Bismarck

"What if you suddenly disappear while walking on the road?" I looked at her strangely. "Your materialization is unstable."

I don't want any weird talk to happen on the ship.

"I have been materializing these days, and I don't feel tired or anything." Tirpitz thought for a moment and said, "But I will still feel tired if I leave your ship for a long time, so I will only materialize on your ship."

"On your own ship?" I asked.

"It can't last very long, but I haven't been back from my own boat for a long time. Hehe, it's still more comfortable to be on my sister's boat."

The little brat jumped onto the bed I had just made.

"Haha, so soft." She jumped carefully, then turned to look at me, afraid that I would say something to her, but at this time I was already lost in my own thoughts.

Can I stay materialized on my ship? I think I know something. Is it because of the sister ship?

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Chapter 74: Back to Hamburg

In the following days, various preparatory work was carried out in full swing, the main gun was maintained, the main engine was overhauled, and rust removal and lubrication work were also carried out simultaneously. Everyone knew that we were about to take on an important mission.

This was also what the captain deliberately revealed to the crew. He notified some department heads and told them that an operation to attack the British mainland would be launched soon. He asked them to convey this to their crew members and at the same time asked the crew members to keep it confidential.

Those officers were very confused at the time, and I almost laughed out loud, because the more people who knew about it, the worse the confidentiality would be. This was something that everyone knew, so if they wanted to keep it secret, wouldn't it be enough to just not tell the crew?

However, despite their confusion about the order, they still carried it out well, and the attack plan was known to everyone on the ship.

So, these days, every time I noticed the crew gathered together, I could hear them discussing this plan, and I could only laugh at its inscrutability.

Taking advantage of the good weather in the past few days, the captain first asked the crew to change my exterior paint. Although my hull area is huge, the number of crew members is even greater. The spectacular scene of one or two thousand people painting together appeared again - the last time was when I was just out of the factory, when I was going to the Kiel Harbor for sea trials. The crew was very efficient. It took less than a day to change my appearance. From the waterline to the superstructure, everything was brand new, and the original ugly zebra stripes were also turned into special camouflage patterns.

The temperature was not very high, and the paint was not completely dry after a day of drying. Now I have to pay attention to the walls when walking on the boat, because I can get scratched if I am not careful. Poor Tirpitz always likes to jump around, but she didn't pay attention and her little butt hit my boat hard, so the paint immediately stained her clothes, and she burst into tears on the spot. Now she is hiding in the room and slowly fixing her skirt.

Haha, it gives me a lot of peace of mind.

After the paint dried, we started the replenishment operation. Fuel and various supplies were transported to the dock in a steady stream, neatly prepared for loading onto the ship, or entering my oil tank.

"Captain, I'm coming in."

I knocked on the door, waited for permission, and walked in.

"What's the matter?" The captain was writing something with his head down. When he saw me come in, he looked up at me.

"I came to tell you some good news," I said.

"kindness?"

"I think Tirpitz can go out to sea with us." I said with a smile, "She can draw energy for the projection through my hull."

A few days ago, when I was cleaning the room with Tizi, I happened to hear her say that she could maintain her physical form for a long time when she was on my hull, but she couldn't maintain it for a long time outside my hull or on her own ship. I was wondering if it was my energy that provided support. After that day, I found time to return to Tirpitz's body, and took a piece of matter from her hull. I said before that any piece of matter on our hull can become a terminal energy source at some point. After I got it, I merged the matter on Tizi's ship with my hull, or around the power cabin where the energy is the richest - my hull is equivalent to a socket, and her matter is a plug. According to my understanding, this can provide her with a constant supply of energy.

That night, when Tirpitz and I slept together (she still didn't understand why she had to sleep, she just followed me), she said she felt very comfortable and full of energy.

Nonsense, your terminal used to absorb me directly, but now it has passed through a "transformer" in the middle and it is of course much more comfortable.

"So you don't want to sleep again." I looked at her and said, "You look very energetic."

Tizi blinked and nodded hesitantly.

"Well, recite the rules of the 380 naval gun to me..."

"Sister, I want to sleep!"

Hahahaha, I couldn't help laughing. I scratched her little nose and untied the two braids at the back of her hair.

As soon as Tizi took off her clothes, she immediately crawled into my bed, hugged me tightly, and put her head on my chest.

"Hey, I'm warning you, just stay put, but don't move!"

I turned off the lights and we faced each other.

"Don't move your hands! Where are you touching?"

"Hehe, sister is so soft!"

"roll--"

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At the end of early March, we left Wilhelmshaven and headed for Hamburg.

This time, I have one more crew member on my ship. When Tizi learned that she was going to go out to sea, she was very reluctant, which fully demonstrated Bei Zhai's unwillingness to go far away. Of course, under my coercion and inducement, she had to come even if she didn't want to!

I also have the status of secretary on the ship, and can appear on the bridge openly when going out to sea. Tirpitz does not have this treatment. She can only hide in my room. After all, it is still difficult to understand why a little girl appears on the bridge. However, in order to accompany her, I did not go on the bridge. I took the opportunity of her first voyage to explain some things to her. As for Tirpitz's identity, she was announced to the public as my sister.

That's what it is.

Although Ti Zi said that she didn't want to travel far, she was still very excited when she really went out - after being locked up in the William Shipyard for so many years, it would be great to see the outside world.

But there is one thing that I find very surprising - after Tirpitz's matter merged with my hull, she could also scan my hull. That is to say, she can know what happened to my hull in the first place. Except that she can't control my hull, everything else is almost the same as what I can do. This makes it convenient for me to "teach". When I go out to sea, I pull her to identify things. This is the main gun, this is the anti-aircraft gun, this is the torpedo cabin...

"Sister, why are there two cabins that I can't see?" Ti Zi asked curiously.

"Ahem." I coughed awkwardly. "That's my captain's room. Why do you want to see it? Can't you see Lindemann's room?"

What am I talking about!

"Where's the other one?"

"That's the power cabin, you can't show it to anyone!"

After a whole day of sailing, we finally arrived at the Port of Hamburg. Under the control of Lindemann, my ship slowly docked at the pier.

"parking!"

"Left forward one!"

"parking!"

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Tizi and I sat in the room watching the command on their bridge. The person in command was her captain, so she watched particularly carefully.

"What is Zuo Jinyi?" she asked me.

"I have three main spindles, each with five forward speeds. The left forward one means only moving the left spindle, at the forward one speed." I explained.

"What about forward five?"

"What do you think?"

"Should we move all three axes and go forward at full speed?" she said after thinking for a moment.

"Yes."

"The captain is so handsome." Tizi supported his head on the table with both hands, but his attention was on Lindemann on the bridge.

Does this little girl know what handsome means? I thought with a smile, but Lindemann's serious expression and his straight military uniform can indeed deceive the little girl.

By the way, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the captain personally operating the ship. It has always been Lindemann who has been doing this job. I wonder what it would be like for the captain to do it?

He should be much more handsome than Lindemann.

"Sister, why do you need those small boats to reach the shore?" Tirpitz asked.

At this time, my main engine had completely stopped, and several tugboats were distributed at my head, middle and tail, pushing me slowly inside.

"We are too big to dock by our own power. Just like leaving the dock, we need the help of a tugboat. When you are maneuvering the ship with Lindemann in the future, please pay attention to cooperation. This is also a reflection of the captain's ability. It would be embarrassing if we fail to dock several times."

"Okay, I understand." Tizi nodded.

The ship shook slightly, swayed a few times, and docked at the pier. The sailors quickly set up three gangways and began the routine cleaning.

"Can I go on the bridge now?" asked Tizi.

"Going to see Lindemann?" I said, smiling.

"kindness!"

"You really don't want your sister anymore since you have a captain. I'm so sad."

"No way!" Ti Zi said quickly, making his position clear.

"go Go."

"Sister, goodbye."

Once we reach the Port of Hamburg, it’s time to contact Krupp.

I scanned the surroundings with my consciousness and was surprised to find that Krupp's man had arrived at the dock and he was an acquaintance.

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Chapter 75: The War Begins (I)

"Hello, Mr. Andrewson."

After informing the captain, I went to the dock to greet the people from the Krupp factory.

"Hello, Miss Bismarck." Andrewson greeted me and said, "Captain Lütjens informed us that he would come to Hamburg today. I came here to discuss the matter of the batch of shells."

"Thank you for waiting here so early." I said with a smile, "Let's go over now. The captain is waiting for you."

"You're welcome. This is my job." Anderson said with a smile.

In the reception room.

After I poured coffee for Anderson, I stood quietly aside and listened to their conversation.

"Captain Lütjens. The 105mm shells from our Krupp factory are ready. We can set a time and ship them to you." Anderson took a sip of coffee and said with a smile.

"Thank you very much." The captain said with a smile, "I hope this batch of shells will arrive as soon as possible."

"Andreson, how is the performance of this batch of shells?" I asked.

"Miss Bismarck, you can rest assured. Our Krupp factory strictly follows your method. We have conducted countless tests before it came off the production line. All data are within an acceptable range." Anderson assured.

"After all, Miss Bismarck, you are still one of the shareholders here, so we can be considered as one of our own, hahahaha."

"But the explosion power may be smaller than that of ordinary 105." Anderson thought for a moment and said to the captain.

"Huh? Why?"

"Because the proximity fuze is larger than the ordinary delay fuze, it affects the amount of charge." I explained to the captain, "But it doesn't matter. Its accuracy is enough to make up for this problem."

"Miss Bismarck is right." Anderson nodded.

"Yes." The captain nodded with relief.

"Then Captain, when do you think we will be?"

"This Sunday," said the captain.

"Okay." Andrewson agreed immediately. "Captain, according to our last agreement, one of the conditions for replacing the Bismarck's proximity shells for free is that you need to give our Krupp ordinary shells..."

"I know." The captain said, "I will take the guns to the dock first. You don't have to worry about that."

"That's good." Anderson was satisfied.

"Captain, I'm leaving now. We'll contact each other for details."

After seeing Anderson off, I returned to the captain's room. This time Lindemann and Tirpitz were both inside.

"Do you like Oscar?" I saw Tizi holding Oscar with a smile, and then stroking its fur with his hand.

"Yeah, Oscar is so cute."

Some people actually say this fat cat is cute... I can't understand it.

"If you want it, I'll give it to you. When your ship is launched, how about giving it to you as a gift?" I said with a smile (this gift is so cheap, I picked it up).

"Okay, okay." Tizi said happily.

"But, sister, isn't Oscar the mascot of your ship? Is it okay to give it to me?"

"What a lucky star." I touched her forehead and said with a smile, "As soon as it was on board, I was hit by a torpedo in Poland. It was really a jinx."

Oscar glared at me with his cat eyes when he heard that, then immediately closed his eyes to enjoy Tirpitz's caress.

Humph, ungrateful wolf, no, ungrateful cat is more correct.

"Bismarck, come here."

The captain's voice came from the conference room.