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"Damn it, you've earned 100 merits! How much do you think it costs to print a newspaper? Why don't you just rob someone!"
"I'm devastated! She could have easily robbed us, but she gave us newspapers for free!"
"I'm sorry——"
The admirals complained bitterly about the newspaper's price, but it was indeed within their acceptable range, so they continued to buy it despite their complaints.
Escorted by a group of ship girls, the newspapers entered the streets and alleys of Chapter Eight.
One by one, the admirals sat at home with newspapers in their hands, studying them intently.
"I'm super!"
"I'm super!"
"I'm super!"
Then, as the admirals studied it carefully, exclamations of amazement came from their mouths.
Chapter 2832 Two Days Have Passed
Destroyers dressed as newsboys rode bicycles through the streets and alleys, delivering pre-ordered Ninglu brand newspapers to each household.
"Xiao Bai! Miss Ning Lu's newspaper is finally out!"
Inside the temporary garrison, Nia ran into the restoration bath with a newspaper in her arms, waving excitedly at Little White who was soaking in the restoration solution.
"Huh? It's really out so quickly?"
Little White in the repair pool turned around, looking in surprise at the newspaper in Nia's arms. She approached the edge of the pool and called out to Nia expectantly.
"Nia, let me see."
"Yes, it's coming!"
Nia jogged over to Xiaobai, bent down, and took out a newspaper from the transparent packaging bag, which smelled of hot ink.
Xiaobai raised her hand to take the newspaper, but looking at her hands covered in water droplets and the slightly curled edges of the newspaper due to the surrounding moisture, she awkwardly lowered her hand.
"Research and construction machine, could you help me lift it up?"
After thinking for a while, Xiaobai asked the scientific research construction machine standing by the pool.
The quiet research and construction machine shuddered, and then two mechanical tentacles emerged from it, giving Xiaobai an OK sign in mid-air.
Mechanical tentacles replaced Xiaobai's hands, deftly taking Nia's newspaper, quickly unfolding it, pinching the corners, and moving it in front of Xiaobai.
Xiao Bai picked up a sip of juice from the edge of the sink, then leaned closer to the newspaper and began reading it with great interest.
"Wow……"
"Oh... I see... Mmm..."
"what?"
"Sigh... she really is something else."
As Xiaobai read, the expressions on her face became increasingly interesting.
"Xiaobai, what did the newspaper say? Why are you laughing like that?" Xiaobai, who was standing next to Xiaobai, couldn't help but lean closer out of curiosity, looking at the expression on Xiaobai's face.
"It seems Miss Ninglu really did keep our secret." Xiaobai put down her juice glass and smiled at Nia, who was approaching. "The main page of this newspaper is about Miss Ninglu's interview with us today. It says that although Nia and I seem to be as close as before, we're actually estranged and our relationship is at a freezing point, much worse than the rumors suggest. We even rarely appeared together when hosting the interview team. In the end, during the private interview, I, as the main interviewee, even subtly hinted at wanting to leave Nia's naval base and go solo with my ship girls..."
"Wow?!" Nia exclaimed in surprise, "That's amazing?"
“Yes, and... what I just said was just a brief summary. Actually, Miss Ning Lu’s writing is exceptionally good. Her original text is even more inflammatory than what I just summarized. Basically, every word she uses seems to have a provocative flavor.” Xiao Bai said to Nia with a smile, “I guess those people outside who want to know our situation will be quite shocked when they see this.”
"Huh? Is it really that amazing?" Nia asked curiously.
Upon hearing Nia's words, the research and construction machine immediately handed the newspaper to her with its mechanical tentacles.
Nia bent down, bit the middle of her index finger, and looked at the newspaper intently for a while.
“…Wow, that’s really amazing…The newspaper didn’t say a single word explicitly, but reading the whole thing felt like we were fighting every day in the naval base.” Nia covered her mouth and said, “It’s clearly the same thing you said, Xiaobai, but judging from the way Miss Ninglu wrote it, the intensity of the feeling is completely different.”
"That's right, gossip reporters are really good at fabricating stories." Xiaobai said to Nia, resting her chin on her hand. "Now, apart from the top ten admirals who know the truth, the entire eighth chapter will think we've become enemies."
"I, I won't argue with you, Xiaobai!" Nia quickly said.
“Me too,” Xiaobai said to Nia with a smile. “It’s all for our plan, right?”
"Mmm-hmm!" Nia nodded quickly.
"Ah... speaking of which, Nia, how's your training with Lianlian going?" Xiaobai asked again.
"Ah...you mean eye contact training, right..." Nia lowered her head dejectedly upon hearing Xiaobai's words. "Luo Lian said I still can't hide my eyes, so she gave me an idea: I should just avoid looking at you during future performances..."
"That is one way."
"Little White...when can we stop acting?" Nia pitifully squatted down by the repair pool, holding onto the edge of the pool with both hands, swaying her body as she spoke to Little White inside.
"It won't be long..." Xiaobai comforted Nia, "Hmm—when does Admiral Haoding's banquet start?"
"The night after tomorrow."
“Yes, the day after tomorrow night.” Xiaobai nodded and smiled at Nia. “If nothing unexpected happens, we won’t have to keep acting after Admiral Haoding’s banquet.”
"Will Admiral Ke Yuan... take the bait?"
“Yes, I will.” Xiaobai rested her chin on her hand, and then looked at the wall on one side of the repair pool. “I know exactly what’s going on over there.”
Xiao Bai's words were filled with absolute confidence.
Nia blinked at Xiaobai's words. Although she didn't know the basis for Xiaobai's statement, a strange confidence arose in Nia's heart, causing her to subconsciously nod.
……
at the same time.
Inside another temporary garrison in Chapter 2833.
A Ninglu brand newspaper was delivered to a secret room by a ship girl dressed in black.
"Admiral, your newspaper has been delivered."
The ship girl, dressed in black robes, knelt on one knee on the floor, holding a newspaper high in her hand.
Standing in front of the ship girl was an admiral with a bandage wrapped around his head.
The admiral, who had been watering the flowers with his back turned, silently put down the watering can after hearing the ship girl's voice, turned around, and walked over to take the ship girl's newspaper.
The rustling sound of newspapers being unfolded filled the air.
The air was filled with a heavy and quiet atmosphere.
The ship girl, kneeling on one knee, couldn't help but lower her breathing.
About half a minute later.
"Hmph...hmph hmph...hmph hmph hmph..."
Suppressed laughter from a man began to echo in the air, and as the suppressed laughter appeared, the paper was crumpled and torn apart with a piercing sound.
The ship girl looked up and saw that her admiral had an almost perverted, arrogant smile on his face. He had already crumpled the newspaper in his hand into a ball, and his ten slender fingers were squeezing and tearing the newspaper fiercely.
"Yes, absolutely right, that's exactly it, hehehe!"
Admiral Ke Yuan tore at the newspaper in his hand, his mouth splitting open with the movement, pulling at the bruises on his face that had not yet healed, making his smile always look somewhat distorted.
"Hehehehe, hehehehehe...hehehehehahahahahahaha!"
"Admiral Lu Lin, this move of yours was truly awful!"
"By exposing your weaknesses like this, aren't you practically begging me to send you on your way in public?"
Admiral Ke Yuan turned around and forcefully pressed the crumpled newspaper into the flowerpot.
With a crack, the fragile, brownish-red flowerpot split in two as Admiral Ke Yuan pressed it violently.
Snapped!
The broken flowerpot fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
The dark soil was immediately scattered all over the ground.
Having done all this, Admiral Ke Yuan, feeling refreshed, put his hands behind his back, glanced at the ship girl kneeling on the ground.
"stand up."
"Yes!" The ship girl quickly stood up.
“It’s time to go out.” Admiral Ke Yuan stared at the exit of the room, a smile playing on his lips. “I’ve been staying at home for so long to hide my presence and let things develop slowly. I didn’t expect the effect to be even better than I imagined. Now… it’s finally time to go out.”
"Where...where are we going?" the ship girl asked, confused. "It seems that Admiral Lu Lin and Admiral Nia haven't been going out these past few days..."
"Utterly foolish!" Admiral Ke Yuan turned around fiercely, pointing to the bruises on his face and shouting, "Of course it was a beauty salon! Otherwise, do you expect me to attend the banquet for the top ten admirals with this bruised face?!"
The ship girl immediately lowered her head, meekly and obediently.
……
Inside the restorative bath filled with wisps of white steam, the girl's body was immersed in the restorative liquid, her slender arms resting on the edge of the bath as she closed her eyes to relax.
A head of smooth white hair floated on the water's surface, like rapidly growing white seaweed, undulating slowly with the rise and fall of the water.
A drop of water vapor condensed on the ceiling fell down.
Water droplets splashed onto the girl's fair and delicate cheeks, shattering into tiny water droplets.
The girl slowly opened her eyes, and the bright light in her dark golden pupils gradually faded.
"call……"
The soft breathing sounds faded into the restored bathtub.
"It's finally... begun."
A light murmur followed.
Life began to settle into a routine.
Two days have passed in just two days. Although two days is a short time, it feels exceptionally long for the admirals who are in Chapter 8.
Because of the disappearance of the research and construction machine in the 8-1 sea area, most admirals lost their motivation to go on expeditions, and the admirals who had free time unconsciously began to pay attention to gossip news.
Through the sales of the past few days, Ninglu brand newspapers have been promoted to the point that every admiral in Chapter 8 has a copy. Through the interviews in the newspapers, the admirals have finally learned about many of the gossip topics that they have been eagerly concerned about.
The admirals gossiped about everything under the sun, but there was one thing they were particularly interested in: the various events surrounding Nia, the future top ten admiral, and the relationship between Admiral Nia and her best friend... or rather, her former best friend, Lu Lin.
Chapter 2834 The Banquet Opens
Through Ninglu's newspaper, most admirals who care about gossip have already learned that the relationship between the two has hit rock bottom. But as the saying goes, seeing is believing. Although the information obtained from a newspaper satisfied the admirals' curiosity, it was clearly not enough to fill their even emptier gossip hearts. Therefore, the admirals were eager to witness the two admirals' behavior when they were alone together, to see if they were as estranged as the newspaper said.
However, Admirals Lu Lin and Nia have remained secluded during this time, causing immense anguish for the anxious admirals.
Just as the admirals were pondering how to meet both Admiral Nia and Admiral Lu Lin at the same time, suddenly, as if struck by a sudden enlightenment, they all thought of the banquet hosted by Admiral Hao Ding.
The banquet hosted by Admiral Haoding invited all the top 100 admirals from the entire eighth chapter, and no admiral was refused entry to this banquet.
Although Admirals Lu Lin and Nia have been keeping their distance, if it were Admiral Haoding's banquet... they probably wouldn't dare to offend the world's fourth-ranked admiral, right? After all, Admiral Haoding had once publicly expressed his friendliness to them.
Moreover... since it's Admiral Haoding's banquet, will Admiral Ke Yuan also make an appearance?
Ah this...
That would probably be quite a scene...
With this in mind, the admirals of Chapter 8 were especially looking forward to the start of Admiral Haoding's banquet.
Every minute, every second felt like an eternity to the anxious admirals. They wished their ship girls would give them a good whack so they could fall into a deep sleep and wake up the next night.
Finally, after the admirals' agonizing wait, time slowly dragged on until the evening of the second day.
The banquet hosted by Admiral Haoding has begun.
……
The banquet for Admiral Haoding was scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., which was the time when the admirals were off work and resting after the sea blockade.
The banquet for Admiral Haoding was held in the lobby on the first floor of the Central Building in Chapter Eight.
The Central Building in Chapter 2835 has many functions. In addition to normal dining and entertainment, it can also host banquets. However, due to its special location, the Central Building can be considered the most luxurious consumption venue in the context of Chapter 8. Ordinary admirals rarely come here on weekdays.
As night approaches, the entrance to the Central Building is brightly lit and decorated, resembling a city at night.
When the admiral and ship girls, dressed in their finest attire, arrived at the entrance of the central building, they stood before the red carpet and looked up at the backdrop adorned with crystal chandeliers. The first thing that caught their eye was the dazzling and luxurious scene inside the building, reminiscent of an imperial palace. In the lobby, ship girl attendants in formal dresses, lightly made up and stunningly beautiful, moved about with platters of fine wines and food, their figures light and graceful. If the magnificent lobby of the building were a dazzling crystal tree, these ship girls would be like exquisite birds on crystal fingers, drawing admiring glances and inspiring longing.
"Wow... no wonder it's the banquet of the world's fourth admiral, what a grand affair."