Elder brother's garrison

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The ship-mounted furnace at the entrance of the blacksmith's shop was operating rapidly under Akashi's control, and the scorching heat was overwhelming.

The furnace was running at full power. Akashi carried bundles of firewood and coal from the warehouse and shoveled large amounts of coal into the furnace with a small shovel. The blazing fire made the entire furnace roar, and streaks of orange-red flames hissed and flicked out of the fire outlet.

Compared to Akashi's strenuous work, the molten iron flowing from the furnace was completely disproportionate to his labor. Drop by drop, the molten iron dripped from the flames and was collected by Akashi little by little with an exquisitely crafted mold.

"Good morning, Akashi!"

Because her sudden appearance would disturb Akashi's work, Shiro didn't get too close to Akashi. Instead, she walked to a place where Akashi could look directly at her before speaking to him.

"Who is it—oh, it's the Admiral? Good morning, Admiral—are you up so early today?" Akashi was drawn by Shiro's voice. She paused in adding fuel to the stove, then wiped the fine sweat from her forehead and shrugged at Shiro. "If the Admiral is here for the bracelet, Akashi hasn't even finished half of it yet..."

"Ah...no, no." Xiaobai quickly waved her hand. "This bracelet is difficult to make, right? I know that. Besides, Akashi, you're already working very hard. I won't rush you anymore. Akashi, please work at your own pace!"

"Admiral... don't talk to your subordinates like that next time, meow. If it weren't Akashi, anyone else would be tempted to slack off if they heard you say that, even if they didn't want to." Akashi smiled slightly upon hearing Shiro's words. Although she seemed quite touched and gratified, she still pointed her little white finger and lectured Shiro, "Admiral is still too young, meow."

"Ah... um... Akashi is right." Shiro gave Akashi an awkward smile. "Speaking of which... Akashi, where are you now?"

"We're still trying to melt all these ingredients as quickly as possible, meow." Akashi shrugged helplessly, revealing a tired and frustrated look in his eyes. "These ingredients are even more stubborn than I imagined. It looks like it will take much longer than before to melt them."

"Huh? How long will it take?"

"Hmm... If it's just Akashi on her own, it will probably take about half a month, right?" Akashi closed her eyes, thought for a while, and then answered.

"Huh?! That long?!" Shiro exclaimed instinctively, "Then...then what about Yamato-neechan..."

"Admiral, don't be afraid, meow. Akashi also said that she was working hard all by herself before. Now, isn't the admiral helping Akashi process the raw materials?" Akashi waved her hand at Shiro. "After the admiral uses his own teeth to neatly chop up the raw materials, the processing pressure will be greatly reduced. At this rate, all the materials can be melted in just two or three days."

"Ah...that's good, that's good..." Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought Yamato-neechan would have to stay on the sea for another month."

"It's impossible to stay for a whole month, as long as Akashi has the Admiral's help." Akashi said, scratching the corner of her mouth, then glancing sideways with her large amber eyes. "Um... speaking of the Admiral's help... actually, the raw materials the Admiral helped process yesterday are almost gone..."

"Yes! I understand, I understand!" Xiaobai immediately understood and nodded quickly. "I came here today to help you, Mingshi. Where are the remaining raw materials? I've thought it through. Instead of only helping you with a little bit each day and slowing down your work efficiency, I'll help you with them all today!"

"Although Akashi is happy that the Admiral did this, there are still a lot of raw materials left. The Admiral can't finish processing them in just one or two hours before the expedition, meow..."

"It's okay. The more work I can do for Akashi, the sooner we can bring Yamato-neechan back, right?" Shiro said to Akashi, glancing at the huge mountain in the center of the courtyard. "Besides... the event is almost over, so there's not much point in going on another expedition. I've already completed the minimum mission, so it's fine for me to rest today."

"Hey, Admiral, are you taking the day off today?"

"Ah."

"Well... while helping Akashi makes her happy, please don't waste your time on her behalf, Admiral. If it affects the naval base's ranking, Lexington will hold Akashi accountable," Akashi said weakly.

Shiro looked at Akashi's troubled expression.

I really don't know when Lexington managed to make Akashi so obedient...

"It's okay, Akashi, don't worry, my ranking is very stable!"

"If Akashi remembers correctly, Admiral, you're currently ranked last in the entire city..."

"Ahem... Well, although we're in last place right now, it's because we haven't exchanged our merit points..." Xiaobai gave Mingshi a thumbs up and pointed to the mountain behind them. "Mingshi, look, as long as we hand over that mountain, we can get first place no matter what."

"……Oh."

"it is true!"

“Akashi knows it’s true…” Akashi looked at Shiro’s face and thought for a moment, “But isn’t that mountain a snack for the Admiral? Admiral, are you willing to hand it over?”

"..." Xiaobai's outstretched thumb bent weakly. "Uh... well... that's nothing... after all, everyone has to pay it..."

After all.

One of the reasons why Xiaobai hasn't redeemed the merit points is this.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai shook her head fiercely, banishing the feelings of heartache and reluctance from her mind.

"Never mind that! Those are things for later. Right now, it's more important to help Akashi and bring Yamato back as soon as possible! Even a mountain like this will eventually have to be exchanged for medals!"

Xiaobai patted his cheeks to cheer himself up, "Akashi, where are the remaining raw materials? I'll go and deal with them for you right away!"

"Let's just leave it in the warehouse for now..."

"Okay, I'll go right now! I'll finish cooking everything today!" Xiaobai turned around and dashed into the blacksmith shop.

"Admiral, if you feel any discomfort in your stomach or teeth, please tell Akashi immediately..." Akashi waved to Shiro.

As soon as Xiao Bai entered the blacksmith shop, he saw Luo Lian next to several large basins filled with ship equipment fragments. Luo Lian had taken off her shoes and was lying on the ground, carefully studying a design drawing.

"Hey? Lianlian, you're here too? When did you arrive?"

"Because I also have to work." Luo Lian raised her head and smiled gently at Xiao Bai. "Good morning, Xiao Bai."

"Good morning, Lianlian." Xiaobai walked to Luo Lian's side, looked around, squatted down next to the basin full of ship equipment fragments, picked up a piece of ship equipment elastic and crunched it. "Oh... speaking of which, Lianlian was also in charge of helping out... By the way, Lianlian, which part were you in charge of?"

"The ship equipment of ship girls is actually very similar to the construction equipment. They all have some very special inscriptions. I am only responsible for providing Akashi with the design blueprints and inscription drafts for the ship equipment bracelets." Luo Lian straightened up and sat down on the design blueprints, which were larger than a blanket.

"Hmm... I see... Lianlian, you've become quite skilled in ship equipment now."

"I just understand a little bit."

"No need to be modest with me." Xiao Bai chuckled as she moved closer to Luo Lian, glancing down at the design drawings beneath her. "Hmm... Lian Lian, are these design drawings for ship equipment bracelets?"

"No, the design blueprints for the ship-mounted bracelets aren't complicated. I already gave them to Akashi this morning. These are other things."

"Others?"

"Yes, these are drawings I made yesterday after I returned to the courtyard house and observed some fragments of Sukhbaatar's ship equipment."

"Eh?! Is this Lord Su's ship equipment design blueprint?!" Xiao Bai was surprised, then quickly lowered his head, climbed onto Luo Lian's lap, and looked at the design blueprint under Luo Lian.

Luo Lian's thighs were soft and tender, and felt very comfortable to touch.

The feel of a young girl's thigh is no less than that of a ship girl.

It's so good to be young.

Xiao Bai subconsciously pinched it, revealing a knowing smile.

Then Xiaobai reached out and instinctively wrapped his arms around Luo Lian's waist.

"Hehe...this feels so good."

"The design drawings... are just some scraps with no real substance, drawn purely out of personal interest."

Luo Lian rubbed her thighs together a few times, looking somewhat uncomfortable.

"Oh... I see." Xiaobai looked at the ship equipment design drawings beneath Luo Lian, staring at the dense data and diagrams, indicating that she couldn't understand them at all. She patted Luo Lian's thigh, "So, Lianlian, what did you gain?"

“No, Sukhbaatar’s ship equipment is very simple, lacking any of the standards a powerful ship girl should have, so you can’t tell much just from the ship equipment drawings…” Luo Lian’s voice was calm, but her breathing became a little heavy. “However… Sukhbaatar’s ship equipment inscriptions are much more complex than those of ordinary ship girls. I think… the reason why she is so powerful is because…”

"Oh? Why?"

"Because...huff...because...because..."

"Lian Lian?"

"Thump—"

Luo Lian rolled her eyes, blood gushed from her nose, and then she fainted and collapsed onto Xiao Bai.

The gushing blood, deliberately controlled by Luo Lian before she fainted, bypassed Xiao Bai and instantly and spectacularly stained a large area of ​​the ground red.

Chapter 1177 My Transmission of Power Comes from the Heart

"Huh? Ee?? Lianlian? What's wrong with you?!" Xiaobai was startled by the spectacular sight of Luo Lian spitting out a fountain-like spray from her nose. She quickly helped Luo Lian up from the ground. "Lianlian, haven't you always been healthy?!"

Luo Lian's body is indeed very healthy.

So much so that his blood and energy were so abundant that even the blood gushing from his nose was bright red.

Luo Lian, who was helped up by Xiao Bai, still had blood gushing from her nose. Luo Lian closed her eyes, her face flushed with an abnormal excitement. Even though the blood was flowing out at an alarming rate, a happy smile still lingered on the corners of Luo Lian's mouth.

"Huh? This amount of bleeding... Oh no... What..." Xiao Bai frantically hugged Luo Lian, somewhat dumbfounded, "Come on, someone come here!"

"Hmm? What's going on in the warehouse now, Admiral? Your voices are a bit... Eeeeeeeeeee!!" Outside, Akashi, busy around the blacksmith's forge, was drawn in by the noise from the warehouse and walked in with a helpless expression. As soon as she entered the blacksmith's shop, she saw Shiro sitting on the ground, holding a stack of blood-stained tissues against Luo Lian's face. Shiro was immediately terrified, her bright green hair standing on end. "Admiral, Admiral, kill, kill, kill—murder!!!"

"No!" Xiaobai exclaimed.

"Huh? No?"

"Yeah, I don't know why Lianlian suddenly became like this... What, what should we do..." Xiaobai said helplessly to Akashi.

"...Even if you ask Akashi this, Admiral...I don't know how to answer...After all, Akashi is just a repair ship..." Akashi ran over to Shiro's side, squatted down, and looked at Luo Lian's face. "Huh? Why is Miss Luo Lian's face so red...Hmm? I think I've seen this before, it's because her sweetheart suddenly..."

“Ms… Akashi… Miss…” Just then, Luo Lian, who had been like a corpse, suddenly straightened her back and grabbed Akashi’s arm with a snap.

"Meow!!!" Akashi screamed, "No, don't bite Akashi!!"

"I didn't turn into... a zombie..." Luo Lian's voice sounded weak, as if it had been hollowed out. Despite Akashi's desperate struggle, Luo Lian's iron-like grip pulled Akashi into her defensive range. "...Look."

"Huh... Oh... It really is... Miss Luo Lian, what are you doing..."

"I...I'm fine...I ate too much nourishing food last night...I just need to have some bloodletting." Luo Lian swayed and grabbed Ming Shi's arm, squeezing out of Xiao Bai's arms and then bumping into Ming Shi, leaving several bloody handprints on his clothes. "Please...take me...outside to clear my head..."

"Ah... I see... Alright then, Miss Luo Lian..." Akashi breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that Luo Lian hadn't actually turned into a zombie like in zombie movies. Then, she looked at her clothes, which were stained with Luo Lian's blood, with a hint of heartache, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and helped Luo Lian to her shaky feet. "Miss Luo Lian, please hold on for a moment, Akashi will take you out..."

"Me too!" Xiaobai quickly raised her hand and said eagerly, "Um, Akashi isn't very strong, right? I'll carry Lianlian out!"

"No!" Luo Lian cried out in despair.

"Huh?" Little White was startled and pulled his arm back.

"...Although this is fine, if you do this, Xiaobai, I might lose my life..."

"...Huh? Is it...is it that serious?!" Xiaobai was stunned. "Then, then I..."

"Xiaobai, it's better if you sit where you are..."

Luo Lian managed to utter her last words before staggering out of the blacksmith shop with Ming Shi.

Xiaobai blinked, sitting there watching Akashi and Luo Lian help each other out of the blacksmith shop. Then, amidst the screams of the ship girls outside the blacksmith shop, she lowered her head in a daze.

"Uh……"

"Um……"

Xiao Bai lowered his head, looking at the design drawings on the ground that were soaked in Luo Lian's healthy blood.

Am I...?

What did I do wrong this time...?

Xiaobai belatedly felt a subtle sense of guilt, and she lowered her head in disappointment.

"It seems... I've caused trouble for Rei and Akashi again, even though time is still very tight... I'm so sorry... I hope Rei will be alright..."

Xiao Bai shrank back, feeling extremely embarrassed.

Although Luo Lian seemed to be still very healthy, it was really just a kind of self-protective mechanism of excessive energy, but no matter what, Xiao Bai felt that he had caused trouble for Luo Lian and Ming Shi, who was working hard to finish her work, and that his behavior of disturbing their work was really... incredibly ashamed.

After Luo Lian and Ming Shi disappeared from the outside, Xiao Bai tiptoed to the blacksmith's door and looked outside.

At the other end of the courtyard house.

Covered in blood, Luo Lian lay on Akagi's lap, letting Akagi gently rub Akashi's head with a wet towel while wiping Luo Lian's forehead with the towel.

It seems there are no problems.

Because Luo Lian had just asked Xiao Bai to stay at the blacksmith shop, Xiao Bai didn't rush over and instead turned his gaze away with some helplessness.

Xiaobai turned his head and glanced at the large furnace that Mingshi had left at the entrance of the blacksmith's shop, still emitting fiery red flames and left unattended.

Several large iron slag particles could be vaguely seen rolling in the flames inside the furnace, but they did not melt for a long time.

Beside the furnace, there were very few fine iron filings left in the iron pan.

It seems that Akashi has finished processing all the iron filings that Shiro had previously processed, and is now in charge of processing the remaining solid parts of those iron filings.

Xiao Bai sighed.

Akashi should have been busy with these things just now... It's all my fault for delaying Akashi's project.

Xiao Bai stared at the stove.

Those few iron slag grains fused together with the molten iron in the furnace, and Xiaobai couldn't scoop them out to continue chewing them. If he wanted to use this raw material, he could only wait for the flames in the Akashi furnace to completely melt them.

Akashi's fireplace...

Akashi's Flame...

Xiao Bai stared at the stove, his thoughts drifting uncontrollably back to yesterday, to the scene when he returned to the beach from the mysterious sea, and Luo Lian and Guild Leader Er Gou were eating sweet potatoes around the campfire.

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