Elder brother's garrison

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"Then I'll head out first to find Bismarck! See you later, Missouri!" Princess Eugen patted her skirt sheepishly, then left the villa with light steps to find Bismarck.

"..."

Missouri watched Prince Eugen leave the villa, then silently bent down and collected the tiny grains of sand from the white bed sheet one by one, placing them in her palm and casually tossing them into her ship equipment space when no one else was looking.

"Ok?"

After Missouri finished doing all this, she looked up and found Oscar the black cat lying on the floor not far away, watching her with his paws tucked in. His dark cat eyes were staring straight at Missouri, seemingly quite dissatisfied with Missouri for using him as a shield.

Under Oscar's gaze, Missouri stuck out her tongue at him and gave him an apologetic smile.

"I'm sorry, Oscar."

Oscar glanced at Missouri one last time, yawned, and then lay down on the cold floor, purring.

"Hey? Isn't this Oscar? Why are you all alone today?" The passing battleship Roma saw Oscar sprawled on the ground and immediately squatted down beside him like she'd discovered a treasure. She pulled him into a tight hug, rubbing his head repeatedly, and said, "Hehe, I just happen to have nothing to do today, so I'm glad you're all alone. I can finally pet you! Come on, let's go to Big Sister's place. She brought some dried fish for you..."

Rome tossed Oscar onto his ample bosom, and the two of them hopped away.

Missouri watched as Oscar, who had been working since early morning, was led away by Rome while being stroked. She breathed a sigh of relief, then lowered her head and silently smoothed out the wrinkles on Xiaobai's bedding. She carefully placed the neatly folded blanket of Prince Eugen back on the bedside table, and then picked up the pillow and placed it flat on top of the blanket.

"Hmm." Missouri looked at Little White's brand-new bedding, stroked Little White's pillow, and smiled slightly. "Perfect."

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"What? You really feel much better?" Deep Sea Dragon looked at the sweat-drenched Super Yamato in surprise and asked loudly.

"Hmm... It was a bit heavy here before, but it feels much more comfortable now." A faint blush and warmth still lingered on Chao Yahe's face. A few strands of hair beside her cheeks were stuck together with sweat, clinging tightly to her snow-white skin, making Chao Yahe look as beautiful as a lotus emerging from the water. Chao Yahe moved her arms, gently massaged her shoulders, and nodded to Shenhai Longxiang.

"Wow... so the Admiral wasn't just being suggestive just now... she actually managed to help you relax..." Deep Sea Ryujo stroked his chin, his gaze fixed on Super Yamato's chest. "Shoulder pain and stuff... so even people with such well-developed bodies have these kinds of problems..."

"..." Chao Dahe quickly blushed and covered his chest.

"The Admiral's massage technique seems haphazard, yet each movement has its own unique touch, suggesting considerable practical experience," Loki said softly, turning his gaze to Little White. "Where did the Admiral learn his massage techniques?"

"Ah? Well... there's no such thing as studying... it's just that I've given so many massages that I've gotten the hang of it without even realizing it. You see our Deep Sea Taihous? I've actually massaged them all." Xiaobai smiled sheepishly, then explained to Loki, "Um... Miss Loki, would you like to try?"

"Please conserve your energy, Admiral."

"It's alright, it's just a massage, it doesn't require much physical exertion..." Just as Xiaobai was about to say something to Loki, she suddenly caught a glimpse of Elizabeth's figure carrying seafood on the path outside the villa. She quickly put her hands down and smiled slightly at Loki, "Alright then... I'll definitely do it next time."

“…” Loki bowed slightly.

Xiao Bai greeted the Deans of the Deep Sea Academy, then walked out towards the villa's main gate to greet Elizabeth, who had just arrived.

"Good morning, Miss Elizabeth," Xiaobai greeted Elizabeth from the doorway.

"Admiral Lu Lin, it seems your symptoms of acclimatization have really improved." Seeing Xiao Bai come out to greet her, Elizabeth showed a relieved expression to Xiao Bai. "When I came a few days ago, Senior Akagi told me that Admiral Lu Lin, you were still recuperating and hadn't gotten out of bed yet, so I didn't see you in the mornings."

"Ha...haha...sorry." Xiaobai laughed awkwardly. She reached out and took the seafood Elizabeth handed her, saying to Elizabeth, "I'm still young. This little illness is like a cold. I'll get better quickly."

"Admiral Lu Lin's good health... means we can face the enemy in a more robust state. I imagine the Abyssal Fleet ships on the sea won't cause us any more trouble." Elizabeth said respectfully to Xiaobai, and then smiled, "Actually, I'm already looking forward to seeing a new batch of Abyssal Fleet ships appear on the sea today. Admiral Lu Lin, you'll definitely be able to repair those Abyssal Fleet ships thoroughly."

Elizabeth's eyes were filled with admiration and respect for Xiaobai.

Chapter 1909 Entrustment

In just one week, Elizabeth has completely transformed from an ordinary ship girl who simply respected the newbie naval base and the newbies into a devoted fangirl who wholeheartedly admires the newbie naval base.

This is not Elizabeth's fault.

After all, since Xiaobai arrived in Chapter 8, the series of events that have occurred on this magical land are enough to convince anyone who once doubted the power of the newbie garrison.

In the first battle, a mysterious laser cannon was used, turning the tide of the battle and decisively defeating the unstoppable abyssal army. Afterwards, she miraculously healed Admiral Haoding, whose body had been invaded by abyssal energy and who was on the verge of death. In the following days, to replace the Haoding Naval Base, whose resources were completely exhausted, the ship girls of the novice naval base, led by Xiaobai, fought day and night against the endless waves of abyssal army on the sea. Relying on the ship girls' seemingly inexhaustible resources and their unreasonable self-discipline, they defeated and crushed the enemies who attempted to invade the land time and time again, extending the garrison for more than a week!

Even when they felt that the resources of the newbie naval base were finally going to be exhausted after a week of continuous battles, and that even gods have their limits, the next day, the ship girls of the newbie naval base showed terrifying combat power with full resources, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and once again gave the Abyssal army that tried to take advantage of the situation a sound thrashing.

It turns out they were hiding their true strength until this point! No one knows where their limits really lie!

Powerful, energy-efficient, and with an ultra-long standby time, its performance is terrifying!

The ship girls in the newbie naval base are all like Nanfu energy rings!

Elizabeth even felt that she and the ship girls in the newbie naval base were from completely different eras!

Although Elizabeth had already been convinced of the newbie naval base from the beginning... after these events came to an end, Elizabeth's opinion of the newbie naval base had reached a level she never dared to imagine before.

can only say.

Those who have never relied on a newbie naval base will never know just how reliable or unfathomable that naval base can be.

"Then thank you for your trust, Miss Elizabeth." Faced with Elizabeth's praise, Xiaobai was momentarily at a loss for words. She could only smile shyly. "Um... would Miss Elizabeth like to come to our house for breakfast before you leave today?"

“Ah…I am very grateful,” Elizabeth said respectfully.

"Anyway, it's all food provided by your naval base... I'm just passing on what you've got." Xiaobai glanced towards the washroom area while carrying the seafood in her hand, then casually called out to a passing ship girl, asking her to take the seafood to Akagi in the washroom area.

"Oh, right." After delivering the ingredients to Akagi, Shiro seemed to remember something and turned to Elizabeth to ask, "Miss Elizabeth, didn't you say yesterday that you were going to report the situation at sea to Admiral Haoding? How did the report go?"

“The Admiral has recorded yesterday’s battle situation.” Elizabeth nodded. “The Admiral told me that yesterday’s deep-sea counterattack was fraught with danger. Fortunately, Admiral Lu Lin and you were there to help us overcome the crisis. He is increasingly convinced that it was a wise decision to invite Admiral Lu Lin to participate in the pioneering operation of Chapter 8.”

"How is your admiral's injury?"

"Although his skin is still as dark as ink, he seems to be in better spirits than before... However, the runes on his knees were worn down a few days ago when he was inspecting and walking in the valley..."

"Huh? Why didn't you tell me sooner that the runes were worn out?"

"According to the admiral, the marks on her knees are just a few runes to relieve the pain... Admiral Lu Lin has been suffering from acclimatization issues these past few days and also has to consider the confrontation with the Abyssal Fleet. It's truly a shame that we're causing her trouble at this time..."

"...It's just writing a few runes, it won't take more than a few minutes." Xiao Bai couldn't help but smile wryly when he heard this. "So you waited until today to tell me about this? In that case, Admiral Haoding must have had a tough time these past few days, right?"

"..." Elizabeth lowered her head awkwardly.

"Alright, let's skip dinner for now. Take me to see Admiral Haoding. We'll fix the runes for him first, then come back." Xiaobai smiled slightly at Elizabeth.

Elizabeth looked at Little White gratefully and nodded quickly.

"Thank you very much, Admiral Lu Lin! I will lead the way for you then..."

"Ah."

Xiaobai returned to the villa, greeted the ship girls, and walked with Elizabeth toward the house where Admiral Haoding was staying.

The steps are hurried.

Speechless all the way.

Elizabeth led Xiaobai to the cottage of Admiral Haoding that she had visited before. The cottage was now open, and the interior was no longer shrouded in black mist as it had been the last time she had been there. The clean tables and chairs were clearly visible. When Elizabeth led Xiaobai to the door, she did not even announce her arrival before leading Xiaobai inside.

As soon as Xiaobai entered the room, she heard a thumping sound coming from near the bed. She looked toward the source of the sound and saw Admiral Haoding, whose body was as black as ink, sitting at his desk, studying a roll of documents while pounding his knees. The thumping sound was the sound of him pounding his knees.

"Admiral Haoding, it's been a long time." Xiaobai said to Admiral Haoding inside the house.

"Hmm?" Admiral Haoding, who was studying documents, was slightly taken aback when he heard Xiaobai's voice. He then put down the documents in his hands and looked at Xiaobai in surprise. "Admiral Lu Lin? What brings you here..."

"I heard some things about Admiral Haoding from Elizabeth... so I came to see..." Xiaobai walked up to Admiral Haoding, examined his knees, and smiled at him, saying, "After the runes on your knees wore off, their effectiveness was greatly reduced. Admiral Haoding, your legs must have been suffering from pain and itching these past few days, right?"

"Uh..." A hint of embarrassment flashed across Admiral Haoding's dark face. "A few days ago... I just couldn't stay idle, so I went out for a walk, and..."

"It's alright, going out for a walk is a good thing. Rune wear and tear is inevitable... Ah, of course, it's best not to damage the one between your eyebrows, it could be life-threatening." Xiaobai said nonchalantly. She turned her back, lifted the hem of her skirt, reached under her skirt, and took out the lunchbox and brush she had used to hold ink. Turning back, she said to Admiral Haoding, "To make a long story short, since I have to have breakfast with Miss Elizabeth later, I'll repair the rune on your knee now. Take your pants off first."

"Oh! Thank you so much, Admiral Lu Lin!" Admiral Hao Ding quickly rolled up his pants, revealing his knees.

Xiao Bai opened the lunchbox, dipped a calligraphy brush in his knee, then brought it close to Admiral Hao Ding's knee and quickly filled in the runes on his knee, activating them as he went.

"Admiral Haoding." As he wrote, Xiaobai addressed Admiral Haoding.

"What brings you here, Admiral Lu Lin?"

“Actually, it won’t take me long to repair the runes. If there are any runes that are damaged again, don’t worry about my condition, just call me.” Xiaobai put down his brush and said seriously to Admiral Haoding, “It’s not that I’m being righteous, it’s just that I have a very good relationship with Miss Elizabeth. As her admiral, if something happens to you, Miss Elizabeth will be very sad… that’s something I don’t want to see.”

"...I've known Admiral Lu Lin for much longer, yet Admiral Lu Lin's relationship with Elizabeth has already surpassed mine..." Admiral Haoding looked at Xiaobai with a sigh.

"After all, Miss Elizabeth and I are both girls. And surprisingly, I'm quite popular with ship girls." Xiaobai said with a smile to Admiral Haoding, waving her finger in front of him. "And Admiral Haoding, don't change the subject. You haven't answered what I just said to you."

“…Ah, um. Sorry. I’ll contact you as soon as possible next time.” Admiral Haoding was silent for a moment, then lowered his head slightly.

"Good girl. That's all I wanted to say. The runes on my knees have been repaired now. I'll go back with Miss Elizabeth now." Xiaobai put the lunchbox and calligraphy brush back under her skirt, then patted her thigh, smiled at Admiral Haoding, and prepared to turn and leave.

"Oh right... Admiral Lu Lin, please wait." Just then, Admiral Hao Ding suddenly raised his head, as if he had made a decision, and called out to Xiao Bai.

"Hmm?" Xiaobai turned around.

"Admiral Lu Lin." Admiral Hao Ding glanced at Elizabeth guarding the door, and finally showed a relieved expression to Xiao Bai. "I have something I'd like to discuss with you."

"Huh? What's the matter?"

“Admiral Lu Lin, actually, there are only two or three days left before our naval base’s resource supply team returns. Once our naval base has the resources, we will be able to restore our basic combat strength,” Admiral Hao Ding said.

"Oh, that's a good thing!"

"It is indeed a good thing... However... Admiral Lu Lin, as you can see, I am currently unable to command the ship girls. Even if the supply team arrives quickly and the resources are replenished, without a leader, they cannot exert 70% of their previous strength and are unable to provide valuable assistance." Admiral Hao Ding patted his black thigh with some emotion and said to Xiao Bai.

"Well... there's nothing we can do about it." Xiaobai blinked and said to Admiral Haoding, "Besides, starting today, I think the Deepsea Amphibious Ships' counterattack should be much more solid. Even without Admiral Haoding's command, your ships..."

"Therefore, I have a request." Admiral Haoding didn't listen to Xiaobai's last sentence. He looked up very seriously and stared directly into Xiaobai's eyes.

"Uh... what kind of unreasonable request?" Xiaobai was startled by the sudden seriousness of Admiral Haoding, and she subconsciously asked back.

"If Admiral Lu Lin doesn't mind, until my physical condition recovers to the point where I can barely return to the battlefield... I hope you can take over my position and temporarily lead my subordinates." Admiral Haoding stood up from his desk, straightened his chest, and asked Xiaobai earnestly, "...Admiral Lu Lin, may I ask if you can be the admiral of my ship girl?"

Chapter 1910 The Story of the Deep-Sea Cranes

Within the admiral community, handing over command of one's own ship girl to a colleague has always been a rather sensitive topic.

After all, ship girls are different from regular human soldiers.

While ship girls do indeed have the identity of "warriors," due to their unique existence, the way ship girls and admirals interact often varies depending on the situation. In most cases, in addition to the basic identity of being simply superior and subordinate, ship girls and admirals usually also have the additional identity of being family.

The relationship between ship girls and admirals is, in a sense, an interpretation of this kind of emotion.

Therefore.

Under normal circumstances, ship girls will never obey the orders of anyone other than their admiral. Unless the person is absolutely trustworthy, the admiral will never casually hand over command of his ship girls.

and so.

When Xiaobai heard from Admiral Haoding that he wanted her to temporarily lead the ship girls of Haoding Naval Base, Xiaobai was initially very shocked.

"Wh...what?" Xiaobai's eyes widened as she looked at Admiral Haoding. "Haoding, you want me to be the temporary admiral for your ship girls?"

"Exactly." Admiral Haoding nodded seriously, then asked, "What does Admiral Lu Lin think?"

"No, no... wait a minute..." Xiaobai hurriedly waved her hands, "This... this is really not right... I'm just an outsider when it comes to commanding ship girls, how can you just hand it over to me, Admiral Haoding..."

"Hahaha! Admiral Lu Lin, you're no outsider." Admiral Haoding laughed heartily upon hearing Xiao Bai's words. He said to Xiao Bai, "Admiral Lu Lin, we've been comrades-in-arms fighting back-to-back for months! You even saved my life. Perhaps in your eyes, I'm just an ordinary colleague, but now, I really can't treat you as an outsider."

"Uh……"

"And on the other hand, I understand your concerns, Admiral Lu Lin. After all, transferring command of the ship girls, even if it's temporary, is a rather sensitive matter in our admiral circle." Admiral Haoding stroked his dark chin, looked up at the ceiling for a while, and then said to Xiaobai, "But please rest assured, Admiral Lu Lin, I have given this idea enough time to think about it."

"Really?"

"It's true."

"How long have you been thinking?"

"About two minutes."

"That's exactly what happened just now, on a whim!" Xiaobai shouted at Admiral Haoding, his face flushed.

"Hahaha! After all, I only had this sudden inspiration when I heard Admiral Lu Lin speaking." Admiral Hao Ding laughed heartily, then his expression gradually calmed down, and he looked at Xiao Bai with sincere eyes. "However... Admiral Lu Lin, as you know, I'm not someone who knows how to think calmly. I don't like to think about those rules and regulations. For me, many things are based on a flash of inspiration or sixth sense. So even if my decision only takes less than two minutes from start to finish, I can still decide that the firmness of this idea in my heart is definitely much stronger than that of an average person who struggles with it all day."

Xiao Bai didn't speak, but looked at Admiral Hao Ding with a rather helpless expression.

"After all, I don't just hand over command of my ship girls to anyone." Admiral Haoding sat back down at his desk, flashing a white smile at Xiaobai, the only spot on his body not stained black by the abyssal aura. "However... I'm quite aware of my own physical condition. In the short term, I really can't participate in the upcoming exploration operations. I know my ship girls well. After the supply team returns to Chapter 8, and my ship girls receive their resources and regain their combat strength, their most pressing need will be to rush to the front lines and relieve the pressure on the newbie naval base that has been protecting us all this time. If, simply because of my physical condition, they have to stay on the beach and watch your naval base fight alone on the sea... their inner torment will definitely be far greater than my physical pain."

"...Regarding this, Admiral Haoding doesn't need to worry. According to my observation, the abyssal atmosphere on the sea surface has stabilized recently. The situation of large abyssal fleets appearing every day like before should no longer occur. You can wait until you recover from your injuries..." Xiaobai explained to Admiral Haoding. "And the biggest problem is that I don't actually know how to command ship girls... My ship girls are usually self-disciplined when they go on expeditions."

"Admiral Lu Lin, there's no need to comfort me. With Elizabeth's report, I'm somewhat aware of the situation at sea. The concentration of the deep-sea aura these past few days is exactly the same as it was a while ago." Admiral Haoding shook his head and said seriously to Xiaobai, "As for Admiral Lu Lin's command ability... of course I won't let my ship girls take up too much of the energy you should be focusing on your own ship girls. That would be putting the cart before the horse. What I just mentioned about transferring command is simply giving you the right to command them when you're on the beach."

That's why they say Admiral Haoding is a world-class admiral.

Even if it's just an idea that comes to mind in a minute or two, Admiral Haoding can explain the background and consequences of that idea, along with all the high-sounding reasons behind it, to Xiaobai so clearly that Xiaobai can't bring himself to refuse.

“Alright, I understand what you’re thinking, Admiral Haoding…” Xiaobai sighed deeply after hearing Admiral Haoding’s words. “Since Admiral Haoding has said so… it wouldn’t be good for me to refuse.”

"Then I'll have to trouble you with the rest, Admiral Lu Lin." Admiral Hao Ding smiled and cupped his hands to Xiao Bai. "Admiral Lu Lin, you and Elizabeth can go back and have a meal first. While you're eating, I'll have someone pass on this message."

“…Then I’ll take my leave.” Xiao Bai gave Admiral Haoding a wry smile and then left Admiral Haoding’s hut.

Elizabeth also had a bewildered expression, as if she were in a dream.

After Xiaobai left, Elizabeth and Admiral Haoding stared at each other for a while. Finally, at Admiral Haoding's nod, Elizabeth, feeling a little unsteady on her feet, left Admiral Haoding's hut. Standing outside Admiral Haoding's hut, she crossed her arms in front of her legs, looked up blankly, and gazed at the blue sky in a daze.

It seemed that Elizabeth had not yet recovered from what had just happened in the house.

"Miss Elizabeth," Xiaobai called out to Elizabeth.