It is Kokang and Changchun

　Just as many swarms of insects were circling Anshan, a tall and strong male college student wearing a loess-colored baseball cap and black-framed glasses came to the product billboard of Huanmeng's stall.

　He took out his cell phone and asked his tutor

　The approval process for staff members to leave the school during vacation is very strict. I sent QQ chat to students from the School of Public Administration who regretted not being able to come.

　[See the World]: "I'm at the booth, take a look at what you want. [Image of the booth's merchandise]"

　【Elegant Bloom, Smoke-dyed Cherry Blossoms】: "I want a phone stand stand, a prestigious one. I also want a luggage tag for Mrs. CV-2."

　【See the World】: "I brought it for you."

　[Elegant Bloom, Ink-dyed Cherry Blossoms] "Thank you, wait a minute... Did Huanmeng make a stupid mistake? The Valentine's Day standee box section in the product advertisement says CV-16 Essex-class Lexington, but the picture is of Anshan's skin..."

　[Look at the World]: "This is just part of the copywriting problem."

　【Elegant Bloom, Sakuran no Sakura】: "So is this signboard Anshan or Lexington?"

　[Looking at the World]: "We have them all. If you buy something from Anshan, it's from Anshan."

　【Elegant Bloom, Sakura Sakura】: "Then take the one from Anshan."

　After his classmate made the request, the male college student asked the Huanmeng employee at the booth: "Hello, can you give me a signboard set from Anshan?"

　"Sorry, the standees in Anshan are sold out." A Huanmeng employee answered while busy.

　"Ah this..." The male college student was at a loss.

　Just as he took out his cell phone to tell his classmates that the product was sold out, a girl with an energetic voice called out to him.

　"Comrade, I have another copy here. You can take it."

　The male college student turned around and saw the little girl. He asked in surprise, "Are you from Changchun?"

　"The Changchun, the third ship of the Anshan class, is genuine!" Changchun raised his head and chest and saluted in a very standard military salute.

　The male college student quickly stuffed the sign back into Changchun's hands and said, "No, no, Changchun, I appreciate your kindness, but this is yours after all. How can I accept it?"

　"It's okay, Changchun won't take it to heart." Changchun didn't care and said, "This Anshan Sister's standee was given to me by Huanmeng as a gift to support me as a poster girl. I already have a real and living Anshan Sister, so why do I need a standee? Comrade, just take it!"

　When Anshan was mentioned, the two of them looked towards Anshan at the same time. Anshan was still submerged in the enthusiastic embrace of the insect swarm and was at a loss (fog).

　The male college student reluctantly took the stand given by Changchun, thanked him repeatedly, and put it in his bag.

　"Um...Comrade Changchun, can we take a photo together?" the male college student asked boldly.

　"Of course! Comrade, there's no need to be nervous~" Changchun agreed directly with a bright smile.

　Afterwards, the male college student sent the photo to his classmate.

　The classmate looked at the photo of the male university student and Changchun, and his inner pH level soared to the peak. He was about to cry, "Changchun, my Changchun, sob, sob... Damn DYM (the counselor's name)! I told you not to approve my travel leave!"

　(Note: This paragraph is adapted from the author's real experience.)

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　The Naval Museum was also very lively during the National Day Golden Week.

　"It's been eight months since we last met, and I've missed you terribly. How are you, Comrade Prithvi? Or... should I call you Taiyuan?"

　On the No. 104 Taiyuan ship in the museum, a boy who also looked like a college student was having a normal conversation with Taiyuan.

　Taiyuan covered his face with his hands and explained embarrassedly: "Qin...Comrade Qin Changan, I really didn't mean to hide my true identity from you at that time."

　"Taiyuan, you are still so shy. This is not the first time we meet, and I don't blame you for anything, right?" Qin Changan tried to comfort Taiyuan.

　"..." Taiyuan slowly lowered his hand from covering his face, looked at Qin Changan, and asked softly, "Is Comrade Qin coming alone this time? Where's Sister Qin Xin?"

　"My sister, her school vacation is short and I am preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination, so she didn't come with me." Qin Changan replied.

　"Oh right, Taiyuan. Actually, I suspected your identity a long time ago, before the official announcement of the existence of KanColle. It's a pity that I'm a solo KanR player and don't play Azure, otherwise I might have guessed it before you left."

　Qin Changan acted like Detective Conan and continued to pour out his reasoning like a bamboo tube pouring beans:

　"After you left, I told a good friend about my experience during those two days. He replied that the Mao Mei you described felt like she was cosplaying Taiyuan from Azur Lane.

　I immediately questioned it, and then he sent me a blue Taiyuan illustration. When I compared them, the characters and clothing were identical. Then I remembered the day your two sisters came to my house. Their hair and eye colors matched those of Changchun and Anshan from KanR, though their clothing didn't. But I did some more searching and discovered that your sisters were wearing the clothing depicted in the neighboring Anshan and Changchun illustrations, respectively.

　I think you agreed to dress like this in advance because you were afraid that I would recognize you?

　Combined with the 'Anshan-class destroyer serial disappearance case,' I became increasingly interested in the true identities of you three sisters."

　After saying that, Qin Changan looked at Taiyuan, who was in a daze, with a look that seemed to see through everything.

　"Comrade... Comrade, it's good to know, don't say it out loud. It's so embarrassing, wuuuu..." How could it feel good to be exposed? Taiyuan blushed and turned pale, covering his face shyly, and begged.

　Chapter 80 The Eve of the Storm (7)

　On the afternoon of October 4th, Tokyo time, Japan convened an extraordinary parliament to hold an election for the prime minister. Relying on deep-sea vaccines, Yoshihide Suga survived and turned the tide, narrowly defeating Fumio Kishida with a narrow advantage of two votes and was successfully re-elected.

　Many people have noticed that since Yoshihide Suga announced his participation in the LDP presidential election, he seems to look much more energetic than in previous months.

　After taking over, Yoshihide Suga said that he would continue to produce new vaccines to completely resolve the domestic epidemic situation.

　Xiang put down the Asahi Shimbun in his hand and thought about the recent domestic political affairs.

　"According to public opinion on the Internet, those who have received the vaccine say that the effect is like a miracle drug, and even seriously ill patients can slowly recover after the injection.

　Some vaccine recipients even claimed that not only did they not feel any discomfort, but their physical fitness and spirit even improved.

　Tsk... How strange. Is this really just a vaccine? Even if it's a miracle drug, it can't be this magical, right?

　Xiang couldn't help but question it.

　"It would be nice if I could get one to check the ingredients, but where can I get this stuff?"

　The Japanese government is very strict about this new vaccine, just like a miser, afraid that someone will come to steal his wealth.

　"Well, let's go ask Akashi. That girl always comes up with new tricks. Let's see what she can do."

　Hibiki then goes out to find Akashi for help.

　"So, Hibiki, that's how you found me, meow?" Akashi, who was welding parts in his hands, put down the welding gun, moved his goggles up to his forehead, and asked.

　"That's probably the case," Xiang said. "Although the vaccine's results are very positive, the authorities are hesitant and refuse to disclose details about the vaccine. Therefore, neither the US, the WHO, nor the public knows the pharmacological effects of the vaccine."

　Akashi closed his eyes and spread his hands, politely declining, "With such strict controls, even Akashi wouldn't be able to handle it. I'm good at engineering, but I'm a bit weak in the life sciences. If something goes wrong, it'll be hard to handle, too."

　"To put it bluntly, you don't have this ability, Akashi~" Xiang deliberately used provocation to tease.

　"Meow?! What do you mean I don't have the ability? Meow? Akashi's weakness in life sciences is only relative. At least analyzing a component shouldn't be a problem." Akashi became unhappy as soon as she heard Xiang say that to her, and she defended herself.

　"Also, the most important question is how to get this new vaccine." Akashi pointed out the key.

　Xiang said, "Yes, that's why I came to you to think of a solution together."

　"Wait a minute, aren't you here to get tested with me? Looking for vaccines shouldn't be your business, meow?" Akashi felt something was wrong.

　Hibiki gave a businesslike smile and whispered quietly in Akashi's cat's ear, "But if I tell you I'll give you ten kilograms of Polygonum multiflorum and Nepeta tenuifolia (commonly known as catnip) now, and then give you another ten kilograms of these after I find a vaccine and test it, what do you think, Akashi?"

　"Why didn't you tell me earlier? I'll leave all the finding of vaccines and tests to Akashi, meow!" Akashi's attitude immediately changed 180 degrees. He patted Xiang's shoulder and agreed happily.

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　A deep-sea base somewhere in the central Pacific

　A group of high-level deep-sea pioneers are discussing their current situation and combat plans against Australia.

　"Let me report first, how much foundation do we have at the moment?" A commanding deep-sea asked the deep-sea who was in charge of internal affairs and logistics.

　Shen Hai, who was in charge of internal affairs and logistics, said, "There are nearly 3000 combat-type deep-sea vanguards. Although some are not yet fully mature, they can still fight effectively. The number of low-level combat puppets is several times higher. There are nearly a hundred spy-type deep-sea vanguards."

　As for mass-produced warships, we've already built a few, and we've also produced dozens of mass-produced aircraft. While we're far from having enough major equipment, we've got all the individual weapons we need."

　Commander Deep Sea nodded and said, "Recovering to this level in half a year is already quite impressive. What else do we need? At least it's far exceeded our expectations."

　Another Commander-type Deep Sea said, "Regarding Oceania, even without shields and combat puppets, 3000 combat-type Deep Sea Vanguards, combined with spies, would be enough to take Australia. To paraphrase an ancient human civilization, 'Three thousand Vanguards can take Australia.'"

　"It's easy to conquer an empire, but it's hard to maintain it. After conquering Australia, we'll definitely have to face a security war. Sending out scouts would be a waste of talent. This is when combat puppets become necessary."

　"If Klein's position remains, even with our limited fleet of warships and aircraft, even if all the human warships of the US Navy are deployed in full force, we can still defeat them."

　Commander Deep Sea A said, "Although the US Navy is formidable, it's recently fallen into a severe debt crisis. They can't even afford to pay their own troops, yet they're hell-bent on continuing their shipbuilding program. How can they afford to send their navy to rescue Australia? It's a good thing the soldiers back home don't riot."

　"Okay, sisters, we seem to have strayed from the topic a bit." Commander Deep Sea C interrupted: "Let's first discuss how to take Australia. When the United States wants to intervene, we can discuss how to deal with them, okay?"

　Commander Deep Sea C said: "I personally think that this attack on Australia can refer to our successful experience in the last world and improve it."

　Commander Deep Sea B's pupils glowed slightly red as he indicated, "When we attacked Australia in the last world, we didn't completely block Australia's communications. We were still able to detect sporadic military communications, albeit on a small scale.

　Although the sisters in charge of intelligence work have worked hard, I am not satisfied with this. I must do it thoroughly and not leave any residue behind. "

　The senior Deep Sea in charge of intelligence was unhappy and said:

　"You mean to say that we should even block the intercom? Do you know how much trouble and work that would be?

　Walkie-talkies are incredibly flexible and adaptable. They can communicate one-to-one or even one-to-many over short distances without a base station. They can also be used anywhere at any time. So how do you expect us to block them? Do we need to build a signal jammer that can cover the entire country of Australia?

　Commander Deep-Sea B asked, "Why do we have to start with signal blocking to solve the problem? How about using an electromagnetic pulse bomb to directly attack the walkie-talkie itself?"

　After hearing this, the Advanced Intelligence-type Deep Sea smiled, shook his head, and said, "You clever little idiot, I didn't agree with you quitting the Intelligence-type and switching to the Combat Command-type.

　But this way, we have to divert some of our production capacity to make EMP bombs..."

　The advanced intelligence-type Deep Sea looked towards the Deep Sea who was in charge of internal affairs and logistics.

　"Don't worry, we can allocate some productivity to make EMP bombs, but the training of combat puppets and vanguards may have to be slowed down accordingly." said Shen Hai, who is in charge of internal affairs and logistics.

　"It doesn't matter. Anyway, we have enough combat-type deep-sea vanguards and combat puppets now, but there are still some vacancies in intelligence-type ones. It is recommended to increase the training of intelligence-type deep-sea." Command-type deep-sea B said.

　"I have a question. Why didn't we tamper with the Japanese vaccine in the first place? Instead of making it into the kind that can transform people into combat puppets in a short period of time?" asked Commander Deep Sea A.

　"First of all, our current strength is not enough to attack on all fronts. Secondly, just like a virus, if it kills people too quickly, it will be difficult to spread. We now need to let as many Japanese as possible get vaccinated with this vaccine, and then we will have hundreds of thousands or even millions of combat puppets." The advanced spy-type Deep Sea answered in detail.

　"So when do we attack Australia?"

　"The initial plan is to launch the attack around midnight, around the end of October."

　Chapter 81: The Dilemma of the British and American Shipgirls

　"I'm hungry..." The vampire was lying on the bed, muttering listlessly.

　"As an old V-class destroyer, I'm a veteran of World War I, after all. Hood always calls me senior when he sees me. Why can the capital ships eat their fill while the screen ships go hungry?"

　The vampires are unhappy with the Royal Navy's recent fuel rationing decision.

　Why did the British Navy make this decision? It's related to the recent severe oil shortage in the UK. Long lines of cars are forming at gas stations, and nearly 9% of gas stations in the country are out of fuel.

　Similarly, this large-scale oil shortage also affected the supply of military fuel. Under such circumstances, the British Navy had to tighten its belt and give priority to supplying fuel to the main battleships.

　"Hmph~ I guess it's because capital ships are bigger, have thicker guns, and are more powerful that they're prioritized, right? So, are destroyers unimportant? Without us in the fleet, the capital ships will just be waiting to be swarmed by submarines."

　The vampire is still complaining about the above and talking nonsense about his superiors.

　After the oil shortage, Belfast was worried about vampires, so he asked the chairman of the foundation for some leave and went to the Plymouth Naval Base to visit the vampires.

　Seeing this, she comforted the vampire distressedly and said, "Miss Scarlet, you are not the only one. I am starving with you too."

　"If you don't mind, you can eat some human food as an emergency measure." Belfast took out a self-heating military ration from the ship's space.

　The vampire looked at the self-heating rations with great surprise, and asked, "Belfast, haven't you always been against this?"

　"That's the general situation. Special situations still need special treatment. It's okay to use military rations for emergency purposes, but it can't be used as daily meals." Belfast replied.

　The vampire took the self-heating rations and looked at the packaging.

　"Wow, it's an American MRE? Where did you get it?"

　Belfast said: "I found it on a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the US military during a friendly visit to the US military some time ago."

　"Uh……"

　Although Belfast didn't specify the target, the vampires who had watched the anime naturally understood the meaning of her words. They felt sorry for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for a few seconds, and then continued:

　"Actually, I don't like self-heating rations either. How can these things be as delicious as the dishes you cook, Befa? But there's really nothing we can do about it right now."

　The vampire then ripped open the MRE package and prepared to eat.

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　As a maid, Sheffield is excellent, especially in hygiene, even better than Belfast and Counterattack.

　As a secret agent, she is also very competent. Not only does she possess a meticulous mind, but she also possesses a high level of close combat skills.

　This led to a "competition" between the Royal Navy and MI5 and MI6.