Elder brother's garrison

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Chapter 1360 Knowing the Internet

The defensive power of ship girls is essentially the defensive force field generated by their ship equipment.

This weak defensive force field generated by the ship's equipment is like an invisible film, densely covering the ship girl's skin, protecting her from all sides without any leakage, at all times.

Even if the ship girl is recklessly reckless, taking missiles to her face or torpedoes to her body, this seemingly weak defensive force field will perfectly isolate all direct damage from the ship girl's body, preventing her from suffering any harm.

At most, it's just a few torn clothes or something.

In other words.

The defensive capabilities of ship girls are actually not that much related to the thickness of the clothes they wear.

A ship girl clad in iron armor wouldn't necessarily have much higher defensive capabilities than a ship girl wearing a revealing swimsuit.

In a sense, this is why the ship girls' outfits are so flashy.

Since ship girls don't need clothes to keep warm, keep clean, avoid direct sunlight and minor injuries like humans, these functional tasks can be perfectly accomplished by the defensive field on their own skin.

For ship girls, their clothes are 100% for decoration and covering their bodies. For this reason, after completely abandoning functionality and leaving only decoration, it is understandable that their clothing has developed into such an extravagant and beautiful form.

So when Missouri and the other ship girls first heard that Shiro seemed to be hinting that she would go into battle in a swimsuit, they did not immediately express their surprise. Instead, they had a strange expression that seemed to say, "Admiral, you really know how to play games."

"Admiral, you really are... bold."

On the beach, Missouri cupped her face, looking shy and flustered, and gazed at Little White with a half-smile.

"I've heard a bit about Missouri before. Some admirals like to dress their favorite ship girls in pretty and flashy outfits for battle to satisfy their personal hobbies. So, admiral, are you a swimsuit fetishist?"

"Huh?" Xiaobai's eyes widened, and she subconsciously glanced at Missouri's swimsuit. "Swim...swimsuit is..."

Just as we arrived at the small fishing village.

In short, because of a series of events that caught Xiaobai's attention, Xiaobai hadn't really looked at Missouri's swimsuit until now, and had unknowingly forgotten that Missouri wasn't wearing formal attire.

Now, thanks to Missouri's reminder.

Xiao Bai stared at Missouri's chest, slender waist, and long legs, then subconsciously glanced around.

Missouri's swimsuit wasn't the same one she wore a few days ago. Perhaps because there were no men around on the beach, Missouri was much bolder in choosing her swimsuit. Her black bikini, apart from a symbolic black skirt, had almost no extra decorations except for the key areas, completely exposing Missouri's beautiful figure and skin to the sunlight.

"No... I didn't, I didn't... but... uh?" Xiaobai was about to say something when her gaze was drawn to the swimsuit styles in Missouri.

Hmm... Come to think of it, this swimsuit does look familiar.

Xiao Bai stared at Missouri with a heart full of questions, then, as if he had thought of something, turned around and glanced at Iowa, who was standing behind him with a smile.

"Huh? Missouri, you...you're not wearing an Iowa swimsuit, are you?!"

"The Admiral certainly has a good eye." Before Missouri could reply, Iowa covered his mouth and laughed.

"Uh...you guys are wearing mixed and matched clothes...?"

"Although this swimsuit looks a bit too revealing, Missouri isn't quite used to it. But it seems you really like this style, Admiral. Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, Missouri wanted to secretly try it out to prepare herself mentally for the future." Missouri stuck out her tongue at Xiaobai and laughed.

"After all, everyone's swimsuits are kept in Missouri's ship equipment space," Iowa said with a shrug, seemingly unconcerned that Missouri had stolen her swimsuit. "What can I do? She's my adorable little sister. But if I remember correctly, my bust size seems to be a little bigger than Missouri's..."

“Ah, this is indeed a bit troublesome. Missouri spent a lot of time and effort, using all sorts of tricks, to barely stabilize the situation.” Missouri nodded with deep feeling. She lowered her head and gently cupped the snow-white fruit on her chest with her palm. The tight black shoulder straps on both sides immediately loosened, fluttering in the sea breeze, threatening to slip off Missouri’s body. “Missouri has put in a lot of effort in every sense.”

"How about I go with you to buy a swimsuit that fits your figure next time?" Iowa said with a smile.

"Thank you, Sister Iowa. Missouri will definitely look forward to it." Missouri looked up and smiled at Iowa.

"...How did they end up chatting like this..." Xiaobai looked at the smiles between Missouri and Iowa, as if they had found a new common language. For some reason, she felt waves of shame rising to her cheeks, making her face burn.

"Swim, swimsuits and such should be left for later! Now, everyone go change into proper clothes!" Xiaobai raised her hand angrily and gestured rapidly to the ship girls.

"Does the Admiral forbid us from wearing swimsuits on the expedition?"

"How could I possibly let Missouri go into battle in a swimsuit that could expose her at any moment!" Xiaobai said, blushing, pushing Missouri's lower back. "We've already waited three days, so what's a little longer? You guys go change!"

"Okay, Admiral." Missouri felt Whitey pushing her from behind and suddenly laughed. She hugged her clothes to her chest and ran into a nearby tent with the other ship girls in swimsuits, disappearing without a trace.

Xiao Bai looked out of the tent, feeling somewhat exhausted, and sighed helplessly, gazing at the sea not far away.

The Admiral Network silently unfolded the moment Xiaobai gazed at the sea, spreading out in all directions.

Xiaobai's network of admirals instantly covered the entire beach and half of the fishing village, and then, under Xiaobai's control, it spread towards the sea.

The mercenary ship girls who were playing on the beach suddenly felt a chill down their spines for some reason. Many of them collapsed onto the sand with a thud, looking around blankly.

For a moment, the entire beach fell silent.

"Huh? W-what's going on?"

"Why are my legs shaking..."

"It feels like I'm being watched by some terrifying creature..."

The mercenary ship girls looked around in a daze, but didn't see anything strange on the beach.

Fortunately, the chilling gaze that sent shivers down the spines of the ship girls quickly subsided.

The mercenary ship girls, whose limbs had been trembling, quickly returned to normal.

The ship girls stared at each other with strange expressions, their eyes filled with incomprehension of their surroundings.

"So, there's still no trace of the Deepsea Abyss Ship within the safe zone, right..." On Xiaobai's side, as the mercenary group's ship girls returned to normal, she finally withdrew the admiral's network that had spread a distance towards the sea.

Just now, risking being discovered by the ship girls, I deployed my admiral network and conducted a fairly detailed search of the sea area within the safe range.

The results showed that no deep-sea amphibious ships were found approaching the land.

It's not that Xiaobai is being overly cautious.

Even though it's a deep-sea amphibious ship, it's not really a creature worth being wary of for Xiaobai and the super ship girls around her.

However, although Xiaobai and the ship girls beside her are not afraid of the Deep Sea Dean, the current situation is different. There are too many innocent villagers involved in the dock of the small fishing village, and it is not suitable to fight against the Deep Sea Occupation Ship.

If, by some accident, an Abyssal Fleet were to invade the land, even a novice would find it difficult to protect the villagers of the small fishing village without revealing their ship's equipment, Abyssal Will, or Abyssal Yamato's identity.

"...Speaking of which, a living deep-sea amphibious vessel thrown onto the surface should, in theory, recover quickly and be promoted to a high-level deep-sea amphibious vessel, right?" Xiaobai murmured, looking at the deep blue sea. "It's been a while since the Black Flame Garrison threw in the deep-sea amphibious vessel—why is this sea still so quiet..."

Xiao Bai stared at the sea surface with a puzzled look.

The sea around the small fishing village is almost indistinguishable from any other sea area, except for the faint hint of deep-sea atmosphere.

At first, Xiaobai thought this was just the initial stage of deep-sea infection, and the sea surface hadn't had time to change yet. But no matter what, so much time had passed, and this sea area had remained a safe zone... which was really strange.

"Admiral, we've changed our clothes." Just as Xiaobai was deep in thought, Missouri lifted the tent flap behind him, and Missouri and Wisconsin pulled Hindenburg, who had changed his clothes, out.

Missouri, in her swimsuit, was undeniably dazzling.

But it turned out to be true.

The authentic Missouri tastes best when served in its original packaging.

Looking at Missouri's tightly packed clothes, Xiaobai felt reassured.

"Then let's hurry over to the target sea area you mentioned in Missouri," Xiaobai said.

"Admiral, should we inform Commander Huai Ren before we leave? Commander Huai Ren seems to really need you to let him know we're safe."

"Ah? Really?"

"I heard he was so worried that he couldn't eat or sleep."

"...Where is Commander Huai Ren?"

“Yes.” Missouri pointed to the tent that was pitched alone on the rocks at the other end of the beach. “After Commander Huai Ren was so worried about you, Admiral, that he collapsed from exhaustion. He kept saying that he wanted to be alone for a while, so no one has bothered him.”

"..." Xiaobai silently looked at the tent entrance, which was sealed tightly with layers of tape. "Uh... it seems a bit troublesome to go now. Let's wait until this is resolved before going..."

"Yes, Admiral." The ship girls nodded.

Next.

It came into contact with a target, suspected to be a deep-sea frigate or larger, in the waters near the small fishing village.

The ship girls in the Huai Ren mercenary group were all too weak and lacked combat experience. Bringing these ship girls along would not only be of no help to Xiao Bai's group, but might even be a hindrance. So Xiao Bai simply didn't tell these ship girls and secretly set foot on the sea with them.

"Isn't Admiral Xiaobai staying on shore?"

Pompeii and Zara were slightly surprised to see Missouri skillfully carrying Little White across the water from the shore.

“Yeah, I’m also quite curious about the situation on the surface. Besides, there are a lot of ship girls here, so it’s inconvenient for me to use the Admiral’s Network on the beach. Getting away from the beach will make it easier to search for enemies.” Xiaobai grabbed Missouri’s arm and smiled at Zara and Pompeii. “Don’t worry about my safety. I’ve done this many times before.”

"Oh...I see." Pompeii nodded hesitantly.

"Admiral Xiaobai's network of admirals is truly remarkable," Zara said with a gentle smile to Xiaobai.

"Hahaha... It's alright..." Little White shrank back into Missouri's arms.

His gaze, however, seemed to be thoughtfully fixed on the surface of the water beneath him.

—Zara and Pompeii.

—It seems... they know about the Admiral Network...

Chapter 1361 My son, let's go!

Cast aside distracting thoughts.

Xiaobai and the ship girls secretly rode the waves, heading towards the sea.

Amidst the dancing waves.

The beach, filled with ship girls, receded into the distance and gradually disappeared behind the waves.

"Admiral, let's head that way next." Missouri, who was holding Little White, freed one arm and pointed in a direction in the distance.

"Okay." Xiaobai nodded. "Then I'll have to trouble you, Missouri."

“Okay.” Missouri nodded. “The journey will take about half an hour if we don’t go at full speed.”

"This speed is fine; going too fast could be dangerous," Xiaobai said, glancing in the direction Missouri was pointing.

On the sea.

All around, in the east, west, south, and north, stretches an endless expanse of azure blue. Occasionally, waves lapping at the surface gently roll, while seabirds spread their wings and soar towards the waves.

“…Missouri, if you still have time, could you tell me briefly what you saw this morning?” Xiaobai said to Missouri.

"This morning, Missouri was actually called out by the ship girl seniors from the mercenary group." Missouri nodded and began, "They said they saw a dark shadow on the sea."

"Dark Shadow?"

"Later, when Missouri went out to sea with his mercenary predecessors to investigate, he discovered that the dark shadows were just a relatively dense school of fish."

“Ah… after all, this is a fishing village…” Xiaobai smiled. “So, what are you referring to as the ‘anomaly’ you’re talking about in Missouri?”

“Well, we didn’t find much of anomaly in the shadowy figure itself, but when Missouri and the seniors went out to sea on patrol, they arrived at a relatively remote area of ​​the sea,” Missouri said. “The aura of the deep sea there was slightly stronger than the surrounding area, and even the sky looked much gloomier at first glance.”

"A gathering point of deep-sea energy?" Xiaobai blinked.

"Ah."

"..." Xiaobai was silent for a while, "Logically speaking, the distribution of deep-sea aura should be centered on the deepest part of the sea, and become weaker and weaker as it spreads outwards. If there is a possibility of a gathering point in ordinary sea areas... then either there are a large number of deep-sea amphibious ships, or there are high-quality deep-sea amphibious ships—you didn't go into Missouri, did you?"

“No.” Missouri nodded. “Even if you hadn’t asked me, Missouri and Wisconsin were planning to tell you together when they were on the beach.”

"Wisconsin went out to sea with you too?"

“Don’t let Wisconsin’s situation fool you, Missouri will feel very secure with her by her side,” Missouri said with a smile.

"What do you mean 'don't look at me like this'?!" Wisconsin, who had been eavesdropping on Missouri and Little White's conversation, said unhappily.

"Well done." Xiaobai smiled at Missouri. "So, Missouri, the reason you encouraged the mercenary group's ship girls to gather on the beach was actually because Wisconsin and you wanted the beach to be protected by ship girls at all times, right?"

"...Why would the Admiral think that way?"

Missouri smiled and looked down at Little White.

"Because before I got to the pier, I saw a very high safety line there, which clearly meant you had separated the pier from the beach," Xiaobai pouted and complained to Missouri. "You wouldn't do this unless the situation was really serious, right? I only thought you were fighting on the beach because I saw the safety line, but who knew you were playing volleyball..."

"..." Missouri looked at Xiaobai with a smile, "I see."

"Playing dumb again." Xiaobai tugged at Missouri's arm. "But speaking of which, why don't you just tell the mercenary group's ship girls to guard the beach?"

“Well… Missouri thinks that since the ship girls are armed and ready to go into battle at any time… wouldn’t it be better for everyone to relax and have some fun instead of fighting all day long?” Missouri said with a smile.

"Oh haha."

"However, in the end, what truly prompted Missouri to make this choice was something else," Missouri said.

"Another thing?" Hearing Missouri's words, Xiaobai and the surrounding ship girls, including Wisconsin herself, couldn't help but look at Missouri curiously. "What is it?"