Elder brother's garrison

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The women's arguing continued throughout the journey.

……

Thump thump thump thump...

After the ship girl carried him away from the alley and they sped through the streets, Xiaobai could only feel the wind whistling past his ears.

Little White lay in the ship girl's arms, staring blankly at her face.

The ship girl had a fair and confident face, with a smug smile always on her lips. As if sensing Xiaobai's gaze, the ship girl, who was focused on running, lowered her head and tilted it slightly towards Xiaobai in her arms.

"How was it? Did you bite your tongue?" the ship girl asked with a smile.

"Uh...no, no..." Xiaobai shrank her neck, thought for a moment, and then spoke to the ship girl, "Um...you just now..."

"Huh? You mean that escape combo from just now? Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm actually quite athletic." The ship girl said with a smile to Shiro.

"..." Xiaobai glanced silently at the ship girl's arm.

This ship girl had slender, soft arms and a slightly lithe, fleshy figure. Rather than an athlete skilled in physical activities, she seemed more like a pampered older sister who lived in the bedroom. If Xiaobai hadn't personally experienced that perfect double-foot wall climb and escape room routine, she really wouldn't have believed that this older sister could do such a thing.

"Are you scared?" Little White's silence made the ship girl think of a trembling little animal. Seeing that Little White didn't speak, she smiled at Little White with some concern and said, "It's okay, with your big sister here, no one will hurt you."

The voices of the ship girls are charming yet gentle and inclusive, giving people a very comfortable sense of security.

Even someone like Xiaobai, who wasn't worried about his own safety at all, felt much more at ease and comfortable after hearing the ship girl's comforting words.

"Um... thank you." Xiaobai looked up at the ship girl, "Um..."

"Ok?"

"...What's your name, sister? It'll be easier to call you that later..."

"Me?" The ship girl looked up and thought for a moment, then smiled and nodded, saying to Xiaobai, "Hmm... you're right. The situation is special right now. If anything unexpected happens later, calling me by name is indeed a more convenient way to communicate—my name is Mutsu. The second ship of the Nagato-class battleships, Mutsu."

“Mutsu…” Shiro murmured Mutsu’s name, “Yes, I remember! My name is…”

"Ah, little sister, you don't need to tell me your name, because I think it's easier to call you little sister," Mutsu said with a smile to Shiro.

"……"noob.

Shiro put his hands on Mutsu's shoulders and looked behind Mutsu.

The road behind Mutsu was dark and gloomy at the end. Looking over, he could vaguely see a group of people chasing after him. It seemed that the people who had surrounded him in the alley were not going to give up on capturing him anytime soon.

"Ms. Mutsu, what are you going to do next?" Shiro asked Mutsu.

"Hmm... Anyway, let's go to a place with more people first." Mutsu replied, glancing back at the road behind him, and said to Xiaobai, "There are relatively fewer people here, so those mercenary groups can do whatever they want. But when we get to the market area, there will be many pedestrians, and they won't dare to grab you so openly."

"Market area?" Xiaobai was taken aback.

"Ah."

"Hmm..." Xiaobai pondered for a moment, then frowned. "Going to the market area would probably only make those who wanted to catch me give up temporarily, right? Once I leave the market area, or even later when there are fewer people in the market area, they will probably come back again. It's not a long-term solution. Besides, there are too many innocent people in the market area. It wouldn't be good if innocent people got hurt."

"That makes sense." Mutsu nodded in agreement after hearing Xiaobai's words. "So, little sister, what are your thoughts?"

"Miss Mutsu, do you know which mercenary group wants to capture me?" Xiaobai didn't answer Mutsu's question immediately, but instead pulled on Mutsu's shoulder and asked her.

“There must be quite a few ship girl organizations in Kyoto that want to recruit you, little sister… However, as far as I know, there’s only one mercenary group that would do something as outrageous as just now, forcibly abducting a ship girl in broad daylight.” Mutsu thought for a moment and said to Shiro.

"What is the name of the mercenary group?"

"obsidian."

"This name is a bit strange..." Xiaobai muttered.

"The name sounds a bit ordinary, doesn't it?" Mutsu laughed. "But little sister, in our civilian ship girl circle, this is a large mercenary group that ranks among the top five in terms of strength. Compared to other small mercenary groups that are struggling to make ends meet, the Obsidian Mercenary Group is a large mercenary group that has truly achieved large-scale profitability."

“Eh…I see.”

"Ah."

"Ms. Mutsu, you seem to know a lot about these things."

"After all, I'm a civilian ship girl, aren't I?" Mutsu winked at Shiro.

"..." Xiaobai smiled, lowered her head and thought for a while, then asked Mutsu, "Then... Miss Mutsu, didn't you tell me at the beginning that as long as you put your heart into it, you can basically find out any information in the unofficial ship girl community?"

"Hmm, I think I did say that. What happened?"

"Could you help me find the location of the Obsidian Mercenary Group's base in Kyoto? I'd like to go and take a look," Xiaobai replied.

"?" Mutsu was stunned when he heard what Xiaobai said, and even his rapidly running steps slowed down by half a beat. "Little sister, what's wrong with you?"

“It’s not good for us to keep hiding here,” Xiaobai explained to Mutsu. “Instead of being chased all over the city by mercenaries, why don’t we sneak up to their base and meet the leader of the Obsidian Mercenary Group?”

"After we meet... what should we do?" Mutsu asked blankly.

"Hmm..." Xiaobai pondered for a moment, rubbing his chin, and then said confidently to Mutsu, "I don't know either... But! I am an admiral, after all, I have no reason to be afraid of him!"

"..." Mutsu.

"Ms. Mutsu?"

“…Hmm.” Mutsu hummed in agreement, giving Shiro a faint smile. “I used to think you were the kind of timid little admiral who would be completely lost if you left your ship girls behind.”

"Uh... was that the impression I gave you before, Miss Mutsu...?" Shiro was sweating profusely.

“But now…” Mutsu gave Shiro an appreciative smile, “It seems there’s a reason why you became an admiral, little sister.”

"So, Miss Mutsu, do you mean it's alright to go?"

“Of course. Although the Obsidian Mercenary Group’s headquarters isn’t here, their leader brought quite a few people with him this time, so it’s easy to find out where they’re stationed. Anyway, since you’re so brave, little sister, how could I be so ungrateful? I’ll do everything I can to protect you, just as I said, and we’ll go to the Obsidian Mercenary Group’s base together!” Mutsu said to Xiaobai with a smile.

"Thank you, Miss Mutsu." Shiro patted Mutsu's soft shoulders and smiled at her.

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Chapter 1712 One Woman Guards the Pass

The Obsidian Mercenary Group that Mutsu mentioned does not have its headquarters in Kyoto.

According to Mutsu.

This time, the leader of the Obsidian Mercenary Group only led most of the group's ship girls to Kyoto for a short period of time.

Therefore, as we all know, no matter what kind of covert operation it is, as long as the number of people involved is large, it will definitely be impossible to keep it hidden. The Obsidian Mercenary Group is no exception.

This time, the Obsidian Mercenary Group has set up camp in Kyoto, bringing so many ship girls from their headquarters. The settlement of the ship girls in Kyoto is definitely a problem. With Mutsu's keen sense of smell in the civilian ship girl circle, finding the Obsidian Mercenary Group's base is not a difficult task.

After spending the morning shaking off the relentlessly pursuing ship girls, Mutsu led Shiro along the most secluded paths in Kyoto, avoiding the sight of those around them, and carefully made their way to a relatively remote area of ​​Kyoto.

Kyoto is a complex and diverse metropolis.

In the metropolis of Kyoto, you can find not only bustling skyscrapers and vibrant traffic in the city center, but also quaint and majestic historical towns with a lingering charm in remote areas. Even in slightly more remote areas, large industrial districts can be found on the outskirts of Kyoto.

The Kyoto factory district is a more desolate and deserted area than the bustling city center or even smaller towns.

The factories in the industrial zone are operating all the time. Large buildings stand one after another on the desolate suburban land. Thick black smoke billows from the factories, mixing and rising into the sky, making the sky somewhat dark.

It was nearing afternoon.

Shiro and Mutsu arrived at the factory area.

After arriving at the factory area, Mutsu first led Shiro to an open area, and then pointed to a factory in the factory area that did not emit smoke.

"According to my investigation, the ship girls of the Obsidian Mercenary Group should be stationed over there."

"Eh... so they live here..." Shiro stared blankly at the spectacular industrial scene Mutsu was pointing to, and murmured in surprise.

"Settling over a hundred ship girls would cost a lot. If they were settled in Kyoto city, where land is incredibly expensive, the daily room rate would be horribly high," Mutsu said to Shiro with a smile. "Compared to the expensive prices in the city, there are many large factories in the factory district that have been abandoned due to poor management. The land for these factories is much cheaper, so renting here for ten days or half a month is relatively much cheaper."

"Oh... I see." Shiro looked at Mutsu with admiration. "Ms. Mutsu, you're amazing."

"Thank you for the compliment, but this is just basic knowledge from civilian ship girls, nothing special." Mutsu smiled and extended his hand to Shiro. "So, little sister, are you ready? Going directly to the factory gate over there is no different from a lamb entering a tiger's den. If the ship girls inside discover you, even I can't guarantee your safety. So, we're going to infiltrate the factory over there."

"Yeah, infiltration, right? I get it, I get it!" As soon as Xiaobai heard the word "infiltration," his eyes lit up, and he quickly nodded to Mutsu.

"Little sister, you know about stealth too?"

"I know it very well!"

"Like This."

Mutsu smiled.

Mutsu led Shiro away from the newly opened area and slowly approached the unopened factory.

The buildings in the factory area are all the largest kind.

From a distance, it looks like a tin-roofed round building growing out of barren land. The tin-roofed round building is surrounded by large iron gates and high city walls. Inside, there is a large square factory and several thick and long chimneys.

Although the factory near Shiro and Mutsu was relatively new, its gates were tightly closed and its chimneys were quiet, unlike other factories that spewed out thick black smoke.

really.

Just as Mutsu said.

The moment Shiro and Mutsu approached the factory's tall iron wall, Shiro indeed sensed a large number of ship girls reacting through his admiral network.

A few... a dozen... dozens... hundreds...

Little White stared in amazement at the factory walls.

The Obsidian Mercenary Group actually has over a hundred ship girls?!

Although the training and aura of the ship girls can't compare to those of regular military ship girls, in terms of sheer numbers, the Obsidian Mercenary Group's ship girl fleet is even larger than that of a mid-to-high-level naval base in Chapters 5 or 6!

"Hmm? What's wrong, little sister?"

Seeing Shiro's surprised expression, Mutsu asked.

"Ah... um..." Xiaobai pondered for a moment, then said to Mutsu with some seriousness, "The Obsidian Mercenary Group has... so many ship girls."

Mutsu was taken aback for a moment, then laughed.

"After all, they are one of the top five large mercenary groups in the world... In a sense, it's not an exaggeration to say that the Obsidian Mercenary Group has taken over one-fifth of the civilian ship girls in the world."

"Oh..." Xiaobai nodded.

Mutsu's explanation does resolve Shiro's doubts.

"Are you scared? Were you taken aback by the size of the Obsidian Mercenary Group? It seems even bigger than your own naval base?"

"..." Xiaobai smiled noncommittally.

“If we go back now, it’s still not too late,” Mutsu said.

"No, I'm not going back." Xiaobai shook her head, then approached Mutsu, reaching out to take Mutsu's soft, white hand in hers. "Let's go, Miss Mutsu!"

"Little sister, your courage is more impressive than many men I've met."

Mutsu grasped Shiro's hand and smiled approvingly at him.

Shiro and Mutsu pressed themselves against a wall in the factory.

Mutsu possessed exceptional abilities in both intelligence gathering and infiltration techniques such as climbing walls.

With Mutsu's help, Shiro easily climbed over the factory's metal wall and landed in an empty area of ​​the factory.

Inside the factory, there were a few ship girls scattered around, stretching their bodies and chatting.

These ship girls were dressed in uniform casual clothes, and in terms of both style and color, they were the same group of ship girls that Xiaobai saw at the entrance of the alley this morning.

The target has been confirmed to be correct.

The next step is to find the leader of the Obsidian Mercenary Group inside the factory.

Mutsu's infiltration skills were far more professional than Shiro's self-taught Kang's infiltration method. Even though there were quite a few ship girls scattered around the factory, Mutsu could still lead Shiro through the factory with ease. She avoided all the ship girls she encountered along the way by using blind spots, and headed towards an office building at the far end of the factory. They were about to enter the office building.

"Phew..." Avoiding the gaze of the last ship girl, Mutsu led Shiro closer to the office building door. She breathed a sigh of relief as she gripped the doorknob and turned to Shiro beside her with a smile, "Little sister, the leader of the Obsidian Mercenary Group should be staying here."

"Ms. Mutsu, you're amazing!" Shiro exclaimed, completely convinced of Mutsu's talent.