Azur Lane: The Azure Life of the Tragic Admiral

I have lived in this city till now, and my daily life is even easier and more convenient than in other cities I have been to.

If possible, I would like to bring my parents here as well, but unfortunately when I accidentally mentioned this to the admiral, he stopped me from doing so.

'This place could become a battlefield at any time. Before we completely defeat the Deep Sea, we can only try to maintain peace here, but we cannot guarantee absolute safety.'

These are indeed very convincing words, and of course even more convincing is the person who said them.

Regardless, I followed the admiral's advice. But in my opinion, it's only a matter of time before we defeat the Deep Sea.

I can't imagine those ship girls losing to anyone, that's just too ridiculous, isn't it?

XX year XX month XX day

It’s unbelievable that the so-called deep sea actually refers to such a powerful enemy!

All along, I refused to believe that this beautiful city would become a battlefield or be affected by fighting, until today, when the sudden explosion woke me up from my sleep. When I saw the sound and fire erupting from the port area, I had to realize that this place was really being affected by fighting.

The explosions and whistling sounds continued for nearly two hours, and finally everything returned to calm.

I used my position to contact the port area, and they repelled the deep sea and the danger was averted.

I don't know how I felt when I heard the news, but I must have felt relieved.

But now I am sure that I was more worried about the admiral.

He looks about the same age as me, but he is more mature and thoughtful than his appearance suggests. But he is just an ordinary person anyway. We who are in the city are all shocked and it is hard to imagine what the scene in the port area would be like.

At this moment I think I had nothing but admiration for him, as that was an experience the average person would never think of going through, and from what I knew he would fly his command ship out with him in almost every battle.

But I noticed that even in this situation, the people in this city did not run away.

Although many people came to the streets, most of them were holding something that could be used as a weapon.

No one ran away, and that was probably the most shocking thing to me tonight.

Chapter 281 Win-win, Paving the way

Carrying the Sirius ship-mounted greatsword, Yang Sikang walked slowly.

However, before he had walked far, the person he was looking for had already walked out.

Kaga walked out from behind the rocks on the seashore. She looked at Yang Sikang with a frown. Her gaze paused for a moment on the sword in his hand, and then turned to Yang Sikang's face.

"Sir Yang Sikang, can't you let them go?"

"Let it go?"

Yang Sikang raised his eyebrows, quite surprised.

"I'm surprised you said that, but why should I let them go? They've already been caught, so wouldn't it be asking for trouble if I let them go?"

Kagami sighed helplessly.

She said this just because she wanted to give it a try. Yang Sikang had already killed many people this time, and the trouble was already very big.

But not only that, he even took this opportunity to arrest several politicians who had nothing to do with the matter.

Although Akagi tacitly agreed to this matter, Kaga still wanted to give it a try.

After all, this should be Sakura Empire's own business.

"It's fine if I let them go, but Kaga, you have to think it over carefully. I won't care about any problems after letting them go. Don't wait until the time comes to seek cooperation and then you tell me... that it can't be done."

Kaga gritted his teeth.

After this period of contact, it is now inevitable for the Sakura Empire's ship girls to reach a certain degree of cooperation with Yang Sikang.

Whether in terms of ship equipment or scientific research, Yang Sikang's abilities were completely beyond their understanding.

Even though they belong to the Red Axis and may be hostile to Azur Lane in the future, both Musashi and Akagi see one thing very clearly: as long as this man is not dead, his value cannot be limited by a mere camp.

In other words, if this man was a commander loyal to Azur Lane, he would not have come to Sakura Empire in the first place.

However, this kind of cooperation cannot be put on the table. Neither the Sakura Empire nor Yang Sikang wants the exchange of interests between them to be put on the table.

For Sakura Empire, Yang Sikang was a guest and caused a lot of trouble in Sakura Empire, killing many people and destroying the infamous shrine. This was a very shameful thing for Sakura Empire. To cooperate with him again would be like licking someone else's feet after being beaten.

As for Yang Sikang, no matter what he is doing in Sakura Empire now, his confidence ultimately comes from Azur Lane, and his foundation is still with White Eagle.

For example, the reason why he can kill people and bomb in Sakura Empire so openly now does not come from his own ship girls, but from the Donghuang fleet assembled near the border.

The Sakura Empire is facing him alone, and no matter how strong his ship girls are, it will be of no use. Two fists cannot beat four hands, not to mention that they are on the Sakura Empire's territory.

However, if there is a possibility of a direct conflict with Donghuang, Sakura Empire will have to think carefully.

Compared to taking action, wouldn't it be a better thing to kill dozens of stubborn political enemies?

The same goes for the people he mentioned who were arrested now, a group of politicians of high status.

This group of people is radical, belligerent and has been committed to denying past history, intensifying conflicts and even intending to start a war again.

Although such people have always been suppressed even within the Empire of Japan, as the Empire of Japan's military strength has grown, especially after the establishment of the Red Axis, the momentum of this group of people has been rising, and their status and voice have been increasing.

This was a situation that Yang Sikang did not want to see, and more importantly, this group of people would get in the way.

At the moment, Akagi, the biggest hidden danger of the Sakura Empire's ship girls, has basically been defeated by him. Whether Akagi is willing or not, at least she has to bow her head now.

Yang Sikang's goal is just around the corner, so how could he allow this unstable risk to continue to exist?

For Akagi, the most difficult aspect of the trouble caused by Yang Sikang's actions is the pressure from politicians. At the same time, in the current situation, the increasingly arrogant attitude of these people is also very annoying to the already arrogant Akagi.

So, the situation became like this: Yang Sikang wanted these people to disappear, and Chicheng also hoped that these people would shut up forever.

The interests are aligned, and although the two parties have different goals, the result is beneficial to both parties.

Yang Sikang can use this opportunity to resolve the hidden dangers in his plan, while Chicheng can gain greater control and voice.

As long as the ship girls of Sakura Empire have enough say and high enough status, their words will be more effective than those of the Sakura Empire government. In the end, even the Sakura Empire government will have to act according to their wishes.

Yang Sikang was certain that this could be done, and that Chicheng must have the ability and ambition to do so.

So those politicians were arrested so easily because they never thought that the guards responsible for protecting them would suddenly turn against them and arrest them.

But simply letting these politicians die is far from enough. There must be many people who can replace them and continue their careers.

Therefore, this is the reason why Yang Sikang came out in the middle of the night carrying a big sword and why Kaga came here in person - to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

"Although the matter has been settled, if you feel it is inappropriate, I can go back now."

Yang Sikang could probably guess why Kaga suddenly changed his temper and wanted to plead for those people, but he was not going to take any risks now.

He thought very clearly in his mind that if this matter was not accomplished, the things that were originally scheduled to be handed over to the Sakura Empire would simply be transferred to the Iron Blood.

Although he had no actual contact with Iron Blood, they seemed to be quite friendly to him. In addition, with what he had at hand, he was not worried that Iron Blood would go back on its word.

In terms of execution, Iron Blood is undoubtedly more thorough than Sakura Empire.

In his heart, Iron Blood was the best solution, but unlike Sakura Empire, he lacked the opportunity to contact Iron Blood, and it was difficult for him to take the initiative when dealing with Iron Blood.

He had borrowed the power of Donghuang before coming to Sakura Empire, but no one from Tiexue could endorse him.

But Kaga's hesitation did not last long. She shook her head and her expression became firm again.

"No, please pretend you didn't hear me. Everyone is over there, please follow me."

Yang Sikang smiled slightly and followed.

The handling of the matter was much simpler than expected. Strictly speaking, when Yang Sikang and Kaga appeared together, those people's psychological defenses had basically collapsed.

They were well aware of Yang Sikang's blatant bombing and fighter strafing, and the tacit approval of the Sakura Empire's ship girls who were able to stop Yang Sikang made them even more frightened. The huge gap in military strength, coupled with the support of the Donghuang fleet that was now so close behind Yang Sikang, made these people simply give in.

But we still have to do what we need to do. After all... the person has already been caught. Wouldn't it be asking for trouble if we let him go?

Chapter 282 Solomon's Ghost

A few days later, at a training ground in Sakura Empire.

Yang Sikang stood in the bridge of his command ship, watching the exercises of the two teams in the distance.

On one side was the Sakura Empire fleet led by Akagi Kaga, and on the other side was Yang Sikang's team led by Essex and Yorktown.

To be fair, the lineups of both teams are exactly the same.

Because Minneapolis is still undergoing treatment, Jarvis and Janus did not participate in the exercise, but Javelin was obviously very interested in exercising with the Sakura Empire's ship girls.

Dreadnought, Shangri-La and Independence were all at the front observing the carrier-based aircraft battle between the First Carrier and Yorktown and Essex, while Belfast and Sirius stayed with Yang Sikang.

Hermione was assigned to look after Minneapolis, alternating with Newcastle and Sheffield.

"Master, the destroyer from the Sakura Empire fleet should be that one, right?"

Yang Sikang took a look and smiled.

The rather short sailor suit, the mechanical ears on her head and the ship-cutting sword in her hand, which was of an exaggerated size relative to her body size, were enough for Yang Sikang to identify her based on these external features.

"Ayanami, a modified Fubuki-class ship. Tsk, the First Carrier is really good. Let's call her to the exercise."

"That kid is quite skilled in martial arts, and he uses torpedoes in a very tricky way."

"Yes, if you get hit by her torpedoes, the damage will be very serious. In this exercise environment, one torpedo may be enough to "sink" the ship."

At this point, Belfast also showed a helpless smile:

"I think this is your fault, Master. If you hadn't always changed people to use Sky Raiders to bomb them during the exercises, the First Carrier would not have reached this point."

"You can't say that. I have the Skyraider in my hand, so why shouldn't I use it? We spent a lot of time building this ship. I built it with my own ability!"

"You are right, but the First Carrier has almost gone berserk because of you. Akagi's expression has never been normal during this period."

"That can't be helped. Their ship equipment needs to be adjusted, so I have to collect data before I can make the adjustments. Of course, I have to let them go all out."

Yes, adjust the ship's outfit.

Yang Sikang agreed to modify the ship equipment for several ship girls from the Edo period, and the candidates would be decided by the Edo period.

As expected, it was naturally the two people from the First Carrier, but a necessary step for Yang Sikang to carry out the modification was to collect data.

The frequent exercises in the past few days are for this purpose. It's a pity that the Sakura Empire is not stupid after all. Although the First Carrier Fighter has to undergo ship modification, the Fifth Carrier Fighter and the Second Carrier Fighter did not participate. As for the level of Musashi, it was not even mentioned.

Even if Yang Sikang was willing to modify the Musashi, he would not be allowed to easily access the Yamato-class ship equipment, let alone collect data.

Yang Sikang didn't pay much attention to the situation at the training ground. After all, these exercises were all for collecting data.

However, due to the participation of Yorktown, the Skyraiders had such a huge advantage that it would be difficult for the next carrier battle to gain an advantage with the weapons used in the exercise.

Of course, the main reason is that the Sakura Empire was reluctant to send out a proper lineup and did not want Yang Sikang to obtain too much important data of the ship girls.

"I was looking forward to seeing Shimakaze or Yudachi play, what a shame."

The ship girl who had played well with Javelin and others before was definitely Yudachi. Originally, Yang Sikang thought that he might be able to collect data through this opportunity, but he didn't expect that the First Carrier Battle not only let Shimakaze Yudachi play, but also didn't let them come to watch the battle.

In Yang Sikang's opinion, the two men might be watching somewhere secretly, but it would probably be difficult to find them.

He didn't have the idea of ​​finding those two people. After all, in his opinion, meeting Shimakaze Yuudachi was just a matter of time, and it didn't make much difference.

What's important is that Javelin and the others are happy, that's enough, there's no need to destroy their friendship for your own purposes.

"But Ayanami, the ship girl, is also very good."

"Yes."

Yang Sikang smiled.

As we all know, it is normal for the three major families to have four people, and Ayanami is almost the same situation.

For Yang Sikang personally, Ayanami, the ship girl, is indeed extraordinary.

"Let's see if there's a chance to say hello after the exercise is over."

Yang Sikang suddenly said:

Belfast was a little surprised. Up to today, there were many ship girls from the First Carrier Group who participated in the exercise, but Ayanami was the first one who Yang Sikang took the initiative to say hello.

But she didn't ask any more questions and just silently wrote down the matter.

Although Ayanami had certain advantages in the battle between her and Javelin, the combination of Yorktown's Skyraider and Hellcat still produced excellent results.

In the end, the result of the exercise was still that Yang Sikang's ship girl won, but compared to when the exercise just started a few days ago, it was now a narrow victory.

When the members of the exercise returned to the port, Yang Sikang was already waiting there.

After Ayanami came ashore from one side and was about to go back, Yang Sikang suddenly came over.

"Hello, Ayanami."