Elder brother's garrison

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“Sister Longxiang once said that she had lost a friend, right?” Iowa said to Missouri. “I don’t understand the friendship between the Deans of the Deep Sea, but since Sister Longxiang cherishes this memory so much, it means that she must be a person who values ​​relationships. Having lost a friend before, perhaps she values ​​this friendship even more now.”

Speaking of it.

Iowa nodded his chin.

"If Sister Ryujo chooses to back down now and join our naval base, then we'll inevitably have to fight the Deep Sea Fleet in the next few days," Iowa said. "For Sister Ryujo, who has already lost a friend once, this might be a very painful thing."

“I see.” Missouri nodded knowingly. “So, you mean that before this mission is completed—or rather, before the Abyssal Fleet is defeated by the Admiral, or before the other Abyssal Fleet’s Abyssal Commander is captured by the Admiral—Senior Ryujo will absolutely not join our naval base?”

"That's pretty much what it means."

Iowa and Missouri exchanged a smile.

Then, the two turned their heads and looked at Xiaobai, who was eating a big apple.

"Huh?" Xiaobai, holding the apple, stared blankly at Missouri and Iowa's smiling expressions.

Iowa's meaning was already quite clear just now.

They wanted to retrieve the Deep Sea Dragon.

First, you have to meet the "Super Yamato" Deep Sea Director of the Black Deep Sea Fleet.

If Xiaobai is lucky enough to reach an agreement with that Dean of the Deep Sea, he can secretly bring it back like today.

The problem of the Deep Sea Dragon's surrender that had been troubling Xiaobai was naturally solved, or even a buy-one-get-one-free deal.

As long as the Deep Sea Dragon's worries about the other side of the ocean are gone.

So, when faced with a simple choice between human society and the deep sea world, I believe any normal deep-sea supervisor could answer that question.

Chapter 1515 Why are you wearing Xiaobai's ring?

“I see… So we’ll consider Longxiang’s matter after this mission is over…” Missouri nodded with great conviction, giving Iowa an admiring smile. “As expected of Iowa, she has a unique perspective on things.”

“Even if you didn’t ask me, Missouri would know about this, right?” Iowa was not bothered by Missouri’s flattery at all. She just spoke with a hidden meaning, and gently scratched the tip of Missouri’s nose with her finger. “What a troublesome little sister.”

"Missouri will always stand by you, Sister Iowa."

"In this respect, I must thank you, my dear sister."

Missouri and Iowa exchanged a smile and chatted back and forth.

After the conclusions were reached in Missouri and Iowa, they both turned their smiling gazes toward Deepsea Ryujo.

Having just experienced the dog-feeding incident, the Deep Sea Dragon, who had finally returned to normal sleep, now had a strange unease gradually appearing on its sleeping face, as if it were a small animal being targeted by a ruthless hunter.

The sleeping Deep Sea Dragon stirred, and she groggily reached out, instinctively tugging at the blankets and snuggling deeper into the warm bed.

It seems.

Deepsea Dragon doesn't seem to sleep well on the train.

……

The train journey to Ella's city will take at least half a day.

As the train clattered along, welcoming the sunset and pulling into the train station under the dim sunlight, Saratoga and Wisconsin had almost finished their sleep. Yawning and saying good morning, they squeezed into the train compartment with Little White and Iowa Missouri.

Although Missouri claimed that she only added a tiny amount of sleep-aiding additive to the soy milk that Deep Sea Dragon gave, Xiaobai always felt that the dosage Missouri gave Deep Sea Dragon was probably not as simple as she said.

Because, even after Saratoga and the others had eaten and slept their fill and squeezed into the private compartment to wait for the train to arrive with him, and even after everyone got off the train, Deep Sea Ryujo remained in a state of intense sleep, showing absolutely no intention of waking up.

Leaving the train station, a familiar coastal city comes into view.

The city remained as quiet and peaceful as it had been before Xiaobai left.

Xiao Bai and the others hurried towards the ship equipment research center where Ella was located, and along the way they asked passersby if there had been any changes in the city while they were away for the past two days.

Faced with a group of beautiful girls, each with their own unique style but still dressed in their finest attire, the passerby enthusiastically introduced Xiaobai to the city's excellent quality of life, the healthy and positive appearance of its citizens, the steadily rising economic level, and the booming tourism industry. The only drawback was that the authorities had closed the sea yesterday, making it impossible to travel by boat at will. However, if the ladies didn't mind, he could recommend a few good tea restaurants so they could have dinner together and get to know each other.

of course.

Xiao Bai, who was busy with other things, politely declined the kind citizen's offer.

This passerby was a talkative person. Despite Xiaobai and the others' polite refusal, he did not show much disappointment. Instead, he remained incredibly enthusiastic and chatted with Xiaobai and the ship girls for more than ten minutes. He even kindly left his phone number, address, business card, and even his online dating account. When he saw Xiaobai and the ship girls off, he waved goodbye to them vigorously.

"What a kind and warm-hearted person."

Having walked onto the familiar road, Missouri, carrying the body of the Deep Sea Dragon, smiled at Xiaobai.

"Haha..." Xiaobai nodded awkwardly, "According to that kind older brother, while I was away these past two days, the plans of the other admirals on Ella's side should be progressing steadily, which is good news."

"Has the admiral thought about what to do next?"

"What's behind that?" Xiaobai looked at Missouri curiously.

“That’s about Senior Ryujo, of course.” Missouri gently patted Ryujo’s body and smiled at Shiro. “Based on what we talked about on the train—since the Admiral wants Senior Ryujo to join the naval base, then he has to persuade… let’s use that word, Missouri. The Admiral has to persuade that even more powerful Senior Dean of the Deep Sea, right? Missouri doesn’t think the other Admirals’ plans would include a dangerous and crazy role like yours.”

"Uh... well, that's true." Xiaobai nodded awkwardly.

Even if Admiral Zhao Kuo were extremely cautious, he would never add a crazy idea like "capturing the Dean of the Deep Sea" to his plans, which would not only bring no benefits but also increase his combat risks.

Zhao Kuo's plan was most likely aimed at sinking the Deep Sea Dean.

For a novice like Xiaobai who wanted to have a private conversation with the Dean of the Deep Sea and either reach a consensus or fight to the death, the biggest challenge of this event was how to resolve this conflict within the framework of Admiral Zhao Kuo's plan.

Xiao Bai couldn't just run up to Admiral Zhao Kuo and tell him the truth.

"Hmm...it seems a bit troublesome..." Xiaobai rubbed his chin, also troubled by Missouri's reminder. "Uh...Missouri, do you have any ideas?"

"I'm sorry, Missouri doesn't have a solution for the time being," Missouri said apologetically.

“That’s true. In any case, we should wait until we get back to the ship equipment research center and review Admiral Zhao Kuo’s plan before we can discuss it further…” Xiaobai said to Missouri somewhat awkwardly.

Xiao Bai never expected this.

The biggest "enemy" of this mission.

He is neither the Dean of the Deep Sea Institute nor the Deep Sea Fleet.

It turned out to be one of our own.

With a heavy heart, Xiaobai and the ship girls returned to the familiar gate of the ship equipment center.

Xiao Bai and the others arrived at the gate, but before they could get close, there was a loud bang and the gate of the ship equipment center opened.

Behind the door were rows of ship girls chatting and laughing in small groups.

"Huh?" Xiaobai asked in surprise.

These ship girls chatting in the courtyard are the ship girls from my newbie naval base.

—Oh, right.

Xiaobai realized what was happening.

Today seems to be the day the newbie ship girls from the naval base arrive at their destination.

Just as Xiaobai realized what was happening, the ship girls standing in the courtyard inside the gate were chatting, their eyes also drawn to the sound of the door opening. They subconsciously looked towards the door and focused on Xiaobai.

then.

For a moment.

The chattering of the ship girls came to a complete halt for a moment.

A few quiet seconds.

A weak voice from a ship girl rang out.

"Ah, it's the Admiral!"

Then, cheers erupted from the ship girls.

"The admiral is back!"

"It's the admiral!"

"OvO!!"

"Admiral! Oh my god!!!"

I miss you so much!!!

"Admiral—"

……

Boom!

A large number of ship girls swarmed out, and amidst a deafening commotion like gongs and drums, they surrounded Xiaobai and the others who hadn't even reached the door yet.

"Ah, hello everyone! It's been a few days! How have you been? Is there anything you need—oh dear!"

Just as Xiaobai was about to wave to her ship girls, she felt a hand suddenly reach out from the crowd and, taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, secretly grab her butt.

"No...don't touch there..."

Xiao Bai's face immediately turned red.

Perhaps due to the hustle and bustle of the past few days, the ship girls had lost a lot of their admiral spirit. When they saw Shiro at their destination, the ship girls were overjoyed and their excitement was slightly out of control.

Fortunately, just before a large number of ship girls nearly knocked Shiro over, several loud claps rang out from the crowd.

"Alright, alright, don't scare the Admiral. If you want to get intimate with the Admiral, a few more minutes won't make a difference, right? It's cold outside, sisters, quickly make some room for the Admiral to come in."

Akagi's gentle voice rang out from behind the crowd.

Upon hearing Akagi's voice, the ship girls remembered their business and, blushing with embarrassment, made way for Shiro and the other ship girls.

Xiaobai, Missouri, and the others were then pushed into the ship equipment research center by the ship girls.

The ship girls cleared out a small open space in the courtyard of the ship equipment research center.

Bismarck, Akagi, Hood, and other flagship ship girls were standing in the middle of the courtyard, waiting for Shiro.

"Little White." Bismarck watched Little White walk into the courtyard and nodded to him.

"Hello Bismarck." Xiaobai smiled at Bismarck, then scratched her head at the other ship girls, "Uh... um... you're all here... um, why are you all standing in the courtyard? Didn't Ella and the others assign you rooms?"

"Don't worry, Admiral, the allocation has certainly been arranged." Akagi covered her mouth and smiled. "It's just that we heard from the people inside that you went out and will probably be back this afternoon, so we'll just wait for you here."

"We've already heard from the ship girls at Nanxing Naval Base about Commander's heroic act of helping Admiral Nanxing bring back the ship girls," Hu De said to Xiao Bai, looking pleased. "As expected of our rookie admiral, he's truly reliable in times of crisis."

"Haha..." Xiaobai scratched his head sheepishly, "Actually, Missouri and the others are really better."

“That’s true, Missouri. We also appreciate your activity on the battlefield… huh?” Hood looked up at Missouri behind Xiaobai. She was about to say something with a smile when her gaze suddenly froze on the Deep Sea Ryujo on Missouri’s shoulder. “Commander, that thing on Missouri’s shoulder… could it be one of your newly acquired ship girl sisters?”

"……Well."

Xiao Bai scratched his head sheepishly.

Hood looked helpless, but he was gradually getting used to Xiaobai's passive skill of retrieving ships all the time.

"Commander, you really are something. I didn't expect that even doing a heroic deed would bring back a ship girl sister... But why is this sister leaning on Missouri's shoulder?" Hood said helplessly, his gaze sweeping over Deepsea Ryujo, then suddenly pausing and locking onto the ring on Deepsea Ryujo's hand.

Hu De's eyes widened in surprise.

Hu De frowned.

Hu De felt a pang of panic.

"Commander? This... this new sister's ring is... who gave it to her..." Hood stammered, pointing to the ring on Deepsea Ryujo's hand.

"Oh? That's me." Xiaobai nodded.

P.S.: I forgot to mention steamed egg custard yesterday... I'm very sorry.

Chapter 1516 Nagato Appears Again

It fell silent.

The courtyard became quiet.

As soon as Xiaobai finished speaking, the ship girls of the newbie naval base, who had been making a ruckus in the courtyard, suddenly fell silent as if a pause button had been pressed.

The ship girls quietly turned their gazes to the Deep Sea Ryujo perched on Missouri's shoulder.

For a moment, the courtyard was completely silent.

After a few seconds of reaction, Xiaobai realized, a beat too late, that she hadn't explained the question properly. She quickly began to explain to Hu De.

"Ah, no, it's like this, this is someone I met yesterday..."

But before Xiaobai could finish speaking, Hude's body suddenly swayed slightly on the flat ground, then he let out a soft "ah," his beautiful blue eyes rolled back, and in the reflection of his glasses, Hude rubbed his forehead and fell backward.

The ship girls behind Hood quickly stepped forward and supported her body.