Elder brother's garrison

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"I remember you escorted your companions back to the Admiral's Guild, didn't you? How come you're here at my doorstep so soon?" Little White walked out with a smile, and slowly said as she stood in front of Ticonderoga.

"Ah... I have to thank the Admiral for this... oh no, thank you, Guild Master..." Ticonderoga immediately placed his hands in front of him and bowed to Shiro. "We just returned to the guild. On the Admiral's advice, we sent our unconscious companions to the Admiral's Guild's ship girl repair pool. Sure enough... after entering the repair pool, their injuries began to heal. Although it will take another day for them to fully recover, they woke up very quickly."

"Yes, it's good that they've woken up." Xiaobai nodded, then suddenly became curious, "Oh...by the way, did you ask them about what happened inside the Black Tower?"

“Yes, we asked!” Ticonderoga said immediately, speaking earnestly, “Regarding what happened inside the Black Tower, they told us about their experience—after being sucked into the Black Tower, they were transported to a very vast and very clean sea. At first, there was nothing there, but soon a speech bubble with mysterious symbols appeared next to them, followed by a large amount of deep sea.”

"and then?"

"Then... they were constantly fighting the Abyssal Fleet. They handled the first four waves of Abyssal Fleet without any problems, but after the fifth wave appeared, a bizarre Abyssal Fleet combining a mechanical fish and a human girl appeared in the middle of the arena. The strength of that Abyssal Fleet boss was beyond the capabilities of the three light cruisers. The three of them simply couldn't hold on and collapsed," Ticonderoga said. "After collapsing, they lost consciousness and didn't wake up until the Admiral's Guild's ship girl repair pool."

“Oh…I see.” Little White nodded and smiled at Ticonderoga, saying, “It seems that everyone encounters similar enemies in the Black Tower. This information is useful to me. Thank you.”

"It would be best if it could help the Admiral!" Ticonderoga breathed a sigh of relief when she heard what Shiro said, and then said with peace of mind.

"It's a rare treat for you to come all this way, why don't you come in and have a look around?" Xiao Bai pointed behind him.

"Ah? Is that alright!" Ticonderoga was pleasantly surprised, but looking at the crack in the open temporary naval base door, she quickly lowered her head regretfully. "Admiral, um... although I really want to go, I'm very sorry, I actually have to go back to the Admiral's Guild. My two companions there are still taking care of the three in the repair pool..."

"It's okay, come whenever you have time," Xiaobai said to Ticonderoga. "Everyone in your team is the same."

Ticonderoga looked up with great honor, nodded to Little White, and then bowed to him.

"Thank you very much for today!" Ticonderoga said.

"It was nothing. You are my ship girls, and it's my responsibility to protect you," Xiaobai said.

Xiao Bai's words were just a polite remark, but for some reason, they seemed to subtly excite Ticonderoga. Ticonderoga's cheeks flushed slightly, and she didn't dare to look Xiao Bai in the eye. She simply responded softly and then nodded.

"Admiral... this is fruit I bought on my way here... um... this is my first time giving a gift... I'm not quite sure what the steps are..." Ticonderoga took out a fruit basket from his ship equipment space and carefully handed it to Shiro. "Anyway... um... thank you very much!"

“…I’ll take it.” Xiaobai smiled as she looked at the price tags still attached to the fruit basket, then reached out and took the basket.

Ticonderoga breathed a sigh of relief. She immediately took two steps back, then bowed to Little White again, and finally turned and jogged towards the road in the distance, disappearing at the end of the street in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Bai picked up the fruit basket, pinched the label, and glanced at it.

"Hmm...1288 yuan...this fruit basket is too expensive." Xiaobai took off the tag from the fruit basket, then smiled slightly and carried the fruit basket back to the temporary garrison.

Inside the temporary garrison, Chao Da and Zheng were cautiously waiting for Xiao Bai.

"Super Yamato, let's go write the sea area report first." After returning to the temporary naval base, Shiro picked up the fruit basket in his hand and turned to Super Yamato, saying, "Since we've already received gifts as thanks, we should still be more serious about our work."

"Okay..." Chao Da nodded, letting out a slight sigh of relief.

Chapter 3943 Returning Home, and Leaving Home

When Xiaobai returned to the temporary naval base's dormitory building with Chao Yamato, carrying the fruit basket given to her by Ticonderoga, Nia had already gathered a group of the base's main ship girls in the square below the dormitory building, preparing to set off to conquer the Black Tower.

The ship girls at Nia's Naval Base seem to have already learned about the changes in the 8-4 sea area and have also learned about the existence of the Black Tower through Nia's personal account. At this moment, these ship girls are rubbing their hands together, full of enthusiasm and fighting spirit, looking excited and ready to show their skills after the 8-4 sea area is unsealed.

When the ship girls saw Shiro and Super Yamato, they all greeted Shiro.

"Admiral Lu Lin! You're back!"

"Admiral Lu Lin, thank you for the notification. We will do our best!"

"We will definitely take down the Black Tower in the 8-4 sea area!"

"Admiral Lu Lin, it's been a long time!"

"..."

The cheerful and friendly voices of the ship girls lingered in her ears, making Xiaobai feel much more relaxed and happy. She smiled and waved to the ship girls before stopping next to Nia.

"Nia, you have to keep up the good work after the 8-4 sea area is unsealed," Xiaobai said to Nia.

"Little White, don't worry, we'll do our best!" Nia nodded immediately to Little White. As she spoke, her gaze suddenly fell on the fruit basket Little White was carrying, and she couldn't help but become curious. "Eh... Little White, what's that in your hand...?"

"Ah, this?" Xiaobai held up the fruit basket in her hand and smiled at Nia. "I rescued a few ship girls in the 8-4 sea area before. This is a thank-you gift they just brought to me."

"Ah! I see!" Nia immediately smiled knowingly. "Little White, you're still as popular with the ship girls as ever!"

"Want to eat some fruit together?" Xiaobai asked with a smile, pointing to the fruit basket.

"Hmm... let's skip the daytime today. Xiaobai, don't you still have to write the sea area report? I'll stay down here and wait for news. I'll come back tonight!" Nia looked at Xiaobai with some interest, but after thinking for a moment, she shook her head and said to Xiaobai with regret in her eyes.

If she could, Nia would love to stay by Xiaobai's side 24/7, not even for a minute.

This statement is not an exaggeration at all.

Although these thoughts were a bit heavy, Nia truly longed to stay by Xiaobai's side forever, to be together with him whether it was eating, sleeping, bathing, or even during inconvenient times.

Nia just loves Little White so much.

but……

Nia also knew one thing.

That is, Xiaobai's abilities are extraordinary, and her schedule is extremely busy. In comparison, Nia herself is just an ordinary female admiral.

While she might indeed be considered somewhat attractive from a human aesthetic perspective, and as an admiral... she also possessed some achievements and a naval base that would be considered decent by ordinary people, in terms of looks, Nia felt she was still far inferior to Xiaobai's married ships. As for her naval base and its assets, those were merely gifts Xiaobai had casually bestowed upon her on a whim, making it even less likely to attract Xiaobai's attention.

Therefore, Nia knew that Xiaobai couldn't always have time to spend with her. If she clung to Xiaobai too much, although Xiaobai might indulge her tantrums in the short term, over time, once the novelty wore off, Xiaobai might start to think she was a troublesome woman…

Although Xiaobai has never shown such emotions before, Nia can't even imagine the day when Xiaobai will find herself a nuisance...

Nia felt that if that day ever came, she probably wouldn't survive.

Therefore, Nia chose to maintain this delicate "balance".

This was the most precious thing that Luo Lian imparted to her with utmost seriousness on the night before she left Chapter Eight.

—"The Textbook on How to Properly Stick with a Beginner!"

When Xiaobai needs private space, she will "sensibly" keep some distance from Xiaobai, giving Xiaobai plenty of time to do what she needs to do. She will never disturb Xiaobai or become a burden to Xiaobai. Only when Xiaobai is not so busy will she try to appear and get close to Xiaobai.

—However, a novice like me definitely wouldn't know these things.

On Xiaobai's side, seeing that Nia declined his invitation after a moment's thought, Xiaobai was slightly surprised.

"Ah... well, I see... alright then." Xiaobai nodded, carrying the fruit basket. "Then we can eat together after Nia gets off work."

"I'll definitely be back after get off work!" Nia clenched her fist and said very seriously.

"Okay, it's a date then." Xiaobai smiled and nodded in agreement.

After saying goodbye to Nia and her main ship girls, Xiaobai went up to the dormitory building with Chao Yamato and returned to the dormitory she hadn't been back to for a while.

Xiao Bai opened her dormitory room door, placed the fruit basket on her desk, and looked around the room.

Although Xiaobai hadn't been back for two weeks, her dorm room was still clean and bright. All the items were in the same way as when she left, and the floors and windows were sparkling clean. The furniture, such as the bed, was folded neatly, and not a speck of dust had accumulated in the room. It didn't look like it had been neglected for two weeks at all.

"When I wasn't in Chapter 8, was someone always coming to clean this place?" Xiaobai asked Chaodahe.

"Yes." Chao Da nodded repeatedly.

"I'm so sorry to have troubled you all," Xiaobai said gratefully.

"It's not really troublesome..." After hearing Xiaobai's words, Chaoda hesitated slightly, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

“Actually, many people come to clean your room every day,” Chao Yamato said to Xiaobai. “Generally, the Admiral’s room only needs to be cleaned once every three days, but during the Admiral’s absence, at least three people come in to clean it every day. Many people even have to queue up outside to get a number in order to have their Admiral’s room cleaned.”

"Isn't it?"

"Very much so."

"...Who are they?"

“There are many people, including the ship girls from Admiral Nia’s family.” Super Yamato thought for a moment, “Besides them, there is Admiral Nia, Akagi from the Deep Sea, and the ship girls from our naval base.”

"They've really worked hard..." Xiaobai murmured with a subtle expression. She didn't think much of it, but simply pulled out the desk and chair in the dormitory and slowly sat down. "Hmm... In short, let's finish writing the Black Tower investigation report for the Admiral's Guild first."

"Admiral, is there anything I can do for you?" Chao Yamato stepped forward.

"Why don't you rest on my bed for a while?" Xiaobai turned her head and smiled at Chaoda.

“Okay…” Chao Dahe and Xiao Bai looked at each other, nodded blankly, and then walked to the bed behind Xiao Bai. She sat down carefully with her legs together and her hands on her thighs.

The room quickly fell silent.

Apart from faint breathing sounds, no other sounds came from the large room.

Xiao Bai sat at his desk, bent down and took out a document of an office report from the drawer under the desk. Then he picked up a pen, took a deep breath, and focused his attention on the report, writing furiously.

The sound of pen nibs scraping against paper echoed in Xiaobai's dormitory.

The investigation report on the Black Tower was definitely not written casually.

After all, the existence of the Black Tower involves many things. Even though Xiaobai is the president of the Admiral Guild in Chapter 8, she still needs to pay attention to the clear structure, logical organization, and objectivity when writing the investigation report. The information about the origin of the Black Tower and the various information inside the tower must be detailed, accurate, and without omissions. The final conclusions and judgments must be comprehensive, thorough, and consistent with reason and facts. Generally speaking, this requires professional document workers to strictly check the materials, proofread, review, and carefully write for several days to complete.

But who is Xiaobai? She can finish the official business of a garrison in an hour, and writing a correct and rigorous investigation report without drafting is not difficult for her.

More than ten minutes passed.

Xiao Bai finished writing the investigation report in one go. Then, looking at the thick stack of papers in front of her, she breathed a sigh of relief and put the ballpoint pen, whose tip was getting hot, back into the black pen holder on the table.

"Hmm... this should be fine, hopefully there are no typos."

Xiaobai spoke softly, but she didn't check it. She just picked up the report and looked back at Chaodahe.

During the ten-odd minutes that Xiaobai was writing the Black Tower report, Chaoda remained in his previous sitting posture on the bed, motionless.

Sunlight shone on the super-sized swan, casting play of light and shadow on its tall and undulating form.

Upon seeing Shiro stand up, Yamato immediately looked over.

"Admiral, is it finished?" Chao Yamato asked.

"Okay, it's finished." Xiaobai shook the Black Tower report in his hand, then said to Chao Yamato, "Chao Yamato, let's go back to the Admiral's Guild and give this to Miss Yingying."

“Okay.” Chao Dahe immediately stood up.

It's just a report to deliver; it's fine for one person or two to go back.

Anyway, since Super Large has teleportation capabilities, it only takes her a few minutes to go back and come back.

However, Xiaobai thought that what she was in charge of this time was a major matter concerning Chapter 8, and there were probably a lot of people in the guild waiting for her Black Tower report. If she didn't show up when she submitted the report, it wouldn't be proper from a etiquette standpoint. So Xiaobai decided to go back with Chaodahe.

Thinking this, Xiaobai and Chao Yamato went to the food warehouse of the temporary naval base. The two took a teleportation vortex from the food warehouse and returned to the guild hall of the Admiral's Guild.

Chapter 3944 Croak! I will fight against the forces of evil!

Back on the top floor of the guild in Chapter 8, when Xiaobai emerged from the teleportation vortex, she was holding the documents in her arms when she suddenly chuckled.

"puff."

"Admiral, what's wrong?"

As Chao Da and Zheng walked out of the teleportation vortex with Xiao Bai, Chao Da was in a daze. She absentmindedly raised her hand and closed the teleportation vortex. Hearing Xiao Bai's laughter, she came back to her senses and turned to look at Xiao Bai in confusion.

“I was just thinking, since we have to come back when we submit the sea area report, why didn’t we just go back to the Admiral’s Guild to write the report in the first place?” Xiaobai said to Chao Yamato. “Wouldn’t it be a waste of time to go back to the temporary naval base like this?”

"This..." Chao Dahe hadn't expected Xiao Bai to be thinking about this. She stood there for a moment, then tentatively asked Xiao Bai, "...Maybe...writing in the dorm would be more comfortable?"

"Yeah, that makes sense."

Xiao Bai nodded with a smile.

Xiao Bai and Chao Dahe left the top floor and returned to the lobby on the first floor, arriving at Luo Yingying's office.

When Xiaobai stood in front of Luo Yingying's office, she could clearly feel that Luo Yingying's office was much more lively than when she had been there before.

Inside the office, the sounds of documents turning over rose and fell, the rapid and forceful tapping of keyboards filled the air, and the telephone rang incessantly. Occasionally, a voice would issue urgent and frequent orders. All the sounds, mixed with the clattering of footsteps, resembled a noisy ocean.

Xiao Bai opened the office door a crack and looked inside.

Luo Yingying was seen typing incessantly on her office computer, while simultaneously holding a landline phone receiver between her shoulder and ear, talking to the person on the other end of the line while her eyes remained fixed on the computer screen.

Shenying flew rapidly behind Luo Yingying, sorting through various documents. Although she didn't seem as busy as Luo Yingying, the documents in the office were piled up like mountains, far too many to fit on a single desk. To organize these documents, Shenying had to walk around the small mountain of documents on the floor, her hands almost blurring with movement. The crisp sound of high heels that Xiaobai had heard earlier was coming from her feet.

Xiaobai looked at the two people in the office, coughed softly, and knocked on the open door with her finger.

Inside the office, Luo Yingying, who was arranging work, suddenly stopped. She immediately looked up at the door, and her eyes widened the moment she saw Xiaobai standing there.

"President? What brings you here?"

"Hello... Did I disturb your work?" Xiaobai walked into the office carrying documents.

"Ah...no, no, no!" Luo Yingying was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook her head. She then took the landline phone from her shoulder and said to Xiaobai, "President, I was just in contact with the publicity department to arrange for the release of information about Black Tower on the Admiral Forum and the Chapter 8 website, as well as the task of hiring a group of people to stabilize public opinion. Do you want to take on this task?"

"I'll pass on that." Xiaobai immediately shook her head and smiled at Luo Yingying, "I'm just here to submit a report on the sea area. You can handle the rest."

"Sea area report? From the Black Tower?" Luo Yingying was startled upon hearing the words "sea area report." "President, you've already finished writing it?"

“Yes, it took a while…” Xiaobai nodded and handed the documents in her arms to Luo Yingying. “They’re right here. Can you check if I’ve missed anything?”