Elder brother's garrison

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"Huh? Targeted metal?" Nia exclaimed in surprise. "This...this can't be! This is...this is something far more precious than the deep-sea metal of the flagship boss! Feeding this to the research and construction machine is not as good as feeding the deep-sea metal of the flagship boss to it!"

“I think what Xiaobai said makes sense.” Just then, Luo Lian thought about it seriously for a while and suddenly said.

"Eh? Luo Lian, what are you doing here too—"

"The three locks on the research construction machine should be related. As a reward for unlocking the first two locks, perhaps those two pieces of deep-sea metal will be the key to unlocking the third lock," Luo Lian said. "Anyway, we're lacking in methods for filling research devices right now, so I think we can give it a try. What if it actually works?"

“That’s what I think too,” Xiaobai said to Nia, holding the pink deep-sea metal in her hand.

"Well...sigh...alright then." Nia looked at Xiaobai, then at Luo Lian, and could only sigh, "Since even Luo Lian has said so, then there's nothing we can do."

Xiao Bai turned around, looked down at the pink metal in her hand, and then, imitating Luo Lian's previous actions, gently tossed it toward the scientific research and construction machine.

ka ka ka-

The research and construction machine opened its huge mouth and swallowed the pink metal whole.

The research and development machine crunched and chewed in front of everyone.

then.

"tui!"

next second.

The pink deep-sea metal was suddenly spat out by the research and construction machine, intact, and turned into a small pink shooting star, flying straight towards Xiaobai's forehead.

Chapter 2766 Reopens Targeted Construction

The pink meteor that was spat out was so fast that before anyone present could react, it had already reached Xiaobai's forehead.

"----Bang!!!"

In an instant, a sound like being shot came from Xiaobai's forehead.

A visible shockwave spread out from Xiaobai's head, and then the pink metal block was launched into the sky.

"Little—Little White!!!"

The crowd immediately shouted.

"Ah, I'm alright." Xiaobai staggered a couple of times, blinked, looked up at the sky, and then gently reached out to catch the falling pink metal block. "...Huh? This is directional metal. Don't research and construction machines eat it?"

Seeing that Xiaobai was completely unharmed, everyone stood there stunned.

"Huh... Little White, are you alright?" Nia was stunned.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Xiaobai smiled at Nia. "It doesn't hurt at all."

"Huh? So that attack didn't hurt at all?" Nia covered her mouth, looking at Xiaobai's forehead with a confused expression. In Nia's view, Xiaobai's forehead was still as smooth and white as ever. There was not a single red mark, let alone a scratch.

Sigh... What an amazing scientific research and construction machine.

Nia looked thoughtfully at the research and construction machine, remaining silent.

Xiao Bai rubbed his forehead, staring at the pink deep-sea metal in his hand, lost in thought.

"Lianlian, it seems the research and construction machine doesn't want to eat this," Xiaobai said to Luo Lian. "And judging from its reaction just now, it seems quite angry that we fed it this..."

"Okay...it seems so." Luo Lian was also startled by the attack on Xiao Bai. She stared blankly at the intact pink metal in Xiao Bai's hand. After a while, she composed herself and said to Xiao Bai apologetically, "I'm sorry...I misled you just now. I didn't expect the research construction machine to react so strongly. It almost hurt you."

“It’s alright, I was the one who suggested trying this in the first place.” Little White shook his head and handed the pink metal back to Saratoga. “Hmm… compared to this little thing, it seems that the energy filling problem of this research construction machine is still unsolvable… this is troublesome.”

“Yes…we can’t really fill this up piece by piece with deep-sea metal, can we?” Nia exclaimed sincerely. “The cost would be outrageous.”

"Hmm..." Xiaobai silently looked at the research construction machine. She walked forward and reached out to touch the body of the research construction machine.

The research and construction machine was quiet, as if it were asleep.

Xiao Bai took a few steps back, picked up a piece of ordinary deep-sea metal, and threw it towards the scientific research and construction machine.

crunch--

The research and construction machine, like a long-dormant beast, opened its mouth wide and fiercely bit into the deep-sea metal.

"As long as you don't bring deep-sea metal near the research construction machine, it won't trigger its feeding mode, right..." Xiaobai muttered to herself. "Hmm... such an obvious reaction, if it had existed before, it would have been discovered long ago, so this feeding mode must have appeared after the second research lock was unlocked..."

After saying all this, Xiaobai sighed as he looked at the lock symbol on the research and construction machine.

Xiao Bai turned around and spoke to Luo Lian and Nia.

"Lianlian, Nia, let's go back for today."

"Huh? Should we go back now?" Nia looked at the research construction machine with concern. "What about this research construction machine...?"

"Let's just leave it here; it won't run away anytime soon," Xiaobai said.

“But… what if someone fills it up…” Nia started to say instinctively, but stopped mid-sentence, realizing her words had been a bit outrageous. She then smiled apologetically at everyone, “No, it’s okay…”

Even a novice can't fill the research construction machine, so how could anyone else possibly fill it...?

Nia realized she was worrying unnecessarily.

"Since this second piece of directional construction metal isn't for filling energy, let's hurry to the Admiral's Guild and use it up," Xiaobai said to everyone. "I wonder which ship girl appeared this time. Maybe after we use up this piece of directional construction metal, we'll have a way to fill the research construction machine."

“That makes sense!” Nia nodded quickly.

After composing themselves, the three of them took one last look at the quiet research and construction machine, and with the help of the ship girls, they returned to the beach.

Back on the beach, the admirals on the shore were crowding around each other like it was a festival. The admirals who had been attracted by the pink beam of light seemed to have caught a whiff of something and chased after Admiral Fang Jie all over the place. The scene was so chaotic that it was like a stampede of horses. For a moment, no one noticed the whereabouts of Xiao Bai and his group.

“Every time I unlocked the technology lock on the research and construction machine, I thought the people on the shore would be waiting for us to go back… but surprisingly, almost no one paid any attention to us…” Nia murmured to herself as she looked at Admiral Fang Jie being chased on the beach.

"Isn't it someone else helping us carry the burden?" Luo Lian said.

"Is everything alright with Admiral Fang Jie?"

"It's alright. Admiral Haoding said he'd protect him, so he's safe now." Luo Lian shook her head. "It's just that trouble is probably unavoidable."

"Ah... then it has nothing to do with us." Nia was relieved.

Xiao Bai and his group secretly left the beach and headed towards the Admiral's Guild when no one was paying attention to them.

When Xiaobai and his group arrived at the entrance of the Admiral's Guild, Luo Yingying was standing there respectfully with a group of ship girl attendants. As soon as they saw Xiaobai and his group, they all stepped forward and bowed to them with great respect.

"Admiral Lu Lin, you've finally arrived." Luo Yingying looked at Xiaobai with complicated emotions, then bowed to Xiaobai and his group.

"Huh? Miss Yingying? You knew we were coming?" Xiaobai looked at Luo Yingying with some surprise.

“Yes… after all, everyone in Chapter 8 saw the pillar of light that rose over the 8-1 sea area just now…” Luo Yingying gave Xiaobai a wry smile, “The only person who could unlock the second technological lock at this time is Admiral Lu Lin.”

"It wasn't me who untied it... it was Lianlian who untied it." Xiaobai scratched his head sheepishly.

“Xiao Bai and I are one, so from that point of view, it was indeed Xiao Bai who untied it,” Luo Lian replied calmly from the side.

"Cough cough..." Xiaobai blushed and coughed shyly, looking down.

"..." Luo Yingying looked at Xiaobai and the other two, then at the ship girls behind them. She quickly said, "Admiral Lu Lin, let's go into the guild first and then talk."

"Oh! Okay."

Xiao Bai and his group were ushered into the Admiral's Guild by Luo Yingying and the ship girl attendants, and the group entered the VIP suite in the lobby.

"Admiral Lu Lin, what reward did you receive for unlocking the second technological lock this time?" After entering the VIP suite, Luo Yingying silently watched everyone take their seats before cautiously asking Xiaobai, "Is it the same as last time, that I need to help with the appraisal?"

“Yes.” Xiaobai took the pink deep-sea metal from Saratoga and handed it to Luo Yingying. “Miss Yingying, this is the reward for the second lock.”

"It really is directional metal!" Luo Yingying's eyes lit up slightly when she saw the metal block in Xiaobai's hand. She carefully took the metal block from Xiaobai, placed it on the table, and then carefully observed and examined it with various instruments. "Hmm... although the shape is slightly different from the last one, it should also be a piece of directional metal! No mistake."

Luo Yingying respectfully returned the metal block to Xiaobai.

"Do you need me to arrange a ship girl construction facility for you?" Luo Yingying asked.

"No need, I can build the floors myself," Xiaobai shook her head.

"Then I'll take you there."

"Thank you!"

After obtaining the targeted metal, Xiaobai and his group, led by Luo Yingying, took the elevator to the construction floor of the Admiral's Guild.

When Xiaobai visited the construction floor several times before, it was always crowded with people, and you had to wait in line for several hours to build a ship girl. But when Xiaobai came to the construction floor again today, he found that the construction floor was unusually empty, and there was not a single person at all.

"Huh? Wasn't this place lively before?" Xiaobai asked Luo Yingying curiously, standing on the empty building floor.

“Before… well… everyone who built here was trying to get special ship girls for the construction system. Now that special ship girls have been released, the admirals’ motivation to continue building has diminished considerably.” Luo Yingying explained to Xiaobai, rubbing her hands awkwardly as she said this, “And… um… well… I mean…”

"what happened?"

"There's another important reason... because everyone's saying that Admiral Lu Lin's special ship girl has absorbed the luck value of all the admirals in the entire chapter's sea area with her special ability, so it's very difficult to get her through construction now. Gradually, not many people are coming here to build her anymore," Luo Yingying said in a low voice.

"Uh..." Xiaobai rubbed her forehead, "Oh... I see."

Seeing Luo Yingying's worried expression, Xiaobai thought for a moment and then explained to her.

"I didn't ask any special ship girls to do that kind of thing."

"Oh, I see! Then I'm relieved!" Luo Yingying breathed a sigh of relief, her face looking much more relaxed.

Fewer people are building floors, which isn't necessarily a bad thing for a novice.

Xiao Bai found the nearest construction device and, under everyone's watchful eyes, placed the directional construction metal into it, quickly entered the required resources, and started construction with a single click.

Chapter 2767 Explosion

Under everyone's gaze, the ship girl construction device in front of Xiaobai slowly swallowed the directional construction metal. Then, the entire machine's hatch closed and began to operate slowly, instantly resembling a giant steel cocoon nurturing life, constantly emitting faint buzzing sounds.

"Xiaobai, what construction formula did you choose?" Luo Lian asked Xiaobai from the side.

Because Xiaobai operated the construction device so quickly, the person standing next to her didn't even see what construction formula she used before the construction machine was already started by Xiaobai.

"I just randomly picked a classic demolition formula," Xiaobai said to Luo Lian with a smile. "Since it's a targeted construction project, the construction formula doesn't seem to have much effect, so I chose one with relatively low resource consumption."

"Frugality is a good habit." Luo Lian nodded to Xiao Bai.

"I wonder what kind of ship girls will be built this time..." Xiaobai looked at the ship girl construction device and murmured with anticipation.

“If we analyze it rationally, the last targeted construction project resulted in Anshan, so this time the targeted construction project might also be related to her,” Luo Lian said. “Perhaps it’s a sister of the same level as Anshan.”

"Huh? The Four Heavenly Kings?" Xiaobai asked in surprise.

"perhaps."

"Wow, we'll have to look forward to that." Xiao Bai's face showed great interest as he talked about this. "I wonder if the other two of the Four Heavenly Kings will have the same faces as Changchun, just like Anshan."

“Examples of people who look exactly alike are very rare, even among ship girls with the same ship name. I think the possibility of that is unlikely.”

"Is it really that rare? Our CV16 looks a lot like Lexington, you mean the face..."

"That's because your ship girls are just too numerous, Xiaobai. Even the rarest example can happen multiple times within a large pool of data," Luo Lian corrected.

“Oh…I see…” Xiaobai lowered her head regretfully, “Then it seems that won’t work.”

Xiao Bai was still hoping to build the remaining two "Four Heavenly Kings" and then happily stick together with the four "Changchun"s, who had very different personalities but looked exactly the same, enjoying four times the happiness.

After Luo Lian's reminder, and looking at it this way again, it seems that dreams can only remain dreams.

Not far away, Luo Yingying stood silently, secretly watching Xiaobai's dejected appearance, pursing her lips with a strange expression.

Even if Xiaobai didn't say it, the people around her could guess what she was thinking.

Take Changchun, whom Xiaobai just mentioned, for example. She was standing at the very back of the line, covering her bright red face with her fair hands, and leaning shyly against Anshan's chest. Even the roots of her ears were burning red, like branding irons.

This Admiral Lu Lin... is surprisingly quite savvy.

As expected of the world's number one admiral...

As Luo Yingying was thinking, she suddenly felt a gaze fall on her.

Luo Yingying subconsciously looked up and suddenly met the gazes of Xiaobai and Luo Lian.

After making eye contact with Xiaobai, Luo Yingying's sense of relief vanished in an instant. She no longer dared to think about the teasing she had just made of Xiaobai. She quickly straightened her expression and nervously stood up straight.

Oh no! I've been getting along so well with Admiral Lu Lin all this time that I almost forgot what she really was... I almost fell for her trick!

"Admiral Lu...Admiral Lu Lin, what's wrong?" Luo Yingying asked, stammering.

“Miss Yingying, I don’t think I saw Miss Shenying around you today.” Xiaobai asked suddenly after watching Luo Yingying for a while.

Boom, boom, boom!

Luo Yingying gasped inwardly.

look!

The true intentions have been revealed, haven't they?

“God…God Eagle isn’t feeling well today…so I’ll let her take a day off…” Luo Yingying tried her best to make her expression look normal.