Elder brother's garrison

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“…Um…” Chao Da awkwardly lowered his head.

"But then again," Xiaobai said with a smile, changing the subject, "it's been so long, it's time to start thinking about making you a permanent employee."

"Promoted to a permanent position?" Chao Dahe was taken aback.

“Yes.” Xiaobai opened her wallet again, but instead of taking out cash, she took out a brightly colored bank card and handed it to Chaodahe. “Here you go, Chaodahe, this will be your salary card from now on.”

"My salary card..." Chao Da looked blankly at the bank card Xiao Bai handed over.

"You should learn to spend some money too... buy things you like, eat foods you like," Xiaobai said to Chaoda with a smile, "like soy milk or something."

"Soy milk!"

“Yes, douzhi (fermented mung bean juice).” Xiaobai nodded with a smile. “If you want to drink it in the future, just teleport here and go downstairs to buy it.”

Chao Da quickly reached out his hands and carefully accepted the salary card that Xiao Bai handed over.

Chao Dahe stared at his salary card, his innocent eyes shining as if he were looking at some treasure.

After finishing distributing the salary cards and cash, Xiaobai clapped his hands and smiled at the two people in front of him.

"Okay, everything's fine now. Let's go out."

The bedroom door opens.

Chao Da and He ran almost non-stop to the entrance, put on their shoes, pushed open the door, and ran out.

Hancock walked into the living room alone, his expression somewhat subtle.

"Hey, you guys came out so fast! What did the Admiral say to you? Where's Super Yamato?"

"She probably went downstairs to buy soy milk."

"Oh..." The ship girls nodded without saying anything, then patted the empty sofa seat. "Come on, come on! The TV series is about to start!"

At the ship girl's enthusiastic invitation, Hancock sat on the sofa and started watching TV.

Xiaobai walked into the living room, stood to the side with a smile, and watched the ship girls discussing the content of the TV series with great interest.

"This TV series is so interesting!"

"Yeah, but I'm a little confused why the camera always seems to focus on the female lead's chest and thighs. And the buttons on her blouse always seem to be undone..."

That's just how things are these days.

"These kinds of TV shows are entertaining to watch, but the ones that Shropshire Sister used to make were much better."

"..."

Less than ten minutes later, Super Big and his dejected body opened the door and came back.

Xiaobai looked at the empty Tetsuya in his hand with some curiosity.

"Super Yamato, what's wrong?"

“Admiral…” Chao Da pitifully took out his bank card, “The douzhi shop downstairs only accepts cash and QR code transfers… they don’t accept cards.”

He looked so big and frail, as if he had been bullied and was about to cry.

"Uh..." Xiaobai smiled awkwardly at Chaodahe. She stepped forward and pushed Chaodahe's bank card into her hand. "It's okay. We can go to the bank together tomorrow and withdraw some money for you."

"Thank you, Admiral!"

Overwhelmed with emotion, he hugged Xiaobai tightly.

……

Later, Xiaobai and his group stayed in Kyoto for a few more days.

Over the past few days, Xiaobai and his group have visited some of Kyoto's famous tourist attractions. During this time, Xiaobai also visited the Pure White Wings Mercenary Group a few times to check on Commander Lin's recent health.

Since Xiaobai cured his chronic illness, Commander Lin's health has improved day by day. Every time Xiaobai visits him, he sees Commander Lin diligently writing in his office, looking very energetic. However, if there's anything to complain about, it's that Commander Lin seems reluctant to erase the runes Xiaobai wrote on his forehead. As a result, no matter what he does, there's a large tally mark written with a brush on his head, which looks quite strange to people.

Overall, setting aside a few minor issues, the situation in Pure White Wings is generally stable and improving.

Commander Lin even promised Xiaobai repeatedly that even if Lin Yueyue established a garrison in the future, they would continue to protect and manage this free restoration pool for decades to come, passing on Xiaobai's blessings.

Commander Lin seems capable of working steadily for several more decades, so Xiaobai won't have to worry about personnel management issues at the repair pool during this time.

Xiaobai's trip to Kyoto was unexpectedly enjoyable.

Several days passed, and the day arrived when Xiaobai and his group left Kyoto to build the next teleportation anchor point.

After learning about this, almost all the ship girls of the Pure White Wings Mercenary Group and Commander Lin rushed to the entrance of the high-speed rail station, filling the empty reception room of the station with liveliness and crowds.

"Admiral Lu Lin, we will miss you!" Commander Lin said goodbye to Xiao Bai with emotion, the tally mark on his forehead shining brightly.

"Commander Lin, we really didn't need so many people to see us off..." Xiao Bai looked around awkwardly.

"It's alright, we're all volunteers!" Commander Lin said again, then looked at Hancock next to Xiaobai, "Hancock! I hope you live a happy life from now on!"

“Yes, Commander.” Hancock nodded.

"Hey! From now on, please don't call me Commander anymore, just call me Uncle Lin!" Commander Lin said, moved.

“Okay, Uncle Lin.” Hancock changed his tune, his expression softening considerably.

The ship girls of the Pure White Wings mercenary group waved their handkerchiefs and said goodbye.

"Waaaaah, Hancock, you have to come back more often when you have time!"

"Your sisters will miss you, waaaaah!"

"..."

Hancock bowed to the ship girls with pure white wings to say goodbye.

The train station was bustling with activity. Occasionally, staff members would pass by and stare in astonishment at the large group of beautiful and slender ship girls gathered there.

The train was about to pull into the station, and Xiaobai waved goodbye to Commander Lin.

Commander Lin looked at Xiaobai with reluctance. After waving goodbye to the ship girls behind Xiaobai, he suddenly seemed to have discovered something and asked curiously.

"Oh, by the way, Admiral Lu Lin, I've actually been wanting to ask you something... isn't that pink-haired ship girl with twin tails who was with you earlier coming with you?"

"You mean Yubari? She's planning to stay here," Shiro said with a smile. "After all, she has a job she likes here."

"Ah... I see..." Commander Lin paused for a moment, then suddenly said with some emotion, "It seems that we are not the only ones who have to feel the pain of parting... My daughter is also in a very far place, and I haven't seen her for a long time."

"..." Xiaobai smiled, neither confirming nor denying.

Actually, if Chao Dahe were here, she could take Yubari back to the naval base in the time it would take her to run here every day to buy fresh soy milk.

Shiro's desire to see Yubari has nothing to do with how far away she is.

However, seeing Commander Lin's moved expression, as if he had been through it all, Xiao Bai didn't say anything to discourage him, but instead tacitly agreed to it.

After bidding farewell to Commander Lin, Xiaobai led the ship girls into the train station and disappeared inside.

Commander Lin and the ship girls did not leave immediately. Although they could not see the train depart with their naked eyes, they all offered their heartfelt blessings as they listened to the rumbling sounds of the train entering and leaving the station.

……

The train station fell silent.

After a while.

Just as Commander Lin took a deep breath, preparing to lead the ship girls back to base for work, a clear and surprised voice rang out.

"Huh?? Dad??!"

Upon hearing the voice, Commander Lin was immediately stunned, and then he looked in astonishment toward the exit.

At the exit of the train station, a young and energetic girl with long black hair was carrying a suitcase and looking at them in surprise.

Upon seeing this girl, not only Commander Lin, but also all the ship girls behind him widened their eyes.

"Hey! Isn't this Miss Yueyue?!"

"Yes, yes, I've seen the group leader's picture, Miss Yueyue looks just like that!"

"Miss Yueyue is back??"

The ship girls exclaimed in surprise.

Commander Lin was completely dumbfounded.

"Hey hey?? Dad?? You you you... how did you all know I was coming back?! I wanted to give you a surprise!" Lin Yueyue dragged her suitcase and ran up, looking at everyone with surprise and curiosity. "Dad! Really, where did you find out about this?!"

"Ah, this..." Commander Lin stared blankly at his daughter, "You, how did you get back?"

"Huh? I specifically asked for leave from school!" Lin Yueyue said, "When I called you before, it sounded like something was wrong with you, Dad. It seemed like you were hiding a lot of things from me, and I came back because I was worried... Sigh, is everything actually alright?"

"Um... well... not really..."

"Oh dear, what's wrong?"

"...Yueyue, actually, we didn't come to pick you up."

"Huh? Then what were you doing at the train station?"

"..." Commander Lin glanced awkwardly at the wide-eyed ship girls behind him, then whispered to Lin Yueyue, "Actually, it's because of the admiral who helped you back then..."

Lin Yueyue listened to what Commander Lin said.

A few seconds passed.

Lin Yueyue gasped instantly, her pupils dilating in shock.

"Wh-what?!?! I-I-I-I... I actually missed something so important!!!"

"No"

Inside the train station, the girl's desperate cries echoed throughout almost half of Kyoto.

Chapter 3452 Buying a House

The train carrying Xiaobai and his companions departed Kyoto, passing through mountains and rivers, heading south, and arrived at the next stop for laying the teleportation network just two days later.

The train slowly came to a stop in an unnamed small town by the sea.

When the train arrived at the station, there were very few pedestrians and tourists on board.

"Ding-dong, dear passengers, this train is on line xxx, and our next stop is xx city..."

The voice announcements on the train, which were usually crystal clear for every station, became slightly muffled when they came to the name of the small town in front of us. It was as if even a mechanical voice had a one in ten thousand chance of making a mistake, or perhaps it was intentional.

"We've arrived! We've arrived!"

On the train, as the scenery outside the window slowly came to a stop, Changchun pulled Xiaobai to her feet, and the other ship girls carried their luggage and headed off the train.

At the very back of the group was Hancock, who was empty-handed. Compared to the admirals and ship girls in front of her who seemed to be on vacation, Hancock looked somewhat puzzled. She followed the group in front of her while looking around, and even after getting off the train and standing on the concrete tiles of the train station, she was still frowning and looking at the train in front of her with a puzzled expression.

"Admiral, where is this?" Hancock turned his gaze back to Little White at the front of the group and asked.

"This is an unnamed little town." Xiaobai smiled and turned her gaze over.

“A nameless little town…” Hancock looked somewhat bewildered. She glanced back at the train behind her, her gaze lingering on the open doors of each carriage. “Are we the only ones getting off at this station?”

Along the way, Hancock followed the train through dozens of cities. Passengers and tourists got on and off the train, and the carriages were sometimes crowded and sometimes sparse. But this time, at the nameless town station, the entire station was deserted from the moment the train arrived. There were no tourists getting on and off the train, and it was only his group who got off. This was the first time Hancock had ever seen such a situation.

If our group hadn't been getting off at this station, this nameless little town would probably have been the entire train driven straight through without stopping at all.

Hancock thought about it with a touch of exaggeration.

Hearing Hancock's words and seeing the pure confusion on her face, Xiaobai and her group slowed their pace slightly before smiling.

"Hancock, yes, that's how it is here."

"This is such a special little place that people who are not related to this place will almost never have any connection with this small city."

"Because there's a big secret in this city."

As everyone explained, Hancock's confusion deepened, but she didn't ask any more questions. She simply nodded silently and followed the group.

Hancock is like that; she doesn't mind when she finds the answer to questions she'll eventually know anyway.

Since the admiral chose to bring her here, he wouldn't hide anything from her.

As for the secrets of this city... I just need to stay obediently by the admiral's side and watch.

Carrying their luggage, the group walked through the ticket gates of the train station and left the station under the peculiar gaze of the ticket inspectors, arriving on the streets of the small town.

The streets of the small town look like any other ordinary, everyday town.

The streets are filled with ordinary little shops, along with residential buildings mixed in with the shops. There are a few pedestrians on the road, and occasionally a van drives by, and a food delivery guy rides by on a motorcycle. The air is filled with an ordinary and peaceful atmosphere.

"Ah, this feeling is so familiar."