Elder brother's garrison

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The male and female hosts in charge of the celebration walked onto the stage with microphones in hand. They first gave a precise warm-up announcement, and as they announced the last sentence, "The celebration begins," a series of lively firecrackers began to sound in the street, and cheers from the admirals echoed from one end of the street to the other.

……

It was called a celebration, but it was actually just a large-scale banquet.

Essentially, this celebration is meant to bring joy, happiness, and indulgence to the admirals.

The dishes prepared by the Admirals' Guild for the Admirals were quite sumptuous and delicious.

Xiaobai and the top ten admirals ate and drank at the table, listening to the hosts and performers on stage perform one show after another. Although most of the shows were just for fun and focused on creating an atmosphere, the admirals often enjoyed them very much. The atmosphere on the street was as lively as the Spring Festival Gala.

When the performance reached its climax, the audience applauded continuously.

During the program rotation, the host will call the top ten admirals, both new and old, onto the stage one by one to share their thoughts on the admiral celebration.

When the veteran top ten admirals took the stage, the audience erupted in cheers.

When it was Ning Lu, Jin Shiqi, Nia and other newcomers' turn to perform, the cheers from the audience continued, but the energy was somewhat lacking.

However, Luo Lian seems to be an unexpected exception among the top ten new admirals.

When Luo Lian appeared, the admirals below the stage cheered exceptionally enthusiastically, and one could vaguely hear shouts of "God of War," "Awesome," and "Big Boss, carry me!"

As expected of Luo Lian.

She's only been in the top ten for a couple of days, but her popularity is already almost on par with the veteran top ten admirals.

Xiao Bai, the only one who hadn't received an invitation to go on stage, sat in the audience, picking up a piece of braised pork knuckle with chopsticks while watching the stage and thinking to himself.

After exchanging greetings on stage, the top ten admirals returned to their tables.

Next came a period of relatively free time. The admirals gradually became dissatisfied with socializing at their own tables. One could see admirals carrying teapots, laughing and lingering between different tables on the street.

The admirals from Haoding, along with a few ordinary admirals they usually got along with—men and women, young and old—all chose this time to come up and offer tea. Although these people's originally relaxed faces would always show obvious tension and fear after seeing Xiaobai, Xiaobai also got to know some ordinary admirals thanks to the other top ten admirals.

To Xiaobai's surprise, among the admirals who came forward to offer tea, he also saw several familiar faces.

"Is Admiral Luo Lian here?"

With the air of a scholar, Admiral Guan Qi walked out from the crowd, holding a teacup.

This is the unlucky guy who lost to Luo Lian at the last moment and was squeezed out of the top ten admirals by Luo Lian.

"I'm here." Luo Lian put down her chopsticks, stood up, turned around, and looked at the Admiral Guan Qi.

"Admiral Luo Lian... Congratulations." Admiral Guan looked at Luo Lian with some complicated feelings, but in the end, he sighed softly, and then a sincere smile of relief appeared on his face. "Admiral Luo Lian, your top ten ranking is well-deserved. I humbly admit defeat."

Luo Lian nodded, took the teacup from the Admiral, and drank it all in one gulp.

As if he had finally put his mind at ease, the admiral closed his door, bowed to the top ten admirals, and then turned to leave.

After the admiral left, Luo Lian had just sat down to eat a few bites of food when another clear voice rang out.

"Is Admiral Luo Lian here?"

The people at the table turned their heads to look and saw a bright-looking young female admiral standing nervously by the table.

"I'm here." Luo Lian stood up.

Xiao Bai also remembered this girl; she was the first girl who challenged Luo Lian when Luo Lian entered the top 200.

If this girl remembers correctly, she was brutally beaten by Luo Lian during their first time having sex.

Luo Lian was pulled away by the girl, and the two chatted for a while.

Xiao Bai watched as the young female admiral's expression became complicated at first, but as they talked, it seemed as if Luo Lian's words had struck a nerve. She became impulsive, her face flushed with anger, and she frantically waved her trembling fingers at Luo Lian. Finally, she stomped her foot at Luo Lian in a huff and stormed off.

Luo Lian returned, sat down, picked up her rice bowl, and started eating.

"Lianlian, what did she say?"

"She said she lost last time, and she apologized for the inappropriate things she said last time, but she will try her best to catch up with me next time."

"Oh...so what did you say?" Xiaobai asked.

“I showed her the data from both naval bases and the six-dimensional chart of the admiral’s abilities, and analyzed it with her. I told her how likely it was that she could catch up with me given our current age and conditions. In the end, I told her not to have such illusions.” Luo Lian said calmly. Then she turned to look at Xiao Bai. “Then she seemed to get angry and scolded me for having low emotional intelligence. She also told me to wait and that one day she would make me regret it.”

"Ah this..."

“Young girls these days are so hard to please,” Luo Lian said seriously. “I’m clearly someone with high emotional intelligence.”

"Hmm..." Xiaobai smiled wryly.

Chapter 3330 Farewell

When Luo Lian said this, her expression was sincere. Those who knew Luo Lian well could tell that she genuinely believed she was a girl with high emotional intelligence.

Ok……

Regarding whether Luo Lian has high emotional intelligence...

Xiao Bai said he really couldn't say.

It's hard to judge.

Just as Xiaobai picked up her chopsticks, another series of footsteps sounded behind her.

"Is Admiral Nia here?"

The familiar mature woman's voice, with an exceptionally pleasant tone.

Everyone at the table turned to look and saw a tall female admiral standing in front of the table, holding a small cup of tea.

Xiao Bai's chopsticks hovered in mid-air as he stared at the newcomer for a moment.

Oh... isn't this person...?

She's the older sister who, on the surface, was supposed to be opposing Nia and competing for a top ten spot, but in reality, she's Nia's number one fan, and her bedroom is filled with all sorts of Nia props.

"Admiral Gu Ming?"

Nia, sitting at the table, seemed completely unprepared for the person serving her tea to be Gu Ming. She stood up, somewhat flattered.

"Admiral Nia, congratulations." Admiral Gu Ming met Nia's gaze, her eyes fixed on Nia's face, a deep light flashing in them. She raised her teacup slightly to Nia, "Wishing you a smooth journey ahead."

"Thank you so much!" Nia hurriedly raised her teacup, blushing as she lightly clinked glasses with Gu Ming. "Admiral Gu Ming, you are also an excellent admiral! It's a pleasure to meet you!"

The crisp sound of teacups clinking together rang out on the table.

"Is this how you drink tea?" President Er Gou interjected, resting his chin on his hand.

“You don’t understand, this is using tea instead of wine,” Admiral Lian said.

"Tch, tch, tch." President Er Gou shrugged.

Although Gu Ming appears aloof and cold on the surface, he has done quite a few unspeakable things with Nia's dolls.

After Xiaobai told Nia the truth about Gu Ming, she thought Nia would be a little awkward and distant when she saw Gu Ming again. But to Xiaobai's surprise, even after learning about this, Nia's attitude towards Admiral Gu Ming was still quite calm and gentle, and she did not feel any distance from him because Admiral Gu Ming had some kind of ulterior motive towards her.

To be honest, Nia is really gentle.

Xiao Bai sighed inwardly.

After serving tea to Nia, Gu Ming bowed symbolically to the other top ten admirals, then gave Xiaobai a deep look before leaving.

Xiao Bai looked at Gu Ming with some confusion, savoring the last look Gu Ming gave him.

Not long after Gu Ming left, another group of admirals came to the table to toast Nia.

Most of these admirals are among the top-ranked people in the world. They were the ones who fought fiercely against Nia in the world rankings during the final stages of this exercise.

During the event, this group of people were like oil and water to Nia. For that last spot on the top ten leaderboard, the group would fight four or five matches per person every day. But after the event ended, they developed some friendship among themselves.

Nia politely drank a cup of tea with everyone, and only after the group left did she clutch her slightly bloated stomach and laboriously sit back down in her seat.

"Nia, would you like some chicken legs?" Luo Lian picked up a chicken leg and handed it to her.

"Um...no, no need...I'm full." Nia covered her mouth, looking a little embarrassed.

There were quite a few people coming to visit Nia, but she didn't eat much; she just drank enough water to fill her stomach from the tea served to her.

Upon hearing this, Luo Lian put down the chicken leg and silently began to eat her meal.

Since the people who served tea to Luo Lian and Nia have all arrived, Ning Lu will naturally be there as well.

Everyone had only taken a bite or two when a loud thud of footsteps sounded behind them again. When they turned around, they saw a large group of admirals running up with teapots, saying that they had to have a few drinks with Miss Ning Lu today no matter what.

These people are all fans of Ninglu Newspaper.

Ning Lu was naturally a fun-loving person. She slammed her hands on the table, grabbed the teapot, and rushed into the fan group, determined to drink with her fans until they were completely drunk.

"Hahaha! Every admiral here has their own social circle. Especially in such a large entertainment event, everyone's social circles intersect and gradually merge, slowly developing into a larger social circle. That's what creates a lively sense of unity!" Admiral Haoding said with a loud laugh.

“That’s right…” Xiao Bai nodded in agreement as he munched on the chicken leg that Luo Lian had handed him.

"Admiral Lu Lin, your social circle seems quite secluded. The banquet has progressed to this point, and no one has come to offer you tea yet." Admiral Hao Ding looked at Xiao Bai sincerely.

"Uh..." Xiaobai's hand holding the chicken leg trembled slightly.

Xiao Bai gave Hao Ding Admiral a wry smile.

To be honest, if the person who said that wasn't Admiral Haoding, Xiaobai would immediately assume he was being sarcastic or mocking...

What's Xiaobai's reputation like?

In this eighth chapter, who would dare to offer me tea...?

Besides, Xiaobai's social circle is basically the same as that of the top ten admirals. Since everyone is at the same table, how can he get down to serve tea?

Xiao Bai put down the chicken leg that he had gnawed clean, leaving only a bone, and slowly leaned towards Nan Xing beside him.

At the entire table, only Nanxing and Xiaobai have not been offered tea yet.

"Sister Nanxing, you're so kind," Xiaobai said to Nanxing.

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Nanxing looked down at Xiaobai, who had snuggled into her arms. A hint of confusion appeared on her face, but she quickly put her hands on Xiaobai's shoulders and moved in sync with Xiaobai's movements.

Seeing how close Xiaobai and Nanxing were, the admirals present couldn't help but sigh with various expressions.

Nanxing, who suffers from severe social anxiety, seems to be born disliking being close to people. She has been fighting alongside the other top ten admirals for seven or eight years, and there are still many people in this group who have never spoken more than five words to Nanxing. Xiaobai, on the other hand, has only known Nanxing for less than a year or two, and the two of them can already show such a close relationship in public.

As expected of Admiral Lu Lin, her ability to make friends is truly remarkable.

Some people are envious, some are pleased, and some are apprehensive.

The admiral's celebration continued, and one story after another unfolded at the dinner table, but they were mostly pleasant and uplifting.

The admiral's celebration lasted for five or six hours.

As the performances on stage came to an end, the hosts walked hand in hand onto the stage and loudly recited the closing remarks in front of the crowd. Finally, with the blessing of "The Admiral's Celebration has come to a successful conclusion, and we wish all the Admirals to escape their bad luck and enter good luck," the Admiral's Guild launched all the remaining fireworks. The streets were filled with the sounds of gongs and drums, firecrackers, and thunderous applause and cheers from the audience.

The brief admiral's celebration has ended.

After the banquet, the admirals dispersed in an orderly manner under the organization of the Admirals' Guild and left.

However, when they disbanded and left, most of the admirals wore complex and lingering expressions.

After this Admiral's celebration, the new generation of top ten Admirals will take over from the old generation, thus ushering in a new era for the Admiral circle.

That's truly remarkable.

As the crowd dispersed and left, the people at the table of the top ten admirals exchanged knowing glances and smiled.

"Admiral Zhao Kuo!" The crowd raised their teacups, laughing heartily at Zhao Kuo, and said, "From today onwards, you are the governor-general! Congratulations on your promotion!"

"Thank you all." Admiral Zhao Kuo, his eyes red, took off his glasses to wipe away his tears, then gave everyone a grateful smile. "I, Zhao Kuo, will never forget you all!"

The sound of beeping echoed across the table.

Everyone looked down at their phones.

In the chat group of "The First Eleven Families", Zhao Kuo, the admiral, sent another lucky draw red envelope.

"You're a red envelope master! Even at a time like this, you still have to give out red envelopes." President Er Gou patted Zhao Kuo on the shoulder. "Hey, let's not get sentimental at a time like this. I'm retired too! It's not like we're dying, right? There will be plenty of opportunities to get together in the future!"

"Admiral Munaige is absolutely right!" Admiral Haoding laughed heartily.

"Sigh... I still feel a little empty inside without Duan Duan." Admiral Lian and Admiral Ling clutched their chests, looking at Duan Shuiliu with regret.

"It's alright, we'll be in frequent contact in the future due to our work," Duan Shuiliu said calmly.

"You're not a full-time military police officer anymore! Who wants to associate with you?! I don't want to be dragged here to eat pork chop rice!"

Admiral Lian and Admiral Ling shouted as if by conditioned reflex.

In today's admiral circle, the only one who isn't afraid of the military police is probably Xiaobai.