Elder brother's garrison

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"Who is this……"

"My name is Haoding!"

"Oh! Admiral Haoding!" Grandpa Ella turned to look at the table.

President Er Gou had released Lian and Ling from his arms, and the three of them sat properly in their seats, smiling at each other.

"Hello, grandpa!" President Er Gou said in a high-pitched voice, waving obediently at Grandpa Ella.

Duan Shuiliu put down his notebook, stood up, and walked towards Grandpa Ella.

"Admiral Duan! I've heard so much about you!" Grandpa Ella's eyes lit up when he saw Duan Shuiliu, and he greeted him kindly. "At such a young age, you hold the dual positions of one of the world's top ten admirals and captain of the military police! And you're doing so well. What a promising talent! I wonder how your teacher is doing lately, Admiral Duan?"

"Teacher is in good health, thank you for your concern, Master." Duan Shuiliu bowed to Grandpa Ella.

Ella's grandfather seems to have extensive connections within the admiral circle, with some indirect relationships with most of the top ten admirals, which is quite in line with Ella's family tradition.

Soon, even though he was a little dizzy from the initial chaos, Grandpa Ella quickly started chatting and laughing with the top ten admirals.

On Xiaobai's side, Ella, who was clinging to Xiaobai and wouldn't let go, also saw Loki next to Xiaobai.

"Loki! You're here too!" Ella let go of the little white cat and hugged Loki's waist like a child, pressing her face tightly against Loki's chest, happily rubbing against the delicate curve of Loki's chest. "Hehe! I haven't seen you, Loki, for several days!"

"Hello, Miss." Loki raised his hand and patted Ella's head.

"Hehehe..." Ella laughed happily.

Logically speaking, it would be very offensive for Loki, as a maid, to touch the head of the mistress of the house. However, when Loki rubbed Ella's head, Ella not only did not resist at all, but even enjoyed turning her head and rubbing against Loki's hand.

"Ella, you and Miss Loki have a very good relationship," Little White said to Ella in surprise.

"Yes! Loki is the maid who took care of me as I grew up!" Ella said with a smile to Xiaobai. As she said this, she took Xiaobai's hand seriously, as if she were telling a little secret, and said to Xiaobai, "And another thing! I'll only tell you this, don't be fooled by how young Loki looks. Actually, when I was born, she already looked like this!"

"Ah... um. I see." Xiaobai nodded with a smile.

This didn't surprise Xiaobai at all.

As a race whose theoretical lifespan far surpasses that of humans, the deep sea and ship girls are naturally like this... The appearance of the deep sea Yamato five hundred years ago was exactly the same as it is now, so the way humans calculate age doesn't mean much to them.

"Xiao Bai, you've taken care of the Deep Sea Fleet's activities, right?" Ella asked Xiao Bai.

"Well... you can't say that... Although the Dean of the Deep Sea is gone, there's still one Deep Sea territory left. We were just discussing how to conquer the remaining Deep Sea territory," Xiaobai explained to Ella.

"Eh... is the remaining deep-sea territory difficult to deal with?" Ella asked curiously.

"Hmm... I should be fine."

Xiao Bai glanced to the side and said this.

There are indeed no problems with the deep-sea territory.

After Admiral Haoding emptied the entire naval base to sink the entire Abyssal Fleet, and Xiaobai conquered the Super Yamato, the head of the Abyssal forces, the remaining Abyssal territories were severely weakened, and any of the remaining top ten naval bases could easily suppress them.

This is why Xiaobai just watched the show and didn't participate in the discussion. Anyway, in this level of deep-sea territory, whether you come recklessly or cautiously, you're already a piece of meat on the chopping block, not worth mentioning.

"Oh, I see!" Ella nodded happily after hearing Xiaobai's words. "Then, Xiaobai, since you're not busy anymore, how about I take you and Luo Lian out for a stroll after your meeting? I know a lot of great places in this city!"

"Hmm... sure, that's fine." Xiaobai didn't seem to mind.

"Yay! That's great!" Ella's face flushed with excitement.

Just then, Grandpa Ella, who was chatting happily with the admirals at the restaurant entrance, also called out to the admirals inside the restaurant with a big smile.

"Fellow admirals! Fellow admirals!" Grandpa Ella said to the admirals, "You have all worked so hard these past few days! As the head of the family, I am deeply honored to have your protection for my family!"

"Grandpa, grandpa, this is what we should do."

The admirals smiled.

"Hahaha!" Grandpa Ella stroked his beard, glanced at Little White from afar, and exchanged a look with him.

Because Ella went straight for Xiaobai, Xiaobai didn't have a chance to say hello to Grandpa Ella.

Xiao Bai waved shyly to Grandpa Ella and bowed.

Grandpa Ella smiled kindly, and the way he stroked his beard became even more vigorous.

"Speaking of which, fellow admirals, how is your progress in conquering the deep sea?" Grandpa Ella asked Admiral Zhao Kuo.

"Progress...?" Admiral Zhao Kuo nodded. "That's right. Thanks to the great efforts of the rookie naval base led by Admiral Lu Lin, the Abyssal Fleet only had time to launch one invasion of the land before being completely defeated. The Abyssal operation is now coming to an end. Please rest assured, Master, the land is absolutely safe now!"

"As expected of a top ten admiral, his actions are efficient and swift!"

"Alas... I cannot accept such words from the old man..." Admiral Zhao Kuo's expression fell. "To be frank, this operation relied entirely on Admiral Lu Lin's efforts. My garrison was hardly of any help, merely shirking responsibility... I am truly ashamed..."

"Admiral Zhao Kuo, don't say that! Didn't your plan play a crucial role?" Admiral Haoding patted Admiral Zhao Kuo on the shoulder with a smile. "Although you're all talk and no action, wasn't it precisely because of your theoretical plan that we successfully navigated the first deep-sea surprise attack?"

"Am I just imagining things? I feel offended."

"Hahaha--"

It seems the annual drama between Admiral Zhao Kuo and Admiral Hao Ding is about to begin again.

However, the next second, Grandpa Ella interrupted him with a smile, as if he had thought of something.

“I understand!” Grandpa Ella nodded with a smile. “So, you admirals have resolved the deep-sea operations and are now quite relaxed?”

Hmm... does that make sense?

"Haha, alright, alright!" Grandpa Ella patted his thigh, then gestured to the maid ship girl behind him.

The maid ship girl swiftly pulled out a large stack of white papers from her ship equipment space and handed them to Grandpa Ella.

"It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive at the right moment!"

Grandpa Ella smiled and handed the papers in his hand to the admirals in front of him.

"Hmm? May I ask what this is...?"

"Exam paper."

"..."

The lively atmosphere in the restaurant froze for a moment.

The admirals stared blankly at Grandpa Ella, who was all smiles.

"……Um?"

Chapter 1627 The feeling of taking the exam is really intense.

Grandpa Ella chuckled and handed over a thick sheet of paper to the top ten admirals present, as if awarding them certificates of merit.

"Exam...exam paper?"

The top ten admirals all looked down at it.

The thick sheets of paper that Grandpa Ella handed to him were sets of heavy, white exam papers.

Even on the first column of the exam paper, there was a line printed in large black and white font that read "Five Years of Runes, Three Years of Simulation" and "First Set of Rune Introductory Knowledge Exam Paper".

"Huh? Rune knowledge? Exam paper?" The top ten admirals hadn't quite processed the exam paper that had suddenly landed in their hands. They looked up at Grandpa Ella in confusion, "Excuse me, what is this...?"

"Rune knowledge, well, that's a skill passed down in my family." Grandpa Ella stroked his beard with a smile, looking kindly at the top ten admirals before him. "You are all outstanding admirals who protect the peace of one side of the world, the pride of heaven, rare talents among the young. If one or two of you also have the talent to learn rune knowledge, that would be excellent—come on, take a seat. Since you're quite free now, why not try doing a few sets of tests? As for what rune knowledge actually is, I can explain it to you in detail later..."

Grandpa Ella was very hospitable and warm.

The top ten admirals were completely bewildered as Grandpa Ella and the maid ship girls behind her pulled them back to the dining table. The maid ship girls tidied the table and then pulled out books on rune knowledge from their ship equipment space, piling them up like small mountains in front of the admirals.

"I suppose none of you admirals have ever heard of runic language before? That's alright. Although this subject has a high barrier to entry and severely tests the learner's talent, according to our family's research over the years, outstanding admirals often have a high probability of possessing the talent to learn runic knowledge!" Grandpa Ella walked to the table with a smile and said to the admirals, "If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. As long as you don't take the reference books on the table without permission, you can browse them freely, so please relax and focus on the exam!"

"Uh..." The admirals glanced at the maid ship girls who stood guard around them like a city wall, and remained silent for a while in an awkward silence.

"Well... Elder Master... my daily work as an admiral already drains my energy, so learning other things on top of that... is really a bit..."

"Wow... the last time I took an exam was more than ten years ago, right after I graduated from the Admiral's Academy..."

"I'm reminded again of the fear I felt when I was ruled by monthly exams..."

"..."

The admirals looked troubled.

"Hahaha!" Grandpa Ella just laughed heartily twice. "A few test papers are nothing compared to a powerful deep-sea fleet! Please, give this shameless old man some face and try writing a set of test papers!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, the top ten admirals reluctantly picked up their pens and paper and gave up their resistance.

Because Grandpa Ella is the head of the family.

Don't be fooled by how polite he is to you now. When it comes to status and seniority, all the admirals present would have to bow their heads and greet this old man respectfully.

Now that they've gone this far, the admirals feel they have to give them face.

The top ten admirals looked at the exam papers with helpless expressions, gazing at the mess of scribbles on them with worry.

—Mad.

What is on this exam paper?

I can't understand it at all...

"Xiaobai, since the other admirals have to take their exams, let's not disturb them. Let's go out!" Ella said with a smile, pulling Xiaobai's arm and gently leading him out of the restaurant.

"Huh?? Wait a minute!" Just then, the top ten admirals sitting in their seats holding their exam papers were stunned. Looking at Xiaobai who was passing by without any hindrance, they looked at Ella's grandfather in confusion, "Grandpa, Admiral Lu Lin... doesn't she have to take an exam?"

"Admiral Lu Lin..." Ella's grandfather nodded with a smile upon hearing this, "You admirals may not know this, but Admiral Lu Lin took the exam a few days ago with her admiral Luo Lian, and she did very well!"

The top ten admirals were stunned after hearing this, and looked at Xiaobai in a daze.

"Hehe, Xiaobai is amazing!" Ella proudly hugged Xiaobai's arm. "My grandpa said that Xiaobai is a once-in-a-century genius in runic language!"

"No...nothing really..." Xiaobai smiled sheepishly.

"...This...this is Admiral Lu Lin?!" Among the top ten admirals, Admiral Hao Ding looked at Xiao Bai, his eyes immediately filled with tears of emotion. "Even though the admiral's work is already so heavy that it's almost suffocating, even though the deep-sea raid is imminent, at a time when ordinary people would be anxious, Admiral Lu Lin, you still don't give up any opportunity to improve yourself! I'm moved! I'm ashamed! Only in this way can one be worthy of the world's number one position! I, Hao Ding, also want to learn from Admiral Lu Lin!"

After saying that, Admiral Haoding grabbed a thick book of documents and began to read it quickly, deeply moved.

Zhao Kuo, the admiral, seemed to be moved by Ella's words. He looked at Xiaobai with admiration and complicated feelings. After thinking for a while, he lowered his head and silently began to read through the reference books.

Sometimes, a conducive learning atmosphere is just that effective.

Under the leadership of Admirals Haoding and Zhao Kuo, the other admirals quickly got into the swing of things, transforming from a casual attitude to a determined mindset of "If the world's number one admiral is working so hard, how can I slack off?"

Seeing the top ten admirals begin their serious exams, Grandpa Ella nodded slightly, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

"Hehe, then let's not bother them... Xiaobai, Luo Lian, and Loki, let's go, let's go!" Ella grabbed Xiaobai's arm and hurried away.

but.

As they passed by Grandpa Ella, he coughed softly. The maid ship girl behind him understood and stepped forward.

"Miss, my apologies."

The ship girls skillfully bent down and picked up Ella one after the other, carrying her back to Ella's grandfather's side.

"Huh? Wait! Grandpa, what's going on..." Ella was pulled away from Little White and immediately began to struggle like a little eel out of the water. "W-what's going on!"

"You silly girl, all you ever do is play." Grandpa Ella waved his hand, and the maid ship girls dragged Ella to an empty seat and pressed her down. Then, with a thud, they shoved a thick exam paper in front of Ella. "Since it's an exam, do you think I would forget about your place?"

"Huh? This..." Ella stared blankly at the test paper in front of her.

"If you want to play, wait until you finish your papers." After saying this to Ella, Grandpa Ella smiled and looked at Xiaobai and Luo Lian. "As for little Luo Lian and Admiral Lu Lin, if you two don't mind, you can go outside and stretch your legs first. After Ella finishes her papers, I'll send her out to find you, how about that?"

“Uh…” Xiaobai and Luo Lian exchanged a glance, then looked at Ella.

Ayla was forced into her seat by the maid ship girls, looking this way with a wronged expression.

“…Okay…Alright.” Xiaobai smiled awkwardly and waved to Ella. “Then Ella, see you again after you finish your test.”

"Little White—" Ella uttered her last cry before being swallowed up by the maid ship girls.

Grandpa Ella stroked his beard, gazing at Ella with a look that was three parts helplessness and seven parts doting, before turning to Loki beside Little White.

"Loki, if you don't mind, why don't you go and keep Admiral Lu Lin and little Luo Lian company?" Grandpa Ella asked Loki with a smile.

"Yes."

Loki nodded expressionlessly.

"Then trouble you."

Grandpa Ella withdrew his gaze and turned to the top ten admirals who were answering questions attentively.

Little White looked at Loki, then at Ella's grandfather, blinked, and seemed lost in thought.

Xiao Bai, Luo Lian, and Loki left the restaurant that had been transformed into an exam hall.