Azur Lane Mobile Front.

However, considering the somewhat harsh environment here, Prince Adalbert felt that going back like this might not be a bad idea.

"Hey, by the way, which do you guys think is stronger, Shimakaze or Gneisenau Meta?"

At this time, U-1206, which did not have any reconnaissance missions since everyone was returning from a long distance, also joined in.

As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Shimakaze, who looked completely dumbfounded, and Gneisenau Meta, who exuded a gloomy aura.

As is well known, new ship equipment is synonymous with powerful combat capability in the naval community.

In the eyes of those in the know, Meta ships also represent unparalleled combat power.

Now that these two have come together, it's hard not to have something to talk about.

Unfortunately, during the battle just now, Shimakaze didn't really fight because he was worried about hurting Gneisenau Meta, which led the onlookers in the distance to believe that the two were evenly matched.

Hmm...it's hard to say~

The group glanced furtively at the two main figures in the conversation and began whispering amongst themselves.

Although it seems that neither of the parties involved really cares about this issue, discussing it face-to-face is still somewhat impolite.

...

After a period of sailing, the group returned to the "cemetery" they had visited before.

"All personnel on alert!"

Gneisenau Meta bypassed Hutten and issued orders to the fleet.

"What's wrong? What did you find?"

Hutten, as the fleet commander, showed no displeasure and immediately checked the situation with Gneisenau Meta beside her.

"Didn't you notice?"

"Huh? Noticed what? We've been here before, isn't this exactly the same as before?"

Elbe was somewhat confused by what Gneisenau Meta was saying.

"Tsk~ Have your reconnaissance planes search again more thoroughly!"

Gneisenau's words seemed to convey a sense of disappointment and frustration.

This slightly impatient demeanor immediately caught Hu Teng's attention.

"You seem a little agitated, what's wrong?"

Hutten showed considerable patience with the Gneisenau meta.

"The wreckage here..."

Seeing Hutten raise his question again, Gneisenau Meta showed rare patience.

She pointed to the wreckage not far away.

"I didn't do those things!"

After hearing what Gneisenau Meta said, even Hutten couldn't help but show a "That's it?" expression on his face.

"Well... this place was already like this when we arrived, so it was probably done by someone else."

Magdeburg looked at Gneisenau Meta with some hesitation.

Although she wasn't familiar with the person in front of her, she was quite familiar with the one from Iron Blood.

There's always a reason why the other person acts this way.

"But I did it!"

Realizing that her new companions didn't seem to understand her, Gneisenau Meta pointed to the other side.

There lay some wreckage, torn apart by extremely powerful firepower.

"what?"

Magdeburg and the others stared wide-eyed at the remains that could only be barely identified as their original form.

It seems that Gneisenau Meta did indeed hold back before.

"In this sea area, I haven't seen anyone else besides you for quite some time."

Ignoring the other reactions, Gneisenau Meta continued to add to the discussion.

"Wait, could it be the Eastern Empire's fleet? We encountered an Eastern Empire fleet before~"

At this point, U-1206 was deployed.

Upon hearing the words "Donghuang," Shimakaze's two rabbit ears twitched, and he immediately realized that it wasn't referring to his own.

"The Eastern Empire Fleet? Never seen it before..."

Upon hearing U-1206's words, Gneisenau Meta carefully recalled the Eastern Fleet from his memory.

"No, it can't be them. They don't like using large-caliber artillery. But...haven't they given up yet?"

"Wait, Gneisenau, I really saw something!"

Just then, Yi Bei, who hadn't participated in the discussion, suddenly exclaimed.

In the images she observed through the carrier-based aircraft, there was indeed something quietly guarding her nearby.

Moreover... there was no reaction on the radar.

"The radar isn't responding?"

Elbe's intelligence report drew everyone's attention to Gneisenau Meta.

It's very simple; there's another one here that doesn't show up on the radar.

"Wait here, I'll send you the image..."

As Yi Bei spoke, he shared the effects he had observed with the others.

In the image, amidst the wreckage, a dark figure appears somewhat blurry.

However, the uniform that was exactly the same as Gneisenau's, and the highly similar jet-black ship rigging, easily brought to mind one person.

Scharnhorst, or more accurately, the meta-ized Scharnhorst.

"It seems the mystery has been solved."

"That's really strange, there's actually a second meta ship here."

"Is he someone you know?"

Since it's Scharnhorst, the first place that comes to mind is naturally Gneisenau.

"I don't recognize him. The Scharnhorst I remember is long gone..."

As if this question touched on Gneisenau Meta's sad past, her words carried a hint of sorrow.

"I see... Well then, let's go take a look."

"Perfect timing, the other side is heading our way."

“It’s rare to find an ember willing to communicate. The more the merrier.”

...

As if it were considering something, the Scharnhorst meta moved at a very slow pace.

Sometimes, she would even choose to stay in one place and observe for a while before setting sail again.

While U-1206 was so bored that it started playing around on the surface of the sea and making an emergency dive, the Scharnhorst meta finally came into everyone's view.

Immediately afterwards, the Scharnhorst meta stopped in place, at a distance from the Ironblood fleet, observing each other.

Chapter 332: "Sisters"

"Wait for me here."

After staring at the Scharnhorst Meta for a while, Hutten ordered the fleet to stop in place, and then left the formation alone to head towards the other side.

"On our first meeting, should I call you Scharnhorst, Scharnhorst of the Embers, or Scharnhorst META?"

Hutten stopped not far from the Scharnhorst Meta. She believed that even the Ember Ship would have a difficult time taking her down in one hit at this distance.

"Nice to meet you, Ulrich von Hutten. You may address me as whatever you prefer, but I prefer to call you Scharnhorst."

Scharnhorst Meta greeted Hutten, seemingly sensing the other's apprehension.

So she began to rotate her main gun until all the turrets were facing outwards and the muzzles were raised.

"Heh~"

Upon noticing the friendly greeting from the other side, Hutten also turned his main gun around.

"Alright, in that case, we should be able to have a proper talk."

"First of all, considering Meta's speed, it seems like it took you a rather long time to get here?"

Hu Teng did not intend to discuss the core issues with the other party at the beginning; she planned to proceed with the conversation step by step.

In this way, she would have more opportunities to extract information.

"Hehe~ I'm traveling alone, and there are such dangerous people in your area, so I have to be careful."

As he spoke, Scharnhorst Meta's eyes lingered for a moment on a rather bored rabbit.

"Have you formed an alliance with that person?"

"Who is that person?"

It's clear that Hutten didn't understand "that person" that Scharnhorst Meta was referring to, or perhaps she was pretending not to.

"Hehe~ Of course, it's... the commander of that ship."

Meta Scharnhorst didn't intend to beat around the bush with Hutten; she looked directly at Shimakaze, her meaning quite clear.

"I'm sorry, I can't tell you about this."

"Never mind, it seems you probably don't know what her posture means."

"Perhaps I know?"

Although Scharnhorst Meta had exposed him, Hutten showed no intention of admitting defeat verbally.

"Forget it, this isn't something I should worry about."

Meta Scharnhorst shook her head. She wasn't qualified or capable enough to handle Shimakaze's situation; she'd leave it to someone else to deal with.

"Alright, I don't plan to worry about this issue."

"Let's get down to business, Scharnhorst. In the name of Frederick the Great, I command you to pledge allegiance to the Ironblood once more."

Hutten is resorting to the same tactic, preparing to recruit Scharnhorst Meta using the same method.

However, this time, her plan was clearly flawed.

"I'm sorry, I refuse."

Scharnhorst Meta rejected Hutten's offer without hesitation.

"I am already a member of the Ember Fleet, and I have no intention of betraying the Ember."

"Is that so? Then never mind. I've said what I wanted to say, it's your turn."

After being rejected, Hu Teng didn't pursue the matter further. In any case, he had already gained an entire Meta ship in this operation, which was enough.

"Ulrich von Hutten, may I have 'my sister'?"

However, what Scharnhorst Meta said next was something that Hutten found hard to accept.

"Your...sister? Sorry, she denied any relationship with you the moment she saw you."

"You're being too hasty; you have no idea what's really going on with the Meta ship."

"I wonder what kind of danger she harbors."

Scharnhorst Meta shook his head, looking at Hutten as if he were a fool who didn't know his own mortality.

"Ah, thanks for reminding me."

Hutten seemed completely unmoved by Scharnhorst's approach.

This gave Scharnhorst Meta a bit of a headache.

"Ember can teach her control theory and keep her away from danger."