Elder brother's garrison

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Let alone speaking human language.

Even Luo Lian, the Dean of the Deep Sea, who worked as a high-ranking maid in a human naval base, brutally beat ship girls in competitive games, and even shamefully married herself off to a human admiral, has been seen by her.

Having seen many storms, Luo Lian felt that encountering another Deep Sea Dean who liked to play tactics was no big deal.

On Xiaobai's side, she watched Luo Lian and Admiral Zhao Kuo's conversation and fell silent for a while.

Xiao Bai quickly remembered what Chi Cheng had just told him.

Akagi said that Yamato of the Deep Sea had advised the Deep Sea Director not to think about attacking human cities anymore, but the Deep Sea Director just laughed it off, saying it was too late.

This belated reply puzzled Akagi and Yamato Fukami for a long time.

Until now.

Xiao Bai, in conjunction with Luo Lian's conclusion, then carefully considered the matter.

Suddenly, I felt a sense of enlightenment.

The reason why the Deep Sea Dean said it was too late... is it because she had already ambushed the ship girls of Nanxing Naval Base before she even came into contact with the ship girls of the newbie naval base?

The more Xiaobai thought about it, the more sense it made.

Luo Lian's deduction should be correct!

“I think Lianlian makes a good point.”

Thinking of this, Xiao Bai raised his head and said to Admiral Zhao Kuo.

"...Huh? Admiral Lu Lin, you think so too?" Admiral Zhao Kuo was taken aback.

"Mm." Xiaobai nodded.

Xiaobai's affirmation is very strong.

Zhao Kuo, who had initially looked incredulous, lowered his head and thought carefully for a while after seeing Xiao Bai's serious expression.

Zhao Kuo, the admiral, sighed and nodded.

“What Miss Luo Lian said... makes sense. Hmm... Although the possibility is very small, it doesn’t mean it’s impossible.”

"If that's the case, then...wouldn't Admiral Nanxing's ship girls be in a very dangerous situation?" Admiral Li Hua asked.

"Well, I'm not very optimistic," Luo Lian replied honestly.

"..." Admiral Nanxing.

"...But it won't be too extreme." Luo Lian glanced at Nan Xing and added, "Since you're discussing this now, it means it hasn't been long since the world's fifth-ranked ship girl went missing, right?"

"Yes, it should only be for the morning," Xiaobai said. "Admiral Nanxing's ship girls usually send her a lot of daily messages, but they suddenly stopped sending them this morning, and that's when we realized that her ship girls were out of contact."

"I see." Luo Lian nodded upon hearing this. She walked up to Admiral Nanxing and extended her hand. "May I see your phone?"

"Hmm." Admiral Nanxing readily handed over his phone.

Luo Lian took the phone from Admiral Nanxing, turned on the screen, and began searching carefully.

"Hmm, the last dozen or so messages were indeed all related to the seaside. It seems that Admiral Nanxing's ship girls lost contact at sea." Luo Lian quickly scrolled through Admiral Nanxing's phone. "Hmm, the scene behind the sea is quite distinctive—oh, one of the ship girls in the messages even mentioned the location, let me take a look..."

While scrolling through Admiral Nanxing's phone, Luo Lian took out her own phone, opened the surrounding large map, and carefully surveyed the area.

“We know the ship girls’ general route. Judging from the frequency of their messages, the time when the messages disappeared is roughly the time when the incident occurred, which was 4 a.m. today. Several ship girls mentioned in the messages that they wanted to give their admiral a surprise, which should mean that the ship girls are moving at full speed, taking care of the ship girls with the lowest speed in the fleet…” Luo Lian zoomed in and out on the map on her phone, then clicked on an uninhabited sea area. “The exact location of the disappearance is not very confirmed, but at least before the disappearance, this should be the place where Admiral Nanxing’s ship girls recently passed through.”

Luo Lian showed the map on her phone to everyone.

"Leaving aside the previous inferences for now, I think that as long as we go here, we can at least get some information about the missing ship girls of Admiral Nanxing."

The admirals gathered around and looked at the map on their phones.

The place Luo Lian was referring to was an uninhabited trench some distance from the city where Ella was located. This trench was exactly a distance from a human city, neither too long nor too short.

"If we go there, will we be able to get information about Admiral Nanxing's ship girl going missing?" The admirals whispered among themselves as they looked at the map on Luo Lian's phone.

“Of course, these are just my calculations and deductions, and their accuracy still needs to be considered,” Luo Lian said. “I don’t really recommend that you all leave this city at this time.”

“Hmm…that makes sense.” Admiral Zhao Kuo nodded in agreement. “According to Miss Luo Lian, if that Deep Sea Dean possesses human-level intelligence and tactical capabilities, then Admiral Nanxing’s disappearance might be a diversionary tactic. If we leave this city and the ship girls fail to establish themselves here in time, the consequences could be unimaginable…”

The other admirals glanced at Zhao Kuo, who was deep in thought, and didn't know what to say.

The scene fell silent for a moment.

"Ah, if it's here, actually one of my ship girls will pass by nearby."

Just then, Xiaobai, who was looking at the map, suddenly spoke up.

"If you don't mind, shall I go and take a look there?"

"what?"

The admiral present was taken aback.

"Admiral Lu Lin, where are you going?" Admiral Zhao Kuo stared at Xiao Bai with some surprise.

“Yeah, that’s right.” Xiaobai nodded. “Look, since none of my ship girls have arrived here, and one of my ship girls just happened to be passing by, if I go there now, I can check on the lost sea area along the way. It won’t delay the deployment of the ship girls for this emergency mission, right?”

"Uh...that's true..."

Admiral Zhao Kuo muttered to himself, looking troubled, before finally raising his head and saying to Xiao Bai, "Admiral Lu Lin, you've heard Admiral Luo Lian's explanation. If what Admiral Luo Lian said is true, the risk of your trip is very high."

"Hmm...it will indeed be very, very high." Xiaobai smiled at Admiral Zhao Kuo. "But don't worry, well, although it sounds a bit like I'm bragging, I actually have quite a bit of experience dealing with Dean Shenhai."

Xiao Bai proudly puffed out his chest.

"Experienced..." Zhao Kuo and the others looked at Xiao Bai's confident appearance and were speechless.

"Besides, after all, Admiral Nanxing's ship girl went missing there, and I can't just leave her there, right? After all, we're all compatriots. For the sake of our compatriots, this little risk is worth it, isn't it?" Xiaobai smiled at Zhao Kuo. "If Admiral Haoding were here, he would agree with my decision, right?"

The mention of Admiral Haoding.

Zhao Kuo, the admiral, was taken aback for a moment, then smiled helplessly, took off his gold-rimmed glasses, and nodded helplessly to Xiaobai while wiping the lenses.

“That makes sense. If it were Admiral Haoding… he might not only agree with Admiral Lu Lin, but also express his gratitude and be eager to go on the expedition with you, Admiral Lu Lin.”

Zhao Kuo, the admiral, took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

"Admiral Lu Lin's naval base is the strongest among our naval bases. If you, Admiral Lu Lin, were to go, the chances of success would surely be the highest."

"Ah."

Xiao Bai nodded, then said somewhat embarrassedly to Admiral Zhao Kuo, "Well... if I leave this city, all the plans you've spent the whole day devising might be for nothing..."

"There's no need to worry about that."

Admiral Zhao Kuo shook his head and pulled out a plan from behind his back.

"Actually, I did consider the possibility that two or three of you admirals might not be able to be present immediately. However, this is a Plan B. The plan is in its initial stages and the details are still rough. It needs some time to refine and consider it... But it is still part of my preparations. Admiral Lu Lin, you can rest assured."

"As expected of Admiral Zhao Kuo!"

"Hahaha." Admiral Zhao Kuo laughed heartily, but halfway through, his smile faded, turning into a helpless one. "Actually, this is alright. This isn't even the most extreme scenario in my plan. I can still hold on for now."

"Uh... what's the most extreme scenario?"

"Hmm..." Admiral Zhao Kuo thought for a moment, "It's probably that a rookie naval base defected to the enemy and then helped the Abyssal Fleet fight us?"

"……"noob.

Admiral Zhao Kuo's plan really considered every possibility in every sense of the word...

Chapter 1483 The Sinful Little White

The exact time the ship girls of Nanxing Naval Base lost contact was roughly between 3 and 4 AM. This was the conclusion Luo Lian deduced from the information on Admiral Nanxing's phone.

This information about the missing person is very valuable.

This means that the ship girls of Nanxing Naval Base have not been out of contact for 24 hours yet. Even in the worst-case scenario, the ship girls of Nanxing Naval Base are still within the golden period of their heavily damaged protection, making them extremely valuable for rescue.

Every second counts.

After finishing her discussion with the admirals, Xiaobai took on the task of finding the ship girls at Nanxing Naval Base on her own. Xiaobai and the ship girls did not stay in the meeting room for long.

The workload of Admirals Zhao Kuo and Li Hua was no less than that of Xiao Bai.

Although they verbally claimed that Xiaobai's departure from Ella's city wouldn't significantly impact their plans, Xiaobai still possessed the world's top combat power and played a crucial role in Admiral Zhao Kuo's plans. Now that Xiaobai was gone, a significant gap in combat power had appeared, and even if it was only for a day or two, the damage to Admiral Zhao Kuo's plans would be quite devastating.

Before leaving the meeting room, Xiaobai secretly glanced at the expression on the face of Zhao Kuo, the admiral who was copying the new plan.

Sweat dripped down Zhao Kuo's face.

"Lianlian, thank goodness you were here this time." As soon as they stepped out of the conference room, Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief at Luo Lian. "If it weren't for your help in analyzing the situation, I wouldn't know where to find Admiral Nanxing's ship girls."

"It's just a small favor... but I hope it can help you." Luo Lian smiled gently at Xiao Bai without any concern, her gaze sincere. "In fact, I'm very grateful that you trust me, Xiao Bai, even though my conclusion is just my inference and I can't provide any corresponding evidence."

"I know you're very capable, Lianlian. Since you said it, it must be true." Xiaobai said to Luo Lian, then changed the subject, "Lianlian, now I'm going to the sea area you pointed out. What you're going to do next is..."

"Okay, I'll be going back down to the surface soon," Luo Lian said to Xiao Bai. "This trip up here... is just for some fresh air, a short break. There are still people waiting for me down below."

"Ella's grandfather?"

"Well, it is."

"It seems you're learning about runes quite well, Lianlian," Xiaobai said with a smile.

"Compared to that, that old man often told me that if there was a chance, he would persuade you, Xiaobai, to go down as well," Luo Lian said.

"Uh..." Xiaobai scratched his head sheepishly, "I... I only need to learn the basics of runes, just enough to understand what they mean. I don't have that much time to learn anything more in-depth..."

Xiao Bai was quite sensible.

The knowledge of runes is profound and obscure. Even a genius like Luo Lian has to study day and night to make progress slowly, let alone an ordinary person like myself.

Xiao Bai only managed to memorize the rune dictionary because he had a good memory; he was still far from truly mastering the knowledge of runes.

"I won't bother you any longer, Xiaobai. I'm in a hurry, so I'll head back to the surface first." As everyone walked out of the dormitory building, Luo Lian pointed to the laboratory building leading to the surface and waved to Xiaobai.

"Okay, bye-bye, Lianlian." Xiaobai waved to Luo Lian.

Luo Lian jogged towards the laboratory building and disappeared inside.

Xiao Bai stared at the open doors of the laboratory building and stood quietly for a while, deep in thought.

"Excuse me……"

Just as Xiaobai was quietly thinking, the long-silent Admiral Nanxing suddenly spoke up behind him.

"Hmm? Admiral Nanxing, what's wrong?"

Xiao Bai turned around and looked at Admiral Nanxing.

Perhaps because her ship girl had lost contact, and also because she herself had some introverted tendencies, Admiral Nanxing hadn't said much since she entered the meeting room, and had been quietly following behind Xiaobai.

"...May I go with you?" Admiral Nanxing asked.

"Huh?" Xiaobai was taken aback.

"You've helped me find my ship girls... I think I should go with you..." Admiral Nanxing's eyes dimmed slightly. She gently patted her chest and said to Xiaobai, "I have an admiral network that connects to the ship girls. Perhaps it can be of some use in searching for them when we reach the target location..."

"Uh……"

Xiaobai blinked, then turned her head and looked at her ship girls.

As the admiral to whom the missing ship girl belongs, it's quite normal for Admiral Nanxing to want to set off with Xiaobai to find his ship girl.

“Admiral Nanxing… I think it would be better for you to stay here,” Xiaobai said to Admiral Nanxing.

"...Why?" Admiral Nanxing looked at Xiaobai with a puzzled expression.

"Ah... the reason..." Xiaobai thought for a while, then said to Admiral Nanxing apologetically, "Well, after all, the sea area we're going to this time is the area where the ship girls lost contact, so it's quite dangerous. As for me—I have special means to protect myself, but Admiral Nanxing, you don't have any ship girls with you right now. If we delay our search for your ship girls in order to ensure your safety, that wouldn't be good... After all, time is very tight right now, isn't it?"

The reason why Xiaobai didn't want Admiral Nanxing to go with him was very simple.

If Xiaobai were to encounter the mysterious Deep Sea Dean that Deep Sea Yamato mentioned in that sea area, considering the fact that the mysterious dean and Deep Sea Yamato are evenly matched in combat, Xiaobai would likely expose her ship equipment in that sea area. If Admiral Nanxing saw this, it would be difficult for Xiaobai to explain it to her.

of course.

Xiaobai can't say this reason outright; he can only make up some plausible excuses on the spot.

"..." After hearing Xiaobai's reason, Admiral Nanxing couldn't help but feel disappointed. "That's true... I'm sorry..."

"But please rest assured, Admiral Nanxing, I will definitely bring all your ship girls back safe and sound." Xiaobai gave Admiral Nanxing a thumbs up. "I promise! Trust me, I have a lot of experience in this area!"

Xiao Bai's words weren't just nonsense.

After all, Xiaobai has plenty of experience as a lifeguard in the chapter's waters, and he's quite adept at rescuing ship girls from under the mouth of deep-sea amphibious ships.

"Thank you." Admiral Nanxing abandoned her idea of ​​going with Xiaobai and bowed to her. "As for the reward... I will definitely prepare it for you... to the best of my ability."

"Hmm..." Seeing Admiral Nanxing bowing, Xiaobai pouted unhappily, "Admiral Nanxing, you still don't understand..."