Elder brother's garrison

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Almost at the same time.

Inside the city of the chapter, in the office hall of the Admiral's Guild.

Sitting in his office, Xiao Bai looked at the nearly ten times more documents than usual and couldn't help but scratch his cheek.

"Wow...the workload today is really...impressive."

“That’s right, Admiral,” Iowa said to Xiaobai with a wry smile. “And this isn’t over yet. I just heard from Miss Shenying that this is only half of today’s workload, and there will be more to come.”

"Uh... okay, after all, such a big thing happened in the Chapter Sea all of a sudden, it's understandable." Xiaobai nodded, and reached out to take out a document. "Hmm... this is a deep-sea aura survey document... it seems that in the Eighth Chapter Sea today, the deep-sea aura in 8-1, 8-3, and 8-4 has thinned to the level of a safe sea area? Even the deep-sea amphibious ships have disappeared?"

“That’s right, Admiral,” Iowa said from the side. “Headquarters is particularly concerned about the weakening of the deep-sea aura and seems to be discussing the necessity of starting the ninth chapter’s exploration mission.”

“Uh… Chapter Nine… Well, let’s just forget about it.” Xiaobai put down the file and smiled wryly. “Just clearing out Chapter Eight is tiring enough… Besides, the deep-sea aura in Chapter Eight will recover; it’s just a minor adjustment to the sea area.”

"Hmm? The Admiral is very confident?"

"After all, I'm quite an expert in this area," Xiaobai nodded.

Actually, Xiaobai's confidence didn't come from her own expertise, but from the deep-sea will residing in her spiritual world... The deep-sea will had already told her that the giant sea monster last night was essentially a product of absorbing the deep-sea energy and deep-sea debris from an entire chapter of the sea, so it wasn't surprising that it had drained the entire sea area in one go.

Fortunately, this giant sea monster is different from the Deep Sea Dean incident encountered in Chapter Six. This sea monster does not produce any deep-sea metals in essence. Once it dies, its body will disintegrate and return to the sea. Therefore, this sea area will soon return to its previous abundant state.

"So, it seems the Admiral does indeed know a lot of information that many others don't." Iowa smiled as he looked at Xiaobai's confident demeanor, tapping his chin with a finger as he said, "Regarding this sea monster incident, is the Admiral planning to tell headquarters the truth?"

"Ah... well... let's forget about it then." Xiaobai scratched his head a little embarrassed upon hearing this. "It's not easy to explain these things clearly, especially since we're related..."

"Miss Henry..."

"Let's keep the matter of the fourth special ship girl a secret of our naval base." Xiaobai held up a finger and smiled at Iowa. "As for the sea monster... well... let's just treat it as a periodic event in the eighth chapter's sea area. In any case, it didn't cause any damage."

Iowa smiled and nodded gently.

"Oh right, speaking of which, I need to go check on Fubuki and the others." Shiro stood up.

"Then I'll help the Admiral organize the documents here first," Iowa said with a smile, holding a folder.

"Hey...why don't you come along too?"

“Admiral, I just got back from over there,” Iowa said with a smile.

"Ah... alright then." Xiaobai looked at Iowa with a hint of regret in her eyes.

Leaving the office, Xiaobai stood at the door and glanced back at Yi Ahua, who was bending over to organize documents. His gaze slowly slid over her iconic, full figure before turning his head to look at the corridor leading to the rest area.

Xiao Bai walked to the rest area, stopped in front of the room with the sign "Special Care", reached out and grasped the doorknob, and gently pushed the door open.

The door was open, and the milky white sunlight rushed in.

In the center of the special care room, a tired girl lay peacefully asleep on a huge white bed. Around her, several ship girls were engaged in various activities on the tables, chairs, and carpets: some were chatting and laughing, some were eating snacks, some were watching TV, and others were playing on their phones.

Xiao Bai's gaze immediately fell on Montana.

Montana sat on the edge of the big bed with his legs crossed.

Unlike her battle attire last night, she was now dressed in a relaxed and casual outfit—a white lace blouse and a black skirt. Her long, light yellow hair was tied with a long ribbon and draped naturally behind her head, making her look much more relaxed and gentle. Her long, slender legs were casually crossed, and she wore a black hair tie on her wrist, which was placed between her thighs. She was looking down and smiling as she fiddled with her phone.

“Montana,” Little White called out.

“…Hmm?” Montana heard Xiaobai’s voice, raised her head slightly, gently tossed her long hair behind her head, and asked, “Admiral? Are you done with your work?”

"Ah... not yet." Xiaobai smiled bitterly.

"Wow, Admiral!"

The sound of snow blowing then began.

Before Xiaobai could look away, a blue figure darted up from the carpet beside her, dodging all obstacles, and nimbly bumped into Xiaobai's arms.

A thud.

Xiaobai felt a solid impact on her lower abdomen, and she instinctively bent down to hug Chuixue in her arms.

Fubuki was jumping around happily, her arms wrapped around Shiro's waist.

"Admiral! You've finally arrived!"

"Fizzle, Blizzard... Good morning... How did you rest?" Shiro patted Blizzard's head, smiling as she glanced to the other side.

Where Xiaobai's gaze fell, the pursuer sat slumped on the sofa with her head tilted back. Her eyes were vacant, and she opened her mouth to the sky, making faint sounds like "ah ah ah." She seemed absent-minded, as if her soul had flown to the heavens.

Chapter 3647 Henry's Acknowledgment

"Chasing One, are you alright?" Xiaobai asked the Chasing One with concern.

"Aaaaaaahhhhhh—" The pursuer strained its throat, letting out a series of dry, grinding sounds. After a long while, the pursuing creature's dry breathing slowly subsided, and it stared at the ceiling, muttering weakly to itself, "Admiral... if you're asking about the physical condition, then I'm actually alright..."

What about the spiritual aspect?

"Then I'm probably seriously injured..."

"..."

After hearing what the pursuer said, Xiao Bai felt a little embarrassed and could only smile awkwardly.

Xiaobai can understand the pursuers.

The pursuer's current state... to put it simply, is "mentally exhausted".

No wonder she is.

After all, among everyone in the room, the pursuer was undoubtedly the one who suffered the greatest impact.

Last night, Montana held her in mid-air, placing her in the most thrilling and dangerous position, and she watched from a VIP 3D perspective as Montana battled the giant sea monster summoned by Henry all night long. The sensory stimulation of the series of Gundam battles against the tentacle sea monster, as well as the countless rapids and roller coaster-like plunges, even caused the well-traveled ship girl, the pursuer, to foam at the mouth and faint in mid-air countless times.

Last night, the pursuers' understanding of the world must have undergone multiple collapses and reconstructions.

When Xiaobai arrived here, she couldn't help but lower her head and exchange a glance with Chuixue in her arms.

Fubuki opened her big, bright eyes, seemingly unaffected.

Although Fubuki and the Chaser had similar experiences, Fubuki was younger in mind, more energetic, and more receptive to such exciting new things. In addition, she had been staying with Shiro recently and experiencing one event after another that broke through the ship girls' understanding and worldview. Now she was already mentally prepared for the highest level of battle scenes among ship girls. So after a night, Fubuki was actually in much better condition than the Chaser. At least Shiro did not see her waver.

Xiao Bai gently stroked Chui Xue's head, then looked up at the pursuer who sighed to the sky, as if he had aged several years overnight. For a moment, all she could offer the pursuer was a concerned smile. She sincerely hoped that the pursuer could accept reality soon and regain his vitality.

"Chaser, after you've rested, I'll show you around Chapter 8, okay?" Little White said to the Chaser.

"Thank you, Admiral—" the pursuer stammered weakly.

Xiao Bai smiled and looked away, then took a deep breath and looked at Henry in the center of the bed.

At this moment, Henry was sleeping peacefully, wearing a white nightgown. Her lovely, snow-white face, with its deep sleep, looked serene and tranquil. She exuded a harmless and fragile aura that evoked pity.

Xiaobai carried Chuixue to the bedside and reached out to brush a strand of hair from Henry's ear.

Seeing how peacefully and pitifully Henry is sleeping, no one would guess that such a huge sea monster was released from such a little girl last night...

"Admiral, Henry hasn't woken up since you rescued her," Fubuki tugged at Shiro's sleeve, reminding him.

“Yes, I know.” Xiaobai nodded and smiled at Fubuki, saying, “Henry’s condition is similar to yours. Her mental strength has been severely damaged, which causes her to remain in a state of sleep and unable to wake up.”

"Will she never wake up?" Fubuki asked, her voice filled with worry.

"Once your mental strength has recovered, you will naturally wake up."

"Oh..." Fubuki nodded in agreement with Shiro's words. After a few seconds, she suddenly seemed to remember something and asked Shiro again, "Eh! That's not right, Admiral."

"Ok?"

"I remember the Admiral helped me replenish my mental energy before?" Fubuki looked at Shiro with wide, curious eyes. "Then Admiral, why don't you help Henry replenish her mental energy too, and she'll wake up, right?"

"Ah... well..." Xiaobai felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this.

"What's wrong?" Fubuki asked curiously.

"Little Fubuki." Just then, Montana, who was playing on her phone nearby, chuckled and said, "Do you know what the consequences are of receiving the Admiral's spiritual power?"

"What is it?" Fubuki asked curiously.

“No matter how good the Admiral’s spiritual power is, it still belongs to the Admiral. Once a large amount of the Admiral’s spiritual power flows into the ship girl’s body, as that spiritual power with the Admiral’s aura merges with the ship girl’s body and ship equipment, the ship girl’s body will inevitably bear the Admiral’s mark.” Montana placed his phone on his lap and said to Fubuki with a smile, “For ship girls like us who already belong to the Admiral, it doesn’t matter. Since we already have the Admiral’s mark in our bodies, a little more of the Admiral’s things won’t hurt. But for unclaimed ship girls, or ship girls that belong to someone else, once they receive a large amount of the Admiral’s spiritual power, it becomes a matter of chastity. We’ll have to act first and ask questions later.”

"Chastity?" Fubuki looked at Shiro.

"Ahem." Xiaobai coughed, her face flushed, and shook her head. "Anyway, let Henry recover on his own."

"Oh..." Fubuki seemed a little downcast upon hearing this, but she quickly asked curiously, "Then, Admiral, if Henry is allowed to recover on her own, how many days will she need to sleep?"

"Well... a few days probably won't be enough, it will probably take at least ten days to half a month."

"So late!" Fubuki exclaimed in surprise.

"There's nothing we can do about it; mental energy recovery is quite slow," Xiaobai said regretfully.

"Hmm...it'll take so long, Fubuki can't wait!" Fubuki pouted, then suddenly let go of Shiro, went to the bedside, and placed her hands on Henry's head. "Henry, Henry, we promised to visit our family's naval base!"

"..." Henry.

"Henry, why don't you ask the Admiral to give you some spiritual energy?" Fubuki whispered in Henry's ear, "Anyway, the Admiral rescued you from the sea, so if you're going to join the naval base, you can only join our naval base..."

"..." Henry.

"..." Fubuki stared intently at the sleeping Henry for a while, then suddenly looked up, quickly took Shiro's hand, and said to Shiro, "Admiral, Henry has agreed!"

"What kind of agreement is this..." Xiaobai smiled bitterly.

“Henry did agree, she clearly likes the Admiral too!” Fubuki shook her head frantically, then took Shiro’s hand with one hand, reached into Henry’s blanket with the other, pulled her hand out from under the covers, and pressed the two hands together. “Admiral, please wake her up!”

"That's not... oh?"

Xiao Bai was about to refuse with a wry smile, but the next second, something surprising happened.

When Fubuki gently placed Shiro's hand in Henry's, Henry, in a deep sleep, had her little hand gently curved like a mimosa, and it actually gently grasped Shiro's fingertips.

This scene was witnessed by Xiaobai, Chuixue, and Montana sitting next to them.

"Huh, is she still conscious?" Montana put down his phone and looked at Henry with great interest.

"This...it must be a conditioned reflex, right?" Xiaobai looked at her hand being clenched with some surprise, but still said uncertainly.

"It's not a conditioned reflex, absolutely not! I said before that Henry likes you, Admiral!" Fubuki shook her head quickly. As if to prove herself, she gently pulled apart Shiro and Henry's clasped hands.

Henry was asleep, and her hands were weak; Fubuki pulled them apart easily.

After they separated, Henry's small hand naturally curled up and slowly returned to its original position. Fubuki spread her fingers and gently pressed them onto Henry's palm, but Henry's palm did not react.

“Admiral, look!” Fubuki said, pulling her hand up and pressing it down on Henry’s palm.

“That’s true.” Montana moved closer and placed her palm on Henry’s palm. Sure enough, Henry didn’t react. “If it were a conditioned reflex, Henry would have held my and Little Snow’s hands too, but look, Admiral, we didn’t react at all.”

“Indeed…” Xiaobai covered her mouth and nodded gently.

Montana and Fubuki both looked at Shiro with expectant expressions.

Xiaobai scratched her cheek and tentatively reached out to gently place her hand on Henry's palm.

Just to be on the safe side, Xiaobai decided to try again.

As expected, just like magnets attracting each other, as soon as Xiaobai's palm touched Henry, Henry gently grasped Xiaobai's fingertips.

“It seems that even in her sleep, Henry’s subconscious accepts your presence, Admiral.” Montana said to Little White with a smile. “Admiral, it seems that you did not rescue Henry from that sea monster’s body for nothing. After these few times together, Henry should have already regarded you as her admiral. In that case, go ahead and do it.”

"Is there such a setting...?"

“After all, Henry is a battleship girl, and you, Admiral, are the MVP of this battle, so it’s only natural that she would choose you.” Montana nodded and gave Xiaobai a thumbs up. “I also want to see what Henry will say to us after she wakes up.”

"In that case, fine..."

Xiao Bai glanced at the sun outside the window.

really……

If you really had to lie in bed for ten days or half a month, you would definitely still feel uncomfortable.

Xiaobai gently touched her bottom, sat down next to Henry, took a deep breath, and gently poked her forehead with her finger.

Then... wake up.

Miss Henry.

Chapter 3648 All Returns to Peace

Xiaobai is an admiral with ample experience in channeling spiritual energy into the ship girls.

There are many ways to transfer spiritual energy to one's own ship girl. The fastest, easiest, and most efficient way for the ship girl to absorb it is undoubtedly through the most intimate physical contact in the world. However, for Shiro, she would definitely not choose this method to contact Henry.

The method Xiaobai used to transfer mental energy to Henry was a rather conservative and steady one: transferring the mental energy to his fingertips and then into Henry's body through his fingertips.

The mental energy transmitted in this way is very wasteful and slow. Most importantly, the absorption by the ship girls is also very slow. If too much mental energy is transmitted in one go, it will accumulate in the ship girls' bodies, blocking their limbs and bones, making them feel very uncomfortable.