Elder brother's garrison

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With a complicated expression, Xiaobai turned her gaze back to the distance, scanning the distant fleet of ship girls.

then.

Just as Xiaobai's gaze swept over the ship girl formation at the front and she saw several figures walking at the very front, she suddenly froze.

Xiao Bai opened his eyes wide.

Little White opened its mouth wide.

Xiao Bai showed a slightly surprised expression.

"Ah...this...this isn't..."

"Admiral Lu Lin? What have you discovered?" Elizabeth leaned close to Xiaobai and asked cautiously.

"Uh...no, no...I was just startled by the number of ship girls..." Xiaobai snapped out of her daze, turned to look at Elizabeth who was looking at her with concern, quickly swallowed, suppressed her surprise, and replied softly.

Xiaobai must not reveal to Elizabeth that she possesses shipgirl-level farsightedness.

“Oh…” Elizabeth nodded thoughtfully and looked away. “Indeed… the number of ship girls appearing in the distance… is rather frightening.”

"Yeah..." Xiaobai smiled awkwardly, scratched his head, and then fixed his strange gaze on the place he had just seen.

Xiaobai was startled not because the number of these ship girls was too frightening, nor because the supply team from Haoding Garrison had secretly brought reinforcements, but simply because she had just seen a few familiar figures among these ship girl teams.

Xiaobai secretly watched the front of the ship girl formation.

Right in Xiaobai's line of sight.

At the forefront of the ship girl formation, protected by several ship girls, a few human figures were gazing at Xiaobai's direction.

Two men and one woman.

Xiao Bai said he actually knew all three of them.

And they're quite close.

In a sense, they are even in-laws.

Chapter 1932 Hugging a Thigh

Xiaobai has been an admiral for almost a year now, and during that time he has basically not taken the initiative to participate in social gatherings and parties among admirals. Therefore, he knows very few colleagues. The humans who can call Xiaobai by name are at least those with whom he has had some deep interaction in previous storylines.

Just like the three people in Xiaobai's eyes.

The three people walking at the front were a man and a woman. The man was a middle-aged man with a burly build and a steady appearance, while the woman was a beautiful lady wearing a youthful white dress, sandals with open toes on a cold day, and a sun hat. She looked as relaxed and leisurely as if she were on vacation. Behind them was a handsome young man with a refined and elegant demeanor, who looked like a scholar.

Xiaobai knows them.

And we're actually quite familiar with each other.

Those are Mu Naihua, General Mu, and Mu Chenglin, whom Xiaobai saw at the Mu family when she accompanied President Er Gou back to her parents' home!

How did they end up here? And why did they appear with the supply team from Haoding Garrison...?

Xiao Bai stared at the figure in the distance, his mind filled with countless questions.

Under Xiaobai's strange gaze, the Mu family trio, along with their ship girls, slowly approached from afar. As they drew closer, the distance between them shortened to the point where they could see each other clearly with human vision. When Munoka, one of the Mu family trio, saw Xiaobai, she immediately greeted him with a warm smile, waving her fair arm at him like a vibrant young girl, and jogged towards him.

"Hello—Lu—Lin—Little—Sister—!" Munaohua shouted to Xiaobai with a happy smile, waving her arms. "Guess who's here!"

"Nai... Auntie Naihana..." Just as Munaihana ran up to him, Xiaobai took a step forward and stammered in response.

puff!

next second.

In front of all the ship girls, Shiro hugged Shiro tightly and held her close to her chest, showing her affection.

"Little Lu Lin is so naughty, how can you call me auntie? Come on, just call me sister~" Mu Naihua affectionately rubbed the back of Xiaobai's head, picked up Xiaobai's whole body and spun her around twice, then asked Xiaobai happily, "How is it? Are you happy to see your sister? Are you surprised? Are you excited?"

"Nohana-nee... Hello, sister..." Shiro was pressed into Nohana's full breasts, and for a moment felt a wave of maternal warmth wash over her. She struggled, risking suffocation, to pull her head out of Nohana's embrace, then let out a sigh of relief, managed a weak smile, and greeted her, "Um... I'm so surprised... Nohana-nee, you... what brings you here..."

"Well..." Konohana gently adjusted her sun hat with her fingers, glanced at the ship girls behind Shiro out of the corner of her eye, then put Shiro down and smiled slightly at her, "Little sister, what do you think is the reason we came here? If you guess right, I'll give you a little gift, okay?"

"Uh……"

"Wife, don't tease Admiral Lu Lin in front of those ship girls." General Mu walked forward with a sweaty face and spoke to Mu Naihua.

"Ugh~ How dare you call someone 'wife' in front of so many people!" Upon hearing General Mu's words, Mu Naihua immediately cupped her face, shyly twisting her body, her whole body exuding a pink and girlish charm as if she had been given special effects.

"..." Everyone silently watched Mu Naihua and General Mu.

"Cough cough...cough cough." General Mu's face turned red. He coughed lightly, stepped forward and pulled Mu Naihua away. Then, he said to Xiaobai with an embarrassed look, "Admiral Lu Lin, your Aunt Naihua has been a bit unrestrained since she stepped down as the head of the Mu family...you...please bear with her a little."

"Uh...no, it's okay...Noona-neechan looks so cute like this now..." Shiro gave General Mu an awkward smile.

"..." General Mu blushed and coughed twice. "Ahem... about our visit to Chapter Eight... Naihua and I just came here to relax. The one in charge is that kid Cheng Lin, so you can let Cheng Lin tell you the details."

“Chenglin…” Xiaobai murmured, looking at Mu Chenglin.

"Admiral Lu Lin." When Mu Chenglin saw Xiao Bai looking over, he respectfully stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "It's been a long time. I pay my respects to you."

"Hello, hello..." Xiaobai quickly waved to Mu Chenglin, "Um... um..."

"If you don't mind, Admiral Lu Lin, you may call me by my real name, or address me as a colleague, such as Admiral Mu."

"Then...then Admiral Mu?" Xiaobai scratched his cheek, looking at Mu Chenglin with a strange expression. "Um...if I remember correctly, Admiral Mu, didn't you take over as the head of the Mu family not long ago...how come you still have time to come to Chapter Eight?"

"It's a long story." Mu Chenglin smiled slightly after listening to Xiaobai's words. He pointed to the ship girls behind him and introduced them to Xiaobai, "Admiral Lu Lin, the ship girl soldiers behind me, apart from the supply team of Haoding Garrison who are guiding the way, half of them are Mu family troops, and the other half are temporarily dispatched from the Admiral's headquarters."

As soon as Mu Chenglin finished speaking, more than thirty young and delicate girls ran out from the ship girl group and rushed towards Elizabeth next to Xiaobai.

"Elizabeth, we're back!" The ship girls shouted excitedly as they rushed to Elizabeth's side, surrounding the bewildered girl.

"Ah...you, you all..." Elizabeth, surrounded by the destroyers, looked bewildered. "You all..."

"Thanks to the patient guidance of the supply team from Haoding Garrison, we were able to save a lot of time and arrive here as quickly as possible." Mu Chenglin looked at Elizabeth and the destroyers beside her with a grateful expression, and then explained to Xiaobai.

"Uh...oh..." Xiaobai scratched his head.

"Let me explain briefly." Mu Chenglin cupped his hands to Xiaobai and said seriously, "The main reason we brought our troops to Chapter Eight this time is because of Admiral Lu Lin."

"Huh? Me?" Xiaobai pointed to herself in surprise.

“Exactly.” Mu Chenglin nodded and said seriously, “I wonder if Admiral Lu Lin remembers that about two weeks ago, you made a satellite phone call to report the situation in the sea area of ​​Chapter Eight to the Admiral’s headquarters.”

"Uh...yes, I did say that."

"During the phone call, Admiral Lu Lin, you mentioned that you have found a leveling spot in the waters of Chapter 8 that is as valuable as the one in Chapter 6. The specific strategic information about the leveling spot in Chapter 8 will be sent to Kyoto in half a month," Mu Chenglin said.

"Hmm..." Xiaobai nodded.

"Admiral Lu Lin's discovery is enough to shock the entire admiral circle, especially now that leveling resources in Chapter 6 are gradually becoming scarce. It has great strategic significance and has spread throughout the entire high-level admiral circle of human society in just a few days." Mu Chenglin said to Xiaobai with admiration, "Chenglin would call Admiral Lu Lin a savior, and that is by no means an exaggeration."

"No, no...it's just a small favor..." Upon hearing the words "savior," Xiao Bai immediately became embarrassed and quickly waved his hand at Mu Chenglin.

"Admiral Lu Lin is indeed very humble. I admire your calm and composed demeanor." Mu Chenglin bowed to Xiaobai again. "However... to return to the previous point, according to the regulations of the Admiral's Headquarters, although Admiral Lu Lin's discovery can be called a treasure of this century, and the Admiral's Headquarters should have taken immediate action to support Chapter Eight after receiving your call, the Admiral's Headquarters must remain skeptical of your discovery until the information you mentioned has been delivered and thoroughly examined and verified by the Admiral's Headquarters..."

“I understand,” Xiaobai nodded. “So even if the support from the Admiral’s Headquarters arrives a month or two later, I have no objection…”

"But the battle in Chapter Eight is still fierce, and the faster the support from the Admiral's Headquarters, the better. This will definitely help Admiral Lu Lin." Mu Chenglin smiled humbly at Xiaobai. "So, after our Mu family heard the news from the Admiral's Headquarters half a month ago, I had a heart-to-heart talk with several elders in the family. Finally, our Mu family went to negotiate with the Admiral's Headquarters, willing to guarantee with the family's reputation and ensure that we would send half of our troops. This allowed the Admiral's Headquarters to immediately begin supporting Chapter Eight after receiving Admiral Lu Lin's call."

"Huh?? Is that so?? Isn't that inappropriate?" Xiaobai's eyes widened in surprise.

“Admiral Lu Lin, you are not only the world’s number one admiral, but you also have a close relationship with Aunt Naige. In addition, when you visited Linsheng City last time, you made a great contribution to the advancement of our family’s era. We have long regarded Admiral Lu Lin as a friend of our family.” Mu Chenglin said to Xiaobai seriously, “Since it is something that can help Admiral Lu Lin, we have no reason to remain silent.”

"Uh……"

Xiao Bai listened blankly to Mu Chenglin's words, then shifted his gaze to Mu Naihua and General Mu beside him.

"All the ship girls we brought this time can be used as combat power on the battlefield. Of course, these ship girls have also participated in some basic construction training on a regular basis. Even if they don't participate in combat, they can be used as logistics." General Mu said to Xiaobai, "Today's batch is the earlier arrival of the elite combat force. In about a week, a large amount of supplies will be moved over. At that time, the engineers from the human side will also return. We will select a site on the spot, clear the route, and build the Admiral's Guild of Chapter Eight right here."

“…Oh…Oh…” Xiaobai nodded blankly.

Chapter 1933 Too Little

"After all that talk, it's actually quite simple." Muna waved her arms at Shiro and laughed heartily at everyone. "To put it bluntly, we're the ones who were sent from the Admiral's Headquarters to support you, little sister Lu Lin."

"That explanation is really too simple..." Xiaobai gave a wry smile. She looked at Mu Chenglin in front of her and asked, "Uh... But, Admiral Mu, aren't you still the head of the Mu family? Is it really okay to just abandon your work as the head of the family and support us here?"

"Regarding this... it's impossible to say it's unimportant." Mu Chenglin gave Xiaobai an apologetic smile. "However, as the head of the Mu family, I, as the head of the Mu family, am justified by guaranteeing the sincerity of the Governor-General Headquarters in launching the support operation for Chapter 8 several months in advance, and as the one who proposed the plan, I must accompany the ship girls to convince everyone."

“Uh…” Xiaobai looked at Mu Chenglin in surprise.

Xiao Bai roughly understood what was going on.

When Xiaobai investigated the waters of Chapter 8 and found a leveling spot with value comparable to Chapter 6, and informed the Admiral's headquarters thousands of miles away, she first informed them once in advance via satellite phone that day, and then asked the ship girls of Haoding Naval Base to transport the records of the waters of Chapter 8, as well as various image evidence and deep-sea metal objects in a brown paper bag.

In terms of procedure, the Admiral's headquarters, thousands of miles away, would definitely receive Xiaobai's call first. Then, they would make some preparations based on the content of Xiaobai's call, and wait for the brown paper bag containing the information on the waters of Chapter 8 to arrive in Kyoto more than half a month later, so that they could hold a meeting to verify, study, discuss, and vote, and finally decide whether to start supporting Chapter 8 and in what way.

The time consumed during this process can easily be several months. If, during the meeting, we encounter a few old fogies who stick to the old ways and are stubborn, the discussion may take years.

The reason why the Admiral's Headquarters acted so quickly this time, even before Xiaobai's manila envelope arrived in Kyoto, was that the Admiral's Headquarters, having only received one phone call from Xiaobai, had already made clear arrangements for supporting Chapter Eight. This was because after learning of this news, the Mu family decisively went to the Admiral's Headquarters to negotiate and showed their utmost sincerity. They were willing to guarantee the credibility of the information provided by Xiaobai, which was based on only one phone call. Statements such as "the Mu family is willing to provide some troops" and "the head of the Mu family is willing to accompany them" were likely part of the Mu family's sincerity.

The Mu family is a large family responsible for researching and manufacturing ship girl construction devices. In a sense, they hold the lifeline of the Admiral's World in their hands. The family is full of talented people, and their power is unimaginable to ordinary people. With the Mu family as their backer, especially with the head of the Mu family willing to take risks, the Admiral's Headquarters has no reason to hesitate or delay any longer.

"Admiral Lu Lin, please rest assured. In terms of true talent, ability, courage, and boldness, there are countless senior figures in the family capable of taking over the reins from me. My departure for a few months will not have a significant impact on the development of the family." Mu Chenglin cupped his hands and said respectfully to Xiaobai.

"Anyway... thank you all so much this time." Xiaobai said gratefully to Mu Chenglin.

"Admiral Lu Lin, this is nothing more than a small favor." Mu Chenglin bowed his head.

"...Hmm, I think I understand now. So, Admiral Mu, Nono-chan, and Mu Yu's father, you all came to Chapter 8 as guarantors, right?" Xiaobai asked the three people in front of her.

"Ah, Admiral Lu Lin misunderstood. As for the guarantor, there is only me. Aunt Naihua and Uncle are not included."

"Eh? What about Hana-neechan, she..."

"We're just here for sightseeing," Muna Hana said with a smile to Shiro. "Since stepping down as head of the family, my husband and I have been traveling and visiting scenic spots every day. We've almost seen all the tourist attractions, and now we're worried about not having any new places to visit. As soon as I heard about this place in Chapter Eight, I thought, 'The scenery here in Chapter Eight must be especially retro and beautiful,' so I couldn't wait to drag my husband here to play."

"Uh……"

"Of course, there are other reasons as well." General Mu said to Xiaobai in a low voice, "If Naihua had stayed in the human city, the elders in the family would definitely have called her back to temporarily take charge of the family after Cheng Lin left home this time. In order to avoid being retired and rehired, she joined the eighth chapter expedition team."

"Oh... I see..." Xiaobai nodded in understanding.

"Those old fogies in the family, including Dad, all they do is order people around. They've only been retired a few months and they want me to go back to work? No way!" Muna Hana stuck her tongue out at the sky and made a face. "You old geezers, go eat shit!"

"...Haha..." Xiaobai smiled bitterly.

When Xiaobai first met Muna in the family, he thought she was a quiet and elegant young woman. But now, seeing her free and unrestrained demeanor, Xiaobai couldn't help but sigh that she truly deserved to be the biological sister of Er Gou, and was a woman who was exactly the same person.

"Anyway, now that we've met, little sister Lu Lin, come and show us around your base!" Muna Hana put away her funny face and looked at Xiaobai with a youthful and lively expression. She jogged over, hooked her arm around Xiaobai's, and said with a loving smile, "It's been so long since I've seen little sister Lu Lin. Little sister Lu Lin is still as cute and beautiful as ever."

"You flatter me..."

"Is that ship girl who was with Lu Lin last time also here? The one who cooks really well."

"Missouri? Ah...she's there, right at the back of the line..."

"Then you must take me to see her properly again..." Konohana smiled and turned her gaze to behind Shiro, then met the eyes of Lexington and Akagi behind Shiro, her lively expression quickly pausing slightly.

"Madam, it's been a long time." Lexington and Akagi greeted Monica with faint smiles.

"...It's...you two..." Konohana pursed her lips and smiled slightly, "That's true...Since it's the expedition of Chapter Eight, it's not strange that the two of you are here."

Xiaobai's gaze lingered between Konohana and Lexington Akagi, and she asked curiously, "Um... um, Konohana-neechan, do you know Lexington and the others?"

"I know her... I guess you could say I know her." Konohana nodded, her gaze lingering on Lexington's cheek, and said softly, "After all, she's the flagship ship girl of the world's number one naval base, so there's bound to be a chance for us to get to know each other."

"Oh...that makes sense." Xiaobai nodded.

Lexington and Akagi smiled and stepped aside to make way for Shiro and Muna.

“Madam, the base for Chapter Eight is in a valley, it's over there.” Lexington pointed in the direction for Monica, giving her an elegant and dignified smile. “If you don’t mind, how about we show you the way?”

"Thank you for your trouble," Muna said with a smile.

"This way." Lexington and Akagi turned around, pointing with their arms as they walked towards the valley.

Konohana silently watched Lexington and Akagi's retreating figures. After staring blankly for a few seconds, she closed her eyes, sighed, and a helpless smile appeared on her face.

"The past is fleeting..." Muna Hana whispered, opening her eyes.

Xiaobai stared at Munaoka with wide eyes, as if he was very curious about the relationship between Munaoka and Lexington.

"It's just some little things from a long, long time ago..." Konohana noticed Shiro's curious gaze and couldn't help but smile slightly. She thought for a moment and then said to Shiro, "Hmm... if little sister Lu Lin wants to hear it, I can tell you."

"Is that okay?!" Little White immediately perked up its ears, straightened its posture, and looked like it was listening intently to the story.

“But the story might not be that interesting.” Muna reached out and patted Xiaobai’s head, stared at Xiaobai’s features quietly for a while, and suddenly said, “…Little sister Lu Lin, you and your brother don’t look very alike.”

"Uh, well..."

"Back then, your brother and Naige secretly got engaged and registered their marriage without telling the family. When the news reached the family, Dad was so angry he almost fell off his chair," Mu Naihua said to Xiaobai with a smile. "At the time, Dad wasn't blaming your brother, he was just angry that Naige, who was clearly not young, was still trying to 'eat young grass' like an old cow, messing around with a greenhorn who had just graduated. The worst part was that the young greenhorn was Mu Yu's classmate. In fact, he even had to call Naige 'Auntie.' If this got out, it would be a laughing stock in the family."

"Uh... an old cow eating young grass is alright..." Xiaobai looked at Munaihua and smiled awkwardly.