Elder brother's garrison

Page 2728

Of course, the naval base for newbies has a library, and not just one. Although the library does not have rare books that are more expensive than gold of equal weight in human society, it does have most of the common books that can be found on the market.

The counterattack was launched at a library located in the very center of the naval base, where the ship girls had the highest traffic.

This is the No. 1 library of the naval base.

As she entered the library, before she could even see what was inside, a faint woody scent mixed with the aroma of ink wafted towards her.

The library had a quiet and sacred atmosphere. Rows of tall wooden bookshelves stood tall, filled with books ranging from classics to the latest bestsellers. Sunlight streamed through the windows, casting dappled shadows on the wooden floor. On the benches and tables beside the bookshelves, you could see many ship girls. Most of these ship girls preferred quiet, and there was hardly any conversation among them in the library. The only sounds were the turning of pages, occasionally stirring the clear air.

Looking around the library, she confidently approached the front desk.

The library in the naval base is open to its own members, so it is mostly unsupervised and self-service. At most, you have to fill out a small card to borrow items. Therefore, although there is a front desk, it is always empty.

It was the perfect opportunity to launch a counterattack. She opened her ship equipment space, placed several of Xiaobai's self-criticisms on the front desk, then stood quietly with her hands folded in front of her, assuming the role of "librarian."

—Lexington said that the admiral's thank-you letter was very well written and could be shown to other ship girls, but she couldn't be too flamboyant in the recommendation process, as that would diminish the value of the admiral's excellent writing.

Therefore, she certainly won't make a big fuss about recommending it; she'll wait for the right person.

The library was quiet, with ship girls coming and going.

Time seemed to pass very slowly at this time.

Counterattack is her job as a maid. Maids are best at waiting. If there's nothing to do, she can stand in the corner all day without getting tired.

After standing there for a while, two ship girls finally appeared in the direction of the library's main entrance.

A ship girl with shoulder-length emerald green hair and emerald green eyes walked into the library, accompanied by another ship girl with waist-length light blue hair and a pair of intelligent eyes like red agate.

These two ship girls seemed to be returning a book. They had just walked past the front desk with a book in their arms when they discovered the counterattack standing motionless behind the front desk.

"Huh? Miss Counterattack?"

The green-haired ship girl stopped in her tracks, looking at the counterattack with some surprise.

"Kun?"

The blue-haired ship girl also looked towards the counterattack, blinking her bright and innocent eyes, her face displaying a back-to-basics expression.

“Miss New Orleans, Miss Quincy,” Counterattack said with a smile and a slight bow, keeping it low enough that only the three of them could hear. “It’s a pleasure to meet you!”

“Hello…” New Orleans responded instinctively, sizing up Counterattack. “Um… Miss Counterattack, we rarely see you in the library.”

"Yes, because I'm here on a mission."

"On a mission?"

“Yes.” Counterattack smiled and picked up the letter of apology from the front desk. “Miss New Orleans, Miss Quincy, this is a limited edition document that Lexington asked me to put in the library, saying that interested ship girls can borrow it themselves.”

"Huh...this book is so thin..."

"Because this is a thank-you note written by the owner."

"What? It was written by the Admiral..." New Orleans suddenly became interested. She put her hands together and asked with a smile, "May I read it?"

“Of course you can.” Counterattack immediately handed a letter of apology to New Orleans.

“I just came to return a book, so I can go over there and read it. There aren’t many words here…” New Orleans weighed the document in her hand, smiled and nodded at the counterattack, “Then I’ll go over there first.”

She smiled back and bowed to New Orleans.

After leaving New Orleans, Quincy remained at the front desk, her white, jade-like fingers pressed against her lips as she stared at the documents on the table.

“Miss Quincy, would you like one too?” Counterattack looked at Quincy.

“OvO!!!” Quincy nodded immediately.

"Okay, here's yours." Counterattack handed Quincy a letter of apology. "Please don't break it, and don't eat it."

“OvO!” Quincy, clutching the documents, skipped and hopped off to New Orleans.

Watching Quincy and New Orleans leave, she patted her chest in retaliation.

Hmm... that naturally sold two copies... a great start, isn't it?

Thinking smugly about her counterattack, she continued to stand at the front desk, waiting.

After a short while, another ship girl entered through the door.

This time, a fair-skinned ship girl wearing a flower crown entered. Her long white hair cascaded down her back, and her blue eyes sparkled with intelligence. Her snow-white dress was adorned with fresh and colorful flowers, and she seemed to carry a refreshing floral fragrance with her every step.

The girl also noticed the counterattack.

"Huh? Counterattack sister?" The girl stopped in front of Counterattack and smiled slightly at her. "Hello, isn't Reputation sister with you?"

"Good morning, unicorn!" Counterattack smiled at the unicorn in front of her. "My sister went to work somewhere else, and I'm doing my job for her."

"Ah—I see." The unicorn covered her mouth and immediately stepped forward. "What kind of job is it? Can I help you?"

"It's very simple, just read this..."

The counterattack was about to explain to the unicorn.

But just then, footsteps, accompanied by suppressed sobs, approached from inside the library.

Counterattack stopped talking to the unicorn and looked in the direction of the footsteps.

New Orleans, her eyes red, wiped away tears with her fingers as she led Quincy back to the front desk, clutching the documents.

"Waaah... Miss Counterattack... Putting something like this in the library is so unfair..." New Orleans sobbed softly, putting the file back on the front desk. Seeing the unicorn, she immediately sniffed and greeted it, "Unicorn, you're here too! Good morning... Waaah..."

"Eh? Sister New Orleans? What happened to you...?"

"Ugh... I'm sorry, I need to go outside to clear my head... I'll disturb other people if I stay here..." New Orleans shook her head, put down the documents, and walked out of the library.

"QvQ!!!"

Following closely behind New Orleans is Quincy.

After Quincy put down the documents, he followed New Orleans out with tears in his eyes.

The unicorn watched in surprise as New Orleans and Quincy left. She turned around and looked at Retaliation, who had an expression that said, "I knew it."

"Fight back, sister, what exactly... what did you show them? I can understand the New Orleans sister, but how come even the Quincy sister is showing up...?"

"Unicorn, do you want to see it?"

The counterattack used documents recently returned from New Orleans to lure the unicorn.

“Uh…” Unicorn looked at the document in Counterattack’s hand, her blue eyes widening slightly. “Is this…”

"Yes, once you see it, you'll find the answer to everything..."

"...The answer...the answer..."

The unicorn muttered to herself as she slowly reached out her hand, trembling as she accepted the documents that Counterattack had handed her, her movements trembling amidst a moment of confusion.

Chapter 3839 Magical Scroll

In the end, the unicorn couldn't resist the temptation to fight back.

Even though Unicorn had instinctively sensed that the contents of the document might be quite ominous after seeing Quincy and New Orleans' reactions, her curiosity and the seemingly magical, persuasive counterattack completely shattered her last resistance. Trembling, she accepted the document with both hands amidst a counterattack-filled smile. Then, as if making a momentous, irreversible decision that might be etched in her memory for a lifetime, she carefully carried the document, turning back every few steps as she walked deeper into the library.

"Well, counterattack sister, I... I'll go in first..."

"Unicorn, have fun watching!" Counterattack waved to the unicorn, smiling as he watched her walk into the library and disappear into its sacred atmosphere.

After the unicorn disappeared, Counterattack withdrew its gaze and looked at the few remaining documents on the table.

"Hmm...it seems the response is quite good..."

"At this rate, very soon, the news that the admiral wrote such a touching article will spread throughout the entire naval base."

"That's me for you! Keep it up!"

She murmured her counterattack softly, and at the end, she clenched her fist to encourage herself.

The library maintained a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.

After the unicorn left, no one entered the library for a long time.

This counterattack wasn't surprising—after all, the library isn't a building with a large flow of people for a newbie naval base. The naval base has many other entertainment options and facilities, such as karaoke rooms and card rooms, and the number of ship girls there far exceeds that of the library.

There was no rush to retaliate; she stood behind the stage, basking in the sunlight, and continued to wait.

After some time, a crisp sound of footsteps finally came from outside the library.

Upon hearing the sound, Counterattack immediately turned around to look.

Outside the library, a tall figure walked in with striking presence—this person was tall and voluptuous, with an elegant figure, wearing a miniature gold and red crown, and her long, wavy golden hair fluttered extravagantly behind her with each step. Her eyes were as clear and blue as the sea, and she carried a magnificent cane inlaid with pure gold and rubies. She wore an extremely gorgeous white evening gown, with a heavy cloak draped over her back, and every step she took exuded a sense of nobility and solemnity, like that of a pope.

"Greetings, Sister Lion." Counterattack immediately smiled and bowed to the ship girl who entered the library.

"Hmm?" The ship girl Lion stopped in her tracks as she entered the library. Her eyes shifted to Counterattack, lingering on Counterattack's cute smiling face for a moment. "You are... a girl from the Renown family?"

"Yes! Sister Lion!"

“I rarely see you in the library.” Lion walked up to Counterattack and asked in a solemn voice, “Young lady from the prestigious family, are you here to read as well?”

As she gradually moved closer to counterattack, the height difference between the two became increasingly apparent.

The sunlight outside the window shone on the lion, casting a shadow that gradually covered its face as it retaliated. However, this shadow did not create any sense of oppression; instead, it evoked a feeling of holiness and baptism.

"No, Lioness, I'm here to recommend the Admiral's work." Counterattack shook his head at Lioness and said with a smile.

"Hmm? The Admiral's work?"

"Yes, this is it." Counterattack bent down and took out a copy of Xiaobai's apology letter, showing it to Lion.

"How could a document written by the Admiral end up in the library?" Lion looked at the document in Counterattack's hand, her beautiful eyebrows furrowing in confusion, revealing a hint of bewilderment.

"Ah, because this document isn't related to our work, Lexington suggested everyone take a look," Counterattack explained with a smile. "So I made a few copies and brought them over for the ship girls who are interested to borrow—Lion Sister, would you like to give it a try?"

“Hmm…” Lion paused for a moment, her solemn and sacred gaze sweeping over the documents. “The library is a place to store knowledge and books. It’s not an entertainment venue, but an educational institution. Therefore, anything that appears here must undergo strict screening. Even documents written by the Commander himself must be reviewed… I came to the library today simply to find a book, and I had no other intentions, but…”

As the lion finished speaking, he gently reached out and took the document from the retaliatory hand.

“Since it was written by the Commander, I also have an obligation to help my comrades at the naval base assess the quality of the content,” Lion said to Counterattack. “The content doesn’t seem to be much; I’ll go take a look.”

“Okay, Sister Lion!” Counterattack bowed with a smile.

Lion nodded slightly at the counterattack, then turned around with the documents in her hand and slowly walked into the depths of the library.

As the lion left, Counterattack felt the light shining around him dim.

It's probably just... my imagination.

Counterattack looked at the front desk. She had only brought two photocopies and one original with her when she went out. The unicorn had borrowed one photocopy and the lion had borrowed another, so Counterattack only had one original left.

"As expected, everyone at the naval base is willing to take the time to read it, regardless of its quality, once they hear that it was written by the admiral..."

He picked up the manuscript and gently stroked it with his fingers.

"Since it's so popular, should we make a few more copies..."

"Uh... but Lexington said we can't go to too much trouble, or it would ruin the Admiral's good intentions. So, we guess we can only do it this way for now..."

"Sigh, I hope people won't all come at once."

Just as he was thinking this, suddenly, as if it were Murphy's Law, what you least want to happen is what happens.

Not long after Lion entered the library, another series of footsteps sounded outside.

Immediately afterward, a ship girl wearing a white dress with blue floral patterns, long, soft white hair that reached her heels, a red flower in her hair, and healthy, dark-skinned skin with blue eyes, walked in quietly, along with another ship girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing a white half-length sailor uniform with red stripes, her exposed skin below the neck completely covered by a layer of tight black stockings, and a long, slender sword with a red sheath at her waist.

The visitors were none other than South Dakota and the Duke of York.

As soon as the two walked in, they saw Fan Chuanqiao standing behind the front desk, looking at them.

"Hmm? Counterattack, little sister?" South Dakota immediately stopped her conversation with the Duke of York. She blinked and looked Counterattack up and down with curiosity. "Has our naval base's maid service expanded into the library?"

“South Dakota, Duke of York, hello there,” Counterattack greeted the two.

“Good day, Madam Counterattack.” The Duke of York gave Counterattack a polite and proper bow.

“Counterattack, little sister, you weren’t slacking off in the library, were you?” South Dakota looked at Counterattack and suddenly laughed, as if she had caught him red-handed. “That’s not good. If your sister, Reputation, sees this, she’ll give you a good scolding when we get back.”

"No, that's not true, Sister South Dakota, I'm just working!"

"Hmm? Work?"

"Yes."

"Oh...did the naval base assign you to manage the library or something?"

"Hmm...almost, about right?" Counterattack thought for a moment, feeling that managing the library didn't conflict too much with what he was doing now, and nodded, saying, "Is South Dakota's sister here to read books too?"

“Me? Oh dear… what are you talking about? I never read books.” South Dakota pointed to himself, then immediately waved his hand with a troubled expression. “This is my first time in the library too.”