Revisiting Azur Lane

I remember that Shimakaze seemed like a rabbit. I hope I can join Minato in the future and not revolve around him all year round.

"Hahaha, I still have this level of defense."

Kaga gave a thumbs up, "I just saw Tosa going upstairs."

No wonder.

Zhou He didn't know how to react. He just parted ways with Kaga with an awkward but polite smile, returned to the center of the living room and chatted with others for a while, and was finally pulled upstairs by Yudachi, who was rubbing his eyes and feeling sleepy.

"Don't you feel something is wrong?"

Xuefeng, who had just walked out of her temporary residence, happened to see the two people going upstairs. She pointed at the stairwell and looked at the other people. She was experienced and naturally knew about the relationships between men and women, but when she really saw this situation, she still felt it was unusual.

"Yudachi is indeed a little too dependent on the commander."

Zuikaku sat up, resting his hands on the sofa between his legs and gave a sharp comment: "When I first joined the Minato District, Yudachi and the Commander already had a very good relationship, even though they had only met for two days."

"Damn it, I envy the Commander."

Upon hearing this, Royal Ark walked out of the room and joined the sharp review group, but his speech was difficult for others to understand.

"Haha, you all know that Yudachi is the commander's first ship girl, right? Let me tell you, choosing the first partner must be the one that is most compatible with you. Just like if we let the commander choose again, he will definitely choose Yudachi."

Jeanbart, who originally just wanted to have some fun, did not quite agree with Zuikaku's remarks.

"It makes some sense, but we can't jump to conclusions. There are so many people in the port area. If the commander is allowed to choose again, there is a possibility that he will choose someone else."

While Zuikaku was talking, she looked around and found that Hermione seemed to agree with Jeanbart's statement, which surprised her. According to the time they had spent together, Hermione joined the port on the same day as her, and soon got together with Zhou He. It would be fine for her, but how come even Hermione thought that she could not compete with Yuudachi?

"pain!"

Then, she was hit on the head by Shokaku. She covered her head and looked at Shokaku a little aggrieved, but the latter just clapped his hands with a smile: "Let's end this topic here. The commander certainly doesn't want us to have such a meaningless argument."

"?"

Didn’t Xuefeng understand why the topic had strayed so far, so no one answered her question?

……

Pulled by Yuli back to the long-missed room on the third floor, Zhou He was just about to pat the bedding when Yuli fell headfirst onto it, leaving him at a loss whether to laugh or cry and had to give up. He helped Yuli take off her shoes and straightened her up, then pulled her collar and walked into the bathroom to take a shower.

When Zhou He came out again, Xili had already crawled into the white quilt, and only one head popped out from the head of the bed to steal a glance at him.

"Go to sleep if you want to. I have something else to do."

The first time is unfamiliar, the second time is familiar. Zhou He could no longer remember how many times Yuli had gotten into his bed. He sat on the edge of the bed in thin clothes and reached out to touch Yuli's hair. He switched the system to the dock and unfolded Hu Teng's video. In a flash, Hu Teng appeared in his sight. Her background was a huge space visible to the naked eye. With just a glance, he could see three air passages and multiple robotic arms on both sides.

"commander."

Hu Teng also noticed him, and after greeting him, he turned sideways to show the situation around him. There were many square grooves and narrow aisles on both sides of the huge high-ceilinged space. It had a purely mechanical style, like a futuristic arsenal.

"This is where the mass-produced Sirens are made. They are not in production yet."

Hu Teng introduced that the grooves are used to connect the warehouse passages, while the aisles are used to adjust the positions of production robots so that they can work without moving.

"We will also build this type of arsenal in the future. It will be much more convenient if we can find reference materials in advance."

Zhou He hummed and asked where Akashi and Count Spee had gone.

"After visiting the production workshop of the 'Enhanced' Executors, Akashi stayed there. He said that there were devices there that were used for material conversion and that he needed to spend time studying them."

Hutten briefly finished his explanation. Count Spee was currently serving as Akashi's bodyguard, and the Purifier was in contact with the tester in the control room, attempting to remotely wake up the other two bases to avoid having to make two more trips.

"The production technology of the executor is not of much reference value to us. This is the only technology we need very much at the moment."

Hu Teng walked to a control console in a calm tone and woke it up with his fingerprint. After entering the port, the Purifiers gave them permission to "read". They could not directly manage the base, but they could freely view the information and intelligence inside.

For example, the console in front of her contains information about how much material the arsenal needs to prepare when implementing production, the techniques for using the robotic arm and production robots in sequence, as well as the drawings and parameters of the mass production models that are about to be produced.

"Commander, this is not a volume of intelligence that can be received in a day or two. It will take at least half a month to barely understand the operating principles and all the functions of this base."

Hu Teng assisted Zhou He and let him see the densely packed parameter design drawings on the console, all of which were in Eagle script. Zhou He couldn't understand a single word. He really hoped that the system could take screenshots during the video so that he could record them directly and understand them slowly.

But it didn't work, so we can only put our hopes on Hu Teng: "The design of the warship is not the most important thing. What's important is the structural design of the arsenal and the production plan of the production robot. These two items can serve as references for us to build the arsenal."

"clear."

It was because Hu Teng thought of this that he left Akashi and the other two in the Executor production workshop and came to the mass production workshop alone. Their combat effectiveness far exceeded that of the Executors. What they needed most now were mass-produced warships that could serve as cannon fodder to absorb shells and attention.

"Well, it's getting late now. Hutten and Count Spee should also pay attention to the time and go to bed early. Akashi's schedule is different from that of normal people. You don't have to accommodate her. Just get enough rest."

Seeing that Hu Teng and his companions were safe and had found the technical design they needed to know, Zhou He felt relieved. After repeatedly reminding them to rest, he cut off the video.

"Commander~"

Yuli was still awake. After noticing that Zhou He had finished the video, he crawled into the quilt, then came out and hugged Zhou He from behind.

"I'm here."

Zhou He replied with a smile, touching the back of Xili's hand in front of him with his fingers: "It's time for us to rest too."

Chapter 136 Archives and Records

"Hiss, it's so cold."

Early in the morning, Zhou He was woken up by a mysterious force. He carefully got up from the warm bed and went to the toilet. When he washed his hands, he felt the water was icy cold, as if he had entered winter directly.

After rubbing his hands dry, Zhou He returned to the room and instinctively wanted to go back to the bed to warm up. He happened to meet the sight of Yudachi who was sleeping against the wall. Her red eyes stared at him: "Stare——"

"Sorry for waking you up again, Yudachi."

Zhou He instinctively turned his body to the side, then realized that he didn't need to turn it to the side anymore, so he scratched his hair as if to cover himself, and instead of getting into bed, he went straight to the closet to look for clothes, talking all the time: "It rained outside all night yesterday, and it hasn't stopped yet. The temperature is a little low. When you get up, remember to keep warm."

"understood."

Yuli was curled up in the quilt observing Zhou He, and suddenly said: "Actually, I woke up earlier than the commander."

"Really? Yudachi is really amazing."

Zhou He reacted subconsciously, put on a winter military uniform with a fleece lining, turned around and winked at her: "When there is no war, Yudachi, wake me up early and go for a morning run together."

"Ah! All right."

Yuli instantly perked up and sat up from the quilt with an expectant look on her face. She had actually had this idea before, but she had never done it because she was worried that Zhou He would not like it.

"Keep warm and put on your clothes when you get up."

Zhou He looked at Xili's thin white pajamas. It would not be appropriate to describe him as defenseless. Recently, he felt that his dog was becoming more and more lustful. He didn't know whether it was psychological or physiological. Anyway, after pointing and criticizing Xili, he left the bedroom in annoyance.

"Ow?"

After watching him leave, Yuuri got up and dressed. It took him a while to react. He knocked his head again, confused: "What was I going to say to the commander just now?"

……

Walking down from the third floor to the living room, many people had already arrived early. Tosa, Ashigara and Zuikaku formed the Three Musketeers. They stood side by side in the aisle beside the stairs leading to the back door, with their eyes closed and swords held up, looking like they were meditating.

There were people in the sofa area too. Bismarck was sitting there flipping through the book that Count Spee had been reading. When he noticed Zhou He coming down, he naturally closed the book and put it aside.

"I contacted Hu Teng last night. I have arrived safely at the Siren Base and am browsing the information that may be useful to us."

Stepping onto the floor, Zhou He talked as he walked, and took the opportunity to observe the dock. After making sure that there was no problem with Huteng and the other two, he sat opposite Bismarck.

"This is the best."

Bismarck nodded slightly. She looked towards the gate, but her sight seemed to see through the gate to the storm outside. "The omen continues to stay near our port. Perhaps it has sensed the existence of our port. Can these unknown life forms travel between different worlds autonomously like Xuefeng?"

"I don't have much information about the bad omen, but what I can be sure of is that even if it can travel through the world, it can't correctly reach the special space where our port is located."

When facing Bismarck, Zhou He speaks very seriously. This is not his acting skills, but his emotions are affected by Bismarck's temperament. He feels embarrassed to face her if he doesn't speak seriously.

"The commander mentioned yesterday that we will be dealing with bad omens frequently in the future, so I think it's not too late to start collecting information and putting it into archives now."

Bismarck hummed, thought for a moment and then made a proposal: "From yesterday's operations, those life forms will hide when they are not attacked, and will only come out after discovering a threat. Radar and other electronic equipment cannot lock onto them when they are hiding, and can only lock onto the ominous entities that appear on their own initiative."

In addition, she also mentioned that no aircraft carrier-like individuals appeared when the ominous entities existed, but it cannot be confirmed that they do not have air power. It is necessary to be prepared when fighting against the ominous entities in the absence of ominous phenomena.

"I see. From the intelligence I got from the Purifier, it's worth mentioning that the Omen Entity is contaminating the surrounding creatures. The specific symptoms of the contamination are still unknown. It is very likely to modify cognition and make the surrounding beings regard friends as enemies. This also works on purely mechanical warships, but it can't affect you at the moment."

Zhou He frowned slightly, memorized Bismarck's report, and told him what he knew. After checking with Bismarck and confirming that everything was correct, he stood up and went back upstairs.

"Hey, good morning, Commander. What's wrong? You don't look very energetic."

At this time, almost all the lights on the second floor were on. Cleveland walked out of the room and greeted Zhou He. He got closer and carefully observed Zhou He's expression and smiled: "Is it because the bad omen hasn't left yet? It's okay! After we fought with them yesterday, we have confirmed that they are no match for us. As long as the Siren sends a fleet to attract this storm away, we can quickly destroy them!"

"You are so reliable. I feel at ease as long as you are here."

Zhou He narrowed his eyes in fear when Cleveland suddenly approached him. His expression was not good because he was thinking about how to summarize the bad omen, but this did not prevent him from responding to Cleveland's comfort. He put his hand on Cleveland's shoulder to distance the two of them, and said seriously: "Compared to this, Cleveland, don't you have that kind of light clothes? This kind of dress is really too handsome. I'm worried that you will steal the limelight."

"Ah? But this is the only style in my room."

Cleveland was stunned for a moment and looked down at his clothes: shirt + jacket + jeans. Isn't that normal?

After she finished speaking, she realized that Zhou He was saying that she was too masculine. This really hit her hardest. For some reason, Montpellier and other people all described her as handsome and reliable. There was not a single cute or pretty word in the ten compliments. Even she was a little shocked.

"Really? I'm a bit short on money right now, how about you go and borrow a dress from someone else to try on, Cleveland?"

Zhou He was not surprised. In addition to providing daily necessities for 24 people, this initial building would also automatically generate clothes suitable for the ship girls after they moved in. In this regard, the system was very generous.

"The skirt makes my legs feel cold when I wear it. I'm not used to it."

Cleveland was a little hesitant. She did have a skirt, and it was her initial outfit. But Zhou He only saw her that one time, and from the next day she retired the skirt. She usually wore casual wear and sportswear.

"There are also very long skirts, like the ones Hermione and the others have."

Zhou He raised the corners of his mouth. When playing games, there was only one skin for the KanColle, but in reality, there were too many choices.

"Maid outfit? But..."

Cleveland thought about it and decided that if it was that length, he could give it a try.

"Big sister, don't be misled by the commander, he just wants to see you in a maid outfit!"

Suddenly, Montpellier's voice floated from a distance. Cleveland reacted and looked at Zhou He with wide eyes. The latter had moved to the stairs to the third floor at some point. He turned around and walked briskly, disappearing immediately.

"You actually tried to seduce the big sister. You're really brave."

Surprisingly, Montpellier did not criticize Zhou He, but praised him instead. While speaking, she came to Cleveland's side and said in a serious and emotional tone: "So, no matter what choice Big Sister makes, to me Big Sister is Big Sister, and that will never change!"

"Ah ha ha…"

Cleveland inexplicably felt that Montpelier's desire to see her maid outfit was stronger than Zhou He's, so he laughed dryly and said, "It's too windy today to wear a skirt. Let's talk about it next time."

"understood."

Montpellier agreed.

"..."

During the subtle conversation, the two sisters went downstairs, and Zhou He returned to his long-missed office, took out a notebook from the drawer, and wrote down the words "Cleveland's maid outfit" in large letters. After he finished, he felt something was not right, so he circled those words, then turned the page with satisfaction and began to record the characteristics of the bad omen.

There are three points to be recorded this time, namely, vigilance against latent nature, suspicion against air power and attention to mental pollution.

When facing Zhou He's fleet, these three points did not work at all, but this does not mean that these three characteristics are not strong. On the contrary, having the ability to lurk in a naval battle without being discovered by the enemy is a very terrifying thing. As long as there is someone commanding behind these ominous entities, the battle process and results will be very different.

Not to mention the subsequent air force, the characteristic of mental pollution alone eliminates 99% of external threats. If the system had not given the ship girls immunity, this battle would have been impossible to fight.

"According to the Purifier, the bad omen in the Bermuda Sea of ​​our world has the ability to sense bad omen in other parts of the world and help. This means that there must be intelligent bad omen accomplices over there. It's very dangerous."

Thinking this way, Zhou He added the word "warning" below the record, and the following content was that if they encountered a well-organized and measured ominous gang, retreat would be the top priority.

Then he continued to ponder the Purifier's words and added another line: The ominous entities seem to be impossible to completely eliminate, but their birth requires a specific environment. Without a modified environment, the capabilities of the ominous entities are unknown (need to pay attention to test comparisons).

Having written this, this temporary file can be considered completed. In a good mood, I closed the notebook and put it back in the drawer. I glanced out the window, which was still pitch black, and covered it with curtains.

……

After breakfast, Zhou He contacted Hu Teng again. It can be seen from the video that Hu Teng looked a little tired. He had no dark circles under his eyes, but his eyes were not as sharp as yesterday. It was either because he stayed up late or did not get enough sleep.

"The number of enhanced executors that have been continuously produced since yesterday is close to fifty. Including other bases, there are about two hundred of them. The Purifiers are testing them and dividing them into teams."

Hu Teng was not in the production workshop yesterday, but in a high-tech room full of electronic equipment. She reached out and pressed a key, and the electronic screen in front of her flashed a gray sea monitoring perspective. In it, she could see a group of executors sailing, changing teams from time to time.

"Is this the mirror sea inside the base?"

Zhou He found the environment in this surveillance video very familiar. Wasn’t this the same one he had encountered with Tirpitz before?

"Yes, I heard from the Purifiers that each of their combat bases will have at least one mirror sea area as a training ground. Akashi is very interested in the technology of the mirror sea area, but the composition of energy conversion stumped her. The equipment and building materials used in this base are not available in the outside world. They are special materials produced and processed by Siren."

Hu Teng's report was very clear. He reported everything Zhou He wanted to know in just a few words. However, the content made him frown.

Before crossing over, he had heard that the technological development process on Earth was limited by materials, but he never thought it was true. But how did the Siren produce those so-called special materials? It stumped Akashi, so it must not be a simple thing.