Elder brother's garrison

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"By the way, Veneto, the Empire says she has fully recovered."

"Has healed completely?" Veneto asked, looking at the Empire.

"Yes, the Empire didn't sleep this morning," Xiaobai said.

Veneto nodded, then walked up to the Empire and reached out to touch the Empire's forehead.

“That’s all right, I’m relieved,” Veneto said. “Thank you, Admiral.”

"What are the Admiral's plans regarding the Empire's training?" Veneto asked.

Ship girls are mostly self-taught, but if they have a mentor to guide them, they can avoid many detours.

Veneto is a battleship, quite skilled in gunnery and maneuvering, but she can't launch aircraft, so she can't teach the Empire, an aircraft carrier.

“Let’s go back to the naval base and let Lexington teach us,” Little White said.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, Admiral. I will make Rome repay the Empire's share tenfold."

"Rome has already tried very hard."

"Thank you for your praise, Admiral."

Veneto and Iniesta chatted happily about the rest of Rome's life.

Rome, still in the water in the distance, felt a chill creep up from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

At this moment, the admirals on the other side of the beach led their ship girls, who were now safe, towards Shiro.

The group of admirals silently walked up to Xiaobai and his group, looking like a gang of thugs, their dark presence quite intimidating.

There were fifty or sixty admirals and over a hundred ship girls standing in front of Xiaobai and his group, a sea of ​​people.

The leader was Luo Yin.

Luo Yin came out with a bitter smile on his face.

“Well, it really is a strange conversation.” Luo Yin said to Veneto in front of Xiaobai.

Veneto stepped to the side and stood in front of Xiaobai, looking directly at Luo Yin.

Luo Yin is the strongest admiral in the first chapter's sea area and usually has a lot of say, so the admirals decided to let Luo Yin speak on their behalf.

Luo Yin didn't really want to come out, after all, what had happened before was quite embarrassing, but he had indeed received help from Xiao Bai, so he really couldn't just stay out and say something.

Luo Yin bowed to Xiaobai and Nia respectively: "Admirals, thank you for helping our ship girls. We are truly grateful and will never forget your kindness."

As Luo Yin moved, the admirals who had formed a circle all bent down.

"Thank you!" The scattered words of gratitude suddenly became more frequent, like raindrops pattering down.

The sight of over a hundred people bowing their heads to thank a few little girls seemed rather odd.

"You're welcome, you're welcome," Xiaobai quickly waved her hand and said.

"I have misunderstood you before, and I hope you will forgive me," Luo Yin said.

"Please forgive me," Xiaobai said hastily, waving his hands.

"You saved our ship girls' lives and have done us a great favor. We were just being petty and judging you before."

"I'm sorry!" the admirals behind him cried out in a chorus of apologies.

Xiao Bai's expression turned awkward.

This is one of the most difficult situations for a novice to handle.

"Alright, no need to thank me." Veneto walked up to Xiaobai and looked directly at the hundred or so people in front of him. "Although it sounds a bit cliché, my admiral just asked me to do something that was easy for you. You don't need to take it so seriously."

When the more than one hundred ship girls in the crowd saw Veneto, their expressions immediately became complicated.

Veneto was small in stature, but he was in no way inferior in terms of presence when standing in front of more than a hundred people.

Especially since these people had already heard about the strength of this short, white-haired ship girl from the ship girls themselves.

A small portion of them were rescued by Veneto in times of despair, having witnessed Veneto's power.

This white-haired ship girl is truly a peerless heroine.

The other group consists of ship girls who, although they did not encounter the deep-sea fleet, were gently invited back to the beach by Veneto when they wished to stay in the sea.

Similarly, they also witnessed Veneto's strength.

This white-haired ship girl is truly a peerless heroine.

Luo Yin humbly addressed Veneto.

Veneto did indeed do something very disrespectful to herself, but she saved her ship girl.

Compared to their own pride, the lives of the ship girls are far more important.

Therefore, Luo Yin no longer harbors any resentment towards Veneto.

"The first batch of ship girls you rescued were my companions." Luo Yin looked at Veneto respectfully. "Without your help, my ship girls would probably be in grave danger by now."

Veneto nodded.

She had a deep impression of Glory.

“Your ship girls are pretty good,” Veneto said.

"Thank you for the praise," Luo Yin said.

“You’re pretty good too,” Veneto smiled. “You have potential.”

Luo Yin was stunned.

“It’s nothing.” Veneto shook his head and glanced deeper into the crowd.

Veneto's gaze was calm yet sharp, piercing through the gaps between the admirals to reach the very back of the crowd.

Behind the crowd, Ian, who was hiding there, lowered his head with a livid face.

Veneto withdrew his gaze and said to the admirals in front of him, "Thank you as much as we are, but we have just returned from the sea and need to rest. If there is anything we really need to say, let's talk about it another day."

Veneto expressed his thoughts rather tactfully.

As the world's number one naval base, Xiaobai and Veneto really don't need these few words of thanks from the admiral in the first chapter.

If we don't stop them in time, it'll be like a reception where everyone comes up to thank us, and it might drag on all night.

The admirals weren't stupid; they understood what Veneto meant. Although they had already prepared their own thoughts, since he had made such a statement, it would be foolish to insist any further.

So the admirals bowed to Xiaobai and left with respect and admiration in their eyes.

Xiaobai and Nia sat there, watching most of the admirals board the train bound for the city, and both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Veneto, thank you so much," Little White whispered to Veneto.

“Yes.” Veneto nodded.

Chapter 286 I am very moved, but I refuse!

As night fell, the admiral on the beach lost interest in staying and boarded the train back to the city with his admiral.

To avoid embarrassment, Xiaobai wanted to stay there for a while before leaving. Otherwise, if the whole car was full of admirals and ship girls looking at her with the same kind of gaze as before, she would definitely feel uncomfortable.

Sukhbaatar, now back in his sailor uniform, walked back to Little White's side.

She shrugged helplessly: "Business is bad today."

Sukhbaatar didn't sell many popsicles today either.

As if eating an ice pop would be a disservice to their ship girls who were in danger, the admirals who were anxiously waiting for their ship girls on the beach, even though they were dying of thirst and their throats were parched, did not buy an ice pop from Sukhbaatar. Instead, they went to the store to buy bottled water.

"What a pointless thing to do," Sukhbaatar muttered angrily beside Little White, pouting.

"That's just how people are," Xiaobai comforted her.

"Forget today, we might not be able to open for business tomorrow, the day after, or even a week." Sukhbaatar looked at Veneto, "Veneto, how's the situation at sea?"

“The fourth node?” Veneto asked.

"Lord Su said that the deep-sea fleet gathered in the node because a deep-sea dean was born," Xiaobai said.

Veneto nodded: "Oh."

Veneto's reaction was a bit strange. As a ship girl who had been running rampant in the sea all day, Xiaobai thought that Veneto had at least sensed the presence of the Deep Sea Dean.

"Veneto, didn't you encounter that Deep Sea Dean?" Xiaobai asked.

“I didn’t encounter it.” Veneto shook his head. “I went to the end of the fourth node, and there was nothing there except a fleet of deep-sea amphibious ships.”

Veneto's mission today was hurricane rescue, not deep-sea scavenging, so she didn't waste time looking for the cause of the sea anomalies.

"Does Veneto mean that Dean Deepsea didn't show up?" Xiaobai asked.

“Dean of the Deep Sea is very good at protecting himself. It’s normal for him to hide before he has enough strength.” Veneto did not confirm Xiaobai’s words. “Since Sukhbaatar has been here for so long, her judgment cannot be wrong.”

"Oh, what should we do then?"

Xiao Bai even thought that if the Deep Sea Dean wasn't strong, Veneto and the others could have directly taken down the Deep Sea Dean's lair.

“The strength of the Deep Sea Dean is also linked to the resentment of the Deep Sea. The strength of the Deep Sea in the first chapter is not high, so the Deep Sea Dean won’t be that powerful,” Veneto said. “We can just take her out once she comes out.”

Veneto put it very simply.

In fact, this tactic is indeed quite unbeatable. The side with absolute strength can simply stay put and wait for the enemy to come to their door and knock them out with one punch. It's convenient, effortless, and worry-free.

No matter how powerful you are, causing bloodshed and chaos in the seas; no matter how your fortunes change, don't underestimate a young man's potential; no matter how long you lie low, you can rise to prominence in a century. When you emerge, just crush you with one shot. That's the mindset of the strong.

When you become powerful enough, you become too lazy to play mind games with others.

Xiaobai is also gradually adapting to Veneto's mindset of being a strongman.

Seeing Veneto's calm yet incredibly confident expression, Xiaobai felt relieved.

After the admiral had left the beach, the group boarded the last train back to the city.

The news spread very quickly.

News about unusual changes in the sea spreads especially quickly.

When Xiaobai got off the train and headed towards the Admiral's Guild, the admirals on both sides of the road, whether they had only completed the first, second, third, or fourth node, were all gathered in pairs or threes with their heads down, discussing the matter.

The content is all related to the fourth node.

It's evening now, and the admirals and ship girls in the city should be preparing to go back to their lodgings to rest, but the city is even more lively than during the day.

Xiaobai and her companions walked towards the Admiral's Guild.

They encountered some ship girls who had been rescued by Xiaobai at the fourth node. Whether they were buying things or chatting with people, they all stopped what they were doing and bowed to Xiaobai and Veneto.

The actions of these ship girls drew the attention of admirals who were not in the fourth node to Shiro.

After a day of being bombarded with gossip news, they quickly filled in the blanks with Xiaobai's identity.

Xiao Bai felt uncomfortable as he listened to the respectful, admiring, and envious looks from everyone around him.

Admittedly, Xiaobai is no longer afraid of being stared at. Before, people only looked at her because they thought her hair and eye color were novel, and there wasn't much emotion in their eyes. But now, there are too many emotions in those eyes. It's so intense and stimulating, it's almost unbearable for Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai entered the Admiral's Guild.

"Oh, my dear Miss Lu! Barbatos has missed you so much!" At the entrance of the Admiral's Guild, the ball-like Barbatos wiped his sweat and looked excitedly at Xiaobai and his group.

He quickly moved closer to Xiaobai and bowed deeply: "My dear Miss Lu, you are our angel, you are our savior! The First Sea shines because of your existence! Please allow me, Barbatos, to offer you my sincerest blessings!"

As the general manager of the Admiral's Guild, Barbatos was extremely busy and had plenty of spare time, but not much free time. Apart from sleeping, he never had more than ten minutes of rest.

The fact that he was able to stand at the door waiting for Xiaobai to come back was the result of him turning down a lot of work.

"Hello, Mr. Barbatos," Xiaobai greeted Barbatos politely.

"Oh, our little princess, humility makes you even more beautiful!" Barbatos said with a smile, rubbing his hands together. "I, Barbatos, have heard about your glorious deeds in the guild. So selfless and so generous, your brilliance shines on every ship girl and admiral you have saved!"

Barbatos had an expression that said, "You are my second parents, and I would do anything to repay you."

This is understandable. As a member of the Admiral's Guild, Barbatos has the responsibility to oversee the seas. If something goes wrong in the seas and causes significant losses, even if Barbatos isn't sent to prison, he will definitely lose his position as general manager.

Fortunately, Xiaobai intervened today and rescued all the admirals' ship girls, which allowed Barbatos to keep his seat.

Although a scolding and punishment are inevitable, it's still much better than packing up and going back to my hometown.

So Barbatos was incredibly grateful to the little white guy.

Barbatos waved to someone behind him, and Xie Yun, carrying a golden plate, came forward.

On the plate in Xie Yun's hand was a black credit card.