Elder brother's garrison

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"Jump down?"

"Mm." Xiaobai nodded.

"..." Missouri silently looked down at the sea.

On the black sea, deep-sea ships shimmering with various colors of eerie light were lining up and wandering beneath the giant hand. Some were looking up, some were diving, and some simply stayed still. The only thing they had in common was that all the deep-sea ships were showing a rather hostile aura toward the being above the giant hand.

Jumping down...that's suicide.

"Lu Lin... those are all deep-sea amphibious ships down there..."

"It's alright, this child is here." Xiaobai smiled at Missouri, while the will of the deep-sea infant in her arms was also looking at Missouri.

Missouri swallowed imperceptibly, then smiled silently at Little White before walking to the giant hand and looking down at the sea.

The sea below saw Missouri standing beside the giant hand, as if she were a lamb that had fallen into a pack of wolves, and they all opened their mouths wide at her, while the dark cannon fire began to glow red.

Missouri turned to look at Little White, who was smiling sweetly.

Missouri felt like she was probably going crazy.

Then Missouri took a deep breath and jumped off the edge of the giant hand.

Chapter 493 Favoritism is Wrong

A series of booming sounds erupted one after another, like firecrackers.

Before Missouri even landed on the sea, while she was still falling through the air, endless artillery fire instantly wove into a fiery red net, enveloping her.

In an instant, the scorching heat wave made Missouri's hair seem to be on fire.

However, at that moment, several black seawater tentacles swiftly extended from the ocean, rapidly passing through the fire net woven by the cannon fire, approaching Missouri's body before any cannonball could reach it, and then transformed into a black water sphere, enveloping Missouri inside.

The black water sphere and the red cannon fire finally came into contact.

A series of explosions erupted from mid-air onto the sea surface. The water sphere withstood at least a hundred bombardments before finally landing safely on the sea.

With a "splash," the water balloon dispersed, revealing the unharmed Missouri inside.

A bead of cold sweat still trickled down Missouri's cheek as she stood on the sea, staring in astonishment at the ocean beneath her feet.

—It actually landed safely.

Missouri raised her head and looked around.

She was surrounded by a dense array of deep-sea amphibious ships, their cannons and eyes flashing red light from within the dark, gaping fish heads.

“…” Missouri broke out in a cold sweat again.

The sounds of artillery explosions, torpedoes, and even deep-sea carrier-based aircraft bombarding the area created a symphony that was unforgettable.

In mid-air, atop the towering giant hand of seawater, Xiaobai embraced the Will of the Deep Sea while extending her hands in prayer for Missouri.

The "safe training ground" mentioned earlier in the human city is the sea area where the Deep Sea Lolita's Will resides. Anyone who has witnessed the Deep Sea Lolita's Will's abilities knows very well that despite her small appearance, she is incredibly powerful, possessing numerous and high-damage skills. In a fantasy novel, she would be the kind of unparalleled figure who can flatten mountains and split seas with a single word, and bring all things to life or death with a single stomp. For such a being, protecting Missouri from mortal danger should be no problem.

Sitting in the center of the giant hand, Xiao Bai listened to the continuous explosions below and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

However, Veneto also said that necessary injuries are essential during training. A smooth battle is no different from playing house; only injuries can make ship girls remember their mistakes. Therefore, Shiro didn't plan to have the Abyssal Loli's will perfectly protect Missouri. She just tried her best to block and weaken attacks that could severely damage Missouri in one hit, so that Missouri could continue fighting.

In any case, this training session was definitely not a pleasant memory for the Missouri team.

Xiao Bai turned around and looked at Sukhbaatar behind him.

Sukhbaatar was lying on the giant hand, seemingly unaffected by the explosion below. She was yawning, crossing her legs, and basking in the sun with her eyes closed, thoroughly enjoying herself.

"Deep Sea Will, you stay here for now." Xiaobai reached out and patted the side, taking the Deep Sea Child Will out of her arms.

The will of the deep-sea little girl sat down next to Xiaobai and looked at Xiaobai curiously.

"I bought you a dress, do you want to try it on?" Xiaobai smiled at the Deep Sea Lolita Will, then took out a white dress from her ship equipment and handed it to the Deep Sea Lolita Will.

The Deep Sea Lolita's Will looked curiously at the clothes in Little White's hands.

The Deep Sea Lolita's Will doesn't wear clothes; perhaps to her, as a Deep Sea Overlord who is oblivious to heat and cold, there's absolutely no need for her to wear clothes to keep warm. However, when the Deep Sea Lolita's Will saw the dress in Xiaobai's hand, it subtly felt a faint but heartwarming joy.

The will of the deep-sea little girl nodded as she crawled into the dress and put it on.

"It's so beautiful," Xiaobai said with a smile.

"Hmm!" The deep-sea little girl's big eyes narrowed, and she seemed to really like the gift that Xiaobai gave her.

The will of the deep-sea little girl indeed doesn't need to wear clothes. After all, she used to be a black shadow without even limbs. She only became human after coming into contact with Xiaobai's genes and memories. Clothes are probably just extra pieces of cloth to her.

If we're really talking about covering up, the Deep Sea Loli's will, with its thick, waterfall-like, long hair, is more suitable.

Seeing the deep-sea girl's joyful expression, Xiaobai felt a subtle happiness welling up inside him.

Xiaobai took out several small pieces of dried meat from her ship equipment and handed them to the Deep Sea Lolita Will, letting her sit next to Xiaobai and nibble on them.

After settling the will of the deep-sea girl, Xiaobai felt relieved. Then she looked at North Carolina sitting on her other side and reached out her hand.

North Carolina waited quietly until Xiaobai's palm covered her forehead before gently rubbing her palm against Xiaobai's.

“North Carolina, your construction isn’t complete yet, so you won’t be able to train for a while,” Little White said to North Carolina.

North Carolina thought for a moment, then nodded to Little White.

Xiaobai gestured for North Carolina to lie down on his lap.

North Carolina slowly rested her head on Little White's lap.

Xiaobai slowly released the Admiral's Network and probed towards North Carolina's body.

The moment Xiaobai released the Admiral Network, the Deep Sea Loli's Will, who was sitting on the other side of Xiaobai munching on a small meat jerky, seemed to sense something. She frowned and looked at Xiaobai.

When she saw that Xiaobai was only letting North Carolina rest her head on her lap and did nothing else, the Deep Sea Lolita's Will turned her head away in a strange way.

Xiaobai's network of admirals gradually seeped into North Carolina's body.

As if a ray of dawn had illuminated the dark sky, Xiaobai's admiral network quickly relayed the scene inside the ship's equipment in North Carolina to him.

North Carolina seemed to sense Xiaobai's admiral network slowly entering her ship rigging. She obediently lay on Xiaobai's lap, her two red eyes gradually becoming hazy.

Xiao Bai casually left his mark on the ship's rigging in North Carolina, then sighed helplessly.

—In modern times, Xiaobai once entered the ship's equipment in North Carolina and discovered a mark of himself that had fallen into disrepair.

I never imagined that the mark I left on North Carolina was actually something I did during the historical period...

It has to be said that fate is truly a powerful thing.

Xiao Bai shook his head, reached out and touched North Carolina's forehead, then focused his attention and slowly activated the mark on North Carolina's ship equipment.

What Xiaobai is doing now is the same method he used for the Empire: nurturing ship girls through the Admiral Network. He doesn't know if the Empire and North Carolina ship girls, one lacking mental nourishment and the other physical, can be considered the same situation, but since he's free anyway, he might as well give it a try. Wouldn't it be great if it worked?

North Carolina's breathing gradually quickened. She squinted, feeling her body slowly heating up as Xiaobai entered her ship's rigging, and the subtle power beginning to expand. She felt as if her body was slowly rising like a hot air balloon, and she was slightly at a loss.

"Don't worry, it's very safe." Just then, Xiaobai's reassuring voice reached North Carolina's ears.

North Carolina nodded, closed her eyes, and quietly felt the soft warmth emanating from Xiaobai's thigh.

"Is it comfortable?" Xiaobai asked.

“Yes.” North Carolina nodded.

"That's good." Xiaobai smiled.

If this were a newbie who had just started using the Admiral Network, they definitely wouldn't be able to connect and activate the ship girl's equipment so easily.

Back then, Xiaobai struggled even to open and close the ship equipment space, let alone control the admiral network linking the ship girls. Fortunately, he later received mental energy generously sponsored by pachina, which greatly improved Xiaobai's control capabilities. Now, thanks to the Deep Sea Will residing in the mental space, the size of Xiaobai's admiral network has leaped forward again.

By now, controlling one's own admiral network is a fairly simple and easy thing for a novice.

"Tell me if you feel unwell."

"Ah."

Is this pressure just right?

"Ah."

"This is the method to help you recover. I met a ship girl who looked a bit like you before, and I used this method to heal her."

"Hmm." North Carolina opened her eyes and quietly looked at Little White.

"...How do you feel now?" Xiaobai asked again.

"It's warm." North Carolina closed her eyes.

Xiao Bai remained silent, maintaining the connection with North Carolina until North Carolina's breathing gradually calmed down, at which point Xiao Bai let out a soft sigh of relief.

North Carolina must be asleep.

"Hmm." Just then, the voice of the Deep Sea Lolita's will reached Xiaobai's ears.

Xiao Bai looked up and saw the Deep Sea Lolita Will, with a small reddish-brown meat jerky in her mouth, sitting beside her like a little animal, looking at her with tears in her eyes, like a child who had seen a mother who was being unfairly treated.

"...Ah, this is to help North Carolina heal, it's definitely not because I think she's cuter than you." For some reason, Xiaobai also started to feel guilty, and she explained to the will of the deep-sea little girl.

The Deep Sea Loli's Will, unhappy, pounced on Little White's other thigh, pressing her entire face against it, her two little feet swinging back and forth in mid-air with obvious displeasure.

"..." What could Xiaobai say? She had nothing to say. She could only reach out and stroke the little head of the Deep Sea Lolita Will while letting her act spoiled.

Chapter 494 The Missouri Round (Part 1)

As the sun sets, it resembles a scalding hot red dumpling, gradually sinking into the icy sea, its faint warmth slowly enveloped by endless cold.

"Ha ha……"

The woman's soft breathing rose like smoke above the dark sea.

A giant sea arm is raised high above the ocean, like a brightly lit spire, constantly drawing deep-sea ships toward it.

Beneath the giant hand, the wreckage of deep-sea ships piled up, forming small mountains in various directions. A thick layer of black oil floated on the black sea. The steel wreckage and humanoid limbs were blackened and charred by bombardment, emitting a foul burnt smell, and were placed on the sea surface like garbage.

A crimson glow flickered incessantly in the surrounding black mist, its cold and merciless gaze fixed on the center of the scene beneath the giant hand.

"Ha...ha..." In the center of the scene, Missouri was breathing heavily. On her beautiful and dignified face, in her usually bright emerald eyes, a nearly exhausted emptiness was like a parasite eating away at her body.

Missouri's usually neatly combed flaxen hair was now somewhat disheveled, with sweat clinging to the ends of her bangs, a few strands sticking to her fair forehead and cheeks.

Missouri now feels like she's really reaching her limit.

It wasn't the kind of limit that's about to be pushed to its limit, but a truly and utterly desperate limit that's about to kill you.

During that day's battle, Missouri had no idea how many Abyssal Fleet ships she faced, how many enemies she killed, how many attacks she endured, or how many times she managed to escape from being surrounded.

This isn't training, it's practically playing with fire.

The giant seawater tentacles that protect her don't always manage to leap out of the water to shield her from harm. It seems that only when Missouri is truly about to be killed in one hit will those giant seawater tentacles suddenly burst out of the water, knocking away threatening enemies with a clang like bowling balls.

Hoping to be rescued by the giant sea tentacles is impossible. Those tentacles are incredibly stingy; they come up once and then immediately retract, not appearing for a long time. During that vacuum period, Missouri must do everything in its power to resist the enemy.

Unbeknownst to me, the goal of this training has gradually shifted from becoming stronger to simply surviving.

“Ha…ha…” Missouri lifted the ship’s equipment and looked with difficulty at the black mist in front of her. In the black mist, endless red dots formed a red encirclement that was relentlessly approaching her.

Missouri, as a ship girl, finally understood the greatest characteristic of the Abyssal Fleet: its inexhaustible nature.

"Is it not over yet..." Missouri's breathing grew heavier, her large chest heaving. "Missouri... can't take it anymore..."

As Missouri uttered those words, she deflated like a punctured balloon, the emptiness in her eyes slowly eroding her sanity. Then, as her vision blurred, she slowly knelt on the sea and collapsed unconscious.

A red light slowly emerged from the black fog, and one deep-sea amphibious ship after another approached Missouri's location without any emotion, gradually surrounding her.

Then, at that moment, all the deep-sea ships approaching Missouri suddenly stopped, as if they had received some kind of signal.

They raised their heads and gazed up at the giant black hand for a moment. Their fish heads slowly opened, and a subtle, undulating sound emanated from their mouths, interacting and resonating in the air.

Finally, the deep-sea ships lowered their heads, glanced at Missouri lying in the middle of the sea, then turned away indifferently and left.

Missouri lay on the surface of the sea, and for a moment it was completely silent.

Until a certain moment, the seawater surged up, and a huge seawater tentacle rose from the sea, wrapped around Missouri's waist, and pulled her into the sky.

On the black palm of the sea, Little White sat on the edge, gazing at the distant ocean.

On her lap, two little girls, one black and one white, lay facing each other as if puffing out their puffs, neither willing to sit up first.

"Ah...it's getting late, would you like something to eat?" Xiaobai withdrew her gaze from the sea, then smiled and looked down at the Deep Sea Lolita's Will and North Carolina.

Both the Deep Sea Lolita's Will and North Carolina puffed out their cheeks, showing no intention of sitting up from Xiaobai's lap.

Xiao Bai severed the connection with North Carolina in the afternoon, waking her up. However, to Xiao Bai's surprise, when North Carolina woke up from her sleep and slowly sat up, she found the Deep Sea Lolita Will resting on Xiao Bai's other leg and looking at her with a victorious gaze. North Carolina became a little upset, so she quickly put her head back on Xiao Bai's leg and wouldn't get up no matter how much Xiao Bai called her.

If it weren't for the ship's armor protecting Xiaobai, his legs would probably be numb from lack of blood circulation.

"Ah, speaking of which, how is Missouri down there?" Xiaobai asked the Deep Sea Girl's Will. "It's very late, Deep Sea Will, why don't you call Missouri up?"