Azur Lane: The Tragic Admiral’s Azur Life

Chapter 1644: Unexpected Discovery

On the sea in the wind and snow, a fleet was sailing quietly forward.

"Kuibyshev, can we really find something here? We have searched here dozens of times during this period of time. If there is something, we should have found it long ago, right? Moreover, we don't even know what we are looking for now."

Kirov asked the question that had puzzled him for a long time, but Kuibyshev answered vaguely, just like the previous times she asked these questions:

"Something special, something not easy to find. But we'll know when we find it."

"That's true, but there are no clues or specific targets, so even if you say you can definitely find it, it's not convincing. Most importantly, isn't it impossible to search at all?"

Kirov looked at Kuibyshev helplessly. Even though she knew that this search mission was ordered by Aurora herself and had Soviet-level permission, she was still confused by the search without a target.

"I don't mind repeating the search, but if we don't even know what we're looking for, how can we be sure we haven't missed it?"

Kirov's words made the others nod their heads, but Kuibyshev still kept smiling.

And in the fleet, a destroyer next to it raised his hand:

"Well, the clues we got are information that, if we can find it, we will immediately realize that this is what we are looking for."

The person who was speaking was Anshan. As a member of the Donghuang ship, she was now searching around the frozen ocean with her three younger sisters and the ship girls of the Northern Alliance. This situation had been going on for some time.

But thanks to the special equipment they got from Yang Sikang, the sisters don't even need to receive assistance from the Northern Alliance to ensure that their own ship equipment is fully operational, and their daily lives are completely problem-free.

"This clue is too confusing..."

Kirov sighed helplessly and looked around.

The weather is very bad now, and visibility is much lower than before. Searching the surrounding area requires complete reliance on radar. The normal use of carrier-based aircraft has become a problem, and there are also clues that are so vague that they are almost random.

Kirov felt that there was no hope of finding the target now, but the mission had to continue until they or other search teams found something.

"Okay, then let's just keep going... huh?"

Before Kirov finished speaking, he suddenly became keenly aware of the changes around him.

The wind and snow were visibly weakening and gradually calming down, and the degree of freezing of the surrounding sea surface seemed to have decreased. All this happened very quickly, unusually fast.

"It seems that we have found our target."

Kuibyshev suddenly said, and Anshan had already assumed a fighting stance.

"Are you a little too nervous?"

While saying this, Kirov actually immediately entered a combat state, vigilantly observing the changes around him.

The search after such a long time finally had an unusual change, but no one would relax at this time. There were not even any ships from other families in this fleet, in order to minimize the possibility of underestimating the enemy.

When the wind and snow died down, Kuibyshev was stunned by the scene before him, even though he knew certain information in advance.

"...How could such a big thing be on the sea surface so close to us?"

Kirov's voice gradually became serious, and Kuibyshev replied calmly:

“That’s one of the reasons why we have to find it.”

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Iron Blood, Maritime Port Area.

Yang Sikang sat at the table, with real-time data displayed on the terminal at hand and a large amount of content recorded on the recording board in his hand.

Finally, he stopped writing, put the information on the table beside him, picked up the coffee and took a sip.

"It seems that Geryon is very satisfied with you. In this case, you should be able to recover your health much earlier. Well, Prince Eugen should finally be able to rest assured now."

"You look a little disappointed."

"Yes, a little bit. After all, I haven't found a complete solution to the problem of U556 yet."

"Is it really possible to do what you said?"

"Conceptual division? It's possible. Am I not trying normally? As long as Lexington succeeds, there will be hope for U556. Of course, it's not that I don't like the original U556, but there are some things that have to be compromised."

Bismarck did not respond. Yang Sikang did not even raise his head and asked directly:

"You're worried?"

"……A little."

"U556, or Tirpitz? Or both?"

Bismarck was slightly startled, and after a silent sigh, he replied:

"Both. I wonder how U556 would react if she knew I joined your fleet. I don't know how to tell her. Tirpitz..."

"There's so little communication that you don't even have any ideas?"

"..."

"Fortunately, I thought of this situation, so..."

Yang Sikang raised his head and looked at Bismarck, smiling softly:

"Tirpitz will come to visit you tomorrow morning. She should already know the general situation. As for whether you sisters are going to have a quarrel or something, that is not my business. However, please restrain yourself a little and at least don't fight."

"What? How could you take such a thing upon your own initiative..."

Z23 suddenly looked over with wide eyes. Yang Sikang shrugged.

"Is there no need to report this kind of thing in advance?"

Hearing his answer, Bismarck's usually calm face showed some panic. He looked at him blankly, as if he didn't know what to say.

Yang Sikang couldn't help but smile when he saw her reaction. The sister ships Tirpitz and Bismarck had never even fought together once in the history of the prototype ships. They only had a brief stay in the same port.

However, Bismarck's performance allowed Tirpitz, a ship of the same class, to enjoy extremely high treatment. From all aspects, it was understandable that Bismarck did not know how to deal with Tirpitz. But since Bismarck had joined his fleet, as the commander, how could Yang Sikang ignore this situation?

"No matter what the outcome is, if you say it face to face, at least there is still something to talk about. But if you don't speak up and don't communicate, then there is no chance at all. A person's random thoughts will lead to many possibilities. At least being honest is better than avoiding it, right?"

Bismarck focused his gaze on Yang Sikang and smiled bitterly:

"You are the commander, you have the final say."