Elder brother's garrison

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"When those two ship girls glared at me just now, I thought they were going to come up and beat me up..."

"No matter what, beating someone up shouldn't be necessary..."

The informants scratched their heads, chatted amongst themselves, and immediately began discussing what had just happened.

"Speaking of which, did anyone see Admiral Lu Lin's face just now?"

"Yes, yes, I saw it."

"Quick, quick, what's Admiral Lu Lin's expression like? I need an answer urgently!"

“I look pretty normal…Admiral Lu Lin looks quite well…not like she’s had an argument with her best friend.”

"Huh? Could it be that the whole thing about Admiral Lu Lin and Admiral Nia's relationship being stirred up by someone else... is just a fabrication?"

"How could that be? Didn't you see that only Admiral Lu Lin went out today? If her relationship with Admiral Nia hadn't been affected, Admiral Nia would definitely have gone out with Admiral Lu Lin! We all know how inseparable those two are when they're on good terms!"

"Now that you mention it... you really did have a fight."

The informants, having discussed this matter, watched the direction in which Xiaobai and the ship girls had left, and shook their heads and sighed.

Chapter 2806 Persuading Anshan

"I really feel sorry for Admiral Lu Lin."

"That's right, Admiral Nia's special ship girls are so powerful, she'll definitely become one of the world's top ten admirals sooner or later. If Admiral Lu Lin can maintain a good relationship with Admiral Nia, she'll also benefit a lot when Admiral Nia reaches the top ten rankings in the future."

"Admiral Lu Lin, you've made a foolish mistake..."

"Perhaps in Admiral Lu Lin's eyes, she values ​​feelings more than interests."

"Well... but thankfully, judging from this trend, it's only a matter of time before Admiral Lu Lin moves out of Admiral Nia's temporary garrison. Once she moves out, Admiral Nia and she should have no further connection."

"After losing Admiral Nia, Admiral Lu Lin is just an ordinary young girl."

"I'm so glad I didn't visit them these past two days. Otherwise, offending Admiral Ke Yuan over Admiral Lu Lin would have been a complete loss..."

"Yes, yes..."

"Right now, instead of worrying about Admiral Lu Lin, let's think of a way to comfort Admiral Nia and build a friendship with her... Don't forget, Admiral Nia's friend slot is now empty because of Admiral Lu Lin's departure..."

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become a close friend of one of the top ten admirals..."

As the admirals discussed this, their gazes involuntarily became heated. They looked at the gate of the temporary garrison and suddenly felt their mouths dry, swallowing hard.

……

The sounds of discussion carried through the air along the long street.

Outside the street, Anshan sighed helplessly and covered his ears with his hands.

“It would be better if these people waited until the person in question wasn’t around before they started talking behind people’s backs,” Anshan said helplessly. “Their conversation reached my ears; it was really impolite.”

"It's because Sister Anshan, your hearing is too sharp!" Changchun smiled and turned around. "Besides, the fact that they can discuss these things is exactly what the Admiral wanted!"

Before leaving the temporary naval base, Xiaobai had already told the two ship girls the reason for her trip and the content of her conversation with Nia in the reception room.

Upon hearing Changchun's words, Anshan looked at Xiaobai at the very front.

“Hmm…that’s true.” Anshan nodded, lowered her hands, and said in a whisper that only the three of them could hear, “We went out this time to let others see that Comrade and Admiral Nia’s beautiful relationship has broken down, right?”

“That’s right!” Changchun nodded quickly from the side.

"Sigh... If I had known, I wouldn't have chased them away. I would have just let those spies follow us." Anshan raised his arms behind his head and sighed. "I just couldn't resist seeing how rudely they were trying to get close to us."

"Isn't it great?" Xiaobai, who was walking in front, turned around with a smile, covered her mouth, and whispered to the two ship girls, "You just helped me drive away those spies, which makes our situation look more real. Anyway, they've already seen what we wanted them to see, so it doesn't matter whether they come or not."

"Oh! Comrade, you're right!" Anshan nodded with a smile. "Then I'm relieved! I would have been miserable if those ill-intentioned people had been following me around."

"Admiral, where do we go next?" Changchun asked Xiaobai, linking his arm with hers.

"Hmm... let me think." Feeling the pull of Changchun, Xiaobai looked up at the sky.

Actually, Xiaobai doesn't have a clear idea of ​​where she'll go after leaving the temporary naval base. After all, what she wants to do right now isn't "where to go," but "leave the temporary naval base." As long as the admirals in Chapter 8 can see her current situation, she doesn't care what she does.

—But then again, I can't just take the ship girls out for a casual stroll and then go back; that would seem too deliberate…

Thinking of this, Xiao Bai's gaze lingered on Changchun's face.

Changchun was looking at Xiaobai with curiosity.

Xiao Bai's gaze swept past Chang Chun's fair and pointed chin, and landed on Chang Chun's body that was gently embracing her arm. In the slightly open neckline that could only be seen from this angle, Xiao Bai saw a snow-white curve full of youthful vitality hidden on Chang Chun's body.

"Admiral?" Changchun seemed oblivious to Xiaobai's gaze. She stared at Xiaobai's face without any guard, her eyes as pure as an innocent little angel. "Are you daydreaming?"

"..." Xiaobai withdrew her gaze, thought for a moment, and said to Changchun, "Ahem... I was just thinking about my plans to go out."

"Huh? Has the admiral decided where to go?" Changchun asked again.

"Yes, I've just figured it out." Xiaobai nodded and smiled at Changchun. "To get more people to notice our current situation, we're going to a place full of admirals."

"A place full of admirals?"

“Oh, isn’t that the 8-1 sea area?” Anshan interjected as he approached.

"Let's go take a look," Xiaobai nodded with a smile. "I also want to see how much the research and construction machine's progress has increased."

"Yay! I've been wanting to go see it for ages!" Anshan said with anticipation upon hearing Xiaobai's words. "I heard that the 8-1 sea area is really lively now, with admirals and ship girls everywhere on the beach and the sea!"

“That’s right, we can go for a stroll in the 8-1 sea area!” Changchun chimed in with a smile. “It just so happens that Anshan and I are the type of food that research and construction machines like. Since we’re going anyway, the admiral can feed Anshan and me to the research and construction machines along the way!”

"...Huh?" Anshan stared at Changchun, "Wait, Changchun, what did you just say? What did you feed the research and construction machine?"

"My sister and I," Changchun said, looking at Anshan, "Don't you know, Anshan? Research and construction machines can eat ship girls, you know."

"I've heard of it... but feeding yourself to a research and construction machine is really..." Anshan's face immediately darkened.

"Don't worry, Anshan! I've been there!" Changchun patted Anshan's shoulder, seeing her somewhat resistant expression. "The research construction machine is absolutely safe and painless! Just think of it as experiencing a special game, close your eyes, go in, and you can come out!"

Changchun patiently explained, and as he spoke, his eyes shone with a bright light.

"Um, Changchun..." Xiaobai waved his hand with a smile, "We're just going to take a stroll in the 8-1 sea area, so we don't necessarily need to feed the research and construction machine..."

"No, no, Admiral!" Upon hearing Xiaobai's words, Changchun quickly turned around and advised Xiaobai, "We have to go all out with our act! Since we're going to Sea Area 8-1, we must do what the other admirals do and feed the research and construction machine once so that no one will suspect anything, right Admiral!"

"Ah, that's true..."

"And, and!" Changchun said, turning around quickly and approaching Anshan. In a whisper that only she and Anshan could hear, she said expectantly, "Anshan-neechan—after that construction machine finishes consuming our ship equipment, we can only use the repair pool to recover. That means that after we finish feeding the research construction machine, we'll have a chance to soak in the repair pool with the admiral..."

"Huh?" Anshan, who had been full of resistance, suddenly paused upon hearing Changchun's words and looked at him, "...Is this really true?"

"Of course!" Changchun nodded quickly.

Anshan in deep thought.

A few seconds passed.

"Hmm...while bathing with comrades is indeed a good suggestion..." Anshan crossed his arms, frowned, and hummed, "but I don't really want to bathe with comrades that much..."

"I want to, I really want to!" Changchun clasped her hands tightly to her chest and pleaded in a low voice to Anshan, her eyes filled with tears, "Sister Anshan! I want to!"

"Hey—" Anshan looked at Changchun helplessly, "Haven't you had enough of hanging out with your comrades?"

"Well……"

"Okay, okay, don't look at me like that, I'll listen to you." Anshan sighed, quickly waved her hand, and helplessly raised her head to glance at Xiaobai through Changchun.

Xiaobai didn't hear the whispered conversation between Changchun and Anshan because the two people deliberately kept their voices down.

From Xiaobai's perspective, the two ship girls were just whispering a lot of things she couldn't understand.

Xiao Bai stood not far away with an innocent and naive look on her face, blinking as she looked at Anshan and Changchun. When she saw Anshan looking at her, she smiled back at him.

Anshan remained silent.

Regardless of whether they have special feelings for each other, the ship girls are very close to the admiral.

Being able to bathe with a gay man was indeed a pretty good suggestion for Anshan, especially since even her cute and obedient younger sister had asked her for it, so as the older sister, she had no reason to refuse...

Thinking of this, Anshan glanced at Xiaobai again.

"...0v0?"

Not far away, Xiao Bai looked at Anshan with a Quincy expression.

“…Hmm.” Anshan lowered his head and thought for a while, then finally seemed to have made up his mind, and tentatively asked Changchun, “Changchun?”

"I'm here!"

"I have a question for you, answer me honestly."

"must!"

"Is that research and construction machine you mentioned really painless?"

Anshan approached the situation with the same cautiousness one would show when using high-tech equipment for the first time.

Changchun stared blankly at Anshan. After a while, her eyes lit up, and she nodded quickly. Then, she happily hugged Anshan's waist.

"Sister Anshan!!! Thank you!!!"

Chapter 2807 Being Too Clever

The news of Xiaobai leaving the temporary garrison quickly spread among the various small groups in Chapter 8, thanks to the intelligence released by their spies.

Chapter 2808, City Corner.

Inside a certain expensive temporary garrison building, Admiral Ke Yuan was watering flowers with a half-full watering can, a faint smile playing on his lips.

A series of footsteps sounded from behind Admiral Ke Yuan.

Upon hearing this, Admiral Ke Yuan put down the showerhead and looked behind him with a faint smile.

A ship girl wearing a cloak stood on the floor not far from Admiral Ke Yuan. When she saw Admiral Ke Yuan turn around, she immediately knelt down on one knee and bowed her head deeply to him.

"What is it?" Admiral Ke Yuan seemed to have anticipated something, and his smile grew even wider.

"Report, we received information from our informants that Admiral Lu Lin has left their temporary naval base," the ship girl said respectfully, her head bowed.

"Oh?" Admiral Ke Yuan was not surprised at all. He put down the showerhead, sat down on a chair, and continued to ask the ship girl, "Is the source of the information accurate?"

“That’s accurate. Admiral Lu Lin didn’t hide her tracks. When she went out, not only our informants but also the informants of other admirals saw her!” the ship girl said.

"Hehe, well done." Admiral Ke Yuan patted the dust off his thighs and nodded in satisfaction. "So, how is Admiral Lu Lin doing these days?"

According to my informants, Admiral Lu Lin only brought two ship girls with her this time.

"Just the two of you?"

"Yes."

"Where is Admiral Nia?"

"Admiral Nia did not go out with her."

"It seems these two young admirals had a minor disagreement over the letters we sent," Admiral Ke Yuan said to the ship girls, tapping his fingers lightly on the table. "Our informants are all human. Putting aside Admiral Lu Lin, the ship girls behind her should have noticed, right? What's her reaction?"

"Admiral Lu Lin doesn't seem to care about the spies behind her, but her two ship girls have threatened them when they approached," the ship girl said, keeping her head down.

"..." Upon hearing this, Admiral Ke Yuan's expression softened. He closed his eyes and nodded. "And after Admiral Lu Lin left? Where did she go?"

"The ship girls behind Admiral Lu Lin are too alert, and our spies dare not get too close. But according to their feedback, Admiral Lu Lin should be on her way to the 8-1 area now," the ship girl replied.

“Sea area 8-1… oh… Sea area 8-1.” Admiral Ke Yuan opened his eyes, a smile gradually deepening on his lips. “So that’s it, it’s Sea area 8-1, hehe…”

"...Admiral?" The ship girl looked up in confusion. "Is there something wrong with Admiral Lu Lin going to area 8-1?"

"Hehe, that's so right, that's so right." Admiral Ke Yuan couldn't help but laugh. He turned his head and looked at the ship girl kneeling in front of him with a hint of pity. "Look at your face, you know nothing. The clues are right in front of you. How pathetic."

"..." The ship girl looked embarrassed.

"Admiral Lu Lin chose this time to go to area 8-1. Think about it carefully," Admiral Ke Yuan said to the ship girl, his hands behind his back. "What is Admiral Lu Lin's purpose?"

"...A research and construction machine?" the ship girl asked.

"Think about it again, think about it further."

"...A research ship girl?"

"With your level of expertise, this is all you can think of. That's what mediocre people are like..." Admiral Ke Yuan shook his head. He turned his back, looked at the flowerpot he had just watered, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. "Didn't you ever think about why Admiral Lu Lin would leave Admiral Nia, who was always by her side, at this time, and go to the 8-1 sea area?"

"...I, I don't know..." The ship girl shook her head.

"The reason Admiral Nia was favored by the top ten admirals was because of her special ship girl, wasn't it?" Admiral Ke Yuan said with his hands behind his back. "Admiral Nia and Admiral Lu Lin used to be inseparable. Even when they unlocked the first two research locks, they were together. But now Admiral Lu Lin has left the temporary naval base alone for Sea Area 8-1, wanting to investigate the progress of the research construction machine on her own... Can you guess what happened between her and Admiral Nia?"

"..." The ship girl, kneeling on one knee, frowned and pondered for a while. She looked up at Admiral Ke Yuan's back and suddenly realized something. She asked, "Could it be that—Admiral Lu Lin wants to start her own business?!"

"You're not as stupid as I thought." Admiral Ke Yuan turned around, revealing a nonchalant smile to the ship girl. "That's right, Admiral Lu Lin wants to obtain research ship girls, but Admiral Lu Lin doesn't want Admiral Nia to obtain research ship girls—that's the significance of her actions today. And the reason this happened to two once inseparable best friends is naturally because..."