Elder brother's garrison

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“Those literary writing tasks can be put on hold for a while,” Lexington chuckled, covering her mouth. “Besides, with your speed, even writing three ship girl biographies a day shouldn’t take up too much time, right?”

"That's true."

“Then I’ll go back and take a look. If all else fails, I can just catch up with the people from the guild.” Lexington continued, her gaze falling on the office door. “Hmm… come to think of it, I haven’t seen Super Yamato lately.”

"Yamato went back to the eighth chapter to be with Yamato and the others. She hasn't been staying at the naval base these days."

"No wonder. So, can you still ask her to come pick you up?"

“That’s no problem.” Xiaobai nodded.

"Then please say hello to Yamato and Akagi for me," Lexington said with a smile. "I miss them too."

"Um……"

Xiaobai pondered Lexington's words, looked at the documents in her hand, thought for a while, and then silently nodded.

Since I've decided to go back and take a look at Chapter 8... then there's no need to wait until after get off work.

It was morning, the sun was shining brightly and clearly. Xiaobai had just finished her work, so she simply said goodbye to Lexington, put away the documents sent by the Chapter 8 guild, and returned to her dormitory alone.

When Xiaobai returned to the dormitory, the entire dormitory was empty; there was no one there except for Xiaobai.

At this moment, Changchun, Anshan, and Jinan should be participating in missile ship girl training at the missile test range, Hu De is taking a walk in the garden with her cat, the Iowa-class ship girls are all doing their own things and will not stay at home, Bai Ying has probably also run out with one of them, and the deep-sea deans are all dressed in maid outfits and are in the midst of their excellent work.

Ok……

Speaking of which, I have to make a comment.

Pachina's behavior lately has been really strange... In the first two years after she joined the naval base, she clearly loved skipping work and slacking off. Even when the naval base punished her for not doing her job by deducting her salary and paid leave, or even deducting her monthly salary to zero, she would still sleep in late every day without fail, arriving late for get off work depending on her mood, and leaving early depending on her mood. She never fulfilled her duties as a maid. Even when she occasionally felt like helping someone sweep the floor or doing some light chores, she would act indifferent and ignore everyone, and would even go back to sleep halfway through.

Pachina is indeed such a deep sea.

The human world doesn't hold much allure for her, and she doesn't have much material desire, so money is hard for her to threaten or sway.

For her, money was just an external thing. Anyway, even if the naval base deducted her salary, it wouldn't kick her out of the house or starve her. She could just stay at the naval base as a freeloader. As for deducting paid leave... think about it, if she didn't want money, wouldn't she be on vacation every day? So she wasn't afraid of slacking off at all.

The naval base had no other options with Pachina in the past, so they just let it be.

However… Pachina was indeed like that for the past two years, but in the last few days, she seems to have become a different person… She is no longer late for work, does not leave early, and almost never sleeps in. Xiaobai even heard from other deep-sea maids that Pachina has started to formally handle some of the cleaning work that maids should do while she is working outside—although she is a bit clumsy and not as skilled as others, even so, this is a change that has shocked and even frightened everyone.

Moreover, Pachina's changes weren't limited to work hours. Even after get off work, she rarely went to a corner to rest alone anymore. She started trying to stay with the other deep-sea maids. Although she still didn't say a word, she would at least listen to what the others were saying. Occasionally, when Shiro came, she would pour water for Shiro and make room for her.

To paraphrase a quote from Deepsea Dragon.

In the past, Pachina gave people the impression that "although she stayed here, she just wanted to drift around for a few decades and then go back to the sea to continue her adventures after the admiral dies of old age."

Yes, it's that feeling of yielding, but not completely yielding.

But Pachina is different now. Although she can't really say whether she's submitted or not... she's starting to give the impression that "she seems to be gradually accepting the environment here and is preparing to live here in a human way."

Such a tremendous transformation is like the awakening of enlightenment after years of stagnation, like a stream flowing over a dry riverbed, nourishing the land.

But no one in the dormitory knew what triggered Pachina's "enlightenment".

Occasionally, the deep-sea maids would be surprised by Pachina's changes and try to subtly probe her thoughts, but Pachina would always remain silent, never uttering a single word that could be of any use.

Chapter 3922 Uncertainty

The transformation of Pachina remains a mystery to this day.

Even so, because her transformation was so obvious, almost like a complete change in personality, the deep-sea maids knew roughly when it happened.

—That was after the day the celebration meeting for the renovation was held in Anshan.

If the Deep Sea Maids were to speculate wildly, it's probably because Shiro accepted Deep Sea Ryujo's request that night to help enlighten Pachina, making her realize that she should cherish the things and friends around her and enjoy the passing time, and so on... The Deep Sea Maids have praised Shiro's rhetoric more than once for this. To be able to talk such a lazy person like Pachina into such a positive and optimistic state is simply an overachievement of her duties. Her rhetoric skills are comparable to making a deer sound like a horse and a straight person sound like a gay person.

But Xiaobai knew for sure that she hadn't said anything at all.

Strange things.

It's very strange...

Even though Xiaobai found it strange, she had seen Pachina's transformation.

Overall, Pachina's changes are definitely a positive step. Since it's a good thing, there's no need to dwell on the reasons.

Ok……

Also, it would be great if she could find someone else to give her some basic training in tea-making techniques...

The tea she brewed for Xiaobai was indeed a bit unpalatable.

Even though Xiaobai finished drinking it all.

……

Back in the dorm, Xiaobai sat on the sofa in the living room and sent a text message to Chaoda.

After sending the text message, Xiaobai sat on the sofa and waited for a while. A few minutes later, Chaodahe appeared out of thin air on the living room floor in front of Xiaobai, riding the teleportation vortex.

"Admiral, did you call for me?"

Super-large and one hand supported the teleportation vortex, and one leg stepped out of the vortex.

"Yes, it's Super Yamato." Seeing Super Yamato, Xiaobai smiled, stood up, patted off imaginary dust from her bottom, and then walked towards Super Yamato. "I need to go back to Chapter Eight. Is it convenient for you here?"

"Admiral, you want to go back to Chapter 8?" Chao Yamato was stunned for a moment, seemingly quite surprised.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Xiaobai sensed the surprise in Chao Yahe's voice. She stopped in her tracks, looking into Chao Yahe's eyes with curiosity. "What's wrong?"

"Ah...no, no, it's nothing..." Super Yamato seemed to realize that she had shown a somewhat inappropriate expression, so she quickly shook her head, then lowered her eyes and looked away from Shiro as if she was feeling guilty. "It's convenient...Admiral, if you want to go back...you can go back anytime."

"Super Yamato, your reaction is a bit strange."

“No…no…”

"Something must have happened to Chapter Eight recently," Xiaobai asked.

"..." Yamato's shoulders trembled immediately, and she showed a momentary look of panic before stammering, "Admiral... how did you know..."

"I just received a message from the Admiral's Guild today." Xiaobai said slowly, looking at Chaoda and his flustered appearance. "They suddenly asked me to go back today, and I was wondering if there was some trouble on the sea again."

"..." Chao Da stared blankly at Xiao Bai. Seeing Xiao Bai's calm gaze, she suddenly seemed to understand something, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "Ah..."

"Super Yamato, what's wrong?"

"No, nothing, Admiral..." Chao Yawa shook her head, her expression softening considerably, and looked at Xiaobai with some apology. "Admiral... Chapter 8... If it's on the sea... there shouldn't be any major issues at the moment."

"Huh? It didn't appear?"

"Hmm... However, this morning, just as the Chapter Sea Area opened, the entrance to the 8-4 Sea Area was suddenly blocked by the Admiral's Guild."

"Huh? Is that so?"

"Yes, because it just happened recently... The Admiral's Guild's reason was routine sea area maintenance..."

"That's such a lame excuse..."

"that is……"

Have any admirals or ship girls recently encountered shipwrecks?

"should not."

“Alright, it seems something did happen at sea, but fortunately it was discovered early and no one has been affected yet.” Xiaobai stroked his chin for a moment, then nodded to Chaoda and said, “Let’s go back to Chapter Eight.”

"Admiral, where in Chapter 8 are we going?" Chao Dahe asked Xiao Bai cautiously. "Is it the temporary naval base, the Admiral's Guild, or the deep-sea city?"

"The Admiral's Guild, I suppose," Xiaobai replied.

Shiro's words immediately eased Yamato's expression.

"Hmm..." Super Yamato immediately turned to the side, opening up the teleportation vortex behind him. "Admiral, you can come in now."

Xiao Bai took a step, smiled and thanked Chao Dahe, then slipped under Chao Dahe's arm into the teleportation vortex, her figure disappearing into the vortex.

Chao Dahe put down her hand, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked around the living room. After noticing that no one was around, a complicated expression immediately appeared on her relaxed face.

"Thankfully it wasn't... but... it's also unfortunate that it wasn't..."

They murmured in a loud and soft voice, leaving behind a meaningless message in the air, before turning around and disappearing into the teleportation vortex.

After engulfing the figure of the super-sized Yamato, the teleportation vortex spun in mid-air, shrank, and finally vanished in an instant, disappearing into the living room.

……

A familiar feeling of dizziness filled Xiaobai's mind.

Like a light suddenly appearing in the darkness, when Xiaobai stepped out of the teleportation vortex again, the surrounding environment had changed from the dormitory hall of the newbie naval base to a white room filled with clean and elegant furniture, with metal tiles covering the walls, ceiling, and floor.

This is the teleportation room on the guild leader's private floor in Chapter 8, and it's also a resting room that Xiaobai specially reserved for Super Large and Permanent members.

After stepping out of the teleportation vortex, Xiaobai raised an eyebrow as she looked at the familiar surroundings and gazed at the snow-white quilt on the soft bed behind her. Suddenly, Xiaobai laughed and turned to joke with Chaoda, who had followed her out.

"I've been in the naval base for the past two weeks without you by my side, and it's been quite inconvenient. Now that you're suddenly back by my side, it's made me feel much more comfortable."

"Thank you, Admiral..." Chao Dahe put away the teleportation vortex, listened to Xiaobai's words with some surprise, and then nodded slightly, showing a flattered expression on his face.

"Okay, thanks a lot, Chao Yamato." Xiaobai said to Chao Yamato with a smile, "I'm going downstairs to ask Miss Yingying and the others about things at sea. Chao Yamato, are you going back to the temporary naval base, or somewhere else?"

"Ah... As for me..." Chao Dahe was a little dazed. Looking at Xiaobai's smiling face, she subconsciously said, "I... I'll just follow the Admiral."

After saying that, Chao Da shrugged his shoulders.

"If it's inconvenient for the Admiral, I'll go back..." Chao Yamato quickly added.

"How could that be? I just wish you were by my side." Xiaobai nodded with a smile.

"..." Chao Dahe raised his eyes, his lips slightly pursed as he looked at Xiao Bai, then fell back down.

Xiaobai followed Chaoda and left the teleportation room, heading downstairs.

The ship girls on this floor were surprised to see Xiaobai and greeted her happily.

Xiaobai smiled and responded to the ship girls. Finally, she left the rooftop lobby with Chao Yamato and took the elevator down to the first floor.

Although it had been a while since he had returned to the Chapter 8 Guild, Xiaobai's familiarity with the place had not diminished in the slightest. When Xiaobai walked out of the stairs, the admirals who were handling business in the lobby on the first floor were so frightened when they saw Xiaobai and Super Yamato that they immediately trembled and retreated with embarrassed and pale faces, making way for him.

Ok……

This feeling of being feared and avoided is... all too familiar.

Xiao Bai smiled helplessly to herself. She simply nodded slightly and then walked straight toward Luo Yingying's office.

After Xiaobai and Chaoda entered the office area, the admirals outside looked in the direction Xiaobai had left with lingering fear. They withdrew their gazes, patted their chests, and looked at each other as if they had survived a major ordeal.

"Huh...scared me to death."

"My god... was that the world's number one admiral just now?"

"That's right... I was so close to her just now, I almost had a heart attack! Luckily, I didn't bring any ship girls with me today..."

"That's scary. Wasn't it said that the world's number one admiral had been gone from Chapter 8 for a long time? How come he suddenly reappeared..."

"Hey! It's fake, all fake! It's just hearsay after all!"

"Yeah, she came straight down from upstairs. She's probably been staying in the guild the whole time..."

"Hey, wait, what's she doing hiding here?"

"Hidden? Does she need to hide? She's just staying here... I bet all the rumors about the world's number one admiral returning to the naval base are just idle gossip and can't be believed..."

"Damn, this is a real trap, these rumors..."

The admirals murmured to each other, their eyes flashing with emotion.

……

Xiaobai didn't hear the conversations of the admirals behind her after she left. After entering the office area, she and Chao Yahe went straight to Luo Yingying's office door.

At a workstation near Luo Yingying's office, a group of ship girl employees from the guild saw Xiaobai and all showed expressions of surprise and joy.

Xiaobai nodded to the ship girl employees, then reached out and grasped the doorknob of Luo Yingying's office.

The door to Luo Yingying's office was unlocked.

There were still anxious voices inside the door. Xiaobai couldn't hear what they were saying, but it seemed to be Luo Yingying and Shenying. Luo Yingying's voice sounded particularly distressed and uneasy.

Xiaobai opened the door.

Inside Luo Yingying's office, Shenying was standing next to her desk with a folder in his arms. Luo Yingying was sitting on the desk, scratching her head and staring at the documents in front of her with a grimace.

"Admiral, it may take some time before President Lu Lin arrives here from the naval base."

"How long...?"

"Judging from the distance, it will take about half a month for the round trip..."