Elder brother's garrison

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The speeding research and construction machine seemed to have noticed something. Its body paused for a moment, then turned around and swooped down towards the street below.

"Research construction machine detected changing its movement!!"

"Pursue them with full force!!"

The ship girls caught up.

Xiao Bai covered his ears to block the whistling wind, then looked down at the street below.

Is the research and construction machine looking for something...?

As Xiaobai was thinking, she froze the moment she saw the street scene.

Surprisingly, there were two rookie naval ship girls at the location where the research and construction machine crashed.

Furthermore, these two rookie naval garrison girls are among the closest to Shiro in the entire ship girl lineup.

—They are Changchun and Anshan.

At this moment, Changchun and Anshan were running one after the other on the street, panting, their lips moist and their cheeks rosy.

"Sister Anshan, hurry, did you hear that? The Admiral seems to have been kidnapped by the research and construction machine!" Changchun called out to the person behind her as she ran.

"Hey, what's going on? How could a research and construction machine kidnap the Admiral... This is..." Anshan followed Changchun, looking at the street, when suddenly she seemed to sense something and looked up, "...Eh? Huh?? Huh??!!?"

"Sister Anshan? What's wrong?"

"Changchun, look up!"

"look up--?"

Changchun and Anshan stopped and looked up.

Then they saw a fiery meteor hurtling down from the sky.

The target... seems to be themselves!

No...that's not right!

To be precise... I came here specifically for one person in Anshan!

"===(????)"

The research and construction machine, baring its fangs and trailing a trail of flames, crashed down towards Anshan with a deafening roar!

Changchun cried out in alarm as he was thrown back by the powerful shockwave.

Anshan was suddenly entangled by the tentacles of the scientific research and construction machine.

Then, under the watchful eyes of Xiaobai, Changchun, and all the ship girls behind them.

The research and construction machine opened its hatch and swallowed the bewildered Anshan whole.

And then.

Under the incredulous gaze of all the ship girls.

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A massive, intense pink beam of light shot up from the ground.

Chapter 3046 Research Ship Girls I

Rumble—

A massive pink pillar of light rose from the ground on the central street of the city in Chapter Eight.

As the giant pink pillar of light appeared, a violent storm, accompanied by surging air currents, swept outwards in all directions like a storm-swept sea.

The streets were immediately filled with gasps of surprise from the ship girls.

Boom boom boom boom...

Bang bang bang... thump thump thump...

The street stalls were instantly blown away by the gale, colliding with each other in mid-air and gradually tearing into pieces before being swept away to who knows where.

The doors and windows of the shops on both sides of the street were constantly opening and closing in the strong wind, creaking and rattling, and the glass on the doors and windows began to make a series of crisp cracking sounds.

The wind howled.

The ship girls present were pinned to the street by the gusts of wind. They raised their arms, struggling to block the oncoming airflow, and looked up with shocked expressions.

"How...how could this happen..."

"Such a massive pink beam of light... Could it be... that the research construction machine has finally created a research ship girl?"

"A research ship girl...is about to be born?!"

"This is the first time I've ever seen a beam of light from a special ship girl so close up. This is terrifying..."

"I... I can't move my body. This wind and waves are so strange. I can't get up..."

The ship girls gritted their teeth and used all their strength to activate their ship equipment. But no matter how frequently the ship equipment flashed, all they could do in this huge storm was to barely move their arms and heads to grab onto the buildings on the ground to prevent themselves from being blown away like other objects on the street.

Fortunately, after the research and construction machines appeared, in order to allow the ship girl teams to roam freely in most of the city, the admirals and other unrelated civilians in the city had all evacuated to a safe area from the very beginning to avoid being accidentally injured by the ship girl patrols.

If those humans were still present at this moment, facing this terrifying storm, the consequences would likely be extremely severe.

The pink beam of light continues.

The wind and waves are still terrifying.

Just as all the ship girls on the street were suppressed and unable to get up, a petite figure sitting upright on the ground in the middle of the gale stood out quite abruptly in the middle of the area.

Amidst the howling wind, a head of glistening white hair danced in the air.

This petite figure didn't grab onto any of the buildings on the ground; she simply sat down gently. Yet, amidst the fierce howling wind, her body remained as steady as a mountain, seemingly unaffected by her surroundings.

Boom boom boom——

Xiaobai sat blankly on the floor, her hands on her thighs, staring wide-eyed at the pink pillar of light so close to her, and the countless objects being swept into the sky.

"……Eh?"

"What just happened?"

Xiao Bai was dumbfounded.

"I remember... I was brought here by the research construction machine, and then the research construction machine found Anshan and Changchun... and then... the research construction machine swallowed Anshan whole, and then this place became like this..."

Little White muttered to himself.

She first looked down at her palm, then turned back to look at the group of ship girls behind her who were being suppressed and suffering terribly, her face showing a puzzled expression.

It’s weird.

The storm was indeed very powerful, but based on Xiaobai's understanding of ship girls, with their steel-like physiques and indestructible strength, they should be able to move without being completely immobilized if they were willing to use their ship equipment.

Hmm... could it be...?

Thinking of this, Xiaobai closed his eyes and sensed it for a moment.

A few seconds later, Xiaobai reopened its eyes and raised an eyebrow.

really.

The natural storm stirred up by the pink beam of light was actually mixed with a mental storm of considerable intensity!

It is because of this mental energy storm that the ship girls present are unable to use all their ship equipment power, which is why they are currently unable to go up or down and are firmly suppressed on the ground.

Thinking of this, Xiao Bai put down his hand and looked around for Changchun's figure.

Xiao Bai remembered that the research and construction machine had only eaten Anshan's body. Although Changchun, which was with Anshan, was blown away by the shockwave, it should not be far away from him.

"Changchun—are you nearby?" Xiaobai called out to the surroundings.

"Admiral...is it...you?"

After Xiaobai called out, a faint voice weakly echoed from the building next to it.

It's the sound of Changchun!

Amidst the raging storm, Changchun's voice sounded exceptionally weak and faint; it could easily be overlooked even when using the ship girl's hearing, unless one paid close attention.

Xiao Bai quickly turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound source.

About ten meters away from Xiaobai, a snow-white figure was lying on the ground, clutching the paving stones with its arms crossed.

Xiaobai glanced at the nearby ship girls, and after confirming that the ship girls around her were either unable to lift their heads due to the storm or had their attention completely drawn to the pink beam of light, Xiaobai quickly got up and ran to Changchun's side in a few steps.

Pfft!

Xiaobai pounced on Changchun and hugged him tightly.

As the soft body embraced her, Xiaobai felt the warmth and breath emanating from Changchun's body.

"Changchun, are you alright? Are you hurt?" Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief and asked Changchun.

"Admiral? It really is you..." Changchun opened her eyes with difficulty. She looked at Xiaobai who was so close to her, and a relaxed expression appeared on her face at first. Then she shook her head and said, "I, I'm fine... I'm not injured. Thank you for your concern, Admiral. But... but it's strange now. After this storm swept in, my body suddenly became very stiff, and I can't move at all."

“This is no ordinary storm; it’s mixed with a powerful mental energy storm.” Xiaobai wiped the dust off Changchun’s face and said to her, “Changchun, close your eyes and release the ship’s equipment first.”

"Ah... OK, OK!"

Changchun quickly closed his eyes.

Xiao Bai stretched out her finger and gently tapped Changchun's forehead.

The best way to resist a mental storm is, of course, to face it with even stronger mental power.

Xiao Bai channeled strands of spiritual energy into Changchun's forehead.

As Xiaobai channeled her mental energy, the effect was immediate—Changchun's body quickly lit up with the light of the ship's equipment. She opened her eyes in surprise, slowly sat up from the ground, and looked at her hands.

"Huh? Admiral, what did you do? I think I can move again..."

"I helped you out in an emergency," Xiaobai smiled at Changchun.

"Ah, thank you, Admiral!" Changchun quickly expressed her gratitude. She finally had a chance to observe the current situation. After looking around at the surrounding environment, Changchun asked Xiaobai with a surprised expression, "Admiral, what exactly happened just now? How come you and the research and construction machine fell from the sky, and this pink beam of light..."

“Sigh, it would be too long to tell the whole story from the beginning…” Xiaobai sighed and said to Changchun, “In short, if I were to summarize the current situation, it seems that Lianlian is right.”

"Admiral Luo Lian?"

“Yes, Lianlian once said that the technology lock rewards of the research construction machine should be related to the research ship girls.” Xiaobai held Changchun’s hand and looked at the pink light pillar that was close at hand, her gaze complicated. “Judging from the current situation, the reason why the construction progress of the research ship girls has not been completed is because of Anshan… Anshan is the top-level food for the research construction machine. Only by consuming her in the final stage can the construction of the research ship girls be complete.”

At this point, Xiaobai raised his hand helplessly, rubbed his forehead, and sighed.

"It's all my fault. I always stipulated that research construction machines were not allowed to eat ship girls. If I hadn't restricted them like that, research ship girls would probably have appeared long ago."

"Eh... So, that means Anshan-neechan was eaten by the research and construction machine??" Changchun listened blankly to Xiaobai's words, completely bewildered. "Then, does that mean Anshan-neechan was a research ship girl?"

"I don't know."

Xiao Bai shook his head after listening to Changchun's words.

Xiao Bai stared at the pink pillar of light before her, a hint of worry on her brow.

and so……

Did the research and construction machine ultimately choose to build research ship girls...?

After the research ship girls are built, what will happen to the consciousness of the research construction machine...?

Thinking about this, Xiaobai felt a little worried.

In the cold storm, Xiaobai instinctively hugged Changchun's waist tightly.

The pink beam of light, after displaying a terrifying presence, finally dissipated a few minutes later.

The beam of light, like a shattered pink curtain, vanished before everyone's eyes, like pieces of eggshell glass.

After the pillar of light disappeared, the mental storm and natural storm that enveloped the surrounding area also lost their source and slowly subsided.

The suppressed ship girls were finally freed. One by one, they got up, covered in sweat and panting.

bang bang bang...

Above, the shattered objects fell like rain onto the street, accompanied by the clattering sounds of breaking and the screams of the ship girls who had been caught off guard and were swept away, as they crashed back to the ground, squirming and crying.

The scene was chaotic.

But the scene quickly quieted down.

All the ship girls present raised their heads, stared wide-eyed, and looked blankly at the sky.

Right where the pink beam of light had once stood, a massive construction machine, its entire body black, devoid of metallic luster and covered in cracks, floated quietly in mid-air.