Elder brother's garrison

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My head is spinning... I'm feeling really bad today.

While typing, I found that I could hardly type a complete, coherent sentence today...

I guess I'm possessed by some evil spirit; my writing mind gained sentience, yearning for freedom, and then it sprang out of my head, flying off into the distant outer space to find the Space Warrior, leaving behind only a walking corpse on earth...

(I searched on Baidu and it seems to be something like neurasthenia or cognitive impairment... but I think it's probably not that scary. Maybe it's just that the lights in the room are too dim, which is making me feel bad. Anyway, I'll skip today... I'll rest for a day and change the light bulb tomorrow.)

Love you.

Chapter 1027 Deep Sea Will Blade-Turning Technique

When Xiaobai and the others said goodbye to Admiral Ruan Li and his ship girls and walked out of the somewhat dilapidated courtyard, it was already getting late.

A faint, pale white light tinged the dim sky, with only a few sparse, broken clouds on the horizon, making the entire sky appear precarious.

The slightly gloomy sky made the hurried pedestrians on the street lose their motivation to chat. Since they had to get up early the next morning, Xiaobai and the others went straight home.

Upon returning to the courtyard house, the gloomy sky was slightly brightened by the tall, angular roof, giving it a comforting sense of security.

Akagi rolled up her sleeves, stretched lazily towards the dark sky, and let out a pleasant hum.

"Hmm...it feels like I've been wandering around the city all day," Akagi murmured.

"What's wrong? You want to go into the sea and fight?" Deep Sea Yamato turned his head and asked Akagi.

"I'm a homebody, not good at fighting," Akagi said with a smile.

"Don't believe me. Aren't you the head of your naval base's aircraft carrier?"

"A leisurely life is the most comfortable. Take a walk after dinner and you'll live to ninety-nine."

"Your ship girls living to ninety-nine years old is technically considered a premature death..."

"Who knows? After all, she's only thirteen years old this year." Akagi winked at Yamato Akami and made a playful expression. "Ninety-nine years old is still a long way off for me. Look, I'm even younger than Shiro right now."

"..." The centenarian, Deep Sea Elder Yamato, fell silent.

Amidst Akagi's light laughter, the ship girls who had returned to the courtyard said goodnight to Shiro one after another, and then went into their own rooms in perfect unison to rest.

As the courtyard returned to its deserted silence, the gloomy sky gradually darkened without anyone noticing.

Night fell as promised, and the clear sky transformed into a curtain of sparse stars and moonlight. The milky white moonlight appeared and disappeared in the stillness, hazy and indistinct.

Back in her room, Xiaobai tidied up as usual, then sat on a stool and closed her eyes.

As the night deepened, Xiaobai remained awake, pondering the news he had heard from Blaine.

Xiaobai had discussed the news about Blaine with the ship girls on her way home. Logically speaking, there was nothing to worry about, but Xiaobai still had some questions.

As for why I'm curious...

Because Blaine said that she entered a very strange and dark body of water, which is where she saw a large number of Deep Sea Deans.

Sitting in the room, Xiaobai crossed his arms, hummed, shook his head, and pondered repeatedly what Blaine had said.

For Akagi and the others who were hearing this for the first time, Blaine's time-travel experience might seem like a novel protagonist who escaped death, sounding somewhat far-fetched and legendary, lacking a sense of realism and more like listening to a fairy tale.

It's estimated that the Admiral's Guild sent people to Nguyen Le several times to investigate and collect evidence because some people thought Blaine's story was too legendary.

After all, it's time travel...

Such fantastical things, if suddenly told to someone out of the blue, would not be easily believed by that person.

Even Admiral Nguyen Le himself felt like he was living in a dream when he talked about these things, and didn't know where to begin, so he let Blaine tell the story.

However, for Xiaobai, Blaine's experience was unexpectedly relatable.

Just recently, Xiaobai experienced something similar in the second chapter. Whether it was the dark sea or suddenly emerging from the sea in a flash, it was very similar to what Xiaobai had experienced.

And there's also the most important point.

At that time, the end point of the strange sea area that Xiaobai traveled to in the second chapter seemed to be exactly in the sixth chapter...

Ok……

Thinking about this, it seems I can't simply explain away my lack of involvement with this matter as a coincidence...

Xiaobai opened her eyes and glanced at the ship girls' room through the window.

At night, all the lights in the ship girls' rooms were off, and the entire courtyard was bathed in a pure white and tranquil moonlight.

The incident in Chapter 1028 involved the will of the deep sea and many other complicated things, so Xiaobai didn't tell anyone except Missouri. Therefore, in Akagi and the others' eyes, what Blaine experienced was just a wonderful little adventure that had nothing to do with them.

"Uh... anyway, I should still care... after all, it seems to be related to me." Xiaobai muttered to herself, closed her eyes, and her mind gradually sank into her spiritual world.

In the villa of the spiritual world, the will of the deep sea awaits Xiaobai.

Deep Sea Will slumped into the sofa, propping her chin on one hand while playing with a small, palm-sized knife in the other. The knife spun rapidly between Deep Sea Will's snow-white fingers, a dazzling display of skill.

"Deep Sea Will!" Xiaobai, who had just entered the spiritual world, immediately spotted the Deep Sea Will curled up on the sofa. She raised her hand, ran to the other end of the sofa, and plopped down next to the Deep Sea Will. "Something's up!"

"Okay, I understand." The Will of the Deep Sea nodded while playing with the small knife in his hand. "You're going out to sea in the middle of the night again?"

"Hmm... I want to go deeper into Chapter Six."

"Didn't you promise Bismarck that you wouldn't go to the sea alone anymore?"

"I'm all alone, but you're here." Little White clung to the Deep Sea Will's thighs with both hands, gently shaking them. "Deep Sea Will, can I go?"

"..." The Deep Sea Will's eyes shifted from the dagger to Little White for a moment. "Whatever makes you happy. Do you remember the map I gave you at noon today?"

"remembered."

"Okay, the same old rules apply. Just explore normally. With me inside your body, as long as you don't take the initiative, the Abyssal Ship won't treat you as an enemy. Just avoid humans and ship girls."

"Thank you, Deep Sea Will!" Xiao Bai chuckled happily at Deep Sea Will's straightforwardness. "So, Deep Sea Will, what are your thoughts on this matter?"

"Things will work themselves out in the end. We'll know everything once we take a stroll in the sea. And don't forget we still have a key."

"A key?" Little White looked at the Deep Sea Will curiously. "What's a key?"

Deep Sea Will glanced at Little White, and with a snap, the dagger in Deep Sea Will's hand stopped spinning and was gripped in her hand.

"promise."

The Will of the Deep Sea gripped the knife and made a horizontal slash in front of itself and Little White.

The air that the blade passed through was like a piece of cloth being cut; with a tearing sound, the air in front of Xiaobai was ripped open by the will of the deep sea.

Behind the hole lies the familiar grassland of the spiritual world.

"Huh... Deep Sea Will, are you saying that the knife in your hand is a key?" Xiaobai asked in surprise, pointing to the knife in Deep Sea Will's hand.

The Will of the Deep Sea shook its head and pointed to the back of the hole it had drawn.

Following the direction indicated by the will of the deep sea, Xiaobai continued to peer into the hole.

On the other side of the hole, on the vast grassland, a bonfire was burning brightly in a small clearing that had been cleared by humans. On the bonfire, two golden swords had two pieces of snowflake beef stuck in their blades, sizzling and dripping with oil.

"La la la~ la la la~"

At the other end of the open space, the girl's clothes were scattered on the ground, and the sound of running water and the girl humming reached Xiaobai's ears.

Because he couldn't see the view beyond that point, Xiaobai subconsciously adjusted his perspective.

By adjusting the viewing angle, Xiaobai saw a lake that was previously out of sight, nestled right next to the grassland.

The lake was as calm as a blue mirror. A white figure moved with practiced ease, like a fish, across the still water. The movement of its long, white legs and arms created barely perceptible ripples.

—Oh wow, it's white plus black.

Xiao Bai's eyes lit up when he saw Bai Jiahei swimming happily on the lake.

Bai Jiahei is the creature that Xiaobai and the Will of the Deep Sea found in that strange sea area; she originally lived in that sea area. With her in Xiaobai's mental world, Xiaobai might be able to use her existence to search for the strange sea area on the surface.

"White plus black is the key." The will of the deep sea said to Xiaobai, "With her in your body, as long as you want, your spiritual power will naturally have a small amount of her aura."

"Yes, I understand." Xiaobai nodded to the Will of the Deep Sea.

The will of the deep sea then reached out and closed the hole that had been opened in front of Little White.

After the Deep Sea Will closed the cave entrance, Xiao Bai continued to stare at the dagger in the Deep Sea Will's hand.

As far as I can remember, Deepsea Will didn't seem to really like playing with this kind of toy.

"Deep Sea Will, this dagger is..."

"That's what you ate before."

"Huh? So this is that military knife? But why is it so small?"

"Take a couple more bites and it'll get bigger." The Will of the Deep Sea smiled at Little White and then handed the small knife in its hand to Little White.

As soon as Xiaobai received the knife from the Deep Sea Will, he felt a weight in his hand.

"Oh...it's so heavy."

"Yeah, it's quite heavy."

"..." Xiaobai carefully observed the shape of the knife, and then tried to turn it in the way that the Deep Sea Will had turned the knife before.

With a whoosh, the heavy knife slipped from Xiaobai's fingers and fell onto the sofa.

The knife slid down Xiaobai's calf with a soft thud, slicing through the metal like mud and embedding itself in the floor beside Xiaobai's feet.

Seeing that the tip of the knife was only a few hairs away from his ankle, Xiaobai was so frightened that he quickly pulled his legs back onto the sofa.

"Huh??? What's going on with this little knife...?"

"The material of this thing should be the ship equipment of ship girls, and not just one or two, but probably the most core parts of at least a dozen top-tier ship girl ship equipment, refined from them." As Abyssal Will spoke, she bent down and pulled out a small knife from the ground. "Those top-tier ship girls have sunk hundreds of thousands of Abyssal ships, if not millions, so it's not surprising that this knife, as a concentrated product, has an inherent threat to Abyssal ships. Abyssal Yamato probably sensed this."

As the Deep Sea Will spoke, it looked down at Xiaobai's smooth calves and reached out to rub Xiaobai's heels.

Did I prick you just now?

Chapter 1029 Star Destroyer Development Plan

The Deep Sea Will's fingers were icy cold. When she pinched Xiaobai's heel, Xiaobai felt as if her foot had stepped into a soft mudfish, tickling her.

Xiao Bai instinctively shrank back, and a warm, fiery red blush spread across her face.

"Ah...the will of the deep sea...there, it's a foot...no, don't touch it..."

"?"

"Your feet are so dirty..." Xiaobai muttered softly.

"..." The Deep Sea Will didn't quite understand Xiaobai's thinking. She stared at Xiaobai's face and said, "In the spiritual world, there is no such thing as cleanliness for spiritual bodies. Even if you go outside and run barefoot for a while, you won't get dirty."

"No, it's not that kind of problem..."

"Don't worry, even in the real world, if your feet are wrapped in shoes all day, it won't..."

"No, no, no, I understand!" Xiaobai quickly interrupted the Deep Sea Will, pulled back her legs, and curled up on the sofa. "That knife didn't stab me just now."

"Oh." The Will of the Deep Sea nodded, glancing at the small knife in his other hand, and remained silent for a moment.

"...Speaking of which, no wonder." Xiaobai said, looking at the Deep Sea Will, "I was wondering why this sword made Yamato feel uncomfortable. It turns out it's because this sword is made from a ship girl's ship equipment?"

"Ah."

"...Uh, what about the ship girls who provide the ship equipment?"

"Don't you humans also have the concept of dismantling ship equipment to turn back into humans? That's all." The Will of the Deep Sea said, glancing at the small knife in his hand a few more times. "The craftsmanship isn't actually that good, but because of the rarity of the materials, the quality of this knife has risen to a level comparable to that of the Dean of the Deep Sea, so it can manifest in the spiritual world."

"...Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"

"Heh." The Will of the Deep Sea chuckled enigmatically.

"Deep Sea Will??" Little White was startled by the laughter of the Deep Sea Will.

Oops.

The will of the deep sea laughed.

Could it be that... after consuming deep-sea metals for so long, I've finally gotten a stomachache?

"Speaking of which, I have to mention, do you remember what non-human foods you've eaten?" the Deep Sea Will asked.

"Uh? Uh... well, one, two, three, four, five..." Xiaobai counted on her fingers, "It seems... there are quite a few..."

"The energy contained in the deep-sea metal of a Deep-Sea Dean is enough to provide electricity and heat to a complete first-tier city for a very long time. When you directly ingest those things and integrate them into your ship equipment, it will more or less amplify some of the basic attributes of your ship equipment," the Deep-Sea Will said to Xiaobai. "Furthermore, as you know, those Deep-Sea Dean-level metals will also endow your ship equipment with some special characteristics."

"Mm." Xiaobai nodded.

Xiaobai is aware of this.

The very first time Shiro developed pica in her life was when she was sharing her little corner with Yamato Aqua.