Elder brother's garrison

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As Xiaobai finished speaking, he stared intently at the metallic teeth marks left by Dean Shenhai for quite a while.

These teeth marks.

Neatly.

Judging from the gaps and marks on the deep-sea metal, the beings that previously gnawed on this piece of deep-sea metal were either deep-sea amphibious ships or ship girls.

If it's an abyssal warship, that's fine, but if it's a ship girl...

If you don't have a strong digestive and absorption ability like Xiaobai, the feeling of having a ball of deep-sea energy at the level of a deep-sea dean churn freely in your stomach is extremely uncomfortable.

“However, no matter what, it’s still quite peculiar that this piece of Deepsea Dean Metal ended up in the hands of an ordinary street vendor, isn’t it?” Wisconsin, standing behind Xiaobai, chimed in. “Admiral, why don’t you ask that vendor where he picked up this piece of Deepsea Dean Metal? Maybe we can follow the trail and get a few more pieces of Deepsea Dean Metal!”

“Dean of the Deep Sea isn’t a watermelon, it’s not that common.” Xiaobai smiled, but still nodded. “Yeah, but it is indeed necessary to ask… However, we still have to go to Ella’s house to report, so it’s not suitable to take too long. Let’s do this after the report is over.”

"Hopefully, the stall owner will still be there when we come back."

"The chances are pretty high, after all, that stall owner seems pretty lazy."

“Ah, speaking of that stall owner,” Iowa suddenly interjected with a smile.

Everyone instinctively looked at Iowa.

"Although we only had a short time together and I didn't see the stall owner's face," Iowa said with a smile, clasping her hands together. "But I always felt that there was a very kind and friendly quality about her."

"kind?"

"Ah, but...maybe it's just my imagination." Iowa stuck out her tongue at the crowd.

Chapter 1421 Birds of a feather flock together

The bustling state of the pedestrian street lasted for a long time. Ella led Xiaobai and the others out of the pedestrian street and came to a main road that looked much wider and cleaner.

"Little White, that's my home!" Ella pointed to the end of the road, turned to Little White and smiled.

Xiao Bai looked towards the end of the road.

At the end of the main road stood several rather tall white Western-style buildings, occupying a considerable area, roughly the size of a private university. Above the iron gate, several large, gilded characters reading "Branch of Yanjing Naval Equipment Research Center" gleamed in the sunlight.

"Huh? Ship equipment research center?" Xiaobai looked at the Western-style building in the distance in surprise.

"Yeah, you didn't expect that, did you!" Ella chuckled at Little White.

"Uh...but Ella, doesn't your family make rune parts?" Xiaobai asked, puzzled.

“Yes,” Ella nodded.

"So your family has a side business?"

“No, that’s not it.” Ella shook her head, coughed lightly, and explained to Xiaobai, “It’s like this, you see, ship equipment research centers are very common and normal things, so the ship equipment research center is a smokescreen that the Admiral Headquarters gave us a long, long time ago. In reality, the research projects we are engaged in have nothing to do with ship equipment.”

"Uh... I see." Xiaobai understood.

It turns out that this so-called branch of the ship equipment research center is actually a parts production site that uses the name of the ship equipment research center.

It seems like it makes sense.

Ella led Xiaobai and the others to the main gate of the mansion. She waved to the gate, and with a creak, the gate opened.

"Let's go!" Ella took Little White's hand and smiled at him.

"Ella, speaking of which, before I arrived at your house, several admirals from the world's top ten naval bases had already come here?" Looking at the wide-open gate, Xiaobai asked Ella before stepping inside.

"Before you, Xiaobai?" Ella tapped her chin and thought for a moment. "Hmm... Xiaobai, you've arrived quite early, but if we're talking about those two people who arrived before you... it seems like there are already two here. If nothing unexpected happens, those two Grand Admirals should be in the waiting room discussing tactics."

"Tactics..." Xiaobai blinked, suddenly feeling a lot of pressure.

My colleagues seem to be very dedicated and responsible.

They arrived earlier than me.

They had just arrived at the venue when they immediately formed a group to actively discuss tactics against the enemy.

Such a role model!

On the contrary, I was the only one who seemed to be slacking off all the time.

Compared to himself, who had just been scavenging for Deep Sea Dean's Metal at a stall, Xiaobai blushed slightly.

"I...I'll wait a bit, I'll go check out the waiting room first..." Xiaobai muttered softly.

“Okay, the waiting room is easy to find. Just turn left after entering, and it’s the large conference room on the first floor—actually, the facilities here are similar to those of a university teaching building.” Ella chuckled and led Xiaobai and the others through the door.

Stepping through the gate, the view opens up to a wide expanse of pleasant scenery.

A large open space for sports has been cleared between the high-rise buildings. The space is full of entertainment and fitness facilities, and there is even an outdoor swimming pool.

From the outside, this ship equipment research center doesn't seem like much, but once you step inside, it turns out to be quite remarkable.

Xiao Bai stood at the gate, not even having a chance to take a second look.

next second.

The thunderous sound of footsteps echoed all around.

The doors of the tall buildings on both sides were suddenly pushed open with a bang, and countless black-clad maids swarmed out, instantly surrounding Xiaobai and his group, as well as Ella.

"Miss Ella, you're finally back!"

"Miss Ella, why did you sneak out again?!"

"Miss Ella, we are really worried about you!"

"Miss Ella, please be sure to bring one attendant next time, along with the Ershan Command Device (Part Three)!"

"Miss Ella, the master is very angry this time!"

“Miss Ella, the master said you must see him in person this time!”

"Miss Ella..."

"Miss Ella..."

For a while.

The black-clad maids surged forward like a tidal wave, showing no mercy as they swept Ella away from Xiaobai. Ignoring Ella's objections and refusals, the maids lifted her into the air, and then, amidst a series of thunderous footsteps, carried her as if she were a sacrificial offering into a small villa in the distance.

Xiao Bai and his group stared blankly as the bustling army of maids came and went in a hurry.

"May I ask if you are the admiral of the world's number one naval base?" A dignified voice sounded beside Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai turned her head and saw that among the maids from before, there was still one maid in black who had not left.

The maid in black was bowing slightly as she greeted Xiaobai.

"Ah, that's me." Xiaobai nodded, then quickly pulled over the guild leader Er Gou beside him, "And this is the admiral of the world's second-largest naval base."

"Thank you both very much for coming." The maid in black flicked her hand behind her skirt, pulled out a roll call, and handed it to Xiaobai. "Please sign."

"Okay." Xiaobai wrote his name on the list and handed the attendance sheet to President Ergou. "Uh... speaking of which..."

"What's the matter?"

"Is Ella... alright?"

"Please rest assured, Miss Ella is the master's most beloved granddaughter."

"Oh……"

At this moment, President Er Gou also signed his name and handed the attendance list back to the maid in black.

The maid in black put away the attendance sheet and bowed to Xiaobai and her group again.

"Thank you all for your cooperation. Please follow me. I will provide you with temporary accommodations," the maid in black said respectfully.

Led by the maid in black, Xiaobai and her companions were led into the white Western-style building next door.

Most of the rooms in this building are guest rooms, and the facilities are similar to those in the newbie naval base's guest rooms.

The room was fairly well-equipped, with everything you'd expect and even some things you wouldn't normally have, including bedding and pajamas in various sizes.

The maid in black assigned several rooms to Xiaobai and the others, and stood at the door, handing out the room keys to each one.

"This is a place to rest. There are still a few days until the battle, so please don't overwork yourselves," the black-clad maid said to Xiaobai. "Please let us know if you need any help, and we will do our best to resolve your troubles."

"Oh... thank you..."

"No thanks."

"How can I contact you?"

No need to contact.

"what?"

“We are everywhere,” the maid in black said to Xiaobai.

"……"noob.

how to say.

Although it sounds pretty cool at first glance.

But when Xiaobai thought of those chuunibyou (delusional) ship girls in black hiding in the corners of the train station...

how to say.

It's just a feeling.

These are truly embarrassing answers.

The maid in black gave Xiaobai a final bow and left down the corridor.

"Wow, Admiral, this bed is so soft and bouncy!" Wisconsin's exclamation echoed down the hallway from inside the room. "It feels like it could be used as a trampoline!"

"Wisconsin, don't jump around on the bed."

"Hey... it's just jumping around a couple of times, it's no big deal."

"But what if, by some unfortunate coincidence, the bed happens to break? Then, in Wisconsin, your weight..."

"Okay, I'm coming down," Wisconsin said calmly.

Xiao Bai listened to the sounds coming from the room, thought for a while, then looked at the air in front of her and called out softly.

"Miss Maid?"

"What is it?" A familiar voice rang out behind Xiaobai as soon as he finished speaking.

"Wow! It's really out!" Xiaobai turned her head and looked at the black-clad maid in surprise.

Do maids these days all have such terrifying innate skills?

The maid in black bowed slightly to Xiaobai, her expression calm.

"What can I do for you?"

"...Uh...sorry, I just wanted to try and see if I could get you to come out...sorry."

"..." The maid in black.

"But since you're already here... cough cough, if you don't mind, after I'm ready, could you take me to the waiting room to meet the two top ten admirals in the world?"

“Yes, sir.” The maid in black nodded. “I will wait here for you to be ready.”

Xiao Bai then walked shyly into Luo Lian's room.

The rooms at Ella's hometown were quite spacious. Even for someone like Luo Lian, who was essentially an "invited family member," they were generously given a separate four-person suite.

When Xiao Bai entered Luo Lian's room, Luo Lian was sitting on a bed studying her manuscript.

"Lianlian," Xiaobai called out.

"Xiao Bai." Luo Lian put down the manuscript and smiled at Xiao Bai.

"Um, Lianlian, I need to go to the waiting room first to meet the two admirals who arrived earlier, so I can't take you to Ella's place right away..."

"Don't worry about me." Luo Lian shook her head. "I'm not in a hurry."

"Ah, that's good!" Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief. "I'll try to come back as soon as possible!"

"it is good."

Xiao Bai left Luo Lian's room and went to Guild Master Er Gou's room.

Only she and Helena shared the room where President Er Gou lived.

Xiao Bai pushed open the door and went inside.