Kaga had just built it and didn't know much about this world. Coupled with her somewhat cold personality, she didn't express her opinion.

Mikami Hiroyu: "Prince Eugen, welcome to my fleet. Please take good care of me from now on."

"Admiral, I'll do my best! Are those ladies over there my seniors?" Prince Eugen said, pointing to Iowa and the others.

"Yes, from now on you'll be comrades in the same fleet, so get along well!"

"Yes, Admiral. May I go and say hello?"

"Go ahead! They're very friendly!"

After receiving permission from Mikami Hiroyu, Prinz Eugen quickly walked over and introduced herself to Yamato and the others with a smile: "Greetings, seniors. I am Prinz Eugen, a newly joined heavy cruiser from Germany, the third ship of the Hipper-class heavy cruiser. Please take good care of me in the future."

Princess Eugen's self-introduction quickly made her feel at ease in the fleet, and she was now genuinely talking to Yamato and the others.

When Nagata Nobunaga first saw Prinz Eugen, he only recognized her as a German heavy cruiser girl from her German naval uniform and the Iron Cross on her left shoulder. However, he didn't know her name, as he had never seen her before; she seemed to be another rare ship girl. Was this Mikami Hiroyu sent by heaven to thwart him? Nagata Nobunaga had lost count of how many times Mikami Hiroyu had thwarted him, but he had forgotten that he himself had actively requested to watch Mikami Hiroyu's construction.

It was only after hearing Eugen's self-introduction that Nagata Nobunaga was able to confirm Eugen's information. While Eugen was chatting with Yamato and the others, Nagata Nobunaga walked up to Mikami Hiroyu and then circled around him a few times.

Yu Shen Haoyu was surprised by the governor's strange behavior and asked curiously, "Governor, is there something strange about me? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I want to see what's so special about you, kid, that you managed to build Eugen."

"Is it strange that Eugen was built?" Mikami Hiroyu was a little confused.

"You should know that your Princess Eugen is the first Princess Eugen in this world. As for whether she will be the last, I don't know. If Princess Eugen hadn't introduced herself, I wouldn't even know her name."

Is Eugen really that rare?

Fortunately, Nagata Nobunaga is now used to being beaten down by Mikami Hiroyu and selectively ignores this statement.

In the following time, Nagata Nobunaga told Mikami Hiroyu a story about Prince Eugen.

The heavy cruiser Schwere Kreuzer Prinz Eugen was one of the large surface combat ships of Germany during World War II. It was the third ship of the Nazi Navy's Admiral-Hipper-Klasse class of heavy cruisers. Its name comes from Prince Eugen, one of the greatest field marshals in Austrian history.

As a heavy cruiser on whom the German Navy placed high hopes, the Prinz Eugen never managed to sink a single enemy warship independently throughout its life, yet it miraculously survived every fierce battle, making it a legend in the German Navy. However, shortly after each time it broke away from its escort convoy, the capital ships it escorted were either sunk or severely damaged. Later, during Operation Hellhound-Thunder in early 42, the Prinz Eugen emerged unscathed from the retreat to German territory, while the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were both damaged by mines. This reaffirmed its status as a harbinger of good fortune. For the remaining years, it supported the Eastern Front shore bombardment and the East Prussian evacuation at the end of the war, before facing the end of the war. It was Germany's only large surface warship at the end of the war. It witnessed the entire history of the Third Reich's rise and fall and was reparations to the United States after the war.

In July 1946, it participated in the US nuclear test at Bikini Atoll, serving as a target ship for the atomic bomb along with ships such as Nagato and Sakagao. After experiencing two nuclear explosions and witnessing the artificial sun, although it did not sink, it was severely radioactively contaminated and became a scrap ship. It was towed to Kwajalein Atoll for abandonment, ensuring the safety of its inhabitants.

Prince Eugen also had a nickname --- Lucky Prince

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Chapter Ninety-Eight: Hope

The lucky ship, Prinz Eugen, can protect the home and the fleet if placed in the home, or protect the fleet if placed in the fleet. This is what Governor-General Nagata Nobunaga said.

"Governor, now that my fleet is complete, can you tell me the location of the Naval Admiral Tournament?" Mikami Hiroyu suddenly thought of this question and asked with a smile.

Nagata Nobunaga said with a nostalgic expression, "Do you know the location where humans first released ship girls?"

Gaia's message to Misami Hiroyu contained a record of this: at that time, humanity's great counterattack against the deep sea ended in utter failure. To completely destroy humanity's will to resist, the deep sea deployed most of its fleet to encircle and annihilate humanity's coastal military forces. Every coastal city was destroyed without exception, and even the smallest villages perished.

At that time, Nagata Nobunaga, along with his comrades, was also fleeing under the retaliation of the Abyssal Fleet. In their panic, they fled into an unnamed island. Soon, the Abyssal destroyers pursuing them caught up. The destroyers, expressionless, fired a few shells, and soon the sound of exploding shells filled Nagata Nobunaga's surroundings. The blast waves made him feel as if he were living in hell. Nagata Nobunaga, a comrade-in-arms, tragically died in the first bombardment by the Abyssal Fleet.

Before Nagata Nobunaga could even grieve for his fallen comrades, the second barrage of shells from the Abyss exploded right beside him. The blast wave sent him flying several meters, and just when he thought all was lost, his starting ship, the heavy cruiser Aoba—the one that had transformed him into a human—appeared before him.

Nobunaga Nagata could never forget the sight of the heavy cruiser Aoba when she appeared before his eyes. She was so handsome, brave, and beautiful. At that moment, Nobunaga Nagata could think of every positive adjective, but none could describe Aoba's figure in battle against the Abyss. In the end, Nobunaga Nagata could only describe the girl who saved him from the Abyss's cannon fire as a goddess.

After learning about ship girls from Aoba, Nagata Nobunaga invited her to join his fleet, which Aoba accepted after a brief consideration. Nagata Nobunaga then built the first ship girl fleet on the island, marking the first step in humanity and ship girls' resistance against the Abyss. Although only the flagship heavy cruiser Aoba survived, the rest of the ship girls were absorbed into the sea.

This unnamed island was later called the Island of Beginnings, in memory of Nobunaga Nagata's first encounter with the ship girls. Afterwards, the island became the venue for the Naval Admiral Tournament, which is open to admirals of the rank of lieutenant or higher every year.

After receiving a hint from Nagata Nobunaga, Mikami Hiroyu knew where the competition would be held. "Governor, it's the Island of Beginnings, isn't it!"

Nobunaga Nagata nodded and said, "Don't worry, I've already had someone register you. Here's the list of participants. You can leave tomorrow! It's getting late, and you can't leave now even if you wanted to. Anyway, the competition is the day after tomorrow, so you should be able to make it. Don't rush."

Hiroyu Mikami accepted the red entry form handed to him by Nobunaga Nagata. It read: "Lieutenant Hiroyu Mikami, you have registered for the Naval Commander's Competition jointly organized by the Naval Base and the Naval Commander's Academy. Please bring your fleet and report to the Starting Island before 12:5 PM on May 10th. Failure to do so will be considered an automatic forfeit." There were two stamps at the end, one from the Naval Base and the other from the Naval Commander's Academy.

Yu Shen Haoyu saw the information above and knew the deadline for reporting, so he wasn't in a hurry. Anyway, he could make it if he set off tomorrow; it was only a half-day journey, so he was sure he could make it.

"Then, Governor, I shall take my leave. I'm truly sorry to have troubled you for so long and caused you so much trouble," said Mikami Hiroyu, bowing as he put down the test order.

Seeing that the Admiral was bidding farewell to Governor-General Nagata Nobunaga, the ship girls of Mikami Hiroyu stopped chatting and followed behind him, bidding him farewell in unison.

"Well then, Admiral Xiao Xi, I won't keep you any longer. I hope you win first place in the Naval Admiral Competition."

"Thank you for your kind words, Governor. Farewell, Governor!" After saying this, Yu Shenhaoyu left with the servants who had been waiting on the side.

Led by Yamato, the ship girls of Mikami Hiroyu bowed to the governor again to say goodbye after Mikami Hiroyu turned to leave, and then left with Mikami Hiroyu.

After Mikami Hiroyu and his ship girls left the naval base, Mikami Hiroyu never saw the legendary ship girl again. Then, the heavy cruiser Aoba appeared behind Nagata Nobunaga.

Aoba: "Admiral, is this the Admiral named Mikami Hiroyu whom you placed so much hope in?"

Nagata Nobunaga displayed a different expression than when he was with Mikami Hiroyu; it was full of affection. Nagata Nobunaga smiled and asked, "So, what kind of feeling does Mikami Hiroyu give you?"

Aoba: "Although I'm no longer a ship girl, I can still feel the immense allure of that 11-year-old admiral's aura to ship girls. If that admiral wants any ship girl to join his naval base, apart from those ship girls with high intimacy with their own admiral who might refuse, no one can resist his invitation. I have that feeling."

Nobunaga Nagata nodded in agreement: Humanity's overall strength is currently not high. Only a very small fraction of the high-level and rare ship girls are considered high-tier combatants. They've joined the naval base to help the admiral fight against the Abyss, while the majority remain alone in this world, doing what they want. They don't care at all what will happen to humanity under the Abyss's attacks. As long as the Abyss doesn't bother them, they will coexist peacefully with them.

Nagata Nobunaga was deeply concerned and wanted to change the situation. He instructed admirals to actively recruit high-ranking and rare ship girls into the naval base, but the success rate was abysmal. Only one in 10000 attempts would succeed; some ship girls simply wouldn't join, no matter how hard the admirals tried. Some ship girls, annoyed by the admirals' efforts, simply went into hiding.

The appearance of Mikami Hiroyu gave Nagata Nobunaga hope. Iowa voluntarily joined Mikami Hiroyu's still empty naval base, and Yuudachi joined after only a few words. On his first construction attempt, Mikami Hiroyu created the armored carrier Taihou, a girl he couldn't understand standing behind him holding an umbrella, the regular carrier Kaga, and the Prinz Eugen, known as the lucky ship.

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Chapter Ninety-Nine: Signature

While Mikami Hiroyu was building the ship girls, Aoba was also nearby. However, she didn't come out, but secretly observed this smiling admiral on whom her own admiral placed high hopes.

The reason why Mikami Hiroyu and his ship girls didn't discover Aoba is because Aoba is now just a simple human. She's no longer a ship girl, and the naval base has a large population and no hostile intentions, so they haven't noticed her.

Nagata Nobunaga said earnestly, "Good luck, Admiral Nozomi! The future is in your hands, the future of this world is in your hands," and then left without looking back.

Seeing that Nagata Nobunaga had left, Aoba followed suit. But before leaving, he thought to himself, "Good luck, junior!"

3 No.

When Yuujin Hiroyu left the naval base, a small incident occurred. The guard who had checked Yuujin Hiroyu's identification upon entry, after verifying it, took out a small notebook and a pen and asked Yuujin Hiroyu to sign it.

Hiroyu Mikami didn't refuse, and Yamato took the pen and paper from the guard and handed them to him. Hiroyu wrote on the paper, "May this world be at peace soon. Hiroyu Mikami, Maizuru Naval Base!"

After finishing writing, Yu Shenhaoyu smiled and handed it to the guard, saluted, and left with the ship girls.

This single piece of paper changed the guard's life trajectory. After Yu Shen Hao Yu pacified the world, and the deep sea and humans were able to live together, this paper granted the guard a significant position. His family went from barely making ends meet to living a comfortable life. But that's a story for another time.

"Admiral, where are we going now? Back to Maizuru, or straight to the Admiral's Demonstration Tournament venue?" Yamato asked as they walked down the street.

Mikami Hiroyu: "We can't get to Maizuru or the Admiral's Demonstration Tournament from here. It's getting late. Let's find an inn to stay in and set off early tomorrow morning! By the way, Yuudachi, you seem to know this place well. Could you show us to an inn reserved for Admirals?"

Yuudachi: "Admiral, no problem! poi!"

"Then I'll leave it to you, Yuudachi-chan." Eugen's energetic voice pleased Yuudachi.

"Watch me, Eugen-chan. Admirals and seniors, follow me. I know a really nice place that's specially for receiving admirals and ship girls from afar." Yuudachi said before leading the way.

Eugen followed directly behind Yuudachi. "Let's follow Yuudachi and Eugen too!" Mikami Hiroyu said to Yamato and the others.

Mikami Hiroyu and his group attracted a lot of attention as they walked down the street. However, unlike when they arrived, this time people's attention wasn't on Iowa and Taihou. Instead, it was on Mikami Hiroyu, who had accomplished something that others might never achieve in a lifetime with incredible speed. Most people looked at Mikami Hiroyu and his ship girls with envy, wishing they could take their place. Now, Iowa and Taihou were the only way for others to identify Mikami Hiroyu, and given that he was only 11 years old, he was easily recognizable.

Yu Shen Haoyu remained unfazed by the envious glances, everything proceeding as before. Yamato, on the other hand, was overjoyed to see her admiral being the object of people's envy and praise, a role model they admired. It was as if they were praising her, no, she was even happier than if they were praising herself.

The ship girls in the game "Missionary Hero" probably all feel this way! After all, the object of people's praise is their admiral, the admiral for whom they would give everything. Compared to people envying, praising, and complimenting them... the ship girls actually prefer people envying, praising, and complimenting their admiral... That's what ship girls are all about. Once they've confirmed their admiral, they'll dedicate everything in their world to him.

Soon, Yuudachi led Mikami Hiroyu and his group to an inn called "Admiral's Rest," which, although not as luxurious as the high-end hotels outside, was indeed most suitable for an admiral like Mikami Hiroyu.

"Admiral, this is it," Yuudachi said, standing in front of the inn's entrance.

"Yuudachi, impressive. We'll stay here tonight then," said Mikami Hiroyu, leading the way inside.

After entering, Yu Shen Haoyu approached the receptionist and asked, "Please show me your identification so I can arrange a room for you and your ship girl."

"Do I need to show identification?" Yu Shenhao asked, somewhat puzzled.

Yuudachi: "Admiral, the rooms here are assigned according to the admirals' ranks. After all, this isn't an ordinary hotel; it's more like a small naval base. Even without admirals and ship girls, there are plenty of places for the ship girls to rest."

After hearing Yuudachi's explanation, Mikami Hiroyu understood the necessity of checking identification. He handed his ID to the receptionist, who gasped in surprise upon seeing the information on it. However, having received good training, she quickly calmed down and registered Mikami Hiroyu's information.

The waiter was quite efficient, quickly completing the formalities for Yu Shenhaoyu and smilingly handing him a room key and his identification.

Yu Shen Haoyu smiled back at the waiter and took the room key and his ID from the waiter. Yu Shen Haoyu saw the information on it: A8.

"Does Yuudachi know where A8 is?" asked Mikami Hiroyu, holding the room key.

Yuudachi: "I've only heard of this place from the other admirals, but I've never lived here. I don't know anything about Poi across the street." Yuudachi was a little discouraged.

"It's alright, Yuudachi. It's normal that you don't know; I'll just ask."

Yu Shenhao quickly turned around and asked, "Excuse me, how do I get to A8?"

Finally, led by the waiter, Yu Shen Haoyu found room A8. Yu Shen Haoyu smiled and thanked the waiter, leaving the waiter stunned. Yu Shen Haoyu then led his ship girl to room A8.

Upon opening the door, the room was immediately apparent; it was truly spacious. It had all the necessary facilities for the ship girls to rest, though it was a bit small. However, it was still quite well-equipped. Mikami Hiroyu greeted Yamato and the others before heading to his own room.

Unbeknownst to Mikami Hiroyu, his room was reserved for officers of captain rank or higher; otherwise, they would have to squeeze in with others.

Sometimes, power can be very useful. Although Yu Shenhaoyu didn't know this, it didn't stop him from considering what to do in the competition.

At the same time, many other admirals were also thinking about the same question as Mikami Hiroyu.

Chapter 100 Africans! The chief has ordered you to go hunting!

The next morning, after having breakfast, Mikami Hiroyu and Yamato hurriedly checked out of their room, even though Mikami Hiroyu had spent the entire night with them. However, nothing of the anticipated boarding of the ship occurred. Even if Yamato and the others wanted to, Mikami Hiroyu couldn't, as their admiral was only 11 years old.

After checking out of his room, Mikami Hiroyu led Yamato and his group towards the Island of Beginnings. Just as Mikami Hiroyu departed, the Governor received the message and boarded his private plane bound for the Island of Beginnings. After all, it would be strange for Nagata Nobunaga, as the Governor and one of the initiators of the competition, not to be present.

Because it was still early and the journey wasn't very long, Yu Shenhao and his group walked quite slowly. They gave the impression that they weren't going to participate in a competition, but rather on a vacation.

What should have taken half a day was delayed until around 6 PM by Yu Shen Haoyu. This was only because Yu Shen Haoyu realized it was getting late and they couldn't spend the night at sea, so they sped up.

The entire area had been purified and conquered by humans, so there were no deep-sea creatures present. This allowed Yuujin Hiroyu's newly built ship girls to level up. They arrived safely at the starting island of the Admiral's Tournament. The closer they got to the island, the more admirals and ship girls appeared. Most of them were admirals of similar rank to Yuujin Hiroyu, and the ship girls following them were generally level 40-50 or higher, many of whom had undergone modifications, significantly enhancing their abilities.

不过想想也对,能当上上尉就是说已经攻略到了1-4海域的门前,或者已经攻略了1-4海域。想要攻略1-4海域驱逐舰就必须要升到50级并成功一改。当然高级舰娘和稀有舰娘不用算在里面,这也是御神浩宇敢带着还是刚建造出来的加贺和欧根一起参加这个提督演**赛的。

However, after seeing many admirals bring along high-level and rare ship girls between levels 40 and 90, Yu Shenhaoyu began to have doubts about winning the admiral competition.

The highest-level ship in my fleet is the Iowa at level 71, followed by the newly added destroyer Yuudachi at level 68, though she hasn't undergone any upgrades. Aside from that, the Yamato and Taihou are slightly higher level, but still between levels 20 and 30. The only other ships are the newly built aircraft carrier Kaga and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, but both are currently level 0.

Can such a team really win first place in the Admiral's Challenge? Yu Shen Haoyu seriously doubted this. Even if his Soul Network could double the strength of his ship girls, even if his ship girls had a higher starting point, the opponent could still completely suppress them by level! Should he really use the Little Xi card? Yu Shen Haoyu thought for a long time but ultimately gave up. It was best not to reveal the Little hope card, his trump card, if possible.

So what will he use to achieve victory? Iowa's current strength, combined with the amplification of his soul network, makes her arguably the strongest ship girl in the world right now, without exception. However, Iowa alone is not enough. Although Yamato and Taihou are only level 20 to 30, Mikami Hiroyu believes they can still contend with level 80 to 90 battleships and aircraft carriers. After all, their strength is considerable, and they still have a level 20 to 30 advantage. With Mikami Hiroyu's soul network, that should be enough.

Yuudachi Mikami Hiroyu wasn't too worried. After all, Yuudachi was still a destroyer, and as long as the opponent wasn't a heavy cruiser or light carrier of level 80 or higher, Yuudachi would be perfectly fine. The remaining ships were the newly joined regular aircraft carrier Kaga and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. They were still level 0, truly primitive ships, completely in their initial state, without any Abyssal Fleet to level them up. They might be able to defeat destroyers below level 50 who hadn't undergone a first upgrade, but how could they possibly contend with level 50 ship girls who had already undergone a first upgrade?

Just as Mikami Hiroyu was pondering these questions, Yamato whispered a reminder: "Admiral, we've landed!"

Mikami Hiroyu then snapped out of his reverie and realized he was already at the port. This time, he hadn't used the Little Nozomi card; instead, he had his ship girls take turns carrying him. That's why Yamato only informed Mikami Hiroyu after he arrived at the port.

The port is now full of admirals and ship girls. The civilians will not return until the day before the competition starts. In addition to the admirals who came for the competition, there are also merchants who want to make money here because this is the venue for the annual admiral competition, and the civilians who live here.

Perhaps due to the approaching competition, the area is even more bustling than the Naval Headquarters. But who would have guessed that 70 years ago, this was an unnamed island, virtually devoid of humans except for some other creatures? It was incredibly remote. If it weren't for Nagata Nobunaga's encounter here with the heavy cruiser Aoba, a meeting that would change his life and also a turning point for the entire world, this place wouldn't have become the venue for the Admiral's Tournament, nor would it be experiencing this prosperity. Although this prosperity will only last a few days, things will gradually return to normal after the competition.

As soon as Yuujin Hiroyu stepped ashore, he found himself surrounded by a large group of admirals and ship girls. Some looked at him with envy, while others envied Iowa, who was beside him.

These admirals all held the same rank as Hiroyu Mikami—captain—but none of them were lieutenant commanders. Importantly, all of these admirals were accompanied by destroyers, with the highest rank being heavy cruiser shipgirls. None of them possessed high-tier or rare shipgirls. What began as envy gradually turned into something dangerous.

Mikami Hiroyu seemed to sense something was wrong and immediately led the breakout from the encirclement. As soon as he escaped, he sped up and walked a long way before stopping. The way those people were looking at him was just too unsettling, as if he had stolen something from them, making him feel uneasy. Mikami Hiroyu didn't know that most of the admirals he had just encountered were from Africa.

These admirals belong to the type who, regardless of whether it's large-scale construction or regular construction, only get destroyers no matter what formula they use, and even with the best of luck, they might only get a heavy cruiser or light cruiser carrier. Although they constantly want to sneak out, they are always pulled back by someone called the Chief, who tells them to continue hunting in Africa.

They couldn't control themselves when they saw the ship girls around Mikami Hiroyu, all of them were high-level and rare ship girls.

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Fortunately, seeing that things were not going well, Yu Shenhao quickly led his fleet away before the other side could really make a move. Who knows what might have happened if they had been any later.

Yuudachi: "Admiral, why are we running away?!"

Iowa: "Yudachi, didn't you see how those admirals look at our admiral like he's their mortal enemy?"

Eugen: "Why are those admirals looking at our admiral, like they're looking at their natural enemy?"

Iowa: "This is a war between Africans and Europeans, but speaking of which, where is the arena for the admiral's competition?"

Iowa briefly explained the matter of Africans and Europeans, and then thought about their main purpose this time.

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