Elder brother's garrison

"Admiral? What's wrong?" Chao Yamato put the mark back on his bare shoulder, straightening his clothes as he looked at Shiro with curiosity.

"...Super Yamato, do you feel like something's different around you?" Xiaobai asked, puzzled.

"Around us?" Chao Dahe was taken aback. She subconsciously looked around at herself, then shook her head in confusion. "...I don't know...what happened?"

"Hmm... It's nothing, I just feel a little uneasy..." Xiaobai also carefully looked around and compared it with the surroundings when she left. She found that there was no difference, so she sighed, "Maybe it's because I'm out and about every day, and I've become a little sensitive... Maybe it's because Shenfeng and the others stayed with me for a while this morning."

"Oh..." came the oversized voice in response.

Xiao Bai tidied up her clothes, then took out a pair of glasses from her ship equipment space, put them on, patted her cheeks, and smiled at Chao Da and Wei Wei.

"The Super Yamato, I'm going out for a bit now."

"Are we going to the Black Tower?"

"Okay, let's go check on the deep-sea frigates' condition today, and see if we can catch a glimpse of Frederick the Great while we're at it," Xiaobai said.

Now, Xiaobai has basically reviewed the ship equipment data of the Deep Sea Deans in the ruined city. The only ones missing are Savoy, Figel, and Frederick the Great. Savoy and Figel are friendly units, so Xiaobai isn't in a hurry. However, the ship equipment data of Frederick the Great has truly troubled Xiaobai for a long time.

Frederick the Great is an overly mysterious deep-sea dean. If we could measure Frederick the Great's ship equipment data—even if it's just surface data like Barbarossa's—it would be enough for Xiaobai to make many targeted and proactive tactical plans.

Xiao Bai left Chao Dahe at home to watch the house, and then left the residence alone, heading to the Black Tower in the center of the city.

Beneath the black spire.

Large numbers of deep-sea frigates lay listlessly on the water's surface, their massive bodies rocking back and forth.

During this time, Xiaobai had touched all the deep-sea frigates and infused their bodies with his aura. After experiencing torment comparable to being crushed to pieces, the deep-sea frigates, whose wounds were gradually healing, were not only eager to release their energy, but also wished they could rest quietly for ten days or half a month.

Xiao Bai stood at the edge of the black tower, looked around at the deep-sea frigates with satisfaction, and nodded.

"Okay, very energetic."

The deep-sea frigate is in good condition, so the next step is to go and check on Frederick the Great... Just come up with any excuse to go in and pay your respects, whether you actually see him or not doesn't matter, the main thing is to get some information about Frederick the Great.

Thinking of this, Xiao Bai raised his hand and pressed the start button on his glasses frame, then prepared to walk towards the entrance of the Black Tower.

However, a coincidence occurred.

Just as Xiaobai was about to enter the Black Tower, Frederick the Great emerged from it.

"Huh? Frederick?" Little White looked at Frederick in surprise.

"..."

Frederick, who had just stepped out of the Black Tower, noticed Little White. She raised her bandaged head and nodded slightly in Little White's direction as a greeting, before walking towards the deep-sea frigates.

Xiao Bai stared blankly at Frederick the Great's figure.

"Uh... does this mean... taking a walk?" Xiaobai muttered to himself, but quickly focused his attention on looking in the direction of Frederick the Great.

do not care.

Anyway, it's good to be able to see Frederick the Great... I was just wondering what excuse I could use to pay my respects to her, and now I have the perfect opportunity to openly stare at her. I'm sure I'll have a great time watching her.

Xiao Bai quickly focused his gaze on Frederick the Great, waiting for her data to appear in his glasses.

At first, the glasses didn't react.

Xiao Bai thought the spare item Luo Lian gave him was malfunctioning.

Fortunately, after waiting a little longer, blurry and messy data slowly appeared next to Frederick the Great's figure in Xiaobai's field of vision. Just as Xiaobai was about to focus on it, suddenly, the data began to distort, and even Frederick the Great's figure became blurry. Moreover, the frequency of these distortions became more and more exaggerated as Xiaobai focused on Frederick the Great.

"Huh? This—" Xiaobai was taken aback.

As Xiaobai's heart suddenly skipped a beat, a slightly ominous premonition arose in her mind.

"boom!!"

Before Xiaobai could finish speaking, a small explosion was heard, and a ball of fire suddenly burst out on Xiaobai's glasses frame, causing Xiaobai to stumble back several steps and sit on the water with a splash.

The air was filled with a burnt smell.

Little White stared with its eyes open and mouth agape at Frederick the Great in the distance.

Xiao Bai's combat power measuring device...

Blasted.

Chapter 2084 Ah Lian Can't Accept It

A thick plume of black smoke billowed from Xiaobai's face as the glasses frame exploded in two, hanging diagonally down Xiaobai's face and swaying on Xiaobai's other ear.

The explosion wasn't particularly powerful, but it wasn't insignificant either. If it happened to an ordinary person, while it wouldn't necessarily be life-threatening, being caught in the blast and getting a facial injury or disfigurement would almost certainly be a given. Fortunately, Xiaobai's physical abilities are now comparable to those of a ship girl, and she also has the power of the ship's equipment protecting her, so she was fortunate enough to avoid any serious injury.

But Xiaobai felt no relief at having preserved her appearance.

Little White remained seated on the water, staring blankly at Frederick the Great not far away, letting his charred glasses hang on his ears and sway, unable to come to his senses for a very long time.

—The combat effectiveness testing device exploded?

—It, it, it exploded…

Xiao Bai was completely shocked.

Why did it explode?

Was it because I had just observed Frederick the Great's data?

When I was observing Frederick the Great just now, I did feel that the content reflected in the lens was somewhat distorted.

Frederick the Great's ship equipment data was so powerful that even the testing equipment couldn't handle it...

Frederick the Great... she's actually that strong?!

Xiao Bai's mind was in turmoil.

Xiao Bai had indeed considered that Frederick the Great's strength might not be on the same level as the other Deep Sea Deans in the ruined city, and he had also considered that Frederick the Great might have strength close to his own. However, Xiao Bai never expected that Frederick the Great's data could actually overload the combat power testing device.

When Xiaobai used the combat power tester to measure his own ship equipment data in front of the mirror, the measurement was smooth and steady... everything was fine on his side, but Frederick's side had a problem. Could it be... that Frederick the Great's ship equipment strength is even higher than his own?

Upon considering this possibility, Xiaobai's heart skipped a beat.

It is this time.

Frederick the Great, who was in the distance, noticed what was happening to Xiaobai. She slowly walked towards Xiaobai and stopped in front of her.

Xiao Bai could feel Frederick the Great's gaze passing through the gauze on his head and landing on his face, scrutinizing the frames of his glasses.

"What happened?" Frederick the Great asked Little White.

"No, it's nothing..." Xiaobai swallowed hard, lowered his head to avoid Frederick the Great's gaze, and quickly replied.

"...I just heard an explosion." Frederick the Great pointed to the glasses on the pale-faced man's face. "What's this?"

"Ah? This...this...I found this in the city..." A chill ran down Xiaobai's spine. She adjusted her glasses, which were broken in two, and while her mind raced, she gave Frederick the Great an awkward smile and slowly explained, "When I found this, I thought it was just an ornament. I didn't think much of it; I just thought it looked nice and wore it. I never expected it to explode...I'm so sorry..."

"Was it found in the city?" Frederick the Great asked.

"Um... um..." Xiaobai answered with a forced smile.

Frederick the Great did not speak; she simply bent down silently, reached out and removed half of the glasses from the young man's face, then fiddled with them for a moment.

As Frederick the Great fiddled with it, a large number of fine wires and iron wires were exposed between the two broken eyeglass frames, which even crackled slightly.

Those glasses looked suspicious no matter how you looked at them.

Fortunately, Frederick the Great seemed unaware of the proper structure and shape of eyeglass frames. Her gaze, hidden beneath her bandages, was not drawn to the numerous wires inside the frames. After a perfunctory inspection, Frederick the Great placed the eyeglass frames back into Little White's palm.

"Be careful," Frederick the Great said softly to Little White, then turned and slowly left as if nothing had happened.

Little White sat there, staring blankly as Frederick the Great strolled around the deep-sea frigates as if taking a walk, then slowly walked back into the Black Tower and gradually disappeared behind the door.

...It seems...that they haven't suspected anything.

Xiao Bai kept repeating this to himself, and gradually relaxed.

She looked at the glasses frame in her hand with a complicated expression, then, as if remembering something, she looked down and searched around, picking up the other parts of the glasses frame that had exploded earlier. She carefully examined them, and only after confirming that Frederick the Great had not left any marks on the glasses frame did she feel somewhat relieved and put them back into the ship's equipment space.

Little White patted its bottom, stood up from the water, and glanced at the entrance of the Black Tower with a sense of pressure.

Frederick the Great's interaction with Xiaobai today was very short, and the conversation was only a basic exchange of words of comfort. However, the shock that Frederick the Great brought to Xiaobai today was greater than all the previous times they had spent together.

Xiao Bai turned her head, left the Black Tower, and hurriedly returned to her residence.

In the lobby on the first floor, Chao Dahe, who had nothing to do, was leisurely sweeping the floor with a broom. When he saw Xiao Bai rushing back, Chao Dahe put down the broom and looked at Xiao Bai in surprise.

"Admiral? You're back so soon... Eh?!" Before Chao Yahe could finish his surprised words, Xiaobai strode up, grabbed Chao Yahe's wrist, and with a light jump, pulled down one side of Chao Yahe's shirt. Instantly, a snow-white shoulder and a prominent, round, large breast were exposed to the air, leaving Chao Yahe flustered and blushing. "Admiral?? What are you doing...?"

"Super Yamato, hurry, let's go back!" Shiro grabbed Super Yamato's wrist, urging him on while reaching out to touch Super Yamato's bare shoulder.

"Go back? Go back where... here?" Chao Da and Sha stared blankly as Xiao Bai's hand reached for her exposed skin. She swallowed nervously, closed her eyes, and the blush on her face gradually spread to her ears, even turning her shoulders into a faint peach color.

But the expected large, cuddly touch did not come.

Xiaobai simply tapped Super Dahe's shoulder quickly, removed the Frederick mark from Super Dahe's shoulder, and then let go.

"Of course we're going back to the naval base." Shiro threw his and Super Yamato's markers against the wall and said urgently to Super Yamato, "Hurry, we're in a real hurry."

"Ah...oh, oh..."

Super Yamato opened her eyes and exchanged a confused and anxious glance with Shiro. Although she didn't understand why Shiro was in such a hurry, obeying Shiro's orders was already Super Yamato's instinct, so she raised her hand and summoned the black vortex.

Xiaobai and Chaoda passed through the black vortex and returned to the entrance of the canteen at the newbie naval base.

Stepping back onto solid ground, Xiaobai looked down at the familiar outdoor tiles of the newbie naval base and breathed a deep sigh of relief. Back at base camp, Xiaobai felt more at ease.

"Admiral..."

A voice called out from behind Shiro.

Xiao Bai turned around and saw Chao Da and looking at him with a confused expression.

"Admiral, what happened? You seem very anxious..."

"Well... how should I put it, something... happened... I'm not quite sure how to explain it." Xiaobai touched his chest, speaking with some complicated feelings.

"Admiral, your identity has been exposed?" (The question is) huge and towering.

"That's not true."

"Oh..." It's huge and soft.

As long as the admiral's identity remains unexposed, everything else should be fine; it's all minor.

It's huge and I feel relieved.

"...Anyway, Chao Ya and you should go back to Yamato's place first. I have some things to take care of at the Yubari factory." Shiro said to Chao Ya.

"Received!" Super Big raised his hand.

After temporarily leaving the Super Yamato, Shiro headed alone towards the Yubari factory.

When Xiaobai arrived at the Yubari factory, Luo Lian was still studying the several modification blueprints left by Yubari. There was a half-eaten hamburger and half a bag of fries on her table. Warspite sat next to her, yawning, and every now and then he would take a fries from Luo Lian's packaging and put it in his mouth to chew.

"Hmm? Admiral Lu Lin?" Before Xiao Bai could even enter the factory gate, Warspite noticed Xiao Bai approaching from afar.

"?" Upon hearing Yan Zhan's words, Luo Lian quickly put down the blueprints in her hand and looked towards the door.

"Lianlian, Yanzhan, I'm back." Xiaobai walked through the factory gate and spoke to the two of them.

"Good morning, Admiral Lu Lin!" Warspite waved with a smile.

"Xiao Bai? Are you here to see Yubari?" Luo Lian looked at Xiao Bai in surprise at returning so early. She stood up and walked up to Xiao Bai, explaining, "As for Yubari, she's not at the factory right now. She just finished compiling the list of materials needed for the Missouri renovation and went to Lexington to apply for funding and materials."

"Okay, I understand." Xiaobai nodded, then took Luo Lian's hand and looked at Luo Lian seriously. "It's okay, let Yubari go. I didn't come back to see her this time."

"Huh? Looking for me?"

"Yes!"

"...Didn't you just leave a little while ago? What happened?"

"Phew...something did happen."

"...What is it?" Luo Lian looked at Xiao Bai's expression, and her brows furrowed instantly.

"Lianlian, don't be afraid of what I'm about to tell you," Xiaobai said earnestly, holding Luo Lian's hand.

"Don't worry, I've seen a lot, I'm not afraid." Luo Lian grabbed Xiao Bai's hand in return.

"Actually, I just went to the center of the eighth chapter's sea area." Xiao Bai said to Luo Lian seriously, "In the center of the eighth chapter's sea area, there is a city where the deep-sea deans live. There are several powerful deep-sea deans living there. They do not interfere with each other. Under the geographical conditions of the eighth chapter, they have formed a deep-sea kingdom together with their hundreds of deep-sea frigates."

"...Uh. It's okay, I can accept it..." Luo Lian was a little dazed, but quickly accepted Xiao Bai's words, "Is that all?"

"No, that's just a prerequisite. What I want to talk about is something else. That is, I just discovered that the Deep Sea Dean in that Deep Sea Kingdom might be even stronger than me!"

"???" Luo Lian couldn't accept it.