Azur Lane: The Azure Life of the Tragic Admiral

“The manpower aspect of research is a problem.”

Cleveland scratched her head in distress. She couldn't think of any good person who could help in this regard, but Yang Sikang was waiting for her to say this.

"I do have some ideas about the candidates, but if I want to get their help, I'm afraid I'll have to go there in person."

Cleveland was stunned at first, then frowned:

"I'm not trying to stop you from going out, but the Purifiers seem to come after you every time they appear. The combat power at the home port is sufficient now, but what if the Purifiers follow you away..."

By now, all the ship girls have basically experienced the combat effectiveness of the Purifier.

Cleveland was present almost every time, and saw it even more clearly.

That is not an opponent that a single fleet can fight against, and the opponent becomes stronger every time as the combat effectiveness of our side increases, which also shows that the opponent has enough strength to spare.

If they stay in the home port, they can still fight back by relying on the advantages of fleet size and teamwork, but if Yang Sikang leaves, things will be different.

It would be fine if the Purifier stayed here, but what if the Purifier followed Yang Sikang and left?

It is impossible for the royal family to follow Yang Sikang everywhere, and it is impossible for her and the enterprise to abandon the defense of the home port and send people to follow Yang Sikang out, right?

What's more, when it comes to going out, being too large will only attract criticism.

No matter from which angle you look at it, now doesn't seem to be the right time to do this.

Yang Sikang nodded. He had certainly thought about these things, and he was more certain than Cleveland that the Purifier was coming for him.

Every time he appears, as long as he is discovered by the Purifier, the other party will attack him.

Although I was stopped every time, the feeling of danger was not fake at all.

If he took his people away on his own, it would basically be like pushing himself into the fire pit.

Once the Siren made up her mind and directly opened a mirror sea in the middle of the way, he would probably die in it.

"This is indeed a big problem, but maybe this is what the Siren wanted?"

"what?"

Cleveland was a little surprised, and Yang Sikang slowly expressed his thoughts:

"Whether it's the timing or the tendency of the Purifier to appear, I think it's very likely that she's coming for me. But at the moment, the opponent clearly has the strength to defeat us at the beginning, but gave us time to react and prepare."

"Compared to the first two times when the Purifier appeared, we now have a lot more support and are more skilled in dealing with her attacks. From our perspective, everything is moving in a good direction, but what about them?"

"But if the Sirens' goal is to stop our research, these things make sense."

Yang Sikang said this and looked at Cleveland.

She was not a fool. After what Yang Sikang said, she roughly understood what he meant.

But understanding is one thing, but whether you can accept it is another.

The Siren's advanced combat power appeared just to stop the research that Yang Sikang was doing?

If this is true, doesn't it mean that the research direction he is doing is threatening to Siren?

Ship modification is a subject that is not only studied by the Royal Family, but also by White Eagle, Donghuang, and Beilian.

But for now, no one knows each other's progress, and there is no communication between each other at all.

As far as White Eagle is concerned, the research progress in this area is very worrying.

Ultimately, the problem lies in the relationship between these ship girls and the government of ordinary people.

The ship girls are busy fighting the Sirens and training, and only a few have the ability and time and energy to conduct research.

Yang Sikang does have a lot of manpower, but once he goes out to take up his post, he might not be able to protect himself in such a large QX-306 under the threat of the Purifiers.

"Don't you plan to build it? There should be other ship girls who can help you research it, right? Why don't you give it a try?"

"I have a few candidates, but I'm afraid they can't be built for the time being. However, I do have something I would like to ask you for help with."

"what's up?"

“I want to build a boat.”

"what?"

Cleveland looked at Yang Sikang in confusion:

"If you want to build it, just build it. You don't need cubes."

"No, no, no, I didn't mean build. I meant literally build a ship."

Yang Sikang became serious and took out a simple blueprint and handed it over.

"I want to build myself a ship, one that can serve as my personal command ship."

After just one glance, Cleveland's eyes widened.

"It looks like a light cruiser in terms of size, but this configuration, are you serious? No, this thing can't be built!"

“Of course it can be made.”

Yang Sikang smiled and pointed in the direction of the basement:

"Won't the materials be available soon? The problem is, I don't have a shipyard, nor do I have the ability to build a ship."

Chapter 157: Choice of Command Ship

"But this blueprint doesn't seem to be for an existing ship, right?"

"No, that's why it needs to be built separately. Besides, I hope that this ship is the only one I have."

"This is very troublesome. If you want to build a ship, you have to go through a shipyard, but it is very difficult to keep it completely secret."

Cleveland shook his head.

It is not difficult to build a ship. Azur Lane also has an ordinary shipyard, which is more than enough to build a ship of this size.

But it is difficult to keep it secret.

Shipbuilding is not just about construction, the entire process requires the direct participation of workers. Even if all the parts are made separately, they still need manpower to assemble them, right?

Moreover, the parts of a ship are not small things, and Yang Sikang is also unable to make them all by himself.

A lot of things have to go through the shipyard, which takes time and involves a lot of people.

Besides, the boat has to be launched in the end anyway, right?

You can't build a ship just to hide it, but if it is to be used, it has to be seen.

It is impossible to hide.

"I have thought about this aspect as well. It is enough to ensure that the core part is in my hands. Therefore, the manufacturing part will only make the external things, and I will handle the core part myself."

Cleveland looked at the paper again and frowned.

This kind of thing is much more important than the previous material research, and the most important issue is not the shipbuilding itself.

"Let me ask you, what do you want to use this ship for? To fight the Sirens, you need a mass-produced ship at the very least. Ordinary ships are almost useless. You are very clear about this, right?"

"Of course I understand."

Yang Sikang nodded, and Cleveland then asked:

"So what do you want to do by building this ship?"

"As my command ship."

Cleveland fell silent, sighed, and asked again:

"Do you really understand what I mean?"

"Of course I understand."

Yang Sikang replied solemnly:

"But building this ship is not easy at all, and with that material and the unfinished core components, I am very confident in this ship. It will definitely serve as my command ship."

This set of drawings was not of a scientific research ship, but the set of drawings he got from Li Futao.

During this period, he basically spent all his free time on this set of things.

Even though he obtained the money from a transaction with Li Futao, and the other party had no reason to cheat him, Yang Sikang did not take it lightly.

The woman left such a deep impression on him that he was naturally wary of Li Futao, whose relationship with the woman was unclear.

After studying it for a period of time, at least from his current point of view, this thing does not seem to contain any mystery.

However, he also knew that if the woman had done anything to the information, he might not be able to discover it with his level of knowledge, but... he really needed this thing now.

In his original plan, he was going to wait until he took office and then build the shipyard in the port area before manufacturing it. However, now that the battle with the Purifiers is intensifying, one of the shipgirls has to deploy the ship for every attack, which is too dangerous.

Moreover, the hull of the KanColle is based on its prototype ship after all, and naturally has functional deficiencies compared to a professional command ship.

This is an unavoidable difference due to the differences between traditional naval battles and battles between ship girls.

Although the port area also has a dedicated command ship, it is a mass-produced model after all, so it is naturally lacking in functionality. The most important thing is that it is the resource of the mother port and he cannot mobilize it at will whenever he wants.

Therefore, he put the construction of the ship on his agenda, and discussing the matter with Cleveland was a helpless move.

He couldn't ask the Royal Company, could he? If he wanted to build the ship through White Eagle, then it would be more reliable to ask Cleveland and Enterprise.

But he naturally couldn't tell the truth about the origin of this ship. Fortunately, he was not from this world, so he was not unable to explain.

As for the material issue, the material he is currently studying is actually far less strong than the material recorded in the data, so he has made corresponding adjustments to the core components.

The overall combat capability of the ship will naturally decrease, but it is still much safer than letting the Javelin or Belfast unfold its hull during the battle.

Moreover, the command system on board can be completely customized according to his own habits, which will be of great help.

Yang Sikang explained his thoughts and the corresponding content. After listening, Cleveland frowned and thought for a long time.

It is not easy to build a brand new ship like this, and if what Yang Sikang said comes true, the value of this ship will be extraordinary.

The most important thing is that the person who built this ship was Yang Sikang.

If someone else took out such a drawing, there might be less trouble, but when Yang Sikang took it out, there were big problems.

He is now at the center of public attention and is the focus of much attention. If this continues, the hidden dangers will become greater and greater as his strength increases.

"Are you anxious to get hold of this ship?"

Yang Sikang shook his head, but still said:

"I'm not in a hurry, but if possible, I still hope to get it as soon as possible. After all, the Purifiers may not give us enough time."

Cleveland frowned and shook his head:

"That might be a little difficult... First of all, I don't know if you have the detailed parameters and information of this ship. Even if you do, it will take at least several months to build a ship. In addition, the materials for building this thing need to be manufactured separately, which will take even longer."

Yang Sikang also frowned this time.

Based on this calculation, it will probably take more than a year to complete the manufacturing.

Of course he had prepared the detailed parameters and other information, but the manufacturing time could not be saved at all.

If you dare to omit anything in the manufacturing process, it will dare to omit your life in battle.

This is the part that you absolutely cannot be careless about.

But, a year...can he afford to wait?

"No matter what, it will be built sooner or later."

Yang Sikang made up his mind and said:

"It doesn't matter how long it takes. We have to start the work first. But in this case, let's just slow down the details and think about it carefully. As for the command ship..."

Cleveland hesitated and sighed helplessly:

"If you want, I can help you apply for it. Maybe I can get a mass-produced model for you to modify. It should be ready for use soon."

Chapter 158 The right person?

"Transformed into a mass-produced model?"

Yang Sikang raised his eyebrows and asked doubtfully:

"But I have checked the relevant clauses before. Command ships should not be allowed to be used by private individuals, right?"

"That's right. So if you want to modify it, you can't use the command ship for modification. You can only use the mass-produced models of other ships and transform them into your command ship. Although it's a bit troublesome, there are actually quite a few people who do this, and the technology is quite mature."