Elder brother's garrison

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Oh!

So that's how it unfolded.

The ship girls breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately returned to their usual kind and enthusiastic demeanor, quickly picking up food and adding it to Hancock's rice bowl.

"Oh, I see. Sister Hancock, come here, these fried meatballs are delicious, you should have some too."

"Hey, we're all family now, come on, have some food."

Here's a chicken leg for you.

"..."

Each of the ship girls used chopsticks to quickly pile up a high mound of food in front of Hancock's rice bowl.

Xiaobai looked at Hancock, breathed a sigh of relief, and gave him a smile.

"From now on, you can call me whatever you want," Xiaobai said to Hancock with a smile. "Has Commander Lin told you everything about those things?"

“…Hmm.” Hancock nodded gently, her head slowly turning as she first looked around at her fellow ship girls, then at her own bowl. “…The captain told me not to feel guilty.”

“After all, this is where you grew up.” Xiaobai raised his hand and patted Hancock on the shoulder.

“I think I’m being a little despicable,” Hancock said suddenly, looking at his rice bowl.

"Huh? What do you say?"

"If I hadn't gone with you yesterday and hadn't seen your secret," Hancock thought for a moment, then asked Little White, "would you take me now?"

"Huh?" Xiaobai was taken aback. She met Hancock's gaze for a moment, then smiled as if she understood something, shook her head and said, "No, that's not true. I didn't take you away to prevent the secret from being exposed."

Hancock's expression flickered for a moment. She nodded, said briefly, "I understand," and then silently picked up her bowl and began to eat quietly.

Little White watched Hancock eat bite by bite.

As if suddenly becoming interested, Xiaobai struck up a conversation with Hancock.

"Hancock, did you come with me willingly?"

"..." Hancock chewed silently, her pale yellow eyes glancing slightly at Little White before nodding.

"Just because I'm the legendary admiral of your Pure White Mercenary Group?" Little White asked again.

"..." Hancock continued to nod.

"But I'm not as noble as you all say."

"I see it."

"Then you're still willing to come with me?" Xiaobai asked back.

"..." Hancock held a bowl in one hand and chopsticks in the other. She slowly stopped chewing and suddenly looked up at the ceiling for a while. "...Actually, I know that the rumors are not very credible. There are no such good people in this world."

"Uh..." Xiaobai scratched his cheek awkwardly.

“But the good things you did are real,” Hancock added. “In the end, you’re still a good person.”

"So, this is your reason for being willing to be with me?"

"Not at all."

"What else?"

"I think you're amazing." Hancock turned her head, picked up a meatball and put it in her mouth, chewing as she looked at Xiaobai seriously. "Although you may not be a very noble person, you must be a very good fighter."

Hancock's expression was unusually serious.

Xiao Bai could almost see some dazzling starlight in Hancock's eyes as he looked at him.

"..." Xiao Bai tilted his head, slightly speechless.

Ok.

It seems that what ultimately won Hancock's heart was not his good deeds, but his force?

I should have known that ship girls also worship the strong...

Xiaobai said that although the result was a bit unexpected, it was still quite reasonable.

Hancock stared intently at Xiaobai's profile. Xiaobai looked down at the half-eaten bowl of rice and suddenly felt like laughing.

Ok.

At least on the bright side, Xiaobai no longer has to worry about Hancock being disillusioned with him.

After all, he was the world's number one admiral.

Xiao Bai took a deep breath, and suddenly felt a sense of relief and clarity.

After my thoughts were clear, eating white rice tasted much sweeter.

"Can I come back to visit occasionally in the future?" Hancock asked Little White from the side.

"Well, if you want to come back, just tell your sister Xizhang, and she can bring you over on her way to and from get off work," Xiaobai said while eating.

"Commuting to and from get off work?" Hancock asked blankly.

“Our naval base has special transportation methods, um… I’ll tell you more when we get home,” Xiaobai said while eating. “Anyway, you can rest assured about commuting.”

Hancock listened blankly to Xiaobai's words. She thought for a while, seemingly recalling Yubari and the female hearth goddess who had suddenly appeared last night, and then nodded thoughtfully.

Xiao Bai's dining table gradually became lively.

The Pure White Wings mercenary group's dinner party was as lively as a gala. Halfway through the meal, some ship girls would even run to the center of the cafeteria to perform their talents.

As for the ship girls' talents... some sing, some dance, some tell jokes, and at worst, they can perform a waterspout while holding a beer bottle, or even stack themselves into a human pyramid on the spot. Anyway, the ship girls are all agile and nimble, with pretty faces, graceful figures, and clear, melodious laughter. With these qualities, it doesn't matter if they don't have any acting background. They are pleasing to the eye no matter what they do, emphasizing youth and vitality.

The dinner party ended amicably.

It wasn't until the dinner ended that Xiao Bai realized Commander Lin hadn't appeared at all.

Out of curiosity, Xiaobai asked Hancock, who was standing next to him.

"Hancock, your commander hasn't shown up yet."

"The captain..." Hancock began to speak, but she hesitated when she encountered the first title. She thought for a moment, looked at Xiaobai, and continued, "The former captain rarely spent time with the ship girls. Even when he ate, a ship girl would help him get his food and bring it to his office."

"Huh? There's such a saying?"

"Ah."

"Is your commander afraid of girls?"

"Probably...no?" Hancock thought for a moment, unsure, but she continued, "It might be because the building is too high, and he's old, so going downstairs is tiring for him."

Listening to Hancock's words, Xiaobai picked up his water glass and took a sip.

Sigh... middle-aged men...

Speaking of which, Lin Yueyue seemed to have told her once before that her father's health had been poor ever since he had a serious illness.

If it weren't for that serious illness, Commander Lin wouldn't have entrusted the Obsidian Mercenary Group to Lin Yueyue, and Lin Yueyue wouldn't have taken the opportunity to run to Kyoto and meet him...

Now that Lin Yueyue's mercenary group has been transformed into the Pure White Wings Mercenary Group, in order to allow his daughter to focus on her studies as an admiral at the Naval Academy, the group leader has returned to his old ways and continues to manage the ever-growing mercenary group for Lin Yueyue.

Ok……

This man's father has had a tough time.

"Has Commander Lin's health never been very good?" Xiaobai asked.

"It seems that's true."

"Have you been to the hospital for treatment?" Xiaobai asked casually. "What did the doctor say?"

"I had a medical check-up before, and the hospital said it was a moderate deep-sea aura infection caused by years of exposure to the deep sea," Hancock replied. "It seems like this disease can never be cured; we can only slowly recover. Fortunately, since Miss took over the mercenary group, the leader's mood has improved, and her physical condition has become more stable. She hasn't had any major health problems since. At most, she'll experience body aches and coughing on rainy days, and occasionally suffer from insomnia and loss of appetite."

"...Deep-sea aura infection?" Xiaobai put down her water glass and looked at Hancock. "Are you sure?"

“Yes.” Hancock nodded.

"Oh dear... you should have said so earlier." Xiaobai looked like she'd been completely caught off guard, and said with a sudden realization, "This whole thing is..."

"...?" Hancock asked, puzzled.

Xiao Bai got up and patted his clothes.

"Come on, Hancock, let's go to the commander's office."

"Ok?"

Under Hancock's watchful gaze, Little White took a confident step.

If it were any other illness, Xiaobai really wouldn't have any solutions.

But if you're talking about deep-sea aura infection, then that's a perfect fit for a beginner.

Chapter 3442 Terrifying Medical Technology

The canteen of the Pure White Wings mercenary group was still bustling with activity, and the departure of Xiaobai and her group did not attract the attention of any of the ship girls.

After leaving the cafeteria, Xiaobai and his group quickly climbed the stairs, running from the first floor to the fifth floor in one go, and returned to the wooden door of the regimental commander's office.

Xiao Bai raised her hand and pushed the door open with a bang.

"Excuse me!"

Xiao Bai excitedly shouted as he stepped into the office.

Inside the office, Commander Lin was startled by Xiao Bai and his group suddenly bursting in.

Everyone looked at Commander Lin, who was sitting behind his desk. In his left hand, he was holding a white steamed bun that had been bitten several times and was covered with clear teeth marks. In his right hand, he was using chopsticks to pick through a very bland lunchbox in front of him. He had just picked up a small piece of egg when he looked in astonishment at the group of people who rushed into the office.

"Admiral Lu...Admiral Lu Lin?"

Commander Lin hadn't even swallowed what was in his mouth; he stared blankly at the crowd that burst through the door.

"Yo, Commander Lin!" Xiao Bai smiled at Commander Lin.

"You, you are..." Commander Lin's gaze swept around, first looking at everyone blankly, but when he saw Hancock at the back of the group, he seemed to understand something, and then said in a flash, "Ah... Admiral Lu Lin, Hancock has already told you her thoughts?"

“…Hmm.” Xiaobai nodded, glanced at Hancock following behind, and then smiled at Commander Lin again, “In short, my relationship with Hancock is mostly thanks to Commander Lin’s matchmaking.”

"Haha, it was nothing." Commander Lin put down the steamed bun and laughed twice.

“But I didn’t come up here for Hancock this time,” Xiao Bai said to Commander Lin, who was smiling.

"what?"

"Commander Lin, I've heard that your health hasn't been very good lately?" Xiao Bai walked up to the office and asked Commander Lin.

“…Sigh.” Commander Lin looked at Xiaobai who had walked up to him, and seemed to understand something. He then put down his chopsticks. “So that’s why you came up here… Ha, ha, ha… Then I really have to trouble Admiral Lu Lin with this.”

Commander Lin placed the chopsticks and half a steamed bun on the lunchbox, then moved the lunchbox to the corner of the table, took out a rag and wiped the table, before continuing to speak to Xiaobai.

"If Admiral Lu Lin wanted to offer me condolences, there's really no need. I only have some old ailments, and now that things have come to this, they're not a big deal."

Commander Lin's words were filled with a sense of relief and gratitude.

Commander Lin probably knew that Xiao Bai came up because he cared about him.

To think that someone as insignificant as myself could be remembered by such a powerful admiral... that's truly heartwarming.

However, while feeling relieved, Commander Lin didn't think that Admiral Lu Lin could do anything about his illness.

After all, deep-sea aura infection is a disease that is almost like a terminal illness.

Once the aura of the deep sea seeps into the body, all one can do is try to maintain the status quo and delay the further erosion of the aura within the body.

Even with the world's most advanced medical techniques, all that can be done is to control or delay the spread, not to completely cure the disease.

Through years of treatment and recuperation, and by strictly following medical advice, Commander Lin has actually managed to bring the deep-sea infection under control.

His deep-sea infection wasn't particularly severe to begin with.

Aside from the occasional body aches on cloudy days, the inability to smoke or drink alcohol, stay up late, exercise for extended periods, and maintain a light diet, he is not much different from a normal person.

Those who work in this line of work spend their days and nights on the beach filled with the aura of the deep sea. Their mortal bodies have no protective measures. Over the decades, even the smallest amount of deep sea aura can slowly accumulate to a level that is enough to harm the body. It's only a matter of time before they get infected by the aura of the deep sea.

Commander Lin was already mentally prepared for this.

Since I've decided to pursue this career, I'll naturally have to bear the consequences; that's the nature of trade-offs.

Fortunately, my daughter said that the Admiral Network seems to be able to resist the infection of the deep-sea aura to a certain extent, so as long as my daughter doesn't go out alone to spend the night in the deep sea, she probably won't have to worry about being infected by the deep-sea aura.

I'm completely relieved.

Commander Lin was quite indifferent and easygoing about curing his deep-sea infection.