Elder brother's garrison

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"That's right, this is what an admiral is like!" Yubari exclaimed, clutching his head.

"I thought it was just a small matter, and I could even get a free trip on the side, but I didn't expect to get such heavy news as soon as I arrived!" The Goddess of the Hearth held her head and knelt down with a thud. "I don't want to do ship dismantling surgery for the Admiral. I'll be traumatized. This really will be traumatized! Even the Goddess of the Hearth will be traumatized!"

"Why would the Admiral suddenly want to dismantle the ship's equipment..." Yubari muttered to herself.

"Are you being ostracized?" The female kitchen god looked up.

"No, no, no, I don't think anyone in this world has the right to ostracize the Admiral..."

"Could it be that the Admiral's Guild discovered it?"

"Given our admiral's status, even if the Admiral's Guild found out, they wouldn't dare to make a fuss... Besides, several of the governors-general are on our side."

"Why is that?!"

“It can’t be… that the Admiral himself is tired of being a ship girl…” Yubari said, rubbing her chin and frowning. “I have indeed heard that the Admiral has been suffering from insomnia for a long time…”

"Insomnia isn't a disease, but it can be deadly when it strikes..." the female Kitchen God murmured.

"At a time like this, you still have the leisure to make sarcastic remarks..."

"What else can we do? Do a split on the spot..." The hearth goddess looked up at Yubari, "What should we do now?"

"Disassembling ship equipment isn't a problem for us; we could finish it in a few hours... But the main issue is..." Yubari frowned, "Are we really qualified to disassemble ship equipment for the Admiral...? Apparently, the Admiral hasn't even mentioned this to anyone else..."

"That's right... if the two of us dismantle the Admiral's ship equipment, then... then wouldn't we... become the ones who harmed the Admiral?" Vestal hugged her arms insecurity, her face filled with extreme fear. "Lexington will kill me! I'm not kidding, she'll definitely kill me when she finds out about this!"

Should we tell anyone else about this?

"The admiral said not to spread this..."

"what is it now?"

"Let's stall for now... There are still two days left before the deadline..."

The female hearth goddess and Yubari swallowed hard, exchanging glances.

After a while, the two sighed.

"Sigh...we're both so unlucky, how did we suddenly get caught up in this mess...let's eat first, I'm suddenly so hungry..."

"We've been eating one meal and don't know where our next meal will come from..."

The goddess of the hearth and Yubari sighed and left the corner.

After the goddess of the hearth and Yubari left, the quiet corner seemed to remain as peaceful as ever.

until a certain moment.

Snapped.

A dull thud sounded as something fell to the ground.

Not far from where the goddess of the hearth and Yubari had just been, Jean Bart stared wide-eyed and gaping, dumbfounded.

Jean Bart held an ice cream stick covered in cream in her hand. On the sand in front of her, a half-eaten, melted ice cream lay on the ground, rapidly melting into a puddle of milk under the sunlight.

Jean Bart accidentally overheard a shocking secret!

Chapter 3178 Rumors

Yubari could have seen Jean Bart.

After all, Yubari was the mastermind behind the ship's equipment modification.

Previously, in order to ensure that the missile modification of Jean Bart could proceed smoothly and to avoid the embarrassing situation of Yubari forgetting about Jean Bart, Shiro transferred enough mental energy to Yubari's ship equipment to make her immune to Jean Bart's abilities. However, as time went by, almost half a month had passed, and Shiro's mental energy in Yubari's body had almost dissipated below the threshold. It was because of this that Jean Bart's abilities were able to take effect on Yubari again.

The sky is a lesson.

The sun and moon bear witness.

Although Jean Bart had indeed used her zero-presence ability to prank the ship girls in the naval base a few times before, she never dared to use her passive ability to play pranks again after being caught red-handed by Shiro and given a heartfelt warning.

It was purely coincidental that Barth overheard the conversation between the goddess of the hearth and Yubari.

Because the weather was nice today, Barth skipped her training at the drill ground and found a quiet, sunny corner to sit in and enjoy the free ice cream from the naval base while slacking off.

But as she was eating, she saw the Kitchen Goddess and Yubari running over with dark faces.

At first, Jean Bart thought Yubari had come to see him.

She sat in the chair, staring wide-eyed as the two men ran up to her.

Just as Jean Bart was about to greet Yubari, their first words suddenly caused Jean Bart's CPU to overheat.

"So... the admiral is planning to dismantle her ship equipment and become a normal human?"

Jean Bart admitted that his heart stopped for a few seconds when he heard those words.

A complex flow of information, like an electric current, instantly flooded Jean Bart's mind.

Jean Bart's brain was trembling.

Under Jean Bart's astonished gaze, he completely failed to notice Jean Bart's goddess of the hearth and Yubari, and continued their conversation as if nothing had happened.

Jean Bart stood there, stunned, and coincidentally, passively, overheard the entire conversation.

By the time Jean Bart came to his senses, Yubari and the goddess of the hearth had already left the scene, and the ice cream in Jean Bart's hand had melted and fallen to the ground.

But at this moment, Jean Bart showed no remorse whatsoever for the ice cream incident.

"Huh? So, the Admiral is going to dismantle the ship's equipment?" Jean Bart jumped to her feet, her eyes wide with surprise. "Why? What's going on? What happened? Why are you only telling me now? Did the Admiral get cyberbullied? Or is she just tired of being a ship girl? And... and... Yubari and that other person were acting all mysterious just now, could this be top secret? Wait, wait, wait... did I accidentally stumble upon some incredible gossip??"

Jean Bart murmured to herself, and after a while, she paced back and forth, turning in circles.

Now that I know the top-secret information, what am I going to do...?

Master Yubari is a researcher who pursues the truth; she's unlikely to be the kind of person who would lie.

So... in other words, the content of this message is most likely true.

Jean Bart stopped in her tracks, looked up at the playground in front of her, her eyes resolute.

"No, this is such a big deal, I have to share it with my sister right away!"

Jean Bart strode forward quickly, tossed the popsicle stick in his hand into the nearby trash can, and sprinted towards the training ground.

……

The training grounds at the newbie naval base have been quite lively lately.

The ship girls of Luo Lian's family need to use the training grounds almost every day. Moreover, most of the ship girls left behind at the newbie naval base who don't have anything to do at the moment are basically arranged by Xiao Bai to assist Luo Lian as ship girl instructors and training partners in shifts.

When Jeanbart arrived at the scene, a round of training at the exercise field had just ended.

On the shimmering water, a ship girl with long golden hair, eyes as blue as the sea, a tall figure, and a capable demeanor was wiping the seawater off her face, returning to land from the sun-kissed water like a mermaid emerging from a bath.

Behind the blonde ship girl, a group of ship girls climbed onto the water, exhausted.

After the ship girls came ashore, a female admiral holding a folder and wearing red-rimmed glasses walked up to them. She briefly surveyed the ship girls' condition, nodded to them, and spoke.

"Hmm, today's special training went well. It seems you all thought about how to counter the reverse movement technique I mentioned last time." Luo Lian picked up a pen and quickly wrote in the logbook, saying as she wrote, "You guys go and rest in the rest area first. I still have three teams to supervise. We'll meet up again after the battle. In this time, you can all think about what shortcomings there were in the battle just now. After you've thought about it, we'll watch the exercise recording and do the first round of debriefing."

"Yes, Madam!"

The ship girls immediately stood up straight and shouted in unison.

Luo Lian nodded.

The ship girls marched in formation to the rest area, then collapsed one by one onto the soft outdoor sofa.

After Luo Lian finished recording the training log, she put down the folder in her hand and looked at the first instructor ship girl who had just come ashore.

Richelieu was wiping the seawater off his face while smiling at her.

“Admiral Luo Lian, you look very professional,” Richelieu said.

“This is just the professional quality a commander should have.” Luo Lian shook her head, handed Richelieu a sports drink, and said, “Richard, thank you for your hard work.”

“It’s not hard work, not hard work…” Richelieu waved her hand, not taking Luo Lian’s drink, but glancing at the ship girls who ran to the rest area, and said, “As for the ship girls from Admiral Luo Lian’s household, their progress is very obvious. On the first day, I felt they were a group of rookies, but with each passing day, I can feel that they are like completely different people compared to yesterday. Admiral Luo Lian, although it’s a bit presumptuous of me to say this, I have trained some ship girls, but I have never seen any ship girls grow so quickly. What method did you use?”

"Is it fast?" Luo Lian asked back.

"very soon."

"I see." Luo Lian nodded. "Actually, it's nothing. Just take it seriously. Training level can't be improved in a short time. All we can do is work hard."

"Is hard work all it takes...?"

"Of course, there's nothing in this world that can't be achieved through hard work." Luo Lian tapped the documents in her arms and said calmly, "For example, after the first day of training, I created detailed six-dimensional attribute charts for each ship girl, quantifying their strengths and weaknesses in combat as much as possible. Then, in subsequent training, we focused on maximizing their strengths and minimizing their weaknesses. To ensure they would demonstrate excellent training spirit in future exercises, I also asked someone to collect training data from the top fifty admirals in the world. This data helped me determine the intensity of the admirals' training. And most importantly..."

Luo Lian spoke at length.

Richelieu's smile faltered as he listened to Luo Lian's words.

"Admiral Luo, Admiral Luo Lian... Your method doesn't seem to be the way I remember people working hard..."

"Huh? Isn't that right?" Luo Lian retorted, "Doesn't effort mean doing your best?"

"I thought you meant... endless training."

"Endless training? No goals or plans? Isn't training without a training plan and direction just a pure waste of time?" Luo Lian wondered, "Why is this kind of behavior called hard work?"

“…” Richelieu looked at Luo Lian’s sincere face and scratched his cheek awkwardly.

Just then, Richelieu caught a glimpse of a figure waving vigorously at him out of the corner of his eye.

Not far away, Jean Bart was jumping and waving his arms in his direction, his face flushed with excitement.

"Ah, Admiral Luo Lian, excuse me, please excuse me for a moment." Richelieu bowed to Luo Lian.

"Okay, thank you for today. You should go and rest too." Luo Lian nodded and said, "Time is limited, so I can only make training plans for my ship girls. As an instructor, I really don't have time to take care of your rest time. Let's end today's training program here. Remember to rest more when you go back. The health of the ship girls is also very important."

“…” Richelieu.

Richelieu bid farewell to Lorenzo and headed in the direction of Jean Bart.

"Sister, sister, sister, sister, sister!" Jean Bart waved his arms excitedly.

“Here you are, here you are. Why are you yelling like that, like a villain from a novel?” Richelieu stopped in front of Jean Bart with a helpless expression, raised his hand to tidy Jean Bart’s disheveled hair, and said to her, “Mind your image. There are many people in this naval base who can see you.”

"Sister, no, no time to explain!" Jean Bart shook her head hurriedly, stamping her foot at Richelieu. "I, I just heard some shocking news! I have to tell you right away!"

"Huh? What melon?"

"Admiral, it's the Admiral!" Jean Bart pulled Richelieu along, lowering his voice and saying urgently, "The Admiral just went to see Master Yubari, wanting her to help her dismantle her ship's equipment!"

"……what?"

Richelieu stood there, stunned. She looked at the nervous Jean Bart in front of her and blinked.

A few seconds later, Richelieu came to her senses. She looked at Jean Bart helplessly, reached out and took off Jean Bart's hat, ruffling her full head of pink hair.

"Jean Barth, I told you not to always skip training at the exercise field... Look at you, now you're so idle you're even daydreaming."

"I'm not daydreaming... I'm serious, sister, you have to believe me!" Jean Bart quickly grabbed Richelieu's arm and said, "I heard it with my own ears from Dr. Yubari and another ship girl I've never seen before!"

"Another ship girl I've never seen before?"

"She was petite, wearing a green apron, with pink hair, and a little bun on her forehead!"

Chapter 3179 Only Best Friends Understand Best Friends Best Friends

Jeanbart's description surprised Richelieu slightly.

“Hmm, a ship girl that fits this description… could it be Lady Vestal?” Richelieu asked.

"Her name was the Kitchen Goddess, wasn't it?"

“Yes, she’s a ship girl the admiral hired from Kyoto at a high salary. She’s very strong, and her ability is to repair ship equipment.” Richelieu said, then looked at Jean Bart and frowned. “…Wait, I remember that Vestal Goddess has always stayed in the naval base a thousand miles away. Since Jean Bart can describe Vestal Goddess’s appearance so accurately… could it be…”

"You believe me now, right?" Jeanbart nodded quickly.

"Did you see Miss Vessus when you returned to the naval base last time?" Richelieu asked.

"..." This made Barton feel as if he had swallowed a pound of dirt. "Sister, why do you seem to completely disbelieve me..."

“After all, the joke you made this time was a bit too much…” Richelieu chuckled, ruffling Jean Bart’s head as she said, “I want to believe you too, but there’s absolutely no reason for the Admiral to dismantle ship equipment…”

Just as Richelieu said this to Jean Bart.

Suddenly, a commotion broke out among the ship girls around the two of them.

Richelieu looked in the direction of the commotion.

Two figures arrived at the edge of the training field together.

It was Yubari and the female hearth god.