Elder brother's garrison

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Whenever the ship girls of Haoding Naval Base see Xiaobai and Elizabeth, they will solemnly stop and bow deeply to Xiaobai. Only after Xiaobai and Elizabeth leave will they gather in twos and threes, staring at Xiaobai's departing figure and whispering about something.

Xiaobai was somewhat curious about this phenomenon, so she secretly activated her ship girl-level hearing ability and eavesdropped on the conversations of the ship girls passing by the Haoding Naval Base.

quickly.

As Xiaobai's hearing gradually became more acute, the previously faint whispers of conversation could gradually be made clearer.

……

"That white-haired girl looks like the admiral of the naval base who saved us yesterday."

"Yes, I saw her yesterday. She doesn't seem to show herself in front of the ship girls very often, and her command methods seem to be different from those of our naval base."

"Don't let her young age fool you, this admiral is incredibly capable. I heard yesterday that our admiral was giving orders on the beach, which caused deep-sea energy to enter his body, almost putting his life in danger. It was she who cured our admiral using some strange method."

"Eh...I see...Wow, that's amazing."

"Yes, look, even Elizabeth is obediently following her side. I heard that yesterday, in order to help her save our admiral, Elizabeth accepted her offer and volunteered to become this admiral's maid, specifically responsible for serving this admiral's daily life during the eighth chapter and fulfilling all her needs."

"Eh... I didn't realize it was like that..."

"Pfft!" Xiaobai couldn't help but cover her mouth and burst out laughing as the ship girls behind her were discussing.

“Admiral Lu Lin?” Elizabeth turned her head.

"Ah, I'm fine, I'm fine..." Little White quickly waved his hand at Elizabeth, "I... I just remembered a joke and couldn't help but laugh."

"What kind of joke could make Admiral Lu Lin so happy? Can you tell me about it?"

"Once upon a time, a rare steak and a medium-rare steak met, and then they separated without saying hello."

Why didn't you say hello?

"Because they are not ripe."

"..." Elizabeth blinked at Xiaobai, paused for a moment, then smiled knowingly, "Admiral Lu Lin... is really humorous."

"..." Xiaobai scratched his cheek sheepishly.

Xiaobai was actually amused by the discussion of the ship girls behind her, but as an ordinary human girl, Xiaobai felt that she shouldn't have such excellent hearing. If she were to tell the truth, it would be difficult to explain how she heard it, so she didn't tell Elizabeth the truth.

but……

Xiaobai thinks Elizabeth must have overheard the conversation between the ship girls behind her. As a native ship girl, her hearing is naturally better than Xiaobai's, so the content of these ship girls' conversations should not have escaped her ears.

Xiao Bai secretly glanced at Elizabeth again.

Elizabeth was quietly following beside Little White, without saying a word.

Elizabeth is really calm...

Even her own ship girls are starting to spread absurd jokes about Elizabeth becoming her temporary maid, and she herself hasn't reacted at all when she hears it. Isn't that tacitly acknowledging it...?

Xiao Bai was thinking about it.

Suddenly, the discussion among the ship girls behind her changed, and another faint voice reached Xiaobai's ears, which had not yet shut down her ship girl hearing.

"..."

"But speaking of which... this admiral is quite mysterious. Do you guys remember the laser cannons that were fired from the beach on the battlefield yesterday?"

"There are some."

"That laser cannon really saved our lives... I don't know if you noticed, but it was after that laser cannon shot that the Deep Sea Fleet's combat power dropped rapidly, giving us a chance to counterattack. Otherwise, if things had continued as they were, we might all have been wiped out..."

Who fired that laser beam?

"I don't know, but... I heard that the admiral was on the beach at the time, so maybe... this laser cannon is related to that admiral."

"Really??"

"Hmm... It's said that Elizabeth was also on the beach at the time, and she was responsible for bringing our admiral back. When we saw her yesterday after the battle, her expression seemed strange. We all felt that Elizabeth seemed to know some secret about that admiral..."

"Oh……"

"Cough cough cough..." Little White couldn't catch his breath and started coughing while covering his mouth.

"Admiral Lu Lin? Why are you coughing again?" Elizabeth stopped and asked Xiaobai with concern.

"Huh? Uh... I, I'm fine, I'm fine..."

Xiaobai shrugged, quickly shutting down her ship girl hearing, and spoke to Elizabeth with her head down, not daring to look Elizabeth in the eye.

“I see…” Elizabeth looked at Xiaobai quietly, then gently turned her head away. “If Admiral Lu Lin has any requests later, please let me know as soon as possible…”

"...Hmm." Xiaobai touched her chest, feeling her little heart pounding inside.

The two continued their walk along the roadside.

Oops.

As expected, I went too far yesterday.

Releasing a laser cannon in front of so many people, it definitely attracted the attention of the ship girls at Haoding Naval Base...

Xiao Bai swallowed hard, then quietly raised his head and stole a glance at Elizabeth.

Elizabeth stared straight ahead, her expression calm, seemingly unaware of Xiaobai's gaze.

I had a feeling that this walk was a bit stressful...

"Speaking of which, Admiral Lu Lin, about yesterday..." At this moment, Elizabeth suddenly spoke up.

"Huh?!" Xiaobai exclaimed in surprise. She quickly looked up and stammered, "I...I...I don't know anything! What...what...what happened?!"

"..." Elizabeth closed her mouth, first turning to look at Xiaobai, silently observing Xiaobai's somewhat flustered expression, then smiled slightly, "What I wanted to say was... about Admiral Lu Lin's willingness to treat my admiral yesterday..."

"what?"

"Because of the Admiral's sudden collapse... I was at a loss yesterday and did something inappropriate, which made Admiral Lu Lin laugh at me." Elizabeth said to Xiaobai, "However... I may have been inappropriate, but my gratitude to Admiral Lu Lin is the same as it was yesterday. I didn't get to thank Admiral Lu Lin properly yesterday, so today I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you again."

"..." Xiaobai was stunned.

Elizabeth bowed deeply to Little White, her expression sincere.

“Admiral Lu Lin…you may not know, but yesterday you were like an angel descended from heaven to me. When I was most lost, helpless, panicked and desperate, it was you, Admiral Lu Lin, who healed me with your unique warmth.”

"I...I am, am I that good...?" Xiaobai's face immediately turned red.

“Yes, you really are amazing.” Elizabeth straightened up and smiled at Xiaobai with satisfaction. “I am truly honored to have met such an excellent and gentle girl as you.”

"..." Xiaobai lowered her head in embarrassment. "No need to be so polite... Actually, I'm quite grateful to you too..."

"What did the admiral thank me for?"

"In all aspects."

"Various?"

"Ah."

"..."

Elizabeth blinked at the silent Little White, and after a while, she seemed to understand and stood back next to Little White.

"Admiral Lu Lin, let's continue our walk."

“…Okay, good.” Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Elizabeth’s profile, and felt inexplicably relaxed.

Elizabeth felt Xiaobai's gaze, turned her head, and gave Xiaobai a gentle smile.

"...Speaking of which, Miss Elizabeth, how is Admiral Haoding's injury?"

"The admiral's injuries are recovering very well, all thanks to Admiral Lu Lin."

"Oh...Miss Elizabeth, don't you need to look after him?"

“After all, I still have the task of supervising the sentry post on the beach, so the person looking after the Admiral has been replaced by another reliable companion.” Elizabeth smiled at Xiaobai. “Don’t worry, because the Admiral is hard to stay idle, if we leave him alone, he’ll inevitably run off to the fields again. So I specifically explained to the companions responsible for looking after the Admiral the consequences of not keeping a close eye on him. Now, our Admiral will definitely stay at home obediently…”

Elizabeth was speaking.

suddenly.

“Wuhu~~~”

A loud shout was heard.

Just ahead of Xiaobai and Elizabeth, a dark figure carrying a large hoe suddenly darted out from between the houses, appearing as swiftly as an eel on land, and then leaped into the bushes.

Subsequently.

Several ship girls emerged from the spot where the dark figure had just appeared.

"Admiral! Admiral! Come back quickly!"

Elizabeth said you can't go to the fields!

"Admiral, this puts us in a difficult position!"

"Admiral, we're getting angry! If you run away again, we'll really be furious!!"

"Admiral—come back quickly—"

"..."

The ship girls chased after the dark figure one after another, their footsteps clattering away into the distance, and soon disappeared from the sight of Shiro and Elizabeth.

Silence returned at the end of the road.

Xiaobai and Elizabeth stared blankly at the spot where the dark figure disappeared, and at the swarm of ship girls that were rushing towards them, and couldn't help but freeze in place.

Chapter 1869 The Old Admiral's Dilemma

The dark figure that darted out from the roadside was as nimble as a big rat, appearing and disappearing in a flash. Before Xiaobai and Elizabeth could even get a clear look at the figure, it had already vanished at the end of the road.

but.

Although his eyes couldn't catch a glimpse of the shadowy figure, judging from the scene and hearing the distinctive Wuhu sound, Xiaobai could guess the figure's identity fairly well.

“Miss Elizabeth, that person who just passed by… could it be…” Xiaobai turned her head and looked at Elizabeth with a strange expression.

"..." Elizabeth looked extremely embarrassed, her fair face flushed red. She stared at the direction where the shadowy figure and the ship girls had disappeared, her body trembling slightly. "It was...it was my admiral..."

Elizabeth felt as embarrassed as if she had just boasted to someone and then been slapped in the face in the face in the blink of an eye.

Just seconds before, he had confidently promised Admiral Lu Lin that he had found a bunch of reliable companions to keep an eye on the Admiral before leaving his side, and that he would never let the Admiral go out on his own. But the moment he finished speaking, he and Admiral Lu Lin saw the Admiral transformed into a big, dark mudfish running through the streets...

"It really is Admiral Haoding... What's he up to now..." Xiaobai looked at the place where Admiral Haoding disappeared in the distance, with a helpless expression.

"I'm so sorry! It's all...it's all my fault!" Elizabeth blushed and bowed her head to Xiaobai in apology. "It's my fault for not taking good care of him...I've let down Admiral Lu Lin's trust. Admiral Lu Lin, please wait a moment, I...I'll go and bring the admiral back right away!"

"……"noob.

Xiao Bai and Elizabeth quickened their pace and rushed towards the direction where Admiral Haoding had just disappeared.

Although Admiral Haoding is no longer visible on the road, Xiaobai and Elizabeth can guess his destination based on the hoe he carried when he appeared and the direction he left in—because the end of this road leads to the farmland that Admiral Haoding once loved.

Little White and Elizabeth arrived near the farmland and, sure enough, spotted the dark figure from before on the dry path in the farmland.

At this moment, Admiral Haoding was holding a hoe high, about to jump into the farmland. A group of ship girls hurriedly blocked Admiral Haoding's side, surrounding him. The ship girls raised their hands to snatch the hoe from Admiral Haoding's hand, but Admiral Haoding held the hoe high. The group was caught in a lively stalemate on the dry road.

"Let me go! Let me go! It's just a few hours, a few minutes! Every cell in my body is itching to go!"

Admiral Haoding was shouting loudly at the ship girls around him.

However, the ship girls didn't buy it. They formed a human wall around Admiral Haoding, preventing him from getting any closer to the farmland.

"Admiral, you can't jump! Elizabeth said you need to rest and recover properly!"

"Admiral, I absolutely refuse to let you hoe the ground today!"

"If the admiral wants to jump into the field today, he'll have to step over my dead body!"

"Admiral, you..."

"..."

Elizabeth, who had just arrived at the scene, covered her face upon seeing the situation on the dry road.

"Admiral Lu Lin... I'm sorry... I've made you laugh..."

"...Haha..." Xiaobai laughed awkwardly, but didn't say anything.

"Admiral! What are you doing!" Elizabeth put down her hand, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly towards Admiral Haoding.

Elizabeth's voice reached the ears of Admiral Haoding and the ship girls, causing them to stop what they were doing and look in their direction.

"Huh? Elizabeth? Didn't you go to visit Admiral Lu Lin this morning...?" Admiral Haoding's eyes widened, with the shocked expression of a primary school student caught sneaking into an internet cafe by his parents.