Revisiting Azur Lane

Are you so kind?

……

On the beach, Zhou He welcomed his returning fleet, but there were too many people, 31 in total including Xuefeng. His most intuitive feeling was that he could only see a few people in front of him, so he took several steps back, and then the others followed, but the situation did not change at all.

"…Royal Ark, Kashin, Ashigara, follow me. The rest of you, take a break and gather in the hall later!"

There was no other way. Zhou He could only raise his arms and shout, then decisively turned around and walked towards the command building. The plan about the secretary ship emerged in his mind. Even if his life experience would decline after its implementation, there was nothing he could do about it. His own staff was increasing in number, and he couldn't keep up with it. How could he manage them?

Behind him, the three people who were named walked out of the crowd and followed him. The others first talked in a low voice, and then dispersed as usual.

Zhou He walked all the way to the lobby of the command building before he stopped and turned to look at the three members of Royal Ark. He spread his hands and introduced them: "This building is the command center, and this lobby is a temporary meeting place. I will be working here or upstairs most of the time. If you encounter any problems or have any ideas, you can come and find me directly."

"commander."

Ka Xin raised her hand, and Zhou He nodded at her: "You go ahead."

“Will we often encounter situations like this outside?”

Kasim's voice fluctuated slightly, and his tone was just like a casual chat. His uncovered eyes stared at Zhou He, and his emotions were unusually stable.

"No, today is the first time."

Zhou He spoke the truth. He walked to the seat and put his hand on the backrest: "But no matter what changes happen outside, what we have to do will not change. Observe the situation, attack, and defeat the enemy."

"understood."

Kasim nodded slightly. She asked this not because she had any special idea, but it was her first time to encounter such a thing, which felt quite troublesome.

"Let's not talk about what's going on outside. You're joining the port today, and your accommodation has not been arranged yet. I remember that you are the sister ship of the Ashigara, right? I'll arrange for you to stay in a room near her, is that ok?"

With a smile, Zhou He put aside the question and began to arrange accommodation for several new members of his family. Ashigara did not think much about it and said: "Obey the commander's arrangements."

"it is good."

As soon as Zhou He finished speaking, the Royal Ark behind Ashigara and Kasin raised their hands, their eyes firm and focused: "Commander, please put me in..."

"can."

Before she finished speaking, Zhou He answered, which surprised Royal Ark: "Do you know what I want to say?"

"I can still see this little thing."

Zhou He patted the sofa, smiled and hooked his hands at them, and went into the warehouse to choose bedding together. During this time, Royal Ark asked Zhou He very cautiously where he would arrange her. Zhou He said bluntly, "As long as you don't dislike the Sakura Empire's ship girls, I will arrange you in the room next to Ayanami Yukikaze and Kasim."

"The commander is so strong!"

Royal Ark was sincerely convinced. She didn't expect that Zhou He could realize that she particularly wanted to protect the destroyer after only two meetings. He was worthy of being her commander - such an intimate person. If her status did not allow it, she would even want to become sworn brothers with Zhou He.

"what's the situation?"

On the way to the new dormitory, Kasim put the bedding set on his head and walked in front. He looked back at the Royal Ark circling around Zhou He and said, "What benefits have you gained from being so kind?"

"I don't know, maybe he wants a room in a specific location."

Upon hearing this, Ashigara also took a look and guessed.

"probably."

Kasim thought it made sense and wondered whether she should also discuss the conditions. After hesitating for a moment, she did not take any action and decided to take a look at the room Zhou He had arranged for her first.

"Hey~ Are you Ashigara-san?"

At the entrance of the new dormitory, Yuguro, who had changed into a black casual outfit, waved to Ashigara, who was walking the fastest. "I guess the commander will say to place you near my house. Do you want to come with me?"

"Haguro? We are so lucky to have joined the same port district."

Ashigara's eyes lit up, and after saying goodbye to Kasin, he quickly walked towards Yuguro. He looked her up and down with some doubt: "Yuguro, you didn't get enough rest last night, you don't look energetic?"

"Ah, I went to bed a little late."

Yuguro put his hands behind his head and casually took over the conversation, walking into the dormitory door with Ashigara: "I didn't hear the commander say there was a construction order today. I didn't expect you to come over, Ashigara-san. The food in the restaurant over there tastes good. Let's go eat together for lunch."

"Okay."

Ashigara agreed without a second thought and went up to the second floor with Haguro.

After Zhou He dealt with the Royal Ark, Kasin also followed him to the third floor - when Yuguro initially chose a location, he and Jinqi chose the second floor, while Ayanami preferred the scenery on the third floor, and Yukikaze followed behind him to the third floor.

The room design of this new dormitory is different from that of the command building. There is a large living room and an open kitchen on the first floor, and there are also public living rooms on the second and third floors. The rooms are staggered based on this. Zhou He said before that this is not a qualified dormitory because, except for the independent rooms on the first floor, many rooms on the second and third floors are interconnected with several bathrooms, living rooms, cloakrooms, etc., which is a very obvious home design.

But the design of the rooms is very good, and the windows provide great lighting and scenery. After visiting the room, Kasim chose to move in directly with his luggage, and Royal Ark was ecstatic. In turn, Zhou He warned her not to interfere too much in other people's daily lives. If anyone complained about her, she would have to move out.

"call."

Walking out of the dormitory, Zhou He touched his forehead. It would be better for him to buy less dormitories without camp characteristics in the future. It would be a bit inconvenient for multiple camps to live together. It would be better for each camp to have its own dormitory.

"Your Highness Zhou He."

Before he had walked far, Xuefeng spotted him from the back door of the command building. He quickly approached him and whispered, "The changes around the port area are because the Siren pulled us into the Mirror Sea."

"..."

Zhou He had guessed it a long time ago. Thinking that Xuefeng didn't seem to know that he had already entered the Mirror Sea several times, he decided to let Xuefeng show his skills. He rubbed his chin with his palm and frowned deliberately: "I know about the Mirror Sea, but the Siren obviously didn't lock our port location, but was able to pull us in?"

“That’s what I was going to tell you.”

Xuefeng's expression straightened. She first made a scissors sign with her right index and middle fingers. After noticing Zhou He's subtle look, she silently clenched her fist and put it down. "There are many types of mirror sea areas. The most commonly used one is to rely on a core to open up a huge space that overlaps with the coordinates of the real world but exists independently. This method is generally applicable to underwater and underground areas."

"What we are experiencing now is another kind. It is a mirror sea area that the builder uses herself as the core to expand. It directly covers a large area of ​​the sea here. The area covered by fog is the area that is being changed."

After saying that, Xuefeng couldn't help but look away. He originally wanted to count with one finger when he mentioned one, but he didn't expect that he hadn't listed things with others for a long time, so he stretched out all his fingers before he even finished speaking. It was so embarrassing.

"So that's how it is. In other words, as long as the Builder is killed, this mirror sea will automatically disintegrate?"

Zhou He finally understood the principle of the mirror sea, but it was of no use. He still had to rely on his own strength to close the mirror sea.

"You can understand it this way. In addition to killing the builder, there are two other ways to drive the builder out of the sea or force her to shut down voluntarily."

Xuefeng nodded with satisfaction, and added two less useful but indeed useful methods of dealing with the situation - ordinary ship girls would most likely not be able to use them, but for "Wanderers" of their strength, the experimental institutions in various experimental worlds would not actively provoke them. Even if they accidentally broke into the mirror sea, the Sirens would quickly resolve the situation on their own.

These guys in the experimental organization attach great importance to the normal operation of the experimental world they are responsible for, and have no interest in outsiders like them. When some worlds reach critical nodes, the Sirens inside will even take the initiative to contact them and send them away.

This was the first time she had encountered an experimental mechanism like Zhou He's, which came to fight her. Unfortunately, it broke into pieces as soon as she touched it.

"Uh-huh."

Zhou He wrote it down very seriously, then leaned forward slightly to make his eyes level with Xuefeng's, and smiled: "Thank you, I will cherish your trust."

"Goo-"

Hearing Zhou He's words, Xue Feng felt like he was shot by a sharp arrow, or stepped on the tail. He took several steps back and pointed at Zhou He with a trembling finger. He muttered "you, you, me, me" for a while, then snorted and turned his head away: "I just don't want to see you being toyed with by the Siren like a headless fly! Trust or something, you...you are not at that level yet!"

'It tastes just right.'

Zhou He's mouth twitched, and he almost couldn't hold back his laughter, but considering that Harman would get angrier every time he saw him laugh, he bit his lip and held it together, but he held it to a certain limit. Xuefeng noticed and glared at him: "I've already told you the situation, you figure out how to deal with it yourself."

After saying this, Xuefeng turned around and walked away in a hurry.

"Yeah, what should we do this time?"

Watching Xuefeng leave, Zhou He put his hands on his hips and took a breath. Although looking at the lovely Xuefeng could help him forget his worries for a while, he still had to worry about the things he had to worry about, it's just that there was an extra goal he could work towards.

Unlike the previous two times in the mirror sea, this time the Siren directly pulled his entire family in. It must have been a long-planned plan. Apart from anything else, the mass-produced Siren would definitely take care of everything. He finally found an opportunity to break through the encirclement, but what he got in return was an even tighter encirclement.

"Forget it, the worst that can happen is that we have to start over again. Let's think of something better. The chance of Ship Girls dropping items in the Mirror Sea will increase, and after you finish the Mirror Sea, you will be given a self-selected furniture box. Should I choose the amusement park this time, or continue to choose the camp dormitory?"

What is Zhou He best at? It is to do ideological work for himself.

Since there is no use in being anxious, why should he be anxious?

This is such a tough nut to crack, the Siren should be the one who is anxious!

Chapter 128 Purification relatives come to surrender!

Zhou He was not wrong in his guess. The Siren was indeed panicked, or rather, the Purifiers who were pulled into the Mirror Sea along with his family were panicked.

"Tsk, tsk, what's going on?"

The Purifier, who was accompanied by two small shark floaters, kept muttering something. Her big, bright eyes vigilantly observed the fog around her and the things deep in the fog. After a brief mental balance, she chose to "charge" and rushed towards the position where Zhou He's ship girl was originally located.

"The guy who has been hiding in the back is unreliable. Where did the builder connect this place to?"

Purification's fair little face showed some nervousness, but she was not yet particularly panicked - the original plan of the observers was to use their scattered positions to attract the singularity where the ship girls gathered together, and then the constructors would lurk on the seabed to unfold the mirror sea.

At the moment before the observer lost communication with her, that guy was still saying nonsense like "it's done". As a result, the moment the mirror sea unfolded, she lost contact with the observer, the tester and even the builder. The most terrifying thing was that the mass-produced models and executors who had originally obeyed her orders also broke away from her control, as if they were taken over by something with higher authority.

Such experiences were rare, but they existed in the host's records, and she remembered clearly what it was, a bad omen.

……

Although the sun could not be seen, the sky above Zhou Hejia Port was clear, which was completely different from the heavy fog outside the port. As time went by, this contrast gradually attracted the attention of many people.

"The generation hasn't finished yet. Is the Siren's efficiency so low?"

Zhou He, who had just held a "Mirror Sea Strategy" meeting with his own ship girl, sat on the cold corridor floor, gazing at the fog that was even taller than the mountains. He couldn't wait to try out the quality of this mirror sea.

"Perhaps, they are also thinking about what kind of terrain to generate, or deploying fleets to reach the designated location?"

A light voice met Zhou He's question. It was Hermione who was standing behind Zhou He. She tried to dissuade Zhou He from sitting on the ground but failed. As a maid, it was not convenient for her to sit on the ground with Zhou He, so she could only stand aside and wait.

In contrast, about two body lengths to Zhou He's right, Miss Shentong was kneeling on the floor very naturally, her body straight, also looking at the mist in the distance. The elegant temperament she displayed was several levels higher than Zhou He's.

"If that's the case, I would look up to them."

Zhou He chuckled. The Siren itself was a product of black technology. In the game, everyone in the experimental agency was strictly executing their "plan". Remember Frederick the Great's activity? They even deduced the best time for the Iron Blood to rebel. If it weren't for the planned variables of several meta ships, Frederick the Great's counterattack would have ended in failure.

In short, observers and other individuals all carry out tasks according to the orders of the host or even higher-ups. Their actions are all premeditated and they basically will not take actions beyond the plan. They are truly pawns.

Of course, Zhou He would only think about these things in his mind, and would only mention them briefly when speaking, trying to say less and make fewer mistakes so as not to expose his true level.

Focusing the gaze from afar to the front, on the lawn, Yudachi was surrounding Yukikaze with great interest, looking very energetic, but Yukikaze seemed to be wondering why the fog had not dissipated yet, and did not pay much attention to Yudachi, so that Yudachi's attention was attracted by Jeanbart who deliberately passed by with barbecue, and he leaned over to eat the meat.

Seeing Xuefeng, Zhou He suddenly thought of something and tilted his head to ask Shentong: "Has Xuefeng changed in the past few days?"

"Thanks to the Commander's guidance, Xuefeng is now more cheerful than when he first arrived."

Shentong was the guardian of Xuefeng appointed by Zhou He. Although Xuefeng was not by her side all day long, she could draw conclusions about some things with just a few words and a few glances. After she finished speaking, she changed the subject: "It's just that Xuefeng's combat ability is beyond my imagination. I have nothing to teach her. Although she still asks me about my actions when she obeys the commander's orders, she is obviously distancing herself from me on weekdays."

"This is normal. This Xuefeng's experiences are even more magnificent than the Xuefeng in history. To be honest, I'm a little worried that she will get bored of staying here and turn around and leave."

Zhou He nodded. From Admiral Hipper to the Akagi sisters, he had experienced and was familiar with the feeling of the ship girls he had obtained turning around and flying away. Facing the snow and wind coming from outside, he did not regard them as pure family members, but communicated and interacted with them more from the perspective of guests or friends.

"Commander, don't worry. Although this port is small, it is a reliable place to stay."

Shentong seldom speaks, but facing Zhou He's initiative to talk, she was still quite enthusiastic. Perhaps she was worried that what she said was a bit too exaggerated, so she translated it again: "With our current port area, it is indeed difficult to keep such a powerful ship girl, but a ship girl like Xuefeng who has been drifting outside for many years must want to have a home to rely on. As long as the commander and the port area are here, even if Xuefeng chooses to leave in the future, she will come back in the end."

"makes sense."

Zhou He laughed twice. There are many capable ship girls in Azur Lane, but most of them are strong women like Bismarck and Hood who are bold and unwilling to be outdone. There are also strategists like Shentong who are willing to serve as advisers. They are very rare in the entire game.

To put it simply, he likes this setting because it is reliable and controllable.

So, after careful consideration, he said, "In the future, our port area will have more and more people, and meetings like today with all staff present will probably become less and less frequent. Shentong, do you think I should formally establish the position of secretary ship, and let them convey my orders to others?"

"I am not talented enough to make any rash judgments, but the fact that Yudachi is now serving as the secretary ship has not shown any inappropriateness. Moreover, with a powerful enemy at hand, large-scale personnel changes may have an impact on subsequent operations."

Shentong knew that Zhou He was testing her, and gave an answer after a little thought.

From her point of view, the reason why the various camps are now in peace is simply because they are directly managed by Zhou He. If Zhou He delegates power to other people, then the large group in the port area will instantly become multiple small groups. This change may make Zhou He's management easier and will not have much impact on the development of the port area. However, when it comes to individuals, the ship girls who join the port area later will naturally join the group of their own camp.

Everyone has subjective consciousness, and their energy is not unlimited. When choosing between interpersonal relationships among acquaintances, strangers, or even former enemies, any normal person will give priority to dealing with acquaintances. Over time, the later the ship girls join, the stronger their camp consciousness will be. Not to mention that conflicts between camps will occur, just the faction-handling of any matters that need to be handled across camps will be quite troublesome to get started.

"That's right, I didn't think it through."

Zhou He nodded. Although he didn't want to arrange a secretary ship now, it didn't prevent him from agreeing with Shentong's idea.

"Shenzhi Xiao Commander is now in charge of all matters of the port area. He feels that it is difficult to take care of everyone who joins the port area, but for us, as long as the commander sits here, even if it is just a few words occasionally, it is enough."

Shentong actually wanted Zhou He to assign the tasks to other people to help, but thinking about the current logistics work in the port area, it was not that they did not want to help, but all the key points of logistics were concentrated on Zhou He, and they could not help at all!