Elder brother's garrison

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"...Isn't this supposed to be something used to find me? What's the point of me wearing this..."

"You can ignore the function of finding the admiral. Actually, I've made some modifications to this helmet for comfort and safety, so it's fine to use it as a regular helmet."

As Luo Lian spoke, she reached out and gently pressed a spot on the helmet. Then, a light and melodious tune rang in Xiao Bai's ears.

"I've also installed radio and satellite phone functions. If you don't like that, you can switch to MP3. I've included a hundred sleep-inducing songs and ASMR."

"……"noob.

While this smart helmet seems to have quite a few fancy features, would anyone actually sleep wearing one...? Even though it's quite comfortable to wear...

"Uh... but what if this radar... goes off?"

"It's okay. When you wear it on your head, this radar will activate using your admiral network as a medium, so it will automatically block your presence. Even if you accidentally activate this radar, it won't light up." Luo Lian gave Xiao Bai a thumbs up.

"……Fine."

Since Luo Lian has already gone to such lengths, what reason does Xiao Bai have to refuse?

What's more, it seems to actually work quite well.

Under Luo Lian's warm invitation, Xiao Bai accepted the gift that Luo Lian and Yan Zhan had given him together.

"However, speaking of which, Xiaobai."

Seeing that Luo Lian and Xiao Bai's conversation had ended, Er Gou, who had been standing by for a long time, called out to Xiao Bai.

"Huh? What's wrong, President Sister?"

As he leaned against the side of the speedboat, President Er Gou pushed up his sunglasses, the bright reflection flashing across the black lenses.

"Little White, why can you stand on the water like a ship girl?"

"!" Xiaobai's shoulders twitched.

Regarding his own ship equipment.

Xiao Bai had actually thought about it. Since he had spent so much time with Luo Lian, Guild Leader Er Gou, and even Nia, after all this time, he figured he had to explain this unspoken understanding.

Because she couldn't find a suitable opportunity to say it, and more importantly because she was afraid that saying it would put some psychological pressure on the people around her, Xiaobai had been intentionally or unintentionally putting it off until now.

Until now.

What was bound to happen has finally arrived.

Inside the helmet, Xiaobai pursed her lips and glanced at President Er Gou and Luo Lian.

After all.

These two people are the two people Xiaobai trusts most in his life.

"Uh……"

"that……"

"...Anyway, let's start from when I first became the admiral..."

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.

After half an hour.

Having been cruelly manipulated by the admiral and experiencing intermittent collapses in social status, he released his pent-up frustration by going out for a wild run and returned from the other side of the sea.

"Admiral, I'm back."

"Well, have you reflected on your actions? If you bully Warspite again, Warspite won't talk to you anymore."

"Admiral?"

Somewhat weary, Warspite greeted everyone and slowly climbed back onto the deck of the motorboat from the water.

Back on the speedboat, Warspite raised his eyes and secretly glanced at the three admirals on board.

"Hahaha, that's right! There's no reason to just pick up something like that. You really are the protagonist of a Mary Sue novel, aren't you? Hahahaha!"

"—Um, is there any possibility that this might be a conspiracy—"

"Hahaha, she can fight even better than regular ship girls?! Hahaha—"

"Dong dong dong..."

President Er Gou patted the deck while laughing, his clear laughter sounding like a nightingale flying in circles in mid-air.

On the speedboat, the three admirals seemed to be having a very pleasant conversation.

— Expecting the admiral to have a conscience is indeed a global problem.

What are these admirals talking about?

"...Um, what are you guys talking about? What do you mean by 'more powerful than regular ship girls'?" Warspite climbed up to President Er Gou and looked at him curiously.

"Hehehe..."

However, President Er Gou was so engrossed in laughing and hugging Luo Lian's waist that he completely missed Yan Zhan's voice.

"...Um, excuse me..."

"Hahahahahaha."

"Excuse me..."

"Hahahahahaha."

"...Excuse me?"

"Hahahahahaha."

"..." War-weariness.

--Depend on.

—I'm isolated again.

Chapter 1044 Strangers

Both President Er Gou and Luo Lian are exceptionally talented individuals.

Perhaps even the heavens felt that their talents were extraordinary, and in order to make some seemingly fair "technical balance," they made some negative corrections to their personalities.

However, regardless of the circumstances, both President Er Gou and Luo Lian possess undeniable geniuses.

So when these two realized, or rather saw, Xiaobai standing alone on the sea, even though on the surface, Guild Master Er Gou and Luo Lian didn't show any reaction, as if they were completely unaware of the significance of a human standing on the sea, perhaps in their hearts, they had already had some thoughts about this matter.

The reason they could remain so calm and act as if nothing had happened when interacting with Xiaobai was simply because of their trust in him.

Therefore, Xiaobai didn't want to let them down.

This time, Xiao Bai didn't hide anything from Luo Lian and President Er Gou. On the speedboat, Xiao Bai told them everything about how she acquired her ship equipment, how she was strengthened by chance, and how she eventually became a lonely deep-sea gourmet and the Dean of the Culinary World.

Xiao Bai thought that after she told them the truth, even if President Er Gou doted on her and Luo Lian trusted her, they would probably be angry that she had hidden this from them.

Surprisingly, after Xiaobai confessed, neither President Ergou nor Luo Lian showed any signs of anger, nor were they even particularly surprised.

Luo Lian and Guild Leader Er Gou, who were listening attentively, were not too surprised after Xiao Bai confessed to them. They simply looked at each other and then hummed in agreement.

—Actually, I noticed it a long time ago.

Me too.

A sense of shared ideals shone in the eyes of the two men.

"I didn't expect you to be a junior ship user too."

As he laughed, President Er Gou flicked his finger at Xiao Bai's helmet.

After the crisp sound, Xiaobai shrank back and smiled somewhat embarrassedly at President Ergou.

“…I’m sorry…” Xiaobai said apologetically, bowing her head, “I kept it from you for so long.”

"Hehehe." President Er Gou grinned at Xiao Bai. "Little Bai, you're being too polite. It doesn't really matter what you want to hide. There's no need to apologize for such a small thing. Everyone has a few secrets, right?"

"But... this is..."

"Luo Lian, do you have a secret that you absolutely cannot tell Xiao Bai?" Er Gou interrupted Xiao Bai, turned her head and suddenly asked Luo Lian.

"Yes." Luo Lian's eyes flashed, and she answered instantly.

"Why don't you tell everyone?"

"I refuse," Luo Lian said righteously.

Luo Lian has quite a few secrets. In fact, her private space is full of secrets.

For example, I've collected hundreds of posters of Shiro that I've never dared to put on the wall, Shiro's everyday items that I usually throw away at home and that are full of Shiro's scent, several boxes full of diaries about Shiro, and hundreds of gigabytes of videos on my phone, and so on.

These are secrets that I absolutely cannot tell Xiaobai.

Really.

Even Luo Lian wasn't quite sure how Xiao Bai would react to learning these secrets.

Even Luo Ritian has things she's afraid of.

If Luo Lian had to choose between telling Xiao Bai these secrets and dying, she would absolutely choose death without the slightest hesitation.

After confirming Luo Lian's determination, President Er Gou shrugged at Xiao Bai: "Look, I only told you about my own ship equipment issues after you caught me doing it, and you see I don't even mind. So, compared to the others, you're actually the most honest one among the three of us. You're truly worthy of your reputation."

After President Er Gou finished speaking, he reached out and touched Xiao Bai's helmet.

"It's only natural not to want to tell those around you when you have a secret that could cause great anxiety," said Chairman Er Gou.

"Okay, I get it now."

"Well, speaking of which, more than your ship equipment, I'm quite curious about how you, Little White, got here from Chapter Six? And all alone. Does Lexington know about this?"

"This... well, it's a secret."

As Xiao Bai finished speaking, he immediately put his two index fingers together to make a cross in front of his mouth and smiled at President Er Gou.

When it comes to the existence of the will of the deep sea, Xiao Bai still doesn't want to tell anyone else.

This has nothing to do with trust; it's just that Xiaobai is simply quite satisfied with this wonderful sense of possession.

It's estimated that before the Deep Sea Will takes the initiative to make friends in the real world, Xiao Bai will do her best to hide the fact that she's inside her body.

Finally, the chat, which relieved Xiaobai of a great burden and made him feel much lighter, ended with President Er Gou's booming laughter.

After the conversation ended, Xiaobai and the others finally found Warspite squatting on the ground drawing circles in a corner of the speedboat.

"Hmm? When did you get back, Warspite?" Luo Lian asked.

"Beep, Warspite you are calling is not in service area, please try again later." Warspite pouted and muttered softly.

"Oh dear... could this feeling be...?" President Er Gou.

"Please call back later, please call back later..." War-weary muttered resentfully.

"Ah, I felt like I vaguely heard the voice of warspite just now..."

The admirals quickly stepped forward, each taking one of Warspite's small hands in their own. Those without hands also gathered around Warspite, smiling apologetically and constantly asking about her well-being.

Despite her war-weariness, she was very good-natured and well-mannered. Although she harbored resentment towards the admirals' behavior, she was not truly angry.

Finally, after the three admirals deeply expressed that they had realized their mistakes and would never ignore the adorable Warspite again, Warspite hummed and hugged his chest, temporarily showing mercy and forgiving them.

After dealing with War-weariness's reclusiveness, Chairman Er Gou glanced at the speedboat's engine and then asked Xiao Bai a question.

"Xiaobai, what are your next bookings?"

"Reservation... um..."

"My family's Admiral Guild is quite large, you know. Want to come and check it out?"

"Hahahaha... I've been there many times before." Xiaobai laughed, and finally shook her head at President Ergou, "Well, because I didn't tell my ship girls at home when I came here, they would be very angry in every way if I called them now, so I have to go back now."

"Should I call you a taxi?"

"No need, leave me here, you can go first." In front of everyone, Xiaobai stretched out an arm and beckoned, "I'm very strong, I can protect myself."

"Alright then." President Er Gou shrugged. "Come again anytime."

"Ok!"

Xiao Bai and Guild Leader Er Gou bid farewell to Luo Lian, stepped off the speedboat, and waved to everyone.

After Xiaobai stepped off the speedboat, President Ergou quickly started the engine, said goodbye to Xiaobai, and then sped away in the speedboat.

Xiao Bai stood there watching the speedboat disappear into the distance, glancing down at the time on her phone screen.