Elder brother's garrison

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To put it bluntly, at least 90% of the reason why Akagi Shinkai has ended up in this situation is due to Kaga Shinkai's recklessness. It's likely that the reason Akagi Shinkai insisted on concealing the true circumstances of her injury was because she didn't want to develop a negative impression of Kaga Shinkai after learning about it.

Well, this matter is quite simple, but also quite complicated.

After experiencing Kaga's memories, Xiaobai also felt Kaga's emotions from a fairly immersive perspective. In the instant when he caused Akagi to be seriously injured because of his recklessness, the negative emotions surging out of Kaga's heart almost overwhelmed Xiaobai, the viewer.

Sadness, panic, pain, regret, remorse, self-condemnation, self-loathing, self-denial...

Thousands upon thousands of negative thoughts.

An overwhelming wave of negative energy.

In just a moment, even Xiaobai was overwhelmed by the negative emotions, and Shenhai Kaga must have been suffering from these negative emotions for more than a year.

After experiencing this emotion, even Shiro couldn't bring himself to blame Kaga Fukami.

"Since even you don't blame Akagi anymore, what right do others have to blame her?" Shiro said helplessly to Akagi.

"Thank you, my lord." Akagi smiled and opened her arms to Shiro. "Then, my lord, as my way of repaying you, would you like to give me a loving hug?"

"Stop fooling around, we're being serious." Xiaobai waved his hand.

"What a pity..." Akagi Fukami clutched her chest, looking down with regret.

“Deep Sea Red City,” Xiao Bai spoke again.

"Hmm? What are your orders now, my lord?" Akagi looked up.

"Let's leave the past behind for now," Xiaobai said, holding up a finger to Deepsea Akagi. "Now let's talk about the future."

"future……?"

"Yes, you saw it too, right? Miss Luming was originally a ship girl who lost her ship equipment, but after our treatment, she has regained her ship girl powers." Xiaobai said to Deep Sea Akagi, "I now have some experience in helping ship girls regain their ship equipment powers. Would you like me to try restoring your ship equipment?"

"Restore my ship equipment?" Akagi was stunned.

“Yes.” Xiaobai nodded, opened her ship equipment space, and took out a crystal bottle. “Look.”

Deep Sea Akagi looked at the crystal bottle in Xiaobai's hand.

The crystal bottle in Xiaobai's hand was the one that used to hold her nerve medication, but the only capsule had already been taken by Lu Ming, so the bottle should be empty now.

However, the bottle was now filled with a whole tube of black liquid.

"Do you recognize what this is?" Xiaobai handed the crystal bottle to Deep Sea Akagi.

"This is..." Akagi Fukami took the crystal bottle with both hands, looking down at the liquid inside that writhed like oil, "...our blood?"

“That’s right.” Xiaobai nodded. “This contains the blood of Dean Shenhai.”

"What is this that Your Majesty gave me...?" Akagi asked, puzzled.

“The blood of high-level deep-sea life forms is the raw material for making nerve agents,” Xiaobai said to Deep Sea Akagi. “After the previous experiment with Miss Shikamaru, we finally confirmed that giving nerve agents to ship girls who have lost their ship equipment is indeed a way to help them restore their ship equipment power—I won’t go into the details, but in short, the raw materials for making nerve agents are right here, and the treatment effect should be about the same.”

"...Drinking this will...restore the ship's equipment?" Deep Sea Akagi asked blankly, clutching the crystal bottle in her hand.

“Yes.” Xiaobai nodded. “Logically speaking, high-level deep-sea blood cannot be consumed directly. This stuff is a deadly poison for both ship girls and humans. But Akagi, you are a deep-sea being, so even if you drink deep-sea blood, you shouldn’t experience any dangerous reactions.”

“That makes a lot of sense…” Akagi Fukami nodded.

"So give it a try!" Xiaobai urged, signaling Akagi to cheer up. "Drink this vial of blood! Try to restore your ship's equipment!"

"..." Deep Sea Akagi silently held the crystal bottle. She raised her head and asked Little White, "My lord... before drinking this vial of blood, I have a few questions to ask."

"what is the problem?"

"This contains the blood of the Deep Sea Dean... but which Deep Sea Dean is it?"

"Hmm... Yamato-neechan, Pachina, Akagi Ryujo, Akagi Kaga... In short, I drew a little bit of blood from all the older Akagi Deans." Shiro nodded to Akagi Akagi, his expression like that of someone introducing Akagi Akagi to her treasured basement wine collection. "I got them to draw the blood this morning while I was eating breakfast!"

"..." Akagi pursed her lips and frowned as she looked at the crystal bottle.

As a creature of the deep sea, Akagi of the Deep Sea indeed faces no risk of drinking deep-sea blood.

But precisely because it was the deep sea, Akagi found the blood of her compatriots in the bottle particularly unpalatable...

Even so, with the little white creature staring at him expectantly, Akagi could only sigh, unscrew the crystal bottle, tilt his head back, and gulp down the black petroleum liquid inside.

"Cough cough cough cough..." After drinking the blood, Akagi covered his mouth and coughed a few times, then bent over and gagged twice.

"How is Deep Sea Red City?" Xiaobai asked anxiously.

"N-nothing...it's just a little nauseous..." Akagi wiped her mouth and smiled at Shiro. "So, all we have to do now is wait?"

Chapter 2535 Indifference

"Okay, now we just need to wait for the deep-sea blood we drank to take effect." Xiaobai nodded to Deep Sea Akagi.

Based on the experience of helping Lu Ming restore her ship equipment last time, Xiao Bai speculated that after Deep Sea Akagi drank the cup of highly concentrated deep-sea blood in her hand, the depleted spiritual power in her body would rapidly regain its vitality. Then, this revitalized spiritual power would further become the cornerstone of her spiritual world, helping Deep Sea Akagi gradually restore the power of her ship equipment.

"I see..." After hearing what Shiro said, Akagi exhaled a breath that smelled slightly of blood, and then closed her eyes.

Xiaobai released his Admiral Network and carefully observed the state of Akagi's body.

All that's left to do is wait.

Like a patient strictly following medical advice, Akagi remained quietly seated on the bed. Shiro stayed by her side, constantly monitoring the changes in her body while secretly watching the clock, observing the hour hand ticking away second by second.

A minute passed.

Two minutes passed.

Three minutes have passed...

Xiaobai's bedroom remained as peaceful as ever.

Xiao Bai frowned, staring at the clock face, a look of confusion on his face.

The effects of Akagi's drug seem to be taking a little long to take hold...

Xiao Bai thought to herself, and couldn't help but glance at Shen Hai Chi Cheng's face.

After drinking the deep-sea blood, Akagi remained in a state of rest with her eyes closed, kneeling quietly in front of Shiro. Her breathing was steady, and her expression was very calm. Even under the detection function of Shiro's admiral network, there was no change in Akagi's body. For a moment, it was as if nothing had happened.

Xiao Bai waited patiently on the bed for another ten minutes.

Ten minutes passed, and there was still no reaction from Akagi.

Finally, Xiaobai couldn't sit still any longer.

"Deep Sea Red City," Little White called out.

"My lord?" Upon hearing the voice, Akagi opened her eyes and looked at Shiro with tenderness.

"Are you feeling sleepy right now? Do you really want to sleep?" Xiaobai asked Shenhai Chicheng with concern. "Or is it that feeling of spiritual energy sprouting within you?"

“…Hmm…” Akagi thought for a while, then shook her head at Shiro, “Unfortunately, it seems that none of these feelings have occurred to me.”

"Huh...didn't it work...?" Xiaobai was stunned when she heard this. She moved closer to Akagi in surprise and touched her cheek. "That's not right...Miss Luming reacted immediately after taking the nerve potion. Even if the onset time of the nerve potion is different for each person's constitution, at least you would feel a strong drowsiness for a moment, and your body would uncontrollably become hot and feverish...How come you didn't feel anything at all, Akagi..."

Xiaobai's palms caressed Akagi's cheeks, then slowly moved down her slender neck to her shoulder, and then down to her shoulder.

Through a thin shirt, Akagi's body felt cool and soft to the touch.

There wasn't even the slightest sign of fever.

"Oh no." After thoroughly groping Deepsea Akagi's body, Xiaobai reluctantly withdrew his hand, looking utterly bewildered. "Could it be... that Deepsea blood has no effect on you, Deepsea Akagi...?"

“It seems so.” Akagi looked down at her palm, then looked up at Shiro and said.

"There must be a difference in composition between the nerve serum and the deep-sea blood!" Xiaobai said hurriedly. "Deep-sea Akagi, wait for us to return to the naval base, and I'll go to Ella's family to get a bottle of nerve serum! Once you take the genuine nerve serum, your mental strength will definitely be restored!"

"Thank you, my lord." Akagi Shinkai gave Shiro a faint smile, but after a slight pause, she shook her head at Shiro. "However... I think it would be better if my lord didn't worry about me anymore."

"Eh? What's wrong?"

"I am truly moved that my lord remembers me and wants to restore my power." Akagi touched her chest and said to Shiro, "However... I have a feeling that under the current conditions, I will never be able to restore my ship equipment power. I am not the same as that ship girl star named Shikamaru... Although we both lost our power and became ordinary people due to some uncontrollable reasons, the trauma we suffered was actually completely different."

“Different types…” Xiaobai’s eyes showed some disappointment.

In comparison, it seems that the damage suffered by Deepsea Akagi is more severe and irreversible than that suffered by Shropshire...

Thinking of this, Xiaobai felt her confidence vanish. She dejectedly apologized to Shenhai Akagi, "Shenhai Akagi... I'm so sorry... I've disappointed you again."

"My lord, what are you saying?"

A rustling sound followed, and Xiaobai felt herself being gently embraced by a sweet and voluptuous body.

"I am already deeply moved that my lord has always kept me in mind and is willing to try to help me regain my strength." Akagi gently held Shiro, rubbing her lips against Shiro's earlobe as she murmured, "If my lord is worried that I will feel even more desperate because of the failed treatment, then you can rest assured... Compared to this little thing, I actually prefer the feeling of being thought of by my lord."

"Deep Sea Akagi..."

"I'm getting a little hungry as we talk," Akagi said, releasing Shiro and smiling at him.

"Ah..." Xiaobai glanced at the clock, "It seems like it's dinner time... Shall we go down for dinner?"

"Hmm." Akagi Fukami turned her back, straightening the wrinkles in her clothes as she stretched her long legs under the bed.

Xiaobai looked regretfully at Shenhai Chicheng's retreating figure, then turned her gaze back to the bed, looking at the open crystal bottle lying on it.

Xiaobai picked up the crystal bottle and smelled it.

An indescribable, rich floral fragrance wafted from the bottle opening.

Akagi was right. Her unique body fragrance came from bodily fluids such as sweat and saliva. So the mouth of the crystal bottle she had just drunk from was especially sweet because it was stained with a little bit of her saliva.

“Deep Sea Red City,” Xiaobai suddenly spoke, holding the crystal bottle.

"Hmm?" Akagi Shinkai turned around.

"I will definitely find a way to restore your ship equipment." Xiaobai gripped the crystal bottle tightly, her eyes shining brightly. "Although there's no way now, one day sooner or later! I will help you restore your ship equipment!"

"..." Akagi stared blankly at Shiro, who had suddenly become incredibly serious, for a few seconds.

But after a short while, Akagi from the Deep Sea, having tasted the flavor, came to her senses. She smiled at Shiro and nodded.

"Well then, I will wash myself clean and await Your Majesty's arrival."

……

Xiaobai and Shenhai Akagi left the bedroom and returned to the living room.

In the living room, the ship girls were bringing out bowls of exquisite dishes from the kitchen one after another. The living room was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the cheerful destroyers ran around holding up glow sticks.

"Ah! Admiral, you're awake!" The destroyers rushed over excitedly as soon as they saw Shiro. "Admiral! Akagi and Lexington said they're going to hold an induction ceremony for Shikamaru today! So we have another celebration to look forward to!"

"oh oh……"

"Hehe, Sister Luming was pushed upstairs to change clothes by Sister Lutsu. We'll call her down when we're ready! How exciting, right!"

"oh----"

After informing Xiaobai, the destroyers skipped away.

Xiaobai and Shenhai Akagi stood in the living room, their eyes scanning the Shenhai Deans who were putting up couplets for their home not far away.

"Hey! Pachina, why are you always so lazy on the bed when it's time to work?!" Deep Sea Yamato, holding up a banner that read "Welcome to the Rookie Naval Base," stood on the sofa and winked at Pachina beneath him, lecturing her, "If you're this lazy, you'll be left behind by society! You need to be aware of the danger!"

"You just got off work and you have to come back to work already..." Pachina yawned as she lay sprawled on the sofa, a tear squeezing out of the corner of her eye. "Please spare me. You can put up some couplets and hang some lanterns, whatever."

Pachina has entered a state of stagnation.

As she stood on the sofa, Yamato Fukami raised her eyebrows, about to speak, when a voice suddenly interrupted her.

"Yamato-nee, is it appropriate to hang this lantern here?" Not far away, Super Yamato asked, holding up two bright red lanterns. Beside her, Deep Sea Musashi stood there with a row of small lanterns wrapped around her, looking like a festive rice dumpling.

"Oh! Over there, over there!" Yamato nodded quickly. "Remember to hang it high!"

"Let's write this inscription!" Deep Sea Dragon Rising held up his large calligraphy brush, looking at the couplet written on the wall with satisfaction. "Hehehe! It makes perfect sense, just like me!"

"Main story missions cleared in one go, and large-scale construction and salvage operations didn't get stuck?" Kamikaze tilted his head and read the words on the couplet, asking in confusion, "What does this couplet mean? And what does it have to do with Luming's joining the company?"

"You're a newbie, it's normal that you don't understand this." Deep Sea Ryujo shrugged, giving Kamikaze a mysterious look. "This couplet is the highest blessing in our shipbuilding circle! It wouldn't look out of place anywhere!"

After saying that, Shenhai Longxiang picked up his brush again and wrote four large characters in a vigorous and elegant style in the center of the couplet.

—A true European prodigy!

Xiao Bai, who was not far away, saw the couplet and couldn't help but clap his hands.

"Oh... I didn't expect Deep Sea Dragon to write such good calligraphy..." Xiao Bai exclaimed. "It seems he's put in a lot of hard work..."

Chapter 2536 Graduation

"Shenhai Longxiang's talent in the arts is often praised by her teachers." Shenhai Chicheng said to Xiaobai with a smile after hearing Xiaobai's words, "I heard from other Shenhai deans that when Shenhai Longxiang performs on girl group variety shows, she is often asked by the hosts to write inscriptions and draw pictures. Her calligraphy can often sell for tens of thousands of yuan among fans."

"Oh, oh, oh, oh—amazing, so amazing!" Xiaobai nodded.

Thump thump thump————