Elder brother's garrison

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Although they need to save face, Luo Yin is the strongest admiral in the first chapter of the sea. The admirals of the second chapter should also treat Luo Yin with respect.

What did that girl do to make both admirals suffer at the same time?

"Hmph, you don't know, do you?" The admiral, who had been in the dining area last night, became smug. "Yesterday, she had her own ship girl knock Ian out, and then she berated Luo Yin, who wanted to stand up for himself, until the guild boss had to step in."

"How much was the fine?"

"Punish her my foot! The union boss was very polite and even gave her 10,000 merit points, and made Luo Yin apologize."

"Fuck."

The admirals were all taken aback.

Wow, that's amazing!

She fought with others in the guild, instigated ship girls to attack other admirals, and seriously damaged the guild's environment and challenged the guild's authority. Any one of these actions would be a serious crime in the first chapter of the sea. Yet, not only did she escape unscathed, but the guild owner also greeted her with a smile.

This girl is no ordinary person.

"How...how does someone so amazing know Nia?" The admirals swallowed hard, becoming increasingly embarrassed.

Although they never intentionally insulted Nia, they certainly didn't hold back in subjecting her to emotional abuse.

If Nia manages to latch onto a powerful figure and starts taking revenge one by one, even admirals like Ian Royne with influence and strength will be reduced to such a state. Wouldn't a mediocre admiral like myself be even more miserable?

"I heard it's their first meeting, and they're not exactly close, but that girl is probably someone special. You guys, you should settle down and stop messing around." The admiral, giving the explanation, said to the group in front of him, as if he were saving them. "You all know what kind of person Nia is, having been here for so long. She's not the type to hold grudges. If you behave yourselves, she won't bother with you at all, understand?"

Faced with these slightly sarcastic words, the admirals, who should have been furious, fell silent.

The development of the admiral and the allocation of resources are inextricably linked. If Nia really manages to latch onto such a powerful figure, then someone like me with no background will be worlds apart from her.

Even though Nia is no longer the admiral, there are always exceptions to everything, aren't there?

Thinking of this, the admirals standing at the guild entrance who were closest to Nia immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Regardless of what others might think, Nia herself had no particular thoughts.

Nia simply looked at Little White, who was about a body length away from her, her face full of happiness.

"Kid, we're almost at the beach, be careful," Cleveland couldn't help but remind Nia, seeing her useless state.

Nia had been away from the port for two months; how could she let others see her admiral with such a useless expression?

“Okay.” Nia nodded, but her expression remained unchanged as she looked at Xiaobai.

Xiaobai felt Nia's gaze and gave a slightly embarrassed smile.

Nia kept looking at him with that kind of gaze the whole way, which made Xiaobai start to feel embarrassed.

"Nia, is there something strange on my face?"

"No."

"Then why are you staring at me?"

“Because you’re pretty,” Nia said matter-of-factly.

With her pure, dazzling white hair, noble and clear golden eyes, exquisite features, and snow-white, crystal-clear skin, she is truly beautiful no matter how you look at her.

How can there be such good-looking people in the world?

Xiao Bai's thin face immediately turned red.

Cleveland sighed helplessly.

"We're almost there. Let's talk about the walkthrough chapters later," Veneto interjected at that moment. "Cleveland, where were you on your last walkthrough?"

Chapter 219 The sea area is not difficult, and if you have enough people, you can even overwhelm it directly. Veneto originally did not plan to discuss strategy with Cleveland.

But seeing the increasingly strange atmosphere between Xiaobai and Nia, and the increasingly peculiar look in Nia's eyes as she looked at her own admiral, Veneto felt that he had no choice but to interrupt.

When the progress of conquering Cleveland was mentioned, Nia finally remembered that she had once been an admiral. She quickly withdrew her infatuated expression and looked at Cleveland with a serious face.

Cleveland seemed to have anticipated Veneto's words. She quickly pulled out a map from her ship's equipment space and unfolded it for Veneto and Little White to see.

The map in Cleveland's hand was a standard map of the area near the home port, drawn in a herringbone pattern with two roads. Cleveland pointed to one of the roads and said, "I've been here for two months."

The road Cleveland was referring to wasn't the one leading to the end of the home port, which is the starting point of the next node, but rather a different road.

“Hmm.” Veneto nodded, stroking his chin. “You’ve been here alone for two months?”

“Yes.” A hint of dejection appeared in Cleveland’s eyes.

No matter how high his skill level is, how unharmed he is, or how long he could have surpassed the level of the Deep Sea Abyss Ship at this stage, he just couldn't reach that final destination.

Without reaching the finish line, there are no better opportunities for training, and therefore no better resources. They can only watch helplessly as groups of other ship girls bring back handfuls of spoils each time, and then beat their chests in frustration.

“There’s nothing we can do about it.” Veneto gave Cleveland an encouraging smile. “You have a really strong will to stay here alone for two months.”

"Thank you." Cleveland didn't know what to say.

"Don't worry, Fubuki and I are here," Veneto said to Cleveland. "Anyway, let's set a small goal for today."

Veneto's expression was very natural, as if he were saying something as ordinary as if he were saying that the food was a little sweet or that the weather was sunny.

“For example, let’s reach the second node by noon today,” Veneto said.

Cleveland looked at Veneto's expression, his eyes filled with shock.

The second node was reached by noon? Doesn't that mean the first node was to be breached before noon?

It's only been a few hours! Conquering the seas isn't that easy. I'd be lucky to even see Cleveland, the endpoint of the first node, tonight.

Do these people think the first node is their own backyard?

“The first node won’t be easy to navigate,” Cleveland said tactfully.

“Yes, this is my first time here too,” Veneto said honestly.

It's a pity that Veneto hasn't been to the first chapter's sea area and doesn't know much about it. In addition, Lexington also told him not to speedrun, so Veneto could only finish the walkthrough around noon today.

This was a perfectly normal thing for Veneto, but she didn't notice that Cleveland's expression had become quite unpleasant.

I'll try to post the next chapter before 12:30 AM...

Chapter 220 Mysterious Girl

Cleveland felt that Veneto's skill level was no lower than his own, and her aura was also much stronger, so it was understandable for such a ship girl to make some bold statements. However, as he had said before, the skill requirements for ship girls in the first chapter were very low; the difference between level 1 and level 30 was almost negligible.

In the first chapter's sea area, admirals often pursue the quantity of ship girls rather than their training level.

Even a highly skilled destroyer like you has to obediently use those weak little cannons to wear down the deep-sea armor here.

And since you don't know the way, finding your way will waste a lot of time. Add to that the time spent fighting and recovering after the battle, and time will fly by.

Even if you're lucky enough to find the direction of the next node, you still won't know the enemy's configuration or attack methods. You'll have to probe slowly.

Wasting some time is better than losing your life, right?

Even for a skilled ship girl team that can clear the first chapter, it would take a whole day to fight from the first node to the end.

“You haven’t been to the first node?” Cleveland asked.

“Never been there.” Veneto said frankly, as he was assigned to Chapter Six as soon as he was created, so he had never seen any sea areas before Chapter Five.

"So how did you improve your skill level?" Cleveland asked.

“An exercise,” Veneto said.

Cleveland sighed again.

Oh no, it turns out this kid's skill level was all achieved through practice.

Without real combat training, even if you're at level 50 or 60, you can only perform at about half the potential.

No wonder she's so arrogant; she's actually a ship girl who's never been on the battlefield.

"What's wrong?" Veneto looked at Cleveland with a strange expression, as if he was doubting his own abilities.

Veneto felt a little uncomfortable.

Cleveland was extremely anxious.

She was trying to find a way to phrase it tactfully enough so as not to anger the ship girl in front of her.

If the ship girl you finally managed to team up with runs away because of a few words you said, you might as well just smash your head on the ground and commit suicide.

But not saying anything isn't an option either; as a team member, Cleveland also has to be responsible for his teammates.

These minor disagreements must be eliminated; if such thoughts are allowed to linger, they could become a major hidden danger.

“I think, how about we slow it down a bit…” Cleveland asked tentatively.

"Hmm?" Veneto wondered, since she had already slowed down considerably. "Is there a problem?"

"...After all, we're facing a new enemy. I think it's more important to observe and probe first. As for fighting, we can leave that for when we have a better understanding of the situation," Cleveland said.

Oh. I see.

Veneto looked at Cleveland's conflicted expression and suddenly realized what was going on.

I haven't thought things through enough.

She and Fubuki, being top-tier ship girls, had witnessed too many battles. In the first chapter, they didn't need to consider the enemy's configuration or combat style; they could just go in and fight head-on. But Cleveland was different. As a rookie ship girl, she still lacked experience in this area.

If he and Fubuki push forward together, it will not help Cleveland at all.

Veneto reflected on his actions briefly.

“You’re right, then let’s not rush things, let’s take it slow,” Veneto said, looking at Cleveland with admiration.

This ship girl is a good person because she can honestly express her thoughts.

"Thank you for understanding." Cleveland finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's so great that you can explain things logically...

Xiaobai and Nia exchanged a smile as they watched their ship girls chatting so happily.

"Then let's talk about the flagship," Xiaobai suggested. "If we're forming a ship girl squad, we need at least one ship girl to serve as the flagship."

“I’ll be the one,” Veneto said, raising her little hand to volunteer.

“…May I ask?” Cleveland also raised his hand.

Good heavens, how could Cleveland dare to hand over its flagship position to Veneto?

Even if Veneto had any real experience in combat, Cleveland would not compete with her for the flagship position.

“Hmm…” Xiaobai looked at Nia.

Nia gave Xiaobai a look that said, "I'm leaving it to you."

“Veneto, I’m sorry, could you please make do?” Xiaobai asked. “It seems like Cleveland would be a greater help if it were the flagship.”

“Okay, sure.” Veneto withdrew his hand without any hesitation.

What Xiaobai says is easy to misunderstand.

For example, Cleveland and Nia might mistakenly believe that Xiaobai's statement means that Cleveland has made a greater contribution to the ship girl team.

But actually, "小白" means something else entirely.

The flagship position allows ship girls to have more opportunities to hone their skills. Xiaobai only said this because it would give Cleveland a better position for training.

Anyway, as the flagship, Cleveland has five ship girls to cover her rear no matter what, so there won't be any problems. Therefore, Veneto doesn't need to compete with her for the flagship position.

After all, Veneto is truly "max level".

“Thank you,” Cleveland said to Veneto.

"You're welcome, keep it up." Veneto nodded in agreement with Cleveland, "You're definitely flagship material."

Cleveland was very touched.

Compared to those ship girls who know nothing but cause trouble, Veneto, who has never experienced war but can obediently listen to orders, is simply an angelic existence.

Xiaobai reached out and patted Fubuki's head beside her: "Fubuki, be good when we leave port later."

"Okay!" Fubuki nodded with a smile. "Fubuki will definitely be obedient!"

Shiro secretly made a mouth shape for Fubuki, as if to say "protect Cleveland."

"Yes!" Even someone as quick-witted as Fubuki nodded heavily for the second time.

The six-member ship girl squad was formed at this moment.