Elder brother's garrison

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In the brightly lit operating room.

The IV drip was hanging very, very high beside the bed.

A petite figure stood beside the IV drip with her head down. She carefully used tweezers to remove a piece of blood-stained steel and placed it in the pool next to her.

The steel fragments fell into the pool, the bloodstains on the iron pieces spreading out as they sank to the bottom.

The water surface was stained a light pink with blood.

At the bottom of the pool lay a layer of ship equipment metal dismantled to parts, piled up like discarded scrap metal.

"Now, the disassembly surgery is complete."

As the last piece of metal was tossed into the pool, the petite figure put down her tools and slowly let out a sigh of relief.

The petite figure removed her mask, walked slowly to the bedside, and looked down at the person on the bed.

The sweat from the surgery soaked the bangs on her petite figure's forehead, but it couldn't hide the guilt and sorrow in her eyes.

"The surgery was successful... but remember, to prevent the energy released when the ship equipment is dismantled from destroying your body, I had to seal that power inside you beforehand." The petite figure bent down, repeatedly instructing the person on the bed, "Because that power originally belonged to you, even after losing the ship equipment, you can still use it to a certain extent if you wish, thus temporarily restoring the power of a ship girl. Perhaps you can use this power to deal with some unexpected situations."

"But I strongly advise against doing that."

"That power is now barely sealed in your body. As long as you don't touch it, it won't do anything. But on the contrary, once the sealed power leaks out, it can never return to the seal. At that time, the surging energy will damage your body at an extremely fast speed and in an almost irreversible trend."

"Simply put, once you use that power, there's no going back."

"You will die within a few days."

The petite figure spoke with a sorrowful expression.

The IV drip bottles beside the bed collided with each other, making a crisp sound.

"So... whatever you do... whatever you do... don't use this energy..."

Chapter 2453 Xiaobai finally discovered the blind spot

As soon as Xiaobai stepped out of the hospital, she saw a golden figure running towards her with long strides.

"Little White! Little White! Little White!"

Saratoga raised his hands and ran from the distance of the street to the crowd, bending over and panting for several breaths.

"I, I...I heard...the criminal has been caught..."

“Yes, everything’s settled now.” Xiaobai quickly stepped forward and helped Saratoga up. “Saratoga, what are you doing here? Didn’t I call you and tell you to go home and wait for us?”

"I...I searched this area and found it was very close..." Saratoga waved to Whitey while panting, and quickly asked, "What's the situation here?"

"Ah... um... so you mean, Miss Luming's makeup artist has been rescued." Xiaobai smiled at Saratoga, "However, Miss Luming was injured for some reason and is recuperating in the hospital. We just came from her place."

"Ah—it's over already…" Saratoga slumped down like a deflated balloon upon hearing this. "I don't think I was of any help…"

"It's just bad luck," Little White comforted Saratoga. "This time, the criminal just happened to be in my area of ​​responsibility. If it were you, you would have taken care of him much faster, right?"

“Definitely!” Saratoga puffed out her chest, but quickly lowered her head regretfully, “But I’ve wasted the whole morning…”

"How could that be? In a sense, you were Spider-Man all morning, maintaining peace in half of Cloud City," Xiaobai continued to comfort Saratoga. "You were just unlucky enough not to encounter any crimes."

"I... I actually did something so great?!" Saratoga exclaimed in disbelief.

“That’s amazing.” Little White smiled at Saratoga. “Let’s go back to the villa first. A lot happened today, and we need to tell everyone about it when we get back.”

"Oh!"

The three of them... no, now it's the four of them, left the hospital and headed back to the villa.

When Xiaobai and his companions returned to the villa, the Deep Sea Dean and the ship girls were chatting in the living room.

"In the blink of an eye! As soon as the explosion rang out, I kicked open the window, grabbed Miss Miao Yang, and rushed out!"

Among the deep-sea deans, Deep Sea Yamato was boasting to those around him about his glorious achievements.

"Hmph, flames are shooting into the sky! Luckily, I was more skilled and rescued Miss Miao, otherwise we'd be eating at Miss Miao's feast right now, you know that!"

"A banquet?!" Deep Sea Musashi's attention was piqued by the keyword, and his eyes widened.

"No seats, no seats! Musashi, calm down!" Deep Sea Yamato quickly pressed Deep Sea Musashi down. "Akagi has already gone to cook, just bear with it a little longer and we'll be eating soon!"

“I’ll sit at the kids’ table!” pachina raised her hand.

"Pachina, what are you doing here!"

"Hehehehehe————"

The directors of the deep-sea institute burst into inappropriate laughter.

The hall was filled with an atmosphere of carefree indifference.

On the sofa beside them, Miss Miao Yang lay, seemingly burned out, with a wet towel covering her face.

Every now and then, you could hear a moaning sound like "uh uh uh" coming from Ms. Miao Yang lying on the sofa.

As soon as Xiaobai and his three companions stepped into the villa, the Deep Sea Deans, who were chatting, all turned around and looked in Xiaobai's direction.

"Little White (Admiral), you're back!"

"Yes, I'm back." Xiaobai waved to the ship girls and Abyssal Deans in the villa, looking happy. "I heard from the police station that you helped the police with the rescue today, minimizing the damage from the explosion, right?"

"That's right, the police station even said they'd award us for our act of bravery tomorrow."

"Good things, all good things." Xiaobai smiled, then looked at Miao Yang's location, seeing the person lying on the sofa like a walking corpse, and couldn't help but ask, "Miss Miao Yang, are you... alright?"

"Miss Miao must be tired."

"It's because someone hung her on a traffic light. By the time she was taken down, her legs were numb, and Loki had to help her to the toilet." Pachina took the opportunity to tattle. "For a whole half hour, Miss Miao Yang was photographed by thousands of people on a traffic light dozens of meters high, and she had to hold her pee for half an hour. In a sense, this behavior is comparable to being sent directly to the crematorium for cremation."

"I... I was just thinking about Miss Miao's safety!"

"That's a good consideration. Don't consider it next time."

"Hey! I'm the one who brought Miss Miao out here, so give me some face, okay!"

"..."

Xiao Bai smiled as she watched the Deans of the Deep Sea Academy bickering, and couldn't help but smile as well.

Xiao Bai walked over to Miao Yang, squatted down, and listened to Miao Yang's voice.

Miao Yang seemed to be sleeping; the snoring sounded like "uh uh uh uh".

For Miao Yang, an ordinary human being, getting involved in today's terrorist attack was indeed an unprecedented and cool experience, so much so that Miao Yang fell into a state of exhaustion afterward, as if she had been burned out.

“Maintaining high and intense emotions all the time is very energy-consuming.” Akagi Shinkai sat down behind Shiro and explained to her, “After what happened, Miss Miao Yang is probably really tired.”

"Luckily, Sister Yamato rescued Miss Miao, otherwise I would have felt sorry for her for the rest of my life." Xiaobai raised her hand and touched Miao Yang's forehead.

Xiao Bai infiltrated the Admiral Network into Miao Yang's body, calming her somewhat disordered mind.

As Xiaobai lowered her hand, Miao Yang's sleeping state on the sofa gradually became more stable, and the strange snoring sound was replaced by calm and sweet breathing.

Xiao Bai got up and dusted himself off.

Xiao Bai walked to the kitchen and looked inside.

The stove in the kitchen was on full blast, and Akagi was tossing the food in the flames, the fragrant dishes tumbling and turning.

Akagi, who was tossing the wok, noticed Shiro's presence. She put down the wok and looked over at Shiro with a smile.

"Admiral, you're back!"

"Yeah, Akagi, you too..." Shiro nodded, leaning against the wall, then looked at the mountain of ingredients behind Akagi, "By the way, Akagi, are you making so many dishes today...?"

“Yes, Miss Miao will be eating with us today too,” Akagi said enthusiastically. “I heard from Yamato and the others that Miss Miao was quite frightened today, so I’m going to cook her a Manchu Han Imperial Feast to help her recover. Oh, by the way, how is Miss Luming doing? I heard she’s in the hospital?”

"Hmm...it's alright, it's alright." Xiaobai let go of her hand and said to Chicheng.

"Do you need my help?" Akagi Fukami asked with a smile as she entered the kitchen and came to Akagi's side.

"You've come just in time. Could you help me peel the fish scales?"

"Give it to me."

"As expected of my deep-sea version, you're really reassuring when it comes to cooking. Even if Yamato and the others offered to help, I wouldn't dare let them in."

"Huh? What do you say?"

"I'm afraid they'll set the gas cylinder on fire."

"I see."

The two Akagi covered their mouths and chuckled softly in the kitchen, appearing to have a very friendly relationship.

Xiaobai left the kitchen, stretched, and walked up the stairs back to her room.

The villa's rooms were very well soundproofed. The living room was still bustling with activity, but as soon as Xiaobai closed the door, the room instantly became quiet.

Xiao Bai took out his phone, jumped onto the bed, and started searching for keywords like "Lu Ming" and "Kantai Collection" on the web.

"..."

"Rumor has it that Lu Ming was attacked by fans while filming today."

"Rumor has it that Lu Ming was kidnapped today."

"Rumor has it that actor Lu Ming has been seriously injured and admitted to the hospital."

"Luming Company clarifies that the above are all rumors. We urge netizens to carefully distinguish between information circulating online and not to let malicious individuals succeed..."

"Red Elephant Instant Noodles: Miss Lu Ming will be the sole spokesperson..."

"Director Zhang's latest masterpiece, 'The Age of Awakening,' is scheduled for release on [date]. It stars national actress Lu Ming and also features ship girls..."

"At 11:56, an explosion occurred on the Yuncheng overpass... Fortunately, a well-known ship girl group that was passing by intervened, and no one was injured or killed."

"On why humanity needs ship girls..."

"..."

The latest news kept flooding the internet, flashing past Xiaobai's eyes.

"Looking at it this way, quite a lot has happened today..."

Little White on the bed was scrolling through her phone, stretching and talking to herself.

After stretching, Xiaobai held her phone, her eyes somewhat vacant.

"I feel like Miss Luming is still hiding something from me..."

"Sigh... Miss Shikamaru is actually a ship girl, I don't know whether to be happy or not..."

"Miss Lu Ming's doctor, um..."

"Speaking of which, shipboard dismantling surgery is a very complex operation, right? There are very few people in the military who have such skills. Not only can civilian doctors do it, but they can even perform high-level incomplete dismantling. This is too exaggerated..." As Xiaobai spoke, his eyebrows suddenly twitched. "Hmm... wait, civilian doctors?"

Xiaobai sat up abruptly in bed, looking down at her phone with a puzzled expression.

"Celebrity... retired ship girl..."

"Ship girl doctor... dismantling ship equipment..."

"The ship's equipment suffered irreversible damage, so they had it dismantled... um... that's the setting..."

"Hmm...this sounds familiar."

Little White murmured, its eyes growing brighter and brighter.

Chapter 2454 Can I Work Overtime?

Regarding Lu Ming's matter, Xiao Bai admitted that he had previously fallen into a blind spot in his thinking.

Xiaobai placed too much faith in the Admiral Network's detection results.

Ever since Xiaobai used the Admiral Network to examine Luming's body, the premise that "Miss Luming is human" has been deeply ingrained in Xiaobai's mind. Due to his absolute trust in the Admiral Network, Xiaobai had no doubts about this conclusion. As a result, during this period of time, this conclusion has been intentionally or unintentionally changing Xiaobai's views on a series of events that happened around Luming.

It wasn't until noon today, when Xiaobai witnessed Luming's "human body" using the power of a ship girl, that the seemingly unbreakable wall of concepts within him finally crumbled.

"If Miss Shikamei isn't human, but a ship girl... then wouldn't her current state be..."

Xiao Bai muttered to himself as he looked at his phone, his mind racing.

Star ship girls...

Shipboard disassembly...

Folk healers...