Elder brother's garrison

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"Governor Mu Yu gave me a brief introduction of you." Director Chen put away his wallet and smiled at Xiao Bai.

"Huh? What did he say about me?"

"He said...you are the youngest admiral in the world, and also the current number one admiral in the world."

"this one?"

"Yes."

"The introduction felt too ordinary," Xiaobai muttered, seemingly not very satisfied.

“For human society, this kind of introduction is probably impressive enough,” Lexington said with a smile.

“Okay.” Xiaobai smiled at Lexington, then looked at Director Chen, “Director Chen, about our mission this time…”

"Leave it to me!" Upon hearing this, Director Chen immediately stepped forward. "Before coming here, Governor Mu Yu had already conveyed all the requirements to me through a letter. As someone who has the honor of helping you select ship girl talents, I will do my best!"

"That's great." Xiaobai smiled and found a notebook on the table. "Director Chen, how are you going to choose the ship girls? Tell me about it."

"The requirements are simple. My partner will find a venue downstairs and set up a temporary viewing booth. Our judging panel will score all the ship girls who come to audition, and finally select the seven ship girls with the highest scores to be included in the idol project," Director Chen said to Xiaobai. "Our judging panel has many experts in this field who will evaluate the ship girls' qualities from various professional perspectives, ensuring absolute fairness and accuracy!"

"Oh...it's a talent show?" Xiaobai's eyes lit up with interest. She pointed to herself and said, "Can I go watch too?"

"Of course! We'll reserve a seat for you on the judging panel!"

"Then I'll have to trouble you." Xiaobai smiled happily at Director Chen and then handed the notebook to him.

"...Boss? May I ask what this is?" Director Chen took Xiaobai's notebook and paused for a moment.

"This is the autograph book," Xiaobai said with a smile.

"But it's blank here."

“Yes, that’s right.” Xiao Bai nodded matter-of-factly and smiled. “It’s a rare opportunity to come here, Director Chen, why don’t you sign a few autographs before you leave? My mom and dad are your fans.”

"I'm flattered!" Director Chen exclaimed in delight, quickly picking up the notebook. "Boss, please give me some time, I'll definitely fill every single page of this notebook!"

"Excuse me."

II Ling Shan Qi Si Ba...

An hour later.

The temporary film studio that Director Chen mentioned was set up in the square below the governor's office building.

Although it's called a film studio, it's more like an open-air camping site. In the office building's plaza, flashlights and glass walls have created a space of about ten square meters. Not far away, eight seats are occupied, and Director Chen and other staff members are constantly discussing matters related to the ship girl selection.

More and more ship girls were drawn to the photo studio, and soon the square was filled with their figures.

"Director Chen." Xiao Bai walked up to Director Chen and the staff and greeted them gently.

"For this ship girl selection, I hope everyone can raise their standards. Our goal this time is to select the elite of the elite, with absolutely no room for compromise, especially in terms of appearance..." Director Chen was still giving instructions to the staff in a serious manner when he heard Xiaobai's voice. He quickly turned around and showed a fawning smile, "Boss! You've arrived! We've been waiting for you for a long time! Come, come, please have a seat! The ship girl selection is about to begin, this is your seat!"

Director Chen, upon hearing this, quickly gave the seat closest to the center to Xiaobai.

"No need to give me such a middle seat, I'll just sit anywhere." Xiao Bai smiled at Director Chen.

“Let’s do it here. After all, your ship girls will be participating in the selection later. They’ll see you in the most prominent position, so they should perform better, don’t you think?” Director Chen walked to the middle seat and pulled the chair back a little.

"Well... thank you, Director Chen." Xiao Bai expressed his gratitude to Director Chen and then sat down in the chair.

After Xiaobai sat down in the chair, he could clearly feel the gazes coming from all directions.

Xiao Bai looked around and realized that the staff that Director Chen had brought were watching him from the side.

These gazes directed at Xiaobai were rather subtle, but they couldn't escape Xiaobai's keen perception. Xiaobai could sense that some of these gazes contained curiosity about his identity, some were surprised by his appearance, some were puzzled by his age, and some even had a faint doubt about his appointment as a judge.

That's more like it.

Xiao Bai remained expressionless as he absorbed the gazes from all directions, silently complaining to himself.

This is how a normal person would react when they see themselves.

Director Chen's attitude towards me was far too polite, to the point that I felt a little uncomfortable.

"Boss, let me explain the process to you first." Director Chen gently pushed the chair, shoving Xiaobai into the seat, and then said politely, "After the ship girls come in for the interview, our judging panel will randomly ask them some questions—don't worry, boss, they'll just be some everyday, trivial questions. The main purpose is to analyze their personality from their speech. After the questioning, we will give ship girls with talents the opportunity to showcase their talents, and then we will enter the scoring stage. We will score them based on three aspects: appearance, charm, and talent, with each aspect having a maximum score of ten."

"Oh, that sounds quite rigorous," Xiaobai nodded. "Do I need to give a score too?"

"Sure, of course!" Director Chen nodded quickly. "As for the score, you can just write it down on the form on the table on the desktop."

"Yeah, I got it."

"Sir, may we begin now?"

"Let's begin!" Xiaobai rubbed his hands together and nodded eagerly.

Most of the ship girls in the newbie naval base like to join in the fun. The idol competition itself is a novel and fun thing for ship girls. Especially after they learned that the selected ship girls can go on a vacation to human society with the admiral and even appear on TV, the ship girls' enthusiasm for the selection has soared to an extreme level. There is no need for the newbie to call for help. Ship girls who are interested in this have already crowded the square.

"Oden, piping hot oden, meow~"

"Grilled sausage, smells so good, grilled sausage, meow~"

"Anyone want some snacks, meow~"

Among the crowd of ship girls, a bright green figure pushed a food stall and began to hawk its wares.

The huge crowd of ship girl fans surrounded the studio three or four times over, creating a noisy and crowded atmosphere. In the end, Xiaobai had no choice but to call on Lexington to help maintain order in the square, which saved the studio from being overrun by the ship girl fans.

quickly.

Guided by Lexington, the first ship girl entered the studio.

The ship girl was initially a little shy when she entered the studio. She looked around the studio with curiosity, and when she saw Xiaobai sitting on the judges' panel, a relaxed smile appeared on her face. Then she waved vigorously at Xiaobai.

"Admiral! Can you see me, Admiral!"

Chapter 2261 It's you!!!

Xiaobai smiled and raised her hand at the ship girl, and soon heard the judges' discussion.

"What a beautiful girl."

"Even with just her looks and figure, she could easily become a huge star by appearing on variety shows, filming some popular movies, and hiring some online trolls to hype it up."

"Is her hair dyed? It must be natural, her hair quality is really good."

"She's probably better suited to a youthful, girly image..."

"The gesture of smiling and waving just now would probably win over many fans in a youth romance drama."

"..."

The discussions around her mostly occurred between two people, and no one else could hear them. However, thanks to her ship girl-level hearing, Xiaobai was able to hear these comments.

Xiao Bai smiled with satisfaction.

Ok.

It seems these judges have a very high opinion of their own ship girls.

Thinking of this, Xiao Bai turned to look at Director Chen beside him. But after seeing Director Chen's expression, Xiao Bai was slightly taken aback.

Compared to the other judges who showed praise, Director Chen's expression was quite solemn. His sunglasses covered his eyes, so Xiaobai couldn't see his expression, but the furrowed brows on his forehead and the pursed corners of his mouth showed that he seemed to be quite dissatisfied.

"Director Chen," Xiaobai said.

"Leader? What are your instructions?" Director Chen looked at Xiao Bai when he heard her call, and the serious look on his face instantly disappeared, replaced by a polite smile.

"The first ship girl is Northampton from our naval base," Xiaobai introduced.

"Oh, oh oh..." Director Chen nodded quickly and echoed, "Hmm... Northampton, I'll remember that."

"Director Chen, what's your opinion of her?" Xiao Bai asked, noticing Director Chen's furrowed brow.

"Hiss..." Director Chen thought for a moment after listening to Xiaobai's words, "Hmm... As a ship girl, her appearance can be described as outstanding. People with such talent are among the rarest even among today's celebrities, but..."

Director Chen seemed to have something to say but couldn't get it out. He waved his hand hesitantly and twisted his palm in the direction of Northampton, looking somewhat uncomfortable.

"Is there anything lacking?"

"No, she's fine." Director Chen pursed his lips and said with a somewhat distressed expression, "But this idol project aims to compete for popularity with those two 'deep-sea deans' on the internet, right? To achieve this goal, I feel she's still a little bit lacking... something I can't quite put my finger on."

Director Chen stopped talking to himself here and gave up on expressing his thoughts, only smiling apologetically at Xiaobai.

"Hey... let's not worry about me for now, let's just score as usual," Director Chen said with a smile.

"Okay," Xiaobai nodded.

The audition for Northampton, the first ship girl in the new naval base, ended quickly.

During the audition, the judges asked Northampton many questions, such as whether she had a crush, what her favorite food was, and what animals she was most afraid of. Northampton answered them all. After the Q&A session, the judges even asked Northampton to sing a song on the spot before reluctantly letting her leave.

During the judging session, the judges engaged in a lively discussion. They spoke highly of Northampton, their comments full of praise such as "this kid is capable" and "this kid is going to be a star." Xiao Bai's lips curled into a smile as he listened to the judges' evaluations, but seeing Director Chen frowning and seemingly deep in thought, his smile slowly faded.

Xiao Bai picked up a pen and wrote three big "x"s in the columns for appearance, charm, and talent, then nodded in satisfaction.

The scoring mechanism for the ship girl selection is the common method of averaging the scores after removing the highest and lowest scores. Northampton's final scores for the three categories were quickly released: 9.8, 9.6, and 6.1.

The second ship girl then entered the area.

The girl who entered the venue was a ship girl with long beige hair and wearing a blue gothic outfit.

"Hello everyone, I'm Vina Moyinen." The ship girl walked to the center of the venue, made a small heart shape with her hands towards Xiaobai in the middle of the judges' panel, and showed a sweet smile.

"Oh...is this the style this time?"

"What a lovely child."

"But isn't she a bit too young for her age... Oh well, she should be fine as a ship girl."

"She would probably be very suitable for playing a lively younger sister role."

"..."

The judges had another heated discussion, and overall, they mostly praised the judges.

Xiao Bai secretly glanced at Director Chen and was surprised to find that his expression was still somewhat serious.

Is this one not to Director Chen's liking either...?

The audition for the second ship girl has ended. After seeing off Vina Moyne, the judges discussed among themselves for a while and gave her a high score of 9.1, 9.2, and 8.0.

The third ship girl then entered the arena.

A tall figure, a mature face.

A spirited ship girl walked up to the crowd.

"Battleship Colorado reporting for the Admiral!"

The judges were astonished by Colorado's arrival.

It seems they are exceptionally satisfied this time.

Xiao Bai quickly looked at Director Chen, only to find that among all the judges, Director Chen was the only one with that stern expression.

Xiao Bai squinted, his eyebrows trembling slightly.

I don't like teenage girls, I don't like girls who are a bit too young, and I don't even like mature girls?

Aren't there just these three types of girls?

...Could it be that Director Chen likes men?

Under Xiaobai's questioning gaze, the Colorado audition ended, and she achieved her desired high scores of 9.8, 9.9, and 4.0.

After Colorado left, the judges breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but express their admiration.

"As expected of a ship girl, her manners are simply too high."

“Each of them has an outstanding appearance and a distinct personality, and they also seem to have good physical fitness and coordination, so they can develop dance skills.”

"Yes, when it comes to idol projects, releasing albums and holding concerts are definitely simpler."

"It's true that everything is convenient if you look good."

Amidst the judges' praises, the fourth ship girl arrived at the venue.

……

The number of ship girls in the newbie naval base is as high as four digits, most of whom are willing to participate in the idol selection. Therefore, the ship girl selection started in the afternoon and interviewed hundreds of people. Even when it was dark and the moon and stars were sparse, the crowd of ship girls in front of the studio was still huge.

After interviewing hundreds of ship girls, the judges in the studio looked at the data in the spreadsheet and marveled at it.

Xiao Bai paid close attention to Director Chen's expressions from beginning to end.

Hundreds of ship girls came and went in the studio throughout the afternoon, eliciting countless exclamations of praise from the judges, but Director Chen remained quiet from beginning to end, his expression calm and composed.