Elder brother's garrison

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Xiaobai sat on the steps, cupping her face in her hands, watching the ship girls cleaning up the trash below.

"Wow... How spectacular." Behind Xiaobai, Abyssal Yamato squatted on the steps and looked at the ship girls below the stage and said, "Xiaobai, you are too amazing. So many admirals just swore an oath to you. It's a bit like when I conquered the sea area in the Abyssal Sea and all the Abyssal ships submitted to me."

"Yamato-neechan...do you also take out your cane when you perform this kind of ceremony where you're from?"

"Hahaha, no way, that's just a human custom." Deep Sea Yamato laughed loudly from the side.

"How come I don't know about this custom..." Xiaobai said, indicating his confusion.

"This custom is quite obscure even among humans... It's said to have originated from a very early film or television work, and it has been passed down as a famous scene for a long time, and then it gradually spread without us even realizing it..." Yamato Akagi said from the side as if reciting a familiar story, "It's normal that you don't know, Shiro."

"Alright." Xiaobai sighed and looked up at the sky.

"Shiro, what's wrong? You don't seem very happy?" Yamato asked.

"Well... I'm thinking about how to use these challenge tickets I have," Xiaobai said.

"Why not just do the challenge as usual?"

“These people have all made such an oath in front of me, how could I possibly challenge them?”

"The strong are meant to ruthlessly crush the weak! You're the strong one, so you call the shots!" Deep Sea Yamato clenched his fist, swinging it fiercely through the air, and said, "So what if you swore an oath? We'll still fight!"

"..." Xiaobai smiled at Shenhai Yamato, "Thank you, Yamato-neechan."

"Hehe, you're welcome." Yamato Akami stood up.

Xiaobai stood up, took Shenhai Yamato's hand in his own, squeezed it tightly, and enjoyed the feeling of intertwining his fingers with Shenhai Yamato's for a while.

"Yamato-neechan, are you going out again today?" Shiro asked.

"Hmm? Hmm—" Shenhai Yamato responded, "I made plans with Changchun and Missouri to go see a movie together later."

Where is Veneto?

"Veneto said she wanted to go with Roma today to see the exercises of the ship girls from Nia's family."

"I see." Xiaobai lowered her hand and smiled at Shenhai Yamato. "Yamato-neechan, do you have enough money? Would you like me to give you some more?"

"Eh? Money... money, well... I've worked for so long, of course... of course I still have savings..." Fukami Yamato blushed, and she quickly puffed out her chest as she spoke, but her gaze softened at the end, "Ah... um... but... if Shiro could give me a little more... I think that would be nice..."

Xiaobai smiled and took out his admiral's badge, handing it to Shenhai Yamato.

"Yamato-neechan, when you go out with Missouri and the others, you can just use my card for everyone's expenses."

Xiaobai spoke to Shenhai Yamato as if he were a nouveau riche.

Yamato Fukami cheered, took Shiro's admiral's credentials, hugged Shiro, and gave her a big kiss on the lips.

"Wow—Xiaobai, thank you!"

After the kiss, Yamato Akagi, holding Shiro's admiral's credentials, ran all the way back to the temporary naval base.

In the rookie naval base, Yamato's monthly salary is actually several times higher than that of most similar jobs in human society.

Among all the directors of the Deep Sea Research Institute, Deep Sea Yamato's salary is far ahead, the highest.

However, Abyssal Yamato is not a ship girl after all, so she can't receive a salary comparable to that of a ship girl. In addition, Abyssal Yamato has Abyssal Musashi and Abyssal Shinano by her side who are always eating and playing. She has to support three people with her own money. Although she can live like this with her income level, she naturally can't afford to spend so much on entertainment.

Furthermore, Xiaobai learned that Deepsea Yamato had bought a lot of clothes, jewelry, toys, and other luxury items for Deepsea Musashi and Deepsea Shinano during this period. Based on Xiaobai's understanding of Deepsea Yamato, she probably didn't have much savings left.

　Given Yamato's personality, she definitely wouldn't be willing to ask Shiro for money.

But... it's rare for Yamato to come out and have fun, so I should make sure she has a good time.

Xiao Bai lowered her head and touched her lips.

The sensation of Yamato's kiss on her lips was still vivid and clear.

This is... alright, isn't it?

Shiro smiled slightly as he watched Yamato's retreating figure.

The ship girls quickly gathered up the cane fragments at the entrance of the temporary naval base. Each of them held the cane fragments and bowed to Xiaobai before running towards the canteen.

Back at the temporary garrison, Xiao Bai stretched and sighed helplessly.

"Sigh... so it seems that since the targeted challenge is no longer available, I guess I'll have to use the random challenge." Xiaobai muttered to herself, "But with the random challenge... what if I accidentally lock onto Sister Nanxing and the others..."

This is a really troublesome option.

As Xiaobai was deep in thought, her gaze suddenly drifted to the side.

Three tall, golden figures appeared together.

It's Saratoga, Richelieu, and businesses.

The three were walking and chatting when suddenly, Saratoga, who was talking to Enterprise and Richelieu, trembled. A tuft of golden hair on her head stood up and pointed straight at Whitebeard.

"Little White Radar is activated!"

Saratoga spoke up, then turned to look at Little White.

Upon seeing Little White return from the main gate, Saratoga immediately pointed at Little White.

"We've spotted Little White all alone!"

With a whoosh, Saratoga rushed to Xiaobai's side, grabbed her arm, and pulled her in front of Enterprise and Richelieu.

"Greetings, Admiral." Richelieu quickly and respectfully bowed to Xiaobai.

“No need to be so formal, Richelieu,” Little White said with a smile. “Just greet me like everyone else.”

“Yes…yes!” Richelieu lowered his head awkwardly.

"Little White, energy replenishment—" Saratoga hugged Little White and kept rubbing against its face.

"Saratoga, good afternoon." White hugged Saratoga's slender waist and said to her, then looked at Enterprise and Richelieu, "Riceleu, Enterprise... what are you three doing together?"

"We're discussing where to have afternoon tea this afternoon!" Enterprise said to Shiro. "Is the Admiral coming?"

"Afternoon tea... Hmm, I still have to think about the event, so I probably can't make it." Xiaobai said to Enterprise and Richelieu while hugging Saratoga and enduring her cheek attacks.

"Activity……?"

"Yeah, the event is like this: I want to use the random challenge, but I'm afraid of running into someone I know... Hmm?" As Xiaobai was speaking, she suddenly paused, her gaze shifting to the company in front of her, looking at it like a curious child. "Oh right... I think I have you in my company."

"Huh?" Enterprise blinked, looking around. "What? What?"

Xiao Bai took out his phone, opened the Admiral app, scrolled to the random challenge page, and handed it to the company.

"Company, you should already know some of the rules for this event. Due to some well-known reasons, I'm currently unable to use the targeted challenge," Xiaobai said. "Could you help me press the random challenge?"

"Oh...that's possible." The company took the phone with both hands and looked at Xiaobai. "Can I just tap here?"

"Yes."

"Then I..." The company raised its finger, as if to tap it.

"Hey, wait a minute, the company."

"Hmm?" The company's fingertips stopped just before touching the button, and it looked up at Xiaobai.

“Here’s the thing, Enterprise,” Xiaobai said. “Before you press this button, let me tell you, I don’t want to be randomly matched with a high-ranking admiral… In the random challenge, I don’t want to encounter admirals from the top ten that I’m familiar with, like Sister Nanxing, nor do I want to encounter Admiral Ninglu or Admiral Jin Shiqi. Anything else is fine.”

"Understood!" The company nodded with a smile upon hearing this.

The company raised its hand and pressed the "Participate" button with a snap.

My phone beeped, and a message popped up.

"Your random challenge target has been selected. Please arrive at Exercise Field No. 12 in Sea Area 8-2 within two hours."

"Is this all?" The company handed the phone to Xiaobai.

"Okay, thank you, company." Xiaobai smiled slightly, holding her phone.

If companies were to help... then they probably wouldn't choose friends who didn't want the challenge.

As for the other admirals who swore allegiance to me... if we were to encounter them in a match, they probably wouldn't have any complaints.

I wonder who my opponent will be this time?

Xiaobai put the phone into her clothes with great anticipation.

……

at the same time.

Sea area 8-2, exercise range 12.

Admiral Guan Qi, who had just pushed his ranking back into the top twenty, wiped his sweat and looked down at his phone.

"Beep beep beep, you have been selected as the target of a random challenge."

Chapter 3152 To open or not to open, that is the question.

Admiral Guan Qi had a blast today; he felt like he had reached the pinnacle of his life.

The reason for this is that he saw through the true nature of this event and, ahead of all the other admirals, offered his loyalty and submission to the event's big boss, the world's number one admiral, Lu Lin.

Admiral Guan Qi certainly knew that submitting to the world's number one admiral was tantamount to becoming an accomplice to a tyrant.

Since Admiral Lu Lin took over, there are countless examples of top-tier admirals, ordinary admirals, and novice admirals suffering at her hands. Some lucky ones might only lose one or two ship girls, but others had their entire naval base taken away, and even the admiral himself was not spared, being added to the harem of the world's number one admiral... Among these examples, the admiral with the worst luck and the most tragic treatment had his entire naval base taken over by the Admiral's Guild, and he himself was imprisoned and has not been heard from since!

so horrible.

To submit to such a terrifying existence inevitably means risking one's own destruction.

As for why Admiral Guan Qi still resolutely knelt down before Admiral Lu Lin after realizing this... well, it was because only by doing so could he obtain the qualification to become one of the top ten admirals.

Top ten spots...

For high-ranking admirals, especially those like Admiral Guan Qi who are just a step away from the top ten but have been stuck there for years, the allure of those four words is terrifying, immense, and irresistible.

The position of one of the top ten admirals seemed to possess a magical allure, causing the admiral to yearn for it day and night, unable to sleep.

In order to gain a chance to advance to the top ten, even if it's just a fleeting opportunity, Admiral Kaneki is willing to take risks and risk his life!

As it turned out, he did win the gamble.

As the first person in the entire sea area to publicly submit to Admiral Lu Lin, compared to those who came later, Admiral Guan believed that he was fundamentally different from the others!

If you want to follow my example and surrender, then follow my example!

But Admiral Lu Lin had the deepest impression of him!

The more people you all rush to submit to him, the deeper the impression that Admiral Lu Lin will have on him, and the more secure his position will become!

I am now the very embodiment of submission!

Even if she really wanted to target someone, and had to challenge one of you, she would never launch a rehearsal against herself!

Even after eliminating the interference from Admiral Lu Lin, I can still firmly hold onto my position in the top ten admirals with my own hands!

……

On the beach next to Exercise Field No. 12.

As the admiral closed his door, the surging ambition in his heart echoed from a few seconds earlier. He looked at the white-haired girl standing in front of him, scratching her cheek sheepishly and smiling awkwardly at him. For a moment, he was in a daze.

Standing before the governor was none other than Governor Lu Lin, who had just surrendered that morning.

Behind Admiral Lu Lin, Montana waved enthusiastically at him.

"Admiral Guan, we meet again."

"Oh my gosh! Sister Montana!"

Behind the admiral's back, the ship girls cheered excitedly, as if they were going on a date with Montana instead of practicing with the world's number one admiral.

The surrounding crowd cast sympathetic glances at Admiral Guan.

"So...why...why did you still come here, Admiral Lu Lin..." Admiral Guan felt weak in his limbs and breathless. He spoke in disbelief to the white-haired girl in front of him, his voice trembling.

"Admiral Guan, we've really had terrible luck..." Xiaobai scratched his cheek and said to Admiral Guan, "I initiated this exercise using a random challenge, but I never expected that out of so many targets, you would be chosen..."

"I..." The admiral opened his mouth.

"Admiral Guan, you won't blame me, will you?" Xiao Bai asked Admiral Guan Qi somewhat awkwardly, his hands clenched tightly.

"..." The admiral was locked up.

How could the admiral dare to blame Xiaobai?

Do you even understand what it means to have a clear hierarchy?