Elder brother's garrison

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"Oh." Xiaobai smiled.

Just as Veneto said, Glorious is indeed a very resilient ship girl.

"Then I won't bother you any longer, Admiral Lu Lin. It's a pleasure to see you again." Luo Yin handed the completed form to Xiao Bai.

Although Xiao Bai knew Luo Yin, they weren't friends. To be honest, they were just colleagues who knew each other's names, a little better than strangers, but there was nothing left to talk about.

Xiao Bai waved to Luo Yin. Luo Yin then put away his admiral's certificate and dashed into the first node.

After he ran into the node, Glorious, with her long, wavy blonde hair, hurriedly emerged from the distant city with a squad of ship girls. Glorious, leading the group, also spotted Little White sitting at the entrance. She was initially excited and wanted to greet her, but after Little White smiled and waved at her, Glorious realized she had important business to attend to. She bowed to Little White and then ran into the beach behind her.

"We're almost at the fourth chapter, already on the third one," Xiaobai muttered to himself as he watched Guangrong run into the beach.

Nia's fleet strength is probably no less than Luo Yin's. If she hadn't been blocked by that opposing fleet, she would probably be in Chapter 4 by now.

—But if I do that, I won't be able to meet Nia in the second chapter, and I'll feel a little lonely.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai glanced at the form that Admiral Luo Yin had filled out and put it into his notebook.

Xiao Bai hasn't been able to go on the expedition lately because he's been busy with other tasks. However, since Guild Leader Er Gou is a hands-off, lazy guy who basically doesn't care about the first node,

Personnel screening, order maintenance, fare evasion control, and even ship girl lifeguard duties were all done by Luo Lian assisting Xiao Bai. As a result, Bismarck and the others were dispatched to the sea every day to patrol and rescue ship girls who had gotten carried away and had some accidents that required their evacuation.

Thanks to Luo Lian's advice, even if Xiao Bai, who works here, doesn't participate in battles, he can still receive nearly 30% of the protection fee from the entire first node.

—Don't underestimate this small percentage; over the course of this first stage, the merit points awarded to newbies are even more substantial than those awarded during the Autumn Deep Sea event.

I don't know why Chairman Er Gou agreed to give me 30% of the profits.

Xiao Bai sat at the entrance of the first node for several more hours, and after completing the procedures for the admirals who came to register one after another, Luo Lian finally appeared.

"Xiao Bai, it's time to change shifts," Luo Lian said to Xiao Bai.

"Mm." Xiaobai nodded and stood up from the chair.

Luo Lian swiftly sat down at Xiao Bai's desk like a gust of wind, smiling as she reached out to stroke the corner of the desk: "Xiao Bai, are you very tired?"

"I'm not tired, just a little bored," Xiaobai said.

"Hmm... I'll have someone bring a TV over next time. One of those super large floor-standing ones."

Xiao Bai quickly shook her head: "No need, no need."

"Let's use it. Don't you see that some high-end guesthouses all have big TVs?" Luo Lian said.

“Yes, there is…” Xiao Liu O (II) sighed helplessly, “Lianlian.”

"Ok?"

Is the current situation as you expected?

"Pretty much," Luo Lian nodded. "Don't you like Xiao Bai?"

"No." Xiaobai shook her head.

"That's good." Luo Lian smiled at Xiao Bai. "Doing it this way will keep the number of deep-sea ships in the first node decreasing, preventing the first node from forming a threatening deep-sea fleet. Also, because of the leveling holy ground, many powerful admirals will come here. Even if something unexpected happens, the combat power of the admirals on this beach can easily resolve most crises. And most importantly..."

"The most important thing?" Xiaobai looked at Luo Lian curiously.

“You can make money.” Luo Lian clenched her little fist.

—That's a very realistic yet highly convincing explanation.

After chatting with Luo Lian for a while at the entrance of the first node, Xiao Bai returned to Nia's courtyard alone.

Nia's courtyard was not as lively as usual. None of the original ship girls were there, and the whole courtyard seemed empty.

Although Nia didn't become a disciplinary committee member like Xiaobai and Luolian, the impartial and incorruptible President Ergou still gave Nia an admission ticket that allowed her to enter without paying an entrance fee. So Nia has been working hard to improve the level of her ship girls during this time, leaving the courtyard empty.

"Yixian, I'm back." Xiaobai greeted Yixian, who was sitting with the two Deans of the Deep Sea Academy.

"Admiral, welcome back." Yi Xian smiled and waved to Xiao Bai.

Because she also has to take care of the two abyssal deans, Yi Xian is now the only ship girl left in Nia's courtyard.

Although the courtyard was a bit deserted, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing. At least the two deep-sea deans who had been cooped up in the house could finally come out for some fresh air.

Wearing pajamas on her upper body and with her thighs bare, the Deep Sea Tirpitz, whose lifestyle is increasingly resembling that of the ship girl Tirpitz, sat cross-legged on the steps, pouting with a resentful expression, and remained silent.

Look how happy she is.

Chapter 753 Give it back to me! (4000 words)

Yi Xian isn't the kind of ship girl who likes to stay at home. You could tell that when she was in the naval base. The reason she always stays in her room here is to prevent the two Abyssal Deans from being discovered by Nia's ship girls.

After all, although Xiaobai told Nia that these two Abyssal Deans were ship girls that Xiaobai had just picked up, Abyssal ships are different from real ship girls. If they spend too much time together without any precautions, it is inevitable that they will be exposed.

In short, Xiaobai is currently using the excuse that the two new ship girls are somewhat shy and don't want to meet people because of their tragic past as a way to appease Nia.

"Yixian, you've really worked hard these past few days." Xiaobai walked up to Yixian and thanked her.

Yi Xian smiled at Xiao Bai: "Those two are much more obedient than the destroyers in the naval base."

Xiao Bai looked at Deep Sea Tirpitz sitting on the steps, then turned to look at Deep Sea Bismarck next to Yi Xian.

Deep Sea Bismarck seems to be recovering quite well these past few days. Xiaobai can feel the powerful life force contained beneath Deep Sea Bismarck's bandages, as if it's about to burst through her body.

"Speaking of which, when are you going to remove the bandages from the Deep Sea Bismarck?" Xiaobai asked Yixian.

"The plan is for another week or two," Yi Xian replied. "After all, she doesn't have ship equipment to accelerate her recovery, so I'm just calculating based on normal human recovery capabilities."

"Human regenerative abilities, huh?" Xiaobai looked at the bandages on Deep Sea Bismarck's body, thought for a while, and then reached out and touched Deep Sea Bismarck's shoulder.

Bismarck's eyes peered at Little White through the gaps in her bandages.

Xiaobai sensed Bismarck's gaze and then smiled at her: "Get well soon."

After saying this, Xiaobai withdrew her hand from Deep Sea Bismarck's shoulder and walked to Deep Sea Tirpitz on the steps in front of the door, staring at Deep Sea Tirpitz in a daze.

Compared to her sister, Deepsea Tirpitz can be said to be the best-treated prisoner of war in recent years among newbie naval bases. When she was captured by the newbie naval base, she was also the least injured deepsea ship in a sense. Even her deepsea ship equipment was not broken. She only lost her core and became decorative scrap metal.

“Speaking of which, the Deep Sea Cluster still hasn’t disappeared,” Xiaobai said to Deep Sea Tirpitz. “Logically, the Deep Sea Cluster phenomenon should have ended after the Deep Sea Dean’s aura disappeared.”

Deep Sea Tirpitz looked at Little White without making a sound.

Little White squatted down in front of Deep Sea Tirpitz, cupped his chin and stared at Deep Sea Tirpitz.

Having had their cores taken away, the Deep Sea Deans are no longer Deep Sea Deans; in fact, they're not even Deep Sea Abominations anymore, just harmless life forms emanating a deep-sea aura. In this state, let alone activating the Deep Sea Cluster phenomenon, simply getting to the surface and avoiding attacks from the Deep Sea Abominations is already a major problem.

—If we're talking about who's the dean of the Deep Sea Academy, Xiaobai himself is more qualified than them.

However, even so, there is still a gap between Xiaobai and the Dean of the Deep Sea. Perhaps she can command the Deep Sea Abominations with the Deep Sea Will, but it is absolutely impossible for her to unconsciously trigger the Deep Sea Cluster.

"If that's the case, there's only one possibility left," Xiaobai murmured, looking at the Deep Sea Tirpitz. "Is there another Deep Sea Dean inside the first node?"

Deep Sea Tirpitz blinked.

"Tirpitz, besides your sister, do you know any other Deep Sea Deans?" Little White asked Tirpitz of the Deep Sea.

Tirpitz shook his head.

"Oh, I see." Xiaobai nodded with some disappointment.

Because of the existence of the Deep Sea Will, the Deep Sea Tirpitz will not deceive newbies, so asking this kind of question once is enough.

That's true. The deep-sea deans in the same sea area are always in a love-hate relationship. It's already quite rare to find examples like Deep-Sea Bismarck and Deep-Sea Tirpitz that haven't fought each other. It's even more impossible for another deep-sea dean to coexist peacefully with them.

Having said this, Xiaobai had a better idea of ​​what was going on.

She stood up from in front of Tirpitz in the deep sea, greeted Yixian, and then returned to her room, climbed into bed, closed her eyes, and entered her own mental world.

Regarding the deep-sea cluster, although it currently poses no risk and is even a kind of benefit, I still think it's necessary to talk to the Deep Sea Will and consult this deep-sea expert for their opinion.

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At the gate of the first node, Luo Lian had just seen Xiao Bai off when a male admiral with a livid face led the ship girls to the registration point.

"I'm signing up." The male admiral stood in front of Luo Lian, his voice low and harsh, like it had been sanded.

Luo Lian raised her head and looked at the man who came to register, her expression unwavering: "Fifty thousand merit points per person."

The man reached into his clothes and pulled out a governor's certificate, then swiped it hard on the card reader in front of Luo Lian.

"Please come in," Luo Lian said to the man, putting away the card reader.

Since this wasn't the first time the man had come to register, and he had already filled out the form, after taking back his admiral's certificate, he lowered his head and quickly led the ship girls behind him toward the beach at the first node.

The man lowered his head, his expression filled with intense shame and resentment, and gritted his teeth as he hurried toward the beach, which was teeming with people.

This man was the vice-captain who had practiced with Xiaobai a week ago. After the exercise, having lost the Royal Oak, he became the talk of the town and a laughing stock in the entire second chapter. Even his once proud fleet regarded him as a black mark on their history and kicked him out immediately after the exercise.

Fortunately, the Deep Sea Cluster incident in the first chapter gave the idle admirals in the second chapter something to talk about, allowing the former vice-captain a chance to catch his breath.

The man, head down, found a place to stand on the beach full of admirals. He turned around and coldly gave orders to his ship girls.

The male ship girls nodded in agreement, then prepared themselves and set sail for the ocean, heading towards the depths of the sea.

As the man watched his ship girl disappear into the depths of the sea filled with gunfire, he took a deep breath, and then a surge of hatred welled up in his eyes once again.

"Royal Oak... Once the Deep Sea Cluster is over, and I leave Chapter Two and arrive at Chapter Three, I will one day crush you beneath my feet!" The man practically spat out these words through clenched teeth. "I will repay you in full for all the humiliation I have suffered!"

The admirals standing beside the man heard his low curse. They turned to look at him, and after seeing his face, they sighed helplessly but said nothing.

It was just the howling of a defeated dog. Seeing the man's miserable state, they didn't even have the heart to kick him while he was down.

The man's ship girl set foot on the sea, heading ever deeper into the ocean.

The sea area of ​​the first node is indeed a leveling paradise. Even when this group of ship girls was still on the outer edge of the sea area, all kinds of ship girls could be seen chasing and beating up groups of three or five deep-sea ships. In some places where there were more than a dozen deep-sea ships, there were even more than twenty ship girls arguing about how to distribute the spoils of war.

"This is really an alarming situation," the ship girls muttered to themselves as they ventured deeper into the distance.

Although the men have indeed fallen to the level of stray dogs, and even suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat in the exercise, their ship girls are indeed quite powerful in the second chapter, and these peripheral abyssal ships are not their targets.

The ship girls continued to venture deeper into the area and soon arrived at the center of the first node.

The deep-sea cluster here is indeed the most severely affected. As soon as this group of ship girls arrives, you can see many large ship girls fiercely fighting against a fleet composed of forty or fifty deep-sea amphibious ships. The sounds of cannon fire and the roar of aircraft are constantly intersecting and roaring, as if the entire sea is trembling.

Amidst the deep-sea wreckage on the surface of the sea, the shadowy figures of destroyers flickered incessantly, as they scavenged pieces of deep-sea metal from the scrap metal and tossed them into their ship rigs.

As the destroyers rapidly gathered loot, scrap metal on the sea surface sank continuously, only to reappear, sink again, and then reappear again, seemingly keeping pace with the consumption.

"Let's go!" The ship girls exchanged glances, quickly summoned their ship equipment, and joined the fierce battle at the center of the first node.

As time slowly passed, the ship girls' gains grew richer and richer. They fought and fought until the sun slowly sank into the sea and the light of the sunset gradually filled the sky, at which point their movements paused slightly.

"Sister, it's almost evening," a ship girl reminded the leading battlecruiser.

The battlecruiser ship girl nodded, then lowered her head and secretly tallied up today's harvest.

They were few in number and didn't get much, but they definitely made back the ticket price, and the improvement in the ship girls' training level was also an invisible improvement, which was immeasurable.

"Sister, all the ship girls around us are getting ready to go back."

"...It's not evening yet, and there are still ship girls around. Let's farm a little longer." The battlecruiser ship girl was silent for a moment before saying to her sisters around her, "You all know the situation at our naval base... it's not optimistic... let's farm a little longer."

The ship girls fell silent, nodding in agreement with the battlecruiser's words.

After a full day of strategy, the entire first node seemed to be getting tired, and the resurrection speed of the deep-sea ships slowed down considerably. Continuing the strategy at the center point was not too stressful, and since the surrounding ship girls had started to leave, the competitive pressure was reduced, and the rewards were relatively greater.

The ship girls remained at the center of the first node, constantly wandering around, searching for a more manageable deep-sea fleet.

After deciding to stay, the ship girls indeed reaped much greater rewards. Many ship girls who had previously harbored some concerns were moved by the generous rewards and thus lowered their guard.

Finally, the sun slowly sank below the horizon, and the surrounding sunlight began to dim.

The lead battlecruiser ship girl stopped in her tracks and looked around.

On the empty sea, the dim sunlight gradually faded, and the seawater seemed to have cooled several degrees. There were no more ship girls in sight.

—The concept of ship girls is quite a distance from what I've come to understand.

For some reason, the battlecruiser girl felt a chill run down her spine. She swallowed hard, a sense of dread washing over her. She turned to her companions and asked, "How's everyone's haul?"

"Very good!" The ship girls' faces lit up with smiles.

The battlecruiser ship girl nodded: "Then let's go back."

"Okay!" the ship girls quickly agreed.

The battlecruiser girl finally breathed a sigh of relief. She led the other ship girls back along the path she remembered.

This rush took several hours.

At first, the ship girls didn't pay much attention, but as time passed, the sunlight gradually disappeared and the night gradually rose, and the ship girls slowly realized that something was wrong.

They got lost.

Night has fallen.