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"What suggestion do you have?"
"Xiaobai, as an admiral, you must have a few ship girl friends that you are quite familiar with, right?"
"Yes, yes."
"Among them are the ship girls who didn't go with you on the last expedition to the first sea area, right?"
"Yes... there are."
"As an elder, I really hope that you can get to know those ship girls better, Xiaobai. Take advantage of this expedition to have some fun outside," Lexington said to Xiaobai. "Especially for us elders, we also have younger sisters, and we hope that our sisters can get along with Xiaobai."
"Oh, I understand." Xiaobai's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
Saratoga, standing behind Lexington, was also deeply moved.
Saratoga was in tears.
This is my older sister.
I get along well with Xiaobai, but I didn't go to the first chapter with her. She's an elder's younger sister, and we haven't spent as much time together lately due to external factors. Isn't that just talking about myself?
My dear sister.
Saratoga shouted in his heart once again.
"Little White, you know what I mean, right?" Lexington said to Little White, resting his chin on his hand.
Xiao Bai smiled and nodded: "I understand."
Saratoga released his grip and walked towards Little White while coughing softly.
Just when Saratoga was feeling absolutely certain of victory, with the hope of triumph within reach, the office door was pushed open.
Bismarck, who had just left the office, returned carrying a pink-haired ship girl, without even breaking a sweat.
“I brought it with me,” Bismarck said to Lexington.
“Little White, I’m talking about Tirpitz.” While Saratoga looked completely bewildered, Lexington smiled beautifully. “Please take Tirpitz on the expedition.”
Chapter 605 Mr. Sa's Round
The pink-haired ship girl carried into the admiral's room by Bismarck is none other than Tirpitz herself.
Following Lexington's gaze, Xiaobai looked over and saw Tirpitz with lifeless eyes, a pale face, and a look of utter despair, as if he had lost all will to live. He was being carried by Bismarck like a shriveled caterpillar that had just kicked the bucket.
This can be described as a withdrawal reaction for a ship girl who is severely addicted to the internet.
"Lexington, do you want me to take Tirpitz with me?" Little White asked Lexington with some surprise.
“Yeah, otherwise, who do you think I’d ask you to bring along?” Lexington laughed.
"I thought you were going to ask me to bring Saratoga." Little White smiled sheepishly at Lexington, then looked in Saratoga's direction.
Saratoga froze after Tirpitz entered. She looked back at her older sister Lexington, then at Bismarck, then at Tirpitz, and finally at Little White with a bewildered expression.
A few seconds later, Saratoga finally realized that she had been sold. Her ankles went weak, and her big eyes instantly welled up with tears.
Little White!
At that moment, Saratoga felt completely cold all over.
“Sister…” Saratoga tried to beg Lexington for mercy with her eyes.
"Hmm? Does Jiajia have something to say?" However, Lexington didn't seem to be buying it.
"Sister, I was wrong, I'll never do it again," Saratoga said.
“What’s wrong?” Lexington asked.
"I promise I'll sleep well from now on..."
“Good boy.” Lexington laughed. “But Jaja, if you’re talking about what happened this morning, I’m definitely not angry.”
—This isn't just not angry; it's downright malicious revenge.
Saratoga looked at Lexington's flawless smile and felt all the strength drain from her body.
My Great Qing Dynasty... is gone.
"Gaga, why don't you sit down in the back? Xiaobai has something to do." Lexington waved and pulled Saratoga back to a chair.
Saratoga slumped in his chair, his entire body seemingly fading to black and white.
Xiaobai looked at Saratoga with some concern.
"Don't worry, Xiaobai, Jiajia is always like this, she'll be fine in a little while," Lexington said with a smile. "Let's continue our previous topic."
"Oh, oh oh."
“Tirpitz is Bismarck’s sister. She usually prefers to stay in the naval base and doesn’t go out. Bismarck and I are both hoping that you can take Tirpitz out this time,” Lexington said.
"Do you want me to help Tirpitz improve his lifestyle?" Little White asked.
Xiao Bai thought that Bismarck and Lexington probably couldn't stand Tirpitz's refined otaku life anymore, so they made him force her to go out and let her experience the life of a normal ship girl.
However, Xiaobai doesn't think that Ququ alone can change Tirpitz's lifestyle.
"No, that's probably hopeless. Of course, it would be best if it could be changed." To Xiaobai's surprise, even the omnipotent Lexington came to the exact same conclusion as Xiaobai on this issue: "You were only asked to bring Tirpitz along because of her strength."
"strength?"
"You've seen her fighting prowess before, right? It happened with Yuxiu."
"Oh, yes, that's amazing." Xiaobai nodded.
Although saying this feels like admitting defeat, Tirpitz is indeed a very, very powerful battleship ship girl.
In Queen Mode, Tirpitz is as beautiful as a flower blooming in flames against the backdrop of gunfire and darkness.
She possesses above-average artillery firepower, and after shedding her nerdy exterior, her fighting style is as calm and fierce as her sister Bismarck.
More importantly, Tirpitz possesses some of the top-tier skills even among ship girls.
After Tirpitz established her domain, the combat power of any enemy that entered her territory would decrease drastically, and their numbers would no longer pose a threat.
In the final battle at Yuxiu, it was Tirpitz who weakened the hundreds of high-level Abyssal Fleet ships that were locked in combat with Enterprise, it was Tirpitz who weakened the Abyssal Commander's escort ships, and it was Tirpitz who briefly froze the Abyssal Commander's actions, giving Saratoga a precious opportunity to perform ship girl CQC.
It can be said that in that battle, Tirpitz did something that none of the other ship girls present had done. She made the most unique, most important, and greatest contribution to that battle.
“Although there are indeed many sisters in the naval base who are stronger than Tirpitz in terms of individual strength, everyone has their own expertise. When dealing with crises, Tirpitz’s special abilities can do far more than ours. Having her by your side should be the safest option,” Lexington said to White.
"Oh, I see..." Xiaobai nodded thoughtfully.
That makes sense. If Tirpitz had been with Xiaobai during the deep-sea invasion in the first chapter, there probably wouldn't have been so much trouble.
With Tirpitz's aura activated, the Veneto sisters and Fubuki alone could slowly wipe out the enemies.
Thinking of this, Xiaobai couldn't help but smile admiringly at Lexington.
The events of Chapter 606 were over, and since it ended without serious harm, Xiaobai had long since put that sudden battle out of his mind. Unexpectedly, Lexington had given that matter serious consideration and then sent the optimal ship girl for dealing with such a situation to her side.
Lexington truly lives up to its name.
"Thank you, I understand." After figuring things out, Xiaobai thanked Lexington.
Lexington nodded. "Then these are my suggestions."
“Okay.” Little White smiled and nodded to Lexington, then walked to Bismarck’s side and looked at Tirpitz, who was being carried on her shoulder.
Tirpitz felt Little White's gaze and turned to look at him.
"Tirpitz, I'm counting on you for this expedition," Little White said to Tirpitz with a smile.
Putting everything else aside, as the second ship girl he met in the naval base and his roommate, Shiro was quite happy that Tirpitz was going on the expedition with him.
Tirpitz looked at the smile on Xiaobai's face with a sense of utter despair and sighed softly.
After that, Xiaobai and Lexington discussed it for a while, and finally, based on their suggestions, Xiaobai decided on the ship girls to participate in the expedition.
Finally, as he said goodbye to Lexington, Xiaobai glanced at Saratoga behind Lexington with some concern, whispered to Saratoga, "See you in a month," and then left the admiral's office.
Xiaobai paused for a while at the entrance of the office building before the ship girls who had received the message gradually arrived.
"Admiral!" The four Fubuki sisters and Nagaharu spotted Shiro standing with Bismarck and Tirpitz from afar, and immediately ran to her side, surrounding her three or four times. "Admiral, we can go on an expedition again! Even Tirpitz and Bismarck are here!"
The destroyers looked at Bismarck and Tirpitz behind Xiaobai and greeted them in a chattering voice.
Tirpitz and Bismarck nodded to the destroyers with an unusually synchronized deadpan expression.
"Hello, Fubuki, Shirayuki, Deep Snow, First Snow." Shirayuki stretched out her hand, and the four Fubuki sisters' little paws immediately covered it. "Changchun, I'll have to ask you for help again this time."
"Okay, Admiral, I'll do my best!" When Changchun heard Xiaobai encourage her privately, her little face immediately turned pink with excitement, and she said happily while clenching her little fist.
Xiao Bai smiled at Changchun, then looked towards the back of the crowd.
Yi Xian, looking completely bewildered, was carrying her suitcase and walking towards them.
She spotted Xiaobai standing with the ship girls from afar. Yixian took a breath and then walked up to Xiaobai, bowing slightly to her.
"Yixian greets the Admiral."
"Hello, Yixian." Xiaobai smiled at Yixian.
"Admiral." Yi Xian then looked at Xiao Bai, her red lips pursed, a hint of doubt and worry on her beautiful face. "Why did you choose Yi Xian to go on the expedition with you, Admiral?"
"Yixian, don't you want to come with me?"
"That's not true. It's just that Yi Xian isn't good at fighting. If we're talking about combat, the Admiral might be disappointed," Yi Xian said to Xiao Bai.
"It's alright, I trust Yi Xian." Xiao Bai shook her head and smiled at Yi Xian. "I've experienced it firsthand, Yi Xian is a very powerful ship girl."
"..." Yi Xian was taken aback when she saw Xiao Bai's gaze, then smiled gently. She bowed slightly to Xiao Bai and said softly, "Yi Xian will try her best."
Xiaobai and the ship girls waited for a while longer before Missouri, wearing a sun hat, arrived.
Needless to say, the relationship between Missouri and Little White was very close. When they met, they simply reached out and touched hands, exchanged a few silent smiles, and that was it.
Missouri looked at Bismarck, who was standing behind Little White.
“Senior, we can fight together again. Missouri is looking forward to giving you a satisfactory performance,” Missouri said to Bismarck.
“Hmm.” Bismarck nodded, her eyes sweeping over the ring on Missouri’s ring finger. “Good luck.”
Missouri talked more with Bismarck than with Michelangelo.
With that, the expeditionary force was assembled, and Xiaobai led Bismarck and Tirpitz away from the small town's garrison.
After leaving the naval base, Xiaobai and her companions boarded a minibus arranged by Lexington and drove towards the city center.
Two hours later, everyone got off the bus at its final stop.
"Little White!" At the bus's final stop, Saratoga, dressed in a white dress, was waiting for Little White. She happily approached and snuggled into Little White's arms.
Chapter 607 The Voice of the Benefactor
The daytime at the newbie naval base is, as always, incredibly peaceful and tranquil.
After the naval base was expanded, the ship girls, regardless of their daily hobbies, had their own ways to pass the time. Now that the admiral had just embarked on an expedition, the ship girls, knowing they would have more than a month of leisure time, all chose to enjoy their newly exciting daily lives.
Even office buildings are included.
Lexington picked up her cup of black tea and enjoyed the quiet moment.
However, a series of rapid footsteps quickly disrupted the peace.
"Thump thump thump thump thump—"
As the footsteps grew closer, the door to the admiral's office was pushed open with a bang. Mia rushed in and looked around. When she saw Lexington, she was like a savior. She threw herself into Lexington's arms and tried to rub against his chest as if she could crawl inside.
"Oh my, isn't this Mia?" Lexington was startled at first, but after recognizing Mia as the one who had assaulted her, she couldn't help but smile. She then reached out and patted Mia's head. "Isn't this Mia? It's been almost a month since I last saw her... Why have you become so fond of acting cute? Oh, has Akashi finished her research?"
After hearing Lexington's voice, Mia raised her head and shook it frantically at him. Just as she was about to explain something, breathless, a series of light footsteps came from the door of the admiral's office.
The first thing that catches the eye is the long, lush green hair.
Akashi, with her two little paws waving back and forth, walked into the admiral's office with a wicked smile that seemed to suggest she was harassing a respectable woman.
"Hehehe, Mia, don't run away, let me see you, just a little bit..." Akashi saw Mia nestled tightly in Lexington's arms, and her eyes instantly lit up with the light of predators eyeing their prey. "Just look, no touching, just touching, no rubbing, just rubbing, no licking, it's all for research, Mia, you have to understand me!"
When Mia saw Akashi, her face turned pale instantly. Like a frightened kitten, she burrowed into Lexington's arms, yearning for his protection.
Lexington looked at the frightened Mia and couldn't help but smile helplessly: "Akashi."
"Your adorable Akashi is right in front of you!" As soon as Akashi heard Lexington calling her, she instantly switched back from her creepy old man mode and smiled at Lexington with her eyes wide open.
What did you do to Mia?
“I didn’t do anything.” Akashi pouted. “I just touched it, took it off, patted it, licked it and stuff.”
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