Revisiting Azur Lane

"Well, I see."

Zhou He couldn't help but licking his lips. These ship girls of his clan just spoke too nicely. Fortunately, he knew his own worth, otherwise he would have been fooled and thought he was some big shot.

"..."

Hermione stood quietly by the side, not interested in the topic of secretary ship. She had been following Zhou He for a long time, and was almost half a secretary ship, so there was nothing special about her.

The conversation did not last too long, because the fog outside began to fade visibly, and the sun setting from the sky was already faintly visible. Lingmin and a few others on the No. 01 aircraft carrier far away at the entrance of the bay also jumped down from it. They seemed to have discovered something. The two Xianghe sisters did not move over there, and after Lingmin and Bush said a few words to Huteng, who passed by them on the sea when they came back, Huteng also set off directly to the outside of the bay.

"Has it finally begun?"

Zhou He patted the floor, put his legs on the grass, stood up and walked towards the shore. Shentong and Hermione followed him on both sides, and soon met Lingmin and Hermione who were running back.

"Commander! The Siren that fought with us a few days ago stopped in front of our house and raised the white flag."

The petite Bush happily reported the situation to Zhou He. She didn't think as much as others did, but just felt that Siren raising the white flag meant they won.

"Raise the white flag?"

Zhou He frowned, feeling that things were not simple. He looked around and pointed at Xuefeng: "Xuefeng, go and see what they are up to."

"I am also very curious."

After hearing the order, Xuefeng took a few steps into the sea and ran out of the bay at full speed. Zhou He activated the video function and followed Xuefeng. He guessed that it was the Purifier raising the white flag, because people from other experimental institutions would not do such a shameful thing.

Sure enough, before Xuefeng even got close, Zhou He had already seen the Purifier waving a white cloth that he had taken out from somewhere in his hand in the thinning fog. The scene was so funny that he almost couldn't hold back his laughter, and he could only raise his hand to rub his temple.

"Commander, how do we deal with her?"

The people next to Zhou He could not see the video interface, but after Xuefeng approached, Xianghe and others saw Zhou He's projection and approached to ask, but Zhou He told them not to rush and let Xuefeng test the situation first.

Xuefeng did not hesitate at all and ran out of the safe zone. He looked at the Purifiers approaching with wide eyes and said coldly: "What tricks are you playing?"

"It's unfair! I didn't create this mirror sea. The Observer asked the Constructor to do it. But they have lost contact now, and I don't know the situation, so I came to ask for help."

Purification's voice was even louder than Xuefeng's, and he was so energetic that he didn't look like someone who would surrender.

"Lost contact? Seeking help? What do you mean? Explain clearly."

Xuefeng frowned and raised his hand to aim the main guns on the legs of the White Wolf. The Purifier on the opposite side was so scared that he almost jumped up in the sea and raised his other hand above his head: "Don't fight, don't fight, I will talk slowly."

"Ms. Xuefeng, what is that thing next to you?"

The Purifier asked first. With a bang, something exploded on the sea surface behind her, and the sea water splashed ten meters high. She immediately became honest: "The other ship girls here don't know, but you, Yukikaze, must know. The ominous sign has appeared."

"what?"

Xuefeng was shocked when he heard this, and subconsciously looked at Zhou He, who took a breath after hearing this word: "We are obviously trapped in their mirror sea area, what does it have to do with the bad omen?"

Xuefeng felt that it was right, and quickly questioned Purification Qin. Purification Qin was angry and said, "It's all the fault of that Builder. At the beginning, it was said that she would be the core of the Mirror Sea, but she lost contact all of a sudden, and all my subordinates were snatched away."

"Speak the key."

Xuefeng spoke in a bad tone. This was more than the first or second time she had talked to the Purifier. This guy and the Observer were the two most troublesome people in the experimental organization. One was elusive and the other always did meaningless things. Both of their behaviors were unpredictable.

"During the process of unfolding, this mirror sea resonated with other worlds due to unknown reasons, intercepting a part of the area over there and recreating the omen."

The Purifier's eyes were sharp and his tone was cautious.

"What are you doing? Can you let this kind of thing out casually?"

Xuefeng gritted his teeth after listening to this. The so-called bad omen is a conceptual existence that exists in the world in a non-material form. Just being close to them will cause different degrees of mental pollution. It is an existence that is absolutely forbidden to spread.

"I don't know either! Now only if you and I work together to defeat the Builder in the north can this mirror sea end."

The Purifier was also anxious. If it were normal, she would just die. But this time the situation was extremely serious. If this mirror sea was discovered by the bad omen on the front line, then this ocean would have another restricted area that needed to be blocked.

"You think it would be that simple?"

Xuefeng looked at her with disgust, turned around and went directly into the safe zone before saying to Zhou He, "Your Highness Zhou He, I don't deny that the Purifiers are lying, but if it is true, then we need to close this mirror sea area in a very short time."

"Because of the bad omen?"

Zhou He touched his chin. He really had never mentioned this word in the game, but just hearing the name gave him the feeling that it was not a simple thing.

"Yes, it can be said that bad omen is the source of all meta."

Xuefeng nodded seriously: "Let the Purifier and I handle this matter, the others are too dangerous."

"Wait until the fog clears."

Zhou He nodded towards Xuefeng's forehead through the video: "Don't worry, I can cure your previous state, and I have a way to get rid of the side effects of the bad omen."

No matter what, the mirror sea must be closed, but before that.

He has to squeeze out the surplus value of the Purifiers.

For example, world view and time calendar.

Chapter 129: Chatter

"First, what is the omen?"

Zhou He had a lot of questions he wanted to ask, but in the end he left the first question to the most basic hostile cognition.

"Your Highness Zhou He, didn't you know that? No, I should also listen to how the Siren defines a bad omen."

Xuefeng was stunned for a moment when he heard the question, but he quickly reacted and crossed the safe zone dividing line again, appeared in front of the Purifier, and threw the question to her.

"It's a bad omen."

Purification Queen was now much calmer. He touched his chin with his finger and smiled as he stretched out his finger: "My authority is not enough to browse that level of information, but based on what I know, their appearance is usually accompanied by a black storm, which was initially classified as a 'natural disaster' that would indiscriminately destroy passing fleets and contaminate and distort the cognition of intelligent life."

The initial period of the appearance of the ominous omen was a period of stability and rapid development of human society. It appeared after the two major camps of the 'Oceanic Federation' and the 'Forward Front' met and fought in the Bermuda Sea. During that period, the ominous omen often appeared in the form of storms in the Bermuda Sea, and did not attract much attention at first.

But in the following years, the Omen transformed the Bermuda Sea into an area suitable for their existence and began to spread outward. Because of its "natural disaster"-like entity and special pollution that can distort cognition, almost no fleet can stop its expansion. The human camp retreated step by step, and even the ship girls with the latest weapons could not fight against the Omen.

At the time when humans were about to become history, the Sirens appeared. Special individuals among them possessed resistance to the pollution of the bad omen. They had strong support behind them and inherited the powerful scientific and technological technologies of the current world. Their existence became a line of defense to block the advancement of the bad omen.

At the same time, the remaining humans jointly launched an organization called the "Council". With some of the already meta-ized ship girls as support, they developed new ships that could fight against the Omen itself, becoming another line of defense.

Under the threat of the Omen, the original Sirens and the Council cooperated briefly and struck hard to drive the Omen back to the Bermuda Sea, but after that, the two had disagreements and began to fight.

To describe it in one sentence, the world Zhou He lives in is a world where the "Council", "Siren" and "Omen" are in a three-way competition. Among them, Omen is the most dangerous existence and is blocked by both parties. The Sirens and the Council are in a hostile state, and a few battles every day are just minor frictions.

"What? There are opponents in this world that you can't defeat? It's useless. But as for the bad omen, they know about the same as me."

Listening to the Purifier describing the world's structure like a story, Xuefeng sneered, mocked the Purifier, and gave Zhou He a reply.

“There are still living humans in this world.”

On the other side of the video, Zhou He was in a strange mood. He was grateful for the existence of other humans, but also amazed at the state of this world. He didn't expect that this small experimental world was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. But on the other hand, it also confirmed one thing: that is, as long as there are enough meta ship girls in charge, even the Sirens will not be able to win easily.

By the way, this world is now in the 54th year of the New Calendar, which is October 2051, 10 in the Donghuang Calendar. In a few days it will be the Beginning of Winter, and we will officially enter winter.

“Today’s harvest is really not small.”

Zhou He happily wrote down today's schedule in a small notebook. His original plan was to go to the human port area in the South Third District and the Siren Base in the West Fourth District to look for the information. Unexpectedly, due to a mistake made by the builder, Purification Kin delivered the information directly to his door.

"Ahem, is it my turn to ask questions now?"

Purification parent watched Xuefeng communicating with the projection in front of him, and couldn't help but advertise his presence: "Xuefeng, who are you talking to? Is it a human?"

"? Can't you see?"

Xuefeng was a little surprised. This was the second time the Purifier asked this question. Shokaku and the others could clearly see what was going on with this guy in front of them.

"can not see."

The Purifier shook his head decisively: "I can only see a gray figure. You guys have done a good job of keeping it secret."

"Ah."

In response to her praise, Xuefeng simply curled his lips and said, "How far is the council you mentioned from here?"

"You want to contact them? Well, I tell you, it's about five thousand nautical miles away, or even farther."

Purification wanted to make a comment, but he didn't dare to do so when Xuefeng pointed a cannon at him. He snapped his fingers and replied in a rather boring tone, "The war in this world is not of the same standard as the wars you know. Our host and the headquarters of the Council are all independent of the world, just like you. It's impossible to get there without a guide beacon."

"…beacon?"

Xuefeng remembered that she seemed to have successfully arrived in this world with the help of the thing in Akagi's hand. She didn't know whether the beacon belonged to Siren, the Council, or Zhou He's family. Anyway, she couldn't go back.

"That's about it! Now it's time to deal with the bad omen."

Purification felt that she had said everything she could say, and that was all she could do to help: "Let me be clear in advance. Even if my body dies, this mirror sea will not disappear. You must get rid of the Builder before you can leave."

During the conversation, the thin fog had dissipated. Without the fog, Xuefeng and Shokaku who were on guard at the border could clearly see the scene outside: the sky was a terrifying red as if it was burning, and there were countless damaged warships on the blue sea, their wreckage was burning with flames. A huge black storm was swirling in the ruins, and it mixed with the flames of the sea and the red sky, as if doomsday was approaching, which made people shudder.

"It seems that we have been discovered by the bad omen. If we don't act now, your companions will be in danger when "He" comes closer."

The Purifier looked at the black storm with a gloomy expression. Apart from the Omen itself, the greater threat to her was the fleet whose command had been taken away. Some of the fleets could not withstand the interference of the Omen and were damaged and exploded from within, while the remaining ones had begun to become chaotic and started to attack each other.

“Where are the builders.”

Xuefeng had never observed the existence of a bad omen so directly. If she had been wandering before, she would probably have been infected by now, but now she still kept a cool head, which meant that Zhou He had completely eliminated the hidden dangers in her body.

"follow me."

The Purifier acted as a guide, taking Xuefeng to the north. During this time, she received information from the tester, who also expressed the importance of the existence of the omen and asked where the Purifier was, preparing to join them, but the Builder was still out of contact.

"If the Builder is underwater, can you handle it?"

Ignoring the communication between the purifier and the tester, Xuefeng followed Zhou He's inquiries and asked questions.

"Of course - it's just that the Builder's body strength, to be honest, is much stronger than mine. To deal with her, it would be best to let the Clearer come."

With a meta ship by her side, Purification Queen is not so anxious. She is not good at fighting ominous entities, but she still has a chance of winning against other people from the same experimental agency.

"Stop talking nonsense. Lead her to the surface of the water and I'll take care of her."

Xuefeng had a cold face. She was the one who killed the Clearer, which was enough to prove that she was more powerful than the Clearer. Even the concentrated beam cannon could not penetrate her armor.

"Yes, Yukikaze, your personality changes after metamorphosis aren't very obvious."

Xuefeng doesn't like to talk, but Purification likes to chatter. Her two little floating sharks follow Xuefeng around in circles like flies.

"..."

Ignoring Xuefeng's silence, the Purifier kept talking, mentioning the abnormalities of the area where Zhou He was. Including this time, there are already three mirror seas connected to other worlds because of this singularity. Such intensive and uncontrollable abnormal phenomena are among the best in the entire Siren experimental areas.

"Shut up...tsk."

Xuefeng wanted to stop her, but Zhou He found it very interesting, so Xuefeng could only smack his lips and listen to her continued muttering, with his ears drooping.

Boom boom boom!

As they moved forward, a loud roar erupted from behind. The two did not look at it as it was not something they needed to pay attention to.

……

"Is that a bad omen? It does look like a bad omen."

When the fog dissipated, Zhou He, standing on the beach, used a telescope to see the black storm spinning in the sky. While muttering to himself, he glanced at the task selection of "Emergency Mission: Defeat the Omen Entity" that popped up in the task bar. The rewards were exaggerated: 2~10 Mind Cubes, 2 furniture boxes of your choice, unconditional unlocking of the material progress of a planned ship, and increased attractiveness to meta ship girls.

He didn't answer: he was not New Jersey, and he did not have the courage to break through the typhoon without fear of difficulties. This was obviously a task that his own ship girl could not do. He would not let his own ship girl risk her life for such a small thing.

However, although he could not defeat the main body of the Omen, his ship girls could still defeat the scattered Sirens left outside. He conveyed instructions to Shokaku, captured the Royal Ark that was slacking off, and found Yorktown that was shaking for some reason. He hoped that they could use carrier-based aircraft to bomb those sirens without leaving the safe zone. He did not forget the buff that increased the drop rate of ship girls inside the Mirror Sea.

He doesn't want the number of his own ship girls to grow too fast, but if he can get a ship girl back without the Rubik's Cube, he will not miss it!

However, in the end, only the Xianghe sisters and the Royal Ark took action. York City was obviously afraid of the omen in the distance for some unknown reason. Zhou He did not force her, but called the nurse to help: "Rest if you are not feeling well. Jarvis, please help York City."

"I understand, Ms. York City, please don't be nervous, let's go sit over there first, follow my voice and take deep breaths..."

After joining the port area, Jarvis did what he was best at for the first time. He mobilized Harman to bring Yorktown back to the command building to conduct simple diagnosis and comfort.

"This is the first time I've seen Yorktown like this. If Enterprise were here, he would definitely rush out and smash that thing outside!"

Because of Zhou He's order, except for the sisters Xuefeng and Shokaku who were specifically mentioned and the Royal Ark, no one else was allowed to attack. After Cleveland and Montpelier were on alert at sea, they instinctively felt disgusted with the black storm and ran back.

“Haha, that’s a business.”

While listening to the Purifier's speech on the video, Zhou He also smiled, but the enterprise might not be able to break the storm, only the black enterprise could do it.

"Doesn't this battle require our participation?"

Ashigara also came over, dragging Yuguro, who was picking crabs on the beach. She really wanted to improve and wanted to go out and fight the Sirens for three hundred rounds.

"It's not necessary for now. The situation outside is not something we can handle at this stage. If we encounter it again in the future, I will make appropriate arrangements for the attack based on your strength."

Zhou He smiled and patted Ashigara's shoulder. Although it was only the second time they met, he was very optimistic about Ashigara. Her attitude towards life was very positive. She would become stronger as long as she was given the right opportunity. She was also good at socializing and was really easy to raise.