Elder brother's garrison

Bismarck, carrying Tirpitz, walked from the other end of the road toward Xiaobai, waving her little arms at him as she went.

"Ah, Bismarck." Little White waved to Bismarck as she approached, her gaze lingering for a moment on Tirpitz perched on Bismarck's shoulder. "Bismarck, what's this...?"

“I forgot to tell you before.” Bismarck carried Tirpitz on her back with one hand, and rummaged in her pocket with the other, pulling out a key and handing it to Little White. “My room and hers are next to yours. If you need anything, just open the door and find us.”

"Oh... I see." Xiaobai took Bismarck's key with both hands. She looked at Tirpitz on Bismarck's shoulder for a while. Tirpitz was pouting and staring at the floor tiles with a pair of eyes full of boredom.

Xiao Bai was taken aback.

"Uh... Tirpitz?"

"What?" Tirpitz raised her head, her snow-white cheeks filled with a faint sense of grievance as she stared at Little White.

"Tirpitz, what's wrong with you...?"

"I was trying to sneak off to a nearby internet cafe, but my sister caught me and brought me back."

"Wow... that's just like you, Tirpitz. You'll get a scolding from Bismarck if you keep doing that."

"Then remember to come and save me later." Tirpitz's head drooped.

"...I, I'll try my best..."

"Kneeling on the washboard hurts a lot, hurry up and come."

"……Um."

Xiaobai gave Tirpitz an awkward smile.

Bismarck's gaze shifted to Nagato, who was standing in front of Shiro in a daze. She pointed at Nagato and looked at Shiro.

"who is she?"

"Ah, this is Captain Men, the secretary of the South Star Naval Base." Only then did Xiaobai remember to introduce Bismarck.

"Oh." Bismarck nodded and extended her hand to Nagato. "Hello."

"..." Nagato blinked and reached out to shake hands with Bismarck.

“I am Bismarck, and she is Tirpitz.” Bismarck released her hand from Nagato’s, first pointing to herself, then to Tirpitz’s buttocks.

"Uh... hello." Nagato nodded blankly.

Bismarck's carrying of Tirpitz was much rougher than Missouri's. From Nagato's perspective, she could only see Tirpitz's round buttocks, and couldn't see Tirpitz's cheeks or face at all.

"Then I'll head back now, goodbye."

Bismarck looked back at Tirpitz, waved to him, and then expressionlessly hoisted Tirpitz onto his shoulder and walked into the dormitory building.

Nagato watched as Bismarck and Tirpitz disappeared into the dormitory building.

Nagato's gaze returned to Shiro and Missouri.

"Speaking of which, what did Nagato-senpai want to ask just now?" Missouri asked Nagato. "Just now, Missouri only heard you say, 'We naval bases are used to carrying things like this.'"

"...Uh, no, it's nothing."

Nagato shook her head, blinked, and then looked at the Deep Sea Dragon on Missouri's shoulder.

Strange to say.

Just after Bismarck and Tirpitz passed by, for some reason, the confusion that had just begun to rise in Nagato's heart when he looked at the Deep Sea Dragon suddenly vanished.

Chapter 1519 Nanxing's Conquest Progress

"Speaking of which, Nagato, do you know where Admiral Nansei and the others are right now?"

"Is this my admiral?"

Nagato was still in a daze when he belatedly pointed to himself.

"Hmm." Xiaobai nodded and said with a smile, "I still need to say hello to the other admirals..."

"Oh, oh..." Nagato nodded, then pointed to the dormitory building, "My admiral should be in the cafeteria right now."

"Dining room?"

"These past few days, the admirals have all chosen to discuss their plans in the dining hall," Nagato nodded. "I heard it's because the environment there is more suitable for meetings, or something like that."

"I see." Xiaobai understood, and she smiled at Nagato. "Thank you, Nagato."

Nagato didn't waste any more of Shiro's time. After informing Shiro of the location of the Admirals of Nanxing, Nagato bowed to Shiro and the others, said that she would always remember what she owed Shiro, and told her not to hesitate to ask for help in the future, before jogging away.

"Admiral, Missouri has also taken Senior Ryujo back with him." Missouri patted Deepsea Ryujo on the back and said to Shiro with a smile.

When Nagato noticed Abyssal Ryujo again, Shiro secretly broke out in a cold sweat. It seems that Abyssal Ryujo's presence is not suitable for other admirals or ship girls in other naval bases to see for the time being.

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble Missouri." Little White breathed a sigh of relief and said to Missouri.

“Missouri…how about we temporarily place Senior Longxiang in Missouri’s room and discuss things further once he wakes up?” Missouri inquired.

"Ok."

"Missouri will go first." Missouri walked towards the dormitory building.

"Ah, I'll go help too!" Changchun quickly raised his hand, jogged over to Missouri's side, looked up, and said energetically, "Well... at least one more person can help you, Missouri, more or less, right?"

"Thank you, Senior Changchun," Missouri said with a smile.

"You're welcome... Anyway, I didn't seem to be of much help this time..." Changchun smiled awkwardly.

"No, with the missiles from our predecessor Changchun, Missouri feels like it has divine assistance."

"I'm not that good..."

Missouri and Changchun chatted and laughed quietly as they entered the dormitory building.

As New Jersey watched Missouri and Changchun leave, she yawned slightly, swayed, and slumped onto Wisconsin like a lump of mud.

"Hey!" Wisconsin was caught off guard and almost got pounced on by New Jersey. Her eyebrows shot up, and she glared angrily at New Jersey. "What are you doing!"

"So tired..." New Jersey muttered softly, "Take me back to my room..."

"If you have hands and feet, walk back yourself! You're supposed to be Iowa's second sister, have some self-respect... Why does this noble young lady have to..."

"Please."

"..."

Wisconsin, still grumbling, dragged the half-asleep New Jersey, who was clinging to her, into the dormitory building.

Xiao Bai waved to the backs of the people in Wisconsin and New Jersey, then looked at Iowa.

"Um... Iowa, you don't need to mind me. You should go back to your room and rest too," Xiaobai said to Iowa.

“It’s alright, Admiral, I’m still in good spirits,” Iowa said with a smile. “Even if I’m by your side, Admiral…”

"No." Xiaobai stretched out her finger, stood on tiptoe, and touched Iohua's lips from a distance.

Iowa closed his mouth, waiting for Xiaobai to say the next thing.

“Iowa, you didn’t sleep a wink last night, right? You’re only keeping your spirits up today thanks to the power of your ship equipment.” Xiaobai lowered her arm and said earnestly to Iowa, “I didn’t say anything yesterday because of the special circumstances. Now that we’re back in a safe place, Iowa, you have a chance to rest, so you should obediently go back and rest, right?”

"..." Iowa blinked, looking at Xiaobai with considerable surprise.

Iowa stared at Xiaobai quietly for a while, then sighed helplessly and revealed a faint smile.

“…Alright.” Iowa bowed slightly. “Thank you, Admiral.”

Iowa followed in the footsteps of New Jersey and Wisconsin and entered the dormitory building.

For a moment, Saratoga was all alone by Xiaobai's side.

"Sarah..."

"I have nothing to do, and I'm not sleepy. I slept very well last night and I feel great. I'm very obedient, and my sister told me to stay close to you!"

Saratoga, fearing that Little White would also make him rest, quickly raised his arm.

"...Uh, then, let's go find Admiral Nanxing and the others together."

"Yes!" Saratoga nodded emphatically, quickly grabbed Little White's arm, and snuggled up to him with a happy expression.

Before leaving Ella's house, Xiaobai had a meeting with the other top ten admirals in the restaurant, so he was quite familiar with the place when he went there this time.

As soon as Xiaobai and Saratoga entered the restaurant, they heard a familiar voice coming from inside.

"Our emergency mission this time must be to defeat the deep-sea fleet with minimal risk while protecting the coastal population from invasion. That's why I've prepared three plans. I'll start with the first one, which is for a normal situation and is the one we're most likely to use..."

Directly facing the restaurant entrance.

At a long dining table, the admirals of the top ten garrison commanders sat side by side. Admiral Zhao Kuo stood in front of a whiteboard, writing down the steps of the plan with an oil-based pen, speaking fluently and eloquently.

At the dining table, Duan Shuiliu sat in the front row, listening attentively to Admiral Zhao Kuo's speech and taking notes in her notebook. Next to her, President Er Gou was fast asleep on the table. Right next to President Er Gou and Duan Shuiliu sat the quiet Admiral Nanxing. The other Admirals, Lian, Ling, and Li Hua, sat opposite them, listening intently to Admiral Zhao Kuo's speech.

The restaurant wasn't just frequented by admirals.

At another table not far from the admirals, a dozen or so ship girls were sitting and passing the time with toys such as playing cards and chess, occasionally whispering a few words and exchanging smiles and greetings.

Xiaobai saw Helena, the president of the ship girls, as well as ship girls from Nanxing Naval Base that he remembered from before, and other unfamiliar ship girls that he had never seen before.

—It seems that all the ship girls from the top ten naval bases have arrived. These ship girls must be the close companions who like to stay by the admiral's side in case of emergencies.

Xiaobai turned his head and glanced at Saratoga.

Just like Saratoga right now.

"Saratoga, the meeting is going to be boring, so go wait for me over there," Little White said to Saratoga. "Over there with Helena."

"Okay!" Saratoga nodded obediently, then trotted off towards Helena.

The ship girls generally have a good relationship.

As soon as Saratoga approached the table, Helena smiled and pulled her into the group of ship girls.

Seeing that Saratoga was getting along well with the ship girls, Shiro felt relieved and walked towards the admirals' dining table.

"The weather at sea is unpredictable, and with the added influence of the deep sea atmosphere, it's difficult for humans to have any impression of the weather on the surface. I've checked the weather forecast for the next two days, and to facilitate the battle, I've tentatively set the operation for the afternoon of the day after tomorrow..."

As Zhao Kuo, the admiral, was speaking at the dining table, he caught a glimpse of Xiaobai entering the restaurant from the corner of his eye. He was momentarily stunned, then a look of joy appeared in his eyes.

"Admiral Lu Lin!" Admiral Zhao Kuo was overjoyed, as if he had seen a fellow townsman. He stretched out his hand and waved to Xiao Bai, "Admiral Lu Lin, you've returned safe and sound!"

The admirals at the dining table turned their heads to look at the main entrance.

"Um... hello everyone, I'm back..." Xiaobai scratched his cheek with one hand and waved gently to the admirals with the other.

"You're back! I heard some noise from the ship girls outside, and I wondered if it was because you, Admiral Lu Lin, had returned safely. And I was right!" Admiral Zhao Kuo smiled happily at Xiaobai. "Admiral Lu Lin, all the ship girls from Admiral Nanxing's naval base have returned safely. They told us about the heroic deeds of the ship girls from the newbie naval base! Welcome back, heroes!"

"They're not exaggerating as much as they say..." Xiaobai said apologetically, stopping at the dining table. "Um... are you having a meeting?"

"Ah, yes, I finished writing the latest plan yesterday! Admiral Lu Lin, please wait a moment, I'll have someone bring it to you right away." Admiral Zhao Kuo said, waving towards the ship girls' dining table. Then, a tall ship girl carrying an enormous, thick, oversized "dictionary" left the table and ran all the way to Xiaobai.

Xiaobai stared in astonishment at the oversized "dictionary" handed to her by the ship girl.

Receive the plan.

A heavy weight appeared between Xiaobai's arms.

If Xiaobai hadn't been in relatively good physical condition, he probably would have been pulled down by this incredibly heavy dictionary.

Holding the dictionary, Xiaobai subconsciously flipped through it.

"1146: Battle configuration in case of heavy rain during the third phase of the battle."

Chapter 1147: Formation regrouping, resolving the issue of becoming separated from the fleet.

1148: If the enemy possesses a detection capability far exceeding ours.

1149: If the enemy has an Anywhere Door and a Bamboo Dragonfly…

"……"noob.

Sure enough, this huge "dictionary" was filled with densely packed tactical configurations and incredibly detailed plans covering all sorts of situations and contingencies.

"Wow... Did you write this in one day?" Xiaobai looked at the plan in her arms in surprise.

"It's still the result of everyone's hard work. I only did some minor integration." Admiral Zhao Kuo said, then quickly pointed to the dining table and said warmly to Xiao Bai, "Admiral Lu Lin, you've come at the right time. We were just discussing the plan. Let me explain it again from the beginning. As intelligent and quick-witted as you are, please help us improve the plan and fill in any gaps."

Xiaobai has been an admiral for so long, and many people have praised his good looks, but this is the first time he has heard someone say that he is intelligent and quick-witted.

Xiaobai immediately felt embarrassed by the praise.

"Okay...okay." Xiaobai hugged the big dictionary and quickly looked around the dining table.

Xiao Bai was originally sitting between President Er Gou and Duan Shuiliu. Now, Admiral Nan Xing is sitting in that spot. Seeing that there were no empty seats there, Xiao Bai could only pull up an empty seat at the back of the table to sit down.

However, just as Xiaobai was about to sit down, she noticed that Admiral Nanxing, who was sitting at the very front, was waving at her in a small gesture, trying to get her attention.