Elder brother's garrison

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Xiaobai's affection for Luo Yin +1

Luo Yin led the young white-collar worker into the house. The house did not look like a bedroom; the layout resembled a living room, with a coffee table, a sofa, and a pot of tea on a round table.

Where are your other ship girls?

"Reporting to the boss, they've gone to play."

"...Don't call me 'boss' anymore. It sounds weird. Just call me by my name," Xiaobai said.

Luo Yin could only manage a wry smile. How could he dare to call someone that casually? Wouldn't he be calling someone the King of Hell instead of a big shot?

Xiaobai and Saratoga sat down on the sofa. Saratoga leaned against Xiaobai for the first time in a long time, with a satisfied smile on her face, and put her arm around Xiaobai's arm, not caring at all that this was not her hometown.

Luo Yin poured a cup of tea for Xiaobai and Saratoga respectively, and pushed the full cups in front of them: "My ship girls know nothing."

"Ok?"

"Let's be frank." Luo Yin sat down on the other side of the table, looking like he was going to his death, and quietly stared at Xiao Bai and Sarato.

"Huh? That's so direct." Xiaobai scratched his head.

It seems Luo Yin already knows what he's going to do...

As expected of a professional admiral, he's different from someone like me who's only halfway through his career; he has a good eye for talent.

After thinking for a while, Xiaobai pulled her hand out of Saratoga's arms, took out a black credit card from her pocket, and handed it to Luo Yin with both hands.

After doing all that, Xiaobai cautiously looked at Luo Yin: "...I know it's vulgar to bring these things out at this time, but I really don't know any other way to make it up to you...So, is this alright?"

"...Huh?" Luo Yin was taken aback, somewhat bewildered. "What's this?"

"Merit Card".

"Why are you giving me a merit card?"

"Didn't you want me to speak frankly and openly...?" Xiaobai asked curiously.

Now it was Luo Yin's turn to be confused. Weren't they here to silence him? Why were they giving him money? Was she trying to bribe him?

Luo Yin frowned, finding it strange.

Given the other party's status, there's absolutely no need for them to bribe him... Besides, Luo Yin himself doesn't think that a rookie admiral like himself is of any use to this person.

"Excuse me... are you not satisfied with this number?" Xiaobai asked Luo Yin with her hands crossed, looking a little worried.

"How much?" Luo Yin asked subconsciously.

"Fifty million meritorious servicemen".

Luo Yin's hands clenched tightly in an instant, his knuckles turning blue and white.

For a moment, Luo Yin's heart stopped for several seconds, and he couldn't breathe. He stared blankly at the merit card on the table for a long time before he finally caught his breath.

Luo Yin was covered in sweat.

Sweat is cool.

Fifty million meritorious service.

Fifty million……

Damn...

Luo Yin cursed under his breath.

Damn it, fifty million merit points! That's a lot of money... There are probably only a handful of garrison commanders in the world who can afford that many merit points... What are you trying to do? Are you trying to bury me in money?

Such a refreshingly unconventional yet deadly method... You bastard, you're no longer human!

"Not satisfied?" Seeing that Luo Yin hadn't moved, Xiao Bai assumed he was refusing. She quickly reached into her clothes and pulled out another black card, carefully pushing it in front of Luo Yin. "I'm sorry... then, can I add another hundred million?"

Xiao Bai's tone was as casual as when he was buying a jianbing (Chinese crepe) and casually telling the auntie, "Remember to add an egg to my jianbing."

Luo Yin coughed violently several times, then gasped for breath, which relieved the suffocating feeling in his head. He raised his hand and shook it at Xiao Bai: "Stop...stop, boss..."

"Still not enough? Then, I'll add more..." Xiaobai pretended to take out more money.

"Stop!" Luo Yin truly felt the difference between a nobody and a big shot this time. He hurriedly pounced on the table, begging Xiao Bai to be merciful, looking at Xiao Bai with a mix of amusement and exasperation, "What exactly do you want to do...?"

It's a good thing to receive honors and money from others; Luo Yin couldn't be happier.

However, sometimes, when the amount of money became too large, to the point where it seemed strange, Luo Yin became afraid and dared not touch it.

Xiao Bai withdrew her hand, sat back on the sofa, and after thinking for a long time, finally opened her mouth: "...York."

York?

Little White nodded and opened its mouth.

"Could you let my sister York... come over here...?"

Chapter 848 Calling for Love at the Center of the World

The living room was quiet.

Saratoga, sitting on the sofa, looked at the two people, White and Luo Yin, sitting at the table. His curious gaze drifted back and forth between their faces. Finally, feeling uncomfortable with the sudden silence, Saratoga rubbed his legs together a couple of times, then gave up thinking, covered his ears with his hands, lay down to the side, closed his eyes, and drifted off into his own world.

You guys chat, I'll go AFK.

This action caused a significant amount of skin to be exposed under Saratoga's skirt; her two plump, white thighs were tightly pressed together with her white panties. Fortunately, her entire body was hidden under the table, so no one could see it.

After Xiaobai finished expressing her request, Luo Yin remained silent. He took a few seconds to understand the meaning behind Xiaobai's words, then lowered his head and stared at the two credit cards on the table, quietly pondering.

One hundred and fifty million meritorious service.

When the ordinary amount of money reached this terrifying sum, the quantitative change led to a qualitative change, and the significance contained in these two cards was far beyond an ordinary achievement.

Building ship girls requires a lot of resources. Since Luo Yin became an admiral, after deducting the merit points earned from conquering the seas in the expedition chapters, the daily expenses for purchasing equipment for the ship girls, and the daily maintenance and replenishment of the ship girls' equipment, nearly 70% of the remaining merit points have been spent on building equipment.

This is also a distinct characteristic that distinguishes new admirals from experienced admirals. New admirals have insufficient manpower in their naval bases, so most of their resources are used to build ship girls.

Even so, Admiral Luo Yin has only accumulated a few million merit points so far, including those he has already spent. He is already considered one of the most successful admirals of his seniority. Even Nia, who received Xiao Bai's favor and refused Xiao Bai's financial assistance several times, does not have such a deep foundation.

—These achievements are displayed on the table. There are just too many. So many that Luo Yin can hardly believe it.

If Xiaobai had bid hundreds of thousands, millions, or tens of millions, after she expressed her hope that York would switch jobs, Luo Yin might have been able to muster his anger, slam his fist on the table, point at Xiaobai's face, and berate her, shouting righteously, "The offer you made is tempting, but I refuse!"

However, the amount of merit displayed on the table now is a terrifying figure that could instantly transform a penniless rookie admiral into someone far surpassing the strength of Luo Yin's current naval base. This far exceeds, crushes, and leaves him miles behind—the upper limit of value that a rookie ship girl could reach in Luo Yin's understanding.

Luo Yin sighed, raised his head, and looked at Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai stood on the other side of the table, her hands clenched tightly, her ten slender fingers intertwined, looking anxiously awaiting a reply.

This reaction makes it seem as if Luo Yin is the powerful figure who controls other people's lives, while Xiao Bai is a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

...That's pretty funny.

"Are you going to buy York?" Luo Yin asked Xiao Bai.

"No, no! Really, no!" After hearing Luo Yin's words, Xiao Bai quickly waved her hand, as if afraid that Luo Yin would misunderstand, and explained, "Ship girls cannot be measured by value... Sister York's existence is priceless. Even if you use ten thousand times more resources, you can't create a second Sister York."

"Then what is the meaning of this money?"

"Ah...that is..." Xiaobai lowered her head and thought for a long time before saying apologetically and cautiously, "...I feel...very sorry...as an apology."

“I understand,” Luo Yin nodded.

"...Aren't you angry?" Xiaobai asked cautiously.

Luo Yin shook his head.

"Ah...that's great." Xiaobai patted her chest, letting out a sigh of relief. "I thought you were going to be angry..."

Luo Yin gave a wry smile and glanced at the credit card on his desk.

There was probably anger. After all, someone came to him with money, specifically asking for his ship girls; as an admiral, it was impossible not to be angry.

However, compared to anger, Luo Yin was now more puzzled and confused by Xiao Bai's behavior.

With such a large amount of merit resources, building any type of high-level ship girl would be a piece of cake, and they could build them in droves.

York has indeed become very powerful recently thanks to that strange transformation, but Luo Yin doesn't think that York can play a significant role in a top-tier deep-sea battlefield after her transformation. She doesn't even know who she is, where her teammates are, or what she's supposed to do. She's completely gone mad and lost control, doesn't know how to coordinate with the team, and doesn't retreat or stop. In fact, she might even drag the whole team down because of her berserker characteristics.

Moreover, getting back to the original topic, even if York transforms, she might not be able to defeat all the ship girls in the naval base in front of her, whether they are in the starting lineup or even the substitute positions.

The combat power of world-class ship girls cannot be achieved simply by piling on stats.

—Speaking of which, why did this person specifically ask for York?

“What happened to York?” Rowe asked.

Xiao Bai nodded: "York's transformation skill is actually because I went to the First..."

"Cough cough cough!" Luo Yin coughed several times, interrupting Xiao Bai, "Time is tight, let's get to the results..."

"..." Xiaobai looked at Luo Yin curiously for a few moments, "Then... Sister York might be in danger if she leaves me for too long... I hope she can stay by my side."

"Okay, I understand." Luo Yin picked up his teacup and took a few sips.

"...Don't you doubt me?"

“You don’t need to lie to me.” Luo Yin shook his head. “Anyway, whether it’s money or a reason, if you resort to violence, I can’t resist.”

"So, do you agree?" Xiaobai asked cautiously.

With a thud, Luo Yin slammed the empty teacup onto the table, shook his head solemnly at Xiao Bai, and slowly opened his mouth.

“I don’t agree.” He said each word slowly and deliberately.

"Can I ask why?" Xiaobai's eyes dimmed.

“That reason won’t work,” Luo Yin said.

Xiao Bai was taken aback, not understanding Luo Yin's words: "Um... you don't believe York is in mortal danger?"

"Believe."

"Then why..."

“That’s not a good reason.” Luo Yin repeated the reason. He looked at Xiaobai for a while before lowering his eyes, staring at the teacup, picking up the teapot on the table, pouring himself another cup of tea, and gulping it down.

Luo Yin felt his mouth was dry.

My hands are still shaking a little.

"Is Patina your ship girl?" Luo Yin asked Xiaobai while pouring himself another cup of tea.

"Actually, I just..." Xiaobai was about to confess.

"Is Patina your ship girl?" Luo Yin interrupted Xiaobai and asked, "Is she or isn't she?"

“…Yes.” Xiaobai nodded.

“She teamed up with York,” Luo Yin said. “When she came back that day, York was distracted and couldn’t eat or drink.”

As Luo Yin spoke, he poured himself some tea.

"...Are you distracted?" Xiaobai asked in confusion.

"Heartbreak is a normal thing for someone with her level of experience."

"...???"

Luo Yin silently sipped his tea, leaving Xiao Bai standing there, blinking and pondering his words, completely bewildered.

After a while, Xiaobai finally understood Luo Yin's words.

Could it be that York... likes him?

Does he like the ship girl he's impersonating, named Pachina?

Did you...fall in love at first sight?

Xiao Bai was surprised.

She hadn't expected York to react this way, and just thinking about how she had confronted York a few minutes earlier, Xiaobai felt her face involuntarily flush: "Admiral Luo Yin..."

"Well."

"Do you... like York?"

"..." Luo Yin glanced at Xiao Bai, his gaze somewhat like that of a mature adult looking at a pair of elementary school students in school uniforms holding hands and skipping home from school. "There is more than just love between an admiral and a ship girl. York is my family."

"That's right."

Luo Yin wanted to pour water into his teacup, but since he had lifted the teapot high, no more tea spilled out.

Luo Yin glanced at the empty teacup, his expression calm.