Elder brother's garrison

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As a ship girl whose level has reached 50, Royal Oak knows very well the price that comes with leveling up a ship girl. In Royal Oak's view, there are no shortcuts to leveling up a ship girl. It requires the ship girl to invest a lot of time and effort, and the admiral to spend tons of resources and repair fluids to only achieve a small improvement.

Royal Oak didn't believe it, but it had truly happened to her, so she had no choice but to believe it.

—This is too fantastical, too impossible, too terrifying.

—This is so much fun!

For some reason, Royal Oak burst out laughing. She clenched her fists and looked at her opponent.

The four ship girls targeted by the Royal Oak felt a chill run down their spines. They quickly raised their ship rigging and aimed it at the Royal Oak, preparing to launch another attack.

However, this time, the Royal Oak did not give them a chance.

Royal Oak swiftly stood up and rushed towards the four ship girls. In an instant, the whistling wind rushed past her ears, the seawater surged, and the fierce sea breeze whistled against Royal Oak's skin.

The Royal Oak felt so light, the ship's equipment was so light, it felt like a bird soaring in the sky.

This feels so good, so good.

It felt like I was omnipotent, like I possessed everything, and I felt an infinite flame burning within my body.

Is this what it feels like to have a high level of skill?

The Royal Oak was captivated by this feeling.

The Royal Oak's speed hasn't increased; it's the same speed as before. However, its agility is now on a completely different level.

The artillery fire hurtled straight towards Royal Oak's face, and without a second thought, Royal Oak dodged in the direction she usually preferred to dodge. In the direction she dodged, her former comrade, the battlecruiser, was waiting for her where she had landed, her ship-mounted turrets preparing a point-blank shot.

With a loud "boom," the cannonball was fired.

Royal Oak turned sideways, close to the cannonball, feeling it graz his chest and singe off a few strands of his black hair. The intense heat felt as if the clothes on his chest were about to catch fire.

The battlecruiser girl stared in disbelief as the Royal Oak evaded her shelling in a situation where there was absolutely no way to avoid it.

Then, Royal Oak clenched its fist and slammed it down hard on the battlecruiser girl's face.

Only now did Royal Oak finally begin to understand why Bismarck, despite being a gunnery ship girl, always preferred to engage in close combat.

—Because it's just so awesome.

With a loud bang, the battlecruiser girl was slammed into the sea by Royal Oak's punch. Royal Oak raised its turret and fired more than a dozen shots in succession, each shot chasing after its three teammates around it. Several explosions were heard, and the three teammates were instantly hit and heavily damaged.

The ship girl's physical abilities were ultimately unable to harm her body. Although the battlecruiser ship girl who was slammed onto the sea surface felt a sharp pain in her face, her combat ability was still intact. She struggled to get up from the sea surface with difficulty, but as soon as she sat up, a dark turret was aimed at her chest.

The battlecruiser girl stared blankly at the owner of the turret, her former teammate, Royal Oak.

"...You..." The battlecruiser looked at the Royal Oak in disbelief, "You've been hiding something all this time??"

“No.” Royal Oak shook its head.

"Then how did you become so strong?" the battlecruiser asked.

"..." Royal Oak stared silently at the battlecruiser girl. After a long while, a smile finally appeared on her lips. "It's a secret."

"you!"

"Bang!!" Royal Oak fired its last shot at its former teammate, the battlecruiser girl was also blasted into a heavily damaged state by this point-blank shot and knocked unconscious.

Looking at his unconscious teammate, Royal Oak had a complicated expression.

"...Because...I met the right admiral."

written request for leave

I had been sitting in front of the computer for two hours when I sent this leave request.

My mind is completely blank; I can't think of anything to write. Looking at the computer screen, I guess I'm stuck on writer's block again. So, I'll let myself rest for a day. Forcing myself to write isn't a good idea. I'll update tomorrow no matter how I feel. Hmm, that's it.

Chapter 746 The Peerless Beauty Er Gou

Royal Oak was originally this vice-captain's ship girl. Although she received extensive training in her original naval base and has a high level of skill and considerable combat proficiency, compared to Shiro, who seems to have a treasure trove of ship girl knowledge, Royal Oak is clearly not up to the average level of Shiro's ship girls.

The admirals watching the battle thought that this was, after all, the third exercise. Sending Royal Oak to take on so many ship girls on the other side when the outcome was already decided was probably not only a way to humiliate them, but also a bit of a reckless act.

After all, it's obvious to everyone that Royal Oak isn't as strong as the two ship girls who appeared before. One-on-one is fine, but facing her former partner who is very familiar with her fighting style, her chances of winning aren't very high.

That's what the admirals were thinking when the Royal Oak fell flat on its face. Then, the Royal Oak's counterattack began and ended in the next instant.

The admirals present were all dumbfounded and speechless.

"This... Royal Oak is this powerful?" Some admirals who have been stationed at the fourth node for years asked their ship girls in bewilderment.

The ship girl who was asked the question quickly shook her head: "She is good, but not that good. Her movements are too agile and her cannon fire is too accurate."

"...She...she took drugs?"

"Where would ship girls get stimulants?" the admirals wondered to themselves.

Indeed, the Royal Oak's combat prowess displayed just now was far too fierce, completely unlike the Royal Oak they remembered.

"She must have run away from home yesterday... no, the day before yesterday, right? She only stayed at that admiral's house for a few days, and her strength has improved to this extent?"

"What exactly did the admiral do?" The admirals couldn't help but turn their puzzled gazes to the little white ship on the shore. After thinking for a long time, reason finally prevailed over their thoughts. "No, it's impossible for a ship girl's strength to increase that quickly."

"So... there's only one possibility left." The admirals thought to themselves, then looked back at the Royal Oak on the sea, their gazes becoming wistful.

—This royal oak tree has probably been hiding its true beauty all along.

This is the only reasonable explanation, and it's also quite an interesting one.

Ship girls have no reason to hide their strength from their partners or admirals. Since Royal Oak has deceived so many people and kept her true strength hidden, doesn't that mean she foresaw this situation where she would be on the opposite side of the original admiral?

Thinking of this, the admirals narrowed their eyes and looked at the bruised and swollen vice-captain, pondering for a long time.

That reason is something worth pondering.

On the beach, the male admiral stared in disbelief at his four ship girls who had been instantly killed on the sea. He looked at the familiar female figure standing on the water in horror, his lips twitching.

"Impossible...impossible..." the male admiral murmured, trembling all over.

When the male admirals saw the Royal Oak display strength that was clearly several levels higher, the blow they received was greater than any blow they had received since the beginning of the day.

He stared in disbelief at the Royal Oak on the sea, his heart trembling.

Why is the Royal Oak hiding its strength? Why has it been hiding it for so long without my knowledge?

—She...she foresaw that she would be going against the former admiral? She foresaw that she would leave the naval base long ago?

—Has she started preparing to leave the naval base a very, very long time ago?

As the male admiral thought about this, a chilling sense of despair instantly overwhelmed him.

What drove him to despair was not the fact that Royal Oak was hiding its strength, but something deeper and more profound.

—Was the Royal Oak utterly disappointed in itself a very, very long time ago?

Upon realizing this "truth," an overwhelming sense of frustration gripped the man like a giant hand, choking him and making it impossible for him to breathe.

President Er Gou originally wanted to say something more, but after looking at the man's truly defeated expression while holding the megaphone, she sighed softly after a while.

"The exercise is over. Everyone go home and find your mothers." Chairman Er Gou called softly into the loudspeaker. "Medical team, go save people."

After that, the admirals, having received instructions from Chairman Er Gou, finally cheered and then, like a tide, chatted with each other as they rushed back to the city.

For this group of people, although they watched a strange and incomprehensible exercise, they also received some compensation and a day off approved by the authorities, so it wasn't a bad deal.

The medical team pushed through the crowd and carried the ship girls who had collapsed on the water back to shore. Royal Oak followed the medical team ashore. After taking one last look at her companions on the stretcher, she closed her eyes for a moment as if saying goodbye, before returning to Shiro's side.

Royal Oak returned to Little White's side, looking refreshed and much brighter than before. She looked at Little White for a while, then bowed deeply to him: "Admiral, Royal Oak is back."

"Yes, welcome back." Little White smiled at the Royal Oak.

Royal Oak's gaze softened. Just as she was about to say something, the constellation that had been squatting to the side, afraid that Royal Oak would change her mind and not return the equipment, came up to her and kept poking Royal Oak's arm with its little finger: "Hey, hey, give my equipment back."

"Ah, okay, Constellation senior." Royal Oak nodded, quickly opened its ship rigging, removed its equipment, and handed it to Constellation.

Constellation accepted the equipment from Royal Oak and breathed a sigh of relief: "...Okay, received."

"...Thank you for your trust, senior astrologist."

"..." Constellation glanced at Royal Oak a few times, thought for a while, and muttered a string of words, "You played pretty well."

Royal Oak paused, then looked at the constellation curiously: "What did you say, constellation senior?"

"...That was pretty impressive just now," Zodiac muttered.

"Ah..." Royal Oak realized that the constellation was actually praising it.

Having been the flagship for so long, Royal Oak had received no shortage of praise, and she had long since become numb to it. However, when she heard the constellation's praise for her, even though it was only a few words and contained a hint of hidden resentment, Royal Oak inexplicably felt a surge of excitement and the joy of being recognized.

This is the admiral's ship girl! I was praised by the admiral's ship girl...

The Royal Oak's face flushed red.

"Why is Constellation in such a hurry?" Xiaobai couldn't help but laugh as he watched Constellation clutching the equipment like a miser. "You're already trying to steal Royal Oak's equipment as soon as he gets back?"

"...She's so capable, I'm just worried that if you're happy, Admiral, you might just let her keep her around like this," Constellation muttered.

Before Royal Oak went to the battlefield, Constellation believed that her strength was higher than Royal Oak's. However, after the battle just now, she realized that Royal Oak's training level seemed to be no lower than her own, and she also had far more combat experience than herself. After this comparison, Constellation's sense of crisis rose.

What if the admiral suddenly realizes he can't beat the Royal Oak and wants to give her all the equipment? Where would that leave the face of the second young lady of the Lexington family?

"I wouldn't do that." Xiaobai was amused by Constellation's whimsical idea. The newbie's base had so much equipment that even taking out the dusty junk from the warehouse was better than the entire second chapter. Xiaobai didn't even have the desire to distribute the second chapter equipment that Constellation had. "Constellation, how about I get you a set of colorful main guns when we get back to the base?"

"Oh? Really?" Constellation's eyes lit up.

"real."

"Thank you, Admiral!" Constellation immediately rushed to Little White and picked her up in one scoop. "I love you to death!"

Xiaobai smiled as she felt the exquisite sensation of the full fruit on the constellation's chest pressing against her face. She tilted her head and looked at the royal oak: "The royal oak has some too."

"Me? Can someone like me even exist?" Royal Oak pointed at himself in surprise.

"Mm." Xiaobai nodded.

While there are quite a few colored main guns in the beginner's naval base, there aren't many that are close to the quality of the Yamato guns, even in the beginner's naval base. It's impossible for every artillery ship girl to be fully equipped with high-quality colored main guns. However, if a newbie wants, they can still assign some better equipment to the ship girls they like. This is the admiral's privilege, or rather, the admiral's whims.

—If all else fails, you can ask Akashi to make something for you. Anyway, she said she's a master craftswoman and can make anything as long as you pay her.

"It seems you've been getting along quite well with the constellations lately, little Bai." President Er Gou finally emerged from under her parasol, walked up to Bai with her hands on her hips, and said with a smile.

Xiao Bai looked towards Guild Master Er Gou, and subconsciously extended his gaze a little further, trying to find the figure of the male admiral he had practiced with earlier.

However, when Xiaobai looked this time, there was nothing where the male admiral had been standing.

"Looking for someone?" Guild Master Er Gou asked Xiao Bai with a smile. "He left a long time ago."

"Oh……"

"Anyway, I had a good time. As a stunningly beautiful girl, I don't have the habit of kicking a drowning dog while it's down," President Er Gou said to Xiao Bai with a smile.

"Ah...I see." Xiaobai smiled at President Ergou. "Thank you, President, for helping me get revenge."

"I'm not helping Little White Girl, I'm just doing this for myself." Guild Master Er Gou clapped his hands with a smile. As he clapped, another group of ship girls appeared behind him and took away all the umbrellas, megaphones, chairs and other items behind him. "I'm just satisfying my desire to watch the show. It's just that Little White Girl and I have similar ideas this time."

Chapter 747 A New Offensive

"We have the same idea..." Xiaobai smiled awkwardly. Looking at President Ergou's expression that seemed to absolve him of all responsibility, Xiaobai really didn't know how to reply for a moment.

Although Guild Leader Er Gou appears impartial on the surface, Xiao Bai can tell that she is quite biased towards herself. When she went to the Admiral's Guild with the former Admiral of Royal Oak this time, Xiao Bai originally didn't intend to reason with him. If the procedure were strictly followed, nominally, it was the current Vice-Captain of Royal Oak who had the right to take Royal Oak away.

That's why Xiaobai came here prepared to do whatever he wanted, relying on his status as the world's number one. However, after arriving at the Admiral's Guild, Guild Master Ergou turned his disadvantage into a huge advantage during a very unfavorable argument.

While marveling at how capable adults are and how skilled guild leaders are at this kind of thing, Xiaobai also felt a great deal of gratitude towards Guild Leader Ergou.

After all, Xiaobai isn't stupid. Ever since she arrived at her second chapter, President Ergou has often made things convenient for her, and Xiaobai is aware of these things.

"President, it's been a long time." Constellation, who was holding Xiaobai, let go of her hands and greeted President Ergou with a smile.

"It'll only be a few days." Guild Leader Er Gou waved at the constellations, grinning broadly for a moment. "Are you guys going on another expedition later?"

Nia and Luo Lian turned their attention to Xiao Bai, and it seemed that the two of them were ready to listen to Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai thought for a while and shook his head: "...Let's rest for a few more days."

After such a big incident, if we were to go on an expedition now, we'd probably be surrounded by a bunch of people staring at us.

Xiaobai no longer feels the same way he did when he first entered the newbie garrison, where being stared at by a bunch of people would make him stiff. But no matter how much he adapts to something he doesn't like, he still doesn't like it. Xiaobai thinks it would be better to wait two or three days until the storm has passed before going out.

"Oh, since you're resting, why don't you come back to the Admiral's Guild with me? We can chat or something," Guild Master Er Gou said with a smile to Xiao Bai.

"Hmm... sure." Xiaobai agreed to Guild Master Ergou without any guile.

"Oh..." President Er Gou smiled kindly and looked at Nia, who was standing behind Xiao Bai.

"Eek!" Nia quickly took several steps back, clutching her chest in a terrified expression.