Azur Lane: The Azure Life of the Tragic Admiral

They knew very well that there was no stronghold at the originally planned target point.

The exchanges between the First Carrier and the Sirens had not yet reached the point where the Sirens could set up a base for her to report to, but with the power of the First Carrier, this matter could be easily glossed over.

Of course, now with Yang Sikang's cooperation, it becomes even easier.

On the way back, Yang Sikang stayed on the deck the whole time. Although Dafeng wanted to stay with him, after Yang Sikang said a word, Dafeng obediently followed Belfast into the cabin.

It was necessary for Dafeng to understand the general structure of the ship first, and Akagi followed after obtaining Yang Sikang's consent.

After all, this ship had been extensively modified by Yang Sikang. The parts of the internal structure that really needed to be concealed were of course well hidden, and the parts that could be shown to them were all unimportant parts.

Akagi also knew this, but if she had the chance to go in and take a look, there was no reason for her to miss such an opportunity.

But surprisingly, Kaga did not go with them.

She stayed on the deck, standing not far from Yang Sikang, neither approaching nor leaving. She just stood there, motionless like a sculpture.

Yang Sikang lay on the recliner with his eyes closed, but even so he could still clearly feel Kaga's gaze.

That instinctively unsettling look was hard to ignore, especially knowing that Kaga must have something to say, which made it even more concerning.

The two of them seemed to be engaging in an endurance competition, but in this matter, Yang Sikang ultimately lost.

Calculating the time, if he didn't speak now, the others would be back soon, so Yang Sikang had no choice but to speak first.

"Kaga, feel free to ask anything you want to ask, although I may not answer all of them."

Kaga looked over and hesitated for a while before finally speaking:

"In your previous world's fleet, there were Akagi and me, but...what about Amagi?"

Yang Sikang opened his eyes, turned his head and looked at Kaga.

"I thought you would first ask me how to become stronger. There is indeed a Sky City in that world, but it is completely different from the Sky City you know."

Kaga's eyes lit up and he quickly asked:

“But if Amagi was in the fleet of your previous world, that means you know Amagi well, right? Then can you…”

"Reawakening a sunken shipgirl is not something that can be done with a single clap of hands."

Yang Sikang interrupted Kaga without hesitation, breaking her expectations.

"The world I was in before was different from this one. In addition to understanding the ship girls, objective data support is also very necessary. I was able to awaken Yorktown based on multi-faceted investment and theoretical support, plus calculating the Siren and some luck to finally get such a result."

Kaga lowered his head and bit his lips, still feeling a little unwilling.

Yang Sikang did not give her a perfunctory answer, and his answer was very simple and clear.

She could understand the meaning of Yang Sikang's words, but emotionally she was still unwilling to accept it.

The word "Amagi" was like a thorn in Kaga's heart. The appearance of Yang Sikang, who was able to bring the sunken Yorktown back to the surface, and his performance in strategy and fleet strength, had made her accept this man unknowingly.

However, when hope was right in front of her, Yang Sikang himself ruthlessly denied her expectations, which undoubtedly made her very disappointed.

"But it's not completely hopeless."

Yang Sikang sighed and changed the subject.

Kaga looked over suddenly, and Yang Sikang continued:

"But it will take time, and even if I am sure I can awaken Amagi, it may not be a good thing for you. I am a commander, and you should understand what it means if I awaken Amagi."

Before Kaga could answer, Akagi's anxious voice came from the side:

"We are willing to pay any price as long as you can find a way to awaken Tiancheng."

"I found a way. Akagi, you mean I'll find a way and tell you, and then you can wake up Amagi, right?"

"If possible, we certainly hope so. After all, Amagi is on our side."

“But that doesn’t do me any good.”

Akagi came over, his expression slightly restrained and more serious:

"I know about the bet between you and Shentong, Mr. Yang Sikang. I have no objection to you making a bet in private. Given your strength, if Shentong approves, I have no objection to her joining your fleet. But you already have so many wise and resourceful people in your fleet, so why do you have to stick to Tiancheng?"

Yang Sikang shook his head:

"It's not a question of persistence or not, but for me, no ship girl is redundant. Moreover, Akagi should know better than me what Amagi's ability as a counselor is, right?"

Akagi frowned slightly and continued:

"But there is no shortage of resourceful people in your fleet. If you wish, whether it is the magic cube of Kaga and I, or the magic cube of the Second Air Fleet or others, I can try to get it for you..."

"That won't bother you."

Yang Sikang smiled and said:

"And Akagi, how can you be sure that I can't build other shipgirls of the Sakura Empire?"

"Whether you agree or not is different from your own position, Mr. Yang Sikang."

Akagi emphasized:

“We have reasons why we must do this.”

“But everything can be changed.”

Yang Sikang shook his head and decided to end the topic.

"Forget it, it's too early to talk about this now. Instead of worrying about awakening Tiancheng, you should be more concerned about yourselves now."

Akagi and Kaga were a little confused about his nonsensical words, but Yang Sikang had no intention of giving them an answer.

Because the command ship was traveling alone, its speed was adjusted to be faster, so when it returned to the port area, it just caught up with the fleet that had left earlier.

Yang Sikang and others returned to the port area in a swagger. How to explain to others the problems that occurred during this operation was the business of Akagi and Kaga.

While the two were still busy, Yang Sikang brought Yorktown and Taiho, two of the main ship girls in his fleet, and went straight to Shentong's office.

Because Yang Sikang had left the port, Shentong, who was able to temporarily get away from related affairs, had not even had time to sort out the context of events so far and find the key points before Yang Sikang had already returned to the port.

Her intuition told her that Yang Sikang must have done something secretly, otherwise Musashi would not have been able to go against his usual behavior and take the initiative to express his position and make a series of related arrangements, completely ignoring Akagi's arrangements.

But no matter how hard she tried to recall, there were always some key clues that couldn't be connected.

And just at this time, Yang Sikang came with Yorktown and Dafeng.

Chapter 276 Returning to the port area, Akagi is stunned

"Welcome back, Mr. Yang Sikang."

Seeing Yang Sikang coming to him so brazenly, Shentong guessed the final outcome of this action.

Although it was expected, she still felt helpless when it really happened before her eyes.

She had never expected that Akagi and Siren would join forces to set up a trap, but even with such an arrangement, she still couldn't do anything to him.

She had guessed the current outcome since Yang Sikang appeared in the port area at an unexpected time and communicated directly with Jiang Feng.

"It seems that Lord Chicheng's plan has failed completely. What are your plans next, Lord Yang Sikang?"

"Anyway, let's collect the gambling debt first."

Shentong's expression froze for a moment, and then quickly became unnatural.

To be honest, from my personal point of view, Shen Tong has no objection to giving Yang Sikang her magic cube.

But Chongying had her own rules after all. Although she thought simply at the time, she also considered many things. It's just that the cunning delaying tactics I thought of at the time now seem to have some self-defeating flaws.

Shentong thought about it again and again, and sighed helplessly:

"Mr. Yang Sikang, although I am willing to give you the Rubik's Cube, I still want to remind you that I am a ship girl of the Sakura Empire after all."

She glanced at Dafeng and added helplessly:

"And I'm not as free as Taiho-sama."

"Don't worry about Akagi, she won't object. Rather, she and Kaga were also my targets."

Shentong was stunned for a moment, while Dafeng beside Yang Sikang began to look confused.

As for Dafeng, she wished that she was the only one in Yang Sikang's fleet and there would never be any other people.

However, as a newcomer to Yang Sikang's fleet, Taiho was still very humble and polite to the "predecessors" who became ship girls under Yang Sikang before her, at least her etiquette was impeccable.

However, she felt a little uneasy when she saw that Yang Sikang came to collect a magic cube as soon as he returned to the Sakura Port Area, and then casually stated that he wanted to recruit Akagi Kaga under his command.

But before she could think too much, a hand was placed on her head, stopping her thoughts instantly.

"Don't worry, trust me."

It was just six short words, but Dafeng nodded anyway, smiling.

Shentong watched his interaction with Dafeng with a complicated expression.

This man accomplished with ease what the Sakura Empire had been trying to do without success.

Not only that, looking at the current situation, Dafeng did not take the affairs of Sakura Empire seriously at all. She did not even think about the problem in this regard and completely obeyed the interests of Yang Sikang.

But the uneasy aura around Dafeng was obvious, but this man made Dafeng behave herself with just one sentence.

This is something many people dare not even think about!

Especially in the Sakura Empire, because of the difficulty and time-consuming commander selection, coupled with the Sakura Empire's unique position, the status of the ship girls is exceptionally high.

Not to mention a strong commander like Yang Sikang, any commander who can communicate with the ship girls under his command on an equal footing is already considered excellent.

In most cases, the commander basically feels like he is being led by the nose by the ship girl.

"Speaking of magical powers, we have an additional bet, right?"

Shen Tong's body trembled slightly and suddenly became tense.

She looked uneasily at Dafeng beside Yang Sikang. Although Dafeng seemed to pose no threat at all now, the sense of danger she had previously brought to her made her get goose bumps all over her body.

She had a hunch that if she cashed in on that bet now, she would be attacked by carrier-based aircraft.

"Forget it, I'll collect the additional bet later when I have time."

Yang Sikang saw her embarrassment and said with a smile.

Although Dafeng was very obedient to him, Yang Sikang didn't want to keep teasing Dafeng.

After all, there is still the Akagi level to come, and his journey in the Sakura Empire has not ended so soon.

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After returning to the port and dealing with those who came to inquire about the results of the operation, Akagi went straight to Musashi's residence without any hesitation.

Because of their special status, the three Yamato-class members' residences are very different from those of others.

Musashi's residence was naturally very large, but Akagi had been here many times, so he waited here with ease.

Musashi arrived quickly, but Akagi seemed more anxious than Musashi. Before Musashi sat down, he asked:

"Why did you give that man the right to dispose of that shrine? Why did you let him use the construction machine to build Taiho?"

Musashi sat down and without saying anything else, he took out a document bag, put it on the table, and pushed it over.

She was also prepared for Akagi to come and call for punishment.

In any case, it is Akagi who is standing in the front of the stage on the Sakura Empire side now, and she is able to avoid most of the trivial matters and focus on her own affairs, also relying on Akagi and Kaga.

But her order was completely different from Akagi's order, so that it was undeniable that she had destroyed Akagi's arrangements, so it was not surprising that Akagi came to attack after he returned.

Akagi took the file bag, took out the contents and started reading.

These paper documents have just been printed out, and the original electronic documents naturally have backups, so there is no need to worry that they are forged products.

The more Akagi read, the more her brows frowned. After finishing the first piece of paper, she couldn't read any further.

"Is everything written here... true?"

"Of course, I sent people to investigate repeatedly, and Jiang Feng even went to see it in person."

Akagi gritted his teeth.

The content on this first page can be summarized into two things:

1. The two men who were causing trouble at the port training ground waited for half an hour after their fleet left the port and then followed them directly.

2. Donghuang’s fleet appeared near the border without any warning or communication, and showed signs of gathering.

Akagi had already experienced the result of the first incident. She also knew the identities of the two people, and on this basis, she also knew more details about the man.