Wang Yu walked aimlessly along the beach.
Of course, he couldn't actually go to the infirmary; after all, he wasn't sick or injured, even though he really wanted to see what Nvzaoshen looked like.
But he was, after all, a high-quality Commander who was upright and honorable. How could he do something so boring for just a fleeting thought?
Moreover, what good would looking do? She wasn't his Ship Girls; he couldn't just take her away. Most likely, looking would be in vain.
He might even be seen as a Commander with ulterior motives, which would lead to more trouble. What if the perfect start he had worked so hard for encountered a setback?
A few plump, furry creatures scurried past him, meowing. They seemed to have endless energy, their playful antics visible everywhere. He wondered how many Command Cats there were in the entire Headquarters.
He had walked this entire way and had barely seen any humans other than Ship Girls. However, he could see Command Cats playing and frolicking in various places. Seeing their cuteness, Wang Yu wanted to pet a cat.
It was just that these little creatures, though plump, were unusually agile, and each one was extremely vigilant. They seemed very distrustful of outsiders.
They would play freely in front of other Ship Girls, but as soon as he tried to approach, they would immediately run far away. After several attempts, Wang Yu lost his interest in petting cats.
If they weren't his own cats, then so be it.
When I have my own cats, I'll pet two at once...
Besides these, Wang Yu also saw many creatures similar to Little Yellow Chicken. Although he really wanted to study these creatures called Manjuu, these Manjuu were different from the Command Cats. Each one looked busy, doing all sorts of work, like diligent laborers.
Wang Yu was a bit puzzled. How could these little creatures, not even knee-high, carry a box taller than he was and run so fast? Could they also be Wisdom Cube creations? He felt like he was getting closer to the truth.
It seemed this was the primary productivity of Azure Lane.
Since the emergence of this new energy source named Wisdom Cube, all technological development had inevitably leaned towards the Wisdom Cube. Coupled with the interference of Wisdom Cube energy in the air, a huge gap had appeared between inland and marine technology.
Wang Yu walked along, organizing the limited information he had. What he saw and what he knew confirmed each other, and the image of the world gradually became richer in his mind.
The future of this world is on the sea!
The ceiling of human evolution is the Commander!
Therefore, I must become a Commander!
York had said earlier that she was going to participate in a trial, and then she disappeared. Wang Yu guessed that York was probably just hungry and went to find a place to eat, or she just made an excuse to go play somewhere else. He wasn't particularly hungry now, and he also didn't know where to find food.
So he had been wandering around outside, finding everything fresh. The security within the Headquarters was not strict; it seemed tight on the outside but loose on the inside. Wang Yu didn't try to enter other buildings. He just wandered aimlessly outside, and the guarding Ship Girls saw that he had no intention of trespassing. They didn't mind him wandering around.
There were quite a few Little Yellow Chicken teams, however, carrying weapons and diligently patrolling everywhere.
Truly, the versatile Little Yellow Chicken.
Wang Yu decisively kept his distance from these armed Little Yellow Chicken. Who knew if these Little Yellow Chicken recognized people? What if a weapon accidentally discharged, what would he do?
Hmm, I wonder if Headquarters has any hidden forces? This scene doesn't look like a military restricted zone at all. Or perhaps most of Headquarters' power is deployed at sea, and what I'm seeing now is just a small part of it.
Unconsciously, he arrived at the seaside. From time to time, some lightly dressed Ship Girls passed by. Wang Yu felt the scenery by the sea was simply too beautiful. He abandoned the idea of leaving immediately, deciding to enjoy the sea view a bit longer, not rushing back to his accommodation.
On the way, he also met Hornet and some other Ship Girls he had seen a few times. He always felt their gaze towards him seemed a bit strange. They nodded to each other as a greeting, but they quickly left the beach, which made Wang Yu feel a pang of regret.
Before he knew it, the sky was approaching dusk. He had been wandering for almost the entire afternoon. Although Headquarters hadn't assigned him a guide or anything, he felt he understood this world more deeply. His understanding of the world was no longer just some memories from a game; everything was so real and clear, laid out before him. He didn't even need to lift a veil to clearly feel this world.
The various bell-like laughter echoing in his ears never grew tiresome.
Wang Yu walked alone to the beach. He rolled up his trouser legs, took off his shoes and socks, tucked his socks into his boots, and placed his boots casually aside, away from the seawater. He didn't mind the somewhat damp sand, and just sat down on the beach, extending his feet into the blue seawater. The cool seawater enveloped his feet, making him feel as if he were connected to the ocean. He just gazed silently at the boundless sea, lost in thought.
No matter how many times one sees the sea, one is always moved by its beauty and vastness.
After a while, Wang Yu felt a figure suddenly appear beside him. The figure didn't stop as she passed him, stepping directly over him, her high-heeled leather boots entering the seawater, and stopping about two meters away from him in the water.
From her back, the figure had light gray hair, with a few hairpins in the shape of some kind of flower. Wang Yu couldn't identify the flower. Her hair was very long, almost covering her hips. Below that were a pair of slender, fair legs. The seawater rose above her boots and filled her shoes.
Wang Yu imagined that the feeling of seawater filling her shoes probably wasn't very pleasant. And she hadn't even taken off her socks.
He only thought about it in his mind; he certainly wouldn't dare to say it out loud.
It wasn't because he was a coward; it was just that a well-mannered Commander should never say such rude things. Etiquette forbade it, that was all.
Wang Yu saw the girl with her back to him, spreading her arms. Specks of light appeared from her body. The surrounding seawater swirled like a vortex.
Wang Yu was no stranger to this light. When his body finally coalesced upon arriving in this world, it was with such sparkling, starlike light. The light quickly converged, forming two ship rigs on either side of her body, like flight decks, connected to her body by several mechanical arm joints.
This was the first time Wang Yu had seen a ship rig. He felt the oppressive force emanating from it was almost suffocating. The aura of the girl's back completely changed, like a war weapon about to be unleashed, giving off an overwhelming pressure.
This was merely a White Eagle ship rig. If it were an Iron Blood Mechanical Dragon rig, it would probably scare a person to death.
Wang Yu tried hard to calm himself down. These were minor scenes; he would surely experience them all in the future, so he couldn't panic.
Above the ship rig decks, several points of light appeared. In an instant, the light rapidly expanded, forming the silhouettes of several carrier-based aircraft.
Before fully taking shape, they shot towards the sky like arrows from a bowstring, trailing streaks of light. In the blink of an eye, almost 20 carrier-based aircraft roared and disappeared into the sky. The seawater gradually calmed, flowing quietly at the girl's feet. Unbeknownst to him, the girl was already standing on the surface of the sea, the water beneath her feet as firm as solid ground.
"Essex-class Aircraft Carrier Shangri-La."
The girl dropped this sentence without turning her head, her eyes still fixed on the distant sea. The afterglow of the setting sun fell upon her. Her body seemed to emit a golden light, with specks of light dancing among her hair.
He had forgotten what Shangri-La's ship rig looked like in the game, but the Shangri-La he saw now had a very futuristic and technological ship rig. Its complexity must far exceed that of the game's ship rigs, because if Shangri-La's ship rig in the game had been so imposing, he surely wouldn't have had no impression of it.
Wang Yu snapped back to reality, realizing the girl was introducing herself to him.
It's just that her entrance was too cool. It's the scene of my dreams.
Damn, she showed off on me.