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Once Barbatos's payment is received, the reward ends, and even a novice cannot obtain any further benefits from Barbatos without a valid reason.

It was for this reward that Xiaobai refused Barbatos's honor.

That is to reinstate Nia to her original position.

Give her back the title of admiral.

With Barbatos's intelligence, he couldn't have been unaware of this condition.

Given Xiaobai's achievements in saving hundreds of ship girls, and the fact that Nia is also in the same team as Xiaobai, it's not impossible for her to be reinstated.

Nia never expected that Xiaobai's actions were all for her sake.

And Nia truly needs this reward.

With the position of admiral, Nia finally had a legitimate claim to the position.

Without the position of admiral, even if others openly call her Admiral Nia many times, she is still just an outsider.

With the position of admiral, she would have her own salary. Even if the naval base was confiscated, the salary would be enough for Nia and Cleveland to live on. Nia would not have to work for the admiral's guild and could focus on conquering the seas with Cleveland.

Nia was an orphan who had lived a poor life since childhood and could endure such hardship, but who wouldn't want to live a more comfortable life?

Nia couldn't resist.

Tears streamed down my face.

From childhood to adulthood, there have only been two people who have been this good to me.

One is his own mentor at the academy, and the other is Xiaobai.

Nia stood up and walked over to Little White.

"Nia, don't cry."

"I'm not crying, I'm smiling." Nia reached out and cupped Xiaobai's face. "Thank you."

"You're welcome," Xiaobai said.

Nia is actually very beautiful, with delicate skin, bright eyes, exquisite features, and fiery red long hair. She looks much better than Xiaobai did before she got her ship equipment.

"Little White, if only you were a boy," Nia murmured.

"Huh? A boy?" Xiaobai was taken aback.

Nia looked at Little White and gave a relaxed smile. She shook her head: "Never mind what I said."

Nia lowered her head and pressed her forehead against Xiaobai's.

Nia closed her eyes.

The red-haired girl felt the warmth of the girl in front of her as if in prayer.

—I like you the most.

Then she murmured to herself.

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Nia was Xiaobai's only teammate in the first chapter's sea area. Although they spent little time together, Xiaobai developed a strong liking for her.

Nia is beautiful, speaks sweetly, and has a gentle personality; she's the kind of person everyone likes.

So if possible, Xiaobai still wants to do something for her.

Xiaobai had discussed with Veneto a few days ago how to reinstate Nia.

At the time, Veneto stated that the Admirals' Guild did indeed have the right to apply for the reinstatement of punished admirals, but the process might be somewhat complicated, and while having the right was one thing, whether it could actually be done was another matter entirely.

Doing this well brings no reward, but failing to do it well offends both sides. That's why even as the manager of the Admiral's Guild, Barbatos told Nia that he couldn't help her.

However, for a novice, it's enough to know that Barbatos had the right and the will to do this.

Whether Barbatos will succeed or not is basically a question that doesn't need to be considered.

After all, Xiaobai is not only backed by the Pacific Governor, but also the world's number one naval base. Although Xiaobai does not have the authority to do this, it is not difficult for her to influence the outcome of this matter.

These past few days, Xiaobai has been considering how to get Barbatos to help Nia apply for reinstatement. She's been thinking of having Veneto have a good talk with Barbatos when all other options are exhausted.

But unexpectedly, a change occurred at the fourth node today, giving Xiaobai and the others a great opportunity.

It must be said that life is indeed unpredictable.

Xiaobai and Nia waited on the second floor for a while before the six ship girls, having finished resupplying, came out.

Rome took a shower and washed himself clean.

Barbatos followed behind the ship girl, still looking anxious, staring at Shiro with a hesitant expression.

Xiaobai and Veneto didn't say much about it. According to Veneto, Barbatos is a shrewd person, so there's no need to speak to him directly. Just hinting at it is enough for him to understand what it means.

“Then we’ll head back now. Goodbye, Mr. Barbatos,” Little White said to Barbatos.

Barbatos watched as Xiaobai and his group left the second floor of the guild, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

He helplessly lowered his hand, looked at his enormous belly, and sighed.

Barbatos gave a bitter smile.

Barbatos took out a handkerchief and wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, feeling that his fate was full of misfortune.

Little White has really given Barbatos a big problem.

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After only a short while on the second floor, the first floor of the Admiral's Guild was already full of people. When Xiaobai came down from the second floor, the group of admirals immediately turned their attention to him.

Xiao Bai and his group walked out of the Admiral's Guild under the watchful eyes of everyone.

The admirals sitting in the dining area watched as Shiro disappeared before their eyes, and sighed with a sense of loss.

The existence of Xiaobai is simply amazing.

Luo Yin was also among this group of admirals.

He sat alone at the table and withdrew his gaze.

"Luo Yin." The admiral next to him nudged Luo Yin's arm and asked slyly.

"what's up?"

"Who do you think is stronger, you or her?" the admiral asked.

Luo Yin held his teacup, looking at the admiral with a very complicated expression: "Do you think my ship girls are strong enough to save a node's ship girls?"

"That's true." The admiral realized how foolish his question was and sheepishly slunk back.

"Didn't I tell you this morning that she doesn't belong here?"

"I was just trying to confirm something." With that, the admiral picked up the bottled water on the table and gulped it down. "So, you're going to hand over the title of the strongest admiral in the first chapter to someone else?"

"Let's put aside the fact that you forced this title on me," Luo Yin said, looking at the admiral beside him. "Do you think he even cares about this title?"

The admiral next to Luo Yin gave an awkward smile.

Luo Yin is right. That girl is incredibly wealthy and powerful, and she treats money like dirt. Her ship girl strength also surpasses the entire sea area. Why would she care about the question of who is the strongest, which these admirals would only discuss when they have nothing better to do?

The admiral smashed the empty mineral water bottle on the table.

"Luo Yin, what should we do next?" the admiral asked.

“What else can we do but not go to the fourth node?” Luo Yin said. “Those who need to rest can rest, and those who want to work can work on another node.”

"No, I'm asking what to do about the fourth node?"

The admiral asked, puzzled.

His ship girls were relatively lucky; they didn't encounter any Abyssal fleets, and were simply politely invited back by Veneto, so they were somewhat listless. Compared to Luo Yin's ship girls, who had been demoralized and lacked confidence and fighting spirit, their situation was already quite good.

"Are you referring to the Deep-Sea Amphibious Fleet?" Luo Yin asked.

"kindness."

"Hmm, I don't know," Luo Yin replied after thinking for a moment.

"Hey, be serious."

“I’m very serious. I’ve thought about this problem for a long time but haven’t come up with an answer. Besides, it’s not something we need to worry about right now,” Luo Yin said. “The Admiral’s Guild should be able to give us an answer tomorrow, no, tonight. We’ll just do whatever they say.”

"Oh..." The admiral looked at the mineral water bottle on the table with some disappointment.

When problems arise in the sea, the Admiral's Guild definitely has to step up.

The results should be available by then.

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Xiaobai walked into the room.

Veneto, who was standing beside him, placed the stack of heavy books he was carrying on the Empire's bed.

Empire climbed into bed and reached out to pick up the first book that was placed on it.

She held the book to her chest, her expression as wooden as ever, but her eyes sparkled.

These books were just bought for the Empire. As expected of a city that conquers the seas, although small, it has everything you need, even a bookstore.

Empire likes to read books with a lot of text, so Xiaobai and Veneto picked out a few for Empire. The one Empire is holding now is a copy of Lord of the Rings that Xiaobai picked out.

“If it’s inconvenient to carry it, you can put it in the ship’s equipment space. Do you know how to use it, Empire?” Veneto asked Empire.

The Empire watched Veneto silently.

“Imagine you have a transparent bag next to you, and you can put things in it,” Veneto said.

The empire lowered his head and looked at the Lord of the Rings book in his hand.

With a whoosh, the black book vanished from the Empire's hands.

"By carefully examining your ship's equipment, you can determine what you've put inside."

The Empire nodded, then made a grabbing motion in the air, and the Lord of the Rings that had been put in earlier came out again.

Using ship equipment space is an instinct for ship girls, and with just a little touch from Veneto, the Empire can use it skillfully.

Empire climbed up to the stack of books and reached out to transfer them all into his ship's equipment space.

"Like a library," the Empire murmured, seemingly quite satisfied with the ship's space capability.

Empire only sighed for a few seconds before returning to her previous calm demeanor. Leaning against the headboard, she magically produced the Lord of the Rings book, opened the first page, and began to read.

Empire just sat quietly by the bedside, reading a book.

During this time, Shiro and Fubuki went out for a stroll, and then everyone went to the bathhouse. Empire remained motionless against the headboard like a small hill, completely absorbed in the book in front of him.

As night fell, just as Xiaobai and the others were getting ready for bed, Empire reluctantly put down his book after being persuaded by Xiaobai.

The next day, when Xiaobai woke up, he found that the Empire was already dressed and sitting on the bed with his legs drawn up, holding the Lord of the Rings book in his hands.

Xiao Bai rubbed his eyes, sat up, and glanced at the page numbers in the book in the Empire's hand.

—I've almost finished reading the whole book.

This person must really love reading.

Xiao Bai felt that he had lost to the book.

After getting up and tidying themselves up, the group left the inn and arrived in front of the Admiral's Guild.

Today, a huge sign stands at the entrance of the Admiral's Guild, even bigger than the one that was erected in the dining area when the Admiral's Guild was short of deep-sea metal.

On the street, a huge group of admirals were crowding around the sign, making the area completely congested.

"What does that sign say?" Xiaobai asked.

Her human eyesight was too poor for her to see what was written on the sign that was so far away.

Veneto jumped up and down, looking in the direction of the sign.

"The sign says that something unexpected happened at the fourth node yesterday, and it is full of danger. Admirals are generally prohibited from entering. We are currently requesting support from headquarters. Please wait for further reports for details."

Veneto landed on the ground.

"Oh, it happened yesterday," Xiaobai said.

"Yes." Rome nodded.