Elder brother's garrison

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Like a dream, the mysterious white-haired, golden-eyed girl and the reliable young deputy village chief vanished from everyone's sight, leaving only the empty house where Suzuran had once lived.

A few days later, the tide came in, and the wreckage of dozens or even hundreds of deep-sea amphibious ships drifted ashore with the seawater, forming a black and hard defensive line at the edge of the beach, which looked quite spectacular. However, this time, having learned from the previous experience, the villagers did not move the wreckage of the deep-sea amphibious ships back to the village again. Instead, they watched as the deep-sea amphibious ships were slowly carried back to the sea by the seawater.

After that, the Deepsea Ark-going ship did not go ashore again for a very long time.

Time flies like an arrow, passing slowly by.

The sun sets and rises, sets and rises again, the monotonous and ordinary scene playing back and forth like a slideshow, until it makes people bored out of their minds, until they forget about time.

In a certain place, somewhere.

A white city wall, gleaming in the sunlight, shimmered with intense heat at the edge of the jungle.

This was not a simple decorative structure made of bricks and tiles, but a defensive system formed by adding a large amount of sturdy metal. The sunlight shone directly on the city wall, as if scorching it with fire, and the temperature of the air around the city wall rose several degrees.

The city gates were lowered by chains with a loud rumble, and a large number of residents carrying axes emerged from them, accompanied by a huge machine truck, heading towards the surrounding jungle. Soon, the sound of logging began to ring out, as trees were felled and loaded onto the huge truck, which rumbled and slowly drove into the city.

At the edge of the city gate stood a group of men dressed in white. The one in the lead was holding a stack of reports, constantly looking up and down, checking the scenery in front of him and the residents leaving the city.

As the man looked up and surveyed the busy residents and huge trucks in the distant jungle, two people, one tall and one short, wearing burlap hats, came running from one side of the city wall.

"Wow...wow...wow!" The taller one of the two kept making pleasant exclamations. Under his straw hat, his snow-white neck was covered with a few strands of sweat from the surrounding heat, making him look particularly charming.

She looks like a young girl.

Two people, one tall and one short, walked to the wide-open city gate. Er then put on his flag and walked towards the man guarding the gate.

Chapter 467 Changes in March

This city was built slowly over the last few decades and is still expanding.

It originated from the ruins of a relatively well-preserved city before its decline. Thanks to the relatively complete technological heritage left behind, the residents who migrated there quickly developed a considerable level of technology. Furthermore, its ideal distance from the ocean meant that the number and frequency of attacks by deep-sea amphibious ships were far fewer than in other cities, giving many of its inhabitants a chance to recover.

After its reconstruction, the city grew larger and larger over time, constantly absorbing people drawn to its vast size, providing them with homes, food, and the motivation to live.

As a result, the number of people living here gradually increased, and with the increasing manpower, the city's revitalization and construction received greater assistance.

Overall, it's a city that has entered a favorable cycle.

It's also a great city that doesn't mind humans joining.

"Who are you?" Even so, the goalkeeper still had to give these obviously strangers a certain amount of attention. So he put down the report in his hand and called out to the two people approaching.

The two people, one tall and one short, paused slightly after being called out. Then the taller one stepped forward and shielded the shorter one behind him.

"We came from another village, we've come to seek refuge with you." The clear and melodious female voice from under the straw hat was like a refreshing stream, which eased the goalkeeper's expression considerably.

Judging from that voice, she must be a beautiful woman.

The city's current policy is that anyone who doesn't commit wrongdoing is welcome, and anyone willing to come here will be given a place.

However, since both involve protection, for a male goalkeeper, he would much rather protect some pitiful, delicate girls than some muscular, burly men.

"Take off your straw hats," the goalkeeper said slowly to the two men in front of him.

"Why are you taking off your straw hat?" The taller woman's voice was slightly tense, as if taking off the straw hat was a rather bad choice for them.

“There’s been a group of thieves around here recently. Although you’re women, the chances of you being thieves are very low, but just in case, we still need to check you out,” the goalkeeper explained to the people in front of him.

As he explained, the goalkeeper showed the report in his hand to the people in front of him a few times.

Indeed, there were several sketches of people on it.

"Oh..." After realizing that these people weren't looking for trouble or trying to molest her, the woman didn't say anything. She thought for a long time, then slowly took off her straw hat, revealing her face.

With blonde hair and blue eyes, and a beautiful face, her face was covered with mud and grime from her hurried journey, but it couldn't hide the delicate and fair skin of her skin. She was indeed a rare beauty.

No wonder they wear straw hats. In recent years, because of this city, many people have come here to seek refuge, but there are also a number of people with ill intentions who linger around the city. If you have such an outstanding appearance, you can easily be targeted.

The goalkeeper nodded at the woman in front of him, then shifted his gaze to the shorter man.

Under the watchful eye of the goalkeeper, the shorter woman's straw hat was slowly removed with the rather reluctant help of the blonde beauty beside her.

Judging from the hushed conversation between the two people as they picked the fruit, the shorter person was also a woman.

This made the goalkeeper a little puzzled.

In those times, with the deep sea on the outside and thieves on the inside, women were a truly vulnerable group, and it was rare to see women traveling together. Before this, the goalkeeper had assumed that the shorter man was the blonde beauty's husband or brother or something.

Just then, the straw hats of the shorter people were all taken off.

Like a waterfall suddenly cascading down a cliff, a head of long, silvery-white hair, seemingly accompanied by the rushing sound of water, burst out from under the straw hat and clung to the girl.

The goalkeeper stared blankly at the girl in front of him, speechless for a moment.

The blonde beauty was indeed beautiful, with a curvaceous figure and a pleasant voice, but that was just the level of beauty. The younger girl, however, was different.

In terms of looks, this little girl wasn't actually that much taller than the blonde beauty next to her. However, the moment she took off her hat, the shock she gave the goalkeeper was simply too great.

The goalkeeper's first impression of the little girl in front of him was not beauty, but cleanliness.

Yes, this little girl's skin is clean and flawless, without a speck of dust. Her golden eyes and white hair are also sparkling, as if she has just taken a bath.

In a huge city where even surviving requires immense effort, the solace that such a pure and beautiful young woman brings to one's soul is something that not everyone can provide.

"May we go in now?" The blonde beauty once again blocked the white-haired girl's path and asked the goalkeeper.

Although the goalkeeper was momentarily captivated by her beauty, he was, fortunately, a good person and wouldn't have any lewd thoughts because of her, as the gatekeeper of a city.

"Ahem." The goalkeeper coughed lightly twice to divert attention. "Okay, you can go in now."

"Oh, thank you." The blonde woman put the straw hat back on the child behind her, then pulled the little girl along and jogged into the city.

"What a source of trouble for women." The goalkeeper sighed softly, recalling the appearances of the two women in his memory.

The area around this city has been quite chaotic lately. There are plenty of thieves who don't want to seek refuge in the city but instead want to rob, rape, and commit other crimes in the surrounding area. These two girls are incredibly lucky to have arrived safely.

If by some chance they were caught by thieves on the outskirts of the city, given their looks, the consequences would likely be dire.

The goalkeeper still had something important on his mind. He quickly composed himself and returned to his work. He looked at the residents logging in the distance and kept comparing his observations with the report in his hand.

After a while, another group of men dressed in white emerged from the jungle and headed towards the city gate.

"Captain, something's up." The team ran up to the man and saluted the goalkeeper.

"what's the situation?"

“During our patrol just now, we found more than a dozen men not far from here. They were all knocked unconscious and then hung from trees.”

"Hanging up in a tree?" The goalkeeper frowned. "Thieves? They?"

“No, they are thieves.” The man leading the group shook his head, then took out a booklet filled with sketches. “I’ve compared them; they’re all the people in those sketches.”

"Holy crap?" the goalkeeper exclaimed in shock.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Those who ventured into the city were naturally Xiaobai and Linglan.

After leaving the village, Shiro and Suzuran set off following the guidance of the carrier-based aircraft. They traveled for a long time, more than a month.

Just as Suzuran's grandfather had predicted, even with the guidance of carrier-based aircraft and Shiro's shipgirl-level physical abilities, the journey to their destination was still quite arduous for both Shiro and Suzuran, even though they were alone.

During their journey, which lasted for more than a month, Xiaobai and Linglan encountered a lot of trouble, the most of which was the various problems caused by their outstanding good looks.

—Especially for beginners.

Linglan has really been worrying herself sick over Xiaobai lately.

Ever since Xiaobai devoured the Will of the Deep Sea, the Will of the Deep Sea, as the core of the spiritual world, took over Xiaobai's ship equipment, causing Xiaobai's ship equipment to deeply merge with Xiaobai's body. From then on, due to the influence of the ship equipment, Xiaobai began to race wildly down an inhuman path.

This non-human aspect specifically refers to Xiaobai's physical characteristics, or appearance.

Right after absorbing the will of the deep sea, and during the two months she spent in the village plus the month she spent traveling, a total of three months, Xiao Bai underwent a complete transformation. In layman's terms, Xiao Bai became more and more beautiful.

Xiao Bai's overall appearance and facial features haven't changed much, but her skin, hair, eyes, body odor, and hazy aura are constantly changing, moving towards an ethereal state. From a distance, one might even feel that Xiao Bai is radiating a hazy white light.

Before she knew it, Lily noticed that Shiro had slowly grown from a cute little girl into an incredibly adorable one.

This is bad news for the lily of the valley.

The two girls were walking through the deserted area, and what they feared most was being conspicuous. From then on, whether it was people from other tribes they encountered on the road, people with ill intentions, or even a group of thieves, they all followed Xiaobai like flies.

Suzuran went to great lengths to get rid of these people. Even before reaching their target, Suzuran and Shiro had already taken care of a bunch of thieves who were plotting something.

"Lu Lin, make sure your straw hat is on properly, whatever you do, don't take it off!" Walking through the city, Linglan earnestly advised Xiaobai, "If you take it off, it'll be all over, it'll really be the end of you."

Xiaobai, wearing a heavy straw hat, nodded repeatedly; this wasn't the first time she'd heard Linglan say this.

Chapter 468 Our side has Gundam

After giving Xiaobai a few more instructions out of concern, Linglan took Xiaobai's hand and they began to walk through the city.

Following in Linglan's footsteps, Xiaobai secretly peered into the city from under her straw hat. Whether by coincidence or something else, she was surprised to find that the city's layout was very similar to that of the city in the Chapter Sea.

Could it be that the method of building cities in the Chapter Sea has been passed down since this time?

Just as Xiaobai was thinking this, Linglan's excited voice reached Xiaobai's ears. She took Xiaobai's hand and excitedly pointed to the building not far away: "Lulin! Look, is that the tower that Grandpa talked about living in the sky?"

"Oh...yes."

"Wow..." This was the first time Linglan had seen such a building since she started speaking. She glanced around at the buildings and then looked back at the giant truck that could be vaguely seen at the city gate. "I feel like humans are so amazing."

"It's really impressive," Xiaobai said with a smile.

Linglan stopped walking for a while, turning her body back and forth, propping up her straw hat and looking around with great interest.

After a while, Linglan realized that Xiaobai was still waiting with her. Then she looked at Xiaobai with a hint of apology and said, "I'm sorry, I got a little too excited."

"It's nothing," Xiaobai shook her head.

"Lu Lin, you haven't told me yet what you're here to do in this city?" Linglan asked.

“…Hmm, find a large energy entity,” Xiaobai said.

What is a large energy body?

"I don't know either. Someone else told me this, and I'm not sure if it's here." Xiaobai just sighed softly.

The term "energy body" actually refers to something with high heat and high energy. However, the cool-sounding term "energy body" was given to Xiaobai by the Will of the Deep Sea, so Xiaobai just followed suit.

This is a crucial item that determines whether Xiaobai can go home.

"What do you want with that?" Linglan asked curiously.

"..." Xiaobai fell silent, looking at Linglan's face with a somewhat awkward smile.

Linglan understood that Xiaobai didn't want to talk about it. Since Xiaobai didn't want to talk about it, Linglan wouldn't ask any more questions. So Linglan quickly changed the subject: "Xiaobai, do you think that such a big city has also developed deep-sea technology?"

"Perhaps."

"Should we go take a look? Those little planes on you are really cool, maybe you can say something about them too," Linglan said.

After listening to Linglan's words, Xiaobai thought for a while and then nodded.

As a person from the future who has already confirmed that the future has entered the era of ship girls, Xiaobai doesn't really care about the progress of deep-sea technology development during the time gap. However, Xiaobai thinks that such a large city, if there are energy entities, is probably a place that is researching this kind of technology.

Thinking about it this way, no matter what the reason, Xiaobai felt that she should go and take a look.

With Xiaobai's consent, Linglan then took Xiaobai on a tour of the city.

This was a fairly large city; even as Xiaobai entered, she could see that the other side of the city was under expansion. Linglan led Xiaobai to the roadside, asked the people there about the city, and then ran non-stop towards the city center.

Finally, Shiro and Suzuran arrived at the very center of the city.

A large gate stood there, with no buildings behind it, probably enclosing a large open space. In front of the gate were many people, like the gatekeepers at city gates, each with their heads held high and chests puffed out, and black guns slung at their waists.

When Suzuran asked the city's inhabitants if there was anywhere in the city researching something incredibly advanced, all the residents pointed directly to this place. It seems this research facility wasn't planning to hide it from anyone.

However, by sheer coincidence, it happened to be right in the center of the Chapter Sea Admiral Guild, which left Xiaobai quite moved.

Linglan and Xiaobai walked towards the gate. The guards at the gate saw the two women walking towards the gate and immediately stepped forward to block them.

“Residents go to the city gate to collect their ID cards, and then find work and accommodation on their own. This is not a place for you,” the guard said to Xiaobai and Linglan.

"Is this the place where we research deep-sea technology?" Linglan asked.

“Yes,” the guard nodded. “So please don’t disturb them.”

"Oh wow, you really don't hide anything at all. I thought I'd have to ask you for a while before you'd tell the truth," Linglan said to the guard.

"...There's no need to hide it. Defeating the Deep Sea is the wish of all mankind. No one will stop us; on the contrary, they will provide endless help." The guard puffed out his chest and said with a proud look.

"...Um, I also have some technology in this area. May I ask if I can go in?" Xiaobai was overjoyed when she heard that she would receive endless help. She felt that the energy body was probably working, so she couldn't help but ask the guard.

"You have?" The guard's eyes shifted to Xiaobai, who was wearing a straw hat, and his brows furrowed. "Little sister, stop fooling around. More than a dozen groups of people have said the same thing this month. Without exception, they all want to scam some food..."

However, before the guard could finish speaking, Xiaobai reached out and touched the gun at the guard's waist.