Elder brother's garrison

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—Another five-ship girl boss?

Xiao Bai could sense a slight commotion within the Admiral's Guild.

However, the people here are much more restrained than those outside. They don't act like they've never seen a ship girl before when they see Xiaobai.

—So it turns out that just five destroyers can shock these people so much.

Xiao Bai couldn't help but recall the banquet on Colorado Island.

Back then, the people invited to banquets were basically those with battleships or aircraft carriers, or at least light carriers.

It seems that the people who were invited to the banquet were indeed very important admirals.

Cleveland didn't know if he genuinely ignored the rude stares and gossip, or if he was already used to it. He carried the wooden sign without saying a word and walked toward the dining area.

She walked up to the waitress at the counter and put down the wooden sign.

The hostess didn't show any particular interest in Cleveland; she simply helped her put away the wooden sign and then asked, "Are you looking for Nia?"

"Hmm, someone wants to team up with me."

"Oh, congratulations." Upon hearing the news, the young woman seemed genuinely happy for Cleveland. She left the front desk and went to the back kitchen, calling out, "Nia, Cleveland is looking for you."

"Coming, coming!" Soon, a girl's delicate voice came from the kitchen.

The sound of light, quick footsteps echoed all the way.

A girl dressed in a white chef's uniform ran out.

"Cleveland!" The girl saw Cleveland standing at the front desk and excitedly threw herself into her arms, sliding up to her waist. "Cleveland, how was your day? Did you encounter any danger? Did anyone bully you? I missed you so much—"

They were as close as two best friends who hadn't seen each other in a long time.

Cleveland smiled faintly for the first time, gently patting the girl's head and saying softly, "It's okay, there's no danger, no one is bullying me. I missed you too, baby."

Xiao Bai and Veneto's group were all stunned.

How did this girl manage to escape from the kitchen?

Does the admiral have to do unpaid labor?

"Kid." Cleveland patted the girl's head and helped her up from the ground. "This is the admiral who will be teaming up with us."

The girl in the chef's uniform was helped up by Cleveland and looked at Xiaobai.

She searched for a long time before finally finding Xiaobai under the insignia of the admiral's uniform.

"...So beautiful...Are you a ship girl?" The girl was stunned by Xiaobai's beauty, which was comparable to that of a ship girl.

"I am human," Little White said with a smile.

"Ah... I'm sorry, I apologize for my rudeness. My name is Nia, and I'm the admiral of Cleveland." Nia bowed to Xiaobai.

"Yes, my name is Lu Lin, and these are my ship girls," Xiao Bai said.

The ship girls behind her also greeted Nia at this moment.

Nia looked at the five ship girls behind Xiaobai and swallowed hard in shock.

Four of the five destroyers are sister ships.

This is incredible.

"Ah... um, Lu Lin, hello, you are... are you going to team up with me?" Nia looked at the ship girls behind Lu Lin with an incredulous expression.

Nia doesn't consider herself to have any special characteristics.

It shouldn't be enough to attract a top player with five ship girls to team up with me, right?

Did Cleveland secretly sign some unequal treaty?

Thinking of this, Nia looked at Cleveland with a worried expression.

"Don't overthink it." Cleveland flicked his finger onto Nia's forehead.

"Ouch." After being hit on the head, Nia covered her head.

"Well, how should I put it? I prefer Cleveland, so I asked you to team up with me," Xiaobai replied with a smile.

Sometimes people are just like that.

You reject all the people who flock to you to join your team, but the aloof girl standing to the side will become interested.

Even beginners are not immune to this.

So I don't know why, but I just went along with it and joined their team.

"Huh?" Nia was so startled by Xiaobai's words that she hugged Cleveland tightly. "Cleveland is mine! You can't take him away even if you like him!"

Oh my, what's going on in this kid's head...?

Xiaobai gave an awkward smile: "I won't take them. The ship girls are important family members of the admiral."

“I told you not to overthink it.” Cleveland flicked Nia’s forehead hard with his finger again. “I’m not going anywhere.”

"Awoo!" Nia HP-2

"I'm sorry..." After realizing she had misunderstood, Nia held her forehead and apologized to Xiaobai with remorse.

"Okay, it's fine." Xiaobai waved her hand dismissively. "Then can we discuss forming a team?"

"Are you really going to team up with us?" Nia asked curiously after hearing Xiaobai's direct question.

To be honest, Nia thought Xiaobai was just messing with her.

“Hmm…” Xiaobai glanced at Veneto.

Veneto nodded and exchanged a glance with Xiaobai.

“Yes,” Xiaobai said.

Nia opened her eyes wide and looked at Little White.

"Ah...ah...thank you so much!" Nia said sincerely to Xiaobai.

A veteran player with five ship girls teaming up with a casual admiral with only one ship girl is probably just hoping to carry him to victory.

I am the absolute beneficiary.

With this expert's help, we might be able to break through the sea area that Cleveland has been unable to conquer and reach the next node!

Chapter 206 Incredible Merit Points

Cleveland's expression finally relaxed somewhat.

It seems this person has a good impression of their admiral, so the team formation should be considered a success.

I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Can we go through the team-up procedures later? Um, I'm still working right now, and I still have two hours before I get off work..." Nia was very happy after receiving the news that Xiaobai was willing to team up with her, but then she seemed to remember something and a faint fear appeared on her face as she asked, as if she was afraid that Xiaobai would get angry.

Nia's small hands crumpled the clean white hem of her skirt.

"Sure." Xiaobai was very approachable. It seemed that Nia was also working in the kitchen, so since she didn't have anything else to do, she could just wait.

"Thank you!" Nia looked at Xiaobai with gratitude, and returned to the kitchen with many glances back at her.

It's quite surprising that an admiral would have to do work.

Xiao Bai thought to himself as he watched Nia's retreating figure.

As long as an admiral performs well, it's not a profession that requires a lot of money. While you might not be rich, you're not poor either.

After all, the admiral is in charge of a naval base. Even if the naval base is weak, he should at least be able to support his ship girls and himself.

Xiao Bai wasn't particularly interested in meddling in other people's private affairs, so he didn't think much of it.

"Let's find somewhere to eat first," Xiaobai said to Cleveland. "Cleveland, have you eaten?"

“I’ll wait for Nia to get off work so we can eat together,” Cleveland said.

"Oh, I see." Xiaobai nodded. "Then even if you just eat some bread to fill your stomach later, how about chatting with us at the dinner table? After all, my ship girl will be your teammate in the future, and building a bond is very important."

“…Okay.” Cleveland is much like Bismarck; as long as you find a public reason, they can’t refuse your request.

After Xiaobai finished speaking, he walked towards the restaurant area in the Admiral's Guild that was full of Admirals.

"You can't go there." Seeing Xiaobai walking in that direction, Cleveland quickly raised his hand and grabbed Xiaobai's hand.

"Hmm? Is there anything wrong with that place?" Xiaobai asked.

Cleveland released his hand, lowered his head, and said, "You can't go there yet. You need merit to dine there."

Xiao Bai was stunned.

Merit?

"Is it free to eat here just by earning merit points?" Xiao Bai asked curiously.

Hearing what Xiaobai said, Cleveland sighed inwardly.

This person is definitely a newcomer.

“Services in the Admiral’s Guild’s rest area are free, but you’ll have to pay with merits,” Cleveland said. “You’ve only just arrived, so you probably don’t have any merits yet.”

How did Cleveland know I was new here?

“I’ve been standing in front of the union for months and I’ve never seen you.”

Xiao Bai nodded knowingly.

No wonder there were so many people at the Admirals' Guild entrance, but hardly anyone went inside.

So, staying in the Admiral's Guild requires earning merit points.

This is probably why the admirals in the Admirals' Guild all have a secret sense of superiority on their faces.

Xiaobai looked towards the admirals in the dining area.

Xiao Bai and his group were quite eye-catching, and many people in the dining area were paying attention to them.

Many people watched with amusement as Xiaobai stood at the entrance of the dining area explaining to Cleveland.

If we wait a little longer, this big shot will probably have to slink out of the Admiral's Guild.

Even if you are one of the five ship girls, without merit, you have no status in the Admiral's Guild and will be obediently kicked out.

Few offer help in times of need, but many kick someone when they're down.

They just love seeing these great people get their comeuppance.

"Oh, I really didn't know you needed merit points here." Xiaobai smiled at Cleveland, showing no embarrassment whatsoever. "By the way, how do you get merit points?"

“Deep-sea metal can be exchanged, one piece for 100 points. As for meals, not counting food, it takes an admiral or ship girl an hour and 10 points just to sit there,” Cleveland explained.

Xiao Bai glanced at Veneto.

Veneto nodded, giving him a look that said, "You're rich, don't panic."

"Oh, I see." Xiaobai nodded. "Thank you for explaining, Cleveland."

After saying that, Xiaobai walked into the dining area.

Cleveland and the admirals who were looking at Xiaobai were all stunned.

Huh? Didn't you understand what I said?

“You can’t cause trouble here.” Cleveland stood at the entrance to the dining area, not daring to come in, and called out to Xiaobai, “Come out quickly.”

"Huh? It's nothing, I won't cause any trouble." Little White turned around and smiled at Cleveland. "Cleveland, aren't you coming in with us?"

“…I have no merit.” Cleveland looked at Xiaobai and the five ship girls behind her. For some reason, a sense of shame welled up inside her. She lowered her head and clutched her short skirt as she spoke.

Merit points are earned by exchanging deep-sea metals.

Deep-sea metal is a magical metal that has a certain chance of dropping on deep-sea ships. It has all sorts of wonderful uses. Cleveland fought alone for two months and only had less than ten pieces of deep-sea metal.

—This metal is meant to be used for building ships for the kids, how can we waste it?

"Hello, please show your admiral's badge." At this moment, the waitress in the dining area also came over and said to Xiaobai with a smile.

Veneto took out Xiaobai's admiral's certificate from the ship's equipment space and handed it to the hostess.

If the merits have already been exchanged, they will be saved through the network record. You can find out the corresponding merits by checking the Admiral's Certificate.

The hostess took Xiaobai's admiral's certificate with both hands, and respectfully walked to the computer next to her, where she entered the certificate into a machine that looked like a card reader.

"It's okay, I'll pay for Cleveland's share." Xiaobai smiled at Cleveland.