Elder brother's garrison

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As the woman in black robes and gray hues appeared, the surrounding deep-sea energy seemed to be drawn in, constantly condensing and converging, then transforming into layers of thick, dark fog, and then into violent storms that swept wildly across the sea centered on the woman in black robes.

The woman in black robes sat sideways on the dark tentacles, gently stroking the tips of the tentacles with one hand. She raised her head, her dark yellow eyes gazing at the moon in the sky.

After a while.

The woman in black robes raised her other arm, embroidered with a blue dragon pattern, and made a gesture as if she were scooping up water, looking up at the sky.

"woo"

The woman in black robes opened her mouth and let out an exceptionally long howl.

The surrounding deep-sea energy was drawn in and converged violently on the woman in black robes, before spreading outwards with her long roar.

The surging waves crashed against each other on the sea, and the storm formed by the deep-sea atmosphere raged incessantly. One after another, deep-sea ships drifted in from afar, hovered in front of the woman in black robes, and bowed deeply to her body.

The sea seemed to have changed at this moment.

……

The night passed.

The next morning, after a good night's sleep, Xiaobai stretched and slowly sat up from the bed.

"Mmm... I haven't slept this well in a long time..."

Xiao Bai yawned, got dressed, and walked out of the dormitory.

It is now 6:00 AM, the time when all things revive.

Chapter 2920 is invalid again!

Today is the day that Xiaobai, Jin Shiqi, and Ning Lu had agreed upon, to give their ship girls special training.

Just as Xiaobai and the ship girls finished breakfast, news came from outside the gates of the temporary naval base that someone had come to visit.

Upon hearing the news, Xiaobai came to the main gate to greet them. Sure enough, at the gate of the temporary naval base in the early morning, the two admirals were each leading a squad of ship girls, waiting there for a long time.

"Admiral Lu, Lu Lin! Good morning!" As soon as Jin Shiqi saw Xiao Bai, he immediately stood at attention and gave her a very nervous salute.

"Admiral Lu Lin—yahoo!" Compared to Jin Shiqi, Ning Lu seemed much more relaxed. As soon as she saw Xiao Bai, she excitedly raised her arms and stood on tiptoe to wave affectionately at Xiao Bai. "As promised, I've brought my lovely ship girls to find you!"

"You've both arrived so early." Xiaobai smiled at the two admirals, stepped aside, and gestured for them to enter the temporary naval base. "Come in."

The two admirals quickly responded and, with their ship girl squads behind them, followed Xiaobai into the temporary naval base.

"Have you had breakfast?" Xiaobai asked the two admirals after entering the temporary garrison.

"Uh... not yet." Jin Shiqi said awkwardly.

"How could you come without eating breakfast?" Xiaobai complained.

“Admiral Lu Lin is right…” Jin Shiqi scratched his head, his smile appearing somewhat forced.

"Haha, you're obviously too nervous to eat, right?" Ning Lu chuckled as she approached Jin Shiqi and poked his shoulder with her elbow.

"Huh? How did you know?" Jin Shiqi's eyes widened.

"Hmph, that's because I was too nervous to eat breakfast!" Ning Lu said confidently, hands on her hips.

"..." Jin Shiqi.

"You two seem to get along quite well," Xiaobai asked curiously, looking at Ning Lu and Jin Shiqi's overly familiar manner.

“We’re all admirals ranked in the top teens in the world… of course we’re all familiar faces,” Ning Lu said to Xiao Bai.

"I see..." Xiaobai nodded in understanding. She looked at the two admirals with a smile, and her gaze quickly shifted to the ship girl team behind them.

The ship girl team that Jin Shiqi is bringing today is a classic configuration of four battleship girls and two aircraft carrier girls.

As for Ning Lu... it turns out that her naval base doesn't only have destroyers; the ship girl team she brought this time is also composed of large capital ships.

After thinking for a while, Xiao Bai took out a combat power detector that he hadn't used in a long time (actually, it was the glasses that Luo Lian made for Xiao Bai) from his clothes and put it on.

After putting on the glasses, Xiaobai carefully examined the ship girls a few more times.

To be fair, Jin Shiqi and Ning Lu truly live up to their reputation as admirals ranked in the top teens globally, and even once ranked eleventh. Every single ship girl in their fleet is fully trained, and their ship equipment attributes are exceptionally good. They look like seasoned, battle-hardened warriors.

"That's pretty good." Xiaobai took off her glasses and sincerely exclaimed to Jin Shiqi and Ning Lu, "Is this the strongest ship girl team you can field?"

"Yes." Jin Shiqi and Ning Lu nodded quickly, and when they talked about their ship girl team, a hint of confidence flashed in their eyes.

"I was worried before that if the ship girls you brought were of a low level, I might have to spend a lot of effort to help you improve your ship girl team," Xiaobai said with a smile. "Now I'm finally relieved. Since the ship girl team you brought this time is of this level, we don't need to waste time on some very basic things in future special training. We can directly teach some advanced skills and training."

Xiaobai's words were meant as a compliment.

But to Ning Lu and Jin Shiqi, it sounded somewhat subtle.

The team of ship girls that I've trained for over a decade, the most outstanding, the most satisfying, and the most proud of—is she merely considered passable by Admiral Lu Lin...?

However, Jin Shiqi and Ning Lu also knew that as the world's number one admiral, Xiaobai's vision for ship girls was far beyond what ordinary people could compare to. The two admirals did not dwell on it for too long and quickly adjusted their emotions.

Xiaobai led the ship girls to the edge of the training ground.

The rookie naval girls have been waiting for a long time at today's training ground.

When they saw Xiaobai leading two admirals and their ship girls to arrive, the ship girls of the newbie naval base approached one after another and called out to Xiaobai affectionately.

"Admiral!"

"Admiral, you've arrived!"

"Admiral, these are the ship girls we're training!"

"Wow, wow, so many unfamiliar ship girl older sisters!"

The ship girls from the newbie naval base quickly surrounded Xiaobai, with a large number of them scrutinizing Ning Lu and Jin Shiqi's ship girl formation as if they were observing rare animals.

The ship girls of the newbie naval base were easygoing, but they were still ship girls from the newbie naval base, and the powerful aura they exuded was something that ordinary ship girls couldn't imitate. Especially when the ship girls from the newbie naval base gathered together and all turned their gazes towards them, a subtle, lingering pressure immediately made Ning Lu and Jin Shiqi's ship girls feel suffocated, and they could only lower their heads and greet the ship girls timidly.

"Yes, these are the ship girls you'll be helping train these days." Xiaobai smiled and nodded to her ship girls. "Thank you for your hard work."

"Oh, oh, oh! Since it's the Admiral's request, then there's nothing I can do!"

"Admiral! I will train with them just like I did with my comrades at the naval base!"

The ship girls from the newbie naval base immediately became interested. They enthusiastically reached out their hands to Ning Lu and Jin Shiqi's ship girls, and soon each of them pulled a ship girl away from their original spot, quickly running onto the water surface of the training ground.

The teaching session began quickly.

……

"What? Controlling carrier-based aircraft? Of course, it's just a whoosh—then a whoosh—and finally a whoosh—and it's done!" Enterprise raised her hands, and miniature carrier-based aircraft danced like butterflies between her fingertips, performing one nimble and flashy maneuver after another. Then, she smiled at the aircraft carrier girl in front of her who had asked the question and said, "See! Isn't it simple!"

"..." The aircraft carrier girl held the carrier-based aircraft in her palm, feeling extremely embarrassed.

……

"For battleships, accuracy is of course the most important thing." The four Fubuki sisters skipped and jumped around a battleship girl, laughing and talking. "So, big sister, your mission today is to hit any one of us four sisters once before the sun goes down!"

"..." The battleship girl hugged the main gun, her hands trembling.

……

"Hahahaha, today is the day the serfs are liberated and can finally sing! It's finally my turn to give others special training!" Rome said excitedly, hands on her hips, to the battleship girl in front of her. "In short, let's get acquainted first and do some live-fire exercises with you for about seventy or eighty rounds!"

"Seventy or eighty... buckets?"

"Yes, a bucket!"

"Are the barrels in your naval base used as a unit of measurement for training volume?

……

A thunderous roar soon filled the training ground.

Ning Lu and Jin Shiqi stared blankly as their ship girls were instantly divided up, one by one pulled ashore by a newbie naval base.

“Training ship girls can’t be completed in a day. To be honest, I’m not sure if I can train your two teams of ship girls to the same level as my naval base before this event ends,” Xiaobai said to Ninglu and Jin Shiqi. “So you’ll have to rely on your own efforts then.”

“Uh…” Jin Shiqi and Ning Lu turned to look at Xiaobai and nodded subconsciously.

"Okay. Anyway, let's not waste any more time at the training ground." Xiaobai put his hands together and smiled at Ning Lu and Jin Shiqi, "Admirals, you haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Would you like to go to the canteen?"

“Okay.” Ning Lu nodded.

"Uh... I... I won't go!" Jin Shiqi quickly shook his head.

"Hmm? Admiral Kim, aren't you going to get something to eat?"

"I... well, since I've already sent the ship girl over, I'm sorry to bother Admiral Lu Lin any longer..." Jin Shiqi bowed stiffly to Xiaobai as if reciting a memorized text, and said, "It's inconvenient to bother you any further, so I... I'll take my leave now. I'll come back tonight to pick up the ship girl!"

"Oh... it's quite unexpected to hear Admiral Jin Shiqi say that."

"..."

"You were taught to say that by Admiral Fang Jie, weren't you?"

"Surprised!" Jin Shiqi was startled and broke out in a cold sweat.

Xiao Bai smiled slightly at Jin Shiqi.

"Alright, since you have things to do, you can go now." Xiaobai said to Jin Shiqi, "I'll have Nia's ship girls give you a ride."

Jin Shiqi breathed a sigh of relief, bowed twice to Xiaobai with deep gratitude, and then left under the escort of the ship girls from Nia's family.

Xiao Bai and Ning Lu looked at Jin Shiqi's departing figure and smiled at each other.

"Speaking of which, Miss Ning Lu has been quite busy lately, hasn't she?"

"Hmm, Admiral Lu Lin, you know about this too?"

"Yes, everyone on the Admiral's Forum is talking about the sea map being broken," Xiaobai said.

"That's right... I have three interviews scheduled today!" Ning Lu nodded quickly and said to Xiao Bai, "These kinds of things don't come around often, so I need to get the firsthand information!"

Xiao Bai couldn't help but smile when he saw Ning Lu's determined look.

Ning Lu did not stay in the temporary garrison for long in the end.

After having breakfast with Xiaobai, Ning Lu said goodbye and left.

Ning Lu and Jin Shiqi's ship girls... let them stay in the temporary naval base and hone their skills slowly.

After seeing Ning Lu and Jin Shiqi off, Xiao Bai also left the temporary garrison and headed towards the 8-3 sea area.

Today is the day the top ten admirals agreed to break through the 8-3 sea area.

When Xiaobai arrived at sea area 8-3, the other top ten admirals had already arrived. Five figures stood on the beach, gathered at the edge of a map, discussing something with calm expressions.

"Good morning, everyone," Xiaobai greeted the top ten admirals. "What are you all talking about?"

"Ah, it's Admiral Lu Lin."

Upon hearing Xiaobai's call, the top ten admirals all turned to him, and smiles appeared on their usually serious faces.

"...Huh? You all don't look too good?" Xiaobai looked at the top ten admirals curiously.

"Hmm...that's what I'm saying." Upon hearing this, the top ten admirals all frowned, revealing an unusual expression of difficulty. "...Admiral Lu Lin, there's something we probably have to tell you."

"what's up?"

"The new sea map we drew yesterday seems to be completely invalid again today."

"ah?!!"

Chapter 2921 Fellow Taoist Stays

The words of the top ten admirals were completely unexpected by Xiaobai, so much so that he instinctively cried out in surprise, looking at the crowd in front of him with a dazed expression.

"...The sea map...it's broken again?" Xiaobai covered her mouth, asking as if she was confirming that she hadn't misheard.

"Haha... It seems even Admiral Lu Lin was quite startled when she suddenly heard this news." Admiral Hao Ding laughed at Xiao Bai, nodded, and continued, "Yes... that's right, Admiral Lu Lin, when we verified this news before, we couldn't believe it either, but there's nothing we can do, the facts are right here—the sea map we spent a whole day drawing yesterday has become completely invalid again after just one night."

As soon as Admiral Haoding finished speaking, Admirals Lian and Ling behind him both lowered their heads and sighed.

Duan Shuiliu held the map, frowning and remaining silent. Nanxing, standing beside him, seemed to be lost in thought, as if pondering something.

"How...how could this be...this map was just drawn yesterday..." Upon hearing this, Xiaobai quickly stepped forward and asked the group, "Even if the situation on the sea changes very quickly, it's impossible for it to become completely unrecognizable overnight..."

“That’s right, Admiral Lu Lin.” Admiral Hao Ding nodded, “But just now, following the route on this map, we each commanded our ship girl teams to explore the 8-3 sea area, only to find that the actual situation on the sea surface did not match the information depicted on the map at all.”

"Yeah... The route I chose was supposed to have a rest stop after three battles, for repairing ship equipment and adjusting the battle rhythm. But my squad of ship girls fought five battles in a row and didn't see a rest stop at all!" Admiral Lian stomped her foot angrily and said, "Ugh! I'm so mad!"

"It's come to this now. Even if I'm a hundred times unwilling, I have to admit that the map is completely useless." Admiral Ling lowered her head regretfully and muttered to herself, "Doesn't this mean that all our efforts yesterday were wasted again... How discouraging..."

Negative energy gradually began to swirl around Admiral Lian and Admiral Ling.

"Hahahaha! Admiral Lian, Admiral Ling! The failure of the sea map is certainly hard to accept, but as admirals, we have encountered far more hardships in our careers than this!" Admiral Haoding turned around and laughed loudly at the two twin admirals behind him. "Comrades, it's a bit too early to be discouraged now!"