Elder brother's garrison

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"Um……"

"Because I am a sunflower, and you are my little sun." Xiaobai began bombarding her with cheesy pickup lines.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Chao Dahe's face immediately showed unease and embarrassment, but at the same time, he felt an even stronger sense of guilt and remorse.

The admiral likes me so much... yet I've deceived him...

Ugh……

On his large face, a complex mix of emotions gathered, making his expression even more vivid.

Shiro carefully memorized the changes in Chao Yamato's expression, then withdrew his gaze with satisfaction.

……

In short, let's put the matter of Super Daiwa aside for now.

When Xiaobai and Chaoda arrived at the Admiral's Guild, the ship girl attendants in the guild's hall seemed to have been waiting for Xiaobai for a long time.

"President! You've finally arrived!"

"President, come quick! Manager Luo and the others have been waiting for you for ages!"

"The situation is extremely urgent, we really need you!"

"President, waah, help!"

The ship girl attendants rushed over as if they had seen a savior. Before Xiaobai and Chao Yamato could speak, she was escorted by a group of ship girl attendants to the no-go work area.

Xiaobai and the others were all taken to Luo Yingying's office in one go.

Luo Yingying's office door was open at that moment.

Even with the door open, a surging, powerful wave of heat kept crashing outwards.

Before Xiaobai even entered the office, he could see Luo Yingying anxiously scribbling away amidst a mountain of documents. The office was filled with flying files, and the three landline phones beside her were ringing incessantly. Luo Yingying was issuing instructions while simultaneously processing the documents. She didn't even have a free hand to answer the phone, relying on Shenying to take the call, hold the receiver to Luo Yingying's ear, and simultaneously jot down lengthy notes to assist her with her work.

That's really... intense.

Xiaobai stood outside the door, watching Luo Yingying inside, seemingly engaged in a passionate battle with something. She then glanced at the guild ship girls, their eyes brimming with tears, looking at their guild with reverence. She smiled somewhat shyly.

"Uh... I, I'll go right away..."

Xiao Bai walked into Luo Yingying's office.

As soon as Xiao Bai entered Luo Yingying's office, Luo Yingying, who was handling official business, saw Xiao Bai's figure. Her eyes, which seemed to have lost their luster due to the heavy workload, instantly became fervent. As if she had seen a savior, she slammed the work documents in her arms onto the table and then stood up and cheered.

"President Lu Lin! You, you've finally arrived!"

Luo Yingying cried out excitedly, her breathing becoming much more rapid.

Xiao Bai glanced down at the office floor, which was piled high with documents, leaving almost no room to step. She tentatively lifted her foot and stepped over several layers of documents to reach Luo Yingying and Shenying.

"Miss Yingying, um... I'm so sorry... I think I'm late?"

"It's not too late, it's the perfect time to start work!" Luo Yingying had never longed to see Xiaobai so much in her life. She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said to Xiaobai, "President Lu Lin, you should already know, yesterday morning..."

"It's a strange sound, isn't it?" Xiaobai said.

"Yes!" Luo Yingying nodded immediately, and she quickly said, "According to the information provided by our patrol team stationed at node 8-4, the sound is coming from the Black Tower on the sea! Our patrol team is now strictly guarding the Black Tower..."

"Last night...uh...you didn't...work overtime until now, did you?" Xiaobai asked Luo Yingying subconsciously.

"Huh?" Luo Yingying didn't expect Xiaobai to suddenly ask her a question. She was stunned for a moment, then nodded subconsciously, "Yes...yes."

"Yes, that's right."

That's a very dismissive answer.

Xiao Bai looked around the office with some emotion, then sighed.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you," Xiaobai said.

"No, no, it's not difficult at all." Luo Yingying quickly shook her head. "I can handle all of these tasks. It's not difficult at all... The real difficulty lies in the other parts."

"Huh? What do you say?"

"Regarding the Black Tower... after its unusual behavior last night, it's hard for us to be sure if it's a safe building now..." Luo Yingying said immediately, "And the sound that could echo in all the admirals' ears overnight is just too strange... We urgently need an investigation report..."

"I do know what happened with that voice. I'll write the investigation report," Xiaobai replied.

"Eh? President Lu Lin, do you know the principle behind that sound?"

"I guess so..." Xiaobai thought for a moment and nodded.

It's really just a basic explanation of the principles of mental power... It's just that the level of mental power in human society is still in its infancy, and many people don't realize that what the Black Tower is emitting is not a sound, but mental power. It's not much trouble for a newbie to help with this basic education.

"Then, what about the Black Tower..." Luo Yingying looked at Xiaobai with a worried expression.

"Forget it, let's not keep the sea closed. Let's just open it up." Xiaobai shook his head. "If we close the sea to investigate every time something happens, it will affect the credibility of our Admiral's Guild... Since we can't destroy the Black Tower, we might as well just leave it here."

"Sigh...you're right." Luo Yingying looked at Xiaobai, her tense expression easing as she nodded gently.

really……

No matter what happened in Chapter Eight, as long as Admiral Lu Li appeared, a clear solution could be found in just a couple of sentences...

That strange sound... I didn't expect that President Lu Lin already had the answer. No wonder she's the world's number one admiral...

Luo Yingying sighed, looking at the draft "Second 8-4 Node Sea Area Closure Plan" in her hand, and finally slowly put it into the trash can under the table.

Opening up the 8-4 sea area... although it sounds like a very simple thing at first glance, it is something that Luo Yingying alone could never do.

Did Luo Yingying not realize that the Black Tower couldn't be destroyed and that she could only coexist with the Admirals? Or did Luo Yingying not realize that continuously sealing off the sea area would affect the credibility of the Admirals' Guild and cause the Admirals to become annoyed...?

Luo Yingying isn't stupid; of course she knows all of this.

But Luo Yingying herself really couldn't make this decision.

Ultimately, the most decisive difference between himself and President Lu Lin, besides "authority," was the incredibly reassuring "confidence."

Luo Yingying lacked the confidence to do so, so she could only remain conservative and wait for Xiaobai to appear.

Fortunately, the president of Chapter Eight is someone with the confidence to back it up.

"I'll go back to the president's hall to write the investigation report first. I'll have someone send it to you after I'm done," Xiaobai said to Luo Yingying. "Miss Yingying, you should take a rest too. Send all your work here to me, and I'll take over."

"Okay, okay..." Luo Yingying nodded with some relief.

Xiao Bai smiled and turned to leave.

After Xiaobai left the office, Luo Yingying remained standing, staring blankly at the open office door.

After a while, Luo Yingying suddenly felt dizzy and her legs went weak, causing her to collapse into her office chair.

"Admiral, are you alright?" Shenying immediately stepped forward to support Luo Yingying.

"I...I'm fine...I'm just a little dizzy..."

"You've been working for over forty-eight hours straight... It's time to rest," Shenying whispered a reminder. "President Lu Lin said to leave the rest to her."

"I'll leave it to President Lu Lin... Sigh... I can finally... relax..."

Luo Ying sighed softly, slowly closed her eyes, her expression gradually softened, and her breathing gradually calmed down.

Jingle Bell……

The landline phone in front of Luo Yingying rang. Shen Ying quickly picked up the receiver and looked at Luo Yingying with a worried expression.

Luo Yingying had already fallen asleep by this time.

Shenying breathed a sigh of relief. She helped Luo Yingying up and then began handling the handover of the phone calls by herself.

Suddenly, Luo's soft murmurs echoed in the office.

"what……"

"...Look at my brain...I forgot to tell Admiral Lu Lin about that..."

"President...I've...made all the arrangements..."

Luo Yingying whimpered softly in her sleep, her voice dissipating like bubbles.

……

Three minutes later.

The top floor of the Admiral's Guild.

President's Hall.

Xiao Bai stood dumbfounded in front of his office door, staring at Ticonderoga, who stood in front of him with a flushed face and an awkward expression.

"Report! Ticonderoga, captain of the first squad of the Royal Guard, greets you!"

Chapter 3965 Rules

Today, Ticonderoga still retains the image that Xiaobai remembers, but in terms of attitude... he seems to be more excited and expectant than yesterday.

She still wore her signature black fitted trench coat.

Although Ticonderoga's body was completely covered by clothing, with almost no skin below her neck exposed, her youthful aura and slender figure were still exceptionally prominent, even through the fabric.

After Ticonderoga finished her crisp "Good morning," a hint of restraint and nervousness appeared on her delicate face. She then quickly and respectfully bowed ninety degrees to Xiaobai.

Ticonderoga's entire sequence of movements was clean and crisp. As she bowed, her long, bright yellow twin ponytails drew a clearly visible arc in the air, the ends of the ponytails lingering for a moment in mid-air, appearing exceptionally swaying and lively.

Xiaobai and Chaoda stood in front of the office door, staring blankly at Ticonderoga, who was bowing at a ninety-degree angle.

"Huh? Ticonderoga? Is that you?" Xiaobai asked, somewhat surprised.

"Yes! Admiral, it's me!" Ticonderoga immediately straightened up, his eyes looking at Shiro with a hint of expectation, as if he were carrying a dream. "Ticonderoga reporting for duty!"

"...You...are already the captain of the Royal Guard?" Little White looked at Ticonderoga, her expression somewhat strange for a moment, before asking.

“Yes…” Ticonderoga’s expression immediately became cautious upon hearing this. “…Um…Admiral, you…don’t know about this?”

"No, not at all." Xiaobai shook her head.

Ticonderoga finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt completely at ease.

Xiaobai looked at Ticonderoga, who was patting his chest and letting out a long sigh of relief. After thinking for a while, she smiled slightly and then reached out to open her office door.

"Well... anyway, let's go in first," Xiaobai said.

"Yes, Admiral!" Ticonderoga immediately stood at attention and saluted.

Ticonderoga seemed never to have been anyone's personal bodyguard, a fact evident in her slightly stiff movements.

The current Ticonderoga is nowhere near as natural as when Xiaobai saw her on the sea yesterday.

However, Xiaobai didn't bring this up explicitly.

After opening the office door, Xiaobai walked in and sat down at his desk.

Ticonderoga followed Yamato into the office. She stood in front of Shiro's desk, looking at Shiro somewhat awkwardly, as if she didn't know what to do.

Little White looked up and smiled at Ticonderoga.

“Ticonderoga, I was indeed startled when I saw you just now.” Xiaobai smiled, picked up a pen, and gently said while rubbing the cap with her fingertips, “I did talk to Miss Yingying about you, and I also discussed with her the matter of splitting your Seventh Patrol Squad into my personal guard… Hmm… Logically speaking, I shouldn’t be surprised to see you here, but I didn’t expect that even though I only mentioned this to Miss Yingying yesterday at noon, she still managed to get it done for me this morning, even though the Admiral’s Guild is so busy.”

Xiao Bai's words were truly from the bottom of his heart.

To be honest, the matter of splitting off a patrol team from the Admiral's Guild and arranging it into a personal guard exclusively for the Admiral's Guild may seem like a simple job transfer at first glance, but in reality, it involves quite complicated procedures.

For example, you need to investigate the background information, abilities, and trust levels of each ship girl in advance... submit personnel transfer applications for ship girls to the Admiral's Headquarters... redistribute the work of the remaining patrol teams of the Admiral's Guild... apply to the Admiral's Headquarters for new personnel allocation... hold several meetings to convey previous instructions... each of these steps requires a huge amount of energy, and you also need to deal with a large number of documents and communicate and negotiate with a large number of staff... just thinking about it is a headache.

Oh yes.

It seems the Admiral's Guild has never established a personal guard.

Therefore, these tasks also include defining the duties and authority of the private bodyguard team, applying to the Admiral's Headquarters for new staff positions, explaining the necessity and role of the new positions, and submitting new position applications and benefit application plans, etc.

In short, it's not something that can be resolved with just a few words.

According to Xiaobai's own guess, it would be at least a week before Ticonderoga officially took office as captain of the Royal Guard and reported to him.

But Xiaobai never expected that Luo Yingying would actually finish the whole thing in one night.

Goodness... Miss Yingying is so reliable.

How many proposals must have been written, how many applications submitted, how many phone calls must have been made...?

Especially since the current eighth chapter is still somewhat preoccupied with matters related to the Black Tower, leaving the reader somewhat distracted and unable to focus on the bigger picture...

Xiao Bai suddenly remembered that when he visited Luo Yingying today, he learned from her that she hadn't rested at all yesterday and had been working non-stop... It turned out that besides being busy with the Black Tower matter last night, Miss Yingying also spent even more time getting the Ticonderoga matter done in one go.