Elder brother's garrison

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Long, long ago, the ship girl Akashi did indeed dream of becoming an admiral. After all, the admiral's special profession, filled with the glory of a savior, is quite attractive to most people in the world, and this was especially true for Akashi, a ship girl. With the help of a mysterious companion, Akashi fulfilled her wish and became the admiral of Linning City, owning her own naval base. However, as time went by, with more and more ship girls under her command and more and more responsibilities to bear, Akashi gradually felt the hardships of being an admiral.

Being an admiral is not a profession that anyone can simply choose to pursue.

Because she didn't attend the Admiral's Academy and had no way to do so, the tasks an Admiral normally faces, such as managing ship girls, financial operations, naval operations, and protecting land, any one of which consumes a significant amount of Akashi's time and energy. Even the simplest task, improving the ship girls' training levels, is quite difficult for Akashi.

Over time, Akashi, realizing he wasn't cut out for the job, lost interest in becoming admiral.

However, by the time Akashi realized that the Admiral wasn't as interesting as she had imagined, it was already too late.

At this time, Akashi had expanded her organization infinitely with the money from selling equipment boxes, and already had more than a dozen eager ship girls. The scale of the naval base was also beginning to take shape, and the ship girls gradually regarded Akashi as family and the naval base as their own home.

Things had long since reached a point where Akashi could simply walk away from them. No matter how shrewd or cunning Akashi was, she couldn't abandon the dozen or so ship girls she had personally built.

Akashi regretted it, missing his former freedom, but he had no choice. Driven by a sense of responsibility for his naval base and a feeling of powerlessness as a rookie admiral, he endured until the day he met Shiro.

Then, Shiro, who was particularly obsessed with salvaging the ship, extended an olive branch to Akashi. Akashi, as if seeing a savior, clung to Shiro's coattails, and things naturally progressed to their current state.

"That's why I didn't just come to express my gratitude verbally." Akashi said, raising his head to look at Shiro.

"A verbal thank you?" Xiaobai was taken aback.

"As the admiral who saved me and freed me from this misery, I should at least offer some substantial thanks." Akashi said, then gave Shiro a shrewd, businessman-like smile. "Does the admiral still remember my skills?"

"Repair ship equipment and manufacture new equipment?"

"You got it right." Akashi nodded, then held out her fingers to Shiro and rubbed them together. "As the Admiral's ship girl, how about I make some equipment for the Admiral for free?"

"Manufacturing equipment?"

"Ahem, I can manufacture any equipment you request, Admiral." Akashi said, putting her hands on her hips with considerable pride. "Whether it's gold equipment, colored equipment, or even equipment with special effects, as long as you give me the time, materials, and blueprints, it's only a matter of time before I can create a piece of equipment of the same or even a higher level."

"Huh? Is she that amazing?!" Xiaobai was shocked after hearing what Akashi said.

As an admiral, Shiro was quite aware of the meaning behind Akashi's words.

Xiaobai always thought that Akashi's ability was just to create ordinary ship girl equipment like a lottery, and never imagined that Akashi's ability was actually to copy ship girl equipment.

—If the materials and blueprints are available, and given time, can she create the exact same equipment?

Does that mean that everything from the B-25 bomber in the newbie naval base to the Yamato cannon in the deep-sea Yamato, and even many other limited equipment that is extremely difficult to obtain, becomes ordinary equipment that can be copied by Akashi?

Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, and then the next second, his eyes were filled with the eagerness of someone looking at a treasure.

Chapter 597 The Day of Commencement

"Can any equipment be copied?" Xiaobai asked Mingshi.

“Of course.” Akashi proudly raised her head and replied.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Xiaobai couldn't help but clap his hands.

Equipment provides a significant boost to ship girls, a fact that even a novice admiral like Xiaoshiro, a newcomer to the naval base, understands all too well. Akashi's ability is truly unparalleled.

"Ahem, it seems you're already quite clear about the effect of my ability, Admiral." Akashi smiled at Shiro, then held up one hand and raised one finger, saying to Shiro, "In short, Admiral, you should think about it first. I can only make one piece of equipment for you."

"Can only one be made?" Xiaobai was taken aback and looked at Akashi with some regret.

"Yeah, manufacturing this kind of precision is exhausting, and I don't even need to think about it to know that you're going to give me some equipment that's extremely difficult to replicate. I reckon we'll need to rest for a very long time after this one is made," Akashi said to Shiro.

Xiao Bai laughed.

After all, since Akashi said she could copy equipment, Shiro wouldn't just give her ordinary equipment to Akashi to copy, right?

"Admiral, tell me what equipment you want to copy," Akashi asked eagerly to Shiro, hands on her hips.

"Any equipment will do, right?" Xiaobai didn't reply to Mingshi immediately, but asked again.

“Of course.” Akashi nodded.

"Hmm..." Xiaobai pondered for a moment, then reached out and tugged at Mia beside her, "How about we build one just like Mia?"

Akashi's expression froze after hearing Shiro's reply.

"Akashi?" Shiro asked, noticing Akashi's bewildered expression.

“Uh, Admiral.” Akashi looked quite troubled. “I mean I can manufacture equipment for ship girls… but I can’t manufacture ship girls. You should ask Mr. Construction Device for this kind of thing.”

"Mia isn't a ship girl," Shiro explained to Akashi.

"what?"

Seeing Akashi's puzzled look, Shiro quickly realized that Akashi probably mistook Mia for a ship girl.

Yes, that's a preconceived notion, no wonder Akashi is like that.

"Akashi, this is Mia." Shiro pulled Mia's little hand and said to Akashi, "She's a carrier-based aircraft."

"..." Akashi gave him a look that said, "Admiral, are you kidding me?"

“Really.” Xiaobai smiled, then continued to explain to Akashi, “Mia is the reward for the Autumn Deep Sea event, a set of super powerful carrier-based aircraft.”

"Uh... even if you say she's a carrier-based aircraft..."

“That makes sense.” Xiaobai reached out her other hand, pulled up one of Akashi’s small hands, and then placed it on top of Mia’s hand.

Akashi initially looked at Shiro with confusion as she placed her hand on Mia's hand, but soon Akashi's expression turned to surprise.

Akashi felt a strange, warm current rushing from Mia's hand, like a gust of wind entering her body and flowing towards her center.

In that instant, Akashi seemed to see a carrier-based aircraft circling in front of him, trying to find a landing spot.

Unfortunately, she wasn't an aircraft carrier girl and didn't have any slots for aircraft to land, so the carrier-based aircraft in front of her could only fly away after circling for a while.

Mia gently removed her hand from Akashi's.

Akashi looked at Mia with a dazed expression, then at Shiro, then back at Mia, and then back at Shiro.

Akashi's expression shifted from confusion to wonder, then to understanding, then to sudden realization, and finally to surprise and delight.

"She, she, she really is a carrier-based aircraft!" Akashi looked at Mia, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Humanoid."

"Wow..." Akashi exclaimed in amazement, walking past Shiro to Mia's side, her little hands constantly touching Mia's body. "Oh... oh, this feel... even if you told me she was a ship girl, I would never doubt it..."

Mia was very uncomfortable with being touched in this state, but with Shiro beside her, she wanted to be a good girl, so she could only blush, close her eyes, and endure Akashi's little hands.

"Mia is a really, really powerful carrier-based aircraft," Shiro said to Akashi.

"Of course it's amazing! This is a sentient being! It must be so exciting to operate!" Akashi nodded, completely agreeing with what Shiro said.

Xiaobai smiled and said, "Akashi, can you build a carrier-based aircraft of Mia's caliber?"

"Uh..." Akashi, who was reaching inside Mia's clothes to touch Mia's waist, paused, a slightly embarrassed expression on her face. "Uh... that..."

"If you find it difficult, that's fine too. We can make other equipment as well." Xiaobai saw a hint of reluctance on Akashi's face. She smiled and then gave Akashi a way out. "There are still many B-25 bombers and two Yamato guns in the naval base. If possible, Akashi, you can help me copy another Yamato gun."

"No!" However, before Xiaobai could finish speaking, Akashi completely misunderstood Xiaobai's meaning. She directly hugged Mia's waist, feeling the warmth emanating from Mia's body, and looked at Xiaobai with great determination: "Although this is my first time handling moving humanoid equipment, I will do my best!"

"what?"

"I'll do my best!" Akashi said to Shiro with a serious expression, her whole body burning with an aura of "I'm willing to go and never come back."

"Ah..." Shiro looked at Akashi, who had suddenly become so determined, and nodded in confusion. "Akashi, you seem really motivated?"

“Of course! I’ve been dealing with equipment for so many years, and this is the first time I’ve ever seen equipment that moves!” Akashi nodded and smiled at Shiro. “This is, this is, quite, quite interesting. Since the Admiral has entrusted me with the task of replicating Mia, how could I possibly give up such a fun… cough cough, such an important task?”

"...You just said it was fun, right?"

"No."

"Hmm..." Xiaobai thought for a while, then looked at Mia.

Mia gave Little White a pleading look.

Xiao Bai nodded knowingly.

"Akashi."

"Oh, what's wrong?"

"Mia is part of the naval base, she's my good friend, you can't hurt her."

"Of course not, Admiral, what kind of person do you take me for?" Akashi said with a smile, waving her hand at Shiro. "A perfectly healthy Mia is more valuable than me. How could I dare to cause her even the slightest injury?"

"That's good."

"...But after stripping her naked and putting on a school swimsuit, you should carefully observe every inch of her skin, and use your hands and tongue to feel the beeping sound—the final beeping sound—and the beeping sound—while the beeping sound is happening, and so on..." Akashi muttered to herself.

For some reason, Xiaobai, who was smiling, felt that there were quite a few censored words in what Akashi had said earlier.

—Hmm, it must be an illusion.

Thinking this, Xiaobai finally raised the teacup in her hand and took a small sip.

"Okay, then I won't bother the Admiral!" Suddenly excited, Akashi picked up the pale-faced Mia and headed for the door.

Mia looked at Little White.

Xiao Bai also looked at Mia.

Mia tried to communicate with Xiaobai using her eyes.

Xiaobai waved to Mia: "Mia, if you feel wronged, you should tell me."

"boom!"

The door to the admiral's office was slammed shut by Akashi.

Inside the admiral's office, apart from Akagi and Lexington, who were considering whether to install a barbecue restaurant at the naval base, there was no other sound.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Time flies by, and in the blink of an eye, a week has passed.

During this week, Xiaobai had a rare period of peace and quiet.

The past few days have been filled with time travel, deep-sea events, ship girl hunting, and conquering chapters and sea areas—life has been quite hectic.

Now that they're back at the garrison, Xiaobai can finally live a peaceful life as she wished.

Every day, I only need to spend a few hours cleaning up the files, and then I can stay in the admiral's room and quietly drink some tea, waiting for my beloved destroyers like Fubuki to come and play with me. This week, I was so used to being busy and striving for goals that I was unexpectedly a little uncomfortable with all the free time.

All Xiaobai could do was sigh and say that being an admiral was really relaxing.

Then a week later, today, a line of large trucks arrived at the entrance of the newbie naval base.

Large trucks stopped around the naval base, and soon, construction workers dressed in gray cement uniforms stepped off. As the trucks pulled up, large quantities of building materials, such as planks, bricks, and cement, were continuously transported from afar.

The walls of the naval base were demolished with a rumble, and the land in the distance was subsequently cultivated.

The hundreds of ship girls in the newbie naval base were also busy. They came out of their houses early in the morning and gathered around the truck, asking the construction workers if they needed any help.

Soon, the ship girls, powered by their ship girl-class engines, were transporting large quantities of building materials, accelerating the expansion's progress. Even the destroyers like Fubuki weren't idle; these girls, one by one, each carried a cartload and shuttled back and forth across the construction site.

The rumbling sounds of demolition, the clanging of construction, and the melodious shouts of "One, two, one!" from various ship girls filled the rookie naval base.

A week ago, the expansion plan, which included the opinions of Lexington, Akagi, and several other ship girls who were used to living in human society, was completed.

This was the day the construction team hired by the newbie naval base to expand the base began work.

Chapter 598 Andrei (Third Update)

The taxi sped along the highway, the scenery outside the window distorted like a compressed cartoon.

"Thirty-eight, thirty-nine, forty, forty-one..." Inside the car, a little girl sitting in the back row was listlessly resting her chin on her hand, muttering to herself while looking at the scenery outside the window.

Her clear and delicate voice was like water flowing over silver bells, as refreshing as the song of a nightingale.

This is a petite girl, who at first glance looks like a junior high school student who hasn't graduated yet. She sits on the car seat with her legs crossed, her golden twin ponytails sliding down her body from her ears, over her arms, and hanging down to her thighs, swaying back and forth with the vibrations inside the car.

"Andrea, what are you counting?" a girl with long chestnut hair asked curiously beside her.

“The tree,” the girl named Andrea answered, her fingertips gently tracing the car window. “Caiyo, look.”

"What are you looking at?" Another girl named Caio looked curiously at Andrea's finger, and saw a tree flashing past the car window every now and then.

Those were trees planted by humans along the edge of the highway. Because the car was going so fast, those trees were almost never stopped in the car window before being flung behind the car in a flash.

“Oh… is that it?” Caio squinted at Andrea and asked, “Why are we counting trees?”

"I'm just bored," Andrea said, yawning and stretching.

"Aren't you excited that we'll be back at the naval base soon?"

“Going back to the naval base will just mean sitting on the sidelines,” Andrea said, looking out the car window at the trees flashing by. A hint of helplessness crossed her eyes. “It’s all the same.”

"Andrea, we are ship girls, and we will have to return to the naval base sooner or later."