Elder brother's garrison

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"The second phase of the simulated combat exercise is now open, with a current difficulty level of 2 stars."

……

Nia showed the information in the post to Xiaobai, who was next to her.

Xiaobai stared at the information in the post for a while, then nodded and asked Nia, "Is this the information that was just echoing in your heads?"

"um, yes."

"Exactly the same word?"

“Not a single word is wrong.” Nia nodded. She thought for a moment and said to Xiaobai, “Actually, in principle, it’s meaningless to copy down the information, because the sound of the Black Tower is like it’s deeply engraved in your head, and you can’t forget it at all.”

"Ah... there are still people with free time on the internet after all... and here I am, enjoying it." Xiaobai smiled.

Nia nodded silently. She moved the post to the comments section, and sure enough, there were some comments teasing her, such as "The poster is doing useless work again, something everyone already knows."

However, aside from some jokes, there were also some serious discussions about the information.

"There are quite a few people who have passed through the first section, more than a hundred."

"Yes, the five-level gauntlet battle is quite stressful for the average admiral... But judging from Black Tower's statement, yesterday's challenge was only difficulty level one, and today it has risen to difficulty level two. How delightful."

"It was indeed difficult when there was no strategy guide or information, but since the Admiral's Guild released the strategy guide at noon, hasn't it become much easier?"

"That makes sense; the essence of war is information warfare."

"+1"

"Yesterday's highest score was 235,000... What an amazing score! I remember this was achieved by the Nia Garrison?"

"I can vouch for it, I was there! My ship girl said she personally witnessed the ship girl from Nia Naval Base achieve this high score."

"As expected of a top ten admiral... Even as a newly promoted top ten admiral, there's still a huge gap between his strength and that of an ordinary admiral..."

"Now, among the top ten admirals still in Chapter 8, are only Admiral Lu Lin and Admiral Nia left? It seems that the other top ten admirals have all left Chapter 8 on missions."

"Hmm... I've heard rumors that several of the top ten admirals have heard about the Black Tower and are heading towards Chapter Eight."

"No challenges at the newbie naval base today?"

"Sigh, the guild is incredibly busy. I heard that Admiral Lu Lin spent the entire day in the guild yesterday handling official business, and no one has even seen her leave the Admiral's Guild today. She's probably working through the night again. How can she possibly have time to go on expeditions in the Black Tower?"

"The world's number one naval base, and the guild leader of the eighth chapter's guild, do you think she lacks those resources..."

"Brothers, does anyone understand what it means that the first clear reward for the first section has been issued?"

"The first-clear reward for the first zone? Uh... I remember it was unlocking missile technology?"

"Yes, what does that mean?"

"I do not know."

"You'd probably have to ask the ship girls who cleared the fifth floor first, but I heard from a rumor that the ship girls who cleared the fifth floor first didn't get anything except resources... I wonder what this missile technology unlocking means."

"..."

After scrolling through the comments section for a while, Nia secretly glanced at Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai was leaning on Nia's shoulder, her hands unconsciously linked with Nia's arm, and she was peering at Nia's phone screen.

"So, Xiaobai, did you get the first-clear reward for the first section?" Nia asked Xiaobai.

"Huh? I don't know." Xiaobai shook her head blankly. "Ticonderoga told me that she didn't get anything except resources."

"Um... could it be that she missed it?"

"No way... Ticonderoga seems like a pretty meticulous person." Xiaobai thought for a while, "This first-tier reward sounds weird, and it doesn't look like a physical object... more like..."

"What does it look like?"

"..." Xiaobai raised her hand and looked at her palm. The image of Jinan flashed through her mind. Finally, she shook her head. "No... nothing."

"I see... Well, things have come to this, so we can only let things take their course..." Nia murmured softly as she put down her phone. "We should know what the reward is in time."

"Ah."

"Xiaobai, is tomorrow's Black Tower the second section? Are you confident you can clear it?" Nia suddenly asked Xiaobai.

"Look at this." Xiaobai nodded with a curious smile.

In Xiaobai's memory, Nia rarely asked Xiaobai questions like "Can you do it?" Before this, Nia seemed to assume that Xiaobai could do everything.

So Nia, who asked this question... is most likely not actually asking a question.

Xiao Bai quickly noticed that when Nia was staring at her cheeks, her gaze was fixed on her lips, and she stared at them for an unusually long time.

Xiao Bai had been nestled close to Nia the whole time, especially when Nia asked Xiao Bai if she could pass the level. When they looked away from their phones, they realized that their cheeks were incredibly close.

In normal life, Xiaobai and Nia are naturally quite close. In a sense, they are like sisters. They often eat together, shower together without any hesitation, and physical contact, hugging, sharing body temperature, and even pajama parties are just basic things for them.

Xiao Bai didn't think there was anything wrong with what she and Nia were doing.

but……

At this moment, she clearly sensed that the atmosphere between her and Nia was a little off.

Perhaps it's because the night outside the window is exceptionally deep tonight.

It's also possible that Xiaobai and Nia just had a misunderstanding about "changing pajamas".

Or perhaps... some other problem.

Xiao Bai could sense that Nia's expression was gradually becoming somewhat dazed as she looked at her, who was so close to her. She could also vaguely hear Nia's pounding heartbeat and a kind of gaze hidden beneath her eyes, like a flowing spring.

Nia seemed to be controlled by some emotion, staring blankly at Xiaobai's lips that were so close to hers, lost in thought.

Then, Nia swallowed and gently pulled on Xiaobai's wrist.

Nia slowly put down her phone, leaned her head towards Xiaobai, gently pressed her lips to Xiaobai's lips, and took a light breath.

It was just a fleeting kiss, like a dragonfly skimming the water.

But right after that kiss, a fleeting expression of rapture appeared on Nia's face.

But immediately afterward, as if struck by lightning, Nia suddenly regained her senses.

She looked at Xiaobai, who was standing there dumbfounded, and seemed to suddenly realize that she had done something outrageous. She turned pale with fright, covered her cheeks, and retreated in a panic.

"Ah... Xiaobai, Xiaobai... no no no... it wasn't... I didn't mean to just now..." Nia covered her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes with lingering fear. She immediately knelt on the sofa, her voice trembling with sobs, "Xiaobai, I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I... I didn't mean to just now... I..."

“Nia, you…” Xiaobai reached up and touched her lips, looking at Nia with a somewhat bewildered expression.

The simple and innocent feeling of Nia's lips pressing against Xiaobai's lips echoed vividly in Xiaobai's powerful memory.

Eh?

Eh?

Eh? ? ?

Did Nia just kiss me?

Did she kiss herself?

For a moment, Xiaobai's mind went blank; she felt like she was in a dream...

Nia is Xiaobai's friend, a friend who came with Xiaobai to Chapter 8. In Xiaobai's heart, Nia is like a seed that Xiaobai planted many years ago. Now, seeing this seed sprout and grow into a towering tree, Xiaobai is very proud. Therefore, Nia has always held a very special place in her heart.

But at that moment, Nia... kissed herself?

Um... would you consider this a friendly interaction between friends?

Hmm... I have heard that in some parts of the world, close female friends sometimes use kissing as a way to show their friendship...

Could Nia be of this region's descent?

Chapter 3984 Friends

Xiaobai gently touched her lips, staring blankly at the air in front of her, her mind racing with thoughts.

The event happened so suddenly that Xiaobai hadn't experienced this kind of mental breakdown in a very long time.

Uh……

So why did Nia suddenly kiss herself...?

Local customs...

Leaving aside whether there's even a region in the world where kissing is a normal greeting, even if there were...

Xiao Bai remembered Nia saying that she was an orphan adopted by an orphanage and had no memory of her biological parents. She had been alone since childhood, so local customs and such... even if they existed, no one had probably taught her them.

So... if it's not a custom... then what does it mean?

Xiaobai pondered for a long time, but ultimately came to no conclusion.

When Xiaobai regained her attention, she saw Nia trembling all over, her face pale, with a look of utter despair as if she had committed a terrible mistake. She was kneeling on the bed, crying, with large tears streaming down her face.

"Xiaobai...I'm sorry...I'm sorry..." Nia covered her mouth, crying and apologizing to Xiaobai, her voice sobbing and pitiful.

"..."

It's quite frustrating... Nia was the one who initiated the kiss, but in the end, it was Nia who broke down.

Looking at Nia's current state, Xiaobai slowly exhaled and smiled helplessly.

"Nia, why are you crying?" Xiaobai moved a little closer to Nia and asked softly.

"Xiaobai...I...I kissed you...I'm sorry...I did something that made you hate me..." As soon as Nia saw Xiaobai approaching, she reflexively pulled back, her sobs growing louder as she covered her mouth and whimpered, "Xiaobai, you're so good to me...you're the best person in the world to me...I...but I..."

Nia looked like a string about to snap on the verge of collapse.

Xiao Bai suspected that if he continued to say what Nia meant, Nia would probably be overwhelmed by a strong sense of despair and might even break down completely.

Ok……

However, there is one point that is quite concerning...

Nia seems to find the act of kissing herself to be something she really dislikes?

Xiao Bai rubbed his lips, lost in thought.

"Actually... it's not so much that I hate it..." Xiaobai turned her head to look at the air beside her and slowly said to Nia, "Well... to be precise, I was just a little scared just now. I wouldn't say I hate it... I was actually quite happy?"

"Happy...happy?" Nia's crying stopped. She raised her tear-filled eyes and looked pitifully at Little White.

“Yes.” Xiaobai smiled and nodded at Nia, holding up one finger. “Generally speaking, kissing is something you only do with the people you’re closest to, right? Nia, you just kissed me, which means I’m the best person in your heart, and that makes me very honored.”

“But…I…I didn’t get your permission, Xiaobai…” Nia’s eyes brightened slightly, but the next second, looking at Xiaobai’s lips, the light in her eyes faded, and she fell into dejection again. “Besides, Xiaobai, you definitely can’t accept something like this…”

"Hmm? I can accept that," Xiaobai replied.

"Huh?" Nia was stunned. She looked at Little White.

"It's okay for friends to kiss once in a while, right?" Xiaobai replied matter-of-factly.

"..." Now it was Nia's turn to be completely stunned. She opened her mouth slightly, and her eyes began to gleam with a strange light. "Little...Little White...you mean...it's okay for friends to do this...?"

Xiaobai scratched her cheek, thought for a moment, and then spoke softly.

“Hmm…I think this should…be okay?” Xiaobai smiled at Nia and continued to explain, “After all, as we all know, in some parts of the world, friends do express their joy in this way, at least that’s how it’s portrayed on TV.”

"Ah..." Nia listened blankly to Xiaobai's words. When she heard Xiaobai's last sentence, she looked at the faint smile on Xiaobai's face, devoid of any disgust, and finally relaxed as if she had been granted a pardon. "Is...is that so...so...friends can do this kind of thing...that's...that's great...that's great..."

Nia lowered her head, finally stopping her tears. She lowered her hand from her mouth to her chest, and her whole demeanor relaxed considerably.

Seeing Nia's current state, Xiaobai was finally relieved.

Xiaobai reached out and patted Nia on the shoulder.

“Yes, Nia, it’s okay for friends to do this kind of thing,” Xiaobai said to Nia. “So you don’t need to worry about it so much… Hmm… It’s getting late tonight, so I’ll head back now.”

After Xiaobai finished speaking, Nia, with her head down, nodded silently.

Xiao Bai then withdrew her hand with relief and prepared to get out of bed.

However, just as Xiaobai got up to leave, she immediately felt Nia reach out and grab her wrist, stopping her in the position of getting out of bed.

"Huh? Nia?" Xiaobai was stunned. She turned around and looked at Nia.

“Little…Little White…” Nia lowered her head and held Little White’s hand. She slowly raised her head in Little White’s sight, her eyes slightly red as she stared at him. “I…I…”

"What's wrong?" Xiaobai sat down again.

"I...can I...do something with you, Xiaobai, again...as friends...?" Nia looked intently at Xiaobai, her voice low and hoarse from just recovering from her sobs, filled with a hazy hope.

“…Eh? Uh…” Xiaobai was stunned. She opened her mouth, but finally looked at Nia’s hopeful and weak eyes and nodded. “Um…yes, sure.”