Elder brother's garrison

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"Judging from her appearance, Miss Duan doesn't seem to be very old, does she?"

"Mm." Xiaobai nodded.

“Girls her age, especially those in the admiral's line of work, basically don’t have time to study cooking skills unless they are really interested. Among these young girls, only a few can skillfully cook dishes by following a recipe.” Akagi said, her face slightly flushed. “Of course, I don’t mean to doubt Miss Duan’s cooking skills. It’s just that I’ve recently gotten used to the position of the chef. Sitting on a stool and waiting for others to serve the dishes to me is not comfortable, so I took the liberty of worrying a little.”

"Oh……"

"Ah, here we are."

As they were talking, Xiaobai and Chicheng walked to the kitchen door at the end of the corridor.

The kitchen door at the end of the corridor was wide open, and you could see rows of stainless steel kitchen utensils gleaming from the outside.

The entire kitchen was empty and quiet, and it looked like the fire hadn't been lit yet.

Beside the cutting board, Duan Shuiliu, who had taken off her coat, was bowing her head and tying her hair behind her head with her hands. She was wearing a snow-white apron, which was pressed against her white sweater, making a rustling sound.

Seemingly sensing that someone was watching him, Duan Shuiliu, who was tying his hair, paused and turned to look at Xiaobai and Chicheng.

The moment Duan Shuiliu turned around, Chicheng and Xiaobai inexplicably and tacitly shrank into the corridor, avoiding Duan Shuiliu's gaze.

Duan Shuiliu turned around with a long white ribbon in her mouth. She glanced at the empty entrance a few times before gradually resuming her normal movements.

After securing the ribbon to her neatly coiled ponytail, Duan Shuiliu lowered her arms, walked to the sink, and carefully washed her hands before reaching for the cleaver on the cutting board.

Outside the kitchen.

Shiro and Akagi were perched on top of each other on the gate, peering through the glass at Shiro and Akagi who were peeking inside. They exchanged an awkward smile.

"If it were me, that would be one thing, but why did you hide just now, Admiral?" Akagi said to Shiro with a smile.

"If I get seen, Akagi, you'll be exposed..." Shiro also found an excuse for himself, "Speaking of which, why is Akagi hiding?"

"Well... I actually don't mind being seen..." Akagi seemed a little embarrassed, finding it hard to explain, "Maybe I just don't want to disturb Miss Duan's state of mind?"

Just then, the crisp sound of chopping vegetables came from the kitchen.

Xiaobai and Chicheng quickly looked into the kitchen.

From their direction, they couldn't see Duan Shuiliu's face directly, only his profile as he stood in front of the chopping block, chopping vegetables.

Perhaps because of her strict self-discipline, Shui Liu stood upright at the front of the chopping block, holding the knife and chopping vegetables. The chopping sound was steady and even, neither fast nor slow, without any fancy movements.

Compared to the cooks at the newbie naval base, especially Kaga Bismarck and the others who chopped vegetables like they were performing acrobatics, Duan Shuiliu was quite ordinary.

"...Ah, he's a master." However, after seeing Duan Shuiliu's actions, a hint of surprise appeared in Akagi's originally calm eyes, and she murmured softly.

"Huh? Isn't this quite ordinary?" Xiaobai asked in surprise.

"Is it that ordinary?" Akagi looked back at Shiro with surprise.

"...Well...compared to Bismarck and the others......" Xiaobai blushed and stammered softly.

"Ah... I see. Admiral, you mean the skill of chopping vegetables? In that case, Bismarck and the others are indeed better at it." Akagi paused for a moment, then smiled in sudden realization.

"Wasn't Akagi talking about technology?"

"..." Akagi pointed in the direction of Duan Shuiliu.

Xiao Bai glanced through the glass towards Duan Shuiliu's direction.

Duan Shuiliu had just put the chopped vegetables aside when he picked up a piece of fresh meat that had been soaking in cold water and gently placed it on the cutting board. Then he took out a piece of absorbent paper and carefully wiped the water droplets off the meat.

Then, the crisp sound of slicing meat rang out again.

Xiao Bai watched Duan Shuiliu's actions quietly. After a while, she remembered that she hadn't answered Chi Cheng's question yet. She quickly turned her head and found Chi Cheng looking at her with a half-smile.

"Uh...Akagi...no, sorry...I forgot I was talking to you..." Shiro's face turned bright red instantly.

“It’s alright.” Akagi shook her head. “The situation just now was actually what I wanted to tell you about before, Admiral.”

"Huh? What's going on?"

"Compared to seasoned chefs, Miss Duan's skills haven't quite reached a level of mastery yet. It's clear she did cook for a while before, so she has some foundation, but it's also been a long time since she picked it up, and her proficiency has declined considerably, resulting in slightly awkward knife movements." Akagi explained to Xiaobai like a seasoned master chef. "However, her movements are still very eye-catching; even you, Xiaobai, couldn't help but be drawn in, right?"

Xiao Bai scratched his cheek awkwardly.

“In this world, it’s not only exquisite skills that can attract people’s attention,” Akagi said, her gaze continuing to fall on Duan Shuiliu in front of the cutting board through the glass.

"What else?" Xiaobai asked.

Akagi lowered her head, her bright red lips curving into a meaningful smile.

"And... a heart devoted to one another."

"..."

"It seems I have absolutely no room to intervene now." Akagi shrugged and said to Shiro, "We should be able to eat soon, Admiral, let's go back."

"Ok!"

Xiaobai chatted with Akagi as they walked back the way they came.

"Speaking of which, Akagi."

"Ok?"

"Can you make something delicious just by having good intentions?"

"Ah... relying solely on intention is naturally not enough; a bit of skill is also necessary. Intention is like... well, similar to how interest is the best teacher. If you have enough intention, your dedication to this matter will naturally follow."

"Oh……"

Xiaobai and Akagi disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

in the kitchen.

The crisp sound of chopping vegetables never stopped.

Duan Shuiliu arranged the chopped ingredients into a plate, took out various seasonings, and carefully marinated the meat patties.

After completing the preparations, Duan Shuiliu walked to the stove, squatted down, and looked for the button to turn on the fire.

I just squatted down.

Duan Shuiliu stared blankly at the three or four rows of brightly colored buttons on the stove control panel for a while.

After a while, Duan Shuiliu stood up and looked around the tabletop around the stove.

in the kitchen.

A quiet group.

"..."

"..."

"……manual……"

Duan Shuiliu's slightly confused tone echoed weakly in the kitchen, like the oars of a small boat rocking.

"..."

"..."

"If someone could help..."

"That's good..."

Duan Shuiliu's head drooped listlessly.

A slightly disappointed sigh.

It vanished in a flash in the air.

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Chapter 1101 Shall we have a thrilling game of Ludo?

After leaving the corridor, Xiaobai and Chicheng returned to the hall.

In the hall, tables, chairs, benches, and tableware were neatly arranged. The rookie naval girls and the military police girls were sitting around the tables, chatting enthusiastically.

Ship girls are actually quite similar to children.

Although the ship girls from the newbie naval base had some conflicts with the ship girls from the military police earlier this morning, for the ship girls, as long as it wasn't a matter of principle, they could usually resolve it naturally by chatting and playing games.

There is no deep-seated hatred between ship girls. As long as there is no fundamental conflict, it is inevitable that they will grow up to be a loving family.

Correct.

Therefore, Hood felt that when he was a ship in his previous life, he was killed by Bismarck's arrow, which was a matter of principle.

The seats at the table were packed tightly with ship girls, leaving only two non-adjacent seats for Shiro and Akagi.

As soon as Xiaobai arrived at the table, she was surrounded by the ship girls and led to one of their seats. As soon as she sat down, several small hands brought her bowls and chopsticks from all directions, poured her a glass of water, and fussed over her while giving her flirtatious glances.

"Admiral, how's it going in the kitchen?"

"Sister Duan is an amazing cook! We came back before we could help. She should be done soon."

"Oh... well, Admiral, while we're waiting for the food, how about we play some games?"

"Sure, what game?"

"Flying-Chess!" A ship girl, like Doraemon pulling a treasure from her belly pocket, pulled out a perfectly bound box of flying chess from her ship equipment space. "Admiral, do you know how to play flying chess?"

"Uh, not very skilled..."

"It's okay, take your time!"

Upon hearing that Xiaobai's words did not contain any denial, the ship girls quickly unpacked the Ludo game and laid the board on the table.

Akagi watched as Shiro was quickly dragged over and started playing with the ship girls, a sight she was already used to. She simply smiled slightly, then covered her mouth and moved to another spot further away from Shiro, sitting next to Kaga and watching the ship girls with a smile.

Although the ship girls are about the same age, Akagi is the elder in terms of how they get along. Since these little girls are eager to play with Shiro, Akagi is naturally too embarrassed to lower herself to join them.

Anyway, once we get back to the yard, Xiaobai will still be ours.

"Admiral, here you go, it's about to start! A game of Ludo before dinner is a real treat! Admiral, here you go!" The ship girls chattered as they helped Xiaobai set up the chess pieces, and even tossed him a cup.

"Oh oh oh..."

Xiaobai quickly caught the chess piece thrown by the ship girl.

Chess, as an intellectually stimulating sport, has a much better reputation than video games, which are often criticized. Playing more is a good thing, and novices certainly won't refuse the ship girls.

Since we're basically free anyway, and the ship girls like playing chess, I think it wouldn't hurt to play with them before the food is served and have some fun.

"Admiral, this is a die, and this is a chess piece."

"Uh-huh."

As the ship girls explained the rules of the game board, Shiro slowly picked up the dice.

"Ludo is a game where you roll a die and make your pieces fly. You can move forward as long as you roll a fixed number. If your piece overlaps with another player's piece, you can send that player's piece back to the starting point."

"Oh, that's how it is."

"These are all the rules, it's very simple, right?" The ship girls smiled kindly.

"Ah."

"Let's put what we've just learned into practice!"

"Okay!"

The chessboard begins.

The laughter of the ship girls filled the entire hall, and the atmosphere inside became lively.

"Wow! I captured the Admiral's piece!"

"Hehe, I've captured the Admiral too! Admiral, don't put your important pieces so far out!"

"Ah, there's another Admiral piece in front of me, I'm going to capture it~"

"Admiral, Admiral, I'm catching up with you now—"

"Admiral, you'll have to start from the beginning again."

……

Every now and then, the ship girl's cheerful voice drifted out from the crowd.