Elder brother's garrison

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With one less room lit, the courtyard became even darker, making it easier for the Royal Oak to hide. The two walked one after the other in the courtyard.

"You can climb over the wall up ahead," Xiaobai said, pointing to the wall she had come from.

"Climb over the wall?" Royal Oak looked at Little White with some confusion.

"Huh? I'm actually very strong, you know," Little White said to the Royal Oak.

The Royal Oak looked at Little White and smiled at her: "Well, but the gate to our yard can be pushed open."

"..." Xiaobai looked embarrassed. "Wouldn't that make a sound?"

"The sound was very, very soft. Even if someone heard it, they would probably think it was some ship girl going out in the middle of the night." When Royal Oak mentioned ship girl, she paused for a moment. She had originally wanted to say "sisters," but she chose this slightly more distant term.

"Oh." Xiaobai sighed helplessly. Sure enough, the Deep Sea Will had become obsessed with playing games. It was something that could be done by simply opening the door, but it insisted on climbing over the wall.

What's most amazing is that I only just realized it now.

When Royal Oak reached the gate, she reached out and gently pushed it open, then turned and glanced back into the courtyard.

She gazed at the courtyard for a long time, and although the Royal Oak appeared relieved, her eyes still held sadness, reluctance, resentment, and a faint indifference.

Royal Oak only caught up with Little White after it crawled out from under its arm.

"Let's go back to where I live next." Standing outside the courtyard, Xiaobai felt a strange sense of accomplishment. She spoke to the Royal Oak tree while pointing in the direction of her house, "Since I also came out without telling everyone, I might not be able to assign you a place to stay when we get back. How about you stay in the same room with me for now? I'll discuss your accommodation with Nia tomorrow morning."

"Thank you..." the Royal Oak said to Little White.

"That's good, let's go back now..." Xiaobai said as she took a step toward Nia's courtyard.

Then, Xiaobai, who had just taken a step, stopped.

"What's wrong?" The Royal Oak, standing to the side, looked at Little White's actions with some confusion.

"...I feel like I've overlooked something very important." Little White lowered his head and pondered for a while, then looked at the Royal Oak's face.

Under the moonlight, the Royal Oak had black hair and red eyes, and a pretty face. She wore a white shirt and a black tight skirt. The close-fitting clothes tightly wrapped her full body, and a strong feminine charm was slowly released to the surroundings like a blooming flower under the tight clothing.

After staring at the Royal Oak for a long time, Xiaobai finally realized what he had overlooked.

Vulta, the one who grilled salted fish! She's still lying in the corner!

Chapter 720 Another good day to catch someone cheating.

Xiaobai actually felt quite apologetic towards the ship girl who made the grilled salted fish.

At first, Xiaobai was only curious about the Royal Oak's situation, which is why he came out at night and asked the Will of the Deep Sea to help him dive in and search for the Royal Oak's whereabouts.

Given the strength of Deep Sea Will, this kind of thing is indeed not a big deal for her. However, the problem is that Deep Sea Will seems to be obsessed with the Kang-style stealth method recently. She has developed a considerable curiosity about this kind of lifestyle of assassins who can infiltrate three red-level enemies head-on and put all their attribute points into strength.

You see, the Deep Sea Will doesn't care about the feelings of those around her as long as she's interested in something. So when she was controlling Xiaobai's body, she insisted on diving in whenever she wanted.

Of course, the Deep Sea Will is indeed skilled in infiltration. Under her control, Xiaobai landed silently and left no footprints on the road. Moreover, her mental power was contained, completely isolating her from the enemy detection network of other ship girls.

However, things don't always go as planned. For example, although Deep Sea Will has exceptional stealth abilities, she is still a novice. She forgot a very important thing: to check if anyone was in the courtyard before infiltrating.

Finally, after infiltrating, Xiaobai encountered Vulta, who was grilling salted fish for the Royal Oak, and punched her a few seconds later, knocking her unconscious.

In conclusion, the attack on Vulta was an accident, and Xiaobai and the Deep Sea Will only took her down by chance to satisfy their own curiosity.

Later, the Deep Sea Will said that since Little White was just there to take a look and didn't cause any damage, she could leave directly. After all, her infiltration skills were unmatched; no one had any evidence that she had actually been there. When Volta woke up, she would probably think she was dreaming. Therefore, this ship girl was completely unnecessary to worry about.

However, now that I think about it, I can't just ignore it.

—It's more than just causing damage; Xiaobai practically kidnapped a ship girl and took her home.

Xiaobai wasn't sure if Volta had seen his face; if she had, it would be quite troublesome.

"Is something the matter?" Royal Oak asked curiously, seeing Little White's troubled and thoughtful expression.

"Ah... um, I forgot something." Little White sighed. "Um, Royal Oak, could you wait here for a bit?"

"Wait a moment?"

"I'm going back for a bit, and I'll take you home when I get back," Little White said to the Royal Oak.

This statement, with its blatant hint of something else, sent a shiver down Royal Oak's spine. She looked at Little White with a hint of fear: "What is it...? Should I go with you...?"

"Really, there's no need." Xiaobai shook her head, then plunged into the courtyard behind her.

Royal Oak looked at the dark courtyard and huddled up, hugging its shoulders in fear.

To be honest, Royal Oak hadn't felt safe yet. Little White took her away from there, gave her a promise, and let her be herself. Now, before even bringing Royal Oak back to the naval base, Little White, carrying a whole host of flags, darted back, looking like he was about to be captured alive. Royal Oak was genuinely quite panicked.

The royal oak tree looked down at the dark yard and lowered its head.

—We've only spent a short time together, and I'm already starting to feel a bit dependent on this admiral.

Royal Oak thought to himself, his expression complex.

On the other side, after Little White crawled back into the yard, it quickly found Vulta lying by the stove, following the light from the fire.

Vulta's half of her face was warm from the heat of the stove. When Xiaobai touched it, he felt the softness of the girl's face, but also experienced a sensation of both fire and ice.

That punch was really hard; Volta still hasn't woken up.

Xiao Bai looked at Volta with a worried expression and pondered for a while.

“Speaking of which, we should also retrieve that broken lock from before…” Xiaobai said, looking at Volta. She clapped her hands. “This child seems to have a good relationship with Royal Oak. After all, she’s the only ship girl who makes food for her. You can tell from the fact that she only secretly grills food at night. She also has a lot of opinions about the atmosphere of this naval base… Hmm, okay! Let’s take her back together.”

Xiaobai had found a reason for herself, then grabbed Vulta by the collar and pulled her up from the ground. Xiaobai carried Vulta in her arms and walked back to the door of the Royal Oak's room, where she put the broken lock on the ground into her ship equipment space.

After doing all this, Xiaobai carried Vulta and walked step by step along the wall toward the door.

The lights in most of the houses in the courtyard were off, except for one separate house that was still lit.

As Little White carried Vulta past the house, his curiosity got the better of him, and he couldn't help but look up and peek through the window.

A common problem with this garrison is that the curtains aren't properly drawn. Little White looked up from under the window and saw what was inside the room through the curtains.

The room was brightly lit, and a military uniform belonging to an admiral hung on the wall.

Xiaobai gradually quieted down, and she stared into the room a few more times.

Sure enough, there was a man lying on a bed inside. He seemed to be quite ill, and he was coughing while holding onto the headboard.

Xiaobai saw the man's face.

She recognized this man; he was the one who had been harassing Nia at the first node, and the one who had led the Royal Oaks and the others to snipe at Bismarck yesterday.

Xiao Bai quietly observed the scene inside the room.

……

Royal Oak stood outside the courtyard, her hands clasped together. It was too dark inside for her to see clearly.

Using the power of ship girls could improve her night vision, but when she was in solitary confinement, all her equipment and resources were removed. Without resources, she was just an empty ship hull, an ordinary girl who couldn't heal herself, and couldn't do much.

—I hope nothing bad happens to that admiral. She promised to take me with her.

Royal Oak felt a sense of unease as it thought this.

She seems to be just an ordinary girl. It's already quite an achievement for her to infiltrate another garrison's headquarters all by herself. If she gets caught, she'll be accused of all sorts of serious crimes and probably won't have a good time.

Thinking of this, Royal Oak panicked even more. She looked anxiously into the yard, then began to pace back and forth.

Just then, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came from the courtyard.

The sound was sudden and loud, like a stone house collapsing.

The Royal Oak stared blankly into the yard, somewhat bewildered.

Then, a white shadow suddenly rushed out of the courtyard and arrived in front of the Royal Oak.

"What happened inside?!" Royal Oak breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that Little White was safe and sound, but then asked anxiously.

"Hmm... the house collapsed, probably because it's been in disrepair for years." Xiaobai shrugged. "Let's go first, it'll get lively soon."

"Huh? It's lively?" Royal Oak looked at Little White, her gaze gradually moving downwards until she saw Vulta in her arms. "Vulta??"

“Ahaha Wu Qi Ba Ba Lin Qi Liu Yi… Hmm.” Xiao Bai nodded.

"What is she doing here? And she's unconscious?"

"I don't know, I saw that you and she got along very well, so I brought her along."

"Huh? But? Her?"

Royal Oak was still completely bewildered, but Little White didn't give her a chance to speak. Little White simply tossed Vulta into Royal Oak's arms, and Royal Oak quickly caught it.

Despite losing her shipboard capabilities, the Royal Oak still possesses the strength of an adult woman of her size. While carrying a little girl would be somewhat strenuous, it wouldn't be impossible.

"Let's go!" Little White smiled at the Royal Oak, then pushed the Royal Oak by the waist and started running.

The two people and the unconscious ship girl quickly disappeared into the darkness. After they disappeared, the lights in the houses in the courtyard behind them gradually came on.

Footsteps, shouts from ship girls, and a mix of sounds—like "My house's been burgled!" or "My house's collapsed! Help the admiral!"—made the quiet night suddenly lively.

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Of course, all of this had nothing to do with Saratoga, who was fast asleep.

As the sun rose high in the sky, a new day dawned in Nia's yard.

Bismarck went to the market to buy groceries with a bamboo basket, while Nia squatted by the sink to wash the vegetables.

Not long after Nia got up, Luo Lian also came out of her room while brushing her teeth. She walked over to Nia, and the two began to help each other like good friends.

After a while, Bismarck returned from the street carrying a bag of groceries.

Saratoga woke up around that time.

She pulled back the covers, jumped out of the room, and brushed her teeth and washed her face in one go.

"Resurrection!" Saratoga raised both hands high, craning her neck to look at the sky, looking refreshed. "Another happy day."

"Saratoga, you're awake!" Nia, who was washing vegetables by the sink, saw the lively Saratoga and couldn't help but greet her.

Saratoga looked at Nia, nodded to her, looked around the yard, and then walked over to Nia: "Need any help?"

"No need to thank me... Oh, then could you call Little White for me?" Nia smiled at Saratoga, "Little White seems to have slept in again today."

Saratoga nodded. Waking up Little White was a rare occurrence, something Saratoga enjoyed doing.

Saratoga dashed to Little White's room. Without knocking, she reached out and gently turned the doorknob.

Xiaobai is like this: because she trusts the ship girls at home too much, she almost never locks the door.

Saratoga walked into the room and approached Little White's bedside with a smile.

Xiao Bai seemed to be sleeping very soundly today, with the blanket tightly covering her body, making her look bulging as if there were two people inside.

—Could there really be two people hiding there?

Saratoga looked at the bulging blanket and couldn't help but laugh. She reached out, grabbed the blanket, and slowly pulled back a corner: "Little White, wake up."

The blanket was pulled back, revealing a pretty face.

Inside the blanket wasn't Xiaobai, but a black-haired older sister with a nice body.

This dark-haired woman was sleeping soundly, her brows slightly furrowed, but a slight smile played on her lips. She was wearing a white shirt and had a voluptuous and alluring figure.

Saratoga stared wide-eyed, feeling as if a bolt of lightning had struck his head.

"Hmm?" Little White's voice came from under the black-haired older sister.

Two small hands stretched out from beneath the black-haired older sister's ample breasts. Then, Xiaobai's sleepy head peeked out, nuzzling against the older sister's chest: "...Mmm...Good morning..."

Saratoga stared at the little white creature with his mouth agape.

—Wait, wait, did the Admiral cheat on his wife??

Then, before Saratoga could react, another pair of small hands reached out from behind the little white dog.

A little girl with long brown hair, still half asleep, nuzzled her head against Xiaobai's back and poked her head out from under the covers.

"...My stomach hurts so much..." the little girl with long brown hair murmured in a daze, sounding somewhat confused.

Saratoga looked at Shiro and the other two ship girls, took several steps back, and then plopped down on the ground.

—And yet, he still has women on both sides!

Chapter 721 Stomach Ache

As Saratoga sat on the ground, staring dumbfounded at the three people on the bed, Little White, nestled between the breasts of the Royal Oak, blinked and gradually woke up from her drowsy state.

As she yawned, Xiaobai sat up from the body of the Royal Oak. She blinked and looked at the two ship girls beneath her, her thoughts gradually returning from the void.

Because they returned too late last night, Royal Oak and Vulta (who was unconscious) had no rooms to stay in. After all, this courtyard belongs to Nia, and the keys to some unused rooms are with Nia. Xiaobai also couldn't open the doors for Royal Oak in the normal way.