Elder brother's garrison

Speaking of which, the champion's glass trophy is still in Tirpitz's ship equipment space.

With the words "K,O" echoing in blood, Saratoga's character was brutally hammered away by Tirpitz and crashed miserably to the ground.

Speaking of which, Saratoga has never beaten Tirpitz since the one time Little White watched the game.

Even a fool would know that Tirpitz had let them win.

"A salted fish with a combat power of only one calf." Tirpitz turned his head and said to Saratoga.

His usual calm tone inexplicably fueled Sarato's anger.

“…One more round.” Saratoga gripped the controller tightly, gritting his teeth as if he wanted to crush it to pieces.

"Be gentle, it's going to break," Tirpitz warned, hearing the screeching sound of the handle in Saratoga's hand.

Tirpitz only took a pair of these controllers with him when he left home. If Saratoga breaks them, he'll only be able to play single-player mode from now on.

While constantly beating Saratoga is a bit boring, playing only against AI is even more boring.

"Okay." Saratoga took a deep breath and started another game.

"Oh, so this is a computer too." Enterprise then noticed the laptops in front of Tirpitz and Saratoga. Curious, she knelt down, crawled between Saratoga and Tirpitz, and peeked at the laptops.

Businesses have a curiosity as great as cats.

“Speaking of which, don’t companies have a lot of money? They could buy one of these laptops,” Xiaobai said.

"Oh, is that so? But I don't have any money on me right now," the company replied.

"Where did all the companies' money go?"

The salaries of world-class aircraft carrier ship girls are absolutely unimaginable for ordinary people. Ship girls like Enterprise, Saratoga, and Lexington earn several times more per month than Shiro.

Let alone buying a laptop, even buying a luxury car would only take a few months of saving.

"I left it in Yorktown," Enterprise replied, smiling without any suspicion. "After all, I was just going out to see the sights and didn't expect to bring any money. I ended up wandering around here with the Admiral without even realizing it."

"So what did you eat on the way?" Xiaobai asked curiously.

According to the company, Yorktown was quite far from where Xiaobai was staying, so it probably couldn't have been reached in just one or two days. What did the company eat along the way?

Even ship girls get hungry.

"Huh? There are a lot of restaurants along the way that have competitive eating contests. I'll go in and order a competitive eating set meal, and after I finish it, I don't have to pay. I can even take a picture with it," the company said with a smile.

"Where do you stay when you're resting?" Xiaobai asked worriedly again.

If a company has to live under a pedestrian bridge during its off-season because it's broke... thinking about the situation back then, Xiaobai feels quite sorry for them.

"There's even a small bonus if you finish the 'Big Eater' meal," the company replied. "Enough to stay in a hotel for a few days."

Well, Xiaobai took back her idea.

—Only companies in this world can survive with such tenacity.

"But that's precisely why, Admiral, could you lend me some money to buy a computer?" With that, Enterprise, her eyes gleaming, clasped her hands together and asked Shiro.

Perhaps due to the overprotective nature of the Yorktown and Bumblebee sisters, the company didn't know much about electronic technology products, but its feline curiosity still made it fall in love with the small and lightweight laptop.

"Sure, but what type do you want to buy for your business?" Xiaobai asked.

Since Xiaobai has more money than he can spend, lending some to businesses isn't a problem.

"Are these products categorized?" the company asked curiously.

"K, o!"

At this moment, Tirpitz, who had just finished off Saratoga, put down his controller, turned around and looked at Xiaobai: "Let's choose a gaming laptop."

"What do you mean by 'gaming laptop'?" the company asked.

"It's the kind of thing that's really powerful." Tirpitz didn't bother to explain too much to the company, so he used this rather general description.

"Oh! That's the one I'll take, Admiral! Please buy Enterprise a gaming laptop!" Enterprise looked at Xiaobai.

"...Well, I don't actually have any experience buying laptops. I'll ask Missouri and Hood later," Xiaobai said.

She became an admiral right after starting high school, so she didn't have much experience with laptops. However, after thinking about it carefully, she realized it might be time for her to get a laptop.

Since Missouri has been living in human society for a long time, picking out a laptop shouldn't be a problem, right?

"Me too," Saratoga chimed in at that moment.

"Me too." Saratoga repeated through gritted teeth, afraid that Xiaobai hadn't heard her clearly.

"Huh?" Xiaobai really didn't expect Saratoga to want a laptop.

“I want revenge.” Saratoga pointed to his own image being hammered to death on Tirpitz’s screen. “So I need to train.”

...It seems that even the detached and ascetic Saratoga has been provoked by Tirpitz's abuse.

“You can’t beat me in training either,” Tirpitz added. “Bring me that bag of chips.”

Tirpitz pointed to a bag of potato chips placed next to Saratoga.

Saratoga grabbed the bag of chips and shoved it into Tirpitz's arms.

“One more round,” Saratoga said.

"Sigh... the chips are going to break." Tirpitz muttered regretfully, but still started a game.

After promising to buy laptops for the ship girls, Xiaobai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Changchun, who was standing to the side, smiled and raised her little fist to massage Xiaobai's shoulder.

It's light and soft; although it probably doesn't have much stress-relieving effect, it's surprisingly comfortable.

"I'm not an old lady, I don't need a shoulder massage yet," Xiaobai said to Changchun with a smile. "Is Changchun also going to buy a computer?"

"I don't need it. I'm happy just watching Sister Sara and Sister Tirpitz playing together," Changchun replied with a smile.

As long as Changchun isn't in front of Fubuki and her destroyers, her personality always becomes incredibly angelic.

"Oh right, speaking of which, it's about time we practiced the Admiral Network." Xiaobai clapped his hands, looking eager to try it out.

Saratoga and Tirpitz, who were locked in a fierce battle with their controllers in front of their computers, froze as if a pause button had been pressed.

The company's pretty face also flushed red.

"Oh, Changchun, are you free?" Xiaobai asked Changchun.

"I...I...I...no...no..." Changchun hurriedly waved his hands, but his voice grew softer and softer, "...Yes, I'm free."

Xiaobai still doesn't quite understand how his admiral network will affect the ship girls.

Xiaobai thought that if he increased the power, the ship girls he was empowering would feel pain, but in reality, the ship girls' experience was quite unique.

It was a strange feeling of being overflowed with desire. For the ship girls, this feeling was subtle and somewhat comfortable, but also extremely shameful.

"Mu Yu told me to get familiar with my own admiral network as soon as possible, but I haven't even been able to control it properly yet..." Upon hearing Changchun's agreement, Xiaobai took Changchun's hand and sat down on the sofa, muttering to herself with some resentment, "I'm so sorry to have caused you so much trouble."

Simply running away from this problem won't work. Xiaobai could tell that his ship girls weren't too keen on practicing the Admiral Network with him, but he had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

"It's alright." Changchun nodded as Xiaobai held his hand. "Please feel free to experiment on Changchun."

Xiaobai was moved by Changchun's spirit of self-sacrifice.

Changchun is truly a little angel for Xiaobai!

"Ah, it's best not to go all out." Just then, Tirpitz interjected, "Her ship equipment is a bit more fragile than ours. It wouldn't be good if you messed it up."

Even if Changchun's combat power is exceptional, it is still a destroyer. Destroyers' ship equipment is much more fragile than that of aircraft carriers and battleships. If Saratoga can withstand the boost from Xiaobai's full power for two or three seconds, then a destroyer like Changchun might not even last half a second and would crash the moment Xiaobai goes full power.

"I won't blow it up," Xiaobai replied helplessly. "Besides, I'm not practicing my ability to enhance the network today."

"So what are you going to test?" Tirpitz asked.

"...The ability to seal ship equipment," Xiaobai replied softly.

Chapter 146 Little White Feels Something Strange at Night

Upon hearing Xiaobai's words, all the ship girls in the room couldn't help but turn their gazes towards her.

The ability to seal ship equipment is the deepest hidden ability in the admiral network, and it is on the same level as the ability of fake Ella to suppress ship girls. It is a special ability that surpasses the general admiral network.

It was by using this ability that Xiaobai sealed Richelieu's ship equipment when the Admiral Network was activated, which allowed Saratoga to subdue the fake Ella unharmed.

Mu Yu once said that Xiaobai's ability to seal ship girl equipment stems from the derivative effect of her massive admiral network.

In other words, this ability is definitely not something a normal person can possess.

"Then I'll begin," Xiaobai said, looking at Changchun, who was sitting upright in front of her.

Not many ship girls know about Xiaobai's sealing ability; there are no more than ten in the entire naval base. It's not that Xiaobai is deliberately hiding it from the ship girls, but rather that she feels it's not something worth spreading.

However, in order to facilitate communication, Xiaobai still told the ship girls who came out with her about her situation.

Changchun nodded somewhat nervously.

After receiving Changchun's agreement, Xiaobai closed her eyes.

Closing your eyes makes it easier to concentrate, which is a little trick that Xiaobai has learned recently.

She launched the Admiral Network.

A faint ripple spread from Xiaobai's hand and passed through Changchun's body.

"Dong dong."

Changchun could feel his heart skip two beats in that instant.

A strong sense of exhaustion welled up in Changchun's heart, and an emptiness, as if his soul had been ripped out, surged into his mind.

Feelings of weakness and exhaustion overwhelmed Changchun, causing her to collapse into Xiaobai's arms.

Then, the view in Changchun slowly turned dark.

Amidst the gasps of the surrounding ship girls, Changchun fainted.

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It was Monday again. Bai Yinwu looked at the lecture given by Teacher Li Shizhen on the stage with a sense of boredom and yawned softly.

History class is so boring.

Bai Yinwu flipped through the history book and couldn't help but think of that temporary teacher from before.

Teacher Lu has taken another week off since she brought the ship girls last time.

"It's Teacher Li teaching this class again," Chu Liuji muttered to himself.

Compared to the serious and rigid teacher Li Shizhen, the new teacher with a young and cute appearance is more likable.

"Teacher Lu also uses Lao Li's lesson plan, and it turns out that Lao Li is still the better teacher," Bai Yinwu replied quietly.

"I understand the logic... but I'm a man too..." Chu Liuji slumped onto the table, muttering helplessly to himself, "Ah... I really want to be an admiral too..."

Being an admiral is great! You have young and beautiful ship girls by your side. If you spend a lot of time together, maybe things will even develop beyond friendship. The admiral's salary isn't low either, and you're a hero who protects humanity. You'd never lose face no matter where you're told.

“Admirals aren’t that simple.” Bai Yinwu shook her head. “Teacher Lu is definitely not an ordinary admiral.”

How did you know?

"Anyway, she's better than my pathetic old man." Bai Yinwu lifted his chin and said helplessly, "Do you know how important aircraft carrier girls are to an admiral?"

"do not know."

"...You'll understand when you get to college."

"Hey you, you bastard, trying to sound profound. Just because your dad's an admiral doesn't make you any better than anyone else."

“…I’m not going to be an admiral.” Bai Yinwu coughed lightly. “Being an admiral is too tiring.”

"Is there anything strange about a son inheriting his father's business?" Chu Liuji asked curiously.

"No, I don't want to be one," Bai Yinwu replied.

Before Chu Liuji could ask anything else, Li Shizhen on the podium paused his half-written chalk on the table and looked coldly at Bai Yinwu.

"Quiet," Li Shizhen said with utmost solemnity.

Bai Yinwu and Chu Liuji shrank back and turned their attention to the history book in front of them.

He was so engrossed in his speech that he almost forgot he was still in a classroom.

After a day of classes, Bai Yinwu packed her schoolbag and returned home.

He lived alone in a dormitory building not far from the school. The dormitory building was a bit dilapidated, but the rent was cheap, which was a relatively ideal price for Bai Yinwu.