Revisiting Azur Lane

Zhou He was quite surprised. No wonder he could call himself a strong competitor of Amagi. He must be quite capable. This kind of passionate slogan must be very popular within the Sakura Empire.

"This kind of thing can be anything. Look, Tosa is getting impatient. If she gets angry, neither of us will be happy."

Kaga could see that Zhou He didn't want to embarrass himself, but today, Zhou He was bound to lose this person, she said.

"Okay then, Tosa, hold on tight, don't hit me."

Seeing that he couldn't dodge, Zhou He gritted his teeth and walked in front of Tosa. Under her gaze, he squatted down and touched the cold, carved scabbard, chose a more convenient position to hold it, and tried to move it. He then felt a very obvious vibration, and his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Tosa would let him go?

So he tried his best, but in the end he couldn't shake Tosa's hand. Finally he stood up with a stern face, turned around and looked at the sun in the distance.

"puff."

Kaga couldn't help laughing, while Tosa slowly put her sword on her waist. She never took things easy, if she was going to do something, she would do it with all her strength.

However, Zhou He's performance has been pretty good recently, much better than when she first came.

Chapter 90 Preparation

After being taught a lesson by Tosa, Zhou He reflected that his "hot spring invitation" could not directly reflect the quality of the relationship between him and the ship girls. In the subsequent careful thinking, he suddenly began to wonder why he cared about the favorability of his own ship girls towards him.

Could it be that I haven't even laid a solid foundation in management, yet I'm expecting to have restricted-level flirting with my own ship girl?

'Let's not talk about whether it's OK or not. Even if it is OK, I should keep a distance from this kind of thing.'

Zhou He stood at the edge of the grass-walled maze, alarm bells ringing in his heart. He understood that as a teenager, he would sometimes lose control when facing so many beautiful girls, but the game of Azur Lane was not a question of whether you could control yourself or not - it was about him as a commander. If he was too ambiguous in his dealings with his family members, which led to multiple ship girls gaining overwhelming favor, he might be taken advantage of or even die young.

He closed his eyes and recalled the numerous ship girls with "restricted" bodies in each camp. They were all extremely skilled and were towering mountains that he could never defeat.

"Being too impetuous is not good. Being too narcissistic is also a big problem. It seems that I still need to practice my state of mind."

Zhou He cannot reflect on himself three times a day, nor can he fully control the details of his life, but he can choose the general direction of his progress. For example, at this stage he believes that "developing the port area" is more important than "hanging out with his own ship girls", so the former has higher priority than the latter.

"..."

"Has he always been like this?"

Kaga originally wanted to see what Zhou He would do after being 'bullied' by Tosa, but he just saw him standing there in a daze. He tilted his head to ask Tosa, who glanced at him and said, "This happens occasionally. Most of the time, he's thinking about serious things. A small part, like now, he's probably thinking about something irrelevant."

"Hey~"

Kaga put one hand on his waist and looked at Zhou He again: "Can you see this kind of difference?"

"Who knows? Even the smartest people can get stuck in a rut sometimes."

Tosa didn't say much on this topic, and turned around to take a walk in the courtyard. She knew that Zhou He would usually make some kind of judgment after thinking, but with the "hot spring invitation" today, she couldn't imagine that this would lead to something serious.

Kaga followed and disagreed with Tosa's statement: "You are wrong. Really smart people will not waste time on things like digging into a dead end. They will usually find another solution."

For example, the figure that she could never catch up with.

"You are talking about Amagi, right?"

When Tosa and Kaga walked together, they had very few topics to actually talk about, and most of them were external topics, such as Zhou He who always said weird things, and Amagi who made Kaga admire him from the bottom of his heart.

When she first heard about Amagi's deeds, Tosa thought that this person she had never met must be very smart, but Kaga kept saying and saying that he had never mentioned any shortcomings or mistakes made by Amagi, which made her feel a little mysterious. Even Bismarck would behave abnormally when facing Tirpitz, the sister ship. How could there be a person like Amagi as Kaga mentioned, who could plan everything for himself, command the fleet to convince everyone, live in harmony with his neighbors, have a close relationship with his sisters, and have a perfect life and career?

So when she listened to Amagi's deeds now, she thought of it as listening to a character in a story. As for how powerful Amagi himself was and how strong his abilities were, she would have to wait until he joined the port area and she could observe with her own eyes.

"Am I not?"

Kaga asked back in surprise, which really surprised Tosa. His adopted sister's personal abilities were indeed not weak, but when it came to thinking crooked ideas, she was still too immature. She was probably only slightly higher than Zuikaku, and was considered a little fool.

However, the feeling Kaga gave her was not bad. With someone like him in front of her to help her avoid mistakes, she could worry less.

"If you say a few good words to the commander, you may be able to serve as the flagship during the attack."

Tosa answered irrelevantly, but Kaga perked up and frowned: "I don't know enough about the Siren, and the flagship position is not suitable for me now."

"..."

Tosa admitted that she had underestimated Kaga. As the leader of the new generation of large ships and big guns, Battleship Kaga still had some redeeming qualities, although not many.

The courtyard of the manor is very large. The two of them disappeared while walking. Zhou He stood alone on the road beside the grass wall, feeling the wind. His thoughts shifted from whether he could do the pasting thing to "what his own island looks like".

So far, he has only been out once on a patrol boat, and he has not yet walked around the island when he returned home, so he is not familiar with other areas of his own island.

Of course, this kind of thing was not difficult for him at all. He immediately opened the system interface and switched to the dock, found Miss Nagashima's portrait and turned on the video function:

This morning, Nagashima did not participate in the surprise inspection by Zuikaku and others, did not listen to Hood's story, and did not come to visit this iron-blooded mansion. So when Zhou He opened the video, the first thing he saw was a literary girl in orange pajamas lying on the bed reading a book.

"Too bad there are no chips or Coke."

Seeing the other party's relaxed look, Zhou He began to wonder whether he should help Changdao fry some potato chips and send them over.

"Yes."

Changdao expressed his approval of Zhou He's speech, then suddenly looked up and saw Zhou He with blue sky and white clouds in the background, his eyes widened: "Commander! You said there is no network in the port area, how can you use this without network!?"

“Is this the point?”

Zhou He couldn't help but complain, then he coughed lightly and pointed his finger at the air: "Changdao, you shouldn't be busy now, right? I need you to help me draw a topographical distribution map of this island. As a reward, I'll help you fry potato chips."

"Or... why is the commander suddenly interested in this? I checked carefully yesterday and there are no strange ruins or signs of life on the island."

Changdao wanted to refuse, but she didn't know how to fry French fries, so she closed the storybook, propped herself up with her hands, and sat up. While talking, she walked to the desk, found a piece of paper and a pen, drew a very simple picture, and spread it out in front of Zhou He with her hand.

"Is that so? There are some places that we can't be completely sure of from the air."

Zhou He looked at the simple painting that Changdao had spread out on his chest, raised his head and touched his forehead: "Your painting skills are a bit abstract, the quality of your reward may be reduced."

"Alas~ Commander, this is not exploiting the labor force."

Nagashima spoke in a lazy tone, his left and right hands pulling the papers and making a sound: "Is this almost done?"

"..."

Zhou He blindly guessed that Changdao's painting skills were not good, so he could only make do with his review - the port area was in the south of the island, a good place surrounded by mountains on three sides. In addition, across the high mountains in the north, you could see the intertwined forests in the center of the island. To the northwest, the terrain was higher and there was a cliff area facing the sea formed by accumulated rocks. To the northeast was a large area of ​​gently sloping plains connected to the seaside - this was the picture Changdao drew, without any more details.

“Potato chips!”

Changdao observed Zhou He's expression and realized that he seriously asked for payment after looking at the map.

"Don't worry, I'll send it to you in a moment."

Zhou He had a general understanding of the island, and he planned to ask Ruihe about the specific situation later.

However, our island is really not small.

Chapter 91 Camping Reservation

"Details of the topography of this island?"

Zuikaku accompanied Shokaku on a tour of the Iron Blood Mansion. When leaving, she promised Shokaku that she would ask the commander to build one for her next time. Then she went to Zhou He to seek his approval. However, Zhou He asked her about the situation on the island. She was confused: "Except for the port area, it's just a very ordinary terrain."

"Hmm~"

Zhou He pursed his lips. He knew that the terrain of the port area was one in a million. After thinking for a while, he said in more detail: "In fact, I am thinking of going to other places on this island. Such a large island must have different scenery, which may be used in subsequent construction development."

"For example, Zuikaku, if there is a suitable place for the big house you want, you don't have to choose to build it here. Maybe there are more beautiful places on the inner island that are more suitable for living."

Originally according to Zhou He's idea, this island might not be able to accommodate hundreds of ship girls living in harmony, but after testing, he found that it could block the attacks of the Sirens. So even if there would be friction between the camps, he had to place the headquarters of each camp on this island.

Therefore, as a leader, he must first check out every place on the island that can be repaired before the number of his own ship girls grows to that level.

"That makes sense, but I think this place is already good enough... I know, I know! But it's such a big place, it's impossible for me to tell you everything orally."

Zuikaku, who joined the team since the port opened, had naturally seen the entire 'initial island' from the images fed back by carrier-based aircraft, but she instinctively felt that Zhou He's matter might be a bit troublesome, and wanted to get away with it, but was grabbed by Zhou He's shoulder with one hand. His kind smile and eyes made her a little nervous, and she quickly raised her hands in surrender.

"When we first met, you blushed when we looked into each other's eyes. Where did that lovely commander go..."

She tilted her head and muttered softly. Zhou He heard it, but he held it in. Xianghe also heard it and covered his mouth with his sleeve to try to hide his smile, but the smile between his eyebrows could not be hidden. He looked at the two people who were talking with eyes as gentle as water.

"Well, Zuikaku, you're right. Oral instructions are definitely not feasible, and I don't think you're capable of drawing a map either. So, let's put it this way."

Zhou He naturally still remembered the dark history of his heart pounding like a pig brain overloaded by Zuikaku's sudden distance, but the past is the past, and the present is the present. He has grown to the point where he can bathe with Yuudachi with a clear mind, sleep peacefully in the same bed with her, and the days of wanting to impress him with his looks and benefits are over!

The initial ship is Yudachi, which is indeed the best answer! He is already fearless!

"You and I, and anyone else who might be interested, will camp outside of the port area."

Zhou He, who secretly clenched his fists with pride, remained calm on the surface. He turned his eyes and smiled as he announced his plans: "Before winter comes, let's go and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the island in late autumn."

"Ok?"

Ruihe fell into deep thought after hearing this. It clearly felt like a troublesome matter, but how come it became interesting when Zhou He said it?

She tilted her head to look at Shokaku: "Sister Shokaku, I've been convinced by the commander."

"What a coincidence~ Me too, Commander. Please let me join in."

Xianghe lowered his sleeves and smiled softly, then lowered his body to Zhou He and made his application.

Just as Bismarck and Hood hope to lead the Iron Blood and Royal factions to reconcile and create a new future, she also wants to create beautiful memories of her own with Zuikaku.

Although they had only met a few times and knew each other for a few days, she already had a very good impression of Commander Zhou He. It was incredible.

"welcome."

Zhou He responded politely, tilted his head to look at the bustling crowd coming out of the gate of Tiexue Mansion, and hooked his palm towards Zuikaku: "A mansion of this level is not easy to get, but Zuikaku, as the founder of Hong Kong, it's not impossible to give you some privileges~"

"…Commander, just say what you want to say. I'm a little scared of you beating around the bush."

Zuikaku's eyelids twitched, and she subconsciously reached out to protect Shokaku behind her. Usually, when Zhou He said something like this, she would be assigned some strange tasks, and this time it was likely to be the same.

"Go tell other people about the camping trip, don't say I was the one who initiated it."

Zhou He didn't want to lose face for Zuikaku in front of Shokaku. He just thought that if he initiated and spread the camping, the autonomy of the participants would be reduced. If Zuikaku, a sunny middleman, was allowed to speak, the situation would be completely different.

"what?"

Zuikaku is not stupid, but she is not smart enough to be in sync with Zhou He either. However, after Zhou He finished speaking, he smiled and went to greet the destroyers that were leaving, leaving Zuikaku scratching her head. It was Shokaku who figured it out first and whispered a few words into her ear, which made Zuikaku suddenly realize. She couldn't help but mutter, "The commander is becoming more and more roundabout in his actions."

"This is the hard work of the commander."

Shokaku felt a little surprised. She learned from Zuikaku that before coming to the port, Zhou He was just an ordinary man who didn't have a good life. But in her eyes, whether it was when they first met or now, Zhou He, as a commander, was so outstanding that he was almost impeccable.

"really."

Zuikaku put one hand on his waist, but the corner of his mouth was slightly raised: "I hope the commander enjoys it."

Although she may find it increasingly difficult to understand Zhou He in the future, she knows that he will always be the same person.

……

After the excitement, everyone in the port area returned to their original pace of life. The destroyers gathered together, Hood returned to the restaurant to drink tea, Cleveland took his sister out for exercise, and Tosa Jeanbar and others were busy with their own things and their whereabouts were unknown.

Zhou He, on the other hand, helped Changdao fry French fries. He prepared a huge portion and gave a small portion to Changdao who was staying in the room. He distributed the rest as snacks to the destroyers and people who were interested.

The sun rose as usual. While Zuikaku was promoting the idea of ​​going camping, Zhou He quietly found Hermione and asked about the camping equipment - the system did not provide things like tents, but that was not the point. The point was the many equipment used for insect repellent, fire making and cooking, as well as camping and protection.

"The temperature in the wild will be much lower than at home, so you need to keep warm and have medical supplies ready."

Although he said he was asking Hermione, in fact, Zhou He was just holding a piece of paper and marking the things he imagined he would need for camping. Hermione was just responsible for supervising him and not letting him slack off.

At the same time, Miss Hermione also found out that Zhou He was the one behind the camping advocated by Zuikaku.

"Is everything arranged with Jarvis?"

Looking at the list on the paper that was so long that it made him feel troubled, Zhou He casually drew two slashes on the paper with a pen, then turned his head and started chatting with Hermione.

As long as there is a general direction, the commander's work will be quite easy. Once it is easy, Zhou He began to think about other things, such as whether Mingshi and Lingmin can run the production workshop to help produce a small transport vehicle, whether to purchase some various ball sports items for playing from the home, and temporarily set up a play area for the destroyers to disperse their energy.

"Yes, it has been sorted out, and Miss Jarvis is having tea with Ms. Hood now."

Hermione was in a good mood. Recently, in order to show her elegance and steadiness that did not belong to anyone else, Ms. Hood had been trying very hard to learn about "common sense of life" from her in private. She was the only one who could help Hood, and she had no choice but to follow Hood to maintain her aristocratic demeanor. Now that Jarvis was taking over, she could follow Zhou He again.

"That's good."

Although he said this on the surface, Zhou He was actually thinking that Hood really liked drinking tea. No wonder people who are familiar with the KanColle game would think of drinking tea and tea parties when they mention the Royal Family. They would drink tea every day and never get tired of it.

Thinking in his mind, Zhou He opened the home system and found the matching camping tool kit from it. He marked it so that he could take it out and use it directly when he found a camping site after setting off. Then he looked through some dormitory-type houses and locked on a residential product that was priced at 105 and looked similar to a school dormitory building.

According to the basic rule that 15 Home Coins equals 150 square meters of physical space, this 105 Home Coin building must have at least square meters of physical space, with three floors in total, which can accommodate at least ship girls.

"Save up your home currency to buy a dormitory → build a large one → go out and slap Siren. That's right, that's what it feels like."