Elder brother's garrison

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"too much."

"Uh...two...two hundred?" Xiaobai covered her mouth.

“…Could it be…twenty??” Nia covered her mouth with both hands, her eyes wide.

“That's too conservative.” Luo Lian put her hand down and said to Nia and Xiaobai, “Well, my world ranking is now second.”

It is two.

It's two...

Luo Lian's words dissipated into the air.

"……"noob.

“…” Nia.

Xiao Bai and Nia looked at Luo Lian with blank expressions.

"Huh? Wait... wait a minute, what does that mean... two... could it mean... the second second in the world?" Xiaobai asked in surprise.

“Yes.” Luo Lian nodded.

"Huh?? How could this be?" Nia exclaimed. "How... how did you do that?"

"Is this the plan you've been working on?" Xiaobai asked.

Facing the surprised gazes of Xiaobai and Nia, Luo Lian's expression remained calm. She showed no sign of boasting, as if she were simply stating a very ordinary matter. She closed her eyes and nodded.

"Well... I won't go into the specific troubles," Luo Lian said calmly. "To put it simply, I am now the second admiral of the Konago Naval Base."

Luo Lian finished speaking.

Xiao Bai stared wide-eyed at Luo Lian's calm expression.

"what?"

“I had my teacher pass on her empty shell of a naval base to me.” Luo Lian spread her hands. “Because my teacher’s naval base was ranked second in the world before, so of course I, who succeeded her, am also ranked second in the world. It’s that simple.”

"Is...is this really possible?"

"The change of admiral for a naval base is a very serious matter, especially since my teacher's naval base is already an empty shell. Just keeping it on the world rankings is a great achievement. Now that the admiral is going to be changed, it is obviously not allowed according to procedure."

"That……"

"So you see how busy I've been." Luo Lian crossed her arms and sighed softly. "This is the first time in my life I've encountered something so troublesome. It's so troublesome that I've thought about giving up several times. But thankfully, things finally took a turn for the better a couple of days ago. I took the opportunity to sort everything out, and now the transfer application to the garrison has been approved. This matter is finally over."

"..." Xiaobai, Nia.

Chapter 3082 Rank Gap

Luo Lian's answer left Nia and Xiaobai, who were sitting in front of her, speechless.

The atmosphere in the dormitory was unusually quiet.

The three of them could almost hear each other's soft breathing.

The quiet atmosphere lasted for a short while.

Xiaobai and Nia blinked. They looked at Luo Lian's matter-of-fact expression, exchanged a cautious glance, and remained silent for a while before speaking to Luo Lian.

"So... Lianlian, you're now the admiral of the world's second-largest naval base, right?"

“That’s one way to understand it,” Luo Lian nodded and said. “However, the world’s second-best admiral’s certificate is still in the process of being issued and will take a few more days to be processed.”

"So, you've become the new admiral of the guild leader's base. How is the guild leader doing...?"

"He's retired."

"Huh? The president is retiring??" Xiaobai stared wide-eyed.

"At her age, she's not far from retirement."

"Uh...this..."

"And when Teacher heard that she could retire, she was overjoyed." Luo Lian crossed her arms and explained to Xiao Bai, "It was because Teacher was always there to help so enthusiastically that the process of transferring the governor of the world's second naval base was so easy."

“Okay…” Xiao Bai looked at Luo Lian and scratched his head.

makes sense.

Leaving the empty garrison to Luo Lian and retiring immediately after stepping down...

That really sounds like something Chairman Er Gou would do.

Xiao Bai looked up at Luo Lian.

So, Luo Lian really did use some extraordinary methods to take over this naval base, which only had the empty title of being the second best in the world and was just a shell, and was supposed to be shut down by the Admiral's Headquarters soon because of its insufficient strength, right...?

This is truly...

Thinking of this, Xiaobai couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Ms. Luo Lian's actions were truly unexpected. Xiao Bai had only hoped that she would compete for a position among the world's top ten naval bases, but unexpectedly, she turned around and became the admiral of one of the world's top ten naval bases in one fell swoop. Even Xiao Bai himself found this somewhat frightening.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai recalled the news he had heard before.

Back when Xiaobai was just an ordinary high school girl, Mu Yu, as the Pacific Governor, went to great lengths, searching through all the connections she could find and using every means at her disposal. In the end, she offended almost all the governors and higher-level leaders, becoming a pitiful figure in their circles for a long time. Only then did she manage to push herself into the rookie naval base and earn the title of admiral.

This is only because the newbie naval base itself is powerful. Even within Mu Yu's circle, people are unwilling to offend the newbie naval base too much, which is why they turn a blind eye.

What Luo Lian did before was probably no simpler than this.

It seems that, in some ways, it might be even more difficult.

No wonder she hadn't told me about the details of this plan before.

This is something even Luo Lian herself couldn't be absolutely certain of.

"Lianlian, well... how should I put it?" Xiaobai thought for a moment, then said to Luo Lian with emotion, "You've really had a tough time these past few days..."

"With you saying that, all my efforts have been worthwhile." Luo Lian smiled slightly at Xiao Bai and put her hand down as she spoke.

"What's the situation with your current naval base?"

"It's still the same as before. Although the name has been changed to the teacher's naval base, the people inside are still my people." Luo Lian said to Xiao Bai, "I only have two ship girls, Warspite and Des Moines. Warspite is currently on vacation at your naval base, Xiao Bai."

"Eh... Haven't you been building ship girls lately?"

"I don't have time..." Luo Lian smiled.

“That makes sense…” Xiaobai scratched his head.

“But it’s true… because I took over the naval base, I’ve had a lot more things to do lately.” Luo Lian said to Xiao Bai as if she had remembered something.

"what's up?"

“When I was communicating with the Admiral’s headquarters, the message I received was that my teacher’s naval base would be forcibly disbanded after this Holy Construction Day,” Luo Lian said. “Although I managed to take over the naval base, it will still be disbanded when the time comes.”

"Huh? Then, what should we do?" Xiao Bai immediately became nervous upon hearing Luo Lian's words.

“There’s no rush. After this Holy Construction Day ends, the Admiral’s Headquarters will send someone to inspect my teacher’s naval base—no, I should say my naval base now.” Luo Lian paused for a moment. “In short, there will be someone specifically tasked with inspecting the strength of my naval base. If it is determined to be a naval base that is not among the top ten, then even I will have my admiral’s license revoked and the naval base disbanded.”

"Wait a minute, what does it mean to revoke an admiral's license?"

"After all, I managed to take advantage of a loophole this time, and I still have to bear this level of risk." Luo Lian spoke as casually as if the potato chips at the supermarket next door were on sale, as if it had nothing to do with her.

"I-I-I-I-I-I—" Upon hearing Luo Lian's words, Xiao Bai immediately stepped forward nervously and said to Luo Lian, "I will do everything in my power to protect your naval base, Lian Lian! I won't let anyone disband it! So... so just tell me what resources you need! As for building and training ship girls, I will provide them one by one—"

Luo Lian smiled faintly as she looked at Xiao Bai's worried and anxious expression.

But soon, Luo Lian shook her head at Xiao Bai.

"Xiao Bai, I don't need you to do anything for me," Luo Lian said. "It was my idea to take over the second-largest naval base in the world, so I have my own plans for dealing with the aftermath of these matters."

"Can……"

“From a personal perspective, this empty naval base is still one of the few things my teacher could leave me,” Luo Lian said, patting her chest lightly. “Since I’ve chosen to take over this naval base, I’m naturally prepared to shoulder the responsibility of being the world’s second-best admiral. If I can’t resolve this matter with my own strength and resources and have to rely on you, it will only prove one thing—that I’m not yet capable or qualified to stand by your side. If that happens, I will choose another place that belongs to me.”

Luo Lian spoke lightly, but even a novice could detect an unusual seriousness in her calm tone.

Inside the dormitory, the girl sitting on the edge of the bed spoke as if reciting a vow.

This was the first time Xiao Bai had ever heard Luo Lian speak so seriously.

Little White wobbled unsteadily, but eventually slowly sat back down in his chair.

"If that's the case... then... there's nothing I can do." Xiaobai said somewhat dejectedly, "But... it's really a shame that I can't help you, Lianlian..."

Unable to help Luo Lian, Xiao Bai felt somewhat powerless.

"That's not quite right. Actually, there's something I still need your help with, Xiaobai." Luo Lian held up one finger to Xiaobai.

"What's wrong?" Xiaobai looked at Luo Lian hopefully.

Under the watchful eyes of the three, Luo Lian pointed her finger at herself.

"Little Bai, you just need to keep an eye on me." Luo Lian said to Little Bai with a smile, "With you by my side, I'll be three times more capable than usual."

"This...this kind of thing..." Xiaobai blinked blankly, "Just this kind of thing...is that all it takes?"

“This is something only you in the whole world can do.” Luo Lian shook her head. “This is not just something like this, this is something of paramount importance.”

"Okay, I understand! I'll do my best!" Xiaobai said quickly.

"Mm." Luo Lian smiled.

Xiao Bai and Luo Lian reached an agreement.

Nia, sitting between Xiaobai and Luolian, looked at the two of them with her hands clasped together in front of her chest, her eyes sparkling with longing.

That's...that's amazing.

Nia looked at Luo Lian with longing and her face flushed with excitement.

What Luo Lian just said... was really amazing!

This statement is so significant that it deserves to be added to the first page of "The Bible of Licking Newbies" and become a famous quote passed down through the ages by all newbies!

Why can't I give such a high-quality speech?

As expected of Luo Lian!

I never imagined that Luo Lian, besides being incredibly powerful, could have such a noble and compassionate love for Xiao Bai... Compared to her, I'm just... sob sob...

Unfortunately, I'm not strong enough. I can barely keep up with Xiaobai's pace. If I leave Xiaobai's help, I probably won't be able to see Xiaobai's back in my entire life... It's obvious that I can't pull off that kind of cool look.

No, there's no time for self-pity. I need to wake up quickly. Even if I can't do that, learning the spirit is no problem!

I should write down Luo Lian's words in my notebook and study them day and night!

Nia slapped her cheeks repeatedly and shook her head wildly at the two of them.

Nia's actions naturally attracted the attention of Xiaobai and Luolian.

"Nia, what are you doing?"

“I was reciting what Luo Lian just said… Ah, no, nothing, nothing…” Nia was about to answer when she looked at Xiao Bai’s pure face, suddenly waved her hands and shook her head, then placed her hands on her thighs and fiddled with them, smiling shyly, “Ah… I… I just suddenly felt that Luo Lian is so amazing… I admire her so much… no, I admire her even more than before. She did such a good job this time, um… I think she is a role model that I should learn from… um… that’s it… um…”

Chapter 3083 I'm going to choose a lucky opponent now.

That's how Nia felt.

If all the people in the world who love Xiaobai formed a religion, then Nia herself would definitely be the most fervent believer in that religion. As long as Xiaobai is happy, as long as Xiaobai asks for it, Nia can do anything.

But Luo Lian is different; she can at least become the high priest of this religion, or even the leader or something.

All Nia could do was simply and purely love Xiaobai, but Luo Lian... she was someone who could carry forward this Xiaobai religion, a talent that Nia admired and even looked up to on a different level.

"Lianlian's situation really startled me this time." Xiaobai sighed with deep feeling after listening to Nia's words, but she quickly regained her composure and said to Nia, "But Nia, you are amazing too. I think the results you brought back this time are also very impressive."

"I'm fine... Compared to what happened to Luo Lian, I'm still far behind."

"How could that be? In just a few months, you've gone from a five-digit ranking to the top 1,000. That's an amazing feat for anyone." Xiaobai patted Nia on the shoulder and smiled at her. "Incredible, truly incredible."

"Little, Little White..." Nia blushed instantly, her little hands constantly grabbing and fiddling with her thighs.

While the three people in the dormitory were chatting.

Suddenly, Xiaobai, who was facing away from the door, felt some eyes on her. She closed her mouth and looked outside the dormitory.

Outside the dormitory, several figures leaned quietly against the door, and several heads peeked in from outside like a string of candied hawthorns.

These were the ship girls who had fought alongside Nia for several months.

The Veneto family of Nia, Littorio, Empire, Rome, Taihou, and Cleveland.

When Xiaobai turned around to look at them, they quickly shrank back, and then a flurry of footsteps sounded outside the door.