Elder brother's garrison

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She glanced thoughtfully in the direction of Xiaobai.

Little White stood still, holding the Royal Oak's hands, smiling silently at it.

Royal Oak was also stunned, her mouth agape, as if she had witnessed something impossible.

At the same time, the aura surrounding the Royal Oak was also rapidly increasing.

Like a sapling that has been fast-forwarded, it is rapidly evolving into a towering tree.

Chapter 744 The Royal Oak, Let's Go!

The change in the Royal Oak's scent went unnoticed by the surrounding admirals.

While ship girls are called "aura," they are more like a kind of presence. Although ship girls use this to sense each other's approximate strength, it is still a rather general thing that cannot be measured or compared. In fact, many battle-hardened ship girls, such as Bismarck and Enterprise, can skillfully control their aura and disguise themselves as ordinary ship girls when not in battle.

So even though the change in Royal Oak's aura was obvious at this moment, in the eyes of the admiral who was watching, she had only become a little more energetic under the encouragement of her admiral.

It's perfectly normal for ship girls to be encouraged by the admiral and cheer up.

A minute passed, and Xiaobai released her grip on the Royal Oak. Immediately afterward, she felt a faint sense of fatigue welling up from the bottom of her heart.

The fatigue wasn't severe; for a novice like me, it was just a little tiring, but I could clench my fists and perk myself up.

—It's definitely more time-consuming to upgrade the equipment of large-class ship girls than other ship girls.

Xiao Bai recalled the time when he helped Yi Xian improve his training level, and how he felt almost no fatigue. He gained some understanding of his cheat-like ability.

The Royal Oak stared blankly at Little White. Compared to Little White, who clearly knew what he was doing, the Royal Oak felt quite confused at this moment.

After Xiaobai clenched his hands, the Royal Oak felt as if he were instantly enveloped by a wondrous substance as vast and boundless as the ocean. The thing that enveloped him was transparent, soft, sticky, but incredibly flexible. No one else could see it. It wrapped around his body and tightly constricted him. Although he didn't feel any discomfort, he had no way to break free.

As if possessed by a spirit, this thing burrowed into its body, and then the Royal Oak subtly felt some changes slowly taking place within its body as it entered.

Royal Oak wasn't sure what the specific changes were; she only felt that she seemed to have become stronger.

"...Admiral." Royal Oak had never had such a strange experience before. She looked at Little White in confusion, "What just happened?"

Xiao Bai smiled as he looked at the Royal Oak: "This is the Admiral's Network."

"Admiral Network?" Royal Oak showed a hint of doubt.

"Your original admiral didn't have an admiral network, right?"

"...Probably not." Royal Oak thought for a moment and nodded.

"Let's talk about this in more detail another time," Xiaobai smiled at Royal Oak. "By the way, Royal Oak, what was your original training level?"

"Hmm... around level 50, I guess." Royal Oak looked embarrassed.

"I see." Xiaobai nodded knowingly.

A level 50 character is indeed not low in the second chapter.

"Admiral... since I'm only level 50, shouldn't you consider replacing me...?"

Little White smiled and shook his head at the Royal Oak.

"Royal Oak, get ready and let's go," Little White said to the Royal Oak.

"...So I really have to go." Royal Oak had an "I knew it" look on her face. She turned around and looked behind her, only to see that Constellation had already carried the four main guns that she had taken off her ship equipment to her back.

"Hey, you have to give it back to me, newbie." Constellation had finally managed to get a few gold cannons, and if it weren't for Little White's words, no one would have been able to take her equipment off her. She pouted and instructed Royal Oak, "You have to give it back to me."

After finishing speaking, the constellation threw the main cannon in its arms directly at the Royal Oak, which quickly reached out and caught it.

Royal Oak, clutching the equipment in his arms, glanced at the constellations, then at Little White. Faced with Little White's smiling face, Royal Oak felt too embarrassed to say he didn't want to appear anymore.

The royal oak bowed its head.

Speaking of which, the constellation's equipment seems to include two of its old gold main cannons. Looking at these two main cannons, Royal Oak still felt a little uneasy.

Alright, anyway, I feel like my admiral has somehow gotten a little stronger using some strange methods. If I use this powerful equipment, my win rate should be close to 70%. That's not low.

Although Royal Oak had no confidence in herself, she felt that she couldn't keep dawdling. Her admiral trusted her so much, and if she continued to act like she had no confidence at all, she would be letting him down.

"I will do my best," Royal Oak said to Little White.

"Hmm." Seeing that Royal Oak had finally made up her mind, Xiaobai relaxed a little. She watched as Royal Oak put the equipment back on its own ship equipment and took the fuel and ammunition from the constellation's ship equipment.

After completing all preparations, Royal Oak set foot on the sea and headed towards the exercise area.

Little White watched as the Royal Oak's silhouette grew smaller and smaller before slowly sensing a gaze fixed upon him.

Xiao Bai looked toward the source of the gaze and saw that President Er Gou, who was holding a megaphone, was smiling at his face.

Xiao Bai felt that the smile had a slightly deeper meaning.

"President Sister?" Xiaobai asked President Ergou curiously.

"Everything's ready," President Er Gou said to Xiao Bai.

"Ah. Yeah, all ready." Xiaobai nodded.

President Er Gou then looked at the man on the other side. The ship girls behind the man also stepped onto the sea with different expressions and headed towards the Royal Oak.

Although the man had suffered countless defeats at Xiaobai's hands, he was still quite famous as the vice-captain of the fleet that dominated in the second chapter. Otherwise, the Royal Oak, the fleet's flagship, wouldn't be so well-known.

At this moment, the Royal Oak emerged from the crowd and ran to the center of the sea. The admirals initially thought it was a trump card sent out by the male admiral to save face. However, to the great surprise of all the admirals, the ship girl who appeared on the surface the next second was also the vice-captain.

Just as the admirals present were stunned, the voice of Chairman Er Gou came out from the loudspeaker once again.

"The third exercise has begun. The players are in position. This time, the Royal Oak, sent by the admiral who is leading 2-0, will face off against the other ship girls of the admiral next door who has been completely shut out and is trying to avoid being swept. (The rest of the text is omitted.)"

Upon hearing the voice of Guild Master Er Gou, the admirals watching quickly frowned.

"Is the Royal Oak no longer his admiral? Or is this another Royal Oak that looks very similar to the Royal Oak?" an admiral asked the admiral next to him, crouching down.

"While ship girls with the same name sometimes look quite similar, there haven't been many pairs of ship girls who look exactly alike so far. I think this one must be the former Royal Oak."

"Isn't that Royal Oak that person's ship girl? How did she end up with another admiral?"

"Didn't you hear about it a few days ago? Royal Oak ran away from home. Judging from the situation, she probably went to another admiral's place." An admiral pondered for a while and then expressed his opinion. "You know that fleet is exploiting the ship girls every day. Royal Oak probably couldn't take it anymore."

"Oh... wait a minute? Then tell me," one of the admirals said, a sudden inspiration striking him. "This exercise... could it be..."

“Yes, that might be the reason.” A commander quickly chimed in, “If that’s the case, sending Royal Oak into the third match is a slap in the face to that vice-captain, no matter the outcome.”

"How to say?"

"You can only use your own ship girls in exercises. Isn't this just telling the former admiral of Royal Oak, 'Your ship girls belong to me, and I'm going to send one of them to give you a good kick in the butt'?"

“…Oh, oh, oh.” The admirals suddenly realized.

On the harmonious and lively beach, the gazes suddenly shifted to various expressions as they turned towards the man on the shore.

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The ship girls preparing for the exercise on the sea also attracted a lot of attention. Fortunately, the Royal Oak had been the flagship of the Combined Fleet for a long time and had endured all kinds of pleasant and unpleasant stares. So after a while, she quickly shifted her attention to her opponents.

Across a considerable stretch of sea from the Royal Oak, four ship girls lined up in a straight line, facing the Royal Oak directly.

"Sister Oak..." The battlecruiser girl on the other side gazed at the Royal Oak standing opposite her, her expression a mixture of emotions. "Why did you leave the naval base?"

The Royal Oak was silent for a moment, then looked at her former companion with a hint of apology: "I'm sorry."

"...The admiral can't be appeased with just an apology." The battlecruiser girl sighed. "When you ran away from home, you even kicked down the admiral's bedroom. Luckily, the admiral wasn't hit in any vital areas by the rocks, and only suffered some minor injuries."

Royal Oak frowned. She wanted to explain that she was the one who had stepped into the house, but after thinking for a while, she gave up on explaining: "I'm not sorry to him, I'm sorry to you all."

"us?"

"We were once comrades, after all. I apologize for standing against you now," Royal Oak said to the battlecruiser girl. "...But I will win."

Upon hearing Royal Oak's words, the battlecruiser girl frowned with anger: "Sister Oak, don't you feel any remorse for leaving the naval base?"

The Royal Oak shook its head.

There may have been some apology, but that feeling dissipated quickly this morning.

The current Royal Oak is just a ship girl for Xiaobai, nothing more. In this situation, if she still harbors resentment towards the former admiral, it would be the greatest disrespect to the current admiral, making her a ship that is neither here nor there.

"Royal Oak!" The battlecruiser girl pursed her lips and shouted at the Royal Oak, "You heartless and ungrateful woman!"

Chapter 745 I Tripped Myself

Royal Oak had long anticipated that his teammates would call him that.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that the fact that this warship didn't immediately resort to profanity and insults shows that she's already giving me face and considering our past relationship as sisters.

So the Royal Oak was neither hurt emotionally nor did it refute her.

The battlecruiser ship girl seemed to want to shout something, but at that moment, President Er Gou's loud voice instantly spread across the sea.

"The exercise begins!"

President Er Gou's distinctive, drawn-out voice resounded throughout the entire sea.

Upon hearing this voice, the battlecruiser girl, who seemed hesitant to speak, glared at the Royal Oak. She turned around and briefly gave the three companions behind her the command to form a formation. The four ship girls quickly formed a straight line and surrounded the Royal Oak.

As they approached, a dense barrage of bullets, accompanied by the sounds of explosions and fireworks, instantly filled the sky, raining down on the Royal Oak like a downpour.

This is a standard opening move where more ships bully fewer ships. They are well aware that the Royal Oak's individual combat power is absolutely superior to any of their ship girls. Therefore, they used the most primitive and direct method: risking even minor injuries to seal off the Royal Oak's escape route and bring it to heavy damage.

Royal Oak instinctively looked to the right, and sure enough, there she was, the battlecruiser girl from before, rushing towards her while firing her cannons at her with a tense expression. Hidden within the dense barrage of cannon fire in the sky was this girl's deadly attack.

Royal Oak quickly bent down, released her ship equipment, and darted towards a relatively safe place.

Then, there was a cry of "Ouch!"

Just as the Royal Oak was about to move, she lost her balance, stared ahead for a moment, cried out in surprise, and then fell into the sea with a splash.

Royal Oak's reaction startled not only all the admirals present, but even the ship girls who attacked her were momentarily stunned.

—Flat, did you fall on flat ground?

The legendary left foot tripping over the right foot? ??

My God, do people like this really exist in the world?

The ship girls were still in a daze, but their hands didn't stop. In an instant, a large number of cannon shots were bombarded towards the Royal Oak.

As former teammates of Royal Oak, these ship girls were well aware of Royal Oak's strength. After all, Royal Oak was a ship girl worthy of the title of flagship, and her strength was among the top in the fleet.

The fact that such an extreme mistake, which even a novice ship girl wouldn't make, actually happened to such a seasoned ship girl, means that they really can't think of any other reason besides a cunning scheme that made her careless.

That's why these ship girls desperately unleashed their ammunition at the spot where the Royal Oak had fallen to the sea. In an instant, shells thundered as they crashed into the water, splashing everywhere.

However, something surprising happened again. Although Royal Oak tripped and fell to the ground, her movements were exceptionally agile. She retrieved her ship equipment, rolled several times on the sea surface, dodging a large number of attacks that were about to hit her. Then, she took two long legs, gritted her teeth, and tumbled on the sea surface for a while before seizing the moment when the attacks were interrupted and leaping out of the attack area. She then summoned her ship equipment, panting heavily as she stared at this side.

This series of incredibly fluid movements stunned even the ship girls attacking her.

"What... what kind of operation is this?" The ship girls were somewhat bewildered as they looked at the unscathed Royal Oak.

—Although the Royal Oak was foolish enough to trip itself up before, after the trip, they clearly felt that the Royal Oak's agility had increased by more than double, and even the time to release and retract its ship equipment had been shortened to the blink of an eye.

This is something the original Royal Oak could never have done, including tripping itself up.

Half-crouched on the sea, the Royal Oak, still terrified, clutched its pounding chest in surprise.

Royal Oak hadn't become stupid; in fact, there was a reason she tripped over herself.

Just as she released her ship rigging and prepared to dodge in one direction, based on past experience, Royal Oak's ship rigging didn't provide power so early. Just as she issued commands to her ship rigging, preparing to adjust her posture and waiting for feedback, her ship rigging suddenly and unexpectedly started moving, like a car accidentally stepping on the accelerator. The powerful starting force caught Royal Oak off guard, and she felt dizzy and lightheaded before being thrown onto the sea by her ship rigging.

When the Royal Oak's secret passage ended, she was already under heavy artillery fire, and she could only instinctively rely on her reflexes to dodge the shells.

The most terrifying thing is that she actually managed to avoid them all.

—Yes, an exceptional performance?

Royal Oak knew it wasn't good to be in a daze on the battlefield, but she just stared blankly at her ship equipment and her hands.

—It was only at this moment that she realized that her connection with the ship's equipment had become far more profound than before.

Previously, controlling the ship's equipment was like using a remote control to operate a robotic arm. You had to issue a clear command in your brain to decide where to run and how to move, and then the ship's equipment would give a slow response.

However, this time, the ship's equipment responded much faster than before. Even before the Royal Oak could give any instructions, or even just as it was about to give any instructions, its ship equipment had already taken action.

The ship's equipment had completely transformed into her limbs.

"My skill level..." Royal Oak murmured, looking at his palm, "has improved?"

The thing that can affect the compatibility between ship girls and ship equipment is naturally their training level.

Royal Oak wasn't stupid; she quickly remembered what Little White had done to her on the beach earlier.

—Admiral, did you improve your training level? Just like that handshake?

A rather peculiar expression appeared on the Royal Oak's face: "...Is this...possible?"