Azur Lane: The Tragic Admiral’s Azur Life

Chapter 1574: The Significance of the Appearance of the Project Ship Gascogne

After completing the construction of the two proposed ships, Yang Sikang did not hesitate this time and directly announced the end of today's construction.

Naturally, his fleet still had to prepare a large banquet on the day when the new members joined. He also knew the personalities of the few shipgirls he had just built, so he specially called them over.

"According to the custom of our fleet, there will be a relatively grand dinner on the day when new members join. Not only members of our fleet will be entertained, but also some guests with whom we have a good relationship. Of course, most of the guests are here now."

When he said this, he smiled and glanced at the guests at the back, so that the new members could know who the guests were. Of course, more specific content, such as his relationship with the home port company and Cleveland, were introduced to them by other people.

As soon as he said this, Seattle immediately raised his arms high, jumped up and down to show his presence, with excitement on his face.

Yang Sikang looked at her with a smile:

"I know you like parties, but today's dinner is prepared for you, so I can only allow you to give some of your own opinions and ideas, but I can't let you participate in the preparation, especially... the kitchen part."

Yang Sikang specifically emphasized the kitchen part, which obviously made Haiqi more interested.

Sure enough, they were born in Donghuang, but were built and found themselves in Baiying. Even if their commander seemed to be an undoubted Donghuang person, they were still a little worried about this issue.

Even Haitian is no exception.

Only Gascoigne continued to stand there straight and straight, without any reaction, as if Seattle was not jumping around next to her.

"So, if there's anything you want or somewhere you want to go, don't go too far and don't miss the dinner."

After Yang Sikang's reminder, someone immediately added:

"There will also be dishes carefully prepared by the commander himself, which is not so common in normal times, and they are also very delicious~"

Yang Sikang smiled helplessly. He actually didn't object to cooking, and even thought it was quite interesting. But the helpless thing was that as a commander, he now had enough maids, and they were unwilling to let him cook for him, unless it was this "routine" that he had always insisted on.

After the construction was completed, the new members were taken away to introduce their situations, while Yang Sikang stayed behind to clean up the construction room with Mingshi and the others, and he stayed behind on purpose.

He had anticipated this when building Gascoigne. As the true core and absolute top personnel of their respective camps, Lexington and Warspite would certainly not be unaware of the battleships of Liberty Iris, especially the Richelieu class.

As a proposal ship, Gascogne was originally planned to be built. It was the fourth ship of the regular Richelieu class, but construction had never started.

"Commander Yang, can I ask you a small question?"

Lexington came over and asked as he expected. Yang Sikang nodded, handed the things in his hand to Mingshi, and then turned around:

"Gascogne, come here."

Yang Sikang directly called Gascon, who had not left yet, over, and then came over with Lexington. Warspite and Prince of Wales also came over.

As Anshan and Aurora came over and saw that everyone was present, Yang Sikang said:

"In fact, you all should know the answer to this question. In that case, why not let her answer it herself instead of asking me? Gascogne, introduce yourself to the guests."

"Your command, Master."

Gascoigne still agreed calmly, then turned slightly to face everyone.

"Gascogne, the fourth ship of the Richelieu-class battleship, was forced to cancel its construction due to the outbreak of war... But this time, Gascogne will fight for her master and annihilate any enemy that stands in her way."

Nothing can explain the problem better than the self-introduction of the ship girl. Several people fell silent, and Yang Sikang said:

"Due to some special reasons, Gascogne may be lacking in emotions now. But this does not mean that she is a robot, it's just that Gascogne's situation is rather special. Haha, I don't know what you think of the current Free Iris and the Vichy Church, but my meaning has always been very clear, and I believe you can see it without asking me."

Yang Sikang spoke leisurely, and then signaled Gascony that he could leave, but Gascony did not move at all. It was not until he ordered Gascony to follow Louis IX to understand the situation of the fleet first that Gascony obediently left.

Gascony's reaction gave Lexington a subtle feeling, as if he saw a more extreme South Dakota from Iris as a solution ship.

She looked at War-weary. Compared to White Eagle, it was natural that the Royal Family cared more about Iris.

"Commander Yang, since you were able to build Gascogne as a design ship, does that mean you have mastered the information and secrets of the Richelieu class?"

Yang Sikang looked at Yan Zhan and smiled softly:

"I knew the design and information of the Richelieu-class ships long before I became the commander. Haha, I can probably guess what you are worried about, but I think it's not necessary to worry about it. Of course, if you feel it is necessary to make additional preparations, that's your business. But believe me, the more you invest in those defenses, the more you will waste in the end."

Yang Sikang said this nonchalantly, because he knew very well that it was useless to say these things. The royal family would not be able to be careless about such a major event. Once Yang Sikang changed his mind about the Free Iris matter, the pressure on the royal family would increase a lot at once.

But he is not worried that the royal family will do anything radical. His relationship with the royal family and the mutual trust between them are still reliable. Besides, time will prove the purpose of what he does.

"There's still a lot of time before the dinner. Do you plan to hang out here or go to the leisure area to chat or something?"

Yang Sikang asked with a smile, but as expected, no one chose to follow his arrangement to go sightseeing at this time.

After all, he had a sudden idea to fish out two plan ships, especially the appearance of Gascony, which was a big thing that needed to be reported.

However, before leaving, Lexington asked:

"Commander Yang, Seattle is..."

Yang Sikang smiled softly:

"One of the abandoned plans for the Worcester class. Seattle is... the name I gave it."

He couldn't explain where the name Seattle came from, so he had to take the blame on himself.

Fortunately, Lexington was not surprised by this. He nodded slightly and left politely.

Compared with previous constructions that were carefully prepared and considered in advance, this construction was a bit too casual, but Yang Sikang felt particularly relaxed and happy, especially when he saw other people's reactions, it was simply wonderful.

"Unfortunately, Aurora is too strong, and we can't tell what she's thinking. Besides, it's not a good time to build the Izumo. If a ship girl related to the Yamato class suddenly appears, it will be too easy to affect Akagi. Speaking of which, how can Akagi still hold back after so long? Hasn't the soul in the sacred tree become restless yet?"

Yang Sikang muttered almost silently, his eyes turning towards the direction of the Sakura Empire.

"That doesn't make sense. When did Akagi become so emotionally stable?"