Elder brother's garrison

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But since we're already at an amusement park, a slightly higher price is fine; having fun is the most important thing.

"Boss, I'll buy ten bullets for this guy first." Xiao Bai pointed at Bismarck, took out a red banknote, and handed it to the boss.

"Alright! Here you go!" The shopkeeper handed over a plastic rifle with a big smile.

Little White hands the toy gun to Bismarck.

Bismarck took the gun, touched the barrel, then hoisted it onto her shoulder, aimed it with a flourish at the balloons on the stall, and fired.

Snapped!

A toy bullet hit the balloon and it exploded into pieces.

The balloon swayed slightly under everyone's gaze, but remained unharmed.

"..."

Bismarck silently watched the balloons swaying in the wind.

"Haha, great marksmanship! Too bad it's a little short on power to pop the balloon!" the shopkeeper laughed, encouraging him. "Keep it up, you'll definitely pop it next time!"

As everyone listened to the shopkeeper's words, they subconsciously began to carefully observe the stall, and then they understood what was going on, their expressions immediately turning strange.

It's obvious, as the saying goes, all amusement parks are equally shady...

The tactics employed by these shooting stalls are truly ingenious...

Although Bismarck hit her target perfectly with precision, the bullets fired from the toy gun in her hand were obviously small, cracking pellets with little force. These would shatter instantly upon hitting a person, without causing any pain. Moreover, the balloons on the stall didn't seem to be fully inflated, so their outer skin was thicker and still had considerable resilience.

Popping the balloon seems pretty difficult...

Bismarck seemed to realize this as well; she lowered her head and pondered for a while, then refrained from firing.

"Miss, why aren't you firing?" the boss asked with a smile.

Bismarck shook her head, slowly brushing a stray hair behind her ear. Then her gaze sharpened, and she picked up the plastic rifle again. Instead of shooting the balloon she had just hit, she aimed at another balloon on the stall.

Snapped!

Bismarck's next bullet flew out, and a small balloon on the stall burst!

Bismarck's next nine bullets hit their mark every time. She never failed with the first balloon again, and instead popped all nine balloons!

Amidst everyone's surprised expressions, Bismarck put down the toy gun, shook her head, and let out a soft breath.

Chapter 3568 Happiness is the Best!

After shooting nine colorful balloons with a toy gun, Bismarck finally received the stall owner's reward as she wished.

"Welcome! Your marksmanship is excellent. Come again next time!"

With a warm smile, the stall owner waved goodbye to Xiaobai and his group, watching their figures disappear into the distance.

"What the hell? In the end, whether we pop the balloons or not, we're the ones who lose out." Not long after leaving the shooting stall, Hu De crossed his arms and complained to the crowd, "These vendors are too shrewd these days. Even if the reward for popping nine balloons in a row is just a small toy worth about ten dollars."

"It's an amusement park, as long as you're happy," Lexington said with a smile. "But Hood, have you calmed down yet?"

"What's this talk of slowing down? I've already come to terms with it." Hood hummed in agreement and closed his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Xiaobai and Iowa smiled at Hu De.

Bismarck, at the back of the group, lowered her head, looking at the small doll in her hand, which was only a third the size of her palm and not particularly well-made, and silently put it into her ship equipment space.

"Speaking of which, Bismarck, how did you pop that balloon just now?" Little White suddenly turned his head and asked curiously.

"Hmm?" Bismarck looked up.

"The bullets in that toy gun must have been tampered with, they must have been very easy to break, and many of the balloons weren't even blown up to their limit... How did you manage to pop nine balloons in a row with that setup?" Xiaobai asked curiously.

“It’s nothing.” Bismarck thought for a moment and then replied, “I used the flagship killer.”

"……what?"

"My flagship killer has additional fixed damage, so breaking balloons is no problem at all."

"No, wait a minute, that's not what I meant..." Xiaobai stopped, rubbing her forehead with one hand. After thinking for a while, she looked at Bismarck with a complicated expression. "So...so...Bismarck, you just used your ship equipment skill to attack those balloons?"

“Yes.” Bismarck nodded.

"This...this is possible?"

"After all, ship-mounted main guns and toy guns are essentially weapons," Bismarck explained earnestly to Xiaobai.

"After all, it was the stall owner who lacked sportsmanship first," Lexington chuckled, covering her mouth. "Since he cheated first, it's fine for Bismarck to use her ship equipment skills as a counterattack—although in the end, the stall owner still made a huge profit."

“That’s true…” Xiaobai nodded with a rather peculiar feeling as he listened to Lexington’s words.

It's unbelievable that even the Abyssal Fleet in Chapter 8 struggled to force Bismarck to use her flagship killer a few times, yet she used it nine times in a row at a mere balloon-popping stall...

Xiao Bai himself didn't know whether to say the stall owner was awesome or Bismarck was awesome.

Having learned from their experience at the balloon stall, Xiaobai and his friends knew to avoid stalls that were obviously rigged as they continued to stroll around the amusement park.

When visiting an amusement park, it's definitely best to focus on the large rides.

When Xiaobai and his group arrived at the roller coaster, looking at the winding, twisting track that stretched almost to the sky, Xiaobai couldn't help but marvel at how thrilling the roller coaster was.

"Little White, would you like to try this?" Lexington patted Little White on the shoulder and asked her with a smile.

"Huh? Me? Sure." Xiaobai nodded.

Speaking of amusement park rides...

Xiaobai did go a few times with her family when she was little, but she had never actually ridden a roller coaster before.

Or to be more specific, when she was little she would only try some less exciting rides, like roller coasters, log flumes, high jump, disco, etc. These kinds of rides that make people scream all the way are very exciting. In fact, Xiaobai was not very brave to try them before - after all, these things are fast and high, and they look scary.

But right now, Xiaobai feels fine.

The roller coaster tickets at the amusement park need to be purchased separately, but Xiaobai and his group's tickets seemed to be a special VIP type. Apart from individual vendors like roadside stalls, Xiaobai and his group could use the basic facilities of the amusement park for free.

Upon entering the roller coaster, Xiaobai followed the staff's instructions to her seat, fastened the safety frame to her body, and secured herself with a series of seat belts.

The ship girls sat down next to Shiro, in front of, behind, and to the left and right of her.

The roller coaster slowly started, and the long, train-carriage-like machine took off from the runway with a whirring sound. It powerfully climbed into the sky, spinning and maneuvering on the runway in mid-air, accelerating and decelerating, stopping and starting. Each pause caused screams from the passengers inside the carriages.

After climbing and traveling for several minutes, the roller coaster completed a loop around the sky track and returned to the starting point.

Xiaobai stared wide-eyed at the safety frame that finally loosened from her with a hissing sound. She was stunned for a moment in her seat before, after being reminded by the ship girl next to her, she took the support of the seat and got off the roller coaster. Then she looked at her palm with a strange expression.

This roller coaster...

How does it feel...

A bit bland, isn't it?

Xiao Bai pondered for a long time.

The passengers on the roller coaster were very cooperative and engaged throughout the ride. Every time the roller coaster came to a sudden stop, accelerated, or plummeted from the track, the passengers would scream excitedly. Even Hood from her own Kantai Collection (KanColle) gripped the safety handle and yelled a few times. But Xiaobai herself didn't feel like screaming at all...

Is it because the roller coasters at the amusement park aren't thrilling enough?

That's not right either. The roller coaster in Xiaobai's memory is similar to the one in Chapter 8. In fact, the roller coaster in Chapter 8 has an even more exaggerated track and speed.

But why didn't I feel anything from beginning to end...?

Xiao Bai pondered for a moment, then suddenly felt a gentle pat on his shoulder from behind.

Little White turned around and saw Lexington smiling gently at him.

"Little White, how are you feeling?" Lexington asked.

"Um... I'm... alright?" Xiaobai scratched her cheek and smiled sheepishly.

“I noticed you haven’t reacted much the whole way. Did you find it not exciting enough?” Lexington asked with a smile.

"Am I being that obvious...?" Xiaobai blushed slightly.

"Sigh, after all, Xiaobai, you just had that 'what's wrong with you?' look on your face," Lexington said, shaking her head.

"Haha..." Xiaobai scratched his head and laughed.

Just then, Hu De stepped off the roller coaster with a relaxed expression. A faint blush still lingered on her fair cheeks, and she seemed to have a satisfied look on her face.

"Wow, this feels so good, so exciting!" Hood exclaimed.

"Is that so?" Bismarck followed behind Hood, expressionless.

“Of course, we were running so fast just now,” Hood said, turning to Bismarck.

“…” Bismarck thought for a moment, “Actually, it’s faster on the battlefield.”

"You stinky cat! You have no sense of romance!" Hood punched Bismarck's chest twice.

Watching Hood and Bismarck playfully bickering, Xiaobai seemed somewhat moved. She looked away and smiled at Lexington.

"I understand," Xiaobai said.

"Hmm? You know what?"

"I guess I've been spending too much time at sea lately, experiencing a lot of thrills firsthand, so my tolerance for stimulation is much higher than before," Xiaobai said.

"Hmm." Lexington smiled and patted Little White's head. "Little White, you should also be careful not to push yourself too hard."

"Hehe." Xiaobai nodded.

Given the level of amusement parks, it seems that physical stimulation alone cannot sway the current novices.

If we're talking about the intensity of stimulation that would cause Xiaobai's emotions to fluctuate so much, it would have to be at least the level of a deep-sea frigate's main gun bombardment.

Since physical stimulation wasn't working for the time being, Xiaobai immediately set his sights on his next childhood nightmare: haunted houses.

Like the roller coaster, this haunted house is an amusement park ride that a novice like me would never dare to try when I was a kid.

A so-called haunted house is, of course, a large-scale facility where staff members dress up as scary creatures to frighten tourists in various ways, providing them with a psychological thrill.

There are many haunted houses in the amusement park. Xiaobai chose the biggest one, and the group arrived at their destination.

When the group arrived at the haunted house, they saw what looked like a giant yurt rising up in front of them. This large haunted house in the amusement park seemed to be very popular, as they immediately noticed a very long queue. The people in line all seemed to be a combination of an admiral and a ship girl. Although the admiral and ship girl who came out of the other end of the haunted house had an expression that was as indifferent and at ease as possible, their slightly pale faces and stiff limbs still revealed how frightened they had been inside the haunted house.

Xiao Bai subconsciously swallowed as he watched the reactions of the people who came out of the haunted house.

The line to the haunted house went in and out quickly, and soon it was Xiaobai's turn.

To create a sense of terror, these facilities typically only allow one or two people to enter at a time.

Xiao Bai happened to be next to Io Hua, so she was the one who went into the haunted house with Xiao Bai.

After Xiaobai entered the haunted house, he found that the interior decoration was like a dark sea. The walls were painted with dilapidated cities, and the walls divided the haunted house into narrow and dark alleys. The sound of waves crashing against the shore echoed all around.

Is this haunted house... a deep-sea themed place?

Xiao Bai immediately understood after looking at the surrounding decor.

Indeed, compared to ghosts and monsters... the deep-sea amphibious ships are the most terrifying existence in human society today.

There's nothing wrong with a haunted house choosing the deep sea as its theme.

"The decorations in this haunted house are pretty realistic," Xiaobai said, covering her mouth and curiously observing the surroundings. "At first glance, it really does look like the deep sea..."

“If the Admiral feels scared, you can hold my hand tightly.” Iowa smiled and offered her slender, fair hand to Xiaobai. “Well, if the Admiral feels that holding hands isn’t safe enough, you can also come into my arms and hug me.”

Chapter 3569 The Hand in the Dark

"Then thank you in advance, Iowa." Xiaobai withdrew her gaze from examining her surroundings, smiled at Iowa who was standing close by, and said, "If I feel scared later, I won't be polite."

“Yes, please hug me as much as you like,” Iowa nodded and said.

Although Iowa did say that if you were scared, you could hug her freely... Little White looked at the dark waters around her and didn't feel any fear.

You know, this haunted house... how come it just so happens to be a deep-sea themed place?

Anything with themes like underworld monsters, vampires, or zombies might actually scare Xiaobai a bit, and she could legitimately enjoy the opportunity to hug Iowa tightly. But while deep-sea themes might work for ordinary people and ship girls, for her it's really... like coming home.

Xiao Bai and Io Hua walked through the narrow alley of the haunted house. The walls around them were painted as reefs, black smoke floated in the air, and the sound of viscous seawater flowed in their ears. Occasionally, they could hear the roar of the deep sea, which seemed to come from afar.

In the distance along the path, occasionally some enormous, dark figures would wriggle past. But when Xiaobai and Yi Ahua quickened their pace to reach the location, they found that these enormous figures had vanished without a trace, leaving only the dark water at their feet bubbling away.

The background music around them also unconsciously became oppressive and eerie at this moment.

Xiao Bai and Yi Ahua were looking down at the water at their feet.

Suddenly, a harsh dragging sound came from behind them.

Upon hearing the sound, Xiaobai and Iahua turned around to look.

The moment I turned around, everything behind me came into view.