Elder brother's garrison

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When Barr went to "make contact" with Formidable, Formidable was completely unaware that she was being bullied, to the point that Xiaobai was too embarrassed to remind her of her condition.

"Jean Barth, I've witnessed your abilities; they are truly remarkable," Xiao Bai said. "What's the principle behind it?"

"The principle behind it... I don't know either." Jean Bart thought for a long time, then sighed helplessly.

"Hmm..." Xiaobai turned around and looked inside the house.

Inside the house, Missouri was quietly watching Little White.

"Missouri." Little White waved to Missouri.

“Admiral? Are you Missouri?” Missouri walked out with a smile.

“Missouri, what was it like on your end when I was with Jean Bart and Formidable?” Little White asked.

“As for Missouri…” Missouri lowered her head and thought seriously for a while, then said to Xiaobai, “From Missouri’s perspective… the Admiral just chatted with Formidable Senior for a while and gave her some red bean bread.”

"Eh? So simple?"

"Yes."

"And what about Jeanbart?"

"To my shame... just as you started chatting with the formidable senior, Missouri for some reason seemed to have forgotten about Jean Bart's existence once again," Missouri said. "It was only when you mentioned Jean Bart's name again, Admiral, that Missouri remembered she was still here."

"...So, you didn't even notice what Jean Baldr did just now?"

“That’s right.” Missouri nodded.

"..." Xiaobai remained silent and looked at Jean Bart.

Is this... the power of special ship girls?

Chapter 2672 The Bystander

Jean Bart's ship equipment skills really gave me a feeling of both being amazed and bewildered at the same time.

Although Xiaobai doesn't have much of a pursuit for Jean Bart's strength, whether her ship is powerful or not, she has already entered the gates of the newbie naval base, so from now on she is a member of the newbie naval base. As a fair and wise admiral, Xiaobai will naturally put aside strength and treat Jean Bart with equal care and attention.

but……

As expected of a special ship girl...

Although her ship equipment attributes are only at the level of an average first-tier ship girl, the skill she possesses that allows others to ignore her is just too overpowered...

Jean Bart had just stood on the fearsome man's face, making such absurdly forceful contact with his body, yet the fearsome man, aside from experiencing heavy breathing, a feverish body, and a strange feeling, was completely unaware that Jean Bart was cupping his chest.

This isn't just about letting others ignore you; it's about completely eliminating your own presence!

Xiao Bai suspected that even if she ordered Baal to rob a bank, she could swagger into the bank's vault in full view of everyone and nonchalantly carry out a sack of banknotes.

Thinking this, Xiaobai's gaze towards Jean Bart flickered once more.

“Jean Barre, the more I think about it, the more amazing your ability becomes,” Xiao Bai said to Jean Barre. “Is it really true that no matter what you do, no one will notice? Even if you have physical contact with the person involved, or even if you use your ship equipment to attack someone, or steal something from someone in front of them, you can do all that without anyone noticing?”

“It could get even more outrageous,” Jean Bart reminded him, “but this skill still won’t work on you, Admiral.”

"...Is it because I am your admiral that your skills are ineffective against me?"

“How would I know?” Jeanbart scratched his head. “I’ve only ever had one admiral in my life.”

"That makes sense..." Xiaobai said regretfully.

"Why don't you fire me, Admiral? Then I can go and join another Admiral, and that way I can find out."

"..."

"I was just kidding, I was just kidding..." When Jean Bart saw that Xiao Bai was silent, she quickly waved her hand and smiled apologetically at Xiao Bai, "Changing an admiral isn't like changing a bottle cap, you can't just change it whenever you want!"

"Sigh." Xiaobai sighed and said to Jean Bart, "Anyway, I am really glad that I am the one who has you now."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Thinking about the terrifying ability you possess, if you were a ship girl from another naval base, I really wouldn't feel at ease..." Xiaobai muttered. "I don't care about myself... but my ship girls... and my friends..."

Xiao Bai's mind is now filled with the memory of Ke Wei being teased by Jean Bart, while she herself is completely unaware of it.

Jean Bart's terrifying abilities did not tarnish her status as a special ship girl at all.

This is a "divine skill" that has a terrifying effect both in daily life and in battle.

The thought that Jean Bart might not be a ship girl from the newbie naval base, but belong to another admiral with ulterior motives... well, if that admiral had designs on the newbie naval base, the ship girls of the newbie naval base, even the secrets hidden within the newbie naval base, and those ship girls who were pampered by the newbies would all likely suffer greatly.

Thank goodness...

Fortunately, Jean Bart is one of their own.

Xiaobai felt increasingly wise about her initial ambition to compete for special ship girls.

"Hmm..." Jean Bart scratched her cheek, looking at Xiaobai's relieved expression. She thought for a while before saying to Xiaobai, "Hmm... I think I know that my ability seems to be a little too convenient... But Admiral, I actually have a feeling that my ability wasn't originally this useful."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Xiaobai looked at Jean Bart curiously.

"It's like... um... it's probably a feeling of self-awareness, or something else." Jean Bart looked at his hands and thought for a while before saying to Shiro, "When a ship girl gains her own skill, doesn't she have a clear understanding of that skill? Like, it's like, 'I've mastered a skill with the effect of xxx!'"

"That's true."

"I actually learned this ability the moment I stepped out of the construction device." Jean Bart said to Shiro with his hands behind his back, "Of course, I'm also a ship girl, so the moment I learned this skill, I also roughly understood the specific effects that this skill can bring."

"Specific effects?" Xiaobai tilted his head.

"Ahem." Jean Bart coughed twice, then held up a finger to Little White. "Observer. This is the name of the skill that automatically appeared in my mind after I mastered it. According to my understanding, when this skill takes effect, I can reduce my presence by about 30 percent."

"Thirty percent?" Xiao Bai was taken aback. "Wait? It only reduces its presence by thirty percent?"

Does Jean Bart's skill demonstrate a conflict with her textual explanation?

Judging from the effect Jean Bart just showed, her presence has clearly been reduced to zero, hasn't it?

Reducing your presence by 30% is completely different from eliminating it entirely...

“Yes, but that’s how I understand the skill’s effect,” Jean Bart said to Xiaobai. “As for why my skill is performing much better than I understand it to be, I think there must be other reasons.”

"Other reasons?"

"For example, special ship girls or something."

"Ah..." Xiaobai suddenly realized, "So you mean, Jean Bart, your special ship girl status amplifies the effects of your skills?"

"I don't know the specifics." Jean Bart spread his hands helplessly. "After all, this is my first time being a ship girl."

"I see, so that's why special ship girls are so powerful..." Xiaobai nodded and smiled at Jean Bart. "Thank you for telling me all this."

"It's alright, it's all just unimportant information anyway." Jean Bart smiled at Xiaobai. "Of course, it would be best if you could grant me a leave of absence so I could skip a few years of missions and exercises, hehe."

"No way."

"Damn it, it really doesn't work."

"Since I'm the only one in this garrison who can unconditionally notice you, I'll take responsibility for supervising your training and expeditions from now on," Xiaobai said earnestly.

"...I suddenly have this strange feeling that I've messed things up." Jean Bart looked sadly at the sky. "My slacking off..."

“Hmm…on another note.” Xiaobai looked at Jean Bart, then glanced back at Missouri, before asking Jean Bart, “Jean Bart, did you stay in Missouri’s room all night yesterday? Where is your own room?”

“I have my own room,” Jean Bart replied.

"Eh?"

“No one has arranged a room for me,” Jeanbart continued.

“I…I asked Tonya to arrange a room for you yesterday…she clearly arranged one for Rome.”

"Oh, that's something I forgot about as soon as I turned my head."

"Uh……"

"There's nothing I can do about it, since my ability is activated passively," Jean Bart said nonchalantly.

"Isn't there a way to turn it off?"

"It probably can't be turned off."

"What do you do when you want to chat with someone?" Xiaobai asked worriedly. "It must be really uncomfortable to be treated like you're invisible all the time."

“Oh, I have a way.” Jean Bart said, smiling as she walked into the room, stood in front of Missouri, and then waved to her with a smile, “Hello! Missouri!”

Just as Jean Bart's voice faded.

Missouri, who was looking at Little White, lowered her gaze and stopped on Jean Bart's face.

Missouri finally noticed Jean Bart.

"...Senior Jeanbart?"

“Admiral, look.” Jean Bart nudged Missouri’s arm with his elbow, then grinned at Little White and said, “As long as I take the initiative to talk to others, the bystander effect will temporarily fail!”

"Oh! That's it!"

Xiao Bai instinctively clapped.

"But since the bystander function can temporarily fail, why didn't you take the initiative to ask Nia to assign you a room yesterday?"

"Well... it's not easy to interrupt along the way," Jean Bart said, holding his head. "Besides, as long as I activate my ability, no one will stop me from sleeping in whose room."

“That’s true…” Xiaobai sighed. “But Jeanbart, you can’t just enter someone’s private space without their permission.”

"Huh? This won't work either? I can't do anything!"

"No," Xiaobai shook her head. "I'll go find Nia later and have her arrange your room."

“Uh…” Jean Bart pouted, resigned to his fate.

"Admiral." Just then, a soft voice called out from behind Xiaobai.

"Huh?" Xiaobai turned around and saw Missouri smiling at her. "Missouri? What's up?"

“If Senior Jeanbart doesn’t have a place to stay, you can stay with Missouri,” Missouri said.

"Huh? Is that alright?" Jean Bart was surprised when he heard that.

“Of course,” Missouri said with a smile, looking up at Jeanbart. “After all, the room is quite large.”

"Wouldn't it be uncomfortable to be around someone as invisible as me?"

"No way, Missouri is worried that Senior Jean Bart won't be able to stand the smell of red bean bread filling the whole house."

"Wuhu, I love red bean bread the most!"

Jean Bart shouted and rushed to Missouri, embracing her tightly.

Chapter 2673 The Formidable Mini-Theater

Little White never expected that Jean Bart would eventually become Missouri's roommate.

"Jean Barth, Missouri has been so kind in taking you in, you can't do to her the same thing you did to Nia's family," Little White earnestly advised.

"No, Admiral, I'll be a good person!" Jean Bart raised three fingers and swore to Little White, "If I ever secretly lay a hand on Missouri, may I be struck by lightning!"

As he spoke, Jean Bart's eyes darted mischievously between Little White and Missouri several times.

Jean Bart overheard the entire conversation between Xiaobai and Missouri.

—Things like, every night, getting tired of seeing her body, or developing a sense of novelty in serving her.

—Oh dear.

—Missouri's relationship with the Admiral is anything but ordinary...

In particular, Jean Bart discovered that Missouri was even wearing a sparkling diamond ring, a symbol of supreme status, which, from any perspective, meant that Missouri was already the Admiral's man.

Jean Bart was quick-witted; she knew she wasn't stupid. This woman in front of her was her admiral's wife, and the admiral had a strange immunity to her abilities. If the admiral found out what she had done to Missouri, her fate would most likely be utter ruin…

Even if Jean Bart had a few more lives, she wouldn't dare do anything to Missouri.

"Sigh." Xiaobai smiled helplessly at Jean Bart.

Putting aside the matter of Jean Bart for the time being, Xiaobai walked over to Missouri.

"Missouri, what did it look like from your perspective when I was chatting with Jeanbart just now?" Xiaobai asked Missouri curiously.

“Admiral, in Missouri’s opinion, you were just standing outside the door talking to yourself at first,” Missouri replied. “However… after Jean Bart entered the room and spoke to me, I was able to participate in the conversation between you and Jean Bart.”

"Huh? Wasn't it said that as long as Baal talks to someone, the bystander's ability will be eliminated?" Xiaobai was taken aback.

Xiao Bai stood in Missouri's position and glanced towards the door.

From Missouri's vantage point, she could only see a small patch of space outside the door.