Elder brother's garrison

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That's just a glass bracelet with some coloring... There are plenty of those little toys used to fool destroyers in the Chapter Sea.

Xiao Bai thought that the food from the street vendors near Ella's house might be of much higher quality than elsewhere, but he never expected that the quality of street vendors all over the world, especially roadside vendors, was surprisingly consistent...

As Xiao Bai pondered this, a subtle look crossed his face as he glanced around.

suddenly.

A street vendor with a very limited selection of products caught Xiaobai's attention.

She was a young woman who was covered in a rather large black conical hat and looked delicate and weak.

The woman kept her head down, and because of the straw hat, Xiaobai couldn't see her face clearly. He could only see the ends of her fluffy golden hair hanging down from the hat, draped over her very ample bust. She gently covered her stomach, unlike the other vendors around her who shouted loudly. She just sat quietly in her spot, waiting for customers.

It looks like this blonde woman hasn't eaten in a long time, or perhaps she's suffering from some kind of illness.

The world is so vast, there are countless people with peculiar behaviors.

Xiao Bai had seen quite a few strange people and events, so even if he saw a young blonde woman who was out of place in the bustling city, he wouldn't be particularly distracted.

The reason why Xiaobai noticed this blonde woman's stall was because...

It's because of the goods at her stall.

The blonde woman's stall displayed a considerable number of seashells and pebbles that were clearly picked up from the beach and hadn't even been processed. This insincere stall looked rather unimpressive next to the stalls next door that were displaying meticulously crafted necklaces and bracelets, and it didn't even make one want to give it a second glance.

Logically, that should be the case.

but.

However, at the blonde woman's stall, among the piles of colorful pebbles, Xiao Bai spotted a blue crystal that had clearly been bitten in the teeth.

The blue crystal is crystal clear and appears to be naturally formed.

Little White stared blankly at the blue crystal, standing there for a long time.

My saliva started flowing uncontrollably.

Yeah?

—That's Deep Sea Dean Metal!

I've had a fever lately... so I'll have steamed egg custard for today.

Chapter 1420 Iowa's Familiarity

That's Deep Sea Dean Metal!

Xiao Bai's eyes shone as he stared at the blue deep-sea metal in the dilapidated stall. He stopped in his tracks instantly, his feet rooted to the spot as if they were firmly planted in the ground.

As Ella was pulling Xiaobai forward, she suddenly felt that Xiaobai's body behind her had transformed into a towering, heavy mountain, as solid as a rock.

"what?"

Ella turned around in surprise and looked at Xiaobai, who was staring intently at the stall. "Xiaobai? What's wrong?"

"Ella."

"Well."

"These street vendors near your house... they should just be ordinary stalls, right?"

"Yes."

"They only sell fruits, vegetables, snacks, and seashells. They would never sell items worth more than six or seven figures, right?"

"...Uh, should, should?" Ella tilted her head. "Little White, what do you mean by that?"

“What I mean is…” Xiaobai pointed to the stall, “Um… anyway, take a look over there first.”

"there?"

Ella looked in the direction Little White was pointing.

What came into Ella's view was an ordinary stall filled with small pebbles of various colors from the beach.

It doesn't seem to be anything special, does it?

Ella blinked, looking at Xiaobai with some confusion.

"Ah... Xiaobai, are you talking about that stall that's displaying lots of pretty little pebbles that people pick up on the beach?"

"Yes."

"But……"

Right now.

Behind Xiaobai.

Missouri, who was also looking at the stall, exclaimed in surprise because of Xiaobai's pointing.

"I see... Missouri didn't notice at all just now. The Admiral has excellent eyesight..."

"Huh? Missouri? What did you find this time?" Wisconsin turned her head curiously.

“Wisconsin, look over there. That blue one.”

Missouri took Wisconsin's hand and pointed with Wisconsin's finger to the half-piece of Deep Sea Dean Metal on the stall.

Wisconsin's initially puzzled gaze sharpened the moment it made contact with the Deep Sea Dean's metal.

“…Waaah, that, that’s not…”

Wisconsin covered her mouth in surprise.

“Yes…you truly are worthy of being the Admiral. If it were Missouri herself, she would never have noticed it just now.” Missouri released Wisconsin’s hand and smiled at Wisconsin.

"Ah... but why would something like this appear on a civilian street?"

"I don't know."

"Missouri, Wisconsin, what are you talking about?" The other ship girls around Missouri and Wisconsin all cast curious glances at them.

Missouri and Wisconsin carefully pointed out the piece of deep-sea dean metal hidden among the many rubble to the ship girls.

"Wow."

"Wow."

"Wow!"

The ship girls looked at the Deep Sea Dean's Metal on the stall, and expressions of surprise appeared on their faces one after another.

"This... how could something like this appear here?"

"Admiral, Admiral is amazing! You were able to spot something so well hidden with just a glance!"

The ship girls began to gasp in quiet amazement.

The ship girls began to discuss in hushed tones.

The ship girls started praising Shiro.

For a time, the atmosphere among ship girls was incredibly lively.

Only Ella remained completely bewildered.

Ella stared blankly at the group of ship girls behind Xiaobai who were having a heated discussion, a wave of confusion rising on her face.

Something was amiss; this aura of "only I'm not good enough" unconsciously enveloped Ella.

"Xiaobai? Uh...did you guys discover something?"

Ella blushed, tugged at Xiaobai's hand, and asked him shyly.

“Yes.” Xiaobai smiled at Ella, then took Ella’s hand and walked towards the stalls. “Ella, come with me, it’ll only take a few minutes.”

Xiao Bai, leading Ella, quickly walked to the stall.

The golden-haired stall owner, who was clutching his stomach, slightly raised his head after sensing someone approaching.

The wide conical hat still completely covered her face, revealing only half of her fair and delicate chin.

Hello, may I ask—

"...Welcome!" the female stall owner greeted weakly.

The voice should be quite pleasant, soft and gentle, but for some reason it lacks confidence, as if every word is worth a fortune, and even saying one more word would be a huge loss for her.

Compared to the stall owners next door who practically poured all their passion from their past lives into their shouts to attract customers, this golden-haired stall owner's "Welcome" was just too lacking in spirit.

No, that won't work.

How can one survive in the tough service industry with such a weak and ineffective service attitude?

However, now is clearly not the time to dwell on this.

Xiaobai didn't dwell on the stall owner's service attitude. She reached out her hand towards the stall, preparing to reach for the half-piece of Deep Sea Dean metal on the stall.

But just as Xiaobai reached out her hand, before she could even point at her target, Missouri quickly blocked Xiaobai's hand.

Xiaobai looked at Missouri with a puzzled expression.

Missouri smiled faintly, her eyes conveying a "leave it to me, please" look.

Xiao Bai blinked and withdrew her hand.

Missouri squatted down in front of the stall, pretending to be very interested in picking out pebbles. She picked up several pebbles with good color and shape one by one, and then, as if to round it up, she casually grabbed the half piece of Deep Sea Dean Metal and mixed it into the pebbles in her palm.

After doing all this, Missouri presented the stones in her hand to the stall owner.

"How much are these, sir?" Missouri asked the stall owner.

"One yuan, one hundred yuan." The stall owner said weakly.

"So expensive!"

"Collecting is hard work," the stall owner continued listlessly.

Does it support QR code scanning?

"Please give me cash."

“I see.” Missouri nodded with a smile, took out a few red bills from her wallet with one hand, and handed them to the stall owner. “I understand.”

"...Welcome." The stall owner raised her hand, revealing a pair of fair and delicate palms, and accepted the Missouri banknotes. She quietly rubbed the banknotes with her two thumbs without saying another word.

Missouri returned to Little White's side, clutching her spoils.

People gradually left the stall.

Back on the road, Missouri first put all the colorful pebbles into the ship's equipment space, and then handed the remaining half of the Deep Sea Dean's metal to Little White, who had been looking at it eagerly for a long time.

"Admiral, if Missouri isn't mistaken again, this should be what you've been looking for, right?"

Missouri smiled at Little White.

"Yes, this is it!"

Xiao Bai took the half of the Deep Sea Dean Metal from Missouri and admired its clear and crystalline appearance.

"...Xiaobai, is this what you meant by 'discovery'?" Ella looked at the thing in Xiaobai's hand, puzzled. "What is this?"

"This?" Xiaobai held up the Deep Sea Dean's Metal in her palm and smiled at Ella. "This is Deep Sea Dean's Metal."

"...Huh?" Ella was taken aback. "Deep Sea Dean Metal?"

"Yes."

"Huh? Huh?" Ella looked at Little White in surprise. "This is it? Why? How could this be?"

“Because I’ve dealt with this kind of thing quite a bit, I was able to recognize it at a glance,” Xiaobai said to Ella, holding the Deep Sea Dean’s metal. “Even so, I’m really curious why such an extremely valuable item would appear here, and be sold at a stall for a hundred dollars each…”

"Wow..."

"Ella, you seem to be quite slow to react to these kinds of things. Do you not come into much contact with deep-sea metals in your daily life?"

"Uh... all my ship girls were given to me by my grandfather, I've never actually built any myself... so, well..."

"……"noob.

Ella might be the legendary second-generation ship owner...

In this respect, Xiaobai is similar to her, so it's hard to say anything.

"Xiaobai, how much is this piece of Deep Sea Deity Metal worth?"

“The real Deep-Sea Dean Metal is a rare and priceless treasure. Although this piece was bitten by some entity for some reason, which greatly affected its value, it is still more valuable than the inferior Deep-Sea Metals obtained in the Deep-Sea Dean's Melee in Chapter Six.”