Elder brother's garrison

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This is a crucial time for clearing Chapter 8... Surely Xiaobai doesn't still have time to mess with the ship girls from other naval bases... After all, they're the secretary ships of Haoding Naval Base...

Saratoga muttered to himself, his gaze shifting somewhat slyly towards Little White.

Under Saratoga's gaze, Little White was also looking down, as if he was thinking about something.

"noob?"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Thinking about something?"

"Well... that's right."

"What is it?"

"I was thinking about what Miss Elizabeth just said..." Xiaobai replied, "Miss Elizabeth said that the Abyssal Fleet that appeared on the sea this morning was a bit different. It seems that what I told Akagi and the others before was really correct..."

In Chapter 1899, the Deep Sea Dean really timed the rookie naval base's "resource depletion" perfectly, deploying an even more powerful Deep Sea fleet... If it weren't for Xiaobai and Super Dahe timely obtaining some temporary resources from human society, the battle at the rookie naval base today probably wouldn't have ended so easily...

Thinking of this, Xiaobai fell silent.

really……

In Chapter 1900, the Deep Sea Dean somehow learned about the ship girls' resource shortage. He then continuously sent troops to deplete the resources of the newbie naval base until the day before yesterday when the newbie naval base showed signs of fatigue. Yesterday, he cautiously checked the ship girls' condition again, and only today did he launch the fatal blow...?

but……

That's a bit strange.

How did that Dean of the Deep Sea Academy find out about this? Where has she been hiding all this time? We're currently in a situation where the enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. What new moves will she make next?

One question mark after another popped into Xiaobai's mind. She stood there thinking for a long time, but still couldn't come up with any results. In the end, she could only sigh helplessly.

Forget it.

Xiao Bai realized that he was definitely not cut out to be a detective. Problems, when kept in his mind, not only wouldn't be solved, but would only lead to more and more thoughts, resulting in a futile waste of brain cells.

do not care.

Anyway, the resource channels for the newbie naval base have now been established. Although this resource channel cannot be explained to Admiral Haoding for the time being, at least the newbie naval base is no longer afraid of the Deep Sea Dean in Chapter 8 coming up with any more strange tricks.

Faced with absolute resources, all schemes and plots are insignificant.

Xiaobai gave up thinking and turned to look at Saratoga beside her.

Saratoga was also staring wide-eyed at Little White with concern.

"I'm fine now." Little White smiled at Saratoga. "Come on, Saratoga, I'll take you to Chapter Eight."

"Okay!" Saratoga quickly grabbed Little White's hand, nodding his head rapidly like a hamster.

Little White and Saratoga left the valley and toured around its perimeter.

Saratoga wasn't particularly concerned about the geography of Chapter 8, but the opportunity to walk alone with Whitebeard was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, even back in the naval base. So Saratoga was as excited as if she had won the lottery, remaining thrilled from beginning to end.

Because it was getting late, after circling the valley and briefly visiting the surrounding farmland and roads, night crept in.

The sky above was clear and bright, with few stars in the sky.

Xiaobai and Saratoga returned to the villa at the newbie naval base. Akagi had already prepared a meal with the two precious sea fish that Elizabeth had brought, along with other readily available ingredients, waiting for Xiaobai and Saratoga to return.

After dinner, the ship girls locked the villa doors. Shiro and Yamato opened their vortex black holes and pulled out the bundled resources they'd brought from the newbie naval base, distributing them to the ship girls. Shiro hadn't brought many resources; it was barely enough to refill the depleted resource storages in the ship equipment of all the ship girls present, with little left over.

But just as Xiaobai had thought, the long tunnel between Chapter 8 and the newbie naval base had been completed, and resources would no longer be a problem in the future. Although Xiaobai brought a small amount of resources, the ship girls were already satisfied.

"Saratoga! This is a rare opportunity, let's sleep together tonight!" That night, as Saratoga was getting restless in Shiro's bed, the newbie naval girls swarmed over, picked up Saratoga, and moved her into their beds.

Saratoga barely had time to resist before she was completely engulfed by the fragrant bodies of the ship girls.

Saratoga is surprisingly popular among newbie naval bases.

No wonder.

After all, Saratoga is beautiful, powerful, and Lexington's sister... Anyone with these qualities would be incredibly popular.

Xiaobai looked at Saratoga surrounded by the ship girls with some emotion, and sighed with a little disappointment.

Saratoga didn't bring any luggage today, so naturally she didn't have any pajamas, pillows, or bedding. Originally, Xiaobai was thinking of taking advantage of this rare opportunity to lie in bed with Saratoga, chat, and take a nap. Now it seems that it might not be his turn.

Xiao Bai stretched and snuggled into her blankets, letting out a long, comfortable sigh. Although the past few days of running around hadn't physically exhausted her, the constant worrying had left her mentally fatigued.

Listening to the ship girls' cheerful chatter, Xiaobai felt the soft touch of the blankets and comfortably closed her eyes.

Sleepiness unexpectedly washed over Xiaobai, and her breathing gradually became even.

The sounds of the ship girls chatting faded away as Xiaobai's consciousness gradually became hazy, disappearing and returning to silence.

Xiao Bai finally drifted into a comfortable sleep.

……

……

In my sleep.

Xiao Bai vaguely felt that he was standing in front of a beach. In front of the beach was a vast and endless sea. The moonlight was bright and clear at night, and the sea breeze was blowing refreshingly. The sea surface was sparkling with moonlight.

As Xiaobai looked at the beach in his sleep and felt the natural scenery before him, he gradually relaxed and wholeheartedly enjoyed the beautiful scenery of nature.

"The ocean...it's so wonderful..." Little White exclaimed in his sleep.

“...I think so too.” A clear voice rang out behind Xiaobai.

Xiaobai, who was marveling at the marine environment, suddenly paused.

She quickly turned her head behind her.

All I could see was behind me.

The beach had been plunged into endless darkness.

In that endless darkness.

A pair of orange eyes suddenly opened and stared straight at Xiaobai.

Chapter 1901 Night Affairs

These are strange eyes that emit a faint orange glow in the darkness, and just a glance from them seems to draw your soul in.

Little White stared blankly at those orange eyes. From the moment those orange eyes appeared, the beach and sea around Little White began to be invaded by boundless darkness, which surged in from all directions, centered on Little White.

The encroaching, boundless darkness swallowed the sea and the beach, and in the blink of an eye, it had completely engulfed Xiaobai's surroundings, and was now creeping closer and closer to Xiaobai's body.

however.

Just now.

"……snort."

A cold hum sounded beside Xiaobai, and the boundless darkness that had been encroaching seemed to have been paused, stopping right next to Xiaobai. Then, a series of cracking sounds were heard, and white cracks, like ice cracks, appeared in the endless darkness. The white cracks continued to spread and grow, quickly reaching every corner of the endless darkness.

boom!

Then came the sound of collapse.

The darkness surrounding Xiaobai shattered like broken pieces of black glass, falling to the ground and revealing the green grassland and the bright blue sky behind it.

The last thing Xiaobai saw in the darkness was a fleeting look of astonishment in his orange eyes as the darkness crumbled.

The orange eyes disappeared along with the shattering of the darkness, and the scenery around Little White returned to the familiar green grassland.

The warm sunshine shone on Little White, dispelling the chill from its body. A gentle breeze blew, and the sound of Sasha echoed across the grassland.

"Huh? This is the spiritual world..." Xiaobai blinked, belatedly rubbing her arms, and looked around curiously. "Uh... wasn't I just sleeping... when did I get here? And what was that just now...?"

"A trivial skill, merely showing off one's limited abilities before an expert."

A cool and reassuring voice sounded behind Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai was taken aback. She turned around and saw the Deep Sea Will, dressed in a black robe, standing not far behind her, casually fiddling with the lush grass tips beside her waist.

"Deep Sea Will!" Xiaobai exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the person who appeared behind him.

“It’s me.” The Will of the Deep Sea lowered its hand and glanced at Little White.

"I'm not entirely sure what happened... but did you save me just now!?" Little White excitedly pushed aside the bushes beside her and ran to the Deep Sea Will, smiling at it. "Thanks!"

"Even if I don't intervene, that thing can't threaten you." The Will of the Deep Sea listened silently to Xiaobai's words and said expressionlessly, "...The worst that could happen to you is just having nightmares for a few more minutes."

"Uh... let's try to avoid nightmares as much as possible..." Xiaobai shrank his neck, revealing an awkward smile, then asked the Deep Sea Will with curiosity, "Um, Deep Sea Will... speaking of which, what was that just now...?"

“...It’s someone else’s mental energy.” The Deep Sea Will said calmly, “It probably sneaked into your body when you were off guard. You can clean those things up yourself. I originally had no intention of intervening... However, she even dared to reach into the mental world. This is my territory.”

"...Um, this should be my mental world, right..." Xiaobai awkwardly raised her hand and reminded her.

"Hmm?" The Will of the Deep Sea gave Little White a cold look.

"Uh...no, it's nothing..." Xiaobai's raised hand shrank back into a fist. She smiled awkwardly at the Will of the Deep Sea, then carefully clasped her hands together and suggested softly, "Well...in short, let's just call it our territory...I feel like that would be better..."

"..." The Will of the Deep Sea closed its eyes. "No matter what, since she has extended her reach into our territory, if we let her run rampant, it will be easy to expose my existence. That's why I just stepped in to help you get rid of those things."

"I see!" Xiaobai nodded in understanding, then her eyes flashed slightly, "...Um, so the owner of the spiritual power that just appeared here is the Dean of the Deep Sea from Chapter Eight? What was she doing probing my body with her spiritual body?"

"You're asking me? Who should I ask?" Upon hearing this, the Deep Sea Will's delicate brows furrowed slightly. She raised her hand and poked Little White's forehead twice, saying, "It takes two to tango. Haven't I told you many times before that you shouldn't let your guard down, even when you're sleeping? Your current state is like sleeping with the door and windows open. Today, someone can sneak in and cause trouble while you're sleeping. Tomorrow, will someone throw a party in your mental world after you fall asleep?"

"Uh...I...I'm sorry...I'll reflect on it...I'll be more careful next time..." Xiaobai covered her forehead, which had been poked several times, looking ashamed.

"..." The will of the deep sea maintained the raised hand posture, quietly looked at Xiaobai for a while, and then sighed slightly and lowered its hand. "However... although this incident was partly due to your initiative in opening the door to your spiritual world, it was also because that wisp of spiritual power that entered your body did not have any obvious malice, which is why you were unable to react immediately."

"Huh? Malice?" Xiaobai was taken aback. "No malice?"

"More or less." The Will of the Deep Sea nodded slightly. She calmly pinched the tip of the grass beside her and said slowly, "Judging from the type, the spiritual energy that just entered your spiritual world was more about calling out and reminding you, right?"

"A call? A reminder?" Xiaobai was getting more and more confused. "What does that mean?"

"It means that the Dean of the Deep Sea from Chapter Eight wants to see you."

"??"

"...In short, it's a good opportunity." The Will of the Deep Sea said, then looked at Little White, "Do you want to see her?"

"Uh... well, how should I put it... if I really had to choose between seeing him and not seeing him... I would definitely prefer to see him, but this..."

"If you want to see me, then wake up quickly." Before Xiaobai could finish speaking, the Deep Sea Will raised its hand and pressed down on Xiaobai's cheek. "If you keep sleeping in, the sun will be shining on your butt."

"Huh?" Xiaobai was taken aback.

The next second, before Xiaobai could react, a strong force came from the palm of the Deep Sea Will. Xiaobai felt as if he was pushed far away by the Deep Sea Will. As he was being pushed backward, he felt as if he had lost his weight and floated up into the air.

It's black in front of you.

"Wow!"

Xiao Bai suddenly opened her eyes and sat up straight, pulling the covers over her head.

Xiao Bai returned to the real world.

In the real world, it was already deep into the night. Outside the villa window, the moon in the sky was particularly large and round, casting milky white moonlight into the dark night sky. Inside the villa, it was dark and quiet. The ship girls had already gone to sleep, and the air was filled with the faint breathing of the girls and the occasional ripples of their indistinct murmurs.

Xiaobai sat in bed, pulling the heavy sheets around her as she looked at the ship girls. Missouri, Bismarck, Prinz Eugen, and other ship girls were lying on the floor near her, all sleeping peacefully. In the moonlight, their sleeping postures looked particularly serene.

As Xiaobai looked at the sleeping ship girl, she gradually pouted.

What do you mean by sleeping in until the sun is high in the sky...? All the other ship girls are sleeping so soundly, isn't it still very late...? Deep Sea Will is really something, even if she wants to get rid of me, this excuse she made up is too lame.

"call……"

Thinking of this, Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief. She carefully climbed out of bed, trying not to disturb the sleeping ship girls around her.

Just as Xiaobai cautiously turned around, preparing to stand up, she suddenly saw a pair of large, golden eyes appear in the darkness at the head of her bed.

The appearance of these eyes was particularly sudden, especially since the way they appeared was exactly the same as the orange eyes that Xiaobai had seen in her dream before. Given the similarity of the environment, Xiaobai, who had just stood up, felt a jolt in her heart and was so startled that she almost fell back onto the bed.

Xiao Bai nervously swallowed, staring intently at the golden eyes on the headboard of her bed.

The moonlight shifted at that moment, slowly spilling onto the golden eyes, and then, under Xiaobai's gaze, it revealed a black cat lying quietly on Xiaobai's bedside with its paws tucked in.

"Ah...it's Oscar...no wonder he looked familiar." Xiaobai lowered her voice and let out a long sigh of relief, then patted her chest and reached out to touch Oscar, who was lying on the headboard. "So you were sleeping here..."

Oscar opened his eyes, feeling Xiaobai's caresses while looking into Xiaobai's eyes.

Oscar's gaze was pure and full of spirituality, as if he were asking Xiaobai what he was going to do so late at night.

"I have to go out for a little while... Oscar, please keep quiet here... I'll be right back." Xiaobai made a shushing gesture to Oscar, stood up, quietly stepped over Oscar, and tiptoed towards the villa gate.

Oscar looked up and watched as Little White quietly left.

After Xiaobai quietly pushed open the villa door and left, Oscar slowly stood up, opened his mouth and yawned widely, stretched, and then moved gracefully to Xiaobai's bedside.