Elder brother's garrison

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Just as Xiaobai was talking to Shenhai Chicheng, footsteps suddenly sounded behind them.

A blue shadow suddenly darted out from behind Xiaobai and pounced on Shenhai Chicheng.

"Akagi Akagi! Good evening!" Kaga Akagi hugged Akagi Akagi tightly, like a little monkey, snuggling in her arms.

"Good evening." Akagi Fukami rubbed Kaga Fukami's head with a doting smile. "Master is here too. Why don't you greet Master first?"

"Greetings, Admiral!" Kaga Fukami quickly raised his head and nodded to Shiro like a squirrel.

"Hello, Kaga Aqua." Shiro waved to Kaga Aqua, his gaze lingering on her for a moment.

After fulfilling her obligatory greetings, Kaga Fukami threw herself into Akagi Fukami's arms, clinging tightly to her. Her cool and pretty face was filled with an expression of dependence that didn't match her calm and elegant appearance. She rubbed and clung to Akagi Fukami incessantly.

Xiaobai lowered his hand, quietly watched Deep Sea Kaga for a while, then looked up and exchanged a knowing smile with Deep Sea Akagi.

Half an hour later.

The directors of the deep-sea institute finally decorated the living room in a festive red and brightly lit manner.

The cooking sounds in the kitchen finally stopped, and the ship girls carried pots of dishes to the table. Finally, with the combined efforts of several ship girls, they also brought out a bubbling copper hot pot.

"The atmosphere today feels just like Chinese New Year," a ship girl remarked, looking at the steaming hot pot.

"After all, it's just after the New Year, so we can finally use the holiday props that we didn't have a chance to use before."

"Hahaha! Miss Shikamei joining the naval base is like a New Year's celebration for the whole world!"

"Oh right! It seems like we can invite today's main characters down! Can someone go upstairs and call Miss Shikamei and Sister Mutsu?"

"I'm going, I'm going, I'm going!"

"I also need to go!"

The ship girls eagerly raised their hands.

Amidst the joyful atmosphere of the ship girls, Shikamei, hand in hand with Mutsu, slowly walked down the stairs as if walking a red carpet.

Lu Ming blushed, her face full of shyness, while Mutsu beside her wore a loving smile.

The ship girls in the living room clapped and cheered as soon as they saw Shikamei.

"Three, two, one!"

"Welcome, Miss Luming, to the newbie garrison!"

bang bang bang...

The ship girls held up confetti cannons, and the crisp sound echoed throughout the living room.

……

Time flies like an arrow; in the blink of an eye, another month has passed.

During this momentous month, the ship girl groups swept across almost every inhabited corner of the internet like the most aggressive army.

The top ten on online singing charts are firmly occupied by various theme songs of the Kantai Collection girl group. Any TV show or movie featuring the Kantai Collection girl group also unreasonably dominates the trending topics. Toy stores on the street have unknowingly started supplying merchandise related to the Kantai Collection girl group. Girls on the street have started imitating the outfits of the Abyssal Devil. Even at major award ceremonies, if the Kantai Collection girl group's trophy is not presented, it is unanimously regarded by the audience as a conspiracy and not acknowledged.

In this era of the entertainment industry, the name is "Kantai Collection Girl".

The sun was shining brightly today, and Director Chen sat in his office, enjoying a cup of tea he had brewed himself.

"Mr. Chen, this is last month's financial report." The plump secretary placed a thick document on the table and bowed to Director Chen.

"Oh, I see. You can go and rest now." Director Chen nodded cheerfully, taking a sip of his tea while casually flipping through the financial reports beside him.

Wow…

The thick, detailed financial report is filled with information about the ship girl group.

Looking at the exaggerated numbers above, Director Chen couldn't help but smile.

This is the strongest girl group in the entertainment industry today... no, the strongest lineup in the history of the entertainment industry, creating a legend every month!

As a collaborator in this ship girl group project, Director Chen's company is the direct superior of the ship girl group. Although he doesn't actually have the command authority, even if he's just using the name, Director Chen should naturally receive many benefits. This is his perk as a project collaborator.

"This act of risking my life and the company to support the new project at the Admiral's headquarters is probably the most correct thing I've ever done in my life."

Director Chen muttered to himself with a smug look on his face.

"I wonder if Old Zhang will get green with envy after seeing these financial reports... Oh ho ho ho..."

Just as Director Chen was happily imagining the future, there was a sudden knock on the office door.

Boom boom boom!

The abrupt knocking interrupted Director Chen's enjoyment. He put down his teacup, his expression immediately showing displeasure.

"Who is it?" Director Chen frowned, his voice sounding somewhat unhappy.

"Director Chen, it's me." A clear voice came from the other end of the door, "Lu Lin."

"Huh? Admiral Lu Lin?!" Director Chen was stunned. He quickly got up, ran to the door, and hurriedly opened it.

The office door opened, and sure enough, it was Xiaobai standing outside.

"Director Chen, it's been a long time." Xiao Bai asked Director Chen with a smile, "Sorry to bother you."

"Oh! It really is Admiral Lu Lin! Oh, no, no, no! Admiral Lu Lin, please have a seat, please have a seat!" As soon as Director Chen saw Xiao Bai, he immediately greeted her with a beaming smile, bowing and scraping. He ushered her into his office and seated her in the center of the sofa. Then, scratching his head, he stood to the side, laughing heartily, "Admiral Lu Lin, it's been a long time! You look better and better!"

"Director Chen, please have a seat," Xiao Bai said to Chen Dao with a smile.

"No need, no need, I'm on a diet, I'm on a diet!" Director Chen laughed and bent over. "I'll just stand up. Admiral Lu Lin, speaking of which, your ship girl group has been incredibly powerful these past few months! Look, even elementary school students can sing your girl group's songs now!"

“Indeed, it seems to be getting more and more popular.” Xiaobai nodded and smiled at Director Chen. “So the reason I came to see you this time is to talk to you about the future.”

"What brilliant ideas does Admiral Lu Lin have?" Director Chen quickly squatted down and moved closer to Xiao Bai. "Are you going to venture into other fields? Or are you going to make a big movie with ship girls as the main characters? Admiral Lu Lin, let me tell you, if you are going to make a big movie with ship girls as the main characters, then I have to volunteer!"

"Director Chen, I've come to say goodbye," Xiao Bai said to Director Chen with a smile.

"As you know, I'm best at directing films, and I've won countless awards in China. If you choose me as the director, this is definitely a done deal! Of course, choosing Lao Zhang isn't out of the question either..." Director Chen said excitedly, but then he suddenly paused, his smile vanishing, replaced by a blank expression. "...Huh? What did you say? Goodbye?"

“Yes.” Xiaobai nodded. “The original purpose of this project was to promote the image of ship girls in human society. Now that the goal has been successfully achieved, we should go back.”

"...Ah...but...you guys are really popular..." Director Chen said blankly.

"Yes, it's very popular." Xiaobai nodded and said gratefully to Director Chen, "I have to thank Director Chen for your selfless help."

"No, no, that's not what I meant, Admiral Lu Lin!" Director Chen snapped out of his daze, waving his hands hurriedly before saying nervously, "You...you guys are the biggest stars in the entertainment industry right now! Tickets for every one of your concerts can be scalped for tens of thousands of yuan each! Every day you stay active, the wealth and fame you earn are beyond the reach of ordinary stars...So, why don't you stay a little longer..."

"Director Chen, we are ultimately admirals and ship girls, destined to fight on the high seas against the deep sea and protect humanity." Xiaobai smiled at Director Chen. "We can't be stars forever, right? That was mentioned in the project plan, wasn't it? Our maximum activity time is only this long."

"Well... I do know that, but... but..." Director Chen stammered, looking reluctant, "...can't we leave the task of protecting humanity to someone else?"

"No way," Shiro laughed. "Besides, Yamato and the others said they're pushing themselves to their limits too."

"what?"

"They never really liked being celebrities. They only stayed because of me. If they keep pushing themselves, who knows what they might do?" Xiaobai tapped her chin with her finger, thought for a moment, and said, "Hmm...like...they couldn't resist blowing up the building with a gas cylinder or something?"

"Uh...!" Director Chen turned pale with fright upon hearing this.

"In short, Director Chen, thank you for taking care of me during this time." Xiao Bai bowed to Director Chen. "When this project is finished, I will report back on all your help when I go back. I hope that we will have similar opportunities to cooperate in the future."

"..." Director Chen looked at Xiao Bai, then turned his head to look at the thick financial report, then at the exquisite tea set. A myriad of complex emotions flashed through his eyes. Finally, when his gaze returned to Xiao Bai, seeing her serene smiling face, Director Chen was speechless. He could only lower his head and let out a long sigh, "...Sigh..."

This long sigh was like watching a game of chess that had lasted for ten years; in the blink of an eye, everything had changed, leaving one with a profound sense of timelessness and helplessness.

The next day.

The sun has just awoke from behind the clouds.

A piece of news, taking everyone by surprise, swept across the world like a storm.

—The globally popular ship girl group has officially announced their graduation.

Chapter 2537 After Graduation

In today's internet entertainment industry, although the Kantai Collection girl group debuted relatively early, it has already become an inseparable part of the lives of countless fans in the industry.

Tens of thousands—even millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions—of internet users, after waking up, will choose to try to refresh any news about the Kantai Collection girl group on various online platforms, such as what a certain member of the Kantai Collection girl group wore today, what a certain member ate for breakfast today, what a certain member said about liking to watch a certain movie, listen to a certain song... In short, as long as the news is related to the Kantai Collection girl group, whether it is gossip news based on rumors or simple daily reports, it will always be forwarded and commented on by netizens with great enthusiasm.

This morning.

As the sunlight streamed through the window and shone brightly onto the bed, the young man, Xiao Li, nestled in his blankets, stretched contentedly and opened his expectant eyes.

Xiao Li is the group leader of the 147th subgroup of the "Kantai Collection Girl Group Fan Club". As one of the most hardcore veteran Kantai Collection fans, the young human Xiao Li is deeply respected and loved by other fans.

As a dedicated fan of Kantai Collection (KanColle), Xiao Li's confidence stems from her disciplined lifestyle.

Self-discipline represents a healthy body and relatively abundant physical strength and energy. It is this physical strength and energy that enables Xiao Li to queue for three days and three nights at a limited-edition merchandise store thousands of miles away to buy a rare Kantai Collection figure, to try and get a concert ticket that is hard to come by, and to handle the almost endless disputes, big and small, that occur among fans as the group leader of the "Kantai Collection Girl Group Fan Group No. 147", as well as to work together to arrange all kinds of star-chasing activities.

Of course, the reason why Xiao Li was willing to do this was because of his passion.

Xiao Li's dream is to become the number one fan that makes the ship girl group proud, and he is willing to dedicate his entire youth to this.

What Xiao Li loves is the life he yearns for.

After getting up that day, Xiao Li disciplined himself to wash up, cook, and train his physical fitness. Then, with a great sense of ceremony, he sat down at his desk in the bedroom. He first straightened the various ship girl figurines on the desk, then respectfully placed his phone in front of him, opened the chat group, and entered "Ship Girl Girl Group Fan Group No. 147".

As soon as the group chat was opened, messages flooded in like a tidal wave.

"Miss Pachina, I want to be your dog! Aaaaaahh ...

"I'll be heartbroken if anyone doesn't see Yamato-san's solo single!"

"I'm a huge fan of the Musashi x Yamato pairing! Nothing in this world is better than the sister x sister pairing!"

"You're talking nonsense! Miss Yamato should be paired with her cute white-haired manager! They should be a couple! And a legitimate couple with mutual affection! You bunch of forced pairings are enough!"

"Some fans of the official pairing are getting impatient, but I won't say who it is."

"Ship girls still need to be paired with ship girls."

"What the hell... those Kantai Collection fans are all a bit brainless..."

"..."

The chat group had only been open for a short while when the messages started popping up, but the atmosphere inside the group quickly became tense and hostile.

Xiao Li picked up the bottled water next to him, took a sip, and shook his head as he looked at the chat group.

That's how fans are sometimes; you never know why they'll start arguing over different opinions while chatting.

Xiao Li put down his bottled water, typed out a commanding message on his phone, and sent it out.

"We're all fans of the Kantai Collection girl group, we're one family. We should be tolerant of each other, seek common ground while reserving differences. We don't object to forming couples within reasonable limits. Everyone has their favorite couple, so please don't hurt others if you don't like them. Of course, we also hope that everyone won't get too excited when promoting couples and affect fans who are promoting other couples!"

As soon as Xiao Li posted his message, the argument in the group instantly stopped.

"Look! It still takes the group admin to step in!"

"Alright, let's give the group admin some face and not argue today."

"Group owner Wuhu! The eternal peacemaker, our god!"

"Group owner, I bought the ship girl figure you recommended the day before yesterday, and it's really high quality! Do you have any other recommendations?"

"..."

Seeing that the chat group had returned to peace, Xiao Li smiled and nodded.

"As for figurines, I would also recommend the concert version that xx store recently released. The quality is very high and the replica is very accurate. However, the downside is that it is always out of stock. Even I had to queue for a week to buy it."

"Thank you, group owner! Oh, by the way, how do you usually take care of your figurines?"

"Is that even a question? Of course we'd put it in the dust cabinet and treat it like a precious treasure! You think we'd lick it? You're so despicable!"

"Hahaha!"

"..."

Xiao Li is very popular in the fan group. As soon as he appeared, all the senior shills and big shots in the group also came out, making the group even more lively.

Seeing his fan group thriving, a look of happiness appeared in Xiao Li's eyes.

"Sigh... I really wish these happy and fulfilling days could end forever..."

Xiao Li sighed, glancing at his phone.

Suddenly, Xiao Li's phone vibrated.

A message appeared on Xiao Li's phone screen.

"The blogger you follow, Kantai Collection Girl Group Operations Department, updated a message three seconds ago."

Upon seeing this message, Xiao Li showed a look of surprise. He quickly closed the chat group and clicked on the message that had just popped up.

Upon opening the message, Xiao Li's phone screen switched to another app.