Elder brother's garrison

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In Xiaobai's opinion... this black tower is less of a "trap" and more of a "challenge".

Those who succeed in the challenge inside the tower will receive generous rewards, while those who fail... being trapped inside the tower may sound scary at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it's much better than being defeated in the deep sea and then being dragged to the bottom of the ocean by the ferocious deep-sea ships, right?

Putting aside the question of who placed the Black Tower here, or how it "grew" from the sea in just a few hours, the point is that, considering it can provide resources for the admirals, the Black Tower might not be entirely a bad thing for them on land.

……

After leaving the Admiral's Guild, Xiaobai and Chaoda immediately returned to the temporary naval base.

At least on her first day back at the temporary naval base, Shiro didn't really want to think about the black tower on the sea anymore; she was more interested in spending time with her ship girls.

After returning to the temporary naval base, Xiaobai prepared to meet with her married ships whom she hadn't seen for two weeks.

Xiao Bai first went to the training ground where thunder roared.

Today, the ship girl receiving training at the training ground is Illinois.

When Xiaobai arrived at the training ground, on the water, Illinois was having one-on-one artillery training with Veneto, who seemed to be in a bad mood.

As shells rained down from the sky, Illinois, now a dark green figure, nimbly weaved through the gaps in the shelling. Her beautiful figure appeared exceptionally fragile under the relentless bombardment. The splashing seawater soaked through her clothes, outlining her alluring curves. Her black cloak gradually became tattered under the ravages of the shelling, until it was barely enough to cover her body.

Faced with this overwhelming offensive, it seemed that Illinois would be crushed in the next second and silently sink to the bottom of the sea.

But Illinois just kept holding on by the last breath, for a very, very long time.

Xiaobai stood at the edge of the training field, her eyes catching the green figures darting amidst the gunfire. She smiled, then looked towards the center of the field and found Veneto.

Two weeks later, Veneto is still as exquisite and lovely as ever.

White hair, red eyes, petite body, captivating features, and an extremely delicate yet majestic battleship aura.

"The training ground is as lively as ever," Xiaobai exclaimed unconsciously.

"Huh? Who's talking? The Admiral's voice?" Just as Xiaobai was marveling, a bright green head suddenly peeked out from under a parasol next to her.

"Hey! Isn't that the Admiral!"

A green head peeked out from under the umbrella and called out excitedly. Then a figure climbed out from under the umbrella, laughing brightly and waving its fair arm at Little White.

"Admiral! Over here!"

Xiao Bai looked in the direction of the sound, and the moment she saw the lush green figure, her face immediately lit up with joy, and she raised her hand and waved it twice.

"Rome, you're here too."

"Yes, Admiral, when did you get back?" Roma greeted him, then chuckled at Super Yamato behind him, "Super Yamato is here too! I haven't seen Super Yamato at the temporary naval base for the past few days! Long time no see!"

"..." Super Dahe didn't speak, but simply bowed slightly to Rome.

"Super Big and the others have been at the temporary garrison for a while now," Xiaobai said with a smile and a wave of his hand.

"Huh? It's always been here? I didn't see it."

"You must spend all your time at the training ground again," Xiaobai said with a smile.

"Haha, that's true!" Rome nodded with a straightforward laugh.

Xiao Bai walked to Rome's side and looked down at the area under her parasol.

Under the parasol, Empire was curled up asleep on a soft air mattress. Beside him, a delicate girl, as beautiful as a porcelain doll, was quietly sitting in the corner, clutching a doll to her chest.

Xiao Bai exchanged a glance with the exquisitely beautiful doll-like girl.

"Littorio, good morning?" Little White greeted him with a smile.

“Yes.” Littorio nodded.

"It's not easy for an empire to sleep so soundly in such a noisy environment," Xiaobai said to Rome, turning his gaze away.

"Sigh, it's been so many years, it's time to get the hang of it."

"Aren't you going to participate in the special training in Illinois together?" Xiaobai asked again.

"Illinois, huh?" Roma glanced at the green figure speeding across the sea, shrugged, and gave Little White a helpless look. "Oh dear... Admiral, you don't know, right now the only one who can train Illinois is Big Sister."

"Huh? What do you say?"

"As expected of an Iowa-class ship girl... Illinois is truly remarkable. Although she hasn't been training for long, her progress is terrifying. In just a few days, she can already hold her own against the older sister who's holding back." Roma muttered to herself with a complex expression, arms crossed. "Even a seasoned veteran like me, going all out, would struggle to beat Illinois in three out of ten training matches. Sigh... Admiral, tell me, how am I supposed to train her?"

"Ah..." Xiaobai couldn't help but smile wryly after hearing Roma's words, "That amazing?"

“That’s what Iowa-level talent is like.” Under the umbrella, Littorio whispered in a lazy tone, “It’s not just her, another big-breasted, very pretty older sister who trains at different times is the same, and she’s improving very quickly.”

The other older sister Littorio mentioned should be 1913.

Xiao Bai nodded silently.

Hmm... Littorio is right, the breasts of the 1913 model are indeed very large...

Oh no...

The training progress in 1913 was also very rapid.

Xiao Bai had previously watched the training in 1913.

Judging from her gunnery talent displayed in 1913, she certainly has one of the best talents in the field of battleships... However, I think the reason for her great progress is more likely her serious training attitude, which ranks among the top three in the naval base, and her inner desire for great strength.

As mentioned before.

Despite her outward appearance as an elegant young lady from a scholarly family, exuding charm with every smile and seemingly delicate and unassuming, 1913 harbored a deep-seated desire for "absolute power."

Thinking of this, Xiaobai smiled at the three people in front of him.

Just then, on the training field.

Veneto, who was focused on maneuvering the ship's equipment and training Illinois with fierce gunfire, suddenly caught a glimpse of Xiaobai out of the corner of her eye.

Veneto's mechanically precise shooting motion paused for a moment.

At the same time, the sky full of artillery fire also experienced a fleeting break in the blink of an eye.

Illinois, who was taking cover from the shells in the distance, did not let this opportunity pass. She seized the fleeting gap in firepower and drove her ship's equipment forward at full speed, instantly reaching a position with an excellent firing angle.

Immediately afterwards, she swiftly swung the ship's rigging behind her, and the rigging immediately extended its cannon barrels, which instantly became incredibly hot, and fired a series of shells at Veneto with a loud bang.

Several shells arrived in front of Veneto in an instant.

Veneto instinctively dodged backward, but Illinois had already anticipated Veneto's dodge direction. Although Veneto could dodge most of the shells, one shell from Illinois was still heading straight for Veneto's face.

boom! ! !

The shell slammed into Veneto, instantly engulfing him in flames, and the surrounding water erupted in a spray.

"Yes!"

Seeing this, Illinois gasped for breath, clenched her fists, and gave a victorious smile.

But soon, as the hookah smoke dissipated from the training field, Illinois's smile, after a brief moment of surprise, turned into regret.

Veneto's figure slowly emerged from the smoke of the shelling.

After the smoke cleared, Veneto was still standing there unharmed. There wasn't a single scratch on her body, and her clothes weren't even wet.

Chapter 3948 Cough cough cough

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

As Veneto appeared unharmed, a series of crisp sounds, like eggshells cracking, filled the air.

The transparent green honeycomb protective shield fell from Veneto's body, landed on the sea, and dissipated as specks of light.

Veneto glanced down at the fading light on the water's surface, then looked up and nodded in the direction of Illinois, letting out a soft "hmm" of approval.

"Well done. Quick reaction."

“Thank you, Instructor Veneto.” Illinois responded with a smile from afar. “But… Instructor Veneto was distracted just now, wasn’t she? This is the first time I’ve seen you lose focus during a battle.”

“…” Veneto was silent for a while. She did not respond to the question about being distracted, but patted her shoulder. “You were able to seize a fleeting opportunity to launch a thunderous counterattack… Even if I gave you this momentary opportunity, your reaction was as if you were prepared in advance… During your training with me, you were always thinking about how to defeat me, weren’t you?”

“The instructor said that every soldier must have the courage to reap the fruits of victory,” Illinois replied with a smile.

“That’s a good answer.” Veneto looked at Illinois and nodded. “Rest now.”

"Hmm? You're resting so early today? I can continue," Illinois said, somewhat surprised.

Illinois subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction Veneto had been looking.

The moment Illinois saw the little white cat on the shore, a look of understanding immediately appeared on her face.

Then, Illinois looked at Veneto with a broad smile.

"Oh dear, now that you mention it, I am indeed tired." Illinois put away her ship equipment, stretched and rubbed her neck, then turned and walked towards the shore.

Illinois stepped ashore with a smile on her face. When she saw Little White, she immediately waved and greeted him.

"Good morning, Admiral. And good morning, Miss Super Yamato."

"Good morning, Illinois," Little White replied with a smile.

"Illinois, you did a great job!" Roma jumped over with a look of surprise. "You actually forced the boss to use her Aegis! My goodness, you can count on one hand the number of ship girls in our naval base who can force the boss to use her skill in a one-on-one fight! Even I can't do something like that!"

“Miss Rome, I was just lucky. Besides… the instructor must have been distracted just now, otherwise I wouldn’t have had such a good opportunity to attack.” Illinois covered her mouth with a smile and glanced at Little White. “It’s so strange… how could the instructor be distracted?”

"?" Xiaobai didn't quite understand why Illinois was looking at her with such a meaningful and flirtatious gaze, so she subconsciously tilted her head.

However, before Xiaobai could understand what Illinois meant, Veneto behind Illinois also put away her ship equipment and jumped ashore.

"Admiral, you're back." As soon as Veneto stepped ashore, her cold and stern expression seemed to melt away, revealing a hint of tenderness as she spoke to Little White.

"Veneto, I'm back!" Little White said to Veneto with a smile. "How have you been these past few days?"

“Yes, it’s been quite fulfilling.” Veneto nodded. “I heard 1913 and Illinois mention you during training. You must have modified quite a few missile ships recently, right? It seems the naval base is quite busy too.”

"Uh...actually, I'm not particularly busy..." Xiaobai scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

"Did the Admiral return this time to resolve the matter of Chapter Eight?" Veneto inquired.

“Yes.” Xiaobai nodded, then blinked at Veneto. “Eh? Veneto, do you know about the incident in Chapter Eight?”

"The Admiral's Guild sealed off the 8-4 sea area early this morning; it's obvious something's happened." Veneto shook her head and casually asked, "How's the problem? Is it serious?"

"Ah, it shouldn't be too serious... It's about half resolved so far."

"What do you mean by 'half-solved'..."

"Oh, that's a long story."

"Does the Admiral need my help?"

"No, no, I came back to rest, that's why I came to see you." Xiaobai smiled at Veneto. "Veneto, are you free today? Would you like to take a walk with me?"

"..." Veneto's mouth opened and closed, and she subconsciously tiptoed, but after glancing at her sisters who were staring at her with starry eyes, she regained her dignified and composed demeanor. "Hmm, that's a good suggestion, but I still have to train Roma later... If you want to go for a walk, can the Admiral wait until the afternoon?"

"Okay."

Veneto looked at Little White, a faint smile playing on her lips.

"Admiral, it's settled then."

The conversations between Xiaobai and Veneto are always so concise and efficient.

After arranging a time with Veneto, Xiaobai and Chaoda left the training ground. The moment they left, thunder rumbled and roared again.

Next, Xiaobai went to see Deep Sea Akagi.

At this time, Akagi was taking a walk with Barbarossa in the garden. When Shiro found her, the whole garden was filled with the rich fragrance of osmanthus.

Upon seeing Shiro, Akagi immediately rushed over with joy, pressing her soft, full body against Shiro's face, repeatedly bowing her head to caress Shiro, and saying things like, "I miss you so much, my lord," "Your scent is so sweet," and "I feel most at ease when I'm with you."

Akagi Fukami is such a sweet person. Being around her makes you feel like you're soaking in a honey pot.

At this moment, Barbarossa was still standing next to Akagi. If it weren't for Barbarossa's direct gaze making Shiro feel uncomfortable, she probably would have spent the whole day in Akagi's sweet embrace.

After chatting with Akagi from the Deep Sea for a morning, Shiro bid farewell to the two Deep Sea Deans and prepared to go see Yamato from the Deep Sea with Super Yamato.

However, to Xiaobai's slight surprise, when she and Super Yamato arrived at Deep Sea Yamato's dormitory, she knocked on the door and waited. But the person who opened the door was not Deep Sea Yamato, but Deep Sea Shinano wearing a biker gang outfit with the words "Yoroshiku" written on it, and Deep Sea Musashi, who looked unusually sober.

Shinano and Musashi, who are both unable to speak, unfurled a banner in front of Shiro that read, "Sister is sleeping."

Now that things had come to this, Xiaobai could only glance sideways at Chao Yamato.

"Super Yamato, when...did I make Yamato-neechan angry?" Shiro asked curiously.

"Huh?" Chao Da was taken aback.