Elder brother's garrison

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"Hello, I'm sorry for following you, I am..."

"Yes, no problem." Luo Lian nodded, then placed a small notebook on the table. "Do you want this?"

Baltimore's heart clenched, then she looked at Luo Lian, blushing as she nodded.

"Do you really enjoy watching Ship Girls?" Luo Lian asked.

"Mmm...mmm!" Baltimore nodded, his eyes shining. "The heroine inside is the cutest admiral in the world!"

"Bang!" Luo Lian slammed her hand on the table and leaped up.

“Well said!” She stepped onto the table and put her arm around Baltimore’s shoulder. “Number thirty-two, you’re the one!”

Chapter 531 Success

Luo Lian's sudden leap caught everyone present off guard.

Warspite stared wide-eyed at the suddenly excited admiral, while Baltimore stared blankly at the girl in front of her.

"Uh... do you also like ship girls?" Baltimore asked tentatively.

"Hmm." Luo Lian withdrew her hand from Baltimore's shoulder and slowly sat back down. "My number one favorite in the world."

This understated statement, which conveyed a resolute will, resonated deeply with Baltimore, a fellow fan.

These are real fans.

Baltimore nodded: "Um, what does number thirty-two mean?"

"The comic isn't finished yet, and it won't be sold. It'll probably just be circulated among the group members..." Luo Lian said. "So, want to join us?"

"Oh? Is that alright?" Baltimore asked in surprise.

"Of course, our group is open to anyone who likes her," Luo Lian said seriously. "Then, take a look at the half-finished product first. To be honest, due to the limited conditions and time constraints, our production is not very good. Just make do with it and see the effect."

“Oh, oh…” Baltimore quickly sat down in a chair and quietly looked at a comic book on the table.

The comic book cover didn't contain anything that needed to be censored; it just featured a normal comic book protagonist, like a single volume—simple and elegant, with delicate and exquisite artwork, even subtly superior to that of a single volume. Despite the perfectly normal pose and the fact that he was wearing a lot of clothes, Baltimore inexplicably blushed as she looked at it.

—This artist is amazing, they've got some talent.

"Well, I'll get started..." Baltimore picked up the comic book with trembling hands, looking at the first page with even more excitement than when he opened the single volume back then.

—And it's in full color, that's incredible.

Baltimore stared at the lifelike characters on the first page of the comic book, the perfect coloring, and the poses so perfect they could be used as phone screens, his eyes sparkling with admiration.

This isn't the quality of a half-finished product; this level of completion is enough to crush all other comics on the market. No, this isn't a comic; this is a work of art!

Having reached the same conclusion as Warwear, Baltimore quickly turned the page and eagerly looked ahead.

No matter how high the quality or how well it's finished, it can't escape the fact that it's still just a small notebook, and the R18 content is still unavoidable.

Baltimore watched for a while, and after seeing the plot finally getting on track, he took a deep breath and turned to the next page.

A second has passed.

A minute passed.

Two minutes passed.

Five minutes passed.

—As I watched, Baltimore burst into tears.

"Waaaaah—" Baltimore's shoulders trembled, her face streaked with tears as she looked at the little notebook in her hand, unable to stop crying.

"What's wrong?" Warspite was taken aback and quickly asked Baltimore.

"too……"

"Is it too stimulating for you?" Warspite asked with concern. "I already told the Admiral that the plot is too intense and could potentially cause irreparable psychological trauma to innocent people..."

“It’s so beautiful…” Baltimore said while crying.

"???"

Baltimore, sobbing, flipped to the last page of the comic book, then burst into tears: "It's so good, so touching! I never imagined a fanfiction could be so profound... I..."

"???" Warspite was dumbfounded again.

Warspite looked at Luo Lian with a face full of question marks: "Admiral, what kind of bewitching potion did you give her?"

"I didn't download anything. Haven't you already read the comic?"

"...I didn't cry when I watched it."

“You’re still inexperienced and don’t understand.” Luo Lian shook her head and looked at Warspite. “The content of this comic will only resonate with ship girls who have unrequited love.”

"What's the matter?"

"The emotion of being able to embrace your beloved when they are right in front of you, the poignant feeling of going through countless hardships to finally be able to embrace them, and the sorrow and emotion of wanting to be with your loved one even if you fall into the abyss—these are things that most people wouldn't understand," Luo Lian said.

"Uh……"

"The moment I touched the skin of my beloved, I felt completely at ease, perfectly intertwined, feeling each other's heartbeats, inhaling each other's breath, and sensing our thoughts gradually merging with our bodily fluids..."

"...Isn't that still a pornographic book? And it's pretty hardcore."

"Tsk." Luo Lian turned her head away.

Luo Lian was practically pointing at Yan Zhan's forehead and calling him a blockhead.

Warspite narrowed her eyes and fell into deep thought; she truly didn't understand the meaning behind this comic.

Just then, Baltimore, her face streaked with tears, slammed her comic book on the table and looked at Luo Lian with teary eyes: "Please let me join you, please."

“Okay, people who like this comic aren’t bad people.” Luo Lian seemed quite satisfied with Baltimore’s reaction. She looked at Baltimore and said, “From now on, you’ll be number thirty-two.”

“Okay!” Baltimore said, reaching into his fanny pack. “So, how much is the membership fee?”

"It's free... Ah, speaking of which, we were just about to need a printer..."

“I’ll buy it!” Baltimore pulled out his credit card and said to Luo Lian.

"very expensive."

"It's okay, I usually save up a lot of money." Baltimore said with an indifferent expression, then handed his credit card to Luo Lian.

Luo Lian only paused for a moment before nodding and accepting the Baltimore credit card: "I will remember your contribution."

“It’s just what I should do,” Baltimore said.

Luo Lian nodded and reached out to shake Baltimore's hand.

In the small room, the two girls gazed deeply into each other's eyes, then looked intently at each other and nodded.

Meanwhile, Xiao Bai, who was on the beach with Ella, suddenly felt a chill down his spine for some reason, and then he sneezed again.

"Little White, are you cold?"

"No...maybe it's just that something's too sensitive." Xiaobai smiled at Ella.

"Oh……"

Xiao Bai wiped the tip of his nose and then looked at the horizon.

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.

Time flies like an arrow, and a week has passed in the days when I often feel a chill down my spine.

Inside the Admiral's Guild, Xiaobai was tallying up the merits from his mission.

Ringo lowered her eyes and typed rapidly on the laptop in front of her. She stared at the screen for a while, then slowly raised her head and looked at Xiaobai's back with a slightly puzzled expression.

Compared to the usual army of ship girls that would fill the Admiral's Guild, the number of ship girls that Shiro brought today was actually quite small, appearing rather scattered.

"The ship girls rushed home after the event ended," Shiro explained to Ringo, noticing her confusion.

Ringo paused for a moment, then nodded knowingly: "Okay."

A few minutes later, Ringo stopped moving.

"Alright." Sitting in front of Xiaobai, Ringo returned Xiaobai's admiral's certificate to him.

"Thank you, Ringo-neechan." Xiaobai smiled as she accepted the admiral's certificate.

"The new mission has been assigned, good luck." Ringo smiled gently at Shiro.

"Okay." Xiaobai nodded. "Goodbye, Ringo-neechan."

Ringo waved shyly at Shiro.

Xiaobai, along with the ship girls behind her, bid farewell to Ringo, left the Admiral's Guild, and headed back towards the naval base's courtyard.

These past few days, Xiaobai has also felt a bit lonely.

As a new admiral, Luo Lian seemed to be even better at getting along with the ship girls than Xiao Bai. In just a few days, Xiao Bai discovered that many of the ship girls in the naval base seemed to prefer visiting the neighboring houses.

More importantly, the ship girls who used to visit Luo Lian's house didn't seem to like interacting with her these past few days. As soon as they saw her, they would lower their heads as if they had seen some kind of monster, and walk away quickly without even having time to greet her.

Although Xiao Bai knew that Luo Lian wouldn't steal her away, she still felt a little empty these past few days.

"Xiao Bai, are you thinking about something?" Just then, Chi Cheng's hands reached out from behind Xiao Bai and gently placed on Xiao Bai's shoulders.

"Ah...it's nothing." Xiaobai smiled.

"Thinking about the ship girls at the naval base?" Akagi immediately saw through Shiro's disguise.

"Akagi, how did you know?"

"Your jealous expression is so obvious," Akagi said, poking Shiro's cheek with a laugh.

"...I, I'm not jealous at all." Xiaobai shook her head quickly.

Akagi giggled and gently wrapped her arm around Shiro's: "The ship girls in the naval base like you the most, Shiro. You won't run off with anyone else, don't worry."

"..." Hearing Akagi's words of comfort to the child, Shiro's face couldn't help but turn red.

What Akagi said is probably true; Lianlian would never steal someone from her own side.

Now that I think about it, I realize I was being petty, that I even needed Akagi to comfort me.

Xiao Bai couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

After being comforted by Akagi's few words, Shiro felt somewhat relieved and followed the smiling elders back to the naval base courtyard.

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.

Meanwhile, in Luo Lian's garrison, in a dimly lit room, dozens of ship girls held their breath, staring nervously at the printer in front of them.

The printer whirred and sputtered, and sheets of paper floated out one after another.

Luo Lian skillfully collected the papers together, organized them, and bound them.

A few minutes later, Luo Lian looked at the booklet in her hand, which was obviously many times thicker than it had been a week ago, and carefully read through each page.

"Okay." Luo Lian closed the book. "That's enough."

The ship girls watched Luo Lian silently.

Finally, Tirpitz, who was sitting on the other side of the table, threw down his paintbrush with a snap and slumped onto the table with a completely drained expression.

The cheers of the ship girls instantly burst through the roof of Luo Lian's garrison and soared into the sky.

On [Date], sunny, the tenth day of the Deep Sea event, the ship girls of the newbie naval base finally took a historic step.

The treasure of the newbie naval base, Shiro's notebook, has finally stepped out of the printer and appeared in front of the ship girls!

I'm catching a train tomorrow, so the update might not be at 4:30 PM. It will be a few hours later, but I definitely won't skip it.

So, guys, look how conscientious I am, just give me a few blades, the monthly update is enough, those free blades are about to expire!

Chapter 532

The whole world rejoiced, singing and dancing. The joyful sounds of the ship girls instantly filled the room. Their little faces were flushed, and they looked at the booklet in Luo Lian's hand with a mixture of shyness and surprise.

Tirpitz, the main illustrator for the book, lay slumped on the table like a dried-up corpse, his tired eyes closed.

Tirpitz was really tired.

As a ship girl whose hobby, ability, and specialty are all related to staying at home, Tirpitz hasn't experienced such a thrilling "battle" in a very, very long time.

Luo Lian is excellent. As a mentor, her expertise in comics and her help to Tirpitz far surpasses that of any comic editor Tirpitz has ever known. Every opinion and suggestion she gives is quite direct and hits the nail on the head, leaving Tirpitz no room for rebuttal.

The comic work lasted for more than a week, during which Tirpitz revised it no less than a hundred times. Each time, Luo Lian offered suggestions for improvement in places that no one else would notice, allowing the little notebook, which was already completely perfect in everyone's eyes, to leap to another level.

Finally, after a week, even Luo Lian could no longer offer any opinions.