Wang Yu suppressed the swirling thoughts in his mind and forced himself to consider what exactly had gone wrong.
Had his identity as a Commander from another world been exposed? No, if it was because his identity was exposed, then Navigator should have already arrived at his port, so the timing didn't match.
Similarly, it shouldn't be because of Glorious or the reason he took over this port.
York was even less likely; York was a native Ship Girls, so it was highly improbable that she would attract the attention of the entire Siren. York wasn't some Child of the World type of guy, was she? Could her chuunibyou ramblings actually be true—the savior of the world, the Great Demon King York who severs all destiny?
He couldn't help but be amused by this thought, and at the same time, his mind seemed to clear a little. If none of these were the reasons, then it could only be...
He slowly turned his gaze to Gascogne, who was quietly observing him.
Was it because Gascogne's battle record yesterday was too astonishing? So astonishing that it directly attracted the attention of the Siren's biggest boss?
No, it couldn't be so arbitrary. After all, he had previously learned that while such a battle record was amazing, it wasn't impossible. Theoretically, when a Ship Girls' strength was pushed to its limit, it might not be impossible to achieve the same effect as Gascogne.
There are so many Ship Girls in this world; it should be possible to find one such Ship Girls...right?
So, did Gascogne achieve the theoretically impossible, which is why she attracted the Siren's attention?
After thinking for a moment, he reopened the Commander System, re-entered the forum module, and began browsing the posts. Soon, he found a post about Navigator.
It was a post made by a Commander from an A-rank port.
Wang Yu read the post from beginning to end, ignoring the analysis of Miss Navigator's strategic value, his precise gaze fixed on the essence of the post: it was all about this Commander wanting to fawn over Navigator!
Wang Yu couldn't help but let out a cold snort: "Heh heh, is this the standard of the strongest Commanders in this world? So easily seduced by beauty. As expected, Azure Lane will eventually fall. Headquarters can't be relied on, and the Commanders can't be relied on. In the end, this world still has to rely on me to save it!"
But the problem was that his port had already been targeted, and there wasn't much time left to develop. Clearly, the enemy boss decided to interfere with his development early. His plan to appear with a rainbow fleet of divine equipment and flatten the Siren would probably become very difficult.
Gascogne had grown accustomed to Wang Yu's occasional sudden York-like behavior, merely increasing the accuracy of her conclusion that 'stupidity is a contagious disease' in her mind.
Wang Yu didn't care how his Secretary Ship viewed him. The quiet Gascogne didn't even make a sound when breathing, sometimes as if she didn't exist.
Gascogne: Master praised me as a perfect secretary. So happy.
He successively discovered several more posts about Navigator. The content of the posts was largely the same, either praising Headquarters or praising Navigator, leaving a large number of bewildered Commanders below, openly envious and wanting...
Heh heh, superficial. He didn't even have the interest to click on these posts now.
Vulgar Azure Lane Commanders, I am ashamed to be associated with you!
He scrolled down vigorously.
After scrolling for almost ten minutes, he had actually reached the bottom of the entire forum's posts!
After all, if Wisdom Cube wasn't used to fix the posting time, posts would be automatically cleared after a certain period.
Except for those truly useful strategy posts, many posts were actually fleeting.
So, he had now basically finished browsing all the posts from the past two days on the forum.
But he didn't, he didn't find what he was looking for!
He finally realized the problem: no one had mentioned Gascogne!
This was very abnormal!
One should know how many people posted daily to show off their ships or to express their desire for a certain ship.
With so many Commanders who liked to daydream, it was impossible for no one to have even a slight thought about Gascogne!
So, the reason for the matter might really be as he imagined.
Therefore, he tried to post something on the forum.
I Shall Become a Hero at This Moment: "Newbie question, great seniors, I want to ask if there are any particularly, particularly rare and powerful Ship Girls? Can you great seniors enlighten this newbie?"
After posting, he spent three Wisdom Cubes to pin the post, and soon, some bewildered Commanders clicked in.
"Hey hey hey, another senior pretending to be a newbie, actually using Wisdom Cubes to pin a post, how extravagant. And still pretending to be a newbie. No, looking at the level, this Commander really is a newbie? Damn, that's weird..."
Amidst the chaotic comments, Commanders did indeed leave him messages one after another.
Ship Girls like Enterprise, Essex, Hood, Nagato, Glorious, and so on were all on the list.
As more and more people commented, Wang Yu's heart gradually sank to the bottom.
No one mentioned Gascogne, and no one even mentioned any research ship!
He finally confirmed what yesterday's events meant: he had easily annihilated an entire fully-staffed Siren fleet with a Ship Girls that had never appeared in this world.
No, to be precise, that fleet might have been targeting his port, but his port's strength suddenly exceeded their expectations, which instead attracted even more of their attention.
"Sigh!" He let out a long sigh, closed the Commander System, and slumped onto his desk, tilting his head to look at the girl quietly guarding him.
The girl always maintained that expressionless look, but when her gaze met the Commander's, a trace of almost imperceptible affection would flash in her eyes.
Wang Yu felt his heart was even more muddled now...
"Master, what's wrong?" Gascogne looked at Wang Yu's dejected appearance and finally couldn't help but ask.
Wang Yu looked at Gascogne, who seemed slightly concerned but didn't know how to express it.
He couldn't help but inwardly complain about Gascogne.
Oh, Gascogne, do you know how much the Commander has secretly worried for you? How should you repay the Commander's feelings?
"I feel uncomfortable all over," Wang Yu said. He truly felt that way, uncomfortable from the inside out.
To think that the Siren had targeted his girl, and at the same time, targeted his port and himself.
Now, immediately, right now!
He wanted to pull out his rainbow fleet to smash the Siren's dog heads and let them know that his girls were not to be coveted. But how difficult would it be to summon his rainbow fleet?
"Where does Master feel uncomfortable?" Gascogne took him seriously and asked anxiously, her voice subtly tinged with panic.
Wang Yu lay on the desk, tilting his head to look at Gascogne: "I feel uncomfortable everywhere."
Gascogne hesitated, recalling Dunkerque's instructions before coming here from the port, and then remembering what Glorious had told her that day...
Gascogne walked straight over, and before Wang Yu could react, she leaned down and, with a soft smack, kissed Wang Yu on the cheek.
