Revisiting Azur Lane

Zhou He glanced at the hall. He came down early today and there was no one here. It was quite strange.

"Yeah! Sister Cleveland and the others are out for a morning jog even though it's so cold. That's amazing."

Bush nodded in response and brought Zhou He to the door. They could see several figures running and swaying on the not-so-long cement road. Cleveland and Montpelier were among them. What surprised Zhou He was that Yuli and Huteng were also among them. Yuli was running in the front and seemed to be saying something, and his voice could be vaguely heard over here.

"I've said before that I want to exercise, but I don't have the willpower."

Zhou He spoke casually. He knew himself too well. This kind of thing that takes a lot of time and is a bit tiring, he might have no problem persisting for a day or two, a week or two, but if he persists for a longer period of time, he will give up for various reasons, as if he had never started.

"The commander also likes to be lazy."

Bush joked with a smile, while U556 looked up and thought: "Do you want me to ask Sister Bismarck to help train the commander? It's very effective."

"no, I'm fine."

Zhou He's mouth twitched. He felt that his current physical condition was not bad. In order to cover up his uselessness, he changed the subject and smiled at the two of them, "It just so happens that everyone hasn't gotten up yet. Let me show you a magic trick."

Having said this, he walked towards the back door. Bush and U556 looked at each other and followed curiously.

I don't know when it stopped raining last night. There was rainwater everywhere on the road and lawn. Zhou He walked on the road, breathing the moist air. He turned his head and saw the restaurant with lights on and the Iron Blood Mansion which was dark but still conspicuous. Together with the directions of the command building, he made a rough comparison of the three directions, left the road, stepped onto the lawn and stood in front of the open space.

"Commander, are you planning to develop new dormitories?"

U556 had heard about the new dormitory before and thought about it at this moment.

"Yes, there will be new members joining the port area today, so we need to prepare the new dormitory in advance."

Zhou He smiled and snapped his fingers at the two of them, which he thought was a cool gesture. He then switched the system interface to the home system, chose to purchase the dormitory he had selected in advance, browsed, and confirmed——

A large number of blue spots of light appeared in front of him, illuminating the dim surroundings like a group of fireflies, and also illuminating Zhou He and the other two standing beside him.

"So beautiful~"

Bush opened her eyes wide. The scenery before her was beyond anything she had ever seen in this world.

"Yes, it wasn't this beautiful when we were developing it. Is it because of the brightness?"

U556 blinked, turned around and wanted to call Bismarck to watch the fireworks together. Unfortunately, she had only taken a few steps when the entire dormitory building had already taken shape. The blue light spots dissipated, leaving only a three-story building covering an area of ​​ square meters, with a square and symmetrical shape and an overall white color tone.

This dormitory is a purely modern building. Entering from the entrance in the middle is a huge duplex living room connecting three floors. It has a sofa area, a kitchen dining area and a bar for wine (?). The living rooms are arranged in different positions. What they have in common is that they have good lighting and are not small in size. Each room is more than twice the size of the room in the command building. Even if two beds and furniture are placed, there is still enough space to move around. The bathroom facilities are also very complete.

Because the space utilization rate is very high, part of the space under the stairs that does not affect the visual effect is utilized. Therefore, in addition to the living room, there is also a room for storing entertainment supplies and sundries. It has a comfortable open feeling and is also extremely private for individuals.

If there is anything that is not perfect, it is that there is no large public bathroom in this dormitory, and there is only one common kitchen.

“It’s quite different from what I imagined.”

After Zhou He took a brief tour, he felt that the layout here could not be called a dormitory, but because the layout was good enough and there were enough rooms, it could also be used as a dormitory.

If he were to come and live here, he would choose to live on the first floor. I wonder if his own ship girl would like that.

"What do you think, Bush?"

Bush was the only one around. Zhou He asked her how she felt after the visit. She thought seriously for a while before answering: "It would be great to have people who are very close to each other living here."

Bush thought of her many sisters. If they all lived together in a house like this, it would be lively and homey.

"Hmm~ That's it."

Zhou He understood a little bit, that is, his choice of dormitory was a failure, but it could be used barely. If everyone wanted to live comfortably, someone had to connect everyone together.

In this case, he could only sacrifice himself and serve as the housing manager in this new dormitory for a period of time - although this was the decision at the beginning.

"Haha, it's a new house again."

Walking out of the new dormitory, the morning jogging group was already approaching. Cleveland stood on the side of the road looking up and down at the three-story building. When he saw Zhou He coming out, he smiled and greeted him.

"Yes."

Zhou He smiled and greeted the four people. He reached out and held Yudachi's head, who wanted to hug him, and looked sideways at the new dormitory: "Cleveland, you can also visit. If you are interested, you can move in."

The new house is not only for new members to use, letting old members move in can also increase its popularity.

"Well, I got it."

Cleveland thought about it and did not agree directly.

She remained silent, and Montpellier naturally would not give any answer. Hu Teng just took a quick look and then looked away - compared to living here, she was more curious about how Zhou He had developed and built such a large house in just a few minutes.

After a brief exchange, the morning jogging group of four ran off, and Zhou He spent a home coin to buy ten meters of cement road to connect the new dormitory to the highway, connecting it with the roads of the other three buildings.

“I became poor all of a sudden.”

Looking at the '1' Home Coin balance in the Home Store, Zhou He couldn't help but smack his lips. He had saved it for so long, but it was cleared in an instant.

However, although the money for the additional construction was gone, the work had to be done. After saying goodbye to Bush, Zhou He observed the central area of ​​the four buildings again. The road here was not a cross, but two three-way roads leading to the new dormitory and the restaurant. Considering the line of sight, this place was not suitable for placing a shopping mall. A small shop could be placed in the empty space between the command building and the restaurant. As for the three-way intersection, you could try to make it into a large square or garden.

“There’s still a long way to go.”

After a busy period, the sky gradually brightened, and Zhou He took a breath and moved towards the restaurant.

The sun didn’t come out today either, but it was better than yesterday, at least it didn’t rain.

"I was wondering who was hanging around outside, turns out it's the Commander."

Zhou He ran into Kaga who was having breakfast. After greeting him, Kaga looked at the newly appeared large building and asked, "Is there a place to keep foxes in there?"

"No, Kaga, if you are interested, you can fence off a piece of land to raise foxes when you develop the forest in the future. Such an environment is more suitable for them to survive."

Zhou He looked up at the fox ears on Kaga's head, then tilted his head to look at her fox tail: "I always thought you could communicate with ordinary animals, but I didn't expect that you can't."

"There is no such thing as a convenient thing. Commander, you are overthinking it."

The two of them walked into the restaurant while talking. There were quite a few people inside. Zhou He took the opportunity to promote the occupancy permit for the new dormitory, but the effect was not good. It seemed that no one wanted to move into a larger room.

“It should feel good to live in it, right?”

Actually, Zhou He didn’t really want to move. His small room on the third floor was quite comfortable.

……

It was not uncommon for Zhou He to build a big house with his bare hands. The inauguration ceremony of the new dormitory was very shabby, even not as good as the Iron Blood Manor. At least everyone went in and took a look around.

Of course, these things are not important.

"I'll observe the sky today and the weather will clear up soon."

In the lobby of the command building, Zhou He was mobilizing his own ship girls to carry out today's attack, reduce the number of sirens surrounding the island, and complete the daily attack mission.

"It's good that the weather has cleared up. Commander, have you forgotten something?"

Hood sat back in her old seat, and the cheap sofa seemed more noble because of her presence.

"New companion!"

Yuudachi raised her hand to answer, her expression very serious - as a secretary ship, she did not do any work, but she was extremely serious about finding new members.

Of the twenty-four ship girls in the entire port area, more than half gathered in the living room. Including Hutten, they were all curious and looking forward to the "new companions". Hood and Bismarck were waiting for their newcomers, Cleveland was waiting for her real eldest sister, and the others were just watching the fun.

"I really can't do anything about you. I'm going to build four new ship girls today. Don't bully them, especially Kaga."

In fact, Zhou He himself was also looking forward to it, but he still made a simple statement beforehand, such as asking everyone to help if there was a fight, not to get angry when seeing someone you don't like, etc.

"I haven't done anything yet. Is someone trying to discredit me around the commander?"

Kaga, who was standing far away from Tosa and leaning against the wall, was called out and retorted very unconvincedly, thinking she was very wronged.

"No, it's just that you, Kaga, are more prominent in Minato Ward. I was just using you as an example."

Raising his hand to signal Kaga to calm down, Zhou He glanced at everyone present, and his peripheral vision fell on the system construction interface, where he placed four Rubik's Cubes and started one-click construction. At this moment, Zhou He felt a strange feeling in his heart, as if someone was watching him, but before he could think about it, a loud noise suddenly rang out.

boom!

The open door suddenly closed automatically without any wind. The loud noise startled everyone who were focusing their attention on Zhou He. Z23, who was near the door, hesitated for a moment, then stood up and prepared to open the door again.

"and many more."

Zhou He gritted his teeth to stop Z23 and stepped forward: "Let me open the door."

He was actually frightened by the system's closed-door killing again. It really was not mysterious and did not know how to run the series.

But soon, he adjusted his breathing and calmed down. He grasped the door handle with both hands and pulled it back hard, and then he took a small step back.

There was no sun today, and there was no dazzling sunlight. Zhou He could easily see the four familiar figures standing outside the door whom he met for the first time.

Chapter 107 A new beginning

There is a problem that Zhou He rarely pays attention to when playing games, but it is very unusual in reality.

So are there too many white-haired characters in the game Azur Lane? Or is it just that he encounters more of them?

"Welcome to my-our port."

Opening the door, Zhou He skillfully raised the corners of his mouth into a welcoming smile, spread his hands towards the four members in front of him, and introduced himself and the situation of this port area very briefly.

"Hello."

Among the four, one was taller (170cm), and the remaining three were slightly shorter. As they waited for Zhou He to finish his words, a girl in a classic maid outfit stepped out first, folded her hands in front of her, and bowed to him and greeted him: "I am the light cruiser of the royal family, the Progressive. I will be in charge of this port from today. My hobbies are reading and various household chores. That's all. Please take care of me in the future."

Jinqi has short light blonde hair and golden eyes under round-framed glasses. After introducing herself, she looked up at Zhou He and faced his gaze calmly.

Her words and actions are in line with the standards of a maid, the only flaw being that she never smiles. However, this makes her look calm and simple. If it is a job interview, the self-control she displays will easily catch the interviewer's attention.

"We have a lot of problem children in our port area, and we hope you can take care of one or two more."

Zhou He responded very politely, and then turned his attention to the remaining three people who didn't seem to be very good at greeting. He raised his hand and touched his chin, "Jinqi, Yorktown, Ayanami, Yuhei, there is a question that has been bothering me for a long time. Did you come here together at the same time, or is there a sequence?"

"this…"

His question stumped the four of them. After looking at each other, they took the initiative to answer: "Commander, I didn't pay attention to this matter. I just came to this area when I came to my senses. I approached here and walked with these people."

"Me too, I ended up here without realizing it."

Haguro raised his hand in agreement.

This girl has beautiful black hair, which is hastily tied into a ponytail. With her black sailor suit and lazy posture, she looks like a bad high school student who is forced to work and is a bit tired of studying.

This was the younger sister whom Zhou He hadn’t paid much attention to when he was playing games.

"is it?"

Zhou He looked at the last two with a slightly troubled expression, and when his eyes fell on Yorktown, his expression unconsciously restrained a little - just like Lexington in Kane R is the recognized 'wife', Yorktown in Azur Lane also has the title or nickname of 'wife', and the reason is that Yorktown's temperament and personality are super suitable for being a wife.

Because the ship girls are all beautiful products of the two-dimensional world, the ship girls that appear around Zhou He all have perfect, flawless and exquisite faces. For example, Yorktown has the face of a Westerner and the delicate skin of an Orientaler. Her pitiful appearance is matched with the heroic spirit between her eyebrows. Although she is a character that appeared in the early stages of the game, she is not inferior to others who appeared in later updates and iterations in all aspects.

After rigorous training, Zhou He naturally got over the stage of making a fool of himself when seeing a beautiful woman, and quickly hid the amazement in his eyes.

He vaguely remembered that Yorktown's character seemed a bit troublesome, which was not resolved until Yorktown II.

"Yes, sorry, I didn't notice that either. Did Ms. Ayanami notice that?"

Facing Zhou He's gaze, York City's eyes dodged slightly and his voice was very gentle, using questions to divert Zhou He's attention.

"There is no order of precedence. When I open my eyes, everyone is already there, just in different locations and directions."

Ayanami was even more important. Haguro was wearing a knee-length sailor suit, while Ayanami was wearing a short blue skirt that would be dangerous if the wind blew through it. But she didn't seem to care at all. She didn't change her expression while speaking, and raised her hand to point in three directions: "It's probably about ten steps away from these three directions."

"..."

Everyone at the scene, including Zhou He, was stunned for a moment. They didn't expect Ayanami to really give an answer, but he soon came back to his senses and smiled: "Thank you Ayanami for answering my doubts. I repeat, welcome to join the port area."

After saying this, he turned sideways to reveal the people gathered in the living room waiting: "Maybe a little anxious, we are discussing the attack, and hope you can join us."

"Sister York City!?"

Zhou He's words were covered by a voice mixed with joy, expectation and a little crying. Harman, who couldn't hold back any longer when Zhou He called out her name, ran out of the living room and dived into the arms of York City, who looked confused and a little overwhelmed. Although she didn't know the reason, York City still hugged Harman with her hands after a brief confusion, her eyes fell on her, and she responded gently: "It's me."

"The Commander is truly amazing."

Cleveland followed him out, patted Zhou He on the back, smiled and gave York City a thumbs up: "I never thought we would see each other again in this way, York City, I am Cleveland."

She pointed to the person in Yorktown's arms: "She is Haman."

"Cleveland, Harman... Yeah, I really haven't thought about it."

The ship girls are not simply the reincarnations of the prototype ships, but they have inherited the memories of the warships. It is hard to say that they are not the heirs of those warships. Hearing the familiar name, Yorktown's originally floating heart suddenly stabilized, and there was an imperceptible firmness in his voice.