Elder brother's garrison

"Rune script font?"

"Yes."

"Hmm...that's true..."

"But the civilization that gave birth to this language can no longer be found."

"Yes."

“I have spent my whole life studying the runes on that metal plate, but in the end, I have only understood a few words. What you have taught me in the last two days is almost more than what I have learned in my entire life.”

"...Don't be discouraged, you're already very good." Xiaobai scratched his head.

"I didn't expect that your ship girls have studied the knowledge of runic script so thoroughly." Frederick the Great stroked the stone slab, sat down next to Little White, and said this casually.

"No, actually I..." Xiaobai was about to answer subconsciously when she suddenly realized something. She closed her mouth, opened her eyes, and looked at Frederick the Great, who was expressionless beside her.

Frederick the Great also looked over at the same time.

Xiao Bai's heart almost stopped beating.

Xiao Bai felt his hair standing on end.

Xiao Bai felt a chill rise up from the back of his spine.

An uncontrollable astonishment spread across Xiao Bai's face.

hiss--

Frederick the Great just... said the word "ship girl".

She said... "You ship girls."

She said it to herself.

Looking at Frederick the Great's calm face, Xiao Bai subconsciously stood up and retreated.

But Frederick the Great quickly reached out and firmly grasped Xiaobai's wrist.

They are incredibly strong.

Like iron clamps.

“Frederick, you…you…” Little White gasped for breath.

"You didn't come up with an excuse this time," Frederick the Great said calmly, looking at Xiaobai.

"……"noob.

Yes.

Xiaobai had never mentioned the term "ship girl" in front of Frederick the Great, but Frederick the Great had said it in front of Xiaobai... This meant that Frederick the Great already knew a huge amount of information, and she had discovered Xiaobai's identity with irrefutable evidence, leaving Xiaobai no room for explanation.

"Please sit down." Frederick the Great looked at the nervous Xiaobai, let go of her hand, and continued to look down at the stone slab in her hand, while casually saying to Xiaobai.

"..." Xiaobai withdrew her hand, rubbing her wrist, her face still showing no sign of shock.

Frederick the Great's movement of pinching his wrist... was very strong, but it didn't hurt Little White.

Xiao Bai rubbed his wrist, looking at Frederick the Great who was not moving and just looking down at the stone slab. After thinking for a long time, he slowly sat down.

"..."

"..."

Frederick.

"what's up."

"When...did you find out?"

"On your first day in the deep-sea city."

"……"noob.

Chapter 2149 Cutting Off Troubles

First of all, there's nothing to worry about.

Frederick the Great, having seen through Xiaobai's identity, did not seem to intend to make things difficult for him.

But... Xiao Bai looked at Frederick the Great, who remained expressionless, with a conflicted expression.

Good guy.

So Frederick the Great knew her true identity all along...

So, does that mean my time as an undercover agent in the deep-sea city was all for nothing?

When Xiao Bai recalled the lies she had fabricated when she was impersonating Frederick the Great, and how Frederick had quietly listened to her boasting and cooperated with her act, those famous scenes played out vividly in her mind like a movie, one after another, unstoppable, thanks to her extraordinary memory. As the protagonist, Xiao Bai felt an intense wave of embarrassment wash over her, making her wish she could dig a hole in the ground and bury herself.

Fortunately, the impulse of doubt temporarily overcame the feeling of embarrassment.

Xiao Bai suppressed his embarrassment, adjusted his emotions, and then slowly stared at Frederick the Great's profile.

"So, Frederick, you knew my identity from the beginning?"

"Hmm," Frederick the Great replied briefly.

"...Frederick, how exactly did you see through me..." Xiaobai was puzzled. She thought her undercover plan was pretty foolproof. Even if it was discovered, it shouldn't have been exposed on the first day.

“You are not like us,” Frederick the Great said calmly, looking at the mud slab in his hand.

"what?"

"You are not like the deep sea."

"What's wrong with it?" Xiaobai was stunned.

“You are kind to others, dislike fighting, and most importantly, you are willing to share with others,” Frederick the Great said slowly.

"Uh... this is it?"

"Exactly."

"This is completely unreliable... For example, look at the other Deep Sea Deans in the city now, don't they also dislike fighting? And Miss Barbarossa even took out her precious cards for everyone to play with..." Xiaobai explained unwillingly.

“They are not like you.” After listening to Xiaobai’s words, Frederick the Great shook his head slightly and then slowly replied, “They have simply adapted to the environment. It was the same before and it is the same now. It has never changed, but you are fundamentally different from them.”

“Where…”

“You are the one who changed the environment,” Frederick the Great replied slowly. She turned to look at Little White and added slowly, “Your actions may not seem wrong to you, but to the deep-sea life that has become accustomed to this place, they are like a shining new star, fundamentally different from us.”

"So... you've decided I'm a ship girl because of this?" Xiaobai sat there blankly for a while before asking.

“I didn’t know what you were at first,” Frederick the Great replied slowly. “I only knew that you were certainly not the deep sea.”

"..." Xiaobai sighed.

In other words... was it because his behavior was so unlike that of someone from the Deep Sea that Frederick the Great judged him as an outsider?

Ah this...

Isn't that too subjective?

Although Frederick the Great sounds plausible, it's still a bit hard for Xiaobai to accept.

Xiao Bai stared speechlessly at Frederick the Great.

"Then... Frederick, since you've already seen through me, why are you letting me stay here?" Little White asked. "If we follow the normal logic of the Deep Sea Dean, you should have decided to attack me the moment you saw through me, right?"

"Indeed."

"Then why are you just watching?"

Frederick the Great remained silent.

Under Xiaobai's gaze, Frederick the Great put down the slab of mud and stone he was holding, looked up, and suddenly asked, "Yes, why?"

Disappointed.

Frederick the Great stroked the runic script on the mudstone slab.

"Initially, the moment I found concrete evidence and realized that you were not from the Deep Sea, my idea was to inform the others in the city of your identity and then kill you... or drive you out of here."

"Gulp." Little White nervously swallowed.

“But on that day, right after you left, Kamikaze came to me and said that as a leader, I was too inhumane,” Frederick the Great said calmly. “I sincerely believe that Kamikaze’s words have some merit. Strict rules may bring stability to the city, but at the same time they may also bind their hearts and cause them pain, which is not my intention—so I want to find a balance.”

"Spend?"

"It is about finding the right balance between strict rules and a relatively relaxed and comfortable management environment," Frederick the Great said. "So from that day on, I did not reveal your identity, but chose to let you stay in this city, hoping that you could serve as a reference for me to find this so-called balance."

"You trust me that much..." Xiaobai stared wide-eyed.

“Because I sensed in you the measure I’ve been seeking,” Frederick the Great replied.

"Huh? On me? Where?" Xiaobai was stunned, looked down and patted her stomach, looking completely bewildered.

“Your subordinate, that super-Yamato,” Frederick the Great explained after observing Xiaobai’s actions, “Although you are not from the Deep Sea, she is of our race, and she is subservient to you willingly. This means that you do have ample experience in dealing with our race, which is why I gave you this opportunity. Facts have proven that my choice was correct; you have successfully won over the hearts of everyone in this city.”

"No, no! I'm not as bad as you say... I'm not good at winning people over at all..." Xiaobai quickly explained.

“Then let it be that you’re good at making friends with us,” Frederick the Great said.

"Well, that makes more sense..." Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief, then looked up and asked, "So, all that leniency you showed me before, not only promoting me twice but also telling me I could come and go from the city at will and not holding my deceitful behavior accountable, was all just to observe me and learn from me how to befriend Dean Shenhai?"

"That's one way to understand it."

“…Okay.” Xiaobai said, annoyed, then asked, “So, did you find the right balance with me?”

“No.” Frederick the Great shook his head. “Your behavior often puzzles me, but it often works very well in your interactions with people. I want to learn from you, but I don’t know where to begin.”

"What should we do then?" Xiaobai blinked.

"So I found a solution."

"What method?" Xiaobai asked subconsciously.

“It’s like this now.” Frederick the Great looked at Little White’s face, moved his body to face Little White directly, “You and I will become partners, and from now on we will lead them together.”

"But I'm not the deep sea."

"I don't mind anymore."

"Then, then they..."

"They probably wouldn't mind."

"Hiss." Xiaobai gasped.

Oh no, I've become the boss of the deep sea.

"What's wrong?" Frederick the Great asked, looking at Xiaobai's expression.

“Um… well, Frederick, I think… we don’t necessarily have to use this method… right? Becoming partners… it requires a foundation of affection, we don’t need to force ourselves,” Xiaobai quickly said.

“I’m not forcing you.” Frederick the Great shook his head. “I sincerely hope to become your partner. It would be better for the city, for me, and for you.”

"No, no..." Xiao Bai didn't know how to explain this to Frederick the Great for a moment, and felt that the situation was very confusing.

If everything could be solved simply by becoming partners with Frederick the Great, as Frederick the Great claimed, that would be wonderful!

But the reality is often much more complicated than Frederick the Great described.

Let's set aside the internal strife in the deep-sea city for now.

Xiao Bai is an admiral in the human camp. She came to Chapter 8 to conquer this sea area, where all the deep-sea creatures are her enemies.

No matter how things change, the fleet of the newbie naval base will eventually set foot on this ocean. At that time, Frederick the Great and his women will definitely not be able to continue living in the city, which completely conflicts with Frederick the Great's intentions. Moreover, Xiaobai cannot simply give up on this pioneering mission of Chapter 8. His own ship girls, the Mu family's fleet, Admiral Haoding's naval base, and even the Admiral's headquarters, all of which are watching this place. This is not a problem that can be solved simply by marrying Frederick the Great.

first……

I need to make Frederick the Great aware of this situation.

Xiao Bai's distress was palpable.

Frederick the Great silently watched Xiaobai, seemingly sensing her inner turmoil in her expression.

"It seems you need to think about this for a while longer," Frederick the Great said to Little White.

"I'm sorry..." Xiaobai lowered her head.

“You are bound by too many things,” Frederick the Great said.

"..."

Frederick the Great put down the mud slab, slowly stood up, and looked down at Little White with an expressionless face.