Elder brother's garrison

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impossible.

this kind of thing.

Although the world's number one admiral is very young and is said to have white hair, he is a terrifying being known as the ruthless and heartless white-haired ship-salvaging demon. How could he possibly be like Admiral Lu Lin, a kind, gentle, lovely, tolerant, and comfortable girl...

The world's number one admiral today is known for her terrifying acts, just as much as her power.

Anyone who dares to offend her will die without even knowing how they died...

If Admiral Lu Lin is truly the world's number one admiral, then someone as insignificant as myself would have been ruined and all my ship girls taken into her possession the very first day I offended her... How could I possibly have the chance to kneel before her and beg for forgiveness?

Sigh... never mind.

I must have been too anxious lately; my brain is starting to malfunction.

How could anyone equate Admiral Lu Lin with the painting of the world's number one admiral...?

Thinking of this, Admiral Fang Jie quickly banished the thought from his mind, as if keeping it in his head for even a second longer would be a great insult to Admiral Lu Lin.

A girl like Admiral Lu Lin is a fairy, a bodhisattva, a treasure bestowed upon humanity by heaven; she could never be a terrifying existence like the world's number one admiral.

Compared to a demon like the world's number one admiral, even Admiral Ke Yuan's attitude is quite amiable...

Admiral Lu Lin is probably, or perhaps, a relative of one of the top ten admirals.

Thinking about it this way, it makes perfect sense.

Chapter 2803 Nepotism

After much thought, compared to the absurd conjecture that Admiral Lu Lin was the world's number one admiral, Admiral Fang Jie felt that it was more acceptable for people to believe that Admiral Lu Lin had some blood ties with the top ten admirals.

After all... if Admiral Lu Lin is a relative of one of the top ten admirals, many mysteries surrounding Admiral Lu Lin can be easily solved.

The top ten admirals enjoy immense power within the admiral circle that is unimaginable to ordinary people.

For the top ten admirals, secretly promoting an ordinary admiral all the way to Chapter 8 is just a small matter for them—simply lifting a finger and sending a team of main ship girls to assist.

Furthermore, the top ten admirals generally get along very well. Given this relationship, it is perfectly normal and reasonable for them to stand up for their friends' relatives in Chapter 8 if they see them being bullied.

I've figured it out.

Now I understand everything!

This is why the top ten admirals are paying so much attention to Admiral Lu Lin!

Admiral Fang Jie gripped the handle of the handcart, frowning as he pondered deeply.

According to Admiral Fang Jie's simple reasoning, although the five top ten admirals who had just visited the temporary garrison had a close relationship with Admiral Lu Lin, judging from their interaction and subsequent actions, these five top ten admirals did not seem to be related to Admiral Lu Lin by blood.

So... is Admiral Lu Lin related to any of the top ten admirals?

If we exclude these five top ten admirals... who is left among the top ten admirals?

Admiral Fang Jie quickly processed the information in his mind.

The first person he thought of was the world's ninth admiral, who had been missing for two years.

But Admiral Fang Jie quickly shook his head and rejected the idea.

Although most of the world's top ten admirals get along quite well, the world's ninth admiral is an exception. The world's ninth admiral is cold and domineering, acts in a biased and ruthless manner, and loves power and conflict. Therefore, the other nine top ten admirals often dislike his existence and rarely associate with him. Moreover, when the former world's number one admiral was alive, he seemed to have expressed his dislike for him in public on several occasions. If Admiral Lu Lin and the world's ninth admiral are really related by blood, then, just like the principle of loving the house because of the house, the relatives of the world's ninth admiral, who are so avoided by the other top ten admirals, will certainly not be valued by them either.

What's more... the world's ninth admiral hasn't shown his face for two whole years.

Whether he's alive or dead is now uncertain...

Admiral Lu Lin probably, perhaps, or roughly, has no nepotistic relationship with the world's ninth admiral.

If we exclude the ninth world admiral, the most likely candidates among the remaining four admirals are Admiral Li Hua and Admiral Zhao Kuo.

It appears that Admiral Li Hua met with Admiral Lu Lin a few days ago.

According to what the people on the beach said, after seeing the special ship girl, Admiral Li Hua fled in panic without regard for his image. As soon as he got home, he locked himself in the temporary naval base and has not come out since. At least from this reaction, Admiral Li Hua's reaction to Admiral Lu Lin is not like that of a relative.

If it's not Admiral Li Hua... then the remaining possibility is Admiral Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo, the Admiral, is quite renowned among the top ten admirals. His tactics are meticulous and detailed, covering every aspect, making military command reassuring. However, Zhao Kuo, currently in Chapter Eight, did not visit Lu Lin today along with the other five top ten admirals. This suggests he is avoiding any appearance of impropriety, implying a strong nepotistic relationship between him and Admiral Lu Lin.

Was Admiral Lu Lin actually a relative of Admiral Zhao Kuo...?

So that's why the other top ten admirals valued her so much.

Was she Zhao Kuo's younger sister?

Or perhaps a distant cousin?

Or perhaps a niece... aunt, or sister-in-law, etc...

Upon realizing this, Admiral Fang Jie felt a sudden sense of clarity and couldn't help but sigh deeply.

I suddenly feel a little envious of Admiral Zhao Kuo; he's actually family with a girl as comfortable and pleasant as Admiral Lu Lin.

To be the brother of that Admiral Lu Lin, how much good fortune must he have accumulated in his past life?

Just as Admiral Fang Jie was feeling sentimental, he suddenly heard a series of hurried footsteps behind him.

"Brother Fang—!!"

The voice was so familiar that even though Admiral Fang Jie hadn't seen the person's face, he could still picture a handsome blond man smiling foolishly and waving at him as he ran away.

Admiral Fang Jie looked up and, sure enough, there stood his good brother, Jin Shiqi.

However, Jin Shiqi was not grinning foolishly as usual. His expression was slightly nervous. He ran up to Admiral Fang Jie, grabbed his shoulder, and asked him anxiously.

"Holy crap! Brother Fang! I've finally found you! I was just about to go to your place, but on the way I heard your ship girl say you were looking for Admiral Lu Lin, and I got scared so I came right away!" Jin Shiqi said to Admiral Fang Jie with a serious expression, "Brother Fang! The situation here is so complicated right now, what if something happens to you coming here alone! At least, at least you could have called me before you came! I'm the admiral of the seventeenth naval base in the world, and there are only sixteen people stronger than me in the entire eighth chapter! With me by your side, at least you can..."

Jin Shiqi recited the Bible and spoke at length to Admiral Fang Jie, basically expressing his concern for Admiral Fang Jie's safety and suggesting that he take him along.

Looking at Jin Shiqi's concerned expression, Admiral Fang Jie's eyes first showed a hint of warmth, then he sighed.

"Sigh... Jin Shiqi, you're right, I really should have brought you here today."

"Huh? Brother Fang, why are you admitting your mistake so quickly today?"

"...You're making it sound like I'm usually very unreasonable."

“Brother Fang… I thought you were already aware of this.” Jin Shiqi looked at Admiral Fang Jie with a sincere expression.

"..." Admiral Fang Jie suppressed the urge to punch Jin Shiqi in the face. He took a deep breath and shook his head at Jin Shiqi. "It's nothing. I just realized that if I had brought you along today, you would probably have gotten a chance too..."

"What opportunity?" Jin Shiqi asked, puzzled.

"Never mind, it's all over anyway."

Admiral Fang Jie raised his hand, patted Jin Shiqi on the shoulder, and stared at him sincerely.

"Old Jin, we don't know what the future holds, but no matter what, if I get any benefits in the future, I'll share half with you."

"Benefits? What benefits?" Jin Shiqi was still confused. "Did Admiral Lu Lin give you money?"

Admiral Fang Jie glanced at the corner of the street and said nothing more. He just shook his head and patted Jin Shiqi's shoulder again and again.

Strong and powerful.

……

Temporarily stationed inside the Durian Umbrella Private Palace.

After seeing off two groups of guests, Xiaobai sat on the sofa in the living room, head down, silently looking at the invitation on the coffee table.

The invitation on the coffee table was rectangular, consisting of two sheets. The top sheet was the cover, entirely covered in black gilded patterns, with the seal of the Haoding Garrison in the lower left corner. In the center of the invitation were the three large, gold-embossed characters for "Invitation," and at the bottom was the smaller text: "Haoding Garrison Private Gathering, We Await Your Arrival." Below the cover was the invitation itself, containing handwritten text in light blue fountain pen, the characters neat and elegant, exuding a faint scent of ink.

"Dear Admiral and colleagues, greetings:"

On [Date], a full month has passed since the release of Chapter Eight. During this month of hard work, everyone has persevered, sharing joys and sorrows. We have diligently conquered one sea area after another. Our organization has grown alongside our colleagues, weathering storms together. Since assuming the position of the Fourth Admiral of the World, every step forward has been inseparable from your support and assistance. To express our gratitude for the favor shown by our fellow admirals, our organization will be hosting a banquet at the Central Hotel of Chapter Eight in three days…”

Xiao Bai silently read the contents of the invitation.

As Xiaobai read, a smile couldn't help but appear on her lips.

Xiao Bai picked up the invitation and gently sniffed it.

The invitation had a faint perfume scent.

The scent is somewhat familiar.

It felt as if from a distant past, Xiaobai had experienced something incredibly close to him once.

"...As expected, it wasn't Admiral Haoding who wrote it." Xiaobai muttered to himself as he put down the invitation. "It seems Elizabeth handled these invitations for Admiral Haoding... But it's true, Admiral Haoding seems completely inept at this kind of formal work. If he had written them himself, who knows what strange things he would have produced..."

"Elizabeth?" A curious voice came from the air beside Xiaobai. "Admiral, who is that?"

"She's a ship girl from Admiral Haoding's family, and also a friend of mine." Xiaobai wasn't startled by the sudden voice beside her at all. She smiled calmly, put the invitation into her ship equipment space, and then said to the air, "She's an impressive, very considerate and gentle ship girl. We received a lot of help from her when we were clearing Chapter 8."

"Hey... Admiral, do you like Elizabeth?"

"Like it."

"Can the admiral bring her back to the naval base?"

"How can that be? Elizabeth is Admiral Haoding's ship girl. How can you just touch a ship girl who belongs to an admiral?" Xiaobai said to the air.

"But I heard from my sister that you, Admiral, have done this kind of thing quite a lot before, haven't you?" the voice in the air muttered. "Look, even my sister was snatched back from someone else by you, Admiral."

Chapter 2804 A Dark Idea

"Those...those were unavoidable circumstances...I couldn't do anything about it." The pretty girl blushed, lowered her head, and whispered her explanation, "I...I didn't force the ship girls...I didn't...it's not like what's being said outside."

"Huh? Little White, who were you talking to just now?"

Just then, Nia's voice came from the entrance of the reception room.

Xiao Bai looked up following the sound and saw Nia, who had just returned, staring at him curiously from the entrance of the reception room.

"Oh, Nia, you're back." Little White smiled slightly at Nia. "I was just talking to Jeanbart."

"Jean Barthes? Who is that?"

"My ship girl".

“Ship girl…” Nia looked around in confusion.

Apart from the lone Xiaobai, there was no one else in the entire reception room.

Is Xiaobai chatting with the ship girls through the admiral network?

Nia looked at Little White thoughtfully.

Xiao Bai also smiled as she looked at Nia.

“…I see.” Nia nodded, seemingly understanding. She sat down next to Xiaobai, turned to her, and asked with a smile, “The name Jean Bart sounds unfamiliar. Is she a new ship girl you brought from the naval base, Xiaobai?”

“You know her too,” Xiaobai smiled at Nia.

"Huh?" Nia was taken aback, looking at Xiaobai with a puzzled expression. "Do I know him?"

"Wow!" Just as Nia was looking at Xiaobai with a puzzled expression, wondering what Xiaobai was saying, a soft sigh suddenly rang in Nia's ears. Then, a fair and slender hand slowly reached out from Nia's blind spot and gently placed on Nia's shoulder.

Nia was caught off guard when something behind her touched her shoulder, causing her to instinctively tremble and turn around.

Huh?

Isn't there anyone else around me?

Whose hand is this...?

Nia turned around in alarm and saw a ship girl with short pink hair, a delicate and cute face, and a top hat suddenly appear out of nowhere, smiling at her.

Nia's pupils contracted instantly.

"Eh—" Nia jumped up, about to scream as if she'd seen a ghost, but the next second, her gaze towards the pink-haired ship girl in front of her suddenly became puzzled. Then she narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing the pink-haired ship girl's face for a while before her eyes widened in surprise, and she exclaimed in delight, "Ah! Jean Bart!"

"Hey there!" Jean Bart opened his arms and greeted Nia. "Admiral Nia, did you remember me?"

"Ah! I remember now! I remember everything, you're Jean Bart, the special ship girl from the Whitebeard family, Jean Bart..." Nia scratched her head awkwardly and apologized to Jean Bart, "Um, I'm sorry... I think I forgot about you again..."

"It's okay, it's okay, that's just my constitution." Jean Bart said nonchalantly, hands on his hips.

Nia breathed a sigh of relief and sat back down next to Little White.

"Um... Xiaobai, I'm sorry, I always forget about Jean Bart's existence, and I've troubled you to introduce her to me time and time again," Nia said to Xiaobai with some guilt.

"It's alright, this is just a side effect of Baal's powerful abilities." Xiaobai shook her head without any concern, then asked with a smile, "Oh? By the way, Nia, where did you go just now?"

"Ah... I just asked the ship girls who have been out these past few days, and I also checked the sentiment on the admiral forum." Hearing Xiaobai's words, Nia quickly turned to face him seriously and said, "Xiaobai, Xiaobai! Do you know what? Right now, all the admirals in Chapter 8 think that we two have been provoked by Admiral Ke Yuan and are about to break off our friendship!"

“Yes, even the top ten admirals came to inquire about the situation, not to mention the other admirals.” Xiaobai nodded with deep feeling, then smiled at Nia and said, “I guess there are many admirals outside the temporary naval base who are observing the situation here, waiting to see me leave here with the ship girls.”

"Hmph! I won't let you leave, Xiaobai!" Upon hearing this, Nia immediately bent down, hugged Xiaobai's waist, and started to act coquettishly towards him. "Xiaobai, you're my landlord now, and I have to pay you rent every month. You can't go anywhere!"