Elder brother's garrison

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"...What do you need me to do?" Deep Sea Zuikaku asked Little White.

"Well... actually, there's nothing particularly special I need you to do, Miss Akami Zuikaku," Shiro said to Akami Zuikaku. "As long as you can guarantee that if one day the ship girls on land become enemies with the Akami Dean in this city, you won't stand against me, that's all. It's simple, right?"

“…Okay.” Shenhai Zuikaku nodded and continued, “If you need it, I can also help you with your combat strength.”

Good guy.

The moment he opens his mouth, he's a complete traitor.

Xiao Bai couldn't help but smile.

"Then thank you very much, Miss Fukami Zuikaku." Xiaobai put her hands together and said gently to Fukami Zuikaku, "Hmm... Speaking of which, Miss Fukami Zuikaku, do you really not mind if we take Chapter 8 into our possession? After all, this place is part of your territory."

"It doesn't matter." Deep Sea Crane answered Xiaobai's question with unusual decisiveness.

"...They really have no feelings for this sea area at all."

“I want freedom,” Shenhai Zuikaku said calmly. “After our deal is over, I will not make things difficult for you. This sea area and everything in it will be yours, and I will leave this place far away.”

“That’s fine then…” Xiaobai looked at Shenhai Zuikaku’s calm face and responded softly, but soon asked with some curiosity, “Speaking of which… when did you come to this city, Miss Shenhai Zuikaku?”

"One hundred years ago."

“…Wow, that’s quite a long time…” Xiaobai murmured in slight surprise, “So, which Deep Sea Dean are you in this city?”

“Five.” Shenhai Zuikaku answered calmly, and fearing that Xiaobai might not have understood, he added, “I am in front of Savoy.”

"Miss Fukami Zuikaku, are you the kind of person who was captured by Frederick in this city while passing through it?"

"More or less." Akagi Zuikaku nodded.

"Waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump?"

"Yes."

“Then this city has a rather long history…” Xiaobai said, then nodded thoughtfully. “However… in the last hundred years, only Savoy, the Dean of the Deep Sea, has joined this city. Judging from this frequency, wouldn’t Frederick and the others have been living in this city for six or seven hundred years?”

“Not that long,” Shinkai Zuikaku replied crisply. “Frederick said she only arrived here a few decades before me.”

"Huh? So early?" Xiaobai was taken aback.

If Frederick the Great arrived in this city only a few decades before Zuikaku Fukami, wouldn't that mean Frederick spent decades waiting for Kamikaze, Figel, and Zuikaku Fukami to come to him, while in the hundred years since Zuikaku Fukami arrived, only Savoy came to this city...

"Your population hasn't been very large in the last hundred years," Xiaobai joked to the Deep Sea Crane.

"...Actually, Savoy wasn't the only Deep Sea Dean who wanted to enter this sea area over the past hundred years." Deep Sea Zuikaku silently looked at Xiaobai, paused for a moment, and then spoke.

"Huh? What do you mean..."

“I stopped them from coming in,” said Fukami Zuikaku calmly, pointing at Shiro, “just like Pachina when it passed through here decades ago.”

"Is there still this?"

“My position in the city is to patrol the outer seas. My duties are to detect any hostile targets that are harmful to the city, and to help Frederick find new townspeople. Since I took office, Frederick and the others have stopped going out on their own.” Deep Sea Zuikaku said calmly to Little White, “So for the past hundred years, whenever I encounter a passing Deep Sea Dean, I will persuade them to leave this place, just like when Pachina came here, I didn’t let her stay here.”

"Oh...I see..." Xiaobai looked at Shenhai Zuikaku with some surprise, "Then why is Savoy...?"

"She wouldn't listen to my advice."

"Well-reasoned and convincing," Xiaobai exclaimed. "I never expected that Miss Shenhai Zuikaku would be such a kind person..."

"?"

"You yourself are imprisoned in the city by Frederick, yet you still selflessly help other passing Deep Sea Deans... It's truly touching..."

"..." Akami Zuikaku tilted her head, thought for a moment, and said to Shiro, "Even if we brought them in, it would be meaningless. Frederick's combat strength is absolute, and it is not something that can be defeated by the sheer number of Dean Akami. That's why I chose to let them leave."

“That’s true.” Shiro smiled and nodded at Sumi Zuikaku, but her smile became even warmer. She opened her eyes and continued to ask Sumi Zuikaku, “Ah, speaking of which, Miss Sumi Zuikaku, didn’t you just mention Frederick’s fighting strength? Have you ever had a conflict with her?”

“…” Shenhai Zuikaku nodded.

“I’m quite curious about this. Could you tell me what happened? For example, why did Frederick attack you, and what are Frederick’s combat abilities… I’d like to know Frederick’s stats.”

"..." Xin Hai Zuikaku lowered his head, remained silent for a while, and then slowly spoke, "When I first came here, I tried to escape. However, because of the mark on my body, Frederick was able to find me every time. I had conflicts with her several times when she brought me back to the city."

"Oh...and then?" Xiaobai nodded upon hearing this.

In short, it's the story of Zuikaku being captured by the deep sea and her struggle against the head constable Frederick who came to take her back...

“I am an aircraft carrier. Friedrich is a battleship.” Akami Zuikaku first pointed to herself and said to Xiaobai, “The day after I left the city, Friedrich found me. When I saw her coming, I didn’t talk to her and directly launched an attack on her with my carrier-based aircraft.”

"Hmm, what next?"

"I lost."

"...?" Xiaobai was taken aback, then said to Shenhai Zuikaku, "No... I mean, I want to hear about what happened during the battle..."

"Without experience, I couldn't possibly beat her." Akagi Zuikaku said calmly to Shiro. "I had no chance to fight back against her. She easily dodged my carrier-based aircraft and then defeated me with a single shot from her main gun."

"……"noob.

Chapter 2012 Sudden Wedding Ring

"Uh... is it really that exaggerated..." Xiaobai stared blankly at Shenhai Zuikaku's expression and asked subconsciously.

Xiao Bai was genuinely surprised by what the Deep Sea Crane said.

As we all know, the strength of the Deep Sea Deans is similar to that of the Ship Girls. There are indeed some differences between them due to the differences in their ship names and types, as well as the length of time they have existed.

Of course, there will also be extreme cases where the difference in strength is so great that the outcome can be decided in a single move.

For example, there is a huge difference in strength between Yamato Abyss in the newbie naval base and the nameless Abyss Dean whom Shiro met in Yuxiu. If Yamato Abyss wanted to, she could take down that Abyss Dean with just one shot.

However, this example is indeed a bit too extreme.

Yamato is, after all, an ancient deep-sea dean who has existed since the time when humanity was still in a period of discontinuity. He is the top-level existence among the deep-sea deans. The one that Xiaobai met in Yuxiu City was obviously a new deep-sea dean who had only recently become a deep-sea dean and had not even developed the most basic level of intelligence. To put it more vividly, he had not even been able to leave the beginner village.

The strength of the Deep Sea Zuikaku is not necessarily greater than that of the Deep Sea Yamato.

However, Xiaobai is certain that Deepsea Zuihe is not an ordinary Deepsea Dean. Even if she isn't at the very top of the Deepsea Deans' rankings, she's certainly among the upper echelons. Deepsea Zuihe has long since left the beginner's village and is making a name for herself in the treacherous outer seas.

Yet this accomplished and renowned Deep Sea Zuikaku actually told Xiaobai that she was utterly powerless against Frederick the Great and was taken away by a single cannon shot...

This is too... fantastical.

It's like someone telling a newbie that there exists a ship girl in the world who can one-shot their own Bismarck and Tirpitz like they're crushing newbies in a beginner's village.

Frederick the Great's power... was it really that terrifying...?

“I have no reason to deceive you in a place like this,” Shinkai Zuikaku replied, his gaze calm. “...I’ve told you before, Frederick’s fighting power is absolute. No matter how many ordinary Shinkai Deans come, they have no chance of defeating her.”

"...Miss Fukami Zuikaku, you really have a lot of confidence in me." Xiaobai swallowed and said to Fukami Zuikaku.

“I have learned more about your combat capabilities,” Deep Sea Zuikaku replied. “At least you are more likely to pose a threat to Frederick than the average Deep Sea Dean.”

"Relying on my ship girls?"

"Damn your laser beam."

"..." Xiaobai smiled bitterly.

“That’s all I know about Frederick,” Shimizukaku continued. “Frederick usually lives in the black spire in the center of the city and rarely comes out alone. She has almost no chance of taking action, so my understanding of her strength is limited to what I just mentioned.”

"Um... thank you, Miss Fukami Zuikaku." Shiro nodded.

"What are your plans?" Deep Sea Crane asked Little White without changing his expression.

"Me? Well... of course I'll act like an admiral." Xiaobai pointed to himself and smiled at Abyssal Zuikaku. "Anyway, I'll learn as much as I can about the situation here in this city, then provide my ship girls with the latest, fresh information, and finally use that information advantage to catch them off guard!"

"...Your ship girls alone might not be enough to threaten her."

"So during this time, I'll try to visit as many of the abbots in the city as possible. Miss Akami Zuikaku, you might not know this, but you're not the only one in this city who wants to escape," Shiro said with a smile to Akami Zuikaku.

"..." Shenhai Zuikaku blinked, somewhat surprised.

"...Huh? Miss Fukami Zuikaku, your reaction seems a bit unexpected... You really didn't know?"

“I thought it was just me…” Fukami Zuikaku said softly, “because in my knowledge, I was the only one in the entire city who had ever rebelled against Frederick…”

“Others have their own difficulties too,” Xiaobai smiled. “Maybe you won’t be all alone, Deep Sea Crane.”

"..." Shenhai Zuikaku nodded silently. After thinking for a while, she seemed to remember something and said to Xiaobai, "I have a question."

"Huh? What's the problem?"

“Although you can remove Frederick’s mark and evade her search, you two are still in the city. You’ve only just joined this city, and to prevent you from escaping, Frederick and the others won’t allow you to leave the city for at least a decade. How will you communicate with the ship girls on shore?” Abyssal Zuikaku asked.

"Well..." Xiaobai smiled slightly, "Of course we have our own methods."

“...Prove it to me.” Deep Sea Zuikaku stared straight at Shiro and said.

While Deep Sea Zuikaku may not delve too deeply into certain issues, her attitude becomes quite resolute when it comes to matters concerning whether Xiaobai has the ability to take her away.

Looking at the intense gaze of the Deep Sea Zuikaku, Xiaobai felt that it seemed the Deep Sea Zuikaku was determined to get to the bottom of things.

Xiao Bai turned around and exchanged a glance with Chao Da behind him.

Super Big cast a trusting look at Little White.

"Hmm... okay." Xiaobai withdrew her gaze and muttered to herself.

Although Xiaobai could indeed make up a few lies on the spot to fool Shenhai Zuikaku... but considering that Shenhai Zuikaku and he were in the same boat, he would just give her a little hint.

“Miss Sumirekaku, we can actually teleport,” Shiro said, patting his chest.

"..." The Deep Sea Crane silently looked at Little White, "Instant teleportation?"

"Yes," Xiaobai nodded.

The auspicious crane in the deep sea remained silent.

Then, a hint of anger flashed in the eyes of the Deep Sea Zuikaku.

"This is not the time for jokes," said Shiro, frowning.

"I'm not kidding... Okay, I know that teleportation is a bit of an overkill for you, Miss Deep Sea Zuikaku..." Xiaobai gave a wry smile and pointed to the stairwell she had just come down from. "How about this, the first floor is a bit open, and it's not good if people see us. Why don't you come upstairs with us first?"

Shen Hai Ruihe's brows furrowed even more. She followed Xiao Bai's finger to the stairwell, and was about to say something when her brows suddenly paused, as if she had remembered something, and her expression eased slightly.

Shenhai Ruihe remembered that he had searched the entire building before, and Xiaobai and Chaodahe did indeed come down from the buildings he had searched as if they had appeared out of nowhere.

“…” Shenhai Zuikaku pondered for a moment, then looked at Xiaobai’s sincere invitation and nodded, “…Okay.”

Xiao Bai led the Deep Sea Crane up the building and into the corridor they had been in before.

"Let's begin." Xiaobai opened the Admiral's Network to search the surrounding environment of the corridor. After confirming that no one else was around, he gestured to Chaoda.

He nodded and raised his hand in a wave.

brush--

A dark, empty vortex appeared out of thin air under the watchful gaze of the deep-sea crane.

Deep Sea Zuikaku was clearly startled by the sudden appearance of the pitch-black vortex. She subconsciously took a step back, staring in astonishment at the bottomless black hole in the vortex.

"This one……"

"This is the teleportation we were just talking about, Miss Akami Zuikaku." Xiaobai said to Akami Zuikaku with a smile, "Don't worry, this vortex is harmless. As long as we walk into this vortex and travel a long way, we can reach the place we want to go."

After Xiaobai finished speaking, he put his hand into the whirlpool, then took it out and showed the Deep Sea Crane how harmless the whirlpool was.

"...Is this her ability?" Zuikaku Akagi shifted his gaze to Yamato.

“Yes.” Xiaobai nodded with a smile. “Super Big and she are amazing, right? This is the most amazing deep-sea skill I’ve ever seen.”

"..." Zuikaku stared at Yamato with a strange look in her eyes. She shifted her gaze to the black vortex in front of her and looked at it silently for a while. Then she turned to Shiro and asked, "What's on the other side of the vortex?"

"Hmm... It can lead to many places, but for now, you can think of it as my base."

Is it on the shore?

"It is."

"..." Shenhai Zuikaku nodded. She thought for a while, then looked at Xiaobai with determination and said to Xiaobai, "I want to go and take a look."

“…Huh? What?”

“I need to verify the authenticity of your teleportation ability,” said Deep Sea Zuikaku.

"Uh... this... are you sure?" Xiaobai stared blankly at Shenhai Zuikaku, "There are ship girls all over there..."

“We’re cooperating now, so they shouldn’t have any reason to fight me,” said Akami Zuikaku.

"Uh...that makes sense, but actually I didn't tell them about my relationship with you...they don't know I came here..."

"Aren't you their leader?"

"yes……"