Elder brother's garrison

"Hmm...I've heard of it...I have." Lin Yueyue nodded.

There is indeed a legend circulating in the fan community about a magical ship girl who can heal ship girls' injuries somewhere in Kyoto.

This legend is quite famous in the fan community of ship girl characters, so much so that Lin Yueyue has heard it more than once or twice.

Before the day before yesterday, Lin Yueyue had always thought that the legend was just a joke made up by ship girls when they were bored. After all, there was no evidence and no scientific reason, so it was not credible at all. But it wasn't until she saw the healing power of the goddess of the hearth at the factory that she realized that the legend of the goddess of the hearth was not unfounded.

"For about twenty years, the goddess of the hearth has been helping civilian ship girls repair their ship equipment free of charge. Because of this, she has accumulated considerable popularity in the civilian ship girl community in Kyoto and can be considered an older sister figure to the ship girls here," Xiaobai explained to Lin Yueyue.

"What a good person!" Lin Yueyue nodded quickly in agreement.

“Yes, she’s a good person…” Xiaobai nodded, but soon smiled helplessly at Lin Yueyue, “However, the Goddess of the Hearth decided to join my garrison yesterday, and we will leave Kyoto tomorrow. The Goddess of the Hearth’s clinic… will have to close down if nothing unexpected happens.”

"Ah..." Lin Yueyue blinked, "I see... Well... that's a good thing! After all, being able to work at a more promising and regular naval base with you, Mom, is much better than staying cooped up in Kyoto!"

"Um..." Xiaobai scratched her cheek sheepishly, "And that's what I'm going to talk about next... As you know, the Vestal Goddess has been healing the ship girls in Kyoto for quite some time now. If she just leaves with me like this, then all the civilian ship girls from all over the world who come to Kyoto to find the Vestal Goddess will only be turned away..."

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it." Lin Yueyue sighed. "While it's true that the more good deeds you do, the better... but nobody is a saint. Everyone has to consider their own lives to some extent. We can't keep your ship girl in Kyoto every step of the way just because there are always people who need free treatment, can we?"

“That makes sense…” Xiaobai paused slightly, “However, although you may not realize it, Miss Yueyue, Vestal is actually a very kind-hearted ship girl. She has been selflessly dedicating herself to civilian ship girls for twenty years. This time, she left Kyoto with me. Although she won’t say anything, she must still be thinking about and worrying about those civilian ship girls who came to her from all over the world with nowhere else to turn. So, at least to put Vestal’s mind at ease, I want to do something for her.”

"Oh... then what are you going to do, Mom?" Lin Yueyue asked, looking at Xiaobai with curiosity.

"...I want to build a few repair pools here in Kyoto specifically for civilian ship girls," Xiaobai said to Lin Yueyue.

"Huh?" Lin Yueyue was taken aback. "Repair...repair pool??"

“Yes, a repair pool.” Xiaobai nodded.

"Huh... you mean, it's possible to do that?" Lin Yueyue stared blankly at Xiaobai. "So, you can just build a repair pool like that?"

"Whatever... well, it's not that casual..." Xiaobai gave a wry smile.

The ship girl's repair pool is certainly not something you can just casually access.

The ship girl repair pool, much like the ship girl construction facility and ship equipment development facility, is a unique facility that is uniformly allocated and installed by the Admiral's Headquarters whenever a new naval base opens. From the perspective of rarity, the ship girl repair pool can be said to be the rarest and most important facility in a naval base, without exception.

Due to limitations in technology and other factors, ordinary naval bases are neither qualified nor have the funds or ability to casually construct repair pools, which is why repair pools are so rare.

However, Xiaobai is different from ordinary admirals.

Who is Xiaobai?

Xiaobai is the world's number one admiral. More than half of the top ten admirals are her fans. There are countless governors in the world who are on Xiaobai's side. Even the unapproachable Military Police are Xiaobai's backyard. In other words, Xiaobai is the ultimate face-saving fruit user. As long as she makes prior arrangements with Mu Yu, Ringo and the others, it's just a matter of time before she spends money to build a few repair pools.

"In short, I should be able to handle building the repair pool," Xiaobai said to Lin Yueyue. "That way, even without the help of the Vestal Goddess, the civilian ship girls who come from all over the world to find her can at least solve 99% of their problems by soaking in the repair pool. What do you think of my idea, Miss Yueyue?"

"Ah...that's good..." Lin Yueyue was stunned by Xiaobai's boldness for a moment, but quickly became puzzled. "But...I know what you're thinking, Mom, but wasn't building the repair pool your own idea? Why did you come to tell me about it?"

“…Now that the repair pool is built, it needs someone to manage it.” Xiaobai smiled at Lin Yueyue. “My naval base is far from Kyoto, so it’s not very convenient to send someone over to manage the repair pool. Besides, I’m not familiar with the situation in the civilian ship girl community… So after thinking it over, Miss Yueyue, you are probably the most suitable person to help me manage the repair pool.”

"Huh?? Me?!"

"Yes, Miss Yueyue, your mercenary group is a top-tier group, right? It should be quite prestigious in the civilian ship girl community," Xiaobai said to Lin Yueyue. "I know the importance of the repair pool to civilian ship girls, so after it's built, there will definitely be many management issues. I don't have the experience to handle these problems, and your mercenary group is probably the only one who can. Ah, of course, I'm not working for you for nothing… As the manager of the repair pool, your mercenary group's ship girls can use it freely. That shouldn't be a bad thing for you, right?"

“Uh…” Lin Yueyue stared blankly at Xiaobai.

"Miss Yueyue?"

"Uh..." Lin Yueyue pinched her cheek. "Eh? Am I dreaming?"

"?"

"Mom...Mom!" Lin Yueyue jumped up and grabbed Xiaobai's hand in surprise. "You...you're serious? You want our mercenary group to be the managers of the repair pool?!"

"Hmm... if you don't mind..."

"No! I don't mind! No! Rather, please let me accept this job!" Lin Yueyue shouted excitedly to Xiaobai.

Repair pool.

For any amateur ship girl organization, a repair pool is something to be incredibly coveted. The Obsidian Mercenary Group, having grown from nothing to its current state, deeply understands the importance of a stable and long-term repair pool for a mercenary group!

Even a typical mercenary group that has established a long-term partnership with a small naval base and can rent the base's repair pool at a high price every now and then to repair a batch of ship girls is already incredibly powerful, the kind of group that walks with its head held high!

I never expected that my mercenary group would be able to have a repair pool for free?

This is like a pie falling from the sky... no, it's like a pie-making machine falling from the sky!

Is there really such a good thing?

Lin Yueyue was overjoyed.

Previously, he was feeling the pinch of having to pay compensation for a building, but now that he sees it, if a building could be exchanged for a precious restoration pool, he would have loved to blow up a few more buildings yesterday!

"That's great, it seems you don't dislike this job, Miss Yueyue." Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief, held Lin Yueyue's hand and smiled, "Actually, everyone I know is in the admiral circle, and you're the only one I know in the civilian ship girl circle. If you didn't want to do this job, Miss Yueyue, I wouldn't know who to ask for a while."

"Haha...haha..." Lin Yueyue laughed, her heart filled with joy.

Great.

My mother only knows me.

It's perfect in every sense.

“Miss Yueyue, I’d like to talk to you about the repair pool…” Xiaobai pulled Lin Yueyue down to sit and said earnestly, “Using the repair pool isn’t as casual as the Vestal’s restorative power. There’s a cost to using it, but it’s not high. You just need to charge the civilian ship girls a fee that’s only slightly higher than the cost. Those fees can be used for the annual maintenance and repair of the repair pool…”

Xiao Bai gave Lin Yueyue some instructions.

Lin Yueyue nodded repeatedly, listening obediently.

After explaining a long list of precautions for using the repair pool to Lin Yueyue, and seeing Lin Yueyue write down dense notes, Xiaobai finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt at ease.

Outside the tent.

The ship girls had already cooked curry and came to ask Lin Yueyue if she wanted to have breakfast.

With the matter settled, Lin Yueyue was overjoyed and pushed Xiaobai out of the tent. Surrounded by the ship girls, she and Xiaobai chatted and laughed as they enjoyed breakfast.

Breakfast is over.

Xiao Bai bid farewell to the Obsidian Mercenary Group and prepared to leave the factory.

Lin Yueyue reluctantly saw Xiaobai off to the factory gate.

"Miss Yueyue, I'll head back now. I'll contact you again about the repair pool once the formal application for its construction is approved," Xiaobai said to Lin Yueyue, holding the phone with her number written down.

"Okay! Sure!" Lin Yueyue held up her phone, grinning foolishly. "Goodbye, Mom! I'll be waiting for you!"

"..." Xiaobai smiled, put away her phone, and silently looked at Lin Yueyue for a couple of seconds. "Hmm... Oh, right."

"Ok?"

"Regarding the Admiral Network we talked about before..." Xiaobai blinked, looking directly into Lin Yueyue's eyes, "Miss Yueyue."

“I O pulled (five) Lingjiu shirt left behind.”

"Hmm...why don't you want to try being an admiral?"

Chapter 1737 An Extraordinary Leader

Lin Yueyue froze after hearing Xiaobai's words.

"Huh? What?" Lin Yue looked at Xiaobai, completely bewildered, as if she hadn't heard what Xiaobai had just said.

"To become an admiral." Xiao Bai smiled at Lin Yueyue and said, word by word.

Lin Yueyue finally understood.

Lu Lin's mother was recommending herself to be the admiral.

"Miss Yueyue, you might not know this, but in my opinion, although your Admiral Network was created by chance, judging from its strength, your control over it is already better than most regular Admirals." Seeing Lin Yueyue staring blankly at him without speaking, Xiaobai leisurely explained to Lin Yueyue, "Maybe you have a real talent for being an Admiral, Miss Yueyue. How about it? Want to give it a try?"

Lin Yueyue stared blankly at Xiaobai.

——Admiral.

Only someone like Lin Yueyue, who works in the ship girl industry, can truly understand the difference between a regular naval base and a civilian mercenary group, and can also deeply understand the enormous advantages that come with being an admiral.

After all, the role of admiral is a profession that exists solely for leading ship girls. As an admiral, one can not only receive the most professional ship girl knowledge education in the world, but also access scientific facilities such as ship girl construction equipment, ship equipment development equipment, and stable naval base repair pools. More importantly, a regular naval base is a secure job, so there is no need to worry about making money or surviving. The commissioning agencies for regular naval bases are comprehensive, and the training agencies for military ship girls are also readily available.

Compared to the generous benefits of regular naval bases, civilian mercenary groups are practically living in hell. Not only do they receive no support, but even the most basic tasks like meeting ship girls depend entirely on chance. Training ship girls, collecting ship equipment, repairing ship girls and their equipment, and accepting commissioned missions are all enormous challenges that have stumped countless mercenary groups of all sizes.

Anyone who's involved in the fan-made ship girl community can't help but envy the admiral.

If given the choice, who wouldn't want to be an admiral?

But being an admiral isn't an easy job...

The admiral profession follows an elite route, one in ten thousand. The entrance exam for the Naval Academy is highly specialized and extremely difficult. Ordinary people simply cannot pass the entrance exam without three or four years of dedicated preparation. Moreover, the Naval Academy does not only look at the written test. The testing objectives, such as physical fitness, family background, and psychological tests, are all extremely demanding. Without exception, every student who can study at the Naval Academy is either an outstanding individual or a lucky one.

As the young lady of the Obsidian Mercenary Group, Lin Yueyue, who has been surrounded by ship girls since childhood, naturally thought about becoming an admiral.

Just like the elementary school student who once shouted that she wanted to go to Tsinghua University or Peking University when she grew up, Lin Yueyue gradually gave up this childhood dream as she grew older and gradually recognized reality.

therefore.

For Lin Yueyue, the position of admiral was an unattainable one.

"Can I... really become an admiral?" Lin Yueyue didn't reply to Xiaobai's question immediately. She just raised her head somewhat uncertainly and asked Xiaobai.

"Yes, of course," Xiaobai nodded. "So, Miss Yueyue, are you interested?"

"Let's put aside whether I'm interested or not... But, but, I remember that being an admiral isn't a job with an extremely high threshold?" Lin Yueyue gestured with her hands, looking at Xiaobai with a confused expression. "It's only for top students who get excellent grades and can run 800 meters in one go without getting out of breath, right?"

"Ah...it seems there is such a thing." Xiaobai realized after hearing Lin Yueyue's words.

"It seems alright... What are you saying? Isn't this how you became an admiral, Mom?" Lin Yueyue asked helplessly.

"I didn't become an admiral through the examination."

"Oh? How did you become a mother?"

“Me? Hmm…” Xiao Bai thought for a moment, then waved her hands in front of Lin Yueyue. “I was just at home one day when someone suddenly came to my house and said that the organization needed me, so I was sent out of my house.”

After saying that, Xiaobai smiled shyly at Lin Yueyue.

Lin Yueyue was dumbfounded.

——Is there such a thing?

Can an official simply fall from the sky while one is sitting at home?

"But my experience probably isn't very relevant..." Xiaobai scratched his head sheepishly, then thought for a moment before confidently saying to Lin Yueyue, "But don't worry, Miss Yueyue, despite my appearance, I should be able to recommend you for the position of admiral without any problem."

Lin Yueyue was somewhat shocked by Xiaobai's nonchalant expression.

Lin Yueyue had always thought that Xiaobai was just an admiral of a slightly larger naval base who knew a few people, but judging from the implication in Xiaobai's words just now... it seemed that her identity was not as simple as she had thought...

"So? Have you made up your mind?" Xiaobai asked Lin Yueyue.

"Ah? Uh..." Lin Yueyue panicked, scratching her bangs and swallowing hard. "Um... but, Mom, didn't you ask me to look after the repair pool in Kyoto? What will happen to the repair pool if I take the ship girls to become an admiral..."

"It's alright." Xiaobai smiled nonchalantly. "The Obsidian Mercenary Group must have quite a few jobs in the civilian ship girl community that they can't just leave unattended, right? Not all the ship girls here can leave with you, Miss Yueyue. You can have the remaining ship girls help look after the repair pool—is there anything else you're worried about?"

"No, that's all!" Lin Yueyue quickly shook her head.

"I see." Xiaobai smiled, took out her phone and shook it at Lin Yueyue. "Well then, about recommending you for the position of admiral, Miss Yueyue, I'll take care of it for now. I have your contact information here. The person in charge of handling this matter should call you in a while. If you have any questions, just ask him."

"Okay, okay!" Lin Yueyue quickly stood at attention, looking nervous.

Seeing Lin Yueyue's cautious expression, Xiaobai couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. She leaned closer to Lin Yueyue, took her hand, and gently patted the back of her hand twice.

Xiao Bai came to see Lin Yueyue today not for anything else, but mainly to ask her to help look after the repair pool. As for recommending her to be an admiral or something, Xiao Bai had never considered it before; it was purely a spur-of-the-moment idea.

Xiao Bai simply felt that Lin Yueyue was so polite and kind to him, and Lin Yueyue's conditions were indeed quite good, at least in terms of mental strength, she was a promising talent. So he suddenly had a whimsical idea, just to pave the way for her and help her on her path to becoming an admiral, considering how polite she was to Lin Yueyue.

"Miss Yueyue, I believe you will definitely become an excellent admiral." Xiaobai held Lin Yueyue's hand, leaned close to her, and whispered to her.

Lin Yueyue remained silent for a long time.

When Xiaobai looked up again, he found that Lin Yueyue's face was as red as a monkey's bottom, and white smoke was hissing from her head.

"It's getting late, I'll be going now." Xiaobai smiled at Lin Yueyue, released her hand, and walked back the way she came. "I'll help Miss Yueyue with your appointment as admiral as soon as possible!"

Lin Yueyue stood alone at the factory gate like a statue waiting for her husband, staring blankly as Xiaobai's figure disappeared on the horizon, remaining silent for a long time.

The morning sun was high and white.

The roads in the factory area are flat and bare.

The green foliage bent over in the warm breeze, making a rustling sound.

"Am I... really not dreaming?" Lin Yueyue stared blankly at the horizon where Xiaobai was no longer visible, and murmured to herself.

So much happened this morning that even Commander Lin Yueyue herself was a little overwhelmed and felt disoriented, wondering if she was sleepwalking. In reality, everything she had just experienced was just her imagination.

but.