismarck, then turned around and walked lightly to Zuikaku. At this time, Zuikaku was competing with Kaga to see who would win between Shokaku and Tosa. As a result, Shokaku ran over, and Kaga curled her lips and made an "I win" gesture. If you didn't know, you would think she was a contestant.

However, after about ten seconds, Tosa looked down at her palm and walked over to the few people. Kaga hurriedly asked about the outcome. Tosa retracted his hand, glanced at her indifferently, and turned to leave the beach.

"Hahaha, isn't it too early to be happy?"

Zuikaku laughed very wantonly, and Kaga glared at her in return: "Didn't Shokaku lose too?"

"Gu! Let's see who wins!"

The two of them were getting more aggressive and confronting each other. They almost took a small step back at the same time and raised their hands with serious expressions as if they were entering the finals. Shokaku, who was standing next to them, did not stop them, but just watched everything happen with a smile.

Leaving aside the off-court games, after Bismarck and Hood’s victories, Cleveland won the match against Count Spee, and the three advanced to the finals.

"In a three-person final, the winner is the one who defeats both opponents at the same time. If someone is defeated by two opponents at the same time, he will be eliminated and a doubles final will be held."

Zhou He had already gotten used to the noise around him and behind him. He stood straight, looked at Hood, Bismarck and Cleveland in front of him, and explained the rules of the game.

"What an interesting little game. I will keep throwing punches until the game is over."

After listening to the explanation of the rules, Hood made the declaration lightly.

"Ah~ Then, I'll play 'cloth', right?"

Cleveland thought about it and responded with a smile, then looked at Bismarck together with Hood.

"..."