Elder brother's garrison

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Among the admirals on the second floor, there were those who had just suffered a ten-ship sinking, those who had little resources but wanted to watch the excitement, those who loudly cursed the construction machine, those who were excitedly preparing to face the test of fate with their materials, and those who had just delivered their goods and were being roasted by other admirals with spears.

The scene was incredibly complex, a true reflection of all aspects of life.

Luo Lian and Yan Zhan did not linger on the second floor and went down to the lobby on the first floor.

The lobby on the first floor of the Admirals' Guild was much more harmonious than the second and third floors. Admirals who had just returned from the sea crowded around the front desk with the rewards they had plundered. Admirals who did not need to form teams or go on expeditions spent their expensive points to sit in the leisure area, which cost twenty points per hour, and chatted and drank tea in a very respectable manner.

Luo Lian and Yan Zhan looked around the lobby on the first floor, and then walked towards the front desk.

At the front desk, the staff of the Admirals' Guild were efficiently helping the admirals submit their missions and calculate their rewards.

A young woman dressed in a stylish sailor uniform and wearing large sunglasses sat on the edge of the front desk. Compared to the receptionist working diligently next to her, she seemed exceptionally relaxed, simply crossing her legs, humming a little tune while trimming her nails with nail clippers.

Most of the admirals in the admiral guild would occasionally cast curious glances at the young woman, especially lingering on the nameplate in front of her table.

The nameplate on the table in front of the woman read "President" in large, gleaming gold, making it particularly eye-catching. However, in front of "President," a piece of white paper was hastily pasted with the words "Agent" on it.

Luo Lian and Yan Zhan walked up to the young woman.

"President... what's with this outfit today?" Warspite looked at the young woman's sailor uniform with a strange expression.

"Hmm? Oh ho~ It's Luo Lian~" President Er Gou looked up, pursed his lips at Yan Zhan and Luo Lian, "What did you say? My outfit? What's wrong with it? It's just a regular JK uniform."

"No, no... I think the JK outfit itself is already out of the ordinary category... President, what exactly is your connection with JK?" Warspite made a sharp retort.

"Hahaha! Warspite, your吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or witty remarks) skills have improved!" President Er Gou laughed heartily. She put down her nail clippers and looked at Luo Lian, "Little Luo Lian, are you done with your research?"

"Mm." Luo Lian nodded.

"That's great! How about we go out for dinner together later?"

"can."

"That's pretty straightforward."

"I am indeed hungry." Luo Lian glanced at the sailor uniform on President Er Gou and replied softly, "Also, you should change your clothes."

"No way, you don't think I'm suitable for a JK sailor uniform either, do you?" Er Gou, the student council president, pouted and said to Luo Lian, "Let me tell you, my body only stopped growing during high school. A mere sailor uniform is something I can totally pull off with my natural good looks! Little Luo Lian, you're a high school student too, you know what I mean, right?"

"It's hard to understand."

"Why!"

“…My and Xiaobai’s high school uniforms weren’t like this.” Luo Lian sighed, rubbed her temples, and said to President Er Gou, “Besides, you’ve misunderstood. I don’t actually mind you wearing this.”

"Then why did you ask me to change..." Just as President Er Gou was about to speak, suddenly, a pair of slender, snow-white arms shot out from behind her and tightly gripped President Er Gou's neck. "Ugh?!"

Er Gou's face was instantly turned a dark purple from being squeezed so tightly.

President Er Gou struggled wildly, desperately patting the arms that were binding him to show his surrender, but those slender, snow-white arms remained firmly clenched.

"Guild Master...you're not going to tell me you're going to go out in this embarrassing outfit, are you?" Helena smiled as she tightly gripped Guild Master Er Gou's neck, her expression sweet and gentle. "Absolutely not! Letting you wear this in the guild is already the biggest concession we've made. For the sake of the entire Second Chapter Admiral Guild's reputation, letting you go out and continue to embarrass yourself is absolutely unacceptable..."

"Ugh! Ugh! Hmm! Ugh—" Under Helena's control, President Er Gou struggled for more than ten seconds before his head lolled to the side and he fainted.

Helena released President Er Gou and bowed apologetically to Luo Lian and Yan Zhan.

"I'm very sorry, Miss Luo Lian, Miss Yan Zhan. I'll take the president back to change into normal clothes right away. Please wait a moment." After Helena finished speaking to Luo Lian and Yan Zhan, she carried the unconscious President Er Gou away from the front desk.

It seems that this kind of scene has played out more than once on the first floor.

The admirals watching from the sidelines didn't seem particularly surprised.

"Is their relationship good or bad..." Warspite shook his head as he watched Helena and Guild Master Er Gou leave. "Admiral, what do you think?"

"It should be fine."

Luo Lian answered and sat down in the seat of President Er Gou.

War-weary took the opportunity to pour Luo Lian a glass of water.

Luo Lian picked up the water glass, took a few sips, and a look of fatigue flashed in her eyes.

Seeing Luo Lian's reaction, War-weary sighed softly.

"Admiral... I really think you should take some time to rest..."

"Ah."

“If you keep doing research for days and nights without sleep like this, your body will eventually break down. Even you, Admiral, will be no exception,” Warspite said.

"You're right." Luo Lian nodded to Warspite without arguing back, seemingly taking Warspite's words to heart.

However, those who are familiar with Luo Lian know very well that Luo Lian's current state is a typical "you are right, but I refuse" state. It is estimated that when she starts research again next time, she will still stay up all night.

"Sigh... What a mess." Yanzhan rubbed her temples in distress, feeling worried. Luo Lian stayed up all night, and in order to take care of Luo Lian's condition at all times, Yanzhan also had to stay up all night with her. If she stayed by Luo Lian's side every day without leaving her side, she would probably break down even sooner than Luo Lian.

War weariness is getting to me.

suddenly.

A commotion arose outside the Admiral's Guild.

"Hmm? Admiral, there seems to be something going on outside the guild." Warspite said to Luo Lian.

"What happened?"

"I don't know, I'll go take a look." Warspite responded, walked to the guild's main entrance, tiptoed and peeked outside, then tilted her head and leaned over to ask the crowd before returning. "Admiral, I heard that several groups of people are arguing outside. It seems that a new admiral just arrived here and was targeted by several admiral teams looking for a group. They got into a fight over ownership of the new admiral."

"Oh..." Luo Lian held her water glass and drank with her head down. "Then find someone to disperse them. Tell those who want to team up to go to the third floor."

"Oh." Warspite nodded and turned to leave.

"Speaking of which, did you see what the new admiral looks like?" Suddenly, Luo Lian, who was holding a water glass, looked up at Warspite and asked, hearing the noise outside.

"Uh... there seem to be a lot of people gathered outside... so I couldn't see what they looked like... what's wrong?"

"...Male or female?"

"female."

"Bang!" Luo Lian slammed her water glass on the table, jumped up, pulled a mirror from behind her back, fixed her hair, and said to the stunned Warspite, "Let's go!"

"Ah? Where to go?"

"Outside." The fatigue in Luo Lian's eyes vanished instantly, her gaze sharp. "Find Xiao Bai!"

Chapter 2061 Luo Ritian's Occasion

Luo Lian ran quickly toward the gate of the Admiral's Guild.

That high-pitched and melodious sound.

That spirited and high-spirited demeanor.

And that speed, as if an electric motor was installed behind him, was incredibly fast, completely unlike someone who had been working non-stop for three days and three nights without eating, drinking, or sleeping, and whose physical condition was almost completely exhausted.

In the blink of an eye, War-weary Luo Lian had already run out of the guild's gate.

"Hey? Admiral? Hey! Wait for me..."

War-weary was startled by Luo Lian's sudden outburst. Although she wasn't quite sure what Luo Lian meant by what she had just said, she quickly lifted her skirt and followed after her, just in case the weakened Luo Lian might faint in some unknown corner.

Outside the Admiral's Guild, the road was bustling with crowds. After Warspite ran out of the Admiral's Guild, she noticed that Luo Lian's figure hadn't gone far. She was standing not far from the gate, quietly watching the congested crowd ahead.

Warweary breathed a sigh of relief.

"Admiral... what are you doing here all of a sudden..." Warspite walked up to Luo Lian and asked her.

“I’m here to find someone,” Luo Lian replied.

"Looking for someone? Who?" Warspite tilted his head in confusion after hearing Luo Lian's words, then quickly remembered what Luo Lian had said when she left, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Uh... looking for Admiral Lu Lin?"

"Ah."

“Admiral… I know you really want to see Admiral Lu Lin right now, but isn’t she in a very, very far place? Why would she come here at this crucial moment…” Warspite sighed and complained to Luo Lian, “I think you’ve been working at your workbench for too long and you’re a bit delirious… Since the symptoms are so obvious, why don’t you come back with me and rest…”

"War-weary."

"what?"

What day of the week is it today?

"Uh... Friday, so what?"

“Every Friday is the day the missions on the third floor of our Admiral's Guild refresh. To get the most cost-effective missions as soon as possible, most of the admirals here choose to wait in the lobby on the third floor on this day. That's why the lobby is so crowded today,” Luo Lian said to Warspite. “So, if an admiral's team needs personnel, they should be on the third floor recruiting teammates when it's most crowded, right? But you just told me that there was a quarrel between admiral's teams outside the Admiral's Guild over personnel. Do you think this is reasonable?”

“Uh… this…” Warspite was taken aback.

“Of course it’s reasonable,” Luo Lian said to Warspite. “After all, no one stipulates that admiral teams can only recruit teammates on the third floor. Some admiral teams with low competitiveness will choose to recruit teammates in other places, which is also a reasonable behavior.”

"..."

“But these teams with low competitiveness, because of their weak position in the chapter city, will not easily get into conflicts with others.” Luo Lian said, raising a finger at Warspite, “unless they encounter a powerful target who, after being recruited, can bring about a qualitative change in the strength of their admiral team.”

"Oh……"

"However, ultimately, these admiral teams are only targeting some new admirals who have just joined the second chapter's waters. These new admirals have just graduated from the first chapter, so where does their strength come from that they could cause these admiral teams to tear each other apart?" Luo Lian paused slightly after pointing this out to Warspite, and then said, "--Then the truth is quite clear. A high-ranking admiral whose strength far surpasses that of the first and second chapters must have just arrived here. But all admirals who come to the second chapter, regardless of their rank, must apply to us three days in advance. However, before conducting the research, I looked at the chairman's records, and I didn't see any plans for any high-ranking admirals to visit here recently. In other words, this high-ranking female admiral must be someone who has enough authority to enter the second chapter even without prior application. And in the whole world, currently only Xiaobai has such authority."

"Is that so..." Warspite was feeling a bit dizzy.

“Often the information is right in front of you, it’s just a matter of whether you’re willing to look into it.” Luo Lian said, then patted Yan Zhan’s shoulder, and then put her arm around Yan Zhan’s shoulder and said to her earnestly, “Yan Zhan, you still don’t pay enough attention to details.”

"..." War-weariness.

Taking advantage of the moment when War-weary was so confused and began to doubt his life, Luo Lian turned around, pushed through the crowd, and plunged into it.

"Me, I wasn't detailed enough?" Warspite muttered to herself, rubbing her head in a daze. Then, she snapped out of it and stomped her feet angrily. "Wait a minute! What kind of detail is this?! This is just classic nonsense... Hey! Admiral, wait for me!"

War-weary also diligently pushed through the crowd and chased after Luo Lian in the direction she had left.

As Warspite pushed through the crowd, she moved closer and closer to the middle of the road. Finally, Warspite, who was struggling to move forward in the crowd, felt the pressure of the surrounding flow of people suddenly ease, and her vision opened up.

Warspite, who had squeezed out of the crowd, took a couple of breaths and then looked up ahead.

In front of Warspite was an open space surrounded by a crowd. In the very center of the open space, several groups of admirals carrying plaques and notices stood together, their faces red and teeth clenched. They were divided into three or four camps, chattering in various languages. Behind them, a group of ship girls were also eager to fight, ready to confront each other.

"You bastards! Do you even know what 'first come, first served' means?!"

"Only children care about first come, first served; we adults always choose the best!"

"So, you're saying it's all about selecting the best? Then let her choose which one to join herself!"

"No, that won't do. There are too many tricks in this world. I want to help her fight evil and uphold justice!"

"Fine, I'm coming clean: your sons will be born without an anus!"

"Your Great Construction Ship is sinking! You're in massive damage the moment you step out the door!"

"..."

The admirals in the middle of the road, their faces flushed red, were passionately arguing with each other, spittle flying everywhere.

"How vulgar..." Warspite sighed softly, looking helplessly at the scene before her. She shifted her gaze from the several lively admirals to the "new admiral" surrounded by them. However, her eyes widened suddenly upon seeing the "new admiral's" appearance. "Huh?! Wait, who is this person...?"

Under the watchful eyes of war-weariness.

A familiar petite figure stood with her hands raised, looking awkwardly at the admiral team around her who were arguing fiercely over her and the others. She looked quite troubled.

Gray hair.

Golden eyes.

Exquisite height.

A flat chest.

It really is Admiral Lu Lin!

What did she do here?!

Warspite stared, mouth agape, at the little white figure in the middle of the road. She quickly looked around and spotted Luo Lian standing not far away. She then rushed over and excitedly exclaimed to Luo Lian, "Admiral, Admiral, you guessed right! It really is Admiral Lu Lin..."

Luo Lian showed no surprise, as if the conclusion that Xiao Bai was present was already a foregone conclusion for her. Amidst Yan Zhan's congratulations, Luo Lian merely gazed thoughtfully at Super Yamato behind Xiao Bai, her eyes lingering particularly on the ring on Super Yamato's left hand for a long while.

"That ship girl... if I remember correctly, it's..." Luo Lian muttered softly.

"Admiral! What time is it? Can't you see Admiral Lu Lin is being harassed?!" Warspite shook Luo Lian's shoulder and urged her, "What are you standing here for? Go help Admiral Lu Lin!"

“Of course I had already finished helping before you arrived.” Luo Lian was shaken by Warspite, and she answered, shaking her head. “Otherwise, I wouldn’t be standing here motionless.”

"Huh? Admiral, you've already finished helping?"

"of course."

"Uh... how did you help..." Warspite stopped what she was doing and looked at Luo Lian curiously, about to ask something.

Sudden.