Elder brother's garrison

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Every second of waiting is agonizing.

"Humans can't live for three hundred years," Luo Lian reminded her from the side.

“…Hmm.” Nia pouted, put her hand down, straightened up, and looked to her side.

At this moment, Luo Lian was leisurely looking at a test paper. Seemingly sensing Nia's gaze, Luo Lian put down the test paper and looked at Nia.

"what happened?"

"Luo Lian, don't you miss Xiao Bai?"

"How could that be? I've been thinking about it every single second," Luo Lian replied calmly.

“But Xiaobai has been gone for three hours, and you still look so calm…” Nia said softly, pressing her hand to her chest. “I can’t wait any longer… I don’t want to be separated from Xiaobai, I want to stay by her side forever… to be with her forever.”

"Then you might have a chance if you become a ship girl."

"I really want to be a ship girl—" Nia looked up at the sky and sighed.

"..." Luo Lian looked at Nia's profile and smiled slightly, which was uncommon for her.

"Huh? Commander, do you want to become a ship girl?" Just then, Veneto's voice came from behind Nia and Luo Lian.

Nia and Luo Lian turned around to look.

Veneto, Littorio, and the three Imperial Sisters then walked up.

Today, Nia's family's schedule is to go to the Admiral's Guild to build Rome. For this reason, the three Veneto sisters, as insiders, are also indispensable members of the entourage.

"Commander, and Admiral Luo Lian, good morning." Littorio smiled and bowed to everyone, then turned to Nia and said with a smile, "Commander, once you become a ship girl, you can't continue being an admiral, okay? Are you abandoning us?"

"Ah! Veneto! You're here." Nia's face flushed red as her wish was heard. She smiled shyly at the three ship girls, then waved her hand and said, "No... I was just joking. How could a human become a ship girl... Don't take it to heart..."

"..." Luo Lian looked away and gazed at the sky.

"Huh? Commander, where is Admiral Lu Lin?" Veneto stopped in front of Nia, looked around curiously, and then asked.

"Xiaobai has gone to do the preparatory work before construction."

"Oh...I see." Veneto took a deep breath, then looked at Nia excitedly. "Commander, I'm so excited about seeing Rome soon!"

“Me too.” Nia smiled and nodded, then looked at the Empire.

The Empire stood quietly between Veneto and Littorio, its eyes fixed on Nia.

"...The Empire is in high spirits today," Nia said with a smile. "Has its biological clock been adjusted?"

"...Use ship-based power," the Empire said quietly.

"Did Admiral Lu Lin say when she would be back?" Littorio asked Nia.

“Xiaobai didn’t say… but he said he should be back before the Admiral’s Guild opens.” Nia shook her head, also saying regretfully, “If only we could share Xiaobai’s progress updates, the wait wouldn’t be so agonizing…”

"What time does the Admiral's Guild open?"

"It seems to be around nine o'clock in the morning."

"what time is it now?"

8:59.

"Huh? Isn't that now?"

Veneto and Littorio exchanged a few words, and as if in response to their conversation, a clear call rang out from not far behind them.

"Nia, Lianlian, I'm back!"

That's Xiaobai's voice.

Upon hearing this voice, the three Veneto sisters who were chatting, the heartbroken Nia, and Luo Lian who was gazing at the sky were all slightly startled, and then quickly looked towards the source of the sound.

Five pairs of eyes converged on the cafeteria.

Xiao Bai was walking towards them with a big smile on her face, waving her arms at everyone as she went.

"Ah! Little White, you're back!" Nia jumped up.

"Admiral Lu Lin is so punctual!" Veneto took out his phone and checked the time. The moment Xiaobai appeared, the time was exactly nine o'clock in the morning, not a minute more or a second less.

"It seems Admiral Lu Lin has brought some helpers," Littorio suddenly said, looking in the direction of Xiaobai.

The other Veneto-class ship girls then noticed that Xiaobai, who had disappeared for three hours, was now accompanied by a blonde ship girl. This ship girl wasn't Saratoga, whom Veneto had seen before. She was taller than Saratoga, dressed in a sailor-like outfit, with exceptionally long and straight legs, and wearing long blue boots. After appearing alongside Xiaobai, she waved in their direction, wearing an innocent and cheerful smile.

Who is this ship girl?

Veneto was curious.

Just then, Xiaobai and the blonde ship girl beside her arrived in front of everyone.

"I'm sorry, Nia, Lianlian, and Veneto, for keeping you waiting." Xiaobai said to everyone with a slight apology. Then she raised a hand and led the ship girl next to her to the group, introducing her, "Nia, Lianlian, and this is someone you've met before. She's my ship girl, Enterprise."

"Hello everyone! Long time no see!" Enterprise nodded happily to everyone, then looked around the surroundings with great interest. "Wow... is this the current Chapter Eight? The skyscrapers look amazing! Wow, wow, wow, and such a huge swimming pool!"

The company stood on tiptoe, constantly looking around.

"As expected, it's a company..." Luo Lian smiled and sighed when she saw the company.

"So the company is what you meant by 'construction preparation'?" Nia said with a smile, her hands clasped together.

"Yes, aren't you worried?" Xiaobai asked in return.

“No, no, no, I’m completely relieved.” Nia nodded and smiled at Xiaobai.

The three Veneto sisters, standing nearby, curiously examined the company.

"Commander, shh... Commander." Veneto approached Nia, covering her mouth and looking at Enterprise with a puzzled expression. "Does this ship girl have some kind of powerful ship equipment ability? Why are you all so relieved when you see her?"

Seeing Veneto's confused expression, Nia couldn't help but smile.

“The company… she’s one of Xiaobai’s biggest trump cards… right?” Nia said.

"Huh? She...she's that amazing??" Veneto exclaimed in surprise.

This is the ace of the world's number one naval base!

The missile battleships and missile destroyers that Veneto saw yesterday were already enough to surprise her. If these were ace-level ship girls, how abnormal would they be?

“The company is very powerful, but it’s not just powerful,” Nia explained to Veneto. “The most powerful thing about the company is that it’s incredibly lucky.”

"..." Veneto's surprised expression instantly turned into blankness, "...Huh? This is it?"

"Yes."

"..." Veneto became suspicious. "Just a lucky one... is that that impressive? Commander, aren't you a lucky one too?"

“My meager luck can’t compare to that of a company…” Nia smiled bitterly. “There are plenty of lucky people in this world, but only Xiaobai’s company can use good luck as a weapon.”

Veneto and Littorio were both stunned when they heard this.

Using good luck as a weapon?

That's incredibly impressive!

Are you kidding me?

The two turned to look at the company.

"Yo! Nice to meet you!" Enterprise extended her hand, giving the two a naive, innocent smile. "My name is Enterprise!"

"...Hello, I am Veneto, and this is my sister, the Empire."

"Littorio".

Veneto swallowed hard and reached out to shake the company's hand.

However, before Veneto's hand could even touch the company, the company, upon hearing Veneto's words, immediately widened its eyes and withdrew its hand.

"Huh? Your name is Veneto?" Enterprise's mouth dropped open as she looked Veneto up and down, her gaze lingering on her curvaceous figure before finally settling on her proud, soft breasts. "You're also named Veneto?!"

"Why are you all giving me those looks again? Why do you all in the naval base think I must be a flat-chested little girl?! I've had enough of this discrimination!"

Veneto clutched his chest, his face flushed, and immediately shouted at the company.

Really!

Veneto was originally quite satisfied with her appearance and figure—her figure was practically perfect for a young battleship! But these past two days, the ship girls in the newbie naval base have been looking at her with such suspicion that she's become somewhat self-conscious, as if her large size is a sin. What's going on here?!

"Haha, sorry, sorry," Enterprise scratched his head and laughed at Veneto, "First impressions matter, first impressions matter..."

At this point, the company still dutifully extended its hand to Veneto.

Veneto muttered something, looked down at the company, and then reached out to shake her hand.

"Let's play Ludo together!" the company said with a smile.

“Hmm… if I have time.” Veneto nodded.

"Don't go, you can't beat her," Luo Lian reminded her from the side.

"Is it really that exaggerated...?" Veneto looked puzzled.

"Perfect, let's use this as a self-introduction." After thinking for a moment, Xiaobai smiled at everyone and said, "Veneto, anyone want to play rock-paper-scissors with the company?"

Chapter 2651 Who are we going to create?!

After half an hour.

On the way to the Admiral's Guild.

"After learning about the Holy Construction Day event in Chapter 8, I wasn't actually planning to bring Enterprise here," Xiaobai said to Luo Lian and Nia, who were listening attentively beside her, as they walked. "After all, Enterprise's abilities... well, it's not really about abilities... you all know Enterprise's constitution. If I always rely on her to do things for me, it would be too unfair to the other admirals in Chapter 8. So my original intention was to build slowly and try to have a sense of participation. But I didn't expect what happened last night, and the construction was forced to be brought forward. So I really had no choice but to call Enterprise here."

Luo Lian and Nia nodded in agreement as they listened to Xiao Bai's words, and looked at Xiao Bai's side.

Standing beside Xiaobai were Changchun and the enterprise.

"The cotton candy in Chapter 8 is so delicious!" Enterprise said with a happy smile, enjoying her prize from winning rock-paper-scissors. "Changchun, Chapter 8 is so much more fun than when we left last time!"

"Yes, Enterprise Sister." Changchun nodded and smiled at Enterprise, then tiptoed closer and reached out to remove the sugar strands from Enterprise's lips. "Ah... Enterprise Sister, there's something on your lips, let me remove it for you."

Nia and Luo Lian silently watched the two ship girls, then turned to look behind them.

“…How, how could this be? I’ve lost a hundred rounds of rock-paper-scissors in a row…Is this really not a dream…” Veneto murmured to himself, his eyes trembling as he looked at his hands still in the “scissors” position.

"...Is this the company my comrades were talking about? It's...it's amazing..." Anshan's hands trembled, his face filled with disbelief. "I...I actually lost dozens of rounds of rock-paper-scissors in a row...This...this is not scientific..."

Littorio looked at Anshan and Veneto, sighed, and then looked towards the Empire.

"Empire, do you see? Stay away from gambling," Littorio said to the Empire, "or you'll end up like your sister Veneto, a disgrace."

"Yes." The Empire nodded.

Nia and Luo Lian looked away and smiled at Xiao Bai.

“I believe Veneto and the others have fully experienced the power of the corporation,” Nia said.

"Mm." Xiaobai nodded with a smile, then glanced at the company and Changchun.

Changchun, who was chatting with a company representative, felt Xiaobai's gaze. Changchun's shoulders trembled slightly, and then she turned her head shyly, glanced at Xiaobai with a blush, and quickly turned away.

Changchun doesn't seem to have recovered from what happened last night.

Ok……

Although Changchun is usually well-behaved, sensible, warm, and tolerant, it's still nice to experience this shy yet energetic side of Changchun occasionally...

Xiao Bai looked in the direction of Changchun and laughed.

Beside Xiaobai, Nia approached Luo Lian.

“Luo Lian…”

"Ok?"

"Why did Xiaobai insist on bringing Changchun along today? Changchun still seems to be bothered by what we found out about last night..."

Have you heard of desensitization therapy?

"Eh……"

The group chatted and laughed as they arrived at the Admiral's Guild once again.

In the early morning, the lobby of the Admirals' Guild was full of admirals who came to conduct business.

The ship girl attendants on the first floor had gotten to know Xiaobai by now. Upon seeing Xiaobai and her group, they immediately came up from where they had been guarding the door. After understanding Xiaobai's group's construction intentions, they immediately waived Xiaobai's business procedures and led everyone to the construction floor.

"Admiral Lu Lin, we have arrived at the construction floor. I hope you all have a pleasant time." After leading Xiao Bai and his group to the construction floor, the ship girl attendant bowed respectfully to them and handed them a card. "This is your temporary pass for today. Admiral Lu Lin, you can freely go to any floor of the Admiral's Guild with this pass."

"Thank you very much." Xiaobai accepted the card. "We can handle the rest ourselves now, no need to trouble you."