Elder brother's garrison

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“Yes…this doesn’t fit the pattern of the Abyssal Fleet’s appearances before…” Elizabeth nodded. Just as she was about to say something more to Xiaobai, suddenly, at that moment, the ship girls guarding Xiaobai and Elizabeth let out a shout.

"Enemy spotted!"

"The enemy has appeared!"

"Elizabeth, over there!"

"Admiral, enemy activity detected!"

The ship girls shouted and pointed to the horizon.

Following the ship girls' directions, Xiaobai and Elizabeth turned their gaze to the horizon. There, at the horizon, black mist surged and the seawater churned. One after another, deep-sea amphibious ships emerged from the horizon and roared as they rushed toward the beach.

"The enemy has appeared!" Elizabeth's eyes sharpened, and she quickly shouted to the ship girls around her, "Everyone, listen up! All personnel..."

Just then, a pair of hands reached out to Elizabeth's arms and pulled her back.

Elizabeth paused for a moment, looked down, and saw that the person who had grabbed her was Xiaobai.

"Admiral Lu Lin? What's wrong?"

"Miss Elizabeth, your naval base's ship girls must be running low on strategic resources, right?" Shiro asked Elizabeth. "How many complete battles do you have left? Two, or one?"

"..." After hearing Xiaobai's words, Elizabeth lowered her hands, looking somewhat embarrassed. "To be honest... we don't even have enough resources left to last for one complete battle... probably only enough for these comrades on the beach to fight for two or three hours..."

"I knew it... I was wondering why there seemed to be so many fewer ship girls on the beach than last time." Xiaobai sighed, then patted Elizabeth on the shoulder, "Miss Elizabeth, you shouldn't go on the expedition this time. Leave it to our naval base."

"Yes, but..."

“Miss Elizabeth, the resources you left behind are for your own protection. If you use up even these resources for self-defense here, then our naval base will have to divert some of its energy to take care of you who have lost the ability to protect yourselves. This is not worth it for us,” Xiaobai said to Elizabeth.

“Ah… I understand.” Elizabeth was stunned for a moment, then nodded knowingly and said to Xiaobai with a guilty look, “Then… let’s leave our naval base’s forces on the beach, just in case.”

"A wise move," Xiaobai smiled.

After the Abyssal Fleet appeared on the horizon, it headed towards the beach at top speed. The ship girls of the newbie naval base wasted no time. Going into battle was an instinctive behavior ingrained in their blood. The ship girls quickly split into several small teams, stepped onto the ocean, and sped away, turning into several flashing shadows as they approached the Abyssal Fleet in the distance.

Rumble…

The moment the ship girls made contact with the Abyssal Fleet, the battle began, and cannon fire filled the air. The Abyssal Fleet's leading ships offered almost no resistance and were engulfed by the raging barrage of fire from the newbie naval base, turning to ashes.

The Deep Sea Fleet had almost no chance to fight back against the Newbie Naval Base. They could only watch as the ship girls of the Newbie Naval Base rampaged through the Deep Sea Fleet, tearing their formation to shreds.

On the beach, the ship girls of Haoding Garrison, who were watching the battlefield, frequently showed a look of worship in their eyes and couldn't help but sigh softly.

"Such a fierce fighting style..."

"They worked together very well."

"Wow, that's amazing..."

Having witnessed the combat power of the new naval base several times, Elizabeth wasn't too shocked by its performance. After observing the battle on the sea for a while and ensuring the new naval base's temporary advantage was secure, she confidently withdrew her gaze and glanced at Shiro beside her.

At this moment, Xiao Bai was resting his chin on his hand, frowning, and looking thoughtfully at the battle situation on the sea, as if he was thinking about something.

"Admiral Lu Lin? Why are you frowning?" Elizabeth asked Xiaobai. "Shouldn't the battle situation at sea be in your favor, Admiral Lu Lin?"

"Ah... um. The situation at sea is indeed in our favor..." Xiaobai nodded as she listened to Elizabeth's words, but the doubt on her face did not lessen. She simply said, "However, Miss Elizabeth, don't you think that the Abyssal Fleet that has appeared on the surface is somewhat weaker than the last one..."

"Strength?" Elizabeth was slightly taken aback, and she quickly focused her gaze on the sea.

Elizabeth only realized it after Xiaobai reminded her.

The deep-sea amphibious ships that appeared on the sea this time were indeed much weaker than the deep-sea counterattack a few days ago.

Although Elizabeth couldn't experience the individual strength of the deep-sea warships because she could only observe them from the beach, the number of deep-sea amphibious ships appearing on the sea this time was far less than the last time.

If the last time they appeared on the sea, they were a true deep-sea army, then the deep-sea amphibious ships that have appeared on the sea now are just local armed groups. The organization and density of the deep-sea amphibious ships are far inferior to before. Even large deep-sea ships such as deep-sea battleships and deep-sea aircraft carriers that were once ubiquitous are rarely seen this time.

—It is indeed a bit weaker.

wrong.

It has become much weaker.

Having experienced the first two deep-sea counterattacks, Elizabeth could clearly sense the small scale of the third deep-sea counterattack just by watching.

If we compare the first two to game expansions, the scale of this third deep-sea counterattack is not even comparable to a side story, and it's even bigger than a DLC add-on pack!

"Perhaps in the battles of the past few days, we wiped out too many deep-sea ships, causing the deep-sea energy in this area to be busy regenerating deep-sea ships, so that it cannot organize a stronger lineup for the time being?" Elizabeth scratched her head and asked Xiaobai with some doubt.

“Hmm…that should be the reason.” Xiaobai nodded, but the doubt in her eyes did not disappear. She said to Elizabeth, “But the person who organized the deep-sea counterattack is the Deep-Sea Dean. After the last battle, I can confirm that the Deep-Sea Dean of Chapter Eight is a very cautious deep-sea creature. If a stronger fleet cannot be generated in the sea in a short time, rather than sending these clearly inferior deep-sea fleets to their deaths, she should choose to accumulate strength and not attack in the short term. Moreover…”

Xiao Bai stopped talking at this point and closed his mouth.

Moreover, the Dean of the Deep Sea Academy took a hit from my laser cannon last time, so it's impossible that she wouldn't be afraid of me... She actually came to retaliate only two or three days later, and it was the kind of reckless retaliation where she sent people to their deaths. This is so inconsistent with her previous persona.

“Admiral Lu Lin’s words… make sense.” Elizabeth suddenly realized what Xiao Bai meant. After thinking for a while, she asked Xiao Bai, “Could it be that this Deep Sea Dean is still angry about being defeated by you, Admiral Lu Lin, last time? He doesn’t care about winning or losing, he just wants to bring the Deep Sea Fleet here to vent his anger?”

"I hope it's that simple..."

Xiao Bai smiled, took a deep breath, and cast her gaze towards the distant sea. Then, the Admiral's Network slowly spread out, covering all parts of the sea.

Xiaobai has firmly memorized the aura of that Deep Sea Dean. If that Deep Sea Dean reappears on the sea, Xiaobai's admiral network will be able to find her immediately.

No matter what schemes the Dean of the Deep Sea has up her sleeve, as long as I can find her and beat her into submission, all her calculations will be nothing but a passing cloud in front of Xiaobai.

The ship girls of Haoding Garrison on the beach felt strange fluctuations emanating from Xiaobai, and they turned their surprised gazes toward Xiaobai.

Xiaobai ignored the ship girls' gazes and instead transmitted his admiral network to the distant sea, spreading it across the entire surface and covering it completely.

Xiao Bai sensed the location of the Deep Sea Dean.

After a while.

Xiao Bai paused slightly, revealing an unexpected expression.

Huh?

what happened?

On this sea surface... there's absolutely no trace of the Deep Sea Dean?

Chapter 1874 Hostility

Why can't I find the Deep Sea Dean in Chapter 8 on my own Admiral Network?

As Xiaobai received the information from the Admiral's Network, he looked at the distant sea with a sense of bewilderment.

On the sea.

The ship girls of the newbie naval base, led by several flagship ship girls, are rampaging through the deep-sea fleet. Every time the ship girls of the newbie naval base raise their main cannons and burst into fierce flames, large numbers of deep-sea ships are bombarded to pieces and howl as they sink into the sea.

Judging from the momentum on the battlefield, the ship girls of the newbie naval base are holding an absolute advantage. Moreover, the abyssal ships that have appeared on the sea this time are not as endless as last time. If the progress continues at this rate, the abyssal ships on the sea will be wiped out by the ship girls of the newbie naval base once again in less than an hour.

Xiaobai's admiral network's search capabilities are beyond doubt. In front of Xiaobai's admiral network, all hiding and dodging are futile. If even Xiaobai cannot find the Deep Sea Dean's trace on the sea, then it can only mean one thing.

That is... the Dean of the Deep Sea from Chapter Eight is not within the area of ​​this battle zone.

She did not come with the deep-sea army.

After reaching this conclusion, Xiaobai couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Logically speaking.

If the Dean of the Deep Sea in Chapter 8 did not appear with the Deep Sea army, there are some reasons that could be given if one were to insist on an explanation.

For example, in the deep-sea counterattack a few days ago, the Dean of the Deep Sea in Chapter 8 was hidden among the deep-sea army and was killed by Xiaobai's laser cannon in one shot. This time, maybe he has learned his lesson and dares not hide among the deep-sea army again - which is in line with the cautious character of the Dean of the Deep Sea in Chapter 8.

But then again, if this Dean of the Deep Sea isn't hiding in the Deep Sea army, where is she hiding?

Xiaobai had searched the entire area of ​​the sea using the Admiral's Network, but she couldn't find any trace of the Deep Sea Dean.

Even the Dean of the Deep Sea Academy couldn't be too far away from the Deep Sea Army, right?

Once the Deep Sea Army leaves the Deep Sea Dean, it becomes a bunch of completely scattered terracotta warriors, unable to form a threatening combat force in front of the Newbie Naval Base. Is the Deep Sea Dean in Chapter 8 so confident that these scattered Deep Sea ships on the sea can threaten the Newbie Naval Base even without her command?

That's unlikely, as it clearly contradicts the cautious character of the Deep Sea Dean from Chapter 8.

If we think about it this way... then this group of deep-sea amphibious ships in front of us is probably not meant to invade land. Their existence may have another purpose. The Deep Sea Dean in Chapter 8 sending these deep-sea amphibious ships here definitely has another purpose...

Xiao Bai stroked his chin, looking around on the beach.

The beach is now full of ship girls from Haoding Naval Base who have rushed to the scene. Elizabeth and other combat-capable ship girls from Haoding Naval Base are surrounding Xiaobai in the center, firmly guarding Xiaobai's safety from all sides.

Xiaobai's gaze swept over the faces of the ship girls one by one, and then suddenly a thought flashed through his mind, and his heart skipped a beat.

Oops.

Now, all of Admiral Haoding's combat-capable ship girls are on the beach, and the entire newbie naval base has been mobilized... Doesn't that mean there aren't many combat-capable ship girls left in the valley? Could it be that the Deepsea Dean in Chapter 8 launched this deep-sea surprise attack not to invade the land head-on, but to draw my attention so that I could secretly infiltrate the shore and raid my base in the valley?!

Thinking of this, Xiaobai's face turned pale.

To confirm the situation, Xiaobai quickly turned around, hastily retrieved the Admiral Network from the sea, and then continuously spewed it out towards the valley behind the beach.

Although the valley is far from the beach, it is no more than the distance of a city. Given the coverage range of Xiaobai's admiral network, it is relatively easy to cover it.

Xiaobai's network of admirals surged away from the beach and spread towards the valley. Within a few breaths, they quickly arrived at the valley they had just left, taking in the situation within the valley and relaying it back to Xiaobai, who was far away on the beach.

According to the information relayed back from the Admiral's Network, everything was fine in the valley, no deep-sea creatures appeared, and the aura of the Deep Sea Dean from Chapter Eight was not detected along the way.

Xiao Bai then directed the Admiral Network to search various parts of the valley. After confirming that there were no signs of any deep-sea creature invasion, he breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew the Admiral Network.

"Phew...that makes sense...on the thought, the only way to get from the sea to land is this beach where I am now. If the Deep Sea Dean sneaks onto land, the ship girls of Haoding Garrison will definitely notice..." Xiaobai covered her forehead and muttered a few words in relief.

Furthermore, if Dean Shenhai really went to raid the base, Xiaobai didn't need to be in such a hurry.

Although all the ship girls in the newbie naval base have been deployed to the sea, there are still a group of Abyssal Deans, led by Abyssal Yamato, in the valley. If anything happens, they will be the first to step up and take charge... The only possible problem is that Xiaobai might worry about how to explain their existence to Admiral Haoding afterward.

wrong.

Upon closer examination...

Sukhbaatar and the others are still guarding the house. Although Sukhbaatar had previously made it clear to Xiaobai that she would not obey Xiaobai's orders and become Xiaobai's henchman, she could not just stand by and watch if any Abyssal Ship bullied her. If the Abyssal Dean went to raid the house, even if the Abyssal Yamato and the others did not take action, Sukhbaatar and the others would probably take action on the grounds that their face had been offended.

At that time, the combat power of those few legendary supply ships alone would be enough to crush a deep-sea dean.

Hmm... thinking about it this way, it seems that the total combat strength I left to guard the valley is actually higher than the combined strength of the ship girls I brought to the beach.

After concluding that the valley was safe, Xiaobai patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Admiral Lu Lin? Have you discovered something?" Elizabeth, who had been keeping an eye on Xiao Bai, couldn't help but worry when she saw Xiao Bai's ever-changing expression.

"No... I didn't find anything... but it's precisely because I didn't find anything that I feel strange," Xiaobai replied to Elizabeth with a wry smile.

"?" Elizabeth looked puzzled.

"Let's not talk about that now." Xiaobai waved her hand, thought for a moment, and then said to Elizabeth, "Speaking of which, Miss Elizabeth, didn't Admiral Haoding come with you this time during the deep-sea reaction?"

"Admiral Lu Lin, didn't you specifically warn us a few days ago not to go near the beach?" Elizabeth looked at Xiaobai with a puzzled expression.

“I did say that… but I have a feeling that Admiral Haoding won’t just stay obediently in the valley so easily.” Xiaobai scratched his head.

“Ah…Admiral Lu Lin, you’re right.” Elizabeth suddenly realized, and she gave Xiaobai a helpless smile. “Actually, in order to keep the admiral in the valley, I pushed him into his house before he left, locked the door, and had more than a dozen of my companions in the valley guard the door, so that he wouldn’t come out no matter what we said.”

"...This treatment is almost like that of a wanted criminal."

"After all, it was for the Admiral's health, so I will apologize to him afterwards." Elizabeth patted her chest and bowed slightly to Xiaobai.

“Well done.” Little White smiled at Elizabeth, then lowered her head in thought for a moment before continuing, “However… Miss Elizabeth…”

"What can I do for you?"

"I think starting today, it would be best to keep some combat-capable ship girls around Admiral Haoding," Xiaobai said to Elizabeth.

"?"

“After all, Chapter 8 is quite dangerous. Even though the valley is some distance from the beach, accidents can still happen over time,” Xiaobai said to Elizabeth. “The ship girls you left in the valley are probably all exhausted and have no combat power left, right? I think you should send some of the still-combat-capable companions back now.”

"..." Elizabeth stared blankly at Xiaobai, "This... Did Admiral Lu Lin just discover something?"

"No, I just felt it was best to have an extra layer of insurance. I'm just a little worried." Xiaobai shook her head.

"..." Elizabeth looked at Xiaobai and suddenly fell silent. After a while, Elizabeth nodded to Xiaobai and replied, "Thank you, Admiral Lu Lin, I understand."

After Elizabeth finished speaking, she turned around and called out to the ship girls beside her twice, quickly organizing a six-person ship girl squad.

"Admiral Lu Lin, I'll go back to the valley to check on the situation on your side first." After organizing the team, Elizabeth said to Xiaobai with some concern, "I'll leave the rest of the ship girls with you, Admiral Lu Lin. If anything happens on the beach after I leave, please don't worry, just treat them as your temporary ship girls and command them—that's what you instructed me to do before."

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Little White waved to Elizabeth.

Elizabeth then felt relieved and led a group of ship girls away from the beach, heading towards the valley.

After Elizabeth left, Xiaobai's gentle expression slowly faded. She looked back at the one-sided battle on the sea with a slightly bewildered expression, staring at the rookie naval ship girls fighting on the sea, her brows furrowing slightly.

"What exactly is the Deep Sea Dean of this eighth chapter planning...?"

Gazing at the sea, Little White murmured softly.