Elder brother's garrison

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This ship girl didn't even ask Shiro how she "flew" over...

In a sense, she really knows what she's doing.

She deserves the promotion and raise.

Xiao Bai withdrew his gaze, secretly memorizing the features of the ship girl he had just seen. He then looked back at Project 24 and Jinan and smiled slightly.

"Let's go, let's go find Nia first."

Chapter 3391 Little White's Harvest

Xiaobai has been away from Chapter 8 for about a week, and in that short week, the structure of Chapter 8 hasn't changed much.

The veteran top ten admirals who had already finished their sea area conquests have either left or scattered. Apart from Xiaobai, no one is still in Chapter 8. But even if these people have left, among the remaining admirals in Chapter 8, very few can break through Sea Area 8-3 and reach 8-4.

For example, when Xiaobai arrived at sea area 8-4, she stayed in the sea for a while and only found one admiral, Nia.

Nia was alone on the beach, facing the sea, holding a small lunchbox on her lap, seemingly preparing for a nap and a snack.

"Nia!"

Little White waved in Nia's direction.

"Ah... um?" Nia was about to put a mouthful of rice into her mouth when she heard Xiaobai's call. The chopsticks fell to her lap, and she turned around to see Xiaobai and the other two rushing over. "Eh?! Xiaobai!!"

Nia stood up from her seat in surprise, holding a lunchbox in one hand and waving her wrist with chopsticks in the other.

"Little White, over here! Over here! You're back!"

Little White ran up to Nia, smiled, and gave her a big hug. The two of them hopped around for a couple of moments before reluctantly parting ways.

"Nia! I'm back!" Little White said with a smile.

"Little White, welcome back!" Nia's eyes welled up with tears of emotion.

Xiaobai pulled Nia to sit down in front of the tent.

"Nia, are your ship girls in area 8-4?"

“Yeah! Cleveland and the others just pushed to the safe zone. I thought it was about time, so I let them rest there. I also wanted to grab something to eat.” Nia picked up the open lunchbox, a little embarrassed.

Nia's lunchbox was square and contained some dishes and rice from the cafeteria.

This was something Xiaobai specifically instructed Nia to do before she left last time. She told Nia to rest well and eat well during her absence, and it seems that Nia is seriously following Xiaobai's instructions.

"Little, Little White, I only brought enough for one person... How about we share?" Nia looked at Little White expectantly.

"Hmm? I have some food here." Xiaobai tilted her head and pulled out a bunch of snacks, drinks and bread from her ship equipment space.

"..."

Nia looked at the mountain of snacks, drinks, and bread in front of Xiaobai, her face almost overflowing with regret.

Nia lowered her head and started picking at her rice with her chopsticks.

Seeing how much Nia was enjoying her food, Xiaobai smiled and picked up two pieces of bread, handing one to Project 24 and the other to Jinan.

"Nia, I see that beach 8-4 is still quite deserted. Did you push over 8-4 while I was away?"

“No, there’s someone else besides me,” Nia quickly swallowed the food in her mouth and replied.

Is it Lianlian?

“Ah…no, no, Luo Lian hasn’t started progressing through the main storyline yet…” Nia shook her head, thought for a moment, and said to Xiaobai, “Actually, it’s Miss Ning Lu.”

"Miss Ning Lu? Where is she?"

“She’s back in the 8-3 area now… apparently there’s more news there. She only did a short interview here before I left,” Nia said apologetically.

“Alright… Miss Ning Lu does indeed have the ability… Speaking of which, what about Jin Shiqi?” Xiao Bai asked again.

"As for that guy, he's still at 8-2. With his strength, he can advance to 8-4. However, his friend, Admiral Fang Jie, is still there. He said he wanted to conquer the sea with his friend, and after saying goodbye to me, he went back."

"Yeah, it really is a friendship." Xiaobai nodded with emotion.

Looking at Nia's profile as she ate, Xiaobai couldn't help but smile.

Speaking of which...

Nia, Ninglu, Jin Shiqi, and the others are progressing through the main story so quickly, which means they've finally pulled ahead of ordinary admirals and have begun to possess the strength of a top-ten admiral...

With that, Xiaobai could finally relax.

Well, I'm actually quite good at selecting the top ten admirals.

Xiao Bai thought for a moment, then picked up a piece of bread from the ground and took a bite.

"Speaking of which, Nia, how far have you pushed your 8-4?" Xiaobai asked.

“Hmm… We’ve explored the map enough, and now we’re looking for the path to defeat the final boss,” Nia replied. “Cleveland and the others were just resting in a safe zone while searching for that path.”

"So, you're almost done clearing all the sea nodes in Chapter 8," Xiaobai said from the side.

"After I finish, I'll stay in Chapter 8 to improve the naval base's strength!" Nia said hurriedly. "I... I'm still far from being a true top ten admiral, so I can't slack off during this time!"

"Yes, that's good." Xiaobai nodded, resting her chin on her hand and smiling as she spoke.

When I heard Nia say that she was looking for a way to defeat the boss at the end of level 8-4, my first thought was, why don't I just help her defeat the boss in the 8-4 sea area?

But this idea only popped into Xiaobai's mind for a few seconds before she rejected it.

Xiaobai admits that her help to Nia has been somewhat excessive and biased compared to other strangers she has helped, a sentiment that has remained unchanged since the first time she met Nia.

Nia's current achievements are absolutely inseparable from Xiaobai's continuous selfless dedication and help.

As for why...

Xiaobai couldn't really explain the cause and effect.

However, in the end, it all comes down to "first impressions".

Xiao Bai found Nia more pleasing to the eye and developed a fondness for her.

Logically speaking, Xiaobai should have made a move this time as well.

But... seeing Nia's high spirits, Xiaobai inexplicably put aside the idea.

At this point, Nia was already one of the top ten admirals in the world. With her current strength, she could handle this small 8-4 sea area checkpoint. Although there would be some twists and turns, it would definitely not be too difficult for her in the end.

Let her do it herself.

Just keep an eye on it yourself.

Xiao Bai thought for a moment and gestured to Jinan and Project 24 behind him to move around as they pleased.

After receiving Xiaobai's instructions, Jinan let out a shout and pulled Project 24 towards the sea. The two of them quickly disappeared into the sea after being tossed around by several waves.

Nia's exploration of the 8-4 sea area continues.

After lunch break, Nia continued to activate the admiral network, directing the ship girl fleet on the sea to explore the 8-4 sea area. Nia herself would occasionally open her eyes during the exploration, writing and drawing on the map in front of her, trying to draw a map of the 8-4 sea area.

Nia's sea map is almost complete.

At this rate, she should only need two or three more days to completely clear out the 8-4 sea area and start trying to conquer the final boss.

Xiao Bai was very pleased.

Time passed slowly, and as the sunset approached, Nia reluctantly halted her exploration and directed the ship girls back to the beach.

The ship girls from Nia's family all came ashore half an hour later.

After a full day of fighting, the ship girls of Nia's family looked somewhat travel-worn, their clothes were not as neat and beautiful as usual, and were slightly dirty and damaged, and they even exuded a strong smell of gunpowder.

Even so, the ship girls' eyes remained radiant.

"Commander, we're back!" Taihou walked at the front, stumbling and frail as she approached Nia. She covered her mouth, struck an alluring pose, and slumped onto the beach. Her slightly tattered clothes concealed her excellent figure and snow-white skin, making her appear exceptionally charming and alluring. "Taihou... I'm almost exhausted today. My clothes are all torn and my legs are numb, but thankfully, the exploration of the sea area has progressed very well. Commander, can you give Taihou some praise?"

"Daihou did a really good job," Nia said with a smile.

"Oh, Commander..." Taihou quickly called out. She was about to say something when her gaze suddenly shifted to the side and she saw Shiro with a smile on his face.

Then, Da Feng was stunned.

"Eh! Admiral Lu Lin, when did you arrive..."

"I've been here the whole time, it's just that you only had eyes for Nia and didn't notice me."

"Oh...this is..." Taiho blushed instantly, and she awkwardly got up from the ground, patting the sand off her bottom. "How rude of me..."

Behind Taihou, the four Veneto-class sisters from Cleveland and Nia Naval Base stepped forward.

"Admiral Lu Lin, you're back!" Veneto looked at Xiaobai with surprise.

"Veneto, it's been a long time." Xiaobai waved, her gaze sweeping over the ship girls of Nia's family, her face full of smiles. "Empire, Rome, Littorio, and Cleveland, I saw your performance today from Nia's side, you did a great job."

"Admiral Lu, you flatter me..."

The ship girls were surprised to be praised by Xiaobai, and they immediately bowed their heads with joy and thanked Xiaobai.

For the ship girls of Nia's family, Admiral Lu Lin is practically a goal to be pursued. After all, on the surface of the deep sea, Xiao Bai single-handedly defeated all six of them without any chance to fight back. In fact, in front of Xiao Bai, they could not even hold on for a few more seconds.

The positioning and survival skills that Nia Garrison is so proud of today are all thanks to the training she received from Xiaobai, who fired shot after shot.

Being recognized by a newbie is something that's hard not to be happy about.

The ship girls of Nia's family were thinking, "Have we really made great progress? Have we reached a level that would earn praise from Admiral Lu Lin?"

Just as the ship girls of Nia's family were overjoyed, suddenly, with two splashes, a melodious and delicate voice rang out from the rolling waves behind them.

"Admiral, we're back!"

Upon hearing the sound, everyone instinctively turned around to look.

Dressed in stylish outfits, Jinan and Project 24 were seen riding the waves back to the beach, one after the other.

The two of them were dressed in a glamorous and dazzling manner.

Under everyone's gaze, Jinan's small, white hand was holding a palm-sized piece of deep-sea metal high above her head.

"Admiral! Look, look! Just now, Sister 24 and I were taking a walk, and we accidentally wandered into the area where the final boss is. That big bad guy immediately launched a barrage of attacks at us, and guess what! Then Sister 24 and I easily took down the final boss! Look, look, we even got a huge Deep Sea Metal!" Jinan laughed as she held up the Deep Sea Metal in her hand, as if it were a large children's toy, her face full of innocent smiles.

Laughter echoed from Jinan, and the deep-sea metal in his hand gleamed brilliantly in the setting sun.

This deep-sea metal is significantly larger than normal deep-sea metal.

That was a piece of deep-sea metal from an elite-level final boss.

It seems that Jinan and Project 24 were very lucky; they directly encountered an elite final boss and obtained the rarest and most precious deep-sea metal in this area.

"..." Nia's ship girls.

Amidst the laughter in Jinan, the atmosphere on Nia's side was freezing at an extremely rapid pace.

The ship girls' initial excitement quickly subsided after seeing the piece of deep-sea metal in Jinan's hand.

Chapter 3392 Changchun Anshan Jinan

Looking at the elite-grade deep-sea metal in Jinan's hand, the hearts of Nia's ship girls, which had been burning with excitement because of Xiaobai's praise, suddenly cooled down as if they had been doused with a bucket of cold water.

The ship girls hesitated, as if they wanted to say something but then stopped.

The ship girls had mixed feelings.

The ship girls were dejected.

The ship girls truly felt like they had received a severe blow...

Their group had been working tirelessly in the 8-4 sea area for the past week, exploring the area step by step, cautiously and meticulously, leaving no suspicious spot unchecked. They were dedicated to their duties, pouring their hearts and souls into their efforts, all in preparation for defeating the final boss… Yet, Admiral Lu Lin's ship girls, just two of them, went to the 8-4 sea area, and effortlessly made their way to the final boss in the deepest part of the sea, even taking it down with ease…

And most importantly, the final boss they defeated seemed to be an elite enemy chosen by the aura of the deep sea...

From start to finish, it only took them a few hours to defeat this elite enemy.

The ship girls of Nia's family were speechless.

They even felt a surge of intense shame for how they had been so overjoyed by the slightest compliment.

The words of praise that Admiral Lu Lin just uttered...

Looking back now, it's probably like how an elder feels when watching a relative's child perform a song or dance routine they just learned at school... It's probably mostly about affection and comfort; anyone who takes it seriously would be the one who loses face.

broken.

Thinking about it this way makes me even more ashamed.

The ship girls couldn't stop blushing.

It seems that even if we become one of the top ten naval bases... we still have a long way to go...