The Pinnacle of German Engineering / Cats, Shut-Ins, and Rong

"Then Master, please prepare yourself."

Da Vinci didn't hesitate at all, immediately preparing for Yuxian's teleportation, eager for Yuxian to get to work as soon as possible.

Spirit Transfer complete.

Yuxian, Mash, Miyamoto Musashi, and a few children disappeared in Chaldea.

What appeared before Yuxian was a vast ocean.

"Hmm?" Yuxian looked at his surroundings with a puzzled expression.

"Why is it the ocean again? How annoying!"

The children were already tired of the sea. Even Little Jeanne, who had always loved the sea, was starting to get bored with the monotonous life at sea, let alone the other children.

"Senior, it seems we're on a small island now." Mash had already surveyed the surroundings and explained their current location to Yuxian.

Is anyone on the island?

Mash shook her head. "No."

"Huh?" Yuxian was dumbfounded. What were they supposed to do? They were on a deserted island in the vast ocean, with no village or shop in sight.

"How about we ask someone else to help?"

Stranded on a deserted island, Yuxian could think of was finding someone to rescue him, someone like Francis Drake who could move freely at sea.

He was just about to contact Da Vinci when Mash suddenly shouted, "Watch out!"

Yuxian was tightly protected behind Mash.

Section 438, Chapter 1: The Crystallization of German Technology

Boom boom boom!

Several shells landed on the island where Yuxian was. If Mash hadn't protected him beforehand, it's hard to say Yuxian would have been hit by the explosions.

He is only human, and it would be difficult for him to withstand such an explosive device. If he were hit by it, losing an arm or a leg would be inevitable.

"What happened?"

Yuxian was choked by the dust kicked up by the shells, and after coughing a few times, he asked repeatedly.

"Be careful, senior! Don't stick your head out!"

Mash was very anxious. The situation was unclear, and all she could do was try her best to protect Yuxian's safety.

The children were much stronger than Yuxian; although they were also annoyed by the shells, their safety was not a problem.

"Illya, don't take off!"

Upon seeing the wings appear on Illya's back, Yuxian immediately stopped her. Facing the cannonballs, flying into the air was clearly not a wise choice.

Safety is more important than intelligence right now, Yuxian doesn't want her to take any risks.

Musashi was also helpless in this situation; she hadn't even located the enemy's position yet.

The group could only rely on Mash's shield for defense and try their best to find cover to avoid the shelling.

"Mash, are you alright?"

Yuxian was very worried about Mash. The attack of this kind of firearm is very different from that of cold weapons, and Mash did not have much experience with it.

"Senior, please take care of yourself. I'm fine!"

Mash focused intently, constantly adjusting the position of her shield, trying her best to protect everyone.

What a reliable junior!

At that moment, a figure appeared on the sea behind Yuxian, rushing towards him from afar.

"How dare you act so recklessly here in this mere deep sea!"

The man looked dashing and spirited, facing the sea breeze, his clothes and hair rustling in the wind.

Anyone who sees her will immediately think of her as handsome. It's a special kind of charisma that makes people involuntarily associate her with the word "handsome," even though she is a woman.

Her appearance immediately drew the firepower to her; the shells that were originally bombarding Yuxian and his group all turned towards her.

"Hmph! This kind of firepower dares to show off in front of me Bismarck?"

Bismarck skillfully dodged several shells, deployed her Ship Equipment, and immediately began to return fire.

Clap clap clap clap!

Powerful firepower continuously erupted from the turrets beside him, and explosions echoed constantly beyond Yuxian's sight.

A few minutes later, there was no sound from the other side, and everything fell silent again.

"Hmph! A mere few Abyssal Destroyer, they are really overestimating themselves."

Bismarck gave a low snort, put away her Ship Equipment, and headed towards Yuxian and his group.

"Thank you for getting me out of that predicament."

As Bismarck approached, Yuxian immediately thanked her and kept glancing at her with his eyes.

A tall and straight figure, a well-fitting military uniform, golden hair, and fluffy cat ears.

There's absolutely no mistake, this must be the culmination of German technology, the battleship, Bismarck!

"My name is Bismarck. How did you end up in such a dangerous place? Don't you know this is the territory of the deep sea?"

Bismarck's voice was neutral, and his tone and expression were serious, conveying a sense of concern mixed with reproach.

Yuxian didn't know how to explain that they had suddenly appeared here and hadn't expected to be attacked by Abyssal Destroyer as soon as they arrived.

They were completely unprepared, which is why they were caught off guard.

Yuxian was still trying to come up with an excuse to explain their origins, another young girl appeared in the distance.

With her deep blue hair styled in twin ponytails, she said breathlessly, "Bismarck, you're running too fast! That's dangerous!"

She kept complaining to Bismarck, because even though they were attacking together, Bismarck had taken the lead and left her behind.

As a frigate, she failed to fulfill her role, which inevitably caused her to complain.

"Huh? Why is someone here?"

Prinz Eugen noticed Yuxian as he approached, blinked, and asked curiously.

She glanced at Bismarck, the big sister who still had the same temperament—cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

He was clearly rushing to rescue someone in danger, yet he never offered a word of explanation.

"My name is Prinz Eugen. You must have met with disaster. Let us escort you back to land."

Prinz Eugen was very kind and even came up with reasons for Yu Yuxian. He truly lived up to his name, Eugen.

Yuxian and the others simply built a raft, which Eugen towed back to land.

Along the way, the children asked questions out of curiosity, as it was the first time they had ever seen someone sail on the sea without relying on any other objects.

The children chattered away, asking a variety of questions.

Bismarck was aloof and showed no intention of answering the children's questions; his cool demeanor made people hesitant to approach him.

Prinz Eugen, however, was very enthusiastic. She said, "We are ship girls! Haven't you ever seen ship girls before?"

"I am the Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen, and she is the Battleship Bismarck."

"Don't be fooled by her cold exterior; she's actually a very warm-hearted person. Please don't take offense."

Upon hearing Prinz Eugen's words, Bismarck increased the sailing speed. "Eugen, stop talking nonsense and speed up. Let's get back. It's not safe here yet."

Yuxian blinked, seemingly lost in thought. So this was Bismarck's personality.

"We'll leave you here. There's a small town not far ahead. You can go there; we need to return to the naval base to report."

Prinz Eugen led Yu Yuxian to a shore, kindly pointed out the way to them, and then turned back to prepare to leave with Bismarck.

Yuxian quickly asked, "Where is your garrison headquarters? We'd like to go and thank you."

"No need!" Eugen waved her hand. "It's our duty as ship girls."

This situation was commonplace for ship girls; any ship girl would lend a helping hand if she saw it. Eugen didn't think they had done anything remarkable.

After watching Bismarck and Eugen leave, Yuxian led everyone to the town.

Eugen didn't reveal the location of their naval base, Yuxian wasn't in a hurry. He believed he could find out the location in the town ahead, and that their naval base couldn't be far from here. He could just find an opportunity to visit them.

On the way, Mash asked, "Senpai, they're so special. Do you know anything about them?"

Yuxian nodded. "They are all very lovely people who have been fighting against enemies on the sea to protect humanity."

"Then we must thank them properly next time. I wonder if we can be of any help to them."

Mash nodded. She was the kind of person who remembered the help others gave her and thought about how to repay them.

"There will be an opportunity," Yuxian said with a smile. "Now that we've arrived, let's rest in this small town for a while and ask for some information."

Just as Eugen had said, there was a small town ahead. It didn't look very prosperous, but it was enough as a place to stay.

Chapter 2, Section 439: Cats, Home, and Hokusai

Bismarck and Prinz Eugen returned to the naval base, reported their work, and then went back to their rooms to rest.

"Tyr, I'm back."

Bismarck pushed open the door, Tirpitz inside quickly closed the book in her hand, lazily replying, "Sister's back. You must have sunk quite a few deep-sea vessels again. You must have worked hard."

Bismarck couldn't do anything about her sister. Despite having even greater strength than her, she always seemed listless, spending all her time holed up in her room doing nothing. If the cafeteria didn't offer delivery service, she probably wouldn't even want to leave her room.

She glanced at the book Tirpitz was reading; the cover read "One Hundred Tips for Ship Equipment Maintenance."

Well, it was just a normal collection of ship girl knowledge books, so Bismarck didn't ask any more questions. She took her change of clothes and went to take a shower, feeling sticky and uncomfortable after returning from the sortie.

The sound of running water came from the bathroom. Tirpitz glanced at it and quickly and carefully hid the book.

She patted her chest, feeling a wave of relief. "Luckily, my sister didn't find out. I was quick-witted enough to change the cover of another book beforehand."

She asked her sister, who was in the bathroom, "Why are you back so early today, sister?"

As was customary, Bismarck would not return until nightfall on days when she was away on Bismarck, which is why Tirpitz was lounging there reading her notes without any attempt to conceal it.

"I met some civilians who were killed in the disaster today, and I need to bring them back to land, so I came back a little early," Bismarck's voice came from the bathroom, explaining why she had returned early.

"So that's how it is," Tirpitz nodded to herself. She had been quite startled, thinking that Bismarck was coming back to conduct a surprise inspection of her, but it seemed she had worried unnecessarily.

After a while, the sound of running water in the bathroom stopped, and Bismarck came out, drying her wet hair with a towel.

"Tyr, you should go out on a sortie a few times. Staying in your room all day, your Ship Equipment is going to rust."

Bismarck, who appears very silent and cold in front of outsiders, is a completely different person when facing her sister Tirpitz.

She would nag incessantly, earnestly persuading her younger sister to exercise more and go out more.

Tirpitz was already used to her sister's nagging. She lay on the sofa, pretending to be dead, and said in a pitiful tone, "The deep sea is so scary and dangerous. What if Critically Damaged? What if the ship sinks... then I'll never see my sister again..."

Bismarck rolled her eyes at Tirpitz, knowing all too well what kind of personality her sister had; she was just playing the victim.

When she was forced to attack, she always managed to take down the enemy deep-sea creature as quickly as possible and then run back to the naval base.

Bismarck sighed, unable to bring herself to say anything harsh. She only had one younger sister, and she could never bring herself to discipline her severely.

Otherwise, Tirpitz wouldn't have been allowed to stay at home like that for so long.

There's a significant reason why Tirpitz can stay home so confidently.

A doting mother often spoils her son, and a diligent older sister often has a lazy younger sister.

"Tyr! Tyr! Did you take the sketchbook I just finished drawing in? Give it back to me right now, I haven't finished it yet!"