Elder brother's garrison

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"...You mean...no one who knows has spoken up?" The bespectacled admiral's eyes widened as if he had just realized something.

"Yes, this is competition! A brutal competition that prioritizes first come, first served!" the scraggly-haired admiral said to his friend. "Everyone who discovered the error in this set of questions... is happy to see it happen! Therefore, whether it's the person who made the copies of the questions or the person who discovered the truth, no one has made a sound! Everyone has tacitly kept silent! For them, this set of questions can filter out more than 90% of the competitors! This is a good thing!"

"Damn it... is this what humanity is...?" The bespectacled admiral looked shocked. "So, what about those two little girls just now...?"

"..."

The Admiral with the scraggly hair and the Admiral with glasses remained silent.

The atmosphere was tense for a moment.

Snapped!

Snapped!

Just then, the chicken-headed admiral suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself hard across the face several times.

"Hey! Lao Fang, what are you doing!"

"Stop talking, I'm an idiot, I'm an idiot!" The chicken-headed admiral slapped himself twice until two big handprints appeared on his face. Then he picked up the test paper in his hand and ran after Xiaobai and his group in the direction they had disappeared without stopping.

"Hey, wait a minute, wait for me!" The bespectacled admiral quickly gathered up the surrounding test questions and hurriedly followed after him.

The two admirals quickly disappeared on the beach.

The admirals who had just mocked Xiaobai and his group, who had been standing where the two admirals had been, looked uneasy and exchanged glances.

"Did you just hear that...?"

"Listen, I heard it..."

"Damn, so that's the truth... I'm so..."

"What, what should I do?"

"Shh... Keep your voice down, don't let others hear!" An admiral quickly pulled back his loud companion.

"Oh right, keep quiet..."

……

The other admirals, who hadn't heard the conversation of the admiral with the messy hair, curiously put down their pens and paper and cast their gazes at him.

"What were you two talking about just now? Why so secretive?"

"No, nothing, let's talk about what to eat tonight!" The admiral, who knew the truth, quickly explained.

The commotion on the beach did not spread.

Today, only a handful of people know the truth about the exam questions.

……

"I'm so angry! So angry! Absolutely infuriating!" Wisconsin strode down the street, gritting her teeth and glaring fiercely. "These bastards are just too much! How dare they speak ill of our admiral in broad daylight! Everyone in this world who knows our admiral's name has to bow down and call him 'Big Brother'! If the admiral hadn't stopped me, I would have taught these foul-mouthed bastards what true virtue is today!"

"Okay, don't be angry anymore." Iowa smiled and patted Wisconsin's head. "Do you remember the faces of those people just now?"

"Of course! I'll never forget the way they mocked me!"

“Hehehe…” Iowa touched the corner of his mouth and narrowed his eyes slightly, “Now… I have something to do.”

"Whatever you're going to do, take me with you!" Saratoga sensed the thrill of the story and quickly stepped forward, raising her hand.

Hearing the conversations of the ship girls behind her, Shiro, who was walking at the front, smiled.

Xiaobai turned her head to look at Nia, only to see Nia with tears in her eyes, head down, biting her lip and remaining silent.

"Nia, what's wrong?" Xiaobai asked.

“Xiaobai…it’s all my fault. If I hadn’t been so talkative, they wouldn’t have scolded you…” Nia’s eyes immediately reddened, and there was a clear hint of tears in her voice. “I’m sorry…I made you feel bad…I’m so sorry…”

"It's alright." Xiaobai took Nia's hand and smiled at her. "I don't mind."

“But… but…” Nia said, feeling wronged, “Xiaobai, you are a really amazing person, I don’t want to see anyone misunderstand you…”

“I’m the world’s number one naval base, and I get a hundred times more criticism every day than this.” Little White shook his head at Nia. “This doesn’t bother me at all. We can just live our lives and not care about what other people think.”

Xiao Bai's expression was calm and composed.

It seems that Xiaobai really didn't take the sarcastic remarks made by the admirals on the beach to heart.

"Nia, don't worry about it too much," Xiaobai smiled at Nia. "Besides, I've already proven myself."

“Proving myself…” Nia wiped away her tears and looked up at Xiaobai, “Do you mean correcting the mistakes on the test just now?”

"Ah."

"So that wasn't just something I said casually..."

“That question was really wrong.” Xiaobai nodded seriously. “I noticed it when I occasionally glanced at those questions before.”

"Is...is that so?"

"Hmph... I didn't want to tell them originally." Xiaobai pouted and looked to the side. "I wouldn't mind if they scolded me, but it wasn't enough that they scolded me, they even said bad things about you, Nia, so I couldn't help but go up and mention it."

“Little…Little White…” Nia looked at Little White, her eyes sparkling with emotion.

"Alright, anyone with a bit of sense should already realize that we're right." Little White smiled sweetly. "As for those who still can't see the difference after I've reminded them... they're definitely not on our level. There's no point in trying to control them."

"Waaah, Little White!" Nia hugged Little White, touched. "I... I won't be so talkative next time..."

"It's alright, it's alright." Xiaobai felt the soft touch of Nia's chest, comparable to that of a ship girl, and patted Nia's back happily. "Let's leave it at that and go home."

With a few words of comfort from Xiaobai, Nia's mood improved considerably.

Xiao Bai and his group returned to Nia's courtyard.

When Nia returned to the courtyard, the ship girls saw that Nia looked like she had been wronged outside, and they asked her in surprise what had happened.

After Xiaobai briefly explained what had happened, the Nia family ship girls, upon learning the truth, were all eager to fight. Their pretty faces were quite fierce, and their eyes were spitting fire. They dragged their planes, torpedoes, and cannons and were about to rush out of the yard, saying that no matter what, they had to give those admirals on the beach a good beating. In order to prevent this from developing into a large-scale violent brawl, Nia had to step forward and persuade them to stop before the matter was calmed down.

Ship girls, huh...

It's not just the ship girls from Xiaobai's family, but also the ship girls from Nia's family; all the ship girls in this world are wholeheartedly devoted to the admiral.

This reflects the harmonious relationship between the ship girls and the admiral.

After visiting the research and construction machine on the beach, Shiro and the ship girls returned to Nia's home and began to settle into their new homes.

Nia's family compound has two residential buildings, which are quite large and can comfortably house hundreds of ship girls.

Nia specially arranged a spot for Xiaobai right next to her room.

When Xiaobai took the key from Nia, opened her room door, picked up her luggage, and went inside, she looked at the room's layout and couldn't help but sigh.

The room was small... but not insignificant either.

Xiao Bai didn't have high expectations for the residence in Chapter 8, but the quality of the houses that Nia arranged for him was clearly comparable to the facilities of a star-rated hotel in human society—the rooms were spacious, the beds were large, white and soft, the windows were sunny, the floors were covered with wool carpets, and the rooms even had water, electricity and internet, with incredibly fast Wi-Fi speeds.

Am I here on vacation...?

Looking at the room's furnishings, Xiaobai smiled helplessly.

"Xiaobai, how...how is it?" Nia's cautious voice rang out from behind Xiaobai.

"These two buildings must be very expensive to rent, right?" Xiaobai turned around and smiled at Nia behind her.

"Hehe... because I thought I might run into you here... so I couldn't resist buying a really nice address." Nia smiled contentedly. "It's not expensive at all, I'm just happy as long as you like it, Xiaobai!"

Chapter 2584 Admiral Forum

The courtyard where Nia now lives is far too luxurious.

As the highest-level city in the current chapter, Chapter 2585 is a city where land and buildings are extremely valuable. Even though Nia is now a Grand Admiral with hundreds of ship girls, it would still be a considerable expense for her to afford such a luxurious residential area in Chapter 8, even if it's just a rental.

Xiaobai understands this very well.

Nia is not the vain type. She was an orphan and had a habit of being thrifty and hardworking since childhood. Therefore, she did not have such extreme requirements for the quality of life. For her, it was enough to eat healthily and live comfortably.

The reason why Nia still went through with the difficult decision to rent this residential courtyard... after thinking it over, the answer can probably only be for herself.

Seeing Nia's shy yet earnest expression, Xiaobai smiled faintly but didn't say anything more.

The room Nia prepared for Xiaobai was spotless and fully equipped with all the necessities, making it ready for immediate move-in. This saved Xiaobai the trouble of unpacking. After placing her suitcase beside the bed, Xiaobai walked up to Nia, smiled, and spoke to her.

"Nia, please take good care of me during this period of Chapter Eight."

"Mmm!" Upon hearing Xiaobai's words, Nia took a few quick breaths, clenched her fists tightly in front of her chest, and nodded rapidly, her whole body becoming much more excited. "Please guide me!"

From Nia's eyes, you could see that she was already happily imagining her joyful life with Xiaobai.

"Xiaobai, what are your plans for the future?" Nia asked expectantly.

"Next?"

"Ok!"

"Next... I'll probably have to go to the Admiral's Guild." Xiaobai turned her head to look at the scenery outside the door, thought for a while, and said to Nia.

"Didn't we just come back from the Admiral's Guild?" Nia asked, a hint of curiosity in her voice.

"I only chatted with the governors upstairs for a bit, and I haven't done any of the reporting procedures yet," Xiaobai smiled. "Besides, I just remembered that I have a few things to take care of."

“Oh… I see…” Nia nodded.

"Oh, by the way, Nia, does your place have a basement or something?" Xiaobai suddenly asked.

"Basement?" Nia was taken aback, but still subconsciously replied, "Basement... there is an ice cellar under the cafeteria, which is usually used to store food..."

"How big is it?"

"Hmm... about 100 square meters?" Nia replied thoughtfully.

"I see, thank you, Nia." Little White nodded with a smile. "Nia, would you like to come with me to the Admiral's Guild later?"

"Ah... I'm sorry... I probably can't." Nia instinctively wanted to accept Xiaobai's invitation, but then she seemed to remember something and smiled apologetically at Xiaobai. "Um... Xiaobai, I haven't finished my expedition mission today..."

"An expedition mission? There shouldn't be any mandatory daily missions in Chapter 8 yet... Oh, I see." Xiaobai replied subconsciously, but seeing Nia's somewhat embarrassed expression, she suddenly understood and smiled at Nia, "Alright then, Nia, what node have you advanced in your sea area?"

“It's down to 8-2…” Nia nodded in reply.

"The progress is really fast."

"Well..."

"Alright, you go ahead and set off. I can go to the Admiral's Guild by myself," Xiaobai said with a smile.

"Then... Little White, wait for me to come back..." Nia nodded sweetly, then smiled obediently at Little White and took a step away.

Xiaobai stood at the door watching Nia's figure disappear into the stairwell, then sighed helplessly.

Although the Admirals' Guild in Chapter 2586 does not mandate that admirals participate in daily expeditions, in reality, the Admirals' Guild has implemented some special policies to encourage admirals to participate in daily expeditions in order to increase the frequency of their expeditions—one of the most iconic features of which is the "Daily Missions."

The daily tasks are not difficult and there is a daily limit to the number of times you can accept them, but the rewards are more than three times that of tasks of the same difficulty.

While the rewards for daily missions are decent, to be honest, for many powerful naval bases, the rewards are somewhat paltry. The reason Nia is so concerned about these meager rewards is probably not only because of her consistent thrifty habits, but also because the "expensive rent" is constantly reminding her of the situation.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai walked to the wall in front of him and looked down at Nia's courtyard.

As Nia walked into the square, she seemed to notice Xiaobai's gaze. She turned around, looked in Xiaobai's direction, and waved happily at him.

Little White, leaning against the wall, waved to Nia.

The rent for this courtyard isn't cheap...

Even Nia's garrison, if it slacks off even slightly in its campaigns and its merit-earning speed is accidentally interrupted for half a month, it will probably soon be unable to pay its rent and be evicted.

Xiao Bai returned to his room, took out his phone, and connected to the room's Wi-Fi—the Wi-Fi speed in the room was quite comfortable, and there was also air conditioning to regulate the temperature. Xiao Bai fiddled with his phone, lay down on the bed, and smoothly logged into the Admiral's private network, then entered the Admiral's forum.

We are no longer in the era of letters; the internet is booming, and social interaction is becoming increasingly networked.

Admirals, of course, had to keep up with the trend, so the Admiral Forum was born under the operation of the Admiral Headquarters—it brings together admirals from all over the world. Whether it's the first chapter or the eighth chapter, as long as it's an admiral-only network, everyone can come to this forum to express their opinions.

Of course, posts on the Admiral's Forum also have browsing permissions.

For example, admiral accounts with access to Chapter 8 can browse all posts on the forum, while admirals who haven't cleared Chapter 1 can only see the posts they are allowed to see.

Xiaobai is usually quite busy at the naval base. Even though she doesn't spend a lot of time on work, her life is basically divided up by nearly a thousand ship girls. Therefore, Xiaobai rarely browses the admiral forum and only casually registered a newbie naval base account when the admiral forum was first established.

"I didn't expect the Admiral Forum to be so lively..." Xiaobai muttered to himself as he scrolled through the posts on the Admiral Forum. "There are strategy posts, review posts, miscellaneous posts, gossip posts, and even posts about admiral grudges... Hmm... It seems quite interesting. I can take a look when I have time."

Xiaobai's reason for logging into the Admiral Forum was certainly not to read gossip.

After briefly browsing through the posts, Xiaobai found the webpage filtering function and set the browsing permissions to "only show content related to Chapter 8".

Page refreshed.

A row of popular post titles appeared in front of Xiaobai.