Revisiting Azur Lane

"understood."

Ashigara answered seriously, and then was pulled by Haguro to pick up shells.

Other violent sisters like Kaga, Jean Bart and others also greeted Zhou He one by one. His answer was that he could go find enemies that he could attack without leaving the safe zone to satisfy his desire, but going out was absolutely not allowed.

Zhou He was very wary of the Bad Omen's ability to cause pollution. What if his own ship girl was injured by the polluted Siren fleet and then infected and suffered energy erosion? The consequences would be disastrous. He was not sure whether the system could repair the damage and pollution caused by the energy erosion of the ship girl, and he did not dare to send anyone to try. It would be better to wait until he had the strength and confidence to deal with the Bad Omen in the future.

Hood, Bismarck and others did not come over to ask. They knew the result just by looking at those who failed in their request for battle. They just watched the scene in the distance and negotiated.

"commander!"

Jarvis came out of the command building soon and reported to Zhou He about the situation of Yorktown: it was not physical pain, but mental shaking. The reason for her shaking was very simple, that is, looking at the black storm reminded her of the scene of Yorktown sinking in her memory.

Prototype ships are warships that have been incarnated for a long time. After becoming ship girls, they will be relatively mature and can master combat methods more quickly. However, it is precisely because of the long period of sedimentation that ship girls like Yorktown will inherit too many memories and bring them deeply into the prototype ship. As a result, they will suddenly remember the moment of the prototype ship's death at certain time periods or when looking at a certain scenery. This is both a shackle and an expression of the ship girls' emotions.

"I understand. Please take good care of York City."

As Zhou He said this, he suddenly had an epiphany, and turned around and strolled towards York City - this was the moment to improve his favorability and show his humanistic care, so he had to make good use of it.

However, when he heard the Purifier communicating with the tester, he felt a sense of disharmony.

Can killing the Builder really release the mirror sea? In other words, is the Builder who cannot be contacted really inside this mirror sea?

Chapter 130 Just do it!

"Commander, I'm very sorry that you had to see me in such an embarrassing state."

Zhou He, who arrived at the command hall, hadn't said anything yet. Yorktown, who was sitting on the sofa and whose complexion had warmed up but was still a little pale, apologized with a lonely expression. Yorktown, who looked so fragile, exuded an alien beauty, which touched some kind of xp hidden deep in Zhou He's heart.

He nodded slightly to Harman, who had a look of expectation in his eyes, and sat down two seats beside Yorktown. He comforted him in a gentle tone: "Everyone, including me, has things they are not good at. This is human nature. Even the world-famous Ms. Hood couldn't help but be competitive when she met Bismarck and had a private conversation with him."

After a pause, there was a hint of smile in his tone: "In this case, I should also apologize to you, York City."

Without waiting for others to react, Zhou He continued to speak: "Everyone in the port area behaves very maturely, whether living in the port area or fighting outside. I, who am still incompetent, often worry about whether I can really call myself your commander. When I saw that you, York City, also have things you are not good at, I actually felt a little happy in my heart. So I want to thank you, York City, for making me realize that you also have your own vulnerable side and helping me find what I really want to do."

"..."

"..."

Zhou He's words were not full of technical skill, they were all sincere. However, this statement made Harman and Jarvis Hermione who followed him feel very subtle, as if "Zhou He blew himself up, but the effect is probably not very good."

However:

"The commander is indeed amazing."

After listening to Zhou He's self-narration, York City clasped her hands between her legs, leaned forward slightly and looked at the ground at her toes. Her falling hair concealed her expression, and her gentle voice trembled a little: "The commander is obviously working hard for everyone, but I fell into depression. I caused trouble for the commander because of my cowardice. I am really..."

"It's fine."

Zhou He answered quickly, and under Harmanman's sharp gaze, his hand fell beside York City. He also moved slightly to the side, and put on the strong attitude he had developed in the past month or so in charge of this port area: "York City, you are someone I recognize, so no matter what choice and action you make, I will accept it in full. It doesn't matter if you feel scared. I and everyone in the port area will be by your side. You protect me, and I will protect you."

Before the time travel, Zhou He never dreamed that he would say such a second-year statement that could only appear in the second dimension, but there was no way, people are forced to do things, if he didn't do this, he wouldn't be able to solve the ideological dilemma of his own ship girl.

He had no choice but to 'progress'.

By the way, when he was playing the game, he really didn't notice that York City had such a serious Internet depression plot. It may also be that he hadn't paid attention to York City for a long time so he forgot about it. The character setting of York City II is still full of sunshine and confidence. Comparing the before and after, this can be regarded as growth.

"commander…"

York City seemed to be touched. He looked up at Zhou He, with a light shining in his beautiful sky-blue eyes: "Please agree to one of my requests."

"Uh-huh."

Zhou He's heart was shocked. It seemed that his conversation skills had improved. Then he heard Yorktown's voice so gentle that it could make one's ears pregnant: "Commander, please keep this kindness for me and share it with Enterprise and Bumblebee who will join the port in the future. I am already very satisfied to meet a commander like you, but my sisters, they should know better than me that in this world, besides war, there are many more things worth experiencing and cherishing."

"..."

Zhou He was about to wither, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and smiled: "Don't worry, no matter what happens, I will always be myself. Whether it's you, Yorktown, Enterprise, or Bumblebee, as long as you join this port, you are all treasures that I will work hard to protect. I will accept all the value you bring, and I will also take away all the troubles you have."

Although there were only a few words, Zhou He had already forgotten what he was here for. Was it to appease York City? But something seemed to be wrong?

"Well, that puts me at ease."

Yorktown placed his hands on his chest, with an expression on his face as if he had made arrangements for his final arrangements, and had found a good family for Enterprise and Bumblebee before he died.

"…I understand that you care about your sisters, York, but what you should pay more attention to right now is your own feelings."

Zhou He felt that it was very difficult. This person was not someone he could persuade once or twice. He would stop here for today. After saying that, he stood up and said, "Have a good rest, Harman, you too. I will take care of the things outside."

After getting Yorktown's response, Zhou He walked out of the command hall slowly, turned left to the corner of the building, squatted down where Yorktown couldn't see him, and pulled up the yellowed weeds with his hands.

"Commander? Please cheer up!"

Jarvis and Hermione looked at each other, and the latter stepped forward and patted Zhou He on the back: "Commander, you have tried very hard. Ms. York City seems to be prone to self-denial when encountering difficulties. As long as the commander leads Ms. York City to overcome those difficulties, she will definitely become more confident."

"Thank you. Actually, I was thinking about how to crack the mirror sea outside."

Zhou He really wanted to sigh, but he couldn't. No matter how depressed he was, he couldn't show it in front of his own ship girl. He decided to wait until he was alone at night.

He was ready to take it, but Jarvis said something shocking. She looked at Zhou He and said, "Commander, it's not good to be stubborn. If you accumulate too much mental pressure, you won't be able to bear it."

“…I understand, but before that, the priority is to deal with the trouble outside.”

Being stared at expressionlessly by Jarvis, Zhou He gave up resisting after just half a second of thinking. It was pointless to argue with the nurse. He did have a headache, but it was useless. He still had to do what he had to do. There was a saying in his previous life that 'if the sky falls, the tall man will hold it up', and now he was that tall man. After all, his port area was not strong enough to allow him to be a gigolo.

"The Purifier said that the core of this mirror sea expansion is the Constructor: a siren holding a doll and wearing a jellyfish-shaped ship suit. She was originally to our north, but now seems to have lost contact."

Zhou He, who had regained his spirits, returned to the beach with the two maids. However, this time he did not stand, but sat on the stairs leading up and down the dock platform and explained the situation to the others who came over: "The condition for lifting the mirror sea is to eliminate the builder."

"Lost contact? Even the commander can't find her, which means the builder is most likely not here. Could it be that the core is not her?"

There were continuous gunshots outside the island. Unable to bear the loneliness, the more belligerent warships such as Kaga went to look for Sirens that they could reach in the safe zone. The rest were people who were not interested in this inefficient action. Hood seemed to have gone to eat at this moment. Only Bismarck was still waiting for the result here. The one who spoke was Lingmin. She came back after checking the aircraft carrier No. 01. Because she was interested in the storm of the ominous entity, she did not go to work.

"I have the same idea. If we really can't find the Builder, we can only sink the Purifiers and Testers one by one and slowly find the core."

Zhou He hummed, and watched Xuefeng and the carrier-based aircraft running around the map outside with his peripheral vision. Thanks to their efforts, the map was no longer bright in the port area and dark everywhere else. There were many bright lines twisting outward, and there were also many mass-produced models that had not died suddenly. They were displayed as ordinary Siren icons, and there was no apparent change.

Compared with these scattered Sirens, what caught his attention more was the situation on Xuefeng's side. While he was chatting with Magic Talk, she and Purification had already run to the original location of the North District 1. There were many Chaos Sirens left here, who were defeated one by one by the two and slowly advanced.

"The Purifier said that the ominous entity was blocked in the Bermuda Sea. Isn't this sea area overlapped by resonance Bermuda?"

Zhou He tried to make a calculation based on the intelligence he had, but the effect was not obvious, because he didn't know what the so-called Bermuda Sea area had become. But if it was really there, there should be defenders coming to break up this ominous entity.

"What if the core is that guy?"

He pointed sensitively at the black whirlwind outside that was visibly affecting the celestial phenomena; it seemed to be approaching.

"…Then we can only try to break Him. If we can't beat Him, then we can only wait."

This was the option Zhou He least wanted, because the physical manifestation of that thing was a natural disaster? Could his family, with such a powerful weapon, destroy that thing?

Why would he be surrounded by the Sirens? Just kill them all.

"Are there any reinforcements?"

Bismarck became interested in Zhou He's meaningful word "wait", which was obviously not waiting for death, but waiting for an opportunity.

"There will be, but the time it takes to arrive will be uncertain."

Zhou He nodded. Now he had six Rubik's Cubes for storage and 48 Home Coins. Counting the rewards for the sortie that he had not received today, it was probably eight Rubik's Cubes plus 8 Home Coins. If he built all the Rubik's Cubes into KanColle, that would mean a benefit of forty Home Coins a day. Basically, he could buy a building in three or four days.

It would take him one or two months to fill up all the open space here. After the prosperity value goes up, the chance of attracting meta will also go up. If he can gather three or four meta ship girls, he should have a chance.

You can definitely win by fighting, it just takes time.

"The uncertain reinforcements are stray ships like the Snow Wind?"

Bismarck quickly realized that unlike Tirpitz at that time, Xuefeng came directly to the same world line as them, and joined the port area without hesitation. She thought about it and knew that this special feature was guided by Zhou He's special ability.

"Yes."

Zhou He nodded, and at the same time glanced at Xuefeng and the other man who had arrived at South District 2 but had not found the builder. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then dialed the video with Xuefeng. Looking at the frowning Xuefeng on the other side, he said, "Have you found the builder?"

"Not yet. The Purifier went underwater, but my radar didn't detect the enemy. The Constructor is not here."

Xuefeng shook her head. Normally, the radar of a ship girl could not lock onto individuals like the Purifiers, but the situation was reversed after her ship suit evolved. She could lock onto the Sirens of the experimenters, while those Sirens could not detect her through radar or other search equipment.

So she already knew that the Builder was gone before she even arrived here, but the Purifier just didn't believe it and had to come over to check.

"It is true. Things are getting troublesome."

Zhou He took a breath. The builder was not the core, which meant that if he wanted to close this world, he would need to conduct a large-scale exploration. With the ominous entity around, this would be a very difficult task.

"It's not that bad. The Purifier said that this world has left behind several Siren combat bases nearby. It seems that they were set up to prevent the ominous entity from getting out of control."

Seeing Zhou He in distress in the video, Xuefeng felt much better. She conveyed the information revealed by the Purifier to Zhou He, and her tone was full of seriousness: "If we activate those bases, we can produce the Siren Fleet to fight against the Omen Entity. We may not be unable to defeat the Omen."

"Is there such a thing?"

Zhou He frowned slightly, feeling that things were not simple. After splitting the system interface into two, he once again browsed the urgent task in the taskbar: Defeat the ominous entity.

Could it be that their encounter with the ominous entity was not due to the Builder's mistake, but because the Builder's mirror sea covered the port area, causing a conflict in the spatial area properties of his system, which caused the overlapping experimental world to be different from what the Purifiers had expected?

Or is this the 'beginner tutorial level' assigned to him by the system?

If this is true, the difficulty of his system is indeed too extreme.

Wow.

Not far from Xuefeng, the Purifier emerged from the water and wiped her face. Her expression was not very happy. She looked at Xuefeng and the gray projection in front of Xuefeng: "The Builder is here, but her body has stopped functioning."

died?

Zhou He was shocked. Why did the builder die? Was it because of the system?

If the builder died in the struggle with the system, then what is the core of this overlapping mirror world?

Was it the Siren Base nearby? Was it the tester and the Purification Master? Was it the influence of the ominous entity, or was it the system? Was it his own port?

Using a simple process of elimination, he certainly can't blow up his own home, nor can he blow up the system. The easiest ones to deal with are the testers and purifiers, but if the core is an ominous entity, he will need the help of the surrounding Siren bases, the help of the testers and purifiers, if he wants to defeat this thing.

Then, rounding off, the first person he needs to exclude is actually——

Ominous entity!

"I understand. Xuefeng, have the Purifier drag the Builder's body back. I'll see if I can recover it for research."

Zhou He already understood that no matter it was the influence of the ominous entity or because of the system, he had to smash the ominous entity in front of him.

Although he was very reluctant, he had no choice but to act.

After talking to Xuefeng, he cut off the video call, took on the urgent task, stood up, and glanced at everyone present: "Are you all ready? It's our turn."

"Please give the order."

Bismarck had been waiting for a long time.

Chapter 131: Trial and Discovery

If you want to defeat the so-called ominous entity, the first thing you need to do is to test whether his so-called mental pollution will take effect on your own ship girl.

Therefore, after a brief thought, Zhou He selected the candidates for this attack: calling out their names in the order in which he built them.

"Yudachi, Hermione, Zuikaku, Kursk, Tosa, Hood, Cleveland, Z23, Bismarck, U556."

Using the dock's messaging function, Zhou He gathered the ten strongest members in theory. Xuefeng was an exception, and although she would also be sent out, her mission was to escort the team close to the storm and cover everyone's return.

Soon, all the people who were at home or wandering outside gathered at the seaside pier, and Zhou He quietly waited for the people who were called to arrive. Then he looked at the girls in front of him with different expressions and said calmly: "The above ten are the candidates for this attack. The rest of you will be on guard in the safe zone. Xianghe and Royal Ark, you two will assist in the safe zone."

After hearing Zhou He's roll call, some of the people who were not named looked unhappy, but Zhou He ignored them and focused his eyes on Zuikaku, Hood, and Bismarck and continued, "The mission of this attack is very simple. We will get close to the conspicuous black storm and look for the possible core area."

Yes, since the system can say that this ominous entity can be defeated, then no matter whether it appears in the form of a natural disaster storm or other forms, it must have a fatal weakness that can destroy it. Although Azur Lane is a game with a magic and black technology background, it is still more technological. It is impossible for an unstoppable monster to appear that does not need energy supply but can kill everyone, right?

"I know, but Commander, I don't think I played much of a role in this operation."

Zuikaku glanced at the storm in the distance where the wind was transmitting information that affected the clouds, and raised her hand to express her opinion. At night or on rainy days, she could still grit her teeth and fly the plane out to participate in the battle, but with such a big storm, no matter how well she controlled the plane, it would be bounced away by the storm, right?

"I asked you to participate not because of force, but because you have a strong will and are very suitable for this operation."

Zhou He glanced at her. Xuefeng had said before that Bad Omen was the origin of all the meta-characters of the ship girls. If one was injured by the counterattack of Bad Omen, there was a high possibility that the energy in the body would run wild. So he let his strongest group of people attack, mainly because these people had the highest stats, more combat experience, and were less likely to be seriously injured.

"…Really? I have a feeling this is not what you really think."

Zuikaku's sixth sense activated, and he scratched his hair, not quite believing what Zhou He said.

"Go if you're asked to. Remember to fly around with a reconnaissance plane on the way, just like before."

Zhou He glared at her and glanced at the still dark map. "That's it. I'll let Xuefeng go out with you to explore. Any individuals that attack you will be sunk along the way."

"That's right, I understand."

Zuikaku smiled slightly. It turned out that she was talking about running around the map. She was good at this and was very familiar with it.

"If there's no problem, let's go. Once that thing gets close to our port, it will be too late to go out and explore."