Revisiting Azur Lane

Bismarck turned around and greeted politely. After that, he glanced at Count Spee and U556, and then looked at Zhou He: "I have discussed it with them. It is sufficient to follow the architectural style discussed by Z23 and the commander."

"Is that so? Have you found a location?"

Zhou He was not surprised, because the house he and Z23 discussed was already designed to be extremely comfortable. If the house was big enough, it could easily accommodate a dozen or even dozens of people living together.

"It has been found, but whether it is located there or not still needs the commander to judge."

Bismarck started looking for a location after dinner yesterday, but she did not study in depth in this area. Considering that the ship girls in her own camp might not be suitable for production in terms of character and behavior, she chose a location that was more convenient for living.

"That's not the case. Let's go and have a look now without further delay. I also have some trivial matters to discuss with you, Bismarck."

Zhou He smiled slightly. In his eyes, Bismarck was already a nearly perfect flagship of the camp. So he would easily arrange such a small matter as choosing a base for his people.

There was not much hesitation. After Zhou He made his judgment, Bismarck nodded and followed him out of the dock. Count Spee just glanced at the crowd casually, while U556 climbed onto the dock, wiped himself, changed into land clothes on the spot, and hurriedly caught up with Bismarck.

On the way, Zhou He mentioned and asked about the exploration of the inner island. Bismarck did not hide it and told Zhou He the possibility that "there may be unknown advanced equipment and technology inside the island". Zhou He was stunned for a moment, then smiled and agreed with Bismarck's guess - she guessed right. The composition of this island is very complex. It was molded for him by the Azur Lane system in his body. From a technical point of view, the system may not be able to surpass the Sirens' highest technology, but the Sirens may not be able to surpass their own system either.

Because it was too troublesome, Zhou He did not take the credit for himself as usual. Instead, he agreed with Bismarck's point of view and said that he would also join in the search for possible anomalies on the inner island. Anyway, the island would be developed sooner or later. What if Bismarck really found the technological relics left to him by the system but not discovered on the inner island? It's hard to say.

Walking and chatting, Zhou He and the other two returned to the restaurant under the guidance of Bismarck. However, their destination was not the restaurant, but the huge open space diagonally behind the restaurant, which was one floor higher than the restaurant and the command center.

"right here."

Bismarck stepped on the weeds that had begun to turn yellow and tilted his head to ask Zhou He for instructions.

“It’s nice here, too.”

Zhou He walked a few steps forward from Bismarck and turned to look at the restaurant and headquarters not far away. From the location point of view, this place is located in the northwest of the headquarters. There is a straight line between the two, and the restaurant is exactly in the center of this line. The higher floor can be paved with bricks and tiles to form a retaining wall in the future. Go out and walk down a few steps to reach the restaurant and the headquarters directly. Because it is staggered with the restaurant, the view of the bay can be very intuitive from the front.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Commander."

Bismarck looked up at the higher and deeper inner island. Hood had mentioned to her last night when they were chatting that if she won, then this reward house would be placed in the highest place, next to the forest, to show how important the members of their royal camp were in the port area.

She understood at that time that Hood was moving closer to the image of the 'royal aristocrat' in her memory. With Hood's talent, it would be easy for him to hold an important position in the port in the future, so Hood had already begun to plan for the future.

Bismarck did not deny Hood's choice and judgment, because he inherited the status and identity of royal glory, but she personally was not optimistic about Hood's choice of location. The most important point was that Zhou He's location was too far away from the power center of the port. As long as there were a few more buildings in the middle, no large buildings were needed, and a few small buildings were built here, the distance between the command center and the royal manor would be farther, and the royal people would be semi-isolated, and it would be difficult for them to meet Zhou He in daily life.

So after weighing the pros and cons, she chose a closer point which was more convenient and had scenery to see, and would have more room for operation if she wanted to expand it in the future.

"Let me look for it first."

After Zhou He responded, he clicked on the warehouse, selected the self-selected furniture and started to scroll back one by one. Among the self-selected furniture, there were many things that were very expensive in the mall. Among them, the most cost-effective one was the functional building with the Manchu, followed by the residence, which came in both large and small sizes.

After searching for a while, he fixed his sights on a luxurious manor with a courtyard and a fence, and an iron-blooded flag hanging above the house, decorated with black and red colors. He long-pressed it to read the introduction and confirmed his choice, then selected this small rectangular manor in the warehouse and entered the "browse" state.

When purchasing the hot spring and the restaurant, Zhou He had already experienced what a big house was, but compared to this Iron Blood Manor, the former two were like a kitten meeting a big cat.

After choosing to browse, Zhou He was at the entrance gate of the manor. The walls on both sides added up to nearly 60 meters. The walls were made of concrete base + diamond-shaped steel guardrails. There was an Iron Blood flag flying above the gate. In the center of the manor was a duplex house with three floors. It was impossible to tell how many rooms there were from the front, but from the size of the walls, it could be roughly estimated that the house was about one thousand square meters. The standard calculation was to add the three floors together, which was more than two thousand square meters. The outer walls were all gray, as if some special material was used. The Iron Blood flag was flying at the third-floor window, and it looked like it was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

"too exaggerated."

Zhou He lowered his head and looked around to adjust the direction, facing north and south, facing the sea. After observing again and again to make sure everything was correct, he chose to put it into use.

In just that instant, countless spots of light expanded outward from his side, and the entire manor was materialized from the bottom up like 3D printing. At the moment of completion, Zhou He seemed to feel the ground shaking.

However, there were others who were more shocked than him. Even Bismarck's eyes flashed with surprise as he looked at the huge manor that was completed in a flash. Then, looking at Zhou He's relaxed look, the emotion in his heart was indescribable.

"It's so huge. There are two command buildings and three dining rooms inside."

In order to see the whole picture clearly, Zuikaku even had to step back seven or eight meters, and the other two buildings became counting units.

"Oh, that's nothing. When I have enough resources in the future, I will rebuild the entire island."

Zhou He's heartbeat actually quickened, but he couldn't show it in front of other people. He turned around and hooked his finger at Ruihe and said with a smile: "There will be more such reward activities in the future. Whether you can have it depends on your strength and luck."

"Cut~"

Zuikaku didn't buy his trick at all and raised his eyebrows: "Commander, just wait."

Chapter 89 Illusion

The construction of the Iron Blood Mansion was silent, but many people still observed it. The Cleveland sisters who were playing in the middle of the bay and Tosa and Kaga who were talking outside the forest deep in the island were attracted by the sudden appearance of the huge building and cast their eyes.

"Bismarck, this is your territory from now on. Please manage it properly. If you need any additional equipment, you can come to me to apply."

After a brief quarrel with Zuikaku, Zhou He turned to Bismarck and gave her instructions with his hands spread out.

This manor is a reward for Bismarck, but its completion also represents the completion of the Iron Blood camp's garrison. All future Iron Blood buildings will be placed nearby - unless someone specifically proposes that they do not want to live here and want to build a house for themselves somewhere else.

"Understood. I will keep this place safe for my other companions."

Bismarck nodded slightly. The memories she inherited still contained some grand scenes. Facing the new mansion, she felt happy but she could suppress it and didn't express it. She walked forward to the gate of the manor and pushed it open. Then she held the door with her hand and turned to Zhou He and the others: "Commander, would you like to come in for a tour?"

"Let me be healthy!"

Zhou He was waiting for this sentence. He answered loudly and walked into the manor with U556 and Zuikaku, who were also in a fresh mood.

In this manor, the duplex building in the center occupies about 1 square meters, and the courtyards in front, behind, left and right still have thousands of square meters of land. A main road that is more than five meters wide and about ten meters long is directly connected to the main door of the building. On both sides are very neatly cut green walls, about 2 meters high, which only occupy the front half of the main entrance. This front half expands to the left and right to form a green maze. Zhou He was curious and went over to take a look, and found that these walls were originally placed with support frames, and then the climbing vegetation grew and stretched on its own.

'So this is the structure.'

Zhou He sighed silently in his heart. He really thought that the grass wall that often appeared in anime and comics was specially planted green plants that grew into this shape.

"Ouch, isn't this place too big?"

Ruihe looked more like a villager than Zhou He, and walked faster than Bismarck. He had already reached the square and open space in front of the house. He shielded the light with his hands, tiptoed and looked around. When he walked inside, he found that the manor was more spacious than he had imagined when he saw it from the outside.

"Of course it seems big with only a few of us here. In the future, there may be dozens or even hundreds of Iron-Blooded Ship Girls living inside or outside, and then it won't seem so big anymore."

Zhou He put his hands in his pockets and walked to Zuikaku, explaining with an attitude of "I understand very well".

In fact, he had already anticipated it before construction. After all, the hot spring garden worth 15 home coins is square meters. The selling price of this mansion in the store starts at at least a few hundred yuan, so it was completely expected that it would be so big.

It's just that the feeling of building a house for one's own family really gives him an indescribable sense of accomplishment - although everything is completed automatically by the system and he has not touched a single brick or tile, he still feels very involved.

"Hiss, that seems to be the case."

Ruihe was persuaded by the wise Zhou He. After all, when she first joined, the command building was very empty and she could feel an echo when she walked inside. Now that every room is occupied, it is like there are air walls restricting entry, and she even feels a little restricted in movement.

"Ms. Bismarck?"

U556 was not very interested in architecture and had been following Bismarck. After Zhou He said the above words, she noticed that Bismarck's expression had changed slightly and he reached out and tugged at the corner of her clothes.

"...It doesn't matter."

Bismarck put his hand on U556's shoulder, his eyes were reserved and he seemed a little listless: "I was just wondering what Tirpitz and the others who separated from us are doing now."

"Hey, Bismarck-sister really cares about Tirpitz-sister."

U556 was instantly amused when she heard her say that, but soon became proud: "It would be great if Sister Bismarck could be so straightforward when facing Sister Tirpitz."

"Feel sorry."

Bismarck was also troubled by this matter. She was fearless no matter who she faced, but when she stood in front of Tirpitz, she seemed to have lost the ability to express herself. She could not control her thoughts, words, and even her facial expressions accurately.

"Ah! Sister Bismarck, you don't have to apologize. Let's practice more together in the future. There will be no problem when we meet next time!"

Upon hearing this, U556 quickly waved her hand to cheer Bismarck on. Even her sister Bismarck would have weaknesses after becoming a human being. This is something that everyone has and it is very normal!

The conversation and movement here were caught by Zhou He and Ruihe who were walking in front. The two looked at each other and tacitly chose to pretend that they didn't hear it. They quickened their pace and strolled around the square, then ran to the entrance of the mansion, pushed open the door and slipped in like country bumpkins.

……

There were only a few buildings in the port area. When Zhou He and his companions were touring inside, others who were strolling outside also discovered them and quickly gathered around. The conversation and comments were so lively that when Zhou He and Ruihe came out, they were surrounded.

Zhou He was surrounded, mainly because Haman Javelin and others were apologizing for their actions in the morning when they did not trust Zhou He. Ruihe, who was standing next to him, immediately took the initiative when he heard it, and said very generously that he had already apologized and everyone didn't need to care.

Then she was pulled aside by Shokaku's ears and scolded harshly with a bitter face.

After this little matter was over, everyone's attention shifted to the building in front of them, which was more luxurious than the headquarters building. However, they were too embarrassed to go in and visit without the consent of its owner Bismarck, so they asked Zhou He about the situation inside. Then, while Zhou He was explaining with all his heart, Bismarck came out and agreed to everyone's application to enter and visit.

Zhou He tried to blend in, but when he saw Hood in the crowd, he gave up in a flash of thought, and a cold wind blew outside the door.

"The Iron Blood Manor is so magnificent, the royal family's future residence must be allocated in a good way."

As we all know, Iron Blood and Royal were hostile camps in history. Even if joining the port area erased the hatred left over from history, comparisons were inevitable. Zhou He leaned against the stone pillar supporting the corridor and opened the system map:

Since yesterday, mass-produced models of the Sirens have entered the many sea areas that he had previously recovered in large numbers. Now there are enemies everywhere. Even the areas near his island have signs of the presence of Sirens, and he will be besieged if he goes out.

But these things are all minor problems, and they can be dealt with slowly as long as you are willing to put in the effort. After a simple observation, Zhou He focused his attention on the West Fourth District and the South Third District. It is known that there is a human port ruin in the South Third District, and there is an operating Siren base in the West Fourth District.

"The ruins in South District 3 are worth seeing, but more important is the Siren Base in West District 4. The Mirror Sea is where the Sirens often use their technology for experiments, fighting enemies, and setting ambushes, so a complete Siren Base must exist in the Mirror Sea."

Zhou He's eyes flickered. He could use home coins to buy ordinary dormitories and functional buildings, but this kind of large building that could serve as a gathering place for the camp could only be obtained through the self-selected furniture boxes given by exploring the mirror sea.

In this way, the goal of the next strategy is basically determined.

"What's going on with this building? It just appeared out of nowhere. Was it you, Commander, who did this?"

Not everyone was interested in visiting the new house. For example, Kaga, who had never seen Zhou He use the "Commander's Power", was more concerned about the reason for the appearance of this building than the building itself. After observing it outside, she came to Zhou He and asked casually.

"That's it."

Zhou He closed the system interface, turned his head and saw Kaga and Tosa, who had similar temperaments, walking over. He smiled and said, "Your relationship has become better."

"Humph, of course. The strong will always get together with the strong, just like Tosa and I."

This sentence made Kaga very happy. He raised his hand and poked himself with his thumb, with his chin slightly raised proudly like a peacock spreading its tail. Zhou He looked at him with surprise. After all, when playing games, Kaga BB was basically the warehouse manager, and if he was to be pulled out for a walk, he would be the aircraft carrier Kaga.

If it were Kaga, who flies a small plane, he would definitely not have such a youthful and energetic attitude.

"We are looking for traces of Kursk."

Tosa neither agreed nor denied Kaga's remarks, but simply explained the reason why he got together with Kaga.

Although the two do not look like sisters, the unyielding character is engraved in their bones. Tosa has set his eyes on Kursk, and Kaga also became interested in Kursk after hearing what Tosa said. The two sisters are suspected of wanting to capture Kursk, who is a top hunter.

It sounds like a foolish plan, but it is precisely this kind of thing that can reflect the sense of youth - compared to an old senior like Hood who remains calm no matter what he encounters, a young character like Zuikaku Kaga is more favored by Zhou He.

"Kursk."

Zhou He glanced at Tosa. From the previous contacts between Tosa and Kursk, it seemed that Kursk was not averse to Tosa, but he was not at the level to have casual contact with him.

That being said, Kursk's attitude towards him is quite friendly, and his daily communication and tasks are all in accordance with his wishes. If we use favorability to judge, it should be around 60~70, right?

"You two, would you be interested in going to the hot springs with me?"

Search

Suddenly, Zhou He thought of a way to judge the degree of his own ship girl's favorability towards him, and conducted a test immediately.

"Hot spring? The one at home?"

Kaga reacted faster, with one hand on his waist and a brow raised, looking very proud: "From the noise this morning, it seems that the commander took Yudachi back to his room. Could it be that he is thinking about us again? Although I understand that my beauty is very lethal to a man like you, but no, you look weak, and you are not my type right now."

"Really, what a pity."

Zhou He didn't care. Kaga's rejection was within his expectations. This inexplicable feeling of control made him smile, which then showed on his face.

"Grr, boring guy."

Kaga looked at Zhou He's smile with a hint of 'pampering', and had a vision of someone in her memory. She suddenly realized that she was too relaxed. How could the man in front of her who could take charge of the entire port area be a simple weakling? Even if he was not as good as Amagi, he was still a very smart guy. If she revealed too many flaws, she would definitely suffer a great loss.

"It's fine, Tosa, what's your answer?"

Without trying to guess Kaga's thoughts, Zhou He asked the question to Tosa, who remained silent. The latter glanced at him, took off the sword from his waist and held it upright in front of him, pressing the handle with his palm: "As long as you can take this sword, I will agree that you are not a weakling."

"..."

Zhou He shrank his neck. Tosa was still Tosa after all. His attack power was much stronger than Kaga's.

He had played with Zuikaku's sword before. It was of very high quality and looked like a toy in Zuikaku's hand. It actually weighed six or seven pounds. He could no longer hold it down after just a few swings of his wrist. The same was probably true for Tosa's sword. It was not difficult for him to take the sword out from under Tosa's palm as hard as he could, but the process was a bit unsightly.

But he didn't lose the battle, he looked at Kaga tactically and said, "Before taking office, I had never touched a knife. Kaga, do you know any knife-grabbing techniques that are suitable for me?"

"I don't use a knife, so how would I know about this thing?"

Kaga complained casually, and turned to Tosa with some curiosity, leaned over and grasped the scabbard to test the difficulty - her upper hand did not move at all, she raised her eyebrows and gradually exerted force until her white palm gradually turned red, and finally she could see the blue veins but still could not move the sword at all. She glanced at the cracked floor tiles, then looked up at Tosa with an expressionless face, stood up and shook her hands: "See, I don't understand this."

"I see it."

Zhou He indeed had no strength, but that didn't mean he had no vision. The two of them argued to the point that the floor tiles were cracked. Tosa didn't even give Kaga face, and it was obvious that she had not yet fully recognized her adopted sister.

"Haha, Commander, why don't you give it a try?"

Kaga was frustrated, but he thought he should not be the only one frustrated, so he began to encourage Zhou He: "It is important to have strength and wisdom, but more important is the courage and perseverance to face everything and never give up. Come on! Abandon the weak past and embark on the road to becoming a strong man!"

"So you are so eloquent, Kaga?"