Azur Lane: The Azure Life of the Tragic Admiral

Her long chestnut hair was simply tied up with a headband, and her scarlet eyes were as alluring as a pair of rubies.

Independence - Transformation Knight

"The light aircraft carrier Independence reports to you. Please don't mind my identity as a light aircraft carrier, just leave the mission to me with confidence."

The reason why the appearance of Independence made Cleveland dumbfounded was simple. Independence was supposed to be the fifth ship of the Cleveland class, but it was converted into a light aircraft carrier and became the first ship of the Independence class.

The Independence class consisted of nine ships, all of which were originally Cleveland-class light cruisers.

Therefore, the relationship between these two people is a bit subtle.

Independence also saw Cleveland at a glance and was a little confused.

However, this time Yang Sikang went forward to meet him.

"Hello, Independence, welcome to my fleet. My name is Yang Sikang. By the way, this Cleveland and Enterprise over there are not members of my fleet. They are the managers of this home port. However, we have a good relationship and often visit each other on weekdays."

Independence had a subtle expression, and he greeted Cleveland with a lack of confidence:

"Hello, Cleveland...sis?"

I don't know if she meant to say miss or sister, the first word was quite ambiguous, but Cleveland's name came out clearly.

Yang Sikang handed the bag in his hand to Independence, and then made way for Independence and Cleveland.

However, the two of them simply greeted each other and chatted for a few words, and then Independence came to Yang Sikang's side and greeted Belfast and the others.

Leave the explanation to the maids. Yang Sikang looked at Essex, who hurried back to him and looked quite entangled, and said with a smile:

"Hello, Essex. Welcome to my fleet. My name is Yang Sikang."

"Hello, Commander! I'm so sorry for not greeting you right away!"

"Don't worry about it. I thought this would happen when I invited Enterprise here. So, please forgive me for not bringing the gift I prepared for you to the construction room. After all, Enterprise doesn't seem to like lemons."

Hearing Yang Sikang's teasing, Essex couldn't help but relax, and the tension in his heart disappeared.

As a ship girl, she was extremely nervous when she ignored her commander and went to greet her seniors right after being built.

Fortunately, the commander seems to be a generous person.

However, Essex immediately became serious and said seriously:

"HMS Essex, the lead ship of the Essex class, reporting to you!"

"Don't be so nervous, Essex. It's the first day of the new year, relax a little."

"Since it is the commander's order..."

"This is not an order, it's a suggestion. Haha, well, let me say hello to everyone first. I think the general commander of the enterprise wants to talk to me."

Essex walked towards Belfast and the others, while Yang Sikang came to the company whose face was full of dissatisfaction.

Although he wanted to be serious, Yang Sikang couldn't help laughing.

"If I had known you were going to build Essex, I wouldn't have stayed!"

Enterprise lowered his voice when he said this, fearing that Essex would hear it and hurt her feelings.

Yang Sikang smiled happily, shrugged and said:

"I also thought you wouldn't stay, so I deliberately didn't tell you."

Enterprise glared at Yang Sikang fiercely, but since the latter had said this, he was naturally mentally prepared and simply ignored Enterprise's death stare.

"I want to ask, what is the current status of Yorktown and Bumblebee?"

Hearing this question, Qiye was stunned at first, and then subconsciously pulled down the brim of his hat.

She instinctively wanted to refuse to answer this question, but when she thought of Yang Sikang's uniqueness, a glimmer of hope arose in her heart.

"It sank. And to date, there is no record of any commander building a Yorktown or Hornet."

"They sank, and no one built them. It's just as expected."

Yang Sikang sighed lightly, and then said something shocking:

"While I was building Essex, I explored the possibility of building York."

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PS: Yes, I intentionally left this passage blank.

Chapter 85 Feasibility Analysis: Essex Class

As soon as these words came out, Enterprise immediately looked at him, his eyes full of expectation.

But unfortunately, Yang Sikang was destined to give her a disappointing result.

"I can communicate with them, but I can't wake them up. So I just asked you what the situation is with Yorktown and Bumblebee's main family. Now it seems that what I communicated with is probably..."

The words were not finished, but both of them understood what was coming next.

The enterprise calmed down much faster than Yang Sikang expected. In just a few seconds, the enterprise made a decisive judgment:

"Then keep this secret and don't tell anyone."

Yang Sikang looked at the company with a little surprise. He thought that the company would have some ideas about this matter. After all, if they could communicate, it would mean there would be a chance to build it.

But Enterprise responded to his gaze calmly and said:

"After you become stronger, you may have a chance to get Sister Yorktown and Bumblebee back, but not now. You don't know what kind of impact it will cause if they appear under your command. Anyway, I won't tell anyone else about this, and you'd better not tell anyone else until... you have the ability to bear the consequences."

"I understand this."

Yang Sikang smiled. He was of course aware of this matter, so he had only tried it out before and had no real intention of building York City.

Moreover, in his opinion, this might be an opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that would probably never come back if missed!

In the game, Yorktown's return is a big show created by Helena META, Memphis META, Yorktown META and others, while Yorktown II and other ship girls actually appeared in another space.

but!

As a player, it is easy to find its essence.

Yorktown II, belongs to the Essex class!

The second ship of the Essex class, CV-2 Yorktown; the fourth ship of the Essex class, CV-10 Hornet.

Based on his understanding of the game, if he wanted to bring Yorktown and Bumblebee, which had hope of communication but could not be awakened and whose original homes had long been sunk, back to the light of day, awakening Yorktown II and Bumblebee II was undoubtedly the best solution.

Not only can it awaken it, but it can also improve its strength in one go and solve many problems.

However, the biggest problem lies in how to achieve this.

Yang Sikang is not the unique commander in the game. He does not have the help of the three META ships Helena, Memphis and Yorktown.

It is even more impossible to copy the content of "Directional Folding" in the game and obtain the information of Type II ship equipment.

He could only find a way to obtain or make a set of Type II ship equipment by himself!

The basis of this idea lies in the ship girl he just built.

Essex.

However, this was just a side job for him. If it was just for research, he would not have built Essex specifically.

Essex is strong enough in his own right and fits the needs of his current situation.

And he has a very high liking for Essex. This usually cool girl who absolutely cannot touch alcohol, turns into a little fangirl when she meets Enterprise. How interesting!

Thinking of this, Yang Sikang's heart moved and he turned to look at Duli.

"Corporate Commander, I have a question for you."

"what's up?"

"Most of the prototype ships in history have undergone multiple modifications. Can the ship girls also improve their combat effectiveness in a similar way?"

However, the company's answer disappointed Yang Sikang:

"Azur Lane has been researching these things, but for now... there are no concrete results."

We haven’t successfully developed the transformation technology yet!

This answer made Yang Sikang feel helpless for a moment, but after thinking about it he could only sigh.

He had no idea what stage the world was in. Moreover, the fact that neither the ship girls nor the commanders in this world were unique proved its peculiarity.

Fortunately, he still remembered that in the original plot of the game, it was the royal camp that first developed the transformation technology.

He himself got his start by relying on the royal ship girls, and in the future he will inevitably have to deal with the royal camp.

Yang Sikang looked at Duli again and made up his mind.

Sooner or later he would have to go to the Royal Family himself, he was determined to obtain the transformation technology!

But when he thought of this, Yang Sikang couldn't help but feel that he seemed to have too much to do, and it was too difficult.

He had to first deal with the affairs of those who had not yet died, and prepare to take over ownership of his own port area and other matters.

And after that, we have to investigate and re-plan the QX-306 port area. It would be best if we can prepare the plan and related content before Donghuang’s construction team starts work.

In addition, he also had to try to guard against the strange interference source that only appeared twice, but both times made him feel like he was about to die.

He also has to find a way to obtain information related to transformation, mental awakening, etc. These are all highly confidential content, not to mention that they have not been completed yet and cannot be obtained casually.

It’s not that he doesn’t have the ability to start from scratch, but now he doesn’t have the corresponding equipment, the corresponding talents, or the right venue.

It is true that QX-306 will be in his hands in the next few days, but the place is still in ruins.

He couldn't just take his ship girls to QX-306 right now and live in a ruin where they could be attacked by the Sirens at any time, right?

He's not crazy!

Besides, he was in a hurry to take up the post in order to get rid of the threat, but now he has established a firm foothold and the initiative is gradually in his own hands.

Leaving the home port is no longer his top priority. On the contrary, what he should do is to use his current popularity in the home port to try to obtain more information and resources that he cannot reach on his own.

"Alright, ladies."

Yang Sikang walked up to his ship girls and said with a smile:

"It's midnight now. I think we should go home."

He turned to look at Essex and Independence, raised his eyebrows and smiled:

"And we have to get up early, you know, our routine."

After saying that, he turned around and looked at Enterprise and Cleveland:

"Do you two need an invitation?"

"I can do it myself."

Cleveland said straightforwardly, while Enterprise thought for a moment before answering:

"I don't have much to do in the morning, so I should be able to come on time."

She originally wanted to refuse, but firstly it was the first day of the new year, and secondly it was the first time that Yang Sikang built a White Eagle ship, and it was Essex.

Being stared at by Essex with expectation, it was really hard for her to say no.

Belfast and Newcastle took care of the room arrangements. After returning to the villa, Yang Sikang went straight back to his office, took a few books from the bookshelf, and then moved a few inconspicuous small wooden blocks.

Then he went to the basement, opened the fuse box next to the chemistry lab bench, and flipped several hidden buttons inside.

A small door that was only wide enough for one person to pass through opened silently, and the dim light barely illuminated the metal-wrapped passage.

After passing through a ten-meter-long corridor, there was another office at the other end with the same layout as the office on the second floor.

Yang Sikang walked to the desk with ease and opened the cabinet on the side of the desk. It turned out that the whole cabinet was connected from top to bottom and contained a safe.

After opening the safe, Yang Sikang found the one he was looking for from among the many file bags.

＜Feasibility Analysis Plan: Essex Class＞

Chapter 86 Preparations for Contacting the Royal Family

Since Yang Sikang came to this home port, there are only two things he has never stopped doing:

The first thing was to go to the embankment to see the sea, which was something he would definitely do in his spare time.

Although he basically ends up babysitting every time he goes there, it's just a side job for him. It also allows Javelin and Jarvis to have more contact with ordinary children, which is good.