Elder brother's garrison

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"Before? Does that mean things are different now?"

“Hmm… After Jean Bart’s modification, her physique seems to have improved. I feel like I’m starting to forget about her again…” Richelieu rubbed his temple with regret. “After Admiral Lu Lin replenished my mental energy, I could clearly recognize Jean Bart for about forty days. But since she underwent the missile ship equipment modification last time, I feel like now, after about twenty days, at most close to thirty days, I’m starting to have a bit of a hazy memory of her presence…”

Chapter 3756 Super Jean Bart

When Richelieu said these words, a deep sorrow and distress were revealed on her impeccably beautiful face.

"Huh? Jean Bart's physique has improved??" After hearing Richelieu's words, Xiaobai couldn't help but widen her eyes slightly. Her gaze involuntarily turned back to Jean Bart sitting on the bench not far away. "That's strange. This is the first time I've heard of this... Richelieu, how do you feel about Jean Bart now? Can you still remember her clearly?"

"Admiral Lu Lin, to be honest, I... I haven't been able to see Jean Bart for the past few days..."

Richelieu hesitated, her grip on the broom tightening as she clutched it closer to her chest, somewhat uneasy.

"Although thanks to the residual spiritual power you left in my body last time, I'm fortunate enough not to have completely forgotten Jean Bart, I always feel that those memories of her are slowly fading from my mind. For example, right now, sometimes I briefly forget that I'm living with her, and then I suddenly realize that there might be someone else at home. When I go to the cafeteria to eat, I always find an extra plate in front of me when I'm about to leave. Sometimes I wonder who was eating with me before. It's the same when I go to the ship girl bath... Now it's like I'm living in two unrelated parallel universes with Jean Bart. This feeling is so uncomfortable..."

"Oh... I see. I'm sorry you've had such a hard time." Xiaobai said to Richelieu with some apology. "I'm sorry, Richelieu. I've been so busy with other things lately that I've neglected you."

Richelieu immediately shook her head upon hearing this. She simply gazed cautiously at Little White and whispered her hopes.

"Admiral Lu Lin...then, may I ask if you can replenish my spiritual power again?"

“Hmm… Sure, of course.” Little White said, extending his hand to Richelieu with a smile, “Give me your hand.”

Richelieu looked at the hand that Little White was offering, and a look of relief appeared on her face. Then she put down the broom in her arms, bowed to Little White, and then reached out and held Little White's hands.

Richelieu's hands had slender fingers that felt cool and smooth to the touch.

In the past two years, when she was "atoneing" for the sins she had committed in the newbie naval base, she was assigned a lot of physical labor. But thanks to the ship girl's constitution, those heavy tasks did not leave any marks on her hands. Her hands were still as perfect and delicate as an eighteen-year-old girl who had never been touched by spring water.

Little White released its mental tentacles, which quickly wrapped around Richelieu's wrist and surged into her body.

Richelieu closed her eyes gently, her cheeks slightly flushed. She quietly felt Xiaobai's spiritual energy flowing into her body like a gentle stream. The strange and comfortable feeling made her occasionally let out a soft hum from the tip of her nose.

While Xiaobai was channeling his mental energy into Richelieu, his gaze was also fixed on Jean Bart, who was not far away.

When Jean Bart saw that Little White had started to replenish Richelieu's spiritual power, he finally got up from the bench, put his hands behind his back, and skipped over towards them.

"Admiral! Good afternoon!" Jean Bart greeted them with a sweet and playful smile. She stopped beside Little White and Richelieu, turning slightly to look at Richelieu, who was receiving mental energy. "Oh, my sister should be able to see me again soon, what a pity, what a pity..."

"Hmm? What are you regretting?" Xiaobai asked Jean Bart.

"Oh dear, it's such a rare opportunity to play hide-and-seek with my sister!" Jean Bart chuckled at Little White. "Since my sister won't see me these next few days, I can play pranks on her anytime, anywhere. Admiral, you know how fun it is when she realizes her clothes are disheveled and she's being pranked by me, she covers herself and yells at the empty room, 'Jean Bart, stop!' while I'm right behind her, hugging her and doing this and that to her!"

"……"noob.

Xiao Bai suddenly looked at Richelieu with a sympathetic gaze.

Xiao Bai seemed to understand why Richelieu had looked at him like he was a savior when he first saw him.

It seems she's had a tough time these past few days...

Ugh……

It's all my fault; I didn't even notice that Jean Bart's physique had actually improved after the modification.

But then again... it doesn't seem like Xiaobai can be blamed for this...

After all, Xiaobai really didn't notice.

From Xiaobai's perspective, whether it was Jean Bart before or after the transformation, he was just an ordinary person. Her special physique that made the world ignore her had never worked on her.

During the brief conversation, Xiaobai had already filled Richelieu's body with her spiritual power, and then slowly released Richelieu's hand.

Richelieu swayed twice, then raised her slightly flushed cheeks and stared at Xiaobai for a few seconds with a drunken look in her eyes.

"Sister?" Jean Bart moved closer to Richelieu and called out softly.

"Ah!" Richelieu reacted immediately, her whole body trembled, and her eyes cleared instantly.

Richelieu turned to look at Jean Bart.

Upon seeing her sister again, Richelieu paused for a long time. After a while, she breathed a long sigh of relief, clutching her chest and murmuring softly.

"Finally, I saw it again..."

"Sister, why do I feel like you don't seem happy at all?" Jean Bart tilted his head.

“How could that be… It’s mainly because of you…” Richelieu was about to speak when she suddenly realized something and quickly turned to look at Xiaobai, “Admiral Lu Lin, thank you very much, I’m sorry to have troubled you.”

"You're welcome. I was the one who didn't think things through this time. I'm the one who should apologize." Xiaobai smiled and waved his hand. "Well... from today onwards, Richelieu, you can come see me once every twenty days."

"Thank you, Admiral Lu Lin." Richelieu bowed, holding a broom.

"But... my physique has improved... which means I'll have to find some time to replenish the mental energy of the ship girls at the naval base." Xiaobai stroked her chin and thought for a while before asking Jean Bart, "Jean Bart, when did you realize your physique had improved?"

“Just recently,” Jean Bart said to Xiaobai, holding the back of his head.

"Hmm..." Xiaobai thought for a moment, then her gaze shifted to Chaoda and the other person beside her.

Chao Yamato's gaze met Xiaobai's for a moment.

Xiaobai looked at the super-sized Yamato and pointed at Jean Bart.

"Super Yamato, can you see her now?" Xiaobai asked.

"Jean Barre?" Super Big followed Little White's gaze to Jean Barre, blinked, and then nodded gently to Little White, "I can see him."

“…?” Richelieu was taken aback and looked at the super-sized Yamato.

Jean Bart, with his hands behind his back, took two steps to the left.

Chao Yamato's gaze followed Barr's and shifted over there.

Jean Bart stopped and moved two steps to the right.

Chao Yamato's gaze continued to follow Jean Bart to the right.

“Wow, you can really see it,” Jeanbart exclaimed with a laugh.

"How... how did you do that?" Richelieu was also very surprised, covering her mouth.

“I don’t know…” Chao Da shook his head innocently.

"..." Xiaobai smiled from the side.

Xiaobai seems to know the reason.

During this period, Xiaobai did not specifically replenish Super Yamato's mental energy... But Super Yamato is, after all, Xiaobai's marriage ship. Whether it is day or night, the number and degree of their intimate contact far exceed that of Richelieu, who is not a marriage ship. It is probably because of these reasons that Super Yamato still retains a considerable amount of Xiaobai's mental energy in her body even without special replenishment, which allows her to remain immune to Jean Bart's forgetfulness constitution until now.

“Miss Chao Yawa, do you have some special trick?” Richelieu stepped forward, clasped her hands to her chest like a praying nun, and pleaded with an envious look, “If you have a special way to preserve your spiritual power, please teach me. Thank you very much, it would be of great help to me!”

“Maybe it’s because…she’s always been by my side,” Xiaobai said to Richelieu.

"He's been by Admiral Lu Lin's side all this time?" Richelieu looked at Xiaobai, puzzled.

“Sister, what the admiral means is…” Jean Bart sighed beside her, pressed close to Richelieu’s body, and whispered a few words into Richelieu’s ear.

Richelieu listened blankly at first, but as she listened, her mouth opened slightly. Looking at the little white dog and the super-sized Yamato in front of her, her eyes widened, her pupils trembled, and her face gradually turned red and hot.

Richelieu's face flushed red, and she trembled as she took two steps back, a rare look of hesitation on her face.

"Eh? It's...it's like this...wait, wait...I...I didn't know...no...sigh...yes, I'm sorry...Admiral Lu Lin, I...I didn't mean it, I...I didn't mean that..."

Richelieu stammered, then quickly lowered her hand and nervously bowed her head.

"I'm taking my leave!"

After Richelieu finished speaking, her face flushed red, she bent down to pick up the broom from the ground, bowed twice to Little White, and left as if fleeing for her life.

Little White watched Richelieu stagger away.

This was the first time she had ever seen the agile Richelieu in such a panicked and disheveled state.

Xiao Bai withdrew his gaze and looked at Jean Bart.

Jeanbart, as if he had accomplished a great mission, held the back of his head and chuckled as he watched the direction his sister had gone.

"Jeanbar, what did you just say to your sister?" Xiaobai asked Jeanbar.

"Hmm? Me?" Jeanbart looked at Little White. "I told Sister Richelieu that Super Big and Sister are fulfilling their duties as a wedding ship every night, which is why they get more spiritual power from the Admiral."

"……"noob.

"Huh? Am I wrong?" Jean Bart looked at Super Yamato with a curious expression.

"..." He covered his mouth and turned to look to the side.

"……"noob.

Actually, it wasn't every night...

Xiao Bai silently corrected himself in his heart, but did not say it aloud.

Chapter 3757 Useless Jinan

“Oh dear, Richelieu is just as innocent as I expected.” Jean Bart looked in the direction Richelieu had disappeared, and said with a smile, holding the back of her head, “She looks so mature and composed on the outside, but she was scared away by just a few words. How cute.”

"Has this always been the way you sisters get along?" Xiaobai looked at Jean Bart helplessly.

“We get along really well.” Jean Bart put his hand down and looked at Little White. “So, Admiral, why don’t you consider it?”

"Hmm? What are you considering?"

“It’s about that topic we were just talking about.” Jean Bart held up a finger, his eyes sparkling as he leaned closer to Little White. “My sister’s been really worried lately. If only there was a way for her to see me without having to bother the Admiral, a way to get rid of this problem once and for all. And now, Admiral, you’ve given her the solution…”

"Uh...you don't mean..."

"That's right! It's the ship that will be the Admiral's marriage vessel!" Jean Bart said, hands on his hips. "Admiral, how about it? How about considering our sister?"

"Haha..." Xiaobai smiled, "Then forget it."

"Eh...is there anything about my sister that the Admiral doesn't like?" Jean Bart asked, pointing to her face. "Is it her face? Or her figure? My sister's looks shouldn't be much worse than the Iowa-class ship girls, right? Hmm...if you're talking about flirting skills, then yes, my sister is indeed a bit lacking...but, but these things can be learned! No one is born knowing these things!"

“It’s not about appearance.” Xiaobai shook her head with a smile. “If it’s just to replenish mental energy, then forget it. This kind of thing… can’t work without mutual affection.”

"As for mutual affection, Admiral, you just need to put in some effort..."

"Okay, okay, we'll talk about it next time." Xiaobai neither agreed nor refused. She smiled and patted Jean Bart's arm. "How have you been lately?"

"Sigh... what else can I do? It's just normal. I just wander around aimlessly, eavesdropping on gossip outside the naval base," Jean Bart said, arms crossed. "Apart from the fact that life is a bit boring, everything else is fine."

“Yes, there haven’t been any events in Chapter 8 lately…we’ll be enjoying some peace and quiet again.” After thinking for a moment, Xiaobai continued to Jean Bart, “Jean Bart, that’s all for now. Super Dahe and I are heading out.”

"Eh? Where are you going, Admiral?"

As soon as Jean Bart saw that Little White was about to leave, she immediately asked.

"I just got back. I'm going to check on the work at the Admiral's Guild."

"Can I come along?"

"sure."

"Yay!" Jean Bart raised his arms and jumped to Little White's side. "Back to the Admiral's side again!"

Xiaobai smiled at Jeanbart, and she and Chao Yamato led Jeanbart toward the gate of the temporary garrison.

Since Jean Bart was also nearby, Xiaobai simply asked her about the situation of the Chapter 8 guild during this period.

Jean Bart, relying on her transparent nature, has an unparalleled advantage in finding out gossip and secret information. As soon as Xiaobai asked her about the guild, she immediately launched into a long and detailed explanation.

During the week or so that Xiaobai was away from Chapter 8, the Chapter 8 guild continued to operate smoothly. To exaggerate a bit, many admirals in the city were unaware that Xiaobai had left Chapter 8 midway through.

According to Jean Bart's inquiries, on the afternoon of the day Xiaobai left the garrison, Luo Yingying, who should have been bedridden, left her ward and came to the guild manager's office to temporarily take over Xiaobai's work.

Logically, since Luo Yingying was bedridden before, she should have looked sickly when she was helping Xiaobai with her work. But surprisingly, during the time Xiaobai was away from Chapter 8, Luo Yingying was full of energy and radiant every day, in better condition than on any day Xiaobai was there. She was energetic and hands-on in everything she did this week, with her schedule packed full of receiving the admiral, handling work, and arranging activities. She was a workaholic, enjoying herself immensely, and didn't seem like someone who had been seriously ill before.

Chapter 3758 The guild was also able to operate as harmoniously as usual, thanks to Luo Yingying's enthusiasm and work intensity, even after "losing" the guild leader for more than a week.

After listening to Jean Bart's account, Xiao Bai couldn't help but show a slightly embarrassed expression.

As the saying goes, skipping work isn't scary; what's scary is skipping work and no one finding out...

Doesn't that mean people will realize that I've been completely useless...?

Chapter 3759 The fact that the guild can still operate so well without him, just like usual, is indeed a good thing. However, Xiaobai, as the guild leader, is now feeling somewhat complicated.

Ugh.

It's because Miss Yingying is too capable.

As Xiaobai was feeling sentimental, she and the ship girls were approaching the gate when she suddenly noticed three figures standing together by the pond near the gate.

Xiaobai looked towards the pond, her eyes slightly raised.

"Eh?"

Little White made a curious sound.