Revisiting Azur Lane

Bismarck's mentality was very similar to Zhou He's, so Hermione had to remind him reluctantly. Through observation during this period, she could see that Harman cared very much about Zhou He. Although he always left in a huff, his anger would disappear as soon as he turned around, and he would find opportunities to get close to Zhou He again - this kind of animal-like reaction made her feel very cute.

"Will do."

Zhou He hummed. Harman was still on guard against him, and praising him rashly would have the opposite effect. He should be able to see a more lovely reaction when he praises Harman again after he gets to know him better.

It’s really exciting.

"..."

Hu Teng really didn't know what was ahead, and Zhou He was followed closely by his left and right bodyguards (Hermione + Bismarck). Except for the conversation when they just met, she had no chance to get close to Zhou He. She simply slipped behind and observed the situation, which made her feel a little more relaxed.

It was a distance of five miles, and within a few minutes, Zuikaku and his group returned to the shore. After landing, they left dense footprints on the beach and joined the team. They were very surprised to discuss why the Siren suddenly gave up the pursuit. Zhou He took over this second discussion steadily, but he used more words to elevate his own wisdom in describing his discovery and conjecture.

Everyone accepted it unexpectedly, which was something Zhou He didn't expect. He thought he would be called shameless by Ruihe.

……

We walked along the beach for about half an hour and left the coastline where the slope was located. The weedy open space next to it turned into piles of stones, a few trees and other things.

Of course, this is not the point. After walking here, Zhou He saw from a distance a current flowing from the island into the sea. The four people who had gone ahead were all hanging around there.

"Since everything here is as expected, then..."

Zhou He felt as excited as if he had discovered a new continent. He quickened his pace and moved closer. However, the closer he got, the more rocks there were on the beach. It took him quite some time to reach the downstream of the water and look towards the island. Sure enough, a height difference of more than ten meters appeared in his sight. The water rushing down from the upstream had washed out a large pool of water at the bottom. There was an area around the pool with no grass or trees, but stones and rocks of various sizes that had been washed away and even became shiny.

At this time, there were many animals and birds drinking water and resting there. This composition greatly satisfied Zhou He's expectations, so much so that he expressed his overflowing emotions, turned around and called on everyone following behind him to come and see together.

"Hey~ Commander, you're quite good at finding it!"

Zuikaku came up and patted Zhou He on the back, then took two steps forward, put one hand on his waist, and used his hand to cover his eyes while looking at the waterfall: "I also saw this place when I was in the sky, but I didn't expect it to be so different from what I saw from the ground."

"If you rely solely on the aerial perspective, you will miss a lot of things."

Zhou He, who often checked his phone before traveling through time, naturally knew that although he could see spectacular scenery from a high altitude, the shock of that moment was far less profound than the feeling of being there. He smiled and spread his hands: "Of course, half of the credit for finding this place is yours. I have no objection to you being proud of it."

“…This sounds familiar. Never mind.”

After a quarrel with Zhou He, Zuikaku realized firsthand that Zhou He treated each of them differently. It was meaningless to keep worrying about Zhou He not being as polite to her as others. After reluctantly accepting Zhou He's "praise", she invited Xianghe to come over and sighed with regret: "What a pity, this place is too downstream. It is likely to flood if it rains heavily. It is not suitable for building houses."

"Then why don't you just go upstream and find a place?"

Zhou He added that he actually also wanted to build a wooden villa among the mountains and rivers. If you ask why, it’s because he has the confidence and is arrogant!

His words were recognized by Zuikaku, who said that he would definitely take the time to hang around his own port area more during the next attack - but was hit on the head by Shokaku.

While chatting here, Yudachi, who had just returned from the voyage, was thinking about getting on good terms with Hu Teng. The reason was that although Jean Bar looked very fierce last time, he was actually not fierce at all and was a very kind person. So much so that when she saw Hu Teng now, she had a strong sense of déjà vu, so after following him all the way, she walked up to him and started a conversation with full of energy.

Hu Teng was also quite surprised. Facing Yuli, who was so cute that even Zhou He could not resist her, she also thought that Yuli was silly and cute, so she patiently chatted with Yuli. After chatting with her, she found out that Yuli was Zhou He's initial ship and secretary ship. After showing a little interest, she learned about Zhou He's process of "starting from scratch" and the subtle reality that Yuli, the secretary ship, did nothing but eat, drink, have fun and make friends.

No - in her opinion, a secretary ship who personally tells the new shipgirls about the port's past is a very remarkable guy, at least she can't do it.

Our commander has good vision.

"Commander, do you have any idea of ​​increasing the number of secretary ships?"

Hu Teng asked casually, Yuli can indeed be called a secretary ship, but the work in the port area has to be done by someone, it can't all be done by Zhou He. Human energy is limited, and overwork is not advisable.

"Ugh?"

Yuli's ears perked up, he was stunned for a moment and shook his head: "I haven't asked the commander, but Sister Hermione has been following the commander."

"The maid?"

Hu Teng glanced at Hermione, she didn't know why she knew about the maid and understood what she meant, but with a maid following her, at least her health would be guaranteed, and there shouldn't be any big problems.

"Yes! Sister Hermione cooks delicious food!"

Yuli gave a high evaluation, and Hu Teng didn't know how to respond for a moment, so he just remained silent.

The high-intensity communication between the two people here attracted the attention of Z23. She didn't know Hu Teng, but Zhou He said that Hu Teng was a member of their Iron Blood, so they would definitely fight side by side in the future. After observing that Hu Teng and Yuli communicated and did not show any negative emotions such as impatience, she plucked up the courage to go over.

Bismarck saw it but did not stop it. She also needed Hutten's personal information to facilitate subsequent communication.

The group rested and talked for a long time beside the stream that flowed into the sea. Feeling that the time was about right, Zhou He suggested "going home by sea", which caused a discussion. Ruihe even curiously asked Zhou He if he wanted to make another boat.

"Need not."

Zhou He denied her guess and turned his attention to Tosa: "There is a more convenient way."

"..."

Being stared at by everyone, Tosa's eyes twitched slightly, but he never thought of rejecting Zhou He's idea in front of everyone. After taking a breath, he calmed down his mentality and eyes: "As long as you are not afraid of seasickness, Commander, it's fine."

"I will try to overcome it."

Zhou He remembered his magical speech and gave a thumbs up with a smile.

So, under the gaze of everyone, Zhou He climbed onto Tosa's unfolded ship and sailed away leisurely on the sea.

Chapter 100 Heavy Rain is Coming

The first time Zhou He boarded the Tosa was when he dismantled the Siren warship for the first time. At that time, the distance was only a few steps, which did not allow him to experience the real situation of the ship girl traveling outside.

This time, he experienced it.

Under Tosa's gentle care, the ship only reached a speed of about 10 yards, but the oncoming sea breeze was unusually strong, far beyond the 50 kilometers per hour speed of a small battery inland. As a result, Zhou He could only open his eyes very small and had to cover them with his hands, wondering why the wind was so strong on this side of the sea.

"Commander, can you see the mountains surrounding the port area?"

Hermione, who was following Tosa, saw Zhou He's expression and couldn't help but explain: "It is because of the existence of these mountains that the sea breeze blowing from afar will be deflected along the mountains here, causing the wind to be stronger than other places when sailing nearby."

"Is there such a thing?"

Zhou He understood, but he didn't fully comprehend it. He could only simulate in his mind that the wind was blowing in the face and was blocked by the high mountain. The wind was divided into four directions: up, down, left, and right. But it shouldn't be so exaggerated, right? Shouldn't the wind bend close to the ground?

"Today's wind is stronger than usual."

Tosa didn't even blink when he said this. In Zhou He's opinion, he was just like a superman. However, Tosa pointed to the sky surrounded by dense clouds in front of him on the left with one hand: "It's raining over there. It looks like it will spread over here."

Zhou He took a look, but unfortunately his eyesight was not as sharp as his own ship girl's. However, he also saw a faint gray under psychological suggestion, and hummed: "It's just right that we go home."

After crossing mountains and rivers on the island, I felt that the island was so huge. It took a whole day to run from the south to the northeast, but the unimpeded sailing on the sea made the journey very fast. The journey that required a day's walk was accelerated to more than half an hour to get home. Even the sky did not change much. The sun was still high in the sky, not blocked by dark clouds.

“Our house is really big.”

Instead of reaching the big ship, Zhou He sat on Tosa and entered from the entrance of the bay. His first reaction was that it was so far away from the beach. His second reaction turned his head to look at the huge dock where his home was located, and listened to the metal collision sounds coming from the workshop from time to time. It was as steady as an old dog, but it was a pity that there were not many people outside, so it seemed unusually empty.

“There are too few people.”

Tosa turned a corner and approached the dock where the patrol boat was moored, making it convenient for Zhou He to land from her ship.

"Indeed, but it will soon be lively."

After Zhou He finished speaking, he stood up holding the gun barrel and stood on the dock in one step. He turned around and smiled so confidently that Tosa looked at him twice and walked to the landing point nearby.

"We're home! I'm going to take a hot spring bath! Commander, do you want to come with me?"

The crowd behind also gradually came ashore. Yuli jumped and chased after Zhou He's back, and invited him with a smile. The voice was so loud that everyone could hear it.

"..."

Zhou He really wanted to go to the hot spring with Yuli and help her wash her tail and ears, but he had to save face in front of everyone, so he reached out and ruffled her hair with a smile: "I still have some things to deal with here, Yuli, you and everyone go first."

"Oh~"

Yuli made some low gurgling sounds, and Zhou He couldn't help but stroke her a few more times. Yuli didn't run away, and just let Zhou He stroke her fur. The people following behind didn't know what to say when they saw it.

As young girls, everyone loved cleanliness. The crowd quickly walked through the dock in twos and threes and returned to the command building where they had been away for a day and a night. Before entering the building, Zhou He saw Count Spee sitting on the sofa in the hall reading a book. Faced with the suddenly noisy environment, she just glanced at him and paid no attention to him.

As Hermione left, Zhou He was left with only the newly joined Hu Teng.

"This is our headquarters. It looks very simple now, but it will become very luxurious after a while."

Zhou He introduced Hu Teng and strolled to the warehouse which was originally full but now became empty. His eyes shifted to the Home Mall and locked onto the 'Winter Bedding Set'. One set cost 1 Home Coin. There were more than ship girls in his family, and one set cost Home Coins for each of them, which was exactly their daily output.

Today, I received the Home Coins after Hu Teng joined. His total Home Coins are 95. The dormitory building he collected before is worth 105 Home Coins. After buying the Home Coins for tomorrow's daily tasks, he will have 14 Home Coins left, which is barely enough to replenish the food reserves. I guess I have to wait until the day after tomorrow to buy a quilt.

"So poor."

Zhou He sighed in his heart, walked to the last set of autumn bedding, picked it up and looked at Hu Teng at the door: "Outside this building, the most luxurious manor is allocated for you Tiexue to live. Do you want to live there, or live here with everyone else?"

"Where do Z23 and the others live?"

Hu Teng glanced across the warehouse and removed the bedding from Zhou He's arms. Except for some work tools and a table for storing things, the place was completely empty.

"That side has just been repaired, so they are all staying here for the time being."

Zhou He told the truth, and Hu Teng hummed: "Then I will live here too."

Zhou He naturally had no objection to this. He took Hu Teng to the second floor, and ended up running into some people who were taking clothes to the hot spring. The destroyers were fine, they gave way politely and curiously, but when she was blocked by Zuikaku and a few others, she was teased with "Let's go take a bath together~", and no one stopped her. Even Shokaku and Bismarck were watching the show with interest. After seeing them off, Zhou He was sweating profusely.

"Go out the back door, there's a hot spring pool over there, Hu Teng, you can also go and take a dip, it's quite comfortable."

Pretending to remain calm, Zhou He looked at the many houseplates with names on them and took Hu Teng to the last two empty rooms to choose from - there were a total of 24 rooms on the second floor, and because Mingshi chose to live downstairs, there was one more room upstairs.

He also didn't know whether the 24 ship girls were a big goal or a small goal for him in the eyes of the system. Anyway, the daily necessities given by the system were divided up within a few weeks of his arrival, and he would have to spend money to buy them in the future!

"I understand. Thank you for leading the way, Commander."

Hu Teng hummed, but didn't say much. After a simple thank you, he chose a room to clean and decorate. The room in the middle only had a window at the back. Although the room was overall white and would not make people feel depressed, Zhou He personally thought that the living conditions here were not suitable for beautiful girls, so he chose a new dormitory with relatively better space and lighting.

However, the specific apartment type will only be known after the house is purchased and released the day after tomorrow.

As for the location, he planned to put it at the back of the command building, where it would not be blocked by the sunlight. He would then put a convenience store or a garden square behind the restaurant to connect the command center, the restaurant, the new dormitory and the Iron Blood Manor.

In his plan, the port area is already a thriving scene.

"Then I'll go down first. If you encounter any problems here, you can come to me and I will try my best to help you find a solution."

After meeting Hu Teng, Zhou He walked downstairs with brisk steps. Facing Count Spee who looked like he was reading a book, he decisively chose to talk to him and leaned on the other side of the sofa: "Spee, did you see Kaga today? That guy caught a wild fox yesterday. I'm a little worried about the wild fox in the restaurant."

"…Kaga probably went to the forest."

Count Spee was silent for a moment, then he tilted his head and looked at Zhou He with his blue eyes. "She caught a fox yesterday, and the smell was very pungent, so she gave it a bath. The fox became stressed, very seriously, and refused to eat and looked like it was about to die, so Kaga let it go again."

“He actually let it go?”

Zhou He was quite surprised. According to Kaga and Tosa's ideas, shouldn't they force the wild fox to adapt and become domesticated? Wouldn't its death only mean that its will to survive was too weak?

"Perhaps he saw the fox and thought of his acquaintance, so he felt sympathy for it."

Kaga made a lot of moves yesterday, and Count Spee was curious about wild foxes so he observed them for a while. At first, Kaga didn't care about the fox not eating or drinking, but in the end he was dazed for a while, and carried the fox away while muttering to himself.

"I hope Akagi won't be angry if he knows about this."

Zhou He twitched the corner of his mouth. From the perspective of Senlie Kaga, the only one who would be in such a miserable posture would be Akagi. After all, even when Amagi was heading far into the deep sea, it seemed so calm and composed. Senlie Kaga probably couldn't imagine that Amagi would suffer a miserable defeat.

However, he is still looking forward to when Amagi will come to his home port area - as for the Battle Akagi that has never been implemented in the game, his system is formed in accordance with most of the rules of the game, so he personally feels that Battle Akagi is unlikely to appear.

If they really appeared, with two Kaga, two Akagi, Amagi and Tosa, he would truly be the grand slam of the fox family.

It’s quite exciting to think about it.

"Thanks."

After bidding farewell to Count Spee, Zhou He strolled out of the command building and prepared to go to the coast to meet Kursk. As a result, he ran into the smiling Hood and Jarvis, who was temporarily acting as a maid, and waved happily: "I'm back."

“Welcome home~”

Hood's smile was very warm, like a spring breeze. As she spoke, she came to Zhou He, stretched out her hand to help tidy up his messy collar, and finally patted his arm: "Although the commander may not care too much, but the commander is staying outside overnight, it is best to report safety to everyone in the port area, so that we can feel more at ease."

"Uh, sorry. I'll be more careful next time."

Faced with Ms. Hu's sudden speech, Zhou He had no idea what was hidden behind her smile and decisively chose to give in.

"Ah."

Hood was very satisfied with Zhou He's attitude, so he omitted the long teaching words he had prepared, and simply asked about the road conditions and discoveries when going out, etc., and then let Zhou He go, allowing the latter to wipe the non-existent sweat stains on his forehead and come to the coast to enjoy the cool breeze.

After waiting for half an hour, Kursk still didn't show up, so Zhou He had to make a video call through the system.

Kursk in the video is climbing a steep cliff.

Suspected to be located in the northwest of the island.