Elder brother's garrison

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"Keep your mouth shut!" (Extremely large and covering mouth)

"Well, thank you for your hard work." Xiaobai sighed. "Also, regarding the matter at hand... After being appointed by Frederick the Great, I can no longer go back whenever I want like before. Frederick the Great's message may come at any time, and in addition, so many Deep Sea Deans are staying at our house. Therefore, I plan to take advantage of the day after the meeting, when Frederick won't call me for a while, to go back first, to convey the information I've gathered in the Deep Sea City during this period, and to check on the situation on the shore."

"Ah, okay..." Chao Yamato nodded quickly, then blinked, "Then, Admiral, do you want to go back to the naval base first, or go back to the shore first?"

"Hmm... let's go back to shore first."

"Okay!" Chao Dahe stood up, raised his hand, and tore open a portal.

-

On the ship girl base in chapter 2128.

It was a perfect afternoon.

On a winter afternoon, a cold wind was blowing and the sun was shining brightly.

The figures of the ship girls appeared scattered across the fields, with occasional calls and greetings rising and falling. Their slender figures carried bamboo baskets of various sizes or supplies, or a few freshly caught sea fish, creating an atmosphere reminiscent of a secluded paradise.

Amidst the crisscrossing fields, there is a small, square wooden table, next to which sits a bench with a pot of steaming tea.

Two male figures sat facing each other.

One black and one white.

I'm not talking about clothes, I'm talking about skin color.

"Brother Hao, it's been a long time. How are you feeling?" The white-clad figure asked the dark-skinned man in front of him with concern, while holding a teacup.

"Hahahaha! Very good, very good! Brother Mu, it's been so many years. Weren't you the Admiral before? How come you've suddenly become the head of the family?" The dark-skinned man sitting opposite the white figure laughed heartily, revealing a set of white teeth on his dark, oily face. Then, he continued to laugh loudly, "What's that saying again? You've really changed a lot in just three days!"

“Brother Hao, that sentence is a bit grammatically incorrect here… Never mind, it’s alright, everything is fine.” The white figure paused mid-sentence, respectfully surveying the black figure twice, before slowly asking, “Speaking of which… perhaps this is somewhat offensive, but I remember your skin tone wasn’t this intense before, Brother Hao… what exactly has happened to you these past few years…”

This white-clad figure is none other than Mu Chenglin, the current head of the Mu family.

The dark-skinned man opposite Mu Chenglin is none other than the fourth-ranked admiral in the world today, and the leader of the eighth chapter's strategy mission, Admiral Haoding.

Admiral Haoding and Mu Chenglin were both senior admirals in Chapter Seven. Mu Chenglin was a relatively successful young man in the Mu family, and his ranking among admirals was not low. Although he did not make it into the top ten, he was still in the top ten or so. In other words, they were basically in the same circle and saw each other all the time. Over time, they got to know each other. Although Mu Chenglin and Haoding had very different personalities, they probably had some similarities in their values, and their relationship was not bad. So this expedition to Chapter Eight can be considered a reunion of old friends.

"Oh, it's nothing, I just got a little tanned." Admiral Haoding waved his hand, completely unconcerned about his dark, oily skin.

“Brother Hao, please don’t think I’m being nosy… I think this isn’t just a normal tan…” Mu Chenglin said with a strange expression, “Brother Hao’s skin tone is now as dark as scorched earth, and it’s hard to tell at night… If it’s due to illness, I can introduce you to a few doctors.”

"It's nothing, it's nothing, it's been fine for a long time, hahaha! Do I look like I'm in trouble now?" Hao Ding laughed loudly.

"Hmm? Judging from what you're saying, Brother Hao, it seems it really is due to illness?"

"Yes. I guess it's a kind of side effect of the treatment."

"..." Mu Chenglin looked Hao Ding up and down again, from his head, which was as black as a preserved egg, to his feet. "There are countless difficult and complicated diseases in the world. If it is a hidden illness that is inconvenient to talk about, Chenglin dares not ask too much. But I wonder if this disease has been cured now?"

"It's not fully healed yet, but the doctor said it just needs some rest."

"Is there a ship girl with medical skills in this eighth chapter?"

"The doctor is Admiral Lu."

"I see, then it's alright." Mu Chenglin was relieved.

Mu Chenglin and Hao Ting picked up their steaming teacups, took a sip of tea in the same manner, and then spat it out.

"comfortable--"

"comfortable--"

The two said in unison.

After a while.

"Oh right, you still haven't told me how you became the head of the family?"

"It was also Admiral Lu..."

"Oh, I see. I understand now."

Mu Chenglin and Admiral Haoding picked up their teacups again and took a sip.

"comfortable--"

Mu Chenglin looked up at the birds flying overhead from time to time: "Speaking of which, I thought life here would be very tough after this expedition to Chapter 8. I never expected it to be so leisurely—even though only Admiral Lu Lin is working hard to complete the chapter, is this really okay...?"

"You must trust Admiral Lu Lin's abilities, Brother Mu."

"Brother Hao, you are absolutely right."

“But I’m really bored…” Admiral Haoding said. “Normally at this time, I should be out training troops or leading them on expeditions.”

"..."

"Brother Mu."

"Ok?"

Do you know how to play mahjong?

"Huh?" Mu Chenglin's teacup slipped from his hand, his face stiffening. "Wh-what's wrong?"

"Speaking of which, after Admiral Lu's ship girls found out about my situation, they made me a mahjong set to cheer me up. I was very touched by their kindness, but... I've never played anything like that before, and I don't know the rules at all." Admiral Haoding asked earnestly, "Do you know how to play this?"

"Uh... I know a little, I know a little..."

"Okay, then teach me."

"..." Mu Chenglin was covered in sweat.

Mu Chenglin first recalled the nightmare of being dominated by a ship girl with long golden hair while playing mahjong, but then he quickly remembered the exhilarating feeling of playing each mahjong tile before. A conflicted feeling surged in Mu Chenglin's heart.

What should I do?

Mu Chenglin looked at Admiral Haoding.

The expression on Admiral Haoding's dark face was genuine.

"Cough cough... well... we could give it a try."

"That's great!" Hao Ding seemed to have been prepared all along. He bent down and pulled a bulging burlap sack from under the table. As soon as the sack was untied, dozens of square wooden mahjong tiles slid onto the table with a series of crisp clattering sounds.

Mu Chenglin picked up a mahjong tile and glanced at it.

These wooden mahjong tiles feel very different from ordinary mahjong tiles, but when you hold them in your hand, Mu Chenglin evokes a sense of youthful energy.

what.

A feeling that is both strange and familiar.

Happiness, happiness is coming back.

Mu Chenglin gripped the mahjong tiles tightly, his hands trembling slightly.

"However, there's one thing: Mahjong is a card game that requires four players to start..."

"Oh, no problem. The two ship girls who made that mahjong set for me said that if I need more players, I can ask someone to call them over."

"Wait, is her name related to a company...?"

"That's not it."

"That's good..." Mu Chenglin breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't a company, that was fine. He then casually asked, "What's it called?"

"Hmm... I'm thinking..."

Admiral Haoding shook his dark head and thought for a while.

"I think his name is Ooi Kitakami?"

Chapter 2129 Sharing Information

A pitch-black vortex appeared out of nowhere in the villa of the eighth chapter of the Newbie Town Hall, and then two figures walked out of the vortex one after the other.

Xiao Bai returned to the shore in Chapter Eight.

"Ah, Admiral, you're back!" The ship girls inside noticed Shiro and Super Yamato emerging from the whirlpool and raised their hands to greet Shiro with warm smiles.

"Yes, I'm back." Xiaobai pursed her lips, smiled at the ship girls, and waved.

Because Xiaobai has been disappearing for a day or two every now and then lately, the ship girls stationed in Chapter 8 are used to her appearances and naturally don't have the same strong reaction as before.

"How's the situation in Chapter 8? Is it still peaceful?" Xiaobai asked the ship girls.

"Oh! Report to the Admiral! It's perfectly safe! We caught a super big fish this morning!" The ship girls exclaimed excitedly, then asked, "Admiral, Akagi-neechan said we can make seafood curry rice with this fish tonight. Do you want to come and eat some later?"

"Oh, okay. Hmm... how about you pack a few portions for me?" Xiaobai nodded and smiled.

"Yay! I'll go tell Akagi-neechan right now!" The ship girls, like steeds on a leash, dashed out of the room, their clear, melodious voices echoing outside the door, "Akagi-neechan—the Admiral's back—she said she wants your curry rice—"

The sound of pots and pans clattering came from outside the villa.

so good.

Watching the ship girls' energetic backs, Xiaobai sighed inwardly. Just as she was about to step out to greet the ship girls outside, she felt her calf bump into something soft.

"Huh?" Little White looked down, then jumped in surprise, "Wow!"

Tirpitz pouted, rubbing her pink hair by her ear with one hand, curling up on the floor like a snail.

"Tirpitz?!" Little White exclaimed in surprise, quickly crouching down. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see you just now..."

"Go away, my heart is completely cold anyway," Tirpitz muttered under his breath, pouting.

"How could this be..." Xiaobai said awkwardly, "I didn't mean to kick you just now... Oh, speaking of which, Tirpitz, what are you doing here?"

Xiao Bai looked around.

"Tirpitz, where's your game console? Did Bismarck confiscate it?"

"Out of power."

"Huh? The battery died so quickly?"

"You promised you would keep refilling my batteries."

"...Did we make such an agreement?"

"This is a contract from a past life."

"It's that far away..." Xiaobai gave a wry smile, then looked down and reached out to Tirpitz, "Alright then, give me the game console and batteries, I'll take them back and charge them for you."

"I knew you wouldn't betray me! My dearest friend!" Tirpitz, who had just been feeling weak, perked up like she'd been injected with adrenaline the moment she heard Xiaobai's words. She immediately pulled out a packaged game console and battery pack from her ship's storage space, handing it to Xiaobai with one hand and giving him a big thumbs-up with the other. "I have no way to repay you, but if you could bring me back a few dozen bags of chips and cola..."

“Ah, Bismarck.” Little White looked behind Tirpitz.

"Cough cough cough cough cough—" Tirpitz's shoulders trembled violently, and he quickly turned around to look behind him.

There was no one behind Tirpitz.

"..." Tirpitz silently turned his head and looked at the smiling little white with a resentful expression. "I don't remember raising you to be such a despicable admiral, my dear friend."

"It was Tirpitz who cheated first."

"Then you can take me back to the naval base again."

"This is probably..."

"Stingy. They even brought Xiao Changchun back with them."

"Ah... oh, you guys know I brought Changchun back?"

"You could have guessed it."

"Ahem." Now it was Xiaobai's turn to feel embarrassed. She blushed and patted Tirpitz's shoulder before standing up. "Anyway, I'll take all of these back to charge your phone. As for the potato chips and cola... I definitely can't bring back dozens of bags, but I can consider giving you something to satisfy your cravings."

"Yay—" Tirpitz made a little heart shape with her hands towards Little White, "Love you."

"Okay—"

After finding out the locations of Admiral Haoding and Mu Chenglin from the ship girls, Xiaobai quickly left the base and rushed to their location with Chaodahe.

Terraced fields crisscross the countryside.

A wooden table stands on the ground.

Admiral Haoding sat with his arms crossed, looking puzzled, staring intently at the table, his eyebrows furrowed tightly on his dark, charcoal-like face.

Directly opposite Admiral Haoding, Mu Chenglin lay back in his chair with his head tilted back, his mouth wide open as if he had suffered a huge blow. Something resembling a soul or something else emerged from his mouth, swaying and floating in mid-air, sometimes up and sometimes down.

Before Xiaobai could even comprehend the scene, she noticed that her two ship girls were sitting on the other two sides of the table.

"Hey? Admiral, what a coincidence, you're here too?" Ooi waved to Shiro. "Want to play a couple of rounds?"