Elder brother's garrison

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In the traditional and outdated concept of ship girls, the secretary ship is the only one in each naval base, the highest point for all ship girls! Once a new secretary ship takes the position, it will mean that the old secretary ship will leave. If Shiro wants to choose a new secretary ship, then Lexington, as the old secretary ship, will become an ordinary ship girl. This is the default reality.

So, within a short lunch break, the news of Lexington's resignation spread throughout the entire naval base. Everyone, whether they were resting at home, on campaign, training in the exercise field, or even sleeping in bed, knew about it.

……

Sunset, sunrise.

The sun shone on the entire garrison once again.

Before they knew it, three days had passed since Xiaobai and Qingye last met.

That day, Xiaobai was sitting in the office handling her work, while Lexington was making tea for her. The chattering of the ship girls could be faintly heard outside the window.

"Hmm...it feels like...it's been unexpectedly lively these past few days." Xiaobai put down her pen, looked at the azure sky outside the window, and listened to the chattering voices of the ship girls, muttering to herself with some emotion.

"Are the sounds of the ship girls outside disturbing our work?" Lexington paused her tea-making and asked Shiro, "Should I go tell them to go play somewhere else?"

"No need, it's fine this way." Xiaobai smiled and continued working with her head down. "It's just that I suddenly felt that things have become much more lively these past two days, and I couldn't help but sigh."

"It's gotten a bit more lively... Ah." Lexington thought for a moment, holding the teapot and silently looking at the sky outside the window. She turned to Little White and said, "Come to think of it... Today is a bit unusual."

"Does Lexington think so too?"

“Yes, these past few days, every time I come home, there are so many flower baskets and gifts placed at my door, and the gifts have a lot of business cards and greeting cards on them.” Lexington said to Little White, “They say things like thank you for everything you’ve done for the naval base, you are the pride of our naval base, I love you the most, and I hope you are happy every day, and so on. I’m totally confused by all these blessings.”

"Huh... is that so..." Xiaobai stroked her chin. "Who sent it?"

"I don't know, but... although it's a very happy thing to be blessed by everyone at the naval base, I still hope that everyone will stop sending gifts..." Lexington said to Shiro with a happy yet helpless expression, "Those flower baskets and gifts... have already filled up the rooms in the house. If any more are sent, the three of us, including Constellation Plus, will soon be homeless and have to sleep in the hallway."

"Ha ha……"

Chapter 2549 After You've Finished Singing

"This also shows that you're very popular with everyone at the base, Lexington," Little White joked with Lexington. "How about we build a warehouse nearby to store all those gifts you can't handle?"

"Oh? Really? Then I'll have to trouble you, Xiaobai." Lexington knew Xiaobai was joking, so she smiled and pursed her lips, continuing along with Xiaobai's words, "In that case, I can finally be considered half a warehouse manager."

Xiaobai chatted with Lexington.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Lexington called out towards the door.

The door was pushed open with a sound, and a petite figure in lush green slipped in.

As soon as they entered the doorway, the lush green figure raised its little hand and waved to Little White and Lexington.

"Yay—Mrs. Lie, good morning, Admiral!"

"Huh? Akashi?" Shiro looked at the ship girl who walked in with surprise.

Akashi is a rather special type of ship girl in the newbie naval base.

Akashi is a special maintenance ship girl. She doesn't have the power of a combat ship girl. She doesn't participate in ship girl drills in the naval base on a regular basis, nor is she responsible for any expedition missions. Her existence is more like the logistics and technical support for newbies in the naval base. Usually, newbies go to Akashi when they want to order Oath Rings and ship equipment aura shielding devices. It's rare to see Akashi come to the office to find newbies on her own initiative.

"You've certainly encountered something interesting today," Lexington said with a smile, looking at Akashi. "What happened to you today, Miss Akashi?"

"Do we need to approve some research supplies? Or does the convenience store need to restock?" Shiro asked Akashi curiously.

"Ah, no, no." As soon as Akashi entered, she cautiously observed the room. When she saw that only Shiro and Lexington were in the Admiral's office, Akashi breathed a sigh of relief. She took out a gift box wrapped in a pink cat paw ribbon from behind her back and said to Shiro and Lexington, "As the saying goes, it's only polite to reciprocate. Akashi has received a lot of help from you during her time at the naval base, and I've come to express my gratitude!"

"To come and express our gratitude?" Xiaobai and Lexington exchanged a glance.

"This is a gift that Akashi prepared especially for you, meow." Akashi walked towards Shiro with the gift box in hand, but suddenly stopped two steps away from Shiro, turned around and handed the gift box to Lexington. "Akashi will be grateful to Lexington for giving the convenience store the green light all the way, meow!"

"For me?" Lexington accepted Akashi's gift in a daze.

“Yes, meow!” Akashi stood at attention as Lexington accepted the gift, tilted her little face up and saluted Lexington. “My dear lady, Akashi will never forget you, meow.”

"..." Lexington looked down at the gift box in her hand.

"Then Akashi's mission is over, I'll take my leave now, meow!" Akashi waved to Shiro, and before Shiro and Lexington could stop her to ask what happened, she skipped away.

The admiral's office fell silent once again.

"...While it's very touching that Miss Akashi would personally come to thank me for this...the timing is just...a bit too abrupt." Lexington looked helplessly at the small gift box in her hand. "What on earth happened to make everyone at the naval base treat me like this..."

"Could this be a Lexington Thanksgiving event organized by some people on their own?" Xiaobai asked.

“What a strange holiday.” Lexington smiled, gently weighing the gift box in her hand. “Hmm… this gift box is surprisingly light.”

"Should we open it and see what's inside?" Xiaobai asked curiously.

"Xiaobai, why don't you open it?" Lexington walked forward with a smile and placed the gift box in front of Xiaobai's table.

"That won't do, this is a gift from Akashi to you." Shiro shook her head expectantly, "It would be better if you opened it."

"Little Bai, you really value rituals." Lexington smiled at Little Bai, then bent down to untie the ribbon on the gift box on the table and opened the box.

The delicate little box was opened, revealing only a small card inside.

Lexington picked up the card, looked at it, and then smiled.

"Lexington, what's that?" Xiaobai asked curiously.

"Take a look for yourself." Lexington handed the card to Xiaobai, who leaned over to take a look and discovered that it was a special card made entirely by hand, with small cat paw patterns all over the surface.

—Akashi's Convenience Store Diamond Membership Card: The ship girl possessing this card will become a diamond member of Akashi's Convenience Store, enjoying a lifetime 9.5% discount on all items. (Note: This membership card is only valid when held by Lexington, and discounted items do not include luxury goods. The maximum number of discounts per day is three. This discount cannot be combined with other offers. The final interpretation of this membership card rests with the owner of Akashi's Convenience Store.)

Xiao Bai couldn't help but laugh when he saw the membership card in front of him.

"Akashi's gift is really in her style..." Xiaobai said to Lexington with a smile. "That's great. It's not easy for most people to get the better of Akashi. Lexington, you've really hit the jackpot this time."

"You've made me want to go to the convenience store after get off work today." Lexington smiled and shook her head, but still carefully put the membership card in her ship equipment space.

Just then, footsteps sounded again outside the door.

"Hi~ Is the Admiral there?"

A tall, voluptuous figure appeared beside the open door of the admiral's office, smiling and calling out to Xiaobai and Lexington inside the room.

Xiaobai and Lexington turned their heads to look.

"Iowa?"

"Yes, Iohua smiled and waved to the people in the room. "I saw that the office door was open, so I came to say hello without knocking. I hope that wasn't too rude?"

"Akashi must have forgotten to close the door when she left..." Xiaobai thought for a moment, then asked Iowa, "Iowa, are you here to deliver a gift too?"

"Hmm?" Iowa blinked. "The Admiral is incredibly insightful?"

“It really is true…” Xiaobai and Lexington couldn’t help but exchange another glance. “These people today…”

Iowa took out a palm-sized envelope from his pocket and slowly walked up to Little White and Lexington. However, instead of handing the envelope to Lexington, he presented it to Little White.

"Huh?" Xiaobai looked at the envelope in front of her, and at Iowa, who was holding the envelope with both hands and had a mysterious smile on her face. "This is... for me?"

"Yes."

"I thought... you were sending a gift to Lexington."

“Ah~” Iowa made a sound of understanding. She placed the envelope on the small white table, then turned around with her hands behind her back and smiled at Lexington. “Of course, I’ve also prepared a gift for Mrs. Lexington.”

"What is the gift?" Lexington smiled.

“My gift arrived three days ago,” Iowa said with a smile. “Mrs. Leigh, do you remember the flower baskets we left at your door? One of the gifts in them was from me. It was a complete bath set. I wonder if you liked it?”

"Oh, it's you."

“I’m just one of them.” Iowa held up a finger and gently waved it in front of Lexington’s lips. “Because Mrs. Lexington, you are a respected senior to us.”

Little White sat in the chair watching Iowa and Lexington interact. After thinking for a while, she reached out and picked up Iowa's envelope.

Lexington has received so many gifts these past few days, but this envelope is the first gift Xiaobai has ever received.

Hmm... I was somewhat touched.

But... what kind of gift can be put in the envelope?

Cheque?

Iowa probably wouldn't give himself money...

Hmm... a love letter?

how is this possible.

What am I even thinking...?

Xiao Bai gave a wry smile, then opened the envelope and gently pulled out the contents.

The envelope contained not checks, nor love letters, but a stack of photographs.

Xiao Bai picked up the photo with some curiosity, wondering what use it was for that Ea Hua had sent him. But the moment Xiao Bai's eyes fell on the photo, he froze, and his face quickly turned red and hot. In no time, Xiao Bai's head started emitting white smoke, like a locomotive speeding along a railway track.

The photo in Xiaobai's hand is an artistic portrait of Iowa.

The background of the photo appears to be Iowa's room. In the photo, Iowa is holding a phone and striking various playful and alluring poses in front of the mirror. She is dressed in all sorts of outfits, including maid outfits, bunny girl outfits, men's clothing, office lady attire, teacher's clothing, girl-next-door outfits, and even admiral's attire... Sometimes she wears black stockings, sometimes white stockings, sometimes she is barefoot, and sometimes she wears fishnet stockings... In short, she looks incredibly seductive. Scrolling down, there are even photos of her wearing various lace lingerie, or even more extreme ones where she is completely naked, simply using a horizontal finger to block the camera lens.

This... this is simply...

Xiao Bai looked at the photo in his hand, his hands trembling.

"Little White? What's wrong?" Lexington noticed something was off with Little White and asked, "What kind of gift is this?"

"Ah? Ah... no, no, no, no, it's nothing—" Xiaobai hurriedly stuffed the photo back into the envelope, afraid that Lexington would see it, and put it into her ship rig at lightning speed. Then, touching her face, she awkwardly smiled at Lexington, "It's... just some ordinary stuff... really..."

“Oh…” Lexington looked at Iowa thoughtfully.

"Ahem... Hmph." Iowa coughed lightly, then smiled at Little White, "Admiral, how is it? Do you like Iowa's gift?"

Chapter 2550 The Rookie Town Government's Recruitment Fair

Lexington's gaze felt like a thorn in his back.

"Let's put aside the question of whether I like it or not..." Xiaobai avoided Iowa's question, then asked her in return, "What do you mean by suddenly giving me this?"

"That's because..." Iowa murmured, remembering Xiaobai's words, and walked to the table with a smile. She leaned down and brought her face close to Xiaobai's. "I... actually want the Admiral to think of me all the time. After all, if there's anything I can do to help, and if the Admiral thinks of me first, I'll be very happy, okay?"

After Iowa finished speaking, he gave Xiaobai a look that said, "You know, I know, we all know."

"Where I can use you..." Xiaobai murmured Iowa's words, looking at Iowa with a shifting gaze, then suddenly paused, "Eh? Iowa, are you asking about the secret..."

"Admiral, the door is open, we're coming in."

Just then, a familiar voice called out from outside the door.

The three people in the office turned their heads and saw a long row of ship girls standing at the door.

Leading the group were Hood and the Prince of Wales, with Nelson and Rodney standing beside them. Further back, there were people from Missouri, Wisconsin, and even New Jersey.

"Huh... Is it this lively today?" Lexington looked at the ship girls outside the door.

"Oh, it seems someone has already been here." Without waiting for permission from the person inside, the ship girls rushed into the office one after another. "Yo, Admiral, good morning."

The ship girls who flooded into the room quickly surrounded Xiaobai's table, crowding around her so much that there was no room to move.

"Ah—Sister Iowa, I knew you'd be here!" Wisconsin rushed over as soon as she saw Iowa leaning over the table, pouting and yelling at her, "What are you doing sneaking over here all by yourself! Are you trying to run away! You must be trying to use dirty tricks to run away, right!"

“How could that be?” Iowa smiled and cupped her cheeks, happily addressing Wisconsin. “We’re best friends, how could I do something so unfair to you? Oh… Missouri’s here too?”

Iowa looked toward Missouri.

Missouri smiled slightly, raised her hand, and took New Jersey's hand in hers.

"Missouri was just accompanying New Jersey to come and see for herself."

"Oh, I'm in a good mood."

"Yes, because it's especially lively today. Did you come to see the excitement too, sister?" Missouri asked with a smile.

"Yes...after all, I don't have the same leisurely lifestyle as you..."

“…Yawn…” New Jersey stood between Iowa and Missouri. She simply raised her head and yawned, then blinked sleepily, with an expression of detachment from worldly affairs.

"..."

The ship girls standing nearby looked at the Iowa-class ship girls—more precisely, the Missouri and Iowa-class ship girls—and all showed strange expressions.

"Sister Nelson, what are they saying? I don't understand." Rodney innocently tugged at Nelson's arm.

"Sweetie, don't look. That's a women's battlefield. You're still a long way from that level." Nelson patted Rodney's head, gesturing for her to look more at the blue sky outside the window.

"Lexington—" Hood pulled out a handkerchief, covered his mouth, and ran to Lexington, throwing himself into her arms in front of everyone.

"Hood? What are you doing here too..." Lexington looked at Hood in her arms in surprise. "What happened?"

"I can't bear to part with you—" Hood hugged Lexington with a sorrowful expression. "We've been in the naval base for so long. You're our only secretary ship. How are we supposed to live if you leave!"