Elder brother's garrison

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"Has their relationship really broken down?" the ship girl asked.

"No, no, no, if it really had broken down, then Admiral Lu Lin would have been kicked out of the temporary garrison by Admiral Nia long ago," Admiral Ke Yuan said, his hands behind his back. "Right now, I'd rather call the relationship between Admiral Lu Lin and Admiral Nia a cooling-off period before they sever ties. During this period, their feelings for each other will rapidly fade with time, and their suspicions and distrust will accumulate rapidly with time and rumors, until an irreversible opportunity arises. Heh... Admiral Nia, Admiral Nia... You trusted Admiral Lu Lin so much, and even insulted me in the street for her sake, but you didn't expect that today Admiral Lu Lin has gradually excluded you from her actions. How does it feel to offer your warm face to a cold backside? Heh... I really wonder what your expression is like now..."

At the end, Admiral Ke Yuan chuckled softly, his shoulders trembling with each sound.

The ship girl kneeling behind Admiral Ke Yuan looked at his back and subconsciously swallowed, a hint of fear appearing on her face.

"I remember that Admiral Haoding is supposed to be holding a banquet in three days, right?" Admiral Ke Yuan turned to look at the ship girl. "Most of the other top ten admirals will also be showing up then?"

"Yes!" the ship girl replied.

Have we received an invitation?

"received."

"Given Admiral Haoding's personality, he'll probably invite as many admirals as possible. The top 100 admirals should have all received his invitations. Others, like those who are more active in social situations, even those outside the top 100, should also receive invitations. Admiral Nia, who doesn't socialize much but has outstanding potential and a considerable reputation, will probably receive the same." Admiral Ke Yuan turned around and said, a cold light flashing in his eyes. "Since it's Admiral Haoding's banquet, no one should refuse to give him face. In other words, I should be able to see Admiral Nia, Admiral Lu Lin... and Admiral Fang Jie at the same time."

"..."

"It will take some time, and a catalyst, before Admiral Nia and Admiral Lu Lin completely sever ties." Admiral Ke Yuan smiled as he walked to the flowerpot, crushing the flower in his hand. "It just so happens that everyone will be there in three days. Since it's going to happen sooner or later anyway... then I, Ke Yuan, will have to play the villain and make sure the two ladies suffer a short, sharp pain instead of a long, drawn-out one..."

"Admiral... should our informants continue to follow Admiral Lu Lin?" the ship girl asked.

"I'm not following them anymore." Admiral Ke Yuan flicked his hand, throwing the crushed flower on the ground, and turned to the ship girl, saying, "These next few days are crucial for Admiral Lu Lin and Admiral Nia. Even if we do nothing, their feelings will cool down rapidly. We shouldn't show up, and our spies shouldn't cause trouble. We absolutely mustn't let Admiral Nia continue to harbor resentment towards us. Let Admiral Lu Lin do what she wants. The most suitable time for me to appear is three days from now. Until then, I need to maintain my neutrality—after all, Admiral Lu Lin is nothing without Admiral Nia, so letting her do some things in the 8-1 area won't hurt. Hmph... let's see how much trouble she can cause."

Admiral Ke Yuan's words were full of disdain for the person he had just spoken to.

"Understood." The ship girl bowed her head.

"Go down," said Admiral Ke Yuan.

"...Yes." The ship girl stood up, but just as she was about to leave, she suddenly seemed to remember something and asked Admiral Ke Yuan, "Admiral... there is one more thing."

"what's up?"

"In recent days... there have been frequent thefts in the kitchen. For example, a piece of a baked cake will be missing, and the food prepared for you by the chef will often disappear in the blink of an eye..."

"Hehe, you can guard against anything but a thief within your own ranks. Send each of the ship girls in charge of the kitchen to collect fifty hand spans, cancel their salary for this month, and double the punishment if they do it again."

"Admiral...we questioned the ship girls in charge, and they said there was no theft..."

"Do you really think someone brazenly sneaked into our naval base within your ship girls' search range, and then did nothing but eat a few bites of cake in the kitchen?" Admiral Ke Yuan coldly stared at the ship girls. "Are you trying to admit that you're all useless? Or that I'm an idiot?"

"No! No... I wouldn't dare..." The ship girl quickly lowered her head. After a moment of silence, she slowly said, "I understand, Admiral. I will punish them..."

"You don't need to report these kinds of trivial matters to me anymore."

"……Yes."

The ship girl stepped back and left.

Admiral Ke Yuan took a deep breath, a calm expression appearing on his face. He picked up the watering can and continued watering the flowerpot, which he had already crushed.

"Admiral Lu Lin...you have to let me...have some more fun."

Admiral Ke Yuan's voice, carrying three parts pleasure and seven parts mockery, swirled upwards in the air.

……

at the same time.

On the sea area of ​​8-1.

"Ah... Chu!"

Just as Little White arrived on the beach, it suddenly felt a twitch all over its body and couldn't help but sneeze.

Chapter 2809 Ning Lu

Xiaobai's sneeze was so sudden that even Changchun and Anshan, who were chatting next to her, were caught off guard and were startled.

"Wow, comrade? You have a cold?" Anshan looked at Xiaobai in surprise.

"Admiral, wait a minute, let me find some toilet paper..." Changchun quickly rummaged through her ship's storage space, pulled out a roll of toilet paper, and held it out to Xiaobai. "Admiral, did you catch a cold, or did something upset you? I heard from the older girls that there's a condition called pollen allergy, and a lot of people get it this season..."

"It's okay, don't worry." Xiaobai rubbed her nose and smiled at Changchun and Anshan. "Besides, this is a beach, there's no pollen here. Maybe someone in some corner of the world is just calling my name."

"Oh, I see..." Changchun finally put the toilet paper away, relieved.

"It must have been those spies who relayed the comrade's message back to their boss," Anshan said, tapping his forehead with a helpless expression.

"No wonder I felt so cheesy when I sneezed just now," Xiaobai joked, glancing around at her surroundings.

The three of them, Xiaobai, have now arrived at the beach in the 8-1 sea area.

At this time, the 8-1 sea area was crowded with people. The admirals and ship girls on the beach almost occupied all the space and color. The buzzing noise all around was deafening, far exceeding the grand scene that Xiaobai had seen when he came here before.

If the 8-1 sea area could be described as lively in the past, then the 8-1 sea area today can only be described as "noisy".

"Ever since we found out that research construction machines can eat ship girls, more and more admirals have been wanting to join in the fun..." Xiaobai said with a sigh, looking at the crowd around him. "I feel like there are more people here today than I ever met on beach 8-1 before..."

"After all, the research construction machine only consumes ship girls, and repairing a ship girl's equipment only requires a little time and resources. For many admirals who previously gave up on competing for special ship girls because of the high threshold, difficulty, and exorbitant resource costs, this is practically a windfall... Even admirals who don't plan to participate in the special ship girl competition will come to join in the fun when they hear about this. After all, this is a once-in-a-lifetime event, and who knows how long it will be before the next one comes." The admirals nearby, hearing Xiaobai's mutterings, turned around and enthusiastically explained, "Haha! Like us! Anyway, there's nothing to lose by feeding the research construction machine! We can just consider it as experiencing the event and increasing our sense of participation!"

"Ah, I see. Thank you for your explanation." Xiaobai smiled and bowed to the admirals nearby.

"You're welcome, you're welcome... Wait, your face... You're Admiral Lu Lin?!" The admirals were about to wave their hands with smiles, but the next second, when they saw Xiao Bai's face, they immediately showed astonished expressions, "You, you came out of the temporary naval base?"

“…Uh, um.” Xiaobai gave a wry smile.

"Where is Admiral Nia? Isn't she with you?" the admirals asked eagerly.

“…She…split up with me today,” Xiaobai replied, pursing her lips.

"..." The admirals present looked at each other knowingly, as if they understood what was going on. They gave Xiaobai an awkward laugh, then grabbed the ship girls beside them and left as if avoiding a plague, without even saying goodbye.

"What's wrong with this group of people? Why are they so enthusiastic one minute and scared the next?" Changchun asked Xiaobai curiously as he stepped forward.

"These people are just ordinary admirals, not spies sent by someone else. They're enthusiastic towards Comrade because of Admiral Nia. After all, if Comrade gets along well with Admiral Nia, they might even be able to curry favor with a future top ten admiral," Anshan explained, shrugging his shoulders. "But Comrade just mentioned that her relationship with Admiral Nia has soured, so naturally, these people have no reason to stay here any longer, right?"

"That doesn't mean they should just run away..."

“Getting too close to your current comrades might provoke the hostility of that guy named Ke Yuan.” Anshan moved closer to Changchun and gently poked her waist. “You haven’t even gotten any benefits yet, and you’ve already gotten yourself into a lot of trouble. Do you think anyone would be willing to do something so thankless?”

"Uh..." Changchun blushed as Anshan poked him.

“There’s nothing we can do about it,” Xiaobai said to Changchun with a smile. “Alright, let’s not think about these things anymore. Let’s go take a look at the sea.”

"Uh...oh, umm." Changchun nodded quickly.

The three of them, Xiaobai, arrived at the coast.

After a few days, the beach in the 8-1 area has changed a lot. A long cordon has been set up on the beach, with many ship girl attendants from the Admiral's Guild standing on it. Only a small opening has been left on the entire beach for a dozen or so people to enter and exit the sea.

"Huh? Why is this on the cordon?" Changchun covered his mouth, looking at the cordon with curiosity. "It wasn't here last time I came..."

"This is a new measure from the Admiral Guild," Xiaobai said to Changchun with a smile. "Because after the research and construction machine devours the ship girl's equipment, the ship girl loses her equipment and her clothes are also damaged, inevitably exposing her body. Therefore, at the suggestion of some admirals, the Admiral Guild has set up a cordon and is responsible for maintaining order, allowing only one admiral to bring their own ship girl to the sea at a time."

"Wow, there are such rules in Yiling Sansi Dam?"

"Yes, I saw it when I was browsing the Admiral Forum yesterday," Xiaobai nodded and smiled at Changchun and Anshan. "This regulation has been unanimously praised by the Admirals since it was introduced."

"It's indeed a good regulation..." Changchun said, rubbing his stomach.

Generally speaking, ship girls don't really mind exposing their bodies during battle, but if possible, they would prefer that only their comrades and admirals see them naked.

The unfamiliar admiral is really no good.

Thumbs up for the Admiral's Guild!

"No wonder there are so many people on the beach, are they all queuing up?" Changchun and Anshan asked Xiaobai, looking at the crowd around them.

"That's roughly how it is..." Xiaobai smiled wryly, "There are a lot of people... Although the wait is a bit tedious... but in order to prevent the ship girls from losing face, there's nothing to object to."

“That makes sense…” Changchun and Anshan exchanged a glance.

Xiaobai led the ship girls to the ticket booth set up by the Admiral's Guild. A ship girl attendant was sitting outside the cordon, handing out admission tickets to the admirals.

Upon seeing Xiaobai's face, the ship girl attendant who was handing out admission tickets was taken aback. She instinctively wanted to stand up and bow to Xiaobai, but Xiaobai smiled and raised her hand to stop her.

“Lu Lin mentioned…”

"No need to be so polite, I'm just here to pick up a ticket," Xiaobai said with a shake of his head and a smile.

"...Ah...you, you're here to participate in the research and construction of the machine..." The ship girl attendant snapped out of her daze and quickly flipped through the tickets in her hand. "Then wait a moment, I've approved a special admission ticket for you. You can enter directly with this special admission ticket..."

"No need, no need, just give me the normal one." Xiaobai shook her head.

"This, this won't do..." The ship girl attendant looked troubled.

“I’m also an admiral, so I definitely have to abide by the rules of the Admirals’ Guild,” Xiaobai nodded and said. “So it’s fine.”

“…Well, alright then.” The ship girl attendant swallowed hard, took out a ticket, and handed it to Xiaobai. “Admiral Lu Lin, please take this.”

"Thank you." Xiaobai took the ticket and glanced at it. "1336... What number is it now?"

"I'm number 572 in line."

"..." Xiaobai held the receipt in silence for a while.

"..." The ship girl attendant asked cautiously, "...How about I grant you a special admission ticket?"

"No need, no need..." Xiaobai shook her head with a wry smile, and took the admission ticket back to the ship girls.

After returning to Changchun and Anshan, Xiaobai looked at the admission ticket in his hand and sighed.

"Are there still about seven or eight hundred people ahead of us..." Xiaobai muttered to himself, "This queue feels even more torturous than when we queued to build special ship girls before..."

"Huh? Admiral, speaking of which... now that the Admiral's Guild has fenced off this place, entry and exit require the Admiral's Guild's permission. So, when the research and construction machine is almost finished, who will be responsible for the final construction?" Changchun suddenly remembered something important and asked Xiaobai, "In that case, wouldn't it be impossible to have a fair competition for the research ship girls?"

"Huh? That makes sense..." Xiaobai was just realizing it.

However, before Xiaobai could even speak with Changchun, a woman's voice rang out beside him.

"This issue has already been raised. The Admiral's Guild stated that once the research and construction machine reaches 70% completion, they will no longer restrict the movement of people. At that time, whoever isn't afraid of losing face can go to the sea, strip naked, and feed the research and construction machine."

The sound came suddenly.

Xiaobai and the ship girls were all stunned. They turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound.

Nearby, a female admiral with a camera around her neck, round glasses on her nose, and a black ponytail was waving to them in a friendly manner.

...I don't recognize this person.

Xiao Bai looked at the female admiral with a strange expression.

In this situation, is it even possible for someone to take the initiative to greet me?

Is she not afraid of Admiral Ke Yuan's retaliation?

Or... is she someone else's spy sent to observe him?

Xiao Bai seemed to be deep in thought.

The female admiral walked forward with an air of familiarity. She first glanced at Changchun and Anshan, then smiled at Xiaobai.

"Hello, Admiral Lu Lin, nice to meet you!"

"Hello, may I ask who you are, sister...?"

"My name is Ning Lu, and I'm an admiral!" The female admiral walked up to Xiao Bai and his group, stared at Xiao Bai's face, and revealed a bright yet mysterious smile.

"What a coincidence, I'm also an admiral," Xiaobai said with a smile to the female admiral named Ning Lu.

"Hahaha, that's hilarious! Admiral Lu Lin, you're so funny!" Ning Lu laughed heartily, extending her hand to Xiao Bai. "It's a pleasure to meet you!"

"..." Xiaobai reached out and shook hands with Ning Lu.

Ning Lu's palms were cool to the touch, her fingers were slender, her skin was soft, and her fingerprints were delicate.

It has a unique and comfortable feel.

Xiaobai has an unconscious attraction to girls who feel comfortable to touch.

“Admiral Ning Lu, you seem a little different from the other admirals,” Xiao Bai said.

Chapter 2810 Paparazzi

The female admiral named "Ning Lu" who was talking to Xiao Bai and the other two looked like any ordinary human girl you could find anywhere in human society—plain and unremarkable.

Ning Lu's face isn't actually bad-looking, and her figure isn't bad either.

Strictly speaking, Ning Lu's face is the kind that is pleasing to the eye and quite attractive over time. She is also quite tall, and the curves of her body under her admiral's uniform can barely reveal some feminine charm.

However, Ning Lu's standard is purely from a human aesthetic perspective.

Ning Lu didn't have the unforgettable beauty of Governor Lin Qing, nor the overly voluptuous figure of Admiral Nan Xing. She was just a perfectly normal-looking female admiral, so normal that she would disappear into a crowd in the blink of an eye or if she lost focus.

The word "ordinary" is the most fitting description for Ning Lu.