Revisiting Azur Lane

Chapter 105 It’s impossible to escape from Jae-jie

The heavy rain was still falling and the sky was getting darker. Zhou He was not used to working in the rain, so after having dinner with his ship girl, he returned to the office on the third floor after a long absence.

Today he threw out several plans, which were all things that had to be implemented. He didn't trust his memory, so he wrote them down and then slowly sorted out their contents.

The first is the mass production ship plan. This plan seems difficult and troublesome, and it is actually so, because in order to build a ship, you first need various resources. He can dismantle the Siren's ship manually, but if you want efficiency, you must have a corresponding established system. Therefore, this plan is actually a mid-term project that can only be implemented after they have the ability to suppress this sea area.

A Siren base has been discovered in operation in the West Fourth District. If we have the strength, we can take it over and perhaps even get the technology to mass-produce Siren launch vehicles.

Let's not talk about this for now. The plans that are more relevant to life are "covered passages", "new dormitories", "amusement parks" and "big construction".

Zhou He arranged these things in order. At present, he has 83+24, a total of 107 Home Coins. He will carry out major construction tomorrow. After receiving the Home Coin task rewards, he can take pictures of the new dormitory and replenish the daily necessities of the new members.

"Every day, I can obtain the Mind Cube through daily activities, and the income and expenditure have finally entered a calculable positive cycle."

After listing the things that needed to be done neatly, Zhou He put down his pen and pinched his brows. With the income from the Rubik's Cube, he could continuously build ship girls - he really didn't believe that the Siren could send mass-produced models here indefinitely. With the system in hand, he would definitely win if he fought a protracted war.

"Think about it carefully. This situation should be quite difficult for others right?"

After finishing most of his work, Zhou He leaned back in his chair and turned to face the window that was hit by wind and rain and covered with water droplets, as well as the view outside the window that had become bleak because of the rain. His mind gradually became empty.

Tuk-tuk-tuk.

There was a knock on the door, and Harman opened the office door from the outside. Hermione walked in first with tea in her hand. She glanced at the notebook that had not been closed yet, put the tea tray on the desk and started working: "Commander, you have worked hard, have some tea and take a break."

"He's already resting."

Sometimes Harman found it difficult to understand Hermione's words. She came in later and looked at the chair with its back to the main entrance. No matter how she looked at it, Zhou He was not working, right?

“Some jobs don’t require sitting at a desk.”

Hermione smiled when she heard that. In her opinion, tasks like developing the port area and arranging combat missions were not difficult. The most difficult part was regulating and managing the emotional changes of everyone gathered in the port area.

The only people she needs to figure out are Zhou He and a few others, while Zhou He is responsible for everyone in the Hong Kong area. In comparison, the difficulty is self-evident.

"Humph~"

Harman was not really stupid, but she really could not understand Hermione's riddle-like speech and made meaningless sounds. Then she saw Hermione pause and put down the teacup and teapot, walked to Zhou He and took a look. The whole atmosphere of the person changed in an instant, but quickly returned to normal.

"Is the commander asleep?"

Harman lowered his voice unconsciously and went around to the other side to check. Zhou He, who was sitting in a brown office chair, had her hands clasped on her belly. She usually looked at him with a smile. Her eyes were closed. It was so quiet that only her shallow breathing could be heard.

"What an idiot! You'll catch a cold if you sleep here at this hour."

Harman pouted and said what he thought was the most correct word "idiot", then turned around and quickly walked out of the office. Hermione, who was standing next to him, leaned over slightly and saw Zhou He's slightly frowned brows, as if he had encountered some troubles in his sleep as well.

In just two minutes, Harman came back with a blanket. Hermione stood up and covered Zhou He with the blanket, then turned around and left with the tea tray.

There was some noise coming from the many rooms on the second floor, but the liveliest place was the lobby on the first floor. After the door was closed, it seemed that this place was no longer the lobby of a work building, but more like the central living room of a large family. Some of the ship girls gathered here liked quietness while others liked movement. The open space and chairs and sofas in the lobby all had their own functions. The most noteworthy thing was that there was a light on in the empty room next to the infirmary. Kaga did something in there, but he turned around and walked out and hung a sign at the door that said "Pet Storage".

"Pet storage? Kaga, did you get the commander's approval?"

Some people around had noticed it a long time ago. There was a big iron cage that was somehow stuffed into the originally empty room. A red fox inside was curled up in a corner full of broken clothes with a miserable look on its face. There were water stains on the fox's body and under the cage.

"I've been approved by Commander Fox to capture you, so there must be no problem here."

Kaga looked at the person who asked the question. It turned out to be Jarvis, the owner of the next door. She waved her hand casually: "I saw that the commander also likes this fox, otherwise he would have let it run away long ago."

"So, the reason you tortured this fox so much was because of the commander?"

Zuikaku, who was passing by and watching the fun, asked back in surprise.

"Of course not. I just want to train this fox more so that it can get used to our presence sooner."

Kaga's answer was sincere, but it only showed her bad character, causing the crowd to disperse. Jarvis no longer paid attention to Zhou He's permission, but walked into the room to check the red fox's physical condition. There were no obvious external injuries. From its messy and sticky hair and mental state, it could be seen that it was under a lot of stress, and it was pure luck that it didn't die.

“It’s better to start raising animals when they are young.”

Hermione carried the tea tray and refilled the tea for Hood and Bismarck. She did not pay attention to the condition of the red fox, but glanced at Yuli who was hanging out with Bush and u556.

"Ah."

Hood agreed that if you want to gain the loyalty of other people or animals, you must first show enough kindness, then appeal to their emotions and reason with them, making them feel that they cannot live without you, and in this way you will naturally get an obedient pet.

"Did the commander say anything?"

Bismarck didn't want to get involved in this topic, but asked Hermione if Zhou He had explained anything.

In response, Hermione shook her head. Zhou He had already fallen asleep, so even if he had something to say, she couldn't hear it.

"It seems that the commander does not take these mass-produced models seriously."

Hood took a sip of tea. She thought she knew Zhou He very well. "When we usually go out to fight, the commander will give a relatively detailed battle plan, but this time he didn't. This means that the commander believes that although these mass-produced Sirens are numerous, they can't actually pose much of a threat to us."

"It is what it is."

Bismarck also knew this. After each attack, their bodies and ship equipment would undergo slight changes. After many overlaps, she could clearly feel that the damage caused by the Siren's shells hitting her was not as great as before.

This is a scary change.

"But, well... apart from fighting with consumption, there is really no other way."

Hood also hoped to get some fantastic yet feasible tactics from Zhou He, but he could only sigh that he still had a childish nature.

"I wonder what kind of new companions the commander will bring tomorrow?"

The two thought silently.

……

When Zhou He woke up from his dream, the sky outside the window was already dark. He was stunned for a moment, looked down at the blanket that had fallen because he stood up, grabbed it with his hands, turned back to his work, looked at the familiar handwriting on the notebook, then realized that he had fallen asleep listening to the sound of rain.

And being taken care of.

"Hermione, right?"

He scratched his head. Anyone could have come to the office, but Hermione and Yudachi came the most. If it was Yudachi who came in, he would have been woken up when he opened the door, so he blindly guessed it was Hermione.

Without thinking too much, he folded the blanket and placed it on the table beside him. The slightly sweet smell coming from it told him that it was not his blanket - if it was Hermione, she would probably get his blanket for him.

"Who else?"

Zhou He looked embarrassed. He was not bragging, but 90% of the ship girls in the port were gentle by nature, and the remaining 10% were heartless and Kaga.

Unable to come up with an answer, he had to give up. After dealing with it briefly, he left the office, went downstairs and looked at the clock in the hall. He realized that it was already past nine o'clock. He dozed off and slept for more than five hours. This should have been a deep sleep, but he didn't feel very energetic. Instead, he had a headache.

"Is it possible that I'm really sick?"

This was the only possibility he could think of. He walked around the living room twice with doubts about his own thoughts and saw the newly added pet room. The red fox inside was being kept in a pen like a dog. It had woken up and was observing Zhou He vigilantly.

"The door is so small, it must have been stuffed in from the window."

Without any intention of teasing the fox, Zhou He casually took a quick look and went upstairs. He found some clothes to change in his room, returned to the first floor, and opened the door of the bathhouse.

In the quiet environment, the sound of opening the door is particularly eye-catching. The bathhouse on the first floor is similar in format to the hot spring pool, with a changing room + shower area + bathing area. There are also folded clothes in the changing room. This is one of the reasons why Zhou He doesn't often use this side. He is a young and energetic guy, and he always feels overwhelmed when he sees too much. Only at this time when no one will disturb him, he dares to swagger in.

However, he was wrong.

When he opened the door of the bathing area, he happened to meet the eyes of Miss Hermione, who had heard the unusual noise and stood up from the bathroom to check.

“…It seems I haven’t woken up yet.”

Zhou He closed his eyes and pinched his brows, then turned around and prepared to leave. As a result, he bumped his head against the door. He was caught off guard and the bump was quite hard. He was stunned. Because of the recoil, he even took two steps back before covering his forehead with his hand to breathe in the cool air.

"commander!"

Hermione saw Zhou He also instinctively squatted and tried to hide in the pool, but seeing Zhou He's clumsy action that even bumped into her, she was really angry and amused. She reached out and picked up the scarf by the pool to cover herself briefly, walked forward and supported Zhou He's back with her hand, then moved forward to grab Zhou He's palm to move the wound away: "Let me see."

Of course, Zhou He was still very tough. Maybe he had been bumped into a lot when he was a child, so this bump only caused his skin to be abraded and slightly swollen.

Even so, Hermione still took Zhou He to the infirmary despite his bitter expression and used the disinfectant in the first aid kit to treat his wounds.

"Today... I'm a little out of shape today. I'm sorry to have troubled you, Hermione."

Zhou He was rubbed so hard that he gasped for air, but now the physical pain dispelled the original headache.

Today must be his unlucky day. How could he behave so shamefully?

"Commander, you had a nightmare. Is there something bothering you?"

Hermione was already used to Zhou He's polite tone, so she asked Zhou He in return.

Zhou He was absent-minded this morning but he was not sick, so he was able to adjust himself. It was probably the aftereffect of a nightmare. The same was true later in the office. Hermione felt derelict in her duty when she didn't notice that Zhou He was troubled by unknown problems and had nightmares.

"Things that bother me? Nothing."

Zhou He closed his eyes and thought about it. At this stage, all the problems he encountered were still within his ability to handle. The only troublesome thing was that the Sirens surrounded the island. He was a little worried that his own ship girl would suffer psychological pressure because of this.

Does this count?

"Really?"

Hermione leaned over and looked at Zhou He who had opened his eyes. Her dark golden eyes reflected Zhou He's face. Her serious look moved the latter, and after a brief silence, she repeated the above question.

"it is as expected."

Hermione smiled slightly when she heard this: "This is a problem that belongs only to you, Commander. Hermione cannot help you share it, but I can provide you with help beyond this."

"Ok?"

Zhou He didn't quite understand what he was saying and couldn't help, but could he help a little?

But he was not particularly concerned about this problem. After a few days, once he could reduce the number of Sirens, everything would be solved.

"Yes! Commander, you just wanted to take a bath! I can..."

Hermione couldn't forget the fact that Zhou He had rejected her. Now that she finally had this second chance, she decided to do her best to convince Zhou He!

"No, no, Hermione, I appreciate your kindness, but there's really no need for that. Just let me soak for a while."

Zhou He quickly refused. He went to take a bath to relax himself and clear his mind. If he let Hermione join him, his body would never relax and his mind would definitely not be clear. It would be a total harm and no benefit!

"Commander, do you have any female friends in your original world?"

Hermione saw Zhou He's evasive attitude and couldn't help but narrow her eyes.

"Yes! But it has nothing to do with us now, right?"

Zhou He was not going to back down. He could take a hot spring bath with Yudachi because Yudachi was very obedient. If it was Hermione, even if he had no evil thoughts, Hermione would do all kinds of strange things and touch him while saying things like a maid's duty!

"Since you have, you should also know that some things cannot be refused."

Hermione showed a brilliant Hood-like smile. Zhou He was not going to sit there and wait for death. He took off and prepared to flee the scene, but it was useless. Hermione's reaction and speed were far beyond that of ordinary people. She hugged Zhou He from behind.

Soon, Zhou He's strange babbling sounds were heard from the infirmary!

Chapter 106 Preliminary Matters

Zhou He's resistance was not actually strong, but his attitude was right. Hermione herself did not have any special ideas, so after giving Zhou He a massage and dragging him into the bathhouse to rub him, she let him go.

“I’ve gotten cleaner.”

Zhou He, lying on the bed, clutched the quilt, staring at the ceiling, and personally felt the consequences of making his maid angry.

Fortunately it was Hermione. If it was someone who had improper thoughts about him, he would probably have died in bed tonight.

Don't let things like being rapped by your own ship girl happen!

But to be honest, after knocking his head and being teased by Hermione, his headache was gone and his mood subtly improved.

"Apologize to Hermione tomorrow?"

After calming down, thinking about this kind of thing, Zhou He closed his eyes again.

After a dreamless night, Zhou He jumped out of bed at dawn, looked out the window where the rain had stopped, washed and changed his clothes energetically, and checked the various interfaces of the system on his way downstairs - today he had to do a lot of construction, build dormitories, and arrange an attack, so there were many things he needed to do.

"Oh! The Commander is so early today!"

Passing by the second floor, a beautiful figure jogging over, it was U556 with a short blue ponytail. This little follower of Bismarck was quite lively. If Zhou He were to give a comment on this person, he would give a comment like "pure cuteness".

Because no matter in appearance, character or action, U556 is Zhou He's ideal girl?

He felt that destroyers such as U556, Yudachi and Javelin could all belong to the girl stage. The reason was that Huangji's designs for some characters were too childish. Those ship girls were pure lolita, while U556 and the like looked more youthful and growing.

"Because there are a lot of things to do today."

Zhou He smiled as he accompanied U556 down to the first floor. He tilted his head to glance at the clock and saw that it was just past six o'clock. The open hall was slightly bright outside the main door and the wind blowing in brought in a damp and cold feeling.

There was a figure at the door looking around. He turned around and saw Zhou He running over happily to say hello. It turned out to be Bush, an equally cute little guy.

"Good morning, is there anyone else out there?"