Yu Shen Haoyu noticed Xiao Beifang's presence as soon as Iowa and the others arrived, which was understandable. After all, ship girls and deep-sea creatures are natural enemies, especially since they had met yesterday.
Yu Shen Haoyu chuckled twice, then pulled out the little Northern Princess that was hidden behind his back, and said very seriously, "As you all probably guessed, this is the flagship of the 2-4 sea area that you conquered yesterday - Northern Princess. For reasons that are hard to explain, she has now joined our Maizuru Naval Base. Northern Princess, please say hello to everyone!"
After hearing Mikami Hiroyu's words, Kita looked up at Yamato and the others and said, "Greetings, seniors. I am Kita no Suki, who just joined the naval base today. Please take care of me from now on."
Yamato and the others felt like they were dreaming. Yesterday's opponents were now from the same naval base. More importantly, the Abyssal Fleet, whose nameplates included Oni, Princess, War Oni, and War Princess, were the superior individuals of the Abyssal Fleet. The Northern Princess, who possessed abilities far beyond those of ordinary Abyssal Fleets, was the last enemy of humans and ship girls, and was now shyly calling them "senpai" and asking them to take care of her.
"Alright, I know you're all surprised. To be honest, I don't know why either. I just signed a contract with Xiao Beifang, and this is what you see here. Don't bully Xiao Beifang!" Yu Shen Haoyu reminded him.
"How could that be? Admiral, we'll take good care of Kita-chan as good seniors," Nagato finally couldn't hold back, looking at Kita standing in front of Mikami Hiroyu. Nagato felt like today was her lucky day; how could such a good thing happen?
"Nagato, you've scared the North," Mikami Hiroyu said, looking at Nagato who seemed like a lovesick woman. It seemed he would have to keep Nagato away from the North from now on.
“Admiral, but she is from the Deep Sea!” Iowa said.
“I know she is from the Deep Sea, and from the upper levels of the Deep Sea, but now she is a member of my Maizuru. Iowa, do you object?” Mikami Hiroyu said with great power.
“We don’t object, we support whatever decision the admiral makes, but if others come to Maizuru and discover that we have deep-sea..." Iowa said worriedly.
“Admiral, before I met you, I didn’t care much about what the world would become. Now that I’ve met you and chosen you to be my admiral, any decision you make is my decision,” Iowa added immediately, afraid that Mikami Hiroyu might misunderstand her.
"Thank you for your trust and loyalty. Once you know my future plans, you'll understand why I did this."
"The Admiral's plan?"
"Yes, that's my plan. Yamato, Iowa, what do you think of this world?" Mikami Hiroyu didn't directly state his plan, but instead asked a question first.
“This world feels like a war is happening all the time, and there are fights everywhere,” Iowa said first.
"It's very chaotic," is Yamato's assessment.
"You're absolutely right, but do you know the root cause of all this?"
"Deep Sea!" the ship girls of Yushin Hiroyu said in unison.
"Yes, it's the Abyss. The emergence of the Abyss compressed humanity's living space, forcing them from the ocean onto land. Humanity refused to accept this fate and launched a war. Although it ultimately ended in defeat, it didn't mean humanity gave up. The appearance of ship girls brought humanity a glimmer of hope to resist the Abyss. Thus began a protracted war; this world is constantly engulfed in conflict, with fighting everywhere. This is abnormal, it's distorted. I'm neither on the side of the Abyss nor on the side of humanity. I'm just wondering, when will this meaningless war end?"
Seeing that Yamato and the others were listening attentively, Mikami Hiroyu spoke again: "My dream is simple: that one day, humans and ship girls can live together in this world with the Abyss, without either side attacking the other. If possible, humans and ship girls can help the Abyss, and the Abyss can also provide assistance when humans need it. Let this world be free from gunfire and killing, filled with love, hope, and a future. This is my dream, a dream I must realize. However, the Abyss is currently too powerful, so powerful that the relationship between the two sides is unequal. To realize my dream, I want humans and ship girls to have equal say with the Abyss, which requires the strength to speak on equal footing with them. Yamato, are you willing to support me in fulfilling such a somewhat ridiculous dream?"
"Admiral, we ship girls will always stand in front of you. Everything we have belongs to you. Your dream is our dream, and it is a dream that we must fulfill. We don't think your dream is ridiculous; on the contrary, it is great," Yamato said earnestly.
Chapter 159 The Only Existence
Yamato and the others never imagined that their admiral would have such a grand dream. At the age of 11, he was thinking of world peace and tranquility. Yamato and the others didn't find their admiral's dream ridiculous; on the contrary, they thought Mikami Hiroyu's dream was incredibly noble.
As a ship girl of Mikami Hiroyu, the most basic thing for a ship girl is to put her admiral first. Now that Mikami Hiroyu has spoken out, her dream is something that Yamato and the rest of Maizuru must accomplish.
"Yamato, Iowa, you must understand that to realize this dream, besides our naval base needing sufficient strength, there's another crucial point: we need to demonstrate our sincerity to the Abyss, someone intelligent, persuasive, and willing to join my plan. And this Northern Princess is the beginning of our communication with the Abyss," said Mikami Hiroyu confidently.
"Then, Admiral, what exactly should we do?" Nagato asked a crucial question: the specific implementation plan.
"It's very simple. As we said before, before engaging with the Abyss, we need to strengthen our naval base again. We need to gain equal leverage with the Abyss. Then, we'll send Kohoku to try and win over Maizuru. If Kohoku's persuasion fails, then we'll have no choice but to use force. We'll subdue the Abyss. For those Abyss who are determined to destroy humanity and unwilling to see peace, we'll have to make them say goodbye to this world. Do you have that confidence?" Mikami Hiroyu asked, looking at Yamato and the others.
"Admiral, don't worry. Once we have magical energy within us, I, Nagato, can get those Abyssal Fleet girls to talk to you willingly, and then, like Kita-chan, join our Maizuru. At that time, Maizuru will be the strongest force in the world, a naval base with Abyssal Fleet girls and high-level and rare ship girls everywhere. Just imagining it is exciting. By the way, speaking of Kita-chan, Admiral, how did you get her to sign a contract similar to ours, making her join our Maizuru?" Nagato had personally witnessed Yamato and Taihou, after magical energy appeared in their bodies, being shown that terrifying power by Mikami Hiroyuki.
“Nagato is right. As long as all the ship girls in our fleet have the same magical power as you, Admiral, like Yamato and Taihou, then your plan can directly enter the second phase. At that time, we'll see who is dissatisfied. If the Abyssal Fleet is not satisfied, we'll just make them disappear from this world. If the humans are dissatisfied, we'll just have countless of them.” Iowa wholeheartedly agreed with what Nagato said.
Although Kaga didn't say anything, her expression, which had been blank, was now burning with desire as she looked at Mikami Hiroyu, hoping that magic power would soon emerge in her body so that her strength would rise to another level.
Regarding what Iowa and the others said, Mikami Hiroyu could only say it would be soon. There was no other way; for them to develop magical powers like Yamato and Taihou, there was a strict requirement: their intimacy level with Mikami Hiroyu had to reach at least ninety. Only then would Mikami Hiroyu's soul network recognize that this ship girl was truly loyal to him, to the point that they would carry out his orders without hesitation, no matter what happened, even if he ordered them to commit suicide. Only then would Mikami Hiroyu's soul network modify that ship girl, allowing her body to develop magical powers.
After all, once a ship girl possesses magic, her potential for growth is immense. If something were to happen to this ship girl in the future, causing her to break free from Maizuru and end her ship girl contract with Mikami Hiroyu, it would pose a tremendous threat, as Mikami Hiroyu cannot remain in this world for long. Who would solve this problem then? Therefore, only when the ship girl's intimacy level with Mikami Hiroyu reaches ninety, a level where she would absolutely never betray him, will the Soul Network help the ship girl modify her body, allowing her to reach another dimension.
However, Yu Shen Haoyu already had a vague idea of why Xiao Beifang had signed a contract with him. This was when Xiao Beifang was undergoing his soul network transformation with his eyes closed, and Yu Shen Haoyu desperately wanted to know the answer. So he actively connected to the world's consciousness, which only returned a few words. But Yu Shen Haoyu understood why Xiao Beifang had inexplicably signed a contract with him the moment he touched him.
The world's consciousness only gave Yu Shen Haoyu these few words: Balance, Deep Sea, Help, and Uniqueness. Yu Shen Haoyu instantly understood the first three: Balance, Deep Sea, and Help meant that to balance the strength of the Deep Sea, humans, and ship girls, allowing them to live peacefully and harmoniously, besides Yu Shen Haoyu's fleet, the Deep Sea's help was also needed to achieve the ultimate meaning of balance. The "Uniqueness" part took Yu Shen Haoyu a while to understand. It was simple: only Yu Shen Haoyu could sign a contract with the Deep Sea; no one else could. Furthermore, after signing a contract with Yu Shen Haoyu, the Deep Sea would be transformed by Yu Shen Haoyu's soul network, losing its symbolic Deep Sea resentment, and its body would become similar to that of humans and ship girls, gaining even greater power. Similarly, once its intimacy with Yu Shen Haoyu reached ninety points, the soul network would also cause its body to develop magical power.
However, Hiroyuki Mikami couldn't explain this to Yamato and the others. Even if he were to explain, it would have to wait until he completed the mission Gaia and the others had given him and saved the world. Only then could Hiroyuki Mikami tell Yamato and the others that it was too early, too early for anything. So Hiroyuki Mikami pretended to know everything and told Yamato and the others to forget about it.
"Admiral, is the magic that Nagato and the others mentioned the same magic that you displayed in those waters last night?" Little North asked, guessing based on the novel word "magic" and what Nagato and Iowa had said, as well as what she had seen last night.
"Did Little Northern watch it last night too?" Mikami Hiroyu didn't expect that when he was teaching Yamato and Taihou how to use magic last night, besides Mikami Hiroyu and the fleet's ship girls, there was also this little guy.
"Hmm, Admiral, is that the power of magic? Magic is so strong!" Little Northern said excitedly.
"Compared to the sisters in the North, is your magic stronger, or is your sister stronger?" Yu Shen Haoyu asked again.
Xiao Beifang was already unsuspecting of Yu Shen Haoyu, and now that Xiao Beifang has become Yu Shen Haoyu's confidant, she trusts him even more.
Little Northern pouted, looked at it seriously for a moment, and then said...
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Chapter 160 Let's tremble!
After Mikami Hiroyu said those words, Yamato and the others looked at the Abyssal Fleet member who had just joined the Naval Base with great curiosity. They valued this issue highly.
Fortunately, Little North was not disappointed and quickly said, "Admiral, if we use magic, my sister definitely can't beat Yamato and the others. But if we don't use magic, my sister is still the strongest."
"Yes, yes, you're right, but let's go have lunch first!" Yu Shen Haoyu said, patting Xiao Beifang's head happily after hearing Xiao Beifang's answer.
"By the way, Admiral. I'm older than my sister now, Admiral. Aren't I amazing?" Little Northern suddenly remembered this and said to Mikami Hiroyu.
“Yes, our Little North has arrived at its strongest.” Before Mikami Hiroyu could finish speaking, Nagato appeared in front of him at some point and said with a smile.
Fortunately, Nagato has been careful about her appearance and hasn't revealed any strange attributes. Otherwise, Mikami Hiroyu would have to be careful and tell Akatsuki and the others to keep an eye on Nagato in the future.
"Let's not talk about that now. Yamato, please arrange Little Northern's accommodation in Maizuru. Now let's go eat first. After we finish eating, your admiral will start building again," Mikami Hiroyu said with a smile.
“Yes, Admiral, I will arrange it personally,” Yamato said with a smile.
After hearing that Yushin Hiroyu was going to rebuild, Iowa sighed and said, "Yes, now that we in Maizuru are no longer troubled by resource problems, it's time to rebuild."
Yamato and the other ship girls in the fleet nodded in agreement. Soon, the fleet would be welcoming several new companions. There were ship girls at the Maizuru Naval Base, and they were even Abyssal Fleets! Outsiders would be quite surprised if they knew!
After lunch, Hiroyu Mikami originally planned to go to the construction room alone, but Yamato and the others said, "We should personally welcome the new members of the fleet; that way, it will show that Yamato and the others are welcoming the new members."
When Mikami Hiroyu heard that Yamato and the others said so, he didn't refuse. But when Kohoku wanted to go, Mikami Hiroyu was a little confused. Why would a deep-sea being like him want to see the ship girls come out? Don't you think it's strange?
But Xiao Beifang's expression, as if he were about to cry if he wasn't allowed to see it, made Yu Shenhaoyu nod helplessly.
It's the same construction room. Last time I came, Maizuru was relatively poor, lacking resources. Last time I came, I built Yamato. What kind of ship girl will I build for Mikami Hiroyu this time?
Maizuru currently possesses abundant resources, including powerful super battleships like Yamato, Nagato, and Iowa. It also boasts formidable forces such as the standard aircraft carrier Kaga and the armored carrier Taihou. However, Maizuru's current problem is a lack of high-end combat power. Hopefully, this construction project will yield some powerful high-level and rare ship girls!
This time, Hiroyu Mikami plans to use the formula for building Yamato, which requires 100 barrels of oil, 100 pieces of steel, 100 rounds of ammunition, and 30 pieces of aluminum. As for large-scale construction, Mikami has abandoned that idea. He just wants to show the world that he wants ship girls similar to Yamato; throwing more resources at it won't make a difference. A ship girl built with 100 barrels of oil, 100 pieces of steel, 100 rounds of ammunition, and 30 pieces of aluminum will be about the same size as one built with 5,000 barrels of oil, 4,000 pieces of steel, 6,000 rounds of ammunition, and 8,000 pieces of aluminum. If other admirals knew that Mikami could build like this, they'd probably cry. Right now, they can't beat him in a fight. Those admirals who only know how to build Naka regardless of the formula would probably just secretly go somewhere and weep if they knew about Mikami's construction method.
This time, Iowa and the others simply wanted to welcome the future fleet members, so they didn't say much. They also wanted to see their admiral. There was a slightly twisted sense of amusement in wondering what kind of ship girls would be created using these destroyer construction formulas! Other admirals go to great lengths to build high-level and rare ship girls, praying to gods and Buddhas, seeking knowledge (mysticism) and asking questions (Tao Te Ching), only to end up with Naka, Naka still Naka.
As for Little Northern, after entering, it didn't cause any trouble, but just kept staring at Yushin Hiroyu. Little Northern was very curious about how the ship girls were built inside these small machines.
Yu Shenhao carefully placed one hundred barrels of oil, one hundred pieces of steel, one hundred rounds of ammunition, and thirty pieces of aluminum into the container, and then pressed the start button.
Yu Shen Haoyu checked the time displayed on the construction machine, and to his delight, it was exactly eight hours. Seeing Yu Shen Haoyu's knowing look, Iowa was curious about the time displayed. But after Iowa and the others looked at it, they said speechlessly.
"Admiral, what do you expect us to say? Eight hours. I remember Yamato only lasted nine hours!" Iowa had already guessed this would be the outcome, but he was still speechless.
The construction machine exuded an aura of large-scale construction, almost as strong as that of the Yamato. Fortunately, the ship girls present were all powerful super battleships and regular aircraft carriers. Otherwise, they would have been truly intimidated by the aura emanating from the machine.
Although this was Nagato's first time seeing Mikami Hiroyu build something, she had seen many things that changed her worldview after following Mikami Hiroyu, so she remained very calm.
Mikami Hiroyu didn't know how to respond to Iowa's words. He couldn't very well say that he was an admiral favored by the world's consciousness, and that even if someone threw in a resource, they might be able to build a Yamato! However, it was enough for Mikami Hiroyu to know this.
Yamato didn't say anything, but when Mikami Hiroyu started construction, she found the quick construction tool in her ship rigging and took it in her hand. After Mikami Hiroyu pressed the start button, she handed the quick construction tool to him.
Mikami Hiroyu took the high-speed construction equipment from Yamato and gave her a grateful look. He knew he hadn't made a mistake in choosing Yamato as his secretary ship.
After Yu Shenhaoyu used high-speed construction, the speed of construction machines dropped to zero.
The instant the construction machine reached zero, its gate slowly opened. An invisible pressure rushed towards them. However, everyone present ignored this pressure. After all, they could be considered the world's strongest ship girls now, except for Yamato and Taihou, who were considered to have violated the rules. Compared to the pressure emanating from the ship girls about to emerge, it was all a minor matter.
Little Northern simply ignored it, because as long as the upcoming ship girl didn't have a physical body or magical power, Little Northern wouldn't feel any pressure.
While this pressure might not be much for Iowa, it was felt by Nobunaga Nagata, who was far away at the main naval base. After personally handling the matter of Mikami Hiroyu's promotion to admiral, Nobunaga Nagata found a place to rest. However, the pressure from Mikami Hiroyu, the ship girl who was about to say hello to the world, made Nobunaga Nagata stand up abruptly.
(I work four hours a day, and you still say I'm not diligent? That's so heartless!)
Chapter 161 Sisters
Nagata Nobunaga looked in the direction of Maizuru and said, "Can't you take a break? How long has it been since you built another terrifying ship girl for me? Are you trying to kill the other admirals?"
This is what Nobunaga Nagata's starting ship, Aoba, said: "Really, you were the one who was worried about Admiral Nozomi's lack of strength, and now you're the one complaining about Admiral Nozomi's construction and delivery. What exactly do you want Admiral Nozomi to do?"
"Well, I was just complaining, just complaining about those who insist on bringing it up, I didn't mean anything else," Nagata Nobunaga said with an awkward smile.
At this time, Princess Harbor, which had already reached the 3-4 sea area, also felt this pressure. Although it was less than the pressure Princess Harbor felt before from the birth of Yamato, it was still a force to be reckoned with.
"Now, whoever it is, can only say goodbye to this world with the revenge of my Princess Harbor. Blame the admiral you created for provoking my Princess Harbor," Princess Harbor thought as she hurried along.
The gate to the Maizuru construction machine slowly opened. This fleet gave Mikami Hiroyu a strange feeling. Yes, a little strange. How so? Mikami Hiroyu thought he saw cat ears. Yes, cat ears.
Before Yushin Hiroyu could even get a feel for it, the ship girl emerged from the construction machine. To put it simply, Yushin Hiroyu's first impression of this ship girl was, why cat ears? Why a cat? She looked a bit like a triad boss, with bronze skin, large breasts, and striking glasses that caught Yushin Hiroyu's eye, along with red eyes beneath them, and black stockings on her legs.
Yamato was quite surprised to see the ship girl who had just appeared and asked, "Musashi, what are you doing here?"
"So you're here too, elder sister. Please forgive me for not being able to greet you right now. Meeting my admiral is my top priority," Musashi, the younger sister of Yamato, said apologetically.
"I never expected that the Admiral would actually build Musashi, the sister of the Yamato. Now our naval base has all the warships of the Yamato-class battleships," Iowa said with a smile.
Nagato, Taihou, and Kaga nodded in agreement.
Yamato smiled and said, "You did the right thing. You should meet with the Admiral first!"
Musashi walked up to Mikami Hiroyu and said very seriously, "I am Musashi, the second ship of the Yamato-class battleships. Together with my sister Yamato, I will dedicate the loyalty of our Yamato-class battleships to the Admiral."
Mikami Hiroyu never expected that he would actually build Musashi, the younger sister of Yamato. In that case, Maizuru would have all the warships of the Yamato-class battleships, just as Iowa had said. This could be considered a gathering of the entire group of an anomaly!
Upon hearing Musashi's greeting, Mikami Hiroyu smiled and said, "Maizuru Naval Base welcomes you. I believe you will make a great contribution to the glory of Maizuru Naval Base, just like your sister Yamato. Please take good care of me in the future. Also, your sister Yamato is Maizuru's secretary ship; you can ask her if you have any questions."
"Yes, Admiral, I understand."
Just as Mikami Hiroyu was about to build another one, he discovered that Akatsuki and the others, who had gone on an expedition, had returned to Maizuru, so he had to put it on hold.
"How was the expedition? Did it go smoothly?" Mikami Hiroyu asked, looking at the destroyers who had returned from the expedition.
"Of course, as a true lady, this little thing is very simple for an expert on expeditions," Xiao said proudly.
After Xiao finished speaking, Dian took out his badge, which had been upgraded to that of a general, and a resource card, and handed them to Yu Shenhaoyu, smiling as he said, "Admiral, these are the spoils of this expedition. Congratulations to the Admiral on becoming the youngest general in the world."
Yu Shenhaoyu smiled and said, "You've all worked hard. However, I was able to become a general so quickly thanks to your efforts. By the way, would you like to rest in the canal first, or resupply first?"
Yu Shenhao took the things from the electric hand and then asked them.
"Admiral, who are the two people behind you?" Eugen asked, noticing two unfamiliar faces at the Maizuru Naval Base.
Eugen's words caught the attention of Akatsuki and the others who had just returned from their expedition. They all looked curiously at the new member who had left Maizuru and joined the fleet.
"Alright, stop staring at them like that. Let me introduce them to you. These two are new crew members who just joined the fleet, and this is a ship girl I just created, the second ship of the Yamato-class battleship—'Musashi,' who is also the younger sister of our Maizuru secretary ship, Yamato," Mikami Hiroyu introduced Musashi to Akatsuki and the others.
"Senior Musashi, please take care of me in the future," Akatsuki and the others said to Musashi after Mikami Hiroyu finished speaking.
"Please take care of me in the future," Musashi replied.
"Next, let Yamato introduce you. I'll keep it a secret for now," said Mikami Hiroyu after introducing Musashi. He didn't intend to introduce anyone else. After all, explaining Little Northern's situation multiple times a day was a bit troublesome.
"Admiral, you're so stingy," Dian said, pouting.
"It's not that the admiral is stingy, it's just that it's not easy to explain right now. But don't be surprised after you learn about her identity!" Mikami Hiroyu had to give Akatsuki and the others a heads-up beforehand.
"Admiral, are you building it?" Ray suddenly thought of this question.
"Yes"
"Can we take a look?" Xiao immediately asked loudly after receiving Yu Shenhao's reply.
"But you just came back from an expedition, aren't you tired?" Yu Shenhao asked with concern.
"This level is no problem at all. We also want to see our future partners. Admiral, please let us see them, okay?" Lei said in a cutesy tone.
"All right!"
"Long live!"
At this moment, Xiao said to Yu Shenhaoyu, "Admiral, the expeditionary fleet has successfully completed its expedition mission. The flagship of the expeditionary fleet, Xiao, is reporting to you!"
Yu Shen Hao Yu wanted to say a few token official words, but he noticed that after Xiao, Xiang, Lei, and Dian finished their report, their affinity with Yu Shen Hao Yu had all surpassed 90 points. Then, Yu Shen Hao Yu's soul network modified Xiao and the others' bodies. Afterwards, Yu Shen Hao Yu felt his magic power flowing into Xiao and the others through the soul network.
It seems that Xiao and the others have also discovered something, and they never expected to fight. The magic that the Iowa elders had dreamed of had actually been obtained by the younger ones first.
Iowa and the others seemed to have noticed the changes in Akatsuki and the others as well. After all, they were quite familiar with magic now, and the energy emanating from Akatsuki and the others was magical. Although it disappeared quickly, Iowa and the others still clearly sensed it.
These four—Akatsuki, Hibiki, Rai, and Den—are the second batch of ship girls with magical powers, following Yamato and Taihou, after Maizuru.
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