Elder brother's garrison

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Faced with Nia's extremely admiring gaze, Xiaobai could only smile awkwardly and choose to change the subject.

"Speaking of which, Nia," Little White asked Nia, "who are you taking with you on this expedition?"

“Hmm… Rome and the Empire have just been built, let’s take them on this expedition.” Nia thought for a moment and said to Xiaobai.

"Are they both still at level 1? Is that safe?"

"The experience gained from the expeditions in Chapter 8 is immense, far more so than in Chapters 6 and 7," Nia said, her eyes sparkling. "My garrison has only been in Chapter 8 for half a month, and the training levels of everyone in the garrison have increased dramatically! Even the pioneering teams, if they're careful, will soon catch up with the training levels of Rome and the Empire!"

"As long as safety is guaranteed, it's like taking two bosses to level up along the way," Luo Lian interjected from the side. "It's a team composition strategy commonly used by high-ranking admirals."

"I see... I see." Xiaobai nodded blankly.

"Oh, right, Xiaobai, I suddenly remembered something." Nia looked at Xiaobai, thought for a moment, and then suddenly asked, "Xiaobai, do you have a way to directly raise the level of ship girls? Like in Anshan a few days ago?"

"Hmm...yes." Xiaobai nodded.

"Little White, could you give my Rome and Empire a shot each?" Nia asked excitedly, clenching her fist.

"Ah... well, that's a problem," Xiaobai said with a troubled expression, "Technically speaking, it's entirely possible... but..."

"but?"

"If you want me to help a ship girl level up, my Admiral Network must enter her body," Xiaobai explained. "And this operation is different from the one when copying Empire memories. Leveling up requires completely pouring my mental energy into the ship girl's body... In other words, the ship girl I treat this way must be my own. Even if she wasn't my ship girl before, after I pour so much mental energy into her, my Admiral's mark will automatically be generated inside her ship equipment."

"I see..." Nia slumped down in dejection upon hearing this. "Sigh... so this ability can only be used by Shiro's own ship girls..."

"Sorry." Xiaobai smiled sheepishly.

"It's okay, it's okay." Nia quickly cheered herself up and said earnestly to Xiaobai, "At worst, I'll just level up step by step on my own!"

“That’s right. And if you raise your training level all at once, your combat ability will be very solid.” Xiaobai patted Nia’s shoulder and comforted her. “Look at my Anshan. Although I’ve maxed out her training level, that’s still a shortcut. If she wants to become a top-tier ship girl, she still needs a lot of time to cultivate her combat awareness.”

"Ok!"

After a brief conversation, Nia calmed down.

The time to set off has come.

Behind Xiaobai and the other two, hundreds of ship girls from Nia's family had been eagerly waiting for a long time. Under the expectant gazes of the ship girls, Nia stepped forward and selected six ship girls.

"Veneto, Littorio, Rome, Empire," Nia called out to her ship girls, "and Cleveland, Taihou, come with me."

"yeah!"

As Nia's voice faded from the crowd, a black-haired ship girl with a high bust, wearing a red off-shoulder robe, jumped out with her fair hands raised high and a joyful smile on her face.

This is Nia's family's phoenix.

"I knew the Commander wouldn't forget Taihou! Commander, let's have a happy day on our expedition!"

As soon as Nia's eldest daughter left the crowd, she couldn't wait to run to Nia's side. In front of everyone, she grabbed Nia's arm and rubbed her plump body against Nia.

Chapter 2677 The Most Terrifying Ship Girl

As soon as Nia's Taihou came into contact with Nia herself, it was as if she was covered with an animation effect. The surrounding air seemed to turn pink, and little heart-shaped effects kept popping out of her body.

She looked like she was experiencing the first stirrings of love.

"Taihou, you and the Empire are both aircraft carriers. When we set off, I'll have to trouble you to take good care of the Empire for me. If possible, you can also give her some guidance." Nia smiled without changing her expression, even though her entire arm was about to sink into Taihou's magnificent canyon, she still spoke with exceptionally clear logic.

"Commander~ You can rest assured to leave it to Taihou, Taihou will complete your mission well~" Nia's Taihou blinked her big eyes, looking like a gentle and pitiful little wife.

However, compared to the harmonious scene between Nia and Taihou.

The other Nia ship girls watching nearby all showed slightly hostile expressions.

"Damn it, Da Feng beat me to it again."

"I'm not with the Commander again today..."

"A cat that steals fish, hehehehe..."

"..."

Several intense gazes, even Xiaobai could feel from the side, were fixed on Dafeng's body.

Xiao Bai couldn't help but smile.

Nia's garrison... looks quite lively.

As Xiaobai was thinking, suddenly, a series of light footsteps approached her.

Xiao Bai turned her head and saw Nia's four sisters, Veneto, walking towards her. They stopped a few steps away from Xiao Bai and bowed to her very politely.

"Admiral Lu Lin, please guide me today," Veneto said, a hint of excitement on his face. "I never imagined that one day I would be able to go on an expedition with Admiral Lu Lin. It is our honor."

"Yes, we all need to do our best." Xiaobai's gaze swept over the other three ship girls, then she smiled at Veneto.

Nia has already chosen the ship girls to go on the expedition, and the rest of her ship girls, even if they are unwilling, can only accept reality helplessly.

Amidst shouts of encouragement from the commander and cries of "We're here to defend the home front!", the ship girls of Nia's family left dejectedly.

Nia waved goodbye to her ship girls, then smiled at Xiaobai: "Xiaobai, which ship girls do you want to take with you on your expedition today?"

"Huh? Me?" Xiaobai pointed to himself.

“Yes… Oh, right, with your abilities, Xiaobai, you should be able to bring them all along easily…” Nia belatedly realized.

"No, I'll only bring six people today." Xiaobai thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled, and shook his head, saying, "It's just pioneering... it wouldn't be good to be too flashy."

Xiaobai already has some ideas about which ship girls to take on the expedition today.

Three minutes later.

After choosing their ship girls for the expedition, Xiaobai, Nia, and Luo Lian stepped out of the courtyard gate together.

Yesterday, there was a constant stream of people in front of Nia's house, with admirals coming to visit Xiaobai's family practically wearing out the steps at the door. But today, when Xiaobai and his group went out, the area outside was much quieter.

"Huh... there are so few people here." Changchun, standing next to Xiaobai, looked at the street scene and muttered to himself in curiosity.

"So many people wanted to meet gay men yesterday, and they gave up after just one day?" Anshan peered out at the street and said curiously, "They seem to have no perseverance..."

"No, Xiaobai called the Admiral's Guild yesterday and asked them to help clear out the people on this street." Nia turned around and smiled at Anshan and Changchun after hearing their conversation. "Now, people who don't live here aren't allowed to enter this street anymore, and the Admiral's Guild has also issued a new rule—during rest hours, no admirals are allowed to excessively disturb those who have obtained special ship girls. Thanks to this rule, we've finally had some peace and quiet."

"I see……"

"Yes, if the Admiral's Guild hadn't done anything, we probably wouldn't have had any free time to go on expeditions during this period," Nia said with some lingering fear.

"Don't be afraid, I'll kill one if one comes, and two if two come!" Saratoga threw punches into the air.

“Saratoga, that’s scary to say.” Little White raised his hand and pressed down on Saratoga’s fist. “The only ships we can fight are Abyssal Fleets… If you fight the Admiral, I’m going to tell Lexington about it.”

"Uh... I, I was just kidding... I don't hit people, I'm a good kid..."

Upon hearing the name Lexington, Saratoga immediately cowered and said pitifully.

Little White gently patted Saratoga's hand, smiled slightly at her, and then looked behind Saratoga.

Behind Saratoga stood the company, which was standing on tiptoe looking into the distance, and the pink-haired Taihou, who looked reserved.

"Speaking of which, Xiaobai, didn't you say you were going to bring six ship girls?" Nia asked curiously, looking at the ship girls behind Xiaobai. "There are only five? Isn't Missouri coming?"

"Missouri said she wanted to use up the red bean bread in the house and hold a free red bean bread buffet, so she won't be coming today," Xiaobai said with a smile. "Besides, I didn't bring five ship girls, I brought six."

"Six?"

Upon hearing Xiaobai's words, Nia and Luo Lian subconsciously looked at the ship girls.

"Changchun, Anshan, Saratoga, Dafeng, Enterprise... are there... five people?"

“Nia, you forgot this one.” Xiaobai reached out and pulled a pink-haired ship girl wearing a top hat out of Nia’s blind spot. “Come on, let’s say hello to Nia and Lianlian.”

“Hello…” Jeanbart waved to Nia and Luo Lian.

As Jean Bart spoke up, Luo Lian and Nia's gazes finally fell on Jean Bart.

"Huh??" Nia exclaimed in surprise, "So Jean Bart has been here all along?"

“Yeah, she tried to sneak off to fish before, and she almost succeeded. I had to go and catch her myself.” Xiaobai said, putting one hand on her hip and pouting one cheek as she looked at Jean Bart. “Jean Bart is even lazier than I thought.”

"Admiral, don't be angry, don't be angry... It's all because the people you called over made me forget about it as soon as they got close! I was forced to slack off!" Facing Xiaobai's gaze, Jean Bart scratched his cheek with his finger, laughing awkwardly as if he had been caught red-handed stealing. "Don't worry, Admiral, there won't be a next time... there won't be a next time..."

……

Just as Xiaobai was reprimanding Jean Bart, Luo Lian and Nia, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but cover their mouths.

Before Jean Bart greeted them, they genuinely had no idea he was there... The feeling of someone suddenly standing in their face and greeting them, the experience of their bodies being forced to perceive such a huge sense of physical incongruity, was truly somewhat terrifying...

"Luckily, it's Xiaobai's ship girl." Luo Lian sighed.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Nia turned her head.

“If it were someone else’s ship girl, I probably wouldn’t be able to eat or sleep in peace.” Luo Lian shook her head and said to Nia, “After all, the thought that there might be an invisible person watching my every move when I’m eating, sleeping, or going to the toilet, and that my life is in her hands, gives me an instinctive sense of crisis.”

“…Yes, that’s right.”

Nia smiled, deeply moved.

Yes.

While Jean Bart may not be the strongest ship girl, she is certainly the most terrifying.

Being able to approach you silently means being able to steal what you cherish silently, photograph your secrets, mark your butt with tally marks, even poison your food, put a knife under your pillow, and hide the neighbor's stolen panties in your backpack, all without eliciting any reaction from you...

If one's enemy had this ability... how terrifying that would be.

Nia felt that if that were really the case, she would probably drive herself insane in just a few days...

Fortunately, it was Xiaobai who ultimately won Jean Bart.

These terrifying ship girls are most reassuring when they're in the hands of a novice...

Nia silently watched Jean Bart.

At this moment, Jean Bart was kneeling on the steps in front of the door with his head down, listening to Little White's scolding, as obedient as a trained puppy.

“…” Nia.

Despite possessing such powerful, even terrifying, abilities, the ship girl appears so harmless and adorable in front of Shiro.

As expected, the more capable one is still Xiaobai.

But luckily.

No matter how powerful Xiaobai is, Nia won't be scared.

Thinking of this, Nia couldn't help but give Little White a sweet smile.

“If the special ship girls for this Holy Day are all like Jean Bart, then we absolutely cannot hand them over to other naval bases,” Luo Lian whispered to Nia. “...I cannot allow anyone to threaten Xiaobai’s safety, even if it’s just a possibility.”

“…Hmm.” Nia nodded, then asked Luo Lian, “So…how did you do on the second set of research questions?”

“It’s just a matter of time,” Luo Lian replied.

"Amazing..." Nia said admiringly.

"Since we're setting off today, I'd like to check on the other admirals on the beach and see how they're progressing with the second set of questions," Luo Lian added.

"Huh?" Nia was taken aback. "So, Luo Lian, that's why you're coming to war with us?"

"Mm." Luo Lian nodded.

“But…” Nia was suddenly conflicted.

"……What's wrong?"

"But... Xiaobai and I probably won't go to the 8-1 sea area..."

"Ok?"

“We’re going to the 8-2 sea area today… there shouldn’t be anyone there to solve the scientific research problems,” Nia said worriedly.

"..." Luo Lian.

Chapter 2678 Nia's Ranking

Luo Lian stared blankly at Nia for a long time, and Nia felt a little scared by her gaze.

"Luo, Luo Lian? What's wrong? Is there something on my face...?" Nia asked nervously, shrinking her head.

"...Nia, when did you break through 8-1?" Luo Lian didn't answer Nia immediately, but after a brief moment of thought, she suddenly asked.

"Huh? Me?" Nia was stunned. She thought for a moment and slowly said to Luo Lian, "Well... I can't quite remember the exact time, but... it should have been around the first week after arriving at Chapter Eight?"

"Have you not touched 8-2 since then?"

"Yes, because the merit points are really a bit..." Nia smiled awkwardly.