Elder brother's garrison

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The old governor didn't speak, but nodded.

"Thank you!" Xiaobai smiled at the governor and bowed.

The old governor watched as Xiaobai stood up from his chair and thought for a while.

"Oh, by the way, little girl," the old governor suddenly said.

"what?"

"Little girl, have you ever studied the rankings of garrison commanderies?" the old governor asked Xiaobai.

"A ranking of garrison commanderies?" Xiao Bai looked at the old governor with some confusion.

"Simply put, it's a ranking system that ranks the strength of naval bases around the world. The newbie naval base was only called the world's number one because it got first place on that list," the old governor said.

"Oh...no...I haven't studied it." Xiaobai shook his head blankly.

Regarding which authoritative organization ranked the newbie naval base first, Xiaobai had never asked Lexington about it.

Xiao Bai wasn't sure why the governor would suddenly ask him about the garrison rankings, but considering the old man's consistently kind attitude towards him, Xiao Bai answered honestly.

"Little girl, haven't you ever looked at the world rankings?"

"Uh, no... Ah! Did the newbie naval base fall from first place?!"

"That's not true."

"Oh..." Xiaobai patted his chest in relief.

The old governor looked at Xiaobai, who seemed relieved, pondered for a moment, then opened the laptop on the table, opened a website, and turned the screen towards Xiaobai.

"Here it is. It's not too late to take a look now," the old governor said.

Xiao Bai looked at the old governor's computer screen.

On the old governor's computer screen, a list of garrison commanderies with gold trim was displayed from top to bottom. At the very top, the words "Newbie Garrison Commander" were written in bold, flamboyant strokes. Below "Newbie Garrison Commander" was "The stinky big shot is pretending to be a newbie garrison commanderer again."

Xiaobai does recognize this second-place player who inexplicably has a romantic connection with the newbie naval base.

This is the name of the naval base of President Er Gou. However, almost all the ship girls in this naval base have joined the newbie naval base. Logically speaking, the second place should have been changed to someone else.

—Probably the rankings haven't been updated yet.

Thinking this, Xiaobai raised her eyes and glanced at the names on the leaderboard.

The ranking list was named the same as the old governor had said: the Naval Base Ranking List. Next to the name, there was a friendly note that the ranking list was updated every morning at eight o'clock.

Ok?

Daily updates?

Xiao Bai frowned in confusion.

Xiao Bai raised his head and looked at the old governor.

"Um... excuse me, what about the naval base that came in second place...?"

"You found out?" The old governor patted his laptop and raised his snow-white eyebrows at Xiaobai.

"Hmm...that's the president's...cough cough, that's Sister Konaka's naval base, right?" Shiro said to the old governor. "That naval base should have merged with ours by now, so it shouldn't be stuck in second place anymore, right?"

"This brings us to the issue of the ranking system." The old governor stroked his snow-white beard and slowly said to Xiaobai, "Although Konaga's naval base was merged into the newbie naval base under the authority of her guild leader, it does not mean that Konaga's naval base has disappeared. It has simply become an empty shell. Logically speaking, it should have been pushed out of the rankings long ago."

"Hmm...right, is there an error in the rankings?"

No mistake.

"Huh?? Why?"

"This brings us to the issue of the ranking system." The old governor's explanation was getting more and more engaging, his eyebrows dancing with excitement. "Little girl, before we get to that, let me ask you a question: if you were to rank the world's naval districts by strength, how would you do it?"

"Huh? Me?" Xiaobai pointed to herself, thought for a moment, "Hmm... then I'll use..."

After pondering for a while, Xiaobai's brows suddenly furrowed again.

You don't know until you step in the queue. When it was Xiaobai's turn to think for himself, he suddenly realized a problem.

That is, what should be used to compare the strength and weakness of naval bases?

Admittedly, it's easy to see which is stronger between a newbie naval base and a naval base that's been completely drained. However, it's really hard to compare which naval base is stronger when their strengths aren't that different.

For example, comparing a naval base with average equipment but high ship girl levels and a large number of ship girls, and a naval base with a fully equipped B25 carrier fleet but relatively low ship girl levels and a small number of ship girls, it's a difficult question to determine who is stronger or weaker.

The data for a naval base is quite complex, including the number of ship girls, their training level, equipment status, progress in conquering sea areas, and even the amount of resources available, as well as the admiral's own abilities. All of these can be used to measure the strength of a naval base. Trying to take all the data into account fairly seems to be quite a brain-intensive task.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai shook his head shyly at the governor in front of him and gave an awkward smile.

"Um, I don't think I... know how to queue."

"Haha, little girl, don't you think it's a bit hard to say who's stronger or weaker just by looking at the data?" The old governor laughed.

"Hmm." Xiaobai nodded, glancing curiously at the rankings on the computer screen, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes. "Excuse me, how are these naval base rankings determined?"

"Sigh, you've hit the nail on the head." The old governor looked at Xiaobai with satisfaction and patted the computer screen. "When this ranking was made, it was actually just a simple comparison of the number and training level of ship girls in each naval base."

"Huh?!" Little White exclaimed in surprise, "It's that simple?"

"Ah."

"But... isn't this unfair to those admirals who have many rare large ships and advanced equipment?" Xiaobai asked, puzzled.

The old governor smiled and nodded: "Little girl, I have another sentence. Although this ranking only simply calculates the training level of the garrison and puts you in the corresponding position when you are included, there is actually another rule to this ranking."

"What rules?"

"If you're not satisfied with your ranking, go and have a few drills with the garrison above you, and you'll crush the one above you." The old governor snorted. "Since the data can't determine the outcome, let's put it to the test and see who wins."

"...That's it."

"Well, the strength of a naval base is a basic indicator of its power. However, there are indeed quite a few naval bases in this world with rather distorted development. To give those special naval bases a chance to speak, this ranking allows for ranking up. But I must remind you, you can only challenge the naval bases above you." The governor paused here, "After all, it's a combat power ranking. If you have more people, bring more ship girls; if you have better equipment, bring more equipment. After a few rounds of practice, everyone will naturally know who is stronger."

"...It feels like I could cheat..."

"Popularity, economic advantages, and even luck can all be part of one's strength, as long as they don't break the law."

"Wouldn't that be unfair to people who are unpopular, poor, and unlucky?" Xiaobai asked.

"These kinds of players are treated unfairly no matter where they are, and they're used to it."

"..."

The conversation suddenly became so real that it caught Xiaobai off guard.

Chapter 1079 The goalkeeper's strength is super strong.

"So, the reason why the president's... Sister Konaka's naval base is still in second place and hasn't been kicked off the list is because, although the strength of her naval base has changed a lot, the third-ranked naval base has a good relationship with her and hasn't applied to her for exercises?"

Xiao Bai summarized the old governor's speech and asked him a question.

The old governor shook his head: "Although the result is not wrong, I think the motives are different."

"motivation?"

"The third-place player probably thinks that if he were to foolishly climb up now and break up the first and second place couple, he would probably be completely dealt with by you, the world's number one. That's why he hasn't dared to make a move until now."

"..."

Xiao Bai's expression was subtle.

This reason... it sounds like your own garrison is made up of bandits.

Are newbie naval bases really this unreasonable?

Xiao Bai scratched his head and thought for a while.

Ok……

Although President Er Gou's current naval base has been completely drained by Xiao Bai, leaving her utterly exhausted, if President Er Gou encounters any difficulties and needs the power of the ship girls, she can ask Xiao Bai for help, and Xiao Bai has no reason to refuse her.

She's still his sister-in-law in the legal sense.

Can you let others bully your own sister-in-law?

If anyone bullies Guild Leader Er Gou, she won't even need to complain to Xiao Bai; Xiao Bai will probably run over to stand up for Guild Leader Er Gou.

Ok……

In that sense, it seems that Chairman Er Gou also possesses the power of the world's number one naval base in another sense...

The governor was right.

Interpersonal relationships are indeed a form of strength.

Xiao Bai subconsciously glanced at the tenth-ranked garrison.

The tenth place is Miss Duan Shuiliu's garrison.

Compared to the names of the first and second ranked naval bases, which looked like they were just joking around, the name of the tenth ranked naval base finally looked much more normal.

"The tenth place finisher stops at the naval base."

Yes, what Xiaobai said is normal, that's normal in relation to the names of himself and Guild Master Ergou's naval base.

In reality, while the name of the garrison, Miss Duan Shuiliu, isn't exactly normal, it's still a name with some depth and meaning...

Xiao Bai turned his gaze away from the computer screen.

"Speaking of which, why did you tell me about this ranking list, Grandpa Governor?" Xiaobai asked.

"The reason I mentioned this ranking is, of course, because of Xiao Duan," the old governor said to Xiao Bai. "Little girl, you haven't been an admiral for very long, so you may not know. Although the rankings of the middle few of the top ten naval bases may fluctuate occasionally, the members of the top ten naval bases have remained unchanged since Xiao Duan arrived."

"No changes to the personnel?"

Xiao Bai looked at the old governor and his eyes widened in surprise.

Rankings are not permanent.

Especially when this base is directly extended to world-class rankings, newcomers are always emerging and veterans are always retiring. It is only natural that the members of the top ten rankings will change over time.

"Could it be that Miss Duan Shuiliu... deliberately stayed in the tenth position, blocking all the people behind her who wanted to climb the ranks?"

"Hmm." The governor looked at Xiaobai with some surprise. "You're quite clever, little girl."

"what……"

"Xiao Duan's naval base is quite strong, you know. She's steadily held onto tenth place, tirelessly defeating countless challengers trying to break into the top ten. That requires more than just tenth-place fighting power," the governor said to Xiao Bai. "Of course, your rookie naval bases are always unfathomable; nobody knows their strength. I don't think Xiao Duan can beat you either. But even a rookie naval base... against a gatekeeper like Xiao Duan, the strongest, would have to use at least a third of its strength, right?"

The governor closed his laptop, leaned back in his chair, and let out a deep breath.

"Little girl, if you underestimate Duan just because she's ranked tenth, and think of her as some kind of nobody outside the top eleven, then don't blame me if she accidentally gets the top spot on the merit list after the event ends."

After saying this, the old governor slowly closed his eyes.

Xiao Bai stood there, watching the old governor sitting behind the table, leisurely sprawled in his chair, humming contentedly, looking as if he had revealed some heavenly secret.

Xiao Bai was puzzled.

Xiao Bai pondered.

Xiaobai thought it over and over again.

Xiao Bai suddenly realized.

"Ah! Grandpa Governor, are you reminding me to seriously plan the event?" Little White looked at the old governor in surprise.

The old governor's leisurely expression faltered, and he coughed lightly.

"What are you talking about? I'm just obliging you to tell you some common knowledge." The old governor wiped his old face.

"I see! So Grandpa was a good person after all?"

Xiao Bai gave the old governor a bright smile.

"……snort."

The old governor said he couldn't be bothered with Xiaobai.

"Thank you, Grand Governor!" Xiao Bai bowed deeply to the old governor and patted the pocket containing the data cards. "Don't worry, Grand Governor, I will definitely get first place."

After saying goodbye, Xiaobai glanced once more at Ringo's still crowded desk, waved to the old governor, and left.

Xiao Bai's figure disappeared at the top of the stairs.

The old governor slumped in his chair, turned his head, and watched as Xiaobai skipped down the stairs. He hummed and grumbled for a while, then awkwardly scratched his cheek and patted the table.

"..."

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