Elder brother's garrison

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"You're quite bold, aren't you? Even though you've figured out my weaknesses and my desires, aren't you really afraid that I might tell Frederick about your plot to rebel just because I find it amusing?" Savoy asked Xiaobai while shaking hands with him.

“I believe Miss Savoy is a person of good taste,” Xiaobai said with a smile. “After all… seeing the once invincible leader of this ruined city fall at the hands of outsiders must be a little more interesting to you than anything else, Miss Savoy, right?”

"You also enjoy pleasure?"

"It's simply about putting yourself in someone else's shoes."

"Hehehe." Savoy released Little White's hand. "So, who is the other person you bribed?"

"It will be kept secret for now."

“...Even if you don’t say it, I can guess.” Savoy put his hands behind his back and spoke softly to Little White, “...I’m waiting for that day.”

"Me too."

"...Would you like me to see you out?"

"Ah, no need, I can walk out by myself." Xiaobai shook her head.

"Now you can really leave, right?" Savoy said to Little White.

"Ah."

Xiao Bai nodded, feeling a sense of relief.

Most of what Xiaobai said and did to Savoy just now was improvised after what happened. Even his lines were improvised, and the information was only partially true.

Xiaobai did indeed want to overthrow the city, but her reason for doing so was not because Frederick had trapped her there. Putting aside the fact that Frederick's mental marker couldn't monitor Xiaobai at all, Xiaobai's reason for targeting the ruined city was simply because it was the only way for her family's garrison to clear land.

Furthermore, Xiaobai didn't tell Savoy about her plan to overthrow the ruined city because she trusted her. The reason she told Savoy was that Xiaobai herself didn't need to bear the consequences if the matter were exposed; she wasn't in any danger in that regard.

If things are exposed, Xiaobai can simply leave with Chaoda and teleport away, then return to the shore of Chapter 8 with his army of ship girls and the information he has gathered about the ruined city, and lead his troops to destroy it.

The reason why Xiaobai hasn't done so yet is mainly because Xiaobai wants to learn more about this city and the depth of the various Deep Sea Deans. The secondary reason is that Xiaobai thinks it might be possible to recruit Deep Sea Deans Zuikaku and Hindenburg into the Newbie Garrison, so he stayed here to play with the Deep Sea Deans and get to know them better.

As for Savoy...

Xiao Bai didn't actually expect to recruit her.

Firstly, Dean Savoy is a bit mentally unstable. Secondly, after what just happened, Savoy probably hates me to the core, but is only holding back because of a shared long-term goal and because she can't beat me. If I were to implement my plan to recruit her, it would almost certainly fail.

See?

Xiao Bai isn't someone that every Deep Sea Dean would stuff into their garrison.

Even a complete novice should consider whether their target is compatible with their own birth chart and values.

"Then, Miss Savoy, I won't bother you any longer." Xiaobai gave Savoy a slight bow and turned to walk towards the black spire.

Watching Xiaobai's quiet departure, Savoy slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh right!" Just then, Xiaobai, who had just left, stopped and came back.

"...What's wrong with you again?" Savoy once again turned his cautious gaze to Little White.

“Speaking of which, although I don’t have any deep-seated hatred for Miss Savoy, we do have some minor grudges, right?” Xiaobai said to Savoy with a smile. “For example, Miss Savoy, you never told me that once you enter this city, you can’t get out, and you just dragged me in to see Frederick, right? Thanks to you, Chao Dahe and I are now in the same situation as you.”

"Heh... I thought it was something serious." Savoy chuckled lightly after hearing Xiaobai's words, a nonchalant smile on her face. She shrugged and said to Xiaobai, "You're right, I did trick you yesterday because I wanted to see something interesting. If you want revenge, I won't resist now. Do as you please."

Done.

Savoy closed his eyes and brought his face closer.

"However... to be honest, I'm quite satisfied with my appearance. If you want to slap my pretty face, you'd better control your strength and not leave any obvious scars. But as compensation, you can have as many slaps as you want on my stomach..."

"Snapped!"

Before Savoy could finish speaking, she felt a light flick on her forehead with a finger.

Savoy tilted his head back slightly, then opened his eyes with a puzzled look and looked at the little white creature in front of him.

Little White maintained his finger-snap gesture, looking at Savoy with a smile.

“We’re even,” Xiaobai said to Savoy with a smile.

"..." Savoy blinked as he looked at Little White.

"Actually, Miss Savoy, you didn't cause me much trouble. To be honest, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to find Miss Suzukaku so easily. So it's okay, we're even." Shiro gave Savoy an OK sign, then turned around, waving her hand and saying, "Then it's really all right now, I'm going back~"

Little White waved and walked away.

Savoy stood quietly in place, blinking as she watched Little White's retreating figure until it disappeared at the end of the distant waterway.

The sun finally sank completely underwater at this moment.

Although the sunlight has not completely dissipated, night has already arrived.

Savoy's long hair moved without wind, rising and falling gently. A milky white light emanated from Savoy's body, then vanished without a trace.

Savoy's abilities have switched to an invincible nighttime mode.

But Savoy didn't focus on checking his own body; instead, he kept gazing thoughtfully in the direction Little White had left for a long time.

"..."

Savoy's lips curled into an interested smile.

She raised the hand she had just clasped with Xiaobai's, and gently scratched her lips with her fingertips, feeling Xiaobai's scent lingering on her fingertips.

"Heh...an annoying person."

"..."

"He's an interesting person too..."

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Chapter 1999 Where Did Figel Go?

Little White walked for about ten minutes towards the edge of Savoy's territory, until it was completely out of Savoy's sight before stopping.

Looking around at the empty, deserted waterway, Xiaobai lowered its head and softly murmured something to the water beside it.

“Figel”.

"Gulu gulu..."

As soon as Xiaobai finished speaking, a pair of jet-black arms emerged from the water beneath Xiaobai's gaze. Under Xiaobai's watchful eye, the hands pressed against the water's surface, and the arms slowly rose. With a splashing sound, a voluptuous, jet-black female body emerged from the water amidst ripples.

“...Admiral.” Figel was dripping with water. She shook her head to shake off most of the water droplets, then stood obediently in place, looking at Xiaobai with innocent eyes.

"I'm sorry you had to endure that just now. It must be tough being underwater," Xiaobai said apologetically to Figel.

When Xiaobai dives, because of the deep-sea will within her body, the seawater, filled with the aura of the deep sea, automatically forms a protective shield similar to a large inflatable ball to protect Xiaobai, preventing her clothes from getting wet. However, this doesn't work for the other deep-sea deans, whose diving is truly deep-sea diving.

Figel shook her head. She opened her mouth, about to say something to Little White, when suddenly, a distant explosion echoed from the water behind her, interrupting her.

Boom——

Boom——Long——

The explosions occurred in a relatively distant area, interspersed with a buzzing sound similar to that of carrier-based aircraft.

Figel paused and looked behind her. From this position, she could only see the slightly trembling water beside her and the buildings swaying slightly amidst the booming sound. It seemed that the explosion had occurred behind the horizon.

“Admiral…” Figel looked at Xiaobai.

"I'm almost used to the atmosphere in this city... It must be one of those two Deep Sea Deans sparring again. What a peaceful city." Facing Figel's gaze, Xiaobai couldn't help but smile bitterly and spread her hands at Figel. "I strongly suspect that the reason this city has become so dilapidated is most likely due to these Deep Sea Deans."

"..." Figel pointed in the direction behind him, asking Xiaobai with his eyes if he wanted to go take a look.

"Forget it, let's not go this time. Miss Savoy was already in danger, we can't let you be exposed to another Deep Sea Dean." Xiaobai shook her head, ignoring the explosion behind her, and said to Figel, "Figel, let's go quickly before anyone notices us."

"Where to...?"

“Hmm… let’s go back to the ruins area first.” Xiaobai raised his palm and looked at his empty hand. “Before, in order to prevent Frederick from knowing that I went underwater to look for your body… uh, your body, I threw the mark she planted on me onto a nearby building. Later, you brought me out of the sea and soared into the Savoy territory… so I haven’t retrieved that mark yet.”

“…” Figel.

The ruins area was right next to Savoy's territory. After leaving Savoy's territory, Xiaobai and Figel returned to the familiar ruins area.

After leaving Savoy's territory, the lingering sound of the explosions behind them faded away.

After entering the ruins area, Figel, who had been quiet beside Xiaobai, seemed to become more active. She kept looking around at the scenery, her orange-yellow eyes full of confusion and curiosity.

Xiao Bai followed the waterway back to the spot where he had previously dived.

The diving site looked completely different from what Xiaobai remembered. The ruins of the buildings on both sides looked as if they had been hit by some huge bomb. The building remains on both sides had disappeared, and a large number of building fragments had sunk to the surface of the water. Only a few small parts and building blocks were left floating on the surface of the water, silently telling the story of the tragedy that had happened.

"..." Xiaobai looked at the miserable scene in front of her and helplessly glanced back at Figel.

When Figel rescued Little White from the seabed, he rode a black cloud like Sun Wukong, carrying Little White directly from the seabed into the sky. Little White didn't react at the time, but now that I think about it, the destructive power of that maneuver was probably comparable to a group of battleships firing simultaneously. I estimate that as soon as Little White and Figel emerged from the sea, they smashed the surrounding buildings to pieces.

Xiao Bai quickly deployed the Admiral's Network, searching for Frederick's mark on the sea.

Finally, after a few seconds of searching, Xiaobai found the Frederick mark he had dropped earlier on a piece of iron floating on the water not far away.

"Phew..." Xiaobai reached the iron plate, reached out and pried Frederick's mark off it, then pressed it into his palm, muttering with lingering fear, "Luckily, I chose an iron plate that can float on the sea as a temporary carrier for the mark... If I had chosen a wall or something, it might have sunk to the bottom of the sea..."

Xiao Bai raised her hand, looked at the glittering golden mark in her palm, and put her hand down with peace of mind.

"Figel, okay, let's go." Little White turned around and said to Figel.

However, when Xiaobai turned to look at Figel, she found that Figel was staring blankly at the building next to him, lost in thought.

"Figel?" Little White walked up to Figel and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"..." Figel blinked, then looked at Xiaobai with confusion in her eyes, "...Admiral."

"Ok?"

"This place... looks familiar."

"...Familiar?" Xiaobai was taken aback, then asked, "Do you know this place?"

“…I…don’t…recognize him.” Figel frowned, looked at the surrounding ruins of buildings and shook his head in confusion, “But…he just looks familiar.”

“Oh…” Xiaobai looked at Figel thoughtfully.

Figel had indeed never been here before.

After all, it had only been less than half an hour since she was remade by the will of the deep sea. In that half hour, as soon as she left the seabed, she rode on a dark cloud and took Little White to visit the territory of Savoy next door. During that time, she stayed by Little White's side the whole time and didn't have a chance to come back here for a look.

The reason why this place seemed familiar...

should……

possible……

almost……

Actually, it wasn't that she found it familiar, but rather that her body found it familiar.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai deliberately kept quiet, giving Figel the opportunity to recall. Figel quietly observed the surrounding ruins and wreckage while frowning and thinking in confusion for a long time.

at last.

After a long period of recollection, Figella hung his head, having come up empty-handed.

Xiao Bai sighed.

It seems I was being too demanding of a baby who was only half an hour old...

"It's alright, Figel." Xiaobai stepped forward, gently patted Figel's lower back, and looked up at Figel to comfort him, "You'll remember what you need to remember eventually. We're not in a hurry. Anyway, it's getting late, let's go home first."

In the group chat, Jiuling Wushan listened to Qi Yi's words.

Frustrated Figel's ears twitched slightly.

“…Admiral.” Figel looked up, pointed underwater, and spoke to Little White, “I want to stay here.”

"what?"

"Stay here..."

What are you doing here?

“I feel like I can think things through,” Figel said, glancing at the surrounding buildings.

"This……"

Xiao Bai stared blankly at Figel.

Figel also gave Little White a pitiful look, as if staying here was very important to her.