Elder brother's garrison

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"Wow? That's amazing!"

“…For construction devices, it’s just a matter of getting familiar with the structure, which is very simple. Even a novice can do it.” Luo Lian smiled modestly. “The reason why construction devices cannot be fully explained with current human technology is mainly due to the core components.”

"Rune?"

“Yes.” Luo Lian raised her hands, gesturing with Xiao Bai with some interest. “Those runes shouldn’t be simple things. Rather than runes, they’re more like a special, powerful language. Most runes are responsible for the transmission and continuation of energy, but some peculiar runes have another function that I don’t yet know about. For example, this rune, I initially deduce that it represents the gathering of souls… However, the wondrous concept of souls hasn’t been fully explained yet, so for now I can only explain it with mental power. The gathering of souls is extremely important for the machines that build ship girls, those warships…”

Luo Lian gestured as she spoke, becoming more and more enthusiastic.

Xiao Bai couldn't understand what Luo Lian was saying halfway through her conversation, but since it was Xiao Bai who brought up the topic, she felt embarrassed to interrupt Luo Lian, who was getting more and more excited.

At this awkward time.

Another (II) Guilin covered Shanyi Sandao called out, and finally appeared around Xiaobai.

"Xiao Bai! Xiao Bai!"

Xiao Bai and the others turned their heads and looked toward the source of the sound.

A blonde girl with rosy cheeks was running towards Xiaobai, waving her arms vigorously and laughing happily in the crowd.

"Ella!" Little White exclaimed in surprise.

"Little White!" Ella smiled happily, struggling against the flow of people to finally jump onto the steps of the convenience store. She opened her arms wide and hugged Little White tightly. "Hehe! You really came!!"

"Ella... what are you doing here?"

"Grandpa told me that all the top ten naval bases in the world come to our city!" Ella excitedly hugged Little White and jumped up and down several times. "Yeah! I only waited all morning and you guys are here. I'm so lucky!"

Chapter 1419 Deep Sea Dean Metal

"Waiting all morning was alright..."

Xiao Bai patted Ella's head helplessly and looked around.

The train station was packed with people.

Ordinary people would feel uncomfortable even after staying in such a crowded place for ten minutes or so. Ella must have suffered a lot after staying there for the whole morning.

Just like the previous time she ran away from home, Ella did not bring any attendants with her this time.

However, Ella's identity is rather special. Even if she doesn't bring any attendants with her, it doesn't mean that she doesn't have any attendants with her.

In fact, during Xiaobai's patrol of the train station, he could still spot a few scattered ship girls in several relatively hidden corners, who were subtly paying attention to his direction.

These ship girls were dressed in black trench coats of the same color, with wide hoods covering their faces. However, the large hoods not only failed to conceal them, but in a sense, they made them even more conspicuous.

These ship girls were also holding a rather flamboyant-looking walkie-talkie in their hands. While secretly watching Xiaobai, they would occasionally look down and speak seriously into the walkie-talkie, exuding a strange aura that said "keep away."

They might think they're very handsome.

But in the eyes of others, they seem more like a group of young girls having a fit of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome).

Inside the train station.

Every tourist who approached these black-clad ship girls couldn't help but stare at them with a curious look, and unconsciously kept their distance.

Xiaobai looked at the black-clad ship girls with mixed feelings.

Could they really think their disguise is flawless?

"Little White?" Ella noticed that Little White wasn't continuing its conversation with her, but instead staring curiously around the train station. She couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you?"

"No...no, it's just that those followers were really..."

"Whose entourage is it?"

"Yours."

"I didn't bring any attendants."

"Huh? Ella, didn't you notice those people in black...?"

"...Black clothes?" Ella looked confused.

"Uh...no, it's nothing." Xiaobai looked at Ella's innocent expression, thought for a long time, and then shook his head, giving up on explaining.

makes sense.

After all... he's a follower.

As for concealment, as long as Ella herself doesn't find out, it doesn't really matter whether it attracts the attention of other passersby.

Xiaobai withdrew her gaze, smiled at Ella, and turned to look at her own ship girl.

"Ella, let me introduce you. These are my ship girls."

Xiaobai pointed to the ship girls behind him and introduced them to Ella, "As for Missouri and Wisconsin... you should already know them, right?"

“Yes, we know each other!” Ella smiled and extended her hand to Missouri and Wisconsin. “The last time we met was in that city, wasn’t it? Hello!”

"Hello, Ella-senpai." Missouri shook hands with Ella lightly and smiled.

"Hello."

"Then these three are Iowa, Saratoga, and Changchun."

"Ah... Iowa! So you even have Iowa, Little White! No wonder it's the world's number one naval base. Hello!" Ella clasped her hands together and smiled at Iowa with admiration.

"I'm just a new ship girl created by the Admiral by chance. I'm still immature, so please give me your guidance, Sister Ella," Iowa said with a smile to Ella.

"Please guide me!" Ella smiled and shook hands with Iowa. "You can definitely become an amazing ship girl!"

"Thank you for your kind words, Sister Ella."

After the ship girls were introduced, Ella released her hand from Iowa's and turned her gaze to President Er Gou and Luo Lian, who were standing next to Xiaobai.

When Ella turned her gaze to the two people.

All that could be seen was that President Er Gou was burying his face deep in Helena's chest, completely disregarding Helena's expression, and groping around with abandon.

From the very beginning, Luo Lian had been staring intently at Ella with gleaming eyes, like a jackal or tiger eyeing its prey.

"Huh?" Ella felt uneasy under Luo Lian's gaze and subconsciously took a step back, her smile freezing on her face.

These two... why do they seem to be radiating an aura that's out of place with their surroundings?

Ella was somewhat confused.

"Little Bai, who...who are these two?"

Ella instinctively moved closer to Little White and asked it a question.

"These two? That one is the president... cough cough, she is the current world's second admiral, Konomi, and the ship girl next to her is Helena."

Perhaps Xiaobai's resistance to weirdos has been maxed out through his wonderful experiences without him even realizing it. What might seem like strange behavior to Ella is actually quite commonplace to Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai smiled and introduced Ella as if nothing had happened.

"And this one... I actually need to introduce her to you in a very formal way. She is my good friend, and her name is Luo Lian."

"Ah, so it's Little White's good friend!"

Upon hearing this, Ella's eyes brightened.

Ella breathed a sigh of relief, and when she looked at Luo Lian, a smile of affection returned to her face.

"Hello, my name is Ella. It's nice to meet you!"

Luo Lian looked at Ella's smiling face and blinked.

Luo Lian didn't reply immediately. Instead, she took three steps forward, patting Ella's shoulder while leaning her body towards Ella.

"Hello there!"

Luo Lian spoke earnestly to Ella.

"Uh? Hello?"

"Please give me more advice."

"Um...um, please guide me..."

"Alright, let's get straight to the point." Luo Lian pulled out paper and pen from her clothes with a serious expression and quickly drew a bunch of complicated lines in front of Ella. "In short, do you know what this thing represents?"

"Huh??" Ella was taken aback.

Ella looked at the text in Luo Lian's hand and saw that a bunch of complex and dense lines intersected and combined to form a series of rather familiar rune structures.

"This is... a rune?"

"Hmm." Luo Lian nodded earnestly, then stepped forward, almost pressing her face against Ella's. "I've done some research on this. If we can consider runes as a language with special power, then each rune should also have its own inherent concept, right? I haven't been working with runes for very long, so I've deciphered very few. These few complex runes are the biggest challenge I've encountered recently. If possible, could you perhaps help me understand them a little? By the way, I'd like to share my personal guess. Based on the function of the components inscribed with these runes, I initially speculate that these runes might have the function of aggregation and adhesion, or perhaps..."

Luo Lian held up the text covered in scribbles with a serious expression and explained it to Ella earnestly and passionately.

Luo Lian, who was concentrating intently on explaining the knowledge points, looked like a tiger that had spotted a little lamb, with a hungry look in her eyes.

"Eh... Eh..." Ella was shocked and subconsciously took several steps back.

"Lian, Lianlian. It's not time to ask about knowledge yet..." Seeing that Ella was shocked, Xiaobai quickly reached out to separate Luo Lian and Ella, then helplessly advised Luo Lian for a couple of minutes before looking at Ella.

“Ella, don’t be afraid… Lianlian isn’t a bad person… she shouldn’t be. The reason I brought Lianlian here is because she’s actually very passionate about researching and building devices… I heard that your family has knowledge of runes, and I was wondering if you might be willing to teach her a little bit, so I brought her here. I’m so sorry to have startled you…”

Ella's dazed state eased after seeing Xiaobai's apologetic expression, and she suddenly realized what was happening.

Ella breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ah... I see... No, it's okay."

Ella looked at Luo Lian, a hint of apology appearing on her face.

"That...is Luo Lian, right?"

"Yes."

“Well, I understand why you came, but, how should I put it… I’m really sorry.” Ella lowered her head. “While I wouldn’t mind teaching you what I know… I haven’t actually studied much about runes… The points you just asked about are beyond my comprehension, so, um, I’m sorry… I don’t think I can answer Luo Lian’s questions…”

"...Beyond the curriculum?" Luo Lian was taken aback.

"Um..." Ella smiled shyly at Luo Lian.

"I'm sorry... I was rude." Luo Lian lowered her head, not too disappointed, and silently put away the text in her hand.

“However, if possible, I can take you to see my grandfather. He is currently the most knowledgeable person in terms of rune knowledge. Although I cannot answer your question, my grandfather might be able to,” Ella said to Luo Lian.

"Huh? Is that okay?" Xiaobai asked in surprise.

“Sure.” Ella nodded with a smile. “The questions Luo Lian just asked are considered basic knowledge points in rune knowledge. If Grandpa knew that someone had independently researched this, he would be very happy. He might even be unhappy if he didn’t teach you.”

"Wow... Oh, I see. I was just worried that you wouldn't want to teach Lianlian."

“It’s not a matter of willingness or not. Rune knowledge is different from ordinary knowledge. It’s something that relies heavily on talent, so we will not give up on helping any talented person to study rune knowledge,” Ella said happily.

"Ah...that's similar to the Mu family." Xiaobai nodded.

"Since we're on the topic, and since you're both going to protect our family this time anyway, let's go home together." Ella took Little White's hand and strode confidently toward the street outside the train station.

"Oh...oh oh." Xiaobai let Ella hold his hand and hurried towards the street amidst the surging crowd.

Just as Ella led Xiaobai and the others to a street where the crowds were a little thinner, several taxis that appeared "at just the right time" stopped in front of Ella as if planned. Ella shouted "How lucky!" and pulled Xiaobai and the others into the row of taxis.

No matter how Xiaobai thinks about it, these taxis lined up in a row must have been arranged by those black-clad ship girls at the train station.

Xiao Bai actually admired Ella quite a bit; she was so naive that she couldn't even notice such obvious protection.

The taxi carried Xiaobai and the others, driving away from the crowded streets. It sped along the road for quite a distance before finally stopping not far from the entrance of a large, bustling street lined with stalls.

At first glance, the street should be quite spacious, but unfortunately, the stalls and vendors on both sides of the street, selling snacks and tourist souvenirs, have turned what should have been an unobstructed street into a pedestrian street.

"Little White, my house is just ahead." Ella opened the car door and said to Little White with a smile.

“Up ahead…” Xiaobai got out of the car and stared wide-eyed at the endless stalls and vendors on the pedestrian street. “Uh… I thought your house, Ella, would be a bit more secluded… Speaking of which, there don’t seem to be any residential buildings around here?”

“We don’t live in an apartment building,” Ella said, shaking her head smugly. As if eager to show off to Xiaobai, she took Xiaobai’s hand. “Anyway, Xiaobai, come with me first. There are quite a few good things at the vendors on both sides of this street.”

"Uh..." Xiaobai glanced back at the ship girls getting off the bus one by one, and let Ella pull her hand into the pedestrian street.

Although President Er Gou did explain that Ella's family, due to their small size, preferred a secluded lifestyle, the fact that it was this lively... was truly beyond Xiao Bai's expectations.

Surrounded by the hustle and bustle, and filled with shouts, Xiao Bai's already thin sense of task pressure gradually diminished.

"Little Bai, over there is Granny Wang who makes sugar figurines. Her sugar figurines are so beautiful. Little Bai, would you like to buy a few?"

"Uh... not for now... I'll buy snacks when I have some free time."

"Well, in that case, that's Uncle Li over there selling tourist souvenirs. His crystal jewelry is really pretty, and you can buy one for just a few dozen yuan!"

"...Next time, next time for sure." Xiaobai smiled awkwardly.