Elder brother's garrison

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"Akashi, how many pieces of jewelry are there in here?" Shiro asked.

"To answer the Admiral, there are a total of 502 cat designs." Akashi raised a hand to her brow and saluted Shiro. "They were all painstakingly carved by Akashi, one by one!"

"Over five hundred...that's amazing..." Xiaobai's expression changed drastically in an instant. "I thought you only had a few dozen at most..."

"Akashi never misses an opportunity to make money, meow!" Akashi said immediately, stepping forward. "Admiral, are you going to settle the bill, meow? Akashi is open to any level of quality inspection. When settling the bill, will you pay in cash or by card, meow?"

"...Let's skip the quality inspection." Xiaobai smiled at Mingshi, then casually picked up a piece of jewelry, weighed it in her palm, and said, "Mingshi, I highly approve of your craftsmanship and character. You're not the kind of person who would cut corners in a place like this."

"Akashi wouldn't do anything to ruin her own reputation, meow." Upon hearing this, Akashi immediately put her hands on her hips. "After all, Akashi has a long life ahead of her, and she wants to earn more and more money for a much longer time, meow. Repeat customers and reputation are what Akashi values ​​most, meow!"

“That makes sense.” Xiaobai nodded to Akashi, smiled, and took out her Chapter 8 guild leader card, handing it to Akashi. “Hmm… then swipe the card.”

This president's card from Chapter 8 also functions as a personal bank card.

Actually, when Xiaobai took on the task of exploring Chapter 8, he heard from Admiral Haoding that after successfully exploring Chapter 8, the newbie garrison, as the biggest contributor, would enjoy the revenue dividends of the overall operation of Chapter 8 for a long time.

Xiaobai hadn't really researched the specific amounts of those revenue-generating privileges, but these resources, money, and merits were indeed constantly being transferred to Xiaobai's account.

At first, Xiaobai would check the daily increase in the number on her guild leader card, savoring the joy of becoming a rich woman. But after a while, it became just another daily routine of changing numbers for her. She quickly lost interest and stopped paying attention. As for the exact amount of resources and money accumulated in her guild leader card to this day, Xiaobai had no idea. But since she conquered Chapter 8, almost all the expenses of the garrison that passed through her hands were paid directly from this card, and it never ran out of money.

Akashi took Shiro's student council president card and ran to the card reader to activate it.

Xiao Bai wasn't idle either; she reached into the cardboard box, took out a few pieces of jewelry, and fiddled with them for a bit.

Don't let Akashi's greedy appearance fool you... her jewelry is actually world-class. I was worried that with so many pieces made, there might be some mass-produced issues with the design, but the truth is, I don't need to worry about that at all. Akashi's jewelry always falls into two categories: "exquisite" or "custom-made exquisite." And none of her more than 500 pieces are the same.

Akashi... she really touched Shiro deeply.

When Shiro put the jewelry back in the cardboard box, she noticed that Yoyo looked at her hands for a while.

"Hmm? Super Yamato, do you like this?" Shiro accurately located the silver necklace that Super Yamato had just glanced at a few times and asked Super Yamato.

"Ah...no, no..." Chao Dahe paused for a moment, then immediately shook her head.

"Hmm..." Shiro stared at Super Yamato's face for a while, then smiled slightly and waved to Super Yamato, "Super Yamato, come here, bend down."

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Super Big and Da stared blankly at Little White's smiling face, but still subconsciously obeyed Little White's instructions and bent down slightly.

Xiao Bai picked up the necklace, stood on tiptoe, and tied it around her enormous, swan-like white neck.

"Hmm, it looks good." Xiaobai gently stroked the necklace pendant on Chaoda's chest, her fingertips sliding across Chaoda's chest, and looked up with a smile as she spoke.

"Admiral... this is for the Deep Sea Taihou and the others... would it be inappropriate for me to take it..." Chao Yamato felt the delicate touch of Shiro's palm sliding across her chest, her face slightly flushed, and she looked away.

"It's alright, it's just a necklace. Akashi can continue making the rest..." Xiaobai moved her hand away from Chaodahe and smiled at him. "If you like, I'll have Akashi make a few more that are even prettier for you."

"Ah..." Chao Dahe looked blankly at him.

Just as Chao Da was about to reply, a pitiful cry suddenly came from deep within the convenience store.

"Waaaaaa meow"

"Meow?" Shiro looked into the depths of the convenience store and saw Akashi staggering out, carrying Shiro's guild leader card.

"Admiral, Admiral..."

"What's wrong, Akashi?"

"Admiral, this is bad, this is really bad!!!" Akashi held the card up to Shiro and said, "This bank card, it's malfunctioning, meow!"

"What's the problem?"

"It...the money inside is a terrifying number that Akashi has never even heard of before, meow!" Akashi slumped down in front of the counter with a thud, trembling as she held up the card. "And...and Akashi can actually withdraw real money from those numbers! How terrifying, how terrifying, meow..."

"Uh... then it shouldn't be a problem." Xiaobai smiled at Akashi, reached out and took the card, putting it into her bag. "Akashi, after we settle the bill, Chao Yamato and I will leave with these jewelry pieces... Remember to continue carving some more jewelry pieces later, we still need more than 2,500."

"Ming, I understand, meow..."

"Oh, right." Xiaobai held up another finger and said to Mingshi with a smile, "While you're at it, could you also customize some better rings and jewelry for me? Your skills have been getting better and better lately, so I'll share some with my family's wedding ships."

"Woooo..."

Akashi seemed to be taken aback by the money in Shiro's president card. She was a little depressed for a moment, but she still seemed to accept Shiro's reservation.

Xiaobai and Chaoda left the convenience store. Chaoda was carrying a cardboard box, his gaze constantly moving downwards, looking at the necklace pendant on his chest.

"Super Yamato, what are you thinking about?" Shiro asked, noticing that Super Yamato was lost in thought.

"...Admiral, isn't this too obvious?" Super Yamato asked Shiro.

"Huh? What's obvious?"

“This,” Chao Dahe gestured to the necklace on his chest.

"Isn't this just normal jewelry?" Xiaobai retorted.

"Oh..." Chao Da nodded silently, seemingly relieved.

When Xiaobai and Chaoda returned to the plaza, it was already surrounded by three or four layers of ship girls.

The ship girls chattered excitedly about the suddenly appearing deep-sea Taihou. When they saw Shiro and Super Yamato return to the plaza, they all greeted the two of them.

"Admiral! You're back!"

"Admiral, there are so many Abyssal Taihou over here! What's going on with them?!"

"Wow... such a strong deep-sea aura! I feel that even before we started exploring Chapter 8, the deep-sea aura wasn't this strong!"

"Hey! Wait a minute, there's the huge thing and the necklace around your neck..."

"I didn't see it last time I looked. Could it be the necklace the admiral just gave you?"

"Super Yamato, not bad!"

"Sigh, they're so loving..."

"..."

The topic of discussion among the ship girls inexplicably shifted from the Abyssal Taihou to the Super Yamato.

Chao Dahe suddenly felt immense pressure, and for a moment she lowered her head very low, looking at Xiaobai with a guilty look.

"Admiral...didn't you say...it wasn't obvious...?"

"Oh well, there's nothing I can do about this..." Xiaobai smiled at Chaoda.

Whether something is obvious or not is relative. Super-large and someone with outstanding looks and a tall, eye-catching figure, plus the fact that she usually wears almost no accessories other than the ring Xiaobai gave her, will quickly attract other people's attention no matter how much or how little she wears.

With her eyes closed, Chao Da listened to the congratulations and discussions from the ship girls around her. For a moment, she seemed to transform into a kettle, with bursts of hot air constantly rising from her head.

Xiaobai, along with Chaoda and the surrounding ship girls, greeted them a few times before walking into the plaza.

The hundreds of deep-sea giants in the square looked at Xiaobai. Xiaobai took the cardboard box from Chaoda and spoke to the deep-sea giants.

"Xiao Hong, come and distribute the deep-sea aura shielding devices. Each of you can take one of these pieces."

No sooner had Xiaobai finished speaking than a rumbling sound of footsteps rang out.

Upon hearing the mention of jewelry, the deep-sea phoenixes' eyes immediately lit up with a strong red light, and then they surged towards Shiro like a pack of silent, hungry wolves.

Little White was completely swallowed up by the deep-sea giant phoenixes almost instantly.

The next moment, she felt the cardboard box in her hands being completely taken away by countless hands.

Immediately afterwards, Xiaobai felt several hands secretly groping her butt.

Then Xiaobai was airborne for a few seconds before landing on the ground.

The crowd of Deep-Sea Phoenixes thundered into the center of the square, and one after another, they selected their favorite jewelry and put it on their necks, fingers, wrists, and hair...

Soon, the deep-sea aura that seemed poised to engulf the world gradually shrank and dissipated as each of the deep-sea phoenixes donned their jewelry, eventually vanishing without a trace.

Xiaobai looked at the deep-sea giants in front of her, who had become harmless after wearing jewelry, and then looked at the jewelry in the cardboard box not far away, which seemed to have only decreased by about one-fifth. She rubbed her forehead and let out a long sigh.

Although the deep-sea giants had no expression, they seemed quite content.

Xiaobai looked at Chaodahe.

"Super Yamato, we can continue transporting Little Red and the others from the deep-sea city."

Chapter 3799 First, Start with the Technology Tree

Akashi gave Shiro a total of 502 deep-sea aura shielding devices this time. Each of them is a beautiful piece of jewelry with extremely high-quality materials, excellent workmanship, and unique design. Apart from the necklace that Shiro chose to give to Yamato, there are a total of 501 deep-sea aura shielding devices.

These 500-plus deep-sea aura shielding devices... are enough for a newbie naval base to assemble a rudimentary deep-sea Taihou construction team.

So, Chaoda and others spent an entire afternoon transporting over four hundred more deep-sea phoenixes from the deep-sea city.

As darkness fell, Chaoda and his team worked intermittently, stopping and starting repeatedly, until they finally managed to gather more than 500 deep-sea giant phoenixes before the sun completely set.

buzzing...

After the last of the deep-sea phoenixes stepped out of the teleportation vortex and put on the last deep-sea aura shielding device, the plaza was now completely filled with countless female figures.

Looking at the throngs of people in the square, like a honeycomb, Xiaobai first helped the sweaty Chaodahe to the side to rest, then clapped her hands at the Deep Sea Taihou, attracting everyone's attention.

"Little red ones, look me in the eye! I have something to announce!"

Xiao Bai spoke up.

Wow————

As soon as Xiaobai finished speaking, the deep-sea giant phoenixes all turned their heads to look at Xiaobai. Because their movements were so synchronized and rapid, a strange sound, like an army preparing for battle, echoed in the air.

More than 500 deep-sea phoenixes were gathered in the square, lining up and looking at Xiaobai. Although the aura of the deep-sea dean on their bodies had been concealed, and they looked like harmless, innocent and cute girls, the scene of more than 500 girls with identical appearances, identical figures, and almost expressionless faces gathered together in silence still felt strangely eerie.

Especially the way these deep-sea giant phoenixes stared at Shiro—it subtly revealed a predatory, wolfish glint in their eyes…

Xiao Bai felt that this must be his imagination.

Xiaobai scratched her cheek with her finger and smiled shyly at the deep-sea giants.

"Well... actually, the thing is, I called you all here today because I need your help with something..."

Shiro briefly explained the rookie naval base's plan to build a missile range to the front-row Abyssal Taihou.

After hearing Xiaobai's idea, the deep-sea phoenixes blinked quietly. They didn't make any other movements, but instead lowered their heads and touched the various new pieces of jewelry on their bodies.

Although the deep-sea giants were suddenly called over by Shiro to work overtime, their reactions didn't seem to show any resistance.

"Can I entrust the construction of the missile test range to you?" Xiaobai asked the Deep Sea Phoenixes cautiously.

The square was quiet.

"..." The deep-sea giant phoenixes raised their heads and nodded to Shiro, indicating that there was absolutely no problem with the matter.

Seeing that the deep-sea giants had agreed, Shiro breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at them with peace of mind.

"Sigh... I'm relieved to have you guys handle this..."

Xiao Bai said sincerely.

Don't underestimate the number of these 500-plus deep-sea giants. Don't forget that each of them is an expert in infrastructure. Whether it's practical experience or team productivity, each of these deep-sea giants is equivalent to dozens or even hundreds of human workers. A mere missile test range is not a problem that cannot be accomplished by human power for these 500-plus deep-sea giants.

However... it seems that Xiaobai didn't consider one problem at all.

That is, although the deep-sea giants have sufficient production capacity and teamwork capabilities, and have rich experience in building structures and wonders... the construction of missile ranges involves large-scale tasks involving many knowledge areas that ordinary humans cannot access at all.

When the deep-sea giant phoenixes approached, tugged at Xiaobai's sleeve, and pulled out blank design drawings, looking at Xiaobai with innocent eyes and asking questions, Xiaobai immediately understood what they wanted to do.

"Uh...you mean...you need knowledge about building missile test ranges?" Xiaobai asked.

"..." The deep-sea phoenixes nodded in unison.

"...I understand, I get it."

Xiaobai rubbed her forehead, signaling the Deep Sea Taihou to wait there. Then she immediately turned and walked into the Admiral's office building, returning to her own Admiral's office.

Xiao Bai jogged back to the office, quickly pushed open the slightly ajar door, and called out to those inside.

"Lexington—"

"Xiaobai, you're up here."

Inside the admiral's office, Lexington sat on the sofa with a smile on her face, holding a teacup. A tea set was placed in front of her, and the aroma of tea filled the air.

"Lexington, does our naval base have any design blueprints for a missile range? Or any design theories we can refer to?" Xiaobai asked.

“Human armies do have quite a few missile ranges… but while the weapons of human armies and the ship equipment of ship girls are very similar, their principles and forms of expression are completely different. No other naval base or organization in the world has ever built a missile range specifically for ship girls.” Lexington put down her teacup and smiled at Xiaobai, “What’s wrong? Are Xiaohong and the others having trouble building it because they don’t have the blueprints for the missile range?”

"Uh... um..." Xiaobai stood there, scratching his head, looking a little embarrassed.

“After all, we’re helping future generations figure things out…” Lexington understood Xiaobai’s thoughts. She put her hands on her lap and said to Xiaobai with a smile, “Although there are no ready-made blueprints, Xiaobai, you can go and take a look at the computer on my desk first.”

"Hmm? Your desk?"