Elder brother's garrison

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"Judging from the momentum, it seems quite reliable, but ship girls don't rely on their looks to make a living." As she said this, President Er Gou patted her body and pulled out a small air gun, pointing it at the sky.

After gesturing for Xiaobai to cover his ears, President Ergou smiled and pulled the trigger on his air gun.

With a loud snap, a clear and crisp sound rang out, spreading rapidly through the air.

At the same time, the constellation on the sea that was facing Saratoga also quickly bent down and summoned its ship equipment.

With a gentle push from behind, Constellation launched herself off the sea surface and into the side.

After the constellation started moving rapidly, Sarasonga finally reacted. She took a few steps back and quickly summoned her ship equipment. A small blue plane roared into the sky and flew straight towards the constellation.

Soon, Saratoga's carrier-based aircraft arrived above the constellation, and bombs were dropped from the aircraft at lightning speed, covering the constellation's body in the blink of an eye.

Rumble rumble rumble —

A splash of water rose instantly from the surface of the water where the constellation was located, with white water droplets, black smoke, and red flames reflecting each other.

This is the time that President Er Gou mentioned would end as soon as the event started.

Saratoga is, after all, the carrier ship girl with the longest attack range, has reached the peak level of a ship girl, and has countless combat experiences. Her ship equipment strength is also among the top in the carrier class. With all these advantages, even if Saratoga just raises her hand and releases a small cluster of planes, it is definitely not something a new ship girl can dodge.

After all, ship girls are still a class that prioritizes training level.

Training level refers to the compatibility between ship equipment and ship girls, which affects the smoothness of the ship girl's control of the ship equipment. It is something that can only be strengthened slowly over time and through countless battles.

Low-level ship girls have far less control over their ship equipment than high-level ship girls. A high-level ship girl can treat her ship equipment as an extension of her limbs, nimbly dodging and moving on the sea surface, while a low-level ship girl cannot do this. It's like asking a seasoned veteran who has just come down from Mount Akina to race a novice driver who has just passed his driving test. When the novice driver can't even turn properly, the veteran driver can use techniques like diving into ditches, drifting at super high speeds, and even whirlwind charges and tornadoes. The outcome of the race is never in doubt.

—However, in the very next second, something surprising happened.

On the water, which was filled with smoke from Saratoga's bombardment, a rapid splashing sound was heard. Then, a figure rushed from the center of the smoke towards the edge of the smoke, bursting through the smoke and leaping into the air.

The unharmed constellation soared into the air, a hint of excitement appearing on its beautiful face.

"It feels so good to exercise." Constellation looked at Saratoga with great interest, then landed on the sea surface covered in smoke and quickly approached Saratoga.

Saratoga was somewhat stunned when he saw that the constellations hadn't been overwhelmed by his opening attack. However, in the midst of his stunned state, his years of combat experience allowed his body to react automatically.

The planes circling in the sky rapidly coalesced under Saratoga's control, pressing down on the constellation in a dark mass.

A large number of bombs sealed off all blind spots in Operation Constellation, and explosions rang out continuously across the sea.

However, as a new ship girl, Constellation once again accomplished the impossible.

Constellation moved with remarkable fluidity through Saratoga's rain of bombs, transforming into a golden shadow. He dodged Saratoga's attacks from countless impossible angles with a variety of flashy moves, rapidly closing in on Saratoga.

On the beach, President Er Gou, who had just asserted that the constellations couldn't possibly survive the opening, stared blankly at the constellations on the sea, speechless.

"...Is this a new ship girl?" Guild Master Er Gou asked Xiao Bai with a bewildered look. "Little Bai, are you sure Constellation isn't a ship girl you brought from the naval base?"

"You saw the constellation emerge from the construction device, right, President?" Xiaobai said to President Ergou with a smile.

"Uh..." President Er Gou was silent for a while. She looked at the incredibly agile movements of the constellation on the sea surface, her face full of surprise. "This skillful dodging technique... and the level of proficiency in controlling the ship equipment... even if you told me she was a max-level ship girl, I wouldn't believe it."

"..." Xiaobai laughed awkwardly.

She gazed at the constellations on the sea.

The constellation is currently traversing the sea surface with great excitement, looking extremely happy.

I have a pretty good idea of ​​why the zodiac signs have become the way they are.

The so-called "training level" refers to the degree of compatibility between the ship girl and the ship equipment, and the smoothness of controlling the ship equipment.

Ship girls control their ship equipment using their mental power. Previously, due to Constellation's congenital disability, Xiaobai gave a small portion of her mental power to Constellation, helping her body return to normal.

—Just as Xiaobai said before, Xiaobai's spiritual power is a super existence that contains several Abyssal Deans, even the Abyssal Will, and a network of at least a thousand Admirals. It is an invaluable elixir for both ship girls and the Abyssal.

The moment Xiaobai transferred her mental energy to the constellation, the constellation's training level was probably already beyond that of a rookie ship girl who had just stepped out of the shipbuilding facility.

Xiao Bai remembered that she allocated mental energy to the constellation according to the maximum that the constellation could withstand. In other words, the constellation's current level might have already been maxed out by Xiao Bai with a single click.

Chapter 652 Sa's Counterattack

"Level up instantly..." Xiaobai murmured to himself, looking down at the constellations on the sea.

The training level of ship girls is very important and is one of the most direct indicators of their strength.

Countless ship girls have spent a lot of time and effort improving their character levels, but unfortunately, even the most direct way to improve character levels, namely high-intensity battles, has not yielded very obvious results.

Even for a novice naval commander, it takes a considerable amount of time to invest a lot of resources in improving the level of a single ship girl.

Among them, only ship girls like Rome and Missouri, who have unique advantages in becoming stronger and fighting, can quickly become powerful fighters in battle at an astonishing speed.

Xiaobai truly never expected that his admiral network could accomplish something like this.

"Bismarck." Thinking of this, Xiaobai turned around thoughtfully and called out to Bismarck behind him.

"What is it?" Bismarck walked up behind Little White.

"Speaking of which, how have Rome and the Empire been doing in the garrison all this time?"

"Rome is nice." Bismarck nodded to the little white man.

If Bismarck says a ship girl is good, then she must be really good.

Little White smiled at Bismarck. Rome and the Empire both lived with Veneto, so Veneto must have trained Rome quite a bit during this time.

Given Rome's stamina, having endured months of hellish torment under Veneto's supervision at the garrison, their current strength should not be weak.

While it might not be considered top-tier for a naval base, it's certainly not a disgrace to newbie naval bases.

"And what about the Empire?" Little White asked Bismarck.

“I’ve seen him a few times, but we’ve never spoken,” Bismarck said. “He’s always reading outside the bookstore; he doesn’t seem like he likes to move around much.”

"Oh...didn't the aircraft carrier girls in the naval base receive any training from the Empire?"

"No."

"Oh...that's alright then, thank you Bismarck."

"Ah."

The newbie naval base also respects the wishes of the ship girls. In the current situation where there is no shortage of combat power, if a ship girl really doesn't like training, the newbie naval base will not force her to be assigned any difficult training tasks.

Empire...

Xiao Bai pondered for a moment.

The Empire's ship girls were also influenced by their own admiral network. Although their admiral network was far less powerful back then, it should have provided some improvement in training levels, right?

Unfortunately, the Empire is the typical Tirpitz-style ship girl. Even if she sensed some improvement in her strength, she probably wouldn't bother to say it.

Xiaobai felt that he should take some time to visit Veneto's family after returning to the naval base.

Xiao Bai turned its gaze back to the surface of the sea.

Above the sea, the constellation's body moved like a small cluster of electricity, constantly dodging the rain of fire and steadily approaching Saratoga.

In an instant, the sea was filled with the roar of bombing.

"Is she a newcomer?" Even the taciturn Bismarck asked the little white girl with some curiosity after seeing the constellation's performance.

“Yes, that should be it,” Little White said to Bismarck.

“Her training level is very high,” Bismarck said.

"Mm." Xiaobai nodded.

That's more than just high; the constellation's level is very likely already at its maximum.

“At first I was curious why the Constellations were doing exercises with Saratoga, but now I understand a bit,” Little White said to Bismarck. “It seems the exercises will take a little longer than expected.”

“…I see.” Listening to Bismarck and Shiro’s conversation, the guild leader Er Gou, sitting on the other side, touched his cheek.

For some reason, President Er Gou felt a little embarrassed.

“Saratoga initially seemed to think that Constellation was just a standard Tier 1 ship girl. Perhaps because the opponent was Constellation, she held back a bit at the beginning, so she didn’t gain the most important first-strike advantage for an aircraft carrier. Now the pace of the battle is slowly being taken over by Constellation. It’s really hard to say who will win now,” said President Er Gou.

"Huh?" Xiaobai and Bismarck looked at Chairman Ergou in surprise.

President Er Gou felt uncomfortable being stared at by Xiao Bai and Bismarck. She looked at Xiao Bai and asked curiously, "Why are you looking at me?"

"Saratoga won't lose," Xiaobai and Bismarck said in unison to Chairman Er Gou.

"Huh?" President Er Gou was taken aback. "But weren't you all just saying that astrology is amazing?"

"Ah... the constellations are indeed very powerful, their training level is probably already maxed out," Xiaobai said.

President Er Gou looked at Xiao Bai with some strangeness.

At this moment, President Er Gou was wondering what was going on.

When Xiao Bai heard that the outcome was uncertain, he looked in his direction with a surprised expression, seemingly quite astonished by what he had said.

Most importantly, not only the novice, but even Bismarck reacted in the same way.

The feeling of being kept in the dark made Chairman Er Gou a little uncomfortable.

"Then you..." President Er Gou opened his mouth, about to ask Xiao Bai something, when suddenly the explosion from the direction of the sea became louder.

President Er Gou subconsciously turned his head and looked towards the sea.

Above the sea, the sky was filled with the same planes as before, and the sea was ablaze with flames—a scene almost exactly the same as it had been just minutes before.

However, a strong sense of unease quickly welled up in Er Gou's heart after he gazed at the sea.

President Er Gou quietly stared at the two ship girls on the sea for a while.

Saratoga continued to maneuver the aircraft as always, constantly adjusting its position over the sea. Under Saratoga's control, the carrier-based aircraft seemed to come alive, constantly forcing the constellation to reposition itself.

As usual, Constellation evaded Saratoga's attacks and, raising its ship equipment, slowly approached Saratoga, who was about to enter Constellation's attack range.

At first glance, the battle on the high seas is back and forth, with Constellation at risk of being hit by Saratoga's carrier-based aircraft at any time, and Saratoga at any time being approached by Constellation and knocked down by her shelling. Judging from the situation, Constellation has missed the initiative and is at a disadvantage because Saratoga is always hesitant to act against her sister.

After observing for a while, President Er Gou finally noticed a clue.

“Saratoga is afraid of constellations, so she didn’t attack them with all her might at first. Then she was frightened by the constellations’ unexpected fighting power, which led to Saratoga being in a very passive situation until now,” Bismarck explained to the guild master, which was unusual for her.

President Er Gou nodded.

Saratoga on the sea surface kept tugging at the constellations, sometimes raising her hand, sometimes pulling back. She stared at the constellations with her eyes open, her blue eyes as clean and clear as the sea.

President Er Gou finally found the source of that slight sense of unease.

That is, even though Saratoga was in such an awkward position, even though she lost the advantage in the first move and was constantly pressured by her sister, Saratoga did not panic.

Or rather, Saratoga's body didn't panic.

Her body continued to instinctively control the carrier-based aircraft, making optimal choices one after another, and as time went on, the timid expression on Saratoga's face gradually faded.

“Although it’s not quite right to say it like that, old habits die hard,” Bismarck said to Chairman Er Gou. “Don’t let her appearance fool you, Saratoga actually loves fighting.”

"..."

“The reason Saratoga was somewhat afraid of Constellation during the previous exercises might be because Constellation is her sister, but more so because Saratoga subconsciously believed that Constellation didn’t have the strength to fight her, so she didn’t take it seriously.” Bismarck and Little White exchanged a glance. “Now Saratoga is gradually acknowledging Constellation’s strength and is slowly getting into the zone. In her eyes, her opponent is no longer Constellation, but an opponent who can bring her joy and ignite her desire to win.”

As Bismarck finished speaking, Saratoga quickened her pace on the sea, and at that moment, her eyes lit up.

A faint glow slowly appeared in Saratoga's pupils, and at the same time, the carrier-based aircraft that filled the sky seemed to have received some kind of magical buff, and their speed gradually increased.

The scattered whistling sounds paused for a moment, and the carrier-based aircraft transformed into streaks of blue light, instantly illuminating the entire sky.

"The Saratoga isn't very strong in carrier battles because she's relatively weak on defense. Her carrier-based aircraft are always slowly whittled down by opponents like the Akagi, who excel at attrition warfare," Xiaobai said to Chairman Ergou with a smile. "But when facing other ship types that aren't very strong in anti-air, the Saratoga is incredibly powerful."

Just as Xiaobai smiled, Saratoga on the sea surface slowly raised her hand and then gently flicked it towards the constellation.

Like streaks of light, the carrier-based aircraft swept towards the constellation in an instant. Countless blue bombs rained down like a torrential downpour, forming a giant blue wall in mid-air, slamming into the constellation with a whooshing sound.

The constellation stopped its rapid journey and turned to run in the other direction.

However, before Constellation could even take a few steps, the carrier-based aircraft on both sides had already caught up with her, their blue fuselages like two hands, slowly drawing Constellation to the center.

A hint of surprise appeared on the constellation's face.

Saratoga now seems like a completely different person compared to before. Whether it's the prediction of the enemy's position, the precision of controlling the carrier-based aircraft, or even the speed of the carrier-based aircraft, it's on a completely different level compared to before.

The constellation looked towards Saratoga.

Amidst the crimson flames, Saratoga stood against the wind, her long golden hair dancing in the breeze, like a spirit dancing on the sea.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom————"

The dense explosions splashed up white spray, and the crimson flames, carrying a heat that seemed to burn your throat, instantly engulfed the constellation's silhouette.

Chapter 653 Finally, I saw you.

In the end, the winner was decided.