Elder brother's garrison

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Deep Sea Dragon on the bed had two big dark circles under her eyes and looked a little tired, but her eyes were unusually bright despite her fatigue. She was staring intently at the movie on her phone screen and hardly blinked.

It seems that this Deepsea Dragon, like its neighbor Saratoga, has been staying up all night.

"Good morning, Senior Ryujo." Xiaobai and the others walked to the bedside, and Missouri greeted Deep Sea Ryujo with a smile.

Shenhai Longxiang acted as if she hadn't heard Missouri's words. She remained lying on the bed, holding her phone and staring intently at the screen without saying a word.

"..." Missouri looked at Deep Sea Ryujo with his head down and thought for a while. Then she gently squatted down, leaned close to Deep Sea Ryujo's ear, and whispered, "Ryujo-senpai, Missouri... also likes this movie very much."

Missouri's words echoed in the ears of the Deep Sea Dragon.

The Deep Sea Dragon's ears twitched.

"Oh? You like it too?"

Deep Sea Dragon raised an eyebrow and turned his head to look at the bedside.

As the Deep Sea Dragon turned its head to the side, it saw Missouri's snow-white face standing in front of it, smiling at it.

"Damn it!"

Deep Sea Dragon was startled by Missouri and screamed. His hands trembled, and he sat up abruptly in bed, his phone slipping from his grasp and flying into the air.

Missouri reached out and caught Deepsea Dragon's phone with a snap.

Missouri handed Deepsea Dragon's phone with a somewhat helpless expression, giving her a faint smile.

"Senior Ryusho was actually scared of Missouri like this... Missouri was actually a little hurt."

"Uh...you, you guys..." Deep Sea Ryujo stared blankly at the phone Missouri handed her. She was still wide awake from the fright Missouri had just given her. She raised her hand, wanting to take back her phone, but her arm quickly fell back halfway down, looking somewhat at a loss. "You, when did you guys come in?"

“It just came in,” Xiaobai said to Shenhai Longxiang.

"Just now? How come we didn't know?" Deep Sea Dragon Clutched his chest, looking at Little White warily.

"You seemed engrossed in your phone just now, so you probably didn't hear me," Xiaobai said to Shenhai Longxiang, chuckling and waving. "Um... anyway, it was nice to see you this morning. Good morning, Shenhai Longxiang."

Seeing Xiaobai's smiling expression, Shenhai Longxiang's eyebrows twitched. She looked at the phone that Missouri handed her with a conflicted expression and swallowed hard.

Xiao Bai didn't just say that casually.

Seeing that Deep Sea Dragon was staying obediently in the room, Xiaobai was indeed very happy.

"Judging from Ryujo's condition... could it be that he stayed up all night?" Missouri noticed that Ryujo hadn't moved for a long time, so she gently placed her phone in front of him.

"Hmph... How can I sleep when you lock me up here?" Shen Hailongxiang picked up his phone, turned his head to the side, and muttered under his breath, "And the Wi-Fi signal quality is inconsistent... Watching videos often requires buffering—and downloading videos takes forever."

The Deepsea Dragon seemed to have a lot of complaints about the room's Wi-Fi signal.

“Missouri has seen the movie you just watched a few times too,” Missouri said with a smile to Deep Sea Dragon. “Well… how should I put it, it’s a very unique and charming movie.”

"Ah, you think so too!" Deep Sea Ryujo's eyes lit up. She grabbed her phone, looked up at Missouri, and nodded rapidly, beaming. "I also think that movie was amazing! The protagonist is practically the embodiment of justice and loyalty, and the lines are so cool and stylish. I watched it three times last night, and I couldn't resist watching it again this morning when I remembered it..."

Missouri smiled and nodded gently.

As Shenhai Longxiang finished speaking, she suddenly lost her composure and remembered that she was still a prisoner brought back from Missouri.

“…Uh.” Deep Sea Dragon quickly covered his mouth, sat back on the bed, and looked at Missouri nervously. “I…I didn’t say anything. I…I only used your human phone because I was bored…I didn’t back down, I didn’t back down…absolutely not…”

"That phone was just a gift from the Admiral of Missouri to you, Senior Ryujo," Missouri said with a smile to Ryujo. "Please don't be nervous, Senior Ryujo. It's just a small gift, nothing more, right?"

Missouri then turned to Little White and asked him a question.

Xiao Bai naturally nodded in agreement.

"..." Deep Sea Dragon was silent for a while, "So...so, are you still going to use that food to force us to reveal information, just like last night?"

As Shenhai Longxiang finished speaking, his gaze shifted to the soy milk and fried dough sticks in Missouri's hand.

The eyes of the Deep Sea Dragon were filled with vigilance and determination.

"As for these... Deep Sea Dragon can eat as much as he wants." Xiao Bai smiled at Deep Sea Dragon. "Don't mind, and don't worry, I won't force you with this like I did last night."

"Huh?" Deep Sea Dragon was taken aback. "No, you don't know how anymore?"

"Well, rather, if you feel it's not enough, you can order more food—have you seen any dishes you'd like to eat on your phone? You can tell me those too," Xiaobai said to Shenhai Longxiang with a smile.

"Really...really?" Deep Sea Dragon looked at Little White with some surprise.

"Yes, really." Xiaobai nodded.

"Why...why?" Deep Sea Dragon's eyes were filled with confusion.

"Anyway, you wouldn't tell even if I forced you with food, right?" Xiaobai laughed.

“…Hmph, that’s true.” Deep Sea Dragon muttered under his breath, “I’m a principled Deep Sea Dean. Information concerning the safety of my friends… absolutely cannot, cannot be told to you humans…”

“Senior Ryujo, this is breakfast.” Missouri handed the fried dough sticks and soy milk to the Deep Sea Ryujo. “Humans here eat three meals a day, morning, noon and night. Depending on the region and customs, there are also a few extra meals such as afternoon tea and late-night snacks.”

"Oh...you humans really have such outdated ways of replenishing energy..." Deep Sea Dragon muttered, but his eyes never left the breakfast bag that Missouri handed him.

Taking the breakfast bag from Missouri, Deep Sea Dragon couldn't wait to take a bite of the fried dough stick.

"Well!"

Shenhai Longxiang let out a joyful sound.

Standing by the bed, Xiaobai observed the Deep Sea Dragon wolfing down its food and couldn't help but smile.

The reason why Xiaobai stopped using food to lure the Deep Sea Dragon was not as simple as she claimed.

Just as Xiaobai had thought before.

If Deepsea Ryujo didn't show any intention to escape this morning, then Xiaobai will treat Deepsea Ryujo as half a newbie naval officer and won't rush to force her to reveal information about the Deepsea Fleet.

Let's build a good relationship first.

The strength of this deep-sea fleet wasn't as great as Xiaobai had imagined. He and the newbie naval base could handle it. Xiaobai's knowledge of Deepsea Ryujo was in the kind that was good to know but not essential. He believed that once he and Deepsea Ryujo built a better relationship, she would tell him everything she needed to know.

—Deep Sea Dragon Soaring She should really be glad she didn't sneak away last night.

otherwise……

Now the treatment might be completely opposite.

Xiao Bai smiled as he watched the Deep Sea Dragon Falcon munching on a fried dough stick.

At the same time, for some reason, Deep Sea Dragon suddenly felt a chill rising from his neck.

A sense of dread, as if being watched by a terrifying being, flashed through the mind of the Deep Sea Dragon.

Deep Sea Dragon subconsciously shuddered, then looked around.

But all around Deepsea Dragon was Iowa and Missouri, who were obediently guarding the bedside, and Little White, who was smiling at him. Deepsea Dragon looked at Little White's face with a puzzled expression, and then slowly lowered his head.

Chapter 1513 Missouri's Reward

The physiological structure of the deep-sea amphibious ship is similar to that of the ship girls. Both have a main body similar to that of a human and ship equipment responsible for providing power to the main body. Now that the deep-sea dragon has lost its ship equipment power, her physical fitness has lost the support of the ship equipment, and naturally it has become similar to that of an ordinary human girl.

I get sleepy, hungry, and tired.

Despite not feeling particularly sleepy after staying up all night due to the novelty and excitement of watching a movie on a mobile phone for the first time, Shenhai Longxiang still felt hungry when it was time to eat.

Under the watchful eyes of Xiaobai and the others, Shenhai Longxiang swallowed the fried dough sticks and soy milk in his hand in a few bites. Then, he quickly grabbed the phone that was placed aside, hugged his knees, and impatiently started tapping on the phone screen as if no one else was around.

"Senior Longxiang."

Missouri tentatively spoke to the Deep Sea Dragon.

"what?"

Shenhai Longxiang answered while keeping his eyes glued to his phone screen.

“Senior Ryusho, Missouri and the Admiral should probably be leaving the city soon.”

Missouri said to Deep Sea Dragon.

"Are you leaving?"

"After all, we still have a mission to complete."

"Oh—okay then." Deep Sea Ryujo stared at his phone screen, asking in a tone that didn't sound like he was talking about himself, "So, you'll let us go before you leave?"

“I’m afraid I can’t comply.” Missouri laughed. “What Missouri just said was that Senior Longxiang will be leaving with us later.”

“…I see.”

Shenhai Longxiang's arm holding the phone stiffened for a moment. She sighed helplessly, put down the phone, gently rubbed her eyes, and looked at Xiaobai and Missouri, "I've already told you we won't leak our friends' information to you, why are you still so concerned about us?"

“Missouri thinks that Senior Ryujo might actually enjoy his life after this,” Missouri said to Deep Sea Ryujo with a smile.

"Hmph... Let's just say we can agree on the entertainment value of cell phones for now, but let me make this clear: no matter what, we're a ship in the deep sea, and we'll die on a dead ship in the deep sea. We will absolutely not be assimilated by you despicable ship girls and humans just because of a little bit of delicious food and fun gadgets!"

Deep Sea Dragon said seriously to Little White and Missouri.

"As for the future... let's talk about it later." Missouri neither responded to nor refuted Shen Hailongxiang's words. She simply nodded slightly and then pointed a finger at Shen Hailongxiang. "However, Senior Longxiang, speaking of which, Missouri would like to give you a heads-up first."

"Hit...hit what?"

The Deep Sea Dragon tilted its head.

“A shot in the arm—that’s a kind of advance warning, I guess.” Missouri and the little white dog beside her exchanged a glance, then she patted her chest and said to the Deep Sea Ryujo, “Ryujo-senpai, the place Missouri and the Admiral are going to take you next is the city that the Deep Sea Fleet you’re in is trying to conquer this time.”

"..." Deep Sea Dragon's ears twitched.

“There are quite a few excellent admirals in that city, as well as ship girl seniors from other naval bases, including the ship girl seniors from the naval base that Senior Ryujo besieged before,” Missouri said to Deepsea Ryujo. “Although Senior Ryujo has now obtained the admiral's ring and her deep-sea aura cannot be detected, it doesn’t mean that Senior Ryujo’s disguise is perfect—if Senior Ryujo is not careful about her words and actions, there is still a possibility that she could be recognized by the meticulous admirals and the ship girl seniors from other naval bases.”

"Oh... what will happen if I get recognized?" Shenhai Longxiang asked, holding his phone.

“…He’ll probably be executed,” Missouri said to Deep Sea Dragon.

"..." The Deep Sea Dragon glanced to the side, its face showing no surprise. "I thought you humans liked to imprison people in the deep sea for fun."

“Enlightened naval bases are, after all, a minority,” Missouri said with a smile to Deep Sea Ryujo. “Therefore, Missouri still hopes that Senior Ryujo can…”

"Behave yourself, right? I understand." Deep Sea Dragon yawned and muttered softly, "If my identity is exposed, I'll be arrested and executed, right... I understand—although I don't want to cooperate with you, I'm a sensible Deep Sea, and I cherish my one and only life... I'll behave myself."

"Thank you for your cooperation, Senior Longxiang." Missouri smiled.

"Let me make this clear first, while I agree with your suggestion, I don't consider you allies. I simply want to save my life. Maybe I'll find a chance to return to the sea someday." Deep Sea Dragon rubbed its eyes again, then looked at Missouri and Little White with renewed vigor. "Although being imprisoned by humans is a shameful thing, it's still much better than being captured and executed."

"As expected of Senior Longxiang, he truly has an incredibly broad-minded perspective on things." Missouri nodded admiringly. "Missouri admires him."

"……Um."

Looking at Missouri's smiling face, Shenhai Longxiang yawned slightly, then lowered her head in confusion before finally letting out a small hum and collapsing onto the bed with a thud.

"Eh... this feeling is... a bit..."

Before Shenhai Longxiang could finish speaking, his breathing became steady, and he quickly fell asleep.

"Huh? How come she... just fell asleep while we were chatting?"

Xiaobai looked at Shenhai Longxiang lying on the bed in surprise.

“With the loss of Ryujo’s deep-sea metal, she has lost her ship’s power in the short term. Both her physical strength and energy have degenerated to the average level of a human girl. It’s normal to feel a little sleepy the morning after staying up all night.” Missouri was not surprised as she leaned over the bed and gently picked up the bag of fried dough sticks and the empty soy milk cup next to Ryujo.

"Oh I got it."

Xiaobai nodded and looked at Missouri.

Missouri stood up. Noticing Xiaobai's gaze, she picked up the empty soy milk cup, shook it, and stuck out her tongue at Xiaobai with a smile.

"Furthermore, when Missouri bought breakfast before, she secretly added a little bit of a sleeping pill to Ryujo's soy milk cup."

"...Huh?" Xiaobai was startled.

“Ryujo-senpai isn’t like Saratoga-senpai and the others. Saratoga-senpai have the protection of ship equipment, so even if their lifestyle is unhealthy, it won’t harm their bodies in the short term. But if Ryujo-senpai were to follow their example, she might end up with a disrupted biological clock, liver and lung damage, endocrine disorders, and the like.” Missouri gave an embarrassed smile. “Missouri is doing this for Ryujo-senpai’s own good.”

“...So that’s how it is.” Xiaobai.

“Missouri, I feel like you just think it’s convenient to take her on the train this way?” Iowa said to Missouri.

"This reason is just a minor side effect."

Missouri openly and frankly admitted to this.

As Missouri said.

The fastest way for Xiaobai and the ship girls to return to the city where Ella lives is by train.

However, the train station was a bustling and chaotic place with a large and diverse crowd. It would be risky to have Shenhai Longxiang, who was not yet tamed by human society, soberly following Xiaobai and the others. If she wasn't looked after properly, she might be kidnapped, or she might suddenly have a fit of madness and do something earth-shattering, causing some trouble.

Why not just let Deep Sea Dragon bring her straight to Ella's house with her eyes closed and her eyes open?

This can also avoid most of the trouble that happens on the road.

Although Xiaobai was startled by Missouri's tricks, he still admired her style of doing things.