Elder brother's garrison

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"Going out with the Admiral? Sure!" Changchun replied happily upon hearing that Xiaobai wanted to take him out, then jogged over to Xiaobai's side. "Admiral, sorry to bother you this morning!"

"Admiral Lu Lin, where is my admiral?" Des Moines looked around Xiao Bai but couldn't find Luo Lian.

"Lianlian has been doing math problems all night and is resting in her bedroom."

"My admiral? On holiday?" Des Moines stared wide-eyed in astonishment, as if he had heard something impossible. "It's not even a day off today! How could this possibly happen?"

“Yes.” Xiaobai smiled helplessly, then said to Des Moines, “I feel a little regretful that I can’t bring Lianlian with me to hand in the answers… But Des Moines, do you want to come? You are Lianlian’s ship girl, so if you’re here, it’s like Lianlian is with us in a sense.”

"Ah... since Admiral Lu Lin has said so..." Desmond glanced at the dormitory building with some concern. She walked to Xiaobai's side and asked cautiously, "...Is my admiral alright?"

"It's alright. I checked Lianlian's health using the Admiral's Network. She's just a little tired," Xiaobai said.

"That's good..." Des Moines breathed a sigh of relief.

Des Moines and Changchun joined the team.

Xiaobai and Nia led the ship girls out of the courtyard and headed towards the beach.

……

early morning.

On the beach at the 8-1 sea area node, as always, there were admirals holding exam papers, racking their brains to solve the questions.

"Why is this question so difficult..."

"How do we solve this? It's completely unsolvable..."

"Damn it, it's been a month and it's still not finished. I think we might as well give up on this research ship girl! Let's go back and focus on building ship girls!"

"..."

As always, the beach was filled with the screams of admirals suffering from math problems.

One after another.

Admiral Fang Jie, with his messy hair, was also on the beach. However, unlike the other admirals, he didn't scream. Instead, he sat silently on a beach chair, looking down at the exam paper in front of him.

Sitting in front of Admiral Fang Jie was a handsome, kind-faced blond admiral.

"Admiral Fang, I've long admired your name." The blond admiral extended his hand to Admiral Fang, greeting him with a friendly expression.

"...I don't know you."

"Haha, Admiral Fang's words are rather hurtful." The blond admiral laughed, not showing any anger at being offended, but continued in a friendly manner, "Since Admiral Fang doesn't know me, then I'll take this opportunity to introduce myself—I am the admiral of the naval base ranked seventeenth in the world. My humble title is nothing to brag about. If this is the first time you've met me, you can just call me Kim Seventeen."

"..." Admiral Fang Jie remained silent.

The admiral who called himself Jin Shiqi looked at the silent admiral Fang Jie, a smile appearing on his face. He couldn't help but puff out his chest, making the self-made "Seventeen" mark on his chest shine even brighter.

"Admiral Fang, since you're not speaking, I'll get straight to the point," Jin Shiqi said to Admiral Fang Jie. "Rumors are circulating that yesterday you were coerced by villains into handing over your manuscripts from the past month to a certain garrison. I was shocked to hear this and deeply regret your experience, Admiral Fang. However, as the seventeenth-ranked admiral in the world, seeing such a heinous act occur in our chapter city, I feel I cannot stand idly by..."

Chapter 2609 One Kick and He's Gone Instant

...Being coerced by villains to hand over the manuscript?

What the hell?

The silent Admiral Fang Jie listened to the flowery words of the person in front of him, especially when he heard this key word, and he was particularly puzzled for a moment.

Admiral Fang Jie did indeed hand over his manuscript to an admiral yesterday.

But it wasn't because I was coerced; it was my own choice.

It was a matter of mutual consent... how did it end up being described as someone being coerced by others?

Weird.

"Hahaha—Admiral Fang, don't panic! Everyone's heard about this!" Jin Shiqi, seeing the change in Admiral Fang's expression, thought he had hit the nail on the head and couldn't help but laugh triumphantly. "As the seventeenth admiral in the world, it's my duty to uphold justice. Since you, my fellow admiral Fang, have been persecuted by villains, wouldn't it be against my seventeenth-ranked status if I stood idly by? Don't worry, leave this to me. I guarantee with my seventeenth-ranked status that I will retrieve your manuscript completely intact, word for word!"

Jin Shiqi kept talking to the silent Admiral Fang Jie.

Admiral Fang Jie looked up at the blond admiral in front of him, who was spitting as he spoke, and for a moment the light in his eyes almost disappeared.

—Does this person always talk about being ranked seventeenth in the world?

"Do you... want to get a tattoo of a world number seventeen on your forehead? And then when you walk down the street, show it to everyone you meet?" Admiral Fang Jie asked the blond admiral.

"Uh...?" Jin Shiqi froze on the spot, looking at Admiral Fang Jie in surprise. "Admiral Fang, what are you saying!"

"That's true... No one should be that stupid..."

"Although I really want to do that, the Admiral's Guild doesn't allow admirals to have tattoos!" Jin Shiqi said righteously, then suddenly added with great interest, "But Admiral Fang, you're half right. Actually, I'm planning to have my ship girls carve a QR code on my tombstone after I die of old age. Then, whenever someone visits my grave and sees this, they can scan it with their phone and see a message—'The world's seventeenth-ranked admiral rests here!' Haha! Don't you think my idea is brilliant!"

"..." Fang Jie.

First and foremost, it must be acknowledged that being ranked seventeenth in the world is indeed an outstanding achievement for an admiral, even a source of great pride and honor for his family.

Admiral Fang Jie deeply respects players who are ranked on the world's best-in-class lists.

But then again, this bizarre move of carving a QR code on one's own tombstone is something that even Admiral Fang Jie admits he's never seen before.

—Is this guy a joker?

How could the dignified Seventeenth Admiral of the World be in such a disgraceful state?

Admiral Fang Jie sighed deeply.

"Huh? Why is Brother Fang sighing?" Jin Shiqi asked suddenly, seeing Admiral Fang Jie sighing.

"Don't call me brother, I'm not your brother." Admiral Fang Jie shook his head. "The rumors you heard are false. I submitted my manuscript voluntarily, there's nothing more to say about it..."

"Brother Fang, you're mistaken!" Jin Shiqi slapped his thigh. "Now, throughout Chapter 8, who doesn't know the name of Admiral Fang Jie! Although you're not good at training ship girls or conquering seas, your achievements in mathematics are far beyond what most people can match! Your manuscript represents the highest achievement in analyzing the research ship girl problems in Chapter 8! Besides, you're a mathematician, and what mathematician wouldn't cherish their manuscript and just give it away so easily! When I heard about this yesterday, they mentioned that you knelt down at the other party's door with your ship girls and begged for mercy. Wasn't that clearly coercion?"

"..." Admiral Fang Jie sighed.

"See, you sighed! I was right!"

"That's not why I sighed." Admiral Fang Jie covered his forehead helplessly, then his expression quickly turned cold as he looked up and gave Jin Shiqi a cold look. "To put it bluntly, the reason you came to me today is because you're eyeing my manuscript, right?"

"what?"

"I saw the Admiral's Guild's report. Yesterday, quite a few people tried to sneak into that family's courtyard to steal the manuscript, but they were caught and severely punished by the Admiral's Guild." Admiral Fang Jie sneered coldly. "I think you're just like those manuscript thieves. You want to get a legitimate reason from me to reclaim the manuscript so you can ignore the Admiral's Guild and rely on your world's eighteenth ranking..."

"It's the seventeenth."

"You think you can just take advantage of your eighteenth-ranked position in the world to steal the manuscript, huh?" Admiral Fang Jie said coldly. "I advise you to stop pretending to be a good guy in front of me. I know exactly what you're up to..."

"Brother Fang, what do you mean by that?" Before Admiral Fang Jie could finish speaking, Jin Shiqi looked puzzled. "I never intended to compete for the research ship girls. Why do you think I'm after your manuscript?"

"……Um?")

"Brother Fang, I'm just an ordinary naval college graduate. Especially after being an admiral for over ten years, I've long forgotten all that stuff." Jin Shiqi said frankly to Admiral Fang, "I can't even solve my uncle's son's middle school math problems. So how can I compete with you guys for research ship girls? Even if you gave me the manuscript, I still wouldn't understand it."

"...This." Admiral Fang Jie stared blankly at Admiral Jin. "Then you really are..."

"Hmph! As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility!" Jin Shiqi puffed out his chest and raised his head, with a proud expression. "As the seventeenth-ranked naval base in the world, I have a duty to punish evil and uphold justice! If there are any illegal activities in this city, then I, the seventeenth-ranked admiral in the world, must strike hard!"

"So you really came here to do a good deed?"

“Of course!” Jin Shiqi said earnestly to Fang Jie, “I guarantee it with my world ranking of seventeenth! I won’t read a single word of your manuscript! Once I get the manuscript back, I will definitely hand it over to you in perfect condition!”

"..." Fang Jie, the admiral.

Looking at the gleaming gold "Number Seventeen" tag on Jin Shiqi's chest.

Admiral Fang Jie lowered his head, covered his head, and sighed again.

"Eh? Brother Fang? Why are you sighing again?"

"……nothing."

Admiral Fang Jie felt helpless—in truth, it was a bit much to expect a fool who talked about his world rankings all the time and even wanted to have them engraved on his tombstone to engage in any schemes or conspiracies.

but……

A goofball is better than a villain.

Thinking of this, Admiral Fang Jie looked at Jin Shiqi again and felt a greater sense of approval in his eyes.

"This is truly a misunderstanding," Admiral Fang Jie said. "Yesterday, due to some reasons, because of my personal mistake, I had a disagreement with a newly arrived family in this city..."

As Admiral Fang Jie finished speaking, his gaze suddenly froze, and then he looked behind Jin Shiqi.

"Hmm? What's wrong with Xin Ti?" Jin Shiqi was listening to the story and urged him on.

"...She's here." Admiral Fang Jie pointed behind Jin Shiqi.

"What?! What?!" Jin Shiqi's eyes widened, and he quickly stood up and looked behind him.

Sure enough, in the direction that Admiral Fang Jie pointed, a group of ship girls and two female admirals appeared on the beach, slowly approaching the sea.

"I heard that the admiral who coerced Brother Fang yesterday was a white-haired, golden-eyed girl." Jin Shiqi stared at the admiral in the distance with a righteous gaze. "I never imagined that such a delicate and lovely appearance could hide such a terrifyingly vicious heart! Admiral Fang, since the criminals have walked right into my trap, I will not let them off! You watch here, I'm going to get justice for you!"

After Jin Shiqi finished speaking, he made a move to stride towards the admiral in the distance.

"Hey! Don't go!"

"Haha, Brother Fang, don't worry about me. I'm the seventeenth admiral in the world! There are only sixteen admirals stronger than me in the entire chapter!" Jin Shiqi turned around and gave Admiral Fang a bright smile. "I'm betting my title as the seventeenth in the world on this trip. I'm determined to win!"

"No, that's not what I meant. You, you, you..."

It's very difficult to reason with a goofball.

Before Admiral Fang Jie could finish explaining, Jin Shiqi had already taken a step forward, running towards the two young female admirals in the distance with a righteous stride and aura.

"Hey! You two over there!! Stop right there!" Jin Shiqi shouted energetically, sprinting towards the two young female admirals.

The two young female admirals were chatting and laughing when they suddenly heard someone shouting angrily. They were slightly startled and couldn't help but turn their gazes over.

"That's right, that's right, it's the two of you, you two..." Jin Shiqi said aggressively, his intentions clearly hostile.

"boom!!"

However, before Jin Shiqi could get close to the young female admiral, a petite figure suddenly appeared in front of him. In the blink of an eye, the figure delivered a powerful kick to Jin Shiqi's chin, sending him flying into the air before he landed silently on the beach with a soft thud.

Cleveland pulled his leg back, patted his ankle, and then returned to the team.

Jin Shiqi stirred in the sandpit, then finally bent over and passed out.

"Hey... Cleveland, that guy just now..." Xiaobai looked curiously at the man in the sandpit in the distance.

"It's alright, he's probably just a lecherous guy who's after the Commander and Admiral Lu Lin's good looks." Another ship girl chimed in, "Look at how aggressive he was when he came over. We've seen this kind of guy a lot. Let's get back to what we're doing."

"But, but that kick just now..."

“It’s okay. Cleveland is very experienced in handling these kinds of things. Her foot just looks intimidating, but it won’t hurt anyone.”

"Oh... I see. Well, okay then."

Xiaobai and Nia nodded and continued walking towards the sea.

The beach returned to calm after a brief commotion.

It's as if nothing that just happened has occurred.

Chapter 2610 The First Lock Unlocked!

The other admirals on the beach were drawn to the commotion caused by Jin Shiqi and all turned their attention to him.

The admirals present were stunned when they saw Cleveland kick Jin Shiqi away.

"Huh? Wait, what just happened?"

"That admiral who just got kicked away looks so familiar... isn't he the one ranked seventeenth in the world...?"

"Yes, yes, yes, that's the one who always says he wants to maintain peace."

"How did he get kicked away like that?"

"God knows, he's probably having another fit of madness..."

"Oh my god, let me tell you about this person, blah blah blah..."

The admirals looked at Jin Shiqi's protruding buttocks and whispered among themselves.

All the admirals ranked in the top 50 in the world are highly respected throughout Chapter 8, especially those ranked 17th. Logically, an admiral in this position should be admired and respected by everyone present. However, perhaps due to Jin Shiqi's personal factors, even with his excellent ranking, he seems to be regarded as a "comedian" by the admirals in Chapter 8.

From a distance, Admiral Fang Jie listened to the discussions of the crowd around him and felt a sense of powerlessness.

Admiral Fang Jie felt he had lost face and wanted to turn around and leave, but after thinking for a long time, he sighed helplessly as he looked at Jin Shiqi, who was sticking his butt out in the sandpit.

After Xiaobai and Nia left, Admiral Fang Jie quietly came to Jin Shiqi's side and gently patted his butt.

"Hey, wake up."

"..."