Elder brother's garrison

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"..."

Xiao Bai felt like he understood, but not completely.

"Anyway... in short, it's a very cleverly abbreviated string of characters, right?" Xiaobai asked Luo Lian earnestly.

“Yes, that’s a valid interpretation.” Luo Lian nodded.

"Lianlian, can you recognize what's written on this?"

While Xiao Bai was talking to Luo Lian, her hands were busy. In a short while, she had written a large number of dense runes. Luo Lian flicked her hair, looked at the runes on the white paper carefully for a while, and then shook her head.

"No."

"Huh? Lianlian, you don't recognize her either?"

“Ordinary rune strings are fine, but this kind of rune string is too abbreviated. You can’t tell what it’s trying to express just by looking at a part of it,” Luo Lian said. “But you can write the whole thing down and I’ll take a look.”

"Okay, great!" Little White accelerated.

On the runestone slabs of the deep-sea city, each rune character is as small as a hair. Of course, Xiaobai could not replicate this effect with a pencil, but scaling it up proportionally would be no problem.

Ten minutes passed.

Half an hour passed.

An hour passed.

Xiao Bai quickly wrote eight sheets of paper from memory before he could perfectly replicate the runes on the metal plate.

After finishing writing, Xiaobai laid the eight rune characters horizontally on the table, arranging them into a large rectangle.

"These are the runes on that metal plate." Xiao Bai breathed a sigh of relief, wiped his forehead, and smiled at Luo Lian.

“Hmm, let me see…” Luo Lian stepped forward, bent down and looked at it carefully for a while. “Hmm… the font of the runes on it is very well matched. It seems that it has more than one function. Most of the abbreviations are difficult to recognize even when looking at the whole picture, but some of the effects can still be seen one or two layers.”

"What kind of effect can we see?" Xiaobai asked curiously.

“Here.” Luo Lian pointed to the runes on the metal plate, her finger poking at a section, “This small piece represents the price.”

"The price? What's that?" Xiaobai blinked.

"In short, the runes here have the effect of stabilizing and strengthening metals, but at the same time they can cause the metals to fatigue, and over time they will make them extremely brittle."

"Oh... then, is there anything else that I can understand?" Xiaobai asked again.

“Hmm… over there.” Luo Lian pointed to the other side. “The runes here are difficult, but they happen to be within my research area, so they’re easy for me to recognize. This section means increasing the toughness of the metal plate; it’s a type of rune I used in the ship’s equipment modification on the Missouri.”

"Oh? Increase the toughness?"

"Yes."

"Does this function cancel out the negative effect of the rune string you mentioned before, which can stabilize metal but also damage it as a trade-off?"

“Yes… this application is even better than mine. It first uses a more powerful string to strengthen the metal, and then uses another string to offset the negative effects of the first string, producing a remarkable effect where one plus one is greater than two… This kind of thinking is something I hadn’t considered before. If it were used on the Missouri’s modified ship equipment, it could enhance the effect while also saving ship equipment resources.” Luo Lian observed for a while, a hint of dejection appearing in her eyes. “I’m sorry… if I had encountered this earlier, I could have made the Missouri even stronger…”

"Ah, it's okay, it's okay. Lianlian, you're already amazing." Xiaobai quickly encouraged her.

"..." Luo Lian didn't speak, but silently bit her lip, then looked down for a while, and finally looked up and said to Xiao Bai, "After a rough observation, I deduced that although all the runes on this metal plate have multiple functions after being integrated, their ultimate purpose should still be to strengthen the ship's equipment."

"Reinforced ship equipment... Huh?"

"Hmm, its function is similar to a multi-functional buff machine. Placing it here can buff the target, such as increasing artillery power, movement speed, range, defense, super armor, elemental resistance, and accuracy. Moreover, based on the two rune strings I analyzed earlier, the combined enhancement effects of the runes on this entire stone slab... should be incredibly terrifying." Thinking this, Luo Lian's gaze shifted, her mouth opening and closing. Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she quickly turned to Xiao Bai and asked, "Xiao Bai, didn't you tell me before that Frederick the Great in the deep-sea city has unfathomable combat power?"

“Oh? Yes…” Xiaobai nodded, then added, “But actually, when I looked at her using the combat power measuring glasses you gave me, her attributes weren’t particularly impressive…”

As Xiaobai was speaking, he suddenly froze.

Eh?

Frederick the Great's attributes are average?

and many more.

Could it be that……

Xiao Bai and Luo Lian looked at each other, and both understood what the other meant from their eyes.

"This metal plate... is the secret to Frederick the Great's superior combat power in the deep-sea city?!" Xiaobai asked with wide eyes. "So that's why Frederick the Great, despite having similar ship equipment attributes, was so much stronger than the other deep-sea deans in the city!"

"That must be the reason," Luo Lian replied.

"Hiss—I get it, I finally get it! So, if I just take that metal plate from the deep-sea city and hide it, Frederick the Great's combat power will drop to the level of an ordinary deep-sea dean!" Little White muttered to himself, his eyes shining.

"Hmm...it seems so. Keeping her away from this buff machine should make her buff disappear." Luo Lian rubbed her chin, looking at the rune string in front of her, and thought for a while. "However, I haven't completely deciphered these rune strings yet. Give me three days...or two days, and I can help you decipher all the effects on these rune strings."

"Thank you, Lianlian!" Xiaobai hugged Luo Lian tightly and kissed her on the cheek. "You're amazing! You've really helped me a lot this time. Thank you!"

Just as Luo Lian, who was being held by Xiao Bai, was about to speak, she felt a bird peck her cheek.

Luo Lian's eyes widened.

His eyes were blank.

Luo Lian Teng reached out and touched her cheek.

Soggy.

Bring it close to your nose.

It smells like Xiaobai's saliva.

It's sweet and fragrant.

what.

It turns out that Xiaobai kissed me.

hiss----

A few seconds later.

Luo Lian convulsed, and with a "pfft," a large amount of blood gushed from both nostrils like a fountain, splattering the entire tabletop and turning the runes that Xiao Bai had painstakingly drawn into a bloody mess.

"Oh dear! Lianlian!"

"Admiral----"

"box lunch"

"No, it's not my lunchbox."

The panicked voices of Xiaobai and Yanzhan echoed through the night.

Chapter 2135 Pachina's Bedroom

Luo Lian went into shock.

The shock was quite complete.

Fortunately, just before she went into shock, Luo Lian managed to free her hand and give Xiao Bai a thumbs up. With a resolute smile, she said, "Don't panic, it's not a big deal." Then, her face, covered in blood from her nose, slumped into Xiao Bai's arms, and she fainted.

If Luo Lian says that she has no major problems, then she really does. At least the problems haven't escalated to the point of being life-threatening.

Xiaobai was relieved.

After finishing Luo Lian's storyline, Xiao Bai originally planned to carry the unconscious Luo Lian home to rest, but as soon as he made the suggestion, he was strongly opposed by Yan Zhan.

finally.

After hearing Warspite's explanation that "to prevent my admiral from being splattered with blood when he wakes up tomorrow morning, Admiral Lu, you should give up the idea of ​​bringing her home," Xiao Bai chose to respect Warspite's wishes—even though Xiao Bai had no idea what the connection was between bringing Luo Lian home to rest and the danger to Luo Lian's life.

After leaving the Yubari Factory, Shiro and Yamato headed towards the ship girl dormitory.

Little White walked briskly ahead, her hands clenching tightly together and waving gently in front of her as she went.

Great.

Today can be said to be the most fruitful day for Xiaobai since he went undercover in the deep-sea city for so long.

Xiao Bai has finally figured out the mystery of Frederick the Great's strength!

"So that's why Emperor Frederick was able to overpower the other Deepsea Deans—it's because of that metal plate on the top floor of the tower! No wonder! Just hearing Lianlian talk about the two buffs on it made me think it was amazing. If she had all the buffs, I might not even be able to beat her… It's a good thing I didn't act rashly before." Xiaobai muttered to herself with a sigh. "Next time I return to Deepsea City, I'll just find a chance to go up to the top and hide that metal plate—or maybe just break it. Emperor Frederick shouldn't be able to unleash the strength that Deepsea Zuikaku and the others described… Then I can either reason with her or directly suppress her with force! Oh right, didn't Frederick just give me a patrol position in Deepsea City? Then I can go there tomorrow…"

For the first time, Xiaobaitou felt that his plan had become so clear.

Xiao Bai couldn't help but stop and turn around to smile at Chao Dahe who was following behind him.

"Super Yamato, so I guess I have to thank you for your full support when Frederick appointed me!" Shiro gave Super Yamato a thumbs up. "You did a great job!"

"Huh?" Chao Da was taken aback.

Chao Da was thinking that the admiral had just been blaming her for not opposing Frederick's appointment, so how come she's started praising herself again in just half a day?

"Admiral, didn't you say before that you didn't want to be appointed?"

“Things are different now,” Xiaobai said to Chaoda with a smile.

"Condition?"

"Yes, the polarity has reversed."

"Oh……"

Amidst the bewildered look on Damato's face, Shiro returned to the doorstep of his home in the rookie naval base.

It was already late at night, and there were few ships still awake in the naval base. The rooms in the dormitory corridors were all tightly shut.

Xiao Bai bent down and pressed his ear against the door to listen; the other side of the door was quiet.

"Hmm, it seems Yamato and the others didn't sneak out for a party while we were away this time." Shiro took out her keys and unlocked the door. "I wonder what Yamato and the others are doing at home now..."

Xiao Bai opened the door.

A crack appeared in the security door, and a pink eye peeked out from behind it, staring intently at Little White outside.

Xiao Bai's hand trembled as he opened the door, almost slamming it back in.

"Admiral, you're back." The pink-eyed girl greeted Xiaobai. At the same time, as the door was slowly opened, a cold face and a black and white maid outfit came into Xiaobai's view.

"Ah...it's Loki..." Little White breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Loki's face, calming herself down. "It's so late, why are you still standing here in the entryway...it's kind of scary..."

"Scary?"

"Cough cough, no, it's nothing."

"I was waxing my shoes here. I only looked over when I heard the sound of a lock being opened," Loki explained to Whitey, pulling out a pair of women's leather shoes, a towel, and shoe polish from behind his back.

"I see..." Xiaobai said sullenly, "It's so late, you must be tired."

"You flatter me, Admiral. I'm just looking for something to do." Loki placed the shoes and grooming tools on the counter, crossed his hands in front of his abdomen, and bowed to Little White and Super Big as they entered. "Welcome home, my master."

"Loki, you've changed your way of addressing me so quickly..."

“I have thought about this carefully. Before you stepped across this threshold, you were a director of the naval base, so as one of its employees, I would address you as Admiral in public. But once you step into this home and cross this threshold, your status will change, and I will address you differently,” Loki said expressionlessly.

"……"noob.

Loki is such a conscientious maid.

“If you don’t like this title, Master, I can also call you Miss,” Loki added when he saw that Little White didn’t speak.

"No, no... As for how you address them... whatever makes you happy." Xiaobai quickly smiled, waved her hand, and then asked, "Um... where are Yamato-neechan and the others?"

"In the living room."

"Oh?" Xiaobai was surprised and looked towards the entrance to the living room.

If Yamato and the others were home, especially when they were gathered in the living room, it would normally be quite noisy. But now the house was quiet, and there wasn't a sound from the living room. If Loki hadn't said there were people there, Xiaobai would have thought the living room was empty.

Xiao Bai walked to the living room door and glanced inside.

The Deans of the Deep Sea were like a pile of loose sand, lying, crouching, or sprawled on the living room floor in a chaotic state of struggle, like "I'm stepping on your face with my heel, you're pressing your chest with your arm, she's hugging my buttocks as a pillow, and I'm rubbing against your stomach as a body pillow." Several legs were intertwined and overlapping in this sleeping position like a chaotic human model, and occasionally bent and shifted with the faint mutterings coming from the Deans of the Deep Sea, producing bursts of strong friction sounds like fabric.

Although the scene was quite exciting, judging from the occasional furrowed brows of the Deep Sea Deans, they didn't seem to be sleeping very comfortably.

"Why don't they go back to their rooms to sleep?" Little White asked Loki, somewhat puzzled, as he leaned against the doorframe.

“Because Yamato from the Deep Sea said that if we stay together, we can act faster if we receive your order to provide support, Master,” Loki replied.

"Yamato-neechan..." Shiro didn't know whether to be touched or complain. She turned to Mega Yamato and Loki and said, "Let's carry them back to their respective rooms to sleep, but be quiet and don't wake them up."

Xiao Bai raised her index finger and pressed it against her lips.

"As ordered."

"it is good!"

Loki responded to Super Big in a low voice, then went into the living room, bent down and picked up the Deep Sea Dean who was sleeping on the floor.