Elder brother's garrison

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"The environment here at the modification factory is rather cold and dry. If you don't take good care of yourself while sleeping, the cold air will seep into your body. As a ship girl, you also need to learn to protect yourself."

"Um...I understand, thank you for your concern, sister..."

"..."

The crowd watched from a distance as Anshan showed concern for Changchun, and for a moment they were in a daze.

Those who know... know that Anshan is the ship girl who underwent modification.

Those who didn't know better... would probably think that Changchun was the one undergoing reform, and Anshan was the one responsible for guarding it...

After chatting alone for a while, Anshan and Changchun returned to the crowd.

As if to make amends, everyone welcomed Anshan again, and then began asking questions about the city's transformation.

The questions the ship girls asked were quite ordinary, mostly about things they would ask about the refitted ship girls, such as whether the new ship equipment was easy to use, how it felt, and whether they had been sleeping comfortably these days.

Even though they were just asking some ordinary questions, the ship girls were naturally good at chatting, and they ended up talking for quite a while.

Finally, the ship girls felt they had talked enough, and they all returned to Shiro's side.

"Admiral, we've finished our discussion here! Now that everyone's upgraded, shall we head to the training grounds to try out our new ship equipment?" the ship girls asked, sounding somewhat expectant.

“Sure.” Xiaobai nodded immediately upon hearing this, but after agreeing, she thought for a moment and continued, “However, after the last battles between Guam, Alaska and Baltimore, you’ve probably noticed that missile ship girls are at a disadvantage when training in the training grounds of ordinary ship girls. Due to the limitations of the space, missile ship girls can’t really unleash the full potential of their missile ship equipment.”

“Indeed…” the ship girls nodded in agreement.

"If so many of you missile ship girls want to train and spar together, it probably won't work on the training field," Xiaobai reminded her. "You'll probably only be able to compete for victory or defeat, but there won't be any mutual improvement."

"Ah... what should we do then?" the ship girls asked one after another. "Our naval base's training ground is already at least ten times larger than that of a normal naval base's training ground..."

"It's alright. I checked on the construction progress of the missile range these past two days, and it's almost finished," Xiaobai said with a smile. "Xiaohong and the others are very fast at building things. Two weeks is enough time for them to work overtime and finish the launch area of ​​the missile range. Once the missile range is fully built, you can go there to train."

"Oh, oh, oh! The Admiral is wise!"

Upon hearing this, the ship girls immediately cheered.

"Then we don't need to go to the training ground to train anymore..."

“Yes, missile ship girls don’t get much benefit from training at the training ground. Ship girls converted into missile ships can rest for a few days until the range is built.” Xiaobai nodded. “For now… everyone can go and rest.”

"Yay, time to go home and rest!" the missile ship girls cheered.

Xiaobai smiled as she looked at the missile ship girls. Her gaze passed over the ship girls in front of her and landed on the Gearing-class ship girls.

“Kiart,” Xiaobai said.

"Hmm? Did the commander call me?"

Kiat, who was talking to Kilin, suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She turned to look at Little White and pointed at herself.

"Yes, I need to talk to you about something," Xiaobai said gently.

"what is the matter?"

"Buy clothes." Xiaobai looked Kiat up and down before speaking, word by word.

Chapter 3893 Clothes

This morning, when Xiaobai and the three from Changchun and Jinan arrived at the modification factory, they made an appointment with the Kilin-level Kiat. They agreed that after things were finished at the modification factory, they would buy some clothes that would fit Kiat's current figure after her body had grown.

Go shopping for clothes with the ship girls...

This is a good thing.

Xiaobai has a very good memory; she won't forget.

Now that the renovation of Anshan is finally over, it's time for Xiaobai to fulfill his promise.

With the completion of the Anshan renovation, things at the modification factory have temporarily come to an end. Yubari, relieved after working overtime and staying up all night for so long, stretched and said goodbye to everyone. She then yawned and couldn't wait to sneak back into the modification workshop to catch up on sleep. The other ship girls, seeing that it was almost time, also said goodbye to Shiro and prepared to go back to their respective dormitories to rest or to the training ground for their daily training.

Xiaobai smiled and waved goodbye to the ship girls.

After watching the ship girls leave, Xiaobai, along with Changchun, Anshan, and Jinan who followed closely behind, and their special travel companion Kiat, the group of five headed towards the central area of ​​the naval base.

It's worth mentioning that when going out to buy clothes with the ship girls, it's naturally better to have a lively atmosphere.

Since Kiat had already been invited, Xiaobai originally wanted to invite all four girls from the Gearing-class ships as well... Unfortunately, the other three Gearing-class ships seemed to have special destroyer training today. Although they also wanted to come with Xiaobai, and Xiaobai said they could take a day off, Gearing and the others ultimately felt that skipping training for personal gain was a bad idea and shouldn't be started easily, especially since it would have a negative impact if word got out. So they reluctantly said goodbye to Xiaobai and wished her and Kiat a good time.

Look, this is the discipline of a destroyer.

Watching the three Gearing-class destroyers leave, turning back again and again, Xiaobai was deeply moved.

On the way to the central area of ​​the naval base, Kiat hummed a little tune, with her fair and slender arms behind her back and her conspicuous long legs, walking and stopping along the side of Shiro's group.

When they were about to pass by the flower bushes, Kiat would step ahead of the group and walk a few steps to the edge of the bushes. He would bend down and poke at the dew-covered green leaves. After a few seconds, when Xiaobai and the others came up, Kiat would return to the group. Then, his gaze would be drawn to the birds in the sky, and he would unconsciously follow the birds for a couple of steps. His body would then deviate from the group and run to a large, lush green tree not far away.

Kiat stayed with Xiaobai and his group the whole time, but she never stayed put. Sometimes she would run ahead and climb a tree, sometimes she would run to the pond at the back of the group to catch fish, and sometimes she would run to a place more than ten meters away from the group to catch butterflies, or lie on the grass looking for four-leaf clovers... At first, Xiaobai and his group would call for Kiat to follow them, but after a while they found that no matter how far Kiat ran, she would always return to the group after a while. Gradually, Xiaobai and his group stopped caring about Kiat's frequent departures from the group.

"Kiart, you really have inexhaustible energy."

After one of Kiat's return, Xiaobai turned his head and smiled at her, saying...

"Commander, look, look! I found a four-leaf clover!" Kiat said with a smile as he picked up a small clover with four leaves and laughed at Little White.

"Congratulations."

"Hehe, I'm going to show this to Frank when I get back. She's always wanted a four-leaf clover to make into a specimen bookmark." Kiat pinched the four-leaf clover, and as he spoke, he stuffed it into his ship equipment space. Then he held his head in his hands, looked up at the clear sky and the bright sun.

"...It's a shame I didn't bring Kirin and the other two along today," Xiaobai said, looking at Kiat.

"Hmm? What, Commander, do you want to go out with them?" Kiat looked at Xiaobai.

"When you're buying clothes, Kiat, don't you want to go with them?"

"Me? I'm fine..." Kiat pointed to himself, then waved his hand and said with a smile, "I'm with Kilin and the others every day anyway. Buying a few outfits and then being apart for a few hours occasionally is no big deal. I'm not that dramatic..."

"That's right."

"Besides, the thought of not having to participate in daily training after becoming a missile ship makes me feel so good!" Kiat put his hands on his hips and showed Xiaobai an exceptionally happy and bright expression. "Commander, this modification is really worth it!"

"...It's not that you don't need to participate in training anymore. After the firing range is built, you'll still have to go there for training," Xiaobai said to Kiat with a smile.

"We'll talk about the future when it comes," Kiat hummed a little tune, his gaze sweeping over a nearby flowerbed where a green, wriggling figure was visible. "Ah! A caterpillar!"

Immediately afterward, Kiat dodged and bent down to pick up a branch before rushing toward the flower bushes.

The remaining four members of the group couldn't help but sigh as they looked at Kiat's energetic appearance.

Even among destroyers, Kiat is considered one of the most energetic... Although she has matured a lot after being converted into a missile ship, it seems that her energy level has not decreased in the slightest...

"Oh right, Jinan." Xiaobai watched Kiat poking the caterpillar with a stick, and suddenly seemed to remember something. He turned to Jinan beside him and asked, "I have something I want to ask you."

"Hmm? What is it, Admiral?" Jinan looked at Xiaobai and tilted his head slightly.

"Are there still any ship girls in our naval base capable of missile modifications?" Xiaobai asked.

"There aren't any left." Jinan shook his head at Xiaobai. "There aren't any left at all."

"Hmm...it seems the remaining missile-equipped ship girls will have to wait until later to appear." Xiaobai sighed, "The newbie naval base is so big, and only a few ship girls with missile equipping have appeared. Missile ship equipment is just too rare."

“There are already quite a few missile ship girls in this batch,” Jinan said from the side. “Actually, I initially thought it would be good if I could only upgrade one or two, but I didn’t expect to be able to upgrade six at once.”

"Am I included in this?" Anshan pointed to himself.

“Of course!” Jinan said.

“But I am a guided drive system,” Anshan said again.

"Just tell me, have you been modified or not!"

“That’s true.” Anshan nodded, then looked ahead.

Xiaobai and Changchun listened to Anshan's words, their eyes fixed on Anshan's face, lost in thought.

"Huh? Why are you two staring at me, Admiral Changchun?" Anshan felt their gazes and found it strange.

"Ah, no, no."

Xiaobai and Changchun quickly shook their heads.

Anshan thought for a while, then continued looking ahead.

Changchun stared at the back of Anshan's head, then moved a little closer to Xiaobai.

"Admiral, is Sister Anshan...?"

"Yes...that's right..."

Xiaobai and Changchun looked at the back of Anshan's head and whispered to each other.

Xiao Bai and Changchun discovered... that after the renovation, Anshan no longer seemed afraid of Jinan...

Before the renovation, Anshan would experience a physical reaction every time he saw Jinan, as if facing a demon, with his heart racing and his limbs stiffening. But just now, when Anshan was chatting with Jinan, he remained calm and the two communicated smoothly and naturally, as if he had not been affected at all...

Is this also considered a benefit of reform?

Thinking of this, Xiaobai reached out and took Jinan's hand.

Jinan was stunned for a moment. She looked at Xiaobai in the direction of her hand, then understood and immediately pressed her soft body against him.

Xiao Bai pulled Jinan in front of him, then gently pushed it behind Anshan.

Anshan was gently touched by Jinan, and she glanced back at Xiaobai and Jinan.

"Admiral? What are you doing?" Anshan asked, looking puzzled.

"Ah...no, it's nothing..." Xiaobai quickly hugged Jinan into her arms, smiled at Anshan, "Well...it's just...seeing you like this now, I'm quite relieved."

"...?" Anshan was puzzled; she didn't understand what Xiaobai meant.

Anshan was about to ask a question, but when she saw Jinan nestled in Xiaobai's arms, eyes closed in enjoyment, looking like a sweet and obedient pink fox, she kept her mouth shut and didn't say anything more.

After playing with the caterpillar, Kiat ran back to the group. She looked at Anshan walking at the front, Changchun walking beside him with a smile, and Xiaobai and Jinan sticking together. She suddenly became curious.

"Changchun, aren't you the only one here whose ship is the Admiral's wedding ship?" Kiat asked.

"Yes," Changchun nodded.

"Then why isn't the admiral holding you?" Kiat pointed at Jinan.

"They're all the same," Changchun said with a smile.

"?" Kiat was slightly puzzled, but seeing Changchun's sweet and satisfied smile, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his throat.

……

The group of five strolled leisurely through the naval base, eventually arriving at the central area.

As the group arrived at the central area, the number of ship girls along the roadside gradually increased.

This time, Xiaobai and Kiat's main goal in going out was to pick out an outfit that would suit her now. After all, Kiat's figure and temperament have changed a lot since her remodel. The clothes she still has from her destroyer days are no longer a matter of whether they fit or not; they're practically a whole wardrobe of children's clothes. If they don't buy some clothes that she can change into every day, Kiat will probably have to search the whole house to find the ship outfit that came with her remodel.

Chapter 3894 A Different World

As the saying goes, even the most beautiful clothes can't withstand wearing them every day.

No matter how beautiful the clothes she's wearing are, no girl in the world would refuse to add a few more outfits to her wardrobe.

Even Washington and Bismarck, who always top the list in the "masculinity" rankings of the naval base, have at least three to five sets of clothes to change into. If Washington and Bismarck are like this, then the Iowa-class ship girls, who are always at the forefront of fashion, are even more so.

After arriving at the central area of ​​the naval base, Xiaobai and his group continued walking in one direction without stopping.

"Speaking of which, Kiat, have you two Gearing-class ever bought clothes together before?" Xiaobai asked Kiat beside him as they walked.

"I bought it before," Kiat asked Xiaobai, holding the back of his head.

What have you bought?

"Socks, panties, and things like that."

"Ah... I see." Xiaobai thought for a moment, then asked Kiat, "So... do you buy a lot of clothes and stuff?"

"Yes, we've bought them before. We wore them before."

"Huh? Didn't you guys always wear the same clothes before?"

"Yes, we bought more than a dozen sets of the same style."

"……"noob.

Xiao Bai withdrew his gaze and looked ahead with a touch of sorrow.

Sigh, it seems the Gearing-class destroyers don't care much about their attire... Indeed, destroyers are more like children in appearance than girls.

"It's okay, I'll pick out a few outfits for you later," Xiaobai said to Kiat.

“Alright, sure.” Kiat nodded immediately. “So, Commander, where are we going?”