Elder brother's garrison

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"Anything is fine."

"What if you weren't willing to do it before?"

"...Why does the Admiral want me to do so many things after asking so many questions?" Iowa shifted her position, resting her chin on her hand, her lips slightly pursed, a smile in her eyes. "Could it be... that you, Admiral, actually have some unknown special fetishes? Do you like to do things that the older women in the naval base can't accept?"

"No way, I'm very conservative."

As Xiaobai spoke, she rummaged under the table. After a while, her eyes lit up slightly, and she took out a small box about the size of her palm from under the table.

"This is it!" Little White held up the small box above his head as if it were a treasure, then looked at Iowa, "Iowa, do you see this? This is the bet I want you to keep!"

"...Admiral, what is this?" Iowa looked at the small box that Xiaobai was holding up, somewhat curious.

Xiaobai didn't answer. She just smiled and slowly put the small box down. She turned the box so that it faced Ahua, and then gently opened the lid.

The little box was gently opened by Xiaobai's fingers.

Iowa stared blankly at the items in the box for a moment, a rare occurrence for him.

Because inside the box was a glittering silver diamond ring.

"Iowa, what I want you to do is accept this ring." Xiaobai's voice rang out at the right time. Then, Xiaobai gently pushed the small box in front of Iowa and continued with a smile, "This is your bet, you can't go back on it."

"..." Iowa lowered her head and silently looked at the ring box that Xiaobai pushed in front of her.

She extended her index finger and gently probed into the box, her fingertip lightly touching the top of the diamond ring.

The diamond ring stood on the clasp of the gift box, and as Iowa touched it, the ring band playfully slid left and right inside the soft little box.

"...So...this is what the Admiral has been wanting to do all day?" Iowa finally spoke, raising her eyes with an indescribable look in them.

“Yes.” Xiaobai nodded.

"...Admiral, may I ask if this was a spur-of-the-moment decision, or was it premeditated?"

"Hmph, I've had this ring ready for a while now," Xiaobai replied. "The night after that, I asked Chaoda to take me back to the newbie naval base and have Akashi at the shop order a ring that suits your style. I originally wanted to give this ring to you... sigh, but in the end, it's because you've been saying all this time that you don't want my ring, you just want to be with me... um... you know... anyway, I've been trying to find a reason to make you accept this. Look, today I finally got my chance."

Xiao Bai spoke eloquently, as if recounting his own epic victory, happily addressing Iowa.

"Iowa, you can't escape this time."

“…I see.” After hearing Xiaobai’s words, Iowa’s gaze returned to the ring. “So…the Admiral was already waiting for me here all along.”

"You're not going to back out, are you?" Xiaobai asked.

"..."

Iowa didn't say anything; she just smiled.

She gently lifted the ring from the ring box with her index finger. The shimmering silver ring bounced playfully on Iahua's fair and slender finger before sliding down smoothly and settling steadily on her ring finger.

Akashi is also a veteran wedding ring craftsman in the newbie garrison.

In preparation for any eventuality, Akashi had already completed the survey of the body measurements of all the naval base ship girls and recorded them all in her marriage ship candidate data notebook. Not to mention that Xiaobai could ask her to tailor-make a ring, or even if Xiaobai asked her to make a private wedding dress, as long as Xiaoqianqian was in the right place, she could make a high-end custom-made outfit for Xiaobai.

Iowa turned the back of her hand toward herself, her gaze softening as she looked at the sparkling ring on her ring finger.

"Admiral, is it good?" Iowa presented the back of his hand to Xiaobai.

"Yes, it looks good." Xiaobai reached out and took the back of Iahua's hand, nodding repeatedly. "It suits you very well."

"It suits me..." Iowa muttered, then smiled at Shiro and said with a smile, "Admiral, don't do things like giving your beloved ship girl a wedding ring at the dinner table next time. It's not romantic at all."

"Ah... I'm sorry..."

Iowa smiled and withdrew her hand. She lowered her head, took off the ring on her ring finger, and put it back into the small gift box.

"Iowa, don't you want the ring?" Xiaobai became a little nervous when she saw Iowa's actions.

"Hmm? What makes you say that?" Iowa asked, looking up at him.

"You, you put the ring in the box..."

“I won’t accept it if it’s put in the box,” Iowa said, closing the small gift box containing the ring, moving it in front of her, and smiling as she said, “Admiral, thank you for the ring. According to the bet, I will accept this ring.”

"Oh? Oh, oh, oh..."

“I’ll wear this when we’re alone together in the future, depending on the situation,” Iowa said with a smile, holding the ring box in her palm.

"Huh? Don't you wear it all the time?"

"Yes."

"why?"

"That's because, of course, it's more exciting for me to be the admiral's mistress," Iowa said matter-of-factly. "As the saying goes, the wildflowers always smell sweeter than the garden flowers."

"..." Xiaobai looked at Iowa helplessly.

"The Admiral only told me to accept the ring, not to wear it all the time," Iowa said with a smile, holding up the ring box and shaking it. "This isn't against the rules, is it?"

"...Sigh, no, no, that doesn't count."

"Pfft." Iowa looked at Xiaobai's disappointed expression, her plan having failed, and covered her mouth, chuckling softly. Her eyes narrowed into crescent moons. "Admiral, if you want me to willingly wear the ring and become your official wife... how about proposing to me in a more formal setting and a more romantic way next time?"

"...Okay, I'll remember that." Xiaobai sighed.

Iowa placed the ring into the ship's equipment space, a smile playing on her lips, as if she had just watched a lively performance and was completely satisfied.

On Xiaobai's side, although Iowa eventually accepted the ring symbolizing their status as a married ship, Xiaobai still felt a little empty inside when she looked at Iowa's bare hands.

I was busy all day, but it seems I didn't earn anything in the end.

As Xiaobai ate the no longer delicious food, looking at Iowa's face, he felt a mix of emotions and thought to himself.

—But it's not like we didn't make any money at all.

That night.

When Io Hua and Xiao Bai were alone in the guild dormitory, Xiao Bai felt the strength and frequency of Io Hua's caresses and embraces, as well as the burning heat transmitted from her body, and heard the deep breathing echoing in her ears. She belatedly realized something.

Perhaps... today is the most passionate day the two of them have shown since they confirmed their relationship.

……

the next morning.

When Shenying arrived at the entrance of the lobby on the first floor during working hours, carrying a new batch of urgent documents, ready to hand them over to Iowa, she was visibly stunned for a moment when she saw Iowa come out to greet her.

When Iowa appeared before the Divine Eagle, her fair face was flushed with a faint blush. Her smile seemed to be about 30% brighter than usual. Although she appeared somewhat exhausted and haggard at first glance, she exuded a sense of inexplicable happiness and contentment, full of energy, as if her entire body was constantly radiating little red hearts.

When Iowa appeared, the Divine Eagle even felt the temperature around him rise a little.

The eagle was puzzled.

"Miss Iowa? Didn't you get enough rest last night?"

"Hmm? No, I've had a great rest," Iowa said with a smile.

“Oh…I see…” Shenying looked at the smile on Iowa’s face with a puzzled expression. She nodded as if she understood, then handed the documents to Iowa and said slowly, “These are today’s documents…Miss Iowa, if President Lu Lin can’t finish dealing with them, please rest assured that Manager Luo can return to work early tomorrow morning. These documents can be handed over to my admiral tomorrow.”

"Yes, I will convey it truthfully."

Holding the documents, Iowa said goodbye to Divine Eagle and stood there watching him return to the elevator and disappear from sight.

Iowa smiled, reached out, pinched her cheek, and rubbed the corner of her mouth.

"...Hmm...Is it still too obvious after all?"

Iowa rubbed her cheeks, gently fading the smile from her face.

"Hmm...we can't make it too obvious...it'll cause trouble for the admiral."

Iowa suppressed her smile, lowered her eyes, and returned to Xiaobai's office with the documents in her arms.

At this moment, in Xiaobai's office, Xiaobai was sitting at her desk, resting her chin on her hand, and looking out the window.

"Admiral, I'm back."

"Hmm? A new job offer?"

"Yes, these are the latest work details."

Chapter 3598 One More Time?

The task that Shenying assigned to Xiaobai was completed in about ten minutes.

After finishing the urgent work, Xiaobai returned to her quiet and empty daily routine, resting her cheek on her hand and staring blankly at the sky outside the window.

"Ah...it's so quiet."

Xiao Bai sighed softly.

Xiaobai now feels as if he has entered a state of enlightenment, as if his whole body has been purified.

Perhaps because her movements were slightly irregular, Xiaobai felt her collar being pulled and rubbing against the skin of her neck.

A faint, electric-like stinging sensation flashed across Xiaobai's neck.

"hiss……"

Xiao Bai immediately narrowed his eyes and took a soft breath.

Xiao Bai quickly adjusted her posture, glanced up at Yi Ahua who was sorting documents, and looked at her with a slightly resentful expression.

Then Xiaobai picked up the small mirror on the table, gently pulled open her collar, and looked at her neck and collarbone.

The neck in the mirror was slender and snow-white, with delicate collarbones, but several particularly obvious hickeys and teeth marks remained on the smooth skin. These marks were slightly red and bruised, like fallen plum blossoms in the snow.

Xiaobai looked at the marks, her face flushed almost imperceptibly. She coughed, put down the mirror, and quickly straightened her collar to cover her neck and below.

"Admiral, are you still looking at that?" Iowa asked with a smile as she put down the documents in her hand after seeing Xiaobai straightening his clothes.

"You know perfectly well why you're asking..." Xiaobai muttered.

“Sorry… I got a little too into character yesterday,” Iowa replied.

"..." Xiaobai simply pretended not to hear. She coughed a few times and continued to ask Iowa, "Speaking of which, Iowa, is everything normal in the sea today?"

"Yes, Admiral, everything seems normal so far."

"How's the situation in that dangerous sea area that was sealed off yesterday?" Xiaobai asked again.

"Everything is normal in that dangerous area. The Admiral's Guild's investigation team has searched it twice, but so far they haven't found any special clues," Iowa replied. "However..."

"But what?"

"That dangerous sea area is, after all, a special sea surface teeming with deep-sea submarines. It seems to be quite popular with admirals who use 'fishing' tactics. Now that the Admiral Guild has blocked it all at once, it has caused a lot of dissatisfaction among admirals on the admiral forum," Iowa said. "The admirals say that the idea that anti-submarine teams can't defeat deep-sea submarines is pure nonsense. As admirals, they have long been prepared to face the risks of the sea. There is no reason for them not to go to any deep-sea area they know is threatening, so they are more willing to take the risk."

"Sigh... I knew it would turn out like this." Xiaobai sighed. After thinking for a while, she said to Iowa, "Let the investigation team investigate for a while longer. If they haven't found any clues by noon, let's open that area of ​​the sea in the afternoon."

"Yes, Admiral."

Iowa smiled, holding the documents, and walked to the office door.

Iowa suddenly stopped in front of the office door, and turned her head to look at Xiaobai with a half-smile.

"……What's wrong?"

"Admiral, although I did say this morning that I hoped you wouldn't use shipboard power to repair the mark on your neck and would let it heal naturally, it's clear from what I just saw that it's not a good place for anyone to see it." Iowa hugged the documents and covered her mouth with a smile. "Well... so after I go out, Admiral, you should use shipboard power to remove the mark on your neck."

"……"noob.

Iowa left the office before Xiaobai could blush and become embarrassed.

……

Area 8-2, deep in the ocean.

The sea smelled burnt.

Pieces of shattered deep-sea debris float on the surface of the water, piled up, compressed, and exuding a strong deep-sea aura.

A ship girl covered her nose, bent down, and reached into the deep-sea wreckage, searching for a while. Then she withdrew her hand, revealing a piece of deep-sea metal the size of a goose egg between her index and middle fingers.

"Wow, this is a huge explosion!"

The ship girl raised the deep-sea metal in her hand and waved to her teammates behind her.

The ship girl's teammates behind her had just finished cleaning up the spoils from the deep-sea wreckage. They waved to each other with satisfaction, gathered together, and briefly sorted out what they had gained in this battle.

"Hmm... a total of twelve deep-sea submarines, and obtained eight pieces of deep-sea metal, one of which was of superior quality, comparable to the output of the deep-sea heavy cruiser in Chapter 8."

After the ship girls finished counting their spoils, they smiled and nodded at each other.

"Great!"

"We were really lucky this time!"