Elder brother's garrison

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If we let things develop like this, what kind of world will it grow into?

Little White looked up at the branches of the nameless sapling.

If information were truly perfected to a certain degree, could it really create life in this world?

Xiao Bai stared blankly into thought.

This is a question that Muxi threw at Xiaobai.

However, the life created at that time cannot really be called life.

That was just an inanimate object derived from Xiaobai's memory.

He smiles because Xiaobai knows his smile.

He gets angry because Xiaobai has seen his angry face.

He can decipher and deduce, but that's only because a novice knows the answer.

He can run, talk, and sleep, simply because there are corresponding passages in Xiaobai's memory.

After all, Xiaobai isn't a god; she's just an ordinary high school student.

"hiss----"

Just then, a strange sound suddenly came from this peaceful world.

It's like the static that comes out of a television due to a poor signal.

Extremely abrupt.

It was extremely jarring.

Even the gentle wind seemed to turn fierce, and the grassland, which was unusually calm like the sea, began to sway slightly and rapidly.

Xiao Bai looked around.

"hiss----"

That strange sound appeared again.

It was right next to my ear.

Xiao Bai took two steps back.

The source of the sound was this nameless little tree in front of us.

Little White raised its head.

"hiss----"

More precisely, the source of the sound was on the branches of this nameless sapling.

On the branch covered with colorful wildflowers, a white figure kept switching between illusion and reality, accompanied by a hissing sound.

"hiss----"

Like the distortion that occurs when changing channels on a television, the white figure flickered incessantly.

"hiss----"

Then, the unstable figure gradually stabilized.

She was a white-haired girl.

She was sitting on a branch of an unnamed sapling, looking down at Little White below.

She had an exquisitely beautiful and aloof face, and deep blue eyes like jewels.

Amidst her snow-white hair, glowing blue mechanical animal ears adorned the sides of her head, adding a touch of cuteness.

The thick white hair flowed down to the tree like a stream, as if it had become part of the nameless sapling.

Large swaths of snow-white skin were exposed, and two slender jade legs dangled from the branches, one of which was covered by a blue and black cotton sock, swaying slightly under the tree.

The branches of the nameless sapling were very thin, seemingly no strong enough to support a young girl, yet the white-haired girl sat on them steadily without the branches showing any signs of breaking.

"hiss----"

The girl stared at Xiaobai with cold, resentful eyes.

She sat on a tree branch and gently parted her vibrant lips.

"--Thief."

The girl's clear voice was like the sound of a flowing spring.

That is human language.

Suddenly, a strong wind swept across the grassland.

Countless flowers and countless grasses, like a vast army.

The wind roared and the cranes roared, and the grass and trees were all in war.

—In the raging wind, everything was swept into the sky.

……

Xiao Bai opened its eyes.

Bismarck was kneeling on one knee in front of him, reaching out his hand to take a strand of Little White's long hair and carefully rubbing it as if he were studying something.

"Good evening, Bismarck." Little White stood up and greeted Bismarck.

“Yes.” Bismarck nodded.

"Meow~" Oscar the black cat suddenly appeared out of nowhere and climbed onto Bismarck's shoulder.

"Did I sleep for a long time?" Xiaobai rubbed her eyes, sat up from the floor, and looked back at the clock in the living room.

It was already 11 p.m.

“I just got back,” Bismarck said.

"Oh..." Xiaobai covered her mouth with her hand and yawned.

“…” Bismarck looked at Little White, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, “How are you feeling?”

Bismarck was close to Lexington, and she had known about Little White's changes for a long time.

"Yeah, it's fine, I'm perfectly healthy," Little White said to Bismarck with a smile.

"Okay." Bismarck nodded, looking at Xiaobai's face, and stood up. "Have you eaten?"

"No." Xiaobai shook her head.

After acquiring the ship equipment, Xiaobai rarely felt tired or hungry.

"Let's eat." Bismarck rolled up her sleeves, revealing her snow-white arms, and walked behind Little White.

He grabbed Xiaobai's hair and started fiddling with something.

"Hmm..." Xiaobai replied, but Bismarck remained silent behind her. She couldn't help but ask, "Bismarck? What are you doing?"

"Tie your hair," Bismarck's voice came through.

It was at this moment that Xiaobai felt Bismarck's hand gather her hair together.

Bismarck simply tied Whitey's hair into a ponytail.

After finishing the ritual, Bismarck nodded and headed towards the kitchen.

The sizzling sound of oil burning could be heard in the living room.

Xiaobai reached out and flipped her snow-white ponytail to the front.

My hair is indeed too long; when I let it fall in front of me, it's like being covered with a blanket.

Xiao Bai sniffed the scent of her own hair and sat down on the sofa.

She closed her eyes.

After much deliberation, Xiaobai still felt it was better to keep everything that happened in her mental world a secret.

Chapter 177 Opening the Prison Gates

The next day, when Xiaobai arrived at the admiral's office, Lexington was sitting in the secretary ship's seat, beaming with pride, organizing the documents on the table.

"Little White, you're here!" Lexington greeted Little White with a beaming smile.

The way he seemed to come alive was exactly the same as when Tirpitz opened the door yesterday.

"Lexington seems quite happy," Xiaobai said with a smile as he walked to his seat.

"Is that so?" Lexington couldn't hide her smile as she rested her chin on her hand. "Yes, I am a little happy, after all."

After a month of lonely and tedious paperwork, Lexington naturally needed some comfort.

For example, properly discipline the disobedient Saratoga or something.

"Speaking of Saratoga, what about Saratoga?" Little White asked, looking around.

"..." Lexington's smile remained unchanged, still gentle and kind. "Speaking of which, today is still the day the naval base is closed to the public, so there aren't as many documents as usual."

...You're definitely changing the subject, aren't you?

Absolutely!

Looking at Lexington's friendly smile, Xiaobai subconsciously felt that asking further questions at this moment was definitely not a wise choice.

"Um...um." Xiaobai had no choice but to continue following Lexington's train of thought.

In short, let's pray that Saratoga won't have any major problems... right?

"Does Xiaobai have any reservations today?" Lexington asked.

"Huh? What kind of reservation?"

"For example, agreeing with a destroyer to play together, or agreeing with a pair of ship girls who are going to conduct an exercise to witness things like that." Lexington picked up a small stack of documents from the table.

As expected, due to the naval base being closed for further studies, even the number of documents being processed has become very small.

For Lexington, this lockdown was a godsend, freeing up their hands.

Although the naval base cannot earn much money or resources due to its isolation, it is not a serious problem to live off its resources for a year or two without any significant financial losses.

"No," Xiaobai replied, sitting in the chair.

Yesterday, Fubuki and Changchun did agree to a decisive battle, but destroyers are always talking in anger, so Xiaobai didn't take it too seriously.

"Oh, I see." Lexington returned to his seat and quietly began working on the documents.

"Oh, right, Lexington."

"Hmm? Is there something you need, Xiaobai?"

"Can naval bases support each other?" Xiaobai asked.

"What type are you referring to, Xiaobai?" Lexington asked, looking at Xiaobai. "Do you mean the kind that sends out ship girls to help?"

"Well... you could say that, but if other naval bases don't have any resources, could we borrow some?" Xiaobai asked.

The resources of Xiaobai's naval base weren't earned by Xiaobai herself; they were earned through the diligent expeditions of the ship girls in that naval base. Xiaobai was still too embarrassed to directly give them to Luo Lian, but if it was a loan, Xiaobai felt she could bite the bullet and ask.

"Did Xiaobai meet a fellow admiral?" Lexington asked.

"Hmm..." Xiaobai briefly told Lexington about Luo Lian's situation.

Luo Lian should have already been arranged by Mu Yu to attend the naval academy by now. Once she finishes her studies quickly and graduates, she will be able to have her own naval base.

Newcomers always have the hardest start in their garrison, and Xiao Bai still wants to help Luo Lian out.

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“Oh, I see.” Lexington nodded with a smile. “The buying and selling of resources is not allowed, but loans made solely for aid purposes are fine.”

"That's great!" Little White happily clasped his hands together and thanked Lexington.

Lexington looked at the white-haired girl in front of her and smiled silently.

—A friend of mankind… Ah.

That person was very important to Xiaobai.

That little girl named Luo Lian could give Xiao Bai something that no other ship girl could give: the friendship of comrades.

Lexington was relieved.