Elder brother's garrison

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"Of course, I mean the regular kind!" The young man's face flushed red as he hurriedly waved his arms to explain, "There are still so many people here!"

“Missouri, I understand… However, Senior Yubari isn’t particularly particular about his living conditions, so the only suitable place to sleep in the factory is on the sofa. Is that alright?”

"There's a soft sofa to lie on, which is better than the accommodation in Chapter Eight, right?" Xiaobai laughed.

"The admiral is right."

There was no rest room in the factory. The sofa was placed not far from the factory gate, where there was still a tent left over from when Rome stayed here last time. Unfortunately, there were no sleeping bags in the tent. Xiaobai and Missouri looked at each other and then climbed onto the sofa in tacit agreement.

The sofa is just long enough for Xiaobai to lie down.

Xiao Bai stretched out on the sofa, turned sideways, and rested her head on Missouri's bouncy thighs.

Feeling the warmth and softness emanating from Missouri, Xiaobai couldn't help but let out a long, comfortable sigh, as if all the fatigue accumulated from the past few days of travel had dissipated.

From this angle, you can see Luo Lian and Yu Zhang working late into the night not far away, as well as the starry sky outside the factory gate.

One side was peaceful.

It was noisy.

One side was dark.

One side is bright.

It's subtly comforting.

"Ah, that feels good..." Xiaobai said. "Missouri, aren't you going to lie down?"

“Given Missouri’s height, this sofa doesn’t really support Missouri doing this.” Missouri smiled at Xiaobai, raised her hand to cover Xiaobai’s forehead, and helped Xiaobai tidy up her messy bangs. “But just sitting here with the Admiral is a good way for Missouri to relax.”

"I see..." Xiaobai sighed.

"The admiral seems to be expecting something? Is it just Missouri's imagination?"

"Cough cough, no...no..." Xiaobai coughed awkwardly twice, then quickly turned her face to Missouri's stomach, "It's your imagination."

Missouri cupped Little White's face in her hands.

Missouri's beautiful and dignified face was lowered as she looked at herself under Xiaobai's gaze.

"Admiral... you just coughed, didn't you?"

"what?"

“A cough is not a good sign... Perhaps the travel of the past few days has caused the strong and healthy admiral to develop some kind of difficult-to-treat illness. In order to prevent the admiral's minor illness from developing into a major problem, please have Missouri give him a thorough check-up.”

"No, no... I just... um—"

"..."

Before Xiaobai could finish speaking...

Missouri then lowered her body.

He gently kissed Xiaobai's lips.

Chapter 2072 Murder for Money (Not Really)

Beauty Township, Tomb of Heroes.

A woman's gentleness and love are often the most melting things in a person. This principle applies equally to both a triumphant hero and an ordinary admiral.

Xiaobai's memories.

She became blurry as she kissed herself in Missouri.

Seemingly because she had completely let go of her worries, drowsiness quickly enveloped Xiaobai's consciousness. Xiaobai closed her eyes and peacefully fell asleep, accompanied by the scent of Missouri.

In the peaceful darkness, time seemed to lose its meaning.

Xiao Bai had almost forgotten how she got through the night.

When Xiaobai groggily woke up from her sweet dream, the starry night sky was already tinged with the pale light of dawn. The scent of lip balm and shampoo still lingered around Xiaobai's nose. She sank deeply into the soft sofa, still symbolically covered with her Missouri coat.

Its daybreak.

It's morning.

Missouri has disappeared.

Xiaobai rubbed her eyes, sat up from the sofa, and looked around. On the workbench not far away, Yubari and Warspite were lying quietly and obediently in two corners, each with a bowl of noodles made by Missouri last night in front of them. The bowls were clean, and the two chopsticks were flipping over and over, without a single drop of sauce spilling.

Xiaobai yawned, picked up her Missouri coat, and got off the sofa. She first went to Yubari and Warspite, and bent down to check on them.

"Oh...she's sleeping so soundly...Lin Yiqi, Director of the Department of Finance, 9498..." Xiaobai said softly.

"Good morning, Xiaobai." Luo Lian's voice came from behind Xiaobai.

"Eek!" Xiao Bai exclaimed in surprise, turning around quickly. She then discovered Luo Lian sitting on the floor, out of her sight, studying stacks of modification blueprints. "Lianlian? Why are you sitting on the floor..."

"I just made do because there weren't enough chairs. It's okay, I have a cushion under my butt." Luo Lian gestured to Warspite and Yubari beside her, her hands flipping through the blueprints without slowing down at all.

"Oh..." Xiaobai scratched his cheek, blinked at Luo Lian, "Lianlian, have you not slept all day again?"

"Strictly speaking, I slept for a long time yesterday afternoon, so I haven't felt sleepy yet."

"So, Lianlian, where are you right now?"

"When I had a spare moment, I looked at the renovation drawings that Yubari had drawn a few days ago."

"Snap... But aren't these discarded...?"

“These are all high-quality modification blueprints, it’s just that they didn’t meet Yubari’s expectations.” Luo Lian gently tapped the blueprints in her hand with her finger. “These blueprints look simple, but they are essentially masterpieces that embody the hard work of a top ship equipment designer. There are still a lot to learn from them.”

"Okay..." Xiao Bai nodded after hearing Luo Lian's words. "Oh... by the way, Lian Lian, did you see where Missouri went?"

"I went to the cafeteria to buy breakfast."

"I see." Xiaobai nodded, then folded Missouri's coat and handed it to Luo Lian. "Lianlian, could you please return this coat to Missouri for me later?"

"?" Luo Lian stopped what she was doing, looked up at Xiao Bai with a puzzled expression, "Are you leaving? Aren't you going to stay for breakfast?"

"It's a special situation... I've been quite busy in the mornings lately..." Xiaobai smiled awkwardly, "I'll come back in a few hours."

Every day before dawn, Barbarossa and Kamikaze would come to my residence to play cards. Even if I didn't want to entertain them, I still had to show myself in front of them. Otherwise, if they went to my residence in the ruined city and found that I wasn't there, things would become more complicated.

"Oh." Luo Lian nodded.

"I'll head over now, Lianlian, see you later." After saying goodbye to Luo Lian, Xiao Bai turned around and prepared to leave.

"Xiao Bai, wait a minute." Luo Lian called out to Xiao Bai.

"Hmm? What's wrong, Lianlian?" Xiaobai stopped and turned around to see Luo Lian handing her a pair of non-prescription glasses. "Eh? What's this?"

"I promised you yesterday." Luo Lian shook her non-prescription glasses. "I've finished making a simplified version of that ship girl combat power detector."

"Huh? It's done already?" Xiaobai exclaimed in surprise.

“This isn’t difficult for me. There are tools here, and Warspite brought the materials too. I can just put in a little effort and make it myself.” Luo Lian said, holding up her non-prescription glasses. “...Well, because you were sleeping the whole time, I didn’t know what you wanted to make this into, so I just modified my spare eyeglass frame. Don’t worry, I also changed the lens prescription back to normal.”

"Oh... thank you, Lianlian." Xiaobai carefully took the non-prescription glasses with both hands. "Um... Lianlian, are these waterproof and drop-resistant?"

"Try not to get it wet, and it's best not to drop it." Luo Lian replied, pointing to her temple. "After you put on the glasses, remember to press this spot on the frame. This is the power button. Because it's a portable version, the battery life is very limited, so remember to use it sparingly."

"Oh... how long will it last?"

"About ten minutes in standby mode."

"So short?"

"So remember to turn it off after you're done using it." Luo Lian pointed to her temple again.

Xiao Bai put the glasses on his nose and, imitating Luo Lian's gesture, gently pressed on his temple. Sure enough, he found a very hidden little button in the corresponding position on the glasses frame.

Press the button.

Turn to the nearby Warspite and Yubari.

The data that Xiaobai had seen before surfaced on the sleeping Warspite, and it was exactly the same as what he had seen before.

Xiaobai stared intently at the sleeping Yubari for a while, and the data quickly appeared.

Target ship type: Light cruiser (modified)

Ship equipment grade: 5

Lv: 110

Firepower: 52

Armor value: 35

Airborne: 55

Torpedoes: 179

Mobility: 95

......"

Ok.

Confirmed eyes.

She is a ship girl from the newbie naval base.

Luo Lian actually managed to modify this magical artifact into the size of an eyeglass frame in just one night...

Xiao Bai weighed the glasses in his hand and was surprised to find that, apart from being slightly heavier, the glasses frame was no different from ordinary plastic in terms of texture and color.

—How did Lianlian manage to do that...?

—Although Lianlian spoke casually, it always felt like this wasn't something an ordinary person could do…

"What a magical artifact..." Xiaobai couldn't help but exclaim. She pressed the button on the glasses frame again to turn off the function of detecting ship girl data. Soon, Yubari's values ​​disappeared from the lenses, and the glasses returned to their original state. "Lianlian, this item is so useful! You're amazing!"

"I'm glad you like it, Xiaobai." Luo Lian smiled. "It's a pity that because of its small size, it's still impossible to add a high-quality music function. However, if you don't mind adding a little weight, I can try to make the broadcast function work. By the way, if you want to change the appearance of this prop, you can tell me and I'll change it to something else for you."

"Uh... the broadcast... let's skip that, it's fine as it is... um, as for... appearance?" Xiaobai blinked, touched the frames of her glasses, took out a small mirror from her ship equipment space, looked at her face, then widened her eyes and said to herself in the mirror, "Oh... an intellectual girl..."

This was the first time Xiaobai had seen himself wearing glasses.

Xiao Bai in the mirror was wearing red-rimmed glasses, and her eyes sparkled with a bright, clear light, giving her somewhat childish face a scholarly and mature air.

To be honest, Xiaobai quite likes this character.

"Pfft." Xiaobai laughed at her reflection in the mirror.

"Don't you like the style of the glasses?" Luo Lian asked. "Then I can change them to something else..."

"No, no," Xiao Bai quickly smiled at Luo Lian, "I'm very satisfied. These glasses frames suit me quite well..."

"So, Xiaobai, why were you laughing just now?"

"Ah... that." Xiaobai nodded and smiled a little shyly at Luo Lian. "I just suddenly realized that you and I are wearing the same style of couple glasses, so I couldn't help but laugh."

"Couple...glasses frames?" Luo Lian was taken aback.

"Yeah... Ah, it's so late..." Xiaobai nodded. As she spoke, she took out her phone to check the time, then said apologetically to Luo Lian, "Well, Lianlian, I'll go take care of things over there now... Thank you so much for this prop. It will definitely be a great help to me later. I'll be going now!"

After saying that, Xiaobai waved and left.

"Couple...glasses frame..." Luo Lian stared blankly in the direction Xiao Bai had left, muttering the words to herself. Suddenly, with a "pfft," a torrent of blood gushed from her nostrils, instantly staining the drawings in front of her crimson. Luo Lian quickly covered her nose, swaying as she tried to sit up, but soon felt dizzy. "Ah...oh no...I'm losing blood..."

Paji.

Luo Lian covered her nose and collapsed onto the floor.

Disturbed by Luo Lian's movements, Yubari stirred. She groggily opened her eyes, yawned, and stretched.

"Ah... um—that was a good sleep." Yubari leaned on the corner of the table and looked to her side.

What came into Yubari's view was Luo Lian lying in a pool of blood, and piles of modification blueprints stained with blood around Luo Lian.

"..."

Yubari was dumbfounded.

"Huh? Murder? Murder for money? Admiral Luo Lian??"

"Oh my god! Admiral Luo Lian!!"

Yubari's terrified screams echoed throughout the entire factory.

written request for leave

This afternoon, I was suddenly called to my grandma's house for a meeting by all my aunts and uncles. When I entered, I found a bunch of elders sitting around the table waiting for me, looking at me like I was a criminal being led to the execution ground. After asking around, I found out that my parents had told them about my recent irregular sleep schedule. Then, a group of well-meaning elders spent most of the day lecturing me, telling me that living like this would eventually cause health problems, and that I should listen to my parents and stop staying up late writing. They also mentioned that my aunt recently found a gym and told me to go exercise whenever I had time, and my other aunt runs a farm where I can feed the ducks and enjoy the scenery.