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"It's alright. A deep-sea flagship of that level would probably be blown up by the Admiral's Guild's security ship girls if it took two more steps forward." Guild Master Er Gou nonchalantly took out a can of cola, gulped down a few mouthfuls, and then let out a hearty laugh. "After all, those are thugs I hired with my own money from my old acquaintances in Chapter Seven. These deep-sea flagships, hmph, a piece of cake."
"Oh……"
Xiao Bai nodded, relieved for the time being.
Xiao Bai glanced at Luo Lian on the other side.
"Slurp slurp."
Luo Lian and Yan Zhan were each holding a bowl of instant noodles, eating them with relish.
"..." Xiaobai smiled.
"Oh, right, Xiaobai, remember to have Chaoda and her hang the wreckage of the Deep Sea Flagship at the stern of the ship," President Ergou reminded Xiaobai.
"Hmm? Is there any explanation for this?"
"It's not easy to run into one like this, so hanging it on the back of the ship is a good excuse to go out to sea to hunt down large deep-sea creatures, so we don't have to hide when we return to port."
"Oh……"
The super-large ship collected the wreckage of the deep-sea flagship, hung it at the stern, and then returned to the ship.
The ship sailed alone on the sea, gradually entering the depths of the node. Along the way, it encountered some deep-sea amphibious ships that dared to block its way. The super-large ship would jump down and scare them away with its eyes. If it encountered some that were really blind, it would knock them down with a punch. The world's top-level deep-sea dean could deal with these newbie deep-sea novices as easily as playing with them.
at last.
The journey was smooth and uneventful, and we arrived at our destination, a remarkably calm sea.
Xiao Bai stood on the sea, gestured with his hands, and then pointed in a direction. The bow of the boat moved in the direction Xiao Bai pointed. Just as the bow of the boat passed over the seemingly ordinary water, the scenery on the boat suddenly distorted, and a feeling of dizziness filled everyone's minds before dissipating.
When they could see their surroundings again, they found themselves in a dark, sunless body of water.
In the water, a surprising number of red-haired girls dressed in black were lingering. Without exception, these girls on the surface of the water were filled with an extremely rich aura of the deep sea. The intensity of their aura had reached the level of the Dean of the Deep Sea, and when they were combined, the sky and the surrounding area were filled with a thick red aura.
Just as the boat Xiaobai was on sailed in.
The red-haired deep-sea deans in the water all raised their heads and looked towards Xiaobai.
Chapter 2069 The Spreading Virus
wow——
Wow————
The sound of flowing water echoed in the quiet, dark waters. The red-haired abyssal deans continued to approach the ship. The intense aura of the deep sea rose and swirled as the deans drew nearer, gradually turning the air around the ship crimson.
"W-w-w-are all these Abyssal Deans coming over?" On the ship, Warspite stared wide-eyed, her face filled with panic as she looked at the approaching red Abyssal Deans. She was so frightened that she raised her half-finished instant noodle cup and waved it at the Abyssal Deans who were trying to get closer to the ship. "You, you, you... don't come any closer, don't come any closer!"
"You're so embarrassing." Luo Lian slurped up her instant noodles expressionlessly and said to Warspite, "Don't worry, these are all Xiao Bai's people, they won't hurt us."
"Huh? They all belong to Admiral Lu Lin?" Warspite was stunned when he heard this.
"Speaking of which, you don't seem to have heard of this before, Warspite," Little White explained to Warspite with a smile. "It's alright, these Deep Sea Deans are all very well-behaved."
“Very, very well-behaved…” Warspite held up the instant noodle cup, looking bewildered.
It was at this moment that the first group of red-haired deep-sea deans who had approached the ship began to climb aboard one after another.
Under the extremely vigilant gaze of the War-weary, the red-haired deep-sea deans landed on the deck. They didn't speak, but quietly opened their bright red eyes and rushed towards Xiaobai. In no time, they surrounded Xiaobai, blocking her way completely.
The Deans of the Deep Sea Sect clung to Xiaobai like pieces of rice cake, rubbing their faces, chests, arms, and noses against her body. One after another, Xiaobai's tiny figure was quickly swallowed up by the crowd of Deans of the Deep Sea Sect, with only intermittent sounds occasionally emerging from the crowd.
"Long time no see! How have you been here?"
"Haha."
"I'm sorry... there have been some issues at the naval base lately, and there are indeed some difficulties in accommodating your numbers, so I haven't been able to bring you back..."
"Hmm? Want me to pat your head? Sure—"
"Be good..."
"..."
Xiao Bai's hand emerged from the crowd of Deep Sea Deans, and one by one, the Deep Sea Deans offered their heads up, letting Xiao Bai's palm caress and stroke their heads.
This scene, resembling a group of puppies clinging to their owner seeking affection, left Warspite completely bewildered.
"Admiral, who exactly are they...?"
“Remember what happened in Chapter Six? These are the Deep Sea Deans that Xiaobai brought back from Chapter Six.” Luo Lian calmly slurped her noodles, explaining to Warspite as if it were commonplace. “Hmm… Xiaobai’s naval base also has a few Deep Sea Deans, right? You should be used to this kind of setup by now, shouldn’t you?”
"Ah, this..." Warspite looked at the Deep Sea Deans in front of him with a strange expression.
Habitual settings?
What settings are you used to?
Is the world's number one admiral actually the world's largest aquaculture farm owner...?
"Admiral and Chairman, aren't you... at all surprised?" Warspite looked helplessly at Chairman Er Gou and Luo Lian beside him.
"It's alright, it's not like it's the first time I've seen them." Guild Master Er Gou said indifferently, "Actually, this isn't my first time here, you know? As for the Deep Sea Deans here... there are quite a few of them, but as long as they have Xiao Bai's keepsake with them, they're quite obedient."
"..." Warspite looked at Super Yamato.
Even Chao Dahe remained calm.
"Um...aren't you surprised?" Warspite asked Hyper Yamato.
"Hmm." Super Yamato nodded and looked at Warspite. "I've seen them many times when I was in the naval base, so I'm used to it."
"..." War-weariness.
"Haven't you seen it before?" Chao Yahe asked.
"...Of course I've never seen it..." Warspite sighed.
Warspite suddenly realized that although her admiral had a very good relationship with Shiro, she herself had never actually visited the newbie's naval base even once...
What's it like inside the newbie naval base?
Are there tons of god-tier equipment for ship girls?
Are deep-sea research institute directors everywhere?
……
In his war-weary mind, the image of the rookie naval base gradually began to be demonized.
While Luo Lian finished eating her instant noodles, more and more Deep Sea Deans gathered near the ship. Although Xiao Bai "entered" many of the Deep Sea Deans who boarded the ship by patting their heads, the number was still too small compared to the number of Deep Sea Deans who were lively and energetic throughout the entire sea area.
If Xiaobai were to pat each of them on the head, even if she only patted them once at a time, it would probably take her most of the day to finish. And if she were to let these deep-sea deans come aboard, the ship would be overloaded with their stuff.
To avoid running out of time, after greeting the last group of Deep Sea Deans who boarded the ship, Xiao Bai waved apologetically to the other Deep Sea Deans who had arrived below the ship, and regretfully called out, indicating that today's head-patting ceremony was over.
"Woo——"
The deep-sea deans below the ship stared longingly at Little White on board. They drooped their pitiful heads, but still obediently stayed on the surface of the sea and did not try to board the ship again.
"It's truly magnificent no matter when you look at it." President Er Gou leaned against the bow of the boat, looking at the densely packed Deep Sea Deans on the surrounding sea surface by the light, and clicked his tongue in amazement. "If an ordinary person came here and saw so many Deep Sea Deans happily staying on the water, they would probably be scared to death."
"Actually, I was almost scared to death..." Warspite muttered softly, touching his chest.
"Their names are Abyssal Taihou." Xiaobai smiled at Warspite. "You'll get used to them after spending more time with them. Let me tell you a little secret: they might actually be easier to get along with than most ship girls. In our naval base, these Abyssal Taihou are in high demand in every sense of the word."
"Eh..." Warspite looked at the quiet Abyssal Deans around him and nodded with some doubt.
Seeing that Warspite was gradually accepting this reality, Xiaobai also felt relieved and shifted his attention to Chao Yamato.
"Super Yamato, are we ready to begin?"
"Anytime is fine." Super Big nodded.
"Then choose a comfortable spot; anywhere in this area of water is fine."
"it is good."
With a loud thud, he then skillfully jumped off the boat, using one hand to brace himself against the railing.
"Xiaobai, what is she going to do?" President Ergou asked curiously, looking at Chao Yamato.
"Make a mark."
"mark?"
“Yes… well, that’s how it is. Actually, Super and her teleportation abilities have limitations. If she wants to teleport to a certain place, she has to go there in person and leave a mark.” Xiaobai explained to Guild Master Ergou, “So this time when I came to the second chapter, I had Super leave the mark in this dark water area. That way, I won’t have to worry about the deep-sea aura leaking out when using the teleportation ability. More importantly, I can come here anytime, anywhere in the future.”
"Anytime, anywhere? I like that!" President Er Gou's eyes lit up.
“Yes…” Xiaobai smiled at Guild Master Ergou, “If we leave a teleportation mark here, the work of transporting these Deep Sea Phoenixes will be much easier in the future, and we won’t have to trouble Guild Master to sail all the way there.”
"Yay... Oh, no, no, no." President Er Gou was about to cheer when he suddenly realized what he had done and his face darkened. "Then does that mean I don't have a legitimate reason to slack off anymore?"
"...President sister, it seems like you...slack off quite often too."
"Oh, right." President Er Gou slapped his forehead, then raised his hand and waved it, "Yay!"
"Are we going straight to the newbie garrison from here?" Luo Lian ignored the self-absorbed Guild Master Er Gou and walked over to Xiao Bai, asking him.
"Okay. Is that alright?"
"Sure, who's going?"
"Whatever..." Xiaobai blinked and looked at the people around her. "Anyway, after the teleportation point is set up, the second chapter and the newbie garrison will be right across from each other. If you want to come and sit at my place, you can go. When you want to come back, I'll ask Chaoda to send you back."
"Then I'll go with Warspite." Luo Lian gave a thumbs up.
"I didn't expect you to like ship girls so much, Lianlian?" Xiaobai laughed.
"Mainly because Yan Zhan has been with me for so long, she understands me quite well." Luo Lian nodded and said seriously, "It will be much more convenient for me when she assists me."
Luo Lian's words came from the bottom of her heart.
Just as an all-knowing and all-powerful detective needs an assistant who can inspire him, any excellent researcher also has a great need for an excellent assistant—whether they can actually help or not doesn't matter, the main thing is that having a familiar person by your side will make you feel good.
"..." Warspite listened to Luo Lian's words from the side, propped his chin up and looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, his face full of girlish sadness.
War-weary said that she was no longer the naive girl who had just stepped out of the construction machine and had a naive view of everything in the world. After experiencing so much of the vicissitudes of life following Luo Lian, she had completely seen through it all and had become much more accustomed to her hard-working life. She no longer felt joy or sorrow in her heart.
"Alright." Xiaobai nodded with a wry smile. She looked at Warspite, thought for a moment, and then said to Warspite, "Well... Warspite, speaking of which, you seem to be from the Royal Navy, right? Well, after we get to our naval base, I'll introduce you to Hood, and then we can throw you an afternoon tea party to welcome you, how about that?"
"What?! There's afternoon tea?" Warspite jumped at the news. She turned around and, mimicking President Er Gou's earlier gesture, raised her hands high. "Yay!"
War-weariness was also spread by the Goodye virus.
Chapter 2070 I Activate Magic Card Fusion
Before long, the marked Chao Dahe returned to the ship.
"Admiral, it's all set." Super Yamato walked onto the deck, dusted off his clothes, and then looked up at Shiro and said, "Can we go back anytime... um?"
Chao Yamato stopped halfway through his sentence.
"Afternoon tea! Afternoon tea! Afternoon tea!" Warspite raised his hands high with great enthusiasm, bending and straightening his arms repeatedly as if doing pull-ups, excitedly chanting a single word.
"Admiral, she..."
"Ah... Warspite? She's probably a little excited..." Shiro smiled sheepishly at Daiwa, "Anyway, Warspite wants to come back to the newbie naval base with us, is that okay?"
"OK."
Does teleportation consume a lot of energy?
"The energy expenditure for this distance isn't too high," Chao Dahe said to Xiaobai.
While the amount of stamina consumed by Super Yamato's teleportation ability is somewhat positively correlated with the size of the target being teleported, the teleportation distance ultimately accounts for the majority of the stamina expenditure. The novice naval base is only a two- or three-day drive from Chapter Two. Compared to the long journeys that often take a month to get here in Chapter Eight, this distance is just a casual stroll after a meal for Super Yamato. She can handle as many people as she wants.
"Then I'm relieved." Xiaobai exclaimed, then looked at President Ergou, "What about President Sister?"
"I...I...never mind, I'll go too." Guild Master Er Gou thought for a moment, then shrugged at Xiao Bai. "Anyway, Helena and Des Moines are at the Admiral's Guild, so nothing will go wrong for a while. I can go to your naval base and laze around for a couple of days! It's okay to leave the ship here, right?"
"It's alright, this place is isolated from the outside."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Guild Master Er Gou slapped his thigh and said to Xiao Bai, "I want to experience the Anywhere Door!"
Xiaobai smiled at President Ergou, then looked at Chao Yamato.
Super Large and the others raised their hands knowingly, and a black vortex appeared in front of everyone.
When Mega-Woman released the black vortex, she uncontrollably emitted her own deep-sea aura. The surrounding deep-sea phoenixes sensed Mega-Woman's deep-sea aura and cast curious and awe-inspiring glances at her.
"You all need to behave well here... I'll have more opportunities to come here often in the future. I can bring you to the naval base or bring you things to see you several times." Shiro instructed the deep-sea giants around her, pointing to the ship beneath her feet, "Remember to keep an eye on this ship for us. We're going over there now."
The deep-sea giant phoenixes nodded quickly.
Xiao Bai and the others then entered the vortex black hole one after another.
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