Not long after, two large transport ships from the Navy Headquarters arrived at Hahara Mio's port area.
These transports are escorted by the direct fleet.
This is the reward after the special mission is settled, including various resources consumed by Hahara Mio in the port area, and the trophies belonging to Hahara Mio that the other two commanders who participated in the special mission obtained after cleaning the battlefield also followed. Send them together.
Hahara Mio thanked Wang Yu for his help and handed him a mental core and an enhancement chip among the trophies.
The mental core is her inventory, mainly prepared for the future heavy cruise of the Venice.
The enhancement chip is the trophy of the mission.
Although this enhancement chip is only a first-level main weapon protection upgrade, the effect is to reduce the probability of damage to the battleship's main weapons.
Wang Yu immediately handed the chip to Anna and asked her to merge it with her mental core.
Annapolis relies on four main turrets for output. It is indeed a good enhancement to avoid being dismantled by Sirens in frontal battles.
In addition to these things, she also handed Wang Yu a letter.
This letter was supposed to be delivered by courier, but now it seems that it took a free ride from the Navy General Administration.
After the letter was delivered to her, she saw the information on the envelope and knew it was for Wang Yu, so she sent it to him.
Wang Yu glanced at the letter and knew it was a reply from Iris in United City.
Counting the time, it has been two months since I sent the letter.
Letters are such an inconvenient thing.
He opened the envelope and poured out the letter paper filled with Juanxiu calligraphy.
This letter is not long, at least not as long as last time.
[Dear Commander:
Hello.
You won’t believe how excited and happy I was when I received your reply.
Yes, I am willing to be honest and say that when I originally sent that letter, I was thinking that I would never receive a reply.
You may be able to understand how powerful the surprise will be if you don't have any expectations for something, but it happens smoothly.
So, when the servant sent your reply to my desk, I couldn't even believe it for a moment. At that moment, I lay on the bed, took a deep breath, and didn't dare to open the letter you gave me for a long time. I wrote back, because I feared it was an illusion and that when I opened the envelope, the dream would awaken.
Please forgive me for talking to myself, I am really too immature to be too excited about this little thing.
It took more than two months from the time I sent the letter to the time I received your reply. After asking the company that sent the letter, I learned that sirens had appeared again on one of the few safe routes on the sea. The blockade situation caused the delivery of letters to be so slow. This also made me think that the ocean blocked by the sirens was so difficult to cross.
I wonder if you know anything about the Siren Blockade?
Ah, I'm sorry, I overstepped my bounds. Maybe this is the commander's secret and I shouldn't pry too much.
Although the waiting time of these two months was long, it did make me understand the meaning of letters - delayed waiting will make all feelings more mellow, just like fruit ripening, like fine wine brewing, although time can change many things , but when feelings are not changed by time, then this feeling will become extremely precious.
In the process of waiting, we seem to be looking forward to the fruitful fruits of autumn, eager, anxious and looking forward to it.
My thoughts have not changed. Maybe letters are still inefficient, but they are worth savoring.
So, let me introduce myself again, my name is "Elise".
In addition to the meaning stated in the previous letter, this pen name has another meaning. It comes from an opera that I like very much...]
Below this text, there is an excerpt from the opera libretto.
The writer even used a different color of ink to write these words.
Wang Yu went through it briefly, and he could only say that he had heard a little about this part.
This script should be excerpted from the first scene of Act 4 of Shakespeare's "The Tempest". It is an elf playing the rainbow goddess Iris. She is also the messenger of the gods and is the origin of the pen name of the person opposite the letter.
The cultures of the previous world and this world were surprisingly similar, just like the moonlight he heard on the radio when he first came to this world.
After the excerpt is finished, the letter continues.
[I hope you don’t hate me for being so self-assertive and lengthy about this pen name, because the beauty and power contained in this passage fascinate me. I have never seen the scene described in the text, but as the words continue to flow in my heart, Fantasy and imitation.
Sorry, I am immersed in my hobbies again and cannot extricate myself. This is my bad habit. People around me often say this about me.
Yes, I like opera very much and I like to use artistic techniques to interpret stories. I imagine that I can use my own pen to write stories that will amaze everyone.
In this letter, I just want to share with you what I like.
how about you? Commander, what do you like? 】
The letter ends here.
His ideals are very clear. To build a fleet, build a port area, and use the gate to return home is like the idea of death with the Siren, but also like the longing for the glory of returning home in glory.
However, this letter made Wang Yu couldn't help but think about, what is his hobby?
fighting? No, even if he is often accompanied by battleships, it cannot be said that he likes fighting. In comparison, he would rather let the sirens disappear and the world return to peace.
It seems that I really can’t figure out my hobbies for a while.
Wang Yu touched his chin and thought for a moment. He turned to look at Anna: "Anna, what is your hobby?"
Anna was stunned and said hesitantly: "Staying by the commander's side...does it count?"
Wang Yu shook his head: "This can't be said to be a hobby."
Anna thought for a moment: "That might be cooking... like this."
That’s what she actually thinks!
I thought the ship girl would treat fighting as a hobby.
Wang Yu shook his head and decided not to think about this annoying problem. He found two pieces of paper and picked up a pen to write a reply.
While the Navy's transport fleet hasn't returned yet, give them the letter.
Anna quietly leaned over and looked at what Wang Yu wrote in the letter.
[Dear Elise:
Hello.
Your question is obviously very acute for me. I can't even remember what I like for a while.
In other words, I have never had any hobbies since I was born. Facing the Siren crisis, this kind of thing is too luxurious for me.
If I have to say it, studying tactics is my hobby?
But this is actually something I have to do in order to fight.
Hobbies should come from interest, not from compulsion.
But now I feel that exchanging letters with you might become my hobby.
...]
After simply writing a reply, Wang Yu sealed the envelope, wrote the address, and sent it to the courier who came with the Navy's transportation team.
This letter will travel across the ocean again, to a place thousands of miles away.
…………
In the next few days, Wang Yu and Anna left the port area for a while.
He mainly felt that squatting in the port area was idle, so he might as well go out and find something to do.
We left Annapolis and spent half a month cruising offshore.
To put it simply, I found some sirens and fought a few battles with the floating fleet.
But it’s a pity. I don’t know whether it’s because the chance of looting from the Siren Free Fleet is too low, or because Wang Yu’s face is just too dark. Annapolis sank six Siren cruisers of various types and a bunch of Siren destroyers. But there was not even a single trophy.
And Anna is a fully trained ship girl. She can't improve her level by fighting these free sirens, so coming out is basically just killing time.
The only gain may be to give these sinking records to Habara Mio, so that she can help exchange them for military merit and get something back.
Wang Yu had no channel to contact the Navy Headquarters, so he somewhat regarded Hahara Mio as an intermediary.
But seeing that the girl didn't object, Wang Yu was naturally happy.
On the way back, something worth mentioning happened.
On the way back, Annapolis discovered an archipelago about a hundred nautical miles away from the Habara Mio Port area. This archipelago area has a total of seven islands, large and small, distributed in a ring on the sea.
But if it is just an archipelago, there is nothing surprising. The main thing is that the middle part surrounded by these seven islands is a beautiful-looking circular atoll about five meters above the sea.
In the middle of the atoll, there is a lagoon with vast and very calm waters.
When Anna told Wang Yu about this discovery at that time, Wang Yu immediately thought of the tactical and strategic value of this place based on the keen thinking of the naval officer - the seven surrounding high mountain islands can be used as natural barriers, and the middle one Atolls and vast lagoons are natural warship anchorages on the sea. The Truk anchorage in the previous world was a lagoon.
This also means that it is a natural place to build a naval base.
You know, he can't always rely on Hahara Mio.
At present, it is mainly because of his lack of combat power that he can only temporarily station at Hahara Mio's place. When he has more and more battleships in the future, he will inevitably leave Hahara Mio's place and develop his own port area.
So even though the port area is still far from being built, site selection has become a problem that he has to think about - it is definitely not possible in the open sea. He also hopes to find a way to get resources from the Navy Headquarters for development, but it is too close to Hahara Mio. It doesn't seem to be very good. After all, it is a joint port area. It is difficult for you to move in without attracting attention.
Therefore, now that he saw this archipelago that was a certain distance from the mainland but not too far away, as well as the atolls and lagoons in the middle of the archipelago, Wang Yu immediately felt that this place was very suitable for use as a large port area.
The atoll is a natural breakwater. The lagoon in the middle is calm and has only a few openings connected to the ocean, so it is very suitable for use as a place for anchoring warships.
On the surrounding atolls, there is enough space to place shipyards and other equipment.
As for the surrounding islands, you can choose those with large areas and pleasant scenery as residential areas in the port area.
Apparently everything was clearly arranged.
Wang Yu told Anna his thoughts, and Anna seemed to have some ideas about the future.
So Anna stopped her boat near the islands.
Then Wang Yu and she took the speedboat on the battleship and sailed to the atoll in the center of the archipelago.
Warships cannot go anywhere. It is normal for warships to have a draft of seven or eight meters, so he must determine whether this place can be used as a port area. If there are many reefs here and the average water depth is less than ten meters, then Obviously it can only be used as a tourist attraction and not as a military base.
There is underwater monitoring on the Annapolis, so I don't know if this is the reason. As a ship girl, Anna also has the ability to detect underwater terrain.
She could see the depth of this shallow sea area and various possible obstacles underwater at a glance.
As the boat passed through the ring formed by seven islands and arrived around the atoll, Anna had also determined a route that would allow the Annapolis to sail in safely. At least so far, the water depth and current were obstacles. Not a battleship.
Then, they entered the lagoon in the atoll to explore.
This is a sea surface that gradually changes from light blue on the shore to dark blue in the middle. Although the name is a lake, it is actually connected to the sea surface outside. At first glance, I feel that the scenery is very beautiful. The water surface in the shallow water area Very clear too.
Under the winter sunshine, Wang Yu felt as if the speedboat he was riding was floating in the air.
And soon, Anna also determined the approximate water depth of this place.
The shallow part is on the edge of the atoll, only about a few meters up and down, but as you go towards the center of the lagoon, the depth increases rapidly. The water depth here is basically maintained at more than 30 meters, and the deepest can reach 70 meters, which is obviously enough for anyone. Large warships are moored.
Moreover, the seabed is flat and dominated by sandy ground, and warships can anchor here at will.
What a natural harbor!
Wang Yu can already see how the future warships will be parked here.
At that time, he was a little excited and grabbed Anna's shoulders and said to her: "This can be our future home!"
Anna smiled quietly and nodded. She understood her commander's excitement. Of course, she didn't think there was anything wrong with Wang Yu grabbing her shoulders.
However, Wang Yu realized after a moment that his actions were a bit rude. He let go of his hand with a cough and awkwardly put his hands into his trouser pockets: "Anyway, Anna, remember this place. When Venice is flooded, we will consider it here." Great construction.”
"We need a lot of things." Anna gave Wang Yu serious advice: "Building materials needed to build houses, various types of supplies, communication lines with Hahara Mio Port District, and..."
Wang Yu lost most of his excitement when she said this.
He sighed: "Yes, there seem to be more and more things before us."
But after a while, he cheered up. It doesn't matter if there are many problems, just solve them one by one!
