Elder brother's garrison

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"Uh... yeah?" The new ship girls looked curious, unaware of what had happened. "What's going on in the office?"

"Hehehehe—since you're here, you're not leaving!"

"what?"

"Let's line up together!" The ship girls, their faces ashen, grabbed the new ship girl tightly, a gleeful smile spreading across their faces.

"what???"

Amidst the gasps of surprise from the new ship girls, the line outside the office grew longer and longer.

Have you ever heard the story of the changgui (伥鬼)?

Legend has it that innocent passersby who are eaten by tigers become ghosts who serve the tigers. These ghosts, who were once innocent victims, transform into evil spirits that lure people to be eaten by tigers. Hence, there is a well-known idiom in human society: "to act as an accomplice to a tiger."

The story of the ghoul is now unfolding wonderfully in the newbie garrison.

Chapter 2552 The Grand Interview

"Hmm, more and more ship girls are coming to interview for the secretary ship position. The line even stretches down to the plaza below." Lexington stood by the window, lifting the curtain to look at the long line of ship girls in the plaza below, and couldn't help but smile. "Seeing so many people come here spontaneously for me, even I can't help but feel moved."

"So many people..." Xiaobai chuckled bitterly as he listened to Lexington's words.

"You need to be quick with the interviews, otherwise we might not finish until we get off work tonight." Lexington lowered the curtains and walked over to Xiaobai. "Let's begin."

“Okay…” Xiaobai took a deep breath, placed his hands on the table, and then looked at the ship girl sitting in front of him.

"Then, let's begin the secretary ship's interview!"

"Bring it on." Sitting opposite Xiaobai, Iahua placed his hands flat on his thighs and nodded with a light laugh.

Compared to the expressions of resistance and regret on the faces of most of the ship girls, Iowa maintained an elegant smile throughout.

This surprised Xiaobai a little.

"Iowa's appearance... doesn't seem to dislike being a secretary ship?" Xiaobai asked subconsciously.

"Is this the admiral's first interview question?" Iowa asked with a smile.

"Ah...no, it's just my personal curiosity. You don't have to answer." Xiaobai shook her head.

“Yes, that’s right,” Iowa said with a smile.

"Ok?"

“I don’t really dislike being a secretary ship—well, or to put it another way, whether Lexington resigns or not, I really want to be a secretary ship.” Iowa gently stroked her chin with her slender fingers and smiled as she spoke to Shiro. “After all, if I become a secretary ship, I can naturally spend every day with the admiral, which is something I’ve always dreamed of.”

"Office work can be very tiring..." Xiaobai reminded him.

"Then wouldn't I be able to give the Admiral a shoulder massage and back rub even more openly?" Iowa looked even happier. "Now I'm even more looking forward to the work of the secretary ship."

"……"noob.

“What an optimistic person,” Lexington remarked with a smile as she sat down in a chair nearby.

"Thank you for the compliment, Sister Lexington." Iowa bowed slightly to Lexington and said respectfully, "Iowa is still unfamiliar with many aspects of the work on the secretary ship, and I will need Sister Lexington's guidance in the future."

"What a polite girl." Lexington smiled happily.

"Has she already tacitly accepted herself as the secretary ship..." Xiaobai looked at Iowa and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

But...that's true.

The work of a secretary ship is tough and tiring, but interest is indeed the greatest asset in any job. In this kind of work, maintaining a passion for it is more useful than anything else. As the eldest sister in Missouri, Iowa's personal abilities are beyond doubt. And given her strong interest in the secretary ship, coupled with the many photos of Selene she had previously sent me, it's only natural that she would be given this secretary ship.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai lowered his head and wrote Iowa's name in the space for the secretary ship's quota.

"Iowa, you can go back and rest now." After writing the name, Xiaobai looked up and smiled at Iowa. "I will let you know about the interview results after today."

“Okay.” Iowa smiled and stood up, bowing to Xiaobai and Lexington. “Then I’ll take my leave.”

Iowa left the office quietly.

"Little White, how is it?" Lexington asked Little White.

"Yeah, Iowa's pretty good." Xiaobai nodded. "What do you think of Lexington?"

“She’s certainly a nice girl,” Lexington said. “I’m going to call the next one now.”

"Okay!" Xiaobai nodded enthusiastically.

"Next!" Lexington called out towards the door.

The office door was pushed open with a click.

Hood, his face deathly still, staggered in.

“Hood, you don’t look well,” Lexington asked with concern. “Did you eat something bad?”

"This is... the expression of someone whose goodwill has been taken advantage of!" Hood gritted her teeth and said to Lexington with a wronged look, "That's too much! That's too much! Lexington, it's one thing for you to be mean all the time! But how could you even lie to someone to come for an interview at a time like this! This person hasn't slept well for three days because of you!"

“Even I wouldn’t take advantage of someone’s kindness,” Lexington smiled. “I really didn’t spread this rumor. But I do genuinely look forward to working with you, you know?”

"Hmm—" Hood lowered his head and didn't say anything more, just silently sat down in the interview chair.

"So, shall we begin the interview?" Xiaobai blinked.

"Hmm... Commander, you may begin." Hood closed his eyes, looking as if he were being led to the execution ground.

Xiao Bai looked at Hu De's expression and couldn't help but chuckle.

The interview process for Hood went smoothly. Xiaobai asked Hood some routine questions to assess her abilities as a secretary ship, and Hood gave Xiaobai a brief reply.

Hu De's interview ended quickly. Hu De breathed a sigh of relief, said goodbye to the two men, and left the office with his hand on his back.

"Little White, how are you feeling?" Lexington asked.

"Hmm... As expected of a ship girl from the same era as Lexington, your work skills are so proficient." Xiaobai said, looking at the documents in her hand. "Some of the questions I just raised were among the most difficult I've ever encountered, but Hood offered solutions without any hesitation... She's really amazing in that respect."

“Hood, don’t let her appearance fool you, she is, after all, the British leader of our naval base…” Lexington nodded, “In terms of competence, she is no less capable than me, but…”

"only?"

"...She has very little stamina." Lexington smiled at Little White. "She probably won't be able to keep going for long under such intense work conditions."

"Uh..." Xiaobai smiled wryly, "But... if we use a secretarial team system, the average workload per person shouldn't be too high, right?"

"Well, so what are your thoughts, Xiaobai?"

"Let's include Hood too," Xiaobai asked for opinions.

“That suits me perfectly.” Lexington nodded with a smile.

The recruitment process for the secretary ship went surprisingly smoothly.

Lexington stood up and called for the next interviewee.

Next up is Nelson.

After a simple test, perhaps because of her past experience as a teacher in the human world, Nelson's work ability as a secretary ship was surprisingly good. However, before the interview ended, Nelson made a small request to Xiaobai: she hoped to become a secretary ship with Rodney. After all, as a deep-seated sister-complex person as Nelson, she would probably wither and die if she had to be separated from her lovely sister for work (according to herself).

Xiao Bai could only say that he would consider Nelson's small request.

The next one is Rodney.

Compared to her sister's work ability, Rodney's talent on the secretary ship was not as high—or rather, Rodney's perspective on things was too naive and cruel.

That's right.

Naïve and brutal.

Rodney truly embodies these two attributes perfectly.

When faced with Shiro's question, "What should I do if I receive an exercise invitation from a naval base I don't like, and I don't want to respond, but I don't want to refuse too obviously?" Rodney didn't hesitate and gave Shiro a solution: "Just spend a little time accepting the exercise, then happily defeat the other side. After they fail, invite them to another exercise, and keep defeating them, again and again, until they don't want to fight anymore. Even then, force them to fight, and keep fighting until the admiral is crying and begging for mercy. That way, naval bases that hear about this shouldn't dare to invite you to exercises again. That's the end of it!"

Xiao Bai truly couldn't believe that Rodney could say such terrifying things with such a sweet and cute expression.

In short, it won't work.

Although Xiaobai quite likes Rodney, she really can't be the secretary ship. She always feels that if she puts her in such an important position, something big will happen sooner or later.

After Rodney left, Missouri was the next to enter.

The result is, of course, beyond doubt.

If we consider all the factors in this naval base, then besides Lexington, it is the most suitable location for a secretary ship in Missouri.

Missouri smiled slightly at Xiaobai as she entered. Xiaobai, who understood Missouri's meaning in an instant, picked up a pen and wrote Missouri's name on the list of secretary ships.

The next one is Veneto.

Putting aside Veneto's work ability, Xiaobai knew that she had two younger sisters to support. She barely spent more than a few nights with him, let alone coming to the office as a secretary.

……

One by one, the ship girls came and went from the office.

"Huh? Eugen, you're here too?" Xiaobai looked at the blue-haired ship girl who entered the room in surprise.

"Admiral! I'm here!" Prince Eugen placed his hands flat in front of his stomach and bowed to Little White and Lexington.

"Do you also want to be a secretary ship?"

"Yes!" Prince Eugen nodded quickly, clenching his fist happily and saying excitedly, "Although I only know a little about hygiene and cleaning, I still want to lend the Admiral a hand! Leave the office cleaning and the daily tasks of serving tea and water to me!"

"That's a maid's job..." Xiaobai smiled awkwardly.

"Huh?!" Eugenio exclaimed in surprise.

……

"Essex." Xiaobai looked at the expressionless black-clad, white-haired, red-eyed ship girl sitting in front of her, then couldn't help but glance at the eagle perched on her shoulder. "Um... are you going to be a secretary ship too?"

Essex remained expressionless, simply nodding silently.

"...Um, being a secretary ship requires a lot of daily communication..." Xiaobai whispered a reminder, "It would be bad if you didn't say anything for a long time..."

"Caw caw caw! You can leave communication to me!" The bald eagle perched on Essex's shoulder spoke in a human voice and laughed noisily.

"……"noob.

This probably won't work.

Communication is too troublesome.

Chapter 2553 As the saying goes, one should not refuse anyone who comes.

After a few simple questions, the Essex interview ended quickly.

"Caw caw caw—Admiral, you'd better send me the results of today's interview as soon as possible!" Before Essex left, the bald eagle perched on her shoulder flapped its wings and excitedly called out to the little white eagle.

"Um... I'll let you know if I'm selected..." Little White didn't know what expression to make to the eagle in front of her, so she could only give them an awkward smile.

"Hahahaha! Admiral, don't forget to send the results! Essex is really looking forward to the secretary ship's work. If you don't send the results today, she'll be kneeling next to her phone in her pajamas until tomorrow morning—hahaha—oh?!!" Just as Bald Eagle was speaking cheerfully, Essex reached out and tightly gripped his neck, instantly turning his rambling into a rough, chicken-killing scream, "Awooo—haha!!"

“Bald eagle, you’re too talkative.” Essex pressed down on the bald eagle’s head and bowed quietly to Little White and Lexington.

Under the watchful eyes of Whitey and Lexington, Essex led the flapping bald eagle away from the office.

Xiaobai and Lexington looked at the quiet office and remained silent for a while.

"...What do you think, Xiaobai?" Lexington exhaled and turned to ask Xiaobai.

"Hmm... I answered the interview questions quite well... I was referring to Bald Eagle." Xiaobai held the interview record in her hand and smiled helplessly. "If the person applying for the secretary ship position were Bald Eagle herself, then there would be no problem. But if it were Essex... she seems to have only said one sentence since she walked in."

“Essex is a rather introverted ship girl,” Lexington said with a smile. “Don’t you think girls like that are adorable, Shiro?”

"Cough cough cough..." Xiaobai coughed twice, not denying it. "Lexington, what's your opinion?"

“My opinion is…” Lexington thought for a moment, then said with a smile, “Essex is considered a veteran ship girl in our naval base, and I know her quite well. Hmm… I think that although Essex is a bit emotionless in personality, at least the eagle on her shoulder—Essex’s ship equipment pet—has always been with her. With that eagle around, being her secretary ship shouldn’t be a big problem.”

"Huh... is this okay?"

"Don't underestimate that eagle just because it's a ship pet. It's much more eloquent than many ship girls," Lexington said with a smile. "And as the eagle just mentioned, Essex seems to want to take on the position of secretary ship as well."

“I see…” Xiaobai thought for a moment, “Then since Lexington said it’s okay, let’s put Essex’s name on it too.”

Xiao Bai picked up a pen and wrote the words "Essex" on the secretary ship's name.

After writing Essex's name, Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief and held up the list of available spots.

“Iowa, Hood, Missouri, Essex…” Little White said to Lexington, “Lexington, it seems the secretarial team is already full.”

"Are you full already?" Lexington said to Xiaobai. "Our interviews have only just begun."

"Uh... the selection rate is surprisingly high..." Xiaobai scratched his cheek and asked Lexington, "So what do we do now? Should we disband the remaining ship girls?"

"Hmm..." Lexington tapped his chin with his finger, looked out the window for a moment, then smiled at Xiaobai, "Shall we continue the interview?"