Elder brother's garrison

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"The resources in our ship equipment space are gone too!" The ship girl crew members searched through their ship equipment spaces, then shouted to the black-haired ship girl with a look of despair and confusion.

"This...this is impossible! A ship girl's ship equipment space should only be accessible to the ship girl herself..." The black-haired ship girl's words caught in her throat halfway through. She was truly dumbfounded this time. She quickly opened her ship equipment space and looked inside.

really.

As the team members said, the ship's equipment space, which was originally filled with a large amount of strategic resources, was now completely empty. All the strategic materials such as oil, ammunition, steel, aluminum, and quick repair supplies had disappeared. Even the remaining daily necessities in the ship's equipment space were wet, as if they had been roughly taken out of the ship's equipment space and soaked in water for a long time.

"It's... really gone..." The black-haired ship girl stared blankly at the incomprehensible scene in her ship equipment space, but soon, her face tensed up. "Oh no! Our reward!"

The black-haired ship girl frantically searched through her ship equipment space until she found the familiar bulging little bag still lying in the deepest part of her ship equipment space. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.

"That scared me to death... Luckily, the reward is still there..." The black-haired ship girl lowered her head, her voice weak, her emotions complicated. "If even this were gone... how would I explain it to the admiral..."

"Captain... we're out of supplies in our ship's rig, we can't fight at all..." The ship girl crew huddled together beside the black-haired ship girl, whispering fearfully, "This area is dangerous. If we run into some deep-sea amphibious ships... we won't have a chance to fight back..."

"Ah, right! The most urgent thing now is to get out of this area as soon as possible!" Upon hearing this, the black-haired ship girl quickly looked up and said nervously to her companions, "In short... the land and sea routes we took before are no longer viable, and the ocean is too dangerous for us now. Let's find the shortest route to a human city! We'll take a car back to the naval base next!"

"Received!" the ship girl crew members responded in unison.

There was no time to think about why the Deep Sea Dean appeared in this sea area, no time to think about why they were able to survive the Deep Sea Dean's attack, and no time to think about why the supplies in the ship equipment space that only she could open had disappeared. At this moment, the black-haired ship girl had only one thought in her mind: to survive and leave this damned sea area!

The ship girls spent a few minutes planning their route to the nearest human city. Then, without even bothering to tidy their wet clothes and messy instruments, they hurriedly left the area and sped towards their destination without daring to breathe.

Without strategic resources, the ship girls' equipment is reduced to only the most basic strength, and their speed is greatly reduced. Unlike before, if they are caught by a passing abyssal amphibious ship at this time—even if it is just the lowest-level abyssal destroyer—they will be unable to fight back or escape.

The ship girls traveled in constant fear and trepidation.

Fortunately, the ship girls traveled peacefully and steadily. When the sun was high in the sky and the dazzling sunlight poured down on the earth, it was noon. The ship girls finally arrived at the dock of a nearby human city after their journey.

Step onto the dock.

The ship girls felt the solid ground beneath their feet. They turned back to look at the azure sea behind them, exchanged glances, and for some reason, were moved to tears.

Are we... safe now?

"I was so scared... I was so scared, waaaaaah..."

"Captain, I'm so scared!"

"I thought I was going to die here... Waaaaah..."

"Luckily, we didn't encounter a single deep-sea amphibious ship along the way! What if, what if... Waaaaah..."

"I miss home so much..."

"I want to go home! I miss the Admiral, waaaaaah..."

Ignoring the astonished looks of passersby, the ship girls embraced and wept openly on the dock. Their moving display of genuine emotion after escaping death prompted passersby to take out their phones and snap photos of the ship girls one after another.

Chapter 1889 Let's retreat

Three poles in the sun.

Xiao Bai squatted on the water's surface, drinking a carton of milk while looking at the time displayed on the screen of her phone in her other hand: 9:30 AM.

Since entering Chapter 8.

Because there was neither electricity nor network signal in the land of Chapter Eight, Xiaobai turned off her usual cell phone as soon as she arrived. During her time in Chapter Eight, she had been using a satellite phone with super long standby time. While the satellite phone was convenient, it was, after all, a work-only device, and naturally, it didn't have any entertainment apps or network settings. Now that Xiaobai had finally returned to human society for once, even though she wasn't usually a big fan of the internet, she couldn't help but miss the wonderful world of the internet and decided to try browsing the web on her regular cell phone.

However, Xiaobai soon realized he was wrong.

because……

On the vast ocean, ordinary mobile phones will still not receive a signal.

Behind Xiaobai, a pitch-black vortex emerged from the void, and Chaoda walked out of it and returned to Xiaobai's side.

"Admiral," Chao Dahe whispered to Xiaobai, who was fiddling with his phone.

"Ah, it's Super Yamato... Is everything done?" As soon as Xiaobai heard Super Yamato's voice, she quickly put away her phone, stuffed the half-finished milk carton back into her ship equipment space, and turned to Super Yamato with a warm smile.

"As per the Admiral's orders, I have dispersed all the deep-sea amphibious ships in the several sea areas leading to the human cities ahead," Super Yamato said to Little White.

"Thank you for your hard work." Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest, and smiled with some emotion, "In that case, the ship girl team we just robbed should be safe on their way to the human city..."

"...How did the admiral know where those ship girls would go?" Super Large and Tilted Head.

"I don't know," Xiaobai explained crisply. "I don't know which naval base they belong to, where the naval base is located, or who the admiral is. But even if I don't know, just by putting myself in their shoes, I know where they would go."

"?"

"After being attacked by the mysterious Deep Sea Dean, all the resources in their ship equipment disappeared. Having lost their shipgirl supernatural powers, I think they definitely wouldn't dare to stubbornly take the waterway back to the naval base. When I was looking through their ship equipment space, I found quite a few maps. Given their current state, if they just look at the map and find the nearest human city, they should head there." Xiaobai said, then gave Chao Yamato a somewhat awkward smile. "Next, they might take the train back to the naval base, or they might contact the admiral at the naval base for help, or they might even walk home… It's not really appropriate for me to say this, but while these methods seem a bit shameful, they're at least much safer than stubbornly taking the waterway."

"..." Chao Da nodded silently.

"After all, they've troubled us this time... I can't just strip them bare and run away. Even when sending a Buddha, you have to see him off to the west." As Xiaobai said this, her gaze softened a bit when she looked at Chao Yamato. "Anyway, now that the temporary resource problem is solved, let's go back to Chapter 8."

"Hmm." Super Big turned to the side, giving the dark vortex behind him to Little White.

Xiaobai clapped his hands and followed Chaoda into the dark vortex.

"Oh, right." Before entering the dark vortex, Xiaobai seemed to remember something and asked Chaoda beside her, "Speaking of which, did it take you a lot of effort to disperse the deep-sea ships in this area, Chaoda?"

"?"

"I've heard that the Deans of the Deep Sea are quite territorial. With you commanding the Deep Sea Fleet in this area like this, what's the attitude of the Deans of the Deep Sea in this area?"

"...The concentration of deep-sea energy in this area is very low, so it should not have given birth to a Deep-Sea Dean yet, so it is not very difficult to command."

"Oh~"

"...Does the Admiral wish to conquer this sea area? I can help the Admiral."

"No, then forget it."

"...Is the resource the Admiral has plundered enough this time?"

"Ok?"

"There are over fifty ship girls in Chapter Eight. Will the resources of the dozen or so ship girls we found here be insufficient?"

"Ah... well, actually, we plundered more resources than I expected. It's enough for Akagi and the others to fight freely at sea for a whole day."

"..."

While chatting about everyday things, Xiaobai and Chaodahe disappeared into the dark vortex.

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Chapter 1890.

When Shiro and Yamato returned to the villa in Chapter 8 through the dark vortex, outside the villa, Akagi, who had just finished the battle, and the other rookie naval girls were dragging their tired bodies as they entered the villa one after another.

The ship girls in the newbie naval base certainly won't get tired from simply crushing weaker opponents. The number of Abyssal Fleet ships that have appeared during Chapter 8, no matter how many there are, could not possibly make the newbie naval base show such signs of fatigue.

Xiaobai looked at the ship girls returning from outside the villa and understood.

The reason why the ship girls in the new naval base look so tired is not because the enemy is so strong, but simply because the strategic resources in their ship equipment have been completely exhausted. Ship equipment without resources will more or less affect the ship girls' mental state, so it is normal for them to look tired.

"Akagi." Shiro walked up to Akagi as she entered and asked, "Have you finished your battles for today?"

"Ah... it's the Admiral." After entering the villa, Akagi stood by the door, gently rubbing her temples. Upon hearing Shiro's voice, she lowered her hand and looked over with delighted surprise. "Yes, today's battle is over. Luckily, the Abyssal Destroyer that appeared yesterday didn't show up today—by the way, Admiral, what about you..."

"Don't worry, it's been resolved." Xiaobai gave Chicheng a thumbs up and a confident smile.

"Ah...congratulations." Akagi looked at Shiro's thumb, and a look of joy quickly appeared in her eyes. Akagi breathed a deep sigh of relief and gave Shiro a pleasant smile. "It seems that the glory of victory is about to turn in our favor."

"Yes, it took a lot of effort from me and Chao Yahe to get these, and we even lost a piece of the deep-sea frigate metal from Chapter 8 that you gave me before..." Xiaobai murmured with some heartache as he thought about this.

"Deep-sea corvette metal?" Akagi was taken aback. "Admiral, what did you do with that deep-sea metal?"

"That's a long story... Anyway, let's call all the ship girls over first. I'll distribute the resources to you, and we'll talk about it all later." As Xiaobai spoke, she took Akagi's hand and headed towards a corner of the villa.

"Admiral, no rush." ​​Akagi gently took Shiro's hand in hers, patted his wrist, and smiled at him. "Now that the problem is solved, we won't worry about a few more minutes..."

"Ah? What's wrong?"

"Admiral, although I promised you before that I would try my best to keep the resource situation a secret from Admiral Haoding's ship girls, it seems that they still noticed our exhaustion due to the depletion of resources when we just finished the battle. Miss Elizabeth is waiting for you outside the villa now, and she seems to have something to say."

"Miss Elizabeth?" Xiaobai was taken aback and looked towards the villa entrance. "Then... then I'll go take a look."

Xiao Bai walked out of the villa gate.

really.

Elizabeth stood respectfully in front of the villa's main gate—a spot Elizabeth always occupied whenever she visited Xiaobai. Xiaobai had seen it many times, but Elizabeth always carried plenty of seafood with her when she came before. This time, seeing her hands empty made Xiaobai feel a little uncomfortable.

"Miss Elizabeth, you were looking for me?" Xiaobai walked up to Elizabeth and asked with a smile.

"Ah, yes..." Elizabeth nodded quickly. She nervously opened her mouth as if to say something, but then quickly closed it again. After thinking for a while, she still whispered a polite greeting to Xiaobai, "Um... how is Admiral Lu Lin's illness from the change in environment these past few days?"

"Me? Hmm... Thanks to Miss Elizabeth's medicine, I'm much better. I feel like I'll be fine after another day of rest." Little White said to Elizabeth, keeping track of the time in her mind.

"That's good, that's good..." Elizabeth gave a forced smile, but quickly lowered her head seriously. She hesitated for a moment before speaking to Xiaobai, "Um... Admiral Lu Lin, actually... it's like this, your naval base has been stationed here in Chapter 8 for over a week... and the intensity of the battles has been extremely high... As a ship girl, I know very well how much resource this level of combat consumes. Although I don't know how many resources you brought with you, Admiral Lu Lin, but... if the resources are insufficient... there's a small clearing in the dense forest before the wasteland that our naval base cleared before. We can all squeeze in and barely live there for a few days. As for food, please don't worry, the sea is rich in resources, and we've accumulated quite a bit of supplies during this time..."

Elizabeth kept talking, as if she had meticulously planned for everyone to abandon Chapter 8 and retreat to the wilderness in the dense forest to survive.

"Also, regarding the issue of abandoning Chapter 8... I asked my admiral, and he said that although it is indeed a pity to give up these progresses, as long as we are here, we can always reclaim the land, rebuild the houses, and explore the sea again..." Elizabeth carefully told Xiaobai, her face full of worry, "What I mean is... if... if Admiral Lu Lin, your resources really start to run out... perhaps we should retreat."

Chapter 1891 Ten Frigates

Elizabeth's purpose in coming here seems to be to remind Xiaobai to prioritize the overall situation and not to care too much about the thoughts of Haoding Garrison. If the newbie garrison is really in dire straits, then preserving its strength should be the top priority. As for the achievements Haoding Garrison has made in Chapter 8 these days... those that should be abandoned should be abandoned decisively.

Seeing Elizabeth's expression, Xiaobai couldn't help but smile faintly.

“Yes, Miss Elizabeth, thank you very much for your suggestion.” Little White said to Elizabeth with a smile, “I will actively listen to your opinions and do as you suggest.”

"That's good..." Elizabeth's eyebrows drooped slightly. She breathed a sigh of relief and said to Xiaobai, "Then, Admiral Lu Lin, I'll go back and report this to my admiral. We'll pack our things and leave Chapter Eight in a bit..."

"Hey!" Xiaobai quickly reached out and grabbed Elizabeth. "Miss Elizabeth, what are you going to do?"

"Hmm?" Elizabeth was taken aback by Xiaobai's innocent eyes and subconsciously replied, "Uh... I'll go contact everyone to evacuate Chapter Eight together..."

"Why is Miss Elizabeth in such a hurry to evacuate Chapter Eight?"

"But wasn't it Admiral Lu Lin who went first just now..."

"Me?" Xiaobai pointed to himself and smiled at Elizabeth. "Ah...you mean just now? I did say that if we ran out of resources, we would listen to Miss Elizabeth and evacuate Chapter 8 together...but the prerequisite for evacuating Chapter 8 is that we, the naval base, have used up the resources we brought for Chapter 8 this time. We still have resources left, so why are we in such a hurry to leave?"

"What? There's still some left?!" Elizabeth was stunned.

"There are some."

"But...but Akagi-senpai and the others have clearly been fighting continuously for over a week. This level of endurance far exceeds that of ordinary ship girls...and when they just returned from the beach, I saw that Akagi-senpai and the others were unusually exhausted..."

"Ah... well... maybe Akagi and the others didn't sleep well last night." Shiro patted Elizabeth's arm and explained with a smile, "Miss Elizabeth, you know that daily life in Chapter 8 is quite boring. Akagi and the others have been holding back ever since they entered Chapter 8. Last night, they couldn't help but throw a small party to relax, so it's normal that they are a little tired during the day due to lack of sleep."

“Party?? This…” Elizabeth was momentarily at a loss for words to respond to Xiaobai’s words.

"In short, Miss Elizabeth, please rest assured. Our naval base has made ample preparations for conquering Chapter 8. As for resources... while we don't have enough to support your naval base, we can still withstand the consumption of a week or two," Xiaobai said with a smile. "So, whether it's tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or the day after that, or even a week or two from now, no matter how many Abyssal Fleet ships appear on the sea, we will fulfill our duty to defeat them all."

"..." Elizabeth stared blankly at Little White, speechless.

"Anyway, Miss Elizabeth, just wait and see tomorrow. I still need to review the battle with Akagi and the others today, so I'm sorry I can't stay here any longer," Shiro said, taking a step back.

“…Ah, um, okay…okay!” Elizabeth snapped out of her daze, nodded quickly, then glanced at Xiaobai with a complicated look before slowly lowering her head. “Then…I won’t bother Admiral Lu Lin and the others any longer…”

Elizabeth bowed to Little White, then turned and quietly left.

Little White watched Elizabeth's departing figure, let out a soft breath, and scratched his cheek with his finger.

“It seems Miss Elizabeth doesn’t quite believe what I just said… But never mind, in a way what I said wasn’t wrong, was it…” Xiaobai muttered to herself as she turned her head and walked into the villa, her voice wavering. “Maybe it’s a good thing that Akagi and the others have noticed that they’ve run out of resources… After all, if even Miss Elizabeth can see it, then the Dean of the Deep Sea in Chapter Eight must see it even more clearly.”

"..."

"...What changes will occur on the sea tomorrow...?"

As Xiao Bai muttered to himself, he disappeared into the villa, and the villa's gate closed behind him.

The ship girls of the newbie naval base, unlike their usual leisurely and carefree state after battles, stayed in the villa with Shiro this time, keeping the door closed and doing something unknown, without venturing out until the bright sky was gradually enveloped by night.

unconsciously.

Another day has passed.

As the first rays of sunlight shone upon the earth the next day, everything in the sea seemed still immersed in a dream that had not yet faded, not yet awake. Elizabeth, along with the fleet of the Haoding Garrison, was already waiting on the beach.

Elizabeth gazed silently at the distant sea.

Today, on the sea surface of Chapter Eight, it is not yet time for the usual appearance of deep-sea amphibious ships, and the fluctuations of the deep-sea aura are very stable. However, at this moment, the sea surface seems to be shrouded in a strange pressure, with a sense of calm before a storm.

"Captain Elizabeth, the sea conditions are very stable." The patrol ship girl next to Elizabeth, who had just finished inspecting the sea, reported the sea area information.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work." Elizabeth nodded. "Continue to keep an eye on things, and report any unusual activity on the sea immediately."

"Received!" The patrol ship girl saluted Elizabeth, then left the group and headed towards the sea.

"...Is the sea...stable?" After the patrolmen left, Elizabeth murmured softly, gazing at the sea, and sighed slightly.