Elder brother's garrison

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"Lianlian, let's go out first."

With one arm around Saratoga and the other holding Luo Lian's hand, Xiao Bai walked towards the cellar exit.

Outside the cellar.

Veneto, from Nia's family, squatted on the ground, looking utterly dejected. She was holding a twig and drawing circles on the ground with herself, her face full of grievance.

"Four hours have passed..."

"It's been a full four hours..."

"The renovation noise has stopped, there's not a sound inside at all."

"How long has Admiral Lu Lin been in the cellar... why hasn't she come out yet..."

"Am I... being joked on by Admiral Lu Lin...?"

"Is it possible that Admiral Lu Lin has actually secretly run away and is watching me make a fool of myself somewhere...?"

"Upon closer reflection... the idea of ​​going to the cellar to pick up a friend is clearly a joke..."

"Ugh... Littorio's going to laugh at me again when I get home..."

"Is it really worth it for me to wait here for Admiral Lu Lin...?"

Nia's Veneto has begun to question the meaning of life.

Fortunately, just when Nia's Veneto was about to give up, the sound of a door opening suddenly came from behind Veneto.

crunch--

That was the sound of the iron door to the cellar being pushed open.

"Ah!" Nia's Veneto heard the door open. She quickly dropped the branch she was holding, stood up, and stomped flat the circle she had drawn. Then she turned and rushed towards the door. "Admiral Lu Lin! You're finally out—I've been waiting for you here—Eh? Eh??? Eh eh eh eh???"

Nia's Veneto spoke while staring at the door.

Just as she was speaking, she saw five people emerge from the cellar.

Besides Shiro, Yamato, and Saratoga, who were originally in the cellar, two more people have appeared out of nowhere!

"Veneto? You're still here." Little White, who had just stepped out of the cellar, looked at Veneto in surprise at the doorway. "I thought you had already gone back."

“Ah… this…” Nia’s Veneto quickly put down her hand and smiled awkwardly at Xiaobai, “No, no… I promised Admiral Lu Lin that I would stay here, how could I leave halfway?”

Speaking of it.

Nia's Veneto swallowed hard and looked at Des Moines and Loren.

"Um...Admiral Lu Lin, these two are..."

"These two are the friends I mentioned I was going to pick up," Xiaobai replied.

"Eh? Friend... Ah... But, but what exactly is in the cellar..." Nia's Veneto was momentarily confused. Looking at the two living, breathing people who had suddenly appeared before her, she felt her worldview being violently challenged, leaving her unsure what to do. "This... this is just too much..."

Just as Veneto was looking at Xiaobai and his group, Luo Lian was also looking at Veneto.

"Little White, who is this?" Luo Lian asked Little White.

"This is Veneto."

"Huh?" Luo Lian looked puzzled. "Veneto?"

"Yes."

"She's developed?"

"No, this isn't the one from my house."

"……No wonder."

Chapter 2600 Don't worry, I'm the landlord

The time comes at night.

As the sun slowly sank below the surface of the ocean, its bright sunlight turning into a twilight that cast a wine-red glow upon the earth, Nia and the ship girls finished their busy afternoon work and dragged their weary steps back to their doorstep.

Nia's expedition was no easy task, even for the energetic ship girls.

The ship girls staggered towards home. Looking at the courtyard not far away, a relieved expression finally appeared on their tired faces. They all let out a long breath, as if to release all the fatigue accumulated throughout the day.

"Phew...that was close, I almost didn't finish my daily mission today..."

"My arms are so sore, and my butt hurts so much..."

"When I get home, I'm definitely going to have a really relaxing soak in the recovery pool!"

"I feel much more tired today than usual."

"..."

Nia's ship girls chatted amongst themselves.

The whispers of the ship girls reached Nia's ears at the front, causing a deep sense of shame to appear on her face.

"I'm so sorry... If it weren't for me wasting the whole morning, the workload this afternoon wouldn't have been so heavy..." Nia lowered her head, quickly turned around, bowed deeply to her ship girls with a guilty expression, and then said, "It's all...it's all my fault..."

"Hey! Commander, don't say that!"

"You're too kind!"

"We're all family, why are you apologizing?"

The ship girls, who were lifeless just a second ago, suddenly seemed to be stimulated when they saw Nia apologizing to them. They quickly waved their hands at Nia and then forced themselves to act energetically.

"It's nothing, Commander! This is just a small matter!"

"Exactly! We can be fully recharged after a bath at home! Besides, Commander, you've had it tough too! During the battle this afternoon, you were on shore assisting us with the mental network the whole time! You're the one who's been working the hardest among us!"

Beside Nia, Cleveland, who was swaying from exhaustion, also managed to lift his head and give Nia a weak smile.

"Son, don't apologize. Today we've been asking you not to reduce the number of missions you're assigned to."

“Cleveland, but…” Nia still looked ashamed.

“After all, you rushed over to see her as soon as you heard about Admiral Lu Lin, right?” Cleveland gave Nia a satisfied smile. “Admiral Lu Lin is a benefactor of our naval base, so it was right for us to take the time to be with her.”

"Yes, yes, without Admiral Lu Lin, there would be no us! We all know Admiral Lu Lin's importance in the Commander's heart!"

"Besides, it's all thanks to Admiral Lu Lin that we're able to stay in such a comfortable house in Chapter 8! Uh... although the rent is a bit expensive, it's definitely worth it! Hmph, when I was fighting at sea, I saw other ship girls from other naval bases saying that they could only squeeze into small hotel rooms with other people, and even taking a bath or going to the toilet required pitifully queuing up with a bathtub. I told them that the admiral bought us a huge yard, so we can take a bath whenever we want, and the house even has air conditioning, a refrigerator, and a big bed. We can even have parties in the dormitory every night. Seeing their envious looks makes me feel so accomplished!"

"Yes, yes! Commander, we work hard because we want to do our part for this family!"

The ship girls spoke sincerely to Nia, their voices rising and falling in unison.

Nia's nose and eyes turned slightly red as she listened to the encouraging words from the ship girls.

"Thank you, thank you so much..." Nia's eyes welled up with tears of emotion. "You really are the best ship girls in the world!"

"Yay! The commander is the best admiral in the world now!"

"Commander, Commander, let's go home quickly! I can't wait to take a bath with you!"

"That's impossible! The first thing the Commander will do when he gets home is go to see Admiral Lu Lin!"

"No, no..." Nia blushed when she heard the ship girls teasing her.

"Hahaha—that's definitely how it is. It's rare to be living under the same roof as Admiral Lu Lin again. Maybe Admiral Lu Lin and the Commander will even sleep in the same bed tonight!"

"No, stop joking..." Nia's face was so red it looked like it was about to drip water.

Nia's non-confrontational reply naturally provoked another round of amused teasing from the ship girls.

Nia has a harmonious relationship with the ship girls.

In the harmonious atmosphere, it seemed that most of the fatigue from today's expedition had unknowingly dissipated.

Nia and the ship girls returned to their doorstep and pushed open the gate.

Looking at the buildings and lawn in front of her, Nia's eyes lit up, and a hint of anticipation appeared on her tired face.

The ship girls are right... I'm finally living under the same roof as Shiro again.

This is an opportunity given to me by heaven, I must cherish it and make it work with Xiaobai...

Thinking of this, Nia couldn't help but smile with delight.

Xiaobai, I'm back!

……

Three minutes later.

When a smiling Nia dismissed the ship girls and came to Xiaobai at home, Xiaobai and Luolian were chatting happily with Nia's Veneto.

"So what did you eat to grow so big?" Luo Lian stroked her chin, curiously examining Nia's Veneto.

"I...I didn't eat anything! How rude! I looked like this when I came out of the construction device!" Nia's Veneto replied to Luo Lian, blushing. As she spoke, she couldn't help but lightly stomp her boots on the floor tiles twice. "How unfair! Admiral Lu Lin, Admiral Luo Lian, why do you both think I should be an underdeveloped little girl? Isn't it the most reasonable scenario for a battleship to look like me?"

"Sorry...maybe it's just my preconceived notions." Luo Lian stared apologetically at Veneto's chest, then asked, "...So can I touch it to see if it's real or fake?"

"It's real! I can tell it's pure, genuine stuff without even touching it!" Upon hearing this, Veneto immediately hugged his chest as if guarding against a pervert.

The moment Nia, who was not far away, saw Veneto and Luo Lian, the smile on her face turned into a blank stare.

"Eh...?" Nia stopped in her tracks, staring blankly at Luo Lian.

Just then, Xiaobai, who was beside Luo Lian, noticed Nia approaching.

"Nia!" Little White's face lit up with a smile when she saw Nia. She waved to Nia, "You're back!"

"Little, Little White..."

"Nia, you've had a hard time on the campaign! Come here, come here, look who's here." Little White beckoned the silly Nia over from a short distance, then took her hand and brought her to Luo Lian. "Ta-da!"

“Eh…” Nia stared blankly at Luo Lian.

Luo Lian looked away from Nia, then gave her a comrade-like smile.

"Hey, Nia, long time no see."

“Luo…Luo Lian?” Nia stared, her face filled with disbelief. “You, you actually…”

"I heard from Xiaobai that you're already the admiral of Chapter 8." Luo Lian extended her hand to Nia, not holding back her praise. "It's only been a year, you're really amazing."

"Ah no, no, it's not that amazing..." Nia waved her hand subconsciously. Looking at Luo Lian's serious expression, she swallowed carefully, then stepped forward and grasped Luo Lian's hand. "Um... Admiral Luo Lian... It's been a long time... It's nice to see you."

"Lianlian was specially brought over from Chapter Two by me through connections with the Admiral's Guild," Xiaobai said to Nia with a smile.

"Huh? Chapter Two..." Nia was stunned. "With Admiral Luo Lian's strength, how come you're still in Chapter Two after a year?"

"I haven't played the main storyline in a long time," Luo Lian replied.

"Is...is something wrong?" Nia asked anxiously upon hearing this.

"No, I'm currently the president of the Admiral's Guild in the second chapter," Luo Lian said with a smile.

"Huh?" Nia exclaimed in surprise, "Wow...that's amazing!"

"It's nothing special. I got this position from Xiaobai anyway." Luo Lian shook her head.

"It was given to you by Xiaobai?!" Nia looked at Xiaobai with even greater surprise.

"Well... it's a long story." Xiaobai scratched his head and smiled at Nia. "Simply put, I've already bought the second chapter. They're currently short of a guild leader, so Lianlian is helping me manage the second chapter there."

"But the chairman of the second chapter is the world's second-highest admiral..." Nia asked, "Little White, how did you convince her to sell the second chapter to you..."

"The world's second-highest admiral is my sister-in-law."

"There's... there's such a thing?!" Nia exclaimed in surprise.

Nia knows Chairman Er Gou.

After all, back in the second chapter, President Er Gou had taken advantage of his position to harass Nia quite a bit.

As for the fact that President Er Gou is the world's second-highest admiral, Nia learned this after she advanced to Chapter Seven and unlocked access to many documents.

Even with unlocked access to a lot of information, Nia was still completely unaware of many secrets within the admiral community. For instance, much information about the top ten admirals was continuously blocked by the admiral headquarters. Access to the information of the top nine admirals was only available to those in the top ten, while access to information about the world's number one admiral was restricted to Xiaobai himself and a few high-ranking members of the admiral headquarters. So, if Xiaobai hadn't revealed it himself, Nia probably would never have known about the special relationship between Xiaobai and President Ergou.

So the world's number one admiral and the world's number two admiral have such a relationship?

"That's a long story," Xiaobai smiled sheepishly. "I'll tell you about it another time. Anyway, Nia, there's something else I need to tell you."

"Hmm? What's up?"

I went to your cellar this afternoon.

"The cellar...? Do you mean the food cellar near the cafeteria?"