Elder brother's garrison

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"Hmm, that makes it more lively." Xiaobai let go of her hand and looked at the coffee table.

"Admiral, your ship equipment space..." Chao Dahe looked at Xiao Bai with complicated eyes.

"Huh? What happened to my ship equipment space?" Xiaobai looked at the Super Yamato.

“…No, it’s nothing.” Chao Dahe thought for a while, then shook his head.

"After cleaning, we'll go take out the trash." Xiaobai sat down on the sofa, sighed, and looked ahead.

At this moment, in the very center of the living room, there were three garbage bags, each more than half a person tall, stacked on top of each other.

The contents of these garbage bags are, of course, the trash from this large-scale cleanup operation.

Actually, it wasn't all dust. It's just that Yubari hadn't been back for over a year, and all the things she had stored at home with expiration dates—the food in the refrigerator, popsicles, bags of rice and flour on the balcony, opened canned goods, and so on—had expired and were unusable due to improper storage.

After collecting all these expired items and putting them in garbage bags, I didn't realize I had so much.

"Rest in the living room for a while, and then go downstairs to take out the trash..."

Xiao Bai gently lay back on the soft sofa, talking slowly as she reached for the TV remote. Suddenly, there was a rapid knocking at the door.

Boom boom boom! ! !

The knocking came so suddenly that Xiaobai's hand hovered above the remote control.

"Ok?"

Xiao Bai, Chang Chun, and Chao Da exchanged glances, and all three of them saw curiosity in each other's eyes.

Huh...wait a minute?

Someone knocking on the door?

Yubari has been back at the naval base for over a year now, so why is someone still knocking on the Yubari family's door, and why is the knocking so excited...?

Xiao Bai slowly got up.

"Admiral, should we open the door?" Changchun asked curiously, tugging at Xiaobai's sleeve.

"Hmm... open." Xiaobai thought for a moment and nodded.

They weren't sneaking back to Kyoto; they were there openly for tourism, and the place they were staying was their ship girls' legal residence. What was there to be afraid of?

Xiao Bai thought for a moment, then walked out of the living room and came to the security door in the central hall.

Changchun and Chaoda also came out.

The knocking on the door, which had been coming in bursts, was still going on.

But seemingly sensing the footsteps of Xiaobai and the other two, the person knocking on the door finally stopped, and the area outside the door became quiet.

Xiao Bai reached out and opened the door.

The door opened, and before Xiaobai could even see the person outside, a cry that sounded like both a wail and a cry of relief came in.

"Oh my goodness! Dr. Yubari, you're finally back!"

A bloodcurdling scream erupted outside the door.

The screams were accompanied by thumping sounds.

At this moment, Xiaobai finally opened the door completely. Once the door was fully open, three or four young men dressed in white lab coats appeared outside. These men all had embarrassed expressions on their faces, and they knelt on the ground with tears streaming down their faces, waving their hands and shouting at the people in the room.

"Dr. Yubari! One year, one year after another!"

How could you be so heartless as to abandon us for so long?

"Do you know how we've gotten through the past year or so?!"

"The field of naval equipment research cannot do without you!"

"The dean was wrong, he really admitted his mistake! Now that you're back, he guarantees you the best research lab, the best resources, the highest salary and the most opportunities. From now on, you'll be the star of our Kyoto Naval Equipment Research Center (thumbs up)!"

"Dr. Yubari—we bow down to you!!!"

"Come back, Dr. Yubari! Our pride, our faith!!"

"..."

The exaggerated cries sounded like a call to Yubari to those who knew the situation, but like an ancestral worship ceremony to those who didn't.

Xiao Bai was momentarily speechless at the sight of the men who had suddenly appeared before him.

After their initial wailing, the men wailing at the door, seeing that the person at the door didn't react, also looked up at Xiaobai with snot and tears streaming down their faces.

When the men present saw that the person who appeared in the room was not Yubari, but a white-haired, golden-eyed girl who looked like a pure child, they were immediately stunned.

"Um?!"

The men stared wide-eyed, their crying subsided, and they looked at Xiaobai with bewilderment.

"Huh? Wait a minute, little sister, who are you?"

The men finally raised their questions.

Xiaobai gave an awkward laugh, scratched her cheek sheepishly, thought about what to say in response, and finally spoke.

"Uh... well... I roughly know why you're here... but I'm sorry, Yubari isn't here..."

"Dr. Yubari! You...you...what's your relationship with Dr. Yubari? Why are you living in Dr. Yubari's house?!" One of the men immediately asked reflexively, "Where...where is Dr. Yubari now?!"

"I am the admiral of Yubari." Xiaobai took out his admiral's badge from his clothes and handed it to the people in front of him. "Yubari is still in the naval base a thousand miles away."

The people kneeling on the ground stared wide-eyed at Xiaobai.

Just then, they finally saw Changchun, Chaoda, and the curious figures peeking out from behind Xiaobai.

"Ah! Miss Changchun!!!" one of the men exclaimed in surprise.

"Huh? You know me?" Changchun pointed at himself in surprise.

"Yes, yes! You're the ship girl who underwent missile modification at our ship equipment research center two years ago, right!" The man who called out Changchun's name quickly stood up. He nervously clutched the name tag on his chest and said to Changchun, "I...I...I'm a Class B researcher in the Small Ship Modification Section of the Kyoto City Ship Equipment Research Center. After you obtained the missile ship equipment, it was we who helped you familiarize yourself with the missile ship equipment under Dr. Yubari's leadership!"

"Ah...yes, it's you guys..." Changchun looked at the ecstatic man, and she seemed to finally remember something, but she stared at the man's face for a long time, nodded somewhat guiltily, and looked around with her red eyes, but dared not look directly at the men in front of her. "Uh...I...I remember...I remember you...um...you are Yubari-neechan's assistants, right...helping me record ship equipment information."

“…Miss Changchun, actually I am responsible for moving and operating the equipment.”

"Ah! Yes, that's it!" Changchun nodded quickly.

"..." Looking at Changchun's expression, as if she were afraid of hurting his feelings, the man seemed to understand something. He gave a wry smile and said, "Miss Changchun, there were many people at the time, it's normal that you don't remember me..."

"Uh... I'm sorry..." Changchun lowered his head, his embarrassment almost overflowing.

“Sigh… If Miss Changchun were here, then this young lady really is…” The other men looked at Xiaobai, their eyes filled with anticipation, “You really are Dr. Yubari’s admiral!”

"I already said that..." Xiaobai protested softly.

"Dr. Yubari's daughter, the admiral!" The men immediately rallied and shouted to Shiro, "So your return to Kyoto this time was indeed for Dr. Yubari's sake!"

"Uh... this..." Xiaobai was a little embarrassed for a moment. She scratched her head and smiled awkwardly, "Well... I know roughly who you people are, but Yubari is really not with me right now. If you don't believe me, you can come in and check."

"what?!"

The men stared wide-eyed at Xiaobai in shock.

"Didn't Dr. Yubari come back this time?!"

“That’s what I mean.” Xiaobai nodded.

"But...but we clearly received a message from Dr. Yubari regarding the homeowners..."

"That's mine." Xiaobai scratched his head and said embarrassedly, "I came to Kyoto to take care of some business. I don't have a house here, so I'm borrowing Yubari's for a while."

"Ah, this..." The men present froze on the spot, their expressions instantly turning pained. "So... Dr. Yubari still hasn't returned..."

"No—!" A man clutched his head, screaming in agony. He convulsed, crawled, and swayed on the ground, feigning madness. "No, no, no! Our research center can no longer accept the fact that Dr. Yubari isn't back in Kyoto!!"

"Hold on! Hold on! Dr. Yubari won't abandon us. This hardship is just her test for us!" The other men quickly hugged their freaked colleague.

"Dr. Yubari—"

The men shouted in unison.

Xiao Bai frowned deeply upon hearing the men's voices.

"Hey, aren't you guys going to come in and look for Yubari?" Shiro pointed behind him.

“No, no, no, we are just B-level researchers. Compared to Dr. Yubari, who is an A+ level researcher, how can we, such lowly beings, step into her former residence?” the men shouted.

"Uh... Yubari is that important to you guys?" Shiro said with some emotion.

“Yes! Dr. Yubari is the pillar of our research center! Now she is…” The men immediately rattled off a bunch of things that novices couldn’t understand, such as missile research, world-class gold medals, and all sorts of other awards.

Xiao Bai fell silent for a moment.

"Well, I didn't know Yubari was so important to the research center," Shiro sighed.

"Miss Admiral, please help us!" the men cried out. "Our research center really can't do without Dr. Yubari!"

"This..." Xiaobai was silent for a moment. She looked down at the men, then turned and went into the room. "Wait for me."

The men stared wide-eyed at Xiaobai with expectant looks.

But when Xiaobai returned, everyone looked puzzled.

"Hmm? Admiral, what you have in your hand is..."

"Trash," Xiaobai said with a smile, easily pulling three trash bags that were more than half her height. "Could you help me throw them away when we go downstairs later?"

Chapter 3412 Peaceful Times

The crowd outside looked at the trash bags in Xiaobai's hands with complicated expressions.

The men opened their mouths to Xiaobai, as if they wanted to say something but then stopped, their faces turning red as they held their tongues, unable to utter a word.

They are shipboard equipment researchers!

Although these men acted quite humbly in front of Xiaobai, what ordinary people could a researcher who could join the ship equipment research center in Kyoto really be?

Even if these researchers are only at the B-level, the research data they handle is of immeasurable value. Every piece of information they record in experiments is the result of burning astronomical amounts of data. The ship equipment research center spends not only money, but also energy and many other immeasurable resources to cultivate, train, and provide them with an environment that can support their experiments!

Even if these researchers only catch a minor cold, or even if they accidentally cut their hand on an experimental tool, the ship's equipment center will send them directly to a private hospital for comprehensive 360-degree care, treatment, and examination!

Normally, let alone throwing out the trash, even pouring a glass of water is done by dedicated assistants at the Ship Equipment Research Center!

But now, this admiral actually wants them to help take out the trash?!

This, this, this...

The researchers felt humiliated.

"What's wrong? Is it inconvenient?" Xiaobai asked, carrying a trash bag, looking at the researchers in front of her, whose faces were flushed and who had been silent for a long time.

“Miss Admiral…we…” the researchers began, but when they met Xiaobai’s eyes, they froze in place.

"Sigh... If it's inconvenient, then forget it." Xiaobai shook her head, put the trash bag away, and said with a hint of regret, "I'll throw it away when I go downstairs later."

"No, no, no! Admiral, it's convenient for us, it's convenient for us!!!"

Upon hearing Xiaobai's slightly somber tone, the researchers immediately sprang to their senses and shouted.

The researchers, disregarding any pretense of saving face, rushed over and pulled the garbage bag from Xiaobai's hand out of the room.

However, to the researchers' surprise, the garbage bags that seemed so light in Xiaobai's hands turned out to be surprisingly heavy when they were in their hands.

The researchers gritted their teeth and struggled to hold the garbage bag for a long time before finally putting it on the ground.

Ouch...it's so heavy!

The researcher stared at the garbage bag, utterly shocked.

"What's wrong? Can't you lift it?" Xiaobai's innocent and light voice came out once again.

The researchers looked up and saw Xiaobai holding onto the door frame with one hand and covering her lips with the other, looking at them with concern.

The image of Xiaobai easily carrying three large bags of garbage was still vividly clear in the researchers' minds.

This scene in my memory stands in stark contrast to Xiaobai's seemingly frail and petite figure in reality.

"Miss Admiral, what's inside here...?"

"Ah, it's some expired rice, noodles, oil, meat, and stuff like that," Xiaobai replied. She paused for a moment, then added with concern, "Um...can you carry it? If not...then give it back to me, I can take it with me when I go downstairs..."

"No no no no!"

The researchers shook their heads rapidly once again.

This time, it has nothing to do with face or humiliation.