Elder brother's garrison

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When Xiaobai arrived at Chapter 8, his first impression of the admiral was that he was mature and steady.

Xiaobai initially thought the admirals in Chapter 8 would be more reliable and serious than those in Chapters 1 and 2. However, after being ridiculed by the admirals on the beach yesterday and then being illegally invaded by other naval bases last night, Xiaobai's opinion of the admirals in Chapter 8 has been completely reversed.

"It seems that ignorant and foolish people can be found everywhere..." Xiaobai sighed.

“Xiaobai, the ship girls who illegally invaded last night came from three different naval bases,” Nia said to Xiaobai. “It seems they were all instructed by admirals who saw that we had accepted Admiral Fang Jie’s manuscript and wanted to get a share of the spoils.”

"Where are those ship girls now?" Xiaobai asked.

"Hehe, they're all locked up in the basement." Da Feng covered her mouth and chuckled mischievously. "We went to great lengths to keep them from escaping, chaining them up like puppies."

"Haha... Don't hurt them, okay?" Xiaobai smiled at Dafeng.

"Xiaobai, so what should we do with these ship girls?" Nia asked Xiaobai.

"Hmm... Now that they've been captured, let's follow the procedures and have the ship girls escort them to the Admiral's Guild." Xiaobai thought for a moment and said to Nia, "Remember not to let the ship girls hurt them during the escort. Oh... speaking of which, they were locked up in the basement all night, right? They must be hungry now. Remember to make sure they have a good meal and a bath before escorting them, and wash their dirty clothes. Have the ship girls at home lend them some nice clothes, and then send them to the Admiral's Guild in their best condition so that the Admiral's Guild can make a decision on this matter."

"Huh? Are we just going to let them go like that?" Da Feng, who was standing to the side, was stunned for a moment.

"That's enough." Xiaobai smiled at Dafeng. "Speaking of which, do we have any evidence of their illegal intrusion?"

“Yes, I have one. I recorded the whole thing last night with a body camera!” Da Feng quickly replied.

"That's impressive. Remember to hand over the evidence to the Admiral's Guild when you get there. Um... when you get there, help me contact someone named Luo Yingying. Tell her that this is what she gave to her." Xiaobai praised Dafeng generously, then turned to Nia and smiled, "Then Nia, let's do it that way."

“Okay.” Nia nodded, then said to Taihou, “Taihou, thank you for your help.”

"Sigh... to just let them go like that, to feed them, give them a good bath, and then send them away, that's really a bit boring..." Taihou sighed helplessly, but given Nia's instructions, Taihou could only nod, "Alright then..."

Dafeng left with the catalog.

Nia watched Taihou depart, then looked curiously at Shiro.

"Xiaobai, aren't you going to retrieve those ship girls and bring them back to your naval base?" Nia asked.

"Huh? What?" Xiaobai was taken aback and looked at Nia curiously.

"Um... I thought you would persuade those ship girls to abandon the darkness and come to your own garrison..." Nia said shyly.

"Uh..." Xiaobai looked at Nia's expression, scratched his cheek, and then laughed helplessly, "How could that be... I'm the kind of person who respects the will of ship girls very much."

"But Xiaobai, you've collected quite a few ship girls, haven't you?"

"That makes sense, but those ship girls all came with me voluntarily," Xiaobai said earnestly. "I felt their desire to come to me, which is why I worked so hard."

"Oh, I see..." Nia interlaced her fingers and smiled apologetically at Nia, "Then, I misunderstood you..."

"Hmm." Little White pouted and nodded.

"But then again, is it really okay to just let the ship girls who illegally invaded yesterday go?" Nia asked worriedly.

“I didn’t let them go. Didn’t I have your Taihou take the evidence of their illegal intrusion and send them to the Admiral’s Guild?” Xiaobai smiled. “With the evidence, the Admiral’s Guild will give a fair judgment.”

"But……"

"And then again," Xiaobai said to Nia, "if we keep those ship girls locked up on our own, admirals who don't know the situation here will probably send people over secretly again. I don't care, but Nia, you still have to go on expeditions in Chapter 8. That means you'll have to play cat and mouse every night, exhausting yourself and your ship girls day and night. It's not good for your long-term work. So let's send these ship girls directly to the Admiral's Guild and have them issue a wide-ranging notice and judgment. Once they see the Admiral's Guild's message, they won't send ship girls over secretly anymore."

"So that's how it is..." Nia was deeply moved after hearing Xiaobai's words. "So Xiaobai, you did this for me..."

Nia had been wondering why Xiaobai would give up such a rare opportunity to salvage the ship.

Now, after hearing Xiaobai's explanation, she realized that Xiaobai's decision was all for her own sake.

So touching.

In Xiaobai's mind, he himself was more important than salvaging the boat...

Nia was immediately enveloped in a strong sense of happiness, and had an urge to go back to bed, hug her little white pillow, and toss and turn in bed screaming.

"It's nothing." Xiaobai shook her head at Nia, then asked with a smile, "Let's put this matter behind us. By the way, how's Lianlian doing?"

“Ah… Luo Lian…” Nia immediately woke up upon hearing Luo Lian’s name and slowly said to Xiao Bai, “Luo Lian… she just fell asleep.”

"Just fell asleep?"

"Hmm..." Nia turned around and pointed to her room, "Little White, do you want to go in and take a look?"

"Oh, sure." Xiaobai nodded, then walked towards Nia's room.

　Nia led Little White into her room.

Nia's room was almost identical to Xiaobai's, with the only difference being that Nia's bedroom had been modified with her own personal style. For example, the bed sheets were now pink, which Nia liked, and there were several pink rabbits on the bedside table, along with a book with a white cover.

As soon as Xiaobai entered Nia's room, he saw Luo Lian's figure.

Luo Lian lay quietly on Nia's desk, sleeping peacefully like a student sneaking a nap in class. In front of her were piles of draft paper like a small mountain, several dried fountain pens, two empty ink bottles, and computers, tablets, and various problem-solving tools scattered on the floor.

Luo Lian is asleep in a sea of ​​books.

"Even when I couldn't stay awake any longer yesterday, Luo Lian was still working on those problems." Nia leaned close to Xiao Bai and whispered in his ear, "She was like this when I woke up this morning. I was afraid of accidentally messing up the things on her desk, so I didn't dare touch her. I was thinking of going out to ask you a few questions, Xiao Bai..."

"Lianlian, did you stay up all night...?" Xiaobai looked at Luo Lian's peaceful sleeping figure and frowned slightly. She walked to Luo Lian's side with some heartache and bent down to look at Luo Lian's face.

Luo Lian's expression was very peaceful. She breathed with her mouth slightly open, with a hint of relief and satisfaction.

Xiao Bai's gaze was drawn to a piece of paper that Luo Lian was pressing down with both hands. She glanced at it, then smiled wryly, her face showing understanding.

"really……"

Xiao Bai bent down, picked up Luo Lian from the chair, and walked towards Nia's bed.

Nia rushed to the bedside and lifted the covers.

Xiao Bai gently laid Luo Lian down in Nia's bed, then knelt down by the bed to help Luo Lian take off her shoes and coat.

Luo Lian is a girl with a very strong sense of vigilance. Normally, when she is sleeping, she will wake up immediately if anyone touches her body. However, when Xiao Bai touches her, it will not trigger Luo Lian's alarm system. No matter how Xiao Bai moves Luo Lian's body over and over, takes off her clothes, and changes her into a comfortable set of pajamas, she is like a dutiful doll, showing no signs of waking up.

Of course, Luo Lian wasn't pretending to be asleep.

If Luo Lian were awake, knowing that her body was being pampered so much by Xiao Bai, she would definitely use her nosebleed to turn Nia's pink sheets bright red.

After covering Luo Lian with a blanket, Xiao Bai slowly got up.

"Lianlian, thank you."

Xiao Bai smiled happily at the sleeping Luo Lian, then turned around and went to Luo Lian's table, picking up the stack of manuscripts that had been pressed under Luo Lian's arm.

“Little White, this is…” Nia walked up curiously.

"This is the key that Lianlian spent all night making; it can unlock the first technological lock," Xiaobai said.

"Huh??? In just one night, those problems that had been troubling the admirals for a month were solved???" Nia stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

“Those manuscripts from yesterday were indeed a great help… but…” Xiao Bai looked at the manuscript in her hand, a proud and satisfied smile on her face, and glanced back at Luo Lian, who was still asleep, “…my Lianlian is still the best!”

Xiao Bai's words were clear and resounding.

Luo Lian, still asleep, seemed to sense Xiao Bai's words, and the corners of her emotionless mouth turned up slightly.

……

After giving the illegally invading ship girls a good meal and drinks, Nia's ship girls, following the procedure Xiaobai had described, sent them all to the Admiral's Guild.

That noon, the Admiral Guild issued a notification to all Chapter 8 Admirals regarding the triggering of the incident at the naval base where the ship girls involved were located.

The announcement was disseminated to every admiral in Chapter 8 in the blink of an eye through text messages, emails, forum pinnings, and live broadcasts.

"Dear Admirals and comrades, our Admiral Guild received a complaint this morning that three naval bases within Chapter 8—namely, XX Naval Base, XXX Naval Base, and XXXX Naval Base—had, under the individual actions of their respective admirals, dispatched ship girls to infiltrate the territory of a certain naval base late last night. This constitutes illegal intrusion and attempted burglary. We have received reports from the parties involved, and the impact of this matter is extremely serious. However, since this is a first offense, we are granting leniency—the three naval bases involved are hereby expelled from Chapter 8 and banned from Chapter 8 for five years." The ship girls arrested and the admirals involved will be disqualified from participating in the expedition. The admirals will immediately pay a fine of xxxx, have their monthly salary halved, and, before leaving Chapter 8 tomorrow, must read a letter of repentance of no less than 8,000 words under the supervision of the Admiral's Guild. All arrested ship girls and the admirals involved will be sent to the Military Police for six months of ideological education. We hereby solemnly warn all other admirals: do not commit even minor offenses. Fairness and impartiality are the creed of the Admiral's Guild. Our Admiral's Guild will not tolerate any illegal competitive practices. If this happens again, the Admiral's Guild will deal with it even more severely!

The Admiral's Guild's announcement was played over and over again.

The alarm bells are ringing.

The alarm bells have been rung.

Whether they were admirals solving puzzles on the beach, admirals on their expeditions, or even admirals lounging at home, their expressions changed upon seeing this announcement.

"Good heavens... Expelled from Chapter 8, disqualified from challenging for five years, a hefty fine, a 50% pay cut, a letter of repentance, and six months of service in the military police... Damn it, is this considered lenient treatment???" The admirals clicked their tongues, each showing a different expression as they looked at the announcement. "If there's a next time, how harsh will the punishment be? They'll probably just rip your head off..."

"Good heavens, I know these people. They must have gone to the city center to steal the manuscript yesterday..."

"Damn it... I had some ideas myself, but seeing what the Admiral's Guild is saying, who would dare to do it..."

Chapter 2608 I, a righteous person, cannot stand idly by.

After settling Luo Lian in, Xiao Bai and Nia left the bedroom.

"I heard from Lianlian's ship girls that Lianlian is usually very good at staying up all night." Xiaobai explained to Nia beside her as they walked. "When she gets engrossed in the work in the second chapter, it's common for her to stay up for three days and three nights without sleep."

“What’s wrong with Luo Lian right now…” Nia said with some concern.

"It's probably because these questions are too difficult," Xiaobai said somewhat apologetically. "Even with Lianlian's level, she would probably have to go all out and have her brain working at lightning speed all the time to solve them... Anyone would feel extremely tired after working on these questions all night."

"No, as expected of Luo Lian..." Nia covered her mouth, "Then, Xiao Bai, should we go to the research and construction machine now and hand in the answer that Luo Lian solved?"

"Hmm... After all, this is the answer Lianlian solved. To be honest, I was thinking of waiting until Lianlian had rested and then having her hand it in to the research and construction machine herself." Xiaobai stopped and glanced back at Nia's room, muttering softly, "But... the reason Lianlian worked so hard all night to solve the problem was that she wanted me to hand in the answer as soon as possible... If I insist on waiting for her to wake up before handing in the paper, it feels like I'm letting her down."

Xiao Bai and Luo Lian have been good friends for many years.

At least for Luo Lian, Xiao Bai can understand many of her thoughts.

Hearing Xiaobai's evaluation, Nia nodded quickly.

“Xiaobai is right, Luo Lian definitely wants you to be the first to hand in your answer!” Nia held Xiaobai’s hand. “Xiaobai, you can’t let Luo Lian down!”

"Hmm... After breakfast, we'll go to the beach..."

"Eating, eating breakfast, we can totally wait until we get back to eat! Xiaobai, you're too leisurely!" Looking at Xiaobai's carefree appearance, Nia suddenly felt a helpless feeling, like the emperor isn't worried but the eunuch is. In order to urge Xiaobai to hand in his paper, Nia grabbed Xiaobai's arm without saying a word and called out towards the bottom of the stairs, "Cleveland!"

Nia's voice had just come down.

A figure swiftly climbed up the railing.

"Kid? Did you call me?" Cleveland, hanging upside down like a monkey with his legs gripping the railing in front of Nia and Little White, asked her, "What is it?"

"Cleveland, quickly notify someone for us!" Nia said to Cleveland, "Luo Lian has solved the research problem of the first lock, we need to get Xiao Bai to the beach to hand in the paper as soon as possible!"

"Understood!" Cleveland released his legs, and his whole body plummeted to the ground.

Nia took Xiaobai's arm as they walked downstairs.

When the two arrived at the bottom of the building, Cleveland had already assembled a squad of ship girls there.

“Commander—and Admiral Lu Lin!” Nia’s Veneto waved to Nia and Xiaobai, “I heard you’re going to the beach to hand in your answers?”

Nia hugged Little White's arm tightly and nodded rapidly at Veneto.

“Yes…” Xiaobai glanced at Nia’s nervous expression, smiled, and said to Veneto.

"Huh? But I remember the manuscript was only delivered yesterday afternoon?" Veneto was slightly surprised. "So, Admiral Luo Lian solved those problems that even mathematicians couldn't solve in just one night?"

"Lianlian is such a capable person..."

"Admiral Luo Lian, you are terrifying indeed!"

"Let's hurry up and set off. We can chat on the way. We don't want the others on the beach to get there first!" Nia urged everyone anxiously.

"puff."

Beside Veneto, a tall, slender woman with long green hair and a figure as stunning as Veneto's, couldn't help but chuckle when she heard Nia's words.

Xiao Bai's attention was drawn to the green-haired older sister's laughter, and she looked over curiously.

"I'm sorry, Admiral Lu Lin. I just found it rather cute to see the commander, who usually doesn't care about anything, so anxious about other people's affairs." The green-haired older sister ship girl smiled and bowed her head to Xiaobai, explaining, "It seems that my commander considers you, Admiral Lu Lin, to be a very important person."

"Hey! Littorio! As a ship girl, how can you joke around with the commander like that?" Upon hearing this, Veneto immediately began to lecture the green-haired ship girl.

"Veneto, relax. It's not time to go on expeditions yet. The fact that the Commander and the ship girls are joking around during their rest time is proof of their good relationship, isn't it?" The green-haired ship girl smiled, her gaze sharp and frank as she looked directly at Veneto's face. "But Veneto, you seem to have never been good at letting down your guard in front of the Commander. Do you need me to teach you?"

"Eh? Me? I...I don't need it!" Veneto blushed, glancing cautiously at Nia and Little White's positions. Her previous composure crumbled instantly, and she stammered like a shy little girl.

Looking at Veneto and Littorio, he couldn't help but smile.

This cool-looking green-haired ship girl is named Littorio. Xiaobai had seen her yesterday when Nia introduced her to all her ship girls. Littorio is the second ship of the Veneto series of warships. She is Veneto's younger sister and Rome and the Empire's older sister.

Ugh……

If I had the chance, I would love to let my family's Veneto, Rome, and the Empire meet this second sister of the Veneto family. That scene would be very interesting.

Nia and Xiaobai led a group of ship girls to the gate of the courtyard, where they saw Changchun chatting with Des Moines.

"Huh? Admiral? And Admiral Nia too?" Changchun Bidsoe noticed Xiaobai and Nia's group approaching earlier. She greeted Xiaobai and the others first, then looked curiously at Xiaobai, and then at the group of ship girls following behind him. "Good morning, Admiral... um... Admiral, are you going out?"

"Good morning, Changchun!" Xiaobai waved. "We're going to the beach."

"Beach?"

“Yes, Lianlian has solved the research problem, and we were just about to hand in the answer.” Xiaobai nodded, looking at Changchun and Des Moines in front of her. “It went smoothly. Changchun, Des Moines, are you two coming with us?”