Elder brother's garrison

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Elizabeth watched Hao Ding's back with curiosity. She blinked, took two steps forward, walked to Hao Ding's side, and looked at Hao Ding's profile.

"Admiral, what are you doing...?!?!"

Elizabeth was abruptly interrupted halfway through her sentence.

Elizabeth stared blankly at Admiral Haoding's profile.

Right in Elizabeth's sight.

Admiral Haoding's tiger-like eyes were glistening with tears, and suddenly, like a faucet turned on, large drops of tears streamed down his face.

"Admiral, why are you crying?!" Elizabeth exclaimed in shock.

"I'm so moved!" Admiral Haoding pursed his lips, tears streaming down his face. "Elizabeth, I'm so touched!"

"Eh? This..."

“Whether it’s Miss Patina or Miss Vestal, they are both amazing ship girls I’ve never seen in my entire admiral career. To be honest, either of them has powerful abilities that are enough to overturn my worldview. Most importantly, even though I’ve been interacting with newbie naval bases for ten years, I’ve never heard of their existence before…” Admiral Haoding burst into tears and turned to Elizabeth, “Elizabeth, why do you think this is!”

"Uh...I...I think...it might be hidden combat power?" Elizabeth shrank back and said cautiously.

"That's right! They are hidden forces! Whether it was Miss Patina before or Miss Vestal now, they are both hidden forces of the rookie naval base, the trump card ship girls of the world's number one naval base, enough to make them stand out from the crowd!" Admiral Haoding cried, raising his clenched fist, and said to Elizabeth, "But, Elizabeth, even these two trump card ship girls revealed themselves to us without any hesitation during two emergency missions related to us. This is trust! This is pure trust!"

As Admiral Haoding finished speaking, he looked up, his emotions running high, and tears streamed down his face.

"As an admiral, I can assure you, whether it's Miss Patina or Miss Vestal, once their existence is exposed within the admiral circle, the entire admiral circle will be thrown into turmoil in a short time. At that time, naval bases and organizations from all over the world that want to specifically request the assistance of these two top-tier ship girls will be swarming in. Even if the rookie naval base is the world's number one naval base, it will definitely not have any peace in the short term!" Admiral Haoding said to Elizabeth, "But! These two ship girls, one of them revealed herself to support us as we ventured deep into the abyss, and the other revealed her identity to help our wounded comrade heal, and didn't even ask us to keep it a secret afterward—the rookie naval base, no, it's Admiral Lu Lin! She truly entrusted us with her wholehearted trust! To have such comrades, to be entrusted with such trust by such a being, how can I not be moved! How can I!!!"

The more Admiral Haoding cried, the louder his voice became.

Tears streamed down my face.

Its sound was like that of a great bell.

Amidst wailing.

Admiral Haoding was filled with overwhelming emotion and joy.

Elizabeth stood there, speechless, watching the wailing Admiral Haoding.

She lowered her head and carefully considered what Admiral Haoding had just said. After a while, she finally began to have some thoughts.

"Ah...it seems that's really true...it turns out that Admiral Lu Lin once trusted us so much..."

Elizabeth's expression shifted.

She first showed a look of surprise and delight, then a deep sense of guilt welled up in her eyes. This guilt gradually rose and enveloped Elizabeth's fair face, making her cheeks burn red.

—It turns out that Admiral Lu Lin was showing such care for her naval base in a way she never expected. She trusted her and her admiral so much that, after arriving at Chapter Eight, everything she did was with her in mind…

What a kind and noble person...

But this afternoon, because of a small point of suspicion, I began to doubt Admiral Lu Lin's actions and suspected her of concealing them...

Compared to the noble and virtuous Admiral Lu Lin, I truly feel ashamed of myself...

Chapter 1839 That night, she grew a lot.

"Achoo!" Little White, who was sitting by the lamp, put down her pen, covered her mouth, and sneezed.

"Admiral, are you cold?" Missouri, dressed in pajamas with a simple coat over them, stopped pouring oil for the oil lamp on Xiaobai's table and asked Xiaobai with concern.

"Ah, I'm fine... Maybe Lexington missed me back at the naval base." Little White rubbed his nose and smiled slightly at Missouri.

"I see." Missouri nodded slightly with a smile.

Xiao Bai bent down, picked up the pen again, and began copying in the notebook.

Xiao Bai is currently staying in the villa arranged for him by Admiral Hao Ding, taking advantage of the night to organize the information he had gathered from the sea during the day.

The villa was large, and at night the ship girls were all quietly resting in their respective beds. Xiaobai and Missouri found a relatively secluded corner, set up a small table, and lit an oil lamp to minimize the light from disturbing the other ship girls' rest.

The light from the oil lamp illuminated the dark interior of the villa, making it appear as quiet and swaying as a lone boat.

"How's the information gathering for the Admiral coming along?" Missouri carefully added oil to the lamp, sat at the table, and gently asked, gazing at Xiaobai's documents.

"Well, it's almost all sorted out... We were very lucky on this voyage, we found a leveling spot right away." Xiaobai looked up at Missouri and smiled. "It really proves what Prince Eugen said, the leveling spots in Chapter 8 are indeed easy to find, saving us a lot of trouble."

“This is also the admiral’s good fortune…” Missouri nodded.

"Finished!" Xiaobai put down his pen, picked up the document filled with writing on the table and looked at it for a while, then handed it to Missouri. "Missouri, can you take a look at this? Is this enough for the documents to be submitted to the Admiral's Headquarters?"

“Admiral, Missouri isn’t good at paperwork… but if you want me to take a look, I’m willing to make a fool of myself…” Missouri took the document from Xiaobai with both hands, leaned closer to Xiaobai, lowered her head to unfold the document, and quietly looked at it for a while. “Hmm… the Admiral’s writing is excellent, the data is very accurate and complete, and the attached diagrams are also very clear.”

"So, we're just handing it over to the Admiral's Headquarters like this?" Xiaobai said to Missouri, smiling sheepishly. "Um... actually, I was thinking of including some deep-sea metals from Chapter Eight, that would make it more convincing..."

"Missouri thinks it's a good idea. With these deep-sea metals, the information provided by the admiral will be more convincing."

"Really? Then I'll add it..."

"Admiral, the deep-sea metal is here." Missouri took out a piece of deep-sea metal from the ship's equipment space and handed it to Xiaobai with both hands.

Xiao Bai accepted the deep-sea metal provided by Missouri, carefully placed it together with the documents, then took out a pre-prepared brown paper bag and stuffed it in along with the notebook containing the deep-sea information, sealing it carefully.

"Phew...that's all right now." Xiaobai touched the faint bulge of deep-sea metal inside the kraft paper and breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Next, I just need to find someone to send this to the Admiral's headquarters in Kyoto, a thousand miles away, and wait for their evaluation results..."

Chapter 1840: There is no electricity or network coverage on the territory, and the sky is always covered with dark clouds. However, Xiaobai can report information to the Admiral's headquarters by making satellite phones with super long standby time. However, this method of reporting information is obviously not rigorous enough. If it is a small news item, it can be transmitted in this way, but if it is a big news item concerning the leveling point in Chapter 8, it is necessary to collect data and evidence, put them in brown paper, and send them to Kyoto in person, just like Xiaobai is doing now.

Of course.

That being said, on the way to Kyoto, Xiaobai would still notify the Admiral's Headquarters in advance via satellite phone so that they could receive the information about the leveling points for Chapter 8. However, the advance notification was just that—an advance notification. The Admiral's Headquarters would not officially respond to Xiaobai's information until the kraft paper bag was delivered.

Chapter 1841 is half a month's journey to human society. Even if the Admiral Headquarters replies quickly, it will still take a month to receive feedback...

Xiao Bai gently touched the brown paper bag in front of him, feeling quite emotional.

A month is a long time.

However, considering the scale of this world-class engineering project, it is relatively short.

"How does the Admiral plan to send this brown paper bag to Kyoto tomorrow?" Missouri asked, seeing Xiaobai staring at the brown paper bag without saying a word. "If the Admiral is short-handed, since there are no campaigns these days, Missouri is free and can do it."

"Hmm... Missouri, you don't need to. Stay with me." Xiaobai smiled at Missouri. "Actually, I haven't told Admiral Haoding about the leveling spots for Chapter 8 yet. I definitely can't keep this from him. I'll find some time to tell him tomorrow and ask his ship girls to help me deliver them. After all, he's in charge of logistics... His ship girls must know the routes for transporting supplies better than we do."

"...Has the Admiral figured out how to explain the origin of this news to Senior Elizabeth?" Missouri asked in a low voice, looking at Xiaobai.

"Uh... not yet..." Xiaobai paused, scratched her head and thought for a while, "Then how about we say that you found the information when you went out to sea in Missouri yesterday... Of course, we don't mean you have to actually go out to sea, it's just for show."

“Missouri understands.” Missouri nodded, looking at Xiaobai’s face, and suddenly smiled slightly.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"It's nothing. Missouri just feels that if Admiral Haoding knew about the Admiral's efficiency, he would probably feel ashamed of himself."

"Uh..." Xiaobai said awkwardly.

That's true. Admiral Haoding spent months grinding away at the Abyssal Fleet in Chapter 8, but made little progress in clearing it. Instead, he ended up in a dilemma. On his very first day in Chapter 8—or even his first afternoon—Xiaobai found a crucial leveling spot in the sea. This progress would indeed make Admiral Haoding cry.

“Well… after all, Admiral Haoding’s goal is to reclaim the sea, so his progress can’t compare to those of us who rush into the deep sea and wander around aimlessly…” Xiaobai smiled at Missouri, “Admiral Haoding is working quite hard too.”

"Missouri understands."

"Well then, I'll put the brown paper bag away for now. It's getting late, time to go to sleep." Xiaobai put the brown paper bag on the table and smiled at Missouri. "Missouri, thank you for keeping me company while I work. Let's go home."

“Understood,” Missouri said, but in her actions, she moved slightly closer to Xiaobai’s side, gently covering the candle with one hand, two fingers hovering over the wick through the flame, seemingly with no intention of leaving.

Missouri?

"Admiral, it's so late from work, would you like Missouri to give you a massage to relieve the stress?" Missouri whispered in Xiaobai's ear.

"Uh? Uh... Sure?" Xiaobai was taken aback and answered subconsciously.

"Yes, ma'am," Missouri replied softly in Xiaobai's ear with a smile.

next second.

Missouri pinched the oil lamp between two fingers, extinguishing the flame and plunging the entire villa into complete darkness.

in the dark.

Xiao Bai felt Missouri gently wrap her arms around her waist, then touch her chin with her fingers that smelled slightly of candlelight, and then... Xiao Bai's lips were quietly covered by familiar and warm lips.

The taste of Missouri traveled from the other end of Xiaobai's lips into her mouth, and the moist aroma bloomed on the tip of her lips.

"Well……"

"..."

"Um……"

"..."

After her initial surprise, Xiaobai slowly closed her eyes and gently hugged Missouri's waist. In the intimate embrace, Xiaobai could feel the touch from Missouri's body. Missouri's thin pajamas were extremely thin and soft, and there was no obstruction to the warmth, softness, and the touch between their skin.

In the boundless darkness.

The lip print on Xiaobai's lips slowly faded away.

Xiao Bai took a light breath.

"Missouri..."

"Shhh."

Missouri's finger gently touched Xiaobai's lips.

“Missouri doesn’t mind continuing… However, there are so many seniors in the villa. If we go any further, they might hear us if we make some noise… Doesn’t the Admiral mind?” Missouri teased Xiaobai in a whisper that only she and Xiaobai could hear.

Xiao Bai's face immediately turned bright red with embarrassment.

Xiao Bai angrily punched Missouri's shoulder twice.

……

the next day.

The weather is clear and clear.

The air in the valley was exceptionally fresh.

As the first rays of sunlight streamed through the villa's windows, the rookie naval ship girls inside gradually woke up. They stretched and yawned in twos and threes, and then went outside to stretch their bodies or prepare breakfast.

Because Xiaobai was thinking about finding someone to help deliver the brown paper bags, she got up relatively early. After the first two groups of early-rising ship girls got up and left, Xiaobai rushed out of the villa's gate ahead of the main group, breathing in the morning dew.

"Good morning, Admiral Lu Lin."

"Whoa?!"

As soon as Xiaobai stepped out of the gate, he saw Elizabeth standing respectfully outside the villa, bowing her head and waiting for him with an unusually respectful posture.

“Miss Elizabeth…? Is that you?” Little White looked at Elizabeth with some surprise. “What brings you here so early?”

Upon hearing this, Elizabeth looked up and gave Little White a friendly smile.

do not know why.

It might be an illusion.

Xiao Bai felt that Elizabeth's smile seemed much more genuine than when she saw it yesterday.

Chapter 1842 Mutual Trust

"Admiral Lu Lin, a decent sea fish was caught on the beach this morning. Even in this uninhabited sea area of ​​Chapter Eight, a sea fish of this size is quite rare, so I brought it over for you to try, Admiral Lu Lin." Elizabeth waved her hand lightly, and with a flash of white light in her hand, she calmly presented a blue sea fish that was as big as Xiao Bai's height.

"Wow? So big?" Xiaobai was also seeing such a large fish for the first time and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"It was just caught and has been processed, so the deep-sea smell has dissipated. Please feel free to eat it, Admiral Lu Lin." Elizabeth held up the large fish by its tail and handed the big sea fish to Xiao Bai. "Admiral Lu Lin, please accept it."

"Ah...this..." Xiaobai looked at the fish body that had been pushed in front of her and was still emitting a strong fishy smell. For a moment, she didn't know where to start.

"Huh? Is this tuna?" Just then, a surprised exclamation rang out from behind the villa door.

Little White and Elizabeth looked behind the door.

As she combed her hair, Akagi walked out of the villa with light, quick steps. She came to Xiaobai and Elizabeth's side, her beautiful eyes fixed on the large fish in Elizabeth's hand, her gaze full of wonder.

"Akagi, do you recognize this fish?" Shiro asked Akagi.

“Yes, this is a very rare variety of tuna, a top-quality sashimi ingredient—of course, if you don’t like raw food, Admiral, it’s also excellent for steaming or other dishes.” Akagi nodded as she spoke to Shiro, then turned to Elizabeth with a delighted expression, “It’s truly an honor to have such a precious fish delivered by this young lady this morning.”

“I’m very sorry, I’m not good at identifying fish species… but if it’s a rare and good fish, I’d be happy if you, Admiral Lu Lin, could accept it.” Elizabeth said with great satisfaction, and handed the tuna to Akagi, “Please accept this on behalf of Admiral Lu Lin, sister.”

"What a warm-hearted little sister." Akagi and Shiro exchanged a glance. After Shiro nodded, Akagi smiled slightly and carefully pinched the fish's tail, taking the tuna, which was as big as Shiro. "Then I'll use this fish to make some dishes this morning... Little sister, please don't leave yet. Since you brought this fish, it would be right to share some dishes with you after I've prepared it. I hope you won't find my cooking skills unappealing."

“I’m looking forward to it.” Elizabeth bowed slightly to Akagi.

"Hehe..." Akagi held the tuna in one hand and gently covered her mouth with the other. She looked Elizabeth up and down a few times and said to Elizabeth, "I had a feeling about this when we met yesterday, and today, I think you are even more pleasing to the eye, little sister."

After Akagi finished speaking, she picked up the fish and walked towards the open space where the ship girls were washing up not far away.