Elder brother's garrison

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“Lexington was very busy with work today and was supposed to stay, but when she heard that I brought you back, Nanxing, she insisted on coming to see you.” Only after Lexington’s figure had completely disappeared on the beach did Xiaobai secretly tug at Nanxing’s hand, cover her mouth with one hand, and tiptoe up to Nanxing to say, “This is a secret, okay… don’t tell Lexington.”

Upon hearing this, Nanxing was taken aback at first, then showed a look of sudden realization.

"...Was I...rude in any way just now?"

Nanxing squatted down and asked Xiaobai.

"No," Xiaobai blinked and then replied.

Nanxing was not only not impolite, he was extremely polite.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that Nanxing's overly polite behavior was problematic.

If the paparazzi from Chapter 8 were to see Nanxing bowing to Lexington, the next day's Admiral's newspaper would probably have a headline like "Shocking! The Great Admiral made the top ten Admirals bow to his own ship girl!"

"That's good……"

Upon hearing Xiaobai's answer, Nanxing seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, covering her mouth and glancing sideways with a wistful look.

"Sister Nanxing, just treat this newbie naval base as my temporary naval base. Don't be too reserved," Xiaobai said to Nanxing with a smile. "Just be the same here as you were in the temporary naval base."

"Mm." Nanxing nodded, a slight smile curving her lips as she listened to Xiaobai's words.

Nanxing seemed to be in a really good mood.

Nanxing came to the newbie naval base this time mainly at Xiaobai's suggestion to use the training ground of the newbie naval base to use the ship girl ship equipment and relax.

Xiao Bai hasn't forgotten that.

"Sister Nanxing, would you like me to take you for a walk on the sea later?" Xiaobai asked Nanxing.

"...Are you taking me with you?" Nanxing asked curiously, listening to Xiaobai's words.

"Yes... Sister Nanxing, you just got your ship equipment, and you haven't really used it yet, have you?" Xiaobai smiled and reached out her hand. "How about I take you out to sea first, Sister Nanxing, to help you get used to walking on water?"

Nanxing silently looked at Xiaobai, thought for a while, and then slowly took Xiaobai's hand in hers.

On the beach where Xiaobai and Nanxing were, the water area of ​​the training ground had just been cleared out by Lexington specifically for the two of them to relax.

Therefore, Xiaobai didn't need to worry about Nanxing being attacked by stray bullets while walking on the water. She took Nanxing's hand and walked towards the water.

The seawater at the training ground was a clear, deep blue.

Following Xiaobai's steps, Nanxing gradually stepped onto the water.

"Sister Nanxing, the secret to walking on water is to treat the water as a platform. You absolutely cannot bring a human mindset into it, and then we..."

Xiao Bai was about to begin her lesson in a grand and detailed manner when she turned around and saw Nan Xing obediently letting her hold her hand as they smoothly walked onto the water's surface.

Xiao Bai was stunned to see Nan Xing standing on the water, observing his novel appearance.

Xiao Bai closed her mouth, her gaze gradually moving downwards until it stopped on Nan Xing's legs.

Nanxing's legs were straight and long, her fair ankles clad in leather shoes. Her feet were firmly planted on the water, and ripples spread outwards from her.

Nanxing stood perfectly on the water's surface!

Xiaobai fell into a silence that lasted for several seconds.

"...Sister Nanxing..." Xiaobai finally spoke after a long while, her gaze complicated.

"Hmm?" Nanxing tilted her head.

"Tell me honestly...did your mother ever teach you how to use ship equipment before?" Xiaobai asked Nanxing, sounding aggrieved.

“No…” Nanxing blinked and quickly shook her head.

"Then...then how come you...know how to do this right away..." Xiaobai looked at Nanxing with a wronged expression.

“…This?” Nanxing subconsciously raised her arms, lifted one foot, touched the water with her toes, and looked down at the ripples on the water below her.

Nanxing looked up blankly, her clear eyes fixed on Xiaobai.

Although Nanxing didn't say anything, her innocent eyes seemed to say, "Isn't this a simple matter?"

Now Xiaobai was even more hurt.

Xiao Bai released Nan Xing's hand, clutched her chest, and gazed at the sea surface of the training ground.

God knows... how long and how hard Xiaobai worked to successfully use the land-based ship equipment.

Even now, Xiaobai still hasn't learned how to manually launch airplanes.

Although walking on water is indeed an instinctive behavior for ship girls, it still took Xiaobai several months to adapt before she could move on the water relatively freely. Xiaobai had previously hoped that she could use her status as a "senior" to teach Nanxing how to use the ship equipment, but Nanxing learned how to walk on water automatically without needing anyone to teach her. This was quite a blow to Xiaobai, who was at the bottom of the ship girl rankings.

"Sister Nanxing, you're probably not bound to some kind of ship girl operating system, are you..." Xiaobai sighed with a sense of loss.

"Kantai Collection... operating system?" Nanxing didn't understand what Xiaobai was saying.

"Well... oh well, never mind." Xiaobai sighed and said to Nanxing, "I feel like I don't have anything left to teach you... Even if it's just you, Sister Nanxing, you should be able to roam freely in this training ground."

After Xiaobai finished speaking, he lowered his head in frustration.

However, before Xiaobai could take a single step, Nanxing suddenly froze. She quickly grabbed Xiaobai and held her wrist tightly.

"I...I won't...you...you don't go..." Nanxing stammered hurriedly.

"You don't?" Xiaobai asked back.

"Hmm..." Nanxing lowered her head.

Xiao Bai looked at Nan Xing's feet.

Nanxing swallowed hard, then suddenly bent over, her previously steady body swaying as her feet plunged into the water, splashing water all over the azure sea.

"Like this...I...I don't know how yet..."

Nanxing struggled to rock on the water's surface, and the hand holding Xiaobai's wrist tightened its grip even more.

Chapter 3269 You said it yourself.

Nanxing was trying her best to create the impression that "she is not good at controlling ship equipment".

Unfortunately, she seemed to have an exceptional talent for this, so much so that even when Nanxing wanted to sink into the water, her feet would instinctively and steadily touch the waves, causing her to rise and fall with the waves.

In a sense... this is a more advanced technique.

Looking at Nanxing's expression, Xiaobai bit her lip and held on for a long time... then burst out laughing.

"Okay... Sister Nanxing... stop pretending..." Xiaobai reminded her.

"...!"

Nanxing's body suddenly froze. She slowly stopped her body from swaying with the waves, her face flushed and her head lowered.

But Nanxing's hands remained firmly gripping Xiaobai's wrists.

Xiao Bai placed her palm on top of Nan Xing's palm and smiled helplessly at her.

"Sister Nanxing, as expected of someone with ship girl blood, your adaptability to ship equipment is far better than that of a pure human like me," Xiaobai said. "Whether it was walking on water today or launching carrier-based aircraft before... those skills that I had to adapt to for a long time, you didn't even need to train with, you could do them just by instinct... You are really amazing."

“…” Nanxing looked up pitifully.

"Sister Nanxing, I really don't have anything to teach you..." Xiaobai said.

"..." Nanxing's expression instantly turned dejected, and her eyes were almost overflowing with sadness.

"However, if it's just walking or running around on the water with Sister Nanxing, I'm fine with that," Xiaobai added.

“!” Nanxing’s expression instantly brightened.

Nanxing released her hand from Xiaobai's wrist.

Xiaobai and Nanxing took a walk on the waters of the training ground—or rather, the two of them sped across the water at the speed of ship girls.

The feeling of freely navigating the high seas on shipboard equipment is exhilarating, especially for those who have never experienced it before; it's a truly liberating experience.

Xiao Bai had been observing Nan Xing's expression.

As the distance between the two on the water grew longer, Nanxing's face gradually revealed a sense of freedom and comfort. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the feeling of the sea breeze on her body. Her expression was like that of someone who had been cooped up in a small room for many years finally running out and running and rolling on the lawn. She looked exceptionally clear-headed.

It seems it's not just a matter of talent for operating ship equipment... Nanxing seems to really enjoy the feeling of sailing on the high seas, even at the DNA level.

The two used their shipboard equipment to run two laps in the cleared training area. After the two laps, Xiaobai and Nanxing returned to their original positions.

A faint pink blush rose on Nanxing's cheeks. Her breathing quickened, her chest heaved violently, and her eyes gleamed.

Nanxing wasn't tired; she was excited.

"Sister Nanxing, are you feeling alright?" Xiaobai asked.

"Okay!" Nanxing nodded quickly and looked at Xiaobai.

"Okay, that concludes the warm-up," Xiaobai said with a smile. "Sister Nanxing, shall we try out the drill?"

"An exercise...?" Upon hearing the word "exercise," Nanxing's face clearly showed a hint of anticipation, followed by a curious look at Xiaobai.

"Yes, those two laps probably weren't enough for you, Sister Nanxing," Xiaobai said with a smile, holding up one finger. "For ship girls... if they want to get some exercise, they definitely need to practice with someone, have a few fights. Would you like to give it a try, Sister Nanxing?"

"Me...with you?" Nanxing covered her mouth, thought for a while, and asked Xiaobai.

"No, no, no, I'd better not..." Xiaobai quickly waved her hand, she smiled wryly and pressed her waist, then said, "We are both complete novices, we won't be able to make any progress in the exercise, but I have some very professional ship girl instructors in my naval base."

Xiao Bai doesn't want to practice with Nan Xing right now.

After all... Xiaobai herself knew that she hadn't been gentle enough. Nanxing had only recently acquired her ship equipment. Even though she had excellent ship girl talent, she was still a ship girl fledgling at the mental level. She couldn't withstand torture and fright right now. What if a few laser cannon shots during an exercise gave her PTSD, leaving her with a lifelong phobia of exercises? That would be a real problem.

Xiao Bai isn't interested in destroying someone's hobbies.

"Kantai Collection Instructor..."

Nanxing listened to Xiaobai's words and looked around curiously.

The open water area that Lexington cleared for Xiaobai and his group only occupied a small corner of the training grounds of the newbie naval base. So even though the water area on Xiaobai's side was so calm, the rest of the training grounds were still in a state of intense gunfire.

At this moment, Xiaobai waved in one direction.

Meanwhile, in the distance, on a body of water that was rumbling incessantly.

A tall, white-haired ship girl with a toothpick in her mouth was carrying a snow-white axe and shouting commands to a group of heavy cruiser ship girls standing tall and proud in front of her.

"My lads! Your training results today were excellent! Keep up this pace of progress, and you'll soon be the lead heavy cruisers in our naval base! But listen up, all of you! Ship girls of our caliber need to stay humble and maintain a high level of training! Look at Roma next door, she can easily take on you all one-on-one, and she still maintains such a high level of daily training. You should learn from her..."

"Yes, Instructor Washington!"

The heavy cruiser girls responded in unison.

"The sound isn't loud enough!"

"Yes, Instructor Washington!!"

"Great, very spirited! Our motto is!"

"yes!!we!!can!!!"

The heavy cruiser ship girls shouted loudly.

Washington nodded in satisfaction. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly turned her head as if sensing something, took the toothpick out of her mouth, and looked towards the calm water.

"what?"

Washington stared at the figure waving at her on the calm water. She was stunned for a moment, then quickly threw the axe in her hand casually toward the heavy cruiser girls.

The heavy cruiser girls frantically caught Washington's axe.

"Washington Instructor? Why did you suddenly drop the axe...?"

The heavy cruiser ship girls, holding axes, asked blankly.

Under the gaze of the heavy cruiser girls, Washington turned around with a smile and flashed a set of white teeth at everyone.

"Hey, that's enough training for today. Everyone, take a break."

"Huh? But you just said we should keep training..."

"Tsk...then each of you will run five hundred laps around the training ground."

"receive!!!"

The heavy cruiser girls ran headlong towards the training ground in perfect unison.

Washington paid no attention to the cruiser girls; she simply laughed and hummed a song as she stepped toward the waters where Shiro was.

Run all the way.

Before they even arrived, a wave over a meter high crashed towards Xiaobai and Nanxing.

Washington, like a giant ship, parted two huge waves and rushed swiftly towards Xiaobai and Nanxing.