Elder brother's garrison

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"That's the logic..."

"Hehe, the destroyers eat little, are quick and skillful, and most importantly, they are obedient. They are all my capable assistants!" Ning Lu said proudly, hands on her hips.

"...You pay them salaries, right?"

"That's for sure."

"It's not a perfunctory offer like lollipops or candied hawthorns, right?"

“Admiral Lu Lin… what kind of person do you take me for…” Ning Lu pointed at herself with a wry smile, “Do I look like someone who enjoys exploiting destroyers?”

"Uh...no, sorry..." Xiaobai gave an awkward smile, clutching the gift box in her arms, and apologized to Ning Lu, "Because I once encountered someone who would dump all the work on the destroyer, so now I get a little...a bit..."

"Wow, who is it? How could someone do something so heartless? They're going to be dragged out and hung up a lamppost!" Ning Lu exclaimed, her eyes wide. "Tell me quickly, who is so despicable? I'll put their name in the first issue of my newspaper and have all the admirals of Chapter Eight give them a good online thrashing!"

"...Ahem." Xiaobai coughed twice, then smiled at Ning Lu, "Speaking of which, why didn't Admiral Ning Lu bring the destroyers with her when she came in?"

"There are just too many people. If I brought so many destroyers over at once, from a distance it would look like a dark mass, and people who didn't know better would think I was here to cause trouble."

"Haha..." Xiaobai turned around, "Come on, let's go to the living room."

Xiao Bai and his two companions led a large group of destroyers to the reception room.

Along the way, the destroyers of Admiral Ning Lu's family attracted the attention of a large number of Nia's ship girls.

All the ship girls stared in amazement at this group of strangely dressed little girls.

"Huh? Where did this destroyer come from?"

"So cute!"

"So small and obedient—"

The ship girls clasped their hands tightly, their faces overflowing with love and maternal affection, and looked at the destroyers with kind smiles.

"...Speaking of which, Admiral Ning Lu, is it really necessary to bring so many destroyers for just a simple interview?" Xiao Bai, feeling the gazes of the ship girls from all directions, turned around with a wry smile and asked Ning Lu.

"That's how filming works. Admiral Lu Lin, you're the main dish of my first issue, so of course I have to mobilize all my manpower!" Ning Lu patted her chest and said confidently, "This is the attitude of being rigorous, serious, and giving it my all! Although starting a newspaper is my personal hobby, I'm not doing it for fun!"

“…Impressive.” Xiaobai scratched his cheek and nodded.

The reception room of the temporary naval base is located on the first floor of the office building.

The reception room of the temporary naval base was quite large, generally enough to accommodate hundreds of people at the same time. After Xiaobai and the other two led Admiral Ninglu into the reception room, Admiral Ninglu immediately directed the destroyers to set up the scene in the reception room.

"Come on, put the flower baskets here, right, right, that banner over there, who has the banner? Quick, raise it up, higher—yes, right here, keep it up!" Admiral Ning Lu pulled out a whistle, whistling as she gave instructions, pointing around the entire reception room. "Where's the lighting technician? Come over and adjust the lighting—the light from outside the window is a bit too bright, get the sunshade, sound engineer, come adjust the sound, and the interview drafts for later—"

In just a few minutes, Ning Lu uttered a series of instructions.

To be fair, although the destroyers from Admiral Ning Lu's household were small in stature, they were exceptionally efficient at their work. Their movements were as slow and deliberate as children's, but their efficiency was remarkably high. Under their influence, the scene in the reception room was being transformed into a photo studio at an alarming rate.

Seemingly noticing Xiaobai's astonished gaze, Admiral Ninglu turned around and smiled apologetically at Xiaobai.

"Haha, Admiral Lu Lin, please allow me to set up the equipment before the interview, sorry~"

"Uh, it's nothing, it's nothing." Xiaobai waved her hand and smiled at Ning Lu, saying, "Now I understand why you brought so many people..."

"Hehe, don't worry, it won't take too much time! Give me another half hour and it'll be set up!"

"It's going to take another half hour...?"

"It's the main course after all! I'm going to give it my all!" Ning Lu said, her eyes blazing with fighting spirit. She then gave Xiao Bai a sheepish smile. "Oh, right! Admiral Lu Lin, you don't need to stay here with me all the time. If you're a little busy, you can go do something else or find somewhere to sit down. I'll be fine!"

"Oh, I see..." Xiaobai nodded and turned to look at Nia.

Just then, Nia also looked at Little White.

"Nia, was this the same setup when Admiral Ninglu interviewed you last time?" Xiaobai asked with a wry smile.

"No... Miss Ning Lu only brought a few people with her when she interviewed me..." Nia said apologetically.

Ning Lu, who was sucking on a whistle, heard Xiao Bai and Nia talking. She turned around and looked at Xiao Bai and Nia thoughtfully.

Xiaobai and Nia quickly separated.

"Then I'll go for a walk outside first. Admiral Ning Lu, remember to call me in when you're done." Xiao Bai said, pointing to the door of the reception room.

"OK~" Ning Lu made a gesture to Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai breathed a sigh of relief and turned her back to walk towards the door of the reception room.

Admiral Ning Lu's destroyers were mostly inside the reception room, while the rest remained outside.

The destroyers left outside weren't idle either. They sat on the ground in twos and threes, picking up scraps of paper with scissors and colored paper, grinding ink to write banners, and hanging folded origami cranes at the door. They worked together in perfect harmony and were very efficient. In short, they all seemed to be busy with something very lively.

Xiaobai stood outside the reception room, silently watching the destroyers.

The destroyers seemed to sense Xiaobai's gaze. They stopped what they were doing, gave Xiaobai cute smiles, and waved their chubby little hands.

Xiao Bai waved to the destroyers, then stared at them, feeling a surge of emotion.

Although they are all destroyers, the destroyers from Admiral Ning Lu's family seem to be much smaller in appearance than the destroyers Xiao Bai usually sees. They seem to only reach Xiao Bai's chest in height.

Xiaobai wasn't particularly tall to begin with, and the destroyer that barely reached her chest was really, really small.

To give a rough example...

Something like Akashi?

The destroyers in Shiro's naval fleet are quite diverse. While some, like the ones in front of us, resemble adorable children, others have the figures of young girls, such as Fubuki and Nagaharu. However, even so, if Shiro were to select more than fifty destroyers with figures like Akashi from the naval base, it would be quite difficult for the naval base, with its vast resources, to do so in a short time.

Where did Admiral Ninglu come from to build such a group of small, obedient, and similarly sized destroyers?

Is this the legendary Admiral's Physique?

Just like how the ship girls created by Nia come with a bountiful harvest buff, are the ship girls created by Admiral Ninglu more petite and cute?

Thinking about this, Xiaobai seemed to have a sudden realization.

Xiao Bai looked down at his palm, his expression regretful.

Xiao Bai was somewhat envious of these admirals with special physical constitutions.

Just as Xiaobai was pondering things, a dark shadow suddenly flashed past the corner of her eye.

Xiaobai subconsciously looked in the direction of the dark figure, which disappeared into the nearby bushes in an instant. Before Xiaobai could investigate, a large phoenix from the Nia family, wearing a red bathrobe, emerged from the bushes.

"Hey? Isn't that Taihou?" Shiro greeted Taihou.

"Hmm? Admiral Lu Lin?" Nia's Taihou seemed to be searching for something. Hearing Xiaobai's call, she turned her head and looked over. Then she walked up and bowed to Xiaobai. "Admiral Lu Lin, good morning."

"What were you hiding from just now?" Xiaobai asked with a smile.

"Hiding?" Taiho asked, puzzled at first, then replied knowingly, "I wasn't hiding from anything... Oh, but if I had to say, I was looking for something."

"What are you looking for? Do you need my help?"

“No need to trouble Admiral Lu Lin with such a small matter.” Taihou smiled and then said, “I’m looking for the Royal Ark.”

"The Royal...Ark?"

"Yes, look, there are so many destroyers here, and they're all so cute, such a small group." Taihou glanced around at the destroyers working all around her and said to Shiro, "You've heard of that person from Royal Ark in our naval base, Admiral Lu Lin, right? She goes crazy whenever she hears the word 'destroyer sister.' We just locked her in a dark room to prevent her from doing anything bad, but it seems like this destroyer is particularly to her liking. She's been resisting much more than before... When I went to visit her in prison just now, I found out that she had secretly escaped."

"Huh? Is that so?"

"Yes, that's why we need to catch her and bring her back quickly..."

"..."

Xiao Bai and Da Feng were chatting.

Beneath the grass where Da Feng had just appeared, a dark mechanical tentacle slid silently past.

Chapter 2824 Invincible Bait

Xiaobai and Nia's family's Dafeng walked and talked as they returned to the main entrance of the reception room.

Standing at the entrance of the reception room, Xiaobai held onto the doorknob and peeked inside on tiptoe.

The reception room was bustling with activity.

Admiral Ning Lu was directing the destroyers while chatting and laughing with Nia Luolian beside her.

Xiao Bai wanted to go in, but when she saw Ning Lu smiling in the reception room, her steps slowed down.

"Admiral Lu Lin, aren't you going in to entertain the guests?" Nia's Taifeng asked from behind Xiaobai.

"Hmm..." Xiaobai lowered her hand and withdrew her body.

Although Admiral Ning Lu seems harmless and treats people kindly, Xiao Bai suddenly felt a little reluctant to get close to her after recalling how Ning Lu had noticed him as soon as he spoke to Nia in the reception room.

Xiao Bai doesn't dislike Ning Lu.

Xiao Bai just felt that Ning Lu's "sense of smell" was far too sensitive compared to ordinary people.

I have to pretend to be arguing with Nia in front of Admiral Ninglu. If I spend too much time with Nia and accidentally give myself away, it will be bad for my future plans.

"Daihou." Thinking of this, Shiro called out to Daihou.

"Hmm? What's wrong, Admiral Lu Lin?" Da Feng tilted her head curiously at Xiao Bai, supporting her elbow with one hand.

"The interview hasn't started yet. Admiral Ninglu, Nia, and Lianlian are setting up the scene inside, so there's no need for me to appear just yet," Xiaobai said to Taihou with a smile. "Anyway, I'm just killing time, so how about we go look for the Royal Ark together?"

"Huh? Is that alright? It's such a small thing." Taiho was taken aback.

"Just consider it a chance to experience the local customs and culture of your garrison," Xiaobai said with a smile.

"I see." Taifeng smiled and said to Xiaobai with a smile, "Then I'm now Admiral Lu Lin's tour guide. You'd better keep up with me from now on."

"Excuse me."

"Leave it to me! I'm an aircraft carrier, and I'm best at search and search capabilities."

Where do we go to find the Royal Ark now?

"She's definitely after these girls who are trying to drive her away, so she'll probably stay nearby and wait for the right opportunity to commit the crime."

"The crime was alright... Shall we go for a stroll around the neighborhood?"

"Okay."

Xiao Bai and Da Feng smiled knowingly at each other and left the reception room one after the other.

As Shiro and Taihou chatted, they disappeared from the sight of the destroyers along the path.

The destroyers present were working skillfully, preparing the materials and decorations needed for the reception room.

Just then, a destroyer finished her work, got up from the ground, dusted herself off, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and smiled brightly.

The destroyer picked up the transparent glass bottle filled with origami cranes and skipped towards the door of the reception room.

However, before the destroyer could take two steps, she suddenly noticed a rustling sound coming from the nearby bushes.

"?"

The destroyer stopped, and she looked curiously at the bushes beside her before slowly walking forward.

The grass rustled twice as the destroyer approached.

"!"

Startled, the destroyer quickly took two steps back, clutching the object in her arms, her large brown eyes fixed warily on the trembling grass.

Just the next second.

A strawberry-flavored lollipop emerged from the grass.

He handed the strawberry lollipop towards the destroyer.

"Wow!"

The moment the destroyer saw the lollipop, her wariness melted away, and her eyes lit up instantly.

The destroyer smiled brightly and pointed to itself in the direction of the bushes.

The strawberry lollipop was dotted up and down.

The destroyer immediately smiled happily. She bowed to the bushes in place, then ran forward joyfully and reached out her little hand to approach the bushes.

The moment the destroyer's little hand touched the lollipop.

brush! !

The lollipop was quickly hidden in the grass.

Instead, a mechanical tentacle, swift as lightning, appeared. With a speed that left everyone completely unable to react, the mechanical tentacle instantly bound the approaching destroyer, then lifted it from mid-air and dragged it into the bushes.

"Wow?!!!"