Elder brother's garrison

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"..." Connor nodded and pointed to the long table not far away, "The dining area is over there."

Xiao Bai looked in the direction Connor was pointing.

On a long bench, the world's sixth admiral, Ren, and the world's seventh admiral, Ling, were slumped in their chairs, as if they had been drained dry by something. Their mouths were open and their faces were tilted back to the sky, and it seemed that wisps of smoke-like spirits were escaping from their open mouths.

Across from Lian and Ling's table, a radiant-faced President Er Gou leaned against Helena. Duan Shuiliu sat next to President Er Gou. When the three of them saw Xiao Bai and the others appear at the entrance, they waved to Xiao Bai, and President Er Gou even shouted loudly.

"Little White! Over here!"

Xiaobai and the ship girls walked to President Ergou's side. They first glanced awkwardly at Lian and Ling, who looked like they had been skinned alive and were lying exhausted opposite them.

"President Sister... um... Miss Lian and Miss Ling, what's going on here..."

"Young people are all like that."

President Er Gou looked like he had eaten and drunk his fill.

"..." Xiaobai sat down in the chair next to Guild Leader Ergou. "Uh... Guild Leader, they are, after all, top ten admirals in the world..."

"Relax, relax, I was just teasing them, I won't really do anything to them." President Er Gou patted Xiao Bai's shoulder with a smile, "Otherwise, with my strength, they wouldn't be able to get out of bed tomorrow."

"Oh...I see." Xiaobai was relieved, then looked at Duan Shuiliu on the other side, "Sister Duan, how's your intelligence gathering going?"

"I went to the surrounding coastal areas and got a general understanding of the situation," Duan Shuiliu said to Xiaobai. "However, the situation here is not much different from the data given in the previous documents."

"So you've made a wasted trip." President Er Gou said to Duan Shuiliu, a banana he'd taken from the fruit platter, as he ate it.

"Verifying the accuracy of the data is also an essential part." Duan Shuiliu reached out and pried the banana off Er Gou's mouth. "We're going to eat dinner later, so eat less fruit."

"You're my mother...you even meddle in this?"

“It would set a bad example for children,” Duan Shuiliu retorted without hesitation.

"Gossip."

President Er Gou kept muttering to himself, gave a soft hum, and turned his head away, but he obediently listened to Duan Shuiliu's words and did not touch the fruit plate again.

so.

Even Xiaobai himself didn't know whether the relationship between this stream and President Er Gou was good or bad.

Chapter 1445 Admiral, you've kept your promise.

After Xiaobai entered the dining hall and took her seat, the black-clad maids who had been walking around the hall moved noticeably faster.

Before Xiaobai could even exchange a few words with Guild Master Ergou and Duan Shuiliu, the kitchen door creaked open, and a line of black-clad maids carrying large and small silver plates walked towards Xiaobai amidst the wafting aroma of food.

The aroma filled the air instantly.

"Appetizer: Cream of mushroom soup."

The maids in black walked up behind the group and placed stacks of shallow plates filled with snow-white soup steadily in front of Xiaobai and the others.

"Huh? It's already started?" Xiaobai looked at the plate in front of her in surprise, then looked at the number of people at the table with some curiosity.

“It’s all ready,” replied the black-clad maid beside Xiaobai.

"Oh? Aren't Lianlian and Ella coming to eat?"

"Miss Luo and Master are discussing academic matters. They said they'd just have some instant noodles downstairs," the maid in black said. "As for Miss Ella, she's probably working on her exam papers."

"……"noob.

Xiao Bai suddenly felt that Ella was quite pitiful.

"Huh? Uh... what about Sister Nanxing, who is ranked fifth in the world, and Brother Li Hua, who is ranked eighth?" Xiaobai asked in confusion.

"And those two?" Er Gou, the guild leader next to Xiao Bai, asked. "They said they were tired from their journey and weren't feeling well, so they won't be coming to eat."

"Uh...that's it."

Xiao Bai blinked blankly, then sighed helplessly, "That's a bit of a pity..."

Xiao Bai thought there would be many people dining there, and she felt bad about being absent, so she came to the dining area despite feeling sleepy and having a full stomach. She never expected that the only people dining there would be the same few people from her side.

If I had known this would happen, I would have just stayed in the house and slept.

Xiao Bai sighed.

"What a pity..."

"Yes...it's such a pity...I haven't seen Nanxing in so long. Why did she suddenly feel unwell..."

President Er Gou, with a garlic-flavored toast in his mouth, echoed Xiao Bai's sentiments with a look of regret.

"..."

Duan Shuiliu silently watched the innocent expressions on Xiaobai and Guild Leader Ergou's faces. She opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

Why are Nanxing and Li Hua feeling unwell? Don't these two have any self-awareness at all?

The dishes that Ella's chef served to guests were not very clear to Xiaobai, but they seemed to be quite high-end Western food. Xiaobai took a spoon and drank a little of the cream of mushroom soup in the plate. He found that the thick soup had a strong flavor and an attractive aroma, which made him very hungry.

"Is the Admiral used to this?" Missouri asked with a smile, looking at Xiaobai's surprised eyes.

"Mmm. It's delicious." Xiaobai smiled at Missouri. "It tastes completely different from anything I've ever eaten before."

“The things we’ve eaten before…” Missouri thought for a moment, then nodded to Little White, “Yes, the purpose is indeed different.”

"Huh? What do you mean by 'purpose'?" Xiaobai asked, puzzled.

"The food the admiral usually eats is the home-style cooking prepared at the naval base, right?" Missouri smiled. "Home-style cooking is for filling one's stomach, so the flavors are usually milder to make it easier to eat. But the dish in front of you, admiral, is not actually for eating, but for appreciating. There is a slight difference between the two. This kind of cuisine, in order to leave a strong impression as soon as it is tasted, often has a strong and stimulating texture and flavor."

"Uh..." Xiaobai blinked, looking completely confused. "Missouri, you mean..."

"What she means is that it's fine to eat this kind of Western food occasionally, but you'll get tired of it if you eat it too often," Chairman Er Gou interjected.

"Ah, I see..." Xiaobai understood.

"..." Missouri smiled at Xiaobai, neither denying nor affirming what Guild Master Ergou had said. "If the Admiral doesn't mind, Missouri actually knows a little about how to cook Western food. If you have time, Missouri can make some for the Admiral, okay?"

“Ah, thank you, Missouri!” Little White nodded.

Missouri's culinary skills need no introduction. Although Missouri has always humbly stated that she has only learned a little about cooking and is not good enough for formal occasions, Xiaobai has never seen a cook who cooks better than Missouri.

Xiaobai is really looking forward to Missouri making the Western food herself.

“Missouri…” Across from Xiaobai, Ren and Ling, who had caught their breath slightly, held their spoons and cautiously looked at Xiaobai and Missouri beside her. “Is this ship girl Missouri of the Iowa class?”

"Yes." Xiaobai smiled and nodded at Lian and Ling.

Missouri smiled politely and nodded to Lian and Ling.

"Hmm... an Iowa-class ship girl..." Ren and Rei rested their chins on their hands, staring at the ring on Missouri's left ring finger for a while, and muttered softly, "...I'm really envious..."

"Speaking of which, didn't you two bring any ship girls, Sister Lian and Sister Ling?" Xiaobai asked Lian and Ling.

"Because the orders said it was urgent, if we brought the ship girls along, it would take three or four days." Ren and Ling exchanged a glance and said to Xiaobai, "So we came by ourselves first. Nanxing and the others are the same, right?"

"Oh...I see." Xiaobai nodded.

Although both Admirals Ren and Ling are hopelessly addicted to young girls, they are generally quite skilled in the field of admiral abilities.

I'm halfway through my meal.

The conversation gradually shifted to the topic of surrounding the Ella family. Duan Shuiliu first gave a brief overview of the situation in the area surrounding the Ella family. Ling and Lian then spoke up, outlining several planned tactics for countering the Ella family. Some of these tactics were too risky and were rejected by Chairman Er Gou, who was munching on bread. Following up on Chairman Er Gou's suggestion, Duan Shuiliu also proposed several clever tactics, which earned praise from Lian and Ling.

--certainly.

—Being a self-taught admiral like Xiaobai, lacking extensive knowledge and practical experience, meant he couldn't understand what they were saying at all.

From Xiaobai's perspective, the tactics these admirals were talking about were not much different from the topics in advanced rune textbooks.

Xiao Bai felt dizzy after the meal.

After the meal, the four admirals, Er Gou, Duan Shuiliu, and Lian Ling, finally reached a conclusion on their tactics. Xiao Bai didn't listen to their final conclusion and, in a daze, led the ship girls away from the dining area.

After chatting with the ship girls for a while, I returned to my room.

Xiao Bai collapsed onto the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Sleepiness surged up like a tide.

"It's wonderful to have mastered the method of expending mental energy through calligraphy practice..."

"Ah... speaking of which, it's not a good idea to sleep right now after just finishing dinner..."

"Lianlian doesn't seem to have returned from the base either... Lianlian won't be able to stay with me these next few days... I think I just heard Sister Lian say that the plan to defend against the deep sea won't officially begin for another three or four days..."

"We still have to wait here for three or four days... What should we do tomorrow...?"

Xiao Bai muttered softly, her eyelids beginning to grow heavy.

With her vision blurred, Xiaobai closed her eyes.

……

Xiaobai slept soundly and comfortably for the first time in a long time.

Unknowingly.

Time seems to have sped up the pace of time.

A melody of birdsong and the fragrance of flowers drifted into my ears.

"Admiral! Admiral!"

A gentle and charming voice rang in Xiaobai's ears once again.

"what!"

Xiao Bai suddenly opened his eyes.

Sunlight streamed into the room through the window, casting a faint golden hue in the air.

It's already morning.

And at this moment, Xiaobai was lying in bed, and in front of her, Iahua was also dressed in neat casual clothes, outlining her proud and elegant body curves, with a beautiful smile on her face, riding on Xiaobai's back.

"Huh?" Xiaobai stared blankly at the person in front of her. "Iowa?"

Iowa?

Xiaobai is often greeted with "good morning" like that, but basically only Missouri and Akami Yamato do that.

But this was the first time Iowa had called Xiaobai that.

Xiao Bai stared blankly at the bedside.

Her room was empty except for herself and Iowa; there were no other ship girls there.

In other words.

Iowa acted alone.

Xiao Bai looked at Iowa with some confusion.

Iowa also looked at Xiaobai with a smile, his smile both mysterious and excited.

"Good morning, Admiral!"

Iowa watched as Little White opened its eyes and gently called out to it.

"Uh... Iowa, what's wrong?" Xiaobai looked at Iowa and asked curiously.

"Admiral, the weather is really nice today."

Iowa didn't reply to Xiaobai immediately; instead, she smiled and said to Xiaobai.

"Uh……"

Xiao Bai turned her head and glanced out the window.

The sky outside the window is a clear, blue, cloudless blue. Occasionally, you can hear the chirping of birds. It is indeed a very comfortable day.

"Hmm... the weather looks quite nice."

"This kind of weather is perfect for going out, isn't it?" Iowa asked with a smile.

"...Iowa...what do you mean by this?" Xiaobai blinked and asked in confusion.

"Admiral, what I mean is... do you remember the promise you made to me?"

Iahua smiled and spoke to Xiaobai, bringing her snow-white cheek close to Xiaobai's face.

"An agreement? Uh... Ah!"

Xiao Bai was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered that she had promised Iowa that she would accompany her to the street when she was in the garrison.