Elder brother's garrison

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Xiaobai still vividly remembers how he spent an entire afternoon using up enough resources to bankrupt an ordinary naval base, yet still failed to create a single ship girl.

"But since Admiral Akashi has this ability, he shouldn't have to worry about merit points. If he's short of merit points, he can just sell another batch."

"Selling too much equipment will cause inflation, meow." Admiral Akashi sighed slightly after hearing Shiro's words. "Besides, I don't really want to use my skill."

"Huh? Admiral Akashi doesn't want to use this skill? It's so useful."

"...If you walk by the river long enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet eventually. You'll be exposed sooner or later, meow." Akashi said to Shiro with a hint of grievance.

"..." Xiaobai couldn't help but smile when he saw Mingshi's aggrieved look.

Akashi is right. After all, this is the power of the ship girls. If they use it too much, they will be discovered sooner or later, like now.

"Am I not suited to be an admiral?" Akashi said to Shiro, somewhat dejectedly.

"The ship girls of Admiral Akashi all like Admiral Akashi very much. Admiral Akashi must be a good admiral," Xiaobai comforted.

"Hmm..." Admiral Akashi nodded, but there was still a subtle sense of disappointment in his eyes.

As for managing the naval base, Akashi really felt that she didn't have any talent. Every time she used the power of her ship girls to earn money, it would be squandered in a very short time. The strength of her ship girls also increased very slowly. Being with the ship girls was not just about feeling happy. As an admiral, she also had to protect the peace of the region.

How can I safeguard peace when I'm like this?

As Akashi thought about this, her sense of loss intensified. She sighed and drooped her little head.

Looking at the dejected Akashi, Shiro finally understood something.

No wonder when she was walking with the Prince of Wales before, the Prince of Wales said that Akashi was more suited to be a shopkeeper than an admiral.

At the time, Xiaobai thought the Prince of Wales was referring to Akashi's talent in cooking. Only now does Xiaobai realize that even the Prince of Wales could see that Akashi was indeed not cut out to be an admiral.

Shiro looked at Akashi standing in front of him, a glint of light in his eyes.

Chapter 593 Meow Meow Meow

Sunlight streamed through the curtains, falling like fine sand onto Lexington's eyelids.

Lexington, slumped over the table, took a deep breath unconsciously. Her blue eyes, hidden beneath her flaxen hair, shimmered with a hazy brilliance, like jewels.

“…Hmm.” Lexington murmured softly, her eyes unconsciously glancing out the window.

Through the gap in the curtains, the sky was just beginning to lighten, when the sunlight was not yet glaring.

Lexington used a little force in his arms to gently lift himself off the table, then stretched out his hands and slowly extended his limbs.

Her full breasts, like fruits on an autumn branch, swayed precariously with Lexington's movements.

"Hmm," Lexington straightened her back and stretched out a big yawn. "Ah, that feels so good."

With two sharp pats, Lexington closed his eyes, stretched out his hands, and gently patted his cheeks.

The crisp sound echoed in the admiral's office as Lexington moved.

Lexington opened his eyes, which shone with vitality.

Lexington stood up from the chair in the admiral's office. She quickly tidied up the things on the table, organized the scattered documents, took out a set of toiletries from under the table, and left the admiral's office.

A few minutes later, Lexington returned, her cheeks damp and glowing with a faint pink light. She walked to the window and reached out to pull back the curtains.

Beyond the curtains, there was a blue sky and white clouds.

Lexington stared at the calm naval base for a while, then turned around, picked up a tea set in front of the sofa, and brewed a pot of black tea.

The door to the admiral's office was knocked open.

A reputation-enhancing woman dressed as a maid walked in.

"Reputation, good morning," Lexington greeted Reputation.

"Good morning, Mrs. Lexington." Reigns gave Lexington a slight bow, then looked at her face and smiled. "You've been up all night again."

"No, I went to bed quite early."

"Then you can sleep in the admiral's room."

"Too lazy to go home." Lexington smiled at Reputation, then picked up the teapot and poured a cup of black tea. "Would you like a cup?"

"I still have work to do." Reputation gave Lexington a head maid-like smile.

“This is Mrs. Lexington’s request,” Lexington said, raising her teacup to Reputation. “Keep me company.”

Reputation looked at Lexington for a while, then reluctantly walked up to her and sat down on the sofa.

"Is Master coming back today?" Reputation reached out a finger, picked up the teacup, brought it to his lips, and took a small sip.

"Little White? Yes, they said she's coming back today, with the Prince of Wales and the others."

"I see." Reputation nodded.

"...Do you miss her?" Lexington asked Reputation.

Reputation glanced at Lexington but said nothing.

"I've decided to go anyway." Lexington put down her teacup and sank lazily into the soft sofa. "Honestly, Jiajia insists on going out with Xiaobai no matter what, even though I'm lonely too."

"is it?"

"Yes. I also want Jiajia to stick to her sister's side every day like she's retaliating."

"..."

"Renown, if Revenge runs off with Little White and doesn't stay with you anymore, will you be lonely?" Lexington looked at Renown beside her and smiled slightly.

"..." Reputation glanced at Lexington, but still didn't say anything.

"Lonely?"

"No."

“You’re just lonely.” Lexington cupped her face in her hands and smiled as she looked at Reputation’s cheeks.

With a gulp, Shengwang swallowed all the warm tea in the teacup and then gently placed the teacup back on the table.

"I'm leaving." Reputation stood up from the sofa.

"Don't go."

“It’s time to pick up Yamato and Pachina.” Renown stretched out his finger and gently poked Lexington’s forehead, who was leaning close to him. “With your sister gone, you’re practically unrecognizable.”

"No way."

“There isn’t any.” Reign said to Lexington, took a few steps back, bowed to Lexington, and then left the admiral’s office.

Lexington rubbed the spot on his forehead where the reputation had poked him, lay on the sofa for a while, and then slowly stood up.

After tidying up the tea set on the coffee table, Lexington stretched and returned to his desk in the admiral's office.

Lexington turned on his computer, looked at the countless files on it, and sighed softly. Then, the clatter of the keyboard and the occasional rustling of pages turning filled the admiral's room.

This is typical life in Lexington: boring and peaceful.

Time passed slowly, and several hours later, the door to the admiral's office was knocked on once again.

"Come in." Lexington, who was processing documents, raised an eyebrow and called out softly to the door of the admiral's office with a slight smile.

The door to the admiral's office was then pushed open, and Mia's little head, which was covering her mouth, peeked out from the other side of the door.

"Lexington," Mia called softly, looking at Lexington sitting at her desk.

"It really is Mia." Lexington smiled at Mia. "Is there something you need?"

"Admiral," Mia said to Lexington.

“…Ah.” Lexington nodded, understanding that Mia was asking if Little White had returned.

Mia is a very likable but also quite shy girl. There are not many ship girls in the entire naval base who can make her talk to you obediently. At this stage, she is only close to Lexington and Shiro.

Mia got close to Lexington because they were companions, but with Whitebeard, it was simply because Mia liked Whitebeard.

Like a fledgling bird recognizing its kin, Mia felt a special fondness for the first person she saw after waking up, namely Xiaobai.

A few days ago, after Xiaobai left the naval base, Mia came back to the admiral's office almost every day to check on him and ask Lexington about Xiaobai's whereabouts.

"Little White is back today," Lexington said to Mia on the other side of the door.

"..." Mia didn't speak, but her eyes gradually lit up as she looked at Lexington.

"Hmm, let me see." Lexington glanced at his watch; it was already eight or nine in the morning. "It's about time."

Lexington put down the documents in his hand, walked to the door, and came to Mia's side.

"Mia."

"Well."

"How about we wait for Xiaobai at the door?" Lexington asked Mia.

Mia's eyes lit up, and she immediately grabbed Lexington's arm with both of her little hands.

Lexington touched Mia's forehead, then led her out of the office building and toward the gates of the naval base.

Lexington led Mia to the gates of the naval base and waited quietly.

Xiaobai sent the train ticket back to the city where the naval base is located to Lexington. According to the time shown on the ticket, Xiaobai should have already gotten off the train and be heading back towards the naval base by now.

Lexington knew he was coming out a little early, but Mia had just asked him too, and he was indeed a little excited, which made him less efficient at processing documents. So he figured he might as well wait here a little longer.

Lexington leaned against the gate of the naval base, quietly looking towards the end of the road.

Two hours passed.

A faint whooshing sound came from the end of the road in front of the naval base, and soon a speeding car sped towards the base from the distance.

The car left a long trail of smoke behind it, and the roar of its engine could be heard all over the road.

In the blink of an eye, the car sped up to the naval base like a gust of wind. Then, with a screeching sound, the car made a rather stylish U-turn at the entrance of the naval base, drifted, and came to a stop right in front of the base, not missing a single detail.

The car door opened, and Xiaobai got out of the car, just in time to see Lexington standing in front of her.

"Good morning, Lexington," Little White said with a smile.

"Little White, it's been a long time." Lexington smiled and took Little White from her. Mia, who was next to her, also stepped forward and grabbed Little White's arm.

"Sister!" Behind Xiaobai, Saratoga jumped down from his back.

"Gaga." Lexington didn't need to exchange any pleasantries with her younger sister. She opened her arms, and Saratoga understood immediately and snuggled into her embrace, cupping her chest and rubbing against her.

Bismarck and Hood also got out of the car. They exchanged glances with Lexington, nodded, and then walked to the side.

Knowing who was behind him, Lexington composed himself, snapped at Saratoga who was still rubbing against his chest, and then looked toward the car door.

The Prince of Wales got out of the car.

“Long time no see, Wales,” Lexington said to the Prince of Wales with a smile. “Welcome back.”

"Long time no see." The Prince of Wales looked at Lexington, a light smile appearing on his usually indifferent face.

There were other people behind the Prince of Wales, and she didn't seem to have much intention of interacting with Lexington. After nodding to Lexington, she walked to the side.

"Is that the Duke of York or King George V in the back?" Lexington smiled at the car door and said to those inside, "Long time no see, how have you been..."

Lexington didn't finish his sentence.

Because under Lexington's watchful gaze, the next person to step out of the car was neither the dashing Duke of York as remembered, nor the dignified King George V.

Instead, she was a little girl with long, bright green hair.

"Hi." The green-haired girl got out of the car and gave a thumbs up to Lexington in front of her. "My name is Akashi, nice to meet you, meow."

Meow meow meow? ?

Chapter 594 All in One Net

Lexington stared at the green-haired ship girl who called herself Akashi standing in front of her, and was stunned for a while, not knowing how to react.

Has Xiaobai salvaged the boat again?

Lexington stared at Akashi, who looked like a kitten, for a short while.

—If Lexington remembers correctly, Xiaobai's trip this time was to find the Prince of Wales in the human city who hasn't returned to the naval base, not to wander around any naval base or go to play with the construction machines in any chapter's sea area.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any room left to salvage the ship.

Where did you find this strange ship girl in front of you?

Are ship girls so common in human cities now? So many that you can just go visiting a family and get one?

"Hello." Despite having many doubts in her heart, Lexington smiled and greeted Akashi, "My name is Lexington."